Curtain Call
Verglas, the great powerful Auroros, continued his slow stride toward the legendary Pokémon before him. With every step he took, ice and mist exploded from his feet. Once more, the Sail Pokémon let out a cry of Jurassic proportions; his blue eyes aimed directly toward his ghastly foe. That shadowy dragon, the evil lord of the Distortion World, readied himself for battle. The human that stood on his head gazed down upon the city of Sunyshore with a face of disdain. Shaking his head, he rose the brown colored orb in his hands. It glimmered in the misty light, making the legend under his feet roar out; showing his strength to all. As Verglas marched his way toward Giratina, the banished legend rose his wings in preparation.
Then he descended, in a dark cloud, toward the misty ground. Reappearing before his foe, the Renegade Pokémon shot a malicious glare at the Sail Pokémon. The two were of similar height, with Giratina appearing to be relatively taller. Their height mattered not to the brawlers, for they both came to a stop as they stood before one another. Darkness oozed from Giratina's body, as opposed to the icy white which flowed from Verglas' diamonds. The Sail Pokémon appeared to be an angel; a hero who would banish the dark, while Giratina held every connotation of Satan ever uttered.
The Renegade Pokémon suddenly rushed forward, his body swallowed in a cloud of darkness. Verglas didn't move, though the mist covering his body engulfed him. When Giratina arrived at the area of his foe, he was surprised to rush into nothing. He blew away the mist with his wings, only to find that he stood alone in between buildings. But the banished legend could still hear the footsteps of the Sail Pokémon. They were behind him.
By the time he turned around however, the Sail Pokémon was upon him. Verglas rushed his foe, slamming him into the side of a building. Stones and bricks fell upon Giratina's body, causing him to slip and fall. With the legend at his toes, Verglas slammed his foot down upon the chest of the ghastly dragon. His mouth opened up next, and began to spew a rainbow-colored beam upon the chest of his demonic foe. Giratina suffered under the attack for a while, before transforming into a shaded figure. Sinking into the ground, he escaped the beam and retreated a few feet away.
If the Renegade Pokémon wasn't angry before, he was now. With ice falling from his chest, the Pokémon started to roar out. Shaking his wings, he caused the wind to pick up in the air. It blew Verglas' mist away, and even picked up cars and other objects which sat on the roads. This shadowy wind lifted Verglas off his toes, and threw him onto his back some city block away. Now pleased with just tossing the Sail Pokémon, Giratina took to the skies on his tattered wings. When Verglas' eyes opened, he found the banished legend flying above him.
Then Giratina fell, dropping his six limbs upon Verglas in a monstrous press. The Sail Pokémon roared out in pain, his icy and rocky body crushed under the great stomp. An insidious smile spread upon the ghastly dragon's mouth, as he enjoyed the pain he was causing his enemy. Verglas tried to fight him off, but the tactic was fruitless for Giratina's strength was much greater in comparison.
The sound of charging energy rumbled through his ears. Turning around, he found a small blue spec on the roads. It was a bright spec, one that forced his attention to fall upon it. He recognized that energy; he had faced it long ago. It was a very specific Lucario.
Courage charged the energy in a cupped fashion with her hands. The dreads on her head flowed skyward, while the earth quaked beneath her toes. In the brief moment the legend gazed upon her eyes, he found saw a pure red much akin to his.
Suddenly aiming forward her hands, the Aura Pokémon fired out a beam of pure energy. Giratina folded his wings over his body, shielding himself from most of the powerful beam. But Courage never gave in, instead she forced even more energy into her beam. Eventually, her efforts broke through his blockade, slamming into his unguarded face. Courage's attack tore through the sky, parting the dark-void like air. When her hands fell, she felt the need to rest. But the Renegade Pokémon was nowhere near finished.
Becoming a shade, he quickly appeared before the Aura Pokémon. Taken aback by his sudden teleportation, Courage found herself growing on the defensive. Unfortunately, no defense could stave off Giratina. Using darkness, the banished legend crafted a claw out of complete shadow. This claw slashed against Courage's body, sending her crashing into the earth. Raising one of his many limbs, the ghastly dragon slammed it down upon the Aura Pokémon. Never one to give up, Courage held up the foot with her hands, but as time went on Giratina's press slowly started to force her down. Courage was finding it harder and harder to keep his foot up, and soon she knew he would be crushing her.
But a sudden streak of fire released her. This blazing line of fire rocketed up Giratina's body, and slammed into his face. Though his dragon body allowed him to stave off the flaming hit, the strike was just so powerful it forced him off of Courage's body. This flaming individual landed down to the earth, his tail waving, while fire danced off of his head. When Giratina shot a glare at the blazing simian, he caused the Pokémon to go into a wild frenzy.
Scorch, Dawn's Infernape, accurately remembered the battle they held in the Distortion world some years ago. How does one forgot the time they traveled to a broken universe to fight a banished legend, after all? He knew the evil Giratina was capable of, he knew the power the dragon held. He was not about to let that being have his way with the world or any world for that matter.
Scorch performed a frenetic dance, causing his fire to dance along all of his limbs. Growling with rage, Giratina took to the skies with his wings. A dark beam of power was forming in his maw; an attack which caused gravity to shift skyward. But Scorch wasn't deterred by this, if any thing, it made his flames burn hotter. In a mad dash, the burning Pokémon rushed his way toward his legendary foe. Giratina pointed his mouth down, and fired the beam from his lips. It slammed into the earth, uprooting cement and dirt, whilst also creating a hole directly to the sewers of Sunyshore. But Scorch was not among the carnage.
Giratina gazed up, as a made ape hollered through the air. Eyes widening, he watched as Scorch slammed a flaming fist against his head. The attack forced him down, while the simian leaped back. From his mouth, he spewed a stream of burning hot fire upon the dragon's face. Rage-filled, Giratina waved his wings which whipped up a powerful gale. The counter action slammed the Infernape onto the ground, though he quickly recoiled onto his feet. His lips were curled into a smile as he dashed left and right. Giratina tried in vain to crush the Pokémon, but the simian was much to fast for him. Every attack the legend made, would come one moment to late. He remembered the simian being annoying yes, but this was a completely different level. It seemed as if the Infernape did nothing but get stronger over the years. And that angered the legend.
Raising his wings once more, the Renegade Pokémon caused a storm of darkness to form around his body. Stopping dead in his tracks, Scorch prepared for the attack with a malicious smile. When the darkness reached a fine point, the dragon fired.
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The roads were filled with darkness, which splashed up like water. The brunette gazed toward the ground in awe. The battle unfolding before her was amazing. She had to give credit where credit is due. The Sinnoh Champion's Pokémon were amazing. Watching them fight the way they did, it reminded the Kanto Trainer of her own Pokémon. Speaking of which...
The Sinnoh Champion stood right beside her Kanto counterpart, her hand holding a ear-mounted radio device. She gave orders into the device, orders her Pokémon carried out without a moment's hesitation. The Kanto Trainer wanted so desperately to throw her Pokémon into the mix, to battle alongside the girl she tried to kill. But she felt an extreme loss of self.
Hand reaching into her satchel, Leaf searched for a specific Poké Ball. She didn't know what to believe anymore, after Cyrus' words. Would that explain everything? Was it his doing which caused her to be trapped in this world? Was she just a displaced denizen from another universe? Or was there something more to this? And what did he mean by 'Ask your darling Volcarona that question'? That statement threw her on a role. She peered down to the Poké Ball in hand, recognizing the fact that it held the Sun Pokémon. Apollo, the being she had received from Professor Oak, now sat in her hands. Could she trust him? After Cyrus' words, she didn't know who or what to trust let alone believe.
And what of Dawn? Was she really just summoned here to do battle with her? Was she just some tool used by a madman to carry out his revenge, and eventually, help him take over the world? Why had the Sinnoh Champion so quickly teamed up with her? When Leaf changed, Dawn was busy trying to relearn things. Then why did she stand beside he once murderer? It was easy to say that Giratina is a greater threat, yes, but if she wanted too, Leaf could have easily killed Dawn at any time.
She hated these conflicting motions. She didn't know what to do or who to trust. Her friends were her enemies, her enemies her friends, and time was nothing but a word now. She always thought she could trust her Pokémon, but now she wasn't sure anymore. Oh, if only Viridis was here. She could always trust him. Always. Who was she supposed to trust now?
Verglas slammed into Giratina, knocking the legend off of his six feet. The dragon fell into the hard earth next, his body uprooting various forms of debris. He happened to crash near Leaf and Dawn, making the two lose their balances in unison. Leaf was the first to regain her balance, and upon doing so her eyes fell upon the red eyes of Giratina. The dragon opened its mouth, and began to summon a large amount of dark energy. Before the Renegade Pokémon could fire, effectively ending Leaf's existence, she was tackled by Dawn. The blast flew over their heads, as the two ducked down closer to one another. When Leaf opened her eyes, she could see how close she was to death. Had it not been for Dawn, then Giratina would have easily done away with her.
Before the Renegade Pokémon could strike them again, Veglas struck him with an Ice Beam. Dawn stood up first, her blue eyes witnessing the carnage happening before her. Though she defeated Giratina before, the legendary Pokémon appeared to be stronger than he was before. He was shrugging off attacks like they were nothing, and counterattacking with powers much greater than she expected. Then again, what was she expecting? Certainly not this Pokémon, he was a great surprise to her.
"Are you okay?" she inquired of her Kanto counterpart, making her nod.
The action made Dawn smile, before her face of determination returned. Placing her hand on her earpiece, she moved over to the edge of the building once more. Leaf remained on the ground for a few more moments, opting to watch as Dawn gave various orders to her Pokémon. But even she could tell how pointless it was. The harder the Sinnoh Champion fought, the stronger Giratina seemingly became. He fought back with greater force than all of her Pokémon put together. Not even Verglas, who was Giratina's weakness, could match the Distortion World King. He was unbeatable. That is, unless Dawn got a little help.
With a savage headbutt, Giratina slammed Verglas to the ground. His head rose high next, and he let loose a cry of demonic proportions. His red gaze shifted back down to the Sail Pokémon, and he once again lifted his foot. But before he could stomp on the sauropod, a beam of pure energy struck him in the side of his head. Quickly, the Renegade Pokémon brought his eyes over to his attackers. Walking, side by side on the road, was Blue, his Jolteon perched on his shoulder, his Rhyperior, Pidgeot, Exeggutor, Ninetales, and his Mega Tyranitar. It didn't take Giratina long to figure out which Pokémon attacked him directly.
"Good job Tyranitar," Blue praised, "After this, a bucket full of Poké Blocks..." his vision sharpened, "Now hit him again! And harder this time!"
The Tryannical Pokémon started to charge energy in his mouth again, a sight the banished legend didn't like. Wings flapping, he took off for his foes. Jolteon quickly leaped from Blue's shoulder however, and created a miniature storm of thunder and rain. One powerful lightning bolt struck Giratina in the back, where it slammed him into the ground. Despite the eeveelutions small frame, he was Blue's first Pokémon. It was understandable he'd be this strong.
The banished legend got back onto his six feet, only to be stricken in the back by a blue beam fired by Courage. Turning around, he faced the Aura Pokémon, only for a beam of ice to be fired into his face. Crying in pain, he began to flap his wings violently. This stirred the wind, which threw his enemies away. Only Tyranitar remained, who finally finished his charging. With a click, he launched a beam of energy toward his foe, which slammed into the ghastly dragon's head.
Suddenly, Courage appeared beside the Tyranitar, her hand's charging another beam. Firing her Aura Storm, she contributed to Tyranitar's attack by placing a beam beside it. Their antics weren't alone, for soon after Scorch ran up, puffed his cheeks, then let loose the strongest flamethrower he could muster. Side by side, Dawn and Blue's Pokémon teamed up, all of them placing whatever energy attacks they held into stopping the banished legend.
Yet Giratina still held the power to push back. He started to overturn their attacks, no matter how great it was. His darkness was as great as any army of individuals. But another ice beam flew into the assault upon him, followed by various other special attacks. Behind Blue and Dawn's Pokémon, was Barry and his Pokémon, all of which were also firing into Giratina's direction.
Leaf stood tall on the building's edge, her hazel eyes watching the carnage unfold. Below her, eighteen Pokémon and their trainers were trying their hardest to stop a being who wanted absolute destruction. Why wasn't she apart of them? As much as she wanted to partake in the battle raging below, she just lacked the power too. Her mind was still lingering around what Cyrus told her. How could she fight a battle in a universe she didn't belong to? Was it wrong? Was it right?
"Tell me..." a low stirring voice echoed, "How does it feel, huh?"
Leaf turned around slowly; her brown eyes now falling upon Cyrus. He flicked the blue hair of Saturn's up, so he could get a better view of the girl sitting beneath him. Leaf didn't mount an attack of any kind, instead she walked forward to get a better view of him. He retained his hard face, and she retained her unsure face.
"Tell me," Cyrus murmured, "How do you feel, Leaf? Knowing destruction is only a few seconds off?"
"Why did you choose me?" she inquired, "Me, of all people?"
"I've already told you, Leaf," Cyrus answered, "I needed you to defeat Dawn. And you did that perfectly."
"There had to be people more qualified than me..." she retorted, "Thousands of them. Why did you choose me? You know you caused the death of my Venusaur?"
"Does it matter?" Cyrus asked as he walked past her, "Soon, everything and everyone will be erased. And you'll wake up in a perfect world. One crafted in my image," he shifted his vision over to Giratina, and the attacks currently bombarding him, "They will fight and fail. It makes me wonder why they bother."
"What does my Volcarona have to do with anything?" Leaf asked as she cupped his Poké Ball, "What should I ask Apollo?"
He was the only Pokémon that felt differently to her. He was different from her Nidoqueen, or her Pidgeot, or her Kabutops, or Espeon, or her Weavile. Apollo filled the void in her heart that Viridis left. Sure, it would never be completely filled, but it wasn't as hollow as it was before. She couldn't imagine him, of all beings, betraying her in any way. She loved him.
"Apollo was my mark on you," Cyrus finally answered, "I placed him into your world, most specifically in Oak's care. I knew the old man would give you the Pokémon, because he trusted you," he faced her, "When the time came for my plan to be enacted, I searched the Kanto region on Giratina's back. It wasn't hard to find you; you were, after all, the only Kanto trainer who had a Larvesta in your midst. Once I did..."
"You sicked Giratina on me..." Leaf finished for him, "You sicked that giant monster on me, and had my Viridis killed!"
"No, no, no," Cyrus answered with a chuckle and wagging finger, "Dawn killed your Venusuar with that Infernape of hers! I just... helped..." he rose the Griseous orb, "Just like how I'm going to help Giratina now, wipe away all of my problems!"
With one mighty toss, the Galactic Leader threw the Griseous orb at Giratina. It flew safely over the beams colliding into the banished legend, and touched him. Upon doing so, the ghastly dragon stopped his efforts at pushing off the blast. Sulking low, his wings started to fold over his body, while an orb of darkness swallowed him whole. Everyone gazed in awe, as Giratina's disturbing roar echoed overhead.
Suddenly, spider-like appendages ripped from the orb. Upon doing so, a shadowy blast stirred the wind, and knocked back the attacks falling upon it. Blue, Dawn, and Barry felt their eyes widen in unison, as they and their Pokémon were tossed away. With the attack gone, and the creature visible, Giratina's Origin form was shown to all.
Giratina now held a serpentine look, with six black ghastly streamers on his back with red spikes at the tips. His legs were reduced to spikes, and four additional golden spikes appeared near the edge of his tail. With this new form, he slithered through the air toward the sky. His mouth opened, and once more he roared out. But it was more than to just show his strength. The void-like sky above began to part and open. Leaf cupped her hands over her mouth, as she watched what appeared to be objects fly from the wormhole.
"Do you see that?" Cyrus yelled, "That's the Distortion World, Leaf," he turned and faced her, "Our two worlds will become one, and when that happens, everything will be perfect."
Gravity began to shift in various ways. Buildings were torn from the ground, as water traveled between them all. Leaf watched in awe as city blocks floated around like suspended islands of concrete, all of them heading toward the vortex.
"You see this!?" Cyrus roared over the howl of wind, "The Distortion World is swallowing the planet! When all is said and done, nothing will be left! Nothing!"
Slowly, the Galactic Leader began to ascend toward the wormhole, all the while laughing dementedly. Leaf felt her body shift toward the sky as well, but her hands clung to the sides of the rooftop. Holding tightly to the objects of the building, she staved off the gravity shift as best she could. She didn't let go until the pull had subsided.
Eyes opening, she gazed around to what was the city of Sunyshore. It was shattered and tethered in various ways, like a painting which had been torn. Walking to the edge of the rooftop, Leaf found a river of water fly by her head. She placed her hand into the water, feeling its pull bring her close to it. Was this the Distortion World? A maddening place where logic makes no sense? Gazing down and over the edge of the roof, she saw a pit of light gaze back. That light was the real world.
"Hello!?" the Kanto Trainer found herself yelling through the wind, "Dawn!? Barry!? Blue!? Are any of you there!?"
When silence answered her, she began to fret. A building was floating near her, its roof aimed at her face. Leaping from her rooftop, she felt gravity shift as the second rooftop pulled her in. After a bit of vertigo, she continued walking, making her way to the building's fire escape. She ran down the fire escape quickly, eventually making her way to the broken sidewalk. Sneaking around the edges, Leaf gained a better view of the area. A road drifted by at slow speeds. Leaf would have ignored it, had it not held a specific individual.
On the road flying by, held Dawn and her many Pokémon. They were all huddled around her, and all of them were immobile. But one laid in the girl's hands specifically. The flaming simian which was Scorch. With another leap, Leaf landed on the destroyed road. She moved near Leaf, passing the unconscious body of her Auroros and Lopunny. The only Pokémon with the Sinnoh Trainer that was still conscious, was Courage. But why was Dawn holding Scorch, and why was she crying.
"Dawn...?" Leaf whispered, her voice low yet still audible.
She watched her raven-haired counterpart tense up. Turning around, Leaf could see tears rolling down her face. She didn't say anything, but her eyes squeezed shut, and she shifted her face back toward the simian in her arms. Leaf didn't like what she was seeing, yet she pressed on regardless. Stepping closer and closer, she ceased her movements once she could see why the Champion was crying.
Scorch lied in her arms, a long steel pole in his body, with blood flowing. Leaf gasped and stepped back, while Dawn cried out even harder. She wanted so desperately to pull her Pokémon close in an embrace, but she knew doing so would only increase his problems. It was hard for her to maintain this level of restraint, when her first Pokémon, her best friend, was slowly dying in her arms. Not even Courage's Heal Pulse could reduce the damage which had been done. If he didn't get expert medical help soon, everything, everything, would have been for not. In Dawn's eyes, at least.
"I can't!" she yelled out over and over again, "I just can't!"
"Can't... what...?" Leaf inquired lowly.
"I can't keep going!" she faced the Kanto Trainer, "What's the point, if he dies?"
What's the point, if he dies. Gazing up, Leaf pondered that question. There seemed to be very little point to anything, as the world was being devoured by darkness. By insanity. There was no hope, none at all. If Dawn couldn't fight, who would?
Leaf would. She withdrew a Poké Ball from her satchel. There was no Barry, there was no Blue, there was only her. She would have to save the world. She had done so before, when Team Rocket attacked the Kanto region, but this was on a completely different level. Using a legendary Pokémon to destroy the world? Team Rocket never got to that level of power, no matter how hard they tried. How could she stop what is, essentially, a god? Uxie and Mesprit are one thing, but Giratina? He single-handedly defeated eighteen, fully trained, Pokémon. Single-handedly. How was her team of six supposed to defeat him? She didn't even have Viridis at her side. If Viridis was here, she knew she could defeat him. She knew she could do anything.
"I'm sorry, Leaf..." Dawn suddenly said, her tears stopping briefly, "I'm so, so, sorry..."
The Kanto Trainer didn't know what her counterpart was apologizing for, but she allowed her to continue.
"Leaf..." Dawn faced her, "I killed your Venusaur..." it was easy to say Leaf didn't see that coming, "I didn't mean too, I really didn't... He came into Sandgem, and he was terrorizing everyone. I had no choice, I had to protect them..." she shook her head and turned back to Scorch, "I ignored it for so long, thought that it wasn't my fault, I was just doing what I thought was right but... When you tried to kill my Pokémon, when you tried to kill Courage, I knew it was my fault..." she calmed down, though sobs and hiccups continued to leave her mouth, "I killed him... and this is the world getting back at me for it..." she hugged her Infernape close, "They're taking Scorch away from me..."
"NO!" Leaf yelled out, as she ran to stand in front of the Sinnoh Champion, "Dawn I..." she closed her eyes, "I forgive you..." she could hear Dawn choke in surprise, which caused her to open her eyes, "I didn't mean for this to happen. None of this... but it isn't your fault. All of this is my fault. Had I just heard you out in the beginning, instead of running off when I realized Scorch killed..." she couldn't finish that sentence, "None of this would have happened. None of it..." she grabbed the pole that was currently sitting in Scorch's body, "I should apologize..."
"But it's my fault..." Dawn pressed, as her hand grabbed the pole together.
"Then..." Leaf smiled, "We'll.. apologize together..."
In unison, their hands increased the grip they held on the pole. Pressing down on Scorch's body, they slowly began to pull. They could feel the pole loosening within the simian, which caused him to cough his blood. How he had not yet succumbed to his blood lost yet will forever be a mystery.
"Leaf..." Dawn whispered.
"Dawn..." Leaf answered.
"I'm sorry!" they yelled together, with a mighty tug.
Their action released the pole from Scorch's body, leaving him with an open wound. Courage quickly placed her palms on him, and used her Heal Pulse to steady the bleeding. Leaf and Dawn pulled back in surprise; their hands still holding the pole together. Dawn dropped it first so she could tend to her Pokémon's wounds. Holding the pole, Leaf found her eyes tracing its grey color, and the red color at the end.
"I can't thank you enough," Dawn murmured, bringing Leaf's eyes over to her, "I really can't..."
"You can thank me by helping defeat Giratina."
But to Leaf's surprise, the Sinnoh Champion shook her head.
"I can't..." she answered, "My Pokémon are too tired to keep fighting, Leaf..." she gazed into her eyes, "You will have to fight Giratina by yourself."
But the Kanto Trainer shook her head.
"No," she answered, "I don't think I can do it, Dawn."
"Of course you can," the raven-haired teen answered with a smile, "I defeated Giratina alone before. You can do it now..."
She suddenly moved her hand to her wrist, drawing attention to a black colored object.
"This is the Mega Ring," Dawn murmured, "It holds an untold power that can make Pokémon Mega Evolve..."
"You mean that thing you did with your Aerodactyl," Leaf answered, "And what Blue did with his Tyranitar?"
Dawn nodded as she removed the ring.
"Some time ago, every Regional Champion gained one from the Kalos region. If you really are the Champion of Kanto in some way, shape, or form," she handed her the ring, "Then it's only right if you have one, Leaf."
When the Kanto Trainer held the ring, she felt her body be imbued with a mystical power. It was as if she was stepping foot on a completely different plane of Pokémon. She scanned the ring, specifically the circular panel which sat on it. After a few seconds of fiddling, she slid it down her wrist, and upon her arm.
"Wow..." she whispered in awe, before shaking her head, "But... how do I make a Pokémon Mega Evolve?"
"Not all Pokémon can Mega Evolve," Dawn answered, as she searched through her satchel, "And you need a certain kind of stone to do so..."
"What stone?" she asked.
"Here..." Dawn answered as she tossed Leaf one, "It's called a Mega Stone."
Catching the Mega Stone, the Kanto trainer marveled at its luster. It was green, but with a pink and blue color intermixed with it. The shimmering orb in her hands felt amazing and powerful. It was as if she was standing in a field of grass, as she held this small stone. Her eyes trekked back to Dawn, who was now tending to the wounds of her Pokémon. As she placed the stone into her satchel, Leaf found her eyes running along the edges of the Distortion World.
The serpentine body of a certain cursed Pokémon flew by. Leaf and Dawn watched as Giratina flew through the world, and vanished into the shadows. Even though he moved so fast, there was something about the action that felt belittling. It was as if he was mocking them.
"When the time comes," Dawn murmured, "You will know how and when to use the Mega Evolution..."
"But how am I suppose to find Giratina in..." Leaf waved her hands, "This!?"
"The Distortion World lacks a sense of balance," Dawn answered, "Space and time are nothing but words in here. Just keeping moving, and eventually, Giratina will come to you."
Dawn did traverse through the Distortion world before, meaning she was the expert on things. Leaf knew it was best to not speak back to the girl. Besides, the Kanto Trainer was the last hope for the world. If she neglected to do anything, then the world would be torn asunder by the Distortion World. And even though it wasn't her world, it was still a world.
She withdrew a Poké Ball. Sitting comfortably within, her darling Volcarona. She could feel the Poké Ball shake and quiver; Apollo was just itching for a battle. She was in disbelief of him before, but now she realized he was all she had. Well, not just him. There was Kosha, her Kabutops, Arial, her Pidgeot, Eveliere, her Espeon, Viper, her Weavile, and of course her Nidoqueen, Poison. These Pokémon lended their strength to her, time and time again, without a moment's hesitation. Even when her mind took a turn for the worst, they remained at her side. They were her best friends, in a world they had to defend. She had no right to distrust them.
Cocking the Poké Ball in hand back, Leaf suddenly lobbed it forward. The capsule device opened against the air, bringing to light a certain blazing moth. Apollo took to the skies of the Distortion World, and let loose a battle cry of magnificent proportions. His body was a single glimmering star, against the sea of darkness.
Descending to his Master, the two took the time to gaze into each others eyes. Staring into that blue gaze of his, Leaf wondered how she could have ever distrust him. Smiling, she patted her Pokémon on the head. He bent to the touch, and turned around slowly. Mounting his back, Leaf took one final look to Dawn behind her. As their eyes met, the Kanto Trainer took off.
Dawn watched as Leaf and Apollo flew through the Distortion World. Swallowing her spit, she pulled closer the simian that laid in her arms. They're lives, everyone's lives, now laid in the hands of one girl. She would have found it impossible, had she not done so before. There was just one difference between then, and now.
Reaching away, Dawn placed her hand into her satchel. When it returned, she was holding an extremely damaged Ultra Ball. Her face grew crestfallen, as she placed the capsule away.
"Palkia..." she murmured.
Maverick Talks!
You know what, I like this chapter. It starts off with the action. No talking, just a battle between Pokemon. I love it, me personally, it's rare when I get to write a fight scene with one of my favorite legendary Pokemon, ya'know? I swear, Giratina is one of my favorites, I mean, who doesn't like him? He's a ghost dragon-type, who was banished for his violence! That's awesome! Besides, I will forever remember that night I ran into him by pure accident in Turnback cave way back in Pearl. I almost had a heart-attack seeing him floating there.
But enough reminiscing, you wanna know about this story, right? Well, I really don't have much to say, honestly. There isn't much trivia I can give, or insight that isn't already explicit within the story. I mean, there is a reference hidden away in there, a reference that you should all obviously get, but that's about it. Sorry you guys. I can say though, that a battle is coming, and that Mega Stone is about to come in handy. Sorry, no Mega Evolution for Volcarona. If it existed, then I would have used it, but it doesn't. Don't get mad at me, get mad at Game Freak or Nintendo or whoever. Maybe Volcarona will get a Mega Evolution in Gen 7. Maybe...
Oh yeah, I caught Xerneas the other day. It was AMAZING.
Maverick Kay Prime