Welcome to chapter 2! So, sorry for the buffer. I spent two weeks in Colorado and came home two days later. But I did figure a ton of things out while I was gone. But from now on chapters will release on Saturday evenings. Now without further ado, I present to you chapter 1 of "Forbidden Love: Titanium Will Never Rust" by xX-xeXeeD-Xx! I do not own Nintendo, Game Freak, or any other company associated with the Pokemon franchise. Although that would be pretty nice.

"The only thing to fear is fear itself." Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Forbidden Love: Titanium Will Never Rust

Chapter 2: Who are you?

Dream

(Zane's POV)

I open my eyes to see jet black darkness. And out of nowhere a being appears before me. It was me. And then I watched as the scar on his left cheek opened up and black flames began to sprout from the wound. His teeth were visible as well. And then black markings started to draw themselves on his open chest. But his eyes were different. They were completely black.

He began ,"Well, well, well." he crossed his arms. "If it isn't my master..." His deep, sinister, and thundering voice nearly echoed. It was the same voice I heard not too long ago. Master? What is he talking about?

"I know what you're thinking. I guess you at least deserve an explanation. Now sit down and listen up." He added while a mysterious force pushes me down and makes me land in a wooden chair.

He started ,"You Zane Ashtin are, unfortunately, my master." He said with a disgusted tone. He started to walk around where I sat, pacing back and forth. "You're also wondering who I truly am." In a split second, he disappears and the gray square Anna had given me appeared. Only after giving me a glance, it too disappears. Then, from behind, he startles me slightly. His hands were on my shoulders. He chuckles as he walks away.

"I, am Despair... But, people just call me the dread plate... The very essence of evil... The Sultan of Nightmares... The god of darkness and death." He spoke proudly. But as soon he finished he turned to face me. "But not anymore... Now I'm just a servant to a loose cannon of a teenager. If you ask me you aren't even close to worthy of my power."

I began ,"Wait so what happened back there in the mansion was you? But how? And I thought the plates were fairytales and myths... And there were no tales of human carnations of the plates."

He sighs ,"So many questions... First of all, yes, you didn't really think that was you behind the wheel did you? If I didn't intervene you would be battered meat right now. But don't you dare use me as some kind of escape goat or invisibility on demand. Even I have limits. Second of all, no, the plates are more than just childhood stories told at bedtime. We are the humble servants of our great creator, Arceus. For he created us to keep balance among the universe. And apparently to keep brats like you from getting themselves killed. And lastly, I can confirm, there are no tales of human carnations of the plates. only hints, our human forms have been kept a mystery for as long as we've been known to the world." He starts to walk up to me once again ,"But just remember, I am the god of darkness and death, and if you're not careful, my power just might consume your soul and leave nothing behind." He walks away from me and begins to disappear.

"Wait!" I exclaim but it was too late.

(Zane's POV)

(N/A)

[2:53 am]

I awaken to Ruby nudging me slightly.

"Jett says we're nearly there." She explains as I rub my eyes and yawn. I look next to me and see Mia trying to awaken Ryder but to no avail. Dante was sitting on the other side and had a concerned look on his face. I look out the window to see a massive city. It was even bigger than Lumiose City. We begin to land and I observe the base and the harbor. There were many ships parked in the slots. We come to a stop and the helicopter blades slow down. Ryder though was still not awake. I get up from my seat and so does Ruby. Zynthos and Hades enter the helicopter when the back door opens. They head over to Ryder who, of course, was still asleep even after Mia's attempts to wake him. Even I began to worry.

But then he opens his eyes and looks around to see everyone staring at him. Everyone including me sigh.

Mia began ,"Ryder, stop scaring us like that." He nods slowly and gets up.

"Sorry... But, I didn't have a choice in the matter." He replied and sighed.

Venus spoke ,"Wait... Someone put you to sleep?" Dante cuts in.

"You were stationary, Ryder, yet I could sense a massive spike in your energy... Something powerful was in your mind, correct?" He shook his head.

"If it's all the same to you guys, I'd rather not talk about it... Not yet, at least." He responds, rubbing his eyes. Then out of nowhere Jett cuts in.

"Well, regardless, you have to follow Aries to the Command Deck. They've got some special debriefing for you." Jett explained and Ryder nodded. A tall man walks up to Ryder. He had pale bluish skin, as well as white hair, and curly white whiskers.

He spoke up ,"If you'll follow me, sir." He salutes Ryder and Ryder salutes back.

Mia drew our attention ,"What about us?" Her claws were at her hips.

Aries replied ,"This information is for Agent Ryder only, as stated by Command. Apologies." Ryder nods to us before leaving and we all nod back. He and Aries both walk out and leave the rest of us.

Jett and Sasha get out of the cockpit. Jett stretches his arms and legs as if he just woke up. "So, I guess I should give you a tour of the base before anything else. But maybe just a tour of the main base" He pointed to a windowed building with an extremely large hanger jutting out. "Or maybe a tour of the Deucalion, the aircraft carrier. Or maybe a tour of the Mjolnir, the battleship..." He points to two large vessels.

I turn to him ,"Maybe a tour of the main base will do."

He nods and we follow him towards the hanger.

We enter the hanger and Jett begins ,"So, this is the hanger. But, it's more than just a parking lot for helicopters. You see, we call it the hanger for two reasons. One is pretty obvious, it's the place where our aircraft go. But, we also call it the hanger because it's literally the place where we hang out. You can sometimes find an entire squadron either playing poker, chatting, or maybe just relaxing. It's just the place to go for off time." We continue down to see several soldiers sitting at a table and conversing amongst each other. Jett added ,"Each squadron has its own block that has its own helicopter. But we're running out of space so eventually, we won't be able to form any new squadrons. If I were you I'd form a squadron as soon as possible

We enter the door and walk down a hall we pass a few soldiers and one stops Jett.

"Yo, Casanova." He fist bumps Jett and turns to us. "So, showing a few noobies around?"

Jett replies ,"Yeah, just the basic tour." He leans on the wall.

The soldier waves as he jogs back to the other soldiers ,"You have fun with that."

I laugh with my right arm over his shoulders. "Casanova?" He slightly gets embarrassed and sighs.

He looks away ,"It's my alias or nickname if you will." I make some distance between us.

"Wow, what did you do to get that nickname?" I question and still had the same smirk on my face.

He was still embarrassed ,"It's a long story... I'll tell you later. " Sasha only giggles while blushing.

Jett looks over to her ,"What's so funny?"

Sasha responds ,"Nothing. Nothing at all."

I add ,"Something tells me I might not want to know." Jett sighs again and pinches the bridge of his nose. We make our way through the facility to the next stop. We arrive at what could only be a cafeteria.

Jett spoke up ,"So if it wasn't obvious this is where we eat. They have an array of different foods and can also suit anyone's needs at all. Seriously, I'm convinced they can make anything that could possibly be edible." Right next to it was a training room. This one was like no other training room I've seen before. But what I took a liking to was the fact that there was a sparring room here too.

Jett puts his hand on my shoulder ,"I guess you like the workout room... Here we, of course, train and workout.

We began to make our way through the base until once again we make a stop. We walk through a door with a long hallway. Throughout the extremely long hallway, there were numerous doors leading to more rooms.

"These are the barracks. Where everyone sleeps. Each door opens to a room that contains about eight beds each. Other than that there isn't really anything special. Except the restrooms and showers are at the very end of the hallway. And the next two floors aren't exactly important. They're just office spaces and probably where Agent Ryder is right now. So that's the end of this tour. You'll eventually be able to go inside the Deucalion and Mjolnir. That is if they don't leave the harbor anytime soon. So, you should make your way to sign-ups at the front of the building and all of you need to be fitted for uniforms. And like I said, if you're gonna make a squadron now is the chance to do so. You might not get a chance later. But that also means you need to come up with a name and emblem. Well, good luck." He says as he leaves.

There was now me, Ruby, Mia, Venus, and Dante as well as the small snivy, Zynthos and the mightyena, Hades. I began ,"Well, I don't know about you guys, but I want to hurry up and get this over with so I can sleep in a real bed... Or as real as it gets at least." They agreed with me. We sign-up and get mug shots for our digital ID's. And then we are directed to get fitted uniforms. But to my surprise, the tailor was a leavanny. A blonde woman introduces us to the leavanny.

"This is Jane, she's a fine tailor and can fit anyone. Except we might have a problem with you." She points to Ruby.

Ruby replied ,"How so?" The blonde woman ignores her.

Instead, she grabs Ruby's hand and her, Ruby, and Jane all go into a separate room. Shortly after they exit. Ruby no longer had the flowing fur dress anymore instead she had a complete navy blue uniform with gold trimming.

"Lines were crossed... But at least it's over..." Ruby spoke as calmly as possible. "But unfortunately... I'm going to need actual clothes now." Jane fits the rest of us and we all have uniforms on. And then out of the corner of my eye, I see Ryder walk up.

"Did I miss anything?" He asks.

I chuckle ,"No... Nothing important at all."

Thank you for reading! So it's great to finally get back on track and now have a release date. That's all I have to say for now, but please do give me feedback on the plate theory I have going on. Follow, favorite, and leave a review please..! LEAVE A REVIEW! It's really easy. And if you didn't know, your words give me self-esteem. They give me a reason to go on. So please review. And I don't even care if you criticize the fanfiction. Because it will give me a reason to make it better. And if you compliment it, that means I'm doing something right. And don't forget to read PBM's story 'Torn'. It's told in Ryder's POV so I suggest everyone read it.

Here's that "kind of completed" link. I'm never gonna get the full one because for some reason you can't include links into a fanfiction.
www . fanfiction s/12559907/1/Torn