//------------------------------// // Chapter 5 // Story: Pokemon the Movie: Total Eclixie the Heart // by Banshee531 //------------------------------// In the cockpit of his airship, Mechano watched as his underlings flew up to him. His smile doubled when he spotted Eclixie in their grasp, trying to escape it's electrified cage with zero success. "Yes...yes! YES!" He started typing away, causing a spot on his keyboard to open up before a big red button appeared. "At last! After so many years, I can finally have my vengeance!" With that, he curled his robotic hand into a fist and slammed it down on the button. "ECLIXIE!" Sunset screamed as she and the others charged after the three, not that it would do much good considering how high they were now. Before any of them could even think about coming up with a plan, a loud sound rang out, making them halt in place. They then turned their attention to the airship, only to see its balloon start to stretch out and mold in certain areas, as if something inside it was pushing outwards. It was here that they all gasped as the mass of metal parts fell to the ground, unfolding into a humanoid form as its feet struck the ground and caused a small earthquake. The monstrosity then straightened itself up, showing its true form. It was a humanoid that stood at around fifty meters, its main body being triangular with two large mechanical legs attached to a pair of rectangular feet. Its arms were connected to the body by a pair of circular shoulders that looked like they were designed to be cages. At the end of the arms were a trio of mechanical claws, which opened up to show some barrel gun like palms. In the center of its triangular body was yet another cage like sphere, though this one was not as large as the other two. The top had no head or neck though, and instead showed the airship's cockpit, Mechano resting inside. "What is that thing?" Spike asked in horror. Flash grimaced at the sight, "Best bet? Trouble." "We have to save Eclixie." Sunset said next, the group nodding as they stared up at Forest, Pyron and Cecelia. The trio had pulled to a stop when Mechano's machine appeared. Doc pulled out his Pokeballs, "Let's get them now." "RIGHT!" The others replied as Flash and Twilight pulled out their Pokeballs. The three tossed them into the air, unleashing seven Pokémon. Owlicious, Skyler, Riptide, Prongs, Viper, Higear and Tockwork hit the ground, Springer and Peewee also standing beside them. Flash pointed at the flying trio above them, "Alright gang, we've got this. We're Eclixie's only hope. You ready?" The Pokémon all cheered as the teens nodded, "Then let's do this! Everyone, use Aura Sphere, Gust, Water Gun, Energy Ball and Flamethrower!" "Confusion and Dragon Breath!" "Gear Grind and Psywave!" The nine Pokémon unleashed their long range attacks, including firing balls of energy, jets of water, and bursts of fire. These attacks flooded the sky as they shot up to the underlings, causing them to stare down at the incoming barrage. "Look out!" Forest cried as he pulled his Z.Z Flyer away, causing the other two to follow him thanks to the cage connecting the three. "That's it!" Pyron cut the power to his connection, forcing Forest and Cecelia to pick up the slack on the cage. "I'll handle these losers, you two finish the job!" The two nodded and continued to fly away as he pulled out his Pokeball. "Vipeacon, attack!" The final evolution of Hisscor appeared, hissing as it landed in front of the group. The others stopped their attacks as it landed, only for Higear, Tockwork and Doc to stand before the serpent. "You guys go, I'll handle him." Doc commanded, causing them to nod and try to run around Vipeacon. As they did this, Vipeacon opened its mouth, only to be suddenly tackled by Higear. "VIPE!" it yelped as it hopped back, hissing at Higear with a fiery glare. "Flamethrower!" Vipeacon unleashed a wave of fire, which both Higear and Tockwork backpedaled to dodge. Doc was also forced to move away, the heat too intense to take. Both Pyron and Vipeacon smiled at the sight, "Alright, let's do that-" "SCOR!" Another jet of fire struck Vipeacon, knocking its mouth back with ease. Doc turned to the source of the attack, smiling when he saw Viper. "Thank you." Viper nodded back before glaring at their recovering opponent. The others continued to chase Forest and Cecelia, the duo noticing the followers. Forest rolled his eyes before looking at Cecelia, "Deal with them. I'll get this thing to the boss." Cecelia nodded and cut the connection to the cage, soon spinning around in midair. "Reptidal, attack!" she tossed her Pokeball into the air, Riptide's final evolution appearing in front of the group. "Reptidal!" Twilight turned to the others, "Go!" They nodded and once again moved around them as Owlicious landed on her shoulder. She also noticed that one of them had remained, looking down at Riptide. "You wanna help?" "Aquana!" Riptide nodded. Twilight pushed up her glasses with a smirk, "Alright! We'll do this together!" "Don't underestimate me, you snots! Aqua Break!" Reptidal created a water katanna and charged at the three, causing them to hop back from the first attack. "Confusion and Water Gun!" Owlicious fired a blue beam of light while Riptide spat out a jet of water, both hitting Reptidal back. "Don't you dare fall back! Use Aqua Jet!" Reptidal's body was then consumed with water, the lizard kicking its body off the ground before shooting at the opponents like a missile. Riptide and Owlicious weren't fast enough to dodge, causing both to be struck with water-powered charge. "GUYS!" Twilight cried as both Pokémon were smacked into the ground, her ears then hearing Cecelia laugh. Twilight then blinked at the two injured Pokémon, only to see them stagger back up. Seeing this, Twilight glared at Cecelia. "We're not done yet." Cecelia let out another laugh. "We'll see." Flash, Sunset, Spike and their Pokémon continued to chase after Forest, the underling getting dangerously close to the mech. "Springer, Quick Attack!" "RIOLU!" Springer's speed tripled as he shot at Forest like a bullet, noticing one of the trees had been knocked down in the shape of a ramp. "Rio...LU!" he exclaimed as he hopped off the timber, charging a Force Palm as he got close to the Z.Z Flyer. The teen glanced back and went wide eyed, "NO!" he yelled as the Force Palm slammed into the machine. Before he could react, the Z.Z Flyer started to plummet. Seeing this, he jerked the controls, flinging the electric cage upward as the device began to crash. "SIR! CATCH!" They gasped as they watched Eclixie soar through the air, a clicking sound following as the sphere in the mech's chest opened up and unleashed a bolt of lightning at the fairy Pokémon. The beam turned into a cage, trapping the creature again, only for a metal arm to suddenly appear, the mechanical claw soon clamping the Pokémon with a collar and shackles. "ECLIXIE!" it cried as the shackles started to tighten. "ECLIXIE! ECLIXIE!" "Eclixie!" Sunset screamed at the sight while Forest's Z.Z Flyer crashed in front of them. Springer had jumped clear of the explosion, Flash now running up to his partner. Forest had also managed to jump clear, landing with a stagger while looking up at his employer's success. In that moment, Mechano's voice was broadcast out of the machine as he laughed. "Finally, you're mine! AHAHAHA!!!" "Mechano!" Sunset screeched, her hands turned to fists. "Let Eclixie go!" "Never!" Mechano barked back as he slammed his fists into his controls. "I'll never hand over this battery! I've wasted so much time trying to get this thing, and I will use its power!" "That Pokémon is no battery! She's a Pokémon with a heart and feelings! Let her go Mechano! Let her-" "Oh be quiet Sunset! You should know by now that this thing is nothing but a tool for my future!" Mehcano interrupted as he pressed a button on his machine, "Now watch, as my destiny is fulfilled! Begin phase one!" Inside the sphere, the shackles holding Eclixie sparked, electicity zapping the fairy. "ECLIXIE!" it screamed as the mark on Eclixie's stomach disappeared, the energy it had gotten from the eclipse now being sucked out. The robot then lifted its arms and pointed them to the sky as its gun barrel like palms began to glow. Before anyone could say anything, beams of light shot out of the barrels and into the sky. There, they started to create a pair of portals, both slowly increasing in size as Mechano laughed at the sight, "Yes...its working! Phase one is complete, all energy levels are holding steady. Now, phase TWO!" He pulled a lever and the sphere like shoulders opened up before firing out bolts of lightning at the portals. Our heroes gasped at this, soon seeing something come out of the portals. It was a pair of Pokémon, ones that looked exactly like the ones on the stone tablets. Both were struggling as they were dragged out of the portals, two electrical cages now surrounding their bodies. "Alicormony..." Sunset whispered in horror. "And Dischaos!" "CORRRRRR!" Alicormony neighed. "CHAOS!" Dischaos did the same as the two tried to escape, only for the cages to spark, zapping both. As this happened, the metals arms quickly grabbed them and begin to drain their energy as well. Mechano laughed once again. "AHAHAHA! Behold, my ultimate creation!" He looked at the screens and smiled at rising energy levels. "Now, watch my power!" The mech raised one of its arms and pointed it at a nearby mountain as the positive and negative energies combined in the barrel. Then, in that split second, a single energy bullet shot out and flew to the mountain. It only took another second for it to hit its target. KABOOM! The force of the impact not only shook that mountain, but also the one they were standing on. Everyone was knocked off their feet as they watched the mountain peak be disintegrated. Once the shaking stopped, they got their balance back before looking at the mountain, only to see that half of it was now gone. Mechano's laugh continued to filled the air. "Now do you get it?! With these two legendary Pokémon as my batteries, no one will be able to stop me!" "Yeah they will!" Flash said as he and his team jumped back to their feet. "We will stop you!" The mech turned to look down at him. "Don't make me laugh. You are nothing but an ant to me now. As such, I will no longer lower myself to dealing with insignificant specks. Forest, deal with these insects. I have a destiny to acquire now." "With pleasure!" Forest pulled out his Pokeball and tossed it in the air, releasing Stagrowth. Prong's final evolution scrapped its hoof along the ground as it prepared for battle. Flash groaned at seeing yet another distraction, only for Spike and Peewee to step in front of him. "We'll handle this moron. You guys go save the legendaries." Flash gave him a look of concern, but saw the determination in his eyes and nodded. "Alright. If that's the case, Prongs! Skyler! Help him out!" They nodded and got into a fighting stance, as he, Springer and Sunset continued running after the robot. Forest laughed at this. "Seriously kid? You think you can take me? Don't make me laugh." "Don't plan to," Spike replied as he pounded his fists. "I'm gonna make you cry. Let's go guys!" "TERR/FEY/CHICK!" Forest smirked before snapping his fingers, "You got spunk kid. Too bad you'll be beaten in just few seconds. Horn Leech!" Stagrowth charged at the four, all of them backpedaling from the attack. "Ember, Gust and Tackle!" Peewee unleashed a barrage of fireballs, which Skyler's Gust increased in power as the wind blasted them forward. The third stage Pokémon stood firm as the fireballs hit it, causing it to stagger back while Prongs slammed into the deer. "Don't get cocky kid! Energy Ball!" Stagrowth fired the green sphere at the three, an explosion following as it hit Spike and Prongs back while Peewee and Skyler flew out of the way. As the blow finished its hit, Spike rolled through the grass, soon stopping and staring up at his opponent. This was gonna be harder than he thought. Flash, Springer and Sunset were still running, able to catch up thanks to its enormous size slowing it down. "Look!" Flash pointed at one of its feet as it came crashing down close to them. The force almost knocked them off their feet, but they managed to hold steady as the other foot started to move. "Jump!" They leapt up, clinging onto the metal as it was lifted off the ground. Flash and Springer managed to get a good grasp, but Sunset's wasn't that strong. As such, when the foot rose up, the force made her lose her grip, "AAAAAHHHHH!" She screamed, only to feel something grab her wrist. "I gotcha!" They then felt the foot begin to lower, which made Flash pull her as hard as he could. She was swung above the trainer, all three now grabbing the foot before it crashed into the ground. The following giant step made all Flash and Springer suspend into the air, only to fall back onto the metal foot. "You okay?" Flash asked as they tried to pick themselves up. "Yeah," Sunset rubbed her head as she looked up, soon spotting what looked like a hatch on the foot. "I think I found something. Follow me!" she opened the hatch and wiggled inside, gesturing Flash to follow. The trainer and his Riolu soon followed, all three now inside the mech. "We have to hurry," Sunset began running down the metal corridor. "He's likely using Eclixie to keep the other two legendaries under control. We free it, we free them." Flash nodded. "Then let's do this!" But as the three turned a corner, they were met with the sight of several Klink and Klang. "Dang it! Springer, Double Team!" "RIOLU!" The Riolu charged at the Steel-Types, multiple versions of him appearing at the same time. "Aura Sphere Barrage!" The Klink and Klang soon found themselves getting a small energy ball shoved into them, all of them falling with a thud, only for more to appear behind them. "Shoot. This could take a while." "That's time we don't have," Sunset added. Flash nodded again. "Then let's make a path. Let's go Springer!" "RI!" "Gyro Ball!" Higear spun its gear as it bum-rushed Vipeacon, the Pokémon now flexing its long serpentine body to dodge the attack. "Psywave!" Tockwork fired off a bullet of psychic energy, which flew at Vipeacon and hit it on the head. "VIP!" The giant cobra rolled back as Viper slivered up to it and bit its tail. "VIP! VIP!" It turned to glare at its junior while curling its tail. "Incinerate!" A blast of fire shot out of the tail's end, hitting Viper and forcing him to release Vipeacon. "Viper!" Doc yelled out in concern, as Tockwork and Higear charged at their opponent. "Flamethrower!" Vipeacon spun itself around, causing the flames it spit out while curling its body. Tockwork was struck by the flames, but Higear managed to spin out of the way. And as it dodged, Vipeacon stretched its body out, biting down on the gear Pokémon before wrapping its tail around the Pokémon. "Pyro Coil!" Doc's eyes went wide at hearing that order. "Higear, get it off you!" Higear tried, but Vipeacon's grip was too strong. All it could do was watch as the end of its tail curled up to its mouth, allowing the fire snake to bite down on the tube before breathing into it. The fire spit down its body exploded, covering the two in flames that had zero effect on the user. "HIGEAR!" The gear Pokémon screamed as flames consumed him. "HIGEAR!" Doc yelled as Viper and Tockwork gasped. The flames then died down as Vipeacon released Higear, the gear Pokémon crashing into the ground as swirls appeared in its eyes. "No!" Doc cried as he saw his Pokémon knocked out, causing him to return it to its Pokeball. "Sorry partner," he then looked up at Pyron, seeing a now sinister smile on his face. "This isn't over yet." "We'll see about that." "Peck!" Owlicious charged at Reptidal with its beak extended. The humanoid lizard used its katanna to defend, giving Riptide an opening. "Rock Smash!" "AQUANA!" He thrusted his glowing fist into his evolved form's back, making it stagger as Owlicious passed its defenses and hit it with its beak. "Rep!" Reptidal cried as it felt both sides in pain, but managed to stay upright. "Whirlpool!" It nodded as its tail was encased it water before it spun around, the water spinning out into a vortex. Cecelia flew up as the water took a top like form that sucked both Owlicious and Riptide inside. Twilight had to run to a safe distance while she looked back to see Owlicious spinning while trying to hold his breath. Luckily, Riptide managed to swim through the current and grab the Psychick before moving to the edge and shoving him out. "Hoo!" Owlicious took flight and flew up to the eye of the maelstrom. "Confusion and Pound!" Owlicious fired its psychic attack, which struck the water to reveal Reptidal, Riptide seeing this and smacking the Pokémon with its tail. "REP!" "Don't falter! Use Dragon Tail!" Reptidal's tail glowed green as it spun around again, this time connecting with Riptide with a mighty smack. "Rep...TIDAL!" It added a little more oomph as it hit Riptide, knocking it into Owlicious. "WANA!" Riptide spun through the air, Owlicious barely dodging the flying lizard before grabbing him in his talons. He then flew back down to Twilight. "You alright Riptide?" Riptide picked itself up and shook its body, getting back into a battle stance with a determined look in his eyes. "Aquana!" Twilight nodded as she glared back to Cecelia and Reptidal. "We're not through yet." "Steel Wing, Wing Attack!" Skyler and Peewee's wings shined as the rushed Stagrowth, slicing both sides as they flew past it. "Nice! Now, use Double Kick Prongs!" The deer nodded before turning and thrusting both legs into his evolved form's chest. "Stag!" It yelped as it staggered back. Forest snarled at seeing this, "We're not letting a little twerp beat us! Wild Charge!" "Stagrowth!" The grass buck's entire body suddenly became engulfed by a veil of electricity, its antlers priming themselves as it charged at the trio. "Get out of there!" Spike yelled, the three evading the stampeding thunderstorm with a quick side-hop. But Stagrowth's attack wasn't done, as it then spun on its heel before charging again. This time, Prongs was hit with full power while Skyler and Peewee were singed by the stray lightning that flew off their opponent. Forest smiled at this as Stagrowth came to a stop next to its trainer. The lightning then vanished as the Pokémon started panting from the recoil of using the move. "Give it up kid. You can't beat me." Spike glared at Forest. "No way," the Pokémon picked themselves up and got back into a battle stance. "We're not quitting." "Terr/Fey/Ling!" Forest sighed while shaking his head, "Fine. I'll just crush you right here and now!" Flash, Springer and Sunset were continuing to make their way through the robot's internal systems, which wasn't made any easier by the constant attacks by Klink and Klang. "Seriously?!" Flash grabbed and pulled down Sunset as a Klang flew over their heads as Springer knocked it down, "How many of these things does Mechano have?" "Never really counted," Sunset replied as they stood back up. "Now come on, we're almost there." They had managed to find a laddered passage, allowing them to climb up the legs and were now in the main body. It was here that they started to running around aimlessly, unable to find another way up. That and the constant barrage of Klink and Klang didn't speed things up. "Force Palm!" Springer leapt at one of the Klang, thrusting his paw before knocking it into several Klink. "Riolu!" Springer cheered as it landed, only to sigh as he saw more appear in the corridor. "Aura Sphere!" Springer created a ball of aura and tossed it, smacking down another group. They then turned around, only to find a ladder. There, they made their way up the machine as their ears to hear familiar voice. "ECLIXIE!" "That's Eclixie," Sunset whimpered as she gripped on the ladder. Flash nodded and pointed upward, "Its coming from up there. Let's go." They then got to the top of the ladder, only for Springer's aura to flare. "Riolu!" He turned in the direction of another passage. "You sensing something bud?" Flash's reply came in the form of a nod, Springer's eyes sharp and angry. "It must be Mechano," Sunset told him. Flash frowned at hearing this, humming to himself before glancing at Sunset. "Go free Eclixie. I'm going after Mechano." "Why?" "Even if we free the Pokémon, I doubt Mechano will stop. He needs to be taken down once and for all!" With that, he and Springer ran down the one corridor while Sunset went after Eclixie's location. "Aaahhh!" Doc screamed as he and Tockwork were both sent flying. Viper saw them hit the ground with a thud, only to turn and see Vipeacon glaring down at him. "Vip!" It opened its mouth and lunged, Viper barely managing to jump away. "Scor," Viper landed before unleashing a Flamethrower. Vipeacon responded with its own Flamethrower, the two streams connecting and pushing each other back. However, Viper's power was no match and soon Vipeacon's flames overpowered his. "HISSCOR!" Viper was sent flying back from the fire, crashing into a tree at the same time. "NO!" Doc yelled as he saw Viper slump over, only to then hear a load of laughter from Pyron. Growling, Doc glared at the teen, "Don't think you've won yet." Pyron stopped laughing as he pointed at Doc, "Why not? I'm facing an opponent whose using Pokémon that stand no chance of beating mine. You're using Steel-Types and a weaker version of Vipeacon! They don't stand a chance against us." "Con!" Vipeacon hissed. Both Doc and Tockwork just stared at the trainer, "Type match-ups and stages of evolution don't determine a battle young man. That's just one of the things a friend of mine told me." "Tock," Tockwork nodded. Pyron shook his head before pointing at the two, "We'll see about that. Incinerate!" "Vipeacon!" The fire snake spat out a fireball headed straight for Tockwork. "Gear Grind!" Tockwork fired the gears off it's arms, the two projectiles deflecting the fireball with a colliding explosion. "Psywave!" The clock Pokémon raised its gun arms and fired a blast of psychic energy, sniping Vipeacon on the head. "Don't you dare let him get the best of you!" Pyron yelled as Vipeacon shook its head to recover, "Flamethrower!" The burst of flame exploded out of its mouth, causing Doc to run up to Tockwork, grabbing the mechanised Pokémon seconds before the fire struck it. "TOCK/AAAHHH!" Tockwork's entire body was super heated, burning Doc's hands as he tried to keep him from being sent flying away. Vipeacon continued to breath fire at the two, only for a fireball to hit the ground next to it, suddenly bursting into a tornado of flames. Vipeacon growled as it spun around, wiping out the fire with its tail as it glared at the culprit. "Scor," the Hisscor panted as it landed after performing his Fire Spin. "Little twerp," Pyron growled before turning back to Doc. Smoke was covering the two, Doc barely able to prevent Tockwork from falling over. Pyron just guffawed at the sight, "HA! You better give up, or yer gonna be a roast dinner for my Vipeacon!" Doc did one final push on Tockwork, putting him back on his feet as he replied, "No way. We may lose, but at least we're delaying you. That'll make it all the easier for my friends to stop your psychopath of a boss." "Tockwork!" Pyron let out an unintelligent sound, "Fine them. Finish this!" Vipeacon took a deep breath before unleashing another Flamethrower, this one ready to burn Doc and Tockwork with ease. Knowing he couldn't escape, Doc closed his eyes and accepted the inevitable while whispering a silent apology to his friends. That is, till- THOOM! The sound of the earth shook them, causing Doc to open his eyes and see a volley of stone pillars be summoned from the ground in front of him. The flames struck the stone, only for no damage to be dealt. "What?!" Doc heard Pyron scream. "Stone Edge?" Doc gasped, blinking. His shock and confusion quickly vanished though, shaking his head before looking at his Pokémon. "Psywave my friend, with everything you have." Tockwork nodded before beginning to charge up the attack. And as the stones retracted into the ground, Doc called out. "NOW!" "TOCK!" The blast of psychic energy blasted through the air, smashing into the still confused Vipeacon. "SCOR!" Viper did the same, unleashing his own Flamethrower at his evolved form. Vipeacon, still shocked from the last attack, was struck point blank. "VIP!" The fire snake was sent flying up, his trajectory leading him to crash into his trainer's Z.Z Flyer. "Wait! NO! Don't-AUGH!" Pyron cried as he tried to pull his machine away, only to be flattened by the weight of his Pokémon. The two then crashed, the now unconscious Vipeacon pinning Pyron under the overturned machine. He struggled to lift Vipeacon, only to yell, "Get this thing off me!" Doc smirked at the sight, "Yeah right. I don't believe I'll be helping a blackheart like you." He then looked around, trying to locate who it was who saved him before, only to find nothing. "Hmm...well, whoever you are, thank you." With that, he, Tockwork and Viper headed off in the direction his friends had gone. Watching him from the shadows of the woods, one of the equine Pokémon stood. Flash and Springer continued running through the corridor, surprised that they hadn't run into any Klink or Klang. It was here that they arrived outside a large metal door. Flash turned to Springer with a smirk, "Wanna knock?" Springer nodded while creating an Aura Sphere. A second later, he blasted the metal barrier apart, revealing a dark room filled with screens. "Well, well, well..." they turned their attention to the voice, watching as a chair spun around to reveal their opponent. "What can I do for you, my boy?" Flash growled and pointed behind himself. "You can start by freeing Eclixie and the others right now. Your Klink and Klang aren't here to protect you." Mechano chuckled at this, "You're right about that." In that second, Springer's danger senses went into overdrive and his reflexes kicked in. "Ri!" He tackled Flash to the side, just in time as a ball of electrical energy flew down from the ceiling and exploded. He and Flash jumped back to their feet before looking up, grimacing at the new sight. "Klinklang," the assortment of gears and other stuff said as it stopped in front of Mechano. "Now, what was that about me not having protection?" "Oh please. That's not gonna stop us." Flash growled as he pointed at the Klinklang, "Quick Attack!" Springer sprinted after the Pokémon, spinning in mid-air before bashing it with his tail. "Klink!" It was pushed back, only to right itself a second later. "Zap Cannon!" A ball of electricity appeared in front of the being, the sphere soon firing itself at the barely evading Riolu. Both Flash and Mechano hissed as they watched their partners fight, the same thought leaving the two's mouths. "I won't lose to you!" Like Flash was before, Sunset was running down another corridor until she came across a large metal door. Managing to open it, she stepped inside and found she was in the room with Eclixie's cage. "Eclixie!" She cried as she saw her friend. The little pixie looked up saw her before letting out a moan. "Don't worry, I'm gonna get you out of there." Sunset then tried to get close to cage, only for a bolt of electricity to shock her back. "Augh!" she yelped as she was zapped. And as she tried to recover from the bolt, she saw what hit her. It was a barrier, one that surrounded the cage. "Oh no...now what do I do?" "Sky Drop and Pound!" Owlicious grabbed Riptide and spun him in the air like a top before firing him at the Reptidal. "AK...WANA!" Riptide spun like Owlicious had, slamming his tail into Reptidal's head. The force of his attack combined with the speed now tripled the amount of damage. "Rep!" It staggered back, clutching its beaten head. "Now, Confusion and Rock Smash!" Owlicious fired a psychic beam while Riptide leapt up, ready to sucker punch him. "Whirlpool!" Cecelia ordered, Reptidal quickly spinning around to create a smaller whirlpool, one that knocked the two away. "NO!" Twilight gasped as both fell in front of her. "HA!" Cecelia guffawed, "Looks like its time to-" "Gear Grind!" A pair of gears flew at Reptidal, both smacking him in the face. "WHAT?!" Twilight turned around and smiled as she saw Doc approaching with Tockwork and Viper by his side. "Twilight, are you okay?" "I'm fine!" Twilight then noticed his hands, "What happened to you?" Doc put his hands in his pockets, "It doesn't matter right now." He turned to the enemy, "Right now, we've got bigger issues." Twilight nodded as she and the others did the same. "Psywave and Bite!" "Confusion and Rock Smash!" "Tock/Hoo/Scor/Aq!" The four unleashed their attacks, Tockwork and Owlicious firing their mental blasts while Viper and Riptide bum-rushed the Pokémon. Reptidal saw this and created a water sword, quickly using it to deflect the Psychic-Type attacks. But as it did this, Viper bit down on his arm while Riptide punched him in the gut. "REP!" Cecelia groaned at the sight of her partner be overpowered, "Get those things away from you!" The water lizard shook violently, but Viper remained clutched on while Riptide hopped back, evading the lizard's tantrum. "Bullet Punch/Peck!" Tockwork and Owlicious unleashed their commanded moves, Riptide and Viper also repeating their previous actions. The four attacks struck at once, sending Reptidal back with swirls in his eyes. Cecelia gasped at seeing this, quickly trying to fly away until Tockwork fired a Gear Grind at her Z.Z Flyer. The attack struck, an explosion following as it knocked the girl off. Before she could do anything, she hit the ground with a thud, soon mirroring her Pokémon with swirled eyes. The six all panted as they stared at their defeated opponent, only for Doc to tell them that they had to keep moving. "Aura Sphere/Zap Cannon!" Two energy orbs clashed in the center of the room, an explosion soon following. The force of the blast caused everyone but Mechano, who was safe in his chair, to skid backwards several inches. Mechano laughed as he gave his next command, "Flash Cannon!" Klinklang fired a beam of light directly at Flash and Springer, the Riolu quickly pushing both of them out of the way. "Thanks bud," Flash picked himself up and turned to Mechano. "Stop this now before it goes too far!" "I will not. How is what I'm doing any different from how you capture Pokémon?!" "Its a hundred times different!" Flash yelled as he pointed at the mad scientist. "Just because a Pokémon's captured doesn't mean its lost its free will. Even if its captured, it can still leave its Pokeball and run off. Besides, how is what you're doing any better?! Keeping them locked in those cages and using them like batteries?! That's pathetic!" "Enough!" Mechano panted after yelling that, "I will not let some naïve child insult me! If you can't see my glorious vision, then I will remove you! Klinklang, Hyper Beam!" Klinklang let out a screech as it began building energy, which was aimed right at Flash and Springer. Flash knew none of Springer's attacks would be able to match this one, making him freeze up. "Shoot. What do I-" "FIRE!" THOOM! But before Klinklang could, this sound could be heard as the entire mech rocked to the side, causing the whole room to move. As it did, Klinklang's attack was unleashed, carving the wall behind Flash and Springer as they ducked for cover. "What?!" Mechano looked at one of his screens, seeing malfunction written on multiple computers, "What is going on?!" "Raugh!" Sunset screamed as she used a piece of broken metal to smash another piece of the room Eclixie was being held in. She then tore another piece off, tearing through several cables at the same time, the damage now causing errors to occur all over the robot. She turned to Eclixie, sweating now pouring down her face, "Hold on. You'll be out soon." She continued to break whatever she could, all the while looking up at the sky. The sun was beginning to move away from the moon. "Gotta hurry....Can't let Eclixie get trapped here and die..." With that, she redoubled her efforts. "Gust, Ember!" Peewee and Skyler unleashed their combo attack, Skyler's wind speeding up the fireballs that slammed into Stagrowth. "Energy Ball!" Forest ordered, his Pokémon firing the sphere at them. But Prongs quickly reacted and fired is own Energy Ball, aiming it lower so it would knock Stagrowth's into the air. Before Stagrowth could react, Peewee and Skyler flew at him again, slamming him with their wings. "Don't stop! We won't let this punk kid beat us!" Forest yelled as Stagrowth backpedaled, shaking the previous attacks off. "Oh yeah?" Spike barked back. "Oh yes. I'm gonna-" BLAM! "STAG!" yelped as it was suddenly hit in the chest with a stream of fire shot. "What?!" Forest yelled as he and Spike turned to see Spike's friends running up to them. "Nice one Viper," Twilight told him as the stepped up to Spike. "Glad to see you're okay." "Same here," Spike replied before they all looked back at Forest. The green haired teen glanced at the army he was facing, gulping as he turned to Stagrowth, seeing it's condition. "Grrrr...fine! Stagrowth, return!" he recalled his partner into his Pokeball before pointing at the group, "You may have won this time, but Mechano's not gonna go down that easily!" With that, the teen turned and ran off, soon vanishing out of sight. "Coward!" Spike yelled. "Come back and fight!" "No time for that Spike," Doc pushed him in the direction of the mech. "We have to help Flash and Sunset." Twilight nodded in agreement, "And we need to do it quickly. If the eclipse ends, Eclixie's gonna be in big trouble." With that, they ran after the mech. They were tired, injured and had no plan of how to stop it. But as Doc told them that they only had ten minutes before the eclipse ended, they knew they had to hurry and win.