Thunder And Flames (N x Reader)

Ideals Route [10]

How could he be so stupid? Doesn't he get it? A world where people and Pokémon are separate...

A world like that would be...

You kick a small pebble in frustration.

Ugh, what's he even thinking??

Suddenly, you feel something in your pocket. It feels like a little electric shock.

You pull the stone from Lenora out, the one that goes with N's.

Its rough exterior cracks open like a shell, and reveals how smooth and shiny it really is. It shocks you again, then flies out of your hands into the air.

With a roar and a crash of thunder, the stone transforms into a huge black dragon.

He stares down at you with narrow eyes. "Hero of Ideals."

"Zekrom..." the name passes your lips on its own.

He shows you his back. "Come."

"Where are we going?"

"The King is going to set the world on fire. You wish to stop him, do you not?"

Yes. You do.

"You're the only one who can stop him. Now..." Zekrom couches down so you can climb on easier. "Hold on tight!" He grins and shoots into the air, with very little regard for your safety.

You hold on around his shoulders with a yelp. "Ze-Ze-Ze-Zekrom! Can't you...slow down??"

"No time!" He says it like a joke, but you can sense the severity of the moment hiding in his voice.

You carefully look down at the Unova Region speeding past you, from its large forests to its high mountains.

It's like looking at a painting. It all seems so still and serene.

"Where are we going?" you ask, but your voice is surely drowned out by the wind.

You fly over Opelucid City, then up by Victory Road.

Right behind the large palace that is the Pokémon League, looms an even larger and grander castle.

It looks like it had risen out of the earth, several bridges emerging out of it to attach itself to the world. It almost resembles a mansion, with windows lining the many stories and elegantly designed pillars holding it up.

Zekrom drops you at the bottom of a large flight of obsidian stairs. "You must carry out this mission. I will not fit in the doorway, so I'll fly around out here." He looks up. "Head for the throne room at the very top of the castle. The King is surely there."

You nod, and start up the stairs.

Step by step, you have time to think about everything that's happened. It all feels so unbelievable at this point, like a rock sitting on your chest. You have to swallow the pain and shock though, otherwise this will all be impossible.

You make it to the top of the stairs, slightly out of breath, and enter the large double doors into the castle.

The Shadow Triad are waiting for you inside, Pokéballs in hand.

"So you are the one who is destined to stop our King," they say. "We won't allow it!" They throw their Pokéballs, sending out Bisharp, Banette, and Accelgor respectively.

"Go, Servine!" You throw your own Pokéball.

Three against one is going to be hard, but you've got to get past these guys.