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Tombstone50: I haven't thought about it, but that might be a good idea. I may already have a candidate to pair Luna up with already. Someone already asked that and I'm not against that, I'm just not sure who to pair for Lucy.
Skully13: Honestly, I don't think I'll add to that story. I do have an idea for a new Loud House/Hazbin Hotel one-shot story, I just don't know if I'll write it. However, if I do, I'll consider it.
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Chapter 11: Alpha of the Pack
[Route 3]
It was a new day and the trio of trainers were making their way to Nacrene City. Lucy was leading the group while using the map on her phone, with Woobat resting on top of her head. She then looked up from it to look behind her, to look at her companions. Lincoln and Sam were happily chatting with each other. On Sam's shoulder was Snivy, while on Lincoln's shoulder was Zorua and Tepig was being carried by him. As they walked, they were unaware of a familiar feline Pokemon was hiding in the bushes ahead of them.
"It took me all night, but I got the trap set," Purrloin said to himself, peeking out of the bushes. "Once they fall into the pit trap I made, I'll use the confusion to take their valuables and get out of there before they use their Pokemon." He then saw his targets approaching. "Alright! Here they come!" He said in a whisper. Soon the group walked past him, and nothing happened with them walking onward. "What!? Why did nothing happen!"
He then went to where the trap was supposed to be and started jumping on it. "Why didn't the trap work?!" He said while jumping up and down. He then started to dig to find out what went wrong. However, as he did, he found no pit trap. "Wait! Where's my hole?!" He shouted in confusion. He then started to look around. "Wait, is this the path I put my trap on? I know I was tired when I finished it, but there's no other paths around here… right?"
[Elsewhere at That Moment]
"Soon we'll be at Nacrene City and get our next badge!" Iris said to her partner Pokemon. "Then will be one step closer to being a Dragon Mas-," was all she said before falling into a pit trap.
"Ouch! Why is there a hole here?!" She screamed in anger.
[Back with Purrloin]
"Oh well, I can't be worried about that now," Purrloin said to himself with a shrug. "I need to hurry up and catch up to them before I lose them!" He then quickly chased after the trainers.
Meanwhile with the trainers, they were oblivious to the trap that their stalker set up for them.
"So how long do you think it will take for us to get to the next gym?" Sam asked the little goth.
"Sigh, it seems like we're still a fair distance away," Lucy replied.
"Maybe this time we can look around at some clothing stores?" Snivy asked her trainer.
"Snivy…," the rocker said with a groan.
"I won't force you to get something you're not comfortable with, but it wouldn't hurt to look at some dresses right?" Snivy then gave her the puppy dog eyes. Sam tried to look away, only for the Pokemon to move back into her line of sight. She eventually groaned and sighed.
"I'll think about it," she muttered in annoyance. Snivy started dancing happily on her shoulder.
"Excellent!" The Grass Type said happily, before looking to the solo male trainer. "Lincoln darling, you must accompany us when we do! A second opinion would help, especially a male's opinion!"
"Our trainer has better things to do then go with you two for clothing!" Zorua hissed from Lincoln's shoulder.
"Calm down Zorua," Lincoln said in a calm tone. He noticed Zorua was acting clingy more than normal today. She refused to return to her pokeball after breakfast, which resulted in Tepig doing the same. This then started a chain reaction which had Woobat and Snivy being outside while they walked as well.
"As long as I'm with Lincoln, I don't mind!" Tepig said happily from his arms.
"You be quiet!" Zorua hissed at her, resulting in the two glaring at one another. Lincoln and Sam laughed nervously at this, while the others just watched on with blank expressions. However, they soon heard what sounded like a battle.
"Do you hear that?" Lucy asked out loud.
"Yeah, sounds like a battle," Lincoln replied.
"Let's check it out, but be quiet and stay hidden," Sam told the younger kids. "That way if it's dangerous, we can hopefully sneak away." Both nodded in agreement and they made their way to the sounds.
When they found the source of the sounds, they hid in a bush and peeked through. What they saw, they didn't expect. What they saw was 7 Scythers ganging up on a large Scyther. The larger Scyther was 2 to 5 feet bigger than the others, glowing red eyes, and had a scar over its right eye. It was also looking beaten, bruised, tired, and weak.
"Who are those Pokemon?" Sam asked, pointing her phone at the Pokemon.
Scyther the Mantis Pokemon. It slashes through grass with its sharp scythes, moving too fast for the human eye to track.
"Look at how big that one is," Lincoln said in awe, looking at the larger Scyther.
"It might be possible that one is an Alpha Pokemon," Lucy said to her brother. Seeing the confused expression on his and Sam's face, she knew she needed to explain. "Sigh, Alpha Pokemon are Pokemon that are larger than Pokemon of their species. Alpha Pokemon can either be the leader of a pack or isolated. It depends on the Pokemon's personality." She then pauses and starts to think. "Now that I think about it, that Sneasler we ran into might've been an Alpha Pokemon as well." Both trainers nodded in understanding.
"Not so tough now huh?" One of the Scythers said to the alpha.
"We're tired of following you!" Another Scyther shouted.
"From here on, you're banished from the swarm!" Another Scyther screamed.
"After everything I did?" The Alpha Scyther asked in a weak and sad tone. "I protected the swarm for years. Made sure we had enough food, fought off enemies who approached our territory. After everything, you're going to kick me out of the swarm?"
"Yes, but we're also going to make sure you're not going to come back!" Another Scyther replied. They all then raised their blade arms ready to attack.
"We have to do something!" Lincoln whispered in fear and urgency.
"I agree," Sam said. "Me and Lucy will take on two, while you'll take three Lincoln. Sorry for giving you the extra one, but you do have more Pokemon than us."
"That's fine," he told her. All three trainers then came out of the bush, getting the attention of the Scythers.
"Go Woobat and Oshawott!" Lucy shouted. Woobat flew off of her head, while she threw Oshawott's pokeball.
"Let's go Snivy and Zigzagoon!" Sam shouted. Snivy jumped off her shoulder, while she threw Zigzagoon's pokeball.
"Help us out Tepig, Herdier, and Elekid!" Lincoln shouted. Tepig leaped from his arms, while Herdier and Elekid came from their pokeballs.
"Stay out of this!" One of the Scythers shouted, as they moved to attack the trainers.
"Woobat use Air Cutter and Oshawott use Razor Shell!" Lucy ordered.
"Snivy use Magical Leaf and Zigzagoon use Headbutt!" Sam ordered.
"Tepig use Flame Charge, Herdier use Play Rough, and Elekid use Thunderbolt!" Lincoln ordered.
"Right!" The Pokemon shouted in unison. Woobat, Snivy, and Elekid hang back to fire their attacks. While Tepig, Herdier, Zigzagoon, and Oshawott charged forward.
Snivy fired a storm of leaves, Woobat shot blades of air, while Elekid fired a bolt of electricity. Tepig coated herself with fire while charging, Herdier charges forward, Zigzagoon lowers his head while charging, and Oshawott's shell becomes a blade of blue energy. While many of the attacks didn't do much damage, a few did knock out a few.
Some of them fought back, but found themselves slowly becoming outnumbered. With Elekid, Tepig, Snivy, Herdier, and Oshawott taking out their opponents. Suddenly the trio starter Pokemon starter to glow.
"What's happening to them?" Lincoln asked, alarmed.
"I think they're evolving," Lucy replied in awe.
When the glow faded, three new Pokemon were standing there. The trainers immediately pointed their phones at their new Pokemon.
Dewott the Discipline Pokemon. Strict training is how it learns its flowing double-scalchop technique.
Servine the Grass Snake Pokemon. It moves along the ground as if sliding. Its swift movements befuddle its foes, and it then attacks with a vine whip.
Pignite the Fire Pig Pokemon. When its internal fire flares up, its movements grow sharper and faster. When in trouble, it emits smoke.
"What strict training?" Lucy asked herself, looking at her Pokemon after hearing its pokedex.
"So this is what you're going to look like now?" Sam asked herself, looking at her Pokemon. "You certainly look more serpent now."
"Way to go Tepig!" Lincoln cheered happily.
"Big deal, I'll evolve one day too," Zorua scoffed from his shoulder. "You better be this excited when I evolve as well."
"Let's run for it!" One of the Scythers shouted in fear. Seeing three Pokemon evolve and being outnumbered, made them realize they couldn't win this fight. So they grabbed any of their fallen comrades and flew off. While the Pokemon cheered in their victory, the Alpha Scyther fell to the ground in exhaustion. The three trainers immediately ran to its side.
"He looks like he's hurt badly," Lucy commented.
"He is, but I don't think it's anything critical or life threatening," Sam replied, looking over the large Pokemon. "We should be able to treat these injuries, but first let's set up camp here. I don't want to try and move him, I'm not even sure we could. You two set up camp, while I'll go look for anything that can help heal him,"
"Got it!" The Loud siblings said in unison, before they got to work. Sam then went to go looking for what she needed, while their Pokemon tried to help their trainers. This was the last thing the Alpha Scyther saw before falling unconscious.
"Thank you," he whispered, before sleep took him.
[Later that evening]
The group were all sitting around a campfire and eating their dinner, with their Pokemon off to the side doing the same. The Alpha Scyther was not too far away, laying on a blanket now wrapped up in bandages. While he appeared to be asleep, he was actually awake and listening to the people and Pokemon around him.
"So will Scyther be okay?" Lincoln asked the teenage girl, taking another bite.
"He should be," Sam replied, although with an unsure expression. "The herbs I used should've numb the pain he was feeling. Plus the potions we used should help heal any of those injuries. I would prefer taking him to a pokecenter to be completely sure, but he is a wild Pokemon. So I doubt he'll go willingly and I don't feel right in catching him just for that."
"Why do you think those other Scythers were attacking him?" Lincoln asked his companions. "They said something about being banished, but what do you think they meant?"
"Sigh, I think I have a guess," Lucy replied. "Since he's an Alpha and was kicked out of the swarm, I believe he was the leader of it. However, it seems like someone else took that position from him and kicked him out of the swarm."
"But who could do that?" Sam questioned. "He's huge and obviously strong, who could take the leadership from him?"
"I will tell you as thanks for helping me," a new voice said. The trainers looked at it to see Scyther was slowly getting up. Seeing this got all the trainers to stand up.
"You should lay back down!" Lucy said to him.
"Your injuries aren't healed yet!" Lincoln said to him.
"You need to rest!" Sam said, rushing to his side.
"I will, after I tell you what happened," Scyther said to all of them. As he staggered to get closer to the fire, Sam held onto him and helped him. Once he got to the fire and sat down, Lucy came over and brought him some food. He thanked them, before he started to eat.
"It's as you guessed, I was the leader of the Scyther swarm in this area," Scyther started to explain. The trainers and Pokemon gathered around to quietly listen. "A couple of months ago, a young Scyther challenged me for leadership of the swarm. We fought and he lost, the next day he left without a word. Then yesterday he returned, but as a Scizor. Earlier today, he challenged me for leadership again and defeated me. As the new leader, he then banished me from the swarm."
"I did what he ordered and left," Scyther continued. "However, as I was leaving and trying to figure out where to go, I was attacked by those Scythers you saw earlier. I believe they were planning on killing me, so I don't do what Scizor did. If you didn't help me when you did, I fear I wouldn't be here right now."
"Scyther…," Sam started to say in a sad tone. Suddenly, a red blur appeared near them, showing it was a Pokemon. The trainers instinctively pointed their phones at it.
Scizor the Pincer Pokemon. It raises its pincers with eyelike markings for intimidation. It also swings them down dangerously.
"You're in my swarms territory," Scizor told them, getting ready to battle. The trainers and Pokemon got in position to battle, when Scyther moved to get in between them. Scyther gave them a nod, before looking at Scizor.
"They are only in your territory because they are trying to help me," the Mantis Pokemon started. "I only need help because some of your swarm attacked me when I was trying to leave. I don't know what they told you, but they were the ones who started it. If you let us rest for the night, we'll be gone in the morning."
Scizor stared at him for a few seconds, before looking at the people and other Pokemon. He weighed his options, before looking back at Scyther.
"I'll be back in the morning and you all better be gone," Scizor said, before speeding off. All the Pokemon and people let out a sigh of relief.
"That was close," Lucy said, her body relaxing. "I don't know if we could've taken him."
"Yeah, I don't think our teams are strong enough to handle a Pokemon of that level," Lincoln agreed with her.
"Thanks for helping Scyther," Sam said to the Alpha Pokemon with a grateful tone and smile.
"It was no issue, it's the least I could do after helping me," Scyther told the blonde trainer.
The trainers went back to sitting around the campfire, with Scyther joining them, and their Pokemon doing their own thing. Of course Sam, Lincoln, and Lucy congratulated their Pokemon on evolving, which they each responded like this:
"Of course darling, it was only natural I would evolve," Servine said with a superior tone. "With time, I'll evolve into my most elegant form as well. Now we just need to do the same for you."
"I can feel the darkness within me grow stronger," Dewott said, striking a bizarre pose. "One day, I will show the world my ultimate dark form!"
"Yay! I did it Lincoln!" Pignite cheered happily, before charging towards him, and tackling him to the ground.
Now the other Pokemon were marveling over the three starter Pokemon, except for Zorua, who was laying by Lincoln's feet.
"So what will you do now, Scyther?" Lincoln asked the Alpha Pokemon.
"To be honest, I'm not sure," Scyther replied crestfallen. "All I ever knew was the swarm. Now that I don't have it, I don't know what to do. I can't stay here, so I'll have to find a new place to live."
"Scyther…," Sam whispered sadly, hearing what he said. She then smiled at an idea she had. "Then why don't you join us?" She asked him. This drew all their attention. "What I mean is, you can join us on our mission and we can be your new family, or swarm as you call it."
Scyther looked surprised at this, before looking around. He then saw Lincoln and Lucy smiling while nodding, with the other Pokemon doing the same. Except for Zorua who didn't care and looked uninterested in the whole thing. He then looked back at Sam.
"If you will have me, then it will be an honor to join your swarm," Scyther replied, standing up and giving a little bow. "I would also like to be a part of your team Sam. You have shown the most care to me and I would like to repay you for all you've done for me."
"Really?! You sure?!" Sam asked surprised, she wasn't expecting this. Scyther simply nodded, Sam then brought out an empty pokeball and held it out to him. Scyther then tapped it with one of his blade arms and got sucked into it. It then shook once, before stopping and signaling the capture was successful. "Alright! Come out Scyther!" She said, toss the pokeball. Scyther came out and kneeled down on a knee, put his right arm across his chest, and bowed.
"For today on, I will do everything in my strength to help and protect you," the Alpha Pokemon said in a serious voice.
"Hey there's no need to be so serious and formal," Sam said quickly in embarrassment. It didn't help that she could hear the Loud siblings quietly chuckling at her. "Just act like you have been."
Scyther then nodded, before standing up. All the other Pokemon, except for Zorua, rushed over to their newest team member. As they did, Scyther sat back at the fire, while the trainers explained what their mission was.
Lincoln Loud: Pignite (F), Elekid (M), Herdier (M), Hisuian Zorua (F).
Lucy Loud: Dewott (M), Woobat (F), Misdreavus (F).
Sam Sharp: Servine (F), Galarian Zigzagoon (M), Romeo a.k.a. Zorua (M), Alpha Scyther (M).