[Rated T for Mild Profanity.]
Chapter Two - Rayquaza - Taming the Beast.
Chapter One - The Coming Storm.
Ever Grande City; Year 2009
Scene;
A large Log Cabin house on the passage leading to the entrance to Victory Road.
A large delve in the ground, running length-wise across the front lawn, two figures sit coughing in a cloud of dust, a Rayquaza towering dangerously above them, in the dip beneath him where he landed lay an unconcious Leafeon.
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~Holy Crap! What the Hell was THAT!?~ He stood, feet braced, close to his sister. When the lightening struck above them his gaze shot skyward and he gazed in absolute shock at the Rayquaza tumbling down towards them. An 'Oof' escaped him when Artimys shoved him from where he stood. If there hadn't been a huge Rayquaza standing in their yard the little Leafeon's "~oooww~" would have been more amusing.
"......" he paused. ~Wait a minute... Ow? Drat... Doc is getting to me again...~ he shook his head just as Artimys whispered, "Uh-oh..."
The Rayquaza was angry. It was babbling something about her causing a disturbance in the weather patterns... Babbling? Artimys' eyes widened as she realised she could hear distinct... Words.. coming from the irate ramblings of the Rayquaza.
"-shouldn't even be the the one doing this!" Arti lifted a brow and continued to listen. "-uncle Bobby! He's the Elder! This is his job... wait.. no, he got caught..." Artimys shook her head and observed the large beast with mild amusement. "I have an Ex-wife to worry about and a DAUGHTER to feed and yet, I'm stuck doing this! I should eat them...." Artimys cleared her throat. "We are still waiting to hear what you've come to tell us...it'd be much better manners than eating us without reason." she stated bluntly.
The Rayquaza turned to level a single large eye on her. "You, Sir, Are Disrupting The Natural Weather Balance that I Work so hard to Maintain!" she blinked, and her eye twitched. "You don't deal with humans very often, do you? For one, I am a female." he shrugged. "Whatever. By your smell, I find that apalling," she glared at him, biting back a retort, trying to be patient, "And Secondly, HUMANs don't control the WEATHER!" the last word ended with a bit of a higher tone. "Well, OBVIOUSLY!!! That's Why I'M HERE!! That's MY job!" the Rayquaza growled hotly. She bristled at the condescending tone in his voice and snarled back, "Look, you LIZARD, unless you want me to skin your ass, make a pair of nice boots and some stew out of you, I'd make myself Scarce." he roared an angry defiace. "You! A HUMAN! Dare speak to ME, A GREAT RAYQUAZA, like THAT!?!" suddenly, Artimys snapped and .Pissed.
Lightening arced out across the sky and struck the Rayquaza square between the eyes, electrocuting him effectively, paralyzing him, then knocking him out. He fell on the poor Leafeon who had just regained conciousness, but before the poor tyke was completely squashed, An ultraball opened and the unconcious legendary dissappeared into the ball. It landed, shook three times, then flashed an afirmative that the Pokemon had been caught. Leafeon sighed in relief and thusly faints in place.
"Didn't he mention a Daughter to feed?" came a smooth, male voice form the doorway. Artimys paused then frowned, watching her brother pick up the black and yellow ultraball. "Now that you mention it Doc, Yes... yes he did." she mumbled sheepishly. She sighed and looked at her brother who was staring silently at the Ultraball in his hand. "Um... Aries... Are you okay?" Suddenly a grin split his usually stoic features and he did what she Assumed was a victory Dance on Victory Road. "Un-Un-Un, I got a 'quaza, un a ray-rayquaza, un-un, I name you RAY!" then came the bouncing off the walls... literally. He ran towards the house, ran up the side and backflipped landing on his feet.
He pulled the pokeball from his pocket and looked at it with great joy. "Aren't you going to let him back out?" Asked Doc, his deep voice reverberated with amusement. "Um..nooo...I think I'll wait a week or two." he said turning to the chuckling Lucario. "I see." he responded. "Supper is done, I made Spaghetti. Come inside." As Artimys and Aries hopped up the stairs the rain cleared and on the last step Artimys slipped and Aries reached out to catch her. "Klutz," he said, pushing her upright. Suddenly, his pocket got lighter and he watched in horror as the ultraball bounced down the stairs. "oooh shiz..." once it hit the ground he waited for it to burst open. When it didn't he let out a sigh of relief and hopped down to grab it, when he hit the ground a rock bounced up and opened the pokeball. "Aww Crap."
Suddenly, before him stood a Large, Angry, Sputtering Rayquaza. The first words out of his mouth, after a line of "un..ooh, uh, Ah... Grrrrr!" was, "I HAVE A DAMN NAME!" Aries lifted a brow. "Yes you do. It's Ray." the dragon paused. "Well, that's better than mine actually..." Artimys spoke up, "What was it, Margaret?" he scoffed. "NO! Marrion..." Aries doubled over laughing. When he regained composure [thanks to a smack from the Rayquaza's tail] he said, "Yeah, totally sticking with Ray... I don't want to win a crap load of battles by default because the opponent falls over laughing because of your name."
Ray opened his mouth to retort, but instead threatened, "Hey, I'm like a hundred times your size, I could eat you without giving it a second thought if I wanted." Aries scoffed. "I could out eat you." Ray looked at him incredulously. "Please, I once ate a Wailord in under forty five seconds, don't push me." Aries was about to respond when he and the dragon were both hit over the noggin with a boomerang newspaper. They both blinked and followed it's flight path back to Artimys. "There's food in the house that Doc has worked to prepare for us, let us go and enjoy it." she turned decisively towards the house. Aries looked at Ray, "Return!" and with a protest the Rayquaza dissappeared back into the ball [albeit forcefully] and growled as the ball closed. Aries ran into the house, to the desk and ductaped the ball shut before making his way to the Dining room. "Alrighty. Let's eat." Artimys nodded, the high from the odd encounter wearing off.
She looked at the food skillfully prepared by Lucario and felt a ain in her gut like a low blow as she realized she might never have another meal cooked by her mother, or she might never hear her father give thanks for the food or his family as he sat at the head of the table, with her mother on his right side. She sat at her usual place, her appetite now gone. She watched Aries sit and exhaled slowly as the lucario, Doc, dished them up. She murmured a small 'Thanks' and stared at the plate. Doc gazed at her and then murmured, "May I?" she nodded, knowing what he was asking. At the end of each day he requested her permission to look into her mind to see what interest the day held. The bond between them was special, comforting, normal and she desperately needed it. She nodded immediately. At least this way, she would not have to voice the news.
Doc merged his mind with her and started at the beginning of her day, patiently observing as she remembered the start of her day, emphasizing small but important things, leaving out unimportant, minor things. Once she reached them sitting at table, he withdrew slowly. The emotions he felt were raw anguish, stark anger, lost but determined to do what he knew her mother would have him to do. He was her mother's best friend. When her mother was a kid, he was her battle partner too, he protected her and saw to her safety and health throughout her life even after she was married, only when her daughter was born did his attentions shift. They were still close and adoring of eachother, but now, as they both knew, Artimys was his charge, his responsibility. He had been with the females of her family for generations and had always been an unwavering guide and mentor.
Now was no different.
He placed a hand on her shoulder and squeezed gently. "We will learn who did this, Artimys, Aries... In time, and somehow, we will right the wrong. Now eat, both of you, you still need sustenance." he stroked her hair back and sat beside her, looking also to Aries, "We will find them, even if it is to lay them to rest." he promised.