Naruto: Johto Journeys
Chapter 34: Battle of the Gods
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'Pokemon' Normal thoughts
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Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto and I don't own Pokemon. I do however, own this laptop and this story and NONE OF YOU CAN HAVE IT!
Blackthorn City
Izuna slashed at a Rhyhorn with his sword and the Rock/Ground-type gazed in awe as its sharp set of horns and spikes were easily cut through, severing the sharp protrusions fro its body.
"RHYYYYY!" The Spike Pokemon howled in pain only to be silenced as Izuna stabbed his sword into the Pokemon's eye, digging through the socket to stab into the brain. Blood flowed profusely from the socket as the Rhyhorn became a gaping corpse. The large mutated rhinoceros fell to the ground as soon as the Dragon Master removed his sword. As he did so, a multitude of Golbat and Crobat then swarmed the Champion of the joint regions of Kanto and Johto and Izuna smirked.
"You have no idea how much I wanted to kill you fuckers!" Izuna smirk became a full blown maniacal grin.
"THIS..."
HACK!
"IS FOR ALWAYS..."
SLICE!
"SHOWING UP..."
SLASH!
"IN ALL..."
SCHLICK!
"THE CAVES!"
Izuna released a final battle cry as he impaled three Golbat through their mouths and effectively removed them from his blade by pushing them off with his boot. He sheathed the blade as he quickly took off towards a nearby ROOT grunt.
Izuna grabbed the black clad member by his neck and choke slammed him into the ground before letting go and quickly stamping down on the man's throat, crushing his throat and effectively killing him as he began to suffocate. The raven haired Champion quickly leaped over his fallen foe and kicked two other ROOT grunts in the face. The grunts released yelps of pain, holding their broken noses as blood dripped heavily from their nostrils. Taking advantage of the situation, the Champion of the joint regions grabbed both men and then used them as human shields as their Arbok used Poison Sting. The violet poisonous needles impaled the two grunts, flooding their systems with the venom and the grunts' eyes rolled back into their heads and the began to froth at the mouth.
The two Arbok hissed at seeing their trainers killed by their own attacks before coiling and springing forth at the Uchiha. Izuna bent his knees and shifted his cloak before spinning around and lashing out at the two serpents. The Arbok soared past Izuna on either side of his body as a flash of ivory clouded their vision. Cleaved in half, the bleeding remains of the two Poison-type Pokemon landed on the ground with a hollow thud.
The buzzing of wings then met Izuna's ears and he looked upwards. His eyes widened when he saw a flying bipedal mantis heading towards him. He quickly sidestepped and parried the Slash attack as the Scyther flew past him. The sound of a cocking gun followed and Izuna ducked and rolled, avoiding the firing of a handgun.
He popped up and looked to see the Scyther hovering above a line of ROOT grunts, all with their handguns trained on him.
'Shit!' The Champion thought. He was quickly snapped out of his thoughts when the Scyther flew towards him. He parried the strikes from Scyther's Fury Attack, the wild and swift swipes being blocked by his ivory sword blade. Sparks flew every which way and then human and Pokemon were placed into a deadlock. Scyther gritted its teeth in annoyance as it had never been put against a human in combat. At least, it had never been put up against a human that could fight.
Looking past the Mantis Pokemon, the ROOT grunts had marked Izuna and their fingers pulled back on the triggers. As they did so, Izuna quickly pushed upwards, sending Scyther's arms into the air and left the Pokemon wide open. The emerald coloured Pokemon then coughed up a glob of blood as Izuna ran it through with his sword and then placed the Scyther in front of him. Flesh and exoskeleton flew everywhere as Izuna placed the Scyther in front of his body, running towards the group of grunts as he did so.
Izuna slashed with the part of his sword that had poked through the Mantis Pokemon's destroyed body and sliced open a ROOT member's throat. As the young woman fell to the ground, choking on her own blood, Izuna kicked the man to his left and swiped his gun, shooting the man in the face. Izuna threw his sword, Scyther corpse and all, at the remainder of the ROOT grunts as a distraction so that he could swipe the dead female grunt's gun from her cold hands. He crossed his arms in front of himself and grinned as he spun the guns expertly in his hands and gripped them tightly.
"Let's dance." The Dragon Master sped forth and skidded forwards, elbowing a grunt in the stomach with his right arm and firing off the gun in his left hand. The bullet tore through the man's sternum. Izuna kicked the grunt forwards towards a female colleague. She pushed aside the grunt and fired her weapon, but Izuna rolled on the ground, avoiding the hail of bullets before rising upwards, slamming the butt of his gun against her chin. Her lower jaw met her upper one with a resounding clack before kicking her in the stomach.
The grunt's eyes widened as the wind was knocked out of her, of course that was the least of her worries as her gray matter and chest tissue were the next to be knocked out of her as two bullets impacted with the two locations. Izuna then spun around to build up momentum and pelted the gun in his left hand. The gun slammed into another grunt's neck causing him to release a stifled cry of pain, clutching his throat. Izuna then ran forward, wrenching his sword from the Scyther corpse and ran it through the grunt's chest, using his momentum to force the man to the ground. Going with the flow of his movement, he went into a forward roll and kicked another grunt in the knee before decapitating him with his blade when said grunt fell down. Rising up, Izuna positioned the barrel of his gun right beneath the chin of the remaining grunt in the lineup.
Izuna released a few heavy breaths, his coal coloured irises staring with fury into the green eyes of the female grunt.
"P-Please...I have a husband and son. Please, show mercy." The young woman pleaded. Izuna stared into the woman's eyes with even greater fury as he rose up to his full height, towering over the grunt.
"You think because of that you deserve mercy? Everyone else in Kanto and Johto have families that your organization is probably ruining, removing from the world all for the sake of domination." Izuna pulled back on the trigger slowly. "You...all of you people in ROOT lost the right to beg for mercy the day you joined that filthy organization."
Tears spilled from the young woman's eyes, but it wasn't the gun that took her life as Izuna stabbed his sword through her heart, cleaving the blood pumping organ in two. Blood flowed out of the grunt's mouth before Izuna pushed the woman off of his ivory sword. Blood dripped from the tip of his blade and Izuna then glanced down at the gun in his hands and tossed it away with a sneer.
"So uncivilized."
As the Dragon Master went to take on more members of the beret wearing organization, two Graveler and Golem went to strike at the human before them, but their eyes widened when a deafening roar echoed through the air. A rapidly moving blaze scorched their stone bodies and the Graveler were sent flying through the air before being crushed as Izuna's Charizard crashed down from above.
Charizard removed its red flame covered claws from the Graveler before racing back towards the shell-shocked Golem and planted its claws deep into the Megaton Pokemon's body. The Golem coughed up a glob of blood before Charizard wrenched its forelimb free from its opponent's body. The Flame Pokemon then took to the skies before opening its mighty jaws. A golden yellow orb of condensed energy pooled within the winged reptile's maw before it reached its maximum size.
"Hyper Beam." Izuna stated coldly. Charizard roared and unleashed the golden ray of destruction and chaos. The most powerful Normal-type attack tore through every single Pokemon and ROOT member, scorching and blasting apart bodies like they were made of straw. Finally, the beam reached its last legs and flew through the air and crashed in the centre of the main forces and expanded outwards as a dome of pure energy, killing all who were caught in the blast.
When the blast died down, a massive column of smoke and dust rose into the air and Izuna leaned against his sword, panting in exertion.
"And I think that's the last of them." Izuna said as Charizard settled down beside him. The Flame Pokemon unleashed a growl of agreement as they both glanced around Blackthorn City as it had become a battleground. Izuna had been well prepared to set off for the Pokemon League at the Indigo Plateau. He made sure to put some gel in his hair and he even ironed out his special 'Champion's Cape', the cape given to him when he became a Dragon Master. Then everything went to hell as soon as he sent out Charizard to fly to the Indigo Plateau.
He didn't even get the time to climb onto Charizard's back before the helicopters and infantry arrived. ROOT grunts rained down from the blackhawks and the infantry members consisting of numerous amounts of grunts riding on their larger Pokemon, like Rhyhorn, Rhydon and Ursaring, they stormed through the gates of Blackthorn.
It had taken hours, but with the help of his fellow Uchiha he had managed to take them all down.
'I probably missed the entrance ceremony.' Izuna certainly had his priorities set straight.
The Dragon Champion frowned as he knelt down and held the hand of two dead Uchiha. A man and a woman. The man had been charred by a Kangaskhan's Flamethrower and the woman was missing a large portion of her side, probably from the Rhyhorn that lay beside her form.
"They died with honour." Izuna snapped his head in the direction of the voice and looked up at the top of the Pokemon Centre. The elder of the Uchiha clan sat atop the red roofed building and gave a tired sigh as he held his staff. "War hasn't come to our beloved regions in hundreds of years and yet, because of the acts of one man, men, women and Pokemon are now being forced to fight with their lives on the line."
"The gym leaders and their subordinate trainers, our police force, we were all trained to be deterrents should war come about, Ryuu Oji-sama." Izuna said to the elder Uchiha. Ryuu nodded in agreement.
"True as that may be, it still pains me to see our brethren lying dead on the ground. I'm sure it is same throughout the rest of Johto as well as in Kanto. I can only imagine what Onoki must be going through, that old coot suffers more back pain than me and I'm older than him." Ryuu laughed. Izuna rolled his eyes at the man's dry humour. Ryuu then turned away from the bloodied grounds of his city and looked to the Champion.
"I remember when I gave you that blade. It was the same day I passed down my cape to you...the day you were granted the title of Dragon Master." Ryuu spoke with a tone of nostalgia. Izuna twirled the ivory sword in his hand, the sunlight reflecting off of its form.
"I used to be better with it. Ever since I became Champion, I stopped training my own body and focused more on my Pokemon." He stroked Charizard's head. The fire dragon released a soft growl of affection for its trainer.
"And that's a bad thing?" Ryuu asked.
"Given the situation, yes." Izuna replied. "It is a bad thing." He spun the sword in his hands before stabbing it downwards, impaling an already dead Rhydon from ROOT through its skull. Blood flowed from the Rock/Ground-type's corpse before Izuna freed it from its confines. The blood seemed to slip off the smooth blade.
"Do you remember the tale of how the sword was formed?" Ryuu asked.
"Enlighten me, I've gotten old." Izuna replied causing Ryuu to sweatdrop.
"Cheeky brat. Don't insult aged people." Ryuu muttered. "In the Hoenn region there is the tale of the Weather Trio, the Legendary Pokemon which brought about the land and the sea. Groudon, the Pokemon that summoned forth the earth and Kyogre, the one who commanded the seas. These two Pokemon constantly combated one another for supremacy to decide which one's domain would reign supreme. The battle raged in the area of what is now known as Sootopolis City. Rain and Sun clashed and finally the battle was brought to a close when the mighty Rayquaza descended from the skies. With its amazing Air Lock ability, it stopped the weather effects of Groudon's Drought and Kyogre's Drizzle. In a final battle between the three, Rayquaza emerged victorious over both and the three left each other alone to go and sleep."
Ryuu stroked his lengthy beard. "In that battle, Rayquaza had lost one of its fangs. It quickly regrew of course, but the fallen fang was taken from the battle site by one of our ancestors who was lucky enough to witness the titanic clash. Returning to the Johto region, he created the sword you now hold. The entirety of the blade is composed of the jade dragon's fang. Sharper than a Skarmory's feathers and harder than Steelix steel."
Izuna smirked as he sheathed the blade. "I still find myself amazed every time I hear that story."
"Well a story of Legendary Pokemon tends to do that to people." Ryuu replied. "Are you prepared for the final wave?"
Izuna hopped atop Charizard and the Flame Pokemon roared as it spread its large wings. Izuna nodded to the elder Uchiha. "Ready as I'll ever be. Champion I may be, but I'm not invincible so Ryuu Oji-sama...if I don't make it back from this battle, I want to be placed beside my brother."
"It will be done, Izuna."
"Thank you, Oji-sama." And with a roar, Charizard shot off into the sky at high speeds before diving into the fray. Ryuu watched as the younger Uchiha vanished into the swarm of ROOT grunts and Pokemon. As Charizard reached optimum height, Izuna took out his five other Poke Balls.
"And with the dragon's roar..." The Poke Balls popped open. "...comes the shadow of death."
A Gyarados, two Dragonair, an Aerodactyl and a Dragonite appeared alongside Charizard and the six Pokemon crashed into the ground with enough force to generate a shockwave, scattering the ROOT grunts and Pokemon that hadn't been lucky enough to avoid the impact of the Champion's Pokemon.
"It's a shame you aren't alive to see this, my boy." Ryuu muttered to the winds. "You would be proud of how strong your brother turned out to be...Madara."
There was no reply.
Seafoam Islands
The Seafoam islands were a trio of island caverns that lay a few miles away from the island of Cinnabar. Despite being positioned in a relatively tropical region with blazing sun and cloudless skies that remained for most of the year, the internal environment of the Seafoam Islands were the complete opposite. Cold beyond belief to the point that the entirety of all three islands' insides were coated with thick sheets of ice and snow, many people, especially hikers, had often become lost in the islands due to the numerous amounts of cave entrances that littered the area. These people often died from either hypothermia or from having their blood sucked out of them by the Golbat and Zubat that roamed the islands.
However, despite all these uncomfortable descriptions people still managed to venture deep into the islands' caverns and return alive. Kushina Uzumaki sat beside her Ninetails, Kyuubi, tossing an Ultra Ball up and down in her hands.
"I can't believe this thing was still in here." She then glanced up at the Pokemon that stood before her.
The Pokemon that stood before Kushin and Kyuubi stood at nearly six feet tall. It was a large avian Pokémon with predominantly blue plumage with large wings that glistened in the light of the cave making it seem as if they were to be made of ice. It had a head crest that consisted of three, darker blue rhombus-shaped feathers on its forehead and circular red eyes. Its beak was short and gray, and its long, thin legs were gray. It had a long, streamer-like tail that was longer than its body and the same shade of blue as its crest. The tail shimmered behind the large avian just like its wings.
"And I still can't believe you actually stayed here with the Ultra Ball." A melodious cry was her response. The two Pokemon and one human then paused in their small conversation as the red haired woman's Pokegear began to ring. Reaching into the pocket of her insulation jacker, she removed the communication device and pressed the button to answer the call.
"Hello?"
"Hey Kushi-chan!" A bright voice on the other end replied. "Did you manage to find it?"
Kushina turned to the Pokemon in front of her and nodded. "Yeah I did. Say hi, Articuno." The Freeze Pokemon bent its head to the Pokegear and released its cry into the receiver. The man on the other end chuckled at the Ice/Flying-type's happy tone.
"Nice to hear from you too, Articuno." The man then directed his voice at Kushina. "See, I told you Articuno would remember you after all this time. Plus, it sounds like it still is rather fond of you despite you leaving all three of them behind all those years ago."
"Shut up. Anyway, I had Moltres hide out in Mt. Silver and since you called me from there I assume you took it with you?"
"Of course I did. I'm not stupid, Kushi-chan."
"Says the man who hasn't spoken to his wife and child in twelve years."
"I told you, I had my job to do. You think the money I gave you to help keep Naruto and you above ground came from the sky?! A former Pokemon Champion I may be, but I'm not a bank, Kushina!"
"We're still going to have a long chat about this when we're done fighting this war with ROOT. And you don't have to explain this to me, explain to your son about what happened. You've been gone for so long I stopped keeping track of how many times he asked when his father was coming home and the boy practically forgot about you when he turned eight years old. I love you, I love you very much Minato-kun, but in the end you made this mess when you stopped being the Champion and handed it back to Izuna all those years ago and you will have to be the one to fix it."
There was a period of silence on the other end of the Pokegear. Kyuubi and Articuno looked at their trainer with a worried look in their eyes before Kushina released a sigh. She massaged her temple with the hand that wasn't holding her Pokegear before speaking.
"Never mind, I'm putting this behind us until we finish off ROOT and whatever plan they have. How's it going at the Power Plant near Vermillion City? Is Zapdos treating you alright?"
Power Plant, Kanto Region
The spiky haired blonde looked up at the massive thunder bird. Zapdos was an avian Pokémon with predominantly yellow plumage. Black rings encircled its eyes, and it has a long, thin, light orange beak. Its wings and tail were a mass of spiky feathers, with black feathers covering the back of its wings and inner tail feathers. A large crest of spiked feathers surrounded its head. Its thighs were a khaki color, and it had anisodactyl feet ending in talons.
The Electric Pokemon stood beside its fellow Legendary Bird, Moltres. Moltres was a large, avian Pokémon with orange and, depending on the lighting, golden plumage. It had a long, flowing head crest and a billowing tail, both made of flames. Additionally, its wings were also shrouded in fiery plumage. Its straight, pointed beak was brown, as are its anisodactyl feet. It has short talons.
Minato looked at the two Legendary Birds as they pecked playfully at each other. Of course, by playfully Minato meant trying to gouge out each other's eyes. Moltres and Zapdos were the most hot blooded of the Legendary Birds, Moltres being literally so. The former Champion sighed as he looked at his partner Pokemon try to calm the two Legendary Pokemon.
"Pikaaaaaa!" The electric mouse whined.
"Zapdos is fine, playing with Moltres as usual."
"And by playing you mean..."
"Yup, trying to peck each other's eyes out. OI CALM DOWN YOU TWO!" The Electric and Flame Pokemon paused in their skirmish and looked at the blonde Pokemon trainer and released cries of obedience, turning away from each other with a squawk. However, they still glared at each other out of the corners of their eyes, their beady black eyes glaring daggers at each other.
"Why can't you two be more calm like Articuno?" Zapdos and Moltres shook their heads incredulously before narrowing their eyes at Minato. Minato turned back to the Pokegear. "Sorry about that, were you saying something?"
Kushina sweatdropped on her end of the line. "No, I wasn't, but...Zapdos...Moltres, behave yourselves! Or do I need to open another can of ass kicking from when I first fought you two?" The two Legendary Birds flinched at the angry tone of their trainer and bowed their heads in shame. Legendary Pokemon or not you do not mess with an angry Kushina Uzumaki Namikaze.
"Alright, Kushina-chan what's the status at the Indigo Plateau?" Minato asked. His eyes and tone gained an aura of seriousness and his wife could tell. Even when not face-to-face she knew him well enough to tell just how serious he could be. The red haired trainer cleared her throat.
"Minato-kun, before I caught up with Articuno I had received a call with a message from Mikoto-chan at the Pokemon League. Apparently Ho-oh and Lugia appeared at the Indigo Plateau and nearly destroyed the Pokemon League stadium, out of the thousands of audience members there were only a little over two hundred that died. A bit more than that are injured with only one eighth of those people being in critical condition from being attacked by ROOT grunts and their Pokemon. The gym leaders have been doing a remarkable job of containing the damage within the stadium and they have nearly fully evacuated all the civilians and non-enemy Pokemon."
"And what of Naruto?"
"She doesn't know. She didn't manage to get a sight of him or her son, Sasuke, and their friends. They aren't present in the stadium though so we can only assume they managed to get out with everyone else. However, we have more pressing matters. My foolish cousin is now taking Lugia and Ho-oh to meet up with him at the Illex Shrine in the Illex Forest to enact his plan to summon Celebi."
"Jiraya-sensei told you about this I assume."
"Jiraya had actually shared this information with the Gym Leaders across the two regions. Kakashi-chan and the other Elite Four members have spread themselves across the joint regions and are doing what they can by fighting off the forces of ROOT where the highest level of danger lies which are currently in the areas with dense populations like Saffron City, Goldenrod City, Celadon City and Olivine City. Izuna himself is holding the fort back at Blackthorn City while Jiraya is keeping an eye on Pallet Town in case someone moves in to try and take Professor Sarutobi."
"Understood. So, we're heading to Illex Forest then?"
"That's the plan, Minato-kun."
"I'll meet up with you there then. And Kushi-chan...for what it's worth...I really am sorry for not being there for you and our son." Minato spoke softly and Kushina's gray eyes stared at the Pokegear in her hands. Her harsh gaze softened.
"I know you are, Minato-kun." And with that the two Champion-class trainers hung up their Pokegears. Minato hopped atop Zapdos as Pikachu climbed atop his shoulder.
"To Illex Forest, let's go!"
Zapdos and Moltres nodded and flapped their wings. Sparks of voltage and wisps of fire flowed from their bodies before the Electric Pokemon and Flame Pokemon unleashed their powerful cries to the heavens and shot off through the air at high speeds leaving behind trails of their respective elements behind them.
Seafoam Islands
The sun hung above their heads and Kushina quickly shed her full body insulation jacket to reveal the clothing she wore underneath it. Her trainer clothes as she liked to them. Said articles of clothing consisted of a dark crimson tank top outlined in black along with a pair of black jeans. She wore a pair of dark gray sneakers and quickly clipped her Pokegear to her waist. She took a hair tie out from her pocket, girls have to be prepared for anything apparently, and tied her long crimson hair into a high ponytail and her gray eyes brimmed with a youthful light.
"Come on Articuno, we got a reunion to get to." Kushina said as she hopped atop the Freeze Pokemon with Ninetails. The Ice/Flying-type nodded its head as determination flashed in its crimson eyes. Flapping its beautiful wings, the particles of ice formed from the air itself freezing from Articuno's power sprinkled onto the sands of the Seafoam Islands.
"Now let's kick some ass."
"NINE!" Kyuubi agreed with a flash of mischief in his crimson eyes. The Freeze Pokemon then took off leaving behind a sparkling trail of freezing air before taking on a burst of speed, seeming to vanish from view.
Illex Forest
The journey from the Indigo Plateau to the Illex Forest had been relatively legs of the Legendary Beasts were practically blurs as they raced after their master, Ho-oh, as well as their master's rival, Lugia. The Rainbow Pokemon and Diving Pokemon were exceedingly fast, their large wings propelling them at high speeds through the air as they cut across the skies, but the Legendary Beasts managed to keep up with the larger Legendary Pokemon.
In what seemed to be mere minutes, but in reality had been an hour, the Lord of the Sky and Beast of the Sea descended from the skies, blasting apart trees with the powerful and massive gusts of wind that were generated by their strong wings. The wild Pokemon of the Illex Forest all scattered and the few that saw the Legendary Pokemon bowed in reverence before them...only to suddenly be blown away by the winds. Waiting for the two massive dual type Pokemon, Nagato stood in front of his black hawk helicopter with his children. The red 'R' of ROOT was emblazoned on the side of his mode of transportation and caught the eyes of the mutated phoenix and dragon-bird hybrid.
Their control collars beeped as they hovered above their new user and the leader of ROOT chuckled darkly. "Finally, after all this time. I've waited over twenty years to do this and now...we can bring you back, Konan-chan."
"Otou-sama, Lugia and Ho-oh have built up the necessary energy levels needed to bring about the time warp." Ruby observed the tablet she held in her hands showing the rising bars of shining pixels which depicted the energy levels being outputted by the massive Pokemon.
"Excellent." Nagato nodded in satisfaction. "Wallace, remind me what the legends say to open the time warp."
"Yes Otou-sama." Wallace turned to his father. "In order for this to work the ancient legends say that a time warp can only be opened using the energies released by the Legendary Pokemon, Ho-oh, the Lord of the Skies and Lugia, the Beast of the Sea. When these energies are used in combination with one another it will cause a tear in the fabric of space-time when it is done in front of the Illex Shrine and thus call forth Celebi from its journey through the time stream. However, if one wishes to perform a specific act by opening the time stream the use of the energies of Ho-oh and Lugia must be done at the exact time and date at which the event occurred and not a minute later."
The violet eyed leader of ROOT nodded in understanding. "Konan-chan, your mother, she passed away so many years ago. However, I remember everything concerning that day. A once cloudy Wednesday evening became a raging downpour. Wallace, you had not even been old enough to talk and your sisters were so bright and full of life. So on this day, the 31st of January for when the clock strikes 14:37 pm...time will be changed and we will finally have the happiness we so righteously deserve."
"And when this is done we can use Celebi's powers again to bring back Yahiko Oji-san right?" Sapphire asked. The orange haired uncle she, Ruby and Wallace never had the pleasure of meeting with outside of a photo album...and Nagato's best friend.
"That's right." Nagato ruffled his daughter's sapphire locks. "Now then, how much longer do we have?"
"About an hour left Otou-sama." Sapphire replied as she checked her watch.
"More than enough time. Time flies when you're having fun and it will pass by extremely quickly I'm sure." Nagato said. However, the leader of ROOT and his children suddenly watched in utter surprise as the sounds of trees falling and branches snapping met their ears. Claws scratched against the brown earth before digging deeply into it.
Skidding to a stop, the three Legendary Beasts stopped before the leader of ROOT. They looked to their master, Ho-oh, releasing small whimpering cries of pity as they saw the collar wrapped around Ho-oh's slender neck...and Lugia's. They couldn't forget Lugia.
"This is ends here Nagato!" Naruto roared. The blonde's loud declaration was enough to snap the Legendary Beasts out of their stupor before directing their harsh glares at the leader of ROOT. Nagato chuckled as he felt the killing intent and power that flowed from the bodies of the bestial Pokemon. Raikou, Suicune and Entei unleashed powerful roared which unleashed an equally powerful shockwave at the ROOT leader and his children. Wallace, Sapphire and Ruby dug their heels into the ground, skidding backwards a bit from the force of the shockwave, but Nagato's strong body remained practically immovable.
"You think you can stop me with such pitiful forms of power?" Nagato asked. "I hold in my hands the power to shape the world in my own image! Not even Danzo had this kind of power at his disposal and now you will know the full might of the Sky and the Sea!" Nagato pointed at the three beasts before him, their riders gritting their teeth.
"And you don't really think I came by myself did you?" Suddenly, a swarm of ROOT grunts which were counted to be a bit over fifty at first glance. However, the Pokemon that came with them easily numbered in the hundreds. Surrounding the air above them, hovering alongside Lugia and Ho-oh, Crobat, Golbat and Zubat bared their fangs at Naruto, Hinata, Sasuke, Sakura and Akatsuchi. On the land, Arbok, Rhydon, Rhyhorn, Kangaskhan, Graveler, Golem and Raticate were all prepped and ready to slaughter. At the forefront of the Pokemon army, Ruby, Sapphire and Wallace stood, unleashing their most powerful Pokemon. The Kanto starter trio stamped their feet on the ground and released their battle cries.
"Alone or not, you will be stopped!" Sakura exclaimed. She took out a Poke Ball and tossed it into the air. Sasuke and Akatsuchi followed suit.
Four Pokemon appeared in the air as they materialized in flashes of white light which were Sakura's Meganium, Sasuke's Rhydon and Akatsuchi's Steelix and Golem. Nagato's eyes narrowed before he popped open a Poke Ball and summoned forth his Alakazam. The fully evolved Pokemon then suspended itself, its trainer and said trainer's children and Pokemon in the air with its telekinetic abilities. Caught off guard by the sudden action, all the grunts and their Pokemon looked to their leader in confusion. However, that was a grave mistake.
The three trainers glared at the army before them before giving out their command.
"Meganium..."
"Rhydon..."
"Steelix and Golem..."
"USE EARTHQUAKE!"
The four Pokemon roared fiercely and crashed down harshly onto the ground. The ground beneath their feet shuddered before caving inwards, the ground noticeably having an indentation present on its surface as it descended by a few inches due to the force of the Pokemon's collision. Massive seismic waves raced out from the point of impact and sent Pokemon and ROOT grunts into the air. The combination of four Earthquake attacks rendered every single Poison-type and a large majority of the Rock and Ground-type Pokemon unconscious due to the super effectiveness of the strikes. The unconscious members of the army fell to the ground as if it were raining enemy forces.
The remainder of the ground forces shakily rose to their feet, the shaking still making them feel a bit dizzy. However, the airborne Pokemon were not affected in any way.
The Pokemon and humans charged forward as Naruto and the others removed their other Poke Balls from their waists and tossed them skyward. In bright flashes of light, all twenty-two trained Pokemon stood at the ready and with Raikou, Entei and Suicune standing beside them it did wonders to boost the little group's morale.
There were flashes of red, blue and yellow and that was the last sight many saw before they fell. Blood splattered on the ground, staining the green grass and brown earth with its crimson hue. The members of the ROOT army took a single step back as their front line was completely eviscerated. Blood stained the claws and teeth of the Legendary Beasts, their growling forms were made that much more intimidating because of it.
The three reared their heads back and then roared like the beasts that were named to be.
"ATTACK!" Naruto roared as he pointed towards the ROOT forces. With a sound akin to thunder, Raikou's roar acted as the signal and with that the two forces charged against one another. Of course, with the power of three Legendary Pokemon at their disposal it was obvious that this 'battle' would be very one-sided.
From the disc of pure telekinetic energy Nagato and his Alakazam stood beside Ruby, Sapphire and Wallace. Their own Pokemon watched in amazement, fixated on the Legendary Beasts as they tore through flesh, crushed bone and manipulated their elements like they were extensions of their own bodies. Bolts of lightning, spouts of water and tongues of fire erased many lives from the land of the living, but all was fair in war. There was no love in this battlefront.
Charizard, Blastoise and Venusaur gulped audibly. They were supposed to fight those monsters?! It would be like sending a Pidgey to fight Zapdos.
"They were the ones who ruined our plans in Mahogany Town, correct?" Nagato asked. The three nodded stiffly and Nagato silently fixated his gaze on the three trainers.
"I will segregate your battle with them from the rest of the battlefield." Off to the side, the Kanto trio sighed in relief as they realized they weren't going to fight against Entei, Raikou and Suicune. "Ho-oh and Lugia will be clashing with the Legendary Beasts so there is a chance you three will be caught in the crossfire. The Hyuga girl and the Hiker aren't going to be much of a distraction as the grunts will handle them. Keep them busy until the hour ends." Nagato's eyes gained a cold look to them. "Go for the kill if need be."
"Yes...Otou-sama." Was the simultaneous reply. Leaping onto the backs of their Pokemon, the Kanto starter trio took their leave and slammed into the ground as they dropped down from the energy platform. The earth shook as the three unleashed their Earthquake attacks and scattered those that surrounded them, friend and foe alike.
Turning to face the source of the sudden earth shaking, Naruto and Raikou narrowed their eyes. "Sakura-chan, Sasuke...we got company!" The two riders of Entei followed their blonde friend's voice and their own eyes narrowed. The three beasts raced through the crowds of Pokemon and people, knocking down those that got in their way before stopping in front of the red and blue haired ROOT admins.
Raikou and Entei bent down low and allowed for their riders to get off. Naruto turned around and nodded his thanks to them and then gained a serious look in his eyes. "Keep them safe." He stated, looking specifically at Suicune as he gestured to Akatsuchi and Hinata. The Aurora Pokemon nodded its head before turning to the Volcano and Thunder Pokemon. Suddenly their eyes widened when a large energy dome made of green energy formed around the six trainers. The Legendary Beasts had acted quickly and leaped out of the barrier's range but when they tried to break it down with their attacks it didn't budge an inch.
"Otou-sama does want his moment of triumph to be disturbed." As Wallace said this, Lugia and Ho-oh acted. The control collars around their necks beeped and their pupils dilated as the mind control effect increased. With an eagle-like screech and a beautiful, yet deadly, song, the two gods of Johto unleashed their combination move once more. Sacred Fire and Aeroblast combined once more to bring forth a massive fire storm. The mixture of purple, blue, white and violet would have made many gaze in amazement at the beauty of it all, but sadly if you wished to stop and gaze at the twister of flame it would be your last.
Suicune had adhered to Naruto's wish and placed Hinata and Akatsuchi outside of the two bird-like Pokemon's field of vision before running alongside its brethren. They hopped, skipped and jumped, pushing off of tree trunks before landing atop the massive pieces of foliage. The skies turned gray as dark cumulonimbus clouds swirled to life. Lightning flashed, the rains fell and the winds howled. Whether it was by the will of Raikou or of Lugia no one would know, but the ultimate truth was that this storm was going to be a big one and with Ho-oh's powers over the sun, rays of light poked through the storm clouds which made for very odd weather conditions.
Today's weather forecast calls for storms with rays of sunlight and splattered blood.
In the Psychic Dome
In the dome Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke stared down at their foes. Sapphire, Ruby and Wallace met their opponents' glares with glares of their own. Their starter Pokemon all did the same.
"Ruby, Sapphire, Wallace...please, stop this madness before it even begins." Sakura said. "You don't know the repercussions of your actions. The elements of the universe; space and time, they are not something to be messed with."
"Listen to her." Naruto added. "You could destroy everything the world is today. There are some events that are just meant to happen and if you manage to bring back your mother then you could very well rip a hole in the fabric of the reality we have now. Can't you see that what Nagato is doing, that what your own father is doing...is evil and completely insane!"
"That's surprisingly wordy of you." Sasuke and Sakura raised an impressed eyebrow at the blonde.
"Not now you two." Naruto growled at the Uchiha and his former crush. When the three turned back to the children of Nagato, their eyes eyes were shining with rage.
"Meant to happen?!" Ruby exclaimed. "You know our story, you know what we wish to accomplish and yet you have the fucking audacity to say that our Kaa-chan was meant to die?!"
"Like hell she was!" Sapphire spoke this time. "Otou-sama...he slaved, worked himself into the ground to allow us to get an education, to raise us in the place of our mother, to make us who we are and he did a damned good job at it! You don't get to make the kind of judgement on Otou-sama that places him on a side of good or evil nor do you get to make the judgement on what things in this world aren't or are worth giving up on if it meant bringing back someone you loved! Wallace may not have been old enough to remember, but Ruby and I, we remember seeing Kaa-chan when she died! The pain of losing someone, to make everyone understand that pain...that is what spilling their blood means!"
Wallace had a small smile on his face as he turned to look at his father who was currently observing the battlefield. "Otou-sama knew the risks of taking over an organization like ROOT and even with those risks in mind he still found the time to raise us. He took time, money and every resource he had to spare to keep us happy and because of that we are proud of him and we love him unconditionally." He turned back to face the trio before him and anger flashed across his blue eyes. "You don't know what it's like to live with just one person having to be the two parental figures in your life! You don't know what Otou-sama has been through! Ever since Kaa-chan died he's been hollow and lacks the light of happiness that having a significant other brings to a person! I want to see that light in Otou-sama's eyes, I want my Kaa-chan back!"
Sapphire and Ruby frowned and patted their little brother on his shoulders as he began to breathe heavily, having putting a lot of emotion into his words. He raised his head, the tears lining his angry cerulean orbs. "So if it means taking you down, if it even comes down to ending your very lives to bring Otou-sama happiness, to bring that light into his eyes...we will. And nothing will stop us, not even you three."
Blastoise, Venusaur and Charizard stepped forward to stand in front of their trainers, releasing their various cries in support of their words. Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura stood beside their own starter Pokemon, completely silenced by the words spoken to them by the three. They shifted their gazes to Nagato who continued to survey the battlefield as well as checking his watch. It had only been twenty minutes into the battle which meant there were forty more minutes left before it was time for Nagato to open the time portal and summon Celebi.
It was with this information that the three young trainers knew that they couldn't let Nagato do as he pleased. His cause was actually pretty noble, but when you bring in the entirety of two regions and causing war across them and spilling the blood of innocents simply as a show of anger and pain, that's when things had to stop.
Naruto sighed. "Actually you three, I do know what it's like to live alone with a single parent. I was only a year old when my own father left. As I was growing up, Kaa-chan was always telling me about how Otou-san would come home soon. She said that he did care about us which came in the form of him giving us the money we needed to hold our heads above water. He gave us more than enough, but as the years went by, I began to forget. My father never came home over the past twelve years. I'm thirteen now and despite their being pictures, I just suddenly gain tunnel vision, focusing solely on my mother's face and you know things are bad if that happens to a kid who's only eight years old." Naruto sighed as he scratched the back of his head. "She told me his name a few times, but I seem to have repressed the memories of when Kaa-chan used to tell me, "Your Otou-san is..."."
Naruto gained a sad smile on his face. "Kaa-chan raised me alone, all by herself with no help. Only a Ninetails to keep her and myself company. To me, Kaa-chan is the only one I need. I may not know my Otou-san, but I don't care. I may want to know my father...but I don't need to. I think about it, about what life would have been like if he hadn't left her and I alone over these past twelve years, but I'm not so desperate so as to do this kind of stuff! I don't need Celebi to turn back the clock and make changes in my life because I'm proud of what kind of life I have!"
"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, NARUTO!" Wallace roared. "DON'T YOU GET WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE!"
"NO I DON'T!" Naruto roared back. "AND I DON'T WANT TO!" He jabbed his thumb at himself as he met Wallace's angry gaze with a determined one. "I'm proud of who I am today! I don't need to cause a war, I don't need to cause bloodshed and I don't need my Otou-san in my life to know that if he had been around he would have loved me with everything he had!"
Naruto's eyes then gained a look as cold as steel and his voice fell to a dangerously low tone.
"So if you want a war..." Typhlosion, Feraligatr and Meganium took their positions in front of their trainers. "...then you got one."
The children of Nagato suddenly looked down at themselves when they realized they had taken a tentative step backwards. Naruto's words had made an impact, but...
"We've come too far and we've sacrifice too much to stop now." Ruby said.
"We're not giving up!" The children of Nagato exclaimed.
"Then neither are we!" Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke fired back.
And with those words, the Pokemon charged towards one another.
"Typhlosion use a Flamethrower attack on Venusaur!" Typhlosion sent a storm of fire at the Seed Pokemon. However, as the Flamethrower neared it, Blastoise took a step in front of both of its fellow starters and held out its arms.
"Blastoise, block it with Protect!" The Shellfish Pokemon nodded. "BLAST!" A green dome of energy formed around all three Pokemon and blocked the fire blast before flickering out of existence.
"Charizard Flamethrower!" Ruby commanded.
"Venusaur, use Petal Blizzard!" Sapphire barked.
"SAUR!" "CHAR!" Both fully evolved Pokemon unleashed their attacks. A stream of fire and a storm of pink petals flew through the air towards the Johto trio, but Feraligatr and Typhlosion quickly acted. Taking deep inhalations of air into their chests, they exhaled forcefully, sending forth ferocious streams of fire and water in the form of Flamethrower and Hydro Pump. Steam rose up from the Flamethrower colliding with the Hydro Pump and Vensaur's Petal Blizzard was reduced to ashes from the flames.
"Jump boys!" Sakura exclaimed.
"You heard the lady!" Naruto and Sasuke told their Pokemon. The Volcano and Big Jaw Pokemon leaped into the air as Meganium reared up onto its hind legs.
"Meganium use Earthquake!"
"MEGA!" The saurian Pokemon slammed its forelegs down on the ground and sent out massive seismic waves that crashed into Blastoise and Venusaur, but due to Charizard's Flying-type status, the Flame Pokemon and had taken to the skies and it was not affected. As Venusaur and Blastoise to their feet, Meganium prepared for another Earthquake attack.
"Charizard, stop Meganium! Use Flare Blitz!" Charizard's body erupted into orange-red flames before those flames became a beautiful shade of blue. With a roar, Charizard dove towards Meganium at extremely high speeds. Meganium's eyes widened as Charizard was already upon it, but Typhlosion leaped in front of the Grass-type and crossed its arms in front of its body. A powerful explosion formed as Charizard crashed into Typhlosion, the blast wave sending Meganium skidding backwards.
When the smoke from the explosion cleared, it revealed Typhlosion holding Charizard by the shoulders as remnants of azure flamed aura vanished from view. The Volcano Pokemon's fireproof fur had done wonders to protect it from harm and it chuckled at Charizard's angry scowl.
"Slam Charizard into the ground!"
"Use your tail and hold your balance!"
"Hit it behind the knee, Typhlosion! Bring that winged lizard down!"
Typhlosion used powerful arm muscles to bring the winged Fire-type harshly down on the ground, but Charizard had quickly adjusted its body slamming its tail against the ground so that it could right itself. The ground cracked as its clawed feet dug into the earth, however the Flame Pokemon's eyes widened as its fellow Fire-type suddenly rotated around its body and dropped down on all fours. The Volcano Pokemon lashed out with a mule kick and struck Charizard behind the knees and sent the draconian Pokemon down into a kneeling position.
"Lash out with your tail and then use Dragon Claw!" Charizard wrapped its tail around Typhlosion's waist and spun around before throwing the Volcano Pokemon away.
"Feraligatr catch Typhlosion!" The Big Jaw Pokemon did as it was told and caught its rival in its arms before resting Typhlosion down.
"Thanks teme."
"Don't thank me yet." Sasuke said. As he said this, Charizard flew forth, claws coated in red flames before punching them forward. Typhlosion and Feraligatr's eyes widened in pain as the Dragon Claw attack slammed into their stomachs. The two flew through the air and rolled on the ground before coming to a stop at Meganium's spot.
"EARTHQUAKE!" The three ROOT admins ordered. Blastoise, Venusaur and Charizard nodded and then raised their legs into the air, Venusaur raising its forelegs. With simultaneous cries, the Kanto trio brought their limbs down and seismic waves ripped through the interior of the psychic dome. The Johto trio were sent flying through the air along with their trainers and slammed harshly into the side of the dome.
"Attacking the trainer now?" Sakura asked as she shakily climbed to her feet.
"Pokemon Trainer 101: The Trainer is the key to the battle. A trained Pokemon acts on the trainer's orders. You take out the trainer, you end the battle." Sapphire said. "And like our otouto said, we will do whatever it takes to bring our mother back to us and will kill you since you stand in the way of that dream."
"Like hell you will." Sasuke spat out a bit of blood. "Feraligatr, use Hydro Pump!"
"Typhlosion, Flamethrower attack!"
"Meganium use Petal Dance!"
"Earthquake again!" The ROOT trio ordered. The seismic waves slammed into the Johto region Pokemon again and sent their attacks veering off course, two craters and multiple gashes in the earth forming as a result. "Earthquake!"
"NOT THIS TIME!" Naruto and Sasuke exclaimed. "Flamethrower and Hydro Pump at their feet!" A torrent of orange-yellow flames and a blast of pressurized water crashed with terrific force beneath the feet of the Kanto trio and the explosive force sent them flying back and slamming into their trainers. Pokemon Trainer 101 after all.
As the Kanto trio and their trainer climbed back to their feet, the Johto trio charged forwards. Feraligatr fired off a Blizzard attack, but Charizard melted the ice with a Flamethrower attack before charging forth with a Dragon Claw attack. Feraligatr's arms tensed as it used Superpower and lashed out with a devastating punch, but the Dragon-type move proved to be stronger as Feraligatr was nailed in the face and sent skidding backwards while Charizard had remained in place by digging its tail into the ground. However, Meganium charged forward and leaped into the air and hoped to attack with a Body Slam.
Charizard's form quickly side stepped the blow and went to use a Flamethrower attack, but Typhlosion ran in and tackled the Flame Pokemon to the ground. The two Fire-types rolled on the ground, but due to Charizard having a higher amount of strength, the draconian beast kicked Typhlosion into the air. Blastoise went to shoot down the Volcano Pokemon with a Hydro Pump, but was stopped when Meganium nailed it with a Petal Dance.
Meganium continued to shower the field with razor sharp petals, nailing the Kanto trio and cutting their bodies, but when Meganium stopped, confused due to fatigue, Venusaur countered with a Petal Blizzard and returned the favour as deep gashes of their own formed on the bodies of the Johto starters. The Kanto Pokemon went to perform Earthquake again, but Feraligatr nailed them all with a Blizzard attack and froze their limbs in place while also bringing great pain to Venusaur especially.
Charizard used Flare Blitz, the great heat melting the ice in its vicinity, freeing its fellow Kanto region starters. The Fire/Flying-type unleashed a roar as it tackled Feraligatr and dragged the Big Jaw Pokemon through the dirt, only to be tackled itself when Typhlosion crashed into it. Typhlosion the tossed Charizard into the air and Charizard spread its wings to declare aerial superiority. However, that was before it was put down when Meganium fired off a Solarbeam. The sunlight based attack exploded against Charizard's body and sent the Flame Pokemon into a spiraling nosedive, but Blastoise quickly caught its fiery partner.
Venusaur charged forth, body holding a golden glow as it used Double Edge. Meganium used an Earthquake to send the Grass/Poison-type off balance as its partners leaped into the sky, having already known the signs of Meganium using the Ground-type move, but Venusaur continued to barrel across the land and slammed into Meganium. Meganium tumbled along the ground, but quickly climbed back to its feet before countering with a Body Slam by leaping into the air and crashing down on Venusaur's head. The two saurian Pokemon pushed off of one another as Charizard aimed to use a Flamethrower on Meganium and a wave of fire scorched the earth.
The fire was then doused when a massive wave of water from Feraligatr's Surf attack washed over the battlefield and slammed into Blastoise and Venusaur. Charizard dove down from above and went to strike with Dragon Claw, but the Big Jaw Pokemon avoided the strike and countered by biting down on Charizard's outstretched arm. The crunch of bone met the ears of everyone present and Charizard roared in pain as its left arm was effectively broken. Feraligatr then let go and batted the Flame Pokemon away with its tail.
Meganium and Venusaur then called upon the sunlight while Charizard, gripping its bleeding and broken arm, and Typhlosion sent forth copious amounts of fire at each other. Solarbeams were fired and Flamethrowers scorched the earth as the two attacks exploded resulting in the formation of a crater at the point of collision. Hoping to use the smoke from the explosion as a cover, both sides stampeded towards each other, however due to the Johto trio having the ability to move faster than their Kanto region counterparts they had managed to hit harder and thus sent Charizard, Blastoise and Venusaur skidding backwards.
"Feraligatr use Blizzard!"
"Blastoise shield Venusaur!" Blastoise jumped in front of Venusaur with its back turned and took the Ice-type move head on. Ice spread across the Shellfish Pokemon's brown shell before tucking itself in. "Now use Rapid Spin!"
"Launch Blastoise with a Double Edge, Venusaur!" Venusaur obeyed Sapphire and as Blastoise rotated at high speeds, Venusaur's form crashed against the large turtle's. Blastoise launched itself through the air and caught Feraligatr in the chest sending the Big Jaw Pokemon back. The ice shattered off of Blastoise's shell and the sharpest pieces of ice managed to dig through Feraligatr's tough exterior and draw blood.
Blastoise came to a stop before sending forth a Hydro Pump at Feraligatr, tearing a trench in the ground as the Big Jaw Pokemon was dragged through the earth by the force of the pressurized water blast. Feraligatr only came to a stop when it met the edge of the psychic barrier that enclosed their battle space. Feraligatr then unleashed a roar as it poured forth a large amount of ice and snow from its open jaws. The Blizzard attack washed over the Hydro Pump and Blastoise's eyes widened before cutting off the water.
"Now Feraligatr, use Superpower!" Feraligatr's muscles seemed to bulge beneath its body as an orange-brown aura coated its body. Dropping onto all-fours, the blue reptile of a Pokemon sped across the land and shoulder tackled Blastoise in the chest. The Shellfish Pokemon released a cough of pain, blood and spittle flying forth from its mouth. Blastoise flew through the air.
"Meganium, use Body Slam on Blastoise now!" A shadow covered Blastoise's airborne body and the brown eyed Pokemon glanced up.
"BLAST!" The Shellfish Pokemon cried out in pain as Meganium slammed down on Blastoise's body with a Body Slam attack.
"Now toss Blastoise away and hit it with Petal Dance!" Meganium bit down on Blastoise's neck, herbivorous teeth clamping down painfully before spinning around and tossing away the blue tortoise. Blastoise was then blasted with a barrage of sharp pink petals as Meganium reared back its neck and shot forth the petal around said lengthy piece of anatomy. Blastoise cried out in pain as the petals cut into the flesh of its soft underbelly before slamming into the ground.
"Charizard attack with Flare Blitz!" Charizard's body was engulfed in blue flames before charging towards the Herb Pokemon. Meganium's golden eyes widened and released a painful cry of its own as its body was engulfed in fire from the attack. Meganium rolled on the ground and came to a stop, grunting in pain as it was inflicted with a burn status from the super effective move.
"Now use Flamethrower!"
"Flamethrower right back!"
Typhlosion appeared and blocked Charizard's attack with its own. As the two emerged from the stalemate, a massive torrent of water flowed through the air courtesy of Feraigatr, but Charizard quickly ducked and avoided the Water-type move before pushing forwards and slammed into Typhlosion's body and slashed with a Dragon Claw attack. A trio of gashes formed on the Volcano Pokemon's chest, but Typhlosion countered with a Flamethrower attack. Charizard's airborne form was sent back, but Typhlosion took off on all fours and appeared behind the Flame Pokemon before grabbing it by the tail and swung Charizard over its shoulder and into Blastoise.
"Blastoise!"
"Charizard!"
Ruby and Wallace look in shock as their Pokemon were met with the ground. In Blastoise's case, it met the ground for the second time. The two Kanto region Pokemon were sent skidding backwards and slammed into their trainers. The Kanto Pokemon gave their trainers apologetic looks, but they quickly turned back as Typhlosion's shadow covered their bodies.
"THUNDERPUNCH!"
"WHAT?!" Ruby and Wallace exclaimed as they watched Typhlosion leap into the air and spun around as it went from quadruped to biped. Rearing back its forelimbs, the Volcano Pokemon saw the shock present in Charizard's wide blue eyes and Blastoise's brown ones. Clenching its clawed forehands into a fist, electricity burst to life around it before Typhlosion brought it down with a roar.
"TYPHLO!" An arc of electricity marked the movement of the powerful downward strike and Charizard and Blastoise released a roar of pain each as the super effective move crashed down onto their backs, having rolled themselves over to prevent their trainers from being hurt.
"Thunderpunch?" Sasuke asked.
"I was actually going to save it use against you in the Silver Conference, but we're in the middle of a 'save the world' kind of thing." Naruto shrugged. "You guys okay?" He looked to Meganium and Feraligatr as they climbed to their feet. Typhlosion's cry of pain was what alerted Naruto to its situation as Venusaur used a Double Edge attack to knock back Typhlosion. The Seed Pokemon then growled as Overgrow came into play. Blaze and Torrent formed around Charizard and Blastoise as well before they attack.
Charizard opened its maw as flames pooled within them, Blastoise aimed its cannons and Venusaur called upon the rays of the sun provided by Ho-oh had just finished charging in the bulb of the plant on its back.
"SOLARBEAM!" Sapphire commanded.
"FIRE BLAST!" Ruby ordered.
"HYDRO PUMP!" Was Wallace's command.
"NO!" Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura exclaimed.
"VEEEENUUUUSAAAAUR!" The Seed Pokemon unleashed the pent up energy it had stored during the earlier skirmish with Charizard and Blastoise. The Solarbeam rocketed through the air and tore a trench in the earth.
"GRROOOAR!" A large fire ball then exploded out of Charizard's mouth and the fire ball burst outwards becoming a massive five-pointed star-shaped blast of flame.
"BLAAASTOISE!" Twin bursts of pressurized water and tore through the air leaving visible streams of air due to air resistance trailing behind them.
"No way you're getting to him!" Naruto cried out. "TYPHLOSION, USE ERUPTION!"
Typhlosion crossed its arms in front of its body and its body shuddered as if it were holding back something. The flames on its neck burned brighter before it uncrossed its arms. With a loud cry, Typhlosion slammed its forelimbs down on the ground and the earth quaked and shuddered before a massive burst of fire and lava came out of the ground. To add salt to the wound, large amounts of burning rock fell from the sky as a meteor shower were occurring.
The combination of Fire Blast, Hydro Pump and Solarbeam slammed forcefully against the pillar of fire and lava that was continuously growing bigger, but the combined attack held its own against Typhlosion's attack. In the end however, the Volcano Pokemon was still just one Pokemon and soon a hole was torn through the pillar of fire and lava and Typhlosion's Eruption was put to an end as it was hit with the massively powerful combination strike.
"LOOK OUT!" Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura jumped out of the way as they barked their order, but Feraligatr and Meganium's speed were not exactly high and so they were met with the explosive accumulation of attacks. A dome of golden energy expanded outwards as the blast impacted with the ground and raised up a large cloud of dust and smoke.
When the smoke cleared, the Johto trio were laying on the ground covered with high intensity burns and bruises on their bodies and were spread out, lying near their damaged trainers as well as they had been caught by the blast wave of the explosion. Burns and bruises covered their bodies as well along with a couple of scraped and cuts here and there.
"You've lost, Naruto...Sakura...Sasuke." Wallace looked to each of the trainers and their Pokemon. "Your Pokemon may have the willpower, but they do not have the power in general to take us down. Charizard may have lost an arm, Blastoise may be missing pieces of its shell and Venusaur may be heavily burned...but in the end, you lost. Surrender and you can live to see another day."
Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura lay on the ground unmoving. However, the blonde trainer smirked before chuckling. His chest raised up and down rapidly as his chuckles evolved into full blown laughter, but that was put to an end as he began to cough. Turning on his side, the boy coughed out a small glob of blood from the internal damage he received.
"You find your deaths amusing?" Wallace raised an eyebrow.
"No...it's just hilarious that you think our Pokemon don't have the power to take you down."
"These three here..." Sasuke spoke this time. "...they fought against Lugia and Ho-oh themselves and came out alive! You really think that attacks of that scale can compare to a full powered Aeroblast or Sacred Fire?!" As he said this, the Johto trio had their bodies glowing with power as their abilities came into play. Coughing up a bit of blood due to the internal damage from the earlier triple attack, the Pokemon steadily rose to their feet and their trainers coughed and wheezed to remove the dust from their lungs, wincing a bit from the pain in their legs from the scrapes and cuts.
"We've been training knowing that this battle would soon come to play out. Our Pokemon have endurance that should be in the class with Legendary Pokemon, but even if it's an exaggeration, I won't take it back." Sakura said. "Now you think you've seen power?" Sakura asked. Their heads snapped up and determination blazed in their eyes.
"WE'LL SHOW YOU POWER!" Typhlosion, Feraligatr and Meganium stamped their feet down on the ground as Blaze, Torrent and Overgrow coated their bodies in auras of red, blue and green.
"MEGANIUM USE FRENZY PLANT!" With golden eyes now taking on an emerald green shine, Meganium reared up on its hind legs before slamming its forelimbs down on the ground with tremendous force. The earth shook and quaked before cracks spread out along the ground. Large, spike covered tree roots erupted from the ground and whipped out like serpents.
"TYPHLOSION USE BLAST BURN!" Typhlosion's neck flames were summoned forth and its crimson eyes burned brightly with energy and power. The flames on its neck turned a pale blue before changing completely white. Typhlosion opened its jaws and a massive spheroid of white flame pooled in its mouth.
"FERALIGATR USE HYDRO CANNON!" Feraligatr's red eyes shone with blue light before opening its jaws and a massive orb of water swirled to life in its jaws. The spheroid took on an almost ethereal look as the water seemed to shine like crystal.
With a ferocious cry, all three Pokemon unleashed their most devastating moves. The attacks tore through the air in possibly one of the most deadly triple threat attacks ever seen on the planet. Ruby, Sapphire, Wallace and their Pokemon could only stare in awe and fear at the powerful attacks. They were too masive to dodge and they could feel the power coming from them even as they were charging them up from before. They were much too powerful to try and collide with head on. They fell to their knees, the fear beginning to completely take over their feeling of awe.
"Protect." Nagato stated. The green surrounding the battlefield suddenly shrank inwards and Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto could only watch in completely surprise as the energy dome surrounding them quickly receded and covered the twins and their brother with their Pokemon. The ultimate attack combo crashed against the dome of energy and if one were to look, they could notice the strain on Alakazam's face as it held off the attacks. However, the Alakazam pulled through and in a massive flash of light, the ultimate moves had been stopped and Nagato's children and their Pokemon were now safe.
"Bring them to me." Nagato ordered. Alakazam took a deep breath to calm its rapidly beating heart after exerting so much energy into the Protect before doing as it was told. Using its telekintic abilities, it brought the three children and the three Kanto starter Pokemon over to the helicopter where it and Nagato were standing. The Psychic-type Pokemon rested the six down gently and Nagato nodded in satisfaction to the Psy Pokemon.
"OI! YOU INTERUPPTED OUR BATTLE!" Naruto yelled out. "WE WERE JUST ABOUT TO WIN!"
"All is fair in war, my little cousin." Nagato said. "And it's time you knew that."
"Cousin? I'm not related to..." The blonde was cut off suddenly as loud crashes echoed through the forest. Blurs of red, blue and yellow suddenly exploded out of the treeline and crashed down into the ground, tearing trenches in the earth from their momentum before they came to a stop. All fighting suddenly came to a stop due to the forces which rocked the battlefront. They could only stare in shock at what the saw before them while Nagato gained a wide grin.
With the Legendary Pokemon
Thunder, Flamethrower and Hydro Pump rocketed from the bodies of the Legendary Beasts and Ho-oh and Lugia responded in kind as they countered with their Sacred Fire and Aeroblast respectively. A massive explosion seemed to make the heavens themselves quake and the Legendary Pokemon proceeded to do battle.
Raikou and Suicune leaped into the air. The winds of the storm that blew in from the north were controlled by the will of the Aurora Pokemon while the thunder clouds descended from above by that of the Thunder Pokemon's. The clouds seemed to be thicker and denser than the ones that came before and they were, shown by the fact that Raikou literally leaped atop of them, Entei following suit to stand beside its Electric-type sibling. Suicune hovered in the air, literally riding the north winds that blew in.
Ho-oh's eyes looked at its followers as it gained a look of nostalgia and pride. However, the crimson eyed Pokemon suddenly gained a flash of blood lust alongside the Diving Pokemon. The Beast of the Sea and Lord of the Sky released their cries before lashing out at the Legendary Beasts. Their eyes shone with blue light before unleashing powerful bursts of telekinetic energy.
Raikou, Entei and Suicune quickly made sure to dodge the Extrasensory attacks before unleashing their own Extrasensory attacks. The Psychic-type moves clashed harshly against the chests of both gods of the Johto region, but it barely did anything to affect them. Ho-oh and Lugia fired off their Aeroblast and Sacred Fire combination attack, the fire storm literally burning the air around it.
Entei leaped off of the thundercloud it stood on with Raikou as Suicune flew on the north winds alongside it. The Volcano Pokemon unleashed a massive Flamethrower attack while the Aurora Pokemon used Gust. The massive swirl of winds melded with the white hot fires and a fire storm of their own was created. Both twisters of wind and flame crashed against one another trying to push one another into submission. Being the stronger one, Lugia and Ho-oh's attacks began to overpower that of Entei's and Suicune's before a massive explosion occurred causing fire to rain down from above. Some of the trees were set ablaze, but the rains had made quick work to douse them.
The force of the explosion had occurred more strongly on the Legendary Beasts' side and so they were sent flying backwards through the air. Suicune caught Entei with its winds, but Raikou made sure to solidify a large amount of thunderclouds. The Thunder Pokemon leaped from cloud to cloud, using them as platforms while using the explosion's aftermath as a cover. Leaping through it, Ho-oh and Lugia were caught off-guard before Raikou unleashed a thunderous roar.
Electricity burst forth from the incarnation of lightning and blue and gold electricity engulfed all within its range. The Discharge attack sent electricity coursing through Ho-oh and Lugia, their cries of pain echoing through the atmosphere as the super effective move damaged them. However, when Raikou ended the attack, its crimson eyes widened when the Rainbow Pokemon and Diving Pokemon recovered much more quickly than expected.
Lugia and Ho-oh flapped their wings and hurricane level winds slammed into Raikou's body. Raikou was caught by Entei and Suicune as the two hovered on the winds, but they didn't have enough time to avoid the follow up strike as two Extrasensory attacks forced them through the air at a downward angle. The Legendary Beasts released roars of pain as they slammed through numerous trees, said trees toppling to the ground as the bark literally shattered apart, and then crashed into the ground. The three groaned as they rose back to their feet within the crater they had formed from their impact.
A flash of violet tore through the trees as Ho-oh's Sacred Fire incinerated the trees in its path, barreling towards the Legendary Beasts. Suicune acted quickly and fired off a Hydro Pump and the blast of pressurized water collided with the blue-violet stream of flame. Steam rose into the air, but Suicune had been forced to stand down for a moment since it expended much of its energy from stopping one of the most powerful Fire-type moves in the Pokemon world.
Raikou roared and called down a massive lightning bolt from the Thunder attack would have hit its mark had Lugia not diverted it with its telekinetic abilities. The Thunder attack smashed down in between a few trees, but luckily for the pieces of foliage they had managed to escape with only massive scorch marks. Lugia then sent out its own Hydro Pump attack and Suicune countered with its own Hydro Pump, but Lugia's attack easily overpowered Suicune's. The Aurora Pokemon was sent rolling on the ground from the force of the attack, but went with the momentum, pulling itself back onto its feet.
The Legendary Beasts then leaped, jumped and hopped around, using their immense speed and agility to avoid the blasts of telekinetic force from their enemy's Extrasensory attacks. They returned to their perches in the sky through the manipulation of the wind and clouds. It was truly a battle worth telling about as the three Legendary Beasts ran on the heavens above, trying as hard as they could to take down their godly adversaries.
Tongues of red and and violet flame, bolts of gold and blue electricity and gusts of swirling winds accompanied by blasts of telekinetic force decorated in the sky in a dangerously beautiful combination of the elements. This was the power displayed by Legendary Pokemon, this was a true battle of the gods.
Ho-oh unleashed a Flamethrower attack while Lugia fired off a Hydro Pump. Suicune sent a Hydro Pump at Ho-oh's Flamethrower and Raikou countered with a Discharge attack to disperse Lugia's Hydro Pump. As the two attacks were cancelled, Entei leaped from its cumulonimbus platform and its body glowed red as its body temeprature increased. Flames seemed to sprout forth from the cloud on its back before it exploded outwards like a wave of fire.
The Lava Plume slammed into both god-like Pokemon and pushed them off to the sides, however the two circled around and flapped their wings. With Ho-oh generating additional wind, Lugia used its abilities to call upon the powers of the storm and generated a massive tornado. Suicune countered with a Gust attack, but Lugia's tempest proved to be the greater of the two. The Legendary Beasts were sucked into the wind circulation system and due to the funnel-like effects of the tornado, they were rapidly being sent to ground zero.
In an effort to free themselves, all three Pokemon's eyes glowed with blue energy and with roars of effort, they unleashed their Extrasensory attacks. A blue orb of light and psychic energy expanded outwards and dispersed the tornado and the three made a quick effort to run on the skies and put some distance between themselves and their two opponents.
Panting heavily, the three Legendary Beasts looked at their opponents who looked like they weren't affected by any of their attacks at all. Despite most of their attacks being counter moves which led to stalemates with Lugia's and Ho-oh's own moves, the ones that managed to get through were mostly from Raikou. The electrical attacks summoned forth by the incarnation of lightning seemed to have done a lot of damage due to them being super effective, but even if they were gods, the three beasts couldn't help but wonder just how much damage could these two take before they could be put down.
Their attention snapped back to the two when Lugia and Ho-oh flapped their wings and generated another tornado. Suicune countered with its own, but spun the winds in the reverse direction. The Aurora Pokemon's Gust attack did its job and stopped the wind circulation system, but their eyes widened in shock when Lugia and Ho-oh abandoned their positions in the sky and dove towards them, feet extended.
The Legendary Beasts were sent tumbling through the crashing back into the ground as Ho-oh's and Lugia's physical attacks reunited them with the earth. Extrasensory attacks from the god duo pushed them deeper and deeper into the ground, imprints of their bodies being created as a result. Once they felt that they had had enough of the Psychic-type based torture, they flew down and slammed their feet down on the Legendary Beasts, pinning the three beneath their feet. Raikou managed a Thunder attack, nailing Lugia between its shoulder blades and sent the Diving Pokemon into a world of unimaginable pain before Entei unleashed a Flamethrower attack.
Lugia raised its foot to escape the painful attacks, but the two beasts didn't stop their as they used Extrasensory to push against the Beast of the Sea's chest before using their physical bodies to send it stumbling into a tree. The incarnations of lightning and volcano then released bestial roars. A wave of flame and dome of electricity erupted from their bodies in the forms of Lava Plume and Discharge respectively. Lugia unleashed a loud cry of pain as it was sent to the ground along with four trees.
The two beasts nodded in satisfaction, but the cry from the incarnation of the north wind alerted them to the state of their third member. Suicune was still being held down by Ho-oh, but the worst part of it was that Ho-oh's centre talon had stabbed through Suicune's hind left leg. Blood flowed from the wound and mixed with the rain and mud. It didn't help that due to Ho-oh naturally high body temperature, even the high density keratin that made up Ho-oh's talons was burning hot.
Ho-oh then opened its maw and charged a Flamethrower attacktackled their master in the chest and Ho-oh was now present with a surprised look on its face as the two incarnated Pokemon sent it stumbling backwards in order to remove the talons that caged Suicune. Suicune released a cry of happiness at seeing its brethren free of Lugia and was helped to stand, but a restrained cry erupted from the Aurora Pokemon's throat as the gaping hole in its thigh had blood flowing profusely from it. Entei and Raikou did what they could to quickly cauterize the wound with light applications of heat and electricity and Suicune showed its prowess in manipulating water by reducing the flow rate of the blood that came out of the wound.
Ho-oh's cry of anger alerted the three to their master's oncoming attack and quickly leaped out of the way, Suicune doing so with gritted teeth, as a crater formed in their previous location as a result of Ho-oh's powerful Flamethrower. As they landed on the ground, the three resurrected Pokemon moved as fast as they could, their acceleration rising to near impossible levels in under a second. With roars of determination, Suicune, Raikou and Entei shifted their bodies and embedded their shoulders against the Rainbow Pokemon's sternum. A gasp of pain followed by a bit of spittle sent Ho-oh into a state of shock as it was sent stumbling backwards by its much smaller opponents.
Ho-oh's massive form was nearly sent to the ground, but it dug its talons into the earth and remained standing. It was breathing rather harshly as the Legendary Beasts' attacks had knocked the wind out of it.
With the Rainbow Pokemon still in its stunned state, the three took advantage of it and struck. Using their powerful leg muscles, they leaped at their master. They opened their jaws and Suicune's fangs were engulfed with freezing blue ice, Raikou's glowed with golden voltage and Entei's were filled with red fire. Fire Fang, Ice Fang and Thunder Fang successfully clamped down on Ho-oh's right wing, tearing through flesh and bone. Though Fire Fang and Ice Fang didn't do much damage, Raikou's Thunder Fang had indeed made up for it.
Ho-oh's eyes flashed with rage before swinging the damaged wing against the trunk of a tree. Raikou, Suicune and Entei leaped off of the appendage and so Ho-oh was the only one who ended up hurt from the forceful motion. However, the three had forgotten about their second opponent and their eyes widened when they suddenly found themselves coated in auras of blue. Telekinetic energy held them in place as they were made to hover in their air, but not of their own volition.
They managed to turn their heads and their crimson eyes widened when Ho-oh and Lugia positioned themselves to stand side by side. Ho-oh and Lugia spread their wings, their eyes glowing with godly might. Violet flames swirled around Ho-oh body as the glowing blue winds did the same around Lugia's. Opening their jaws, the spheroids of wind and fire were formed and with a mighty cry, Sacred Fire and Aeroblast were fired.
Raikou, Entei and Suicune could only roar as they were sent flying through the air. It was only during this time that the three had managed to take note of how far their battle had carried them as they had been flying through the air for what seemed like hours, but was actually only a minute. They crashed through multiple trees until they broke through the tree line and slammed into the ground with tremendous force. They carved trenches in the ground until they finally came to a stop.
Bleeding and broken, the three beasts couldn't even raise their heads as they looked to see Ho-oh and Lugia tear through the tree line of Illex Forest and stared directly at them, the crazed looks of a mind controlled Pokemon present on their faces.
All fighting had temporarily come to a stop as they all turned and stared with wide eyes at the downed forms of the Legendary Beasts. Nagato on the other hand held a wide grin that threatened to split his face.
"You see, Naruto...this is the reason why you cannot win." He gestured to the fods of Johto. "With the power of the Sky and the Sea at my command, nothing can stop me from accomplishing my goals! I am invincible and now it's time for us to play a new game." Nagato held out his arms as if he were some sort of messiah.
Ho-oh and Lugia walked over to their user, their mind control collars definitely doing their jobs as they heeded Nagato's every thought and command.
"Lugia, Ho-oh...finish them!"
However, as Nagato said this, three loud cries echoed through the air. Everyone turned to the stormy, yet sunny skies. The thunderclouds is the air sudden;y parted into two halves by some unknown force to reveal the blue sky above. Three brilliant streaks of golden orange in the shaped of birds tore through the air and faster than one could blink after noticing them, the three streaks crashed into Lugia and Ho-oh. The Diving Pokemon and Rainbow Pokemon fell to the ground with mighty crashes that shook the ground.
Hinata and Akatsuchi ran up to their three friends with Espeon and Golem behind them.
"Naruto-kun! What was that?!" Hinata asked her boyfriend. The blonde didn't have time to answer, but he didn't need to as the orange-gold streaks hovered in front of them. Before them Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres flapped their wings, their bodies losing the glow that came from their use of the move known as Sky Attack.
Suddenly, the Pokedex-es beeped and those that held the devices pulled them out of their pockets.
Articuno the Freezing Pokemon. An Ice and Flying-type Pokemon. The magnificent seemingly translucent wings of this legendary bird Pokémon are said to be made of ice.
Zapdos the Electric Pokemon. An Electric and Flying-type Pokemon. This legendary bird Pokémon is said to appear only when a thundercloud parts into two halves
Moltres the Flame Pokemon. A Fire and Flying-type Pokemon. This legendary Pokémon scatters embers with every flap of its wings. It is a thrilling sight to behold.
Everyone's eyes were wide at the Pokedex as it told them the information.
"More Legendary Pokemon?!" Sakura exclaimed. However, Naruto's eyes widened even further as he saw people hop off of Zapdos and Articuno.
"Kaa-chan?!" Naruto's blue eyes stared at his mother with a priceless look on his face. Bug eyed like a Beedrill and gaping mouth like a Magikarp, Kushina gave a slight giggle at her son's expression before nodding her head.
"Hi, Naru-chan."
Naruto then turned to the blonde man that stood uncomfortably close to his mother as he had hopped off of Zapdos's back. He looked remarkably familiar in Naruto's eyes, but in the end he couldn't draw up who the hell this guy was. "And you are?"
The man frowned at the boy's words. 'He really has forgotten me.' The man grinned however before bending down to look Naruto straight in the eyes.
"Naruto-kun...that's...that's..." Hinata's words died in her throat when the man spoke.
"Mah Mah, Naru-chan, that's so mean. I'm Minato Namikaze...I am...your father."
Silence filled the air to all that heard this. The thunder claps, the sound of pounding rain and howling winds were all but white noise as the five young trainers stared at Minato.
"WHAT?!"
Pokedex: Seen-185
Caught-116
Character Bio: Sora Yasuharu
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Brown
About: Sora is a thirteen year old Pokemon trainer who went out into the world with the sole purpose of becoming the next Grand Festival Champion. He was born in the Kanto Region at Cinnabar Island and spent a lot of time at the beaches building rafts. Born into a family of Pokemon Breeders, Sora was raised to get along with Pokemon and had a lot of experience understanding the natures and characteristics of the Pokemon he looked after. His father gave him his Vulpix after it had just hatched when Sora had turned ten and this sparked the life long friendship between the Fire-type and its trainer. Sora is very stubborn when he wants to be and is always an optimist, looking at the bright side of every situation no matter how bleak it may be. He is also not one to back down from a challenge. He is quick to make friends, but sometimes he can be a bit overwhelming due to always shoving himself in people's faces.
Naruto's Team:
Typhlosion(Male)
Pidgeot(Male)
Heracross(Male)
Quagsire(Female)
Amphoros(Female)
Dragonite(Female)
Hinata's Team:
Espeon (Female)
Butterfree(Female)
Nidoqueen(Female)
Jumpluff(Female)
Lapras(Male)
Togekiss(Male)
Sasuke's Team:
Feraligatr(Male)
Sneasel(Male)
Gengar(Male)
Rapidash(Female)
Red Gyarados(Male)
Rhydon(Male)
Sakura's Team:
Meganium(Female)
Azumarill(Female)
Porygon2(No Gender)
Wigglytuff(Male)
Ninetails(Female)
Raichu/Pika(Male)
Akatsuchi's Team:
Golem(Male)
Steelix(Male)
Sudowoodo(Male)
Crobat(Female)