"You punks won't defeat us! Not yet!" Trudly and Folly shouted in unison, their Pokemon charging both the newly evolved Pupitar and Donphan.
"Don't you morons understand our power? We're not anything for you bastards to take lightly!" Machine shouted, as his Pupitar dashed forward through the air, towards the Chinchou that Folly had called out. "Pupitar, let's show 'em your new power! Use Sandstorm now!" Just as Pupitar was about to collide with Folly's Chinchou, it disappeared, vanishing in thin air.
"What the hell? Where'd it go?" Folly asked, as both Chinchou and Sneasel were sent flying through the air, by Kusa's Donphan. They fell back down onto the ground in front of the two, seeing that they were about to get creamed and defeated by two people that their boss had said to take down. "Oh shit, Trudly! We're about to be defeated and have our Shadow Pokemon taken away! What in the world do we do next?"
"Folly, don't get so flustered. You might lose something that you never had in the first place, you moron! Pupitar, now!" Machine shouted, pointing up to the sky, as Pupitar came out of nowhere, as it seems, slamming both Chinchou and Sneasel onto the ground with more force than it seemed necessary. Chinchou and Sneasel tried to get back up but Kusa was already on them with her Donphan.
"Donphan, Take Down now!" Kusa shouted, as her Donphan bolted forward, slamming its body completely into the side of the Chinchou and then following up with a head butt to Sneasel's stomach, sending it rolling backward nearby its Trainer. Kusa and Machine figured that was enough of this. They needed to catch this two Pokemon now or Folly and Trudly would do something and try to get in their way again. "Ready Machine?" Kusa asked as Machine nodded, both of them taking out their Snag Balls. They tossed them at Chinchou and Sneasel, a bright light encompassing both of them. Before they knew what hit them, Sneasel and Chinchou were sucked into the Snag Ball, and without a second chance to recoil, the two, now purified Pokemon had been captured.
Folly and Trudly tried to speak but Machine didn't feel like wasting time with these bastards anymore. "Enough of your narcissistic blathering! Let's end this now before you ever do something bad ever again!" Despite Machine not actually knowing what the word meant, he knew it actually sounding pretty cool. He had no idea that was actually a perfect response for what they were about to say. Machine pointed towards the two, as Pupitar dashed forward, shouting, "Pupitar! Smack Down now!" Pupitar dashed towards the two, a small ball of orange energy forming there.
Despite the orb's initial size as Pupitar aimed it, a large, straight beam of orange energy tore through Folly and Trudly, tossing them through the place, knocking them unconscious in the process. Machine turned around to Kusa and smiled, both very happy that Folly and Trudly were gone from them now. Machine and Kusa started to make their way out, a gigantic air of tension still lingering over them as they both call back their Pokemon.
Before Machine can protest, Kusa slams into him from the back, running up to him no doubt, wrapping her arms around his waist, as he could hear tears streaming from her eyes. He turned to comfort her but he wondered if that was such a good idea anymore. After what earlier, he decides to hug her back, his good nature not allowing him to back away from that. And without warning, darkness rises over them as Kusa puts a hand to Machine's cheek again and kisses him again, knowing that this was taboo.
Why was he doing this and why couldn't he pull away? He knew the answer to that one. It was because he felt the same way Kusa did. But he knew he had an obligation to Yellow. He loved her too, and this was just wrong. Machine decided to back away, finally gaining control of himself. He didn't say a word and simply urged for Kusa to follow him, as they make their way to the door.
Back in Johto at the Blackthorn city gym John Dragos was relaxing on his favorite chair. The design of the chair matched the gym's nature. The arm rest had protruding dragon heads at the end. The chair legs had claws at the ends and the back of the chair had a dragon tail. Suprisingly the chair helped stop a lot of thieves foolish enough to try and steal from the gym. In the dead of night it would look like an actual dragon was in front of them. John yawned as he was about to fall asleep in the dragon chair when the doors of the gym opened. The dragon gym leader yawned again before looking to see who had arrived.
What awaited John was a flowing cape which sat on the shoulders of a woman with blue hair and a devious smile. "Hey brother it has been too long."
John smiled beneath his mask. "Clair you look as lovely as ever."
The former gym leader ran at John and gave him a massive hug. "You do have a way with your words. I can't believe how well you have been doing. I heard you beat Blaine and he had Entei of all pokemon. You are a man of surprises brother." Clair exclaimed as she continued to hug her brother.
John took off his mask and pulled a massive grin. "Well you know me Clair. So how have things been on your end? Have you found the training place you were looking for?" John asked before smirking. "Found a guy yet?"
Clair laughed as she listened to her brother joke around. "Most men are weak and not worth the time. If only more men were like you brother." Clair flirtingly stated.
John put his mask back on. "Unfortunately that can't be the case. Anyway back to my first questions."
Clair nodded and began her account to John of her travels.
When Clair had finished she rummaged around her bag. When she found what she was looking for she revealed a pokeball. "Here it is. I made sure to take care of it and train it well. You will be surprised at the results brother." Clair stated as she handed John the pokeball.
The masked gym leader drew a pokeball from his belt. In it contained the dragonite which John used to defeat Blaine. "Thank you for letting me borrow your dragonite Clair. I just wasn't ready to face my fear before. I now know that to move forward I must accept the past and work with my own pokemon." John stated as the two of them swapped pokeballs. John stared at the pokeball. "Welcome back buddy. I am sorry I have been away for so long." The Dragon gym leader stated to his pokemon.
Meanwhile at the edge of the gym two figures approached. They hid in the shadows avoiding making much sound as they headed to the window of the building. Rai and Kris had been given this latest mission by the Reddosuta Shikaku after their major blunder with Lienad. Not only did they lose their shadow Articuno to another person but they were also humiliated through their loss. The mission was their way of redemption for failing since they still had some use. The duo were told to assassinate John Dragos or if they weren't up to the task (Which was an obvious insult which had caused Kris to almost yell at the suggestion.) to at least find out some information about the mystery gym leader who had strength which could threaten the groups plans.
They opened the window to face the masked gym leader facing them. They were in a slight shock at the quickness of their discovery.
John grabbed the two into the gym and rushed them into the main hall. "Ah Rai and Kris you took your time. I thought you would have been here a bit earlier. Oh well you will have plenty to do so hurry along." John stated at a speed which confused the two intruders.
Kris was the first to come to her senses. "What are you talking about and how do you know our names? We came here to assassinate you under orders."
John laughed. "So that was what they told you. The fact is that Reddosuta Shikaku are sick and tired of your constant failures and decided they were done with dealing with you and decided to leave you two to me to do household chores. Now quickly the gym won't clean itself now." John waved a letter which he quickly put away. "You will find what you need in the closet."
The two were pushed into the cleaning closet and were given what they needed. They were too rushed to question it and began to clean the floors. Clair had took this time to go to her room and put back her stuff. She came back and saw them still cleaning. She laughed as she left the gym deciding to wait until the situation was dealt with for her to come back. When they got to the windows they finally realized what had happened. Rai instantly went into a rage as he found out he had been tricked. "YOU BASTARD! You will pay for making a fool out of me. Now you will die!" Rai yelled as he viewed John laughing his head off.
Kris drew out her pokeball. "Come out Vaporeon and kill this fool!" Vaporeon jumped on to the floor.
Rai ripped his pokeball out. "Dragonite incinerate this bastard!" Rai's dragonite appeared in the middle of the hall. It roared at John in a rage.
John yawned and disregarded the act of power. "You call that a dragonite? He looks mistreated. You call that fool your master?" John asked the last question to the dragonite. Rai's dragonite grunted a response. "Hmph well you could leave but i can see how you would get attached after so long with him." John responded to the dragonite.
Rai growled in anger as he was being ignored. "Who are you calling a fool? Dragonite ignore him and just burn him to a crisp."
John looked up to Rai and shook his head. "Unfortunately that isn't possible. Especially since this dragonite won't be yours for long."
Rai stopped as he recalled what had happened to kris.
"You sound confused. Is it truly that tough to understand?" Leinad asked as Kris and Rai glared at him, knowing that this machine would help him win. "With this Snag Machine, I'm going to snatch your Pokemon from you! So, get ready!"
"Snatch my Pokemon?" Kris laughed at his wild accusation. "Are you out of your mind? How can you possibly do that?"
"With this Snag Machine." Leinad said, holding up his arm to them. "Now… pay attention and watch closely so you won't get lost. Are you ready?" Leinad put the Poke Ball up onto his hand that he was holding with the Snag Machine wrapped onto it, as it started to glow a bright white light. The light surrounded the entire Poke Ball, washing the Poke Ball in its glow, making it float in mid-air above his palm.
"Now, Snag Ball! Go!" Leinad tossed it at Kris' Shadow Articuno as it shone a bright light, opening up and encompassing Kris' Shadow Articuno in the light. Kris and Rai could only stand there and watch as Kris' Pokemon was sucked out of her control and into Leinad's Poke Ball. The Poke Ball, now with his Shadow Articuno inside of it, landed back on his palm, with the process complete. "See what I meant by that? The Snag Machine allows me to capture your Shadow Pokemon. Then when inside the Poke Ball, it becomes purified by the light that emerges from it. So… now, your Articuno is mine now."
Rai smiled as he realized what happened to kris could not happen to him since Dragonite was not a Shadow pokemon and could not be stolen by a snag machine.
"You done over there in trance land?" John asked Rai.
Rai smiled. "You cannot take my pokemon. It isn't a Shadow pokemon so you can't take with a snag machine."
John looked at him. "Shadow pokemon? Snag machine? Seems your failures are even further than I heard. I had no plans to use any such device."
Both Kris and Rai had their mouths drop as they listened to his reaction. "Then it seems you are just delaying the inevitable since it is impossible for you to take my pokemon." Rai stated.
Kris was also sick of waiting for her partner to attack. "Vaporeon use bubble beam and kill this loser." Vaporeon jumped towards John and shot out a stream of deadly bubbles.
John sighed. "So there goes the peaceful option." He dropped a pokeball and released a dratini who instantly used twister nullifying the attack. John walked up to Rai dragonite and touched its belly.
Rai lost his temper. "How dare you touch MY dragonite! What do you hope to achieve with that hopeless action?"
Dratini was taking silent commands and attack vaporeon with its quick speed and power while John wasn't even looking. "Well this was anything but pointless. In fact you just lost your pokemon." John said as his hand glowed for an instant which had gone unnoticed by the two would be assassins.
"WHAT! You are delusional. Dragonite stomp on him and end this." Rai yelled.
Dragonite ignored Rai's command and sat down on the floor relaxed.
"Dragonite DO WHAT I TELL YOU! Why aren't you doing what i say?" Rai yelled in frustration.
"Didn't I tell you that dragonite wouldn't be yours for much longer? I just released him from the bond with you. It was quite easy actually. With the way you treated him he was glad to be rid of you." John stated.
Kris and Rai both yelled. "BUT HOW!"
John laughed. "A magician never reveals his tricks. Now dragonite i believe it is time for your former master to be leaving." John stated.
Dragonite stood up and streched its arms as it punched at Rai.
"Shit Shiiit! I can't die by my own pokemon." Rai said as he ran out of the gym in fear.
As soon as Rai had fled vaporeon fell to the floor defeated. Kris was shocked. "But how? You weren't even watching the fight. You didn't give any signals to dratini to attack. Who are you?" Kris stated as she returned her defeated vaporeon into its pokeball.
"I am under no obligation to tell you anything. Although i can tell you i am John Dragos. And this is the part where you either run away like you foolish partner and live another day or force me to deal with personally." The masked terror explained.
Kris regained her composure. "I am dead if i return empty handed again so i will kill you myself and end this madness." Kris responded as she ran at John with a knife she had found on the floor.
John laughed. "I was wondering where i left that knife." He stated as he dodged Kris's attack. "Looks like you guys will never learn. Ah I am going to hate the repair for the roof after this." John stated as he drew out a pokeball.
Rai, who was retreating from the gym, looked back at the gym only to see a giant beam shoot through the roof of the gym. Rai stopped. He at that point saw exactly why John Dragos was such a threat. He hoped that Kris was alright and tried to figure out where it all went wrong. He now had no pokemon. He had failed again and he doubted that Reddosuta Shikaku would give him any more chances. He had run away like a coward. "Why does it always go wrong! Is it too much to ask to be a villain? I enjoy being bad yet it always goes wrong. It is all the Pokedex holders fault. Screw it i am going to go to Orre and i will get my revenge whether Reddosuta Shikaku likes it or not." Rai yelled to himself as his resolve solidified. He trotted away from the gym towards the forest so that he could get to a city far away from John and be able to get on the next trip to Orre.
John sighed as he reviewed the damage which he had done to his own ceiling of his gym. "Next time hold all battles outside of the gym." John said to himself as he inspected a piece of burnt timber. Kris had fainted and was lying on the floor. John had locked her to the wall while he also had taken the vaporeon pokeball from Kris just in case. He placed it on the table on the other side of the room. 'It would be better that she doesn't try anything stupid.' John pondered as he called the police. He heard movement from the entrance and turned to see his sister had come back. "Quite the destructive power. I didn't think the roof would be damaged to this degree." John said.
Clair laughed. "I had to get the two brothers which cause the most damage. Oh well I can't talk considering what i have done to this gym over the years." She mentioned as she laid her eyes upon Rai's former Dragonite. "What are you going to do with that kid's Dragonite?"
John stared into its eyes. "Well since it wasn't his to begin with I would say the best thing would to release it into the wild or more specifically the dragon's den."
Clair nodded. "That would be the safest place for it and it would be able to be with its own kind. Mind if I take it over?"
John took one last glance at it. "Go for it. Anyway I suppose it would be best to start repairing. One of the few negatives with being a gym leader is being responsible for your own destructive actions." John stated. He glanced to the direction of his prisoner only to find her not there. The pokeball was also taken. "Poor girl. Looks like prison would be a luxury compared to what they will do to her." A note was left on the table. 'If you try anything to disrupt us again you will be dead before you have time to realize it. Whilst you may be able to deal with our would be assassins our real power will leave more damage than just a ceiling. Reddosuta Shikaku' John read it aloud and threw it in the bin as he grabbed a hammer to return to repairing the damage he had caused.