The Secret of the Unknown [Rated: G]

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I smiled. "Just, oh well, I guess I'll do it.

I looked at the X-Axis of the Unown and pointed to B, and went up until I got to E, and I pushed the brick in. I went to A then went to U, and pushed the brick in. Finally, I went to T and went to Y. I turned to her and laughed.
"This is so cool... Don't worry, I've been solving this puzzle for about a week..." I said cooly as I pushed the last brick in.

I felt cold, musty air push my hair back as the pressure released inside the room. Slowly, the entire ruins shook as the wall violently and slowly crept down to dissapear into the ground. Soon the tremors stopped.

I slowly walked in, but felt very uneasy, like someone was watching me. That, or it could of been my adrenaline rushing through my body.

The room was unbearably huge, with no floor, but a single wood bridge that went to a center column that I could tell had another puzzle on it.

The bridge looked sturdy but just in case, I told Gardevoir to gently lift us across. Succesfully, we reached the other side.

I got to the podium like column and examined it. When I got there I noticed a small hourglass, which coincidently just ran out as soon as I got there.

"Weird, let me read this aloud."

TOTAL OPPOSITES OF THE BEGINNING OF LIFE
XX XY
THEY SHALL REACH HERE
WHEN TIME RUNS OUT
AND HE; THE SAVIOUR WE FEARED
WOULD AWAKE, NOT IN THE REAL WORLD...
BUT IN OUR SPIRITS
...OUR WORLD...​
 
Draco started to get dizzy by the copies of the Scizor and just blindingly shot fire everywhere. Soon Both the Pokemon and its master were within a vortex of fire.

"You got that right! Beauty! It's beautiful! Hahaha!" Barry laughed as he began to dance around the flame, he seems to be enjoying it.

Draco shook its head and opened his wings.

"CHARRR!!!!" He roared, his voice echoed within the field. The sky turned red and his roar became muted by the thunderous sounds from all directions. What is going on? For some reason though, the Charizard looks more threatening.

There was a stand off between the Scizor and the black Charizard. Draco quickly flew towards the bug type and flew up into the sky with it.

"DRACO! SEISMIC TOSS!" Barry commanded it.

Draco carried the Scizor by one arm and then started to twirl around in place. He began to spin around so fast that he looks like a giant black sphere in the sky with a red line following which would be the Scizor. With enough energy, Draco stopped firmly and threw down the Scizor back down towards the ground following a loud crash with smoke and debris hiding the Scizor out of the sight.
 
She rose a brow as he began to push the bricks. "And exactly how is that math?" she asked annoyed. However, when the ruins began to shake she gasped and almost fell but caught herself.

She looked at the large door that opened and disappeared feeling the chill. When it stopped she slowly looked into the darkened cave. After hearing him speak she wasn't so sure if they should continue.

"Maybe we shouldn't enter that part. I have this strange feeling about it. Something like. . . negativity." she stated when she noticed she she was hovering into the air and flew into the ruins. "Looks like I don't have a choice." she murmured.

When they reached the middle, Pat began to wonder if this was a good idea and turned to look at the pillar. As he read the words she blinked.

"XX and XY? What is that supposed to mean? Boy and girl chromosomes?" she commented after he had finished the reading.

She slowly backed up a bit and had felt something behind her as she gasped and turned around to see what it was, but there was nothing there.

"I don't like this one bit. And if I bring out my partner, I might not like what I sense, but there is something here." she slowly moved back to be beside him.

He had a pokemon out already and he was an older person who could be her protector. Of course, she knew long ago that men weren't very protective and had to relay on her pokemon partners, but she figured he has a psychic so he should be dependable.
 
"Barry, Stop it now!"Salem shouted, as Scizor easily rose from the debris. "If you don't then I'll have to show you a true battle. But I think that there's a force at work here much greater than any of us!"

Scizor didn't want the fight to stop, he was angry by now. Within the center of each of his large claws energy was beginning to build up in the form of white hot spheres. It glared at the Shiny Charizard with a terrible hatred.

"Scizor, if he makes another move, take him out..."Salem whispered to his pokemon, his eyes still fixated on Barry and Charizard. "Listen Barry, I'm not a Ranger, in fact I've never even met you. So what's your problem with me anyway?"Salem asked, trying to get into Barry's head a little deeper, despite the fact he was sure there wasn't much inside Barry's head anyway.

Scizor brought his arms back, positioned for a powerful attack. He was levitating slightly off the ground, ready to strike back if the Charizard continued to fight.
 
"Believe me, there is nothing here, the oxygen you are breathing is the first oxygen in here since who knows when. And indeed, the opposites of life, boy and girl, it's gotta be something. Let me think for a bit..."

I thought for awhile but my conclusion was something I didn't believe.

"Well I do know for a fact that their saviour is the Secret they're hiding, but, from hearing the first couple of lines, I pretty much don't believe myself. Well, when we got here, see that hourglass? that ran out, and it says when time runs out, and seeing we're a boy and a girl, maybe they predicted our arrival... The Unown are psychic types and it is rumored they know everything, so maybe... they knew we would be here long ago, before we were even born, obviously... but I just can't get around that... Do you believe it?"
 
Barry took a deep breath with his nostrils and slicked back his red hair with his hand staring at Salem.

"Tch, me? Starting a fight with you? Pfft, You were the one that wanted to have a rematch. I figured... why not? I beat you once, I can beat you again.. and I did! Bleh, aheh, ahahahaha! Hahahahaha!" Barry laughed.

Draco flapped its wings in delight and started to grin, laughing with its master through growls.

"I don't like Rangers. But you know what? I don't like you anyway. Do I need a reason to have a problem with you? Maybe I like doing stuff like this." Barry grinned.

Due to Draco calming down with the fire attacks. The fire around Barry began to die down, a few flames remains leaving a scorched area of the field with no more but black dirt and burnt grass. Where the ground shook once more.

"What in the world!" Barry shouted as the ground underneath him began to shake once more as before. A loud noise can be heard and what was a red sky is now filled with black Unown.

"It's those darn things again! Why I 'oughta!" Barry said getting angry.

Unown...

Unown...

Unown...

The Pokemon floating above began to chant spinning slowly in one spot through twitches, their big white eyes never leaving the trainers below them.

"What the heck? Beauty? Time? Who is talking to me! You brat! You did this to me didn't you!" Barry said pointing to the two trainers in front of him but it's not them who are talking to him.

Just then a large black hole developed under Barry and his Charizard sucking them under the field.

"WHAT! YOU! I'LL GET YOU YET!" Barry yelled and before long he and his Charizard were completely gone!

All that remained was just a now recovered field and a sky still full of Unown now focusing on the other two trainers...
 
"Why do those things keep eating him...We could have used him to get out, as soon as he cooled down a bit..."Salem said, regretting the missed chance to reason with Barry. The rumbling continued, despite the Unkown leaving. The roaring continued, and tremors could be felt from far away, like footsteps, getting louder and louder and louder.

Then they finally came into view. They were enormous dinosaur like creatures, one blue and one purple. The blue one had beige plates on it's torso, while the purple one had silver. Both of them were covered in sharp spikes and spines, their eyes glowing a bright white.

"What's happening here?!"Salem shouted, barely able to hold him up from the powerful tremors. The giant Nidoqueen and Nidoqueen kept coming closer, bringing the thought of impending doom into the minds of Ronike and Salem. "We're not going out this easily, Scizor. If we have to die, let's go out with a bang!"

Immediately after Salem's words the Scizor was back on it's feet, and fast as lightning it appeared in front of his trainer. Inside it's claws the charging attack was growing even further, beams of fine white light glimmering outward against the crimson sky.
 
Ronike watched as Barry flew away with the unown.
Hmph. Serves him right after creating all that fire. Bloody Pyro...
"Why do those things keep eating him...We could have used him to get out, as soon as he cooled down a bit..." Salem lamented.
"Whatever you say, though I doubt he would've ever calmed down. Ah!" Ronike fell to the ground as another quake hit. "And why won't these stupid earthquakes stop! The fire and that pyro is gone, the unown should be hap... oh, thats why" Ronike finally saw the two Nidos aproaching.
"We're not going out this easily, Scizor. If we have to die, let's go out with a bang!"
Man, the guys a freaking drama king. Although I suppose he is gonna be the only thing to protect me from those things Ronike clenched his fist in frustration. D***it! I wish I weren't this useless, but what else am I going to do? My only pokemon is out of commision on the ground over there! Ronike glanced at Shales, but found the large pokemon to be replaced by a giant white pillar of light.
What?! That light is coming from the unown! I swear to god, if they kill hi
Calm down Ronike, the light is healing my wounds.
Ronike was shocked to hear the metallic twang.
Shales?!
The giant white pillar disappeared, leaving the behemoth pokemon looking just as good, if not better, than its usual self.
Yep, glad to be back in business, though I'm not fond of this tatoo. Shales mentally gestured towards the burn marks that hadn't disappeared. Beauty isn't exactly the most threatening word, you know?
Shales! I'm so glad you are better! Now, what do you make of these creatures on the horizon?
Shales glanced at the horizon.
What creatures?
How can you not see those things? They are taller than a... Ronike stopped as he noticed the absence of the giant pokemon on the horizon. The unown were also gone. "What the s*** taco just happened?!" Ronike yelled as he stood up. The grass and trees and sky were all back to their normal, albeit bright, hues.
This is so weird. I have great hearing and I can always hear something, but there is nothing, no wind, no chirping, nothing! Ronike shivered unconsciously. It's unnatural and creepy
"Maybe we should get going somewhere else, this place is starting to give me the willies, and I don't often get scared." Ronike said to Salem.
He turned to walk away, but tripped once more when yet another quake began, the strongest yet.
"Son of a..." Ronike started, but was halted as he noticed the crack in the ground a few feet in front of him, which was approaching him.
Shales! Use psychic to keep me, Salem, and Scizor from falling into the hole!
Ronike turned to Salem and Scizor and told them "Don't panic and stay still, Shales will keep us from falling."
The fissure reached the group, but they all remained aloft in the air.
Ronike, I need to move you to safe ground, something is trying to pull you guys down.
The group hovered about five feet away from the fissure and landed. Ronike wiped some sweat from his forehead.
"Man, this just keeps getting more and more fun, eh Salem? Now, lets get... Whats that?" Ronike pointed towards a figure rising from the fissure.
[PokeCommunity.com] The Secret of the Unknown [Rated: G]

We need to leave. Ronike had never heard Shales sound so panicked NOW!
Ronike tried to move his legs to run away, but he found he couldn't move any muscle from the waist down.
"Something is keeping us from moving! But that thing is asleep! It couldn't have that much power to do so while sleeping..."
The metallic figure opened its eyes.
 
She looked up at him as he spoke. A faint smile could be seen as she shook her head turning her back on him.

"Just like you scientists and archaeologist. You can't believe anything that can't be explained by facts, figures, and analyzing." she giggled as she looked up to the ceiling which was high above them that looked like it went on for ever and ever.

"I believe it yes. But what I don't understand is how? No pokemon can predict the far future unless they have been with Celebii and it took them to our time here and now. Is it really so hard to believe that maybe it wasn't the Unknown? There are so many things that even you and others can't explain with facts and figures." she turned to look at him and then back at the words.

She suddenly felt something flash in her mind as her smile faded. She wasn't sure, but she felt as though she was trying to remember something. She walked to the pillar and reread the words.

"I feel as if. . ." she grew silent and turned to see he was looking at her as she giggled nervously. "It's nothing." she faked a lie as she had this ominous feeling. "We should get going. This was really something, thanks for the tour." she turned to walk over the small path when stopped short.

She had it again, that strange feeling of remembering something. As she tried to pinpoint it with her mind, she felt a sudden pain as she brought her left hand to her forehead. She had just received a terrible headache.
 
"What is that thing?"Salem muttered, as the giant metallic creature opened it's eyes. "It's definetely no pokemon..."Scizor responded by muttering it's name. "It's...beautiful..."Salem continued, a manic look growing in his eyes. The color changing from a deep blue to a wild lime green. His long ivory locks began to wave in the presence of the sheer power of the creature. "It's exactly what I've been searching for, all of these years!" he said as an insane laughter began to escape from his mouth. Scizor looked just as changed, a cold, evil look in it's face. "Are you ready Scizor!?" The crimson pokemon nodded.

Finally the Scizor brought it's arms together, sparks flying through the blinding lights coming from it's claws.

"Hyper Beam!"

From the pokemon's claws came an enormous blast of energy, surrounded by a crimson spiral, with sparks flying all around it. It struck the creature head on, though it wasn't fazed. The flash of light dissapated revealing a large black spot on the metallic beasts torso, though it didn't look to be in pain at all.

Salem was acting stranger than ever, not even aware of Ronike's presence anymore. It was as if Salem's identity itself had changed...for the worse. No one but Scizor knew what was going on in his mind, or who Salem even was. But it was sure that Salem wasn't what he'd seemed.
 
"Leave?! No way! You can leave if you really want to but we've only just begun! I just... can't leave, no way, not when we've gone this far."

I sat down and pulled a lunch bag out of my backpack. A great big rost beef sandwich.

"Yummy. So are you gonna stay, or what?"
 
Barry awoke. Where is he? It's rocky and dark, he must be in a cave. As he began to move around he started to hear squishy noises and felt wet. He began to get up but kept on slipping, he couldn't balance himself. This wet substance, it's almost like some sort of slime. It's all over him. Falling now on his stomach he could see some light, figures very near to him. Reaching towards them by dragging his body with his arms and hands he noticed that he was resting near a pillar. What happened to him? Wasn't he just at the Unown Realm a moment ago?

He started to smell something, it smelt like beef... roast beef. So hungry all of a sudden he saw a man dressed mostly in dark clothing. Who ever he is, Barry saw that he has food. On complete impulse, Barry grabs the sandwich and devours it. Stealing the food and gulping down the beef in quick large chunks. It is here where he showed himself more clearly as a man shivering, scared, completely covered in some sort of slime and two words imprinted on his forehead,

Beauty. Time.


And then he passed out and collapsed on to the floor.
 
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A sort of loud banging sound echoed through this chamber. I paid no attention to it until finally a man, covered in some sort of 'oobleck' came up to me and took my sandwich. I was about ready to pop him one right in the jaw but he dropped to the floor before he got the chance. I also noticed a jet-black Charizard in the corner with it's tail-flame put out.
Immeadiately, I jumped up and grabbed the torch off the wall and put it near the Charizard's tail. It soon erupted into an orange flame that warmed the surrounding area. With that taken care of, I grabbed a pillow out of my bag and laid it underneath this man's head.
"Barry, I remember you, obviously, since I gave you an invite." It was kind of funny to see this proud, head-strong, determined trainer reduced to nothing but a body on the floor. I grabbed two max revive's out of my bag and threw one at the Charizard, and one at Barry. Seeing as I just helped him, II hoped he wouldn't turn against me like he normally would.
I thought about that as his eyes opened.
 
The only thing that Barry was dreaming of when he passed out was just darkness. Then he heard the loud noises that he heard at the realm of the unown and suddenly a giant white eye with a piercing black pupil emerged out of the shadows and looked straight into Barry's soul. Is it by this horrific nightmare that he awoke.

"Grah.." He muttered spitting out the remains of food left in his mouth from when he passed out. He found himself lying on a pillow. He's covered in some sort of goo.

"What the hell is this stuff?" He asked himself as he started to wipe some of it off.

He felt light-headed and woozy as if he woken up from a very deep sleep. As he got up his body began to ache and his legs hurt him so much as he tried to stand that it felt like he was never to do before. The numbness of his body faded and only pain remained to take its place. He looked around and saw his Charizard who was covered in the slime as well and was acting funny too.

He looked around and realized that he was with Ryozo. He's the one who gave him the invite to the ruins in the first place but this isn't their first encounter. They met before, a couple of years before all of this. They were at a Tournament, it was actually for the Pokemon League, however neither of them could beat the Elite Four, Barry was known though as "The tough, hot-headed Kindler". He would have never thought in his life time that Ryozo or anyone else for that matter would invite him to anything. Not really friends, just two past trainers who recognized one another.

"It's you.. I remember you from way back. Where the heck are we? What is all of this stuff? Some sort of joke?" Barry yelled asking for an explanation for the slime that he was covered in.

The slime though seems paranormal and has some sort of reaction with mood, it began to glow a bit brighter pink when Barry got more and more upset.
 
Salem grunted in anger when Scizor's attack hadn't affected the giant creature. The beast growled, it's metallic body shining against the maroon sky. A powerful force resonated from the creature, making grass blow back away from it just like Salem's hair. It was partly visible in the form of shining white streaks flying through the air. It's eyes glowed crimson, with a dark fury. It seemed as though it hadn't even noticed Scizor's massive hyper beam.

"Your power will be mine..."Salem said to himself, looking downward, his eyes concealed in shadow. Slowly he raised his head toward the beast. His bright green pupils seemed to glow as he met eyes with the beast. His navy hat was finally blown off by the sheer force of the creature, toppling across the ground and blowing away into the horizon. Salem's hair had lost it's silver sheen and was now a ghostly white, it's ends meeting in sharp jagged points all around him. "Scizor, get ready to fight for real. That pathetic hyper beam was meant for that weak Charizard, we'll show this thing an attack more it's level...Go!!!"

The Scizor closed it's eyes and paused for a moment, as if it was meditating. It suddenly opened them with a powerful surge of energy, it's eyes were no longer yellow, but the same green as Salem. They're movements, even breathing became coordinated, as if they were a single being. Without direction, Scizor's claw began to glow a bright silver. Resonating with a powerful energy, just as the metallic beast was, yet less violent.

"Metal Claw!"Salem shouted, his eyes fixated on the beast, in the same manner Scizor's were. At the exact time of Salem's announcement Scizor shouted the attack's name in Poketongue. It seemed as though Salem and Scizor were able to communicate with each other without even speaking. The Scizor began to charge toward the beast, but stopped short. It's body massive claw shaking with power, it halted at least seven meters before the creature, and slashed the air powerfully, it's intentions only known to Salem.
 
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"Dude, shut up, we're in the same room, calm down. Here's a towel, and don't worry, that goo is just corn starch with water... checked it here on my pokegear."
I gave a quick glance at Pat, making sure she was ok. Then I turned back to Barry. "So, uhhh, did you follow us in here, or what? Just, tell me why you were late for the whole beginning of the excavation." I waited for an answer. After hearing it was about the Unown I blurted out...
"Tell me Everything."
 
Ronike watched as the Scizor shot the powerful beam at the creature and shook his head
*sigh* Moron. That creature is so powerful that all that beam will do is anger the creature. He should be able to tell that. Salem seems like a logical fellow.
Ronike watched as the creature took the shot without even trying to dodge.
Like I said: too powerful for that kind of an approach.
He looked towards the crazed trainer that was spewing orders.
He looks completely different now. I doubt he will listen to any logic now. I suppose its best to let him get roughed up a bit so his head is cleared.
Ronike, what are you talking about? If Salem takes a hit from that thing, he'll die! Its too strong!
Don't worry, I get a feeling that that creature is gonna try and play with us first. It won't go for the finishing blow immediately
The creature momentarily looked towards the arguing pair. Ronike again fell to the ground and felt as though his head would explode.
You think I can't hear you two talk? Ah but how right you are. Watch this next one:
What the?! cursed Ronike Shales, I still think the Salem needs to be knocked out of this, but be ready to get him out of here ASAP. Same with Scizor and myself
He stood up as the pain receded and glared at the warring group.
I have a feeling we'll be needing to run soon...
 
OOC: Gee Darth Moose, what is my character? Chop liver? My character is with Ryozo.

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Pat noticed the rude man before she could say anything, stepped back as he watched the man. It was obvious that she wasn't even noticed which was fine, but that meant that she could slip away.

She didn't like to be in this place as it kept sending hazy flashbacks and giving her intense headaches when she tried to focus on them. She turned to walk out hoping no one saw her. She seemed to easily slipped out and turned the wrong direction in what she thought was the exit.
 
"It worked..."Salem said happily. A malevolent grin shot across his face, as where Scizor's claws began, a crack began to grow in the air. More began to grow for it, like the entire Unkown world was just a shattering mirror. In the sky he could see swirling images of the real world, he saw Ryozo, Pat, and Barry, as well as Sprout Tower in Violet City, and other scenery he wasn't familiar with. Finally everything in sight was littered with the cracks, shaking violently ready to shatter. "Cover yourself Ronike..."is all Salem muttered before he wrapped his navy trenchcoat around him.

Suddenly all of the pieces of the Unkown World were torn apart, shards of the landscape flying in all directions. As they flew they simple dissapated, the Unkown's Realm becoming a simple memory to Salem. Whever one of the shards was absent a small piece of the real world appeared. Though still before Salem was the sleeping monster who began to wince as shards of it's world came crashing into it.

Finally the entire Unkown Realm was gone. Salem, Scizor, Shales, Ronike, and the monster were back in the real world again. They were in a strange room. It felt as though they were underground, though the stones were cut out in an ornate fashion. The large slabs of rock seemed to be tinted different colors, making large elaborate patterns all around the room. A strange goo covered the walls, glowing a sky blue. Behind them was a golden door, which he could hear muffled voices coming from. In front of them on the floor was a large golden ring, with strange symbols spaced evenly around it. And rising from the centre of the ring, was the metallic beast.
 
OOC: Where's the patience? I'm trying to stay in character, Barry isn't really very smart or caring of his surroundings. I was going to get to your character in a continuing post. Just give me some time, a lot happened in only a couple of posts. To be honest, I kinda got lost after the whole "metallic creature" thing so I'm just rolling with what we got here.

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Barry told Ryozo everything, well anything that he remembered or was worth mentioning. Barry was very vague with his description of the Unown Realm. The only things that came to mind during the discussion was the battle between Draco and a Scizor and that's really about it.

"Tch, and now I'm here covered in this stuff." Barry said cleaning himself off with the handed towel. "And to think those things talking to me were bad enough." Barry said as he compared the Unown to "things". But before he could elaborate on what they were telling him he noticed Ryozo look at someone else in the room that Barry hadn't noticed before. Before he could check to see where this person was he noticed a girl with pink hair leaving the room.

"Whatever, I don't need to tell you anything!" Barry grinned, Besides, if I was you, I'd check on whoever just left here." He turned and tossed the towel back at Ryozo, "As for me, I'm outta here, to think I thought tough trainers would be here. There's nothing here other than some weird writing on some rocks and black letters flying around." Barry said with an uncaring tone.

Draco snarled and followed closely after his master who was about to leave the room.

"I will tell you one thing though. I wouldn't mind going back to where ever the heck I was. The feeling I felt there... I felt as if I had power to do anything.. ha, maybe I should of made a wish there to fight some real trainers!" Barry laughed and continued to walk away where suddenly the cave shook again as if something entered the ruins...
 
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