Ruby's Secret (Rewritten)
By: Aubrie1234
"Well well well, look what we have here!" A black-haired and blue-eyed girl gazed down on a boy tied to a chair. The boy was beaten and bruised, blood trickling from his mouth; his crimson red eyes glared immensely at the girl. Behind the chair was the door to the dark room, open with the silhouette of another boy in the doorway. The boy was the brother of the girl, having red hair and eyes, and the girl was more tanned than her twin. They wore regular clothes, such as jeans and shirts, but the jackets had a strange logo on them: they were completely black, except for the logo on the front, which was of a brown volcano spewing out white steam, which shaped into crossbones. The girl was grinning greatly as her brother only watched, the boy in the chair silent and glaring. The boy once wore a hat, but it was no where in sight, showing his hair. It was white on both sides, with a black streak in the middle, and along the left of his hairline, there were two pale scars, side-by-side.
"Kid, it'd be best if you talk." the boy in the doorway said, "Or do you want to be beaten again?" The boy's hand trailed down to his side, where a whip hung in its holder on his belt, curled at rest. A strangled growl escaped the tied boy's mouth, and the girl clapped.
"Could I watch this time, brother?" she asked. The boy in the doorway sighed and removed the whip from the holder, holding the thong tightly in his hands.
"No." The girl made a frustrated sound, but left. The steel door slammed behind her and a light flickered on above the two boys.
"Why?" the boy in the chair finally said, his voice raw and quiet, "You're not on her side. You don't want this." There was a crack and a great stinging sensation on the tied boy's arms.
"You have no idea what I think." the other boy once again took the whip in both hands, "Now, how did you know?"
"How could I not? You guys aren't exactly subtle." Another crack and the tied boy now had a welt on his cheek.
"There's more to it, I know." the redhead said, "Just give me the answers and I'll let you go."
"Yeah right." the white- and black-haired boy gave a small, bitter laugh, "Now that you have me, there's no chance you're going to let me go. Not only am I a good hostage for what you're planning, but you need me to put your plan into action, don't you?" The redhead's eyes narrowed.
"Well then." he returned the whip to its holder on his belt, "Let's see if you talk after another day of no food." The echo of the door closing once again and the lamp flickering out reminded the tied boy of the circumstances that had gotten him here, as he had been there for two days already. He only hoped that his friends didn't come to rescue him, as they would only walk into the trap Team Steam had arranged, with his unwilling help.
"Anything, Magnus?" The girl asked as her brother closed the door.
"Not yet, Arianna. I'm sure he will, though, if not soon." Magnus walked on down the corridor, Arianna following closely. They passed by a large window of glass, which gazed down into a lab, where several scientists were working under the watchful eyes of some grunts, all of them older than the siblings and wearing similar jackets.
"Why doesn't he see it?" Arianna sighed, "With his help, we would make the world a better place."
"Give him time. He'll come around eventually." They then passed another large window, which showed a giant steel room, devoid of anything.
"Not soon enough."
"We still have time. Time that can be used to put our plan into action. However, he knows about our plan, I'm sure."
"It hasn't changed, so why wouldn't he?" Magnus hummed.
"Good point. But, as long as he's stuck in there, he won't be able to do anything about it."
"And we can't do anything, either." Arianna argued, "Until he comes to our side, we can't make a move."
"We'll keep trying. If we can't turn him over with intimidation," Magnus made a familiar grin, "Then we'll force him. Have the scientists start working on a collar that can control him and him alone, and be able to fit him in whatever form he becomes." Arianna smiled.
"Alright. And when do you think his friends will notice?"
"Soon, if they already haven't. Green is quite the social butterfly, you know. If she doesn't get into contact with our little friend, then all of the PokeDex Holders will know in less than a day." Arianna then dropped her smile.
"What about Archie and Maxie?" Magnus lost his grin.
"Nothing right now. If they tip their hand, we'll take the opportunity to get rid of them before they derail the plan."
"What do you think they'll do once they learn of us?" Magnus shrugged.
"Who knows? They certainly won't like us, that's for sure. But," the grin returned, "We can outfox them, because we know exactly what they'll do before they do it." Arianna giggled.
"You're certainly confident." she said, "You don't think anything will go wrong?"
"Of course something will go wrong, but most of it is under control. Soon enough, we will have Hoenn under our thumbs, and then the rest of the world will follow, with or without the legendary pokemon. Everyone will fear us, and no one will be brave enough to take us down, once the PokeDex Holders are out of the way."
Well, what do you think of my rewritten version? In the original, I seriously had no idea where I was going. Now, I have a little bit of an idea of where it's going to go, with an ENTIRELY DIFFERENT storyline. I hope you like it, so read and review!