FURTHERMORE
~Part Two Of Forever Trilogy~
Chapter 3
Secrets Revealed
When I woke up, I found myself on a humongous bed. The bed was in a room the size of that blasted Dragonite. Everything was white and pristine. There were two doors. There was a dresser against a wall, with an oval shaped mirror above it. There were framed paintings on the walls. It smelled like roses.
I was still in my outfit, though it was bloodied and torn. My hair was tangled in its ponytail, matted with blood. A bandage was wrapped around my head, my bangs hanging over it. My Pokemon were nowhere to be seen, though my bag was sitting on the dresser. I only had one question.
Where the hell was I?
Was this supposed to be prison? Was I being held captive? This didn't seem like a jail cell to me. I got off the bed. I almost fell back down. I staggered over to the mirror, and looked at my reflection. Yeah, I looked like crap. I eyed the doors. Maybe one of them was a bathroom? I opened my bag. My Poke Balls were gone. I cursed. Of course they'd take away my only means of escape! Sighing, I trudged back to the bed and plopped down.
The far door jerked open. In walked Synis, Karen, and Chase - I mean Grey. What in Arceus's name was going on? Karen and Grey worked for the Masked Man, not Grey! Speaking of the president, he hadn't changed much. Same snow white hair, jet black mustache, and beady dark eyes. He was dressed in a business suit, which seemed to be his usual attire. Karen's hair was more silver, and she was wearing the same outfit as before. Grey had ditched the cape.
"Well well well. It looks like our favorite little rebel is awake," said Synis. "How are you feeling? Your head took a nasty blow."
"Like I'd tell you," I spat. "What do you want? What did you do with Rubin? Where the hell are my Pokemon?"
"There is no need to yell," said Synis. "Karen will answer all your questions."
"We have taken your Pokemon from you so you will not harm yourself in an attempted escape," said Karen, looking bored. "As for your boytoy-"
"What?" I screeched. "You nasty-"
A familiar Umbreon appeared in a flash of light. It lunged at me, pinning me to the bed. Déjà vu rushed over me to the point where I felt sick. I half expected it to attack me, but it didn't. It just snarled.
"You keep your mouth shut when your senior is speaking to you," hissed Karen. "I thought the Kings would have taught you some manners."
"Karen, enough," said Synis. "Grey, don't you have a better way to get her to comply?"
"Yes," he said. "Bring him in."
The door opened and two goons dressed in black stepped inside the room. They were dragging Rubin, who was unconscious. Not only was he knocked out, but his left eye was swollen shut, and his bottom lip was split. He was definitely not like that before. Someone beat him up! Anger filled me. How dare they!
"What did you do to him?" I demanded.
"Nothing he didn't deserve," said Grey stiffly. "He refused to obey, so we had to punish him, naturally."
I was seething. "Let him go!"
And they did. By dropping him on the ground. I bit my lip to hold back the awful comment I so wanted to make. I slid off the bed, and grabbed Rubin under the arms, dragging him onto the bed. It took a lot of strength and effort to move him, but I managed.
"Now tell me what the hell you want," I snapped, moving Rubin so his head was resting on a pillow.
"Very well," said Synis. "It is a very long tale."
Karen groaned. "Not again..."
"Oh, be silent," said Synis. "Topaz, I am the new Masked Man."
Just as he said those words, Rubin began to stir. He groaned, rubbing his head, nearly knocking off his hat that was already so tilted. He opened his eyes - well, eye - and looked around. He looked at Synis, then Karen, then Grey, and then finally me. He blinked a couple of times, then rubbed his face, and sat up.
"Ugh...Wha's happenin'?"
"Good, you are awake," said Synis. "I am about to explain everything, dear boy."
He rubbed his black eye, but his hat was already so far back on his head it didn't have any effect. "Don' call me...tha."
Synis chuckled, amused. "I shall begin." He paused. "You see, I am not from this time, nor your true era. I am from the future, centuries from now. And the future I am from is far worse than the current state of this one."
I frowned. Synis was from the future? A future worse than our own?
"In my time, it is like the Dark Ages. A more advanced Medieval period. There is no law. Every man, woman, and child is for him or herself. There is an elite group that thinks of themselves as peacekeepers. They have absolute control over Pokemon. They are called the Machiavellians. I joined their society as a young boy, receiving a male Nidoran as my partner. I quickly rose in the ranks."
I wondered if he still had that Nidoran. Was it a Nidoking now? Or just a Nidorino?
"But, one day, when I was a young man, I grew sick of the suffering. I decided I had to stop it. So I went searching for the legendary Time Travel Pokemon, called Celebi. I captured it, and had it take me back to the time of the Pokedex Holders. Devising my plan, I gathered followers of the former Masked Man."
I scowled. We were getting to the good part.
"My plan was to kidnap the children of the Pokedex Holders. I was successful in capturing Plato, Jade, Grey, Sapphira, and of course, you two. I put the children into pairs, like the Masked Man before me: Plato and Jade, Grey and Sapphira, and the two of you. We kept our eyes on Amethyst and Gold Junior, the ones who got away."
"Whoa, what?" I gasped.
"Yes," he chuckled. "Your friend Am is the oldest son of Gold and Crystal. Celebi saw to it that he was sent to the future as well, when it rescued you."
I so did not see that one coming.
"Anyway, everything was fine. Until Gold Junior rescued you all, and Celebi escaped during the excitement. You had an accident during time travel, thus you all lost your memories. I had already used Celebi's powers to build a time machine, so I sent Karen after you while I busied myself in provoking Groudon and building my empire. Thanks to Karen, I found you again. And here you are today."
I couldn't believe it. Synis was the Masked Man! He was behind all of this! How was he still alive, though? It just made no sense. After so many centuries of ruling the world, he should be dead. But he wasn't. And he had a freaking time machine!
"Why us?" asked Rubin, fully alert. "Where are the rest of our friends?"
"Why you? You are the children of the Pokedex Holders!" said Synis. "As for your friends - we have them all."
So we weren't the only ones...
"So what do you want from us?" I asked.
Synis smiled. "You will resume your training under me."
So, a lot of stuff has bee revealed. Synis is from the future, masquerading as the Masked Man. He is a Machiavellian (they'll be part of this).
Due to low grades, I only have half an hour online weekdays and an hour on the weekends. Updates will be slow from now on. This update took a couple days to type out.
Anyways, review!
Topaz ~ 16 years ~ daughter of Red and Yellow ~ Raiden (Pikachu), Demeter (Bulbasaur), Zeus (Aerodactyl) & Neptune (Magikarp)
Viola ~ 16 years ~ descendant of Bugsy ~ Veno (Venonat), Cat (Caterpie) & Stinger (Weedle)
Rubin ~ 16 years ~ son of Ruby and Sapphire ~ Lady (Poochyena), Sir (Mudkip), Serenity (Swablu) & Beauty (Feebas)
Plato ~ 16 years ~ son of Pearl and Platina ~ Tempo (Buizel), Charro (Chimchar) & Ray (Shinx)
Jade ~ 15 years ~ daughter of Silver and Green ~ Pinkie (Jigglypuff), Beryl (Chikorita) & Brownie (Sentret)
Gold Jr. ~ 16 years ~ son of Gold and Crystal ~ Phano (Donphan), Exploso (Quilava) & Aibo (Aipom)
Sapph ~ 16 years ~ daughter of Ruby and Sapphire ~ Skari (Skarmory), Tori (Combusken) & Tropi (Tropius)
Diamonda ~ 17 years ~ descendant of Pearl and Platina ~ Frosty (Glaceon) & Prince (Piplup)
Amethyst ~ 18 years ~ son of Gold and Crystal ~ Twitch (Snorunt), Luna (Umbreon), Hindsight (Xatu), Marley (Lucario), Hearth (Magmar) & Hope (Gyarados)