The song began to play faster. Louder. The members moved their hands and arms; head on the ground. The chaotic tune made Meloetta stop and turned around, somewhat confused at the strange behaviour.
SCREEEEEEEEEECCCHHHHH!
The sound shrieked again. Everyone gasped and screamed in aghast. The Pokémon all huddled to the balcony. All eyes and head were frantically twisting and turning to look for that sound.
And then, in a blink of an eye, a terror-stricken scream filled the stage.
All eyes were on the wall.
A statue of an angel – so beautiful and innocent – cracked into two.
And there it was – revealing a demon: Head of a skull. Horns of a bull. Two red eyes bulging out of its sockets. Upper jaws that touches its chin. Its skeletal arms longer than its own height. Black shadow wings raised up in the air as it roared violently into the night.
A second silent of horror swept inside them.
SCREEEEEECHHHHH! The demon shrieked again. Without a breath of air, it swooped down to the crowd.
And just like that, everything was moving so fast.
Ampharos clamped her mouth shut. Her eyes were wide in utter terror. The demon gripped a poor soul – then ripped his head off without giving the person time to scream.
'Oh…my…' The light Pokémon couldn't bring herself to say out the words. Her stomach curled uncomfortably, getting nauseous at the murderous sight.
'We gotta save them!' Sneasel screamed in panic. Everyone was under attack! But before they could even move, another screech burst their eardrums. All 11 heads snapped up front. Their fears increased horribly as the sight functioned to their brains.
All the statues in the hall were crumbling into two.
And what's worst: There was a statue right next to the top right balcony – where their beloved trainers are.
'Kotone!' Typhlosion barked in maniacal fear. He dashed as fast as he can. But unfortunately, as he jumped forward, his body slammed to an unknown force, causing him to crash backwards.
The others gasped in shock. Crobat and Charizard turned around. They slammed their bodies forward. Both were stunned to feel a shield-like force on the balcony.
It was an invisible barrier. And they were trapped.
Gengar tried to float through. But the strange force of the shield prevented him from evaporating, keeping him in his solidified state. Heck, he can't even teleport himself.
SCREEECCCCCHHH!
The demons began to fly about, causing havoc and fatal chaos. The others didn't have much time to think rationally. Plus, a winged demon was heading for Kotone and Silver! Everyone began releasing their power, trying to break the shield.
Hydro Cannon.
Thunder.
Shadow Ball.
Eruption.
Cross Poison.
Ice Punch.
Horn Drill.
Even Hyper Beam.
All was a worthless attempt. The barricade didn't even shake a crack. 'Alakazam! Use your Psychic to bring this shield down!' Feraligatr commanded his friend. For the first time, the others could see the seriousness and leadership in his tone and face. The psi Pokémon nodded once and quickly used his powers to the test.
But the shield proved too much of a challenge. The psychic Pokémon panted heavily. He felt like all his powers were drained. 'I can't. I need more psychic help.' Swiftly, the others snapped their heads to the genetic Pokémon. Mewtwo was rolling in a foetus position. His hand clenched his head, groaning and yelling in pain. His eyes wide and shaking insanely.
'Mewtwo! Get up! We need to save our trainers!' Gyarados shouted at the legendary. But Mewtwo scowled loudly, howling in pain. He felt something: A deadly force. As Mewtwo closed his eyes, he could see a faint purple shadow. The shadow had a wide, malicious grin. Its gleaming red eyes shined, glaring in his vision. The shadow began to laugh – its voice cackling louder every second. The song boomed in his head, threatening to break his eardrums. The orchestra sounded heinous and tyrannical as it got louder, equivalent to the sound of the shrieking demons.
'STOP!' He screamed at the top of his lungs. His voice drowned out by the sea of other yelling victims. Tyhplosion snarled angrily. He quickly clenched Mewtwo's neck, lifting him up in the air. Mewtwo gasped sharply, taken aback by the loss of air.
'Typhlosion! Stop-'
'Back off, woman!' The fire starter barked madly at Ampharos, making her take a few steps back in shock. Her eyes widen in worry and safety for the purple legendary. When Typhlosion's mad, all hell breaks loose.
'Listen here punk! You better get your fuckin' ass together or we're gonna lose our beloved Kotone! And I will not lose her!' The volcano roared brutally. His crimson eyes glared sternly at the choking Mewtwo. His fangs bore as he spat a small gust of scorching fire. 'I swear to Arceus if she's hurt in any other way, you're the one to blame!' He led out a gruesome, ear-piercing roar. His sound echoed in the room, shaking the crumbling walls.
The heat and sound snapped Mewtwo back to reality. He blinked a few times, trying to regain his sanity. The genetic Pokémon gawked incredulously. Even though Typhlosion was in front of him, all he could see was the smiling brunette. He could see the day he first met the girl. The day his whole life changed for the better. It was the first time that he saw sincerity and kindness in such a human's eyes.
"Don't worry fella. I won't hurt you. I promise. I will make you forget all the pain and sorrow that's you've ever been through. Trust me."
Slowly, his eyes turned to his side. Faintly, he could see a savage beast – slowly crawling to their trainer's balcony.
'Ko…tone…'
O.O.O
Kotone couldn't believe her eyes.
Neither could she breathe right.
Everything. Everyone in front of her. From up to down. Everyone was screaming. Scratching. Crawling. Crying. Yelling. Howling. Ripping.
Her ears couldn't handle the manic sounds of terror.
"Silver!" She swiftly ran to her side. The man was sleeping soundly on his seat. "Silver! Oh Arceus, Silver wake up!" Kotone roughly shook his body. The redhead scowled annoyingly and slapped her hands away.
"Damn it Feraligatr. If you're that hungry, go find your own grub. I wanna sleep…" He mumbled woozily, eyes still shut.
Brown hazel eyes were widened in disbelief. "Damn it, you bastard! Wake the fuck up!" Out of reflex, she quickly slapped the boy's cheek – hard.
That successfully woke him up.
"What the- Hey!" Silver hissed angrily. His cheek felt slightly numb and red. He rubbed his swollen cheek, wide silver eyes glared ragingly at the woman in front of her. "The fuck you think you are waking me…up…like…" His lips left in agape as he saw what was slowly approaching behind Kotone.
A strange beast with long black hair. Having a woman for a face: Beautiful and alluring. But that's just the right part of her face. On her left side, lies everything that can give a child nightmares. A bloody red eye was wide open, her eyeball dangling out of her socket. Her cheek was ripped and shredded; showing only veins and flesh. Her eye was covered in disgusting pus, trailing down until the edge of her lips. Her head tilted slightly, flashing a terrifying grin. Her teeth – no, bloody fangs were long, yellow and sharp. The demonic beast gaped her mouth wide open; almost an arm's length – revealing a crumpled and chewed up woman's head.
Silver wished so hard that he was having a nightmare.
"Silver…?" Kotone cocked her head slightly: Confused and still panicking. She was oblivious as the demon creeps closely behind her, ready to gnaw her head off.
"Ko…KOTONE!"
Suddenly, the demon's head was engulfed in flames. The sudden shrill caught Kotone by surprise, resulting in her turning around. Her heart stopped in utter panic to see the creature scream and flail her skeletal arms in pain. "WAHH!" She quickly jumped onto her rival's lap, hugging his neck tightly.
Slash! Squish! Slit!
In a flash, the body crumbled and sliced into pieces; falling to the ground.
Kotone and Silver froze in dumbstricken horror. "W-what's going on?" Silver screamed loudly, unconsciously bringing the girl's waist closer to him. Suddenly, Charizard, Crobat, and Sneasel appeared in front of them. All three of them cheered in relief for their trainers.
"Guys!" The brunette hopped off the boy's lap and hugged the blaze Pokémon's neck. Crobat flew towards Silver and Sneasel jumped off Charizard, rocketing towards his beloved redhead. The four shared a moment, while Silver was still dumbfounded.
Irritated, he pulled Sneasel and Crobat away from their hug. "Would someone please tell me…what the fuck is going on?"
Suddenly, a small beam of purple light flashed next to them. Before Kotone could react, Typhlosion plunged towards her.
"Tyroarr!" Kotone! You're okay! The fire starter whimpered in relief, nuzzling his head on the girl's head. Kotone blinked for a few seconds, then quickly regain her conscience. "Ty Ty! Mewtwo! Ampharos! Guys! You're all okay!" She cried in the volcano Pokémon's arms. Her heart thanked Arceus that all the others weren't harm.
But the loving moment was cut short. "Mewtwo, what's going on?" She turned her head at the genetic Pokémon. Mewtwo pursed a concerned frown.
It's the curse.
Those three simple words were enough to make her understand. She slapped her mouth shut with her hand, closing the wide gasp she screamed. Her head shook in a quick pace. "B-but…no…that's not possible…"
"Will someone please tell me what's not possible?"
She ignored Silver and continued to stay frozen in shock. "But…that's just a myth! A stupid urban legend to scare kids and baby Pokémon!"
The purple legendary shook his head slowly. Sadly, it is more than that.
Kotone wanted to faint. The fact that she was wearing high heels was making it harder for her to stand still. Weakly, her body fell to the ground.
Luckily, Silver zoomed just in time to balance her.
"H-hey! You okay?" As annoyed as he is to not know what's going on, Kotone is still his main priority.
She shook her head; lips kept on murmuring 'no'. Her head snapped to the audience below. People were still screaming and running; finding shelter to protect them from the butcherly attack. Taking a few short and sharp breaths, Kotone stood back on her feet. "Silver," she murmured, eyes on the stage. "We need to help these people. They need our help!" Her head snapped to face him. Silver, quite surprised at her actions, took a few steps back. "The curse! It really is true! And now these people are in jeopardy! We need to save them!"
SCREEEEECCCCHHHHH!
Another ear-biting scream jumped them. All heads on the hall below. Silver bit his lower lip. Death and blood were spreading everywhere. His heartbeat moved rapidly, pounding in fear. The redhead shook his head, cursing at his irrelevant need to cower. He clenched his teeth roughly, silently cringing at each yell and maniacal cry. He gazed at the brunette beside him. "Are you sure I'm not dreaming?"
Before Kotone could answer, a large chunk of concrete slammed next to him. Silver was dumbstrickenly stunned beyond words. Dusts and ashes caressed his cheek and hair. He coughed as a few specks sipped into his nostrils.
"Does that answer your question?"
The redhead growled ruefully. He glared below. Yes, what he was seeing now was the real deal. Clenching his fists madly, he glared at his rival. "Fine. I believe you! You don't have to rub it in-"
"MEEELLL!"
The frightened scream took all of their attention. All eyes were on the stage: Shock and concern panged them to see the Meloetta – cowering in fear in a group of statue-like monsters.
Kotone didn't have time to think anymore. "We gotta save Meloetta and the others now!" Brown hazel eyes stare sharply at Silver. Lips pursed in a tight line, he nodded. Both trainers focused their attention on their trusty team.
"Babies," Kotone purred.
"Guys," Silver hissed.
"Sick 'em." Both snarled in unison.
With a blink of an eye, and all 12 flashing a sinister smirk, all of them jumped out of the balcony.
Charizard spread her glorious wings; roughly slamming her body on a winged demon, resulting on a one-on-one wrestle. Crobat moved with unbelievable speed, swiftly lifting up humans and Pokémon and placing them as far away from the demons as possible. Rhydon and Gyarados slammed on the ground with an earthquake shatter. Just as a demon was gripping a woman, the atrocious Pokémon's tail wrapped the demon's head, thus crushing it into tiny pieces. Magneton released a blinding bright light, numbing the demonic beasts – seconds before they got zapped into oblivion by Ampharos.
Alakazam defended the victims by creating a powerful force field, preventing from any harm done. Gengar – smiling and obviously enjoying the fun – took the liberty of possessing one of the stones and demolish the other ones against it.
Eyes like a hungry predator, Feraligatr bare his fangs and claws. Rocketing face first, he gnawed on the demon's head; decapitating it to bits. Typhlosion jumped from wall to wall. Smirking like a crazy serial killer, he roared into the moonless sky and released his Eruption. Numerous balls of flames began launching forward; slamming and engulfing the manic monsters.
Kotone grinned proudly, but her grin disappeared to see her Mewtwo still standing by her side. His eyes showed concern and worry. His lips were posed in a tight frown. Kotone sighed quietly under her breath. "Hey. It's okay. I'll be fine. I have Silver with me." The brunette patted the legendary's shoulder, flashing an assuring smile. "I'm gonna go help the others trapped at the balcony. You go save Meloetta, okay?"
Luckily, Mewtwo nodded once, smiling as well. He shut his eyes and before a second could happen, he disappeared out of sight.
"Your Pokémon cares about you too much. It annoys me."
Kotone turned around and gave a sharp glare. "Shut up and move!" Her feet quickly give haste to the door. But as Kotone slammed the door open, another obstacle got in her way.
Her head snapped up; shock to see a smiling Aaron. "Aaron! We gotta move! There are people's lives at stake!"
Oddly, the man shook his head. "No there isn't. Enjoy the show. You must not trouble yourself with such uncertainties."
Her eyes were widened in disbelief. Screams of terror banged her ears. "What? Are you crazy? People are getting mutilated out there!" She harshly shoved the man away. Gripping his wrist, Kotone began running.
But she halted as a loud 'crack' filled her eardrums.
She quickly turned around.
In her trembling hand – was a piece of human hand.
Kotone gawked incredulously up front.
The once dashing blonde man in front of her – was now a skeletal, rotting, eerily smiling corpse.
"Don't leave…" The figure began to speak: Voice deep and brokenly hoarse. His left jaw was cracked, left hanging as he spoke. His eyes were red and round. His nose was absent; only revealing red flesh and a few wiggling worms. "The show is about to start…You will love it until the last beat of your heart…" His feet slowly scooted forward. His other hand reached out for the stunned brunette.
Kotone was frozen in complete fear. Her mouth wide opened as she threw the rotting hand away from her. Z-zom…!
Slash!
Suddenly, in a blink of an eye, the head rolled off his body. The headless figure fell limply to the ground. Kotone finally screamed out loud and jumped backwards. Her head snapped in front of her. Only to see a snickering Silver; holding a sword.
"I already told you. Back off punk," he hissed annoyingly. Sneasel on his shoulder stuck out his tongue.
"W-where did you get that sword?"
The redhead focused his attention on the lovely brunette. "It was decorated on these walls. Heh. Looks like they weren't fake after all." He nonchalantly twirled the sword with his hand. In her eyes, Silver looked a thousand times cooler than he was now.
All three stopped as they heard a low growl. Kotone turned around. A loud gasp escaped her mouth to see a Houndoom: corpse-like and skinless. She quickly took a few steps backwards, gripping Silver's tuxedo.
Flashing a smirk, Silver stared at his Sneasel. "Let's make him dead again, Sneasel."
Barking tenaciously, the sharp claw Pokémon lunged forward.
O.O.O
'No!' Meloetta shouted in fear. The demons surrounded in her a circle, slowly closing in on her. 'No no no! Please! Go away!' She cried as loudly as she can. Her fear took over her body as she tripped and fell backwards. 'No!'
Suddenly, a purple light beamed in front of her.
'The lady specifically said no.' She heard a cold growl. She opened her eyes, shocked to see a purple being standing in front of her. In seconds, Mewtwo released his Shadow Ball, shattering all the monsters around them. Once cleared, he turned around to face her. 'Are you okay, milady?' The genetic Pokémon reached out his hand, pulling Meloetta up.
Blinking dumbly, the young melody Pokémon nodded. 'T-thank you…'
He flashed a small smile. But soon, his attention focused on the band members. They were still playing – even in the chaotic mess they were in. Their head were facing the ground. The song began to go faster and louder.
'Stop this!' Mewtwo shouted at them. But they didn't respond, let alone face him. It irritated the purple legendary. 'I said, stop this!' He threw a Psycho Cut in front of them. Finally, all of them stopped.
But the song was still eerily booming inside the hall.
All the band members looked up. Meloetta screamed in horror and hid behind Mewtwo. The band member's faces were all broken, disfigured and creepy.
They were all dead.
'Great.' Mewto muttered grimly. He crouched in defence as the zombies stood up. Their jaws opened wide, baring their sharp fangs. 'Stay behind me, milady!'
Before the genetic could launch an attack, a huge wave of fire hit the zombies. All of them fell to the ground, screaming and wailing in pain. In seconds, all of them turned into black dust.
An arrogant chuckle filled his eardrums. Mewtwo looked to his side, seeing his fiery companion. Typhlosion smirked cockily. 'You're welcome.' He huffed proudly, flashing his fiery mane. But his smirk disappeared as a trumpet banged his head. Blazing eyes glaring angrily at Mewtwo, he snarled, 'What the fuck was that for?'
'That was for choking me.' The legendary grinned annoyingly, earning another angry snarl from the fire starter. Feraligatr, Ryhdon, Gengar, Magneton, Ampharos, and Gyarados jumped on the stage.
'There're still a lot of them!' Gengar hissed resentfully, eyes on the demons.
'And just a reminder: Some of us can't fly.' Ryhdon said, somewhat annoyed.
Mewtwo flashed a rueful frown. His eyes looked around. Suddenly, he focused on the violins and cellos. 'Everyone! Grab a violin and cello!' He quickly dashed to the instruments.
Typhlosion's eyes were wide in stupefaction. 'What? Are you crazy? This is not the time to be jamming with your buddies!'
Mewtwo rolled his eyes. 'We're going to use them as bow and arrows, you nimrod. Now everyone, take one!' Without haste, all of them took an instrument. They stood in position, aiming their bows. The genetic locked his eyes at Typhlosion. 'Typhlosion, lit up the bows!'
Not needing to be told twice, he blew a straight line of fire.
'Now!' Mewtwo yelled. All of them released their grip in unison, causing a rain of fire. The shot hit most of the winged demons, swallowing them whole.
The Pokémon cheered and high-fived in victory.
But their joy was cut short as a black mist swirled in front of them.
"No!"
The shout surprised them. All eight stood in their defence position. The shadow soon solidified, a black cloud whirling above it. To make matters worse, all the demons in the hall began roaring maniacally, crushing their eardrums.
Mewtwo had it the worst. He shut his ears and fell to his knees. 'H-hey! You okay!' Meloetta screamed in panic. She touched the genetic Pokémon's body, but soon retracted back. His body was cold like ice!
Suddenly, a loud, morbid cackle burst inside the hall.
The mist faded: Revealing the one and only magical Pokémon.
"Miii…iiinnneee…"