Draperade: The Game of Gangs Episode 2: Do Unto Others
(July 2nd, 2016)
(It's another day at Verge City's Thrifty Megamart. Ampharos and Floatzel are seen in the store's frozen section stocking the freezers with ice cream. Surprisingly, Draperade isn't with them)
Floatzel: I wonder what Draperade's excuse for missing work will be this time?
Ampharos: Where could he be? He got his casts removed last Sunday and he told us that he got the green light to return to work.
Floatzel: Then why isn't he here then?
Ampharos: Maybe he's still grieving from losing Braixen. He really loved her, you know.
Floatzel: If he is grieving he'd better get over it soon. If he's not here then that makes more work for us.
Ampharos: I don't know about you, but I kind of like my work. It's honest, not very stressful, I just feel relaxed when I'm here.
Mr. Gold: (Walking up to them) I'm glad to hear you like your job so much, Ampharos.
(Ampharos and Floatzel turn to greet their boss)
Ampharos: Morning, Mr. Gold, how are you?
Mr. Gold: I'm fine. I can't help but notice that Draperade missed another day of work.
Floatzel: Yeah, it's not like him to flake like this. Mr. Gold, you're our manager, maybe you know why Draperade hasn't shown up for work.
Mr. Gold: All he told me over the phone was that he had some important business to take care of before he went back to work.
Floatzel: What business would that be?
Mr. Gold: He didn't say, but I didn't ask any further questions. It's not my place to know the things that go on in the lives of others.
Ampharos: Well, when I went to Mr. O's Noodle and Rice Emporium earlier to pick up my lunch for today, Mr. O said that when he dropped by Draperade's apartment he appeared angrier than he usually is. This is just a random thought, but what if he decides to go after the Shadow Men for what they did?
Floatzel: Why would that be a bad thing? They're one of the Ten Gangs that rule this dump with an iron fist. I say by going after them he's doing everyone in this city a giant favor.
Ampharos: While I agree it would be nice to see the Ten Gangs get knocked down a peg; A: He can't handle them alone unless he has a concrete plan. And B: The Ten Gangs are like one big twisted family. If you take out one gang, the other nine are going to hunt you down even if it takes until the end of their days. Even though it may hurt him knowing that the men who ruined his life got away with their crimes, I think it'd be in Draperade's best interest if he left well enough alone.
Floatzel: I say to hell with all that jazz. If you ruin my life, I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure that the assholes responsible pay for their sins.
Ampharos: You know, Floatzel, you always talk a big game, but when it's time to prove yourself you back down without hesitation.
Floatzel: I'm brave enough to kick your butt right here in the store in front of our manager!
Mr. Gold: Gentlemen, please, stop your fighting.
(Floatzel and Ampharos calm down)
Ampharos: So, Mr. Gold, what would you do if you were in Draperade's shoes?
Mr. Gold: To be honest with you boys, I don't know. I hope I never have to find out. And I hope that wherever Draperade is now, and whatever he's doing, he has a level head on his shoulders.
(Meanwhile, we cut to Draperade who is situated on the rooftop of a building not far from Mr. O's Noodle and Rice Emporium and the Ultra Burger. He has his binoculars out as he stares at the two restaurants with it)
Draperade: You bastards have to show up sometime. And when you do…the countdown on your death clocks will begin!
(Intro: Touch Off by UVERworld)
((Opening Instrumentals) Ato ikutsu no jiyuu wo! Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na (More Instrumentals) Fire)
(In Verge City, the sun goes down and the streetlights come on. When the last bit of natural light fades from the city, all of the criminals come out to play. As an assortment of evil Pokémon go about their dastardly deeds, Draperade watches from atop a hill in anger and disgust. As he looks at the madness unfold in the distance, the title for the fanfic 'Draperade: Game of Gangs' appears in the skyline)
(Saa ore no ban da sentou battaa. Nani ga shippai ka nante mada shiru mae ni. Doukasen mitsukete. Soko ni Fire. Ogamu kami nante inai ya hoshi mo nai ya. Demo negau koto wa yamenakatta. Koukai osore tachidomaru ashimoto. Soko ni Fire)
(Draperade runs down a city street, taking out any criminal in his way. As he continues running, multiple citizens cheer him on, including an Oranguru, a Passimian, a Kommo-o, a Haxorus, a Golduck, an Ampharos, and a Floatzel. Soon, more hybrids join Draperade on his run. In order we see Simitelle, Gallatowl, Blaziape, Arcadash, Lunarock and Solatone, Conkelperior, Cazumarill, Shifquerain, Venentula. Each of these 10 hybrids take down a criminal as they appear on screen and join Draperade in the run. Speaking of which, a pan reveals that the group is running towards a huge mansion)
(Wasuretai koto wa wasurerarenai koto. Tengoku e no michi wa jigoku kara tsunagatteru. Wazuka na hibana ga honou ni kawatteku. Togatta mama de oi tsuzuketeku. Go to future)
(Our heroes make it to the front gate of the mansion where they find the mayor of Verge City, a Grimmsnarl named Mayor Grimm. The evil mayor snaps his fingers and sends out his 10 minions and their subordinates. They include…)
(A Honchkrow named Al Krowpone and his goons, Obstagoon, Krookodile, Scrafty, and Absol)
(A Sceptile named Sceptakuma and his goons, Decidueye, Breloom, Leavanny, and Cacturne)
(A Scizor named Scizward the Awful and his goons, Perrserker, Aegislash, Mawile, and Steelix)
(An Electivire named Eltonvire and his goons, High and Low Key Toxtricity, Eelektross, and Heliolisk)
(A Lopunny named Anne Punny and her goons, Primeape, Grapploct, Sirfetch'd, and Hariyama)
(A Noivern named Charles Noibergh and his goons, Fearow, Drifblim, Corviknight, and Staraptor)
(A Greninja named Grenseppe Grecco and his goons, Seismitoad, Poliwrath, Politoed, and a whole hoard of Tympole, Paplitoad, Poliwag, and Poliwhirl)
(An Alakazam named Alakalov and his goons, a male and female Meowstic, Beeheeyem, and Orbeetle)
(A Mr. Rime named Rimepoleon and his goons, Froslass, Jynx, Frosmoth, and Mamoswine)
(And a Banette named Nette Bundy who is all by himself, sporting a sadistic grin)
(Wazuka suusenchi datte negatta basho ni mukatte. Susunde yuku tomaru nante. Na, na, na, na, na, na, na!)
(Angry, Draperade rushes ahead at the evil mayor. Grimm's goons stand in Draperade's way and they fire attacks at him, but he's fast enough to dodge. The other hybrids take care of the villains as the Roserade/Drapion hybrid keeps charging at the Grimmsnarl)
(Kokoro ni aganatte satoshite wa akirameru. Sore de mirai de nani ga ieru. Na, na, na, na, na, na, na)
(Draperade makes it to Mayor Grimm and he fires a Pin Missle at him. The evil mayor dodges out of the way and hits the hybrid with Hammer Arm. As Draperade gets up, the other hybrids rush to his aide and help him on his feet as Mayor Grimm's goons rush to his side)
(Susunde yuku tomaru nante. Na, na, na, na, na, na, na)
(The two sides glare at each other and prepare to clash as the song ends and we cut to a shot of the city in the distance, signaling the end of this intro)
(Later in the day, Draperade is seen napping on top of the rooftop that he was situated on. He had waited so long for the Shadow Men to show up that he fell asleep waiting for them. But suddenly, he was jolted awake when he heard a group shouting, cheering, and laughing. He looked over the edge with his binoculars to see the Shadow Men, Obstagoon, Krookodile, Scrafty, and Absol. The four are, once again, running down the street and pushing the innocent populous out of the way, not caring who gets hurt. The run across the street and into the Ultra Burger)
Draperade: So the demons have finally come out to play. Let's see what they're up to.
(Draperade moves from rooftop to rooftop to get to the rooftop of the Ultra Burger. When he does, he sees the Shadow Men leave with their bags of food)
Scrafty: (As he leaves) Thanks for the food, fat boy! (His three friends laugh as they sit down on the picnic bench and start eating)
(Draperade stares at the Shadow Men from atop the Ultra Burger's roof, more specifically the Shadow Men that weren't Absol. As he looked at Obstagoon, Krookodile, and Scrafty, he got flashbacks on what happened that day)
(Looking at Scrafty gave Draperade flashbacks to when he tricked him into opening the door, letting them in)
(Looking at Krookodile gave Draperade flashbacks to when they were wrestling on the floor)
(Looking at Obstagoon gave Draperade flashbacks to when his Night Slash killed Braixen)
(These flashbacks were filling Draperade with so much rage it took all of his strength to keep him from jumping down from the burger joint's roof and getting into a fight with the four dark types. But he knew he'd be fighting a losing battle then. Instead he decided to wait until they finished their meal.
(Sometime later, the four dark types finished their food and grabbed the lone bag that contained Krowpone's meal)
Obstagoon: Let's get this to Krowpone and show him our loot for the day, boys.
(The four dark types got up from the picnic bench and started to head back for their base. Once they made their move, so did Draperade. The hybrid followed the quartet of dark types by, once again, hopping from rooftop to rooftop, hoping he wouldn't be detected by them. He wasn't!)
(Draperade eventually made it to Krowpone's hideout: And old aristocratic mansion with three stories)
Draperade: (To himself) I know this place. This was the home of Cornelius Vanderthorn, Verge City's very first mayor before the Grimm family took over. They said that Vanderthorn chose to leave the city as soon as the first Mayor Grimm took office, fearing the surge of criminal activity from his 'abolishment of the police force' and 'survival of the fittest' ideals. So this is what's become of his mansion. It's a hideout for Al Krowpone and his Shadow Men.
(Draperade watches as the four dark types open the gates to the mansion and walk up the walkway to the front doors. The dark types open the doors and walk inside)
Scrafty: Bossy, we're home! (Enters with the rest of his friends and closes the door behind him)
(As soon as the Shadow Men enter the mansion, Draperade hops off the rooftop he was currently on, and with a roll, lands onto the mansion's property. He sees an open window on the third floor, so he scales the mansion and creeps over to it, making sure not to arouse suspicion. He takes a peek to find the study where Al Krowpone sits behind a desk smoking a cigar. Inside the study, Draperade hears what sounds like someone knocking on the door. Draperade hides next to the window and tries to listen in one what's happening, occasionally taking a peek to get a better look at what was happening)
Krowpone: Come in!
(Obstagoon, Krookodile, Scrafty, and Absol enter the study)
Krowpone: Ah, my Shadow Men. Was today another good day for business?
Obstagoon: The best one yet, sir. Take a look! (Takes off his sack pack and empties the contents, revealing a plethora of jewels, dollar bills, coins, and perhaps most interesting, small round balls of light)
Krowpone: (Picks up one of the balls of light and looks at it) I see you even picked up a few souls. I'm sure these will serve Alakalov well.
Draperade: Souls?! (He gets a flashback to when Obstagoon put on that strange glowing glove and approached him with it) That glove he wore probably helps him steal souls. And those souls are probably what Alakalov does research on. But why is he researching souls of all things? (He goes back to listening in on the Dark Type's conversation)
Krookodile: We also brought home dinner for you. (Tosses the doggie bag his way and the crow Pokémon examines the contents)
Krowpone: Looks delicious, but I can't eat now. This harvest is so good I must give it to Mayor Grimm post haste. (He takes all of the loot and souls and puts them back in Obstagoon's sack pack which he takes) He'll probably want to speak with me too. It's been a while since we had a nice chat. In the meantime, you four can have a little break. Go hang out at Studio 84 or whatever. But don't stay out all night, I have planned a feast for all of your hard work.
Obstagoon: Oh boss, no foolin'?!
Krowpone: (Shakes his head) I'm serving up an old family recipe that I haven't had since I was a wee little Murkrow, and I'm sure you four will enjoy it very much.
(The four dark types cheer)
Krowpone: Anyway, I must be off. Could one of you close this window on the way out?
Scrafty: I got it, boss.
(As Scrafty heads over to the window to close it, Draperade jumps off the roof and lands in some bushes back on ground level so he doesn't get spotted by the Dark-Fighting type. Once Scrafty closes the window, the Shadow Men and Krowpone leave the mansion. Krowpone takes to the skies and flies over to Mayor Grimm's location while the Shadow Men take to the streets and race off for Studio 84. As Krowpone flies away, Draperade looks at his ankles to find he's wearing a ring with the dark type symbol on it)
Draperade: What's with that ring he's wearing? Bah, that's not important right now (Comes out of the bushes) With nobody home that gives me free reign to set up a battle plan. Now I just need to find a way inside.
(Draperade goes over to the back of the mansion and finds the back door. He uses his claws to pick the lock and the next thing he knows he's inside Krowpone and the Shadow Men's hideout)
Draperade: Alright, now let's get to work.
(We get a brief montage of Draperade spending some time snooping around the mansion, examining each room/closet to look for any potential weapons he could use, and to see if whatever room he's in has any possible hiding places or if that room is connected to another room. The following rooms he checks out include the hallways, the kitchen, the bathrooms, the bedrooms, some closets, the ballroom, the music room, Krowpone's study, the living room, and the dining room. He also looks to see that the mansion has some air vents that he could escape through if things go awry. Once he's done examining a room, he writes down notes inside a notepad that he carried with him)
(After spending the next two hours exploring the mansion, Draperade is seen in the foyer of the mansion, having figured out plans on how he's going to take out each of the Shadow Men)
Draperade: And with that, my work here is done.
(Suddenly, he hears the sound of the Shadow Men running up the walkway and to the front doors of the mansion. Immediately he panics and runs out the backdoor that he came in through. He left the mansion just as the Shadow Men entered)
Scrafty: Man, Studio 84 is the best! Wish we could've stayed longer.
Krookodile: Yeah, but the boss man said he was going to make a feast for us tonight, and you know I ain't missing that. I wonder if he's back yet?
Obstagoon: If not, wake me when he returns. I need a serious nap.
Absol: Hmm…
Obstagoon: What is it, Abs?
Absol: Does something feel…off to any of you about this place?
Krookodile: No, why?
Absol: I don't know why, but I have the strange feeling that someone broke in here while we were gone.
(His three friends laugh at that statement)
Obstagoon: Yeah, right. Who would be dumb or crazy enough to break into the home of Al Krowpone and his Shadow Men, regardless if we were present or not.
Scrafty: Besides, what's there to gain from entering our turf other than a one way ticket to the Verge City Morgue?
(The other three dark types continue to laugh at Absol's worries as we cut to outside where Draperade is seen leaving the property, running fast and not stopping until he gets a good distance away from the mansion. He stops to take a breath, and as he does he takes a quick glance at his notes and smiles confidently to himself)
(Meanwhile, at Mayor Grimm's office, he and Al Krowpone are seen sharing a drink)
Grimm: There's nothing quite like a glass of bourbon to kick off your night. Wouldn't you agree, Al?
Krowpone: Indeed.
Grimm: (Grabs the bottle and offers the Honchkrow another glass) More?
Krowpone: No thanks. In fact I have to be leaving soon. I promised my men that I'd fix them up a nice meal for their hard work.
Grimm: The Shadow Men? Most of the other leaders of the Ten Gangs don't usually do that for their underlings. What makes your Shadow Men so special?
Krowpone: Most of the other leaders in the Ten Gangs hire their minions right off the streets or by digging through their files. But my Shadow Men and I have a bit of a history.
Grimm: History?
Krowpone: Yes. When I was but a wee little Murkrow, no older than nine years old, my father got shot by some drug fueled maniac. My mother, with all of the stresses of life clouding her mind, committed suicide not long after. With no one to raise me, I was sent to the local orphanage where I met a group of bullies.
Grimm: (Finishes his glass of bourbon) And this group of bullies, were they…
Krowpone: The soon to be Shadow Men: Absol, Scraggy, Sandile, and their leader, a rough and tough Galarian Zigzagoon. The thing was, they didn't have to harass or bully me for me to know who they were. I saw them teasing and beating up some of the other kids there and I applied some wisdom my late father taught me.
Grimm: (Pours himself another glass) What would that be?
Krowpone: He said to me one night before I went to bed, 'Son, if you ever find yourself anywhere like a prison yard, make sure you take out the biggest and strongest guy there.'
Grimm: Very wise words (Takes another sip of bourbon).
Krowpone: Anyway, when I saw them teasing and bullying those other kids. I went right up to the Galarian Zigzagoon and hit him hard with a Wing Attack. Him and his friends were so impressed with my power and bravery that they immediately took a shine to me. We practically ran the orphanage since that day. Even the adults were afraid of us. The five of us have been inseparable ever since. We broke out of that orphanage once I turned 18, and we went straight for Verge City where we lived on the streets and preyed on the unsuspecting public, a group of hoodlums without a care in the world. Then you found the five of us and the rest is history.
Grimm: My, Al, that was quite a story. Never has any of my underlings opened their hearts to me like that. I can see now why you care about your Shadow Men so much.
Krowpone: They're like brothers to me, Grimm. The closest thing I've had to a family since the death of my parents.
Grimm: You're a noble man, Al Krowpone. I'm glad to have someone like you on my side.
Krowpone: The feeling is mutual, boss. Now if you excuse me, I must be off. (He makes his leave as Grimm finishes another glass of bourbon)
(Later that night, Draperade is seen back at his apartment where he is sitting alone in the dark, thinking of the words the strange being he encountered a few nights ago had said. They echo through his head as flashbacks of his and Braixen's beatings at the hands of the Shadow Men play along with them)
Leora: You've been through a lot of heartache as of late, but you mustn't let it consume you. Use that heartache to fuel you to do amazing things…I know this city is in disarray, and I know that it needs someone like you to set everything right with it…The ones responsible for your misery, take care of them…
Draperade: Their time has come!
(With that, Draperade gets out of his chair and goes to the rooftop of his apartment. Once he's up there he begins to make his way back to Al Krowpone's mansion by hopping from rooftop to rooftop, a determined fire in his eyes)
(Meanwhile, at Al Krowpone's mansion, he had just finished taking a turkey out from the oven and placed it on the dining room table. Also on the table are rolls, vegetables, mashed potatoes, an assortment of berries, Oran Berry Sauce, and gravy. The four Shadow Men look at the food on the table with extreme hunger and gluttony in their eyes)
Krookodile: Alright, boss man!
Scrafty: I must say, you've outdone yourself with this meal, sir.
Krookodile: (With his mouth watering) And it's all for us?
Krowpone: Who else would I have made all of this for? I apologize again for this being a late dinner.
Obstagoon: Better late than never, boss.
Krookodile: Let's quit talking and get straight to eating!
Krowpone: Very well. (Turns to Absol) Abs, would you like to be served first?
Absol: I think I'm going to wait before I eat mine.
Krowpone: What's the matter? Are you not hungry?
Absol: I just have this weird feeling that we're being watched or someone broke in earlier while we were gone.
Obstagoon: We keep telling you man, you're worrying about nothing. Now hurry up and make your plate so we can make ours.
Absol: I think I'm just going to have a look around outside just to calm my nerves. Save some turkey for me, please (Leaves the dining room).
Krookodile: No promises! (Turns to Krowpone) If he's not back in five minutes can I have his serving?
Krowpone: (Shakes his head) Oh, Krooks, always thinking of your stomach before you think of anyone else.
(Cut to outside the mansion where Absol is seen walking out the front door, ready to do some quick patrolling. As he begins checking the front yard for anything suspicious, Draperade arrives. The Drapion-Roserade watches as Absol snoops around the yard. When Absol has his back turned, the hybrid jumps from the building he was perched upon and lands in some bushes. The sound of the rustling leaves from his landing alerts Absol)
Absol: What was that?
(He turns around to look at the bushes behind him. He carefully creeps up to them, the horn on the side of his head charging up a Psycho Cut)
Absol: If there's anyone in those bushes, come out now and I promise I'll go easy on you.
(He makes it to the bushes, and when Absol takes a closer look…Draperade leaps out of them and pulls a surprise attack on the dark type)
Absol: AGH!
(Back in the mansion's dining room, Al Krowpone, Obstagoon, Krookodile, and Scrafty are seen eating, laughing, and having a good time)
Obstagoon: Oh boss, that joke gets funnier every time I hear it. Tell another one!
Krowpone: Alright. So, I learned an interesting fact today about sex. (The other three Shadow Men lean in with interest) Someone told me that you burn as much calories while having sex as you would running eight miles. I look at him quizzically and say, 'That's preposterous, who the hell can run eight miles in 30 seconds?"
(The whole table howls with laughter)
Scrafty: One more, boss, one more!
Al Krowpone: You know something, guys? I think the life of a penis is not an easy one. .
Obstagoon: Why's that, boss?
Krowpone: Because his hair is always a mess, his family is nuts, his neighbor's an asshole, his best friend is a pussy, and his owner beats him!
(The whole table is left guffawing at that joke. However, everyone stops laughing when they hear a knock at the door to the dining room)
Scrafty: What's that?
Krookodile: I'd say someone's knocking on the dining room door.
Scrafty: I realize that, but who do you think it is?
Obstagoon: It's probably Abs looking to see if one of us can help him do his little patrol. I'll handle that worrywart. (He gets up from his chair and makes his way to the door) Look Abs, you're being paranoid, nothing bad is going to happen to us and nobody broke in. (He opens the door to the dining room) So come inside and sit dow-WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
(He has seen something awful upon opening the door)
Krookodile: (With a mouthful of food) What is it Obby?
Obstagoon: (Horrified) You guys might want to come and see this!
(The two other Shadow Men, and Krowpone get up from their seat and take a look at what scared Obstagoon. They look and gasp at the site that lay before them. It's Absol, his body all mangled and bloodied! On top of that, his horn has been ripped off his head and whoever did this to him used said horn to stab him right in the neck)
Scrafty: HOLY SHIT!
Krowpone: (Visibly heartbroken) Abs…
Obstagoon: (Kneels down next to Absol to feel for a pulse, but he couldn't find one) He…He's dead!
(Scrafty, Krookodile, and Krowpone gasp)
Krowpone: Obby, there's something written on Abs' back.
(Obstagoon looks at the Absol's back to find a message on him written in his own blood. He reads it aloud)
Obstagoon: 'Tonight you will join your friend and fall victim to the Fox Whore's Lover!'
(After having read that, Obstagoon, Krookodile, and Scrafty's expressions of horror turn into looks of anger and vengeance)
Obstagoon: Well boys, I think we have an idea as to who did this to Abs!
Krowpone: You boys know?
Krookodile: Yeah, you may recall that back when May began we raided the home of Braixen Phoxarri and her boyfriend, some freak of nature that was part Drapion and part Roserade or something like that.
Obstagoon: We beat him up pretty good and killed Phoxarri in the process, but now I guess lover boy's all healed up and ready for Round 2! I'll admit he has balls for wanting to come and face us in our turf.
Scrafty: He must be so mad that we took his squeeze away. Well, we'd be more than happy to arrange a lover's reunion for him…(Balls up his fists) In hell where he and Phoxarri belong!
Krowpone: Well it sounds like you three have our problem under control. I'll let you boys get to it. I'm going to hide out in the backyard. Come and get me when you've stomped this little pest.
Obstagoon: Will do boss!
(Krowpone opens the dining room window and flies away to the mansion's backyard in the backyard)
Scrafty: What's the plan, Obby?
Obstagoon: Lover boy has to be around here some place. Let's split up! Krooks, you take the first floor. Scraft, take the second. And that leaves me with the third floor. Leave no stone unturned, boys. That bastard dies tonight!
Scrafty & Krookodile: Yeah!
Obstagoon: Let's roll!
(The three dark types split up, head to their assigned floors, and search for Draperade)
(In Krookodile's search on the first floor, he is seen quietly walking down the halls, claws bared and ready for a fight. He carefully opens the doors to each room on this floor and thoroughly searches through each room to see if Draperade is hiding in any of them)
Krookodile: (While looking through a closet in one of the bedrooms) You must think you're some kind of big time hero coming in our base and killing Abs. Well we'll just see how tough you are when I find you!
(In Obstagoon's search on the third floor, his approach is very similar to Krookodile's in that he's slowly walking down the halls with his claws bared, and he's thoroughly going through each room to see if the hybrid is hiding in any of them)
Obstagoon: (While walking down the halls) Lover boy! Come out to pla-ay!
(And then we cut to Scrafty's search on the second floor. Unlike his comrades, he is busting down each door on his floor with wild abandon and giving the rooms a once over)
Scrafty: (While busting down doors) You can't hide forever, you purple punk! Come out and fight me like the man you think you are!
(When Scrafty turns a corner in the hallway he sees one of the doors open ajar and light coming the room that's behind it)
Scrafty: There you are.
(Scrafty slowly creeps up to the door before quickly opening it and jumping inside to reveal a bathroom with nobody there but him. This bathroom had the typical amenities like a toilet with a big candle sitting atop the toilet tank, a bathtub in the right corner with the curtain currently closed over it, a sink with a mirror, and a window with curtains held up by a steel curtain rod. This bathroom also has another door on the left side of it)
Scrafty: There aren't a lot of places where you can hide in here, boy. (He looks over at the bathtub with the closed curtain in front of it and smirks) Trying to be sneaky, I see.
(Scrafty closes the door leading to the hallway and locks it before creeping over to the bathtub. Once he gets there he grabs the curtain opens it up and finds…an empty bathtub. This confuses the Dark-Fighting type greatly)
Scrafty: I was sure he was in here.
(As Scrafty continues to stare at the empty tub in confusion…the second door on the left side of the bathroom opens up to reveal that it was connected to the bedroom next door and Draperade was hiding there. The hybrid runs up behind Scrafty while he still looks confused and lets out a yell)
Draperade: RAAAAHH! (This causes Scrafty to turn around, but before he could do anything) X-Scissor!
(Draperade hits Scrafty with an X-Scissor, pushing him in the empty tub. He then gets ready to make his next move)
Draperade: Poison Jab! (He goes to punch Scrafty)
Scrafty: Throat Chop!
(Scrafty uses Throat Chop to block the Poison Jab, and when Draperade backs down, the Dark-Fighting type leaps out of the tub, Headbutting the hybrid and knocking him on his ass. Before Draperade could get up, Scrafty grabs him by the neck)
Scrafty: You really need to cool off, Purple Boy!
(Scrafty takes the hybrid to the toilet and dunks his head in it in an attempt to drown him. Draperade struggles to break free, but Scrafty keeps forcing his head deeper and deeper into the toilet. Eventually, Draperade uses the third claw on his tail to scratch at the Dark-Fighting type, causing him to let go and allowing the hybrid to get his head out of the toilet)
Scrafty: That tail of yours really comes in handy.
Draperade: Unlike you, I actually use my brain! (His hands glow a purple hue, signifying he's ready to use Poison Jab some more) Let's dance!
Scrafty: Hope you don't mind, (His hands glow, signifying he's ready to use Focus Punch) But I prefer to lead!
Draperade: Come on then!
(The two Pokémon charge at each other and trade blows of Poison Jab and Focus Punch, neither giving an inch. It seemed like that they more they hit each other, the more powerful their punches became. As they punched and jabbed at each other, they begin talking smack)
Scrafty: Give up! You'll never beat the likes of the Shadow Men!
Draperade: Unfortunately for you, I don't know how to give up things so easily.
Scrafty: And that's why you're going to die right now!
Draperade: To be frank, I don't really care what happens to me at this point!
Scrafty: Why's that, Purple Boy?
Draperade: You took away the only thing in this world that gave my life meaning! Do you understand what I'm saying? Of course not, because people like you and your friends don't understand the meaning of love!
Scrafty: Oh boo-hoo! Cry me a fucking river! Millions of Pokémon lose their loved ones everyday, but you don't see them going on suicide missions like you!
Draperade: Most of those Pokémon didn't have their loved ones unceremoniously killed off by freaks like you! I don't care if I walk away from here alive or if I take you all down with me. As long as you, your friends, and Al Krowpone cease to breathe that is just fine with me! GRAH!
(Draperade delivers a strong Poison Jab that sends Scrafty flying into the wall. When he gets up, he realizes that he's right next to the mirror above the sink. Scrafty sees Draperade coming at him with another Poison Jab at the ready, so the Dark-Fighting type punches the mirror, causing it to break and multiple glass shards scatter all over the floor. However, Scrafty catches a big shard, he dodges Draperade's attack and then tackles the hybrid to the ground with the intent on stabbing the hybrid through the neck with the glass shard)
Draperade: (Using both hands to try and stop Scrafty's trajectory the glass shard to his neck, but Scrafty keeps pushing through it and the shard slowly gets closer and closer to making its mark)
Scrafty: (Grins sadistically) You're finished, Purple Boy!
Draperade: (Looks next to him to find another glass shard. He quickly lets go of Scrafty's arm with his right hand, grabs the shard with it, and uses it to stab Scrafty in the left eye with it!)
Scrafty: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
(This causes Scrafty to let go Draperade and fall and roll around on the floor in pain. While Scrafty was rolling away, Draperade rips the window curtain off, causing the steel curtain rod to fall in the process)
Draperade: (Grabs Scrafty, places him on his lap facing the same direction as him, then uses the curtain to try and choke him with the curtain)
(As Scrafty wiggles and writhes from being choked, he uses his one good eye to search for a way out. That was when he saw another glass shard on the floor. He quickly grabs it and stabs Draperade in the arm, causing the hybrid to yelp in pain and let him to let go, but not before the hybrid pushes Scrafty into the wall across from them. Before Scrafty could get up, Draperade picks up the steel curtain rod, ready to finish the fight)
Scrafty: (Gets up and charges at Draperade with Throat Chop) DAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!
(Draperade dodges the Throat Chop and before Scrafty could turn around…)
WHAM!
(Draperade had hit Scrafty in the head hard with the curtain rod, causing the Dark-Fighting type to fall to the floor. Before he could get up and fight back, however, Draperade rushed over to Scrafty, screaming in rage, and then…)
WHAM! POW! THWUMP! WHACK! POW! BAM! WHAM! WHACK! THWACK! BAM!
(Draperade had hit Scrafty in the head 10 more times. The 10th and final time is what caused the Dark-Fighting type to stop moving, his head left a bashed in and bloodied mess. Draperade pants as he just stares at the now dead Shadow Man)
Draperade: Two down…three to go.
(Draperade grabs the candle that fell onto the floor in the ensuing chaos as well as the lid to the toilet tank and walks out into the hallway with them after unlocking the door. From there, he makes his way up to the air vent on the ceiling of the hallway, using a side table to give him a boost up. Once he's in the vents, he shuts the grating behind him but not before he drops the toilet tank lid to the floor causing it to break)
Krookodile: (From a distance) What was that?
Obstagoon: (From a distance) It could be lover boy! Let's go!
(From the vents, Draperade watches as Krookodile and Obstagoon appear in the hallway)
Obstagoon: (Sees the open bathroom door) Look Krooks, over there!
(The two dark types go into the bathroom and gasp at the site of Scrafty, his head bashed in and laying in a pool of his own blood)
Krookodile: Oh, sweet Arceus! Scraft!
(Obstagoon kneels down and touches his wrist, not feeling a pulse)
Obstagoon: He's dead. Lover boy got another one!
Krookodile: So what do we do now, Obby?
Obstagoon: We double down. From here on out, we don't leave each other's side. When we run into lover boy, he's in for a world of hurt with the two of us! Let's get to looking, he couldn't have gone far.
(The two dark types go back out to the hallway)
Obstagoon: You take the right side of the hall, and I'll take the left.
Krookodile: Got it!
(The two dark types begin searching the rooms on their respective side of the hallway, making sure to be as quiet as possible as not to alert their potential victim of their presence. Little do they know that Draperade is watching them from his position in the air vents)
Draperade: (Opens the grating just a crack and sticks his claws out, aimed at the dark types as they search) Wait for it…Wait for it…(Once the dark types are at a good enough position, Draperade is ready to attack) Pin Missile!
(He shoots Pin Missile from his claws, and the moment he fires it off he grabs the candle and starts booking it down the vents. His Pin Missile hits the two dark types and when they get up they hear him crawling fast through the vents)
Obstagoon: Bastard's in the air vents!
Krookodile: I'll get him! Stone Edge!
(Krookodile fires Stone Edge upward into the ceiling. In the vents, Draperade is still crawling as fast as he can. He looks behind him to see the stones getting blasted through the vent from below. This only motivated Draperade to crawl even faster)
Krookodile: I'm not letting you get away, Romeo! (Fire off more Stone Edges)
(Eventually, Draperade reaches a point where the vent goes off in two directions, left and right, the same point where the hallway below does the same thing. Using the candle he snagged from the bathroom, he throws that down the left vent while he goes down the right. Back down in the hallway, Krookodile and Obstagoon hear the two sounds disappear down the two vents, unsure which one to follow)
Krookodile: Which way do you think he went?
Obstagoon: I go left, you go right!
Krookodile: Right!
(The two dark types separate and follow their respective sounds. Krookodile follows the sound in the air vents until he makes it to the room where the vent ends, the music room. The music room has an assortment of musical instruments and a second door that leads downstairs. Once in the music room, Krookodile looks up at the air vent over the door he came in through, awaiting the arrival of Draperade)
Krookodile: You can't hide in that air vent forever, Romeo! You gotta come out and face the music sometime! (Realizes what he just said and the room he was currently in, causing him to chuckle) I made a funny.
Draperade: (From the vent) Don't quit your day job, fool! (Leaps from the vent and down at Krookodile) X-Scissor!
(Krookodile dodges his attack by leaping out of the way)
Krookodile: Thought you could sneak up on me, did you? (Looks behind him to find a big harp) Sneak up on this! (Throws the harp Draperade's way, but he ducks underneath it and prepares a counterattack)
Draperade: Poison Jab! (Uppercuts the Dark-Ground type with Poison Jab and then kicks him in the stomach to knock him on his ass)
Krookodile: (Gets up and bears his claws) Dragon Claw! (Charges at Draperade with the attack)
Draperade: (Picks up a viola and uses it to block his claws)
Krookodile: (Catches the viola and breaks it, but before he could have chance to slash at the hybrid, this happens)
Draperade: Take this! (Grabs some drumsticks and shoves them deep in Krookodile's nostrils)
Krookodile: GAH! (While he tries to get the drumsticks out from his nose Draperade attacks)
Draperade: Pin Missile! (Fires Pin Missile at Krookodile which sends him flying into a piano that breaks in half upon impact)
Krookodile: (Gets up in anger and pulls the drumsticks from his nostrils, causing him to get a nosebleed in both of them) I'm gonna bite that ugly little head of yours off, Romeo! (He charges at the hybrid, teeth bared)
Draperade: (Picks up a tuba and uses the bell of it to cover his mouth as if it were a muzzle)
Krookodile: (Tries to pry the tuba off of his face)
Draperade: X-Scissor! (Hits Krookodile with X-Scissor, knocking him on his ass)
Krookodile: (Finally gets the tuba off his face) It doesn't matter how many times you hit me, Romeo! I'll just keep getting up ready for more! I can do this all day!
Draperade: X-Scissor! (Charges at Krookodile with another X-Scissor, but then…)
Krookodile: (Dodges, picks up a cello and whacks Draperade with it, knocking him down)
(Before Draperade could get up, Krookodile is ready to hit him with the cello again, but he rolls out of the way and the cello breaks when Krookodile hits it against the floor)
Krookodile: You're not gonna slip your way out of this one, boy! (Slowly makes his way towards him, claws bared)
Draperade: (Grabs a clarinet and uses the mouthpiece part of it to stab Krookodile in the leg, causing him to double over in pain. He then uses the clarinet to whack Krookodile in the head a couple of times before the Dark-Ground type gets his bearings straight, takes the clarinet right from his hands and breaks it in half, causing the hybrid to gasp)
Krookodile: (Grabs the hybrid and picks him up off the ground) It's time to end this!
(Krookodile throws the hybrid through the second door in the room, the one that contains the staircase that leads to the first floor. When Draperade gets his bearings straight he looks to his left to find said staircase, then he looks in front of him to find Krookodile with his claws bared)
Krookodile: Dragon Claw! (Charges at Draperade who quickly gets up and dodges to the right, meaning that he's now standing between Draperade and the staircase) What?!
Draperade: See ya! (Drop Kick's the Dark-Ground type causing him to go tumbling down the staircase)
Krookodile: AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!
(Krookodile screams the whole way down until eventually)
CRUNCH!
(Krookodile broke his neck and spine on the way down because when he reaches the bottom of the stairs, he's not moving. Draperade runs down stairs to check and see if Krookodile is dead. Sure enough, he checks his wrist to find no pulse. Krookodile is in fact dead!)
Draperade: Now only two remain.
Obstagoon: KROOKS!
(Draperade looks up to see Obstagoon standing on the top of the staircase holding the candle he uses to trick them)
Obstagoon: Bastard! You killed him!
Draperade: And he deserved it too, as did Scrafty and Absol. But don't worry, you'll be meeting them again before long.
(Obstagoon growls in anger)
Draperade: How does it feel to have someone you care about get taken away from you in an instant? Hurts, don't it?
Obstagoon: First you intrude on our turf, then you kill my friends?!
Draperade: Yup! And guess what, you're next! And after I'm done with you, old Krowpone will be coming right behind you.
Obstagoon: You're not gonna get the chance to square off with my boss, because I'm gonna kill you right here, right now! (Throws the candle at Draperade who merely dodges a little to the left)
Draperade: My turn. Pin Missile!
(He shoots Obstagoon with Pin Missile, knocking him on his ass. As soon as his attack hit Obstagoon, Draperade came running up the stairs, into the music room, and out the other door back into the second floor hallway)
Draperade: Catch me if you can!
Obstagoon: (Gets up with a wicked smile on his face) Oh, I love it when they run!
(Obstagoon immediately chases after Draperade, going through the music room and into the second floor hallway. He managed to stay on the Drapion-Roserade hybrid's trail as he chased him through the hallway, but once he got to the staircase that leads to the third floor, Obstagoon lost him. Nevertheless, he went up the stairs to the third floor hallway and when he turned a corner upon reaching said hallway he saw what looked like a silhouette of Draperade standing in front of a window at the end of the hall)
Obstagoon: (Grins upon seeing the silhouette) A bad time to take a breather, lover boy! (Bears his claws) A real bad time!
(Obstagoon slowly sneaks up behind the silhouette, and when he gets close enough, he's ready to attack)
Obstagoon: DIE! (He tackles into the silhouette expecting Draperade, but when he gets up he sees that it was just a shoddily made dummy made up of a mop, a chair, and a purple coat) What the hell is this?
(The Dark-Normal type was so busy looking at the destroyed dummy he wasn't paying attention to see that the real Draperade was hiding in the closet right next to him, and he opened the door ready to attack)
Draperade: Got you, motherfucker!
(The next thing Obstagoon knew, Draperade tackled Obstagoon into the room across from where they were which appeared to be a big ballroom with windows on one side of the room and a big chandelier hanging from the ceiling)
Draperade: (Gets up) It's just you and me now, shithead!
Obstagoon: (Gets up) I guess when I said, 'We won't be meeting again,' you took that as an 'if you feel like it' thing. I honestly thought you'd be too busy crying over your fox whore's grave to even think about tracking us down. But color me surprised when you not only track us down, but also kill Abs, Scraft, and Krooks. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't impressed, but your pathetic rampage of revenge stops here with me!
Draperade: You're probably not used to your victims not standing up against you, so let me just say that I'm not like the rest of them. Sure, I was upset when Braixen died, but after a while I realized there's something more important you should do in situations like mine, 'Don't get mad…get even!'
Obstagoon: (Bears his claws) Then by that logic, I guess I should get even with you for killing my buddies!
Draperade: (Bears his claws) I suppose you should!
Obstagoon: Looks like only one of us is going to be walking out of this ballroom alive! And I'm going to do everything in my power to ensure that Pokémon is going to be me!
Draperade: That goes double for me!
Obstagoon: Do you want to make the first move or should I?
Draperade: As someone I loved that you referred to as 'a fox whore' once said…ladies first!
Obstagoon: (Angrily charges at Draperade with Night Slash) I'LL KILL YOU!
Draperade: Let's go! Poison Jab!
(The two combatants trade multiple blows, neither giving an inch. As they punched, Draperade wore a look of anger and determination on his face while Obstagoon's face bore a smile that reeked of pure sadism. They kept hitting each other with Night Slash and Poison Jab until they entered a struggle where they try and push each other back)
Draperade: Not so tough without your buddies to back you up now are you?
Obstagoon: They only wished they were as strong as me! (Jumps back to end the struggle then changes tactics) Mega Punch!
Draperade: Poison Jab!
(The two hit each other in the face with their respective punches)
Obstagoon: Is that all you've got?
Draperade: Pin Missile! (Hits Obstagoon with a point blank Pin Missile which sends the Dark-Normal type aback) PIN MISSILE! (Fires off more rounds of Pin Missile as Obstagoon who was still getting his bearings straight)
Obstagoon: (Getting angrier with each Pin Missile that hit him) Enough!
(Obstagoon leaps out of the deluge of Pin Missile and comes down on Draperade with Mega Punch, knocking the hybrid to the ground. Before Draperade could get up, Obstagoon placed his foot on top of him to pin him down)
Obstagoon: Stay down you pathetic little creature! I'm going to kill you and then bury you in the deepest, darkest hole I can find!
Draperade: I think that hole you speak of is more your size than mine! (His tail claw glows purple) Poison Jab!
(He uses his tail to hit Obstagoon in the leg, causing him to scream in pain and lift his foot off of him)
Draperade: (The claws on his hands glow purple) Take this! (Hits Obstagoon with Poison Jab and sends him aback)
(As Obstagoon gets up, his whole body gets a purple hue, showing that he's been poisoned. Unfortunately, as his body becomes purple, his eyes go red, meaning his Guts ability has kicked in)
Obstagoon: Just what I needed!
(Draperade charges at him with another attack at the ready)
Draperade: X-Scissor!
Obstagoon: Obstruct!
(Draperade hit the Obstruct shield, and he felt himself get a bit weaker as his defenses go down)
Obstagoon: Bet you forgot I had that up my sleeve. Didn't you, lover boy?
(Draperade gasps as Obstagoon prepares a counter attack)
Obstagoon: Mega Punch!
(This Mega Punch hits Draperade hard, but the Dark-Normal type isn't done)
Obstagoon: Mega Punch!
(Another Mega Punch makes his mark and hits Draperade again)
Obstagoon: (As both of his hands glow with the power of Mega Punch) GRAAAAAAGGGHHHH!
(He hits Draperade with both fists, knocking the hybrid to the floor. Between Obstagoon's Guts and Draperade's defenses getting lowered from Obstruct, he was looking a little worse for wear)
Obstagoon: Check and mate, lover boy! (Cackles as he prepares Night Slash, his claws the same size as they were when he killed Braixen)
(As Draperade gets his bearings straight, he looks up at the ceiling and sees the chandelier right above him. It's at this moment when he gets an idea to get the upper hand in this battle)
Obstagoon: Do say hello to my friends and that fox whore you called a girlfriend!
(And with that, Obstagoon leaps up and attempts a downward thrust with his claws. Draperade dodges out of the way and Obstagoon's claws get stuck in the floor as a result. As he tries to pull his claws out from the floor, he looks over at Draperade who had his claws pointed right at him, glowing with the power of Pin Missile)
Draperade: You tell them yourself!
(Draperade aims his claws up at the chandelier and he fires Pin Missile at it. The chandelier comes crashing down just as Obstagoon gets his claws free. The Dark-Normal type tries to jump out of the way, but he was too slow. He got his legs crushed by the chandelier)
Obstagoon: AAAGGGHHH! OOWWWW, FUCK! OH, MY LEGS! I CAN'T FEEL MY FUCKING LEGS!
(Draperade watched his tormentor cry and scream, half of his body crushed under the weight of the chandelier. As he did, a gleeful smile spread across his face. Obstagoon lets out a few more painful screams before looking at Draperade, who was now wearing an expression that rivaled his own in terms of sadism)
Draperade: This is just fantastic.
Obstagoon: Look, dude, please! Help me! I really can't feel my legs!
Draperade: Me? Help you? How amusing.
Obstagoon: Please help me! We can work something out! We can talk!
Draperade: Last I checked I thought you weren't the talking type.
Obstagoon: I can learn! I promise I can change! Just, please, let's just work something out!
Draperade: So let me get this straight. (Makes his way towards Obstagoon and the chandelier) Back when we first met in May, you were an act first and ask questions later kind of guy. But now that you're paralyzed from the waist down and staring death square in the face, now you decide it's time to try and talk things out. (Stares down at Obstagoon, who is experiencing true fear for the first time in his life) How pathetic can you get?
Obstagoon: Dude, please, don't do this! Have mercy!
Draperade: You mean like the mercy you didn't show me or Braixen? (Grabs Obstagoon's hands with his own, completely pinning him)
Obstagoon: God, I'm sorry, man! I'm sorry!
Draperade: Do you mean you're sorry for everything you've done? All the wrongs you committed, all the rules you've broken, all the lives you ruined? Or are you sorry that your past caught up to you and you're at the mercy of one of your victims?
(Obstagoon says nothing)
Draperade: That's what I thought.
(Draperade raises his tail over his head and charges Pin Missile which is aimed right at Obstagoon's face)
Obstagoon: (On the verge of tears) Oh, please, please, please! Don't do this! Please don't kill me! I'll do anything if you just spare me!
Draperade: Anything?
Obstagoon: Name your price! I'll give you anything you want! You want money, I'll give you as much as you need! If you're doing all of this because you lost your special girl? How about I give you two girls? Three girls? I can give you a whole harem if you want it! Just please spare me!
Draperade: Tell me where your boss is and I might let you live.
Obstagoon: My boss? Al Krowpone?
Draperade: (Sarcastically) No, Donphan Brando. (Returns to an angry, more serious tone) Yes, Al Krowpone! Where is he?!
Obstagoon: I-I don't think he'd appreciate it if I just gave away his hiding spot. He might get so mad at me that he'd outright kill me.
Draperade: Sounds like you'd better get to picking your poison then. Either I kill you now, or he potentially kills you at a later time. So, asshole, what's it going to be?
Obstagoon: Are you sure there's nothing else in this world you want? I'm not just bluffing when I said that I can give you a harem of girls who are ready and raring to…
Draperade: (As his tail glows with the power of Pin Missile even more) TICK-TOCK!
Obstagoon: (Basically crying at this point) Okay, fine! Dear Arceus, I'll tell you! He's in the backyard!
(Draperade lowers his tails and ceases charging his attack)
Obstagoon: When Abs' body showed up at the dining room door, he said he'd be hiding out in the backyard while Scraft, Krooks, and I hunted you down in here!
Draperade: The backyard? No bullshit!
Obstagoon: That's the whole truth, man! Al Krowpone is hiding in the backyard!
Draperade: (Smiles) Alright, I believe you. (Chuckles) Thanks for cooperating. See how easy life can be when we just get along?
Obstagoon: Yeah, whatever. But now you'll spare me, right?
Draperade: Hmm?
Obstagoon: You said that if I told you where my boss was, you'd let me live. I held up my end of the bargain, now you hold up yours.
(In response to that, Draperade laughs, scaring Obstagoon)
Obstagoon: What are you…Why are you laughing?
Draperade: Oh, you poor pathetic fool. You weren't listening.
Obstagoon: (Even more afraid) Huh?
Draperade: I said if you told me where I could find your boss then I might let you live. And I was mulling things over these last couple of seconds and I thought, what with you ruining my life by killing my girlfriend, me subsequently ruining yours by turning you into a paraplegic, and you said it yourself, your boss is going to kill you for giving away his location if I don't kill him first. Not to mention, with you being a cripple now, all of the Pokémon whose lives you've ruined are going to use this opportunity to get their much needed revenge on you. And let me tell you that they are going to give you a fate far worse than any death if you ran into them.
(Obstagoon becomes even more afraid now. Draperade uses Pin Missiles to blast the chandelier off of Obstagoon, and then he picks him up off the floor, his newly paralyzed legs dangling from his body)
Draperade: Now, with all of this information in mind. I think it'd be in everyone's best interest, yours and mine included, if you just go away for a while. (He looks over at one of the windows as does Obstagoon, his fear now at its zenith now that he knows what the hybrid has in store for him) A long while!
Obstagoon: No, no please! No, don't do this! I'm begging you, please!
Draperade: And one more thing, asshole.
Obstagoon: Huh?
Draperade: I told you, I'd kill you for that!
(He runs with Obstagoon towards one of the windows)
Obstagoon: No! Noooo! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Draperade: GRAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!
(With that mighty roar, Draperade threw Obstagoon out of the window, sending him falling right onto a spiked fence post, impaling and killing him. Draperade looks out the window and stares down at the now dead Dark-Normal type that had previously been the bane of his existence. He then looks up to the sky, fire in his eyes and determination in his soul)
Draperade: One to go…
(And with that, Draperade leaves the ballroom and makes his way to the backyard to battle Al Krowpone)
(Draperade leaves the mansion through the backdoor, the same backdoor that he originally broke in through, and stared at the backyard. The backyard was a mostly grassy area with some hedges that formed a large square in the middle of it. In the middle of the hedge square was a statue of a Dialga. There was also a wooden shed on the left side of the backyard and a swimming pool on the right. Draperade looked at the Dialga statue and found Al Krowpone perched atop of it)
Draperade: (Walks into the hedge square to confront the Shadow Men's boss)
Krowpone: (Looks down at the hybrid) Well if you're here then I can only imagine that my Shadow Men have failed to put you down.
Draperade: Yeah, I was the one who did the putting down.
Krowpone: Just as I thought. You've killed them all. They were good men, you know.
Draperade: Good men who ruined my life, and the lives of many others!
Krowpone: My dear boy, aren't you ruining my life by killing the henchmen who I've grown to love like family? So tell me, how is what you're doing now any different from what we've been doing to the general public of Verge City?
Draperade: There's a big difference! You ruin the lives of others for sport! I do it to ensure that this city becomes a better place and that nobody ever has to worry about you ever again!
Krowpone: How noble.
Draperade: All I need to do now is kill you and that's one less gang running the streets of Verge City.
Krowpone: You do realize that as the boss of the Shadow Men, I won't go down as easily as they did. Not to mention, unlike them, I hit harder than they do.
(Al Krowpone shows off the ring on his ankle which has the dark type symbol on it)
Draperade: Nice little bauble you've got there. Mind telling me where you got it?
Krowpone: It's an exclusive club. Maybe I'll tell you if you survive. But before we begin, tell me, you're part Drapion and part Roserade, correct?
Draperade: What's it to you?
Krowpone: There's no doubt that you're primarily a Poison Type, but what about your second type? Have you inherited the Drapion's Dark or your The Roserade's Grass?
Draperade: (Bears his claws) Are we going to do this thing or what?
Krowpone: That brash answer tells me your second type is Grass. Well then, I guess this fight just got a lot easier for me!
(Krowpone takes to the skies and is ready to strike)
Krowpone: Wing Attack! (Comes down on Draperade with Wing Attack)
Draperade: (Grabs Krowpone's wing with his claws just as it was about to make contact with him)
Krowpone: (Trying to push Draperade down) My, what great strength!
Draperade: (Raises his tail over his head as it begins to glow) Pin Missile! (He fires Pin Missile from his tail and it hits Krowpone in the face, sending him to the ground) Poison Jab!
(Before he could hit Krowpone with Poison Jab, he looks up at Draperade and opens his mouth)
Krowpone: Dark Pulse!
(He fires Dark Pulse from his mouth and it hits Draperade sending him back)
Draperade: (Gets up) That Dark Pulse is unlike any I've seen. (He looks at Krowpone's ring around his ankle) It can't be that ring that gives his Dark Pulse power, can it?
Krowpone: (Begins to take to the skies) Can't get me while I'm up here, can you? Dark Pulse!
(Krowpone fires more rounds of Dark Pulse downward, which Draperade expertly dodges)
Krowpone: Hmph!
Draperade: I guess Krookodile didn't tell you how slippery of a bastard I was?
Krowpone: I can see that you are quite nimble. I must change tactics if I want to win.
(His whole body begins to glow a whitish aura and he swoops downward at the hybrid)
Krowpone: Sky Attack!
(He attempts to charge into Draperade, but he dodges and prepares a counterattack)
Draperade: Pin Missile!
(He fires Pin Missile, but Krowpone does a barrel roll to dodge his attack. The Honchkrow turns back around with his Sky Attack and tries to fly into Draperade again)
Draperade: X-Scissor!
(Draperade uses X-Scissor to block the Sky Attack, but when both attack collide they both end up getting knocked back)
Krowpone: Very impressive. It's not everyday when I meet a Pokémon whose strength rivals mine. Let alone a Pokémon with a type disadvantage.
Draperade: That's the thing about me. Anytime I feel like I'm at a disadvantage, that's when I try my hardest to come out on top!
Krowpone: Your efforts are shown in your battle style, my boy. (His wings begin to glow a dark purple) But it's time we end this conflict! Night Slash! (Charges at the hybrid)
Draperade: Night Slash! (Charges at Krowpone with his own Night Slash)
(The two Pokémon clash with Night Slash, but since Krowpone is wearing that ring, his Night Slash is more powerful so he immediately overpowers Draperade's attack. Draperade gets up, but before he could counter, Krowpone unleashes a flurry of Night Slashes with Draperade begins dodging)
Draperade: (To himself while dodging) That ring must not only be giving power to his Dark Type moves, but also it must also be enhancing his speed. I can't find any time to use a counterattack. There must be something I can do to turn the tides of this fight.
Krowpone: (Stops slashing to once again change tactics) Take this! Dark Pulse!
(Krowpone fires another Dark Pulse which hits Draperade and sends him flying)
Krowpone: And now for the coup de grace! (He flies upwards again and glows a white light) Sky Attack! (Flies downwards at Draperade)
(Seeing Krowpone fly downwards at him gave Draperade an idea)
Draperade: That's it!
(Draperade gets up just as Krowpone comes in close then he dodges and grabs onto the back of the evil Honchkrow. Draperade is now riding on the back of the Dark-Flying type)
Krowpone: What's this?
Draperade: I've got you now! (His claws glow purple) Poison Jab!
(He starts hitting Krowpone in the back with a series of Poison Jabs, all while still riding him)
Krowpone: You're not going to ground me so easily, boy! You want to go for a ride? Fine then, let's go for a ride!
(Krowpone flies through the air at fast speeds doing all kinds of spins and twirls in an attempt to shake Draperade off of him, but the hybrid was holding on for dear life all the while, never letting go of the Dark-Flying type's back)
Krowpone: How are you still holding onto me? What kind of power is this?
Draperade: (Straining while still holding onto Krowpone's back) I already told you. Anytime I find myself at a disadvantage, I try even harder to ensure my victory. On top of that, I'm fighting for the honor of all the lives you and your Shadow Men have ruined, and the honor of all the lives you creeps have ended, my Braixen's included! And it is in all of their names that I will put an end to you! The Shadow Men die tonight!
(With those words spoken, Draperade holds onto Krowpone with his right hand while his left hand and tail charge up a Pin Missile)
Draperade: PIN MISSILE!
(Draperade fires a point blank Pin Missile at Krowpone's wings)
Krowpone: AAAAAAAUUUUUGGGGHHHHHHH! (Begins to plummet to the ground, with Draperade still holding on)
(When they got closer to the ground, Draperade lets go of Krowpone. The hybrid lands in the pool safe and sound while Krowpone crash lands right into the shed, crashing through and destroying the roof in the process. Draperade steps out of the pool, and seeing the damaged shed, runs up to it to find Krowpone heavily injured, both from the impact and having his wings shot at)
Draperade: (Walks up to the injured Honchkrow, grabbing a broken but very sharp piece of wood in the process. When he gets up to him, he just looks down at him)
Krowpone: (Lets out a few coughs) And so you've bested me in combat. Well done.
Draperade: The Shadow Men dies with you, Al Krowpone!
Krowpone: What's there to gain from killing me anyway? It's not like your girlfriend or others we have killed will magically come back to life with me gone. It's all just going to be a hallow victory.
Draperade: I know. But at least me and your victim's families will have proper closure. And anyone else who could potentially be on your or your goons' radar will be safe from harm. Verge City will be a whole lot less shitty when you're gone.
Krowpone: I suppose you're right. (Coughs some more) But I do hope you know that there are nine more gangs just like me and my Shadow Men.
Draperade: Yeah, and I assure you that they will be the only ones who will show up to you and your Shadow Men's funeral.
Krowpone: I don't doubt that. But what I do doubt is your longevity.
Draperade: What are you talking about?
Krowpone: The Ten Gangs of Verge City are a closely knit unit. The moment the other nine, and by extension Mayor Grimm, find out about mine and the Shadow Men's demise, they will not rest until you cease to breathe. No matter where you hide, no matter how fast you run, and no matter how hard you fight, they will find you, catch you, and kill you! Don't you see? By killing me, you're just painting a great big target on you and making your life that much harder.
(Draperade just stares at Krowpone as he lets out a few more coughs)
Krowpone: So…do you still want to kill me?
Draperade: (Stares at Krowpone for a few more moments to make up his mind) I think I'll take my chances.
Krowpone: (Laughs) Brave, noble, and very foolish. (His laughter grows louder and louder)
(While Krowpone laughs away, Draperade holds on tight to the sharpened piece of wood in his hands, raises it and stabs the Honchkrow straight through the heart, silencing him and causing him to begin to bleed out. A few blood splatters land on Draperade)
Krowpone: Urk…don't say…I didn't…warn…you…
(Krowpone draws his final breath and dies)
(Draperade stares at the dead body of Al Krowpone for a few moments before leaving the shed. With his work done, the hybrid is then seen walking through the backyard, down the side yard, across the front yard, and out the mansion gates)
(Draperade is then seen walking down the street and into a diner)
(Upon entering the diner, Draperade takes a look around to see that it was mostly empty. The only ones present were the owner, a Ludicolo who was currently polishing a glass, and a Pokémon who currently had his face covered with a newspaper that he was reading. Draperade walks up to the bar and sits down)
Ludicolo: Well, hello there, how can I help you on this fine evening?
Draperade: I'll just take a glass of water.
Ludicolo: Coming right up. (He gets the hybrid a glass of water before noticing something about him) Say, son, you have blood on you. Is everything okay?
(Hearing that made the Pokémon that was reading the newspaper stop his reading and take a look at the hybrid. This Pokémon turned out to be a Breloom)
Draperade: Yeah, I just got into a little bit of a fight. No big deal (Takes a sip from his water).
Ludicolo: A fight, huh? (Draperade nods) Yeah, it seems like you can't go anywhere in this city without picking a fight with someone. (He then realizes something else about his patron) Wait a minute. I've seen you on the news! Aren't you that Drapion-Roserade hybrid that was dating Braixen Phoxarri?
Draperade: Yup?
(The Breloom with the newspaper listens carefully at this conversation)
Ludicolo: Aw man, I heard what happened to her. I know it's two months late, but I just want to tell you that I'm sorry for your loss.
Draperade: Don't worry about it, it's all fine now. (He finishes his water and hands Ludicolo back his glass) May I use your phone, please?
Ludicolo: It's right here.
(Ludicolo hands Draperade the diner's phone and he dials the number for St. Audie's)
Receptionist: St. Audie's Medical Center, what's your emergency?
Draperade: Yes, I'd like to call for some medical attention at the old Vanderthorn place. I was just walking by there when I heard what sounded like a violent brawl going on inside the mansion, and I wanted to call for medical attention in case someone got hurt. Could you send someone over there?
(Ludicolo listens as the hybrid talks to the receptionist and his eyes widen. Almost as if he knew that the Shadow Men operated out of the Vanderthorn Mansion. Looking again at Draperade's blood splatters, his story on how he got into a fight, and where he wants an ambulance to be sent, he begins to think that the hybrid fought against the Shadow Men and won! And little did he know, his thought process was correct. Unfortunately, the Breloom was listening to the phone call too and he was thinking the same things)
Receptionist: Of course, we'll send an ambulance there right away.
Draperade: Thank you. (Hangs up with the receptionist and hands Ludicolo back the phone) Thanks for letting me use your phone, and thanks for the water.
Ludicolo: My pleasure. And you don't have to worry about paying. It's on me. (Winks at him)
Draperade: Okay, thanks. Well, see ya.
(Draperade leaves the diner and not long after that, the Breloom leaves, running in the opposite direction as Draperade did once he was outside)
(We then cut to a news report later that night from Haxorus Hamilton)
Haxorus Hamilton: Good evening, Verge City! This is Haxorus Hamilton with some breaking news! Earlier this evening an anonymous phone call was made from Ludicolo's diner telling of a possible brawl going on at Cornelius Vanderthorn's Mansion, the current base for Al Krowpone and his Shadow Men! Ambulances arrived to find that all five Shadow Men, Krowpone included, have been killed! I apologize in advance for our more squeamish viewers because what I'm about to show next may disturb you.
(Footage of the EMT's loading Krowpone and his Shadow Men up in ambulances are shown as Haxorus Hamilton talks over it)
Haxorus Hamilton: EMT's arrived at the scene to find Absol badly beaten and stabbed in the neck with his own horn, Scrafty with his head bashed in, Krookodile with his neck twisted and back broken, Obstagoon impaled through the stomach by a fence post, and their leader Al Krowpone stabbed through the heart with a piece of sharpened wood. With all five Shadow Men dead, that basically means that the Ten Gangs of Verge City have now been reduced to nine.
(The scene cuts back to Haxorus Hamilton in his news station)
Haxorus Hamilton: It is currently unknown who killed Krowpone and his Shadow Men, but there's no denying that the populus of Verge City are indebted to whoever did it. As for the other nine gangs in this city, one can only imagine how they're handling the news of such a loss.
(We cut to Mayor Grimm's Office later that evening, where he is currently seen talking with the other leaders of the Ten Gangs; Sceptakuma, Grenseppe Grecco, Charles Noibergh, Anne Punny, Eltonvire, Nette Bundy, Alakalov, Scizward the Awful, and Rimepoleon)
Grimm: (Sips on a glass of bourbon) This is a terrible tragedy indeed. As I'm sure you're all aware, five of our own have been killed by some goody-goody. He must think himself as some hero looking to tear down what we've built up for so long.
Rimepoleon: (With a French accent) I know we've made some enemies over the years, but I never would've imagined one of them would actually go ahead and waste some of us. There's no other way to say it, but whoever did this to Krowpone and his goons has some of the biggest balls I've ever seen.
Nette Bundy: Hehehehehehe, yes he does! And I'd love nothing more than to, hehehehehehe, rip those balls right off of him!
Scizward: Krowpone and his Shadow Men will never be forgotten. We, as the leaders of the remaining nine gangs of this city, must do what we can to avenge our fallen soldiers and ensure that Mayor Grimm's plans go smoothly.
Alakalov: (In Russian accent) I'm in complete agreement, Scizward. Our plans must move forward despite this grievous wound.
Eltonvire: Yes, but what about Krowpone and his gang's killer? What if he comes after us next?
Grenseppe: Well, I guess we'll just have to kill him before he even thinks about killing us.
Grimm: Grenseppe's right! And that's why I've called you all here today. I want you and your gangs to go out into the streets of our fine city and look for the Pokémon responsible! No one wipes out one of the Ten Gangs and lives to tell the tale!
Noibergh: As much as we'd like to do that, my captain, we have no idea who killed them. We don't even know what they look like. We're dead in the water here.
Grimm: Well, to figure out who did it, we need to first figure out who would want to kill Krowpone and his minions.
Anne Punny: Their enemies list is quite long if I'm not mistaken. This might take a while.
Grimm: (Slams his bourbon bottle down on the desk after pouring another glass) Take as long as you need! Go through the city records! Search every database you can! I am not allowing this fool to roam our streets any longer than he already has!
(As Mayor Grimm goes on his rant, the same Breloom from Ludicolo's diner bursts into the office)
Breloom: Mayor Grimm!
(Everyone turns to face the Grass-Fighting type)
Sceptakuma: Breloom, what's the meaning of this!
Breloom: (Runs up to Grimm as fast as he could, panting when he makes it to him) Sir…I think…I know…who killed…Krowpone…
(Grimm and the gang leaders gasp)
Sceptakuma: You do?
Grimm: Spit it out, boy! Tell us!
Breloom: A Drapion and Roserade hybrid. He showed up at the diner and made an anonymous phone call to the hospital. I'm thinking he had something to do with this.
Grimm: A Roserade and Drapion hybrid, eh?
Alakalov: That's impossible. I thought hybrids were just myth.
Noibergh: Well, if you focused more on the outside world you'd know that hybrids are not just myth. Sure, hybrids are more common in some areas than others, but they're real and thousands of them do roam the planet.
Anne Punny: Say, Grimmy, if we're dealing with a Roserade and Drapion hybrid, you don't think that's the same guy who dated Braixen Phoxarri. You know, the same Braixen Phoxarri that the Shadow Men killed in cold blood?
Grenseppe: It's possible that he killed Krowpone and his Shadow Men to get back at them for killing Phoxarri.
Grimm: Well now we're going to get back at him for killing Krowpone and the Shadow Men! (He gets up from his seat) All you, assemble your henchmen! Search the city for this Drapion-Roserade hybrid! The moment you find him, don't let him out of your sight! And when the time is right, go in for the kill!
(It is now 1:00 A-M, and Draperade had just returned to his home at Hamlin Towers. Upon entering his apartment, he heads for the kitchen and grabs a bottle of Electrike's Hard Lemonade to calm his nerves. He takes a big gulp from it before letting out a hearty belch.
(He's then seen on the rooftop of the apartment building meditating as a means to let his deeds properly sink in)
(Finally, he's seen getting ready for bed. He gets into his side of the king sized bed he and Braixen used to share. He pulls the blankets over him and looks over at Braixen's side, sighing as he stared at the side's emptiness)
Draperade: I got them, babe. You can rest easy now. (Looks up at the ceiling as he begins to close his eyes) Everything's going to be better from here on out.
(A few moments of silence pass as Draperade begins to fall asleep when suddenly)
CRASH!
(Draperade awakes with a start and he looks over at his bedroom window to see that a Fearow had broken it to get into his room)
Draperade: What the hell is this?
Fearow: (Looks at the hybrid) So, you're the one who killed Al Krowpone and his Shadow Men, eh?
Draperade: A Fearow here on behalf of Krowpone and his goons? Wait, you're one of Charles Noibergh's Snatchers aren't you?
Fearow: Didn't know I had a fan club. Shame I have to kill its leader now!
(Fearow flies over to Draperade and pins him down on the bed as the hybrid struggles to break free)
Fearow: There's no escaping me. Me and the rest of my crew were given strict orders to find the bastard who wiped out the Shadow Men and ensure he doesn't live to see another day!
(Draperade continues to try and break free from Fearow, but to no avail)
Fearow: I'll admit you do look like a badass hero, but I wonder how you'll look with your eyes ripped out of your socket!
(Fearow prepares to use his long beak to gouge Draperade's eyes out, but before he could get started, Draperade's bedroom door busts open and out comes two more hybrids. One of them a Simisage and Gothitelle hybrid, and the other a Gallade and Noctowl hybrid. When the busted in, Draperade and Fearow turned around to face them)
Fearow: What's this?!
Simitelle: Seed Bomb!
Gallatowl: Air Slash!
(The two attacks hit Fearow hard as the force of each attack knocks the Normal-Flying type right off of Draperade. When Fearow gets up, he sees the two new hybrids preparing another volley of attacks. Not wanting to take anymore abuse, Fearow flies out the broken bedroom window from whence he came)
Draperade: (Staring after Fearow as he flies away) What the fuck is going on?!
Simitelle: Are you okay there?
(Draperade turns around to look at Simitelle and Gallatowl)
Draperade: You guys are hybrids just like me!
Gallatowl: That we are.
Draperade: What are you all doing here? Who are you? How did you know where I live? And more importantly, and I repeat, what the fuck is going on?!
Simitelle: I'm Simitelle and this is Gallatowl. We heard about what the Shadow Men did to you and Braixen Phoxarri, and what you consequently did to them and their boss, Al Krowpone.
(Draperade looks at the two hybrids in confusion)
Simitelle: We have many things to discuss with you.
(Draperade still looks confused as the episode comes to an end)
(Closing Credits: Alumina by Nightmare)
(Nagareru toki no naka matataku. Setsuna teki kirameki wo. Kono yo no kioku ni kizamu tame. Aruki tsuzukeru believer! (Instrumental))
(Draperade is at Braixen's grave site mourning her. Suddenly a hand is placed on his shoulder, he turns around to find Braixen! He runs to hug her, but she vanishes. He turns back around and finds Obstagoon, Krookodile, Scrafty, and Absol waiting for him. Draperade is enraged upon seeing them and charges up to them, looking for a fight)
(Dare ni mo mirenai yume wo mite. Iranai mono wa subete suteta. Yuzurenai omoi kono mune ni yadoshite)
(Other minor characters are seen in this part. Ampharos and Floatzel are seen stocking shelves at Thrifty Megamart with Mr. Gold watching. Haxorus Hamilton is seen in his dressing room, grooming himself and getting ready to go on the air again. Marco Phoxarri is seen at 'Mr. O's Noodle and Rice Emporium' sipping some tea and talking with the owner of the place, Mr. O)
(Mada riaru idearu no hazama ni ite. Gisei no kze ni ashi wo torarete mo. Afureru shoudou wo osae kirenai. Tsuyoku motomeru kokoro ga aru kara)
(Back at the graveyard, Draperade had just beaten the four Shadow Men as they are seen lying on the ground unconscious. But he turns around again to find the leaders of the Ten Gangs, Al Krowpone, Grenseppe Grecco, Eltonvire, Rimepoleon, Charles Noibergh, Anne Punny, Sceptakuma, Scizward the Awful, Nette Bundy, and Alakalov glaring at him, wanting a fight as well. Fortunately, the likes of Simitelle, Gallatowl, Blaziape, Arcadash, Lunarock and Solatone, Conkelperior, Cazumarill, Shifquerain, Venentula appear right beside them and they are ready to fight as well)
(Kirei goto wo tsukitoosu koto. Itsuka makoto e kawaru. Katakuna ni shinji tsuzuketai. It's just my faith, the absolute truth)
(Simitelle and Grenseppe are engaging in hand to hand combat and are evenly matched. Scizward keeps trying to hit Arcadash with Metal Claw, but the Arcanine-Rapidash hybrid is too fast for him and he hits the Bug-Steel type with Flamethrower. Venentula tries hitting Eltonvire with Bug Buzz, but he dodges, wraps her up in his tails and hits her with Thunderbolt. Gallatowl dodges a Wing Attack from Noibergh and he counters with Psycho Cut, but Noibergh dodges in the air and hits him with Boomburst. Nette dodges a Rock Wrecker from Conkelperior and then teases him about it, getting the Conkeldurr-Rhyperior hybrid angry)
(Nagareru toki no naka matataku. Setsuna teki kirameki wo. Kono yo no kioku ni kizamu tame. Aruki tsuzukeru believer!)
(Lunarock and Solatone are engaging in a Beam-O-War with Alakalov, his Psybeam vs Lunarock's Ice Beam and Solatone's Flamethrower. Cazumarill is dodging Sceptakuma's Leaf Blades before trapping him in Leaf Tornado. Blaziape is engaging Anne Punny in hand-to-hand combat, but when the Blaziken-Infernape hybrid misses a punch, Punny uses the opportunity to hit him hard with a High Jump Kick. Shifquerain is hitting Rimepoleon with her Leaf Blades, but he keeps blocking with his cane. Finally, Draperade is seen defeating Krowpone with Poison Jab)
(Closing instrumentals)
(After defeating Krowpone, Draperade looks to see Mayor Grimm standing right in front of him, looking at him with a sinister grin. Draperade glares back at the corrupt mayor. The two continue to stare at each other menacingly as the music comes to an end and the title 'Draperade: The Game of Gangs' appears in the sky)
