The Search for a Home- A Jolteon Fanfic

Chapter 10 : Fallout

Chapter 10

Chapter 10- Fallout

Jolt sagged into Sun, his face red and his body trembling. Sun rocked him back and forth comfortingly, as she knew there really wasn't anything she knew to say to help ease his pain. It was better to just let him get over Ripple this way, so she could finally have him all to herself. For Jolt, on the other hand, the day couldn't get much worse. He had given her so much, and all he had gotten in return was a broken heart. He had to remind himself that she hadn't necessarily rejected him, but he knew she had only said that to soften the blow. It was all that damn Shadow's fault: he was the one who had torn her away from him. The thought didn't help to relive his sadness much, but it made him angry at Shadow, and it was anger that he could use. It was a cold, bitter jealousy that would fuel his rage.

"What should I do?" he asked, after explaining the situation to Sun. She looked at him longingly, as if torn by something. She wanted him to be with her, to care for her and be hers, but she also knew how happy he was with Ripple. In the end, her conscience won out, but she figured there would still be a chance for them to be together if he failed. "Hurt the bastard. Make him pay for taking River from you," she said, almost regretfully. Jolt nodded, and he got up to ready himself. Sun felt a pang of sadness in watching him go. Why did it have to be Ripple? Why not her? Why hadn't she have the courage then and there to tell him how she felt about him? It was too late now, however. Jolt was gone.

Shadow and Ripple walked alongside the stream, as was quickly becoming their habit. Today, however, was the day he planned to make Ripple his. He waited for a good time, and his chance came when the two stopped in a meadow by the stream. The scenery was beautiful, lit by the rising morning sun, and Shadow began to prepare in his head what he would say. "Ripple, there's something I've been meaning to tell you," he said, cutting the silence. He thought he would be nervous, but it actually going well for him. "Well, I uh... I just wanted to say, that..." Dammit. He was losing all his confidence, and had to force himself to finish his sentence. "I want to say that I really like you, and I want to be with you!" Ripple then did something he really would never have expected her to; she turned to him, grinning. She put a paw on his chest, and unspokenly the two leaned in. Closer, and closer, until he felt her warm breath on his lips. He readied them, and leaned forward, exited to finally kiss her. "Stop!" a voice boomed, and thunder cracked all around them.

Ripple jumped away in surprise, and Shadow gave a small yelp. Furiously, they both turned to see Jolt standing on a ledge overlooking their small meadow. Something seemed off with him though. There was a fire, a red, searing anger in his eyes, and sparks jumped from his body from all directions. He ignored their furious looks, responding with the cold rage of his own, and leapt from the ledge. He landed a few feet from them, sending a shower of sparks everywhere. "Back off her, Shadow," Jolt growled. Shadow got up and stepped forward. "Just who the fuck do you think you are? Ruining our moment and all." Shadow growled at him, but it didn't seem to have the slightest effect on Jolt, who was already far beyond pissed off. "You're the reason why she doesn't want me," Jolt responded. "It's all your fault, and I'm going to fix that, here and now." Shadow really wasn't in the mood to hear anymore. He fired a dark pulse at Jolt in warning, but Jolt sliced it up with his metal claws, and sent it flying back. It struck Shadow directly, knocking him back a few feet. The battle had begun.

Shadow was slow, and that made his attacks easy to dodge. However, he could take a hit like a brick wall. This was going to be an endurance battle. Jolt opened by electrifying a shadow ball, and slicing it up before sending it flying as Shadow. Again, another direct hit, only this blew Shadow back a lot more than a few feet. He shrugged it off, shot Jolt with a shadow ball of his own. Jolt easily dodged, and had a new idea. He used thunder on the ground all around Shadow, which hardened and shot up from under him, sending him flying into a tree. Time and time again, Shadow would just get up, and keep fighting. The dragged out battle began to take its toll on Jolt, and some of his senses dulled. Shadow eve began to score some hits on him. Shadow, on the other hand was collecting wounds like nobody's business. They were starting to add up, and pretty soon, they were both resigned to taking shots at each other from afar. Jolt was getting tired, and Shadow was getting hurt.

Shadow looked at Jolt, enraged. Not only had he interrupted him and Ripple, but he had also embarrassed him in front of her. It was time for the battle end. He opened up his mouth, and energy started forming in it. Ripple saw what he was planning to do, and was stunned by it. As fast as she could, she ran between him and Jolt, who was charging up a massive thunder. "Stop!" she screamed, not wanting to see the two males she cared about be hurt anymore. Jolt's thunder immediately died, but Shadow continued charging up his blast. It was only seconds away, and he had no intention of stopping, despite Ripple being in his line of fire. She realized it too late to get away, and braced herself for the coming attack. "No!" Jolt screamed, and ran for her. Everything moved in slow motion, as the tip of the Hyper Beam left Shadow's mouth headed for the terrified Ripple. Jolt raced it to her, but the beam was blindingly fast, and Jolt couldn't move her out of the way. Doing the only thing he could, he tackled her. He wasn't fast enough, however, and the Hyper Beam struck him in the face before he hit the ground.

"Jolt! No!" Ripple screamed. Jolt flew back into a tree so hard it snapped, as did the next one. He hit the ground with a dull thud. Shadow wobbled, all his strength now gone. When he was satisfied that he had won, he turned to Ripple. He smiled weakly at her, but she looked up at him in fear. He hadn't even intended to stop the beam that may have killed her, and instead Jolt had saved her from it. "What's the matter?" he asked. "I won for you!" She backed up. He advanced. "Go away!" she screamed fearfully, and the same anger returned to his eyes that was there when he fired the Hyper Beam. In a fit of rage, he ran up and stuck her. Again and again he hit her, with Ripple being too afraid to resist. Suddenly, a flash of yellow slammed into Shadow and took him down.

"You will not, and I mean will not, ever, lay your filthy paw on her ever again!" Jolt screamed, the pure rage in his voice powerful enough to scare Shadow. "Or so help me Arceus I will send you to hell myself!" The rage amplified Jolt's strength a hundredfold, and he tossed Shadow into the air. At once, several thunderbolts struck him, and he landed screaming in pain. Jolt hobbled over, and picked him up by the neck, electrifying his paw. Jolt looked him in the eyes, and said in a dark tone, "Fuck. You." He stood up on his hind legs and thunder punched Shadow as hard as he could. Shadow was out before he hit the ground 20 yards away. Jolt slowly turned to face Ripple, who looked at him in awe. "For you..." he choked, then fell over, out cold.