Story Notes:
This is a sequel to my Tales of Travelers series. You don't need to actually know much about it to read this though.
Chapter 2
Besieged
Chapter 2
By Mecha-Mightyanador
Mecha: Welcome to the next installment in Besieged.
Rika: Where the loud speaker keeps going and going and going.
Mecha: *glares and blasts the rat*
Inferno: Anyway...when we last left off...the adventure for out pups was starting.
Sky: And they picked a...interesting place to visit first.
Death: Yeah...Koshi castle. Feels like such a long time ago.
Inferno: I know what you mean.
Ferra: But Orochi's dead and gone isn't he? So there's nothing to worry about. The pups will be fine.
Tia: Ferra's right. That demon snake is pushing up dandelions. Taking a dirty nap. Sleeping 4 feet under.
Blaze: *ahems* You uhh...got all 3 of those sayings wrong dear.
Tia: *rubs her head* Sorry...I haven't had much human...
Rika: DIE! *tackles Mecha with shocks and punches ensuing*
Bane: ....Better him than me. And now, on with the show! *is struck by a stray blast* Damn my luck!
Azur stretched out, rising from the ground. She looked to the sky, seeing the first rays of sunlight piercing through the forest from the horizon. There was a faint mist around the spot where the group had chosen to sleep for the night. Azur walked around the area, stretching out her legs as she checked on everyone. She was the leader of this group after all, so she had to make sure her little group was all good and fit.
As she inspected her little party, she noticed that Flint was awake. "Morning."
He rose, stretching, "Same." He slipped into his sword sheath, using the mouth strap to make sure his blade was secure on his back. As Azur sat down to scratch at an itch behind her ear, "How long do you think it'll take us to get to Koshi castle bro?"
Flint shrugged, sitting to wait for the others to wake, "I don't know. We've never been there, so we have no idea how far it is...all we know is the direction, and that's only thanks to mom and dad."
Azur nodded, "Yeah. I hope they're okay." She looked in the direction of their home, "Those guys always seem to get in trouble."
A yawn alerted them to another of the group awakening. Cryst stood up, scratching at her neck, turning to see the eldest in the group awake, "oh...morning guys."
Azur smiled, "Morning Cryst. Hey, you're smart, how long do you think it'll take us to reach Koshi."
Cryst thought about it, "Well...going off what our parents' said...I'd guess...maybe 3...4 days." She closed her eyes, trying to put all the facts together from what the stories they had heard. "Yeah...3 or 4 days." She would have added, 'as long as nothing comes up.' But she knew that was a sure fire way of making something happen.
Flint looked around, "Misty this morning." He exhaled, shutting his eyes, taking in the quiet atmosphere of the forest. He loved the silence of morning, the mist gently moving across the ground. There was just something about the stillness that made the mornings so perfect. His eyes opened upon hearing the fidgeting and sighing of his sister, making him roll his eyes.
Azur sighed, walking back and forth, looking to the others, wondering when they'd wake up and resume their trip to Koshi Castle. She was tempted to wake them up, but that would make her a bad leader, so instead she had to wait...and wait...and wai...she turned when she heard a few of the others waking up. Mako and his sisters Blair and Derra were rising from their sleep, all three stretching out their wings and tentacles. The shiny poochyena turning to her siblings with a smile, "Morning Blair. Morning Mako."
The male buizel grunted in response, walking over to a nearby berry bush to eat his breakfast. Blair giggled, rushing over to eat up too, "Oh I just love these berries." She began to happily starting munching, as the other joined them in feasting. As the group ate their fill, Taze and Rein joined them, the Pikachu striding forward, "You know you guys should have woke me up. The stunning heavy hitter of this group needs to eat if he's going to keep you all safe." The chu quickly began eating. Blair swallowed what she had in her mouth, "Why do you think Mako and Flint are eating?"
Rein frowned as the others, short of the two Blair mentioned, started laughing. The chu's ears fell flat, as he mumbled while eating up, "You're cruel Blair." The buizel just giggled, feeling quite proud of herself, before looking to Azur, "So, how long will it be before we reach Koshi Castle anyway?"
"About 3 or 4 days from the looks of it." Azur looked toward the horizon where the ruins of the fortress rested, "Wonder what the place is like."
Mako grunted, gulping down the last berry, "We'll find out when we get to the damn place. Since we're all done eating, let's move out. I'm getting bored just standing here. The others all nodded, heading toward their destination. As they walked Flint looked about, finding something peculiar. The mist wasn't dissipating, in the slightest, and it even looked to be getting thicker.
*****
"...I don't like this." Flint spoke out, looking around at the mist that had become a fog. "Do you guys here that?"
Rein perked his ears, trying to see if he could hear anything, but all was silent except for them. "I don't hear a thing."
Mako nodded, "Exactly...where are all the locals. This place shouldn't be so damn deserted."
Flint was ready to grab his blade, "Something must have scared everyone off. We should be on our guard." The others all nodded, as they proceeded forward, eyes and ears keened. Flint was leading the march, constantly scanning the area as he was taught to do, 'Focus in on the slightest disturbance, analyze it, and quickly judge it's threat...all in the time it takes to take a step forward.' The words rang in his head, his muscle tensing, waiting for the slightest hint of danger. He was ready to strike.
A crack loudly rang out in the silent fog, the mass of mon looking about for the source. Flint had gotten the direction of the noise, but he couldn't tell what had made it...his view was blocked by a tree. Another crack, which quickly became a crackling, and his eyes went wide, "MOVE! TREE!"
The tree that had blocked his vision was the source of the noise, as it slowly fell towards the group. Flint's warning gave them ample time to get out of the giant plant's path though. As the group scattered from the descending wood, a shadow in the fog ran. With a loud thud, the tree had landed on the damp earth, and thankfully nothing else. Azur stood up shaking herself of any dirt and dead leaves, "Whew...that was close. You guys okay?" she looked around, but heard nothing, "Guys?" she looked around, feeling an unpleasant feeling in the pit of her stomach. "Guys!? Where are you?"
Taze walked into view, "Umm...I'm here." He looked around, "I don't know where the others are."
Azur looked around the tree, afraid someone had been squashed, but she saw no one. "What happened to the others?"
Taze went a little off into the fog, "I don't knoWOAH!" He grabbed at a tree root, "Help!"
Azur's ears perked, rushing for the quilava, skidding to a stop on the edge of a steep slope. Taze had walked off, not paying attention to the ground at his feet. "I think I know what happened to some of them." She helped pull Taze up, "You okay Taze?"
The quilava nodded quickly, walking away from the cliff quickly. Azur shook her head; he was being a bit cowardly, getting so scared from a cliff. She walked up to him, bumping her side into his, "Don't be such a scaredy skitty. It was just a little drop. Come on, let's keep moving, I'm sure we'll meet up with the others if we reach the end of this forest."
Taze nodded mutely, looking at the ground as he walked beside her...though staying behind a bit, his face significantly warmer than before. Azur kept her eyes peeled, scanning left and right, "don't let your guard down Taze...something else might happen."
Taze nodded mutely again, forcing his up to keep his eyes peeled for anything problematic. He found it hard to keep his eyes from lingering on Azur though...and how great a leader she was. She always had an aura of courage and confidence, never letting a slight issue daunt her. He realized that the heat in his face was growing, so he forced his attention on watching their flanks, since any one would be a good spot to attack.
Azur's ears were perked, waiting for the slightest hint that someone was nearby, be they friend or foe. Since she wasn't too sure how well Taze could handle himself in a fight, especially given how he looked so scared of a near drop, she figured she'd be on her own in any battle. No biggy though, she was experienced, no way anyone could be as tough as the foes she's faced already. Even with protecting Taze, she'd still be able to kick any butt that had the gall to try something on her watch.
*****
Flint grumbled, standing up after his tumble down the slope. Looking around he saw that Blair and Cryst had joined him in his tumble down. "Blair, Cryst...you guys okay?"
The two slowly got up, mumbling after the fall. The tentacle and winged buizel nodded after a bit, "Yeah...I'm okay. Just a bit shaken up."
Cryst nodded in agreement, looking around for the others, "Where's everyone else?"
Flint scanned the area, "They must have avoided the drop we took." He looked up the slope, unable to see the top through the fog. "I don't know if we can climb up this...so..." he looked in the direction of Koshi castle. "We'll go this way. I'm sure we'll find the others if we get out of the forest." The girls nodded, and followed him as he led the way. He didn't want to mention that he was worried what would happen if they or the other groups encountered who had caused this silence...and most likely the tree's fall.
Their trudge through the fog was filled with silence, an unsettling silence that Flint didn't like. The girls kept an eye on their sides, sharing vigil on their backside, helping Flint keep watch for any potential danger. Cryst was worried about her brother, hoping he was okay. "Don't worry Cryst. Rein isn't THAT dumb. I'm sure he's fine." The poochyena looked to Blair, seeing the buizel smile before returning to look around for potential trouble. Cryst nodded her head, going back to her watch.
*****
Rein coughed repeatedly, spitting out some water. "Just my...*cough* luck. I leap into the stupid river." After the tree fell, Rein, Mako, and Derra had ran to one side, unfortunately their path took them directly to a river, which the promptly fell into. Rein was so caught off guard he nearly drowned, had Mako not helped him out of the water.
Derra patted the pikachu's back, helping make sure all the water was out of his system, "We got caught in it too."
Rein looked to her, "But you and Mako can swim." It was a fact, a side effect of having a floatzel mother, and a mightyena father who loved swimming almost as much as his mate. The 3 winged pups of the 2 of course were bound to swim...quite well.
Derra rubbed her head with a tentacle, "I guess you're right." She helped him stand up.
Mako grunted, looking around their location, "I don't see the others." He looked towards the distance, "Come on. We'll find them by the time we leave the forest I'm sure. I just hope I can find whoever tried to drop that tree on us." He made a fist with his paw while his tentacles flickered.
The chu nodded, "I hear that. Jerk has some pain coming for that stunt. He'll soon learn why you never mess with Rein!" he started walking, "I'll lead the way."
Mako rolled his eyes, "Idiot."
Derra smiled at her brother, "Than why did you save him?"
The buizel gruffed, "You would have done it anyway." He strode behind the electric type, casting his eyes all around to make sure nothing was going to take them by surprise. Derra did her part too, keeping an eye on their surroundings and looking for any shadow in the fog that might betray who was trying to do her and her friends and family harm. Rein kept his eyes focused on where he was going, to avoid walking into another river, but his ears were primed for the slightest noise that would betray his foes current position.
*****
A strange creature sat upon throne, made out of a large rock that once rested on the area. It looked out, tapping its fingers against the stone throne. It was waiting for the intruders into its domain it had discovered earlier to arrive. It didn't have long to wait, its eyes piercing the fog to see that the trespassers had gathered just ahead.
*****
Azur gave a small sigh of relief upon seeing familiar faces coming out of the fog, "Guys...glad to see you're all okay."
Flint nodded as the others hugged and spoke of their own relief. "Yeah. You guys find who tried to crush us."
Mako shook his head, "No. Coward probably ran when he missed."
"Coward? I'm no coward!" Flint immediately turned to face the source of the voice, and was shocked by what he saw. "I'm ruler of this realm! And you lot are intruders! For such transgressions, you must be killed!"
The thing that was currently speaking to them had the head crest, flowing purple main, and twin tails of a suicune, but it's arms were distinctly machoke short of a human skin tone, and the legs were distinctly sceptile like, once again with a human skin tone. The creature looked like a human, but with a conglomeration of pokemon parts.
Mako glared, "Who the hell are you?"
The creature snarled, "I am your doom!" He rushed towards them. The group quickly split apart, dodging the charge and taking positions for the fight. Mako rushed in first, using an aqua jet to try and get a hit. The abomination leapt back and over the group, slamming down to the ground, shifting up the damp earth. It than quickly went after Flint, bringing its large fist down onto the dark type, "Die!" the limp buried itself into the ground, but Flint had leapt away, drawing his sword and quickly retaliating. Before he could close in to strike though, the creature looked up, opened its mouth, and unleashed a hydro pump. The attack sent Flint tumbling backward, sword embedding itself into a tree.
As it pulled its arm out of the dirt it quickly spun around to stop a water pulse from Blair. "Weakling!" It went forward, a dynamic punch aimed straight for the buizel. As it closed the distance, Rein erupted from the ground, an iron tail connecting with monsters chin, stopping its attack and making it stumble back. Rein quickly got away to avoid a counter attack. "Rat!"
Rein sparked, "What did you call me!?" He unleashed a thunder bolt, the abomination able to stop the attack with a chop of his hand, before opening its mouth to unleash an aurora beam. Rein cried out, blasted away and sent tumbling along the ground.
As the creature smirked, Mako appeared behind him, flipping forward to unleash a sonic boom to the back of the things skull. Before the thing could turn though, Derra came in fast, blasting shadow balls as she flew by. Azur took advantage of the monsters distracted attention, coming from behind with a flamethrower attack, Cryst assailing the abominations front with a dark pulse.
The creature growled in pain, going to a nearby tree and ripping it out from the ground. "Crush you all!" he swung the tree, the attack barely missing several of the group. The attacks pushed everyone back, the creature smirking as his weapon brought their attacks to a stop.
Taze ducked under one swing, looking toward his foe, before giving a small nod and moving right in front of him. "Hey! Ugly ass! Try and stomp me!" The others looked at the quilava like he had gone insane. The monster just laughed, lifting his tree up and then brought it down like a hammer. Taze closed his eyes, focusing.
When the tree hit the ground, a large section of it was blown apart, the top of it flying away. The creature stared in shock at the untouched quilava, "What the!?" Taze opened his eyes, which were glowing the blue glow of a psychic type. Before the creature could register what it was looking at, it was blasted back, a psychic blast knocking him through a tree, and into his throne, crushing the stone.
As it slowly rose up from the ground, it was met by a wall of attacks. The strike created a small explosion, sending the monstrosity tumbling across the ground. The fog began to disappear rapidly following the barrage, as Flint grabbed his sword, and prepared to deliver the finishing blow. Azur held her paw out, shaking her head, the look in her eyes pleading her brother not to do it. Taking a few breaths, he nodded and sheathed his blade. Azur went up to a safe distance from the thing, "Let this be a lesson. Start being nice or we'll come back and mess you up even worse."
She looked to the others, motioning for them to follow her, "Come on guys. Let's get out of this dang forest. We've already lost a lot of time thanks to this jerk." She and the others started to leave. The creature glared after them, getting up and quickly closing the distance they had made, fists raised to crush them one by one. Flint glared, and quickly turned, taking his blade and slashing up into the monsters body. When gravity said the absol had to come back down, he did so by slashing again at the creature.
With two gaping fissures in his body, blood streamed from the wound. The monstrosity fell on his back, coughing up blood. "Im...possible...I was..."
Flint spat, cleaning his blade off and moving to join the others. "We gave him a chance. He didn't want to take it." The others, except for Azur, just stared at the corpse. Even Mako couldn't really wrap his head around the sight. They had all grown up on the tales their parents told...where death was a very common sight, and for some of them and unwanted one. But...actually seeing a dead body, blood pouring from its wounds...it was...strange.
While the others stared at the body, Azur looked to her brother. "Come on guys. Let's get going." Flint called back, quickly snapping everyone back to attention, and slowly they moved forward. As they eventually settled back into the travel formation that was most comfortable, Taze asked the question that had lingered in the back of everyone's heads since they first saw the abomination. "What...made that thing? Do you think...he was a part of Biogen?"
Biogen was a distinct possibility after all. They had been a group their parents fought, which loved to tinker with the genetic makeup of pokemon and humans, blurring the lines between the two. Biogen had been the first threat that their parents had faced together, and it was thanks to them that Taze existed and looked the way he did, his parents being unable to produce offspring normally. Mako, Blair, and Derra also owed their appearance to Biogen, their father having been...one of the evil group at a time.
Cryst nodded, "It makes sense...only Biogen could do something like that." She nodded again, "Plus...it's not like our parents could destroy everything Biogen made." The others all nodded, deciding that Biogen was the only logical conclusion. No one else knew how to engineer DNA so well.
*****
In a dark throne room a human approached the shadowy figure, who was sitting upon the chair the room was named for. "What is it?"
The human bowed before his master, "My lord...I have a report about subject 245-067-254."
The shadow figure nodded, "Ah yes...the one with the suicune DNA. What about it?"
"Apparently, someone or something killed it. Its life signs have dropped."
The figure leaned forward, "What could have killed it?"
The human shook his head, "I have no idea my lord. Readings say that there was a moderately intense battle. That's why I brought it to your attention. I think it would be best to send a scout team to find out what happened. I would also like to have the specimen retrieved to dissect it."
The figure nodded, "Very well...dispatch the team immediately. I want to know what are earth could have destroyed something so remarkable."
The human chuckled, "Please my lord...maybe if those fools were still doing this...he would be remarkable." He turned, "But under you leadership...what Biogen did was child's play." The human took his leave of the room.
The figure sunk into thought, ~Defeating a creature with the power of a legendary isn't an everyday occurrence. Someone of immense power had to have killed it. This means...that individual...or individuals may well be a threat. I can't take any risks...not now. I need to know who on this world could possibly do such an act...and then act accordingly to destroy them.~ A cackle began to ring out in the room.
Blaze: *flares* I'm tempted to fucking kill this asshole myself now. Too bad it's already too late. I assume that's true. Right Mecha?
Mecha: *is bandaged and bruised* A ha...a ha. I blasted Inferno, Sky, Rika and Bane for nearly spoiling the plot in the first book I wrote...I'm not spoiling anything here myself.
Rika: *also bandaged and bruised* Something is really unsettling about this whole evil guy.
Inferno: It's because he managed to give legendary traits to someone! Suicune DNA.
Death: This is definitely above Biogen's abilities.
Sky: *worried expression* I really hope Flint will be okay. Can you please tell me Mecha...off camera of course.
Mecha: *Shakes head, than winces from the action* Sorry Sky...Rika might over hear...and she's got a big mouth...that she loves to fill with... *is tackled and the fight resumes*
Bane: *Ducks a stray attack* Ha! Missed me! *gets a cannon blast to the face*
Ferra: I've always wanted to try this. *blows a kiss* Goodnight everybody.
Mecha: *pops head up* that only works when there's sexual innuendo.
Rika: *leaps on Mecha's head* DIE!
Mecha: Ahh! Stop it with the head!
Ferra: *blows a kiss* Goodnight everybody!
Chapter 2
By Mecha-Mightyanador
Mecha: Welcome to the next installment in Besieged.
Rika: Where the loud speaker keeps going and going and going.
Mecha: *glares and blasts the rat*
Inferno: Anyway...when we last left off...the adventure for out pups was starting.
Sky: And they picked a...interesting place to visit first.
Death: Yeah...Koshi castle. Feels like such a long time ago.
Inferno: I know what you mean.
Ferra: But Orochi's dead and gone isn't he? So there's nothing to worry about. The pups will be fine.
Tia: Ferra's right. That demon snake is pushing up dandelions. Taking a dirty nap. Sleeping 4 feet under.
Blaze: *ahems* You uhh...got all 3 of those sayings wrong dear.
Tia: *rubs her head* Sorry...I haven't had much human...
Rika: DIE! *tackles Mecha with shocks and punches ensuing*
Bane: ....Better him than me. And now, on with the show! *is struck by a stray blast* Damn my luck!
Azur stretched out, rising from the ground. She looked to the sky, seeing the first rays of sunlight piercing through the forest from the horizon. There was a faint mist around the spot where the group had chosen to sleep for the night. Azur walked around the area, stretching out her legs as she checked on everyone. She was the leader of this group after all, so she had to make sure her little group was all good and fit.
As she inspected her little party, she noticed that Flint was awake. "Morning."
He rose, stretching, "Same." He slipped into his sword sheath, using the mouth strap to make sure his blade was secure on his back. As Azur sat down to scratch at an itch behind her ear, "How long do you think it'll take us to get to Koshi castle bro?"
Flint shrugged, sitting to wait for the others to wake, "I don't know. We've never been there, so we have no idea how far it is...all we know is the direction, and that's only thanks to mom and dad."
Azur nodded, "Yeah. I hope they're okay." She looked in the direction of their home, "Those guys always seem to get in trouble."
A yawn alerted them to another of the group awakening. Cryst stood up, scratching at her neck, turning to see the eldest in the group awake, "oh...morning guys."
Azur smiled, "Morning Cryst. Hey, you're smart, how long do you think it'll take us to reach Koshi."
Cryst thought about it, "Well...going off what our parents' said...I'd guess...maybe 3...4 days." She closed her eyes, trying to put all the facts together from what the stories they had heard. "Yeah...3 or 4 days." She would have added, 'as long as nothing comes up.' But she knew that was a sure fire way of making something happen.
Flint looked around, "Misty this morning." He exhaled, shutting his eyes, taking in the quiet atmosphere of the forest. He loved the silence of morning, the mist gently moving across the ground. There was just something about the stillness that made the mornings so perfect. His eyes opened upon hearing the fidgeting and sighing of his sister, making him roll his eyes.
Azur sighed, walking back and forth, looking to the others, wondering when they'd wake up and resume their trip to Koshi Castle. She was tempted to wake them up, but that would make her a bad leader, so instead she had to wait...and wait...and wai...she turned when she heard a few of the others waking up. Mako and his sisters Blair and Derra were rising from their sleep, all three stretching out their wings and tentacles. The shiny poochyena turning to her siblings with a smile, "Morning Blair. Morning Mako."
The male buizel grunted in response, walking over to a nearby berry bush to eat his breakfast. Blair giggled, rushing over to eat up too, "Oh I just love these berries." She began to happily starting munching, as the other joined them in feasting. As the group ate their fill, Taze and Rein joined them, the Pikachu striding forward, "You know you guys should have woke me up. The stunning heavy hitter of this group needs to eat if he's going to keep you all safe." The chu quickly began eating. Blair swallowed what she had in her mouth, "Why do you think Mako and Flint are eating?"
Rein frowned as the others, short of the two Blair mentioned, started laughing. The chu's ears fell flat, as he mumbled while eating up, "You're cruel Blair." The buizel just giggled, feeling quite proud of herself, before looking to Azur, "So, how long will it be before we reach Koshi Castle anyway?"
"About 3 or 4 days from the looks of it." Azur looked toward the horizon where the ruins of the fortress rested, "Wonder what the place is like."
Mako grunted, gulping down the last berry, "We'll find out when we get to the damn place. Since we're all done eating, let's move out. I'm getting bored just standing here. The others all nodded, heading toward their destination. As they walked Flint looked about, finding something peculiar. The mist wasn't dissipating, in the slightest, and it even looked to be getting thicker.
*****
"...I don't like this." Flint spoke out, looking around at the mist that had become a fog. "Do you guys here that?"
Rein perked his ears, trying to see if he could hear anything, but all was silent except for them. "I don't hear a thing."
Mako nodded, "Exactly...where are all the locals. This place shouldn't be so damn deserted."
Flint was ready to grab his blade, "Something must have scared everyone off. We should be on our guard." The others all nodded, as they proceeded forward, eyes and ears keened. Flint was leading the march, constantly scanning the area as he was taught to do, 'Focus in on the slightest disturbance, analyze it, and quickly judge it's threat...all in the time it takes to take a step forward.' The words rang in his head, his muscle tensing, waiting for the slightest hint of danger. He was ready to strike.
A crack loudly rang out in the silent fog, the mass of mon looking about for the source. Flint had gotten the direction of the noise, but he couldn't tell what had made it...his view was blocked by a tree. Another crack, which quickly became a crackling, and his eyes went wide, "MOVE! TREE!"
The tree that had blocked his vision was the source of the noise, as it slowly fell towards the group. Flint's warning gave them ample time to get out of the giant plant's path though. As the group scattered from the descending wood, a shadow in the fog ran. With a loud thud, the tree had landed on the damp earth, and thankfully nothing else. Azur stood up shaking herself of any dirt and dead leaves, "Whew...that was close. You guys okay?" she looked around, but heard nothing, "Guys?" she looked around, feeling an unpleasant feeling in the pit of her stomach. "Guys!? Where are you?"
Taze walked into view, "Umm...I'm here." He looked around, "I don't know where the others are."
Azur looked around the tree, afraid someone had been squashed, but she saw no one. "What happened to the others?"
Taze went a little off into the fog, "I don't knoWOAH!" He grabbed at a tree root, "Help!"
Azur's ears perked, rushing for the quilava, skidding to a stop on the edge of a steep slope. Taze had walked off, not paying attention to the ground at his feet. "I think I know what happened to some of them." She helped pull Taze up, "You okay Taze?"
The quilava nodded quickly, walking away from the cliff quickly. Azur shook her head; he was being a bit cowardly, getting so scared from a cliff. She walked up to him, bumping her side into his, "Don't be such a scaredy skitty. It was just a little drop. Come on, let's keep moving, I'm sure we'll meet up with the others if we reach the end of this forest."
Taze nodded mutely, looking at the ground as he walked beside her...though staying behind a bit, his face significantly warmer than before. Azur kept her eyes peeled, scanning left and right, "don't let your guard down Taze...something else might happen."
Taze nodded mutely again, forcing his up to keep his eyes peeled for anything problematic. He found it hard to keep his eyes from lingering on Azur though...and how great a leader she was. She always had an aura of courage and confidence, never letting a slight issue daunt her. He realized that the heat in his face was growing, so he forced his attention on watching their flanks, since any one would be a good spot to attack.
Azur's ears were perked, waiting for the slightest hint that someone was nearby, be they friend or foe. Since she wasn't too sure how well Taze could handle himself in a fight, especially given how he looked so scared of a near drop, she figured she'd be on her own in any battle. No biggy though, she was experienced, no way anyone could be as tough as the foes she's faced already. Even with protecting Taze, she'd still be able to kick any butt that had the gall to try something on her watch.
*****
Flint grumbled, standing up after his tumble down the slope. Looking around he saw that Blair and Cryst had joined him in his tumble down. "Blair, Cryst...you guys okay?"
The two slowly got up, mumbling after the fall. The tentacle and winged buizel nodded after a bit, "Yeah...I'm okay. Just a bit shaken up."
Cryst nodded in agreement, looking around for the others, "Where's everyone else?"
Flint scanned the area, "They must have avoided the drop we took." He looked up the slope, unable to see the top through the fog. "I don't know if we can climb up this...so..." he looked in the direction of Koshi castle. "We'll go this way. I'm sure we'll find the others if we get out of the forest." The girls nodded, and followed him as he led the way. He didn't want to mention that he was worried what would happen if they or the other groups encountered who had caused this silence...and most likely the tree's fall.
Their trudge through the fog was filled with silence, an unsettling silence that Flint didn't like. The girls kept an eye on their sides, sharing vigil on their backside, helping Flint keep watch for any potential danger. Cryst was worried about her brother, hoping he was okay. "Don't worry Cryst. Rein isn't THAT dumb. I'm sure he's fine." The poochyena looked to Blair, seeing the buizel smile before returning to look around for potential trouble. Cryst nodded her head, going back to her watch.
*****
Rein coughed repeatedly, spitting out some water. "Just my...*cough* luck. I leap into the stupid river." After the tree fell, Rein, Mako, and Derra had ran to one side, unfortunately their path took them directly to a river, which the promptly fell into. Rein was so caught off guard he nearly drowned, had Mako not helped him out of the water.
Derra patted the pikachu's back, helping make sure all the water was out of his system, "We got caught in it too."
Rein looked to her, "But you and Mako can swim." It was a fact, a side effect of having a floatzel mother, and a mightyena father who loved swimming almost as much as his mate. The 3 winged pups of the 2 of course were bound to swim...quite well.
Derra rubbed her head with a tentacle, "I guess you're right." She helped him stand up.
Mako grunted, looking around their location, "I don't see the others." He looked towards the distance, "Come on. We'll find them by the time we leave the forest I'm sure. I just hope I can find whoever tried to drop that tree on us." He made a fist with his paw while his tentacles flickered.
The chu nodded, "I hear that. Jerk has some pain coming for that stunt. He'll soon learn why you never mess with Rein!" he started walking, "I'll lead the way."
Mako rolled his eyes, "Idiot."
Derra smiled at her brother, "Than why did you save him?"
The buizel gruffed, "You would have done it anyway." He strode behind the electric type, casting his eyes all around to make sure nothing was going to take them by surprise. Derra did her part too, keeping an eye on their surroundings and looking for any shadow in the fog that might betray who was trying to do her and her friends and family harm. Rein kept his eyes focused on where he was going, to avoid walking into another river, but his ears were primed for the slightest noise that would betray his foes current position.
*****
A strange creature sat upon throne, made out of a large rock that once rested on the area. It looked out, tapping its fingers against the stone throne. It was waiting for the intruders into its domain it had discovered earlier to arrive. It didn't have long to wait, its eyes piercing the fog to see that the trespassers had gathered just ahead.
*****
Azur gave a small sigh of relief upon seeing familiar faces coming out of the fog, "Guys...glad to see you're all okay."
Flint nodded as the others hugged and spoke of their own relief. "Yeah. You guys find who tried to crush us."
Mako shook his head, "No. Coward probably ran when he missed."
"Coward? I'm no coward!" Flint immediately turned to face the source of the voice, and was shocked by what he saw. "I'm ruler of this realm! And you lot are intruders! For such transgressions, you must be killed!"
The thing that was currently speaking to them had the head crest, flowing purple main, and twin tails of a suicune, but it's arms were distinctly machoke short of a human skin tone, and the legs were distinctly sceptile like, once again with a human skin tone. The creature looked like a human, but with a conglomeration of pokemon parts.
Mako glared, "Who the hell are you?"
The creature snarled, "I am your doom!" He rushed towards them. The group quickly split apart, dodging the charge and taking positions for the fight. Mako rushed in first, using an aqua jet to try and get a hit. The abomination leapt back and over the group, slamming down to the ground, shifting up the damp earth. It than quickly went after Flint, bringing its large fist down onto the dark type, "Die!" the limp buried itself into the ground, but Flint had leapt away, drawing his sword and quickly retaliating. Before he could close in to strike though, the creature looked up, opened its mouth, and unleashed a hydro pump. The attack sent Flint tumbling backward, sword embedding itself into a tree.
As it pulled its arm out of the dirt it quickly spun around to stop a water pulse from Blair. "Weakling!" It went forward, a dynamic punch aimed straight for the buizel. As it closed the distance, Rein erupted from the ground, an iron tail connecting with monsters chin, stopping its attack and making it stumble back. Rein quickly got away to avoid a counter attack. "Rat!"
Rein sparked, "What did you call me!?" He unleashed a thunder bolt, the abomination able to stop the attack with a chop of his hand, before opening its mouth to unleash an aurora beam. Rein cried out, blasted away and sent tumbling along the ground.
As the creature smirked, Mako appeared behind him, flipping forward to unleash a sonic boom to the back of the things skull. Before the thing could turn though, Derra came in fast, blasting shadow balls as she flew by. Azur took advantage of the monsters distracted attention, coming from behind with a flamethrower attack, Cryst assailing the abominations front with a dark pulse.
The creature growled in pain, going to a nearby tree and ripping it out from the ground. "Crush you all!" he swung the tree, the attack barely missing several of the group. The attacks pushed everyone back, the creature smirking as his weapon brought their attacks to a stop.
Taze ducked under one swing, looking toward his foe, before giving a small nod and moving right in front of him. "Hey! Ugly ass! Try and stomp me!" The others looked at the quilava like he had gone insane. The monster just laughed, lifting his tree up and then brought it down like a hammer. Taze closed his eyes, focusing.
When the tree hit the ground, a large section of it was blown apart, the top of it flying away. The creature stared in shock at the untouched quilava, "What the!?" Taze opened his eyes, which were glowing the blue glow of a psychic type. Before the creature could register what it was looking at, it was blasted back, a psychic blast knocking him through a tree, and into his throne, crushing the stone.
As it slowly rose up from the ground, it was met by a wall of attacks. The strike created a small explosion, sending the monstrosity tumbling across the ground. The fog began to disappear rapidly following the barrage, as Flint grabbed his sword, and prepared to deliver the finishing blow. Azur held her paw out, shaking her head, the look in her eyes pleading her brother not to do it. Taking a few breaths, he nodded and sheathed his blade. Azur went up to a safe distance from the thing, "Let this be a lesson. Start being nice or we'll come back and mess you up even worse."
She looked to the others, motioning for them to follow her, "Come on guys. Let's get out of this dang forest. We've already lost a lot of time thanks to this jerk." She and the others started to leave. The creature glared after them, getting up and quickly closing the distance they had made, fists raised to crush them one by one. Flint glared, and quickly turned, taking his blade and slashing up into the monsters body. When gravity said the absol had to come back down, he did so by slashing again at the creature.
With two gaping fissures in his body, blood streamed from the wound. The monstrosity fell on his back, coughing up blood. "Im...possible...I was..."
Flint spat, cleaning his blade off and moving to join the others. "We gave him a chance. He didn't want to take it." The others, except for Azur, just stared at the corpse. Even Mako couldn't really wrap his head around the sight. They had all grown up on the tales their parents told...where death was a very common sight, and for some of them and unwanted one. But...actually seeing a dead body, blood pouring from its wounds...it was...strange.
While the others stared at the body, Azur looked to her brother. "Come on guys. Let's get going." Flint called back, quickly snapping everyone back to attention, and slowly they moved forward. As they eventually settled back into the travel formation that was most comfortable, Taze asked the question that had lingered in the back of everyone's heads since they first saw the abomination. "What...made that thing? Do you think...he was a part of Biogen?"
Biogen was a distinct possibility after all. They had been a group their parents fought, which loved to tinker with the genetic makeup of pokemon and humans, blurring the lines between the two. Biogen had been the first threat that their parents had faced together, and it was thanks to them that Taze existed and looked the way he did, his parents being unable to produce offspring normally. Mako, Blair, and Derra also owed their appearance to Biogen, their father having been...one of the evil group at a time.
Cryst nodded, "It makes sense...only Biogen could do something like that." She nodded again, "Plus...it's not like our parents could destroy everything Biogen made." The others all nodded, deciding that Biogen was the only logical conclusion. No one else knew how to engineer DNA so well.
*****
In a dark throne room a human approached the shadowy figure, who was sitting upon the chair the room was named for. "What is it?"
The human bowed before his master, "My lord...I have a report about subject 245-067-254."
The shadow figure nodded, "Ah yes...the one with the suicune DNA. What about it?"
"Apparently, someone or something killed it. Its life signs have dropped."
The figure leaned forward, "What could have killed it?"
The human shook his head, "I have no idea my lord. Readings say that there was a moderately intense battle. That's why I brought it to your attention. I think it would be best to send a scout team to find out what happened. I would also like to have the specimen retrieved to dissect it."
The figure nodded, "Very well...dispatch the team immediately. I want to know what are earth could have destroyed something so remarkable."
The human chuckled, "Please my lord...maybe if those fools were still doing this...he would be remarkable." He turned, "But under you leadership...what Biogen did was child's play." The human took his leave of the room.
The figure sunk into thought, ~Defeating a creature with the power of a legendary isn't an everyday occurrence. Someone of immense power had to have killed it. This means...that individual...or individuals may well be a threat. I can't take any risks...not now. I need to know who on this world could possibly do such an act...and then act accordingly to destroy them.~ A cackle began to ring out in the room.
Blaze: *flares* I'm tempted to fucking kill this asshole myself now. Too bad it's already too late. I assume that's true. Right Mecha?
Mecha: *is bandaged and bruised* A ha...a ha. I blasted Inferno, Sky, Rika and Bane for nearly spoiling the plot in the first book I wrote...I'm not spoiling anything here myself.
Rika: *also bandaged and bruised* Something is really unsettling about this whole evil guy.
Inferno: It's because he managed to give legendary traits to someone! Suicune DNA.
Death: This is definitely above Biogen's abilities.
Sky: *worried expression* I really hope Flint will be okay. Can you please tell me Mecha...off camera of course.
Mecha: *Shakes head, than winces from the action* Sorry Sky...Rika might over hear...and she's got a big mouth...that she loves to fill with... *is tackled and the fight resumes*
Bane: *Ducks a stray attack* Ha! Missed me! *gets a cannon blast to the face*
Ferra: I've always wanted to try this. *blows a kiss* Goodnight everybody.
Mecha: *pops head up* that only works when there's sexual innuendo.
Rika: *leaps on Mecha's head* DIE!
Mecha: Ahh! Stop it with the head!
Ferra: *blows a kiss* Goodnight everybody!