Well its here. And its a lot longer then normal... Oh well. I hope you don't mind. I personally to care about the length of a chapter. But some do. Any ways... I do have one thing to say just in case so read the ending AN if you don't mind.


Chapter 12: A Surge of Power and Emotion

Pikachu's Pov.

I've never been this scared in my life. At least, for the part of my life that I could remember, which wasn't much. Every muscle in my body wouldn't obey the orders I tried to give them. I was frozen in fear.

"W-what are y-you doing?!" I turned to see a struggling Combusken. It was trying to get to its feet.

"No way. Even after taking a beating from that Ariados, after wasting your strength to save me, then falling out of the sky using your body as a shield to protect me; you're still willing to fight."

"I-I-I said r-run!" Combusken was almost back on its feet. Then it stiffened, then cried out in pain. "Nugh, Gaaaah!" Combusken grasped the side of its stomach. I winced when I saw it cough up some blood. I ran up to it, barely catching it before it fell to the ground.

"Combusken! Please stop!" I cried, tears running down my face. "Don't push yourself," I said gently, trying to get it to stay still. It wouldn't stop struggling. "Why," I could feel the flow of my tears pick up. "Whyyyyyy?" I couldn't control my sobs.

"Why are you so set on protecting me?!" I yelled at it. I was crying uncontrollably now. "I don't understand! You don't know me! I don't know you! What could I have possibly done to get your protection?!"

I looked through my tear filled eyes up at the Ariados that was now walking towards us. I looked over to the right and saw the other one heading toward Totodile. "Totodile." I whispered its name.

I glared at the Ariados walking toward me. "Why! What would make you go through all this trouble just to protect me!" I turned my glare to Combusken.

Then I heard a sound that would make anyone's anger vanish, it was soft and heart breaking. The sounds of sobbing coming from Combusken. "It's because," It was barely above a whisper, "It's because I know exactly how you feel." I gasped, my eyes widening. My tears stopped suddenly. " I know. I know how scared you must be."

I was in awe at how suddenly the sound of its voice had changed. It sounded different than the voice I was used to. It sounded...more feminine. "No. Scared isn't the word. Terrified. You're terrified beyond belief. You have no clue what's going on, or who you are." Combusken started pushing against the ground starting to stand up.

"You feel all alone, and you wonder if there's anyone out there worried about you." I could hear its voice become more desperate. "Then the real questions set in." It was on it knees now, just resting before continuing, and the Ariados was almost right in front of us.

"What could've happened? Did I do something wrong to deserve this? Why me? What if there's no one out there worried about me?" Combusken said question after question; the ones that had been going through my head since I had first awoken.

"And," It paused and looked back at me, "what, if I don't get my memories back?" I couldn't hold it back any longer. I cried, not for Combusken or the others. But for myself, for my situation. For the pain and fear I felt in my heart.

Combusken was now standing, with the Ariados looming over us. I almost didn't notice it glaring down at me, and then looking at Combusken. "I'm surprised you're still able to move." It said, blood trickling down its face.

"Pikachu." I looked at Combusken with tearful eyes. "You need to get moving. I don't know how many of them are left. It could be just these two. But I'm not willing to take the chance. So I need you to run." It said without looking at me, its voice now sounding like normal.

The Ariados look back at me. "Go on, run. But once I'm done with her. I'll be going after you." I tried telling my body to move, to get away from the Pokémon threatening to come after me and kill me. My body wouldn't move, and I couldn't tell if it was because I was scared or...something else.

Combusken limped over to the side, blocking Ariados's path in the process. "I will not let you lay a claw on him." Combusken struggled to hold its arms out. I could hear some laughter coming the Ariados.

My eyes widened in fear as Ariados raised a claw into the air. "Out of the way!" I closed my eyes, not wanting to watch Combusken get knocked off its feet and into the air.

Then I heard a loud crash, and the cries of pain from the Ariados.

Breloom's Pov.

"This isn't good." I thought looking over the fallen tree I hid behind. I was watching the situation from afar. Totodile was being confronted by the other Ariados, while the leader was picking a fight with Combusken and Pikachu.

I looked over to Totodile. "Sorry pal. Hope you can take care of things by yourself." I quickly jumped from behind my cover and ran at the Ariados. I watched it as it raised its claw, ready to strike Combusken. "You coward!"

I continued running up at the Ariados, then slammed my head against the side of the Pokémon. The sudden impact of my head against the Ariados caused me to stop in my tracks, while sending the Ariados flying into the air before crashing into a tree not too far away.

"You're some piece of work buddy!" I called out angrily.

"Breloom!" I smiled and turned to Pikachu.

"Hey pal. What's up? Hope this guy wasn't too rough on ya." I motioned over to the Ariados that was now getting back up.

"How? How can he still be able to fight? Even after all that has happened, he's still able to move." I watched as the Ariados stood up and shook itself off like nothing even happened. "The Pokémon isn't even fazed at all."

I start to ready myself for a fight, then Pikachu started yelling again. "Combusken!" I turned quickly to see Combusken falling to the ground. Pikachu jumped from his place and was by Combusken's side. He was crying, asking what she had meant.

I turned fully to the two. "Hey, you okay?!" I asked, running up to them.

Pikachu was stammering. "I-I'm fine b-b- I- um- Combusken's- S-its hurt. I- um." He was crying, looking all over the place as if looking for an answer.

I had a hard time not giving it a worried look.

"Hey now! What are ya cry'n for?" He looked up at me through his tearful eyes. "There's no reason to cry. Look she just passed out." I said reassuringly. Pikachu nodded his head, apparently trying to get himself to stop crying.

My head as well as Pikachu's perked up at the sound of wood breaking. I looked up over at the Ariados to see it pulling a tree down with string shot. "Wha-" I started as the Ariados continued to pull the tree.

Then in one motion, the Ariados pulled the tree out and swung it at me. There wasn't much time left. I quickly grabbed onto Combusken with one claw and Pikachu with the other and tossed them out of the way of the tree.

"Crap!" Then the tree collided with me.

Totodile's Pov.

I blinked a few times as I got to my feet. Then looked around and saw Spinarak and Noctowl knocked out on the ground. I patted myself down, and then laughed. "Wow. I'm alright! How lucky," I smiled.

Then I saw an Ariados walking up to me. "Why, hello!" I yelled, waving at it teasingly. It didn't say a thing, only growling at me. Then I noticed how familiar the Ariados was. "Hey you're the one who's been following me!" I yelled with an accusing claw pointed at it.

"Yeah…and you're the annoying Totodile who's been mocking our clan," She said anger coursing through her voice.

I nodded my head. "Yes, that's right."

"And the one who took Spinarak." I nodded again. She was now standing in front of me. "And the one that tried to kill us!" My eyes widened with shock.

"What! I wasn't trying to kill you!" I took a step back, both concerned and confused about the Ariados in front of me. I gave her a blank stare. "I wasn't trying to kill you!" I countered again.

She just got angrier. "What a load of berries!" She swung a claw at me. I took a step back to dodge it.

"Where are you getting this?!" I asked as I continued my retreat back.

"It doesn't take a genius to understand! The way everything was done: you were hoping it would kill us!" I was just stunned. I was confused by how this Ariados was the only one to make it out of the trap.

"How?" I asked. She stopped and gave me a confused look. "How did you make it out?" I asked, looking from the trap to her. "How are you-" I noticed the Ariados leader with the Pikachu and Combusken.

"And he's still able to fight? After all of this?" I stood there thinking and then it hit me. I smiled and laughed out loud. "I get it now. You and the old man are Gas Pokémon, aren't you?" I asked.

She glared. "So what!" I just laughed in return, then got into my normal fighting stance. "I was just looking for a reason not to hold back."

"Why you cocky son of a-!" She lunged at me and I prepared to counter her attack.

"Stop!" I jumped at the sound of the little voice and turned around, dodging the attack at the same time, to yell at the small Pokémon.

"What?!" I asked.

"I said stop! What's the point of fighting?"

I stood up straight and looked at the small Pokémon now running over to the Ariados. "They won already! They proved that they could beat us, so why continue to fight! Nobody needs to die!"

I smiled at the Pokémon. "I agree with the small fry there." I stepped down from my attack position. I watch as the Spinarak started to cry. "Please Aee! Please, just stop!" The face on its back showed so much sadness. "They just came to get their friend back!"

I smiled at the small Pokémon. Though Ariados didn't seem to buy into this. "If they were really here to get back their friend, then they wouldn't have done this! They would've run from us during the time they 'prepared' all of this!" She stomped at the ground and kicked some dirt at me.

I didn't flinch at this and smiled even wider. "Sorry," I apologized waving my hand at her, "but I don't back down from anyone. Even if I'm greatly outnumbered. Our team came in here just wanting to get Pikachu back. But once you attacked us, it wasn't just about getting Pikachu out."

Spinarak was shocked by what I said. "W-wait. Y-you m-mean that you are no longer fighting for just Pikachu?"

I nodded my head. "Correct. No, it's not just about Pikachu," I stopped to build the moment, "It was also to put you guys in your place." This got a nasty reaction from Spinarak. She was trying really hard not to attack me.

"See! I told you!" I laughed, "When did I say I was trying to kill you? Nowhere in there did I say that. I just wanted to put you in your place." I shook my paw and an outstretched claw back and forth. Ariados stood there looking at me with curiosity.

"Let me start with this." I pointed over at the trap. The two looked over and we watched Numel and Quagsire attacking into the trap. "If you notice, you don't hear any cries of pain," I laughed as I hear a lot of cursing coming from the trap, "just really mad Pokémon shouting..." The two looked back at me. "So…" Ariados had lost all motivation in attacking me. "It's because they aren't attacking them directly. They're only keeping them inside the trap. Keeping them from escaping and causing us more problems."

The two were looking at me, though the Spinarak was looking at me with a kind of 'so cool' happy look. "A rescue team's job is to save anyone or Pokémon that is in trouble. We are to do whatever is necessary, but, we are never to harm any Pokémon or human to the brink of death, or kill them." I was serious now.

I walked up to Ariados and placed my face in front of hers, "You know this, yet you still think we're trying to kill you!" I yelled right in her face, trying to make the message clear, "The only thing I was doing, was teaching you a lesson."

The two wait for me to continue on. "I was trying to get you guys to-" I felt fear run down my spine. I couldn't even suppress the shiver that I felt.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

My head snapped in the direction of the cries. "Pikachu!"

Pikachu's Pov.

"Breloom!" I watched as the tree crashed into him. The tree crashed onto the ground and slid to halt. "Breloom!" I yelled out, running with difficulty up to the tree. I couldn't see it from the side I was on, so I ran around and look at the other side.

Breloom was pinned under the tree and was now trying to push it off. "Blastoise!" It cried being unable to push the tree off.

I quickly placed my front paws on it and tried pushing with him. "Hang on I'll see if I can get you out," I said, trying my hardest to stop my dang crying.

I tried to push but as soon as I did, I felt this terrible pain building my back left leg. "Aaah!" I quickly pulled back and fell on my tail. "Aaaw!" I cried. I looked up at Breloom who had stopped and was looking over his shoulder at me.

"You've got to get out of here."

I looked at him shocked and scared. "What, no!"

He just shook his head. "I told you there's no need to worry. Get to Totodile, he'll make sure you stay safe."

It was giving me such a reassuring smile, but, I didn't need to be reassured that I would be safe. For some reason, I didn't care if I was safe anymore. I didn't care any more, yet I still cared about something, but I couldn't tell what it was.

"No." I stood up, the flow of my tears suddenly stopping.

"Pikachu...what are you doing!"

I looked at Breloom. "I don't know," I started, looking away from Breloom and walking out where the Ariados could see me. "I don't know, but something won't let me run from this." I was now out in the open with the Ariados just in front of me. It had its front left claw resting on the tree. It was looking down at me with a dark look.

"Aren't you brave." I could hear the sarcasm in its voice. I gulped down some air before backing up a little. Ariados took its claw off the tree and started walking towards me.

"Stay back!" I yelled, but this only made the spider Pokémon laugh. I was stuttering and staggering as the Ariados got closer. Then it raised its claw at me. I flinched and turned my face away from it.

The pain I felt after the claw smacked against my body was terrible. Old bruises started throbbing again, with new ones appearing over the old. I landed on my back left leg, causing the pain that was fading from it to return.

"Aaaaaaaaah!" I cried in pain, trying to keep myself from crying again.

"Pikachu!" I heard Breloom call. I slowly picked myself up and looked at the Ariados, who was already walking toward me again. Every step the Pokémon took made a harsh noise, making me even more nervous and scared.

"You're so pathetic. You can't even stand to run away. You can't even fight your own battles," The Aridos spoke, knocking large chunks of debris out of the way. I could only stand there and watch. My left back leg was in too much pain to even move.

"You can't even utter a word. Yet these Pokémon are willing to save your pathetic life." Ariados stopped just in front of me. I looked up at the Pokémon towering over me with a scared expression.

"Why don't you just shut up! Your voice is so annoying!" I looked over at Breloom who was glaring at the spider Pokémon with hate and anger.

The Ariados laughed, "And you have almost as big of a mouth as your blue friend."

"I-" I tried speaking, but found myself losing my voice when the Ariados look down at me. I stared up, finding it hard to gain control over myself.

"I- I agree. It seems crazy to go through so much for some Pokémon like me. They don't even know me. I haven't done anything to make them want to help me. In fact, we've really only just met," I said, my voice starting out soft, then growing louder.

I could feel this strange emotion fill through me. I could feel all the pain coursing through my body suddenly start to vanish, replaced with a soothing, warm, liquid-like, sensation come over my body.

"All I've done for them is cause even more problems. Yet they're still willing to fight for me, to protect me." Then a familiar sensation returned, this time stronger than ever before.

"That's why," The Ariados staggered back, glaring down at me as I continued, "that's why I can't run from this! If I run everything they've done for me will of been a waste!" I could already feel myself losing control of the power I was generating.

"Wha- what's going on?" The Ariados said, now backing away in fear. I could see the electricity that was emitting from my body. The bolts of power were giving off extreme amount of heat.

"I'm not going to run anymore!" I shouted, letting out all of the power.

'"I-Impossible!"

"Pikachu!"

Totodile's Pov.

"Pikachu!" I cried out to the yellow Pokémon. I watched as surges of power came out in large and erratic bursts. Each bolt gave off an aftershock, and each one more powerful than the last.

"Pikachu!" This time I was running toward him. I could hear the small yellow Pokémon yelling and ranting on, but couldn't make out what he was saying.

"Pikachu!" I called out to him one last time, before his power exploded. The amount of power hidden within Pikachu was amazing, and here I was thinking he was all drained out.

The electric blast exploded around Pikachu and then shot forward, colliding with the Ariados. I could hear his cries of pain as the attack engulfed him completely. Then, as if this wasn't enough, another burst of power exploded from Pikachu.

The power caused an aftershock so strong it knock me back, causing me to crash and roll across the ground. I looked up from my place on the ground, and watch as the blast of electricity pushed Ariados across the field where the boarding trees stood. The trees didn't even slow down the attack as it completely tore through the trees that stood in its path. I couldn't believe my eyes. The attack was unlike any normal Thunderbolt. The attack was cylinder shaped like and was spinning so fast that it was causing its own gust of wind.

"A-amazing," I spoke softly to myself.

"The strength he has, it's insane!" I watched as even more power was pumped into the attack. Increasing the speed and strength.

"This. Is. Incredible! He just won't stop! How can any average Pokémon have this much power?" I couldn't even hide the astonishment on my face. Then, as if things couldn't get even more astonishing, the speed of the attack started a high pitch whistling.

I could still hear the sounds of trees getting destroyed in the distance. Reaching up I covered my ears (Wherever they are) trying to block out all the noises around me.

Then it finally stopped. The pillar or beam or lightning exploded outward, causing me to fly even further back, then it dissipated into nothing.

The field was eerily quiet, with only sound was the burning trees, cause by the attack, and the leftover electricity sparking all around. "Whoa...amazing."

"Grandpa!" I looked up over my shoulder and saw the Spinarak and Ariados running after their leader. I stood up and watch them run down the path left behind.

"NO! No no no no no no no!" I looked up to see Pikachu freaking out.

I immediately I pushed off the ground running toward him at full force. "Pikachu!"

"NO! I'm not going to run away anymore!" He shouted as he looked down at the Ariados. I stopped suddenly and looked between the two before a realization occurred to me.

"Wait, Pikachu! You don't have to fight anymore!" I yelled, now running at Pikachu again.

"I'll s-s-stand to fight them all!" He shouted, already starting to gather up more energy. "No! He's not even aware of what he's doing!" I jumped at Pikachu tackling him to the ground. I placed my paws against his shoulders and started shouting at him.

"Hey! Snap out of it!" I tried shouting. But then out of nowhere, Pikachu's tail came flying and knocked me off of him. I slid across the group, but pushed off of it, then quickly landing on my feet ready to stop him.

To my surprise, Pikachu was already back on his feet and already gathering his strength. "NO!" I yelled, trying to push him back to the ground. It was like I wasn't even touching him, because he didn't even budge.

"No, stop! Arceus! Why won't you listen!" Then he started emitting electricity like before.

"No no no no no NO!" I couldn't believe how much the attack was hurting me. I could feel it affecting me. I already felt paralyzed.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahu!" I cried out, my eyes shut tight from the pain. I gripped Pikachu even tighter and tried pulling him down to the ground. "Stop this now, Pikachu! It's over! You won, we can stop fighting now!" But it was like Pikachu wasn't even there.

"I won't run away anymore!" He started chanting. I was now starting to fear for everyone around us. What if Pikachu went on a rampage? He could kill many innocent Pokémon and not even remember doing it.

"I won't run away anym-" My eyes snapped open. There she was, Combusken, punching Pikachu over his head.

Combusken's Pov.

I couldn't believe what had happened. I was just inches away from that blast of lightning. But then the blast of energy it gave off caused me to slide and bounce across the ground before colliding with a fallen tree, stopping me in the process.

Even though my eyes were sealed shut, I could feel the full effects of Pikachu's attack. The hurricane of winds clouded my ear making me unable to hear anything going on around. That is until an unbearable high pitched whistle blared out of nowhere.

I weakly raised my paws to my ears trying my best to block out the noise. Then, as quickly as it all started, it was over, ending with one final blast of power and the feeling of electricity vanishing in the air.

I stayed in the same position for a little while, afraid that it wasn't over. Then, when I finally removed my paws from my head and opened my eyes, I couldn't help but gape at the destruction left behind.

The attack had left a half-cylinder shape crater, traveling all the way across the destroyed field and even further down. The trees that were in the path of the attack bordering the place were completely destroyed and the ones that weren't in its path were now on fire.

"Amazing," I whispered to myself. I was so focused on the surrounding area, that I almost didn't notice an Ariados and the Spinarak running down the destroyed path.

Then, I heard Totodile's desperate cries. I looked over toward his voice and watched as he tackled Pikachu to the ground. "What in the world?!" I pushed myself up and started walking over to where the two were.

Then I heard Totodile cry in pain. I picked up my speed, using a fallen tree next to me to support myself. Then when I looked past the roots of the tree I saw Totodile trying desperately to stop Pikachu from attacking again.

"Pikachu!" I cried in horror as he started chanting out the same phrase as he started getting ready to attack again. "I won't run away anymore!" I struggled walking toward the two. Then I heard Breloom call to me from the side of me on the ground.

He was pinned against the ground with the tree on top of him. If the situation was better I would seen how comical his position was. "Combusken! Help Totodile! Pikachu's out of control!"

I gasped in surprise and jerked my head toward Pikachu. "What can I do?" I asked myself as I continued to watch Totodile trying to stop him. "Totodile has already tried everything that I would have."

"Combusken!" I heard Beloom call, but I didn't respond. "How? How can I stop him." I thought with pure sadness. I clenched my right paw and looked at it and then back at Pikachu.

"Combusken! Do something!" I fought my tears as I rushed up at Pikachu bringing my arm back over my shoulder. Then, with all my strength I swung my paw at him. Then my claws connected with his head and then to increase the power of my punch I put all my weight into it, forcing Pikachu out of Totodile's grasp and to crash into the ground.

I couldn't hold my tears any more and I burst out crying. I quickly push passed Totodile and ran over to Pikachu who had flown a few feet away. I quickly dropped to my knees and scooped up the small Pokémon.

"I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry." I said repeatedly rocking my body with the Pokemon in my arms back and forth.

He was out cold. His face held a soft and peaceful look. I took a look at just how badly hurt the pore thing really was. My punch had left black bruise on his head.

I could feel his blood trickling down onto me. I could see where gashes were open, and I could see where I had burnt his tail. Looking down at his left hind leg I could tell that the bone was broken. It was all swollen and look disfigured.

"Arceus…...I'm so sorry." I said one last time before burying my head softly into his fur and crying my eyes out. I saw nothing better to do.


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Okay on to the thing I wanted to say. Code Lyoko: The Locked Code... wont be updated today like I had hoped... But I did manage to make a temporary title cover for the story. Its okay... not the best... but it will do. You can defiantly tell I made it with Photoshop... and quite poorly as well. I do plan to make a title cover for TC but I plan on drawing that one. Any ways... I hope to post CL:TLC later some time this week. But most importantly I hope to see more reviews.

Also Pichufan for review and for sticking with the story. :D

Any ways... this has been Hero!

Signing out.