"Red" - Person Talking
"Red" - Person Thinking
"Red" – Pokemon Talking
"Red" - Pokemon Thinking
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Requisition - Chapter 5
"For the last time, I don't have anyone like that! Those are just dumbass rumors, damn it!" Blue snapped at the smugly smiling young lady sitting across the fire pit from him, Leaf's expression only bringing more red to the face of the brunette as she turned to their other childhood friend.
"Don't believe him, Red. Rumor has it that Blue's been seeing someone from the Johto or Sinnoh region, but as to who it is, no one knows." Leaf stated in a matter of fact tone, Red staring at her in surprise before turning to look at his best friend in expectation as a visible twitch crossed his face.
"O-Oi, don't you fall for her lies, Red! Come'on! We've been pals for over twenty years! In the time that we've spent together, have we ever had any interest in anything besides Pokemon and battling?!" Blue asked the capped young man as Red blinking as he tilted his head slightly and pondered the question, Leaf losing her smug look as surprise and a bit of anxiety soon colored her face at the expression Red was sporting.
"We did talk about girls, once." Red finally said after a few seconds of pondering, both brunettes blinking as they found themselves fully surprised by the admission.
"Did we?"
"You did?"
"Mhmm. Remember when we camped out together after the Pokemon League? When we talked about how far we came during the year." Red said as Leaf gained a slightly anxious face, Blue's eyes lighting up as he delved back further then a decade to a moment that marked the last time he saw his best friend friend before he left for his decade of isolation.
(Flashback - Ten Years Ago)
(Scene Change - Pallet Town: Forest Outskirts)
"Ha... You couldn't have just let me have the Champion's title for at least a day, huh Red?" Blue quipped in a dry tone as he glanced towards the capped youth sitting beside him poking at the fire, Red shifting to look at Blue with a somewhat sullen look in his eyes.
"Sorry, Blue... I didn't know you were there." Red apologized in a deeply guilty manner, Blue wincing a bit before sighing and leaning back to rest on the palms of his hands.
"Come'on, the Champion should be looking like that, Red. You're making it seem like I'm the bad guy, here... It's been a wild ride, hasn't it? To think it's already been a year since we all left on our journeys." The brunette said in a soft and nostalgic tone, Red sharing the sentiment as he turned his crimson eyes to the campfire.
"What are you going to do now?" Red asked as his gaze remained on the fire, Blue pursing his lips as he contemplated the question.
"Not sure, you, Leaf and me are pretty much the top trainers in Kanto now, aren't we? Even if Leaf didn't head to the Pokemon League like we did, she did get all eight badges and we both know how tough she is. Even if other people don't think she's on our level, we both know that she is. Fact is, if we all stay here, we probably won't get any better." Blue stated as Red nodded upon hearing the truth in his words, the two settling into a comfortable silence as Blue glanced up towards the night sky.
"I think... I think I'll head out of Kanto. I'll go ahead and travel around, head to Johto and anywhere else that strong trainers and Pokemon might be. Course, once we all meet back up again, I'll be the one who'll be the strongest." The brunette said as he shot Red a challenging smirk, Red offering him a small smile as he turned to look at the sky as well.
"I want to go somewhere quiet, where I can train in peace." Red said in a longing and hopeful tone, Blue blinking before smirking as he thumped the other boy on the shoulder.
"Come'on, can't be a shy guy forever Red, how're you supposed to get a girl to like you at this rate?" Blue teased as Red froze before shifting to shoot the brunette a heated glare with a dusting of pink on his cheeks, Blue snickering before yelping as he felt the capped youth thump his forehead.
"Like you're one to talk. No girl will like a loud mouthed, show off like you, Blue." Red snapped in a slightly irritated manner, the two boys glaring at each other as they butted heads.
"Will too! My mom says that I'll be the most popular boy with all the girls when I grow up! Just so you know, I even had a few girls ask to hang out with me when I was traveling!" Blue snapped back in a heated manner as he pushed against the forehead of his rival, Red narrowing his eyes as he pushed back.
"I thought you said that you didn't care about girls?" Red asked in a haughty tone as Blue's brow twitched in annoyance, the two falling into another heated argument as Pikachu and Jolteon looked on in exasperation.
As the night drew on, the argument between the two boys grew more light hearted and softer as they laid on their sleeping bags. Red and Blue with Pikachu and Jolteon, the four shared soft and fond smiles as they simply basked in the presence and company of their rivals and childhood friends. Silence soon taking hold as they watched the star filled skies with shining eyes full of wonder, the soft cries of distant Pokemon filling in the gaps that the voices of the two left. That amiable and light silence was broken Blue turned towards Red, curiosity and intrigue coloring his eyes.
"Say Red, what do you think Leaf is doing right now?" Blue asked as his thoughts drifted towards the brunette who turned down their invitation to camp together, Red furrowing his brow slightly as he tried to recall her answer.
"Mmm... I think she said that she wanted to sleep in a real bed for at least a month before camping again." Red answered in a confused manner, Blue sighing as he returned his gaze skyward.
"She's still the same drama queen, even after a year on the road. Did you know that she never even camped out by choice? Every time she did, she had to because there wasn't a Pokemon Center or hotel for her to sleep in. Sheesh, why even bother traveling if you can't handle the wild, huh?" Blue said in an offhand manner, Red turning to look at him with a slightly dry look as the brunette instantly felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand.
"Daisy told me that you were singing a song about sleeping in your bed when you got back from traveling." Red stated dryly as Blue gained a deep shade of crimson on his cheeks, opting to remain silent as he silently cursed his older sister for her loose lips.
Silence taking over, the two stared at each other in silence before grins soon broke out on their faces. Laughter following quickly after, the pair spent the rest of the night simply chatting and catching up with one another, unaware that it would be the last night that they would see each other for the decade coming.
(Flashback - End)
(Scene Change - Unova: Route 6 - Red's Campsite)
"Oh yeah... I guess that counted, huh?" Blue quipped as he rubbed his chin in thought, Leaf letting loose a breath of relief as she scooted closer to her raven haired companion to rest her head on his shoulder.
"Glad to know that you two are still as dense and dull as ever." Leaf added as Blue turned to give her a blank stare, Leaf opting to simply stare at him in silence whilst snuggling deeper into Red.
"What do you two think tomorrow is going to be like?" Red asked the pair as he was still in the dark about the happenings of the Pokemon World Tournament, Blue and Leaf breaking their minor staring contest as they turned to look at their raven haired friend in confusion.
"You really don't know, Red? Man, you really have been gone a decade." Blue said with a light chuckle, Leaf giggling as well when she caught sight of the small and unamused pout that soon marred his face.
"I'll say, Blue! Hehe, remember the look on his face when we told him that some of his Pokemon could evolve again? That was so priceless, I wish I had my camera!" Leaf added as the two started laughing a bit harder at their dear friend, Red's pout growing as did the blush that slowly spread across his face at their teasing.
"Aww, come'on Red! We're just teasing you, hehe!" Leaf threw in with a coy tone while poking his cheek, the crimson eyed young man turning his head away from her as the brunette's simply continued to laugh even harder at him before his lid finally blew.
"Haha, right, right! S-Sorry, sorry! It's just, it's been a while since we've been able to rile you up, you know? Just had to take a moment and enjoy it again for old time's sake! Guh!" Blue half snickered and half cried out as Red had him in a headlock, the raven haired young man's pout only deepening as he tightened the hold he had on Blue.
"Gah! C-Come'on Red, can't you take a joke!? Don't tell me you still petty lik-U-Uncle! Uncle!" Blue cried out as Red slipped his arm underneath the other man's, locking him in a standing triangle choke as Leaf and Blue began to panic seeing that he still had a short and silent fuse.
"R-Red! S-Stop that! Blue's turning blue! W-We'll tell you, so stop!" Leaf pleaded as she tried to pull his arms off of Blue, her concern cracking a bit when she saw him direct his childish pout at her with slightly moist eyes.
The two unsuccessfully wrestling to free Blue from the grasp of the raven haired young man, they were completely gobsmacked by the sheer strength that he was currently displaying. In their youth, Leaf was the one who was known as the most physically capable, many having bore witness to her dragging both Red and Blue around by their arms with little difficulty. But even using all of her strength, Leaf was just barely able to pry Red's arms from around Blue's neck, her brunette companion taking the momentary gap to wriggle and slip his head free from the other man's hold.
With Blue freeing himself, he staggered a step away from Red while taking precious gulps of air, rubbing his neck as Leaf patted him on the back to help ease his breathing. After a few seconds, the brunettes turned to see the expectant and unamused face of their raven haired companion, a wry laugh leaving their mouths as they sat him down to explain the finer details of the tournament.
"Basically, the first day is to weed out the chumps, like that punk that you battled. After that, it's all named battles; which are basically battles between the top trainers from the region: Gym Leaders, Elite Four, Champions, you get it. But the catch is, it's region against region." Blue started before chuckling a bit at Red's starry eyed expression, the brunette hoping and praying that his childhood friend's expectations wouldn't be dashed by his skull and team.
"Mhmm! And since it's region against region, it's kind of like a team tournament of sorts! The region with the most points will be awarded a trophy and photo in the International Hall or Fame, which we already know you don't care about." Leaf added as Red shook his head in the negative, completely uninterested in the trophy and fame that the winning region would earn.
"As for the battles themselves, they are all chosen at random. They could be singles, doubles, triples, full party, rotation, tag, trios; it all depends on luck, the battle type and who you're going to pair up with, to both battle and partner." Blue continued as Red nodded his head eagerly, already beginning to calculate and plan for the various new battle styles that had emerged over the decade.
"And don't worry about not battling either of us, Red! The last week of the Pokémon World Tournament is the true tournament! The trainers from each region will compete in a no holds barred battle festival! And the top trainers will battle the others top trainers from the other regions to decide the World Champion! That's when I'll get you back for when we were kids!" Leaf finished as Red had a shining light to his eyes, his best friends laughing heartily at his childish expression as they relished the company of the raven haired young man.
An amiable atmosphere taking hold of the area, the trio were joined by their Pokemon as Leaf and Blue debriefed the crimson eyed young man about the other notable trainers of the various other regions. As they spoke, Leaf and Blue couldn't help but feel a shiver dance down their spines at the way Red's eyes seemed to dilate the more he heard of the prowess and ability of not just the other trainers but the Pokemon that they called their partners. It wasn't a sight that they were used to or had even seen before, not even the competitive spark that burned in his eyes when he was younger compared to the predatory glint that his eyes gained as they caught him up on what he had missed during his decade of solitude.
But as soon as they rather unnerving and terrifying glint came, it vanished when the raven haired man blinked, Leaf and Blue blinking themselves when they lost sight of it. Taking a moment to head to his bedside to secure a few snacks for his friends, Red missed the worried and somewhat frightened look that Leaf was sending his way. At the same time, Blue had a slight grimace as he debated sharing what Red had confided to him with the other brunette, the man having to bite his lower lip slightly to avoid breaking the promise he had made with the other man.
"Red... W-What was that...? Y-You... You've never looked that scary before, not even when we were battling against Giovanni's organization... What happened to you...?"
"Damn it, Red... I know that you can't remembered everything that happened up there, but what the hell happened to you? You... You've never had that look to you, not even when we were on our last legs against Team Rocket..."
With worried thoughts concerning their childhood friend, Leaf and Blue did their best to shelve the growing distress that they were feeling about the mental state of the raven haired young man. A decade alone, barring one's Pokemon, would affect anyone no matter how mental fortitude they might have had. And while they didn't doubt the willpower that Red had, even he must have a breaking point, a point which the pair desperately hoped he hadn't reached during his time alone on Mt. Silver. While they were worried, they pushed those worries to the back of their minds when he returned with a small assortment of marshmallows, berries, chocolate and biscuits; instantly standing at the ready as Red was no doubt preparing for his single greatest invention while they were on the road in their youths.
"I-Is that..."
"I-It can't be..."
Came the stunned voices of Leaf and Blue, the eyes of the two wide and full of disbelief, drool slowly began to dribble from the corners of their mouths as Red offered them a small but warm smile at the nostalgic sight before him. Long ago, whilst they were still children, the three had met by coincidence just as they were starting out their journeys. It was at that time that Red was the only one truly capable of anything related to the culinary arts, something that he would forever be grateful to his mother for. During that time, it was then that Red unveiled his greatest creation, a s'more the likes of which the world had never witnessed. It was on that day, that the 'Rawst Berry S'Morescake' was unveiled upon the world. Or at least upon the two lucky souls that had the sole pleasure of savoring it.
"Snack time." Was all Red said with a slightly wry smile when he saw the tears that were nearly spilling from the eyes of Leaf and Blue, the smile of crimson eyed young man growing even more wry when the Pokemon that they owned who had also sampled it followed the example of their trainers.
Then, like time and time again, the three settled in for a night of laughter, snacking and chatting; Leaf and Blue leading a majority of the conversation while Red would chime in every now and again. And before they knew it, sleep had taken hold of the trainers and their Pokemon with her gentle hands, the trio recalling their trusted partners before climbing into their sleeping bags and tents. Before long, light snores started echoing through the clearing as peace settled over the area, the ambient sounds of the forest making the area even more serene. Though, in the midst of that peace, there was a darkness that soon took hold of a certain young man, the profusely sweating and quietly panting form of Red being seen a short distance away as he rested his shaking form against a tree a safe distance away from the campsite.
Once again, the raven haired man had managed to slip away from his beloved friends without any of them noticing, something that he had honed to an art during his decade on Mt. Silver; where a single muffled crunch of shoe on snow would attract a pack of Sneasel or colony of Golbat. Slowly, Red managed to ease his panting, slowing his breathing as he tried to calm his shaking body. Letting his eyes close, he let the back of his head rest on the trunk of the tree he was resting against, having been woken by the same memory plaguing him for the past nine years.
(Flashback - Red's Memory)
There he was, on the summit of Mt. Silver or at least what remained of it, his beloved partners laid before him with various wounds covering their bodies. Even Red himself had a number of wounds on his person, the largest being a slash-like wound that crossed diagonally across his chest, the boy's body already beginning to fail with the amount of blood that he had lost. Never before had he faced something even remotely as dangerous as the situation that he was currently in, a situation that he had so childishly presumed was a dream based on just how ludicrous it was.
It had been just a few months, perhaps seven if Red was keeping track correctly, since he had finally reached the summit of Mt. Silver, something that still amazed and surprised the crimson eyed youth. While the trek had been a grueling and dangerous one, Red nearly having met his end by a pair of warring Steelix, it was a rewarding one as he had finally found a place where him and his partners would be challenged on a constant and daily basis, a place that was quiet and away from people. While the crimson eyed boy didn't have a problem with other people, the fact that he grew extremely shy and quiet around new faces was something that he doubted he would overcome anytime soon, so he did the only logical thing that a boy his age would do and that was go somewhere without people.
While he had written and left a letter for his mother and father, Red was still rather guilty about not telling them in person, though he was absolutely sure that his mother would have had her Dragonite and Nidoqueen capture him and confine him to his room. Knowing the power that the two held, he doubted that even his team at full strength would be enough to break free from their clutches, so he took the easier but rather cowardly way out and left without alerting his family in person. But the boy pushed those thoughts to the back of his mind when something strange happened, something that would forever haunt the boy as the sky seemed to warp and rend, as if it were water. Then, it happened, a tear or hole appeared in the air.
His eyes growing wide, Red quickly released his Pokemon as they readied themselves for whatever it was that was causing their trainer such distress. Soon enough, they themselves gained an equal amount of distress when a number of figures broke free from the portal in the sky, landing onto the summit as a heavy tremor rocked the area. Staring with wide eyes, Red and his team were completely speechless as they stared at the creatures in front of them, all of them even more alien then Mewtwo, who they had parted with just before heading to Mt. Silver. Swallowing the lump in his throat, Red shakily reached for his Pokedex before snapping to try and disclose what the unknown Pokemon before him were, his tension, anxiety and worries only compounding when, like Mewtwo, there was no data on the alien Pokemon.
The first seemed to resemble a jellyfish, though it wasn't related to the Tentacool line based on how it was floating in the air. Its bell is semi-translucent and encircled with several white, star-shaped markings. The wavy rim of its bell flared outward, being a bright blue. Its tentacles appeared gelatinous and gave it a strangely humanoid shape, something that seriously unnerved Red. Several tentacles seemed to mesh together to form the appearance of a cape or long hair, while four shorter tentacles resembled hair and arms, with two longer tentacles making up the legs of its human-like shape.
The second resembled a large, anthropomorphic mosquito, it was kind of like an oversized and sun burnt, Heracross, if Red squinted really hard. Its head was small and flat with a black ridge running up the center. It had two red compound eyes with two black, spherical basal joints for its red and black antennae resting between the optical organs. Protruding from under those joints was a long, silver proboscis. It had many bulging muscles that appeared to be sacs full of red fluid with small white bubbles inside, something that made Red nervous with his hidden fear of needles. There were three sacs on each arm, two on each leg, two on its chest, and several on its shoulders and down its back. Around its waist were three rings of smaller sacs. The muscles on its chest and some on its arms and waist had thin, grayish lines like looked like tendons running across them. It had large, five-fingered hands with red knuckles and four pointed legs, the thing that really set it apart from having any relation the Heracross or Pinsir lines. There were several black spikes dotting its body: a small one on each side of its head, two on each shoulder, one on each elbow, and one on each leg. The portions of its body between its muscles were a dark red and black. And resting on its back were two pairs of pale orange wings with slightly darker veins, which Red assumed were vestigial based on the Pokemon's weight and how thin the wings were.
The third was a very tall Pokemon that vaguely resembled a humanoid mass of electrical wiring. Its "head" was a white, brightly glowing electric spark with numerous points and no visible face. Below its head was a mass of black cables for its torso and limbs; a number of white bands resembling zip ties lining running across its body. Its arms had ties where its shoulders, elbows, and wrists would be. The upper arms had two cables, while the lower had three. At the ends of its arms were what looked like copper structures that resemble hands, each with six flat "fingers". Its legs had ties at the hips, knees, and ankles and were composed of four cables fused together that made up the length. Its feet had four toes possessing "claws" also made of exposed copper; each foot having two fused toes pointing forward and two separate toes pointing back. Finally, its tail had three ties and four cables, one of them appearing loose in two sections, ending in what resembled a three-pronged plug. Red had absolutely no idea what this thing could even be related to, based on how absurdly alien it appeared.
The fourth had a bodily construction that resembled a cross between a space shuttle and bamboo shoot. It had a small, white head with a tiny mouth and a skinny neck with three segments. On top of its head was a gray structure resembling a hat with long, flowing hair underneath. Its hair reached midway down its body and was rimmed with a bright blue coloration. Its "hat" had two small blue dots and four white spikes arranged in an X-shape. Those spikes resembled a decorative hair pin that Red had seen on TV with some women in kimono. On the very top of its "hat" was a long gray horn similar to a drill. It had large, disembodied gray arms that resembled bamboo stalks. At the end of each arm a ring of bright blue, fin-like projections and a collection of smaller, black bamboo shoots. Each smaller stalk having a bright blue ring with a small line extending back up the stalk. Its main body was conical and resembled a dress with four overlapping layers. The shortest and outermost layer being the shortest and appeared metallic, while the inner layers were each a lighter shade of green, growing progressively longer, and seem to be made of a cloth or plant material. Underneath all the layers was a white body with a light gray crisscrossing pattern covering it and a bright blue ring along the base. Below that dress was what appeared to be a collection of six black bamboo stalks, the bottom of each stalk being a bright blue ring with a small line extending back up the stalk; making the stalks resemble rocket boosters.
The fifth was a tiny Pokemon that resembled a shikigami. It appeared to be made out of a folded sheet of paper which was white on one side and red on the other. Its head was folded slightly inside its body and had a four-sided star in the center, though it didn't have any facial features. On top of its head were two short antennae or horns that were wider at the top. It had long, thin arms that resembled katanas with a yellow, sheath-like structure around the upper area. That sheath-like structure connected to a red, slightly raised hexagon resting on its torso. Extending up and out from the base of each of those sheathes were three yellow projections that were nearly as long as its arms. Its legs appeared creased with areas of red visible along the edges.
The sixth was a massive, black Pokemon. Its main body was primarily spherical with a large, yellow mouth in the center. The top and bottom of its mouth were lined with two rows of teeth; the front row being yellow, while the rear row was black. In the second row of the upper jaw, two teeth curved out of its mouth similar to tusks. The inside of its mouth was a bright blue and its throat was lined with small spikes; its tongue also being lined with spikes. Additional "tongues," at least Red assumed they were tongues since they were coming out its mouth, that resembled long arms with pincers protruded from its lower jaw, being visible even when its mouth was closed. Just above its mouth laid two glowing, blue eyes with a yellow, diamond-shaped marking between them. Above its eyes were a single, bat-like wing with yellow running along the upper edge. There are other small bat-like wings running down the side of its body as well. On the underside of its body were three, fin-like projections that curved up towards its mouth. Supporting its body were a pair of thick legs, which had yellow zigzag markings across the knees and three claws. On top of its body was a small, conical head with a second, smaller pair of glowing blue eyes. Four short horns with yellow tips formed a ring around its head. On either side of its head being a larger, slightly curved horn also tipped in yellow. There were also a pair of small arms on top of its body. Each arm having a hand with three yellow tipped claws. A row of small spikes trailing down its back and along its tail, the tail itself extended from the center of its back and resembled a spiked club of sorts.
The seventh was a Pokemon that seemed to be composed of many dark gray stone stacked together to form a four-sided tower with spindly legs on each corner. The stones that formed the legs and top corners were slightly darker then the rest. When at rest, its legs looked to fit into the corners of the structure, though the stones blocks making them up seemed to move independently as it started moving and testing its footing. The lighter gray stones that made up its body seemed to have glowing blue lines on their sides, which are visible along the edges and underside of the Pokemon. It was only when it turned its attention to Red that the youth saw that each stone block had a black underside with a circular, glowing blue eye in the center. But after a few seconds of focusing on him and his Pokemon, those blue eyes shifted to a deep red coloration.
The eighth was humanoid Pokemon resembling a more colorful Mr. Mime, though it was a lot more alien. Its slender torso and wide hips were yellow with alternating blue and pink stripes. There was a white sphere in the middle of its body and another on its back in place of a tail. It had thin arms with white frills on its wrists and teardrop-shaped hands. The right arm was pink, while the left was blue. Each arm had a spherical bulge near the shoulder, its legs shaped like white high-heeled boots with curled toes. Each foot had a sphere on it: blue on the left and pink on the right. Around its neck was a white frill with a hole in the center. The most defining thing about the Pokemon was that it's "head" was a white ball with a multitude of pink and blue dots, which seemed to be a collection of tiny sparks. On either side of the ball were stars that are blue on the outside, pink on the inside, and had a yellow dot in the center. But it was then the Pokemon removed its head and rolled it along its arms that Red really started to freak out about it, likening it to a Voltorb or Electrode with arms and legs.
The ninth was a Pokemon that had both draconic and insectoid features. It was a large creature, its upper body being slender with thin arms and a long neck. Its upper chest, neck, head, and arms were a light purple, while its waist was dark purple with a fuchsia stripe on each side. Each shoulder had a long gray spike, with each hand having three pinkish purple claws. Running down each side of its neck was a dark purple stripe, which connected with and formed a loop on its chest. The lower area of the loop was fuchsia and had a short, downward extension in the middle. At the end of its neck rested its head, which had a long, spiked crest on the top. On the sides of its mouth were a pair of curved, gray spikes that resembled mandibles. Its glowing cyan eyes were conjoined and rimmed with fuchsia, having a spiky crest on either side which gave them a visor-like appearance. A pair of light purple wings sprouted from the center of its back. These wings had a single fuchsia claw at the joint, two spikes running along the wing-arm, and dark purple membranes with fuchsia markings resting near the spikes. The lower half of the Pokeon's body resembled a swollen wasp's abdomen, being covered in stripes of light and dark purple and had three hollow stingers at the tip. The stingers were gray and had a fuchsia marking around them. The largest stinger being in the center with the other two, which were considerably smaller, sit on either Pokemon was the one that Red was most wary of, the needles that were its stingers setting off alarm bells in his mind.
The tenth and final Pokemon was one that resembled an anthropomorphic, feminine cockroach. It had a white upper body that slowly shifted to a black lower body, the Pokemon having a thin build. Its torso was composed of five thin discs that drooped slightly downwards. The widest disc made up its shoulders, which were white. The second widest were its hips, which were black. And the two smallest were chest and waist, which were white and gray. There is a gray ovoid inside of the widest disc, where its long, thin neck protruded from. Its arms and legs were also long and thin with gray joints. Its hands and feet are both composed of two gray claws. The Pokemon had a small, semi-flattened head with a gray, crown-like structure on top. The two tallest points of the crown pointed towards its long, thin antennae, which were white with small gray balls at the tips. Attached to the back of its head are two structures resembling insect wings, the wings being transparent and curved slightly inward. Each wing nearly touching the ground. It had narrow, purple eyes with bright blue pupils. Red was a bit less wary of this Pokemon compared to the rest with how apathetic it look, though that changed when it was suddenly staring unflinchingly at him.
Gulping, he slid his foot back as his team stood strong and ready by his side, the Pokemon tense with beads of sweat covering their bodies at the power and pressure that the foreign Pokemon before them exerted. Red soon noticed that the space around them started to shift as well, what was once the pristine and snow covered summit of Mt. Silver had become a mixture of snow, earth and space; the young man growing fearful as he noticed that the rift in the sky seemed to have swallowed them while he was examining the unknown Pokemon before him and his team. Then all hell finally broke loose when the opposing Pokemon all let out roars of confusion and anger, charging down Red and his party. Instantly, Charizard and Pikachu shielded their trainer, the jellyfish-like Pokemon seeming to aim solely for the crimson eyed trainer as it slipped past its companions. His maw filling with flame, Charizard let loose a hellish Flamethrower that seemed to merely irritate the Pokemon as it let loose a strange cry, turning as the bulb of its head seemed to absorb and distort the light entering it before it fired the light in an amplified manner at the fire-flying type.
The beam impacting, a roar of absolute agony left the maw of the orange Pokemon as Charizard was blown backwards. Pikachu taking his place, his own cheeks began surging with an ominous amount of lightning, the yellow mouse racing forward as the others followed behind while Red checked on his dear friend. A cry of anger leaving his mouth, Pikachu let loose a terrifying Thunder attack that connected with and began frying the jellyfish-like Pokemon, the Pokemon letting loose a shrill cry as it started thrashing about. But Pikachu's victory was short-lived as the walking bundle of wires and cables intercepted and greedily gorged on the electricity being fed to it, the mouse Pokemon being sent careening to the side when the paper-like Pokemon tackled him with white streaks shrouding its body.
A cry leaving Pikachu's mouth, the mouse Pokemon grit his teeth as he righted himself in the air, his cheeks letting loose small sparks as he narrowed his eyes on the ten opposing Pokemon. Locking eyes with his teammates, he nodded as Snorlax ran towards and tackled the Pokemon resembling a bundle of wires, lifting it slightly before jumping and letting gravity enhance his Body Slam. With his main annoyance out of the way, Pikachu let a loud cry as he loosed a large scale Thunder Wave, cracking a grin when a number of the attacking Pokemon began to jerk and jolt with small sparks dancing on their bodies. His feat was trounced, however, when the feminine bug-like Pokemon appeared beside him, all eyes wide with how absurd the Pokemon's speed was.
Light green shrouding its body, the Pokemon lunged towards Pikachu as a cry of pain left his mouth at the heavy blow, the mouse thinking that even Bruno's Machamp's strongest attack just stopped short of matching its power. As the yellow mouse was sent flying back, his body was caught by Venusaur and the timely use of his vines. The grass-poison type glaring at the apathetic expression on their most recent attacker while gathering the light of the sun, quickly letting loose a large scale Solar Beam that was just quick enough to catch the roach-like Pokemon off guard. A cry leaving its mouth, the beam carried it until it collided with the face of the mountain, a small tremor rocking the area as the large black Pokemon and red mosquito-like Pokemon let their intent to join battle known to them all.
An orange glow shrouding their arms, the larger black colored Pokemon swing the empowered appendage towards Venusaur while the red one rushed down Snorlax as he was sent stumbling off of the walking bundle of wires when an electrified fist struck him in the face. The two were within arm's reach only to flinch and cry out when a heavy Ice Beam from Blastoise ripped across the body of the black colored one while a raging inferno swallowed the form of the red one, courtesy of Charizard. The fire and water types letting feral grins spread as their attack seemed to be highly effective against the opposing Pokemon, the morale of their teammates rose as they charged at the remaining attacker. Only Eevee was left by Red's side, the tiny Pokemon shivering heavily from both the cold and the hostile threats that were attacking her and her new family. A fearful cry left her mouth when she saw the clown-like Pokemon roll off its head before tossing it at her and her trainer. But, that fear for her own safety turned to fear for her trainer's as Red wrapped her up in his arms and turned away from the approaching head. Her fears were only realized then the approaching head ruptured, a heavy explosion rocking the area as Red let out a shout of pain as his right side was caught in the explosion whilst shielding Eevee.
That sound and the sight that followed, the eyes of Red's Pokemon all widened as they took in the injured form of their trainer. Panting, they saw him shakily use his forearm to brace himself as he forced his body to rise despite the pain most likely tearing through him at the moment. With the red eyed youth, he was more worried of Eevee and any injuries that she might've sustained during the blast; Red thanking the heavens that it was much less powerful then a Self-Destruct or Explosion, the youth making a mental note that the clown-like Pokemon was reeling as if it was affected by some form of recoil from the attack. Seeing that, Red took a breath to help ease his frazzled nerves, his tension melting while his Pokemon rushed to his side.
Following the example of their foes, the attacking Pokemon regrouped as well, though all present could see the reluctance and disdain that they held for each other reflected in their eyes. Then came the small spark of electricity that danced on the bodies of all but the walking bundle of wires, seeing those affected by the paralysis wince and grimace at the debilitating ailment. The sight brought a small ray of hope to the otherwise disastrous situation that Red and his Pokemon found themselves in, the boy nodding as he rose and stood tall with his team rallying behind him at his show of confidence. Turning to look at them, he nodded as his partners let out cries and roars of confidence as they charged forward. Taking a lungful of air, Charizard let loose a large scale Fire Spin that consumed the forms of the ten foreign Pokemon in a twister of flame. Snorlax had a pale blue pulse come off his body as he released a Fire Spin of his own, having used Mimic to copy it from his fellow teammate, to help add to and compound the effect of the flaming tornado as numerous distorted cries of agony sounded from within the raging flames.
With the attackers immobilized, Red awaited the actions of those who weren't resistant to fire type attacks, his team following as they waited for their chance to strike as the forms of the jellyfish, the walking mouth, purple dragon wasp and clown tore through the spiraling inferno with negligible burns on their bodies. Seeing them unaffected, the others readied themselves as they followed their trainer's silent command and unleashed a volley of attacks that were effective against those who's typing gave them an advantage against fire. Already, Blastoise had locked onto the form of the black colored Pokemon and purple wasp dragon, letting loose a roar of power as he let loose a wide spread Blizzard that instantly stopped the advancing forms of the two, Red letting a more confident glint shine in his eyes as his deduction that they were some form of dragon proved to be true. Shooting a quick glance to his trainer, Blastoise saw Red incline his head slightly as the water type let his mouth close, training his cannons on the two as he focused a pair of Ice Beams on the chilled dragons that began to encase the two in ice.
Whilst Blastoise, Charizard and Snorlax were holding off a majority of the invaders; there was still the jellyfish and clown to take care off, and Red was still at a loss as to what exactly their typing was. But seeing as they were moving with a bit of difficulty due to the debilitating electricity coursing through their bodies and the fact that he still had half of his team to deal with them, Red wasn't as worried as he was at the start of the encounter. Pikachu acted next, speeding towards the two with a Quick Attack to test the bodies of the pair of fire resistant attackers. Aiming for the clown first, the mouse Pokemon lunged at its midsection with the intent of knocking the wind out of it, but Pikachu simply passed through it like he did the first time Red and himself encountered the Gastly and Haunter of the Pokemon Tower. Seeing his teammate phase through the body of the clown, Venusaur winced but nonetheless charged forward, the flower of the grass-poison type shaking as a dense cloud of somniferous pollen was loosed onto the still advancing form of the clown, the Pokemon unable to escape the dense and large cloud of Sleep Powder as it slowed before collapsing with soft cries leaving form.
Righting himself, Pikachu managed to use the rest of his momentum to springboard off of the ground, striking the jellyfish right in the bulb that made up its head. But as he both dreaded and had hoped for, it felt like striking solid rock as Pikachu grit his teeth at the pain the impact caused him. Though painful, the fact that they had ascertained the typing of the jellyfish more then made up for it, Venusaur moving as he secured both the sleeping clown with his vines and Pikachu, bringing his teammate over to rest on his head. The duo then moved to deal with the most troublesome of the invaders, Pikachu wincing as the attack from the roach-like Pokemon from earlier combined with the rather jarring impact with the jellyfish affected him more then thought.
Seeing that, Venusaur wasted no time as he let loose a Leech Seed that was intended to incapacitate the advancing Pokemon. But to the shock and horror of everyone on the field, the jellyfish turned and let loose a spray of purple colored acid that melted the airborne seeds, not even sparing the wide eyed Pokemon staring it down a second glance as it rushed down their defenseless trainer. Roars and cries of complete and utter terror, fear, rage, heartbreak and panic leaving the mouths of his Pokemon, Red felt Eevee attempting to free herself to stop the advancing Pokemon, the eyes of the raven haired youth softening as he gave her a reassuring squeeze. The action causing her to freeze, Eevee stiffly craned her head to stare at her trainer as tears began to make their way to the corners of her eyes, those tears finally falling when she felt him toss her away to safety as the jellyfish impacted with and carried off her trainer.
Completely focused on the sight of their beloved trainer being taken, Red's Pokemon were left wide open for a counter attack that happened with complete and utter impunity. Charizard and Snorlax were sent careening back with a combined assault from the invaders who they had trapped within their combined Fire Spin, being ruthlessly assaulted with a number of powerful and rending blows. The larger of the insectoid Pokemon was slugging and throwing around Snorlax as the normal type tried to endure the blows by hardening his body, his use of Harden doing little when exposed to such a heavy and relentless assault.
For Charizard, the fire-flying type was being attacked on all sides by the four invaders who seemed dead-set on revenge. Gritting his teeth, he did his best to endure the electricity tearing through his body as the walking bundle of wires let its attacks fly free with Charizard being held down by the walking stack of bricks. A cry did leave his maw when the rocket bamboo ship charged an orange sphere of energy before letting it loose on the wings of the downed Pokemon, pain like no other coursing through his body as his wings were practically crippled and ruined by the ruthless attack. The final Pokemon attacking the downed fire-flying type was the moving piece of origami, slicing the downed Pokemon across its ruined wings to ensure that it never flew again.
Blastoise was sent flying back with a cry of agony when the walking mouth let loose a large orange and red fireball while the purple dragon wasp fired a multicolored beam of energy, a heavy explosion rocking the area as his battered and shattered form could be seen struggling to rise. But he was sent back into the ground when a orange clad arm slammed onto the back of his shell, a horrible crack sounding as a roar of agony left his jaws, rising an octave as the purple dragon wasp let loose spray of purple poison from its stinger, letting it seep into the exposed wounds of the turtle Pokemon as strength began to fade from his body.
Venusaur and Pikachu were about to move and aid their dear friends when the head of the supposedly sleeping clown rolled towards them, the two too panicked and pumped full of adrenaline to notice it before it was too late. The offending head began to glow before enveloping the two in a heavy explosion. Their combined cries sounding through the area, they only increased in intensity when the clown indiscriminately unleashed a number of Fire Blast, blanketing the area as a few other were caught up in the crossfire. Soon enough, even the invaders were battling among each other, Red's team making use of the distraction as they tried dragging their bodies to save their trainer.
As for Red, the pain he felt when Giovanni tried killing him and his team when they had battled in Silph Co. was something the boy wished that he could be experiencing, the agony coursing through him currently being absolute hell. The moment the Pokemon went and latched onto his head, Red's mind began to get hazy while his body slowing down. Based on his past experiences, the crimson eyed youth had assumed that he had been poisoned by the jellyfish, though the effects of the toxins coursing through his body beginning to affect him greatly as they started to cause the youth to forcibly bring his most painful memories to the forefront of his mind. Then a scream of pain left the mouth of the boy as he was lifted into the air by the jellyfish, the parasitic Pokemon beginning a horrible transformation, using its newfound host's body as a medium.
In its' newly merged state, the bell of the jellyfish lost its stars, developing several iridescent spots across its surface. Red's body was visible within the bell with his legs dangling beneath it, his struggling becoming less and less so as the toxins coursing through his body seemed to be pacifying his adrenaline fueled state. Its eight tentacles had become long and flattened, having numerous deep black spots with various colored diamond-shapes inside. Four of the tentacles were connected to the bell with a number of white structures; those tentacles having four spines protruding from them that bore a resemblance to a hand-like structure. The remaining four tentacles all terminated in a single larger spine. Having successfully taken over its host, or at least as far as it was able to given its current state, the merged jellyfish knocked away the approaching Pokemon as they called out to their trainer, their efforts to rescue Red doubling when they saw it rake its claws across his chest as he tried to struggle once more. Seeing those rivers of crimson run down his body, rage was but an understatement as to what they were feeling towards the hateful creature floating above them.
But no matter what, they would not raise a hand towards their trainer. No matter how much this merged creature would strike them, harm them, wound them; as long as it bore the face of their trainer, the same trainer who held them, tended their wounds, caressed their heads, shared food with them, they would not strike it. Even as it snapped what was left of Charizard's wings, he did not cry in pain, simply calling out in anguish as he tried to reach his trainer. Even when his brittle shell was splintered and his cannons broken, Blastoise defiantly called for his trainer to awake and command them to strike back. Even when his flower was shredded and his trunk gouged, Venusaur merely absorbed what little light the distorted area supplied as he tried to fuel his body to reach his trainer. Even when his arm and leg were broken, Snorlax did not retaliate, forcing himself up time and time again as he was knocked down, all to wrap his beloved trainer in a warm and loving hug like they had done everytime a battle was finished. Even when he could not move, Pikachu mustered what strength he could as he used his chin to pull himself towards his trainer, not once letting even a spark fly even as he was thrown away time and time again.
No matter what they had to endure; pain, humiliation, agony, the Pokemon who the young man had raised and cared for refused to do harm to him. Instead, they were repressing and collecting all of that building rage and hatred for when they freed their beloved trainer, intent on returning everything that they had to endure back to the invaders with interest. So, for now, they simply endured. Watching them all, struggling to rise herself, was Eevee. She had never been strong. She should have never even survived, having been the runt of her mother's litter. Once she was able to walk, she had been alone; scrounging and scavenging just to survive the harsh forests that rested at the foot of Mt. Silver. When an encounter with a herd of Ursaring and Teddiursa turned to a life and death game of cat and mouse, Eevee had finally resigned herself to the fate of becoming prey, merely closing her eyes as she awaited the clawed arm that was set to end her life. But then he came, the light of her world and the one that she loved more then anything else.
Having saved her and seen her at her weakest and most pathetic state, she had expected him to mock her, harm her, belittle her, just like the countless others before him had. But he did none of that, gently kneeling towards her and picking her up like she was the most fragile and valuable thing in the world. It was at that moment, she had found love and a family that had eluded her for the better part of her life; a family and love that she would do anything for. And so, for what she was bearing witness to; the pain and tears that filled the eyes of her big brothers, the ones who she had thought were invincible and unbeatable, the way her beloved trainer was utterly helpless as he was being used as a shield and vessel for the wretched creature wrapped around his body like it belonged to it, Eevee had enough of it. Snapping her eyes closed, she let out a fierce and powerful cry as she forced her quivering body to stand.
Biting back the tears that desperately wanted to fall with how painful it was to merely stand, she craned her head to the sight of her big brothers in states that would have made her want to die then and there, all of them quiet expect for the grunts that left them as they forced their broken and battered bodies past their limits and the calls that were loosed to reach the ears of their trainer. How? How could she be crying and complaining about being sore and hurt when Charizard's wings were a mangled mess of bone, muscle and sinew? When Blastoise's shell and cannons were cracked and shattered? When Venusaur's trunk and flower were in shreds? When Snorlax had the muscle and bone of his arm and leg exposed to the biting wind? When Pikachu was using his chin to drag himself forward as his arms and legs wouldn't move? There wasn't a thing Eevee could think of that would justify giving up, not when the others were in far worse shape. So, she did as they did, grit her teeth and muster her strength to stand tall and reach out towards her trainer.
It was then that it finally happened, a desperate cry leaving her as her body was bathed with a brilliant white light. The eyes of her brothers widening, they turned towards her and watched as her metamorphosis took place, the light fading quickly as her new form stood tall and proud. Espeon, with her eyes closed, let her senses flow as a new source of power welled up inside of her. Those same eyes snapped open and focused on the form of her trainer and the jellyfish responsible for take him, a rich blue glow emanating from her eyes as the merged Pokemon instantly froze. Confusion taking hold of it, soon sounds of desperation sounded from it as it tried to break free from the psychic lock that Espeon had placed it under. Still watching with wide eyes were the other Pokemon of Red's party, unable to believe that their cute little sister had gained such power in such a short amount of time.
Proud, they shared looks before letting loose roars and cries, forcing their bodies past the absolute limit that was physically possible. Blood, bone, muscle, tendon, sinew; no matter what broke, bleed, snapped, tore, the five remaining Pokemon focused their attention on the immobilized creature above them, letting their repressed anger and rage grow as it started making a horrible shrieking sound as its form seemed to distort before finally being forcibly removed by Espeon's newfound power. As soon as they saw that their trainer was out of the firing line, being gently carried to the ground by Espeon's power, they unleashed their pent up rage.
Charizard, Blastoise, Venusaur, Snorlax and Pikachu letting loose attacks they hadn't thought possible until that very moment. The flame on Charizard's tail grew to a massive size before shrinking to just a small flicker of fire, the fire-flying type unleashing a concentrated blast of fire that would have made his most powerful Fire Blast seem like an underpowered Ember in comparison. Blastoise lowered his body so that his arms were touching the ground to help absorb the impact of what was to come, his cracked cannons humming with power as blue flashes of light could be seen shining through the cracks in the cannons and his shell; then two condensed high pressure blasts of water erupted from those same cannons, the metal of them creaking and shattering as did parts of his shell as they loosed the streams. Venusaur's body began to glow with a deep green, that same rich green being fired as a beam from the sides of his wounded trunk; those beams then lost their glow, revealing the jagged and thorn covered roots that were stemming from and drawing power the withering and wilting flower on the behemoth's back. Snorlax took in a breath as he haphazardly began using up the energy that was stored within his body as a small orb of orange was formed in front of his mouth; the normal type letting charging an extremely potent and concentrated Hyper Beam that used up enough energy to cause Snorlax to quickly lose weight, being only as thick around as the arm of a regular Snorlax when the attack was loosed. Pikachu was covered with enough electricity that he began electrifying the very ground and air, his body beginning to smoke from overexerting and burning out his electricity generating organs; then he loosed that volatile and self-destructive electricity as it gained a crimson tint, multiple bolts of yellow and red plasma surging towards the disorientated jellyfish.
As for the one foolish and asinine enough to have taken the trainer of such loyal and unyielding Pokemon, the jellyfish was still frozen in place by Espeon, the lavender colored psychic type ensuring that it reaped what it had sowed. For the other invaders, the sudden surge of power had halted their infighting, all of them focusing on the scene unfolding before them as a strange sensation began to fill their bodies. Finally, the unleashed attacks met their target as a brief cry left the jellyfish before a brilliant flash of light consumed the area, the invaders having to shield their eyes to avoid being blinded as a heavy tremor robbed them of their footing. But it was the subsequent rush of wind and debris that knocked them to the ground, feeling as though the pocket dimension they were currently occupying was being torn apart by the raw energy being centralized and concentrated on a single point.
Once the light faded and the tremors stopped, the invaders shakily rose and promptly froze at the sight before them. There they were, standing tall and proud, ready to continue battling despite the horrendous damage that was clearly present on their bodies. That same strange sensation returned, this time in full as fear seized them of all bodily function. Despite being in absolutely no condition to battle, looking more like they were already deceased while standing, the invaders were completely fearful of the strange Pokemon before them. Standing at the ready all for the strange creature laying on the ground behind them, acting like it was a treasure that they weren't even worthy of gazing upon. A treasure that quickly garnered the interest of the roach-like Pokemon as it stared hard at Red's prone form, this invader in particular having a penchant for collecting treasures of all kinds.
However, before it could even try and take a chance at gaining another treasure, the world finally started to fall apart. Multiple gales of wind tearing across the area, thunder and lightning lit up the area as the dimensional pocket the current group found themselves in began to split; smaller rifts in space appearing as a large number of the invaders were ripped from their current plane of existence. For the roach-like invader, it took the momentary chaos as a distraction to get as close to its newest target as possible, managing to slip past the semi-conscious Pokemon in standing in front of Red just enough to leave a mark on the youth. Leaning in, it nuzzled against his neck and left a particular pheromone that only it could detect, one that wouldn't fade with age, wear or weather. Slipping out just before Espeon caught it with her newfound powers, the lavender Pokemon narrowing her eyes and cursing herself for her lack of speed and precision. Then, with her evolution came the exhaustion that followed, Espeon falling unconscious as did her big brothers as the damage and fatigue that they had accumulated finally caught up with them.
One by one, they fell into darkness as they turned to get as close to their trainer as possible. The last to lose their state of consciousness were Pikachu and Charizard, the obstinately forcing their minds to remain awake until they saw their trainer's eyes. Their efforts were rewarded when Red finally did open his eyes, seeing the tearful, bloody and broken bodies of his dearest friends. His eyes widening, he tried to move only to cry out in pain when the wounds that littered his body made themselves known. Confusion filling him, Red soon slowed when everything that had happened finally returned to him, the youth gritting his teeth as he fumbled with barely functioning hands to gather the Pokeballs on his waist. With a bit of effort, he managed to get them and recall his friends, bidding Charizard and Pikachu a tearful but warm smile as they tried to avoid the crimson beams of energy. But, their injuries finally having caught up to them, they were powerless as they were recalled without issue.
When he saw that his friends were safe, Red placed them into the pocket that rested on the inside of his jacket, ensuring that it was zipped closed and secure to avoid losing any of them in the raging storm that he found himself caught up in. Then, with the injuries that he, himself, carried along with the toxins still affecting him, Red fell unconscious as the world seemed to rip itself apart. The young man never saw the group of people who seemed to appear out of nowhere, many of them panicking when they saw the state of the plane they found themselves in, they panicked even more when they saw Red and his current condition. Moving quickly, they secured him and rushed to a nearby rift in space, the raven haired youth never seeing the bustling and futuristic city that his saviors and himself arrived in.
When he next awoke, Red found himself back on Mt. Silver, him and his Pokemon all healed from their traumatic and life-threatening battle with the invaders. At first, they had all assumed it was a dream, an extremely disturbing and life-like dream, but when they saw the scar tissue that covered their bodies they knew that it was a reality. When they all realized that what happened wasn't a dream, Red's first instinct was to return home and speak to his mother and Professor Oak about what had happened, but then the strangest and most disturbing thing occurred. When he simply thought about telling someone else of what he had experienced, an intense and debilitating pain tore through his person, like his mind was going to tear itself about if he even thought about sharing what had happened with another soul. It was at that moment that Red realized he was alone in his suffering, unable to share the pain, sorrow and confusion about what had happened whilst on Mt. Silver. But even if that were true, that he wouldn't be able to vent and talk about the traumatic experience he had, Red needed to see the face of his mother, the only person who would be able to understand and calm him.
Boarding his Charizard, he raced from the summit of Mt. Silver, incurring a number of injuries along the way from the hellish terrain and wild Pokemon. Arriving at Pallet Town not a second too late, the young man ran towards the little house with a red topped roof only to freeze and stare with eyes wide with disbelief at the scene before him. There, coming out of the house that was most definitely his own, was another black haired youth with a Pikachu resting on his shoulder. A grin on the face of the youth, he turned and gave a long and warm hug to a youthful looking woman with brunette hair. Confusion and fear filling the crimson eyed young man, he turned and looked for Blue's house, his fears only growing when he saw a boy that looked similar to Blue but had a lighter shade of hair along with a entourage of girls following after him, cheering his name. This 'Gary' character wasn't the Blue that Red knew, not at all. Running towards Leaf's house, Red's fears were finally realized when an empty plot of land was were the green roofed house once stood, tear beginning to well up in the eyes of the youth as a passerby stopped beside him.
"A shame it is... Ash and Gary could've had a nice little girl to help balance them out if her and her family didn't have move when their house collapsed. I'm guessing you knew them, kiddo?" Asked the elderly man as Red froze, shakily turning to look at the kindly old man as he offered the young man a worried look.
"Are you ok? You're looking a little pale." He asked as Red quickly shook his head in the negative, turning and running towards the forest as the elderly man called out to him in worry.
Red didn't stop running until his lungs felt like they were on fire, his legs feeling as though they were made of lead with how hard he was pushing himself. But none of that mattered to the crimson eyed youth, a choked sob leaving his mouth as tears began to fill his eyes. Once again, he was alone, in a world that was like his own but so very different. Quiet sobs leaving his person, he rested his aching and tired body against a nearby tree and vented his sorrows, his soft weeping reaching his Pokemon as they forcibly released themselves from their Pokeballs. Managing to muffle his sobbing, he turned to look at his teams with teary eyes, as they simply moved to embrace and nuzzle against their trainer, reminding him that he wasn't as alone as he thought. As long as they drew breath, they would never leave the raven haired young man alone, not until he deemed that they weren't important to him anymore, something that would never happen, not ever.
Spending a few minutes simply reminding each other that they were family, they shared smiles and hugs before Red nodded his head. Wiping away the remnants of the tears that still lingered on the corners of his eyes, Red thanked his Pokemon before mounting Charizard once more, intent on reaching the summit of Mt. Silver once more. A trek that was just as brutal and dangerous as the youth and his Pokemon had remembered, though there was a few differences in the terrain that puzzled the seven. After a few days of climbing, there they were once again, alone on the pristine summit of the mountain. Seeing that, he released his Pokemon as they all shared looks and nodded, a silent promise to each other. A promise to never lose like they did against the invaders, having only managed to scrape by, by the skin of their teeth. They made a promise to themselves and each other, to never come that close to death. A promise to become the strongest of their species, of all Pokemon, in any dimension they would find themselves in. And a promise that they would see their trainer back to their home dimension, no matter what it took.
Afterwards, the seven dedicated training themselves to the brink of death before forcing themselves to push past that threshold. The power that they exhibited when they had their last stand against the invaders, the power that they displayed at the cost of their lives; Pikachu, Charizard, Blastoise, Venusaur and Snorlax were dead-set on achieving that power, to be able to utilize it at the whim of their trainer should he desire it. For Espeon, she was focused on honing and strengthening her newfound powers, intent on overpowering even Mewtwo, if the stories that her family told her were to be believed. For Red, the young teen had opted to train his mind and body, resolving to never be a hostage or liability for his team again. Before long, they spent a year and a half in that dimension before it happened once more, a strange rift in the sky breaking the seven from their training as they readied themselves for a rematch with the invaders. But unlike last time, that rift suddenly grew in size before Red was pulled towards it, panic setting in as he quickly recalled his Pokemon as they tried to catch him.
When he awoke, Red found himself in a world that appeared like it was mashed together by a toddler; a number of extremely contrasting landscapes linked together: cliff, water, snow, forest, cave, desert, volcanic and plains. Releasing his Pokemon, he was about to ask them what they thought of the situation when the invaders returned, or at least a few of them. Multiple jellyfish, bundles of walking cable and bamboo rockets appeared, instantly drawing the rage of the seven as they attacked them without impunity. While they knew that they weren't the same who had attacked them before, especially since they erased the first jellyfish in the first battle, they weren't taking any chances this time as the invaders quickly saw the hostile Pokemon racing towards them. And, like they had hoped, the battle wasn't as one-sided as their first encounter with the invaders, though they weren't without injuries of their own. While not as debilitating as the first battle, the seven needed to seek shelter and tend to their wounds before they were ambushed and attacked again, Red taking note that multiple instances of the invaders seemed to be using this dimension as a rest stop of sorts. While they hid and rested, Red made sure to take mental notes of the battles that took place between the unknown Pokemon, beginning to understand their typing and attack patterns.
With the strange amalgamation of landscapes, surviving wasn't as difficult as it would have been on Mt. Silver; moving to each landscape as needed. Foraging, sleeping, training, battling and surviving. This continued for another three years, until the seven found a way back home. It was during another skirmish between a group of red mosquito, walking mouths, clowns and pile of bricks that Red finally saw something that brought hope to him and his team. Just as they were recovering from that rather gruesome skirmish, another rift opened that showed the familiar sight of Mt. Silver. Without thinking, Red raced towards that rift, jumping in and praying that it was the one that would return him to his true home. As the crimson eyed youth jumped, he never saw the shadow that seemed to have been following them until the rift closed. It was when the nostalgic chill of Mt. Silver reached him that he snapped his eyes open, glancing around and seeing that he was indeed on Mt. Silver. But, unlike the last time when he rushed to Pallet Town, he released his team and asked Espeon to check on his home using her Future Sight.
Always happy to please her trainer, Espeon let out an eager cry as she focused her psychic power, her eyes gaining a blue glow as she projected her mind towards the small town. Spending a few seconds looking for the woman that rested at the top of her trainers heart, she saw her and ceased her use of Future Sight before the attack actually took place. Turning towards Red, she nodded at him as he smiled and knelt down to run his hands across her head, the psychic type purring in absolute delight at his coddling. Seeing that he was back home, or at least he hoped, Red let a sigh out that carried most of his tension. Turning to his team, he smiled at them before nodding as they cried in affirmation, moving to follow what had become their normal routine.
(Flashback - End)
(Scene Change - Unova: Route 6 - Red's Location)
Roughly a year later he met Ethan and Lyra, and the rest was history. The memory of those alternate dimensions, meeting his mother, his real mother, and the joy of being in the right world still affected the young man resting at the base of the tree. Even though he was back home, he was still alone. Even when Blue had successfully deduced that he was lying about what had happened in his ten years alone, he would forever be unable to tell even his best friend or anyone what had truly happened in those other worlds. Earlier, though he wished to tell Blue about those strange Pokemon and the worlds he had lived in, that same piercing pain tore through his mind, as if it were a guardian or lock on those memories and the information that they carried. Even trying to recall and place those memories on paper or electronically caused that same pain, Red letting a somewhat hollow chuckle leave his mouth as he let his head rest on the trunk of the tree. But, that was enough moping around.
Standing, Red patted himself on his cheeks to break him out of his depressive state, reminding himself to focus on the present and the future. The past ten years were a reminder of his weakness and the weakness of his team, a weakness that Red had finally overcome just a year ago. A small smile crossing his lips when he remembered that, Red rose and headed back to his camp, his earlier tension and anxiety having melted away as a renewed hope filled his body. Arriving shortly, Red settled back into his sleeping bag with that same small and content smile on his face. Before long, the crimson eyed youth was sound asleep as he found himself dreaming of not those wretched ten years, but of the past few months, of his dear friends and family. In the midst of the night, as the hours passed with peace and serenity; Red, Leaf and Blue entirely ignorant of certain shadow that seemed flickering and lurking around the edge of their campsite. That same shadow quickly skittered over to Red as it loomed over him, a strange air about it as it studied his sleeping face. The shadow reaching out its arm, it aimed for the face of the snoozing ravenette before gently and possessively running its hand across his cheek, taking great pleasure as he cutely wrinkled his nose when it accidentally brushed against it.
"...Mosa...!"
And that's a wrap. Thanks for reading, stay awesome.