As we join our trio, they are headed towards Granite City. But little do
they know that there journey will start becoming one of the greatest
adventure of their lives.
"Oh...this is so boring..." moaned Mary. She was irritable and tired.
"Well," said Pat."it will take a week to get to the next city."
"What's slowing you two down?" whined Dustin.
Suddenly, a shadow crossed over them. Mary looked up and blanched.
"What is it?" Dustin asked. Mary pointed up. Pat and Dustin looked up.
Above them was the biggest, most ugliest Butterfree they had ever seen.
"It's a half and half!" Dustin hissed.
"A what?"
"What I am, human and Pokemon!" Dustin explained, watching it warily. "Look out!"
The half and half Butterfree sprayed them all with sleep powder.
Mary awoke hours later with a splitting headache. She sat up and saw two
piles of poke balls and two backpacks where Pat and Dustin should have been.
She noticed that Dustin's Pichu was also waking up. Sparky opened her little
eyes, and looked around for her trainer. She was saddened by the fact that
he was missing, and started sniffling.
"Don't worry, Sparky, we'll get them back. I promise."
Mary released her Arcanine, and gathered up Pat and Dustin's things, which
she tied on her stripey friend.
"Hop up, Sparky." Mary invited, and the little Pichu sat on Arcanine's head.
Mary sat quite still, eyes closed, as if she was listening for something.
Apparently hearing it, she directed Arcanine to the west.
After an hour of hard riding, Mary saw the ship floating on a lake.
She shuddered because it meant swimming, and she hated water. She stashed the
packs in a bush, keeping only the pokeballs and Sparky with her, and slipped
into the lake, feeling the sting of water against her skin. Sparky whispered
encouragement from Mary's head as she struggled to swim across to the ship.
Finally, the two were able to climb aboard. Pichu shook herself out. Mary did
likewise, resulting in her hair sticking out in tangled, wet curls. Again,
she closed her eyes, tighter this time, and listened again. Her eyes snapped
open, and her lips curled into a snarl in apparent dislike for what she had
heard. She flung her wet hoodie down, and stalked off down a corridor. Sparky
followed, complaining that she had little legs, and would Mary please slow
down? A blistering heat and red glow surrounded the teen as she worked
herself into a fit of rage.
Two of the half and halfs, a sandslash and an electabuzz, were taking a
break, and maliciously chatting about the capture of the two boys, when they
heard a sound. Turning around, they saw nothing. Shrugging, they turned back,
and were faced with a pair of glowing red eyes peering out at them from the
shadows. They were taken a back.
"Okay, who are you?"
No answer.
"This is a restricted area, you know."
Still no answer, but the eyes slanted angrily.
"Step out of those shadows, now!"
"Or else?" was the quiet response.
"uh..." the guard scratched his head, and looked at his partner.
"Or else...uh, we'll drag you out.
"Then I shall oblige you." the answer was rather amused.
Mary stepped out of the shadows. The guards stared at her.
"Hey, wasn't she one of those kids we captured?"
"Yeah, but she wasn't what we were looking for-"
That was all the guard could say, before Mary launched a punch at them. They
sprang away, and Mary's fist hit the wall, which hissed and melted. The two
guards took one look at what Mary's fist had done to that wall, and ran like
heck. Mary and Sparky followed calmly, pausing here and there to melt control
panels, and peer into rooms. Until they met up with braver guards. Then they
was running, albeit a little playfully. The two lead them on a game of
guerilla style hide and go seek, running ahead, hiding, popping up again,
melting things, calling shrill taunts and forcing the guards to back off with
waves of searing heat. Sparky thought it was great fun. The guards did not.
When Mary and Sparky hid the next time, Mary called a stop to their 'game'.
"We have to concentrate on getting to Pat and Dustin, remember?" she
reminded the pichu.
Mary could feel they were getting closer. They cautiously approached a door
guarded by half and half machamps, pinsirs, charizards, and one half Raichu.
"Hey, you!" a the half Raichu shouted, spying Mary and Sparky.
Mary crossed her eyes and stuck her tongue out at the guards. Sparky copied
her. The enraged guards gave chase, but Mary was faster. She turned the
corner, jumped as high as she could, and planted an arm and leg on either
side of the narrow corridor walls, while the angry yet incredibly stupid
guards just passed underneath her. As soon as they had passed, Mary jumped
down, giggled, and ran back for the door, while the guards skidded, turned,
and ran back. Mary made it through the door and it closed. She heard a loud
thump and shouted curses as the guards hit the door. Sparky fell to the floor
laughing hysterically.
"So," a voice said from behind the two."you came to rescue your friends,
huh?"
Mary and Sparky turned, then scooted back against the door. Who, or rather,
what, had spoken to them, was an abnormally large (and hideous) half and
half scyther. And beyond it was her friends, bruised and tied up. Sparky
squeaked, and ran towards Dustin, but was stopped by the half scyther
knocking her back.
"No you don't, rat, we need him."
Mary gathered the little Pokemon up in her arms, glaring menacingly at the
half scyther.
"But," it continued."we don't need you. Or you!" he pointed at Mary.
"And why not?"
"You aren't like us. We tested your DNA. No trace of Pokemon in you at all."
"Really..."
"Yes, really. You're just a plain, ordinary human. A plain, ordinary, WEAK
human. Weak and worthless."
While he had been saying all of this, Mary had slowly sitting Sparky down
with their pokeballs, and clenching her teeth. There was a wave of
overwhelming heat. She growled viciously at the half scyther.
"Oh, what's this?" it taunted."she's GROWLING at me?? And what is THAT
supposed to do, huh? Lower my defenses? Weak, worthless human-"
Mary could stand the taunting no longer. It made her so angry...that
terrible urge was upon her again, and this time, there was no controlling it.
This time, there was no going back. With a snarl, she launched herself. In
midair, she began to glow, first bright white, then with flames, and when
all had died down, the enemy could no longer see an angry girl, eyes blazing
red, coming at him, but an enraged, unusually large female Ninetails! 5 feet
of snarling, 9 blue-tipped tailed, sharp fanged, blood- thirst angered fury!
She landed on top of the half scyther, face inches from its.
"So," she said in an icy whisper."I am weak, am I? I have no trace of
Pokemon in me, have I? Looks can be deceiving. I was not mutated. My DNA has
not changed. You could not detect me. You should have locked me up, because
now I am going to free my friends, and it will not be pretty!"
"Oh, is it now?" the half scyther hissed, using a bladed arm to knock the
Ninetails off. She yelped, and stared at a long yet shallow slash on her
under belly. It disappeared in seconds. Dustin stared, open mouthed while
Pat didn't even blink an eye. The half sycther glared at her.
"So, you can heal yourself, eh, little ninetails!" it hissed.
"I can."
"Then heal this!" it shrieked, aiming another slash at her, but she wasn't
there. She was behind the half scyther!
"Rrrarrh!" she growled, spitting flames at its back. It was burned, but
wouldn't give up. Neither would she. She spat a few embers near Dustin and
Pat. The coals rolled near them, so they could burn the ropes that held them
away. The half scyther tried many times to hurt her, but she always healed.
But what it didn't, and what she hoped it wouldn't, know was she couldn't
heal deep wounds quickly. It got lucky. One quick, deep slash on her side,
and Mary was down on all four knees, whimpering. The half scyther sneered at
her. She looked at him, red eyes hard, and roared a challenge. It laughed at
her. She was hurt, and barely able to stand. Did she really think she could
win? Apparently, she did, because the heat that was her power grew stronger.
Each of her tail tips burst into flame. The computers burst into flame.
Anything not nailed down (and not living!) burst into flame, adding to her
growing power. She opened her mouth and...her strongest fire attack engulfed
the half scyther. It screamed and screamed...in the end, all that remained
was a pile of ashes. Mary sank to her side, and closed her eyes.
When Mary groggily opened her eyes, her head was in someone's lap, and that
someone was gently petting her fur. Closing her eyes she fell back asleep.
An hour Mary woke fully, she saw she was in her sleeping bag, human once more and saw that it was
Pat sitting next to her petting her hair. looking around she that Dustin was
by the fire cooking supper. Pat noticed that Mary was awake.
"Well, look who's awake." he said in a teasing tone giving her a hug.
"That was a fine mess you two got us in." Mary said discontentedly."What
happened?"
"Well, as soon as you collapsed, Dustin changed and blasted us a way out. I
carried you to the edge of the ship as it was sinking. Which we can thank
Dustin for..." said Pat."Because the second he started blasting the ship
started sinking. It was damned lucky we made it to shore."
At that point, Dustin interrupted.
"So, who's hungry?"
Mary's tummy rumbled. Loudly.
"I guess that answers my question."
"I guess I'd better eat something." Mary said."What did you make?"
"steamed rice with chicken and spring rolls, and you have choice of two drinks:
Dr. Pepper or green tea." was the answer as he stirred the contents in the
pot of food
"Dr. Pepper, please." said Mary and Pat together.
"Ok." said Dustin as he put the tea bags back in the tin."Here you go."
Pulling out two bottles out of the mini-cooler that was in his large
backpack, he handed to the two of them a plastic bottle of Dr. Pepper
"I guess it was a good idea to bring you along." said Pat after dinner as
all three of them were washing dishes.
"Thank you, I guess." said Dustin.
"Lets get to bed..." suggested Mary, pulling her pink jammies out of her
backpack. The three of them headed towards their tents. Mary noticed that
Sparky headed towards Dustin's backpack.
"Why does she go behind your backpack each night?" Mary asked.
"Oh, I forgot. I built a room for her in there. Want to see?" said Dustin.
"Um, sure." said Mary. Dustin unlocked a flap in the backpack and opened it.
Mary saw a small bed with a carpet and an end table with a small lamp.
"Oh that's...cute" said Mary.
The next day they headed back on the road to Granite City.
"Do you think we will see those half an half's again?" Mary asked.
"What," said Pat. "See those freaks again?"
"Well, it is possible considering the fact that while
Pat was still asleep I was taken to a view screen. A shadowy figure said
'join us or you and your friend can spend the rest of your lives as lab
rats'. I was tossed beside Pat around the time he woke up and ten minutes
later you came in. Oh, by the way," Dustin continued in a tone that demanded
an explanation."I have a question."
"Yeeees?" Mary asked.
"Did I see what I thought I saw yesterday-"
"Probably."
"-Because if I did, how is that possible and why did they take Pat and me
but not you..."
"Shut your piehole and I'll tell you later." Mary grumbled irritably.
Meanwhile, far away deep inside a mountain...
"Mwaha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha..."
As a rumbling laughter echoes through out the chamber.
A deep voice rumbles out
"You three will be mine!" says the shadowy figure as he watches our three
heros on the view screen.
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The next morning, after eating breakfast Dustin brought the subject of
yesterday back up.
"Now you were going to say they didn't take you as well, Mary." remarked
Dustin as he washed the dishes they had used.
"Well, unlike you, I wasn't mutated by any outside means." replied Mary with
a tired sigh.
"Oh?"
"My ability to transform is something I've been able to since birth, and
having had nurse Joy run some blood tests, found no trace of pokemon DNA.
Pat knows, 'cause he went through the same thing I did."
"Pat can change as well?" asked a shocked Dustin.
"Yes, I can change shape just like you and Mary." came the muffled reply as
Pat dug through his backpack."Ahh found it, I was wondering where it
disappeared to, I really need to clean out this Black hole I call a backpack." exclaimed Pat as he came out of his bag.
"You didn't bring it with you did you, Pat?" asked Mary with a slight
nervous note in her voice.
"What, my laptop? Of course I did. Never leave home without it. Oh you
thought I brought something else. No, that is locked away, never to see the
light of day." he said soothing her frayed nerves.
"Anyway, I think we're getting off track here, if that's case, Mary, then why
did they take Pat as well?" asked Dustin as he put the cooking pots away his
backpack.
"Good question, Dustin" was Mary's answer, looking over at Pat who was warming
up his computer. "Pat what are you doing?" she asked.
"Nothing much just checking my mail, seeing Team Rocket is up to, nothing
new." pat answered as he logged on the web.
"How do you plan on seeing what Team Rocket is up to?" asked Dustin his
curiosity peeked and he was wondering how Pat was going to pull off what he
said.
"Well, with the help of three Pokemon I can get into Team rocket's computer
system and see what's going on." sitting down beside him, Mary watched as Pat
opened the back of his computer and let out three Porygons.
"Dustin, this is how I get into Team Rocket's computer system. Meet Windows,
Apple, and the Porygon 2 is Hacker."
"Ahhh ok, that does explain how your able to get into the Rocket system."
remarked Dustin, thinking to himself *Clever using three porygons to hack
his way into their system...I wonder if the rockets even know about this for
his sake I hope not*
"And just what type of pokemon do you turn into Pat? that is if you don't
mind me asking." inquired Dustin
"I'll show you later, right now let's get going. I think Mary's wants to
gets going." with that said Pat proceeded to shut down his laptop and
recalled his Porygons to their holding bins on the back. walking over to
Mary's he knelt down beside.
"You ok?" he whispered
"I just want to away from this place, I know that we don't have to worry
about them bothering us right now, but something is bugging me." came Mary's
soft reply.
"Dustin grab your bag and let's get going. we still have a weeks journey
ahead of us." called Mary's as both she and Pat finished packing the rest of
their bags. Calling out her Arcanine, Mary's climb on to it's back.
"Pat?" she asked indicating that he climb on well. Climbing up behind her,
they heard Dustin releasing his Rapidash.
"So where are we heading to?" asked Dustin.
"Well, according to the book, the first gym is in a city called Slate."
called Pat as he looked over Mary's shoulder at the book she was holding. After riding for about an hour
they came upon a small group of kids who were watching a battle take place.
"Hey, what's going on?" Mary's asked one of the kids.
"Well, you see that kid over there dressed in black?"
"Yeah, what about him?" asked Pat.
"He gave a challenge to us, we're to pick three of the strongest trainers
and they would battle him in a three on one battle."
"Sounds like he knows and trust his Pokemon a lot in order to do that."
remarked Dustin
*That maybe so, Dustin, but the Rockets have been known to do something like
this as well* remarked a voice.
"Huh? Who said that?" he asked looking around, seeing that all of the kids
had their backs to him couldn't have been one of them.
"Said what Dustin?" ask Mary's, a note of concern in her voice.
"Nothing, really, I thought I heard someone say something, that's all, only
I heard the voice inside my head."
"Is that what your talking about? That was Pat, he been doing that for as
long as I've known him." she said smiling.
"Oh, well that's a first for me."
Tapping one of the kids on the back, Mary's asked them if they could battle
the kid.
"Sure let me tell the others that you want to take him." Turning to face the
rest of his friends he waved towards Mary and her group and said that they
would battle the challenger.
"So, you three are going to be the one who are going to battle me? Well, then
lets get this battle started. Each you picks one of your pokemon and they
face one mine." Turning they saw that the challenger had moved from his was
standing a few feet behind Dustin.
"Ok, and what's the prize for winning?" asked Mary.
"Five hundred sound good?"
"Sounds good, best two out of three." she called back.
"Good, then pick who battles first and let's get started. My name is Brett."
"I'll go first." said Dustin."Go, Sparky!"
"Then I chose Ampharos."
Dustin: "Sparky start off with thunderwave."
Squeaking in agreement, Pichu charged up and released a small wave of
current at Ampharos. Fortunately, ampharos was busy charging up for its
attack to dodge.
Brett: "That's not going to help you to much, Ampharos, thunderbolt that
pipsqueak!" However Ampharos just stood there like a statue.
Dustin: "Ok, Sparky, let him have it. Thunder."
"Dustin you're crazy, it'll take to long for her to build the power." called out Mary.
"Sparky can handle it, Mary. Sparky stop charging and release your thunder
attack, that Ampharos isn't going anywhere."
Brett: "Not going anywhere you, so you think, Ampharos eat that berry you
have, and thunderbolt that rat."
Sparky was able to dodge most of the thunderbolt, but caught the tail end of
the attack directly in the chest as reflex she released the thunder attack
she had been building. After the power died down, Sparky fell over to her
side. The Ampharos on the other hand took the full brunt of Sparky's thunder
attack and looked liked it had been tackled by a rhydon but was still
standing.
Dustin: "Sparky return."
"One down, who's next?" smirked Brett.
"I am." said Mary."Let's go, Freefall." she cried throwing the pokeball into the air.
"Fine, then I choose Vaporeon."
The pokeballs split open in midair, releasing from Mary's pokeball a young
Articuno. From Brett's pokeball a Vaporeon appeared, although there was
something odd about it, seemed darker then most Vaporeon's.
"Well, you waiting for invitation or something, let's get this done and over
with." snapped Brett.
"Oh shut up and hold your Ponyta's, will you." Mary shot back.
Mary: "Freefall start off with icy wind."
Brett: Vaporeon, acid armor. and be quick about it."
Freefall giving it's small wings a mighty flap started glowing a light blue,
forming small ice crystals in the air, these shot forward at the Vaporeon
slowing the eevee evolution down. The Vaporeon just sat there as a green
liquid started running down it's body, dissolving it as it went. Within
seconds the Vaporeon had melted away, only to reappear with a greenish tint to it's body.
Brett: "Vaporeon use hydro pump!"
Mary "Fly and evade it's attacks."
Vaporeon turned it's head away for a few seconds to build up the pressure
needed for hydro pump, turning back it noticed that it's target wasn't is
sight. Looking around, it finally found Freefall who was currently coasting
on the thermal's. Firing the water it had built up in hopes that Freefall was
close enough for it to be hit. The attack did hit Freefall, on the tail but
didn't do any damage. Freefall turned and shot what appeared to icicles at
Vaporeon. the said icicles struck the Vaporeon in the chest and pinned its
tail down.
Mary: "Good shot, Freefall, now send to dreamland with your Fly attack."
Diving down upon the now stuck Vaporeon, Freefall performed a dive bomb
attack sending the eevee evolution reeling from the blow.
Brett: "Cheap shot, Vaporeon, blizzard attack, bring the frozen turkey down."
Hearing that remark, Freefall landed right in front Brett. Due to the fact
that its tail was still stuck in the ground the blizzard was just a little
off mark and instead of hitting Freefall. It froze one of the trees that was
on the edge of the field at the same time some of the ice also hit Brett,
nailing him in the gut, the face, and the kneecaps.
*Ouch, I bet that hurt* thought Mary.
*I would have to agree with you on that statement Mary.* turning to face Pat,
she smiled at him and faced the battle once more.
*Thanks Pat, I think I can spare that Vaporeon anymore pain*
Mary: Looks like you need to work with your Vaporeon some more Brett.
Freefall show them a true blizzard."
Glowing a dark blue color, Freefall gave his wings a pump and sent a blast
of wind mixed with snow and hail. Unlike the Vaporeons, Freefall's attack was
straight on the mark, knocking the evolved eevee out.
Mary: "Looks like the score is tied now, Brett."
Growling brett just returned his fainted pokemon.
"Ok so the score is tied, big deal, next battle wins, so that leaves only
one of you left."
Stepping up to painted box,"Terra playtime is now." called Pat releasing his
ninetails.
"Go charizard. don't fail me!" called Brett.
Pat: "Terra, start off with safeguard."
Sitting down, Terra covers herself in a misty veil.
Brett: "Charizard, slash attack."
Charging forward, charizard pulled his claws back and slashes Terra across
the back. A small cry of pain was heard from the fox as the claws rake it.
Pat: "Hmm, good shot on that slash, but not good enough. Terra confuse ray,
followed by healing flames."
Brett: "charizard, flamethrower it while it's down."
Laughing Pat asked Brett "You really think that tub of lard is going to move
before the hour is out?"
Growing angrily with the insult, Brett then ordered his charizard to use fire
blast instead.
"Now Terra, healing flame." surrounding herself with a small barrier of
flame, that caressed the wounds healing them, when the fire blast hit the
barrier the sheer heat from it caused everyone, but Mary and Pat to back
away from the field.
Pat: "Ok Terra, now use confuse ray on that lizard."
Brett: "charizard, blast it one more time."
With the barrier falling, Terra stepped out of the flames looking none the
worse for wear. Opening her mouth, she released a black ball of sparkles at
the charizard's face. Charizard inhaled to start his flame, only to wind up
being hit with by Terra's confuse ray. Shaking his head to get rid of the
confusion the Charizard smacked himself with his own claws.
Brett: "Charizard, fire blast that fox, it can't handle to much more."
Inhaling once more for it's fire blast attack, charizard snapped it's head
down to hard and slammed into the ground.
Pat: "Terra, it's down so use Hades' gate."
Running over to the downed charizard, Terra glowed an unholy shade of red leaving a glowing trail in the air.
After running a complete circle around the downed charizard the glowing circle sank into the ground where the rest of the design filled the circle. seconds later the ground in front of Terra was covered with magma as a hand reached out and grabbed the charizard slammed into the ground a couple of times and then covered it with with a coat of cooling magma.
The cries of pain from the fire dragon were harsh to all ears. When the cries stopped, there was a statue of the charizard.
Terra turned and walked away, stopping only to face the statue and released a fire blast at the stone encased charizard. the stone covering broke off releasing the charizard which then procedded to fall face down into the ground.
"Charizard get off your lazy rear and shake things up with earthquake."
"Forget it brett your charizard isn't getting up anytime soon, your a poor excuse of trainer, much less a fire trainer."
Walking over to Brett, Pat collected the $500 prize money from him.
"Good battle but...you still have a lot to learn."
Turning, he walked back to his ninetails, and after giving a potion to Terra,
he returned his ninetails to her pokeball. Turning and facing his companions
he asked if they should continue and see about getting closer to slate city.
"I think we should, Pat, there's still plenty of daylight left."
Walking down the path until the group of kids was out of sight, Pat then
handed the money they had earned over to Mary.
"I could have sworn I said that forfeit was $500."
"Something matter?" asked Dustin looking up from the map
"No not really. It's just that we have an extra $1000 to spend on supplies."
remarked Mary. {Don't act so surprised mary, you know that terra wears an amulet coin} {is that why you had her fight?}
"So Dustin, how far are we from the next city?" asked Pat. Looking at the
map...and then pulling out a compass, Dustin answered,"About a five day journey"
"Well if we have a five day journey ahead of us, why don't we ride and cover
some more ground." suggested Mary.
"Sounds good, Mary. Pat, you really need to find something you can ride on."
called Dustin as he released his Rapidash.
"Oh, I have some pokemon I can ride, we just haven't been anywhere would they
would be of use." Pat called back.
"Oh, such as what?"
"Well, Winter for one, but once we get a little closer to the mountain then I
might start riding her. But other then her, there's Tiamat, my little water
snake."
"Huh, 'little', Pat?" remarked Mary, having met Tiamat before.
"Ok, ok my water snake, who you don't want to piss off unless you have death
wish."
"Huh?"
"In other words, Dustin, my gyarados."
Taking one of the pokeballs off her belt, Mary released her Arcanine, who
upon being released, proceeded to lick Mary.
"Ok, ok, I should have let you out sooner. But please stop already, Blaze."
Climbing onto Blaze, she turned her big puppy around and offered Pat a ride.
"You ready, Dustin?" she called as Pat climbed on behind her.
"Yeah, I'm ready." he called back.
"Ok Blaze, extreme speed."
"After them, Burner!" shouted Dustin, once he was done hacking up the dust
that he had swallowed.
Looking at her watch, Mary noticed that they had been riding for almost five
hours straight. Digging her heel in Blazes side as the signal to stop, she
then dismounted and recalled Blaze for a long rest. Waiting for Dustin to
catch up with them, both Mary and Pat started to set up camp for the night.
In the few minutes that it took them, they had everything up, the only thing
they needed was for Dustin to get here and start making dinner. Since they
had some time to kill, Pat showed Mary how to use her staff.
"Still the quick learner, I see." he remarked as they started matching blow
for blow on their staffs.
"Well, some people just have a knack for things, I guess." she said as they
ended their practice.
"I must say, you catch on very fast Mary, by the way dinner is ready." said
Dustin. Whirling around, Dustin almost received the end of Mary's staff to
his face had he not stepped back. The staff passing just inches away from where his jaw had been.
"Don't do that again." she warned. Dustin nodded his head meekly and thanked
his lucky Staryu's that he had moved back in time. Dinner was thankfully
something that everyone enjoyed, Mac&Cheese (except for Mary, who despised
the stuff. She had PB&J).
"Now Pat, you were going to show me what type of pokemon you turn into."
Giving Dustin a glare that would have made an Arbok proud, Pat walked over
near Dustin. A cold biting wind followed Pat, growing more intense with
every second. Finally, a blue glow emitted from Pat, and when the light died
down, there was a large light blue fox pokemon sitting there...the only thing
that identified that it was Pat was the dragon necklace.
"Umm what type of pokemon is that?" Dustin asked fumbling for his pokedex.
Once he had a grip on the mini computer, he pointed it towards Pat.
{searching.} {Icetails. This duel type pokemon is the evolved form of icepix.
When it evolves from icepix, the power of its ice attacks grow even stronger.
In the few reported cases they are said to rival the legendary Articuno's
ice attacks. Icetails, if they have a mate, are still very affectionate with
their mate and will often stay with a pack of vulpix's and act as pack
leader. Icetails will protect it's mate and the pack they stay with at all
costs. A WARNING to trainers. NEVER get an icetails angry when it's mate
nearby. Doing so will ensure your demise. Element. Ice/Fire}
Pat having heard the pokedex entry enough times, walked over to Mary and sat
down beside her.
"Ice Icetails."
"He wants to know if your satisfied?" she translated, as she started petting
Pat.
"Huh, oh yeah, I guess so." answered Dustin."I think i'm going to call it
night and let this sink in." standing up, Dustin walked over to his tent
picking up Sparky as he headed over to his tent.
"Good night, Mary." he said before ducking inside.
"Night, Dustin." Turning back to Pat, Mary continued to keep petting his
pelt. After a few minutes had passed, the night seemed warmer. Dustin,
feeling the change in the temperature, looked out of his tent to see Pat
still in his pokemon form sitting next to a Ninetails. Shrugging, Dustin
zipped his tent shut and fell asleep soon afterward.
*Well, he took the fact that I can change form rather well, wouldn't you say Mary?* asked Pat.
*I think you're right on that part there, Pat. I wonder what he would say if
he really knew how we met each other.* Mary chuckled.
*Which reminds me when did you learn how to use telepathy?* she asked.
*You should remember you were there that day as well.* was Pat's mental reply.
*I know, I just never got use to the fact that Sabrina's Haunter linked us.
Although, it does have its uses* she said as she curled up beside Pat.
Turning to face the fire, Pat extinguished the flame with an ice-beam.
In the darkness that followed the loss of light, two pairs of eyes could be
seen, a red pair that was slowly closing, and a blue pair that alert.
*'Night, Pat* said Mary nuzzling him. Returning her nuzzle, Pat watched the
forest for a bit before tapping on his gengar's pokeball.
*Cloaker. You know what to do. I'll see you in the morning buddy*
Curling up next Mary's sleeping pokemon form, Pat watched the night sky until he, too, feel asleep.
they know that there journey will start becoming one of the greatest
adventure of their lives.
"Oh...this is so boring..." moaned Mary. She was irritable and tired.
"Well," said Pat."it will take a week to get to the next city."
"What's slowing you two down?" whined Dustin.
Suddenly, a shadow crossed over them. Mary looked up and blanched.
"What is it?" Dustin asked. Mary pointed up. Pat and Dustin looked up.
Above them was the biggest, most ugliest Butterfree they had ever seen.
"It's a half and half!" Dustin hissed.
"A what?"
"What I am, human and Pokemon!" Dustin explained, watching it warily. "Look out!"
The half and half Butterfree sprayed them all with sleep powder.
Mary awoke hours later with a splitting headache. She sat up and saw two
piles of poke balls and two backpacks where Pat and Dustin should have been.
She noticed that Dustin's Pichu was also waking up. Sparky opened her little
eyes, and looked around for her trainer. She was saddened by the fact that
he was missing, and started sniffling.
"Don't worry, Sparky, we'll get them back. I promise."
Mary released her Arcanine, and gathered up Pat and Dustin's things, which
she tied on her stripey friend.
"Hop up, Sparky." Mary invited, and the little Pichu sat on Arcanine's head.
Mary sat quite still, eyes closed, as if she was listening for something.
Apparently hearing it, she directed Arcanine to the west.
After an hour of hard riding, Mary saw the ship floating on a lake.
She shuddered because it meant swimming, and she hated water. She stashed the
packs in a bush, keeping only the pokeballs and Sparky with her, and slipped
into the lake, feeling the sting of water against her skin. Sparky whispered
encouragement from Mary's head as she struggled to swim across to the ship.
Finally, the two were able to climb aboard. Pichu shook herself out. Mary did
likewise, resulting in her hair sticking out in tangled, wet curls. Again,
she closed her eyes, tighter this time, and listened again. Her eyes snapped
open, and her lips curled into a snarl in apparent dislike for what she had
heard. She flung her wet hoodie down, and stalked off down a corridor. Sparky
followed, complaining that she had little legs, and would Mary please slow
down? A blistering heat and red glow surrounded the teen as she worked
herself into a fit of rage.
Two of the half and halfs, a sandslash and an electabuzz, were taking a
break, and maliciously chatting about the capture of the two boys, when they
heard a sound. Turning around, they saw nothing. Shrugging, they turned back,
and were faced with a pair of glowing red eyes peering out at them from the
shadows. They were taken a back.
"Okay, who are you?"
No answer.
"This is a restricted area, you know."
Still no answer, but the eyes slanted angrily.
"Step out of those shadows, now!"
"Or else?" was the quiet response.
"uh..." the guard scratched his head, and looked at his partner.
"Or else...uh, we'll drag you out.
"Then I shall oblige you." the answer was rather amused.
Mary stepped out of the shadows. The guards stared at her.
"Hey, wasn't she one of those kids we captured?"
"Yeah, but she wasn't what we were looking for-"
That was all the guard could say, before Mary launched a punch at them. They
sprang away, and Mary's fist hit the wall, which hissed and melted. The two
guards took one look at what Mary's fist had done to that wall, and ran like
heck. Mary and Sparky followed calmly, pausing here and there to melt control
panels, and peer into rooms. Until they met up with braver guards. Then they
was running, albeit a little playfully. The two lead them on a game of
guerilla style hide and go seek, running ahead, hiding, popping up again,
melting things, calling shrill taunts and forcing the guards to back off with
waves of searing heat. Sparky thought it was great fun. The guards did not.
When Mary and Sparky hid the next time, Mary called a stop to their 'game'.
"We have to concentrate on getting to Pat and Dustin, remember?" she
reminded the pichu.
Mary could feel they were getting closer. They cautiously approached a door
guarded by half and half machamps, pinsirs, charizards, and one half Raichu.
"Hey, you!" a the half Raichu shouted, spying Mary and Sparky.
Mary crossed her eyes and stuck her tongue out at the guards. Sparky copied
her. The enraged guards gave chase, but Mary was faster. She turned the
corner, jumped as high as she could, and planted an arm and leg on either
side of the narrow corridor walls, while the angry yet incredibly stupid
guards just passed underneath her. As soon as they had passed, Mary jumped
down, giggled, and ran back for the door, while the guards skidded, turned,
and ran back. Mary made it through the door and it closed. She heard a loud
thump and shouted curses as the guards hit the door. Sparky fell to the floor
laughing hysterically.
"So," a voice said from behind the two."you came to rescue your friends,
huh?"
Mary and Sparky turned, then scooted back against the door. Who, or rather,
what, had spoken to them, was an abnormally large (and hideous) half and
half scyther. And beyond it was her friends, bruised and tied up. Sparky
squeaked, and ran towards Dustin, but was stopped by the half scyther
knocking her back.
"No you don't, rat, we need him."
Mary gathered the little Pokemon up in her arms, glaring menacingly at the
half scyther.
"But," it continued."we don't need you. Or you!" he pointed at Mary.
"And why not?"
"You aren't like us. We tested your DNA. No trace of Pokemon in you at all."
"Really..."
"Yes, really. You're just a plain, ordinary human. A plain, ordinary, WEAK
human. Weak and worthless."
While he had been saying all of this, Mary had slowly sitting Sparky down
with their pokeballs, and clenching her teeth. There was a wave of
overwhelming heat. She growled viciously at the half scyther.
"Oh, what's this?" it taunted."she's GROWLING at me?? And what is THAT
supposed to do, huh? Lower my defenses? Weak, worthless human-"
Mary could stand the taunting no longer. It made her so angry...that
terrible urge was upon her again, and this time, there was no controlling it.
This time, there was no going back. With a snarl, she launched herself. In
midair, she began to glow, first bright white, then with flames, and when
all had died down, the enemy could no longer see an angry girl, eyes blazing
red, coming at him, but an enraged, unusually large female Ninetails! 5 feet
of snarling, 9 blue-tipped tailed, sharp fanged, blood- thirst angered fury!
She landed on top of the half scyther, face inches from its.
"So," she said in an icy whisper."I am weak, am I? I have no trace of
Pokemon in me, have I? Looks can be deceiving. I was not mutated. My DNA has
not changed. You could not detect me. You should have locked me up, because
now I am going to free my friends, and it will not be pretty!"
"Oh, is it now?" the half scyther hissed, using a bladed arm to knock the
Ninetails off. She yelped, and stared at a long yet shallow slash on her
under belly. It disappeared in seconds. Dustin stared, open mouthed while
Pat didn't even blink an eye. The half sycther glared at her.
"So, you can heal yourself, eh, little ninetails!" it hissed.
"I can."
"Then heal this!" it shrieked, aiming another slash at her, but she wasn't
there. She was behind the half scyther!
"Rrrarrh!" she growled, spitting flames at its back. It was burned, but
wouldn't give up. Neither would she. She spat a few embers near Dustin and
Pat. The coals rolled near them, so they could burn the ropes that held them
away. The half scyther tried many times to hurt her, but she always healed.
But what it didn't, and what she hoped it wouldn't, know was she couldn't
heal deep wounds quickly. It got lucky. One quick, deep slash on her side,
and Mary was down on all four knees, whimpering. The half scyther sneered at
her. She looked at him, red eyes hard, and roared a challenge. It laughed at
her. She was hurt, and barely able to stand. Did she really think she could
win? Apparently, she did, because the heat that was her power grew stronger.
Each of her tail tips burst into flame. The computers burst into flame.
Anything not nailed down (and not living!) burst into flame, adding to her
growing power. She opened her mouth and...her strongest fire attack engulfed
the half scyther. It screamed and screamed...in the end, all that remained
was a pile of ashes. Mary sank to her side, and closed her eyes.
When Mary groggily opened her eyes, her head was in someone's lap, and that
someone was gently petting her fur. Closing her eyes she fell back asleep.
An hour Mary woke fully, she saw she was in her sleeping bag, human once more and saw that it was
Pat sitting next to her petting her hair. looking around she that Dustin was
by the fire cooking supper. Pat noticed that Mary was awake.
"Well, look who's awake." he said in a teasing tone giving her a hug.
"That was a fine mess you two got us in." Mary said discontentedly."What
happened?"
"Well, as soon as you collapsed, Dustin changed and blasted us a way out. I
carried you to the edge of the ship as it was sinking. Which we can thank
Dustin for..." said Pat."Because the second he started blasting the ship
started sinking. It was damned lucky we made it to shore."
At that point, Dustin interrupted.
"So, who's hungry?"
Mary's tummy rumbled. Loudly.
"I guess that answers my question."
"I guess I'd better eat something." Mary said."What did you make?"
"steamed rice with chicken and spring rolls, and you have choice of two drinks:
Dr. Pepper or green tea." was the answer as he stirred the contents in the
pot of food
"Dr. Pepper, please." said Mary and Pat together.
"Ok." said Dustin as he put the tea bags back in the tin."Here you go."
Pulling out two bottles out of the mini-cooler that was in his large
backpack, he handed to the two of them a plastic bottle of Dr. Pepper
"I guess it was a good idea to bring you along." said Pat after dinner as
all three of them were washing dishes.
"Thank you, I guess." said Dustin.
"Lets get to bed..." suggested Mary, pulling her pink jammies out of her
backpack. The three of them headed towards their tents. Mary noticed that
Sparky headed towards Dustin's backpack.
"Why does she go behind your backpack each night?" Mary asked.
"Oh, I forgot. I built a room for her in there. Want to see?" said Dustin.
"Um, sure." said Mary. Dustin unlocked a flap in the backpack and opened it.
Mary saw a small bed with a carpet and an end table with a small lamp.
"Oh that's...cute" said Mary.
The next day they headed back on the road to Granite City.
"Do you think we will see those half an half's again?" Mary asked.
"What," said Pat. "See those freaks again?"
"Well, it is possible considering the fact that while
Pat was still asleep I was taken to a view screen. A shadowy figure said
'join us or you and your friend can spend the rest of your lives as lab
rats'. I was tossed beside Pat around the time he woke up and ten minutes
later you came in. Oh, by the way," Dustin continued in a tone that demanded
an explanation."I have a question."
"Yeeees?" Mary asked.
"Did I see what I thought I saw yesterday-"
"Probably."
"-Because if I did, how is that possible and why did they take Pat and me
but not you..."
"Shut your piehole and I'll tell you later." Mary grumbled irritably.
Meanwhile, far away deep inside a mountain...
"Mwaha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha..."
As a rumbling laughter echoes through out the chamber.
A deep voice rumbles out
"You three will be mine!" says the shadowy figure as he watches our three
heros on the view screen.
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The next morning, after eating breakfast Dustin brought the subject of
yesterday back up.
"Now you were going to say they didn't take you as well, Mary." remarked
Dustin as he washed the dishes they had used.
"Well, unlike you, I wasn't mutated by any outside means." replied Mary with
a tired sigh.
"Oh?"
"My ability to transform is something I've been able to since birth, and
having had nurse Joy run some blood tests, found no trace of pokemon DNA.
Pat knows, 'cause he went through the same thing I did."
"Pat can change as well?" asked a shocked Dustin.
"Yes, I can change shape just like you and Mary." came the muffled reply as
Pat dug through his backpack."Ahh found it, I was wondering where it
disappeared to, I really need to clean out this Black hole I call a backpack." exclaimed Pat as he came out of his bag.
"You didn't bring it with you did you, Pat?" asked Mary with a slight
nervous note in her voice.
"What, my laptop? Of course I did. Never leave home without it. Oh you
thought I brought something else. No, that is locked away, never to see the
light of day." he said soothing her frayed nerves.
"Anyway, I think we're getting off track here, if that's case, Mary, then why
did they take Pat as well?" asked Dustin as he put the cooking pots away his
backpack.
"Good question, Dustin" was Mary's answer, looking over at Pat who was warming
up his computer. "Pat what are you doing?" she asked.
"Nothing much just checking my mail, seeing Team Rocket is up to, nothing
new." pat answered as he logged on the web.
"How do you plan on seeing what Team Rocket is up to?" asked Dustin his
curiosity peeked and he was wondering how Pat was going to pull off what he
said.
"Well, with the help of three Pokemon I can get into Team rocket's computer
system and see what's going on." sitting down beside him, Mary watched as Pat
opened the back of his computer and let out three Porygons.
"Dustin, this is how I get into Team Rocket's computer system. Meet Windows,
Apple, and the Porygon 2 is Hacker."
"Ahhh ok, that does explain how your able to get into the Rocket system."
remarked Dustin, thinking to himself *Clever using three porygons to hack
his way into their system...I wonder if the rockets even know about this for
his sake I hope not*
"And just what type of pokemon do you turn into Pat? that is if you don't
mind me asking." inquired Dustin
"I'll show you later, right now let's get going. I think Mary's wants to
gets going." with that said Pat proceeded to shut down his laptop and
recalled his Porygons to their holding bins on the back. walking over to
Mary's he knelt down beside.
"You ok?" he whispered
"I just want to away from this place, I know that we don't have to worry
about them bothering us right now, but something is bugging me." came Mary's
soft reply.
"Dustin grab your bag and let's get going. we still have a weeks journey
ahead of us." called Mary's as both she and Pat finished packing the rest of
their bags. Calling out her Arcanine, Mary's climb on to it's back.
"Pat?" she asked indicating that he climb on well. Climbing up behind her,
they heard Dustin releasing his Rapidash.
"So where are we heading to?" asked Dustin.
"Well, according to the book, the first gym is in a city called Slate."
called Pat as he looked over Mary's shoulder at the book she was holding. After riding for about an hour
they came upon a small group of kids who were watching a battle take place.
"Hey, what's going on?" Mary's asked one of the kids.
"Well, you see that kid over there dressed in black?"
"Yeah, what about him?" asked Pat.
"He gave a challenge to us, we're to pick three of the strongest trainers
and they would battle him in a three on one battle."
"Sounds like he knows and trust his Pokemon a lot in order to do that."
remarked Dustin
*That maybe so, Dustin, but the Rockets have been known to do something like
this as well* remarked a voice.
"Huh? Who said that?" he asked looking around, seeing that all of the kids
had their backs to him couldn't have been one of them.
"Said what Dustin?" ask Mary's, a note of concern in her voice.
"Nothing, really, I thought I heard someone say something, that's all, only
I heard the voice inside my head."
"Is that what your talking about? That was Pat, he been doing that for as
long as I've known him." she said smiling.
"Oh, well that's a first for me."
Tapping one of the kids on the back, Mary's asked them if they could battle
the kid.
"Sure let me tell the others that you want to take him." Turning to face the
rest of his friends he waved towards Mary and her group and said that they
would battle the challenger.
"So, you three are going to be the one who are going to battle me? Well, then
lets get this battle started. Each you picks one of your pokemon and they
face one mine." Turning they saw that the challenger had moved from his was
standing a few feet behind Dustin.
"Ok, and what's the prize for winning?" asked Mary.
"Five hundred sound good?"
"Sounds good, best two out of three." she called back.
"Good, then pick who battles first and let's get started. My name is Brett."
"I'll go first." said Dustin."Go, Sparky!"
"Then I chose Ampharos."
Dustin: "Sparky start off with thunderwave."
Squeaking in agreement, Pichu charged up and released a small wave of
current at Ampharos. Fortunately, ampharos was busy charging up for its
attack to dodge.
Brett: "That's not going to help you to much, Ampharos, thunderbolt that
pipsqueak!" However Ampharos just stood there like a statue.
Dustin: "Ok, Sparky, let him have it. Thunder."
"Dustin you're crazy, it'll take to long for her to build the power." called out Mary.
"Sparky can handle it, Mary. Sparky stop charging and release your thunder
attack, that Ampharos isn't going anywhere."
Brett: "Not going anywhere you, so you think, Ampharos eat that berry you
have, and thunderbolt that rat."
Sparky was able to dodge most of the thunderbolt, but caught the tail end of
the attack directly in the chest as reflex she released the thunder attack
she had been building. After the power died down, Sparky fell over to her
side. The Ampharos on the other hand took the full brunt of Sparky's thunder
attack and looked liked it had been tackled by a rhydon but was still
standing.
Dustin: "Sparky return."
"One down, who's next?" smirked Brett.
"I am." said Mary."Let's go, Freefall." she cried throwing the pokeball into the air.
"Fine, then I choose Vaporeon."
The pokeballs split open in midair, releasing from Mary's pokeball a young
Articuno. From Brett's pokeball a Vaporeon appeared, although there was
something odd about it, seemed darker then most Vaporeon's.
"Well, you waiting for invitation or something, let's get this done and over
with." snapped Brett.
"Oh shut up and hold your Ponyta's, will you." Mary shot back.
Mary: "Freefall start off with icy wind."
Brett: Vaporeon, acid armor. and be quick about it."
Freefall giving it's small wings a mighty flap started glowing a light blue,
forming small ice crystals in the air, these shot forward at the Vaporeon
slowing the eevee evolution down. The Vaporeon just sat there as a green
liquid started running down it's body, dissolving it as it went. Within
seconds the Vaporeon had melted away, only to reappear with a greenish tint to it's body.
Brett: "Vaporeon use hydro pump!"
Mary "Fly and evade it's attacks."
Vaporeon turned it's head away for a few seconds to build up the pressure
needed for hydro pump, turning back it noticed that it's target wasn't is
sight. Looking around, it finally found Freefall who was currently coasting
on the thermal's. Firing the water it had built up in hopes that Freefall was
close enough for it to be hit. The attack did hit Freefall, on the tail but
didn't do any damage. Freefall turned and shot what appeared to icicles at
Vaporeon. the said icicles struck the Vaporeon in the chest and pinned its
tail down.
Mary: "Good shot, Freefall, now send to dreamland with your Fly attack."
Diving down upon the now stuck Vaporeon, Freefall performed a dive bomb
attack sending the eevee evolution reeling from the blow.
Brett: "Cheap shot, Vaporeon, blizzard attack, bring the frozen turkey down."
Hearing that remark, Freefall landed right in front Brett. Due to the fact
that its tail was still stuck in the ground the blizzard was just a little
off mark and instead of hitting Freefall. It froze one of the trees that was
on the edge of the field at the same time some of the ice also hit Brett,
nailing him in the gut, the face, and the kneecaps.
*Ouch, I bet that hurt* thought Mary.
*I would have to agree with you on that statement Mary.* turning to face Pat,
she smiled at him and faced the battle once more.
*Thanks Pat, I think I can spare that Vaporeon anymore pain*
Mary: Looks like you need to work with your Vaporeon some more Brett.
Freefall show them a true blizzard."
Glowing a dark blue color, Freefall gave his wings a pump and sent a blast
of wind mixed with snow and hail. Unlike the Vaporeons, Freefall's attack was
straight on the mark, knocking the evolved eevee out.
Mary: "Looks like the score is tied now, Brett."
Growling brett just returned his fainted pokemon.
"Ok so the score is tied, big deal, next battle wins, so that leaves only
one of you left."
Stepping up to painted box,"Terra playtime is now." called Pat releasing his
ninetails.
"Go charizard. don't fail me!" called Brett.
Pat: "Terra, start off with safeguard."
Sitting down, Terra covers herself in a misty veil.
Brett: "Charizard, slash attack."
Charging forward, charizard pulled his claws back and slashes Terra across
the back. A small cry of pain was heard from the fox as the claws rake it.
Pat: "Hmm, good shot on that slash, but not good enough. Terra confuse ray,
followed by healing flames."
Brett: "charizard, flamethrower it while it's down."
Laughing Pat asked Brett "You really think that tub of lard is going to move
before the hour is out?"
Growing angrily with the insult, Brett then ordered his charizard to use fire
blast instead.
"Now Terra, healing flame." surrounding herself with a small barrier of
flame, that caressed the wounds healing them, when the fire blast hit the
barrier the sheer heat from it caused everyone, but Mary and Pat to back
away from the field.
Pat: "Ok Terra, now use confuse ray on that lizard."
Brett: "charizard, blast it one more time."
With the barrier falling, Terra stepped out of the flames looking none the
worse for wear. Opening her mouth, she released a black ball of sparkles at
the charizard's face. Charizard inhaled to start his flame, only to wind up
being hit with by Terra's confuse ray. Shaking his head to get rid of the
confusion the Charizard smacked himself with his own claws.
Brett: "Charizard, fire blast that fox, it can't handle to much more."
Inhaling once more for it's fire blast attack, charizard snapped it's head
down to hard and slammed into the ground.
Pat: "Terra, it's down so use Hades' gate."
Running over to the downed charizard, Terra glowed an unholy shade of red leaving a glowing trail in the air.
After running a complete circle around the downed charizard the glowing circle sank into the ground where the rest of the design filled the circle. seconds later the ground in front of Terra was covered with magma as a hand reached out and grabbed the charizard slammed into the ground a couple of times and then covered it with with a coat of cooling magma.
The cries of pain from the fire dragon were harsh to all ears. When the cries stopped, there was a statue of the charizard.
Terra turned and walked away, stopping only to face the statue and released a fire blast at the stone encased charizard. the stone covering broke off releasing the charizard which then procedded to fall face down into the ground.
"Charizard get off your lazy rear and shake things up with earthquake."
"Forget it brett your charizard isn't getting up anytime soon, your a poor excuse of trainer, much less a fire trainer."
Walking over to Brett, Pat collected the $500 prize money from him.
"Good battle but...you still have a lot to learn."
Turning, he walked back to his ninetails, and after giving a potion to Terra,
he returned his ninetails to her pokeball. Turning and facing his companions
he asked if they should continue and see about getting closer to slate city.
"I think we should, Pat, there's still plenty of daylight left."
Walking down the path until the group of kids was out of sight, Pat then
handed the money they had earned over to Mary.
"I could have sworn I said that forfeit was $500."
"Something matter?" asked Dustin looking up from the map
"No not really. It's just that we have an extra $1000 to spend on supplies."
remarked Mary. {Don't act so surprised mary, you know that terra wears an amulet coin} {is that why you had her fight?}
"So Dustin, how far are we from the next city?" asked Pat. Looking at the
map...and then pulling out a compass, Dustin answered,"About a five day journey"
"Well if we have a five day journey ahead of us, why don't we ride and cover
some more ground." suggested Mary.
"Sounds good, Mary. Pat, you really need to find something you can ride on."
called Dustin as he released his Rapidash.
"Oh, I have some pokemon I can ride, we just haven't been anywhere would they
would be of use." Pat called back.
"Oh, such as what?"
"Well, Winter for one, but once we get a little closer to the mountain then I
might start riding her. But other then her, there's Tiamat, my little water
snake."
"Huh, 'little', Pat?" remarked Mary, having met Tiamat before.
"Ok, ok my water snake, who you don't want to piss off unless you have death
wish."
"Huh?"
"In other words, Dustin, my gyarados."
Taking one of the pokeballs off her belt, Mary released her Arcanine, who
upon being released, proceeded to lick Mary.
"Ok, ok, I should have let you out sooner. But please stop already, Blaze."
Climbing onto Blaze, she turned her big puppy around and offered Pat a ride.
"You ready, Dustin?" she called as Pat climbed on behind her.
"Yeah, I'm ready." he called back.
"Ok Blaze, extreme speed."
"After them, Burner!" shouted Dustin, once he was done hacking up the dust
that he had swallowed.
Looking at her watch, Mary noticed that they had been riding for almost five
hours straight. Digging her heel in Blazes side as the signal to stop, she
then dismounted and recalled Blaze for a long rest. Waiting for Dustin to
catch up with them, both Mary and Pat started to set up camp for the night.
In the few minutes that it took them, they had everything up, the only thing
they needed was for Dustin to get here and start making dinner. Since they
had some time to kill, Pat showed Mary how to use her staff.
"Still the quick learner, I see." he remarked as they started matching blow
for blow on their staffs.
"Well, some people just have a knack for things, I guess." she said as they
ended their practice.
"I must say, you catch on very fast Mary, by the way dinner is ready." said
Dustin. Whirling around, Dustin almost received the end of Mary's staff to
his face had he not stepped back. The staff passing just inches away from where his jaw had been.
"Don't do that again." she warned. Dustin nodded his head meekly and thanked
his lucky Staryu's that he had moved back in time. Dinner was thankfully
something that everyone enjoyed, Mac&Cheese (except for Mary, who despised
the stuff. She had PB&J).
"Now Pat, you were going to show me what type of pokemon you turn into."
Giving Dustin a glare that would have made an Arbok proud, Pat walked over
near Dustin. A cold biting wind followed Pat, growing more intense with
every second. Finally, a blue glow emitted from Pat, and when the light died
down, there was a large light blue fox pokemon sitting there...the only thing
that identified that it was Pat was the dragon necklace.
"Umm what type of pokemon is that?" Dustin asked fumbling for his pokedex.
Once he had a grip on the mini computer, he pointed it towards Pat.
{searching.} {Icetails. This duel type pokemon is the evolved form of icepix.
When it evolves from icepix, the power of its ice attacks grow even stronger.
In the few reported cases they are said to rival the legendary Articuno's
ice attacks. Icetails, if they have a mate, are still very affectionate with
their mate and will often stay with a pack of vulpix's and act as pack
leader. Icetails will protect it's mate and the pack they stay with at all
costs. A WARNING to trainers. NEVER get an icetails angry when it's mate
nearby. Doing so will ensure your demise. Element. Ice/Fire}
Pat having heard the pokedex entry enough times, walked over to Mary and sat
down beside her.
"Ice Icetails."
"He wants to know if your satisfied?" she translated, as she started petting
Pat.
"Huh, oh yeah, I guess so." answered Dustin."I think i'm going to call it
night and let this sink in." standing up, Dustin walked over to his tent
picking up Sparky as he headed over to his tent.
"Good night, Mary." he said before ducking inside.
"Night, Dustin." Turning back to Pat, Mary continued to keep petting his
pelt. After a few minutes had passed, the night seemed warmer. Dustin,
feeling the change in the temperature, looked out of his tent to see Pat
still in his pokemon form sitting next to a Ninetails. Shrugging, Dustin
zipped his tent shut and fell asleep soon afterward.
*Well, he took the fact that I can change form rather well, wouldn't you say Mary?* asked Pat.
*I think you're right on that part there, Pat. I wonder what he would say if
he really knew how we met each other.* Mary chuckled.
*Which reminds me when did you learn how to use telepathy?* she asked.
*You should remember you were there that day as well.* was Pat's mental reply.
*I know, I just never got use to the fact that Sabrina's Haunter linked us.
Although, it does have its uses* she said as she curled up beside Pat.
Turning to face the fire, Pat extinguished the flame with an ice-beam.
In the darkness that followed the loss of light, two pairs of eyes could be
seen, a red pair that was slowly closing, and a blue pair that alert.
*'Night, Pat* said Mary nuzzling him. Returning her nuzzle, Pat watched the
forest for a bit before tapping on his gengar's pokeball.
*Cloaker. You know what to do. I'll see you in the morning buddy*
Curling up next Mary's sleeping pokemon form, Pat watched the night sky until he, too, feel asleep.