Chapter Three: Yveltal
With Shadow
Shadow's face turned a pale color as she saw the face of her captor.
She wore a pale yellow robe like top that went down to her knees. Under it was a pitch black pair of leggings. She had on pitch black shoes that had no heels on them. Her top had a very, very pale yellow collar and cuff combination that was very fuzzy. She had pale skin that was a yellowish shade as well. Coming out of a hole in her top was what looked like a tail, though it was a mahogany in color, jagged in its shape. Her hair was nearly the same shade as her top, but just a little paler. Coming out of the top of her hair were two pointed ears that were a pale yellow shade with black tips. Her eyes were intimidating, the most intimidating thing about her. They were a bloody orange color that made it seem like she'd busted a capillary. There were veins of red and black running from the pupil to the edge of the colored part, giving her a near demonic appearance.
"Miss me?" said captor asked, smirking. "Well, we're gonna have some fun."
Shadow tried to say something, anything, but she found there was a cloth tied around her mouth, preventing her from speaking. Her words only came out in muffled protests.
"Sorry" her captor said, making a mock hard of hearing expression. "You'll have to speak up. I can't hear you when you're gagged like that."
Shadow was now too paralyzed to move, knowing it would get her nowhere and Ace was nowhere around to find her. Or anyone, really. She began to sweat as her nervousness took over.
"You know." Her captor said. "If you'd have come in your original forme, you wouldn't have been captured so easily."
Shadow's eyes widened further than they already were. How did she—?! But, her thoughts were moved aside by her captor putting a hand on Shadow's cheek, stroking it.
"We're definitely gonna have some fun." He captor said, an evil grin lighting up her pale face as she leaned in closer, closer than Shadow would have liked even a friend of hers to be. "you and I, we're such a pair. It seems I get to finish the song and dance we started last time."
Shadow shuddered as she remembered said event. She struggled against her binds as she wanted to escape this nightmare, escape this person… no, this monster.
"No use.' Her captor said, chuckling as she leaned over to Shadow and whispered in an almost sensual voice. "You're mine. And, I'm the only one with the keys to this dimension, so you're gonna be here for a while with me."
Shadow shuddered as she felt the tingle run down her spine. Her captor smiled a wicked grin as she saw the effects. She stroked Shadow's face as she began to chuckle once again.
"You won't be needing this.' She said, cupping Shadow's necklace in her hand. She slipped it down Shadow's shirt, leaving it still attached. "There. Good luck with that now."
Shadow sighed in defeat, knowing she couldn't do anything in this state.
"Get used to this." She said. "Because you're gonna be here for a long, long time."
As the full thought of said scenario was processed by Shadow's brain, a tear slid from her face, another following. She knew this was probably the last time she'd ever see Ace or any of her friends again.
With Ace, Chopper, Conner, and Mira
"Who's Yveltal?" Conner asked.
"An old friend." Ace said quietly, clenching a fist. "But, this symbol looks pretty old… Yveltal was corrupted three years ago… why is this here?"
"Corrupted?" Mira asked.
"Long story." Ace said. "But, we need to get in here. I think Shadow's in here."
"You think so?" Mira asked.
"Yeah.' Ace said. "But, I don't know how to open it."
"Use enough force on it and it will break open." Chopper said.
"You'd think." Ace said. "But, it's not that easy."
"It's not?" Mira asked.
"No." Ace said. "This seal is meant to hold Dark powers. Most of my powers come from Darkness. I can't easily break that."
"Let me try." Mira said. "I've had training in removing seals similar to this one."
"Training from who?" Ace asked as she stepped up, placing a hand on the gate.
"Dunsparce." Mira said.
"Wait" Conner said as a strange power began to flow from Mira's hand into the door. "If this seal hasn't been broken, how could Shadow be in there?"
"There are ways." Ace said. "But, it does seem unlikely. But, at the same time, I want to help my friend. He didn't deserve that."
"I understand." Mira said. "So, are you really sure you want this seal broken?"
"if you want to." Ace said.
"There's one problem.' Mira said, placing her other hand on the gate. "This gate was never sealed."
"What?" Ace asked. "But, the seal's right there."
"It was never activated." Mira said. "Makes it seem like someone didn't want whatever was in here to stay."
"Yeah." Ace said. "Well, let's go get my friend back."
Ace kicked the gate, splintering it as they walked into the room, looking around to see if there was any sign of danger. Surprisingly, however, the room was empty save for a strange cocoon looking object that was chained to the wall. The cocoon looked very similar to the fabled Geosenge stones, being a dark ashy grey with three red circles on it. It emanated a strange power… destructive at its very core.
"What is that?" Mira asked. "It's… demonic."
"Not quite." Ace said. "That's just his skill: Destruction. He can wither stuff or whatever. Basically he can destroy creation."
"That's an interesting ability." Chopper said.
"Somewhat.' Ace said. "I'd rather control time or space."
"That's impossible." Conner said. "No one can control time and space."
"Not universally.' Ace said. "But, their laws can be altered for a singular being."
"So" Mira said. "Can you sense Shadow?"
"no.' Ace said, growling. "I don't. I have no idea where she is."
"That's weird." Mira said, thinking. "You'd think we could sense her if she was in here."
"Either this place is screwing with me" Ace said. "Or, she's not here at all.'
"That's a distinct possibility." Mira said, thinking. "But, then we'd need to find where she is. That may be a problem for us because there could be several different places she could have gone."
"Yeah." Ace said, nodding. "…wait. Is the cocoon moving?"
"What?" Mira asked, everyone turning to the cocoon. It was indeed moving, shuddering, but not much more than that.
"So" Conner asked. "Is it supposed to do that?"
"No." Ace said. "Unless… no!"
The cocoon exploded, Dark type energy pouring out of it, making everyone but Ace shiver, Ace clenching his fists.
The cocoon disintegrated to reveal a man that was a little taller than Ace. He wore a red uniform that seemed to be colored like blood. In fact, if one didn't know better, they would assume it was dipped in blood itself. He had black pants that had red veins like blood crawling up them. His shoes were red and black boots that had red chains on them. They looked a little worn, as if he'd worn them a lot. He wore black gloves on his hands that resembled claws. They seemed sharp, able to slice the very air. Around his neck was an ashy grey scarf that seemed to billow. His hair was in a very similar fashion to Ace's, but was longer. It was black with red veins all throughout it. His eyes were a mix of Azure and cobalt, seeming to be brimming with inner destruction.
"Yveltal." Ace said, looking at the man. "Are you…"
"So" the man, Yveltal, said, looking at them. "You're *Ace!* the ones that *Stop me* are here to kill me?"
"We're here to find Shadow." Ace said growling. "Where is she?"
"Unfortunately for you" Yveltal said, grinning. "I haven't seen our fair Shadow Darkstar, seeing as I have been in this cocoon."
"I want you back to normal." Ace said, stepping forward. "Do you think you can fight your corruption so we can find Shadow?"
"I AM corruption!" Yveltal shouted, laughing heavily as Ace sighed.
"Do you two think you can back me up if I can't beat him?" Ace asked. "I don't think I can take him on myself."
"We got you." Chopper said, nodding.
"Good." Ace said, nodding. "Let's do this."
"Come in any order you like." Yveltal said, grinning. "I'll take you all on."
"I'll go first." Ace said, stepping up.
"Works for me." Yveltal said, grinning. "Let's go!"
Ace and Yveltal charged at each other, both of them pulling back their fists for powerful Supermon punches. Their fists became blazing with Dark type energy as they summoned it, their fists colliding as they threw their powerful punches. Shockwaves pulsed outward from their fists point of impact, shaking the room around them as they pushed forward, neither giving in and both yelling like a Dragon Ball Z character as they grabbed each other's free hand, pushing forward. A crater began to form beneath them, getting bigger with every second, every pulse emitted from the two of them. Their power levels began to rise, the pressure in the room enormous, though not unbearable to the other beings in the room, having been used to dealing with higher power levels in their school. They were practically on fire as their auras flared up, their power increasing well over fivefold of what they were previously.
Eventually, they shoved each other backwards, landing outside of the crater, panting slightly.
Ace charged at Yveltal, swinging his leg around to kick him in the head, knocking the red and black clad man to the ground. Ace slammed his fist in Yveltal's face, sending him flying into a wall from the force of the blow. Ace rushed forward, his fist back, preparing to make another strike against Yveltal. However, Yveltal grabbed his fist, slamming his own into Ace's face, sending the Dark type flying backwards, causing him to bounce twice on the ground. Chopper, Conner, and Mira looked at him, biting their lips in nervousness.
"Do you need backup?" Chopper asked.
"Not quite." Ace said, shaking his head. "Only when I'm fully certain I can't win, then can you join. This is personal, so don't get too involved with this right now."
"Got it.' Conner said, stepping backwards as Ace wiped his fist across his mouth. He looked down to see his reddish black blood on his glove, pulsing slightly with the Dark energy it contained.
"Seems you've damaged me pretty well." Ace said, chuckling. "I haven't had blood drawn by you in a while. It's an odd feeling, really."
"You will not be feeling much of anything in a second." Yveltal said, twin flames of Dark type energy being summoned to his hands. He unleashed his power, the energy erupting like a volcano. He clenched his fists, the energy lessening its bursts.
Ace summoned his own energy, clenching his fists as he felt it flow through him. He knew he had a good amount to spare, but could he defeat Yveltal with it?
Yveltal cupped his hands by his side, the Dark type energy from before being gathered in it, forming a ball. Ace mimicked his actions, summoning his own Dark type energy into his own cupped hands. He let the energy grow, both of them having spheres the size of volleyballs. They gave a yell of anger, purely black flames exploding around them as their power levels exploded, the very feeling of the room suffocating.
"What kind of power is this?!" Conner yelled, backing away, scared.
"I've handled around this power." Chopper said. "It's tough, but I can match them."
"Are you sure?" Mira asked. "I can put out a lot, but I don't think I have that much."
"Well" Chopper said. "Hopefully, Ace can take a good chunk off of him before we have to fight."
"Right.' Mira said, clenching her own fists. "I hope you're right."
Ace and Yveltal continued pouring energy into the spheres in their hands, feeling the power surge, nearly containing enough power to destroy the very building they were in. Once they felt sufficient power in the spheres, they clenched their hands slightly, closing off the flow of energy.
"Darkness Burst Limit!" they shouted as they thrust their hands forward at each other, the energy rushing forward at incredible speed, its shape and speed similar to that of a Kamehameha. Ace's blast was purely black, Yveltal's a powerful black and red combination.
The beams collided in the middle of them, exploding into a powerful ball of energy that swirled around itself, growing larger with every second of its existence as both Ace and Yveltal kept pouring their energies into it, yelling with both the strain and their anger. The entire room began to shake with the power of the two of them. Conner, Chopper, and Mira were thrown backwards at the force of the power, Conner putting up a Protect shield to keep them safe as they waited behind it, hoping that Ace could manage to handle this threat before they all got killed.
Eventually, the orb exploded, sending both Ace and Yveltal flying backwards, both crashing into the wall. They fell off of the wall, dropping to a knee, panting as they glared at each other, anger surging brightly as the power behind them continued to grow.
"This is insane.' Conner said. "Are those guys even human?!"
"I don't know.' Mira said, biting her bottom lip. "I've never felt power like this before. It's… incredible!"
"I can weild a similar power.' Chopper said. "But, I can't use many ranged attacks."
"Can you fight him?" Mira asked.
"I can try." Chopper said.
"You've improved.' Yveltal said, growling.
"As have you." Ace said, clenching his fists. "Clearly that cocoon is serving its purpose."
"but, of course." Yveltal said, chuckling evilly. "But, I'm sure you've heard about my secret. My power is far beyond you now!"
"Just go ahead and transform." Ace said, his hands erupting in flames of pure blackness as his Dark power flowed into them. "Make this an interesting fight for me."
"Your funeral." Yveltal said, chuckling.
Yveltal gave a small grunt and started putting out even more energy than before. The black fire of aura around him began to get a reddish tint as he yelled a roar of power and triumph. His body started to convulse as his transformation set in. His arms grew wider and longer, his fingers forming long claws. They began to clench and unclench as if their ribbon line shape were full fingers. A strange, dark power leaked from them. His red clothing grew black stripes and encircled his entire body. His black pants grew thicker red lines, the lines wrapping further around his body. His head became triangular in shape and he grew two horn like protrusions from his head. His silvery hair grew even longer as his feet became more like bird talons. He grew a tail about the same shape and size as his arms but it only pointed down. It seemed to be able to smash through concrete if he wanted to. When he had finished he had become like a giant wyvern, his body length from wings to tail measuring about seventeen feet. His body size not including them was about six feet tall. His body in flight resembled a letter "Y".
"Wh-what is that?!" Conner said, trembling as he pointed at what Yveltal had become.
"That" Ace said, smirking. "Is a Pokéforme. It's the pinnacle of power for an individual, but only some beings are capable of accessing it."
"That must mean he's one of them." Mira said, gasping. "Ace… can you beat him?"
"I can try.' Ace said, clenching a fist. "He's not the only one that can transform."
"You can transform as well?!" Conner asked. "But… how?!"
"Push-ups, sit ups, and plenty of juice." Ace said, smirking. "Let's do this!"
Ace took a deep breath, focusing his power to all around his body. He felt it grow, blossoming inside of him into power, pure power. He clenched his fists, getting into a pose that resembled a pose an anime character would enter. He flexed his muscles, giving a powerful yell as he began to change.
His whole body started to become less and less solid, becoming more and more like a shadow. His skin began to ripple a little like the very substance he was becoming. His body widened in his chest area and his arms sort of became a little thinner. He gained sort of an hourglass figure, though it wasn't the attractive kind. His fingers joined to become three large claws, sharp and powerful looking. They twitched slightly, seeming to decide between being shadowy and being solid. His legs became more like stilts, thinning out at the bottom, however, they were still solid, despite waving like shadows. His hair turned from pitch black to dark white, becoming longer and flowing like a cape from the massive amount of energy he was putting out. It seemed to be moving as if it were a video game glitch, twitching with the Dark power. His eyes got larger and turned a darker cobalt in color, almost seeming to glow in contrast to Ace's aura. He grew shadow like cloth from his shoulders that flowed like his hair. They were as black as his clothing. His clothing fused with his body, becoming like his skin and turning into what resembled a shadow. He grew a sort of skirt in his midsection (however, he refused to refer to it as a skirt). A tail grew out from the back of his body. It more resembled a wide long shadow about one foot in width and about three feet long. His aura had somehow become even darker than before, seeming to blacken the room around it as he continued yelling.
After a bit, he stopped, glaring at Yveltal.
"Let's go!" he shouted, rushing at Yveltal. Yveltal slashed at him with one of his giant claws, knocking him into the wall to the right. Ace hit the wall, bouncing back and rushing forward with near undetectable speed, slamming Yveltal in the head as he slashed with his own claws, which were cloaked in his Dark aura.
"What is this?!" Conner exclaimed. "What have those two become?!"
"I can't remember the species…" Mira said. "But, I do remember they're both Dark types."
"Doesn't help." Conner said, huddling behind the shield of Protect he'd summoned.
"I hope Ace can deal some significant damage to him." Chopper said. "Because I think he's part Flying type."
"Oh, right.' Mira said, gasping slightly. "You're a Fighting type. So, you'd have a slight disadvantage if you had to fight."
"Yeah." Chopper said, nodding. "Ace could handle this though. I think he's capable."
"How can you tell?" Conner asked.
"When I fought him" Chopper said. "I could tell he had a great deal of power in him. Call it fighter's skill, but he's definitely got some hidden powers maybe even he doesn't know about."
"Really?" Conner asked. "But, is he stronger than you?"
"I'd say so." Chopper said. "though, for now, the gap's small."
Ace grabbed Yveltal by his neck, driving his knee into it, swinging around to kick him right in the chin. Yveltal was flung backwards a little bit, stepping unbalanced steps as he growled, firing a blast of Dark type energy from his mouth. Ace dodged, firing a blast into Yveltal's stomach, which caused him great pain.
Yveltal slashed at Ace with his talons, making a small gash against Ace's shadowy body. Ace summoned a black orb about the size of a basketball, throwing it at Yveltal. Yveltal was struck by the orb, the orb enlarging, engulfing him as he struggled to escape it. However, Ace kicked him into it, the orb closing behind them as he and Yveltal exchanged powerful blows and continued fighting.
Ace repeatedly slammed his fist into Yveltal's face as the Y-vern fired many Dark Balls at Ace, the two of them taking some tremendous damage as their fight continued.
Chopper and the others watched as the spot where the orb had been began to crack, seemingly under the pressure of the blows the two of them must have been making to do such heavy distortion of space. The ground continued trembling, the force of the blows tremendous, even in an alternate plane.
The cracks enlarged, becoming larger and covering around the area that was the same size as the orb. After a few more tremendous blows and the cracks exploded outward, sending both Ace and Yveltal flying out of it backwards, Ace clenching a fist as Yveltal roared, firing a powerful Dark Pulse at Ace. Yveltal then flew up into the air, roaring down at Ace from the air. Ace summoned some of his aura to block it, firing back with his own Dark Pulse. Yveltal slashed the Pulse with his large claws, tearing it in half. Ace rushed forward, Yveltal blocking him with a large claw as he slashed at him with the other one. Ace was struck, bouncing back and falling over to Chopper. Chopper looked down at Ace, Ace getting up.
"Do you want me to get involved?" he asked.
"No.' Ace said. "Not yet. It's not over for me yet."
"Okay." Chopper said. "Just… don't get killed."
"I won't." Ace said, growling, summoning more power as he fired a powerful Shadow Ball at Yveltal. Yveltal deflected the Shadow Ball, firing a powerful Ice Beam at Ace from his mouth. Ace took the Beam head on, Ice beginning to form around him. Once he was fully encased, Yveltal fired a Flamethrower, the Ice shattering and Ace falling to his knees, panting.
"Give up!" Yveltal shouted, laughing. "I have beaten you!"
"Never!" Ace shouted, struggling to get up from his knees.
"You know" Yveltal said. "I never thought I'd have to use this on you. But, you leave me no choice."
Yveltal took in a deep breath, a small orb of deep red forming in it. Ace's eyes widened as he saw it.
"You three!" he shouted. "Get back!"
"What is that?!" Conner exclaimed.
"Go!" Ace shouted. "You can't use Protect on this! It breaks it!"
"What?!" Conner exclaimed.
The orb in Yveltal's mouth grew larger. At this point it was the size of a handball, and it was still growing. Ace clenched his jaw, his fists summoning Darkness energy to themselves, Ace preparing for what Yveltal was about to do.
"Chopper" Ace said. "After this attack, he can't use it for twenty minutes. During that time, you'll have to beat him. Don't fail. I know you're capable. He's been weakened severely in my fight with him. So, don't worry about having to make up most of it."
"Got it." Chopper said. "But, what about you?"
"I'll take this attack." Ace said, getting into a stance similar to that of Goku preparing to use his most iconic attack. The Dark energy in his hands became another orb like the last one, but it was much more powerful. The orb in Yveltal's mouth was the size of a volleyball now, its size remaining about that size. Ace's orb swirled around, the Darkness inside desperately wanting to get out, but being forced to remain in its orb.
"This is the last thing you'll see before you see death!" Yveltal shouted at Ace, the orb shooting out oof his mouth in beam form and heading straight for Ace.
"Not on my watch!" Ace shouted, firing his own orb at Yveltal. The two beams met, neither one moving. The orb made from their collision was a constant size, never changing. The beams began to move back and forth, getting closer to each fighter, but never quite reaching one.
"Focus" both shouted, tensing up. "Energy!"
Chopper, Conner, and Mira gasped slightly. Focus Energy was a potentially dangerous technique that was used only by professionals in fighting. It gave a huge power boost, but it came at a huge cost: the user was left physically drained by it and more often than not couldn't continue to fight. But, if used in short bursts, it could hold out against many foes.
A red field surrounded both Ace and Yveltal as their powers skyrocketed, the two of them seeming to buckle under it.
"it seems this is a fight to see who can hold on the longest.' Yveltal said, chuckling. "Can your Focus Energy hold out long enough to counter mine or will I strike you down with my attack?"
"I won't lose to you!" Ace shouted, giving a last yell of rage as he pushed more power into his blast, his blast expanding as it began to inch closer to Yveltal.
However, after about three seconds, the red field around Ace dissipated, signifying Ace no longer having the energy to hold out the Focus Energy. He dropped to a knee, his beam giving out. Yveltal laughed as his sliced through the air to collide with Ace. Ace gasped as he felt his chest being ripped open by the beam, a sharp and blunt pain following it. The beam stopped shortly after, however, due to Yveltal not being able to sustain it for much longer.
However, the damage had been done. Ace had a gaping hole in his chest, blood pooling out of it as he had reverted back into his human forme. Chopper ran over to Ace as Yveltal dropped to the ground, panting as he tried to recover.
"Ch-chopper" Ace said, gasping. "St-stop him.'
"Ace…" Chopper said as Ace closed his eyes, his arms dropping limply by his side. His breathing grew softer and more sporadic, though still barely there.
Chopper looked at Yveltal, growing angrier. He stepped forward, ready to fight. But, before he could, a powerful Aura Sphere and Razor Wind struck Yveltal and disrupted him. Chopper, Conner, and Mira looked behind themselves to see Riolu Girl and Ledian Girl standing there, prepared for battle.
"Riolu Girl? Ledian Girl?" Chopper asked. "What are you two doing here?"
"Stopping him.' Riolu Girl said, stepping in front of Chopper. She charged up her Fighting type aura, clenching her fists.
"Ha!" Yveltal said, laughing. "I do not fear one such as you!"
"You should!" Riolu Girl shouted, her red eyes glowing a little. "Because I'm the one who can stop you!"
Riolu Girl then turned to Ledian Girl, who grabbed her hands in her own. Ledian Girl used Helping Hand, sending energy into Riolu Girl. Riolu Girl felt her power rise as she faced Yveltal again. Ledian Girl panted, having given a good deal of energy to her partner.
"Fool!" Yveltal laughed. "I am in my Pokéforme! You cannot possible hope to beat me in a human forme!"
"Really?" Riolu Girl asked, smirking. "Because I can beat you right now."
"And, what makes you say that?" Yveltal asked, chuckling.
"You've already taken a good bit of damage." Riolu Girl said, confident and angry. "he damaged you quite a bit. You've used a move that requires you to recharge it as well as using Focus Energy, which drains your physical power pretty fast. Even with the energy you took from him using your powerful move, I've just taken over double that amount. Aside from that, I am in top physical condition and have taken no damage. It's over Yveltal."
"You wish!" Yveltal shouted, rushing towards Riolu Girl and pulling back with a claw.
Riolu Girl ran forward, pulling back her fist. It became infused with her power, a blue field surrounding it. She leapt toward Yveltal, pulling back a little farther. Yveltal slashed, attempting to hit her. But, Riolu Girl was faster, dodging his slash and leaping into the air over his head. She used gravity to aid her as she fell, using her punch, which she'd infused with Aura Sphere, to slam Yveltal into the ground. Yveltal landed, making a crater as he did, Riolu Girl falling down, landing another punch for good measure. She leapt off of him, flipping to land on her feet, her steely gaze focused on him, flexing her fingers, ready to land another punch at a moment's notice.
Yveltal stood up, angrier than ever. He charged up a Hyper Beam, the white orb in his mouth growing bigger quickly. Riolu Girl charged an Aura Sphere in her hands, making it the size of a beach ball. Yveltal released his Hyper Beam, the rainbow colored Beam speeding straight for Riolu Girl.
At that moment, Riolu Girl released her Aura Sphere. It headed straight for the Hyper Beam, colliding with it. Both stood at a standstill, neither giving any leeway. Riolu Girl pushed forward, however, her Aura Sphere moving closer, becoming ever nearer to hitting Yveltal. Eventually, Yveltal stopped his Hyper Beam, unable to carry on. The Aura Sphere struck him straight in the mouth, knocking him back into the wall. He fell to his knees, using his large wings to prop himself up. However, he reverted back to human forme, panting heavily s sweat poured off of him.
"Surrender.' Riolu Girl said, stepping closer to him as he glared. But, he knew he was beaten. Ace had dealt way to much damage to him in their battle. That combined with Riolu Girl's aforementioned advantages, he couldn't beat her. He decided it was time to make a tactical retreat.
"You won't take me!" he shouted. "We'll continue this later!"
With that, Yveltal used the remainder of his power to open a purple portal, pushing himself through it. Riolu Girl ran after him to try to catch him, but she was too late, the portal closing just before she reached it.
"Damn it!" She exclaimed. "I failed to get him!"
"It's fine." Ledian Girl said, panting from the power she'd given Riolu Girl. "We have to tend to his wounds."
"Right.' Riolu Girl said, nodding as she walked over to Ace, standing over him.
"What do we do?" Chopper asked.
"I'm not sure." Riolu Girl said. "I'm not too good with healing like this."
"I don't know any either." Conner said.
"Same here." Mira and Ledian Girl said.
"I-I do.' A voice said from the door. Everyone turned to see a bruised and bloodied Shadow standing there, holding onto the wall for support.
"Shadow!?" Chopper, Conner, and Mira exclaimed, looking at her.
"H-hi." Shadow said, panting. "I-I sensed you guys, s-so I stumbled here. I-I hope I can h-help."
"You look pretty injured yourself." Riolu Girl said, looking her up and down. "Are you sure you're in any condition to use energy?"
"I-I'll be fine." Shadow said, stumbling over to Ace. She put her hand on his chest, sending a little energy into it, enough to calm him down. Ace's breathing slowed down as she did, Shadow looking weaker. The Dark Psychic stopped after a few seconds, panting as she stopped and put a bloodied hand on his face.
"Stay with me, my love.' She whispered in a voice low enough for only herself and her target to hear. "It will only be a matter of time before you are well again."
Shadow collapsed onto the ground, lying next to Ace, passing out.
"Chopper" Riolu Girl said, looking at the Fighting type. "Carry Shadow. I'll carry Ace. Do you know where we should take them?"
"To their place, I guess." Chopper said. "The nurses'll have a hard time believing this…"
"Do you know where they live?" Riolu Girl asked.
"No.' Chopper said, his expression dropping.
"Great." Riolu Girl said, sighing. "Well this could be hard. We need to get them out of here at the very least. We'll grab their addresses from the office or something."
"How would you know to do that?" Chopper asked.
"What school has a student and doesn't have their personal information?" Riolu Girl countered.
"Touché.' Conner said. "Let's go. I remember the way out."
"Good.' Riolu Girl said, nodding as she followed the Meditite boy out, Chopper, Ledian Girl, and Mira following her.
As they walked out of the room Yveltal was in, however, Riolu Girl stopped.
"What is it?" Chopper asked.
"I sense an aura nearly identical to Shadow's.' She said, looking around. She then shook her head, clearing her thoughts. "I must be being thrown off by the atmosphere of this place."
"Odd.' Chopper said, shrugging. "Let's go."
They walked out of the weird dimension's area they'd found Mira.
"Wait" Conner said. "I thought the door only opened from whatever did it. It closed behind us."
"Maybe we can open it." Riolu Girl said, looking around. "There could be a way to use our combined powers to open the door."
"Wait." Chopper said, looking at the area where the door was. "There's a door here."
"Open it.' Riolu Girl said, nodding to Conner. Conner opened the door hesitantly, amazed when he saw that he was looking out of the janitor's closet inside of the school. The beings walked out of the door, closing it behind them. Conner opened the door to see what would happen. He only saw the inside of the janitor's closet, shock on his face.
"What did you expect?" Ledian Girl said. "Dimensional travel isn't permanent."
"But" Conner said, unable to finish his thought as the group headed to find the office. As they reached it, Conner walked in, talking to the secretary. Leaning his head out the door, he beckoned them to come.
They did, the secretary's eyes widening as she saw Ace and Shadow. She quickly made a call, a very panicked voice coming from the other side.
In about five minutes, a woman dressed in white robes burst through the door, demanding to see her two children. The secretary nodded towards Ace and Shadow, the woman turning to see them, panic becoming more evident on her face.
"Come on, you two!" She exclaimed, sending some of her energy into them. "Please wake up. You guys gotta wake up!"
Neither moved much, Shadow moving a little bit and stirring. The woman took them, picking Shadow up and levitating Ace with some Psychic powers. She looked at the ones that were there.
"You must be the guardians of this town.' She said, looking at Riolu Girl and Ledian Girl.
"We are." They said. "What is it to you?"
"My name is Arceus." The woman, Arceus, said to them. "My children, students, rather, call me Arcey. I thank you for protecting my children."
"Your child did pretty fine on his own." Riolu Girl said. "If it hadn't been for him, we may not have gotten the same results."
"While that's true" Arcey said. "If it weren't for you two, they wouldn't have made it back at all from the looks of it. I thank you from the bottom of my heart."
"You're welcome." Ledian Girl said. "Now, if you'll excuse us, we must be going."
The two heroes left, leaving Arcey, her unconscious children, and the three students.
"I must return to my home to recover these two." Arcey said. "You three are welcome to accompany me if you wish."
"If it's not an inconvenience." Mira said.
"It isn't." Arcey said. "I'm opening a portal now."
She opened a portal, all of them entering it, said portal closing upon all of them entering.
In the med bay—a few hours later
Ace blinked his eyes open, looking at the bloodied and unconscious form of Shadow lying next to him. He squeezed her hand, looking at her, the pain in his chest preventing him from moving much.
"A-Ace" her voice came. "A-are you alright?"
"better now that you're awake." He said, holding his best friend close. "What… what happened to you?"
"I saw" Shadow said, turning over, her injuries not as great. "I saw… her. She was the one that…"
"I'm so sorry.' Ace said. "How did you escape?"
"Sh-she got arrogant.' Shadow said. "When I saw an opportunity, I took it and left."
"She" Shadow said, tears starting to flow. "She did horrible things. That's why my clothes look like this and I'm all bloody."
"I'm sorry." Ace said, turning despite the pain in his chest and hugging his best friend. Shadow hugged him back, sniffling a little. Ace, due to the pain in his chest, fell back under and rolled back to his original position.
Shadow looked at him and propped herself up on her elbows, wiping the 'tears' from her eyes. She smirked slightly, blinking. For a split second, her eyes flashed a bloody orange, veining red and black.
Well, they managed to drive away Yveltal. That's great. But, what's gonna happen when he returns? find out soon in Pokemon: Azure Light Kai
A note for those who've read the original: I'm just gonna skip the whole 1447 chapter from the last one. I'm sure you can figure out why.