We stood together facing Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny, who had now put Rico safely away under lock and key, and it didn't look like he was getting out any time soon. "But Nurse Joy, what will happen to his Pokémon?" Ash asked with worry.
"His Fearow and Tyranitar are looking fine now that I've treated them, however there's little we can do except try and find them new homes." Nurse Joy told him. "The Fearow is lucky, there's a bird preserve around here we can send it to and it'll be introduced back into the wild, however finding a home for a Tyranitar as loyal and angry as this one may be a little harder. I tried to talk some sense into it this morning, but it only started to attack again and the only way I could stop it was by returning it to its Pokéball."
"That's so sad. Why is it angry?" May asked so Max turned to her.
"Because it wants to go back to its trainer Rico. Pokémon can be very loyal and Rico was the one who caught and raised it. I don't think there's anyone who can do anything for that Tyranitar now."
"Wrong." I said, finally standing up straight and clenched a fist confidently. "I can get through to Tyranitar."
"Of course!" Brock said with a smile. "You can try and reason with it your way, that's sure to work!" Officer Jenny shook her head no, however.
"It's too dangerous. I can't allow you to do something so life threatening. That Tyranitar doesn't care who or what it attacks, it just goes off on a rampage." But Ash laughed.
"You haven't seen Ruby in action. She's tamed Gyarados, a Charizard and even a raging Aerodactyl before. This should be no problem for her." He said and I have him a small smile of thanks. Officer Jenny looked at me closely, humming in thought.
"I know what I'm doing, and I have my Pokémon who can both help me in case things get out of control." I told her assuredly. "All this Tyranitar needs is someone who can understand it." She still looked unsure. "And if things don't go to plan, I have a friend who can help. There's a nature preserve back in Johto where I know wild Tyranitar live. I can send it to Professor Elm who could then see Tyranitar's transfer." Finally, Officer Jenny caved.
"Alright, I'm going to trust you on this one. But I want to be the judge on whether or not you can handle it, so you're going to do whatever you can right now." Officer Jenny told me sternly and Nurse Joy nodded her head.
"I agree. This will be a difficult challenge for you, so if it appears too much, then we shall have to send Tyranitar over to Johto." I nodded my head. Well, they'd given me one chance to set things right with Tyranitar. Hopefully, it'll be all I needed.
Nurse Joy handed over the Pokéball and together we all walked outside and to a large field away from the Pokémon Centre where we would hopefully have enough space to not cause any damage. "First, I'll need Charizard and Jigglypuff." I said to everyone then called them out. "Okay guys, it's play time!"
"Jigglypuff!" Charizard roared in answer before they both turned to me, Jigglypuff smiling brightly and tackling me with a hug, making me giggle. "Puff!"
"Hey there Jigglypuff, good to see you too." I said to her. "Now listen, I'm about to let Tyranitar out of its Pokéball, only it keeps on going on the rampage and attacking things, so I'll need you two to help keep it confined here. Charizard, you're the distraction, I know you're strong enough to hold it off so keep it busy for me and Jigglypuff, if things get too out of hand, I want you to use Sing and send it to sleep. Got that?"
"Puff." She nodded her head then jumped down to stand in front of me as I took a deep breath, looking down to the unsuspecting Pokéball.
"Okay, here we go." I said with a glance over my shoulder, making sure everyone was well back. "Tyranitar, come on out." Immediately the air was filled with a roar, Tyranitar lifting its arms high then pounded the earth with a foot, making it tremble and Jigglypuff called out in alarm as she almost toppled over but I dived down and helped her regain her balance. "Charizard, pull its attention to you!"
Charizard nodded his head then gave a short Flamethrower to Tyranitar's head. Well that got its undivided attention. Maybe not the best strategy. Tyranitar bellowed in rage then turned on Charizard, starting up a Hyper Beam so I quickly got to work.
Punching my fists together I pushed my aura out and locked onto the blazing inferno that was Tyranitar, anger and rage all colliding against each other. "Please Tyranitar, calm down. I can't hear you if you're screaming so loud." I told him as my eyes remained tightly shut. The voice in his mind didn't quieten down, but I could tell what he was feeling.
He was furious that his master had been taken away, he wanted him back. Master? Since when were trainers masters over Pokémon? I dug deeper and found many emotions and memories from the past, seeing rigorous training and all the horrible things Rico had made Tyranitar do all through its stages of evolution. I also found out it was female. No wonder it could pack such a punch. It also explained a little of why she was so loyal to him.
"Please Tyranitar, I'm here as your friend, I'm trying to help you." I tried but as Tyranitar and Charizard began to fight, I heard Ash calling from behind me.
"Ruby watch out!" My eyes shot open to see a tail come sweeping towards me, too quick for me to move however Jigglypuff smartly pounded into me, knocking me down to the ground and the tail swept over our heads as I gasped.
"Thanks Jigglypuff." I said with an exhale and she nodded her head simply.
"Jigglypuff."
"I think you'd better try Sing. Try to relax Tyranitar, I need her to relax so that I could get through to her." Jigglypuff nodded her head then turned around, bouncing forwards a little before taking a deep breath and began to sing, unfazed by all the fighting that was going on, Charizard and Tyranitar biting at one another.
Suddenly musical notes flew from Jigglypuff's mouth and a few of them popped upon contact with Tyranitar, making her suddenly go weary and slightly woozy, so I took my chance. I reached out to her with a relaxed and calm aura, letting her feel my adamant determination to help her and she blinked slightly in surprise.
I offered her memories of my journey, all the fun times I'd had with my Pokémon as well as the hard ones, but then how we'd come together afterwards and comfort one another. With Tyranitar now paying attention to me, Charizard stepped back and let me do my work.
Everything began smoothly, Tyranitar listening to what I had to say and slowly, she began to understand all the things Rico had been doing was wrong, but she'd only done them out of loyalty and a kind of forced affection for him.
Tyranitar began to cry, tears dripping down her face and she fell to the ground with a wail, making the entire earth tremble from her weight as she hid her face and sobbed with years of repressed emotion. "It's okay." I said, opening my eyes and walking over to Tyranitar. "We're here for you now, and everything is going to work out. You'll see." I told her as I stood by her head and gently rubbed it at the pressure points, helping to relax her and she stopped her crying to listen.
"There's a nice place over in the Johto region where I know you'll be welcome. I have a couple of friends there like you and I'm sure they'd be happy to welcome you." I said to her and she listened. "Or we could find you a new trainer, someone who will take proper care of you and make sure that you're happy."
Tyranitar perked up at this so I guess the latter was the one she wanted. "You want to train? That's great." I suddenly had an idea. "You know, with all your power and knowledge of how the bad guys work, I think you'd make a great addition to Officer Jenny's team." I suggested and she blinked in surprise.
"Me? Train Tyranitar?" She stared at the Tyranitar who lifted herself upright, scrutinising Jenny before moving closer, giving her a sniff. "I don't know, I've never trained with a Pokémon that powerful before."
"That's okay, Tyranitar is very loyal. She'll help you and do whatever you ask. Won't you girl?" I said, rubbing her belly and she smiled with a nod of her head. Jenny walked forwards and rested a hand against Tyranitar, looking up at her with a stunned expression before finally smiling.
"Alright then. Tyranitar, welcome to the police force! I'm glad to have you with us." She said and I beamed as Tyranitar celebrated, as well as all the Pokémon too, cheering for joy at Tyranitar's now calm and accepting character.
I handed over the Pokéball to Officer Jenny who lifted it up. "Tyranitar, return!" Tyranitar disappeared into the Pokéball with a streak of red before Jenny smiled at it. "I'll take good care of you, I promise."
"Awesome!" I cheered, leaping up and punching the air at the same time as Jigglypuff, who held her microphone high. "We just tamed a Tyranitar!" That made everyone chuckle and laugh.
"Well Ruby, what you did was incredible." Officer Jenny told me. "You have been a huge help to us here and I hope you continue doing the right thing and not break the law. After all, I'd hate to be the one to slap on the cuffs." She said with a wink so I smirked and nodded my head, tilting my hat downwards to cover my eyes.
"Never fear, I'll be good I promise." I said before I was slathered with Charizard's tongue, knocking me to the ground and I squealed with laughter as both he, Latias and Jigglypuff showered me with affection, making everyone stand there and laugh.
