"What the hell is going on?" Within a silent room, a single voice echoed throughout the room, getting everyone's attention.
"What the? What do you mean that you were attacked by an invisible force? Wait, they wha-wait, hello? Hello!" The Rocket grunt yelled into the walking talkie before hearing static sounds which made everyone worried. This did not go unnoticed by Ariana who crossed her arms before turning to Archer. "You finished? It looks like we're going to have more company."
The blue haired man smirked as he looked at his device while observing the room. "For the last time, Ariana: we have nothing to worry about. The police can't do anything to us."
"What about the Channelers? They are powerful!"
"Yes but not invincible. Controlling the Ghost types in the tower to mess with their minds should give us time until we will find what we're looking for."
"But-"
Archer scoffed, annoyed by the woman's pestering. "Ariana! I know that you have your concerns but you must understand that everything is under contro-"
His sentence was interrupted by an explosion, all of them looking towards the stairs, seeing someone that Ariana knows too well as her voice growled. "That boy again..."
This did not go unnoticed by Archer before he stepped forward and squinted his eyes until he sees two teenagers in front of him, much to his surprise. Observing the newcomers, he immediately noticed one of them as the daughter of the Commissioner of the Kanto police force. 'Hmm, the resemblance between her and her father is uncanny to say the least. But the other one...'
He turned towards Red, a baffled look on his face as he observed the boy. He then sees the look on Ariana's face as he realized that she is glaring at the boy, this confirming his suspicion. 'So this was the boy that gave Ariana so much trouble on Mt. Moon. One thing I can agree on, he exudes mystery. But it's so odd. Why do I have the feeling that I have seen him before?'
The two then bulldozes through the grunts, Ariana looked at the boy with worry. She was about to join the fray until Archer's device started ringing which caught her attention. "Bingo! Houndoom, destroy that wall now!"
Houndoom appeared out of his Pokeball, walking slowly towards the area that he pointed at before his Pokemon ruthlessly battered the wall with Iron Tail until it was destroyed, both Admins surprised to see a chasm which Archer entered then turning to Ariana. "Ariana, I need you to keep guard. Buy as much time as possible until I'm able to get what I need. Oh, and watch the luggage as well."
The redheaded woman nodded, standing guard in front of the cracked entrance before she turned towards the two adolescents. 'Well, I can at least enjoy seeing the grunts rip them apart.'
"Greetings, boy. Never thought we would cross paths." The redhead said with a smile on her face, her grunts realizing the anger from the tone of her voice. Greeted with nothing but silence from the boy, she sighed before giving a hateful glare, a vein slowly appearing on her head. "As always, you're rude as ever."
"Ooooor you might not be worth the waste of oxygen." Leaf rebutted, Red sighing and putting a hand on his face. Obviously, the rebound did its effect which is a twitching Ariana who is trying her best not to rip them apart. 'I'm not able to fight right now but I can do the next best thing.'
"ATTACK!" She yelled, the group rushing towards the teenage duo who raised their guard. Leaf released Cleffy who leaped forward before it got hit by one of the grunt's Pokemon which sent her tumbling back before she got up, tears in her eyes as she started whimpering, much to Poli and Red's confusion. "What in the?"
They then turned to see everyone captivated by the Pokemon and wanting to help her which made him look at Leaf, seeing a smug smirk on her face before she winked at him. "Cute Charm, sweetie. Something I'm tryna do to you."
Red then looked forward, both him and the blue tadpole looked at the scene with raised brows. 'Are you understanding what's going on, Red?'
"I never did, Poli. Never did, brother."
As soon as everyone got close, a wicked smile etched on Cleffy's face before it summoned Magical Leaf then throwing them towards the group before using Disarming Voice, Swablu using Hyper Voice as well, the force of the sound waves increasing the strength of the leaves which staggering the Rocket grunts and their Pokemon. Enduring the onslaught of noise and leaves, some of the grunts were about to attack but they were quickly stopped when Meowth who knocked them off balance, defeating some of them. "Damn it! Everyone, take down that damn cat!"
'Ok. That's rude!' Meowth whined, dodging a swipe from a Machoke before hitting the Pokemon in the stomach with an Aerial Ace. 'At least congratulate me for my ten out of ten landing.'
She was about to get punched by the same Machoke before it got kicked in the face which sent him into another Pokemon while Buneary landed beside the feline. They both looked towards a swarm of Pokemon dashing towards them, the two Pokemon rushing forward and easily taking down the horde. Feeling excited, Buneary turned to Meowth, both of them about to be attacked but the attacker was stopped by a stone hitting its face. 'Let's have a contest.'
The cat looked at her with a raised brow, her tail smacking a Drowzee in its face before it kicked it away. 'Hmmmmm...'
'You get to win a TM. I'll get Red to do it.'
'Oooook...and?' Meowth said in an uneasy tone, knocking out a few Pokemon with Aerial Ace before landing a Feint Attack, sending a Kadabra to the floor. Buneary then blocked an attack from a Seviper before making a smile. 'Aaaaand you can get a double serving of Berry Porriiiiidge~'
Meowth immediately froze much to the amusement of the rabbit who send a backflip Jump Kick on a Graveler. Seeing the cat not moving, one of the Hypno used Thunder Punch to attack but the feline disappeared in the blink of an eye, knocking out several Pokemon around the room with Slash before landing a hit on the Hypno with Feint Attack. 'You're on.'
Meanwhile, a bunch of grunts laid sprawled out on the ground, a result of their brawl with Leaf as she was fighting a few others, landing a kick to the first one before tripping another, sending them both into the wall and knocked them out cold along with their Pokemon with the assistance of Cleffy. On the other side of the room, Red ran around, shooting down his enemies before using his bag to slam into another group, his Vulpix and Poliwag defeating their Pokemon with Flame Burst and Bubblebeam.
"Go Golbat!"
"Swoobat, take 'em down!"
The bats flew into the air, their trainers letting them unleashing out a massive sound wave, sending back both Red and Leaf to the wall, knocking the air out of them. Thinking quickly, Red made Vulpix use Extrasensory to hold them down before taking out another Pokeball until he heard Leaf's voice. "Red! Look out!"
A Hitmontop kicked him on his back which made him skid across the floor on his face, knocking his hat off. Spinning and then regaining his balance, Red readied his slingshot but it was smacked out of his hand, another foot hitting him in the arm then slamming him again to the ground. About to finish its opponent, Hitmontop's foot glowed as it jumped in the air and descended, just inches away from Red until his shadow started changing, Duskull coming out of it and hitting the Fighting type in the face before using Night Shade and blasting it away from the boy. As the Pokeball hit the floor and released Miltoc, she looked around the room before seeing her trainer's bloodied face before a vein comes onto her head.
'Stand back. All of you.'
Hearing the chilling tone of the usually proud serpent, everyone started retreating out of fear which made the serpent able to do its work before she started glowing, an immense tidal wave hit the group. Seeing the move took down the horde of enemies, Leaf went up the stairs to avoid the water attacks while she fought a grunt, kicking him on the temple before his Magmar went unconscious after getting shot by a water bullet. "Woah! Talk about getting washed up!"
Groaning internally, Red was about to shot another grunt before he was pushed out of the way of a blast by Leaf, seeing a crater where he once was. The brunette then grabbed unto him and jumped behind some debris, dodging another beam which melted part of the shelter that they are using. They got up and peered at the corner of their refuge at their attackers, seeing various Psychic types in front of them. He checked across the field to see Milotic having its own problem with blocking and returning attacks against various opponents while Buneary and Meowth continued taking out their foes, Red hearing them counting which made him raise a brow until he saw smoke. "What the?"
He was knocked out of his thoughts when he pulled Leaf down, a rock flying over their heads before he spun and shoot at the direction the rock was shot at, hearing a collision. Quickly, he commanded Poli to shoot in that direction with Ice Beam, seeing a frozen Gothorita in that spot before the two teens stood back to back against the horde of Rocket grunts.
"Have you ever missed a shot?" Leaf asked, speedily knocking down grunts left and right while her Roselia and Wartortle shoot attacks at any Pokemon trying to pull off a sneak attack. Thinking about the question, Red shrugged while hitting a grunt in the face with his bag before turning, his Poli putting all of them to sleep with Hypnosis.
"Aww, c'mon! You don't need to be-" A grunt grabbed Leaf's arm holding her in place while another kicked her in the gut, making her clutch her stomach in pain. Laughing and eager to continue, he did not expect an iron ball to hit his temple, stunning him before the grunt holding the brunette. Not losing a beat, she head-butted the grunt holding her then kicking him in the crotch, throwing him into his partner. "Thanks, my knight~"
"Less daydreaming, more butt kicking please." Red muttered softly, taking out the last of the Pokemon in the area before they both looked towards the rest of the grunts by the staircase. Noticing the smiles, Red quickly attacked the two but they then dispersed into air. "What the? Substitute?!"
Before they knew it, they were surrounded by a huge cloud of smoke, making them cough as Leaf's eyes widened in horror. "Red, it's Poison Gas!"
Red nodded, holding his breath before Leaf throws him a gas mask. With their visions obscured, they stayed close to each other, holding each other hands to make sure they and their Pokemon are close by. Waiting for a moment, everyone kept on their guard before they both went to the ground, dodging a bullet that went past the smoke.
"Ok. So Smokescreen? Got it, no problem. Buneary use your ears." Leaf said, Buneary hopping to the top of her head and started listening for any sounds.
"And let her use Foresight as well." Red stated, loading his slingshot while Poli and Vulpix went on his shoulders. The two of them got on their guard before the rabbit cried and pointed, making both trainers move from the direction and their Pokemon attacking which did nothing as another blast shot from another direction, hitting Leaf on her shoulder.
"Owwww…" She hissed in pain while holding her shoulder, Buneary pushed out of the way of another shot. They both started dodging the beams until one of them hit Red's back which he endured before he spun and shot in that direction but it came to naught. Before anyone could react, he got hit him in his eyes which caused him to fall and roll over in pain.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh!" He screamed, furiously rubbing his eyes. Leaf ran towards him, putting his face into her chest while she looked around. Poli, on the other hand, patted his trainers back while putting up a shield with Ice Beam. Barely dodging a bullet that after a while hit her leg, the brunette was able to find a pattern after a while before turning at Vulpix. "I need you to use Extrasensory to blow out the smoke please."
The Pokemon nodded before using the move which created an immense shockwave that startled Red but he calmed down when Leaf patted his head. The smoke dispersed, Leaf letting out a sigh of relief until she caught something from the corner of her eye, making her heart drop when she turned towards it. "Oh shit…"
"Leaf, what's going on? What's wrong?" Red asked the silent brunette as she saw a Koffing near her, its body glowing intensely. Hugging her friend tighter, she was about to speak but was stopped when a burst of telekinesis knocked her and Red's Pokemon into their Pokeballs before both trainers were held down by Psychic.
"D-damn it!" Leaf said, trying to fight against the gravitational force but failed as she returned to the ground, Red failing to resist as well. Seeing the scene, a wicked smile appeared on Ariana's face as she gleefully watches the situation. "Goodbye, children."
Within a blink, an explosion occurred which shook the place and covered part of the room in smoke. Coughing away some of the fumes, the redheaded admin patiently waited with a smile. When the smoke cleared, her eyes saw the destruction done but what caught her by surprise was that all of her grunts' Pokemon were unconscious and sprawled out on the floor. "What the? But the Koffing should not be-"
She could not continue her statement as her mouth simply hung from her mouth, her brows furrowed as she watched a Duskull fly around the two trainers. With her left eye twitching, she watched her soldiers returned their Pokemon in disappointment, gripping her own Pokeball in anger until an Alakazam appeared on the field. "Damn it! He's managed to become more of a headache. If only I was not stuck with Archer. But…"
She released her Vileplume, putting it by the opening while she approached the two teenagers with another Pokeball in her hand. Meanwhile, Alakazam was about to attack the duo but Duskull who knocked it back with a blow to the stomach. It then stopped in midair, outstretching its hand to use Psychic but nothing happened. "What the fuck? You got cold feet, Alakazam?! Psychic now?!"
"What's happening?" Leaf asked, getting up from the floor until she noticed Duskull's eye glowing intensely which made her realize what is occurring. "Is that…Disable?"
When this happened, Buneary and Meowth looked at each other, a smirk on their faces. 'Tiebreaker?'
'Tiebreaker.'
Dashing forward, they started ferociously attacking the Pokemon, Alakazam holding its own with Thunder Punch which they both dodged until it was hit by a barrage of leaves which made it fall on one knee, much to its trainer's confusion. "The hell, Alakazam?! That was only one Magical Leaf! Attack!"
Alakazam struggled to stand up but it descended until the grunts saw Cleffy hitting their other Pokemon, the same thing happening. "What's going on? The hell is going on?"
Before he could continue, one of the members beside him got hit with the move as well, making him turn to notice Roselia behind Cleffy, its hands outstretching to the leaves. 'That bitch! She's making it use Stun Spore on the leaves! That's why our Pokemon are getting wrecked!'
The Psychic type blasted the leaves away, getting up until it saw Meowth and Buneary looking at it with feral smiles on her face. 'Why, hello, tiebreaker!'
The Psi Pokemon lunged towards them, its blasts being avoided before Meowth ruthlessly struck it with a Slash and Feint Attack which made the Psychic type fall over slowly until Buneary land the final blow with Jump Kick, slamming its opponent to the ground. Seeing the Alakazam defeated, Buneary and Meowth then looked at the rest of the Pokemon before lashing out at them, Leaf taken back at their competitive spirit.
'What is their problem?' She thought while inspecting Red's face, letting out a sigh of relief that his eyes hasn't received any permanent damage. The fight then resumed until they hears cries in the sky, a Skarmory and Gliscor coming towards them. 'Oh no.'
"Wartortle, Aqua Tail once it gets close. Poli, can you help me by using Ice Beam please?" After Leaf said that, the Pokemon waited until the Flying types got close which made her she smirk. "And bingo!"
When Gliscor appeared in front of them, it got hit by Wartortle's Aqua Tail which send it into a gravestone before Poli's Ice Beam froze it, knocking it out unconscious. "Bullseye! Now for-"
Leaf could not continue her sentence when she was pushed down by Meowth, falling on top of Red as an Aerial Ace barely grazed her. Turning to the feline, she thanked it before trying to observe the Steel type's attack patterns. During this, Red was slowly getting back his sight, barely making out the Armor Bird getting knocked down by Milotic which gave him an idea while he watched it evade the projectiles being sent its way.
"Leaf…" Leaf turned to him, squeezing his hand to know that he has her attention. "Can you search into my bag and get a roundish purple berry? It should be on the right side of my bag."
She checked his bag, making Wartortle use Protect to shield them from Skarmory's attacks. After a while, she found the berry then giving to Red who happily took the fruit, going for his slingshot.
"So who are going to feed that berry to?" Leaf asked, sweeping a grunt's foot before another foot landed on his temple.
"To Skarmory." Red said in a serious tone, squinting his eyes and aiming his slingshot. Leaf looked at him in confusion but she could not make a question when it attacked again, barely missing her. Trying his best to position his shot, he could not get a good shot on the Flying type which made him frustrated. 'Darn it. It's too quick and my eyes still hurt.'
This continued until Skarmory swooped down with its mouth open, something charging within it. Taking this opportunity, Red quickly shoot the berry which went far away from the Steel type until he voiced his move. "Vulpix, use Extrasensory to direct the berry in Skarmory's mouth."
Vulpix nodded, its eyes glowing along with the fruit, making it move towards Skarmory before it went inside its mouth within seconds which made it tackle the ground. Getting up, the metallic bird flew unsteadily which confused Leaf. "Red! What did yo-"
"I'll tell you later! Attack it right now!" He yelled. She nodded and quickly made her commands. Sprinting forward, Buneary landed a Thunder Punch to Skarmory, rocketing it towards Vulpix who shot a Flame Burst which took it down, the aftermath of the attack sent small embers that hurt its fellow teammates.
"We finally have a chance to beat them." Leaf rejoiced, a smile on her face while holding Red over her shoulder. After defeating all of the grunts in the tower, the duo stared towards Ariana whose glare is comparable with a Tyranitar as she looked down at the two. "I honestly hoped that it would not come to this. But the good thing is this time…"
As she said this, the two teenagers felt a presence that paralyzed them in fear until they were able to notice a flame silhouette that walked up beside the admin. "…I'm prepared."
Red pushed through his fear, looking at the Pokemon in front of him step down the stairs and in front of them, gritting his teeth as it took a stick from its tail and pointed at them with a calm smile on its face.
A Delphox.
"Now, my dear Delphox." Ariana said in a singsong before her voice darkened, a scowl on her face. "Mystical Fire."
When she said that, Red eyes widened in horror before he turns to Leaf while gathering their Pokemon. "Leaf, put up the shields."
"Wha-" She mumbled before she obeyed meanwhile Delphox started voicing chants, its stick glowing intensely which created a burst of wind. As Wartortle put up the shield, the raven haired teen turn to Milotic, commanding her to use Water Pulse in a shield.
"Let Cleffy use Protect!" He said, seeing the wicked smile on Ariana's face as her Pokemon staff burst aflame before it spins it in the air. Seeing the attack forming and how unnaturally powerful it is, Leaf made Cleffy use Copycat for Protect before the stick was thrown towards them. Taking the moment, both trainers fed their Pokemon with berries and Potions as the move travelled towards, bracing themselves as the projectile was inches from the shield.
The moment the attack touched the veil, it destroyed the shields, much to the surprise of the two teenagers. Seeing this, Leaf's face etched in horror as she started shaking. "H-huh?"
Red on the other hand, thought quickly voiced his counter. "Milotic, Dragon Tail to stop it!"
"W-Wartortle, you too. A-aqua Tail." The brunette recovered. Both Pokemon slammed their tails onto the flaming stick, clashing with each other with Milotic and Wartortle struggling as they were pushed back. During this, Ariana cackled wickedly as she watched the scene with glee. "Hahahaha! It seems some things have not changed. You're still weak as before!"
During this, Red released Vulpix to use Hex on the Delphox which broke its focus which got Ariana's attention. Before she could do anything, the magician fox glared at Vulpix, sending a blast that all of them, Milotic able to hold on and keep the move in bay. Wartortle then lunged forward, helping the serpent once again as they were slowly able to push back the move. "Now die!"
'Red has me, the strongest Pokemon alive! And because of that! Because of that! He bows to NO ONE!' She said, her tail glowing intensely, an immense whirlpool manifesting around it which made it able to slowly push back the attack. Seeing the move, Red aimed his slingshot, shooting several rocks that hit the Psychic type multiple times which severed its focus and weakening the power of the move, making Milotic and Wartertle able to deflect the move.
"Even with Milotic…" Leaf said when she looked at the move barely grazing them, falling to the other side of the room. Watching in horror at the display of power from the move upon impact with the wall, the shockwave of the attack almost destroying the wall then to her team to see half her and Red's Pokemon on the floor and exhausted. "All that…just to deflect it…"
Red gritted his teeth in frustration before turning to Ariana, a menacing glare etched on his face as he stood up and face them, Mewoth and Vulpix by his side and Poliwag popping out of his jacket. He then dashed forward, his cat vanished which surprised Ariana who was not able to get the time to look around when Poliwag shot a barrage of bubbles at them.
"Vulpix, use Extrasensory to make it surround them." Upon his command, the fox nodded before making the bubbles surround Delphox, enveloping it into a tornado, making its trainer click her tongue. "Don't think you're gonna get away with this, boy! Psychic!"
Delphox was about to use the attack until pointed a hand behind it, stopping Meowth in midair, the captor flailing around to get out of its telekinetic grip. Charging a Mystical Fire in its hand, it was about to shoot it until the ball went back to its face, making Meowth fall on the ground and hit the Psychic type in the gut before retreating.
"Nice one, Vulpix!" Red said, about to make his next move until he felt a hand around his neck which made him unable to move as he started floating in the air. Losing his breathe at a quick pace, he barely made a command to Poli. "…use…Hypno…sis…"
Seeing Delphox holding his trainer in midair, Poli then use Hypnosis which failed when the magician glared at him, blasting the tadpole away. About to crush his throat, Delphox was stopped by a shot to the back which sent it tumbling back into a wall before a black sound wave hit it again which made cracks in the wall behind it. Falling to the ground, Red coughed furiously before he looked ahead to see Leaf beside Milotic with Zorua perched on her shoulder, black sparks emitting from its mouth.
"Thanks…Leaf…" He coughed, barely rising from the floor as the girl helped him, the two of them seeing Delphox getting up from the floor.
'You are going to pay for that.' Red heard the voice, his spine feeling an intense chill from its gaze. Seeing the fox charging a barrage of fireballs and shooting them towards them, the move immediately countered by Milotic who created a veil of water which took the brunt of the attack, one of the flaming projectiles hitting it.
"Milotic! Are you ok?" Red said worriedly, inspecting the serpent's scales for any bruises. During this, Milotic stayed quiet as its trainer continued checking it before it used Aqua Ring, much to Red's surprise. Delphox attacked again, this time Red was ready as he released Vulpix who used Extrasensory to redirect the fireballs, protecting Milotic from the barrage of attacks.
'I hate this.' She started glowing intensely, the water around the area starting to levitate which was unnoticed by her trainer who was trying his best to launch a counterattack with the assistance of Leaf.
'No one makes me look like a weakling and gets away with it…' The serpent's eyes gleamed into a blue hue as its body was surrounded by droplets of water before glaring at the Fire and Psychic type as it telekinetically repels back the duo and their Pokemon.
'TAKE THIS!' The Water type shouted, unleashing a blast of water which was stopped by Delphox but it was caught off guard when it was hit in the face with an Aqua Tail which knocked it into the watery sphere which sent it air bound, much to everyone's surprise. Not losing a beat, Leaf commanded Zorua to use Snarl and Buneary to use Thunder Punch while Red made Vulpix use Hex and Meowth to use Feint Attack which the attack combination slammed the Pokemon down on the floor, knocking the wind out of the magician fox. When it was about to get ambushed, Delphox unleashed a strong psychic blast that pushed back everyone before it dashed towards Leaf, its staff burning aflame before it swung down, creating a wave of fire that covered the brunette.
Upon seeing the sight, Red's heart fell before he turned to Delphox who appeared in front of him, seeing it about to do another swipe of its stick which was stopped by a wall of water. Ariana took a moment before she snapped her fingers, Vileplume glowed, vines coming out of the ground and latching around Milotic and making it wince it pain. Seeing the water wall fall down, the redhead quickly made her move which was countered by Red using an item to blind the fox's eyesight along with a Hex from Vulpix before he took the chance to put distance between him and the Pokemon. Before he could do anything, Delphox shot a telekinetic blast which sent him rocketing to the wall, spitting out blood. "Yes! Kill him!"
It was about to unleash another blast until a bone hit it in the face along with a black sound wave which made it skid back. When Red got up, he noticed Delphox getting knocked around by the bone before a sphere of water hit its stomach before he turned to Leaf's direction only to let out a sigh of relief when he sees her. 'Thank Arceus!'
He then noticed the creature in front of her, his eyes widened upon seeing it as it spun the bone in its hand, absorbing the fire around it. "Marowak..."
The Pokemon turned to his direction, having a smile on its face. 'Greeting, I guess it's time I show you my gratitude for you granting me my wish.'
Turning to the redheaded admin who had a Delphox beside her, the Bone Keeper Pokemon's expression hardened as her bone starts glowing. 'And my revenge.'
Before Red could acknowledge what she said, an intense shockwave burst through the room, sending everyone including Ariana back but that did not stop the smile on the woman's face as she took out a whip from her belt buckle, a crack echoing from it which instinctively made everyone flinch. "I'm going to enjoy this. You better stay there, old man."
Hearing the woman's words, Red slowly moved until he saw the man but his eyes widened upon the state of Mr. Fuji. The man was on the floor with wounds over his body and tied up in ropes as Vileplume stood beside him.
"What...happened?" His hands clenched tightly, seeing the man cough profusely as the spores from the Flower Pokemon spread towards his nostrils. Ariana's smirk grew as she held up the man by the back of his neck. "Well, we were having a talk but the bag of bones refused to cooperate with us so we had to…persuade him into helping us."
Red was about to lash at her but he was stopped when he felt a hand, seeing Leaf look at him with a serious expression. "You know that we need to take her down together."
He looked down in frustration, anger clouding his thoughts. 'Why do I have to be so damn useless?'
"Mystical Fire."
This caught both their attentions as they noticed Delphox used the move which was countered by Wartortle's Protect before it throws its stick which absorbed the flames, the projectile getting stronger. Before it was able to reach them, Marowak flung its club which collided with the staff, resulting in a tie. Not missing momentum, Delphox created several orbs of fire on them before releasing them which hit the shield continuously, causing cracks in the veil which worried Leaf. "No way! Hold on, Warto-"
Within a moment, the move was destroyed immediately, Red able to make Vulpix redirect the projectiles until another fireball came towards them, Red barely able to notice it. "Milotic! Water Pulse, shi-"
It was too late when the next projectile sent them rocketing back, some of them hitting the gravestones while the two trainers skidded across the floor. Before they could get up, Marowak fell down in front of them, barely able to get up.
"Damn it! Roselia and Buneary, let's-" Leaf could not finish her statement, seeing them knocked unconscious which shocked her. "Oh no..."
Gritting her teeth, she returned her Pokemon while Red was healing Marowak and commanding his Milotic to create another shield with Water Pulse. Taking out Nida, the duo supported Marowak and Meowth with water bullets as their Pokemon clashed with Delphox, creating a shockwave which repelled them back to their side of the room. The Bone Keeper then went on the offensive, using Shadow Bone which made clashed with Delphox's stick, both Pokemon struggling as Marowak skillfully and aggressively strikes the Psychic type, spinning the weapon to strengthen its power with the help of Vulpix, much to Ariana's surprise.
"Hmph. Just take it out. One Mystical Flame will do enough. Try not to hold back." Delphox then started out stretching its arms, Red hearing chanting until it waved its wand before massive flames in the form of a salamander came towards Marowak which it tried to block but ended up being overwhelmed as the teens created another shield to block themselves, this time barely being successful.
"It took us everything to just get it tired and this walking witch fox is tearing it apart like it's nothing." Leaf commented before she looked at Nida, trying to find an opening until she turned to Swablu, a smile on her face. "Red, I got an idea to help our ghost friend."
Meanwhile the battle between Marowak and Delphox continued which resulted in the Ghost type being knocked to the floor again, Ariana's cackles echoed in the air as she approached it with a smirk on her face before she stomp on its head. "Such power for a Pokemon, it's too bad that you're dead, you would have made a good addition to our forces. But then again, it explains why you can't be caught."
'I will...defeat you...' The apparition said, struggling to get up under the admin's boot. "To still be standing after one Mystical Fire…it's not surprising but it still kinda hurt my pride."
Ariana was about to make another command until her Pokemon protected her from an attack, turning to see Poli which made her grit her teeth, about to use her whip only to see it stuck to the ground with ice. "Fucking little shits."
She was caught by surprise when she saw Red behind her with Poli confusing her as her Delphox who blocked a Bubble Beam from the Water type but was hit in the back by another attack which made it falter. Taking the opportunity to attack the fox, Meowth was shocked when it was sent into the air before unleashing Mystical Fire which was countered by Swablu's Hyper Voice and Watortle's Water Pulse. Meanwhile, Marowak stood up and spun its weapon that absorbed the mystic energy within the room then throwing it towards the Psychic type who evaded the move. The Bone Keeper smiled before it glowed, the club coming back to Delphox who was about to stop the attack until it noticed Nida running to it at a blistering speed.
"Oh no!" In an instant, both attacks were stopped mere inches from the magician fox. It was about to attack them until it was hit by Meowth from the back with a slash, causing it to cry aloud while Red and Leaf barraged it with attacks from Poli, Vulpix and Swablu. Having enough and charging up a fireball, Delphox was about to attack until it and Ariana heard a sound. "What is that sound?"
Turning to the direction of the noise, they both could only watch with a mixture of shock and horror at a massive tornado of water. Both of them looked down, seeing smiles on Red and Leaf's faces.
"Now, Water Vortex."
The two Pokemon directed the tornado towards the admin, her getting pulled out of the way by her Pokemon before it created a telekinetic veil, feeling a pain course through its body which made it struggle against the attack.
"Delphox, stand your ground!" The red headed woman yelled before noticing the pained look on its face, searching for the source of it. Meanwhile, Leaf had a smirk on her face, holding Cleffy who was glowing darkly. "It's not Hex but it's the next best thing."
Seeing the brunette's Pokemon, Ariana dashed towards her which was noticed by Red who chased the woman before he was stopped by the whip. "Don't think this will go your way like last time, boy."
The woman was unable to continue when she started feeling nauseous, realizing that Poli's belly was swirling slowly, about to call Vileplume but was stopped when she felt a hit to her head which made her dizzy. "D-Damn…it…Vil…e…"
Her Pokemon saw the scene, overpowering the twister but could not draw its power due to Vulpix's Hex. Tracking the Psychic type, it then charged a pink orb in its hand, its eyes glowing intensely. Suddenly, something hit Delphox, knocking it in midair, the Pokemon barely able to shake itself out of its dizziness as it started floating. It was about to launch an attack until it felt pain course through its tail, Nida holding onto the appendage before slamming it to the ground repeatedly which knocked the wind out of the fox. 'Look out above!'
Looking above it, Delphox could only stare at the tornado as it turned towards it again as it gets enveloped by the attack. Thinking quickly, Leaf returned Nida while everyone watched the move get more dangerous and out of control, Red making his command. "Milotic, Water Pulse! Poli, shoot Bubblebeam!"
"Wartortle, join them!" Leaf followed.
The Pokemon nodded before launching their attacks which empowered the tornado, Ariana able to stay on the ground due to being bounded by Beedrill's String Shot. The strong winds created by the move was about to make Leaf fly away until Red held unto her, the combined weight of him and their Pokemon keeping them on the floor. "Hold on!"
After a while, the attack started becoming unstable, the debris breaking apart from the pressure. Looking at the move, Red heard a gasp, turning to Duskull who watched the tornado with a glowing eye. 'Oh…no…'
Before he could ask, the attack was destroyed, leaving only water droplets and stone fragments, the display of power surprising the two teenagers who could only watch in awe. Delphox stood alone in the middle of the blast, glaring at the teenagers with a cold expression etched on its face.
"Why…" Leaf muttered in horror as Wartortle used Protect, its veil sheltering them from the incoming debris and water. Putting its stick on its tail while levitating, Delphox started glowing intensely before letting out a telekinetic blast which easily broke through the blue turtle's shield, the fox immediately having to protect itself from an intense blast of water before it launches its counterattack. During this confrontation, Leaf took this opportunity to move away from the conflict to get across the room as Red nodded at her, creating a distraction as she travelled across the room. When she reached the man, Poli immediately used Hypnosis to put Vileplume to sleep before the brunette cut the bindings of Mr. Fuji. "W-what are you doing? You shouldn't be her-"
"Save it, old man. We came this far, went out of our way and sleep and got injured to get here. You gon' get saved." Leaf whispered before an intense wind went by them, the girl seeing Red dodged its attacks while shooting at the Pokemon.
"Damn it! Can the Pokemon not be annoying and all knowing?" Leaf complained which earned a glare from Delphox. It was about to attack her until something hit it in the back and sent it to the ground before getting up and turning to see nothing, much to its confusion. Trying to get up, the magician fox got smacked again before getting shot by a series of bullets which stunned it, seeing the glare on Milotic. 'Bad choice, witch!'
Seeing Leaf with Mr. Fuji, Red made Wartortle use Protect before commanding Milotic to hit it her way with Aqua Tail which Delphox barely dodged the move, caught off guard by a Water Pulse that sent it stumbling to the floor. Returning Wartortle and letting out the water starter, she grabbed the man's arm before she headed towards the stairs.
"Wartortle, use Protect!" As she shield covered the duo, Leaf took the old man towards the staircase. Mr. Fuji tried to fight against her hold and protest. "We need to go back. We should not give them the chance to find what they're looking for."
The brunette turned to him with a worrisome face, wondering what he's speaking off. "But the admin is right there and we knocked out all the grunts. Plus, I called the police just in case."
"There is another admin, young girl…" This made Leaf's heart dropped, her starting to sweat profusely before they hear a sound across the room. Before they could turn their heads, something flew past them which surprised the both of them, an impact to the wall getting their attention, seeing Marowak imbedded into it before falling to the ground. "What the hell…?"
She got her answer when her Pokemon was knocked back to the wall and a blast hitting Wartortle, knocking it out and the shockwave sending Leaf and Mr. Fuji away. Barely holding his own with Milotic and Meowth beside him, Red glared at the hole with a serious expression.
"I'm very disappointed, Ariana."
A calm voice resonated through the room, the sheer coldness made Red's body instinctively flinch. Footsteps echoed through the quiet room as Ariana got up in a sluggish pace, wiping the blood spilling from her bottom lip with a scowl. "Shut it, Archer."
While the two admins bickered, Mr. Fuji looked at the two young trainers with a worrying expression on his face. Leaf returned her unconscious Pokemon, thanking them for their participation in the fight, seeing that she has only Cleffy and Swablu left. "Damn it! I don't have Pokemon left and I barely have any Revives or Potions left. How about you, Red?"
"A good amount left but we need some time to recoup."
The two of them watched the two admins before Red gave Leaf a few of the medicine, the elderly caretaker watching the red capped boy in surprise before a smile came across his face. "You have grown a lot, Red."
"Yeah. I'm…I'm just glad you're ok, Grandpa." The raven haired youth smiled while eyeing his enemies carefully. Hearing the boy, Mr. Fuji laughed before tapping his chest. "They couldn't take down this old man so easily."
"It is true." Archer said as he approached them, stopping by the staircase.
"No matter how hard I try to negotiate with him, he would not give up the secrets of the tower so sadly we had to resort to…unpleasant methods to extract the information." Archer said, his Houndoom beside him exhaling fire from its mouth. He then cleared his throat, looking at the three with a serious glare. "Now…to all of you."
"It has come to my attention that you have been causing severe malfunctions to the plans of our organization. From what I have seen of Ariana today and the descriptions given by my fellow Rocket members, I can be confident to assume that you have been the one creating this 'resistance' towards us, boy. It is because of this that I was assigned to this mission." Holding a peculiar ball in his hand which made Mr. Fuji shudder in fear, the blue haired admin smiling wickedly while admiring the capsule. Glaring at Red with a disappointed expression on his face, he commenced his speech once again. "Just know I do not share Ariana's enthusiasm for battle and her sheer persistence for seeking talent. I am here for business. Now I will dispose of you all. Houndoom."
"Meowth, Feint Attack! Milotic, Water Pulse to create a tidal wave!"
Houndoom then disappeared, Meowth eyes turning into slits before it dashed forward, clashing blows with the hell dog, the Dark type easily overpowering the feline before getting hit by a huge tidal wave, sending it back a few feet from its initial position. Getting up, smoke emitted from its body until it glared at them, the two teen noticing this. "Swablu, Hyper Voice and Cleffy, Metronome."
"Milotic, water bullets; Vulpix, Hex to slow it down."
"Zorua, assist them with Snarl!"
Dashing forward, Houndoom evaded everyone's attacks until its mouth sprouted flames which spread throughout the room, turning the place aflame. Easily knocking out its opponents, the Dark type's flames were absorbed by Marowak who attacked Delphox, slamming the weapon unto its head before it got blasted by Houndoom's Dark Pulse.
'We're barely able to hold up against Delphox. Now we have to deal with it and Houndoom.' Red mentally contemplated his options, taking out some Berries and Revives to heal his Pokemon, throwing a Smoke Ball to buy time. "Alright, we need to do this quick, Leaf."
"Inferno!"
Before Red could do anything, the attack scorched all his healing items, Milotic creating a water shield to stop any further damage.
"I'm sorry to do this but I will have to cut this battle short. And that means no items." Archer said, Houndoom growling harshly as it slowly approaches the trio. Looking at Mr. Fuji and Leaf, Red then looked at his options before he sighed, looking at the ground. "Make a run for it."
The brunette looked at him in worry while cradling Zorua who was whimpering from its burns. "Wait! What?"
Red readied his slingshot and a can of Repel while stretching his body. "Run for it. And take Grandpa with you too. I'll hold them off."
"But-" She stopped when Red looked at her, her eyes becoming glazed and shiny as she saw his smile, the pleading look in his eyes as he spoke. "Please…I want you guys to be safe. Don't worry, I'll be right behind you. I will try my best to buy time. Just go."
The brunette took a while before nodding, taking Mr. Fuji against his will and walking towards the stairs. "Just hold on, I'll get backup."
"Now then."
Dashing forward with Milotic, Vulpix and Meowth, Red was not ready when Houndoom lunged forward and charging a Solar Beam in its mouth. Before he could do anything, an immense light covered the area for a while until he opened his eyes, barely able to recover from the move.
'You…ok…Red?' Red heard, able to see correctly until his eyes widened in front of him. There he saw Milotic, heavily damaged and its body covered with bruises as it could barely stay upright and panting heavily.
"M-Milotic!" He yelled, running to the serpent. Seeing the damage on her scales, the raven haired teen's hands shook uncontrollably before he heard Archer's voice. "You could've prevented this by minding your business, boy. Kids have no business meddling into adults' affairs."
'I'm…ok…you need to…stop being so…risky…' Red was about to help the serpent but was interrupted when Houndoom came in front of him, charging an Inferno which was stopped by Vulpix's Extrasensory. Using a flashlight to blind the canine, he quickly commanded Meowth to use Aerial Ace which the Fire and Dark type was able to block with Iron Tail. Quickly recovering its sight, Houndoom made a swipe which knocked the feline away before shot a Dark Pulse which sent it into the ceiling. "Meowth!"
'Not again.' Red thought as he heard some uncomfortable sounds which made his eyes water. He then quickly returned Meowth, unable to react quickly enough to Houndoom's Dark Pulse which collided with Vulpix's Flame Burst, the black blast easily overpowering the Fire type move until it rocketed Red and his Pokemon back.
'Alright, three, two…' Seeing the canine quickly about to continue its assault, he quickly shot a berry along with a Smoke Ball, expecting to buy some time. He could only watch in shock when the canine burnt the berry then knocking away the Smoke Ball with Iron Tail, sending it to another section before shooting a Dark Pulse. He quickly dodged the attack, feeling an intense pain course through his foot which made him fall on his face, clutching the appendage. "Owwwwww…"
Red could barely stand as he watched Houndoom charge another attack, a smirk on its trainer's face. "Time to die!"
As it shot the attack, Vulpix used another Flame Burst which failed, the Dark Pulse hitting both of them to the ground before it tried to get up again, a determined expression on its face, Archer enjoying the boy's expressions. "Resistance is futile, boy. You are too weak. Trying to play hero when you can't even save yourself."
'Shut up…' Red tried his best to fight it off but the power gap was too large, failing as Vulpix fell to the ground, unconscious. Returning the fox, the raven haired youth looked towards the stairs with a somber expression. 'Either way I slice it, I'm not winning this fight.'
"Have you given up, boy? You can always join us and become stronger. You have the talent. You have the drive. What do you say?" Ariana pleaded, outstretching her hand but Archer's frown got bigger before he snapped his fingers, his Houndoom slowly getting closer to the teen.
Red tried to run towards the stairs but a shot hit his path which made him know that he had no way out of this situation, making him click his teeth in frustration.
When it shot an Inferno, Red threw a Repel which in contact with the Fire type move created an explosion before he ran, unable to reach far when Delphox was in front of him until he heard Ariana, seeing Marowak on the floor. "You don't have a choice honestly. Either you join us or die."
"Kill him." Archer ordered, watching both Pokemon corner the teenager until noticing his shadow which started shaking and moving uncontrollably but something else came out from the man's peripheral vision. In front of the two admins were Leaf, Zorua and Cubone by her side as she had a serious expression on her face.
"To think that you had given Ariana so much trouble but you had to get so much help. Did you really think that you could challenge us with that level of strength? You're just a weakling." He snapped his fingers again, Houndoom charging a Solar Beam which Red took advantage of, launching an Iron Ball in the dog's eye, making it whimper. He then made another shot but Houndoom dodged the move, shooting the blast which the duo barely dodged, Leaf commanding Zorua to use Snarl which hit the hell dog. Turning to the brunette, the dog mouth spew sparks until it was hit by Cubone's bone, angering it before it shot another blast which knocked both Pokemon. It was about to let out another fiery blast but was stopped when Red threw another Repel can, an explosion sending back the canine back. Taking a Smoke Ball and throwing it towards the admins and shooting an Iron Ball at a hanging chandelier, Red grabbed Leaf and sprinted towards the stairs along with the both of them dragging Marowak along the way.
"Good thing it's in Alolan form." Leaf said as they both carried it to the staircase entrance. Before they could do anything, Red did not expect to see Houndoom in their pathway, unleashing a Dark Pulse that sent them flying back to the top floor until they hit the ground.
"Uuuhhhh...my back…" Red got up, feeling an intense pain through his back before seeing that Zorua and Cubone are not wounded horribly which made him take a sigh of relief. "Phew! Glad to see they're ok. How about you Le-"
His words fell silent upon witnessed in front of him, falling down on his knees.
What he saw was a sight that made his eyes widened as he quickly forgot the situation he is in. What he saw was something he never wanted to see in his lifetime ever.
"No…"
There was Leaf.
His friend, Leaf, sprawled out on the floor however what made him feel like a knife just stabbed him through the chest was the gash at her side, a red puddle coming from her body on the ground. Quickly scrambling towards her, he cradled her in his arms while she was coughing up blood. While he was inspecting her wounds, he started panting heavily when he noticed that she had a sprained arm.
"Leaf…no…nonononoo…"
His shaky hands held unto her face, the girl weakly looked at him, trying to speak which failed. "What a weakling. Look at how much people that you have hurt because of your weaknesses."
"Shut up…" He mumbled, speaking to Zorua before it shined brightly, creating an immense smokescreen that covered him and Leaf. Hearing her coughs and wheezes, Red hugged her, removing his jacket and inspecting her wound as he tries bandaging her wounds, tears expelling from his face while he removes her blouse and trying hard to stop the bleeding and ignoring the taunts of the admin. "Please…shut up…stop speaking…please…"
Seeing Leaf trying to move her hand and holding unto him, Red looked at her with a smile on his face and encourage her. "It's gonna be ok, Leaf. I swear…it's gonna be ok."
Hearing Houndoom approaching them, Archer started laughing, enjoying the results of the mission as he spoke into his walkie talkie. "Yes…the mission is completed…Get a ride for us please…"
After making the call, he then heard a battle cry before he saw Marowak dashed forward and clashed with his Pokemon, pure anger written on her face while she pushes back the Dark type. 'How dare you hurt my son? Are you not satisfied with the pain that you have caused us, you heartless monster?! Do you have any idea of the pain you cost us by destroying our habitats?! Do you?!'
"Why should I care? You Pokemon are just tools for our goals. Mere. Weapons." The coldness of his tone and the way he spoke it like it was something normal made the Ghost type look at him in awe before Houndoom hits it with a Dark Pulse.
"No…nonono…no…"
After treating her wounds the best he could, Red felt lightheaded, looking at his hands that were coated in blood before he vomited.
'This is not what was supposed to happen. I've changed, haven't I?' He started hyperventilating as his thoughts went awry, a single tear leaving Leaf's eye when she saw the panicked state of the boy. 'Get a hold of yourself, Red. We…can't stay here.'
"Why…?" Red pulled his hair, watching flames dancing everywhere as Marowak was pinned to the ground by Houndoom who a grin on its face. Red's entire body shook in fear instinctively as he felt his gloves. It reminded him of back then. Archer walked up to the Pokemon with a smile until he raise a brow. "I just noticed now."
Ariana looked at him with a baffled expression before he continued. "It's peculiar powers. Your restless spirit. This was the Marowak that I killed at the Route near Rock Tunnel. So you came back as a spirit. This should explain your ability to change forms."
Hearing this made Red shocked, looking at the admin with a horrified expression as the man continued. "A weakling trainer and a pathetic Pokemon. Well, I'm finished here. Let's destroy this place."
A Gengar appeared next to him, snickering and pointing towards the boy's direction which put everyone's eyes towards him. "There you are, boy. Gengar."
The Ghost type immediately appeared in front of Red, knocking out Zorua then shooting him in the stomach, knocking the wind out of him. Seeing the Gengar charging a Shadow Ball towards the brunette, the boy eyes starting to glow intensely.
"Get the hell away from her!" He yelled angrily, outstretching his hand. Gengar was about to stop him but his shadow moved swiftly, hitting it in the stomach before slamming it into its own attack. Before the Pokemon could make a counterattack, Red sprayed a can of Repel in its eyes before he commanded Duskull to attack, the Pokemon letting a series of tackles before hitting the Ghost Pokemon. During the assault, he felt a chill from the Ghost type Pokemon when it took the last strike from Duskull that knocked it out cold, much to Archer's surprise. "Ariana is definitely right about one thing. You're persistent."
Seeing a club just inches from his face, Houndoom blocking it with an Iron Tail, the man absentmindedly while Red tried to lift Leaf on his back and carry her to the staircase in the midst of the confusion.
"If there is anyone you should blame, it should be that boy over there." Upon hearing this, Red paled which Leaf notice, tightening her grip around his neck which came to naught.
"Because of him, we had to take so much…precautionary measures to get money. He interrupted the Mt. Moon heist which would have yield three times more the fortune that we are getting on these little fetch quests." Red then gritted his teeth, feeling angry and frustrated with himself as he looked at the ground. As he reached the stairs, he heard a shriek from Leaf as her body twitching uncontrollably which made him worried. "Leaf! What's wrong? What's happening?"
'It should have been me.'
Barely dodging an Iron Tail, Red noticed Gengar still conscious, a familiar glow around its body that made his eyes widened as it said. 'Diediediediedie…'
'It should have been me.'
Seeing Leaf screaming in pain as her wounds starts to bleed again, Red feeling the tears on his back as he glared at Archer who looked at him with a smile. "This is all your fault, boy."
"Not again. Not like him. Please."
Before he could voice his counter, Red got pulled back into the room which separating him from Leaf. Getting up, he saw Archer approaching Leaf who was sprawled on her back, still twitching from Curse.
"Please no. No. No!" The raven haired youth was pleading at this point, trying to see if Duskull could help but it was stuck on the ground from Delphox's Psychic along with him.
'Why didn't I listen?'
He watched with tears in his eyes as the man grab Leaf by the hair before kicking her in the gut, eliciting a cry from the girl.
'I never changed, haven't I? Just a useless failure!'
Hearing her cries, the boy wondered what happened that came to this. His mind flooded with questions and to at least get Leaf away from here. She doesn't deserve this. This was his fight. He looked down, tears coming out of his eyes before an idea came to his mind. He gritted his teeth, mustering all his strength to move but it was no match for Delphox's telekinetic hold. "I'll…join you guys. I'm done. Just take me instead. Leave her out of this."
"That's not how we do this things, boys." Archer said, satisfied with the results as Red sees Delphox group up Cubone, Zorua and Leaf before Houndoom walking towards them with sparks coming from its mouth. "As a member of Team Rocket, we will need to…erase any form of evidence or resistance to our ranks. And this girl is the daughter of one of the bigger heads of the Kanto Police Force."
The teal haired man looked at him, a devilish smirk on his face as he dusted his clothing. "Filth like this should be killed. Wannabe heroes like you should learn a lesson of what happens when you deal with Team Rocket. Think of it as an eye opener. Now, Houndoom."
'I'm done.' The teen stopped moving, just giving up as he once again looked at Leaf, seeing her unconscious. 'I'm done. No more.'
He looked at the admins, nothing but anger in his eyes as he sees the look on Archer's face. That look, that damn expression.
It reminded him of those grunts on Mt. Moon. It reminded him of Klaus.
It reminded him of V.
Every time he sees the look, he could only watch helplessly like a helpless puppy, shedding tears and unable to do nothing. Like those people who accused him, he could only sit there and take the assault. He looked one last time at his friends, they should not be treated like this. His final look was towards Archer and Ariana, the look on their faces made him could only think one thing.
'I won't forgive you.'
Archer felt a chill up his spine, the feeling made him look around which caught Ariana's attention. "What's wrong? You picked up something?"
They could feel the pressure in the atmosphere strengthening as an ominous gust of wind started swirling around the room.
'They're right. Those people at Pallet were right. No matter where I go, I cause pain.'
The two then looked ahead, seeing a boy on the ground, his eyes were obscured by his hair that pointed in all direction, seemingly dancing with the wind.
'No matter hard I try.'
They instinctively stepped back, feeling a growing feeling of uneasiness coursing through their body as they watch the boy squirm against Delphox's hold.
'I'll always be…'
Leaf felt the pressure, weakly looking to the side to see her friend, an immense red glow within the mop of hair on his head which made her shudder at the look of them. 'Red…?'
Seeing Red glare at them, Archer and Ariana could only shake in fear, seeing rage etched on his face but the one thing that made them the most horrified is his eyes. His entire eyes covered by his hair, an ethereal glow emitted from them that most believe would be impossible. A color similar only to blood.
Eyes coated in crimson.
'A monster.'
I'm done. My gosh, you have no idea how long this chapter took to write up. I love the battle for this chapter and had a blast in writing everything in it but man, everything just did not want me to finish this chapter. I had a writer's block on this and trust me it sucks when you are in the middle of this story. I'm just glad I also have the next chapter written down as well…almost. I hope that you guys love the characters of Archer and Ariana so far. Didn't want to introduce them so soon but better to start with these two first. It sucks what I had to do to Leaf in this episode but I needed a catalyst for the thing in this chapter so yeah. You don't know how much I had to literally repeat the scene before I was comfortable enough to write it. I hope you guys like Marowak's involvement in the fight in this chapter, I really thought long and hard on this. Anyways, I hope you guys like this and tell me your thoughts on this chapter and keep safe as always. Enigma out!
