Doctor Doom’s Magikarp began to thrash about on the ground. Doom, who had never actually seen this attack personally, was more than a little annoyed that his Pokemon was having a seizure rather than bringing destruction to his enemies. Doom would be displeased if it died before it could kill the Zapdos. Doom needn’t have bothered to question the outcome, however. Magikarp would not fail its master.
Zapdos plunged itself beak first straight at Magikarp. It was sure that it was about to have a tasty fish treat when the Magikarp began to flail around with a force that its body should not have rightly been able to generate. However, as injured as Zapdos was, it could not back out of its dive and had to meet the Magikarp head on.
A bad idea.
Magikarp shot itself at the Zapdos and hit it with such velocity and ferocity that blood spilled out of the Zapdos’ mouth on impact. A moment after impact Zapdos was flying in the air, or more accurately floating upwardly in the air. It had blacked out upon impact with the Magikarp. Five moments after impact and Zapdos crashed into the ground, irrefutably knocked out.
“Doom is once again victorious. Doom reigns supreme, forevermore, and now Doom shall…” Doom trailed off as he spotted something that quieted even him.
His Magikarp was glowing white.
Doom observed quietly as the outline of Magikarp began to slowly shift. This was the moment Doom had known was coming all of this time. He has let the Magikarp grow at its own pace, he has been patient. He had selected this Magikarp as his original Pokemon for this sole purpose. For it to harness its rage and to take up its great destiny. Doom knew of these things, he saw them within Magikarp’s very soul.
After several seconds the light abated and Magikarp was Magikarp no more. Its new form let out a tremendous roar of triumph as it unraveled itself from its coiled position and stood erect in front of Doom.
Everything stood erect in front of the majesty of Doom.
The new Pokemon stared at Doom and Doom in turn met its gaze.
“You exceed my expectations, a task not easily accomplished. Well done.” Doom clapped his hands together only once, and that was all his new Pokemon needed to hear as it let out a roar of happiness. Yes, even its happiness came out as a roar, that’s how badass this Pokemon was.
Doom took out his Pokedex and pointed it to his newly evolved Pokemon.
“Gyarados, the rage Pokemon. When angered, this huge dragon crushes its foes and is fueled by its tremendous rage that it has in the depths of its heart. They are said to be nearly impossible to train, as few trainers have the patience its previous form, Magikarp, required for the Gyarados to respect its master.”
Doom put his Pokedex away and looked at the Gyarados. “You respect Doctor Doom.” It was not a question.
The Gyarados nodded its head.
Doom had a proud look in his eyes as he could not take them off of Gyarados. If it was possible for Doom to feel the emotion of love now would have been a good time for it to have manifested itself. He had once again chosen well, as Doom always does.
When Doom finally tore himself away from his new Pokemon he discovered that Richards had ran away with the zero amount of dignity he had left.
It does not matter if he runs for now, nothing can escape Doom… nothing can escape Gyarados…
Then Doom chuckled darkly.
“Of course,” he muttered. It was perfect. “Gyarados! From this point forward you have a new name! Wear it well!”
If a Gyarados could look confused, this one certainly did. The question on its mind was obvious to one such as Doctor Doom: What is my new name.
Doom gave a one word response.
“Doom.”
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Sir Chris
"I bet MWC is pissed the packers won, now he can't blame the refs for making the steelers win." - DPOblivion