Chapter 14: The Generator

Tristan had woken us up and, of course, it was still dark despite it being about Ten in the morning. He kindly led us back to Nova League HQ, just like he said. There, we parted ways, as Kai, Lyss and I went on to get our next area assignment.

"The Power Plant?" I asked aloud as I read the next place we were heading.

"I guess so. Must be electric type." Kai said

"Well obviously!" Lyss said "Let's get going already!"

Our trip there was short. The Power Plant was right next to the City Area. There wasn't much there, really. Yes, it was rather large, but it didn't seem to be too occupied. No other trainers were there, either. It made me wonder if we just so happened to be the only group assigned here or if that many people had already lost. Of course, this was just the outside. It was a simple gray, rectangular building that was had windows all along the side. We walked to the doors and opened it up. The inside was a lot more outstanding than the outside. It was one large room. There were tiny generators scattered throughout the room. In each generator was an electric type Pokemon powering it. So these Pokemon were what were behind the electricity throughout the region.

"Alright guys, its time for lunch!" a man said. We looked up and, on the top platform of the room, stood a man. He was tall and lanky with blonde hair that was spiked in all directions. On closer inspection, it appeared as if the ends of his hair were singed. Weird. Anyway, he wore a yellow shirt with two black zigzags down the center and dark gray jeans that seemed to have been well worn in his profession. On top of his head were a pair of goggles that had a huge crack in the right lens and black tennis shoes. As he descended via the lift, he removed a white lab coat and took off a pair of insulated gloves, which he tried to stuff in his pockets.

"Ah hello! You must be the newest challengers! Welcome! The name's Raiden! I run this here plant with my electric type Pokemon! We here keep electricity going for the whole Nova Region!" The man said when he saw us.

"That's sooooooooo cool! I'm Lyss!" Lyss said, showing her excitement

"Yes, it is very interesting. Especially since you power the whole region. I'm Kai" Kai said

"Yeah, I have to agree. The name's Andrew. And yes, we are the new challengers for this week" I said.

"Awesome! Well, we'll get to it as soon as I feed my friends! You're welcome to join us!" He said as he got off the lift and began getting food ready for everyone. He laid it all out and passed sandwiches to the rest of us. "Well, come on, don't be shy, eat! And your Pokemon, they can join us too!"

We sent out our teams and they joined in too. They seemed to be enjoying themselves, hanging out with the Raiden's electric type Pokemon. Just then, a small lizard-like Pokemon came and hopped onto Raiden's shoulder. It was pale yellow with long, black ears with yellow tips. The top of its head, the tip of its tail, and its four feet were also black.

"What's that Pokemon? I don't think I've seen that one before" I said looking at.

"This..." Raiden said as he broke off a piece of his sandwich and fed it to the lizard Pokemon "Is my newest Pokemon, Helioptile."

"Is that a Pokemon from the Kalos region?" Kai asked

"Why, yes it is. I just got him recently! They say that the Kalos Region has some spectacular Pokemon, so I decided to try them out! Maybe, one day I'll see about some more! I know not many trainers here come from Kalos, maybe you'll run into one soon!"

"Well maybe!" Lyss said in her usual excitement "I'd love to meet and fight against someone from a region I haven't been to yet!"

"In the meantime..." Raiden said "Who's ready to battle?"

Lyss and Kai won their badge beautifully. Kai used her Medicham to beat Raiden's Luxray with a well timed Psychic. Kai won using her Pachirisu against Raiden's Emolga. It was a pretty fun battle to watch, and Raiden didn't use that annoying Volt Switch combo Elesa used. Anyway, it was my turn to go up against him. The rules were simple: It was a 3 on 3 battle, whoever has the last remaining Pokemon wins, and the use of items was banned. Simple. I figured I could get this battle over quickly enough. I sent out Bisharp to start things off. Raiden choose to use a Zebstrika.

"Zebstrika, use Flame Charge!" Raiden said. The Pokemon covered itself in flames as it charged right at my Pokemon. Bisharp dodged the flame covered Pokemon and attacked with a Slash from its arm blades.

"Zebstrika, use Wild Charge"

"Bisharp, use Night Slash"

Zebstrika came at Bisharp covered in a cloak of electricity. Bisharp skillfully dodged the attack once again. His blades began to glow a dark purple and he slashed at the Zebstrika again. Zebstrika doubled back in pain. Bisharp was clearly outclassing the other Pokemon.

"Zebstrika, Flame Charge again!"

"Bisharp, finish this with Sucker Punch"

As Zebstrika cloaked itself in flames and charged at Bisharp again, but Bisharp used his attack first. His hand glowed purple as he punched straight through the veil of flames. Zebstrika went down instantly, Bisharp not even getting a scratch on him.

"Well, very good then. Next Pokemon then. Let's go Electivire!" Raiden said as a large yellow humanoid Pokemon with black markings all over its body and two large wire like extensions coming from its back.

"Alright then, Bisharp, use Night Slash"

"Electivire use Thunderpunch!"

Bisharp's blades turned dark purple again as he slashed at the much larger Pokemon. Electivire began to charge up his fist with electricity. He punched right at Bisharp, hitting him head on. Bisharp was sent flying into one of the smaller genarators, nearly breaking it. Bisharp got up and tried to fight back.

"Electivire, use Fire Punch!"

Electivire now cloaked his fist in flames and hit Bisharp again. Bisharp went flying again and, this time, hit the wall. Bisharp, although a very powerful Pokemon, went down. I recalled Bisharp.

"Alright then, let's go Garchomp!"

My shark-dragon Pokemon came out and gave an intimidating glare to the powerful electric Pokemon.

"Garchomp, use Dragon Rush"

"Electivire use Brick Break!"

Electivire's hand began to glow white as he tried to karate chop Garchomp. Garchomp came at Electivire at a high speed. Electivire's attack missed and Garchomp hit him head on with his incredible speed.

"Electivire, use Dig!"

"Garchomp, use Earthquake."

Electivire found a soft spot in the floor of the building and began to dig through it. As he traveled underground, Garchomp hit the ground and produced a powerful shockwave. Electivire pushed through the ground near Garchomp, but barely came up. He was nearly defeated.

"Garchomp, finish this with Dragon Claw"

Garchomp's claw glowed a light blue as he ended this part of the battle. Electivire couldn't escape. Raiden recalled the large electric Pokemon.

"Well then, let's end this battle right now then! Come on Helioptile!"

The small electric lizard leaped off of Raiden's shoulder and its ears spread wide, making it look only slightly more intimidating, which really isn't saying much.

"Um... are you sure about that?" I asked him

"Really sure about this. Helioptile, use Parabolic Charge!"

The small lizard spread its ears wide again and then let loose a massive amount of electricity right at Garchomp. The electricity came at him from all sides. However, when the attack hit, it didn't do anything to Garchomp because of his ground typing.

"Garchomp... just... uh... Dragon Claw"

Garchomp's claws glowed again and he swiped at the Helioptile, causing it to faint instantly.

"Awesome! That was a great match!" Raiden said as he picked up his Helioptile and walked over to me. He handed me the new badge. It resembled an electrical generator with electricity sparking out of it from some sides.

"Well yeah, but, um, why did you use Helioptile if you knew he would lose in one hit?"

"Hey, I gotta train the little guy somehow! And what better way to do it than against a Pokemon as powerful as a Garchomp! Especially since Garchomp has a type advantage! I'm pretty sure the little guy has plenty of potential for greatness!"

"That makes sense, I guess."

"Great! Now... do you three wanna see something really cool?" Raiden asked as Kai and Lyss walked up to congratulate me on my victory.

"Sure!" Lyss said excitedly

"Follow me then" Raiden said as he turned around and went towards the very back wall of the Power Plant. On his way there, he picked up a large bag of Pokemon food and carried it with him. He tapped the wall three times in various places. This caused the wall to open up, revealing a large room with a huge generator in the middle. The room had the gray walls constructed around it, but the ceiling opened up to a beautiful blue sky above.

"WOW!" Lyss said in amaziment "This room is AMAZING!"

"Yeah!" I agreed "It is pretty stunning

"Yes but... What is this room used for?" Kai asked, looking up at the blue sky then down below to the grass.

"Glad you asked! Watch this!" Raiden said as he laid the bag on the ground and opened it up. He poured the contents of it all around and then let out a loud whistle. After waiting a few moments, we saw what he wanted to show us. A large, yellow bird Pokemon soared down. It had a long, thin, orange beak and its feathers was all yellow except at the ends of its wings and tail, which were black. Its feet had three talons on one end and one on the other end. Its head, wings and tail spread outwards in a very sharp, jagged fashion, giving it the appearance of lightning.

"This here is Zapdos! The legendary bird of electricity!" Raiden said as Zapdos landed and began to eat the food that was laid out for him. "He's a really friendly Pokemon!"

"What exactly is he here for?" I asked

"Well, simply put..." Raiden began "My Pokemon and I can't power the whole region at all times. All of them doing this at once combined with using them for battles means we have to rest at some point. Zapdos here agreed to help us out by powering the Plant at night. Essentially, the electricity used at nighttime all comes from Zapdos here!"

"Wow, that is really cool!" Lyss shouted excitedly.

"Yes, very cool indeed. Its a shame we need to take him away from here though" said a cold, female voice no one knew. We all turned around and saw a woman around in her mid-twenties. She wore an all dark blue dress with black gloves that extended to her elbows and black boots. Her long, blonde hair was tied back in a ponytail that reached all the down her back. She carried a black umbrella on her. Most noticeably was her mask. It was half blue and half black. It only covered her eyes, so we could see her condescending smirk, and was shaped like an hourglass on its side. She was one of the Cataclysm Royals.

"You will do no such thing!" Raiden said "I will personally stop you!"

"You see, of dear Area Leader of the Power Plant" the woman said as she let out a little giggle "The problem with not having your Pokemon in their poke balls makes them vulnerable. My team of grunts is taking them all out as we speak so that you have no way of interfering with our plans."

"I'm not letting you of Team Cataclysm do any more damage!" I said "Come on Gardevoir, let's do this!" I sent out my trusty Gardevoir in order to fight of this strange woman from Team Cataclysm.

"I don't think so..." she said, giggling again "Oh Delcatty, sweetie, sing these people to sleep." Next to her appeared an elegant cat Pokemon with cream colored fur and purple ears and collar. It began to create a noise that was hard not to hear. Gardevoir fell asleep on the ground, followed by Kai, then Raiden, Lyss, and even Zapdos. I was struggling to stay awake. I tried as hard as I could, but my eyes began to get heavier and heavier with each passing moment. The woman walked up as I fought to stay awake, but I just couldn't do it. Eventually, I succumbed to the spell of the song and fell asleep.

When I woke up, Zapdos was gone.

A/N: Well, here's to another chapter! I decided to use a Gen VI Pokemon, so I hope you guys like my subtle advertising (jk). But seriously, I decided to make this fight a little easier just because things are about to get really intense (well, I guess they did with Zapdos and all, but I mean more intense than that!). As usual, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter, any feedback is welcome. Also, if you guys are interested, I'm gonna write a prequel soon about an important character, so, if you wanna submit an OC for it, go to my profile and check it out the requirements and example (just saying). Hope you guys enjoy this here new chapter!