"What is going on?" asked Blake. "Last time we were here, this place was very much fixed." Arlon wasn't afraid. He started to approach the castle when he noticed something weird.

"Why is it so dark inside?" he asked. "It's the middle of the day!"

"What are you talking about?" asked Axew.

"Inside the castle it's pitch black. Freaky, no?" Blake looked the castle to see that Arlon was right.

"What the?" said Blake. Arlon approached the gateway. "Don't get too far ahead of us!" That was going to be a problem. Arlon then went inside at an alarming speed.

Transition

Arlon stopped writing. It was getting late, he needed some sleep. He was writing how he had become what he was while the thoughts were still in his head. He closed the journal and hid it in a panel in the wall. Then a voice came that said, "You're still awake, Snivy?" Startled, Arlon turned around to see that there was his human partner, Xyantou. "Oh, did I startle you?" Arlon nodded. It was the only thing he was sure Xyantou would understand. "Come here." Xyantou then picked up Arlon by the neck. Then he realized what he had done and proceeded to move his hand so Arlon could breathe. "Don't do that!" Arlon said, but all Xyantou could hear was an angry "Sni Snivy!" Scared, Xyantou said "Okay, okay, not the neck." Then they were silent for the rest of the night.

Arlon awoke to the morning sun in his face. Xyantou was still asleep. Good. Now was the time for some exploring nature. He started to run outside when he noticed his hand. It was red. 'A trick of the light perhaps?' thought Arlon, continuing outside. Upon going outside, Arlon started running. He kept staring at the trees, not noticing the yellow figure in front of him. By the time he looked away from the trees it was too late. He collided with the figure from behind. "OW!" the figure screamed. "What was that all about?" The figure turned to look at Arlon. "Hello?" Arlon was unconscious.

Xyantou had opened his eyes to find that it was surprisingly dark. "Whats going on here?"

"Not so tough without your partner are you?" said a nearby voice. Xyantou looked around to see there was no one around. "Show yourself!" he commanded. No response. "Come on, you coward!" Xyantou started to feel drowsy, even though he had just woken up. "Why do you do this to me?"

"Because you're a pesky little freak" said the voice. Then Xyantou blacked out.

Arlon awoke saying "Foundation of clay." He then realized what he had said and started to laugh.

"Getting off topic are we now?" the yellow figure from before. Arlon realized that he was a Pikachu. "That was pretty funny though." Arlon then started to walk back to where he was before. "Where are you going?"

"If you must know, I am going back to my partner." Arlon then ran off. He was about halfway back to the shelter when he saw something run past him. He immediately realized that it was Xyantou, being captured by two other humans. Arlon started to run towards them when one of them turned around and said "Yeah, I don't think so." The human held out his hand and a beam of energy shot towards Arlon. Arlon managed to dodge it at the last moment.

"Resistance is futile!" said the other human, holding his hand out as well. Two beams of energy shot towards Arlon. He dodged the first, but the second one nailed him. He suddenly felt a surge of electricity going through his body. Arlon then tried to attack, but then he fainted.