Pokemon: Hollow Meaning

Chapter 7: Gary's Revenge

Author's note: I don't own… well I'm out of ideas for this part so I'll just say Japan. As of writing this author's note I have no idea what is going to happen. I hope its good! As usual, enjoy!

Ash

Ash, Misty, Brock, and Cloud were running towards the forest. As they looked up, they saw the massive Menos Grande rising into the sky.

Ash, Misty, and Brock gasped in surprise while Cloud just stood there observing the scene coolly.

"Is that a Hollow?" Ash asked. Byakuya Kuchiki suddenly appeared at his side.

"It is a Menos Grande", said Byakuya.

Ash yelled and fell back in surprise. "You again", he said. "Don't do that, you're gonna give me a heart attack!"

Byakuya gave Ash an irritated look and he shut up. Something told Ash he didn't want to get on this guy's bad side. "A Menos Grande is a collection of weaker Hollows into a more powerful one. There is no way any of you could take it on and live. However, there is another massive amount of spiritual power here. That is the bigger problem. I can also sense… his", said Byakuya.

Cloud stepped towards him. "You mean Ichigo", he said.

Byakuya looked at him, facial expression unchanging but a hint of surprise in his voice when he said, "You know him?"

"Yeah", Cloud said simply.

"Who are you", asked Byakuya.

"Cloud Strife", Cloud said.

"My name is Byakuya Kuchiki", Byakuya said. "I will accompany you into the forest. I have to get closer to the Menos to attack him. That strong spiritual presence is hindering even my ability".

So then they walked through the forest. They were surrounded by lush green scenery filled with trees and bushes. Little Pokemon could be seen scurrying through the underbrush. They were all a little nervous, except for Byakuya and Cloud. They weren't nervous because they had both taken on worse opponents.

After a couple hours they could see the feet of the Menos Grande.

"I think I can take him on now", said Byakuya.

"Do you really think so?" Gary's voice shouted through the air.

"Gary!" said Brock.

"Show yourself, coward!" Cloud yelled.

Gary appeared out of thin air right in front of the Menos Grande.

"Who are you?" Byakuya asked.

"The name's Gary Oak. Nice to meet you…Byakuya Kuchiki!" Gary said.

Byakuya drew his sword. "How do you know who I am?"

"I know everything now, in this state", he said. He waved his hand through the air and a white Hollow mask appeared. He put it on. "I am a Vizard now, thanks to Lord Ezina!" He held his hand up in the air and struck it down. A silver sword appeared in his hand.

"Impossible", muttered Ash.

"Something tells me this is going to be harder than I thought", Cloud said.

"Enough talk. Now we fight", said Byakuya. He ran towards Gary and struck with his sword. Gary blocked it without a sweat. He laughed maniacally.

"You think you can beat me, Soul Reaper!" Gary yelled. He disappeared. Byakuya shifted his eyes behind him and jumped forward just as Gary appeared out of thin air and slashed right where he was standing. "Not bad", Gary said.

Cloud ran towards Gary, jumped high into the air, and quickly brought down his sword. Gary shot his hand back and clutched the sword in mid swing, suspending Cloud and his Buster Sword in mid air. "Trying to sneak up on me", Gary said. "What a foolish mistake" he flung Cloud to the ground.

"Pikachu! Use thunderbolt!" Ash yelled. Pikachu zapped Gary, but the lightning bounced all around him.

"Ha! You call that lightning!" Gary said. "Take a bite of this", he said, shooting lightning at Ash, Brock, Misty, and Pikachu. They all managed to jump out of the way, except for Misty. She lay on the ground, blackened and charred.

Ash ran to Misty. "Misty!" he yelled. "Misty, are you okay".

Misty looked up at Ash and said "Don't worry about me, Ash". She shuddered in pain. "I'll be fine. Just take care of Gary".

"Don't worry", said Ash. "I'll take care of him and come right back".

Ash stepped away from Misty. "Go, Charizard!" he yelled. He threw the ball out and Charizard came from the red light. He and Pikachu jumped onto Charizard and floated into the air.

"I can't take any more of this!" Brock yelled. "Go! Onix!" Brock threw out a Pokeball and out of the red laser came a serpentine creature made out of boulders. Brock climbed on its back and headed towards Gary.

"Pokemon, huh?" Gary said. "Thanks for reminding me", he said. "Go! Blastoise!" he yelled. He threw out a pokeball and a giant blue turtle with cannons coming out of its shell and a yellow underbelly appeared from the laser.

Blastoise looked up at Gary and said "Toise?"

"Take care of the ones on the ground. I'll deal with Ash in the sky", Gary said. He rose into the sky and Ash went towards him.

Byakuya

Byakuya, Cloud, Brock, and his Onix stood facing Gary's Blastoise. It was obvious that this one was much larger than a normal Blastoise, but that was the only abnormal thing about it.

"Here's what we're going to do", said Cloud. "I'll annoy it by attacking its shell, Byakuya, try to distract it. Brock, when you see an opening, command your Pokemon to slam right into that that thing". Everyone agreed with this plan.

Cloud ran as fast as he could, avoiding the blasts of water from the cannons coming out of the Blastoise's shell. Once He got close enough, he jumped as high as he could and landed right behind it. Then he started slashing at its shell. The Blastoise growled in annoyance and tried to turn around and swipe at Cloud, but he always dodged. Then Byakuya started vanishing and reappearing, using a technique he called "Flash Stepping". The oversized turtle started looking around and around, starting to get dizzy. That was when Brock and his Onix rushed forward and bashed right into its underbelly.

The Blastoise fell backwards and rolled a little bit, but then got up and let loose a massive pulse of water towards Brock and his Onix. It collided with them and Onix went flying. They slammed into a tree and fell to the ground. "Onix, return", Brock said weakly. He held out the Pokeball and a red laser engulfed Onix and went back into the ball. Then Brock fell unconscious.

However, that wasn't how it ended. Right after the Blastoise released that shot, he needed a second to breathe. In that second Byakuya flash stepped in front of the Blastoise and stuck his sword into its gut.

"Blas…toise" said the turtle. It fell to the ground, raised its head, and fainted.

"That wasn't too bad", said Cloud.

"Cloud, can you fly?" Byakuya asked, looking to the sky.

"Yeah, why?" responded Cloud.

"I think Ash may need our help", Byakuya said.

Ash

Ash was floating in the air on his Charizard, with his Pikachu by his side. Gary was floating in the air menacingly. "This is it, Ash", said Gary. "Time to settle the score once and for all".

"Bring it on, Gary", Ash said, drawing his sword.

Gary started laughing again. "You don't think you can win, do you?" he said. Gary floated back a little until he was standing on top of the Menos Grande. "You don't stand a chance!" The Hollow opened its mouth and light started to gather in it.

"Not good", said Ash.

To be Continued