As the elevator went down the shaft into the castle, Teresa kicked the walls in anger. "Damn it, she had that key. I knew I should've taken it from her when I had the chance." She bit her lip and looked out into the world below. "She could be anywhere out there."
"Lets us hope that she doesn't find about the forbidden place. She might try to rescue the and turn them against us." Erick spoke to the angry girl in front of it. "Although, I doubt she will, because of him." He shoved Sam's unconscious body with his foot, making him lay on his side.
"At least the Lord gets to live longer. I hate having to live in these bodies." Teresa with disgust in her voice.
The elevator's doors then opened up, revealing a large hallway. There was a big, long dark purple rug that spread down the hallway, with columns of Pokemon statues along the edges of the rug. At the end of the hallway, there was a giant glass wall overlooking the giant world. There was a man standing there in dark robes, leaning on a cane.
"Did you bring the boy?" The old voice spoke. His tone was harsh. "This body doesn't have a lot of time left."
"Yes, my Lord. The boy is right here." Erick bowed down to his Lord.
Their Lord turned around. His Human host's face was all wrinkly and old. He closed his eyes. "Prepare the materials for the transfer."
"My Lord." Teresa said with a bow, stood up, and went to the room to the left. It was a storage closet where she brought out a piece of paper and a pen. She also came back out with a giant piece of cloth. "Take off his watch." She motioned for Erick to do so.
Erick bent down and took off Sam's watch and threw it to Teresa. Teresa caught it in the cloth, and began to tie the cloth around the watch. Teresa then put their Lord's name, Sarcat, down on the piece of paper. Above it, she put Sam's name.
Erick walked over to a candle holder and took out two burning candles and placed them next to the tightly bound watch. He picked up Sam's body and laid it out on the other side of the candles.
Sarcat walked up to the other side opposite of Sam. He stood there, and sighed, taking in a deep breath. Erick and Teresa backed away from the transfer process. Sarcat then begun speaking the spell.
"Two candles burn as two hearts
That in one their desires may unite
As I seek thee let these candles
Guide your heart into the dark"
Suddenly, the candles went out and darkness took over the room. The only lights were the small candles scattered around the giant castle. Sarcat's host body suddenly fell to the ground as his spirit then flew straight towards Sam's body. The soul entered Sam's body, and gave off a dark glow.
"My Lord?" Erick then asked.
They both watched as Sam's body started to stir, as it stood up. Sam's head turned towards the two. "Success. I'm youthful again."
"What are we going to do about Erika?" Teresa asked.
"I'll go and get her. She trusts this body, right? She might fall for it." Sarcat spoke through Sam's body.
Erika looked around the strange world. Plusle and Minun decided to go ask other Pokemon for their cooperation. She looked back a couple of times to see some of them shake their heads. she sighed. The world around her was all floating pieces of land connected by bridges. She was surprised that there was even gravity here. She walked to the edge of the floating piece she was on and bent over to see the bottom. She couldn't see no bottom. It was just a dark pit that looked like it had no end. she gulped and straightened up a bit.
She continued to look up now, seeing several Pokemon flying above, some swimming in the waters around her. the sight was beautiful to see. If only she could find a way to save Sam. If only...
"Erika!" that was Sam's voice. She gasped and turned around to see him standing across from her, on another piece of land. "I escaped...Erika..."
"Sam..." She said to herself and took a quick step forward. "Sam!" But she stopped. She remembered Minun's words a few minutes ago. That their Lord was going to take over Sam's body. she took a step back, shaking her head as Sam started to run across the bridge connecting the two pieces of land. "No... you're not Sam."
"What are you talking about?" he asked. "I'm Sam."
Erika took a couple more steps back, standing on the edge of the piece of land. She looked behind her and gulped some. Sam took a few more steps in front towards her with a smug look on his face. "Well, no more use hiding it. I guess some of the Pokemon told you already. I'm their lord, Sarcat. And you, Erika, are going to perish."
"Plusle! Minun!" Erika cried out as the brother and sister turned around quickly, and ran up to them both, standing in front of Erika.
"So, you two are the traitors. You two will perish in the forbidden place along side your friend." He said as he took another step forward.
Plusle and Minun then grabbed each others paws and Erika watched as they were surrounded in electricity. Then a single bolt from the two hit Sarcat square on, stunning him for a quick second. Then the two turned towards Erika. "Jump!" they both called.
"What?" Erika asked, looking over the edge again. She looked back and saw Sarcat recovering from the shock, and then jumped backwards. Plusle and Minun jumped after her.
The gravity pulled her down, but it wasn't heavy. It was she was floating down, instead of falling. She was relieved at that. She looked back up and Sarcat glowering down at her. Then a bunch of flying Pokemon flew over head above the falling trio.
"Get the girl!" Sarcat ordered.
The first flying Pokemon that appeared was a Swellow. The Swellow descended fast, and Plusle sent out another tiny bolt of electricity towards it, striking the Swellow in the chest. Then a Fearow came around, and started to flap it's wings hard, sending a huge gust of wind towards them.
Erika grabbed Plusle and Minun as the strong gust hit them, and flew them away and onto another piece of the floating land. Erika got up, and then started to run towards the bride nearby. Erika panted hard as she ran, not wanting to be captured.
The Fearow circled above, and waited until they were on the bridge. When he saw them running across the bridge he stopped, and then flew downward, slicing the ropes of the bridge. The bridge fell apart in two, and Erika fell forward, trying to grab onto a piece of stray rope , bu to no avail. Plusle and Minun grabbed onto Erika as they started to fall again. But this time, there was no more floating pieces of land. There was only that darkness that Erika saw earlier. The Darkness that scared her.
She looked up towards the Pokemon that were trying to get her, but as she descended more and more, the darkness began to shroud around her, and he wasn't able to see anything.
"Damn!" Sarcat bit his lip. He turned back around to face his castle. He walked towards him, cursing the whole way back. "If she ends up breaking the seal to the Forbidden Place, he might actually win. I'll have to come up with something fast if I'm to stop her." A mall wind picked up, and his clothes flapped around him. He walked back into his castle to plan some more, while he sent Erick and Teresa out on a little quest in the world, to stop her. Hopefully, his plan would work.
