Flaming Hot Macho Love Part Three
Charizard spent the entire day searching the mountain for the poacher who took Machoke. Using leads from the other Pokemon living on the mountain, he finally reached a black truck sitting in a cave at the foot of the mountain. He slowly crept up to the truck, and he could hear someone talking on the other side of it.
"Yes boss, I've used up all the pokeballs you dispatched me with. Returning to base immediately." The poacher hopped into the drivers seat of the truck and started it.
"Shit. Thinkthinkthink!" Charizard looked around at the cave walls. "No wait, I got it!" Charizard leapt up and sent a powerful punch at the ceiling of the cave. "This should stop him if my punch is right!"
"What the? A rock slide!?" The poacher watched in horror as rocks rained down from the ceiling, blocking off the entrance with boulders. "SHIT!" with all the noise the rock slide made, the poacher didn't hear the back of the truck being opened or notices as Charizard stepped into it.
"Let's see..." Charizard sniffed through the thousands of pokeballs, looking for Machoke's scent. "I'll save all of you, but I need him first...AHA!" Machoke pulled out a pokeball. "There you are! Charizard pressed the button on the front of the pokeball and with a bright flash, Machoke was released from confinement.
"Ugh....What just happened to me?" Machoke shook off the haze in his mind and looked on as Charizard crushed the pokeball under his foot. "Charizard!?"
"Shh! Keep your voice down. All these pokeballs are holding pokemon captured from the mountain. We got to save them all, but first I wanted to make sure you were okay..." Charizard looked around shiftily.
"I'm fine Charizard...thanks for saving me." Machoke hugged Charizard.
"Well look at this. If it isn't that Charizard from earlier. Come to save your buddy, have you?" The poacher held out a pokeball. "Lucky for you, I carry more then Zubats!" The poacher tossed the ball and out exploded a Rattata. "Bwahaha! try and face this!"
". . . . . Are you serious?" Machoke chuckled at the small mouse. "Look at how small you are!"
"Don't be fooled. This here is a Top Class Rattata!" The poacher laughed heartily.
"It doesn't exactly help when that class is kindergarten..." Charizard shook his head.
"Is that so? Rattata, use Agility!" At his command, the Rattata seemed to disappear from sight.
"What the hell!?" Charizard looked around for where Rattata went.
"Where did that little thing go-AUGH!" Rattata slammed into Machoke from behind with enough force to send him flying out of the truck and into the wall behind it.
"MACHOKE!" Charizard jumped out of the truck after Machoke.
"Rattata, Double Team!" The Rattata jumped in Charizard's way, duplicating itself multiple times to create a wall.
"Get out of my way!" Charizard tried punching and stomping each one individually, but more and more appeared, overwhelming him. "Dammit...GET OUT OF THE WAY! RAAAAAAAAH!" With a mighty roar, Charizard let a powerful blast of fire out of his mouth, incinerating all the copies and revealing the genuine rat. "What the....I can use Flamethrower!?" Charizard chuckled evilly. "I must have learned it a while ago and didn't know it." Charizard looked over to the poacher. "I wonder what else I learned..."
". . . This is going to end badly..." The poacher prepared himself. "Rattata, use Hyper Fang now!" The Rattata's fang seemed to become absurdly sharp as he jumped forward.
"Back off!" Charizard intercepted Rattata's lunge with a powerful punch to the face. "Not so fast..." Charizard grabbed the Rattata out of the air before he could be sent flying. "Take back your crappy mouse!" Charizard tossed the Rattata into the air and with a powerful roundhouse, he sent the poor mouse straight into the back of the truck. "Top class my ass!"
"Alright then...I'm officially boned..." The poacher hopped in his truck and ran it into the rocks, trying to push them out the way. "Got to go kids!"
"Machoke, are you okay?" Charizard held Machoke's hand softly as he knelt beside the wounded Pokemon.
"I'm fine....don't worry about me...." Machoke pointed to the truck. "Don't let him escape with the Pokemon!"
"Right Machoke!" Charizard ran up to the truck just as it broke free.
"Aha! SMELL YOU TWO LATER!" The poacher punched the gas and exploded out the cave.
"No! GET BACK HERE!" Charizard got into a braced position, spreading his wings out wide. "YOU ARE NOT GETTING AWAY WITH THIS!" Charizard's muscles seemed to pop and bulge with power. "I'LL STOP YOU!" Charizard exploded out of the cave after the truck, quickly catching it. "First of all..." Charizard effortlessly lifted the truck high into the air and shook all of the stolen pokeballs out of the back. "Give me these back."
"Not my catch! The boss is going to kill me for loosing those!" The poacher looked on helplessly from the drivers seat as the pokeballs fell to the ground like shooting stars, breaking on impact and freeing the Pokemon within. "You know how much those things cost me!?"
"Well, to be honest, I don't care." Charizard held the truck with one hand. "
If you or your group ever dare to come disturb this mountain again, they're going to have to deal with ME! GOT IT PUNK!?"
"O-Okay..." The poacher was too scared to say anything more.
"Good..." Charizard tossed the truck off over the horizon. "THEN STAY OUT!"
"TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAAAAAAAaaaaaaa......." The truck was a twinkle in the sky within moments.
"Team Rocket eh? What a joke..." Machoke looked down at the cave and saw Machoke step out. "Machoke!" Charizard flew down to meet Machoke. "I'm so happy your okay!"
"Lift up that boulder." Despite his pain, Machoke gave Charizard a serious look as he pointed to a large boulder to the side.
"Lift it up? Okay..." Charizard went to the boulder and tried to lift it up, but it wouldn't budge. "GRRR! What's going on?"
"It's alright Charizard....Do it like you lifted up that truck." Machoke smiled. "Try and replicate that same kind of focus you had."
"Okay..." Charizard focused on picking up the rock. Once again, his muscles started to bulge and pop and the rock became lighter instantly. "Whoa! What the..." Charizard held the boulder in one hand. "Is this....Strength?"
"Yes it is Charizard!" Machoke smiled widely at Charizard. "You mastered it without even knowing it!"
"Wow! This is incredible!" Charizard let the rock crash down to the ground and embed itself in the grass. "I just lifted that like nothing.
"Yup...I've got nothing left to teach you then...My friend..." Machoke smiled happily as he passed out from the pain.
"MACHOKE!" Charizard ran to Machoke's side, holding him softly. "Hey guys, Machoke is hurt over here! Get some help!" All the Pokemon who had gathered around rushed off to find help.
* * *
Machoke finally came to. It was the middle of the night and he was still in the same field from earlier. Machoke found that he was bandaged up and the pain was pretty much gone. All the Pokemon from earlier had gone home without thanking him...again. He was about to get up and walk home when he noticed a flickering light beside him. It was Charizard looking into the dying embers of a fire, medicine and bandages at the ready. He had stayed to take care of and protect Machoke while he rested. "Ch...Charizard?"
Charizard snapped up, crawling over to Machoke. "MACHOKE, YOUR OKAY! THANK GOODNESS!" Charizard softly hugged Machoke, being sure not to his his sore spots. "I was so worried..."
"You stayed here to protect me?" Machoke blushed.
"Of course I did. We train together, we eat together, we sleep together...that's what you told me, right?" Charizard smiled at Machoke warmly.
"Yeah...And more then that, too...." Machoke returned the hug, pulling Charizard in close. "I love you Charizard..."
"I love you too Machoke..." Charizard leaned in close and the two kissed softly and laid together under the moonlight.
THE END
