TeamPiperM: Hey, guys! Remember when I said that I was going to continue "Frozen World?" Well, I decided to remake it...but not right now. That's going on hiatus for the time being.

But, I'm writing a new one! Hopefully, this one will have the honor of being my first complete fanfic! I wish Nintendo would just announce a new Shadow Pokemon game already, but so far, NOTHING! So, I guess I'll have to do it for them!

Ok! This has been 10 whole years in the making, so I'm not going to make you wait any longer! Let's DO THIS!

Oh...and I don't own Pokemon.

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PROLOGUE

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It all started 10 years ago in the region of Orre. An evil organization called Cipher made themselves known. They captured innocent Pokemon and closed their hearts, ridding them of emotion and turning them into fighting machines who only knew war. With these "Shadow Pokemon," Cipher was well on its way to conquering not just Orre, but the entire Pokemon world.

In the end, though, Cipher was defeated by a band of heroes. The most prominent of the group was Wes, a former member of Team Snagem, a small-time crime syndicate who was in cahoots with Cipher. After getting sick of playing second fiddle to the organization's leader, Gonzap, Wes blew up the Snagem base and defected from the group, along with his Espeon and Umbreon. Later, they met a girl named Rui who could somehow see the auras of people and Pokemon, and eventually they learned about Cipher's plot. With friends new and old, Wes set out to stop the evil organization's plans for domination.

As they battled the Trainers of Orre, Rui would identify the tainted Shadow Pokemon with her powers. Then Wes used his Snag Machine, a device that turned Poke Balls into Snag Balls which could capture the Pokemon of others, and took the Shadow Pokemon from their selfish Trainers. Overtime, he managed to purify them and save them from their wretched state. Wes also faced the dreaded Cipher Admins; the brawny martial artist Dakim, the narcissistic Lady Venus, the brilliant-yet-mad scientist Ein, and the groovy, afro-wearing salsa dancer Miror B. He managed to Snag their powerful Shadow Pokemon, of which three were the Legendary Beasts of Johto, and Miror B's was...er...a Sudowoodo.

Finally, the heroes reached Cipher's base of operations, Realgam Tower. After defeating Nascour - the presumed head of Cipher - and snagging his Shadow Metagross, they were finally introduced to the true leader: Es Cade - or Evice - the corrupt mayor of Phenac City. Evice's Pokemon were all very strong, but his best was a Shadow Tyranitar, the most powerful Shadow Pokemon at the time. The battle was long and hard. However, in the end, Wes was triumphant. He managed to snag the corrupted beast and defeat the rest of Evice's Pokemon. With Evice felled, Cipher and its Shadow Pokemon Plan seemed done for, and it would be done for...for five years.

("STOP THE MUSIC!" - Miror B)

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Unfortunately, Evice was only a figurehead for the real head of Cipher: the Grand Master of the organization, Greevil. Under Greevil, Cipher and the Shadow Pokemon returned to terrorize Orre once more. However, Wes and Rui had disappeared from Orre. Thus, the responsibility of stopping them fell to a new Snagger, a young boy named Michael. Donning a new-and-improved Snag Machine, along with an Aura Reader - a device which let him see the black Auras of Shadow Pokemon - Michael set out with his trusty Eevee to finish what Wes started five years ago. (What did that Eevee evolve into? You'll find out later.) He defeated Cipher's minions and three new admins; the bratty teenage girl Lovrina, the conniving politician Snattle, and the strong yet-smart operator of the Shadow Pokemon lab, Gorigan.

With his Pokemon at his side, Michael stormed Cipher's true base of operations, Citadark Isle. There, he did battle with Greevil's two sons, Eldes and Ardos, before finally reaching the Grand Master himself. Greevil had on his side the most powerful Shadow Pokemon ever created: XD001, a Shadow Lugia. However, against all odds, Michael managed to snag not only XD001, but the rest of Greevil's Shadow Pokemon team as well - including the three Legendary Birds of Kanto. (How DOES Cipher get all those Legendaries? Usually it's only one or two per evil team.)

Ardos tried to convince his father to blow up Citadark Isle with Michael still on it, at the cost of the many people and Pokemon still on the island. However Eldes said that they were in the wrong and that it was time to repent for their deeds. Listening to the voice of reason, Greevil dissolved Cipher, seemingly for the final time.

("STOP THE MUSIC!" - Miror B.)

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Years passed, and Orre was at peace again. Greevil died happily with the knowledge that he did not die a monster. Under the leadership of his sons, Cipher did return. But now they are a technological mogul, on levels with Silph and Devon. Now Cipher works to make not only Orre, but the entire Pokemon world a better place. Orre is at peace once again, and in the minds of the citizens, this time it will last forever.

However, the story is not yet over. The final act is about to unfold. The Shadow Pokemon will rise again, and a new hero must save them...before they destroy themselves. This has been an entire decade in the making. This is...

POKEMON: SHADOW SHOWDOWN

...Let's get it on.