The Storm, the Traitors, and the Idol
Chapter 10: The Secret of the Idol
"Well you've found me, congradulationsssssss," the idol hissed at us, "It isssssss good to ssssssssssee you Pikachu! However, you did not have to be a hero here. It wassssssss none of your buisssssssssnessssssss, although you are one of my enemiesssssss."
I blinked at the idol, "What do you mean?" I asked.
The idol replied, "You will never know. I have a ssssssssssssurprise for you." Suddenly, green gas began to flood the room from cracks in the walls. "It isssssss the toxin that none can ssssssssurvive. Thissssss poisssssssson will kill you all."
Instantly, we began hacking and slashing at the idol with Iron Tail after Iron Tail. "Why am I your enemy?" I asked as I attacked "How do you know me?"
The idol let out hissing laughter and said, "You would be dead by the time I finissssssh explaining it sssssssso I won't bother."
As we hit the idol harder and harder, it began talking faster and faster. It even began to sound frightened. "Thissssssss isssssssssn't brave, I can't fight back, you aren't doing anything ssssssspectacular, a cave human could do better! You're not sssssstrong! You're not powerful! You're not warriorssssssss! You're dead! Dead, dead, dead! You are all dead! Auuuuuuugh!" And with that, the statue crumbled and collapsed into the ground and us along with it!
By destroying the statue, we had opened up a huge hole the ground. We fell down for a few feet, but then, a huge plume of that poison gas spurted up and sent a chunk of rock up with it. We were carried up by the rock, along with the rubble from the statue, and blasted through the top of Thunder Hill.
As we slid down to the base of the hill, all eyes were upon us. As we slid to a halt, I indicated the rubble and announced, "The traitors and the idol have been destroyed! Good has triumphed over evil!" Cheers rang out all around us.
Storm ran over to me. "Oh, than goodness you are safe!" she cried. I smiled. Suddenly, our happiness was shattered.
Out of the rubble from the idol shot a snake-type Pokémon. It wrapped its coils around Storm and began squeezing the life out of her. It was as if my nightmare had come true. I recognized the cobra-like Pokémon instantly.
"Arbok!" I yelled out.
The evil Pokémon smiled at me. "Jesssssssssie replaced me with a Ssssssssirviper. I now have no massssster. However, I dissssssscovered this cave and the vein of toxic natural gasssssss, sssssssso I desssscided to usssssssse thesssse Pikachussssssss to go up in the Pokémon world and to get revenge on all humansssssss. How dare Jesssssssssie replace me!"
Ash smiled, "Well your twisted plan failed!" he said, "You can beat an army of Pikachus!"
Arbok laughed, "Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Well, at leasssssssst I can take thissssss mousssssssse with me!"
Arbok then squeezed Storm even tighter. Storm gave out a strangled cry, "Oh Great Electric One, come to my rescue!"
There was a flash in the sky, and then, he appeared. The Great Electric One was a wondrous sight. It looked as if he was made of gold. He was a mouse, not unlike a Raichu, but he had golden wings that hummed and crackled with electricity. "Arbok!" he announced, "You won't be taking anyone or anything with you where you're going!" And then he shot a thunder bolt down on him. Arbok screeched with pain, fear, and rage as he was turned to stone, starting from the tip of his tail to his very evil eyes. After the transformation was complete, the statue burst into pieces. Storm was free.
The Great Electric One looked around at the herd. "When you showed no compassion and intense cruelty to Storm, you were doing evil in my sight. It took an evil force to show you the error of your ways." He then looked at Ash, Brock, May, and Max. "You four are great heroes to both the Pokémon world and the human world." He then communicated telepathically, "Once you leave the area, the transformation shall end, and you shall return to your human forms."
He then brought his attention to little Taran and said, "Do not forget the song I have told you. Many others are finding out about The Creator who made humans in His own image. Lead other Pokémon to follow The Creator, and perhaps Pokémon can be an instrument for The Creator's plan to tell the world about His plan for human Salvation. When that plan is complete, all Pokémon, animals, and all of creation will be free from the curse the humans brought upon us through their sin." Then, with a tremendous flash, he was gone.