The Power of Love
A/N: Okay, this chapter was a little harder to write, more because of the beginning, but I think I got it down.
Let's get on with Chapter 9! Roll it!
Italics- Pokémon speech
Chapter 9
Meeting Diancie
Back in the Shadow Forest, Chloe was scaling across a narrow ledge of a cliff. She could've flown, but she didn't want to risk her getting caught.
Snivy was hanging on tight to her Trainee's shoulders, while Purrloin was leading them. "This way." He whispered.
Chloe continued following the cat Dark type across the ledge. Then, they soon saw that they were approaching the underside of a large and shadowy manor. Chloe knew right then that was the manor of the Shadow Lady.
Just then, a dark figure zoomed above them, making Chloe and the two Pokémon press themselves against the ledge, blending in the shadows. Chloe then saw that her wings were a light gray, easy to be spotted. She quickly changed her wings into a darker gray.
"Did you see any sign of the trespasser?" A harsh feminine voice asked.
"Nothing yet." Another voice answered, this one masculine, but not quite as gruff.
"If you see her, clip her wings." The female voice ordered before she took off again. Chloe felt her breath get stuck in her throat.
"Is she always that scary?" She whispered to Purrloin.
Purrloin nodded, his charming demeanor breaking slightly to show that he was nervous about the Shadow Lady like anyone else. "Pretty much." He said before he started down the ledge again. Chloe followed him, careful of her steps and keeping her wings darkened.
"How did you do that, though?" Purrloin asked her. "How did you change the color of your wings?"
"It's my special ability." Chloe explained. "Other than the common psychic powers of Trainees. I can camouflage my wings into whatever their surroundings are."
"Cool." Purrloin said. Then, he stopped. "Hope you're ready, sweetheart. We're here."
Chloe saw that there was a small opening in the dirt wall. There was a small breeze and a faint pink light coming through it.
"Go through here, and it will lead you directly to the cell where Diancie is being held." Purrloin instructed.
"Thanks." Chloe said. She then took Snivy off her shoulders and placed her on the ground. "You go on ahead. I'll watch your back."
Snivy shrugged, not too sure about this plan. "Whatever you say." She said, and began to walk through the crack.
Before Chloe began to follow her Pokémon, she turned to Purrloin, who was waiting near the opening. "Are you coming, Purrloin?" She asked.
The Dark type shook his head. "Nope. She's a Fairy type, so she'll easily pummel me into the ground if she sees a Pokémon that is at a disadvantage."
"Fair enough." Chloe said. Then, she started to follow Snivy into the opening.
"Good luck, you two." Purrloin called after them before he bounded away, a sly grin forming on his muzzle.
The crack started to get a little tighter, but Chloe managed to squeeze herself through it until she popped into an empty and dark room, Snivy waiting for her on the other side. The Grass type jumped back onto her Trainee's shoulder.
Chloe looked around the empty room, wondering if there was a secret lock or something. Just then, a dim pink light appeared, slightly lighting up the room. Chloe and Snivy saw that the light was coming from another room underneath a hatch.
The female Trainee carefully opened the hatch and hopped down through it, landing on her feet. There, the light was coming from a single cell with a Barrier around it. Chloe then took the satchel in front of her, just in case.
"Hello?" She quietly called out. Then, she peered into the cell, the light dwindling down a bit for Chloe to see a bit clearer. Inside was the Mythical Pokémon Diancie. Her humanoid body was attached to a large rock with pink crystals embedded in it, and her head held a large pink diamond, like a tiara. Her face was blank and stoic, like she wasn't acknowledging the guests in front of her.
Chloe took out the single forget-me-not petal and waved in front of Diancie. "Is anyone home?" She asked.
Diancie seemed to snap out of her daze and screamed in fright, making Chloe and Snivy slightly scream as well, but not loud enough to alert their presence.
"A-a forget-me-not?" Diancie asked, trembling with slight fear.
"It is!" Chloe confirmed. "I brought it for you to-"
"Please, don't even finish that sentence!" Diancie pleaded. "Besides, I won't do it."
Chloe felt her heart starting to sink. Did she came all this way for nothing? "Why?" She asked. "Why won't you make the love potion?"
"Because that's how I got trapped in here!" Diancie yelled angrily.
Chloe pressed a finger to her lips, shushing her before she could alert the guards. "Just hear me out. My name is Chloe, and this is Snivy." She introduced.
"Hello." Snivy said with a wave.
But Diancie was beginning a rant. "That Shadow Lady won't listen to me about what happened on that fateful day, and I've been locked away for so long."
"'That fateful day'?" Chloe asked.
Diancie turned back to the female Trainee. "Were you listening to me?" She asked. Chloe hesitantly nodded, hoping she wouldn't get in trouble for listening to something she probably shouldn't have heard. But to her relief, the Fairy type was smiling widely at her. "Since you were listening, I'll do it."
"Yes!" Chloe quietly cheered.
"If..." Diancie added, "You promise to set me free."
Chloe raised an eyebrow. She barely got herself and Snivy into the Shadow Forest without getting caught so far. But if she took Diancie with her, it would be harder to sneak back to the Kanto Kingdom with all three of them. Not to mention, the Shadow Lady would eventually find out that Diancie broke out, and would most likely even dare to cross the border just to get back her prisoner.
"Shake on it?" Diancie asked, stretching out her hand from inside her cell.
"Uh..." Chloe looked over at Snivy, who only shrugged. They've come this far. There was no turning back now. With a sigh, Chloe shook Diancie's hand.
"It seems we have a deal, then." Diancie said. "Now, petal please."
Chloe slipped the light blue petal through the bars and Diancie took it. The Fairy type examined the petal before turning around to get a small bowl and stone. "Believe you me, there are unforeseen consequences about your decision."
"Like what?" Chloe asked.
Diancie placed the petal in the bowl and crushed it into tiny pieces with the stone. Then, she began forming bright pink dust around her head, the dust she would use to form her diamonds. "If you think making the potion is dangerous, wait until you use it."
Chloe was now getting a little nervous as she continued listening to Diancie. "You might end up either with a happily ever after, a hurting false love, or a broken heart." The female Trainee only gulped in fear, while Snivy hugged the back of her neck, trying to comfort her.
Meanwhile, Dawn had flown back to the entrance of her manor, with a running Quilava under her. "Is the Trainee taken care of?" She asked.
"She's a slippery one." Quilava answered.
Dawn growled. "How hard is it to catch one Trainee?" She asked rhetorically.
She then landed in the main foyer, where Piplup and Ambipom were sitting near the edge of the wall, and Johanna was waiting for her in the middle of the foyer.
"Hello, darling." She greeted cheerfully.
Dawn groaned, knowing exactly what was going to happen next. "Not now, Mom." She said, turning away from her mother.
Johanna, however, was not fazed by her daughter's incompetence. "Relax, honey." She told her. One by one, three men entered the foyer. But Dawn still had her back turned to everyone in the room. When Johanna would try to introduce them, Dawn would reply her answer.
"Feast your eyes on-"
"No."
"Barry is into Pokémon battles."
"No."
"Paul's hobby is hunting."
"Mom!" Dawn groaned.
Johanna groaned. "All you need is somebody to-"
Dawn whipped around to glare her mother in the eye. "Don't say it." She hissed.
Johanna huffed. "What is it with you?" She asked. "You don't even like hearing the word 'lo-'". She was cut off by her daughter putting her hand over her mouth. "So this is what I get for carrying you and bringing you into the world?"
"Promise to stop talking?" Dawn asked her. Her mother nodded, and Dawn removed her hand. But then, the three male Trainees came over to her, smiling dashingly. Her response to that was a stone-cold glare.
Back in the dungeon, Diancie was stirring the dust with the crushed up forget-me-not petal in the bowl.
"And now for the final ingredient." She said. She stepped away from the bowl and gave the air a kiss. Pink hearts appeared and landed in the bowl, making the mixture complete and a bright glowing pink.
Diancie then made her eyes glow bright blue, and the bowl levitated up in the air, having a blue highlight around it. Then, a small glass vial with gold intricate designs on it flaoted over, having the same blue light around it. The bowl then tipped over, pouring the potion into the vial, making the inside glow pink.
Diancie then caught the vial after she stopped using Psychic and corked it with a matching gold lid. She then turned to Chloe.
"Here's the directions." She said. "Dust the one you love, stand in front, be the first thing he sees when he opens his eyes."
"Got it!" Chloe said. Diancie then handed the vial to Chloe, and she took it. Snivy then placed it inside her Trainee's satchel.
"Now, how can we get you out?" Chloe wondered. She then noticed the Barrier around Diancie's cell.
"This Barrier is made specifically for Fairy types, right?" She asked.
Diancie nodded with a grimace. "Apparently, that's the Shadow Lady's personal ability. She can create unbreakable defensive shields against almost anything, but only against one specfic thing at a time."
Chloe whistled lowly. "Impressive, though." She said. "Anyway, since this was specified for Fairy types, it must be weaker against other types." She then got into a battle ready stance. "Snivy, Leaf Blade!" She commanded.
Snivy leaped off her Trainee's shoulder and flipped around like a ball, the leaf-like end of her tail glowing green with power. Then, Snivy stopped her flips, and hit the Barrier with her attack. Upon impact, the Barrier broke away like shattered glass.
Joyously, Diancie then made a sharp staff of pink light appear, and she sliced the cell bars in half. Then, she hugged Chloe tightly.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!" She cried out joyfully.
Up over in the foyer, Dawn was breathing heavily, having the three Trainee men on the floor, all knocked out. Johanna was looking at her with disappointment and frustration, while Piplup and Ambipom peeked out of their hiding spots nervously, hoping that their Trainee's workout was over.
Suddenly, Dawn felt a tingle in her wings, remembering how her wings would glow brightly and synchronized when-
"Diancie?" Dawn asked, looking towards the hallway that leads down to the dungeon. "She can't be!" She immediately then began running into the hallway, with Ambipom and Piplup following her.
A/N: I hope you guys like Chloe and Dawn's special abilities as Trainees, since I kind of started to input that in the previous chapter with Ash. Soon, we'll see what Ritchie's ability is, but it won't be for a while unfortunately.
I guess I'll see y'all in Chapter 10! Please leave a review about you think.
Got to fly! ;)