The Storm, the Traitor, and the Idol
Chapter 6: A Bolt of Lightning's
Storm wasn't between a rock and a hard place; she was in between the muscular Pikachu and a wet place, namely Thundering Falls. The muscular Pikachu approached her and said, "Look around, there's no one here, freak! I'll never get caught! Neither will my master! I've been waiting so long for this, and it looks like I'm getting to do it even earlier than I thought!"
Storm backed off, getting closer and closer to the banks of Thundering Falls. "You won't get away with this!" she said, "And neither will Lightning!"
The Pikachu just smiled evilly, "You are as much of a fool as you are a freak!" he said, "Prepare to become the first victim of the wrath of the Great One of Pure Energy!" He then got on all fours and got ready to head butt Storm into the roaring falls.
Storm closed her eyes and prepared to die, when I roared out, "Leave her alone!"
The vile 'Chu turned around and faced me.
"So," I said, "You're working with Lightning. You two were the traitors all along. No wonder Storm was afraid to tell anyone, who would believe the head 'Chu was the traitor? Except for me, of course. You two are both not only bullies, but evil and have the twisted idea that you are superior and that humans are the evil ones. You're wrong."
The 'Chu got up and cracked his knuckles. "I serve my master Lightning," he said, "I was an orphan! I was all alone until Lightning came along. He's like a father to me! His ideals make sense to me, no matter what you say! She's a freak and threatens Lightning's plans, not to mention the plans of The Great One of Pure Energy! My dedication to master Lightning is reflected in my name, Ka-Ka-Pi Chu-Pi, Lightning's Bolt! You will both die!"
Bolt brought electricity down upon me. I jumped out of the way, only to get hit by Bolt's Quick Attack. I was thrown up against a tree and saw stars for a second. Bolt tried to use Tackle to smash me against the tree, but I came to my senses and jumped out of the way just in time. The huge Pokémon must have had muscles in his head too, because after smashing through the tree, head first, he whirled around and continued his assault. He began to use Thunder on me, sending electricity crashing down around me. I dodged to the best of my ability, but I couldn't dodge them all out, and I got hit by one of them. I was sent sprawling to the edge of the river bank near Thundering Falls, a few yards away from where Storm stood watching in horror. Bolt got close and towered over me. "You're dead," he declared, "You're all dead!" he roared.
In response to that, I yelled out, "Now Taran!" The little Pichu swooped in out from behind the bushes and hit Bolt with Tackle. Bolt wasn't expecting this, and he was knocked back towards Storm's direction. Within a fraction of a second, Storm and I looked at one another, and communicated what must be done. As Bolt was tripping up backwards, Storm knocked him completely off balance with a swipe of her tail. With that, Lightning's Bolt fell right into the river.
Bolt gasped for breath as he surfaced. He looked to where he was headed: Thundering Falls. He screamed in terror and desperately tried to swim away, but he was much too weak from the fight to break free from the rapids. Bolt had no one to save him, unlike Taran. I even wonder if Lightning would have risked her life to save him. The evil lackey flailed his arms desperately, but to no avail. Lightning's Bolt let out a final, long, and drawn out scream as he plunged down Thundering Falls. So was the demise of Ka-Ka-Pi Chu-Pi: Lightning's Bolt.
Taran, Storm, and I just stood in silence. I felt a little bad that little Taran had to experience all this. He was just a Pichu.
Suddenly, he said, "I guess he was a baddie, and I guess it's the heroes' job to beat the baddies so the world can be a better place."
Once again, I realized that this child had been entrusted with great wisdom!
After another minute of silence, Storm said, "Let's go back."
I nodded, and put my arm around Taran's shoulder and said, "Yes, let's go home."
As we left, a shadowy figure watched us leave through the bushes…