Regis Tracks! Mark Follows!
Regis had been hard at work tracking down the two Child Trainers he had recently located. He had heard that both of them have two or so badges. The two gyms had been some of the weaker gyms. They would never make it past the gym in Stonehenge. He would make sure of that. After some...rearranging, he had made it so that the real gym leader had taken a slight vacation. He would meet them there, maybe trap them. He would see their potential, maybe see if their powers had been activated yet. It appeared that Mark's had, some kind of strengthening technique. But, more on that later. He kept quiet as he watched the two children talk and laugh. Look at them, so close to those dangerous Pokemon. The whole world would thank him for his services soon.
His Swellow, the only cretin he thought suitable for his presence, flew out over the unsuspecting kids. They wouldn't know what would be happening for a while now. The Swellow tucked in its head and began to attack with an Aerial Ace. Zoran and Thomas. They'll be in the AAPM soon enough. The Swellow would be marking them with a tracker.
"Let's see how you fare against Swellow." he whispered to himself from the safety of his underground lair.
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Ducky fell to Frillish. Shauntal laughed as the small duck flew to the ground. It had been a tough battle, but she had easily pushed his defenses away. Now, it was time for the next Pokemon, a Gligar. Let's see how it would do against her Yamask.
"Yamask, dear friend, will you please battle Gligar?" Shauntal questioned. Yamask nodded and began to battle.
"Okay, Gligar, let's do this! Start with a Bulldoze attack!"
Gligar's claws glowed white as he went in for an attack. Yamask beacame transparent and dodged the attack. Then, it shot out a Shadow Ball that hit Gligar straight in the face. But the Gligar wasn't finished. He shook off the attack and pulled out his tail that shout out Poison Sting. Yamask sent them flying back with Ominous Wind. Then, Yamask created a Ball of grass Energy. He sent it flying towards Gligar. But, just as it was about to leave Yamask, Gligar fired off a Sand Attack that blurred Yamask's vision, sending the ball straight up and onto Yamask. Yamask was irritated, but Shauntal could tell it was having a good time. The strange part was that so was she.
"Gligar, use Quick Attack!"
"Yamask, please dodge it!"
Yamask considered her offer and proceeded to move out of the way. Gligar slid past him and held out his glowing claw, a Bulldoze attack just for Yamask. Then, Yamask stared straight at Gligar. Gligar began to tremble at Yamask's hex attack and tried to push away. Yamask, happy to oblige, sent a Shadow Ball to push him against the wall. Gligar was upset by the attack and went to Bulldoze him. Gligar's eyes glowed a tint of yellow as did Mark's and he slammed into Yamask. Yamask, who had taken a strong hit, fell to the ground. Yamask was done. But it began to glow a bright white color. Gligar could barely look into it.
"Whats going on? Yamask, are you okay?"
"It seems that Yamask is changing into something." Mark pulled out his small red computer and began to take pictures, but all that came out was a blur of yellow and black. Yamasks mask began to grow into a sarcophagus and his shadowy body instead became arms. Cofagrigous was born. It echoed a loud roar and went back to Shauntal. Shauntal realized that Yamask had never spoken, and neither did Cofagrigous. Had it- had he chosen her for a partner? She held out her arms and hugged the big Pokemon.
"Hi, Cofagrigous. Are...are you my partner?" Cofagrigous laughed and looked at her with sincere eyes. Cofagrigous and Shauntal were so happy that they began dancing and failed to notice Mark's vacant expression. Something had flung out of Shauntal's pocket and onto Mark. It was a PDA, and it said RDM important message at the top. Mark turned to run and Shauntal sensed something was wrong.
"Where are you going?"
"You work for the RDM!! Y-you are as bad as the ones who trapped me here. Leave me alone!" Mark tried to leave but was greeted by the edge of the Forever Ocean.
"Yes. I work for Agatha of the RDM. But, I don't think I will anymore. I've decided to travel the world with Cofagrigous. I'll see so many new people and places."
"Then you see that humans need Pokemon just as much as Pokemon need humans. Without us, how would they change? See, Yamask changed into Cofagrigous because of your support, Shauntal. So please, is there anyway off this island?"
"Yes. Follow me. But before you do, I want you to have this." Shauntal handed a Mark three small objects. They were Pokeballs. "One of them has a Pokemon inside, the others do not. You have great potential to go far in this world. I'm going to challenge the gyms as well. Hopefully, we will meet up some day. But, I must escort you out of here before Agatha catches wind. She already knows of your friend Clair and has sent in agent-"
"Clair! They have her? She works for the AAPM and doesn't care about me."
"But she has traveled a great distance just looking for you. She doesn't want you hurt. And now, Garet, a great Agent is being sent to capture her."
Mark was silent. "Then. I must confront this Garet. I have to save Clair."
Shauntal looked at him, "But, there is a Gym near here. It's in the Indonesian Peninsula, if I remember correctly. Go there. This Clair seems to be quite capable. She should be able to hold Garet off. At this gym, one of my friends is there. Tell them you are sent by Shauntal, and they should help you find Clair. Now come, there is a plane right here."
It was a small plane, maybe big enough to hold one person. Shauntal went over to the set of controls and plugged in some coordinates. "Here, these should take you near the gym. Beware, that leader is tough."
"Are you not coming with me?"
"No, if somebody sees me with you, they'll hate us both. They'll be after you for now. I'll tell them you were never found. Now, go. I must tell Agatha of my...resignation."
"Please, come with me."
"No, I can't. Now go!"
Shauntal's small body was the last thing Mark saw of her, as the plane took off. He waved good-bye. Maybe, forever.
