Alright, first things first! I know he probably won't see this seeing as 1) he kind of lost interest in Pokémon (shouldn't that be impossible? One does not simply lose interest in Pokémon) and 2) he doesn't even know I have a fanfiction account (and even if he does he probably doesn't know it's me). Having said that, I'll say this in case he does read this (one day): happy birthday to my dear cousin! Yeah, he was somewhat of a role model to me when I was younger xD while everybody in my class looked up to historical figures and what not, I looked up to my cousin yup, it was hilarious xD

Wow, I put a lot of effort in the previous chapter and I guess it really showed (apart from it being my longest chapter ever)! So many positive reviews last time around! I'm glad you guys liked last chapter! Let's see if I can keep it up this time around! Oh, but before that, since nobody but Namitaa776 saw the references (and even she missed a few!), I decided to have like a mini list of all the references in the previous chapter! Depending on how many references there are and how many people see them I may or may not keep doing these lists each and every chapter.

The commands of the second girl (Offensive/Defensive formation) is a reference to Inazuma Eleven GO Chrono Stone's El Dorado. The second part of the command (two letters and number) should be obvious: the letters are the initials of people who have influenced my life one way or another and the number is said person's favorite number! While writing the Mirza/Green combo attack against Clara, I had a scene from Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time in mind (the Jaden/Yugi combo to be specific). The ice pillars? Fubuki Shirou's Eternal Blizzard in the match against Gemini Storm. The last quote? Directly taken from Reize in episode 30, and is one of the most *ahem* appropriate things for her to say in that situation that I know. Is that all of the references out there? Nope, but I have to leave it at that…

Before I get to review responses, which I will eventually, two announcements! The first is regarding Night of the Black Sun! If you remember correctly, I had a poll out for over a month now, and the poll results are in! Apparently, the amount of Lyra and Wally lovers are equal, with both receiving two votes! Two other people have also voted for the both of them to be coming in, so I'm afraid that I will grant those two voters' wish… in other words: both Lyra and Wally will make an appearance in this story (though I haven't quite decided when or how)! The second announcement is for a story that I will be writing soon, and which will have the first chapter published on the nineteenth of November (yes, that's an important day for me)! A poll regarding that story has been opened, so please check it out and vote! As a matter of fact, you get eight votes! The only two things that I can say about that story right now are that it was originally intended for Namitaa776 and that it is a Pokémon Special and Inazuma Eleven crossover (so there may be spoilers for especially the latter…)! Other than that? I don't want to spoil or rather, I haven't thought that far ahead yet

Review responses, because we got six last time! A new record for one single chapter I might add! Thank you!

Namitaa776: (I know you won't be able to respond, but…) You know me right? References EVERYWHERE xD! But yeah, you're right… thank you so much, you know I couldn't have done it without you right? Yeah, that person will come out eventually! As a matter of fact… no, I'll keep it a secret for now. Oh, and thanks for censoring said person's name since, as you correctly pointed out, that person's name could be considered a spoiler! (and if it doesn't count as one, at least it'll leave people hanging xD)

Painted Lady Bug: I'm sorry, but Night of the Black Sun is going to contain quite a bit of action/fighting scenes… I just realized this as well… Having said that, I'm sure you'll like this chapter seeing as there are going to be more than enough riddles for you to solve (which I'm sure you'll try to)! Yeah, they did, but that wasn't really quite the plan of the second girl though… you just realized? I never mentioned the name of the girl right? You just assumed it was Yellow because a) I love Specialshipping and/or b) the summary says "contains eventual Specialshipping". Yeah, a very simple trick of the mind I might add. Unfortunately, you don't have a guarantee that the girl isn't Yellow either! Yes, I'm playing mind games with you right now… let's see if you can figure out the answer before I reveal it!

joycewu333: Thank you so much! Truthfully, I was afraid I didn't get your character in character last chapter (especially the serious part), but I'm glad I did and that you liked it! Don't worry, she won't die! Or at least, she hasn't died as of yet… I think… well yeah, Green has a vacant spot in his team left open after he gave Silver his Rhydon, so why not put in Alakazam? If I'm not mistaken, he gave Silver his Rhydon right after the Battle Frontier fiasco and the time frame of Night of the Black Sun is a few weeks after the Battle Frontier fiasco. Yeah, it's intentional, but good job pointing it out! You'll find out why soon enough!

DaPokemonMadster: Well of course, what do you expect with over 9k words in total xD? I put those two lines especially for you ;D "a few hints"? Really? Wow, I had expected to have dropped enough hints to fill up an encyclopedia, but oh well… you put in good theories that makes sense (as in, I can see why you think that way), and what I want the readers to think. The question is whether they are right or not right? So why don't we find out? Oh, and your OC will come out today, so I hope he's in character! (And apologies in advance if he isn't)

GTheTecher: Do you mean with the male partner of Clara or with DaPokemonMadster's OC? Also, about that programmer… is it a request or a challenge? You know what? Scratch both of them as I don't know the answer to either xD. Actually, DaPokemonMadster's OC will come out today, and I can already tell you that the introduction of your OC is coming nearer with every word! Whether the two will team up, however, remains to be seen! Talking about your OC, do you mind if I change one of the moves of the Pokémon for the purpose of the flow of the story? Anyway, I'm glad you liked the previous chapter (just like everybody else) and I hope you'll enjoy this one just as much! And no, I have no clue what anime you're referring to I'm afraid

Warnings: Yeah flashbacks… I'm not confident with them no matter how much people praise them, so… and starting this chapter, darker themes yeah I did say in the summary that this story will contain darker themes in later chapters right? Well, apparently, "later chapters" means right now…

Disclaimer's the same as always, but let's add "DaPokemonMadster's OC" among the things I don't own shall we? Along with anything related to Pokémon and the OCs that appeared last time except for Mirza.


-= Silver's POV =-

My entire body hurt like never before, and I winced as I tried to move myself. I could feel a cold breeze hitting my face and something that felt like a tree trunk behind me. Was I lying against a tree? But… how did I get here? And where were the others? I faintly remember being in a battle and blown away by an explosion, but…

"Silver! Silver, are you alright? Please wake up! Silver!"

That voice… I recognized it, but why did it seem like it was coming from so far away? I grimaced as I sat up. When I opened my eyes, all the while enduring the pain coursing through my body, I could see Yellow sigh in relief.

"I'm glad to see you're up Silver; I was afraid you could've been hurt!" Yellow said worriedly. I cringed in pain and she hurriedly ran over to check what was wrong, "I'm sorry! I spoke too soon! Stay here okay? I'll go find something that can heal you!"

"Don't bother…" another familiar voice suddenly came out of nowhere. Both Yellow and I tensed up, grabbing a Poké Ball from our belts and trying to take a defensive stance. The next thing I knew something dropped in front of me. It was a bundle of some sorts and the aroma that came from it made my mouth water. Mirza suddenly appeared in front of us and I figured he must've been in the trees, trying to find out where we are, where everybody else is and, more importantly, where our enemies are. He took the bundle and opened it, offering what looked like a cake of berries to both Yellow and I, "The two of you better eat this. Offensive Formation MD19 can seriously take a toll on the target's body. Even so, it's much stronger than I remember it to be… Silver, you must've been hit directly weren't you? I have to say I'm impressed you're still breathing considering how powerful that attack was…"

"You got quite a bit to explain, now don't you Mirza?" I looked at him skeptically as he laughed sheepishly. The pain coursing through my body suddenly became a lot worse and both Yellow and Mirza had to force me to sit up against the tree I was lying against earlier. I couldn't thank them, as I could barely smile, but they helped me eat the food. Surprisingly, I already felt much better even after the first bite alone.

"I don't really mean to pry, but I think Silver is right…" Yellow began hesitantly as she chewed on her piece of cake. Mirza didn't respond, so she took a deep breath and continued, "You know more about them than you let on. We want to help you Mirza, really, but we can't if you don't trust us… at least tell us what it is you're fighting for an —"

"Oh, 'ow cute! Lil' kids playin' to'ether like this," a taunting voice came from our right, interrupting Yellow's sentence. All of us turned to the source of the voice and saw a man in his early twenties walking up to us, a Rapidash on his right and a Ludicolo on his left. His close cropped dirty blond hair was partly hidden by the big cowboy hat he was wearing. Both his brown button-down and the black vest he wore over it had an insignia on them but I didn't recognize it. Either that or it was too far away for me to recognize it. I glanced over in Mirza's direction and, judging from his defensive stance, figured that we didn't need to look for our enemy. The enemy had found us! "So… yer playmates wanna play with lil ol' me?"

"Don't do this Clyde…" Mirza hissed in a dangerously low tone while moving in front of Yellow and I. Something was different about this Clyde person compared to the two girls we faced earlier, but I couldn't put my finger on it. Even so, I still don't trust him… "I don't want to hurt you Clyde! Don't make me hurt you!"

"You 'urt meh?" Clyde asked in disbelief before roaring with laughter. Once he quieted down, he grinned while petting his Rapidash, "Doubt ya can 'urt a fly kid! I 'now D'metria took out yer Starlight, and 'verybody knows she's yer ace! Ya ain't got nothin' left!"

"You're right… Starlight can't fight anymore thanks to Demetria…" Mirza admitted reluctantly. I was shocked at what happened next. He actually grinned himself as he pointed to the skies, "But I'll let you in on a little secret Clyde! Starlight isn't my ace! Fubuki is!"

A cry came from the trees before a gray, bipedal Pokémon appeared in front of me out of nowhere. It had a crown of red feathers on top of his head, one thinner feather protruding either of his ears and two more feathers that acted as his tail. The three claws on either of his paws were long and sharp and the Pokémon itself seemed ready to face off against Clyde's.

"I a'mit I didn't 'new you 'ad a Wea'ile," Clyde said once he regained his speaking ability. Weavile? Is that the name of the Pokémon in front of Mirza? It must be, but… why does that name sound so familiar…? And the Pokémon itself… My eyes widened in recognition once I realized it: the Pokémon in front of me is what my Sneasel will become once he evolved! "But yer Ice type won't be a problem fer ma Fire type Rap'dash! Flare Blitz!"

Clyde's Rapidash enveloped itself in flames as it galloped straight for us at an incredible pace. I tensed seeing the move as it looked like it was even stronger than Mirza's Skarmory's Brave Bird attack. I already enlarged Feraligatr's Poké Ball and was about to send him out when Mirza suddenly held out his hand to stop me from attacking. Alright… so he wanted to play the hero, fine by me. I reluctantly fastened Feraligatr's Poké Ball back on my belt and hoped Mirza had a plan.

"It's true that your Rapidash has the type advantage, but types aren't everything!" Mirza announced as said Pokémon kept on coming closer and closer. If you want to do something you better hurry it up Mirza! Perhaps sensing the urgency, he actually did made a move, "And let me tell you something else Clyde: I'm not the trainer I once was! But instead of telling you just how much I've changed, Fubuki will show you! Fubuki! Offensive Formation K02, let's go!"

Wait, did he just… that's the same commands that Demetria used in her attacks! Does this mean that…? I quickly turned to the battle in front of me to see that his Weavile had disappeared into thin air. I looked around frantically trying to locate the Pokémon when I heard a crash and turned just in time to see Clyde's Rapidash crashing into the ground. All of a sudden, shards of ice came raining down from all different directions on the Fire Horse Pokémon making it yelp in pain. Once the shards of ice stopped raining down, I saw that Mirza's Weavile had reappeared beside his trainer while dusting off his claws nonchalantly.

"Rap'dash!" Clyde cried out, shocked at how easily Mirza's Weavile took out his Pokémon. He then turned to Mirza, "How'd yer Wea'ile do that? No Ice type 'as ev'r beat'n me Rap'dash! Answer me!"

"I actually have to thank you Clyde, your Rapidash's Flare Blitz is just what Fubuki needs to use one of our strongest techniques…" Mirza smirked darkly as the air around him suddenly chilled significantly. What's going on?! I thought the aura around Mirza when his Lapereo used that Omega One attack against Clara was powerful, but this energy radiating from him… it's frightening! "Let me show you the power of the fusion of flame and ice! The power that I have obtained after all my training! Fubuki! Show them just how powerful an exclusive move of our own can be! Pyro Blizzard Omicron Three!"

Once again, shards of ice came raining down. The two differences this time around, however, was the fact that the shards were aimed straight at Clyde and his Ludicolo and that it wasn't just ice that was raining down on them! Somehow, the flames of Rapidash's Flare Blitz came raining down on them as well! What kind of attack was this? Is this the gap of power between him and us? I clenched my fists as I began to realize just how powerful Mirza truly was. From the corner of my eye I could see that Yellow was shocked speechless as well.

"I a'mit I'm 'mpressed by yer power and 'ow much ya've grown Mirza!" Clyde's voice broke me from my train of thoughts. I turned to look at how much damage Fubuki's Pyro Blizzard did but was shocked to see a transparent bubble around Clyde and his Ludicolo. His Pokémon knew Protect as well?! Do any of them have a Pokémon that does not know that move?! He grinned before continuing, "But yer gonna need ta try 'arder ta beat me!"

"Protect might be able to stop Pyro Blizzard, but not this one!" Mirza yelled as he pointed straight at Clyde, "If you think Pyro Blizzard is the only move Fubuki and I came up with then you'd better think again! We've maximized the power of Fubuki's Night Slash attack and made yet another move of our own! I'll even let you have the honor of being the first opponent to be taken down by Fubuki's new move! Face the true power of darkness! Night Blade Storm Omega Twelve, let's go!"

Once again, Fubuki disappeared and suddenly reappeared within the protective bubble of Protect, shocking everybody but his trainer. Having his claws surrounded by a dark energy, Fubuki's attacks were relentless as he pummeled Clyde's Ludicolo at a speed faster than any of us could follow. In no more than two seconds, the Carefree Pokémon had collapsed and Fubuki had jumped back to his trainer's side, completely unharmed as of yet.

"W-What just happened?" Yellow gasped, not understanding the situation. I was speechless at Mirza's displayed power as well. When I saw how he fought Clara and Demetria I knew Mirza was strong, but… he was holding back?! It's almost like the Mirza who fought Demetria then and the Mirza who is crushing Clyde now aren't even the same person! The blonde healer turned to me, "Silver! What just happened?"

"I don't know," I replied, still too much in shock. I looked at Mirza and Fubuki and I felt a rift forming between us. It was the same as back then! I'm powerless to do anything! Taking a few breaths to regain my composure I turned to the trainer who just took out two Pokémon in the blink of an eye, "Mirza… what just happened…?"

"We won, that's what happened!" Mirza grinned as he replied my question. He then turned serious and faced Clyde, "I'm sorry. I told you I didn't want to fight you but you left me no choice. I know how much you care for your Pokémon so I won't finish them off, but… why you?"

"I a'mit defeat Mir!" Clyde laughed. He then snapped his fingers and from out of the curtain of trees a huge Tauros trotted out towards us. An unconscious girl was lying on its back and in the Pokémon's mouth appeared to be something that looked like a small box, "Think o' these as yer prize fer beatin' me today. She was a persistent gal I tell ya, but —"

"What did you do to her?! Answer me!" Mirza yelled, suddenly furious. Was she someone he knew? If so, why is she with Clyde? I felt a shuffle beside me and saw that Yellow had taken a few steps back. Looking at the scene in front of me, I decided that she actually made a good move and took a few steps back as well, "I wasn't giving it my all knowing it was you, but this… tell me one reason why I shouldn't finish you off for good! You have one chance so make it count!"

"'Cause I sav'd 'er life," Clyde replied calmly, unfazed by Mirza's outburst. Mirza, on the other hand, slumped down after that. I know I can't trust him but something about Clyde's tone made me believe it was true… "We 'ad a battle and she won, but 'nstead o' finishin' off me Rap'dash she stopp'd attackin'. That's when he jump'd in on our battle an' left 'er like that. She woulda died Mirza. She woulda died…"

"So… he is in on this as well…?" Mirza finally spoke up after a moment of silence. Who was he talking about? Clyde nodded, helping his Tauros lower the girl and place her gently on the grassy field. Her jet black hair was tied in twin ponytails and seemed slightly charred. Her black blouse seemed charred as well, and she was covered from head to toe in the cuts and burns. I didn't know who the person Mirza and Clyde were talking about was but one thing was obvious: he sure put her out of commission. Mirza unclenched his fists before turning to the man in front of him, "I can tell you're not lying… thank you for saving her."

"Heh, I 'as just returnin' da favor, really. She protect'd me Rap'dash so I protect'd her," Clyde grinned, placing the box beside the girl. He then returned both of his defeated Pokémon and got on his Tauros. Finally, he turned to Mirza with a grim expression on his face, "If yer thinkin' bout continuin' the fight, I wish yeh the best o' luck kid! Yer other prize should help ya fight 'em!"

"Yeah, and seeing the shape she's in, I guess we're going to need it…" Mirza muttered almost inaudibly. Clyde rode off on his Tauros and Mirza ran over to the unconscious girl, Yellow close behind him. I followed them at a slower pace, trying to figure out what was going on around here. Ever since Mirza showed up life has become so confusing… I could see Mirza checking her pulse and sighing in relief, "At least you're still alive…"

"Mirza?" Yellow began hesitantly. I had reached the two of them and, now that I got a closer look, saw that the girl was beaten up more than I first thought she was. Her clothes weren't just charred, they were heavily torn as well. The cuts that I saw earlier turned out to be much bigger and deeper than I first thought they were and her breathing was irregular. She didn't look like she would… "Who is she and what's going on?"

"You're right… I owe you guys an explanation, but help me move her to a more covered area first alright?" Mirza asked in an almost monotone. Yellow and I both nodded and, without another word, helped carry her to the safe covers the trees provided us. The girl was much lighter than she looked, which got me wondering. Before I could say anything about it, however, Mirza plopped down on the grass beside her and, gesturing for us to sit down as well, began, "Her name's Tara, and the two of us have actually been training together for a long time when we were younger…"


-= 3rd Person POV =-

"Her name's Tara, and the two of us have actually been training together for a long time when we were younger…"

At this revelation, both Yellow and Silver gasped in shock. Mirza, expecting this, smiled grimly at their reactions before turning back to his unconscious friend.

"Alright, so she's your childhood friend right?" Silver finally broke the silence. Mirza only nodded in response, "So where does she come into the story and who exactly are we fighting here? They're stronger than you first let on and from the looks of it, you're acquainted with both that Demetria girl and Clyde. What's going on Mirza?"

"I'll tell you all about that in a minute," Mirza began, closing his eyes and allowing the cool breeze to sway his hair slightly. After a minute or two, he opened his eyes again and looked both Yellow and Silver straight in the eye, "But before that, I need to ask the two of you a question of my own. Tell me: do you know about the Black Sun event ten years ago?"

"You know about that?!" Silver exclaimed in shock, shocking the other two by his sudden loud response. Mirza recovered quickly and nodded in response, causing the red head to go deep in thoughts, "I admit I don't know much about it, and the little things that I do know about it I know because big sis talked about it. Around the time big sis and I escaped the Masked Man's clutches there was a huge calamity in a faraway region. Other than that, however, I can't say that I know much about it…"

"I see…" Mirza trailed off, before turning to the blonde healer, "How about you Yellow? Do you know anything about it?"

"I…" Yellow began hesitantly, but the older boy could already guess her answer from her tone alone, "I've heard stories about it, but all this time I thought that it were just stories…"

"Very well… at least it'll make telling the story a bit easier seeing as you two at least know of the event…" Mirza began. He took a deep breath before he began his story, "I'm afraid it wasn't just stories, and I am living proof that the event really occurred. The night that has been dubbed 'the night of the black sun' happened about ten years ago, and the reason why it's called that is due to the huge amount of deaths on that night… It was a normal day. Or at least, it was as normal as all of us thought it would be. That would all change by the end of the day…"


-= Mirza's POV (flashback) =-

My sister and I had been training outside in a nearby open field all day, perfecting our combo techniques and commands in a way so that our opponents wouldn't be able to predict our attacks, giving us a fraction of a second advantage that could make the difference between winning or losing a battle. It was a calm afternoon with not a single cloud in sight. A gentle zephyr like breeze prevented us from getting overwhelmed by the heat wave that had occurred over the past few days.

"Gible go! Offensive formation T32!" my sister commanded. Her little Gible dashed forward with a battle cry and, just as my Trapinch braced herself for the blow, the little land shark jumped backwards and let loose a bluish purple stream. I cursed as I realized the frontal assault was just a bluff and she was aiming to hit me with Dragon Pulse from the very start.

"Starlight! Earth Power Gamma Four!" I commanded in return. Starlight's body radiated a golden yellow light before she stomped on the ground, making the very earth erupt. The eruption protected her from Gible's Dragon Pulse. Once the dust had cleared I smiled at my little sister who, in turn, looked horrified, "Not bad! You've really improved a lot you know! You actually almost got me this time!"

"Yeah, but…" my sister trailed off, pouting in disappointed. I laughed at her expression, which got her attention long enough to let her finish her sentence, "I'm not good enough! I still can't break through Starlight's defense!"

"Hey cheer up! I've been training quite a bit longer than you have so it's only natural that I'm a bit better than you are!" I laughed as I ruffled her hair, trying to cheer her up. As usual, she over dramatically tried to dodge me, failing miserably, before giving in and pouting. Seeing her expression I couldn't help but laugh again before flinging my arm around her shoulder and guiding her gently back to our home, "It's getting late so let's go home!"

"Alright!" my sister cheered as she ran off ahead with her Gible, leaving me and Starlight behind. I laughed seeing my hyperactive sister running ahead without a single worry on her mind. That was to change very soon.

I didn't know how long we were out, but I did know something was wrong. I jolted up to the sound of bricks crashing to the ground, fear filled screams coming from all around me and the frantic footsteps of many people as if they were all running away from something. When I looked up, I realized why they were in such a hurry.

Seven trainers and their Pokémon were running rampage in our town. The crimson flames that rose from the ruins of our houses reached for the skies above, obscuring my view from the scene yet my eyes were glued onto them and I couldn't turn away even if I wanted to. The orange hue that the flames colored their bodies almost made them look majestic, but they weren't! They weren't majestic! They were...

"Mirza!" a familiar voice rang through the smoke, and I turned hopefully to the direction of the voice. There, albeit a bit bruised and covered in dust, were my parents who were running straight for me.

"Mom! Dad!" I cried out, running to them. I gulped, before admitting the hard truth, "My sister and I got separated..."

"What?!" dad shouted, causing me to cringe slightly. His voice wasn't filled with anger like I had expected it to be, but with horror, making me cringe even more once I realized that. Taking a deep breath to calm himself down, he turned back to me, "Mirza, you have to listen to me very carefully alright? You have to find your sister, get out of here and find somewhere safe and hide there, do you understand?"

"But..." I began, terrified. Before I could continue I was cut off by one of the seven trainers who finally noticed us.

"Toxicroak..." the trainer muttered, raising a finger in the air before pointing it straight at us. I was frozen with fear: this person meant business! A bipedal, frog like Pokémon jumped in front of the trainers, the stingers on its arms extended and coated with poison and a malicious grin on its face, "Poison... Jab..."

I closed my eyes and covered my face, bracing myself for the attack that never came. I heard a groan and felt a warm liquid splatter on my face and arms and, letting curiosity drive me, opened my eyes. The moment I did, however, I wished I didn't. The Pokémon's left stinger was in my mom's stomach while the right had pierced my dad's chest. No...

"What are you waiting for Mirza? Go!" Dad managed while making sure the Pokémon didn't come after me. I stood there, frozen on the spot, and it wasn't until dad yelled at me that I regained the ability to move, "I SAID GO! AND DON'T YOU DARE LOOK BACK!"

Forcing myself not to look back, I turned and ran as fast as I could, all the while searching the area and calling out to my sister. After ten minutes of this I was exhausted and out of breath, but I still hadn't found her. It was then that I heard a whimpering sound on the other side of the wall I was leaning against, and the voice that I heard next made me both tense up and let out a sigh of relief.

"Mirza? Is that you?" a scared, shaky voice came from the other side of the wall. I recognized it as my sister's, and from the sound of it it looked like she had been hiding and crying here ever since we got separated, "Get me out of here! Please big bro!"

"Don't worry!" I called out, trying to sound as reassuring as possible. I enlarged a Luxury Ball from my belt and took a few steps back, "Stand back! I'll break the wall down! Starlight! Earth Power Alpha Seven!"

"Stop! It's too dangerous!" Before I could release my Pokémon, however, somebody grabbed me from behind and tried to drag me away from the wall. I recognized the voice as a friend of my mom, and his hold was strong, but I couldn't let him take me away! "You could cause a cave in and kill her! Let us handle it, you have to get out of here!"

"No! That's my sister in there!" I shouted while trying to struggle free from his grasp. My struggling was so bad that he had to call for help and, with the help of three other people dragging me away, they finally succeeded. I didn't stop struggling or shouting, however, "Let me go! That's my sister! I can't leave her! NOOOOOO!"


-= 3rd Person POV (Present time) =-

"I never saw my sister again, and I thought I had lost her forever on that day along with my parents…" Mirza finished in a pained and strained voice, "That was, at least, until I fought her earlier today…"

"So… that sister of yours…" Silver began after a prolonged period of silence. Yellow was holding back her tears and Mirza didn't answer his question directly, instead having his eyes closed all the while. After another moment of tense and heavy silence Silver tried to finish his sentence, "Was she…?"

"Yes," Mirza interrupted him before he could formulate his question. The black head opened his eyes and turned to Silver with a solemn look on his face, "Demetria is my sister."

"But…" Silver trailed off, carefully choosing his words to not upset or anger the older and stronger trainer in front of him, having already witnessed how powerful he was first hand, "Does this mean… that you're one of them? And if you're not… Why? Why fight your sister?"

Before anyone could respond or react, Silver felt something lifting him up by the collar and slamming him onto the tree trunk. Flinching slightly, the red head was more surprised to see who had pinned him to the tree.

"Tara!" Mirza exclaimed in shock. The person who had pinned Silver to the tree was, indeed, Tara. At some point she had regained consciousness and reacted in the blink of an eye. Silver was more shocked by the fact that she could stand in her condition than of her reaction, so how she managed to lift him up truly boggled him, "You shouldn't force yourself!"

"Shut up and look who's talking!" Tara shouted back from over her shoulder, shutting the black head up immediately. Turning her gaze back to Silver, the red head froze seeing her intense glare, "You! If you're thinking that we're the enemy then I can gladly make your wish come true! What do you know of how we feel having to fight those precious to us?! What do you know of the pain in our hearts knowing that to battle them we could hurt those who mean the world to us?! What do you know of what we've gone through?! What do you know of what Mirza has had to go through all this time, losing his parents, sister, everything on the same day?! Well?! Answer me!"

Before Silver even got the chance to answer, a fear filled, ear splitting screech came from the direction of the forest. Tara lowered the red head, having her attention focused on the source of that sound. The other three trainers, however, froze at the sound of the screech, instantly recognizing it. Silver was the first to react, swiftly grabbing Feraligatr's Poké Ball and dashing in the direction of the sound at full speed.

"Big sis!"


And a part of Mirza's past is revealed! Of course, being the cliffhanger loving guy all of you should already know that I am, I haven't revealed everything nor have I revealed some crucial information regarding Mirza now have I? Even so, this chapter was rather difficult to write nonetheless due to… external factors… I'm not going to end with a stream of questions like chapters one and three (let's do that with the odd chapters shall we?) seeing as I think there are already more than enough questions that should come to your mind after reading this chapter… trust me, it'll be worse next time! And if you don't like me for the cliffhanger this time around… then you'll hate me for the one that's coming up! As far as I can tell you right now, starting next chapter the plot really thickens (though I think that should've been obvious)! Fun fact: unlike Specialventure Academy, where I actually think up the plot as I go, I plan out the plot of Night of the Black Sun very far ahead. As a matter of fact, I got the plot up to chapter 7 all figured out already! But no, no spoilers xD! At least not for this story, but maybe the reference lists have spoilers for the series of which they come from xD

References… references… now that I think about it, not that many actually… ah, right! I know that both Pyro Blizzard and Night Blade Storm aren't real moves, but when I thought of them I was thinking of them being commands referring to an already prepared string of moves, get what I'm saying? There actually are some references here now that I think about it… let's see… Pyro Blizzard's original name was supposed to be Fire Blizzard, which is the combination technique of Nagumo Haruya and Suzuno Fuusuke in Inazuma Eleven (but let's face it: Fire Blizzard doesn't sound all that cool right?). Night Blade Storm is taken from Digimon Rumble Arena 2's Duskmon's finishing move: Gheist Blade Storm. The game is really good so if you have the console I really recommend it! Having said that, it probably won't be as awesome for non Digimon fans… Weavile's nickname should be obvious as to what it's referring to, and if it isn't I know for a fact that you haven't checked the first quote of the Inazuma Eleven section on my bio! If I'm not mistaken, 'Fubuki' means either 'storm' or 'snowstorm', so it's pretty fitting for a Weavile don't you think? Mirza, Tara and Demetria… they're all the names of the main characters in my first ever story! It's a coincidence that I also happen to know at least one person in real life whose name is one of the three! There's actually one more character from that story who will make an appearance next chapter but I'll leave the identity a secret until then! The (almost) instant healing properties of the food Mirza gave Yellow and Silver was inspired by the senzu beans from the Dragon Ball series. Yeah, that's all of the obvious ones… but definitely not all of them!

That's all for now I guess… I'm going to wrap up Crimson Sunlight seeing as there are only two chapters left! In the meantime, please feel free to review, follow and favorite this story! You have no idea how much it means to me and how much it motivates me to keep writing even in these difficult times! And don't forget to vote in the poll that will be going up soon!