Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon, so Mr. People-who-might-come-and-get-me-if-
I-don't-put-on-a-disclaimer, that was my disclaimer. And if the title's
already taken, sorry. I didn't know.
Author's Note: This IS a Pokemon story, but the Pokemon references, apart from TR and Gio and stuff, will come later. Oh yeah, this is just the first chapter. If I get at least three reviews, I will make a second chapter.
1.1.1 Eternal Night
It was night. Sure, it was supposed to be day, but it was so totally night, that even the bats, though they would ordinarily be asleep at that time of the day, could tell it was night. Yet somehow, it was 3:30 P.M., and it was pitch black outside. Few people knew the real reason. And the ones that would've told the others could tell no one. Because those people were dead.
It had been night for three days straight now, and it was rumored that if you went outside, the demons would get you. This wasn't true. Not even close. For you could go outside, yes, but if you did, you would know why it was night. And the Eclipse didn't want anyone to know that. So, in truth, if you journeyed into the darkness, you were dead.
The Eclipse was something of a new Team Rocket and a much craftier police...they seemed to know essentially all that was happening along with what they should do about it. They weren't allies with anybody, nor were they enemies with anybody; they were just...there. But what the people didn't know was that the Eclipse ran everything; made sure everything was okay. And what they also didn't know was just who was part of the Eclipse. Though none of the members acted as regular citizens, that was the image they put out, so no one knew whether their best friends or spouses or even kids were apart of it...not that it mattered. Because the Eclipse might as well not have existed to the regular people for all they knew about it; it was all pretty fable anyway.
Which was fine with the Eclipse; if the public knew much about them, they would get more and more suspicious. And eventually they would probably even know that the Eclipse were assassins.
But one child did know that. A child, mind you, and a mature one at that. This child was one Aure Keena, and she found out quite by accident just what the Eclipse was.
On The Dawn of the Eternal Night, as it would be called centuries later, Aure was walking home from soccer, her azure-colored hair put up in a sloppy ponytail, her jersey damp with sweat and her soccer shorts sporting large grass stains. Coincidentally, there was no one around, for miles she would find out later, which was quite odd as she was walking down a normally crowded street. Dusk was upon the town of Polie and Aure was whistling happily, holding her soccer ball under one arm, when it happened. A light breeze started it. Aure welcomed it and turned to the North so that it was blowing full force into her sweaty face. Quite suddenly, the breeze turned to a gust, then a fierce wind, and Aure was no longer welcoming it. Since it was coming from the north, it was a cold wind, and the sweat on Aure's face had long since dried. She was becoming cold and panicked now, and the wind was still strengthening, but the girl made no move to turn around. The wind gave one last push, and Aure suddenly found herself stumbling into the alley behind her. She had one last fleeting glimpse of a woman--floating? she couldn't tell--before her head connected with the ground and everything went black for her, the sound of her soccer ball bouncing echoing into the night.
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She awoke with the same woman beside her, frowning. Aure didn't open her eyes; didn't want to see where she was, and besides, she was too tired. Although her eyes were closed, she could tell she was still outside, in the alley, and that it was dark. She took this all in within a second, and about two seconds later, opened her eyes and sat up with a start. The woman smiled, and it this woman that had caused her to awaken. How had she known it was the same woman she'd seen earlier? But the woman gave her no time to dwell on this.
"Good. You're awake...." The woman had a strange lilt to her voice, and stranger still, her voice was soft and musical. She frowned again and looked at the man standing next to her. "I didn't realize the girl would be a child." The man scowled.
"I didn't either. Perhaps there was a mistake...." He had a sour tone to his voice, quite unlike the woman's.
"There has been no mistake." Spat a man from the shadows. The woman and man instantly flung themselves at his feet. "This girl is precisely the one we've been looking for." He wore a red suit and his hair was slicked back. It was nearly as dark as the sky above them, Aure noticed.
"Who are you?" Aure whispered hoarsely. The man with the black hair smirked.
"Ah, she speaks." He bent his neck to the left and right, making two unpleasant popping sounds. "These are my assistants, Paige," He motioned towards the woman. "And Flavian." The other man scowled slightly, while Aure scowled darkly.
"But who are you?" She demanded, her eyes fearful but her mouth a stubborn frown. "I didn't ask who they are!" The black-haired man chuckled lightly.
"They call me Giovanni." Aure's face instantly became a mask of fear. While no one knew much about the Eclipse, everyone knew about Team Rocket. And who the leader was. "I am both the leader of Team Rocket and the leader of the Eclipse." That was all that was needed to scare Aure away. She leapt up from where she'd been sitting and ran as hard as she could away from Paige, Flavian, and Giovanni, and kept running all the way home. Paige and Flavian leapt up as well from where they'd been groveling and pulled guns from their pockets as quick as a flash, pointing them at the retreating figure. "No need for that." Paige and Flavian turned to him questioningly, their guns lowered, and Giovanni said simply, "She left her soccer ball." And indeed, she had.
Author's Note: This IS a Pokemon story, but the Pokemon references, apart from TR and Gio and stuff, will come later. Oh yeah, this is just the first chapter. If I get at least three reviews, I will make a second chapter.
1.1.1 Eternal Night
It was night. Sure, it was supposed to be day, but it was so totally night, that even the bats, though they would ordinarily be asleep at that time of the day, could tell it was night. Yet somehow, it was 3:30 P.M., and it was pitch black outside. Few people knew the real reason. And the ones that would've told the others could tell no one. Because those people were dead.
It had been night for three days straight now, and it was rumored that if you went outside, the demons would get you. This wasn't true. Not even close. For you could go outside, yes, but if you did, you would know why it was night. And the Eclipse didn't want anyone to know that. So, in truth, if you journeyed into the darkness, you were dead.
The Eclipse was something of a new Team Rocket and a much craftier police...they seemed to know essentially all that was happening along with what they should do about it. They weren't allies with anybody, nor were they enemies with anybody; they were just...there. But what the people didn't know was that the Eclipse ran everything; made sure everything was okay. And what they also didn't know was just who was part of the Eclipse. Though none of the members acted as regular citizens, that was the image they put out, so no one knew whether their best friends or spouses or even kids were apart of it...not that it mattered. Because the Eclipse might as well not have existed to the regular people for all they knew about it; it was all pretty fable anyway.
Which was fine with the Eclipse; if the public knew much about them, they would get more and more suspicious. And eventually they would probably even know that the Eclipse were assassins.
But one child did know that. A child, mind you, and a mature one at that. This child was one Aure Keena, and she found out quite by accident just what the Eclipse was.
On The Dawn of the Eternal Night, as it would be called centuries later, Aure was walking home from soccer, her azure-colored hair put up in a sloppy ponytail, her jersey damp with sweat and her soccer shorts sporting large grass stains. Coincidentally, there was no one around, for miles she would find out later, which was quite odd as she was walking down a normally crowded street. Dusk was upon the town of Polie and Aure was whistling happily, holding her soccer ball under one arm, when it happened. A light breeze started it. Aure welcomed it and turned to the North so that it was blowing full force into her sweaty face. Quite suddenly, the breeze turned to a gust, then a fierce wind, and Aure was no longer welcoming it. Since it was coming from the north, it was a cold wind, and the sweat on Aure's face had long since dried. She was becoming cold and panicked now, and the wind was still strengthening, but the girl made no move to turn around. The wind gave one last push, and Aure suddenly found herself stumbling into the alley behind her. She had one last fleeting glimpse of a woman--floating? she couldn't tell--before her head connected with the ground and everything went black for her, the sound of her soccer ball bouncing echoing into the night.
---
She awoke with the same woman beside her, frowning. Aure didn't open her eyes; didn't want to see where she was, and besides, she was too tired. Although her eyes were closed, she could tell she was still outside, in the alley, and that it was dark. She took this all in within a second, and about two seconds later, opened her eyes and sat up with a start. The woman smiled, and it this woman that had caused her to awaken. How had she known it was the same woman she'd seen earlier? But the woman gave her no time to dwell on this.
"Good. You're awake...." The woman had a strange lilt to her voice, and stranger still, her voice was soft and musical. She frowned again and looked at the man standing next to her. "I didn't realize the girl would be a child." The man scowled.
"I didn't either. Perhaps there was a mistake...." He had a sour tone to his voice, quite unlike the woman's.
"There has been no mistake." Spat a man from the shadows. The woman and man instantly flung themselves at his feet. "This girl is precisely the one we've been looking for." He wore a red suit and his hair was slicked back. It was nearly as dark as the sky above them, Aure noticed.
"Who are you?" Aure whispered hoarsely. The man with the black hair smirked.
"Ah, she speaks." He bent his neck to the left and right, making two unpleasant popping sounds. "These are my assistants, Paige," He motioned towards the woman. "And Flavian." The other man scowled slightly, while Aure scowled darkly.
"But who are you?" She demanded, her eyes fearful but her mouth a stubborn frown. "I didn't ask who they are!" The black-haired man chuckled lightly.
"They call me Giovanni." Aure's face instantly became a mask of fear. While no one knew much about the Eclipse, everyone knew about Team Rocket. And who the leader was. "I am both the leader of Team Rocket and the leader of the Eclipse." That was all that was needed to scare Aure away. She leapt up from where she'd been sitting and ran as hard as she could away from Paige, Flavian, and Giovanni, and kept running all the way home. Paige and Flavian leapt up as well from where they'd been groveling and pulled guns from their pockets as quick as a flash, pointing them at the retreating figure. "No need for that." Paige and Flavian turned to him questioningly, their guns lowered, and Giovanni said simply, "She left her soccer ball." And indeed, she had.