ROTJE Bruno & Chris
Hello again my dear fans and friends! I know, I know, I'm sorry I haven't posted in a long time but here you are! Currently I'm en-route to lovely Minnesota to visit my darling Cinq. Well, either that or I've arrived and you're reading this as I begin work on the last chapter.
I have a surprise for you Need for Natane fans! Natane and I have come to an agreement: NfN needs an epic finisher or hell, maybe even a sequel! Whatever the case, when I return from my adventures in the land of Minnesota me and Natane will start work on the seventh chapter.
Now, I am seeing very few of you readers posting any reviews for my stories and I'd like to give you all a little heads up: I'm lazy. I procrastinate. When my readers review, it makes me feel like they enjoy what I write and it makes me want to write more often, and faster. I want you to tell me what you think! Did you like the story, should some things have changed, do I have some aspect of my writing I need to work on, or do you have a request?
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Anyways, without further delay: Rise of the Johto Elite, Chapter 5!
Though the city of Goldenrod was known throughout the world as a land where the night life could consume an individual's entire wallet in minutes, a single club stood out as being the ultimate go-to for celebrities, partiers, and those in the Pokémon League. The club was one of high reputation, so high that it was the only building that was able to claim that it had hosted the entire Pokémon League for their 50th year anniversary. Every Gym Leader, Elite Four, and Champion's old and new had gathered to the club for a weeklong celebration of the 50 years that the organization had been running.
The club's name was The Rat and, contrary to the name, was the biggest and cleanest establishment in that part of the city. It stood over ten stories tall; the same size for three stories up before it fell away to a massive tower that was ringed in glowing strips every story. The light that shone from the strips up the tower changed colors every minute or so and changed between colors that corresponded with one of the Pokémon types.
The heavy pounding of music thudded through the walls of the club and gave to those on the street outside a sense, however slight, of the levels of excitement and enjoyment that was barely contained within the towering walls.
While this was a day of relaxing for those who worked there, they still had work to do. Two celebrities had made an unscheduled stop, walking in to relax and take a load off. These two were known as The Magnet and The Match or more commonly; Chris and Bruno. These two had entered the club scene unknown, but through sheer reputation had become celebrities in their own rights, managing to earn tremendous amounts of money through ads they starred in, and through several movies they had starred in.
Besides their celebrity status they had become renown as great battlers and avid supporters of Pokephilia, so much that they had angered the entire Kanto government to the point where if they stepped foot anywhere in Kanto, they would be arrested immediately. They were known as the best tag-team duo in Unova (their home region) having taken on the psychic twins Tate and Liza from Hoenn and beaten them.
Bruno sat in the main lounge of the club, relaxing with his Pokémon as he looked out onto the hectic dance floor with his shimmering orange eyes, something that he and his brother shared and complimented their battling style. His short red hair was cut jaggedly along the front so he could do what he wanted with it and still have him look the same. His handsome features were accented by his clothing; his black undershirt was visible through the opening in his black hoodie, flame decals spread across it to give light to his name. Around his neck hung a small silver chain and at the end was a small flame shaped ruby. His jeans were blue and hung loosely from his legs.
Beside him lay his Ninetails: Sin. She had her head on his lap and was splayed out, relaxing beside her master and, more importantly, her mate. Bruno had met Ninetails when he and his brother were living on the streets, and he immediately took her in and cared for her. Life felt better to him when she was around and he had a smile on his face whenever he was with her. The smile he sported was difficult to see around the Almian Cigar that was in his mouth, a rare import that had a soothing effect on those who smoked it.
Bruno looked out onto the dance floor in the center of the lounge and couldn't help but chuckle around the cigar, pulling it out of his mouth and shaking some ashes loose as he spoke to Sin. "Big goof is in the thick of it again. Should we help him?" Sin rolled over and raised her head to look at Chris, smirking as she saw that he was surrounded by a mob of women and was calling to them for help. She shook her head and yawned, laying her head on his lap.
Chris tried to shake away the throng of women that dragged him towards the private rooms. His hair was long, a chunk of hair drooping down between his eyes in the shape of a lightning bolt. He had on a puffy yellow jacket, the inside of it filled with the fur of Arcanine and the fur so copious in amount that it sat around the top and covered the back of his head and swooped down to under his ears. His blue jeans were tighter against his legs and revealed that they were strong and muscular, which made sense as he was the more athletic of the brothers. He struggled in vain, his final call for help cut off as the door to one of the private rooms slammed shut and sentenced him to hours of enjoyment.
Several hours later six men stood around the form of a young girl, looking to be in her late teens. He stands up and walks forward, snapping his fingers. The snap jolted Sin and she jumped up, walking beside her master as they walked towards the group. Bruno whistled sharply to grab the attention of the men, his eyes now registering the armbands they wore that sported the pattern of the reclusive Lokiri Arbok, a species said to be native only to the deep jungles near Johto.
The only gang to have the symbol was the aptly named Lokir gang, a large gang that worked primarily in Goldenrod. They were surrounding the young girl who he could now see better, her long white hair cascading down the shoulders of her blue t-shirt and stopping just above her beautifully patterned skirt.
Bruno shoved past them, pushing o stand next to the girl. He looked down at her, smiling. "They do anything to you?" She looked up at him, her eyes filled with fear and a surge of relief filled them as she saw the warmth and friendliness that radiated from him. "N-no... They didn't..." Bruno nodded and looked up at the leader of the group, a man who stood barely at the shoulder of Bruno but he had a look of power and control about him.
Bruno growled and moved forward, standing over the man and looking at him with anger. "I think you boys ought to leave..." He glanced back and raised an eyebrow at the girl standing behind him. "L-lyla..." Bruno turned back and growled. "Lyla alone." The man raised an eyebrow. "You clearly don't know who I am. The name is Alex, and I run this part of town. You best back up and let me and my boys show this girl how to party." He grinned and looked around Bruno to wink at the girl who looked down at the ground and moved closer to Bruno.
Sin slide around the men's legs to stand by her master, her eyes judging them carefully as he beautiful tails swung back and forth slowly. One of the men reached out with one of his big, burly hands and grasped several of Sin's tails and yanked on them, grinning oafishly. "Maybe we can even teach this Ninetails a thing or tw-" Sin's eyes grew wide as her tails were grabbed harshly and she howled loudly, the men stepping back to cover their ears as the piercing screech wracked their heads with pain. The screech itself made many of those in the bar covers their ears as well, and it was strong enough to go through the heavy music and even through some doors.
Sin shut her mouth, anger filling her eyes as her tails thrashed and flailed as she searched back and forth for the person who touched her. Even Bruno was enraged, his eyes fiery and his fists clenched. He whistled loudly, and Chris burst from the doorway, slamming the door shut and locking it behind him. He wiped his forehead and pulled up his zipper as he walked towards his brother. He saw the girl behind Bruno and that his brother and his Ninetails were pissed, and he narrowed his eyes.
As he arrived the gangsters had started to stand, but Chris growled and put his hands on either sides of two of their heads before he slammed them together, knocking the two out cold as he stood on the other side of the girl, reaching down to his belt. "Hey bro... I'm guessing non-lethal?" Bruno nodded and Chris grinned and called out loudly. "Hey Bab, Mino! I believe these gentlemen wish us harm. Please remove them from the premises." Alex laughed loudly, shaking his head. "Who do you think you two are, celebrities? Like you two idiots would have professional security."
As the words left his mouth, two large shadows loomed over Alex. A large finger poked into his back and he narrowed his eyes and turned around, opening his mouth wide to yell at the individuals intruding on his business only to have it hang open as his eyes rolled up two massive forms, one red and the other yellow. Standing over him was an Electivire and an Emboar, both of them glaring down at the small man with dislike and annoyance. Alex jumped to the side, pointing at the two Pokémon and shouting orders to the goons surrounding Bruno and Chris. "Take those two out!"
The men moved around the two men to stand in front of the two burly Pokémon. There were five in total, and they were tall and muscular, two in particular standing at just the height of the Pokémon. They stood back however, and the three remaining sent out their Pokémon; a Houndoom, Coffagirus, and a Nidoking. They had clearly been through battle, each of them bearing scars of many hard fought battles.
Bruno and Chris walked around the Pokémon nonchalantly, taking their sweet time was they rounded and stood behind their Pokémon. Chris reached into his coat and pulled out a short white rod. He rolled his shoulders and flicked his wrist, the rod elongating into a long white conductors rod. He tapped his hand with the rod and smirked, waving it in the air as though conducting a symphony. Chris reached into one pocket and pulled out a cigarette, lifting it up to the Emboar's nose, the smoke lit as it snorted, small bursts of flame bursting from his nostrils.
Bruno tapped his heel against the floor, looking back at the DJ's box towards what appeared to be a Rotom tossing CD's through the air. "Ey, DJ!" The little ghost looked up towards the brother with a tilt of the head. "Tom?" Bruno spun his finger in the air. "Give us something to kick ass to." DJ grinned wickedly, nodding his head. "Tom, Rotom!" It spun a few CD's through the air before selecting one and sliding it in. As the music started Chris closed his eyes, waving his conductors rod in the air as his orange eyes sparkled with amusement. Electivire, also known as Bab's, took a step and growled, waiting until the song hit its starting mark before attacking.
The electric type aimed his tendrils at the Houndoom and Coffagirus, twin bolts of lightning darting out to send the two Pokémon skidding back, the Houndoom's fur sparking as the electricity ran through its body. "Nidoking, Bulldoze!" Nidoking wasted no time, howling its name as it charged forward towards Bab's. Electivire sidestepped the charging Pokémon and he charged right into the burning arm of the Emboar, better known as Mino, the attack clothes lining the Drill Pokémon and sending it falling onto its back.
Mino took no time, gripping the Nidoking by its leg and horn and lifting it bodily, the muscles on Mino straining. Bruno took the smoke from his mouth to utter a single command to his Pokémon. "Superpower." Mino growled, his muscles bulging as he lifted the poison type over his head and threw him into the charging Houndoom and Coffagirus. The two crashed into the flying Nidoking and slamming into the wall behind their trainers. Lyla had moved to the side, and watched with wide eyes as the Pokémon were easily defeated.
Bab's had, while Mino was lifting the Nidoking, locked onto the poison type. He connected his tendrils together and charged electric energy along them, forming a ball of energy on the end. Mino sucked in air as he prepared his own attack. Houndoom and Coffagirus tried to push their heavy companion off them but to no avail, and looked up in time for a Fire Blast and a Zap Cannon to slam into their pile and explode, sending smoke rolling outwards from the attack.
As the cloud of smoke drifted upwards, the three Pokémon were revealed and unconscious. The three trainers returned their defeated Pokémon and ran, shoving through those watching to escape the shame and humiliation of loosing. The two burly men stepped forward, reaching for their Pokeball's in preparation for the coming fight. As they grasped them they doubled over, gasping in pain from the two massive fists slamming into their chests. Bab's and Mino had punched them, Thunder Punch and Fire Punch used respectively by the two Pokémon. They pulled back and struck simultaneously, their fists connecting with the men's jaws and sending them flying backwards. Mino snorted and cracked his knuckles. "Emboar."
Bruno grinned at Chris and opened his mouth to speak when the all too familiar click of the hammer of a gun being pulled back behind them. The twins reached back, Bruno to his pants and Chris to his jacket. When the Twins spun around, they aimed their own weapons at their assailant. Bruno held in his hand a Raging Judge revolver, flames etched into the side of the impressive weapon. Chris held a golden M1911, and not just any 1911. His had two barrels, and had a lightning bolt running along each side. Alex saw the weapons they carried and put his hands up, the handgun he had in his hands falling to the floor before he ran off, tripping over his feet and scrambling across the floor to the exit.
The two brothers slid their weapons back into their hiding places, and Chris turned to the silenced audience. He grinned and raised his hands in the air and waved em' back and forth. "Drinks for everybody!" The crowd cheered and Chris ran off with them. Bruno stayed behind and looked back and forth, frowning as he looked high and low for the girl that they had just saved. Mino tapped his shoulder and pointed to the exit, grunting as he spoke. "Boar." Bruno patted the fire pig's arm, smiling. "Thanks buddy. Hope she's alright. You mind getting rid of those guys? How about they wake up in a trash bin?" He nods and walks over to the two unconscious men, hefting them over his shoulders before he exited the club out the back.
Lyla, or rather, Lilly skipped happily down the road away from the club. She smiled widely, whistling with a chipper attitude. She rounded a corner into a dark alleyway. She stopped suddenly and raised her head to sniff the air, her eyes narrowing. She sighed and aimed a finger gun down the alley, sighting down her thumb before she spoke a single word: "Bang." A wave of psychic energy shot from her fingers, everything in front of her fingers sent flying as the wave shot down the alley.
Lilly walked down the wrecked alleyway, stopping as she reached the individual she had smelled. Alex lay on the ground, winded and wide eyed. As he started to sit up Lilly's foot connected with his stomach and knocked the breath from his lungs and pushed him back down. He breathed heavily and looked up at Lilly's smirking face. She winked at him. "Bye bye, mother fucker." Her eyes glowed a bright purple, and she disappeared with the sound of a clap, leaving Alex laying in a deserted alleyway, and wondering if it was all a hallucination.
Lilly had, in reality, teleported high into the air to the top of one of the skyscrapers that stood high over the Goldenrod City streets. She laughed and stretched, her arms spreading as she yawned and relaxed on the rooftop, needing a rest after a day full of fun. Not only had she had fun messing with the local's, but she had found the final two individuals that her father had been searching for. She grinned and cheered as she closed her eyes.
Lilly sat up, her eyes opening as her head darted from side to side. She could feel two individual sources of psychic energy radiating from near her, one human and the other not. The human one worried her, as the surge she felt was too strong for any human psychic she knew of to produce, not even Sabrina radiated this kind of power. She stood up and scanned the skyline before she spotted something out of place.
Two figures stood on one of the higher skyscrapers, looking out over the skyline. Lilly ignored the human as her eyes were drawn to something that startled Lilly: standing beside the human, who looked to be female, was Mewtwo. She couldn't mistake that psychic aura. He stood with a worn brown cape flowing off his back and a brown fedora sitting on his head, his ears poking up through holes apparently cut into the hat.
Lilly stepped forward and opened her mouth to speak when she was silenced by a powerful male voice echoing in her head. Do not speak. Only know that this is the Eve of a new age for this world. Mewtwo looked at her from across the skyline and before Lilly could respond, Mewtwo and his companion had disappeared in a flash, leaving Lilly standing with her mouth hanging open as she stared at the spot where one of the most reclusive Pokémon in existence had just been. Questions plagued her mind: why was he here? Who was he with? And why, oh why, wasn't she yet using her abilities to teleport to her mom and ask her in person?
She shook her head and her eyes turned purple once again and she disappeared in a flash, leaving the Goldenrod skyline once again clear of any and all people and Pokémon.
Lucious: "So, how do you like it?"
Cinq: "I like it but won't the readers be confused, want to know why Mewtwo was there, and who that girl was?"
Lucious: "But of course! It's just my way of teasing them with the knowledge that a new story is up ahead..." (Hint hint)
Cinq: "Makes sense..."
Lucious: "Yes it does. And I hope the reader remembers: More Reviews = Faster Posting."