Chapter 49

Sierra's Tale. Part 13

The Final Battle Part 1

(Uk'crac POV)

The Sentinel trainees were in their barracks at the moment, completely wasted from me grilling their asses sky-high all day long. Their vacation had softened a lot of them, not by much, but I will not tolerate any sign of weakness in them. They will work in teams and units once they are fully deployed, and the Sentinels are only as strong as their weakest links, a weak link our enemies will be dam sure to exploit and use to their advantage. And so help me Arceus I will have no weak links!

Anyways, I got a call from Armacon again they said they have "revised" their previous Gauss Rifle model up to specifications. Well that's nice but it doesn't mean jack shit when their coil gun is loud as hell and kicks like a mule when the purpose of a coilgun is to have the exact opposite of that with a few more advantages over normal explosive propellant.

I walked over to the firing range coffee cup in hand. There has been a lot of talk with integrating Gauss and coilgun technology into standard infantry's arsenal. I personally think the technology is too new and unreliable for conventional warfare. That didn't stop me from giving it a chance however as I also called Princess Salvia in to oversee the weapon demonstration.

I find it quite odd that she has such an uncanny resemblance to my daughter. And with her resemblance I have come to think of her as a daughter aswell. It may seem strange and it is strange, but the Princess was never off put or offended by me, hell I'm even a royal praetorian, a protector and guardian of the royalty of the United Regions.

Yea I haven't been guarding the royal family for the past couple of years but that is because I was tasked with training the Sentinels. It still brings joy to my heart that I was such a trusted member of the royal family, being granted favors that were granted to no one else and many other things.

I spotted Salvia encircled by a wall of Secret Service agents and two Royal Praetorians at the lead, "Your Majesty." The guards immediately split at my site allowing me to see the Princess. I took a bow, she reached out a hand and I plucked it and planted a gently kiss on it.

"Good to see you Uk'crac." She said sweetly.

"Good to see you too your highness." I stood back up now towering over her, "Terrible security detail by-the-way they scattered at the sight of me and left you open for any attack. How would they know that I'm not a spy from Unova and could assassinate the princess at any given time?" I spoke more to her security detail now.

Upon my words they immediately encircled the princess again they we just stood there for an awkward while, "What aren't you going to search me for any concealed weapons?" I was practically mocking them now.

Immediately after I said that an agent came over to me and started patting me down, "Aren't you going to ask me to raise my arms and spread my legs? Cause you know I can break your neck at any time right?" I did so after I said that, I just wanted to get the thought in his head.

The agent confiscated my sidearm, my backup revolver, my other backup revolver, my wristwatch that could be turned into a gun, my knife, my backup knife, and my bracers that had two hidden knives in each of them.

"Who hires these guys today Salvia?" I asked.

She giggled at the comicality of the situation, "I don't know Uk'cra, you're still the best. No offense everybody else." She sweetly said to me and when you say no offense you specifically mean to offend someone.

"Shall we?" I asked offering my hand up to her in a small bow. The guards had dispersed from her AGAIN. I swear if anyone ever tries to assassinate her and succeeds you have these guards to blame.

She took my hand and I led her to the firing range. Just before I could open and enter through the door however the agents stopped me.

"Stay here sir." He said while a couple of other agents entered the room to check if it was clear, it was a firing range so it wasn't clear so they took the next 30 minutes accounting for every firearm in the room and then making sure it was unloaded and put into a secure safe.

"You see now you're doing your jobs!"

(Flashback WOOooOO)

(Sierra)

It has been 6 days since the events of the last chapter. Lucas has been… changed by the events that took place in City Hall. He has grown almost depressed preferring these past two days to stay in seclusion and isolation pushing away any Lucario that actually find him and or try to help him from his pit of self pity.

Right now Sierra was on her way to have her own talk with Lucas, "Maybe he'll talk to me." Was the unsure thought that constantly ran through her head as she made her way to Lucas.

Sierra was one of the few Lucarios that knew where Lucas was hiding/sulking. The small group of Lucarios and Humans Sierra was in had moved a safe distance away from the city incase any search parties went out in search of them. Sierra stepped up into a tree tapping into her memory to find the secret location Lucas was hidden in.

The Shiny Lucario was camped out in the most unique of locations. It was a rather large spacious cave that tunneled straight into the earth for a good 60 yards before anyone wishing to journey deeper into the cave would be blocked by a wall of fallen boulders. Lucas did that himself, poor cave creatures that now can't escape from their now deathtrap, think of all the pissed off Zubats.

The mouth of the cave was actually blocked off by multiple fallen logs. Hundreds-upon-hundreds of loose and fallen vines created a sort of web around any entrances to Lucas's cave. The path leading to Lucas's is dark, treacherous, and difficult to navigate leaving only the most experienced in free-running would be able to navigate the terrain and reach Lucas.

Of course it is a good thing most Lucarios are expert climbers and runners and the combination of both so he was probably banking on the fact of the actual seclusion/isolation of that place to hide. Of course by the power of storytelling Sierra was able to find where Lucas was with ease (along with their psychic bond and all but let's just go with the power of story telling)

Sierra soon found herself upon the maze of fallen trees and twisting vines leading to the cave. Sierra climbed into a rather large tree trunk quickly climbing up it's length. She jumped out the other end now entirely in the jungle of fallen trees and vines.

She swung along another vine before gracefully falling down the shoot of another log. Falling through the log sliding on her back she ended up on the forest floor again before Sierra used her momentum once more to launch herself forward and upward. She grabbed onto the edge of a log and pulled herself onto it.

Once reaching the top Sierra ungracefully slipped on a wet piece of moss and came violently tumbling down the hallow rotting log. Soon and what'd yah know Sierra crashed onto the cave floor of Lucas's hiding place.

"Arceusdammit Lucas!" She yelled rather angrily picking herself up her body fore and hurting from the tumble down.

Lucas was sitting somewhere in the middle of the cave in an almost meditative state. He was sitting on his knees legs spread a little apart hands rested onto of his legs head tilted down in a meditative position. Circling him were small fires that didn't seem to be fueled by any kinder nor sticks it was just a floating flame.

Lucas breathed deeply and slowly between every breath the flames rose or dwindled in power and intensity changing the lighting of the room with each breath creating a very tranquilic atmosphere.

"Sierra…" Lucas said softly sadness and depression in his voice, "I was afraid you wouldn't find me."

Under normal circumstances Lucas would have made this seem like he was here to train and perfect his mind. It already appears as he already did some of that having shown his newfound capabilities of manipulating the element of fire. But Sierra was probably the only one that knows of the great turmoil that raged inside of him, through aura vision Sierra could see a great black spot in his heart.

Lucas playfully sent a little mini-tornado her way it spun around Sierra lifting/blowing back her fur. It wrapped around Sierra's neck lifting up her ears as it pasted around before stopping infront of her and popping away in a puff of cool air. Lucas flashed her a rather convincing warm smile, but Sierra knew atleast a part of it was fake.

"Lucas…." Sierra said softly walking over and sitting herself down infront of the shiny Lucario in the same kneeling position, "You've been cooped up in here for the past 6 days. You haven't eaten anything, drank anything, and it looks a lot like you haven't slept a lot either. We're all worried about you Lucas." Sierra voiced her worries.

Lucas didn't necessarily reply to her statement and Sierra flashed him a worried look.

"Don't worry about me Sierra." Lucas replied with a reassuring smile, "I'm fine."

That did nothing to ease her worry, "I can sense the dreadfilled pit in your heart Lucas." She said softly, "I hate seeing you like this and it is quite scary seeing you shrug off serious depression like it was nothing."

"What are you talking about? I'm not depressed." Lucas shrugged off Sierra's statement.

Sierra closed her eyes her dreadlocks rising and just as soon they fell down and her eyes opened again, "You're depressed enough that your heart is almost entirely black…" Sierra said even more worry in her voice, "Please just drop the act and talk to me. Please."

All of a sudden as if a flicked turned on (or off based on your preference and read of the situation) Lucas dropped the act as Sierra asked him to do. The free-floating fires that surrounded the two dimmed down to small wisps of flame.

Lucas was now in a crossed legged position his eyes droopy and sad, "I'm sorry about that… but if you haven't picked up from the past 6 days Sierra, I want to be alone right now." He said, Sierra didn't really take the hint for her to leave instead opting to press on.

Sierra shuffled her way over to him and took his head in her arms. She pressed her forehead up against his. They mirrored each other their ehads leaned up against the other so perfectly down to their nose. Sierra placed her arms around Lucas's shoulders, Lucas just stood there allowing Sierra to do what she wants to comfort him.

I guess it was her way of coaxing him to talk about his feelings, kind of like one of Sierra's therapy method to get patients to talk about difficult subjects, "You can tell me Lucas…" Sierra said in a coaxing reassuring voice.

"I am tired of all of this Sierra…" Lucas tiredly said, "Tired of all the death, tired of all the violence, and all the hatred."

Sierra remained silence cradling his head now in her arms not knowing how to answer him.

"We are a ghost of our former selves in numbers atleast. We are spread out few and far between to avoid the blight of the Hunters in the first place, and even then, one organization of ignorant slaves are on the brink of wiping our kind off the face of this planet." Lucas said leaning into Sierra's arms enveloping his face in her fur now out of that head locked position they shared.

Sierra was taken off guard by the moment, it had always been her that needed consoling and Lucas was always there to comfort her. But now that the tables were turned and it was Lucas who needed consoling, that fact alone says a lot about the twos relationship but Lucas was had always been the strong him, it wasn't in his soul to show weakness or pain. Whether he was like that originally or Rick changed him is up to debate, but it is just who he is. So something went terribly wrong for Lucas to end up like this.

"What do you suppose we do then?" Sierra whole heartedly asked.

The fires around Lucas intensified to a glorious form unrecognizable in contrast to their previous form just seconds earlier. The inferno of floating flames made Sierra uneasy but she knew Lucas wouldn't hurt here.

"I gain more-and-more access into my powers by the day Sierra. I have acquired the ability to do things the past 6 days than months before." Lucas said three giant cave shaking tornadoes appeared behind him just to make a point, "I believe it is finally the time Sierra! The time when I will be able to fully access my powers! And… and I think it is the time we finally put an end to this once and for all."

"We can finally end all this madness and grief the Hunters have inflicted upon us once and for all!" Lucas was very excited at this point.

Sierra didn't really know how to say, come to think of it the both of them haven't been able to answer jack shit to each other this entire time.

"What are we going to do? And how the hell are we going to do it?" Sierra said a sudden thought occurring to her urging her to voice said that, "And before you get that thought, don't you dare exclude me from your impeding adventure! So help me Arceus you will never see the light of day again!"

Lucas had a good laugh over her statement, "I love you too Sierra." He playfully chirped.

"On a more serious note, I hope you realize that you cannot fight this war alone." Sierra said softly, "I will always be here for you…"

Lucas smiled and gave her a quick kiss.

"So what will we do?" Sierra asked. Lucas closed his eyes trying to come up with a few suggestions providing a rather awkward backdrop to the moment.

"My heart and unbridled rage tells me to go after Sli'ark…. But The Prophet Krane is the leader of this whole operation… if I take him down we can destroy the Hunters from their core…" Lucas thought.

Lucas opened his eyes and put a hand on his chin gazing off into the cave in a thinking look, "What will we do indeed…"

(Later that night)

Sierra had finally convinced Lucas to get out of that cave. Currently the two were making there way back to the camp everyone had made. They took their time walking along the forest floor throwing the caution they had always kept out of the window in order to catch up for the past 6 days. It was almost pitch black outside the forest only illuminated by a half moon Kricketuns played their love songs filling the entire forest with music.

"You say you have gained access to new kinds of powers over the past 6 days." Sierra said, "What are they?"

"Well you've seen I've been able to control wind and fire rather easily." Lucas said the winds all of a sudden picking up blowing the forest trees around, the wind's force favored a Redbud Tree sporting pink leaves.

The most but not all of the leaves were stripped from the tree and flew in a graceful serpentine line towards the two walking Lucarios. The mass of pink leaves flew right past Lucas and flowed under Sierra's arms, she was shocked by the mass of leaves but quickly calmed down afterwards.

The mass of leaves flew under Sierra's right arm the force of the wind lifting her arm up as it moved infront of her. It dashed forward infront of her and circled back and started circling her in a storm of pink leaves. It wrapped around her like a flying snake, her fur blew up and down in the wind. It spiraled up from her chest and wrapped around her neck like a scarf.

"She seems to like it." Lucas thought.

The floating mass of leaves wrapped around Sierras neck for a couple more rounds before ascending into the air above her and perpetually blowing up in a bloom of pink leaves. Said leaves gently floated to the ground fluttering in the air. Sierra was awestruck by the beautiful display of mastery over the winds.

Sierra turned to Lucas giving him a half seductive and half thankful look for showing her that display of wind manipulation.

"If only we can stop the Hunters by blowing pink colored leaves at them eh?" Sierra sarcastically asked flashing a warm smile.

Lucas returned with a sheepish smile, "If only…" He repeated. The two had discussed what they were going to do on their way back to the camp off screen, they were going to head back to the camp and say whatever goodbyes they could say to their loved ones before embarking off. Lucas didn't really give Sierra much detail on how they would make their grand escape/disappearance.

The two Lucarios continued on walking, along the way Lucas released a very loud/powerful pulse of energy into the world, he refused to explain to Sierra what he did. After a short while Sierra decided to break the silence, "Lucas…" Sierra called, Lucas was behind her at the moment.

"Yea?" The Shiny Lucario replied.

"There's something I've actually wanted to talk to you about." Sierra said.

"And what is that?"

"Well it's about the prophecy Dialga gave us so long ago." Sierra contined growing a bit nervous and stutter, "I'm afraid that you might d-"

Sierra was almost rudely interrupted by a loud screech reverberating through the air. A massive Staraptor came from the skies and descended into the forest. The bird pokemon were known by all Pokemon across Sinnoh to be the ultimate hunters of the sky, absolute death from above. The only species in Sinnoh that could match a Staraptor's aerial might are Salamances, Honchkrows their mortal enemies, and Skarmories.

The mighty Staraptor caused all pokemon in the surrounding forest to scatter, fleeing for their lives. The Kricketunes whose tunes were all but serenating the forest has stopped as the Pokemon hid. Sierra's heart raced at the appearance of the Staraptor, but she didn't cower away like every other pokemon did.

Though a Lucarios tands no chance against a fully-fledged Staraptor she certainly wasn't going to cower away in fear. The Staraptor gave Sierra no heed instead turning to Lucas.

"I answer the call of a Knight of Dialga." The Staraptor said in a booming deep voice bowing down in a respectful manner before Lucas, "I am Uru'kai, at your service."

"What the fuck…" Sierra thought gazing at the ultimate predator bowing down before Lucas. That thought showed on her face aswell as Lucas flashed her a sly smile.

"Thank you for answering my call Uru'kai, I hope you can help us with our predicament." Lucas said, the Starator inclined his head as if to say go on, "Are you aware of the struggles we Lucarios are facing at the moment?"

"Of course! Who doesn't! This is the biggest mass killing that has ever happened in our world for eons. Never has there been more death since the Great Cataclysm that cleansed the earth so many eons ago." Uru'kai said.

That statement answered Lucas's question but it really didn't lift neither Lucas nor Sierra's heart, "Well Uru'kai, I need your help." Lucas said Sierra deciding to stop standing there and just gawk.

"Yes?"

"I am a Knight of Dialga as you already know." Lucas said, "Since the past 6 days I have felt my powers increase exponentially past any thresholds that held me down before." Uru'kai looks both intrigued and interested now.

"I believe it is the time that I finally go after the source of this plague once and for all." Lucas said, "And I ask for your help to get me to the source of the corruption. Will you help me?"

Uru'kai took a long while considering Lucas's task and after 5 minutes of dead silence both metaphorically and literally, "You have my talons in battle Knight of Dialga. The humans have slaughtered hundreds of my brothers and sisters aswell, but not to the extent they pursue your kin"

Lucas shrugged the last part off, "Thank you Uru'kai. The path ahead is treacherous and unsteady I cannot guarantee that you'll make it back however." Lucas gave the conditions of this treacherous journey.

"Dangerous, treacherous, and unsteady? Hah, so is the life of a Staraptor!." Uru'kai laughed the dangers off as if it were a bad joke.

"I think we have the right guy here." Lucas chimed in over to Sierra.

"No kidding."

Lucas and Uru'kai discussed a couple of more things before Uru'kai lowered his head down to the ground. Lucas stepped onto the bird pokemon's back without much effort, Sierra took some time to get over her fears of riding a beast such as Uru'kai but eventually she timidly got on sitting infront of Lucas.

Lucas wrapped his arms around Sierra tucking his chin ontop of her head trying to calm her down by acting as a furry security blanket. With a mighty screech Uru'kai jumped off the ground flapping his massive wings pelting the forest floor below with hurricane like winds.

The three bursted from the canopy taking a ton of leaves with them before Uru'kai pointed his nose up and took into the skies. Soon afterwards after a few minutes of dead silence the forest came back to life again as of nothing had happened.

(A short minute of flying later)

Sierra, Lucas, and now Uru'kai arrived at the campsite. Sierra and Lucas mostly talked to their parents telling them what they are going to do. Of course they objected but Lucas and Uru'kai went on about how they will be hunted to extinction, how that all of this will never solve itself/stop unless Sierra and Lucas take action, basically the reasons why they should go.

James eventually convinced them to take him along aswell. Now Sierra and Lucas were preparing to leave much to the objection of their parents. Uru'kai sat perched on a treetop awaiting Sierra and Lucas to say their proper goodbyes.

Sierra's Mom hugged her daughter planting a solid kiss on her forehead, "Be safe my baby…" She said hugging Sierra embarrassing her daughter.

"Mom!" Sierra's Mom gave a grin and broke the hug, the much more special moment following was shared by Sierra and her father.

"Everything I've learned about being a father tells me to snatch you up right now and lock you up somewhere." Sierra's Dad said hugging his daughter, "But something you youngsters have been saying, sometimes you have to let the starly just has to leave the nest."

What her Dad said touched Sierra's heart, "Thanks Dad." She whispered breaking their hug and climbing up into the tree Uru'kai was nested in.

Sierra's dad singled out Lucas, "A long time ago I tasked you with the one job of protecting my daughter." He whispered hoarsely into Lucas's ear, "I no longer have any influence on her choices now but I'll remind you. I don't care if you throw yourself right infront of the dam cannon protect my daughter."

Sierra's Dad expression softened, "Please, keep her safe." He pleased.

Lucas looked at him dead in the eye and nodded a respectful nod. Sierra's Dad nodded back, Lucas exchanged his goodbyes with his parents via hugs and parting words until Lucas climbed up into the tree and mounted Uru'kai. Sierra followed suit plopping down infront of Lucas almost up against him. The two couple could see a vein pop on Sierra's Dad's head.

Lucas flashed a sheepish smile and Sierra turned away from the embarrassment her face actually bright red even shining through her blue fur. With a mighty screech Uru'kai ascended into the sky with mighty flaps of his wings buffeting the forest floor below with hurricane force winds.

The Staraptor broke through the canopy with ease and started ascending into the sky leveling off at just below the cloud layer. At this height the winds were high and fast so Uru'kai had to only flap a few times and just glide the rest of the way while traveling at incredible speeds.

"First of all where are we going Lucas!" Sierra yelled over the buffeting winds.

"I had 2 hunches!" Lucas yelled back, "My bets are on one of the two human cities known as Veilstone or Jubilife."

"Had?"

"Yea. I came in telepathic contact with a few of our other Lucario groups, the Hunter center of power definitely wasn't in Jubilife it would've been a lot more guarded if it was!" Lucas yelled, "I had them check every other City in this Region aswell and the one that seemed the most suspicious was this Veilstone City!"

"Well look at you Mister Prepared!" Sierra yelled, Lucas smiled but she couldn't see him.

Veilstone City was quite a ways away from Heathome City so our two Lucarios will be facing a rather long flight ahead.

(1 hour later)

Sierra was already asleep albeit she was still sitting upright. She was leaned back into Lucas using his fur as a blanket and a rather ineffective buffer from the wind, it was still better than nothing. They were about halfway to Veilstone City.

Lucas channeled his energy and psychic power pointing his nose into the air the wind rushing past his face. A surge of visible energy cascaded from Lucas's legs up to his head. Just before the energy reached his throat Lucas let out a booming howl that echoed across the land, just at that exact moment the energy building up was released into the surrounding hundreds of miles in a magnificent blue pulse.

The commotion woke Sierra up, "What the hell was that?! Lucarios don't howl!" She yelled.

"You will find out soon enough!"

"What the hell is with you and all this theatricality this night? You will found out soon!"

(Another hour later)

"Sierra wake up!" Lucas yelled shaking Sierra awake, her eyes snapped open and she snapped up.

"What!? What?!"

"We are here." Lucas said. Sierra turned around to face front and her eyes widened in absolute awe.

Infront of her about 5 miles away was a glistening City that was the embodiment of the Humans ability to conquer nature. Sierra couldn't believe it, infront of her was a whole City carved into the side of a mountain. It's walls were erected pretty high up but Sierra can still see the mesmerizing lights of the cities buildings.

Every part of the image infront of her was so captivating beautiful. And yet… this was the heart of darkness that threatened to wipe her kind of the face of the planet. Sierra could see the dark aura of terrible evil under the awe inspiring sight of the city.

Her emotions changed from awe to anger and hatred, she put her game face on. Lucas howled his pulsing howl once more. The call echoed across the landscape and even the inhabitants of the city could hear it from the 6 miles distance.

This time however Lucas's call was answered. He was answered by hundreds-upon-thousands of screeches, roars, howls, and other cries. Sierra was awestruck by Lucas's warcry actually being answered. Up in the skies flying types and flying bug type pokemons alike blotted out the sky covering up the moon. The evolutionary line of Staraptors, Salamances, Skarmories, Mothims any species that could fly formed up on Uru'kai.

Down on the ground below hoards of Sinnoh ground Pokemons formed up. Garchomps, Rhyperiors, Mamoswines, Luxrays the whole 9 yards they were all there.

(This would be the time to start up your favorite epic battle song)

"Sierra." Lucas said, she turned around to meet his eyes. He gazed into those soft sapphire orbs of hers being almost enchanted by the beauty and love she saw in them. Lucas took both her arms he extended metal claws drawn.

With a pulse of green energy Lucas's blades evaporated away and they reappeared on Sierra's arms. The 4 feet long metal claws were weapons that were never to be trifled with. Sierra was shocked and touched by the little passing of the blades.

Outside his shroud blades which he can't fully use Lucas's rigged metal claws were one of his most powerful weapons, and the fact that he was passing it to Sierra touched her heart, "Don't get cocky, these Hunters will resort to any means to protect their home base." Lucas said.

Sierra nodded, "A long time ago I made your dad a promise that I would protect you at all cost." Lucas said bringing his face closer to Sierra's, "There is no way in hell am I letting him down now. Stay behind me. If you get hurt I will never be able to live with myself so can you promise me that?"

Sierra looked up to Lucas staring at him right in the eye. She gave him a warm smile and gave him a soft kiss. Just as soon as they started Sierra broke that soft moment, "I promise. My Knight In Shining Armor." Sierra teased turning back around facing the city again.

"What a tease…" Lucas thought.

Afterwards Lucas tapped into the minds of all the Pokemons below him, above him, behind him, and infront of him, "Thank you all for answering my call for help." Lucas telepathically broadcasted showing his skill in the psychic art by being able to even link up with literally thousands of different minds.

"I do not stand alone when I say the wrath of the Hunters have decimated all of our kind. Even when they seem at their most powerful I sense their resolve and ideology is weakening." Lucas broadcasted, "Here infront of us lay their Stronghold, the heart of all the corruption that had plagued us for so long!"

"Join me! Brothers! Sisters! Fight alongside me knowing that the fear of death can never enter your hearts! For this day! For this day we fight for our future! The future where our children and our children's children will not be burdened by the ignorance of these malevolent Hunters!" Lucas broadcasted an aura sphere forming in his hands it had a sharp tip with jagged sides, on the other end of said spear was a clear indigo orb that was radiating energy much akin to the way an aura sphere behaves.

"Join me brothers and sisters! For today we finally severe the head off of the manevolent Seviper that has been the bane of our existence for so long!" Lucas bellowed his booming how and rose the orb side of his spear into the air aligning it with the horizon.

Lucas's warcry was answered by the thousand other Pokemon that was at his command. The sun was just about to rise over the horizon bathing the world in it's glorious light. The army of Pokemon was now 1 mile away from the city, they would arrive at it's gates in no time at all.

The sun's rays shone through the orb on Lucas's spear. Said orb focused the stars power, Lucas channeled his own energy into one powerful move, "Tear done there walls!" Lucas yelled and with a blinding flash of light a powerful beam of light shot from the orb.

It flew through the air at light speed (obviously) the massive beam traveled right up to the main gates of the City. Upon impact a massive earth shattering explosion took place, the beam of light held the power of stars within it. A large mushroom cloud rose into the air. Pretty much the entire wall of the city had been shattered.

Lucas summoned the storms, and they answered. Dark storm clouds appeared over the army lightning and thunder crackling. In a few short seconds a sea of Pokemon stormed into the city. Uru'kai brought Sierra and Lucas lower where they hopped off rolled a couple of times before charging into the city.

Lucas stormed past the smoldering remains of the walls. The army of Pokemon was instantly met with an army of Hunters heavy weapons at the ready to defend their stronghold. Explosions and heavy machine gun fire reverberated through the air. Lucas climbed up onto a rooftop overlooking the machine gun line.

Sierra looked on with him aswell. Lucas sent down a mini-tornado, the wall of wind blew through the lines of Hunters decimating their ranks sending almost all of them into the sky and eventually falling to their death.

Lucas jumped down and joined the fight. Sierra stayed up on the rooftops first observing Lucas shred his way through the Hunter ranks before she herself ran along the rooftops to find a suitable flanking position.

Pokemon unleashed their full powers everyone dotting the cityscape in explosions and other special moves while other Pokemon fought in hand to hand combat beating the crap out of any Hunter that came to close. Tornadoes came up everywhere.

The building Sierra ran across was hit by a powerful attack of unknown origin and it's base crumbled as it started to tip over. The construct of steel and concrete slowly toppled over and Sierra frantically ran to the ledge and jumped to another building just in time before the construct buried Pokemon and Hutners alike.

The Hunters weren't being pushed around this fight aswell. They brought out their flame throwers burning both Pokemon and their allies in acts of friendly fire to a crisp. The *thoomp Grenade launchers rang through the air and were followed by explosions the shrapnel tearing flesh from bones and limbs from bodies.

Automatic machine gun fire also rung through the air cutting up Pokemon and Hunters alike through the panic like a lawnmower over grass. Each side sustained heavy casualties and for quite a while they were both stuck in a perpetual stalemate with no side gaining any ground on each other and each losing more and more lives by the seconds.

Sierra jumped down into the fray eviscerating the ranks of Hunters dodging death by a bullet every second. The Hunter brought out their mechanical units giant robots that lit the city streets up with 50. Caliber machine guns and rockets. Soon artillery started shelling the city, buildings were destroyed reduced to piles of concrete and steel.

At this point the Hunters are killing more of their brethren in an attempt to kill the swarm of Pokemon that are still surging in from the gates. Pokemon and Hunters alike were thrown around and shredded to pieces like they were ragdolls.

The blood literally floated across the City Streets. All of a sudden however Lucas stopped fighting the Hunters as he was met with an even greater opponent. The one being in that Lucas hates to the bones. Sli'ark Upnik.

The Hunter hadn't noticed Lucas yet as he was currently cutting Pokemon down left and right with a combination of a machete and a sub machine gun that spat out bullets like a hose. Sli'ark killed hundreds of Pokemon in minutes and was prepared to do much more.

Lucas charged at the Hunters his spear at the ready. Sierra noticed the two were about to clash and decided she would help too. She charged at Sli'ark from behind her metal claws at the ready . Sierra reached Sli'ark first and drop kicked him right in the back sending him flying forwards were he met Lucas, 200 pounds of muscle that rammed him. Lucas carried Sli'ark through street lights, mailboxes, through the glass entrance of a building and right into a concrete wall sending up a cloud of dust with him.

From the dust Sli'ark lashed back, kicking Lucas into a stone a glass table causing him to fall over faceplanting all the shards of shattered glass. Sierra charged in tackling Sli'ark into a reception desk, they were in a bank by the way.

She reared her metal claw preparing to strike but Sli'ark ducked his head away at the last second avoiding the metal claw before punching Sierra in the snout and kicking her off of him. Sli'ark got back up onto his feet.

Lucas's had gotten up from the pile of glass aswell and the two stared each other down. Lucas had his spear ready, Sli'ark dropped his empty submachine gun swinging his machete around.

"Well lookie here. Congratulations Soldier Boy you have finally found my home." Sli'ark sneered glaring daggers at Lucas.

"You will die today." Lucas simply said.

"I beg to differ." Sli'ark and Lucas ran at each other deadly bladed weapons at the ready.

Lucas had his spear up, Sli'ark his machete. Time seemed to slow, Lucas jumped into the air angling his spear at Sli'arks heart. Their two blades collided in a shower of sparks. The two champions of their kind will face off in one final battle.

I should be taking my break after this but I just have this pit in my stomach telling me to end this right. I believe Sierra's backstory deserves that much. Next chapter will be the last one I promise XD. Please follow, favorite, and review it helps me out a lot. Unto next time mates for the epic heartrending conclusion to Sierra's Tale!