The Storm, the Traitors, and the Idol
Chapter 3: A Snag in Lightning's Plans
Lightning sat on top of Thunder Hill looking down on his herd. Vile thoughts plagued her mind. They were thoughts of hatred for those who are different, thoughts of hatred for all misfits, and most of all, thoughts of hatred to all humans. In her mind's eye, she could still see her parents being taken away from her by those terrible humans when she was just a Pichu. "They will pay!" she thought, anger and darkness building up inside her, "They will pay!"
She had felt sick when the Pikachus had been praising that filthy human, and just thinking about it made her spit upon the ground. She felt that she could have convinced Pikachu to join her cause in time. Whether or not he had helped save them, Lightning still despised that human, and all other humans. She then saw, with her mind's eye, Storm watching in horror as her parents were taken away. "That freak could only watch," Lightning thought, "She could not stop them because of her weakness. She will pay as well. Naturally, she will. She's too foolish to join the Great One of Pure Energy."
Suddenly, Shocker ran up to her, nervously scratching the nick in his ear. "Great Leader, Great Leader! There has been a battle at the southern gate! Thunder Gauntlet has fallen to another Pikachu!" he squealed excitedly.
Lightning looked queerly at Shocker. "Someone has bested a 'Chu of the Chu-Pika Pika-Chu-'Achu-'Achu?" she said, "Who?"
Shocker shook his head, "I don't know!" he replied, "It was a stranger wearing what looks like some sort of cloak. Some 'Chus saw him. Four other strange 'Chus were following him too: three male, one female. Oh yeah, and Storm was following them too. There's a rumor going around that the 'Chu had the fight to defend Storm!"
Lighting gulped, this could be a very dangerous snag in his plans. She had better keep an eye on this powerful menace! "Have him brought to me," she said, "Along with Storm and the 'Chu's other friends as well."
I found myself on the top of Thunder Hill, the highest point of the herd's land, with Storm and my transformed friends. Lightning approached me and said, "Mighty stranger, tell me why you have come." I smiled; this couldn't have been a better opportunity. The entire herd had found out about my battle with Thunder Gauntlet through rumor, so everyone was gathered around the hill. I knew that Lightning had meant to start a conversation between her and me only, so I had to make what I was to say something really good, so she would not try to silence me. I took a deep breath, and yelled out for all to hear, "I was sent by the Great Electric One!"
Everyone gasped. Muttering filled the air. No one could believe that they had heard what they heard. Even Lightning was at a loss for words. I then began what I had ran through my heads hundreds of times during my travels here. "The Great Electric One sent two legendary Pokémon to me and my four companions, and a vision to this 'Chu who possess a great talent. Through these means, the Great Electric One warned us of a great evil that will rise from this herd. It shall be in the form of 'two Pikachu traitors who honor an idol that is false in more ways than one.' These were the words of the legendary Pokémon, which were originally the words of the Great Electric One himself. These traitors, aided by the power of this idol, will attempt to deceive you all into attacking human villages and enlist the aid of other belligerent Pokémon. These traitors, and this idol, desire to rule over humans and all other Pokémon by creating alliances with Pokémon all over this world. This may sound very far fetched, in fact, I would say that it is. However, whether is succeeds or not, this plot will result in the death of many innocent humans and Pokémon! We must work to find these traitors and destroy this idol before it is too late!"