DWA: Nice to be back really. I enjoy it. I need to try and keep emoticons out of my intro's though, DeviantArt gets you kinda used to them. Even so, many of you are thrilled I'm back, and I'm glad to see that. So I will try to get content out to you as fast as possible and with quality. Now, I don't own Pokémon, just my OC's and plot. All OC's that I did not create go to their original creator. Now I can be inconspicuous when a new OC shows up. Hehe.

Replies:

IcySneasel: Yep, I'm back. Sorry for the wait. Now, I had always planned on Zack being Shadow. I even hinted at it in the last Arc with a move he used. I'm still working out when OC's will show up. As for the teams, yes they brought all their Pokémon. As for new ones, I'm not too sure, I never thought about it. I'll give it more thought, thank you for the idea, even if I don't end up using it.

GSlayer: Just because Blizz and Nero are all sweet there doesn't mean much here man. I don't think I really got their relationship off and going. But since it was bound to happen I typed it here. I still don't see how Rin is scared of Lily man.

Pokémon Forever: Man, I love the Shadow Pokémon Concept. Coliseum and XD were some of my favorite games, so I wanted to incorporate them. The thing is, you'll have to wait a while before we get to Lily.

RockytheTyranitar: And as always, I will say that he does enough and is not the main character of the story at this moment. So please stop asking.

TheAceMT: Thanks. I always do what I can.

TheGreatT: Yeah it was a bit bland as expected. This chapter is a bit better.

Lugiaman14: Well now a top 10 is very good in my eyes, glad you enjoy the story! Plus, nice work on getting the move right. Glad to have another Shadow fan out there.

"Speech"

'Thought'

-Telepathy-

[Translated PokeSpeech]


Chapter 2: The Kanto Beginning

Time: 8:23am

I woke up and sat up in bed, Taisetsu had rolled over since last night. I silently got out of bed to let her sleep and got dressed and walked downstairs and was greeted by Mike who was drinking some coffee.

"Sleep well?" He asked. I nodded.

"Yeah. You?"

"Same." He said. "So, you ready to set out in Kanto?" He asked.

"Yeah, any advice?"

"Avoid kissing Taisetsu in public, do it outside of cities and such. Watch for Team Rocket and ES, and have fun." He said smiling. I chuckled.

"Yeah, thanks." I said.

"Also, Cassidy and I will escort Lily a bit of the ways to New Bark. Just until the path is clear. We leave when she wants, which will be soon." He said and I nodded in return.

"Thanks for watching out for her." I said.

"No problem Stan." He said smiling.

-(o)- Location: Lily's room.

Lily was excited to be heading off to New Bark soon, and was fixing her hair.

"Damn tangles." She muttered.

[Ahem…] A voice said. Lily looked onto the mirror and saw Giritina, in Origin Forme, and stifled a scream.

"M-Master! Don't scare me like that." She scolded.

[Apologies Lily. I just want to wish you luck on your endeavors before you set out.] He said. Lily smiled.

"Thank you Master Giritina." She said. Giritina rolled his eyes.

[Any time you want to stop calling me Master would be great.]

"Why would I do that?" She asked tilting her head.

[…I give up. Just refrain from saying it in public.] He said.

"Okay Master!" She said smiling.

[Jeez if anyone else hears about this I'll never hear the end of it.] Giritina said before vanishing. Lily finished fixing her hair and grabbed her stuff and went downstairs.

-(o)- POV: Stanley

I looked up as Lily ran down the stairs.

"So can I go now!?" She asked as Rina and the rest came down.

"Hey guys." I greeted and they all said their own good mornings.

"Lily calm down, you haven't even eaten." Mike said.

"I'll eat on the way!" She said. I sighed and shook my head.

"She'll keep asking, may as well get her going." I said. Mike shrugged.

"Alright then, hey, good luck out there Stanley. I'll be in touch." He said and the three left, Lily shouting for them to catch up.

"Jeez. Should we head out too?" I asked.

-I have no argument.- Taisetsu said. Blizz nodded in agreement.

"I guess we're going." Rina said. I nodded and grabbed my bag, Rina doing the same with hers.

"Well, here we come Kanto." I said looking out the window.

-(ooo)- Time: 12:02pm, Location, Viridian City, POV: Stanley 1st Person

We walked the streets of the city we were passing through. We knew the Gym Leader here was rather tough so we were gonna skip him.

"It's a nice city though." Blizz said smiling.

-Indeed it is.- Taisetsu agreed.

"Excuse me sir?" A female vice asked. We turned and saw a woman and a kid.

"Yes?" I asked.

"My son wanted to talk to you." She said smiling and the kid shyly stepped forward.

"Were you in the Hoenn League?" He asked quietly. A few people walking by walked slower at that. Guess it was popular.

"Yes actually. Why?" I asked.

"Well I wanted your autograph." He said.

"Umm . . . I guess?" I said. That was new. Rina snickered. I signed a book and he thanked me with a bow. I nodded and he and his mother left.

"Guess you may have to get used to this." Rina said.

"Oh shut it." He said.

"Pardon me." Another voice said. I turned and there was a rather tall and muscular man. He wore a black leather jacket, Blue Jeans, dark sunglasses and a black cowboy hat.

"Yes?" I asked.

"You fought Mike?" He asked.

"Yes." I replied.

"Battle me." He said.

"What? Why?" I asked.

"Did you not hear me? You battled Mike. I want to fight the kid who battled him." He said. I sighed.

"One on one. You know my name, what's yours?" I asked as I walked.

"Rocky Jackson." He said following. He didn't say anything else. Soon, we reached the Pokémon Center and went to the back for the battle.

"Let's get this over with." I said. I wasn't really I the mood but, he looked like he'd keep pestering me for one. He simply set up and threw a Poke Ball, revealing a Jolteon. I shrugged and threw a Quick Ball, calling out Hakuhyo.

"Well, let the battle begin." Rina said.

-(o)- POV: Battle

"Thunderbolt." Rocky said and his Jolteon fired a bolt of lightning and hit Hakuhyo and blasted him back. Stanly was surprised. He thought he'd be a pushover with too much confidence.

"Well then, Night Slash!" Hakuhyo stood and shot forward and slashed Jolteon who quickly fired a Pin Missile and hit Hakuhyo.

"Damn, quick reactions. Assurance!" He shouted. Hakuyho spun and his claws became coated in dark energy and extended them. He ran forward and slashed down, Jolteon jumping back. Hakuhyo slashed and slashed, but the Jolteon was rather quick. Hakuhyo gave up and hit it with Blizzard, pushing it back. Kids had come from the battle sounds.

"Dig." Jolteon quickly dug underground. Hakuhyo just waited. He jumped and avoided the attack and shot down with Aerial Ace, sending Jolteon to the ground. Rocky gave no emotion.

"Okay Hakuhyo, X-Scissor!" Stanley shouted and Hakuhyo's claws turned a whitish purple and slashed Jolteon, who took the attack and rammed into Hakuhyo, who was in turn, flung back. Hakuhyo landed on his feet and smirked.

"This guy is tough." Stanley said smiling. Jolteon fired a Thunderbolt at Hakuhyo, who dodged and ran right at Jolteon with a Night Slash and hit it. Jolteon was kinda weak after all the hits.

"Dig." Jolteon dug another hole.

"Hakuhyo. Get hit." Stanley said. Rocky's eyebrows rose under his glasses. Hakuhyo braced himself and Jolteon took Hakuhyo into the air with the hit. Hakuhyo smirked and activated Assurance, the darkness extending the claws and he slashed the Jolteon twice before kicking away. Jolteon landed roughly on its side while Hakuhyo landed feet first on the wall of the Center, and activated Ice Punch and launched off. He slammed into Jolteon, and knocked it out with the brute attack. Hakuhyo jumped back with a grin.

-(o)- POV: Stanley 1st Person

"Hmm, you are strong. I'll get stronger." Rocky said and recalled his Jolteon. "I will admit, that was an interesting play. You needed Jolteon to get close, so, you waited. Good day Stanley." He said tipping his hat.

"Wait, why battle me. I know you said before but, any other reason?" I asked.

"Well, I just wanted to battle you." He said and walked away. I recalled Hakuhyo with a shrug.

"Fair enough I guess." I said.

"Hey, we should get lunch." Rina said. I nodded and we went inside the Center's cafeteria. We all sat at a booth and waited. Then a new report came on TV.

"News from Hoenn as the Remnants are wearing down. Engulfing Shadows is doing everything in their power to get rid of the Remnants, the Gym Leaders are still denying certain actions in their towns. The public are torn, some with the Leaders, others urging them to give in." The reporter said and it went to a video of Prof. Voltic.

"We simply do not trust them fully. I do thank them for the help with the Remnants. But to just have all that force and might and having been underground? No, they had to be doing something before this. The League of Hoenn does not trust them. Final." He said.

"In other news, Kanto receives its own help from ES against the organization Team Rocket."

"Oh you are kidding!" Blizz said.

"Here with me today is their Kanto division leader, Emily." She said and the camera panned to her, and she looked very formal.

"Thank you, I'm here to just say that we're very happy to help. Team Rocket has been a thorn in everyone's side for a very long time. We want them gone as much as you." She said.

"How will you do this?"

"Well, we know that Team Rocket is a bit more organized than the Remnants. We'll still use the methods in Hoenn, but modified. For security I cannot say more." She said smiling.

I turned from the TV and sighed. "I knew they'd be here, but, still. They'll have major pull thanks to the hate Team Rocket gets." I said.

"Yeah, it'll be rough for us." Rina said.

Nurse joy came up to us with a smile. "Orders?" She asked.

"PB&J please." I said. Just a short stop after all.

-Same here please.- Taisetsu said.

"Umm . . . who said that?" She asked.

"My Gardevoir." I answered.

"Oh, sorry. Not used to telepathy. Okay, and you two?"

The others took their orders, Blizz ordering her own to the surprise of Nurse Joy.

"Okay, be back soon." She said as she left.

"So, what do we know about the Gym Leader?" Rina asked. I took out my PokeGear and looked him up.

"Well, his name is Forrest, normally uses Rock types." I said.

"Doesn't sound too hard." Blizz said.

"Well, he also has a Crobat, and Steelix." I said. "But yeah, sounds easy enough." He said.

"Just don't underestimate him. That what makes it come to a loss." Rina said.

"We'll be fine, we just need to get to Pewter. I'm sure we can get through Viridian Forest rather quickly." I said.

-Either way, we'll be ready for anything the Gym Leader can throw at us.- Taisetsu said. We all agreed happily.

-(o)- Pewter Gym, POV: Third Person

"Listen Forrest, nothing will happen if you just follow directions." Emily said.

"I still hate you all, no wonder Hoenn is fighting so hard." Forrest said glaring at her image on the TV.

"They'll come around, as will you."

"I doubt it. Remember, you have to report if you see the individuals in that folder. Good day." Emily said and the TV went blank.

Forrest sat down with a sigh. Damn ES found a piece of information that was buried, so well no one remembered it. Now, it could threaten his family. He knew it would, even without knowing the details. He looked at the folder, a picture hanging out.

"Sorry . . . but I have to." He said, like the picture would respond. He stood and walked elsewhere into the house. As he walked away, the picture fell from the folder, it was Stanley.


DWA: Sorry for the short chapter but DAMN LOOK AT THAT ENDING. I really wanted to make it longer but to be honest, it seemed right to end it there. Sorry for being late as well, motivation has been way down the drain. I do appreciate the patience I am getting. Thank you.