The Search for a Home- A Jolteon Fanfic

Chapter 12 : The Fray

Chapter 12

Chapter 12- The Fray

Jolt had never experienced such hell as an open war zone. Blasts came from everywhere, from directions where he didn't even see anyone, to places he'd thought that they had already cleared. Yet still, their small group fought on, in a seemingly aimless direction. Where ever there were hostile targets, their group would eliminate them. As they turned a corner of one street, they ran right into a large hostile force that was at least twice the size of their own. In the initial surprise, Jolt spotted the blown-out husk of a Pokémon center. "In there!" he screamed, and made a dash for it. The group had all of 3 seconds before the enemies opened fire. Their small group ran for their lives, Jolt in the lead. A few brave souls provided the cover fire they needed, allowing the others to get to safety while being wiped out in the process. By unspoken command, the group set up a defense position, covering themselves from all sides. Jolt took a moment to evaluate how many he was left with. His group had made the dash with 15, but now he only counted 11. However, from this position they managed to fend the larger group off, as they had no cover to hide behind and were too closely packed together to dodge any attacks. No less than 11 attackers fell before the group lost interest, turned around, and fled. It was a few minutes before Jolts group became brave enough to take to the streets again, but soon the battle resumed to its normal, hellish state for them.

Enemies poured in from all sides, and they fell from all sides. Sparky ordered her group to take a defensible position in a small shop, and that was just what they did. Hiding behind cover gave them the advantage, and anyone who tried to attack from any side was met with two blasts. "Flame, get up top and see how the battle's going!" she shouted, and he blindly obeyed, letting Angel take his place next to Sky. Flame dashed up the ladder to the roof, and looked out from behind cover. The enemies had arrived in full force by now, and their combined efforts matched the army of wild Pokémon. The enemy was quickly advancing in large numbers on their position, and they needed to get away. "Clear out! They're coming!" he shouted, jumping down from his post back into the store. They sprinted as quickly as possible out of the shop, and darted from alley to alley, quickly evading the advancing force.

Shadow fired shadow balls left and right. He was on the front lines, protecting his squad's heavy attackers, since he could take a hit. There was no shortage of targets, and soon he found himself having to hit their attacks before they hit him. Despite his defense, the endless wave after wave assault on their position was too much. They held it well however, and soon reinforcements arrived, backing up their check point. Enemies stopped trying, moving on to other points to where they could attack. Nearby, a Staraptor landed to convey information to the commander, and Shadow overheard him say that both sides were equal in strength. It was going to be a long battle. Shadow left the post, knowing he had to move on and help out elsewhere. He ran along the street they now occupied, and soon found himself again on the front lines in a large skirmish.

Jolt surged forward, amid the blasts raining down on him from all sides, running for the fence.

Sparky sprinted for the narrow gap under the fence.

Jolt slid.

Sparky slid.

The two slammed into each other