Got chapter six done. It took a bit longer then the previous chapters but hopefully that wont be the case with chapter seven. In the mean time I hope you all enjoy the chapter!
(Marshalanime does not own Naruto or Pokemon)
It had pulled this stunt off a thousand times over, swoop in, grab some food, and take off. It was simple and worked wonders but, "Get back here you stupid bird!", this was the first time someone had ever chased after it. Turning it's head to look over it's shoulder it could see that boy with a petilil on his shoulder and that zorua slowly catching up with it. Well, looked it was time to kick it up a notch.
Running as fast as his legs could take him Naruto was gratefully that the buildings in this town weren't too far apart. Despite being very athletic for his age he was no were near as capable as the shinobi he'd see on occasion traveling around the village. Seeing the next jump coming up he prepared his muscles to make the gap like before.
Just as he was about to jump he heard Petilil's panicked cry in his right ear. Glancing back up at the thieving murkrow his eyes widened as he saw it furiously blowing a cloud of black smoke at them. Taking the leap the trio were enveloped in the cloud.
On the other roof Zorua emerged from the cloud safely and landed without any issue. Naruto on the other hand lost some momentum before jumping and resulted in him slamming into the roof's edge and knocking the air out of him as Petilil went flying of his shoulder and tumbling along the roof. Scrambling to cement a hold on the roof before he slid off Naruto told Zorua to go on ahead and that they'll catch up.
Zorua was about to turn back and help the boy when he told it to keep going. Seeing him start to pull himself up with a slightly scuffed petilil pulling on his shoulder for all the help it would do Zorua gave a quick nod before continuing the chase. It may have met the boy recently but it was already fairly confident that he could get himself up safely, hopefully.
Well that was easy enough, one haze attack and it gets away scot free. Perching down on the ledge of a building Murkrow placed the container down on the roof in front of it and proceeded to stuff it's head in. Trainer pokemon really had it good with food like this, so delicious and readily available. This time around it tasted even better than usual. Maybe it should con some dimwit kid into catching it so it could sit around all day indulging itself.
As it was contemplating possible futures Murkrow was taken by surprise when Zorua's dark pulse slammed into it from behind. With a startled cry Murkrow was sent forward tipping over the food container as it spread it's wings and took to the air before it could hit the ground.
Spinning around in Murkrow was met with the sight of Zorua jumping to the ledge it was just on. So one of them managed to keep up with it huh? Well it stole that food fair and square and it wasn't about to let this red and black runt steal it back!
Damn, it wanted to hit it before Murkrow noticed it was still being followed but now the foods been scattered all over the place. Looking around it's head dropped as it let out a sight. So much for rushing in and taking the food back while Murkrow was busy getting it's surroundings back together. It'll take way to long to gather this all up.
Opening it's eyes Zorua became very curious as it noticed bright blue feathers that seemed to almost glow fluttering down around it. It's curiosity was quickly forgotten when one of the feathers brushed up against it's shoulder. The moment the feather touched it Zorua could feel it's strength falter and it's leg nearly gave out at the sudden loss.
Not good, it couldn't stand still any longer. Jumping forward Zorua started dashing around trying to avoid the feathers. Looking up with a snarl the little black fox saw Murkrow hovering over top and continuously flapping it's wings and sending the feathers down at it.
Murkrow doesn't look like it's going to slow down with it's feather dance and running around like this is just going to tier itself out. It'll have to hit Murkrow with everything it has now.
Looking around a grin spread across Zorua's face as it spotted a conveniently staked pile of boxes. It immediately turned and made a dash for said boxes. Jumping up from one box to the next Zorua kept Murkrow in it's sight. Reaching the highest box Zorua launched itself straight for that thieving bird with it's claws ready.
Raising it's paw high Zorua stretched out it's claws and brought it down with as much force as it could muster. Scratching away Zorua's grin grew even wider as it hit the wing Murkrow brought up to defend itself straight on. However that soon vanished as it started to fall back down and Murkrow glanced over it's wing with a confident smirk that didn't settle well with Zorua.
As Zorua was falling back down Murkrow's wings started to glow white. Knocking Zorua back with the wing it'd just scratched Murkrow used it's other wing along with a swift turn of it's body to send the fox racing back down to the roof with a loud thump.
Okay, that didn't work well. A bit shakily Zorua rolled off it's side and pushed itself up. After shaking the ringing out of it's head Zorua glared up at the circling bird over head. Well if a physical attack wont do anything then it's time to focus on special attacks. Even if Murkrow resists dark pulse it should do more damage then scratch after those feather dances. Not to mention it should help it stay away from Murkrow's wing attack.
Opening it's maw Zorua took in a quick inhale before proceeding to unleash a barrage of dark pulses. Murkrow had immediately taken to dodging and weaving around each blast. Every time Murkrow attempt to close the distance between them Zorua would jump back and send another dark pulse it's way.
Growing tired of this back and forth display Murkrow didn't bother to dodge the next attack and instead dove directly into it. It hadn't taken any severe damage from Zorua's first dark pulse so it shouldn't be a problem for it to take another.
Surprised by Murkrow's actions Zorua barely scrambled to the side to avoid the wing attack and taking a tumble in the process. Turning around as Zorua got back to it's feet Murkrow came in for a second attack. The black bird was about to land a direct hit when a blast of bubbles slammed into it and sent it flying away from Zorua.
"Zorua, you alright?" the fox heard Naruto's voice and turned it's head just in time to see the boy come to a stop and kneel next to it with Petilil on his shoulder and Prinplup coming up next to him. "Sorry I would've caught up sooner but it took a while for Prinplup to get over the roofs" the apologized as he scooped the small pokemon into his arms. Prinplup for it's part turned away from the trio, embarrassed that it was the one slowing them down.
When it was running down the street frantically looking for them Prinplup certainly hadn't expected to see Naruto hanging off the side of a building. Suppressing the near heart attack it had at seeing that it had run into the building and up the stairs as quickly as it's feet would take it. All but completely out of breath by the time it had reached the room and slammed the door open Prinplup had a wave of relief wash over it when it saw that Naruto ad pulled himself. It had stormed over to the blond getting up from his hands and knees and demanded that he and the others return to the hotel but it quickly became apparent that that wasn't happening when it was revealed that Zorua wasn't with them. To make a long story shorter after that it had reluctantly agreed to chase after Murkrow with them.
With Murkrow still raring to fight Prinplup stepped forward to take it on. The sooner this was dealt with the sooner they can get back to the hotel room and hope that Audrey hasn't gotten back yet. Confident that another bubble beam would take care of Murkrow Prinplup went for that. Prepared this time for Prinplup's attack Murkrow dodged and circled around the bubble beam before unleashing a haze attack on them.
Trying to wave the smoke away from it's face Prinplup concluded that Murkrow would most likely use this haze to launch a surprise attack. With this in mind Prinplup dashed out of the cloud. Exiting the haze Prinplup's smirk was quickly replaced with a panicked cry when it tipped over the roof's ledge. "Prin prinplup!" Prinplup cried out as it flailed it's arms trying to maintain it's balance but ultimately went over the edge.
"Got ya!" Naruto said as he reached down and grabbed hold of Prinplup's feet before it feel all the way down to the ally below. Staring at the ground bellow Prinplup had to put every ounce of it's control into not panicking and flailing about as Naruto tried to pull it up. "Don't worry, gha! I pull you up" Naruto told the blue penguin as he struggled to hold onto it, his legs being the only things keeping him from going over as well. Petilil and Zorua each grabbed onto one of his legs to try and help him stay on the roof which was appreciated even if it only helped slightly.
"Mur" the four of them heard and caused them to pause briefly before the black pokemon came to land on Naruto's head. With the added weight Naruto and the others found themselves tipping over the edge. Naruto attempted to grab onto a clothes line to keep them all from hitting the ground but that only served to slow down their momentum when it snapped almost immediately. After that the four of them continued to fall and ultimately landed in a puddle and ending up covered in mud.
Groaning as he laid over Prinplup with Zorua and Pettilil on top of is back Naruto cracked open his eyes as a dollop of mud slowly slid down his forehead. Feeling something land on his head Naruto felt like letting out another groan. "Stupid bird" Naruto muttered and was shortly followed by Murkrow letting out a "Murkrow" as it stood on his head.