Before you read this please note that there are depictions of violence and character death in this oneshot. This story was meant to give a greater perspective of what was happening in the Originalshipping songfic I wrote a couple chapters ago.

There will be no ship that is focused on in this oneshot. It portrays the thoughts and feelings of every Dexholder gens 1 through 4 during a very tragic moment.

This oneshot was requested by

Enjoy.

Gold wiped his forehead, this couldn't be real. Stretched before him was a battlefield like no other. He had seen many things during his days as a Dexholder, but nothing held a flame to this.

The sheer terror he felt standing there on that ground shook him to his core. He rubbed his hands together, trying to quell the trembling, but to no avail.

He felt a hand place itself on his shoulder, and he looked back to the fighter of the group. Red held a strong look on his face, though Gold could still see his eyes shaking. Looking to his left, and to his right, he saw that he wasn't the only one.

Yellow was practically in tears, many of the other Dexholders looked just as terrified as he felt. He needed to be strong. For himself, and for them. They had overcome obstacles before, they could do this too.

He looked up once again, across the forest he could see the army of enslaved Pokemon. A new terror group had begun to take over, seemingly out of nowhere. No one had been ready for them.

Apparently they had been capturing wild Pokemon en mass, training them to be perfect killing machines.

And here they were, the fruits of their teams efforts, headed towards the world's last defenses. The gym leaders were gone, so we're the champions. The utter devastation they had all felt when only a few survivors had made it back hit them hard.

They had evacuated towns beforehand, making sure that everyone made it out. The Joys gave the group as much medical equipment as they could, and frankly they would need all that they could get.

The Dexholders stood in a line of defense, their team looking pathetic compared to the army making its way through the forest.

"Let's go." Gold heard Blue say, the rest of the team nodded in agreement. Charging forward with their Pokemon.

This was really happening. They were waging war. And right now, Gold was sure they would win.

...

Out of the fear of inevitability, Blue had told the group to go. They would have to fight, whether they liked it or not, and right now she was as ready as she'd ever be.

Calling out Blasty, she charged forward into the forest, unaware of the true dangers that lurked ahead.

She could still see the rest of the dexholders, making their way through the trees. Smaller faster Pokemon were already giving the group trouble, Raticates, Bidoofs, small things like that, but the rage and hurt in their eyes knew no bounds.

Blue couldn't imaging what Yellow must be feeling right now.

Using Blasty as a boost, Blue shot forward, she wanted to end this. The terror, the suffering, all of it.

She just wanted things to go back to normal.

She was well ahead of the group now, and she could hear the sounds of Pokemon charging in the distance. Other than that, it was relatively quiet, and she was getting a weird vibe.

"Look, the evolver has come to play with us!" Blue heard incessant giggles from somewhere around her, she couldn't pinpoint the exact location.

"What do you want?" she yelled, making sure to continue turning so that the enemy couldnt show up behind her.

"Well, the boss might say world domination, but me? I just want to have a little fun." the eerie voice was getting louder, the edge to its tone and the idea of this maniacs prospect of "fun" was starting to scare her.

"What kind of fun are we talking about?" she gulped, but tried to keep a cool edge, "I'm always up for a round at the game corner." she nervously chuckled.

She heard the giggling turn into maniacal laughter, "Oh no, dearie. This will be far more entertaining." the voice shifted at the end of the sentence. A man leaping from the trees to land in front of her.

She looked at him, he didn't seem that dangerous, but she decided to be cautious nonetheless. There's no telling what this psychopath was up to.

She heard rustling in the trees, and her eyes widened in realization, when she saw swarms of every kind of bird land around the man. She could've dealt with one or two, but the overwhelming amount of birds was starting to stir up an old fear.

"How? How did you know?" she asked backing away, the fear she felt earlier melding into pure unfiltered horror.

"Oh sweetheart, we know a lot of things." he said in a singsong voice, before his tone awkwardly shifted once again, "Get her."

The bird Pokemon flew up in a barrage of feathers and Blue shrieked, running for dear life.

...

"Where is she dammit?!" Silver ran through the woods, looking around as much as he could. He couldn't believe that Blue just charged off on her own, especially at a time like this.

He had already lost his sister once, he didn't want to lose her for good. He searched around, trying to see if he could make her out anywhere, but he was having no such luck.

Suddenly a shriek pierced the air and Silver's heart clenched.

"Feraligatr, let's go! Hurry!" Silver hopped onto the alligator's back, urging it towards the shriek. Silver's hair was on end and his breath quickened as he made his way towards the scene.

He got off Feraligatr, he could search the area faster if both him and the Pokemon were searching. Just then he heard another cry, and Blue came barreling into him.

"Silver, help please. They're gonna take me away again. You can't let them. Please help me. Please. They're coming." she rambled on, pushing Silver as she spoke.

Silver, taken aback by her outburst looked to where she had come from, to see her Blastoise doing its best to fend off a large swarm of bird Pokemon.

"It's okay, I've got you sis. Come on." he said putting an arm around her shoulder. He called out his other Pokemon to help Blastoise take the birds on.

As he ran, his Pokemon protected him and Blue. A few making it past their defenses to attempt to claw at Silver's back. He felt the particularly powerful blow of a Skarmory land it's talons on his shoulder. His Feraligatr using an ice punch to knock it out of the way.

Silver could feel the pain getting to him, but this wasn't the time to worry about that. Blue needed him, and he was going to get her out of here.

The sheer numbers of Pokemon were pushing back his own, and it was becoming difficult to keep up the pace he had set out at.

"C'mon MuMu, Hydro Pump!" he heard someone yell behind him, and he was glad to see that Ruby, Sapphire, and Green had caught up with them.

...

This violence was too much, Ruby could barely take it. Seeing Silver and Blue being bombarded by the swarm of bird Pokemon was a rude awakening. These guys were serious.

Ruby himself, Sapphire, and Green had all rushed towards the shriek together, surprised and thankful to find that Silver had made it to her first.

The numbers of the swarm were going down, and Silver had set Blue by a tree to recuperate, while he helped finish off the rest.

"Blue said that they knew she was weak against birds." Silver shouted amidst the fighting, "They're targeting our weaknesses. Watch out guys."

Not only did they have an unreal advantage in a number sense, they were making sure that they could snuff out humanities last defenses without a trace.

Ruby looked over to Sapphire, who nodded. Depending on how outdated their team's information was, a Salamence was a probable foe. If it was as overpowered as the smaller Pokemon, they could have problems with the pseudo-legendary.

Just as they had gotten down to the last few Pokemon from the horde of birds, Ruby's guess had been proven right. A large stoic Salamence landed before them, startling in size, with malevolence in its eyes.

Even with the combined force of all four Dexholders, the Salamence stood strong, almost unfazed by their Pokemon's attacks. It's harsh stare boring into Ruby.

He was starting to feel an uneasiness creep up within him. In a sudden rush of movement, the mighty beast was on top of him, it's large feet pushing into Ruby's arms.

He felt like they might break under the pressure, but that was the least of his worries right now. He could hear, and almost feel a low growl rising in the beasts throat as it brought it's fangs close to Ruby's face. The feelings in his arms were becoming excruciating.

"Got off of him!" he heard Sapphire yell as she had her Pokemon force an all out attack to push Salamence off of him. It tipped on its side with a loud roar.

Ruby stood up, his left arm was bruised an battered, but it still worked. However, his right arm was broken beyond immediate repair though, but he couldn't let that keep him down.

Seemingly angered by the sudden force, the Salamence turned it's attention to the wild girl. Ruby felt his blood run cold, her Pokemon were still winded after that last brutal attack.

He saw the large dragon begin to charge up, the initial fear in Ruby taking over as he ran for Sapphire. He couldn't lose her. Not Sapphire. He couldn't live without her.

Ruby raced forward and placed himself around her, his back facing the beast, pulling her to his body.

"Ruby no!" he heard Sapphire yell, he smiled down at her. Before he could even process it, a blistering force hit him in the back. Unbelievable heat tearing through him as he took the full force of its Hyper Beam.

He was scared. Scared of death. Scared of what might lie beyond this fight.

Without any regard anymore, he screamed.

...

She heard his blood-curdling scream and every second of it killed another part of her. She could feel the force of the attack hitting him, and she could only imagine the unbelievable pain that he must be going through.

As she laid her head against his chest, she could feel his cries. He had one arm placed around her protectively, and she could see the other dangling at his side.

She felt his feet shift to keep his ground, and she couldn't believe what he was doing. Anyone else would crack under this pressure. Anyone else would've left her. Anyone else would've collapsed. But not Ruby.

He protected her again, and she could feel tears welling up in her eyes as she could start feeling the heat from the blast too.

The attack finally ceased, and everyone stood frozen in shock. She looked up at Ruby, his eyes glazed over, the hand on her back rubbed soothingly in shaky circles.

"I'm so glad you're safe... so glad." he whispered, his voice croaking for exertion. Tears ran down either side of his face, and it broke Sapphire's heart.

Ruby fell onto her and she wrapped her arms around him, "You idiot! What the hell were you thinking!" she clutched him to her falling to her knees.

She didn't care about the Salamence right now. Not when Ruby was right here, in her arms. Crystal, Emerald, and Green had all shown up to help with the fight.

"Hey, hey, you're good right? It's all fine." Sapphire laid him down, his head resting on her legs. Finally bringing her hands out from behind his back, she started to understand the true damage dealt.

Her hands were stained crimson, and she had to choke back a shriek. She took her bandanna off and wiped her hands, returning to the injured boy.

"Hey, come on, don't be a wuss. You have to stay with me, Ruby!" she cried, combing her hands through his hair.

"Hey, its- urk, gonna be o-okay." he practically choked out the words.

"I know, you're going to be fine." she said before turning to the others, "Where's Yellow?! Does anyone have any medical supplies?!" she yelled, she had some potions on her, but they weren't working. She was using her bandanna to try to stop the bleeding, but it wasn't slowing down at all.

She couldn't believe what was happening. She was losing him.

"Sapph, it's fine, go." Ruby sobbed, he had been choking back the tears, but he couldn't anymore, "I'm glad your safe, now you need to live for me." his voice shook and every word ripped her heart out over again.

"I won't leave you." she whispered, cradling his head, hugging him to her.

"You have... you have to." he said, his eyes fading to a dull lifeless color.

Then, all she was was red. Her vision tainted by rage. She sobbed and cried against him, they were going to pay.

...

Crystal stood in shock. They had lost someone. They had really lost one of them. Ruby was gone. The supposed charm he was known for had faded away in front the person who cared most, and watch Sapphire break down into gut wrenching sobs made Crystal's stomach twist sickeningly.

In a flash Sapphire shot up and Crystal could only watch. She wanted to reach out, comfort the girl, but she knew that the pain she was experiencing was insurmountable. Losing someone you love isn't easy. Everyone has their own ways of coping, but right now Crystal could tell that all sapphire wanted was revenge.

Not being able to help her friends felt like a jab to the chest. These bitter feelings weren't going to go away anytime soon.

She was sad too, that Ruby was gone, but she hoped that he would be the only one to fall here today.

The gray clouds that had been passing over the sky while the war raged on reflected the turmoil of feelings going through everyone here. The raindrops of sorrow, the clouds of uncertainty. The lightning strikes of pure rage.

"Blaziken! Blaze kick!" Sapphire's Blaziken was able to land the final strike on Salamence bringing it down. Sapphire heaved breathes, and Crystal could see the tears running down her face.

She looked up and she yelled, her cry piercing the air.

Crystal had to compose herself. She could mourn later, there was more going on right now, and she needed to make sure that Sapphire made it through this all.

It's what Ruby would've wanted.

She needed to figure out how to end this though. Somehow. They needed a powerhouse Pokemon. A legendary would be great. She was glad that they had Diamond on their side, but at this point she wasn't sure that that was enough.

If Arceus could see his world now. It would be a big help if he could show.

For right now though, they were going to have to deal with what they had. Crystal was a bit out of her element. If these were wild Pokemon, she could just use her capturing skills, but nothing had ever made her feel this useless.

Crystal heard the mechanical whir of machinery, and found Emerald making his way into the field. Now that she thought about it, Emerald may be the only Dexholder who had the power to stop this.

If not, Crystal wasn't sure how they were going to make it.

...

"It's not working!" Emerald grit his teeth as he shook his E Shooter. A couple more Pokemon showed up, his Sceptile readying itself in case it needed to attack.

His Hometown Soil wasn't working. He tried several more times on the current rampaging Pokemon, the dirt just seemed to make them angrier as the soil hit them and fell off.

He hoped that the others were doing better. After the loss of Ruby, without warning everyone had run off in all directions. They were split up again, and he hoped that the others didn't feel quite as useless as he was feeling right now.

He was the Calmer, and he couldn't do anything to soothe these Pokemon's wrath. It was ironic really, and it left a bitter taste in Emerald's mouth.

He could hear the sounds of battle all around him, trying to pinpoint anything here was practically impossible, but he could tell that the Dexholders were starting to push back, even if just barely.

The loss of one of their own had given them a renewed sort of vigor, and Emerald couldn't say that he didn't feel it himself. The primal urge to protect everyone who was dear to him was growing immense. If everyone was feeling this, they just might have a chance.

He just couldn't get over that underlying frustration at himself for being so weak though.

Emerald heard a loud crash and his head jetted in the direction of the noise. The sound of cracking trees and the rumble of the earth underneath him startled Emerald. He saw the top of a colossal Pokemon poke over the tops of the trees.

Regigigas shook the very earth with its steps and Emerald could just make out Dia's figure on its back. Emerald realized, if anyone felt helpless in this situation, it was probably the two of them.

...

"Regigigas watch out!" Dia yelled at the ginormous legendary just before it's foot landed on some of the attacking Pokemon. The hurt look in their eyes, the pain, the rage, Dia could see it all.

Being the Empathize of the Dexholders, Diamond was having a rough time taking on all of these suffering Pokemon. They were being forced to do this, not of their own volition, but because someone was making them.

However, he felt that Regigigas could turn the tide of battle, even if just a little, but he didn't want that to mean he had to hurt the creatures they were battling. Diamond would give up all of his favorite foods if it meant that this nightmarish hell would end.

He had gotten split up from all of the others, and if he had to admit it, he was terrified. He couldn't tell if anyone was okay, if anyone needed help, if anything had happened to anyone. That was initially why he had called out Regigigas.

If he could get a good view over the trees, he might be able spot a few people here and there. So far he was having no such luck. The other Dexholders had run into the forest ahead of him, Dia wasn't the fastest runner, so he had fallen a little bit behind.

He could hear the fighting, and he had looked for the source, but it was coming from all directions. His eyes scanned over the forest, small explosions could be seen from different parts of the forest, undoubtedly coming from his comrades.

He wondered where Pearl and Lady were, he knew he shouldn't worry about them, they were perfectly capable of taking care of themselves, but he couldn't help himself. He felt a little uneasy being away from the duo for so long, especially in a situation like this.

Dia was caught off guard when something slammed into his stomach, knocking him off of Regigigas. His back hit the ground with a large thud and he felt a shock of pain rip through him. The sudden impact had knocked the wind out of him, and he had to lay there for a moment, gasping for air.

A shocked noise came from Regigigas as he turned around and swatted at the Pokemon that had attacked his friend. Watching the large, robot like Pokemon's arm connect with the small one hurt Dia from where he laid on the ground. A sickening slap accompanying the visual.

That accompanied with the physical pain he currently felt was making this endeavor a little much. He wished Pearl were here right now. It'd be great if Lady were here too, but thinking that just made him feel like a wuss and now wasn't the time.

Regigigas lifted Dia off the ground with a concerned grunt, placing him on his back once again. Dia leaned into him, the pain in his back still piercing through him in harsh throbs.