DWA: Hey everyone! Long time no see. Yeah I was playing COD and Dead Space 3 with friends over the weekend so I wasn't writing. A little me time. So, I need a disclaimer.

Stanley: DarkWolfAssassin does not own Pokemon, just his plot and OC's. Rina and Blizz belong to Gslayer and Jack belongs to kyled91doc.

DWA: Thank you. Time for reviews.

GSlayer: I think they all hate me because of what I have in store.

RockytheTyranitar: Thanks man! I'm glad you're enjoying this! Plus, Taisetsu is pretty strong, her evolution, well that'll make her tougher.

DWA: Now for a recap since it has been a bit. Ahem.

Last time, Stanley and Rina left Dewford after Rina won her badge and a week of training. They quickly met up with Danny, a boy that works with Engulfing Shadows and uses Pokémon for murder, who got them to safety. Afterwards they met Jack, and Stanley lost again in a battle with him. And yet, not all is crystal clear, who is Prof. Maxton, and the female, as well as Goron? Only time will tell.

"Speech"

'Thought'

-Telepathy-

[Translated Pokespeech] Cassidy and Mike only.


Chapter 7: Stanley's Plight

-(ooo)- Time: 12:35pm, Location: Unknown, POV: 3rd Person

"So, let me get this straight Dexes, you want me to find this kid, and beat the shit out of him?" A man in red armor modeled after Groudon asked.

"Correct." Dexes, who wore a red and blue blouse along with red and blue pants said. She also wore a purple sphere as a necklace. She had purple hair and blue eyes.

"You know the possibility of me killing him is rather high, and I'm already in enough trouble. Not happening." The man said.

"Goron, remember, you owe me." Dexes said.

"For what!?"

"Kyo's gift." Dexen said with a smirk.

"I . . . fuck. Fuckin' fine. I'll beat the shit out of the kid."

"Just go easy, I may have worded it wrong. I want you to hurt him, no broken bones." Dexes said. Goron stared at her for a couple seconds before ripping her necklace off of her.

"Hey, what the hell!?"

"Look, if I'm going to do that, I need your limiter. Don't worry your pretty little head, I'll give it back." Goron said smirking.

"What happened to yours!?" She shouted back.

"It melted a few months back." Goron replied.

"Rrgghh, fine. Just don't break it." Dexen said before teleporting. Goron shrugged before putting on the necklace and faltering a bit.

"Wow, this is different. How the hell does she cope with this? Ahh, whatever." Goron said before walking away, starting his search for his "target."

-(ooo)- Time: 9:37am, two days later, POV: Stanley: 1st Person

"On to Mauville City!" I shouted thrusting my fist in the air, Taisetsu, who was on my shoulder, mimicked me.

"And to our next Gym battle. I heard the Gym Leader uses electric types." Rina said. I nodded.

"Yeah. No advantages or disadvantages, I'm set." I said starting to walk.

We had spent the last two days training at the Pokémon Center, battling trainers at the Center. Most saw my fight and heard Jack's words, and so they were more than willing to help. Taisetsu was the one who fought the most, wanting to evolve. She said it's so we can beat Jack, but I feel like there's something she isn't telling me.

"I hope Hakuhyo cheers up soon." Blizz said. Hakuhyo had taken three major defeats in a row kind of hard. Sure he won in training, but it wasn't the same to him. So I was hoping he'd win in the gym. At least he's happy on the field.

"Yeah, I do too. He'll feel better at the next gym though, he'll wipe the floor with the Gym Leader!" I said.

-His speed is his trump card. He was faster than a Raichu using Quick Attack, so I think he'll be fine. As long as he doesn't get paralyzed.- Taisetsu said. I nodded; Hakuhyo was extremely fast and agile.

"So, any bad feeling Rina?" I asked.

"Actually, yes. However, it's more pronounced this time." She said with worry in her voice.

"Oh." I said.

'I hadn't expected her to actually say yes.'

"Well, I'm sure it's nothing." I said, even though I'm sure they knew I was lying through my teeth. However, they didn't say anything. After about an hour of walking, two kids walked up to us. They looked related.

"We challenge you to a double battle!" The two declared in unison. I looked to Rina and she shrugged.

"Okay. What are your names?" I asked.

"I'm Jim!" The boy said.

"I'm Kim!" The girl said.

"We're siblings!" They said smiling.

'That explains a good amount.' I thought to myself.

"Well, I'm Rina and this is Stanley. I hope you're ready to lose." Rina said. The walked a distance away from us.

(POV Change: 3rd Person)

"Zangoose! Get them!" Jim said.

"You too Seviper!" Kim said.

"Both Pokémon appeared glaring at Stanley and Rina.

-I am surprised they aren't trying to kill each other. Normally Zangoose and Sevipers try to kill one another on instinct.- Taisetsu said to Stanley and Rina.

"Who cares? Taisetsu, let's roll." Stanley said and Taisetsu teleported onto the makeshift field.

"Rain, strike 'em down!" Rina shouted and her Mudkip appeared. Stanley smiled at Rina, he knew that Rain had been training real hard recently.

"Seviper, Poison Tail the Ralts!" Seviper's bladed tail turned purple and it charged Taisetsu.

"Zangoose, Thunderbolt on Mudkip!" Zangoose let out a bolt of electricity at Rain.

"Light Screen." Stanley said and two separate barriers appeared around both Pokémon, Taisetsu then teleported away from the Poison Tail and the Thunderbolt bounced off the Light Screen.

"Rain, use Ice Beam on Zangoose!"

"Taisetsu, make sure it can't move." Taisetsu, who had teleported into a tree and was now sitting on a branch, became outlined in a pink glow that also surrounded Zangoose.

"Ahh! Kim, help Zangoose!" Jim shouted.

"Got it bro. Seviper, Toxic on Ralts!" Seviper turned to the tree as Zangoose began taking damage from the Ice Beam. It fired sludge from its mouth at Taisetsu. A barrier appeared around Taisetsu and stopped the sludge.

"Sorry, but Taisetsu knows Safeguard. Taisetsu, switch to Seviper." Rain ended his attack and the pink glow on Zangoose disappeared. Seviper was then outlined in a pink glow and lifted off the ground.

"Zangoose, Crush Claw on Ralts!" Zangoose shot at Taisetsu, who had an uncharacteristically devious smile. When Zangoose slashed, his claws met the scales of Seviper, who was shot at Zangoose, causing the two to slam into the ground.

"Oh wow, did you do that?" Rina asked Stanley, who shook his head.

"No. I'm just as surprised as you. But hey, we have a battle to win right?" Stanley asked and Rina nodded with a smile.

"Ok, Crush Claw on Mudkip!"

"Night Slash on Ralts!"

"Dodge!" Taisetsu jumped back from Seviper's horizontal slash only to be hit by an upward slash and sent back a bit. Rain wasn't fast enough and got hit by the Crush Claw.

"Water Gun!" Rain fired a stream of water in between the two Pokémon.

"Confusion!" Taisetsu glowed pink and held her hands out, clasped together as a fist. She then spread her arms out and pulled back. The water from Rain's Water Gun glowed pink and split into two streams. The streams split apart and turned to hit both Seviper and Zangoose in the back.

"Tackle on Zangoose!" Rina called and Rain started running, but halfway, he started glowing.

"No way." Stanley said as Rain grew in size and stood up on two feet. The glow burst from Rain.

"Marshtomp!" Rain said and a wall of air appeared in front of him and glowed a transparent orange. Stanley shook his head.

"Hey Taisetsu, we can't let them have all the fun, Thunderpunch!" Stanley shouted and Taisetsu's fist became encased with electricity. She then shot forward towards Seviper. Rain slammed into Zangoose with great force. Meanwhile, Taisetsu avoided a swing of Seviper's tail and used it as a springboard to slam her electrified fist into Seviper's face.

"Oh no!" The siblings shouted as their Pokémon struggled to get up.

"Hey Rain, any other new tricks?" Rina asked. Rain looked back and smirked before firing many balls of mud at Seviper, doing major damage, and knocking it out.

"That's Mud Shot! Woohoo!" Rina shouted jumping in the air. Stanley smirked.

"Wanna try that one thing?" He asked. Taisetsu's legs glowed pink and she sped forward at high speed, slamming Zangoose with a Thunderpunch to the gut.

"What the?" Rina said and Marshtomp watched with an open mouth as Taisetsu sped around hitting Zangoose with Thunderpunches.

"End it with Thunderbolt!" Stanley shouted and Taisetsu teleported into the sky and unleashed a bolt of electricity that slammed into Zangoose and knocked it out. Taisetsu teleported to Stanley's shoulder and was panting heavily.

(POV Change: 1st Person)

"You okay Taisetsu?" I asked.

-Tired. Other than that, I'm fine. I don't think I'll be doing that again anytime soon.- She said. I smiled.

"Stanley, how did, when did, what the hell was that!?" She asked.

"We developed it before we set out. She uses confusion on her legs to increase her speed, but it seems to make her very tired." I said.

"Hey, we lost so here ya go, we can only spare fifty." Jim said. I took the money and smiled.

"It's fine. Hope to see ya around." I said as they walked off.

-(o)- Time: 1:32pm

I was drawing, for what seemed the first time in a long time. Drawing always seemed to clear my head. Somehow, I ended up drawing Taisetsu with a leather tunic and a bow and arrow. I had her pulling back the bowstring, aiming at an unknown target, but she had a smile, like she was doing something fun.

-Whatcha got there?- I heard Taisetsu ask. I simply showed her the picture.

-Is that me? Why do I have a bow and arrow?- She asked looking at the picture.

"I honestly have no clue." I said. She giggled.

-I think it's very nice Stanley. Thank you.- She said. I could see the faintest tint of red, but ignored it.

"Thanks. Hey Rina, how's lunch coming along?" I asked.

"Maybe ten or more minutes, Blizz is out collecting ingredients." She stated. I nodded and stood up to stretch my legs.

"I'll be back guys, I'm just going to go out for a walk." I said. I got confirmation from everyone and walked into the forest. As I walked I started to think about what's been going on.

'Well I'm glad Rain evolved, should make it easier for Rina to get her badge.' He thought. Then Danny popped into his mind.

'Danny. That son of a bitch. Who could use Pokémon to kill other people? Makes me sick. I'm sure that's one of the things that ES keeps from us. I hope they go away eventually. And what are with-'

His train of thought was cut by the snapping of a twig behind me. I turned around and saw a man in red armor that was modeled after Groudon walk out of the forestry. He had a purple sphere necklace.

"Who are you?" I asked cautiously. He looked pretty strong.

"Look kid, I'm just here to do a job." The man said. He had a deep voice. "Of course, you could just hand over all the cash you own." He said with a smirk.

"No way!" I shouted before turning and running back to camp. Suddenly I was tripped and landed on my stomach. I felt light pressure on my back.

"This could be over quickly kid. One more chance." He growled.

"Fuck off!" I shouted. I tried to get up but he pressed his foot against me and sent me back down.

"Well, apologies in advance." He lifted his foot and the next thing I knew he was driving his foot into my side and I was sent rolling on the ground. I sat up to see him over me.

"Too bad you can't fight back." He said smirking. "Maybe you should invest in a martial arts class." He picked me up by the collar of my shirt and punched me in the gut. He then dropped me and started kicking me.

"Yeah, once you're unconscious, I'll take your cash." He said as he kicked me. One was so hard that I heard a crack and felt intense pain. I swore I heard him mutter "Shit."

"Hey, what the fuck are you doing?!" I heard Blizz shout. I looked up to see the guy avoid an Aura Sphere.

"Well shit, here comes the Calvary." He said. He then started running but was clotheslined by Rina. Her hands flared with blue flames.

"One reason. Give me one good reason I shouldn't cave your skull in." She said.

"Could you handle the fact you killed?" He said, still on the ground. "Murder has an effect on the brain, and effect that is never good." He got up and suddenly roundhouse kicked Rina in to a tree and ran off.

"See ya 'round kid!" He shouted as he laughed. I glared in his direction holding my damaged rib. I felt a tug on my sleeve and saw Taisetsu looking at me with tears in her eyes.

-Are you okay? Please be okay!- I heard her shout in my mind. I gave a weak chuckle and the Blizz and Rina came over to us.

"I'm fine Taisetsu, he probably cracked my rib though." I said wincing as Rina placed her glowing hand on my chest.

"Yeah, cracked. Small though. I can fix it. Blizz, give me a hand." She said and Blizz placed her paw over Rina's hand and they both glowed blue. The glow went into me and I felt the pain subsiding as the bone healed. I also felt myself falling asleep.

"Yeah, I'll wake up whenever." I said starting to fall unconscious.

-No! It's not safe to sleep! WAKE UP, PLEASE!- I heard Taisetsu scream in my head as I fell unconscious.

(POV Change: Goron, 3rd Person)

Goron walked through the forest, and he felt better knowing the girl healed the boy. Suddenly, Maxton and Dexes appeared in front of him, Dexes grabbing her necklace back.

"A little harsh, don't you think?" Maxton asked. Of all the members of the group, he disliked Maxton the most.

"Oh shut up Maxton. I'm sure the girl will teach him to fight." Goron said.

"Still, you did your job. You no longer owe me Goron. We'll take the blame should anyone find out." Dexes said as she put on her necklace. "See ya later." She said and the two teleported away.

"Ugghh, I hate those two." Goron said as he walked away from the area.

(POV Change: Stanley: 1st Person)

I was here again, or, at least I think.

"Welcome back. You have recently taken great trauma, from a fight. You could do nothing, as you have no fighting skill." The voice said.

"I never fought like that before in my life." I said, suddenly being able to speak.

"Exactly. You will be combating darkness, and to do that, you must learn. I cannot teach you, you must ask your friend, Rina."

"Who are you?" I asked.

"A presence is near. Our time is short. I will contact you soon." The voice said. Suddenly, I was on a street, and I see bodies, of my family and friends, all bloodied and battered.

"What the hell? No no no!" I shouted running over to one, only to be overpowered by the stench of death. I vomited on the ground. I closed my eyes.

"This is a nightmare, not reality. I will not see, and I will wake up!"

-(o)- 7:00pm

I sat up with a gasp, gaining the attention of the others.

"Stanley!" Rina ran over to me and hugged me. "You're okay!" She shouted and I felt my shoulder getting wet.

"How long have I been out?" I asked.

"About five hours." Blizz said. "You gave us quite the scare." She said with a sad smile. I smiled back and felt something squeezing my side. I looked down to see Taisetsu hugging me tightly.

-Don't scare us like that. Please. Never do that again.- She said. She was honestly scared. But something came to my mind.

"You said it wasn't safe to sleep, why?" I asked. She seemed to be sobbing.

-There was a Darkrai nearby, they give nightmares. Darkrai aren't hostile Pokémon, it's a defense system. Still, some never wake up from the nightmares.- She said. Rina had released me by now and I picked up Taisetsu and hugged her close.

"Sorry for scaring you guys. However, once we have more free time, I have a request Rina." I said with a dead serious face. She seemed to stiffen.

"W-what?" She asked.

"I need you to teach me how to fight. I realized that without Pokémon, I'm rather defenseless." I said.

"What!? No way! I'm not going to fight you! Why would you ask that?"

"I can give a few reasons. One, I was beaten pretty badly, and I'm sure that guy was holding back. What if that happens again? I'd rather not fight the Remnants with my team, same with ES if we ever have to. I need to be able to defend myself. For my sake and all of yours." I said. Rina looked down.

"Rrggghhh FINE!" She shouted. "Can-can we just wait until we leave Mauville?" She asked. I nodded.

"Sure. So. When's dinner?" I asked, earning me a light hit to my head from Blizz.

"You wake up after being unconscious for hours and all you say is "What's for dinner?""

"Did you not hear the speech?" I asked. I looked down to see Taisetsu snuggled into my vest. Blizz sighed.

"Fine. It'll be ready shortly." She said, turning. I heard her mutter under her breath but couldn't make it out. I looked down to Taisetsu again and smiled.

'You've been there for me, and I'll be there for you.' I thought to myself.

-(ooo)- Time: same, Location: Mossdeep City, POV: Mike, 3rd Person

"So, you found Stanley and gave him a nightmare by accident?" Mike asked Darkrai, who nodded.

[I was looking around for him and I see him unconscious on the ground. And wouldn't you know it's the one time I don't mask my powers.] Darkrai said.

"Right. Be careful with that alright? I don't need him getting a premonition." Mike said. Cassidy walked up beside Mike.

"So, how'd it go?" I asked.

"Good. They even promised to contact Juan. So, next up is the Elite Four right?" She asked. Mike nodded.

"Yep, shouldn't be too hard. But before that, wanna hit the beach?" I asked and Leaf came out of her ball.

[Fuck yeah! To the beach!] Leaf shouted and sped off.

"Well, I can't say no now." Cassidy said with a sweatdrop.

"You were thinking of declining?" I asked with a smirk.

"Oh Arceus no! After all, I get to see you in nothing but shorts and you get to see me in a bikini." She said walking off.

"Arceus damn I love that girl." I said jogging to catch up.

-(ooo)- Time: 8:07pm, Location: ES HQ, POV: Snow, 1st Person

I was waiting for David; he had something to tell me. He soon entered the room.

"Hello Snow, and how has the day been treating you?" He asked me. I smiled.

"Good. And you?" I asked.

"Fine. Besides the fact we're losing any political power in Hoenn. Other than that, rather good." He said. I frowned.

"Is it because of Mike?" I asked.

"Most likely. That and the fact no one besides the public trusts us. The Gym Leaders hate us, especially Norman, but that's expected. So, now for the real reason I called you here today." He walked closer and sat down. I made the mistake of looking into his eyes and I knew I started to blush bright red.

"Now . . . are you okay? You're rather red." He said.

'Dammit!'

"Y-y-yeah! I-I'm fine!" I said. He looked at me before shrugging.

"Okay. Now, I called you here to say that you are ready for a test to become an Admin. You have already trained many recruits and gained a lot of respect. You're also quite intelligent. So I think you are ready for this test." He said.

"Th-thank you sir. Wh-what is the test?" I asked. I was still blushing, from him and the praise.

"I want you to go to Hoenn and gather some information on the government of Hoenn. Access private databases and gather anything you can. You'll have to go Evergrande City. It has a building where all information is stored, and therefore has high security. I hate sending you out on such a hard mission right away so I have three sub missions I want you to complete." He said.

"And they are?"

"One; steal the book called "The Assassin of Legends, Volume 5." It is crucial to understanding the past of the Arceus Assassin. It may hold the key to translating the other tombs. It will be in Slateport Museum. Two; Simply get a status report from James. Not hard at all. Three: Sneak into the Weather institute near Fortree and grab as much data on altering the atmosphere, without Pokémon, as possible." David said. I nodded.

"If you feel you need help the guys in the lab whipped up a stealth suit if you want it. You are leaving in three days. There is no time limit on the tasks nor is there a specific order they must be done in. I do suggest doing the sub missions first. That way you have some field experience. Also, go get the stealth suit. It'll help in the long run trust me." He said.

"Yes sir. I'll be ready and successful in my tasks." I said. David nodded and stood up.

"I have to go. See ya later." He said before leaving.

'Time to show my worth to Engulfing Shadows.' I thought to myself. I ran out of the room and started heading for the elevators to the lab. As I turned a corner I slammed into someone and fell down.

"Ow." I said and looked up and saw Alex, with a new mask. He looked even creepier. It had evil like eyes and a evil smile, though the smile seemed like it was cut out with scissors.

"David just told me you may be an Admin soon. I hope that becomes true. You show great potential. Here, let me help you up." He said extending a hand. I grabbed and he carefully helped me up. "If you can do me a favor, check on my pupil, Danny. I am sure he will be delighted to see you. After all, you two are rather good friends. With that, I take my leave." He said and walked away.

"Sheesh. What a mystery." I saud looking at the hand that came in contact with his. When I grabbed it, it felt weird. And not because it was gloved. It was something else. I shrugged it off and went to the elevator.

-(o)- Minutes later

I walked out of the cramped cylinder, and looked at the suit. The scientists had run a diagnostics as the suit was being put on.

"Well?" I asked.

"It is fully operational!" He said happily. I looked at the black suit. It had a thin layer of Kevlar that was reinforced so it can easily stop bullets. It was close to being skintight, but luckily for me, was not.

"Let me tell you what the suit is capable of. It enhances agility and strength, as well as muffling your footsteps. It comes with a helmet with a Heads Up Display. Just think of the helmet being on.

I thought of that and I heard mechanical movement and clicking as the helmet was applied from inside the suit. When it was completed I saw a schematic for the helmet.

(Okay I can't explain it. Here's what the suit looks like. Take the Chinese Stealth Suit from Fallout 3 or New Vegas and put the helmet from the N7 armor in Dead Space 3 on it. Take out the light on the helmet and replace it with a black visor. Give it a sleek black finish and there ya go!)

I saw a HUD, appeared, with my own energy reserves along with the suits. Then an option for temporary invisibility and a spot for a mini-map.

"I feel like I'm in a video game." I said flexing my hands and moving my body. It felt as though the suit wasn't there, but I also felt stronger. I smirked.

"Hell yeah." I whispered. The David's face appeared on a small screen in the top right, scaring me.

"Ahh, I see you have the suit! I did have them design it for you!" He said with a smile. I blushed.

"Thanks." I said. The Emily appeared as well, behind David, holding his Umbreon, Luna.

"We'll be there to see you ship off Snow!" She said.

"Umbre!" Lunar barked. The screen went blank. I sighed.

'Well at least he's noticing me. Still, he has Emily. I hate my emotions.' I though sadly. Still, I had work to do soon, so I knew I had to learn how to use this suit. So I started to head to the training room.


DWA: So as I wrote this chapter I knew Mike and Cassidy would have a tiny part. It was more about Stanley's motivation to train himself every once and a while. Regardless, I am glad to see many of you are enjoying this.

Mystery: We are noticing less reviews coming in. Maybe it's because Garrett seems to have vanished.

DWA: Oh yeah, I remember his spam of reviews. He practically doubled them. Anyways, review people! See ya all later! I don't own either Fallout 3 or New Vegas or Dead Space 3.