~~Besting A Legendary (-•-) III
Technique/Move: [Tackle]
Human/Poke'mon talking: "Pat Patra..." "Hello my name is..."
...Thinking 'This is so fun!' 'I don't like this burden...'
"The Battle Began"
"Oshawott let's do this!" I said gliding my hand up my silver jacket, "Oshaaa," He nodded with a happy smile. This would be a fun battle, that was something I could tell since the start of my journey.
The Trainer prepared his single Poke'ball then released the Poke'mon inside. 'Wow... the positive energy around these Poke'mon are insane! I... how? How does this Trainer have that much of a connection with his Poke'mon? It looks as if, he's only been with his Poke'mon for less than one month. So the question is... How.'
FLASH
"Purr... Purloin!" His Poke'mon stood holding it's head high trying, in vain to look superior.
"Ok Oshawott let's have fun! Use [Water Sport] then surprise her with [Razor Shell]!" He began his assult. Everyone's vison was blurred as Oshawott glided across the dirt, almost flying. Purloin couldn't keep up as Oshawott started to leave after-images of itself.
SPLASH! SMAACK!
Oshawott stood over Purloin with his Scalchop hanging by his side. She was unconscious, knocked out with a single blow. Oshawott had not even broken a sweat and toddled over to me smiling at his accomplishment.
"Haha Oshawott, that was fun! Return!" A red beam joins Oshawott to the Poke'ball, "Get some rest Basculin, return."
The Trainer collected his unconscious Purloin in his Poke'ball then had a weak smile on his face.
"That was a good battle... your bond with your Poke'mon is strong." He stated with emphasis on the word 'bond'. I beamed back at him and began to introduce myself again, "My name is Raiden, a Trainer who has just begun his journey with Poke'mon all around Unova. My dream is to break the bonds of reality and surpass evolution. I am not looking for 'rare' or 'sacred' Poke'mon, no. I am searching for Poke'mon with heart. Poke'mon that with guidence can blow away any data on the Poke'dex. I will create a team of Poke'mon, with love and hard training. I WILL fight on-par with Legendary Poke'mon!"
I look back to the Trainer waiting for an introduction.
"My name is N, I was abandoned as a child and raised with Poke'mon surrounding me. In my entire life I have never seen this 'bond' between Poke'mon, never... "
"Whaa!" He gasped as I hugged him, "N, follow your dream, do what your Poke'mon wish for you and finally... Search for a bond between Poke'mon and People stronger than the tides of the sea! That's where you'll find me." He accepted the hug still so, confused and amazed that he spoke no words just nodded weakly.
I waved off N as he left the town and turned to my friends, "Phew... that was a long day! Let's find a place to stay for a night." They both nodded, but only Pheonix spoke, "Wow, Raiden who really are you?" I glared at Pheonix making the two frightened, due to my instant mood-change.
"My name is Raiden. I... " I hesitated for a second, "I will tell you my story when we are more private." I said gesturing our surroundings. "Y-Yes." He said as we walked through the doors of the Poke'centre.
I closed the door to our room and gestured for everyone to sit on the couch.
FLASH! FLASH!
I sent out Oshawott and Basculin, who watched attentively from the sink. I cleared my throat and began with the start.
"To be frank, I'm not from this world," I paused to let my words sink in, "In fact I'm not even ten years old. My name is Raiden, who am I? I am a 15 year-old boy who aced classes, loves to draw and most of all... Has played every single Poke'mon 'Game'." Sryker looked interested in what I was saying, while Pheonix showed a face like it was a bad joke. Sryker decided to be brave and asked a question, "You said Poke'mon game? What do you mean..."
"Ah, yes. In my world there are no such thing as Poke'mon. Poke'mon do not inhabit the world, Poke'mon do not live alongside Humans. No, Poke'mon don't exist outside of Games. The first Poke'mon Game came out nearly 20 years ago, no-one knew where they got the idea from but it was an instant hit. I mean, you get to have six characters plus an additional world with hundreds more to mix and match, all different, with many different moves and ablities plus a whole reigion to explore! Who wouldn't play that. In my world I was obsessed with Poke'mon, I would raise teams of strong Poke'mon always at least three Legendary Poke'mon amongst them."
"L-Legendary Poke'mon? On your team?!" Now Pheonix took interest, "Well technically I have explored all the reigions and covered land across the entire globe, minus the oceans. The game matching this reigion was dubbed Poke'mon Black and White. I had Samurott, Spiritomb, Reshiram, Vekrom, Zoraark and Bravary. They were my strongest team out of 32 or so play throughs. So, yes I have explored Unova, beaten the Elite Four, decimated the Champion and tamed 3 Legendary Poke'mon. This takes 109 to 121 hours to accomplish once, but this is a game made for children. Now its real! Its real!" I kept repeating this to myself like I was going crazy.
DONK!
I was knocked on the back of the head by Oshawott and this cured me of my fit, "I'm sorry if I am freaking you out or just talking crazy. But, this is what I know... from the momment I woke up in Nuvema town as a ten year-old to right now. This is what I know..."
I felt a warm hug, then I was tackled by three more.
"Raiden... You've never lied before, did this really happen. Are Poke'mon just part of some weird children's game?" I regain my composure, "Yeah... It is all real. But, Poke'mon do exist! In this universe Poke'mon exist and they should be treated fairly!" I say with passion as I hug Oshawott, nearly in tears.
"Raiden... We will follow you along your journey through Unova, we will support you the best we can, we will train until our heads explode to equal your Poke'mon and we will follow you to the end!" I nodded in respect with tears streaking from my eyes. Tears of happiness.
I had never really had friends in my younger years, let alone high school. My formal manner of speaking made me seem like a nerd and although, I had good people skills. No-one would come near me, few people would actknowledge my existence. Even being a talented artist, calm person and good student I was stuck with the rejects.
It was like I was a foul smelling carcass on the footpath, I washed every day but, that's beside the point. When I came into this universe none of that happened. People were amazed at what I could do, some even feared me. Because of my age and bravery I was not seen as the 'reject' or the 'nerd' I was seen as Raiden.
I hugged my friends and Poke'mon, then thanked them... for all their help and their trust in me.
Life 4.0
We waved to the people of Accumula Town as we departed. We had stayed at this town for most of the week and had undergone stressful training. I found the time to visit the house of two musicians and the music they played was elegant. One pianist and the other a drumer, they had left a big imprint on me. My father was a drummer. This is what Mum had told me in my past life and I did find his drum kit in the garage. I always wondered who my dad was, what he sounded like or what his intrests/hobbies were. But that was my old life, clawing at me. Teasing me, reminding me everyday that I could NEVER go back to that again. I snapped out of my depressing thoughts and escaped the tense atmosphere of Accumula Town. Entering Route 2.
Life 5.0
FLASHBACK
"What do you want this year honey?"
"Hahaha I want Poke'mon!"
"But you have so many..."
"I want Poke'mon! Please..."
"Fufu I think I saw the next one at the shops,"
"Yay! Poke'mon! Poke'mon! Poke'mon!"
"Just like his father... Just like-"
FLASHBACK END
"Gasp!" I breathed loudly shaking the tent and making the shadows from the camp fire move. I winced, thinking back to the memmory I had just witnessed. What does this mean? Why would I need to see this?
I struggled to think more about the topic and succumed to sleep.
The next day I awoke surrounded by dense scrub and tall trees. Nesting Poke'mon who have just awoken, ready to sing their songs. I woke up Oshawott next to me. He had sensed my 'atmosphere' and comforted me while I tried to sleep.
"Oshaaa..." He yawned not as happy as me to be up at dawn, "C'mon Oshawott let's take our mind off of things and go train!" He nodds finally fully awake.
"Basculin, come out!" I threw his Poke'ball into the air,
"Basscul Bassss!" He cried cheerfully. Basculin's wound had fully healed and the only remants of his near death expirence, was light scarring around his left fin and the edge of his gills.
I started to begin with simple exercises like quick sprints (or in Basculin's case quick swims) then moving onto harder tasks with combat, like targetting and counters, finally we would challenge and take down wild Poke'mon in the area restoring them to full health afterwards. My loverly Poke'mon would wish them luck and somehow the Poke'mon, no matter how humiliated would leave happy. I wondered about this and thought that maybe Oshawott is a little wicked, but I dismissed most of my doubts. Oshawott was my partner and Basculin's teammate, I trusted him and nothing was going to change that... Nothing.
Life 6.0
The others soon awoke and Sryker departed shortly after to train Herdier. I had a special plan for my other friend.
"Hey Pheonix, how is Purloin doing?" I asked randomly after Sryker left, "Quite fine, she really loves to play nasty tricks on Poke'mon though." He replies with a worn-out tone. He throws up Purloin's Poke'ball lazily with his right hand.
FLASH
"Purr..." She cried in a seductive voice. Oshawott had hearts in his eyes. 'Is this turning into an anime or what? I feel like Ash!' I thought,
Somewhere else in the world a black-haired Trainer with a blue jacket over a black and white dress shirt, a red cap shadowing his dark brown eyes and lines on his cheeks that resembled thunderbolts sneezed.
"How about we have a bout? I'm sure Purloin wants to show off her...*coughs* talents, to Oshawott." This was the half-truth. The main reason I had been getting Purloin is all for the purpose of a flashy show of evolution. I knew well that Oshawott was about to evolve, but I was holding him back. I still needed Gym Badges or Oshawott couldn't obey me. Purloin would evolve soon as well when she reached her peak strength. This could easily be obtained if I dropped her in a rough situation, but I wasn't going to do that to Pheonix... he didn't need that.
"Sounds fun! I'll go all out, no-one has beaten you in a battle yet and as my rival, I will be the first to beat you and surpass your strength!" I chuckle lightly at his spirit.
'This may look odd comming from a ten year-old' I thought to myself mentally palming my face,
"Ok, I won't hold back either!"
Raiden Vs Pheonix
Oshawott Vs Purloin
The battle began with both of us grinning ear-to-ear.
"Oshawott use a [Water Sport] as your smoke screen then open your field of vision. Pinnpoint Purloin and use [Leer]!" I gave out my commands with authority, but adorned with a warm smile.
"Purloin use [Fake Out]!" The cat Poke'mon leaped through the air to inercept Oshawott, 'Nice try...'
"Oshawott wait untill the last second then use your counter technique!" He jumped up vertically bending his legs greatly gaining altitude, water droplets dancing around his fur and reflecting miniture rainbows in all directions. He countered both Purloin's front paws with his Scalchop and sent a [Leer] towards Purloin. She shivered, and let her guard down slightly. I took this to my advantage,
"Now Oshawott use [Focus Energy] then, [Razor Shell]!" Oshawott was surrounded in golden orbs that spun around him until they were just flickering lights. Oshawott was pumped up and fueled to fight! Purloin still drawn back she tried to recover but Oshawott's actions were too fast.
JAB
A water-coated shell hit Purloin in the gut and she doubled over in pain. 'I can't keep taking these blows...I'll fall unconscious...soon. I don't want to disappoint my Trainer!' Purloin turned and meowed with a slight wimper in her tone, "Purr, Purloooin!"
"You can do this Purloin! Hit him with a barrage of [Scratches]!" A shining white light coated Purloin's claws almost matching the reflection from pollished steel. "Purrrrrr... LOIN!"
She let loose a wave of attacks quicker than [Fury Swipes], her meows beacame sadistic as she landed a few hits on Oshawott.
"Oshawott hold back...you know what to do." I said to him with a wink, he returned the gesture and continued the battle. Purloin served up another dish of rapid [Scratches] and then I saw it, she breathed out slightly after her 29th attack. That was when I took action.
"Now Oshawott, use [Tackle] then maneuver around her and use [Razor Shell]!" I made a hand signal that only Oshawott understood. He waited for Purloin's next attack and sure enough she was slightly weakened, visibly tired from using just one move with that much effort.
SLAM
She took a huge hit to the body from Oshawott who performed the [Tackle]. She wobbled slightly and looked dazed, her cheeks wer red and her face showed a painful expression.
"Come on Purloin, snap out of it!" She half heard the words of her Trainer but understood his tone, he belived in her and she wasn't going to let her Trainer down. Bravely she rose from the ground that she had nearly passed-out onto and battled the pain of Oshawotts previous attacks. Oshawott was not finshed.
Oshawott coated his Scalchop in deep blue water that cascaded along it's edges. He swipped left at Purloin who to everyone's surprise stopped his attack with a paw. Pheonix caught on, "I got you... Purloin use [Fury Swipes]!" Oshawott was clawed and raked over and over, his high defence only helping slightly to ease the pain. Both Poke'mon were wounded and extremely tired, but we were far from finished. I repeated the hand signal once more and Oshawott understood straight away.
Oshawott clasped his hands together, a liquid beginning to form around his digits. The energy formed into a sphere the size of a beach ball. The liquid was an angelic yellow with blue sparks flowing through it instead of ripples. The attack seeped out constant power, difficult to be controlled when it's user was weakened.
DON
Oshawott released a weakened, tonned down version of [Tidal Pulse]. The energy wrapped around Purloin and singed her purple fur as the electricity tried to 'earth' itself. Purloin let out one last wimper then fainted, falling into sweet, deep, unconsciousness.
Raiden's Poke'mon Team
Oshawott: Water, Male
Level: 22
Ability(s): Torrent
Moves: Tackle, Leer, Water Gun, Focus Energy, Water Sport, Razor Shell, Fury Cutter, Tidal Pulse and Water Pulse
Basculin: Water, Male
Level: 21
Ability:
Moves:
Pheonix's Poke'mon Team
Purloin: Dark, Female
Ability: Unburden
Moves: Scratch, Growl, Assist, Sand Attack, Fake Out, Pursuit, Faint Attack and Fury Swipes
Sryker's Poke'mon Team
Herdier: Normal, Male
Level: 22
Abilites: Intimidate
Moves: Tackle, Leer, Take Down, Helping Hand, Work Up, Bite and Oddur Sleuth