Hello guys! Here is the 10th chapter of my story! I've never thought writing so much before! Not voluntary anyway xD I apologize deeply for an yet another delay. I've been very busy. I always feel like that there is never enough hours on a day… well but here it is anyway! This is actually one of the chapters I decided to cut, since it turned out to be longer than I thought, plus I felt like I couldn't drag my schedule any longer.

After some valuable feedback from some of you(Thanks a lot!), I decided to do most of this in POV. I had a little trouble stating it up, but it turned out well I hope. I don't really think I should say more right now, so let get started! A new OC is going to appear!

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon and some OCs…

"Zila! Zila! ZILA! Wake up! Please…" I heard someone call my name. My head was throbbing, and I slow lifted my paw to rub it, but it felt rather painful than comfortable. I slowly opened my eyes, only to see faint purple colors, as the rest of my sight was void-alike. The dazing vision lasted awhile, until I could perceive two green pupils.

"Cheshire?" I asked. I suddenly felt all her weight upon me, while hugging me, saying she happy that I was okay. I wasn't really surprised, since she hung around me all day, but it still felt… weird, somehow. I'm not comfortable being so close to others that I barely know yet, but on the other side, being the usual outgoing guy I am, I guess… it's okay.

My attention was divided after hearing a particular voice scream something, which I couldn't determine. The echoes of the cry was bouncing back and forth, between the many pillars around here, rebounding the loud sound, making me here them multiple times, just from different directions.

The nervousness from hearing that scream "woke" my mind up again, as endless of thoughts about why it came, traveled through my head. I didn't have any doubt of the source; it was Luna. The Umbreon's voice was of course stuck in my head, after hearing it everyday in the many years that passed. My thinking almost resembled my brothers', as fearful visions of what could've caused it was planted in my consciousness. 'Did he get injured? Or did he… no, that's not what caused it,' I thought, while I tried to suppress the uncomfortable reflections of could've happened.

I was so worried about my brother's wellbeing that I completely forgot the fight that was happening not too far away, and the Devious Pokémon that again was trying to get my attention.

"Zila..? Are you there?" Cheshire asked, shaking my scratched body. It seemed to work as it indeed broke my chain of thoughts. I motioned her to get off me, as I wanted to stand on all fours again, as well as being able to speak. Properly.

"Sorry," apologized the purple cat, "I was just very worried, and glad to see you alright."

"It's fine." I accepted her apology, not really knowing what else I should say. Providentially, the battle cries coming from the near opening reminded me of the still ongoing fight. "C'mon let's go and help the others; as you city people say: 'the show must go on,' or in this case; the fight."

"Let's give that lousy dragon some payback!" responded Cheshire, as she smirked. I returned the gesture. Even after being beaten, it felt like our hopes rose again.

As we advanced as the direction of the sounds of cries, I couldn't help but notice the still bodies that lay on the cold ground beneath my feet. It was surely an uncomfortable sight, and trying to look somewhere wasn't an option, as they were to many that it almost was unavoidable. Cheshire didn't seem too bothered on the outside, but when observing the manner of her reactions – and by that I mean walking close to me, I can conclude that she is still afraid, even when it isn't too visible.

But really, who wouldn't be frightened when walking through a dusky area with bodies lying everywhere, not knowing if creatures are hiding in the shadows, waiting to strike at the right time? Well, Luna would probably know since he is psychic, but he isn't here… I really hope he is okay.

Shortly, the shape of fighting Pokémon was more visible, as I could see the Gabite from before, fighting along with the Mightyena, which I heard whose name was Gabriel and Reinforce, or Rein for short. Sadly, the Garchomp seemed to be the one that was winning, as he was fighting smoothly against both of my "allies." As they say: "your enemy's enemy is your ally," and that is indeed the situation right now.

The Gabite swiftly dodged multiple lunges coming from his final evolution, as he jumped side to side with his strong legs. He seemed to be on the defensive, as he once in awhile used Earthquake to keep Slasher at distance. Unfortunately for the Mach Pokémon, one of the near by pillars fell down, which blocked his way.

Cheshire and I wasn't spared from the affects of the Earthquake either, as the foundation of the pillars crumbled, and started to fall as well. Luckily, none of them were in range of squashing us, but the cloud of dust that was left behind was certainly bugging.

I kept coughing, until I could feel someone pat my back, which made the coughing stop after awhile. I thanked the Purrloin for helping, as we continued through the even more unperceivable area. That hit I took must've sent my flying somewhere far away, now that I thought about it.

The "smoke screen" dissolved shortly, and navigating wasn't as much as pain anymore. Eventually, we finally reached the battleground. Slasher was now fighting the Mightyena, but the Gabite was nowhere visible.

Rein snarled at the commander, showing her sharp teeth. The Snarl didn't seemed to affect the too much, as it still advanced towards her, with his arms in each side, glowing brightly.

A blue barrier formed around Rein, just as the sharp claws on the dragon's arms was about to cut the wolf's head off. When the Mach Pokémon finished his futile slashing, the Bite Pokémon quickly took the offensive, ramming herself into Slasher immediately when the shield between them broke.

The dark wolf was now lying on top of the blue dragon, ready to finish him off, but unfortunately, the Garchomp kicked her in the stomach, knocking her off him. Luckily, she wasn't sent as far as I was, but she seemed unconscious. This wasn't good. Now we're one person less to fight him.

As I in this rare occasion tried to think of a strategy, Cheshire decided to attack. She rushed towards the oblivious Garchomp leaving trials of shadow behind her. The Night Slash landed successfully on Slasher's back, and the Mach Pokémon actually bulged a bit. When he turned around, trying to find the source inflicting his pain, as met by a pair of claws. But before the Devious Pokémon really could do some damage with Fury Swipes, she was knocked away by the backside of one of his claws.

I decided to intervene too, as I fired a Shadow Ball, which distracted the Garchomp long enough to let Cheshire get away from his lethal blades. Taking a dangerous risk, I charged Slasher with body flared up with shadowy flames, and rammed into his stomach, knocking the air out him. My Foul Play really seemed to do the job, as I actually knocked him down!

Not only that, but the Mach Pokémon was suddenly knocked into the air, as the Gabite with the red bandana appeared from the hole where the Garchomp was lying.

I couldn't help but smirk when I saw a blue sphere of Aura intercept the body of the blue dragon. The kinetic force of the impact and explosion blasted Slasher down on the ground yet again, and the contact with the sacred floor was so powerful, that it formed another cloud of dust.

Luckily, it was blown away by a sudden breeze this time. That saved me from more coughing, and itchy eyes. I was surprised to see Mach Pokémon already on his feet again, but the scratches on his rough skin were very visible though. He watched all our movement with concentration, waiting for someone to attack. Well, until a particular Lucario broke the silence anyway.

"I'm back!" he interjected like there wasn't a fight, "next time, save some more for me; no one hurts a lady and gets away with it!" We all stared at like he was going to something more, but nothing came. I was getting inpatient and considered to start the fight again, as nothing happened.

That is until something else occurred. I turned my head back – completely forgetting about Slasher, to see something illuminate the whole back area. The moon seemed to glow brighter, and it looked like a ray was emitted from it, and expectedly, it hit the source of the eye-blinding light.

When the intense brightness reached its peak, I felt a shockwave surge through me. The intense power I could feel made me stumble a bit, but I eventually regained balance. I had a good idea of who was responsible, but something didn't feel right.

Remembering the so-called battle we're having, I turned my face back to observe everyone else's reaction. Watching their response, I concluded that they could feel it too. I noted the still distracted Garchomp, so I chose to fire a Shadow Ball at Mach Pokémon. Well, it about time we started again anyway.

Slasher didn't seem to notice what was heading at him, since I charged the attack the in the shadows. The blob of shadow successfully struck him, as the blue dragon stumbled a few steps back. Everyone's attention shifted towards him again, while smoke still emitted from the area of impact.

As it seemed like he was going to retaliate, a scream of pure agony penetrated my eardrums, sending shivers down my spine like I've never felt before. The Garchomp's sudden jolting and shuddering indicated that even he seemed genuinely afraid! That was certainly something. I think.

The horrifying scream lasted for a while, but then it suddenly stopped. Something was about wrong about it though. It was like it didn't "finish", but just stopped abruptly. It was very confusing, as I didn't have any idea of whom it could've be. I'm positive that it wasn't Luna or Axel.

I was starting to think that I'm thinking too much about things, like Luna. Why? Because Garchomp already was engaged by the Gabite again, fighting without us. I rushed towards the Mach Pokémon with my body clocked with dark energy. We had the advantage now, I thought as I charged in the direction Slasher.

Just as I was about to strike him, came something that even the strongest psychics couldn't predict. It was Axel, but there is more to that; he was actually shouting! And not just anything, but Luna! Luna! What was happening back there?

Completely forgetting I was charging towards the enemy, I missed my target, but instead, collided with something entirely else. It was the Gabite. Unfortunately, he was standing on the edge of platform, so I unintentionally knocked both of us off it, plus knocking myself unconscious in the process…

~Normal POV

While two valuable allies left the battlefield, the Mach Pokémon seemed to gain the upper hand again. Brody was staring to struggle against the Slasher's ground attacks, and while Cheshire didn't have problems avoiding them, the damage she could deal to the blue dragon from her current position was not going to help a lot right now.

The Lucario fired a few Aura Spheres now and then, trying to make the Garchomp stop his ground shaking. It seemed to work, as the blue dragon indeed had to stop, since he did not want to get hit again by one of the blue orbs.

Taking the risk of getting hit by more ground attacks, the jackal-alike Pokémon rushed towards him with great speed and jumped into the air just before collision, positioning his right foot in front of him, while aiming for Slasher's head. Unfortunately, the Mach Pokémon seemed to anticipate this, as he blocked the Hi-Jump Kick, but fortunately, it was only with the backside of his dangerous blade.

Even though Aura Pokémon's move was blocked, he still succeeded in getting closer. Very close, actually. Now he had the chance to use his melee attacks, which was the kind of moves he was specialized in.

After balancing himself, Brody formed a Bone Rush staff in both of his paws, blocking one of the blue dragon's claws with something similar to an x-shape. Waiting for the right time – and with that I mean when the Garchomp withdrew his arm, the Lucario lunched an array of blows and kicks at the Mach Pokémon. Unluckily, Slasher parried all of the hits just as swiftly as they came.

Cheshire was of course not left out of the fight. While those two were busy in their close combat, she took the opportunity of sneaking up on the Dragon-Type. Waiting for the perfect moment, she lunged at Slasher, striking him with Assurance, which dealt more damage than usual, as the Garchomp already was struck before that. The Mach Pokémon was pushed forward and met a burning foot, which kicked him back again.

Crouching into a shielding position, raising his blades before his main body, the blue dragon proceeded to block more in-coming kicks and punches from the jackal-alike hound, plus sidestepping some of the purple cat's swift slashes.

The duo was really starting to get the offensive; they were pushing the dual type back. But, something seemed off; it was like, he was letting them.

Unnoticed by the pair, they were nearing the edge of their platform yet again. Unluckily, they were entirely oblivious as they were too busy attacking Slasher. Suddenly, the Garchomp roared loudly, confusing the twosome, and stomped into the ground powerfully, making it shake uncontrollably.

"Oh sh-," cried Brody, losing balance and tripped of the platform again. Falling down again must have hurt, but it is not lethal at least, and a Steel-Type like him should handle these things without too many problems.

When the earthquake stopped, Cheshire was hanging with her paws clutching at the edge. Even in the very dim light available, she was not unnoticed by the Mach Pokémon. It approached her slowly, staring down and her with a humiliating smirk on its face. He was just about to stomp on what was left of her support, but a sphere of shadowy energy hit him before he could do anything. He was just about of himself, but regained balance in time. Turning his head around, he faced a certain high priest of Rayquaza.

"I thought I got rid of you," said Slasher, as the Mightyena approached him. He was definitely annoyed right now. He already completed his objective, but these guys seemed to drag it even longer then necessary. "You won't prove to be much of a nuisance anyway."

"Nope! I was just having a nice nap," replied Rein with a wide grin completely healed, "and as you might think, I'm not by myself right now. I have some – 'reinforcements,' and the guy says he knows you."

"Knowing how stupid he is, he probably can't remember," agreed someone in the shadows. Two red eyes illuminated in the void of the area, and mechanical-alike sounds were hearable with each step he took, making the ground rumble. Though, it was probably just for making his entrance exaggeratedly dramatic. He probably could have done more about it, but that would just be a waste of time.

"YOU!" shouted Slasher, as he noticed the crossbone x-shape that was on the Iron Leg Pokémon's face. Even in the faint light, the turquoise-colored clear body shone somewhat brightly. The Bite Pokémon curiously watched as the scene unfolded itself.

"You don't have to fake that. I know you don't remember; I've just read your weak mind," taunted the Metagross, while slowly walking towards the Garchomp, who actually seemed on the edge of losing his temper. No one talked to him like that! And he would show him what his weak mind was capable of.

"Arrrgh!" cried the Mach Pokémon, charging at the Iron Leg Pokémon with his blades glowing brightly. The robot-alike Pokémon faked a yawn, and lifted one of his four iron legs to block the attack.

"You don't have to tap my leg; I know you're there," provoked turquoise-colored Pokémon, while the attack just bounced futile off his strong armor. The Metagross lifted his other front leg, as the "fingers" arranged themselves into to a sharp tip, while the whole leg glowed. This of course happened faster than most people would think – including the Garchomp, since the Iron Leg Pokémon smashed the Meteor Mash into him before he could do anything other than staring at it.

The Mach Pokémon was sent crushing into one of the few standing pillars, as it crumbled to dust upon contact with the blue dragon. He grunted, as he weakly rose up – pushing some small rocks off him, almost falling down again.

"Wow Slasher, I thought you were stronger then that!" exclaimed the Metagross genuinely surprised. His eyes glowed as he did not receive an answer, and the Garchomp bulged a bit. "Oh, Guard Split. So that was what-,"

"DAMN YOU!" shouted blue dragon, thrashing all his pride as he levitated in the air and started to fly away, fleeing from the fight. He could not win now, especially when they had him on their side. He had already done what was needed to be done, and at least he found a valuable excuse to escape.

"I just took a picture of this! Be sure to check the newspapers next morning!" joked the Iron Leg Pokémon, as continued to shout humiliating comments after the fleeing Mach Pokémon. Such a coward. He had come here only to find his person of interesting escaping.

"Nice job," congratulated the Bite Pokémon, as she walked over to him. "I've never understood how his species could fly… and did you really take a picture? I didn't see any flashes."

"Nah, I just said that to annoy him, and so he had more to worry about. Besides-,"

"Can someone help me?!" shouted a desperate Devious Pokémon, as she still clung to the edge of the platform. The duo chuckled sheepishly, remembering that they probably should help their fallen allies out – at least before the media get the guts to show up anyway.

Come on, Vee! Your customer – or client as she called it, better be here soon; we have been waiting him for two hours! What is taking so long? Did he change his mind? Probably. What is she selling to him anyway? I had no idea, but yet, I have been waiting by her side, awaiting this person to show up.

We were at the outskirts of the city; places were the wonderful technology and similar things didn't reach. The nearby lamp on its light pole was smashed, so it was definitely a bit dark. I could probably find something to burn if I'd like to, but Vee might not like that. I didn't want to displease her; that could ruin my reputation! But, what do I want to do with it anyway? I've never found enlightenment being mercenary, and I probably never will…

I was stading near a trashcan, trying to prevent my tails from touching the foul thing, while the Froslass was floating peacefully over it. The last people I've seen around here was a family of Rattatas, but they ran away with their tails between their legs when they saw the form of the Snow Land Pokémon, much to her dismay actually.

Vee was still eating her Chery Berry ice cream, of course, not the one from yesterday, but her third one today. Doesn't she get tired of the same taste? I wondered what she was thinking about all the time we've been waiting. She must have something to occupy her time with, but what?

"What are you doing?" Well, I had to find something to do, so I asked her. I'm already starting to wonder what kind of response she'll give me for asking a question. Well, she didn't even answer, so I decided to ask again.

"Oh, are you talking to me?" she asked, as I nodded. Of course, who else would it be? She was the only around here.

"I was just observing the moon. Did you notice how it shone a little brighter a hour ago?" I shook my head, since I really didn't feel like denying it directly. "Oh, I can't say I'm surprised though. First the inability to see through illusions, and now this?! Sigh, I can get you some glasses for free if you want any. I can't have you going around being virtually blind; then you can't do your job properly!"

My job? What was my job anyway? Following you around doing what ever you're doing? Almost anyone was suited for this job. There must be something more to it. This is too easy compared to the payment. Well, I don't really mind. As long as I get my payment, that is. I don't know what to do with all that money though. Do I even need it?

I didn't answer her, but just shrugged instead. She mirrored my gesture, and continued her observations. Now that I thought about it, she was actually treating me quite good compared to some of the others I've worked for. Even with her constant insults, she has showed that she can be friendly when she wants to. Plus, I don't have to pay for anything. She pays for my food, the places we stay – well, everything actually; like the glasses she offered. And she didn't try to rape like some of others. It's like she can anyway… I think.

While I was too busy thinking, something finally happened. The ground beneath me rumbled a bit, and I took a few steps back. An arm and a hexagon-shaped head resurfaced from the ground, but it looked like it couldn't get the rest of its body out. I noticed a scar over one of its diamond-alike eyes.

"Damn, I hate digging around here; the ground is too solid," he said, revealing itself to be a male, deciding to turn transparent and float up instead, like Vee, instead of digging his way up. "Hello Vee," he said in a creepy voice making me shiver a bit, and stared at Froslass with his just as creepy eyes, but she didn't even flinch.

"Hi Claws, I see you decided to come nevertheless. You know that you're late, right?"

"Underground traffic," he replied. Underground traffic? What's that? Did he hit some Digletts and Sandshrews?

"Anyway," the Froslass replied not really caring, "here are your requested items. And I left one more gem since you're one of my favorite clients." She handed a pouch. Gem? What gem? I curiously poked my head to get a closer look, but immediately withdrew it, as the Sableye snatched it out of her hand violently.

"MY GEMS!" he shouted was just about to attack me until Vee seemed to calm him down. I kept my defensive position, just incase something should happen.

"Relax Claws, she is not going to steal your gems. She wouldn't be capable of stealing it anyway." Wouldn't be capable?! I was getting the urge to do it, just to show that I could. But of course, I knew better than that.

"If you say so." He hugged the pouch protectively like if I was trying to steal it. What was his problem?

"And here," he said, while handing her another pouch, "the money. Thanks for the deal." He suddenly laughed manically, holding the pouch in front of his face, while jumping up and down. I had no idea why.

"You're welcome," she replied, while mentioning me to follow her. Now we could finally leave this area, and hopefully, go somewhere better. Well, almost anywhere near here would be better than this place.

"Bye Claws."

"Goodbye Vee, may Giratina bless you!" responded the Darkness Pokémon, while proceeding to dig into the hole again. Why didn't walk – or float in his case like any other ghost? And I thought he couldn't be weirder.

"Where are we going?" I asked the Froslass after awhile, since I still didn't have any idea of where we were heading. If we weren't going "home", I'd be a bit curious since I didn't have any idea then.

"Guess."

"I don't know."

Author's note

So, that was chapter 10! I hope you all liked it, and that I got your OCs right! Claws is Ghostdad7's OC! More OCs will appear next chapter too!

Please tell me what you think of the new writing style, since it's different and new. I can't really remember what else I wanted to say, but I'll sure to update this if I remember xD

~Thanks for reading and please review!