A/N: Thank you for your continue support on this FF! ^^
Reshiram is finally revived, recognized and captured by Touko.
The grand battle between the Hero of Ideal and Hero of Truth begins.
Will N finally realized his mistake?
As N sends out his last Pokemon, Touko trembles...
What is that Pokemon?
What is the outcome?
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Black and White 24: The Outcome
Touko trembles, she has rapid breathing with her mouth wide open, her eyes are shaking.
The pure white dragon is on the ground, with her blue eyes half open. Her wings and body are injured, she struggles to get up multiple times. However the hiss from the pain from injures stops her from getting up.
"Reshiram!" Touko calls out, she's on her knee touches her beautiful White Dragon.
Reshiram lightly growls in respond to her reaction.
Zekrom is also on the ground, fainted.
N is stuned, he knees down on the ground, gently touches Zekrom, with his head down.
This battle is a tied. Both dragon falls down on the ground the same time, and unable to get up to continue to battle.
Reshiram lifts her head and growls at Zekrom about something.
While Zekrom didn't bother lift his head, just growls back with the reply.
N looks at both of them.
"Reshiram… Please return to your Pokeball and rest up." Touko puts out her Heal Ball and points at Reshiram, Reshiram turns into red silhouette, and goes back into her Heal Ball. Touko looks at Reshiram's Pokeball, "Thank you." She smiles.
She looks over to N. N is silent, his head is down.
"The battle is not over yet." N stands up and takes out his Pokeball.
"Oh, I thought you are against putting Pokemon inside the pokeball, what is this?" Touko crosses her arm and says with taunt, "You hypocrite."
Zekrom went back to N's Pokeball. "Pokeball is a place for Pokemon to rest up after battle." N looks up to Touko, he looks cold and expressionless. Perhaps because the battle was a tie, but to him it could be equally to a loss. He fixes his cap, and takes out another Pokeball as he puts Zekrom's Pokeball away on his belt, "Let's continue our battle."
N throws out another pokeball: "Go, Carracosta!"
A blue water turtle Pokemon comes out from his Pokeball, standing in front of him.
"I was waiting for you." Touko throws her Pokeball out, "Go, Pansage!"
"Smart choice." N smirks, "Use Crunch!"
As Pansage just arrive on the stage, didn't have the time to stand properly yet. N already commands, and his Pokemon already running after Pansage.
N sure is getting impatient already.
"Tsk. Use Seed Bomb!" Touko commands.
Carracosta open his mouth and tries to bite down on Pansage as hard as he can, Pansage dodges.
Pansages jumps up to mid-air and splits up Seeds out from his mouth.
A supereffective and direct hit of grass attack on Carracosta, whose type is Water and Rock.
"Please let me in!" Touya grabs against the dark metal fences blocking the entrance towards the Elite four inside the Pokemon League, he panicks, "My sister is in there."
"I'm sorry, the Pokemon League is closed at this moment, I can't have you proceed further!" The guard who's blocking the entrance tries to calm down Touya in the most mature way possible, as he can tell Touya has been staring at that circular hole where's the maiden statue was, in the center of the Elite Four Entrace.
He knows Touko and Cheren in there.
"This is critical time here!" Touya reasons, "Didn't you watch the TV? Team Plasma has invaded the Champion Hall! N has defeated Alder! My sister is in there, I must help her!"
"But… the Pokemon League is closed due to the emergency, I can't open up for you!"
"What's with the commotion here?" A slim man with dark spiky hair poking out on both side of his head, dark red clothing with yellow scarf wrap around his neck, walks down the the slide of his room asks.
Along with a sleepy missy with large blonde hair with big hat, she's yawning as she's walking down the slide of her own room with her eyes half open.
"I was having such a good sleep." She says with barely any energy, "What's with the trainer screaming over ther?"
"This isn't time to sleep, Caitlin!" A purple hair glasses girl is running down with a book in her hand, she's wearing unique clothing, "We all saw the news right?"
"Shauntal you were probably busy writing your novels anyways! Did you really watch the entire news?" Caitlin looks over to Shauntal with the look of doubt.
Shauntal grinds her teeth: "Of course I have! You were probably sleeping the entire time anyways, Caitlin!"
"If you want to go to Champion Hall, you have to surpass us, the Elite four here, what chances do you think you can help the young trainer who's probably already in the middle of battle with N? Are you confident that you can defeat us? " A deep man voice is coming from the corner room of the Elite four slide, Marshal stops in front of Touya, staring at him fiercely, "Are you confident that you can easily surpass the four of us?"
Touya hesitates with the pressure Marshal gives him, he browses around in front of him. It's really rare to have all four elite four to come out of their room, gather and stand near the front gate of the Pokemon League.
A single cold sweat falls down from his face, this is intense and for sure nervous.
"I may or not have the strength to defeat all four of you, however at critical time like this, an extra trainer would be helpful to stop Team Plasma." Touya takes out his Gym Badge case from his bag, and shows them: "I have all eight badges! Or else I wouldn't be able to come forth here. So please, there's no time to battle the Elite four, I'm not here to challenge the champion, I'm only here to help my sister. Team Plasma invaded the Pokemon League! Alder lost to N! Right now, my sister… Touko is in there battling him right now! We can't have N win this battle, he can't force to change this world!"
"What's a hassle." Caitlin looks at Touya with her eyes half open, she doesn't seem to worry at all, "If he wants to proceed then let him be. I want to sleep."
"Caitlin!" Shauntal gives Caitlin the look.
Caitlin scowls, looks at him unpleasantly: "Well, if you must stick to the rule why don't you battle him yourself, Grimsley." She looks over to slim man with dark hair and clothes with red ascent, with long yellow scarf on his neck.
"Well…" He shrugs and says with careless tone, "It doesn't matter to me. But rules are rules."
What's with these attitudes? Touya wonders:"Don't you all care about Alder? Or the Pokemon League?" Touya asks anxiously.
The Elite Four look over to Touya, their expression seems to have answered his question.
"Of course we care!" Shuantal steps forward, with book in her hand.
"However we are given the duty to stay here and protect the Pokemon League." Grimsley says, "We have been protecting the Pokemon League since… well… For a while. It's our duty."
"Since… Alder decided to leave Pokemon League and wonders around the Unova?" Touya asks.
"Ah, so you know the story." Caitlin is surprised, although she still has her eyes half open when talking.
"It's those Team Plasma used it to poke against the old pain of Alders."
"That's terrible." Marshal clenches his fists, "How can they…" Marshal punches the fense in front of Touya. The sound of the fence leads Touya puts his hands off the fense.
"…" Touya doesn't know what to say.
"How about this. It's not like you are going to challenge the champion." Marshal looks at Touya, "Battle me. If you can surpass me then you may proceed to the Champion hall."
"Oi, Marshal, that's not fair to other trainers." Grimsley puts his left hand out gesture to stop Marshal's decision.
"This is critical time. Once the gate opens, he can't walk out. He won't be able to heal his Pokemon. There's no point put him in battle with Team Plasma with injured Pokemon." Marshal turns his back against Touya, as the Guard decided to open the gate for him. Touya steps inside.
"Come to my room and battle me. Then you can proceed. This time only."
Touya show sthe biggest smile: "YES!"
"Prove to me that, you have the ability to save Alder and help your sister."
"YES SIR!" Touya is running after Marshal who's walking twice faster than his regular steps, into his room.
"This is not fair at all…" Grimsley sighs.
"Who cares? I'm going back sleep." Caitlin starts to walk back to her room.
Shauntal sighs: "We should check out the TV to see what the condition is…"
"There are probably tons of helicopter broadcasting live of the current condition of Pokemon League." Grimsley says.
"Klinklang! Use Metal Sound!" N commands, Klingklang uses its metal sound into the mid-air it hurts everyone's ear and head.
Touko covers her ear as much as she can with both of her hands, while Unfezant is also struggling.
"Unfezant, use Sky Attack!" Unfezant who's flying in the mid-sky cannot hear Touko's command.
The sound finally stops, N doesn't seem to be influenced by this. What is he? A super human? He hasn't flinch or make any move during the entire battle. Touko wonders.
Unfezant can bare fly properly after the sound influenced his famous
"Can you hear me Unfezant? Unfezant! "
"Now use, Hyperbeam!" N commands.
Before Touko realize the second attack was coming, Klingklang already shoots out its hyperbeam, a direct hit against Unfezant.
"Unfezant!" Touko shouts out.
"UNFEEEE!" Unfezant screams and falls on the ground, unconscious.
Touko runs towards him, and grabs on to him carefully, and puts him back into the Pokeball.
"Victini…" Victini flies beside Touko with the look of worry.
Touko has her head down, she looks to her Pokeball, and she only has Emboar left that's able to battle, she can't possibility ask Victini to battle with him. It's too dangerous.
N has two more Pokemon… However… Touko looks to Klingklang that's floating in front of N, three of its gear rotates in different directions. Klingklang is still hasn't have much damange, Emboar is at his advantage for sure, but Touko doesn't know what Pokemon will N use next.
She gatta do this. She can't hestitate now.
She stands up and throws out her Pokeball: "Go, Emboar!"
Emboar comes out of Pokeball and stands in front of her, breath fire out of his nose, he's ready. He's been waiting for Touko to send him out the entire battle.
"Oh, I was waiting for your dear Emboar to come out. Afterall, it was the first Pokemon when we both first met." N has grind on his face, "Isn't it?"
"I kind of miss your cheesy talk when you were away."Touko says with smirk on her face as well.
"You are making me feeling very excited."
"I refuse to over-think about what you are saying there." Touko pulls out her arm, "Use Flare Blitz!"
Emboar surroundes his body with flame, and jumps straight flying towards Klingklang.
A critical and super effective on it. It fainted instantly.
N puts Klingklang back into his Pokeball: "Thank you, my friend." He mutters quietly. N doesn't seem happy. He seems to be nervous now. Every time N puts a Pokemon back into Pokeball, he always mutters his appreciations towards them.
Now they both are down to one Pokemon.
"My last friend… Will you share your courage with me?" N takes out his Pokeball, closes his eyes, "We grew up together… we shared a strong bond together… You always here to protect me. You understand me the most… Therefore… Let's do this together, my friend."
"What are you muttering over there?" Touko can't seem to hear what N is saying, she's impatient, "You sure mutters a lot!"
N looks over to Touko, with the look of confidence. Touko flinches abit with that look, since she's been waiting to know what his last Pokemon is.
N throws out the Pokeball, a dark shadow comes out of his Pokeball.
The familiar shadow, the large and strong wings, the fearsome pressure, and that glowing red eyes…
"No… way… How can it be?" Touko is trembling, with her mouth wide open.
Zekrom lands in front of N once again, and rage out his mighty roars.
That razor wind blow from Zekrom is pushing Touko once again. Victini tightly grabs onto Touko.
"HOW IS IT POSSIBLE?" Touko shouts out, "WE DEFEATED ZEKROM! WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS N?"
N looks at Touko who's raging panicking, he refuses to speak.
"Did you cheat? Did you use Max Revive? This is just not fair N!" Touko shouts out with frighten, Touko never knew, N would do what it takes for him to win the battle, in this case did he actually use Max Revive in battle to reuse his Pokemon to win Touko?
Now she seriously is at disadvantage.
Touko is tremling, she's shivering. She can't stop this fear in her heart, what if she loses?
She closes her eyes and clenches her fists grinding her teeth.
Her legs are shaking so much that she's afraid she might lose balance and fall down on the ground.
"Emboar, EMM!" Emboar turns around and shouts at Touko, Touko opens her eyes, Emboar is trying his best to tell Touko something with the gesture, "Emboar emm! EMBOARR!"
Emboar… Emboar is telling her not to give up.
"Emboar…" Touko says Emboar's name quietly. She's touched, she's touched with Emboar's words. Yes it sounded like hes just saying his own name, but Touko can understand. She can understand what Emboar is trying to say…
"Do not give up, you don't know until you try. This isn't your style, the Touko I know will never give up or get scare this easily. We defeated him once, we can defeat him again!"
That's what Emboar is telling her.
"Emboar…" Touko's tears start to gather around her eyes, she's very touched by this.
Touko wipes her tears and nods, and refresh the confident look on her face: "LET'S DO THIS!"
Emboar turns around and breaths fire out of his nose once again.
"We'll win this battle no matter what, Emboar, use Hammer Arm!"
Emboar starts turns towards Zekrom with his roar, his arm is glowing light with brighte power.
"Use Night Slash!"
"Huh?" Touko finds it strange, why is it using Night Slash?
Night slash attacks on Emboar, Emboar dodges it.
This just looks strange.
Emboar direct hits on Zekrom, Zekrom seems to be in pushed so easy by Emboar's attack and injured already.
This looks way too different than previous battle with Reshiram. Both Reshiram and Zekrom used attack on each other multiple times for a while until they both actually have make a scratch on their body. Even with Max revive, this Zekrom just looks too perfect. There's no injury on him. He's a legendary dragon right? Why is he so much different than their first battle?
What is going on?
Suddenly, Zekrom disappear, like a hologram screen is glazing away.
It becomes a dark fox Pokemon with red ascent standing in front of N.
"That Pokemon…" Touko never seem this Pokemon before, "Illustion?" Touko remembers, back in Pinwheel forest, there was a small fox Pokemon that was playing with them, turned into Tympole before to fool everyone, the Pokemon N said he grew up with…
So that Pokemon must be the evolution form of that Zorua.
"That was a relief…" Touko says with relief smile, "To think you actually cheat like this…"
"I'm surprised… Emboar said he wants to be with you, he can't let me change the world like this. He won't let me liberate all Pokemon and separate you and him. He will fight with all his might to stop me…"
Touko gives the fiece look to N: "Now you have heard him. Why do you have to separate human and Pokemon? Do you not ever listen to any of us? You are some stubborn, spoil prince!"
"Call me what you want. I won't change my mind. You can't defeat Zoroark. He and I have a strong bond longer than you have, he and I are one… he and I been through a lot together in the Pinwheel forest… He has become stronger because he wants to fight by my side. You can't defeat him that easily."
"Oh yeah? If you guys have such strong bond, why are you separating the Human and Pokemon? Doesn't that mean you will have separate with Zoroak too?"
N is silent. What Touko said silences him.
Zoraok is influenced by her words as well, he turns back and looks at N with the look of distress.
He clenches his fists, answered unwillingly: "Yes… for Zoroak to become perfect… I will."
Touko, Emboar and Zoroak gasp, she can tell from N's face. He doesn't want to do that either. Deep down, perhaps N doesn't want to do this…
Or maybe he's been having second doubts.
"When you were young… you were locked in that room right… the room that's a level below us…"
N is silent, remain with his head down.
"Weren't you crying every day? Weren't you crying that you miss your Pokemon, didn't you miss Zorua every day? Although you were full-filled with all these brand new toys, equipment and all the things that Team Plasma were able to provide to entertain you, None of that fulfill your needs. You wanted to be with Pokemon right? Like how you were young, you went around and travel with them…"
N looks at Touko with the face of surprised.
"How did you know…"
"You were very lonely right? Playing alone with the basket ball, the skateboard, and the same toys over and over… occasionally you get those injured Pokemon coming to your room, some aggressive ones even attacked you…"
"…" N has his head down, he's silent.
"Do you really want this again? Do you want to separate from your Pokemon?" Touko shouts with all her might, "If you truly want to separate with Pokemon then why did you cry? Why did you hesitate to my question when I asked you if you are OK separate from Zoroark who you shared such strong bond with? Can you guarantee that you won't miss them to the point where you will cry, just want to see them and be with them again? Even recreating the world once again to fulfill your another desire?"
N's body twitched.
"You kept saying your dream is 'To Make Pokemon perfect' 'Liberate all Pokemon'. Have you asked yourself, if you are OK with that? Is your dream something that doesn't hurt yourself, as a human as well?"
Emboar starts to attack Zoroark, Zoroark realizes right away and evades. They both start their battle without trainer's command. Emboar is injured every where, he keeps on using fighting attack against Zoroark, who's dark type. However Zoroak is too fast for Emboar. At least Emboar made a few super effective attacks on Zoroak, their HP is almost even.
"N, You are a HUMAN TOO!"
"SILENCE!" N shouts out, "You said ENOUGH!"
Touko flinches by N's shout, this is her second time hearing N shouts out loud like this.
She clenches her fist, her words seems to anguish N.
N stares at Touko with rage: "This dream isn't about me. It's about my friends! I have seem enough of my friends suffering. How many Pokemon was abandoned by their trainer, because they are not strong enough, or have enough potential? There are so many trainers just left injure Pokemon alone and leave. With free health care in this Pokemon world, how can trainer do this? They do not care Pokemon but themselves. Have you seem how many human steal rare Pokemon for price? Decorate their Pokemon however their trainer desire, even the Pokemon doesn't like it. How many trainer evolved their Pokemon to be stronger although their Pokemon refuse to evolve? Where are the freedom of their Pokemon? Do you really think Pokemon enjoy being trap in the Pokeball? Why do Pokemon have to do all these fighting? Why doesn't human do the fighting?"
"NOT ALL TRAINERS ARE LIKE THAT! Have you seem the GYM leaders? Or trainers like us? Victini and Meloretta, we let them out because they don't want to stay in a Pokeball, I want to show Victini the world that his missed for the past hundred years! If Emboar want to stay out of Pokeball, I will let him do that too! There are still more trainers like us, Bianca, Cheren… Alder…We respect Pokemon's decision. N, your dream isn't wrong either, however you can't force your dream on people! People are allow to pursue different dreams!"
"It's over…" N mutters.
"Huh?" Touko didn't realized, Emboar is unconscious on the ground.
"You lost." N stares at Touko with the disappointing look on his face.
"Emboar…" Touko runs towards Emboar, her eyes are shaking, seeing Emboar is on the ground, seeing injures all over his body, he has tries his hardest to fight, despites with all the injury on his body. He has pulled his full limited.
He has tries his hardest to stop N…
What to do? Touko asks herself, she doesn't have an answered.
"Never again, shall Pokemon suffer from their selfish- human…"
"VICTIIII!" Victini jumps out in front of Touko, flying on top of Emboar with his little arms wide open.
"Victini?"
"Is that so… you still have one Pokemon left…"
N looks over to Zoroak, who's trying to catch his breath. It seems that Emboar has done enough damange to Zoroak, his HP is probably about 1/4 left.
"But Victini… You don't have that many battle experience…"
"Victini VICTNIII!" Victini seems to be irritated by Touko's words. It's true, Touko realized, Victini was battled along side with his previous trainer before, Touko didn't use Victini in any battles is because she doesn't think Victini want to battle. He's a peace maker…
Perhaps sometimes Victini wants to battle… Like the time he jumps out of the Charge Stone Cave, and perhaps when she lost her first battle with Drayden, perhaps Victini wanted to jump out to help but Touko didn't realize it.
"Victini… I'm sorry…" Touko is touched by how much Victini cares for her, she starts to tear up, "I'm sorry…"
"Victi, Victinii!" Victini pats Touko's head, with the smile, and did a gesture of dance and peace sign.
"Victini… Thank you…" Touko smiles with tears coming down of her eyes.
Victini nods and jumps in front of her, stretches his tiny body and flicks his ears, getting ready for this battle. He gives the taunt look to Zoroak.
Zoroak spits on the side and chuckles, getting ready to battle with this little guy.
"I see… Victini really wants to be with you, and continue journey and see around the world with you… He doesn't want to be apart from you either…" N says with the expressionless face, "It's impressive, all of your Pokemon have said the same thing. 'I must stop you, I can't let you separate from my trainer and I.' this is indeed beautiful." N changes his seriously expression, "However, let's prove this, is the world going to choose you, or choose me." N pulls his arm out: "Victini is Psychic and Fire type… therefore… Zoroak, Night Slash."
"No way am I letting you win! I'm confident with Victini's ability!" Touko commands, "Dodge, Victini! Then use Focus Blast!"
Victini flies up into mid-air and dodged Night Slash barely from below, he positions himself and put both of his hand forms a circle, a bright Aquamarine light gathers inbetween his hands and he throws it at Zoroak, Zoroak dodged it.
"Tsk!" Touko is irritated, "Keep going Victini! Use Focus Blast again!" Touko knows, there's only limited times can Victini use Focus Blast, if it direct hits Zoroak, then she can win!
"Have you thought about what the world would be like if you separate Pokemon and human? Who will take care of injured Pokemon?"
N looks at Touko, he's silent with angrish.
"Remember all the Pokemon that's injured? There are people who doesn't just rely on Pokemon by just battling? They are also life companion with each other! Pokemon and Human are happy together, so why are you forcing them? There are good Pokemon and bad Pokemon too, just like human!"
"Use Retaliate!" N commands, he seems to have ignore Touko's words.
"Victini, DODGE!" Touko commands immediately.
Zoroak jumps up in mid-air and starts to attack Victini multiple times in his fastest speed.
"VIct…VICT…VICTTT!"
"VICTINII!" Touko shouts out.
Zoroak lands on the ground, Victini falls down as well but he tries to fly up immediately as he lightly lands on the ground.
Zoroak is panting faster than before. He must be getting tired.
This is the chance. Touko thought in her head: "Use Focus Blast again, Victini!"
Victini gathers the power around him and throws it at Zoroak.
"Zoroak, use Retaliate again!"
However Zoroak can't move much faster like before, a direct attack from Focus Blast. Zoroak is on the ground, unconscious.
"GASP…" N opens his eyes wide, looking at Zoroak's lying on the ground, who doesn't have the energy to get up, and closes his eyes tightly.
"We…won…" Touko and Victini are looking at Zoroak, Victini is floating in mid-air.
Touko looks over to Victini: "We won, Victini…"
Victini looks over to Touko, he nods.
They are so shocked that they have delay reaction of their victory.
Touko puts the biggest smile on her face: "WE WON, VICTINI!" She runs to Victini, and Victini jumps to her and laughing, and celebrate their victory.
"Everything is ruined… The Ideal I held… The dream Pokemon shared…" N knees down on the ground, both of his hands are on the ground supporting his body, he stares on the ground, into space with the despair look on his face.
Touko and Victini looks over.
"You've defeated Zekrom and I… Perhaps your truth is stronger than my ideal… However…" N continues, "Reshiram and Zekrom chose different hero… I wonder… The two Heros that was living in the same time, one persues the Ideal and one pursue the truth… perhaps like you said… maybe they were both right… It's not by rejecting different ideas, it is by accepting different ideas that world creates a chemical reaction… Perhaps this is the true formula that may change the world..."
"N…"Touko doesn't know what to say, she looks at N, who looks demestated from lost to her, and destroyed his dream. She feels the slight guilt in her heart for turning N this way. But she has to do it, it's not just for the sake of this world, it's also for N's own good. However she doesn't want to see N acting this way. She grinds her teeth. She feels his sadness.
There's nothing she can say.
"I have no right to be the hero…"
Touko looks over.
"Someone like me…" N looks at both of his palms that he holds up in front of him, "Zekrom…"
"That's not true!" Touko steps forward, "N… Your ideal dream was great, but… there were so many other aspects of it… and you can't force it on anyone…" Touko looks away, "I really envy you… Everything you do is for Pokemon, everything you consider is for Pokemon… Compare to you… my dream is… very shallow…" Touko slowly turns to mumble as she speaks, she's doesn't know what else to say to cheer him up, she looks up to N, "But… we all pursue different dreams! That's the fun part right?"
"Touko…" N presses his lips tightly together.
Knowing that Touko is trying her best to cheer him up, that made him feel slight relief.
Just slightly…
In this quiet room, a sound of crutch and foot steps slowly approaching from behind.
Both of them recognized this foot steps.
"Ghetsis…" Touko turns around, watching Ghetsis slowly approaches with an unpleasant look on his face.
A/N: Hope you enjoy this chapter ^^
Sorry since it's my first time writing a Pokemon fanfict, I'm not as strong at writing Pokemon battles, but I've gave a try on this chapter~
New chapter will update soon :D