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Pokémon White: The Heroine of Ideals
By: Nessarose1717
I don’t own Pokémon in any form (it will forever only belong to the gods of Nintendo), but twists of plot, as well as made up characters, belong to my imagination. Enjoy!
Chapter 31: The Fiery Conviction of a Small-Town Girl
This is unreal…right?
Zekrom…absorbed by Kyurem…forming this…”thing.”
Please…let this be nothing more than a horrid dream.
Touko stood rooted on the spot, blue eyes wide like a Deerling caught between the headlights, trying to make sense of the unknown Pokémon before her. Her hands and legs trembled, not because of fear of Ghetsis’s Pokémon, but terror of the likelihood of never seeing her dark dragon again. Ghetsis’s maniacal laughter sounded muffled in her ears, for it was the very last thing on her mind. Her eyes stung with her tears and the wet trail tingling her right cheek dimly told her some of them were already loose. The grief tore at her like a ferocious tidal wave: tossing her in all directions, not giving her a miniscule chance of fighting back, then spitting her up on an unknown location shortly before consuming her all over again. She felt lost, unsure of what to do to aid her friend.
For the first time in her life, Touko actually felt hopeless.
“You…what have you done!?” N’s enraged shout sounded distant to her.
Ghetsis ceased his cackling and turned to him. “Last time, I was going to use you to capture people's hearts and minds to rule them! But this time, I'm simply going to use overwhelming power and rule with an iron fist! Do you understand? If you had simply become king, Unova would have remained beautiful!”
“All lies!” N snapped back. “You would have continued to use me to bend all of Unova to your will…there’s nothing beautiful about that!”
“It does not matter anymore. Let us see if you and your little heroine can stop this Kyurem!” Ghetsis smirked. The black Kyurem hissed in a menacing manner, its eyes on N and Touko. Touko watched N step in front of her with arms wide open.
“I will not let you lay a hand on her again!”
Reshiram spat out a small ember in agreement.
I should reach for Victini’s Poké Ball. Even though she was aware of that, her hands lacked the will to move an inch. The pain of losing Zekrom was weighing her down, rendering her powerless.
Zekrom…are you even in there at all?
…Princess…The voice was faint and weak, but it instantly snapped Touko out of her inner tumult.
Zekrom! Came her obviously-relieved reply. You’re still here!
Zekrom groaned deeply before answering her. Yes…but barely. Princess…Kyurem and I…we… we can be disjointed again.
Really!? How?
Defeat us.
The young woman certainly didn’t like the idea of having to battle her friend. But Zekrom…!
It’s the only way…The dark dragon replied weakly. Please…hurry…
Its voice became silent again.
But Touko managed to find her footing again. “N!” she called out to him. “Zekrom is still in there!”
He looked back at her in shock. “Touko, are you sure?”
“Positive! Zekrom just told me that we have to defeat this Kyurem in order to separate them!”
“Got it!” He smiled in relief. “We will need a second legendary Pokémon to do this.”
“Agreed!” Touko nodded, reaching for Victini’s ball. She pressed the button, expecting the spherical object to enlarge and open.
But nothing happened.
“Huh?” Touko pressed the button again and the Poké Ball retained its small size. “What’s happening? The Poké Ball is not responding.”
“What?” N reached for Zoroark’s Poké Ball and pressed the button.
Again, nothing happened.
Ghetsis broke out into another fit of laughter. “Fools, you are no longer able to call upon your other Pokémon.” He held up his staff with a boastful smirk etched on his face. “Thanks to Colress’s research, he created a special device inside this staff that not only controls Kyurem, but also emits signals that disrupts the function of all Poké Balls in this chamber!”
“We must destroy that device; Ghetsis will no longer be able to control Kyurem and therefore, give us a chance to free Zekrom.” said N.
“Yeah, but how?” Touko asked him. She looked at the smirking Sage and felt the embers of fury starting to rise within her. If she didn’t do something soon, she would lose Zekrom to that demented old man forever. That rat has one mega Pokémon leering right at us and the only Pokémon that can take it on right now is Reshiram. Not to mention, Kyurem has Zekrom inside it, and I bet its power’s doubled. Will Reshiram be enough to defeat Kyurem? Come on, Touko, think!
A warm hand touched her shoulder. “Listen to me, Touko. Guide Reshiram in battling Kyurem while I destroy the device.”
Touko paled at N’s suggestion. “Are you nuts!? Kyurem will kill you before you even get close to Ghetsis! No way am I letting you do that!”
“We have to do this, Touko! You’re the more experienced Trainer of the two of us.” N argued. “You want to help Zekrom, don’t you?”
“Please…hurry…” Zekrom’s pained words still resonated in her. There was no way she was going to let her friend down, she wouldn’t be able to live with herself.
She gave in with a slow nod. “OK, I’ll do it, but hurry. If Reshiram is overpowered, despite my skill, we’ll need Victini.”
“Understood.”
Touko looked up at Reshiram. “Well, how about it? Are you OK with that plan?”
The white dragon dipped its head to her. I will gladly follow your lead, little heroine, and here are my skills: Fusion Flare, Dragon Claw, Draco Meteor, and Steel Wing.
Touko acknowledged the information with a single nod. “Got it.”
“Are you ready, Touko?” N asked.
“Ready as I’ll ever be.” Touko responded, feeling every muscle in her body tighten with anticipation.
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N glanced over at Touko. Her face was taut with determination and her cerulean eyes were set on the sage in a high-voltage glare, not wavering at all. Seeing her like that reminded him of their climactic battle back at Team Plasma’s castle.
It was the look of the unbreakable will that belonged to the Heroine of Ideals.
That’s the Touko I know, he smiled to himself.
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“Go!” the petite Champion said to Reshiram.
Reshiram stepped in front of her, growling loudly, as N broke into a run towards the cave walls to their right. Ghetsis’s eyes narrowed and pointed at him. “I will not let either of you escape your fate! Kyurem, kill that boy!”
Kyurem emitted a high-pitch roar and put its large claws together, rapidly forming a large chuck of ice infused with electricity and throwing it in N’s direction.
“Reshiram, intercept with Fusion Flare!” Touko countered. The white dragon inhaled sharply and unleashed a massive ball of fire at Kyurem’s icy piece, creating an enormous explosion of mist all around the cavern. The fog served as the perfect smokescreen for Reshiram, due to its snow-white color, and Touko heaved a mental sigh of relief. She heard Ghetsis swear loudly, obviously frustrated by lack of visibility from the thick haze.
And both she and Reshiram could still make out Kyurem’s dark silhouette.
Hopefully that’ll give N enough time to get to Ghetsis, she prayed silently, “Don’t let up, Reshiram! Take flight and go for a Dragon Claw!”
Reshiram took to the sky and dashed towards its foe with glowing claws.
“Kyurem, protect yourself!” She heard the sage yell from across. She heard the crackle of electricity all over the area and saw Kyurem surround itself with a barrier of bright light that was all too familiar to Touko.
Oh crap, it’s using Zekrom’s Fusion Bolt! “Reshiram, come back!” She tried to warn Reshiram, but it was too late of a timing. Kyurem took off from the ground with implausible speed and charged into Reshiram. A loud crack of thunder exploded from the impact, and then Reshiram was falling back down in her direction. Touko gasped and ran out of the way just in time to avoid the white dragon’s massive body as it hit the stony floor. The floor shook with the force of the collision, almost throwing her off balance. She stopped and saw Reshiram getting back up slowly.
“Reshiram! Are you all right!?” Touko ran back to its side.
I am fine. The dragon assured her, but the evident pain and fatigue in its voice told her otherwise. Its power…it’s a lot higher than Zekrom’s. I’ve never felt such a strong Fusion Bolt like that before.
The young woman could tell Reshiram took a pretty bad beating from that attack, judging from the burns and abrasions marring its fur. A strong wind blew in her face, dissipating the fog. She looked around the cave for signs of N and found none.
Please, N, hurry it up! I don’t know how much more can Reshiram take at this point.
Ghetsis became visible once more, wearing another gloating smirk. “Even the so-called heroine of ideals is no match for me! Come now, Touko White! I want to see your face at the moment you lose all hope!”
Right in that moment, Touko saw N emerge from a large boulder behind the sneering man as stealthily as a Liepard stalking prey. Hope and relief washed over her, but she was careful to not let her face show them.
We’ll see about that, old man.
“Destroy them, Kyurem!” Ghetsis ordered with malicious delight. Kyurem hissed quietly at Touko and Reshiram, charging up for another attack.
“I don’t think so, Ghetsis!” N grabbed the staff from the unsuspecting man and threw it across the cave. “Reshiram, destroy that vile object with Fusion Flare!”
With pleasure, Reshiram fired a fiery volley into the whizzing staff, causing it to explode into a million pieces.
He did it! Touko wanted to grab N and kiss him into tomorrow.
Ghetsis’s face warped into full-blown ire. “Why you…!” He turned to strike N when a loud rumble startled them all. Kyurem swung its massive arms around, striking empty air in a frenzy as multiple strips of electricity and icy mist swirled all around it. A looming sense of danger rose in Touko’s heart.
“N, RUN!”
Kyurem whirled around to the two men and fired a block of electrified ice towards them at the same time as a blur of white zoomed past Kyurem and enveloped N into its hold. The cave exploded with a burst of icy wind, forcing Touko to shield her eyes against the biting cold.
N!
She opened her eyes to see N alive and unharmed, but Reshiram lay at his feet breathing heavily.
“Reshiram!” N cried with worry.
“Oh my Arceus…” she gasped quietly. Reshiram sacrificed itself to protect him. “N, are you both OK!?”
“I’m fine!” N called back. “But Reshiram is severely hurt! It used its Steel Wing to stop Kyurem’s attack.” He glanced over to Ghetsis, who was actually lying flat on his stomach. “Looks like Ghetsis is unconscious.”
Kyurem howled again, its cry sounding fairly livid to Touko. “N! Kyurem should no longer under Ghetsis’s control, right? Why is it still attacking?”
“It’s confused and angry! Touko, we must make it faint so we can get Zekrom out! It should also help calm it down!”
“Got it!” Touko reached into her bag for a Hyper Potion and tossed it to N. “Here, tend to Reshiram while I take care of Kyurem!”
N caught the medicine and began treating the wounded dragon.
The blue-eyed woman reached for her belt, took hold of Victini’s Poké Ball again, and held it up to her lips. “I need your help to free Zekrom, my little friend. Victini, go!” She pressed the button, watching it grow in size before opening it as it usually did. The rays of crimson light took shape of her little winged friend, its large blue eyes completely focused on the ferocious Pokémon in front of it.
“Vi!” Its small body was engulfed in a bright, golden aura. Kyurem faced them once again with more electricity rampaging all over its body.
Almost there, Zekrom! “Victini, give it your all! Searing Shot!”
Victini put its little hands together, then it combusted with bright red flames. Even though Kyurem’s body was emitting both ice and electricity, Touko could only feel Victini’s heat from its growing flames.
I believe in you, Victini, she thought, You got this.
Kyurem fired its signature icy block at Victini at the same time as the smaller Pokémon discharged its even larger volley of fire, piercing through the chunk of ice, then hitting Kyurem dead on the chest. A blast of dust and smoke erupted from the contact, making Touko squeeze her eyes shut and cough relentlessly.
Did it work? She felt the smoke clear and dared to open her eyes again ever so slowly. Kyurem was staggering as a bright glow took over its body. She watched in amazement as its form changed and two things emerged out of its forehead, one sphere-shaped and the other like an elongated pyramid. She walked cautiously toward the ice dragon, her hands reaching out for the two glowing objects. They floated down to her hands as Kyurem slumped down to the ground, the bright glow leaving its body. It was back to its original form and its eyes were closed, its energy spent from the battle and the separation.
Zekrom’s Dark Stone was faintly warm in her hand and it alarmed her.
Was she too late?
Would Zekrom ever come back?
She put the DNA Splicers away in her bag and gently cradled the Dark Stone with both hands.
“Zekrom…can you hear me?” she whispered quietly.
No response.
Sorrow flooded her heart. “Please…” her voice shook with the weight of her distress. “Come back, Zekrom…” Tears were now blurring her sight all over again. Please don’t leave me!
“Touko.” She looked up to see N approaching her with a fully healed Reshiram in tow, his expression grim with concern.
Zekrom…my friend…please, come back to me. She hugged the stone tightly. “Please, Zekrom, come out…! You’re stronger than all this!” Her body trembled with muffled sobs. “I don’t want to lose you…you’re more than just a legendary Pokémon to me. You’re my loving, loyal, grouchy, and Pignite-headed dragon. Please don’t leave me…I want you to come back and chastise me for overdoing things again!”
Once again, nothing happened.
“Zekrom!” Her grief-stricken cry echoed in the silent cave.
Suddenly, the stone became hot in her hands. Touko released it with a startled gasp and it drifted above her. Swirls of electricity crackled around the stone as it glistened with blinding brightness, grew in size, and changed form. A familiar silhouette took the sphere’s place and the light faded away. The Pokémon’s pale eyes, full of affection, connected with her own blue ones.
Princess. The single word was her undoing.
With a loud sob, she threw herself at it with arms opened wide. “Zekrom!”
The dark dragon nuzzled her hair with its snout as it wrapped its large, wing-like hands, around her. Touko didn’t even care that was blubbering like a five year old at the moment. Her beloved dragon was back, and that’s all that mattered.
Princess, you are one reckless woman, it chastised her in a weak but tender tone.
Touko laughed in the midst of her tears, so happy to hear its voice once more. “I’m glad you’re back, Zekrom.”
“Vi, vi!” Victini zipped around them excitedly.
She looked up at the rabbit-like Pokémon with a grateful smile. “Thank you, Victini.”
And you also have my thanks, Reshiram and King N, Zekrom bowed its head towards them.
N waved it off. “Having you back is enough; we’re glad you’re safe.”
The happy reunion was abruptly interrupted by a loud groan. The group glanced back to see Ghetsis coming to and rising back to his feet slowly. He wore a dazed expression until his eye landed on the downed Kyurem, then on Touko, N, and the Pokémon. The older man’s face hardened.
“Damn you!” he hissed. “The Kyurem I went through all the trouble of preparing! How irritating! Now I have to go recapture Kyurem all over again, won’t I?”
“The hell you are!” Touko spat back, having had more than enough of the sage’s twisted plans. She stepped out of Zekrom’s arms, glaring daggers at him. “It ends here for you, Ghetsis! I’m going to make you pay for what you did!”
“No.” N stopped her by grabbing her arm.
“N?” She eyed him quizzically.
“I’ll challenge him.” he stated.
Surprise flickered in her eyes and her mouth formed a small o. “N, are you sure?”
…..
N couldn’t possibly be surer; he was aware that Touko had lots of reasons to battle the sage, but so did he: Ghetsis had used and lied to him for many years, he dared to murder an innocent Pokémon, he captured a Pokémon and turned it into a weapon against its will, and he hurt Touko. He knew it had to end right now.
He would never let that man hurt anyone dear to him ever again.
“I got this.” he affirmed his decision by placing his hand on Reshiram’s wing. “Do you still have Revives in your bag?”
“Yeah, still got them.”
“Good, then take care of Kyurem.” He walked a few steps past her and looked over his shoulder at her with a confident smile. “I’ll do what we do best, kick Team Plasma ass and chew bubblegum.”
He watched her cobalt eyes widen before a mischievous glint set in them. “Just don’t run out of gum.” She chuckled lightly. Making a mental note to ask her about that last statement later, he strolled over to the man he once called Father.
“So,” Ghetsis sneered. “I am to battle my own son, now?”
“I was never your son and you know it to be true.” N replied. “All you saw in me was the perfect marionette for your evil ploy. I stopped letting you control me, and now it is time to stop you for good.”
“HA! Don’t get full of yourself, boy! Don’t forget that I have more battling experience than you!” Ghetsis produced a Poké Ball. “Once I pummel you to the ground, your little heroine will be next.” He threw it, revealing an Eelektross.
Anger rose in N, but he kept it in check. “Go, Zoroark!”
Ghetsis was strong, but N and his Pokémon were tougher. Zoroark’s Focus Blast made quick work of Eelektross, Vanilluxe ended up freezing Ghetsis’s Seismitoad with his Blizzard, Cofagrigus almost brought Archeops down but the prehistoric bird gained the upper hand with Crunch, and both of the sage’s Drapion and Toxicroak fell to Carracosta’s Earthquake. In the middle of the battle, he faintly heard Kyurem finally come to, Touko and Zekrom talking to it, and the sound of flapping wings that signaled the Pokémon’s departure. In the back of his mind, he was thoroughly relieved that Kyurem was well and free again.
Ghetsis was red with anger, frustrated over the loss of Kyurem and battle he was quickly losing. N on the other hand, remained calm and focused. He had Touko and her Pokémon to thank for helping him embrace the ways of Pokémon battles, improving his tactics, and teaching his own Pokémon new skills. He watched his foster father grit his teeth in frustration as he held out his last Poké Ball.
“Hydreigon, come!”
The former king of Team Plasma turned towards his white dragon. “My friend, would you like to take care of this one?”
It would be my pleasure, Reshiram stepped forward.
The three-headed dragon and the white legendary dragon scrutinized each other, hissing relentlessly.
Ghetsis made the first move. “Hydreigon, Dragon Rush!” Hydreigon surrounded itself with bright blue flames that took form of a dragon, and then rushed towards Reshiram.
“Reshiram, let him get close! Then dodge at the last minute and counter with Dragon Claw!” N said. Reshiram nodded and stayed perfectly still on the ground as its foe continued to coming towards it.
Right when Hydreigon was within attack range, N saw his chance. “Go!”
Reshiram’s turbine tail instantly flared to life and it swiftly evaded the incoming attack, ending up right above Hydreigon. Reshiram’s left wing claw emitted a pink aura, then the white dragon slashed its foe’s back while leaving a burning pink trail of energy behind it. The blow knocked Hydreigon out of the air and onto the cave floor.
“What!?” Ghetsis roared in disbelief.
That human was nothing but bluff and bluster, Reshiram commented dryly as it gracefully landed next to N.
The sage’s whole body trembled in rage, his face set with pure incredulity, as he withdrew the fainted Hydreigon. “How can this be? I'm the creator of Team Plasma! I'm perfect! I'm the absolute ruler who will change the world! I can't accept this! This isn't possible! I can't be bested by fools who can't even use Pokémon correctly!"
“Holy Arceus, are you even listening to yourself right now?” Touko cut in, making her way to N’s side.
N glanced back at the man he had called Father almost all of his life. Everything that happened from the beginning was due to the fact that this man never saw Pokémon for what they truly are. “It is sad that you think of Pokémon as tools; they are our wonderful partners and with each moment we spend with them, we take each other to greater heights. I have seen that most people understand this, and the fact that you cannot…I feel sorry for you.”
The older man’s thin lips drew back into a vindictive snarl. “Shut your mouth! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Don't talk like a person, you freak! No real person could talk to Pokémon!"
N flinched inwardly, feeling the crude remark open old wounds.
“Once again, you’re wrong.” Touko spoke up next to him, linking his hand with hers. “N is more human than anyone I’ve ever met, and the fact that he can talk to Pokémon makes him an even better person. I can’t say the same for you, a monster who thinks of nothing but his own greed.”
N was take back by her words. “Touko…”
“Now then…” The brunette’s lips curled into a smirk. “Time to take out the trash…the proper way.”
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Touko sped-dialed Looker while Reshiram, Zekrom, and Victini made sure Ghetsis didn’t scurry out of the cave. Within minutes, Looker and a few Pokémon policemen arrived to arrest the sage. Ghetsis resisted at first until Looker used his own Pokémon, a Hypno, to knock him out using Hypnosis. A great weight lifted off her shoulders as she watched Looker and his men drag the sleeping sage out of the cave.
It’s finally over, and hopefully for good this time.
“So, they are escorting Ghetsis all the way to penitentiary?” N asked her.
She nodded. “Yep. And judging by the look on Looker’s face, he’s not going to allow the same mistake to happen twice. Ghetsis will be in jail for a very long time, especially when he’s tried for murdering a Pokémon.”
“I see.” The catch in his voice made her look at him. His jaw was clenched and his soft gray eyes were hard and a bit distant.
It was obvious that Ghetsis’s cruel words got to him.
She reached for his hand and grasped it tenderly. “Hey, don’t worry about what he said because he doesn’t really know you. I think you’re a pretty awesome guy, maybe in need of a few lessons in figures of speech.” she ended that last statement with a loving smile and a teasing wink.
The shadows in his eyes lifted to her relief. “Is that so?”
“Yep! And I will be delighted to educate you on that…back the Pokémon league. Because I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to put this all behind me with a big bar of chocolate while surrounded by our Pokémon friends.”
Finally, a smile made its way to his lips. “I like that plan very much.”
And with that, they both exited the cave…hand in hand.
Author’s Note:
After about 10 months of writing this fanfic, the final chapter is done! …Or is it? Nah, still got the epilogue, can’t end the story like this! I’ll try my hardest to get that very last chapter up within the month, hoping that my workload allows me a bit of writing time. Thank you for keeping up with this story and remember to review to let me know if you liked this chapter! Once the epilogue is done, then comes the sequelshipping short story to wrap up Mei and Hugh’s story (No More Charades) and then…the new ferriswheelshipping fanfic (tentative title is A Twist of Fate) Here’s the summary so far…
N has defeated Alder and the supposed hero of truth, Touya. But, what if Touya
wasn’t the real hero to begin with? It’s Fate’s finest twist in the tale. In comes the true
Champion of Unova…Touya’s twin sister, Touko; and with her, an adventure that will
make him question everything he’s even known.
Well, what do you think? Let me know! Enjoy this long-awaited chapter!
