VulpixTrainer: Okay I'm shocked at how easily it has been to reach chapter 16, also since I have nothing else to say on to review questions. Also there will be only two more chapters in the Village before we go off for another try at the Gym Badges.
TheWhiteMonk: First off, thank you for your support and how it's got a good plot, just to let you know I use spell check constantly so anything you pick up the stupid thing missed that part of the story. As for reasons behind Team Rocket that will come later, as for Becky's Transformation, well it's going to be somewhat explained in this chapter. You want to come back for more. As to why she didn't change back was because Matt woke up too fast and she was trapped; besides she was planning to tell me sometime or another. Also thank you for telling me about the plot, I felt it was good, but not so geed that only spelling and grammar was holding it back
Raichu-Fan & Negrek: thank you for the praise and also about the bottom of the chapters, I'm going to fix as soon as I have some time
Halloween Fright
(Halloween, Dusk, mountain meadow near Vulpix Village)
The sun was setting in the west casting an eerie light in the trees, most of which have shed about half there leaves for the coming winter, in the training meadow a lone figure was shouting orders to a pair of Fox looking creatures except they where about the size of cubs and had not one but five tails sticking out from their rear curling at the tips and one last thing they could breath fire.
"Good let's try that again, Matt and Firestorm, Flame Thrower attack now." Matt yelled in a raised voice, a normal pitch for training and Pokemon battles. The two Fire Fox's both nodded, raised there muzzles and brought them down sending out two streams of fire at a scrape piece of metal that Matt had scavenged at the local Junk Yard. The effect was a nice sized hole melted in the middle next to other such holes. "Good job…" he was interrupted by a low growl coming from the trees, one that sounded like a warning but at the same time like it was going to lunge at something. Nervously Matt stuttered, "Bbbbecky? Issss that you?" at this he worked up a little bit more nerves and started talking normally in a more raised tone of real annoyance but also some fear, "Because if that is you, You are going to get a talking…." He never finished his sentence, for at that moment a Ninetales Jumps out and goes right into a battle stance, upon seeing the creature, something like an Artic Fox except that it was a slight gold tone to the fur, and it had fiery red eyes along with nine long, sleek and beautiful tails, which right now moved in a way that told any nearby Pokemon that he was thinking about attacking. Matt on the other hand just gasps and started at the Ninetales, it's the same one from that nightmare I had, but if that is real? Then what was all the rest of it about? At this though he froze, unable to move and slowly his mind realized that his eyes where staring right at the others, then thoughts came into his mind angry ones. You have been a tricky one to hunt down, but no matter, I've found you and you will pay for taking my future mate Firestorm from me… he would have gone on if it wasn't for the interference of Two Vulpix, a Ferrut and a Rattata. Knocking into his side, breaking his connection from Matt and causing Matt to do the only think working, his instincts and they where screaming "RUN AWAY" so he tried and did get away, after Matt the Vulpix had issued his own set of orders
"Vulpix ix vulpix pix vul lix ix vulpix vul vulpix pi pix ix Vul." (Stripes, Firestorm, and Sir Thief you protect him and get Becky, I'll hold off mister mucho fox.) This was followed by the agreement of the others. Then the three others ran off, Firestorm on Matt's left, Stripes on his right and Sir Thief jumping onto his backpack to act as scout.
"Ninetales tales ta nine in les taaal Ni ninetales" (Matthew, what a surprise to see you, I thought you would have died by now.) the Ninetales smirked as he tried to use a Quick Attack past Matt, he only got as far as a few feet before Matt used a combo of a Quick Attack and Tackle to stop the Ninetales progress
"Vul Vulpix ix pix vulpix" (Yes Fiery Tail, I'm still alive, but last I saw you where a six tale." Matt commented as he prevented another dart from Fiery Tail, (A/N I'm translating everything from now until a human comes along) "So Fiery Tail, why where you starting to take over my Trainers mind? Because I really don't think that he has pulled any of your nine tails…" he stops as his minds clicks onto something else, "You where at the campsite when Matt explained the very beginning of that dream, about a Ninetales coming at him in a large forest, Why did you do that?" Matt snarled back at the now even more angry Ninetales
"Humph, you should know, you help him steal Firestorm away from me, as to what happened I dug up a Fire Stone and decided to use it so that I could be able to have a fighting change to get my mate back" he snarled back.
"Your mate?" Matt scuffed back, "I always thought that the female had a say in things, and she has refused you already, don't you remember that she outright refused when you approached her on the day we left? Or has your stubborn mind black that out?" Matt coldly replied getting annoyed that Fire Tail had yet to let go from that bitter rejection, well he was always acting like "I'm the best thing since the pack got protected" that just made Firestorm sick to her fire sack, of course she is younger then him by two tails, and yet he never relented, and now he's evolved just to have her, that is just selfish in an extreme way. By this time it had become a battle between the two to see who was the stronger of the two male Fire Pokemon Fire tail being in this mood momentarily forgetting about Matt and getting his revenge on him as well
Matt was running totally not thinking rationally, for pure fear had enter his body, he had heard the stories of how vengeful and powerful a Ninetales was and here one was almost doing who knows what to him and this just fueled his fleeing even more, he had forgone the path and had ran strait into the forest thinking that is was the quickest route back home. But now he was lost, he didn't know it for he was still running thinking that the evolved Pokemon was right behind him. As he ran around the tree swatting at the low branches he is still in dead run, he sees a white streak in the path in front of him he tries to stop only to land on the white streak, it moves while a howl of pain emitted from the bush nearby causing Matt to fall, covering his face he ends up scraping his arm and also lands hard on his stomach, the moment he rolls over more weight lands on him and the face of an angry Ninetales appears growling until it gets a good look at Matt's face, terrified to whimpering and just waiting for what ever was going to get next. Her eyes flaming red suddenly vanish to that of worry and concern only the damage was done, well to a degree.
"Matt I'm so sorry, please forgive me." Came the voice of the Ninetales, only Matt could hear every word, this just freaked him out as he patted himself down only to discover that he was still himself except that the Ninetales had spoken English, "don't worry it didn't get that far. But why are you running?" this just made Matt just to gape open at the Ninetales coolly talking to him as if it had done this to every human that came it's way.
"Becky?" Matt whispered as he just gazed up in to the eyes and muzzle of the mystic creature just as the last of the light faded, marking to beginning of Halloween where anything could happen. "But why can I understand you?" Matt was completely baffled, his brain was also being affected from the shock of all this night.
"I… I uh… well you see, you're cursed under me to understand Pokemon, a last minute change, otherwise you would have been a Pokemon." She said all this like it was something out of a text book. She then turned very grave as she asked her final question "Why where you running like Entei himself were after you? Was it something fearsome?" she was completely worried for Matt had always avoided her tails even when she got a little too sly and tried to have it happen on purpose.
"Another Ninetales, one that is fighting Matt, I think it's over Firestorm." This was it Matt never finished, from all that running and Adrenaline, he just blacked out, Becky stood for a moment before looking strait at Matt and then left following the scent trail of Matt knowing that his team which where hiding in the shadows would handle anything that came there way, now she was running, running to confront the bully that nearly cost her a very close friend
The fight between Matt and Fire Tail had become even more intense, although Fire Tail was bigger and stronger; Matt due to being trained by Matt was very quick and able to dodge a lot of the attacks, unfortunately, neither where gaining an upper hand in the battle, in fact they where totally focused on showing the other that one was stronger then the other, all over one female Vulpix. At the moment that Matt pulled a successful Confuse Ray at Fire Tail, Becky charged unto the field yelling a cry that broke the Confuse Ray but also startled both to jumping and looking at the new Ninetales that appeared on the sight. She just stared at the two with angry eyes but quickly turned them fully on the male Ninetales, a few tense moments went by, Matt having no clue as to what was going on, finally Fire Tail eye's bug out and he takes off into the hills fleeing with all nine of his tails hanging low.
"What did you tell him Becky?" Matt asked as they trotted away from the battled scarred meadow, it being so from all the physical attacks that missed and landed in some part of the meadow
"Things that only a Ninetales could say along," she takes a breath before continuing "I told him that if he harmed Matt in any seriousness I would hunt him down and revoke his powers for five hundred years and that I would not let him rest for more then a weeks time, things that as a human I regret saying but the Ninetales mind tells me that it was they say if some other Ninetales tries to harm any of it's family pack" By this time they had reached where Becky had left Matt but there was only one thing wrong, a Ninetales was laying where Matt should have been. "What happened?" she barked at Sir Thief as she was really worried.
"I think I can explain." Firestorm interjected "it was while you where gone, he woke up complaining of major chest pains almost as if he was being assailed by sharp flaming swords, now those where his own words, well after that he just closed his eyes and then he started glowing white, as in the evolution glow and then he was like this," at this she waves a paw at Matt who was a full Ninetales and laying very still, breathing but still very still. "He's been like this since he evolved, comatose, in fact I think he only moved once and that was flicking his ear when dew drop landed on it." Firestorm then turns to Matt and asks a question that had been on her mind since he had stayed behind, "What did he want?"
"He wanted to go after Matt and me for quote unquote taking you away, of course I told him that he has already been rejected by you, so he should leave you alone." Matt said in a voice that said that he was worried that he could in fact loss her
"That's so sweet Matt, that's what I've always liked about you, always looking out for those that where bullied, but I could take care of myself against him." Before Matt could say anything in response Firestorm gives him a quick lick on Matt's check, causing him to blush a brighter shade of red then his fur was already. "You've always been my hero."
"Beck I would really appreciate it if you would have me not understand Pokemon anymore, I think a Rattata just insulted me." Everyone at this moment just turns around before laughing out load at Matt's comment. "What? What's so funny? Becky will you please take it away, I really am getting a little annoyed at that wild Rattata sitting in that tree." Suddenly still with the Rattata throwing insults at Matt, his just losses it and sends a mild Flame Thrower at the Rattata, charring him anime style. Matt just takes one look at the Rattata, then down at his hands now paws and just faints again
"Well I never would have thought of taking care of Matt as a Pokemon on Halloween night." Becky commented as she concentrated on her human self and slowly like it was a mirage of her being a Ninetales she was on hands and knees in a witch costume and quickly hurried to start treating Matt with his own Pokemon First Aid kit.
"Firestorm," Matt then pauses before continuing, "Well… uh….Can you help me gather berries to help Matt in case he goes crazy again?" Matt asked the last part in a rush.
"Sure Matt, he'll need all the help he can get, although I wonder what level he is, after all he knew a Flame Thrower attack." Firestorm mused as she went after Matt to gather fallen berries
(Giovanni's Gym Basement)
Giovanni was not very happy right now. "WHAT? What do you mean he never showed up at your trap in the road? He has always used that road to get home," the grunts acted as if they wanted to say something but Giovanni stopped them. "No buts, I want you to stay up there until you get me Experiment 645 or Experiment 644, is that clear?" the two grunts just nod and the Video Phone turned black I have waited ten years to fully see what I could do with those two, it doesn't matter now, soon I will have them working for me and then I can begin phase two of this plan. At this he just grinned very evilly planning extremely hard runs through for Matt and Rebecca.
VulpixTrainer: Okay so this is done and also as I have told Raichu-Fan, TheWhiteMonk you need to show patience, all good things come to those who wait.
Kyle: Yes and you know what to do folks, see you on Chapter 17
VulpixTrainer: hey that's my line