The Power Within [PG 13 - I usally rate R for safety]

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?Karen, I know it?s gonna be weird not having Marty around but we all knew we?d have to leave Harville at some point. Both me and Micky haven?t got all our badges yet and it?s not like you can just keep entering Rustboro contests? Purity said affectionately yet sensibly.

For once Peter was in agreement with her, but he wasn?t gonna say he agreed with her vocally. Fortunately for him Trip was there to open his mouth about it on his behalf. ?You know she has a point, with the upcoming Pokemon International and the lack of experience, both these to are gonna need to get as much training as possible if they want to stand even half a chance.?

?Hey!? Micky said in protest, not taking too kindly to his comments about his abilities, despite them being true.

?Yes?? Trip asked, rolling his eyes.

?**** you?re right? Micky said, feeling like an idiot.

?It just doesn?t feel right, deserting him like this? Karen continued, despite her want to go on this cruise trip.

?It?s not deserting him. It?s not like he was expecting us to stay here forever. Besides, we?ll be back in two and half weeks. You had to desert you?re parents to come along.?

?But that?s different, they have each other and well??

?Marty has Harville, it?s practically a family here? Micky interrupted.

Oddly enough, that comment made Karen feel a whole lot better about coming along. Before she could even reply Marty had popped his head around the door asking if the group was coming or not. The time had ran out and they left the Marty discussion to join him in the car. It was uncomfortable, almost like they were in the car with a man dying of cancer, really over exaggerating leaving him for two and a half weeks. He dropped the group of at the centre of Rustboro before driving his van off to his part of the street.

The sense of separation was still among the group, most of it on Karen who had her conscience working over time. ?I still don?t feel right about this? Karen stated. ?Shopping for holiday stuff whilst we leave Marty alone. I mean, if we?re gonna be leaving him for a couple weeks should we really leave him alone today as well.?

?Ok, this really is doing my head in Karen? Micky said grabbing his forehead. ?Sweetheart, Marty is like King of Harville, he practically rules the town. There are like fifteen people in that town? Micky said with a risen voice flailing his arms about. ?We are gonna be gone for two and a half weeks? he said now grabbing Karen by the shoulders and staring at her directly in the eyes. ?He is gonna be fine? Micky finished. ?Got that??

?Ok Ok? she replied in frustration with Micky?s patronising.

?Good.?

?You quite done?? Trip asked sarcastically.

?Dude, I can kick your *** all over this city, don?t take that tone with me? Micky smirked. ?Yes I?m ****ing done.?

?He is really cocky? Purity whispered over to Peter, the first real discussion the two of them had. ?Is he always like this, he wasn?t when he was with me.?

Peter wasn?t too keen on the idea of making conversation with her but he replied anyway, adding in a few lies. He figured if he could make Purity think a lot less of Micky and vicar versa then he could probably get her out of the group and speed up the process of getting Micky?s collection complete a lot quicker. ?He has every right to be cocky. I dunno why he?s scared of Scy, he?s kicked about the same amount of cop?s asses? Peter whispered back with an evil smirk on his face. In the mean time Micky and Trip had only just finished with their discussion and were approaching the two of them, Purity looking at Micky a lot more nervously than she did before. Karen and Trip followed behind Micky as Micky came towards Peter and Purity. Peter walked by his side but Purity, unlike usual slipped behind Micky out of his sight.

****

By the time the group had returned to Marty?s stall it was nearing closing time for him. Purity had bought about ten different bathing suits and bikini?s, Karen about a similar amount, as well as buying a inflatable donut ring for Raichu. Micky had only bothered to buy a couple of swimming shorts, not exactly the biggest fan of swimming, although from hearing from Trip that there were several small islands and caves for them to visit on the trip that the S.S Anne would stop by filled with plenty of interesting Pokemon, Micky knew he had no choice but to be ready to dress for that kinda occasion.

Considering this was going to be the last night with Marty, he prepared a huge meal for the entire group, almost like a thanks giving, turkey, well imitation turkey and all the trimmings, including imitation stuffing. Marty was around a the time of the eating of meat being legal, Micky just couldn?t get the image of a self baking Torchic out of his head. He said that the food tastes so much better nowadays but Micky had his doubts about that, everything being so fake it couldn?t be possible for it to be better than the original. He figured it was like plastic surgery, looks better but doesn?t feel as good, except in this case it didn?t taste as good, though in this case it did taste good. It was a very interesting send off, completely and utterly filling. By Midnight, or there about, Everyone started to return to their homes, eventually leaving the group finishing off the final bits and tidying up.

In the end Everyone wondered off to bed, Micky again giving his ten floating candles some paper to burn in their flames, before slumping onto his hammock. Purity wanted to say something but she was a lot more fearful of Micky, believing Peter?s words. In the end it was just silence until the sound of Micky?s snoring and the whistles of the Harville wildlife were the only things that she could hear. Whether it was anticipation or not, she just couldn?t get to sleep, laying wide-eyed staring into the moon. Eventually, her eyes went heavy and the bright white of the moon was the last thing she saw.

****

?Wake up!? Purity soothingly chanted as she nudged Micky with her elbow. She saw him starting to stir and on instinct she soulfully chanted ?Wake up? once more before Micky?s eyes opened, blinking constantly as he adjusted to the morning sun.

?What time is it?? Micky asked in a moan, still wishing he was back in his dreams, feeling so much better without the presence of ?Nightmare? about, still, nothing felt right with Poltergeist?s presence everywhere.

?About quarter to eleven. You sleep way too much? she smirked.

?You don?t let me sleep enough? he whined back, rubbing his eyes open and sliding off of his hammock.?

?Yeah, well, I?ll leave you to get ready, you got about three hours? she said. ?Left you some clothes on the side there? she said a she pointed to the barricades at the side of the roof. In a neat pile she?d left Micky?s usual clothes, the black double-lined trousers and a white see through fishnet shirt. Seemed pretty normal for Micky, though Purity still hadn?t gotten used to his weird fashion sense.

By the time Micky had forced himself out of bed and gotten dressed he still wasn?t fully awake, all groggy and lazy, walking down a small flight of steps all of a sudden a struggle, still yawning and blinking every few steps. ?Hi, Marty, Trip, Karen? he said groggily as he was passing by them, the group slumped on the sofa watching television. As he walked into the kitchen he greeted to Purity and Kerri with ?Hi, Purity, Kerri? as he reached for milk from the fridge. As he poured himself a glass he realised why the girls were giggling. ?Kerri?? Micky asked ignoring the fact that his glass was now overflowing. He turned, dropping the milk bottle luckily on it?s base and there she was, helping Purity in the kitchen with lunch. ?****, what the **** are you doing here?? Micky asked, a lot more alert, his shock covering the fact he was pleased to see her.

?He can?t go three words without swearing can he?? Purity smirked to Kerri.

Kerri smiled whilst giggling, one thing she?d only recently picked up since escaping from Mossdeep Sanatorium. After sorting things out like the cost of repairing the broken cell, the decided to let her go under the supervision of Professor Birch, though why she was at Marty?s was what confused Micky.

After giving Purity a look of ?Shut the **** *****? he began to greet his sister. ?Why are you here?? he still hadn?t gotten used to the fact that she couldn?t talk, always expecting her to be able to reply in the click of a finger.

She started to fumble about trying to find a notepad and pen on the desktop. Eventually, upon finding it about thirty seconds later in her trouser pocket. She wrote down ?She invited me? and pointed to Purity as she showed it to Micky.

?Um, Purity, can we talk in private please? Micky said, motioning his finger to her as he walked towards the front door.

?Gimme a moment? she said sarcastically to Kerri as she followed Micky.

The moment she stepped out the door Micky exploded with a raised voice ?It?s nice to see my sis ?n all but Marty aint so lonely that he needs a bad cook with him? Micky stated.

?I aint invited her for Marty, I invited her for you idiot? she stated, not happy that Micky took her act of kindness the wrong way.

?Why, we?re going in like three hours? Micky replied.

?I invited her for the trip? she replied back.

?I can?t afford to buy another ticket, especially this late.?

?You have an extra one dumbass? she replied.

?No I?? Micky stopped as he realised she was right. He felt like such an idiot not even thinking about that.

?I believe ?Sorry? and ?Thank you so much? are the words your looking for? she said sarcastically with a smirk on her face.

?Yeah, you?re right? Micky said grudgingly. ?Sorry, thank you so much? he continued sarcastically.

?There we go? she smirked. ?And by the way, your psychic bird friend is outside Raichu and Kneazy? she finished as she went back into the house.

Micky slowly made his way to the back of the house and there they were. The golden and white ?Angel? the endlessly annoying ?Chu-Toy? who?d stayed out of Micky?s way ever since evolving. ?Angel? Micky smiled as he opened his arms.

Angel rose her head from Raichu, ending their staring contest. ?Micky? she thought, Micky sensing some sort of imaginary smile as she thought that.

?Yep? he smiled back.

Slowly, Angel floated over to Micky, a smile on her face and a glint in her sapphire eyes. Micky hugged her around her neck, the fur a cosy warm. ?How have you been?? she asked mentally.

Micky let go of his grip and backed away a few steps. ?I dunno, its been a bit a bit hectic. Some ****er has been stalking me and attacking me, I met Necromancer and he?s been a bit ****ed up and I got a broken hand and pretty banged up ribs ?cause of Scy, who by the way evolved and now wants to kill me.? Micky stopped when he realised he was mumbling on and Angel really didn?t want to hear about it. ?How have things been for you and sis with Birch?? Micky asked.

?It?s been fine. I think it?s doing her a lot of good. She?s started to laugh now, it can only be a matter of time that she starts to feel comfortable enough to speak again.?

?Are you serious?? Micky said shocked that his sister may be speaking again. He?d never actually had a vocal conversation with her in all the time he?d known her.

?Yes. I really hope she can soon? she finished, the glint still in her eyes.

****

Marty drove all of them to the docks. The giant coast line extended into the ocean, several metal piers sticking out at least a mile into the water, the deep dark blue sea so dark that only the surface showed. White seagull like birds circled the sky crying out ?Gull? as grunting sailors wondered around, wondering around in their white sailor suits and strange hats as they carried cargo onto a nearby liner. A giant long grey battleship marked with the Black X and Green stars of the Hoenn region. As far as Micky understood, regions worldwide had been activating their military?s, awaiting Rayquaza. It was clear even to the naturists that this Pokemon was destructive to both man and wildlife.

The luxury liner, the ?S.S Anne? lay at the opposite side of the dock. A good ten minute walk across concrete as they passed by the metal piers that led to many unique watercraft, ranging from a submarine to a red seaplane, both marked with the grey templar cross of the Uma Corporation. The S.S Anne itself was just as Micky expected. It was like a town put into a boat. It must?ve been at least a thousand feet long and about a hundred feet wide, a depth of about a hundred feet visible above the surface, meaning quite a lot must?ve been below as well. Micky was trying to picture how big it must?ve been inside. Apparently, it had it?s own fifty by hundred foot Pokemon battle arena, an Olympic sized swimming pool, a mini golf course amongst other things on board. Micky really didn?t see any sense in Marty?s lack of enthusiasm about the cruise.

After many goodbyes, hugs and ?We?ll be back in a fortnight? speeches the group began to proceed to the boat, Karen running ahead totally excited, despite being the one most consciences of the fact they were leaving Marty behind. Purity and Trip had followed behind pretty closely with Peter and Kerri behind them, but Micky stopped for a moment. He wanted to know why Marty wasn?t coming along.

Micky waited for them to get a good way out of hearing distance before turning to Marty. Before he even said anything Marty said ?Aren?t you going?? sarcastically.

?You know what I wanna know? Micky replied.

?I can?t explain, but I got you something that might give you a hand.? Out of his bag he pulled some sort of device. There was a black left handed glove and some sort of black mobile phone and a bag of tiny silver squares.

?This is?? Micky asked as Marty started handing it to Micky.

?Put on the glove? Marty ordered. Micky done so, sliding it on perfectly, feeling something inside it that wasn?t exactly uncomfortable but very unusual to feel, some cold metal-like object. ?Now attach this to your Pokeball belt? he said handing the mobile phone-like device. Micky done so and then Marty handed Micky the bag of metal squares. ?Attach one of these to each of your Pokeballs, making sure you remember the order you put them in? he said. Micky opened the bag and slowly stuck one of the objects on the balls, making sure to number it in order of how he caught or received his Pokemon, leaving Scy out of the loop.

?Now what?? Micky asked.

?Type one into that mobile thing then click ?OK? and see what happens? he explained.

Micky clicked in one and the ok and in a split second Strider?s Pokeball zoomed into Micky?s left hand. It hurt a bit but it was helpful. ?Cool? Micky said, very entertained by this.

?Click ok again to throw it, then do the same to draw it back.?

?I?ll test it out later? Micky said, seeing the group staring at them from the large boat.

?Go? Marty said, pushing Micky along in it?s direction.

?Thanks? Micky nodded as he ran off into the direction of the cruise, no queues as of yet since they were an hour early. He reunited with them on the front of the deck and there was a lot of waving and bad attempts at shouting to him before Marty left.

?You should know better than to leave us? - Scream, Slipknot

Well, I had a bit of ?Writers block? writing this which is why it took so long and went a bit crap. The lil device at the end is just a handy little thing to make up for the broken hand (which IRL is better now :D), no need to reach no more and as you can guess I planned a Sabrina battle and she is perfectly capable of doing that kinda thing on her own, so Micky just has to even it up with magnetic machinery. Next chapter *crosses fingers* I hope is a huge improvement on this. By the way, the Ho-oH thing, sure someone will ask. These people were in the middle of nowhere, will take them a few days to drag a giant bird to civilisation or get to it without it
 
Chapter 30 Part 1

Chapter 30: Set Sail

?The Only Way is All the Way? - The Opium of the People, Slipknot

?Oh my ****ing god? Micky said poetically with a smile on his face. The group had decided they?d check their rooms out one by one, all of them having different rooms, six different keys and four different floors. It was undecided who was getting which room but there were seven floors to the S. S Anne, and the group had two rooms on the sixth floor, two on the third, one on the fourth and one of the fifth. The first to be checked out was of course the easiest to reach, the third floor room numbered three-hundred and fifty five. Micky knew this was his room, the huge smile on his face spelling ?I call this one.? The ceiling had a beautiful chandelier. The bed was a giant king sized bed with silk white sheets. The room was decorated in sea blue, several paintings on the wall. The bathroom was unbelievable spotless and the carpet was soft and cosy in scenic cr?me. The window was giant with a silk cr?me curtain, from which the view was perfect, a good look at the sea below, the sky above the world around.

?I call this?? Peter tried saying, immediately interrupted by Micky putting his hand in Peter?s way.

?No dude, I call it? Micky laughed, quickly jumping belly first to the bouncy king sized bed.

?Yo dude, stop ****ing up my bed man, don?t want your stench on it.?

?Peter, just let him have it, chances are all the rooms are the same anyway. Besides, he got the tickets? Karen said, a smile to Micky as a ?Thank you so much for this.?

?Listen to the lady man? Micky smirked.

?Sure, whatever? Peter said, making his way back out of the door.

Micky tested out his little magnetic ball catcher thing, unleashing Free into the room. The group looked a little confused, seeing as behind Micky?s body they didn?t see how be almost psychically shot the ball into his hand. ?Free, like the room?? Micky asked.

?Free Free!? she chanted, shooting about the room.

?Good, keep an eye on it? Micky ordered light-heartedly, pointing his right index finger at her.

He walked towards the group, sliding through to the front tossing his key towards his bed as he did. ?Where we going next?? Micky asked with a smirk on his face.

?The next room?? Peter said sarcastically as Micky passed by.

One by One they investigated the rooms. Seemed that the lower down you got the lighter the wall colour go, the sixth floor wall barely having a hint of blue on it since it was so close to pure white. Overall, it was decided that Peter was sleeping on the fourth floor, Trip on the fifth, Karen and Kerri on the sixth and Purity on the other third floor one that was about twenty rooms down the long corridor that was lined with a velvet carpet. When Micky returned to his room it was clear that Free had made herself at home, cutely laying on her side, her hands on her head as she snored little ?Free-we-we? breaths. Micky smiled as he shut the door, dumping his bag of clothes, his bag of equipment of stones and Pokeball belt in the room.

?Mind if we check out the battle arena?? Trip said, his first proper word to Micky all day. Several Nods were made followed with ?ok? and for the first time the group were actually following Trip, his first real time taking charge, though Micky was right behind him, somehow always the leader, everything always seeming to revolve around him. He really was the link that held them all together though as Trip clearly realised and he also knew the main reason for this journey over Hoenn was for Micky to obtain the eight Gym badges, two of which had already been obtained.

It was a jaw dropping surprise when they saw the arena. It was as large as any normal Pokemon arena yet some much better. The stands had been replaced with spectator booths, about twenty around the arena, all with velvet drapes coloured in golden brown, everything looking so classy like an emperor belonged in them. The floor was marked with the standard Pokemon battlefield white lines however the rest of it was a tiled floor, a mosaic that formed a picture of historical Pokemon of myth and legend, Kyogre. It wasn?t the most accurate mosaic obviously ?cause it was drawn to the description of Kyogre who at the start of time helped form the present day earth. Whether or not any of it was true was questionable but in basics, it looked like a giant blue whale with huge wing like fins, a thin tail that trailed at the end and loads of red that marked part of Kyogre?s body. In basics, it looked like a whale on crack. Micky looked at Trip who was completely mesmerised by this battlefield and Micky knew what he wanted to do. ?Pete, remind me, what is your current record against Trip in Pokemon battles.?

Trip?s attention was caught as he heard his name mentioned and the little notepad at the back of his mind had reminded him what was said and he came out with ?Yeah Pete, what is the current score between us.?

?It?s one nil to you. But all that?s gonna change now.? Micky was starting to feel how Purity felt when she tricked Micky into entering that contest. He felt like the puppeteer pulling the strings of a dummy, which in basics was what he was doing with Peter as the dummy. ?Can we just battle or not?? Peter said aloud.

Already Purity had ran over to the front door again, a guard there when they came in who obviously would know. She rushed back saying ?Yeah go ahead.?

With a smirk on his face Micky slinked out of the arena shouting ?Have fun!? as an echo emitted throughout the room. Purity, Karen and Kerri figure they should do as Micky done and soon they all had occupied one of the spectator booths.

?Well, go then!? Micky said, looking at his two friends staring each other down from opposite sides of the arena, just under a hundred feet of air between them.

?We haven?t set any rules? Peter shouted to Micky.

?Withdrawing your Pokemon counts as it losing, two on two, standard count out when off the field rule. Now go!? Micky shouted, wanting to see this, though Kerri found her brothers controlling behaviour very new and scary.

The moment Micky had shouted go Trip had already slung a Pokeball towards the battlefield. The seven foot tall dragonfly ?Tarokuntei? stood on the battlefield floor as he awaited Peter to choose a Pokemon.

?Stupid guy likes to play with Dragons huh?? Peter spat sarcastically. ?Play dragons with this? he continued as he through a Pokeball forward. The giant blue bodied red winged dragon Salamence emerged, roaring loudly as he escaped his ball.

Slow clapping was heard as everyone?s attention was turned to Trip. ?Impressive. The rarely seen Salamence. You must be an impressive trainer to be able to control one of those. About as impressive as Micky was when he had control of Scy, but we all know how that turned out, wonder how long it?s gonna be for you? he smirked, hitting a sore spot for Micky and clearly insulting Peter?s skills as a trainer, considering himself well above Micky?s level of skill.

?Dudess, tell me he did not just say that? he said to Purity, almost looking at her to try and control him.

?Calm down he?s just trying to get some heat out of Peter? she said in a feeble attempt to calm Micky, but by now Micky was already reaching for his Pokeball belt, his mindset as ?Lets see you deal with Scy now jackass? but he couldn?t find it, in moments realising he?d left it in his room.

?Salamence, do me a favour? he shouted to Peter?s dragon. ?Decimate that oversized dragonfly and humiliate his jackass trainer.?

Tarokuntei looked at Micky as if to say ?what I do to you?? and Micky knew that was what that face was saying. ?Sorry dude, but you got a **** of a jackass as trainer? he said directly to Tarokuntei. He knew Micky wasn?t doing it as a personal strike at him but he still took offence to his comments about his trainer. He marched over to Salamence, tail dragging behind him until both were at eye level, Tarokuntei on hind legs, Salamence on both feet, clearly out sizing Tarokuntei in height and mass.

?Tarokuntei, Fly!? Salamence looked up as Tarokuntei shot into the air, definitely going to be the faster of the two. It was a good thing that the cruise was so big, it allowed a very tall arena that gave a good one hundred feet of open air for them to fly in. Salamence shot right up after him, though he made it up in about double the time it took Tarokuntei, though it was still fast. Both trainers stared up as though they were facing the white and gold ceiling thinking of an order to give.

?Flamethrower!? Peter ordered in a snap. The moment Tarokuntei heard Peter say it he dodged to the side as fiery hot flames shot from the giant mouth of Salamence, the flames ending on the white walls of the arena. Oddly enough, the walls weren?t scarred with burns at all. It looked so odd to everyone, including Salamence, Pokemon and people alike distracted by this. Tarokuntei didn?t even wait for an order, he just wrapped his two tiny arms around Salamence?s neck and gripped tight relying on his amazing speed to take the place of power, which was done successfully. With the tin wings flapping, Tarokuntei swung as he pulled on Salamence?s neck getting into a neck hold position where Tarokuntei clung to Salamence?s neck and back. At first it looked like Salamence would be landing back first onto Tarokuntei but Tarokuntei made a mid-air switch getting his left arm around Salamence?s left fore leg to throw himself onto Salamence?s front as they both crashed to the floor below with a big crash, however the floor didn?t shake, none of the tiled floor broken and everything remained stable as though nothing had happened. It was little too creepy for them but again, Tarokuntei concentration wasn?t shattered.

Trip knew what to do and immediately shouted ?Earthquake!? Salamence began to roll, getting to his feet but by the time he?d done that Tarokuntei had crashed to the floor, landing perfectly on his tiny feet, yet the technique didn?t work. The ground below didn?t crack apart, in fact not a single thing happened.

?Ok this is just getting creepy. Stop the battle a sec!? Micky ordered, figuring himself as referee for the battle. Instead of doing what any sensible person would do, he chose a faster route than the stairs which led to the lobby, he simply stepped onto the barricade of the booth and dropped down at least fifteen feet, landing on his feet but dropping to one knee through the force of the drop. ?I?ll be right back!? he said, walking towards the door, determined to find out what was up with the arena. Peter and Trip just looked at each as if to say ?What?s up with him?? and the girls in the booth were just about as confused as the battlers.

In a matter of moments Micky had returned from the lobby and as he walked through the open doors he shouted ?The room is entirely solid. It?s been made so it can?t get scarred like a normal battlefield, it can?t be dug into, basically, none of your moves will make so much as a dent in this. So in basics, continue? Micky smirked his tightly bandaged hand making a continue gesture.

Peter saw this as his chance to take the lead and immediately ordered ?Headbutt.? Before Tarokuntei could even turn Salamence had rammed his head into the shoulder of Tarokuntei, knocking him down sideways into a sideways roll as he flew over him. He U-turned in midair and came back to take a pick at the scraps and clawed Tarokuntei around the face on his return, poking one of the eyes with his sharp claw. Fortunately, the Flygon species were designed with tough eyes, and a mere claw in the eye would have practically no effect. Seeing an opportunity he slammed his tail into Salamence?s face as he got back to the air, wincing his eye a little bit, feeling a bit uncomfortable like a human did when a pieces of dust got in theirs.

?Iron Tail!? Trip ordered. The long green tail of Tarokuntei began to harden, slowly turning a steel colour.

He prepared it to it?s hardest as Peter ordered ?Crunch.? Tarokuntei spun in the air, his tail like shot put as he span around once and released it in Salamence?s direction, his body dragging along with it. Salamence opened his mouth as the tail came towards him. He knew this would be decisive. Crunching down on the Flygon?s tail had to be done at the right time, or else he would have his mouth smashed with a steel like tail that would easily knock him unconscious. The moment passed so slowly in his mind and he knew he?d do it. The tail swung by and Salamence ducked his head sideways and let it fly over him. He saw it losing it?s hardness as it passed his head and using all his speed he shot after it in a dash, clamping his jaw to it tightly. Tarokuntei moaned loudly as his tail felt the sharp fangs of Salamence. He struggled but to no avail. He had one choice. A self destructive attack that would be painful to both Pokemon. With all his power he shot himself into the air. Salamence gripping so tightly to his tail was dragged by the mouth into the air, though in moments he was supporting himself. But the move wasn?t finished, it had barely begun. Tarokuntei?s eyes began to glow as he looked down at Salamence. With all his power he drove down head first into Salamence?s body, both heads colliding in a flash as both Pokemon came crashing down to the ground.

Salamence landed first, hitting the floor hard on his wings and Tarokuntei followed soon after, belly first directly into the ground. The floor failed to shake, the stability of this room completely amazing, almost like a natural disaster would have no effect on it. Both trainers shouted at their Pokemon as Micky started counting them out. Salamence didn?t move a single bit, though Tarokuntei stirred a little. Weakly, at around the seven count, Tarokuntei had made it to his hands and knees. His arms were too small to push him to his feet but with the added power of his wings he made it up to a vertical basis as Micky counted out Salamence. He didn?t like to say it but Salamence had lost this round and now it was up to Peter?s next choice to win it. Micky knew he was at huge disadvantage. He knew the Flygon wouldn?t last too much longer but now Trip had the advantage of knowing the next choice and having the advantage of using a type effective against it.

Decision time was over and Peter threw a Pokeball forward. Micky recognised the Pokemon the moment he popped out of his Pokeball. A rounded bolder shaped Pokemon. Smooth yet cracked lumps of rock were the things that formed the armour plated body. Clawed hands and a small head poked out of the safety of the rock shell. He was a Golem, just like the one Roxanne had. A dark brown shell with a light brown body. He let out a roar that hinted the word ?Golem? as he escaped his Pokeball.

?Tarokuntei. Steel Wing!? Trip ordered loudly. He knew he had to hit hard and fast, one attack from Golem and Tarokuntei was screwed.

?Rollout!? Peter said sadistically with a cruel smile on his face, knowing he was gonna win this battle, definitely carrying the self-confidence of a true champion, but also carried arrogance, and Trip knew this would be a weak point he can capitalise on. Golem tucked in his arms legs and head and bounced once on the ground before spiralling his ball shaped shell towards Tarokuntei. It required no real effort for Tarokuntei to avoid Golem as he rolled passed the first time, but nothing is every that basic in a Pokemon battle. Golem done a sideward turn as Tarokuntei passed over and left himself blind to what was happening behind him. Tarokuntei hardened his wings like he did with his tail, the blood causing his wings to become stiff like steel as the skin on the outside gained a shiny silver tint. Golem picked up more speed and then it happened. In the snap of a finger, Tarokuntei drifted from his spot in the air and slammed his left wing into the boulder with the flat on the wing, making a loud wave of sound as unforgiving rock his a steel like wing. Tarokuntei failed to stay on course from it though. As Golem was sent back the way he came, Tarokuntei was knocked sideways, grinding along the mosaic floor back first.

Golem thumped into the wall as Tarokuntei skidded just below the viewer?s booth. Trip immediately leapt over to his Flygon?s side, seeing the glassy look in his eyes as they began to glaze over. Golem began to roll back to his feet and Trip knew it was Game Over for Tarokuntei. He pulled out his Pokeball and withdrew him to the orb, knowing that Tarokuntei had done a good job despite the way it ended. He then turned to see Golem again, Pokeball in hand.

?What?s the matter Trip?? Peter shouted sarcastically. ?Don?t wanna lose another Pokemon?? he smirked. ?My suggestion, quit while you still got some dignity.?

?**** you? he spat. He didn?t even think about it, he just reached for a Pokeball and threw it right in front of him. A leafy dragon formed in front of him. About four foot tall, not even taller than Peter. It stood like a Velociraptor, just like Shane?s. A Grovyle, slightly taller than the other Micky had saw. He knew this Pokemon was fragile, seeing how easily Shane?s was taken apart by Scy, and Golem clearly seemed a lot stronger, tougher and much better trained. But, with his basic grasp of Pokemon training, he also knew that Grovyle was a grass typed Pokemon, holding a huge advantage over a rock type who?s skin easily succumbed to the slick plant power.

?Ooh Ooh? Peter spat sarcastically in a really bad attempt at a girls voice. ?I?m shivering in my booties, a grass type going against my rock type, why surely you will win? he continued sarcastically.

?Razor Leaf!? Trip shouted, not even gonna play verbal Banta with Peter.

Both Peter and Golem were caught totally off guard by this and the leafy wing-like arms of Grovyle fired two razor sharp glinting leaves as Grovyle jumped up, spinning to fire them. Golem wasn?t even paying attention until the first hit him, hitting him right on the chest of his shell and ripping through it with ease, lodging itself somewhere within his inner body, around the left arm area. The latter of the two leaves wasn?t too far behind, cutting around the right shoulder area of Golem, twirling through the entire shell, cutting the upper of his right shoulder and going through the other side of his shell, zooming off into the empty areas of the battlefield and landing eventually after hitting a wall. ?Go-Lem? he said slowly as he fell onto the *** of his shell with a hard thud. Blood leaking from the rip in the back of his shell and the two at the front of it.

?Dude! Pay attention!? Micky shouted to Peter.

?**** You!? Peter shouted back in frustration.

He still hadn?t learned his lesson and trip saw another moment to capitalise. ?Leaf Blade!? he ordered. Grovyle pounced forward with the raptor-like agility his species was blessed with, landing crouched on one knee in front of Golem, swinging his left arm down, letting the leafy edges harden as the cut into Golem?s skin. Golem rolled to his side as it happened, from under his shell blood was visibly pouring out and fast, almost like a running tap. Grovyle jumped forward again, this time landing in position for his right arms to cut, cutting through the tough armour shell with ease and drawing more blood.

With Golem writhing side to side in pain, Peter had to think quick. His opportunity would be when Grovyle went for Leaf Blade again, but it was a matter of timing the order right. ?Roll away!? Peter ordered to buy some time. Golem tried to roll away from Grovyle but it was hopeless. Easily outmatched by the speedy Grovyle.

?Akron! Solarbeam!? Trip ordered. Micky needed a moment to think about this. He didn?t realise Akron meant Grovyle, the first time Trip had referred to him by his nickname.
 
Chapter 30 Part 2

This was Peter?s moment. He had gone for a completely unpredictable move and it would work perfectly. It was just a matter of ?Can Golem take him down fast enough?? ?Get up Golem!? Peter ordered. Peter knew Golem was trying and so did the rest of the group, but his effort were seemingly worthless. He?d gotten to his front and was literally having to press up his way to his feet, and it was failing. The strength in his legs had gone, maybe it was the loss of blood or something but he wasn?t going to get up. Akron?s mouth was wide open as a yellow ball formed inside it, whatever light in the room being drawn to it. Micky knew that when this sphere reached the size of a football it was ready for launch, and Micky had seen this being used on a Golem before in Purity?s battle, and it?s result wasn?t pretty.

?Release!? Trip ordered

?Fire Blast!? Peter ordered not even a millisecond afterwards. From Grovyle?s mouth a yellow beam of light fired, twirling as it did which was visible by circular rings around it that formed a slinky like chain. From Golem?s mouth left a huge ball of fire, growing like a snowball going down a mountainside, getting bigger as it went. The beam of light hit the ball and was merely absorbed into it, the ball at least as big as Golem was by now. Grovyle stared in horror as this ball rolled in the air towards him. The two seconds it took to hit him seeming like hours. The moment the ball collided with the leafy skin of Grovyle it exploded, forming a huge flaming X where Grovyle once was, the sheer force of the blow knocking the Pokemon back several feet, his leafy skin burning as he saw the X slowly drift from a strong fire to tiny dots of ash that floated to the floor in a matter of seconds. The right and left leaf-wings were completely alight, burning like newspaper. His chest was surprisingly only singed, the pale orange-pink visible under the small chars of black. The long grass main that started at his head and ended at his back was burning quickly and the left side of his face was alight.

?Rollout!? Peter ordered. Golem tucked his entire body into his shell and roll forwards, running right over the body of Grovyle. All that weight crushed the poor plant-reptiles body, leaving him laying there, bones aching from being crushed, skin burning upon him and mind defeated. Trip was struck with shock just like the rest of the group. The bleeding Golem felt the confidence in him and regained a standing position as he stood over his falling foe. All he needed was a nod from his master and he would finish the reptile off but Trip knew better. He remembered how Micky had destroyed Shane?s Grovyle and he didn?t want that for his. Reluctantly, he pulled out his Pokemon?s Pokeball and withdrew his defeated friend.

Trip was gripping his head in frustration. He didn?t even realise Golem?s could learn fire attacks, in fact, it came as a shock to all the group. He was so sure that he?d win the battle, having such a huge speed and type advantage. He didn?t even say two words to Peter, he just pushed himself from his kneeled position and headed for the door, hands at his sides. Micky looked side to side at Purity and Karen trying to see if they were going to do something about it but they were just as clueless as Micky. In the end he shook his head in disgrace at their inability to think of something to do and made his way down the stairs, taking his eyes off the indestructible arena and the only things in there, Peter and Golem. Peter kinda got the hint that Trip had cut his victory celebration short. The three girls also took the hint and headed down the stairs behind Micky, though Micky had already made a good distance away from them.

?Dude!? Micky shouted at Trip who was a good way down the hallway by now, almost on the outside of the cruise. Considering he?d been walking, he?d got pretty far. ?Wait up!?

?Why?!? he snapped back quickly, his head shooting back at Micky, an angry glare on his face.

?What the **** is up with you? You lost a ****ing match. So what!? Micky said, now pissed off as well. ?I lose matches to ya know!? Micky stated angrily.

?You?re a rookie. You?re suppose to? Trip spat with aggression. ?I?m experienced. I been battling for five years now. I?m not suppose to lose.?

?Peter has to mate. Sorry, he aint meant to either, the two cancel each other out? Micky said sarcastically.

?I?ve completed five collections of badges? Trip stated.

?Woo for you? Micky said sarcastically. ?That don?t mean your gonna win though. Wave those badges in front of a ten year old and they may back down but Peter?s been battling just as long as you. Same league mate? Micky smirked.

?Just **** off would ya? Trip said evilly, sick of the fact Micky was right.

?Fine? Micky said. ?You go cry like a baby, I?m gonna go get some first class food.? Micky shook his head, again in disgrace of the people he was hanging out with.

He got back to the outside of the arena and Karen asked ?What?s up with him??

?Nothing? Micky lied.

?What about?? Karen started but Micky interrupted immediately.

?Food-now-hungry? Micky stated robotically, pointing his finger down the hallway to where he assumed the restaurant of the ship was.

After dragging them around in silence for half an hour, probably crossing every inch of the ship, Peter finally spoke up, saying ?Ok, you don?t know where we?re going do you??

?No? Micky stated cockily. ?Was going on basic instinct.?

The group was still walking until Karen stopped, looking to her left. ?There?s the arena. We just walked in a circle? she pouted.

?Meh? Micky said bluntly, not caring, pissed off that Trip snapped at him.

?What?s that suppose to mean? Karen shouted, feeling like she was being mistreated by being ignored.

?Karen? Purity whispered behind her. As soon as Karen turned to look she done a swift cut throat motion representing ?Cut it out.?

?But I?? Karen started. Kerri done shook her head ?cause she knew what Micky could be like, hearing about it from her father and her brother.

?Yo. Dude!? Micky shouted at the man outside the arena. ?Know where we can get a bite. I?m starved.?

?Go on top, you can?t miss it, right by the pool? he said.

?Thanks!? Micky said, flicking his hand up as ?Bye? as he led them up to the surface of the cruise.

He was right. You couldn?t miss it. It was giant. A huge open air restaurant on the front side of the ship, a good thousand or so tables, several hundred waiters and one **** of a bar, manned by a good few people. Only a few people were in the restaurant, a couple of hours prior to leaving seemed like a good time to get on board, but then again, cruises like this never leave on time. Trip was already there, sitting on a table on his own, drinking a coke. Purity nudged Micky and he knew she was just playing him like a violin. In moments he was walking solo up to him again, the group looking on.

?So?Dude? Micky started, taking the risk of sitting down at the table with him. He looked in the corner of his eye to see everyone else looking on from a table about thirty metres away.

?What?? Trip asked, twirling his fingers around the upper edges of his glass.

?Calmed down yet?? Micky asked, grabbing a roll of bread from the centre basket of the table.

?Why should I. Out of forty battles this is the first lost since completing the Baxton badge collection? he groaned.

?Well whoop-de-****ing-do for you? Micky spat sarcastically. ?You think your never gone lose a battle in your life? Even Necromancer loses battles. Dude, you may have dreams and aspirations to be number one but lets face facts, even number one has to lose sometime? Micky shouted in frustration.

?Yeah well?? Trip started before realising Micky was right. He growled and turned away.

?Know what. You act like a jackass, I?m gonna by the group a kick *** lunch, courtesy of Necromancer? Micky said, knowing if he charged stuff to his room it would cost Necromancer.

As Micky was walking towards them Trip pressed down with his right hand, putting it in a tight hold, feeling like an idiot for doing this. ?Wait Micky? he said out loud. ?You?re right. I hate it but you are right? Trip said.

?Gonna grow up?? Micky asked sarcastically.

Through gritted teeth Trip replied ?Yes? and Micky nodded, walking him over to the group.

?Know what Peter? Trip said to him, Micky smirking to Purity saying ?See, I can get things done to.?

?Yeah?? Peter asked.

?You performed well? Trip nodded. ?Better man won? he said, putting his hand out to Peter.

They shook hands and Micky shouted ?Great, lets eat? and all seemed well.

****

With full stomachs they watched the traditional breaking of a champagne bottle on the boats side as it set sail. The boat was now full to capacity, the few thousand people that were scheduled for this classy cruise now aboard. Everyone looked like a snob, the six of them standing out clearly, everyone in suits and dresses whilst they sat their in street clothes and mini skirts in Purity?s case. Still, they didn?t care. Micky was enjoying himself, making conversation with the rich folk, taking the piss out of their lack of understanding when it came to words like gay and the like, assuming he was on about their technically meanings. Purity and Karen were learning sign language from Kerri whilst Trip and Peter were having Pokemon discussions about stuff like the upcoming one hundredth Pokemon league international whilst all the Pokemon were out freely enjoying the cruise. All except Trip and Peter?s injured. Sleepax the giant Snorlax was apparently a great swimming, swimming alongside Pokemon such as Swampert and Trip?s Lapras, a loch ness monster like creature that glided gracefully through the water. Raichu and Sneasel were practising swimming in the Pokemon swimming pool alongside other Pokemon. It was hard to keep track of them all but in the air Angel dominated the air when it came to speed. Micky had even let Poltergeist out, so long as he stayed on invisible mode. Micky finding it entertaining when people walking by felt the chill of his mind.

Not that many trainers were aboard, Micky and the group having the arena pretty much to themselves and twenty or so other trainers, clearly not many capable of affording a ticket on board, the only one?s on board were either well recognised celebrities or rich kids, of which few seemed interested in battling. Micky wondered, the ocean spray a sweet feeling, looking below at the Pokemon swimming nearby. Still, Micky couldn?t help but think ahead, trying to figure what Scy was gonna be traded for. It could be anything, Zuidra looking capable of training anything she felt like. Then again, maybe she only trained pacific Pokemon which would leave him with little choice.

****

Micky lay awake at night, wondering what Zuidra had to offer. His Pokeball belt laying on a nearby chair, his clothes laid out on the floor by his bag. The night was too warm for Micky to be under the covers of blankets, so he lay their in his black boxers, the sea breeze entering through his window. Slowly Micky?s eyes began to drift down, eventually closing only to shoot open once more. Micky was in a slight daze, shocked into a sitting position by a knocking at the door. Micky needed a few moments to regain his bearings before finally shouting ?Who is it?? to the door.

?It?s me.?

Micky knew immediately it was Purity and shouted ?Hold on? back. Looking like a total slob, Micky dragged himself off his king-sized bed and trying to sort out his junk yard of as he wondered over to it. He looked through the peep hole just to check, it was her, dressed in some form of white night gown, Micky just too tired to pay any proper attention to it. He dragged the door open by the knob and muttered ?What is it?? with half closed eyes and a yawn that followed.

?Poltergeist got loose? she stated with a sort of entertained smile, trying to make light of the situation.

?What?? Micky asked, too tired to understand what she?d said.

?Necromancer?s Gengar? she repeated, a little more description than before.

Micky smirked, understanding her the second time but not believing her. ?No he aint, he?s right there? Micky stated, pointing to his Pokeball belt.

?Can I check?? she smirked, knowing she was right.

?Whatever dudess, go ahead? Micky stated, walking behind her as she headed for it. ?Dunno what you expect to find? he said, slumping himself onto his bed as she muddled through his belt, finally finding the purple and black ball at the end of his collection.

?I was expecting to find this? she stated, clicking the ball open. The red flash appeared for only a second before flicking off, nothing inside.

?But I put him back in earlier!? Micky shouted, slightly worried and totally confused.

?Yeah, well, I guess Necromancer put some sort of thing to make him able to escape should you be in trouble.?

?****ing ****, he?s probably giving everyone nightmares on this floor.?

?Well, he was playing nightmare with me so he probably is.?

Slightly pissed off, mostly grumpy only about the fact he had to get out of bed, Micky made his way down the hall behind Purity. No one was about, the time well past night and now into the early morning hours of four of five. Purity most of left her door unlocked but the both of them found it empty inside anyway. ?Where is he?? Micky felt a shiver go down his spine and he knew he had just passed through him. Micky half-choked the words ?Poltergeist, stop playing tricks and come out of invisibility? Micky ordered, holding his heart, Poltergeist walking directly through it. Purity had a pissed off glare as she looked towards his direction, waiting for the ghost to appear

?Gen-gar? Poltergeist chanted with an evil laugh, clearly enjoying what he?d done. A black and purple ball spun to just about his size and disappeared in a flash, from within, floating about seven inches in the air was Poltergeist, grinning with a sadistic smile.

?Dude, get back to our room!? Micky ordered. ?Now!? he said, an even stricter tone than before.

Poltergeist shook his head with a ?You can?t make me? look on his face.

It was clear he could break out of his Pokeball with ease so he was right, Micky couldn?t make him. But he knew someone that could. Micky started calling Latianne in his mind, shouting at the top of his imaginary lungs. She replied with a ?What is it?? probably similar to Micky?s reaction when Purity knocked on his door.

?Poltergeist is being a total jackass? Micky stated. Purity was just looking at him in confusion, seeing he was doing something but unsure of what.

?What you expect me to do?? she asked.

?Do something to him, attack his mind or something, he won?t leave Purity alone.?


Wearily, Latianne used teleport and in moments she was down the corridor with Poltergeist. Whether or not Latianne had the stronger mind was questionable, but being the child of a myth, she had to have some sort of power.

Whatever it was, Gengar just groaned and turned away, floating into Purity?s room. ?Thanks Angel? Micky said in his mind. She figured it was time to go and teleported away.

?Come on dude, me tired? Micky said through a yawn. Gengar muttered some kind of yawn, his red eyes covered by his see-through purple furry eyes. ?Dude!? Micky shouted, frustrated he was being ignored.

?*****!? she muttered

?Huh?? Micky asked out of confusion at her comment.

?He aint budging? she said.

?**** it, I?ll just go get his ball? Micky stated.

As he tried to make his way to his room Purity stopped him. ?Let?s just switch rooms ok. I?m too tired to go through all this crap? she stated. ?Just switch rooms for tonight? she muttered, wondering in the direction of Micky?s former room. Micky just nodded and wondered over to Purity?s bed, slumping next to Poltergeist. It was creepy and anytime he rolled he?d get shocked by cold, the weirdness of touching a ghosts body, but he coped, the bed?s so big it was perfectly possible for a human and a fat ghost to share a bed.

As Purity walked into her room, she closed it too lightly, and unnoticed to her, the door was only slightly shut, a tiny gap keeping it open. She was too tired to notice it or even focus, falling asleep the moment she fell onto the bed.

****

?Go wake Micky up!? Peter said to Trip. The two of them were sitting at the bar, drinking a coke and orange juice. They were waiting for breakfast but wanted to discuss Pokemon battling with Micky at the table. It was about eleven o?clock, still no one but them awake.

?K. What?s his room??

?Three-Five-Five? Peter stated, unaware of the switch in the middle of the night.

?Ok, get me another drink while I?m gone? Trip said, shaking his empty glass which used to have orange juice in it.

Trip headed for the hallways, using the stairs as Micky came up in the elevator. He was barely thirty seconds off of seeing Micky, and both failed to notice each other.

Micky headed for the bar, just natural instinct to get a drink. ?Dude!? Peter shouted, seeing him making his way through the tables.

Micky spotted him and headed for him, still looking a bit tired as his eyes adjusted to the sun. ?Dude Dude!? Micky said back, as he slumped onto a stool next to him.

?Where?s Trip?? he asked, expecting Trip to be with him, thinking Micky had arrived a little too quickly.

?Oo, I love this game. Is he asleep?? Micky said sarcastically. ?How the **** you expect me to know?? he said, now in a more serious and pissed off tone for being expected to know.

?I sent him to go wake you up? Peter stated.

?But I switched rooms with Puri?? Micky trailed off, realising that Trip was going to wake her up. ?This should be interesting? Micky smirked, waiting to see what Purity had to say.

?Yes it should be. Why did you switch rooms with that whore?? he asked sarcastically.

****

Trip was only a little bit outside of the door and noticed it was open. It looked unusual, Micky not the kind to miss little things like that. He didn?t bother to knock, just pushing it open. His jaw dropped and quickly he rushed out, shouting ?****!? at the top of his voice.


?Get the **** out of the way, I just want to get away from me? - The Un-Named Feeling, Metallica

A cliff hanger, how I missed those *evil smile*. What happened to Purity that scared the **** outta Trip? *smirks* Anyway, next chapter, Ray-Ray gets some fic time. Another day of the S.S and, well, that all, probably landing in Kanto as well. And music seems to unable to be as inspiring as it once was
 
Chapter 31

Chapter 31: Journey Through Kanto

?I'm Waking up I Can Not See. That There Is Not Much Left of Me. Nothing Is Real but Pain Now? - Metallica, One

Ho-oh?s eyes flickered open as she felt herself being dragged. Her back ached as her once beautiful feathers scraped along the rough ground of the Baxton mud. She cried a gargle of chicken cries as she flipped onto her front with her right wing. The Machamp that was dragging her threw himself forward in shock, turning to see that she really was moving. For two days he had been dragging her. The only Pokemon capable of moving the creature. All the campers didn?t want to leave Ho-oh?s side, all fearful for her live. She hissed loudly at them all, memory of what happened to her gone. In her mind, she thought these people were the one?s who hurt her. Inside her mouth a ball of ?Sacred Fire? began to form inside her long golden beak.

?No don?t!? one of the girls shouted. ?We haven?t harmed you? she cried out desperately, seeing that Ho-oh was ready to unleash a Flamethrower. She could hear it in this girls cries, she was telling the truth. But now, she had to figure, who did do it to her. She shot her flames into the air and looked at the girl again for an explanation.

?It was Rayquaza!? one of the boys shouted. Ho-oh glanced oddly at the boy, curious as to who ?Rayquaza? was. ?Big ugly green snake thing that can fly? he continued, explaining who he was a little better.

The memories started shooting through Ho-oh?s mind. Now she remembered everything. Every blast of dragon breath, every Hyper Beam, all of it. She had to find him again. With a hard flap of her two wings she made her way into the air, flapping harder and harder. She got about a hundred feet into the air her right wing gave in, stiffening tightly from the pain as she began to fall, left wing flapping desperately hard as she landed hard on her right with a huge thud. Dust picked up around her forcing the campers to shield their eyes as the Machamp leapt away. Now knowing Ho-oh would be ok, or at least able to survive, one of the campers volunteered to leave and he set off towards Apple Vine City.

****

?You bastard!? Purity shouted at Trip.

?I?m sorry I?m sorry!? Trip shouted back, running down the hallway as fast as he could.

He sped up the stairs, heaving as he made it to Peter and Micky a the bar. ?Guy! Guys!? he shouted.

?Dude, you don?t look to good? Micky said sarcastically, picking up his orange juice. ?Here, drink something? he continued, handing him the drink.

?No no, you don?t get it? Trip was trying to say, suffocating under his lack of oxygen.

?Get what dude?? Peter asked.

?I?? he started, heaving again.

?Yes?? Micky interrupted, trying to get him to continue.

?I just saw Purity?? he heaved again.

?Dot Dot Dot?? Micky said sarcastically.

?She was all wet and?? he said struggling to say it, feeling so ashamed.

?And?? Peter interrupted.

?She was getting dressed? Trip finally finished.

?Lucky git!? Micky laughed sarcastically.

?Ok, now give us a detailed description? Peter said sarcastically, getting a confused look from Micky.

It was only a matter of time before Purity had found them, half dressed in a short sleeved low cut shirt and navy blue skirt, completely un-coordinated. ?You bastard!? she shouted at trip, clubbing him in the head with the palm of her hand.

?I didn?t mean to. I feel like such a ****? he said, suddenly realising what he said and quickly snapping ?I mean ***.? he stopped again and quickly snapped ?I mean a boob?I mean? his mind was on the verge of exploding and he quickly screamed and ran off.

She looked in his direction in disgust as he ran off. ?Fine fine. Let?s hear it then? she said to Micky and Peter.

?Hear what?? Micky asked.

?Give me some credit. Don?t act like he didn?t just come running hear to tell you about what I look like without clothes.?

?Excuse me. But give us some credit. You think we?re some kind of breed of cave men that sit around grunting about the female form?? Micky said. ?He came over, said he saw you and ****ed off. We don?t just sit here talking about breasts? Micky said on behalf of Peter and him.

?Ok, Ok!? she said. ?I doubt any of that is true but if it is, I?m sorry if I misjudged you? she said, really not meaning her sorry. She slowly walked away, shooting her head back at them just to check if they started talking about her again. Micky simply waved bye sarcastically when she turned.

When she was out of sight Peter looked at Micky oddly and asked ?We do talk about women that way, right??

?Yep dude? Micky said, clinking his glass with Peter?s.

?Good, ?cause I was picturing her naked the whole time? Peter stated, the two of them drinking to that, really proving that they were both total jackasses.

Purity was on her way back to her room when Trip bumped into her again. He was determined to make things right, he had a speech all prepared and everything, but when he opened his mouth to speak, he couldn?t get the image of Purity naked out of his head. ?What?? she asked, frustrated by the fact that he was right in her face.

?Um?I..? he tried to think of what he was going to say.

?Ok, I know it wasn?t your fault, you were after Micky, we switched rooms last night and **** happens. Just forget about it, don?t mention it again. Your forgiven? she stated, wondering passed him going back to her room.

?Wait!? Trip said, mustering the courage to speak coherently. ?I really, really didn?t mean to walk in on you. And I promise not to tell anyone about what it saw? he said in a desperate attempt to win favour.

?Thanks? she said, half a smile as she did, pushing her way into Micky?s current room to get more of her clothes.

****

Two days had passed and Trip still couldn?t say two words to Purity. Micky had effectively became their messenger should it be necessary for them to speak. In the distance Vermillion of Kanto was visible, and Micky was just praying that this would make Trip forget, since Purity was clearly over it. Typically though, Peter was on Trip for details which really couldn?t have helped Trip forget.

Two more hours of the sea air blowing passed the S.S Anne they finally docked in the Vermillion Port. It was much better than any brochure could describe. Clean pebbled beaches lay on the west side of the giant seaside resort. To the south was where the S.S Anne had docked, the giant ports, full of liners, catamarans and yachts. All over the south and west coastline of Vermillion were Pokemon, ranging from the jellyfish Tentacools to the ball whale Wailmers and the glum faced Magikarp. A wide array of Pokemon to catch. On the beach line itself, baby Krabbys wondered around rock pools. Shellfish Pokemon lay still in the rock pools, Corsolas resting, Shellder taunting other Pokemon by sticking their tongues out at them. Golden-brown Staryus skimmed along the water, their beautiful red gem centres drawing attention to themselves. It was all too tempting to enter the beach area but by Vermillion law it was illegal to, and the law was upheld strictly, guards surrounding it at every turn. Pokemon here were young, ranging from newborn to six months old. By that age they?d usually escape off into the vast ocean like the Staryus were doing. Those that didn?t were usually caught by wildlife officials and given out to trainers when they reached the appropriate age to have a starter Pokemon. It was a nice simple system and it worked.

Word was given to people as they left that they could return to the S.S Anne should they choose, but if they did not return to the boat in five days it would leave without them. Five days was enough time to visit Zuidra and drop of the brown box-shaped computer to the ?Kid?s Grid.?

All of them got back to their quarters, dressing appropriately. Micky tied his hair back in a pony tail and put on a white fish-net shirt and adding a little variety to his usual clothing, wearing white swimming trunks, cutting at the knees, wrapping a black jacket around his waist that dropped to the same level as his trunks, almost like a kilt at the back of his body.

Stepping out of his quarters he found his friends all waiting, much faster at getting dressed than he was. It definitely wasn?t a trouser day, only Kerri in trousers, the rest of the group in shorts or skirts. It took about ten minutes of walking to reach the bustling city centre of Vermillion. Nothing much was said aside from ?Whoa? and ?Look at that.? Seabirds known as Wingull circled the Vermillion port while the sea air filled the Vermillion streets as they passed by a mass of seafood restaurants. The people of Vermillion had some secret to their seafood, even with access only to manufactured clones of fish, it was just a shame Micky had no taste for seafood, but as luck would have it, his group did and against Micky?s will he was dragged in with them.

The ?Shooting Starfish? restaurant was eventually chosen. It wasn?t particularly crowded, ten or so tables filling the room of which only two or three were in use. It looked like a family business, all the waiters looked like they were brothers and someone who looked like their father was bringing food to the counter. After ordering food Karen decided it was time to bring up a matter that had been on her mind since hearing the group was coming to Kanto. ?Guys? she started. ?I wanna stay here? she said.

?Huh?? Purity said confused, Karen not making herself clear.

?I wanna stay here in Kanto? she repeated in more detail.

?Um?? Micky was unable to think of anything to say.

?Why?? Purity shouted, feeling like she was about to lose a sister. It was more personal for Micky and Purity than the rest of the group since they hadn?t known her as long as Purity and Micky had.

?Kanto has a contest league? she stated. ?And there?s nothing but the odd contest in Hoenn.?

It was a long dreary explanation, going back and worth wit similar things like ?But what about us?? and ?I?m sorry? with Peter, Trip and Kerri really standing by, all with different opinions on the situation, but there was no changing her mind. Peter was glad she was going, seeing her as an obstacle that was slowing Micky down, Trip on the other hand was going to miss her feeling that they had some kind of bond in being sideline members, Karen not being in the generic battling loop and Trip really only there to give advice to Micky. They now only had five days left with her, well less than that in Micky?s case. He had to set off for Ornerier Mountain on that night while Purity would deliver the ?Kid?s Grid? package. It was a depressing thought, thinking about losing her, Micky unable to forget how he found her, the annoying Pikachu dragging him through **** to find her, and her very effective punch, still, it would nice to be rid of Raichu, although lately he?d spent so much time in his Pokeball he?d stopped being an annoyance.

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?Well Karen? Micky started. ?If I don?t see ya in Saffron I guess it?s goodbye now? Micky said, trying to make half a smile.

?Don?t worry, once I?m some fabulous contest trainer and all rich and famous I?ll drop by and pay ya back for that thunderstone? she smirked.

?Yeah, you better? Micky smiled. She had Raichu out of his Pokeball and even he wanted to say goodbye. They?d had their ups and downs but Raichu had found Micky to be a big part of his life recently. He waddled over to Micky and hugged him around his waist, Micky in total disbelief of what he was doing got to one knee and gave Raichu a proper hug like he was some kind of little human. ?And next time I see you, you better be covered in contest ribbons? Micky smiled. Raichu nodded at him before realising he had to back away as Micky got up.

?Anyway dude? Peter started. ?We?ll meet up with ya in Saffron, I?m sure you can get up Ornerier Mountain and back to Saffron within four days.?

?Whoa Whoa, hold on a sec Pete? Micky started, suddenly realising what was going on. ?Yo want me to go up that mountain on my own??

?Isn?t that what you were gonna do in the first place?? Trip asked, Micky all of a sudden realising the group all thought that.

Micky nodded his chin up a moment before looking back down from the sky and saying ?Dudes and Dudess?. Let me ask you something. I?ve been hiking through two mountains in my life time, you all know that right??

Everyone nodded and said ?yes? or ?yeah? except the mute Kerri.

?Let me ask you all something? Micky started, a sinister hint of a sarcasm in his voice. ?WHAT IS MY ****ING SUCCESS RATE WITH CLIMBING UP ****ING MOUNTAINS AND NOT GETTING MY *** **** NEAR KILLED?? he shouted at them, totally pissed off that his friends had totally forgotten what had a tendency to happen in mountains. ?And you guys want me to go up there on my own?? he said, slightly calmer.

?He has got a point? Purity said. ?Enjoy yourselves guys she said, pushing Trip and Peter forward in Micky?s direction.

?Hey wait a moment?? Peter started as he turned his back to Micky to argue with Purity.

He got cut off by Micky as he said ?You?re trying to get yourself out of this and yet you refer to yourself as my best friend?? in Micky?s mind he was giving himself a hi-five saying ?The emotional blackmail card, nice play dude, lets see Peter top that.?

?It?s not that I?m not your?? Peter trailed off, knowing he wasn?t going to win this argument. He growled in disapproval as Micky laughed, a smile on Purity and the rest of the girls faces finding it rather entertaining. Micky turned to Trip but he had nothing to say. He actually preferred this route to Saffron. Firstly, there?d probably be plenty of Pokemon to catch on the way, it?d be great exercise for him and most importantly, it?d be a break from Purity, who was on his mind ever since seeing her, and it was troubling him a lot.

****

There it was, the group was entirely split, boys going on the mountain path, girls taking in the sights of Vermillion and soon Saffron. Micky an the guys were already on their way, now in the forest paths outside Vermillion City. Trip knew where he was going, he?d completed the Kanto badge collection and knew the region like the back of his hand, or at least that?s what he said, both Micky and Peter having the same trail of thought, ?You only seem to know the palm of your hand? being their s******ed remark. Still, they?d yet to see something again in the two hours they?d been travelling, so that was a sign that he wasn?t walking them in circles. It was pitch black aside from the light Rapidash gave off, an orange fire glow shining through the forest like the stars in the sky, bright and beautiful. Eventually, it was Peter who decided it was time to stop hiking, the night was as black as it could get and despite Rapidash?s glow, it was dangerous to walk forest paths in darkness, as the saying went ?There are scarier things than creepy crawlies that wonder the forests when cover of darkness protects them from sight?, though it sounded a bit redundant when you considered the fact that they?d be sleeping out there.

****

Micky felt a cold breeze start to stir as his eyes began to flutter open. The sun was beating down hard on the treetops of the Kanto forest. Trip was working on what Micky guessed was breakfast, something along the lines of bacon and egg while Peter was trying to get at good signal on the radio, sitting at the treetops waving hit about in his hand in search for something. Micky pulled himself up off of the sheet he?d laid down on top of the grassy floor, just a thin layer to keep the dirt off of his body which was only curved in his boxer shorts. He rubbed his neck, feeling a bit sore since he?d grown accustomed to pillows. ?How the **** can you guys wake up so early?? Micky groaned, still rather tired and barely able to suppress his yawns.

?Just routine is all? Trip said, poking the bacon that he was cooking.

?That and we?re plain better than you? Peter smirked from up at the tree top.

Micky didn?t reply, he was too tired to think of a witty remark, instead, without even looking at Peter he pushed his middle finger into the air, facing Peter?s direction.

?Oo, impressive? Peter said sarcastically.

Again, Micky didn?t reply, he just danced his middle finger side to side.

Peter just let out a small laugh. ?We?ve just received breaking news? the radio said. The shock of the radio speaking was enough to make Peter lose grip of the radio. Micky and Trip both turned and looked on as Peter dropped it, seeing his mistake a millisecond to late as he struggled to grab it again, batting with his hand in a feeble attempt to clasp it.

With a huge crash the black hand radio hit the ground and shattered to pieces. ?Way to go ****-tard? Trip shouted at Peter.

?****!? Peter spat, completely ignoring Trip?s comment.

?B-Breaking news?? Micky muttered as he thought. ?We haven?t heard anything about Rayquaza in?? Micky started but stopped, too scared to say what he was thinking out loud.

Peter turned to look at Micky?s entranced expression from the tree tops. He knew what he was thinking and he couldn?t help think it himself. The wind started to pick up some more, it was turning from a light breeze to a hurricane. Tree tops started to brush to the north, Trip?s frying pan went flying into the air, alongside Micky?s blanket and all the camping gear. Micky had to dive to grab hold of his bag as he gripped at his precious Pokeball belt. Trip and Peter had much the same idea but the wind was getting worse and worse.

Micky rolled himself to a tree and used it as a wall to prevent himself from getting blown away. He looked up, mouth slightly open, hugging his bag tightly as he looked up. Riding through the sky in his direction was Rayquaza, the giant green snake-like beast slithering through the air covering hundreds of metres in seconds, changing from a silhouette to a visible image. Getting closer and closer, each second feeling like hours as Micky thought in his head ?Come on the you ugly *****? as he saw the thing that had ruined any chance of him having a real family for the first time. His teeth grinded as his fist clenched, the high winds distracting Trip and Peter from seeing what Micky?s intentions were.

?It's the nexus of the crisis, And the origin of storms. Just the place to hopelessly Encounter time? - Astronomy, Blue Oyster Cult

Well, one of the most difficult chapters I?ve ever written *due to writers block*. 1stly, special thanks to MistySakura who?s random fic conversation helped me write this. I only just realised that despite Rayquaza?s seemingly endless fic time, Micky has never actually seen him for himself, and now seems like a fine time to bring them face to face. I decided to get rid of Karen because I came to the realisation that she?s really had no proper part to play *and I?m no good at writing contest battles* but she?ll be back in the later stages. The title sucks, i know, but it was just so hard to come up with a title for this.
 
Well, it took me quite a while to sift through all the pages of the thread (it wasn't easy T_T;) but I'll warrant that I got the basic general picture of how your fic was life. First, excellent details as well as length. Although there is a lot of cussing; the suspensions with Micky, Rayquaza and the rest are nicely put. I'm wondering what the breaking news might be, yet I suppose it'll be unveiled in the next chapter.

*waits for next chapter*

^_^
 
oo, a new reader. Cool. Well thanks for reading. Thought the breaking news was kinda obv but it's not fully explained. Sort of about life this fic, more an outlet for my emotions. I added 00ber cussing because I thought "How can you be a teen without swearing" but Dragonfree had a good enough answer. "How can you not go to toilet either?" which I think I'll take into mind if I do another fic. Well, thanks for spending all that time on it (though it would've been easier to read at SPPf though, since I've been proofing the earlier chaps Dragonfree didn't proof) LilyPichu. I'm about half way through Chap 32 but it's quite difficult to write since I put myself in a difficult position.
 
Chapter 32

This isn't 1 of my top chaps ever, the title sucks and this wll probably be like Chapter 14 (It'lll get re-written) IMO, it's a lil TOO heroey.

Chapter 32: Revenge

?Mass destruction is my function - time to put it to the test? - Battle Ready, OTEP

The high winds could be felt all over Kanto. Purity, Kerri and Karen could feel it on the beaches of Vermillion, the ocean picking up and brushing away from the sheer force of it. Everyone knew something was wrong, everyone?s attention drawn to the source of it. The whole city felt the chill inside them when they saw the snake like figure heading towards Kanto and everyone?s worst fears had come to life. He?d beaten Ho-oh?

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?Strider, go!? Micky shouted as he saw Rayquaza pass over him. Wind still remained, brushing Micky?s long hair back as his Pokeball exploded open. The moment Strider formed even she felt the need to struggle, but Micky had no time for that. Slinging his bag over his left shoulder and tying his belt to his right he leapt onto his fire-horse. ?After him!? Micky ordered. Strider looked in the direction Rayquaza and thought to herself ?Ya gotta be kidding me, right?? but she could sense it in his voice. He wasn?t. Bad blood had boiled between Rayquaza and Micky, and although she didn?t know why, she knew she owed it to her trainer to help. She put aside her fears and galloped as fast she could into the deep woods, Micky?s hands wrapped firmly around her neck.

She must?ve been running seventy miles an hour at least, not even having a second to avoid anything she saw in her way. She had her senses fine-tuned but it was getting ridiculous now. She?d been chasing Rayquaza for at least a minute and he was still gaining distance from her. She was covered in cuts and scratches from twigs she had to make her way passed. She was tired, she was scared and she was in pain but still she charged on, as hopeless as it seemed. Micky tried to mutter something but fear and dried his mouth. Most of his mind was begging him to come to his senses and turn back, but that part of him, that piece of pride deep inside his heart shouted louder than any voice in his head. He patted Strider on the side of her cheek as a ?Keep up the good work? as he looked up, suddenly realising the treetops were blocking him from seeing Rayquaza, if he was there to be seen.

He looked to his right and remembered there was a mountain up there and thinking quick he shouted into Strider?s ear ?Turn right.? It took a lot of agility and quick reactions to avoid the endless ocean of tree?s and the roots that supported them, but she done it. Now she was tired, scared, in pain and travelling uphill, but in Micky?s eyes it was paying off. She?d pulled them up to a nice chunk of flat land that sat part the way up the mountain, to it?s east a cliff-face and to it?s west another cliff-face, the western cliff-face leading to a twenty foot drop into the treetops of the forest Strider had just dragged them out of. Micky could see Rayquaza in the distance, but he knew Strider couldn?t do anything more to help him catch up to Rayquaza. There was only one thing left to do.

Withdrawing Strider to her Pokeball Micky shouted ?Rayquaza you ugly son of a *****!? as loudly as he could. There was no reaction. Maybe he was too far away to hear, or maybe he just didn?t care what Micky had to say. ?Come on!? Micky shouted again. ?Why don?t you try and finish the rest of the family off?!?

Rayquaza continued on his course much to Micky?s dismay. Micky didn?t want to but it was his last option. Only one Pokemon could get him close to Rayquaza. He swallowed his pride and reached for the black and purple ball on his shoulder. He tapped the centre button and let him out. Poltergeist was definitely happy to be out, a sick grin on his face with his tongue out, shouting ?Gengar? in his creepy voice.

?Oi!? Micky said, clicking his fingers to get Poltergeist?s attention, using his another arm to rest on his knee, trying to stay standing up. ?Get me to that!? Micky ordered, pointing his finger in Rayquaza?s direction.

Poltergeist shook his head with closed eyes.

?Necromancer entrusted me with you. That means you are my Pokemon. You will do as I say!? Micky shouted aggressively.

Gengar opened his eyes and gave Micky an evil look. It wasn?t the wisest move to start a fight with a W.P.F Champion, but Micky didn?t give a ****. Rage was rushing through his veins and revenge was all he could think of.

?Turn back Rayquaza!? a voice said in Rayquaza?s head. Who else could it be? He didn?t even need time to think about this. Who else but his master would be speaking to him in his head. ?You have unfinished business. The stupid one wants a fight, I suggest we do as he requested and finish off the rest of the family.? These orders were not something Rayquaza wanted to argue with, in fact, he was very pleased with them. A little appetiser before he took on the next beast on his list.

The giant green dragon done a U-turn in mid air and turned to face Micky. He was met with a surprise though. His eye?s were like sniper scopes and he could see Micky perfectly. He was no longer interested with getting into a fight with Rayquaza, he was focused on a Gengar. This was clearly an insult in Rayquaza?s mind and the giant beast curled his clawed hands into a fist ball, just trying to contain his anger. Taking Micky?s life wouldn?t be sufficient payment for the insult he had given. Rayquaza narrowed his eyes and picked his moment.

?Do as I mother-****ing say or I swear to god I?ll?? Micky got cut off by Poltergeist. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Rayquaza coming and he knew his job was to protect Micky. With one quick psychokinetic thought he threw Micky backwards, over the edge of the cliff-face. Micky went back first thinking this was a murder attempt, until he saw why Poltergeist had sent him back. Rayquaza shot headfirst where Micky once was and went right through the Gengar, the ghost able to avoid most physical attacks and objects. Rayquaza?s own momentum turned against him. His chin crashed into the hard rock as the snakes entire body hit the ground. As his belly hit the ground he?d found a way to put himself back into the air and using his arms he pushed himself upwards, in effect curving his entire body towards the air, much of his lower body bleeding where the skin had been scraped off.

Micky only got to be dazzled by this display for a few moments as he realised he was falling. About three feet above the treetops he finally stopped falling. Poltergeist quickly using his psychic power to levitate Micky. He?d given Rayquaza plenty of time though. The giant green dragon forced himself back into the air and turned to face the Gengar that stood in his way. He formed a spherical beam of light in his mouth and picked his target.

Poltergeist could sense this and he had no choice. It was only a ten foot drop from the treetops to the floor and he knew Micky could survive this. He let his focus go as Rayquaza?s beam of light fired. Mustering all the psychic energy he could he sent a beam of black with a purple smoke-like trim in it?s way. Both Pokemon stood at a stalemate. Poltergeist?s beam formed from both his hands was an even match from the beam of light Rayquaza created in his mouth.

Micky saw one moment of this display before falling below the treetops. In mid air he flipped himself so he?d land front first just in time to collide with the grass and soil. His broken hand smashed hard with the ground, shooting pain through Micky in such large amounts to the point that a huge flow of adrenaline followed seconds after. Micky had hurt his shins, ribs, hands and arms but he couldn?t feel it. Without thinking, Micky got to his knee and started running back towards the mountain, unaware of the physical damage he was causing himself. He had to be involved in this fight no matter what. His body limp from the adrenaline and tattered from the fall, Micky managed to drag his carcass close enough to see the two Pokemon. To his left was the W.P.F Champion, facing the biggest challenge of his life, but Micky knew if anyone could do it, Poltergeist was the one. Rayquaza on the other hand didn?t look worn out at all, while Poltergeist appeared drained of all his psychic power Rayquaza seemed to have plenty of power still stocked up.

?Poltergeist?? a sick voice said in his mind. It was a split second, but it was enough. The distraction had broke his psychic flow for a split second as Rayquaza?s beam of light passed through the shadow beam and directly into the ghost?s body. He?d fought well, but it was clear he was no match for Rayquaza. The Gengar was pulverised by the beam as it shocked his ghostly essence before crushing him to the ground in a huge explosion of sheer power. Rayquaza seemed satisfied with his performance. Poltergeist lay unmoving inside a crater of shattered rock and now it was clear he was no longer a threat.

Rayquaza now turned his sick eye to Micky. This time there was no indecision inside him. Both his mind and the pride tucked deep inside his heart agreed and screamed ?Leg it now!? inside Micky?s numb body. It was unanimous vote and despite Micky?s body not being a democracy, this time he was in total agreement with it. He turned and ran as fast as he could.

Rayquaza snickered. It was like Micky expected outrun a legendary beast capable of flying so fast that he could cause tidal waves. Mockingly, he waited, letting Micky get a head start. With at least a thirty second advantage Rayquaza decided now was the time to inflict punishment. Inside himself he mixed the fires and gases inside him a smirked sadistically as he began spraying a Flamethrower. He started from the base of the forest and swiftly made a line of burning trees, quickly catching up with Micky with each second that passed. Micky could smell the burning tree?s behind him and took one glance backwards to see a forest burning behind him. The burning trees were now only about twenty feet away from Micky and now Micky decided to make a break for it. He leapt to the right and let the flames bypass him, narrowly avoiding touching any fire.

When Rayquaza had realised Micky had avoided his fire it only infuriated him more. If Micky wanted to play the ?How long can I live? game then Rayquaza was going to up the stakes. Rather than going directly for Micky, Rayquaza drew in another Flamethrower and boxed Micky in. There was nowhere for Micky to run now. He had a square of about a hundred feet in length to move about in, and as the flames got passed leaf to leaf, the box slowly closed in.

Micky swallowed as he realised he was a goner. His mind raced as fast as it could, trying to think of a way out of this. It was times like these he wished he had a bird Pokemon. There was only thing left for him to try. ?What the **** are you? A ****ing coward? You can?t kill someone properly so you just trap them and wait for them to die? I dunno why everyone?s so scared of you. Look at ya. You?re a wimp? Micky started. It seemed to be working, he could see a frown forming on Rayquaza?s face. ?Come on. I double dare ya, no, I triple dare ya, come face to face with me, or aint ya got the guts?? Micky spat.

Rayquaza had too much pride to let this mere human get away with insulting him. He flew down to the ground, inside the box, crushing tree?s under his twenty foot long body as he slithered face to face with Micky. They were only a foot apart, and Micky stepped one foot forward, bringing them into physical contact. Nose to nose both Micky and Rayquaza hissed in hatred for each other. Micky could feel Rayquaza?s hot breath all over him, his chest, legs, arms and face. No amount of numbness could prevent Micky from feeling it. It was now a matter of who?s going to strike first.

Micky had a perfect shot of his eyes and if he moved quick enough, he could remove his eye from his face.

Rayquaza was scraping his sharp right claw along the ground, seeing how easily he could severe Micky in two with one easy swipe.
 
The flames were closing in on them and Micky knew he had to do something fast. Rayquaza would probably find it fun to be burnt while Micky would fry. He couldn?t help think about the rumours he?d heard at school about the burning of a human. Things like ?Your eyes explode before you die.? Well, Micky was going to find out if he didn?t act fast. His eyes darted to his side for one moment and he could see Rayquaza?s claws readying themselves.

Rayquaza roared loudly as he shot to Micky?s right. On the cliff-face Poltergeist stood there, tattered and burned as he finished firing a shadow beam at Rayquaza. Rayquaza was only hurt for a moment. He pulled himself out of the flames he was forced into and slowly slithered forward, growling and hissing angrily. This was Micky?s moment to pounce. Rayquaza was distracted and Micky ran forward, sending his numb body into the air and leaping onto Rayquaza?s face, punching at his forehead with his broken hand, taking advantage of his cast while he held on using his left hand and Rayquaza?s ears. Rayquaza tried throwing Micky off by slinging his head up sharply but Micky remained holding and was now in a much better place, on the back of Rayquaza?s neck. ?Kotaro, go!? Micky ordered, releasing his bug onto Rayquaza?s neck. ?Jam your claw into his neck? Micky ordered. The bug?s sharp feet dug in and got a strong grip as he used his two front claws to stab their way into Rayquaza?s neck. He couldn?t believe what he was doing. Was attempting to kill the legendary Rayquaza, a Pokemon that given half the chance would crush him with one touch. Rayquaza flailed about as the first claw dug in and shot into the air. Rolling about as he did in an attempt to throw the Nincada off of him. It wasn?t working on Kotaro but Micky was gripping for dear life as he dangled with hardly any grip.

Poltergeist focused again with a sadistic smile on his face. He drew another shadow beam in his hands and targeted the front of the neck. Making sure Micky wasn?t in the way he launched the beam. Kotaro remained clinging as he drew blood from Rayquaza as the beam hit. Rayquaza spun again as he screeched loudly from the pain.

Ignoring the agony he was in Poltergeist focused his third shadow beam. Rayquaza wasn?t about to take another beam however. He focused the liquid nitrogen in his stomach and fired a spray of water towards Poltergeist combined with the icy gas. Poltergeist tried to fire the beam in time but it was too late. He got hit by a huge blast of ice. Micky?s mouth dropped in horror. Poltergeist was suppose to protect Micky, but while Poltergeist was in Micky?s possession he was suppose to protect him. A huge clump of ice lay in the mountainside crater with the ghost frozen inside.

Micky swallowed in fear but he wasn?t going to stop. ?Keep digging, try to break a vein? Micky ordered to Kotaro behind him as he made his way further up Rayquaza, now directly on top of his head. Rayquaza shook twisted and turned but neither Kotaro or Micky were budging. Micky had a firm grip now, using both Rayquaza?s ears as grip. It was like a Rolla coaster now. Sharp turns in all directions at a high speed with the wind in his face. Rayquaza soon came to the realisation that Micky and the Nincada wasn?t budging that easily.

The moment Rayquaza maintained a steady course Micky moved further forward, now running on pure adrenaline. Taking aim, Micky looked into the evil yellow eye of Rayquaza before punching his injured right hand directly at it. Rayquaza?s eyelids tried to clench shut but Micky?s wrist kept them open. It was completely disgusting, Rayquaza?s eye fluids escaping as Micky tore it apart. The beast shot through the air Micky clinging on only just, his feet dangling on the side of Rayquaza?s huge face ?This is for you mum? Micky muttered as he forced the lid open enough to stomp his foot directly inside. Micky dangled uncomfortably as Rayquaza shot side to side, hugging Rayquaza?s right ear with both arms as his right foot kept him from flailing by keeping a firm standing inside Rayquaza?s gooey eye socket. Micky?s almost entirely naked body was soaked in yellow puss and red blood as well as dirt from the ground. He felt disgusting, his hair, his chest, his legs, his arms, his face, everything, completely soaked, he looked like an oversized newborn baby, covered in disgusting fluids and fearful for his life.

****

?Why the **** we bother travelling with him?? Trip shouted, flying on Tarokuntei in the direction of the commotion alongside Peter?s Salamence, the two of them hoping Micky wasn?t part of it.

?I have no ****ing idea but if we find him alive I am gonna kick the **** outta him? Peter shouted back.

In the distance they could see Rayquaza, twisting and turning. Both dragons stopped in mid-air, much to their trainers surprise. ?Salamence, go dude!? Peter ordered.

?Yeah, you to? Trip shouted at his Flygon. It was clear to both trainers that their Pokemon were intimidated.

****

Rayquaza continued twisting and turning, finally loosening Micky?s standing inside his eye as well as sending Kotaro off of him. Micky was quick to bring his bug back to his Pokeball. His adrenaline was starting to run low and he was starting to lose his will to fight with this beast. He knew he couldn?t do much more damage to something so powerful, in fact he was impressed he?d gotten this far, though if it wasn?t for Poltergeist he would?ve been dead long ago.

?Don?t look down! Don?t look down!? he kept repeating to himself as he wrapped his arms as tightly as he could around Rayquaza?s neck. Rayquaza could smell the fear all over Micky, it was a smell as sweet as summer roses to Rayquaza. His right eye may have been blinded but he could still see where he was going. He made a quick swerve and U-turn in mid air throwing Micky over his head, his entire body huddled directly on top of Rayquaza?s head, clinging to both ears as tightly as possible. Rayquaza swerved again, Micky losing grip with his right arm and now dangling by his left hand. In huge amounts of agony Micky swung his right hand up, wrapping his elbow around Rayquaza?s left ear.

Rayquaza was staring to get frustrated now. He U-turned again, flipping Micky right the way over, but still, Micky clung for his life, catching Rayquaza?s right ear and wrapping both arms around that. Rayquaza went to do another swerve until he sensed something. Micky was losing capability to cling on, it was too early, he was running on pure adrenaline, he was soaked in blood, mud and eye goo. In the corner of his eye he could see something though, just like Rayquaza.

A dragon shaped creature flew through thee air, roaring loudly. ?Pete?? Micky murmured to himself, starting to lose consciousness. He couldn?t make out what it was, it was definitely a dragon of some sort, a European dragon in shape. Behind it?s thick skull and between it?s two large wings Micky could make out a figure. Now he had no doubt, it was definitely Peter, it had to be. Rayquaza swiftly swerved and caught Micky off-guard. Micky practically rolled off of Rayquaza to his right, reacting quick enough to jam his right foot into Rayquaza?s eye again. Now he was left dangling upside down, his right leg hooked on the inside of Rayquaza?s eye, being crushed by his eyelids which made every effort possible to close. Micky desperately flailed his arms up, trying to get a grip on Rayquaza again but one turn proved fatal to him as Rayquaza turned and slung Micky?s body completely away from him. Micky felt himself dropping through the air, his hair flying in front of him. Of all the ways to go, falling from about a hundred feet in the air was not on the top of his list. The seconds he spent falling felt like hours, he closed his eyes and let the rush of adrenaline go over him. He was somewhere else now, it was like he was entranced. He could feel his eyes rolling back into his skull as he became a lifeless corpse.

****

It seemed to take forever for Micky to hit the ground. His eyes had been closed for what seemed like hours and he still hadn?t felt himself hit the ground. Maybe he already had, and he was in heaven?or ****. Maybe if he just opened his eyes he?d see pearly white gates or a flaming cave entrance, who knows? Maybe if he opened his eyes he?d be laying there on a warm bed and look to his side to see all his friends there and realise it was a dream. Or maybe Rayquaza had caught him and he was lying inside the belly of the beast literally. Micky swallowed and with all his courage he opened his eyes. Everything was all hazy, a blur. He had to rub his eyes at least seven times to get some focus. He was still numb, gooey and a total mess. His bag was to his left next to his Pokeball belt. He wanted to get fully dressed but in such a disgusting state it was totally redundant, it made more sense just to stay in his boxer shorts. The floor was gritty, sort of sandy and it took him a while to realise he was in a cave, the dark rocky walls really being an obvious give-away that he failed to recognise. The only light was given by candles, eerily dangling from the ceiling. To his left was a huge lake and to his right was an entrance of some sort, inside it just an abyss of black. ?Hello? Micky shouted, an echo sent around the room. ?Anyone there?? he shouted, trying to flick some of the dirt off of him. His limbs still felt like jelly, quite possibly because there was still adrenaline in him or because he hadn?t eaten or drunk anything all day.

?Yes.? A familiar voice spoke. Micky turned to his right and stared into the abyss, the source of the voice. That wasn?t the only thing coming from there though. Micky could here hissing and growling. Micky slowly approached, very slowly moving, hiss jelly-like legs barely able to move his body. ?I am here?? the voice said creepily, trailing off at the end. From the dark Micky could see a figure, getting nearer and nearer. The figure finally stepped into the light and Micky?s heart stopped. The figure was entirely wrapped in a dark purple cloak and stood much taller than him.

With a trembling lip and a shaky body Micky murmured ?Nightmare?? to the figure as he felt like breaking down in tears, falling to his knees and dropping his face into the rocky floor.

?Trying not to break but I?m so tired of this deceit? - From the Inside, Linkin Park.

Ok, I really do think I kinda ****ed myself over in chapter 31. I kinda got left with either ?Kill Micky? or ?Make him play hero? and it?s to early to kill the bastard so?yeah, this is what you?re left with. Felt like leaving it on a cliff-hanger with a ?ooo, how?s Rage/Nightmare gonna kill him.? The idea of ?Piss the beast off to survive? came from Freddy vs. Jason. The main reason why this took so long was because it was hard to think of a way to keep Micky in character, not kill Rayquaza and not kill Micky, and I suppose the best ways were Poltergeist and get onto Rayquaza and see how long he can stick his foot in his eyes. The description felt a bit dodgy and repetitive to me but this?ll probably be like Chapter 14 (the crap one) where I basically wrote it, posted it and at a later datere-wrote it. Anyway, yeah, that?s all so far.
 
(I dunno if this is counted as double-posting. If it is, sorry, wasn't sure.)

Anyways, I'm re-writing "The Power Within", so basically, can a Mod close this please?
 
Well, if you're sure, then I suppose. Hope you fare well on the next re-written version. ^^;
 
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