Sorry I haven't been updating!

Seems like I'm ruining all the Pearlshippy moments.. but I'M A PEARLSHIPPER AND THIS IS A PEARLSHIPPING FANFIC I PROMISE!

In case you guys are confused, the flashback is from the movie "Giratina and the Sky Warrior" where Ash and Dawn fall into the portal, leaving Brock behind. :3

Song: The Devil Within by Digital Daggers


With Ash...

"Then let's go!" Ash pumps his fist into the air.

The whole group gathers into Cynthia's car and they make their way to the Strange House once more. Ash could feel the cold air blowing around them. They slowly open the door and step inside.

"So, where can we find the entrance?" Iris's shrill voice rings as she crosses her arms.

"I think it's in the room at the top of the stairs," Cynthia's blonde hair covers one of her eyes as she speaks.

They start to walk towards the stairs. Iris glances at her right side and sees a pot shake. She quickly rubs her eyes and stares at the ground. The floor is coated with a thick layer of dust and the furniture lay everywhere. They seem to vibrate and move. The stairs are covered with a red carpet and the wood creaked. Once they reached the top of the stairs, they could clearly see the room ahead of them. The room is dark . A little bed was placed in the corner.

"There, the wall. There's a hole there," Cilan points at the wall in front of them.

Sure enough, there is a hole there. Cynthia walks up to it and glances around.

"It doesn't look like a hole, but more like a pathway," she says.

"Then let's go! We have to save Dawn!" Ash is determined as he slowly walks towards the hole.

Cilan feels an ice cold aura around him as he steps into the space between the Reverse World and the real world. The ground is a dark shade of purple. There is no light except from the building from where they entered.

"It's kinda cold in here," Iris crossed her arms.

With Dawn...

"What now?" Dawn asks.

"You have to learn to constrict light from dark," Darkrai explains.

"How?"

"You already have the essence of darkness inside you." Darkrai places a candle on the table.

Dawn moves to stand in front of the table, the candle's light is flickering.

"Smother the light," Darkrai demands.

Before Dawn could blow at the candle, Darkrai says, "With your mind. Think about the boy and how he quickly dismissed your feelings."

"I hate him..." Dawn thought as she glared at the candle.

Her mouth drops open and the candle's light flickers out.

"Perfect," Darkrai smiles and something wicked flashes in his eyes.

Dawn also smiles, but her smile drops when Darkrai winces with pain.

"Darkrai, what's wrong?" she places a hand on Darkrai.

Darkrai shakes his head and motions behind him. Hiding under the table is a Pokeball.

"Open it," he orders.

Dawn slowly walks over to the Pokeball and opens it. A Ralts appears, it looks away.

"Kurai, take the light out of its body," Darkrai bluntly says.

"You mean... kill it?" Dawn says, her voice shaking.

"Yes."

Dawn closes her eyes and imagines the Ralts falling under a dark nightmare. In her mind, the Ralts begins to scream and shriek. Dawn almost loses control and her own mind fills with horrifying images. Her mouth drops open again and she takes a deep breath. The air feels like life itself. Ralts groans as it slumps to the ground. She hastily opens her eyes and stares at the Pokemon. A tear runs down her cheek.

"Don't cry," Darkrai says.

Dawn blinks the tears away and tries to be proud of what she's done.

"Cresselia's coming."

With Ash...

After a long while of walking, something shines in the distance.

"C'mon, guys! Let's go!" Ash waves to the group, calling them Slowpokes.

"Ash, be careful," warns Cynthia.

Ash's pupil constricts and he trips. The purple bricks rushes towards him. Something flashes into his mind. The purple air around him vanishes. He is in a park of some sort and a mirror stands in front of him. A swirling portal lies inside the mirror.

"Where am I?" Ash says.

He looks beside him and sees Dawn. She's dressed like herself, but her hair is tinted gray at the ends.

"Dawn!" Ash shouts as he reaches for her hand.

A kind of force slams into Ash, controlling him. He grabs Dawn's hand and looks into her eyes. Her eyes were a warm Sapphire tone. Before he could notice anything else, his arm forces himself to fling Dawn into the portal. She screams as she tumbles into the purple darkness.

"Stop showing him to me! I hate him!" he could here someone shout.

"Ash?!" another voice pierces into his mind.

His eyes fly open and Ash could feel a hand resting on his shoulder.

Cilan's face fills his vision, "Are you alright?"

Ash stands up and stares at the haunting light of the Reverse World. He walks forward.

With Dawn...

"Cresselia? The lunar Pokemon?" Dawn asks.

Darkrai nods, "She'll want to take you away."

Dawn sits down on the chair and opens the yin fen chest.

"No need to worry, I'll take care of her," Dawn takes some yin fen and places it on her tongue.

Darkrai lurches forward and the black aura around him starts to fade.

"Darkrai..." Dawn mumbles.

"It's time to face her now, Kurai," Darkrai says as he grabs Dawn's hand.

With Ash...

"Which way should we go?" Cilan asks.

"We shouldn't split up, that's for sure," Cynthia says.

Ash steps forward and keeps walking, "I guess we should just keep going."

With Dawn...

"We need to get to the highest point of the Reverse World. That is where Cresselia is," Darkrai mumbles.

Dawn felt the breeze catch onto her dress as soon as she is outside. Darkrai starts to fly towards a tall mountain-like structure with Dawn at his side.

"I'm floating?" Dawn felt like a detached spirit.

Once they reach the top of the mountain, Dawn could see a golden aura shimmering at the edge.

"Cresselia," Dawn says, loud and clear.

An echo could be heard as if the mountain is a microphone.

"Dawn..." the golden aura disappears and behind it is Cresselia.

"My name is Kura-i," Dawn's voice falters.

"I don't want to hurt you, Dawn. Please step aside," Cresselia says.

Cresselia uses Psycho Cut towards Darkrai.

"You can't hurt him," Dawn runs towards Darkrai to block the attack.

"No..." Cresselia hastily uses Psychic to stop the Psycho Cut, the purple arc hovers in the air.

Dawn rushes towards Cresselia and slams into Cresselia. The Psycho Cut spins itself around and slams into Dawn's back. She screams.

With Ash...

"Wait."

The group could hear many screams and could see many purple flashes.

"On the mountain," Cynthia points.

They start to run in the direction of the mountain, more screams could be heard.

With Dawn...

Dawn's dress is in tatters. Darkrai and Cresselia are battling intensely.

"Darkrai, be careful!" Dawn runs to Cresselia.

She slams into Cresselia again, but is quickly tossed aside. She slams into the ground.

"The yin fen," Dawn thinks as she opens her locket and takes all of the yin fen.

"Dawn!" a voice says.

Dawn turns slowly and winces under the pain. She sees the raven-haired boy. A flash of anger immediately fills her eyes and she loses self control.

"Go away!" Dawn shoves Ash to the ground.

"Dawn, it's me, Ash," he says as he gets up.

Dawn turns away from Ash to look at the battle between the two Pokemon.

"Go away, Cresselia!" Darkrai shouts.

"You can't keep training Dreamers and then let them fade away over time!" Cresselia shouts back.

Darkrai charges up a Dark Pulse attack while Cresselia charges up a Hyper Beam. Cresselia blasts the Hyper Beam towards Darkrai.

"I don't want to this anymore, but I have to," Dawn feels weak.

Dawn forces herself to float towards Darkrai and block the Hyper Beam.

"Dawn, stop!" Ash shouts as the scene unfolds before his eyes.

Time seemed to be frozen as the Hyper Beam hits Dawn. Everyone dove to the ground and a white light fills Ash's eyes. Dawn's body is lying a few feet away from

him.