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lizavet · 8 months ago

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@heropartnerweek - Day 2: Human AU | Crossover | Evolution

Tuft was very quickly beginning to understand why Entei was referred to as a Legendary Pokemon.

Panting hard with their heart beating at their ribs, Tuft sprinted as fast as they could, trying to outrun the enraged legend that chased after them. They had been so confident at the start. Even though Buizel had been broken and tossed aside like a ragdoll, Tuft was so sure that they and Poppy could take Entei on. They could do anything together!

Entei humbled them quickly.

Nothing Tuft threw at him seemed to work. Every burst of flames was consumed by Entei’s own roaring inferno. Every psychic beam and blast was avoided or batted aside. Tuft’s fangs and claws harmlessly bounced off Entei’s sturdy hide. Nothing they tried was working. Poppy was even worse off, with Entei acting as if her attacks weren’t even worth acknowledging.

And legends above, Entei was so powerful! When he fired off a Fire Blast at Poppy, Tuft stupidly jumped in the way, thinking they could take the hit, only to be violently thrown across the caldera by the force of the blast, smashing into the wall with a painful *CRACK, the tip of the fur on their flanked burned black from the intense heat, despite their typing. Poppy had screamed their name before turning on Entei herself, charging towards him recklessly, only for him to effortlessly dodge with an Extreme Speed, dashing behind her and releasing another Fire Blast at her point blank.

To their credit, the two managed to pick themselves back up quickly. They hadn’t spent so long training to go down so easily. But they couldn’t keep this up forever. Entei was both an unstoppable force and an immovable object, shrugging off everything the duo threw at him and retaliating with flames hot enough to replace the sun or blows strong enough to break mountains, barely giving the two any time to recover before continuing his assault.

Tuft skidded on their paws as they made a sharp turn around a boulder, trying to throw Entei off their tail, hoping to put some distance between them. They thought that it worked for a moment before a shadow passed over them, Entei’s form blurred by his Extreme Speed, his jaw open revealing rows of razor-sharp teeth moving to Tuft’s neck, only to be intercepted by Poppy smashing her fist into his lower jaw, the force and his speed sending him flying off to the left.

Entei shook his head and recovered, releasing a pair of Fire Blasts, forcing Tuft and Poppy to dodge in opposite directions, separating them again. Tuft stumbled on their paws, exhausted from the battle, unable to recover from their dodge in time to see Entei smash his front paws into the ground, a line of rocks ripping out of the stone in a line straight towards Tuft. The Stone Edge smashed into their stomach, ripping the air from their lungs and sending them flying upward, only to fall and crash back into the ground, the stone cratering beneath them.

“TUFT!” Poppy screamed, before turning her attention to Entei, her face twisted in anger. She launched herself at him, fist reared back and glowing with energy. Tuft tried to push themself up, opened their mouth to scream and tell her to stop, but their voice wouldn’t work and their limbs couldn’t lift them. They watched helplessly as Poppy threw herself at Entei recklessly again, her flurry of attacks whiffing past Entei as he weaved from side to side before flames erupted from his mouth and he clamped his jaws down on Poppy’s midsection, lifting her up and shaking her wildly before tossing her aside.

Silence descended upon the battlefield as Poppy hit the ground, bouncing a few extra feet away, Tuft barely able to hear the bubbling magma over their heartbeat, the violent *THUMP THUMP THUMP drowning everything else out as they stared at Poppy, covered in bruises and burns. She pressed her arms into the ground, her entire body shuddering with effort as they tried to push herself up, only to fall on her face, kicking up a small cloud of dust.

‘Get up,” Tuft begged. ‘Please, get up!’

“Pathetic.”

Entei’s booming voice demanded Tuft’s attention, forcing their exhausted eyes to lazily move over to the beast, seeing him staring down at them impassively, barely a scratch on him. He looked between Poppy and Tuft with an almost bored expression, as if they were barely worth the effort he put in.

“Is this truly the best you can manage?” he asked condescendingly. “You dare to intrude upon my domain, despite my warnings, and yet you cannot even manage to scrape together the power it takes to be worth my time?” His impassive face twisted into a snarl as he spoke. “So be it.”

He took one last look between the two of them before making his decision, taking slow, decisive steps towards Poppy. Tuft felt their body go cold as Entei casually strode towards Poppy, who was still struggling and fighting to get back up, eyes screwed closed and body shaking. ‘No. No no no. No no no no no no no!’

Entei stopped as his shadow loomed over Poppy. “You,” he declared. “You shall be first.”

‘No, not her!’ Tuft tried to scream. ‘Take me. Take Buizel. I don’t care, anyone but her!’ A stab of guilt ripped through Tuft’s heart at the thought, but they couldn’t find it in themself to care. They couldn’t lose Poppy. It would destroy them.

Entei raised one massive paw, positioning it over Poppy’s head.

‘Please.’

A spark of warmth ignited in Tuft’s chest.

‘Please.’

Entei’s claws extended, body tensing as he prepared for the kill.

‘Please.’

“Goodbye.”

‘Let me save her!’

*THUMP THUMP

Entei’s paw stopped mid-swing, his eyes narrowed. He looked around the caldera, carefully scanning the terrain.

*THUMP THUMP

“What is this?” he demanded.

Tuft barely heard his voice. Without realising it, they had risen to their feet, the warmth in their chest growing brighter and brighter. It took them a second to realize that their scarf had started glowing, iridescent light coating the fabric, flooding the caldera in a rainbow of colour. The sound of a steady heartbeat filled the air, Tuft somehow knowing it wasn’t theirs.

*THUMP THUMP

Poppy slowly rose to her feet, her matching scarf igniting in rainbow light, forcing Entei to shield his eyes and stumble back a couple feet. Hope filled Tuft’s heart seeing her get back up, broken and bruised, but still standing.

‘I’m not going down. Not like this.’

They could never explain it, but Tuft knew that wasn’t their thought. It was Poppy’s, her voice finding its way to Tuft. Their scarves thrummed with power, the beating of the unknown heart in time with their own.

‘I have to save her.’

‘I won’t abandon them.’

‘We aren’t going to lose!’

Sheer white light flooded Tuft’s vision as their body ignited in pain. Their tiny body burned with power, a fire burning through their veins. Their limbs began to warp, flesh bubbling and stretching, before expanding all at once, their bones snapping into place. Tuft instinctually pushed up on their front paws, moving to stand on two feet as their front paws morphed into hands. The fur around their waist expanded outwards in a flurry, turning into a crimson skirt, the fur on their new arms moving to match and form the sleeves of a dress. The tufts of fur in their ears billowed out, flowing in the wind like flickering flames, their tail flowed behind them gracefully in a way it hadn’t before.

As the light faded away, Tuft opened their eyes to see Entei standing, his eyes blown wide in shock and awe, and to their surprise, he didn’t seem quite as tall as he was before. Tuft looked down at their body, seeing their new form. Gone with the little fennekin from Serene Village, the little kid that was never good enough for anyone except one strange girl.

Instead, Tuft the Delphox stood tall, their body thrumming with power.

“Oh hell yes,” Tuft heard Poppy say, a grin in her voice. “This is what I’m talking about!”

Tuft looked over at Poppy, feeling their heart skip a beat. Just like them, she had evolved, a towering sceptile where she once stood. Her hoodie had grown with her, the hem of it resting against her massive tail that reminded Tuft of a strong pine tree. Poppy was looking down at her arms with a sadistic smile, clenching her fists and watching as the new blades attached to her wrist expanded and shrank as she did. Tuft couldn’t help but think about how amazing she looked, the soft features of a treecko that never seemed to fit Poppy replaced with sharp cuts and edges that suited her perfectly.

“Woah,” Tuft breathed, grinning wide as they drank in every facet of Poppy’s new form, bringing her attention over to them. “You look awesome!”

Poppy didn’t say anything for a moment, her eyes raking up and down Tuft’s body. “You’re not lookin’ too bad yourself,” she eventually said, something strange that Tuft couldn’t place in her tone.

A powerful stomp dragged their attention away from each other and back to Entei who still towered over them. He glared at the two with the same disdain, but also with a new bit of caution. He was afraid of them.

Good.

“…I don’t know what form of magic this is,” he growled, “But it matters not!” He let out a mighty roar, flames erupting around him. Tuft didn’t even flinch, any fear they once had gone. “I am not one to fall to pathetic mortals like you.”

Tuft sucked in a breath, knowing that was the wrong thing for him to say, which was confirmed when she glanced over to see Poppy seething, the razor-sharp blades on her wrist glowing bright and extending into the size of swords. Determined not to let her have all the fun, Tuft took a commanding step forward, striking a pose.

“We aren’t just some random mortals!” they declared, holding their fist in the air. “We’re Team Braveheart! Explorers of the world, protectors of the weak!”

Poppy rolled her eyes, though the grin on her face told Tuft they were enjoying this. She cracked her knuckles, giving Entei a smirk. “And we excel at taking down arrogant ‘mons that a due a beatdown.”

Entei snarled in response, his body tensing. “Enough of this!” he roared. “I grow tired of this pointless prattling!” Stone cracking beneath his paws, he launched himself forward towards Poppy. She took up a battle stance to counter, but Tuft was at her side in an instant, stepping in front of her and throwing a hand out, palm forward, feeling power at their fingertips like never before.

The sound of snapping and crackling pops filled the air as fireworks danced between their fingers for a moment, before *BOOOOM, a massive explosion of Mystical Fire burst from their palm.

The force of the explosion threw Entei back, the beat flying through the air before impacting on the ground, skidding against the stone. He recovered quickly, shaking himself off, a brief look of surprise on his face that quickly faded into anger. Tuft only grinned wider, feeling the fire in their veins just begging to be let out. ‘Oh I could get used to this!’ they thought.

With that, the fight was back on in full. Entei roared and prepared to charge again, but Poppy launched herself forward first with a pair of Leaf Blades, spinning slashes left and right, forcing Entei to jump back, dodging and weaving. Tuft snapped their fingers, firing off a Psybeam that impacted on his temple, sending him cross-eyed for a moment, just enough for Poppy to close the gap and slash his face once, twice, three times before she was sent back by a blast of flames. She flipped through the air, easily landing on her feet, brushing herself off, almost completely unscathed.

Slamming his front paws into the ground, Entei summoned up another Stone Edge, boulders ripping through the earth towards Tuft which they only grinned at. Holding their paws out, they grasped the stones with psychic energy that flowed from them far too easily, stopping them in place. But apparently that was only a distraction, because Entei shot past them towards Poppy, wreathed in flames.

Tuft called out to her, but Poppy didn’t move, taking the attack head on, letting Entei impact her chest, leaving a massive burn across her red belly. Tuft could see the anger in Poppy’s eyes as she grabbed Entei by the fur around his neck, hefting him over her head and slamming him into the ground, following up by spinning and SLAMMING her tail into him, pressing him further into the stone, leaving a crater in her wake. Entei threw himself forward, trying to bite her, but Poppy deftly dodged and leapt backward, Tuft using the opening to lift the Stone Edge she was holding out of the ground and throwing it back at him. Entei’s eyes went wide for a moment before he exploded in flames, shattering the stones before they could impact, but still getting showered in shrapnel.

As the flames died down, Tuft saw Entei panting hard, his face covered in slash marks, his perfect hide finally showing signs of damage. She growled lowly at the two, incredulous anger in his eyes.

“This shouldn’t be possible,” he snarled. Poppy let out a scoff, crossing her arms and giving him a condescending grin.

“What’s wrong?” she asked snarkily. “Did you overestimate the strength of your type matchup against me?” Tuft delighted in how Entei’s face twisted in fury at that.

“Silence!” Entei bellowed, pillars of flame erupting around him. “I am above this! I do not have time to continue dealing with you mongrels. I’ll finish this quickly.”

Poppy glared at Entei, but Tuft couldn’t help but continue smiling. They were enjoying this. The power at their palms, the rush of adrenaline, the roaring in their ears. They finally understood why Poppy loved fighting so much. Did she always feel this powerful? Tuft spent so long thinking they were holding her back, but now they could keep up! They could fight as her equal. And legends above did it feel good!

“You’re right,” Tuft said, rolling their shoulders and walking over to Poppy’s side. “It’s time we finish this.” Their eyes quickly scanned the battlefield, seeing broken stones and debris littering the floor of the caldera. A spark went off in their mind as they as an idea popped in. “Psst,” they whispered, nudging Poppy’s shoulder. “Buy me some time?”

Poppy gave Tuft a look for a moment before giving them a wolfish grin after finding what she was looking for, before charging at Entei. The two lock into battle, slashes of blades and claw, volcanic infernos and draconic flames scorching through the air. Entei blurred with Extreme Speed, but Poppy was unphased, catching him with a Protect and SMACKING him in the face with a Drain Punch.

As the two clashed, Tuft took a few steps back, letting themself fade into the background and gathering their energy, feeling their fur stand on edge and their ears lift up. Psychic power danced through the air, a thin layer spreading outward across the ground, slowly lifting up every little bit of rock and stone that it touched, before flinging them up into the air.

The sky slowly started to darken as Tuft sent more and more debris up into the air, straining at the effort of holding it all up in the air. Once they started feeling themself reach their limit, they opened their eyes and grit their teeth. “Poppy!” they yelled.

She immediately gave them a nod, ducking under Entei launching himself at her with a Flame Charge and twisting around, wreathing her tail in draconic purple energy and sending him flying with a Dragon Tail. Entei forced himself to his feet again and took a step forward, but Tuft lifted a finger, tutting and shaking it.

“Last chance to back down,” they said.

Entei snarled in response, narrowing his eyes at them. “I refuse.”

“Wrong answer. You really should reconsider.” Entei laughed, shaking his head with a twisted grin on his face.

“A pointless bluff,” he scoffed. “I see through your tricks. You think you can intimidate me into backing down? I know weakness when I see it.”

Tuft only grinned. “Oh well,” they shrugged. “I gave you a choice. But what happens next is up to you.” They paused for a moment, letting their words sink in before impatience got to them. “Up to you,” they repeated. “Up to you…. I said up-”

“I heard you,” Entei roared. “What gibberish are you-”

Realization washed over him as he finally noticed the shadows on the ground, making him look up. Tuft relished in the fear in his eyes as he finally saw the thousands of stones that floated through the air, the sky blotted out by Tuft’s own personal asteroid field.

“Bye-bye!”

Tuft snapped their fingers, and at their command every stone stilled for a moment before firing off like a gatling gun, hurtling towards Entei. His form immediately blurred as he launched himself into an Extreme Speed to escape. But the barrage covered the entire arena, stone impacting every inch of the caldera except for where Poppy and Tuft stood, courtesy of a Protect dome that Poppy had put around them.

A thick cloud of dust exploded out, making it impossible to see anything behind the blurred barrier that surrounded them. A cacophony of shattering stones and pained roars filled the air, forcing Tuft to cover their sensitive ears. A minute of agonizing screaming passed before Tuft’s attack ended. Poppy held the barrier up for a few more moments, just to make sure, before finally dropping it, the cloud of dust gently floating into their space.

Tuft gathered up a bit of psychic energy in their palms, sending out a weak shockwave to push the fog away, revealing the broken battlefield, the ground covered in tiny bits of stone and littered with craters from their fight. And in one lay Entei, his body covered in burns, bruises, and slashes. His chest heaved with strained breaths, his eyes closed.

He was down.

Tuft could see Poppy hold her fist out from the corner of their eye. They eagerly bumped their own fist into it, before the two drew them back, making explosion faux-explosions sounds and wiggling their fingers and laughing together.

A moment later though, Tuft felt the energy draining from their body, white light taking over their vision once again, this time much less intense. Time seems to blur and stretch, and the next thing they know, they’re back on four paws again, a fennekin once more. They looked over at Poppy to see she was a treecko again too, her looking down at her hands with an annoyed glare.

Tuft couldn’t help but mirror Poppy’s disappointment, but at the same time excited. They had never felt more powerful, more confident, more sure of themself than they did as a delphox. If that was what they were going to be like in the future… then they couldn’t wait!

They had something new to look forward to.

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(Brief description of our duo can be found here)

Stories from this week: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |

#pmd #psmd #heropartnerweek #heropartnerweek2024 #pokemon mystery dungeon #pmd ocs #this one fought me the entire way #im not super proud of it but hey thats life #fight scenes are hard and i didnt have the time to really refine this one #but hopefully ya'll like it anyway <3

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