Fury and Confusion (A Pokemon Fanfiction)

Chapter Nine

"You have got to be kidding me!" Lillie shrieked, the tree behind her exploding with the impact of the superheated seed. Elsewhere in the forest Acerola was laughing, her merriment standing in stark contrast to the fear blooming in Lillie's chest.

The Toucannon lifted its beak to the sky, a high pitched call sounding out into the forest. The leaves themselves seemed to vibrate with the force of it. Lillie chanced a glance from behind the boulder she'd taken cover behind. The Toucannon stared off to the side – where Acerola had scattered to – its angry eyes surveying the forest around it. The pokemon was tucked into a small clearing a little ways further up the slope of the mountain.

"Sable, rough it up a little bit!" Acerola called out her Sableye, her voice bright and happy.

The dark creature rushed through the underbrush, kicking up sprays of dust and dirt. The Toucannon turned towards the noise, spreading its wings wide. Its feathers puffed outwards mightily, adding body and weight to the bird's appearance. Steam rose from its beak as it prepared to fire another shot.

"Get down, Lillie!" Acerola called. Lillie shrieked, diving to the ground just as the boulder in front of her shattered. She felt the seed fragments rush above her head.

"This isn't fair!" Lillie cried out, scrambling for more tree cover. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Sable swipe at the Toucannon, a long line of blood appearing through the feathers.

"Over here!" Acerola called.

Lillie looked about frantically as she crashed through the rocky underbrush. She saw nothing in the chaos. The girl ducked behind a tree just as another superheated seed buzzed past head, shattering a tree trunk further down the slope.

"I don't even know where you are!" Lillie's frantically cried out. The Toucannon's shrieking filled the forest again as the Sableye landed another solid slash.

A hand reached down, grabbing her wrist and pulling up. Lillie stared up at Acerola's grinning face as she leaned down from the top of a rock.

"This way!" Acerola smiled. Lillie nodded dumbly and scrambled her way up.

They cut a wide circle around the thrashing Toucannon as the Sableye scrapped with it. Occasionally it would fire off a seed from its long beak, destroying trees or boulders or anything it hit. Lillie's heart pounded in her chest, sweat dripping from her brow.

Acerola lead her up and around the battle, moving swiftly through the forest and keeping behind cover. Sable occupied the Toucannon, keeping the pokemon's head turned away from the two trainers.

Or it tried.

"Shit!" Acerola pivoted sharply. Lillie saw the Toucannon turn towards them.

Acerola slammed into her, knocking her backwards. The seed impacted the monkeypod tree just above them, the trunk bursting into thousands of pieces. The top half of the tree collapsed downward, falling away from them, the wood groaning with the weight of the fall.

Lillie looked up at Acerola, their faces inches apart, as the girl straddled her. Acerola checked their surroundings, her gaze ending at the falling tree.

"I think we're good." Acerola's hand pressed against Lillie's shoulder as she sat up, surveying the battle. "Sable's got it under control again."

"This is ridiculous." Lillie shook her head, staring past Acerola at the tree cover above.

"No," Acerola grabbed Lillie's face, smiling wide, "this is what a trainer does. C'mon!"