The Revenge of Raijinn
Chapter 10: Making a Mountain into a Molehill . . . Literally.
"Human Speech"
Thoughts/Flashbacks
'Telepathy'
~Primordial Language of the Gods~
(Pokémon Speech)
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon. I DO, however, own the stickers that my English teacher puts on my papers when I get an A :D! …Yeah, that's right; I'm a senior who gets excited when his teacher puts stickers on his paper. It's HARD to get one of those stickers.
IMPORTANT!: This is no longer an Ash X One-sided Harem fic. Ash will probably not have a romantic interest in this story. Sorry to anyone that is disappointed, but I don't feel that I can write romance well. Other characters WILL have pairings, but they won't be integral to plot development.
Warning!: Strong language ahead! Proceed at your own caution!
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Over the calm waters of the Tsugaru Strait (1) a figure could be seen flying back and forth, almost as though it were searching for something. Suddenly, it dived, parting the waters with an almighty splash. Several minutes later it surfaced before flying away. Three voices seemed to speak in unison as the figure left the scene.
"Raiden no Kougu." (2)
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At the foot of the sole mountain of Kaminari Kyuuden there sat a clearing in the otherwise expansive forest. In this clearing stood six trainers, two of whom stood on opposite ends of the field, facing each other.
"So, ready for me to beat your ass?" questioned Paul, a light smirk on his face.
"Mmm, of course. Although I'd far rather you pound it," Zoey responded, her voice husky and heavy with lust. Paul's smirk only grew.
"Who said I can't do both?"
A shout interrupted their pre-battle banter. "Hey! We're not getting any younger over here!" yelled Gary.
Zoey turned towards him and smirked. "That's ok, I happen to like older men," she purred, thrusting her chest out slightly. Everyone laughed at the small trickle of blood dripping from Gary's nose. Zoey turned back to Paul, pokéball in hand, the mood shifting instantly. Paul pulled out his own pokéball as they stared each other down. After a few seconds of tense silence, they both threw their pokéballs.
"Dazzle him, Yamanaka (3)!" Zoey shouted.
"Cut her down, Yamamoto (4)!" Paul yelled.
On the field appeared a Gardevoir and a Gallade, Yamanaka and Yamamoto respectively.
"Mmm, looks like somebody's brought out the big guns," Zoey smirked lustfully. Oddly enough, the same smirk was plastered on her Gardevoir's face. Paul and his Gallade crossed their arms and shook their heads.
"If you keep that up, someone will take it as an invitation," stated Paul. Zoey's grin grew even more.
"Who said it's not?"
Paul merely ran a hand through his hair, murmuring what sounded like "One of these days," under his breath. Composing himself, he decided to start the battle off before Zoey ended up killing one the rookies.
"Yamamoto, start this off with Yamaha (5)!"
The two blades that comprised Yamamoto's arms began to glow before he rushed off at top speed towards the mountain. Propelling himself in the air, he sliced the mountain multiple times before hitting it with a focused blast of psychic energy. The top half of the mountain split into several large chunks as they flew towards Yamanaka. Zoey merely scoffed.
"Really? You're going to start this off with such a weak attack? Fine, have it your way. Yamanaka, stop those boulders with Yama o Tsubusu (6)!"
Yamanaka raised an arm in front of her, fingers spread wide. The remains of the mountain stopped as a deep blue aura surrounded them. The Gardevoir suddenly closed her hand into a fist, causing the various pieces to implode; she turned the boulders to dust that fell to the ground as she dropped her fist.
The other trainers looked on in awe at the battle between the two titans. Sabrina and Anabel especially seemed surprised at the show of power from the psychic pokémon.
Such power, thought the psychic gym leader. I didn't think such a thing was even possible! Just what has Ashura done to make these trainers so strong?
A shout from Zoey quickly brought her out of her reverie.
"Let's show these punks a real attack Yamanaka! Use Kawa Taihou (7)!"
At her trainer's words, Yamanaka raised her hands in front of her as they began to glow a light blue. The light began to coalesce in the form of a ball of light that she quickly pointed towards her opponent. In an impressive show of power, a large geyser of water, twice either pokémon's size, shot from her hands.
"Yamamoto, Kawa o Kiru (8)!" commanded Paul.
Yamamoto's blades began to glow the same blue that Yamanaka's had just seconds previously. He raised his arms, waiting for the water to draw closer. Once it finally reached him, he disappeared before reappearing in front of Yamanaka, the stream of water split into two. The Gardevoir quickly jumped back from the Gallade's blades as the water fell to the ground, narrowly missing the trainers observing the battle.
Both pokémon landed on the ground, panting slightly from the exertion of using such powerful combo moves. The two trainers merely stared at each other before gleeful smiles found their way onto their faces.
"Good match Zoey, but it's time to finish it," Paul calmly stated.
"Mmm, you're right Paulie dear, but let's go out with a bang, shall we?" purred Zoey, emphasizing the word bang.
The two stared at each other before calling out their final attacks. As though anticipating their commands, their pokémon moved before the two trainers even finished talking.
"Yamamoto, Ken Hassha (9)!"
"Yamanaka, Shi no Kyuu (10)!"
Yamamoto's blades began to glow a piercing white while Yamanaka's hands began to glow an endless black. Yamamoto's blades came together only to shoot out a blade of light, roughly the size of the mountain that had been all but destroyed in his first attack. Yamanaka shot out a ball of pure darkness, roughly the same size. The two attacks met in the middle of the battlefield, directly over the mountain, as they struggled for dominance. The power of the two attacks meeting caused a whirlwind to form, knocking over the observing trainers. Strangely, neither of the two pokémon nor their trainers seemed affected in the slightest.
As the attacks struggled, Sabrina quickly released her pokémon and, with their help, raised a psychic barrier, not willing to take chances with the power being released. Anabel, seeing what was going on, released her psychic pokémon and added her power to the barrier. Even with the power of a dozen psychic types and two extraordinarily powerful psychic trainers, the barrier barely held as the two attacks finally exploded in a massive column of light and shadow.
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As the smoke cleared, the four trainers gaped in awe. Where there had once been a massive mountain, there now stood a small mound of dirt and rock. On each side of the mound were a panting pokémon and its trainer. The tension was broken by a slow clapping, surprising the trainers. They had all been so engrossed in the battle that none of them noticed the man's arrival.
"I must say, I'm impressed," stated the young man, no small amount of amusement in his voice at their reactions.
A wide grin spread across both Zoey's and Paul's faces as they returned their pokémon. Zoey rushed towards him before knocking him over in a fair impersonation of a pokémon's tackle attack.
"Marcus! What are you doing here?" she shouted as Marcus unsuccessfully attempted to escape her fearsome embrace.
"Zoey! You crazy battleslut! Get off me!" he yelled, continuing his futile attempts. Zoey's only response was to grin even more and increase he death grip on the man.
"None of you would have me any other way," she claimed, looking inordinately proud while doing so.
"Zoey, get off the nice man," chuckled Paul, ignoring her pout and mock glare. When she finally complied, Paul reached down and pulled them both up.
"What brings you here Marcus?" he asked, rolling his eyes as Zoey wrapped herself around him.
"The old man and I just finished with a meeting. He'll be back soon enough. And speaking of the old man . . ." He took a moment to survey his surroundings before letting loose a low whistle.
"Look at what you two did to this place! He's gonna be pissed when he sees this mess. Doubt you two can find a way to slither out of this mess."
Zoey merely laughed. "Don't worry! I've got the perfect excuse!"
Before Marcus could further inquire about Zoey's alibi, he was interrupted by a debilitating sense of dread.
"Does anybody mind telling me what happened to my mountain?" whispered a soft, yet no less angry, voice. Gary, Cynthia, and Anabel, all of whom had been slowly backing away from the trio, turned and ran back to the house at the voice's words. Sabrina had teleported away the moment she felt the pressure in the air.
Zoey and Paul merely pointed at Marcus and yelled, "Marcus did it!" before following the others up the slope towards the house.
Marcus turned only to be met with the last thing he wanted to see: A very pissed off Ash.
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Omake 1 – Raijinn no Densetsu: Ijigen no Ryokouka
Deep under the waters of the Tsugaru Strait lies a symbol, carved into the bottom of the relatively large body of water. It had long been forgotten, slowly being covered by various plant life and debris. Suddenly, it began to glow with heavenly light. It was almost as though a switch was flipped by some divine being. As quickly as it began to shine, the light dwindled before becoming a dim glow.
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Three figures descended into the depths of the Tsugaru Strait, water parting around the trio as though afraid to touch them. The three reached towards the symbol as one, each touching it at the same time. The trio became one as the heavenly light shone again, brighter than it had previously, before fading. In the hand of the single figure was a small cube, the symbol inscribed on each side. He held it slightly aloft, gazing at it before allowing a small smile to grace his features. Suddenly a voice sounded from within his head. Accompanying the voice was four notes, stirring a distant memory in the figure's head.
DUH, DUH, DUH, DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH!
~You got the Raiden no Kougu! This mystical tool is said to have once belonged to the legendary god Raijinn! Set it to C to unleash its mighty powers!~
The figure sighed before pocketing the cube, the moment of triumph shattered by his companion's words. He flew away from the site, the water filling back in behind him. As two sets of laughter resounded through his head, he could only think one thing.
How does one go about killing a god that resides in one's own head?
Naturally, this only prompted more laughter from the god in question.
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Omake 2 – Dovahkiin do Ao
"What happened to you Ash? Why did you change so much in such a short time?" demanded Gary, the rest of the group nodding behind him.
"Why did I change you ask?" whispered Ash. "Why did I change so much?" his voice raised in volume before dropping again. "It's quite simple Gary." He turned and began to walk away, pausing halfway through the clearing.
"You know, I used to be just like all of you." He twisted his head back just enough for the group to get a glimpse of the look of demonic glee on his face. The grin on his face widened at the shudder that ran through them before he turned back and resumed his steady pace. Just before he left, he spoke one line. This line would twist their future in ways they never thought possible.
"Then I took an arrow to the knee."
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Translations/Explanations:
(1) Tsugaru Strait: This is the body of water that separates the island of Hokkaido from Honshu, the parts of Japan that Sinnoh and Kanto/Johto are respectively based off of
(2) Raiden no Kougu: Literally "Tool of Thunder and Lightning"
(3) Paul – Gallade named Yamamoto – means Foot of Mountains
Moves:
(5) Yamaha – Mountain Blade
(6) Kawa o Kiru – Cut the River
(9) Ken Hassha – Projectile Sword
(4) Zoey – Gardevoir named Yamanaka – means Middle of Mountains
Moves:
(6) Yama o Tsubusu – Crush the Mountain
(7) Kawa Taihou – River Cannon
(10) Shi no Kyuu – Death Sphere
BONUS :D!:
The combo that was used a few chapters back (Plan Epsilon) is implemented by a pokémon creating a light screen and infusing it with lightning. A delicate process that, when done correctly, will transfer the lightning at the first opportunity. This means that any conductor (a body, water, etc.) will conduct the electricity.
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AN: Hey all! I won't bore you with a long author's note (and now that I look back on my previous ones, I realize just how long they really are) but I just wanted to let you know that I'm sorry about the huge wait in between updates. Unfortunately, things have come up recently and this may be the norm for a while. I'm trying to deal with everything quickly, but life has been killing me since June and doesn't look like it will let up until summer. I promise that I WILL try to update though. To apologize, I included two Omake that celebrate the release of two games that have recently come out, any guesses as to which ones :P?
AN2: Looks like this WILL be an epic-length AN :P. I'd just like to take a quick second to thank everyone that has stayed with me with this story, despite the lack of updates. I'd also like to especially thank the following people for helping (read pestering :P) me to finally update: My entire family, TheFanatics, unnamed friends of my siblings (you know who you are), and Joe the Sophomore.
AN3: Anybody want to guess where the pokémon nicknames came from? It took me a long time to come up with them, and I'm rather proud :D.
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