Prologue

Atlantis Haven

A grey and black sub emerges from the water into a dark and circular dome cavern. It docks near broken stone steps, leading to the destroyed gates of the once secret city lost to history and known to few: Atlantis Haven. Three people opened the hatch and exit the sub, their lights illuminating the tarnished gates.

A slim, athletic, blonde haired woman steps forward. "So, this place is Atlantis Haven, huh?" She notices that there was a dim light coming from within. The three travel through a tunnel, its walls carved with broken mosaic and dulled paintings, till the come to a lighted opening.

Awestruck, they see a vast city, protected underground by a giant cavern dome, its light source to come from what appeared to be the sun, but smaller and less potent. The city had streets paved with what looked like marble, the buildings covered in moss and jewels, and two grand buildings in the distance stood overshadowing it all: the ruins of what seemed to be a grand castle and a grand, square shaped building with three towers on its corners, the fourth apparently having been destroyed. The woman huffed as she placed her hands on her waist, a utility belt seen.

"Not impressive to look at," she said as she approached a building, taking a jewel from its wall. "Although, they knew how to live".

"I didn't come here for the landscape," said a burly, dark skinned man as he puts a Minigun over his shoulder, "I came for the valuables!"

His comrade, a young man of twenty with a tan skin, was shaking as he loaded his handgun, "I... I don't know... I got a bad feeling... of this place".

"What's to be scared of?" said the woman, loading her handgun, "There's nothing here but old ruins and treasure right for the plucking". She clicks on her earpiece, "Mark, great job on intercepting a useful message!"

"Glad I was of assistance," replied Mark's voice, "Go on and get what you can, I'll watch for anyone trying to enter this place as well. After all, we may not be the only ones who got that message".

"Alright, Linda, Clark!" the burly man ordered, "Let's move on out!"

The three climb up the old steps, their footsteps echoing from the walls. Linda continued to pocket more and more jewels found on the walls as Clark nervously flinched at every sound made, making their leader, Krane, angry.

"Listen Clark!" Krane demanded as he grabbed Clark's shirt and lifted him up, "Either calm down or I'm leaving you here when we go! Got it!"

Without another sound, Clark nodded. The three continued to go farther into the city, deciding to check out the building with the four towers before heading for the castle ruins. Linda wanted to stop to rest. As Krane checked his Minigun, Linda continued to help herself to more of the ruin walled jewels.

"Careful, now," said Clark, drinking from his canteen, "Remember what G.U.N. said when we got paroled, they said-"

"NOT to collect the Chaos Emeralds," said Linda, pocketing her bounty, "But they never told us to take the treasure that ISN'T the Chaos Emeralds from a city that SUPPOSE not to be even known in history, now did they?"

Krane put his Minigun back on, "Exactly. It's fun looking for loopholes inside agreements. Now, shall we get going?"

"Turn... Back…"

"GAH!" Clark jumped, twitching his head left and right, "W-w-what the heck w-was th-that?!?"

"Shut up, Clark," said Linda. "You must be hearing things again".

"Turn... Back…"

Linda froze. She takes out her handgun and points it towards the building, "Who's there?!? Show yourself!" No response. Linda turns to Krane, "Krane, there's someone out there!"

"O-or... some...thing…!" said Clark, nervously holding his handgun.

Krane, meanwhile, was pointing the Minigun towards the buildings, "I don't care what it is, just shoot it when it shows itself!!"

"Turn... Back…" replied the disembodied voice, louder as if it was getting closer.

"Show yourself before we fire!!"

"Turn... back... before... its... too... Late…"

"M-m-maybe... we should... l-l-listen to it…!" suggested Clark, his voice trembling with fear.

"And what if it's our rivals?" said Linda, not buying the voice's advice.

"That's impossible!" said Krane, "We saw no other vehicle or sub when we came here or docked!!"

"What if there was another way in?"

"Turn... Back…" continued the voice.

"Shut up!" said Linda, a little fear in her voice, "Don't fool us!"

Krane touched his earpiece, "Mark, scan for any other ship or vehicle in a ten mile radius!"

"Roger!" replied Mark.

"Turn... Back… Now…" continued the voice, getting louder.

"No other vehicle or ship on radar, sir!" replied Mark's voice over the earpiece.

"That means, we're alone here, so it can't be someone else!" said Krane.

"S-s--eee!!" exclaimed Clark.

"I don't care what it is, we move on!!"

The three move on forward, ignoring the pleas of the unknown voice. They went until they stopped in front of a mosaic piece of art. It had the picture made of various gems, depicting a young woman of early twenties, an unusual Eevee with long, purple hair in her arms, and another picture whose head was destroyed, a giant hole taking its place, but by the way the body was portrayed, it may have been the woman's lover.

"Shame, wonder who he was?" said Linda, looking at the picture as she helped herself to a giant emerald.

"Turn... Back… Now…" cried the voice again as though it followed them.

"It's still here!?" said Clark, looking around, but seeing nothing but ruins.

"I don't care!" shouted Krane, firing his Minigun in anger at the nearby buildings, "We traveled far in here and all we got was a stupid voice! I'm not turning back because of that!" He stopped, bullet shells falling out as his Minigun emitted steam.

"Ulp! K-K-Krane…" mumbled Clark.

Krane and Linda turn and see a green orb floating in front of them. Krane and Linda point there guns towards it

"Who, or what in the world are you!?" demanded Krane.

"Turn... Back... Immediately... Before…" replied the orb.

"Silence!" shouted Krane.

Linda touched her earpiece, "Mark, boy you're not going to believe what we found besides gems!"

"What?" replied Mark, "A ghost, or a skeleton, or... (CRASH!) WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!! (a loud roar was heard) GET AWAY FROM... AAAGGHHH!!" the earpiece went to static as communications to Mark was lost.

"Mark, come in, Mark!!" Linda tried to contact her partner, but all she got was static. Suddenly, an explosion is heard coming from the docking area as smoke was seen being emitted from the tunnel from a distance.

"What happened?!" demanded Krane.

"Too... Late... They're... Awake…" the orb said as it disappears.

"W-what's... a-awake?" trembled Clark.

"I don't know, but…" Linda's speech was interrupted as they hear giant footsteps heading for them. They point their firearms towards source. "Whatever it is, it's coming for us!"

"Oh, screw this!" said Clark, abandoning his comrades and running for the opposite direction.

"CLARK! GET BACK HERE!!" demanded Krane.

Clark turns a corner, where he yells before hearing a swing of something, silencing him. Linda and Krane turn their weapons around to see an eight-foot tall statue of a warrior-like creature with the head of a goat coming towards them, its axe with fresh blood from Clark.

"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING?!?" shouted Linda, firing her handgun at the creature.

"DIE!!" Krane fires his Minigun towards the creature, but with no affect; The bullets only ricocheted off the creatures armor.

"Mark and Clark... are we next!?" shouted Linda, reloading her handgun. She turns around and… "Krane, another one!!"

Another guardian creature appeared behind them, its axe black with oil and blood as pieces of metal was on its handle.

"What are we going to do?!?" said Linda, emptying her handgun shells on the creature, "We're running out of ammo!!"

Krane, his Minigun out of ammunition, grabs Linda's arm. "This way!" They turn to run towards the giant edifice, the only place close enough to get away. Opening the doors, they lock themselves inside as the creatures try to knock it down.

"Just... what... are... those... things?!?" panted Linda, throwing her handgun to the ground. Suddenly, she hears something within the dark room, "Wait! Do you hear something?"

They hear something moving. Krane turns on his flashlight and sees that the room was filling itself with water.

"Oh no!" Linda darts her head around the room, "We got to…" Looks up and gasps. "A way out! Up there!"

Krane tries to open it as the water level increases, now up to their waists. "It won't budge!!" He lights it up, but it carried inscriptions in a language he was unfamiliar with. "What the hell do we need to do?!?" He places his palm on the tile, but the water kept coming in faster. "No!!"

Suddenly, a blackish orb came to them, its voice different from the green one, "If you wish to be saved, offer the woman as a sacrifice. I need a body!"

"What?!? I won't…" said Linda before Krane spat out. "Take her!!", the water up to their heads now.

"Krane! You son of a…"

There was a flash of green light as it engulfs them both.

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The guardians gave the intruders up for lost and headed back to their original posts. Up on a building, a Piplup with a small crown and silver bracelet, sighed at the sight.

"Oh, Phileos, why did you do this to me," it said. The Piplup then sees the door from the building thrown open and Krane being splashed out with him.

"Safe... Linda?" Krane looks around and sees Linda nearby, not breathing "Linda, wake up!" Linda's eyes does open, except they're glowing green as she smirked at him. "Linda?!?"

Linda got up and held her hand out, a small blue orb floating on them, "THIS is Linda... this is her soul" she replied, her voice now different… the voice of the black orb.

"Just who or what are you!?!"

Linda looked at him, her eyes now a dark red, "You can call me, Princess Ozan"

"Princess... Ozan?"

"Yes, one of the two Princesses of Atlantis Haven. I was unfortunate to die and had my soul stuck in this boring place, well, wouldn't be boring if I actually had a body. Thanks to you, Linda will be helping me, while you have to explain the reason why you're the only survivor. Sadly, only 3 exist here: myself, my younger sister who was cursed to live forever as a Pokemon, and the soul of her Pokemon pet that tried to save your pathetic life earlier…"

"Ozan!" shouted the Piplup as it landed near her. "Sister! Leave her alone! You chose your fate when you agreed to help out Phileos centuries ago!"

"Hello, dear sister, haven't evolved yet? Well, it was foolish of me to trust that loser, but I much prefer this body, as much as I hate to admit it, Linda was much beautiful than me, so, it's right for me to take it". She holds up Linda's soul, "And decide to freeze her soul for all eternity or enslave it like the other female souls I was planning to create a female soul army fit for a queen like myself".

The Piplup glared at Ozan. "I knew it, even as a soul, you're still insane!"

The familiar green orb appears near the Piplup.

"Ozan!" said the orb, now more commanding and clear. "This is just like the way Phileos did to you and me! Stop it at once and return the soul to its owner!"

Ozan frowned, "Forget it, Diaz! It's mine for good! What can you two do about it?! After all, I can summon those guardians again and take this man's life!"

"No Ozan. Even if you can summon those Guardians, you are no match for Phileos or his Knights!"

The Piplup stopped her head down. "Please, Diaz. Don't mention those awful Knights... Ozan, remember what Phileos had one of them do to father?!? Did you forget what he's capable of?!?"

"Yes, I do, and I don't care! Now, stay out or my way or…(she points to Krane) The guardians will destroy him!"

Diaz and the Piplup just stood there for a while, then, silently, they left.

Krane was confused of what was going on. "Just... what the hell is this place?"

"Atlantis Haven, an ancient city with an ancient secret…" Ozan opens up a black portal, "Apart from us three, you can leave. I'm being generous for once. You have a minute before I decide to end your miserable life".

Krane just lept into the portal, disappearing from the cty. Ozan laughed as she tears Linda's clothes off her new body. "Now, to rid of these clothes and fit on some more suitable ones, and after that…" She begins to laugh as the Piplup and Diaz watched from a distance.

The Piplup sighes, "She forgets that Phileos only cursed us both to stay here for all eternity. Diaz, you were able to leave anytime, but without a host, you can't go far".

"My body is in that healing chamber, thanks to you," said Diaz, his orb floating near the Piplup. "However, I can believe what he's done to me…"

The Piplup begins to cry, "I know... I still remember how you and Phileos used to get into mischief, just to see me... Oh, what happened to him, Diaz…"

"I wish I knew…"

TO BE CONTINUED...