Disclaimer for the whole story: I do not own Pokémon! I only own my OC's and the plot!
Hikari no Aura
Chapter 1: Who's Team Rocket?
Its a beautiful Saturday morning and the sunlight is coming through the window in Akira's bedroom, in her apartment. Today is a very special day for Akira, she was suppose to go see professor elm at his lab today, to receive her first Pokémon. As the sunlight hits Akira in the face, she quickly rolled over to her right side to keep the sunlight out of her eyes. Then Akira sits up in bed, rubs the sleepers out of her eyes, stands up and stretches out her arms and legs. Akira slowly walks over to the bathroom, she shuts the door behind her, uses the bathroom, washes her hands , and then her face. Akira looks into the mirror and sees her beautiful light blue eyes and smile. Then she grabs her hair brush and brushes her medium length, wavy ,dark chocolate hair. Next Akira walks out of the bathroom, goes to her closet, takes out her Houndour hoodie and dark grey jeans, then puts them on. After that Akira walks over to her dresser next to her bed, opens a jewelry box and takes out a necklace with a light purple stone on it. This necklace is very precious to Akira because it was given to her by her parents. Finally she puts her socks and her black and white high tops on. Then Suddenly Akira looks over to her alarm clock and sees that the time is 8 o'clock."8oclock! I should have been at Professor Elms lab two hours ago". I should hurry and get to the lab".
"Akira runs down stairs to the front door then walks outside and over to the labs front doors. Akira tries to open the labs front doors, but they are suspiciously locked " That's weird Professor Elm knows that I am coming to his lab today , why did he lock the door"? Akira walks around to the side of the lab and calls Professor Elms name, but Professor Elm never answers. Akira then walks over to a window near the front door of the lab, but suddenly ducks "Hey who are those strange people standing in professor elms lab? That's weird they have a big red R on their shirt". Akira peeks in the window to get a closer glance and she sees those strange people tying up Professor Elm. Akira backs away from the lab and nervously paces back and forth trying to figure out how to get to the lab without being seen by those people with the R on their shirt: "Lets see, I could try sneaking around behind the lab. Maybe I could find an open window or something to help me get inside". Akira continues pacing back and forth: " On the other hand, if I don't try to get to the lab something bad could happen to professor elm...". Akira spends twenty minutes pacing back and forth trying to decide what she should do. Finally she makes a decision: " Well I maybe nervous and have no idea what kind of danger I might face, but I cant just stand here and do nothing. Hold on professor I will find someway to help you".
Meanwhile at the lab: Team Rocket is tying Professor Elm to a chair in his lab. A man with short black hair with a white streak on the left side, glasses, goatee walks up to Professor Elm then suddenly stops in front of him, crosses his arms then looks down at him with cold eyes and a sinister grin on his face. " Please excuse us for our rudeness, my name is Sebastian and I am a scientist for team rocket. We have come here today looking for a girl, her name is Akira Akari, perhaps you have heard of her. My sources tell me she is supposed to pay you a visit today".
" I'm not telling you people anything, untie me and then get out of my lab"!
A man with muscles, sunglasses an yellow hair walks up behind professor elm cracks his knuckles loudly then he put his left hand on professor elms left shoulder an squeezed his shoulder as hard as he could. Professor Elm screams loudly and a tear comes out of his eye.
Professor Sebastian smirks: " It looks like the professor needs time to think about what just happened to him. Everyone please follow me to the next room, Oh and professor when I get back you better be ready to talk". Professor Sebastian and the other rocket agents walk out of the room.
Ten minutes later Akira finally finds an open window: "I cant believe I found an open window. Hey look at all the different kinds of Pokémon in Professor Elms yard wow, There's a mareep, a snubbull, a Jolteon a chickorita, cyndaquil and wow a totodile Professor Elm sure has a lot of Pokémon! Akira hears some voices coming from inside the lab so she crouches down at the window and her heart starts to race. Why is Professor Elm tied up and who are those scary people in the lab with him"?
Professor Sebastian and the rocket agents walk back into the lab, Sebastian immediately walks over to Professor Elm and puts his hands behind his back with a smile on his face: "So Professor Elm are you ready talk"?
"Like I said before im not telling you people anything I wont put Akira's life in jeopardy"!
" Professor Elm I suggest that you stop being stubborn and tell me where I can find the girl. You have two choices you can either tell me where I can find Akira or if you insist to continue being stubborn we can hurt you and the Pokémon you have here at the lab. Now listen to me professor I don't have much patience, so be a good boy and tell me where she is".
Meanwhile outside of the lab:
Akira is trembling and her heart is racing. " I don't even know who these people are and what could they possibly want with me"? Akira sits and thinks hard for five minutes about what those people could possibly want with her. Suddenly Akira hears something whimpering and it sounds like its coming from inside the lab. So Akira carefully peeks in the window and sees a Pokémon locked in a cage. " Its a Houndour and its a different color to wow! I never thought I would be lucky enough to see one in person, but wait why would it need to be in a cage? I bet those people inside the lab had something to do with it! I have an idea I can use my telepathy to communicate with that Houndour maybe this Pokémon can tell me who those people are. Then later we can save Professor Elm".
Akira sits in the grass next to the open window then she closes her eyes and takes a deep breath so that she can connect her mind with Houndour's : "Houndour can you hear me"? A few seconds pass then Akira hears Houndour's voice.
" Yes, who are you"?
" My name is Akira, and I am here to rescue you and Professor Elm. Do you know who those people standing around Professor Elm are"?
" Yes I do! the women with the silver hair and silver cold eyes is Hun, The man with muscles, sunglasses and yellow hair is Attila, The man with the blue hair and olive green eyes is Pierce. Now the man standing in front of Professor Elm with the short black hair with a white stripe on the left side, glasses and goatee is Professor Sebastian, he is the one in charge of their mission, together they are team rocket and believe me they are bad news"!
" Houndour, how do you know who these people are"?
" I was used as their experiment, it was terrible they ran all these different tests on me, painful tests. They would shoot me with tranquilizer darts and then when I would wake up I would see wires all over me, it was terrifying"!
" Im sorry to hear that Houndour. Listen how about I get you out of this cage and we can find a way to help the professor".
"I do really appreciate that Akira thank you"!
"Your welcome, now is there a key nearby that unlocks your cage"?
"Yes, the key is on top of my cage".
" That's perfect Houndour! all I have to do is open you cage and then we can quietly sneak out of here".
"That's a good plan Akira, but im afraid it wont be that easy. Listen you have to be careful because if any of those people see you, its over, none of us will escape them and who knows what they will do to us"?
" Thanks for the warning Houndour, but I will be careful don't worry".
Akira winks at Houndour then quietly climbs through the window and grabs the key to Houndour's cage: "Good job Akira, now carefully unlock the cage then we can quietly sneak away".
" Don't worry Houndour what could possibly go wrong".
Akira holds her trembling hand, then hesitates for a moment. Finally Akira turns the key and a loud click is heard: "Akira I thought you said that you would do this quietly"!
" It wasn't that loud Houndour relax".
Suddenly Hun looks over at the cage where Akira and Houndour is: "Hey brat what do you think you are doing"?!
Sebastian suddenly looks over at the cage: " Its Akira everyone quickly capture her".
Akira and Houndour jump out the open window: "Run Houndour"!
"Im running as fast as I can Akira ". Houndour exclaimed with a growl.
" I can see route 29 we can make it," Akira yelles with a victorious grin that crossed her face.
" Wait what about Professor Elm we cant leave him he needs us".
" Your right Houndour, but how do we get back to the lab without them catching us".
Hun, Attila and Pierce are catching up to Akira and Houndour: "STOP BRAT"!
" We need a plan Akira and quickly". Akira thinks for a few seconds: "That's it, Houndour use smog"!
Team Rocket starts coughing: " Houndour look the guys who are guarding the front door are gone. Now's are chance lets go save the professor".
" I cant see anything, Skarmory use gust to blow this smog away". Skarmory uses gust and blows the smog away. "What the... she's gone"?
Akira and Houndour run inside the lab: Akira wasn't paying attention to where she was going and runs right into Professor Sebastian from behind. Akira stumbles then falls onto the labs cold hard floor. The girls eyes widens the moment she looks up and sees the person she run into. A cold shiver went down her spine and stopped her from moving for a blink of an eye. Suddenly Sebastian turns around then bends down and picks Akira up by her collar, grabs her wrist and stares into her eyes with a cold look. " Well its nice to finally meet you ".
Akira just stands there staring into Professor Sebastian's cold gaze and is to petrified to even move a muscle it was like she is in some sort of terrifying trance. Akira gulps, her throat is dry and only a small whimper escaped her lips. Without any warning Sebastian pulled Akira closer to him" I hope you appreciate our little visit, we came just for you". Suddenly Houndour looks up and sees that Sebastian has Akira in his grasp. Houndour backs up and then lunged at Professor Sebastian's hands. When Houndour hit Sebastian's hands he lost his grip on Akira causing her to fall onto the labs cold hard floor again.
Akira quickly jumps up and sees an opened door leading into the library. Akira and Houndour run into the library as fast as they can, Akira slams the door shut and locks it.
A scowl crosses Sebastian's face but his grin grew wider and more sinister. Sebastian took out his radio... "This is Sebastian, Akira just ran into the lab and locked herself in the library get in here and capture her".
"Yes sir".
Akira and Houndour looks around the library and see a balcony on the right side of the room, a chandler on the celling, a red carpet on the floor, a big bay window on the left side of the room , a couch and two chairs siting in front of the window. "Wow Houndour look at the size of this library, there must be hundreds of book in here".
" Professor Elm must have a lot of time on his hands to read all of these books".
Akira suddenly hears Team Rocket trying to break down the door: "Houndour we cant stay in this room team rocket will eventually break down this door and capture us. Do you see any other doors or an open window. Houndour are you even listening to me, why are you staring at that bookshelf and not looking for an exit"!
" Akira keep you voice down I think I found something". Houndour looks over to his right and sees a book that looks like it wasn't put back properly. Akira see that big red book that's on my right"?
" Yeah, what about it Houndour"?
" It makes the rest of the bookcase look sloppy fix it its bothering me".
Akira smacks her forehead with a giant face palm. "Are you kidding me Houndour we are running for our lives from team rocket and your more concerned with a book that wasn't put back properly. How does that help us"?
Houndour is giving Akira that cute puppy face. "Fine Houndour I will fix that book for you. Just stop with the cute face please".
" Sure thing Akira anything for you". Houndour smiles. " Thank you Akira your a real pal".
Akira backs up to see where that book is located on the bookshelf. Suddenly she bumps her back against a smaller bookshelf, a book that was sitting on top of the bookcase falls and hits Akira on the head. Akira groans: "That really hurt, hey look at this book its all about aura wow! I wonder what the first chapter is about"?
Akira starts flipping through pages in the book: "Hello earth to Akira remember me, are you going to fix that book for me sometime today"?
Akira's reading the book: "What book Houndour"?
Houndour walks up to Akira and knocks the book out of her hands: "Hey, what did you do that for Houndour"?
" That's the wrong book Akira I meant the one on this bookcase".
" Oh yeah, sorry Houndour I got so caught up in this book. I will fix that book right now".
Akira walks over to the bookshelf and fixes the book. As soon as Akira places the book back, the bookshelf moves to the left and reveals a staircase leading to a secret room. " Houndour im sorry I ever doubted you and im sorry I got mad at you, you just saves our lives". Akira gives Houndour a hug.
"That's ok Akira I forgive you, come on lets go". Akira and Houndour are about to start down the stairs when suddenly a loud noise comes from the library door. Akira looks over at the door and sees a foot suddenly break through the bottom of the door. Akira holds back a scream and a shiver runs down her spine.
" Akira hurry we don't have much time team rocket will be in this room any minute"!
Akira and Houndour just make it inside the secret room as the bookcase shuts behind them. It is completely dark, Akira and houndour are now walking blindly in the dark with nothing to tell them where they are going then Akira gets an idea. "Houndour your a fire type right".
" Yes, but im also a dark type to he he get it Akira we are walking in the dark and I am a dark type Pokémon".
" Houndour you're crazy". What I was going to say was since you are a fire type".
Houndour interrupts Akira "And a dark type".
"Yes Houndour, and a dark type listen I want you to use ember to give us some light".
" And the magic words are".
Akira rolls her eyes and sighs : "Please houndour will you use ember so we can see where we are going so we wont trip over anything".
" Sure Akira, now see was it that hard".
"Your pushing your lucky Houndour".
" He he sorry Akira its just fun to mess with you".
Houndour uses a small ember attack to light their way. Suddenly Akira and Houndour hear Team Rocket break down the door. " lets keep going Akira and find a way out of here don't worry I will protect you from Team Rocket ".
Meanwhile back in the library:
" Professor Sebastian we broke down the door how do you want us to precede ".
Pierce I want you, Hun and Attila to bring Akira to me. Do what ever you have to capture her. I will be waiting here guarding Professor Elm. In the mean time maybe I can pick his brain and learn some more about Akira from him".
"Understood, lets go".
Houndour and Akira are still wondering around in the dark looking for another way out when Akira spots a desk with a lamp on it. " Houndour look a desk it the perfect place for me to read some more of this book. Hopefully that lamp will work and I can find out what secrets this book holds".
Houndour and Akira carefully make their way over to the desk . Akira try's to turn on the lamp. "Houndour the lamp works this is great. Wow this is incredible.
" What does it say Akira"?
" Well the first chapter is about how a trainer and their partner Pokémon can be connected by a strange marking".
" What does this mark look like"?
Akira starts to read the mysterious book and finds a picture of this marking: "I found it houndour! it is a light purple outline of a heart and it can give the trainer special abilities but these abilities depend on what type the Pokémon is and how strong the bond between a Pokémon and their trainer is. So my guess is only a special Pokémon can have this marking and the trainer can learn new abilities as their bond grows stronger. Here is another interesting thing I found houndour it says when the Pokémon gives their trainer this mark they are forever connected and they share each other strength and weaknesses".
" Does it describe any major weaknesses"?
" There is one. It says that if the Pokémon partner feels pain, the trainer that is connected to this Pokémon will also share in their pain".
"Houndour remembers something important that team rocket mentioned while he was being experimented on. I don't want to scare Akira, I need to tell her what they said, but first I need to know if what team rocket said is truly possible. Hey Akira does the book say if its possible to copy this ability"?
" That's a strange question to ask houndour but let me check". Akira flips through the book until she comes to the last chapter. "It does Houndour it says this mark contains great power but in the wrong hands this marks power can give someone complete control of all Pokémon and they can use these Pokémon to do what ever they please, but that's not the worst part Houndour".
" What could be worse than that"?
" They will be truly unstoppable and everyone will be at their mercy".
" So what they said is possible' Houndour gets a cold chill and decides that it is time that he tells Akira. "Um Akira I have something I have to tell you".
"Not now Houndour cant you see im trying to read".
" But Akira".
Back in the library
" We have checked this whole library and we still haven't found the girl"! Attila leans on the secret bookcase and pushes the big red book back in place.
The bookcase starts to move to the left and a secret room is revealed. So that's where she went and why we couldn't find her".
" Yes Hun I believe you are right. Pierce smiles and chuckles in a sinister way. "Akira we are coming for you".
Pierce, Attila and Hun starts to walk down the stairs .
"Akira will you just listen to me"!
" What is it Houndour im trying to read this book
" something just doesn't feel right I think Team Rocket might be closing in on us".
" Houndour you worry to much if Team Rocket was closing in on us don't you think we would hear footsteps or something".Akira suddenly hears familiar voices and footsteps. Akira starts to tremble and her heart starts to race. Houndour I really hate it when your right".
" Don't worry about it Akira I already know another way out".
" That's awesome Houndour ,but wait how did you find another way out"?
" Well while you were busy reading that book I went for a little walk around this room an found a window behind black curtains ,but since its dark in here you never noticed them".
Akira gives Houndour another hug. "Houndour I want to thank you for watching my back when I was to busy to listen to you".
" Isn't that what friends are for Akira".
" Yeah come one houndour lets get out of here".
Akira and Houndour climbs under the curtains , sneak out the window and start climbing stairs that lead to another door.
" Akira are we at the top yet my paws hurt".
"Houndour we just started,but if you cant handle walking up the rest of the stairs I understand".
" And what is that suppose to mean Akira".
" Oh nothing its just if you cant make it up the rest of the steps then you could never beat me in a race".
" Oh really Akira is that what you think. Well then how about a bet".
" Sure what's the bet".
" If I win you have to listen to what I wanted to tell you back in that other room".
"Ok but if I win...".
"Akira why are you looking at me like that".
"If I win you have to let me paint your claws pink".
"ALL OF THEM".
" Yes houndour all of them what do you say".
" I think you should get ready to smell defeat".
" READY..., SET..., GO!
Meanwhile Pierce, Attila, and Hun are walking in the dark room when Hun sees a small light".
" Pierce, Attila I found something, follow me".
Pierce and Attila follow Hun to a desk with a lamp that is turned on".
" So its a lamp what's the big deal Hun".
Pierce puts his hand on the top of the lamp. " This lamp isn't hot that can only mean ..."
" Um that the lamp wont burn up"?
Pierce and Hun put their hand on their head. No Attila it means that brat was just here".
" That's right Hun, everyone split up and look for an exit".
Back in the lab: Professor Elm is struggling to get free. "Professor Elm why do you fight us"?
"Because I wont let you harm Akira, she is an innocent child let me go so I can help her".
" I am afraid that I cant let you do that professor, that girl is too important to us and if you want to try and be a hero I can make your life very unpleasant, do you hear me. I don't make threats you will be punished. Do I make myself clear professor".
"Yes...".
"Good boy, now professor I have a message for Akira, and I want you to personally deliver it for me".
Meanwhile Akira and Houndour are racing up the stairs.
"Im going to beat you Houndour".
" Oh really , Hey Akira look up".
Houndour is siting at the top smiling at Akira.
" What how did you beat me to the top. You were complaining that your paws were hurting".
" You underestimated me Akira".
" Good job Houndour".
" Thanks Akira, since I won you have to listen to what I want to tell you back there".
" Well ok but only because you won".
" I think I should wait to tell you until this thing with Team Rocket is over we cant take a chance on them capturing us".
" Sounds good houndour lets take a rest im bushed from running up all those stairs".
Attila have you found anything yet ".
"No, sorry Pierce".
" What about you Hun".
" Nothing yet".
Pierce grits his teeth, then he takes his fist and hits it against the wall behind him and a ping is heard Pierce pulls back the curtain and a open window is now visible. Pierce looks out the window and hears Akira laughing."Well what do we have here, so this is where she went, and look who is sitting at the top of those stairs. This day just keeps getting better and better".
"What should we do now Pierce"?
"I have tranquilizer darts in my pocket I want you and Hun to shoot one at each of them , we cant let them get away from us now can we. Pierce hands Attila and Hun a tranquilizer dart and a pipe to shoot them in. On my signal READY..., NOW"!
"That was a lot of fun Akira, can we have another race soon".
" Sure Houndour maybe tomorrow".
" Akira is something bothering you"?
" I wont lie to you Houndour its just so many things has happened to me this morning. I thought today would be just a normal day. I never expected Team Rocket at the lab , I'm so confused why do they want to capture me what is so special about me that they need to kidnap me , Then this book just happens to hit me on the head. It wasn't just any old book its like I was suppose to find this book for some odd reason, and I never expected that Professor Elm has a bookcase that leads to a secret room. This is one crazy morning, but the one thing that made today special is that I met you and now we are friends".
" I understand Akira even I don't completely understand how I even ended up as Team Rockets experiment, but this morning when all hope seems lost you appear and rescue me . I really appreciate that Akira and I would go through all of this again if it meant we could be friends forever".
" We are friends and we can be friends forever if that is what you want Houndour I would never force you to stay with me if you didn't want to but its always nice to have a best friend by your side during such a hard time like this". Houndour puts his head under Akira's arm and licks her face. Houndour smiles while Akira chuckles.
" Thanks Akira I... AKIRA LOOK OUT".
"Houndour shoves Akira out of the way, but gets hit by Hun's dart. " HOUNDOUR "!
" I missed, that mutt made me miss".
" Don't worry about it Attila my dart hit that mutt she wont leave without It. Hey brat we see you".
" Hun, Attila and Pierce start running up the stairs to capture Akira. "Houndour they hit you with a sleeping dart come on lets go I can see a room at the end of the hallway. You have to get up please".
" Cant we just take a rest here im tired Akira ".
" No Houndour listen to me you are stronger than this, you can make it to that room I believe in you".
" Your right Akira lets... Akira look out"!
" What houndour what do you see". Suddenly Pierce shoots a dart at Akira and hits her in her left shoulder. "Ouch"!
"Run Akira"!
Akira and houndour make it half way up the hall they are so close to the room that they need to get to when suddenly the darts start to kick in. Akira falls to the ground exhausted from the dart, she turns around to see Pierce, Attila and Hun standing where they were ,laughing at her. Pierce walks up behind Akira, bends down, grabs her by the collar and pulls her up. Pierce smirks. Suddenly Houndour turns around, try's to bite Pierce, Pierce drops Akira then Houndour walks over to Akira an puts his head under her arm to help her up. Hun, Attila both shoot another dart at Akira and they both hit her in the back. Akira feels like she could collapse at any moment.
"Thank you Houndour for helping me".
" I told you before Akira I wont let Team Rocket hurt you I will fight to protect you. Now lets get to that room".
Akira and Houndour some how manage to find the strength to get into the room Akira shuts the door and locks it. "Houndour my heart is racing I have never been this scared before in my life".
Akira holds on to the side of the bed and hopes for the best.
Pierce , Hun and Attila are now standing in front of the door that leads to where Akira and houndour are hiding. ' We have her right where we want her trapped. Alright now Hun, Attila on my signal we will kick the door down, drag the girl and her mutt out of the room, then we can take her to Professor Sebastian. READY, ONE ,TWO, NOW!
Right before Team Rocket can kick in the door they hear Professor Sebastian's voice over their radio with police sirens in the background. This is Sebastian, the police are closing in on us. We have no choice we have to retreat we will capture the girl another day, everyone meet me at the chopper".
" You got lucky this time Akira,but next time you wont be so lucky we will capture you and I wont go easy on you next time we meet".
Pierce looks to the right side of the door and sees an escape rope hanging up on a hook . Pierce ties one end of the rope to the railing of the balcony and Team Rocket escapes without anyone seeing them. "Their gone Akira".
" I heard Houndour this is great, how do you feel".
" I feel tired but I can make it. How do you feel Akira
" I feel like... I could pass out at any moment". Akira breathes heavily and groans as her sight becomes blurred.
" They did hit you with three darts Akira".
" Never mind that lets go check on professor...". Akira suddenly collapses on the floor.
" Akira ! Don't worry I will go and get professor elm I will be back soon".
The door is locked and Houndour cant reach the lock so Houndour backs up and uses a tackle attack at the door and smashes right through it then runs to go get Professor Elm.
Thank you for reading Chapter 1 I'm really excited about my story! I am currently working on chapter 2 Please review :) I hope everyone enjoys reading this chapter I really enjoyed writing it If anyone has any idea's for my story feel free to tell me.