While Deean was arguing and fighting with Cynthia, Hydra and Vicky had taken shelter behind some trash cans in an alleyway. Vicky was biting her bottom lip, worried for Deean, but Hydra was wearing a cocky smile.
"Don't worry, Vicky. Daddy's got this!"
Vicky of course didn't understand, but was reassured by the confidence in Hydra's voice. She picked up Hydra, and placed her on her shoulder. "So you can have a better view," she said with a smile. They turned back towards the fight, in time to see Deean get nicked by the Roserade's dual Sludge Bomb.
"Daddy, no!" Hydra exclaimed.
"Daddy?" said a voice behind the duo.
They turned around, and saw a Kadabra, Liepard, and Weaville. The Kadabra was wearing a shocked look on his face. "Did you just say "daddy"?"
"Yup! Why, do you know my daddy? Maybe you can help him!" Hydra had a hopeful expression on her face, while Vicky stood there, confused.
"Excuse me," she said, addressing the Kadabra, "Who are you?"
The Kadabra narrowed his eyes at Vicky and Hydra. "My name isn't important. But what is, is the fact that you two seem to know that Ditto." He spoke to them psychically and physically. He grit his teeth. "I hate that Ditto."
Vicky took a step back, Hydra whimpering slightly on her shoulder. "Please… don't hurt us."
The Kadabra grinned maliciously. "I'm not gonna hurt you... They are."
The Liepard and Weaville lunged at Vicky and Hydra, snarling in rage. Vicky covered her face and cowered, but Hydra jumped off her shoulder, and let loose a Hydro Pump. The attack was enough to knock the two attacking pokemon into a wall, stunning them.
"Run, Vicky!" Hydra shouted, tugging at her dress. Vicky got the cue, and the two of them sprinted past the dazed pokemon.
The Kadabra glared at the Liepard and Weaville. "Well? Get them!"
The duo nodded, and gave chase. They chased Hydra and Vicky through alleys, knocking over debris and trash cans as they went. Eventually, they came to a dead end. The only thing around was a fire escape, with the rusted ladder slid up, and a couple trash cans. Vicky and Hydra panted, and cowered in front of the two menacing Dark types.
"Any last words?" The Liepard asked, licking her lips.
"Yup! My daddy will beat you guys up! Then you'll be sorry!"
The Weaville laughed. "You really think so? We've gotten stronger. There's no way he'll beat us again!"
Vicky got a sudden idea. "Why don't you prove it?" she said, pointing. The two pokemon turned around quickly, fear evident on their faces. Vicky took this chance to grab a trash can lid, and smack the Weaville over the head with it.
He yelped, and stumbled forward, clutching the back of his head. The Liepard whipped around, and hissed, "You little bitch! You tricked us!" She lashed out with her claws, and Vicky barely put up the lid in time to block it.
"Hey, leave her alone!" Hydra said, stepping forward. She felt a cold fury rise up inside her. So cold, in fact, she spat out a ball of ice at the Liepard. The Ice Ball hit her paw, and there was a sickening crack sound. The Liepard screeched in agony. She put down her paw, and immediately lifted it up again. The paw was bent at an odd angle, clearly broken. By this time, the Weaville had recovered, and was standing next to the Liepard.
"Enough screwing around! You die, NOW!" He then lunged at Hydra, claws glowing with a purple aura. Hydra shut her eyes, and waited to get hit by the Shadow Claw. There was a loud ding sound, but that was it. Hydra opened her4 eyes, and saw the Weaville slumped against the wall, clutching his head again. Vicky was standing beside Hydra, still holding her trash can lid. Evidently, she had hit the Weaville with it again. He tried getting up, but Hydra spat out another Ice Ball, hitting him square in the face. His head whipped back, and slammed against the wall, knocking him out.
Vicky and Hydra grinned at each other, before turning towards the Liepard, determined expressions on their faces. The Liepard took one look at her fallen partner, and at the duo, and took off as fast as her injured paw would allow.
"We did it!" Vicky exclaimed. Hydra danced around in glee.
Their moment of joy was short lived, however. The Kadabra from earlier teleported to their location, rage all over his face.
"How? How could two children best them? The training with the Black Thorns was supposed to make them stronger!"
Vicky narrowed her eyes at the Kadabra. She remembered Deean mentioning them. "How do you know them?"
The Kadabra narrowed his eyes. "I sought them out. That Ditto was against them, so I decided to join them." He broke out into a wide smile. "And I'm so glad I did. Together, we made it impossible for that Ditto to show his face here again. With Bruce and my subordinates attacking people, and my using Trick to make them believe it was a shiny Ditto…" the Kadabra cackled, before glaring at Vicky and Hydra. "Not that either of you understand the brilliance of that plan. No matter. It looks like I'll have to kill you myself."
He then pointed at Vicky with his spoon, and launched a Shadow Ball attack at her. Vicky raised her trash can lid, and shielded herself from the attack. It didn't break through the lid, but it was strong enough to knock her into the wall. Hydra used Hydro Pump, but the Kadabra blocked it with Light Screen. He laughed, and started walking towards the two, raising his spoon menacingly.
Hydra looked around desperately, trying to think of some way to stop the Kadabra. Her eyes stopped on the fire escape ladder above them. She spat an Ice Ball at it, but missed. The Kadabra looked up at it as well. He smirked, and wrenched it free from the fire escape with Psychic. "Thanks for the idea." He said to Hydra, raising it above himself, and taking aim with it. At that moment, Hydra did the rashest thing she'd ever done in her short life. With a wild cry, she charged at the Kadabra, and tackled him in the gut. This broke his concentration, and caused the metal ladder to fall. Vicky screamed, as the ladder crashed on top of the two with a loud clanging sound. She rushed forward, tears streaming down her face, expecting the worst to have happened to Hydra.
The Kadabra was under the ladder, knocked out and severely wounded, but breathing. Hydra, on the other hand, was curled up in a ball, safely sitting between two rungs of the ladder. Vicky half sobbed, half laughed, and hugged Hydra tight.
"That was the bravest thing I've ever seen!" She exclaimed. Hydra merely looked smug, and said nothing. Vicky placed Hydra back on her shoulder, and said, "We should find Deean, huh?" Hydra nodded, and the duo set off.
Well how about that? Looks like Hydra and Vicky can take care of themselves, huh?