Episode 34: Return of Venomica

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon I do own Hotaru, Ashley, Darnel, and Queen Venomica.

It was another night, and once more explosions were sounding as Hotaru in her Sylveon form raced about. Dodging right and left of blows from a Shadow Aggron. Sure the type advantage was against her but so far she wasn't even hit due to using her superior speed well compared to her opponent's speed hers was superior! She had avoided many Iron Heads, clearly her training with Ziva paid off! Ziva unleashes a Discharge taking out Cipher soldiers with ease as her Mistress fought against the Shadow Aggron " Your Lucario, or Flygon form would've been much suited for this!"

"I KNOW!" Hotaru admitted "But they caught me by surprise and I had to take a shot as they were only Cipher soldiers!"

"Point taken"

Hotaru ranks her brain as she dodged another Iron Head then she dived into the ground using Dig. The Shadow Aggron growls searching for her until it was ordered to unleash Earthquake! It stomped on the ground triggering a massive Earthquake. The massive quake did double damage to Hotaru whom had been hiding underground. It also shook so much that the ground literally spat her out of the hole directly at her attacker! Hotaru thought quickly, okay so taking him by surprise with Dig wasn't going to work out! Erdos had Earthquake on this Shadow Pokemon, so it was down to plan B! Just as Shadow Aggron was about to connect with Iron Head, which was aimed at her chest to bash it open, Hotaru wrapped her legs around the Shadow Pokemon's head then used her inherited super human strength to pile drive the Aggron's head into the ground with a massive THUD! Ziva giggled watching this "THAT'S MY MISTRESS! Exactly what I've taught you during our spars think creatively!"

"That was a smart move" Darnel admitted watching the fight.

"I still say she could've used her ribbons" Ashley muttered "But I gotta admit Hotaru is thinking creatively!"

Angrily Shadow Aggron got up glaring at Hotaru. It came at her with Double Edge. Hotaru this time used her ribbons to block it's charge then she used them to pick up and THROW the Shadow Aggron high into the air. She gathered fired in her mouth and unleashed a Mystical Fire! WHAM the fire attack struck home dealing damage to the Shadow Pokemon, but it didn't defeat it just yet but it was weakened. It SLAMS into the ground weakened but not out. It gets straight back up attempting to Iron Head her again. Unlike the previous time, Hotaru didn't use her strength to stop it, rather she used her ribbons stopping it's head once more. It growls grabbing her ribbons and tugged her forward and prepared a third Iron Head one that wouldn't miss with it rowing her in like a fish caught on a line! This is what she wanted however as she prepared herself for her next move! Just as she was inches away from being struck by the Steel type move, she aimed her feet and spun around preforming a Double Kick! The Fighting type move connected to the Shadow Pokemon, the first of the two Double Kicks didn't do much but somehow disrupt it from using Iron Head while dealing massive damage to it then the second one scored a Critical hit across it's neck. The force of the second kick was so great that the move defeated the Shadow Pokemon after sending it flying and onto it's back with a massive THUD swirls in it's eyes. Not only this but Hotaru's feet were stinging with pain "OUCH, OUCH, OUCH, OUCH! OUCH! I should've known better! I JUST KICKED HARD ROCK AND STEEL WITH MY FEET! OUCH!"

She cast a look at the defeated Shadow Pokemon "Shadow Pokemon defeated,,,Awaiting purification...OUCH! OUCH! OUCH!"

Leave it to me!

The Rototrix sucked up Shadow Aggron's darkness purifying the Shadow Pokemon "Shadow Pokemon...Purified!"

"Thank goodness!" Hotaru said leaping about with her feet still aching.

Cipher soldiers retreated defeated again. Clearly they were missing Queen Venomica as they were on a big time losing streak especially on this ambush they sprung on Hotaru. Once all gone Hotaru quickly reverted back to her normal form where her feet weren't aching "I'M NEVER KICKING HARD STEEL AND ROCK WITH MY BAREFEET EVER AGAIN! I swear I broke them!"

"You did sort of kick an Iron Head as a Fairy type" Ziva pointed out "Sure that Double Kick worked but coming from a Fairy type feet, that might've done it, still you won."

Hotaru groans "Memo to myself never use Sylveon against Steel types...I'm not kicking a Steel type with my Sylveon Form's feet."

The four go back to Hotaru's house with Erdos fuming in Cipher's base at another loss.

*Intro- Latias's voice- Three years ago, my brother Latios and I made our escape from Cipher taking the Rototrix with us. For three years we had avoided being captured and turned into Shadow Pokemon as well as keeping the Rototrix safe from Cipher whom were making plans to use it for their own evil needs. Three years later, Cipher has remerged selling Shadow Pokemon to Earth in a bid to take over the universe. Luckily my brother and I managed to save a girl in need and gave her the Rototrix a device that transforms the wielder into a Pokegirl or Pokeboy of 14 different types of Pokemon. Now she has the difficult task in not defeating Cipher but purifying all of the Shadow Pokemon. Hotaru certainly has a difficult task to do but she's the only chance two worlds have and I have a feeling, Hotarumon 14 is going to stop Cipher's plans once and for all.

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Erdos was furious! Hotaru had bested him for the third night in a row ever sense she got back. It confirmed his worst fear, with her pet Ziva the Zerora at herside, Hotaru was getting much needed training or prep time and it was benefitting her! He was furious that Aggron lost to a Fairy type, Aggron should've had that win but just like her battle with Shadow Mega Metagross, she ended up winning. He banged his fist against the wall "THAT DARN ZERORA IS MAKING THINGS HARDER! HOUTARMON 14 is becoming stronger with her sparing sessions."

"Asss one ssshould underssstand it to happen that way Erdosss" Queen Venomica said "Now Hotarumon 14 has prep time sssomething ssshe never had before...Now that ssshe doesss, ssshesss'sss going to be stronger no matter what."

Erdos frowned "It's all going downhill sense the blasted Zerora was freed!"

Queen Venomica flickered her tongue "My fangsss are back to normal. Now I can help onccce more!"

This seemed to brightened Erdos's mood "Thank goodness. We need a plan one that's cold and clever."

Queen Venomica listened to him "With that Zerora on her ssside, ambussshesss are gonna be hard to pull off, that Zerora will sssmell our approach way before we can make it and that's why your recccent abmusssh failed. Good newsss you sssent the Shadow Pokemon early when ssshe transssformed into her Ssssylveon form. I might've gone way over my head to try to gain her flesssh during that failed misssion where you captured those school girls to Hotaru too me, but one needsss to think more creatively and opened."

"What do you suggest?" Erdos inquired

Queen Venomica tested her fangs "You need to do what you did today."

"That failed because of the reasons you said!"

Queen Venomica chuckled "This time make it a triple threat."

This shut him up as she outlined her plan "Double the amount of soldiers you have, then attack with a Shadow Pokemon thatsss not so slow. Ussse one where it has plenty of speed to match. Aggron was ssslow compared to Hotarumon 14's to use on you in that battle, but you've gotta do that in a way where you divide Hotaru's friends from her including that Zerora."

Erdos now understood "I get it so that Hotaru is excluded from her friends leaving her the only person to fight against that onslaught!"

Queen Venomica nodded "Exactly. Divide and conquer!"

"But how will we seperate Hotarumon 14 from her friends and her pet?" Erdos inquired.

Queen Venomica answered "Leave thossse three to me! I'll make sure they don't interfere!" at this she bares her fangs "One way or the other!"

Erdos shook his head in agreement with her "Alright then."

"Only then onccce Hotarumon 14 is isssolated you'll put the plan into motion."

Erdos smirked liking the idea for Queen Venomica, Queen Venomica was being quite clever, take care of Hotaru's friends and pet without her knowing to make sure they didn't interfere with the real plan "I assume you will be aiding in the attack?"

"Hotaru's flesssh isss my ultimate prize" Queen Venomcia admitted to him "I will be attending that attack as well, as the true surprise while she's fighting everything elssse!"

Thus the two went to work on their latest plan.

Queen Venomica had returned to her subjects in her castle. She explained her plan to them in the same detail she had given to Erdos. Her subjects all agreed to go with their plan considering it would be certain death at the hands of their Queen if they refused. She turned to two of her subjects "You two are in cccharge of capturing Darnel. Go sneak into his house at night and capture him alive and bring him to my dungeon."

"Yes ma'am!" was the response.

Queen Venomica turned "As for Assshley, I'll handle her myself!"

Her subjects go off to obey her orders as the Succubus Naga Queen left herself. It was around midnight when Queen Venomica and her subjects made their silent move. Queen Venomica's subjects bypassed any security system of Darnel's house with Queen Venomica doing the same easily to Ashley's house. Darnel was unlucky and wasn't fortnate enough to wake on time before Queen Venomica's subjects pounce on him taking him with them before he could even dish out a single word. Ashley on the other hand had a restless night and opened her eyes once she felt cold. She popped upward out of bed and saw Queen Venomica. The blond tried to scream but Queen Venomica was quick grabbing her with her coils and began constricting the blond with so much force that the blond girl couldn't scream! Venomica thought about devouring Ashley right here and there but decided not to. It was best to use Ashley alive than dead. So after constricting Ashley up to the point of unconsciousness the Succbus Naga Queen vanished with her catch. Both Ashley and Darnel were taken to Queen Venomica's palace and thrown in her dungeon.

Ashley was still naked and unconscious barely alive, her face was still blue from the constriction and her chest was shattered. Darnel just looks at Queen Venomica in awe never experiencing the Succubus Naga Queen to be that unpredictable. Queen Venomica spoke "You and Assshley will ssstay there as my prisssoners. After all if my plan fails, I have hostagesss!"

Before Darnel could say a word Queen Venomica turned to her guards "Guard them both well! Erdosss and I will have your headsss if they essscccape isss that ccclear?"

"Y-Y-Y-Y-Yes your highness!"

Queen Venomica left "Two down one to go!"

Darnel knew what this meant, Queen Venomica was going after Ziva next. He looked for his cell phone but when he brought it out, it had no reception! Once she was gone Darnel rubbed Ashley trying to wake her up "Ashley...Wake up! Come on Ashley!"

Ashley wasn't responding causing him to frown.

Morning came and Hotaru was in school. Hotaru missed the bus but that was fine with her as she preferred walking to school now that she had the Rototrix. She was surprised when Ashley and Darnel weren't with her. They normally were, but she went to school not suspecting fowl play. While Hotaru was in school, Ziva was left all alone in Hotaru's house. Ziva was banned from going to Hotaru's school due to their strict no pets allowed rule. Probably for the best for Ziva would've ratted out Ardos. Hotaru's parents weren't home ether both went to their jobs. Ziva rested on a tree outside Hotaru's house letting the warm breeze brush against her, she had grown very fawn of the cool breeze. Her eyes shift as she sensed darkness "You can stop hiding, I can sense you!"

There was hissing and Ziva leaped off the tree dodging a venomous bite from Queen Venomica "Queen Venomica I presume" Ziva warned.

"Oh yes" Queen Venomica proclaimed watching the Zerora carefully "Be a good little Zerora now as I eat you."

"You can try you fowl demon!" Ziva hissed without haste the Zerora threw herself at Queen Venomica with almost insane speed.

Queen Venomica smelled the Zerora coming at her and ducked a well aimed Plasma Fist that was aimed at her neck. Queen Venomica whipped out a coil striking the Zerora in her chest sending her plowing backwards. The Zerora slumps down grunting. She gets back up, and charges once more this time Ziva's Plasma Fist strike Queen Venomica right in the neck but the Naga Succubus Queen raises a hand and whacked her down right towards her waiting coils! No sooner had Ziva landed in between the coils did the Succubs Naga Queen's coil wrap around her "Gotcha!"

Ziva growls and unleashes a Discharge, but just like Hotaru had found out in her first fight against Queen Venomica, Queen Venomica's coils were one hundred percent immune to any element attack if prey or a victim was in them. Almost immediately just like the case with Ashley, the Succubus Naga Queen proceeds to constrict Ziva seeing as the Zerora had repelled several venomous bites with Fire Punch.

"You're a fiesty Zerora!" Queen Venomica hissed smirking constricting Ziva.

Ziva began gasping for breathe, with each breathe being taken from her the more she tried to. She could feel Queen Venomica constricting her. Oh she's taken constriction before in fact Constrict was a Pokemon move, but nothing had prepared the Zerora from taking the real deal with this constriction being constant and continuous almost like Wrap but WAY worse! Queen Venomica smirked "Once you die Zerora you're gonna be the first Pokemon I've ever eaten...But don't worry your mistressss will join you soon after!"

Ziva fought to contain herself but she was growing weaker and weaker, there was no doubt about it, Queen Venomica was going to kill her then just like many human girls would get eaten again and this time she wasn't going to be getting out! This set a will to survive in Ziva, will power strong enough for Ziva to take a deep breathe despite the constriction then she extracts her claws and SLASHES them. True due to her coils the electrical shock they delivered was nothing, but the Queen felt the claws then she felt a bite on her coil. This caused the coils to loosen. Then Ziva aimed another Fire Punch striking Queen Venomica right in her chin. This surprised Queen Venomica causing her to fall back. The Zerora's eyes were full of protectiveness to Hotaru despite the pain she was in, heck she couldn't breathe as her lungs were crushed and almost on par of being collapsed. She had to end this and she unleashed a Discharge! This time it connected shocking her opponent but afterwards Queen Venomica dove underground. Ziva growls knowing what was up, she had been attacked by Dig users before, she sat on the ground waiting. Then the sound of the ground erupted as Queen Venomica came out, Ziva saw her and leaps preparing a Plasma Fists! At the last second though, Queen Venomica switched gears and spat venom into Ziva's eyes causing the Zerora to hiss blinded by the venom, and leap right into the Naga Succubus Queen's opened mouth. Almost immediately once this was done, Queen Venomica slammed her jaws shut hoping that a fang would pierce the blinded Zerora's back or shoulders so she could swallow her whole afterwards. Ziva might've been blind but she knew she was in the mouth feeling the wetness of the Queen's mouth on her feet. The Zerora gasps giving out one final struggle. Like Hotaru had done once she grabbed hold of the fangs before the mouth could slam shut, then she smirked "Queen Venomica...You don't want to eat an Electric type that's still alive...Cause here's why!"

Queen Venomica gasps as Ziva unleashed a powerful Discharge in the Succubus Naga Queen's mouth. Queen Venomica screamed in pain before spitting out Ziva causing the Zerora to hit the outside walls of Hotaru's house slumping down nearly killed on inpact. Then there was a massive THUD as Queen Venomica fell defeated by the Zerora. Ziva took a while to get up badly injured, coughing up blood "Hopefully she stays down for now...Wait till I tell her that I beat Queen Venomica!"

She then frowned "The Mistress is in school, but gotta get to her."

She limped along the roadway towards Hotaru's school, the fight with Queen Venomica was a costly one for her, she had almost been killed by the Succubus Naga Queen, but the Zerora was determined to warn her mistress.

Hotaru was getting out of school, and she was worried, as Ashley and Darnel were absent the entire day. This wasn't like them and Hotaru knew something was up, but no one could answer her when she asked them where they were. Heck even Darnel's parents didn't know where he was and they were much concerned for him. As she is walking home from school thinking on where he and Ashley would be, she sighted Ziva limping. This caused Hotaru to bolt into a jog "ZIVA!"

She rushes over to Ziva and supported her "WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?!"

She looked at her pet looking at the injuries she sustained, one thing was sure she wasn't hit by a car or any vehicle and when she went to check her pet's back she felt the wetness all around her. She even used her shirt sleeve to wipe the Zerora's eyes clean and rinsed them off with water. The Zerora gasps a warning "Queen Venomica…" then she fell unconscious due to her injuries.

Hotaru frowned angrily quickly putting two-and-two together, Queen Venomica captured her friends Ashley and Darnel then went after Ziva! Judging from the looks of things it appeared Ziva survived and won her battle with the Naga Succubus Queen but at a cost. Hotaru held onto Ziva's unconscious body, her anger swelling in her heart as she was reaching for her Eon Flute. She wasn't going to lose Ziva, nor was she going to let Ashley and Darnel be held captive, this time it was personal and Cipher was going to feel her entire wrath.

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With her anger swelling still Hotaru plays the Eon Flute summoning Latias and Latios. The two heard the call and arrived. They were confused at first on why Hotaru would summon them. Their confusion wouldn't last long for once they saw how angry Hotaru looked with their Zerora friend lying unconscious they knew Hotaru summoned them for a few reasons. Hotaru was still enraged that she spoke "Queen Venomica...She's back...And she tried to kill Ziva and from the looks of it tried to eat well!" Hotaru pauses "She also...KIDNAPPED MY FRIENDS!"

Hotaru huffs breathing heavily "Cipher, and Queen Venomica are going to pay."

"No disrespect Hotaru" Latias said "But that is what they want you to do! You'll be walking into a trap."

Hotaru heard but wasn't deterred "I don't care I'm walking into a trap! They messed with my friends...And they messed with my first ever pet! I'm going to make them pay! Latias...Latios...Please tell me will Ziva survive?"

Latias and Latios looked over their Zerora friend's injured body with Latias speaking the answer "She's unconscious but she should be fine after your friend Ashley uses her magic to heal her."

Hotaru had her objective holding Ziva close promising her that she'll thwart this plot "Alright then. Latias, teleport Ziva to your hideout where Cipher and Queen Venomica don't know where it's at. Then come straight back here."

Latias heard and obeyed. Hotaru then spoke "Latias, and Latios...I have a mission for you two."

"Which is?"

"Rescue my friends for me" Hotaru ordered "They should be in Queen Venomica's dungeon."

"Sure thing!" was the response from both Latias and Latios glad to assist her in that.

As they were flying off to help her do so Latias turned "What about you Hotaru?!"

Hotaru answered "I'm going to fall for Cipher's trap. I'm going in alone! I know it's what they want me to do, and that I am falling for it, but at the same time I have to, otherwise Ziva's work at warning me will go in vain and I'm not going to let that happen.

Latias and Latios leave her as Hotaru walked forward this time in the direction. Using what her father taught her about crime fighting, Hotaru was able to track down Cipher in an abandoned parking garage. She saw Cipher soldiers and prepared herself "Time to get to work! Ashley...Darnel...And...This is for you most of all Ziva."

She activated her Rototrix turned it to whom she wanted and slapped it down. A brief flash of white light emitted from around the Rototrix causing Hotaru to become briefly naked as her transformation began her eyes turning into red eyes, face and throat become white, she gains a dark green leaf like vest over her chest and the entire back area is also covered with dark green serpent like, the right side of her chest and lower body become light green, her feet and legs are also dark green but her hands and arms are light green. She's also able to change her legs and feet into snake like coils which are dark green with yellow curves around it as well as some behind her head. When the light show ended Hotaru was "Serperior!"

With a vine she caught a tree branch then briefly turned her coils into her legs and feet then SMASHED through the wall of the garage. They were expecting to be the ones ambushing her, just as Queen Venomica said but instead SHE ambushed them. Before they could lift their weapons Hotaru's red eyes seemed to paraylize them with fear as the normal heroine they usually faced was now deadly serious "You don't seem to understand...No one, and I mean NO one goes after my friends like that."

Before they could lower their weapons, Hotaru raised a vine and whipped out at maxium power! Multiple CRACKs were heard as her Vine Whip attack broke necks on impact. This time Hotaru didn't care that she killed them. All she wanted was payback. More Cipher soldiers came this time ready to fire at her and fire at her they did. Blast after blast was heard echoing through the parking garage as Hotaru used her vines to deflect the blasts back at their opponents. While this was going on Erdos whom had been totally unprepared for how quickly Hotaru discovered them without getting ambushed as planned was left scrambling for answers. He had only just now randomly took a Shadow Pokemon and sent it to the location not knowing for once which one he sent. Hotaru was dealing heavy damage to her opponents in her enraged state. In fact she was so enraged that two stray bullets actually got her in the shoulders. She growls clutching her shoulders then she unleashed another Vine Whip taking both vines she wrapped them underneath the feet of the two soldiers that had just shot her then she used their bodies as human shields. Her Rototrix started going off warning her of a Shadow Pokemon causing her to growl trying to look for it, sadly she'd get her answer when something picked her up by her head and threw her face first into a wall dazing her. She spat out some teeth that had been dislouged by the force of the wall meeting her face as she turned to address what it was.

It was a bipedal cat like Pokemon it had red and black fur.

Incineroar the Heel Pokemon the Rototrix said, the evolved form of Torracat! Altough it's rough mannered and egotistical, it finds beating down unworthy opponents boring. It gets motivated for stronger opponents.

Hotaru frowned realizing this was a Fire type, a big weakness to Grass types, but she didn't care but felt her attack drop "What gives?!"

That Incineroar has the Intimidate ability! It lowers an opponent's ATK stat when it enters battle!

Hotaru frowned as Erdos gave out the command "Fire Punch her!"

The Shadow Incineroar's fist glew with fire as it came at her with the move. Hotaru lifted up a vine and caught the fist right before it could connect then she unleashed a Glare paralyzing it before casting it aside with her vine CRASH it collides with two Cipher Soldiers.

She deflected more bullets with ease just as she is doing so the Shadow Incineroar gets back up as Erdos gave it a new order "Darkest Lariat!"

Hotaru was too busy dealing with the Cipher soldiers by deflecting their blast that she couldn't defend herself from the Shadow Pokemon which spread it's arms around and began spinning towards her. The move strikes Hotaru sending her crashing into the opposite side of the battlefield crashing into a wall. She took this time to heal herself with Syntheses as she realized she was getting badly hurt.

Erdos observed that Hotaru wasn't thinking properly leaving herself wide open in her anger. For once Queen Venomica's plan had a slight after effect on Hotaru's emotional state for once just like her cousin Jake did once she was too angry to see things straight. He commanded the Incineroar "Come at her with Fire Punch again!"

The Shadow Incineroar came at Hotaru with a Fire Punch and just like before she used a vine to catch it's arm while using the other to deflect another bullet. "That was what I was expecting...Incineroar...Fire Punch her with your other hand!"

With it's free hand Shadow Incineroar gave Hotaru a Fire Punch to her chest burning away at her grass type chest. The super-effective fire move scorched her badly causing massive injuries to her internal organs forcing her to cough up blood while lying on the ground trying using Syntheses once more to heal herself up, but the damage the Fire Punch did was permanent and she knew it, sure she could heal herself but the damage to her organs were something she couldn't heal often. Ten Cipher Soldiers crowd around the downed heroine guns ready with Erdos giving the command "Shoot her now! Shoot her while she's down!"

Hotaru leans upward thinking on her next move still not thinking straight, then she preformed Double Team! This enraged Erdos whom was viewing this from the safety of his base, plus his Shadow Pokemon Incineroar had been fully paralyzed meaning it couldn't attack this turn "IDIOTS! YOU HESITATED TOO MUCH!" She then commanded the Rototrix "Rototrix...Give me the power to use Leaf Storm on every enemy here!"

Not sure where this is going but go for it! Here it goes!

Hotaru felt the Rototrix adjust to her commands then she built up her energies then unleashed a massive Leaf Storm striking the Cipher soldiers knocking them flat. Some were killed cut up by the leaves, others were badly injured and the Incineroar was damaged. Hotaru felt her Special Attack stat rise thanks to her hidden ability of Contrary. She quickly follows up with a Dragon Pulse blasting it with her high leveled special attack stat. It roared as there was a massive explosion which destroyed part of the bridge specifically the area where it was standing. Amazingly the Incineroar was standing as both combatants were harmed. Hotaru was still having a hard time breathing due to the damage the organs in her chest took from the Fire Punch. Then without warning Hotaru gave out another scream of pain, then looked down to see two basilisk fangs sticking out of her chest. Miraclously they missed her already damaged organs by mere inches but Hotaru knew whom bit her turning her head weakly "Queen Venomica!"

The Succubus Naga Queen was pissed herself "Next time I confront that Zerora...I must remember to soak my body in rubber including my mouth. While I would've loved to have eaten her, thingsss seem to go acccording to plan."

Hotaru raises her vines grabbing the Succubus Naga Queen's head with them and she tossed her towards the Shadow Incineroar. She felt the venom coursing threw her body thinking This...Is...All I needed...I feel as if my organs are on fire from that Fire Punch and now this nerotoxic venom coursing through my blood stream…

She huffs watching as more Cipher Soldiers come in but this time there were a lot less now and they were moving catiously. Queen Venomica gets up and slithered to the left front of Hotaru's vision, while Shadow Incineroar was on the other front side.

Hotaru grunts weakened with Erdos speaking to Queen Venomica "Can you keep her busy? I intend to finish her off using this Z Move."

Queen Venomica grinned "As long as I eat her body you may!"

She slithers over to the weakened Hotaru. Hotaru watches her lunge at her once more trying to get another bite in. One bite was all Hotaru wanted to take, she wasn't going to take another bite. Her vines caught the fangs and Hotaru wasted no time to keep Venomica's mouth opened roaring at her "YOU WANT ME TO EAT? WELL HERE'S AN APPETIZER!"

She unleashes a Dragon Pulse! Right down Queen Venomica's mouth. The blast tore multiple holes through the Succubus Naga Queen whom hissed in pain spitting venom into Hotaru's eyes. Hotaru screamed in pain as the Naga Succbus Queen coils her foe and starts constricting her "You'll never escape alive!"

Hotaru was losing breathe and triple fast! From the burn she took from the Super-Effective hit, from Queen Venomica's venom and now her constriction! Hotaru gasps for breathe as Queen Venomica smirks "You aren't thinking like normal Hotarumon 14! Could it be I finally found a weakness that sends you like thisss? Doesn't matter I'll claim my ultimate prize! One that I would've waited for an eternity for this...Your flesh!"

Hotaru thinks for an answer being constricted, then at the last possible moment she is thrown towards Shadow Incineroar which had powered up with a Z-Move. It used Darkest Lariat as the move. She is flung into the center of the garage just as Shadow Incineroar leaps in the air and comes down darkness and flames alike on top of her! There was an explosion and Hotaru lay limply on the ground amazingly still alive but weakly. As she is lying on the ground not daring, she realizes that she fell too far into darkness in her anger. Anger was never a part of being a hero, and that's why she was losing! She thinks about Ashley, Darnel, and her pet Ziva. She then thought of one way to end this in a normal thoughtful mind. She had to time it right, or perhaps allow Venomica to eat her or at least half way but would the Succubus Naga Queen fall for it a second time? Hotaru lay on the ground in deep pain, fighting multiple internal injuries. Queen Venomica lunges forward with Hotaru wrapping her vines around her once more then she unleashed her Giga Drain draining Queen Venomica of her energies recovering her for some of the damage.

"Ssshesss's ssstill fighting back!" Queen Venomica roared as Hotaru used Vine Whip which was weakened thanks to the burn deep in her chest, and the Intimidate, but it was still enough power to send Queen Venomica plowing onto Cipher Soldiers flattening them. Now it was Erdos's turn to be enraged "FINISH HER WITH FIRE PUNCH INCINEROAR!"

Shadow Incineroar came at Hotaru with a fist full of fire, but just like the first two times she caught it in her vine shouting "I'm back to normal now! Oh I'm still angry at what you Queen Venomica and your Cipher allies pulled off but-" she coughs up blood "I'm not going to let my anger take complete control over me as I did!"

""Strike her with a second Fire Punch!" Erdos ordered.

Shadow Incineroar attempts to but Hotaru was ready for it she fills her tail with water and slaps it down using Aqua Tail! Sure her attack was lowered but with her new founded strength, the realization that she fell down a dark path, and was now correcting herself proved she was back to normal. Yes, it was okay to be angry at your foes, but it was another thing to let your anger overtake you in battle, cause otherwise just as her enemies have done, it was what they were wanting to use it against you. The Aqua Tail strikes the Incineroar dozing both of it's firey wrists and sending it crashing to the ground then Hotaru unleashed a Leaf Storm! The Fire and Dark type Shadow Pokemon was recovering from the sudden surprise water move that the boost she gained earlier thanks to a previous Leaf Storm was too much for it and it falls fainted "Shadow Pokemon beaten!" Hotaru announces "Awaiting purification!"

On it!

The Rototrix gets back to work sucking up the Shadow Pokemon's darkness while Queen Venomica gets up and shot herself over to Hotaru fangs dripping and aimed at Hotaru once more this time she was going to make sure a fang pierced Hotaru's heart, but then the Succubus Naga Queen and the remaining Cipher Soldiers were lifted by a physic grip then hurled to the side. Hotaru blinks confused as the Rototrix announced "Shadow Pokemon purified!"

Hotaru mentally thanked it turned to see Latias, and Latios with her friends safe and sound. Queen Venomica rose mad "I ssshould've known not to trust thossse idiots! When I get back to my home those guards are gonna get it!"

Latias charmed in "It's not their fault...They can't fight what they can't see!"

"You got that right Latias!" Latios complimented Latias "We speed blitzed them!"

Latias even brought back Ziva whom was coming around "Mistress!"

"You're alive Hotaru!" Ashley called to her.

Hotaru nodded "I am now."

Furious, Queen Venomica raised her tail "Withdraw!"

With that order Cipher and Queen Venomica retreated as Hotaru now turned back to normal feeling better now that the burn and venom were gone. She races to her friends hugging them "Thank goodness you two are okay! And Ashley…"

Ashley blushes red as she was still naked as she spoke "I told Latias to let me go home and dress, but she wouldn't listen!"

Hotaru walked over to her and kisses her in front of Darnel whom was blushing red at witnessing Hotaru kissing Ashley, sure he was aware that the two were in love but he had only heard that from rumors as he spoke shocked "So...The rumors aren't true...You and Ashley are a thing Hotaru?!"

"Yep!" Hotaru said winking at him mischievously "Maybe one day you can watch me and her mate!"

"HOTARU!" Ashley said blushing red at that but Hotaru turned to her "After all I've missed you Ashley and I also missed you Darnel. Hotaru then spoke "You gotta be careful not to let Queen Venomica get you Ashley…"

She turned to Ziva whom was still weak but alive "Can you heal Ziva."

"Sure thing" Ashley said "But at my home so I can dress okay? I don't want to be spotted naked.

Hotaru turned to Latias and Latios whom agreed to take the four to Ashley's house so that Ashley could properly dress again. Once then Ashley checked Ziva over frowning "Never in my years have I seen such injuries, but" she presses her hands together and releases her healing magic on Ziva "She'll be healed by the time you have to go home for dinner Hotaru!"

"Thanks Ashley."

Hotaru then leaned down as Darnel looks at her "What's wrong?"

Hotaru frowned "Oh I broke the one rule heroes shouldn't do…"

"Which was?" Ashley inquired still healing Ziva.

Hotaru answered "I let my anger get the best of me and they took advantage of it. I mean I get it, they wanted to separate me from you two, and I possibly would've been able to shrug it off...But when I saw the injuries on Ziva." she looks at Ziva whom was recovering from Ashley's magic "Whom was my first ever pet my parents allowed me to have, I lost it and I was seeking them out...Going on the warpath for revenge."

Darnel frowned but he spoke "Hotaru...All heroes have their mishaps. It's understandable that you fell to that, but...You know."

Ashley beat him to it "The difference between those that follow the path of revenge no matter what and those looking the rightfully avenge someone is what makes you better, you know that feeling now, and now have experienced those feelings and what they lead you too."

Ziva was confused on that "There's a difference between revenge and rightful vengeance?"

"To a hero there is" Darnel answered her.

Hotaru felt a bit better now that her friends were freed and had her back. She made a second vow that day, to never submit to her anger, it had nearly gotten her killed! She was better than that, if she were to save the Earth from Cipher she needed to not fall that way again.

End of episode

Another episode is done! Big episode I know but it's to show you that even Hotaru has darkness in the form of her anger, but she learned in that battle to not let it consume her like it did. Next chapter is Episode 35: Electric Showdown P1: When Ziva returns to Hotaru on a successful spying mission, Hotaru must race to Dakota City where an army of Shadow Pokemon have been sent to aide the Bang Baby Ebon and his gang from taking over the city, little does Hotaru know that she's in over her head not only taking out Shadow Pokemon but a whole super-powered villain gang.

Yes I know this is early but I had to update Hotarumon 14 today because of recent events at my job, recent meaning my hours changed but only for this week. SO enjoy the latest episode of Hotarumon 14 early!