Pokémon Trainer Hero
Chapter 53: The Sports Festival part. 24- Very Old Adversaries act.2.
Gar charged at Giovanni with a loud battle cry, right arm raised up and back, ready to strike the old man who just stood still! Gar punched right, then left, then tight again with all his might, but it yielded nothing! Every time Gar swung his arm or thrust it forward, the old man would simply shift his weight and turn right out of it. Gar then changed style and dropped to a crouch where he swung his leg in a low sweep, but Giovanni jumped over it. Gar then sprang up and attempted to roundhouse kick him, but Giovanni simply arched his head back and allowed the kick to fly past his nose.
Gar jumped away from the man, breathing heavily, while he simply stood in the same spot with the same ego inflated expression and the same relaxed stance.
Giovanni grunted and said, "Is that all? I expected better. Perhaps you've gone soft?"
"Shut up! How the hell are you even able to fight? You're an old Drampa. Where'd you learn to fight?", Gar snapped at him.
"Prison."
"Figures that would be the only thing you got in there.", Gar rolls his eyes before putting his hands up like a boxer.
Giovanni raised an amused eyebrow at the change, but still stood still. Gar hopped over to him on fleet feet and began to rapidly shoot out punch after punch with blocking breaks. This time Giovanni was a little less lax and had to take his arm out from behind his back so he could move more easily and still managed to dodge every attack attempted! This is where Gar instantly switched tactics and quickly shoved Giovanni back with a firm step and both hands exerting all force from his shoulders and back!
This time Giovanni got hit, but he blocked both hands with his own, still, he found himself skidding across the floor on his shoes! He looked at the young man with slight surprise as he got into a solid sumo position and centered his body center and forward! Without warning, he rushed in with an open palm and attempted to strike the man! Giovanni skipped the dodging and changed to blocking. Although the strike was far in-between one another, the sheer force behind each one was brutal! If Giovanni wasn't careful then he would be K. for sure! His palms were already aching after just three strikes and he found himself skidding back a little bit with each strike!
He knew he had to do something, and so he did. He waited for the next strike and instead of blocking it he turned to the side, then pushed his arm to Gar's elbow and caused the strike to vere off alongside his stance, giving Giovanni a chance to strike his back with a well-placed elbow!
Gar gagged at the sudden force and was nearly sent to the ground, but he ducked and rolled before shooting up and turning around into a kung-fu style stance! Posture low and arms up in strange positions with eyes focused. Giovanni ground like the slimy bastard he was at this and changed his footing as well while keeping his hands in front. Gar rushed in and landed a strike so fast that Giovanni nearly flinched, but he blocked it regardless. However, he noticed that the strike, although fast, was not powerful yet much more precise. Gar was just striking fast in certain spots, he was deliberately trying to hit spots on his body that wouldn't be able to handle such attacks! Attacks on parts that would leave his body cramped and vulnerable!
Gar kept hitting quickly and changing the parts he hit! It almost seems random but there was a flow to it in his body. His body always moves in the same way despite the randomness of where his fast fingers landed. Giovanni saw this and thought up his counter. He waited for the right time, then struck! He slapped Gar's left hand to the side, then redirected his right above, and with both hands out of the way he quickly and sharply kneed the young man in the stomach! Gar doubled over from the blow as Giovanni uppercut him while his guard was down! Gar was slightly launched upwards where Giovanni spun around and kicked him in his ribs, causing him to spin into a flying fall straight onto the floor!
Gar lay there coughing, wheezing, and trying to catch his breath as his body ached! His jaw hurt and ribs like hell and he was seeing red, which didn't help with the painful tears in his eyes, it was a strain just to breathe properly. He got back onto his feet with shaking knees and tried to throw a sloppy punch at the approaching old man, but Giovanni blocked the weak hit with an open palm. He then grabbed the fist and painfully twisted it behind Gar's body!
Gar was forced to his knees as Giovanni held his arm in a death grip! Then without any hesitation, the old man slowly applied pressure, bedding the arm around and in the opposite direction until the satisfying snap of Gar's arm could be heard! Even throughout it all, Gar didn't make a single sound until his arm had finally snapped! That was when he let out a blood-curdling scream and began to spasm, trying to break free!
Giovanni released his grip and allowed the young man to fall, continuing to scream and cradle his arm! Gar had tried to get back up again, despite his injury, but only managed to push himself to his knees on his good arm before Giovanni kicked him back over to his side! The old man stomped hard on Gar's neck, making him choke from the shock, keeping him pinned as he looked down at him and vexed him.
"Was that it? I had expected more. You put up such a big incline that I thought you'd go all the way through with it. But I guess you've long since hit your stride.", Giovanni teased him with his toothy grin.
Gar managed to lift his head and squeak out with what breath he had, "Screw. You!"
Giovanni growled at the and swiftly kicked Gar in the head, making him see stars! He looked down at the dazed teen and stated, "Children should learn to respect their elders more."
"I'm an adult you Magikarp.", Gar forced out in a snippy tone.
Giovanni narrows his eyes with a frown as he demands, "Give me what I want, and I might show mercy. I'm growing tired of these games, Garfield."
Gar smiles and lets out a small chuckle, making Giovanni confused, he then looks at the man with a mischievous grin as he said, "Then I guess you'll be exasperated after this."
Without warning, he used his good arm to grab the Master ball on his belt and summoned Mewtwo. However, when Mewtwo manifested the light was red and not blue. After the Pokémon appeared, the Pokéball broke into pieces!
"What?!", Giovanni yelled in confusion and shock.
Mewtwo looked around confused until his eyes fell upon the sight of Gar on the floor and Giovanni standing over him with a foot on his neck! For a moment Mewtwo was frozen with fear at the sight of the old man! It's memories of the past flooding back to him! However, he was shaken out of his fear-induced trance at the sound of Gar yelling at him!
"Go! Runaway from here! Before it's too late!", Gar yelled at him, but Mewtwo stayed put, unsure of what to do or act. But Gar finalized his decision as he screamed, "Go! Get out of here! Stay free! Be free! You have to be!"
With that last statement, Mewtwo floated into the air and took off from the hallway! He was gone as quickly as the Pokéball that summoned him. Once the Pokémon was gone, Gar breathed a sigh of relief as a tear ran down his face
However, Giovanni was not happy about this! His posture was stiff, his shoulders taught, his eyes dark, his mouth curled into a frown, and his body shaking with rage! He then sputters out before yelling, "You….little…..BRAT!", and he kicks Gar in the stomach, clear to the other side of the hallway.
Gar gagged as he tried to swallow down air. The old man was upon him in seconds, grabbing him up by the collar of his jumpsuit and holding him above his feet! The dead started the young man in the eyes with a glare of fiery death? Through ground teeth, he exclaims with hatred, "Do you know how long it's gonna take me just to get that Pokemon back!? I was so close to my goal and yet you still managed to mess it up!"
Gar choked a few times before finally having enough air to say, "That sounds….a lot like your whole life, even…..before me.", Giovanni growls and then throws the young man into the wall with a sickening THUMP! Gar coughed a few more times and swallowed down the air before he said to the man with a vexing tone, "You always think and plan but you can never see the shortcomings in your goals. That's why you always lose, that's why you can't win, cause there's always something blocking you. And I'm one of those things. I'll be that nagging little Bug-type that is always around you. Always ready to bite your tender fingers when they reach out, and keep you from grabbing your desires. Right until my last breath!", he proclaimed boldly.
Giovanni snarled at him before saying with killer intent, as Mewtwo floated to his side, "Then I guess this is where you take it."
Giovanni snaps his fingers and psychic energy streams around its body, eyes, and hands.
Gar smiled wryly as he felt the energy grab him, before saying, "Then let me use it right now.", without a moment to spare, Gar used his good arm to let loose a loud whistle.
Before Giovanni or Mewtwo could figure out what was happening, Rhyperior burst through the opposing wall, running on all fours! Teeth bared, arms in front, tail raised, and horn drill running at speed! It looked like Rhyperior got the jump on them, even Giovanni looked terrified! But Mewtwo quickly showed why it was given the title of Legendary! Within a moment, Mewtwo was in front of Giovanni and pushed the oncoming Pokemon out of the way with its amazing psychic ability!
Despite its massive size, Rhyperior was flying away with little effort! It skids across the ground but the Pokémon was still full of so much energy that it dug its fingers and toes to keep from sliding and spinning out of control! Rhyperior made huge gashes as it frantically skidded across the slick floor, facing the Legendary once more and roaring while charging in!
While making its second attempt, it rolled into a ball as its body began to glisten like metal, and it rolled towards the hyper-powerful Pokemon! Despite its tenacity, Mewtwo still stopped the creature cold. A wall of psychic energy was erected around it, causing Rhyperior to slam into it instead. The energy then dispersed and collected around Rhyperior. The Pokémon was lifted into the air, and Mewtwo directly fired a Psystrike right in front of the helpless Pokemon! Rhyperior flew from one end of the hallway to the other in seconds! The huge Pokemon landed with a booming crash and passed out right there!
"Rhyperior!", Gar cried out as he returned the Pokémon and sent the ball back into his A.M.P.D.
At this point, he had put all his current Pokemon into the ethernet system, far out of Giovanni's thieving hands. Once the last ball was in, Giovanni noticed it and used his foot to shatter it! Unfortunately, it was attached to his broken arm so he cried out in agony!
Giovanni grunted in his throat and said, "That's enough use from your little toy.", he then snapped his fingers and Mewtwo floated to his side where it proceeded to hold up Gar with its mind. Giovanni snickered at seeing Gar so helpless and vexed him saying, "Now, you're all alone."
Gar struggled under the immense pressure from the physic powers, but retaliated with his smearing smile, and vexed him back, "Oh look, we do have something in common after all.", Giovanni growled and frowned at him angrily, and was about to give Mewtwo another command when Gar suddenly added in, "Before you do of me with your new slave, how'd you do it?"
Giovanni raised an eyebrow and asked back, "What do you mean?"
Gar rolled his eyes and explained further, "Oh please Giovanni, you and I both know that when it comes to Pokemon, Physic types are always the hardest to control due to their intelligence, and willpower. Mewtwo is the pinnacle of free will and power. So how'd you done it? There's something different about this one, I can tell.", he said while staring intensely at the cloned abomination.
Giovanni smiled with a smug and proud grin, then told the young man, "You are very correct, there is something different about this Mewtwo. I made many modifications from the original and now it is 2x stronger than its predecessor."
"Then why bother going through all the trouble just to get the prototype?", Gar asked him further.
"You are still just a child if you can't figure that out. It's not about the goal, it's about setting an example.", Giovanni told him with a disappointed and vexing tone as he shook his head. He then lifted his head and motioned to the Pokemon he explained, "Regardless, getting Mewtwo to heed my commands would be hard in normal circumstances.", he then reached behind himself and pulled out something, displaying it proudly before Gar as he stated with a sinister expression, "But I found a loophole."
Gars eyes widened as he saw what was in his hands! It was a Pokeball, yet different, and very illegal! It was a dark grey color with mustard brown and prominent bulging around the button lip and in several bands reaching its top and bottom!
Gar grit his teeth in anger and surprise as he spat out, "A Thief ball."
"That's right. After Mewtwo was successfully captured within the Master ball, I captured it within the Thief ball, bending its will to my own!", Giovanni explained to him, keeping his sinister expression as he pulled out a shiny new Master ball.
"You grimy bastard!", Gar cursed the man with a snap of his tone.
Giovanni snickered at him and stated proudly, "Call me what you want, but in the end, I'm victorious! Your little intervention in my schemes is nothing to me! I might have to track down that old experiment, but it's only a minor setback. Once I have it back, I and my Team will return to our world where it will be all mine for the taking! And from the ashes of the old Team Rocket, will arise the new Team Rainbow Rocket!", he proclaimed boldly and happily.
Gar couldn't help but get a strange sensation of Deja vu from hearing that name, and a sensation of dread to accompany it. He didn't think that he'd have one of them from his world! Then again, in the multiverse, any possibility is possible.
Gar clicked his tongue at his proclamation and asked, "And what will he get?", Giovanni wiped away his smug and prideful expression, replacing it with curiosity as he stared at the young man. Rolling his eyes at his face, Gar said, "Don't give me that look, you know I'm talking about your supplier. What does he get after helping you?"
Giovanni was quiet for a moment, but put back on his smug sinister smile as he answered, "Nothing."
"Nothing?", Gar repeated the word, like it was foreign.
"That's right. It was truly kind of him to get me back on my feet, but his usefulness has come to an end for my plans. Plans that he certainly has no part of. He will learn to yield to me, just as you have.", he told the young man while grabbing and holding up the base of his chin.
Without warning, Gar broke away his grip and bit down on the old man's fingers, causing them to bleed! Giovanni cried out and immediately pulled away fast as he held his injured fingers! He glared at Gar with a snarl as Gar spat the man's blood from his mouth, and back onto said man's new suit!
"I'd watch yourself if I were you, Gio Gio. Double-crossing him is the last thing you'd want to do.", Gar warned the old man.
Giovanni growled in his throat and snapped at him, yelling, "Don't bother wasting your breath, boy. Soon you'll be taking your last ones.", he said the last part with malicious intent.
He then snapped his fingers again and Mewtwo began to choke the young man with its physic power! Gar struggled and strained as he tried to break free, but could only dangle and gasp for breath! Giovanni smiled at this sight and asked, "Any final comebacks before you meet with Giratina in The Distortion World?"
Gar struggled for even a bit of air, but managed to squeak out with what little he had left in himself, "I'm….glad….he's…..free."
MUWA HA HA! I'M SO EVIL! YOU THOUGHT THIS WAS THE LAST CHAPTER OF THIS ARC, BUT INSTEAD, IT WAS A THREE-PARTER WITH A CLIFFHANGER! BASK IN MY EVIL WRITING SKILLS! HA HA HA!
But in all seriousness, I have no excuse for this one. I just got excited and wanted to bring it out ASAP and pull you guys in on a cliffhanger. Don't worry though, the next chapter is either in the works or finished as we speak.
Also, I have a serious question for you guys. What should I call the A.M.P.D (Arm-Mounted Pokeball Device) from now on? Cause I'll be honest I'm not so keen on it myself. I never really had a name picked out, I just wanted something with clever acronyms. So If you guys got something catchy or better, please let me know!
So thanks for reading and hope you enjoyed it.