Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus

It was a quiet day in Driftveil. The weather was nice, with only a few clouds in the sky. Nothing big was going on; the construction crews didn't seem as active today, giving residents a slight break from the constant noise they had lived with for the past few months. Some people even felt like nothing bad could happen today. Which of course meant that something had to happen.

Without warning, intense winds blasted the town from the east. Branches were knocked off trees, half-finished construction projects were ripped apart to put the crews behind for weeks, a few older houses were blown over, and unlucky pedestrians were thrown into walls, onto the street, or into each other. Behind the roar of the gale, a hearty laugh might have been heard. Tornadus was at play again.

"Woooo, more buildings go bye-bye!" the cloudy Pokemon said. He whipped his tail around to keep the winds going over the town a little longer. "You can't build anything of permanence, just accept that. So build more things that fall over faster!" He caused a cyclone of air to form around himself as he paused to look over Driftveil, wondering if he should stay here longer or move onto another town. Surprise runs were the best.

Then he felt a call from his sibling Landorus. He wasn't sure what she'd want, maybe just to say hello. Tornadus blasted off across the sky over Driftveil again, causing a violent and chaotic wind flow to wreck more havoc, then headed off to where Landorus usually was.

Although he liked setting up huge gusts in his wake, Tornadus did slow down as he approached the fields. Landorus tended to get furious if he or Thundurus messed up farms that she was watching over, and she could kick both their butts like that. True, he didn't get beaten up as badly as Thundurus in those battles, but it was safer not to vex her. There ended up being only a modest wind when he landed in the area.

Landorus was at her usual shrine, guarding the crops and farmers there as she usually did. She waved her tail at him, thankfully in a good mod. "Hello, brother. It's good to have your gales giving power to the land again."

"Uh yeah, hey," he said, waving back. "I'm just happy to be free again; they had a really nasty seal this time on us."

"Did they?" she asked, seeming curious.

Tornadus made a rude gesture with his hands. "Yeah, sealed us up in clay pots this time, and then threw them into Chargestone Cavern. I was so itchy the whole time from all that static. Once the seal was weakened, I pulverized those pots and got straight out of that place."

"That would be rotten for you to live with," Landorus said. "Strange that they put Thundurus in there too. About him, I tried to call him earlier, but he didn't respond."

"Maybe he's out having fun in freedom, as usual," Tornadus said. "I wouldn't worry about it."

She shook her head. "I know you wouldn't, not this soon. But I am concerned. I haven't felt his bolts touch the ground yet even though I know both of you got free. Strange, isn't it? And I had been waiting on him to help start a fire in an area that needs its undergrowth cleared."

"Oooo, a fire?" he said, interested. "I love fires! But, I can't start them like he does."

"Right, so we need to find him," Landorus said.

"I'll go look!" Tornadus volunteered enthusiastically, thinking that it would be great fun to use his winds to whip of a huge fire with Thundurus. "Be back in no time!" He then rushed off into the sky, causing a sharper wind to hit the area.

Landorus raised an arm over some more delicate crops, keeping them from being bent in this wind. "I knew you'd do it once fire got mentioned," she said.

Meanwhile, Tornadus raced all over the land of Unova, searching for his brother. He thought about racing close to the ground, to make the winds fly along with him. Then, he figured it'd be faster to stick to the sky and search for the clouds that usually clustered around Thundurus. Finding him sooner meant playing with wildfires sooner. And after being crammed in a pot with lots of electricity around for at least a decade, Tornadus couldn't wait to initiate a major disaster again.

Heading to the largest cloud mass in the area, he searched the sky for a while but found no trace of Thundurus. It was odd. Tornadus flew down and searched the ground for several minutes; his winds stirred up the thunderhead and made intense rain and thunder come. But not lightning, at least not to the ground yet. There weren't even any charred stumps and houses around, so he began to think that he was in the wrong place.

Then he found Thundurus, sulking in a cloudy pile on the ground for some reason. His tail was curled close around his body and his head was lowered. What was up with him? They were free now, it was time to celebrate with storms and arson! "Hey, there you are!" Tornadus said, flying in close. "Come on, Landorus wants us to scorch the countryside! Actually, she just wants you to burn some undergrowth, but she told me and it would be much more fun to create a huge fire! I don't remember where... actually, I don't think she told me. So come on, we've gotta go back to her and find out where to burn stuff."

"Go away and leave me be," Thundurus said, sort of angry but not even scowling.

Tornadus flipped himself upside down, hoping that might amuse his brother. "Hey, hey, what's wrong with you today? We just got back our freedom! Besides, I know even you must have hated those clay pots too."

"Did you hear anything in there?" he asked, not looking at him.

"Nope," he said, righting himself. "The latent electricity in the area filled my head so much... argh!" He put his hands to the side of his head, but then whirled around Thundurus. "Come on, let's go burn stuff and make huge storms at the same time."

"Leave me alone," he said, flinging a hand aside to summon a thunderbolt. "You wouldn't understand."

Tornadus quickly dodged the bolt. "Aw, come on, you weren't even trying," he said. "What is wrong with you?" When he wouldn't answer, Tornadus started poking him on the side of the head. "I'm not gonna leave you be until you tell me! Come on, come on! What is it? What is it?"

"Cut it out," Thundurus snapped, trying to shove him away. But that was better than seeing him sulk.

"Teeeeeeeeeeelllllllll mmmmmmmeeeeeeeee," he replied, pushing him back playfully.

"Gah!" he crossed his arms over his chest and tried to look away. But eventually he gave in to Tornadus' poking. "Okay, okay, if you'll stop that. I think I'm in love."

"Oh, that," Tornadus said. Then he poked Thundurus one more time. "Hey, but I understand that!"

"No you don't!"

Yes I do! I've been in love before, you know."

Thundurus finally looked at him, but in order to glare at him. "That was with a windmill."

"He-ey, it still counts!" Tornadus insisted indignantly. "I never did knock it over and it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. I like windchimes, but they're nothing compared to that. Anyhow, you're taking this too seriously. It'll bug you for a few days, and then it'll pass like some bad cold. You'll feel better if you go do something. So let's go burn stuff!"

"It's not like that," he said, seeming dispirited again. "I don't know if I should..."

Tornadus flew around him again, but this seemed to be serious. It wasn't like Thundurus to be like this. So, he had to fix things now. "Well then how is it like?" he asked. He held his hand out. "See, even your rain isn't as lively anymore. What is it?"

"I could hear things outside the clay pot," Thundurus said, reminiscing. "I could even talk to the Pokemon out there. At first I just spooked them, triggering a large spark when they didn't expect it."

"That sounds fun," Tornadus said. "For you, anyhow."

"It was for a while, but then, she showed up. She was just a Klink then, but she started talking to me. I remember what she first said to me: 'The imbalance of the electrical systems of the cavern suggests that some part of the location is the source of a great deal of boredom and frustration and in the interests of keeping a uniformity of contentment in the community system, I seek a method of addressing this imbalance.' She has a really nice voice, with just enough electrical accents to be wonderful."

Tornadus tilted his head. "A Klink?"

"Well she's a Klang by now. She kept coming to talk to me and 'fix things', but I got to enjoy our talks and miss her on days she didn't come."

"Klangs are big and hard with lots of gear teeth things that always move," Tornadus said. "It'd be hard to hug one. I mean, I could hug the windmill, but hugging a Klang would be even more awkward."

"I don't care about that!" Thundurus said. "I liked talking to her. It even got to the point where I didn't mind being inside a clay pot."

His eyes went wide. "Really? Sheesh, there is something wrong with your head."

"Maybe," he said, seeming sulky again. "She was the one who weakened our seals, you know. I told her we were put in there because people found us troublesome, but she still did it because she said she wanted to see me in person. I don't know if she's in love with me or why she did it."

"Well then why didn't you talk with her when you got out?" Tornadus asked. "I mean, I hate that place, but it's somewhere you'd be comfortable with."

"I would've, but you scared her off!" he said, back to being mad (really mad this time). "At least, I think you did. Besides, how can I go back to see her? I'm not even sure I'd be able to figure out which Klang she is, or if she'd want to see me now that she knows that I wasn't kidding about who I am and why I was in that pot." And now he was sulky.

"Hmph. Well you're not going to find out unless you go!" Tornadus then grabbed hold of Thundurus arm and tried to fly him away from his sulking spot.

"Hey, hey! What're you doing?"

"I'm gonna drag you back there since you're chickening out about going yourself."

"F-fine, but let me go," Thundurus said, throwing his hold off but following still.

When they landed outside of the entrance to Chargestone Cavern, Landorus was there to meet them. "I'm sure there's some importance to calling me away from the farm," she said sternly.

Tornadus pushed Thundurus towards her. "Yeah, this guy's lovesick, so we're gonna drag him in here to meet with the object of his adoration. Only it isn't an object this time, since he likes a Klang."

"I see," she said.

"Why did you have to get her involved?" Thundurus hissed.

"Hey, I'm not stupid," Tornadus said. "I'll go back in there to help you look, but only with the both of you to draw the electricity away from me."

"You're really going to help?" he asked, uncertain.

"What's it look like?" he said, heading into the cavern.

Landorus took Thundurus by the arm and tugged him to follow. "That's sweet," she said. "Let's go find this Klang so you can introduce her to me. It must be an interesting story if he's entering this place willingly."

Tornadus turned to them and floated backwards a short ways. "So the plan is, we'll just talk to a bunch of them until you recognize her voice, since you love that so much. Or maybe she'll recognize yours, we'll just have to see. No point being upset about something that may or may not be true; decide on being upset or ecstatic when you hear the truth, right?"

"Oh my lord, he actually sounds intelligent for once," Thundurus said, making the other two laugh.

He waved it off. "Well don't expect that to last or anything."

"Good to know that," Landorus said sarcastically.

As it turned out, their escape had startled the Klang who had let them go. But she did seem glad to talk to Thundurus again. It might just work out this time. But more importantly, Thundurus was in a better mood to start fires and storms with Tornadus, making things immensely better.

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Tornadus B2/W2 entry: In every direction it flies, creating winds so powerful, they blow everything away.

Thundurus Black entry: Countless charred remains mar the landscape of places through which Thundurus has passed.

Landorus B2/W2 entry: From the forces of lightning and wind, it creates energy to give nutrients to the soil and make the land abundant.

Editor's Note: We here at POS do not recommend using arson for solving life's problems or for entertainment. Campfires are fine, but anything larger than that is not. Except maybe controlled fires to burn undergrowth. At any rate, please do not interpret this story as a suggestion to set fire to things. Remember, only you can prevent forest fires.

Happy Valentine's Day!