(November 5th)
As the sun rises over Kiloude city, the atmosphere seems eerily calm. However, inside the battle maison, an important briefing is taking place. The Kalos elite four, along with the Hoenn and Sinnoh champions are discussing the plan to take back Anistar city from Team Infinity. Unfortunately, as a result of an aura-infused rampage, Jarod is left weakened and unable to participate in the operation, which leaves the team down one of their aces.
"We will meet with Olympia along route 17. Once we have rendezvoused, we will enter the city from the west. Im assigning each of you to a section of the city. Diantha, you will clear the area around the sundial of grunts." Wikstrom says.
"Understood." Replies the Kalos actress.
"Malva, Siebold. I want you to sweep along the southern gate and Route 18 and make sure we aren't caught by surprise."
"They won't know what hit them." Siebold and Malva both reply.
"Drasna, Steven and Cynthia. You three will clear out the pokemon center and gym. Once that is accomplished, we can set up a 2nd base there from which we can use to retake the rest of the region." Wikstrom says.
"Our strength will be formidable together, we won't fall." The three call out.
"Unfortunately, due to the incident two days ago, Jarod is unable to join us, so we will need to give it our all for this mission to succeed."
"Understood!" The entire group replies.
"However, there is one thing I must warn you about. According to one of the files we retrieved from the frost cavern, one of team infinity's top brass, Dragomir, is in charge of this particular force. He specializes in dragon type pokemon and is known for his devastating levels of brute force and intimidation in combat. Avoid him at any cost if possible." Wikstrom states.
"Let's move out!" With that, the team moves towards Anistar city. On route 17, they meet with the psychic gym leader, Olympia.
"I have foreseen your arrival everyone, our foes are devious, cunning and brutal. However, I have faith you can defeat them." The psychic says. "I will be relaying information to you so be alert."
"Let's go, split into your teams and move in." Wikstrom commands. As each of the Elite 4 split up. Malva and Siebold quickly begin engaging a pair of grunts with their gyarados and houndoom respectively.
"Houndoom, toast that golbat with fire blast!" Malva calls out as the hellhound lets loose a huge fireball that takes down the golbat in one hit. Leaving it smoldering.
"Damn you." The first grunt curses.
"You are useless. Rhyperior, flatten that mutt with rock wrecker!" The other grunt commands as the massive pokemon gathers a huge rock between its hands before shooting it with devastating force. But the attack is intercepted by an aqua tail from Siebold's gyarados.
"Thanks, Siebold, I was nearly done in that time." Malva says in relief.
"No problem, now let's end this, gyarados use waterfall. Siebold calls out as the sea dragon charges the defenseless rhyperior and smashes into it with the force of a roaring waterfall. The massive rock type topples over and hits the ground hard, knocked out.
"Crap, how is this possible!" The 2nd grunt exclaims.
"We had better alert the commander and fast." The other grunt replies before the 2 retreat. Malva radios in the victory.
"Malva here, we ve eliminated the two guards at the southern exit."
"Excellent you two, but don't let your guard down." Wikstrom replies. "Hold your position and make sure we aren't caught off guard."
"Will do, be careful my friend." Siebold affirms.
"Just after Siebold's transmission, a large blue dragon with armor on its head, feet, and wings swoops in from above launching a fire blast at the two before flying off.
"Heads up, there's an armored dragon of some sort in the air, might be a salamence." Siebold says.
"This isn't good, watch your heads people." Wikstrom booms over the radio.
Meanwhile, Drasna is seen dueling an officer with her noivern facing a honchkrow in the sky above the pokemon center.
"Honchkrow, swat that pesky bat with night slash!" The big boss pokemon speeds towards the bruised noivern.
"Noivern, boomburst at point blank range!" Drasna calls out as noivern generates a powerful soundwave in its ears and unleashes it, knocking the dark crow out for the count, but the strain of the attack is too much and the bat dragon faints as well.
"Blast you." The officer yells before recalling his downed partner and fleeing.
"Noivern, are you okay." Drasna asks her downed dragon.
"…. I'm a little sleepy…." She says faintly before closing her eyes with a sigh.
"Take a long rest my friend." Drasna says, calling her pokemon back.
"That's the last one in here, we ve got the pokemon center on lockdown." Steven calls out from the mart section. He radios in to report the situation but Cynthia chimes in.
"I'm pinned down in the gym by a pair of officers, I could use a hand."
"Hang tight, I'm coming!" Steven replies.
Meanwhile, Cynthia's battered garchomp staggers back after taking an ice punch/dragon claw combo from a weavile and an aerodactyl.
"For a champion, you sure are weak." One of the officer's quips snarkily.
"Says the cowards who ambushed me and forced me into a two on one!" Cynthia retorts.
"You smart mouthed little bitch, Weavile, shut her up with slash!" The other officer shouts angrily as the ice type jumps past the wounded dragon, looking to tear into the blonde champions flesh but is swatted back by a meteor mash from metagross at the last second.
"Looks like I just made it." Steven says.
"Thank you so much, I was nearly filleted right there." Cynthia replies.
"I'll mop these guys up, you go heal at the pokemon center Cynth."
"Will do." She replies, calling back her garchomp who is barely lucid before exiting the ravaged gym.
"You guys really are low, attacking a woman like that." Steven scolds
"This is war buddy, get used to it." The aerodactyl wielding officer says. "Use fire fang."
"Meteor mash." Steven commands as the steel type pseudo-legendary, it's right arm glowing, slams the charging dinosaur in the head, knocking it backwards into the weavile, taking them both out.
"Blast!" The officer says before they both flee, abandoning their injured pokemon.
"Unbelievable, they just left their pokemon to suffer in agony." Steven says angrily while checking the aerodactyl and weavile.
"Their lack of compassion is sickening. The aerodactyl has a fracture in its right wing and a crack in its skull, and the weavile has had her ribcage damaged by unknown trauma. She may have been abused by that officer." Metagross says.
"Let's take them to the pokemon center. "Steven replies. As the step out of the gym, the armored dragon strafes them with hyper beam before flying off towards the sundial
"Wikstrom, this is Steven, we ve secured the gym and pokemon center. However, there are two severely injured pokemon that were abandoned by their trainers and that armored creature just strafed us."
"Understood, get to the pokemon center and take cover for now, I shall meet you all there." Wikstrom replies.
Meanwhile, at the sundial, Diantha is seen finishing off the last of 5 grunts with a machamp. Her gardevoir effortlessly defeating the 4-armed behemoth with a moonblast.
"Gah, I don't believe this!" The grunt yells.
"You have lost, now leave this city and abandon this scheme while you still can. She says.
"Just wait until our boss shows up, you won't be so lucky then." Another grunt remarks before the five of them retreat. However, at that moment, the same armored dragon lands in front of Diantha. A tall and burly male with silver hair steps down.
"Well now…I wasn't expecting to see the ex-champion here." The man says.
"You must be Dragomir. The one responsible for laying waste to Dendemile town. Diantha retorts with a hint of anger lacing her voice.
"What an astute observation. However, that is such a strong claim of malice." I simply defeated those who resisted us." He says calmly.
"Defeated!" Diantha yells. "The entire town was leveled and so many lives were taken!"
"That is just an unfortunate consequence in our quest to restore order in this world. Those who stand against us must be crushed and you are no exception. Enough talk, its time to duel." Dragomir retorts while grabbing the first of three poke balls.
"You won't get away with this." Diantha says as a dome of electricity rises up around the two trainers, obscuring them from the outside.