Again, the adventure to explore and save the realms came to a halt after a slight run in with the Stealth Squadron's biggest rivals, the Stealth Devils. Made up of four space pirates that fly in the Viking X fighter, the second most feared fighter in the human and other galactic armies. The leader, Sky Rodgers, a white fox, along with his crew, which included Ace Firefeather the peacock, Jorge Gatling the Latin accented black parrot, and Leroy Dengar, the only human pilot who betrayed Daniel and Andrew "Sky-High" Thomson, the very first Stealth Squadron.
Anyways, the team relaxed, as always, in their humble and enjoyable viewing room. Erick, Raichu and Daniel were patching the many scars and bruises of the elder Ignitus, who fell victim of a cheap shot from Sky's battleship. Raichu's size was perfect to gently place the gauze in the dragon's mouth from a loss of a few back teeth. Blood filled the patches quickly, which annoyed the threesome quite a bit, after a second round was finished. Erick sighed and sliced the last area of scars and bleeding, which began to subside after Raichu sat on the covered sections on the back thanks to the pressure. The electric mouse jumped off the elders back and looked at his blue vest, which was covered in dirt, dust and blood splotches. He sighed in disappointment and took off the white garments and the vest, and tossed them into a trash bucket. He shrugged and walked down the hall.
"I'm taking a bath. See ya later!" he said happily as he opened a door and shut it with a small bang. The water immediately went on, along with a small underneath of steam from the creak of the door. Daniel stretched his arms and leaned his back and yawned. Turned to the bridge and walked on forward, scratching his back as he went. Erick pulled out a small needle and pinched Ignitus's back. He opened his eyes quickly without making a sound.
"Oooohh. That... sort of…zzzzzzzzz" he fell asleep under the painkiller while Erick began pushing the bucket back into a small medical room a few yards behind him. He threw of his white medical garments and walked with Daniel, still a tad tired. Out of the dimmed hallway Cynder walked slowly and casually as she looked around again at the mothership's relaxation room. She looked at the small kitchen, but didn't feel the need to eat. She looked at the entrance to the bridge, but didn't feel the need to know anything after today. She looked at the metal ground to see her reflection and sighed and strolled to the vast and beautiful view of the Dragon Realms version of the moon and widened her eyes in bliss she smiled as she stared at the bright luminous being. She again looked around and then faced the moon again.
"Just like old times" she said to herself softly. She cleared her small throat and began to hum to herself at a louder tone. She closed her emerald green eyes and began to dig deeper into her tone.
"It's been long old friieend. I missed you through the eeend. You seem to change very much. Its different when we toouuuch" At the same time Latias, Lucario, and Raichu, who finished bathing, stopped down the hallway and listened as best as they could to the dragonesses voice.
"My dreams have changed, since seeing yoouu. I have been waiting forever to say how I feeeeelll. Thaaaat I looooveeee yooouuu thick and throooouuugh" The threesome looked at each other, wondering if she's mentioning someone or just singing to herself.
"You came for me to save the day. My heart sprung up all the waaaaayyyy. Please look into my eyes, please dooooohoooo. That want to say I looooovvveee yoooou Ssssspyyyyy..." the threesome crashed before she could finish the last line and panicked, looking around to hide. All three sighed and looked at her sincerely.
"Guess we should've walked the other way instead. Sorry" Latias apologized first, shrugging innocently. Raichu nodded with her and rubbed his head.
"Me too. I have to say though, you have a gifted talent there" Lucario continued next, crossing his arms in satisfaction. Cynder blushed and lifted paw, striking a pose. The red eon hovered next to head and wrapped one of her red oval claw-paws on the dragonesses head.
"Maybe you should tell him now. We got your back. Right guys?" the two nodded and looked at Cynder who gulped.
"I-I don't know" Latias released her hand and hovered with her arms behind her back.
"C'mon! The worst he could say is no, right?" the dragon faced the other direction in thought. Lucario walked next to the eon in disappointment. Quickly an idea struck his head.
"Maybe we should double or practice with someone else" he squinted his eyes and smiled devilishly. Latias backed away shaking her head and her small skinny arms.
"Ooooh no! I am NOT going to tell HIM anything!" she backed away even more and shook even harder. Raichu and Lucario continued to walk closer to her until she was blocked near a corner.
"Awww… does Lati wati have a crushy wushy on Allan's charley warely?" The eon blushed and pushed the two out of her way with frustration. Cynder laughed as the two poked fun at the eon.
"Shut up! I just miss Charizard okay?!" She yelled back at the dog creature. He chuckled more and slowly walked behind her.
"Hey, you look cute when you're mad!" Lucario continued to annoy her until her eyes began to flash a light red color. She opened one of her claws and grabbed the dog creature's neck causing him to turn into a multitude of colors.
"Latias…choking me…can't breathe…" she shook Lucario sideways causing his face to turn green. She ignored him and continued to shake for another five minutes. The other two laughed until Latias began backing up holding Lucario a tad loose from her grip.
"I'm going to take this to the docking bay. Care to watch?" she disappeared with the dog Pokemon and exited into the elevator. The twosome followed even when they heard a squeal down below.
"Uncle! Uncle!" Lucario yelled.
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Two hours later...
Allan was massaging Ocean's neck in the relaxation room, a thanks for almost dieing against Okinny's mech. He showed his tongue and moved his head sideways.
"Ooh Ohh! Riiigggghhhtt there! Ahhhh…" Ocean said enjoying the warm treatment on his neck. Allan was sweating, but smiling as he already did both wings and the stomach. The trio came out of the metal door and smiled as they jumped on the couch. Lucario was holding his neck, trying to catch up with his breath. He had several bruises on his body and a black eye.
"Any news of where to REALLY go this time?" asked Cynder with mild patience. Allan, still massaging the neck, sighed in relief.
"We'll leave when the others are done getting ready. We're heading to someplace new, someplace called… (Snap) uhhh… (Snap) oh Avalar" he said rubbing the water beasts chin. The large tail wagged a slight bit. Cynder stared closer at Ocean's eyes and then looked at Allan.
"Where did you find him? He's so… amazing" Ocean moved his head at the dragon and smiled larger, as of a thank you. Allan stopped and stretched his fingers to feel the tension.
"Rescued him from poachers. I saved his mate Crystal from the Foe about a year ago" Raichu crossed his arms and grinned in satisfactory.
"They also had to pay the loan Allan's grandfather took to pay this off. They liberated my home and got all this!" Cynder whispered a "wow" expression and noticed Jose and Flame walking out of the metal door clean and perked up. She hopped down, which got the attention of Raichu and Lucario. Flame eye opened and bumped into a bookcase. Cynder giggled and helped him up.
"Ready to kick some tail? I know I am" Flame stalled and then got a better feeling and showed his look of determination. He breathed a small steam of black smoke from his red snout.
"You know it!" he replied. They glanced at each other until Spyro appeared from the bridge entrance.
"What are you all doing? C'mon! Daniel's worse than all the elders combined!" he rolled his eyes and went back into the bridge. Allan returned Ocean, Raichu and Lucario followed the purple dragon and waited for the rest. Allan, Cynder, and Flame walked quickly through the door and the neck of the mothership. Inside they were ready for anything.
"Sensors-indicate-a-large-quantity-in-this-area" Roburto started moving both arms up. Spyro looked at the hologram which showed a mountains ice area. Before he could say anything Ember startled him when she sat next to him out of now were. He didn't bother and looked at the title of the area.
"Avalar?" he asked out loud. J.J. looked at the photographs he crossed his arms like he always does.
"Terrific. There's nothing here but snow and ice" he reacted. Allan looked closer and nodded.
"Yep. When the gem is planted the climate changes. In this case, makes it inhabitable. Negative five degrees in temperature" J.J. nodded in agreement and leaned back near a metal pipe. Daniel stopped typing and looked at the group.
"This is a crises team. The Foe is using a climate control mechanism on the gem to change the climate. It's busted so bad now that it's got a little out of control" he stated.
"A little? Look at that man! It's freaking minus five and a blizzard out there!" Jose replied in disgust. Flame looked at the screen closely, then shivered, grabbing himself.
"Oh, we can't fight or fly in this weather. I'm already shivering"
"I don't think we have a choice Flame" Spyro replied feeling the same way with his back shacking. Daniel looked at only Allan and Raichu, feeling as if they're the only ones to get it done.
"Raichu…Allan… It's up to you. I'll break the rules and give you a Tundra to scope around with. I'll make sure Jose and J.J. are prepared to go anytime" They both nodded and tool one last look at the images. They too began to shiver greatly.
"Why are you shaking? You have all the fur" The Pokemon grabbed an arm and pinched the fur he had.
"It's too thin! I'm not an Arcanine or Ninetails" they both walked out of the bridge.
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Outside of Allan and Raichu were flying though an asteroid belt ready to know how many rings to fly into this time. The headset bleeped on the other line.
"General Ruther here! Fly through one Force Ring to lower the force field" the headset fizzed out and was thrown near the electric mouse. Allan shot pair after pair of asteroids ahead of him. The area was more complex with hovering caverns with holes and indents all across the midsections. Passing the cavern large barrel-like machines appeared ahead of them.
"Space mines again?! We're done for!" Raichu complained and ducked deep behind Allan's seat. He huffed in a cocky tone.
"Hey! Who's flying this thing?" he fired left to right at the red mines which exploded before they made contact. The ProwlerWing rocked side to side for a moment. The electric mouse sighed in relief and looked over Allan's shoulder again. They passed two Force Rings which made the mouse yank on his shirt.
"Your missing them!" he complained pointing at another one that passed by. Allan looked at the confused expression.
"I like a challenge" he said confidently. A Force Ring appeared right in front of them. Allan charged at the ring and flew right through it. The ring began to spin clockwise and while the now visible forcefield appeared. A speaker went on from the cockpit.
"The forcefield is open!" Ruther exclaimed. The speaker went off and the ProwlerWing charged at it's mach three speed. Already he could see the gem in plain view. Unfortunately the blizzard attacked his vision and crashed into the tree, only damaging the nose and covering the wings with twigs and the home of a squirrel. The two rubbed their heads and pushing down the warm airbags they were smacked with.
"At least we're here" Allan said in satisfaction. Raichu rolled his eyes and jumped out of the cockpit with his backpack in hand. Allan placed his sunglasses in his vest and carried his sword on his backpack as usual. Right near them was a huge castle that lead to the other side. They looked to their right and noticed the drawbridge was closed and locked up.
"N-n-n-now w-w-what?" the mouse asked shivering. Allan handed him long rope and tied it to the mouse's back. "W-w-w-wait! W-w-what a-ar-are y-y-yo-you d-d-d-do-doing?!" Allan threw the mouse near a small indent which he grabbed on barely. He jumped and lifted his body up on the top of another and repeated till he got on the rooftop. He grabbed a small statue about his size and grabbed on to it as the rope tightened and twanged. Allan climbed up avoiding the snow in his eyes and spitting some out of his mouth. He reached for the edge and lifted himself on the roof. Raichu untied himself and jumped off the roof with hills guiding him downward. The other side was warm. Ahead they could see the Tundra almost near the dark gem blocking a long cemented highway. They ran into the Tundra and jumped right in.
"Hee hee. This is too easy" Allan said to himself. The targeting system was activated with the gem locked on. He fired a larger green bolt of energy at the gem, but it didn't fall.
"I don't get it" Raichu said to himself in confusion. Allan fired again twice and still no damage. He sighed, grabbed both of the controls, and thrust forward. They rammed the gem at fifty miles an hour with the battering ram spikes on the bumper, but it still didn't fall. Allan lowered his head in frustration and got out rolling his green sleeves. He looked at the gem in disgust and furiously kicked it with his right foot.
"Why (clang) won't (clang) you (clang) fall (clang) down (clang)!? Arrgg (clang-clang-clang-clang-clang)!" at the last "clang", the gem cracked and fell straight towards the Tundra. Raichu leaped out in panic as the gem completely crushed the tank into two symmetrical parts. Sparks flew out of the sides. On cue, the blizzard came to a halt and the snow already was melting quickly. Little sheep ran out of holes on their back legs with snow gear. They "baah" in glee.
"Now I've seen everything" Raichu said to himself. Allan began to kick in anger at the Tundra until his PDA went off. Daniel's head appeared on the screen.
"That was quick. Jose and J.J. are bringing Spyro, Cynder, Flame and Ember right now. By the way, how's the Landmaster er, I mean Tundra doing?" he asked with a grin. Allan gritted his teeth in embarrassment.
"Well it…uh…broke…in two" he replied embracing a long world of being lectured. Daniel grew red but was cut off by Latias and Latios staring at him with even bigger red faces.
"What do mean it broke?! It was fine!!" Latios yelled covering the screen with his face. Latias pushed it to the side and stuck her face in anger.
"I broke all my Craftsman's tools to fix that! You are so dead!" Allan grabbed the screen and blew air and fake static on the very small speakers.
"I krrrck can't krrrck here you krrrrck! Breaking krrccck up!" and turned off the PDA completely. He sat down for the first time in a while, in a patch of grass.