(guys, I wasn't preparing a huge battle plan or something.. just an escape path that will lend us some time escaping the woods unscathed, and probably sodomize some humans in the process :D)
Thanatos Hannibal
On top of the Hill
Thanatos watched the Pokemon retreat from the woods. If he had come up with his plan a little later, they'd all die by the humans who would now chase the survivors.
Then, he heard Gilbert's voice into his mind.
"Why Thanatos, my evolutionary line can sense aura at a level equal to that of a legendary pokemon... of course I can hear you! However I suggest you stick to telepathy from now on... using aura is riskier bussiness and you're recently injured. I'll be there soon."
"Don't act like you worry, brother. Auric energy is coming from the same source of Psychic energy; the spirit. I wouldn't have any problem."
He whispered to himself. He didn't really want his brother to hear his caustic response.
Then he smirked, his expression changing instanly to deadly serious as he saw a big amount of ice and flying type Pokemon heading towards the hill, with a Frosslass in lead. The way he was smiling now made him look exactly like Rumble.
Gilbert was also climbing up the hill.
When the Pokemon, around fourty, and his brother reached the top of the hill, they were wondering what was going on and demanding Thanatos to explain.
His mother had gifted him a brilliant tactic mind, which had now calculated how much time they needed to retreat and when the humans would chase them. He nodded down the hill to show them some humans coming towards them with what appeared to be heavy machinery. Some of the Pokemon asked to see their Chiefs. Thanatos kept his large smile as his cold eyes were examining the scene in case of any flaw detection in his plan. No, everything is perfect.. the foolish humans are in the open, nowhere to hide.
He looked his brother in the eye and shared his psychic power with him for a brief moment; to send a message.
Stay silent. We'll be leaving this place unscathed, but we're still in danger. I'm asking you to trust me.
But the fuss about the chiefs kept going, interrupting his thoughts. His blue eyes flashed with anger.
"Silence! See those humans down there? They will blow us to bits if you don't listen to me!"
The Reuniclus felt the silence to be touchable. Rumble had taught him about psychology, especially control and manipulation through the voice. And his psychic, metallic voice seemed just perfect for the job; it was covering all of their voices together, echoing down the hill.
But now that it was silence, his voice became soft as whisper - the wind barely carried to all the ears in front of him - making it seem even more menacing.
"Now I'm sure alot of you are able to use Hail, correct?" He paused, half closing his eyes, wondering if anyone had understood where he was going with this. When the silence kept on, he frowned, disapproving their IQ level. Now his voice was even lower.
"I can help all of you merge your powers with the ones who know how to use Hail. We'll create a Hailstorm and move it towards Fortree's defence line, as well as the humans who are now on our tail, burrying them alive."
His blue eyes were colder than the snow beneath him. He glanced at his brother, asking him to help with his capabilities; as the humans had approached the hill, and would be in position in seconds, the process started immediately - without taking no for an answer, Thanatos felt the spirits of the Ice Pokemon, creating a bond between the ones who went to face the humans from on top of the hill - the ones who knew Hail.
It instanly started to hail, a fierce hailstorm was created above of all the Pokemon in the hill. Thanatos was standing firm, completly unnaffected by the ice bouncing off his gel body - his own ability, Magic Guard.
Everything ended abruptly, with some heavy gunfire sounds coming down from the hill; Thanatos was late. The Pokemon who knew hail died first, as they were in the front.
The rest of the Pokemon backed off, so they were out of sight from the humans.
Thanatos thought the job was half done, but he was unable to help as he felt the nearby spirits of the ice types to melt away. But he had a trick up his sleeve; if he couldn't control the hailstorm with the will of the ice types, he would send it to rage towards the humans with the power of the wind.
His smile grew bigger as he commanded the flying type Pokemon above his head to send the hailstorm away with gusts.
Thanatos watched the the huge hailstorm, raging on about 2 mile range, getting even more fierce with the strong winds. The retreating humans were helpless againist the amount -and size- of ice falling in their heads. But Thanatos wasn't satisfied; he was calculating again. The hail wasn't enough to burry the humans before they reach the trees, and the hailstorm itself wouldn't reach Fortree, not at its full potential anyway. But he looked at the bright side.
"Pokemon, our safe retreat is granted."
Some of the Pokemon, still hiding from the humans, let out a hooray - cries of victory, even though they hadn't win anything.
Some saluted Thanatos with -some- respect, and some even his brother, Gilbert.
Thanatos' peaceful smile returned on his face as they were walking back to Lylicove.
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Rumble
Secret Lab
The darkest of promises, the Destiny Bond
Rumble, after the war, had no choise but to become a scientist. His dark nature and will allowed him to claim a secret location as his new laboratory, where he would do what he knew best: invent new weapons and gadgets, the same thing he was doing back in the sewers of Oreburgh.
He spent years hiding in the shadows. But, surprisingly, he had a very good reason to; Darkrai. Rumble made the promise of killing as many as he could ever imagine back in Sunnyshore to Darkrai, in exchange for his life. But the little bit of kindness and sense he had inside him - to save his friends from the nuclear blast he had so successfully predicted - would be his own demise. Rumble chose to save his friends instead of keeping his dark promise, and as a result, he's literally hiding from death in the darkest corner of Hoenn. His time hiding had twisted him even more; he had forgotten about Morgana, until an email arrived, from her, telling him he - finally?- had a son. The news were surprising to Rumble, but they didn't touch his cold heart. He melted the computer containing the mail with his psychic powers with a plain expression on his face.
By the time he learned he had a son, Darkrai finally found him...
"You! What are you doing here?"
Rumble asked, although knowing the answer. He loaded his improved flamethrower with a cylinder of pure fire fuel and then pointed it at the dark figure standing at his doorstep.
"I think we both know what I want, Baron Rumble... Tsk tsk, I thought someone like you would keep their promises, especially when it involves killing... Turns out I was wrong."
Rumble frowned as Darkrai didn't back off neither reacted to his weapon which was still pointing at him.
"I'd bet all of my weapons you knew I wouldn't stay in Sunnyshore. You knew this all along, and now you're gonna blackmail me and my son."
"... I should've expected you'd figure it out. You're much like me - in other words, we think alike, meaning you already know what I'm going to ask you."
Rumble looked away, at the place where the burned down supercomputer which received the mail was. With the same frown, trying to withstand and fight back the horrible and unknown tension that Pokemon caused him.
"... Thanatos... is he going to be the one to pay the price?"
The gel Pokemon didn't cringe, nor his voice cracked - it didn't reveal any concern either. Darkrai noticed that, and laughed.
"You don't care, do you? About your son. Then let me tell you what will happen if you don't make him a killing machine; I will take away your life, and gift Thanatos your dark spirit. He's so kind deep inside, he'll fully receive your spoiled presence as something good, and that will change him, twist him for the rest of his life. Meaning you have no choise. Either way, human and Pokemon lives will be taken away, like you promised. But you will have to teach him."
Rumble was listening to the dark figure, which was still standing motionlessly at his doorstep, speaking, and he returned its unearthly gaze with his furious amber eyes flashing in the darkness of his laboratory. He smirked when he heard the last sentence.
"Now that's a sweet deal. Watching my son killing people for me would be amusing, and I daresay it'd make me proud too."
Darkrai gifted Baron Rumble a terrifying smile, and Rumble himself paid him back with his own huge and creepy smile. The crystal teeth Rumble had implemented into his mouth flashed red, returning the gaze of the dark Pokemon in front of him as it vanished in the shadows, with a last message echoing in the room.
"Remember... It does matter how strong or weak a soul is. I don't care for the people's lives, as much as I care about you."
Even a genius like Rumble was left wondering what Darkrai meant. But his intuition was warning him, Thanatos would become even more dangerous than him...
(Cain cheated :D Eh well, no plan can be perfect anyway.. also sorry for the bunnying aura, some things had to be done. And I guess Lydia Lilah and Nocturne would have left long the place long before the hailstorm struck)
