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Chapter 1: Dawn's Nightmare Begins, Paul helps out for a change.

Ash, Dawn, and Brock are all sleeping at their campout in Canalave City's Pokemon Center. Brock and Ash are peacefully resting, but Dawn isn't, and now we know why.

"Dar-krai, Dark" The nightmare pokemon looms overhead preying on it's weak-minded victims.

"... Ash... Ash... Stay away from... Dar...Dar-krai... Help!" Dawn cries out jolting Ash and Brock up right, Darkai vanishes, but Dawn's condition remains. "ASH... Get away! Run, it'll get you!"

"Huh?" Ash is confused. "What are you talking about, Dawn?"

"Dar... Dar... Darkrai..." She whispers into the darkness.

"What's that?" Ash asked.

"It's the nightmare pokemon, that lives in the abandoned motel at the edge of town." Nurse Joy is listening to the moanings of Dawn.

"How I love your wisdom, you have such insight into our problems. Will you go out with me?" Brock asks, leaving Ash and Nurse Joy dumfounded.

"Chansey, Chansey" Says her Chancey, seperating the two.

"Ash, run!" Dawn calls out. "Brock, Get away! Darkrai will get you too!"

"Arrgh." Ash growls "We can't just leave Dawn like this, we gotta do something!"

"Yes, Ash... But what?" Brock asks him.

Dawn sits up, but is still in her nightmare, and there is no stopping her as she goes to the Pokemon Center door.

"Dawn, Wait!" Ash cries out. Paul opens the door to the Pokemon Center as Dawn stumbles out and he breaks her fall.

"What the-?" Paul is not sure what is going on. "Hey, losers, get her off me!"

"Paul, get out! This is my town! All of you! Leave now!" Dawn suddenly turned evil. She storms out on them, Brock and Ash run after her.

"What's up with those losers." Paul mumbles to himself.

"She is possessed by Darkrai." Nurse Joy comments, overhearing him.

" No way, the legendary? Must be popular if you'd have something to say..."Paul thinks. "Must be powerful too..." "Where is it?"

"Well, either in the motel, or inside of Dawn, Your safest bet would be Dawn... But-" Nurse Joy is cut off by Paul running out of the Pokemon Center. She sighs. "I hope they know what they're getting themselves into."

Brock and Ash are pounding on the motel door, when Paul comes up behind them.

"Hey, losers... Move!" Paul called out to them. "Magmar, Fire Blast!" The pokemon let out a powerful blast of fire.

"What makes you want to help us?" Ash asked. Paul didn't answer as he barged into the motel. Darkrai was suspending Dawn overhead as he absorbed her energy, from her nightmare.

"Well... You must be Darkrai?" Paul is intriged, feeling the power eminating off of the pokemon. "Magmar! Fire Blast!" The pokemon obeys, jetting out another powerful blast.

"AAHHHH!" Dawn screams in pain, Darkrai absorbed the energy he needed to make the move useless.

"Dawn!" Ash screamed for her. "Paul, you have to stop! Don't do this!"

"All right, geez! I'm not gonna do anything to kill someone." Paul replied coldly. "If only there was another way to get that Darkrai." "Its so powerful."

"Darkrai, listen to me! You have my friend, and she means a lot to me... and Brock. (Brock nods in the background.) We would like to get her back... (Darkrai snickers. Ash collapses to his knees. Whispers) ...Please..."

"Rawr!" A loud voice comes from outside... TO BE CONTINUED


I hope you enjoyed Chapter 1 of "Dawn's Nightmare" This is my first posting, please give what reviews that you can! Thanks for reading!