Kyisha stared at the thing. "Cobber...?"

`Cobber' dragged his backpack in front of Kyisha's group of Pokemon, opening the flap. He dug out a shiny gray cube decorated with lacy silver patterns. Cobber's paws pressed against circular panels on the sides of the object until it made a clicking sound and the sides of the box split open. It then raised its paw in the air and flung the box on the ground. "Pikachu! Go!" There was a burst of blinding blue light, and a red Pikachu, a fat squatty sort of striped rabbit appeared.

"Peeka! Peeka!" the Pikachu cried.

"Pikachu! Lightning attack!"

The Pikachu squatted down, looking like it were trying to squeeze an elephant out of its rectum, its facial expressions contorting, its body squatting down in a fat lump, the sides of its body swelling with exertion. "Peeeeeeeeeeee...!" Its cheeks began glowing blue. "Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...!" Its tail vibrated. Its claws dug into the tile floor. It looked like it were in pain. "CHOOOOOOOOOOOO!" A blast of blue lightning erupted from the Pikachu's mouth, striking the black Charmander.

The Charmander screamed and exploded into a puddle of ichory goo.

Cobber's fat raccoon tail slapped the ground cheerfully. "Cobberdobber, cobberdobber, cobberdobber," he muttered with a retarded grin on his face. He pointed to the monster. "Pikachu! Again! Lightning attack!"

The Pikachu flopped on the floor like a sack of potatoes, exhausted.

"Aaargh!" Cobber's tail slapped against the floor. "Stupid Pikachu!" Cobber paced back and forth. "Now what do I do, now what do I do. Cobber's on first. Who's on second. No, no, no. Who's on first, what's on second. Who's on first? Cobber's on first, that's who. No, who's on second."

Kyisha grabbed some Pokemon food from her bag and held it out to Cobber. "Maybe this'll help."

Cobber took the Pokemon food and stared at it. "Cobber be thanking you, but Pikachu probably need rest." He put it on the floor, then dug in his bag, taking out another cube. He clicked it around like a Rubik's cube, then threw it on the ground. A pink saurian creature with a plant bulb for a back appeared in a blinding flash of light.

"Bulbasaur, vine whip attack!" Cobber shouted.

The squatty little reptile leapt forward and flung a long green whip at the monster. Two of the monster's legs broke off. It let out a gurgling yell.

"Again!"

The Bulbasaur jumped and whipped the monster. The monster howled in pain as another leg came off. It raised a tentacle, giving the Bulbasaur a fierce slap. It flew through the air, slamming into a wall with painful force.

The Bulbasaur lay on the floor, coughing and spitting up blood.

Pikachu shook itself and got up, padding over to the food. It gobbled it up in a bite, then buried its head in Cobber's backpack, making slurping and smacking sounds.

Cobber raised his hat and smacked the Pokemon away from the bag. "Grrr! Stupid Pikachu!"

"Pika!" It smiled and licked him.

"Yooo!" Cobber frowned. He pointed at the monster. "Lightning attack, Pikachu!"

Pikachu shook. "Rrrrr."

"Lightning attack!"

"Ohhhh." Pikachu shook its head and padded closer to the monster. It buckled down, grunted, and began swelling up. "Peeee..." Its hackles raised up, its red fur bristling. "Kaaaaaa..."

SMACK! The tentacle hurled Pikachu against the wall. It fell to the ground with a thud. "Owwww..." Pikachu was having difficulty getting up. One leg was folded underneath itself in an awkward, uncomfortable position. Broken. "WAAAAAH!"

Cobber shook his head. "Stupid Pikachu!"

Cobber dug in his bag, fishing out another cube. "Stupid wimpy Pokemon," he grumbled to himself, toying with the box. It made a clicking sound. He threw it on the floor, and a ditzy looking white duck came out, its huge eyes darting back and forth.

"Psyduck! Attack!" Cobber cried.

The duck stared at him. "Psy?"

Cobber pointed at the monster. "Attack! Bite! Do anything!"

"Psy?"

Cobber crossed his arms and sighed. "Fine. Just go over there and annoy it a lot."

"Psy!" It shivered and waddled behind Cobber's kimono, quacking at him.

Cobber frowned. He went to his bag, digging out a cluster of berries. "Here. Eat this."

Psyduck opened its orange beak, chomping down on them. "Yum, yum!" It began to look jittery. "Psy-psy-psy-psy!" It hopped up and down, squatted and leaped into the air. "Psiiiieeeee!"

Cobber shoved the creature's white feathered butt forward.

"Psy-psy-psy-psyduck!" The duck gleefully waddled over to the baggage compartment, flapping its wings. "Psiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeee!"

The big monster extended its neck, bringing its head closer to the duck. Psyduck jumped up and nipped at one of the creature's legs. "Psy!"

The monster let out a deafening bellow. There was a loud click, and parts of its exoskeleton popped open. A series of tentacles flopped out on all sides. They whipped around the room, hitting everything in sight. Suitcases and carry-alls flew through the air, smashing apart as they hit walls. Psyduck hit a wall and became injured. Kyisha's Pokemon went flying in all directions.

Cobber reached into his bag, taking out a fencing mask and a lockblade knife. After extending the knife, he put the mask on his face, screamed, and charged at the monster. He knocked off a leg.

The creature roared, grabbed Cobber with a tentacle, and knocked him against a wall. The little guy blacked out.

Kyisha stared at the beast. Before she could do anything, a tentacle flew at her, throwing her into a post. She saw stars, then fell unconscious.