A/N: Anyone who watches the anime or reads the manga D.N.Angel; I'm only using Dark, Krad, and Daiki in my story, so sorry if anyone was expecting Daisuke, Riku or anyone else. Plus, Daiki is going to be Dark's grandfather '
Some AAML, but not quite AAML
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The Firefly's Gift
Dark entered his house after another night of thieving. Tonight's target was the Amulet of the Abyss. It was a golden amulet with an eerie midnight-blue and azure gem in the center. Daiki stood up from the couch in front of the t.v. where he saw the whole thing on the news.
"Excellent job, Dark! It went much more smoothly this time." Dark shrugged and removed his black jacket. "It was way too easy," he remarked, "at this point, I don't think they're even trying anymore." Daiki observed the amulet closer and to his surprise, he found a small crack in the center of the gem. "This is strange..."
Dark noticed this and said, "Okay, I swear that wasn't me! It was like that when I found it."
Daiki looked up at him and raised an eyebrow, "Then how did it happen? I'm sure someone at the museum would've noticed earlier-" He was cut off when another tiny piece of the gem chipped off. Suddenly, the amulet glowed a dark blue, which soon enveloped the room in a swirling void of blue. Gusts of wind blew around, sending Dark and Daiki flying a couple of feet back.
The wind persisted for a few more seconds, then just as suddenly as it appeared, the dark blue void was gone, and so was the amulet. The wind had died down and the room was left in a severely disheveled state with books and furniture scattered all over the place. Dark kicked an empty box off him. "What... the hell... was that?"
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Misty was lying somewhere in the darkness. She didn't know what was going on, or how it happened. All she did know was that she felt extremely exhausted. Her arms and legs felt like three tons each. Before she closed her eyes to slip into unconsciousness, she heard an all too familiar voice in her head. "You're weak... You were always weak, so you wanted power. I'll give you power... but it'll come with a price. My legacy will live on in you... and you will be forever bound in darkness..." The voice in her head faded away. Misty wanted to ask something, but she was too tired to open her mouth. She closed her eyes, and soon, she wasn't aware of anything.
RRIIIIIINNNGG!!!! Misty woke with a start to the sound of that awful telephone ringing outside her room. Misty sat up in bed and frantically looked around. Thankfully, she was out of that dark void and in her own room in the Cerulean gym. Light poured in from the window, casting a golden pattern of light on her bed. It was a relief from that hell of darkness she'd been in. RRIIIIIIIINNNGG!!!! Misty looked at the clock which read 8:30 a.m. She groaned and buried her face in her hands. The phone kept ringing. Go away, she thought moodily. After a few more rings there was a moment of silence again. Misty waited in bed hoping it wouldn't ring again, but to her dismay, the accursed ringing came vibrating back through her ears.
Misty groaned in frustration and kicked the blanket off of her. She ran in to the dining room and picked up the phone. The screen turned on and Lily's face appeared. "What?!" Misty breathed angrily. Normally, she wasn't the type to get into morning moods, but the return of that dream made her very tense, and the rude awakening wasn't helping.
Lily blinked, taking in Misty's tousled hair, PJs, and very annoyed expression. "Geez, Misty, some gym leader you are. Like, what, did you just wake up or something? You know those hyperactive little challengers could come at, like, any time." Misty rolled her eyes. "Okay, so I overslept for one day. The trainers can wait until I open up the gym, can't they?" Besides, it's not like I've been getting a lot of challengers lately, anyway. After Misty had become gym leader, the Cerulean gym had been seeing more and more victories. Discouraged and impatient trainers probably moved on to other gyms.
Lily shook her head. "Whatever. You're so irresponsible."
Misty narrowed her eyes at her. "You're one to talk about being irresponsible, miss let's-leave-and-make-Misty-take-care-of-the-gym-while-we're-touring-the-world." She paused. "Oh, and would you mind asking your boyfriend if he would like his underwear back?" Lily's face turned a deep shade of red, and before she could say anything about boyfriends to her, Misty changed the subject. "Anyway, what do you want?" Daisy suddenly came in from the side, pushing Lily out of sight.
"Good morning, Misty!" Daisy was in her usual, cheerful self. "We just wanted to tell you that we've finished touring the world- which was totally amazing, by the way- and we're coming home first thing tomorrow morning! Unfortunately, we're also not going to be having any more tours or anything like that for a while, so we'll be staying home for the time being." Misty understood what Daisy was saying.
"So, are you guys going to watch over the gym now?" She asked anxiously.
"Yup," Daisy chirped, "so, like, now you can go and see your boyfriend, Ash!" Misty laughed. "Do I have to tell you again? He's not my-"
"Don't even try to lie this time, Misty. We all know you like him. It's totally obvious. Just try to contain yourself until we get home, alright? Bye!" The screen went blank. Misty shook her head and hung up the phone. She smiled to herself. She would finally get to see her friends again. It had been, what, 2 years since she'd last seem them? She was only 14 when they separated and Ash continued on his journey.
She sensed something behind her and looked down at Politoed who had its head tilted curiously to the side, and some of her other pokemon that were awake. She smiled at all of them and told them the good news. They cheered happily for her. Misty laughed and went into the kitchen to prepare their breakfast.
Even though she was happy on the surface, she still felt a sense of dread deep down. She remembered the dream from this morning, and what it could have possibly meant. It had been a long time since she last had that dream, and now it just came out of nowhere. Misty shivered. She hoped that whatever it was, it wasn't too serious. She didn't want her life getting complicated again after things had just been straightened out.