So as some of you know, there is this amazing game called Pokken, and I am addicted to it. I was playing it recently (Have some connections that allowed me some early access to Darkrai, and let me say, you guys will probably love him) and realized something.
I have four mains.
Lucario
Garchomp
Mewtwo
Darkrai (I was good for the half an hour I played him. Can't wait till he is actually available so I can play him more) Then I was watching some RWBY and was like, "Oh! I have four mains! They're explosive! RWBY is explosive! I have no ideas right now! Fuck it! Let's do it!"
So here we are. If you don't know anything about Pokken, then look it up. It's a very fun, involving game that is super great to play with friends. Been to a tournament or three and have won them all with Garchomp and Lucario. Mewtwo is more for recreational fun than anything else, but I can beat most people online with him. So he's a main. Plus his Burst Attack has tons of damage output, which makes up for it being a bitch to land.
So, we are doing a Pokken/RWBY story. I'll explain the backstory after the Author's Note. In the opening, but it is supposed to be confusing, so don't worry. While all four will be mains, it will be mostly focused on Darkrai. Now then, here we go!
The group looked to each other and gave simple nods. The leader of them walked through the doors first, using his aura to sense the room, only seeing the dark red and black aura of their enemy. He stopped in the center, his allies behind him.
"This is it, our final battle. Remember, we only need to weaken him, and then we use the scroll Arceus gave us." They all nodded to him. The figure on the throne laughed darkly, looking between them all before he stood. He looked like one of their own, but his skin was dark, and a large crystal was imbedded in his left shoulder. He had dark energy that was unnatural arcing through his whole body.
"Foolish mortals. You cannot stop a God!" The largest one of the four groaned, slamming his large foot down and cracking the floor.
"He's monologuing again, guys! Make it stop, before I crack his skull with my head!" The calm one placed a hand in front of his ally, calming him down.
"We need to keep our heads. We cannot attack blindly. Besides, he is not worthy of the title God. Only Arceus is." The evil one created black energy everywhere, before roaring at them, causing it to send them skidding back a few feet. The leader suddenly picked his head up, his appendices lifting before he turned behind them, using a staff of aura to block an attack from behind.
The small creature who attacked them jumped back, running along the roof before lounging by her master. She smiled as she watched them through her red eyes.
"Still quick on your feet. Pity, I wanted to see you bleed!" Her master swiped his hand, silencing her. Then he smirked, flicking his head. Two more dropped next to him.
"Weavile, Gothitelle, and Charizard. So nice to see you idiots again!" Weavile merely gave a sadistic grin, and Charizard growled at the other large Pokémon. The two silent ones were merely staring at each other. A silent duel raging between them. The leader coated his arms in aura, glaring at the lackeys.
"We have no fight with you. Let us deal with your master and you are free to go." Weavile hopped to her feet, jumping around carefree, before a dark look came to her face.
"No! I'd rather watch as you choke to death on your own blood!" She started to cackle loudly, rolling on the floor. The calm one placed his hand on the leader's shoulder.
"Lucario, we have no choice but to fight. Prepare yourself." He nodded, rolling his shoulders before pulling out the holy scroll, which caused the darker enemies to cringe.
"Alright, Mewtwo. Are you alright with holding your twin in place?" He nodded, looking to the shadow by their side.
"Darkrai, you know what to do." He turned to them, giving a silent nod before walking towards the Gothitelle. They stared at each other, before Darkrai twitched.
"To Hell with you!" He grabbed the Gothitelle's shoulders, dragging them both into the shadows that were writhing under his feet. No one was surprised by this. Lucario turned to their last partner.
"Garchomp-" He never finished, because his friend roared at the Charizard, both rushing into each other. Charizard was mid-flight, picking up Garchomp as they both slammed into the far wall with a small explosion of rocks and stone. Lucario turned, blocking the claws of Weavile.
"You're mine, Blue Mutt!" Lucario gave a fleeting glance to Mewtwo, the Physic type calmly walking over to his brother. Lucario focused back on the Weavile, pushing back and opening the scroll. He started to chant, jumping away from the claws. He noticed Mewtwo was fighting his brother now, both hitting each other with everything they could. Good to protect the light, and shadow to destroy it.
Lucario kept on the defensive, kicking out every now and then to keep the Weavile back. When there was a blast of shadow energy next to him. Darkrai flew into the roof, Gothitelle coming from the shadows, battered but still in fighting shape. Darkrai lowered from the ceiling, touching his thin legs to the ground briefly before collecting shadow energy in his hands.
Lucario jumped back, sensing another attack from Weavile. He was about to strike back when he was launched from his feet, Garchomp having thrown the Charizard, only to have it nearly hit Lucario. He roll to his feet, ducking as Mewtwo flew over his head from a blast of darkness.
He looked back, seeing Shadow Mewtwo Mega-Evolved and walking towards him.
"Give me the scroll!" Lucario continued to read it, ignoring the power that was building up.
"I will erase you!" The punch came at Lucario, who ducked under, only to have spikes of darkness rise up and knock him away. He hit the ground, looking to see the scroll a small distance from him. He started to crawl to it, then placed his hands on it, only to have a claw slice into his hand, puncturing straight through it.
He shouted in pain, but not letting go of the scroll, until a large foot slammed on his hand, right next to the claw. He felt the scroll get pried out of his hand, and he looked up in horror as Shadow Mewtwo looked at it in his hands, Weavile happily smiling. Lucario felt himself be kicked away, only to be caught by Garchomp, who had a few cuts on him.
"You alright?" Lucario pointed.
"Scroll!" Gothitelle flew past them, hitting the ground by the feet of Shadow Mewtwo. Darkrai walked forward, black and dark purple crystals forming on his hands. Mewtwo hovered through where he was launched, standing next to them.
"Brother, please! Don't do this! That scroll is your only salvation!" Shadow Mewtwo clenched the fist not holding the scroll.
"My Salvation! You make it sound as if I am in need of saving, brother! No!" He held up the scroll, black fire forming in his hands.
"The only ones in need of salvation is you." They watched as the scroll was burned in his hands, before the ashes slowly scattered in the wind. Lucario wanted to scream. The only chance they had at victory, and it was destroyed. Mewtwo however, stayed calm, and shook his head.
"Very well, Brother. Everyone, I know what we must do." They all looked at him, seeing something in his eyes that was easily expressed. Lucario nodded, standing on his own two feet, thought shakily.
"I'm with you." Darkrai nodded, crossing his arms.
"Yes." Garchomp stamped his feet, roaring loudly.
"Let's do it!" Mewtwo placed his hands together, white energy forming in them. Shadow Mewtwo froze.
"You wouldn't dare!?" Mewtwo merely nodded.
"I can, and I shall."
"But it requires four souls!" Lucario smiled in a bittersweet way.
"Which he has." Shadow Mewtwo started to charge energy, bent on stopping his brother's final attack. But deep down, he knew it was useless.
"We are light, and the light always wins, even if all hope is lost! You should have remembered what we were taught, brother!" All of them changed forms. Lucario, Mewtwo, and Garchomp all Mega-Evolved, while Darkrai merely coated himself in shadow energy, the crystals on his arms glowing a deep vibrant purple and they expanded.
"Now we end this!" Mewtwo released the energy, in the form of a large beam of power. Lucario launched a laser of aura and Garchomp shot draconic spines, and Darkrai launched large claws and orbs of darkness. The attacks landed, but they all did the same thing. Exploded in a blinding light, that filled the whole room with white. All that the four could see was each other, but could see themselves dissolving into what almost looked like water bubbles, blue and holy.
"So, is this how it ends?" Lucario casually asked. Mewtwo nodded.
"I had to feed all of our Gaia into it. We technically do not exist in this plane anymore. The only remainders of us are the people's memories." Darkrai crossed his arms, closing his eyes and grumbling.
"Memories are a fickle thing. Soon, not even those will exist. We have been cast upon the winds of time and space." Garchomp looked around, then lowered his head.
"But we got him right?" Mewtwo nodded.
"There is no way we couldn't have. Even if we hadn't, the amount of Gaia we hit him with would overload his body, and he would be dissipated, same as us." Darkrai created an aura of shadow in his hands, watching as it slowly faded.
"Thus Kindly, We Scatter..." Nobody said anything else, merely waiting to see what happened. They weren't sure how long it was. Minutes, hours, days, weeks. It could have been years, when the light flashed around them. Mewtwo remained calm, looking around slowly.
"Something is happening. No matter what, don't forget me." They all nodded, before it became to bright to see, and they had to close their eyes.
"Ozpin, we have some increased power signatures in the forest. Four of them, right next to each other, and they're knocking out all the cameras around them and the immediate area. We need to-"
"Good morning Glynda. How are you?" The blonde stopped, looking at the smiling headmaster and signing.
"Did you hear anything I said, sir?" He nodded, sipping his coffee casually.
"I did, and since you didn't immediately opt for all out war, I know it's not too major. The only inconvenience I see from this is that we may have to warn our students when they have initiation tomorrow. Other than that, I see no problem. Is there anything else?" Glynda sighed, shaking her head.
"No, Sir. But I would like to send out a search team." Ozpin nodded, looking out the window.
"I have a feeling you won't find whatever is out there. But you may look. Be careful, because while it may not want you to find it, it may find you." She nodded, leaving quickly, before turning at the door.
"Good morning, Professor Ozpin." He merely chuckled as she left.
"Good old Glynda. Now then, what is out there that made me feel so... empowered?"
Lucario sat up, placing his hands to his head and sighing in discomfort.
"What... happened?"
"I have no damned clue." That voice belonged to Garchomp, but it sounded less... big.
"I just want to sleep." Darkrai, but less depressing. Still demonic though.
"We may have a situation." Mewtwo, which actually stayed about the same. Lucario opened his eyes, expecting to see his friends, only to see three humans around him. The first one had pale skin, and white hair while, and clear purple eyes. He was wearing a large silver and light purple cloak that covered his whole body, including his hands, and trailing down to his legs, almost touching the ground. The sides had slits from the shoulders down to allow Mewtwo to have his arms out and grab things. It also had a hood, which had smooth purple lines running along it. He also had a tail that made Lucario realize it was Mewtwo's tail on the human.
The next was a large person in a dark blue leather armor, with two large almost claw scythes on the waists. He had red hair that was spiked back, with hints of yellow in it. the leather armor did not have sleeves, which made sense because he had two large blue fins on his forearms that looked like Garchomp's. He had a leather fault that was black running down the back of his waist on his arm to knee height. His piercing red eyes caused Lucario to stare for a few seconds at the anger in them.
The last person had pale skin, and every part of his body but around his eyes and mouth covered. He had a coat that almost seemed like a trench coat, but it was flayed and seemed to be cut at the ends, which reached just above his knees. He had long white hair that covered one of his eyes. His eyes were an icy blue, showing it was Darkrai. He had black gloves on his hands, which almost looked like they were claws. Around the neck of the coat was the red spikes that were signature of Darkrai. His pants were not baggy, and made it seem similar to his small legs that he would have appear and disappear on command. His boots were dark black like the rest of him, and had thin laces running up them.
Lucario looked at himself, seeing a human body, before looking around to see a puddle. He looked at it, seeing a man with short black hair, while his eyes were blood red. He was wearing a long blue coat that had fur lining, with some fur visible on the collar. The fur was black, and spikey. His pants were black cloth pants that had blue markings like looked like aura fire on them. He noticed that on his waist was a small metal stick, hardly bigger than if he held it with both hands. But it had aura runes on it, so he had a faint idea what it did.
He then saw two blue and black Jackal ears on his head, which looked just like his old ones, but slightly smaller. He looked behind him, seeing his usual tail, but it was quite long, almost reaching his feet if he let it droop to the ground.
He looked himself over again, making way for the others to look. Once they were done they all looked at each other, before Darkrai actually spoke.
"This is stupid." They all chuckled lightly, before Mewtwo spoke.
"Maybe Arceus gave us a second chance?" Lucario shook his head.
"I doubt it. It seems more likely that we just someone broke apart from what our fate was." Darkrai held out his hand, more dark energy collecting on it, but it was fiercer.
"We scattered to another realm." Nobody, not even Mewtwo knew what to say. Lucario looked around, seeing the sun in the middle of the sky.
"We need to see if we can find anyone, or anything that can help us." When he finished, a large black wolf burst through the tree line, roaring at them. They closed in, Darkrai reaching for the scythe on his back while Lucario grabbed his little metal stick, holding it in front of him. Mewtwo had his hands by his sides, white energy coating them, while Garchomp had his curved clawed weapons out. Lucario thought they only looked like small handles with claws on the ends, which made it similar to Garchomp's old claws.
"You think he'll give us directions?" They got their answer when it jumped at them, only to have a small storm of blades fly through the air and slice it apart. They watched as the blades flew back to Mewtwo, passing through his cloak like it wasn't even there. He looked at them, and got confused.
"What?" Darkrai released his scythe.
"Only that it would have been nice to know you have several blades under your cloak." Mewtwo ruffled his cloak, shaking his head.
"Thirteen. And a dagger. As well as a chocolate bar." Darkrai face palmed, but then decided to look at his scythe. It was just a normal scythe, but when he had removed it from his back it opened up, being as tall as he was, with a large serrated blade. The scythe was black, with cryptic red markings on it. He placed it on his back, feeling it fold up and attach itself to his coat.
"Our weapons are certainly interesting. I am more surprised I reached for it when we saw that thing, then settling into my normal stance." They all nodded, realizing he was right. Lucario once again looked around.
"We need to move." They followed him as he walked, before Darkrai looked around.
"I sense people. We should hide." Mewtwo shook his head.
"They may be able to help us."
"Unless they are dangerous. I can sense immense power from them." Lucario held a hand up.
"We'll hide and observe. If they look dangerous, we'll stay hidden. If they don't we'll show ourselves. Deal?" He had learned very quickly with them that finding the middle ground was often then best choice. They all hid in their own way. Lucario hid in the bushes, while Mewtwo flew up high and into a dark tree. Darkrai flicked his hands, being devoured by shadows till he was only a shadow on the ground. He then hid that in the bushes with Lucario. Garchomp just jumped up, and then dug into the ground, collapsing it on itself so there was no sign he was there. Then they waited. Eventually a group came into the open.
A women with blonde hair, and man with green spiked hair, and another man with a very large mustache.
"This is approximately where we found them. But in a half a mile radius. We need to be careful. They could be dangerous." Lucario was curious as if they were referring to him and his group or something else.
"Says that there are four powerful pulses, but not much else." Yup, it was his group after all. The mustached man rubbed his chin in thought before looking to the blonde woman.
"What should we do upon discovering these individuals?" She shook her head.
"Engage if they're dangerous. If not, we bring them back." Lucario looked up to Mewtwo, getting a shrug in return. He looked to Darkrai, the shadow partially formed, giving him a blank stare. Lucario walked out into the clearing, getting their attention. They raised their weapons to him, while he held his hands up.
"Greetings. My name is..." He needed to think of something that would fit in better.
"Lucas." The three people exchanged glances before lowering their weapons. The blonde held up her tablet, pressing a few buttons before nodding.
"So you're one of the disturbances. Have you seen anyone else out here?" He nodded, but gave a firm look.
"I will not order my allies to show themselves unless I know they will be safe from harm. Is that understood?" They group looked at each other, before nodding to him.
"We will not harm you." Lucario nodded, looking back. Darkrai slowly crept out of the shadows, coming up from the ground and crossing his arms, but keeping one close to his scythe. Mewtwo slowly hovered down from the tree. The huntsman looked around in confusion.
"Where's the fourth one?" Lucario stomped on the ground, then whistled. The ground shook, before Garchomp hopped out, shaking the dirt off him, growling slightly. They looked at the height difference of them. Lucario was the shortest of them all, at 5'6 or 7. Then was Darkrai at 5'9. Mewtwo was easily 6' flat, while Garchomp was 7' foot at least, and teeming with muscle.
"Who are you all?" Lucario motioned for them to say their name, but whispered to them.
"Human names." Darkrai gave an bow, with his right arm across his chest.
"Shade." Mewtwo merely gave a head bow.
"Mew." Darkrai merely face palmed. Garchomp stomped forward, not on purpose, but his weight made a large amount of noise when he stepped.
"Garon." The older people nodded, before introducing themselves. The blonde was Glynda Goodwitch. The green haired man Doctor Oobleck. The final man with the moustache was Peter Port. Glynda then pushed her glasses up.
"We're going to need you to come with us, please. And stay close, since we have seen quite a bit of Grimm activity in the area for some reason." As they walked forward, Oobleck looked between them all and seemed to be thinking something. So he asked.
"Are you all Faunus?" They merely gave him confused looks.
"What now?" Was all Garon could say. The three looked between each other before speaking quietly. Lucas sighed, cuffing Garon.
"Now they're on to us. You cannot speak unless directly spoken to. Alright?" Garon rubbed his head, then nodded silently. They followed the people back to a large campus, similar to a school Darkrai had once seen. They were led to the tallest building, one that looked more like a tower than anything else. They took an elevator to the top, silently waiting while it went up.
When the door opened they were greeted to a large open room, with the color green being the main color. On the roof, floor and walls there were very large cogs and gears spinning slowly, or quickly. At the end, near a very large window was a man with grey hair, glasses and a cane. He merely waited, sipping his drink, which smelled like coffee to Lucas. They stood in front of his desk. He merely looked at them before motioning the others to leave.
They did, until it was only the man, and the women with them.
"Glynda, you too." She wanted to object, but the look in his eyes made her just nod and leave. The man looked at them for a few more seconds before folding his hands on the table in front of him.
"I'm sure you all have a lot of questions?" They looked between each other before Mew spoke.
"Where are we?" The man nodded.
"Vale, one of the kingdoms of Remnant. But before we press further, I would ask you names." They gave him their human names, which he merely nodded to.
"Those are not your true names are they?" They all shook their heads. He gave a weak smile to them before leaning back.
"I won't pry. I am professor Ozpin. Headmaster of Beacon Academy. Do you know what we do here?" They four shook their heads as an answer.
"We teach young people how to fight the creatures of Grimm. Which I'm sure you've already had the pleasure of meeting?" They nodded, Mewtwo shifting his knives under his cloak slightly.
"Well, I can sense power in your four. And as far as I know, you are stuck here, from wherever it is you came from. So I would like to propose a deal. You can live her at my school, have food and everything taken care of, but you attend my school, as well as help teach. You are certainly much older than you appear I'm sure. And back where you're from I can imagine you have many things we do not." Mewtwo looked to them, playing out scenarios in his head as fast as he could. He whispered in Lucas' ear. The Jackal nodded to Mewtwo, then slowly faced Ozpin.
"We will, in exchange that you teach us everything about Remnant that you can right now. At least enough to make us look like regular people." Ozpin smiled to him.
"Please sit then, this may take a while."
The four were currently in the auditorium, the first ones there, since the new students wouldn't be arriving for a few more minutes. They had learned many things about Remnant. Faunus, Grimm, Semblances, Aura, the main kingdoms. Mewtwo had been asking the most questions, while Lucas asked some of the more practical ones. Garon merely wanted to know how fighting worked. Darkrai had not said a single thing. They had agreed on something silently though. Once the first person walked through that door, they were now to be called Lucas, Mew, Shade, and Garon. Even if they thought they were alone.
Then the door opened, and they all shared sad looks before continuing their conversation.
"We were guaranteed to be on the same team, since it would be weird to have to explain some things to new people, but how is Ozpin going to be able to make it happen? From what he said of the initiation, we are getting launched into a forest, which doesn't exactly bode well. I'm sure we'll all be fine, but I'm more worried about finding each other." Lucas had nothing to say to Mew's words, except give a shrug. Garon pounded his fists together and smirked.
"I just hope we get to kick the crap out of some Grimm!" Shade shook his head in slight annoyance.
"Is fighting all you think about?" Garon gave a huge childish smirk, placing his hands on his hips.
"Yup!" Shade was tempted just to faze through the floor right then and there, but held back. They stayed quiet as more people came in. Lucas and Mew could hear, or sense people's thoughts, hearing the comments and feeling the emotions they were receiving. They were Faunus, and thus on the bottom end of society. Lucas had a good feeling Shade could hear them as well, but he did not show if he did. Garon was merely looking at the people coming in, seeing some that caught his eye.
"Red cloak, white skirt, black bow, big busts. Those four are going to be on a team. I can feel it!" Lucas chuckled, knowing Garon's intuition had proven correct once or twice before. Then someone crashed into Lucas, shoving him away.
"Watch where you stand, mutt!" Lucas did not respond, merely continuing his conversation with his friends. The person turned to him, spinning him around to face him.
"Did you hear me, mutt? I said watch it!" Lucas looked at the boy, seeing he was certainly tall, but not impressive.
"Ok. I heard you." The boy released Lucas, walking away.
"Learn your place, mutt!" Lucas turned back, seeing different feelings in his friend's eyes. Mew had a sad look in his, while Garon had anger. Shade merely looking at the boy's retreating figure. Lucas got his attention.
"Don't even think about it, Shade." He only got an icy blue stare that could freeze Hell.
"Nobody has to know it was me making him suffer in his sleep." It followed with a demonic laugh that actually caused some of the people near them to back away. Lucas shook his head.
"No. We need to keep a low profile. If this is our new life, then I will adjust. Garon, don't break his legs." Garon deflated, grumbling something under his breath. Then everyone got quiet when Ozpin stepped on stage. They listened to his speech, only to be confused.
"That was certainly not a very inspirational speech if I do say so myself." Lucas could only nod at Mew's words. Garon clutched his head, shaking it.
"My head hurts." Shade however, was still looking to where Ozpin had stood. He only closed his eyes, crossing his hands over his chest. They all filed out, heading to the cafeteria where they would stay the night. They had borrowed some sleeping attire from the school, since the only thing they had was their weapons and the clothes on their backs.
Lucas had a blue t-shirt with auroric flames on it. His black pants were long, but the only ones that slightly fit, despite covering his bare feet. Mew had a long sleeve pale shirt while his pants were simple white cloth pants. Garon didn't have a shirt, and blue pants. Mew realized he wasn't wearing the shirt because the girls seemed to be attracted to his body. He would give the shark points for cunning. Shade merely wore black cloth pants, while his coat was still on.
"Don't you want to wear something other than that coat?" Shade shook his head.
"It reminds me of... Me." Lucas nodded, knowing what he meant. Lucas cleared out an area and took out his metal stick. Most people had stored their weapons, but he wasn't sure if his aura was as strong in this world. He funneled his power into it, a staff made of aura appearing, scaring some of the nearby people. He balanced it on one of the ends, so it stood up, confusing everyone. He walked a few steps away, keeping his back to it.
He then did a back flip high into the air, landing on his right foot. Everyone looked in awe as he balanced on the top, raising his left leg to just below his right knee. He crossed his arms over his chest, and then slowed his breathing. Aura appeared over his arms and legs, flowing slowly around him. His head lowered, and they knew he was asleep. Garon growled slightly.
"How come he falls asleep so easily?" Mew chuckled, setting his cot down, flattening it, while Shade just watched Lucas. Then there was the sound of scuffle. They looked to see some boys without shirts wrestling and flexing. Garon started to stand, but Mew grabbed his arm.
"They're human. Don't go over there." Garon then smirked.
"I won't." He stood, stretching his arms in front of him, a cracking noise coming from his fingers as he flexed them. It suddenly seemed like every girl was flocking to him. Shade face palmed as this happened. Not necessarily Garon's actions. No, he loved that the shark was actually thinking for once in his 'Punch everything!' life. It was what the girls were saying.
"Oh my God! Do you work out?"
"He's so hot!"
"Those fins are so attractive!"
Shade used his shadows to push Garon far away, the shark looking at him in a confused manner.
"Leave me out of your flirting, dammit!" Garon stared at him, before smiling. His large teeth still shark-like.
"Are you jealous?" Shade gave a glare, which made Garon flinch.
"I'll make everyone here jealous when they watch me skin you with my bare hands!" Shade stood, grabbing one of the books he had been allowed to borrow and began to walk away. He looked for a nice spot, then saw a girl reading in the corner with candles next to her. Shade slowly walked over to her, not making a single sound, scaring some people when they noticed him out of the corner of their eyes as he moved. He stood in front of her, the girl looking to him.
"Yes?" He gave his one armed bow, showing his respect.
"May I please sit here and read with you? My friends are being..." He looked back to see Garon starting to battle someone. Mew was trying to calm him down, and Lucas was being ignorant again.
"... Idiots." She motioned to a chair next to her, which he gladly took. They began reading slowly, the silence nice and peaceful. Then she spoke up.
"Is your friends the one balancing on the blue glowing stick?" Shade looked to see her cat like eyes staring at him.
"Yes, he is. Why?" She shrugged.
"Don't see many Jackal Faunus around Vale. Especially one with blue fur." Shade chuckled at her comment.
"He's certainly weird. But, we all are." They silently read for a few more minutes, when a voice called out to them. They looked to see a blonde girl dragging a girl with black hair that had red tips towards them.
"Hellooooo!" Both book worms silently growled, cursing their luck.
"I believe you two know each other." Shade was quickly loosing his patience. Blake, whose name he had learned, gave a blank stare.
"Aren't you the girl who exploded." Shade sighed in annoyance, deciding to put in his input.
"Is there some point you were wishing to get to? We were enjoying the peace and quiet, as well as our books, which we will continue to read, once you leave." Blake gave a slight smile, wondering how he knew about what she was going to say.
"Well... Ruby, these two are a lost cause." The younger one however, looked at them in some happy emotion.
"What are your books about?" This caused both dark clad people to looks at her in confusion.
"What?"
"Your books. What are they about?" Blake looked to hers briefly.
"It's about a man with two souls, fighting for control over his body." Ruby looked to Shade, the shadow walker holding his forward.
"It's about a man's rise to redemption, since everyone viewed him as a dark monster, because he was being used by a shadowy monster to do his bidding. So he broke free with the help of some people, and is trying to redeem what he's done, but it's a lot harder than it looks." Shade gave a sad, fleeting glance to his friends. Blake had noticed it though, but said nothing.
"Why, you like fairy tales or something?" Ruby smiled.
"I love them, especially with the happy endings." Both Shade and Blake gave dark looks.
"Life isn't some fairy tale where everything is happy, you know." Shade nodded to Blake. Ruby merely smiled.
"But that's why we're here. To make it a better place, right?" Shade felt something in his chest hurt, and he squirmed uncomfortably. The blonde looked at him in confusion.
"You ok?" He nodded.
"Yes." She smiled.
"Good, because something is going on with your friends." Shade looked to see a human yelling at Garon. Mew was being completely useless, since he didn't condone unnecessary violence, anymore. Shade stood, making his way over, listening to the words being said.
"You damned mutts need to leave here! You're not wanted, got it!?" Garon cocked his head in confusion.
"What'd I do?" The boy tried to push Garon, only for the shark to hold his ground.
"You're a damned beast, you and your friends!" Shade was directly behind the boy, not saying anything, just holding his stare. The boy noticed Garon was looking behind him, fear on his face. The boy turned, gasping when he saw Shade.
"Leave... Now... Before I break you and cause you a suffering you never thought possible." The boy grumbled, walking away, right past Lucas, and doing something that almost made Shade kill him on the spot. He kicked the stick out from under Lucas, causing him to fall to the floor, where he slammed on his back. Shade shot forward, placing his hand to the boy's face.
"Dark Void." He said it so quietly that only him and the boy heard. The shadow orb touched him, engulfing him in shadows, before he crumpled to the ground. Everyone was shocked, especially when the boy started to toss and turn, groaning in pain. Lucas was now awake, seeing Shade's eyes glowing a hellish blue. Mew pulled Shade back, while Garon started to panic, not sure whether to help Lucas, or stop Shade.
"Shade, stop!" Shade stopped, the boy waking up, sweat drenching his body as he looked at Shade. The wraith merely pointed away from them.
"Go." The boy scurried away, while Shade turned to see Ruby kneeling next to Lucas.
"Are you ok?" He nodded shaking his head a few times.
"Just a little dizzy. I'll be fine." Mew sat down, letting out a tense sigh.
"That could have been messy." Shade growled darkly, a black aura surrounding him.
"It should have been messy. I only stopped because murdering him would get all of you in trouble as well." Lucas sat up, helped by Ruby.
"Shade, you need to calm down. I'll be fine." Shade turned to him, giving Lucas a troubled look.
"This time. What about next time? What then? You won't always be able to take other people's punishment!" He faded into the ground, a shadow that looked like his true form left, before it darted away, scaring some of the people who saw it. Lucas groaned, rubbing his face with his hands.
"Dammit." Garon started to leave after him when Mew stopped him.
"He needs some time to himself. Leave him. He doesn't need sleep anyways, so don't worry about him. He was going to leave anyway." Everyone around them looked at Mew in confusion.
"What do you mean?"
"He doesn't need sleep, and his... Semblance, had a nasty side effect of giving people around him horrible nightmares. Nightmares so real feeling that it can even cause physical pain to the person suffering them. He has killed with it before, which worried me because that look in his eyes was the same as whenever he killed someone." Nobody spoke, before Ruby turned to Lucas.
"What did he mean when he said you take other people's punishment?" Lucas chuckled, shaking his head slightly.
"Well, I have a nasty tendency to take other people's punishment and pain for them. Something Shade isn't the biggest fan about me doing. For several reasons."
"Why?" Lucas looked down, memories of pain on his face.
"I don't want to talk about it." Garon sighed, patting Lucas on the back.
"We've been through a lot. More than most, but we're still kicking, so that's a plus." Yang chuckled at him.
"You haven't fought me yet, have you!?" Garon stood, getting ready to fight her when he felt himself forced back down. He noticed the flash of Mew's eyes and knew the fun was over.
"We've had enough excitement for tonight. We need sleep, since tomorrow we have initiation tomorrow. Not go to sleep, Garon." Before Garon could argue, Mew's eyes flashed again, and the shark fell on his back, snoring. Lucas chuckled, standing and placing his staff back up. He flipped back up, and sighed as he went back to sleep. Mew turned to the girls and bowed.
"Goodnight, girls. We will see you in the morning." They split off, while Mew looking through the window, seeing the shattered moon.
"Please be careful, Shade."
Lucario, Mewtwo, and Garchomp walked forward, towards the village they had been told to investigate. When they saw it, they didn't see anything wrong with it. Just a regular town. Upon entering they noticed something was wrong. Blood. Everywhere. Bodies ripped apart, crushed, leaning against walls. So much death. It was nearly night now, the sun having set, but the world still bright around them. Lucario knelt next to a body, seeing bite marks all along it.
"What could have happened here?" Garchomp saw one that had been crushed, while Mewtwo noticed one that had been ripped clean in half down the middle.
"I don't know. But it looks like something came here and did this." Lucario shook his head at Garchomp's words.
"No. This is too diverse, even for something that could have claws, sharp teeth, and some kind of physic powers." Mewtwo hummed to himself as he looked around.
"It couldn't have been a Ditto. They leave behind a certain trace that gives away that they were here. This was something else entirely. But what?" Lucario noticed something.
"These bodies look like they were fighting something before they fell." Garchomp then noticed something.
"Guys, this is not good." They came to see what he was looking at. A Bisharp with its claws in the head of a Sceptile. But it had died standing up. A large hole through its back.
"You think this guy killed them all?" Mewtwo shook his head.
"He has no sharp teeth. He may have had friends." Lucario used his aura to look around, picking up only traces of one foreign Pokémon.
"No. Something else was here. But I don't think just two were able to kill a whole village." Mewtwo looked back to the Bisharp, looking at the wound.
"It looks like something forced its hand through his back, and ripped out his heart." Lucario looked around, seeing the moon beginning to rise.
"We need to find something. Anything, that could tell us what happened." Mewtwo looked around, seeing more signs that they had killed each other.
"They seem to have been triggered by something, and then just killed each other. But I can't think of anyone who is capable of doing that." Lucario sensed something evil, yet fragile and panicking around them.
"Something's here with us." They readied themselves, looking around until Garchomp growled. Lucario turned, seeing who was behind it.
A lone Darkrai with the moon behind him. His hair flowing to the side, as well as the wisps on his shoulder and end of his body. The only colors visible on him, was the bright icy blue eyes, and the blood on his right hand, and the heart clutched in it. He held it up, dropping it before hissing.
"You... Will... Die... Kill!" Then he rushed at them, his eye glistening with bloodlust, and regret.
Woah! Some weirdness is going down, huh? That was a Flashback. Flashbacks are when I refer to them as their Pokémon names, while their humans names are the present. I'm sure you could figure that out though. Now then, I just made this for some fun, not anything like that. I needed some inspiration and things to do on the side, since... Eh never mind. Hopefully you all enjoyed this! Keep calm and may the Aura be with you!
