That awkward moment when you realize that you have two sets of guardians in both of your fan fictions...
Disclaimer: All Pokémon featured in this fic belong to Satoshi Taijiri and Game Freak. The main character is still my OC.
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Noctowl and Tyranitar found us and took us to the Great Hall of the castle, where we met Dusknoir. He was staring out of a nearby window that overlooked Johto. (Must be a tall castle, 'cause Johto's actually surprisingly vast (at least, going by how much filler was in the Johto Saga in the anime. Ooooooooooohhhh; sick burn on the anime! HAHA!)
"This region is crawling with vermin that somehow become powerful beings like me. When I control Celebi's powers, I will make sure that the powerful forms are the only forms!" Dusknoir said to himself.
"What do you mean by 'vermin'?" Politoed asked.
"I mean that a weak Pokémon is just as good as a dead Pokémon."
"But that can't be helped. There are a lot of Pokémon out there who can't evolve at all, and you're saying you want to get rid of them all?" I asked.
"I'm not saying that at all! The weak Pokémon such as Larvitar, Hoothoot, and Teddiursa are all weak. But once my master plan has succeeded, all of those Pokémon will be so strong, they will make perfect slaves to my evilness!" said Dusknoir. ("Evilness". We went from "semi-crush" to "kind of my girlfriend" to "evilness". My grammar makes no sense anymore.)
"Dusknoir, if you think those Pokémon are weak, how come you have a Tyranitar, Noctowl, and Ursaring as henchmen?" Chikorita asked the crazy psycho. (For once, Chikorita brings up a good point in her attempt to be a der-okay I've avoided using that word for long enough; from now on I'm just saying she's a jerk.)
"Because they're powerful, and I needed their help to find the Legendary Pokemon of Johto so I could destroy the world, and recreate it in my own image." Dusknoir explained. (Most. Generic. Villain, Goal. EVAH! Now you're starting to see why this is what I consider the worst of my work.)
Togepi apparently didn't like that idea at all. She tried to break free from Tyranitar's grip, but she couldn't. Quilava apparently didn't think being held down by Noctowl was very comforting either, but Noctowl was using Psychic to keep him from accessing his fire powers. But Croconaw was able to break free from the iron grip of a few Dusklops. Croconaw then blasted Tyranitar with Hydro Pump, making him release Togepi. Then I used Thunderbolt on Noctowl, which allowed Quilava to break free. Heracross, Sudowoodo and Politoed were able to defeat the Dusklops that were guarding them as well.
"Don't just stand there, you idiots! Destroy them!" Dusknoir commanded Tyranitar and Noctowl.
We ran as fast as we could to outrun them, but Noctowl was catching up to us. I hit him with another Thunderbolt, which slowed him down a little, but I knew he'd be back. (Dang. Noctowl took two super-effective Thunderbolts in the span of one chapter, and he's STILL conscious! I'm impressed.)
Tyranitar wasn't that far behind either. He had fired a Hyper Beam at us to try and kill us, but Sudowoodo hit him with Double Edge, which managed to slow him down. (Inconsistency! Double-Edge is Normal-Type, so Tyranitar would resist it. Not only that, but it's been established that Sudowoodo is the weakest of this particular bunch; a single Double-Edge would probably knock Sudowoodo out.)
"We have to find a way to get out of here." said Quilava.
"But what about Tyranitar and Noctowl? We can't go anywhere with them chasing us around in circles." said Heracross.
"I'll handle them." said Croconaw. This made everyone worried about him, including me. Croconaw was strong, yes. But was he strong enough to beat both Tyranitar and Noctowl? (Well, he's got the type advantage over one of them, and Noctowl is physically the weakest of this story's antagonists.) Croconaw walked up to the end of the hallway, when Tyranitar and Noctowl walked right up to him.
"You must either be very brave or very stupid to challenge the both of us." said Noctowl.
"He probably won't even make it past you." Tyranitar said before Croconaw blasted him with Hydro Pump, knocking him all the way to the other wall. (Wha-ha!)
"You were saying?" Croconaw asked, right before he started glowing white. He got taller, his spikes grew longer, and his snout lengthened a little. Croconaw had become Feraligatr! (Hey! We finally have an evolution after someone legitimately defeats an enemy! TOOK US LONG ENOUGH, HUH?)
"Not good." Noctowl said when Dusknoir appeared out of nowhere.
"Feraligatr, eh? Well, I challenge you to a duel." said Dusknoir.
"Challenge accepted." said Feraligatr. I didn't realize it at the time, but it seemed like Feraligatr fighting Dusknoir was a grave mistake.
Dusknoir disappeared, which confused all of us, but then he came up from behind and used a powerful Shadow Sneak on Feraligatr, knocking him down in an instant. We were horrified at the scene. I've never seen anyone beat someone as powerful as Feraligatr so easily. This was probably the reason why no one who's faced Ghost-Types like Dusknoir has ever lived to tell the tale. (You did. Twice.)
"Who's next?" Dusknoir asked. But then I saw Feraligatr slowly get back on his feet, getting ready to strike back. Unfortunately, Noctowl attacked Feraligatr with the strongest Aerial Ace I've ever seen, knocking Feraligatr unconscious.
"Thank you, Noctowl. You seem to be far more useful than Ursaring. He was defeated because he was weak, while you and Tyranitar are the strongest of the strong." Dusknoir said to Noctowl.
"You are welcome, my master. And it is a shame that we must eliminate these meddlesome fools, they would've made fine soldiers for our evil cause." said Noctowl.
Then I saw Tyranitar get back up and walked toward the unconscious Feraligatr. "Shall I finish off the leader?" Tyranitar asked.
"Leave him. He's had enough, for now," said Dusknoir. "But you can destroy the little yellow one who stands in the way the most." Then the ruthless villain disappeared into the shadows of the castle.
"With pleasure, master." Tyranitar said as he charged up a powerful Hyper Beam.
This was my chance to escape. If I could get Tyranitar to blast the wall, we could escape and save Feraligatr. I just need someone to get Feraligatr away from Noctowl and Tyranitar. Chikorita's a Grass-Type, so she wouldn't last very long against Noctowl. Quilava would be totally destroyed if he went anywhere near Tyranitar, but maybe Sudowoodo could stop them. He's a Rock-Type, so Noctowl will most likely avoid him. So I guess Sudowoodo will have to take on two of the deadliest Pokemon in this region. (I think Pikachu's exaggerating these guys' powers a little too much; they're strong, yes, but they're not gods.)
"Sudowoodo, you need to go get Feraligatr. I'll take care of Tyranitar." I told him.
"Okay, Pikachu." Sudowoodo said as he snuck past the two villains and brought the rather heavy Feraligatr to the wall.
Now it was my turn. I had Chikorita use Flash to blind Tyranitar; it worked. Tyranitar fired the Hyper Beam, but missed, and it hit the wall, creating a large hole that allowed us to escape.
"What are you waiting for, Tyranitar? Get them!" Noctowl ordered Tyranitar.
"Using Hyper Beam gives you temporary paralysis, remember!" Tyranitar told Noctowl.
"Why must I do everything myself?" Noctowl asked himself. (THIS IS THE CHAPTER WHERE LOGIC ACTUALLY STARTS KICKING IN! YES! :D)
I could hear Noctowl trying to use Extrasensory to inflict a mild amount of damage to us and slow us down, but I shot him with Thunderbolt, knocking him out. (Wha-ha!)
But then, we were surrounded by Dusknoir and his Dusklops army. We were trapped with no chance of escape. But then we heard a loud screech that nearly busted our eardrums. The next thing we knew, two large figures had blocked out the sun. I couldn't believe my eyes: the Guardians of Johto had come to save me and my friends!
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I like how I don't introduce Ho-Oh and Lugia until the very end of the chapter, even when I named it after them.
Anyway, with things looking pretty positive for this story's future, remember to review, and I'll see you guys later.