Pyrite City was nice, if one was interested in Slums infested with each flavor of mis-deed possible. Taki put a hand on his gun at all times just in case somebody got a bright idea. Alice, however kept a noble aire about her and not paying mind to anyone. They walked straight through town with a four-foot clearance on all sides.
They marched up to the Colloseum. Steven gave a clue that there were Shadows given out to champions. Taki leaned on the table and requested his entrance, getting in by virtue of having a smile that would put a Sableye to shame and a gun. Alice split off to watch from the balconies as he went in alone.
The Pyrite Coloseum was a shabby place. There was little protection from the elements, if there were any aside from Sandstorm... Taki huffed to himself, at least he had a roof that could come over. 'What idiot would hold fights in an incomplete building?' He thought to himself. He didn't care though, his Pokemon didn't mind the climate and he knew that was all that mattered. And here he was, with an opponent that was waiting for him to make his freaking move. He snapped back to reality and sent out Absol and Kadabra to fight. Between Absol's blade and Kadabra's elemental punches, the foe didn't have a prair.
One after another, the opponents fell. Taki quickly made his way to the finals. As he waited in his waiting room, a letter slipped under the door. Taki saw a bit of a blinding afro as he opened the letter. It read:
"We have someone close to you. Stop your crusade and throw the battle, or they'll not see your prize. CIPHER RULES!"
Alice, with great timing ran in. "Phew, it's not you they captured."
"What do you mean? My Shedinja would rule over anything."
Taki explained the letter, and they tried to figure out who. "Iris and Petra are back in Hoenn... Think it's Steven?"
"That, brother, is your wishful thinking. I'd still say that they're full of Tauros. Let's get going."
"That's my line."
Taki stared straight into the face of a Body Builder. "My god, are all the high-ranked trainers ugly?" He disregarded the warning and trounced the opponent with Hitmonchan. Hey, no harm in using him there. The announcer stood and announced that Taki would be given a prize. First he was handed a TM, then they announced yet another prize. Of all things, some CIPHER agents brought in Petra. Petra looked very worn.
"Chi... I'm sorry... They attacked by night... They defeated all the Pokemon... they took Gyarados..." Petra started to drop as Chi dove to catch her.
"If any harm happens to my Pokemon..." He called to the agents, "I'll be sure that you burn in Hell."
"You should worry about current affairs." He laughed, pointing to Petra. She was definately on her last minutes.
"Petra! Speak to me!" Chi shook her gently, "Don't you have something you can nit-pick on? A sarcastic comment? Even a threat?" Petra tried to speak, but nothing came through. The only thing that made an attampt was a strained "I love you." She than gave up her last breath, and went into a limp state.
Alice knew full well what was going to happen. She summoned Scizor to aid in a speedy desent to her brother. "Chi!"
Taki was in tears. The first friend he made on his travels, the provider of the first badge given to him... The badge that gave him the credentials to escape into Hoenn as a Pokemon Master and be rid of Team Rocket. A chunk of him was removed. Taki had a history of following sadness with rage, and when Taki rages, the safety distance is measured in leagues. "Damn you... Damn all of you! Don't you know anything?! An old legend said that if Pokemon cry at a death, the body revives! She could be saved, but your ignorance let the rope loose! Can't you tell that your Pokemon are just killing machines with no emotions?!" He fell to his knees clutching Petra's body. "I can be a man, too! I can kill to show power!" As he cried a river, holding his gun in his left hand. Then something phenominal happened.
Alice could believe it. A black aura surrounded Taki and exploded into dozens of what seemed to be Shaow Balls. "Big brother..." One hit her in the chest but only knocked her back a bit. THe Scizor made an arrogant cry. "Yes, yes... You were right about the woven Clefairy hair for my dress..." More importantly, though, was the fact that those balls were hitting support beams and the building was falling apart around them.
People started escaping like Raticates from a ship. Alice, surrounded by mobs on all sides had to rely on Scizor cutting the beams as they came near. Taki was thouroughly protected by his own onslaught. After ten minutes of hell, the colloseum was completely decimated. Leaving Taki in the middle of it. Alice sighed and decided that it would be best if he went to sleep. With this in mind, she summoned Parasecct to use it's infamous spore attack. He fell asleep as Alice punched a message into her new PDA system.
Steven recieved the message, and he was pissed. Not only did Taki's sister have the gall to call him, but she addressed it as "Pretty boy." He sent an acid dipped message with the obvious sugguestion of taking him to an inn. She sighed and went to the Pyrite in to await the "leader."
They marched up to the Colloseum. Steven gave a clue that there were Shadows given out to champions. Taki leaned on the table and requested his entrance, getting in by virtue of having a smile that would put a Sableye to shame and a gun. Alice split off to watch from the balconies as he went in alone.
The Pyrite Coloseum was a shabby place. There was little protection from the elements, if there were any aside from Sandstorm... Taki huffed to himself, at least he had a roof that could come over. 'What idiot would hold fights in an incomplete building?' He thought to himself. He didn't care though, his Pokemon didn't mind the climate and he knew that was all that mattered. And here he was, with an opponent that was waiting for him to make his freaking move. He snapped back to reality and sent out Absol and Kadabra to fight. Between Absol's blade and Kadabra's elemental punches, the foe didn't have a prair.
One after another, the opponents fell. Taki quickly made his way to the finals. As he waited in his waiting room, a letter slipped under the door. Taki saw a bit of a blinding afro as he opened the letter. It read:
"We have someone close to you. Stop your crusade and throw the battle, or they'll not see your prize. CIPHER RULES!"
Alice, with great timing ran in. "Phew, it's not you they captured."
"What do you mean? My Shedinja would rule over anything."
Taki explained the letter, and they tried to figure out who. "Iris and Petra are back in Hoenn... Think it's Steven?"
"That, brother, is your wishful thinking. I'd still say that they're full of Tauros. Let's get going."
"That's my line."
Taki stared straight into the face of a Body Builder. "My god, are all the high-ranked trainers ugly?" He disregarded the warning and trounced the opponent with Hitmonchan. Hey, no harm in using him there. The announcer stood and announced that Taki would be given a prize. First he was handed a TM, then they announced yet another prize. Of all things, some CIPHER agents brought in Petra. Petra looked very worn.
"Chi... I'm sorry... They attacked by night... They defeated all the Pokemon... they took Gyarados..." Petra started to drop as Chi dove to catch her.
"If any harm happens to my Pokemon..." He called to the agents, "I'll be sure that you burn in Hell."
"You should worry about current affairs." He laughed, pointing to Petra. She was definately on her last minutes.
"Petra! Speak to me!" Chi shook her gently, "Don't you have something you can nit-pick on? A sarcastic comment? Even a threat?" Petra tried to speak, but nothing came through. The only thing that made an attampt was a strained "I love you." She than gave up her last breath, and went into a limp state.
Alice knew full well what was going to happen. She summoned Scizor to aid in a speedy desent to her brother. "Chi!"
Taki was in tears. The first friend he made on his travels, the provider of the first badge given to him... The badge that gave him the credentials to escape into Hoenn as a Pokemon Master and be rid of Team Rocket. A chunk of him was removed. Taki had a history of following sadness with rage, and when Taki rages, the safety distance is measured in leagues. "Damn you... Damn all of you! Don't you know anything?! An old legend said that if Pokemon cry at a death, the body revives! She could be saved, but your ignorance let the rope loose! Can't you tell that your Pokemon are just killing machines with no emotions?!" He fell to his knees clutching Petra's body. "I can be a man, too! I can kill to show power!" As he cried a river, holding his gun in his left hand. Then something phenominal happened.
Alice could believe it. A black aura surrounded Taki and exploded into dozens of what seemed to be Shaow Balls. "Big brother..." One hit her in the chest but only knocked her back a bit. THe Scizor made an arrogant cry. "Yes, yes... You were right about the woven Clefairy hair for my dress..." More importantly, though, was the fact that those balls were hitting support beams and the building was falling apart around them.
People started escaping like Raticates from a ship. Alice, surrounded by mobs on all sides had to rely on Scizor cutting the beams as they came near. Taki was thouroughly protected by his own onslaught. After ten minutes of hell, the colloseum was completely decimated. Leaving Taki in the middle of it. Alice sighed and decided that it would be best if he went to sleep. With this in mind, she summoned Parasecct to use it's infamous spore attack. He fell asleep as Alice punched a message into her new PDA system.
Steven recieved the message, and he was pissed. Not only did Taki's sister have the gall to call him, but she addressed it as "Pretty boy." He sent an acid dipped message with the obvious sugguestion of taking him to an inn. She sighed and went to the Pyrite in to await the "leader."