Team Treasure Raiders M8Pastpt.1 'The Fight Begins

“But… we…! ARGH!!!” Mike let out a frustrated hiss.

“What should we do Mike? What’s our mission?” one of the Pokémon behind him asked. Mike turned around to face them.

“This is so…!” Mike shook his head, grabbing it with his hands. He then tried to compose himself and explained to the group what was going on. “I know that this is going to be hard to take in… I mean, we’re rescuers! This goes against everything that we do!” he began. The Pokémon listened to him carefully, their expressions concerned.

“Hurry up Mike! I’m not going to fight off all of these things you know!” Grand Kec called out as he fended off some Shaymin to get to the main one.

“We gotta kill that red eyed Shaymin. I know, I know, it’s against our creed, but we have too.” Mike said, trying to explain quickly, knowing the risk that GK was at. “If we don’t though, we won’t get the sap that bubbles up from the Shaymin’s blood to help Jasmine. If you don’t want to help, then fine, return to Tao. I won’t stop you. If you stay and help however, just be careful.”

Terra didn’t wait to listen to the responses of the Pokémon, instead he decided to jump in and help Grand Kec. The Larvitar tried to hop up the tree branches to get to Grand Kec, but as he did, some Shaymin scrambled down it, blocking his way. Terra bared his teeth into a snarl, waiting for their attacks. The Shaymin jumped at him all at once, almost making him fall off of the branch he was standing on.

Terra tried punching and kicking them away. Then, he exerted energy through a dark pulse, making the Shaymin fall off of him and out of the tree. Filled with renowned energy and the spirit of battle, Terra continued his climb up. He spotted Grand Kec just a ways above him, fighting the main Shaymin who kept on disappearing into the tree and then reappearing somewhere else.

He was about to hop onto another branch, but a Shaymin knocked him down. His back hit the last branch he was on with a thud, knocking the air out of his lungs. He gasped for air as he got up, but as he did, the Shaymin shot razor sharp leaves at him, making him stumble to the side. Wide eyed, he began to fall off the branch he was on. He scrabbled onto the bark, managing to get somewhat of a grip. Just when he thought he was going to fall, a Meditite, one of the rescuers that were with Mike, came and grabbed his arm, pulling him up.

Those Pokémon… They didn’t turn back. Terra thought, surprised as he got up onto the branch. He watched as the Meditite took out his Shaymin attacker and one other Shaymin that was coming his way. He’d have never thought that the Pokémon that had just arrived would have such courage. Even when they knew that they had to kill…

“Are you alright?” The Meditite’s voice snapped him back to his senses. He nodded and then began climbing up the tree again. The Meditite stayed down where he was at, continuing to fend off the Shaymin and helping his friends and comrades. Terra yearned to understand that kind of power. The strength that all of the Pokémon that had just arrived in Tao seemed to have... It was the strength of friends. These… rescuers seemed to be fighting for one cause only: to help their Celebi friend. They put their lives in danger to help her…

Terra was snapped out of his thoughts when he realized that more Shaymin had spotted him. He tried to maneuver around in the tree in such a way to confuse them, but he was much slower than them and so they caught up. They shot their sharp leaves at him again, but this time he was prepared. He cartwheeled out of their way on the branch and then leaped up to face them. They sat on a branch just above him. It looked like a weaker branch from all the others. Terra then took his horn and brought it down on the branch, cutting it off from the trunk. The Shaymin, startled, fell off and plummeted down below.

Terra watched them for a moment, but then looked over to a few branches away where Grand Kec and Ceylon were fighting. I’ll fight you guardian. He thought, a determined glare in his eye.