# Defenders of Evodusai Part 2

Author: Mizucharoshi
Tags: Litleo, Zangoose, charmander, pokemon, totodile

 Running through the forest
clearing upon all fours was just...exhilarating. The scent of freshly
crushed grass upon my paws while taking in the rush of air blowing
across my face all felt so natural. Eyes dilating, I knew that my
senses were much sharper due to my body's new instincts. Reaching the
bush where Truce and Liru disappeared into, I dove over the tangled
mess of leaves and branches before landing on top of something soft
and warm. A cry of shock escaped from underneath me. "What the- GET
OFF!" they screamed while landing a painful blow onto my chest.
 Winded from the attack, I
clutched the area that was hit and rolled off of them with a grunt.
Looking up I saw a feisty feline with black and brown fur standing
close by, brushing the dust off of himself and giving me a
threatening glare. Staggering onto my feet, the lion-like pokemon
tensed up and jumped back, giving off a growl that was flat out
adorable. Moving my arms up, I tried my best to look non-threatening.
"Woah, wait a minute," I cried out defensively. "I'm sorry, I
didn't mean to fall on top of you. I heard a scream coming from the
area and thought somebody might need some help." My words seemed to
work since his muscles started to relax a little. He looked me up and
down, gave me a nod, and grumbled, "Alright, you don't look like
you're with them. Come with me." Before I could ask who he was
referring to, a primal roar blasted out from behind us. "Hurry,
before they catch up to us," he whispered before taking off. Following closely behind, I
noticed him taking multiple glances behind him. "What are we
running from," I huffed, out of breath. He gave me a puzzling look
and stopped for me to catch my breath. "Don't you know where we
are?" he asked. When I shook my head, he groaned and placed a paw
on his face. "This is Genko Forest, one of many mystery dungeons
spread across the land." Upon seeing my clueless face, the lion cub
sighed and muttered something under his breath before continuing.
"Mystery dungeons are dangerous because these areas are always
changing. The pokemon who live in these areas are negatively affected
by this, becoming hostile at every trespasser intruding upon their
territory. I was just running away from some of these feral beings
until you came along and tackled me from out of nowhere." "Well if you already knew it
was dangerous here," I stated with my arms crossed, "Why'd you
come here in the first place? From the way you were talking, it's
obvious that you're not from around these parts." Before I could
get an answer from him, a large bull broke through the bushes and
charged at us. I almost got hit trying to jump out of its way. "Dang
it, I can't believe that tauros managed to find me," the lion
shouted. "Hey char girl, how good can you fight?" Dodging another
charge from the frenzied bull, I couldn't give an answer. Adrenaline
was pumping through my veins as my pupils dilated again. This
situation became a fight for a survival when that bull prepared to
charge at me yet again. Something clicked inside my head, telling me
that I can beat this. A small ball of flame coming from the lion
pelted the side of the bull's hide, distracting him away from my own
counter-attack. Digging down deep into my gut, I could feel the raw
potential just waiting to well up and explode.
 The tauros shook the blow off
and turned towards the source of the flame, making a face that could
scare even ghost pokemon away. The once confident lion was now
physically frozen in fear from seeing such a horrific face. Nose
flaring into a couple of snorts, the bull roared with rage and
charged, only this time there was a dangerous glint coming from its
horns. I ran at the frozen feline and pushed him out of the way.
Turning to face the out of control bull, I released everything I had
within me and felt a huge funnel of flame erupt from my maw. Seeing
and feeling such an intense bout of flame was both amazing and
frightening at the same time. When the fire started to die down, I
was left shaking a bit with a couple tears flowing down my cheeks.
Falling onto my knees, I looked over to find the tauros knocked out
against a tree with scorch marks all over their body

 "Jeez, that was a nice shot,"
the lion gasped. Padding over to me, he placed a paw on my shoulder
and gave me a few victory pats. Some rustling of the leaves behind us startled
us and we jumped back to prepare for more enemies. The sight of a
zangoose slashing through the brush was pure relief. Seeing him
shifting his eyes between me and the tauros made me a bit nervous,
but that soon dissolved when he gave a toothy grin. "Liru, guess
what I just found," Truce turned and shouted. Emerging from the
sliced up wilderness came the blue gator followed by a shinx. "That
litleo... Isn't that the prince?" gasped Liru. "We've been
looking everywhere for you. Don't you know that your parents have
been worried sick over your disappearance?" When that shinx appeared, the
fire in the litleo's eyes burned out. A tiny whimper escaped his
throat and his gaze was aimed towards the ground. The shinx trotted
slowly to the depressed lion, giving him a couple of friendly licks
across his red mohawk. "I'm sorry for dragging you through all
this, Lilly," he apologized. "I was consumed with revenge over
what they did to you that I sort of lost track of everything."
Truce stepped up and coughed to get the litleo's attention. "One of
our other teams already apprehended the outlaws that you seek. Let's
get the both of you home first before talking any further."
Clutching something in his right paw, he held it up into the sky. A
beam of blinding light flashed for a couple seconds before
dissipating. Where the shinx and litleo once stood was nothing but
air. "Now what should we do about
you?" Truce pondered with a smile on his face. "Not only did you
save us the trouble of searching for the prince but you've also taken
out Rampaging Rydro, a D-ranked outlaw who was only one crime away
from becoming a C-ranked criminal." Judging from the tone of his
voice, I shuffled back a bit in defense but was instantly grabbed by
the quick moving pokemon. Moving in close to my face, I could smell
his putrid breath as he whispered, "Don't you know who we are?"

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