Sup people, with my new chapter, I brings good news and bad news
Sup people, with my new chapter, I brings good news and bad news. The bad news is, I am not yet out from school, and finals are coming up fast, so I got a lot of studying to do, which means I wont be able to update for a while, sorry but, I don't want to be a freshman again! But the good news, summer does mean more updates, right on target Arcanine Lord, hurray!!:D
Anyhow, I'm trying with the grammar problems, I'm horrible at that, so I guess I'll just change whatever the computer says to change, I guess. Enjoy the story, and please review!
Suicune's POV
I leapt into the air out of the way of Entei's attacks, only to be hit down by one of Bullet's attacks. They made quite the team, those two. It was a shame that Entei didn't care about her. "Go, Sally use Dragon Claw!"
The trainer called out. The Pokemon named Sally darted up in front of Entei, her claws started to glow a fiery orange color and she swiped Entei with the attack. He fell back unto the ground, but got up quickly. Then, without warning lunged for the trainer.
"The best way to stop a trainer's Pokemon is to take out the trainer!"
Entei growled, his eyes where wild and it looked like he would most definately kill the trainer, but skidded to a stop when he got close to the trainer. He blinked a few times and continued to stare. The trainer smirked.
"Long time no see, Entei."
The trainer said, smirking at my brother. Entei just stared back with a bewildered look on his face. To tell you the truth, I was completely oblivious to what was going on too, it seemed that the trainer and my brother had met before. Bullet trotted up next to him, blinked and looked from the trainer back to Entei.
"Hey, Entei, you know this kid?"
Entei nodded, and stepped back to get a good look at the trainer.
" Yes, we fought a long time ago. The trainer and I. Nearly five full years ago, he was so much younger back then. His name is Jason."
The trainer took out another Pokeball from his belt, this one was half black.
"So, Entei, did you win that time?"Bullet asked looking up to my brother. Entei growled and got into attack position.
"Well," Entei began.
"Jason distracted me with a furry tail of some sort, he ran away like a little bitch. This time he wont go anywhere, cause I'm' gonna maim him and his so called first class Pokemon."
Entei roared and launched an attack, but the trainer sent out another Pokemon, a Dragonite. It grabbed Entei and tossed him aside. He landed hard on the ground and skidded a little.
While he was down I got ready for another Hydropump, but Bullet blasted me back with Solar Beam. I stood there for a second, the feeling of the attack tingled and burned, and I could feel it flowing through my body. I shook it off, though. It still wasn't enough to take me down.
"Give up, Suicune, you're not gonna win this time!" Entei growled tackling me. He had his paw on my chest, holding me down. When he pressed his huge paw down on my chest, I could feel my lungs being deflated fast. I struggled to get loose, but unlike my other two brothers, I didn't have as much strength and relied on attacks that hit from long distances. That's when a different dragon Pokemon, this time a Dragonite, came up behind Entei and bit his hind leg. They dragged him off me and I stumbled to my feet, shaking the attack off. I saw Bullet coming up behind me fast, but I ducked low to the ground, sending her over my head.
"That was a nice move, Suicune, but that just means all have to be really fast!"She said jumping up over my head. She tried to come down on me, but I leapt out of the way. She came down hard on the ground, shattering the rocky earth. She was definitely strong; she probably packed nearly as much muscle as Bark. If I wanted to win, I had no other choice but to take her down.
I leapt for Bullet, I didn't want to have to hurt her, but it was the only way. I tackled her down and was about to use a water attack, but suddenly I heard a noise. It was pretty high pitched, and sounded like sort of an echo, then I realized it was Bark, he was crying for me. I leapt up off Bullet and looked to the trainer, then the cave. The trainer nodded to me and let out yet another Pokemon, this time Gyrados. Gyrados was a water/flying, their main weakness was electric, not grass. It would do great against my brother, now he could see how strong the Gyrados species really is.
"Gyro, use Dragon dance!" The trainer shouted to the blue serpent Pokemon. It's dance was powerful, yet elegant. The dance made it faster and stronger then Entei. As Entei leapt for the Gyrados, the trainer commanded a Waterfall. Though most trainers normally teach their Gyrados Hydropump, Gyrados relies on mostly physical attacks. This makes waterfall a somewhat better choice for it's move set, boy I've learned a lot from Bark.
Entei growled and staggered a bit, but I know he wasn't going to give up that easy. I darted into the cave, the trainer could surly take care of himself, and at his level he most likely had a full team of Pokemon.
When I got into the cave, Bark greeted me with a slight tail wag. He was obviously exhausted. I licked his muzzle and laid down next to him.
"I was worried about you." I said gently licking him again, even in the amount of pain he was in he started to wag his tail more vigorously.
"I was worried about you too, I missed you." He said giving me a lick back. I rubbed his head with mine.
"There's a trainer outside, he has medicine and anything else you might need, You'll be okay." There was a loud crash outside, fallowed by the bright green light of Bullet's Solarbeam and a sizzling noise.
"What was that?" He asked rolling onto his stomach a little. I nudged him back down, it would be better if he rested some more.
"It's nothing, so rest." I said stroking his head with my tongue. Just then, I heard the sound of paws on rocky ground. The second I turned around, Entei had me by my throat. I'm not sure what happened to the trainer or Bullet, but somehow he obviously was able to escape the battle. Entei started to drag me back outside.
"You're not excused from the battle, little brother."
He said through clenched teeth. I pushed my paws against his chest and scratched him, causing him to let me go. Then I felt the tingly feeling of Solarbeam through my body. Bullet came galloping into the cave; her horn connected with my chest, but didn't pierce me. I knew she wouldn't try to kill me, she just isn't that kind of Pokemon.
When She tried to come at me with another Megahorn, I fought back using the crystal horn on my head. Though it wasn't as strong as hers was, it did all right.
"Suicune, let me help." I heard Bark say from behind me, I shook my head.
"No, stay down. You obviously can't help me right now." I said jumping over Bullet's Megahorn, sending her past me. While I was in the air, she turned around and kicked me in my back. The pain was intense, I could feel it running down my body. I tried to stand, but Entei kicked me when I did.
"Let me finish him, Bullet." He said grinning sinisterly. At that second, Entei was hit by a water attack of some sort, I think it was hydropump. Then I looked up to see the trainer from before. He was holding a white Pokeball, and commanding a small blue Pokemon with a large, dome like head. Entei rose from the ground, and turned to get a good look at his attacker. When he did, he broke out laughing at the little Pokemon.
"You may laugh, but a well trained Bagon to do quite a few things." The trainer said. Then he turned to his Pokemon to his Pokemon. "Now, Baybay, Dragon dance!"
The trainer commanded. The Bagon did a similar, but slightly clumsier dance to the Gyrados's. Entei jumped into the air, and attempted to take it down with a Fireblast, but the small Pokemon somehow caught the flame with it's bare hands. Entei stopped and stared at the sight before him, I was sure that he never saw anything quite like that. I haven't anyway.
"Now, double Hydropump." The trainer said. The Pokemon inhaled deeply, then let loose an explosion of water, connecting with Entei's attack making steam. Almost instantly after that, she let loose another blast of water, this time connecting with Entei's body. He was pushed back against the stone wall.
"I'm disappointed, Entei, I was sure that the great lion of the volcano would be a lot harder to beat. Don't you remember are huge battle at Mt. Silver before? You where so much stronger back then, you've gotten too cocky." The trainer said folding his arms. Entei growled and launched an attack at the small Pokemon, but was blasted back by another Hydropump. I quickly got to my feet and shoot off another Hydropump to help. Entei was shot back as if a cannon ball had hit him. He took Bullet with him straight out the cave entrance.
"That was too easy." The trainer calling his Pokemon back. I looked out the entrance to the cave, it was now flooded with sun, but you could see two lone figures. Dark shadows ringed by golden sunlight. One struggled to it's feet, while the other stayed down.
"This isn't over, not yet. We where so close, next time your little trainer friend wont be there to help you." The larger dark figure said, he when over to the smaller one and nudged her.
"Get up." My brother said, talking in a stern tone. Bullet slowly rose to her feet. Looking around cluelessly. Then Entei jerked his head as a signal to leave before springing down form the ledge. Bullet hung her head in shame, trotting after him. I wanted to call after her, but there was no way she'd come back now. She was under the control of my brother. I knew what it felt like to be under his authority. It was a lot of pressure, so much that you could barely lift it off of your shoulders.
"Good job, Suicune. That wasn't so bad, now was it?" The trainer said smiling at me. Maybe not to him, but he wasn't the one having attacks coming at him from all sides.
"So, was that your big emergency? Was that all?" He asked, I shook my head. He folded his arms, obviously losing patience.
"Well, what is it?" I bounded over to Bark and put my paw on his head. The trainer ambled over to me and put his hands in his pockets. He stared for a while he had an odd look in his eyes. Bark wagged his tail, relieved to have someone to take care of his problems.
Without another word, the trainer instantly got straight to work. He dumped his bag on the floor and let everything out, searching coolly. He picked a few different kinds of medicines out and sat them up. He gently touched Bark's wound, but when he did Bark growled and tensed up. The trainer released him and patted his head reassuringly, and tried to get back to work, but Bark snapped this time. I grabbed hold of his neck with my forelegs and restrained him, nodding to the trainer to proceed.
With every gentle touch or brush against the exposed flesh, bark hissed or cried out. He had attempted to escape my grasp several times, but I kept tight grasp. The trainer; working with quick, skilled fingers. Spraying certain chemicals on certain spots of his leg and then rapping it up tight, the way I did when the Rhyperior had attacked Bark. Bark lay panting, but at least he'd be off of Gari's list. For now at least.
The trainer then ran his small hand along Bark's side. He ran his fingers through his soft, striped fur. "You have quite a lot of scars," He began, stroking the scar of the Rhyperior wound.
"but that's a sign of your strength, right Bark?"
Bark lifted his head and stared puzzled at the trainer. I was sort of clueless too. The trainer stroked his mane again.
"Don't you remember me? Look back on your first battle under Flair's command, you'll know then."
Entei's POV
I wandered down the steep mountain. Bullet's hooves galloped close behind. She was no help to me anymore, and even if she was I was only using her. She was just a tool in my plan to take out Suicune. I turned back suddenly, startling her. She stumbled down and ended up being stopped by me.
"Hi ya Entei! What's the matter?" She said leaning against my chest. I narrowed my eyes at her.
"It's not funny. We lost back there, this is my second loss to him. This is your fault!" I growled she just stood there with a stupid smile on her face.
"My fault?" She said spinning around, what an idiot.
"Yes, your fault. Now, since you couldn't prove yourself to me. I guess I don't need you." I said turning my back on her, but she grabbed the cape part of my mane with her teeth.
"Wait!" She cried through gritted teeth. I nearly knocked the stupid out of her.
"What? You prove yourself unworthy, you pay the price." She put her head down and lifted one hoof from the ground. By the look on her face, it was either a poor attempt to think, or bad gas.
"How bout… how bout this. How bout I teach you a Solarbeam?" I stopped at her words, she had my undivided attention now.
"Teach me a Solarbeam, huh?" I asked. She nodded.
"Sure could! I could teach you a Solarbeam, easy easy! I already taught my daughter ho…" She stopped suddenly. I stared at her for a minute. "Taught you what?" She shook her head to wave it off.
"Not important." She said walking around to my right. I didn't quite catch the last thing she said, but I could have sworn she said something about a daughter. Not that I cared, of course.
Bullet stood with her legs spread apart. She inhaled deeply, absorbing the sunlight. She did this for about a minute, before releasing a blast of sizzling light from her horn. Then she turned to me. She looked serious suddenly.
"If you want to pull off a proper Solarbeam, you have to be one with the sun. You have to breath the sunlight, take it in gently." She said, my jaw must have dropped hearing her. I'd never heard her sound so… intelligent. It was a little scary.
"Now, stand over here keep your legs apart, just like this." She said tugging at my legs with her teeth. I scowled at her, but did what she said anyway. I inhaed and felt the sunlight filling me, but when I attempted to let it all loose, a tiny little beam of light spilled from me and bounded on to the ground.
"It… didn't work…" I said staring at the ground, when I saw Bullet staring at me, I stood up straight. "It didn't work!" I roared pounding my foot on the ground. Bullet smiled at me. "Don't get upset, cause it'll never work when you're upset."
"I'm not upset, I'm furious! Arceus was supposed to bless me with all the talent! Me the prince of Johto, me me me!" I roared going into a rampage of kicking dirt and rocks around. Bullet put a leg up to her face in an attempt to shield herself from the flying debris.
"Entei! Calm down!" I stopped and stared at her.
"What?" She came up next to me and smiled. "If at first you don't succeed, try try again!" She said with a dumb grin on her face. Though I couldn't stand her optimistic attitude, I'd never learn if I didn't practice. I inhaled deeply again, absorbing the light of the sun. I let it all go, but this time nothing.
"Why wont it work!" I growled at her. She shook her head.
"To soon. You need to take time to take in the sunlight." I sighed deeply and took in more light. I let my body soak it all in for a while, then I let it loose. Nothing again.
"What now!?" My patience was wearing thin. She shook her head yet again. Learning to moves had to many diffrent rules. To tell you the truth, the last move I learned was Swagger and no body had to teach me it. I wasn't used to being taught moves. Father Ho-Oh had offered to teach me some really good ones, but I let my pride get in the way. I hate being told what to do...
"You're forcing it to hard. See, your problem is you don't understand the grass type well enough. They're normally very peaceful. They don't like to fight with the type of fury your creating. The fire type, we like to fight with fury, but you need to learn how to mellow it up a bit." I scowled and tried to let out another burst of energy, but only a few sprinkles of light came. I tried again, but still nothing.
Then, I decided to take into consideration what Bullet said. I inhaled deeply, absorbing the sunlight. Taking my time and relaxing my body. Instead of trying to force the attack from my body, I let it flow, kinda like water. I let it flow gently from my body, but when it exited, a huge explosion of power escaped. It made a blinding white light, and a sizzling noise. My body was flung back maybe a full foot. My eyes blinked open and I was on the ground, Bullet was smiling down at me.
"You did it!" I knew someone as powerful as me could pull of something like that. I got up off of the ground and turned away from Bullet.
"What's wrong?" She asked.
"You supplied me with the attack that I need to win. Now I have to go, besides, my friends are way more equipped at battling then you are. We are, after all, legendary Pokemon." I looked back at her for a minute, she wasn't saying anything, just standing there. "Entei…I" She started, but I cut her off.
"Don't say anything, Bullet. You've done what you needed to do. Now I have very important things to take care of. Go on and prance around in your field of flowers or whatever you do. Oh, and if you see Shaymin don't forget to bow to her." I said springing off. I took one glance back at her face. She looked so used and lost, like an old human waste bag. Priceless.
Flair's POV
I backed away from the gun, but I found it wise not to make an sudden movements. I didn't feel like having my head blown off today.
"Look, you've given me so much trouble. I don't know what to do with you! I have a crisis down stairs, I've got a crisis up here, what in Arceus's name am I supposed to do! It would propably be easier just to kill you, but..." Mercutio growled in obvious frusteration. I heard footsteps running this way.
"Man, where is she?" I heard a voice ask from behind a corner. It was difenetly Damien and Cody. I was trying to let them know not to come down this way in my mind, but I'm not psycic, so it didn't work out well...
When Cory and Damien turned the corner, my blood froze. I was sure that Mercutio might have been startled by the sudden movment and pulled the trigger, but thankfully he kept his cool. Maybe a little too much so.
"Aww, look at this! My adorable little brother and his freind. Did I ever tell you guys how irisistable you are? Are you coming to rescue your little freind? How adorable." He said in a low dangerous growl. Mercutio pointed the gun to Damien as a signal to come. Damien walked slowly over, but was sure not to upset his brother. The tension in the air was so thick, I swear I couldn't breath. When he was only a foot away, Mercutio smirked.
"I'd love to take you right here and now, you know. You look so cute right now." Mercutio letting his arm fall to his side. Damien let his arms fall to his sides ad well, his eyes narrowed.
"Then take me, I'm right in front of you." He said walking boldly right up to his brother. I'm not sure if I should call his actions brave or just plain stupid. I mean, when someone has a gun in front of you, you shouldn't take risks like that. Then I realized tht he was using himself... his own body as a distraction.
"So, I'm here. I'm right in front of you, are you gonna have me or not?" He said fluttering his eyes up to his brother's in a flirty way. It was an odd too see him being so flirty and suductive, it seemed as if it was something he did all the time. He looked so comfortable doing it.
"Well, big borther? Huh, what do you say Nissan?" He said in a very seductive tone of voice. I wasn't sure if Mercutio was buying it or not, his eyes where so dull and emotionless. Damien moved a little bit closer to his brother, just a bit. He was sure not to push it too much, cause he still had a gun and he obviously wasn't afraid to use it.
"Mercutio," He said to his brother when he was only about an inch away. So far, it seemed to be working. Mercutio was letting his gaurd down. Damien was moving in to end it. He leaned in for a gentle kiss, and Mercutio was buying it so badly. It was so pathetic, it was funny. Mercutio kept his eyes shut, but the whole time Damien was keeping careful watch on his older brother's actions. The tables turned for Mercutio when Damien grabbed the gun, he then held it up in front of him. "Don't move, Nissan." He said in a mocking growl. Mercutio stared at his younger brother.
"Damnit, why do I always fall for that?" He asked, propably mentally smacking himself. I don't know who you could fall for something like that. I mean, Damien's flirting act wasn't bad, but when you're threatening to kill someone and then all of a sudden they start flirting with you, it's propably a trap. Duh!
"I guess you're just pretty stupid." Damien said, Mercutio sighed.
"I guess you win this time, Damein. I guess I'll just have to retire for now." Mercutio said turning around. Damien blinked once, it was pretty surpising that he was gigivng up this way, but then tragedy. It happened so quickly, there was a gunshot, a fallen body and blood. It happened so fast, no one had a chance to do anything. No one even saw it coming. Damien had been shot in the chest. Mercutio apparently had packed an extra gun for an occasion like this.
"I let my gaurd down, and then you let yours down. It must run in the family, at least I was your last kiss." Mercutio said sinisterly, he laughed manically. I felt tears fill my eyes, but Cody grabbed my shoulder and shook his head.
"Flair, he isn't dead. I had a vision. Don't you feel the phsychic power?" I didn't feel anything, but I wasn't a psychic expert. Then, it seemed like out of the blue, a girl was standing behind Merctio.
"Excuse me sir..." She siad very quietly. She had a very meek voice, but she seemed to be one of his workers, becasue she was in uniform.
"What?" He siad turning around to her. "Well, there's an emergency downstairs. Pokemon have gotten into the main computer room, no one knows what to do."
"Can't you see I'm busy?" He growled, but she just looked a Damien, the pool of blood, then to Mercutio. "I see, sir, but..." But Mercutio cut her off. "Look, I'll go, but you stay here and take care of this, understood?" He growled, she nodded slowly. Then he pocketed his gun and stormed away. The girl stared at us, then smiled.
"Why are you smiling?" I asked coldly. She just smiled even more. "Well, I don't really work here. I'm here to help you, trainer..." He said, but I wasn't sure if we could trust her.
"How do we know you can be trusted?" I asked, but Cory silenced me. This made her smile even more.
"See, he knows, that I'm no normal human." I wasn't sure what was going on here, but Cory seemed to know. Suddenly, the girl started to glow. In a white light, she changed from a human to some sort of red Pokemon in the blink of an eye.
"I knew it..." Cory whispered to himself. The Pokemon smiled at me.
"My name is Latias, and I'm a dragon type, I'm a psychic type too. I want to help you, trainers. And I'll help you're freind too, he's hurt."
Bark's POV
I stared at the trainer for a long time, trying to remember him better. My first Battle for Flair, it was so many years ago. Something started to form in my head, and image of me on a stormy night, years ago.
Flashback
I could remember being carried by someone who was running. They where panting, and nearly stumbling on the slippery ground. It was pouring outside. From the look of the scenery and the Slowpoke standing around absently, I think it was Azalea City. I remember being brought into a Pokemon Center, there was a trainer with red hair and a cape, just like the one I was looking at now. He was looking at a book
"Jason, hey Jason!" I heard a feminine voice call in my head. I think it was Flair, I couldn't quite remember though. The trainer looked up.
"Arceus all mighty, Flair. You've been gone for nearly a day now!" The older trainer scolded. I remember being put down on the ground.
"I was training, I went all the way back to Violet City and trained, I caught this Growlith too! I fought the Gym and I even earned the Zephyr badge, now let me travel on my own!" I remember the trainer smirking, I don't think he was taking Flair seriously.
"What's his name?" He said pointing down at me, I jumped up and snapped. Why, I don't know. But I could tell Flair was get angry.
"His name's Bark! Now stop playing dumb, I want to go off on my own!" I heard her roar, but the trainer picked me up with one hand by the back of my neck. I growled and tried to attack him, but eventually gave up.
"He doesn't look very strong. You call this a powerful Pokemon? This is training to you?" He said in a mocking voice. He put me down on the ground.
"Flair, your only eight, your not even supposed to be out here with Pokemon. All trainer's are ment to start at age ten, but the Professor made an exception since I was traveling with you! You can't go off on your own now!"
"You went off on your own when you where my age!" She growled. He folded his arms. "Look, cuz, that's because I started off with a powerful Pokemon. A Bagon is a dragon Pokemon, they have superior move set and…" Flair cut him off.
"What, there strong!? I show you strong, lets battle right now!" The older trainer I guess his name is Jason, looked a bit surprise.
"Seriously?" He asked bewildered Flair came around to the front of me and nodded.
"Yup, and I want to use my new Pokemon!" The trainer smirked, and took a Pokeball off of his belt.
"Ok then, to make it fair I'll use my new Pokemon too." He said tossing a blue and bubbly looking Pokeball. A Dragonair came out.
"This is Auracast. My brand new Pokemon. Sure it's a lot tougher than yours but let's see if you really have what it takes." He said smiling down at me. Flair signaled me to the center of the room in front of the Dragonair. It was huge, or at least it looked that way back then. Other people and Pokemon in the Pokemon center started to gather around to see what was happening. I got down in attack position.
"Alright, Go Auracast!" The trainer commanded, Flair commanded me to go as well.
"Come on, Auracast. Use twister!" The trainer called out. The Pokemon leaped up and whirled around, creating huge winds that started pulling me towards it.
"Bark, leer!" I narrowed my eyes at the Pokemon and gave a sneer. The Pokemon stopped whirling and started to come directly at me.
"Get out of the way, Bark." I jumped out of the way with a yip. Then Flair commanded another leer, which I did quite well.
"Auracast, Surf!" The trainer called out. The Pokemon inhaled deeply, then created a huge blast of water. It came down on me with the force of a huge tidal wave. I struggled to stand, but my tiny legs just wouldn't allow it.
"Come on, Bark. Don't quite yet!" Flair yelled out. I managed to get up from the ground, barley.
"Now, use bite!" I used most of my strength for a bite attack. Though it didn't finish it, it did a nice amount to damage. I struggled to keep my balance, but just couldn't hold myself up anymore. I saw myself drop to the ground, but the trainer, the one know as Jason came to my side. He put some super potion on me. It's effect's where obviously instant. I jumped up at him and licked his face, he just laughed and patted my head. Then he looked at Flair, she looked really disappointed. He want to her and put a hand on her shoulder reassuringly.
"Good luck on your journey." He said with a smile, she looked up at him.
"What?" She asked, kinda confused.
"Your journey, good luck."
"But, I lost." She said looking down at me, but he patted her on the head. "The first thing you need to know is that winning isn't everything. On a journey with Pokemon, you might enter battles knowing that you might loose, but at least you tried. You battle like a pro, you just need to train like one and the wins will come easier. You have to back up skills with enough strength, too much of one may make an imbalance."
"Imbalance." She mimicked. After that, all I remember was us and the older trainer going separate ways. That, that was the first real trainer battle I did for Flair.
End Flashback
"This… this is Jason. The dragon Trainer!" I said sort of out loud. He smiled
"Glad to see you remember." I blinked and stared at him
"You… can understand me?" I asked curiously. The only one who understands me is Flair, and she doesn't even understand what I actually say. He nodded at me.
"A very skilled Pokemon trainer can learn to understand Pokemon clearly. Pretty soon, the Pokemon speech will be a second language to you. It's the weirdest thing." He said scratching his head. It really was the weirdest thing. I looked at the floor, then back at him.
"Hey, you're Flair's cousin, right?" He nodded, I grinned. "Then you're the one she got her recipe for making good Pokebiscuits from?"
"Sure am."
"Than maybe, you could make something for me and Suicune to eat?"
"I suppose I could, but I have to make it quick. I have something important to take care of."
"We do too, where saving Flair!" I said with a grin. I don't know why, but I just couldn't seem to get really anxious or worried right now.
"I figured that's what you where doing out here. I mean, it makes sense. That's why you're not with her." He said getting to work on our food. There were a lot of berry ingredients, but he'd been Hoenn. There's lots of berries out there. Most of them come from Hoenn, actually. I saw a Pecha, a Qualot, a Watmel… yum, and some other kind. I thought it was pretty. It was yellow green and red and looked kinda like a star.
"Jason, what kind of berry is that?"
I said getting closer. He was about to put it in the biscuit mix, and then he held it up.
"This is a Starf. It's a rare kind of berry, I've never heard of it until this year. They say it was so strong, that it had to be abandoned at the edge of the world. Of course it's a myth, but it does give you a lot of energy and it's great if you've been sick."
He said dropping it in. I watched him work on dinner. He did everything so quickly and his hands where pretty skilled. I spent the whole time just watching him cook. I don't know why, but I just liked to watch him. Every now and then, his blue eyes would come away from the meal to me. I got Butterfree in my stomach every time. It's kinda odd, ya know? Something about this trainer was so... stunning. I don't really know how to explain it, do you know what I'm talking about, or am I nuts?
When he finished, me and Suicune split the pile. It was good to have a hot meal, especially after not eating for so long. The first bite had to be heaven.
"How'd I do?" Jason asked me. I simply wagged my tail in response. I would have said something, but Flair always says it's not polite to talk with your mouth full. Jason continued to stroke my head as I munched on dinner. Compared to Suicune, who only took these little nibbles, I was a pretty noisy eater. I suppose that being a loud muncher was also considered not polite to humans. They have a lot of weird rules for mealtime.
When I was done, I rolled over next to Jason. It was really warm next to him.
"We have to get back on track to go to Flair soon." I said as he stroked my head. When those eyes fluttered up to meet mine, I felt whole swarm of Butterfree. Thousands of them. "I think it'd be better if you stay here." He said to me. I rolled on to my stomach.
"But, why?" I questioned. When I did he rose up off of the ground and grabbed his backpack. "Stay here, Bark. You need time to rest, I'll get Flair. Don't worry about it."
"But, I want to go." I said rising to, I looked back at Suicune who was giving me and odd look. It almost seemed as if he was sort of mocking me. I really didn't see what was so funny. I wasn't trying to be funny, and you don't want someone to laugh at you if your not trying to be funny, trust me.
I looked back to Jason. "I'll be good, and Suicune will take care of me. We're partners in justice!"
"I'm sure you are, but you know Flair would kick my ass all the way back to Blackthorn if she found out something happened to you and it was my fault." He said with a gentle smile. He was probably right too. Flair was really protective of us after all.
"I have to get going now, Bark. Good luck, and nice to meet you, Suicune." Jason said before he got ready to leave, but before he did I pounced on him. I nearly licked him to death, I didn't want him to go.
"Relax, I'll see you again someday." He said stroking my chin. My tail made a soft brushing sound as I wagged it back and forth. Though I was anxious to go out and get Flair, I trusted Jason to save her instead. He was a pretty skilled trainer anyway.
After Jason left, there was an odd silent, then without any warning Suicune bursted out laughing. It happened so suddenly that it almost startled me. I stopped and stared at the other canine Pokemon. It wasn't like him to laugh at me, especially so… randomly. I wasn't sure if I should have been amused or mad. More than anything I was kinda confused.
"What's so… funny?" He shook off the laughter, swooshing his purple mane in the process. He then waved a dainty blue paw at me, trying to dismiss the subject.
"Nothing, it's nothing." He said chuckling again. I didn't buy it, if it was nothing then why would he be laughing?
"No really," I started. "what's so funny?" He smiled at me, and then he gave me and odd look. I couldn't really explain it, but it was sort of a mocking smirk in a way.
"Well, it just that… I never really saw you as the flirty type." He said with that mocking smirk on his face. I blinked cluelessly; I really didn't know what he was talking about.
"You know, the trainer that was just here?" He said in this really weird tone of voice, I blinked again.
"Jason? I don't really think I was flirting with him. I mean, I like him and all, but we're male. We're both male, and… well… nature doesn't work that way." I said blushing deep red under my orange fur. I don't know why, but this conversation made me feel uncomfortable. I didn't want to talk about it anymore, so I didn't say anything else, but Suicune started up the conversation again.
"Nature normally doesn't work that way, but it can work that way." He said in a laugh. I'd heard of trainers who were like that, attracted to the same sex, but from what I've heard it's a pretty negative thing. Actually, all I hear is negative things about it, so I don't think much of it.
"Well, from what I've heard, it's a pretty bad thing to do." He stopped and stared at me, this time he was more serious.
"Bark, people say a lot of negative things about it, but it's not necessarily a negative thing. It's just… different."
"Different…" I mimicked, it really was something a bit odd. A male attracted to another male. I liked Jason, and I liked Suicune too, but I wasn't attracted to them like that… I think. Then I started to look back, one thought stayed in my mind. The wet dream I had about Suicune. I began to wonder about it, I mean, why would I have a wet dream about another male?
"Bark, are you alright? You know I was just kidding about all that liking Jason stuff. Right?" I kept on thinking about it. It was weird, really. I didn't really feel like talking anymore. "I need some fresh air, Suicune. I'll be right back." I said walking out of the dark cave. It was dark outside too, the moon was high in the sky now, and there was snow under my feet. I started to walk, but while I did I saw foot prints on the snow. They where big foot prints, huge actually.
"Suicune's brother..." I whispered to myself. I put my paw on Entei's footprint, my foot didn't quite fit in his print. It was to small. It must have been hard for Suicune, he had such big foot prints to fallow in.
"Why am I out here anyway?" I asked myself looking at the silvery moon. I was just in a pretty crappy mood right now, but more than anything I was feeling kinda funny.
"Bark..." A voice said from behind me. It was Suicune. " You know, I was just kidding before... why don't you come back to the cave where it's warm and safe." I wanted to go back, but I couldn't with the amount of pressure on my chest right now. I was going to have to tell him sooner or later, so I decided to make it sooner.
"Suicune," I began without looking at him. "I have a question." I said sitting down on the wet snowy ground. My butt was frozen, but I had one question in my head that I had to ask, but I didn't quite know quite how to ask it. I felt a blush on my face, it was an uncomfortable situation to be in. Then, I took a deep breath and let it out.
"Well… when I was watching Jason… I was looking at his eyes a lot and… well I thought they where really pretty. I mean, stunning. Every time he looked up at me, I got Butterfree and… well is that normal?"
The words came out a bit choppy and a stumbled a bit, but I'd asked my question. I stared at Suicune waiting for and answer, but he just stared back at me, I don't think he knew quite what to say either. I mean, I had a good feeling about the answer, but how could he just say it to me like that. He opened his mouth to say something, but shuts it. There's a lot of tension in the air, a whole lot.
"Bark, you may not like my answer, but you need to know. Butterfree in your stomach from watching males might be male attraction, but it also could be just a phase. You are only a teenager after all." He said quietly, my face turned red and though I had that off my chest, the pressure wasn't gone.
"Ah, Suicune? I have something to tell you." He looked up at me, but I didn't have the strength to say this to him and look him right in the eyes. It felt to weird, but I had to tell him. I couldn't hide this secret forever.
"That dream I had, you remember the wet dream I had? Well, it wasn't about a female Pokemon…" I glanced up at him, he seemed interested.
"Oh? Then who?" He asked with curiosity in his voice. I swallowed hard, it was really difficult to get this out, but I had to. I had never been so nervous to talk to Suicune before in my life.
"Well, it was about you..." Suicune stared at me in surprise. I was sure he wasn't expecting that for an answer. I didn't know if I was actually gonna tell him or run away again. I was pretty sure he was mad or he hated me. My heart sunk, I felt sort of freaky and weird, almost a little gross.
"Does this mean you don't like me anymore?" It was possible; I mean it wasn't really a normal thing. Then I felt his paw on my shoulder. When I looked up, he was smiling.
"Bark, I like you for you. I don't care if you like boys or girls. It doesn't matter, who am I to judge you?" When he said that, I felt really weird inside. Like a billion Butterfree where in my stomach, I thought I'd explode. It was a really mushy moment, I mean like super swimming pool full of mud mushy, but it was a good kind of mushy. More like a pool of pudding I guess.
"So, you're ok?" I asked, he smiled and licked my muzzle.
"Bark, if you're ok, I'm ok." He said gently.
"Now, let's get back to the cave." I grinned and hugged him with my forelegs. This was a huge leap for me, I mean huge. It was all so diffrent, but I was releived that Suicune still wanted to be my freind. We walked home through the fluffy snow. I was so happy, I couldn't help but start up a Moon Song, Suicune fallowed right behind me. It was the most beatiful night I've ever been through. When we got home, I asked Suicune once more to make sure he wasn't bothered.
"So, Suicune, you're not bothered at all? You're not scared I'm gonna like rape you or something?" He laughed. "No Bark. I'm not afraid. Being gay doesn't make you any diffrent then you where before. You're still the same, pure hearted Bark."
"That makes me happy, Suicune. Thank you for not turning your back on me." I said cuddling up right next to him. It was weird, really. One minute I'm a late bloomer the next I'm attracted to males. It was all happening so very quickly, I hoped Suicune would always be there to help me grab it if it got too confusing.
Blaze's POV
The battle lasted for a long time. A really long time, it seemed like forever. It didn't end until the sun had gone down. Me and Sparky just stayed on the side and watched it all. Now, it was over and the corpses of Pokemon where everywhere. The snow was painted red everywhere, it made me wonder why I joined a gang for in the first place.
"It's a shame, that we have to fight like this..." Sparky said breaking the silence. It really was too. I looked around to see if D was anywhere to be found, but I didn't see him.
"Do you think he died?" I asked, but Sparky shook his head.
"Wishful thinking, little brother. Those two leaders have been at it for years, that wouldn't just give up like that. My guess is that they got injured and are resting."
"So, you're saying D just left me like nothing ever happened?"
"He propably thinks you're dead. It's happened to me before, Dash thought I was dead, but I was a live and well. One of the other brothers found me, I was lost out here. So, I had a chance to escape once, but I was too weakto go down the mountain." My brother said letting his spiky yellow fur settle. If D thought I was dead, did that mean I could escape? Maybe me and him, just us two brother's could escape and leave all this crazy buissiness behind.
"Hey, Sparky, do you think we'd ever be able to get out of this craziness. I mean this gang stuff. I don't know what we where thinking when we got ourselves into this." He shrugged, but I already knew his real answer. It wasn't likely, since our leaders had Pokemon all over the place.
We countnuied to walk for a while, stepping over the dead. The whole area looked like a giant red slushy. The snow was even melting from the amount of hot blood and fresh, warm bodies laying on it. I'm sure any survivors where injured and went back to their HQs. It was getting even colder too, so it'd be hard to stay out here like this. I looked over to Sparky, he was trembling.
"You're really cold, huh?" I asked, I of course wasn't as cold as he was. I was a fire type, and my yellow fluff kept me warm. Sparky's fur was shorter, and spiky. It was ment for protection from bites and scartches, not from the cold.
"Hey, I think it would be good if we got into some shelter or something." Sparky nodded in agreement, it was way to cold to be out here right now. We quickly kept walking in search for shelter, but we couldn't find any. Then, all of a sudden something cold and icey fell on my nose. I looked to the sky, and was shocked to see it was snowing. Alot actually. I looked over at my older brother, he was so cold that his legs where trembling.
"You ok, Spark?" I asked my older brother, but he didn't answer me.
"Hey Sparky?" I asked again. I walked to his side, as soon as I got near him he collapsed into the slush of blood. "
"Whoa, hey, Sparky?!" I exlaimed lifting his head from the slush. I wiped some of the blood from his face, but he didn't say anything. He was still alive though, I could feel his pluse. that left it up to me to find somewhere for us to stay the night. I took my brother on my back and moved on.
As I countuined to walk. The snow got worse and worse. i couldn't see through the blizzard anymore.
"Well, Blaze, this is Arceus's punishment for joining a gang in the first place." I whispered to myself. I took another step and collapsed into the bloody snow. I managed to pick myself back up, but when I did I saw something odd. I think it was a Pokemon, but it seemed to vanish into the blizzard. I must have been helucinating, which was a bad sign in this sort of weather. I tried to carry on, but my legs where simply too tired from carrying both my brother and myself. I flet myself slowly collapsing, but before I hit the ground I felt myself leaning against somthing. It was cold and spiky, but it obviously wasn't Sparky. I looked up to see a Glaceon standing obove me, he was smiling.
"Hello, looks like you could use some help." He said helping me up to my feet. I blinked drowsily and looked back at Sparky who had fallen off of my back. He went to him and took him onto his own back, despite being smaller than me.
"Thanks, really, thanks." I said trying to keep my balance, he just smiled and waved it off. He was pretty nice, but he kept staring at me. Then he then leaned into to get a better look at me and blinked a couple of times.
"Excuse me, correct me if I'm wrong but, haven't we met before?"
Ok, so I wont be able to update for a couple of weeks, but summer means faster updates. I think I might make them releaize their feelings for each other soon, but not right now. Propably after Flair's rescue.
I apolgize if it's messy or the grammer is bad. I wanted to get this chapter done before summer so I could have more time to study without worrying. Anyhow, I love reveiws, and I know tihs is far from perfect, so please reveiw. Also, is someone could give me an example of what they mean when they say I should make a new paragraph when someone talks if I'm doing it wrong, that'd be great, cause I don't think I understand completly. It takes me a while to understand things.
Oh yeah, and one more little thing. I know the lemon isn't here yet, but when me and my freind's started talking about a lemon, we where confused about who would be bottom. I mean really, I can't choose! Can you give me a little help peeps? If you want to help, put who you think should be on top in a reveiw or PM me, pretty please? I need your help! (puppy dog pout)