After so long, here is the next chapter of my exciting story. Hope you enjoy.
Chapter 4
The place was extremely dark. It was unknown where he had been taken, but Pikachu made certain to study every detail in the hope that he would escape and then come back later with the proper authorities. He had given up struggling long ago, as doing so was only exhausting him. Sadly, it was so dark even his well-developed night vision couldn't help him see where he was. How such dark places like this could exist on earth, Pikachu didn't know. What was even more puzzling was that the one taking him seemed to know where he was going. How this was even possible confused him even more.
Suddenly up ahead he saw a small dim light. The individual holding him kept walking towards it. They soon arrived at the light source, and Pikachu found them to be lit torches that were burning magnificently along the stone hallway. The lit corridor seemed to go on forever with no end and strangely no beginning.
Then Pikachu saw something that he believed would be his way out. He saw the entrance/exit to a ventilation shaft. Chances were it led somewhere outside.
With determination in his dark blue, nearly black round eyes, Pikachu saw this as his chance to escape. He struggled to position himself, and it was about a good fifty feet before he was able to execute his plan. He used his sharp fangs to bite down with all his might on the grunt's hand. The grunt screamed in great agony as his grip loosened. Pikachu ended up tasting the warm blood that was now flowing freely from the grunt. As soon as the grip was loose enough, he removed his fangs from the complaining grunt and let himself drop to the stone cold floor.
He then made a run for it. Moving at top speed on all four of his little paws, he made his way towards the entrance/exit of the ventilation shaft. He was about to make it when a throbbing pain suddenly hit the back of his small, hardly visible neck. He suddenly started feeling drowsy. He felt the back of his neck and mysteriously found something sticking out of it. He removed it from his neck. The last thing he saw before giving in was a tranquilizer dart in his paws.
A man stood upon a high cliff above the unforgiving sea that was relentlessly pounding the wall of rock. He was standing near a large cactus in the shade that the angle of the shadow gave him, so it was difficult to see what he looked like. His eyes looked to the vast sea ahead, remaining highly focused. His arms were folded together in front of him.
He felt something was coming… something very powerful. Even though he was experienced in such a thing that was coming, he had only one feeling deep within him. He could not stop it alone!
A few miles from the cliff that the stranger was upon, a vast ship was heading towards shore. Max stood at the front of the ship, patiently waiting for the ship to dock. It was his big chance to prove himself the best. He had dreamed of this day since he started traveling with Ash. At that time, Max was eight years old and not old enough to become a trainer. At the time though, whenever he did a practice battle of some kind that was allowed, he was weak. He always went defensive and never attacked. He learned that pokemon end up only getting worn out with that kind of strategy. Now, he knew better. Though most of his roster of pokemon was suited best for defense, he knew he couldn't win with just that. It also took attacking every so often. To be at the best, you had to play with experience. There was only so much books could teach him. He learned he had to battle with his heart, mind and soul. Something no book could ever teach him.
Brock sat on his bed for the lonely room that was given to him. In all truth, he really didn't want to be here, battling in this tournament. He figured he wouldn't get very far anyways. He would rather be back at home, helping his brother. However, he knew his friends, especially Ash, couldn't do this alone. When he was told that Team Rocket was behind the whole tournament, he felt that he needed to help out any way he could. Still, it was a tough decision in the end. He knew he wouldn't be happy with either choice. However, something inside of him told him that he had to be there, for one reason or another, and that leaving his family was the right choice. Still, even though he felt it was the right choice, he wasn't fully satisfied. He hadn't done much to accomplish his dream of becoming a Pokemon Breeder. He got more pleasure out of raising them than anything else. He wondered if he would ever accomplish his dream, but maybe that's all it really was, nothing but a silly dream.
Misty too was staring out into the ocean. Ever since she could remember she had always loved the water. She also loved the creatures that inhabited it. In personality, she was also like the sea. At times, she was calm and gentle, but at times she was full of rage and unforgiving, as well as powerful. The power of water was surely something not to underestimate. It was the same with her. The Cerulean City Gym used to be the easiest one to win until she took over. Ever since then, only those who were confident and not weak could even have a chance at winning. Even when they held the advantage of either the element of electricity or of the forest, they still had a chance at losing. Type just wasn't enough to beat Misty. It took true skill to beat her. Maybe with all she held now, she probably stood a chance at becoming the best water pokemon trainer in the world and finally fulfilling her dream.
Still, the pain from earlier rested deep within her heart, as she still wanted revenge. Until the murderer was as good as dead, she would always feel the pain and dark want. However, she knew the spirit of Golduck was right. She had to look at all the facts. She couldn't defeat Exoeon. If such an unnatural creature could disintegrate her favorite so easily, she couldn't imagine what it could do to any other pokemon, as well as her very own. She couldn't avenge her Golduck, even though she wanted to. She had to admit she was strong, but not strong enough to beat Exoeon.
Ash sat on his bed, an unemotional look on his face. In all truth, deep down, he was depressed. A part of him didn't want to be here. He wanted Pikachu by his side for this. He kept having a nagging feeling inside him that told him he shouldn't enter the tournament. However, as the new League Master, it was his responsibility to take Team Rocket down. However, a part of him felt that he didn't deserve the title, as he did only win by forfeit. Sure, he probably would've beaten Damien without a problem, but him getting there didn't seem right to Ash. In fact, Damien shouldn't have been able to enter the tournament. He did know that Damien only got in due to passing the test that he couldn't pass. He knew that Damien was up to something with everything now happening.
It was rather unusual. Damien was now in the tournament, but with the way he treated pokemon, he didn't even deserve a single official Pokemon League Gym Badge. So under all circumstances, he shouldn't have been able to enter even tournaments meant for beginners.
He pushed the thought of Damien away and Pikachu invaded his mind again. Pikachu and him had been together since the beginning. It just didn't seem right without his little friend by his side. He even wondered for a second if Pikachu was the only reason he had gotten so far, but that couldn't be true, as he had won many matches without Pikachu. Maybe he could win without Pikachu, but all his will to battle was gone. To him, what was the point of battling without Pikachu by his side?
A cloaked figure stood atop the ship, looking at the port that was slowly coming into view. He removed the hood of his cloak to reveal himself as Damien. One would wonder why he hadn't attacked Ash yet. The reason why was simple, Giovanni had ordered him to wait until the tournament began in Orre. He didn't like waiting, but he would do what was necessary to get his revenge. Ever since the time Ash had taken his pokemon away from him, even though it was of the pokemon's own free will, he had wanted to make Ash pay.
His story was hidden and unknown to the world, but he knew it himself. As he looked out towards the ocean, the memory of how he came to be a member of Team Rocket filled his mind.
It all started back about ten years ago. Damien was trudging through the forest, cursing to himself. Ash had just taken his Charmander, a bipedal orange lizard with a flame tip tail that held the element of fire. It was his best pokemon. However, like many beginners, it was practically the only one he trained. The rest of his pokemon were pretty weak. From that day forth, he made a vow, a vow to get revenge on Ash for what he did to him.
About a year later, Damien had battled at every gym possible in the region of Kanto, but had failed at all of them. Ever since he had lost Charmander, he had gotten worse, if that was possible. In fact, his constant losing streak had made his pokemon so weak, that several of them had nearly died in combat. At this point and time, the technology inside pokeballs had not yet fully stopped the realistic effects from showing. He didn't care about his pokemon dying. He didn't care about them period. Nothing more than a slave are what they were to him.
He was passing through a town, when he saw the news at a TV store. He looked upon it and saw Ash on the TV.
"And in other news, Ash Ketchum from Pallet town, who had placed in the top sixteen in the Kanto region, has won against the champion of the Orange League, Drake Clo Yuuji. In an amazing display of skill and strategy, this young boy of only eleven years old has defeated the champion. Some say it was due to his little Pikachu that he won, but Ash says that he couldn't win without all of his pokemon working together as a team."
Damien then spotted something on the screen. He saw an orange-skinned dragon that had a flame-tipped tail. He was sure it was the evolved form of the Charmander that was taken from him, and he couldn't be more right. He once again promised himself to get his revenge on Ash Ketchum.
As the years passed, the want for revenge increased. He continued to see Ash Ketchum on several news programs, showing Ash compete in many various tournaments. Then, one day, he heard something that he could hardly believe.
On the news, the female news announcer told the latest announcement.
"In our top story today, Ash Ketchum, who has competed in various tournaments and finishing in a place that seemed unachievable for anyone who was competing for their first time, has now, in an amazing display of strength, skill and strategy, has won the Battle Frontier competition. Battle Frontier has been believed to be one of the toughest competitions ever made. With Ash winning the Battle Frontier, he has been accepted into the hardest competition of all, The Elite League. With knowing how well this amazing Pokemon Trainer has done, my money is on Ash Ketchum to win this whole thing."
Damien could hardly believe it. Ever since Charmander had been taken from him, he kept seeing Ash on TV. He kept promising himself to get revenge on Ash Ketchum, but he didn't know how.
Suddenly, a dark man next to him spoke. "That Ketchum is quite a nuisance, isn't he? He keeps saying that he's 'all that' and proving it. You kind of envy him, don't you?" The man asked.
"No! He just stole my pokemon, and I'm going to get it back!" Damien said, not knowing the kind of person he was talking to.
"He stole your pokemon? What an odd coincidence, in a way, he stole mine too."
Damien was shocked by this information he had just received. Could it be possible that this kid was only so strong because he stole from others? He then got an idea, though he didn't know at the time that he would end up regretting it.
"Hey, I got an idea! How about we join together and show that bastard thief what we're really made of!"
"Hmm," the unknown man thought for a second, "an interesting proposition. They say that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Of course, I have one rule. You do as I command!"
"As long as I get my revenge, fine by me! I'm Damien Daisuke!" He said, offering a handshake to the stranger.
"My name is Giovanni, and from now on, you work for Team Rocket." He said as they shook hands. The memory ended there.
Now at this point, he finally had a team… no, a super-powered fusion pokemon that could take down any of Ash's pokemon. With one blast, his super-powered fusion pokemon could easily destroy any one of the most powerful pokemon in existence. Without some form of protection, the pokemon were most likely doomed. In one single move, any pokemon had a high chance of being reduced to dust. Yet, that's what Damien wanted to do to Ash's pokemon. He wanted to make Ash pay in the most painful way he could think of. To him, what better way to make Ash suffer than to destroy what he treasured most? His pokemon!
The gang of Ash, Misty, Max and Brock soon arrived at the port and got off the boat. They had entered a place called Gateon Port. This was the place where the tournament would be announced. They could battle anywhere within the great region of Orre. There were further rules that would be detailed by the one in charge of the tournament. They didn't know about the rules that made the tournament completely illegal.
As Ash was exiting the ship, his sixth sense seemed to make him look towards a cliff. There seemed to be an unknown force that was drawing him to look in that direction. Upon the cliff, he saw someone staring right at him with an unemotional look. The one on the cliff had come into full view by the betraying light of the sun. He was probably somewhere in his twenties for all Ash knew, probably closer to his age. He had silver-gray spiked hair and confident golden-yellow eyes, with a white stripe painted across his face. He was also wearing a long blue jacket, and long black boots and pants, but there was something else that caught Ash's attention the most. There was a strange gadget of some kind going along his entire left arm. It was a darker shade of blue than his jacket was, along with some sort of orange wire. What it was used for, Ash wasn't sure of.
"Hey Ash, you coming or what?" Max asked, getting his attention.
"Oh, yeah! Coming!" He said as he tried to catch up with the group.
The one on the cliff continued to look at Ash as he caught up with his friends. "Hmm, something tells me I'd better keep my eye on him." The stranger on the cliff said to himself.
The gang of four continued to walk through the new city they had entered. There were other things provided within the package that each of them had received. One of which was a deep detailed map, which Brock was looking at, that not only gave a simple to scale location of each city in the region of Orre, along with deeper detail of each building within a city, but also gave information on each building. There seemed to be a few that seemed to interest Brock. He decided that if he ever had the time, he'd check them out.
The only other thing inside the package was a small black ball of some kind. It was as small as a normal pokeball when it was miniaturized. What it was used for, none of them knew. Max was currently looking at one of them.
"Hey guys, what do you think this ball is used for?" He asked.
"I'm not sure, but I think it has something to do with the tournament." Brock answered.
"But what exactly?"
"I wish I knew."
"You know, the ball looks sort of familiar to me." Misty said, sparking slight interest in it. "Yet, I can't figure out where I've seen it before." She then turned to Ash, who was strangely at the rear of the group, as he was usually up at the front. "What do you think, Ash?"
Ash had his head down in a state of depression. His mind was so focused on something else, that he didn't hear Misty.
Misty then turned around and faced Ash when he didn't answer her, stopping in her own tracks. "Ash? Ash!" The second time saying his name was louder than the first, which was loud enough to make Ash listen to her. Brock and Max had also stopped and faced Misty when they heard her yelling.
"What? Did you say something, Misty?" He asked.
"Ash, are you okay? You don't seem like yourself lately."
He then put on a fake smile. "I'm okay, Misty." He said, reassuring her.
It was Brock's turn to talk. "Ash, we've all known you long enough to know when something's wrong. What is it, Ash?" He asked.
Misty, however, figured it out before Ash could answer. "It's Pikachu, isn't it?" She asked him.
Ash gave up, he knew they had him. "Yeah! I'm just a little depressed that I couldn't bring him to this tournament because of the new rule." He told them.
"I don't get it." Max said. "Wasn't Pikachu the first pokemon you got, meaning that he was automatically registered into a pokeball?" He asked.
"It is true that he was originally registered to one, but when he showed me just how much he hated being inside a pokeball, I removed the registration of a pokeball from him. However, he is still legally mine. He's just not registered to a pokeball anymore is all."
Max was a little shocked at hearing this. "I didn't think that was possible."
"It is! It's just that it rarely happens." Misty said, taking over the conversation. "In fact, it is so rare that the Pokemon League was about to ban removing the registration from a pokeball. That's when Ash came and removed the registration from the pokeball that Pikachu was assigned to. Ever since then, they've decided to forever make it illegal to ban the removement of the registration. However there is one little thing, the pokemon must also want it. There are simply too many that enjoy the comfort of a pokeball too much to leave it now."
Brock then took a look at his watch, which he had adjusted to match the time it was in Orre. "Let's get going, guys! It's close to the time that they'll announce the beginning of the tournament." He said.
They all headed to the Pokemon Center, where the announcement was said to take place. As soon as they entered the Pokemon Center, Brock rushed along the blue tiled floor, making the white colored walls look like a blur and up to the finely carved oak reception desk, grabbing the hand of a woman. The woman had pink hair with two looped ponytails, blue eyes and was wearing a nurse uniform. There was only one woman that the gang knew that Brock kept falling for.
"Oh, Nurse Joy! I need you to… OW!" The pain coming from Misty and Max pulling him away by the ears interrupted Brock.
"When will you learn, Brock?" Misty and Max asked at the same time.
"Thank you God! One more minute of his affections, and I would've called the cops on that damn pervert!" Nurse Joy said, relived that Brock was pulled away from her. The group, Brock included, were a little surprised that some girl saw him as a pervert so quickly. In all truth, it was only overactive hormones that made Brock react the way he did every time he saw a beautiful girl. It was actually amazing some saw him as a pervert.
The gang then decided to leave the nurse alone for a while. They knew that by the letter, even the Pokemon Center Nurse Joy of Orre couldn't be trusted, and she was known as the one that you could trust the most.
The gang looked around at the crowd that had arrived to battle in the huge tournament. There were probably more than a thousand trainers competing in the tournament. As the gang looked around, they saw several familiar faces. However, there was one that Misty spotted that made her suddenly flair up with anger. The same red headed girl that tried to rape Ash a few weeks back. It was none other than Macey Moe.
Only one thought went through Misty's mind when she saw her. So, the perverted bitch is in the tournament too! Then I'll make sure she's one of the first ones removed from it! She will be my first battle! She's not going to steal my Ash, and I'll make sure of it!
Suddenly, Nurse Joy's voice rang through the area. "Attention trainers! May I have your attention please?" Everyone quieted down, giving her his or her full attention. "The president of the tournament shall now make a brief statement."
The viewing screen behind her lit up as the lights dimmed. A figure's head appeared on the screen. It was shadowed, and the voice was amplified and so that the person could hide his/her identity.
"Greetings Pokemon Trainers, and welcome to my special tournament!" The shadowed figure said. "As you all know, you have been selected to compete in this tournament. Each of you has either competed in an official Pokemon League tournament, or is an official Gym Leader of the Pokemon League. All of you are here for one purpose and one purpose only… and that is to become the new president of the Pokemon League. All battles have been set with brand new rules that have never before been presented in any tournament. One special rule is using your new Battle Wrist to battle with. Your battles can consist of using up to twelve pokemon at a time, and any number of those pokemon being out at one time. Another new rule, one of which I forgot to include into each of your individual letters, has to do with the black ball you received in the mail."
At that point, Ash took out the black ball and, with what limited light he had, looked at it.
"Think of these balls as your entry pass. Each time you battle, you shall wager the number of these black balls to battle with. Once you receive twelve of them, you can use them to receive and enter a special location. This location is where the finals will take place. Only sixteen trainers will be allowed to enter the finals. Those that make it to the finals are known as the new Elite Members, but only one of those Elite Members shall earn the right to win it all and take the title of Pokemon Master."
The many trainers were fascinated by this new rule. It showed that some tournaments really had a nice amount of creativity.
"Oh, and there is one final rule I forgot to mention. Along with bidding a certain number of black balls, each trainer shall also put their rarest pokemon up for grabs."
This ended up shocking nearly every trainer.
What? I have to risk my secret pokemon for this tournament? Max asked himself in shock.
"You must be kidding!" One of the trainers within the crowd said.
"How can he ask us to do such a thing?" Another trainer asked out loud.
The shadowy figure continued. "By winning this tournament, you end up with the ultimate prize for any Pokemon Trainer, holding a team of the rarest and most powerful pokemon to ever do battle."
The main majority of the trainers didn't like the new rule, but kept quiet. "Now, as of this moment, the world's greatest tournament has begun! So, battle your hardest, with all your heart, might, mind, strength and soul! And win towards the greatest prize to ever be given in any tournament!"
The screen turned off and the lights went back on. As soon as it was visible again, a knife suddenly landed near Ash, many people getting out of the way just as it was about to hit them. Ash looked up at who the crowd had opened enough to appear. It was a figure with a cloak over his head. The figure removed the cloak to reveal himself to be Damien Daisuke.
There was a deathly silence until Damien spoke. "Ash, you and I shall be the first ones to battle in the tournament! Right here, right now!" He said.
"What? Battle in a Pokemon Center?" Ash asked.
"That's right! Your pokemon are going to need the ultimate treatment when I'm through with them!"
Ash was very upset upon hearing that. He was about to accept, when someone else spoke.
"Hold it right there!" A figure said as it did a forward flip, from within the crowd, and landed right in front of Ash.
Ash ended up looking at the figure that got in front of him and knew him to be the same guy he saw on the cliff when he entered Orre.
"I am Wesley Leo Umbra! As the official protector of the region of Orre, I hereby place you under arrest for illegal use of pokemon during battle, including making them kill others during battles!" He accused Damien.
Damien just smiled at him. "Ah, Wesley Leo Umbra! Also known as Wes, the one who saved the region of Orre from trainers that once held pokemon that were nothing more than perfect fighting machines! My boss will be very happy when I report your demise!" He then pointed his finger at Wes. "I hereby challenge you to a battle, and your life shall be the price you pay if you lose!"
"Damien," Wes said as he pulled out a Battle Wrist and placed it on his right arm. "I hereby accept your challenge!"
The trainers stood facing one another. The two of them flipped a black switch on the Battle Wrist at the same time, turning them on. The sound of the Battle Wrist whirring could barely be heard through the whole crowd's cheering. A female voice emitted from the Battle Wrists.
"Commencing battle information. Battle information retrieved. Subjects battling: Damien Daisuke and Wesley Leo Umbra. Please insert special rules now." The voice commanded.
Damien and Wes started pushing multiple buttons on their Battle Wrist. Soon, all the information was put in.
"Rules confirmed! Each trainer is allowed to use up to nine pokemon with having up to six pokemon out at one time! Please select pokemon."
Upon command, both Damien and Wes selected the nine pokemon that would be used for battle.
"Pokemon confirmed! Please select starter pokemon!"
Damien quickly chose the pokemon he would use to start with. However, Wes took his time with choosing the ones he would start with, for he was trying to guess Damien's strategy. Wes was indeed a far more advanced trainer than Damien was, but even with all the skill that he possessed, Wes knew that this match wouldn't be that easy. He soon picked his choice and the battle began.
The trainers within the battle extended the arm with the Battle Wrist attached forward. Six pokeballs launched from both Battle Wrists, each containing different pokemon. The pokeballs opened and unleashed the power within. On the side of Damien, the six forms of Eevee appeared which as said earlier were Jolteon, Vaporeon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon and Eevee.
The side of Wes was very different. He had also brought out the same number of pokemon, but they were different. The first one was rather difficult to describe. It held within it the element of electricity. The head of it looked like a lamb, the coned ears had black stripes. The semi-long neck also had black stripes. From the neck, the large belly was white colored and the arms looked like flippers. Strong legs enabled the creature to be bipedal. The creature also had a tail that also had black stripped. The creature had yellow skin and on the tip of its tail and on the head was a single red orb. The next one to appear held within it the elements of earth and water. It had the body of a beaver and the head resembled that of a very rare aquatic salamander with the skin being that of a sky blue. The third one had the power of earth within it, even though it looked like a tree. It was indeed one of great trickery for most beginners. The next one after that held the power of moon. It looked like a girl that was wearing a dress that hid its arms and legs, but in all truth, it didn't have any. Its entire body was that of a dark violet, but the end of its braids were a light purple. The fifth one was also fused with the element of electricity. This one was a giant orange rat with a thunderbolt tip tail. The final one to appear was fully infused with the natural element of pure physical strength. It looked like a bipedal dog with a cranial structure resembling an artist's cap and a long, possibly prehensile tail, which ended in a tuft of fur similar to a paintbrush. The tip of the brush-like tail was secreted with a special fluid that was colored orange.
In the simplest sense, in order appeared an Ampharos, a Quagsire, a Sudowoodo, a Misdreavus, a Raichu and a Smeargle. However, a few of them were different. Ampharos was sporting a pink bow on its tail. Misdreavus had purple colored bows on its braids and Raichu had a red bow on its tail. Wes let out a groaning sigh of embarrassment, seeing that his girlfriend had gotten hold of his female pokemon again.
"Starter Pokemon confirmed. Damien Daisuke has chosen Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon and Umbreon. Wesley Leo Umbra has chosen Raichu, Ampharos, Sudowoodo, Quagsire, Misdreavus and Smeargle." The computer confirmed. "Battle wagered at one official Tournament Pokeball to the winner. Battle Begin." The computer commanded.
It had now officially begun. The one tournament that would end up being recorded as the most deadly pokemon tournament to ever take place had truly started.
The information from the Battle Wrists was relayed up into outer space and hit a satellite. From there, the information was relayed back down to Earth at a different location. The information had been relayed back to Team Rocket headquarters. Within the building, several personal were busy checking all the information upon the many computers, ensuring that it wasn't infected with viruses, spy-ware or other problems that only incredibly sick people thought up. They were also ensuring that no one had hacked into their computers to try and tip the scales into someone's favor during the battle.
Giovanni was observing from the very back of the room, looking upon the huge TV screen within the room that was currently displaying the battle. He was seated in black leather chair that had only one leg, which was bolted into the floor. The leather chair was designed to move around freely in a three hundred sixty-degree formation. His Persian sat next to him, carefully eyeing everything within the room.
Behind Giovanni, locked within a cage, a creature started to wake up. The ears started to twitch and the dark blue eyes began to open. The creature groggily looked around. "Where am I?" He asked.
Giovanni heard the creature. "Ah, Pikachu! Glad to see you are awake for the first match." He said without looking at Pikachu.
"First match?" He asked in confusion.
"Why yes! The first match of the very tournament that I tricked Ash into joining."
"What? You mean it was only meant to draw out Ash?"
"Why yes!" He said as he turned around to face Pikachu. "It's all part of my master plan."
Pikachu gasped as he looked upon the individual in the chair. Even though it had been eleven years, he still remembered the face of the one that had created him. "You!" He said with an angry growl.
Pikachu lunged forward to tackle the bars of the cage in an attempt to break out, when he was suddenly started feeling extreme pain. He landed against the bars groggily and got up onto his hind legs.
"What happened?" The little electric rat asked.
Giovanni laughed evilly. "Well, for that answer, I suggest you look at your neck."
Pikachu then felt around his almost non-visible neck and noticed that he was wearing something around it. "What is this?" He said. He then attempted to take it off, but upon doing so, he felt an extreme amount of pain once again.
"Uh-uh! Don't try to take it off! Too much of an attempt, and it will pierce your airway, and I know you don't want that." Giovanni explained.
"Then tell me? What the hell have you attached to my neck?" He asked angrily.
"It's a special collar I've made for all the pokemon I capture. If you try to attack me, the collar will give you a slight twinge of pain. Try to take it off, and you're dead by the time you're half way done." Giovanni explained.
"You ugly fucking bastard monster from the lowest depths of hell! You'll never get away with this!"
Giovanni was very surprised by what Pikachu had called him. "Ouch! That hurt, Pikachu!" He then held a remote in his hand and pushed the single red button on it. Pikachu screamed in pain from the collar that was piercing his neck just enough for blood to flow out. "Call me that again, and I'll make your death a quick one."
Pikachu didn't want to die at this point. He wanted to escape and see Ash again. "Giovanni, you won't win!"
"We'll see!" He then turned away from Pikachu. "For now, enjoy the match."
Pikachu just kept quiet and watched the battle of Damien against someone he didn't recognize. Pikachu hoped that the one battling Damien would kill the one who murdered the one pokemon he saw as a brother.
The information not only went to the main Team Rocket headquarters. The tournament also had it's own radio station, TV station and web-site, featuring all over the world right at the very moment it was beginning. In fact, it was a wonder why no one could figure out who was in control of the tournament with all the hints going around. The radio station was called Tournament Revolution; the TV station was called "Pokemon Tournament Revolution " and the web-site was called www. pokemonTournamentRevolution. net.No one understood why the "T" and the "R" had to be capitalized to enter the web-site, but they didn't care, since they were getting to enjoy a tournament with the greatest pokemon trainers around the world. They didn't understand that the way the name for the web-site was made was the hint into figuring out who was behind it all.
The TV station and web-site were both designed to filter out the graphic scenes of bloodshed and death that would soon take place. They had to have probably the greatest filter machine around to actually pull off such a thing. One would even guess that those that made movies didn't have something like that at their disposal.
One person, in the town of Pallet, couldn't be happier for seeing what was going on. She sat there on the couch, watching in exciting interest. Her chocolate brown eyes focused mainly on the one boy wearing a hat with a green pokeball on it. The brown haired woman, who was probably in her forties by now and would very soon sport gray hairs, it being a wonder how she didn't have a single one yet, that had cream colored skin just smiled at the boy with her pink lips. In this moment, she could only think of one thing to say out loud.
"My little Ash, you don't know how proud I am of you." She said, which made it incredibly obvious that she was the mother of Ash Aka Satoshi Red Ketchum. She was known as Delia Hanako Ketchum.
Back at the battle Ash watched with a slight worry. He knew the battle was going to be intense from the start, especially with what Damien was about to use. Ash was sure Damien put that thing through some intense training to ensure it wouldn't be beaten again. His thoughts were suddenly interrupted.
"Hey Ash, maybe we should warn Wes about Exoeon." She whispered to him.
Ash nodded to her. He then called out to Wes. "Hey, Wes!" He yelled out, getting his attention. "You'd better watch out for…"
"Hold it, Ash!" Damien interrupted. "I promise, if you tell him about my secret weapon, I'll destroy every single one of this fool's pokemon." He said, pointing to Wes.
Ash kept quiet. He couldn't stand to see Damien kill anyone's pokemon anymore. At this point, he'd do anything to keep the safety of the pokemon, even if it meant doing nothing.
Damien just smirked at him. "Good boy!" He said.
Suddenly there was someone trying to shove their way to the front of the crowd. "Excuse me! Pardon me!" A feminine voice said.
"Ow! Hey!" A random voice in the crowd said.
"Oops! Sorry!" The voice belonging to the one that was trying to get to the front apologized. "Excuse me, please!"
A female finally appeared out of the crowd at the front. The voice had gotten the attention of Wes from the start. Misty turned and could swear that she was almost looking at her twin. The girl had dark-ocean blue eyes and her hair was red with two side ponytails. The hair actually went down to her neck and was hanging in front of her ears. She wore a light blue jacket and a purple shirt underneath that was small enough to show her midriff and also wore tight white shorts that stopped at the middle of her upper legs.
Misty remembered when she had such a style, though she only had one side ponytail at the time. Ever since then though, she slowly changed her style, but kept her hair to neck length mainly because Ash really liked seeing that and Misty would do anything to please him.
Wes smiled when he saw the new girl. "Hey, Rui! Glad you could make it!" He said to the new girl. He always called her by her first name, but her full name was Rui Mirei Espy.
The full attention of Rui suddenly went to all the pokemon Damien was using. Her eyes suddenly went wide with a mixture of shock and fear as she looked upon them. "Oh no! It can't be! No!" She said out loud.
Many of the spectators thought Rui was acting a little crazy at that moment, but Wes knew that exact look that his girlfriend now held. "Oh no! Not again!" He said quietly. He turned his attention back to the pokemon Damien had. "There's a Shadow Pokemon!" He growled. He then checked his pocket and found it empty. "Damn it! I forgot to bring any empty pokeballs with me!" He whispered to himself. "I can't snag them without any pokeballs." Then he came up with an idea, but he needed a small piece of information before his plan could be executed. "Rui!" He called back to her, getting her attention. "Which ones?" He simply asked.
"All of them!" Rui knew what Wes was asking about and answered him, though she could hardly believe the answer herself.
Wes then turned his attention back to Damien. He then got a risky but brilliant idea. "Hey Damien!"
"What do you want?" Damien asked. "I'm starting to wonder why you're taking so long just to make one lousy move!"
"How about this? Whoever wins gets to take all of the pokemon that the opponent used during the battle!" His pokemon suddenly looked at him confused. "Trust me!" He whispered in a reassuring tone. The pokemon nodded, knowing that Wes knew what he was doing.
Damien smirked. "I agree! Now, I've waited long enough for you to make your move, so I guess I should pull out my secret weapon right now!"
Wes looked confused. "Secret weapon?" He asked himself quietly.
Ash just growled, knowing what was about to happen. "Here it comes!" He whispered to himself.
"Ash, do you think he stands a chance against that thing?" Misty asked, knowing what was coming as well.
"I hope so! Otherwise, he'll lose all of his pokemon."
"Okay! Time to do it!" Damien said.
The Battle Wrist Damien was wearing suddenly started to glow in a shade of dark purple aura. The pokemon on the side of Damien also started to glow in the same shade of dark purple aura. The pokemon then started to become an unnatural shade of white. The glowing pokemon then merged into one and the Eevee family had now combined into one merged pokemon.
Brock and Max had both been told about the creature that they were now seeing. They didn't believe it until this point. Brock had witnessed such an event of pokemon merging together years ago, but that was an illusion. This, however, was the real deal.
Max had never believed such a thing was possible. He knew of rumors floating around that said the former Elite members were able to do such a thing, but he believed them to be nothing but lies. Right at this moment, however, he was starting to believe what he saw as nothing but silly rumors.
Wes was incredibly surprised. He had never witnessed anything like what he had just seen. A part of him started to wander if he could use such a thing to his advantage.
"Now, it is time for your pokemon to be destroyed by the power of Exoeon! Exoeon, Obliterate them!"
A powerful glow of yellowish-orange in the shape of an orb appeared in front of the chest of Exoeon. It grew to the size its chest was. Then, taking the ball in its left hand it launched the ball, which headed straight for Ampharos.
Misty saw this. "Oh no! If that attack hits Ampharos, she'll be gone for good!" She said with shock and fear displayed on her face.
"He'd better do something fast!" Ash said.
Upon only instinct, Wes commanded the next move Ampharos would perform. "Ampharos, use Substitute!" He commanded.
Within a split second, a puff of smoke appeared in front of Ampharos. When the smoke vanished, a doll version of Ampharos appeared, which took the attack and evaporated. Another puff of smoke appeared once the doll was destroyed and Ampharos reappeared, which now had a few bruises along her body and a little out of breath.
"Whew! That was a close one!" Misty said, being slightly relieved.
"Yeah, but Substitute came with a price!" Brock said. "'Substitute' is a move that can only be used up to four times by the same pokemon in a battle."
"Yeah, because it harms the pokemon and makes them lose some of their energy." Max said. "Which is why so many strong trainers are hesitant to using it. They don't want to harm their pokemon."
"Though you ask me, what choice did he have?" Ash asked. His friends nodded, knowing he had a point.
At this point, Wes was trying to think of a strategy. He knew that the Obliterate attack Exoeon used was a powerful one, maybe the most powerful attack he had ever seen. He also knew that as long as Exoeon had that attack, his pokemon didn't stand a chance. Then an idea suddenly struck his head.
"Hey, Damien!" He called out to him.
"What do you want now, you fucking bastard?" Damien asked in annoyance.
"Well, just from that move, I have discovered that I am definitely no match for you."
Damien smirked when he heard this. "So you're giving up?"
"Maybe, but could you do me just one favor?"
"What's that?"
"Take out my Misdreavus first." Upon hearing this from Wes, Misdreavus was a little shocked with confusion. "She's a bit of an annoying little brat that I don't want around anymore." He said.
Misdreavus looked very offended. However, Wes then winked at her, letting her know that he was planning something. Misdreavus then smiled and winked. She then turned back to the battle and waited patiently for whatever strategy Wes was going to use.
"Ha! Gladly! Besides, I've always wanted to know what happens when you destroy a ghost-type pokemon." Damien agreed. "Now, use Obliterate!" He commanded Exoeon.
Exoeon started to charge up the attack.
"Now, use Substitute, Misdreavus." Wes whispered loud enough for his pokemon to hear.
Misdreavus obeyed and, in a puff of smoke, made a doll appear that looked just like her.
Damien was oblivious to the plan at hand and just watched and waited. A yellowish-orange orb appeared, and Exoeon launched the attack right at doll-like form of Misdreavus.
"Now, use Snatch!" Wes commanded.
Misdreavus suddenly appeared and turned almost transparent. Her eyes were glowing red and staring down on the eyes of the head part of Exoeon. The Obliterate attack hit the Substitute that Misdreavus created, and once it was gone, Misdreavus was no longer transparent, but completely solid. The red glow of her eyes suddenly surrounded Exoeon. A yellowish-orange orb suddenly appeared out of the body of Exoeon and reentered into Misdreavus. After that, the glowing ceased and everything looked like it was back to normal.
There were murmurs all over. No one seemed to know what was going on or what just happened. Max, however, knew what was happening.
The move Wes just used, that's what Sidney beat me with. He thought to himself.
"What the hell did that do? What was the point of you doing a move that did nothing then waste my damn time?" Damien asked enraged.
Wes just smirked. "Why not use your Obliterate and find out?" He asked.
"Fine! I will! Exoeon, use Obliterate!"
Exoeon tried to activate the attack, but it couldn't seem to use the attack.
Damien noticed this and started getting very upset. "What the hell is going on? Why can't my pokemon use the attack?" He asked in complete shock.
Wes just laughed, which got the attention of Damien and everyone else. "You know the move I just had Misdreavus use? What it basically did was made her steal your Obliterate attack. You can no longer use it, but my Misdreavus can."
"Whoa! That was a good move!" Ash said with amazement.
"Yeah, that really turned things around." Misty said, rather impressed.
"I've never even heard of that attack." Brock said, still a little confused about it all.
"I have!" Max said and his friends looked at him. "Sidney of the Elite beat me with it. Once he stole my Sky Uppercut attack, it was all over."
"So that's how you lost?" Ash asked.
"Yep! Without Sky Uppercut, there was no way I could beat him. Once he stole my best attack on him, it was all over."
"So I guess it's over for Damien. As far as I know, his pokemon can't attack." Misty said.
"Though who knows what kinds of attacks Exoeon holds." Brock said, who was still suspicious about what else Exoeon could do.
"Yeah! Good move, Wes!" Rui cheered.
Back at the battle, Damien was very surprised by what Wes just accomplished. "So, you basically stole my attack?" He asked.
"Yep! Now my Misdreavus can use it on you. That is, unless you want to surrender." Wes answered.
Back at Team Rocket Headquarters, Pikachu from within his cage an evil smirk upon what he saw. "Looks like it's over for Damien!" He said.
"Oh don't be too sure about that, Pikachu!" Giovanni said, which made Pikachu look at him with confusion. "There's more to this Fusion Shadow Pokemon then meets the eye."
Pikachu then looked back at the screen with anticipation, wondering just what Giovanni meant.
Damien then started to laugh in hysterics at him. Everyone, even Wes couldn't figure out why he was laughing. Even a few had thought Damien had gone crazy.
"I must admit! That was a good move! However, do you really expect your Misdreavus to use it without paying a price?" Damien asked.
"What do you mean?" Wes asked.
"'Obliterate' is an incredibly strong attack, you fool! Only Exoeon can handle its great power! Any other pokemon using it will be destroyed by it!" He announced, which shocked the entire audience.
Wes was pretty much speechless upon hearing that.
"No way!" Misty said.
"He can't even use the attack without risking the life of his own pokemon!" Max said.
"That means no one can withstand that attack." Brock said.
"Then what was the point of taking that attack in the first place?" Ash asked.
"He wanted Damien to surrender." Rui answered.
"Huh?" Everyone asked, looking at her with confusion.
"Wes knew one thing from the moment Damien brought out Exoeon, he was basically no match for that thing." Rui explained. "He was hoping, that by stealing that forbidden attack, Damien would surrender. Now we can only hope Wes has done enough to stand a chance of winning that thing."
"Besides," Damien began. "'Obliterate' isn't the only thing Exoeon can do. Watch this! Triple Elemental Attack!"
The elements of fire, water and electricity flowed through the unnatural being. Three orbs suddenly appeared. A red orb in the left hand, a blue orb in the right hand and a yellow orb right in front of the chest. The orbs were no bigger than the size of a human heart. Yet, despite the small size, the power of the small orbs was extremely high. The attacks were launched right for Ampharos.
At this point, Wes wasn't going to take any chances. "Raichu, use Light Screen!" He commanded.
The element of light flowed through the giant electric rat. The Raichu held her hands out in front of her and a wall that was nearly invisible appeared in front of her. The wall stretched and protected the whole team on the side of Wes. Damien glared angrily once he noticed his attack failed.
"I've figured out the weakness of your creation, Damien! And I will now use that to defeat you!" Wes said with overwhelming confidence.
"A weakness?" Max asked, rather confused.
"But, Exoeon doesn't seem to have a weakness." Misty said.
"Damien is the weakness." Brock told them in hopes to rid them of their confusion.
"What do you mean, Brock?" Max asked.
"Wes isn't attacking just Exoeon, he's also attacking Damien. Wes is trying to psyche Damien out."
"Okay you little fucking bastard, you're going down!" Damien shouted. "Now, use your Quick Attack and tackle that Ampharos as flat as a pancake!"
Exoeon charged right at Ampharos at full speed.
Wes took immediate action. "Ampharos, use your Reflect! Smeargle, help out by using Barrier! In the meantime, Quagsire, use Curse!" He commanded.
The element of light flowed through both Ampharos and Smeargle. The pokemon held their hands out in front of themselves and an invisible wall appear in front of both of them. The walls stretched and now protected the whole team further. Exoeon hit the wall with full force and bounce right back off it.
Meanwhile, an unknown element flowed through the body of blue beaver/salamander pokemon. A dark aura appeared around the Quagsire, sapping away the agility within it. At the same time, the muscles within the upper body of the pokemon increased, making it stronger than ever.
Exoeon landed safely on its feet just as the Curse move from Quagsire ended. The combination of walls protecting the pokemon of Wes had annoyed Damien now. The plan Wes was using was working. There was only one thing left for him to do to take down Exoeon.
"Now Quagsire, use Earthquake!" Wes commanded.
The element of the earth flowed through Quagsire and then the blue raised its tail and slammed it down at full speed. The resulting attack suddenly caused the ground to shake with tremendous force. It was almost like a real earthquake was coming through the area. In fact, the walls of the Pokemon Center were starting to shake from the tremendous force of the attack and residents around the area were finding it hard to stay standing up.
Exoeon was also having a hard time standing. Suddenly, a piece of the ceiling broke off and landed right on top of the head of Exoeon. The resulting hit knocked down the giant monstrosity and made it defuse back into the Eevee family it once was. The Earthquake attack had suddenly stopped right there. Eevee had received a gash on the forehead from the attack, and blood was slowly pouring out of the small brown creature. The eyes got drowsy for a few seconds, it then fell to the ground and slipped into unconsciousness.
The other members of the Eevee family got up, showing that they were ready to continue battling, but Eevee had been defeated.
"Eevee unable to continue battling. Returning pokemon!" The computerized voice from the Battle Wrist that Damien held said as Eevee was engulfed with a red light and returned within the Battle Wrist. "Please bring out new pokemon."
Misty sighed with relief. "Looks like the move worked." She said.
"Yeah, but how come the other pokemon on the side of Wes didn't receive much damage?" Max asked, knowing that Earthquake actually hits all pokemon on the battlefield. It was indeed seen that the resulting attack had done very little damage to the other pokemon Wes had. Even Ampharos and Raichu, who both had a weakness to such an attack as Earthquake, looked hardly shinned.
"It's very simple really, both Barrier and Reflect protected those pokemon from receiving the full damage that Earthquake would've normally caused. Only a small fraction of the damage was actually caused to his pokemon." Brock explained.
"Well, looks like that's it for Exoeon!" Rui said. "Looks like that's it for Damien. His pokemon will be knocked out in the next attack."
"Then tell me why Damien looks so confident?" Ash asked as he looked at Damien.
Everyone looked and saw that Damien was giving Wes an evil smirk.
"Well, there goes your best pokemon! The next attack will finish off the rest of your Eevee Evolutions and I'll be even closer to defeating you!" Wes said.
"Ha! You really think it was that easy to defeat Exoeon? Exoeon shall rise again, but in a new and improved form!" Damien said, which made Wes look at him with confusion. "With the next pokemon I bring out, you'll see Exoeon at a whole new level!"
Damien then brought the Battle Wrist forward and launched a new pokeball into the air. The pokeball opened and unleashed the power within. A pink blob with blue eyes and an almost drawn on mouth appeared on the field.
"Replacing Eevee with Ditto. Resume battle!" The computerized voice announced.
Rui suddenly noticed something strange when Ditto was brought out. "Hey, Wes! The Ditto Damien brought out is also a Shadow Pokemon!"
"Oh great, another one? Him having six was enough!" Wes complained.
"Now, Ditto, use Transform and change to Espeon!" Damien commanded.
The small pink blob then shape-shifted and became the form of the Espeon Damien had. In fact, it seemed to look exactly the same, down to every last detail.
The Battle Wrist Damien was wearing suddenly started to glow in a shade of dark purple aura. The pokemon on the side of Damien also started to glow in the same shade of dark purple aura. The pokemon then started to become an unnatural shade of white. The glowing pokemon then merged into one and the Eevee family had now combined into one merged pokemon. The only exception this time was that the Ditto turned Espeon was now the head of Exoeon.
"So, they can still combine into Exoeon, as long as there are six forms of Eevee out?" Wes asked.
"You've got it! As long as there are six members of the Eevee family, regardless of their being two of the same one, I can still create the all mighty Exoeon! I could even have all six be the exact same member of the Eevee family, and still create Exoeon. It would just be different is all." Damien explained.
Ash and the gang were unbelievably surprised. "So, he can still create that thing?" Max asked.
"Looks like it! As long as Damien has six members on the field, I don't think Wes can truly beat Exoeon." Brock said.
Then, is Exoeon truly unbeatable, and we were only lucky? Misty asked herself in thought. No! There just has to be a way to beat it!
"Now! Use Obliterate!" Damien commanded.
"What? But I took that move from you!" Wes said with confusion.
"Yes, but now that I have a new pokemon attached to Exoeon, I can use it again!"
Exoeon charged up the attack.
"I'll make sure you don't use it again! Misdreavus, use Imprison!" Wes commanded.
A red violet aura suddenly surrounded Misdreavus and her eyes started glowing a deep crimson red. Then several white orbs surrounded Exoeon and fired a beam of the same color as the aura surrounding Misdreavus. The Obliterate attack suddenly powered down and vanished.
"What? What the hell happened? How was my attack stopped again?" Damien asked, demanding an explanation.
Wes smirked at him. "Simple, by having my Misdreavus use Imprison, I was able to make you unable to use the Obliterate attack." He said.
"Why you fucking bastard! You'll pay for that!" Damien cursed.
"Okay, if you ask me, he has a real foul mouth!" Max said, having enough of Damien cursing.
Misty sighed. "I don't think Damien learned any manners in his childhood." She said.
"That does it! Blast his Ampharos straight to hell with your All Element Attack!"
The powers of fire, water, electricity and light flowed through Exoeon. Four different colored orbs suddenly appeared. There was a red orb in the left hand, a blue orb in the right hand, a yellow orb right in front of the chest and a purple one in front of the head. The four orbs then combined into a single orb that glowed with a rainbow like pattern. The attack was launched right at Ampharos. The attack hit the invisible wall and broke through, shattering it completely and hitting Ampharos right in the stomach.
"Ampharos! No!" Wes cried out.
The resulting attack had caused a large gapping hole that nearly went all the way through the belly. The various organs within her could be seen for a few seconds before she collapsed face first onto the ground as dark crimson blood spread out across the floor.
The graphic bloodshed scene was filtered out on both the TV program and the Internet video program. At this very moment, those watching on TV or the Internet ran into technical problems, so they were unable to hear or witness what happened next.
"Warning! Severe injury to pokemon! Battle stopped! Please seek medical attention for pokemon!" The computerized voice said. At the command, the battle had been timed out.
Wes immediately rushed and scooped up his Ampharos. The audience cleared the way to the reception desk where the local Nurse Joy was waiting, everyone having a look of horror on their face. Wes rushed up and handed his pokemon over to Nurse Joy for immediate medical treatment. The Nurse Joy took Ampharos from Wes and immediately headed to the back when Wes stopped her.
"Please, Nurse Joy! Please save her!" Wes begged.
"I'll do what I can!" Nurse Joy promised. She then headed to the back and from there, only hope remained for the pokemon to be saved.
The entire audience couldn't believe what they had witnessed. Never before in a pokemon battle, even official tournament ones, had it been known for a pokemon to shed blood, much less the severe injury Ampharos received. Maybe only a broken bone or two, but that was it. It was never known by anyone that something like that could happen. It was indeed a fact that some of them were thinking about going back home and retiring from training pokemon just from witnessing this event.
Curse you, Damien! It'll be your head if Ampharos doesn't make it! Quagsire thought to himself as he looked on, hoping the one he loved would make it.
Wes walked back up to the battlefield and got ready to resume the battle. At this point, the technical difficulty signal on both the TV and the Internet had ended and it was only seen that Ampharos was no longer on the field. The blood had been fully filtered out. Not even the youngest eyes watching the TV could see the blood that was upon the floor of the Pokemon Center.
"Let's go, Damien! You will now pay for what you did to my pokemon!" Wes shouted at him with a fire burning within his heart.
"Why do you care about one fucking pokemon, Wes?" Damien asked. "Pokemon are nothing more than our servants to do our bidding! If one dies, we can always get more!"
"You're wrong, Damien!" Ash said.
Damien got very angry at Ash interfering. "You stay out of this you little shit-head! It's your damn fault that I've lived through the hell I have!"
"What do you mean?"
"The moment you took Charmander away from me, I was on an endless losing streak! I lost every battle after you stole Charmander! But it was more than that! Because of you taking Charmander away, I started losing all my friends! They all deserted me! My other pokemon soon betrayed me as well! Soon, a thief came and stole all my money! I couldn't get anything to replenish my supplies! Soon, I had no pokemon, no food and completely broke! And on that day I saw you take the crown of the Battle Frontier, I was going to end my life! Until someone found me! He promised me my revenge! He was the one that gave me access to the powerful pokemon I now hold! And with them, I shall finally have my revenge! And you will pay for what you did with your own life, Ash Ketchum!"
You still haven't learned, Damien! It was your fault Charmander left! I'm sure if he was standing here right now; he'd have a few things to say before incinerating you to death! Ash thought darkly to himself.
"Enough!" Wes shouted. "I see you have quite a dark heart, Damien! The crimes you have committed will not go unpunished! If death is the price you end up paying for those crimes, so be it! Now, on with the battle!"
"Battle resumed! Please select new pokemon!" The computerized voice from the Battle Wrist said.
A new pokeball was launched from the Battle Wrist. The power within was unleashed and an Umbreon appeared on the field.
"Get ready, Damien! This pokemon will defeat your Exoeon and bring me one step closer to victory!" Wes said.
"Yeah right! How can that damn pokemon defeat my all-powerful Exoeon? My creature is truly unstoppable!" Damien said.
"I promise you, this pokemon will defeat you in one move! Umbreon, use Toxic!"
The element of toxicogenic flowed through the little black dog. He then sprayed the giant monstrosity with an unknown purple liquid right in the chest. In nearly a second, Exoeon had absorbed the fluid and started feeling the effects of the dangerous chemical. The big brute started feeling internal pain. The heart of the fused pokemon was throbbing rapidly, almost out of control. The beast clutched onto its chest and started falling to one knee.
Giovanni was watching the whole thing and saw Exoeon get poisoned. "Oops! Forgot to finish all of the protective preparations for the pokemon Damien are using. Oh well!" He said.
"You did that on purpose, didn't you? You wanted him to lose!" Pikachu said.
Giovanni chuckled evilly. "You guessed it correctly! I did do that on purpose!"
"How come?"
"Damien has failed me enough! The battle he is doing in Orre is meant to get rid of him for good."
"But, how will you do that?"
"You'll see! I know one pokemon Wes holds, and I'm hoping he brings it out."
Back at the battle, Damien was very confused about what was going on. "What the hell have you done to my damn slave?" He asked, the last word referring to his pokemon, which Ash and the rest of the gang felt offended by.
"Okay, I'm beginning to wonder if there's enough soap in the world to wash out that dirty mouth of his." Max said randomly.
"To be honest, I don't think even the ocean could wash it all out." Brock said, joining in with the joke, not knowing it was a joke himself.
"My Umbreon has poisoned your pokemon. It's only a matter of time before it faints." Wes told Damien.
Damien then chuckled evilly, leaving Wes in confusion. "You know, that move was pretty fucking sweet! However, you won't knock out one of my pokemon without your Umbreon paying a price!" He said.
Wes suddenly looked over at his Umbreon and found him to be suffering as well. "What's going on?" He asked in even greater confusion.
"You know how pokemon hold abilities, right?" Damien asked and Wes nodded. "Well, fusion pokemon hold all of the abilities that make it up. So, when you poisoned me, Synchronize activated."
"So that means that my pokemon got poisoned as well!" Wes said, finally figuring it out.
"Oh man! It can use the abilities of the original pokemon too?" Max asked.
"No way!" Misty said in disbelief.
"Just how powerful is that thing?" Brock asked.
"I have a feeling we'll find out its true power soon!" Ash said.
Exoeon then fell to the ground and disassembled back into the pokemon it was before. However, the only one that fainted was the Jolteon and the others looked raring to fight. On the side of Wes, Umbreon had now fully paid the price of Synchronize and had fainted by now.
"Jolteon of Damien and Umbreon of Wes unable to continue battling. Returning pokemon." Jolteon and Umbreon were returned into the Battle Wrist of their respective owners. "Please select new pokemon."
"Okay, two left in preserve! I choose this one!" Damien shouted and launched a new pokeball out of his Battle Wrist. The pokeball opened and unleashed the power within. A Smeargle had now appeared on the field.
Rui noticed something strange about the new Smeargle once it appeared on the field. She called to Wes. "Wes! The Smeargle Damien just brought out is a Shadow Pokemon!" She said.
"Another one? Great!" Wes said, cursing to himself in thought. Wes then pushed a button and selected one of the remaining pokemon that had yet to appear. "Okay, time for a really big surprise!" He then extended his arm forward and launched a new pokeball.
The pokeball that launched was a different color than other pokeballs. In fact, it didn't look like any pokeball that had been known to exist. The pokeball was blended with a mix of several different shades of green. The green blended pokeball opened and unleashed the power within. A pixie appeared on the field. His clear wings beat at nearly one hundred beats per second. The onion shaped head looked on with blue eyes in determination. The green skin showed him to be of the forest element. This was a rare pokemon few ever got to see up close. It was the Time Travel pokemon known as Celebi.
The people witnessing the match could hardly believe their eyes. They were all looking at a legendary pokemon. The people looking at Wes were now very envious of him. Most would give up just about everything just to have a legendary pokemon.
Though there were complications with owning a legendary pokemon. When a legendary pokemon is captured, it usually caused an imbalance with nature. However, that only happened if the pokemon wasn't captured by their own choice. If the pokemon wanted to be with the trainer, then it really wasn't a problem. Since there were no current problems with the balance of nature, it was obvious this pokemon came with Wes by choice.
The gang at the moment was shocked beyond measure. In fact, for a few seconds it seemed that they forgot how to breathe.
"A Celebi?" Misty asked.
"But how?" Brock asked.
Rui looked over and noticed their shocked faces. Looks like we're going to have to tell them one hell of a long story. Rui thought to herself.
Celebi hovered there, staring down in slight anger at the pokemon he was facing. I sense them! Shadow Pokemon! He thought to himself.
Damien smirked. "Well, well! I never thought I would have the honor of facing a legendary pokemon! Now when I win this whole fucking thing, that pokemon will be my new slave!" He said.
"If you think you can beat the power of a legendary pokemon, then you'd better prove it!" Wes said.
"I will! Smeargle, use Transform and become Umbreon!"
"But wait! Smeargle can't use Transform!" Max said.
"True! However, have you forgotten? My Ditto has yet to use his power again! Now, Ditto use Transform and become Espeon!"
Ditto shape-shifted and became an exact duplicate of the other Espeon that Damien had.
"Now, Smeargle use Mimic!" Damien commanded.
Smeargle copied the exact move Ditto did and shape-shifted just like the pink blob. It then became an exact duplicate of the Umbreon Damien had.
So, his pokemon knows Mimic! He's not the only one with that trick. The move of his pokemon will be his downfall. Wes thought to himself.
"And I'm sure you know what's next!" Damien said.
The Battle Wrist Damien was wearing suddenly started to glow in a shade of dark purple aura. The pokemon on the side of Damien also started to glow in the same shade of dark purple aura. The pokemon then started to become an unnatural shade of white. The glowing pokemon then merged into one and the Eevee family had now combined into one merged pokemon. However, this time the two Umbreon were the legs and the two Espeon were the chest and head. Vaporeon and Flareon still served as the arms for the monstrosity.
"Of course, you're not expecting this move! Now, use Disable on that damn Misdreavus!" Damien commanded.
"What? But none of the Eevee Family can learn that move!" Max said.
"True, but since my Smeargle used Mimic, it kept all the other moves it learned. One of which was Disable!" He explained.
A blue aura surrounded Exoeon as it now focused on the only Ghost type on the field. The blue aura then transferred to Misdreavus and she started to feel an irritating pain.
Damien chuckled evilly. "Remember the last move Misdreavus used? Now I've stopped her from using Imprison." He said.
Oh no! Now Damien can use the move Obliterate all he wants! The pokemon Wes holds… they're doomed! Misty thought to herself.
"Now I think I'll end the suffering your Misdreavus is feeling! Exoeon, destroy that annoying bitch of a ghost with Obliterate!" Damien commanded.
Wes was frozen as Exoeon powered up its attack. Wes didn't know what to do. Imprison was the only way he had to stop the move. Even though there was at least one pokemon on his team that could use Mimic, he couldn't use it to copy Imprison, as it had now been temporarily removed from Misdreavus.
The attack was then launched at Misdreavus.
"Misdreavus! No!" Wes shouted out.
Suddenly, Celebi bravely leapt in front of the attack. An unknown power flowed through the time traveler. He then started to transfer the same power to Misdreavus. The pokemon glowed in a brilliant color of white light. The attack hit and a cloud of smoke came from the explosion.
"Ha! Looks like it's two for the price of one!" Damien said. He then let out a small evil laugh. Suddenly, he noticed something. "Huh?"
The smoke cleared and a new pokemon was seen upon the field. It had the body of Celebi, the head of Misdreavus and the same skin color that Misdreavus had.
Everyone was shocked by what they saw. Even Damien was shocked.
God-damn-it! None of the Forbidden attacks Exoeon has will work on a fusion pokemon! Damien cursed to himself in his head.
There was confusion upon the field. The Battle Wrist Wes had never activated to combine the pokemon. Everyone was stumped at how the two pokemon fused together.
"How did that happen?" Wes asked to himself quietly.
Suddenly, the new pokemon was talking into his head. The voice sounded exactly like the one his Celebi had. "Wes, I have fused together with Misdreavus in order to save her from certain doom. You must know the truth in order to understand how we were able to fuse without the aid of the Battle Wrist. You see, pokemon can actually fuse naturally during a battle, but only if their souls are one. In other words, we can only combine naturally with the one that is our soul mate. I always felt Misdreavus and me were soul mates, and now this fusion of us has proven that feeling to be correct. We are soul mates. I saved her, because I love her. Now that we have combined, the Forbidden Moves Exoeon holds cannot even hurt us. They'll hit us, but we won't even feel a thing. Wes, fight with us, and we will defeat Exoeon together!"
Wes nodded and gave a slight smile, understanding everything that had happened. "You're right! I will fight by your side." Then a thought came to Wes. "But what should I call you for the time when you two are fused like this?" He asked.
"Call us, Misebi!" The fused pokemon said.
"Okay, Misebi! Tell me, what you can do?"
"Glad you asked. Along with the moves we already knew when we were individual pokemon, we also hold a very interesting move called 'Fusion Removement'! Just ask, and watch what it does!"
"Very well! Misebi, use Fusion Removement!" Wes commanded.
The gang continued to watch, wanting to know what will happen next. An unknown power flowed through Misebi. A green aura surrounded Misebi. The fused pokemon then concentrated on Exoeon and the same green aura surrounded Exoeon. Suddenly, Exoeon started to roar and be enveloped in a bright light.
"What the hell is going on?" Damien asked out loud.
Suddenly, the pokemon split apart and became the six forms they originally were.
"Wow! Did you see that?" Misty asked.
"Misebi canceled the fusion of Exoeon!" Max said, even more amazed then before.
"Maybe Wes can win!" Brock said.
"Yeah, maybe he can win!" Ash said as he looked on.
"Wes, I've not only returned them back to the pokemon that made Exoeon, but I've rendered them unable to fuse back together until your next attack is done. We only get one shot to hurt one of his pokemon enough to beat it! It's your move to make! Make it count!" Misebi told Wes.
"Okay! Quagsire, use Hydro Pump and take out Flareon! Raichu, use Thunderbolt to help! Sudowoodo and Smeargle, use Mimic and copy Raichu!" Wes commanded his pokemon.
The element of water flowed through Quagsire. He then breathed in deeply and launched out giant burst of water. Aiming for the water Quagsire just released, the element of Electricity flowed through Raichu. She then launched a bolt of lightning right at the water. A strange power then flowed through Sudowoodo and Smeargle and they copied Raichu. The electric and water element combo attack hit the small fire pokemon with tremendous force and power. It then fell onto its back and laid there in silent unconsciousness.
"Flareon unable to battle. Returning pokemon." Flareon was returned into the Battle Wrist. "Nine pokemon limit. Please bring out final pokemon."
Damien smirked evilly at Wes. "I didn't expect you to get this far, but now its time you faced my rarest pokemon! Time to face the ultimate Shadow Pokemon!"
Damien launched his final pokeball. The pokeball opened and unleashed the power within. It appeared to be a pink feline-esque sprite with short arms, long feet, large blue eyes, and a long tail. This was a pokemon so rare, it was either believed to be extinct or not exist at all. Yet, there it was, floating in midair. It was the legendary pokemon that was believed to be the ancestor of all pokemon, Mew.
Other than a rare pokemon floating right in front of her eyes, there was something else Rui noticed. Something only she could see.
"Wes…" Rui said, but seemed to trial off.
"Let me guess, Mew is a Shadow Pokemon as well?" Wes asked her, but he believed he already knew the answer to that question.
"Yes! Mew is a Shadow Pokemon!" She answered.
"I knew it!"
Damien laughed evilly at Wes. "With this pokemon, Exoeon will be more powerful than ever! Mew, Transform and become Vaporeon!" He commanded.
"No way!" Max shouted in disbelief.
"It can learn Transform too?" Misty asked.
"This is not good!" Brock said.
Mew shape-shifted and became an exact duplicate of the Vaporeon Damien had. All of the pokemon then merged together and once more became Exoeon. This time, however, the Vaporeon served as the arms, the Espeon served as the legs and the Umbreon served as the head and chest. Now with Mew attached, who knew what it could do?
"You're in for a big surprise now! Because with Mew attached, I can use any move that any pokemon can learn! That's the special thing about Mew. It knows every attack that every pokemon knows."
"Oh no! How will Wes win against this?" Ash asked himself.
"There's only one move we can use to win this. Do you trust me, Misebi?" Wes asked his pokemon silently.
"We trust you!" Misebi said.
"And if I know Damien, I know what he'll use!"
"Okay! Get rid of that fusion pokemon with a combined Shadow Ball!"
I knew it! Wes thought to himself as a smile now plastered his face.
The element of moon flowed from each of the individual body parts of Exoeon. Six balls as dark as the blackest night around the fused monstrosity. The balls combined together into one powerful ball that was big enough to engulf Wes. Exoeon then launched the attack right at Misebi.
"Now, use Destiny Bond!" Wes commanded as soon as the powered up attack was launched.
A dark aura surrounded Misebi as the element of moon flowed though the pokemon. The attack hit Misebi with tremendous power. As all the energy within it was taken away, the dark aura was then launched at Exoeon. The Eevee infused being roared out in pain as the energy was drained away. Both of the fusion pokemon fell and defused back into the original forms they once were. All of the pokemon that were once fused together were knocked out.
"All pokemon defeated. Battle over. Winner of battle, Wesley Leo Umbra." The Battle Wrist confirmed as it returned all pokemon and then shut down.
Giovanni had watched the whole battle. "Well, I'm impressed! Wes didn't bring out the pokemon I was hoping him to. It looks like Ash won't be my only worthy adversary." He said to himself out loud.
Back at the Pokemon Center, Damien was completely shocked. He couldn't believe he was so easily defeated. This is… impossible! I… I had the ultimate pokemon! And… I was… defeated? It's not possible! How? How did I lose? He asked himself in thought.
Damien then made a cowardly run for it.
"Hey! Hold it right there!" Wes called out. He then gave chase.
Damien exited the building and headed to the nearest alley. He then turned a corner and stopped to rest. A cloaked figure then appeared and then the final scream was heard out of Damien.
Wes heard the horrible scream and rushed to the source. As soon as he arrived, he found Damien with a knife imbedded where his heart was. Wes looked ahead and couldn't find the one who was responsible for ending the life of Damien.
He bowed his head, feeling slightly defeated. He wanted to get some answers out of Damien, but it seemed that whoever was behind it all was one step ahead of him. He then walked up to the dead body and removed the Battle Wrist from the arm. He then searched the pockets and found the single Dark Ball he was looking for. He then took out a plastic bag, removed the knife and put the knife in the bag for evidence. He hoped that whoever was behind this made the fateful mistake of leaving their fingerprints on it. After all that, he then went back to the Pokemon Center to find out how his pokemon was doing.
Back at the base of Team Rocket, the cell phone that Giovanni had started to ring. He answered it.
"Yes?" He asked.
"Sir, Damien has been killed, as his punishment for losing the battle." The voice on the other end said.
"Excellent! Did you ensure your fingerprints weren't on the knife?"
"Yes sir! I actually put Damien's fingerprints on it. It'll look like suicide!"
"Perfect! Return to base!" Giovanni then hung up and left his chair. He then looked down at Pikachu, who had a small look of shocked fear on his face.
Pikachu could hardly believe what Giovanni did. Because Damien failed, he was killed. After hearing everything Damien went through, in a strange and unknown way, he was now feeling sorry for the murderer of Golduck. Who knew just how badly the soul of Damien needed to be saved?
"Now, for the next phase of the plan!" Giovanni said as he smiled wickedly.
Wes had arrived at the Pokemon Center with the Battle Wrist that Damien once had in his right hand and the evidence bag that contained the knife that killed Damien in his left. Ash, Brock, Misty, Max and Rui looked at him as he arrived. Rui slowly approached him.
"Did you find Damien?" Rui asked.
"Yeah!" Wes answered. He then held up his hand that was holding the bag. "But by the time I got to him, someone had killed him with this!"
The group, Rui included, were shocked when they saw the bloodstained knife that was in the plastic bag. Ash and the others did want Damien to die, but they expected something different. They hadn't expected an unknown person to take away the life of Damien.
It was strange. The one they had hated the most they now felt a feeling of regret for. It was unknown why they felt this way. Maybe it had something to do with what Damien had gone through after Ash had captured his Charmander.
The uneasy feeling was interrupted with Nurse Joy entering the room, ready to give the news to the group of the condition of Ampharos.
Wes uneasily approached her. He just wanted the one question out of his mind now.
"Tell me Nurse Joy, will Ampharos be okay?" He asked.
The nurse hung her head low and responded to the question in a sad tone.
"I'm so sorry, Wes! She didn't make it!"
---End Chapter 4---
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