Ha! 2,556 words in a day! Have fun eith this chapter, I finally got the plot moving foreward! Oh, and if you are meek, scared of blood, this is a bad chapter for you to read.

Chapter 3: The End of Ritch

Ritch was standing, bloodied, shaken, and upset, on a pile of corpses. Twenty or so Bug Pokémon, charred, and dead, were lying all over the place, killed by Ritch. He was panting, and it wasn't hard to figure why. He had cuts all over his legs, sides, and face, and he was holding one of his legs off the ground. It was broken. He was seriously hurt, probably dying, and we couldn't help him.

For once, the human didn't show up to save us, when we needed him more than ever. I knew that the Dragonite was watching, but that didn't mean that the human was near.

There were still two Scythers standing, neither seriously injured. They were grinning maniacally at me, and they seemed very familiar. They were the ones who had attacked me. I felt a familiar rage well up inside me. I sent another Shadow Ball towards them, catching one off guard, and hitting him in the chest. The other looked at me, unfazed by my show of power. He jumped at me, soaring high into the air. Then, time seemed to slow.

Began to fall slowly, and I looked behind me, hearing a sound I had been fearing for a long time. He was back, sitting in a tree. He winked at me, before disappearing again.

I turned back to my foe, who was considerably closer to me than before. I felt an unfamiliar power gather inside me. I opened my mouth, and the power converged there, forming a sphere of energy. It grew larger than my head, pure power. I was running on instinct, I had no idea what was going to happen next. The sphere expanded, before shooting out a massive beam of energy at the Scyther. He disappeared in the wave of power. Hyper Beam.

I knew there were more of them, waiting just outside of my sight. Dozens of them. I don't know how I knew they were there, I just knew. My suspicions turned out to be correct when several Skorupi scuttled out of the bushes, doing their best to look fierce.

When Ritch saw them, he went very close to berserk. "WHERE THE HELL IS HE?" he yelled, over and over, while literally tearing the poor things limb from limb. I called out to him, but he didn't seem to hear me. After the bugs were dead, he continued to look around crazily. "ANYONE ELSE?" he screamed. I saw a murderous look in his eyes; he was fully prepared to kill anything that came forward. I heard several Scorupi run away, along with a few Scythers. I saw a splotch of red come forward, however, and as it got closer, it resolved into a Scizor. It was covered in scratches and scars; it was obviously an experienced fighter. Way out of Ritch's league.

Yet he still attacked it, throwing every last ounce of energy he had into an Eruption, spewing flames all over the place. The Scizor just shrugged of the flames, walking unfazed through the wall of flames between him and Ritch. Ritch sent a Flame Wheel towards the Scizor, which also bounced off, similar to the first attack. It decided to counter-attack after that attack.

The Scizor jumped into the air, and the moment it hit the ground, it disappeared. I heard a crash, a slice, and a yelp, before realizing that it had used Aerial Ace, and turn to see it toss the now unconscious Ritch to the side, showing no signs of strain when lifting the fifty pound Pokémon. Ritch landed with a dull thump.

The Scizor, obviously not finished with us, turned to face me next. I knew that I wouldn't stand a chance, Ritch had a massive type advantage and he had lost, so what chance did I have? Never the less, I prepared to fight him, adjusting my Choice Specs. They activated, forcing me to use just one move. I had to make a choice.

I chose Hyper Beam, my most powerful attack. It charged slowly, but when I unleashed its full power, the Scizor was knocked back significantly. He slid to a stop, still unharmed, and rose to his feet. I saw what was coming, and tried to defend myself, but using Hyper Beam had left me drained of energy, unable to move. I could only watch as he used Aerial Ace once again, and I blacked out when he hit me.

…...

I woke several hours later, my side wet with blood. I saw Hazle, unconscious beside me, and Null, bleeding, unconscious, about fifty feet away. I saw the Scizor wrestling with a Dragonite. I tried to stand, but yet again my legs refused to move. I watched as the Dragonite pushed the Scizor back, exerting extreme amounts of power, and blasted him with a Hyper Beam of his own.

The Scizor flew backward, slamming into a tree with a crunch. Yet still he rose, unharmed, from the spot where he fell. He shrugged of the blow like it did not exist. He jumped into the air, preparing to execute his finisher, but the Dragonite had different ideas. Flapping his wings, he rose. He tackled the Scizor mid-flight, slamming into him with a Giga Impact, before rising above his opponent.

The Dragonite climbed quickly, and was soon far above its opponent. It opened its maw, flaming at the teeth. A massive ball of flame formed, white hot and furious. There was a bright flash as the Dragonite launched the attack, the flames hitting the Scizor square in the chest, sending it plummeting to the ground twice as fast as before.

Scizor hit the ground with a massive crash, followed by a cloud of dust, but the Dragonite wasn't finished yet. Electricity crawled along its fingers, getting larger and larger with every passing moment. Suddenly, they lashed out, slamming into Scizor with extreme force, causing another eruption of dust.

Yet the Scizor rose, seemingly unharmed. It was dinged and scratched, but still more than capable of fighting. It dusted itself off, preparing to take another salvo. But the Dragonite was spent. He had little fight left in him, he was panting heavily. The blow was unexpected when it came.

The Scizor launched itself towards its foe, hammering it in the chest with a Metal Claw. It jumped off the Dragonite's chest into the air, before performing its finishing move: yet another Aerial Ace. It slammed Dragonite to the ground, causing an eruption of dust.

I flinched on the impact, feeling it from even this far away. Dragonite was out for the count. I struggled to move, and I managed to get to my feet, but I was fatigued from blood loss, so fighting was out of the question. I stumbled over to Hazle, I had to wake her and Null and get out off there.

But the Scizor was not done with me yet. He saw me stand, and began charging up for an attack I probably couldn't survive. I was prepared to die for my mission and my friends, but still, I wanted to take him with me. I pooled all my energy, preparing for one last Hyper Beam, when He reappeared.

A bolt of energy from nowhere alerted me to His presence. It lashed out, striking the Scizor in the jaw, slamming him backward. The Scizor, detecting a worthy opponent, back flipped in mid-air, landing heavily on his feet. His eyes glinted dully, as if he was not afraid. I smirked at the prospect; he didn't know what he was in for.

The second bolt came from an entirely different direction. It hit the Scizor in the claw, knocking him to the ground yet again. Two more attacks flew in from opposite directions, almost simultaneously. That was when I figured out that they were Future Sight attacks. Still, I could feel His raw power from somewhere nearby. Several attacks later, and Scizor was still going strong.

I noticed, from the corner of my eye, a seemingly dead Scyther get up, and limp away. The one I had Hyper Beamed. I could only hope he had learned his lesson. I noticed that the one I had hit with the Shadow Ball was also gone, obviously retreating to a safe location.

I was noticing a lag in the attacks; they were coming less frequently now. That's when He decided to show himself. He strode out of the darkness surrounding us, night had fallen. His rings were oddly lightless; he was not a true Umbreon in any sense now. He simply shared our body structure. He opened himself to attack many times, but the sheer power that radiated from his body alone kept the Scizor at bay. It had learned humility after all.

Both foes were circling now, Him openly laughing at his opponent, while the Scizor was wary, calculating, waiting or an opening that would never exist. There was no way that any opponent, no matter how powerful, could take on Him and win. It just wasn't possible. Yet, still, the Scizor seemed powerful in its own right, shrugging of fatal wounds that would have taken out any inferior Pokémon. I was starting to doubt His ability to win.

In the end, Scizor decided to attack first, launching himself towards Him, lashing out with every ounce of strength in his body. The blow bounced of, not even coming close to hitting. He visibly smirked. "You have a lot to learn," He said. "If you want to face me and live." Scizor paled, as if remembering His voice. He backed away slowly, not leaving an opening for attack. But still, He managed to launch many, powerful, psychic attacks to great effect, causing Scizor to flinch and stagger backward. Remembering the force of those attacks, I was amazed to see him remain standing at all.

Several blows later, and Scizor was barely standing, on the verge of unconsciousness. But he remained standing, using Detect and Protect as much as possible. But those defences were temporary, and He waited until the moment the defences lowered to strike. Scizor, knowing he was almost out of options, did the only thing he could. He jumped up into the air, preparing once again to launch Aerial Ace. But the moment before he touched the ground, he was knocked backward by an enormous amount of energy. Like Hyper Beam, but a hundred times stronger.

Scizor retreated, backing away slowly, now battered and bruised, smoking a little from the Mega Attack, as I called it. He was holding his arm awkwardly, I guessed it was broken. But he managed to retreat quickly enough, soon well out of the range of attack. Silent as a ghost, He disappeared once again.

I heard the bushes being parted, and I looked to see the same human who had saved me too many times before, come running towards me once again. This time, however, he went past me, heading for his bruised and battered Dragonite. He used another spray-bottle thing on it, reviving it, and restoring it to relative health, before returning it to its Pokéball, and safety.

I looked down at myself, and I was surprised to see that I wasn't bleeding anymore. My fur was still matted with blood, but the wounds had healed up, His work, more than likely. Null was similarly healed, and Hazle was regaining consciousness. I walked over to where Ritch had been thrown, hours ago, and found that he was missing. I looked around a little more, finding no trace of him.

It dawned on me that he might have woken before me, but it was still unbelievable that he could wake and walk of with the severe injuries he had had. I searched through the grass, still looking for him, when Hazle walked up beside me.

"You won't find him," she said. "He ran off about fifteen minutes after you were knocked out. Turns out, that Scizor likes to play with his food." I grimaced, worried about my friend. He would never make it alone. I had to find him. And I had to find him soon.

…

After several hours of searching, I still could not find him. He was being unnaturally stealthy for him. I spent many more hours searching, finding nothing, no tracks, nothing. I was beginning to think he didn't want to be found, when I heard him scream in pain.

I ran towards the sound, entering some dark woods in the process. I found him standing surrounded by Skorupi, at least a dozen, with a Drapion directly in front of him. It was huge, standing nine feet tall, dwarfing me. I could feel power in its movement and gaze, but it was nothing compared to the Scizor I had faced. Nothing. It was hell bent on finishing off Ritch, who had a massive cut along his left flank. Blood flowed from the wound like water from a tap.

The Drapion brought its arms together with a resounding crash, and its hands began to glow. Dull grey spikes shot out of its hands, seemingly materializing out of nowhere. Most of them missed, but one managed to hit him in the leg, at the knee, breaking it backward. Ritch howled in pain. The Drapion reared up, and a blade of energy appeared on its arm. It slammed down on Ritch, slashing straight through him. For a moment, I feared he had been cut in half, but I was relieved to see that he was more or less unharmed. False Swipe.

Ritch fell backward, landing with a dull thud. He rose back up somewhat sideways, presenting his side to the Drapion, goading it. The Drapion became even more enraged, snarling ferally, intent on finishing what he had started. His hands began to glow again, and moments before the spiky rain, I saw Ritch smile darkly. Spikes lanced out from the Drapion's hands, striking Ritch in many places. One of the spikes went through his chest, near the neck, and I knew it was a kill-shot. Blood spurted from the hole, flowing freely, dampening the grass all around.

Ritch's body remained standing eerily, as if gravity had forsaken it. The Drapion roared in triumph, and motioned for the Skorupi to leave. He smiled showing of his great teeth, he looked right at me, and I was sure he saw me. But he turned and left, leaving me bewildered as to why he left me alone. I stared at Ritch's now fallen corpse, still with a gruesome smile on its face, wondering why he did it. Why did he get himself killed when he could have lived? I sighed, my eyesight becoming blurry. I fought against the impulse to cry, I didn't want to give the Drapion the satisfaction of seeing how he had hurt me.

I stared at the body of my friend sullenly, not knowing what to do. I considered calling off the mission at that point, realizing just how dangerous it had become, but I thought better of it. I would finish my mission, and kill the Drapion who had killed my friend. I swore to myself that I would. I looked at the body one last time, before turning on my heels and returning to the grassland where Hazle and Null waited.

So that's that, Ritch is officially out of the story. I probably wont have another chapter up until Monday, but stay tuned! It WILL BE LONG!

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