Chapter 10: Fusion of Love! White Kyurem!
Alex zoomed through the skies over Unova’s icy wasteland atop Reshiram. Mewtwo had been able to match Reshiram’s speed and was flying right along side her and Alex. But as fast as they were flying, it was still taking the trio awhile to get to the Giant Chasm, and of course time was of the essence. Alex knew that every second they weren’t there was a second that Nora was in danger, though he still did not fully understand why. So Reshiram decided to enlighten Alex and Mewtwo about the hidden terror of the Giant Chasm.
“Long ago in this land, there was a great dragon that aided the two brothers who founded the kingdom of Unova.” Reshiram began. “For a time the kingdom enjoyed great prosperity, but over time the two brothers began to disagree over how the kingdom should be ruled. And their conflict was so great that it not only divided the kingdom, but the great dragon as well. The dragon split into three new Pokemon. One of those Pokemon was I, the embodiment of truth. And I served the older of the two brothers in his cause.
“Another of the three Pokemon was my brother Zekrom, the embodiment of ideals. Zekrom served the cause of the younger brother, and soon Unova was torn by a war that had no winner. But in the meantime there was the third dragon that was created by the split, Kyurem. Kyurem is the shadow of what my brother and I once were before we were divided. It is a hollow creature that tries to fill the void within itself by devouring both humans and Pokemon.”
“And that thing is in the Giant Chasm?” Alex asked urgently.
“It is because of Kyurem’s creation that the Giant Chasm exists.” Reshiram explained. “The split of the original dragon occurred in the sky, and the power of the split was so great that it created a massive explosion. The explosion propelled Kyurem with such force that it fell to earth like a falling star. The crater that was created by Kyurem’s fall is what is now known as the Giant Chasm.”
“So if Nora is out wandering around in that chasm and has run into that thing…” Alex began with a look of horrid realization.
“Then Kyurem would most likely devour her without a second thought.” Reshiram stated gravely.
* * *
Meanwhile at the Giant Chasm, things were far worse than what Alex and Reshiram had envisioned. Nora had actually captured Kyurem, and sent it out on a rampage after hearing the lie about Alex’s death. A few of the Team Rocket agents had sent out their Pokemon to do battle, but they were quickly wiped away by Kyurem’s raw icy power. The majority of the Team Rocket members however had the good sense to run away as the dragon’s rampage destroyed their base camp. All the while Nora was riding atop Kyurem, completely oblivious to what was going on around her.
“Aren’t you going to do something about this?” Calvin asked Noir Mask in a demanding tone from where they were watching at a safe distance.
“That beast has already taken out half our forces in a matter of minutes.” Noir Mask pointed out. “I don’t think that even my Pokemon could subdue it.”
“But you have to do something!” Calvin told her. “Aren’t you supposed to be one of Giovanni’s best agents?”
With that, Noir Mask got out her phone and hit a single number. She held the phone to her ear as it rang.
“Report.” Giovanni’s voice ordered over the phone after it finished ringing.
“The situation had gotten out of hand sir.” Noir Mask reported. “Kyurem has already taken out half our forces, and most of our equipment has been destroyed.”
“How did this happen?” Giovanni demanded to know.
“There was an unexpected occurrence.” Noir Mask replied. “Kyurem was captured by a trainer before we could get to it. This trainer is suffering from fatigue, and after she encountered us she sent Kyurem out to destroy us all. I strongly recommend we retreat sir. Any attempt to claim Kyurem now would be suicide in my opinion.”
“Very well, this mission seems to have been a very costly one.” Giovanni told her. “Report back to the Kanto Region as soon as possible.”
“As you wish sir.” Noir Mask replied before hanging up.
“Well, what did Giovanni say?” Calvin demanded to know.
“This mission is scrubbed, you’re on your own.” Noir Mask said bluntly as she began to walk away.
“You can’t just walk away now!” Calvin shouted as he grabbed Noir Mask by her right arm. Suddenly Zoroark came out of its Pokeball and bared its claws, growling at Calvin.
“I’d remove your hand if I were you.” Noir Mask said calmly. “Zoroark really doesn’t like it when people threaten me.”
Calvin backed down after a moment. Noir Mask then called Zoroark back to its Pokeball and sent out Hydreigon. She then got on Hydreigon’s back and flew away.
* * *
Not too far away, Ash, Misty, Lisa, and Bolt had arrived and were watching the destruction Kyurem was causing. Since meeting Alex in Ecruteak, Ash thought it would be best if the four of them came to the Giant Chasm themselves to help out.
“Well, looks like Ho-Oh’s doom vision was right.” Bolt said to Ash. “That dragon is really tearing things up.”
“Looks like there’s someone riding Kyurem.” Lisa observed as she looked at the carnage through a pair of binoculars. “A young woman I think.”
“That’s probably Nora.” Ash told her. “And if what Ho-Oh showed me is right, we won’t be able to stop her. The best we can do is buy time until Alex shows up.”
“Well then, I guess we’re on. Let’s rock Raikou!” Bolt called as he sent out Raikou. The tiger of thunder roared out of its Pokeball.
“Let’s go Entei!” Lisa called out. Entei emerged from its thrown ball.
“Go Suicune!” Misty called as she threw out the Pokeball. Suicune emerged from the ball with a roar.
“Okay Ho-Oh, I choose you!” Ash called out as he threw the ball into the air.
The great phoenix emerged and landed on the ground. Ash, Pikachu, and Lucario got on Ho-Oh’s back and took off towards the battlefield. Bolt, Lisa, and Misty meanwhile mounted their respective Legendary Beasts and quickly followed from the ground. It wasn’t long before they reached the sight of the carnage.
“Okay Ho-Oh, Kyurem has a rider, so we need to be careful.” Ash told the great bird. “Sacred Fire!”
Ho-Oh’s body became covered in rose-colored flames, though somehow Ash and his two Pokemon were unharmed by them. With a flap of its wings, Ho-Oh sent the flames at Kyurem, but the dragon of ice breathed out a frozen mist that stopped the flames from hitting it.
“Okay, that’s not going to work.” Ash commented. “Time for Plan B Lucario, use Aura Sphere!”
Lucario stood up and closed its eyes. It soon began glowing with a blue aura. A ball of blue light formed over its right paw. Lucario then opened its eyes and threw the ball down at Kyurem. The sphere of light hit Kyurem in the face and caused the dragon of ice some damage. It quickly recovered however and breathed up a frozen blast at Ash and Ho-Oh. Ho-Oh managed to evade the attack, but the blast just barely grazed Ho-Oh’s left wing.
Back on the ground, the three Legendary Beasts and their riders were charging at Kyurem and firing off yellow-colored Extrasensory attacks. The beams hit Kyurem in the chest, but barely stunned the dragon. Kyurem turned its attention back to the ground and swung its tail at the beasts, knocking all three of them to the ground.
“Aw man, I hope Alex gets here soon.” Bolt said as he got back to his feet. “I don’t think we’re going to last very long at this rate.”
* * *
Meanwhile, Alex, Reshiram, and Mewtwo were continuing their flight towards the Giant Chasm. Alex was relieved to see that the chasm was finally in few. But as they approached, Noir Mask and Hydreigon suddenly flew into their path, causing the trio to stop.
“Well, well, fancy meeting you here.” Noir Mask greeted. “It seems you’ve had an interesting trip here Mr. Blaze.”
“Get out of my way or else!” Alex threatened.
“Relax, I was taken off the mission to capture you.” Noir Mask told him. “Which means I have no interest in fighting. In fact I think I can help you.”
“What do you mean?” Alex demanded.
“Your girlfriend Nora Winters is down at the chasm.” Noir Mask explained. “The good news is that she’s alive, though perhaps not in the best of shape. She’s quite tough though. She actually somehow managed to capture Kyurem.”
“What’s the bad news?” Alex asked with a suspicious look.
“The bad news is that Nora’s father, Calvin Winters, told her that you were dead.” Noir Mask answered. “That lie caused her to flip out and send Kyurem on a rampage. As we speak, that beast is still tearing things up down there. Team Rocket’s mission to capture Kyurem has been scrubbed, and I’m on my way back to Kanto. But before I go I’d like to give you something that might help. Catch.”
Noir Mask threw out an object that Alex just barely managed to catch. Alex looked at the object and saw that it was some sort of device, which was pointed and was mostly black. But it had a white stripe in the middle and a grey base and what looked like a gold switch.
“What is this thing?” Alex asked.
“The Team Plasma scientist I stole the thing from called it a DNA Link Pin.” Noir Mask answered. “He claimed that it could merge Kyurem together with one of the other two legendary dragons of this region. I can see that you’re riding Reshiram, assuming that the pictures I’ve seen of Reshiram are accurate. If you used that Link Pin, it might actually end the destruction and allow you to get to Nora.”
“That plan might actually work.” Reshiram cut in. “If I were to merge with Kyurem, the void in its heart would be filled. The rampage would end.”
“But what would happen to you?” Alex asked Reshiram.
“I would live on as a part of Kyurem.” Reshiram answered. “You needn’t worry about me. Kyurem and I were one a long time ago, perhaps it is time we become one again.”
“How do we know if Noir Mask is telling the truth?” Mewtwo pointed out.
“I can sense that she is indeed being truthful about this. Though it seems she does lie to the world about her true self.” Reshiram assured them. “But we can trust her.”
“Why are you helping me all of the sudden?” Alex asked Noir Mask.
“Call it sympathy if you like.” Noir Mask answered. “People like Calvin Winters think that it’s okay to ruin a person’s life just to get ahead. I can stomach people like that. This is my way of seeing that he gets what he deserves. Well, I’ll be going now. Good luck Mr. Blaze.”
With that, Noir Mask flew off on Hydreigon. Alex turned his attention to the Link Pin.
“I think I can figure out how to work this thing, but it’ll take me a little time.” Alex told his two companions. “Can you guys hold Kyurem off until I get it working?”
“You’re sure it’s wise to use that device?” Mewtwo asked.
“No, but I don’t see what else we can try.” Alex answered. “Let’s just get going.”
* * *
Down at the chasm, Ash and the others continued to fight a losing battle against Kyurem. Suddenly a stream of blue fire came down from the sky and hit Kyurem in the tail. The dragon of ice turned to see Reshiram flying towards it. The white dragon breathed out another blast of blue flames, hitting Kyurem in the face.
“Glad you finally showed up.” Ash said as he and Ho-Oh flew up next to Alex and Kyurem.
“What’re you guys doing here?” Alex asked looking a little surprised.
“Just helping out.” Ash answered. “I hope you have a way to end this.”
“I just need you buy me a little more time.” Alex told him.
“I will handle that.” Mewtwo cut in. “You focus on figuring out how to work that device.”
“Device?” Ash asked with a raised eyebrow.
“It’s a long story.” Alex replied. “But if it does what I was told it would do, it should stop Kyurem.”
Meanwhile, Mewtwo began throwing Aura Spheres at Kyurem, hitting it in the face. Kyurem responded by breathing out another blast of frozen mist. Mewtwo blocked the attack with an energy barrier, but it was taking a lot of concentration for Mewtwo to keep the barrier up. When the attack finally stopped, Mewtwo continued throwing Aura Spheres at Kyurem, one after another until at one point Mewtwo raised his arms up and created a very large Aura Sphere and threw it right in the dragon’s face. Kyurem was having a hard time recovering from that last attack.
Meanwhile, Alex finally activated the Link Pin. The device glowed and then vanished in a burst of light. Suddenly a transparent sphere of gold energy surrounded Reshiram. Moments later a bolt of gold electricity shot from the sphere and surrounded Kyurem with another sphere. As the dragon of ice tried to escape from the sphere, the chain of energy connecting the two spheres was pulling down Reshiram’s sphere. The two spheres soon converged, creating an explosion of white light.
When the light cleared, Kyurem’s form had changed. It stood more erect and its wings had disappeared, replaced by blades of ice on the sides of its torso. Kyurem’s arms had become more developed. Its right upper arm and forearm were covered in ice, with the forearm having a wing-like blade projecting out from the side. Kyurem’s left arm meanwhile had gained Reshiram’s white down, and a white wing-like blade projected out from the side of the forearm. Kyurem’s chest, along with the back and sides of its long neck were also covered in white down.
A tuft of white fur hung down from under Kyurem’s chin. The right horn on Kyurem’s head had grown a bit longer, while the left horn had been replaced by a long stream of white fur like the kind found on Reshiram’s head. Kyurem’s engine-like tail looked like it had been repaired, and had a large tuft of white down growing out the end. With the transformation complete, Kyurem’s rampage had ended. Alex sat atop Kyurem’s back cradling an unconscious Nora in his arms. Alex was very relieved to find that Nora was still breathing, but was very worried by how pale she looked.
“What the devil is going on here?” a voice suddenly demanded. Everyone looked to the ground to see Calvin standing not too far away. Calvin meanwhile noticed Alex and Nora atop Kyurem. “Blaze! How the hell did you get here, and what have you done?”
“What I’ve done is save Nora you bastard!” Alex shouted. “Now I’m getting her out of here away from you!”
“I forbid it!” Calvin said defiantly.
“You’re not in a position to order anyone around.” Alex pointed out.
“Maybe I can change that.” A smug voice suddenly cut in. Everyone looked again to see Carson standing not too far away behind Calvin.
“You again?” Alex sighed. “Why don’t you get a life you moron? Quit chasing me around!”
“I’m not giving up until I haul your butt back to HQ!” Carson declared. “I figured you’d try coming to the Giant Chasm to get your girlfriend, so I came here myself. Now enough of this playing around! Go Rhyperior!”
Rhyperior emerged from the thrown ball. Alex meanwhile gave out another heavy irritated sigh.
“Damnit, I don’t have time for this!” Alex exclaimed. “Kyurem, finish this loser off quick so I can get out of here!”
Kyurem roared and suddenly four red glowing wires extended from the back of the blades on its torso into sockets on the engine part of its tail. Fiery red lines began glowing on the tuft of Kyurem’s tail, while the ends of its left wing blade and the long fur on its head began glowing with the same light. Suddenly Kyurem began glowing with a red aura and red bolts of energy shot out, hitting Rhyperior. Rhyperior was covered in red flames, which in an instant turned to ice and shattered. The large rhino-like creature was knocked out, leaving Carson with a dumbfounded expression.
“W-well I’m not done yet!” Carson declared, but just as he was about to send out another Pokemon, both he and Calvin found themselves surrounded by the Legendary Beats, along with Bolt, Lisa, and Misty.
“Give it up dudes, you’re outnumbered.” Bolt told them. “Not to mention outclassed.”
“Hey Alex.” Ash called. “My friends and I will take care of things here. You just get Nora out of here.”
“Thanks.” Alex replied. “Maybe we’ll see each other again.”
“Yeah, who knows?” Ashe replied.
“Alex Blaze.” Mewtwo suddenly called down, causing Alex to look up at where Mewtwo was hovering in the air. “You have shown me what a human is capable of enduring to reunite with a loved one. I only wish I understood love more.”
“Maybe you’ll fall in love one day and you’ll understand.” Alex suggested.
“Doubtful.” Mewtwo replied somewhat sadly. “I was created in a laboratory by humans. And though I am related to Mew I am the only one of my kind.”
“Hey, anything is possible.” Alex pointed out. “Take me for example. I just merged two dragons together.”
“Perhaps.” Mewtwo replied. “But for now I will continue on my own. I hope that you and your mate will find happiness.”
With that, Mewtwo flew off for parts unknown. Alex turned his attention back to Nora.
“Get us out of here Kyurem.” Alex commanded. “Get us someplace warm.”
Kyurem roared and took off into the sky at incredible speed. As the fiery dragon of ice flew through the air, Nora began to stir and slowly open her eyes.
“Hey beautiful.” Alex said with a warm smile.
“…Alex?” Nora said as she fully woke up. “Is… is it really you?”
“Who else?” Alex replied.
At that point Nora broke down in tears and Alex pulled her close. It was quite some time before Nora finally calmed down.
“My father told me you were dead.” Nora said after regaining most of her composure. “I guess I should’ve known he was lying.”
“Don’t worry, some friends of mine are taking care of him.” Alex assured her. “He’ll never bother us again.”
“So… where are we going?” Nora asked after a moment.
“Wherever you’d like.” Alex replied.
“I don’t care where we go as long as it’s warm.” Nora replied. “And… as long as you’re with me.”
Alex and Nora gazed deeply into each other’s eyes for a moment before their lips met in a passionate kiss. Meanwhile, Kyurem continued flying on in an unknown direction, heading for someplace warm as Alex instructed.
