Disclaimer: Pokemon and co. doesn't belong to me . . . . blah blah blah . .
.
Author's Notes: Well, what can I say? There isn't much to tell. At first I
wrote Guardian Angel as a one shot, but after a few days of thinking
about it I decided to take the next step and write this as a series.
My fic Forever is currently on hold, suggestions for that one would be
Greatly appreciated!
Enjoy!
Ketchum: The Journey Continues
Revolt Near Vermillion!
Chapter 27
*Okay Inferno! Do it!*
I saw the red glow on his arms moving to his claws as he brought them
down.
*Fire Claw!* He yelled.
The claw of fire emerged and totally annihilated the tree.
*You did it Inferno! Congratulations! Now Fearow, do Feather
Barrage!*
I was teaching each of my pokemon the attacks that were long forgotten
until now, actually, Charmeleon was doing the teaching.
*Right!*
Fearow concentrated, her wings grew larger and she flapped them, hard.
From her wings came dozens of feathers that exploded on contact and left
small craters in the ground.
*Good going Fearow! I knew you could do it!* I turned to my other
pokemon. *See what their attacks can do? If you all practice you'll be
able to do the same! Return Fearow*
They all cheered. Charmeleon had taught them the basics over the last
week since we left Sunny City, all they had to do now was practice their
attacks.
Except for Dragonair, Jigglypuff and Clefairy, they already knew theirs.
Dragon Rage and Metronome.
My mind took me back to a week ago at the Halloween dance, when we
had got there Musashi was dancing with someone, who was he?
I shrugged, none of my business anyway.
"Prepare for trouble!"
"And make it double double!"
"To make the world a place of devastation!"
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To totally control all people within our nation!"
"To ignite all people within our nation!"
"To annihilate all law and love!"
"To renounce the goodness of truth and love!"
"To promote war and bring the devil above!"
"To expand our reach to the stars above!"
"Diana!"
"Natsume!"
"Apollo!"
"Kunzite!"
"Team Rocket will carve our destructive path!"
"Team Rocket circling the solar system day and night!"
"So surrender now or feel our wrath!"
"Surrender now or be beaten in the fight!"
"CHARRRRRRRR!"
"Flare!"
"Go Poliwrath, Seadra and Arbok!" Diana shouted.
"Go Drowzee, Zubat and Sandslash!" Apollo snarled.
"Go Golem! Go Dewgong! Go Raichu!" Kunzite yelled.
"Go Kadabra! Go Beedrill! Go Scyther!" Natsume screamed.
Oh please!
Then I remembered something.
"It's the girls Charmeleon! Flareon get it!"
Oh man, gotta finish this fast and help Musashi's and Taiki's pokemon.
*Fire Claw!*
Flareon wasn't a threat anymore.
"Charizard! What are you doing?! Fight!" Apollo yelled. I glanced at
her, she was just standing there. Inferno had a look of total confusion on
his face. He saw me looking at him and shrugged.
*No.* She said.
"What?!"
I was stumped, all fighting had stopped when this interesting tidbit was
revealed.
*I said no. I won't fight for you anymore. You lied to me, that's
dishonourable.*
Inferno, Meowth and I blinked.
"Charizard return!" She side-stepped the beam and roasted her pokeball
with a Flamethrower.
*Ever since I was Charmander you lied to me, you told me Team Rocket
punishes cruel trainers and takes their pokemon away to give them to
better trainers. Now I know the truth, you are the cruel trainers, the
criminals! When we ambushed them with all your Rocket cohorts he
abandoned his fight with me to help his trainer, his friend!* She pointed
to Inferno. *And the last battle, he fainted me. I waited all night for you
to come and get me, you never did. These trainers are the ones that cared
for me when I was down! They are the ones that made sure I was safe
until I regained consciousness! You . . . you've made me fight when I
was ill or weak! Never have I seen their pokemon weak or sick when
they battle! You dishonourable son-of-Muks, I won't fight for you
anymore. I am my own Charizard now!* She let loose a Flamethrower
that sent them into the horizon.
Silence.
Inferno poked me and shifted his eyes toward her. He wanted me to talk
to her. Oh joy.
I walked over to her, she looked at me.
*Ummm . . . it's great that you finally saw the truth about them . . . but
there's more, isn't there?*
*Yes, there is. That night you cared for me.* I started, she knew about
my curse? *I had just woken up when the Warrior of Lightning
approached you. I saw you change, just so you could talk to him. Then
he asked why you would care for me after all the trouble I've given you.
You said I've got feelings too.
You were so at ease with the Warrior, so when he left and you went to
sleep. I got up and left as well. I did some asking around, I learned that
you've met the Warriors of Rock, Water, Ground, Psychic, Normal, Air
and Lightning. I learned that you saved the life of one of the Warrior of
Air's hatchlings without even knowing it.
I watched you in Sunny City, for most of the night. I saw you scare the
Raichu and Charmeleon away from the girl, and give her your candy
when her's was destroyed. You are honourable. Be sure that we will
meet again, and that it will be on my terms.* She flew off.
*Ummm . . . that was interesting.*
We reached Vermillion in silence, Meowth had translated everything to
Musashi and Taiki, they had been stunned silent. I was a human now,
during the training Charmeleon had admitted that he was impressed with
all the technological wonders of this era. I just wished he could
experience it on his own, and not through me.
"Hi Nurse Joy! Could you heal our pokemon?"
"Of course!"
I leaned back in the chair, the day had been exciting. A little nap
wouldn't hurt . . .
~~~~~~Musashi's POV~~~~~~
Satoshi began to snore softly, today had really tired him out. I watched
as Nurse Joy put a blanket on him with a motherly look on her face. I
sighed.
Inferno came out from the rejuvenator and made a beeline for Satoshi.
How was I going to get close to him with Inferno always hovering over
him?
"I didn't know you guys lead such interesting lives."
"You should know Satoshi's a trouble magnet."
"Of course I know! He was always getting into trouble in Pallet, but
somehow he always managed to worm his way out of it."
I nodded, that was true. He could usually get out of any situation, except
our Rocket problem.
"I know! We can get Meowth to tell us why Inferno's always hovering
around him!"
"Great idea Musashi!"
I picked up Meowth by the scruff of his neck and grabbed Wartortle's
pokeball.
"Put Meowth down!"
"Not until we hear what we want to hear!" I carried him outside, Taiki
followed me.
"What now Musashi?"
"Why's Inferno so protective of Satoshi?" Meowth got a panicky look.
"I can't!"
"Speak now cat!" I showed him Wartortle's pokeball.
He shook his head. My he was being stubborn about this, that meant it
was something big.
"Meowth can't tell ya! Da God Boids'll be on my tail if I do!"
I raised an eyebrow and looked at Taiki, he had a similar expression. I
was about to force it out of him when I saw his eyes.
Oh god, he was serious! He'd be in really big trouble if he told us.
~~~~~~Satoshi's POV~~~~~~
(You Satoshi, have a problem on your hands.) Charmeleon commented
wryly.
"I know . . . those Rockets are going to be a real pain in the butt.
Especially if they get the idea we brainwashed Charizard."
Charmeleon facefaulted.
(Actually I was referring to a more dire problem.)
"Our lives are at risk from Team Rocket and you say there's a problem
worse than that?! This I've gotta hear."
(Musashi.)
"Say what?"
(Musashi is your problem.) I blinked, how was Musashi a problem? He
peered closely at me. (You have no idea what I'm talking about, do
you?)
I shook my head, he had me baffled.
(Oh Fire God, I don't believe this! You mean you haven't seen all the
hints?! All the looks she's given you?!)
I looked at him blankly.
"Just spit it out Charmeleon, what's the big deal about Musashi?"
(She's trying to . . . umm . . . what's the word you use in this era . . .? Oh
yes. She's trying to court you! She wants you to notice her. She want
you in a beyond friendship relationship!)
I raked my mind, trying to remember the hints he was talking about.
Nope, nothing.
Suddenly what he was talking about clicked.
"No way! Me and Musashi? That's like trying to mix fire and water!
Besides, why hasn't she just said so?"
(I'm still working on that. I'll tell you when I figure it out.)
"Wake up Satoshi! It's time to go! You've slept through the whole
night!" I blinked open my heavy eyelids and saw Musashi.
Wait a sec? I slept the whole night? It was morning?
I sat up and fixed my eyes on the clock, 9:30 am.
"Man . . ."
(We're hungry!) I looked at my pokemon, they were each holding their
bowls in testament to their statement.
"Okay, okay. Line up in front of me, smallest to largest."
While they were scurrying in line I pulled out their jars of food.
Clefairy was first, I filled her bowl and she jumped on the couch beside
me. This continued until the end of the line, Gyarados.
"Just put your bowl on the floor Gyarados." She did so and I pulled out
the 5 kilo bag of Gyarados kibble. When her bowl had the food in it she
dug in. She was done before everyone else.
(Why so little? I usually get more than that.) She asked.
"You're swimming to Cinnabar today, remember? You gotta eat light."
She nodded in understanding.
We packed up our stuff and headed to the shore, not bothering to look at
the weather forecast.
"I choose you, Gyarados!"
"Go Wartortle!"
"Go Squirts!"
We hopped on our pokemon and rode out into the ocean, they were just
cruising at about 4 knots.
About an hour into the ride the sky turned black. I looked at it worriedly.
Gyarados, Wartortle and Squirts fought the high winds and 15 foot
waves. I was soaked and a Charmeleon. Musashi was in her Machop
form. The cold wind blasted into the six of us from the right, I was
shivering. This was not the weather to be in Charmeleon form.
I sneezed.
*Are you alright Satoshi?* Gyarados yelled over the wind.
*I'm fine! Just a little cold!*
She made a worried sound.
*You two! This way! An island just over there!* She shouted to
Wartortle and Squirts. I felt her shift to the left.
*Don't worry Satoshi, you'll be dry soon.* She said reassuringly. I didn't
have the strength to answer her.
~~~~~~Musashi's POV~~~~~~
I shook myself dry, my clothes had been lost in the storm when I
transformed. Gyarados had told us of the island and we changed our
direction to head towards it. But a wave had separated us and we landed
on different sides of the island.
The island was small, and had something that looked like a giant
Cathedral. I was about to walk through the door when I heard something
followed by a bright pillar of light. It looked like a Hyper Beam.
Wait, Satoshi's Gyarados know's Hyper Beam.
"Satoshi!" I yelled as I ran in the direction of the beam.
I heard the noise more clearly now.
"GYAAARRRRRRR!!!!"
I saw Gyarados up ahead, she looked worse for wear but otherwise ok.
Physically that is. Emotionally she was a wreck, and I saw why.
Satoshi.
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