The Passage of Time
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon. Nintendo, Game Freak and its affiliates do.
Chapter Fourteen: The Final Stretch
Over the next 24 hours, we had decided on relaxing for a little while before preparing for tomorrow's mission. I had gone to the local firing range to test out a new weapon that they had, the AA-12 Shotgun. Also, they had something new for me to test, the Nova Grenade. Apparently the grenade emits a High Explosive (HE) EMP when detonated, damaging, if not destroying electronics, as well as blowing in metal doors that are up to four inches thick. After considering the possibilities, I went ahead and bought the AA-12 Shotgun with half-a-dozen drum canisters and a dozen Nova Grenades. Afterwards, I had replaced the damaged Riot Energy Shield with a new one from Silph Co.
That night, after we had sparred against several trainers and their Pokemon, we headed back to the hotel I had rented for the night.
"One last mission," Lucario said.
"And then we're done," Infernape replied.
"I wonder what's Dialga has in store for us tomorrow?" asked Staraptor.
"Dunno, but it can't be easy," Luxray said.
"Since when has anything been easy for us?" I said.
"Well, I hope it's not too hard," Golduck yawned.
"We should get to bed," Gardevoir said.
"I think you should be in your Pokeballs for tonight," I said.
'Not me,' Gardevoir projected.
At that, I sent everyone – except Gardevoir – back into their Balls for the night. As I headed into my room, I heard a voice.
"Scott, will you love me after this is over?"
"Gardevoir, I love you, here and now, and forever more, so long as I live," I replied.
She giggled. "Unfortunately, you already died on me once," she said.
I laughed. "That's true. Forever more then."
She went up to me and kissed. "Forever more?"
"Forever more," I whispered in her ear, kissing her back.
We continued kissing until we reached the bed. I slowly took off my shirt, revealing the scars I had received over the past two-and-a-half weeks in the past. She took off her gown and stood in front of me, nude.
"You're so beautiful, just like the full Moon," I said.
She blushed. "Let me help you with that," she said, noticing my erection straining against my pants.
Next thing I knew, I was nude as well, her having teleported my clothes off of me. We made our way onto the bed where she started to straddle me, grinding against my member. She positioned herself above my completely stiff erection, slowly allowing me to enter her slit, already wet with juices. As we moved, her walls started to tighten, already pushing my pleasure over the edge. However, I wasn't going to finish so early, as I started fondling her chest horn and breasts, electing several moans and transfer of emotions to me. She started moving faster, making me grunt, trying to keep up with her movements.
"Oh Scott, I'm going to -"
"I'm gonna -"
Again, her climax triggered mine, as she collapsed onto my chest I gave her a kiss on the lips and said, "You were wonderful yet again, love."
"Well, you knew how to push all the right buttons," she replied.
With that, we fell asleep in each other's arms.
The next day, we were refreshed – Gardevoir and I more so – and ready to tackle whatever mission that Dialga had in store for us.
"This time, you have to stop the formation of a new evil team," Dialga said.
"Who's making it?" I asked.
"Teams Rocket, Aqua, Magma and Galactic have decided to team up to succeed where they have failed by themselves."
"Aww, that's way too easy," Infernape said.
"Let's just go in, whoop their asses, free the Pokemon and get on with it," Luxray said.
"I'm afraid that it's not going to be that easy," Dialga said.
"What do you mean?" Lucario asked.
"They have decided to use force…using weapons instead of their Pokemon to get what they want."
"Now that they figure out that they're pathetic with Pokemon, they move up to the big guns, pun intended," I said.
"Where are they going to set up their base Dialga?" Lucario asked.
"Fortunately enough, it's in Jubilife, in the underground basement of a nearby building. Ah, there's some of them now."
We looked over at the building across from our hotel room and noticed several black-dressed people going into it.
"Rockets. Never the ones who excel in stealth," I sighed. "All right, let go in and defeat them…again."
As we got prepared for the invasion, I decided against bringing the Barrett, considering the close quarters and decided for the AA-12 Shotgun and brought four Nova Grenades accompanying my sword, Riot Shield, the Desert Eagles, Uzi's and the M4. As I slapped in a drum magazine for the AA-12, I said, "Lets go stop these guys."
Across the street, we were greeted by a couple of Rocket Grunts.
"What do you want kid?" one asked.
"I want to go in," I replied.
"You here to give us your Pokemon?"
"Wow, dumb as ever. I'm not here to give up my Pokemon you dimwits, I'm here to stop your plans for…whatever you're planning."
I guessed that what I said enraged them, but apparently all that got their attention was the 'Dumb as ever' comment. As they withdrew their sidearms, I just took out my sword and beheaded them.
"That takes care of that," I said. "But it looks like these doors won't open unless I knock with the right equipment," I finished, taking out a Nova.
"What's that?" inquired Infernape.
"Something I picked up from the local firing range. It's a new product and I got selected to test it. Sufficient to say, it's very effective against something like this. Now stand back, it has a large blast radius," I said, tossing the Nova onto the door. It stuck there, pulsating, until it blew, forcing the doors from their hinges, and throwing them into the hallway about 5 feet from the entrance.
"Impressive," commented Lucario.
"Thanks. Now lets get these guys to give up," I replied, taking out the M4. The hallway was long, long enough to snipe down. I decided to return my Pokemon unless something happened to them. At first Gardevoir objected, but I told her it was for her safety. As I made my way down the hall, I heard a shout and a couple of flashes caught my eye.
'Wow, crappy aim,' I thought. 'They must not have zeroed their weapons before bringing them here.'
As more flashes went around me, I stopped, put away the M4 and activated the Riot Shield. As soon as the Shield went up, their aim got better.
"Wow, you guys can only hit what's lit up?" I called. "You really suck at stealing Pokemon and now you suck at shooting straight!"
When I said that, a Grunt – no idea who – charged at me, only to have his brains splattered on the wall by a well placed Desert Eagle bullet. After this, the rest of them charged at once towards me. However, they barely even got halfway to me before I calmly shot them all with an Uzi. I reloaded, and then headed towards a stairway off to my right. There was only one way to go – down – so I put away the Uzi and Desert Eagle and took out the AA-12.
My cautiousness was well deserved, for there was an 'ambush' of sorts. Luckily for me, even these Grunts had little experience with weapons, and their shots went wide and barely hit the Riot Shield. In return for their 'hospitality', I gave them a twenty-round clip of buckshot. As the last of the bodies fell, I reloaded as I made my way to a bunker, only to find myself against Giovanni, the mastermind of Team Rocket.
"Giovanni, are you giving up? Or are you here to welcome me to the first of many douchebags I have to defeat?" I asked.
He laughed. "Fool! Children like you may have defeated me, but I am not so easily swayed by your insults. I am here to challenge you to a Pokemon battle. If you defeat me, then you may pass."
"Very well Giovanni, how many Pokemon?"
"One on one, with six Pokemon each."
I smirked. "Go, Infernape!"
As he appeared, Giovanni sent out a Steelix.
"What's up Scott?" Infernape asked.
"Giovanni wants a battle between Pokemon. He still has some honour left, and he won't attack like his Grunts."
"I'm ready!" he said.
"Steelix, Dig."
"Wait for it Infernape…"
As the ground trembled underneath him, I yelled, "Infernape, jump up and use Flare Blitz!"
Before the unfortunate Steelix knew what happened, Infernape had already closed in and used the attack.
"Return Steelix. Go, Golem."
"Infernape, Close Combat!"
Again, Infernape was too quick for the opposing Pokemon. The Golem collapsed, knocked out.
"Hmm…I have underestimated your abilities. Very well, Whiscash, go!"
"Crap, a Water/Ground matchup. Infernape, return. Gardevoir, go!"
"Scott? What's going on?"
"I'll explain later. Right now use Magical Leaf on that Whiscash!"
"Not so fast, young Trainer. Whiscash, Surf!"
"Use Barrier to protect yourself then counter with Magical Leaf!"
As the massive wave passed – and I got drenched – Gardevoir managed to hit the Whiscash with her attack, causing the Pokemon to faint.
"Rhydon, attack with your Strength!"
"Gardevoir, Psychic then Magical Leaf!"
As the Rhydon flew, the Magical Leaf caught up and slammed into it. When the dust settled, the Pokemon was KO'ed.
"Four down Giovanni, two left. Who's next on the roster?"
He laughed again. "Your skills are impressive. But let's see how you handle a Claydol!"
"Your selection of Pokemon has expanded it seems Giovanni. Gardevoir, return. Golduck, lets go!"
"Scott?"
"Not now. I'll explain later. In the meantime, Hydro Pump!"
Once again, Giovanni's Pokemon was defeated.
"You have indeed trained you Pokemon well. However, you have no chance against my final Pokemon, Aggron!"
"Really? We'll se about that. Golduck, Surf!"
"Aggron, Earthquake!"
Both of the attacks managed to hit the other Pokemon, but only one was left standing; Aggron.
"Damn! Golduck, return. You did a good job. Lucario, come on out!"
"I'm ready."
"All right, use Aura Sphere!"
"Aggron, Earthquake again."
"Jump then use Close Combat!"
As soon as the Aura Sphere hit Aggron, Lucario was already halfway towards it. Before the Aggron had time to see, let alone react, Lucario had used Close Combat. The Aggron fell, defeated.
"Well done Trainer. You pass. The others are waiting for you, and I don't think that they'll be as kind as I have been."
"Thank you Giovanni, you have great potential, if it wasn't for you being an evil boss and all."
He laughed. "It seems as though I was wrong in choosing this path. I shall go back to being just a Gym Leader then. Farewell!"
He disappeared in a blinding light as a door opened behind where he was standing. Before I continued on, I revived Golduck and healed everyone else. The next bunker was pitch black, and there was no sign of anyone. Was this a trap? I was about to find out as a spotlight suddenly lit up on my position.
"Ah, Scott. How…nice to see you."
"Especially after the damage you've done to our plans."
"Maxie, Archie, it's nice to hear from you. I'd like to know what you're going to do. Battle me with Pokemon, or did both of you get the balls to fight me one on one?"
"We don't need to battle you either with Pokemon or by ourselves. We let our Grunts do that kind of work."
"All right then, bring it," I said, taking out an Uzi.
"How are you going to see what's coming at you, if you can't even see past the spotlight?"
"Simple," I replied, and ran into the darkness.
"DAMN! Find him!"
As the spotlight started sweeping the ground, I took aim with the Uzi and fired off a shot, hitting the spotlight.
"He hit the spotlight! Get another up and running!"
"That was our only one!"
"You're telling me that you didn't prepare for this?"
I sighed, and walked towards where I thought the next door was, leaving them to argue by themselves. The next bunker was brightly lit, with only one person standing in the middle.
"Cyrus, are you the only one who is willing to confront me besides Giovanni?"
"…"
"Do you have nothing at all to say?"
"…"
"Fine. Let's finish this," I said, leveling my Uzi.
"…Wait."
"Finally, he speaks."
"I wish to duel you. One on one, no Pokemon, no guns."
"Then with what?"
At that, he strapped on a Riot Shield and took out a katana. I smirked, holstered my Uzi and activated my own Riot Shield and took out my sword. His katana was much longer than my sword, for I was more used to short-range attacks. As we circled each other, he activated his Shield, and then attacked. First, an overhand strike – blocked – followed by a bash with his shield. I was caught off guard with that, and he managed to get within my guard. A flash of steel, a dull throb of pain let me know I was stabbed through.
"Humph, is that all? I felt worse before!" I remarked as he took out the blade, dripping with my blood. He smiled as he moved in again.
However, this time I was prepared. I let him start a low sweep, only to have it blocked by my Shield as I countered, sweeping my own blade down on his sword arm, cutting it off. He grunted, and without warning, he closed in again, using a hidden blade attached to his Shield arm. I barely dodged, getting impaled in my left shoulder by the weapon.
"Now…should I get rid of your arm? Or let you bleed out to die?"
"Neither," I replied and twisted closer and the next thing he knew, my own blade was impaled in his chest. "Sorry Cyrus, but you lose," I said as he fell to the ground, taking out my sword, and his hidden blade from my shoulder in the progress.
"Fool," he gasped as I walked away. "Do you think I would let you simply walk away from this place in the event you defeated me?"
As I turned around, I saw a detonator in his hand. Before I could do anything, he pressed the button.
"Gardevoir! Teleport us out, NOW!" I shouted over the explosions that were becoming more frequent. She appeared next to me from her Pokeball, noticed my wounds and the explosions, and teleported us out of the building.
As we watched the building collapse, Gardevoir said, "That's it?"
"I hope," I replied.
"It is the last mission. You have repaired the Time Flow. Well done Scott."
"Thanks Dialga, now we can rest."
"Don't forget about your wounds," Gardevoir reminded me.
"Those too," I laughed.
As we walked towards the nearest hospital, a voice said, "Scott, you will be needed once again, in time."
The End.
A/N: The final battles against the major Teams from all four Regions of the Pokemon world, and a warning from an unknown voice that Scott will be needed again. What adventure will the next mission contain? Only time, and time alone, shall tell…
- UBE Chief
Note: The Passage of Time now has a sequel, Dimensional Warriors Collide. The link to the first chapter is here: /s/5955228/1/Dimensional_Warriors_Collide (Replace anything after .net with this)