Hiking through the Petalburg Woods, our trip was strange; to put it lightly. There was an eerie silence of all sources of life, except the crunching leaves of me and my children walking, and the occasional rustling of a stray tree. Typically it was breeding time around this time of year. Typically the musky aroma of desperate males was enough to kick my natural instinct in, but the air smelled actually like delicious herbs. Typically the females would have been screaming at the top of their lungs because of the males giving them the business.
We walked out of the Petalburg Woods into the normally bustling Rustboro City. A red flag automatically went off in my brain. The city was awkwardly silent, as this town typically had a lot of business, such as the Gym, the Trainer School, and even the Devon Corporation. The sidewalks should have been littered with people, chattering on about their various topics of interest.
There were street vendor carts neatly parked in assorted places; alas nothing else they could tell about what happened to all of the organisms here. Serenity quivered. She whispered to me, "Mommy, I'm scared." I let a loose sigh, "Yes honey, I am too."
What could cause an entire city to just become lifeless like this? It must have happened recently. I can't see any aging process to the city so far from neglect.
Our steady pace became a slow tiptoe. I scanned the area for any possible clues. There were none that indicated what could have happened, at least from what I could see. However something out of the usual was about to occur.
Suddenly, a shrill high-pitched yelp pierced the silence, and our eardrums too. I covered my ears from the pain of the sound, and Paladus and Serenity followed my actions in suit.
As the silence resumed, we resumed our tiptoeing. Nothing just seems normal about this. First silence, then the scream. Now nothing once more. What the hell happened here?
I decided to stop where I was, to try and look around again. I shot my arm up, signaling Serenity and Paladus to stop moving. They obeyed my wish. The walls of the surrounding buildings seemed normal, except for some graffiti on a few of them. Except, the symbols were all similar. A large red M.
Another yelp echoed through the air again. This time weaker than the last. I decided this time to focus my mind, and locate the aura of the sound.
Basically, I can see the aura of organims like a shape. It is sort of like their lifeforce, it can be flamboyant and lively, or weak and shuttering.
I was bothered by sight of only a few traces of aura from other organisms, whether they were Pokemon or human, I couldn't tell. I could see five traces of it, and a seperate one excluding me and my children. The three of the five were bunched up in a line. The other two were parralel to each other.
Then I gasped. The one seperate trace was weak as it was, but I took another step, and the seperate trace just vanished. Something serious was occuring right now. I have a bad feeling about this. We were about to reach an intersection, and a loud screech greeted us before we rounded the corner.
Oh my mercy! I peered around the corner, and retreated instantly. I decided to look again, hoping I did not see what I just saw. I looked around the corner again.
This time I could literally not stomach it. I vomited all over the street, not being able to keep my sanity at the disgusting image in front of me.
A poor Abra was lying in the street, with blood drenched all over it's frail body and splattered on the walls around the corner. I caught a glimpse of what appeared to be it's guts, and tried to rebuild my fortitude. I nearly cried, because the poor thing was obviously dead; not a twitch came from it. I wiped the remainder of the chunky mess from corner of my mouth, almost hurling again at the next sight portrayed in this grotesque scene.
There were two human men, and one woman around a Kadabra. A Mightyena was also in the bunch; probably to keep the Kadabra in check. The woman and man grabbed the Kadabra by the arms before it had time to react. The woman grasped the Kadabra's psychic spoon and threw it to the man with the Mightyena. He caught the spoon and pocketed it immediately.
The two people tightly gripped the Kadabra around the arms, and held it steady. The man ushered the Mightyena over to the struggling Kadabra. He laughed maniacally. He then shouted, "Mightyena, use Slash!" The Mightyena respected it's master's wishes and raked open the poor Kadabra. Blood poured in torrents from it's body.
My god! What sick fuckers would do this to a harmless Pokemon?
I got a glance of all the humans. They were each wearing a blood red uniform with black trim. Upon close inspection, the red uniforms each had a large M emblazoned on their backs and chests. That could only mean one thing, and I had heard enough about them.
It was Team Magma!
I knew it! I didn't think the mental bastards at that place had it in them to murder innocent Pokemon.
I now realized that we could not just stand here. Something had to be done about this. I took one more look both ways across the street. Not a single person was responding to the dying Kadabra's ghastly screams.
The trainer goon chuckled, he pointed a lone finger on the Kadabra. "Mightyena, give it another Slash, and snuff it out." The Mightyena snarled, convering once more towards the Kadabra. The Kadabra squirmed, attempting to break free without avail. The Mightyena smiled, and raised itself up and then brought down its claws.
Sadly, it never made contact. The Kadabra gasped as the Mightyena was propelled towards a wall by a ball of blue light. The Mightyena yelped at impact. The blue glowing ball hit it straight on, and knocked it out cold. All four of the party stared at the direction in shock. It was me; my hands still smoking from the enormous Focus Blast I just gave the Mightyena, smirking at them. The one man and woman dropped the Kadabra and gave it a fierce kick each.
I was livid, and my kids could sense the radiating rage I was emitting.
The man with the Mightyena pulled out a Pokeball, and returned his Pokemon. He shrugged to his comrades. "Sorry guys, I'm out."
The woman rolled her eyes, "Darius, you are so useless sometimes."
"Go Seviper!" The woman threw out a Pokeball, and a large black snake popped out of it.
"Seviper!" The Pokemon hissed it's own name. It tried to look menacing with it's long black bladelike tail. Paladus was unfazed, but Serenity seemed to tremble slightly.
"C'mon out Relicanth," the man yelled. A giant rocky fish popped out of it's Pokeball, and it started levitating strangely.
"Seviper, use Poison Tail!" The first goon cried, and the Seviper lunged at Paladus. He swiftly blocked it with his blade-arm. He returned fire, with a swift kick. The Seviper whizzed it's way out of the kick. The Seviper attempted to
The second goon barked, "Relicanth, use Ancientpower." The Relicanth obliged, and conjured floating rocks.
It used its mind to throw the rocks at Serenity. She dodged the sluggish rocks with ease. Serenity then launched Confusion at the Relicanth, it had little effect on the Relicanth, unless you consider angering a Pokemon a serious feat.
"Seviper, use Crunch!" The woman commanded again. The Seviper lunged at Paladus, and bit down on his left arm. Paladus howled in pain. It clearly hurt. Paladus gave a war cry, and gave the Seviper a swift Karate Chop across the back of its spine.
The Seviper crumpled, and fainted. The woman snarled, "Go Crobat!" The Seviper disappeared in a red laser-like light, only to be replaced by a giant purple bat.
"Relicanth, use Hydro Pump!"
Paladus and Serenity looked to the side, where the Relicanth had evaded them of detection, and saw a jet of water hurtling towards them. The jet struck Serenity, but it would have struck harder if Paladus did not stand directly in the way at the last second.
He blocked the majority of the water, but it seriously must have hurt too. I gasped, as Serenity had a giant red lump on her head from where the Hydro Pump managed to strike her.
Paladus noticed her injury, he furrowed his brow, and then lunged at the Relicanth. "You will pay for hurting my sister!" He repeatedly kicked and punched the Relicanth, relentlessly, without letting his guard down. He then grabbed the Relicanth by the neck and fiercely kneed it in the jaw. He let go of the Relicanth, and let it fall.
The goons stared at Paladus in shock. He became a fierce fighter through his evolution, but he was rapidly showing signs of fatigue. His sluggish panting was a dead giveaway, and the last few blows seemed slower.
In the distraction of the fray, Serenity had gone over to the bleeding Kadabra. From what I could see, she was doing her best trying to heal the Kadabra, and making minimal progress.
"Go, Sableye!" The man sent out his other Pokemon as well.
The Sableye and Crobat leered at me and Paladus.
"Sableye, use Faint Attack!" The Sableye disappeared into shadows, "Crobat, use Fly!" The Crobat flew straight into the sky.
I shivered, looking cautiously for both of the disappeared Pokemon. Paladus dug his feet into the ground, bracing for any impact.
Then the Sableye appeared from nowhere, and Sucker Punched me. I flew back, and hit the ground. I attempted another Focus Blast, but it sputtered in failure while I tried to conjure it. The Sableye cackled.
The Sableye did not even get the chance to hear the "Gah!" from Paladus, and get an elbow to the face, drove in by pure rage. The Sableye's skull was crushed like a piece of ice and got knocked out cold (pun intended) and the goon recalled it.
I remembered now. I saw that glint from the sky. The Crobat was coming in for a landing. The Crobat tucked in it's wings, and struck Paladus straight in the gut. Sending him skidding in the street.
Paladus fell, and attempted to regain his balance. That Fly attack really took a lot out of him, and he didn't seem to have fair stance as he stood back up. He coughed, and stumbled as he braced for another impact.
"Crobat, finish that wimp with Aerial Ace!"
The Crobat flew in for another strike, but Paladus luckily parried the hit. The Crobat attempted to lift Paladus off his feet. He crossed his blades together, and a pink aura started to charge from the gathering.
He lifted his charged arm, and brought it down on the Crobat. It was definitely not a Fighting-type move. More of a Psychic move, because the Crobat spiraled down and hit the ground.
The goon groaned and recalled her Crobat. "Sorry Beat, I don't have anything more, you're on your own."
The goon named Beat laughed. "Good luck for our friend will tear you limb from limb! Finish this Tyranitar!" He threw the last Pokeball up into the air.
The giant dinosaur Pokemon landed with an almighty crash, that made me quake with fear. "Tyranitar! Teach them a lesson they won't forget!" The Tyranitar lumbered over to Serenity, whom was distracted by healing the Kadabra. Serenity cried, "Mommy, please help me!"
The Tyranitar grabbed Serenity in one hand and attempted to give her a vice grip. I almost cried as I felt a few of her ribs crack under pressure. The Tyranitar would have killed her if she was in his grip a few more seconds. Paladus had other ideas in mind.
He sprinted over to the Tyranitar, and smashed his foot into the side of the Tyranitar's head. It didn't affect the Tyranitar too much, but it dropped Serenity in the process, and concussing her on the ground. The Tyranitar roared, then grabbed Paladus by his arm, almost severing it in the process. The Tyranitar swung Paladus like a club, bashing him into the hard concrete over and over again. Blood seeping from the blunt force trauma.
The Tyranitar ceased slamming Paladus when I launched the most pitiful Focus Blast I had to offer at him. He glanced over at me, then released Paladus. The Tyranitar grabbed a chunk of the concrete, and threw it towards me.
The speed was almost blinding, as I couldn't react to it. The chunk felt like a brick wall hitting me, squeezing my air out. I was sent sliding towards a wall behind me. The Tyranitar lumbered towards me, with a full intent to kill. The three goons stood huddled and smiling over their imminent victory.
The Tyranitar intimidated me, as if mocking me to take a hit at him. I reeled back, but the Tyranitar made as much pace as I could. Eventually I was greeted by a cold metal wall. I never felt true fear for my life until that moment. If it's a wall, then why does it reek so much? It was a dumpster behind me. Could I maybe?
I used my psychic powers to slow down time. The Tyranitar moved at a fraction of the speed is was before. I used my powers to lift the dumpster over my head, trying to focus my power to it.
Time returned to normal as I flicked my hand, sending the dumpster flying towards the Tyranitar. It sensed that coming, and caught the dumpster in it's arms. It instantly crushed the dumpster and threw it aside.
The Tyranitar was soon greeted by a welcoming giant blue ball of pure energy hurtling towards it; the eyes growing to the size of tennis balls. I managed to pull up the willpower to conjure one more Focus Blast. The impact sent the Tyranitar flying towards the Magma goons. They had no reaction time, as several hundred pounds of dinosaur collided with them.
All three of the goons were pinned to a wall where the Tyranitar's unconcious body decided to stop. Try as they may, several hundred pounds of Tyranitar would be hard to lift.
I sat on my back, breathing heavily, while surveying the damage. Serenity and Paladus were out cold, the Kadabra had luckily not lost enough blood, and Serenity must have closed up some of the poor thing's wounds.
I lulled into near unconciousness from the exhaustion I just acquired.
All I remember after that is having a swift blue fin-arm gently pick me up.
I then went into a state of limbo after that. The familiar red building with white Pokeballs stamped on each side. The cold wave of A/C and nostalgia hitting me. Being gently placed on a soft and fluffy object.
And then: blackout!