Pokémon Obsidian | An Orre Fanfiction

Chapter 65: Magma Admins Vs. Cipher Admins

Carlos sat atop Orre Colosseum's stands. He waved to the pacing Trainers below.

'Someone's coming!'

Kazuki squinted. The Pokémon that shot towards them, so fast it was barely visible, belonged to none of their allies. It was Leucosia's Shadow Latios.

'It's Leucosia...'

'What?!' Aiko exclaimed, 'I thought he locked her up!'

'She's with Theta and some chick in a lab coat. They must've let her out.'

Before they could even consider what to do, Latios hurtled down to the battlefield. Its nose smashed into the floor. Bloodied tiles exploded. Latios didn't even flinch. It felt no pain. Theta remained on its back. Leucosia and Piruzi, clutching knives, stepped off.

'So sorry, Jamie's ugly mom, but we can't have that loser ruling our Orre.'

Her cold eyes turned to Kazuki and the Robo Celebi he developed with Chobin.

'So we'll be taking that. "GoD" can be sealed away where he so belongs.'

'But...'

Piruzi's voice was even colder. 'I think you deserve honesty. "Sealed away" is sugar-coating it. He won't ever have existed. Maybe you won't even have any memory of him.'

'Don't... even...'

Amber seized Leucosia by the throat. The knife tumbled from her clenched, trembling fist. She gasped for breath. If it was hard to imagine Jamie's eyes ever looking so cold and empty, it was impossible to imagine Amber's that way; but they were just as cold as her troubled son's eyes then.

'Think about it!'

Theta grabbed the knife. They weren't interested in Amber, not yet. They could kill her later. It was Kazuki who needed to go.

That was the most bizarre moment for the cult-like Team Magma pose. Maybe it was a homage to Courtney, or maybe she was somehow with her son; because if he entered the warp space, his deepest desire to see his mom again would inevitably outweigh all of his fears. Aiko joined him with a distant smile. As Holly prepared to battle Piruzi, they faced Theta and Leucosia, who promptly sent out Roserade and Plusle. Aiko sent out Gardevoir.

'Target lock... completed! Deleting!'

Kazuki sent out Salamence. Piruzi glanced over at the Robo Celebi. It wasn't just Holly who barred her way. Amber and Carlos joined her. Cipher played dirty. They were ready to force Piruzi back even if Holly lost.

Leucosia's Plusle was fast, but it was neglected even before it became a Shadow Pokémon. Salamence was faster. It brutally struck Roserade with Dual Wingbeat. Plusle summoned Shadow Sky. The purple-flecked clouds that gathered seemed more ominous than ever in that colourless world. Roserade's image was warped by Gardevoir's Psychic. It fainted before it could attack. Theta sent out Mismagius. The opposing Pokémon were struck by Shadow Sky.

Salamence used Dragon Dance. Its speed and attack rose. Plusle's little body seemed barely able to contain the power of the Shadow Bolt it fired at Salamence. The lingering crackle paralysed it. Carlos sprayed Full Heal. He shrugged when Leucosia glared. Anything that benefited his allies was fair to a 102 year-old bounty hunter.

Mismagius hurled balls of bouncing Shadow Rave. Gardevoir's legs folded. It stood back up. Its Moonblast flooded the colosseum with blinding light. Plusle was flung onto its back. Leucosia pulled a whip from her skirt. Though the harsh lash hurt Plusle even more, it knew it would be subjected to more later if it didn't stand.