Nakano Saito
10 Years Ago (16 years old); Pallet Town, Kanto; June 21
Pokemon Team: Chu the Pichu, Fluffy the Eevee
The standoff tensed all of Naka's muscles as she cradled the papers in her arms, taking a few steps back. Not out of fear, but with the intention of getting away and return the papers. The Porygon's body glowed a vibrant red once, its eyes piercing through her two Pokemon and calculating which to raise between physical and special attack. Naka figured the Porygon would have Download or Analytic, but as the Porygon's body looked to get marginally stronger physically, she realized just how poor her physical defenses were on her two Pokemon. The lack of Fluffy shuddering also told her none of the Pokemon in front of her knew any Fighting-Type moves, if they could in the first place. She doubted they knew a Ground-Type move either, but that didn't matter. The man she paralyzed earlier pointed at her. "Not so fast! Porygon, Thunder Wave!"
The other man sneered. "Koffing, Smog. Keep them trapped."
The Porygon's body sparked with weak electricity before it shot out the current at Naka. However, the lightning redirected, heading to the Pichu instead. The little mouse absorbed the electricity, her cheeks growing in size and her body pulsing with a vibrant blue light. The smog encircled Naka and her opponents, trapping them effectively with a thick cloud of poisonous smoke. Naka was about to return her Pokemon and jump through the smoke herself, but she realized that she'd be open to attacks. Even with just her Pichu out, the Koffing's attacks were likely not electrical in nature. She tensed and narrowed her eyes. She needed to fight this and win.
"Fluffy, Chu, Quick Attack-Electric Terrain!" Chu's cheeks shone a bright white before she slammed her paws on the ground, covering the entire battlefield with her latent electricity. The electricity tickled the bodies of those within, lightly jolting them to keep them awake if they were to sleep. All except for the Koffing, who simply floated just a touch higher to avoid the terrain's effects. At least it confirmed that the Koffing had Levitate. Fluffy stood in front of Chu, the tips of his fur glowing white as his legs were bent and tensed.
"Koffing, Clear Smog on the rodent!"
"Porygon, Aerial Ace on the mutt! No Electric-Type moves, we can't afford to power up her Pokemon!"
With understanding noises from the opposing Pokemon, the Porygon's legs jerked and rotated back and forth before its body became cloaked in sky blue energy. It sped towards the Eevee, whilst the Koffing expelled a translucent fog towards the Pichu. Unable to block the Clear Smog, Eevee shot out towards the Porygon, hitting it head-on. The attacks connected, the aura from their attacks connecting and causing a mini explosion from the impact to blow them away. Fluffy was visibly panting and he felt a bruise form on his head and shoulder, while the Porygon simply recovered its orientation after being blown back. The Pichu tried dodging out of the way of the Clear Smog, but the smog was faster than she was able to react and she was hit by the surprisingly potent attack. It stung her skin, her body tensing from the almost astringent-like effect it dealt. Her body glowed a dim blue as her cheeks discharged the electricity she stored from the Porygon's Thunder Wave harmlessly.
"Chu, Helping Hand! Fluffy, Return!" Chu hopped on Fluffy's back, her body glowing a slight orange before it coursed through the Eevee's body. Powered by the Pichu that nestled within his fur, his body pulsed with white energy that then turned pink. He charged, the pink energy forming hearts that covered his body. The Return's power output was at its maximum at the moment, his love for his trainer and to protect her empowering the move to its max potential. The Porygon tried moving, but was too slow as the Eevee smashed into it, sending it to the floor and rolling across the electrified ground. However, it floated back up to its original height of a few inches off the ground and readied another move.
"Porygon, Iron Tail!"
"Koffing, Gyro Ball!"
The Porygon's stiff tail shone with metallic energy and hardened to be like that of steel, while the Koffing spun quickly on its axis as it neared the two Pokemon, its body hardening and steely energy trailing off its body from the spin.
"Fluffy, Iron Tail! Chu, Nasty Plot!" The Eevee's own tail stiffened and hardened as it shone like steel while Pichu closed her eyes and held a creepy grin for something her size. The area around her head darkened for a moment before her body pulsed with a vibrant blue twice, the lightning in her cheeks now audible.
Unexpectedly, the Porygon dashed behind the Koffing and slammed the steel ball towards the two. While Chu held on, Fluffy slammed his Iron Tail into the Koffing to send it back to the Porygon. As they each made passes - the air around them filling with the sounds of clanging metal and exasperated noises from the Pokemon - Fluffy's tail ebbed in its shine before he concentrated to continue the attack. Meanwhile, Chu used Nasty Plot once more, her eyes glaring at her opponents with sadistic glee.
"Chu, Charge!" After another round of hitting the Koffing puck, Chu absorbed the lightning from her surroundings, her cheeks becoming puffed out as her body shone with a vibrant green.
"Now, Chu, Thunderbolt! Fluffy, Iron Tail!" As Fluffy smashed into the spinning Koffing one last time, Chu jumped off the Eevee and sent a powerful jolt of electricity towards the Koffing. Chu's cheeks lessened in size as the world around the battlefield dimmed from the bright light and power that surged from the tiny mouse. The Electric Terrain empowered the lightning even further before it fizzled out completely. The Koffing smashed into the Porygon's awaiting tail, but the electricity surged into the Porygon, as well, stopping their attacks altogether as smoke rose from their burning bodies.
The two Pokemon hit the ground and smoke continued to rise from their forms, their trainers growling and gritting their teeth. The two ordered for their Pokemon to get up, to which they obediently did, albeit unsteadily. The man with the Koffing smirked and took a few steps back, hand on his PokeBall. "Koffing. Self-Destruct."
"Porygon, Protect!"
As the Koffing's holes shone with concentrated light and the Porygon covered itself in a green shield, Naka panicked. She hesitated, but Fluffy didn't need to be told twice. The Eevee stood in front of his trainer and tried to send up a protective green forcefield, but the Koffing exploded before the barrier could be safely put up as he spent too much time running back. The explosion shot concussive force towards Naka and her Pokemon, blowing them away with her Pokemon landing into her stomach. The papers flew from her hands as she fell on her back. The explosion also blew away the smog that encircled their battle, but it wasn't like they needed it anymore.
Feeling her entire body ache, she struggled to get up. Cradling her beloved Pokemon in an arm, she pushed herself up with the other and shakily stood. Her entire front felt bruised and nearly broken, as if she were hit by a truck. Some parts of her skin ripped from the Self-Destruct's concussive force and her stomach ached where her Pokemon landed against. She knew her front side and her back would be decorated in all kinds of colorful bruises tonight or tomorrow. She shook her Pokemon, her Eevee and Pichu looking dazed. While Naka returned her Pichu, who laid limp in her arms and didn't move with her breathing shallow, the Eevee slipped out of her arm and landed somewhat roughly on the ground. He shook his head to push away the haze and glared at the duo. Despite the exhaustion and the pain of the Self-Destruct, his love and conviction to protect his trainer kept him standing.
"Heh, persistent little bugger, ain't'cha?" The trainer of the Porygon smirked. "Cute. But perseverance alone won't stop us!" With a taunting glare, the grunt pointed at the Eevee. "Aerial Ace."
"Fluffy, return to the ball, now!" Before Naka could even touch her PokeBall, her Eevee shot forward anyway. First, his human was attacked, insulted, and targeted. Now, his friend and comrade was down. Gritting his teeth, he roared as mightily as an Eevee could and charged. His eyes glowed red and slammed into the Porygon before it could even charge to attack. It was knocked back to his trainer, skidding on the ground and unable to get up.
"Retaliate? Damn it all..." The trainer grumbled, returning his Porygon. The Koffing acted without being told, floating over to the Eevee and breathing a stream of fire.
"No, Fluffy!" Naka yelled and held out her PokeBall, returning her Eevee right as the Flamethrower's flames licked at its skin. He was too exhausted to dodge. But now, her Pokemon were safe in their confines, and the papers were strewn all over the place. She did what she could.
That was when she felt a sudden presence behind her that made her mind ache. She fell on her knees and held her head between her hands, gripping her hair. She looked over her shoulder shakily, a yellow, bipedal Pokemon with a long mustache and two spoons floated inches from the ground. Growling, she went to turn and attack the Alakazam herself, but yelled in pain as the Alakazam held a spoon in her direction. Her mind ached, it swam, and she found herself on the floor. Everything spun. Papers floated.
"Is... Is that..." One of the grunts uttered in awe and surprise before whooping. "Yeaaah! That's how it's done. Koffing, return." The Koffing disappeared within its own contraption and the two grunts ran towards the Alakazam. One of the grunts kicked Naka while she was down before retreating to the Pokemon's side, causing her to grunt in pain as fire coursed through her lungs and the impact of his shoe spidered electrical searing agony through her ribs.
Gritting her teeth and doing her best to set aside the torture, she got on her hands and feet before standing awkwardly. She wobbled before finding the trio, their forms and colors vaguely seen as her vision blurred. Yelling, she charged at the three. If she could get one good punch in, she'd be able buy more time. The Alakazam didn't have good physical defenses in general either. However, she felt her head throb and then squished, and then saw the spoon in Alakazam's hand bent towards her. She flew backwards, skidding across the ground on her back before flipping over on her front and clawing at the ground to keep her from scraping her skin further.
With the papers now safely in one of the grunt's hands, the wind around the trio swirled before a soft light covered them. The trio then vanished, as if none of it ever happened. It Teleported.
Banging her fist on the ground, she growled and tried to stand up, her entire body screaming at her. Her arms, knees, shins, and back were scraped up to high heaven, blood dripped from them and the cuts she sustained from the Self-Destruct, eyes unable to focus, her stomach and ribs felt bruised beyond normal, and her lungs and mind felt like they were on fire while a migraine persisted to drill a hole in the sides of her head. Just get back to the lab. Yes. Back to the lab. Grunting in pain, she shakily got back on her feet and limped, her arms holding her stomach. Ignoring the crowd that formed nearby.
This was going to be a long walk.
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As Officer Jenny cuffed and guided the two grunts away from the growing crowd, the air felt thick and Jenny felt a squeezing pain in her skull. Shaking it off, she tried to push on, but found an Alakazam floating in her path. "Get out of the way." She ordered calmly while her Growlithe barked. However, the Alakazam held out its hand, spoon bending towards her. She was sent flying back with her Growlithe as her hands were wrenched away from the grunts' arms, dust picking up from her impact with the ground as they slid back into the crowd. The grunts ran to the Alakazam, giving a triumphant sneer at the crowd and the boys who tried their best to stop them.
The cuffs bent and broke around their wrists as the Alakazam's other spoon bent, the metal looking like cheap plastic as it fell to the ground. They waved at the boys and the reporter girl, one of them taunting the group. "Hope you miss us!" As one of them blew a kiss to the crowd, the wind picked up, a light enveloped the trio, and they disappeared.
Silence filled the air as the crowd watched it all with awe and terror. What was that? Who were they?
