Disclaimer: I don't own anything save for characters/species not already owned by someone else. I like Gargoyles, Animorphs, and Pokemon. This crossover story line contains all three. Enjoy! ~Grimwood ~grimwood83@yahoo.com
Oh, a couple of notes: * = telepathy/thought-speak " = regular speech/quote ~Commercial Break~ = generally, a shift in characters and/or location that lets you take a break for getting a snack or whatever and can be ignored ~~ = automatic translation of the Pokemon spoken language. If you need to see what an Andalite looks like, go to www.scholastic.com/animorphs and click on the link that goes directly to the books. It shows Ax on some of the book covers, his brother on the cover to Andalite Chronicles, an Andalite female on Hork-Bajir Chronicles, and Visser Three/One, who has an Andalite host body, on Visser. IF a person wishes to "borrow" a character that I have invented, they must ASK FIRST! I will then consider letting them use it.
Oberon's Gate
Part 2: Allegiances
~Professor Oak's lounge, right after Demona went through Oberon's Gate~
Professor Oak looked up at the entrance of a female Gargoyle that he was unfamiliar with. He greeted, "Hello, there. I'm Professor Oak. I could have your Pokedex ready for you in a jiffy if you'll tell me your name, madame."
"I am called Demona. I have no need of your human assistance," she growled. Demona then brandished her weapon.
*Put that away at once!* demanded Mewtwo.
"Why should I? Humans generally make a nuisance of their selves. This is my safety precaution," Demona snarled, patting her weapon. Mewtwo gripped her glistening weapon telekinetically. "What is going on?" the gargess demanded to know as Mewtwo managed to toss it aside.
*I trust no device made by humans,* explained the super-clone.
"It's humans I don't trust!" Demona not quite yelled. Her tail flicked viciously to the left for emphasis.
*I will not question your dislike of humans in general. However, a select few of them I have found trustworthy.*
"Excuse me, but-" Professor Oak began.
"Silence, human," Demona stated with the air of "humans" being as disgusting as fresh road-kill.
*Professor Oak is one human I have learned to trust. You need not scold him for speaking,* Mewtwo interjected.
"Oh, all right. I'll listen to him," Demona said without sincerity. Her tail flicked back the other way in irritation. She folded her arms and wings.
"What I want to ask is why you're in this world if you mistrust humans so much," said Professor Oak. He added, "Also, why be here if you didn't plan having a Pokedex and be registered for training Pokemon?"
Demona gave deep sigh of exasperation, and her arms fell to her sides. Taking a few steps towards the Professor, she said, "I am relaying an urgent message to Brooklyn. It is a top secret message for Gargoyle ears only."
*If that is the case, I will transport you to him. But only if that truly is the case,* Mewtwo told her sternly with a flick of his own tail.
"'If'? What do you mean by 'if'?" Demona replied with as much innocence as she could muster. She glared at the super-clone suspiciously as she spoke. Her hands were also now on her hips.
*I mean that I do not believe you.* Mewtwo marginally shifted his floating position to the left and back again.
"You're mad. Of course I'm telling the truth," Demona lied. She lashed her tail and pointed an accusing finger at Mewtwo while she spoke.
*No, you are not. Perhaps you have not noticed that I am a psychic, and it's your thoughts which betray you. I wonder how you got passed Mew?*
"He believed me, that's how!" Demona fumed. Before Mewtwo could react, she chanted some Latin words that transported her nearly all the way to Celadon.
*This cannot be a good thing,* Mewtwo said, looking at Professor Oak.
"I agree. What are we going to do?" he agreed, looking back at the super-clone.
Mewtwo glanced to where Demona had been. *I do not know.*
~Commercial Break~
~Macbeth's Hideout, same night Demona went through the gate~
One of Macbeth's will o' the wisps came back suddenly. It showed him Demona going through a blue portal at the top of the Eyrie Building. "I wonder what she thinks she's doing?" Macbeth wondered aloud in a heavy Scottish accent. The will o' the wisp did not answer. "I suppose I'd better go after her an' stop whate'er plans Demona's plotting." Macbeth headed for the Eyrie Building.
When he arrived, Xanatos was just telling Mew the worst part of Demona getting through the gate. He was saying, "I know you did your best. It's just that if Demona actually gets Pokemon to fight with her, all humanity will be doomed."
"Mr. Xanatos? Who or what is that?" Macbeth asked, spotting Mew.
"Ah, Macbeth! This is Mew, a Pokemon. He guards one side of Oberon's Gate while his mutated clone guards the other. Mew, this is an ally: Macbeth," Xanatos introduced the two.
"If Oberon's Gate is the blue portal Demona vanished through, I wish tae go through as well," stated Macbeth half thoughtfully and half matter-of-fact-ly.
"It is, Macbeth. Um, why do you want to get through to the Pokeworld? Oh, and I hope it's a pleasure to meet you," Mew said worriedly.
Macbeth blinked and stepped back. "Aye, it's a pleasure. I'm pleased to meet you, as well." He bowed to the little Pokemon and extended his hand. After Mew figured out that it was supposed to shake the extended hand, the kitten-like Pokemon put its paw in Macbeth's hand and shook it. Macbeth then answered Mew's first question, "I wish to go through Oberon's Gate because I am the only one who can deal with Demona effectively."
"All right," Mew replied. It teleported Macbeth to the top of the Eyrie Building. he used his telepathy to show Macbeth the lounge at Professor Oak's. "Keep your mind focused on that scene. Then the gate will open." Mew then went back to continue talking with Xanatos.
Macbeth focused on the picture Mew had shown him. A bright flash of blue interrupted his concentration. The blue widened into a vast portal. "Interesting," Macbeth stated. He walked through the portal, explained things to the wary Professor Oak and Mewtwo, and asked for help.
~Commercial Break~
~A few miles from Celadon City, an hour later~
"Ah," Demona sighed, "another glorious dawn!" She shifted into her human form. Demona had somehow managed to fit an entire black business suit, which she chose to wear while in human form, inside of a belt pouch! Demona took out the outfit and changed clothes behind a tree.
"Now, how do I find one of those Poke-things?" she muttered aloud. From behind her came a sudden burst of fire! Demona whipped around, shouting, "HEY! Watch who you're scorching!" All she heard in response was growling. "Show your self!" Demona demanded.
Out walked a Pokemon, or rather, what Demona thought was a Pokemon. It was the size and build of a fully grown red wolf. Its fur was mottled oranges, reds, and yellows. Little tufts of flame were at each ankle, and a long stripe of fire went from the forehead to the base of the tail.
"Come here, fiery one. I won't hurt you. I wish to be your ally," Demona coaxed.
The fire wolf backed up a couple of steps. Snarling, the flame on its back got a little bit taller. It opened its maw and out came a burst of fire! Demona hastily jumped out of the way. "I'd say you didn't trust me. Well, I suppose I could look elsewhere for a Pokemon friend," Demona said. With that, she left the strange wolf in order to locate more cooperative allies.
Still snarling, the fiery wolf headed off in the opposite direction. She knew that the other legendaries HAD to be warned of this human. The she-wolf also knew that this human wasn't purely human nor Pokemon. For that matter, the "hybrid" doubted that the human's alternate form was a Pokemon at all.
Had Demona turned around, she might have seen the flaming wolf burst into a bonfire and seemingly vanish. The hybrid hadn't vanished, not really. She had merely used a tactic that her instincts called a "Fire Burst," which would make her run at the speed of light.
~Commercial Break~
~Fuchsia City Pokemon Center, following night~
Professor Oak had convinced Macbeth to stay at the lab for the day. Mewtwo had utilized the time Macbeth rested to locate whichever group had Brooklyn. The super-clone's reason was that Demona had mentioned that particular Gargoyle by name and would probably head for him first. The group he located had been the Warriors.
Macbeth reached them easily with Mewtwo's help.
"MACBETH!" Brooklyn and Lexington exclaimed, shocked. They had both jumped up and their eyes flashed white with Gargoyle fury.
*Who's he?* Tobias asked. Brooklyn's eyes returned their usual color.
"He's Macbeth," Lexington replied, pointing to Macbeth. His eyes stopped glowing, but he still didn't sound too happy. "He isn't exactly an ally or friend."
"Is he an enemy? Is he a trainer?" Tekkno asked.
"Easy, laddies. Oh, and, uh, lass," said Macbeth as he noticed Rachel.
"Hi, Macbeth. Er, that is your name?" Rachel responded. She was a tad skeptical because she had always thought that it was just a name of a character in one of Shakespear's plays.
"Aye, it 'tis. An' who might ye be?" Macbeth asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm Marco. That 'lass' is Rachel. The hawk's Tobias. I'm guessing you already know Brooklyn and Lexington," Marco stated.
"Aye, that I do."
Marco nodded. Then he continued, "These are our Pokemon: Charger, Sir Knight, Tekkno, Wind Song, Griz, and Tornado." Marco took in Macbeth's abrupt appearance in the Poke-Center. He noticed the white hair and grayscale outfit. Marco suddenly asked, "What you doing here?"
"I've come to stop Demona," Macbeth replied.
"DEMONA?! She's HERE? In the Pokeworld?!" Brooklyn growled. His eyes went white again and he stood a little bit straighter.
"Aye, lad. An' I'm gonna keep 'er from following through with 'er plans."
"I'll be more than glad to help. Wind Song? Will you-"
"Hold on. Is Demona a common foe?" Tekkno interrupted.
"Demona's dangerous to all humans and those that trust 'em," Brooklyn explained.
"Why is she so mad at humans? Some of you are quite friendly," Sir Knight stated.
"Because it was some humans that betrayed her clan. Because humans have hunted her for a very long time. Because she is immortally bound to a human, namely me. Those are the basic reasons," explained Macbeth as he ticked the reasons off on his fingers.
"Oh. Any idea what her plans are?" Griz inquired. Griz had developed some of Rachel's ever- ready-for-a-fight-ness.
"Beyond destruction of the human race? Havna clue," replied Macbeth.
~Commercial Break~
~In the Forests on Mount Moon, day Demona met Callahan~
~~Entei, I am sorry to interrupt the Legend's Council,~~ the fiery she-wolf spoke up. Her Fire Burst had taken her to a hidden cavern deep in Mount Moon. The Legend's Council was seated in the center of the cave. Going clockwise and starting at the farthest from her were: Entei, Lugia, Ho-oh, Raikou, Zapdos, Moltres, and Articuno.
~~Callahan? What brings you here?~~ Entei asked.
~~I know this is going to sound strange, but I watched a strange creature turn into a human. It was at dawn today. I was a few miles from the human establishment they call Celadon,~~ Callahan, the fiery she-wolf, replied.
~~What did this creature look like?~~ Moltres asked.
~~She was purplish. Looked like a mutated Aerodactyl. She had arms, a flattened face, and red hair. She was nearly six feet tall! She smelled kinda funny, too,~~ Callahan told them.
~~How so?~~ Ho-oh inquired.
~~I dunno. Kinda like she had carried something metallic. Kinda like she encountered Mew and Mewtwo. Kinda like she had a bad attitude,~~ replied the hybrid.
~~This isn't good. I thought that Mew and Mewtwo didn't get along. Not to mention the fact that they are rarely both encountered by the same person or creature,~~ Zapdos said, glancing at each of the Pokemon in the cave. As an afterthought, the electric bird-like Pokemon asked, ~~What did this not-quite-a-human-or-Pokemon want? Or did she not say?~~
~~She said that she wanted to be my ally. When I refused, she said she'd find one elsewhere. This creature seems to want Pokemon allies, but she didn't seem too keen on telling the reasons behind it,~~ said Callahan. She looked up at the council with ears laid flat, bracing for a reprimand. Fortunately, one didn't come.
~~Hmm. Mew and Mewtwo ARE the most powerful Pokemon. They might be able to help,~~ Lugia suggested.
~~They might, if they weren't pre-occupied,~~ Articuno stated.
~~What do you mean?~~ Raikou wanted to know. It shot a shocked look over at Articuno, who merely glared around at everyone.
Articuno replied, ~~Mew is in the dimension of Callahan's father. Mewtwo is staying at the building belonging to the human called Professor Oak.~~
~~WHAT?!~~ the rest of the council shouted. They started to speak simultaneously. All their words became jumbled and incoherent.
"SILENCE!" a new voice shouted. The Pokemon and Callahan all jumped. They looked around for a while until they all saw him: Lord Oberon! "That's better. Now, listen well. We are Lord Oberon, ruler of Avalon. We have requested that the Pokemon Mew and Mewtwo guard our gate.
"The female gargoyle, Demona, tricked Guardian Mew into letting her pass through our gate. It is NOT Guardian Mew's fault. The fault lies with Demona, who wishes to wipe all humans out of existence for events that have passed a thousand years ago. She desires vengeance upon the human race, yet she is responsible for more Gargoyle deaths than any one human."
~~Okay, and how can she be a thousand years old?~~ Zapdos asked.
~~How do you know all this? How do you know our language?~~ Ho-oh inquired. It had noticed that Lord Oberon, what ever else he was, wasn't a Pokemon.
Oberon raised his eyebrow and said, "It is due to a spell our children cast upon her. This spell immortally binds her to a human whose name is Macbeth. This spell also causes them to feel one another's pain. Lastly, the spell will only end when one of them kills the other by their own hand.
"We know all this because our children have reported it to us. As for your language, we deemed this knowledge necessary."
The Legend's Council exchanged rather shocked glances. They concluded, without saying anything, that it was best to take Lord Oberon at his word.
~Commercial Break~
~That night, a night's worth of travel from Professor Oak's~
Broadway and Angela had just woke up. The rest of the group was half-way through breaking camp. "Good evening, everyone," Angela said. Then a round of greetings was passed around and the Gargoyles had some breakfast. They helped finish breaking camp. Everyone was in a pretty good mood.
The Scorchers decided to continue on their way. They were in the middle of a peaceful discussion when Mewtwo appeared! Everyone jumped, startled by the super-clone's abrupt appearance.
*Sorry about startling you,* Mewtwo apologized. *This is very important. Last night, one hour before dawn, a female Gargoyle went through the gate. Her name is Demona.*
"Why would my mother come to the Pokeworld?" Angela inquired. She and the others all looked straight at Mewtwo.
*I do not know. However, that is not all. A human also passed through Oberon's Gate. He went through around dawn. His name is Macbeth,* the super-clone informed them.
Broadway and Angela exchanged glances. The Animorphs and all the Pokemon present were extremely confused. The first to voice it, however, was Jake's recently evolved Charizard. It said, "I don't understand. Who're Macbeth and Demona?" Mewtwo had already vanished.
Angela spoke up and said, "Demona is my biological mother. She doesn't trust the clan or humans."
"She also doesn't like anyone that DOES trust humans," Broadway added.
"As for Macbeth, he is an acquaintance of ours. He's magically bound to my mother until they kill each other. In the meantime, when they stand close enough together, they share each other's pain," Angela informed the others.
"That sounds horrible," said Jake. Though the group discussed it, they couldn't think of anything that they could do.
The Scorchers knew that they might encounter Demona at any time. They couldn't prepare for her because of two reasons: One, they didn't know when or where they'd encounter her. Two, The Scorchers didn't know what Demona would do to them when they DID meet up with her. The only thing they could do was to continue their Pokemon journey.
~Commercial Break~
~Four months later, at Professor Oak's~
"Demona sure has managed to stay out of sight," Brooklyn said, disgruntled. Both The Warriors and The Scorchers had decided to go back through the gate. By now, most of them had somewhere between three and five Pokemon. Macbeth didn't have any because he wasn't registered. Tobias only had Tornado because he thought that capturing other Pokemon wasn't worth the bother of morphing something with hands to throw a Pokeball with. The others did have new Pokemon, which needed to learn to speak English.
Brooklyn's Pokemon now included a Poliwhirl, a Sandslash, Eevee, and of course Wind Song. He nicknamed Poliwhirl Tyde, Sandslash Deputy, and Eevee Soda.
Broadway had only managed to capture a third Pokemon. It happened to be a Growlithe. He decided to call his Stantler Myth, Bulbasaur Bayn, and Growlithe Pyro.
Marco had a lot of luck. He had three new Pokemon: Mareep and two Phanpy. He called one Phanpy Hurky and the other Purky. Marco nicknamed his Mareep Fyber.
Cassie had only one new Pokemon: a Dragonair. Cassie, Jake, and Ax didn't nickname their Pokemon yet. Jake had captured a Primeape, a Cyndaquil, and a Quagsire. Ax managed to gain only a third Pokemon also: a Magby.
Angela nicknamed her Stantler Legend. She didn't nickname Totodile. Angela had captured a Bellosom, which also did not recieve a nickname. Her fourth Pokemon wasn't nicknamed either, and it was a Spinarak.
Rachel had managed to catch two Ditto. She called one Gem and the other Ace.
Professor Oak had told everyone that their Pokemon should rest for the day. He also told them that they should rest, too. The humans and Gargoyles rested peacefully that day as did their Pokemon.
That night, Macbeth offered to stay behind. Then everyone else went through Oberon's Gate.
~Commercial Break~
~Same night, Central Park~
Hudson had Bronx out for a walk. Bronx started to bark frantically.
"What is it, boy? What d'ye smell?" Hudson asked. Bronx continued to bark, then began to run. Hudson did his best to follow the Gargbeast. When he finally saw what Bronx had smelled, Hudson's jaw dropped! Finally, he said, "What're ye s'posed tae be?"
Callahan literally sat there, bewildered. She wondered if they were part of the clan Oberon had told her and the Legend's Council about. The flaming she-wolf cautiously approached Bronx and Hudson.
Suddenly, Callahan spotted a larger creature swooping down. This one had black hair, was very tall, and had a purplish-grey skin. It was wearing a brownish article of clothing about its waist that Callahan was unfamiliar with. She thought it smelled strongly of tanned hide. She cocked her head to the left, deciding that the taller one looked younger and all of them smelled trustworthy.
She was startled when the tall one asked the brown one, "Hudson? Is everything all right?" Callahan figured that "Hudson" must be the nickname of the older creature. She wished Oberon had told her the name of their species. She cocked her head the other way and sat back down.
"Aye, lad. Bronx an' I were jus' tryin' ta figure this wolf out," the brown one replied. "Goliath, what d'ye s'pose would bewitch a wolf tae be on fire like tha'?" Callahan wondered then if all of their species were giving nicknames. Then she remembered that they weren't Pokemon and most non-Pokemon had NAMES, not NICK-names. As she sighed, a little curl of smoke came out her nose.
"I do not know and doubt that I wish to," Goliath stated, stepping back a little. Callahan decided that she should trust them to get the council's message to Oberon. She stood up and walked forward. Then the flaming wolf reached for a fire-proof container that had been placed on a special band about her neck. The container held the message for Lord Oberon from the Legend's Council.
As she carefully gripped the package in her mouth, the scent of an approaching human reached her nose. Callahan threw caution to the wind and jerked the package out of its place on her band. She thrust it toward the two digitigrade creatures. She didn't want a human to see her, not yet, anyway.
"I wonder what this could be," said Hudson, catching the package with his right hand. Callahan teleported in a burst of purple fire back to the Pokeworld.
"Hey, guys!" Elisa happily greeted her friends. She spotted the package in Hudson's hand. She asked, "What's that?"
"A delivery from a strange wolf that was on fire. May I see it, Hudson?" asked Goliath. Hudson handed it over. Goliath studied it for a moment. He nearly dropped the package when he read the to whom it was addressed. "Jalapeno! It's addressed to Lord Oberon!"
~Commercial Break~
~Eyrie Building, right after The Scorchers and The Warriors went through the gate~
Oberon was talking with Mew when they arrived. "Oh, good! Just the Fay we wanted to see," Marco said as he spotted Lord Oberon. The mighty ruler of Avalon raised a quizzical brow. Marco continued, "We have more Pokemon that need to speak English."
"Hmm. Will I always have to enchant your Pokemon as you gain new ones?" Oberon inquired. Lord Oberon wasn't very fond of the idea. He even had his arms folded in distaste.
"Well, you don't HAVE to, but we would appreciate it," Cassie told him.
"I have a better idea," Lord Oberon stated. "I shall cast a seperate spell. First, however, I must remove the ability of your Pokemon to speak English." Oberon waved his hand, cancelling the speech spell, which didn't effect Mew. He waved his hand again as he chanted, "Any who pass through Oberon's Gate the Pokemon language can now translate."
"Uh, does that mean we can translate now, or do we have to cross through the gate first?" asked Brooklyn. Wind Song had floated into Brooklyn's arms, and Soda was on his left shoulder.
Oberon sighed deeply. Then he waved his hand for a third time. Then he said, "You are now covered."
Suddenly, Goliath carrying Elisa and Hudson carrying Callahan's package landed next to everyone.
"Hello again," Elisa said to the crowd.
"Yuir Majesty? A flaming wolf gave this to us before vanishing in a purple fire," Hudson stated, handing the package to Oberon.
Lord Oberon opened the package. Inside was a letter. It read:
Our deepest apologies for bothering Your Majesty. However, it has
come to our attention that Demona has allied herself with several
Pokemon. They are three Gengar, one Alakazam, the super-clone
Gyarados, the super-clone Charizard, and five Donphan.
We are doing the best we can to warn all Pokemon of Demona's faults.
Fortunately, most have listened to us and are helping spread the
word.
Again, we apologize for the inconvenience.
Your Allies,
Members of the Legend's Council
Entei, Moltres, Raikou, Zapdos, Ho-oh, Articuno, Lugia
"Who are they?" Angela asked after Oberon read the letter aloud to everyone.
~~They, Mew, and Mewtwo are all considered to be extremely rare. Because they rarely show them- selves to humans, they are considered legends. For that matter, most of them are considered non- existent by humans. The strange thing is, Pokemon get messages from them frequently in the wild. Since most domesticated Pokemon can't speak or aren't visited at all, "pet" Pokemon don't tell humans of the truth behind the legends,~~ Myth explained.
Since Goliath, Hudson, and Elisa looked utterly baffled, Broadway repeated Myth's explanation.
"But why would Demona make allies with Pokemon? No offense, but I just don't see what could possibly attract any to her," said a stumped Elisa.
~~I think that those Pokemon are not fond of humans. If that's the case. . . .~~ Tekkno let the possibilities hang in the air for a while. At least, it was long enough for someone to translate for the benefits of Elisa, Hudson, and Goliath.
"If that's the case," Hudson repeated and added, "they'd be willing to help 'er eliminate all humans." While Hudson had been talking, Oberon made so Elisa, Goliath, and Hudson could understand without having things being translated.
~~There is one flaw to that,~~ Tekkno stated.
"An' what t'would that be, lad?" Hudson asked. He folded his arms. Goliath moved about three steps forward. Elisa continued to be at a complete loss.
~~Well, I think that what Tekkno means is that since Pokemon generally do what their trainers tell them to, and since most wild ones are merely trying to survive, Pokemon wouldn't deliberately kill a human. Even when we battle, we only do one of two things: one, get badly injured. Two, we increase our levels,~~ replied Pyro.
~~Exactly. Besides which, the only time a Pokemon does any killing is when it is a carnivore getting some dinner,~~ Tekkno stated.
"Guys?" Jake interrupted the conversation. Everyone looked at him, so Jake continued, "Don't you think you should get back in your Poke-balls for now? I mean, there's a lot more of you now, and moving around in this world would be safer for you in the Poke-balls. You don't have to, but I would still recommend it." Although startled, the Pokemon agreed that this wasn't a bad idea. Soon, all the Pokemon save Ax's Pikachu, which understandably refused, were inside their Poke-balls. Instead, Pikachu hopped up onto Ax's right shoulder.
*Prince Jake? When will we next return to the Pokeworld?* Ax inquired.
"I dunno. Demona's still in it, so-" Jake began. Unfortunately, he was interrupted by a burst of fire that was purple and in the center of the group!
~Okay, normally I wouldn't do this, but. . . .~
TO BE CONTINUED. . .
Oh, a couple of notes: * = telepathy/thought-speak " = regular speech/quote ~Commercial Break~ = generally, a shift in characters and/or location that lets you take a break for getting a snack or whatever and can be ignored ~~ = automatic translation of the Pokemon spoken language. If you need to see what an Andalite looks like, go to www.scholastic.com/animorphs and click on the link that goes directly to the books. It shows Ax on some of the book covers, his brother on the cover to Andalite Chronicles, an Andalite female on Hork-Bajir Chronicles, and Visser Three/One, who has an Andalite host body, on Visser. IF a person wishes to "borrow" a character that I have invented, they must ASK FIRST! I will then consider letting them use it.
Oberon's Gate
Part 2: Allegiances
~Professor Oak's lounge, right after Demona went through Oberon's Gate~
Professor Oak looked up at the entrance of a female Gargoyle that he was unfamiliar with. He greeted, "Hello, there. I'm Professor Oak. I could have your Pokedex ready for you in a jiffy if you'll tell me your name, madame."
"I am called Demona. I have no need of your human assistance," she growled. Demona then brandished her weapon.
*Put that away at once!* demanded Mewtwo.
"Why should I? Humans generally make a nuisance of their selves. This is my safety precaution," Demona snarled, patting her weapon. Mewtwo gripped her glistening weapon telekinetically. "What is going on?" the gargess demanded to know as Mewtwo managed to toss it aside.
*I trust no device made by humans,* explained the super-clone.
"It's humans I don't trust!" Demona not quite yelled. Her tail flicked viciously to the left for emphasis.
*I will not question your dislike of humans in general. However, a select few of them I have found trustworthy.*
"Excuse me, but-" Professor Oak began.
"Silence, human," Demona stated with the air of "humans" being as disgusting as fresh road-kill.
*Professor Oak is one human I have learned to trust. You need not scold him for speaking,* Mewtwo interjected.
"Oh, all right. I'll listen to him," Demona said without sincerity. Her tail flicked back the other way in irritation. She folded her arms and wings.
"What I want to ask is why you're in this world if you mistrust humans so much," said Professor Oak. He added, "Also, why be here if you didn't plan having a Pokedex and be registered for training Pokemon?"
Demona gave deep sigh of exasperation, and her arms fell to her sides. Taking a few steps towards the Professor, she said, "I am relaying an urgent message to Brooklyn. It is a top secret message for Gargoyle ears only."
*If that is the case, I will transport you to him. But only if that truly is the case,* Mewtwo told her sternly with a flick of his own tail.
"'If'? What do you mean by 'if'?" Demona replied with as much innocence as she could muster. She glared at the super-clone suspiciously as she spoke. Her hands were also now on her hips.
*I mean that I do not believe you.* Mewtwo marginally shifted his floating position to the left and back again.
"You're mad. Of course I'm telling the truth," Demona lied. She lashed her tail and pointed an accusing finger at Mewtwo while she spoke.
*No, you are not. Perhaps you have not noticed that I am a psychic, and it's your thoughts which betray you. I wonder how you got passed Mew?*
"He believed me, that's how!" Demona fumed. Before Mewtwo could react, she chanted some Latin words that transported her nearly all the way to Celadon.
*This cannot be a good thing,* Mewtwo said, looking at Professor Oak.
"I agree. What are we going to do?" he agreed, looking back at the super-clone.
Mewtwo glanced to where Demona had been. *I do not know.*
~Commercial Break~
~Macbeth's Hideout, same night Demona went through the gate~
One of Macbeth's will o' the wisps came back suddenly. It showed him Demona going through a blue portal at the top of the Eyrie Building. "I wonder what she thinks she's doing?" Macbeth wondered aloud in a heavy Scottish accent. The will o' the wisp did not answer. "I suppose I'd better go after her an' stop whate'er plans Demona's plotting." Macbeth headed for the Eyrie Building.
When he arrived, Xanatos was just telling Mew the worst part of Demona getting through the gate. He was saying, "I know you did your best. It's just that if Demona actually gets Pokemon to fight with her, all humanity will be doomed."
"Mr. Xanatos? Who or what is that?" Macbeth asked, spotting Mew.
"Ah, Macbeth! This is Mew, a Pokemon. He guards one side of Oberon's Gate while his mutated clone guards the other. Mew, this is an ally: Macbeth," Xanatos introduced the two.
"If Oberon's Gate is the blue portal Demona vanished through, I wish tae go through as well," stated Macbeth half thoughtfully and half matter-of-fact-ly.
"It is, Macbeth. Um, why do you want to get through to the Pokeworld? Oh, and I hope it's a pleasure to meet you," Mew said worriedly.
Macbeth blinked and stepped back. "Aye, it's a pleasure. I'm pleased to meet you, as well." He bowed to the little Pokemon and extended his hand. After Mew figured out that it was supposed to shake the extended hand, the kitten-like Pokemon put its paw in Macbeth's hand and shook it. Macbeth then answered Mew's first question, "I wish to go through Oberon's Gate because I am the only one who can deal with Demona effectively."
"All right," Mew replied. It teleported Macbeth to the top of the Eyrie Building. he used his telepathy to show Macbeth the lounge at Professor Oak's. "Keep your mind focused on that scene. Then the gate will open." Mew then went back to continue talking with Xanatos.
Macbeth focused on the picture Mew had shown him. A bright flash of blue interrupted his concentration. The blue widened into a vast portal. "Interesting," Macbeth stated. He walked through the portal, explained things to the wary Professor Oak and Mewtwo, and asked for help.
~Commercial Break~
~A few miles from Celadon City, an hour later~
"Ah," Demona sighed, "another glorious dawn!" She shifted into her human form. Demona had somehow managed to fit an entire black business suit, which she chose to wear while in human form, inside of a belt pouch! Demona took out the outfit and changed clothes behind a tree.
"Now, how do I find one of those Poke-things?" she muttered aloud. From behind her came a sudden burst of fire! Demona whipped around, shouting, "HEY! Watch who you're scorching!" All she heard in response was growling. "Show your self!" Demona demanded.
Out walked a Pokemon, or rather, what Demona thought was a Pokemon. It was the size and build of a fully grown red wolf. Its fur was mottled oranges, reds, and yellows. Little tufts of flame were at each ankle, and a long stripe of fire went from the forehead to the base of the tail.
"Come here, fiery one. I won't hurt you. I wish to be your ally," Demona coaxed.
The fire wolf backed up a couple of steps. Snarling, the flame on its back got a little bit taller. It opened its maw and out came a burst of fire! Demona hastily jumped out of the way. "I'd say you didn't trust me. Well, I suppose I could look elsewhere for a Pokemon friend," Demona said. With that, she left the strange wolf in order to locate more cooperative allies.
Still snarling, the fiery wolf headed off in the opposite direction. She knew that the other legendaries HAD to be warned of this human. The she-wolf also knew that this human wasn't purely human nor Pokemon. For that matter, the "hybrid" doubted that the human's alternate form was a Pokemon at all.
Had Demona turned around, she might have seen the flaming wolf burst into a bonfire and seemingly vanish. The hybrid hadn't vanished, not really. She had merely used a tactic that her instincts called a "Fire Burst," which would make her run at the speed of light.
~Commercial Break~
~Fuchsia City Pokemon Center, following night~
Professor Oak had convinced Macbeth to stay at the lab for the day. Mewtwo had utilized the time Macbeth rested to locate whichever group had Brooklyn. The super-clone's reason was that Demona had mentioned that particular Gargoyle by name and would probably head for him first. The group he located had been the Warriors.
Macbeth reached them easily with Mewtwo's help.
"MACBETH!" Brooklyn and Lexington exclaimed, shocked. They had both jumped up and their eyes flashed white with Gargoyle fury.
*Who's he?* Tobias asked. Brooklyn's eyes returned their usual color.
"He's Macbeth," Lexington replied, pointing to Macbeth. His eyes stopped glowing, but he still didn't sound too happy. "He isn't exactly an ally or friend."
"Is he an enemy? Is he a trainer?" Tekkno asked.
"Easy, laddies. Oh, and, uh, lass," said Macbeth as he noticed Rachel.
"Hi, Macbeth. Er, that is your name?" Rachel responded. She was a tad skeptical because she had always thought that it was just a name of a character in one of Shakespear's plays.
"Aye, it 'tis. An' who might ye be?" Macbeth asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm Marco. That 'lass' is Rachel. The hawk's Tobias. I'm guessing you already know Brooklyn and Lexington," Marco stated.
"Aye, that I do."
Marco nodded. Then he continued, "These are our Pokemon: Charger, Sir Knight, Tekkno, Wind Song, Griz, and Tornado." Marco took in Macbeth's abrupt appearance in the Poke-Center. He noticed the white hair and grayscale outfit. Marco suddenly asked, "What you doing here?"
"I've come to stop Demona," Macbeth replied.
"DEMONA?! She's HERE? In the Pokeworld?!" Brooklyn growled. His eyes went white again and he stood a little bit straighter.
"Aye, lad. An' I'm gonna keep 'er from following through with 'er plans."
"I'll be more than glad to help. Wind Song? Will you-"
"Hold on. Is Demona a common foe?" Tekkno interrupted.
"Demona's dangerous to all humans and those that trust 'em," Brooklyn explained.
"Why is she so mad at humans? Some of you are quite friendly," Sir Knight stated.
"Because it was some humans that betrayed her clan. Because humans have hunted her for a very long time. Because she is immortally bound to a human, namely me. Those are the basic reasons," explained Macbeth as he ticked the reasons off on his fingers.
"Oh. Any idea what her plans are?" Griz inquired. Griz had developed some of Rachel's ever- ready-for-a-fight-ness.
"Beyond destruction of the human race? Havna clue," replied Macbeth.
~Commercial Break~
~In the Forests on Mount Moon, day Demona met Callahan~
~~Entei, I am sorry to interrupt the Legend's Council,~~ the fiery she-wolf spoke up. Her Fire Burst had taken her to a hidden cavern deep in Mount Moon. The Legend's Council was seated in the center of the cave. Going clockwise and starting at the farthest from her were: Entei, Lugia, Ho-oh, Raikou, Zapdos, Moltres, and Articuno.
~~Callahan? What brings you here?~~ Entei asked.
~~I know this is going to sound strange, but I watched a strange creature turn into a human. It was at dawn today. I was a few miles from the human establishment they call Celadon,~~ Callahan, the fiery she-wolf, replied.
~~What did this creature look like?~~ Moltres asked.
~~She was purplish. Looked like a mutated Aerodactyl. She had arms, a flattened face, and red hair. She was nearly six feet tall! She smelled kinda funny, too,~~ Callahan told them.
~~How so?~~ Ho-oh inquired.
~~I dunno. Kinda like she had carried something metallic. Kinda like she encountered Mew and Mewtwo. Kinda like she had a bad attitude,~~ replied the hybrid.
~~This isn't good. I thought that Mew and Mewtwo didn't get along. Not to mention the fact that they are rarely both encountered by the same person or creature,~~ Zapdos said, glancing at each of the Pokemon in the cave. As an afterthought, the electric bird-like Pokemon asked, ~~What did this not-quite-a-human-or-Pokemon want? Or did she not say?~~
~~She said that she wanted to be my ally. When I refused, she said she'd find one elsewhere. This creature seems to want Pokemon allies, but she didn't seem too keen on telling the reasons behind it,~~ said Callahan. She looked up at the council with ears laid flat, bracing for a reprimand. Fortunately, one didn't come.
~~Hmm. Mew and Mewtwo ARE the most powerful Pokemon. They might be able to help,~~ Lugia suggested.
~~They might, if they weren't pre-occupied,~~ Articuno stated.
~~What do you mean?~~ Raikou wanted to know. It shot a shocked look over at Articuno, who merely glared around at everyone.
Articuno replied, ~~Mew is in the dimension of Callahan's father. Mewtwo is staying at the building belonging to the human called Professor Oak.~~
~~WHAT?!~~ the rest of the council shouted. They started to speak simultaneously. All their words became jumbled and incoherent.
"SILENCE!" a new voice shouted. The Pokemon and Callahan all jumped. They looked around for a while until they all saw him: Lord Oberon! "That's better. Now, listen well. We are Lord Oberon, ruler of Avalon. We have requested that the Pokemon Mew and Mewtwo guard our gate.
"The female gargoyle, Demona, tricked Guardian Mew into letting her pass through our gate. It is NOT Guardian Mew's fault. The fault lies with Demona, who wishes to wipe all humans out of existence for events that have passed a thousand years ago. She desires vengeance upon the human race, yet she is responsible for more Gargoyle deaths than any one human."
~~Okay, and how can she be a thousand years old?~~ Zapdos asked.
~~How do you know all this? How do you know our language?~~ Ho-oh inquired. It had noticed that Lord Oberon, what ever else he was, wasn't a Pokemon.
Oberon raised his eyebrow and said, "It is due to a spell our children cast upon her. This spell immortally binds her to a human whose name is Macbeth. This spell also causes them to feel one another's pain. Lastly, the spell will only end when one of them kills the other by their own hand.
"We know all this because our children have reported it to us. As for your language, we deemed this knowledge necessary."
The Legend's Council exchanged rather shocked glances. They concluded, without saying anything, that it was best to take Lord Oberon at his word.
~Commercial Break~
~That night, a night's worth of travel from Professor Oak's~
Broadway and Angela had just woke up. The rest of the group was half-way through breaking camp. "Good evening, everyone," Angela said. Then a round of greetings was passed around and the Gargoyles had some breakfast. They helped finish breaking camp. Everyone was in a pretty good mood.
The Scorchers decided to continue on their way. They were in the middle of a peaceful discussion when Mewtwo appeared! Everyone jumped, startled by the super-clone's abrupt appearance.
*Sorry about startling you,* Mewtwo apologized. *This is very important. Last night, one hour before dawn, a female Gargoyle went through the gate. Her name is Demona.*
"Why would my mother come to the Pokeworld?" Angela inquired. She and the others all looked straight at Mewtwo.
*I do not know. However, that is not all. A human also passed through Oberon's Gate. He went through around dawn. His name is Macbeth,* the super-clone informed them.
Broadway and Angela exchanged glances. The Animorphs and all the Pokemon present were extremely confused. The first to voice it, however, was Jake's recently evolved Charizard. It said, "I don't understand. Who're Macbeth and Demona?" Mewtwo had already vanished.
Angela spoke up and said, "Demona is my biological mother. She doesn't trust the clan or humans."
"She also doesn't like anyone that DOES trust humans," Broadway added.
"As for Macbeth, he is an acquaintance of ours. He's magically bound to my mother until they kill each other. In the meantime, when they stand close enough together, they share each other's pain," Angela informed the others.
"That sounds horrible," said Jake. Though the group discussed it, they couldn't think of anything that they could do.
The Scorchers knew that they might encounter Demona at any time. They couldn't prepare for her because of two reasons: One, they didn't know when or where they'd encounter her. Two, The Scorchers didn't know what Demona would do to them when they DID meet up with her. The only thing they could do was to continue their Pokemon journey.
~Commercial Break~
~Four months later, at Professor Oak's~
"Demona sure has managed to stay out of sight," Brooklyn said, disgruntled. Both The Warriors and The Scorchers had decided to go back through the gate. By now, most of them had somewhere between three and five Pokemon. Macbeth didn't have any because he wasn't registered. Tobias only had Tornado because he thought that capturing other Pokemon wasn't worth the bother of morphing something with hands to throw a Pokeball with. The others did have new Pokemon, which needed to learn to speak English.
Brooklyn's Pokemon now included a Poliwhirl, a Sandslash, Eevee, and of course Wind Song. He nicknamed Poliwhirl Tyde, Sandslash Deputy, and Eevee Soda.
Broadway had only managed to capture a third Pokemon. It happened to be a Growlithe. He decided to call his Stantler Myth, Bulbasaur Bayn, and Growlithe Pyro.
Marco had a lot of luck. He had three new Pokemon: Mareep and two Phanpy. He called one Phanpy Hurky and the other Purky. Marco nicknamed his Mareep Fyber.
Cassie had only one new Pokemon: a Dragonair. Cassie, Jake, and Ax didn't nickname their Pokemon yet. Jake had captured a Primeape, a Cyndaquil, and a Quagsire. Ax managed to gain only a third Pokemon also: a Magby.
Angela nicknamed her Stantler Legend. She didn't nickname Totodile. Angela had captured a Bellosom, which also did not recieve a nickname. Her fourth Pokemon wasn't nicknamed either, and it was a Spinarak.
Rachel had managed to catch two Ditto. She called one Gem and the other Ace.
Professor Oak had told everyone that their Pokemon should rest for the day. He also told them that they should rest, too. The humans and Gargoyles rested peacefully that day as did their Pokemon.
That night, Macbeth offered to stay behind. Then everyone else went through Oberon's Gate.
~Commercial Break~
~Same night, Central Park~
Hudson had Bronx out for a walk. Bronx started to bark frantically.
"What is it, boy? What d'ye smell?" Hudson asked. Bronx continued to bark, then began to run. Hudson did his best to follow the Gargbeast. When he finally saw what Bronx had smelled, Hudson's jaw dropped! Finally, he said, "What're ye s'posed tae be?"
Callahan literally sat there, bewildered. She wondered if they were part of the clan Oberon had told her and the Legend's Council about. The flaming she-wolf cautiously approached Bronx and Hudson.
Suddenly, Callahan spotted a larger creature swooping down. This one had black hair, was very tall, and had a purplish-grey skin. It was wearing a brownish article of clothing about its waist that Callahan was unfamiliar with. She thought it smelled strongly of tanned hide. She cocked her head to the left, deciding that the taller one looked younger and all of them smelled trustworthy.
She was startled when the tall one asked the brown one, "Hudson? Is everything all right?" Callahan figured that "Hudson" must be the nickname of the older creature. She wished Oberon had told her the name of their species. She cocked her head the other way and sat back down.
"Aye, lad. Bronx an' I were jus' tryin' ta figure this wolf out," the brown one replied. "Goliath, what d'ye s'pose would bewitch a wolf tae be on fire like tha'?" Callahan wondered then if all of their species were giving nicknames. Then she remembered that they weren't Pokemon and most non-Pokemon had NAMES, not NICK-names. As she sighed, a little curl of smoke came out her nose.
"I do not know and doubt that I wish to," Goliath stated, stepping back a little. Callahan decided that she should trust them to get the council's message to Oberon. She stood up and walked forward. Then the flaming wolf reached for a fire-proof container that had been placed on a special band about her neck. The container held the message for Lord Oberon from the Legend's Council.
As she carefully gripped the package in her mouth, the scent of an approaching human reached her nose. Callahan threw caution to the wind and jerked the package out of its place on her band. She thrust it toward the two digitigrade creatures. She didn't want a human to see her, not yet, anyway.
"I wonder what this could be," said Hudson, catching the package with his right hand. Callahan teleported in a burst of purple fire back to the Pokeworld.
"Hey, guys!" Elisa happily greeted her friends. She spotted the package in Hudson's hand. She asked, "What's that?"
"A delivery from a strange wolf that was on fire. May I see it, Hudson?" asked Goliath. Hudson handed it over. Goliath studied it for a moment. He nearly dropped the package when he read the to whom it was addressed. "Jalapeno! It's addressed to Lord Oberon!"
~Commercial Break~
~Eyrie Building, right after The Scorchers and The Warriors went through the gate~
Oberon was talking with Mew when they arrived. "Oh, good! Just the Fay we wanted to see," Marco said as he spotted Lord Oberon. The mighty ruler of Avalon raised a quizzical brow. Marco continued, "We have more Pokemon that need to speak English."
"Hmm. Will I always have to enchant your Pokemon as you gain new ones?" Oberon inquired. Lord Oberon wasn't very fond of the idea. He even had his arms folded in distaste.
"Well, you don't HAVE to, but we would appreciate it," Cassie told him.
"I have a better idea," Lord Oberon stated. "I shall cast a seperate spell. First, however, I must remove the ability of your Pokemon to speak English." Oberon waved his hand, cancelling the speech spell, which didn't effect Mew. He waved his hand again as he chanted, "Any who pass through Oberon's Gate the Pokemon language can now translate."
"Uh, does that mean we can translate now, or do we have to cross through the gate first?" asked Brooklyn. Wind Song had floated into Brooklyn's arms, and Soda was on his left shoulder.
Oberon sighed deeply. Then he waved his hand for a third time. Then he said, "You are now covered."
Suddenly, Goliath carrying Elisa and Hudson carrying Callahan's package landed next to everyone.
"Hello again," Elisa said to the crowd.
"Yuir Majesty? A flaming wolf gave this to us before vanishing in a purple fire," Hudson stated, handing the package to Oberon.
Lord Oberon opened the package. Inside was a letter. It read:
Our deepest apologies for bothering Your Majesty. However, it has
come to our attention that Demona has allied herself with several
Pokemon. They are three Gengar, one Alakazam, the super-clone
Gyarados, the super-clone Charizard, and five Donphan.
We are doing the best we can to warn all Pokemon of Demona's faults.
Fortunately, most have listened to us and are helping spread the
word.
Again, we apologize for the inconvenience.
Your Allies,
Members of the Legend's Council
Entei, Moltres, Raikou, Zapdos, Ho-oh, Articuno, Lugia
"Who are they?" Angela asked after Oberon read the letter aloud to everyone.
~~They, Mew, and Mewtwo are all considered to be extremely rare. Because they rarely show them- selves to humans, they are considered legends. For that matter, most of them are considered non- existent by humans. The strange thing is, Pokemon get messages from them frequently in the wild. Since most domesticated Pokemon can't speak or aren't visited at all, "pet" Pokemon don't tell humans of the truth behind the legends,~~ Myth explained.
Since Goliath, Hudson, and Elisa looked utterly baffled, Broadway repeated Myth's explanation.
"But why would Demona make allies with Pokemon? No offense, but I just don't see what could possibly attract any to her," said a stumped Elisa.
~~I think that those Pokemon are not fond of humans. If that's the case. . . .~~ Tekkno let the possibilities hang in the air for a while. At least, it was long enough for someone to translate for the benefits of Elisa, Hudson, and Goliath.
"If that's the case," Hudson repeated and added, "they'd be willing to help 'er eliminate all humans." While Hudson had been talking, Oberon made so Elisa, Goliath, and Hudson could understand without having things being translated.
~~There is one flaw to that,~~ Tekkno stated.
"An' what t'would that be, lad?" Hudson asked. He folded his arms. Goliath moved about three steps forward. Elisa continued to be at a complete loss.
~~Well, I think that what Tekkno means is that since Pokemon generally do what their trainers tell them to, and since most wild ones are merely trying to survive, Pokemon wouldn't deliberately kill a human. Even when we battle, we only do one of two things: one, get badly injured. Two, we increase our levels,~~ replied Pyro.
~~Exactly. Besides which, the only time a Pokemon does any killing is when it is a carnivore getting some dinner,~~ Tekkno stated.
"Guys?" Jake interrupted the conversation. Everyone looked at him, so Jake continued, "Don't you think you should get back in your Poke-balls for now? I mean, there's a lot more of you now, and moving around in this world would be safer for you in the Poke-balls. You don't have to, but I would still recommend it." Although startled, the Pokemon agreed that this wasn't a bad idea. Soon, all the Pokemon save Ax's Pikachu, which understandably refused, were inside their Poke-balls. Instead, Pikachu hopped up onto Ax's right shoulder.
*Prince Jake? When will we next return to the Pokeworld?* Ax inquired.
"I dunno. Demona's still in it, so-" Jake began. Unfortunately, he was interrupted by a burst of fire that was purple and in the center of the group!
~Okay, normally I wouldn't do this, but. . . .~
TO BE CONTINUED. . .
