Jonathan Bradshaw - Leafeon
Lilycove City, Hoenn

I was on the verge of death, and I didn't even lay a scratch on this stupid damn thing. But then, out of the blue...

"Hey!" a Nidorino shouted, "pick on someone who can defend themselves!"

He launched a spray of poison needles at the battle machine, which didn't do very much, but the attack distracted the machine from noticing the Nidorina striking it with a double kick, which ripped off the left arm of the robot.

Damn, I was impressed. I was about to die all over again, but I had to say that...

...and then I remembered that voice. Dylan! Hot damn, he found his way here!? Man, the amount of pure hell we had been through together was horrific, but it was good to see he was at least hanging onto his sanity despite everything else that was going on. And I had a feeling that Nidorina was probably Sloane...

"Guess I'm just have to kill you all and reincarnate all of you into something miserable!"

"Why... you...!" I gasped.

This was just stupid. I gritted my teeth, winced, and refused to just accept this. No, why should I have to die to reincarnate into something? And who said I had to give the Trick Master that ability?

"That's right, I'll just kill you again! And again! Over and over, as many times as I like! That's what you get for defying the new god!"

Boy, I was sure Arceus was going to get a kick out of hearing this tool keep saying that to him. I tried to break the chains of this new reality. Leafeon by all means wasn't a bad Pokémon, but I couldn't fight as one. I had to try something I was more used to. Let's go with human for now.

"Let me know how it feels to watch your partner die, Sloane. I could use some amusing adjectives. But if you can't speak, tears and wailing will suffice."

He then had the robot aim some kind of bladed weapon that just shot right at me and ended it all. I saw nothing but black right after that.


Jonathan Bradshaw - Human
Lilycove City, Hoenn

I figured it out. In just a second, I had reformed into my previous human self, and I managed to even control where it happened. I couldn't help but smile. The Trick Master was losing his edge.

Problem was, I was in my normal clothes, no weapons. I got up to try walking, and I stumbled and landed right on my face. What the hell, I wasn't used to being human anymore?

I saw the hulking robot then turn on Sloane and Dylan attacking them with a flurry of bladed knives and . I decided to hell with it. Why should this douchebag be in control? I gritted my teeth, and used my will to do exactly what I wanted. And it happened. Almost like magic, the rocket launcher I willed into this new reality materialized before me. I then grabbed it, aimed it at the robot, and squeezed the trigger.

The rocket fired as normal, speeding toward the target. You know what? Screw it. I wanted it to be stronger. Faster. Something the Trick Master wasn't ready for. So I willed it to be stronger and faster.

*SLAM!*

In just seconds, the hulking robot exploded with a force that was beyond any kind of reality. Flaming, metallic chunks and debris were thrown in all directions, and boy was it satisfying.