Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon. Even if I had a hundred tests this week.
My (puff) longest (puff) chapter for this (puff) story. Six pages and a couple of lines on the seventh page.
New reviewer yay!
I'm so sorry that this story is posted up later than usual. I've been really busy but I managed to find time this week (somehow).
YES! The battle begins! Finally! I put more action here compare to the movie. There will probably be some blood in the next chapter, but that's probably only minor detail. I wanted Manaphy to appear in this chapter but details got in the way. Hopefully Manaphy will appear in the next chapter (This answer your question Jarkes). Until then, we'll have to wait.
Anyways enjoy and don't forget to read my Author's notes.
Chapter 12
"So you're a Pokemon ranger," Max said, still trying to absorb this new piece of information. Jack and the others finished gathering up the other items that needed to be put back in the trailer. They managed to park the trailer close to the small waterfall. Mina and Kai were climbing on the rocky trail, taking some of the stuff with them.
"Yeah, that's right," Jack said nodding, "I'm on a very important secret mission and Hiromi and her family decided to help me out, ain't that right Ship?" Jack turned his head toward Ship, who was folding up the other part of the table.
"Yeah, that's right," Ship grinned apologetically at May, Brendan, and Max.
"We're really sorry we didn't tell you. We just wanted to keep it a secret," Hiromi said as well. Brendan shook his head, as if trying to piece everything up together. Everything Jack said seemed really absurd and completely confusing. Seeing Brendan's confused face, Jack held out the canister and showed it to May, Max, and Brendan.
"You see inside this canister is actually a legendary Manaphy egg," Jack pressed the button and the black canister revealed the blue egg behind the clear glass. Brendan, May, and Max crowded around the canister, absorbed by the mysteriousness.
"I heard about Manaphy," Max said with excitement.
"Wow, you must have studied a lot about legendary Pokemon," Ship said impressed.
"It's said that Manaphy is one of the rare Pokemon that travel by sea. Most people believed that it doesn't even exist," Max said, sharing his knowledge on the information.
"Well, I'm not surprised," Brendan scratched his head, thinking, "I remember my dad said that there is only one Manaphy until the next one is born. Finding one is almost considered impossible."
"Oh, I don't know about that," Jack said, grinning, "But one thing is for sure, this legendary Pokemon needs to get back to his home underwater which is the Ocean Temple."
May, who was staring intently at the egg the whole time and wasn't listening to the others, suddenly jerked her head up.
"That temple must be from my dreams then!" Jack nodded at May's statement.
"Yes, judging from your description, I say it is possible," Jack replied.
"Then that means," May couldn't hold her excitement, "the Pokemon I saw was Manaphy!"
"What?! The Pokemon you saw was Manaphy?" Max asked, wide eyed. Brendan rolled his eyes but didn't say anything. Something like that could only happen one in a million.
"Yep!" May smiled, "There is no doubt about it!" Brendan groaned inside of his head. May admitted that she didn't even see the Pokemon clearly. How could she be so certain?
Suddenly, Brendan heard something buzzing. He wasn't sure what it was it was, but he was getting the same feeling like that other time when they were in town. He felt his muscles tensing up and he curled his fingers into the palm of his hand. Something bad was coming.
"Wow!" Max said thoughtfully, "To see a legendary Pokemon in a dream that's-"
"Quiet!" Brendan hissed. May was shock at Brendan's rude behavior and was about to yell at Brendan for interrupting Max, but immediately fell silent when she saw Brendan's fiery red ruby eyes.
"I hear something," Brendan closed his eyes in concentration, trying to figure out where the sound was coming from.
"What do you hear?" Jack asked, clutching the canister closer to him. He could sense urgency from the boy.
"A... a helicopter or maybe even three helicopters, I think," Brendan said, still concentrating on the noise.
Suddenly, even May could hear it. Everybody turned around and saw the several helicopters flying directly at them over the waterfall. All of them had a strange swirl symbol on the side of the helicopter.
"What the... Why are there helicopters here?!" Max asked. Brendan was holding on tight to his cloth hat as the wind produced by the helicopter got stronger and stronger while May shriek as the dust went into her eyes.
"Phantom," Jack growled, causing Brendan to turn around in surprise.
"Who?" Brendan asked but before he could get an answer, the helicopters came even closer and getting even louder.
What's going on?
...
"Sir, we've found it and the ranger," the man with short straight brown hair said. He was wearing a blue overcoat and a blue bandana that had Phantom's symbol on it. He was holding a pair of high tech binoculars which were now aiming towards the canister with the Pokemon egg.
"Hah! That idiot thought he could escape. Send out the Pokemon! We'll show that fool what happens when he steals something from the Phantom!" Phantom stroked his beard, excited.
"Escape, awrk! Escape!" Chartot screeched.
"Go Beedrills!" Two flash of light came out from the helicopter. The two buzzing wasp looking Pokemon buzzed their wings. Using their horned arms, the Beedrills fired Pin Missles to the ground causing explosions.
"Run away!" Jack yelled. Ship, Hiromi, Max, Brendan, and May followed Jack away from the attacks and away from the trailer. They ran down the rocky path, trying to shield themselves from the blasts as the Beedrills followed them.
"There are two types of people in the world. Those who are chased and those are doing the chasing. I know which one is the best," Phantom growled, watching his prey run in fear, "Get us closer! Send all men down! I don't care what it takes to get that egg!"
"Awrk egg! Egg!" Chartot screeched.
Brendan was running for his life. He followed Jack, who was just in front of him. Suddenly one of the Beedrills appeared and tried to use Horn attack. However, before Beedrill could strike Jack, Ship jumped up in front and blocked the attack with the table he was hold. The table ended up with a giant crack in the middle, but Beedrill was stuck and couldn't remove his arm from the table.
"Run! I'll hold this Pokemon off!" Jack nodded and motioned the others to follow, leaving Ship behind to deal with the angry Pokemon. More and more rocks appeared, creating a maze, and causing Jack to swerve into different directions. May, Hiromi, and Max were huffing and puffing trying to catch up with Brendan and Jack, who were both easily moving at quick pace.
Suddenly, one of the helicopters came in front of them, and a giant pirate looking man wearing red coat and pirate hat jumped down with his blue coat and bandana assistance. Jack screeched to a halt, holding the canister even close to himself. Brendan looked from behind Jack's back and stared in confusion at the strange man in front of them.
"Well, Pokemon ranger, it looks like we meet again. Only this time, you'll feel the true wrath of the Phantom," Phantom growled. The other Beedrill appeared in front of Phantom, ready for orders.
"Huh, well then Phantom, it looks like I'll have to disappear again," Jack grinned and put a towel over the canister to conceal it. Before Phantom could do anything, Jack rushed off in another direction with Brendan, May, Max, and Hiromi following behind him.
"Beedrill! Pin Missiles!" Beedrill started shooting thin white needles. Brendan, who had his hand on the Pokeball, immediately sent it out.
"Mighteyana, Hyper Beam!" The black and gray wolf came out and shot a large blast of beam at the Pin Missile attack. Upon impact, a huge explosion blasted out, leaving thick gray smoke. Jack could hardly see where he was and relied on Brendan's Mighteyana's eyes that could see clearly through the smoke to get out.
"Nice diversion," Jack gave Brendan thumbs up which Brendan didn't return, only concentrating on Mightyeana. Jack immediately lowered the hand and continued to look back ahead.
This kid is serious in situations like this, Jack thought remembering Brendan's easy going nature during lunch. The smoke was clearing up and Jack could start to see now.
"May, Hiromi, and Max! Don't get lost!" Brendan yelled. When he didn't hear a response, he turned his back and found that nobody was behind them.
Oh no...
"Jack, we lost the others!" Jack gritted his teeth. This was going to get harder and harder. Suddenly a large shadow flew over them and Phantom stood in front of Jack's and Brendan's path. Mighteyana drew into a defense position and started to growl menacing at the strange man.
"Argh, you thought you could get away from me huh? Give me the egg and your life might be spared," Phantom growled, cracking his knuckles.
"The egg! The egg!" Chartot screeched again while perching on his owner's shoulder.
"Looks like we have to go to Plan B," Jack said, grinning at Brendan, who looked confused at Jack's statement.
Since when did we have a Plan B?
...
"Shoot, we lost them," May gasped as she wiped the sweat from her face. She and Max got lost in the smoke and lost Hiromi on the way. By the time the smoke cleared, Max and May were in the alone in the middle of the maze of rocks and roads.
"Well sis, we don't have time to stop. We got to get back to the trailer!" Max said, trying to see where it is.
"Let's try this way," Max pointed to one of the numerous roads, "We need to move."
"Hey those kids are with that ranger!" May turned around and saw two pirate looking people.
This is not good, May thought as she saw the hungry expression on the pirates' eyes.
"Let's get them and hold them for hostage! Phantom will be pleased!" The other pirate said to his partner. After hearing these words, May immediately screamed to her brother.
"Run!" Both of them dashed to the path where Max pointed while being chased by the two pursuers.
"You won't get away! Go Paras!"
"Go Venomoth!" Two bug Pokemon came out and started the chase May and Max as well.
"Paras, Hidden Power!"
"Venomoth use Psybeam!" Paras released a cirle of white glowing orbs and shot it claws. Venomoth used its compounded eyes and shot a rainbow of light. May and Max managed to dodge the attack, but the blast caused them to fall to the ground.
"Got you now!" One of the pursuers grinned. May gritted her teeth. There was no choice but to fight.
"Blaziken! Come out now!" The giant red bird came out staring menacingly at the two bug Pokemons.
"Flamethrower!" Blaziken shot a stream of fiery blast toward the two bug Pokemons. Both bugs fell to the ground and fainted.
While both of the men tried to get their Pokemon back up, May, Blaziken, and Max hurried off, getting more and more lost in the maze.
"That was a close one," Max gasped trying to keep moving forward.
"Yeah," May sighed, "Blaziken return!" May put Blaziken's Pokeball back into her pocket and continued to run.
Brendan where are you?
...
"Come back here!" Phantom was gaining on Brendan and Jack as they tried to escape. Mightyeyana was sent back into his Pokeball after Brendan learned about Jack's plan.
"Remember what I said," Jack whispered, clutching on to the towel. Brendan nodded. As they came across a giant rock, they ran behind it, blocking Phantom's view of the egg. Suddenly Jack sprang out behind the rock, holding the towel in his hand. Phantom immediately rushed after Jack.
"Don't think you can escape!" Little did Phantom know, Brendan was already sneaking off in the other direction with the real canister, safely in his arms.
"I hope Jack knows what he's doing," Brendan mumbled, clutching the canister, "and I hope May and the others are okay." He rushed down the path to get back to the trailer. If he hadn't been so worried about everybody else, Brendan would've noticed somebody following him.
...
Jack continued to run, holding the decoy in his hands. Suddenly Phantom jumped in front of Jack, blocking him.
"Give me the canister!" Phantom took the towel out of Jack's hand and immediately gaped when all he saw was three juggling balls in Jack's arms. Phantom stared blankly as Jack grinned mischievously.
"Looks like I fooled you old man. Here, take this as a consolation prize!" Jack threw one of the juggling balls at Phantom's head. Phantom blocked the ball with his hands, throwing the ball forcefully away to a nearby cliff.
"You tried to trick me! And for that you'll-"
Wham! The juggling ball that Phantom blocked came bouncing back and hit him in the forehead. Jack stared dumbly at his luck as Phantom rubbed his head.
"Argh! That hurt," Phantom grumbled. Jack took advantage of the situation and tried to climb up a large boulder. However, miraculously, Phantom grabbed the boulder that was ten times larger than he was and threw it with such force. Jack managed to jump off the boulder before it hit the ground and cracked into two.
"Wow! What have you been eating old man, vitamins?" Phantom growled, ignoring Jack's question.
"I don't need to waste my time with you," Phantom growled. He quickly left Jack.
"Come back here!" Jack chased after Phantom.
...
"Ahh... I think we lost them," Max gasped. He and May turned around behind them just to make sure, not looking up ahead. Suddenly a huge shadowy figure came from the other side, bumping into the two. May, Max, and the shadow fell to the ground.
"OUCH! Watch were you're go-" Max looked up and saw Brendan holding onto the canister and looked relieved seeing them.
"Oh good! I found you guys. Listen we got to go. I don't know how long Jack can-" Brendan's smile froze and his eyes suddenly narrowed at something behind May. May whipped her head around and saw one of Phantom's henchmen behind her. Next to him was a Beedrill.
"Thought you could escape brat? Not a chance. Hand over the egg and I might spare friends' lives," the henchman said. Beedrill buzzed menacingly at the three trainers.
"Shoot! Run!" Brendan yelled. Brendan, May, and Max sped away, hoping to get to get away.
"Ah no you don't! Beedrill Sludge Bomb!" Suddenly the road in front of Brendan was completely blocked by slippery mud.
"He's right behind us," May cried, clutching tightly to Brendan's arm. Brendan gritted his teeth. No choice but to battle as much as he hated it. He needed to get May and Max away, or they'll get hurt.
"May," Brendan shoved the canister into May's arms, "Get out of here! I'll hold him off."
"What?!" May fumbled the canister in her arms, trying to get a good grip, "Brendan! This not a simple Pokemon battle! If you lose-"
"I had promised I would protect you. I never broke my promise before and its not going to end here," Brendan said, closing the matter, "I'll catch up later." He reached for two of his Pokeballs. His cloth hat made a shadow that covered his eyes, but May could still tell that Brendan was serious. May trembled.
Brendan was referring to what happened back then. That promise. That promised that almost got him killed, and it was because she made him promise. It was her fault... all of her fault... Max grabbed his sister's shirt, snapping May out of her trance.
"Come on. The egg is important. I don't know who these guys are but we can't let them have it. I believe in Brendan, so you shouldn't worry either," Max said. May nodded and turned her head to Brendan.
"Come back alive," May whispered. She and her brother hurried off to the other path. Brendan sighed and looked up in the sky.
"Alright May, I promise," Brendan whispered.
"Shoot! The girl got the egg! Beedrill forget the boy, get that girl!" Beedrill flew to the direction May and Max went, but immediately stopped to prevent being hit by a Mud Shot.
The henchman turned around and saw the boy next to a Swampert and an Umbreon. The boy looked up and flashed his angry ruby eyes at the enemy, who immediately stepped back.
This boy... his eyes... who is he?
"Hey who said you could run off? You'll have to deal with me first," Brendan said, "Don't expect me to go easy on you." The henchman gulped, for some reason this kid looked more dangerous than before.
"Beedrill use Pin Missile!" Beedrill shot the white needles at the boy, who stood there, not moving, as if there was nothing to fear. Brendan brought his hand into the air and pointed to Swampert.
"Protect Swampert!" Swampert got in front of Umbreon and Brendan, and created a large green shield. The Pin Missile fell harmlessly off the shield. Before the henchman could react, Brendan was already giving out commands for a counter attack.
"Umbreon Shadow Ball! Swampert Dynamic Punch!" Umbreon send out a dark sphere and Swampert used Dynamic Punch on Shadow Ball to increase the speed of the sphere. Before Beedrill realized what was going on, the powerful attack hit it and it immediately fell to the ground.
"No Beedrill!" The henchman tried to send out another Pokemon.
"Swampert! Ice Beam!" The henchman whole body, except his head, was frozen into a block of ice, preventing him from moving. Brendan stared angrily at the henchman before returning his Pokemons.
"Don't expect me to let you live next time," Brendan said softly, not in a mean way but in a way you knew that if you faced him again, there's no chance of survival. Brendan ran off to the direction where May and Max headed, leaving the frozen henchman behind, who was trying to get out of the block of ice.
That kid... what is he?
Author's Notes
Alright we see Brendan battle for the first time (sort of). Well, the suspense is killing me now. I guess I'll go ahead and write the next chapter (lol).
I made all of Phantom's henchmen have bug Pokemons because well... in the movie they only showed bug Pokemon (lame conclusion). You would think they would have water Pokemon.
Thank you for all who have reviewed.
the shadow of hell
hey thanks for the review! Hope you liked this chapter too.
Jarkes
I hope I answered all of your questions in the other story. Yeah Jimmy still acts like a jerk, so be patient and you'll see his good side later on in the story.
ARGH! You ruined the ending for this story! That was the ending I was planning to use (about Manaphy but slightly different). Now I have to go back and think of something else (lol jk jk). It's okay. Well, thanks for your review.
Sapphire x
Good luck in remebering your part in Treasure Island (unless you already finished the play then I hope you did okay). Thanks for reviewing and for continuing to review.
the dark titan
Ohhhh. So that's what you mean about Brendan. Well, I never wrote a story for school so all the teacher I've had told me that when somebody is speaking, you have to make a new paragraph. Guess I was wrong. Anways thanks for reviewing and I'll see you next time.
LethoBion
Yeah I'm still alive! I updated so be happy. Thanks for your review!
grammaguy
Thanks for the grammar lesson and for the OC clarification (Me: imagining Crystal destroying your OC; lol jk). Sorry for the randomness. Didn't know you didn't like these kinds of things. Anways thanks for the review and I'll see you next week!
bigheadrew
Yay! My new reviewer! Thank you so much. It's nice to know that there are people out there who like my story. I hope you can continue to review. See you next time!
Well that's it for me. I'll see you next week if my tests don't get in the way.
Bye for now!
-JapanDreamer