Below is Luxray and Staraptor's parts of the battle. Please enjoy and review.
Meanwhile…
Luxray, Ninetales and the Mightyena Squad silently padded through side streets towards the castle. As they walked, all of them were alert to the point that it would be extremely difficult to get within twenty feet of them. However, as they walked through the town, Luxray realized that it was unnecessary. When they walked out of an alleyway, Electivire and his Jolteon squad were waiting for them.
"It's been a while, hasn't it?" Electivire said with a sneer.
"Get out of our way, Electivire, or it will not be pretty for you." Luxray replied.
"What makes you think you can stop me? You lost Swagger, and now all you have that works against me is Crunch. What happens when you are weakened?" Electivire asked.
Luxray turned to Ninetales. "How do you feel about a little preparation?" he whispered. Ninetales nodded with a grin. Luxray smiled back. "All right, then. Can you take on a swarm of Jolteon?"
"What do you take me for, Luxray? With me and the Mightyena Squad taking on the Jolteon, we'll be done before you even take down Electivire. Besides, you should be worrying about yourself. I know I am." Ninetales replied.
Luxray licked her on the cheek. "I'll be fine." He reassured. He turned back to Electivire, who seemed to be getting impatient. He gave the signal. "Mightyena, attack!" he roared. The pack of Mightyena swarmed forward with Ninetales at its head.
"Jolteon, leave no one spared!" Electivire yelled. The Jolteon surged forward, and were promptly stopped in their tracks by a Fire Blast from Ninetales. After this vicious attack, the Jolteon were disoriented, and it was easy for the Mightyena to attack. The Jolteon, however, weren't that easy to beat, and they began fighting back after a few minutes, although the loss of some of their comrades and the Mightyena's larger size still caused them to be losing the fight.
Satisfied with this result, Luxray turned back to Electivire, who was charging, albeit rather slowly. Luxray groaned. "You really are slow. Thunderbolt!" The Electric-Type attack was quickly absorbed by Electivire, and it added to his speed.
Electivire grinned. "Did you forget about my ability? Thunderpunch!" He charged forward with his two fists extended. Luxray dodged easily and fired another Thunderbolt from behind. It was also absorbed by Electivire. Luxray then fired a Thunder attack, but it still got absorbed. This process was repeated a few times.
"What are you doing? Are you giving up already?" Electivire asked cockily. He then charged with two more Thunderpunches at the ready.
"Thunderbolt!" Luxray yelled for about the tenth time. He also spun around while firing the Thunderbolt. Electivire ran right into the powerful spinning electricity, and punched, but Luxray spun away, just far enough so that he could make the Thunderpunches miss, but still hit Electivire a few times with the electrified ropes. Electivire's speed was now boosted to the point that he could run almost at the speed of sound.
"HA! This will be easier than I thought!" Electivire laughed. He powered up his Thunderpunches again, ready to hit Luxray with two electrified fists. The extra speed would give the two punches a powerful boost in attack. When it connected, Luxray would be knocked out, or so Electivire thought. When he charged at top speed, Luxray waited until he was around thirty feet away, then jumped high into the air. Electivire, not expecting this, looked up in surprise at Luxray. Unfortunately for him, he did not see a brick wall coming.
The extra boost in power from the speed backfired as Electivire collided with the wall as Luxray landed. The impact was so hard that Electivire broke a crater about two inches deep into the wall. That crater was made another half inch deeper as Luxray rammed Electivire hard into the wall. Luxray, thinking he was done, began to walk off, until he heard Electivire groan.
Luxray turned his head slowly to see Electivire struggling to pull himself out of the wall. "You know, I think I'll help you out of that wall. Crunch!" Luxray charged forward, bit down hard on Electivire's leg, dragged him out of the wall, and threw him hard against another wall, where Electivire slid slowly to the ground, already knocked out.
Luxray looked around. Ninetales and the Mightyena had just dispatched with the rest of the Jolteon. Worried for his lover's condition, Luxray ran towards them. Upon getting there, he gave Ninetales a once-over. "Are you all right?" he asked concernedly.
Ninetales ate a Cheri Berry and looked back at him. "Now I am. I only got a few scratches and some paralysis, but the Cheri Berry got rid of that. Luxray sighed in relief. Then he looked at the Mightyena.
"Guard Electivire, and swarm him if he tries to get up. Do whatever means necessary to keep anyone from getting to him." They nodded, and moved to guard Electivire's fallen body, while Luxray and Ninetales walked towards the castle, tails entwined.
Up in the sky…
Staraptor, Swellow, and the Fearow Squad all had keen eyesight. It was difficult to sneak up on them form the front. They also had fast reactions, so even a surprise attack from behind would have only adequate chance of succeeding.
This keen eyesight was how they were able to spot Yanmega and his Beedrill squad even from a distance. Besides, there was barely any cloud cover, and even an attack form the buildings far below with all speed would take time to execute. It would be pointless to hide.
"So, you finally showed up! It took you long enough!" Yanmega laughed.
"Does it really matter, Yanmega? You could have just used your speed to find us. Why would you be stupid enough to try to fight us head-on when you clearly have a disadvantage?" Staraptor asked.
"It may be a distraction. Dusknoir may be planning something when we show up at his castle." Swellow said.
"You'll never show up in the castle. I'm here to do what Dusknoir did to your beloved king and queen." Yanmega laughed. Staraptor stiffened.
"YOU WILL PAY FOR SAYING THAT!" he screeched. Swellow sighed and rubbed her wing down Staraptor's back to comfort him. Naturally, it worked.
"Aw, how sweet. You'll see be together for eternity…after I send you to oblivion! Attack!" The Beedrill swarmed forward, Poison Jabs ready.
"Fearow, retaliation movements!" Staraptor yelled. The Fearow, with Swellow at their head, all used Aerial Ace to duck under the Poison jabs and strike. Aerial Ace was what made Staraptor's squad so dangerous. With it, they could dodge any attack. However, if the opponent survived, the group was vulnerable to counterattack, which meant that the winner of a fight between the Fearow and another enemy al depended on the enemy's timing. Fortunately, the Beedrill's timing was not exactly the best due to the surprise attack.
Yanmega, on the other hand, gave Staraptor a run for his money. "Aerial Ace!" Staraptor commanded. He managed to hit Yanmega, but it wasn't that easy to make him faint.
"Sonicboom!" Yanmega commanded. His wings flapped with amazing speed and fired a series of shock waves. Staraptor, having rather weak defense against special attacks, was caught off guard and took a direct hit. He was able to regain control, and soared, enjoying his freedom for a moment before turning back to face his adversary. It was obvious that he had to use a different strategy. Luckily, he had planned a few other moves in case Aerial Ace failed.
Staraptor quickly swooped down and flew low, close to the ground. He also blew up some dust from the wind he made.
"Ha! Are we running away? This is nothing more than a waste of time!" Yanmega laughed. Then he began following Staraptor, not noticing the glance that Staraptor threw back at him and the grin that came along with it.
"Steel Wing." Staraptor whispered. He cut into the ground with the sword-like wings. Yanmega, however, did not see the point. All he could see was that the cutting was slowing Staraptor down, and that he was gaining on him.
"Slash!" Yanmega's claws grew, and he flew at top speed, stopping right above Staraptor, ready to deliver a powerful blow to Staraptor's back. What Yanmega didn't expect was for Staraptor, to whirl around so that he was facing Yanmega, also whipping his wing right out of the ground and throwing dust in Yanmega's face, temporarily stunning him and giving Staraptor the chance to make his move.
"Fly." He said. He then was wrapped in a ball of energy and with one great flap of his wings, soared high over Yanmega. When Yanmega's eyes cleared, he was surprised to see that Staraptor's presence had vanished.
"WHERE ARE YOU?" he roared.
"WHY DON'T YOU LOOK UP?" Staraptor shouted back. He then dived down immediately with all force, just as Yanmega looked up. Unfortunately for the insect, he got slammed in the face by a four-foot bird and then pushed deep into the ground. Needless to say, Yanmega was knocked out.
Staraptor flew back to observe the battle between the Fearow and the Beedrill. To his relief, Swellow seemed fine…until her wings folded and she began plummeting down to a building roof. Staraptor's eyes widened and he quickly swooped below her and caught his lover on his back. He then slowly lowered her to the roof, calling a Fearow to his side.
"Sorry, sir. She took a Poison Jab and got poisoned. We didn't have time to give her a Pecha Berry, and she made last stand in the battle. I think she's nearly knocked out, and the poison is at its worst." Staraptor took a sharp intake of breath, and he quickly reached into one of the pockets that his feathers made and took out a Sitrus Berry and Pecha Berry. Working as quickly as he could, he chewed them both together and then connected his beak to Swellow's, transferring the chewed-up berries into her mouth. While the process was distasteful, it was the fastest way to transfer both berry effects, and within a few minutes, Swellow regained her consciousness and wrapped her wings around Staraptor, deepening the makeshift kiss. They pulled away after a bit.
"Thank you, Staraptor." She said coyly.
His face reddened a bit. "It was nothing." To the Fearow, who were attempting to cover up some snickers, he said, "All right, guard Yanmega, and do not let anyone near him. Threaten him with Drill Pecks if he wakes up." The Fearow nodded and flew down to Yanmega, who was beginning to regain consciousness. He became silent after a Fearow put a needle-sharp Drill Peck next to his neck.
Staraptor, satisfied with the guard duty, turned to Swellow and nodded. She nodded back solemnly and took to the air along with Staraptor. With their wingtips touching, they flew off towards the castle.
A bit shorter than my other chapters, but it's suitable enough. Anyway, please review.