((Coreworlds))
The
door opened at Arena 3. A kid named Jacob went inside, deciding to
take care of the second intruder himself. He wore an orange hooded
shirt and shorts and a Pokemon League baseball cap.
"Well,
well. Looks like we caught you red-handed!" The boy crowed,
pokeball in hand. "Tell me, what were you doing here?"
((Me))
Ash
was stunned. With laughter.
"Seriously, kid," Ash
began, wiping away a tear, "bugger off until the security
arrives. Plus, I don't play Pokemon with strangers."
Is
this some sort of joke? Ash thought to himself, wondering why the
Pokemon League's security forces were taking so long to arrive. Ash
assumed an intimidating I'm-in-a-dangerous-gang look, hoping to scare
the boy off.
((Coreworlds))
The
kid wasn't fazed. "I've dealt with Rockets before, and now I'd
think I'll take care of you! Ivysaur, Vine Whip!"
A
dinosaur with a bulb and leaves on it's back came out and whipped
four vines at Sgt Ash.
((Me))
Ash
registered the attack at the last possible second, and barely managed
to roll out of the way.
"Gah... What the heck?!!"
Ash said aloud as he tumbled to a stop, belly down on the ground. The
vines lashed out again and, again, Ash spun out of harms way. Ash
jumped to his feet in anger.
"I'm not even a Rocket! I
don't even have any Pokemon!"
((Coreworlds))
"What
an idiot. What kind of intruder are you, anyway, not even having a
Pokemon to fight with?" Jacob asked. "Ivysaur, stop."
The
grass Pokemon ended it's whipping and sat, he's also confused as to
why this person doesn't have any Pokemon when there's Pokemon
trainers everywhere at the League HQ.
((Me))
Ash
caught his breath, inhaling a lungful of air.
"Well, there's
a really good reason I don't have any Pokemon," Ash said, "but
it's a long story. It'd be better to show you."
And
before the little punk or his crazy looking plant-monster could
react, Ash dropped into an unarmed fighting stance and leapt for the
Ivysaur, sending a devastating kick it's way.
((Coreworlds))
Ivysaur
was a big Pokemon, but the kick hurt a lot! It scrambled back up and
attacked with it's Razor Leaf attack.
"Ivysaur!" The
kid cried.
((Me))
Sharpened
leaves shot out from the bulb on Ivysaur's back and sliced open
Ash's jacket and shirt, leaving thin wounds. Try as he might to dodge
the barrage, there were just to many leaves flying through the air to
get out of the way.
After the blast, Ash stood up tall, eyes
glazing over with battle fury. Actually quite literally, Ash's eyes
were simply white spheres!
"Punk..." Ash spat, the
word on his tongue like acid.
He launched himself into a
whirlwind of rapid punches, never staying in one place for long,
fluidly chaining each blow together with the one after.
((Coreworlds))
Each
blow was like a hammer on Ivysaur, and try as he might to retaliate,
he couldn't keep up with the blows and collapsed.
"Hey,
stop it!" the trainer ran over to Ivysaur. "How dare you do
that! Ivysaur, are you all right?"
The dinosaur-like
Pokemon roared weakly. The trainer glared at Ash. If looks could
kill, Ash would be a smoking crater. "You deserve a rest,
Ivysaur. Return!"
As he recalled the Pokemon, he laid on
Ash. "Have you no respect?! If you kept going like that, you
would have seriously hurt him!"
((Me))
The
glazed look left Ash's eyes as he saw the damage he'd done. He felt
victorious... but soon that feeling was replaced by guilt and
shame.
Ash tried to argue, weakly. "Seriously hurt him?
It's their kind that seriously hurt us!" Ash pointed an accusing
finger, but couldn't keep it up. Only an hour ago, he'd be glad to
have one less Pokemon in the world. But now?
Ash's voice
cracked and tears came, unbidden, to his eyes. His fists pulsed pain,
backlash from his all-or-nothing attack, and he sunk to his knees,
world spinning. Where was the satisfaction in revenge?
((Coreworlds))
"What
has Pokemon done to you?" Jacob asked. "What have they done
to make you hate them so, for I saw that hatred when Ivysaur came
out?"
It was then that security guards with growling
Growlithes burst in, but Jacob waved them off. "I'll take care
of it."
"Fine, then." One of the guards said,
and they left the door open.
"Well?"
