First Checkpoint (Open)

[Sam]

Rose staggered into Calava city, almost unable to stand on her feet. They had been running for a long time through the mountains and the pain was beginning to return to her wounds. Now her vision was blurring slowly as she finished the distance. She grabbed at Violet's shoulder for support. Now that they were in the city, what were they going to do? They came here for protection and they've got it. What was there to do for the good of the Aero region? Uxie, behind her, read her thoughts. "There is a force at work here, for good or for bad, I do not know. Let us hope it is for the good." She quickly flew towards Violet and stopped her. "Would you like me to take the pain from your foot?"

A little behind, Axew and Swablu were following, tears welling in their eyes. They believed Shelgon and Rufflet to be dead. No Pokemon would stand against the Malum and lived very long. They knew it. He was gone. There was no chance for him. Once they were caught up, they fell on the ground and began to cry. Uxie came over next to them. "Do not weep. All hope is not lost for Shelgon and Rufflet. Their spirits, weather with their bodies or without, will find us in the end and you will not be alone." She floated off back to Violet. Still, Axew and Swablu quietly cried.

Rose slipped to the ground and sat there, staring at Calava with misty eyes. She knew that the force here was for good. This city didn't belong to the Malum. It was Aero's for the keeping. Their base was here...somewhere. Every official in the area, including the workers at the Pokemon center and the stores, were all secret Aeroians. The place was well hidden from the Malum, but who knows if they could find the base or not? Rose took a deep breath and did her best to speak to Violet. "I hope someone will find us here. I can't move my body. It won't let me." She lay back on the grass and closed her eyes, hoping someone would see them there.

[hawkeye]

Violet looked at Uxie. "Um, yes, please." Violet was too dazed to answer fully. The only thing that came in her mind was one word: Rufflet. Poor Rufflet and Shelgon! She wanted them to just come back with a big "tada!" Violet's feet were numb with running so much. Poor Rose was on the ground, practically motionless from exhaustion. Piplup was stiff as a board, in a deep, deep, sleep. She wanted to do the same thing, but she had energy. She might as well use it. She took Sawk out. He comes out, confused of his surrondings. He looks at her, but his eyes had a message to them. where is my friend? his eyes said. She gave him a look with a grimace,I wish I knew. She should had known better though, she have seen both Rufflet and Shelgon in action. Suddenly, a figure in the distance walked slowly in their direction. Violet became alert and somewhat confused. They can be anyone. The figure kept walking very slowly. Is the person an Aeroian, or just doesn't know they are from Aero? Violet was done with suprise attacks. She stood there, motionless, trying to figure out what to do next as the figure came closer and closer.

[whitedragon]

OOC: This is the worst post ever.

It was a nurse. Nurse Joy. She had seen them arrive and had immediately grabbed some stuff and had run out. Three first aid kits in one big case. She was an Secret Aeroian, like most Nurse Joys, though some were Secret Malum. She stopped right in front of them. The first girl was on the ground, chest and shoulder heavily bleeding. The other girl was standing protectively next to her, her foot bandaged in a white cloth. They needed some help. "What's side are you on? And what happened?"

[Sam]

Rose looked wearily up at the Nurse. Her throat was dry after all the running they had done and her lose of strength was dramatic. The memory of her wounds was returning. She knew that Violet was feeling the same with her foot in a mess like that. She took a shuddering breath. "Aero. Wild. We come from the Sierra Mountains. We attacked five Malum that were building a mountain base near the battle fortress. They had guns with them. One of them shot me twice, once in the shoulder, and once in the chest. Violet," she motioned to her friend. "Was shot in the foot. We killed all five. Their Pokemon ran away. We both lost one of our friends to a Malum aircraft." A tear ran down her cheek. They took Zweilous hostage first, and now they take Shelgon's life. Along with a brave Rufflet! Curse these Malum! They were really willing to kill Pokemon to achieve their goal.

Uxie swam down and reached out to Violet's injured foot with a single finger. A tiny spark and she felt the pain washing away through the air, past her small body and to disappear for the time being. She floating back up and bowed slightly to the Nurse. "Dear, Nurse, we need help. We are all weary with exhaustion and sorrow. Can we stay in your Center tonight?" A sudden noise grabbed her attention. She looked over, at the sky. There was some kind of figure flying down super fast. Smoke billowed out of it. She realized it was some sort of mini jet. It was beat with dents and scratches. The engine was wearing out. She suddenly knew what that meant! There was movement inside and a large figure jumped out. A parachute soon trailed behind it. The jet behind them went into a bunch of shivers and jerks, then exploded, sending white hot metal fragements everywhere, but not close to where Uxie was. She flew forward to examine what had dropped. It was a Feraligator holding a young boy, his face blackened by smoke, an Absol, and an unconscious man, bleeding from multiple bullet wounds. The Feraligator looked straight into her eyes and yelled out to her. "Feraligator!" <Help us!> Uxie turned around and, faster then she thought she could go, flew back towards Rose, Violet, and the Nurse. "Some Aeroians back from an attack! One of them's dying! Come, we must help."

[hawkeye]

Violet was very estatic to see the nurse and suddenly relaxed. The pain from her foot vanished thanks to Uxie, she felt great...except when she thought of Rufflet and Shelgon. She pictured the helicopter exploding, Rufflet spiraling out of the air, and Shelgon in a puddle of blood. All of a sudden, a plane came over and exploded in everyone's face. It looked like a large, light reddish cotton ball puffing out with wavy flaps of fire surronding it. All of a sudden, thought about that dreadful day...but she shook it out of her head. Two people came out of that plane, and needed help fast. One was wrapped in the cloth like she had, with blood seeping through the cloth. The other's face was dark with ash and covered in soot. A Feraligater was on top of him, hollering and hollering. She ran over to them with her now good foot, and looked for any supplies. She successfully found new cloth, but just enough. She tore it in a cloth the size of a usual washcloth, and rinsed it in water. She saw it on this show; Apparently, you have to rinse a cloth with water to let a smoke victim breathe through better air. She runs over with it and feels his heartbeat. At least he isn't unconcious. She grabbed the soaked cloth and covered his mouth with it. She suddenly heard something...kind of like a bird call. But she didn't think twice. As she looked for more stuff in her bag, she thought to herself, 'How are we going to do this??'

[nightwolf84]

Aaron shoved Violet's hand away before she could apply the cloth. "Dude!!! I don't need it!" Aaron felt his anger rising. He wasn't a helpless little bastard. "I can handle my own matters, thank you..." He gave Violet a last glare and he joined Luna and moved over to where James lay. Although Aaron was covered in soot and looked like he had come back from hell, James had fared worse. Bullet wounds covered his entire body, from head to legs. The strip of cloth that Aaron had wrapped around James's chest was already soaked in blood. He shook his head. It would take nothing short of a miracle to fix him up. He then, for the first time, noticed the nurse. Aaron pleaded; "Please, get him to a hospital. We're both Aeronians, only survivors of the battle for Fitzgem." He turned to the two girls and remarked, "I'm Aaron, the Absol is my partner, Luna, and," he coughed before continuing, pointing to the man, "that's James. We got caught up in the fight at Fitzgem. I'm afraid he took the worst of it though. We need to fix him up, and fast."

[whitedragon]

The nurse's eyes widened. She had come here for two young girls, three bullet wounds in all and it had turned into a girl with a wound on her foot, another with bullets in her shoulder and chest, a soot-covered boy looking slightly battered and a bullet in him, a Feraligator with few wounds, but still injured, and a man that was unconscious and near death. Well, she was going to need more than just three simple first-aid kits. She practically screamed for her three main Pokemon and they immediately rushed out. Chansey, Audino, and Gardivoir. Their names were Mary, Tiffany, and Queen. Mary's pink, happy face fell and the color flushed. She almost knocked herself out just by looking at the wounds. Tiffany covered her eyes, but Queen stood there and observed the surroundings. She saw Uxie and she froze. She turned towards her and curtsied to her. It was the proper respect to bow to a legendary of the same type. Then again, Uxie weren't really considered legendaries anymore, they were just uncommon and it was out of species habit that Queen bowed. Mary and Tiffany helped each other to come back to senses. They summoned a Skarmory and a Glaceon, Jackson and Winter. Jackson went to help Rose and Violet, holding out a steel wing each for them to grab. Winter went to reassure them and help them. Queen went for Aaron while Tiffany, Mary, and the nurse went to help James. They led them into the nearest Pokemon center and went into a small room for humans that stay overnight. James went to human emergencies immediatly while Rose, Violet, and Aaron were put in seperate hospital room, though very close, to be treated by the nurses. James was the biggest problem. The other three were left alone for a little while.

[Sam]

The bird's call rung in Rose's ears, but, like Violet, gave little attention to it. She was too busy staring wide-eyed at James, Feraligator, Aaron, and Luna as they came back from the mainstream war. Real soldiers come back home, but the only survivors. Suddenly, her wounds seemed very small and almost pleasant compared to all of the bleeding holes on James's body. Jackson appeared in front of her and she reached out to grab a wing. He pulled her up and she felt a shooting pain run across her shoulder and into her chest. She grunted as she stood, but walked to the Pokemon center anyway. She was getting more tired by the second and felt unconsciousness beginning to come upon her. The only thing that kept her awake was Swablu's soft wings and warm tears on her cheek, the sound of Axew's soft feet next to her, and the presence of Uxie floating next to her. She turned to Violet. "When we get through all of this, will you make an alliance with me? We'll be much stronger together."

When they arrived in the room, Rose immediately sat down in the corner with Swablu and Axew. They were continuously mourning over the loss. Rose sat there, rubbing her shoulder and her chest. The bullets were still in her and they were beginning to giver her discomfort as well. She couldn't wait until the nurse came in, but she was prepared to let someone else go before her. She could stay like this for a while longer.

Blazer didn't follow anyone in, even though his arm was red with his own blood and didn't fell hydrated enough to even come up with a simple water attack. There was a sudden burst of light as Crsytal appeared and looked up at Blazer. She almost screamed out loud, but kept herself back. <What happened?> Blazer looked down, muttered a bit, then began to tell the story. Everything that she missed. A tiny ice-crystal tear fell from her eye. She jumped onto his shoulder, the shoulder of his good arm. <Well, you should go in. You need to get treated too.> The great blue head shook and he rumbled a soft moan of pain. <No. Its my fault. If I hadn't tried to get James out of the place before the general had a chance to aim straight at us, he would be standing here, well and ready to get back to work, to figure out another plan to take back Fitzgem.> Crystal jumped from Blazer's head to his snout, but didn't manage to tip him over, though he wobbled a bit. She looked straight into his eyes. <It's not your fault. It's the fault of the general. He chose to shoot t us and he chose to try to kill one of the registered Aeroians. He knows very well that James is a member of the counsel. He will be the one to pay.> Blazer took a moment to consider this. Then he nodded, accidentally knocking Crystal off and onto the ground. He quickly apologized and then turned to the hospital again. <But I don't think I can face anyone if James dies. I won't have anywhere to go.> Crystal looked at him, a sudden fire in her eyes. <Then we will become war Aeroian Pokemon. We will strike revenge on the man that killed him and make sure that the Malum empire will fall.>

High above, a great beast circled around the hospital. He could sense suffering. He could sense it from the place were he evolved, deep in the Sierra mountains. He turned to the Pokemon next to him. A great bird. He motioned to the hospital and then began slowly descending downwards. The sun struck his body and when he stopped again, someone from the ground could easily see what this Pokemon was. A Salamence. Followed by a Braviary.

Shelgon and Rufflet had returned.

[hawkeye]

Violet backed away from the guy covered in soot. She understood the dude wanted to do something, but she just wanted to help. She rolled her eyes and made a mental note to not help the guy at this point. When she was brought into a different room with Rose and Aaron, she was fine by that. After all, she wasn't in the mood to see more blood and gore. When Rose asked her the question, she was grabbing a water bottle to drink. Violet suddenly stopped, and closed the water bottle slowly. She looked at her and said in a thoughtful tone with a small small smile, " That would work immensely."

Braviary looked at Salamence with big eyes. < I have to see Violet immediately. I cannot control it!> He made a loud screech and cocked his head toward the hospital. In the hospital, Sawk immediately sprang into position and looked at the wailing Piplup. PIP PIP!! <It has to be the old Rufflet, it HAS to be!!> Sawk looked at her with a soft look. SAW-W! <Yes, it COULD be Rufflet, but what if that thing out there is a nasty bird?!> For the fist time ever, Piplup glares at Sawk. ...PIIP PIIP <Fine! I'll go out there then. I'll even get Violet to come with me!You can stay in here and think about the "nasty bird" out there!> Sawk actually felt something inside him. He never felt it before. What he felt was the fact that he got dissed by a soft cute little Piplup. He sighed and followed Piplup to Violet.

PIP PIP PIP!!! Piplup cawed at Violet. "ACK!!! You sound like Rufflet when you do that!!" Piplup looked at her with a 'no duh!' Suddenly, gears turned in Violet's head. She finally understood what she was saying. That sound out there WAS something! She looked at Sawk with big eyes. "Is it true??" Sawk looked at her and nodded slowly. Violet felt happy and suspicious. She didn't know for sure if it was Rufflet. She looked at Piplup tugging her hand and followed along awkwardly. "Rose, wanna come with? You don't have to..." It was very awkward asking her this because what if Shelgon wasn't there with Rufflet? What if it was a random bird singing? She and Piplup sneaked out of the room and walked out of the hospital. There stood a giant Braviary and a Salamence. Violet was stunned at this sight. The Braviary made a small chirp that made Violet feel a burst of happiness. Only one bird was able to make a noise like that, and that was Rufflet. She felt so excited, she hobbled over to hug Braviary. He cawed softly and Violet teared up. She was the happiest person alive.

[Sam]

Rose looked up with red, teary eyes. A sliver of hope was still shining in the back of her eyes. Mabye she could see her Shelgon alive again. Anything to see him again. She would walk a hundred miles in this state just to make sure he was safe. Even if it was just a random Pokemon out there, it was possible that it was Shelgon, but then she realized that Shelgon couldn't fly. Well, then he could have flown on Rufflet. Oh, yeah, he wouldn't fit. The hope extinguished and she looked down. "No, you can go. I'll stay here." Swablu looked at her with shock. "Swablu, swablu??" <What? Why not? He could be out there, waiting for us!> She turned to Axew. <Come on, we're going.> She picked her up, despite her protests, and flew away with Violet. Rose sat there and weeped.

Salamence grunted when Braviary flew down to see Violet. He couldn't face Rose like this. He'd scare the hell out of her. Plus the fact that he didn't want to know what had happened to her after they had arrived here, what she looked like, what state she was in. She closed his eyes, thinking about the battle that had just raged. He and Rufflet had been fighting their hardest, but the Malum planes was too strong. It was in their final moments that they had sprung up from where they lay on the ground and evolved in front of the soldier's eyes. They had destroyed the planes after that. Salamence hadn't taken too much damage, there was a deep scratch right next to his left wing, and there was a bullet in his tail. That was all. Nothing too bad. He knew that they would be welcomed like heroes. He didn't want that. He just wanted to be with Rose again. He wanted things to go regularly. That was all. It would never be the same, now. He looked back at his wings. All his life, he had dreamed of having wings, like all Bagon did. Now that he had them, though, he regretted it. He wanted to be a Shelgon again, small, cute, and Rose's comforter. He shook his head. No, he was a Salamence now, huge, strong, and Rose's protector. At that moment, he swore that when he died, it would be for Rose and only would Rose die after his own strength failed. He flew down with Braviary, expecting to find Rose, but only Violet, her Pokemon, Swablu, and Axew. He growled deeply. <Where's Rose?> Swablu cocked her head. "Blue, swablu." <She didn't believe you would come, though we tried to tell her.> A small, humorous fire lit in Salamence's eye. "Brrrraaaaawwwwlllll!!" <Well, then Rose will get her punishment.> He slammed on the ground and put his great head right next to Swablu and Axew. They screamed in high pitched voices and hugged the horns on his head. He smiled. <Come.> The two slid onto his back and he thundered forward.

Rose heard the commotion outside and painfully stood up. She looked outside the window and saw everything that was going on. She widened her eyes as the face of a Salamence went right up against the window. She screamed and stood back as it went straight through. She almost reached back behind her for her bow and arrow, but something held her back. Suddenly, the Salamence moved his head against Rose and her wound twinged with pain. She suddenly found the Salamence rubbing his head against her affectionately. Then she saw Swablu and Axew on his back. There was some familiarity with the scene, the way they sat the pose Salamence struck. Rose yelped with joy. "It is you, Shelgon, it is you!" She hugged him and he rumbled with joy.

Uxie slowly floated over to Aaron while Rose was reunited with her dear Salamence. She looked from Luna to him, then back to Luna, then back to him. "Tell me, Aaron. What would you do if your Absol was stolen or killed by the Malum?"

[nightwolf84]

Aaron looked up just in time to see a gigantic shadow fly overhead. A little smile crossed his face as human and Pokemon united as one. It lasted a moment before it disappeared, and was replaced by his usual scowl. He was lost in thought for a while, wondering what it would like to be in Rose's shoes. To lose someone like Shelgon...it would be terrible. His thoughts wandered to Uxie's question. Whatever he would do in that scenario, it would not be pretty for the Malum. He looked at Luna sitting on his lap, who yawned and gave Aaron a thoughtful glance. If she was gone, his life would have no meaning, save trying to track down and murder everyone of those bastards. After that, if, by some miracle, he hadn't perished, he'd probably bring about his own demise, so that he and her could be together once more.

His reply was something short of his thoughts, for he gave a wheezing cough before beginning, and spoke in a hoarse voice, barely above a whisper: " I'd...probably kill them all, or most likely die trying. There would be nothing to live for after that, so...yeah, I'd probably commit suicide." Aaron paused to clear his throat. "I know I'd die, one way or another." He gave a sigh, and sat back on the pull-out couch. Luna curled up next to him. In his mind, he replayed the last moments on the plane.

It wasn't a pretty sight inside the plane's cockpit. Blood splattered everywhere and everyone was wounded, in one way or another. The flight back to Calava was anything but smooth, with turbulence so bad Aaron puked out the side. They weren't so lucky either. A Malum battalion had spotted them in the dark of night and opened fire. They had hit something important, an engine perhaps. The bomber had caught on fire, leaving a trail of black smoke in the night sky. Blazzer shouted to Aaron to retrieve a parachute, and he went. The Feraligator collected a very bloody James, and smoke-smothered Aaron, and Luna. As they jumped out, the plane had exploded. They had literally been seconds away from death. Aaron sat there on the couch, wondering how James was doing. He even spoke a prayer in Arceus's name.

He sat up again, then realized his chest was hurting. In moments, he was wheezing for air. Aaron choked, and went limp. A look of alarm showed on Luna's face as she bolted down the hallway to the doctor's corridor, hoping it was not too late for Aaron.

[whitedragon]

On the outskirts of town, on the edge of Welven Woods, a shadow lurked, a Pokemon, angry from its abandonment. He growled deep in his deep, stony voice. It was a menacing sound, traced with a hint of revenge on humans. They were selfish, not proper creatures, always the top of the world, always the best. Well, this Pokemon was going to show these people that he was boss now. He had the power. He had the strength, and he had the vengeance against all humans. A particular type that filled the hospital at the current time. The certain habitat certain humans lived in.

The mountains.

Inside the emergency center, Nurse Joy was desperately working on James. He was bad. The wounds went deep and there were a lot of them. She feared she couldn't save him. But I am an Aeroian. I cannot let a Counsel Member die. He will live. She let the other Nurse's take care of him while she went to check on the others. She turned the corner and screamed at the sudden sight of the Salamence. Her eyes were wide with shock and her heart was thumping in her chest. A Salamence in the freaking hospital! Did it hurt anyone? What happened? She calmed down when she realized that it was Rose's Pokemon. They were reuniting. She breathed a sigh of relief. "Well, its time for your attention. Who wants to go first?" Then Aaron fainted. The Nurse screamed again as he slumped against the wall. She managed to catch him before hitting the ground. She laid him on the check up cot next to him and checked him over real quickly. "Poisoned by fumes. She hooked up some tubes to his arms and chest and put an oxygen mask over his face. She turned back to the other two. "Can you guys hold out until someone can come in?"

Back in the other room, Queen sat in the corner, a little nervous. There was something that wasn't right. Something a little strange about what was going on. Everyone was in danger...but why? She closed her eyes and steadied her powers. She was taught aura, but it wasn't as good as the abilities a Lucario or a Riolu had. She cast it out and scanned the city. Nothing. Something nagged in her mind though. She was missing something. It was concealed. She focused it more and willed anything dark to be revealed. She jumped for something had shown up at her command. At the edge of the city. Something big. Bigger than her. As big as the Salamence she had seen in the sky. Her fears were confirmed. Something was out there. She opened her eyes and hurried down the hall to where Nurse Joy was. "Gardivoir, gardi, gardivoir!" <There's something out there that wants to kill us!>

Meanwhile that 'something' stood in the shadows. He narrowed his eyes. There was commotion inside the hospital. Someone or something had spotted him. They were scared of him. He was feared again. A smile formed on his face. It was a smile that showed he knew there was going to be victory for him. He let power flood through him, the power that surged in his mind all the time. The power that wanted to be let loose onto humans. The humans that betrayed him. He bared his small fangs and let escape a loud growl that lasted on, growing louder and louder. It stopped. He put his head down, then threw it back, letting out an Earth-shaking roar then charged into the city.

His footsteps pounded in the ground, his roars echoed through the city, his claws slashed the air. Two blue circles appeared around his body. They turned from blue light to stones. The Stone Edge attack launched towards the hospital, but the Rhyperior continued on his rampage. He could smell the mountains inside the building. He wanted it destroyed. Now. As the bitter memories came back, he grimaced. He was raised by a mountain climber near Shadow Peak when he was a young Rhyhorn. They were the best of friends. They discovered treasures like no other. They found precious stones and rocks and a collection started. Rhyhorn, though, was attached to a certain treasure he found. It was a special type of diamond that changed its color depending on the mood of its bearer. When he had found it, the color gray, mood less, immediately turned into a bright green, in awe. The man became rich from his findings and he shared everything with Rhyhorn. It was the good life. He hunted for treasure and traveled the ranges. When he evolved into a Rhydon, though, his master began to consider his strength. He began to battle others, taking the gym challenge with him alone. He realized his love for it, more then the climbing. They began to distance away from the mountains and more towards the cities. The two became super powerful together. His master caught other Pokemon as well and the team grew up together, working hard and winning all battles.

A while later, though, during their gym challenge, the mountain climber decided to take a vacation alone and left the other Pokemon under Rhydon's charge. He travled to the Hoenn region and enjoyed his trip. However, when he was visiting Sootpolis City, he watched the battle between Groudon and Kyogre and saw Rayquaza come down from the sky and settle the legendary's fury. When he returned to the Aero region, the Pokemon were overjoyed, but his heart was no longer in Pokemon battles or his own Pokemon. He longed for Groudon. He wanted it for his own. He began to ignore his Pokemon and their begs to continue the gym challenge. He refused and did as much research as he could on Groudon. One day, Rhydon became sick of it and insisted that they continue their training. The man turned to him and told him many nasty things, told Rhydon that he had no need for any of them any more and threw them into the wild. He threw the crystal into the mud, the color was crimson, blood red, for hatred. Rhydon became angry and took the jewel. He still carried it today, the color never changing. It was always the crimson for the man of Shadow Peak, the man that had betrayed him. Here he was, many years later, storming a hospital filled with the stench of the man's home.

[nightwolf84]

Aaron's head throbbed. He was in a dreamlike-state, aware of his surrounded. A feeling of malice engulfed his body, and he shivered. Someone - something was approaching. It was strangely familiar, yet filled the same unquenchable hatred buried deep in Aaron as well. But it was different. A feeling of betrayal, a quest of vengeance against another. It was as if....it had shared the same feelings as Aaron. Experiencing the hatred, the distrust, the horrible feeling of loss. A flashback suddenly grasped his conscience. They were at Shadow Peak, just days before the massacre. It had been the last time Aaron smiled in months. He sat there, Luna aside him, as they watched the sun set over the endless sea. It was a fuzzy memory, blurry. But it struck a chord in his soul, locked within layers upon layers of built-up hatred. Aaron watched the sun disappear into the black waves before the scene shifted into something else. It had been a day after the invasion. Bodies were strewn across the island, both human and Pokemon alike. The sea was stained red from the blood. All of Shadow Peak seemed devoid of life. At this time Aaron was still in shock. There was no explanation for it. It had scarred his mind for life. He swore revenge on the filth that had done this, and marked himself in blood. The scar had been on his arm since. Luna and him had left the following day, with somber hearts and grieved souls. Then another being reached into his mind. It was familiar, and friendly. A soothing voice growled in his mind, telling him to open his eyes. A loud rumble brought him back into reality. Again the voice came, with a tone of urgency. The next blast shook the entire hospital, and Aaron woke up. Slowly he opened his eyes to behold a majestic, yet terrifying sight.

The first thing that got his attention was that there was a freaking hole in the hospital. Debris was scattered everywhere. Through the harrowing gap the rock had torn through the building, a figure stood menacingly, poised menacingly. It was coming closer, slowly. Thump. Thump. With each step it became more visible. Thump. Aaron gasped as he recognized it. He got up slowly, keeping his eyes on the creature. In his mind he thought, this can't be real. It can't be the same Pokemon. But there it was, marked on its left arm, a black scar, from the killing so many years ago. Thump. But it was angry. Aaron opened his mind, and a huge vortex of hate and distrust came through. Then he noticed the gem on its chest. Blood red. Crimson. The color of hatred, of vengeance. There was no mistaking it: Draco had returned.

Aaron looked at Luna, who shared his gaze. They both knew what was about to happen. Another tremor brought them back into realism. Aaron, struck with fear, slowly reached into his pocket and brought out another gem. It was the same color as Draco's. He cupped it in his hands and brought it forward, as an offering. The expression on his face showed both fear and understanding. An alliance was to be formed.

[hawkeye]

Violet was still in embrace with the now Braviary when the thing shot through the roof of the hospital. Braviary made a squwak and Violet flinched while looking for that sound. Both Rufflet and Violet gazed at the hospital at the same time. All Violet was thinking was:Why is chaos following her?! She hobbled inside to investigate. Debris was all over. It was hard to manuever through all of it. A clump of concrete hit Sawk, but he didn't flinch. Piplup was covering her head, whimpering. As Violet made her way to the center, she saw a large Rhyperior, with a gem brighter than a sunset. It shined a bright, blood red. It was the most beautiful thing she has ever seen, and yet, the largest amount of darkness and hatred in one place. She felt the vengeance radiating from where she stood, and she was probably 20 feet away. She took a few nervous steps back, hoping the Rhyperior wouldn't notice her. As she backed away, she saw Aaron, holding out a gem just like the one Rhyperior had. She figured he knew the creature, so it had to be their buisness only. She made a few steps into a little room close to the entrance, not totally damaged. She watched from within the room, knowing that she should stay if things got bad. She closed the divider softly, realizing any sound can be trouble. All she could do was to pray and hope with all her might that the Rhyperior is actually a nice pokemon that has likes rainbows and everything cuddly and wasn't a giant scary pokemon looking for vengeance and could crush anything in its path. She hoped that alot.

[Sam]

Even Rose, in her daydream state of getting a Salamence, heard the blast as the Rhyperior busted through the side of the hospital. She screamed and Salamence jumped forwards and attacked with a Dragon Rush with no hesitation. He, though, wasn't used to his size and weight, and new flying techniques, crashed into the floor beside the rock Pokemon. He immediatly got up and blew a Dragon Pulse right at the Pokemon. Once again, he underestimated his strangth and it blew up another wall without so much as giving the Rhyperior some wind. Salamence pounded on the ground. <Come on! Just hit something already!> He prepared another Dragon Pulse, but Uxie came up in front of him. "Oh, no no no. This Rhyperior has no quarrel with Rose. It is with Aaron. There is nothing worse than attacking a foe before knowing if its friendly or not." She turned back to the Rhyperior. "Leave us alone, please." When she looked down at the jewel for the first time, a strange anger pulsed in her veins. The mood crystal was not something that should be picked up by him! A blue glow circled the jewels on her tail. They turned into black, anger. The light circled her eyes as she attempted a Psychic to lift Rhyperior into the air.

Rose stood in the background, fallen back by the force of Salamence's crash. She looked wildly at the scene. The Rhyperior had a mood crystal and Aaron knew him for sure. A dizzyness suddenly shot into her mind and she fell back unconsious.