Chapter 38: Time to Fight!
Barrett M107: What's up guys? I'd like to apologize for the lateness of SuperDaikenki's Chapter, took a while to find inspiration to write the fight scenes. But, to make up for my Laziness, I did everything I could to write some wicked fight scenes and I hope you like them. Keep on Rockin' and Happy Holidays!
"Are these friends of yours?" The mayor asked as Tyson, Duncan, and Team Destruct all nodded.
*Yawn*"So Guildmaster Flame has sent you here to help us too huh?" Asked Tyson as a Grovyle, Lucario, and Charmeleon walked over to where Tyson and Duncan are sitting.
"Yeah, we're just glad that we were able make it through that weird cave." Said Alistar.
"Besides, where's Marin and Team Ivory?" Asked Brody.
"She's with them, hopefully they made it safely." Said Duncan.
"Do you think we should help them?" Asked Alistar. "Even though we did train them and Marin is with them, something just doesn't feel right."
"They'll be fine." Grant finally spoke. "Besides, Tyson what are you and Duncan doing anyway?"
"We were talking to Muhammad, the Mayor of this town." Explained Duncan. "Apparently, this town has been terrorized by a dictator not too far from this area."
"As much of a pain it may be, we need to motivate the people here to help us fight them." Finished Tyson as a Flamethrower tore through the room.
"NO! I WILL NOT ALLOW IT!" The Arcanine shouted. "MANY PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES SINCE THE LAST TIME WE FOUGHT THEM! THEY TOOK MY WIFE FOR ACREUS SAKES! I WILL NOT RISK ANY OTHER PEOPLE GETTING HURT! I DON'T HAVE TO TALK WITH YOU! ALL OF YOU GET OUT! GET OUT!"
"But…" Stated Brody
"OUT! NOW!" Muhammad shouted as the five pokémon left the building.
*Sigh* "Did I really do the right thing?" The Mayor thought as he looked at his kids within the next room.
"Crap! Now what are we going to do?" Growled Grant.
"I don't know, but we should find Team Ivory and Marin in case they need help" Suggested Duncan until they heard a scream.
"What the hell?" Alistair said, all five heads turned in the direction of the scream. A female scream. At that, Brody was off like a shot without so much as a word and the other five followed as quickly as they could, Duncan and Alistair falling behind.
Brody was the first to arrive on the scene, an Escavalier and Accelgor caused trouble. The Escavalier was piercing and cutting building and just tearing them apart with a swift and powerful barrage of Fury Attack attacks while the Accelgor fired Energy Ball and caused quite a bit of damage as well.
A few injured pokemon were lying on the ground.
"Pay up you little bastards!" the Accelgor yelled as he threw an Energy Ball at crowd of cowering civilians and frightening them as it exploded at their feet.
"Or we'll tear this pathetic village to the ground!" the Escavalier just started moving to use his Fury Attack to tear a building apart when a bone shaped energy staff slammed in to his face and he was sent flying and skidding across the ground.
"Wah!" Before the Accelgor could react he was bombarded by blue energy spheres and a rather large slammed in to his head and sent him sailing through the air and crashing next to his partner Escavalier.
"What the hell was that?!" The Escavalier roared, the two Bug-types jumping back on to their feet with rage in their eyes. Before them stood a group of five pokemon…
An angry looking Lucario with his feet ablaze.
A battle-scared Grovyle with Leaf Blade activated
A Charmeleon with his claws glowing with power and the flame on his tail crackling and expanding slightly.
A tired Scraggy shouldering a bone shaped energy staff.
And a black Golett, slamming its fists together, its arms glowing white with energy in a second.
"Why are you terrorizing these people?" Duncan inquired.
"It's protection money; these town people have been paying us to protect them from Kramzak and his people." The Accelgor explained.
"That's a lie! They work for Kramzak!" A female yelled.
"Quiet!" The Escavalier roared and the Accelgor turned on her with an Energy Ball prepared but a moment later, Grant was near him with his Leaf Blade to the Accelgor's neck.
"Move and heads are gonna roll." He said with a dangerous edge to his voice, pressing the energy blade to the neck of the Accelgor's, who immediately let his attack die down. The Escavalier moved to help his partner but a bone staff embedded itself in to the ground between them.
The Escavalier turned on the other four; Tyson created another staff at that moment and spun it over his head. And then yawned.
"How do you guys want to do this? Easy way or the hard way?" Alistair asked, working his shoulders and popping his neck.
"Bring i-" The Escavalier was interrupted.
"Shut the hell up! He wasn't talking to you!" Brody snapped in a rare show of anger. The fires of Blaze Kick around his feet died down to sparks and scorch marks around his feet. He walked over to the cowering female and he helped her up.
"I was talking to my team. So, crush them in to the ground…Or sending them running like sniveling cowards?" Alistair asked.
"I do not like violence myself…but for this kind of situation, I will make an exception." Duncan stated.
"Let's rock." Tyson said. Brody nodded, glaring at the two Bug-types as he backed up and activated Blaze Kick again.
"And Grant's ready to roll. Looks like it's unanimous!" Alistair launched in to the air and flipped, he raised his claw, "Dragon Claw!"
"Leaf Blade!" Grant lunged forward just as the Accelgor and Escavalier jumped back.
"Extremespeed!" the Accelgor disappeared in a burst of speed that picked Grant up off of the ground with sonic boom. Alistair came down and slammed his empowered claw in to the ground, flipping chunks of earth up.
The two Bug-types jumped back and landed beside each other. Duncan tore one of the chunks out of the ground and threw it but it was shattered by the Escavalier and his Fury Attack attack. Brody fired a trio of Aura Sphere's and Tyson launched another Bone Rush but both attacks were avoided.
"Fury Attack!"
"Leaf Blade!" Grant and the Escavalier clashed again and again, Grant on the offensive and pushing the Bug-type back.
"Bug Buzz!" The Grovyle cursed under his breath and jumped back but was unable to escape the high-pitched screech that resonated from the Escavalier, he was pushed to his knees by the unbearable noise. Alistair used Flamethrower and erected a wall of fire between Grant and Escavalier, stopping the attack and letting his comrade back away.
"Bone Rush!" Tyson launched two energy staves like javelins and they were avoided and Brody launched more Aura Sphere's and Duncan tossed two large stones.
"Energy Ball!"
"Iron Head!"
The Acclegor destroyed the one of the stones and countered the Aura Sphere's and the Escavalier met the other stone head on, shattering it. A speedy blur launched through the smoke and its legs ignited in fire.
"Blaze Kick!" The burning kick made contact with the Escavalier and sent him crashing in to the ground. Brody, Tyson and Grant ran towards the two Bug-types with Blaze Kick, Bone Rush and Leaf Blade ready respectively to do battle.
Before the trio could reach their targets, three blurs shot out from the shadows.
"Aerial Ace!" Grant quickly crossed his blades and blocked the attack but was sent skidding back across the earth, kicking up trails of dust and Brody was met with the same attack, he swung one legs and countered the attack but was sent flying in to the air but he landed safely on his feet.
"Rollout!" The third rolled along the ground and picked up speed greatly. Tyson swung his energy staff to counter the attack, sending his attacker flying back but also shattering his weapon and causing him to back-pedal away, stopping beside Grant and Brody.
"You're not the only one with numbers on their side." The Accelgor stated smugly. Before the five Guild Pokemon stood now a battle-scarred Scyther, a Heracross with a pissed off expression and a Whirlipede, ready and waiting to run one of them down. The Accelgor and Escavalier joined them.
"Still think you can crush in to the ground you little worms?" the Escavalier asked with a dangerous edge to his tone of voice, brandishing his twin lances for battle.
"Five on five?" Brody smirked, "I like our odds."
"The Scyther is mine!" Grant jumped in to battle immediately. He activated Leaf Blade once again and was met by his opponent Fury Cutter. The two of them clashed in mid-air and pushed away. Grant shot forward with an amazing burst of speed, but the Scyther disappeared from sight in the blink of an, leaving a stunned Grant in mid-slash.
"Air Slash!" The Grovyle jumped out of the way as a wave of wind was shot at him from behind and the other Bug-types took advantage of his surprise.
"Megahorn!"
"Extremespeed!"
The Accelgor attacked with a burst of blinding speed and the Heracross shot forward with his empowered horn to crush Grant, but they were stopped. The Heracross being countered by Brody and his Blaze Kick and the Accelgor was stopped by Tyson, the two meeting head on, literally, Tyson bashing his head against the Accelgor's.
"We've got your back! Now watch yours!"
Grant turned around swiftly and countered the Scyther's Fury Cutter with his Leaf Blade, "Thanks." Grant pushed his opponent back and the Scyther moved away at incredible speeds with the Grovyle on his tail.
Tyson and Brody pushed away their respective opponents and the Accelgor took to the roofs, with a silent curse from Tyson, the Scraggy gave chase.
"Focus Blast!" The Heracross jumped up and created an ball of energy at the tip of his horn and swung it down. Brody jumped back and avoided the attack completely. The Whirlipede and Excavalier took advantage of the smoke cloud that formed and charged.
"Rollout!"
"Iron Head!"
Brody cursed under his breath and pressed his paws together to activate Protect, but there was no need for it. A Charmeleon and Golett came to his aid.
"Dragon Claw!" Alistair countered the Escavalier's Iron Head with his empowered claw, actually knocking the Bug-type back and followed up with Slash but his attack was dodged. Alistair reassured his teammate and continued his fight with the Escavalier.
Duncan countered with the Rollout using a Strength enhanced punch and then grabbed the Whirlipede and tossed him away. "We have our opponents, watch out for yours." The Golett informed Brody. The Lucario grinned and nodded. Without looking he activated Protect to defend against the Heracross' Megahorn and the beetle-like pokemon was knocked back.
"Blaze Kick!" Brody launched off of the ground and swung his flaming leg at the Heracross who dodged it and the two attacked and dodged, not letting the other land a blow.
"Good luck guys!" Brody called. He back-flipped away skillfully as the Heracross launched a Focus Blast attack and then gave chase.
From afar, Muhammad watched as the team of five was separated, driven apart by the Five Bug-types that had been plaguing his village for so long.
"Five of Kramzak's best fighters…" He murmured to himself. He bowed his head, even he was not able to defeat all five on his own, one of them having enough power to do damage, "Brave guild members, may you rest peacefully."
-Alistair-
"Bug Bite!" The Escavalier shot forward at great speeds and clipped Alistair in the shoulder with a glancing blow. The Charmeleon winced but grit his fangs and spun around with his Slash attack, countering the follow up attack.
"I will run you through with my spear," The Escavalier hissed in disgust and rage, spitting on Alistair's face. "No one can defeat Lance!" Alistair smirked, his skin becoming hotter and the spit evaporating.
"You..my angry friend…" Alistair pushed Lance back in a show of impressive strength and lunged forward, "Are in for a world of hurt! Dragon Claw!" The Charmeleon's claws whistled through the air and Lance swung his head down just as he activated Iron Head and the two attacks collided.
The Escavalier was thrown back by the force of the attack and Alistair capitalized…
"Flamethrower!" The flame on his tail grew brighter and wider as he inhaled deeply and shot a powerful stream of red hot flames from his mouth.
Lance launched in to the air, "Bug Bite!" and shot down at incredible speeds, glancing Alistair again but also being caught by a portion of the flames. The two Pokemon jumped back and held a stare down.
"Fury Cutter!"
"Brick Break!"
-Tyson-
"What a pain." Tyson ducked around two Energy Balls and jumped on to the adjacent roof and used Bone Rush to destroy two more as the Accelgor known now as Mitsu fired them.
"Toxic!" The Accelgor fired a stream of poisonous liquid and Tyson ran away from it, jumping from roof to roof as each spot he was in was drenched in the toxic substance. "Extremespeed!"
Tyson was tackled off of the roof and on to another the moment he landed. He hopped back on to his feet and dodged an Energy Ball attack.
"Why do you continue to run, Coward?! You were willing to fight before!" The Accelgor fired Toxic just before Tyson landed on the next rooftop and the Scraggy slipped, "Venoshock!" The Accelgor fired purple lightning down on Tyson who looked up.
"Ah shi-" Before he could finish the bolt came down and destroyed the rooftop in a blast of debris and purple smoke.
"Ahahaha! Victory goes to m-No!" The Accelgor went from victorious to enraged in the blink of an eye. As the purple smoke cleared, sitting in the center of the mess was Tyson, standing on top of a Bone rush staff that was pointing straight up with three more in random places, all of them with purple electricity sparking around them.
"*Yawwn*…Lightning rods…absorbed some of the blast, Cool eh?"
The Accelgor did not respond, instead using Extremespeed to shoot forward in the blink of an eye and swung around to whip Tyson with the scarf extension but the Scraggy was gone. A shadow blocked out the sun and there was a slight glow. The Accelgor glanced up…
Tyson's glowed briefly, "Detect…" He reared his arm back just as his opponent looked up, "Brick Break." He swung…
-Grant-
Grant and the Scyther known as Ripper clashed blades again and again. The Scyther shot forward and Grant jumped over the slash and countered with a downward slash.
Ripper blocked it and knocked Grant away, he launched an Air Slash attack and the Grovyle countered with a Night Slash in the blink of an eye. Grant landed safely on his feet and jumped back but Ripper was upon him.
"Double Team!" The Svyther grinned and split in to dozens of copies, Grant skid across the ground, cursing under his breath and being tricked so easily. He continued to jump around, not allowing himself to be caught off guard again.
"Fury Cutter!" He whirled around and countered and Ripper was gone the next second. Grant ducked just as a blade passed over his head and slashed upwards but his opponent was gone. The Grovyle spun around and blocked an Air Slash attack with Night Slash and he jumped to avoid getting his legs lopped off by the Scyther's deadly blade.
"You're fast…" The Scyther commented. He appeared in the air with both of his blades raised just as Grant's feet touched the ground and Grant spun around with a horizontal slash at Ripper's exposed stomach, but his energy blade passed right through him.
"Damn!"
"But too damn gullible. Vacuum Wave!" Grant never had time to turn around, he was slashed up the right side of his back to his shoulder and sent sailing through the air by a powerful wave of air pressure that added to the pain and cut at his skin more.
Grant hit the ground and eventually rolled to a stop. He opened his eyes barely and could feel pain and a severe burning wash over him, resonating from the cut on his back, no doubt a new scar to add to his collection.
"Rise. I wish to kill you on your feet." Grant glanced at the Scyther who slashed at the air with his blades.
"….No one bosses me around.." As he slowly rose to his feet, a glowing aura appeared around his body. He looked at Ripper with fierce eyes, "You cut me…" Grant started to chuckle before he cracked his knuckles.
"Why are you laughing? Do not mock me, Worm!"
"I'm not…I'm laughing because this just became ten times more fun for me." Ripper Shot forward.
"Aerial Ace!" Grant smirked and raised his leg.
"Strength." He stomped his foot and a large chunk of earth turned up in front of him in Ripper's path. The Scyther crossed his blades and cut through the earth like paper, but Grant was not on the other side.
"You're pretty fast…" Ripper spiraled, slashing above him but Grant was not there either. He flipped and skid across the ground, "But you have no idea of what true speed is."
Ripper spun around only to see a flash of green…
-Duncan-
"Rollout!"
"Hammer Arm!"
Duncan swung his arm just as the Whirlipede known as Wheeler was in range and made contact with a powerful lariat. The two attacks were in a stalemate for only a brief second before launched in to air and used Rollout again as he landed.
"Strength!" Duncan put more power behind his swing and this time managed to knock the Bug-type back. Wheeler hopped in to the air and landed a few feet away before he started rolling again, circling Duncan.
"Why do you torment these people?" The Golett asked.
"No Question!" Wheeler shot towards Duncan aiming to run him down but the Golett caught him, smoking rising from the Duncan's hand has attempted to slow Wheeler down.
"Strength!" With a powerful punch, he knocked Wheeler back and tore a chunk of earth from the ground, he threw it but Wheeler maneuvered around it and used Rollout. Duncan used Hammer Arm on both arms and caught the charge, sliding back a couple inches.
"You're too slow! If you can't dodge then I get to run you down!" Wheeler pushed off of the ground and jumped over Duncan. He hit the ground and started to spin but did not move, thorw dust, sand and rocks in to the air.
"Speed! Speed! Speed! I'm a Freaking Juggernaut!" Wheeler flew forward, "Iron Defense!" There were two cries. Both Pokemon were surrounded by a metallic sheen.
"Rollout!"
"Strength!" Duncan smashed both of his fists against the ground and turned chunks of earth up to try and slow down Wheeler but he crashed through them like they were nothing. Duncan caught him but the sheer power behind Wheeler sent Duncan sliding along the ground.
"Hrgh!" Duncan tried to stop them.
"Speed! Speed is Power! Ahahahaha!" Wheeler laughed as he pushed Duncan back.
"Aaah..Ahh!" Duncan hissed in pain as smoke began to rise from his hands, "No…E….Enough!" He took a step forward and threw his arms back, throwing Wheeler far over his head. The Whirlipede came crashing down and speeding towards Duncan again.
"Speed! Speed! Speed!"
Duncan smashed his fists together, activating Iron Defense.
"Bulldoze!" He charged forward to clash with Wheeler head on. They Collided…
-Brody-
The Heracross known as Cross flew down the streets of the village with Brody giving chase, the Lucario deadest on ending this fight.
"Focus Blast!"
"Aura Sphere!"
Their energy attacks collided and the Heracross took to the air, "Blaze Kick!" He turned around to see Brody in mid-air above him, his feet igniting in flames. He used Megahorn but Brody had the higher ground and sent him crashing in to a building below.
"Aura Sphere!" He flipped through the air and threw a rather large energy sphere. Cross burst through it with Megahorn and Brody used Protect, blocking the attack but he was the one to be sent crashing this time.
He hit the rooftop but quickly flipped on to his feet. Cross landed on the same rooftop and shot towards him with Aerial Ace. Brody jumped over him and fired Aura Sphere, but Cross front-flipped, his horn hitting the energy ball from below and knocking it in to the air.
"Close Combat!"
Both combatants called out their attack and clashed head on. Throw swift punches and kicks, their opponent either countering or blocking.
Brody jumped back as Cross swept for his legs and the Lucario attempted a snap kick but Cross blocked the attack and knocked Brody back. The Lucarios threw swift punches but Beetle-like pokemon took the hits with its armored shell.
Cross swung his head and his horn made solid contact with Brody's head, dazing him and unleashed a barrage of powerful, swift punches upon the Lucario that ended with Cross jumping up and aiming to end it with a Megahorn to Brody's head.
A moment later when he was in mid-air, an Aura Sphere was pointed at his chest. Brody smirked and fired the attack and a small explosion ensued. Brody jumped back on the adjacent building and Cross followed after him with Aerial Ace.
Blaze Kick met Cross' attack head on and Brody kicked off in to the air. Cross followed and they started a mid-air match of Close Combat. Brody used Blaze Kick at the same time and caught Cross in his ribs, knocking him away and he fired four Aura Sphere's that made contact. Brody started to fall and Cross flew straight at him with Aerial Ace, at speeds Brody couldn't defend against and was struck dead center in his chest, sending him crashing fast.
"Focus Blast!"
Brody cursed and attempted to use Aura Sphere but was too late and the energy ball made contact with his chest in same spot. The explosion sent him crashing faster and Cross used Megahorn, making contact with Brody's chest a third time and this time sending the Lucario crashing in to the building at break neck speeds.
Cross looked down at the collapsed building below and raised his head with a triumphant grin. He began to charge Focus Blast, this one larger than the others and it continued to grow.
"It's…OVER! Focus Blast!" With one last charge he sent an energy ball the size of Brody falling down towards the Lucario.
From the rubble, Brody watched with half-lidded eyes as the Focus Blast fell towards him. He gritted his teeth and forced himself on to his feet. A blue aura surrounded his body which grew larger by the second and moved like flames. He raised his palm and formed an Aura Sphere that was also covered by darker blue flames.
"Aura Sphere…." He fired the shot and it left his palm with a shock wave. It destroyed the much larger Focus Blast like it was nothing and shot through in to the sky, narrowly missing Cross looked on in shock, wavering a bit as the shock wave hit him.
Brody appeared in mid-air and looked Cross in the eyes as his legs ignited in red hot flames. Brody grinned, "Blaze Kick!" He swung…
-Alistair-
"Iron Head!" Lance the Escavalier crashed in to the Charmeleon and slammed him through a building and in to another on the other side. Alistair used Flamethrower to propel himself in to the air and Lance followed.
"Bug Bite!" Lance picked up speed and glanced Alistair in mid-air and again and again. "Brick Break!" The Charmeleon turned in mid-air and countered. Alistair threw a punch and made solid contact.
"Dragon Claw!" He slashed down and sent the Escavalier falling. Alistair formed a blue ball of energy which he ate and blue wisps of fire appeared around the edge of his mouth as his eyes turned red.
"Dragon Rage!" He fired a powerful stream of blue flames. An explosion followed it's contact with the ground, a cloud of black smoke covering the immediate area. Alistair used Flamethrower to slow his descent on to the ground and ran to the area where the explosion originated from.
"Where ar-aaah…!" Alistair wheezed and held his head, "Aaah! AAah!" He screamed in pain as a high-pitched whistle along with low buzzing filled the area, causing him to collapse. As the smoke cleared, a slightly burned Lance was in the middle of the large scorch mark, vibrating.
"Bug Buzz!" He charged Alistair with Bug Bite and knocked him around a couple times before stopping in front of the dazed Charmeleon. "Fury Attack!" His twin lances glowed red and he unleashed a barrage of furious jabs that made contact and slowly pushed Alistair back. Eventually the Charmeleon was against the wall and Lance hammered away, jabbing Alistair's torso and he yelled in rage.
"Lord Kramzak will Not Die! We will crush all who stand in his way! Aaaaaahh!" He reared back and poured every ounce of his rage in to one last hit; red energy spiraled around the lance from the tip to his elbow.
"Rage Lancer!" Lance struck Alistair in the center of his body and the power behind it sent the Charmeleon through the building and crashing in to another on the side of the street, collapsing the wall.
Lance slowly moved towards Alistair, the villagers cowering in fear of the Escavalier's power and rage. He stopped in the middle of the street.
"Rise! I will make an example out of you! No one opposes Lord Kramzak and lives!" Lance said with malice. The pile of rubble began to move and Alistair rose. The flame on his tail was smaller than before. He staggered out in to the street. He raised his right arm weakly and activated Dragon Claw.
"Pathetic! Pathetic Weakling! You and your comrades shall die! Iron Head!" Lance charged forward and raised his head to end this. Just as he swung forward, he was stopped in his track, Alistair holding the empowered portion of his helmet.
The flame of the Charmeleon's tail grew and he looked up with a smirk, "What's up?"
The Escavalier roared in rage and moved to attack but was stopped by Alistair's Slash attack. The Charmeleon used Brick Break on his tail and spun around, hitting Lance and knocking him away and Alistair gave chase.
"Bug Bite!" Lance charged forward and jabbed but Alistair jumped over it and whipped Lance in the tail with his tail. Alistair and threw two quick Slashes and knocked Lance back further.
"Dragon Claw!" Alistair jumped back just as Lance attempted to stop him and then jumped forward and swung his claw, hitting the Escavalier with such force that was sent crashing through a building wall this time.
"Fury Attack!" Lance wasted no time in attack again and Alistair used Flamethrower. Lance had wasted no time attacking again and attacked with full fury. Alistair dodged the rage-enhanced attacks, Lace's anger making them sloppier. He ducked under a jab and landed an uppercut to his chin with Slash and jumped up and swung both arms down using Brick Break and sent Lance crashing in to the ground.
"Bug Bite!" Lance landed a glancing blow on Alistair and the Charmeleon also managed to Slash Lance. "Bug Buzz!" Lance stopped and began to vibrate, yelling in fury to enhance his attack. Alistair cried out in pain and held his ears.
"Flame…thrower!" He inhaled deeply and released a powerful stream of flames. The sound waves coming off of Lance disrupted his attack and weakened it but it still hit and it was still effective.
"No…Nooooo!" Lance had to stop and was caught in the full force stream of flames from Alistair. The Charmeleon moved towards his burned opponent. Lance slowly rose up and staggered towards Alistair. He activated Fury Attack and jabbed weakly and Alistair either took the attack or dodged it.
Alistair lunged forward with Brick Break and punched Lance in the face and again. Alistair jumped up and brought down both arms. He brought them down and Lance's head and slammed him in to the ground.
"You…You will all Perish! Bug Buzz!" Lance began to vibrate again, letting loose a sonic screech that made Alistair cry out in pain again, he gritted his teeth and backed away, he covered his ears as Lance slowly rose.
"Not…over yet..my angry friend!" Alistair said with his friendly smile. The flame on his tail grew as wisps of flames appeared around his lips. He formed a ball of blue energy in front of him and opened his flaming maw and ate it. His stomach glowed blue and his eye glowed red…
"Wha-What are you doing?!" The Escavalier yelled, his voice distorted.
"Ending this!" Alistair inhaled deeply, his tail turning a mixture of blue and red flames, "Dragon Flame!" Alistair unleashed a spiraling stream of red and blue flames the width of Lance who looked on in fear. The Escavalier was engulfed by the blast and a dome of the same flames grew before exploding in a column of black smoke and a shock wave that rocked the village.
Alistair nodded with a smile to the people who were looking in shock at the display of power, "It's safe..Uh." A moment later he fell forward.
-Duncan-
Duncan and Wheeler were both shaken by the powerful explosion nearby but continued their battle. Wheeler landed a glancing blow on Duncan before turning on a dime and rolling towards him again.
"Poison Tail!" Duncan whirled around with his arm and Wheeler was knocked back, but not before her left to purple cuts in Duncan's armor, purple smoke slowly rising from them.
"Strength!" Duncan tore two large chunks of earth out of the ground and threw them at Wheeler who maneuvered around them with ease and used Rollout. Duncan charged forward with Bulldoze.
The two attacks collided in an explosion and both combatants were thrown back from their sides. Duncan skid across the ground and Wheeler bounced a couple times before managing to stop himself.
Duncan slowly rose to his feet just as Wheeler rolled by using Poison tail again and left another small cut. Wheeler continued to do this, Duncan throwing powerful punches and striking the Whirlipede, his arms and hands being covered by purple cuts at the same time.
"Aah!" Duncan fell on to one knee, purple smoke rising in thin columns from his body from the dozens of cuts that were created by Wheeler and his Poison Tail attack. He could feel his energy slowly being drained by the poison
"Aahahahahahaha! Speed is Power!" Wheeler burned out before rolling towards Duncan at great speeds. Purple electricity sparked around his body and he was soon engulfed by it. Duncan saw this and tried to stand to defend.
"N…n…No". Duncan drew his fist back…
"Venoshock!" Wheeler made solid contact and explosion of purple smoke and lightning engulfed them both. Duncan flew out of the smoke plume and skid across the ground and Wheeler launched out of the smoke, blocking out the sun as he came crashing down.
"Rollout!" The civilian onlookers winced and gasped as Wheeler came crashing down with force enough to create a sizable crater underneath Duncan. Smoke rose as Wheeler rolled against Duncan, driving him father in to the earth and fracturing it around them.
"I'll be the one crushing You in to the ground! Ahahahahhaha!" Wheeler laughed. Duncan made no move to stop the Whirlipede's attack, the light on the inside of his body flickering. "Ahahahaha!"
"No…." Wheeler was surprised by hands rising and weakly grasping his wheel-like shell to stop him, while it did not work, Duncan's light glowed brightly once more and he began to move against Wheeler. "I will not let this people down…" Electricity sparked around Duncan's hands, "I will not Lose!"
In the blink of an eye, Wheeler was tossed in to the air and Duncan was standing with one arm drawn back, electricity engulfed his fist. "Thunder Punch!" His punch made solid contact and sent Wheeler flying back, unable to stop himself as he made a rut through the ground.
"Aaaaah! You're dead! Speed! Speed!" Wheeler rolled out, "Rollout!" Duncan ran forward to meet him head on.
"Bulldoze!"
Their attacks collided in a powerful blast and Wheeler was thrown out and Duncan followed, undeterred by the collision.
"Try that again! Rollout!" Wheeler used his attack once more, even more power behind it.
"Bulldoze!" Duncan was surrounded by an aura of power and their attacks collided again and once again Wheeler was thrown out and Duncan followed after him not losing speed.
"Aah! Poison Tail!" Wheeler hit Duncan with a glancing shot, adding to the cuts he already head and moved attack him from behind but the Golett swung his arm back, "Hammer Arm."
The shot made contact and sent Wheeler flying back. The Whirlipede yelled in anger and annoyance at losing his speed and used Rollout again but was stopped by Duncan and his Hammer Arm, being thrown in to the air and bouncing away.
"How do you have so much power!? You're so slow!"
"You fight because you wish to cause harm. I fight because I have something to protect. That is the reason and that is why I will win."
Wheeler started to burn out more fiercely than ever, a dark energy surrounding his body. He didn't shoot forward, he launched in to the air, blocking out the sun as he was right above Duncan. Purple Lightning engulfed his body as he started to drop.
"Payback…" Duncan murmured, knowing the dark energy from before. And with all of the Physical hits Wheeler took…
"Shock Bomber!" Duncan watched as the Whirlipede dropped down at incredible speeds and he slammed his fists together. They were covered by white energy, signifying his Hammer Arm attack, but a moment later they were engulfed by powerful electricity.
"I only have one chance…" He used Strength and Iron Defense and he slammed his fists together again and again and again. His power building…
"Thunder Hammer!" Duncan swung his arms up just as Wheeler was in range and the colliding attacks resulted in a powerful explosion engulfing the immediate area. A dome of purple and yellow electricity exploded in to a column of black smoke that rose in to the sky.
-Tyson-
"Extremespeed!" Mitsu barreled in to Tyson and sent him skidding back. He fired Energy Balls that Tyson destroyed using Bone Rush and then used Extremespeed again, Tyson blocking with Bone Rush. Their battle had taken them in to a more desert area with large rocks and sand.
"Bug Bite!" Mitsu landed a glancing blow to the Scraggy's shoulder and hit Tyson again from behind.
"Detect." Tyson dodged the third attack and Mitsu came at him again with Extremespeed, sending him flying in to a large rock.
"You're slowing down." The Accelgor spun around, firing a trio of Energy Balls, Tyson running around all of them and throwing his Bone Rush staff like a javelin. Mitsu dodged it and the two met head on, Tyson jumped back as Mitsu used Toxic and he launched Bone Rush again.
Mitsu dodged and Tyson jumped at him and landed a powerful headbutt, "Brick Break!" He landed a powerful cross punch to Mitsu's face and knocked him away, but the Accelgor used Toxic and created a wet patch on the ground just as Tyson landed, and the Scraggy staggered.
"Extremespeed!" Mitsu shot forward at blinding speeds and tackled Tyson, sending him sailing through the air and skidding and rolling across the ground. He slowly stood up and jumped to the side as an Energy Ball flew past him.
"Bug Bite!" Mitsu landed another glancing blow and fired an Energy Ball, Tyson jumped out of the way and spun around with Bone Rush. Mitsu jumped over his attack and flipped, firing off another Energy Ball that hit Tyson on the head.
Tyson ran from the smoke and ducked under Mitsu's scarves as he spun around and moved to swing his energy staff. The moment the Accelgor jumped in to the air to avoid it, Tyson deactivated his attack.
"Faint Attack." He jumped in to the air and raised both arms, using Brick Break and bringing them down on Mitsu's head. The Acclegor though had a mouth full of Toxic and it sprayed over Tyson.
"Dammit!" Tyson coughed, he lazily glared at the Accelgor and a moment later he staggered, his vision blurred a bit and he was seeing double.
"Shed Skin doesn't work on the inside!" the Accelgor exclaimed gleefully. Mitsu used Extremespeed and hit Tyson and knocked him back a few feet then used Bug Bite and landed glancing blow after glancing blow, knocking Tyson around.
"Energy Ball!" Mitsu came to a stop in front of Tyson spun around, launching a ball of green energy and hitting Tyson in the face at point blank range. Tyson flew back and as he tried to get up was drenched with another wave of Toxic.
"Venoshock!" The Scraggy's eyes widened and looked up to see only purple lightning.
"AAAAAAAHHH!" The Scraggy screamed in agony just before a large explosion engulfed him, purple smoke filling the area. Mitsu landed on a large rock and looked on with glee in his harsh eyes. He crossed his arms, waiting to see the results.
As the smoke cleared Tyson was still standing, though wobbling on his feet. He was panting heavily, his body rather burned. He lifted his head to glare at the Accelgor.
"Why aren't you dead?!"
"I'm a lazy bastard…" Tyson slowly reached in to his pants and extracted a Black Belt, "But I only sleep on my terms." He tied it around his waist and formed two Bone Rush staves, no longer having to hold his pants up.
"Extremespeed!" Mitsu hit Tyson but the Scraggy stood his ground and Mitsu jumped back as Tyson swung the staves in succession. He launched one like a Javelin and ran after it. Mitsu dodged to the side and Tyson swung.
The Accelgor jumped over his attack and launched an Energy Ball which Tyson destroyed. Tyson ran forward and used Faint Attack, feinting around Mitsu's Bug Bite attack and hitting him in the back with Bone Rush.
"Energy Ball!" Mitsu fired a trio of Energy Balls and Tyson destroyed them all but was left open for Mitsu to hit him with Extremespeed but Tyson countered with a headbutt and the followed up with Brick Break, landing a punch right to Mitsu's face.
Tyson jumped around and spun on his hands and head with incredible agility and reflexes, looking like something akin to break-dancing. He spun on his head with two energy staves in hand and Mitsu ducked under one and jumped over the other.
Tyson hopped back on to his feet and launched both, Mitsu dodged both and caught Tyson with Bug Bite and another. Tyson went to use Brick Break but was stopped by Energy Ball hitting him on his head again and then being hit by Mitsu's Extremespeed.
He was knocked about again by a barrage of Bug Bite attack, "Why…Won't…You…Die!" Mitsu emphasized each word with a hit more powerful than the last. Tyson didn't speak….
"Toxic!" Mitsu unleashed a stream of poisonous liquid and hit Tyson in the chest knocking him back a couple feet before being surrounded by purple electricity.
"Veno-Extreme!" Mitsu used Extremespeed and barreled in to Tyson with Venoshock. Another explosion was the result and Tyson was sent flying across the sand in to a large rock. As the smoke from the blast cleared, Mitsu was panting heavily, purple sparks arcing around his body.
Tyson slumped forward…
*Yaawwwwn*"
Mitsu's eyes widened as the Scraggy looked up at him, his body slowly being surrounded by an aura of dark energy. "Wha..What is that?!"
"….Payback." Tyson pressed his paws together and spread them out, forming Bone Rush, but this one was a dark purple color, similar to the aura of energy. Mitsu took a couple steps back, with the amount of Physical attacks and overall damage Tyson had taken…
"Bone Rush!" Tyson charged forward, faster than before and hopped in to the air. He swung down and Mitsu jumped back. The staff made contact with the sand and there was an explosion of sand, a shock wave hitting Mitsu.
Tyson threw it like a javelin and struck Mitsu in the stomach, the staff shattering and sending the Accelgor flying at break neck speeds crashing in to a large rock.
Tyson formed another staff and destroyed a barrage of Energy Balls as they were fired by Mitsu and charged at his opponent again. Like before he hopped, jumped, spun and flipped, similar to break-dancing. The two Pokemon moved speedily along the sand and fought…
Tyson put Mitsu on the defensive, his powered up Bone Rush staves and Brick Break attacks throwing up large amounts of sand, making craters and destroying rocks with ease.
"Energy Ball!"
Tyson used Faint Attack and tricked Mitsu in to firing. He was defenseless now…
Tyson unleashed a barrage of hits with two staves, hitting Mitsu in succession with powerful hits and swings that knocked Mitsu through the air. Tyson merged the two staves and jumped high in to the air. Mitsu wobbled on his feet and looked up as Tyson blocked out the sun…
"I finally get to test this…" Tyson spun the staff over his head before rearing back and throwing it down like a javelin, "Hundred Step Breaker!" He clapped his paws together and the single staff burst in to a hundred energy staves raining down on Mitsu, shattering rocks, sand bursting up and Mitsu being struck as well, being knocked around by the rain of weapons.
Tyson landed on one and looked down at the beaten Mitsu, pinned under and between at least dozen staves. He sighed and then coughed up blood on to the sand.
"What a pain.." He grunted just before he fell on to the sand.
-Grant-
"Air Slash!"
"Night Slash!"
An injured Ripper launched an air blade at an equally as injured Grant who counter with his own dark energy blade and the two of them crossed blades once again. Grant pushed Ripper back and lunged at the Scyther with X-Scissor.
"Aerial Ace!" Their two attacks collided and Ripper was still thrown back. "Leaf Blade!" Grant disappeared in a burst of speed and appeared behind Ripper the next second. He jumped away and Ripper staggered.
"Bastard.." The Scyther hissed, he cursed under his breath and launched two more Air Slash attacks. Grant slashed through both and the two pokemon charged at one another.
They crossed blades and sparks flew, raining down over the ground. Grant pushed away and ducked under a horizontal slash. Grant slashed upwards and Ripper side stepped and they crossed blades again. Grant jumped up and kicked off of the Scyther's head and Ripper spread his wings and took to the sky.
"Fight me head on! Or don't fight at all!" Grant called out. He launched in to the air and Ripper turned on him.
"Aerial Ace!" Ripper shot forward at great speeds and he and Grant crossed blades again. The Grovyle leaned pushed forward and they flipped until they were parallel to the ground with Grant on top. He pressed his feet to Ripper's chest.
"Strength!" Grant poured all of the power in to his legs and pushed off, sending Ripper falling down and Grant followed.
"Vacuum Wave!" The Scyther slashed a couple times and Grant was caught but the waves of air pressure but he righted himself and sped up his descent.
"X-Scissor!" Grant crossed his arms and Ripper cursed under his breath.
"Aerial Ace!" Ripper shot towards Grant and their attacks collided in a small explosion. Grant flew from the smoke and Ripper followed after him, catching the Grovyle with Fury Cutter and sending him crashing and rolling across the ground.
"I've got you! Air Slash!" He fired air wave upon air wave. Grant scrambled to his feet and flipped out of the way and ran around, Ripper launching waves after him and in front of him. Grant turned and used Leaf Blade to cut through one and jumped between two more air waves.
"Strength" Grant poured his power in to his legs again and launched off of the ground. He spun around another air wave and swung his leg. He landed a solid kick to the side of Ripper's head and sent him rolling across the ground.
"Fury Cutter!" Ripper hopped up and slashed downwards just as Grant was in range but the Grovyle disappeared in a burst of pure speed. Ripper turned around and countered Grant's Leaf Blade and pushed him away. He launched Air Slash and Grant cut through it.
"Vacuum Wave!" Ripper tore both of his scythe blades through the ground and sent wave of air pressure through the earth. Grant activated X-Scissor and ran between the waves just before they crossed.
"Strength!" Grant ran faster and slammed his crossed blades in to Ripper's chest and sent him flying back but the Scyther recovered in mid-flight and used Aerial Ace, hitting Grant in the center of his chest and then used Double Team.
"Aerial Ace!" Grant spun around and decapitated an after image.
"Air Slash!" Grant turned around again and cut through the wave but the attack was false and Ripper was only an after image.
"Fury Cutter!" All of the images disappeared and Grant lurched forward, grunting in pain. In the blink of an eye he was slashed across his back again by Ripper.
"What was that about true speed? Air Slash!" He fired two air waves that slammed in to Grant's back and caused two small explosions, "Vacuum Wave!" Ripper slashed upwards and the smoke cloud was dispersed by the air wave and Grant was carried in to the air and cut by the sharp winds.
"It's Over! Evisceration Wave!" Ripper launched in to the air above Grant and slashed his scythe blades at blinding speed until they were nothing more than blurs of green and glints of steel under the sun. He fired dozens of air waves upon Grant who was slammed in to the ground by the first wave and the rest came crashing down on him. The air waves kicked up a large cloud of dust and smoke.
Ripper was panting lightly; he lowered his blades and waited for the smoke to settle. Once it did, he grinned triumphantly seeing Grant lying in the center of a field of gashes in the earth and Grant was bruised and cut.
"Yes! YES! Victory is mine!" Ripper landed on the ground and stalked up to Grant, raising one of his Scythe blades that glinted in the sunlight, "Your head is mine!" He walked up to the injured Grovyle and raised one of the blades.
He brought it down and the sound of blades clashing filled the air. Ripper's eyes widened in surprise and Grant slowly rose to his feet, a smirk on his face and his Leaf Blade crossed with Ripper's scythe.
"It's been fun…You've earned my respect.." Grant pushed away and then grabbed Ripper's head in the confusion and lifted him in to the air, "Crush Claw!" Grant's claw glowed with power and he slammed Ripper in to the ground head first and tossed him in to the air.
The Scyther recovered, "Air Slash!" Grant dodged around it and flipped in to the air. He activated X-Scissor and Ripper attempted to block with Fury Cutter but was knocked back and Grant attacked without mercy. Swift, powerful slashes with Leaf Blade and Night Slash, switching between them and attacking Ripper from every direction.
"Aaah! Vacuum Wave!" Grant slid to a stop after his last slash and turned around, he side-stepped the wave of air pressure and disappeared in a burst of speed, landing a powerful uppercut to Ripper's chin and knocking him in to the air and Grant jumped up with X-Scissor, hitting Ripper in the stomach and sending him sailing through the air.
Grant strengthened his legs and jumped after him, going past him and much higher in to the air.
"Crush Claw!" Grant activated his attack with his right claw and the power slowly spread to the leaf on his arm. It turned green and a moment later it became an elongated scythe blade, at least five in length and wicked sharp with a deep curve.
"Air Slash!" Ripper attempted to stop him and with a single spin, Grant cut through all of the air waves and was gaining speed.
"Head Hunter!" Grant poured every ounce of his energy in to one last attack and Ripper activated Fury Cutter. They both slashed just as the two of them crossed paths just as they reached the ground and they slid to a stop.
Grant stood straight and deactivated his attack, "You fought well. Much respect." Ripper was cut in half a moment later, his upper body being separated from his legs. Grant stood there and he looked at the sky.
"Sliced and diced…best fight ever.." A cut ran diagonally across his chest. He actually smiled and fell back with a thud.
-Brody-
Brody activated Close Combat and so did Cross, the two of them clashed, trading blows and Brody sent the Heracross flying back with an Aura Sphere to his chest.
"Megahorn!"
"Blaze Kick!"
The two attacks collided and Cross was thrown back and Brody flipped in to air. The Lucario unleashed a barrage of Aura Sphere's and Cross avoided them and closed the distance between them in second. He wrapped his arms around Brody and started to flip as they dropped.
"Seismic Toss!" One last flip and Cross sent Brody crashing in to the ground. The Lucario activated Blaze Kick and softened his landing before launching back and landing a knee right to Cross' chest and Brody maneuvered around Cross and blasted him in the back with Aura Sphere.
Cross went crashing to the ground but used his wings to slow himself down and Brody landed without injury.
"You're beginning to annoy me!" Cross yelled.
"Feeling's mutual." Brody said with a friendly smile. Focus Blast collided with Aura sphere and the two were back at it, trading blows with Close Combat. Brody landed a kick and Cross landed a punch and the two jumped back from one another.
"Focus Blast!" Cross swung his horn and fired a barrage of smaller energy balls and Brody activated Protect to shield himself. He dropped the shield just as Cross flew at him with Megahorn and he jumped over the Heracross.
"Too slow!"
"Aerial Ace!" Cross changed directions and shot at Brody at high-speeds but the Lucario still managed to dodge the attack.
"Rraaagh! Focus Blast!"
"Aura Sphere!"
The two attacks collided in mid-air and Cross few through the smoke to attack but was shocked to see Brody flying at him with Blaze Kick. Brody's foot made contact and Cross was sent sailing through the air and Brody gave chase. He jumped in to the air just as Cross stopped himself and fired an Aura Sphere that hit its mark.
"RRAaaagh!" Cross charged forward with a battle cry of rage and grabbed Brody by the throat, slamming him in to the ground. He reared his head back and created an energy ball at the tip of his horn and threw it right in to Brody's face causing a small explosion.
Brody jumped out but was slammed in to by Cross using Aerial Ace. "I'll kill you!" He screamed. He threw Brody away and stamped his feet in to the ground. His horn began to glow and the ground actually started fracture under the power he was exerting.
"Seismic….HORN!" Cross reared his head back and Brody moved to run away but was too late as the Heracross slammed his horn in to the ground and chunks of earth turned up and pillars of blunt and jagged earth shot up from the ground, collapsing multiple buildings in the process and Brody screamed as he was engulfed by the wave of earth.
Cross was panting heavily in the center of his destruction. He raised his head and looked ahead of him in the rubble. Brody was among stones, jagged rocks narrowly missed piercing his body.
Cross charged Focus Blast with a little more power and reared his head back, "It's over.." He launched the orb. Just as it Brody, there was a brief movement and the energy ball was shattered, Brody's right arm was out-stretched and his palm was smoking.
"WHAT?!" Cross screamed in rage. The Lucario lurched and his head lurched forward. He slowly raised his head, one eye closed in pain and he chuckled.
"I should've warned you, I've got a…" He shakily rose to his feet, "bit of a stubborn streak…" He was standing now. Cross looked at him from below, visibly shaking with anger and no doubt energy exhaustion.
Brody slammed his fists together and was surrounded by a blue aura as a gust of wind swept by, "I'm ending this…" He launched in to the air, "Now!" He flipped skillfully before pointing his body down and diving.
Cross yelled in rage and attempted to move but stumbled. "No! NO! I cannot Lose! I will not dishonor my Lord!"
Brody's aura turned red and his formed an red Aura Sphere with an orange core surrounded by crackling flames, He right his body and reared back his right arm as the orb gained power.
"Now It's over! Burning Spirit Blast! Brody thrust the orb forward and Cross gave one last cry…
"Long Live Kramzak!" The two of them were engulfed in a red dome that exploded in to a pillar of red light that destroyed the walls of earth that Cross had created. It soon died down and all that was left was a smoldering crater. Brody stumbled out and coughed, smoke rising from his back and his right paw was rather burnt..
He rolled on to his back and chuckled, "….Ouch." He promptly passed out.
SD: Alright, it's time to end this right here. Sorry this took so long. I've been busy with final exams and the wrestling season has been brutal…but enough about my life. Also, I have to thank Barett M107 for doing the fights for this chapter, I must say that you've outdone yourself. What will happen next? Will they be able to reunite with Marin and Team Ivory? Find out next chapter…
Also, here are the attack combinations for the pokémon in this chapter.
Dragon Flame = Flamethrower + Dragon Rage (Alistar)
Hundred Step Breaker = Payback + Bone Rush (Tyson)
Burning Spirit Blast = Blaze Kick + Aura Sphere (Brody)
Thunder Hammer = Thunder Punch + Hammer Arm (Duncan)
Head Hunter = Leaf Blade + Crush Claw (Grant)
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