The Fateful Illusion

by Timekill

Lyra Evans and Ethan Littlewood from New Bark Town have to stay together to fight through tragedy in Johto and to stay alive. A wild Zoroark is attacking visitors of Ilex Forest - but no-one knows what it is or why it is there. The pair are scared; and they've lost direction in their lives. They are forced to cling to each other in hopes that they can escape.

1. Prologue

A faint rustling can be heard in the ominous Ilex Forest. The silhouette of a tall, slender figure is visible in the faint moonlight. A pair of light-blue eyes shine brightly in the darkness. It appears to sense something coming. Quick as a blur, the figure disappears into the forest without a trace, careful not to be seen.

A man in a brown coat and trousers and has a gentleman's look enters the forest. He is followed by a man that is wearing a white lab coat and seems very calm. Suddenly, the familiar pair of gleaming light-blue eyes appear in the distance.

The first man speaks with a wary tone. "Perhaps we should have taken the other route... I don't like this."

"Oh, Rockwell... you've always been very superstitious. Ilex Forest is a wonderful place. Blessed by the shrine deep inside, life is very abundant here. It is said that Celebi once rested inside of the shrine."

"Maybe you're right. This place isn't so scary after all, Professor."

"That's the spirit."

The pair kept walking through. A friendly Farfetch'd, a common sight in the Ilex Forest, approaches them with an apprehensive look. The Professor crouches down, and pats its head. "Don't be afraid, little Farfetch'd. We're friendly."

The Farfetch'd still looks apprehensive, but accepts the pat. The next events happen all too quickly.

A blue hue envelops the Farfetch'd's body. The Professor removes his hand from the Farfetch'd's head and backs away. Rockwell turns, but is frozen, split between fear and curiosity. The Farfetch'd begins to take the shape of the tall, slim silhouette and transforms into it. The blue hue fades away, and the monster is clearly visible. Black fur covers most of its humanoid body, and has a scarf of darker fur that is around the stem of its neck. Long, red, hair stems from its head and has black spikes sprouting up. Sharp, red claws on the end of its arms and legs. Lips with blood red on the end. And finally, the bright light-blue eyes. It is a Zoroark in its full form, prepared to strike the two, with its claws bared and its legs drawn back. Before the two could do anything, the Zoroark was already primed and ready to kill.

Then it attacked.