Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon or any of the characters except my OCs.


"Do you know who this man is?" Moonstone asked.

"Of course, I've been traveling with him for months now. His name is Crimson, he was born in Hoenn but grew up in Kanto since his parents died when he was younger. He likes to name his pokemon after Gods, except for his Mightyena who is name Shadow. He thinks contests are weak but I think he's warming up to the idea. He has this obsession with strength so he's a little arrogant towards some things."

Crimson felt his heart clench and he didn't know if he could look her in the eye when he would have to tell her the truth. He didn't like the way she contently stroke Shadow or how Shadow was so content with her. Damn she was a bad influence.

"You've been traveling with a murderer for the last couple months?" Moonstone's eyes went wide but Topaz only snorted.

"...Murderer?" Amethysts voice shook and she turned her wide eyes at Crimson. "It can't be true."

"It's true." Crimson said softly. "I have killed over five families."

"It can't be true! This must be some kind of cruel joke! To think that I was feeling really sad for you, thinking that we were going to one of your relative's will reading."

"Amethysts!" Crimson's sharp tone made her flinch, "I'm not the man you thought I was. Please don't make this harder than it already is."

Crimson turned to Topaz, "I understand your need for revenge, I will accept whatever torture you wish upon me but don't you dare lay one finger on Amethysts. She never did anything to you and you have no hatred towards her. Don't hurt her just because of me. Let her go."

"No!" Amethysts stomped her feet. "Please don't go Crimson. I know you wouldn't do anything like that. I'll prove that you're innocent!"

Amethysts would have rush towards him but Orange and Turquoise grabbed her arms. "If you want to help me, you will take Khione and leave."

Topaz forced Crimson to his feet and shoved him not to gently shove him towards the lower decks. Crimson stopped and looked back at Amethysts, "I may not be who you thought I was but I want you to know that I was happy during that time. I wonder what would have happen if I met you before my parents died when we both lived in Sinnoh. Take care of yourself and Khione. Khione holds all the answers, she'll protect you. Take her and leave, do it now!"


Amethysts refused to believe that Crimson would willingly hurt someone. She remembered how, he helped the little boy when she first met him. He wasn't the cheeriest person to be around but there were times when he would have thought of him as sweet. Amethysts sat on the hard bed and thought over everything that he said that day. She could have had layers of blankets on her and she would still be cold. It was chilling what happened earlier that day. She could still hear his cold voice echo in her head.

She was just trying to help but it ended up blowing up in her face. She tried to free him, she only wanted answers. She would have succeeded if that idiot of a man didn't stop her. One would think that the man would be grateful she would go through the trouble to try to help free him. He refused to leave the cell even after she freed him from the chains. Now she was under room arrest.

"Dinner time Amethysts!" The door burst open and Aqua strolled in with a smile brighter than the sun. "Hey Amethysts! You're not going to believe this but your parents were here just a couple days ago! We haven't seen you for so long."

"Oh, it's just you Aqua. How are you?"

"Aww, come on Amethysts, you don't need to be all proper around me. Is that how you greet your closest friend, whom you have not talked to for so long?" Aqua jumped onto the bed and pulled the covers from her. "So tell me about you and Mr. Assassin."

"Mr. Assassin? Oh, Crimson." Amethysts blushed deeply, "I don't think that he's really as evil as Topaz makes him out to be. I know he's a little rough around the edges but I don't think that he has the heart to actually hurt someone! If he did do those bad things then he must be like a fallen angel! Misunderstood and is really good on the inside!"

"So you care for him?"

"Of course! You can't spend months traveling with a person and not develop feelings for him. I truly believe he cares for me too and that's why he must have lied about killing those people! Topaz wouldn't have believed us if we said otherwise, he would've hurt us. Crimson is really a good person!"

Amethysts wondered what Aqua was writing in her little notebook but decided it was better not to get involved. "How did you two meet?"

Amethysts was hesitant to answer Aqua's various question but Aqua always had a way with others and Amethysts found herself telling Aqua every detail about her time with Crimson. When they were finish, the sun was sinking into the horizon. Aqua walked out and straight into Orange's strong chest. She stumbled back but Orange pulled her into his embraced. She could've slapped her knowing smirk of his face.

"Hey Beautiful, you spent a lot of time in there, find anything interesting?" Aqua couldn't answer immediately because she was entranced by his amber eyes.

"She's in love with him!" She confirmed. "She didn't admit it but I can see it in her eyes! I wonder if she knows she's in love with him, herself. I have dubbed them as Angelicshipping! She calls him a fallen angel and she's an angel that will give him a chance at redemption!"

"You were always a reckless dreamer." Orange laughed, "I'm sure you'll drive some sane man to an early grave!"

"Then why do you hang around?" She placed her hands on her hips in the way that made Orange heart swell with pride. There was no other woman like her and he wouldn't have it any other way.

"That, my friend, is because I'm not sane and therefore, the perfect man for you." Aqua blushed furiously but stalked down the hallway.

"I don't think that Crimson is a monster like Topaz says he is. I'm not saying that he didn't commit all those crimes but I think that he's not evil per say. I don't get that 'Mawahaha' evil vibe from him. I can't make any more assessment on this shipping. I need your help with something."

"You know I can't refuse you." Orange pinched her cheek playfully. They made their way to the galley while she explained her plans.


"I told you before but I'll tell you again, leave on Khione." Amethysts remember the order Crimson's gave her when she tried to free him. The man was impossible! He wanted her to run when he was to be killed by a man that didn't brother to even talk to Crimson! How can the man be so sure that Crimson was a killer?

Why did he keep insisting that she run away on Khione? Khione! She must be the key, that's the reason why he keep insisting she ride on Khione. With that in mind, she ran off, determined to discover the truth. She found the rope ladder that they climb on when they first met and began to make her descent. She looked down and saw that Crimson's Lapras was still waiting at the bottom. When she reached the bottom, the Lapras turned to her and crooked her head as if to ask where her trainer was.

"I'm sorry Khione, Crimson isn't here with me but I need your help to see that he's here with me next time you see me." Amethysts rubbed the transport pokemon silky neck to try to calm her. "Now, I know that some Lapras has the ability to communicate with others using telepathy. Is it too much to hope that you have to ability?"

Amethysts sighed when the blue pokemon didn't give any indication that she understood her. "Is there any clue you might hold?"

It didn't feel right to Amethysts, going through Crimson's personal items. There weren't much personal items the man kept close to him though. She found a lot of supplies among his things but they wouldn't give her much of a clue about Crimson's past. She was about to give up when she reached the last bag, Crimson's black bag. It was the only thing he raised his voice at her for.

What secret did the bag hold?

With shaking hand, she opened the bag. She pulled out a pair of daggers. It was the only item in the sack. She didn't understand why Crimson didn't want her to see them; maybe he thought they would upset her. It was a beautifully crafted weapon, she had to admit. The hilt was detailed and there was an engraving on the bottom, an initial.

C, for Crimson, she guessed. She then turned to continue to search the bag. She sighed when she turned up empty handed, even after turning the bloody thing inside out! She slumped against Khione's neck and ran her hand over the bag, in hopes of finding some kind of clue. Then her finger caught on something, a loose thread.

Amethysts looked at the thread just to make sure that she was correct. It wasn't in Crimson's character for him to not take better care of his things. Curious, she pulled at the thread. It gave way easily to reveal a hidden pocket. She reached in and felt silk brush her fingers. She took out a little journal wrapped in a silk handkerchief. A lovely L and little C were embroidered in the corner and Amethysts could only guess what they stood for.

She opened the journal and saw a faded portrait the size of her palm. The portrait was of a man and a woman with a little boy. She recognized Crimson immediately by his ruby eyes. It seemed that he got his colouring from his mother but he had grown into a fine man like his father, tall and muscular. She turned it and saw that it was painted seventeen years ago so he must have been nine at the time the portrait was painted. She could only imagine what it was like to lose your parents so young.

She put it back, not wanting to lose something that was so special to Crimson. She turned the page to see names written neatly in a row. Each one was crossed out and there were dates of when each person died and another name was written under the date of death. Most of the names were the same, The Master.

Well, that's a lame alias. Amethysts thought to herself. She turned the next page and saw detailed records of where, when, how and who paid him to kill off those people. There were several blank pages before there was another page of records about other murders. She remembered reading about how the murderers in the second half of the book were caught by an anonymous tip.

She read through the book three more times but something still didn't feel right to her.


Crimson smiled to himself, the girl that came in to talk to him was one of a kind. He couldn't see her and Amethysts hanging out together. At least he got a good laugh before he was to die. The girl informed him that he was to be taken up to the deck to be executed. He leaned back and hoped that Amethysts found his notebook. If he were to die then he wanted her to know the truth.

He heard the door creek open and stood up. "Well Topaz, I know that you probably won't answer me but I have to ask. What are you going to do after you kill me? I can only guess, but I'm thinking that you spent most of your life searching for me. What are your other goals and plans after this?"

Crimson stumbled back and landed hard against the floor when someone tackled into him. He looked down and saw Amethysts rubbed her nose against his shirt. He could feel her tears begin to soak through his shirt. He placed his hand gently on her head but it awkward comforting her at best. He never really tried to comfort anyone else and his skills were lacking.

He waited until her crying eased, "What are you doing here?"

"Why didn't you just tell Topaz the truth?" Amethysts asked as she rubbed her eyes.

"Did you find my notebook?"

Amethysts nodded and placed the small portrait she found in his journal and the daggers she found in on his lap. "I'm sorry I went into your bag when you told me not to. You're like a double agent. You may have done all those bad murders but you've also put a lot of murders behind bars! I can understand that times can be hard and you need the money. If you tell Topaz-"

"I know men like Topaz." Crimson interrupted her in a soft tone. "He's set on getting revenge and won't listen to any reasoning. He wouldn't believe me anyway, he's too caught up in his anger. I have no misgivings about my death, all those things won't make up for all the lives I killed or affected. Death is my retribution."

What happened next shocked Crimson. Amethysts slapped him across the face. "If you die then so will my heart! I know that you disconnect with your feelings but I love you! If you won't live because you think you've done so many sins then listen to me! I forgive you…"

She trailed off and pressed her lips against his softly. Crimson couldn't move at first, he was too shock. He gained enough of his wits to push her away. "You don't love me Amethysts. It's very common for young girls to fall I love with a man that saved them or someone they see as a person with a dark past, thinking that they would change them for the better. You don't love me Amethysts, you hero worship me. Grow up and see the world for what it really is. I don't love you or have any illusion about reality."

Crimson felt his heart tighten when he saw the tears in her eyes. He didn't want her to love a dead man, she deserved to be loved and loved well. He couldn't give what she needed. He ran his hand through his hair, he had hurt her but he had to cut all ties she had to him.

"It's okay Amethysts!" He looked up to see her run out the door, into a tall man's arm. But he wasn't the one that cried out to comfort her. Next to the man was a small woman that rubbed her back. "Don't cry Amethysts, we'll help you."

"You shouldn't promise something without knowing if you can accomplish it Aries." The much larger man said.

"But she's hurt Turquoise. I'm just trying to comfort her." The woman he guessed was Aries replied.

The large man turned to Crimson, "It's time to take you up onto the deck."

"And you need two people to do that?" Crimson asked sarcastically.

"Aries is here to hold Amethysts back. Topaz thinks that she might put up a fight." Turquoise said flatly.

"She won't. We had a talk and we both understand the situation."

Crimson didn't look back to look at Amethysts as he walked away. He couldn't look at her and not have doubts about facing his death. He must have been more of a coward in the face of death then he thought.

He would have lifted his hand to block the blinding light as he walked onto the deck but his hands were chained behind his back. Topaz pushed him to his knees roughly. Crimson searched the crowded around them for Amethysts and had to admit that he was relieved that she wasn't here to see him die. He looked straight into Topaz's hard eyes as he lifted his sword.

"Do you have any final words?" Topaz asked.

"What are you going to do after you get your revenge?" Crimson asked and he saw Topaz stiffen. "It's sad how you revolved most of your life around my death that if I die then you have no other reason to live. In a way, I win."

Moonstone felt something drop in her stomach, she never saw Topaz so hard. He was always so animated and a wild flirt. She had to admit that she liked the latter Topaz better.

"I'm going to rebuild my father's estate," Topaz said in a hard voice. "This is for all the lives you've ruined."

"Wait!" Topaz turned and saw Amethysts run towards them. She fell to her knees and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Please don't do this. Violence only merits violence and you'll never reach an end to this."

"If you want to protect him then you can die with him." Topaz raised his sword. His words made Crimson's eyes flinch. The blade never finish his deadly path, Crimson's dagger came up to block it. The chain that held Crimson immobilize fell to the floor with a clunk.

"I told you before, she has done nothing to you so do not blame her for my actions." Crimson pushed Amethysts away from him. Aqua had loosened his chains when she visited him but he didn't try to run.

"Please stop this Topaz!" Amethysts shouted. "If you kill Crimson, you'll never find out who really killed your parents! It wasn't Crimson that killed them!"