Chapter 2 - A Trainer's Anger
#2 of Of Dragon Descent
OF DRAGON DESCENT
Chapter 2: A Trainer's Anger
Pokemon Fan Fic
By: Scy Storm
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Jules goes airborne as he lashes toward Draco, who steps to the side. Jules quickly realizes he's approaching the bench Draco had been sitting on. Before he can hit, he stops. Draco has grabbed the boy's backpack. "Anger serves no purpose but to shadow rational thinking." He states.
"LET GO OF ME!" Jules yells as he ranks away from Draco's grip and swings at him.
Draco catches Jules' fist, looking like it was effortless. He tightens his grip, and Jules gains a worried look, as he feels his whole arm stiffen. Draco takes the moment to size up Jules. He looks like an average trainer, though about Draco's height, which is taller than most. He wears a white shirt and an unbuttoned blue denim jacket, with blue denim jeans to match. His belt holds 6 Pokeballs and his Pokedex. His hair is black and spiky. Jules tries to release his arm from Draco's grip, but can't. Draco then lets go, and Jules backs up toward the clearing from where he entered, holding his wrist. "Don't." Draco says, simply.
Draco turns around to sit back down on the bench. Jules takes off one of his Pokeballs and activates it. It expands to full size in his hand. "Turn and face me! I challenge you to a Pokemon Battle!" He yells.
Draco stops and sighs. He turns toward Jules. "Give me one good reason why I should accept." He says.
"It's a Trainer Challenge! You're forced to accept!"
"Incorrect. By most standards, yes. But I am exempt."
"You lie!"
"You have yet to state your reason."
Jules is silent for a moment. He then smiles, and opens up one side of his jacket. Shining in the sun are 9 emblems of ultimate Trainer accomplishment. The 8 badges of Johto, as well as one name-tag like badge from the Elite Four. Draco raises an eyebrow. Jules continues to smile, obviously quite proud of himself. He closes his jacket. "Well?" He says.
Draco begins a deep-chested chuckle, which slowly envelops into a full-throated laugh. Jules is confused. Draco stops laughing. "Am I supposed to be intimidated by this?"
"Stop your trickery! I've never crossed any trainer stronger than I, so face me now!"
Draco shrugs. "Fine. Your badges mean nothing, as you will soon see."
Draco grabs one of his Pokeballs. Jules wastes no time in throwing his out. "Breloom, go!"
Jule's Pokeball explodes in light, revealing his Breloom, which sounds its battle cry. Meanwhile, Draco has taken up all of his Pokeballs, which are all in their small state. "Huh? What are you doing?" Jules asks.
Draco holds them out. "Pick one." He says.
"What are you talking about?"
"I have 6 Pokemon, 3 in each hand. From left to right, they are numbered 1 to 6. Pick a number."
"Just send out a Pokemon! You've seen mine, surely you have a type advantage..."
"That would spoil the fun."
Jules is silent. Draco continues. "Okay, I'll up the stakes. Pick a ball, and I'll send out that Pokemon. Defeat it, and you win. It'll be a 1 on 6 battle."
"Are you crazy?" Jules asks.
"No. I'm confident."
"Well I'm confident that if I take that offer, I'll conquer you."
"Overconfidence is the greatest enemy. But if you're so sure of yourself, pick a ball, before I send out all 6. You wouldn't enjoy that, I presume."
Jules ceases speaking, and instead looks at the 6 balls, hoping to call upon some hidden sense to pick the right one. Damnit. What is he doing? Playing games? I wanted a battle, not a roulette... He has to pay... Jules ponders.
"You have 5 seconds." Draco states.
Jules sighs. "[under breath] I don't deserve this... [out loud] Fine, number... three!" He says.
Draco says nothing. Instead, he flicks ball #3 into the air. Then in one quick motion, he fastens the other 5 back to his belt. Finally, he catches the airborne ball as it falls, and it expands to full size in his hand. "You have chosen... Rokyl!" He says, throwing the ball.
The ball ignites, and the resulting beam reveals... a Scizor. He appears with his arms crossed, and makes no battle cry. Jules then begins to laugh. "Looks like I chose right! Your Scizor has a weakness to my Breloom!" He says.
Draco then speaks to Rokyl. His language is completely unknown to Jules. Rokyl looks back and nods as he takes in the information, and then focuses his attention on Breloom. Draco looks at Jules, who seems confused at Draco's method of communication. "Don't be so sure. Rokyl may possess such a weakness, but don't expect him to go down easy." He states.
Jules shakes off his confusion and smirks. "He, huh? Well that makes things easier. Breloom, use Attract!"
Breloom begins to radiate a pink glow, as a pink dust forms in the air and passes over Scizor. Breloom is obviously female. Rokyl stands unmoving, and keeps a stern glance on Breloom. "I think we got him! Now, use Sky Uppercut!"
Breloom dashes toward Rokyl. Having no arms, the Breloom uses its attack in the form of a modified headbutt. Rokyl arches back a bit as he's hit. Breloom jumps backward toward Jules after the attack. "Direct hit to your Scizor's weakness! No one can stop the Attraction!" Jules says.
"Look again." Draco says.
Rokyl arches his head back forward and opens his eyes, retaining his glare on Breloom. He seems unphased from the attack. His arms are still crossed. "What? But that was Breloom's best Fighting attack!" Jules says.
"And your Attraction has not worked." Draco states.
"What? Yes it has! I've never failed with it!"
"Then you must not have used it very often. The afflicted Pokemon is supposed to fall in love. My Scizor is showing no signs of that. Your petty attempt failed, as did your Sky Uppercut."
Jules growls in anger. Breloom begins to get slightly intimidated, as Rokyl's menacing glare remains affixed on her. Jules notices his Breloom's fear. Rokyl looks back at Draco, who nods. Rokyl glares at Breloom again, and uncrosses his arms. His wings then begin to flutter quite fast, and a silver energy forms around them. Before Jules can react, Breloom is struck by a Steel Wing attack, and is knocked unconscious before she can hit the ground. Jules jumps back in surprise. "What? Breloom!" He says.
"She's out cold. Send out your next Pokemon." Draco states, as Rokyl crosses his arms again and glares at Jules.
Jules recalls Breloom and grabs another Pokeball. "Fine! If Breloom couldn't do it, then Torkoal will!" He says, throwing it out.
The fiery turtle appears in a flash of light, and it lets off two clouds of smoke from its nostrils. Rokyl stands unmoving. "Well, I suppose you know your type advantages." Draco says.
"Don't patronize me! Scizor's biggest weakness is Fire!" Jules yells.
"I'm fully aware of that."
"Then your Scizor will not stand! Torkoal, use Flamethrower!"
Torkoal lets out a loud moan and another cloud of smoke, as a blast of flame fires toward Rokyl. Rokyl leaps into the air with amazing speed, dodging the blast. Draco steps to the side as the flame flies past him. Rokyl then starts his wings up as he positions himself horizontally in midair. He rockets downward and slams on top of Torkoal, literally driving it several feet into the ground. He then backflips back in front of Draco and re-crosses his arms. Torkoal does not move. "2 down, 4 to go. Humor me." Draco says.
Jules is speechless. Never before had he seen a Pokemon relatively as scrawny-looking as a Scizor pull off a Body Slam of such magnitude. He reluctantly recalls Torkoal and grabs another Pokeball, seemingly determined to win. "You're obviously quite passionate about this." Draco states.
"I am GOING to make you pay for what you did to this city..." Jules says.
"What I did? Oh, you mean saved it?"
"You didn't save it! You almost burnt it to the ground!"
"I had no control over my Charizard. Everyone here is lucky I got the chance to recall him. And afterward, I was the one who stopped the blaze, while everyone else ran in fear while their city was burning. I could have easily left and everything as you see now would be gone."
"BE QUIET!"
Jules throws out his next Pokeball, which is a Magneton. A small electric charge surges around it, and it spins a few of its magnets around. "Show no mercy, Magneton! SHOCK WAVE!"
Magneton activates a massive electric surge around its body. Rokyl sees this and uncrosses his arms, poised for an attack. Before he can do anything, a field of clear yellow electricity slashes across the battlefield from both sides, knocking Rokyl for a ride. Rokyl lands hard on his back. Jules stands with a stern impression on his face. Draco claps. "Impressive. This Magneton is obviously the most powerful Pokemon you have." He says.
"Indeed it is. And it has never been defeated by anything I've placed it up against. Your Scizor is no exception." Jules states.
"Think again." Draco says.
Suddenly, Rokyl jumps to his feet, his eyes completely white, shining with rage. Jules can't believe it. Rokyl braces himself with a spread-leg stance, as an aura of clear orange power radiates around him. The ground underneath him cracks. "W-W-What is going on??" Jules says.
Rokyl energy suddenly explodes outward as he flies forward. With a mighty backhand swing of his clamp hand, he strikes Magneton, creating another explosion of his energy. The strike sends off a beam that blasts Magneton backward, narrowly missing Jules, and it slams into a large rock, completely decimating it. The beam dissipates, leaving Magneton almost dismantled. Jules looks at his wasted Magneton and falls to his knees in disbelief. Rokyl stands there panting, the energy around him gone. Jules looks back at Rokyl, who gives him a glare. His eyes are no longer solid white. Draco then speaks. "I have wiped out your most powerful Pokemon. Now, are you going to put the rest of your Pokemon in danger, or will you forfeit?"
Jules recalls Magneton to its ball and stands back up, looking at the ball. What is going on... I'm Johto's Champion... Magneton... You've never lost... He thinks to himself.
"I'll take your silence as your decision. I'm sorry I had to hand you and Magneton your first losses, but that's what happens sometimes when you get in over your head." Draco says, as he recalls his Scizor.
"Just... shutup. I feel no need to speak with you."
Draco gets a spur of anger. "Why? Because I almost destroyed Olivine? Get a fucking clue. I'm sure you watched my Pokemon save this city and every being within it! I don't appreciate being attacked and criticized for a mistake I rightfully corrected! If all of you would pull your heads out of your asses, then you wouldn't see me as something I'm not!"
Jules says nothing, and he looks almost depressed. He really did see the Pokemon save the town. "I'm sorry... It's just... My father....." He says, trailing off.
"He died?"
"No, but he almost did... But he lost a lot of stuff from his shop, and some valuables from our home, not to mention fire damage... After he healed from his injuries, it's like he became someone else. He became so cold-hearted, and seemed so intent on finding you... The one with the insane Charizard..."
"I see."
"Now I don't know where he is. And here, I find you. That's why I got so angry, I just... I... I'm sorry, I'm leaving..."
Jules begins to walk away. "Well, you seem ready for travel, I assume you're boarding the S.S. Aqua." Draco says.
"Yes, I am." Jules says, not looking back.
"Well here it is now."
Jules snaps back to life and spins around, seeing the large ship docked, as many travelers are getting off and entering Olivine soil. He had totally missed its arrival while being too caught up in the battle. "Oh no! But... I need to go to the Pokemon Center!"
"It's either that or board the ship." Draco says, as he begins to walk toward the dock.
"Oh man! But this trip won't be around for another few months!" Jules says, panicking.
"You can heal your Pokemon on the ship."
"Since when!?"
Draco stops and sighs. "Follow me or stay behind. It's your choice." He says, as he continues walking again.
Jules thinks for a second and shrugs. He runs up behind Draco, and they both approach the boat dock, passing by the last of the travelers unboarding.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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~ Scy