It's Chapter 7! I think Assassins Tales affected this chapter and it's one of my longest chapters in a while…wow.

"Legendary!" cried Torch. Blade and Mud were shocked as well. This little Pokemon was a legendary?

Flower chuckled, "I understand your reaction but I am a legendary." Flower looked around lovingly at all the Pokemon around her, "These Pokemon like me, were all born with different fur colors. Just that one small difference means that these Pokemon aren't accepted in normal society. So I created this place. The Clan of Light where all shiny Pokemon can go. Here they can live like normal Pokemon."

"Flower has been good to all of us," spoke up a black Charizard.

"We can live a normal life here!" cried an orange Parasect.

"They live for differently," spoke up Mud, her eyes filled with sadness, "We knew nothing of the world outside the village."

Torch tried to comfort her best friend while Blade listened to how Flower built the home for the Shiny Pokemon.

Flower watched each one of them in turn. Her eyes paused on Blade for a second and a thoughtful expression crossed her face. "Why don't you stay here? Kit. I think they should stay in your home."

Kit dipped her head before turning to the travelers, "Come on. My home is this way."

The travelers followed Kit to a grass hut. She pushed open the door and they were inside. The inside had only a small table and a bed. A couple of windows were cut out of the sides.

"You know," commented Torch, looking up at the dirt ceiling, "It's amazing that a little Pokemon like Flower could do something like this."

"She didn't do it by herself." Kit went over to a window and flicked one of her six tails to a small hill a couple feet away. On the small hill, on the very top was a blue stone about the diameter of a Weedle. "That stone. It strengthens Flower's powers. That's how she can make our lives the best they can be."

"Amazing," commented Mud.

"It's like the relic in the forest," spoke up Blade.

"Oh yeah!" agreed Torch.

"The relic?" asked Kit, her head cocked to the left a bit, "What relic?"

"Outside the village we used to live in," began Mud, sitting down, "There was a relic to honor the Pokemon of time."

"Which one?" asked Kit, "They're two."

"There is?" gasped Torch, "This whole time we thought it was one Pokemon!"

"Dialga and Celebi," Kit heard someone knocking at the door. She went over and opened it. A red furred Infernape came in and put some food on a table. He glanced suspiciously at the travelers before leaving.

"I guess they don't trust us," said Torch.

"You can't blame them," Blade went over to the food, "They have been treated badly by normal Pokemon like us."

"But it really bothers me that they think we are like them," huffed Torch.

"Don't worry," smiled Kit, "They will trust you in time. Just you wait and see."

LINELINELINE

Blade woke up with a start and glanced around. Torch, Mud and Kit were fast asleep nearby. It was odd since they were underground but it was dark outside as well. Blade didn't know why but he got up and carefully headed for the window, careful not to disturb the sleeping Pokemon. Blade peeked outside at the stone. It seemed to glow softly as if alive and Blade somehow had a feeling it was. He peered into the darkness and saw a shadow move. Blade rubbed his eyes and looked again. He wasn't seeing things. There was a shadow-now a dark figure slowly creeping towards the stone.

"What's wrong?"

Blade jumped and glanced next to him to see Mud. How the heck did she get next to him without making a sound? For a healer, she was quick on her paws. "There's something near the stone."

Mud peeked outside, the fin on her head quivering. She was trying to pick up sounds.

"What are you doing?" whispered Torch, padding over. Kit was right behind her. How convenient for everyone to be awake. Blade silently pointed out the window. Kit and Torch peeked outside. "There's someone there!" whispered Torch, her black eyes growing wider.

Suddenly whoever was grabbed the stone on the pedestal and bolted. "Hey!" Blade didn't know what he was thinking but he jumped out of the window and ran after the figure.

"Go get help!" ordered Torch, "Mud. You stay here as well. It might get ugly."

Mud nodded in understanding. Even though she would be worried for her friend, it would be better if she didn't come. She might get in the way of the fight. Mud grabbed one of Kit's tails and tugged slightly, "Come on."

Torch jumped out the window and raced after Blade and the fleeing thief. Blade on the other hand was gaining ground but was still too far back to see who it was. "I wish this guy would trip over something," he thought. As if by magic a root seemed to come out of the ground and the thief tripped over it.

"Well," commented Blade, "That was odd but convenient." Blade's tail began to glow. "Iron Tail!" He slammed the thief in the face sending him flying. The thief flipped and landed on his feet. Blade caught a glimpse of his face in the light of the stone.

Torch finally made it. She was panting heavily. "Well. That took a while."

"It's Tiris," hissed Blade.

"Huh?"

"The thief is Tiris."

"So," spoke Tiris putting the stone down next to him, "I guess I will have to fight children. Oh! How am I going against my beliefs?"

"Why'd you steal the stone?" asked Blade.

"I'm a treasure hunter," Tiris charged forward and before Blade could react Tiris had hit him with a high jump kick. Blade sailed into the lake and created a large splash.

"BLADE!" screamed Torch, but she quickly turned her attention back to Tiris. One of the rules of battle her father had taught her was to never look away from the enemy. Torch jumped into the air and began to spin, flames shooting out of her mouth, transforming her into a Pokemon fireball. "Torch's Fireball!" she cried shooting towards Tiris. Tiris held out his hands and caught her. Her eyes widen. No one has ever caught her Fireball! Tiris spun around and flung her towards the lake. She fell in and the flames around her body immediately turned into steam. Blade, who had recovered from the shock of being thrown in grabbed her and swam upwards. They broke the surface of the lake and Blade swam to shore.

"Thanks," coughed Torch, spitting water out of her mouth. She shook herself, trying to make herself as dry as possible.

"It's alright," Blade and Torch turned to face Tiris who still seemed fine. "His hands," Blade noticed. Tiris's hands were a bit burned. Torch felt satisfaction that her Fireball actually did something even if it wasn't much.

"Why are you fighting for these freaks?" asked Tiris, his expression nothing like the one from before. He looked like he was going to kill them.

"We don't have to tell you!" Torch flipped in the air and became the Fireball again. Tiris laughed and got in position to catch her again. Torch flew towards him but at the last second she dispersed the flames around her and used his arms as a springboard to get above him. "Torch Kick of Doom!" she screamed, her small foot slammed Tiris in the head. At the same time Blade hit him in the stomach with a Pound. Torch landed next to Blade. "It's the Torch Blade combo!"

Blade wished she had not said that. Tiris coughed. "You children are stronger than you look!" He charged again, his hands glowing. "Fire Punch! Thunder Punch!"

Blade and Torch jumped out of the way. Blade used a hand to twist around and hit Tiris in the face. Tiris recovered quickly and the fire punch hit Blade sending him into a tree. Blade coughed and fell to the ground. How was it possible? How could someone like him be so strong?

"Blade!" Tiris whirled around and his thunder punch hit Torch head on. She slammed into the ground. She felt something sticky on her shoulder.

Tris smiled satisfied. He went back to get the stone but noticed someone was standing protectively in front of it. "So! This is where the third one was!"

"Run Mud!" cried Torch getting up slowly, her shoulder throbbing, "He is stronger than anyone from the village!"

Mud ignored her friend, "You can't win. The shiny Pokemon are coming! They will defend this stone!"

Tiris smirked and slapped Mud in the face. She hit the ground with a thud. Tiris picked up the stone, "Sorry kid. But you are no match for-" He felt something behind him. Tiris turned around and his eyes widen. The water from the lake was rising in the air like snakes.

"What's going on?" wondered Torch.

Blade glanced over at Mud, "Are you doing this?"

"Somehow…I think I am," said Mud.

Tiris turned angrily at Mud, "Make it stop you brat!" Mud frowned and concentrated. She realized if she pictured what she wanted the water snakes to do, they would obey her command. She created a picture in her mind of the water surrounding Tiris. She gasped as the water snakes obeyed. Tiris cried out in a bunch of words Sun had told Mud not to say.

"What a horrible mouth he has," said Kit coming up to their location with all the villagers in tow. Flower was in the front with the Ninetails. Her eyes widen when she saw the water snakes.

"Well what do you know," whispered Flower.

The Black Charizard picked up the stone and took it back to its pedestal. Flower went over to Mud and whispered her ear, "It's alright. You can release him now."

Mud blinked and the water snakes vanished. A bunch of shiny Pokemon grabbed Tiris and began hauling him away.

"Looks like we owe you a thank you," spoke the Ninetails, "You have saved an important part of our lives."

"No problem," smiled Torch.

"You're bleeding!" exclaimed Mud, "Come on. Let's get you back to Kit's house. My herbs are over there!"

Blade watched Mud lead Torch away. He then turned to Flower, "Do you know the location of the Resistant Army?"

"So that is where you are headed," whispered Flower. Louder she said, "I don't know but I know someone who does. Walk in the direction of the setting sun and in the forest beyond you will meet a Pokemon named Thunder. He will be able to help you."

Blade dipped his head before running to Kit's house.

The next morning the travelers were standing below the hole that took them into the Clan of Light. All the shiny Pokemon were there to see them off. "Good luck on your journey!" smiled Kit, "I hope you make it there safely!"

"We'll miss you Kit!" answered Torch.

"Ready?" asked Flower. The grass under them began to grow upwards like a giant tree. They sailed upwards until they reached the hole. Around them were the sand dunes. The sun was beginning to rise over them. The travelers got off the grass and it retreated back into the hole. Without a word they headed west. When they were a few feet away Blade looked back but the hole was nowhere in sight. It was gone like it never was there. But Blade knew the shiny Pokemon were watching them. Keeping them safe until they left the desert.

Well! That finishes the part with Shiny Pokemon! Next up Thunder!