A New Way to Fight

In the back alley of Luminouse city a sight all too familiar to some and alien to others. One man stood outside of a local bar under the moon lit sky, facing down 4 others. The blood brawl hadn’t even started. “Now you don’t have to do this you know we could just have a Pokémon battle and that would end it no need for you to get hurt.” The man in the business suit stated with a cocky smirk that made Jack pity the idiot.

“So rather than face me directly you’d rather hide behind your Pokémon. Should have expected it.” Jack proclaimed calmly. Taking off his black jacket.

The businessman stared coldly for a moment “I’m warning you the act you are about to undertake is not seen positive in anyway shape or form, in fact 90% of people would fix this dispute with a regular Pokémon battle. But what you’re telling me is that instead you’d rather fight four of my best men hand to hand all of which are much bigger than you.” The man paused again “Hell, Seige is almost 3 times your size, be reasonable if you take this path you will die.” The man’s voice was icy, he really meant that the 3 men before him, were going for the kill.

Jack looked at the businessman with a hardened gaze before turning smiling light heartily “Then what have you got to lose?”

The businessman sighed before commanding the 3 others before him “Just kill him.”

On cue the three men spread themselves out in front of Jack. The one to his direct left was wearing a trench cloak, jeans and sunglasses. The man then drew a knuckle handled knife. The man on his right was wearing similar garb but was wearing brass knuckles. The one directly in front of jack the one he assumed was named Seige, was wearing jeans and a t-shirt and wasn’t carrying a weapon.

The two on jacks left and right moved in unison trying to make a kind of triangular formation with Jack at the center. There was a long silence. And they just stared at each other. The air around them became thick and heavy as the two weapon-wielders breath increased getting pumped up in anticipation. Jack and the weaponless fighter stood stoically, staring each other down.

The knife wielder moved first, charging towards Jack’s blind side. Jack pivoted grabbing the knife wielders weapon arm and simultaneously elbowing the attacker in the face. Jack twisted the man’s arm causing him let go of the knife. Jack turned again taking the man with him and kicked him forward towards his mid-swing comrade causing both to fall to the ground. Jack knelt down slightly, avoiding the stoic Mr. Seige with precision. Jack ducked under his swung around the back of his opponent, and delivered a powerful curb stomp to the back of his knee. Causing the man to fall to one knee. Before Jack could continue the maneuver the other two ran forward. Jack back flipped out of reach.

Jack took another calculated moment to stare at his attackers as they readied themselves for round two. “HEY WHATS TAKING SO LONG KILL HIM ALREADY” the businessman was furiously yelling. The 4 men in front of him remained quiet his smaller lackeys were huffing. Jack remained silent observing his opponents his hood now down his eyes a greenish yellow glowing with the moon.

Jack Released a long breath steam emanating from his mouth, and jack started to dance. That is how his opponents would describe it. Jack hopped back and forth his torso swaying as if to some unheard beat. And with warning Jack dashed toward them with speeds that could put Pokémon to shame.

Jack’s attackers couldn’t even blink before, he was on them. He delivered a knee to the tallest of the three. His knee impacted his face with enough force to shatter the man’s skull, which indeed was the outcome. Seige just fell over and in another blink Jack round housed the man with the knife, introducing his face to the wall. Jack wasn’t finished, he moved even faster than before, and sent an elbow to his remaining opponents stomach causing him to topple over and passing out on the spot.

“Is that the best you got…” Jack nearly shouted in disappointment as he realized his three opponents were out cold and sprawled in every way. “oh… hey Gleas how many fights is that this month.” he asked the water type who had just made her presence known.

"Should I tell him he’s gotten into a fight at least 8 times in the past 3 weeks?" Her thoughts were derailed as the familiar sound of a Pokémon release echoed in the alley. She saw behind her trainer a rather large pangoro. She quickly readied her water shuriken, but her trainer stepped forward. Gleas just sighed and lowered her shuriken, she knew her trainer well.

“COM’ER YA FLUFFY BASTARD!!!” Jacks yelled as he Charged the pangoro not giving it a chance think as he ran an arm that was in the middle of a hammer arm. Jack jumped high above and came down with a crazed look on his face, as he introduced the heel of his boot with the daunting Pokémon's face.

The pangoro wobbled a little before falling back wards. Jack landed on his feet with a triumphant grin. He thrust his arm out while fingers made a V shape. Gleas just sighed and facepalmed. The business man began running for his life and jack turned to Gleas. “would you be so kind as to drag the bastard back here so we can go home?”

Gleas rolled her eyes before using hydro pump on the fleeing victim. “Alright let’s wrap the bastard up and leave ‘em for the cops.” With that Jack and Gleas closed in on the now unconscious businessman. Gleas proceeded to tie him up in an bondage style rope dress. “You know I noticed before but you’re starting to scare me.” Jack took a worried note of the bondage dreams his Pokémon may be infatuated with.

Jack and Gleas arrived at the police station dragging the still unconscious businessman. The officer at the desk gasped and ran outside a mightyena following, after seeing them through the glass door. “HALT” he yelled before taking note of the person in question. “Arceus, Jack who’s the sleaze ball you bringing now…” he paused “and what’s with the bondage?”

Jack Chuckled “Don’t worry Mike this guy’s goons were slipping drugs into drinks at the bar and when we confronted the goon this guy came out.” Jack waved his arms nonchalantly “had some ‘you don’t know who we are speech’ and I proceeded to pummel him and his lackeys.”

Mike got closer to the man and recognized him “aw this guy actually got away a couple months ago after we found ties to a prostitution ring” he explained. “Guess he let his pride get the better of him. Good work.”

“It was nothing really” Jack said with wave of his hand.

“You know there’s no bounty for you to collect for this guy right?” Mike said noticing the gleam in Jack’s eye.

Jack pouted “oh well still just helping out never hurts right.” Jack regained his smile “OH and the others are out cold behind Buneary’s pup”

Mike raised his radio “I need squad down at Buneary’s pup to pick up some trash, courtesy of Jack Law. Over.” After some static his officer’s acknowledged.

“Well it’s been fun but we should go back to the hotel.” Jack urged.

“Ok we got it from here.” Mike responded looking at the unconscious captive again “Seriously what’s with bondage?”

Jack Broke into laughter “That’s all her man” Jack said motioning to Gleas was standing proudly over her work. “Seriously I don’t get it either.” Jack just shrugged it off.

“Well whatever you two stay safe” Mike said as he dragged the ‘perp’ inside.

“We will.” Jack yelled walking away. Once back back at the hotel Jack released his pokemon and went to sleep. Jack and his team had been up the whole night it was 4am when he he first encountered the thugs.

“Rest now my children, for when you awake a whole new world will be your home”

The first thing Jack noticed was his head throbbing worse than any hang over imaginable. He opened his eyes to gage his surroundings. He was in an alleyway staring at the sky. Had those thugs from earlier been the cause? Or did he just get hammered before he went back to the hotel. He couldn’t remember anything. It was all a blur. He slowly stood up and took a better look around “what age am I in” he asked noticing the ‘olden days’ themed buildings.

Jack looked down the alleyway, he could see the rest of the city had very colorful looking ponyta walking from place to place in a hurry. When he turned to the side he saw a clearing just before a forest. Jack groaned his head still splitting. He swayed and groaned trying to escape the noise of the city behind him.

When he reached the edge of the alley there was a small clearing just off to the side he saw two more ponyta standing over a Leafeon and a monstrous aurorus both of whom were unconscious. Jack observed the scene in front of him, the ponyta on the left was a dull orange color with a black mane and tail as well as some odd tattoo of a rake on his flank. The other ponyta was even weirder it was a greyish blue with a red mane it’s tattoo was of dice in a bowl. Jack froze on the spot as he overheard them talking.

“What do you think they are Dice” the orange one spoke with a cliched drawl.

“I dunno, hey maybe we can sell this one to a taxidermist and I bet this one would fetch a nice price in the circus, what do you think Cheap.” Dice said motioning from the leafeon to the aurorus. Jack was both shocked and outraged, he was shocked because he could understand the ponyta for one and was outraged by what the ponyta had said.

Jack was many things a bounty hunter, a trainer, a fighter but, rash was not. Jack stepped into the clearing his banging headache no longer a problem, made a beeline for Cheap on the left. Jack didn’t notice but he moved at speeds far greater than he’d ever been.

For Dice things were moving in slow motion as he watched in horror as this monster of a panda kick Cheap in the barrel like a pony playing hoofball. Jack turned to face Dice, who the spot pissed himself, before flying away.

Jack raised an eyebrow and turned to cheap who was passed out halfway embedded in the wall. Jack then turned to the Pokémon. Walking up to the unconscious aurorus. Giving the tundra Pokémon a few shakes. “Come on, girl wake up.” Jack said praying the Pokémon was uninjured. When something finally caught his attention.

Jack had to shake his head looked again downward at his hands and feet seeing the black and white fur. He his hands were huge with 4 digits, each one brandishing a small claw. His feet were large and black also with small claws coming out of the toes. His entire body was bulky and he could tell just from sitting he was a good foot and a half taller than he used to be.

Jack shook his head again “Not now gotta wake up these two before things get more complicated” he said, as he remembered the more important issue at hand. As it was written by murphy’s law Jack immediately heard the sound of hooves clopping behind him. Jack slowly stood up and turned around.

“That’s the biggest bear I’ve ever seen” one of the ponyta said.

“Dear celestia, look at the hole in the building”

“The civilian was right it’s obviously dangerous, Dive get over there and check on the casualty”

“uh… u sure I mean that guy’s eyeing us pretty hard right now”

“We’ll cover you if he move’s now GO! That’s an order.”

Jack watched as one of the ponyta with wings ran over to Cheap, quickly checking his pulse. Jack just stared straight ahead at one that seemed to be in charge. Dive called out after a moment “He’s alive sir”

“Good just leave him there and get back in formation, I don’t trust this thing.” Dive flew back over and took his place next to his team.

Jack was staring down the 5 ponyta in front of him, 2 had wings, and one had a horn the rest had neither. The two sides watched and examined each other waiting for the other to make the first move. The staring contest was interrupted when the aurorus finally woke up looking at scene confused and disorientated “Where…am I?” she asked staggering to her feet. Jack turned his back the ponyta to help her up, ignoring that the aurorus was talking.

“BY LUNA” one of the regularish ponyta yelled “that things enormous!!!”

Jack and the aurorus ignored the guards. “Not sure I woke up here same as you.” He started to explain seeing the confusion on the aurorus was in. “We can talk later right now we need to get out of here and fast you know ice beam?” he asked hopefully.

The aurorus gave Jack a deadpan look “Really? I’m only called the tundra Pokémon what do you think”

“Hey just being sure,” He said with a shrug “Think you can make a wall with it?”

“Ah I see your plan now” With that the aurorus released the torrent of ice creating a massive wall between them and the ponyta. Jack quickly scooped up the leafeon and they both turned to run only to be cut off by the winged ponyta. The Ice wall behind them also collapsed in an instant as three ponyta bucked it. They were now surrounded. “Damn it all, I’m not known for my speed.” The aurorus complained.

Not wasting another moment Jack gently placed the leafeon on her back, “I’ll cover you, the two of you get out of here as soon as I make an opening got it” The aurorus turned to face the pangoro.

“Are you sure?” Jack nodded “I still don’t get what’s going on but I’ll take Freya. HAIL.” The aurorus turned head to the sky and launched another beam causing the sky to darken and hail began to fall. The ponyta were completely baffled by this.

“Impossible how can that thing have control of the weather!!!” one of the ponyta yelled. Aurorus took the opportunity and made a beeline for the forest, again the two flying ponyta moved only to face the bear who knocked one into the other with a powerful kick after bounding off a tree. After the two were knocked to the side the aurorus continued on her path out of the area.

Another ponyta tried to run after but Jack landed with a crash uprooting him causing him to fly back. As all the ponyta got to their feet the leader spoke again. “Let it go, something tells me we’re gonna have our hooves full with this one.”

Jack looked down at his huge feet and saw a sprig sticking straight up with two leaves on the end of it. As if he were in a trance he knelt down and picked the weed from the ground a placed the back end in his mouth. It felt natural as if that was where it was supposed to go. Jack noticed an extra sense. He looked up just in time as one of the ponyta charged at him spear in hoof. The hail which had steadily poured down ended at that moment, and the sun once again peeked out of the clouds.

Jack caught the spear and kicked the ponyta away. Another vibration of the sprig caused him to jump into the air once more. The two flying ones passed beneath him. He latched on to a tree and watched the ponyta again. “ARGH!!! I give up this is insane, one can control the weather like a pegasus and this one is not only as strong as an earth pony but can also predict our movements!” Dive complained. Jack finaly remembered an important detail ‘ah that’s right pangoro use the sprigs in their mouths to detect movement’ he took this opportunity and jumped from the tall tree attempting to land behind the ponyta.

Jack felt something else this time from his feet and he felt himself drop like a cannon ball in the dead center of the ponyta. The ground trembled, and shook knocking the ponyta on the ground with force. Jack had just used earthquake. “Scratch that” said the other winged ponyta trying to stabilize himself “Definitely stronger than an earth pony.”

Silver looked at his ponies and then back at the creature which had resumed staring at them. He had to seal the creature’s movements before anyone else got hurt. “DIVE, WING take his flank, ROCK, SLATE take his front distract him!!!” without another word the four of them moved and creature respond to each one with painful ease. Silver focused his magic on his most powerful binding spell.

Jack was preoccupied dodging and countering. The ponyta’s initial confusion was gone they were working as a team now. ‘They’re trained’ Jack thought swiping at Dive. The ponyta quickly jumped away and Jack turned and saw the fifth ponyta was standing still it’s horn glowing profusely. Jack noticed a light beneath him and when he looked down he was stunned a large glowing circle glowed beneath him and chains the same yellow color shot out tying his arms, neck, legs and torso attempting to drag him to the ground.

After moments of struggling fruitlessly he was finally brought to his knees. The four ponyta moved in a cone formation with spears at the ready. Struggling to stand Jack kept his eyes on each of them. He eyed the leader whose horn was still aglow. Before any thought or plan could be formed however a kitchen knife flew through the other ponyta and pierced the Jack in the shoulder.

Silver turned to see that the civilian who was unconscious earlier had thrown the knife. Jack howled in pain. “RESTRAIN HIM” Silver ordered. Rock charged and tackled the civilian to the ground, the latter of whom was swearing.

“TAKE THAT YOU DAMN MONSTER IT’S WHAT YOU GET.” Cheap screamed while being held down to the ground by Rock.

“HOLD STILL” Rock ordered trying to restrain him.

“YOU AND YOUR PALS SHOULD’VE JUST COME QUIETLY TO THE CIRCUS BUT NOO YOU HAD TO GO AND BE A HERO.” Cheap continued his villainous rant.

Silver stared at the bear “Now it makes sense” he said as he walked closer.

“What does sir?” Slate asked unsure.

Silver turned to his subordinate “Let me put this in perspective for you” Silver said ripping the knife from the bear, eliciting another howl. “Let’s say your friends were being threatened to be put into a circus as a freak show act, how would YOU react?” Jack struggled glaring at the ponyta.

All the ponies grew silent well almost all of them until Rock knocked out cheap. Silver looked again at the bear in front of him. “Can you understand me bear?” He asked looking him in the eyes. Jack had stopped struggling and was observing them. The bear nodded. “My name is Silver Gate, of Fort Hoof. We were sent here under the call of an animal attack. Now given the evidence I have thus concluded yours to be in self-defense. Now I am going to heal the knife wound and after I will release you.” Silver studied the bear quizzically “If this is acceptable to you nod twice” Jack did just that. The glow on silver’s horn subsided and the chains dissipated. Jack then rolled back into a cross legged position. “Wing bring me a med kit stat!” Wing flew off quickly. Silver turned back to the bear who had his paw over his wound. “Wing will be back in minute. Now I know an old translation spell that might work to let us have a proper conversation, would that be acceptable?” Silver asked inspecting the knife wound.

"Your gona try and comunicate with it!" Dive squealed "It's a mindless monster."

Silver turned to Dive "Are you suggesting that the Elite Guard can be utterly destroyed and humiliated by a 'mere' monster." Dive deflated and Silver continued "No it has intelligence no monster can move that precisely without it."

Jack was taken back by the sudden change in demeanor of the ponyta not even five minutes ago they were trying to kill him, and now they’re nursing him back to health over a knife wound. Jack thought himself crazy but then again he made a lot of friends by getting his ass handed to him, being on the other end was strange. Jack nodded after few moments. “Alright just wait a moment.”

Silver’s horn lit up and a bright yellow beam shot out hitting Jack in the chest. Jack observed himself as his body eventually became fully engulfed in the light. Sure enough after few seconds it faded, and Jack stared at Silver. “Names Jack, Jack law”

Silver smiled. “Well Jack I was able deduce most of the situation thanks to Cheap’s rambling but I’d still like to hear from your side.”

Jack and Silver recounted the events that led up to the present, as well as talking about who and what they were. Silver informed Jack of his surroundings and Jack in turn told Silver as much as he knew about Pokémon. Their conversation went well into the afternoon.

“Are you going to be alright Jack?” Silver asked concerned

“Yeah I’ll be fine but I need to find those other two and make sure they're alright before anything else happens.”

“Then I wish you luck and hopefully the answers we both seek will come with the morning. Do you have a place to stay?”

“I’ll stay in the forest for now so not to cause a panic and I personally prefer outdoors. But thank you for the offer.”

Silver sighed “Ok just be careful.” With smile and wave jack disappeared in the forest.

Jack walked through the unfamiliar forest swaying side to side mind blank. He walked like that for roughly ten minutes before he came to a clearing seeing the aurorus and the now conscious leafeon. The aurorus looked up from the leafeon and turned her attention to Jack. “You made it I take it you were victorious then.” Jack looked at her with a spacey expression and before sitting down and leaning up against a tree.  And stared at the sky.

Many thoughts ran through his head, Why was he here? Where is here? Where was his Pokémon? Why was he a Pokémon? What were those strange ponyta and why hadn’t they even heard of Pokémon? All these questions played out in his head and more until the leafeon padded up to him with some Oran berries in her mouth. She set them down next to him, “Thank you for helping me.” Jack could swear her voice could give diabetes. The leafeon padded back over to the aurorus. She was obviously afraid for some reason. Jack sighed and ate the berries, he froze tasting the berries. He examined the berry again it was noticeably darker than the Oran berries back home and tasted nothing like an Oran berry.

“I know they're not Oran berries but they will have to do for now while we figure things out or until we can find better food.” The aurorus explained. “Oh by the way my trainer called me Aurora, and this little one Freya.” Aurora motioned to the leafeon who was currently distracted by Aurora’s tail, before turning back to Jack. “Do you have a tittle pangoro or no?”

Jack looked at the two of them “Jack, and if I’m understanding right you’re trained Pokémon.” Jack ventured, "So do either of you know where we are or how to get to Kalos from here."

Aurora frowned “No I’m afraid not last night me and Frey here went to sleep in camp with our trainer and I woke up when we were engaged with the ponies.” Aurora shook her head “We were hoping you could shed some light on what was going on.”

Jack released a sigh “I’ll tell you what I got from the ponies.” Jack explained the conversation he had with silver and how they arrested Cheap. He also explained to them that he used to be human, and the last things he remembered before waking up.

“The situation is dire indeed.” Aurora sighed “In any case me and Freya need to find Milla Reich our trainer. I shudder to think that the poor girl is alone out here.”

Jack looked up at the sky again the sun was getting ready to set and the nocturnal Pokémon would be out soon. “For now we should get some sleep ill help you look for your trainer in the morning but we shouldn’t move around too much at night, especially since we’re not familiar with this forest.”

“Agreed, we would appreciate the help you’re clearly a powerful fighter.” Aurora said as she got comfortable next to Freya. “We could use your help greatly.”

“Don’t mention it, it’s not like I have anywhere to go at this point.”

“Indeed” Aurora said, as she settled herself for the night. “Goodnight then Jack.”

“Goodnight” he said still leaning up against the tree as they all fell into slumber. Aurora fell laid down with Freya cuddled into her large neck.

The forest was silent for the small group while they slept.