Kickin' It In Kanto - Battle With The Bird Of Thunder
Scene 1 - Zapdos
Wind whipped through the sky violently, knocking the migrating Pidgeotto and their flock from the air. Rain came down heavily in a manner that was not regularly seen in the Kanto region. And lightning lit up the sky, bringing along the boom of thunder which rattled the windows of those who lived in eastern Kanto.
Above the clouds, where it could fly without being seen, was a massive Pokémon only known through legends. With every flap of its wings, it crackled, causing the thunderstorm to get more and more intense. It flew quickly over the Kanto region, dragging the storm alongside it, cloaking its body in the clouds until it reached its destination. On the east side of Kanto sat a power plant which had been abandoned by humans years ago.
The Pokémon descended slowly, and the storm that raged above Kanto began to dissipate. On the top of the power plant and through a shattered window was its nest. It landed and then shook its body, cackling with electricity and immediately evaporating any of the rain that had come into contact with its body. It walked across the metal floor of the power plant, its massive talons scraping and making terrible noises. It cawed as it ate its food that it had brought along for the ride. It tore into the flesh of its victim and began to peck out its insides. For the first time in awhile, everything seemed peaceful around the creature. The storm had gone away, and the moon was beginning to shine down through the shattered window.
But then, there was a metallic scraping noise, catching the creature's attention. It quickly shot around and found a group of other electric Pokémon of different varieties huddled in the corner of the room. They looked on in fear at the massive beast, and the one eyed Pokémon that had made the metallic noise looked on in terror.
The creature squawked once more, frightening the group, and it began to draw in closer, stomping its feet and shaking the power plant. The Pokémon, in a panicked state, began to scatter, and the beast tried to attack them, stabbing its beak into the metallic floor. It missed every time, and the Pokémon were able to get away, leaving the wild creature alone.
It squawked again and unleashed an electric blast from its body, lighting up the entirety of the power plant. But the energy was too much, and all of the light bulbs were overloaded with power. With one more squawk, all of the bulbs exploded, sending shards of glass all over the plant. All went silent throughout the power plant. The creature cocked its head as it waited for any more of the smaller Pokémon to make their presence known. But they were quiet and unmoving. The creature then walked back to its nest made of wires, and it slowly sat down before closing its eyes.
The power plant was quiet, and the Pokémon who called it home feared their king. And their king, who wanted to be left alone, didn't want to be lonely. But, the king knew that this was the laws of nature for a Legendary Pokémon. This was just what it was like to be born a Zapdos.
AUTHOR'S NOTES:
I've never written something like this, and I think it shows. I'll probably come back and try to fix this up in a few weeks. It's short, which is how all of my "movie" stories start. I see this as an opening scene to set a certain tone.
This is a short spin-off of my story "Kickin' It In Kanto." This will take place roughly three years before the events of "Kickin' It In Kanto" though, so you can read this without having read anything else I've posted. However, if you enjoy it, then I recommend reading my other stuff.
A QUICK NOTE ON POKEMON CAPITALIZATION
I understand that there's this little war going on within the community, and I just want to say that I don't want to be apart of any of it. I've decided to capitalize the way that I want to. I own countless official Pokémon storybooks that I read to kids, and they capitalize Pokémon names and such. I don't care if you do or don't. I don't care if it's wrong or right. Don't waste your time reviewing that aspect of my story. It will fall on deaf ears.