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Guardian of Dawn
Chapter 4
Dawn was shocked to the core, looking in awe as Ash faced against the weakened Mikee, who rose back up, holding his arm. She couldn't believe it. What was he doing here? Why was he attacking Mikee?
"Hey, what's the big idea?" Mikee demanded.
"You burned down this forest and you put my friend in danger, so you're not going to get away with this!" Ash told the warrior as Sceptile, Infernape, Staraptor, and Pikachu were all ready to battle.
"Look, I'm not your enemy here! The forest was burned down by another person. I've been protecting Dawn over there from the same person." Mikee yelled, getting ready to defend himself. Dawn shook off her sudden feelings and watched as Ash called out for his Heracross as well.
"A…ash…" Dawn muttered as she looked at his Pokemon.
"I saw you on the news causing the fire along with some other girl! You almost put Dawn in danger! I'm going to stop you from hurting anyone else!" Ash yelled as his Pokemon growled and took a step forward. Mikee crossed his arms as the air around him changed. The ground began to crack underneath the warrior as his hands began to glow.
"Mikee, don't!" Dawn told Mikee as he looked surprised. Ash looked at her too, shocked that she knew him.
"Why not? I could flatten this guy in a minute!" Mikee demanded.
"He's the friend I told you about, the one with strong Pokemon! Don't hurt him!" Dawn asked. Mikee grunted as he stared at Ash and then powered down. The next few minutes consisted of Dawn explaining the recent events. She started when she first arrived in Kanto all the way to now. Ash looked pretty surprised as Mikee had his arms crossed the whole time.
"So, lemme get this straight: You met him as he came out of some portal, his goal is to find eight spheres that can return life to his ruined planet before these enemies do so themselves, and you were just attacked by one of them?" Ash summarized.
"That's the idea. I know it sounds crazy, but that's what we're doing. Mikee can sense where they are easily, and that's where we're headed." Dawn answered.
"Wait, if he can sense these Power Orb things, why don't you go get them yourself?" Ash asked as Pikachu and Piplup were chasing each other around. Dawn was going to say something, but she forgot why he stuck around.
"The Horde Commandos will return to Dawn and threaten her for information. I have a feeling that once Maya recovers, she won't be as merciful. I refuse to let any more innocents get in harm's way because of them." Mikee told Ash while watching the two Pokemon play around. Seeing the two have fun comforted Mikee's heart a bit, but the pain removed his comfort.
"Well, then I owe you an apology then for attacking you." Ash admitted, adjusting his hat.
"No need. I would have done the same." Mikee said as his hands lowered to his sides, still clenched. Dawn smiled a bit, now that was cleared up. It seemed that they were going to be good friends.
"So, Dawn, did you come to see me and Brock?" Ash asked, sitting down.
"Oh, I wanted to go on another journey, only I wanted to ask you something…" She said, her cheeks turning a slight pink. She wasn't nervous about asking Ash, but she felt this way because Mikee was there. The instant she thought that, Mikee leaped straight up as the ground cracked beneath him as a huge steel snake broke out, roaring loudly and striking Mikee into the air.
"Steelix?" Dawn asked, falling backwards.
Great, just what I needed! Mikee thought as the injuries he substained from Maya stung. Steelix's tail shone in a white light and slammed Mikee into the ground, causing a crater and Mikee yelling out in pain. As the smoke cleared, Ash and Dawn saw Mikee grunting, holding the heavy tail of Steelix above his head. The Iron Snake Pokemon used all of its power to push down, but Mikee was not giving in. His eyes became a bright red as the Power Orb of Light appeared in front of him. Dawn was mystified as Mikee's body was surrounded by a white light. A huge burst of energy exploded from his body, pushing Steelix, Ash, and Dawn back along with Piplup and Pikachu.
Mikee was different this time as he floated up in the air to look at the Iron Snake Pokemon. His hair was a lighter shade of brown this time. His body hardened to look stronger and the signs Dawn saw before were now bright white. He was radiating the white energy from all over his body.
"Whoa, what's he doing?" Ash said to himself. They've never seen something like this.
"Steelix, use Iron Tail again!" Brock yelled from behind the burnt trees. As Ash and Dawn looked to see their old friend, Steelix swung its shining tail again. It was going to make contact, but the instant it was going to strike, Mikee vanished, making Steelix strike the ground.
"What? Where'd he go?" Brock asked.
"Brock, tell Steelix to stop!" Ash begged. The Pokemon Doctor looked at Ash and saw Dawn next to him, perfectly okay.
"Ash, Dawn, you're both all right!" Brock said as Steelix looked to see the Trainers. Mikee appeared in front of Steelix, ready to strike, but he didn't. Mikee remembered the doctor who helped him yesterday.
"Yeah, we're fine. I'm okay because of Mikee there saving my life!" Dawn told Brock. The three of them looked at Mikee once more as he took a deep breath and returned to his normal colors. As he did this though, he collapsed down to both of his knees and held himself up with his two hands to prevent from falling onto his stomach.
"Mikee!" Dawn cried out as the three ran to his aid.
Outside Mount Moon, Maya lied in a hole the shape of her body. She was staring into the blue sky. Her blue eyes were filled with pure rage and hatred. Maya had Mikee on the ropes and in her clutches up until the girl attacked her this time and landed direct hits. Her body still ached from the attacks as well as Mikee's continuous strikes and Shine Beam.
Impossible…it is impossible. I did not lose to someone like him. I am Maya, the best Fire Warrior in the universe. If I really have to use it as well, then so be it! Forget Indigo and what he tells me not to do! I won't be controlled like some puppet! Mikee, you will regret the day you crossed me! Maya yelled in her thoughts as the side of the cliff erupted in lava. She shot straight up and blasted for the burned forest, seeking revenge against all those who attacked her.
Just as she began flying, a black thunderbolt nearly struck her, stopping the raging warrior in her tracks. She scanned the area just to greet an axe-kick to the back of her head. Maya crashed into the ground, looking back up at her attacker. It was Indigo, her leader. He looked furious about something as he fired another bolt. Maya jumped straight back to avoid it.
"Indigo, what the hell are you doing?" Maya yelled as she continued to avoid his bolts. The Dark Commando floated down, his body crackling with electricity. The Dark Commando rushed at Maya in an incredible burst of speed and slammed his palm full of dark energy into her face. This detonated in her face, sending the Fire Warrior sprawling into the cave wall. The impact caused a wide crater to appear and make her yell out in pain. Indigo appeared in a fraction of a second up close to the Fire Commando.
"You've disobeyed my orders, Maya. You weren't supposed to confront Mikee until Matt arrived. Now, you've gone and make a mess of things. Our presence in this world is now known. People, their pets, and even this world's military would be after us and Mikee, making things rather difficult." Indigo stated, watching her try to squirm out of the crater she was in. Her body glowed red and she yelled out, making the entire cliff side explode in a fiery burst. Maya leapt straight up, looking in the smoke for her temporary commander.
"So what? That doesn't give you a reason to attack me!" Maya yelled in the smoke, watching Indigo float back up, ready to fight back.
"Three days. That's all the time Matt needs to warp himself, Isaac, and Aaron here. Until then, we have to collect the Power Orbs. That was our mission, and yet you go out of your way to fail against Mikee. I thought you could handle him." Indigo asked.
"It's his new girlfriend! She used those pet things to attack! They were strong enough to inflict damage and for Mikee to deal the finishing blow! I was blindsided, that was all. The next time, they won't be so lucky." Maya answered, her fire igniting again.
"Simply put, you've underestimated the enemy yet again. That is why you lose each and every time, even when Mikee defeated you in the past." The Dark Commando reminded her. That caused her fire to brighten a glare almost as blinding as the sun.
"I'm going to make him and his girlfriend pay for defeating me! You watch and see for once!" Maya requested.
"No, that won't be required. From your failures, I can already tell how strong they are. I would step in, but our mission is to gather the eight Power Orbs and prevent them from falling into Mikee's hands. If he gets all eight, he'll be able to bring back the World of Brawl." Indigo explained as he glowed yellow. A pale yellow sphere with a black thunderbolt engraved on it came out of his chest.
"The Power Orb of Electricity, so, you've already found it. Mikee has Light, and that leaves us with six more to find. Finding these things will be easy with your Shadow Warp ability." Maya told the Dark Commando. The Shadow Warp ability allowed those who knew the technique to cut a warp through space and reappear. Mikee can only warp to places he's been to, but Indigo could warp anywhere, regardless if he's been there or not.
"I've already tried that. Something in this universe tampers with my warp." Indigo said and snapped his fingers. A black portal opened behind Maya, but it closed the instant it came. She assumed that Mikee had the same problem, but he did warp her away from them. Was Mikee able to Shadow Warp?
"Regardless, Power Orbs are first. If we confront Mikee, more attention will be brought to us. We don't want that until Matt and the others get here first. Until then, we lie low. Is that clear?" Indigo asked as his energy rose far above Maya's fire.
Mikee woke up to the smell of cooking stew brewing over a campfire. Brock saw him jump up and groan over his injuries.
"Well, you're up. You must be hungry after all that." Brock told Mikee as the warrior sat back down.
"What happened to me? Why did you…" Mikee asked as Brock handed him a bowl of stew.
"I attacked because I assumed you were causing all the fires, but Dawn told me everything. She told me about that Maya girl, how she tried to burn down this forest, and how you went to protect Dawn." Brock explained as he continued to stir his cooking.
"You see, after Dawn told me that she was coming to the Kanto region to see Ash, I wanted to make sure she made it safely. Dawn is still starting out and to get into a mess like this." He stated, making a depressed look on Mikee's face.
"Look, I don't like it as much as you. I'd rather try to just search for the Power Orbs myself, but now that Dawn retaliated against Maya, the Horde will stop at nothing to eliminate her and anyone who stood against them. That's why I wanted to stop them on my own." Mikee told Brock as he gulped down the soup.
"Still, this Horde, what is it exactly? Care to explain to me?" Brock asked as he took the stew off the fire.
"Sure, right after Dawn and her friend come back from wherever they went. It's time I explained everything." Mikee told Brock. Just as he said that, Dawn and Ash came back with some piles of firewood. Pikachu and Piplup were by their side with bundles of sticks to burn. Most of the wood they had was burned from the fire Maya caused. This put a sad expression on Mikee's face, but he cleared his throat.
"It's time to explain myself again, only I'm going in full depth." Mikee started as Brock served Ash and Dawn bowls of stew. The Pokemon sat near-by, munching on Pokemon food made for them.
"My name is Mikee Aeros. I'm a superhuman from a special fighting universe called Brawl. In this world, warriors from different dimensions came to fight. Other than fighting, we were all comrades after the battle, living in a huge Mansion made just for us. I first came across the world by traveling in space, just like I did with this world, only it was the same thing. I was on the run from the same evil. Brawl and it's heroes, known as the Smashers assisted me in the quest to find the Power Orbs. Fortuantly, we prevailed and stopped evil, but not for long. Even when a friend I thought was dead returned, tings became worse. The Horde knew my location." Mikee explained.
"The Horde? What in the world is that?" Ash asked. Mikee's normally calm expression turned into fear and fright.
"The Horde is a race of pure evil energy that has gained inhuman intelligence. They're self-preserving, meaning they will do anything to survive. They've existed long before I was born. In their time, they've taken planets, destroyed civilizations, and decimated everything. They crave only destruction and energy and they stop at nothing to get what they need. In Brawl, they were weak, so they've created their 'Task Force' so to say. The Smashers, my friend and I call them the Horde Commandos to make it easier. These guys were no joke. After a few days, they attacked our Mansion and tore it apart completely. All my friends fell one by one. My closest friend was the last to go as Maya stood there, making her death excruciating to watch." Mikee said as he closed his eyes. They were silent as Mikee got up and looked up at the night sky. He turned his back to shed a tear. Mikee remembered the screams and the fire. His closest friend was burned, broken, and beaten to death that day, and he was forced to watch all of it.
"That's why I'm not allowing it to happen again. I'm going to end it here and now with the Commandos." Mikee told them. For Brock and Ash, they felt a deep sadness and anger within Mikee. He wasn't bad at all, just wanted to stop the evil forces that haunted him. Mikee's fists were clenched, but he didn't seem too angry about it.
"I'm sorry to hear that." Dawn said to Mikee, not sure of what to say. The warrior got up after the conversation and leaped up into the trees to watch the full moon in the air. The Pokemon Trainers were silent after that, unable to say anything. What could they say?
"Don't be sorry for me. I'll have my vengeance when I fight them again. I'm not going to let them destroy this world." Mikee told them from up in the tree. He seemed to relax when staring at the moon. It reminded him of his world's moon. He always looked at it with his closest friend. Every night, they would gaze up at the lonely sphere and just have a heartfelt chat with each other. He closed his eyes and just remembered her voice.
"Wow, isn't the moon just beautiful?" She would say, relaxing her head on Mikee's lap. They would be either outside or on a rooftop looking at the moon. This time, they were on a rooftop.
"Yeah, it's usually the same every night to me. I'm surprised none of our enemies have blown it up yet." Mikee wondered, thinking about it. The girl pondered in her thoughts for a moment.
"You know, it's a beautiful thing. It's always alone, but it remains alone doing its job to brighten up the night skies, even when the sun goes down. If the moon wasn't here, it would be so dark, but it's fighting to keep it bright. It's kind of like us, fighting to prevent darkness from destroying our world." She told Mikee, thinking about her simile.
"Heh, you think too much." Mikee answered, stroking her blue hair. She turned her head to face him with a scornful expression.
"Well, at least I think about things! The only thing you think about is training all day!" She replied, making Mikee laugh a bit.
Mikee chuckled at his memories of his loved one. He was hurting inside, now that his loved one wasn't with him. The thoughts of never hearing her voice, the feel of her hair, her choice of perfume, or even the warmth of her hugs, tore him up inside. Through all this sadness, rage built up. Pure hatred built up inside. If he ever saw any Horde Commando again, there would be no one able to stop Mikee from unleashing all his pent-up rage on them.
The Trainer's campfire died down and Mikee saw that the Trainers already fell asleep in their sleeping bags. He was looking at the blue haired girl. Her expression reminded her of his loved one. The blue hair, her facial expressions, and her kindness to him all resembled his loved one. It put a small smile on his face. At least she was with this friend of hers. He looked back up at the pale moon in the sky and thought.
She reminds me so much of you. Damn those Horde Commandos, they won't destroy this world. No matter what, I won't stop fighting. Not until each and every single one of them is destroyed. I promise you that…Dawn. Mikee thought for his loved one.
OH MY GOD….
THIS CHAPTER TOOK FOREVER TO WRITE!
All right, time for reasons. First off, a few months ago, my computer was hit by a series of blue screens, so each time I had this written, blue screen would wipe out this whole chapter each time. One re-write was Maya attacking Viridian City and Mikee fighting back to prove he was the good guy.
Second re-write was Mikee and Maya confronting each other around Mount Moon, both of them causing yet another incident similar to Viridian Forest.
Third was similar, but Indigo appeared in the fight, causing Mikee to lose.
So, in the end, it came out to this, and I'm proud of it. It's at least something I've written for the past few months. Hope you guys liked it!
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