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# The War Chapter Ten: Death On A Road. #
"Look, if we're to surprise Team U., we need a better battle strategy then this! Let Annabeth, Adrestrea, and I come up with a plan! Annabeth will give us the edge we need on tactics and smarts, Adrestrea will make sure we carry the right weapons and have right strategy, and I'm in control of making sure our forces are strengthened by our position!" Mysteria looked at each of the tired-looking people in th room.
Eeryone but the Hunters had bags under their eyes. They where tired. Mysteria gave Salena, known for her persuasion, a look. "Guys, get some sleep. That's an order." Salena said, and her voice had such emotion in it, that almost everyone agreed.
Almost.
As most people walked out, Zack, Gold, Ash, MLB, Espeon, and Jeremy stay, although their eyelids do feel slightly heavy. Ash manages to shake of the charmspeak first. "How close are they?" He asks, standing up slowly. He looks unstable, and Mysteria puts her arm around him to support him. She hesitates to answer, and Ash looks up at her tiredly, "How close?" He asks again, this time more forcefully.
"They're in a small town by the ocean." Mysteria sighs, "Liam, a guy I knew, contacted me. Said the War won't happen if we call the White Flag. But I'm pretty sure we're all thinking the same thing; Either we go down fighting, like the Trojans, or we win. Right?"
Gold slams his fists on the table, "Who are the TROJANS?"
But Mysteria's already turned towards MLB. "Micheal, how many men do you have?" MLB sighs, "Barely ten thousand. We're fixing to lose with war, M., and Zack told me Team U's called war on Unova, too."
Zack's been on the phone, for a while. Finally he hangs up and says, "Team Universe is retreating."
"What?" Everone asks at once.
Zack nods, "Zeck got out of their prison. She killed Ghetis."
Mysteria rushes to a window, and Espeon and Jeremy look at her. She looks out towards the ocean.
Liam turns n her direction, and holds a telescope to his eye. He spots her, and lowers the telescope. Liam smiles and waves, "Long time no see, old friend. Aen't you a sight for sore eyes. The dead are gonna like you."
Mysteria grins, "They'll like you, too."
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~Zeck~
Run. That's all she can think. Run, get aws. Flee. Somewhere in the back of her mind there's a voice telling her to stop and think, but she's to shocked, stunned, hurt, to really listen.
Zeckariah finally slows, and looks around, bloodshot eyes hungry for food. Excrutiating pain circles through the girl's right foot, and her left arm tingles warmly as blood trickles down it slowly but steadily. "M-my name is Zeck, Zeckariah Unovain..." She murmurs, sitting down with difficulty, "I-I'm seventeen. I have eleven brothers and no sisters. My boyfriend is Gold. I am the Leader of Unova. I was captured by... by Team Universe. I got loose. I killed Ghetis. I'm running for my life. I might die. I am *going* to die." She sighs.
But saying all this has reminded her, has put her in a better, safer, state of mind. She stands, wobbly, "C'mon, Z-girl, you can do this." She takes a breath, and steps out of the woods. Zeck gasps.
Standing before her is a beautiful cliff. She looks below, and suddenly a darkness overpowers her, filling her escence. *Destroy,* it is telling her, *destroy.* She waves her hand over the cliff, and the stone on her chest begins to glow an evil black.
Zeckariah brings her hands up, and there is Zekrom, and evil look in his eyes, because his owner has been Taken, and now he is Taken as well. Little by little, behind them, rocks switl about, smashing each other, destroying trees, hurting pokèmon, and more.
Zeck can feel her personality slipping away, and she falls to her knees. Behind her, the sky is darkenning, thunder roaring and lightning smashing things to bits and pieces. *More* the Dark Demon orders, but behind her a voice screams, "ZECKARIAH UNIVAIN, ENOUGH!"
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~Third Person~
It's a long while before she turns, and what they see scares the Heroes, who've made it here as quickly as possible. They see... Nothing. Her eye are an empty void that takes darkness and evil and gives her power. "ZECK!" Gold cries, "IT'S ME! GOLD!" He rushes forward, but MLB and Jeremy hold him back.
"No, coz," MLB says firmly. Espeon and Umbreon are struggling to keep the harmed pokèmon from panicking, and Zack has called Reshiram out.
Mysteria takes a tentitive step forward and another, "Hey there, Zeck. I need you to do me a favor, okay? Zeck? Open your eyes, just for a moment. Look at me, sweety. Look." And her voice; It's so compelling, so full of strength, that the Demon in Zeck restrains itself for a moment.
Mysteria rushes forward, and places a cool hand on Zeck's forhead. But the Darkness to quickly, and Zeck tries to push her off. Mysteria hangs on, clutching Zeck's face, pouring hopeful strength into her.
But she's drained, and eventually Zeck pushes her off. Mysteria goes flying backwards, right into Jeremy. She touches his face, "To... to.. weak..." she manages to mutter. Jeremy shakes his head, "No, no, you're not..." He says.
Suddenly there's a searingly bright light behind Zeck, and an eerily dark one in front of her. "Darkrai!" Cresselia shouts, and Darkrai nods, "I know, I know!" He thrusts a hand into Zecks body, and she goes limp.
All of a sudden, a piercing scream echoes through the Region, and it comes from Zeck. More screams. "What's happening?" Zack asks, and Espeon shrugs, "I don't know."
Cresselia turns towards Zekrom, and her voice is full of raw fury, "I SHALL BE YOUR UNDLING, DEMON!" One can't be sure whether she's talking to Zekrom, or the Darkness who's Taken him. After that it's all a blur. Zeck falls unconcious into Gold's arms, Mysteria staggers to her Hunters, Darkrai rushes to Cresselia's aid.
But really, with Zack commanding Reshiram, and Darkrai helping Cresselia, it's the Moon Pokèmon who does all the work. And finally, the demon escapes Zekrom. Cresselia's badly injured, and she sinks to the ground. "Hunters..." She utters, "Come forward..."
"Yes, ma'am?" They ask timidly as Cresselia sighs. The Moon seems so much darker, and her light is fading.
"I'm leaving... and you must all keep my promise." Cresselia seems to smile, and all the Givers nod. "I... I'll need, need to give my spirit to one of you... to keep the Moon alive..."
No one steps forward, for they know that this means being Immortal right then and there. It means never aging, never dying. It also means never marrying.
"I... I'll do it." Mysteria finally says. All Hunters turn to her, and behind her, Jeremy looks up, face in agonizing pain.
Cresselia smiles, "Very well. Mysteria... I give you the power of the Moon." A sudden light envelopes around Mysteria, and she can feel the light entering her, so bright, so welcoming... but Mysteria feels sad at that moment, for she can never be with Jeremy.
And then someone's pushed her out of the way. "L-Laroza?" Mysteria says, and Laroza turns around. She's an Immortal girl who represents Sacrifice. "You've got a life, M., let me take this for you."
Mysteria nods, and stands. She slides the moonstone out of her pocket, and gives it to Laroza. Soon, the Immortal Hunters are gone, and only the Mortals remain. Mysteria turns and sees Jeremy. She gives him a watery look, and Jeremy smiles slightly.
Just then, the rest of the army arrives. The Hunters and MLB go lines up the troops, while Jeremy goes help Espy and Umbry with the pokèmon. Zeck sits up, "What's going on?"
"Shh," Gold says gently, "You're injured."
Zeck stands, and takes in the damage around her. "Did I do this?"
Silence. "Yeah... but you won't do it again." Zack finally said.
Ash sighs, "Team U's on the horizon. Since they chose water travel and not air travel we got here before them. With Ghetis gone, they're messy. But not for long." Once again, Mysteria's struck with grown-up Ash has become.
"Amanda! Show them Sequence 22!" Mysteria orders, and the young girl scurries of to teach the men and pokèmon the Strategy.
When it's clear Zeck is stable, people leave her to attend other more pressing matters. Suddenly, a sharp, intense tapping reaches her ears. She listens closely, and realizes it's Morse Code, something she learned as a child. "Die, Zeckariah," Zeck understands, "And we will surrender."
Zeck knows it's a trap, but she stands. Hobbling to the middle of a rundown rode. She raises her hand, and waves them in a way that would remind you of a Wizard casting a Spell. Zekrom rushes to her side, and suddenly a white glow envelopes the entire Region of Unova.
When the glow dies, Zeck is lying on the road. Gold rushes to her, and so does everyone else she knows. "Gold?" Zeck whispers, touching his face, "Love you..."
And then she's gone.
Jeremy hugs Mysteria, and she cries into his shirt. Ash looks around him, tears in his eyes. Zeck repared Unova. It looked beautiful, betetr than before. Trees green, grass healthy, flowers colourful. And when Ash looks closely, he can see a slight glow coming from right above them. A forcefield. Ash smiles sadly, and turns back to Zeck.
He stands and faces the Army. "Here died Princess Zeckariah Univain," He said loudly, "She died restoring and protecting Unova. She died a death on a road."
And the army hung their heads in mourning.
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Bwahahahaha! Zeck is the one that died! Teeheehee! Will she come back to life? IDK! Read and find out!