AUTHOR NOTES:
The original host doesn't feel like having links work so I'm scrolling through some 50 pages for this all. Oh boy. Ps do you like my "parts" they were so short.
I started laughing part way through this out of embarrassment? My god, this OC is a sue.
"Well, you two," Chester started. "Officer Magnezone is pleased with your progress. He has decided it's time to give you two a test."
"What kind of test?" Katheryn asked excitedly.
"We're going to have you two catch an outlaw," he said simply.
Blaze flinched the slightest. This was a test to see if he would be loyal to his team, the Guild, and his reform, or let old habits die hard, and let the outlaw get away, or stop Katheryn from arresting him, or whatever.
"Oh, all right," Katheryn said cheerily. "Easy enough."
"You two remember where the outlaw notice board is?" Chester asked.
They nodded.
"Good! I'll leave you two to get ready, then meet me by the board."
He walked off, and the two headed out of the Guild.
"They don't like me," Blaze said stubbornly.
"Get over yourself. Hiding in my shadow won't make you any more accepted by the townsPokemon," Katheryn insisted. "Now. Go up to the green Kecleon, and ask to buy 2 Oran Berries. I'll be with you, don't worry."
"But-" he started to protest.
Katheryn had left no room. "NOW."
"OK OK geez..." he muttered.
The two walked up to the store.
"Hello you two!" the Kecleons greeted. "Welcome to the-"
"Kecleon Market," the green one introduced.
"and the Kecleon Wares!" the purple one finished.
Both said their hellos, then Katheryn poked Blaze's leg.
He resisted the urge to kick her.
"Can I get two Oran Berries?" he asked.
"Sure can do," the green one replied. He went backstore for a moment, then came out with two berries. "It'll be a total of 50 Poke."
Blaze nodded, and handed over the money. He was given the berries. He put them in their Treasure Bag.
Katheryn smiled approvingly at him. He just grinned sheepishly.
As the two turned away, some Pokemon ran up, an Azuril and Marill.
"Hello Azurite, hello Mee." the Kecleons greeted in their respective order.
"Hiya Misters Kecleons!" Mee said happily. "Can we buy an Apple?" she asked.
"Yes, of course."
The exchange happened. The two walked off.
"Who were those two?" Katheryn asked.
"They're sisters." The purple Kecleon explained. "Their mother grew sick recently, so they've taken charge and are doing all the shopping and stuff for her. So sweet."
"Oh, I see." she said, then looked to Blaze. "We should probably-"
"MISTERS KECLEONS!" came the loud voice of the sisters as they ran back.
"Yes little ones?"
"There was an extra Apple!" Azurite squeaked.
"Oh, yes yes! That was a gift, from us to you." the green Kecleon smiled.
"Oh, OK! Thank you!" Mee said.
"Thank you!" Azurite echoed.
They started to walk off, when Azurite tripped. An Apple dropped on the ground, rolling in front of Katheryn. She picked it up.
She then let out a short gasp.
Blaze looked at her curiously, but she handed the Apple back to Azurite.
"Thanks!" Azurite smiled, then ran back over to her sister.
"Come on, Blaze!" Katheryn called as she started to walk off.
Blaze followed shortly.
The two wandered into the town center, only to see Azurite and Mee talking with a Drowsee.
"No, I'd have to be coldhearted to turn down children in need," the Drowsee was insisting.
"What's going on?" Katheryn asked, walking up to them.
"Oh, it's you two!" Mee said with a smile. "We lost an item a while ago- A Water Float. We were about to go look for it when Drowsee here said he might know where it is."
"I see. Well it's good that it's all setting sorted out." Katheryn smiled.
"And by the way, our names are Katheryn and Blaze."
Mee looked to Blaze carefully. "Oh right, that whole stand up a couple days ago..."
Azurite tugged on Mee. "Can we go look for it now?"
Mee nodded. "Bye you guys!"
The two walked off, and Drowsee lagged a bit behind. He took off in a bit of a dash to catch up to them, and bumped into Katheryn.
"Whoops!" he said. "My apologies."
But Katheryn seemed too distant to reply. Her eyes were glazed slightly. She shook her head roughly.
"Are you OK?"
She looked to him with a sort of startled look. "Fine, why?"
"You look scared. Did you get the same kind of vibe from that Drowsee as I did?"
She looked to him curiously, then decided, "Let's move out of everyone's way..."
They stepped to the side, next to the trees.
"Well?" Blaze prompted.
"First off, what did you think about him?" Katheryn asked.
"I think he's a pedo."
She facepawed. "It's sad because I can see that."
"So you think as well!"
"Not... really, or at least that's not what was bothering me earlier."
"Then what was?" he asked.
"... When I picked up Azurite's Apple, did you hear a cry for help?"
He tilted his head. "No, I didn't hear anything."
She swallowed. "I did. And it sounded like it came from him."
He frowned. "I see, so you were worried about that."
"Not only. When Drowsee bumped into me, I had... vision. Daydream. He and Azurite were in a mountainous area. He said, "If you don't stop that, you'll be in a lotta trouble!" Or something like that, and then Azurite called out for help like I heard when I got the Apple for him and heard that."
"How weird..." He furrowed his eyebrows, thinking. "I have no idea what that could have been. There's no way it was a daydream... Unless you space out so easily after getting bumped into or picking up stuff."
She shook her head.
"Too many mysterious things..." he sighed. "We shouldn't just ignore that, but we can't do anything about it right now. We have to go back to Chester."
Katheryn nodded. "OK. Let's go."
"So," Chester said.
"Since you all are ready, let's get an outlaw for you to ca-" He was cut off by a loud, blaring voice.
"Refreshing boards! Stand clear! Refreshing boards! Stand clear!"
All of the sudden, the Outlaw Notice Board was flipped around.
"Woah!" Katheryn exclaimed.
"Ah, yes, I suppose it is about that time," Chester said simply.
"What just happened?" she asked.
"Oh, you see, the Boards are set up on rotating panels. Around this time, every day, Bill- you've seen the Dugtrio -goes through the front of the guild, using tunnels he's made, and flips the panels over. He then swaps old jobs for new jobs."
"Boards refreshed!" called Bill.
"Stand clear! Boards refreshed! Stand clear!"
The Boards flipped over.
"How do both flip both at once?" Blaze asked.
"There are three to a Dugtrio..." Chester replied simply. "Now then. Let's pick an outlaw for you catch."
They scanned the Board briefly, when Katheryn nudged Blaze. "Look!" she said in a hissed whisper.
He followed her gaze. On the Board was Drowsee.
"I KNEW IT!" he shouted.
The two took off in a dash.
Chester just blinked. "Well that was easy."
As the two dashed out of the Guild, they found Mee by the Watering Hole.
"What's wrong, where's your sister?" Katheryn asked.
"Drowsee said he'd bring us to where he saw the Water Float, but I got lost at one point... I called out their names, but got no response..." she sniffed.
Blaze glanced to Katheryn, then prompted, "Where'd you see them last?"
"A place called Mt. Bristle," she said.
"Let's go, Katheryn," he said, taking off again.
Katheryn budged Mee onto her back. "Let's go!" She ran with.
"Wait here." Katheryn told Mee, setting the Marill down.
Mee nodded, and the two ran into the mountain.
As the two quickly advanced through the mountain, Katheryn was taken by surprise. Usually the two worked as co-leaders and cooperation to get through dungeons, but Blaze didn't care about that now. He focused on getting through as fast as possible. He took charge, and floored anyone who got in their way. But she didn't care. He got them there, and fast.
And they came as Katheryn heard the famous words.
"H-h... HELP!"
"Oh, quit it," came the growl of a reply. "If you don't cooperate, it'll mean big trouble for you!"
Blaze looked to Katheryn nervously, then ran forward.
She barely had time to react before he turned into a green blur and vanished from sight.
And only a few moments later, Drowsee was thrown into the wall, and collapsed to the ground.
Blaze jumped away, his eyes narrowed furiously. Katheryn felt small at looking at his gaze, and she wondered what dark secret could have triggered this.
Azurite ran over to Katheryn, cowering. She patted her head comfortingly, then stepped forward to join Blaze.
"I'm surprised." Drowsee said with a smug grin. "You? Join the other side?"
Blaze didn't seem intimidated or provoked. Instead, he replied in a terrifyingly calm voice. "I have. And why," He raised his claws to point at Drowsee.
Blaze doesn't know any attacks like that... Katheryn frowned. He knows physical moves. So why is he...
She noticed the Drowsee was now nervous at him.
"Is none of your business," Blaze finally finished. "So. Come calmly,"
His voice dropped to a growl. "Or die."
And a quick Hypnosis from Drowsee gave his reply.
Katheryn let out a furious yowl, then tackled him with Faint Attack. Drowsee kicked her off, next to Azurite, then was surprised to see that Blaze hadn't been put to sleep.
"Nonsleeper IQ does have positives," He gave a malicious grin, and once more raised his claws.
Drowsee stepped back a few steps. Blaze closed in a few. This continued until Drowsee was backed into a wall.
"H-hey, you wouldn't hurt a fellow outlaw..." Drowsee tried to reason.
"I am an outlaw no more!" Blaze roared. He raised his arm, then swiped it down, flicking his claws briefly across each other.
And a dark purple fire shot out at Drowsee at blinding speeds.
The flames quickly circled Drowsee, setting him ablaze. He let out a pained screech.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?" Katheryn howled, running forward.
Blaze looked back, startled. The former anger had faded.
But there was no time for that. Drowsee had collapsed to the ground, writhing in agony.
"Call off your attack!" Katheryn shouted as she skidded to a halt.
Blaze looked back at Drowsee, and let out a startled yelp. "I... I can't!" He said in a voice barely heard over the roaring fire.
Crap, um, what can I do!? Katheryn thought madly. Several things rolled through her mind, until one that might work cropped up.
"Flash Fire!" She exclaimed, then suddenly jumped on Drowsee, rolling on him. Sure enough, she absorbed the fire.
She jumped away, letting Drowsee recollect himself. She whipped around to face Blaze.
He had collapsed to his knees, hiding his face in his hands. Was he crying...? "What did I do!?" he whispered, then his voice dropped beyond ability to hear.
Katheryn stared at him in confusion.
"YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO TRY AND KILL HIM!" Blaze shouted suddenly, before getting up and storming off.
"But I didn't-" Katheryn started, then let out a frustrated growl. She grabbed the walkie talkie that all Explorers had, and contacted the police to come get Drowsee.
"Azurite!" Mee called as Katheryn and the Azuril walked down the mountain, the police carrying Drowsee, who was unable to walk, behind them.
She remembered the smart remark Officer Magnezone had made about her setting Drowsee on fire. He never let her explain... Ugh!
She shook her head, watching as the sisters reunited.
"I guess all that's left is to find Blaze..." she murmured.
Officer Magnezone looked to her. "Yes, where is your partner?" he said with a smug tone.
"I- errr..." Katheryn tried to make excuse. "Well, you see, after we fought Drowsee..."
"Yes?" he asked, trying not to let his glee show.
"I'm right here." came the tired voice.
Katheryn turned around, to see Blaze in a tree. He looked ragged.
"I was getting Mee," he reasoned.
Mee blinked. "Right... I walked off to go find my sister on my own a bit, so he came and found me and brought me back here when he said tha we'd found her."
Katheryn knew that was a lie, but it was for the better that everyone believed that was the truth.
"I see." Magnezone said, his happiness gone. "Let's take him away," he said, and they left.
Katheryn walked to Blaze. "Went to get her, huh?"
"Err... yeaah..." He gave a sheepish smile.
"So what really happened?" she asked. She waved her tails goodbye as the sisters behind them parted ways from them.
Blaze sighed, and jumped down from the tree. He sat down, leaning against it, his knees a bit from his chest. He rested his hands in his lap. "Have you heard of something called the Dark Aurita?" he asked in a quiet voice.
She shook her head.
"Do you know what the Golden Masks are?" he then asked instead.
She nodded. "Masks created by Arceus, Pokemon say. When he makes a new generation, there is often leftover power, so he puts it into those masks. They say that they hold an incredible amount of power because of this."
"Right. Well, there are beings created because of this mask creation. Like waste material, you could say." He flinched suddenly.
"Go on..." Katheryn pushed.
"These beings are known as Dark Aurita and Light Aurita spirits. They keep each other in balance. The Dark Spirits have an incredible amount of power, so Arceus contains them to Pokemon to channel this power. The Lights are able to wander and take hosts freely, though. A-anyways... So when a Host, or one who has the power, dies, it's moved onto the youngest member of the family line. So the spirit is contained to a family of Pokemon who know how to use it."
"Makes sense," she nodded.
"I... happen to be of one of those family lines. So I have this power. The Spirit who Hosts me is named Ancient, but everyone calls him Other." Blaze suddenly held out his hand, and the small flame appeared.
Katheryn flattened her ears.
He sighed. "Don't worry. I've put it in a form that isn't deadly, just warm. So... The power it's self is called the Dark Aurita. This form is called the Aurita Fire, which is it's deadliest form when the Host makes it into the state where it inflicts damage. It basically burns away at your skin, gets into your bloodstream, then boils your blood... I've been involved with things of which I'm ashamed of. One of them made me kill thousands with this Fire... I'm terrified of it." The fire vanished, and he put his hand away. "Sometimes, Other takes control of me. There are two forms of this. That of which I am still able to think, and possibly retake control of myself, and another, where I completely change color, and I don't know of anything that happens while he's taken control unless I'm told.
"In the first kind, my eyes turn red. In the other, my green turns dark purple. My red and my leaves turn black, and my eyes are red again.
"The other Spirits have different host colors. Other just happens to have that scheme, hence why the Aurita I have is dark purple." He swallowed. "I've only given you a basic rundown, but... That's the Dark Aurita. So back there... At Mt. Bristle... I remembered buried memories when I saw Drowsee's wanted poster. And I wanted nothing more than to have him behind bars. That's why I was so mad... And there, when I threatened him by raising my claws... That's a way to summon the Aurita Fire. I wasn't thinking straight- I was caught up in fury. I let Other partially take control of me, but I never thought he'd actually use the Fire. There are so many things and attacks besides it, but..."
Katheryn walked next to him, and sat down, facing the same way he was. She leaned on him, and felt tears fall down on her.
