Ask to Join The Last Stand

[StormingCobra]

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Kaleb, Jason, and Anthony were fighting hard. Really hard.

They had tracked him down. They had him cornered. But when he pulled out that double-sided sword, they knew it was gonna be a challenge.

Kaleb changed his arm to a sword. Anthony pulled out the glaive. And Jason’s axe was already at the ready.

The three were attacking from all sides. Jason swung his axe for the legs. Kaleb aimed for the head. Anthony went right for the chest.

But none of them could sink a single hit.

Every one of their attacks was either blocked or dodged. He finally began to attack back, grabbing Anthony by the throat and throwing him into the air.

He proceeded to kick Kaleb out of the way. He ran straight at Jason and swung the sword, which was blocked by the latter’s axe.

Jason swung his axe again, but the attack was blocked. He managed to retaliate by knocking the weapon out of his foe’s hands, leaving him unarmed. Jason swung the axe yet again, but he dodged the attack like it was nothing. He punched Jason in the gut before kicking his shin. Jason swung his axe for the foot, missing his opponent yet again, before the knife on Jason’s belt came loose.

His opponent had hold of his secondary weapon. Jason swung the axe one last time, this time for the head, but he missed again before getting a foot to the gut. His opponent then kicked the axe out of his hand before punching Jason in the face, knocking him back and disorienting him. Jason, distracted, lost focus, and his opponent took the opportunity and stabbed him in the stomach with the knife.

“No!” Anthony cried out. He picked up the axe and threw it at his opponent, but he dodged it and kicked Anthony out of the way. He grabbed Kaleb by the neck before sending out his Alakazam.

“Teleport,” he muttered under his breath. The Psychic type obliged, teleporting himself, his trainer, and Kaleb away.

Anthony was left on the ground. His dying mentor lay beside him.

“No,” Anthony muttered. He crawled over to Jason, but by the time he made it to him, his mentor was completely still. His heart rate had disappeared, and no breath escaped his mouth. Anthony began to cry and slam his mentor’s axe into the ground. He was devastated.

Kaleb Storm was missing. Anthony was unstable.

And Jason Nagrom was dead.

 

[BoredSnowglobe]

Justice was hiding, his heart pounding. The Unova Region had been destroyed, and that was where Justice lay. “Tsunami? A-A-Are you there?” His Samurott looked up at him, sorrow filled his eyes. Justice sighed, they had just been attacked by someone, and they somehow made it out alive. “Why can’t this world just be at peace? Everything is now destroyed...” He and Tsunami were hiding in a small half destroyed house, the house used to belong to his family. “What do we do?” Tsunami didn’t reply, he was speakless. The only thing Justice knew he could do, was hide. “Hah, aren’t I supposedly be one of the brave ones? And here I am, hiding.”

 

[EeveeBlueSisters]

JC
A loud hit was heard as Blue had did the last blow on the enemies Pokemon with her powerful Hyper Beam. This was a threat challenge as if she had lost she would have to be killed but defeating her was not that easy as her battle style appeared unpredictable. She and Blue leaped off quickly but they had seemed to follow her to where she was going. She had sensed that Kaleb had disappeared and this concerned her because she didn't know where he was really positioned. "-Blue we have to split up, I'll stale them while you go and see if you can catch Kaleb's scent ok-"she thought to her. Blue did have eyes of concern and worry but she trusted her partner deeply so nodded. "-Umbre!-"she agreed. "-Good girl, now quickly go!-"she commanded. Blue split up with her partner before disappearing in the forest. She lifted her nose up trying to get Kaleb's scent but she wasn't the type to give up so kept going deeper in the forest. She noticed some trees as she decided to leave a streak of blue on it just in case Kaleb came by here as she did so with the other trees. She stopped at a cliff looking at a scenary down below as a sudden wind blew through her eyes filled with determination. "-Kaleb...where are you?-"she said telepathically seeing it that could reach him. JC on the other hand was stalling these men following her weapons in their hands. She huffed before stopping as she pulled out her katana before swiftly going at them taking down two before one was left as her sword collided with his with a clang.

Aura
She had heard that Johto and Unova had been destroyed as this irritated her. She wanted to know the reason behind all of this even if it took her days,weeks, or months to do so. She huffed as her appearance was hidden under a black wolf mask and hooded cape. Snow her Alolan Ninetales walked beside her as her ears became more alert then usual mostly to her surroundings. "Tsk, I need to find out who did this!? Don't you agree Snow?"she asked gently petting her. "Nine!"she said agreeing before continuing to walk around for any sort of sign of an answer.-

 

[BoredSnowglobe]

Justice sighed, and Tsunami then shot a look of fear to his trainer. He was confused, why was Tsunami afraid? Then a person appeared, they were holding a huge gun. “Tsunami, we should be going...” Justice quickly nudged his Samurott. They both bolted away, and they heard a few gun shots. Luckily they both ran away in time to not get hit by the speedy bullets. Justice and Tsunami both kept running until Justice noticed a destroyed building, only a small worn-out room remained of it. “Let’s hide in there.” Tsunami nodded, and they both rushed to get to safety. Justice took a few deep breaths, and Tsunami was panting.

 

[EeveeBlueSisters]

She took down the last one quickly before going into the forest herself into a shadowy area to blend in quickly. "-Why were they chasing me is the question? I hope Blue is alright and at least left her mark for Kaleb-"she thought placing her hand on her wolf mask leaning against the tall tree that hid her well.

She heard gun shots as she became tense as Snow growled standing in front of her protectively. Snow motioned her ears back and then forward before she raised her nose smelling a male and a Pokemon with him as she leaped off to a worn out building leaping inside. "Snow! Wait where are you going!?"she said before following her to the worn building. Snow had raised her nose up again sensing the scent was stronger in here until she spotted a boy with a Samurott with him. "Nine? Ninetales?"she said trying to ask if they were ok. She followed inside before seeing Snow. "Snow, don't run off like that without telling me?"she said seeing her look to her. "Ninetales?"she said showing her what she found. She bent down to pet her before looking at the direction Snow was showing her seeing the boy and his Samurott panting as if running from something. "-They are panting...could those gunshots have caused them to hide in here?-"she thought looking at them cautiously.-

 

[BoredSnowglobe]

Justice hugged Tsunami, “I hope we are safe now...” Tsunami hugged him back, worried for their safety. Then he heard something, “Samurott?” Justice looked around, a girl and her NineTales were there. Samurott looked at the NineTales, “Sam.. Samurott! (Yeah, we are okay right now...)” Justice took a step back, “Are you going to try to kill us too!?” He called out to the girl.

 

[EeveeBlueSisters]

She huffed a bit before nodding her head no. "If I was going to kill you don't you think I would have done it by now"she said sternly as her hand rested on Snow's head. Snow looked to the Samurott curiously. "Ninetales?(we won't hurt you so don't be afraid)"she answered sitting down.-

 

[BoredSnowglobe]

“Oh...” Justice simply said. Tsunami felt a bit more relaxed. “Samurott... (I hope you guys aren’t going to hurt us...)” Justice stood up, “So, what brings you to this place? There is nothing left here anyways...”

 

[StormingCobra]

Brandon

He threw the spear, hitting one of the men right in the chest.

A group of hoarders had attacked Brandon. They swarmed him from all sides, but Brandon wasn’t gonna go down easily.

He pulled the spear out and swung it at another, hitting him in the head with the wooden part and knocking him unconscious. He stabbed a third one in the leg before kicking him over. The final thief jumped on Brandon’s back, but he threw him to the ground and stabbed the man with his own dagger.

Brandon spat on the ground. “Damn thieves,” he muttered. He picked up his stuff and began to walk away, but he heard a sound behind him and stopped.

“Brandon?” a familiar voice said. Brandon turned around and saw Anthony standing there with his Alakazam.

“Anthony?” he said. “What are you doing here?”

“We need your help,” Anthony replied. “The fate of the world is at stake.”

 

[EeveeBlueSisters]

She looked to the male before answering. "Actually Snow here smelled you in here so I followed her in here so you can ask her but you won't understand her if she told you unless I translate it to you," she said before seeing Snow stand up walking to him and the Samurott as she smiled. "Ninetales?(Don't worry I will only attack under my partners command so no need to worry)she said assuring the Samurott. "The question is what is a trainer and his Pokemon doing here in a place like this? Was it because of those gunshots I heard along with Snow" she asked. "Ninetales?" she smiled gently licking the cheek of the Samurott's trainer.

 

[kyuukestu]

Mirage Siblings

Within the willowy depths of a forest of pine trees, a simple wooden cabin stood within a small clearing. It was the current home and residence of the Mirage siblings. The duo had been on the move ever since the world had started going to hell, but now, they were hunkering down, taking the chance to set up a base and perhaps carve out a little section of land for themselves. They couldn't always be on the run, right? The wooden cabin was only the first step. Deeper within the forest was a river, and further upstream was a sizeable mountain. That mountain was the location the siblings had been aiming for. They planned to carve out some of the rock and build a mountain-side base, sturdy and well-hidden.

The only problem? The Mountain was home to a large group of Druddigon, and the duo didn't have enough Pokemon to fight the entire group off. Hence why they'd only build a log cabin. They'd need some time, or some help before they could deal with the horde of dragon types.

 

[StormingCobra]

Kaleb

He woke up, tied to a chair in a dark room. A man walked in, the same man who they had tried to defeat.

“You’re gonna pay for what you did to Jason,” Kaleb spat at him. The man, who had concealed his face from view during the battle by using a hood, showed his face to Kaleb for the first time.

“I’m going to make this simple,” the man said. His voice had a slight Indian dialect, as Kaleb expected from the man’s facial features. “If you swear to me that you will leave me and my plan alone, as well as keep your friends away, I will let you go.”

“And why the hell would I do that?” Kaleb retorted, smirking as he did so. “It’s not like they would listen, even if I tried.”

“Because if you don’t, then I will kill you, right here, right now,” the man said, lifting his weapon.

“You’ll never get the chance for that,” Kaleb said. As he did so, his arm shifted into sword form and sliced through the ropes that bound him to the chair. He stood up and changed it to gun form, firing a shot at the man.

The bullet hit its mark in the chest. The man fell to the ground.

Kaleb leaned over and grabbed him by the head. “I told you,” he said. “You’d pay.”

The man smirked before his body vanished before Kaleb’s eyes. Kaleb turned around and saw him standing above him, sword in hand.

“You heroes always do fall for that one simple trick,” the man said, smiling.

 

[EeveeBlueSisters]

Blue

She was still leaping around in the forest looking for Kaleb but his scent didn't seem to get to her get but this didn't mean that she would give up on finding him. "Umbre!"she said eyes determined as she used Telepathy again to try and call Kaleb. "Umbre!(Kaleb, answer me if you can hear me!? Tell me if your ok!?-"she said in thought as she made her way out of the forest into an unknown area as she looked around rings glowing brightly.

JC

She kept herself moving after making sure she wasn't being followed again as she put away her katana. She still had not heard from Blue about finding Kaleb as this seemed to worry her. She waited patiently however as she stood at the edge of a high cliff giving off a scenery as wind suddenly blew through her hooded cape remaining silent.-

 

[BoredSnowglobe]

“Wow, that NineTakes must have a string sense of smell.” Justice laughed a bit when the NineTales licked his face. Tsunami shot an anxious glance at the girl, “Samurott...” Justice stroked the NineTales softly, and looked at the girl. “Yeah, someone tried to shoot us. I just can’t figure out why...”

 

[EeveeBlueSisters]

She looked to the boy then at the Samurott who had appeared anxious. She slowly made her way to the Samurott as she gently petted him just to calm his tension down before removing it. "Yes, Snow's nose is very usual in finding people far or even close so I trust her to not fail me when I need something from her"she said. Snow smiled accepting the pet as her tails moved back and forth. "Ninetales?"she said licking his hand before making her way to the Samurott placing her paw on his head. "Ninetales?(No need to be anxious, so calm down Samurott)"she said before placing her paw down. "Well, I need to find out where it is and put a stop to it! Its irritating me!"she said sternly arms folded cross her chest.-

 

[ollijay]

Lionel had walked through the forest for what felt like miles. Pine trees towered above him, and in the distance, there was a huge mountain. He was hungry, and had Chatot chattering irritatingly into his ear.
"Shh," he hushed the Pokémon tiredly.
He had no idea where he was going or what to do from here. A band of thieves had driven him out of his comfortable apartment- he missed it dearly- and he'd been travelling through the forest since, looking for a place to stay. The city was not safe to wander, least of all at night.
Suddenly, Lionel stopped.
He thought he could make out some kind of light in the distance. Carefully, but picking up the pace, he made his way over to the source of the light. To his relief, it appeared to be a log cabin. That meant people. They could be hostile, or they could be friendly- Lionel was so desperate by this point that he didn't care. He went over and knocked the door.

 

[Blue_Flash4]

Nick
Nick gained word of Johto and Unova being destroyed. He got up and sent out his Charizard “I know just what to do.” He started flying off.

Coop
Cooper was in his home region Hoenn battling trainers. He had his Swampert battling a Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee. “Swampert use muddy water!” He said. Swampert nodded and a huge wave of gunk defeated the two fighting types. “Good job.” He said to the trainer of the two Pokémon. Cooper then walked off into the distance.

 

[Void_Nugget]

Alec looked around the area where they had reached, he had been wondering with his sister Jaz for a while now, "where are we going exactly" Jaz said to her brother, "cool it sis, we're just.." Jaz cut him off placing her arm in front of him, pointing to a girl on the cliff edge in front of them, "it's ok sis, we'll just sneak by her" he whispered, but he did pull his bow, and placed a poison tipped arrow in it just in case, Alec and Jaz tiptoed quietly, but Jaz tripped and yelped as she hit the floor, Alec out of fear for his sister, pulled his bow tight and aimed an arrow at the girl, in case she turned on them.

 

[EeveeBlueSisters]

JC
She instantly sensed that something was being pointed as her before she looked down seeing a boy pointing his arrow at her along witha girl beside him. She leaped down off the cliff before looking at them. "Lower your weapon down, I will not hurt you"she said in a calm but stern voice but had her hand on the handle of her katana blade just in case she had to swiftly block the arrow.-

 

[kyuukestu]

Qinlan

Knock! Knock! Knock!

The rap of knuckles against wood echoed within the small log cabin. Clearly, someone, or something, was at the door. Qin's hands reached down to the Pokeball at his side, his face set with caution. He moved to the left, and made a few simple gestures to his sister, directing her to the opposite side of the room. Once she'd taken up her position, with Pokeball clenched in fist, Qin slinked towards the door, and slowly turned the knob. The door opened with a chink, and Qin gazed harshly and the invited guest. He came face to dace with another young man, and what appeared to be his companion -a Chatot.

The tension drained from Qin's face. The youth didn't look like a brigand, and his body language didn't imply any aggression. "...Can I help you?" A hint of tentative caution in his voice, Qin questioned.

 

[StormingCobra]

Anthony and Brandon

They had teleported to their next destination, which appeared to be a destroyed town.

“What happened here?” Brandon asked, looking around in shock.

“Two regions were destroyed in the previous war,” Anthony said. “I witnessed it. This is one of them. We’re here to recruit some more old friends to help us.”

The two looked over and saw Justice and Aura speaking.

“Justice? Aura?” Anthony said, recognizing them both from Lasryn. “We need your help in this war. The fate of the remaining regions is at stake.”

 

[Blue_Flash4]

Nick
Nick was flying over a forest where he saw a girl standing in front of a boy with a bow and arrow with another girl beside him. He flew down and landed his Charizard was beside him and he had one of his hands out and the other one over his pistol. “Calm down guys we don’t need any bloodshed, I mean two regions were just destroyed!”

 

[Void_Nugget]

Bellamy
Bellamy was bored, he was in a bunker, he had come here, and ended up trapped after part of the entrance collapsed. He leant back in his wheelchair. He sighed to himself before returning to reading. He heard a noise and saw Aeris chasing Ren around and around with Wamp watching in silence, Bellamy chuckled lightly.

Alec and Jaz
Alec lowered his bow slowly, turning and helping his sister up. Once she was standing she said "Hi there, my name is Jasmine Cooper, but you can call me Jaz" and Alec, who had returned the arrow to it's quiver, added "and I am her twin brother, Alexander, or Alec for short." He gave a warm smile to JC and Nick.

 

[EeveeBlueSisters]

JC
She released her hand from the handle of her Katana before introducing herself. "I'm JC" she answered before she saw Blue pop out from the bush with a look of disappointment as she walked over to her. "And this is Blue, a Shiny Umbreon also my partner" she added before glancing to her again. "Did you find him Blue?" she asked her looking to her. "Umbre...." she said lowering her ears slightly. "Oh I see, I'm going to have to train you with scents just like how I did with Wolfa...I guess I have to use her to find him" she sighed before Blue had tapped her again. "Umbre! Umbreon!" she added to her words. "Really? Are you positive Blue?" she asked again. "Bre!" "Well, apparently you found his scent. so I have to go rescue him then" she pulled out a Luxury ball before a Dusk Lycanroc appeared out of it. "Wolfa, I need your nose to track someone," she said whispering his name. "Lycan!" "Good now go quickly" she saw Wolfa leap off quickly through the forest instantly catching the scent of Bellamy. She looked to Alec and Jaz. "You two seem to be rather young to be on your own but what are you doing in an area like this one?" she asked before Blue sat down next to her looking to the two.

Wolfa

She lowered her nose down to the ground as Bellamy's scent appeared to be getting much stronger as she walked through the forest. She raised her head going to a walk before suddenly seeing an entrance that had appeared partially collapsed. She cautiously made her way towards it before sniffing it as she was sure Bellamy was in here trapped. She barked to try and get Bellamy's attention to look over here.

 

[ollijay]

Lionel was extremely relieved to be greeted by a cautious but non-aggressive man, a few years younger than him, with grey eyes and long black hair in a messy ponytail.
"Thank Arceus," he said dryly. Chatot echoed his sentiment: "Arc-eus, Arc-eus!"
He pulled his satchel more comfortably onto his shoulder. "My name is Lionel. I was robbed by a group of thieves and they drove me out of my home. I've been looking for shelter ever since."
He realised he'd probably have to persuade the man to accept him in- he was armed, and these were dangerous times where you'd only really allow trust someone if they were worth it.
"I'm a Pokémon researcher," he added. "I'm sure I can help you. I-" he coughed lightly, "you might have heard of me."
Chatot found that hilarious and gave a squawk of raucous laughter. Lionel blinked, turning slightly red.

 

[kyuukestu]

Qinlan

Raising an eyebrow in surprise, Qin gaze the Pokemon Researcher a once over. He looked the man up and down, and found him only faintly recognizable. With a fair share of dealings with the Pokemon professors of each region, Qin was somewhat familiar with a few of their aides and less renown colleges. While he couldn't say with absolute certainty that he'd heard of a 'Professor Lionel', perhaps he might've seen the man at one of the many gatherings of Pokemon intellectuals that he'd attended. That aside, there was no real reason to reject a man in need, and so Qin stepped back opening the door of his humble abode and welcoming Lionel inside. "Come inside first, then we'll talk." Pausing, briefly, Qin gave a long stare towards the darkest corner of the room, a pair of luminescent eyes, peeking through the darkness. If the man truly was a Pokemon professor, he'd likely recognize the Pokemon in hiding as Qin's Gliscor, Rosephase. "Don't worry, she doesn't start fights."

While Lionel appeared armed, Qin himself went without weapons, his Pokemon were more than enough to get him out of any situation. Currently, two of his Pokemon roamed the house freely, and one of Quilla's. They were Gliscor, Gorebyss and Lopunny. Apart from Rosephase's perch in the shady corner of the cabin, Sakuraso the Gorebyss swum energetically through a large series of tanks that decorated the log cabin, with overarching tubes connecting each tank to another in a different room in the house. Lu Yu, the Lopunny, was currently upstairs, but the speedy rabbit would be down the stairs in a matter of seconds if things went south. Qin's later words weren't only to reassure Lionel that he wouldn't be attacked, but to also suggest that although Qin didn't want to start a fight, he would readily finish it.

 

[EeveeBlueSisters]

Aura

She looked to the male that had called her name as she had no clue who th is guy was as Snow took notice as she went to stand next to her. "Who are you exactly and How do you even know my name since I didn't even tell you!?"she asked sternly as Snow became cautious of the two males standing a bit in front of her.-

 

[Void_Nugget]

Jaz turned to JC, "well we were just wondering around to be honest" "yeah we're not actually entirely sure where it is that we are" added Alec. Alec then went to sorting through his arrows, he was running low on explosives for his explosive tipped arrows.

Bellamy wheeled over to a crack in the rubble, it was Wolfa, he waved at the Pokémon and got Wamp to return while he herded Ren and Aeris behind a table in the bunker before signaling that Wolfa could make an exit.

 

[Blue_Flash4]

Nick
Nick saw the three trainers getting along so he decided to be on his way. He hopped on his shiny Charizard and was getting ready to take off.

Coop
Cooper had been walking around the Hoenn region when he saw a newspaper lying on the ground. The headline read ‘Unova and Johto destroyed’ “What the?!” He said picking up the paper. “Oh crap!” He then pulled out his phone and started dialing in numbers.

 

[ollijay]

"Thank you," Lionel murmured, genuinely grateful to the young man. He went inside the log cabin and was greeted by a pair of yellow eyes staring at him from the darkness.
"A Gliscor," he observed quietly. He smiled. "Is this your partner Pokémon?"
He felt slightly out of place in someone else's home, but the huge tanks decorating the cabin quickly piqued his curiosity and he abandoned any inhibitions about asking questions. "Wow. This must be to house some kind of Water Pokémon... ah. A Gorebyss; my, she is beautiful. I'm actually- well I- I specialise in Marine, and Flying, Pokémon. I think they're really interesting..." he trailed off, hoping he hadn't babbled on too much.
Chatot pecked his ear.

 

[EeveeBlueSisters]

JC
She looked to Alex and Has before nodding her head. "I see, you two should be careful as you never know what can attack you in this forest. You are lucky that you have met me instead of one that would attack you without hesitation"she advised as Blue nodded agreeing with her. "Is there a certain place your trying to look for because if so I know my way around this place more then anyone"she added.

Wolfa

She nodded to Bellamy before she leaped towards the rock using Accelerock to break away the rocks covering the opening that Bellamy was trapped in. A cloud of dust seemed to appear momentarily before the opening was cleared away as she could see Bellamy clearly before she leaped her way towards him gently placing her hind legs on him licking him to death as her tail wagged.-

 

[StormingCobra]

Anthony and Brandon

“Brandon here recognized him from Lasryn,” Anthony said. “And I remember seeing both of you on that trip. Both of your names were on my list of survivors of the boat crash.”

“Back to the point,” he said. “Our world is going down in flames, and we need your help to stop that. Are you willing to help?”

Kaleb

“The old illusion trick, eh?” Kaleb said, not casting a second glance on the mysterious man. “One distinct enemy abused that one. Not gonna stop me from gutting your insides.”

Kaleb stood up and quickly stabbed forward with his armblade. The man dodged and swung his weapon, which was blocked by Kaleb. The man kicked Kaleb backwards.

“Enough!” he shouted. “You’re going to do what I brought you here for, Unless you want any more of your friends to get hurt as well.”

 

[Blue_Flash4]

Coop
He tried to call his friend Zen who had moved to Johto. “No answer,” he said putting his phone away. He then hopped on his Salamence “C’mom Salamence we’re heading to Johto!” He said. He then flew off.

Nick
Nick flew off on his Charizard flying after the Lycanroc he saw run off into the forest. He saw it break several rocks. “What the...I’ve never seen in a Lycanroc like that!” He flew down and got off his Charizard. He told it to stay back. “Hello? Anyone there?” He said walking towards the cave.

 

[EeveeBlueSisters]

Aura

She looked to the male asking the question to them. "First, state your name then I'll decide whether to answer your question or not!"she said sternly arms across her chest as Snow gave a growl in warning.-

 

[StormingCobra]

Anthony and Brandon

“That information will not be provided if you continue to act hostile,” Anthony retorted. “Brandon, stay here, I’m gonna move on to the next group.”

He and Alakazam teleported away, leaving Brandon with the other two.

“So are you going to help this world survive, or are you gonna let it burn because you’re too insecure to help the people trying to fix it?” Brandon asked Aura, ticked off. He had his hand ready on Infernape’s Pokeball in case she decided to attack.

Anthony

He appeared outside of an old log cabin. “I hope they’re home,” he mumbled to himself before knocking on the door. He waited for an answer.

Kaleb

The man lead Kaleb to a different room and opened the metal door. There was a pedestal, and on it was a black cube-like object. It emitted a black aura of sorts and hovered above the pedestal, spinning around endlessly.

“The cube corrupts the mind and soul if you are exposed to it for too long,” the man said. “In return, it grants superhuman strength, speed, and endurance. It is what gave me so much power.”

“What do you want me to do, be your successor?” Kaleb joked, coughing up a bit of blood.

“I want you to destroy it,” the man replied. “You have the power to do that. I do not want to be corrupted by its power any longer.”

“And why should I do that?” Kaleb asked. The man glared daggers at Kaleb in return.

“Because if you do not,” he started. “...I will hurt anyone and everyone who calls themselves your friend or family.”

“Well I guess you’re gonna be disappointed,” Kaleb said. “Because neither of those options are happening at all.”

He took an opportunity to swing at the man’s leg, slicing it and causing him to fall to his knees. He reached for his blade, but Kaleb kicked it across the room and changed his arm to a gun before aiming it at the man’s head.

“I’m gonna destroy the cube,” Kaleb said. “But first, I’m gonna destroy you.”

He fired the bullet, killing the man instantly. He then walked in the room, changing his arm into a sword. He walked up to the cube slowly, but it began to emit a black smoke that encircled him.

Kaleb froze as the smoke seeped inside of him. All emotion was gone from him as he opened his eyes once more.

The cube had taken over.

 

[EeveeBlueSisters]

JC

She was suddenly tense feeling something was very wrong, this feeling wasn't playing with her as she shifted herself slightly looking in another direction. "-I do not like this feeling at all...I hope Kaleb is alright but this emotion is telling me that he is not, I must find Kaleb for this feeling to go away...also why do I have this feeling that I may have to fight him...tsk I must leave now...-" she thought before throwing Gem's Luxury ball out as she appeared. "Flygon!" "Gem, we must find Kaleb, I just have this feeling that he may be in trouble," she said getting on Gem as Blue followed. "You two take care of yourselves, there is something I must investigate," she said to Alec and Jaz before Gem had flown off to find Kaleb.-

Aura

She was ticked off big time for calling her insecure, "Don't you dare call me insecure!?" she said sternly. "You better watch that mouth of yours if you know what's good for you!?" she warned as she sighed loudly closing her eyes to calm down. "I'm not an idiot, I was planning on investigating on who is behind all of this and the thought of it irritates me! I'll help, I'm not heartless you know! Just stubborn!" she admitted. "Snow, stand down he is no threat," she told her placing her hand on her head. Snow calmed down before she came to a sit watching the male cautiously. "Ninetales?".

 

[StormingCobra]

Brandon

“What about you, then?” he asked, turning his head to Justice. His hand switched from Infernape’s Pokeball to Pidgeot’s, because as soon as he got an answer, he would be ready to move on to the next group. “I hope you have a Flying Type, by the way, if you’re gonna come with me, because we have a lot more people to find.”

Kaleb

He kicked the front door of the fortress open before walking out. Multiple armed forces, which Kaleb assumed were the fortress guards, aimed their guns at him and fired, but he turned his arm into a huge shield, deflecting all the bullets. He turned it back into a gun, this time a grenade launcher, and supplied it with a grenade. He fired, and the grenade exploded, sending the men flying. He walked through the explosion and continued on, heading for the position on his tracker.

 

[EeveeBlueSisters]

Aura

She glanced to the male. "Of course I do so don't worry about it," she said sternly before she placed her hand on Drayco's Pokeball which was her Flygon as she would make her appear quickly once she got the answer from the boy with a Samurott. Snow watched her surroundings cautiously as she looked to Justice waiting.

JC

She was hearing things as she heard a sudden explosion from afar as she was positive it was coming from a far distance. "Gem, let's go!" she said. "Flygon!" she said before flying off quickly. She looked down below Gem before seeing a familiar figure, Kaleb. She could sense that he was not the Kaleb she knew. She knew for a fact she had to possibly fight him to snap him out of it and it wasn't going to be easy as she had never fought with Kaleb before so she didn't know his battle style. She didn't want to do so but if it was to save Kaleb then so be it. "Gem lower yourself down to the ground and stay behind him once I get off and that includes you Blue" she commanded. Gem and Blue nodded before Gem lowered herself down to the ground. She got off Gem before standing in front of her as she could see in a distance a walking Kaleb as she placed her hand on the handle of her Katana ready to wield it if necessary.-

 

[BoredSnowglobe]

Justice looked towards the man, and Tsunami started to cower away before Justice pet his head. “Remember the good old days here? Let’s try to bring that all back.” He whispered to his Samurott. Tsunami nodded, and some of his old bravery was returning. Justice smiled, “Sure, I’ll help, but I don’t have a Flying type... I only have Tsunami.”

 

[Void_Nugget]

Bellamy
Bellamy patted Wolfa on the head and then turn to pack up a few things, when he heard someone call out he tensed up, pulling out his pistol and holding ready, "who is there?" he asked, as Aeris and Ren stopped playing around and turned towards the entrance.

Alec and Jaz
Alec watched as JC left and turned to his sister "so sis, where are we heading", Jaz turned "we're heading the same place we were heading yesterday". She turned and started to walk, Alec jumped up and followed. They walked a small way before meeting up with a group of trainers, the trainers, stared the twins down and said, "So have you reconsidered?" Alec turned and said "depends what is it you want us to do this time", one of the men walked forward a bit, "you have one target each, here are there photos". He then walked away. Alec looked at his image and gave a slight gasp, the picture was of that JC girl. Jaz looked at hers and saw a guys face, with the name Justice written beneath it. The twins then separated and headed off to find their targets.