Well, i'm back bitches! I know I've been gone for a little while, but school got out yesterday for me and I thought: Why not celebrate with the unveiling of the third of my Elite Four! This series has a few more chapters left, so don't think that when I reveal the last one that's the end! Also, I'd also like to tell you that after this story I will be moving on to something that was inspired by an image and I just can't get it off my mind. If my friend Smurfy021 gets his story finished before mine starts you'll get a sneak peak of what I'm writing about! Or, if I get mine out first, then you'll get a sneak peek at his!
Anyways, enjoy one of my finest creations: LUNA!
A heavy set man strode through Vermillion City, a stark white cloak whose swirling dark blue patterns glinted in the sunlight that wrapped itself around the city. The hood of the cloak was pulled up, shrouding the wearers face in darkness. The man stepped up to the most prominent building in the entire city, the lightning bolt settled over its door making the man smiled in remembrance of a time long ago. He stood silently for a time, his memories flowing through his as remembered a time long past.
He shook his head, forcing the wisps of memory to disappear as he set upon his task. He opened the door and stepped inside, looking around at the darkly lit room. Through the darkness he saw it expanded out greatly, pillars of an unknown metal set in place in rows and filling the blank void. His brow furrowed in concern, not used to the lack of light and unsure of the reasoning behind it.
He took a step forward, the tip of his foot pressing down on a small plate that caused a nearly instant reaction that turned the buildings lights on. For a brief moment, the man was blinded and he shut his eyes tightly, turning his head back and raising his cloak partially to shield his face.
As the man blinked away the brightness, dropping the cloak to see that he stood in the main part of the Vermillion City gym, a place that held both fond and exciting memories and one of the strongest trainers in Kanto.
Now that he was able to see the gym more clearly, he saw that the poles were set in even intervals in the floor, placed in a five by six pattern that suggested some sort of trap or obstacle. At the top of the poles sat a metallic sphere that sparked and jittered with energy. Across the room a door opened and a figure walked out, spiked yellow hair glinting in the bright light as well as a wide grin that revealed startlingly white teeth.
As he stood in the more direct light, the harsh glare highlighted the textures of his muscular upper body whose impressive strength was only risen by the sleeveless green shirt that cling tightly to his frame, allowing his muscular 8 pack to be revealed. This man was Lt. Surge, the leader of the Pokémon Gym in Vermillion City and a decorated soldier. As he strode forward towards what he thought was his newest challenge and opened his mouth to give the speech he had spoken aloud more times than many politicians had rehearsed their own speeches, he faltered, his gaze registering the white cloak and blue markings, he slowed, but continued moving, his eyes darting around and examining the man who stood silently at the front of his gym. "Welcome to the Vermillion City gym! My name is-"
"Lt. Surge." Surge narrowed his eyes at being cut off, now weary of the man who stood before him and was so bold to interrupt him and was not respectful. He felt that he recognized the voice but he pushed it aside as he looked into the darkened cloak, crossing his arms. "You've got balls to interrupt me. Who are you and what do you want?"
Even through the darkness, Lt. Surge could see the smirk that alighted on the strangers face. "Can't a man stop by and someone without being interrogated?" The man lifted his hands, tan and surprisingly large to his hood and pulled it back, revealing a head of spiky silver hair, deep blue eyes, and a smirk that lifted into a warm smile. "Eh, old friend?"
Lt. Surge nearly jumped back in surprise at the sight of the reigning Johto Champion, before he relaxed, his arms drooping as he grinned at the man he had come to know as one of his most trusted friends. "Eon! You tough bastard, how have you been?!" He clasped Eons right hand with his own, looping their thumbs and placing their fingers on the base of each other's thumbs. Surge pulled Eon into a hug, their hands between their chests and their free arm around each other's shoulder. They released their grips and stood back, Eon placing a hand on his friends shoulder and smiling. "Amazing my friend!"
Surge grinned and pointed back behind him at the door he had just exited from. "Can you stay a while? It's about time you and me catch up!" Eon laughed at his friend's enthusiasm. "I don't see why not. Lead the way!" Surge nodded turning and leading his friend through the rows of electrified pole that shimmered with the energy running through them. Surge looked back at his friend with a smile, sliding his thumb into his pocket as he brushed his other hand along one of the poles, a jolt of electricity running through his arm and sending visible shivers up Surge's spine. "So, I heard you went into seclusion for a few days, and that you've got a very special presentation planned in the next few days."
Eonight raised an inquisitory eyebrow at his friend's knowledge, tilting his head with a little smile. "Now where could you have heard that? You haven't been keeping tabs on me, have you?" Surge waved his hand dismissively as the dark green double doors parted automatically for him. "I'm always keeping tabs on you ever since the Resort incident. I talked to one of the Johto generals, who agreed that you needed a protection detail on you at all times. They don't listen in on your conversations but they keep an eye on your family and even you to make sure you aren't assaulted by any fanatics or assassins."
As Eon walked through the twin heavily plated doors, the lounge that was reserved for Surge and his personal friends was revealed. Along with the gym being his pride and joy it also acted as his house, the living room connected directly to the gym floor itself and as well to the bedrooms and the Surge's training hall which boasted an impressive amount of room and was the only room to remain standing after Team Rocket had bombed the town for ignoring their demands. It had sheltered the entire town as the organization destroyed most of the town, and then tried to get into the training hall to capture the Pokémon hiding inside. Lt. Surge and his daughter fended off the attack until help arrived from the other gyms.
Eon looked around the lounge, his eyes roaming over the new furniture and the set up of it. "It looks fantastic... I haven't seen it since you and Flannery-" Surge stiffened at the name of the fiery bombshell and Eon shut his mouth, cutting himself off quickly, not wanting to hurt his friend, and knew more so that Surge had stopped talking to Volkner altogether after what had happened.
Surge smiled at Eon, though he saw for a split second the pain reflected in his eyes. It disappeared quickly, and Surge shrugged. "Relax; I don't break down any more." He opened the fridge that sat behind the counter, grabbing two beers and shut the door with his foot. He tossed one to Eon who caught it swiftly and nodded thanks to Surge. The soldier patted Eons shoulder and nodded behind him at the heavy steel door that led into his training hall, his eyes twinkling with something Eon couldn't quite gauge. "Follow me; I have to show you something." He led his friend to the door and opened it, motioning with his hand out at what lay beyond.
Eon strode forward and stumbled at what he saw, catching himself on the wall and staring uncomprehendingly at the sight before him. Out on the training field a Pokémon and a human fought back and forth, both clearly fighting with killing blows in mind and neither backing down. The Pokémon was a Kabutops, its claws flashing in deadly arcs as it clashed against the heavy steel combat blades held in the grip of the human it fought. It wasn't a man either, a woman, looking to be in her late 20's fought the towering death machine that attempted to cut her to ribbons. She spun and moved with such speed and skill that Eon was impressed, rarely seeing anyone reach that level of skill.
As he watched, the Kabutops looked to be gaining the upper hand, pushing back the woman before cutting down at her neck in a killing blow. As it came down to cut her head from her shoulders she spun and rolled, the blade passing behind her head as she moved right up to the Kabutops body. She cut her blade across its upper chest plating several times before stepping back, the Kabutops doing the same as they bowed their heads to one another. The woman raised a pokeball and returned the ancient hunter, setting the pokeball down onto a Pokémon Center issue healing station, and she left it, walking over towards the two men that stood frame in the doorway. She wiped sweat from her forehead using the back of her hand and slid past them quickly, Eon barely able to register her appearance before she disappeared into the hallway that held the bedrooms in Surges house.
Eon turned to look at Surge his face full of shock and surprise at the skill displayed. Surge laughed at his friend and patted his shoulder, leading him back to the lounge and sitting him down on one of the couches that were placed in a semicircle around a glass table. Surge sat back, placing his palm over the beer cap and twisting it hard as he opened the beer, flicking the beer cap into the mouth of a Trubbish. The small Pokémon was walking around, humming its name to itself as it at garbage that sat on the floor or was tossed its way. Surge grinned widely at Eon, pride clear in his eyes. "Good, am I right?" Eon blinked, nodding his head rapidly. "Good is not the word! That can't be Luna can it?"
As he spoke, the woman opened the door to one of the rooms, dressed very differently as she strode to the counter, snatching up one of the beers left on the counter by Surge before she hopped over the couch edge, sitting back with one leg crossed over the other and one arm over the couch back with the beer in hand. She was attractive, very slim but clearly muscular. She wore a grey wife beater t-shirt the fit tightly to her, revealing the surprising muscularity beneath the grey fabric. Her long, strong legs were covered in a pair of slim camo colored jeans. Up on the bicep of her left arm is leather sheathe that protects the combat knife held there. The handle pointed downwards so as to be more easily drawn.
Her short blond hair seemed to perfectly match her sky blue eyes, and her upper chest sported a pair of B-cup breasts. She looked at Eon with an expression of boredom, not registering who he was, or so Eon though. Surge nodded to the woman, smiling. "Eon, this is my daughter Luna. Luna, this is the Johto Champion." Luna raised an eyebrow, smirking as she ran her eyes over the Champion. "Really? You look as strong as they say you are. Also, your wife is fuckin sexy." She took a huge drink, and Eon looked over at Surge with a confused expression on his face, surprised by her vulgarity to which Surge responded by mouthing out the word 'Lesbian' to him.
Eon opened his mouth in a wide O, nodding his head and closing his mouth as he looked back at Luna. He had not seen Surge's daughter, only hearing rumors of her along the Pokémon League grape vine. Rumor was that she had challenged the Orange Islands champion and had nearly defeated him, but gave up before her famed Rhyperior had delivered the winning blow, saying she had wanted to live closer to home. She had also diverted from her father's love of Electric types to use Rock type Pokémon. There was even a highly debated rumor that she had a legendary Pokémon on her team, though this was greatly debated and many dismissed the rumor as myth.
Luna downed the last of her beer and set it on the table, stretching out and yawning loudly. As she put her hands behind her head she smirked, looking at Eon with confidence. "I challenge you to a battle." Surge sat up a little, looking at Eon with concern. He knew that a loss would mean he would be dethroned as Champion and he didn't know if even Eon could beat Luna. She laughed at her father's expression, waving her hand dismissively at him. "Unofficial of course, can't have you losing your title now can we? Dad, you better not say shit about this." Surge sighed in resignation. "Damn you girl, you're as headstrong as your mother... Fine, and don't worry Eon. Not a word shall be spread of this if you lose."
Eon stands up, smiling at the boldness of the challenge and excited at the chance to battle such a renowned trainer and also glad that he would not lose the title that allowed him to battle with the strongest trainers and gave him the money to both support his family and make sure Pokémon that were become rarer would not go extinct. He cracked his neck, grinning widely before he nodded at the girl before him. "I accept your challenge Luna Surge, I hope you're ready for the hardest battle you've ever had." She stands up, walking past him and patting his shoulder. "I hope you're ready to lose Mr. Big-Shot." Eon followed her back out into the training hall, surprised as he watched the ground in the hall change into that of a battlefield, the training equipment rising up to hang high above their heads as a normal Pokémon battlefield was revealed. Luna walked from the wall on the opposite side, snatching up Kabutop's Pokeball which had finished the healing process. Eon walked to the right side of the arena, turning to face Luna but took a hesitant step back as he saw what she leaned against her shoulder.
Light glinted off the green paint of the M23 Grenade Launcher that Luna gripped, the five cylinders shone and Luna smirked, loving the unease that she put Eon at. Surge stepped out from the lounge, stepping up onto the platform between the two trainers and looked between them. "This will be a single battle using two Pokémon each, this is an unofficial Pokémon battle but all official rules still apply. Trainers, are you ready to battle?" Eon nodded, pulling a Pokeball from his belt and clicking the button as it grew. "Ready." Luna kneeled down, setting the stock of the M23 against her shoulder, and rolling the cylindrical barrel till she stopped it, smirking and nodding.
Surge took a deep breath before shouting and yelling out to the two trainers who were ready to fight till the end. "Begin!" Eon stepped forward, throwing his arm forward as he sent out his first Pokémon. As the Pokeball sailed through the air, Luna raised her weapon and took aim, firing it and grunting as the recoil impacted her shoulder. From the smoking barrel ejected a pokeball which shot through the air like a bullet. Eon's pokeball opened and the powerful blue form of Kraken, Eon's Swampert, landed on the ground, roaring out. "Swam-" its call was cut short as it doubled over in pain, the fist of a Rhyperior plunged into its gut and winding it. Luna's pokeball had opened mid-flight, her Rhyperior hitting the ground but still moving rather fast as it slammed a Mega Punch into the gut of its opponent.
Eon's eyes widened in surprise at the power and ferocity of the attack. Kraken tried to steady itself as "Open Fire!" rang out. From the hole in Rhyperior's palm shot a boulder, and on impact with Kraken's chest it exploded, sending the Pokémon flying up over Eon's head and into the wall behind him. "Good sentence Judge, but next time; send him to prison."Judge growled, nodding as it crouched in preparation to attack the downed Pokémon that was hidden behind Eon.
Eon stepped to the side, Kraken barreling past him and into the Rhyperior. The charge knocked Judge back. Kraken pulled back slightly and gripped Judge's legs with his large hands, unleashing an Ice Beam onto both his hands and the rock types legs. He ripped his hands back; his hands covered in a layer of ice as he stood up and slapped one hand across Judge's face, the pure force nearly knocking Judge over. The ice that held him to the floor stopped him from moving though, and Kraken followed the attack up with an Ice Punch to the Pokémon's face, the ice trapping Judge finally shattering as he was sent flying backwards. He slid along the ground until he hit a large ice mound that Kraken formed with another Ice Beam.
Judge lifted himself up, his voice filled with pain and the chatter that came with being unbelievably cold. "Rh-rh-Rhyperior..." His trainer's voice tang out behind him, shouting at him to move to the side and he did so instinctively, having trained to follow orders from Luna without question. As he did, the ice mound exploded, a Water Gun that Kraken had focused slamming into the ice, the pure force of the attack punching through it and making it rupture and throwing bits of ice in all directions. Judge raised his own arm, firing an explosive stone out at Kraken as he loosed another water gun, the two attacks hitting one another and exploding.
Judge raised his other arm, firing the explosive stones out one after another towards Kraken, the Swampert blocking each with a burst of water from his mouth, each slowly moving closer to one another as they exchanged attacks. When they finally came close enough, Judge jumped, firing the shells into the ground to send him flying into the air. Kraken had no time to react as the massive rock type dropped onto him, the Rhyperior loosing an Earthquake attack onto the water type.
Kraken shook and roared in pain and collapsed completely, unable to move and shivering in pain. Eon's eyes narrowed in anger at the sight of his friend fallen and pained. He returned the powerhouse and kissed the pokeball, whispering praise to the Pokémon he received during his travels in the Hoenn region. Eon set the pokeball on his belt and folded his arms, tapping his foot as he cracked his neck. "Alpha! Wrecker form." Surge's eyes widened as he looked at his good friend. As he watched Eon's famous Lucario exit his Pokeball, he turned to his daughter to shout a warning. The mere fact that Eon had spoken a command was scary in and of itself, but the fact that he was using a fighting form that had left a rampaging Regigigas broken and unmoving. Even years later, Eon was not allowed to approach the sacred temple in Snowpoint that housed the now sleeping titan for fear that his presence would cause the monster to wake.
As he turned his head, the corner of his eye caught the movement of Alpha. He moved unbelievably fast, darting forward and slamming his glowing palm into the Rhyperior's chest, the impact of it sending a shockwave that moved around from his body to the opposite side from his palm. When the shockwaves ceased, Judge took a step back, his eyes rolling back into his head as he fell back and slammed into the ground. Surge swung his head back around and instinctively reached for his hip, but felt nothing but air. The instincts that had been drilled into him since basic training had shot through him as he saw the enraged look on Alpha's face.
Though the jackal and his trainer shared a deep emotional bond, when Eon initiated the Wrecker form, he gave permission to Alpha to unleash all of the stored up anger and pain that he continuously built up inside him. Judge hadn't stood a chance, his type disadvantage coupled with the Wrecker form put him at odds that even the powerful rock type couldn't withstand. Luna returned her Pokémon, sliding it back into the empty cylinder of her weapon. She gripped the pokeball on her waist and sent out her Kabutops, the hunter looking at the angry Lucario and crouching in preparation for the battle that would soon follow.
Luna spoke low to her Kabutops, her voice low by traveling far enough for the ancient Pokémon's powerful senses to hear it. "Be careful Exe; keep on the offensive so he can't strike back." Exe, or Executioner as he was more formally called, nodded and dashed forward towards Alpha. He extended his blades out to either side, leaning forward to increase his speed as he darted at Alpha. "Breaker Slash!" Kabutop's claw turned from a bright, deadly silver to a dull reddish brown, and he spun as he swung it towards Alpha's face.
Exe had very little time to register the flash in Alpha's eyes as the fighting Pokémon crouched and spun around, slamming his elbow in Exe's chest and sending him skidding backwards. Alpha stood up, closing his paws and pressing the tops of them together before he pulled them apart, a thick staff of glowing blue aura held in the now much calmer Pokémon's hand.
Alpha and Kabutops flew at one another, the barrage of attacks so fast no one could register them sufficiently as they traded high speed blows to one another. Their blows sent dust shooting into the air and shook the ground as they collided, their attacks finally locking as Alpha caught Exe's blades and spun them around to lock him down. They stood one in front of the other, their eyes locked and a wild spirit radiating from the two of them.
Alpha closed his eyes, his aura glowing around him as he held Exe trapped with one hand on the staff, stepping back and bringing one hand back. Eon mocked Alpha's pose, his own aura flaring bright enough to match his powerful Pokémon. The two punched as one, Alpha's fist covered in a white sphere as it impacted against the Kabutop's abdomen, the jackal letting his staff go as he slammed his other fist into Exe.
Alpha spun around towards his trainer, walking away as the predator behind him collapsed to the ground in an unconscious pile. Luna returned her Pokémon and tapped the pokeball against her head, whispering to it. Alpha stumbled when he reached his trainer, and Eon stooped to catch his friend, helping him stand. The jackal turned to his master, speaking to him solely through their aura bond. Eon, I can barely stand... He was one of the strongest opponents I've ever faced. He was brutal, I was caught off guard during the first few attacks and he hit me. It was just a nick but that single attack almost made me collapse. Watch that one.
Eon nodded and returned his friend, looking at the pokeball for a fleeting moment before clipping it to his belt and walking to Surge and thanking him. "Tell your daughter that was a great battle. I need to go now though, I'll see you later." Surge patted his friends arm and nodded, pulling him into an embrace before letting his friend walk from the training hall. Luna walked to her father, punching him in the arm. Surge shouted in pain and turned to his daughter. "The hell was that for?!" Luna chuckled, patting his shoulder. "We're out of beer." Surge sighed, shaking his head as he watched his pride and joy walk out the door to the pokemart. "Damn girl... Be careful!"
Eon gripped the hood of his cloak, pulling it up over his head to shield his face as he walked away from the gym that housed one of the few trainers strong enough to be chosen as one of the Johto Elite Four. The Johto Champion placed his hand over his left side, grunting as he walked. Even now after two years of healing his ribs were weak, and he knew that another soak in the Mount Silver hot springs were going to be needed.
He looked down at the belt that held only three pokeball's and sighed, knowing that the journey to Johto would take time, since Lilly had borrowed Hawkeye while she was out. Eon took a breath and steeled himself for the painful journey home that wad ahead of him as he disappeared into the trees outside of Vermillion.