"A Group of Misfits"
A/N
Heh heh, the plot is shamelessly stolen from FFVII but then again the idea that a meteor could wipe out a prehistoric race doesn't really belong to Squaresoft, and it's not like Kabuki was named Cloud or that Celebi is carrying a huge sword.
Also the parts in italics are Kabuddy's thoughts/comments
"Armageddon"
The Story of Kabutops and Aerodactyl
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According to Professor Elm, who knows about this sort of thing, the era of the dinosaurs was not so different to today. There were still Pokemon, dangers, lovers and heroes. Little is known of the actual species that existed except from the fossils, which we find today. This story takes place in the last days of the dinosaurs and would never have come to light had it not been for Kabuddy and Aerodac being resurrected, and even so they are not the least biased reporters so treat their memories with a touch of caution, especially regarding
'warm bloods'.
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A group sat around a campfire, it had been an exhausting day. They had won the Volcano badge, met a Charizard who happened to be called Volcano and resurrected two fossilized Pokemon. Kabutops and Aerodactyl.
"So Then" Said the boy, who was the leader, "Tell us all about what happened in the past."
The one covered in armored scales, armed with two natural blades, called Kabuddy by the group began to tell his story.
~~~ 65 Million Years Ago ~~~
The day I met Aerodac was the happiest day of my life despite all the chaos that was to follow. until we met I was content to fill my days swimming and hunting and that was all a Kabuto could hope for. well along with not being eaten by hungry monsters, and the mammals becoming extinct.
Yes mammals, I hate them all! So warm blooded and fluffy. My friend Ohmy the Omanyte said that one-day mammals would rule the world, do you know that until it was far too late, I never believed him.
Aerodac came into my life without warning, very much like the 'Red Moon' but that comes a little later in the story. I was relaxing in the warm autumn sunlight when I heard a commotion from the other side of the swamp. I quickly swam over to find Aerodac, whom instantly struck me as the most beautiful creature I had ever seen, trying to fend off two huge feline mammals with great teeth. She couldn't fly away because one of her wings had been injured and although Kabuto are usually peaceful creatures, I could not stand by and let this creature die, especially to the fangs of mammals.
So without hesitation I charged in to the fray, my tough shell protecting me long enough to spit water at them and make them flee.
"Are you alright?"
"Fine kid, I just crashed here for fun"
Fine if she wanted to be like that I wasn't staying around, beautiful or not I don't need an attitude problem from anyone.
"Whatever, but thanks would be nice"
"Thanks. Now if you'll excuse me I've got to go"
Ha! She'll not even be able to take off with that wing.
"Fine! Go and kill yourself, It's not my problem"
"It doesn't matter if I die, I have to complete my mission"
"Mission?"
She gestured up to a strange star in the sky, it was glowing a baleful red and looked as if it was gazing down upon us. I'd never noticed it before.
"The Hell is that?" There was just something about it that gave me a sense of dread.
"The Mammals ultimate plan to beat us"
"Huh?"
"That is the Red Moon, and in less than a week it will hit the earth there will be nothing but the mammals left"
Nah, it seemed so incredibly unlikely that they could come up with anything quite so smart, the little furballs. But there was something in her voice that made me worry, and was it just my imagination, or was it a little closer than when I'd looked a moment ago?
"So" she continued "I have to reach the high council and tell them what I've learnt about how we can stop it"
"but you're in no condition to fly!"
By this time Ohmy had swam over to see where I had gotten to, after explaining the situation she came up with a plan. We would walk to the High Council, it was only about a day's journey, and with me and Ohmy around Aerodac would be a lot safer from the attentions of any more mammals that would be trying to stop her mission.
We walked until it was too dark to go any further, as we settled down for the night we were attacked again, this time by a strong and dangerous creature, a Piloswine. I had never seen one before, but soon learnt that they are a dangerous mammoth look-a like creature that can blow out a Blizzard or gouge with their huge tusks. I was able to use my tough armor to endure all the punishment it could dish out while Aerodac charged up power and then demolished it with a Sky Attack.
After making sure that there were no more enemies around we discussed why it was that the mammals were trying to kill us.
I was confused, yeah sure I didn't like them, but usually they didn't attack me. Today however I had been attacked on two occasions and had some impressive gashes in my shell. At least I hoped they were impressive to a certain flying female in our group.
"They have a new leader" Aerodac was saying. "he's called Celebi, and from what I hear he's pretty tough"
"so he wants us all dead, fine I'll slice him up" No one is gonna destroy my world!
"Not that easy I'm afraid, he has awsome powers, attacks that ignore pyscical defense, and he can heal himself with just a thought" Oh.
"But you know" Ohmy said "I don't think they hate us"
"What are you on about?" Aerodac sounded as puzzled as I felt.
"Well maybe the leaders do, but not most of the mammals. After all we don't eat the same foods, we don't live in the same places, why would they want to destroy us?"
I couldn't shake the feeling that it was precisely because we were nothing alike that they hated us so much. As I drifted off to sleep I wondered at how much my world had changed in the past few hours, and how much everyone's world would change if we failed.
When I awoke the following morning the great red star seemed to dominate the skyline, it was defiantly much closer than when I had gone to sleep, we made haste towards the high council of the elders. When we arrived a scene of devastation greeted us. I had never before been to the council headquarters, but had heard it was a glorious place, a triumph of dinosaur creativity. Not, as it appeared to be, a pile of burnt rubble. We searched the wreckage for survivors, and found only one he was horrible burnt and had once been the leader of all dinosaurs, Aerodactyl was the one to talk to him.
"Sir, what happened here?"
"Celebi *Cough, Cough* Him and his accursed sidekick Flare"
"But why?"
"They want to destroy us all, and without leadership we can't fight them"
I wasn't having any of this, leaders and kings were fine for some, but not me.
"Hah! We don't need leaders to fight them, we'll do it"
"Young Kabuto, your courage is great, but…you are no match for Celebi"
"So what? We aren't just going to give up!"
"It is useless, our time is up, it is the warm bloods time now" With that the 'leader' of all dinosaurs died. He had already given up, as had my friends. Luckily I had not since just then the source of the devastation appeared.
Flare, the second in command of Celebi, despite his cute fluffy looks this creature can burn anything to a crisp with his fire breath.
"Fire Blast!" Even with my tough armor I felt the heat as his fire attack slammed home, knocking me onto my back, so I could not get up.
"Stupid dinosaurs feel my power, Fire Blast!"
Aerodac and Ohmy were taken out with the same ease he had beaten me, as he laughed at us I felt a deep rage burning inside me. Rage at the useless leaders who had given up, rage at the stupid red moon, rage at all mammals with their stupid furry heads. Rage at myself for being so weak.
I felt a strange feeling wash over me, my arms seemed to be growing larger and sharper, my armor spreading to cover my new larger body, my legs gaining strength. Now evolved into Kabutops I stood facing the second in command of the hated mammals.
"Impressive, but you won't beat me, Fire Spin!"
That hardly phased me, I blasted the flames and him away with a powerful water blast. There was fear in his eyes as I closed on him, his flames couldn't hurt me now.
"Slash!" With a blow from my sickle blade arms he was no more, and another foe had fallen to my powers.
"Wow! You evolved, I'm so pleased, you look great!"
"Thanks Ohmy"
"Yeah, you did great kid"
"Guess that's all I'm gonna get from you"
"Yep. Anyway we have to move quickly, there is still a way to stop the red moon"
"Huh, but I thought that the leader guy said…"
"If we defeat Celebi we still have a chance"
"Then lets go!"
"Kabbuddy…?"
"What's wrong Ohmy?"
"I…I can't come with you, I'm no use in a fight"
"But I want you to come, you're my best friend"
"Friend huh?"
"Yes, so please come with us"
"Okay, I guess if the world ends I want to be with you"
I never knew at the time just how much that little exchange mattered to Ohmy, or how much I mattered to her for that matter.
It was a day later as the group walked, scuttled and flew towards the mountain complex that was occupied by Celebi and his forces. Most of the mammals displayed a huge amount of sense by fleeing from the group that forced its way forward. Between Kabuddy's blades and Aerodac's wings very little stood a chance against the, apart from Celebi. To be fair it was an ambush attack, the party were close to the summit, Aerodac leading, Kabuddy in the middle and Ohmy trailing a little way behind when Celebi struck.
The first Kabuddy knew about it was when he heard Ohmy's scream as Celebi's attack obliterated her.
"Psywave!" Ohmy had no chance, she didn't even have time to fire an ice beam before she was beaten, Aerodac swooped down, trying to bite with her sharp teeth, but Celebi used the secret dinosaur technique of 'Ancient Power' to send her spiraling down the mountain side. Now Kabuddy faced off against the leader of the mammals.
"Hydro Pump!" He winced as his best attack just bounced off the opponent.
"You don't stand a chance cold blood! Psywave!" Somehow the attack which had moments ago devastated his best friend didn't stop Kabbudy, spinning around he scored with a powerful slash, cutting deeply into his foe. Celebi looked momentarily bewildered and then fled to the top of the mountain.
Kabuddy ran over to the prone form of Ohmy, lying motionless on the floor.
"Ohmy! Don't give up, please hold on"
"…Too late for me…"
"Don't say that! Just hold on a little longer and we'll have won"
"…No…I'm…I'm a goner…just like all of us"
"Don't say that! I can take Celebi down"
"…doesn't matter…the Red Moon will still…hit"
"It's filling the whole sky now, make me remember when we were just kids and we'd look up at the stars. Do you remember that time we wished for a grand adventure? Well we've got one now haven't we"
Ohmy died in my arms, I still blame myself for making her come along, I know she didn't want to come, no matter what she said. I always thought of her as my kid sister, but I wonder if she wanted something more than that from me. Whatever the reality I still blame myself for her death.
Aerodac flew back to where Kabuddy had just finished constructing a memorial to Ohmy out of stones.
"Stop wasting time, we've got to keep going"
"This isn't wasting time"
"Sorry…I wonder how Celebi knew 'Ancient Power' I thought only dinosaurs could use that skill.
"It was strong, could you teach me how to use it?"
"It's reserved for dinosaur leadership only…Oh what the hell"
After learning 'Ancient Power' Kabbudy and Aerodac ran the rest of the way up Celebi's mountain, not noticing the heat that had picked up, or the fact that it looked as though you could reach out and touch the red moon since it was so close.
They arrived in Celebi's inner sanctum, a round room with an open top where everything was coated in a shade of terrifying blood red.
"Celebi! Stop right there"
"Oh the cold ones are here, how nice of you to join me"
"We don't wanna talk, we want to take you down"
"Oh, and I suppose that would stop the meteor would it?"
"…Meteor?"
"You dino-fools don't know anything. I'm not responsible for the 'red moon' but I do plan to use its powers to go home"
"Huh?"
"Well I suppose I should let you in on my plan. You see I am a time traveler stuck here in this primeval swamp, but when the meteor gets close enough it will…Ah Ha!"
A glowing black sphere open up, inside there sparkled the light of a thousand stars.
"Behold! The time portal, just a little more power and I will be able to go home"
"That's not gonna happen! This is for Ohmy, Hyper Beam!"
A bolt of raw energy blasted from Kabuddy's body, the sheer power knocking him to the floor, and Celebi right into the portal which swallowed him up leaving his curses still ringing in the air.
Any hopes that the red moon would disappear were short lived as he glance up Kabuddy noticed it was far closer than it was before the battle, it looked as though this could be the end. Might as well say it.
"Aerodac, I love you"
"I know, but this isn't really the time"
"Seems like a good time, you can only hate me for about five minutes"
"I don't hate you, but we can still get out of this"
"How?"
"If we hit each other with 'Ancient Power at the same time we can turn to stone and survive"
"Huh, but we'll be stone"
"But we'll be together"
"Together…"
"Forever"
"Forever…"
"Ancient Power"
"Ancient Power"
As he felt his body instantly fossilize Kabuddy watched as the whole world became bright red. The red light burst towards them, like a wave racing towards the shore. As he became stone his very last thoughts were it looks as if the mammals have won after all.