The Protector
Chapter 3
(Typhlosion's pov)
'These three don't look too happy to see me' I thought as I stood before the three pokemon.
The Murkrow looked me over before talking to me. "Word through the woods is that you have taken in a Braixen that has been trained by a human. Do you deny these accusation?"
"The Braixen is my guest here, and she is under my protection" I replied with a fire in my voice hoping to intimidate the trio of dark pokemon.
"You don't scare me you oversized badger!" the Mightyena barked at me. "I don't think that this guy knows who we are" I heard the Sableye chime in. The Murkrow spoke up again, "That Braixen is a slave to humans, an abomination. She must be destroyed."
"I don't want any trouble here" I said while clenching my fist trying to keep my rage in check.
"You accepted trouble when you took in that Braixen! Now you can hand her over and we will kill her and be on our way, or you can stand there looking ignorant and we will kill you both, its your choice" the Murkrow snapped at me.
My rage peaked and my anger took over.
(Jada's pov)
I watched as the three pokemon stared down the Typhlosion and conversed with him. I couldn't hear what they were saying but a sudden movement caught my eye. Blazer had clenched his fist shut. Maybe his composure was slipping, maybe they would force him to hand me over to them, or maybe they would just kill us both.
I was snapped from my thoughts when suddenly the back flames on the Typhlosion ignited. The flames flared and popped violently. Then Blazer let out a primal roar that was too loud for my sensitive fox ears to handle.
I watched as the dark pokemon prepared for a battle with the volcano pokemon. It was a Mexican standoff as nobody made a move.
The Sableye was the firsrt to rush forward with a glowing purple fist, he must have been using a sucker punch attack. Blazer stood his ground. He opened his jaws and let out a torrent of flames. Flamethrower, a fire types's signature move. The sableye was bathed in flames and fell to the ground covered in burns.
The air around the Typhlosion distorted to the heat radiating from his body. If I weren't a fire type I would have had to shield my face from the heat.
The Murkrow tried his luck next and flew forward at high speed. His beak was spinning and began to glow white, this must be a drill peck attack. The tiny bird connected on the Typhlosion's chest. He let out a grunt of pain but his fist began to glow a very bright white color. I have only ever seen this move one other time, this was giga impact. The Typhlosion hit the Murkrow with full force sending it flying backwards. It broke branches as it flew and collided with a tree before slumping to the ground.
The Mightyena barred her teeth which were glowing yellow and giving off sparks. She rushed forward with a thunder fang attack. The Typhlosion lurched forward rolling into a ball of fire and hit the Mightyena to knock her out of my view.
'That flame wheel attack was strong. All of his attacks were strong.' I thought to myself as I looked at the aftermath of the battle.
The three pokemon grunted as they got up and hobbled off mumbling to themselves. Whatever they had been grumbling about was beyond my ability to hear. He stood there for a while looking into the brush where the pokemon had crawled away to.
'Maybe he is expecting another attack' I thought to myself as I watched him. He turned around and caught me off guard. I fell to the ground and sat there embarrassed, hoping he didn't catch me starring. I didn't want it to seem like I was being nosy.
He moved the log and stepped inside. I was still sitting there looking at my silent guardian as he continued to look to the clearing.
After a short while I realized that I was starring. I helped myself up and I said to him "Thank you." He gave no verbal or physical response to my gratitude for what he had just done. 'Maybe he didn't hear me' I thought. So a little louder this time I said again, "Thank you" still nothing.
Feeling a little annoyed by the fact that he was ignoring me I huffed and said "Blazer." The Typhlosion turned his head in quick response to the name. He looked as if he had not heard his name spoken in a few years. He studied me and looked around, taking in his surroundings as if he had been somewhere else.
"Blazer, that is your name isn't it?" I asked seeing the puzzled look on his face. He turned away slowly and said the name to himself. "Blazer, I haven't been called that in a long time." He turned back to me and looked at me with cold eyes that showed he had not had interactions with pokemon or people for quite some time.
To break the silence I told him again, "Thank you."
He looked back at me and said with a monotone voice, "You don't need to thank me, they were going to kill you."
His words sent shivers up my spine making me realize what could have happened had he not stepped in to intervene. "But that's exactly why I have to thank you" I insisted, "Why did they hate me so much anyway?"
Blazer turned his attention back to the clearing and replied, "Wild pokemon are jealous of human trained pokemon. But some wild pokemon, like the three that you ran into, believe that human trained pokemon are slave and shouldn't be allowed to exist for their weakness and compassion towards humans."
My ears stayed fixed on the conversation while my attention drifted to the bed and the collar. "You has a human once, didn't you Blazer?" I asked hoping not to anger him.
He continued looking forward as if anticipating something and replied, "Once, a very long time ago."
Before I could question further, my stomach let out a low growl. Embarrassed, I tried to laugh it off. He motioned to the small pile of berries that remained near the bed.
He must have noticed the disgruntled look that had settled on my face because he asked, "Would you prefer something else?"
I turned to him and opened my jaws displaying my sharp canine teeth. I closed it and said in a mocking tone, "These aren't exactly designed to munch on berries."
He replied with a chuckle, "I assumed that being domesticated, you didn't eat meat. Wait here, I will be back soon."
I started to get a little tense as I had noticed that the light had almost set for the day. Nervously I asked him, "What if wild pokemon come here?"
He replied still walking away, " I won't be gone long. Besides, you can put those canines to use."
Before I could retaliate to his barbaric response he was gone.
This chapter was a little longer, but it was hard to find a good place to stop. I hope you are enjoying the story so far, and if you like it, please leave a review.