Disclaimer: Dun own pokemon. Don't own anything related to pokemon. I only own my original characters and plots.
Chapter Three: Filler
The night was going by peacefully enough. But a few beings were unable to sleep, and had found better ways to pass the time. Rally had woken up five hours after falling asleep, and it was a good three hours untill sunrise so she looked like the walking dead as she stumbled about yawning every five minutes. Wobbling about as she shuffled to try and find a more quiter place to sleep. But the poor girl was so out of it, her brain hadn't yet realized her body was walking into a wall. And when it finally did, she only moved a few inches to the side and tried again.
"Now that, is a sad sight." Moltres commented as she watched from her corner. Rayquaza only scowled at the bird before he turned worried eyes back to the almost sleep walking human. Which had seemed to have fallen asleep, standing up. Moltres snickered as a soft snoring wafted into the air and it wasn't from Mina Embyr, her human that slept beside her, using one of the fire birds wings as a blanket of sorts. Sighing Rayquaza pushed himself up and half slithered, half floated over to the human. Carefully he lined his giant head up and gave the human a nudge. Sending Rally tumbling backwards and onto his muzzle. Rally shifted her wieght and mumbled something before she was still and drifting back into a deeper sleep.
But Rayquaza wasn't the only one with troubles.
"Hit me." A red haired male muttered as he discarded a card from his hand. He tried to ignore the two snickering females on the other side of the make shift table. Well, one was laughing the other looked like she would have. These were the twins the Regi's had brought; Julia Ulysa and her sister Jill. Julia was blind, her sister Jill, was mute. And together they were ganging up on him and winning in this poker. Atleast he hadn't been stupid enough to try strip poker. But it had been fun watching Ryan Sun lose everything but his boxers to this dangerous duo.
"I have a question," Silver started as the two girls gave themselves new cards.
"And?" Julia asked, looking in his general direction as her sister went over her cards, helping her 'see' which was the best way to go for with her hand. "How do you tell what Jill says? I mean sign language would be redundant."
Julia laughed softly and fumbled for her hand back from Jill. "Dunno really. We just kinda know what the other thinks or need. Hell, sometimes when I dream. I see things Jill has seen. Colors and all." Smirking she set down her cards and Silver groaned. "Full house." She sing sang as Jill's eyes danced with mirth. "I give up, I wanna still have enough to buy a pokeball." Silver groused, but it was all hot air as he made a show of gathering up his measily winnings, which was nothing more than random items they had scrounged from their packs and off the others. As Silver wandered slowly to where Lugia and Ho-oh were resting side by side, and Marina splayed out ontop of Lugia like a dead thing while sleeping, Silver's mind travled back to the twins. They didn't let their disabilities show really, and weren't psychotic acting to eachother like he had heard twins could be. He guessed they must have evolved a symbiosis off one another to survive in this world. Because sign language wasn't that vast of a knowledge, and training pokemon for the blind was expensive, even if the pokemon were willing. So what did aide the blind was next to nothing. And Brail, well, few books were around today.
"Uh-huh." A strong voice whispered out and Silver found himself blocked by a sleepy eyed head of Lugia. "You are male. I don't trust you. Sleep there." And with that he returned his head to back under his wing and Silver sighed. Eyeing Marina one last time he moved over to Ho-oh, and settled beside her. The bird crooned softly as she felt his wieght settle down by her left wing and her slumber went from light and restless, to deep and peacefull. Crossing his arms, Silver sighed. The Lugia it seemed didn't trust him... but Silver didn't blame him.
In another of the smaller caverns taken as sleeping quarters, Ruby and Sapphire seemed to have gotten over their fighting. Atleast long enough to sleep. They had tried to see who could stay up the longest and ended up falling asleep at almost the same time. Sapphire had fallen onto Ruby, sending both tumbling to the ground. Latios only shook his head as his little sister breathed in and out slowly as she slept. Unaware to anything in her rest.
Articuno was having simalur troubles. But this was because his human was a sleep walker. So this left the Ice bird with trailing after the young man as he stumbled about, orange eyes wide open and yet really seeing nothing as his mussed black hair obscured half his face from view while the shadows hid the rest.
The bird of ice followed the human carefully. Wings tucked tightly to his side and long tail plumage pulled up as far as he could hold it. Leaving the last foot to drag on the ground. But it'd be easier to clean than the whole seven feet. He was lucky, he mused, that Lan had chosen the larger passageways to wander around in his sleep. And thankfully only circled around the place they'd chosen to stay and take their rest in.
Deoxys stared at what he had just created. But it was another disapointment. The pile of flesh only quivered, no true life to it. If the pokemon like creature could have shown displeasure on his face, he would have, growling psychically he summoned Speed, to get rid of the waste. Watching as his third 'child' came to do so, Deoxys stormed off, spike like legs jabbing down several inches into the rock as he let his anger show.
Attack, Defend. Come. Deoxys snarled as he came to the main chamber. As quickly as they could, the two appeared before Deoxys and knelt. Showing the DNA virus the respect he demanded, and the show of how much power he held over them. Attack, you shall strike the human city here, and Deoxys pointed at several scribbles that no human or pokemon could begin to comprehend. Defend. I want you to- but Deoxys was cut off as a loud cry erupted from where Speed had been and a red form came tearing out from the back room, one tentacle was burned off, and another was simply torn of. Crying a howl of pain, the speed Deoxys dove behind his defensive brother for protection.
What happened!? Deoxys demanded from the whimpering sad excuse of his 'child'. The speed Deoxys raised one of his remaining arm tentacles and pointed. 'i'It... it attacked!'
Mentally curling a lip in disgust at the actions of the pathetic excuse of his own flesh and blood he turned. And was surprised to come face to face with what had seemed to form from what he had assumed was a wasted attempt. The creature looked exactly like himself. Only the color was gold where he was red, and a brighter green.
It made a soft noise and tiltes it's head to the side, bright crimson eyes stared deep into Deoxys's ebony orbs. And if Deoxys could smile, he would have. This was no half minded imbicile like the trio. My my my, he began and slowly laid his arm on the shoulders of the golden virus. The clone blinked it's eyes and a tendrill of thought came to him. The original Deoxys grinned widely. Yes you may. Child... Have fun.
The gold Deoxys chirruped and turned to the trio. They gave puzzled queries, not realizing what their own 'father' had done to seal their fates...
"I can't believe it. Well, I can. But... you know." Suicune remarked as he stared at the wall, watching as water dripped off of it and slid to the floor. Zapdos was silent as she sat beside the water cat. "I mean, I'm not sad about the human's being taken care of. But still."
Zapdos only gave a shake of her spiny feathers. "Oh shut it, Suicune. The humans have grown into an arrogant, vile race. And with the exception of the lucky few, deserve to die off." Suicune only shot Zapdos a look of disbelief. "Don't look at me like that, feline. I have seen empires rise and fall. Entire species wiped out. Including the ancestors of the Mew's themselves." She halted and shifted, a yawn escaping her. "Now, if I have aliviated your need to understand the human's being wiped off the face of earth, good night." And with that she shifted again and stuck her head underneath her right wing, efectivly shutting out the world and the discussion with Suicune.
But dawn was swiftly aproaching, and like good little boys and girls, the humans were finally waking up. Or cursing the thing known as morning and going back to sleep. Or down right sending evil glares at the morning people.
"Coffee... need.. Caffine." Ryan mumbled as he walked into another person much in the state like him. Turning around, he shuffled forwards and bumped right into a wall. Well, while this was a small personal hell to the few humans that needed some java for a get-up-and-go burst of energy, but it was providing some fun and entertainment for the more awake and less dependant on coffee humans and pokemon.
Rally yawned so deep, she felt like the top of her head was about to fall off. "Morning!" Marina chirped out and someone groaned behind Rally. "Please, no cheerfullness this early. Please." Rally yawned again as the person said this and rubbed at her eyes sleepily. Marina pouted a moment before she spotted Silver and all but ran over three people to get to him. Rally felt the speaker lean forward and tap her on the shoulder.
"Hn?"
"She got it bad." Mina told her and Rally nodded absently as she yawned yet again. Rally wasn't really listening to the red haired girl as she stretched and let out another yawn, for she was contemplating on wether or not returning to dream land for another hours of sleep or so. But something inside rebled at the idea, as if it knew something was going to happen. And as something coughed, loudly, and most turned to look, they saw Mewtwo. And it seemed he wanted to speak...
A trainer sighed and kicked a stone out of her path. She had tried to obtain a pokemon from the Professor, only to learn that even though she'd been on time, he'd been unable to give her a pokemon. It seemed something had happened and they weren't allowed to let any new trainers start their journies untill it was over. She gave another sigh, not believing her luck, and pushed a strand of dark brown hair out of her face while her eyes stayed hidden behind a pair of sunglasses. She couldn't stand her luck sometimes. She'd had to wait untill being eighteen to obtain her liscence, and now was going to never get a pokemon.
As she travled down the path that should have been safe. Would have been safe, or safer if she had a pokemon, the girl stumbled onto something that scared the shit out of her and made her run for cover. On the road was a pokemon. Or.. something that looked like a pokemon. The thing was passed out, with it's red skin it was hard to tell if that was really blood or not, but in other places it was easy, the liquid that ozzed from cuts ranged from a vile purple to a dark crimson. Slowly she came out from behind the tree. Slowly she stumbled over to it. Carefully she extended the arm holding a stick and poked it. When it didn't respond, she knelt and placed a hand on the pokemon, and turned it over.
Gasping as something seemed to shoot through her, the young woman gave a cry of pain and fell over onto her side. Not wanting to believe it. Trying to shut her memories away. But it was too late, the young woman remembered everything. How could she forget something like this? For so long? Glaring at the thing she somehow knew was a Deoxys she kicked it. "Don't you dare die on me! You have things to ans-" She halted when a whimpering sound came from the creature. She nudged it again with her shoed foot and the thing curled in on itself. It was so pathetic and beaten down she couldn't help but feel sorry for it. "And this is how we got into the mess in the first place."
Pulling herself up she staggered about, almost falling over again. Grunting as she stood up and heard her back snap in a few places, the young woman winced before she slowly bent down and grabbed the spiked red creature by two tentacles that remained on it's right side. "Alright buddy, you have some explaining to do." She dragged the thing away quickly, eyes darting around. Knowing that if this was around, the first Deoxys might not be far off. And that was all she needed. To be caught in a trap.
"So you want to start the war now?" Raikou asked, her eyes narrowed as she let her claws scrape against the stone floor. Mewtwo only nodded his head once before speaking. "I will not force you to join in if you don't want too. But I plan on striking now. Before the humans have time to prepare."
"You have a point." Rayquaza said thoughtfully while scratching his chin. "But it could be dangerous-"
"That is why we are going to do it. The humans will stay here. They will be safe enough, and with both Groudon and Kyogre staying here, behind with the human over there, nothing would dare intrude upon my domain." Mewtwo interupted, halting Rayquaza before he could get into a rant.
If there is nothing left to fight over, I am leaving my sister behind to stay here. Latios voiced, his sister looked saddend, but slowly floated away from her brother when he pointed out for her to wait behind. Her golden eyes filled with worry and a look that said she didn't want to leave her brother, but the psychic dragon bird did as she was bid too by her brother.
"So how are we going to do this?" Lugia asked, and was answered quickly by Mewtwo. "We will split into three groups, each taking a section of Kanto, Hoenn or Johto. The flyers or psychics will be split amongst the teams so one can get over the mountains seperating Kanto and Johto, and the other can get to Hoenn."
After much squabbling, fussing and fighting, Mewtwo finally (with the aide of the humans) got the pokemon to settle into their groups. Mewtwo was stuck both Zapdos and Suicune, the two that seemed to love bickering between themselves, Ho-oh and Suicune's sister; Raikou. Lugia's team featured himself, Entei, Regice, Moltres and her brother Articuno. The others; Rayquaza, Latios, Regirock, Jirachi and Registeel.
Molly waved bye to the three cats as the three teams of pokemon left in seperate directions to a trio of exits leading in the ways they'd be off in. "Anyone up for a game of Marco-Polo?"
A courus of moans came into the air. "No, Lan."