Kaze had been enjoying himself during the parade, even welcoming the Helioptile that had marched up alongside his float. For a moment, he had been confused as to its presence, as such a Pokemon was not one he had seen here much. Then he recalled he had seen its trainer once before: One of the Avatars from the previous night. Wells, if he recalled correctly. So he had invited it up and allowed it to perch wherever it desired atop the float.
Nearly two-thirds through the parade, Kaze suddenly felt like something was out of place. He had begun to notice odd people in the crowd dressed in white robes. Not simple cosplayers. Not at all. Then, one of them released four Pokemon and shouted, cursing the Avatars. When Justine, only a handful of floats behind Kaze, began to defend them, the man appeared to become even more angry. Next thing Kaze knew, he saw the man's Golem seize the Koffing beside it, and hurl it in the direction of Justine's float.
Kaze knew what to expect before it happened. The Koffing Selfdestructed, the explosion rocking Mauville in its entirety. "NO!!!" Kaze cried, tears brimming in his eyes immediately. Around him, people scattered away from the scene, but Kaze remained in place. He hadn't been able to see what had happened to Justine, and while he wanted to help, he remained in-place. His feet wouldn't move.
Soon, a short policeman with a rather nice mustache instructed Kaze to come down off the float and escape. "I . . . I can't," Kaze replied. Then a man approached with his Pokemon in-tow.
"Neither of you are going anywhere, anyway. You'd make a nice hostage, kid," the villain chuckled. "Get 'em," he commanded to his Pokemon, who immediately sprung into action.
First charged the Koffing. "Jingle, Confusion!" Kaze commanded, and a wave of Psychic energy converged on the Poison-Type, blasting it backward a number of meters. Next came a Baltoy. Kaze didn't bother with commands this time, instead charging his own power, releasing a Hydro Pump directly at it. Though it tried to hold back the deluge with its power, ultimately the torrent proved too great and hammered into the top and blasting it through the air.
The last two, a Gourgeist and a Pineco charged simultaneously. Remembering the Helioptile's name to be Fluke, Kaze gave a command to each of them. "Jingle, another Confusion! Get that pumpkin; I'll get the other!"
While Jingle was preoccupied with Gourgeist, Kaze used his Tailwind to speed the two of them up, as well as empower a large jump from himself. As he was airborne and the Pineco fired a Pin Missile, Kaze launched a Gust attack, which managed to disperse the Pin Missile and slam the Pineco into the ground. Then he turned, the Gourgeist preparing to attack Kaze's companion, and used his one Psychic-Type move--Extrasensory--to knock the Gourgeist off its feet.
Then he was seized from behind. The man had given up on using Pokemon to subdue Kaze and had taken him by brute force. "Help me!" Kaze screamed before a hand was clamped over his mouth. He had to find a way out of this, but he had exhausted so much of his power already. He couldn't call on another power. Then, a voice sounded in his mind.
It's alright, Kaze. I am here, the voice said, its sound deep and powerful, yet somehow gentle. When Kaze did not understand at first, an image flashed through his mind. I will not let you be harmed. I never have before, and I won't start now. But for now, I need you to trust me, it explained. Kaze agreed, and his runes and eyes began to glow a brilliant cyan as Suicune gained control of his host.