Chapter 2

"Hey Sabrina, what brings you here?"

"Jacque, if I told you, I would have to kill you." Sabrina smirked at the middle aged bartender. Sabrina just finished unloading her baggage from the train. She would have teleported, but according to Grey and Oak, she would need her powers intact. She yawned and stretched, she patted her Kadabra on the head.

"Well, you looking for anyone in particular?"

"Yeah, is Professor Oak here?"

"Yeah, he came a while ago, some other people joined him.."

"Ok, good. Where is he?"

"Over in that table next to the fireplace." Sabrina glanced over towards the fireplace. She saw Oak arguing with Grey as the others tried to calm them down. Sabrina sighed, "Boys...will be boys. C'mon Kadabra."

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"What do you mean we cannot kill this thing!? It has easily killed over 50 people and Pokemon!"

"It could be a creature extinct for millions of years reawakened..."

"Bull! That's a load of bull! Its most likely a byproduct of Tech's experiments! You know this thing is dangerous and cannot be stopped! We need to get over there and kill it!"

"What makes you think we can kill it!? Hundreds of locals already sent out hunting parties with no prevail! Only more dead! Tech couldn't have done this. They do not have the research and manpower!"

"That's enough children." Sabrina placed her hand on each of their shoulders. "Let's just sit down and discuss this like rational people. Also, your making a big scene." The rest of the bar stopped staring at the two and went back to drinking and talking.

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"Thanks for separating those two back there," Ash said, "They might have gone fists flying if you hadn't stopped."

"Don't mention it," Sabrina replied, "Let's just get to Surge's house." Surge led the group down the streets of Vermillion. The group gathered their materials and agreed a more thorough briefing would be better at Surege's house. It seemed that Ash was very tense, he kept glaring at Gary and Misty. Whenever Gary would talk to Misty, he would join them immediately. Brock seemed out of it, he just looked around, depressed for some reason. Sabrina walked up to Gary and said, "Careful with the twig, it'll break soon." Gary looked questioningly at her. He shrugged and continued following Surge.

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"Total, the creature has killed around 70 victims All in a period of 2 months. 55 of those victims were trainers, and the remaining 15 were Pokemon, trained Pokemon. The survivors describe it in several ways. First of all, they have dubbed it Matarae. From "matar" meaning to kill." Professor Grey turned on the computer screen and sat down. Videos of mangled bodies, severely wounded victims, and footprints showed. The computer displayed current information:

Name: Unknown (Dubbed Matarae)

Classification: Killer

Stature: Unsure, appears to walk on both two and four feet.

Resemblance: According to reports, it resembles a large wolf.

Description: A large wolf-like creature, with claws like rakes, its arms can turn in 360 degree turns. It has a large mouth resembling a large lizard. It has a very strong odor to it.

The computer whirred and emitted a deep growl. It then started to project a howl, a howl that seemed to pierce straight to the soul and paralyze it with fear. "My Lord...." Misty said, "Is that the creature's howl?"

"Yes, it is." Grey walked over and turned off the computer.

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"Are you scared about this whole thing?" Gary asked Misty. They were standing outside on a balcony overlooking the sea. Surge, Ash, and Brock were sitting down staring at the stars.

"Well, I guess I'm sort of scared.. I've just.. well..I don't know. I've never heard anything like that howl." A tear rolled down Misty's cheek, Gary brushed it away with his finger.

"Relax, I won't let anything happen." Then, a small twig snapped in the distance. Ash got up and slugged Gary square in the jaw. "Get away from her!"

"What the hell's your problem!?" Ash started to beat Gary down, then Gary kicked Ash off of him.

"Hey! Hey! If you're gonna fight here, you gotta take it to the gym!" Surge hollered from the chair. Gary spit out some blood and walked to the gym. Misty glared at Ash, he didn't seem to notice, or care.

"This will be a one Pokemon battle. No time limit."

Ash nodded and called Pikachu. Pikachu walked into the middle of the gym. Oak, Grey, Brock, and Misty watched. "Who do you think's gonna win?" Brock whispered to Oak. "I don't know. Sabrina's down there as ref, and Surge is controlling the electronics. Let's see what happens." Gary took off his coat and opened a pouch on his waist. He took out several small vials and placed them behind him. He took out a black Pokeball and opened it. "Let's go Gevaudan." he said calmly. A huge beast emerged from the Pokeball. It stood five feet tall and seven feet long. It was a large Wolf creature, it looked like it had some feline traits to it also. A huge crystal grew out of its shoulders, the crystal glowed white.

"What the hell is that!?" Ash yelled, "Is that even a Pokemon!?"

"You haven't met Gevaudan. He's a Pokemon alright. Gevaudan! Slash!" The huge beast ran with cat-like speed and slashed Pikachu with its knife-like claws. Pikachu squealed in pain. "Pikachu! Thunder bolt!

"Absorb it!" The thunder bolt hit Gevaudan's crystal. The bolt was absorbed into the crystal and started to glow yellow. "Black Thunder!" Gevaudan opened its mouth and roared. The crystal started to appear as if a storm was inside of it. A huge black lightning bolt crashed into Pikachu. Geavaudan's crystal went back to its normal white glow. Pikachu was unconscious on the floor, a small puddle of blood appeared beneath it. "Pikachu!" Ash ran out and gave Pikachu some berries, Pikachu didn't respond to the berries. Gary picked up a vile and walked over to Ash. Gevaudan lied down next to Gary's feet.

"Ash, those berries won't work. Pikachu is dead."

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Sabrina stared dumbfounded at the battle she just saw. A Pokemon that could kill. That has never been heard of. Of course, if driven to extremes a Pokemon will kill another for survival, but this one did at its own will! Its power, is unmatchable. Even the famed Mewtwo, Lugia, or the Mystical birds couldn't stand up to it. It absorbed an attack and turned it against its opponent! Its sheer size and mass didn't make it look any less dangerous. Where did Gary find this creature? What are those vials he carries around? She could identify one as a tonic used to heal deep wounds. Ash looked up at Gary and attacked him, yelling obscenities and going berserk. Gevaudan got up and gently, well, as gently as a thing that size could, removed Ash from Gary. Gary took out the vial he had, and uncorked it. He lifted Pikachu gently and poured some of it on its wounds and into its mouth. He covered Pikachu in a blanket and handed it to Ash.

"Uhh sorry to disturb the moment, but our plane leaves tomorrow at noon.," Grey announced.