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Chapter 6
Confrontation
Rachel shielded her eyes from the intense light that shined from Kyogre. She knew the light originated from the valuable on the orca's limb, but why? Was this a good thing? Or would it make the entire situation worse?
After a long while, which was actually less than thirty seconds, the light eased before disappearing completely. Rachel was hesitant to put her arm down. Who's to say the light won't come back just to blind her? But soon, she wanted to see what has happened.
Glancing at the Legendary, she was in shock. Kyogre wasn't a shadow anymore! She was back to normal! But how? Rachel found herself looking at the jewel.
Kyogre blinked, weary and groggy. She moaned softly, her glazed eyes moving deliberately from place to place as if not remembering what happened. She felt faint and her right flipper ached. And so did her head and chest. Her whole body pained.
She coughed, her throat feeling clogged. A dark aura flowed from her mouth, dissolving into nothing. Her breathing heavy, she stared at Rachel. "What...happened?" She coughed again, the last tendrils of the aura escaping and disintegrating.
Rachel stepped closer. "Your okay now."
Kyogre gazed solemnly at the girl. "...Okay...?" She closed her eyes, trying to remember what has been going on. She recalled the machine and her fear. Her struggles and the auras surrounding her. But then, nothing.
She thought back a bit further in the hopes of reaching something. Her effort wasn't in vain. She remembered her previous conversation with Rachel. The machine's purpose came crashing in her head. She gasped.
"I was...a..." Kyogre couldn't finish the sentence, horrified. Rachel reached out and stroked her for reassurance.
"It's alright. Nothing bad happened." Kyogre's golden eyes looked at her almost beseechingly. But she nodded slightly, taking the girl's word for it.
Suddenly, the door opened and Rachel jumped. She quickly saw Richard and the other Legendary. When she saw the dark colorations, she shook her head a bit.
"What the-?!" Richard exclaimed, scrutinizing Kyogre. He then glared at Rachel. "What did you do?"
The girl's mouth vibrated in fear. She took a step back. "I...didn't do anything. It just happened."
Richard strode quickly to Rachel and she retreated next to Kyogre, knowing from experience that the man was meaning to strike her. There's a reason why she feared him.
Kyogre felt protective over Rachel, who was the closest human friend she had here. She lunged as far as she could, snapping her jaws. Richard jumped back.
Shadow Groudon, quietly observing by the doorway, cocked his head curiously. He seemed particularly interested in the broken bond that once held her right flipper. His inquisitivness thickened when Richard pressed a button and Kyogre was punished for her attempts.
After releasing the button, he took Rachel by the crook of her arm and dragged her towards the door. He looked up at Shadow Groudon and smiled. "Have fun."
Shadow Groudon watched with amusement as Richard hauled a struggling Rachel down the hall and around the corner where they continued out of sight.
Turning back to Kyogre, his grin widened as he walked in, the door automatically closing behind him. When he took a closer look, he found the orca was unconscious. Her flukes and right flipper were limp over the edge of the table and she could easily be mistaken as dead.
He ambled around her, brushing a claw lightly across her soft skin as he moved. When he saw the jewel, he paused. But only for a second before he shook his head and continued on his way.
Kyogre stirred at the vibrations that came with the lizard's every step. Recognizing this, she felt a wave of overwhelming happiness. Groudon came back for her!
The shadow paused as the blue orca groaned and opened her eyes. Hiw face practically beamed when Kyogre's expression turned to horror.
"You're...not Groudon." she whispered. He chuckled.
"What makes you reach that conclusion?" His voice sent chills down her spine, causing her to shudder. Shadow Groudon perked his head to the side, his red eyes glowering over her features as Shadow Kyogre had once done with Rachel.
"You're a shadow Pokemon." she made the obvious known. Shadow Groudon gave a mirthful growl.
"Technically, I'm still Groudon."
"And technically...you're evil! And the Groudon I know is not!" she snapped. His amusement didn't vanish.
"The Groudon you know is standing right before you." Kyogre bared her teeth at this.
"You're not Groudon!" she insisted in hostility.
"Why deny it? You're only lying to yourself?" His sentence was joined with a taunting snicker. Kyogre glared at his, this vile creature, this imposter. She snapped her jaws open and launched a Hydro Pump at him. The shadow took the hit full on and was sent crashing into the opposite wall.
An alarm came up, accompanied with frequent red flashes. Shadow Groudon stood up with a sneer and launched a particularly powerful Mud Shot. It hit it's mark and Kyogre's bonds broke apart as she in turn was sent flying into a wall.
Kyogre force herself to float, noting how much stronger the attack was. In all her experience with fighting the Ground-type, never had she felt such power in one attack. However she won't give up. If she defeats this shadow, maybe...just maybe...he will return to normal. Then they can get out of here and carry on with their new lives.
"You attacked me..." she growled quietly, mostly to herself. The shadow paused before taking a large grin, as if considering saying something.
"Well, you incited it." he repeated her very words from the beach. This inevitably angered her.
She charged forward and latched her teeth into his left paw. She also noticed that the armor was stronger than before. But she didn't take that to heart. She'll just have to bite harder. Her head and body thrashed from side to side, like a Sharpedo taking a bite out of a large carcass.
Shadow Groudon roared in pain before raising his claws and giving her a hit to remember. She released her grip and let out a loud screech. Shadow Groudon fired another Mud Shot and Kyogre made another violent and painful visit to the already damaged wall.
Kyogre opened her eyes to see Shadow Groudon coming at her and she tried to float in order to get away to a safe distance where she could attack again. She managed to do the floating part, but Shadow Groudon took hold of her tail, digging his long claws into her skin for an extra-secure grip.
The orca winced and managed to pull free, leaving more than agonizing gashes on her tail. Shadow Groudon lurched after her, grabbed her again, and pinned her down...
I'm finished with this story on paper, which means that this will be one of my few stories to actually be complete! -collective gasps- I know...I'm scared too. Please review while I carry on with the next chappy! Hopefully, I might submit it today...if not, probably Monday...
