Chapter 3: End of the Prelude
A.N.: Welcome back! Enjoy my crap!
"Why are we even doing this?" Thomas groaned. After Rika forced the two boys to find evidence for her felt... contrived.
"Simply put, I want you to find a way to make me trust you." Rika said. She was deadly serious about trust; forcing people to do seemingly mundane yet outrageous tasks seemed like a norm for her.
"Do we really have to?" Jeremiah sighed. "I doubt we're gonna find anything."
Rika was going to say something however a collection of screams echoed throughout the forest. "Was that-!?"
"That sounded like the others!" Thomas gasped.
"I recognize her voice anywhere... Sis!" Jeremiah cried out as he charged off in a panicked hurry. Thomas and Rika followed after the boy further into the forest.
Meanwhile: Deseir, Willow and Ely were surrounded by a horde of Beedrill. The brunette had fallen to her knees and trembled with fear. "Are we gonna die here!?"
"Pull yourself together." Willow stated, hiding her anxiety rather well. "Are you all bark and no bite?"
"Of course not...!" Dese pouted, getting back on her own two feet after regaining the confidence to do so. "We won't lose, right Squirtle!?" The Squirtle nodded and gave a smug grunt as it did so.
"That's the passion I wanna see!" Elijah shouted. "Now, it's our turn! C'mon out, Fennix Flare!" He tossed a Pokeball into the air and emerging from it came another Fennekin.
Dese and Willow both glared at him in annoyance. "You had a fire type!?"
"Of course. Though, I doubt type advantage will help us much against these Beedrill..." Elijah said. "There's just too many...!"
"We won't know unless we try! Leonardo, use Water Gun now!" Deseir cried. The Pokemon breathed in as much air as it could as its chest puffed out. When he released it a concentrated stream of water burst out, however the target Beedrill had evaded the attack deftly. It quickly countered with one of its spears and jabbed at Squirtle's shell. Luckily it didn't pierce through much but the Squirtle (named after the ninja turtle) still felt it and doubled over in pain. "Crap, Squirtle!"
"Let's show her how to do it properly. Acanthus, use your Tackle attack!" The Bulbasaur charged forward on command and rammed right into the Beedrill. "Yeah, that's good." However, that brief moment of success fell short as the Bulbasaur nicknamed Acanthus was hit with a Fury Attack from the Beedrill and was sent flying. It managed to stick the landing on all fours but it was still a little dazed. The Beedrill made a beeline for the grass type and used Poison Sting, causing Acanthus to become disoriented. "How could we have botched that up...?" Willow seemed surprised by that.
"The Beedrill are too strong. They're the fully evolved form of Weedle." Elijah explained as he read it from the Pokedex. "Plus there's five of them, we don't stand much chance- ah!" He narrowly avoided being impaled by one of those stingers on the Beedrill's arms. "Fennix Flare, try your Ember attack!" The Fennekin nodded and opened its mouth wide. A small ball of fire formed and the fox-like creature spat it out at the Beedrill, causing it to back off from it. Another one came and tried to counter Fennix Flare's attack with its stinger. The fire type barely avoided the spear-like stinger as it lodged itself into the ground. Beedrill dug up some earth as it pulled its arm back out and went for another attack, which Fennix Flare had to dodge again. The assault from the Pokemon was proving to be relentless. "Damn it..." Elijah muttered, balling one of his hands into a fist.
"Leonardo, c'mon! Stand back up! We need you!" Dese cried.
"You too, Acanthus." Willow gasped out. The two starter Pokemon struggled to stand back up after the attacks. However the Beedrill weren't done with them as they made a nose dive once more, intending to ram into them. The girls gasped out in terror as they were unsure of what to do. They froze with anxiety.
"Dusk, Bubble!" Thomas ordered. The Froakie leaped into the air and flinched as it fired a stream of bubbles from its mouth. Miraculously, shooting it blindly caused the bubbles to make impact with the Beedrill at full force. The bug type became disoriented and Thomas rushed over to the fallen Pokemon. He sprayed them both with one of the Potions given to him by Trevor from earlier and the two were once again able to stand. "They're okay." Thomas sighed and gave a thumbs up to Deseir and Willow. The girls sighed in unison and turned to each other, then turned away and pouted as they realized they didn't like each other much. Thomas just scratched the back of his head in confusion.
Fennix Flare was still in danger and being pursued by the wild Beedrill. It would've looked rather ridiculous if peril wasn't real. "Fennix Flare!" Elijah cried out. "Turn and fight!" No matter what he said, the Fennekin could only run in fear of the fully evolved Pokemon. A burst of fire made impact on the Beedrill's face and sent it flying off of the Fennekin's trail. Fennix Flare skidded to a halt as it watched the Bug type try to shake off any embers.
"Jeez. If you don't know when to strike then don't bother with the fight, right?" Rika said as she stepped forward with her Charmander. "Don't worry though, we're here now. We can handle this."
"What a show off..." Elijah chuckled, holding his arms up a bit and shook his head.
"Sis!" Jeremiah shouted, running towards his older sibling. He gave her a big hug and sighed with relief. "You had me scared half to death..."
"W-whoa... What are you so worried about?" Deseir laughed. "I'm fine. Always trust your big sis to pull through."
"Something about all of this seems backwards somehow..." Thomas sighed.
"What do you mean?" Rika asked.
"Can you all save the small talk for after we beat them?" Willow pointed towards the re-emerging Beedrill as they surrounded the trainers and Pokemon.
"Oh I almost forgot about them." Elijah admitted.
"Yeah, but with this many of us we can't lose." Rika pointed out. "It's highly improbable considering we have two Fire types going against Bug types."
"Okay, let's do this!" Deseir cried out, everyone gaining the confidence to fight due to Rika's analysis. "Leonardo Water Gun!" She commanded as her Squirtle once again shot water from his mouth in a concentrated stream. It managed to find it's mark and douse a Beedrill. To say the least, it was enraged and focused in on the pair.
"We won't be left behind." Willow proclaimed. "Acanthus, Magical Leaf!" The Bulbasaur's attack didn't do much in terms of damage, however it did attract the attention of the Bug Type. The Beedrill tried to use its large spear like arms but the grass type dodged with ease.
"Dusk, toughen up okay?" Thomas encouraged the Froakie. It nodded nervously and sprayed more bubbles, slowing down the target.
"I'm not gonna run... Fennix Flare!" Elijah cried to his Pokemon. The Fox-like creature nodded and yipped as it spat fire of it's own volition. The Beedrill was in frantic panic trying to dodge the barrage of flames, while the trainer watched in surprise. "U-uh... good work?" He stammered as he watched nervously.
"Sol, you know what to do." Rika stated coolly while putting her hands on her hips. Her Charmander nodded and copied Fennix Flare's way of attacking, but actually taking the time to charge and hit the Pokemon in the right spot causing it to be knocked down on several occasions.
During all the confusion, Jeremiah had tossed out his Chespin and told it something. "Look, you need to be serious. At least this once... please." He told it. He looked at it and the Chespin only sighed and gave a reluctant nod. He faced the Beedrill with a smirk and Jeremiah gave a command. "Okay, hit em with your Vine Whip!" The Chespin revealed two vines sprouting from its back and lashed them out at the Bug type. While seemingly ineffective from a technical standpoint, constantly striking seemed to be working just fine.
Keeping us the strategy of relentless attacks, they were able to force the Beedrill to retreat. Due to their sheer group size they were able to rival the Beedrill and chase them off. (I admit, this is a lazy write away on my part. But due to time constraints I at least want to get something out to show I haven't lost hope on this story yet. So bear with the bare bones writing of this chapter. Next ones to follow should be back up to par... Hopefully)
With success gleaming in their minds, they all sighed in relief as the crisis was seemingly averted for now. Deseir even went as far as to plant herself right on the ground and give another sigh. "See? No problem." She tried laughing the whole ordeal off to break the silence. Everyone only stared at her in confusion before Elijah started joining her in laughter. Thomas snickered, Jeremiah beamed and Rika smirked with relief.
Willow was the only one lost on their behavior. "Why are you all so happy? We could've been killed."
"It's just... a time and thing y'know?" Elijah tried explaining.
"And people say I have a twisted sense of humor..." Willow said, barely audible to the others but only shrugged off her confusion for the time being.
"Oh, right. About that test-" Elijah was about to say before the others cut him off.
"No need to say anything else." Rika said. "I think I talk on everyone's behalf in saying we gladly accept the decision of being Pokedex Holders."
"Actually..." Thomas was going to say something but was stopped by a hush from Jeremiah.
"Hush, the adults are talking." He said, placing a finger jokingly on his lips.
"Where'd that come from?" Deseir asked, genuinely confused.
"I guess this slacker and this prankster rubbed off on me..." Jeremiah shrugged, referring to Thomas and Chespin.
"You guys are all definitely abnormal... I respect that." Willow nodded in approval.
A.N.: Not as long a chapter as I wanted it to be, buuuuuuuuuuuuut I did get it out (finally) and this concludes the prologue of sorts. We now get to delve right into what I've been hoping for from the very beginning. Aka, more characters, more plot and more POKEMON. The one reason you clicked on this to begin with. And no, I won't be doing anything too formulaic with this story by adding in a Trainer of the Day type scenario as the anime does that just fine. Instead, it will follow the plot of X/Y arc of the games and manga but be more character and dialogue driven. So if you haven't played the game or been living under a rock... spoilers. I guess... And yes, Leonardo IS a ninja turtle name. That's the point XD
Also, if this chapter has any typos or errors or any confusing and jarring problems you notice its because I haven't had the time to iron it all out this time around and I just wanted to get it to you all as swiftly as possible to let you know this is where the real shit begins. Now then, I have one last thing to do:
In honor of Sun/Moon's release in less than a week, I have decided to write this next bit solely for entertainment purpose. It doesn't have any relevancy to the rest of the plot as a whole and is just written... just cuz. Anyway, I present to you: Moonlight Densetsu- My OC version. (Song provided from: www . youtube watch? v= EaG5m bUHlC0 remove spaces to enjoy because she has a harmonious voice or if link doesn't work look up Annapatsu: Moonlight Densetsu) Imagine Sailor Moon S. And I know... Moon, not really a whole lot of Sun involved but I DO WHAT I WANT. So long as it's within proper context.
*As the music opens up, the core six of this story are shown to be flying along a bird Pokemon of each generation (I'll leave which one to your imagination) and cross the starry sky then the lyrics begin...*
I know I'm not as blunt and outspoken, I'll only say how I feel in daydreams. My mind's about to burst in short circuit, cuz all I want is to have you near. *It shows each of the character's with their Pokemon as the angle pans over each of them. Chespin is climbing on top of Jeremiah's head; Rika and her Charmander stand normally but Rika's attention is towards a book and not the audience; Thomas yawns and his Froakie yelps, which snaps him to attention to face the audience; Willow flips her long pigtails with her eyes closed while Bulbasaur combs one of them with its vine and an actual comb, helping her keep her hair straight; Elijah and Fennekin are happy with a whole bag of what seem to be clothes; and finally Dese tries striking an "anime" pose but Squirtle shakes his head and sighs at her antics*
My tears begin to fall in the moonlight. But it's too late now it's almost midnight. *The next shots show a caped figure running the rooftops of Lumiose City at night. It's impossible to tell who it's supposed to be as they've cast themselves to the shadows.*
My needs are small yet still so confusing, in this Kaleidoscopic heart! *In these shots, you see Team Flare looming over the Kalos region as it becomes tainted with red. In the sky the six trainers dive forward in a spiral shape, ready to take on the challenge they present.*
The light that shines from the great moon will lead the way. And we will meet, again and again! *It then cuts to each of the trainer's passing over the screen while their starting Pokemon Final Evolutions' are performing their signature techniques. For Chesnaught, it's Spiky Shield. For Charizard, it's Blast Burn. Greninja uses Water Shuriken while Venusaur unleashes Frenzy Plant. Delphox casts Mystical Fire and Blastoise uses Hydro Cannon. It ends with the six trainers standing side by side, each holding out a Poke Ball. They all open and the view is blocked by light.*
The constellations shining in the night sky. Help me to know how my heart can take flight. Born into similar worlds we're still waiting. *Here several hands, each belonging to one of the trainers, reach out to a starry sky. Split by a line of light between night and day*
This is our Miracle Romance. Believe in this, our second chance. In our Miracle Romance! *It finally ends as the view pans down and out showing the six reaching to the sky with their starter Pokemon behind them, showing off in a way.*