Chapter 4: Massive Mayhem
Hola Amigos. Back with another chapter. Let's see how this battle's gonna play out for Bronze.
Hala threw a ultra ball insanely fast and unleashed a Mankey. "Now young Bronze, set forth your first Pokemon", Hala said loudly. Bronze had just realized something, he had a rock type and a normal type against fighting types. BIGJAW was the only one that's wasn't weak to them though.
Lillie was actually excited to see Bronze battle, she doesn't like seeing Pokemon hurt, but there's just something about him that made battles not as bad as she though. "Go, Bronze", Rotom Dex shouted.
Bronze saw Rotom Dec cheering and had no clue how it got it out, but that's not important right now. "Let's start this off, White Fang", Bronze said. He sent out White Fang first but BIGJAW would be the go to if shit hit the fan.
"Don't push your Pokemon too hard", Lillie said to Bronze.
"A rock type against a fighting type, interesting choice", Hala said. "Use karate chop", Hala said. Mankey then tried to karate chop White Fang, but the puppy Pokemon dodged.
"Rock Tomb", Bronze said. He didn't have anything fantastic to use against Mankey, so might as well use a move to hinder its movement. Mankey chopped through one of the rocks but got hit by one. It got hit hard but it landed on its feet. Mankey was getting pretty pissed, and it's already an ill tempered Pokemon.
"Mankey, use Focus Energy", Hala commanded. He noticed that Mankey was about to go in rage mode and this move calmed it down
"Use howl", Bronze said. Hitting a hard tackle would definitely help here.
Mankey closed its eyes and focus while White Fang let out a fearsomely cute howl. Both now we're ready.
"Pursuit", Hala said. Mankey tried to punch White Fang but he dodged.
"Tackle", Bronze said. White Fang lunged at the monkey and knocked it back. White Fang used Bite but Mankey held it back and used karate chop. White Fang got knocked far back and got really hurt. The puppy struggled to stand and shook itself. "You good, White Fang", Bronze asked. White Fang responded with a happy ruff.
"Alright, Rock Tomb", Bronze said. White Fang summoned more rocks to hit Mankey.
"Use the rock to your advantage", Hala said. Mankey jumped on the rocks and used Karate Chop to smash a rock in two. Mankey jumped and tried to hit White Fang but it dodged and used tackle to knock the monkey Pokemon into the rocks. Mankey was hit by three of the Rock Tomb rocks but landed on its feet.
"Man, that things tough", Bronze said.
"Karate Chop", Hala said. Mankey ran to White Fang, but Bronze noticed something. Mankey was slowing down. This was the chance to make a move, it better be a good one.
"Tackle, and don't let up", Bronze said. White Fang ran to Mankey and lunged itself. Hitting Mankey hard. White Fang kept using its speed to its advantage and didn't let up on the hits. Mankey was only able to take so much and was hurting after the onslaught of tackles. "Finish this with Rock Tomb", Bronze said. White fang summoned rock and all of them were able to strike Mankey, thanks to the slowdown ability.
Mankey stood, he looked pissed, and ran to White Fang. He had karate chop at the ready and White Fang was ready to rumble. Mankey tried to swing but before it made it halfway across the stage it fainted. "You fought well, my friend", Hala said as he returned his Mankey to its ball.
"We really pulled one, this time", Bronze sighed. "Good job, White Fang", Bronze said as he returned the puppy to its ball.
"Crabrawler, show your strength", Hala said loudly as he threw another ultra ball. He unleashed the boxer crab and it was ready to fight.
Bronze knew which one to call out next, since the moon was shining bright. "Let's go, Luna", Bronze said. Luna was summoned and she was very pleased by the moonlight. "Quick Attack", Bronze said. Luna lunged herself quickly and struck the boxer crab right in the face.
"Power Up Punch", Hala commanded. The Crab punched Luna in the face, knocking her back. She landed on her feet and was ready for more.
"Use Attract", Bronze said. He thought Hala would have males because he a MAYN. Luna winked and Crabralwers eyes went full heart.
"Didn't think of that", Hala said. "You do have some tricks up your sleeve".
"Quick Attack", Bronze said. Luna ran straight towards Crabrawler to use Quick Attack and started glowing. She hit Crabrlawer hard and it fainted. Luna landed and Bronze took in the transformation. Luna got bigger and more sleek. She finished glowing and Bronze saw the transformation. Luna had turned into the night fox known as Umbreon.
"Woah, Luna", Bronze said. "I guess the moonlight really did something to ya", Bronze said. Luna jumped to Bronze and licked him. BIGJAW let out a happy hiss for Luna's evolution.
"Another evolution, impressive", the kahuna said. "Well, I've been counting on this one for a long time, Makuhita, show your power". Makuhita was released and ready for a good battle. It did a similar sumo motion that Hala did right before the battle.
Bronze looked at BIGJAW and nodded. "This is all you, BIGJAW", Bronze said. BIGJAW bared his fangs as he went to the middle of the stage. The two Pokemon glared at each other. The heavy weights of both teams seemed ready for a battle.
"Water Gun", Bronze said. BIGJAW was about to let out a blast of water but he flinched after Hala yelled the words 'Fake Out'.
"I hope Croconaw's form won't be disappointing", Hala said. "Because this is a battle I've been looking forward too after Kukui told me about you".
"Who am I to disappoint", Bronze said. "Metal Claw", Bronze said. BIGJAW's claws turned hard as steel and he charged. BIGJAW slashed but Makuhita used Sand Attack and BIGJAW's vision went black. He then wildly swiped and felt a sharp pain from Makuhita's arm thrust.
"Use Water Gun to fix it", Bronze said. BIGJAW squirted water into its eyes and felt a lot better. "Now use Water Gun", Bronze said. BIGJAW let out a blast of water but Makuhita held it's ground. "Use Metal Claw", Bronze said.
"Pursuit", Hala said. Both heavy weights ran to each other. Bronze nodded and BIGJAW nodded. He used Water Gun to shoot himself into the air and got on top of Makuhita's head. He then used Metal Claw and knocked the sumo Pokemon back. "I was not expecting that one", Hala said with a hardy laugh.
"Arm Thrust", Hala yelled. Makuhita started using the move but BIGJAW was surprisingly fast. He looked bulky but could dodge well, which is something Bronze can't say for himself.
"Catch it with your jaw", Bronze yelled. BIGJAW used bite and caught the fist in his mouth. "Slam him in there ground". BIGJAW tried to lift up the sumo Pokemon but he was too heavy.
"Slam him", Hala said. Malihita slammed BIGJAW unfit he ground. BIGJAW didn't let go, his pokedex entry even states that Croconaw never lets go even if he break a tooth. BIGJAW used Water Gun to disorient the Makuhita.
"Release", Bronze said. BIGJAW opened his mouth and the torrent of water blasted Makuhita off the stage. It laid fainted on the ground.
"My word", Hala said. "You did well my friend, get some rest".
While Hala was retiring his Makuhita to its ball, Bronze and his Pokemon were cheering in victory. Bronze gave them Oran berries and pets on the head. "I'm so proud of you guys", Bronze said. He was especially happy about Luna evolving.
"Ha, you bested me", Hala said with a hardy laugh. "You've earned this, Bronze", Hala said as he pulled out a brown Crystal. "It's Fightium-Z":
"Cool", Bronze said. He put the Z-Crystal on his bag and thanked the Kahuna.
"This is the sacred dance to use Fightium-Z", Hala said. He performed the dance and unlike the other dance Kukuo performed, which almost made him laugh, was actually pretty cool.
"Alright then", Bronze said. "Let's go home for some victory food", Bronze said. He then saw his Dad riding a Tauros.
"Aw shoot, did we miss it", his dad asked.
"I told you we should've left sooner", Bronze's mom said as she was holding Xowii the Snubull.
"Yeah dad, did you really need to make all that coffee", his sister asked.
"You guys wanted to watch", Bronze asked.
"Yeah, you've wanted to be a trainer your whole life so we wanted to be there to see your battle", his dad said.
"If it makes you guys feel any better, Bronze dished out some powerful moves", Kukui said. "His Croconaw also packs a Power Up Punch".
Lillie and Bronze sighed at the pun. "Well, atleast you know I won", Bronze said proudly.
"WAIT", Hau yelled as he bolted over here. He was sweating through his shirt.
"Where do you come from", Bronze asked.
"I… r-ran… here from t-the… trial", Hau said, about to faint.
"You sprinted all the way here", Bronze asked.
"Yeah, I wanted to see you're battle", Hau said.
"Sorry, Hau, but you missed it", Hala said. "He really puts up quite a fight".
"Well, I challenge you to a battle, gramps", Hau said.
"I accept, just let me heal my Pokemon, then we'll see if you have battle genes", Hala said as he walked off to the Pokemon center.
"So, what do we do now", Lillie said.
"What do you mean we", Hau asked, sarcastically. "I got to use this time to train". After that sentence, Hau booked it to the nearest patch of grass.
"Well… we should celebrate your achievement", Bronze's mom said.
"Good idea, auntie", Kukui said.
"I don't think so, we should I wait for Hau", Bronze said. "I don't want him to feel left out".
"Alright then, you guys want to see my lab", Lukui asked. "I really want to study your Tauros though, uncle".
"I want to see all the pokemon", Crystal said.
"Only for a big", her mother said.
"You keep building up those moves, cous", Kukui said.
Bronze was about to leave when Lillie grabbed his chubby arm. "You coming with me to the ruins", Lillie asked.
"I got nothing else to do", Bronze said. He didn't really want to though, because of all the stairs.
The two went to the entrance and made their way up the stairs. "So, when did BIGJAW evolve", Lillie asked.
"During my fight against the Totem Pokemon, he evolved so we could win the battle", Bronze said. "He was really struggling in the fight, I was thinking of handling it myself", Bronze jokingly said.
"I wouldn't be surprised, you did go attack some Spearow with your stick", Lillie said.
"Hey, this is the most reliable, sturdy, deadly, versatile tool you could ever need", Bronze said as he spinned the makeshift staff. Lillie backed up as he spun the stick.
"Ok, just please try not to attack any Pokemon on our way up", Lillie jokingly said.
"Sure, talking to you at least makes this climbing the stairs bearable", Bronze said. He was sweating a lot, good thing for deodorant and that his hat soaked up some sweat. "I know it's hard to believe, with my stick figure", Bronze said as he smacked stomach. Lillie got a good laugh out that. Bronze learned to laugh at the fact he wasn't skinny.
"Umbreon seems to really enjoy the moon", Lillie said.
"She's been that way since she was an Eevee", Bronze said. "White Fang the newest of the bunch, and seemed to take a liking to her", Bronze said.
"Oh, White Fang fought great out there", Lillie said. "And definitely has a lot of energy".
"How much more do we have to climb", Bronze asked as he looked up. There was a lot more to go. Bronze would've cursed if he wasn't a Pokemon fic. But I'm not a character, I can curse whenever the hell I want.
One climb later…
Bronze was a bit tired for the climb, he never actually used the stick he had as an actual walking stick, but desperate times come for desperate measures. Unfortunately, Lillie wasn't doing so hot either, since it was so hot in Alola. She was also carrying that duffle bag everywhere, so he offered her his stick to use for the climb. Bronze was a bit tired and fanning himself off with his multi use head covering device. Lillie propped herself with the stick, against a tree.
"Ok, I know why I'm tired, but aren't you used to this heat", Bronze asked.
"It is hotter than usual", Lillie said. Bronze started to fan her off too, with his hat.
"So… why are we here again", Bronze asked.
"Nebby would not stop trying to leave the bag, so I brought him here to show that the bridge was still broken and we can't go see the", Lillie said. Bronze was pissed. I mean like, taking a Kangaskan's baby pissed. He had gone up this dreadful staircase, again, and it was for nothing, he gave Lillie his staff for walking.
"Water Gun", Bronze said. BIGJAW squirted water at Lillie. Her hat was wet and she glared at Bronze. "What, it's hot out here", he said, right before getting a face full of water.
"Let's just go back down", Lillie said.
More Walking later…
Bronze and Lillie were now at the Kahuna battle grounds. They were already dry from the Alolan heat. They then witnessed Hau battling Hala.
"Don't let up, Datrix", Hau said as Datrix was swiftly dodging the attacks of Makuhita.
"Use Pursuit", Hala yelled. Makuhita tried it's best to hit the owl with the edgy haircut but it was way too fast. Makuhita was starting to get a bit tired out.
"Wow, Hau can really put up a fight", Bronze said.
"Hala has disciplined his pokemon and had them gain tremendous stamina. Hau and Datrix are pretty strong", Kukui said. Bronze and Lillie jumped, as it seemed that he popped up out of nowhere.
"Hello again, professor", Rotom Dex said as he let himself out of Bronze's bag.
"Where have y'all been", Kukui asked. "I wanted to study your dad's tauros, but when I heard Hala was ready to battle Hau, I just had to see it".
"Where have you been, Bronze", his dad asked.
"We thought you got lost, since this is a new region and all', his mom said in relief.
"Don't worry guys, I made sure these two didn't get into any trouble", Rotom Dex said, referring to Bronze and Lillie.
"What were you doing", Bronze's dad asked.
"He was just escorting me to the ruins", Lillie said, nervously.
"Why were you…", Bronze's mom was about to say but he interrupted her.
"Go Hau, you got this", Bronze yelled.
Hau looked back and felt happy that his friends got to see him battle. "Let's finish this with Razor Leaf", Hau said. Datrix let out a wave of leaves, heading right towards the Makuhita.
"Keep your stance", Hala said. Makuhita tried to take the attack but the sharp leaves coming at it in rapid succession was too much for it. It fell over and fainted. Hau jumped in excitement and Datrix fell asleep, being forced to fight other animals till one can't fight anymore makes a guy tired. His grandfather walked up to him and looked down at him. Hau then remembered and image of his grandfather he saw as a child and never wanted to see ever again.
"Hahaha, I guess I'm getting old", Hala said with a hardy laugh. "Getting beat by two children in one day isn't my highest point".
"I beat my challenge", Hau said as he waved happily to his friends and saw Bronze wasn't there. He then felt a arm around him and saw Bronze was giving him a bro hug.
"I gotta say, can't wait for our next battle", Bronze said as he pat his back.
"Here, my grandson", Hala said as he pulled out a Fightium-Z. Hau's eyes widened and he eagerly took the Z-Crystal from the Kahuna hands.
"Yes", Hau yelled in excitement. He returned Datrix to its Pokemon ball and gave a thumbs up to the professor.
"I love the Focus Energy, Hau", Kukui said.
"Congratulations", Lillie said. Nebby shook the bag to congratulate Hau.
"I got to say, your grandpa a tough one", Bronze said. "I bet he could wrestle the Totem Pokemon on his own". Hau chuckled.
"Congratulations, to the both of you", Bronze's mom said. "Are these the friends you made so far".
"Yeah", Bronze said. "These two are Lillie and Hau".
"A pleasure to meet you", Lillie said.
"ALOLA", Hau practically yelled at the top of his lungs. A few hungry growls came out do absolutely nowhere.
"You three must be hungry", Bronze's dad said. "Let's get something to eat". His dad rode off to the direction of the house.
"Lillie, Hau, you're welcome to come have dinner with us", Bronze's mom said.
"See you at the house", Bronze's little sister said as they walked off.
"I can see why you like to wear cowboy hats", Lillie said, since Bronze's dad where's a cowboy and rides a Tauros.
"Man, I hope my dad is as cool as yours", Hau said.
"What do you mean by that", Bronze asked, a bit confused.
"My dad left when I was young. I think he's a powerful trainer", Hau said.
Lillie and Bronze both looked at eachother with concerned expressions. "Well, I'm going to my house, you guys coming with", Bronze said, trying to make the situation less awkward. The three trainers and Croconaw walked to the house.
Hau and Bronze traded war stories on how their respective starters evolved and how their battles went. Lillie may have watched the battles, but she didn't really like hearing about them, they sound a lot worse than they were to watch. They made it to Bronze's house, and Hau was starstruck when he saw a big field of Tauros and Miltank.
They walked inside and Hau didn't exactly get a good look at the house when he went to wake up Bronze. Lillie saw how homey it was, she was then greeted by Xowii the Snubbull.
"Xowii, get over here", Bronze's mom said. The Snubbull ran back to her owner. "I'm sorry, she loves to jump on new people".
"It's fine, no harm no foul", Lillie said.
"Wow, a Johtonian Pokemon", Hau said. He went over to pet it, but it bit his hand. "I think it likes me", Hau said, with a bit of pain in his voice.
"Hey", Bronze's dad said, coming from the back with sweat and putting down his hat. "Wish you'd been her sooner Bronze, I had to lasso up two Tauros on my own".
"You actually lasso up Tauros", Hau said. "Can you do that", he asked Bronze.
"A few, but it ain't easy", Bronze said.
"I wanna go see the Tauros", Hau said as he was about to run to the backyard door. Bronze's dad stopped him.
"You do not want to do that", Bronze's dad said. "Those things can be mean".
"Hau, I think you should listen to him, you guys battled enough Pokemon today", Lillie said.
"Yeah, no need to add a whole ranch worth of Tauros to the mix", Bronze said. Bronze then went into his room and grabbed a red bandana.
"Why did ya grab that", Hau asked.
"I forgot to pack this one", Bronze said.
"Dinner's ready", Bronze's mom said. Everyone sat down at the table, and were served a stew of Sitrus and Oran berries, seasoned with some special spices and a leak that is used by a Johto bird pokemon. Milk from the many Miltank on the ranch was served as well.
The humans were eating their meals, and the Pokemon were waiting by the table, since they've been the ones battling. Bronzes mom brought Bronze's, Hau's, and Lillie's pokemon (much against her fondness of letting Nebby roam freely) out and brought them the same food they were eating.
BIGJAW was not very happy about that, he wanted to be with his trainer. White Fang was eating his food and Luna was basking in the moonlight. White Fang had a crush on Luna when she was Eevee but now White Fang is in love. Luna was sleek, majestic, and looked great in the moonlight.
Datrix was asleep, as usual. Pichu was scurrying around the area. It too had as much energy as Hau did while Datrix was more laid back while not in battle.
BIGJAW ate some of his food and walked around, trying to clear its head over this not so pleasant moment. The grass crunched under his feet but he heard some rustling behind his. He turned and saw that Nebby was following him. He glared. Nebby halted and stared at BIGJAW. BIGJAW hissed at the Cosmog. Nebby made its happy noise and floated around BIGJAW. He noticed it grew a fondness of him.
Datrix opened its eyes and saw BIGJAW. It flew over to the crocodilian Pokemon and opened its wings. BIGJAW turned and bare his fangs. The two glared at each other.
Nebby floated over to White Fang and Luna to get their attention. The two canines then saw BIGJAW and Datrix were about to battle, the moon Pokemon ran over to then to break up the fight. BIGJAW hissed and Datrix whoed loudly. The two are obviously not as fond of as Hau and Bronze are.
White Fang jumped in excitement, it loved pretty much anything and was always happy, so a battle made things exciting. Nebby wasn't against the idea either. Luna sighed and sat by the Cosmog and Rockruff. Nebby cheered for BIGJAW and moved its arm-things around. Rockruff barked and Luna seemed to not have any interest in the battle.
Datrix saw all the support that BIGJAW was getting and squeaked angrily at Pichu, then it realized Pichu was missing. BIGJAW noticed this too and called the other Pokemon over to search for rat Pokemon.
Datrix flew in the sky to get a bird's eye view. Luna and White Fang ran off to search the ranch together. BIGJAW was about to go look when Nebby cheered and walked in BIGJAW's direction. BIGJAW hissed angrily and put its finger in the 'Stay here' motion. Nebby made its noise and had a whiney expression on its face. BIGJAW though Lillie would become Wonder Woman and bolt outside to find Nebby so he sighed and motioned him to come with. Nebby then floated happily to BIGJAW's side. It was gonna be a long night.
Back with Bronze
"Why did you miss the Pokemon go outside, but let Xowii stay", Bronze asked as he drank some milk.
"The table is gonna be too crowded and you know how Xowii gets around the Tauros", his mom said.
"I hope Nebby will be alright", Lillie said.
"The Pokemon will be fine as long as they don't get the Tauros worked up", his Dad said. "Can you pass the tortillas, mijo". Bronze got up and went to the stove where some tortillas were. His dad, last minute, got some tortillas out and put hen on the skillet. Bronze picked up the carbs and brought them to his dad.
Lillie then turned and whispered to him. "Bronze", she whispered. Bronze turned, notifying the she had his attention. "I think Nebby's going to get hurt out there, I gotta go check on him", she said in concern.
"My mom will literally glue us down to the table until we're finished eating. I promise we'll after we finish", Bronze whispered. Lillie looked a little less distressed now but was still worried. She was just wondering how she was gonna finish her meal when she felt her stomach churning.
Back with the 'mons
BIGJAW was on the look for the Pichu but Nebby had something else on his mind. He was trying to get BIGJAW's attention, guess he wants some manly bonding time. BIGJAW really payed no attention to Nebby, he was just worried about Pichu. It was a fellow rival and he wanted to see it evolve and battle it, an electric type would be a challenge.
Luna and White Fang were on the search, Luna had a very good sight during the nighttime. Luna vision was so lit that it was like day during night, hence why it didn't like the daytime too much. White Fang had an advanced sense of smell, since it is a wolf pup Pokemon. White Fang was sniffing the ground, trying to pick up Pichu's scent.
Luna was still looking, not starting too far from her partner. White Fang then picked up a faint electric scent. White Fang barked and caught Luna's attention. He ran in the direction he pick up the scent and Luna quickly followed him.
Datrix was flying through the air, it saw Luna's rings glowing. Datrix followed the glowing fox since it saw White Fang was leading. BIGJAW saw moving light in the distance. He grabbed Nebby and ran towards the light, something that people tell you not to do.
The crocodilian and cosmo caught up with the owl, fox, and wolf pup. BIGJAW stopped dead in his tracks when he saw what Pichu was doing. The other Pokemon were wide eyed when they saw Pichu on the pen of sleeping Tauros. They all knew that a wood fence would not stop a angry Tauros. The Pokemon backed away slowly. BIGJAW then saw Nebby had went under the fencing and was floating by a Tauros. If BIGJAW could sweat he'd be sweating bullets.
BIGJAW made a motion to come to him and slowly started walking towards the pen. Nebby looked and cheered happily. The Tauros shook a bit in its sleep, shaking the fence. Pichu fell off the fence and hit the Tauros. It's eyes shot open and it mooed. The other Tauros mooed sleepily. This is when Pichu knew, he fucked up. He used thunder shock in fear and shocked the Tauros he was on. BIGJAW then ran to the pen. Nebby was about to get stomped on but BIGJAW grabbed him and booked it. Pichu got off the Tauros and ran after them. The Tauros weren't gonna let the go that easy though
In the house…
Xowii was sleeping but he window, she woke up when she heard the sound of Tauros. Xowii went to the table and started barking and pointing outside. Bronze and his dad went wide eyed. "Gens the lassos, I'll go get my Tauros", Bronze's dad said. He had a personal Tauros which he rode everywhere. Bronze got up from the table and grabbed some thick lassos.
"Awesome, we get to see Bronze actually Cowboy", Hau said in excitement. Lillie was just stiff with fear. It was a little, cute Cosmog whose powers ands it tire itself out for a good whirl against a bunch of big, tough Tauros.
"Alright kids, let's go the basement", Bronze's mom said.
"B-but cowboy Bronze", Hau said.
"Do you know how destructive a Tauros is", Lillie asked.
"Yeah! They can demolish boulders", Hau said. He then realized the caliber of the situation.
Outside…
A Tauros was about to ram through the fence when a rope was thrown around it's neck. Bronze had a tight grip on the lasso. The Tauros was trying to run around in a rage but Bronze was holding it back. The bull kept trying to run and it struggled as it tried to get out of Bronze's grasp. Bronze dug his boots into the ground and used all his strength to pull be Tauros back. Eventually the Tauros tired itself out.
"Bronze really is a cowboy", Hau said.
"It comes in handy for these types of situations", Bronze said as he walked towards the tired out Tauros.
"You were a bit too rough in the Tauros", Lillie said.
"Don't worry Lillie, Tauros are tough creatures", Rotom Dex said through Bronze's bag.
"You gotta be rough with 'em. It's a TAUROS", Bronze said. ,"Come on boy, let's get you back into the pen", Bronze said as he led it. He walked fast to the pen since there were more to catch. Once he got it in the pen he turned and saw Hau with a lasso. "Pendejo", Bronze said to himself. He ran over to him, well he tried, he was tired. Tauros put up a fight.
Lillie was next to him but wanted to run. She then saw Bronze heading over to them.
"Hau, this isn't a very good idea", Lillie said.
"Come on, I wanna catch me a Tauros", Hau said as he threw the lasso. He threw the lasso Br to didn't go on the head though, it got caught on one of the Tauros' three tails. It mooed in pain and saw Hau. He tried to pull it in but he wasn't strong enough. Lillie rolled her eyes at Hau's attempt to wrangle him a Tauros.
"Hau, we may want to run", Lillie said. Hau then saw the Tauros run straight for them. Hau and Lillie ran but the Tauros was keeping up with rather easily. They didn't hear the Tauros running anymore and turned. It was Bronze. He had the lasso around the Tauros neck and pulled it back, or tried to anyways. The Tauros tried to run but Bronze kept his ground. Bronze yanked at the rope and pulled the Tauros back. It then turned and headed right for him. Covered in sweat and tired a shit, Bronze grabbed his stick and was about to throw down with a Tauros(and lose).
BIGJAW was running with Nebby and saw Bronze was about to fight a Tauros. BIGJAW then grabbed Nebby and used Water Gun to prowl himself to Bronze. He had his Metak Claw ready to fight the Tauros.
Bronze stood his ground as the Tauros came at him. Bronze jumped out of the way and the Tauros looked at him. Bronze then pulled out his red bandana to get the Tauros' attention. He threw it J the air the Tauros ran after it. Bronze then walked it in the head with his stick so he could knock it out. Unfortunately, Bronze is not Hercules so taking on a large bull isn't exactly smart. The bull was pissed and it ran at Bronze.
"You guys get out of here", Bronze said.
"Are you insane, you're not going to fight a Tauros", Lillie said.
The Tauros was charging and ready to knock Bronze 3 islands back. Bronze had a tight grip on his stick. Right before the bull could hit him, it got a face full of Metal Claw. The bull was knocked back and breathes heavily. BIGJAW set down Nebby and bared his fangs. "Oh thank Lugia", Bronze said. I think we all know he couldn't beat a Tauros, nevertheless or up a decent fight.
"Let's show these then Tauros why they should stay in their pens", Bronze said as he stabbed his stick into the ground. Nebby was floating around and wanted to see BIGJAW battle.
The Tauros was gonna use Takedown and charged. "Use Water Gun", Bronze said. BIGJAW let out a blast of water to slow the bull down. BIGJAW then used Scary Face to make the Tauros slower. BIGJAW used Water Gun to propel itself and dualed Metal Claw. The Tauros dodged the attack and whipped BIGJAW with one of its three tails. The Croconaw landed on the ground but got back up. The Tauros used Takedown and knocked BIGJAW the fuck out. He struggled to get up but he did and hissed.
"Man, them Tauros are tough", Hau said.
"Of course they are, they're my dad's", Bronze said.
Hau then noticed a bit of green in the night sky. "Datrix, use Razor Leaf", Hau said. It was like heavy rainfall, but instead of harmless water they were sharp leaves traveling a high enough speed to crack open a skill. The Tauros dodged the attack and mooed. Datrix landed on the ground ready for battle. "Use pound", Hau said. The owl flew to attack but the Tauros dodged it and kicked the owl with one of its powerful legs. It got knocked the fuck back next to BIGJAW.
Hau was shocked, Datrix was a lot stronger now but it was barely standing. Nebby looked at the Tauros and tried to attack it. The Tauros saw Nebbt and was about to squash it, but Bronze Smacked the bull in the head with his stick at the last second. He grabbed Nebby and made a break for it.
The Tauros charged but was hit with a blast of water and leaves. Bronze ran Lillie and have her Nebby. "T-thank you, so much", Lillie said, she wanted to hug him out of gratitude but both knew it wasn't the time.
"De nada", Bronze said as he ran over to BIGJAW. Their attacks combined was enough to tip the Tauros over. Bronze then ran over to it and grabbed his lasso. He then started to tie the bull pokemon's legs together. Lillie looked away from Bronze's cowboy antics. The bull struggled and tried break through the thick rope of the lasso.
"Hau, give me a hand", Bronze said as he pick up the Tauros from his hind legs.
"Alright", Hau said as he tried to pick up the head. "Datrix fly up and make sure the Taurod don't cause any damage". Datrix flew up into the air and soared the night sky.
"Stay here BIGJAW, we could use the help", Bronze said. BIGJAW nodded his head and kept watch. The bull was struggling to get out of the bonds and was squirming, making it harder for the boys to actually move it. "Lillie, we'll move the Tauros while you keep it calm", Bronze said.
"M-me, I'm not sure I can do that", Lillie said, she was scared for her and Nebby lives right now. Who can blame her. Would you seriously want to try to calm down an angry bull that demolishes boulders.
"Okay fine, you can help carry the Tauros while I calm it down", Bronze said in haste.
"Okay, I'll try", Lillie said. She went over to the Tauros and kneeled down. She started to pet it but it started squirming again. It almost hit Lillie with its head but Bronze stopped it. "Calm down bit", Lillie said softly as she pet it. "Everything will be fine, please calm down". She began to stroke it softly, after a while it was struggling less. "There you go, let's get you back to your pen".
"Alright, let's bring it to the pen", Bronze said:
"I'll take the upper half", Hau said. The two boys went over to the bovine and often it up, well Bronze was the main strength here. Hau was not as strong as Bronze so the Taurus was not centered. Lillie kept petting it and whispering things to it so it would stay calm.
The 3 were bringing the Tauros slowly to the pen. "You're doing great Lillie", Hau said.
"Be quiet, the Tauros might get rowdy again",Lillie said. "We're almost there, you're going great".
"Sheesh, Lillie was born for this", Bronze thought to himself. The three children made it to the pen and laid it down.
"Okay, you keep it calm and I'll undo its bind", Bronze said.
"Got it", Lillie said. She continued to comfort the Tauros as Bronze undid the tie. He released it legs gently and it didn't move. The Tauros was very calm now and Lillie was still petting it. The Tauros was laying down and grunted quietly, almost like to was sleeping.
"Ok, we're good now", Bronze said. "Let's get the others".
"I'll catch up with you", Lillie said. "Just keep Nebby safe", she asked as she pulled Nebby from the duffle bag.
"I promise", Bronze said. He gently placed Nebby into his backpack and Nebby made a happy sound.
"Okay wise guy", Rotom Dex said. "First thing's first, hands off my stuff and you stay on your side of the bag. Nebby made a noise that sounded like to was confused.
Bronze called over BIGJAW and he ran right to his trainer. "Alright, you ready to get some more Tauros", Bronze said. BIGJAW nodded.
"Bronze, the Tauros busted through the fence", Hau said.
"How are we gonna capture them", Bronze asked. The two were about to walk out when they saw Hala carrying a Tauros over his shoulders. "Dang, it takes me a while just to tire them out", Bronze said.
"That's my grandad for ya", Hau said.
"Hello young Hau and you too Bronze", Hala said with his usual hardy voice. "Where do you want me to put the rascal".
"Put him in the pen over there, then try to help us catch more of the Tauros", Bronze said.
"Let's do this", Hau said.
"No, we have to go about this in a certain way", Bronze said. The two then stood in silence.
"So what's the plan", Hau asked.
"I thought you would come up with one", Bronze said awkwardly. The two heard galloping and a bunch of mooing and nearly shit their pants. The two started to panic and looked to see what was coming. Bronze breathed and relief and said. "It's just my dad", Bronze sighed. His dad was riding on a Tauros and had a herd of Tauros behind him.
"Get out for the way", his dad yelled. Bronze, Hau, and BIGJAW booked it faster than a guy after a Mexican buffet. This gained a sound of discomfort from both Rotom Dex and Nebby.
Lillie was walking away from the sleeping Tauros and saw a head of Tauros running straight for her. The other Tauros woke up and Lillie jumped to the side and saw the huge herd of bull Pokemon go back into the pen.
"Are you okay", Bronze's dad asked as he got off his Tauros to check on her.
"Y-es… I'm okay", Lillie said. "Where are Hau and Bronze", Lillie asked.
"They're coming", his dad said. The two boys and the Pokemonbran over to them. Bronze tried to catch his breath while Hau was just shocked with fear.
"Are you okay", Lillie asked in concern.
"Ju-just give me a sec", Bronze said between breaths. He had to sprint over here because he thought more Tauros would try to run them over. BIGJAW was a tough little croc but even he was a bit worried about s huge bull kicking him to Kanto, just a bit.
"My whole life flashed before my eyes", Hau said as he stood stiff with fear. It's not everyday you see a huge herd of Tauros come your way with their angry eyes and whip-like tails.
"Pull yourselves together, we got to catch the rest of my Tauros", Bronze's dad said as he saddled up.
"Wait, I just realized something", Bronze said. "I have no idea where Luna or White Fang are". Bronze felt like horrible trainer now, you don't just leave your Pokemon unattended, they should be safe in their pokeballs or at least in your line of sight.
"Oh those two", his dad said. "They've been helping me bring the Miltank back here". A few Miltank where rolling back to the ranch and he saw the rock pup and the night fox. As the two ran up to then, Bronze ran to his Pokemon and hugged them in relief. This earned a happy ruff from White Fang.
"Thank goodness", Bronze said. "Alright, y'all had your fun, take a rest". He pulled out their pokeballs and returned them to their capsules. He put the balls back in his belt.
"Now that we have all the Pokemon let's catch some Tauros", his dad said. "There's one by a weird cave and some are on the beach".
Bronze heard the words "weird cave" and just knew it was the trial grounds. He volunteered to go since he tangled with it before and had stronger pokemon with him.
"Let's do this BIGJAW", Bronze said. BIGJAW nodded. The two were about to run off when they heard stop.
"The totem pokemon is very powerful, I'll come with you. I may not be a trainer but I do have a lot of recovery items", Lillie said. Bronze chuckled a bit at her. "What's so funny", she asked. She looked down and saw Nebby floating around. "You can't even stay in Bronze's bag", she said in a angered tone as she picked up the Pokemon and put it in her bag.
"Let's get a move on", Bronze said.
"I'm going too", Hau said.
"Nope, I need some help. Your a trainer, you can try to tire the Tauros out while I lasso them", Bronze's dad said. "First, let's go if my Bronze's mom, sister, and Snubull are okay". He grabbed Hau with ease and rode off.
"There's no turn to waste", Bronze said as he and Lillie ran off to the trial grounds.
One run later…
People locked themselves in their homes since a bunch of Tauros were on the loose. Luckily Bronze's dad was making sure they didn't do too much damage. Bronze and Lillie ran through town and they were fine for a while.
But Bronze tried to keep up with Lillie as best he could. He was just tired from everything else. He had already gotten two Tauros tired out, it wasn't easy catching them with a lasso, then tiring them out.
Lillie was surprisingly fast at running, she was faster than Bronze but he didn't think she was this fast.
They were on route two and near the house where those skull grunts were trying to steal berries.
"Are you alright, Bronze", Lillie asked in concern.
"Ye… ye...yeah", Bronze said in between breaths. He breathed in and out to try and stop his heart rate from being as a Mewtwo whose speed stat was maxed. "Just give me a minute", Bronze said as he reached into his bag for some water and a Oran berry. BIGJAW on the other hand was fine with running, he was pretty fast for a bulky croc.
After Bronze are the Oran berry and drank some water he felt better and was ready to run the rest of the way.
"You're pushing yourself too hard", Lillie said.
"I'll live, but if we lose that Tauros my dad will kill me", Bronze said as he ran. Lillie and BIGJAW went after him.
Even more running…
The two made it to the shrine, both a but out of breath. Well, Lillie was a bit out of breath, Bronze was completely out if breath. He almost needed his stick. BIGJAW squirted some water in his face and he woke up, mostly because the water was really bitter.
"Sheesh, I gotta get you doe breath mints", Bronze said. BIGJAW and Lillie chuckled a bit.
"Alright, come on out", Bronze said as he released Luna and White Fang. The two looked at him ready for battle. Luna was a bit mad right now. Bronze turned and saw the sun was rising.
"Wow, it's so pretty", Lillie said.
"It's not the only thing", Bronze said.
"Excuse me", Lillie said.
Bronze was about to say something when he felt a a sharp pain in his leg and dropped his stick. "For real BIGJAW", Bronze said in an angered/painful tone. BIGJAW rolled his eyes. "Oh right, Tauros", Bronze said. He picked up his stick and walked in, BIGJAW and White Fang followed.
"Boys", Lillie said as she looked at Luna. She could tell from the look on her face that Luna felt the same way. The two walked in the cave.
The group saw the Pokemon were scared. These were really tough 'mons, so he could tell this Tauros was one of the mean ones. They heard some loud bashing sounds coming from the Totem Pokemon's battle ground. The group continued into the cave, every Pokemon was on guard and ready to battle. Bronze had a firm grip on his staff, Lillie stook close by because she wasn't a Pokemon and she had no weapon.
The group made it into the Totem Pokemon's battlegrounds only to see the huge Gumshoos facing against one of the toughest Tauros in the ranch. The Gumshoos used Hyper Fang but the Tauros dodged it and used headbutt. The Pokemon got knocked back but it swiped at the Tauros and it got kicked into the wall. The Tayros got up like nothing just happened. It charged at the Gumshoos but the Totem Pokemon stood its ground and caught the Tauros by the horn.
"BIGJAW use Water Gun on the Totem Pokemon", Bronze said. BIGJAW shot out a blast of water, hitting the Gunshoos in the face. It got knocked back and tried to dry itself off. The Tauros was about to attack when it got a Tackle and Quick Attack combo from Luna and White Fang. The fox and wolf cub growled while the Tauros mooed angrily.
The Gumshoos stood up and got into battle stance. BIGJAW bared his fangs at the Totem pokemon. Bronze stood infront do the two and said, "No need to start another fight, WE were just trying get that Tauros back to my dad". BIGJAW got the memo and got out do his fighting stance. The Gumshoos went docile too. Bronze then saw the Luna and White Fang were kinda getting owned.
White Fang's rock typing wasn't enough to withstand the powerful blows of this Tauros. Luna was very agile though, which was the only reason she was still up. Lillie grabbed a revive and potion and fixed up the pup. White Fang was ready for action but he was stopped by a stick placed in front of him. Bronze then looked down and said no.
"That Tauros is really mean", Lillie said. "I don't think I can calm it down".
"The only way to calm it down is to beat it down", Bronze said. "Luna use attract", Bronze said. The night fox winked but it seemed to not affect the bull.
"White Fang, use howl", Bronze said. White Fang howler and charged up its attack. "BIGJAW, use scary face". BIGJAW put on his most 2 Spoopy 4 U face but the Tauros didn't seem to give a shit. "Rock Tomb", Bronze yelled. White Fang summoned rocks and rained hell on the Tauros. It's speed was starting to hinder but it was breaking through every single stone. "We got to work together", Bronze said as he spun his stick, he was ready to actually battle along side his Pokemon.
Lillie saw how Bronze was. She didn't know if he had balls of steel(or in this case bronze) or if that cowboy hat restricted blood flow to his brain. She was trying to think of a way to get the Tauros to calm down or something. She ran to her friends, who were getting wrecked by the Tauros, and reached her hand out to pet it. The Tauros swung its head and she fell over. The Tauros would of crushed her if it wasn't for Bronze grabbing his lasso and pulling away from his friends.
Bronze tried to keep his ground but ended up being thrown across the battle grounds. Lillie didn't know what to do, Bronze's Pokemon were fainted and even Bronze himself was unable to put up a fight. She then noticed Nebby floating over to the Tauros. The Tauros started to charge up, Bronze saw this and used his strength to stand. He ran over to the bull and Cosmog and punched the Tauros in the face. He then stood in front of the bull. "If you think you're gonna hurt my friends then you got another coming", Bronze said as he cracked his knuckles, and then tried to hold in a yelp of pain after realizing his everything was hurting.
The bull charged but then Nebby let out a loud noise. Bronze's vision went white and after a few seconds there was darkness.
Later..
Bronze woke up in his room, it was morning. He tried to sit up but he was sore. He saw his hat was on his chest and his Pokemon and Nebby were knocked out. He was tried and laid back on his bed. He turned and saw Lillie to his side. He then immediately got up and said nervously, "OK, all better".
He grabbed his staff and used it to walk. He walked out to his room and saw his parents were watching TV. Hau was sitting at the table, eating a Malasada. "What happened", Bronze asked. Bronze's mom jumped up from the couch, ran to her son and gave him a bone crushing hug. This earned a pain filled grunt from the boy. He was still really sore from whatever the hell happened.
"Stop, he's sore", Bronze's dad said.
"Oh, I'm sorry baby, but I was worried sick", Bronze's mom said. "I thought the Tauros nearly killed you".
"What", Bronze asked in confusion.
Hau got up and went over to Bronze sighing in relief that this friend was ok. "We found you, Lillie, and the pokemon fainted where the Totem Pokemon lives. "The Tauros was fainted too, but it's ok now", Hau said.
"What happened", Bronze asked.
"I don't know, all we know was that you guys were out cold", Hau replied.
"What happened before you guys fainted", Bronze's mom asked. Bronze then sat down and began to tell the tales of how they were rounding up Tauros.
Lillie woke up sore and saw Nebby was by the bed. She didn't know where she was but she did know that what ever happened got everyone hurt. She then saw Nebby was barley able to move. "Nebby, I told you not to use your powers again", Lillie said. "This is just like last time, you almost got Bronze killed when he was trying to save yo and when we…", Lillie was about to finish when she thought about what she had been saying. She thought back to why Nebby used it's powers in the first place. To protect itself and it's friends. She looked down and saw Nbby had it's head down. "I'm sorry, but I worry about you", Lillie said. "You always seem to try to get me out of trouble and I can't even stop you from hurting yourself. Nebby saw Lillie was feeling like a jerk and made a happy sound to cheer her up. She smiled and tried to pet Nebby but she pulled back her arm as she still felt sore.
She looked around the room and saw that their were a few pokeballs, she recognized them and Bronze's and saw some signature Bronze items, a stick and a cowboy hat. She then put two and two together that she in Bronze's room or in his house at the least. She felt she could rest peacefully for now and decided to get some rest, the soreness lasted for a good while so she might as well sleep it off.
Well, here ya go. This was a long ass chapter so that's kinda the reason why I took so long (Also I'm a bit lazy when it comes to writing). I hope this kinda shows how Bronze's physical prowess is and a bit more into his life. Basically he lives in a cowboy family who has a ranch full of Tauros and Miltank. I hope that the Tauros fiasco was entertaining. Anyways, the story is gonna continue next chapter, we may finally leave Melemele. That's all for now, and I'll see you next time, adios.
Review Responses:
Martyn: Bronze is naturally strong, but he definitely got most of hi strength by having to wrangle Tauros over the years.
DarknessWithinDarkness7: Gracias!
