Re: Pokemon Impact 3 (PG13)
Reply With QuoteEpisode 8: Kill Or Be Killed
Chapter 1
A/N: Waning: Contains blood. Viewer’s discretion is advised
It was a few days after the villains’ defeat.
At the pokeon center, Alice, Jerry and Keith were at the pokemon center where Raincloud, Bluesky’s mother was being held as a patient. She was held in the same location where Aurora was treated. While she slept behind the strong plastic glass, the young teens looked on after being given the information that she will be fully recovered after a few days. Still, they couldn’t help but be concerned because anything could happen. Alice placed her hand on the glass window and let out a small sigh.
“Bluesky…” Alice said sadly. “I wish that he was here to see her.”
“Too bad,” Jerry said. “He’s a little too big to come into this place.”
“It must be so hard for him to not see her in this place after so long,” Keith said. “If something happens…”
“Don’t ever say that,” Alice said, interrupting him. Keith and Jerry became surprised by her small outburst. “I don’t like seeing my friends suffer or getting hurt.”
“No one does, Alice,” Jerry said placing his hand on her shoulder to comfort her.
“The nurse said that she’s doing everything she can to help,” Keith said. “Raincloud will be okay after a few days.”
Alice smiled, thanking them for their comfort.
Outside, Team Molten and Ocean were now repairing the damages they had done in the village, with Black Jack and his pokemon watching them with murder threatening glares, like Spearows looking down on their preys. Black Jack, Ash and members of the Orre Pack agreed to take turns in watching them. At that moment, Ash was training his pokemon while Misty and the Orre Pack observed.
Nidoking, now known as Spike, couldn’t help but notice that someone was missing. Recently, he wanted to be given a nickname after Salamence remembered his name and that he remembered Alice suggesting to Black Jack that he should give his pokemon nicknames. After all, Chan was given his nickname during their adventures in Orre. After a small debate, Black Jack decided to call his Nidoking Spike, his Feraligatr Mike, his Tyranitar was known as Snake and Metagross was given the nickname Hardshell.
“(Hey, Jack),” Spike growled to his trainer. “(Where’s Bluesky)?”
“Hmm…” Black Jack thought aloud while he remembered the conversation he and Bluesky had a couple of nights ago.
-Flashback-
“So… you’re stuck between returning back to your clan and sticking with us,” Black Jack said to his dragon friend. Salamence confessed that he missed his group so much after being separated from them after so many years. They were standing in the middle of a forest where no one, or anyone who cares, was there. Silence filled the night air apart from a small wind blowing while Black Jack stood with his back showing to Blueksy.
It was after a moment Black Jack asked, “Are you sure there’s nothing going on with you and Aurora?”
The Salamence’s eyes widened as he turned his head away, attempting to hide his small blush from his dark clothed friend. “(Honestly… I don’t know),” he growled, feeling slightly embarrassed of this situation after being known as one of strongest fighters for many years. He felt as though he was getting soft after meeting up with her. He remembered that he was getting along with her, even when she was a Dragonair, they both nuzzled when she refreshed his memory by singing him a lullaby his mother used to sing. Plus, he had strong feelings for her that were more than just friendship. Despite all that, he was also worried and afraid of how Black Jack would react.
Black Jack turned around, with his trademark frown hiding behind his sunglasses, and slowly walked towards him, who now had his back turned, until he stood next to him. It was a few seconds until he spoke again. “It’s really up to you, Bluesky,” he said. “You’ve been with us for years, even when I was acting like a jerk in those Team Rocket years.”
Both of them were silent for a few moments until Black Jack spoke again. “Bluesky, it’s okay to fall in love,” he continued. Bluesky’s eyes widened with shock when he mentioned the last word. “But just remember this, there will be guys who get hurt in situations like this no matter what happens.”
Salamence looked back to the grassy ground, still in shock. “Just do whatever you want,” Black Jack continued before he displayed a small smile. “Just know that I believe in you.”
He started to walk back to the village while the Salamence was still in deep thought. “And hey!” Black Jack called back while still walking, getting his friend’s attention. “Be careful with Aurora this mating season okay?”
Bluesky’s eyes widened even further as he deeply blushed, feeling a strong cringe inside, wondering if Black Jack had to mention that.
-End Flashback-
“He’s somewhere… thinking,” Black Jack replied to Spike.
“(What about Chan)?” Nidoking growled.
“He’s out training by himself.”
“(Pah! Slackers),” Nidoking growled in annoyance.
“Hello, Mr. Black Jack,” a man’s voice said catching their attention. He was a middle-aged who had ginger red hair and beard; he was also wearing a navy suit.
“Oh, you’re the mayor guy of this town,” Black Jack said recognising him. “Peter, isn’t it?”
“Yes, Mr. Black Jack,” the mayor replied. “I’ve heard about the destruction of your vehicle. Deeply sorry about that.”
Black Jack let out a small frustrated growl after hearing that. He cherished that motorcycle as though it was like a friend of his, even though it was a present from one of the people he hated. “What’s it to you?” he said bitterly.
“Well, because of you have done for our village, we bought you a new bike.”
“It’s not going to be the same.”
“I beg to differ,” the mayor said with a small smirk as he stepped aside, signalling for Black Jack to look past him. He saw the bike that looked the same as his previous one, including a sidecar.
“A Harley?” Black Jack said in an utmost pleasant surprise as he slowly walked to his new bike, giving it a light stroke as though it was something precious. “It’s… it’s almost like my old one. H-how did you guys know?”
“Let’s say that we got some fans of yours.”
“But… all I did was help out though,” Black Jack said calming himself down. “Alice and the other guys are the real heroes.”
“Well… if you wish…” the Mayor said as he took the key to the vehicle out of his pocket.
“I’ll take it anyway. Thanks,” Black Jack said eagerly as he leapt onto his new motorbike, behind first onto the seat after snatching the key away from the mayor. “Time to test drive this baby,” he said as he quickly drove away and out of the village.
“(Like I said, ‘Slackers’),” Nidoking growled dully to the mayor, who didn’t understand him.
Elsewhere, outside yet not far from the village, Bluesky was resting miserably close to a pond next to a waterfall. He was in deep thought with who to go with, even with his mother being on her way to recovery. Go back with Aurora, his mother and his family clan or keep on travelling with Black Jack and his bone breaking buddies. He weighed out the pros and cons of both decisions but he still couldn’t come to either one because of the damage it may cause.
While he was still in deep though, a pokemon was swimming underneath the surface of the pond, trying to not catch his attention. It came close to the edge of the pool where Bluesky was resting on. It suddenly splashed out, grabbing him around the neck and dragging him inside, making him splash into the pond.
As quickly as he was dragged in, the Salamence quickly flew out and landed on his feet a distance away from the pond, ready for his attacker to come out. “(What’s the idea)?” he growled suspiciously, now soaking wet.
He saw a couple of orange paws grabbing onto the ground. It turned out to be Aurora as she hoisted herself onto dry land, smiling with delight at him. “(Hehe, gotcha),” she cooed. Bluesky was surprised at this. He could’ve attacked her but he instinctively escaped and wondered what made him do that as he watched Aurora shaking vigorously, drying herself off.
“(Surprised you, huh)?” Aurora cooed smugly while Salamence did the same. “(I was told that you and your friends do the surprising).”
Salamence decided to put his worries away, like he often did when he wasn’t alone for the last few days. He smiled as he walked towards the pond. “(Well, most of the time we do and not in a pleasant way),” he growled. “(Sometimes, we get surprised too so we’re all the same).”
He started drinking some water from the pond while the Dragonite did the same. “(Sometimes, we do pleasant and fun surprises. Y’know, for Alice and the other guys),” Bluesky continued before drinking some more.
He suddenly squirted some water out of his mouth into her face, showing that he could surprise her any time as well. She quickly stood up and moved a few steps away from him. “(That wasn’t pleasant)!” she squealed disapprovingly while wiping the water away, yet she couldn’t help but let out a small giggle.
“(Yeah, but it was fun)!” Bluesky cried joyfully before taking flight.
Aurora let out a small nasty yet playful growl before flying after him. “(Come here)!” she cooed while she chased him in the sky.
Elsewhere in the forest, Chan was practising his skills as a martial artist. He threw a number of punches and kicks, focusing on his strength and speed. He looked up to a tree before leaping up into the air and kicking off a number of leaves of the tree’s branch.
He quickly landed on his feet while the leaves slowly fell aimlessly towards the ground. He stood in the centre, surrounded by them with his head looking down, breathing calmly. As quick as a blink, he used one of his paws to quickly try and grab them allowing the rest of the leaves to hit the ground. To his knowledge, these types of small leaves were incredibly light and they slowly fall down because of air resistance, yet they are difficult to grab if someone tried to catch them in a fast attempt.
After the last leaf drop to the floor, he moved his clenched paw towards his face, close enough for him to see. He opened his paw to see how many leaves he had caught as he counted each one. “(Eight),” he growled to himself with a small smile. “(A new record).”
“(Dear, oh dear. You still have a long way to go, little chick),” growled another voice.
Chan’s eyes widened with shock. “(That voice),” he growled before turning around. He saw a purpled feathered Blaziken slowly walking into the scene with his arms folded. His eyes narrowed upon seeing him. “(You)…”
“(Hello, my friend),” the dark Blaziken growled. “(You look well).”
“(What do you want, Darkfire)?” Chan growled suspiciously, putting on his guard. “(Where’s...)?”
“(My master? He’s around),” Darkfire growled casually. “(He just sent me here to send you and your friends a message).”
Fire sparks began flowing around Chan’s fist, for he knew what Darkfire meant. “(Well, I got a message for you guys too),” he growled bitterly. “(Leave us alone).”
“(I think not. There are more reasons we want your trainer than to just battling him).”
“(I don’t care what your reasons are. I don’t always agree with Black Jack’s actions but I will not let you guys touch him).”
With that said, Chan rushed towards his dark nemesis, now with both of his fists engulfed in flames while Darkfire stood his ground confidently.
Black Jack was enjoying his test drive on his new motorcycle. He drove towards the campsite research was being done at the cave of Mt. Ember. Upon his arrival, he stopped at the center of the campsite and got off his vehicle. “Ah, Mr. Black Jack,” Professor Oak called to him, catching his attention.
“Oak,” Black Jack replied back, seeing the professor walking towards him.
“I see you’re taking interest in that new bike of yours.”
“I’ve been a big fan of bikes since I got my first one,” Black Jack replied as h lightly stroked one of the bike’s handles.
“Well, since you arrived, maybe you would like to take a look at what we recently discovered.”
“I’m not really into all this research stuff.”
“I’m pretty sure that you’ll be very surprised by this… you probably haven’t seen this pokemon before.”
“Remind me. What pokemon is it?”
“Mew.”
“Eh,” Black Jack replied simply as he showed a small shrug while turning away, indicating that he’s seen the creature before and that he doesn’t care about it.
“It could mean that something ‘big’ might come up.”
That stopped Black Jack from getting on his bike, hearing the word ‘big’ got him feeling intrigued, somewhat getting the feeling that it might involve a big battle. He turned around with an interested smile. “Continue,” he said.
“If you follow me,” Prof. Oak said as he turned towards two of the Pidgeots, a huge bird pokemon, waiting for them. “I’ll tell you my theory when we get there.”
They sat on top of the pokemon. One of the Pidgeots was used to Oak’s weight while the other let out a small grunt when Black Jack sat on top of him. “Hey, I don’t weigh that much,” Black Jack said, sounded sarcastically offended. Both bird pokemon flew high into the sky, taking their passengers with them.
When the Pidgeots reached landed on the cliff, where the cave was, both humans got off their backs. “Now, as you probably know, Black Jack,” he started. “Mew is an extremely rare pokemon, considered to be one of the legendary pokemon. The image we found in that cave showed a large number of them flying above some sort of temple with a man dressed in a toga, befriending the Mews. It could be that in the olden days, there were so many of them until some sort of doomsday event occurred.”
“Eh,” Black Jack responded, turning his face away. Although he listened to Oak’s words, he didn’t find it interesting.
“The most astonishingly thing about that image is…” Prof. Oak continued. “The man in the toga held a striking resemblance… to you.”
Black Jack raised an eyebrow out of surprise while he turned his face back to his researching associate. “Me? Seriously?” he said. “In today’s world, a lot of people have beards and moustaches, y’know. So did the other guys in those olden days.”
“I assure you, Black Jack,” Oak said as they entered the cave. “I think you’ll find the resemblance most astounding.”
Meanwhile, back at Chan’s and Darkfire’s location, they both battled fiercely against each other. Both were engaged in close combat, using nothing but their body parts as weapons to get into the offensive and defensive. Both tried to hit each other to no avail as each of their attacks kept getting caught and get countered back or pushed away. Now, they were a distance away from each other, standing in their fighting stances.
“(Not bad, little chick),” Darkfire growled. “(There’s nothing like a good warm-up).”
“(I agree),” Chan growled back. “(I wasn’t trying my hardest).”
“(Your beak says one thing but your eyes says different),” Darkfire said. “(You seem very eager to get rid of me).”
“(I am… getting me enthused like this is part of my warm-up).”
“(I wouldn’t be too hasty if I was you).”
“(Darkfire)…” Chan growled as he held his wrist down with one paw while electric powers sparked on his other paw, showing that his powering up for his next attack. “(When it comes to battling me and my cripple making friends, nothing is too hasty).”
He suddenly vanished into thin air, much to Darkfire’s surprise. While he tried to figure out where his opponent went, Chan suddenly appeared in front of him and viciously smashed his paw into his gut, sending him flying at a distance until he harshly crashed to the ground.
Darkfire quickly sat up, holding the hurt anatomy to momentarily stop the pain. Despite how much damage he received, he giggled evilly. “(Is that your best shot)?” he growled.
“[(He doesn’t look worried)],” Chan thought to himself suspiciously while Darkfire stood up, still with his paw on his stomach.
“(Perhaps I underestimated you a little bit),” Darkfire said. “(I take it that it’s one of your new moves).”
“(You didn’t think I’d stop training, did you)?” Chan barked. “(I got more moves than you can count your six fingers).”
“(Still, even with all that training, you still won’t beat me, let alone make me go away. Besides, I’ve got attacks that even pokemon masters don’t know about).”
“(Well then enough talk. Show me).”
Darkfire obliged as he held a small ball of purple flame in his paw before tossing it to the ground. The fireball moved along the floor upon hitting the ground aiming towards Chan’s feet.
“[(That move)],” Chan thought to himself. He remembered the time when he got hit by that attack. It was a homing projectile that homes in on its target. Even when the target attempts to jump over it, it would shoot out a large pillar of fire hitting its target and immobilising him, allowing Darkfire to relentlessly attack.
“(You want me, little candlelight)?” he growled focussing on the Ember attack coming towards him. He ran towards the small fireball at a great speed. He ran closer and closer to the fireball until it shot out a pillar of flame. But he was expecting that. At the last split second, he quickly performed a cartwheel to manoeuvre out of the way.
He quickly saw a fist coming his way and hurriedly blocked it. He attempted to hit Darkfire back but that too was blocked. Both fighters tried to land a hit to no avail until Darkfire attempted a Slash attack. He swung his claws towards Chan but he jumped backwards and then zoomed towards him with a hefty strong punch. His attack viciously slammed him in the face, physically forcing to fly a shot distance until he hit the ground, bouncing a couple of times after crash-landing.
Chan smiled after his successful hit but he felt a small sting on his left arm. He slightly lifted up the feathers on his hurt limb and saw a small scratch on it. “(Nice touch),” he growled.
Darkfire slowly got up to his feet, wiping a small spit of blood away from his beak while smiling slyly. “(Not bad),” he growled.
The red one looked at the dark version of his species as they both stood in their fighting stances again. They both rushed towards each other, quickly thinking of a strategy to defeat the opposition.
Darkfire quickly went for a punch but Chan sidestepped him, making him miss, while he knocked his fist downward with a quick swift jab with his fingers. Chan then proceeded to trip him with a low roundhouse kick, hitting him by the hind legs. Darkfire was flipped upside down after that hit but he landed on his paws and leapt backwards, this time landing on his feet still looking confident.
They were a distance away from each other again. Chan looked confused of why Darkfire was still showing confidence. He suddenly felt a small sting on his leg. He kneeled down to check the stinging numbness and it turned out that there was a small cut. He looked at his opponent, figuring out that he must’ve quickly cut his leg while he was upside down. “(Surprised, I see),” Darkfire said smugly. “(I was surprised by you. You were almost lacking in speed but you still got me).”
Before Chan could figure what he meant, Darkfire then rushed towards him again, only this time Chan stood his ground, preparing himself for any attack from his nemesis. Darkfire went to punch him but Chan blocked it but he soon felt another scratch, this time on his other arm. “[(Strange)],” Chan thought. “[(I would’ve seen that coming but for some reason I didn’t)].”
He soon felt a cut on his thigh before getting knocked by a kick to the gut. Chan rolled backwards because of the force of the kick, putting him in a seated position. He started to feel dizzy and weak. “(What’s going on)?” Chan asked himself, shaking away the dizziness.
“(I’ll explain it to you),” Darkfire growled, now standing with his arms folded. “The scars I have given you are injected with poison).”
“(What)?” Chan roared in shock.
“(Yes. Long ago, my paws was injected by the poison to add to my fighting way, the poison would’ve killed me but my master cast a spell so I could live while controlling the poison within me. Want to know the reason why I never used it on you before? Well, let’s just say that I wanted to surprise you. The poison injected inside will make you weaker as it progresses. You will become dizzy and weak and you attacks will get slower than usual until your dying hour, which I think will be in about a number of hours unless you continue fighting me. Want to know what the cure is? There isn’t any. Not even a typical antidote or berry would cure you).”
Chan gnarled his teeth with anger building inside his body. Despite seeing himself as the least violent and most well behaved of his trainer’s team, he allowed his pride and emotion took control of him when he saw more of Darkfire. “(Still want to fight, little chick)?” Darkfire growled. “(It’ll be simple for you to lay down and die).”
“(You first),” Chan growled before rushing towards him.
While they fought, Aurora was chasing Bluesky through a forest after he playfully splashed water into her face. The Salamence immediately stopped when he saw a steep hill leading downwards covered by beautifully flowers. He quickly turned around, seeing Aurora playfully pouncing on him but he lifted up his forelegs, catching her successfully but their weights let them roll down the hill until they hit the bottom of it with Bluesky pinning her down.
He let out a small chortle after that fun moment… until he felt a lick of affection by Aurora. He showed a surprised emotion as he felt a small pleasant wave of electricity flowing through his body as he turned to look into her eyes. She was smiling and looking back at him, both in an enticing way. “(Aurora)…” he growled calmly, smiling back at her.
Aurora quickly placed a finger of her paw on his mouth, motioning him to not say a word before slowly wrapping her arms around him, bring him closer to her as they closed their eyes, close enough for them to lovingly nuzzle each other’s scaly skins.
Meanwhile, Black Jack and Prof. Oak walked through the cave, which was placed with lights on the walls, allowing researchers to view the chipped out pictures on the rocky walls carefully. “These are the inscriptions, which we figured, that were written many years ago,” Prof. Oak. “I think the person is telling us a legend or maybe a prophecy.”
“Or it could be some sort of prank,” Black Jack said dully as he looked at the images.
“Ah! Here it is,” Prof. Oak said excitedly.
Black Jack turned his head towards Prof. Oak as he showed the image he was talking about earlier. He described that the drawn out person had a strong resemblance to Black Jack. The drawn out person had more or less the same facial features that Black Jack had, only this character was wearing some kind of ancient clothing.
Black Jack had an opinion of his own. “He looks nothing like me,” he said dully.
He went and lightly pressed his finger on the imprint of ‘himself’. “Wait! Don’t touch it!” Prof. Oak warned. But upon touching it, Black Jack saw a series of images flashed into his head. He let a small grunt as he quickly took his finger away from the wall.
He felt dizzy and shocked after that quick flash. He blinked several times and rubbing his head. “So that’s why you told me not to touch,” he said.
“I was afraid that you may damage the walls we need to research on,” Oak said worriedly looking at the wall. He turned his attention to his associate, noticing how light-headed he looked. “Black Jack, are you okay?” he asked.
“I… think I need some air,” Black Jack replied as he slowly out of the cave while the puzzled Prof. Oak looked the image that Black Jack pressed, tapping it lightly a few times.
While he was recovering, Chan was at a huge disadvantage against his opponent, on the verge of being defeated even. He was knocked down again after a vicious stomp-like kick in the face. He laid on his front, struggling to get to his feet so he could fight the dark Blaziken known as Darkfire. After taking a while, much to Darkfire’s boredom, Chan stood on his feet, feeling really weak and dizzy after taking in the poison his opponent gave him.
“(How boring),” Darkfire said. “(Have either of your masters ever told you that you’d quit eventually).”
“(Never… did),” Chan said weakly, breathing in and out between those two words.
“(Huh. Your mind, heart and soul are strong, my stubborn opponent. But your body is weak after taking in that poison after I scarred you. You should pay attention to that more).”
He dug his foot into the ground before quickly kicking out small blocks of dirt at him. With his last ounce of strength, Chan ran towards Darkfire knocking away each dirt while Darkfire continued with his attack. When he was close enough, Chan let out a loud roar as he slammed his fist onto Darkfire’s chest with all his might. There was a sound of bones breaking, but it wasn’t the ribs inside Darkfire’s chest… it was the bones inside Chan’s fist.
Darkfire smiled evilly, feeling no pain whatsoever even after taking the hit. “(That’s not the only pain you’re feeling, isn’t it, little chick)?” he growled, looking at Chan’s hurt face.
Chan looked down and saw all three fingers of his opponent penetrating inside his gut, causing his blood to slowly ooze out. Darkfire pulled his paw out, making the blood leak out even more but Chan quickly covered it to stop it as he fell to the floor, groaning in pain.
Eyes shut tightly; he laid on his back, trying to take in the pain while Darkfire looked down on him, smiling arrogantly. Chan sensed his presence, despite his eyes being closed. “(Are you… finished yet)?” Chan growled hurtfully.
Darkfire responded by grabbing Chan’s neck with one paw. Then, he lifted him up as high as he could. “(Just one more move, little chick),” he growled sinisterly as his eyes glowed energetically purple. “(Just one more).”
Suddenly, after he let out a small but long grunt, a huge column of dark purple fire erupted from the ground, surrounding the bodies of both Blazikens. Darkfire was still grunting while unleashing this powerful force while still holding onto the neck of his victim. Chan on the other hand was feeling a world pain as he felt the pillar of flame surrounding his body, including the scarred and punctured parts. “(Scream)!” Darkfire roared. “(Scream for me)!”
Back at the village, everyone noticed the pillar of dark purple fire and began pointing at it while talking curiously about it. Spike, Mike, Hardshell and Snake showed a different reaction of shock and dismay.
Just as Bluesky and Aurora were enjoying their precious moment, they heard a loud roar. They flew up high into the air, they too saw the purple pillar. “(What is that Bluesky)?” Aurora asked curiously.
“(It can’t be)…” Blueksy growled in disbelief.
Black Jack also saw the purple pillar after he came round, also to his disbelief.
“Him again,” Black Jack and his pokemon said simultaneously with narrowed eyes, with the pokemon saying his name in their own language. He looked around, and saw a sledgehammer inside an equipment box. He quickly walked over to it and picked up, deciding to take it with him. Then he, and the rest of his pokemon, rushed to their destination, much to the other observers’ confusion.
Having enough of waiting for Chan to scream despite every bit of pain put into him, Darkfire stopped his attack as his eyes stopped glowing, making the fiery column vanish quickly. “(Fool),” he growled in an annoyed way before slamming him down.
Chan was still breathing, even after all the beatings he had taken. “(I sense your friends coming. I won’t kill you here but you’re as good as dead anyway with the poison I placed inside you),” Darkfire said showing a haughty smile. “(If you somehow survive this miraculously, we’ll meet again).”
He leapt onto one of the tree branches and onto another, jumping away from the scene. “(If you survive)…” Chan heard his nemesis growl.
Soon, Black Jack and his friends rushed into the scene, with Black Jack on his motorbike, Bluesky and Aurora flying by air and the rest of his pokemon by foot. Black Jack quickly got off his bike and ran towards his Blaziken, who was still lying on the ground, nearly unconscious. He kneeled down close to him, looking at the wounds, bruises and burnt marks his friend had on him. “Chan, say something,” he said.
“(Darkfire… Damien… poison)…” Chan groaned in pain. “(Hard… for Pecha berry… or… any medication… to help me)…”
The pokemon shook their heads in dismay as they saw their friend in this sort of state. Black Jack’s eyes narrowed and gnarled his teeth, both in anger. “That’s what they think!” he snarled before taking out his pokeball and zapping Chan back in. He quickly stood and looked at his other pokemon before zapping them back inside. He looked at Aurora. “If you can follow me, you can come,” he said before quickly getting on his bike and riding off.
“(Wait for me! What’s going on)!?” she cried with great concern as she took flight.
At that time, Ash and the others arrived back at the village while Alice and her friends left the pokemon centre. They all noticed that Black Jack and his pokemon were missing. “Hey, where did uncle Jack go?” Alice asked.
“Probably giving some trouble makers a beating,” Ash said.
They heard a motorbike speeding their way. They turned their attention to that revving sound and saw Black Jack riding his vehicle at high speed with Aurora following him. He sped past his associates and relative before immediately stopping his bike, got off and rushed into the hospital, much to their shock and curiosity. “Hey, Black Jack! What’s going on!?” Isaac yelled.
“Something big I think,” Wes said.
Ash turned towards Aurora when she landed on the ground. “Aurora, what happened?” he asked in a demanding voice, catching his friends’ attentions.
“(It’s Chan),” Aurora cried with great concern and worry in her voice. She was on the verge of tears. “(He’s been beaten up badly).”
Pikachu and Ash showed their shocked looks. “Ash, what happened?” Alice asked, also being worried. “What’s up with uncle Jack?”
Ash’s eyes widened, as did Pikachu’s and Aurora’s. Ash turned around to face her afraid of how she might react after finding out one of her dear friends getting brutality beaten up. “Alice…” he said sombrely, looking down on the ground. “Chan’s hurt…”
Inside the pokemon centre, Chan was laying on top of a wheeled stretcher with a bandage wrapped around his wounded areas to stop the bleeding. His stretcher was being hurriedly pushed big a pink, egg-shaped pokemon called a Chansey. Black Jack and Nurse Joy followed them close behind.
“He said something about the poison?” Nurse Joy asked in a fearful way.
“Just get him healed,” Black Jack ordered angrily.
“Yes, sir. Please wait outside until the operation is done.”
With that said, Nurse Joy and Chansey ran into the emergency rooms with the stretcher, leaving Black Jack behind the doors. He stood in his spot, looking down on the floor, breathing heavily in and out while his fist shook angrily. The emergency sign above the doors glowed, showing that the procedure went underway.
He heard some running footsteps coming towards him from behind before a pair of arms wrapped around his body. He slowly reacted as he turned his head around towards the person holding him. It was Alice, worried sick about her uncle and her friend Chan. Behind her were their friends and associates, apart from Aurora who was too big to fit through the door. Not wanting to be distracted, he turned his attention back to the sign.
Two hours later, when day became night, Black Jack was still standing at the same spot while some of his associates were frantically walking around the corridor while others calmly sat on their chairs or leaning against the walls. One thing for certain, they were deeply concerned about Chan’s health.
Black Jack noticed the room’s door opening despite that the light on the sign was still on. Everyone heard the door opening and quickly walked over to it. Nurse Joy stepped out of room with worry in her eyes. Black Jack’s eyes narrowed, suspicious of one thing.
“Black Jack,” she said sombrely. “About what Chan said... we don’t have the antidote that can cure him...”
Everyone couldn’t believe it. “Someone please say April Fool’s day to me,” Jerry said in dismay.
“I don’t think we can, Jerry,” Brock said.
“[There better a ‘but’ in it],” Black Jack thought, trying to keep his anger in.
“But...” Nurse Joy continued, stopping everyone from getting worked up. “There is one thing we need to cure your friend. A berry called Puritay.”
Everyone showed puzzled looks on their faces. “Puritay?” May asked. “What’s that?”
“One of the most rarest berries in the world. Hardly anyone has seen it. I never seen it myself but I heard about it...”
Black Jack grabbed her neck and forced into the wall. He didn’t want to hear all the details and was mixed with a number of negative feelings like anger and impatience. “Hey!” Stevens yelled but his friends held him back, afraid of what Black Jack might do.
“Talk straight,” he growled sinisterly in a demanding way. “What does this berry look like? Where is it? How much time does Chan have left?”
“It’s a white berry on a white plant, both of them clear as snow,” Nurse Joy answered quickly. “It’s on Mt. Frostbite, a mountain covered in snow no matter what the weather is. It’s up north past Mt. Ember, it’s not far. Chan doesn’t have much time left, he’s trying to hold on but he’s running out of time, maybe two hours at most.”
Black Jack released her neck and quickly made his exit out of the building. “Uncle! Where’re you going? Do you know where Mt. Frostbite is? What if that guy hurts you too?” Alice cried.
“I spotted the mountain somewhere while riding my bike,” Black Jack replied.
“I’ll come with you!” Alice cried, quickly following him.
“No Alice!” Black Jack said in a demanding tone. “You and the other cubs stay here.”
“But uncle…!”
Black Jack quickly turned around with anger in his eyes hiding behind his shades. Alice felt fear in her heart when he turned to look at her. “Am I talking to myself, little miss? You will do as you’re told!” he shouted angrily.
Everyone became shocked and scared when Black Jack yelled at the most important person in his life, his niece, Alice. He never shouted at her until now. He turned around again and made his to the door, leaving Alice shocked and scared. “Uncle…” she whispered fearfully.
Ash turned to Misty. “I’ll help him out,” he said.
“But, Ash…” Misty said worriedly.
Ash kissed her on the cheek and smiled in an assuring way. “Trust me,” he said with a wink. He then ran past Black Jack and stopped in front of him.
“Ketchum,” Black Jack said. “If you’re trying to stop me, you have no chance because I’m not in a mood.”
“Who’s making you stop?” Ash asked while Pikachu leapt onto his shoulder. “How about it if I come with you?”
“(Yeah! Me too)!” Pikachu squealed with enthusiasm in his voice.
Black Jack looked back towards Alice and his associates, thinking that this may be the last time he may see them. He slowly turned to Ash and suddenly ran past him. “If you can get to my bike before I start driving, you can come,” he said.
Ash got into pursuit, attempting to chase Black Jack down while everyone looked on. Alice’s shoulders trembled with fear and emotion as tears began to form in her eyes. “Uncle… why?” she sobbed while everyone looked at her with worry in their eyes. “Why have you become like this… why won’t you let me help?”
“He’s worried about you, Alice,” Misty said caringly, placing her hand on her shoulder. “He doesn’t want you getting hurt.”
“I know… Chan’s his pokemon,” Alice sobbed, sniffling between words. “After everything that guy done to him… if uncle had to face him…”
“He’ll be okay,” Misty said quickly. “Your uncle will come through just like you did when you face Team Molten and Ocean.”
“Man!” Jerry said, sounding scared and impressed. “I know that the boss likes to hurt people but I wondered what he would be like when he’s really mad.”
“Well, now you know, mate,” Mecha said, also impressed. “I’ve seen him like this before. I’d hate to be the guy who crosses bosses, or in this case Black Jack. Still, I can’t help but fear for him because whoever did something like that to Chan must be one dangerous individual.”
“Be with Black Jack, man,” Isaac said encouragingly, giving a light elbow on Rhydon’s hard stone arm. “Pray for him. We all know that Black Jack’s not to be messed with. Besides, Ash is a tough trainer himself and he’s with him.”
Alice’s clenched fists shook, trying to stop herself from crying. She wiped her tears off, now showing that she had be strong… for her uncle and the pokemon he carried.
Outside, Black Jack quickly ran past Aurora, who was on a night watch and was surprised when he did that. He leapt onto his motorcycle. “(Hey, Black Jack),” Aurora cried. “(Where’s)…?”
Black Jack quickly drove away, not allowing Aurora to finish her question. “(Bluesky)…” she cooed worriedly, knowing that there was a good chance that he would be with his trainer.
“Huh, that punk kid didn’t make it, eh?” Black Jack said feeling a little disappointed yet smugly.
“Who are you calling a punk kid?” a familiar voice said, catching his attention.
Black Jack knew it was Ash, riding in the sidecar while holding Pikachu to his chest. “Bah,” he muttered.
At the speed of a shot out bullet and no light to guide except the stars and the moon, he drove past through deep forests and mountains until he, Ash and Pikachu spotted a mountain that was covered in white snow. “[Mt. Frostbite],” they thought in unison.
As soon they reached their destination, Black Jack immediately stopped before he and Ash got off the bike. They both looked up, knowing that it would be easier to get there by flight. “You got flying pokemon on you, Ketchum?” Black Jack asked.
Ash nodded in response as he took a pokeball off his belt. While he did that, he noticed a rather dirty wooden cottage nearby with no lights in it and figured that it’s probably abandoned. “Come on out, Swellow!” he yelled as he released his bird.
Black Jack let Bluesky loose from his pokeball. They were both told to help their trainers get to the top of the mountain. They obeyed as they grabbed of their trainers’ shoulders and flew up into the sky, looking to get to the top of the mountain and find the berry.
Despite the top of the mountain being so high up, the flying pokemon were having no problem lifting their trainers up. Suddenly, a purple fireball came flying their way at high speed. “A fireball! Dodge!” Black Jack yelled, seeing the fireball come his way from below.
Everyone quickly saw the fireball after that warning, and the flying pokemon out of the way at a split second. Everyone looked down and saw a young silver haired man dressed in a long purple jacket over the rest of his black clothes. He smiled sinisterly at the sight of them.
Black Jack narrowed his eyes at him. “Ketchum, get the berry,” he said. “I’ll take care of him.”
“Wait a minute,” Ash said. “Is he...?”
“Just go, Ketchum!” Black Jack replied angrily.
Granting his request, Ash nodded and told Swellow to continue flying to the top of the mountain while Bluesky carried Black Jack towards his upcoming opponent. Upon landing on one of the mountain cliffs, where the mysterious man was standing, Black Jack called his Salamence back into his pokeball. He then looked at the man with angry eyes. Only he could recognise him.
He was the man who kills others for his own enjoyment. He was the man who admitted that he killed his parents years ago. He was the man who Black Jack faced five years in a literally ‘do or die’ pokemon battle. Most astonishingly, he was the man who claimed to have lived countless centuries, centuries before Black Jack was born. He was known to him, and only him, as...
“Damien Tusk...” Black Jack snarled.
“It’s been a long time, Black Jack,” Damien said darkly with a smile. “You look well.”
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