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Legends of the Elemental Ones

Ellie recalled the Dragonite before picking up her Pokégear. "Yes, we are still in Hearthome."

"Great. See you in ten." the Pokégear connection ended.

<That was Franklin. He's meeting us here...>
 
Lucille watched as the Breloom started walking away. I really don't want to leave, but I guess it is majority rules, she thought. "Tch, yes, we should get a move on after Franklin gets here, huh? I mean, who knows when the Government will come after us now."
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Hailey had followed the others into the lab and watched intently as the syringes were about to go into the Elemental. And then Jack interrupted everything. She usually didn't question her co-workers, but she was seriously beginning to question his loyalty. She was glad that the process continued, the needles' contents were administered. Of course, she knew Goodwin was probably going to be the only one who got to question the Elemental.

Crossing her arms and leaning against a wall, Hailey continued watching, hoping the Elemental would tell valuable information.
 
Euphoric.

That was how Andrew felt the moment the contents of the syringes took effect. For several long moments, it seemed that the ground had fallen away from him, and he was floating in the middle of the sky. He felt a sensation of weightlessness that he hadn't even felt when he was being lifted by the Magnezone.

This much was showing on his face. Goodwin turned to Iowa and said: "It's taken effect. You know what to do."

Iowa gathered electricity in front of him, and it took the form of a small orb. Once it was done charging, the Magnezone blasted the Zap Cannon straight at Andrew.

The effect was immediate. The shocks snapped Andrew out of the euphoria swiftly and painfully. It was a surprise enough to make him scream; one can only imagine how much pain he was in.

"Now that we have snapped you out of the first stage of the drug, we can get to business," Goodwin said, "boy, I would very much appreciate it if you told me the extent of your monstrous abilities."

Andrew started to say something, but was overcome by the paralysis caused by Zap Cannon. With great effort, he managed to say, "I don't... I can't... remember... the extent."

Goodwin's eyes narrowed. He turned to the Magnezone, and whispered a single word: "Again."

Iowa instantly complied, charging and blasting another Zap Cannon. As it struck, Goodwin simply said: "Try to remember. What is the limit of your monstrous abilities, and just how well can you control them?"

"I... can create and control... forms of ice." Andrew started to cough, "but I can only... rarely... completely control... my power. I... lose control in... many situations."

Goodwin was very interested by this. He opened his mouth to ask what sort of situations, but then realized that testing the new substance would be an easier way to find out.

Perhaps he really doesn't know the extent of his and his fellow Elemental's power. I suppose I can find out for myself in due time.

"Now then, boy, just how many of your kind were attending the meeting at that Church? Consider your answer carefully; I don't want Iowa to use all of his Zap Cannons this early on."
 
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Illiamna wrapped her tail around Lucille's legs, in an attempt to comfort her. But Lucille responded by walking away, just past the group of Elementals. The Vaporeon pounced after her, wondering what was going on. "Luc... what are you doing? Don't stray too far from the group," Illiamna warned, her voice almost on the verge of a hiss. Lucille turned to her Pokemon and half-smiled.

"I won't," her voice was cheerful. "I just wanted to be alone for a few minutes, just to register everything that's happened today. I think better when I'm alone, you know that." Illiamna nodded, she noted that Lucille wasn't too far away from the group of other Elementals, but she still wanted to keep an eye on her... just in case.
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Ice Elemental, huh?

Hailey had grown more curious, and everything the Elemental was saying piqued her interest. She definitely wanted to know how many Elementals had gone to the church, so they could know just how many of those monsters they had to deal with. There was one thing that was a problem. She was all for interrogating someone, but torture seemed to be a bit far. She didn't want to say anything about it though, as it would seem as though she were sympathizing with Andrew.
 
Andrew thought back on the meeting, trying to recall the information above the combination of the serums and paralysis,

Lucielle, Ellie, that Steel guy, the ghost and grass...

"Seven," he said at last, "there were seven of us."

Goodwin looked over at Washington, who had been intently looking at Andrew. The Metagross nodded at his master's glance.

"Good. Now then, do you remember which specific Elements they were?"

Andrew opened his mouth to answer, but then remembered Lucielle and Ellie.

They were the first to show me kindness... they were the first.

"No," he said weakly, "I don't."

Goodwin's eyes narrowed yet again.

"Iowa..."

Even as his he began to speak the nickname of his Magnezone, another orb of lightning formed in front of the Magnezone, which again spared a moment to charge the electricity before firing it at Andrew. The attack yet again struck its intended target.

"You're trying my patience, boy. Need I resort to using another syringe? I don't want to resort to having the answers to my questions forcing themselves out of your mouth, boy. Now I will ask again: what were the types of the Elementals at the Church?!"
 
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Jack watched the interrogation with a grim satisfaction. On the one hand, he was very glad that they were finally getting information as to what was happening with the elementals. On the other, it was taking way more effort than it should have. "David," he interjected. "If I may. This boy is obviously unwilling to give up any secrets to us without a fight. Moreover, I think Magnezone has other things to use Zap Cannon for than an interrogation. He's already wasted more than half of its PP. I suggest we combine these two problems for a grand solution. This boy wants a fight, a fight he'll get. Plus, good old field testing always yields better results than lab work, wouldn't you agree? Pit him against any Pokemon. We can see what his limits are, how strong his powers are. And afterward, I'm sure this interrogation should go much more smoothly when he has not the energy to resist." He paused for a second. "Merely a suggestion, of course," he added.
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After about ten minutes of searching the city, which was relatively small, Franklin finally found the elementals. Behind his own apartment. Walking up to the first elemental he saw, which happened to be Grass, he asked, "Excuse me. Could you tell me which one of you is Ellie?" Looking where the elemental faced, he walked up to the synthetically pink haired girl who had been in front of the group that one day. "Hello, Ellie," he said, with a biting sarcasm. "You're the sorta leader of this merry band, right? Can you help me? I seem to notice something." Turning around, he pointed at a classic million windowed high rise. "Can you tell me what that is?" he asked, then answered his own question. "That is the government headquarters." He paused, then, "Can you tell me what one problem is? I'll tell you. I'm standing next to you and *I can POINT TO IT!" Stressing each word, he said, "You. Are. Not. Safe. Here. Not. N-O-T. Now, I had a reason to come over here. I will get you to Mt. Coronet by nightfall. I will turn around in the morning. Under no circumstances are you to follow. Unless I call you, the entire world except Mt. Coronet is swarming with government and you will all be caught within five seconds. Understood? Good. Now, it's getting late. We should be going." Spotting his Xatu next to a dumpster, Franklin recalled it. Looking around, he saw Lucille over by herself. "Hey," he said when he had walked up to her. "What's wrong?"
 
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Goodwin glanced at Jack.

"I knew there was a reason I appointed you as my right-hand man," he said, "Iowa! I'm calling it off."

The Magnezone cut off the gathering electricity.

"Take the prisoner to the testing grounds; CT will help. Send Arizona to me, and, Washington... just to be safe, knock him out."

The Metagross grunted in acknowledgment, and then swiftly struck the side of Andrew's. His eyes shut instantly, and his body stopped moving. Iowa spared no time in magnetically freeing the unconscious Andrew and keeping him aloft.

"Good. Washington, you and Delaware will stay with me," as he said this, he turned around and strode out of the chamber, his Clefable and Metagross following him, "I intend to have Oregon face against him," Goodwin said to the two pokemon, "I suspect that he is still unhappy about how little he got to partake in the battle earlier... this will be more than enough compensation."

Though neither pokemon objected, Delaware and Washington couldn't help exchanging a worried glance. They had no doubt in their mind that Oregon would have an upper hand, but that was just it: Oregon could too easily obtain the upper hand.

If they let Oregon get too carried away, Master Goodwin could end up losing his prize.

They both knew better than to say anything, though. Master Goodwin always knew what he was doing; doubtless that this was a way to placate Oregon so that he wouldn't go out of control when things got even more intense.

As the two thought over their Master's plan (and what he had entrusted them to say once the prisoner was back in his cell) Arizona flew back to Goodwin and was promptly recalled.

"You've done your job for now, my friend," Goodwin said, "for this next phase, only those that can hold their own against ice will be of the utmost help."
 
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Blake looked up as the person he had come to know as Franklin pointed at the government building, 'I suppose he is right,' he looked around the clearing where they stood and wondered what Andrew was going through. He pulled the pink ball from his belt and released his Gardevoir, "Hey, Jade." Jade looked about the elementals and stopped on Ellie, Huh... Is she like you?
Blake nodded, Sorta, She's a Psychic elemental though. Jade nodded slowly, Interesting... Blake looked at the trees, the poison elemental had started off and the grass elemental was about to, Jade, im going to start towards Mount Coronet, I want you to keep an eye out for any goverment agents that might be approaching, ok? Jade nodded and Blake started off into the woods. Jade took a look at Ellie before moving along after Blake.
 
Turning her head as she heard Franklin's voice, Lucille responded, "I'm fine. I just wanted to clear my head is all." She grinned at him, as if trying to prove she was alright. Illiamna rushed over to her trainer, still not sure whether she could trust Franklin. I guess he did save Lucille, she thought bitterly. She decided to be okay with him for now, but she still had her suspicions about him.
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Hailey was pleased when she heard Jack question if this method was really worth using. It seemed like an effective enough way to get information, but it was a bit of a waste. Seven Elementals in that church, and we only managed to get one? she wondered, her face was bleak. Hmm. Well, if anything, one is better than none.
 
Iowa brought Andrew to a large arena that was a plain grey. There were several light fixtures at varying points on the walls, and on the uppermost part of one of the walls there was a glass window, through which one could observe the fight.

Iowa dropped Andrew onto the floor of the arena, and then magnetically maneuvered a steel wristband that had several blinking lights onto Andrew's left arm, and then did the same thing with his right arm. The moment each band had closed around the boy's wrist, it began to emit a soft beeping.

While that was happening, CT floated into the observation room, and telekinetically activated a few switches. When that happened, several sections of the arena sunk down, and were replaced with a floor of stone.

Around the same time, Goodwin, Delaware, and Washington entered the arena. Goodwin Spared a moment to drop one of the pokeballs onto the side of the arena opposite Iowa and Andrew. It opened, and Oregon the Tyrannitar appeared in a burst of light.

"Oregon, you will have a chance to fight, but not until I give the signal. Until then, feel free to prepare in a method that doesn't damage anything."

Before the Tyrannitar could give any sort of acknowledgment, Goodwin, several other Government members, and his pokemon (including Iowa) were already entering the elevator that would take them to the observation deck. Once they had arrived, Goodwin hit a single switch on the control board.

"Time to wake up, boy."

When the switch was pressed, a small shock went through both of the wristbands. The shock was enough to jolt Andrew out of his unconsciousness.

"Where..."

Goodwin then pressed another button on the control board, and spoke into the microphone.

"Boy, we have decided to test the strength of your monstrous Elemental abilities. You will battle this Tyrannitar until it is deemed that a battle is no longer necessary."

Okay, but will that be before or after one of us dies? Andrew thought, granted, he didn't say it was a fight to the death, but it could easily become one."

Goodwin leaned in closer to the microphone. "Begin."
 
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"Hey, Bannanaphone, could you fly me to the ledge we were on last night?" The Tropius' Pokéball burst open just in time for Bannanaphone to hear the commands. Bannanaphone nodded. They flew low to help avoid detection, then, when they were near the mountain, they soared upwards and landed on a ledge easily as large as the church. "Boom Boom, make sure they don't miss us up here. Bannanaphone, return." Hilao walked over to Boom Boom and sat beside him. Next to him, a small flower began to bloom.
 
Lycis had begun the walk to Mt. Coronet, but after hearing only the sound of only a few people following suit, she turned around and went back to the area where all of the Elementals had met.

"I thought we were going to the mountain, so why is it that only a few of... us... are..." as she said the last two words, she returned to the area and found the Government member from the Church.

"You..." she growled, beginning to gather ice at her claws.

"You! You're the one that ratted us out!" she screamed, lunging at the man.
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Andrew leaped to the side before the Tyrannitar ran forward and smashed his fist into where he'd been standing.

Andrew rolled out of the way as it brought down its tail, only to slip on the sand that had begun to stir upon the Tyranitar's appearance. He didn't have time to wonder how the sand had gotten there in the first place, as it began to build up to a fierce gale.

Okay, I need to think. If I hold still for even a moment, that thing will tear me to pieces. I need some way take away this Sandstorm before it-

He jumped to the side again as the Tyranitar came running through the howling gale and swung its tail. Andrew grunted and rolled again, right as the thing brought its tail down on the spot where he had just been.
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Back in the observation deck, Goodwin sighed at the one-sided battle. He had been very disappointed when the boy hadn't even tried to use his Elemental abilities to hold off Oregon.

This will not do, he thought, and spoke into the microphone.

"Boy, do you simply want to take the satisfaction of learning your powers away from me? Because if you are, tell me now so I can call of Oregon and use something a little more suited to that situation."
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Upon hearing Goodwin's words, Andrew muttered something along the lines of "this isn't on purpose," and jumped backward as the Tyrannitar dove forward in another attack. This one came within inches of striking his stomach.

Okay, that's it, comedy's over. Time to humor Goodwin.

He jumped back again, and aimed his palm at the Tyranitar. Icicles took form in front of his palm, Andrew grabbed them and tossed them at the Tyranitar, expecting them to deter it.

Instead, the icicles bounced off the Tyranitar's hide as if they were pebbles.

"Oh, come on!" Andrew snarled, as the Tyranitar charged forward, "that's the fastest I can do!"

At this, the Tyranitar slammed its tail into the stone ground in front of it, sending up a series of large, sharpened rocks. The Tyranitar began to slam each rock with its tail, blasting them at Andrew at deadly speed.

"This is ridiculous," was all Andrew had time to say before rolling out of the way of the first two. He slid out of the way of the third one, but apparently that had been anticipated, since the fourth caught him on one arm and sent him half the length of the arena. Andrew hit the ground hard from the attack.
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In the observation deck, Goodwin watched as Oregon scored its hit on the Elemental. The boy's sole attempt at using his powers had ended in failure, and judging by the lifesigns he was getting from the two wristbands, the hit from Stone Edge had jarred him badly.

It's never easy, is it? he wondered, pressing another button. This one would send another jolt through the wristbands; hopefully it would be enough to convince the boy to fight.
 
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Franklin stood wondering what the Weavile was saying as it was talking to him. He certainly wasn't an elemental, and he wasn't close to the Pokemon. Surely it must understand that he didn't know what it was saying? Suddenly, it jumped straight at him, baring its claws.

"Oh crap!" he shouted as he ducked and rolled out of the way. Plucking the first ball off the left of his belt, he sent out Scizor. "Quick!" he shouted. "Stand in front of me. Stop that thing, use Iron Defense and X-Scizor it if it tries to get close." Turning to Lucille, he asked, "When that thing calms down a bit, can you try and talk to it?"
 
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Lycis found herself very quickly confronted by the Scizor.

"That's not going to be good enough!" she screeched, charging forward, and then pulling back at the last second, only slightly scratching the Scizor with Fake Out. When it would inevitably start to flinch, she would go on the attack.
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Andrew felt another jolt go through his wrists, and he winced in pain as the Tyranitar began another charge.

Andrew looked up just in time to see said charge, and was struck yet again, pile-driving him straight into the wall.

He half expected the impact to break his bones, but found that something cold had softened the hit. He looked at the wall in front of him and was surprised to find a thin layer of rapidly melting snow.

He didn't have time to wonder how this happened, as he was picked up and tossed by the Tyranitar, and this time, there was nothing to soften the impact.
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Goodwin had seen enough.

I suppose that his powers are incomplete... that they are weakened. Clearly, this boy hasn't fully developed the monstrous potential.

He spoke into the microphone yet again:

"Oregon, as much as I appreciate your zeal, this boy is not your punching bag. If you keep this up, I'm going to call it off before you kill him."

Oregon looked up at Goodwin and gave a few roars of protest.

"Look, I know that you're still bitter about how little you got to fight at the Church," he said, "but this boy is my only lead to learning more about his kind. If I want to learn more about those monsters, I'm going to need him alive."
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Andrew, in too much pain to get up, could only watch helplessly as the Tyranitar started towards him, only to be stopped by Goodwin's commands.

My kind... that's right, Goodwin sees us as... inhuman. Neither above or below humanity... simply outside of it... monsters. I wonder, is that why...

Andrew suddenly found himself standing up. Seeing this, the Tyranitar began to charge again. Andrew, without himself realizing, found himself standing his ground, found himself facing his enemy.

Seconds before it was going to strike, Andrew slowly held his palm up, again with it facing the Armor Pokemon. A mere second before impact, Andrew's palm glowed, and-

The Tyranitar was blasted back by a condensed stream of ice. The behemoth got back up, only to be hit again by ice and slam into the ground.

Andrew slowly struggled to the Tyranitar, striking it with a stream of ice every time it tried to get up, until it was overwhelmed and collapsed.

Andrew loomed over the fallen Tyranitar. It looked defiantly up at him, as if to say "get it over with."

Andrew raised his palm at the Tyranitar-

Only to be brought to his own knees by twin shocks to his arms. The moment this happened, the injuries that he'd sustained came back to haunt him, and he himself collapsed.
 
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"Stop!"

Lucille had shouted, hoping that would halt Lycis from attacking, a very apparent frown had replaced her smile. "He did nothing of the sort! If he had, he wouldn't have been trying to save each and every one of us!" She bit her lip, realizing shouting wasn't going to resolve this, if anything, make her seem more threatening. "I'm sorry," she said, hoping she didn't seem too harsh.

She crouched down, mostly so Franklin wouldn't hear what she said. "I know how you must feel seeing as though Andrew gave himself up," she whispered softly, not knowing if Lycis could even hear her.
 
Lycis glared at Lucielle. "How do we know it wasn't a two-fronted act?" she snarled, "he rats us out, then tries to help us to gain our trust, and then next thing you know, we're surrounded by Goodwin and his men! I don't think we should listen to him at all!

"You... you don't know at all how I feel. Not unless you were driven away by your own family, rejected by all of your friends, and forced to wander the streets for over half a year! That was what Andrew went through, and all that time I was with him to help him every step of the way! Are you an outcast, that thinks of yourself as a monster? NO, you're NOT!"
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Goodwin grinned in satisfaction as he saw the Elemental collapse after defeating Oregon.

"Very good, both of you," he said, "Iowa, return the prisoner to his cell," the Magnezone gave a buzz of acknowledgment and floated towards the elevator, "I will be sending a report of the battle to all of you shortly, " Goodwin said to his employees, "I want all of you to analyze the readouts of the boy's lifesigns specifically when he began to retaliate against Oregon. See if you can find some sort of hidden cause."

He pressed another button on the control board, and then calmly walked to the elevator and entered, Washington, Iowa, and Delaware not far behind. Upon reaching the arena floor, he recalled Oregon, saying: "You fought valiantly, my friend. This will be your first battle, with many more exciting ones to follow. Look forward to it."

He then deployed Arizona. "You'll be accompanying me to my office," he said, "Delaware, Washington, accompany Iowa to the prison, and then carry out that which I've discussed. Iowa, after you secure the prisoner, I need you to immediately come to my office. I have another brief assignment for you."

With that, he turned and exited the arena, at which point the Magnezone magnetically lifted Andrew, and made his own way to the exit.
 
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Lucille jumped in surprise. Illiamna jumped up and started growling, ready to defend her trainer on her life. Lucille waved to her Vaporeon, signaling to be at ease. Illiamna listened, but she was still ready to fight if need be. And throughout this outburst, Lucille spoke in a calm voice, "What use would it be to have us later than now? If he was a traitor to us, he would've let the Government take us all at the same time Andrew was captured."

"I've never had friends because I was always helping my family out. Did they know of this power? No. I've lived for a long time not being able to tell anyone and in that way, I was secluded from everyone else." She paused when she felt her hands squeezing to make fists. Then she continued, "To the people of this world, I am a monster. They may not know me personally, but to them our kind are monsters. I feel connected to this group, because I can be myself for once. I may not have been with Andrew as long as you have, but I still feel the guilt."

"Now can we please end this? It's not good if we start arguing amongst ourselves," she finished, looking at Lycis with almost pleading eyes.
 
Lycis, for a moment looked like she would attack Franklin anyway. But only for a moment longer.

"Fine," she snarled, turning away, "but the moment we reach Mt. Coronet, I want him gone. I don't... can't trust him. If I see you again after Coronet... I won't hold back. You scum captured Andrew... I look forward to paying you back in kind for that."

With that, she began the trek to the mountain, "Let's go," she said, resigned, "we haven't got all night for this."

Even as she walked, a plan was forming in her head. One that could help Andrew. All that she needed to do was be a little patient...
 
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Blake looked up at the mountain that loomed before him, the grass elemental had flown up on a Tropius, he had Sky but he wouldn't risk being seen. He walked along the edge of the cliff running his fingers along its surface. He felt Jade watching him, What?
Jade looked up at the mountain, Are you okay? You are depressed. Blake sighed and looked at the peak far above him, no, I guess i'm not, I have a feeling that something bad is going on with Andrew in the government building. Jade looked back down at the rock face in front of her. To the best of my understanding, you elementals are like this cliff: You seem unmoveable and I think Goodwin may have a hard time breaking Andrew. Blake sighed and continued along the cliff's base, I guess you're right.

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Zack slept peacefully, or atleast thats how it appeared to anyone watching...

A Raging fire covers the house in front of him, his house. He looks to his left and sees his brother, an almost identical match. Suddenly a car pulls up and the back door opens. A hand reaches out of the back seat and grabs his shirt collar, he is pulled into the car.

Zack awoke and looked around the room, "Nothing," he muttered to himself. He lay back down and went back to sleep.
 
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