AN: I have to say I am very proud of myself. Remember when I said I didn't have the rest of the story? Well, I remember what happened and wrote it out chapter by chapter! Go Me! So Yay you! Just in case you haven't noticed I have no Beta. Well, here is Chapter 9!
Disclaimer: What witty disclaimer should I come up with today? Well since it is 1am and I have class at 9:30am I'll just say I don't own anything except plot and OCs.
Here are the updated attack list:
Shine: Dig/ Bite/ Swift/ Quick Attack
Pulse: Thunder Shock/ Shock Wave/ Double Team/ Quick Attack
Mimi: Hypnosis/ Fury Swipes/ Fake Out/ Shadow Claw
Chapter 9
Early one Wednesday morning the next week Shadow gathered Gabriel and Viper to go on a rescue. Viper was adamant about going on this one and everyone assume he wanted to prove himself useful to the team. When a mission was presented for a rescue from a Mismagius Viper was ready. Well, he suggested it. Shadow kind of admired that. However, when Shadow suggested it would be him and Rylie tagging along he said perhaps Gabriel should go instead. He said from what he knew of the dungeon Gabriel would be most helpful. Meaning with Shadow gone Rylie was now in charge of the base until she would return later that day.
"Ready Gabriel and Viper? Rylie, hold the fort and you know how to contact me," Shadow said to her teammates.
"Yes, please have a safe rescue," Rylie said in his calm voice before whispering. "Please, watch your back."
"See you then, off to Dark Crater to rescue Mismagius." Shadow commanded as the left after nodding to the cautious Lucario.
Dark Crater never really scared Shadow, spooked yes. She guessed it just reminded her of when Darkrai was going after the world. She had mission then and now she has another. At least she didn't have to go all the way down. She couldn't imagine what it would be like if she actually joined him. She had said no and always would. He'd have to kill her before she'd say yes, but she wouldn't get to because she was dead. She had seen the start through a nightmare, but quickly figured it out. It was different now and peace was in the world. As they enter the floor where Mismagius was to be a Monster House attacked them.
"I hate Monster Houses..." Shadow growled to Gabriel as they were back to back about to finish up the last few.
"Nothing we can't take." Gabriel said. He thought it was great. Now he agreed with Viper to tag along.
"I can still hate them," Shadow replied. They were a pain and if you're not careful you're a goner or screwed for the rest of the travel. "Dark Pulse!" With the ones around her weaken by Gabriel her pulse of darkness took the rest out leaving them victorious.
"You missssed one!"
"Huh?" the two questioned to look at the voice that had called which sounded like Viper.
"Glare!" Viper called as he paralyzed the two.
"Ah!"
"You traitor!" Gabriel screamed. Now he understood probably as Shadow did why he didn't want Rylie to go. Rylie would have picked up in him as soon as they got close. He was up to something and probably with a gang of outlaws to take them out.
"You're forgetting my Sychronize..." Shadow cringed. As she felt her power take effect.
"Don't think ssso..." Viper said he took a Cheri Berry from bag and ate it. That was why he insisted on carrying the bag.
"Why?" Shadow asked trying to fight off the stun.
"I wasss never on your ssside," Viper hissed. "Sssome Pokémon are just born to be evil and like the idea of a dark world. No longer needing to hide from the light. For that to happen we need our greatesst enemy out of the way…Team DarkFire.
"We?" Gabriel asked.
"Yes we cutie!" Mismagius said coming up beside them.
"The client?" Shadow questioned before figuring it out, "This was a set up..."
"Now ssshe's catching on, pretty sssmart for an Umbreon mutt." Viper insulted. "I joined you and I put up job and sssuggest you take it and you fell for it! To lure you to our trap. The Monster House wasss no coincident."
"What do you want?" Shadow asked getting some feeling back. If she could just keep them talking long enough.
"Come on, let's go so we can show her," Drea said being the Mismagius.
"Hold on, we need to take care of sssomeone," Viper hissed toward the other Pokémon not coming with them. Someone had to be the messenger and they never heard of don't hurt the messenger.
"No!" Shadow shrieked fearing for Gabriel.
"Sssludge Bomb!"
Gabriel cried out as the attack.
"Gabriel..." Shadow whimpered as she could only watch him get attacked.
"I'll let you finisssh that up." Viper said as he coiled around Shadow to grasp her. "First."
"Right! Hypnosis!" Drea hypnotized Shadow as she fell into darkness.
"No...Shadow..." Gabriel whispered still weak from the earlier attack.
"Don't worry honey! You won't be here long. Magical Leaf! Icy Wind!" Drea called and then Gabriel also saw only darkness as he was transported out of the dungeon.
That Thursday Shine was up bright and earlier. Pulse wasn't a fan of that and gave her a jolt. She had at least ten minutes before Loudred came in to spoil it and she was going to get that ten minutes. All Shine could talk about was Shadow and what she thought they were going to be learning today. She said Shadow said something about taking them to a place knowledge and using you head was needed. This was the explorer part of training. Pulse decided she was going to get up and follow Shine out who was in deep conversation with their newest member Mimi. Pulse was happy that Mimi joined them and it looked to be she was too. Shine was probably talking about what their day could in store. All happened after morning briefing.
"Team Luminous," Blaze said seeing they were still waiting after a half of an hour. "You're still here?"
"Yeah, Shadow isn't here yet," Shine said.
"That's odd, usually she'd here on time if not a few minutes late," Blaze wondered.
"Could she still be out on a mission?" Mimi asked.
"Could be, let's go see if she's at base," Blaze said leading them out toward the DarkFire base on the other side of Treasure Town. It didn't take long to get there, but when they arrived no one was home.
"Where could she be?" Blaze asked no one in particular.
"Maybe she was there?" Pulse suggested. "Or we pasted her?"
"Maybe…"
"Blaze!" The Typhlosion turned at the calling of his name to look at his previous teammate Lucario, better known as Rylie. Blaze and Shadow still said he was still part of the team, just Guild came first. Technically it was teammate.
"Rylie, have you seen Shadow?" Blaze asked.
"No, I was coming to look for her too. She was supposed to back yesterday from a rescue mission in Dark Crater," Rylie explained.
"Would the job take that long?" Shine asked.
"Not usually," the two members of DarkFire answered. They both knew Shadow was the type to finish a job in a day or less. It was rare that she would take more than that. Plus it was rescue, not exploration. Blaze looked over at Rylie to see the black appendages of his face raise and his eyes closed.
"What's up?" Blaze asked softly.
"I can't sense her, Shadow must not be in area…" he said trailing off. His eyes showed he was concentrating harder as if trying to lock on to her or anyone else.
"What is it?" they all asked.
"I sense Gabriel. He's at the crossroad of Treasure Town near Spinda Café!" Rylie said as they make a dash for that area of town.
It was either Gabriel or Rylie that went with Shadow. She trusted them, especially Rylie. Sure Gabriel was in it for the fighting and was a hot head, but loyal none the less. They could count in him to get a task completed when asked. As they got closer they made out the figure of a Gabite on the ground.
"Gabriel!" Blaze and Rylie called to their team member. He looked beaten up pretty badly by super effective moves.
"Are you alright?" Rylie asked.
"What happened?" Blaze asked.
"Where's Shadow?" Shine pipped up seeing Shadow not there.
Gabriel opened his eyes looked up to see a Typhlosion and a Lucario. It had to be Blaze and Rylie. They were the only ones of their species in Treasure Town. He had made it back. All at once he heard all their questions. To be clear all he heard was what and Shadow.
"Kidnapped…" he whispered as he passed out.
"What did he say?!" Shine screamed.
"Let's get him back to their Guild," Blaze requested. Rylie nodded and helped the actual second in charge of DarkFire take their team member back for help.
They all patiently waited for Chatot and Chimecho to come out. They said the Gabriel would be fine with lots of rest and that it was indeed super effective moves that caused his damage. Right now, he needed to rest and not be questioned. Blaze guessed the next Pokémon to question was the last one available that saw her last, Rylie.
"Yesterday Viper pointed out a job for a rescue in Dark Crater. He said it had been up there for a while and no one took it. He showed it to Shadow and she agreed. Shadow at first said it was going to me and Viper going. However, Viper said the dungeon would be better for Gabriel because he remember it had fire types in it. Concerned for my safety Shadow changed her mind and put in Gabriel. They left that morning," Rylie answered when asked about the events of yesterday. He remembered it very clearly.
"That's another question, where's Viper?" Blaze asked being reminded of the new recruit that just joined the team. He never really met the Arbok was told was we adamant about helping.
"That snake! I never trusted him," Rylie snapped. It was rare that he allowed his emotions to control him. He was mister calm, collected, and careful. He balanced out Gabriel. Shadow was the leader so the three made a perfect team. He also acted as Shadow's voice of reason when hers was clouded which when recruiting Viper he should have said something to her.
"I agree…" Pulse interjected pointing out she never trusted him either.
"You did too?" Shine asked her friend. Why didn't Pulse say anything before? They probably would have talked to Shadow. They could mentor her some too.
"Yeah, I don't know what it is, but when I get uneasy about Pokémon or situation my cheeks spark," Pulse explained to the group.
"I got a weird feeling," Shine admitted. Pulse was lucky to be in tune with her type while hers was so basic. She couldn't wait to evolve and be on a different level.
"So, it is safe to say Viper isn't the Pokémon who thought he was," Mimi interjected. She swore Shine was making an inside comment about he wasn't the only one as she too just proved she wasn't the Pokémon others thought her to be. The look on Shine's face said it all.
"You're right…" a weak voice said.
"Gabriel!" they all cried.
"You should be resting!" Rylie pushed.
"Resting is for the sleepy and not for those who need to help," Gabriel grunted making his way out to the crowd. "You're right, it was that snake in the grass Viper. The job was a set up to lure Shadow to Dark Crater to an ambush. When we arrived at the floor a Monster House attacked us. It wasn't random as that was set up too. After we defeated them Viper got out attention and paralyzed us! Neither of us could anything…"
"Shadow's ability is…" Blaze started.
"He was prepared for that. He offered to carry the bag so he had access to our supplies," Gabriel explained interrupting Blaze. "Anyway, Drea, the client was also working with him. He said something some Pokémon like a world of darkness…and DarkFire was in the way. They put Shadow to sleep and as Viper left with her Drea knocked me out."
"Thank you, but you need to rest," Blaze said as he could Gabriel had worn himself out trying to explain what happened to their friend.
"If they wanted DarkFire out of the way why take Shadow?" Rylie asked. Blaze stared at him and only could that was a good question. Shadow was MIA and no one knew anything about where she could be. Well, they knew probably not with good company. They'd have to take this step by step.
"Nicely done, see to it she is unconscious until the time," an eerie voice said from a being that floated off the ground. "She will serve her purpose in due time." The voice laughed as it looked down to the unconscious Umbreon that was at his feet and mercy. It wouldn't be long.
AN: That is Chapter 9! Things are heating up! Who do think is the voice? What is in store for Shadow? Make guess as you leave a Review! Makes me happy to hear from my awesome readers!
Preview: With Dark Crater being a bust the plans to find Shadow at a hold until a new Team makes an appearance with information not only on Shadow, but what is going on! As they go to question a Pokémon, Team Luminous is told to stand down because they aren't strong enough. How do they take this? What is the destination after that and what do they find?
