I like that formal style of writing. It's hard for me not to use it for every character.
Another chapter with over 2000 words. In one day. Amazing. I'm tired. Must... take... break.
Chapter 26: Battle
A bolt of thunder shot from the alley. Jonathan just managed to dodge the attack by jumping to the side. Even though he was taking his time regaining his balance, he took a glance at the pokemon that fired at him.
It looked like a large ball of fluff that wanted to cause as much wanton destruction as possible. It had a pig-like snout, and metal braces on its wrists and ankles. The fact that its muscles looked capable of tearing through five phonebooks at once didn't help calm down Jonathan's ever rising sense of panic.
Jonathan, Jennifer, and Ember turned in the direction of the alley to see what it was that just did that. "Who's there?" Jennifer asked.
Out of the shadows stepped out Mr. Trench Coat. "Such a shame, I was hoping to take out the psychic before it could do any damage to my fighter," he said, "Then again, it looks awfully weak. Must still be a child."
"Who are you?" Jennifer asked.
"Now why would I tell you that? I wouldn't want you to call the police and have me arrested," he responded, "Now, be a good girl and hand them over."
"Hand what over?"
"Is it really necessary to answer that question when they're right there with you?" he asked, "I'm talking about the pokemon."
You could see Jennifer's eyes widen, "I'm not letting you take Jonny or Ember!"
If you could see through the shadows caused by the hat he was wearing, you could see Mr. Trench Coat smirking at the misunderstanding. "It seems as if you believe me to be just another pokemon thief," he said. He reached into his coat and pulled out some sort of gizmo that looked like a scanner of some sort. He pointed it at Jennifer and it began to beep furiously. "Ah, so they are with you. Just so you know, I'm not interested in the Ralts or the Charmander. Rather, I'm searching for the pokemon that have escaped my grasp. I am quite certain that they are hiding with you."
Jonathan and Ember knew who they were talking about.
"Now, please hand them over before I lose my patience with you, girl. I don't want to have gone through all the trouble of pick pocketing your license for no reason," he said.
HA! I wasn't overthinking it! Jonathan thought.
"I don't know what you're talking about, but if you're really a pokemon thief, then I wouldn't let you have them anyways!" she said.
While Jonathan was sure he would've said the same thing, he couldn't help but worry over the fact that there was a lot of anger and urge to kill in the air. At first, he thought it was coming from Mr. Trench Coat, but upon further inspection the emotion was actually coming from the pokemon next to him. It made him wonder what made it so mad.
"Ember, brace yourself," he warned, "I feel like that pokemon could go off at any second."
"So do I, and I'm not even psychic."
Mr. Trench Coat gave a frown. "It seems to me that you are unwilling to cooperate. Oh well, my Primeape here has been wanting to smash something in for a while now. Primeape, go ahead," he said before he disappeared back into the alley.
As soon as the words left his mouth, the pig-monkey thing rushed straight at Ember, its shadow trailing behind him. "GWAAAAAAH!!!!" the Primeape screamed as its attack impacted.
Ember was sent flying back a few feet, landing in some nearby grass. The Primeape glared at Jonathan in a menacing manner. Jonathan grabbed a nearby stick and put it in a defensive position. The Primeape gave another yell as it brought his fist into the ground, shattering the concrete. Jonathan looked back at his stick.
"… This sucks," Jonathan said as the Primeape karate chopped him in the gut, sending him flying back a few feet. He landed on the grass next to Ember, safely away from his burning tail.
Ember got back up steadily and shot some embers at the attacker. They didn't even make it flinch.
The Primeape gave another roar and was about to charge when it was interrupted. Jennifer had found a stick that was a good deal larger that the one Jonathan had picked up. It was more a branch, actually. Swinging it at full speed, she managed to knock it off its feet.
This did not make it happy.
The Primeape got back up and chopped Jennifer as well. Since she was bigger, she wasn't flung backwards, but she did stagger back in pain. She fell to the ground clutching her gut as the Primeape got back up and glared at her with intense anger. She looked up as it raised its fist, ready to strike a blow that would not be easy to recover from. She closed her eyes tightly and waited for the impact.
It never came. She opened her eyes and saw what appeared to be a duck made out of building blocks protecting her. "WE HAVE ARRIVED TO A CONCLUSION. YOUR TRAINER IS INDEED TRUSTWORTHY."
As Alpha held the Primeape off, Beta snuck around and unleashed a psychic beam that knocked it off of Alpha. "If your trainer is willing to put her life at risk to protect her pokemon, then she would probably do the same for us."
The Primeape, angrier than ever, got up to face its two new attackers. "H4loo, P1Ggee!!1!" said Gamma. The Primeape turned around to face him, but got shot at point blank range by a hyper beam.
But in what was an amazing feat of strength, the Primeape stood its ground and held it off. Gamma began blinking, "ADAPTING…" said an electronic voice that came from Gamma. "POWER OUT PUT AT 200 PERCENT," Gamma's attack suddenly doubled in strength and pushed the enraged Primeape yards away from its location. It staggered a bit, but still refused to fall down.
Gamma fell to the ground, seeing as the attack took a lot out of him. The Primeape regained its balance, a little shaken, but still capable of fighting. "GWAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!" it screamed. It pulled its fists back to prepare for an attack. Alpha noticed this and yelled towards Beta and Gamma.
"THE ENEMY IS PREPARING AN UNKNOWN ATTACK. TAKE THE HUMAN AND THE POKEMON TO A SAFER LOCATION, I HAVE THOUGHT OF AN EXCELLENT STRATEGY." Beta and Gamma (who could still move), trusting their 'brother', got Jennifer, Jonathan, and Ember out of the way. The Primeape lunged forward and attacked Alpha with a cross chop, but before it hit they could hear a voice coming from him. "TRACING…" the attack hit Alpha, causing a large amount of damage to him. There were a few dents on him as if he were a sheet of metal, signaling the critical damage that was inflicted upon him. "ANGER POINT ACHIVED. POWERING ATTACK TO MAXIMUM LEVEL."
A glow surrounded Alpha as the damage he received recovered. Afterwards, he charged at full power towards the enraged Primeape, ramming into it with a giga impact.
The attack must've taken a lot out of Alpha too, for he fell in the same manner Gamma had collapsed. As the weakened Primeape was struggling to get up, Beta took Alpha to rest next to Gamma, Jonathan, Ember, and Jennifer. "I am the only one left capable of fighting the Primeape. I'll make sure to faint it."
"GWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!" The Primeape screamed at the top of its lungs. It had reached its anger point, meaning a single attack would be enough to tear Beta to pieces and still have enough for the rest of its enemies.
It raised its fist and brought it down to the ground, causing a huge earthquake. Beta dodged the attack by using magnetic powers to rise, and afterwards, another voice came from Beta. "DOWNLOADING… DOWNLOAD COMPLETE. SUBJECT HAS LOWER SPECIAL DEFENCE. POWERING UP SPECIAL ATTACK."
"A slight shock should be enough to bring you down," Beta said before he discharged electricity.
He Primeape finally fell after that attack, twitching from the shock as it lay on the ground. "N0 Fe1r. U diDn'7 g3t h3rt!!1!" Gamma complained.
"Yes, well, it was an incredibly powerful opponent. It's at a huge level, and we would not have been able to beat it if we had fought individually."
Jonathan gave a sigh of relief. If it weren't for those Porygons, then who knows what would've happened to them. "What are they, Jonny?" Jennifer asked, pointing towards the porygons. Jonathan decided to try and explain later.
A clapping sound was heard, "Very good, Porygons. I knew it was worth the effort to track you down," said Mr. Trench Coat, who had just returned. The three Porygons backed away from him, "Now be good boys and return to your poke balls." He held out three poke balls, aiming one at Alpha. A red beam shot out and headed straight for him, but it was interrupted by a rock that had knocked the poke ball out of Mr. Trench Coat's hand.
"I'm not letting you get your hands on these pokemon! Now get out of here before I call the police!" Jennifer warned.
Mr. Trench Coat had a frown on his face. "I see you're still going to resist handing them over. Oh well, it's your fault for letting down your guard. Primeape!"
They turned around to find the Primeape still standing. "What is that thing made out of!?!" exclaimed Ember. It pulled back its fist and gave the air a powerful punch. The punch's power created a miniature storm which drew the shadows surrounding them into it.
The storm knocked down the Porygons at once before heading towards Jonathan and Ember. They ducked behind a tree just in time, but the storm still kept going forward. It launched past the tree and headed towards its last target.
"Jenny!!!" Jonathan watched as the storm headed towards his best friend. From behind the tree, he was helpless to stop it. Jennifer tried to run away from the attack, but tripped. There was no way she was going to be able to dodge the attack.
Jonathan watched as his childhood friend was about to be torn to shreds by the attack. What can I do!?! He thought, I-I've got to help her somehow!!! Jonathan looked for any way he could help her, but couldn't find any. Running out from his safe position of the tree, he attempted to reach Jennifer before the storm could. The storm was moving faster than him, though. His urge to save her grew incredibly strong. If only he were right there with her right now, he could do something!
Ember was surprised when Jonathan suddenly vanished. And Jennifer was even more surprised when he appeared in front of her out of thin air. The one most surprised, however, was Jonathan when he distorted the space around the storm and the Primeape.
The distortion canceled out the storm, as well as cause significant damage to the monkey-pig. The Primeape stood with a confused expression, punching thin air until it knocked itself out with a punch to the face. D...did I just do that? A red beam hit the Primeape and it disappeared into the poke ball Mr. Trench Coat held.
"My, that is one powerful Ralts. I changed my mind, I want it now." He held out a poke ball that looked different from normal ones. For one, it was purple and had a yellow insignia on it.
He threw it at Jonathan, but it never made it to him. The ball was fried and fell to the ground mid-arc. Ember stood between Mr. Trench Coat and Jonathan, growling and letting smoke escape from his nostrils.
Mr. Trench Coat stepped back. His only pokemon was fainted, and the small Charmander could fry him, "Fine then, I'll come back for the Porygons later," he said and ran back into the alley.
"IT SEEMS THAT WE ARE NO LONGER SAFE HIDING OUT AT YOUR APARTMENT, JONATHAN," Alpha said.
"We'll leave tomorrow, but for today, we'll rest at your place. And your trainer will probably have questions to ask," Beta said, motioning towards Jennifer, who was confused about the whole thing.
"0h, D0n'7 uz3 ur T04zT3r! 1t bR0kin!" Gamma concluded.
"Yeah, I want nothing more than to forget about this surprising experience, rabid Grandbulls beat this any day," jonathan said. "Wait, what about the toaster?"
And so they headed off for home. As they were walking, Jonathan looked at the fried poke ball Mr. Trench Coat had thrown at him.
The ball was purple, with a yellow letter 'O' on it.