-1Disclaimer: I don't own pokemon…but some of the characters and plot I do own.

Title: The Dark Ages

Rating: M for violence and swearing

Prompt: Shadows are tearing at my skull

A/N: A Pokemon fic? With no romance? What has gotten into me? Heh, just kidding. I actually like pokemon to some extent, I just decided to write this for a few reasons.

1.: This is a gift for my friend Rhett (not that he'll probably ever read it.)

2.: I had an urge to make pokemon more violent…well…because I have a twisted mind.

3.: I wanted to write an action fic for once. It's also great for my writing skills which were getting a little rusty.

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The Dark Ages

Chapter 1

Thunder rumbled through the sky as the two titans battled. On one side was a huge bird-like creature with blue and white markings and blue frills running down its back. The other was a giant green dragon with razor-sharp claws. The danced around each other, searching for a chance to strike.

In the open field below them stood two humans, intent on the fight. A gust of wind blew back the hood of one. He was a teenager with sharp eyes and jet black spiky hair. He was watching the battle unfold, paying particular interest to the dragon.

"Rayquaza!" yelled the other man. He stood a little over 6 feet tall and wore all black, even his hair was black. "Rayquaza! Use take-down!" The dragon above them hesitated a moment, then charged head-first at the bird.

The teenager's eyes flashed, seeing an opening he yelled up at the bird, "Lugia! Dodge it!" The bird waited till the dragon Rayquaza was only inches from hitting it before dropping below the behemoth dragon. "ICE BEAM! NOW!" The bird looked up and opened it's maw, a bright blue beam formed from within its depths and grew rapidly in size, within seconds it was larger than the bird's mouth, lighting up the scene. Lightning flashed and yellow mixed with blue as the powerful attack was released.

Both trainers on the ground had to cover their faces as the sonic boom blew past them. A large cloud of dust kicked up and it was impossible to see the outcome of the furious barrage. The teenager coughed into his sleeve and opened one eye, searching the sky for signs of the two titans.

He didn't have to wait long, soon the ground shook with the explosive impact of the dragon's body. Rayquaza lay on it's side, barely breathing. Ice covered much of it's mid-section.

The teen smiled, which is to say his frown lessened. No one smiled any more, there was never a reason to.

"Finish him off Lugia!" The bird swooped down out of the dust cloud that was now starting to settle. It examined the situation for a moment before diving head-first for the injured dragon. The trainer in black fumbled for a small object on his belt and barely managed to get it off and hold it up. He shouted "RETURN!" and the dragon disappeared in a flash of light. Lugia barely avoided crashing into the ground.

"Running away?" asked the teen bitterly. He held out a device similar to the one that the older man had used and recalled the bird to it. After replacing it on his belt he pulled out another ball and held it up. "I won't let you"

"Don't underestimate me boy!" The man threw out three more balls, each releasing a monster. A large snake made of iron appeared from one, and from the other two came a pair of giant monsters in the shape of rhinos on their hind feet.

The teenager narrowed his eyes and felt a pang of worry knot up in his stomach. His pokemon were tired, they wouldn't last long if he made them keep fighting. Already 3 of his party were fainted, and Lugia wouldn't be able to fight another battle for a while. After counting his options he threw out a black pokeball. It rolled across the ground before opening up, what appeared on the field was something only a select few people had ever seen before.

"I'm sorry you have to see this." The teen's eyes were shadowed, he stared at the ground as if looking up would kill him. The man in black could tell that the boy was shaking, though weather from excitement or fear was anyone's guess. The man turned his eyes back to the field so he could get a look at whatever the boy had decided could defeat all 3 of his babies.

The pokemon wasn't very large, only about 3 feet tall at the shoulder. It had black fur that seemed to hold a purple glow. Small purple sparks flew off of its body in random patterns. It's eyes glowed yellow and seemed to hold a strange intelligence in them. Yellow circles were imprinted on its forehead and legs, they also seemed to glow.

At first the man thought this was an ordinary umbreon, though it was a little small for its specie. But then he noticed that there was something different about this umbreon.

The teenager looked up causing the man to take a step back in fear. His eyes glowed with the same yellow radiance that shown from the umbreon's eyes. "What the hell are you??" He screamed.

The boy and pokemon spoke as one, and the boy's mouth was changing. It grew fangs and his jaw jutted out, disfiguring the handsome teen. "I come to kill, I come to destroy you." The voice was drawn out and quiet, but at the same time loud as a siren. The pokemon opposite the umbreon were now getting frightened and backing up with their master.

"S-stay away!" cried the man. He fell over and hit his head on a rock before blacking out. His pokemon, seeing their fallen master, did the only thing they could do. They fainted immediately.

The disfigured teen on the other side grimaced as his jaw went back to normal. He walked over to the umbreon in the middle of the field and patted its head, scratching a sensitive spot between its ears. "Good job" he whispered. Then he stood up and walked over to the man. Protocol was to kill the man and his pokemon immediately, but the boy had never liked killing. Instead, he found the poke balls on the man's belt and recalled the fainted pokemon. Thos he placed in his pack before pulling out a small black phone. It rang several times before someone finally answered.

"What do you want? I'm busy!" The person on the other end sounded out of breath, as if he had been running.

"Sir it's me, I've got a legendary trainer here, he had a Rayquaza."

"A Rayquaza you say? Interesting…You disposed of the trainer?"

"No sir, he's unconscious, I had to use Umbreon on him."

"I see….you never were one for killing were you Ash?"

"No Sir….no I'm not."

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Yeah, you may (or may not have, probably not have) read this before. I had it up at one point, then deleted it. Now I've re-vamped it and put it up again because I'm bored and felt like it . Now, I never got any reviews on the last time it was up, so please make me happy? My goal is 1 review at the moment. Just 1 review! Please make me happy .

R&R please!