Trials of Reluctance (PG-13)

[Isaac Gravity]

Disclaimer- I don?t own Pokemon or anything else
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(Scene: Picture of the rotating blue that planet Humans and Pokemon co-exist together in)
(Steven Stone narrates)

[Pocket Monsters, nicknamed Pokemon for short. Mysterious creatures, whose appearance varies in shape, size and natural force, it?s unknown how the Pokemon came on our planet or if we humans are truly the visitors. Regardless of the situation Pokemon and humans lived together for what it seemed for centuries.]

[Pokemon from what researchers say aren?t very war-like. They can live together in ultimate harmony?]

[Pah! Pokemon are similar humans. They all have their own civilizations and customs and like humans fight one another for the most trivial things.]

[Unlike us, Pokemon prefer to live in complete harmony with their surroundings. Not like us. We would rather conquer nature in our quest for an easier life?without even realizing that we?re destroying the lands and elements that we truly do need to survive.]

[What disgusts me even more of being human is how far we would go to get what we want... Not caring who we hurt or utterly destroy as long as we obtain our personal happiness.]

[How can Pokemon stand us? I wonder? Do they realize that there are only a few tainted souls who want to do harm. Or do they not care as long as they?re not involved?]

[One wonders?]

[Why do Pokemon allow themselves to work for humans who only sought to use their powers for their own wicked intentions? Are Pokemon truly tools of war as many think of them to be? Or are they just mindless creatures that aren?t extinct because there are so many of them?]

[No matter the case, Pokemon are living things and as long as man exist there will always be war and as long as Pokemon continue to live with man they shall forever be their fighting tools.]

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Chapter 10- His name is written in Stone
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(Deep inside the Dewford Cave)

May, Mia, and Leaf the Shroomish who led the group with its new move Flash were all running for dear life from a bunch of rampaging Zubats, Arons and some angry Mawlies.

?May-san I think the Pokemon in here don?t take kindly to the light!? Mia attempts to reason. ?Maybe we should??

?Are you nuts?? May?s Pokedex Alia screams. ?Then they?ll maul us and we can?t see!?

?She has a point Mia! Just keep running!? May assured to the 10-year-old.

Mia begins to slow down in her pace until a Zubat swoops down and tries to land on her hair.

The 10-year-old ruffles her own hair wildly and runs at a much faster pace than earlier. Zooming past May and Leaf.

?She?s inspired to run now.? Alia huffs.

?So not wanting to get killed wasn?t enough of a reason?? May rolls her eyes as she chases after the Indigo-eyed 10-year-old.

The two girls and the Grass-type Pokemon continue to run from the angry mob of cave dwellers. Due to the over mass of weight the weak rock floor gives away causing them to all fall to lower grounds. Forcing the pursing Pokemon all dive in after them.

The trio consisting of May Hiromi, Mia Stone and May?s visually challenged grass type Leaf the Shroomish all land in a knee deep lake while the Arons and Mawlies all land on the safe moist ground. The Zubats all circle around them.

?Everyone ok?? May asked her friends. Mia gives May a kind smile. ?Soaked and muddy May-san but fine?thanks for asking.?

May smiles warmly at Mia before pulling out Alia. ?Al!?

?Psh, It?ll take more than a few drops of water to ruin me!? Alia replies arrogantly. ??But just don?t lose your grip on me ok??

?M-May-san!? Mia screams as she points to all the Pokemon.

?Dammit?You up for this?? May asks Leaf who nods determinedly. ?We go down fighting!?

Mia calls out Hiro and Daigo. ?I-I?ll do what I can May-san.?

The two girls and their Pokemon huddle closer together considering the huge number of enemies they were fighting.

The Zubats were all closing in and the Arons and Mawlies were ready to attack from where they stood.

A strong roar of even bigger Pokemon could be heard in the background. Followed by strong Hyper Beam that whizzed right through the crowd of Zubats. The move incinerates those who were too close or weren?t quick enough to move.

It was at this point that a snappily dressed young man of the age nineteen and his Pokemon Aggron entered the room.

The Aron, all seeing their final stage elder all back off timidly. The Mawlies who just don?t want to get their butts kicked also back off.

The Zubats were a bit more skeptical though, thus they all made high-pitched screams that echoed throughout the cave.

Coming to their lesser evolutionary stages species was a Golbat.

?So?these Pokemon are hanging out with there higher evolutionary forms.? Alia bitterly growls.

The 19-year-old, also known to many as Steven Stone gives an enlightened smile. ?I see?so Pokemon also see the need to cower behind those who are stronger than they for power??

The Golbat wastes no time swooping down to the Aggron in hopes of sinking its fangs into its foes hard body and suck all the fluids out of it.

?Onii-chan!? Mia cries out horrified of what?s to come.

?Mia?this fight is over?for the Golbat anyway?? May states matter-of-factly. Mia turns to the older girl with a quizzical look on her face.

?So there truly is no other way to attempt to work this out? So be it?? Steven smugly reasoned to the Poison-Flying type.

Using Metal Claw, the Aggron rams his sharp claws right into the Golbat?s giant mouth. Making the now slain Bat Pokemon look like a shish kebab that Aggron rips off its arm in disgust. It walks back to his master and is then recalled into his Pokeball.

?Onii-chan!!? May laughs jovially as she runs up and hugs Steven. Daigo and Hiro follow.

?Mia?? The confused Hoenn Champion spoke. ?What are you doing here??

Mia smiles brightly at her older brother as she hands him a package. ?My friend and I came to give you this package that Papa wanted to give you.?

?Thank you?? The 19-year-old replies kindly. ?I still can?t believe that scared little Mia actually chose to go out on her own Pokemon journey?and you even have a friend with you.?
Steven smiles kindly at his sibling as he ruffles her hair. The 19-year-old then takes note of Daigo and Hiro. ?And your Pokemon look much more powerful than when I last left you with them.?

?Mmhm. May-san trains me hard. She?s the best. Ah!? The 10-year-old yelps. ?Where are my manners? Oniichan, I want you to meet my friend and sensei May Hiromi.?

Steven walks over to May and kisses her right hand. May reflexively pulls back her hand and gives him scowl.

Steven chuckles at this before he notices how protective Leaf is being. ?Hmm your Pokemon seem very loyal to you and cares for you deeply. You have potential to make it quite far in life.?
The 19-year-old?s expression now became grim and serious. ?But that?s only if you don?t continue down your reckless path! You were brave for choosing to stand your ground and fight.? He begins thoughtfully. ?But with such impossible odds your move was foolhardy and could?ve gotten you, my sister and both your Pokemon hurt.?

?And if I just stayed put my fate would?ve been any different!?? May infuriately yells at the reigning Hoenn Champ.

Steven sighs as he tries to reword his harshness. ?No, I guess you?re right.? He gives in. ?I apologize for ?chewing you out? as most would call it. As I believe the Pokemon here are as well remorseful for attacking you??

?I understand.? Mia agreed thoughtfully. ?It was our fault, we ruined their habitat by using Flash.?

?I wish,? Steven disagrees. ?Lately some low-life, troublemaking treasure hunters have been weakening the caves structure and natural support with their tools and explosives.?

Without any word from either girl the Hoenn Champ shuffles in his pockets to reveal what set the treasure hunter?s hearts aflutter so much.

The item appears to be a plain old stone with no real significance towards it? Other than the fact that a glittery substance is left on your hands.

May takes a look at the stone and then shows it to her A.I. Travel companion. ?Alia, scan it.?

?Scanning? ?. ?.. ? Done!? Alia exclaims before continuing her description of the item. ?This stone is a recently discovered item in the world of Pokemon and its mystical properties are rumored to affect a Pokemons evolution somehow.?

?That?s not all this can do.? Steven adds. ?The unknown properties in this thing also helped me with my research in creating a type of body purification elixir??

Both May and Mia share a glance, unsure of what to make of the theories given to them.

?This stone saved my life?? Steven smiles fondly at the inanimate object. ?After I took it I returned to the happier days in life before I got grabbed off the street and awoke finding myself being treated as a guinea pig...?

The 19-year-old looks at May with sly smile. ?I suppose aside from the package that?s another reason you came to seek me correct??

May was pretty dumbfounded by his quick assumption. Her past is something she tries to forget but if its one thing she can always see when she closes her eyes were those miserable faces of her inmates and other children be it her age or older.

Steven gave an amused laugh at May?s reaction. ?I can see it in you? You were one of those unfortunate souls who were given Cipher?s final version of the medicine correct??

May nods. The 19-year-old Regional champs closed his eyes in a sympathetic manner. ?I see?well aside from myself, you?ll be the first person to actually use this elixir? Though I?m not too sure on how well it?ll work on you since they pumped your group with some pretty heavy stuff.?

?Onii-chan how do you make that stuff anyway.? Mia asked her brother a bit worried about May?s safety.

Steven calms Mia with a warm smile. ?With the surroundings around us. Only natural, untainted material will do.?

Steven carefully chips a small piece of the stone and drops it into a vial, which he then crushes with stirring glass.
Adding some water in the now powdery material he stirs it until the fragments of rock are no more and the liquid is clear and sparkling.

Finally, he hands the elixir to May.

?Here, drink this.? He informs the girl. ?Think of it as mineral or better yet seltzer water.?

?I don?t like the smell or taste of either?? May complains.

?Just drink it?? Steven dryly states with a sweatdrop. ?Oh, but there is a side effect?? Steven laughs as May scrunches her face in dislike to the flavor of the drink. ?It?s actually quite bitter.?

?Does it taste that bad?? Mia giggles.

Steven smirks and gives an innocent shrug. ?Depends on your taste buds.? Steven then addresses May. ?Now May, The effects if any, won?t take place immediately. I suggest you and Mia head topside for some rest.?

?Aren?t you coming?? Mia asked her favored and only brother.

?No,? Steven softly spoke as he shook his head. ?I want to explore this cave a bit more and look around for more rare stones.?

The 19-year-old now turns his attention to May. ?Hiromi, don?t become too content with the elixir. Like I said, I?m not too sure on how well, if at all the elixir will even make a dent on the serum you?ve been given...?
Steven continues his words by clenching his fist. ?All I can say is never lose touch on who you really are and remember who and what is truly important to you??

May nods solemnly and turns to leave.

?Take care Onii-chan!? Mia waves. ?Oh! Visit mum sometimes too! She?s really getting worried sick over you.?

With that, the 10-year-old follows May.

Steven watches the two girls go until they were no longer in sight. It was at this point his left arm started to shake uncontrollably. The 19-year-old uses his right to squeeze it.

??Blast! Not this?not now?? Steven growls as he falls to the floor while still holding down his left arm. ?There truly is no cure?all we can do is grin and bare it?you must know this deep down don?t you Hiromi??
Steven spoke to the air as grits his teeth and holds in the inner pain. ?Ugh! Those ugly marks on our backs shall always remain and with it, a nightmarish past that we can never turn our backs from??

End Chapter 10

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Next- Chapter 11- Mia and the Grand treasure Battle

 

[Isaac Gravity]

Disclaimer- I don?t own Pokemon or anything else
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(Slateport City)
(Slateport Museum. 3:05 AM)

The new exhibit known as Whirlpool Islands Aquamarine Maha-rog Pearl laid in its protective top security exhibit glass. Along side the Pearl with the thunderbolt insignia scarred into it was a piece of an old slab written with undecipherable text.

An anti freeze bomb drops down from above the well protected exhibit and fills the entire room with an icy mist, freezing everything in the large room. It was at this moment a man dressed up in a black insulation suit who was the source of the bomb shimmies down a rope and drops down to claim his prize.

With the security system in the room frozen solid the man confidently taps on the frozen glass, breaking it. He then quickly shoves the Maha-rog Pearl and the slab in his mythril bag to make sure it doesn?t become victim to the anti freeze as well. The thieves? plan was successful, tugging on the rope he was pulled up by his accomplices: two men in blue Pirate costume. The man dressed in black gives a content smirk and pulls out the Maha-rog Pearl to his Pirate accomplices. He then pulls off his hood to reveal his blue Pirate bandanna.

?Good job Werner, The boss will be pleased to know we succeeded.? The Aqua Grunt named Ace compliments his brother.

?Man, And I was hoping things could get ugly Team Aqua Grunt Arnold Jr. whines as he cracks knuckles. ?I was looking for a good brawl.?

Team Aqua Grunt Werner fully takes off insulation suit and turns to his brother. ?You?re too pugnacious bro. We?ll harass some Magma losers on the way back?We could also steal some good loot from those dip-wads too.?

?Sounds good to me.? Arnold Jr. smirks.

Ace nods. ?Ok then boys, it?s settled??
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(Scene goes black and white)

And thus another mission is complete. Nothing is too big or small time for us. Call us jewel enthusiasts if you wish?but once the three of us get together there isn?t a flatfoot alive who can outdo us: The Aquatic Three!
Yes, The Aquatic Three, three brothers who have a knack for bounty and treasure hunting. To the far left corner of us is Arnold Jr. nicknamed ?The Kid? He?s the youngest of us. Reckless, dashing and with his Pokemon Chinchou no one leaves the room without a heavy shock. Next to me is Werner, ?The Weasel? the master of espionage. He?s usually the one who takes care of all the slippery situations and can come out unscathed and with some extra loot for himself on the side. With his Pokemon Barboach everyone will be slipping on their faces. And then there?s me, Ace. The brains of this outfit, without me none of our hunts will coordinate properly and with my Pokemon Wailmer I?m living large.
I bet you?re wondering why three good looking Joes like ourselves would even wear such ridiculous getups. But if you knew our noble cause you?d do the same. Y?see the planet is composed of mostly water. Seventy-five percent to be exact! Humans and Pokemon need water to survive. So my brothers and I all joined and lend our talents to the noble causes of the great Team Aqua. And their Leader whose genius even surpasses my own: The amazing Archie. The rest is history from there?
(Scene becomes color again)

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?Hmm that thing looks like it?s worth a few dollars. Wonder what the Big Boss needs it for anyway.? Arnold Jr. noticed as he taps the Pearl.

?Nimrod!? Ace yells as he pulls the Pearl away from his blunt brother. ?For the hundredth time this rock is supposed to help expand the seas.?

?Who cares what it does?? Werner snaps. ?Let?s just turn it in to the Boss and get something warm already! I?m freezing! ACHOO!?

?GAZOONTITE!? The security guard from below calls out, causing the three brothers sweatdrop.

?Escape?? Arnold Jr. suggests.

?Sounds good.? Werner agrees.

?Then what are we standing around here for boys! Let?s scram!? Ace confirms.

All three scramble off the roof. Werner sneezes again causing him to lose balance and crash into Arnold Jr. before him, who crashes into Ace who looses his balance and tumbles off the roof with hard cement floor breaking his fall, (and some bones) his two brothers land on top of him.

The Guard flashes his flashlight at them. ?Stop right there thieves! Team Aqua! Trying to steal Capt. Stern?s hard earned research eh? Well me and my Pokemon say different!?

The Guard?s four Mightyena all growl menacingly at them.

?You want a piece Copper? Come and get it!? Arnold Jr. proudly growls as he beats chest.

?There?s a time to know when to fight and a time to flee and the time to flee is now!? Ace speaks in a sage-like manner as he grabs Arnold Jr. and makes a run for it.

?More like there?s a time to walk away and a time to know when to RUN!? Werner adjusts as he also flees.

The Mightyena all lunge at the trio. One of them was able to bite on Werner?s mythril bag that held the Maha-rog Pearl and breaks the bag open. The Pearl begins to roll away from the chase scene.

?The Pearl!? The Security Guard yells. He then tries to sound heroic. ?If I don?t get it before it?s too late who knows what kind of dastardly wickedness Aqua will try to use it for!? The Guard then rushes for the Pearl.

The Guard wasn?t the only one to notice the Maha-Rog rolling into the lake.

?The Rock! Quick! Grab it before it falls into the lake!? Ace yells as he brothers all chase after it.

The Guard and his two Mightyena all purse the Pearl. While the other two Mightyena pursed The Aquatic Three who were trying to do the same. It was long and quite humorous chase as the Guard along his Pokemon and The Aquatic Three and their Pokemon tried to grab the Pearl but were being tackled, bitten in the rear, water gunned and plain out sabotaged by the other sides efforts.

Eventually the Pearl rolls off a ramp and with the added momentum is sent straight to the beach. Ace and the Guard both blindly go on the ramp to chase the Pearl. Both men make one finally leap for the coveted jewel and simultaneously grab it. Both were suddenly engaged in a tug of war over the Pearl before they fell into the sea, thus, losing their hold on the Pearl. Ace and the Guard both rise topside for air looking at their watery surrounds for the Maha-rog Pearl.

When the two started to glare daggers at each other and blame one another for their ?butting in? a Carvanha jumps out from the water, Maha-rog Pearl in its mouth and takes it upon itself to fin slap both Guard and Crook before going back into the deep blue sea.

?Oy!? Ace cursed his fate as he smacks his forehead. ?The boss is NOT gonna like this??

?Your Boss? What about mine?? The Guard complains.
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Chapter 11- Mia and the Grand treasure Battle
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(Location: Route 109)
(3 days after the robbery)

?Mia!? May calls out to her 10-year-old travel companion. ?Stop hiding in the shade and come on and join us in the sun!?

May Hiromi was dressed in a two-piece green swimsuit while she played Frisbee with Whirlpool the Zigzagoon. Tsunami the Torchic perched herself on lounge chair, while wearing May?s shades allowing her self to sunbathe. Leaf the Shroomish, who didn?t like the excess sunlight was perched under a shady palm tree with Daigo the Bulbasaur, Hiro the Treecko and Mia Stone.

Mia at the moment was reading a newspaper and wore green shorts and a short sleeve white shirt that had a hood on it.

?Erm?I have sensitive skin and get sunburned really easy May-san.? Mia answers the 13-year-old. ?I?also can?t swim.?

?Don?t you let yourself have any fun?? May sighs as she quickly notices. ?Where?s Mr. Briney??

?Ah! He said he was going to scope the beach.?

?Ugh. That lecher??

Mia looks at the older girl with pure confusion.

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(On the other side of the beach)

Mr. Briney stuffed two plugs in his nose to stop the uncontrolled bleeding as he, with his binoculars, watched some very pretty teenage girls play volleyball in their very skimpy swimsuits from a safe distance.

?Who needs Dead or Alive: Beach Volleyball when you have the real thing! Eheheheh!? Mr. Briney laughs lecherously. Peeko rolls her eyes.

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(Back with May and co.)

May lays on under on her towel under her umbrella while listening to ?Cruel Angels Thesis? on her CD Player and quickly falls asleep. Whirlpool happily begins to bury May in the sand. Tsunami continues to rest as does Leaf who stayed close to the shade provided by the umbrella.

Mia on the other hand wasn?t as relaxed, she was actually quite bored. The young girl quickly began to regret not joining her friends in their offered chance of game play.
Since what?s done is done, Mia walks over to the Shorehouse and buys herself and her Pokemon some sodas.

This was why Mia had such a problem making friends at school. The girl never knew how to just let loose and have a good time.
She was too nervous about making a fool of herself, or not living up to the expectations of others and that?s why she always backs down when someone offers her in on fun. Her indecisiveness made her distant, her fear, unwilling.

This made many kids in school think that Mia was stuck-up and cold. Thus giving her the nickname: The Stuttering Rose Thorn Princess.

?Why am I so boring?Its not that I get sunburned easily it?s just that I?m no good at sports?or at anything else unless it?s book related?? Mia sadly sighs as she drinks some of her soda. ?Ugh, I?m such a nerd how can someone like May-san put up with me?I suck??

Hiro looks at her sympathetically and Daigo uses one of his vines to comfort the girl by patting her back.

?Thanks guys?But we shouldn?t deny the truth??

::Sounds of glass shattering::

Mia and her two Pokemon turn to the source of the noise and see three Tough Biker dudes surrounding two little seven-year-old kids who wore Inter tubes.

?You little brat! You spilled juice all over Mongo! And what do you plan on doing about it!? The Biker named Mongo roars as the children.

The male Tuber named Luke protects his female friend quite fiercely. ?Well,? The 7-year-old began ?It was your own stupid fault! You don?t even know how to hold your own Orange juice!?

The Biker named Streaks gives out an amused little laugh. ?Heheh Little punk got some mouth! A little too much of one for a brat.?

?Then I say we show him how adults rumble.? The third Biker named Hawk suggests as he pulls out his Box Cutter.

Luke continues to protect his female friend who fearfully hides behind him as the three thugs walk up menacingly to them. Mia nervously watches the situation not knowing what to say or do. Hiro and Daigo answer for her.

Hiro leaps up and kicks the knife out of Hawk?s hand and gives the thug a swift One-hit-K.Os with a Pound to the face. Daigo Tackles Mongo to the ground does the same to Streaks.

?Wow cool!? The 7-year-old female Tuber named Lisa exclaims very impressed by the display.

Luke gives the Bikers a smug expression. ?Yea! You were lucky when those Pokemon showed up when they did. I didn?t want to make you look uglier than you already do with innocent little Lisa nearby.? The boy lies between his teeth.

?Suurrrre.? Lisa mused.

Mia takes no mind to the Bikers as she jumps over one and walks over the other as she fearfully rushes to her vigilante Pokemon.

?Daigo! Hiro! Y-You two could?ve seriously hurt yourselves!? Mia hugs them fearfully. ?I couldn?t forgive myself if that happened??

?Those are your Pokemon?? Lisa asked Mia in awe. ?They?re very strong! And brave! You must be a cool person too!?

Mia?s eyes shift to the floor sadly. ??no?I?m actually quite weak??

?Hello, I was trying to defend you?? Luke interjects quite annoyed. ?Where?s my props?!?

?Trying and doing are two different things.? Lisa smirks.

Luke hangs his head in shame as Lisa continues to admire Mia and her Pokemon. The three now very angry Bikers all stand up with vengeance on their mind.

?You smug little brat! You sucker punched Mongo!? Mongo roars at Mia purely infuriated and humiliated. ?And Mongo doesn?t like getting sucker punched!!?

Mongo throws a punch at Mia with full intentions on breaking the girl?s face until he?s hosed down with a strong gush of water.

?The hell?? Hawk cursed.

?More little runts.? Streaks growled at the newcomer.

The Bikers all turned to see their newest foe: A 15-year-old redheaded girl with green eyes. And in her arms, was an Egg-like Pokemon.

To the right of her was her Pokemon Starmie who readied itself for another attack.

?I?M NO RUNT!? The redhead screams. ?For your information I?m a Gym Leader in the Kanto region!? The still audibly angry teen points to herself proudly. ?I?m the fourth and most beautifully talented of the four Waterflower sisters of the Cerulean City Gym!?

Veins bulge all over Mongo?s forehead. Yes, the hot-tempered biker had enough. ?Mongo no care what you are! A runt is a runt!?

Mongo and his boys all rush at the redhead ready to beat the holy hell out of her.

?Well she?s dead.? Luke announced. Lisa quickly throws a scowl on her friend?s direction. Mia quickly turns to Daigo and was about to ask him to launching Sleep Power?

It wasn?t needed though?

?Starmie! Bubblebeam!? The Kanto Gym Leader commands her Pokemon.

The Starmie complies with its trainers command and launches its attack at full force.

Mia, her Pokemon and the Tubers all run out of the way of the sailing trio of thugs who destroyed the wall on impact. The three punks all quickly get up and make a run for it.

?Wow!? Lisa squeals extremely impressed. ?You?re even stronger than the girl with the Bulbasaur and Treecko!?

?Well of course, I?m an experienced trainer.? The redhead arrogantly proclaims but still addresses Mia. ?Though I have to admit your Pokemon are quite decent fighters.?

?Um thank you. But they acted on their own?? Mia admits, not wanting to take credit for something she didn?t do.

?And thus is the inexperience?? The 15-year-old sighs. ?But all in all they mean well.?

Mia turns her attention to the owner of the place who timidly came out of hiding. ?I?m very sorry about what happened??

The owner scratches the back of his head sheepishly. ?No problem at all. In all honesty, I was a bit too nervous to kick those guys out myself?Heh heh heh I?ll just have to track ?em down and make ?em pay.?

?Hey Big Girls.? Luke addressed the 10-year-old and 15-year-old. ?You two weren?t half bad out there if I should say so myself. You just eased the work for me-?

The redhead irritably punches Luke on the head muttering something about Males being egomaniacs even at tender ages.
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(A little while at the beach)

?You big girls should feel lucky.? Lisa smiles adoringly at Mia and the 15-year-old redhead named Misty. ?Were gonna show you our secret base! No one but us knows about it.?

?Hence it?s a secret.? Luke matter-of-factly finishes.

Mia turns to Misty a bit puzzled. ?Ma?am? what brings you all the way to Hoenn? I mean?shouldn?t you be running the Gym back in Kanto??

?Well,? Misty began. ?My sisters felt I was too stressed out. With their two-year world tour done they felt it wise to also send me out on a Soul-searching journey. Y?know the independent woman goin? it alone kind of thing.?

Mia and the Tubers look puzzled.

?You?ll understand when you?re a little older.? The 15-year-old assures Mia and Lisa then she addresses Luke. ?You?ll understand when you?re back in diapers??
Misty quickly switches modes as she angrily looks back at the timid Mia. ?And don?t call me ?Ma?am? or ?Miss? it makes me sound old! Just call me plain old Misty and nothing else!?

?Yes Ma?- I mean Misty?? Misty nods nervously.

Trying to remain on the redhead?s good-side Mia tried to take note of the Egg Pokemon Misty cradled in her arms? But failed miserably.

?You really need to learn to speak up.? Misty spoke to Mia a bit annoyed. She then gestures to the egg Pokemon. ?This is little Togepi. Don?t bother trying to get info on it. My little precious is one of a kind!?

?Toge toge!? The Egg Pokemon happily agrees.

?It?s so cute!? Lisa squeals.

?We?re here!? Luke announced, completely interrupting the girl talk.

?Where?s here?? Misty counters.

?Our secret base is under this rock!? Lisa confirms. ?We found it last week and back then the rock was buried under a lot of sand!?

?We were trying to build the biggest sand castle on the beach and make ourselves King and Queen and to do that we need a lot of sand since this place had a whole mountain of it we kept taking from here until we found this big rock.? Luke explains.
?And on top of that this rock is movable!? The 7-year-old then calls out his Marill. ?Marill give us a hand with this!?
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(Scene turns black and white Mia?s thoughts)

From what those two have been telling me I could tell they weren?t lying. But the situation itself seemed a little off.

There?s no way a rock as big as Misty could get covered in sand not even by a Sandstorm kicked up by a Pokemon?well at least not covered up completely like Luke and Lisa are telling us?Nope this was defiantly manmade. Someone deliberately covered this place but why?

(Scene goes back to color)
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Lisa also calls out her Marill then turns to Mia and Misty. ?Can you two please turn around and close your eyes and cover your ears.?

Mia obediently does what is requested. Misty rather reluctantly does the same.

Approximately thirty minutes later, the two kids and their Marills was finally able to move the rock aside.

The two Tubers and their Pokemon were so excited to go back in their secret base that they forgot about Mia and Misty.

Misty, who stopped listening to their instructions and watched them struggle with the rock for approximately twenty-five minutes gave an exasperated sigh.

?Um hello? Is it ok to turn around now?? Mia asked. Her eyes still closed, with her back turned and ears covered. ?My arms are starting to get tired.?

Misty twitches at gullible the 10-year-old was being.

Grabbing Mia by her back collar, Misty drags her inside the underground base.

 

[Isaac Gravity]

Cont 1
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(Inside the base)

?Look at this place! It?s like an actual house!? Misty gasped.

?Yeah huge and convenient enough to live in for a good period of time? Mia agrees as she turns to the Tubers. ?Did you do this all by yourselves??

?Nope we found it like this.? Luke states. ?The people here even left this note for us.? Lisa confirms.

?Can I see it?? Mia asked. Lisa hands her the note. Which said:

To the Lucky finders of dis base,

Congratulations! You are the lucky finder of the secret base on Route 109. I no longer can stay in this amazing base since I must move far, far away from here. So I pass this place to the first lucky boy or girl who can find this well hidden base. So please take good care of it Got it? Oh and help yourself to the puzzles under the table and cookies in the cooler.

P.S.- Don?t lose those puzzles. Why? Because knowledge is power!

Misty raised an eyebrow. ?Well that was generous of that person. If only more people like him, or at least I hope it?s a him existed in this world??

?Wanna see the coolest part of this place?? Luke grins. ?This base came with a Pokemon too!?

The boy blows on a whistle and from the little hole full of water in the end of the base pops out a Carvanha.

Misty now became a little concerned. ?I understand leaving the base behind but a Pokemon??

?I agree?? Mia nods. ?Treating it as an inanimate object is wrong.?

?Dunno he seems pretty attached to this place.? Lisa blankly replies before she realizes the Carvanha wants to give her something. ?What is it little Sharky?? Lisa takes the Maha-rog Pearl from the Pokemon. ?Oooo! This soo pretty! Sharky where?d you get it??

?Lisa?? Luke asked his friend. ?What is it?? Lisa shows Luke, Mia and Misty the Pearl. ?WHOA! What an ugly looking rock?? Luke snorts.

Mia and Misty weren?t as under appreciative of the item. In fact, they were just shocked.

?I read about that?Wait, isn?t that the stolen jewel?? Misty fearfully announced.

?Stolen Jewel?? Both 7-year-old Tubers quizzically asked.

This caused Misty to panic. ?We have to return this to the museum immediately! It?s not ours and we could get into serious trouble if someone sees us with it!?
The 15-year-old suddenly pales. ?Worse off what if they think we were the ones who took it! Ugh! What have I gotten myself into!? I?m too young and pretty to go to jail!?

Luke was totally oblivious to what?s going on and showed his ignorance as he spoke ?Hey, It?s a dumb rock why would the grown-ups go nuts over that??

Carvanha suddenly starts to jump about in the water trying to leap out and to the box of puzzles.

?Sharky?? Lisa asked the Pokemon. ?You want to play with the puzzles??

Carvanha face faults and thinks to himself. ?No flesh face! I want you to dump it in a river. Of course I want the puzzles!?

?What?s the point?? Luke scoffs. ?Those puzzles are lame and too hard to solve.?

?Can I see them?? The, until now, very quite Mia asked.

?Help yourself? Luke said pulls out the jigsaw puzzle and piece of paper puzzle and hands them to Mia.

The 10-year-old carefully examines the puzzle before coming to a conclusion. ?Hmm?this puzzle? It isn?t so bad?It looks as though the people who left this puzzle here handmade it themselves.? The girl points out. ?See, they just drew up something and tore it up into very big pieces. All we have to do is compare the rips.?

?Hm, ok?Oh hey! These three pieces match!? Misty exclaimed starting to see the pattern herself.

?And so does these two!? Lisa points out.

?This doesn?t seem so hard now?why didn?t I see that?? Luke mused.

After sometime the group rebuilt and repaired the puzzle.

?Oh my gosh! It?s a treasure map!? Lisa exclaimed.

?Should we go along with it?? Luke asked equally excited.

?If this guy could leave such a fancy looking base behind he must have cash to burn! Why not?? Misty replies as she starts to think of all the jewels they could find.

Lisa turned to Mia very impressed. ?Mia you?re amazing! I don?t think in a billion years that me or Luke would?ve solved it.?

A sheepish blush overtakes Mia?s features. ?Ah?I-I just lucked out??

Misty looks at Mia very interested. ?So you say,? The redhead playfully mused as she hands Mia the next paper. ?So little girl. Do you know what this odd puzzle means? I already figured it out. Can you??

Mia again examines the paper and quickly gets it as she see recognizes a word. ?That word looks an and backward?wait?? The 10-year-old takes the paper and reflects off the water. ?Aha! The words were just backwards. It says: ?Now that you have my house, are you ready for riches of wealth? If you are then so do say. Use the puzzle to act as your page.??

?That last part was off rhythm.? Lisa comments.

?This is an X-marks the spot puzzle!? Luke confirms. ?It goes all the way from this Base all the way to a palm tree?But which one??

?We just follow the path!? Misty rolls her eyes.

?Whatever!? Luke scoffs. ?Where is there a palm tree by the pool?on a beach??

?A kiddie pool!? Lisa giddily announced. ?There isn?t a kiddie pool on a beach dummy!? Luke snaps at the girl. Lisa sticks her tongue at him.

Misty slaps her forehead at the two children. ?Think! What if that icon is not a pool?but a fountain!?

Both 7-year-old?s look at the 15-year-old with ?are you stupid faces? before continuing their argument.

?Misty?? Mia addressed the teen. ?There?s a lone palm tree by the staircase that exits Route 109 and enters Slateport City?It?s the first thing you could see!?
The 10-year-old builds more confidence as she continued to speak. ?a-And fountains are sometimes mistaken as knee deep pools to most foreigners??

The room was void with silence for a moment until Togepi began to happily wriggle in Misty?s grip.

?Sounds good enough to me!? Misty agreed. ?Let?s go!?

So the group runs off to the direction to where Mia pointed out. The group began to dig until the thunderbolt insignia on the Maha-rog Pearl started to light up.

?What?s this?? The 10-year-old blurts outs surprised.

?I suppose the stone must also feel our luck?? Misty guessed.

Mia and Misty nod and continue to dig.

?Hey cool! A treasure chest!? Lisa announced happily.

?What are you waiting for? C?mon open it!? Luke rushed the girl.

Lisa opens the chest and in it are a stone slab fragment and a note that said: ?You have successfully passed Phase 1. Now to move on to the real hunt you must learn more about the jewelry you posses.?

?Jewelry we posses?? Luke asked puzzled.

?It must mean the Maha-rog Pearl?? Misty states before frowning. ?But what good would that do??

?We can learn about stuff in a school or in a library.? thought aloud. ?If we go there I might as well return that book I loaned.? Luke suggested.

?So we?ve decided?? Misty confirms with Mia.

Mia nods. ?We should go to the library.?

As the small party of treasure hunters move to their next location a trio of fellows watched and followed them in the background.
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(In the library)

Mia and co. all read an recent newspaper article which talked about the Maha-rog being in the Slateport museum and the brief history on the Pearl itself.

?Hmm the ?Pearl of waves?? Misty read.

?Yup.? Mia nods as she continues reading the article. ?It says here that this stone holds the force of the seas itself?from what this story is saying this stone was what the Legendary beast of the Seas left behind to us humans before he and his ultimate rival were put into a deep sleep??
Mia?s face suddenly showed a concerned expression. ?If this story is true then I don?t think such an item should even be in a museum??

?Mia is the pearl suppose to glow so wildly like that?? Lisa asked the older girl as she points to the stone that began to glow with a strong gold.

Mia hastily stuffs the pearl into her backpack in an attempt to hide the glow.

?Didn?t that stone do that when we found this tiny fragment?? Misty remised.

Mia nods timidly. ?y-Yes. Then that must mean more than one piece is somewhere in this building?and it?s very close??

?So let?s just find it then.? Luke scoffs as he joins the others after returning his book. ?Not that easy!? Misty growls at the boy as she punches him on the head.

?Could you stop hitting me already lady?!? Luke snaps.

?Then use what little a brain you have!? Misty snaps back.

As the two argued a Guy in shades and a trench coat hides behind bookshelf and tries to call Mia. ?Psst?Hey kid! You with the hood.?

?Mia don?t listen to him!? Lisa warns the Indigo-eyed girl. ?My Mommy always said that it?s not good to talk to strangers.?

?Well your mom is a smart lady then kid. But I?m here bearing info on the Pearl.? The Guy in shades and trench coat spoke.

?That?s what they all say mister!? Luke growled. ?And why should we trust you!?? Misty turned to the man distrusting.

?Let?s just say I always liked a good hunt.? The Guy in shades and trench coat laughs. But the group wasn?t buying it.

Everyone but one?

?? Ok! I believe you!? Mia asked the man politely. ?We don?t have too much of a lead anyway. Please tell us what you know.?

?Mia!? Misty turned to the na?ve 10-year-old shocked.

?You?re a smart kid I like that.? The Guy in shades and trench coat compliments before continuing. ?And for your good judge in character I?ll tell you where you?ll need to go-?

?Wait! You said you were going to tell us regardless!!? Misty demands the stranger. ?What?s this about??

?No,? The odd informant counters. ?I was gonna give you your answer in a huge riddle that may take you a long while to solve. But since this girl is so kind I decided to just tell you what you needed to do and give you the required items to do it. So here it is ?cause because of your rudeness I?m only gonna say it once: Go to downtown Slateport and talk to Psychic with all the right moves.?

Misty, Lisa and Luke all give shrugging expressions while shaking their heads exasperatedly.

?Thank you so much sir.? Mia bowed to the shady gentleman. ?But why are you going out of your way like this for us.?

?Like I said. I love a good hunt.? The man confirms. ?Now take this and hurry. You?re not the only ones who want the Maha-rog Pearl I recently got into a tussle with some straggly looking Pirates who also wanted my goods.?

The man now hands Mia a ninety-eight percent complete stone slab.

?This is??

Lisa pulls out the fragment she has and places it in the correct spot of the slab.

?Insightful right?? Lisa giggles playfully. Mia smiles softly at the girl.

?Before you go, pass me the sports section will ya?? The Guy in shades and trench coat asked Mia and co.

Luke passes him the newspaper and leaves along with Mia, Misty and Lisa.

The Guy just grins to himself before muttering into his trench coat that they?re on the move.
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(30 minutes later)
(Downtown Slateport)

Luke and Lisa hung onto Misty a bit frightened since they never went downtown by themselves before.

Mia was just as nervous and scared but with two children who were basically looking up to her she had to be strong?if not for herself then for them.

?Ok all we have to do now is ?find a psychic with all the right moves?? Misty groans. ??such a great clue?considering that this entire area is one sleazy place after another!?

In hopes that it will react to the final slab fragment, Mia pulls out the Maha-rog, which glows faintly.

?Mia! Put that back!? Misty warns the younger girl. ?We can get mugged by some thugs if you flash around such an exspensive item!?

?t-the Pearl is glowing?it must be picking up a fragment.? Lisa points out.

?Yes it is?? Mia agrees before looking at Luke and Lisa sympathetically. ?Stay close by me I won?t let anything happen to you??

?Thank you Miss Mia.? Luke sobs. ?You?re very brave?? Lisa hiccups.

?No I?m a bigger coward than you two are?? Mia mentally laments. ?I guess it?s just because I?ve seen so much on my travels with May-san that I took a bit of her iron fisted attitude on things.?

Mia and co. followed the pearls increasingly strong pulses until the signal went dead. Togepi, at this moment wriggled free from Misty?s motherly grasp and ran down the block.

A frightened Misty followed suite after her little one. Mia, Lisa and Luke follow their redhead friend.

Overtime, the Maha-rog beings to glow and the group sees Togepi trying to open a door to a very dilapidated, very sleazy looking joint which said B?s house of ESP know-how. From outside the children could hear loud Salsa music.

Misty picks up Togepi and nearly cries buckets at thought of if the moment it ran down that block would be the last time she saw it again.

After this mother-child moment; the group all gather their courage and enter the room to see a man with a huge white and red afro dancing around with his four Ludicolo.

The group all face fault.

?Psychic with all the right moves?? Misty sweatdrops.

Luke bravely walks up to the weirdo to get his attention. ?Hey mister?Hey!?

B looks to the group rather stunned.

?Eh? OH! I actually have a customer!? B stops the music and shoos away his Pokemon. ?Ok guys, break it up Break it up! Nothing to see here.? The Pokemon all leave groaning.
The man with Afro ignores this and turns his attention to Mia and co. ?My such young faces.? He began. ?I don?t usually get such little children prancing about here.?

Those words pissed Misty off. ?Grrr! I?m no little kid! I?m fifteeen!?

?Is a child is a child.? B scoffs.

Mia walks in front of her older friend to fully explain the situation and stop the arguing. ?Excuse Mr. B?My friends and I were all sent by a man in a trench coat to talk to you to about this But please do not get the wrong idea??

Mia shows B the slab and the Maha-rog Pearl and explains the situation.

??Hmm I know what you are looking for and I will tell you!? B proclaims as he contacts the spirit realm. ?Ohmm? Ohmm?You are looking for the last piece of this stone slab!?

?No really.? Misty replies sarcastically.

B doesn?t see the cynical edge in Misty?s words and brightens. ?Yes really! And I shall reveal all the true answers now?for I am also a bearer of ancient mysteries of lore.?

?Lore?? Lisa mused.

B pulls the final piece of the slab and sticks it in its proper spot completing the slab. The Maha-rog begins to glow fiercely and engulfs the room in a golden light.

Sudden scenes of many different types of Legendary Pokemon, many known to the world or not, all warring and brutalizing each other while destroying anything in their path is seen.

The final images show a destroyed flooded planet full of sharp stalactite-like mountains. The skies were black and crackling as two fierce gigantic titans glared each other down before doing their final attacks.

The giant Red beast on land used a powerful Fire Blast like none has ever seen while the blue fish-like creature, who stayed in the water used a mighty Hydro Pump.

The image ends in the same golden light that started it.

?Wild?? Luke murmured in a full loss of words. ?What was that?? Lisa asked fearfully of what she saw.

Though the scene upset her. Misty has seen a lot in her days of travel. Thus, she was able to show a hardened attitude to it all. ?Pokemon?warring against each other?destroying the planet in their own conquest for power??

Mia stood shocked at what she saw. The girl looks at the Maha-rog, which now stuck itself in the center of the slab.

?Well I did what I was suppose to do?? B spoke a bit unpashed by it all. ?Now you must use the slab itself as your final guide?Go quickly!?

The group still shaken up about what they?ve seen waste no time to leave and head back uptown. B realizes he forgot to ask for his payment and curses his stupidity.
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(Much later by the park)

Lisa and Luke sat by a bench while eating ice cream cones while Mia struggled with the mysterious text, growing even more frustrated by the moment.

?ARGH MY BRAIN FEELS LIKE ITS ON FIRE!!!? The 10-year-old mentally pummels herself while constantly looking at her books. ?What type of hieroglyphics are these!??

Misty walks to Mia and hands her a sundae. ?Here. You of all of us need to cool off.? Misty gives the younger girl a reassuring smile while she watches Togepi lick some of her ice cream.

?Thank you.? Mia softly replies. Misty now takes a shot of understanding the slab as looks at it. ?Ugh. I?m getting a headache just looking at that thing. We need a super computer or something like that to decode that thing??

?Computer! Why didn?t I see it before!? Mia mentally kicked herself before she addressed Misty. ?I?ll be right back!?

Without wasting anymore time. Mia runs back to Route 109.
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(A while later)
(Route 109)

Mia runs to the beach-like Route 109 to see May run up to her with a concerned look on her face.

?Mia!? The chestnut haired girl sighed in relief. ?Thank Goodness! I got a little nervous there for a second.?

?Sorry I worried you like that May-san?? Mia apologizes. ?I was just exploring town??
The Indigo-eyed 10-year-old now looks at the 13-year-old a bit unsurely. ?May-san? Umm?Do you want to go to the museum with me? I want to tell you something real important along the way.?

?Right now? Well?if that?s what you see as relaxation then I guess ok.?

Mia suddenly feels a twinge of guilt overtake her. ?May-san was worried about me and is suppose to be relaxing today?I?m so selfish??

Mia looks at May and shakes her head. ?May-san If you don?t want to go then I won?t force you. I?ll be fine on my own.? The 10-year-old smiles reassuringly.

May wasn?t sure about it?But she figured that someone like Mia shouldn?t get into any kind of trouble.

Shrugging the situation off, May goes back to where her Pokemon guarded her stuff fiercely. The 13-year-old then shuffles into her phanny pack to pull out Alia.

?Here.? May offers the girl. ?Al must be tired of lounging about. It?s 3:30 right now? so I?ll meet up with you at the shopping area in three hours Ok??

?Ok May-san. I?ll be careful.? Mia smiles happily as she runs off.

May suddenly felt that letting Mia go off on her own like that was wrong.

?I never really do anything that Mia likes?? May mused aloud. ?And she?s been through so much because of me lately?I?ll surprise her later on. Who know maybe that marine museum she goes on and on about might be fun.?

Whirlpool and Leaf smiles while Tsunami chirps in her sleep.

?Yeah, I figured as much. But for her sake?.? May frowns while looking to the direction Mia ran off to.

 

[Isaac Gravity]

Cont 2
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(Back where Misty and the Tubers are)

?Scanning?. ?. ?. ?.. ?.. ?.. Mia, this is some ancient stuff.? Alia states after an unsuccessful scan. ?Not to mention its hot property?

?I know?but there?s more to this than meets the eye?? Mia counters.

?I know.? The A.I. Travel companion agrees. ?Let?s head to the museum and fast! My articles show similar matches on this kind of writing in there.?

?Yay! We?re going to the museum!? Both Tubers whooped happily.

?Time out!? Misty calls out as she gestures her hand in a freeze position. ?We can?t just enter the museum with this! I hear they put added security since the robbery. We?ll be busted for sure.?

?My, don?t we have our underwear in a knot.? Alia teases.

?Watch it?? The Redhead warns.

?Alia, can you make a copy of the slabs text?? Mia asked the rather egotistical Pokedex. ?Way ahead of you Mia.? Alia brags.

?Ok, so who stays outside with the Pearl?? Luke presses the topic.

?I wanna see the museum!? Lisa cuts in. ?It?s not gonna be me! I love learning about the ocean as much as I love water Pokemon.? Misty interjects.

?I will?? Mia volunteers. That took the group off guard. ?Alia, listen carefully to Misty ?kay??

?Sorry Mia no can do.? Alia refuses. ?I only will allow myself take orders from May especially and you. I will not and absolutely refuse listen to her.?

Misty was really annoyed by the talking computers arrogance. ?And what makes you so great over other Pokedexes? Despite the fact you won?t shut-up??

?Lot?s of things! Nothing a idiotic being of your capacity could comprehend!? Alia screams back.

?Try me!? The 15-year-old Kanto Gym Leader challenged.

?There comes a time in every man?s life?? Luke thinks to himself as he tries to stop the arguing. ?I?ll do it!? He announced. ?Misty and Lisa want to see the museum and the talking computer won?t listen to just anybody.? The 7-year-old covers up his fears with a confident grin. ?Don?t worry I?ll head back to the Secret Base and I have my Marill to defend me if things get too messy for me alone.?

?You?re very brave.? Mia smiles kindly at the boy as she kisses Luke on the forehead.

Lisa gives a little ?humph? while walking to the museum and mutters something about all men being two-timers. Misty laughs and follows suite. Mia tags along after watching Luke disappear into the crowd.

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(In the museum)

?Ok Mia this is it.? Alia confirms.

Mia nods. ?Defiantly??The ancient scriptures of the Braille Civilization??

?I guess these college boys have been doing their homework. They managed to decipher their entire alphabet. This won?t take me long. Decoding in process?. ?. ?. ?.. ?.. ?.. Ok- Wha!?

?Alia? What?s wrong?? Mia questioned her electronic companion as Misty and Lisa walk up to the duo.

?Mia, you found anything?? Misty asked the girl.

?Yes. Alia deciphered the text but-?

?Sorry about that Mia I was just shocked at this discovery is all.? Alia replies.

?What does it say Miss computer?? Lisa asked politely.

Alia spoke: ?Adventurer? Are you strong or are weak? To see the brothers R you must seek the four-color balls of alchemies soul: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald and Amethyst. To find the orbs use what Clefaires see as home.-? It ?s cut off from there.? The Pokedex finishes.

?Very cryptic.? Lisa mused.

Misty scratches her chin in thought. ?I remember hearing that Clefaries live on the moon??

?The moon!?? Lisa gasped out incredulously. ?But how are we gonna get there??

?Maybe we don?t have to?? Mia spoke as the two girls look at her. ?Maybe the Clefairies would bring a piece of home to them!?

?Like a Moon Stone!? Misty confirms. ?You?re a genius Mia!?

?Of course she is.? Alia scoffs arrogantly. ?And so I am because I am perfect. I?m saving this data just incase we need it again.?

Mia suddenly feels a soft tapping on her shoulder which causing her to jump.

The group turns to see man in Lab coat. Smiling amused at the children.

?Ha ha ha. I?m sorry I didn?t mean to scare you.? The seemly kind scientist replies before he notices the info Alia has collected.

The scientist narrows his eyes then smiles again. ?My name Capt. Stern. I?m glad that you young ladies have taken interest in this fine exhibit we recently added.?

?Hello. My name is Misty and these are my friends Mia and Lisa. And this is little Togepi.?

?Toge toge!? The quiet until now Egg Pokemon squeaks.

?I never seen a Pokemon like that before? Capt. Stern spoke in pure interest at the egg.

?Yup My little Togepi is unique.? Misty brags. The redhead then mutters to Alia: ?And I?m not letting you get anywhere near him!?

If Alia had eyes she?d roll them. If she had fingers she snap them in Misty?s face. Since she has neither she just said nothing.

Capt. Stern gives a sad little sigh as he takes off his glasses to clean them. ?I only wish I could show you all the Maha-rog pearl exhibit??

Mia looks at the fellow with a face full of distance. ?Wait a second?He talks to us as though he already knows we have the Pearl??

Mia was thrusts out of her thoughts as Lisa nudges her forcing Mia to lean down and hear her whispers. ?Hey, Mia do you think we should let him in on this.?

Misty also leans down and joins in on the private conversation. ?I mean the pearl is rightfully the museums if we reveal to him the truth perhaps he?ll understand.?
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(Scene goes black and white. Mia?s thoughts)

No, there?s more to that. Why else would he single us out of all the people who are also taking pictures?

(Scene goes back to color)
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?Umm? Excuse me Capt.? Mia began as she stood up and faced Capt. Stern. ?My friends and I have been doing some research on the Braille civilzation for some time. Especially me since I?m from the Rutsburo Pokemon Academy. I?ve been doing some web research and vistaitions to other museums and came across a lot of interesting data?I?m sorry if you think we were stealing from you!?

Mia hands him Alia. Which the man watches purely mesmerized.

?Amazing!? He exclaimed. ?You really set things through!? The man then looks to the floor saddened. ??Have I really lost my way?Fear and desperation can drive a man to do the craziest of things??

?Mister?? Lisa asked the seemly sobbing gentleman.

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(Upstairs)

?I see?? Misty spoke sternly. ?So you were in cahoots with mobsters??

?They would find the slabs for me and I do the research under their funds?? Capt. Stern admits. ?I had no clue they hoped to use my work to find and capture the three beasts that were created by the elements themselves?I just?I just wanted to see this project through so badly that I??

?I?m sorry?? Mia spoke sadly for the man wanting to cry from what she heard.

?What are you apologizing for!?? The 15-year-old Redhead snaps at the dark blue haired 10-year-old.
Misty then turns to Capt. Stern infuriated. ?You knew **** well mobsters aren?t suppose to be trusted! You thought you could take and not expect to do something in return!?

?You?re right?? Capt. Stern agrees. ?But what I didn?t expect was for Team Aqua to get involved?or the other thieves?

?Other?? Lisa asked quizzically.
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(Scene goes black and white. Mia?s thoughts)

I see now?it was all a plan?a well-concocted plan that took a lot of planning and revision.

The man we met in the library that well dug base B the ?psychic? and every single clue?

They were just playing possum until the right set of people came along to solve the puzzles?But why would Aqua get involved unless the mobsters somehow tricked them into doing the dirty work of stealing it to use them as scapegoats and then stole it back from them?

?But what I don?t understand is how the Carvanha plays into all of this?the letter never said anything about it and why did it have the Maha-rog?

Even better question if the mobsters had no affliction with Carvanha why was it trying to get us to solve the puzzles that were mentioned in the mobsters letter?could there be a third party involved in this?or?

(Scene goes back to color)
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?Earth to Mia hello!? Alia snaps rudely at the 10-year-old. ?Capt. Stern had a change of heart and is leading us out the back door and to the final clue! We?re being left behind!?

?Oh uh Wait up!?
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(On the roof of Stern?s Shipyard also known as Stargazers Peak)

?The final clue of the Braille states: ?Use the powers of the pale one whose face dances with the planet to open a gate through the seas.? And if my guess is correct then the Moon stone must be placed in this little pedestal here.? Capt. Stern states.

Capt. Stern now inserts a Moon Stone in the pedestal that had an icon of all the many phases of the moon.

?Now what?? Lisa asked. Still a little cautious about Stern.

?We wait for the moon light to shine off the stone and point in the direction it?s suppose to lead us.? Capt. Stern looks down from the roof and sees the long line at the museum. ?The museum has never had this many customers! I better head back to help out! Will you all be fine without me?? The man asked the girls.

?We should be fine. But you better not be putting us on!? Misty warns. Capt. Stern nods and leaves.

?So I guess now we just wait?? Lisa mused a bit bored.

?Guys! I finally found you!? Luke smiles. He was pretty bruised up and has a nasty bump on his head.

?What happened to you!? Lisa asked her friend shocked.

Luke grins proudly. ?Aw, some dorks in Pirate costumes got the better of me is all.? The boy admits. ?They managed to break the slab but when they tried to run off with the pearl some girl with an orange bird, Zigzagoon and Grass Pokemon kicked their sorry butts! I grabbed the Pearl while she was clobbering them and made a break for it.?

?Well you should take it easy from here.? Misty spoke quietly. ?That?s a nasty bruise you got.?

?May-san. She just can?t stay away from fights.? Mia chuckles to herself.
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(About 2 hours and 45 minutes later)

?MAAAAAAAAAAN!!! This is boring?I wanna build a sand castle?? Lisa whines. ?I wanna go to bed?? Luke gripes.

?Something is wrong?? Misty began. ?What could be keeping Capt. Stern so long??

Mia rubs eyes groggily. ?No clue?but he must be busy you did see that line.?

?Yeah they were all being held up because some of weirdoes dressed in red.? Luke points out. Lisa nods at the observation. ?They must all be practicing for Halloween early.?

?Weirdoes in red?? Mia muttered in a soft voice.

The group sees people running out the museum in a panic, screaming something about Team Magma holding up the museum.

?Team Magma and Team Aqua?? Misty growls. ?If either are anything like Team Rocket back in Kanto then this Team Magma is up to no good! And Capt. Stern must be in trouble!!?
Misty quickly hands Togepi to Mia. ?Mia! You stay with Lisa and Luke and watch Togepi I?ll be back!?

As Misty attempts to run off, Mia grabs her by the wrist. ?Misty?Let me go in your place! I don?t know why?but?I have a bad feeling?a very bad feeling?I-I?I have to go!?

?Ok?? Misty sighs understandingly. She couldn?t argue a fellow female?s woman?s intuition. ?But if you run into trouble get out of there fast!?

Mia nods and runs downstairs and through the crowd into the museum. It was at this moment that Luke saw May (back in her usual adventurers attire) running out of the crowd as if pursing someone running to Route 110.

?It?s her?? Luke mutters. ?HEY BIG GIRL!! HEY!!!?

?That?s not really the way to get someone?s attention Luke.? Lisa scoffs as she puts her hands on her hips. ?Also, we?re on the roof??

Misty wasn?t paying attention to the youths. Her eyes were locked towards the museum.
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(In the museum)

Mia runs through the now deserted, now messy museum and makes her way upstairs.

?Capt. Stern!? Mia calls out as she looks to see the entire room is messy. ?Look at this place??

The 10-year-old then takes note of the burns on the floor conjured by some sort of fire attack. ?Looks like a Pokemon battle took place in here?? The girl mummers to the air. ?No place staying in here??

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(On the roof of Stern?s Shipyard also known as Stargazers Peak)

?Misty-EEK!?

Mia sees her friends and Capt. Stern all being held at gunpoint by three men in Italian suits while the leader of the men a short mob boss Rocky and his two main body guards Mario and Luigi all approach Mia from behind.

?So, the little squirt thinks she could play treasure hunter with real jewelry and not have real rivals to deal with.? Rocky laughs as he lights his cigarette.

?Listen if not anything please let these kids go!? Misty screams trying to save Mia, Luke and Lisa.

Capt. Stern shakes his head. ?Rocky let all the children go! It?s me your after!? The misunderstood Capt. Pleas. ?Please leave these children out of it!?

Capt Stern?s pleas were cut short as the Guy in shades and trench coat comes up from behind and knocks him out cold.

?On the contary my good man.? The shady fellow smirks. ?The least we can do is show these meddling kids the treasure they worked oh so hard to obtain?. And it?s almost about time!?

Within twenty minutes night swept through the sky and a crecent moon took over the suns shift.

The light from the moon began to reflect off the Moon Stone and bounce onto the Maha-rog Pearl.

The Pearl began to change to a bright crimson as it reflected a red streak of light into the direction of Route 108.

?Well boys we found our treasure.? Rocky grins evilly.

?So? you?ll let us go?? Luke asked.

??Toss these runts onto the boat.? Rocky orders his henchmen.

?What are you planning on doing?!? Misty demands the Mob boss.

?What do you think missy?? Rocky?s Goon marked one smirks. ?We?re gonna take to the treasure.?

Rocky?s Goon marked two shoves Misty and the Tubers. ?Come on. No dilly-dallying! Get a move on!?

?You too little girl!? The Guy in shades and trench coat spoke as he grabs Mia?s arm.

?You?re a horrible, horrible person!? Mia scowls at the man.

 

[Isaac Gravity]

Cont 3
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(Route 108)
(Inside the Abandoned Ship formerly known as S.S. Cactus)

Mario and Luigi tear open the creaky, termite-infested floor in what was once the storage room and pull out a very rusted treasure chest. Rocky shoves by his goons and pries open the chest with a crobar, which fails.

The guy in shades and trench coat offers his assitance to Rocky and with some skilled finger work opened the chest, which contained the Ruby alchemy orb.

?Found it.? Rocky smirks as he pulls out the Maha-rog to see it reacting to the orb. ?Defiantly, this is the orb. Now we?re only three away??

Rocky then turns to the guy in shades and trench coat that held the item possessively. ?Lovely isn?t it? Now hand it over.? He doesn?t reply, angering the mobster. ?Don?t pull any monkey business cough up the orb now.?

?What the?? Luke blurts out a bit confused by all this.

?d-Does that mean we won?t be sleeping with the fishes?? Lisa squeaks.

?I guess they?re having a falling out.? Capt. Stern replies interested.

?Typical.? Misty scoffs.

The guy in shades and trench coat grins. Mario, Luigi and one of Rocky?s goons aim their guns at him.

?Wise guy eh?? Rocky snarls at the man. ?I don?t take kindly to double crossers!?

?I was never on your side to begin with? The so-called guy in shades and trench coat counters in a more feminine tone. The fellow now rips off its face revealing the face only Officer Jenny has. ?Hell, I?m not even a man!?

?I was duped!!!? Rocky roars. ?Rub ?em out! RUB ?EM ALL OUT!!!?

The of a bat a group of people all dressed in black break through the already broken window?s and rusted walls of the S.S. Cactus.

While one of the Jenny?s allies untied Mia and the others, the rest pulled out their guns at the criminals.

The mobsters saw they were outnumbered but still hoisted their weapons none-the-less.

?Did I forget to mention that I?m not alone either?? The Jenny smirks.

The woman then takes a more serious approach for her passionate, yet obviously practiced speech.
?For a long while now, Hoenn and many other regions became swamped with the booming increase of international crimes formed by rising criminal groups as well as small time or well-known criminal families and mob groups. To contain this catalyst, a special task force was formed; created to investigate and eliminate any and all threats that would inevitably corrupt the peaceful lives of Humans and Pokemon.?

The woman then rips off her undercover guise revealing her true outfit. ?I am Regional Interpol Agent Gabrielle Jenny!?


The fact that Jenny wasn?t really her first name like many thought was something that quirked the interests of most.

What interested Misty was the turquoise-haired agent?s non-Officer Jenny attire consisting of black pants along with a black long-sleeve shirt of the same texture, which weren?t very loose but weren?t tight either. Finishing the more casual outfit were a pair of turquoise, green and yellow running shoes and a well-fit blue jacket that usual Jenny?s wore.

Maybe Jenny and Joy were just the last names of the many similar looking Officer and Nurses.

But why do they all look the same? ?Well, that?s a mystery that?s probably best kept unsolved?

The turquoise-haired grins and tosses both the Orb and the Pearl to Mia and co.

The group just looks her confused.

?Don?t ask questions!? The turquoise-haired agent yells. ?Just get out of here! Make sure these the pearl doesn?t fall into their or Team Aqua?s hands!?

?Mia let?s not argue! Come on!!? Misty replies to the girl as she grabs her as they and the rest of the group run down the corridor.

The group continues to run through the abandoned boat until they slip and fall on their rears/backs in an icy hallway. The Aquatic three now all appear in front of the group full of lumps, cuts and bruises.

?Okay brats! Handover the Pearl to us NOW!!!!? Team Aqua Grunt Arnold Jr. demands.

?We went through the trouble of getting that ****ed thing?? Team Aqua Grunt Werner grits his teeth.

?And we sure as hell not gonna let you mugs runs off with it! Now be a good little terwp handover the Maha-rog Pearl and go home to your mommies? Team Aqua Grunt Ace warns and then turns to Stern. ?And their basement.?

?Hey! I moved out last month!? Capt. Stern spoke defensively. ?Besides! She lives with me!?

?Why should we hand over anything to you!? Misty growls as she readies her Pokeball

Ace smirks. ?Well, since the Big Boss?s plan is for the good of us all I tell you! The Maha-rog Pearl is also known as the ?Pearl of waves.? This baby is a living breathing power source created by a very powerful aquatic Pokemon. My Boss plans on putting that rock into his Wave amplfication ray and aim it at the moon.?

?Why the moon?? Luke asked the Aqua Grunt.

?The moon is well known for showing the strengths of the waves. Why do you think they warn you to never swim under a full moon.? Capt. Stern explains.

Ace gives an amused expression. ?Kyekyekye! When that baby is blasted at the moon my Boss suspects that a whole new phase will be created! Causing a tidal wave like none have ever seen! Thus we expand the water that humans need so much.?

This is what really got under Mia?s skin. ?And how many lives did your boss estimate how many will be lost under these waves! Did you take into any kind of consideration at the lives plant, human or Pokemon that will be lost! How many cities will be destroyed in those waves?!?? The 10-year-old screams.

?You can?t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.? Werner shrugs. ?You?re either with Aqua or against Aqua!? Arnold Jr. cracks his knuckles.

?Against!? Mia infuriately growls as she calls out Daigo the Bulbasaur.

?I like water too but not too much!? ?I can?t swim very good!? Luke replies as he calls out Marill. ?Go! Marill!?

?I don?t wanna live under the sea!? Lisa yells as she calls out her Marill. ?Marill! Give us a hand!?

?I won?t allow Team Aqua or Team Magma to get away with their plans? Capt. Stern spoke determined as he throws his Pokeball ?Go! Sealeo!?

Misty, the lover of water Pokemon shuddered at every bit of these so-called water enthusiast words. Saying she was pissed was far beyond anything.

?How dare you?? The redhead struggled to get her words together. ?How dare you call yourselves water enthusiasts yet you have no respect for the land!? Misty screams as she throws her Pokeball. ?Golduck! Go!?

?You fools really wish to do this the hard way then so be it!? Ace challenged as he throws two Pokeballs ?Go! Wailmer and Mightyena!?

Werner throws Pokeballs ?Go! Barboach and Poochyena!?

?Fight time!? Arnold Jr. smirks as he throws his Pokeballs. ?Go! Chinchou and Poochyena!?

?Marill Tackle!? Luke orders his Pokemon. Marill gives a little battle cry and rushes at his foes.

?Marill Rollout!? Lisa orders her aqua mouse. Marill rolls like a little unstoppable blueball to her foes.

The Mightyena slaps the two Level 10 Aqua mouse Pokemon with its tail letting them both fly back to their trainers with swivled eyes.

?Child?s play! This won?t even be a match.? Werner scoffs.

?Oh Yeah!?? Misty challenged as she turns to Golduck. ?Golduck! Surf!?

The Golduck using it?s telekinetic ablities raises its arms in the air and bursting through the old ships walls was giant tidal wave which came crashing down on The Aquatic Three and their Pokemon.

?Sealeo! Quickly use Aurora Beam on the waves!? Capt. Stern orders his Sealion Pokemon

Sealeo unleashes its chilling ray on the waves that pushed his foes backwards in hopes of freezing them in their place.

The Wailmer, being the heaviest of his team breaks through the slowly forming ice, shattering it, freeing his allies and then comes plummeting down to Sealeo and Golduck with a Body Slam which knocks both Pokemon on their sides.

When Mia was about to have Daigo join in on the fray Misty cuts her off.

?Mia why are you still here?!? The 15-year-old yells. ?They?re after you y?know! Get out of here and make sure they don?t get the Maha-rog or the Orb! We can handle this??

Mia was unsure about leaving the others alone but she had no choice. Nodding blankly she rushes down another path of the hall.

Ace smirks wickedly at the fleeing girl. ?Where do you think your going!??

Ace?s Mightyena leaps at Mia, fangs bared.

A powerful combined Aurora Beam by Misty?s Dewgong and Capt. Stern?s Sealeo hits the Pokemon in the gut. Giving Mia and her Bulbasaur time to ecsape.

Mia continued to run through the decript old Ship. Mia stops in her place and quickly hides in the hallway the minute she hears shooting and the sound of a falling body.

Coming out of an old room was Mario and Luigi, guns showing signs it was recently fired and drops of blood all over their Italian suits.

?This is great Mario.? Luigi happily proclaims. ?Now we no longer have to listen to Rocky and the treasure will be ours for the taking!

?Yes, yes?Now all we have to do is find those three fools and those little brats?? Mario grins wickedly.

?They killed their own boss!?? Mia mentally screams. The girl then tries to back away but trips over Daigo thusly getting the brothers attention.

?Well, well the little peach made herself known.? The red-clad mobster mused. ?Now hand over the rocks or else!? Luigi warned as he pulls out his gun.

Mia was frightened. Her thoughts were too full of fear to even think properly. All the young girl could do was hold her Pokemon and cry.

?Don?t cry little girl.? Mario tries to relax the 10-year-old. ?We won?t kill you... We just want those jewels.?

Luigi on the other hand, grew very irritated because Mia still continues to cry. ?You little rigamorty! Shut-up!?

Luigi was about to pull the trigger when an Electrike came out from nowhere and bit the green clad mobster in the arm while a Numel blankly walks up to Mario and uses Ember to burn his rear.

Daigo pulls free from Mia and uses Leech Seed on Luigi and Mario, then with Mia makes a break for it.

The Electrike jumps away from the seed and lightly Tackles Numel out of the way from the grass-types attack who thought it was ?raining seeds.? The seed gets Luigi but misses his older brother who irritaedly chases after Mia.

Electrike chases after Mario using Spark to give it more speed while Numel curiously nudges Luigi?s gun, accidentally setting off the trigger.

Electrike narrowly misses the stray bullet and glares daggers at the naive Dino-like Pokemon who innocently stared at the ceiling. The Electrike, being the rash Pokemon that she is, quickly gets pissed and lunges at Numel kicking up a cartoony fight cloud sequence in the process.

With the two Pokemon fighting this gave Mario enough time to get away and continue to pursue Mia.

Mia and her Bulbasaur Daigo stood outside on the main deck of the former S.S Cactus. Nowhere else to move towards except the icy deep blue? Mario angrily approached the girl gun aimed.

?Ok you little brat! No more games! Hand me the rock or live with fishes full of holes in ya.?

?You don?t understand! The Maha-rog Pearl is too dangerous and-? Mario shoots three feet away from her feet and her Pokemon. ?Eek!? The girl squeaks.

?I don?t need your lecture now cough it up.? Mario threats gives Mia three more warning shots; one of them grazes her left arm.

?May-san I?m glad to have met you?Goodbye? the 10-year-old thinks to herself as she then turns to Mario eyes buring full of determination. ?You want these items?? Mario says nothing. He just slowly walks up to the girl extending his right arm for the jewels. THEN GO SWIM FOR IT!?

?NO!!!!?

Mia throws the Maha-rog Pearl and the Ruby Orb of Alchemy far into the ocean.

When she was about to recall Daigo back to his Pokeball and jump into the sea herself an enraged Mario successfully shoots her in the shoulder.

The impact of the blow causes the 10-year-old lose her balance and fall backwards, right off the ship.

Daigo frantically avoids the guns shots aimed at him and jumps into the sea after his trainer.

Mia was sinking fast! All she could think of was all the times she was crying and somebody always coming along to help her.
She was just so helpless on her own she thought?Even at this moment she could see her Pokemon drowning itself because of her weakness?

When Mia tried to reach out for her monster she could see a familiar figure swimming down to her desperately extending its hand to her.

?May-san?? Mia thinks to herself before she blacks out.
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(Hospital)

We see Mia laying in a hospital bed in stable condition. Right outside the door Misty stood there talking to May, Brendan and Capt. Stern.

Luke and Lisa?s concerned parents came for them.

But both made Mia get well soon cards. And hoped to see their idol and hero again someday.

?I have to thank you two?? Misty addressed Brendan and May. ?I don?t think Mia would?ve made it if??

?It was my fault?? May angrily announced. ?If I just came with her to the museum??

?We really didn?t think the situation was that serious?? Alia admits, trying to shift the blame to herself. ?Please don?t blame yourself. Mia was woried sick for you and she wanted to see you relaxed.?

?Well regardless of the situation, Mia is gonna be just fine and that?s all what matters.? Brendan?s Pokedex Ciel spoke meditatively. ?Also those crooks are going to jail.?

Capt. Stern shook his head in disgust. ?What Aqua planned to use the Maha-rog pearl for?It?s just sickening??

?And let?s not forget Magma.? Brendan adds. ?They?re just as dangerous and determined!

?What was so important about that piece of volcanic rock anyway?? Ciel queries. ?Now we?ll never know??

?I wouldn?t say that?? May states as she calls out Whirlpool and pulls out the stone from his fur.

?Ha ha! Our little kleptomaniac did it again!? Alia laughs.

Capt. Stern takes the stone from May. ?I suppose this rules out Magma?s plan. And with the Maha-rog gone so does Aqua?s?

?But that still doesn?t rule either out!? Misty growls. ?I don?t know about you but I?m not gonna let these fanatics destroy the planet!?

?Or me.? Brendan agrees. May nods equally determined to stop at nothing to put these two maniac groups plans to a screeching halt.

?Excuse me.? The Doctor announced as he enters the hallway. ?Your friend is awake now but she should just rest for sometime.?

May and the others quickly run to the room.

The chestnut-haired happily hugs Mia who sat up very much surprised.

?m-May-san? You?re not mad at me?? Mia asked timidly.

?Why?? May manages to speak as she tries to suppress her tears of happiness. Mia returns the hug and allows tears to roll freely down her cheeks. ?th-thank you?May-san??
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(Some days later)

May and Mia sat on the beach watching the sunset. Brendan was in town getting some supplies and Misty continued her independent female journey but with full intentions of becoming stronger in the process.

?May-san? Mia addressed the older girl. May says nothing but turns to her. ?w-We cannot allow Team Aqua or Team Magma to get away with what they are doing! We have to stop them both at any cost!?

May grins. ?So I guess that means you?re finally gonna take my training regime seriously??

?Yes ma?am I will!? Mia nods.

May gives Mia a warm smile. ?You?ve gotten a great deal stronger in comaprison to when we first met. Not as a Trainer?but as a person in general.?

?I have you to thank for that May-san.? The 10-year-old counters.

The shady Carvanha comes out from the tide. ?Van! Carvan!? It spoke in its tongue while gesturing a package it held to Mia.

The Indigo-eyed 10-year-old walks up to the Pokemon and pulls out the package it held.

Within the contents of the hold item were the Ruby alchemy Orb and a note, which read:

Dear Little treasure Hunter,

I must congraduate you on a job well done. You solved every clue set for you and helped us permanently shut down a very dangerous mobster family.

My group and I are seriously sorry for what happened to you and your friends but unfortunately you all were the biggest lead we had? All of them have been greatly rewarded for their endeavors.

Since a Kanto Gym Leader forwarded a good word about you and you?re the only one we haven?t repaid? Why don?t you keep that Ruby orb. Think of it as a memento of your amazing adventure! (Besides without the Maha-rog Pearl the orbs are nothing more than jewelry anyway?)

To make sure that none of those lowlives affiliates decide to take vengeance upon you during your travels please also allow my Pokemon Sharky to act as your bodyguard until further notice.

Thanking you sincerely,

Regional Interpol Agent Gabrielle Jenny

After reading the letter, all Mia could do was consider everything that happened? And how she worked her ways around the challenges given to her?

Even if it was for a moment, the girl felt herself special.

End Chapter 11
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Originally, I had a crossover ending put for the ending but for reasons of relevancy and wanting Mia to own the Carvanha in the end I removed the original ending and decided to shift it to introduce a character who appears again in later chapters. I?m still equally pleased with the ending.

Then again...You might think I was deliberatly deluding you by using names like Mario and Luigi. Of course I want to argue that there's many out there with this name...but yeah I was "alluding" for the fun of it.

I?m a sucker for old black and white mystery movies?

In any case this Chapter might be a bit of a confusing one since four different adventures were happening all at once?

Rather than focus on May?s adventure I decided to focus on Mia just to show where her real strengths lie.

Overall a fun chapter I loved to work on and pull you guys away from the mounting seriousness that?s going on.

As for the Electrike and Numel they are respectively May and Brendan?s Pokemon: Lightning and Ringo.

Next Chapter 12- Topaz eyes

 

[Isaac Gravity]

Disclaimer- I don?t own Pokemon or anything else.
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(Black screen)
(Steven Stone narrates)

[Is it possible to be too angry? So full of past bitterness that it would later evolve into Unexplainable wrath?]

[Some would argue that the emotion of anger is better than the emotion of sorrow; the emotion that makes one look and feel weak.]

[Though this may be. True strength is drawn from facing ones inner demons and conquering it; however, during my days of travel I came across many things, many people, and many emotions.]

[It was on that fateful day when the moon shone with an ethereal light like no other when I met wrath itself. She smiled like an innocent child, yet her fierce topaz orbs pierced my inner soul with a hatred that overwhelmed me?I was actually afraid?Afraid for my life and for hers?Despite all this, she halted her attack and made her leave looking for as she dubbed it ?Her next hunt.?]

[I was spared?I wonder to this very day as the moon shines with that exact mystical light?Who is she chasing next?and most importantly when will her bloodlust end?]

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(Kanto Region)
(Pewter City 12 AM)

A young man runs through an abandoned pier gasping desperately for air while he holds his cut shoulder. An Absol pounces on him as he lets out one last dying scream.

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(Johto Region)
(Goldenrod City 9: 45 PM)

A 17-year-old waitress walks into the kitchen of the restaurant in which she works. She walks in a huff but the minute she sees the words ?Reap what you sow? written on wall. When she sees the source of the ?ink? she panics.

?Joe!!! Joe! Please wake up!? She screams as she shakes his dead bloody corpse. ?Please?You promised we?d be together?that we?d start over?and forget the past?PLEASE!!!?

As the young woman cried a Misdreavous materializes into the room, glooming behind the grieving girl ominously.

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(Orange Islands)
(Valencia Island)

A 15-year-old boy ran through an alley, throwing down trashcans to slow down his pursuers progress.

He climbs over a gate and continues to run he eventually reaches a dead end. The boy curses his luck then fearfully turns up to the roof to view his pursuer?

A 14-year-old girl we also know her as Angelique.

With her was her Pokemon Cerberus the Houndoom who stood to her left glowering down at the boy. Sitting on her right shoulder was the now healthy Skitty.

?Why did you stop running?? The raven-haired 14-year-old pouts. ?I was enjoying your futile effort faker.?

?So it?s my turn to be hunted?? The boy thinks to himself before facing Angelique fearfully. ?wh-What do you want! I never asked to be the way I am!? The boy screams as his eyes well with tears. ?I never wanted to be dragged off the street like I was some piece of garbage then be treated as a lab rat!? The 15-year-old stammers. ?I?I just want to live a normal life?I want to be with my family?That?s why I was able to fight the control??

?I don?t care??

?What?s with you!? I want nothing to do with Pokemon or organizations or anything!!!? The 15-year-old then shudders with a silent rage. ?And I?m speaking for every other alive and well Crop Kid who is trying to live their life like it was before those horrid years?LEAVE US ALONE!?

Angelique looked at the boy with cold unemotional eyes. ?No, you don?t understand?And that?s the problem?You were blessed with the power to commune with your surroundings?yet this is what you do to it? My dream?has no room for third rates?Isn?t that right Cerberus??

Cerberus says nothing; he just drops down to his target and moves in for the kill?

The boy didn?t even bother to scream or beg. He just murmured he will be avenged.

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(Morning)
(Location: Airport)

Angelique watches a plane take off from the giant airport window with an uninterested, unimpressed expression.

?The 10:45 flight to Lilycove City in the Hoenn region is now ready to board. All passengers head to Gate 9 now.? The man on the comm spoke.

Angelique looks at her ticket before shoving it back into the contents of her cape. With Skitty on her shoulder she makes her way to Gate 9.
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(One 10-hour flight later)

Angelique walks out of the airport to see a man dressed in a red business suit with black shades and a woman also wearing shades in red business attire.

The man held up a sign that had her name on it and the woman nods solemnly at the girl smiling contently. Angelique says nothing she just walks up to them and follows them to their fancy Red sports car.

Both fancily dressed adults still held that content smile on their faces while the man drove the car and the woman turned on the radio to some travel music. Angelique sat quietly in the backseat gazing at the background with a bored expression while her loyal follower slept peacefully on her lap.

After a nice quiet drive and a scenic route, the trio (and the Kitten Pokemon) walks to the end of Lilycove City, through the beach where they stop at an odd rock structuring. The man puts his hand on the rock to reveal that it?s really a touch sensitive scanner. After verifying the visitors the computer-automated door greets them and lets them in.

The entire base was swarming full of members of Team Magma. All the Grunts freeze up in their place and salute the incoming higher-ups. After a walk down a hallway and a ride up the elevator to the top floor where the Leader, Executives and rest of the Magma top administration hangs.

The man and woman lead Angelique to the room in the center of the hall, where she enters alone, the man and woman both leave as silently as they arrived. Angelique now stands in a very fancy room fit for C.E.O or in this case Team Magma?s Leader: Maxie.

?I?m glad to see you?re well?It wouldn?t have hurt to at least call me once in awhile, Angelique.?
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Chapter 12- Topaz Eyes: Angelique the Ghost Tamer
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Angelique helps herself to an apple that was on the bowl on Maxie?s desk.

?You know I don?t like that name?? She states in an expressionless manner as she bites into the apple.

Maxie swivels seat to face Angelique. ?Really? That was to be the name of the daughter that my dearly departed wife and I agreed to give upon her birth?? The Magma Leader then stares longingly at his dead wife?s picture

After his brooding, Maxie slides a picture of May on it to Angelique.

?Who?s this?? The 14-year-old queries.

?The reason I called you here.? Maxie answers. ?This child has become quite a thorn in Magma?s side for quite some time now? She single-handedly put our Mission in Slateport to a drastic halt!?

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(Flashback)

Maxie enters the second floor to think his men have usefully got the specimen from Capt. Stern. Only to see his two men backing away in shock at their losses to May.

?This can?t be! I was beaten by a runt!?? One of the Magma Grunt?s growls ruefully.

?What do you idiots want here anyway?? May questioned her defeated opponents.

Maxie half annoyed and half impressed makes himself known to the other members of the room. ?We want Stern?s cooperation so we can get the stone we need to save the world!?

?Never!? Capt. Stern yells. ?I don?t see anything heroic about changing the world! Don?t you realize the global aftermaths that can and will occur if either Team has their way??

?No my friend you are mistaken-?

?I don?t care whose wrong or right here!? May interrupts the debate with her heated words. ?You call yourselves protectors of nature and followers of justice! SO mister Justice?? The 13-year-old then gestures to messed up room due to Magma?s attack ?Is this what you mean? The world is fine the way it is! The only thing it needs to stripped of is lunatics like you!?

?Still a child?? Maxie sighs. ?You possess strengths and talents that one would die to have yet you?re too na?ve to not only understand what your capable of?but you pale to comprehend the risks you are putting yourself, others and this beautiful planet when standing against us?This isn?t a game child??

?I?m not joking?? May growls deadly serious. ?You should ask yourself those same questions?But, even then again I doubt you?ll ever understand?with your head so up high in the clouds and all??

?Tor!? Tsunami agrees.

Maxie shook his head with discontent after hearing the girl?s choice. ?Such a waste?I will let you go without trouble for now child?? Maxie now calls out his high level Mightyena to intimidate May and Tsunami. ?But promise me now that you WILL NOT further aggravate me?I cannot promise your safety afterwards?I do not play in the sandbox??

?? Tsunami, Ember.?

Tsunami uses Ember at the Mightyena. Who counters with Shadow Ball. Tsunami jumps away from the attack and into May?s arms.

One of the Magma Grunts throws a bomb, which shined with a bright light on impact with the ground. As May, Tsunami and Capt. Stern shield their eyes the other Grunt who had his shades on snatches the stone from Capt. Stern?s butter-finger grip.

Maxie puts on a pair of shades while making his leave. ?Child, you?ve been warned?I will not tolerate a run-in from you again.?

(End Flashback)
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?And in the end she still managed to somehow steal the stone from us?so this is what the generation of Trainers have been reduced to?all might and no understanding?? Maxie frowns as he gets out of his chair with his arms folded to his back and stares out the window.
?Many would call my dreams of landscape expansion just a foolish dream wouldn?t they? But they never grew up where I did?Growing up with large families was to be expected for most?but did they grow up in an environment where one must rely up here?? Maxie gestures his right hand to his head. ?And here.? Maxie then gestures his right hand to the heart.
?When I became older, my family and I was found by a rescue team and was offered a chance to the mainland?They sent me?It was there I saw and learned many things?I even met the woman of my dreams?But all was not well?I began to witness man, my own beings mercilessly destroying forests, de-grazing fields and turning it all into the steel cities we see today!!! Humans may be able to expand their horizons But at what cost?! I?ll tell you what?Pokemon?the same beings that I learned to live besides like furry brothers they truly are being ripped away from their homes and chased elsewhere?Now look! Two beings who knew nothing of each other but could live together in harmony now fight amongst each other for something that was intended for us both to share!?

The Team Magma Leader then clenches his left fist while right hand caresses the window. ?That is why?I do this?If I can expand the land?Make plant life from dried seas?then there will be room for us both?The world is filled with too much water and though we need it there must be balance otherwise no one will be happy??

A stray tear escapes Maxie?s left eye as it does a stray drop of water escapes the leaf of a plant that sat on Maxie?s desk. Angelique catches it with her right index finger.

?I still don?t understand where the girl?s so-called strength comes in?? Angelique dryly counters.

?If I didn?t know any better,? The Team Magma Leader grins. ?I?d say little Angelique feels threatened by the aspect of a rival rather than pleased.?

Angelique gives the man a cold threatening glare. ?I?m not impressed by third-rates??

?She is what you call stand alone potential waiting to be unleashed?and aside from her natural talent I did some digging on the girl and I learned she is like you.? Maxie implies before continuing. ?No, she doesn?t have ESP but she was given the exact same serum that further enhanced your powers.?
Maxie then turns to the 14-year-old with a warning look. ? I suggest you not take her lightly?She seems prone to use her abilities when pushed into a situation where she?s cornered.?

Angelique?s eyes show malice yet she keeps a straight face. ?Well then?maybe this one wont be boring at least??

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(In hallway)

Angelique stands in front of a vending machine and puts in the money for her desired drink.

The machine takes awhile to give her the drink; as a result the machine ends up being bashed in by a strong ?ghostly force? chugging out all the available drinks from the machine. All Angelique does is pick up one of the many sodas rolling about on the floor.

?It?s funny?I never allowed such things to bother me?? Angelique spoke, as she looks at hand slightly amused. She then thinks back to her first encounter with May, ?How could I have not seen it then?how!?

The vending machine is fully compressed, due to the girl?s ?ghostly force?

Skitty runs up to Angelique with new bruises. The 14-year-old doesn?t even have to bother to find the culprits, they appear to her.

Arriving was a male and female Magma admin both dressed in a bit more fancy versions of the Team Magma costumes.

?Found you! You little wretch!? Team Magma Admin Duncan growls at Skitty ?Now you?ll suffer for your intrusion?Team Magma has no room for creatures of your caliber?

?Really?? Angelique queried as she picks up her traveling companion. ?Then it?s plain and simple that you are the one who lacks the justice Duncan!?

?A-Angelique! What brings you here?? Team Magma Admin Vanessa gasped nervously as she quickly spotted the girl.

?Does it matter?? Duncan smirks bitterly. ?The favorite can do what she feels. And the reason this filthy NON fire Pokemon is here is because MAXIE let you drag it inside.?

Angelique ignores his comment completely and begins to speak while her hair overlaps her eyes. ?You?re the one whose mistaken?Team Magma wants to expand the land to prevent a war between man and Pokemon which is already starting many different ways.?
The teen begins. ?Team Magma is the holy light that will wash away all the sin. This group is not limited to only fire Pokemon, especially since Hoenn is quite scarce on these beings due to all the water that surrounds this region??

Angelique now faces Duncan with mocking look. ?If I?m not mistaken? Grunts and lesser nobodies like you use Poohyena and Mightyena?We should also use Grass, Ground, Rock and any other Pokemon that lives off the land and will not survive in the sea like a human can?t?? The 14-year-old wraps up her speech with a little sigh. ?Until you understand this you will never understand true justice and thus will always be a sinner??

?Bull!? Duncan screams. ?Team Magma is only limited to fire Pokemon! We use Pooch and Mights because they?re fierce and strong and that shows Magmas power!!!?

Vanessa snickers as she waves her hands in a shooing gesture playfully towards Duncan. ?Hey chill out. The kid doesn?t understand the real reason behind Magma.? The woman now bends down to smile playfully at Angelique. ?Sure, we plan expand the land Little Girl but there are other reasons Team Magma came to be??

Duncan shoves Vanessa aside to grab the 14-year-old by her cape. ?Aside from the Pokemon Maxie gave you. I better start seeing you use REAL Magma required Pokemon from here on in!!!?

Angelique glowers Duncan as a strong force creates a bigger gap of space between them.

?Do not use Maxie?s name or this Organization name in your sentences ever again?? She warns.

With Skitty on her shoulder, Angelique turns and walks away from the stunned Admin.

Feeling strong humiliation running through his veins, Duncan angrily gets up and calls out his Mightyena, who launches Shadow Ball. The attack leaves a hole in the ground right in front of Angelique, stopping her in her place.

?You?re the fool!? Duncan roars. ?You fail to realize that Maxie only keeps you around and allows you to do what you wish ONLY because of those **** freakish powers you have you conceited little Brat! Come back and face me! I?ll show Maxie and everyone how weak you truly are! You-You BLASTED DEMON!!!?

Angelique stops in her place and only turns her head at shoulders length at Duncan with her piercing yellow eyes.

?So you do have some courage.? The foolish man smirks cockily. ?Heheheh! Now Mighty-?

?Shadow Claw, Yami.?

Within a matter of seconds Yami the Absol pops out of his Pokeball and dashed through the room with his Custom Tactic Shadow Claw. Causing the now departed Duncan and his Mightyena?s blood and random body parts to splatter all over the walls and ceiling.

Vanessa was horrified at the events. She first handedly saw the powers of the child Maxie bragged so much about?

?And finally realized why Maxie himself is a bit uneasy being in the same room with her sometimes.

?Why do you quiver?? The 14-year-old grins wickedly. ?You said it yourself: I?m just a child?

Angelique uses her powers to strangle the life out of the horrified Vanessa whose eyes began to bulge as her face turned different colors due to lapse of air while her throat slowly presses in.

The cracking of her neck could be heard down the halls and since this was the floor that executives and Admins hang out only the man and woman dressed in red business suites heard it. The two stop playing Soul Caliber 2 on their Gamecube and rush to the scene.

?Child is there any problem?? Magma Executive Royce ran in and asked as ignores the deaths.

?No I was only reducing Team Magma?s garbage level.? The 14-year-old tells her guardian.

Magma Executive Amanda walks in and looks at the ?mess?. ?At least the Grunts will be happy to know they can get promoted now.? She jokes.

Angelique says nothing and leaves.

 

[Isaac Gravity]

Cont
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(Location: Route 119)

Angelique walks through the path with Skitty on her shoulder. As she walks a sudden feeling of nostalgia hits her.
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(Flashback)

[My name is Angelique. That isn?t my true name though?My true name originates from a tribe that used to exist in one of the Southern Islands?That was where I was born?But even then, I never lived in harmony with humans.]

[The village Seer? or witch doctor however you want to call them Owego, from what Nana told me saw a vision of a great evil that will be born in the form of a little girl. Though the child would take human guise the devil couldn?t remove one factor from her follower: Her piercing demon-like eyes?]

[In reality Owego was afraid. For he knew that the ?evil child? would be born with a source of power, which was unheard of in a land of black magic and would thus, overthrow his family?s reign over the Island.]

[A month later I was born?My life bearers and the rest of those related or close to them were killed ASAP except for Nana and her husband, who had no choice but to flee to a sector where my tribe feared called the Aerodactyl Graveyard to keep me alive.]

[I grew up quietly, one would say. Nana would warn me to never wander outside the area. So, I had no one but Ghost-type Pokemon to play with.]

[But on that faithful day?]

A 7-year-old Angelique runs back into the houses while her Duskull playmate floats along behind her.

The child sees a horrible sight as she witnesses her Grandfather on the ground with a pool of blood under him and her Grandmother sitting on her favorite rocking chair while holding her stomach as if she was holding in something.

?Nana? Why is Grandpa on the ground like that? Are you sick? You?re holding your stomach??

Angelique answers her own question and looks at why Nana held her stomach. Only to see a deep cut, which bled uncontrollably; she was only pushing in her intestines.

??Because very nasty men came here dear one? Do not be frightened?Our family are proud seers who is blessed by Lugia with a talent that exceeds dark magic. We were able to conceal ourselves from Owego?s family and the village for so long?It?s just that-?

Despite the fact that the Grim Reaper was trying to snatch her soul from this realm Angelique?s Grandmother told the 7-year-old everything she needed to know.

[The only family I ever knew were taken from me? their blood screamed to the heavens for retribution.]

[All because of a jealous little man who hid behind his families dwindling power.]

[Owego made a deal with some shady businessmen who wanted the fossil fuel and gems provided in Aerodactyl Graveyard for their own reasons. Owego greedily agreed since their money offer was tempting and he knew Nana and I were up there. Village fables were the only thing that protected us until now.]

[I followed one of the men who hung around the Graveyard to earn a little bounty for themselves?And with the many angry Pokemon in the area ambushed them in the village that betrayed Nana!!! That was the first time I ever used my psychic powers to harm another?]

[Oddly enough I enjoyed it?]

[Enjoyed the feeling of power over those humans. Being able to commune with Pokemon simply through my emotions?watching them fight for me like loyal soldiers?This is something no mortal can do?]

[I was literally visualizing those fools souls scream out in Hades as the soil drank the red liquids that seeped from their fragile skin. For humans death comes quite easy?But for a Psychic the aspect death is something we must embrace thus no one but one of our own could stop us.]

[Unfortunately, I wasn?t fully in-tuned with my powers yet. Thus, one of those thugs was able to fully complete his suicide mission and inject me with a needle?]

[It didn?t happen at first but I felt as though my own body was tearing me apart from the inside out. Everything hurt?I just wanted to die at that moment, if I did the pain would go away?]

Angelique?s nose bled uncontrollably as she clawed mercilessly at her own face, while coughing up her own red liquids just so she wouldn?t die of drowning on her own blood. The young girls yellow eyes began to grow fierce and wrathful as foam slobbered freely down her mouth.

Overtime the young psychic fell to the ground under going a massive seizure. After that she just went stone dead.

Owego comes out from his safe hiding spot in time to gloat. ?Hahahahaha! Little wretch!? The Witchdoctor then faces his villagers. ?You see this is what happens to those who defy the bronze gods of Dark Mag-?

A sharp wooden pole tears itself into Owego?s belly. Bringing instant death to the man.

The villagers saw a bright light shine down over the fallen Angelique.

The villagers, all being very spiritual all saw the souls of those they murdered under the given order of Owego circling around the child breathing new life into the girl.

To everyone?s shock the child that we know as Angelique stood up on both her feet ready for attack.

Many ghost Pokemon all appear behind the 7-year-old and to her right was the Duskull that she befriended since she was old enough to remember.

Angelique points to the Cipher Peons and the villagers.

Her now cat-like topaz eyes glowered with an anger that only the ice-hearted could see.

?Disappear.?

The Duskull and all the other ghost Pokemon all glower ominously at their human foes. A far view shot of the jungle is seen as a strong flickering light is seen from afar.
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(6 months later)
(Location: East Southern Island. Piko-piko Children?s Inn)

?Thank you Madam Sabrina!? A Nun graciously praises the Saffron City Gym leader. ?I know that this must have been very out of your way but we are in desperate need of your help!?

Sabrina stood stoically with her two bodyguards at her sides.

?No, There is no problem? She begins. ?Beings like her are exactly what I need to show Saffron?s superiority.?

?Mistress Sabrina! Are you certain!?? The bodyguard on Sabrina?s left gasps.

?Haven?t you listened to the stories told of this girl!? The bodyguard on the right warns his superior. ?The ambassador of death! She was rumored the sole survivor of now desolate and ghost infected Northern Southern Island!?

Sabrina says nothing she just follows the Nun inside.

Overtime the quartet went down to the basement of the Inn that led to a chamber that is said to lock away ?The tainted souls.? It was then the Nun timidly stepped forward to point out a huge door that unlike the other doors, was chained down with restraints and other added holy items which prevented whatever was in there from breaking loose.

?Remove the restraints.? The Saffron Gym Leader orders the holy woman who could only quiver. ?B-but madam?this child??

?Will think twice before even striking me.?

As soon as the Saffron City gym Leader uttered those words loud crashing sounds from inside the room is heard. The doors begin to bust from the inside as the outer restraints where Sabrina and co. stood began to crumple apart.

A Gengar even materialized into the area and drank the holy water, He then smiled smugly at the Holy woman and the Psychics then dematerialized away.

?Sh-She?s a demon!!!? The Nun screams out in horror before fainting out of pure shock.

?MISTRESS!!!?

The man does his job as he shoves Sabrina out of the way and is impaled by a metal pole sent by the psychic force inside.

The chain that was supposed to hold the door suddenly wraps up the other guard. The man was already suffocating, but to add insult to injury a Haunter, Ghastly and Banette constantly rushed in and out through the mans body leaving nasty scars each time they passed.

A Gengar then takes the loose part of the chain and ties it to the overhead fan finishing the hung man off.

Sabrina had enough of the little show and with her own powerful psychic powers bashed the door down to reveal the little pest who has terrorized many.

The room was damaged and musty. An eerie mist filled the room?s atmosphere. Sabrina, being the powerful psychic she is, easily reflected any and all attacks made by the ghost Pokemon who tried to harass her.

The 16-year-old Psychic stared down with indifference at the ?Ambassador of death.? The child sat on the floor lifelessly while she hugged her knees as many Ground and Ghost type Pokemon as well as Zubats and Golbats hovered/played around her.

The 7-year-old ?demon? slowly tilted her head upwards and though her long raven black hair covered her deadly cat-like topaz eyes, a wicked grin full of the playful innocence of a child.

The girl stood up and attempted to use her psychic force on Sabrina. The Saffron City Gym Leader?s injured hand begins to burn causing her to actually smirk!
Even though the smirk resembled the smile the girl gave Sabrina, she smiled none the less.

Sabrina allowed her self to be pushed backwards by the attack; she never fell though.

?Is that it??

Sabrina returns the favor with her own attack that made the girl loose her footing and hit the wall very heavily. Even when the girl went rabid she couldn?t even flinch from the teen?s might.
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[Then she asked me: ?Do you want to become strong? If you do then listen to me and disobey no order.? After that I, along with six others who deemed to have superior blood became trainees to become the Gym?s next six protectors.]

[I spent five years training in the Mistress? Gym. Since I was working under her terms, I had to use Psychic Pokemon as my partners?This was something that personally irked me but learned to get over?]

[The problem with it all was that I was too content with my new life?Too at ease working and competing with my five other teammates?]

[I was so content with the life the Mistress gave to me that I almost forgotten where I truly belonged?]

[Not much longer when the Kanto region was given the award as most lovely region. The men who destroyed my first life; A group by the name of Cipher was trying to recruit any trainer into their ranks through the idealism of false strength.]

[The Mistress and the Leader of the fighting sub-gym was constantly nagged by these fools to become top agents in their work and allow them access to use their Gyms as a base to begin their new project?]

[While Fighting Dojo Leader hastily refused, the Mistress?just seemed to be caught in prior events in her life? This ultimately made her refuse Cipher and threaten them to return to whatever dirt-clot they were conceived from.]

[Cipher now chose to play hardball. They easily overtook the fighting sub-gym in a fast hostile takeover.]

[My Mistress wasn?t weak nor is she easily fooled? So Cipher decided to use the elders who also held psychic powers and wanted the Mistress to stop ?exploiting? this meant to be hidden talent in their plans to wipe her out.]

[In a plan made to turn the other five specially chosen students and myself especially look like scapegoats; the elders, their followers and Cipher?s goons ambush the Mistress within the back of Silph Company building.]

[Sadly to say, she and her Pokemon was overtaken by such great odds?]

[Later on the Mistress and her Pokemon was found lying with the debris in critical state that could only be caused by a Ghost Pokemons Dream Eater attack.]

[The six psychics originally hand-picked by the Mistress herself for reasons of superior blood was now being accused of a crime none of us had any real knowledge of at the time?And they knew it!]

[This is what made me realize how stupid others can be, even if they?re are a noble breed like psychics. This just proved to me even among us psychics there are third-rates?]

[Third-rates?Low-level beings who desire what they do not understand and do all they can to make themselves look powerful?]

[They?are just so?disgusting?]

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(Less than a year later)

[After the incident. The only thing my teammates and I all could do was escape the Gym and go our separate paths?All of them hoped to somehow prove their innocence and hopefully find the ghost responsible for what happened to the Mistress?]

[All of them?except for me?]

[As much as I am grateful and fond of the Mistress?I know that doing these fruitless endeavors will not bring her back?]

[Instead, I will work myself to the expectations she originally had for me! I will commemorate her memory by becoming strong and wiping out all those who are weak?]

[It was then; I met the man who changed my destiny.]

Angelique and her fully evolved Dusclops stood proudly over a group of now slain Magma Grunts and their Pokemon. Maxie then approaches the girl very carefully.

Angelique hisses at Maxie and uses her psychic powers to throw him on his rear. Maxie isn?t at all angry with the child he?s actually amused by her strong will. The Team Magma Leader stands up and begins to dust himself off.

Angelique was bewildered by why this man unlike the others didn?t take aggressive force? Was she some kind of joke to him?

The thought of this infuriated the 12-year-old psychic as she sent her Pokemon to maim the man. Maxie calmly calls out a Houndoom that begins to fight off the Ghost type bravely.

The Dusclops stomps his foot on the ground conjuring the move Earthquake that opens jagged openings in the once flat green pasture.

The Houndoom easily jumps over the attack and uses Flamethrower at his foe. The Dusclops dematerializes, avoiding his rival?s attack and triggering a bonfire within the open pasture.

?Is this what you hope to achieve?? Maxie further questions the silent child. ?Mindless destruction??

?I don?t care. Just stay out of my path.?

?This isn?t a very wise path for one like yourself to take.?

?I control my own destiny.?

Dusclops throws a strong Shadow Punch at Houndoom, which connects with the dark dogs jaw. Dusclops then grabs the Hound by his horns with one hand and pounds on its skull with the other.

Houndoom is badly injured but refuses to lose to a ghost. The proud hound roars at the top of its lungs, this causes Angelique to cover her ears from the horrible noise as well as cause her shocked Pokemon to freeze up in its place, causing the one-eyed Ghost Pokemon to materialize making it vulnerable to any attack but a Normal type one.

Houndoom lunges at his now material foe and sinks his fangs deep into the hollow monster, taking a huge chunk of its brittle skin. Gaseous vapors freely escape the Dusclops hardened body as it trembled in tremendous paralyzing pain. Houndoom quickly finishes his foe off with Fire Blast.

The Dusclops is engulfed with the mighty flames before finally breaking apart and turning mist. Angelique returns her partner to its ball and falls on her knees shocked.

?Whatever you are trying to do must be noble. But?you yourself lack the justice.? Maxie states. ?You were willing to destroy this beautiful green pasture where Pokemon graze and use as their homes and playground. Where?s the nobility in trying to do one thing but steal from another??

The girl simply throws a scowl at the man. Maxie counters this action by shrugging.

?Hopefully you will see the light soon and when you do nothing can stop you.?

Maxie then recalls Houndoom before giving his respects to his fallen men and makes his leave.

??Justice?What justice?? Angelique calls to Maxie in voice is a decibel a little over a whisper.

Maxie stops in his place but has his back to Angelique. ?The justice of balance. To make sure both man and Pokemon can expand and survive without fear of one having more than the other.? Maxie then turns to the interested girl fully. ?The scale is off balance and this is why my men and I hope to fix it.?

?To keep the balance of the land for both human and Pokemon??

?Yes, but many still oppose this quest for balance to continue to live their own selfish ambitions.? Maxie emphasizes on his speech. ?Thus, Team Magma fights the lone battle?when we complete our plans the world will be saved and all would truly see what we were trying to do for them.?

?They won?t.? Angelique smiles. ?Be it Human or Pokemon; they are sinners and will be punished for their crimes of treason against nature.?

Hearing these words, Maxie smiles fondly at the child. ?You truly are an interesting child. You are??

?Many call me ?Demon,?? The raven-haired girl honesty answers. ?I have a true name but I dropped those ties long ago.?

?Heh, no matter.? Maxie smirks. ?I?ll make a name for you on our way to base. I don?t think it proper to call a child something as degrading as ?Demon.??

The Team Magma Leader then takes note of the 12-year-old?s attire. ?Perhaps we can get you change of clothes as well you?re in nothing but rags! Why not??

Maxie surprisingly hands his new subordinate the Pokeball that has Houndoom in it. ?The Houndoom is your now. He will be your first step to understanding true justice.?

Angelique holds the Pokeball and gazes at it. ?Justice??

(End Flashback)
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Angelique arrives in Mauville City.

?She?s here?? Angelique mummers before she notices that Skitty is acting strangely.

Skitty jumps off Angelique?s shoulder and runs back to Route 110.

Angelique, in a quick walking pace, follows her feline companion to a huge lake where she saw the Kitten Pokemon?s fur stand-on-in while she trembled and hissed furiously.

The 14-year-old psychic picks up her friend and pets her continuously, which calms the troubled Pokemon.

?Is there something over there that bothers you??

Skitty nods.

?I see.?

Angelique uses her psychic ability to floats over the lake to the small mass of dry land then float over the rest of the lake to reach an entrance to a cave.

Skitty wriggles free from Angelique?s light grip and runs inside the cave. Angelique shortly follows.

Angelique, even when angry is a soft-spoken girl. But when she witnessed the sight she was about to see that would shortly change.

When finally entering inside, the 14-year-old and sees the cave being reconstructed in a machine generated underground city, while construction workers continued to work about with their Pokemon allies.

The sign said: ?Welcome to New Mauville?

??Wh-what?? Angelique stutters through clenched fist. ?WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!??

End Chapter 12

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(Notes)

If one would say May?s overly self-righteous attitude gives her sort of a Super-Hero complex, then I guess you could say that Angelique?s attitude toward life (due to her abilities and the like) gives her a bit of a God complex.

Maybe in future chapters I?ll better emphasize why Angelique figured out that her and the other top six Gym trainers were accused of what happened. Maybe.

Ugh?Why do I always write something bad happening to my favorite characters?It kinda makes me feel like a bit of a jerk?

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(Other notes)

1. Ever read/heard of the book called ?The Swiss Family Robinson?? well yeah, that?s how I?m technically trying to describe Maxie?s childhood.

2. When I meant chosen six I meant those Gym trainers you duke it out with before a Gym battle. (Though you don?t have to fight all of them) I figured that there must be more trainers in the Gym but the one?s you probably fight in the game are considered the ?best? of all them.

Next- Chapter 13- Flames of Darkness

 

[Isaac Gravity]

Disclaimer- I don?t own Pokemon or anything else
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Like the laughing wind his experience blows on through time itself. Leaving sparks of wisdom and happiness or pain and sorrow to however he crosses. One would say he?s too old to fight, but he can easily match up with any aspiring trainer. With his veteran days of experience his shocking talents and thus that?s what makes him the elemental master of Lightning.
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Chapter 13- Flames of Darkness
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(Mauville Gym)

13-year-old May Hiromi freezes in her place as a stray speck of cold sweat trickles down her face.

?May-san? Is there something wrong?? 10-year-old Mia Stone asked the older girl concerned.

?You look really pale?Maybe you should forfeit and umm take it easy? You really should?But that?s just me.? 11-year-old Wally Reynolds meekly suggests.

?When those two are together it almost seems like they share the same brain.? May?s Pokedex named Alia cynically comments. ?But May you do look a little burned out.?

May shakes off that feeling she was getting and looks to her Pokedex confidently. ?Nah, I?m fine. Just you watch.? May replies as she turns to Whirlpool the Zigzagoon. ?You ready?? The chestnut haired 13-year-old asked. Whirlpool nods excitedly. ?Then go for it!?

Whirlpool runs out to the battlefield.

The Elderly Gym Leader Wattson just watches this scene with amusement. ?Ho ho ho ho! Glad to see you got your nerve back child! Now let?s have a fight that can only be staged at the Mauville Gym. Go Voltorb!?
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(New Mauville)

The corridor was full of dead and decapitated human and Pokemon bodies. When we see deeper into the underground city we see Angelique who bore an angry expression staring down a group of construction workers all holding shovels and any other tool they use, gripped fiercely in their hands.

?How could you?You monster!? One worker screams at the 14-year-old Reaper.

?Kouichi had a wife and three kids to support you heartless witch!? Another worker roars.

Angelique?s her hair only covers one of her fierce looking eyes. Her voice is soft spoken but hints with anger. ?I was only acting out the feelings of those you hurt.?

?What the hell are you talking about!? A random worker bellows.

Angelique never answered. This is what left one worker named Frank shuddering with a cold bloodlusting rage. ?I don?t care?I knew Jim since kindergarten! I won?t let his death go unavenged!? He yells as he runs at Angelique with Sledgehammer in his hand. ?DIE DEMON!!!!?

The sharp claws of a Scyther rips through the soft flesh of worker?s back and out through his stomach. It then quickly pulls out its scythe like-hand and jumps up for a vertical slash. ?I?ll be joining you on the other side pal? was his last words before he was cut in half.

The workers all stood in fright. As an army of Pokemon consisting of Electrodes, Voltorbs, Magnetons, Magnemites and Sandshrews appear behind Angelique. All of them glared venomously at the workers.

?I was acting out their feelings.? Angelique spoke as she points to the Pokemon behind her. ?You stole their lands for your expansion of human purposes?There must be balance! Did you even think of what this steel cave could do to the land?? The 14-year-old questions. ?The poison that will leak from it; damaging stem grains that internally kills the source humans and Pokemon need to breathe??

The Scyther, being the only one of its species in the group of rebelling Pokemon shook in a cold rage at the truth behind the pale girls words. It literally saw red.

The Giant praying Mantis Pokemon screeches a loud battle cry and lunges at the workers. The enraged Pokemon also followed suite, all of them running right by Angelique who stood passively at the events.

Angelique smiled at the workers with cruel, playful eyes. ?Better do something, their emotions are out of my control now.?

The workers seen and had enough. Gripping their tools as weapons and summoning out their own Pokemon to aide them, the war between man and their Pokemon allies begun.
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(Mauville Gym)

Whirlpool lands to his feet his body full of dirt, scratches and bruises. The petite raccoon Pokemon quickly jumps away from the Voltorb?s Rollout attack and continues to this.

Becoming overconfident, Whirlpool taunts his foe by shaking his fuzzy rear at it. The Pokemon with the literal short fuse didn?t take that lying down. Using Thundershock to fry the unsuspecting raccoon Pokemon.

The charred Whirlpool fell to the ground with a star in one eye an X in the other.

?Ho ho! I like that Pokemon, he?s quite humorous!? Wattson laughed as he wipes a tear from his eye. ?But this is no time for games! Voltorb finish it!?

Voltorb rolls at top speed off a loose mound of dirt.

The Pokeball imitation began to glow as it spun in mid-air, coming straight at Whirlpool.

?Oh no! He'll get flattened!? Wally points out. ?No, it's using Self destruct!? Mia corrects.

?Better think fast May!? Alia screams.

?I?m trying!? May screams back. ?Whirlpool get it together!? No response. May quickly hatches a plan. ?Where?s my nugget I think its somewhere under all that sand!?

Whirlpool?s ears twitch twice and he began to burrow into the ground with Dig looking for buried treasure.

The raccoon?s greed saved him from a very nasty head-on collision from a crazed berserker and its kamikaze attack?The Voltorb, i.e. the berserker wasn?t as lucky.

Whirlpool pokes his head out the ground to see what all the noise is about with a Pokemon bone in his mouth.

?He survived?? Wally gave a relived sigh.

?Well duh, that?s what Dig does. Safe underground one turn and sneak attack the second!? Alia scoffs.

Wally grumbles, something about big mouth computers and he?s still new at this. Wattson gives a jovial laugh while holding his belly.

?He?s a very hearty fellow huh?? Mia asks May while smiling blankly.

Wattson wipes tears from eyes. ?My this is a rare treat. A trainer who not only has a lot of strength AND is a stand-up comic! Ho ho! Can I ask young lady? What are your ambitions? No trainer this strong would just want to ?travel around.??

?To become strong.? May answers coolly as she heals Whirlpool with a Super Potion.

This puzzled Wattson. ?Ho? Hmm that doesn?t seem right?hmm mm.? The old timer does a thoughtful nod before continuing his lecture. ?You should really try to relax and breathe in the scenery once in a while?You kids get stressed way too easily now-a-days.?

May gives the senior citizen an enlightened look. ?But I do commune with nature as I travel.? She implies. ?I enjoy the breeze of a gentle wind and sunny days. The sounds of the ocean is also soothing?? May spoke with her eyes closed before she opens them and show a more serious face. ?And that?s the elements I use to fight!?

?I wanna be focused like that?? Wally exclaims.

Mia was always wondering why May would just stare into emptiness sometimes. The 10-year-old knew that nature was beautiful look at, but May almost seemed entranced with it.

The Indigo-eyed 10-year-old continued to ponder this more before speaking in a low mummer. ?May-san?I think I get it now??

Wattson nods understandingly. ?I can tell, I can tell. Not many could pull such a quick plan.? The man the gets the giggles again. ?But you should?ve seen the looks on your Zigzagoon?s face during that entire battle!?

Wattson bursts out laughing. Leaving May and co. to sweatdrop.

?Hey!? Alia snaps. ?We?d like to continue this fight while your still alive!?

Wattson wipes tears again. ?Ok, ok. Lets move on to Level 2 shall we??

May nods. Whirlpool stood ready.

Wattson presses a button and the room slowly changes into a place where one would consider a power plant.

Many mini generators stood in front of May and Wattson and many conduction spheres within the battle field. Wattson called another Voltorb and round two began.
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(In New Mauville)

Both sides fought desperately for their own causes. A Workers Ursaring used Slash to dismantle a few Magnemites only to be maimed Thunderbolt by two Electrodes.

The Scyther is able to decapitate a few men after having its own arm cut off by a man with a sickle.

When two Charmelon jumped in to corner the Mantis Pokemon a worker with a chainsaw ambushed the Scyther jumps up from behind.
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(Mauville Gym)

Whirlpool narrowly avoids the Voltorbs Spark attack as the Pokeball imitation Pokemon careened about the battlefield.

Dodging the Voltorb wasn?t that much of a problem. It was a bit faster and stronger than its predecessors but it still couldn?t light a candle to Whirlpool?s speed, as far as Whirlpool himself, was concerned. The problem was those **** conduction spheres powered by those ****ed generators.

Every time Whirlpool got too close he?d get zapped! Not only that but the floor for the Level 2 adjustments were made of marble! Can?t burrow in that!

This forced the raccoon Pokemon to be more evasive about his movements and thus, making it harder to dodge his foe that wasn?t even getting affected by the attacks. It seemed to be getting stronger?

The Voltorb deliberately rolled right into the middle of the room and began to charge up with electricity. Every single conduction sphere began to react to the Pokeball Mimic Pokemon and all sent their charged ions to it.

Some random jolts constantly shocked poor little Whirlpool who could only try to avoid further shocking. Try but ultimately failed?

As five conduction spheres were badly shocking Whirlpool, the Voltorb decides to add fuel to the flame and hit the already beaten Pokemon with Thunderbolt.

?Ho ho! A shocking upset!? Wattson laughs.

May recalls the fainted Pokemon into the ball and calls out Lightning the Electrike. ?Ok Lightning! We?ll fight fire with fire!?

Lightning gives out a battle hardened Howl and runs at her foe. The Voltorb responds to Lightning?s battle cry by charging with electricity and rushing at her with Rollout.

The speedy Ball Pokemon rammed right into the thunder wolf cub Pokemon launching her into the air. The Voltorb continued to speed about the field smacking Lightning at every pass, not once allowing the Wolf cub to hit the ground.

When Voltorb smacks Lightning high enough into the air the Pokemon attempts to finish her with one last careening Rollout.

That little tactic didn?t work, the Pokemon shivered as sparks of electric ions that weren?t its own sparked about its round body.

?Good Lightning?s Special ability finally kicked in?? Alia comments smugly. Mia nods. ?Luckily May-san caught an Electrike that knew the Static ability.?

?Mind filling me in.? Wally asked the 10-year-old.

?Erm?A Pokemon that posses the Static ability has the power to transfer its own electric ions to another Pokemon thusly paralyzing them. But?that?s not always the case??

?May let?s finish this!? Alia replies to her owner. But May?s mind wasn?t on the battle. ?MAY!? The pushy A.I. Travel companion nags.

?h-Huh? What??

?Look we can visit La-la land some other time! You among many know better!? Alia the spoke quite concerned. ?Are you alright??

May wipes some cold sweat from her brow. ?Ye-Of course!? May assures. ?I was just trying to figure a way to stop those generators! Now Lightning-?

May face faults when she sees Lightning, without any orders, rushes at her paraplegic foe with Spark.

The wolf cub rammed herself right into her foe at such a force the Voltorb rolls backwards, and then self-destructs.

Lightning tumbles backward from the impact of the blast, very much injured. The rash wolf cub Pokemon licks the wound on her front left leg and awaits her final foe.

?You know they say a Pokemon?s personality reflects from the personality of their trainer?and sometimes takes it to the next extreme.? Wattson replies as he gives out a hearty laugh. ?And this Pokemon is no exception. Ho ho! Well then, little May I?d say it?s time for the niddy griddy. The final karaoke, the last stand, the-?

?We get it already!? May snaps.

?Tsk. Children are way to serious now-a-days?? Wattson frowns as he calls out his final Pokemon. ?Magneton! Show time!?

As the steel-electric type machine popped out of its Pokeball home, all the conduction orbs began to power with uncontrollable amounts of electricity.
Some of them cracked, while many just shattered apart. The generators reading levels starting to rise with the indication that this three Magnemite fusion was not to be taken lightly.

Lightning doesn?t even waste time to hear an order from May. She speeds across the room with Quick Attack as her guide.

The Magneton begins to zap minor jolts of electricity at its speedy foe. Lightning got hit by some but dodged the bulk of them.

As she continued to dodge she started getting hit by shockwaves of electricity that she avoided at first but started getting hit by constantly overtime.

Eventually Lightning gave into the pain of the attacks and was pushed backwards by one more of those bizarre attacks.

?What?s going on?!? May shouts confused at the sight. She then quickly addresses her Pokemon partner. ?You ok??

Lightning quickly snorts off the pain and stands to her feet.

?Whatever that move is Lightning can?t shake it?and she?s one of your faster monsters!? Alia warns.

?It doesn?t matter how fast you are?The Shockwave will always hit?? Wattson spoke, trying to look superimposed. May had no clue what he was talking about. Wattson made a serious expression and continued to talk. ?Come now child you must know of the unavoidable attacks in the Pokemon world??

May turns to Wattson with an annoyed expression. ?If you think high accuracy attacks will save you old man then you really have gone senile! You watch!? The 13-year-old warns. ?I?ll still figure a way around you!?

Feeling motivated, Lightning gives a toothed snarl as she sparks with electricity.

Finally done showing off, Lightning sprints about the room at a higher speed rate than usual. Within a blink of an eye the little wolf cub Pokemon was behind Magneton and readied an attack all her own.

?Tsk. That won?t due?? Wattson sighs.

All the magnets on the three Magnemite fusion monster begins to all pulsate and charge. The electricity all focuses on the center of the Pokemon before releasing a powerful beam of electricity all aimed at little Lightning.

Too close to the attack to dodge, Lightning takes the total brunt of the intensely aimed attack. Lightning rolls to the ground, badly injured, paralyzed and K.Oed?
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(New Mauville)

The last construction worker fighting that long bitter war falls to the bloodstained ground after two Electrode Explosion.

Dead corpses, may it be man, Pokemon or Trainer Pokemon all laid on top of one another?all dead from the same war?all bled the same color blood?

The surviving Pokemon who once lived in this slowly progressed underground cove all gave out their own little victory cries as they celebrated their victory over the humans.

All the Pokemon continue to cheer, while they do, one Electrode got too excited and began to release his sparks of joy by the New Mauville generator.

::Siren sounds are heard::

?WARNING! WARNING! GENERATOR FEED OVERLOAD! TOO MUCH FEED! MELTDOWN IMMIENT!? The system computer warns.

Everyone glares at Electrode who innocently rolls away.
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(Mauville Gym)

May recalls Lightning and calls out her trump and starter: Tsunami the Torchic but she throws the ball in the air.

The flightless Chick Pokemon showers Magneton with a strong barrage of Ember shots the minute she popped out of her ball. Giving her time to crash somewhere within the battlefield and make due hiding there.

?This could prove interesting.? Wattson grins before he sees May turning the levers of the generators on her side of the gym causing a lot of static to pulsate about the room. Leaving him utterly confused.

?You never said we couldn?t touch these!? May replies to the old timer as she quickly turns Alia off. ?And if Tsu gets hit by your Pokemons unavoidable Custom Tactic like how Lightning did then this fight is over!?
May manages to power the generator to max and runs to the final generator. ?If your Pokemon is run on the power this generator gives then I?ll just stuff its greedy belly!? May then tries to power the last generator, but finds herself struggling with it.
An X-shaped vein appears on the right side of Tsunami?s head as the she begins to berate May in her tongue. Ultimately, giving away her hiding spot.

Wattson laughs. ?Oh ho ho! That?s using your noggin missy! But I won?t let your Pokemon be kept standing while you struggle with those generators! Magneton Shockwave!?

 

[Isaac Gravity]

Cont 1
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Tsunami, with the Quick Claw equipped quickly ran for shelter behind a nearby conduction sphere.

Much to the Chick Pokemon?s dismay the sphere she cowered behind was already damaged making her victim to Magneton?s attack. The little Pokemon quickly summoned up a quick little shield with the move Protect, but tumbled backwards due to impact.

May continued to struggle with the last generator, while Tsunami stood her ground by constantly activating the Protect attack.

The move was getting harder and harder for the little chick to conjure and when one did surface it was too weak allowing Tsunami to receive a bit of damage.

The lever of the stubborn generator finally began to jiggle. The 13-year-old continued to pull with all her might. As the lever moved the static in the air became more audible.

The remaining function spheres hungrily drank the energy. Not really having any further place to store them but still continued to absorb the energy anyway.

May?s long chestnut bangs began to frizz up as the static continued to prickle at her body. Wally?s hair also began to frizz up into a mini Afro, while Mia?s hair became a scattered, puffy, disarrayed mess.

Tsunami, being in the heart of the battleground, continually got jolted by little specks of mischievous passing sparks of electricity eventually three orbs shocked her at once causing the chick to puff up like a feather balloon full of electricity.

The Magneton, unlike the rest was in pure ecstasy!

It greedily absorbs the electricity the steel Pokemon?s three eyes all turned red.

The grip of holding that electrified lever finally over took May and she pushed to her back by the static-cling.

Magneton groggily floated about the room. Making scratching noises which replicated hiccupping.

?Is it?? Mia blankly states with a face fault.

?It looks drunk!? Wally points out equally stunned.

Wattson puts his hands on his hips. ?Oh come on Mangeton! You mean to tell me you can?t hold your sake??

As if answering his trainers question the three Magnemite fusion bursts with unimaginable amounts of electricity which not only blew a hole through the roof it left the steel Pokemon overheated and charred thus ending the battle.
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(Mauville City)

May stood by a railing while staring at the lake down below.

So far, the girl had won her third badge and has added four Pokemon to her travel party. Each Pokemon has so far aided her in countless situations where she couldn?t have been able to get through on her own?

?But her mind has intoxicated for quite some time now? During her gym battle she could?ve sworn she heard a voice calling out to her?telling her that it awaits her in the cove where man has paid for their sins.

The 13-year-old decides to shake off these thoughts by focusing on the huffy Tsunami, who?s still frizzed up and angry.

Tsunami looks up to the sky angrily doing all she can to ignore May.

?Hey c?mon don?t act so spoiled?We won.? May tries to cheer her partner up but to no avail. Tsunami?s attitude really starts to get under May?s skin. ?Look!? The 13-year-old screams at the bird. ?I?m sick and tired of all your attitude! You?ve been acting like there?s something under your feathers for days now and it?s really starting to bug me!?

Taking that to full insult, Tsunami flares up fiercely causing May to shield herself a bit before kneeling down to her with a piercing look in her eyes. ?There?s no place in my team for brats. Grow up!?

Tsunami is shocked at what May said. The emotions of hurt, betrayal, determination and anger pretty much ran through her systems.

Tsunami Pecks May in the left cheek to show her defiance.

?Aah!? May yelps as she holds her bleeding left cheek. ??Tsu?? She murmured a bit crossed before rage over took her system. ?FINE! GO DO WHAT YOU WANT! YOU AREN?T MY PROBLEM ANYMORE!! GO BURN A TREE OR SOMETHING!!!? May?s anger slowly dissipated as she began to struggle in words. ?j-JUST GET OUTTA MY SIGHT!!!?

Tsunami didn?t expect May to do that. She never did before?This upset the fire chick Pokemon even more as tears fell down her feather face freely.

Spitting Ember at May's feet before doing anything, Tsunami then, runs off.

May turns away in a quick walking pace simply trying to shrug off all what just occurred.

?I can?t believe she did that!? The 13-year-old mentally rambles. ?Whatever. I never needed her anyway! I'll simply just get a better fire Pokemon is all! That's right! I don?t need useless factors!?

May was so locked in self-thought that she didn't realize her walking pace turned into a jog then an all-out run.

As she ran, Mia, who came out of a repair shop with Alia in tow, saw her friend in a distressed state and attempts to run after her.

?May-san!? Mia calls out as she manages to run in front of May. ?What?s wrong??

?n-Nothing Mia?? May lies, shifting her eyes to any direction but to the 10-year-old?s.

?Bzzt! Maike? -here?s Tsuni?? Alia asked the 13-year-old in a distorted fashion.

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(A few minutes later)

?Maike!!! ock alz he irresponzable-? Alia distortedly screams at the 13-year-old who glares at her in frustration.

?After the battle Alia?s circuitry was seriously messed up?? Mia informs the older girl. ?She?s going to be a bit erratic until I could find the parts to-?


Alia cuts the 10-year-old off to further question the 13-year-old. ?Bzzt! Wezz, what are youz intending Bzzt! doing about this??

?What should I do?? May snaps. ?I said Tsu-? May cuts herself off to correct her words. ?No! I mean that bird went off and did or her own thing! Well I say good riddance!?

?Bzzzt! Do you even know what you want in life Brat!?? Alia snaps back.

?Right now all I want is to get you out of my life!?

The minute the 13-year-old uttered those words Alia shut herself off.

With the screaming match over Mia bandages May?s cut and puts some rubbing alcohol on her burns.

Though not wanting to get into an argument herself, SOMETHING of reason had to be said.

?If I remember correctly May-san?? The 10-year-old mumbles. ?You told me you resented your parents for forcing you to become a trainer when you refused it??
The 10-year-old gulps before she finishes her observation. ?Tsunami is Level 24 now and should?ve evolved back at Level 16...But she never did because she didn?t want to, but with you pressuring her?you?well? repeated a chain that you never liked from the start??

May feels a twinge of guilt for the moment, even though her mind-set roared otherwise.

The chestnut-haired girl walks away from Mia obviously wanting time to sort this situation out.

The 10-year-old watched her friend go, looking over to Alia with saddened eyes. Not even group mediation can mend this broken bond.
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(Later that day. On the other side of town)

?Ah You!! I?m so glad I found you!!? Wattson smiles at a less than pleased May. ?You saved me a search around town.?

?But you didn?t go anywhere.? Wally replies to the senior citizen who frowns.

?That?s only because you kept annoying me for a Gym Battle without a trainers license! Oh ho ho ho!?

?No,? Wally counters. ?You didn?t go anywhere! You were just telling me the story of why you?re hair-?

Wattson covers the boy?s mouth to stop making him look bad. The old-timer then gives May a toothed grin. ?If you could be so kind May?I have a favor to ask.?

The 13-year-old didn?t answer, but the fact she was still in the area proved her interest.

Wattson still covering the struggling Wally?s mouth starts his explanation. ?For decades now I?ve been helping out and funding a new project of underground living located in Route 110.? The senior citizen Gym Leader begins. ?I gave up then recently started it up again?But, there?s a problem??

?Like?? May dejectedly mutters.

?I haven?t been able to receive contact of any of the workers there?? Wattson admits. ?If there?s no-one around to stabilize the generator a meltdown could be imminent?Just think what kind of damage that explosion will cause to the area.?

It was at this moment May hears the voice again ?Go there! This is where we shall meet!?

Wally furiously attempts to free his mouth from Wattson?s hand. His struggles enable him to finally bite the elderly man, freeing him from his hold.

?You liar!? The 11-year-old accuses the old man. ?Why are you sending someone else to do your duties especially after mentioning the dangers of it? YOUR JUST A LAZY COWARD!?

May was certainly surprised by Wally?s outspokenness. But then again, maybe this side of the boy was the true one that he never had the courage to bring out.

Wattson becomes quite insulted by the boy?s words and throws him a harsh look. ?Young man,? The senior citizen begins. ?I suggest you watch what you say!?

?It?s not like I?m lying!? Wally argues. ?How dare you hide behind your duty as a Gym leader to ignore a problem YOU started! WHAT KINDA-?

Wally?s words were cut short when May heavily ruffles his green hair.

?Wally, cool it.? May smirks at the boy. ?You know that my Dad has his burdens too and well?? The 13-year-old finds herself struggling to find the words for her sentence.

?But?? Wally mutters. ?You taught me that people should always face their problems and never yield??

May raised an eyebrow at this before flashing the boy a toothed grin. ?Well, I want to run this favor for Wattson! But what I need you to do is to go keep Mia company.?

?Mia?? Wally mutters quizzically before remembering the 10-year-old. ?Oh! You mean that purple-eyed girl who follows you around??

May nods. Forcing Wally to frown slightly.

?Oh, come off it!? May scoffs at the 11-year-old. ?You two got a lot in common.?

?I don?t think we do??

?Just go anyway!? May prompts. ?She?s by the edge of town I remember running into her older brother a while ago too. Just say I sent you and he should lay off.?

Wally tosses May a bit of an exasperated look. ?If her older brother is with her why ask me??

May, tired of being nice, gives the green haired boy a serious look. ?You keep talking about never running and becoming strong then why don?t YOU act like a man and do what I ask??

Wally stood silent at the haired-haired girl?s drastic change of attitude. Even Wattson found this interesting.

Despite her earlier snap at him, May continues her words with the boy.

?I?m asking you to watch over Mia and take care of things while I?m gone. You?re the man in charge now and I don?t want to hear anymore whining from you??

Wally didn?t know what to make of this personally. This was the first time anyone has really trusted him with anything?

Not waiting for the green-haired boy?s answer May turns away and heads to the direction of New Mauville yelling ?Don?t let me down!? in the distance.

Wally just watched May run off into the distance. His face brimming with growing determination.

Wattson just hoped that the generator was the only reason why he didn?t receive a signal from the workers.

 

[Isaac Gravity]

Cont
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(Later)

May swims across the lake to reach the New Mauville entrance. Once entering the underground city she sees the corridor full of dead bodies.

Standing in the midst of it all was a Dusclops who stared straight at the newcomer with quite examination.

The single-eyed Ghost Pokemon continued to just stare at May before walking away. It only stopped once to steal another look at her, gesturing to her with its right hand in a ?follow me? manner.

?Surrrrrre?? May mutters in a sarcastic tone.

Obviously the 13-year-old had no interest in following the Pokemon anywhere. That was until that little voice in her head appeared again.

?Are you afraid little fledging?? The voice goads. ?Where you seek, I am. There, we shall see who is truly the third-rate??

Though she was at first a little surprised to hear it again, May was glad the pompous little voice started to be a bit more specific.

?Are you the one responsible for all this?? May questioned the voice.

?They were sinners.? The voice comments. ?They stole the land from the Pokemon here and they took it back.?

May rolls her eyes. The Dusclops now looks at her in a more aggressive fashion than before.

?My link with you is weakening.? The voice replies. ?The choice you make is up to you?Though doesn?t matter?? The voice adds smugly. ?You?ll die along with the light-dwellers you love so much in any case.?

May shook her head at the voices arrogance but agreed to follow the Dusclops regardless.

Eventually, the 13-year-old and her Pokemon tour guide walked into a wide room. There, May finds herself holding back every urge to gag at all the mutilated corpses of humans and Pokemon.

The Dusclops looks at the scene as apathetically as it one-eye could convey. Since it had no real feelings about the matter, the Cyclops Ghost-Type looks to watch every strand of reaction made by May.

What made the Dusclops watch the girl even more intently was when the haired-haired girl finds a very small Aron under a slain Vigoroth.

The little Pokemon was the only of its kind from what May could see. The steel eater looked drained of strength and badly wounded.

Instincts told the girl to just walk away and let the little guy die, it would eventually?

But what ran through the girl?s head were flashes of Tsunami, Whirpool, Leaf and Lightning. Every moment they all shared as a team up until this point?

This is what forced the girl to come to her decision?

After being sprayed by the healing item the Aron slowly started to get up and eyed its savior with utmost gratitude.
From Little Aron?s point of view May looked like a beautiful princess with flowing chestnut brown hair that went down to her legs and wore a lovely white dress.

May shrugged off the giant twinkling eyes the Pokemon gave her. Since the little one couldn?t come along, the 13-year-old left it some food (which it refused) and wrapped the Silk Scarf she got from Dewford Island around its neck.

May then followed Dusclops, who looked at her now with approval, to the next area.

Much to the 13-year-old?s dismay, the Cyclops Pokemon forgot that humans or solid objects in general can?t go through walls and absent-mindedly left her behind.

Leaving the 13-year-old to curse her situation.
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(Pokemon Center)

Whirlpool and Lightning both tried to sneak out of the Center in the guise of a box with eyeholes. The two end up crashing into a familiar pair of legs.

Nurse Joy picks up the box and taps her foot in a very annoyed manner.

?Going somewhere?? The Pokemon Nurse twitched.

Both Pokemon sweatdrop.
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(New Mauville)

A group Magnemites circle around May, all their magnets charging with electricity.

?You realize your all being used like pawns right? You?re fighting over nothing!? May?s reasoning is tossed out the window as three Magnemites forcing the girl to her knees shock her. ?Go ahead?What?s another human right?? She smirks. ?And they say that Pokemon are peace loving creatures??

The magnets on all the Magnemites in the room spark up before attacking May.
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(Where the generator is)

Angelique brushes Yami the Absol?s fur as she sits with a content smile on her face.

?She?s interesting?I?ll give her that much?? Angelique smiles. Yami gives her a conceited look. ?No Yami, I?m not admitting anything.? The raven-haired girl replies. ?I?m just saying she?s not like the other fakers??
The teen makes a more serious face when she looks over to Skitty who naps on Cerberus the Houndoom?s back. ?But I still should be the only one?No one is to be stronger than me?and I?ll prove that to you when you and I finally face?Hiromi, May.?

Cerberus the Houndoom just looked at his master with an uninterested yawn. Why does she like to toy with her prey? He?ll never know.
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(Outside the Pokemon Center)

Lightning, with Whirlpool on her back ran at top speed from a Chansey and Blissey who both held nets and sedatives in their hands.

?Stop those Pokemon!? Nurse Joy screams as she blows a whistle then picks up her Cell Phone. ?Yes, we have some patients who are currently A.W.O.L! Please seal off this city!? The Pokemon Nurse then turns off her phone while shaking her fist ruefully.

?Nobody escapes Nurse Joy! Nobody!?

To be continued?
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Not one of my favorite Chapters at all really?It was an ultimate pain to revise. But I must admit?I?m defiantly pleased with this revision... I even like a lot now!

(Notes)

A.W.O.L = Absent Without Leave.

1. May continued to struggle with the last generator, as Tsunami stood her ground by activating the Protect attack. The move was getting harder and harder for the little chick to summon and when one did surface it was too weak allowing Tsunami to receive a bit of damage. - Remember this quote?- Well, remember, Protect can?t really be used consecutively otherwise the accuracy of it will fall dramatically; however, if its the CPU?s case, like with every enemy I fought in Pokemon Colosseum that has the move, it never fails. Man that got irritating.

 

[paige pelletier]

wow! I love this Fan Fic keep writing it is awsome!

 

[Isaac Gravity]

Months back in the summer when I first wrote this story I was trying to figure a good backstory for one of the enemy Pokemon...I had an idea of it but I dunno...It just wasn't there. It was at this time in my slump that I came across a One-shot fic called Irony I was pretty moved by it and really enjoyed the aspect of the Absol hunt. So of course for reasons of honesty and avoiding the act of being called a poser or anything else that means takes ones work without permission I asked the Authoress if I could borrow the element of the Absol hunt even if the way I formed it wasn't what she was trying to point out to begin with.

To my surprise she gave me the ok. I was surprise and grateful. So well thank you Authoress Dragonfree, even if don't remember this, you really helped me out.

Disclaimer- I don?t own Pokemon or anything else.
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Searching?

Searching?

Dead bodies every where?

All alone?

The little Aron covered every single inch of this room in hopes to find survivors. But all his efforts were all in vain.

His trainer, all his human friends and his Pokemon friends all gone?

They all died while they saved him?

He was always the runt; the little guy that needed protection. His trainer couldn?t send him out into battle; his steel body was still too soft.

He was a baby, a newborn, the world is just one huge place?Can you imagine how it must feel for one so young to witness all those he cared for die in front of him?Died protecting him?

Even though all his friends kept him living, he sustained some injures from those untamed, envious Pokemon who despise ?his kind.?

Aron heard this once from a group of wild Oddish who teased and attacked him when he one day wandered too far and wanted to play. In reality, as his mentor and guardian Vigoroth explained: ?The untamed ones are jealous of us because we chose to walk alongside humans to better ourselves as they wish to better themselves. They must struggle alone as we struggle together. Do not be ashamed of who you are??

But he was alone now?where could he go?He?s too weak for any trainer aspiring for strength to want him and wild Pokemon say his scent sickens them?so where? Where?

Within young Aron?s mind flashed the images of the Princess?she was kind, she befriended him, cared for him, she understood?He didn?t deserve her scarf, he should give it back.

With his mind made up, little Aron left the room to search for the Princess. Turning back to give his friends one last sad look before he began his journey.
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(With May)

May, burned from the electric attacks, fatigued and injured uses every ounce of strength she has in her to climb up the stairs.

The injuries she sustained and the hike up those stairs took its toll on girl with the long chestnut bangs as she slumped down to the floor while leaning on the wall.

?I won?t let myself die?Not yet?I can?t!? May gasps for her air as she thinks to herself.
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(Where Angelique is)

Angelique sat on the floor waiting for her prey to arrive. Skitty and Cerberus the Houndoom were fast asleep. Yami the Absol was nowhere to be found.

Through her growing impatience the raven-haired 14-year-old began to cough violently.

Only halting in her actions once to breathe heavily and gaze dizzily at the red liquid that covered her hand.
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Flames of darkness (part 2)
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(Route 110)

After finally escaping the City Lightning the Electrike gasped for air, exhausted while Whirlpool the Zigzagoon looked at her with a mix of curiosity and sympathy.

?****ed eggs!? Lightning growls. ?They wouldn?t let up.?

?Yeah they were pretty persistent huh?? Whirlpool agrees. Seeing the annoyed state of his ally he quickly frowns. ?Sorry??

?Eh??

?You could?ve left me behind and escaped on your own. Even when you ran and I realized I was slowing you down you still ran with me on your back. It?s kinda my bad on that.?

?Hmph, Your Bangs ally as well. And I abandon no ally!?

Whirlpool brightens at the rash Pokemon?s words. ?I?m glad. I thought for a while that you hated me??

?Hey don?t get all soft on me!? Lightning snaps as she tosses the raccoon Pokemon a little smirk. ?I could?ve dragged you but I carried you on my back just for the exercise strain.?

?Thanks I suddenly feel a lot better?? Whirlpool sourly replies with a frown. The raccoon Pokemon quickly notices a familiar figure and smiles happily. ?Tsunami!? He cried happily as he runs up to her. ?Did you come because you sensed May in trouble??

Tsunami said nothing. She just continued to stare doubtfully at the lake.

?Tsunami?? Whirlpool continued his attempt to speak to his friend.

?Hmph. Better question why aren?t you with Bangs?? Lightning scoffs as she gives Tsunami a mocking grin. ?Unless you?re trying to see why fire and water don?t mix.?

Tsunami doesn?t answer; tears just run down her feathered face.

Lightning become a little more considerate of her feelings. ?Something the matter??

?Get lost?? The chick Pokemon answers. Causing the wolf cub Pokemon to get extremely pissed.

?But Tsunami why?? Whirlpool innocently asked the Chick Pokemon. Tsunami closes her eyes as she spoke. ?May is beyond that lake go to her if you want.?

?Awesome!? Whirlpool hyperly jumps up and down. ?All we have to do is swim across. Lightning can carry you-?

?I?m not going.?

Tsunami?s outburst caught both Lightning and Whirlpool off guard. Tsunami continued to look at the lake as her eyes narrowed. ?I can?t?I don?t want to see her?not ever??

?Tsunami?? Whirlpool mutters sadly.
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(10 minutes later)

?How can you be so spoiled?? Lightning screams at Tsunami as she tackles her to the ground. ?Whatever Bangs does is for us all.?

Tsunami gave the Rash electric-type a fierce look. ?Well She didn?t consider my feelings this time! And that?s what matters! Now GET OFF!?

Tsunami flares up causing Lightning to reel back singed by the fire. Lightning charges with electricity, ready to fight.

Whirlpool steps between the two hot tempered females.

?This is just a misunderstanding.? The raccoon Pokemon spoke meditatively. He then focuses his attention on his hot-tempered allies. ?? Now you two apologize. C?mon I sense May in danger.?

Both just glare at each other before lifting their heads into the air with a light ?humph.? Whirlpool sweatdrops.

?In any case?? The raccoon Pokemon continued his reasoning. ?Tsunami, you knew May was in trouble and that?s why you?re here. No matter how mad at each other you get you two are still the best of friends.?

Tsunami downcasts her eyes to the ground with guilt.

?Ok, I have to admit?? Lightning grins. ?Bangs does act without thinking but who doesn?t sometimes?? The wolf cub Pokemon then turns to Tsunami. ?I?m willing to let you off this time?Lets just go help our trainer.?

?Then you go I?ll be waiting here.? Tsunami orders.

?You?re such a brat!? Lightning screams at the Fire-type.

Tsunami just rolls her eyes. ?Whatever, or have you forgotten that ?I?don?t-like-water-you-stupid-mongrel!?

A huge X-shaped vein forms on right side of Lightning?s head. ?THAT?S IT!!!? She roars as she grabs Tsu and flings her across the lake. ?HA! Take that you stupid fire crow!?

?Thanks now I?m across. Moron.? Tsunami happily chirps. This only causes the vein on Lightning?s head to grow bigger as her eyes also go demonic.

?Let it go?? Whirlpool snaps at the Rash electric-type as he swam across the lake. ?Geez you two fight like siblings.?

Lightning just snorts and follows Whirlpool.

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(Inside New Mauville)

The trio of Pokemon all walk inside the New Mauville corridor to see the bloodstained mess. All three could tell that this situation was nothing to stroll about.

Walking further down the path the three saw an elegant yet not very friendly Absol who stood in front of their path.

?Mind getting out of the **** way idiot? Lightning mocks. The Absol said nothing nor did he move.

This only annoyed Lightning even more.

?Move!? Tsunami shoves the Rash wolf cub Pokemon out of the way before a piece of the collapsed roof fell on her.

Whirlpool pops out of the debris unscathed. ?I?m ok!? The petite raccoon Pokemon announced proudly.

The Absol, that we know as Angelique?s Yami says nothing; he just gives a light smirk for his cruel act.

Lightning was shaken up from Tsunami?s force. Though she knew the chick Pokemon meant well, she didn?t know her own strength.

The electric Wolf cub glares at the overconfident disaster Pokemon snarling at it while getting back on all fours.

?Tsunami, just get out of here.? She demands the chick that looks at her as though she?s lost it. ?You crazy?? Tsunami yells at the overconfident wolf cub. ?Can?t you tell that this is a high level foe??

?No worries!? Whirlpool assures Tsunami as he, in a very hyper state hops about. ?I?m here and with our speed it?ll be a snap!?

Yami just gives a mock-interested look but moves aside for the Chick Pokemon to pass never the less.

Tsunami hesitates to leave her friends but as they said but runs down the corridor regardless.

Yami watches the firebird leave with unconcerned eyes.

?Hey moron. The fights over here.? Lightning barks as she gives a fierce toothed grin. ?Now with her gone I could fight you without worries.?

The Absol that we know as Yami considered Lightning?s words quite unimpressed. ?Is that so? Psh, a Pokemon who dwells in the light can never defeat me. You beings are too contradicting?Just like your master?? Yami glares coldly at the duo as he continued his speech.
?She who is of darkness herself yet wishes to live amongst those who shall never except her?? Two small twisters conjure around the Disaster Pokemon as he continues his belittling. ?My master will show her true darkness before she allows her to die along with the world she desperately wants to become apart of!?

?You aren?t making any sense. You?re speaking in jumbled circles.? Whirlpool yelps.

Lightning scoffs. ?No?you?re just too young to understand?? Lightning scoffs. ?He talks of the hardships that Bangs went through when she was little?Hardships that we all suffer from in one way or another.?

Yami cringes in disgust a bit a he further examine his foes and surroundings. ?This realm?and humans as a whole?it disgusts me to know end?they fear what they do not understand! They break whatever they are too small of mind to fully comprehend! And they kill in cold blood when their ignorance, hatred and greed reach full bloom!?

The Disaster Pokemon shudders slightly as he remembers days gone by?
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(Flashback)
(Route 127)

An Absol that had an apple in its mouth while full of bruises and cuts is running for dear life after the recent most slaughter of his kin.

[We Absol are nicknamed the Disaster Pokemon because, as human folklore tells: Wherever we pass some kind of major disaster occurs?Feh! Was it our fault we were at the wrong places at the wrong time?]

[No, the only kind Disaster that we could ever have caused was being born as an Absol.]

The Absol continues to run but a man with a rifle manages to shoot it in its right hind leg, slowing the Pokemon down.

The Disaster Pokemon manages to limp its way further down the path but eventually falls to the floor due to loss of blood. The humans that were hunting it all circled around the dying creature.

One man lifted out a knife from his pocket and swiped it at the Absol. Some of the now slain Absol?s blood flies into the air.

From the bushes a very young Yami the Absol watched the horrifying events as it carried the fish in its mouth back to the Absol hideout.

[All because humans didn?t understand nor cared. They only wanted to satisfy their primitive beliefs.]

[Overtime, Absol killing started to become a game to people. They completely forgot why they were killing us and just did it for the sheer enjoyment of it?]

[And our fellow Pokemon never helped us.]

[Too afraid the humans would hunt them they became the human?s ***** and flushed us all out of our homes and attacked us on site?Life was truly nothing more than a fight for survival?]

(A few years later)

The young Absol managed to duck some Linoone and help itself to some fish, while dragging the rest back to the very small number of Absols that remained in Route 127.

While keeping a low profile in the grass he saw a shocking sight.

?Darling, I love it!? A woman squeals in delight.

Her fianc? nods. ?100% Absol fur. It?s becoming quite expensive now that there?s such a scarcity of them around? Man those hunts brings back the good old days.?

Yami was literally shaking with anguish, a full-blown rage that could only be resolved by vengeance...

[They despised us! They hunt and kill us!! They called us cursed beings of the devil!! But look at them!!! WEARING OUR FUR ON THEIR DISGUSTING RAW HIDES!!!!!]

Yami lunges at the woman and sinks his fangs deep into her skin. Her boyfriend doesn?t take that lying down. Pulling out his handgun, the man shoots the Absol.

The sound of a cold falling body is heard while Murkrows fly from out of the tall grass.

 

[Isaac Gravity]

Cont
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Yami awakens in a dark, damp cave. His whole body burns with aching blow from the bullet.

?So, you have awakened have you??

The Absol looks at the raven-haired girl with a war paint marking on her left cheek smiling kindly at him.

The raven-haired child offers to the Dark-type a fish on a stick that recently was under the fire.

Rather than bite on the fish the Yami sunk his fangs into the girl?s hand. She bled, yes, but she never once screamed or flinched in pain.

In fact when Yami challengingly dared to glare at the girls face, she immediately took him aback when he glared into her fierce Topaz eyes.

The girl?s face may have been expressionless but her eyes yelled otherwise.

The Disaster Pokemon tried to deepened its fangs into the girl but as he continued to look at her, his mounting fear rose up?

He wasn?t afraid of the human per-say, she just looked as though she was living death.

Hell, her entire scent smelled like that of the blood of many different people all invisibly sprayed on her like a bizarre perfume.

Yami actually felt warmth from the girl. Cold warmth that only one that has been through all the hardships that he has could understand?
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[That girl? Why did the aroma of this girl smell so enticing to me?]

[It was just blood after all ?All my life I?ve seen that liquid?smelled it so often that the scent actually burned itself into my lungs.]

[What was so different about her?]

(Days later)

?So I suppose you would want to return to your home.? The girl replies thoughtfully to Yami, who simply turns his back to her.

?So you like the realm of the light dwellers?? The 13-year-old child continued her questioning. ?You don?t at all seem happy.?

Hearing these words, Yami turns to her interested.

?Going back only means you?ll get killed for sure this time.? The raven-haired 13-year-old questions. ?Humans can never understand you they?re too one-tracked?? She begins. ?When they become scared they become even more stupid and greedy for self security more than ever, that helps them kill in cold blood making them feel it was justified??
The girl now tossed the Disaster Pokemon an eerie grin. ?But for Devils like you and I?killing is second nature to us?So watching third rates become what they criticize and hate so much only makes things more sickening??

Yami looks at the girl unsurely now. Not really caring what the Absol was going to do, the 13-year-old tosses a bag for him and walks away.

Yami didn?t trust the girl but checks inside the bag anyway?

In it he sees the heads of the man who shot him, his girlfriend and a few wild Pokemon and Fortree city residents.
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[I had no clue how right that child was until?]

Yami returns to what used to be his home. He returns to nothing but dead, rotting, Absol corpses.

It?s unknown what happened during the time of his absence or what made humans want to go all out on these Pokemon but there was one thing he knew for certain?

He was the only Absol left in this Route?
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[It was then I saw my true calling?Why I was born the Disaster Pokemon?]

[Death was my way of life and no matter what I do?destruction will always follow me. My option was would I let the destruction fall upon others or me?]

[Guess my choice?]

The entire Fortree City was engulfed in a ravenous fire. Many people screamed for helped as they died in the flames.

Yami stood tall on top of a roof of a home looking down at the flames.

When he finally thought he would get a little reprieve in his heart he hears clapping.

The Disaster Pokemon jumps off the roof to face the same topaz eyed girl, who smiled playfully at the elegant Dark-type.

?So you made your decision. But did you have to burn down the wildlife?? Yami continues to look at her in manner of want. ?Do you wish to come with me? I?m sure there are many like you that need the teaching of true justice.?

Yami walks up to the girl and bites her hand lightly. The raven-haired girl responds to this by petting the Pokemon.

?Yami.? The girl mused. ?Yami means darkness. And that?s exactly what you will be?my messenger of impending death.?

(End flashback)
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Whirlpool gave his supposed foe a sympathetic look. ?I?m sorry about what happened to you?? The little raccoon Pokemon began. ?But not everyone is like that. Though it may not be in the same extremity as you I spent all my life stealing and when May found me she protected me from all those who wanted to kill me.?

?Stop trying to make your own pity party! Everyone has their own kind of sob story to tell!!? Lightning yells. ?I?d much rather be a disgusting, self-absorbed light dweller than a hypocritical soulless puppet of the shadows anyday.?

Those untimed, uncaring and insensitive words were what were needed to break Yami the Absol from a passive soul into an enraged beast that felt nothing but the yearn for bloodlust. ?HOW DARE YOU COMPARE MYSELF TO GUTTER TRASH LIKE YOURSELF!! YOU HAVE NO REAL COMPREHENTION OF WHAT I WENT THROUGH!!!? He roars as he lunges at Lightning and Whirlpool.

?LIKE I CARE!!!? Lightning shouts back.

Lightning jumps at her foe with Spark. Due to Yami?s higher attack and defensive strength, when he collides into the wolf cub she?s the one that took the brunt of the damage. Lightning hits the floor with a loud thud.

Under Yami, Whirlpool pops out from under the ground and attempts to pierce at his stomach with Cut.

?Too slow!? The Disaster Pokemon mocked.

Using his higher Level parameters to his advantage, Yami jumps back from the attack and swiftly grabs Whirlpool with his sharp fangs, flinging the Petite raccoon Pokemon to the wall on the right.

As Whirlpool hits the wall a small tornado further bashes the little raccoon against the hard surface.
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(With May)

May walks through the halls of the now disgruntled and human blood wanting Pokemon tavern of New Mauville.

As May made that left turn she fell into a trap hole created by some Sandshrew.

It took awhile but May along with her Pokemon Leaf the Shroomish climbed out of the hole with cuts and bruises.

The 13-year-old girl wobbled down the corridor, the heavy injuries starting to veil her vision.

Groups of Electrode and Voltorb all roll in front off May and begin to glow indicating that they were ready to explode.

Fearing that New Mauville would be over-run by those obnoxious Pokeball imitations, a group of Magnemite all cover themselves around the 13-year-old and her Pokemon, while three Magneton create a triangular shield for extra protection.

?Idiots! Get away!? May shouts.

The Magnemites and their higher evolutionary forms ignored the chestnut-haired girl?s order and continued to defend her while bracing themselves for blast after blast from the Self Destructs that the Ball Pokemon did to themselves.

One by one each Magnemite broke apart, not being able to take the strain of the blast any longer.

Just when the Magnemite and Magneton shield would become a pile of scrap metal, May finally arrived in the generator area where the voice that called to her was waiting.


?So you?ve arrived.? Angelique smiles cruelly at May as she pets her loyal Skitty.

As soon as Angelique said that the Magnemites all cracked then crumbled apart to the hard floor.

Leaf, though kept alive thanks to the machine Pokemon, had sustained a lot of hefty damage. With his Black Glasses cracking apart the Mushroom Pokemon falls to the cold floor.

May?s left arm drooped numbly to her sides, unable to move and ached with freely running blood cuts, and burns. The girl herself was in horrible shape but she didn?t care.

The haired-haired girl walked right by Angelique and made her way to the generator.

Not appreciating May?s lack of respect towards her, Angelique uses her psychic force to toss May over to where she was.

?What?s your problem?? May asked the 14-year-old Reaper.

Angelique?s features showed that of equal malice and annoyance. ?The only reason why you lived for as long as you did was because of a gift that?s being wasted on one so undeserving as yourself.?

??. Is that all?? May smirks. ?I thought I did something semi-serious like kill one of your stupid pets when I little??

May taunts the girl not caring about the situation she?s in. It was because of this lapse of thought that caused the 13-year-old to slammed into the wall by Angelique?s psychic powers.

?I enjoyed my fun and now you bore me?? Angelique mimics May?s taunts as she smirks maliciously. ?You like the realm of light right? Well feel free to die with it!?

At that moment, it felt like an invisible person was strangling the life out of the 13-year-old?sucking away the air molecules from where she was?

Cerberus yawned at the show. He felt that Angelique must think little of this one to kill her the old fashioned way?

Everything was going black for May Hiromi she didn?t know how much longer she could hold out.

?Just die.? The 14-year-old flatly states.

?****! Why do I have to die like this?? May mentally screams as she beings to succumb to Angelique. ??I still?Everyone?I-?I?m??

?She?s quite stubborn.? Angelique mused. ?But trash is trash no matter how big it is?it can always be compressed.?

Cerberus quickly jumps in front of his master and takes Tsunami?s Flare Peck in the ribs, feeling nothing but a tickle. Cerberus gives the injured Torchic a toothed snarl before simply unleashing Fire Blast at her.

The attack scorched everything in its path? Everything, but his target; Tsunami?s Protect had saved her once again from becoming a chicken dinner.
But a level 24 Pokemon using Protect against a Level 75 and hoping to leave unscathed is just plain fictional and thus was so for Tsunami the Torchic.

Very tired from all her previous fights to reach here and now severely burned the Chick Pokemon was at her last leg of life.

Cerberus wastes no time to hit his fatigued foe with Crunch.

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(Mauville City)

Mia becomes a bit woozy for a moment as her eyes go clear with uncontrolled tears that ran from them. Wally watched the girl fall to the ground with surprise.

The 11-year-old didn?t need to ask the meaning of what occurred though? He felt that bizarre spine tingling feeling too?

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(Random Route)

It?s a feeling that one gets when they become close?

This theory could probably prove why Brendan Birch, who was once relaxing on a grassy pasture, lost that happy look on his face when a sullen breeze whizzed through the area.

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(LittleRoot town)
(Hiromi Household)

Mrs. Hiromi sat in the living room of her home crying uncontrollably.

She cried ever since her daughter left home but today the pain and loneliness felt worse than usual.
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(Birch Household)

Mrs. Birch sat and watched TV a bit more detached than usual.

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(Outside)

Laurel couldn?t put her finger on it?but the usually cheerful girl just felt a little down in the dumps.
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(New Mauville. Where the Generator is)

Angelique glares at the near dead forms of May and her two Pokemon with mock shock.

?You didn?t maim them?? The 14-year-old critique?s her Houndoom. ?That?s unlike you??

Cerberus ignores his master; he just readies one powerful Hyper Beam aimed at May and her Pokemon.


(Story Arc 2: Complete)
End Chapter 13
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(Notes)

Err...yeah another of my confusing chapters...

...Concerning the Absol, I figured he just joined Angelique out of the reasons he's got nothing else in life. Going back to the only home he knows only means his death. Of course he could've attacked her and I orginally wanted to do that, but I saw it as pointless...I figure his high level of pride and memory of what the girl did for him (even if she had her own motives) made him just glare at her. Biting Angelique's hand shows a sign of disrespect overall...

Deep down, I think the relationship between that character and her Pokemon (with the exception of her Dusclops and probably the Skitty) is purely based upon scracthing eachother's backs. I'm not too sure about her Duskull and Misdreavus since I deliberatly made them both one-dimensional, only following Ange's orders. Most likely she just captured them or something...

(other notes)

1. The Pokemon are talking to each other in their tongue but since it?s just them I translated it into English without the Pokemon text.

2. Lightning?s name for May is Bangs and she calls Mia shy-gal.

Next- the start of the third story arc and Chapter 14- To each their own

 

[paige pelletier]

this is just soooo cool! you write great!

 

[Isaac Gravity]

Nice that you think so well of me...but I got ways to go and heavy, even complete chapter revision to undertake with the chapters I already have before I even bother continuing this story.

 

[paige pelletier]

Please keep posting!!!!!! *cries*

 

[Isaac Gravity]

Disclaimer- I don't own Pokemon or anything else
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(LittleRoot Town. Prof. Birch's Lab)
(The moment of May's encounter with Angelique)

Since a family emergency came up, Prof. Birch's assistant was going away for sometime. This forced the usually laidback Pokemon researcher to remain indoors, doing work he'd rather not do.

And he did so rather grumpily…

Along with the top Hoenn researcher was 8-year-old Max who stared idly at Prof. Birch's last Pokeball.

"Professor…" Max questioned Brendan's father.

Despite his bitterness on the situation, Prof. Birch addressed the boy calmly.

"Eh?"

"Well," Max began. "You're allowed to get a trainer's license at ten right?"

"If I remember, correctly yes. Why do you ask?"

"Brendan and May both got their licenses recently. What do either hope to accomplish after starting three years before the original trainer start?" Max pokes the Pokeball a bit before continuing. "What does someone like May hope to accomplish at all? She's not impressing anybody with that attitude she flaunts. I actually feel sorry for Tsunami."

"Brendan could've became a trainer when the Hoenn League rules officiate it but his Mother refused it." Prof. Birch sighs. "It was probably for the better. Brendan is more disciplined in his actions. He'll become a fine researcher one day." The Professor admits with fatherly pride.

Prof. Birch frowns slightly at his next ****ysis. "Now May…"

"Doesn't know what she's doing." Max answers.

"Quite the contrary." Prof. Birch states. "May is a more adept and responsive when it comes to taming Pokemon and training them than Brendan is and it's all her work that reflects her battle skills."

Max gives a loud exasperated sigh when he heard that praise. Prof. Birch, now seeing where this was going halted in his work and turned to the 8-year-old.

"No need to feel envious of Brendan or of May especially." The Pokemon Researcher coolly replies. "Max, when you become of age what do you plan on doing when you journey?"

Max takes some time to consider this. This forced the Pokemon professor to grin.

"It'd be too easy to say compete in the Hoenn League right?" The Prof. starts. "And you among any child your age knows the true challenges it must take to reach such a goal."

Max puffs his cheeks slightly. "It'd be better than what May is doing!"

"Max, I know it's hard considering how much you love Pokemon…but try to understand where May is coming from." Prof. Birch frowns. "Even if she just went on a journey to simply evade schoolwork I actually think it's quite noble of her to go along with something she was against for so long to begin with."

Max mutters to himself about knowing where the girl is coming from and he doesn't like it. Prof. Birch looks at the boy in the corner of his eyes before shaking his head a bit disappointed.

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(New Mauville. Where the Generator is)

Angelique glares at the near dead forms of May and her two Pokemon with mock shock.

What struck at the 14-year-old's nerves the most was the look on May's face as she glared at her.

The chestnut-haired girl obviously lost consciousnesses after what Angelique did but the look in her fading ocean blue eyes hinted a deepening wariness.

Low vicious growling could also be heard burbling from the felled 13-year-old.

The feeling that this girl gave her only created a deepening rage within the raven-haired girl who fought every urge to brutalize the girl herself.

While fighting this feeling off, the 14-year-old began to find herself coughing constantly.

"You didn't maim them?" The 14-year-old critique's her Houndoom nicknamed Cerberus flatly. "That's unlike you…"

Cerberus ignores his master; he just readies one powerful Hyper Beam aimed at May and her Pokemon.

"Aggron! Prevent the blow!" Yelled the commanding voice of Steven Stone from the distance.

Steven's Aggron takes the full brunt of the blast, taking only little damage.

"You again…" Angelique growls at the 19-year-old who coolly walks down the damaged corridor to face the sickly teen.

Angelique, in the corner of her eyes notices that May was still glaring at her. This even furthered her growing irritation, making her to cough at an increased rate as a bodily response.

The 14-year-old's constant coughing forced her to her knees as she suddenly felt a bit of lightheadedness and bleary vision.

"Hmph, so the mighty hunter is in fact a victim of some sort." Steven mutters.

"Hippy. Do not get in my way again." Angelique warns between coughs.

"Spare me." Steven scoffs. "For me to actually fear you I'd need to be weaker than you… Since you obviously went to such great lengths to try to maim Hiromi and her Pokemon I'd say you must fear her."

Angelique's eyes practically became slits at that moment but she was overwhelmed by bodily fatigue she started to feel as she began to cough furiously again before she collapsed.

Cerberus steps in front of his trainer and gives Steven a warning look, as does Skitty, who hiss continuously at the Hoenn Champion.

The 14-year-old's Dusclops materializes from the floor to give to stand in-front of his longtime companion fiercely. Yami the Absol comes from behind the 19-year-old and uses Aggron's height to gain the momentum to join his allies.

Before any kind of aggressive action could be made on either side, a giant drilling machine with the Team Magma insignia burst from the steel floor.

From where he stood Steven couldn't see what was going on but obviously the Hoenn Champion figured that girl must be connected to Team Magma; why else would they exit taking her with them…

At least the threat was gone… Steven nods to Aggron and figures he better do something about the generator first then get May and her fallen allies to medical attention ASAP.

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(Story Arc 3: The Reluctant Wild Child)
Chapter 14- To each their own
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(Two months later)
(Ever Grande City)

"I can't be more pleased that this regions Government finally decided to look into this financial crisis it's own Pokemon League is suffering from." The Head official of the Pokemon League praised to his two government representative guest: Regional Interpol Agent Gabrielle Jenny and her partner Nasstastja Yukon.

"Oh it's no problem at all sir." Gabrielle Jenny replies. "Our group has been lead to the belief that your financial problems are just on your many enjoyable projects and events."

The Head grins widely at this. "Quite hard to believe you're with the Government with such young faces-"

"Oh enough with this empty flattery!" The second ranked official bellows. "The Hoenn League is the real bread winner for this region! If not it's own power altogether!" He continues. "I don't even see the point in the government acting superior with us when we actually ask for support!!"

"Money doesn't grow on trees sir." Gabrielle Jenny answers coolly. "It doesn't matter how powerful your organization is it must go through the government loan process like everyone else's."

"You guys are supposed to be some kind of new Peace Corp. division right?" The third official questions the two agents as she adjusts her glasses. "You guys must be pretty bottom rung if all you do needless cleanup chores that the higher divisions didn't want to take."

The second ranked official smirks at this comment. "Useless factors made to act like a figurehead?"

"I was more thinking of a chess ****ogy but meh." The third rank official shrugs.

The turquoise-haired agent pretty wanted to slug that smug woman for those thoughtless comments. Had it not been for her cool-headed partner moving in front of her, such actions would've been reality.

"We could always cut all negotiations and leave you to your money leaks." Agent Nasstastja Yukon comments. "We have other problems we should be taking care of; this is all for your benefit."

The third official throws the agents a scowl and walks away.

"Ms. Tolbot! Please!" The Head official chases after her in an attempt to reason.

The second ranked official gives the duo an indifferent look before breathing out a little "humph" and walking off.

This left Gabrielle Jenny and Nasstastja Yukon to themselves.

"Well, that went well." The turquoise-haired agent dryly comments to her partner.

"Comrade you really need to work on your patience." Nasstastja states, this forced Gabrielle Jenny to frown. "Yeah, I know!" The turquoise-haired agent snaps. "But it really ticks me off the treatment our division gets just because it's less than a decade old!"

"Dah, since we're stuck doing the dirty work our division sees the bulk of trouble." The brunette agent speaks sympathetically towards her longtime friend.
Nasstastja then puts a comforting hand on Gabrielle's shoulder. "But, if no one does the dirty work then it'll pile up to a real hazard. So relax Gabby."

"Ugh, if your gonna address me then call me Agent Jenny or Gabrielle!" The turquoise-haired agent pouts. "Calling me that reminds me of that obnoxious T.V. personality."

Nasstastja couldn't help but chuckle a bit until the entire electrical power within the League HQ went dead for approximately two minutes before returning as if nothing ever happened.

"The heck?" Gabrielle Jenny mutters. Nasstastja looks about in equal quizzical fashion. "Comrade, I believe this was no lapse of conduction bill."

"Yeah, we should find the officials and get this sorted out."

As the two friends depart they failed to notice on a large display screen that all Hoenn trainer data has just appeared and was being altered.

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(A hilly cliff in Route 105)

Ragnarok the Marshtomp grits his teeth and attempts another attack at his Tentacreul foe only to be pounded into the ground by a strong strike of one of Jellyfish's feelers.

The force of the attack also forced Brendan off his feet and onto his back.

"Is this really how strong Tentacruel's are?" The 13-year-old muttered.

"Nope." The buxom blonde owner of the Tentacruel and member of Team Aqua Mariah smiles playfully at Brendan. "Squishy is special."

Her partner in crime named Sarah agrees with her teammates words. "Our early days as trainers befitted us a lot. The Berserk Gene is practically inexistent now-a-days."

Brendan staggers to his feet while considering the mentioned item…he could've swore he heard of it from somewhere before…

Ragnarok also does the same.

"Your even getting up after a blow from a stronger Pokemon like ours." Mariah smiles interested at the boy. "I like boys with guts."

"But courage only takes you so far!" Sarah claims.

The Tentacruel named Squishy attempts to ensnare his foe within the grasp of its many feelers.

Much to Ragnarok's luck, the bulk of the Jellyfish Pokemon's feelers dizzily wrapped themselves around each other while the rest swats Tentacruel.
Only three feelers doused with Poison sting plummeted towards their mudfish target and they did so in a rather haggardly fashion that Ragnarok can easily evade.

"Squishy?" Mariah exclaims. "What's the matter sweetie?"

"Hmph, now I remember why the Berserk Gene is practically inexistent." Brendan replies to the Aqua Grunt while dusting himself off. "It was an item that gave great strength but at the cost of your Pokemon's sanity. Many of those things were purged."

Sarah rolls her eyes. "Yeah, don't be jealous because we're better rare item hunters than you are."

"Items like the Berserk Gene are the exact reasons that proves why battle aid items can only help you so much." Brendan states. "Your Tentacruel is stronger than my Ragnarok regardless…but now, because of your need to use unnecessary items you lost that advantage!"

Not wasting any further time, Ragnarok charged forward, using his foes seemly dazed state to buy time while avoiding any other random feelers to strike the oversized Jellyfish Pokemon with Bide.

"Ragnarok while it's still dazed! Mud Shot!" Brendan calls out to his Pokemon.

Brendan's Water/Ground hybrid grins before launching himself upwards by spraying Water Gun at full force on the now muddy soil.

While in the air the mudfish Pokemon with the nifty Mohawk blasts Water Gun at his also Water-Type foe to make sure the dazed Jellyfish Poke keeps his distance.

Ragnarok then lands into the muddy ground and begins to spin in it wildly, tossing mud in every direction.

The not well aimed but all over the place attack splatters everyone with mud. The already confused Tentacruel literally received mud in its eyes.

One of Tentacruel's feelers indivertibly extracts even longer and is able to swat Ragnarok to the sides leaving the mudfish in very bad shape.

Brendan was again thrown to his sides due to the force of the move.

"You might be smart little boy." Sarah compliments. "But, you fail to ever see the beauty of rare items."

As Sarah spoke Mariah pulls out a Yellow Flute and begins to play a soothing melody that makes Squishy the Tentacruel break from his confusion just so he can focus on the tune.

Brendan throws the Aqua Grunt females a hard look as he grimaced in pain.

"Nu-uh!" Sarah teased. "I see you! This is a one on one! " The woman then gives Brendan a goading look. "Trying to get another Pokemon to ambush our little Squishy or recalling your little mud pup counts as a forfeit and you'll have to relinquish that talking Pokemon dictionary we saw you use in Dewford as our prize!"

"So…you stalked me all the way out here and ambushed me just so you could steal Ciel!" Brendan yells at the young woman.

Sarah smirks. "We may be part of Team Aqua, but we have lives of our own you know! And rare item hunting has been our passion since we were little girls!"

Mariah, being a bit more sympathetic towards Brendan's youth gives the boy an understanding look.

"You obviously don't know the code of item collectors." The blonde reasons. "So how about this? Call it quits and just give us something of equal trade value."

"Hey yeah!" Sarah interjects. "You must be a pretty loaded kid to have such stuff anyway!"

Brendan wasn't "loaded" as most think him as. In fact, since Mrs. Birch didn't want him to grow up taking things for granted she never gave Brendan an allowance. So, Prof. Birch and his lab assistant was pretty much Brendan's source of money growing up, provided he ran errands for them.

Any item of real cash or collectors' value Brendan found on his quest was always transferred to his personal PC storage system since he'd rather travel lightly. The only real material possession Brendan had that on him that would suit their fancy was the necklace May gave to him as a good luck gift. And there's no way in hell he'd ever give that up!

Ragnarok in the meantime struggled to pick himself only to notice Tentacruel looming menacingly over him.

Both, mudfish and his trainer were running out of options fast.

Mariah throws the 13-year-old a frown. "Listen, you and your little mud pup could get seriously hurt or worse if we continue."

"Screw that!" Sarah cuts her friend off. "If they wanna play some more, then let's play!"

Squishy the Tentacruel upraises its mouthpiece to launch Acid at his foes. The attack sputters all about, laying waste anything that it touched.

Touching everything but it's originally designated targets…

The Team Aqua Grunts held a shared expression of shock and anger when they saw Angelique, dressed in the Team Magma uniform standing in-front of Brendan proudly.

On the 14-year-old's left was Yami the Absol, on her right, her Dusclops. Skitty rested contently on the Disaster Pokemon's back.

The teen's Misdreavus nicknamed Mirai glimmered with the Custom Tactic Life Aura. The defensive move fully protected her master, her allies, Brendan and Ragnarok.

"You aren't very smart." Angelique comments to the snow-colored hair boy. "Though your heart is in the right place, people like that know nothing of real justice. They are nothing more than idealistic hypocrites who think they will magically sprout mermaids fins when they turn the world into a huge swimming pool."

Feeling humiliated by being talked down to in such a manner by a Magma made Brendan grit his teeth while looking down to the muddy ground. Ragnarok was in equal shame…

"You think WE'RE the wrong ones?" Mariah growls.

"Turning the planet into a flooded water world is stupid." The raven-haired 14-year-old blankly states with hints of smugness in her voice.

Sarah becomes really pissed at Angelique's attitude. "You got a lot of nerve you know that little girl?"

"Then face me."

"Little girl's should be playing with dolls not involving themselves in stuff like this." Mariah replies bitterly. "Mess with Aqua in Magma cosplay clothes and prepare to be treated like a Magma!"

Tentacruel recklessly swings its mighty feelers that ravages at the land. None of its attacks ever touched hs targets with the thanks of Mirai's defense Custom Tactic.

The ghost Pokemon held an amused position at the whole scene despite her hastening fatigue.

Angelique's Dusclops uses the oversized Jellyfish's focus on the barrier to his advantage and conjures the move Will-O-Wisp.

A multitude of blue little flames all form around the Cyclops Pokemon before all desecding to their new targets.

While the blue flames circle, flicker and burn the Tentacruel and his trainers, Angelique's Absol Yami quickly ran towards his suffering opponents, conjuring two small twisters and sends them upon his foes.

The two small twisters lock together to create an even stronger gust of wind that felt as though you were being stung by pain of mutiple needles.

The force of the attack knocked Tentacruel backwards forcing it into an abrupt defeat and off the hill with its trainers along for the ride.

Brendan just sat quietly, slowly digesting what he just witnessed. It wasn't what became of those two Aqua's and their Berserk Gene hyped Pokemon that bugged him…It wasn't his savior's strength either…

What bugged him was his own lack of ability… He hesitated when it counted most! That could've cost him everything…

That Magma girl wasn't lying, listening to those Aqua's lecture him on a fair fight wasn't one of his brightest moves either…But what difference would've been made if he DID call out an extra ally to lend Ragnarok a helping hand?

Especially since Ragnarok is his strongest Pokemon and considered the fight formation of his team.

The boy shakes off his disappointment, ignores Angelique and moves over to his just as disappointed Pokemon. Brendan pats Ragnarok's head, motioning him not to worry too much about it.

"Cough! It's like I said." Angelique meekly replies to the 13-year-old while sitting on rock. "Your causes are good but…Cough! Cough! You're just too easily seduced to others whims…"

"I'm not a supporter of Magma or of Aqua." Brendan states. "So spare me your propaganda. We just have to get better than you."

"Better than I?" Angelique mutters innocently before her amusement turns into constant coughing.

The raven-haired teen's coughs become more and more hoarse. This and sound of a body dropping along with the frantic cries of the girl's Pokemon forces Brendan to takes note of her.

 

[Isaac Gravity]

Cont
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(30 miutes later)

Angelique rested uneasily while Skitty, Yami, Mirai and her Dusclops face her with worried expressions.

They became even more territorial when Brendan stopped attending to Ringo the Numel, who helped him quickly boil a pot of water full of what little grounded herbs he had left and tried to put a damp towel on her forehead.

"Look! Do you want me to help your trainer or what?" Brendan snaps at them.

Figuring the truth in his words, the Pokemon all back off, allowing Brendan to proceed with his earlier attempt and wipe the blood that seeped from the 14-year-old's lips.

Ragnarok the Marshtomp drags his trainer's backpack over to him for easier access to the First Aid Kit.

"Thanks buddy, I appreciate it." Brendan smiles at his partner. "But I think this situation exceeds the use of rubbing alcohol…"

Though the situation for reminiscing was an untimed time, Brendan couldn't help but remember when he was in a bad situation…

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(Flashback)
(Eight years ago)

"IT HURTS! MY TUMMY HURTS REAL BAD MOMMY!!!" Brendan whails while throbbing his stomach.

"Well no one told you to eat wild mushrooms." Mrs. Birch coolly counters while she carefully examined the plants in the forest. "And you had to eat the bad ones… Now you could die of poison…"

The snow colored hair 5-year-old paled when his Mother uttered those words without a care.

An Oddish who happened by looked over at Brendan's position before laughing at his stupidty. This only forced the boy to cry and complain even louder.

Mrs. Birch ignores her child's whining and hands him a root.

Thinking it's something to soothe his stomach, the 5-year-old greedily bites into the root only to spit it all back up.

"Belch! No way am I eating that!" The boy then begins to cry a bit more. "I'D RATHER JUST FALL DOWN RIGHT HERE!"

"OH HELL NO!" Mrs. Birch screams. "I DID NOT UNDERGO TEN HOURS OF LABOR JUST SO MY KID COULD WANT TO BAIL OUT WITHOUT REPAYING ALL THAT!!!"

Brendan froze in his place when his Mother lifted his voice at him for the first time.

The silver-haired woman with blonde strands sighs slightly before smiling at the current Herb she pulls from the ground.

"In any case…" The woman continues. "You aren't suppose use Herbs and Roots raw. They need to be grinded and in your case boiled." Mrs. Birch eyes her son at the corner of her eyes. "You can't always rush into things…"

Mrs. Birch turns to son fully to realize that he was sweating a great deal and becoming pale. This forced the woman curse her luck. She didn't realize those mushrooms would affect Brendan's tiny body so soon.

Mrs. Birch didn't want to hear her husbad say "I told you so" but she was low on time…

(Some time later)

Brendan awakens, stomach a bit calmer than it was before. Mrs. Birch notices her son's recovery and hands him a cup full of colored liquids. Not wanting to argue with his Mom, Brendan thirstily drinks the bitter tasting remedy.

When he was about to spit it up Mrs. Birch covers his mouth. "Nu-uh!" The woman flatly replies. "Your gonna be a big strong man and drink this. It's good for you."

"It tastes like paper." Brendan mutters.

"So you've eaten paper?" Mrs. Birch questions. "In any case stop whining and blame your Father for putting us through this...Camping is so annoying…"

(End flashback)

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'Considering she doesn't look like she's eaten bad mushrooms hopefully this should amount should calm her for now.' Brendan thinks to himself.

The 13-year-old now walks over to Ringo who curiously stared at the simmering contents within the pot. Carefully sucking up 10ccs worth of the hot liquids into a syringe, Brendan returns to Angelique and lifts her head so she can carefully swallow the medicine.

As a reflux to Brendan's actions, the raven-haired 14-year-old furrows her eyebrows disapprovingly and coughs up the bulk of the heated drink.

The 14-year-old Magma gave the 13-year-old a harsh look through choked coughs before she finally calmed just slightly to mummer something in a tongue completely foreign to Brendan. The 14-year-old then rests a bit more peacefully.

Angelique's Pokemon sigh in slight ease. However, Brendan was far from ok. Even if this girl was part of a group of extremists who wish to revolutionize the world, she did save him from a tight spot awhile back… And pride sometimes runs deeper than any other emotion can ever hope to drive to…

With that as his conclusion, Brendan decided to dwell deeper in helping the sickly teen. He didn't need Ciel to tell him that the grounded herbs he used are factory produced thus greatly hindering their effectiveness…

If he remembered correctly, his Mom told him that medicine roots and herbs are best found in swamp-like or very tropical environments.

Well, since this place is obviously no rain forest and is as close as to a swamp as it can get, Brendan had to cut his losses.

Before those two treasure hunters ambushed him, his orginal intentions of coming to this deserted little Island was to test the Odor Sleuth strength of the Swinub he got in trade a few months back named Roxx.

Despite the seriousness of it all, he didn't really have too much to turn to so what did he have to lose?

"Ok Roxx, it's all on you…" Brendan states as he calls out the ice pig Pokemon.

Roxx the Swinub sniffed at the ground, complexly ignoring his new trainer, that was until Brendan pulled out the jar that once held the grounded herbs.

Roxx curiously approached the hand holding the desired item and began to sniff at the contents.

Continuing to sniff at the jar; the ice pig, out of all his curiosity, stuffed his nose into jar only getting all of the remaining powdery substance sprinkled all over his little snout.

Brendan could only slap his forehead when he watches Roxx sneeze and jump about.

::BEEP BEEP BEEP::

Brendan pulls out Ciel from his pocket.

"Not to be the a Gloomy Gus Brendan…" Ciel comments. "But don't you think you're asking too much of the little guy?"

The snow colored hair boy ignores his A.I. Travel companion's frets and calls out his two remaining Pokemon: MacSlasher the Zangoose and Aero Adler the Taillow.

Ragnarok and Ringo walk over to the area to listen to their trainer's game plan while Roxx still sneezes about the area.

The Pokemon all broke their attention from Brendan and onto Roxx.

"Guys, this is really important!" Brendan gets his fidgeting groups attention. "It's gonna take all five formations working as one huge unit for this one!"

Aside from Ragnarok and Ringo, the rest Brendan's Pokemon party had no clue what was going on. Ragnarok saves Brendan the trouble of wasting his voice and explains the situation to his creature allies.

MacSlasher and Aero look at Angelique and then at her Pokemon who eyed them with indifference. The mongoose and swallow Pokemon had nothing better to do… They both turn to Brendan and nod.

"Ok Brendan." Ciel confirms. "I'll go along with this… But I still think that this is a hefty favor on little Roxx… He's only Level 14..."

It was at this point that Roxx stopped sneezing and a little glint appears on his usually closed left eye.

The ice pig Pokemon sniffed at the ground a bit before hopping about rather hyper and rushing into the woods at full speed, not even awaiting any orders from his trainer.

"Fast little guy." Ciel comments.

"Yeah, when motivated." Brendan chuckles before addressing his remaining Pokemon. "C'mon!"

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(LittleRoot Town)

"AHHHHH!!!"

One would quickly think that someone was in some kind of danger with such a high-pitched squeal echoing throughout the small farmland based Town. But in reality it was just LittleRoot's youngest residents 6-year-old twins Suzie and Sally screaming in girlish delight.

"Big girl is amazing!" Suzie giggles. Sally nods in equal jubilation. "Wowie, she wrapped balloons together without them popping!"

The "big girl" as they kept calling her gives a sheepish looks as she her runs her right hand through her neon pink hair.

"It's quite easy really." she assures.

Both twins shake their heads simultaneously.

"Nuh-uh!" Sally disagrees. Suzie agrees with her sibling. "You must be from the circus or something to know such cool tricks!"

"Big girl is the circus coming to town is it huh? Huh?" Sally picks her sister's words very giddily.

The big girl raises an eyebrow as her wide dark brown eyes sparkled with growing amusement and curiosity itself.

The pink-haired girl, who looked about the age of thirteen turns her travel companion: a teen about the age of sixteen who styled her long chestnut-hair as two long pigtails and wore navy blue tinted shades and carried a heavy looking suitcase.

Compared to the preferred tie-dye short-sleeved shirt along with bleached jeans and sandals the 13-year-old enjoyed wearing; the 16-year-old dressed a lot less colorful with a pair of navy blue pants and a navy blur vest that overlapped her long sleeved white shirt. The chestnut-haired teen showed a more rugged feeling than her free-spirited companion since she wore mountain boots as her footwear.

"Do we really look like circus folk big sis?" The cheery 13-year-old asked the 16-year-old.

"Well, if you weren't always making such a spectacle of yourself…" The 16-year-old began.

The 13-year-old grins as she attempts to make another balloon animal for the 6-year-olds. When she did, a wild Zigzagoon scampered from out of the tall grass hissing at her.

The pink-haired girl frowned slightly when she noticed this but attempted to pet the wild Pokemon who bit her finger.

In retaliation to this, the 16-year-old stomps her left foot close to the raccoon Pokemon to scare it away.

The Pokemon did back away but it kept hissing until it attracted about a dozen more of its kind to back it up. And in a group they all continued hissing while slowly, slowly approaching their problem source.

Suzie and Sally were rather afraid at what used to be a happy scene turned wrong, but tried their hardest not to cry and walked over to the dead silent 13-year-old who just stared at her cut.

"Psh, Pokemon are such stupid creatures until they're finally tamed." The 16-year-old irately comments as she tosses a Pokeball containing a Yanma into the air. "Strata Fly, show them why domesticated Pokemon are always the superior."

Strata Fly the Yanma energetically moved about the air in erratic patterns before complying with his trainer command.

The dragonfly Pokemon swept down towards his foes and flew in differently patterns around the many raccoon Pokemon until the entire battlefield was covered in dust.

Within the dust the Yanma trounced his uber weak opponents with reckless Sonic Booms that flew about the area, everyone one else received the painful sting of Strata Fly's Wing Attack.

Watching those Zigzagoon tumble and bounce about like rag dolls to the ground against a foe they have no chance of even damaging was what made the 6-year-old twins cry.

The cruel force that was being used was …so… Unnecessary…

"Hey, hey what's all this ruckus about? I'm missing my favorite soap because of this nonsense!" Came voice of Mrs. Birch who bared a rather strained expression on her face. "Someone better be suffering a heart spasm otherwise you'll be d*mned I came out here…"

End Chapter 14

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(Notes)

In the game Team Magma and Aqua (even their Leaders) were a joke in battle.

Well, this isn't the game… The bulk of both planet expansion cults Grunt ranking are filled with talented Pokemon trainers who, for their own reason joined either groups' ranks. (The rest are most likely trouble-making hoods who think what either Team is doing is mischievous and just wants in.)

The rest are the top dogs. (Admins, Executives and Leaders.) The biggest idealist and obviously posses Pokemon at dangerously high levels. (My guess the minimum would be in its 50's) I'm just saying that defeating guys, who hold such a dream and are willing to go through whatever lengths to obtain it, aren't to be taken lightly.

As for Brendan's Pokemon: They're specialized in the field of tracking and capture. A bit of a difference from May's Pokemon party who seem to bear this jack-of-all-trades feeling aside from being specialized for battle.

 

[Strawberry Delcatty]

I was going to wait until I've read all the chapters before I reply in the actual thread, but I've practically PMed you to death and I didn't want to double post in the Fanfic Lounge.

I've finished the battle with Roxanne and chapter 7. I never expected the battle to end in a draw seeing that Tsunami was powered up by Blaze. Also, interesting background on the Stone family in chpater 7.

I can't wait to check out chapter 8.

 

[Isaac Gravity]

Disclaimer- I don't own Pokemon or anything else.
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(Location: ???)

[These surroundings look normal enough…]

[Buildings, cars, concrete, street lights, overly busy people who'd never look your way until it's their turn to suffer. Add this with the crappy atmosphere all this rain is giving and yeah, this seems like reality to me.]

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The rain poured harshly within the streets of this urban area. While some people walked casually with their umbrellas, others had to resort to using their newspapers to shield their heads, making a mad dash for wherever they were going.

The area was utterly black and white; void of vividness as well as sound…

Continuing to watch this scene with dulled eyes, 13-year-old May Hiromi, the only being within the area that openly bared proof of life's beauty, sat against a wall while hugging her legs.

Slowly but surely allowing the rain to wash away her vividness as well.

'This feels wrong no many how many times I convince myself though…'

Lost in her thought, the chestnut-haired girl curled herself tighter in her own grip.

"Reality will always be a nonfiction to you. But your dreams can always be made into reality, that's why you exist. That's why I will always be the only one there for you."

Shortly following that break in atmosphere was mischievous chuckling and the sound of approaching footsteps.

Pin-pointing such an oddity wasn't too difficult for the 13-year-old; in a place where black and white dominates, something completely covered in a navy blue raincoat with yellow streaks and coming your way wasn't what one would could call finding a needle in a haystack.

What was the vexing point for her was the voice of the approaching character. All other things aside, it sounded like a fiercer version of her own… That, and the feeling of unknown building anger hastily filling that earlier feeling of void were a bit on the overwhelming side.

Before May could make any further step of action, the newcomer already stood besides her, doing nothing more than giving an inviting sharp toothed grin and pulling out an umbrella to shield the chestnut-haired girl from more rain.

The newcomer, much to May's surprise, was utterly identical to her in psychical appearance. The only thing that spread the gap between the two was the raincoat clad May's more "untamed" appearance, more noticeably: the shaggier bangs, feral eyes that never seen the light of humanity and the two tiny fangs that some adults like Mrs. Stone deemed "very cute" replaced by a full mouth of piercing incisors.

Though, the thickening "air of deep danger" the feral girl naturally emitted was more than enough to force May off her feet and face her with growing rage.

"Puffing up yourself and balling your fist is the way you treat everyone foreign to you if I remember?" The feral May smiles playfully. The girl chuckles lightly when May continues her glares while taking a hesitant step backwards. "You distrust others so much because you lack the reassurance that no matter what harm others will throw you'll never be touched. Now that I've let you rediscover what people really are to you-"

"What the hell do you mean "let me!" I don't recall crossing paths with a look-alike psycho!" May snaps.

"But I've always been within you." Feral May counters quite innocently. "I just haven't been around for you as much as I was when you were younger, I ran at full strength then… I'm still not at my peak and that nasty girl made things worse for the both of us…"

"But whenever things became too much for you I always gave you what I had so you could stand tall…" The feral look-alike explained. "Especially in such a stressing region like this; I'm sure within all the fear and doubt felt in those very scary situations you could sometimes hear me giving you that push so desperately needed… You deserve so much better in that world, let's show them that!"

It took a great deal of reminiscing, but May stood fixed in her place when finally realizing the truth in this character's existence.

"Aah, you finally remember me now," The feral look-alike sighs. "Now come, we'll hunt down that witch and repay her a thousand-"

The feral look-alike easily catches May's punch, replying blankly how it was half-hearted.

"Little push my ass! I heard something inside throw words at me in those situations but it sure as hell no cry to never give in!" May growls. "You… not once but twice turned me against my friends!"

The expression on the feral look-alike's face was utterly expressionless when the matter of the near murder situations of Brendan and Mia came up. Her grip on the May's fist seemed so light as well, yet the chestnut-haired girl was on the brink of getting on her knees from the overwhelming pressure being placed on it.

"Oh them? We've both been growing and adapting to all our changes quicker than most would, so our sudden unity at points would be hard on the control part wouldn't it? You're not very strong and I know what I want more than you can grasp what you really want… That'll be different from here on out though…" The feral May releases her hold May's fist, allowing the 13-year-old to crumple to her knees while caring to her throbbing hand.

The feral look-alike, as if magic, reveals to the girl an extra raincoat. "Hurry up and put this on." The girl ushers. "You can't stand cold things if I remember right? This rain isn't making things any better."

May tosses the girl a frustrated glare that she counters with a smile, simply replying she'll always know May best.

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(Verdanturf Town)
(Wally's Aunt and Uncle's home)

The badly injured and very much unconscious May Hiromi laid with bandages in the bed of the guest room.

She's been in this condition for two months. While her Pokemon, minus little Aron, who somehow followed May here, were all rushed to the Pokemon Center in Mauville and were put in the intensive care ward ever since…

How she survived the attack was "her strong will to live" quote Steven Stone who carried May and all of her near dead Pokemon out of the totaled New Mauville. He explained that he found her like this.

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(Outside of Wally's Aunt and Uncle's house)

Keeping his promise to May, Wally asked Mia to stay with his relatives until May recovers. Wally's relatives didn't too much mind, especially since the 10-year-old was rather introversive in her actions and was with May to begin with.

This proposition didn't sit too well with Mia though, who was unsure to take such a kind gesture from someone she hardly knew even if he is May's friend.

Steven, when finding out about this was against it to the bitter end. But the Hoenn Champion knew better than anyone the duties that follow when a man makes a promise…So after a light bit of "advice" to the 11-year-old, Steven allowed his younger sibling to stay with Wally and his relativities…

Only irritating the 10-year-old even more since her opinion didn't seem matter one way or the other.

"Amazing!" Wally exclaims.

The 11-year-old, thanks to Mia's knowledge of Pokemon, just learned of Ralts evolution tree.

Wally's Ralts was equally surprised to learn he doesn't remain a small-fry for the remainder of his life.

Mia nods conformingly for the duo. "After the Kirila stage it goes to its final form at Level 30."

The 10-year-old flips through some pages of her books and shows the over-excited boy a picture of Ralts' final stage Gardevior. Both Wally and Ralts look a little skeptical about the form.

"And I thought Kirila looked a bit… odd…" Wally mutters. Ralts ****s his head to the side slightly puzzled.

"If your Ralts becomes a Gardevior, you should be really proud." Mia assures the boy. "They say that Gardevior can use psychokinetic power to distort the dimensions and create a small black hole… Also," The 10-year-old continues. "They'll use that same psychokinetic power at max to defend their trainers at any cost!"

Hearing this, Wally and Ralts simultaneously shuddered with excitement.

"It's settled then!" Wally announced to Mia. "We're gonna need to power Ralts up real fast! And we're gonna need you to do it!"

"Me?!" The indigo-eyed 10-year-old squeaks.

Wally nods. "I'm gonna need a lot of wins to make Ralts grow and I'm gonna need fast and easy ones ASAP!"

After hearing Wally's logic, a small X-shaped vein appears on the back of Mia's head.

Figuring the boy had to be taught a quick, humiliating lesson, Mia calls out Sharky the Carvanha. The 10-year-old quickly pours some water from a Wailmer pail on the usually water submerged creature apologizing for calling it out like this.

When Ralts unsurely glanced at his supposed foe, the barracuda Pokemon sends him a death glare with Scary Face.

Ralts sweatdrops as cold chill runs down his spine.

"d-Don't let that scare you Ralts!" Wally stutters equally intimidated. "d-Double Team!"

Ralts nods and surrounds the Carvanha with five extra doppelgangers who all continually circle him in hopes of dizzying him.

Sharky the Carvanha was totally unfazed by this act. The only thing he did was glare at his new trainer in the corner of his eyes with an expression that said: "You're kiddin' me right?"

"Now let's finish our combo!" Wally confidently ordered his partner.

Ralts and his doppelgangers all use Psychic. Despite the fact the doppelgangers attacked, they are still doppelgangers.

Only one strong invisible force blew past Sharky and that was from behind! Sharky stands unscathed while rolling his blood red eyes in exasperation.

"Ral!?" Ralts cried out incredulously. Wally's actions were similar, as he yelled "No way!"

Mia closed her eyes collectively as she spoke to her friend-of-a-friend.

"Sharky may be a Water-type but he is also a Dark-type." The 10-year-old sighs contently. "Dark-types are completely immune to Psychic attacks, like how night overlaps the day…"

Without being given a single order from Mia, Sharky hops at Ralts in hopes of sinking his teeth into the little Psychic-type.

Much to Ralts' relief, Mia quickly recalls her Pokemon before it has its way.

Wally felt rather annoyed about the outcome but shakes off his feelings with a disappointed smile. "Well, it was a quick win… Just not for me…"

"You should really consider studying your Ralts' natural predators more." Mia comments. "You're a lot better a battler than I am but what good is that if you don't know what your doing."

"…At least Ralts doesn't act on his own…" Wally mutters.

Before any further exchange of words could be shared between the youths, a boy dressed in a green camp troop outfit named Daisuke runs up to where Wally and Mia are.

"Yo Wally!"

"Oh, Daisuke!"

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Chapter 15- Great minds think for themselves! Enter Jenrya the wise!
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(LittleRoot Town)

"Watch how you talk to my big sis!" The pink-haired girl warns.

Mrs. Birch crosses her arms in a vexed manner. Though she didn't want to get involved in pointless confrontations; Mrs. Hiromi was visiting her husband in Petalburg, while Laurel was at some weekend school event and the rest of her family were pacifists so they wouldn't want to get involved anyway.

Since Max's family were always on business trips while Max himself was aiding Prof. Birch in his fieldwork that just left her…

"Psh, for visitors you sure got a lot of disrespect." Mrs. Birch sighs, getting more annoyed at the situation.

"I'm the one responsible for my siblings growth in mannerism." The chestnut-haired 16-year-old states flatly.

"Figured as much." Mrs. Birch sighs before getting back on topic. "Anyway, what's all this about?"

The 16-year-old shrugs. "These Pokemon hurt my sister, so I returned their pain with twice the insurance."

"Nice outlook on Hammurabi's code there." Mrs. Birch comments in an equally blunt tone. The silvered woman then turns to the sobbing Suzie and Sally. "She telling the truth?"

Both twins nod between sniffles. Mrs. Birch looks away from them and back on the rather content 16-year-old.

"You're too noisy to be obnoxious tourist… so what exactly do you want?"

"We came here to see Prof. Birch old lady!" The 13-year-old snorts. "We got important business to discuss."

Mrs. Birch turns to the 13-year-old and mutters something like "noisy brat" before looking back to the 16-year-old.

The 13-year-old puffs her cheeks a bit annoyed and looked like she was ready to say something she'd shortly regret if the 16-year-old didn't gesture her to stay quiet.

"We'll start this again." The 16-year-old replies while adjusting her navy blue shades. "My name is Umi Furu and as you can tell she's my sibling Danielle."

The 16-year old named Umi finishes her introductions and gets to the point and does it by setting down her heavy suitcase. "I wish to discuss an interesting proposition with LittleRoot's Prof. Birch concerning Pokemon technology and its future concerning trainers."

Mrs. Birch gives a half interested look before sighing the situation off. "Sorry, the slacker is nowhere to be found right now." she begins. "Go scrounge off the path or something you should find him."

The woman's attitude was really starting to irk Umi.

Suzie and Sally both run on opposite sides of the silver-haired woman and continually tug at her arms while simultaneously warning her of the danger she's getting in.

"Hey! It can't be so hard to find a prestigious guy in a small ass village like this!" Danielle shouts.

"Your right, it's not hard at all." Mrs. Birch verbally parries. "But I refuse to allow my husband to see any inappropriate brat without proper permission."

"I see." Umi mused with a small grin.

With a snap of her fingers Umi's Yanma nicknamed Strata Fly began zip around Mrs. Birch and the twins in the same fashion he gave his earlier foes. Mrs. Birch holds onto Suzie and Sally tightly while her usually bored expression held hints of irritably.

Strata Fly soared high into the sky and with two snaps of Umi's fingers unleashed a Sonic Boom attack aimed not at Mrs. Birch and the twins but at an electricity line pole.

Mrs. Birch looked at what she considered a deep low-blow and turned to Umi and Danielle with a harsh glare as a small X-shaped vein pulsated on the left side of her head.

"This is pretty much what trainers have watered down to." The silver-haired woman mutters sourly." Big talking idealist with no talent or conceited little thugs… Normally I can care less, but this is personal now…"

Mrs. Birch takes her time pulling out a string around her neck, which held a whistle. Mrs. Birch then hands to Sally, asking her to whistle at the top of her lungs.
Even though the silver-haired pessimist called her "Suzie" Sally chose not to argue and do what she was told.

Even though Strata Fly enjoyed the loud noise-waves the whistle created it didn't take the dragonfly Pokemon too long to notice what the purpose of it all was for.

Taking its sweet time to exit the Birch household was a Machoke holding an exercise brace.

"Everyone is so busy trying to create purpose for themselves when they become Pokemon trainers that they all forget the whole point of what even made them want to become one." Mrs. Birch comments flatly. "I'm glad I was a smart one and just returned home when I figured life got obnoxious."

"That may be so," Umi agrees. "But your Machoke looks rather out of shape."

"That's the problem with old people!" Danielle adds. "They spoil their Pokemon like over domesticated pets!"

Machoke turns to Mrs. Birch's antagonist with a fierce glare and crushes the brace with ease.

Mrs. Birch walks over to the Superpower Pokemon that resided in her basement and adjusts the levels of his belt.

All of Machoke's bulky looking muscles slimmed into a more normal Machoke fashion.

With it's body at a more pleasurable level of strength, the Superpower Pokemon arches its back and puffs in air heavily, allowing every fabric of its muscles to tighten before relaxing it all by breathing out a strong Flamethrower at Strata Fly.

Unfortunately for Machoke, just because he could learn strong projectile attacks doesn't mean he's any good at aiming. That reason alone along with its high-speed parameters gave Strata Fly the advantage to hover towards higher grounds to evade the attack before he dove down to whack his foe with Wing Attack.

Machoke quickly pounds at the ground with Strength forcing a weaker rock structure to rise up from the ground and act as a shield.

"Brendan's Mommy is strong Pokemon trainer!" Suzie squeals. "Machoke is flabby yet cool!" Sally adds.

"Big sis…" Danielle mummers to the 16-year-old while gesturing to a Pokeball that she held.

Umi looks to her sister and recalls Strata Fly to his Pokeball. The 16-year-old's bizarre way of saying "yes" made Danielle whoop with joy and call out her Sandslash as an end result.

"Hey old lady, my sis and her Pokemon shouldn't waste their energy on such small matters, I'll be your opponent instead!" The pink-haired 13-year-old rudely addressed Mrs. Birch. "I won't go easy on you just because you're a has-been-WHA!"

Machoke was already in Danielle's face before he throws a heavy punch at Sandslash who dodges the attack.

The Superpower Pokemon continues rushing at his current opponent and makes another attack but gets the same result.

"For something so bulky it moves real quick…" Danielle murmured a bit surprised. "Sandslash! You're much faster than that! Show them what you can do!"

Sandslash complies with his trainer's command and evades his foes recent attack to hit him with the never miss move Swift.

"An eye for an eye…" Mrs. Birch mutters solemnly.

Machoke knew exactly what his longtime partner meant and lunged at the sand hedgehog and gives it kick to the face with the influenced force of Revenge.

Sandslash hits the ground with a loud thud but is able to swiftly recover from the blow and burrow furiously into the ground with Dig.

Mrs. Birch gives an annoyed sigh at the situation before her, forcing Machoke who sweatdrops and quickly rush towards the broken electricity wire pole, pick it up and use it as some sort of shovel to drag his foe out of the ground.

"Hey! Don't use that! It can still be fixed!!" Mrs. Birch shouts. Machoke gives his rather moody trainer a perplexed look but puts down the item anyway.

With the Superpower Pokemon's guard finally lowered Sandslash bursts from ground and quickly rolls itself into ball with its spines extracting.

Before Machoke could react, Sandslash uncurled itself and sunk its left claw into the Superpower Pokemon's right arm hinge joint.

Silence now befalls the battlefield as Machoke began to break into a pained sweat as the veins in his arm all turn purple.

'Her Pokemon canceled out its own move to double it with another… I didn't expect Danielle's battle adaptability to culminate so nicely.' Umi pondered with a grin. 'On top of that the attack hit a vein so the poison will run faster.'

"See," Danielle smirked proudly. "I told you not to doubt me. Now what do you have to say for yourself?"

"…Vital Throw."

Machoke gave his trainer a weak grin and with available arm gave his Ground-type foe a hard punch, launching straight it into the air.

Even though the blow took a lot out of it, Sandslash curled itself into ball as a last ditch effort. Unseen bits of sand came sprinkling out from its sharp quills.

"I can't be married to this region's authority on Pokemon and not expect to learn a few tricks." Mrs. Birch states calmly. "Machoke has a special ability that increases his attack strength when he's hit with a condition like poison."

'For one who claimed to have given up training so long ago she's still quite an adversary.' Umi continues her mental rambling.

Mrs. Birch glances at Danielle only for a moment, gaining a tibit of respect for the child before addressing Machoke. "Give that thing the volleyball treatment."

Machoke rubs his eyes for a moment but complies with his trainers command.

Getting a running start, the Superpower Pokemon jumps off the risen rock structure he created earlier and launches himself at his foe.

The air around the combatants seemed rather dusty from what Machoke could tell, but the Superpower Pokemon ignored the ac***ulating dirt hovering in the sky and threw his heaviest punch at Sandslash.

Danielle looks over at Mrs. Birch with a teasing look. "I know about Pokemon talents to!" The 13-year-old states childishly. "A Sandslash's sand veil makes them harder to strike in the midst of a sandstorm!"

Suzie and Sally begin to rub their eyes and complain that there was something in it.

Mrs. Birch on the other hand, narrows her eyes to shake off all the dirt that was now in the air. "Right… sand mouse must be covered in sand especially since it dug into the ground not too long ago…"

With all the amounting dirt in the air Machoke's punch missed it's target, giving Sandslash the chance to now use the Superpower Pokemon's bulk to climb on his back and slash at him constantly with Fury Swipes.

Sandslash then ends its attack by curling itself into a ball and jabbing his foe in the back with its spines.

Machoke falls to the ground with a heavy crashing noise defeated. Sandslash lands on the beaten Superpower Pokemon's back panting heavily.

"Brendan's Mommy lost…" Suzie mutters sadly. Sally nods. "Not fair…"

Mrs. Birch gives a slight sympathetic look for her ally as she walks over to him patting his back while muttering something about being the proud jock of a son she never had.

"Hell yeah! I kicked total ass!" Danielle cheered victoriously while her Sandslash gives an equally pleased look.

"You weren't bad but… it came too close." Umi states before addressing the defeated party. "Now, since we got that little problem out of the way… Do you mind giving us what we want now?"

Mrs. Birch grits her teeth in frustration.

"Though you went along with my wife's terms, I have nothing to say to rude fellows who destroy the tranquility of my home and worse off endanger my family!" Prof. Birch makes himself know to the group with a stern look on his face.

Mrs. Birch hides a growing blush that stained her cheeks. "Hmph, hiding somewhere safe during the catfight?"

"Well…You looked like you had the situation down pat…" Prof. Birch replies nervously.

"Idiot." Mrs. Birch counters.

Max, who was carrying the Pokemon researchers extra notes and paper work stood silent.

For all the years he knew Brendan's Mom who knew she had this kind of talent? He was also as wary about these new fellows too having witnessed their potential.

"HEY! WE HAD A DEAL YOU CAN'T JUST BRUSH US OFF!" Danielle bellows at the top of her lungs while her Sandslash poised itself ready for another battle.

"There was no deal." Prof. Birch turns to Danielle and Umi with a scowl. "Just you threatening my beloved wife. I'd like it if you'd leave now…"

Danielle grits her teeth and was about to curse at the laid back Pokemon researcher like mad until Umi wraps her arms around her younger sister in a calming way.

"Danielle, we were a bit out of place in all of our excitement." Umi admits before looking at Birch. "We'll leave for now… but we will come to terms and you will hear us out!"

With that, the 16-year-old along with her 13-year-old sister and her Pokemon walk away.

Before they go, Danielle gives the group a raspberry while Sandslash kicks some dirt at them.

"They are quite rude aren't they?" Prof. Birch comments.

Mrs. Birch answers him by slapping him upside the head commenting how he allowed his fragile wife to fend for herself. Suzie and Sally also join in the teasing while Mrs. Birch's Machoke scratches the back of his head sheepishly.

Max on the other hand wasn't in a joking mood. He watched the mysterious duo walk away as quietly as they arrived.