Pokemon Adventures: Where Legends Cross
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon Adventures/Special.
Oh CRAP, this is so not good. Someone freakin' stole my draft for Arc 1, and now I can't find it! *thoroughly pissed* rest assured, that's not gonna stop me from writing, but the process will be considerably slowed for the rest of Arc 1 since I'll have to work solely with my memory. For the love of... I've already saved the documents up to Chapter 28, so that means seven chapters written impromptu. Let's hope you won't be able to tell the difference... :(
No spoilers here. The title says half of it, I think.
Chapter 26. Vs. Zekrom III: The Traitor Laughs
Gritting his teeth as pain from the burn continued to devour his body, Green slowly turned around to see the fallen Vast White Pokemon for himself. Despite all their efforts, it would all be in vain if Zekrom triumphs here. He wasn't sure why, but the storm fortold in his dream would be unleashed, and just like his dream, all would be lost.
"I didn't mention it before, as I did not wish to maim your pride," continued Zekrom as he looked down upon his swaying sister, with an equally expressionless N standing behind him; oddly, the King didn't seemed harmed by the fierce clash at all. "But this battle has been imbalanced from the beginning, my sister, toward me. I am at the advantage here."
"What... what does that mean?" Black asked aghast as Reshiram continued to struggle beside him.
"For eons we have slept inside our own bodies' prison," rumbled Zekrom without taking his eyes off his sister. "While neither of us wish to admit it, the sheet time of slumber has leeched us much of our strength. As of now both of us are mere shells of our former selves... but now that we have awakened our power shall eventually return. Meager the difference it may be, I had still awakened earilier than my sister... meaning that I am the stronger in this fight. It will do you only harm to continue this fight any further."
Besides the obvious shock at the revelation, Green couldn't help but feel a surge of anger (though, even at this point, his emotions never escaped to reach his face). So he though they should give up just because he was a little stronger?
"That," Black's snarl was clearly audible as the boy glared at the black-armored deity defiantly. "Is the most ridiculous reason I've ever heard of to - "
"Black."
Green looked down from the Deep Black Pokemon to see that Reshiram had finally risen, raising her head slowly to meet her brother's eye.
"Concede, you say?" said the Vast White Pokemon quietly as her blue eyes came level with Zekrom's red ones. "You say you are stronger than I. You know I know our limits, you know I know what you say is true."
"Reshiram..." Black murmured as her eyes slowly narrowed.
"Then you must know my answer as well," Reshiram spoke firmly.
Her words had apparantly surprised N more than Zekrom; Green noticed that the gray-eyed man was looking up at her in wonder, while Zekrom merely closed his eyes with a heavy sigh.
"I do," he said grimly, taking a step back as his tail engine began spinning again. "You have made your reply... now you must hear mine."
"Reshiram, look out!" Green heard White cry out from behind Black as Zekrom's arm began glowing blue. If the Vast White Pokemon had heard her she showed no sign of it, still rising slowly with her tail-flame glowing brightly.
"Reshiram!" Black telled as the crimson orb formed once again between the deity's claws.
"Fusion Bolt!" Zekrom bellowed, swinging the blue ball of electricity at his fingertips toward his sister. However, to Green's surprise, this time Reshiram did not seek to counter the attack with her own. Instead she directly brought the crimson orb at Zekrom's arm, allowing the blue to strike the red with a great burst of energy that nearly knocked Green and the others back from the impact.
"What?" Zekrom exclaimed, his crimson eyes widening in surprise.
"Reshiram!" Black exclaimed in amazement.
"Black..." said Reshiram as she drew back from her brother. Somehow her red orb had absorbed Zekrom's Fusion Bolt attack, now glowing with a color more resembling fuschia. "You need not fear. Your heart is enough."
"N, stand back!" Zekrom cried out, leaping in front of N in a protective position with his arms crossed.
"FUSION FLARE!" Reshiram screamed, sending the violet pulse of energy straight against Zekrom's arm.
KA -
"Green, look out!" Blue's cry slammed into Green as her hand shot out from below him, pulling him to the ground where she and Silver were crouched down. Half a second later an incredible blast of fire shor across their heads, greater and more powerful than all the Fusion Flare attacks used so far put together. Heat, such overwhelming heat lashed out at Green from all sides, he almost screamed in pain as his burnt arm and face felt as if it had caught fire.
Green never worked well with heat, ever since he was born. Gramps and Daisy would at times talk about all the terrible rashed he used to have every summertime during his infancy. Since then he had worked hard to overcome this not-so-small weakness, even purposely choosing a Charmander as his starter to adapt himself. It had worked to a great degree, but his body's reaction to fire was still rather sensitive; and this was no ordinary fire, either.
Even as he suppressed a groan building up within his lungs the heat ate away at him, until his hand (the unburnt one) eventually joined his knees at the floor. His vision swam, and it was only through sheer will that kept him together enough to hear Reshiram's words:
"You know, my brother, that this is not a contest of our own strength," she said almost coaxingly as she stood in front of Zekrom, who now had an X-shaped burnt mark on his wrists. "We fight here on behalf of the heroes we have trusted our virtue with; it is the hero that has the stronger will, sees the world correctly that will emerge victorious, not one who can smash down his enemies with a mighty fist. I will not give up, brother, because I do not believe that the bond between Black and I is any less than that of yours with N."
"That will be revealed in time," Zekrom rumbles as he stopped cradling his injured arm and took battle stance again. "You would know; my doubt is no greater than yours. May the most faithful win!"
"Aye," said Reshiram solemnly as the two deities faced off again. That was as far as Green saw before his sight almost blacked out and a surge of agony shot up his scalded arm. The last, empowered Fusion Flare had spread the existing fire caused by the fight all over the chamber, the very heat beginning to suffocate Green; through the blurring cision he swept his gaze around to see that Crystal and Sapphire were also beginning to succumb to their burns. Even Black was slightly limping.
"My gosh, Green! Blasty!" Blue's exclamation reached his ears in spite of his condition, and a second later Green could feel a cool stream of water rushing down his arms; the feeling was beyond words, though only a grimace appeared on his face as the sudden cold stung his marred skin. "I forgot, you're sensitive to heat, aren't you...?"
How was it that this annoying woman knew every single stinking detail about him?
Anyhow the chill was refreshing, quickly recovering his senses though the pain was still there. However, the first thing he got to see with his renewed vision was - along with White's horrified expression - more Team Plasma grunts; storming through the door, climbing over the destroyed celing, even diving into the broken windows.
"Where did all these come from?" Gold half-shoted in frustration, rushing out to meet the incoming challenges with Exbo and Aido while Emerald stayed with Polibo and Togebo near Crystal. Green wasted no time as he loosed Scizor and Charizard as the grunts with wordless commands, sending the rest to protect Ruby and Sapphire - both were in no condition to stay conscious, let alone fight.
The rest of the Dex Holders quickly spurred into action as well; Black and N at once continued their battle, Platina and Pearl quickly stood around a still-recovering Diamond with their Pokemon in a ring around him, and Blue and Silver came back-to-back while also trying to cover for Green at the same time. Soon chaos reigned once again as Pokemon clashed against Pokemon, their roars and screeches rising up into a symphony of desperation that would be cut every now and then while the deities clashed a little loudly.
"Crobat, Haze! Green-nii, this is no use!" Silver yelled among the cacophony, giving Green's Machamp a little break with his Weavile. "Half of us - ugh, Night Slash! - can barely fight as it is. They outnumber us - Hydro Pump! - thirty to one!"
"Too early to give up, mate!" Exclaimed Gold as he skidded near them, panting heavily with Aibo right beside him. "Whatever we're here for we gotta do it, eh? C'mon, buddy, can't let down the juniors by giving up here!"
"Speak of a show-person," muttered Silver as he rolled his eyes, but said no more. Green continued his own battle wordlessly, though he almost cracked a very thin smile at Gold's influence over the redhaired boy; that kid was one of the two people that always won Silver over.
"Blue-nee! Behind you!" The said Exchanger suddenly cried out, making Green (unintentionally) whirl around to see a gigantic Scolipede rising up from behind Blue, reayd to inject a Poison Sting into her neck.
"Ninetales!" Green called out to the Fox Pokemon for a quick Flamethrower, but Silver was faster. Quick as a snake the younger boy shot between the Scolipede and Blue, pushing his sister out of the way and allowing the poison attack to bury itself into his -
"Grawy, use Rollout!"
Something large, round and spinning very quickly hurtled out of nowhere, smashing straight into the Megapede Pokemon's side and sending the creature flying fifty feet away. Before Green could hurry over to check on Blue and Silver, though, a very familiar young voice cried out:
"Blue-san, Green-san! Are you all right?"
Quickly looking up to where the voice came from, Green was not surprised to find a person slowly descending down from the sky into the large arena, carried by a Butterfree hidden behind her back. However, he was a little taken aback as he was allowed a closer look; surely this blonde-haired young woman was years older than the little shy girl he had mentored seven years ago, not to mention a whole foot taller?
"Y-Yellow-senpai..." Crystal croaked out from behind Green, heaving her ravaged body up as she stared up at the Healer in amazement.
"Senpai?" Pearl repeated, looking at the eighteen-year-old girl in disbelief as she landed in the middle of the chaotic battlefield.
"Everyone your wounds - " Yellow gasped as she rushed over to Green first (Grawy and Kitty made sure to clear the way for her), but before she even reached him Blue intercepted, getting her in a tight embrace with a loud squeal.
"Yellow, you're finally here!" She shrieked excitedly as she spun a dazed Yellow around in a mad twirl. "Oh my, how you've grown! This is absolutely perfect. Now everyone I know and love is here!"
Trust Blue to ruin a moment.
"Noisy woman, you left out - " Green tried to point out, but instead turned to dodge a tackle from a nearby grunt, using his unburnt arm to fell him with an elbow to the waist.
"Yellow... senpai!" Heads all over turned to see Ruby croak as he shakily tried to rise to his feet, his paralysis still not worn off as he supported a hyperventilating Sapphire on his shoulder. "Need... help... here!"
"And Crys-san too!" Emerald added hastily as he had Sceptile knock out a Simipour lounging at the pair. Looking at the three Dex Holders from Sinnoh he shouted: "Yellow-senpai's a psychic! Let her heal Dia!"
"But she couldn't possibly heal all of us..." Platina protested, although her tone was meek as she looked over at a twitching Diamond. Green could have agreed, knowing what Yellow was capable of and what she wasn't. But he didn't, not after looking at the familiar expression of determination on the said Healer's face.
"I'll try my best!" She cried as she whipped out her old fishing rod, scattering several Poke Balls in the process. "Ratty, Omny, please cover for me! Kirly, help me do this!"
Her Raticate and Omastar shot out in all directions at once, joining Grawy and Kitty as they stopped their foes from coming near their Trainer. Yellow stood still in the small space given to her, taking a deep breath while stretching her hands outward in an embracing position. Her new Kirlia stood behind her, clinging to her leg with her eyes closed.
Despite the dire situation Green raised his eyebrows. She could only heal those near her... couldn't she?
But he could see that Yellow was perfectly serious in her effort; in a matter of seconds both she and the Kirlia began to wobble slightly, beads of sweat forming on their foreheads while their faces flinched from the draining task.
And it was working.
Green's eyes widened as an odd, tingling feeling began to spread across his arm and onto his face. Staring down at the marred limb in amazement, he could clearly see the bleeding wounds slowly patching themselves up, new flesh regrowing to seal up the open scars until they were almost invisible. All around him he could see the same thing happening to the other Dex Holders and their Pokemon; Pearl and Platina exclaimed in astonishment as Diamond shot up from the floor, Ruby and Sapphire warmly embraced each other renewed, and Gold eagerly ran over to Crystal as she sat up healed.
"Amazing..." White whispered as she examined Black's burns, all undone. Even N looked astounded.
Despite the awe of the miracle, though, Green's eyes reamained narrowed. Even with the help of a psychic Pokemon, healing many serious injuries simultaneously from a distance was well beyond Yellow's capability and endurance. And that could only mean one thing.
"Yellow!" Blue exclaimed as both the younger girl and Kirly began to sway dangerously, hurrying over to catch her just in time for her to collapse into the older girl's arms. Quickly assuming control of Silver's Pokemon - during his mentoring of the redhaired boy their Pokemon learned to listen to orders from each other as well - , Green covered for the Exchanger against the grunts' assaults as he helped his sister settle Yellow's sleeping body against a wall, then placing their Pokemon around her in protection.
By now the entire floor was swarming with Team Plasma grunts, but Green didn't need a long inspection to see who was on the losing end. Though Yellow was unable to battle herself her Pokemon quickly joined ther fray, and with Green, Crystal, Ruby, Sapphire and Diamond more-or-less recovered, the twelve Dex Holders were holding out well, if vastly outnumbered. Now all they could do - and had to do - was keep beating them back until the main battle was finished...
"Grm!" Zekrom grunted as a fierce Extrasensory attack drove him back to N's side. Reshiram faced him panting, keeping her distance brom Black and N's Pokemon fighting below; by now only War was left on Black's side, and N only had Zoroark. It was clear that they were getting exhausted to the bone, including the deities; it appeared true that their long sleep had left them drained.
"The conclusion draws near, Reshiram!" In spite of that, Zekrom's roar was saturated with excitement as he lounged at his sister again. "The time of final judgement has come, and N and I shall emerge victorious!"
"I won't give up, Zekrom!" Reshiram cried as she leaped back from yet another Dragon Claw, sweeping her wing around at the fighting Dex Holders below. "Look around us and see all the purest of energies here to preserve their bond with their Pokemon! Black and I will prove them right, no matter the cost!"
"That's right, Reshiram!" Green heard Black's determined yell over the cacophony of battle, and glanced back to see the younger boy shouting encouragements at the Vast White Pokemon as he commanded War's movements with only his hands; a feat few Trainers could boast of, including, well, Green himself.
Since Charizard was so proficient at handling multiple opponents simultaneously, Green was left with a little more space to observe the battle between Black and N. Comapred to earlier the two Trainers were beginning to participate in the deities fighting more actively, letting War and Zoroark continue to harass each other (Green could easily see why: they were both getting afraid to shatter the fragile stalemate formed between them) while they yelled cheers and at times commands to the Dragons. And it was obvious that the two were fighting as evenly as two Trainers could hope to fight.
"Ah, but I grow weary of this cat fight!" Zekrom suddenly bellowed out, as if speaking for their impatience. Lightly leaping back from Reshiram's Dragon Pulse, the Deep Black Pokemon landed beside his summoner with a loud crash and rumbled: "I think you for your support this far, N, but I am afraid this is final. Command me, King! Allow me to finish this with one last bout, a final show of strength between the two of us!"
"If you both use your full strength everyone here are as good as dead!" Black exclaimed hotly before N could answer.
"Your lack of imagination is pitiful, Truth-Seeker!" Zekrom half-laughed at him, his hyperexcited voice too comsumed by battle frenzy and anticipation for Green to find any reason in it. "Come now, sister. Let us take to the sky, a step closer to our eternal home! Let us unleash our fullest there, meet in a flash of judgement so glorious and bright, we will be remembered forever. COME TO ME NOW!"
As Zekrom spoke his thundering voice grew louder and louder until it really did sound like thunder. His tail engine, which had already begun spinning before his speech, was whirling madly out of control, sending hundreds of electric webs travelling across his ebony armor until the Deep Black Pokemon was lost under the glare of a pure-white discharge.
"N you would let him do this?" Black demanded N, who was looking up at the sight speechless.
"Who am I to object, if that is his will?" The green-haired Trainer replied without looking at him, leaving the fight between Zoroark and War to ensue commandless for awhile.
"Allow me to go, Black." Reshiram suddenly spoke out, her tail 'torch' already burning blue-hot as she looked into her brother's zealous eyes. Glancing at Black's aghast expression she added: "If an epic confrontation is what Zekrom wants, he shall have it. I can promise there will be no casualties to your friends. And he does have a point... it is meaningless to continue the fight this way, seeing as how you're so evenly matched."
"But will you be alright?" Black asked worriedly as the blue fire rose to gather above her head, this time the orb forming to almost outsize her.
"Ah, so compassionate," Reshiram chuckled softly with her wings flared up, one claws hand rising to support the giant fireball as she and Zekrom both prepared to take off. "That's what I am trying to find out here."
"It is time for our faith to shine one last time, Black." N's voice was so calm among the devastating energy released by the two deities, Green could barely hear his half-whispered voice. "Is this the real life, is this just fantasy? Now we shall see who had been caught in a landslide of falsehood all along. Come open your eyes, look up to the skied and see: the final hour!" (#1)
"You're on!" Black shouted, the familiar expression of will returning to his face.
"BLUE FLARE!" Reshiram burst out, lifting the orb of fire high above her head as her feet left the ground.
"BOLT STRIKE!" Zekrom thundered, his black wings unfurling in a storm of electricity as his supercharged body crackled.
"...COLD FLARE!"
A grating, icy voice suddenly hissed out of nowhere, sending an inexplicable chill down Green's spine. The next moment an enormous wave of buring ice crashed into Zekrom's back, sending him to the ground with a gigantic crash and an earsplitting bellow of shock and pain.
"What?" Nearly everyone in the hall gasped in unison at the completely unexpected attack; the Dex Holders, N, the Team Plasma grunts, all the Pokemon (of course, not that they spoke, just gasped)... except Reshiram.
"Black, look out!" She shrieked abruptly, firing the Blue Flare high up into the sky before throwing herself in front of the shocked Black.
"FREEZE BOLT!"
Multiple beams of crackling ice shot itself out from behind the fallen Zekrom and smashed into the Vast White Pokemon head-on, collapsing her in the same manner as her brother directly in front of Black, just in time for the Blue Flare to explode in a great supernova high above the heavens.
"Look there, behind the throne!" Gold's shout brought Green's gaze at the rearmost part of the enormous chamber. A giant part of the wall there had collapsed to reveal a hole, out of which something horrifying was beginning to walk out. A second chill struck at Green's spine as he stared at the monstrous dragonlike creature, its dead-gray body hunched forward in a prowling position, its icicle-ridged wings heavy and dragging on the floor, and its small yellow eyes glaring brightly with madness.
"Kyurem... why?" Reshiram gasped from where she lay, watching as the beast stomped over Zekrom (with furious howls from both sides) in to the very center of the chamber, hissing and shrieking all the way.
"Oh, but surely you must know why, White One?"
A cold, sneering voice caught Green's attention to the throne again. A rebed man stood in front of it, his single visible eye glinting with glee and his slightly old face stretched into a hideous grin of triumph he had hidden for so long.
"Ghetsis!" Black and White yelled simultaneously.
Ah yes, finally! After I'm done with the next chapter, maybe, maybe I can rest a little.
#1. I'm sorry, really. Go ahead, stone me. I just had to put that in, as a Queen fan... everyone loves Bohemian Rhapsody, right? *runs away*
So, Kyurem. And Ghetsis. Expected that? Of course, Kyurem was the one that floored Cheren in the last chapter... sorry Cheren, that's what you were there for. Don't worry, he's not dead yet... probably. :)
G.T.F.W., actually Yellow was on the floor below them, and so only went through the aftershock of the explosion. So she hasn't actually joined them yet... but, well, it's only a matter of time now that she's so close! Go girl! XD
franticfannatic, Ruby wasn't exactly in a condition to fret about his clothes 'cause he was paralyzed thick... I suppose I should have elaborated on the injuries further... :/
Positive Energy, that's one of your guesses correct for now. :) I'm not sure of how tall Kyurem actually is, but the manga doesn't exactly care much for size anyway. Remember Groudon and Kyogre? They were like... GODzillas. lol. I have Pokemon Black and my sister has White, but then again I got Black only 'bout a week ago XD
Well, obviously the next chapter Kyurem begins his insane rampage! No more spoilers! Why? Well... *biggrin*
Well, I'm still rather busy, so I'll keep it short here. Until next chapter, then, and hope you enjoy it more than this one. R&R!
This is Yowl of Time, out.