a/n: so yeah, here's the first battle scene. yayÉ so, hope to get some feedback. enjoy.

by the way, I am editing the other chapters throughougly so i'll be re-posting them soon.

side note: e's with accents become sum symbols when changed to HTML docs

and dot dot dots, become some other wierd symbol. just ignore them.

Chapter 7, Enter

The night air whirled around as Abby kept her eye on Rapidash's flame-lit trail. It was true, Girafa was not as fast as Alvar's horse but she was trying her best to keep up. Alvar turned back occasionally to make sure Abby wasn't too far behind.

At one point, Girafa began to lag and Alvar disappeared from sight. Abby panicked momentarily then hastily whistled. The path ahead began to light up and she heard the sound of hooves. Alvar stopped beside Abby and said, "It's not much further. We should hurry." Abby kicked Girafa again and they continued down the trail.

Soon afterward, Rapidash slowed to a trot and fell alongside Girafa. "We're here." Alvar said. Abby scanned the area. The sun was just visible on the horizon and the trees surrounding them stood out against the glow. They were standing on a narrow path and through the growth on the right stood an open field that looked carved into the forest.

"Does Girafa fight well?" Alvar asked. The question entered Abby's mind then the word Ôfight' disappeared from her vocabulary.

"Fight?" Abby asked dumb struck. Her goal upon leaving her home hadn't been to prepare for battle but only to find Leen. It had never occurred to her that her sister's captors might be armed.

"Is that a problem?" Alvar questioned, not registering Abby's distress.

"Er, yes. She hasn't been trained." The words stung Abby's throat.

Alvar blinked He considered the problem. "I'll handle it. You should keep hidden.

Abby nodded and disappeared with Girafa into the brush before her.

Two streaks appeared from the sky and landed silently in front of Alvar. This was the second time Abby had seen them and she could no longer contain her curiosity. She poked her head out of the brush and whispered to Alvar, "Who are they?" and pointed to the creatures.

"This is Latias," he said stroking his hand down the red pokŽmon's neck. "And this is her brother Latios," and patted the identical looking blue one. "I'll tell you more about them later," and mounted Latias. Then he turned again to face Abby and whispered, "I promise.

Latias and Latios kicked off the ground and flew over Abby's head to enter the unknown territory. Abby quickly trod through the plants to gain a better view of the upcoming battle. Alvar and his pokŽmon hovered in the air before cautiously alighting on the field in front of a structure compiled of crumbling stone and covered in strange markings.

Upon reaching the ground, four black creatures advanced on Latias and Latios. They looked like dogs with curved horns atop their heads and dagger-shaped tails. Latias backed up, opened her wings and tried to get into the air. One dog leapt up, snatched her wing with its teeth and jerked it toward the ground. Alvar shouted, "Damn Houndoom!" and chased after the dog.

Latias cried and attempted to blast an attack at it from its mouth but another Houndoom tackled her and sank his teeth into her neck. She screamed and viciously shook her neck from side to side and threw the dog across the field. Alvar threw his PokŽBall down and a moment later Rapidash emerged and immediately charged at an oncoming Houndoom.

Abby grimaced at the fight and scolded herself for not enough training. She felt a cold splash on her cheek and gazed up. Even at the dark hour she could see the sky was overcast and heavy, grey clouds were closing in. A dot on her arm, on her nose.

A dog pounced on Latios and slammed him to the ground. The dog opened his mouth and created a ball of fire while Latios fought to free himself. He cried when the fireball missed his head, instead singeing his neck.

Another dog clamped his fangs on Rapidash's ankle and began dragging her backwards. Rapidash collapsed on his knees and tried to turn to attack the Houndoom only resulting in further injury to her legs. Warm blood was seeping between the dog's teeth and trickling down to her hoof and she whinnied in pain. Finally she gathered enough strength to turn her head sharply and emit a blast of fire from her mouth. The Houndoom scowled and backed off.

In a free moment, Latias took off into the air, formed a ball of psychic energy in her mouth and swiftly shot it back at her predators. One dodged the speeding sphere and shut its eyes tight, focusing its dark powers on its prey. The sky shook, bolts of black lightning struck Latias and she plummeted downward. The four Houndoom crowded around and fell into a attacking

position.

Aware of their plan, Latias swooped and soared back into the sky a moment before touching land. Latios looked around and noticed his was ungaurded so kicked off and joined his sister in flight. Together, they focused their energy to produce a enormous wave that made the ground tremble and every Houndoom fell to the ground paralyzed.

Rapidash cautiously approached the motionless pokŽmon and sniffed them. Latias and Latios flew down gracefully and landed beside Alvar. Abby emerged from the bushes and bounded up to hug Alvar. Then, realizing what she had just done, she blushed and stepped away. Alvar looked bewildered.

Abby glanced at the opening to the structure and looked back to Alvar. He nodded, beckoned Rapidash and slipped into the shadows of the foreboding building.