August 19, 13 AL
7:26 AM
Sydney clung to Sharpedo's dorsal fin as it swam toward the island. His eyes were squeezed shut keeping out the salt. His teeth clenched from pain; everything seemed to hurt. He coughed, and it felt like spikes were being driven into his chest. Shards of memory pierced his mind, then drifted away. Memories could not be held onto. Why was he here? Why did it hurt? Thinking hurt. Don't think. Just hang on. Sharpedo is safety.
Sharpedo felt a shock on his left side; he turned and bit. The Tentacool shot away. Sydney grabbed on tighter, trying not to be shaken off. A few seconds later, another shock came on his right. He turned to defend Sydney, and the Tentacool swam away. Then another came. And another. None of the Tentacool could defeat Sharpedo alone, but he was getting tired from fighting the Tentacool and carrying Sydney. But the land wasn't far. Only a bit farther.
Tentacles wrapped around Sharpedo's tail fin. He turned to fight, but more and more tentacles wrapped around. He bit a few in half, but more came. It seemed like more than even the Tentacruel he had fought years ago while exploring underwater caves with Sydney, searching for other dark water Pokémon. Poison barbs had gone in, and they began to take an effect. Sharpedo's movements slowed.
The shock of stings brought Sydney back to consciousness, and he looked up to see dragons fighting. Even as the two tried to fight against the larger one, it was able to dodge while fighting back. The largest defeated the one with a trainer on it, and the defeated dragon began to fly toward him. The other fell back a moment later. Sydney's hand slipped off Sharpedo. Darkness surrounded him. Sydney's hair lit on fire as Dragonbreath blasted at the Tentacruel. He felt nothing.
Tentacruel dragged its prey down, and they disappeared into the depths. Dragonclaws hit tentacles, and Tentacruel released one of its prey. The giant jellyfish Pokémon didn't fight back; one would be enough for a meal.