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Pallet Town
In a peaceful little town, the sun slowly rises to make sure both pokemon and people wake to start their day. No doubt the people of this town were having the usual like any other day.
"Hm~" One of the better known people within the town name Prof. Samuel Oak was currently moving through town with a usual cycle he mostly used almost all the time.
"It's a good thing Tracey's here. With Daisy going on a trip, I needed the extra hand anyway."
Though, in his mind he still had a grandson that could also handle the work load but reminded himself that things weren't too well since the past year. A raven hair boy and said grandson even had a long fight which hasn't ended even now.
"Haha... Hope those two make up soon." It might be wishful thinking due to how stubborn kids their age were but still it was a caring old man's humour.
"Oh, Professor Oak, I see you're already raring to go first thing in the morning."
"Delia? I was spacing out so much again that I ended up taking a longer route here. Hahaha!"
A woman who was quite a beauty for her age was at the moment tending to her small garden until calling out to the approaching Professor on his cycle, Delia ketchum, the mother to the rising trainer Ash Ketchum and not to mention the adopted parent to our protagonist.
The Oak's and Ketchum family always have been great friends since a long time as the two boys Gary Oak and Ash Ketchum always did follow each other around a certain older boy they look up to.
"Oh my... you need to stop doing that. The last time you did that, you had to spend an entire month in the hospital after that accident."
"Come now Delia, as a former student of mine, you can't forget I don't make the same mistakes."
"You were lucky he was there. Goodness knows how he was even able to carry you to the hospital in mere minutes."
"Yes, indeed. I was lucky."
The mention of a certain person had a solemn mood in the air.
"Anyway..." Being a dependable woman she was, Delia brush off the feeling to be strong like a good mother she was, "Come in Professor, I was just about to have breakfast."
"Oh, that would be lovely."
Before both enter the house, the woman of the house almost forgot something and called out to her faithful pokemon.
"Mi-me~ would you mind going upstairs and wake those two up?"
"Mi~Mi~!" A pokemon that was quite jolly stops it's sweeping on the outside front lawn and directly walks up stairs.
...
The upstairs floor of the Ketchum's modest house had about the normal amount of rooms, one bathroom, three bedrooms and one unused room.
"..." Inside one of the three rooms, someone was still sleeping despite the sun rise and the cool breeze from the room's open window.
The one still sleeping seems to have tucked and turned on the bed though did very little to hide the alluring curve of a young beauty.
"..." A bump on the side of the bed and under the blanket seems to wiggle around before coming out from the sheets with a drowsy yawn.
"... (Is it morning?)" It was a little back fox pokemon called Zorua. It was indeed trying it best to resist falling back to sleep. This little one seems to have the ability Telepathy too.
"..."
"..."
It took awkward lazy steps toward the edge of the bed as if sleep walking.
"Mr. Mime?" The door to the room was than open by the same pokemon that Delia sent up to wake the others.
"Mime!"
thud!*
The diligent pokemon didn't have time to pause as it quickly dives and catches the black fox pokemon from falling off from the edge of the bed.
"Mime... *sigh*"
"(Good morning...)" The little black fox unaware of what just happen greets the other pokemon with a sleepy expression on said arms.
Getting up from his position on the floor, Mr. Mime walks to the still sleeping person on the bed but before doing so the pokemon look at the picture on a desk, a picture of a young teen with orange hair smiling with three kids.
"..." Without needing of Mr. Mime's help, the person still sleeping finally wakes up with a light yawn. Her lilac colour eyes gently blinks as she turned to the two pokemons without caring about the half naked appearances she was in.
Her beautiful pale skin shown under the cute unbutton pajamas she was wearing, a sizeable chest that even most ladies would feel a pang of jealousy as well as the cute expressionless expression she had on would made her seem like a beautiful porcelain doll.
"Morning?" The girl slowly asked.
"Mime! Mime!" The pokemon nods and gesture towards down stairs where breakfast was waiting.
"Okay." The girl then buttons her pyjamas before pulling up the hoddie that was attached.
The girl quietly follows the pokemon while carrying a drowsy Zorua as they all head down stairs.
...
"You mention 'the two'? Are Ash and Pikachu already back?" The Professor asked since it was rather unusual for the hyperactive boy to come back before the Jhoto's championship, especially since he was called by the boy just the other day from Jhoto.
"No, I wasn't mentio-?"
Delia stops and turned to a teen girl entering the kitchen while a little black fox pokemon hangs on her arms lazily.
"fufu~ Didn't get enough sleep?"
"No..."
The girl replied sluggishly as she sat on the kitchen seat unaware of the Professor joining them for breakfast. Zorua too rolls off her arm to lie flat on the table with a sleepy expression and didn't bother to look at anyone.
"Oh dear, did you catch a cold?" Delia as a great role mother felt concern as she lightly brushes her hand over the girl's lilac colour bangs.
"..." The girl shook her head and answers, "Bad dream..."
"Well then, why don't I fix up something good to scare those bad dreams away, hm~?" A soft sadden expression appeared on the woman's face as she knew what it meant.
The woman then bops the girl's nose and left to finish breakfast while leaving a flush girl. How she was treated here was something very new to her and at times left her feeling light and fluffy inside.
"*cough*" Professor Oak tried to get the girl's attention since he felt she was going to ignore him the whole time and just like to have a chat with the girl that was under Delia's care.
"Oh, hello there." The girl lilac colour eyes turn to the professor as she just notice the old man there and responds to greets him before going back to ignore everything else.
"..." The Professor sweat dropped at the girl's actions and wondered what he did wrong to be ignored after a short greeting.
"(huh?)" The black fox pokemon Zorua on the table finally wakes up fully and looks at its surrounding before its eyes met the surprised Professor whom recognized the Zorua on the table by how it was using the ability Telepathy.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"(Who are you again?)"
"!?" The Professor was hoping the little black pokemon would've recognised him but it seems that was wishful thinking as he could remember our hero's pokemons all had quite quirky personalities of their own.
Hmm... I wonder why Zorua is with this girl? I'm surprised the little guy even likes to be around anyone else other than that boy.
Professor Oak wasn't blind to how Ichigo's pokemons trusts toward others were menial especially other humans. He couldn't count the number of people trying to approach them only to be threatened off with angry growls and the sort. The exceptions were Ichigo himself and those few like family and friends.
Eventually, the two finished their breakfast respectively and went up stairs to change before heading out to who knows where but not before telling Delia.
"I was surprised as you are Professor." Delia chuckles.
"Yes, to think one of his pokemons to be with someone else. But I'm still not sure as to why the girl is staying with you."
"hehe~ I think you've misunderstand something here Professor."
The old man again wasn't sure why his former pupil was amused at something he wasn't sure himself.
"Zorua would never leave him for anyone else; the same goes for every one of his pokemon. I did live with them to understand that much, you know."
Delia could still remember how the orange hair boy would be surrounded or followed by his pokemons almost everywhere to the point that it looks amusing for others to see.
"That's... true. Apart from that hatchling (Larvitar) none of them were caught in a poke-ball. They just follow him didn't they? Haha..." Professor Oak was there when most of Ichigo's pokemon just follow him without the requirement of a poke-ball.
"Right?!" Delia smiles and felt a sort of happiness when Ichigo was praised, it gave her some pride for some reason.
"But still..." The Professor attention went back to the girl.
"Her name is Courtney. She's a very sweet girl and I'm not sure but... she's one of his friends." The woman quickly answers the old man's question.
"You're not sure?"
"Mm..." The woman nods but still never wore an expression that wary. "Zorua told me she's a good person and is close to Ichigo."
"That's it?"
"That's it." Delia confirmed and wasn't even bothered at all about it.
"But don't think that's the only reason I let her come as she likes."
"..." The Professor just sat as he gave her his full attention as he too wanted or maybe just curious about the girl with Zorua.
"I met the poor dear three months ago, during a rainy day of all days."
Delia could still remember the day she met Courtney. That day was quite a raining day and surprise as she was to some extend was glad to meet such a girl despite the weather.
"The girl came knocking the door soak with Zorua."
"Oh my…"
"And you know what surprised me the most, before I could ask who or what. Zorua quickly led her to Ichigo's room. Maybe I was tired at the time but I didn't ask the two anything why that day. I just watch her cry silently in his room."
"That must've been quite an encounter." The Professor sometimes worried at how carefree his previous pupil / good friend can be as she talk about her situation as if coming out from a story book.
"Oh, it was..."
She could also still remember the heart breaking expression she had as her wet hair drips concealing tears the moment she saw her adopted son's room.
"She doesn't take any interest in anything that's not related to Ichigo and Zorua's appreciation for it doesn't help. The other day she only helped around the house when I mention how Ichigo did the same."
Delia smiled thinking about the cute attention she gains just from a few words about her adopted son.
"If I weren't here to actually hear how you met the girl, I would imagine you taken in another child."
"Is that so..." Delia just smile to herself wondering about the girl in the house enjoying the day with her.
"She's a good child no matter anyone might say or thinks." Delia held her mug a little tighter with a worried expression.
"..." The old man listens as he easily read the mood.
"Maybe it's just me being paranoid after last year but every time she makes a surprise look or impression from something like a simple praise, a pat in the head or a hug... I worried... and I just held on tighter."
"Delia."
"That's not how a girl her age should be like, right!?" A similar feeling welled up in her again, the same one when our hero, her adopted child was gone forever.
"Delia."
"He was like that too when he first came, confuse and surprise. Just a kind lost boy!"
"Delia."
"I just don't want what happened last year to happen again."
grab*
"!?" Feeling a tugged to her arm, the woman turned to see Courtney calling to her all dressed up with a hooded shirt she gave her. Zorua was on the top of her head smiling with energy eager for another day.
"Oh sorry dear, I was caught up here a little too much. I'll get you a lunch box-!?"
On getting up the woman was surprise to be handed a handkerchief by the quiet girl.
"Courtney?"
"I like your smile better."
drip*
drip*
"O-Oh... I-I see... that's very nice of you." Delia really couldn't stop her tears but she couldn't help the happy smile either as she accepted the handkerchief.
Courtney just nods though her words were genuine as she too came to really like the everyday smile the woman always gave her. So she felt a bit trouble when the kind woman stops for a while with tears.
"That's a good scene." Professor Oak nods like a satisfied screen writer, "The bond you share shows your very own tale of a grand adventure is about to be unfold."
"(Hehe... my plan worked! Courtney really is growing up.)"
While nibbling on all stacks pancake around Zorua too was happy to see Courtney getting better and better.
His great idea of making Courtney getting influence by the Ketchum household was a success. That's right, the little fox wasn't just there to cause sarcastic chaos and eat his fill, he too had grow after losing his first human friend Ichigo.
"Zorua, I am interested about what you and Courtney do. Delia might not be curious but I might be. Trainers maybe? Or Co-ordinator? I remembered you having a spice for that one."
The Professor was an old man; he can't help if he was curious about the young generation's paths and bright future.
Eeehhh... I don't really want to tell him. And it's only because he looks really cheap. I would tell Miss Mom but... she never asked so...
"(It's a secret.)" With a final munch, the little fox replied and follows the two females toward the front door while leaving a dejected old man.
"Haha... I really can't keep up."
...
"Okay, I'm off." The lilac hair girl eyes look up to the woman. The words she used were something she learned whenever she had to go before returning, something she learned from the stay at home mom.
"Be careful and don't forget, you can come back anytime, okay?"
Ever since meeting the girl a few months ago, Delia realized how lonely she was and at the same time remembered how she once always wanted a daughter too.
If Ichigo was still around, the woman would do to her very best to get this sweet girl as her very own daughter in law. She could only giggle at the idea.
"Mm." Courtney nods as a confirmation as she really liked the woman especially after spending here in Pallet town from time to time.
"(Hey, don't forget about me!)" Zorua came up and jumps in his place on Courtney's head.
"And you take care too, Zorua, always be there for Courtney like you did for him okay?"
Delia was still a caring and worried woman at the end of the day and she was especially worried about Courtney whom she learnt that the girl needs the extra love. If Ichigo were there, the woman would've given them a push to something else.
"(Roger that Miss Mom!)"
"I'm not sure how to react Delia. For a second there, I would've imagined you stopping her after showing so much worrisome expressions."
"..." Delia didn't reply to the Professor who sighs at the woman who at times acts in such a way after the day her adoptive son was confirmed dead.
!* Courtney who was already afar suddenly turns and waves her hand high though her expressionless face could do some work. Still, Delia received it very happily.
"*drip* Oh, that girl," Delia giggles despite a relief tear falling off her cheek, "You know I can't Professor, they all have dreams and beside it's not like they'll be away forever. Everyone eventually comes home."
"That's... true."
The old Professor considered himself lucky and at the same time misfortune, he was dishearten as those younger than him to meet unlikely end at an early age.
Charific Valley (Outskirt)
She was the oldest, she was cautious, she would even say she was the most mature around them or least should've been. Yet, everything fell apart in a single day.
The first time Daisy Oak met him was like any other usual meet and greet of a new potential acquaintance or friend but things didn't really go as it usual does.
He came as a very confusing individual to her as he showcases a kind of bravery that was reckless like a few kids his age, yet different as he was calm and collected to see through things to the end. She could even tell he was a better guardian for the younger kids like her brother Gary and maybe that's why she got a little loose and let him do it alone.
"Maybe... if I hadn't been such..."
For the past year she had been blaming herself even though she still had hopes ever since she saw the sign from the necklace he had given his little brother Ash. She told herself that she wouldn't repeat the same mistakes by letting this shred of hope go.
"But first I have to... *tears drop* Charizard... I'm sorry I was never there like him. Always too busy for my own good." She bit her lips frustrated with a few tear drop.
Earlier today, she witnesses what she might think was a sign of hope as well as a terrible scene. As thrill as she was to see the little lizard that always followed him, she was also terrified for the pokemon as it just challenged another pokemon.
Sure, if it was just another common pokemon she would be fine about it but it was a freaking legendary pokemon something few ever seen and many knew the great powers they wield.
The end result was a complete one sided fight as the legendary pokemon Ho-oh left without claiming its victory and Charizard despite its unnatural strength and dark flames she knew very well dwindled in comparison to the legendary pokemon.
"Don't worry, I'm coming..."
As she saw how much injuries the black Charizard was covered her heart aches and this remind her the days he pushed himself for others with only injuries as compensation.
"And this time, it's my turn to stake my life!"
!!!!!*
"!?"
Upon approaching near Charific Valley, the girl from afar saw a blast of black flames shooting out from within the valley. A powerful shake or tremble came, she could tell another battle must've been initiated and this left her heart to skip a beat in worry.
Grabbing a poke-ball from her pocket she tightens her grip and goes full throttle on the all terrain jeep she borrowed.
She, without hesitation abandons the project her grandfather sent her to Jhoto for and chooses to make chase for the injured black Charizard that flew off with critical wounds. She was not going to make the same mistake by always being a bystander and she was going to do everything to fix it. Though, the surprise waiting for her was going to be eventful.
Upon arriving near the valley's entrance, Daisy saw it would be impossible to enter with it being close shut and the crowds who all came due to the intense sounds coming from the valley.
"!" Releasing the pokeball on her hand. Daisy climbs on the Pidgeot as it spans its large wings before taking off.
She came to the conclusion that if she can't enter through, she'll just have to go over.
"Stop! It's too dangerous in there!" A police woman who was called by Riza to stop anyone from entering the currently dangerous valley shouts to the lab coat wearing girl yet her voice was ignored.
"It's okay Officer Jenny."
"Ah-h… are you sure?"
"I don't know who she was daring to get inside but the Charizards are guarding round the valley, blocking anyone from entering through the sky. So, I doubt they'll let her through."
Lance who came over upon his grandfather's request to see things reassured the officer that no one should be able to enter the valley right now not to mention the the valley's strong Charizards would block anyone coming from the sky. "Let's just wait and do what we can from the ground. My cousin will handle the rest inside."
"I see your point, but-!?" Another powerful tremor only possible from a powerful clash of power came from inside and this made the police woman worried if the region champion should've gone inside too.
"I'll only intervene if necessary but if it's that guy handling it. I'm not too worried." The region champion and master of dragon made annoyed face away from view despite how calm his conclusion was.
!*
"hm?" If his intuition was right, the dragon master would've guess the person daring to fly over had succeeded. He wasn't gonna bother on it since he was only here as back up and in a mood due to something else.
Charific Valley
It was tired.
"Clair, your pokemons aren't gonna be enough!"
boom!*
It hated losing; not for a reason like fighting where many would but rather the idea of losing important things. That concept of losing has been hurting it.
"GRAAA!!!!!"
From the moment it was born into this world, almost everything rejected it. It was just lonely and cold; it just wanted to be normal like everyone else around it.
And yet, the world won't just leave it alone.
"Graaa!!"
"Dragonair, dodge!"
The world had taken the mother who had birth it and taken care of it with all the love she had.
"Graaa!!!"
"Kyaa!!"
It took a while, but it was able to trust again and this came from a special person who was the first human able to ever reach its heart and yet again, the world still swipe the one who it held dear.
"GRAAA!! ( Flamethrower)
"Liza, this is not normal! It's a monster!"
"Nothing about this is normal!"
Its mind waver elsewhere despite its ruthless assaults and not to mention it could hardly hear them struggle against it. It was already in a lot of pain from a previous battle and yet fought back their assaults with ease.
It just wanted to be left alone in the new territory it conquered and yet intruders always come in. In fact, it only wanted to occupy a small hole like cave within the valley and it wasn't its intention to kick out all the others. It just wanted to be left alone.
The little happiness after meeting Ash... its special person's little brother and Tyranitar a friend who shared its grief was now withering away as anger and rage only keeps rising.
"Graaa!!!!"
In its anger, it kept ignoring any painful injuries as it made a long fast leap using its wings ( Aura infused) impossible for the intruders to followings only for it to instantly appear close.
And without delay it reaches out to grab and hold tight on the dragon pokemon before lifting it high in the air.
"No, Dragonair!"
!!!*
It couldn't exert its full strength but it did not hold back what it still had and with one swing ( Dragon claw Aura Spiritual energy) ended the battle.
"Return! This is too much, defeating Dragonair in one move."
The intruder had taken out two more pokeballs and threw them out.
"Dragonites! I need your assistance!"
!!*
"GRAA!!!"
It did not wait and quickly dashed to tackle down the two new dragon intruders. If it weren't for its heavy injuries and lost stamina, it would've been able to throw them off with its strength, speed and aura infused battle style. Yes, it was a Charizard that had its own hand to hand combat style as it did not just throw attacks, it shouldn't be a surprising fact since it was our hero's partner since his journey in this world.
The two dragons were able to hold their ground though being pushed back from place. Both had focus expressions as they struggle despite the strength both had in comparison to the signal dark colour pokemon.
"Quickly shrug it off!"
On hearing the command, the two dragons quickly together pushed off the dark flame pokemon backward.
"One of you, use Dual Chop and distract it! The other one, back up and prepared to use Draco Meteor!"
The intruder girl was getting nervous at the raging beast that kept coming with attacks without hesitation and any care for itself. This kind of battle was unfamiliar to her, it even scared her a little just from glancing at the raging beast unforgiving glare it was giving them.
Despite its anger and raging behaviour, the dark colour fire pokemon did not let the incoming dragon moves hit it as it effortlessly evade each strike without the needing to deflect.
Boom!*
Unfortunately for it, one of the miniature meteorite ( Draco Meteor) hits.
"..."
"..."
They saw it being thrown back only to crash hard from the hit. No visual could be seen clearly yet.
"Did it finally...?"
"I'm not sure."
They both realized from the start it was already badly haggard and wounded.
Riza knew the power it held but was surprised to see it so wounded and did not push for her friend to stop since she saw their might be a chance to defeat the powerful beast.
Still, she was out of her wit end, surprised at how it could still push itself to such lengths.
"..." Even if every part of its body was in pain, it still stood back up.
"How could it be...?" The sky blue hair girl mumbled at such insane resilience.
"..." It took steps and strides to the intruders and did not bother the pain. By this point it did not bother anything, there was only the will to win.
"Clair, this isn't good. Let's get out of here, like right now!" Riza knew when not to press on a raging pokemon especially the one right before them. Her experience with powerful Charizards told her to get out of there immediately. There was something off coming from the pokemon and it just screams danger.
"!?"
She did not expect it, it was unbelievable terrifying.
"Dragonite, Protect!" In the nick of time she command and yet the dark flames did not stop. The dragon might as well be pushed back despite its strong barrier.
"..."
"..."
BOOM!*
No matter how strong a defence is, there was no such thing as an absolute defence. And the defence of the dragon was overpowered by a fast jet stream of unbelievably hot dark flames ( Flamethrower). To them, it came out of nowhere.
"..." Dragonite than drops unconscious, it was defeated after the overwhelming dark flames broke through the defence and envelop it with flames hot enough to subdue a dragon type.
The dust smoke subsided and their stood the dark flame pokemon with an even more oppressing pressure coming from it.
"..." It was painfully lonely and it felt something akin to emptiness despite the physical pain and this led to the manifestation of more power and hollowness inside its heart.
Its facial feature of that of a Charizard was now covered with a white terrifying bone mask. What's even more chilling was the silence; it did not made any sound like early to show its anger and rage.
"Clair! What is with you!? Let's get out of here already!" Liza still tried to pull her friend who was struck in a daze.
"..." The dark colour Charizard stops and beacons a position know by many as a powerful pokemon ready to ignite a devastating attack.
Yet, it was silent the whole time. Though it pulled back its side and slowly ignites dark flames after opening its now boney jaws within the white mask, it was still silent. There was no rage or anger, just silence.
Bit by bit, unknown to anyone. The dark flame was slowing unleashed.
"!!" Riza knew it was too late and hugs Clair tight not relenting to run away and let her friend get hurt or even the slight possibility of dying here. Her pokemon Charla too came and cover the two using her body despite knowing that her resistance or anything they have wouldn't be able to stop the dark flames from burning them.
"..."
!!!*
Still this was not their end as someone quickly came and swings an oversize blade made from something people could read in books ( Aura) and something this world didn't know upward upon impact with the dark flames.
He muttered something under his breath ( Getsuga Tensho) as his swing dispersed the powerful dark flames away.
He stood their without saying a thing and stares toward the dark Charizard. Like it, he too done on a white bony mask and was as much terrifying as the beast's own bony mask.
"..." Silence again.
But this time, the silence did not last.
"GrAAAA!!!!"
The dark Charizard who had stayed so silent from the moment the white bony skull mask was on finally growls before roaring out loud in anger. Some of the once inhabitant Charizards of the valley senses the great danger upon hearing the dark colour pokemon in such a raging state.
It was angry, it was confused and it wanted whatever stood on its way to disappear once and for all.
!*
!!*
Waves of pulsing aura came from the pokemon and it was something unnatural to anyone around.
"W-What!?" The two girls were worried and surprised especially after the pokemon's uncharted display of power.
" Get back." Ichigo, the one who stood before them unfazed and under the white bony mask asked.
"Kurosaki? is that..." Clair was surprised; she did not know anything about the power he now held especially the similar sinister like white mask he had on.
" Gunthur, take them and hide."
Without wasting time, he walks forward and let the little chubby kid hiding underground with his Trapinch to take the two girls away and back near the valley's entrance.
"GRAAA!!!"
Ichigo was hardly afraid and kept walking toward the raging dark pokemon that keeps releasing the waves of aura like nothing was unusual. The clothes he was wearing was a mess with cuts and some burn marks obviously from intercepting the earlier attack head on so close.
"..." The beast did not wait and mow down its dark flames infuse draconic claw ( Dragon claw) upon our hero.
!!*
Ichigo too reacted upon action and swings to meet the attack with his huge aura blade.
The two struggled for dominance, many of the Charizards watching were surprised to see a human hold its own with such a powerful pokemon.
On the battlefield, both eyes glare upon each other and with the same colour very different than what they both should have underneath their masks.
Both did not stop in their struggle, while the beast opens its jaws creating dark flames, Ichigo quickly reacted as he pulled his other arm and quickly infused it with aura before smashing the beast jaws upward.
!!!*
The pokemon's flames fires high up and away from its intended target.
" Not sure why you're so piss."
Ichigo loosen his grip and took a distance before returning to it with a full diagonal swing and said dark pokemon retaliates with another swing of its infused dark flame draconic claw ( Dragon claw). Eventually, the two started only exchanging blows where neither had a foot hold.
He felt its anger, its pain, its resentment and lastly the feeling of sadness. Every time they exchange attacks, he could feel the powerful emotions from the powerful dark Charizard more and more.
It was mad and it chooses to believe it was in some kind of nightmare. Its reason being seeing him again, his friend alive before it but it was just an illusion to it and it felt insulated by such a thing. It know too well how he died and was their when their bond, the link connecting the two was cut off.
This was why; it was in such mad state. It wants to destroy the fake. The illusion that has been haunting either day or night, though it did not know the person before it was actually the real one.
"GRAAA!!!" The single flap from its wings opens very strongly and created a powerful one way gust at him.
Ichigo for a moment was struggling as he was blow back mid air only to see the dark Charizard already on his side flying with its white bony skull jaws opening again.
" !?"
When putting on the white mask; a power that was a part of his very soul. Not only his strength and speed were increased, ever sense in him was heightening making him much stronger.
grab* Letting his blade go, Ichigo grabs the dark pokemon's lower jaw as well as its neck and despite the dark flames burning his hand, Ichigo pulls the powerful pokemon's body over mid-air and smashes its head on the ground with all his might. " But you're going down!"
!* Though the beast was smash to the ground, it did not relent. Its powerful tail swung fast as it swipes Ichigo off his feet and before falling down, the tail again moves and swung down on him with powerful strength to the ground.
!!* Ichigo was indeed slam to the ground and despite his heighten endurance it was still painful.
Though both were down, they still tried their best trying to get up. Ichigo might be powerful but he was still human and out of shape against the powerful dark Charizard, he was lucky it was already push so much before coming here.
"*cough* you're obviously not a hollow." Ichigo uses the aura blade to get up as he coughs blood, " But I sure... *huff* like to know how you get that power from."
He really wished he could remember what happened the past few years when he was brought to this world, especially now that he came to face a pokemon that could use a hollow mask like him. He knew this power and it were not even supposed to exist in this world.
!* Eyes widen; Ichigo quickly rolls to side narrowly avoiding danger.
slash*
Instead of responding verbally, the dark Charizard answers back with a struggle slash and marking where our hero laid with a huge cut.
" Fine." He knew when there were times it was impossible to reason or asked questions. He learned by battling maniacs after another back home after all.
"..." The terrifying pokemon for a split second saw his opponent vanish from his field of vision only to feel something from behind, something dangerous.
" I'll just force it out of you."
"!?" The pokemon's instinct screamed 'behind' and upon turning.
" Getsuga… tensho."
Upon his words, the pokemon's sight was blinded and enveloped by a bright dark red colour only for it to smash on to the still Charizard, forcing it back further and further. It was painful and it was powerful the dark Charizard acknowledge it, as well as a somewhat familiar feeling.
Despite its quick instinct to defend with its arms, the dark Charizard was still being pushed back making the very ground unsupportive to helped it stay put.
Boom!*
Finally, the blast of power from our hero was able to push the dark pokemon to the side of the inner valley before causing a small explosion.
Despite his serious demure, our hero only use half of the technique full strength since his aim was not to kill or subdue but to the break the hollow mask on the pokemon.
"..."
"..."
A crater was made at the side of the wall and nothing could be seen yet as dust smoke filled the air.
It was silent, a heavy breeze blew and yet the dust smoke remains. The Charizards around were also waiting in anticipation as the battle had all of their attention.
!*
" Damn." Putting and holding his blade up front Ichigo was able to defend against a quick beam of pure destructive power ( Cero) and it was strong enough to blast him of his feet despite his quick guard.
"…" From the dusty smokescreen, the dark flame pokemon's two wings disperse the dust before it flew off and gave chase.
"!?" The pokemon was fast; extremely fast and when flying with a strong burst it was able to quickly near the surprised fling off Ichigo. The way it move and the way it chase Ichigo was terrifying as it gave off something very different from earlier.
The white mask on it was starting to envelope the pokemon as it slowly moves to the neck and then to its shoulders.
Every movement the pokemon made was getting fiercer and eventually change to something Ichigo was very familiar with.
grab*
!!!*
The raging pokemon grabbed Ichigo before hurling him with great strength at which point Ichigo gave in and crashes.
" The day just got shitty… * cough*" Lying painfully on the ground, our hero mumbles exhaustingly as fatigue started getting to him and part of his hollow mask cracks as they slowly fell piece by piece.
" GRAA!!!" The pokemon was no more in control of its body as it went on a rampage destroying anything around it. It had been pushed too far both physically and mentally.
Ichigo took a stance as the raging beast rushes at him again.
The dark Charizard now had half of his body envelop by the white mask it had on.
Despite its powers and speed increased the beast dark flame infused attacks ( Dragon claw) could not hit our hero as it had lost the control to accurately hit.
Our hero just kept using footwork he instinctively learned from his long battle experiences.
This one is really something …
Ichigo guessed how his friends from home must've felt really aggravating to fight him when he was in a similar situation like the pokemon before him.
grab*
Letting his aura blade to disappear, our hero ducks down from an incoming attack before clenching his fist tight focusing two different powers ( Aura Spiritual energy) into a single spot.
I wonder if this might even work .
His fist flew up as it got encircle by a blue colour obviously aura and another different blue meaning his spiritual pressure.
The infused uppercut attack grins through the white thing enveloping the pokemon before it lands on its face.
crack*
Ichigo's infused fist indeed landed but only made the pokemon stop as if stunned. Pieces of the white thing enveloping the pokemon started to fell and finally only half of the white mask remained on the dark colour Charizard's face.
" Would *huff* you just wake up already?"
He was reaching his limit, despite having his spiritual power and the new power called aura, Ichigo did not have his soul reaper's body which was a 1000 times more durable than his normal body right now.
"* huff*" Ichigo now had to stand using his aura blade as his body was starting to give in.
" Hey, wh-!"
!!!*
As if not waking from a nightmare, the dark Charizard still kept attacking as it opens its mouth and gave out a weaken dark flames at point blank ( Flamethrower).
"…"
"….."
Fortunately, Ichigo had already invoke an aura shield though it did not stop the intense flames from pushing him back as he stands with every little bit of strength he has left.
"…"
The dark flames did not stop as the Charizard put everything it had and it kept pushing our hero back under his aura shield.
" HAAA!!!!" Having enough, Ichigo slices forward generating a powerful aura slash as it cuts through the flames before heading toward the pokemon.
Boom!*
"…"
"….."
"* huff* * huff*" Ichigo again used his aura blade to stand as he breathes heavily while blood started to seep down from his head and half crack hollow mask. The same could be said for the dark Charizard who was able to intercept the aura slash from Ichigo with draconic claws ( Dragon claw).
Both with their half crack hollow masks stare at one another still raring to go.
!*
Ichigo drags his blade forward and disappears from sight and the dark Charizard did not wait this time and tiredly slash both claws forward ( Dragon claw). The two met at a stalemate as they glare one another until both pushed themselves away.
" Gensugaaa…" Ichigo upon backing up concentrated power into his aura blade, he really did not want to fight the pokemon to this extend for some reason but it couldn't be help when it wasn't co-operating.
"…" The dark Charizard on the other hand pushes dark colour aura to its claws and readies to unleash something new and dangerous. It was giving off something similar to Ichigo's own attack but darker.
It was a hard day, one boy who just want to figured out why he was even fighting to this extend yet reluctant to finish it this way while the unique pokemon wants to rid of the nightmare haunting it for many months.
" AAAAH!!!" Ichigo took one step forward ready to unleash.
" GRAAA!!!" The dark Charizard too did the same as the dark aura on its claws grew and even flux occasionally.
Things were going so wrong and the end result was obviously the destruction to both sides. But, even though both do not realized something important, there will always be others to realize it for them.
"ICHIGO!" A female voice, a very familiar one shouts out stopping the young man's action as his eyes widen surprised at the new feeling burst up inside upon hearing the voice.
"CHARIZARD!" The female voice again calls and it was the same for the dark Charizard too as it abruptly stops any further action. It could be said that it was woken up from a nightmarish like state.
"PLEASE, PLEASE STOP FIGHTING!"
A young woman wearing a tattered lab coat stood at the high cliff of the valley with tears and sadness in her eyes as well as injuries she sustained for some reason on the way.
"…"
Silence, that was the only left after her loud plead as it got both to stop their actions and stay frozen stiff upon seeing her especially the familiarity she had for the two.
drip* Ichigo…. *drip* you two…"
At the moment Daisy was not herself and right now she wasn't thinking straight as her heart did the talking. When she arrived she expect Charizard to be fighting off something dangerous just after its intense one sided battle and yet she arrived to the scene of Charizard and someone very dear to many especially to the black Charizard.
What she was witnessing was wrong and despite her injuries, the girl shouts out desperately hoping for the two who always had each other back to stop the unnecessary senseless fight.
"I'm just so…" The girl took a step forward trying her best to stay compose about what has happened so far unaware of her getting closer to the edge.
Ichigo and Charizard already forgotten their fight turned their full attention to her not because of her words but mainly herself. For Charizard it was another familiar human it cares about and for our hero it was a kind familiarity despite the lack of memory of her it was as if she's really important to him.
"I'm…" She had to say it, her regrets now or else it would be too late. Maybe inside she really thought it was still a dream seeing Ichigo again and that idea made her want to tell him her sin before he disappears again. She still wasn't in her right set of mind.
"I-!?"
She was too close to the edge unaware of anything around since her focus was only on what she was about to tell him. Thus, her carelessness made her slip and fall from the high ledge of the valley she was standing on.
"…" There wasn't time to think about anything as the only thing she could see was the ground she was about to land on. The twinkles of tears were her only reaction.
"…"
"….."
Yet, she did not land to her death and instead she felt two different arms holding her tight protecting her and saving her life.
"You two…" It happened so fast for her and looking at the two who managed to come to her rescue, she could help the tears falling again.
"…"
"…"
She wasn't the only who was speechless, Charizard and our hero upon seeing her fall reacted in a heartbeat. Wasting no time, both work together to move as fast as possible to save the girl who stopped their fight with a few heartfelt word.
"…"
!!*
Upon realizing how close there are now, Daisy closes her eyes and ready herself as she smashes her forehead with all the strength she had left to theirs.
Crack!* Both their already cracked white masks now finally shattered when she head-butted them. She never did like those masks that somehow forms on the two especially Ichigo.
"There…" Blood spilled from her fore-head but a smile bloom from her lips, "I can see you faces better."
The girl finally faints out of exhaustion on the two who were still overwhelm at the moment. They just hold her gently and look at one another still at a loss for words.
Though none of them had notice yet but a faint glow was coming out of the fainted girl's hand was holding. It had reacted upon our hero's presences.
And done…
Harem:
Cynthia
Elesa
Courtney
Diantha
Caitlin
Dasiy (The way how we've written her, one of us felt it was a good idea.)
Might Add Harem girls or replaced one of the original harem girls:
Alexa (She won't be in the harem anymore. She only has a mild crush now.)
Clair (Still a maybe.)
Lillie (The girl just had those normal crush on him after saving her family from the Ultra wormhole.)