Chapter 12
Blake
Wind lashes at my face and wings as I climb higher into the open blue sky. A Dragonair flies alongside me. She looks young, about my age. She flashes a thankful smile, her eyes say that she is grateful for the save. I just nod and flap my wings to get to a higher position, safe from the raging green pokemon below.
I start to slow down at a ridiculously high altitude. I feel myself getting heavier from the pressure. My wings catch the air and I am suspended, flapping my wings while staying stationary. The Dragonair is right next to me. Her gaze is directed below to the green pokemon that fights off other warriors. I stare hard at her. She knows what that thing is. I can feel it. So, I resolve to getting as much information from her as possible. "You recognize that green dragon-pokemon, don't you?" She side-glances at me, studies my hard expression, and her gaze wanders back to the thrashing pokemon below among the wispy white clouds.
"It's name is Rayquaza. Don't think for a second that we're safe up here. It can fly up far above the atmosphere. I've seen it in my dreams. My nightmares..." She trails off. I stare hard at her and wait for something else. "I think that it is the leader of this army that came to ambush Skyborne. It uses it's claws and it's Hyper Beam to attack. It's accuracy is spot-on. It's speed is unmatched. We have no chance of defeating it." She finishes, her voice shuddering. I sigh and look down at the massacre that has erupted below. Our warriors fall through the sky, the fluffy clouds below fail to catch any of them. They may never see the light of day again. It's my time to shudder, now. After a long silence, I speak up and the Dragonair turns to my attention.
"Maybe not, but what about one of the three birds?" She understands immediately. We can't take them all down, but we can take one out. The Dragonair starts talking tactics.
"Articuno wields ice, so that won't work. Same with Zapdos with it's thunder. Our best bet is Moltres." I nod in response. We both take a deep breath and drop.
Moltres is blasting away the few warriors that were not attacking Rayquaza. I squint in the bright light of the flames and of the wind that whistles on all sides of me. I break out into a Quick attack as Moltres gets closer. I look behind me and I see water surrounding the tail of the Dragonair. I grin. Good to know we have a water-wielder on our side.
My body darts like a falling star, descending upon the fiery bird. I brace for impact. It comes too soon. Every ounce of my body is slammed into Moltres, right at his center. I hear all the wind being knocked from the lungs of my target. I'm pretty winded myself as I stagger away. Dragonair comes up right behind me. I push air into my shrieking lungs and scatter away, leaving the upcoming Dragonair between her and Moltres.
I spin around quick enough to see her lean body twist, glistening water whirring around her tail like a torrent. The tail slams into Moltres before he has enough time to recover from my attack. Water spouts like a fountain, almost drenching me. Moltres, on the other hand, is soaked. His flames die to only small flickers on his golden-colored wings. They still burn, but only slightly. The Dragonair escapes to my side, far away from Moltres. It seems to be down for the count. I turn to my ally. "That was easy." She doesn't say anything, she simply focuses on Moltres, anticipating something.
Then, the flames start coming. They explode from his wings, tail, head, and mouth. They reach out for a great distance, like fingers trying to touch the sky. The streams of flames were fashioned in a five-pointed star. I almost didn't notice the Dragonair that is now bolting upward. In panic, I follow. Moltres, now in a fiery rage, bellows a deafening roar. My wings fly faster. Dragonair slows down to let me catch up. "I thought flying higher wouldn't do any good."
"For Rayquaza, it doesn't. But, the oxygen levels are less up here. Our goal is to kill the flames. The lesser the oxygen..."
"The weaker the flames." I finish. She smiles. The roar gets closer. He's following us. Good. We stop when we feel the weight increasing and turn to meet our victim. She was right. As Moltres flies higher to meet us at the top, the flames that were stretching in mile-long infernos shrink to little dancing embers.
Dragonair dive-bombs the short distance to slam him with her Aqua tail. The attack comes in contact with Moltres. She hits it again and again, hammering him, leaving no opportunity to take in an ounce of oxygen. Once I get the idea, I bolt to do the same.
Together, we hammer at the Moltres, showing no mercy. I find it exhilarating. Getting vengeance for the lives he has ruined with his own flames. I take time to enjoy the feeling.
Yet, it's cut short. No one notices Rayquaza come up from behind us. At least, no one notices until I'm shot down by the Hyper Beam.