Naru
My body felt a bit sore from the day prior, as Shard may have been a pleasant person to interact with, she still tossed me around quite a bit. The soreness was nothing compared to the pain I felt during the applicant's tournament, so after a little bit, I barely felt it. I know my soreness was far less severe than Kuro's though, as he not only had his muscles aching, but still had quite a few cuts and bruises. After a few minutes, he seemed fine, but the injuries were still visible to everyone.
I was standing in the main lobby of the Nest, waiting to go on the first mission I would be experiencing at the Nest. We had been given a mission by our boss as opposed to choosing one for ourselves. She apparently did this for everyone until they failed their first mission. The purpose of this was to make sure pokemon didn't take missions that they couldn't handle, as some missions are fairly dangerous, and choice of a mission that is above your level can be very bad for you. You can get severely injured, or even die while in the field.
Luckily, our first mission was just a simple delivery mission. We were to deliver a parcel of some kind to a small camp of pokemon not to far away from the Nest. I'm not sure what exactly its purpose was, but maybe we'll find out when we get there.
Kuro was currently gathering supplies for our trip. It wasn't particularly long, but there's no point in taking risks when going out in the field. There was actually a small store that was connected to one if the buildings that we didn't explore. This was where we were supposed to buy food for our living space, as well as various supplies for when we go out on missions. It was a very convenient place to have at the Nest, as we did need supplies.
Maybe I should have given him my bag as well…
Ignoring my poor planning, I looked around the lobby, not really having anything to do in the meantime of waiting. As I was looking around, I saw a pokemon that I had seen the day prior, and I had a question regarding them. For this reason, I approached Vero.
"Hey, Vero!" I greeted, and she turned towards me.
"Oh, you're that Glaceon who was with the Froslass." Vero seemed to think for a second.
"Naru, right?" I nodded my head.
"Nice to formally meet you! I wouldn't count that interaction yesterday as a meeting."
"Yeah... " Vero shivered slightly, remembering the events from yesterday.
"By the way, why weren't you with your mentor? I would think everyone would still be with them at that time."
"I actually don't have a mentor yet." Vero told me, confusing me. "Apparently my mentor was supposed to be a female Umbreon named Luna, but she left the Nest without a word, and none of the leaders know where she went." Vero explained.
"Oh, that's strange, I wonder if that Umbreon and Kuro's mentor are the only dark leaders as of now…" I was going to say more, but I made a connection in my mind.
Kuro said he was attacked by an Absol in the form of Kai, a Flygon that we also know is here now, and a female Umbreon… That wouldn't happen to be the same one that was supposed to be Vero's mentor… Would it?
"Kuro is your Umbreon friend, right? Vero asked me, snapping me out of my thoughts. "If I'm not mistaken, he ranked second overall out of all of the recruits, who is his mentor?"
"His mentor is an Absol named Kai, the same one he actually beat during the applicant's tournament." I told her. "If he's the only other dark leader, I wonder if you'll end up with him too."
Vero shook her head. "I had the same thought after my mentor didn't show, but according to our boss, she doesn't want to put more than on pokemon with one mentor, other than the exception of the fact they only have one electric leader." Vero explained. "Because of this, they're holding out for Luna to come back. Until then, I don't have a mentor, and I just try to self-train myself, but I don't really know what I need to improve on." Vero said, sighing and putting a claw behind her head.
"Sounds like a struggle." I told her. "I wonder… Maybe Kuro can help you!" I exclaimed. "When he gets here, I wonder if I can ask him to relay what he's learned from his Kai onto you! Although we still don't know what exactly you need to improve on, it's better than nothing, right?" I asked her.
"If it wouldn't be a hassle, that would be great." Vero said.
"Awesome! I'll make sure to ask him when he gets here, do you have a mission to go on for today?" Vero shook her head.
"I wanted to look for my partner and see if he had a mission, but it seems he already left to who knows where. Nothing says we have to go on missions with our partners, so I guess he just left by himself." Vero told me.
"Really? Who's your partner?"
"Lucas, a Gabite. We were the last two besides you and Kuro who didn't choose someone as a partner, so we ended up being assigned with one another. I've tried talking to him, but he clearly wants no conversation with me, or anyone for that matter. I suppose that's the reason he left earlier on his own." Vero said.
"Strange…" I said. "Well, since you're on your own, want to come with Kuro and I?" I asked her.
"If you don't mind, then sure, I'll come." Vero responded.
"Great! Now we just need to wait for Kuro." I turned my head to the exit of the lobby. "I wonder why he's taking so long…"
Kuro
I really need to learn my way around here…
I was walking slightly away from the may shops that I had just come from after buying a lot of supplies for Naru and I. I really loved the shop area, it was very colorful. It was a long path, and on both sides of it were many stands, all selling different things. From food, to medical supplies, to accessories. There were also small poles lining the path, all of which being topped off with a variety of plants, which once again include multiple poisonous plants. Each stand was a different color, and the path itself was white, matching that of the symbol that everyone got branded to their bodies. The entire area was pleasing to the eye, and I was glad it was, because we would most likely be visiting that place a lot.
I was walking away from the area, and away from the Nest in general because there was one thing the store that sold medical supplies didn't have. That would be bandages, and because we aren't traveling with an Audino, I thought that bandages were a very important thing to have in case one of us got into an unwelcomed battle and suffered from bleeding wounds. When I was told that there were no bandages in the shop itself, I was told about an old wooden shack of sorts that used to be a part of the Nest, but for some reason it's been ignored for a substantial amount of time. According to the shop owner, there was a large amount of bandages in said shack that I could take for our mission.
I didn't want to keep Naru waiting for too long, but this shack was about a mile away from the main part of the Nest, also behind a small hill in the endless field of green. After making it to the top of the hill, I saw a small wooden shack in the distance, which was my destination.
Once I arrived right in front of the shack, I noticed that the door… Well… There was not a door. There was a doorframe, but the door was absent. The shack also had quite a few holes in the side of it, and I could tell this place was losing a battle against time. I entered the shack, instantly coughing a bit due to the inhalation of dust.
I took a look around, and found many different supplies scattered all over the place. I didn't recognize a lot of what I was looking at, but I did see a few rolls of bandages against a corner near a staircase that I didn't notice when I walked in. I picked up the bandages in my maw and put them in the bag I had hanging over my shoulder. I coughed a bit more, my body clearly not being used to the mass amounts of dust that were collected in this place. I was just about to leave the place, but I heard some shuffling from up the staircase, which prompted me to stop. I looked towards the staircase, wondering what I had just heard.
I slowly walked up the stairs, hearing each of them creak with age every time I took another step. Once I made it to the top, I noticed that most of the second floor was empty, other than a small pile of soft-looking objects in the corner, the floor was empty. There wasn't even any dust on the floor up here, as if someone had been walking around it. However, I didn't see anyone who would be here, removing the dust that flooded this old-looking shack.
That is, until I looked at the top of the small pile of soft objects in the corner.
On top of all of the objects in the corner, was a Vulpix. However, this Vulpix didn't have the complexion of a normal one, its fur was white, almost exactly like Naru's, and their eyes were also almost picture perfect when compared to Naru's. The Vulpix noticed me, and then their eyes widened, and they whimpered and put their head down in the makeshift bed.
Their voice sounded female, and she also sounded like a very young pokemon, or, at least, a decent bit younger than me. She obviously seemed scared, and I wanted to approach her and say that I wasn't a threat, but I also didn't want to seem threatening by coming close to her. While looking at her, I noticed that she was very thin, as if she hadn't been eating. Because of her age, she was also a lot smaller than me, despite my lower than average size.
I don't know if I should approach her… But she looks like she needs help…
Not knowing exactly what to do, I took the bag I had stocked with all of our supplies, and I took out a large amount of the food I had just bought. I quickly went back down to the first floor and found clean objects to create a makeshift bowl. Finding something similar to a bowl down there that wasn't filthy or covered in dust wasn't exactly fun. I placed a lot of berries and apples inside of the bowl. I then slowly went back up the stairs, and gently pushed the bowl towards her with my head, but she didn't peek her head up.
So she's still terrified…
After pushing the bowl halfway across the room, I went back down the stairs and left the shack. I hoped that me not being there would calm her down enough to bring her head up and eat the food I left there. Other than that, there wasn't anything I could do without seeming threatening. For this reason, I started to walk away from the shack, and then I got struck with a realization.
How long have I been here..?
Realizing that Naru has been waiting in the main lobby of the Nest for who knows how long now, I sprinted back to the shops as fast as I could to replenish our food supplies, and I then sprinted to the main lobby.
Kage
I was barely still standing in front of my mentor, who hadn't let Blitz or myself leave since yesterday. We were suppose to go on a mission today, but I was told by Xen, my mentor, that neither of us were ready. Because of this, both of us have been sparring with our mentor for almost a full day, set aside three hours of sleep. Since yesterday, Blitz and I had been knocked over, and blasted enough times to make it hard for both of us to stand.
"If you give up now, you'll never improve!" Xen shouted at us, before rushing in again.
He launched off a hyper beam, and somehow managed to split it off into two beams, one aiming at me, the other at Blitz. Both of us managed to barely dodge it, and we cooperatively rushed at Xen, but he swiftly shot behind Blitz, knocking him down with a smash to the head. He then rushed at me, and I entered a state of focus. I dodged his first three swipes at me, and managed to land a counterattack with one of my claws. However, Xen didn't let up, and I ended up getting tossed to the side, and then hit by a hyper beam. While flying through the air and feeling the wind rush through my ears, I noticed that I didn't even come close to piercing his skin with my claws.
What is his skin made of?
I collided with the ground, landing not too far away from Blitz.
"Kage…. What have we gotten ourselves into…?" Blitz asked me with pain in his voice.
"Something we're not getting out of…." I responded, before finally fainting.
Kuro
I returned to Naru with the newly replenished supplies in hand. I wasn't expecting Vero to be coming with us, but I didn't really have any complaints. I split the supplies into both Naru and I's bags. It made it easier for us to carry with the weight on both of them halved.
The three of us were walking in a field of endless green, with the occasional sight of a forest or body of water in the distance. We had a map that told us we were going in the right direction, but it was further out than I thought. Apparently, if we go on missions that are more than ten miles away, then we'll be flown there by a resident member of the Nest. This camp was exactly ten miles away, so we were walking the distance.
Naru was engaging in a conversation with Vero, but I was mostly focusing on the map, making sure we didn't get lost. I made out a few words that they were saying, but most of it went unheard by me.
When I joined with the two of them, I mentioned that something kept me held up, but I didn't mention the Vulpix that was in the shack where I got the bandages. I knew I could trust Naru with the information, but that might encourage her to try and talk to the Vulpix, and considering how terrified she was when I went there, I didn't want to make her feel threatened again.
Then again… Their fur and eyes looked almost identical… Maybe that would bring some comfort..?
I wondered if it would be a better idea to lead Naru to the Vulpix, but I didn't have much of a chance to think about it.
"Oh! Right! Kuro, can I ask you something?" Naru asked, bringing my attention from the map.
"Sure, what is it?"
"You see, Vero doesn't have a mentor, her original mentor left the Nest without saying anything and the only other dark type leader is Kai." Naru explained. "Would you be willing to teach Vero what Kai is teaching you?"
I wonder who Vero's mentor was supposed to be…
"I can try to explain what he's taught me so far, but I don't fully get it myself, so it may be a bit convoluted. If you're okay with that, then I have no problem teaching you what he's taught me." I told Vero.
"That would be great, thank you!" Vero said with an appreciative tone.
I nodded my head and looked back down at the map, noticing that we were about a mile away from our destination. Upon this realization, I came up with an idea, and a way for me to start teaching Vero a few things.
"We're about a mile away from the camp." I told them. "Something Kai has definitely been focusing on with me over the first day was increasing my stamina, not letting up for a second while we sparred for hours on end. If you want to start working on what he's taught me, I think we should run the rest of the way without stopping." I proposed.
Vero seemed to consider it for a second and then nodded her head. Naru also looked rather interested.
"Sounds like a plan Kuro!" Naru said, before sprinting ahead of both of us.
"Wait! You don't have the map!" I yelled before sighing.
Vero chuckled slightly behind me.
Well, Guess I have to get ahead of her…
I began to sprint forward, glancing back to make sure Vero was following me, which she was. After a short while of sprinting, both Vero and I caught up to Naru, and I passed her.
"You shouldn't run ahead without the map you know…" I told her.
"You two caught up, so it doesn't really matter, does it?" She told me.
I sighed once more, and the three of us ran forward, not stopping. I was surprised that, by the time I had run a half mile, I wasn't tired in the slightest. I had been sprinting at almost full speed the whole time, and not once did I find it enticing to stop. I could tell Naru and Vero were slowing down a bit, so I also slowed down, but none of us stopped.
Is this really a result of one day of training with Kai..?
The three of us continued running, and I felt the wind rushing through my fur as I sprinted. I still didn't feel any tiredness in my muscles, and I was starting to surprise myself. We soon saw a small collection of buildings that we were rapidly approaching. Each of them looked small, and they were all made of dark brown wood.
That must be our destination.
I stopped myself from sprinting and came to a very quick halt. Naru almost smacked into me from behind, and Vero stopped slightly to the side of her. I still wasn't tired in the slightest, but I could tell that Naru and Vero were both winded.
"It looks like this is it." I said. "Wonder what kind of camp it is…" I observed all of the buildings, same height, same color, same everything. There were a few wooden posts around the outside of the capm, but I couldn't really see a purpose in them, so maybe they were for decoration. I was about to start to walk further into it, but was stopped by a panting Naru.
"Kuro…" Naru started talking in between breaths. "How… aren't you… tired…?"
"I told you, Kai focused mainly on improving my stamina, after what I was put through with him yesterday, that run was nothing." I told her. Honestly, while I didn't feel fatigued, my muscles still had a distinct ache from yesterday, but it wasn't anything too distracting.
The three of us began to walk towards the camp, and we started to notice a lot of younger pokemon there, along with a few adults. Two of the adults were a Wigglytuff and a Blissey, and the other one was a rather old-looking Blastoise.
Among them, there were fifteen kids, seven of them being different species, and the other eight all being Eevees. I found it a little bit odd that the majority of the children were all Eevees, but I more or less accepted it and moved on.
Once we made it right outside of the perimeter of the camp, we were approached by the Blissey, and I took out my bag and prepared the parcel that we were to deliver.
"Hello there!" The Blissey, sounding male, greeted us. "I'm guessing by the symbols you hold, you are the Ravens that are delivering our package."
"That's right, do you need anything else, or is that all?" I asked, passing the package to the Blissey with my teeth. The package itself was just a small box, I couldn't really think of what would be in there, but it wasn't my place to meddle.
"I think that's it, thank you!" The Blissey exclaimed, and I nodded my head with a small smile in response. I turned around and was about to walk back to Vero and Naru, who were both stretching their legs after the sprint, however, as I approached them, I was blocked by two of the Eevees who were present at the camp.
"Hey, what's your name?" One of them asked me. I tilted my head in slight confusion, wondering why this child was asking me for my name. I didn't know if it was normal to just walk up to others and ask for their name, so for a second, I wasn't quite sure how to react. Not wanting to upset said child, I responded with a small smile.
"My name is Kuro, what's yours?" I asked. It was a little bit awkward that the child was not very much shorter than me, but I ignored it.
"Shine! What did it feel like to evolve? I want to be an Umbreon, what's it like?" Shine asked me.
How do I describe what it feels like to evolve… It didn't really have a specific feeling. If I remembered correctly, I think I had just knocked out a feral before feeling a change in my body, specifically the size of my legs. I then fell flat on my face because my body's shape had changed, but they didn't need to know that.
"I didn't even know I was evolving when it happened." I told him, and a third Eevee came to listen. "What I did feel was my body change shape. When you evolve, you'll have to get used to walking in your new body, but once you do, you'll feel stronger, and maybe look at things differently." I told him. "As for what it feels like to be an Umbreon, not too much different from being an Eevee, but you like the night a lot more, and you can see a lot better in the dark." I explained.
A few more Eevees came over to me, and it wasn't long before I had eight Eevees, all standing in front of me, eyeing me. I'd be lying if I said it made me feel comfortable. I think Naru noticed this, because soon after I had a small group of Eevees in front of me, she walked up beside me and smiled at all of them.
Right after that, the two of us were barraged with questions. Most of the questions revolved around us evolving, and what it felt like, and then there were a few about who we were, where we came from, and what we were doing here. Naru and I tried to answer all of the Eevees smoothly, but eventually, neither of us could keep up with the eight energetic Eevees.
Vero was a few feet behind us, laughing at the situation. She knew that the both of us were having trouble keeping up with them. However, after enough time passed, all of the questions were given answers, and by the time we were done, they didn't have any more questions to ask.
How long have we been answering these…
I kept a smile up in front of the Eevees the whole time, as did Naru. Both of us wanted to give off a positive impression to these children. I didn't expect to be answering questions like this when we got here, I was honestly expecting to deliver the parcel and leave, but since we had nothing else to do, I didn't really mind entertaining these children. If anything, I welcomed their curiosity. I had the same curiosity when I was younger, and since I constantly flooded my parents with questions, I saw nothing wrong with being the one who was flooded with questions.
After Naru and I answered the next wave, the Wigglytuff walked over to us.
"I see our children have taken an interest in you two." She said. "It's been awhile since their interest has been piqued like this."
"What exactly is this camp?" I asked.
"It's a place for pokemon who don't have anywhere to live come. Since a lot of pokemon don't have that situation, and since a lot of pokemon seem to make it in the wild, we only have fifteen here, and we've had these fifteen for about a year now." She explained. "The other seven pokemon we have here were just found nearby, but the eight Eevees were all found taking cover from a storm in a small cove. It seems like none of them are related in any way, but they were all together when we found them."
So this place is an orphanage…
"Are you and the Blissey the 'parents' of this place?" I asked.
"Yes, we watch over these children. They also have a grandfather of sorts, an old Blastoise that actually used to battle a lot, but has grown weary from age." She explained.
"I see." I paused for a second, observing the eight Eevees, all jumping around each other. I also looked at the other group of children, doing something similar to mach-battling, but making sure not to hurt each other. "Well, looking at the energy in all of these kids, I'd say you're doing a good job!" I told her, smiling at the groups of children in front of me.
I looked at the area surrounding the camp, and it looked just like the outside of the Nest did. Nothing but endless green plains. It really was a peaceful sight. It made you feel like this place was safe, and nothing can touch it. It made this place feel exactly as it was supposed to.
If only everything didn't need to lose its shine.
I felt a very large gust of wind, much larger than any wind should have blown in an area like this. It made me curious, so I turned my head towards the sky, expecting to see nothing but blue peace.
Instead, I saw a cloud of purple mist.
The mist surrounded the entire camp, and then engulfed the interior. There was nothing we could do to stop ourselves from inhaling it. Because of this, I tried to move myself close to a group of the children, ready to protect them from whatever is making the mist.
I looked around to see that Naru and Vero had both done the same thing as me, and we were ready to defend if necessary.
Sadly, everyone passed out before it came to that.
Aven
….
….
I wonder how the agents are doing..?
Luna had sent me a message, a message saying she wanted to try out a new invention that she wanted to distribute to her admins. It was a sleeping gas of sorts, and it could cover an enormous area. It could be contained in a small spherical object, almost looking like a mega stone. As soon as this object was shattered, a large cloud of the gas would engulf the area under it, and put any pokemon aside to sleep.
She wanted to test how many pokemon could be put to sleep at once using it, as well as make sure it didn't kill them, because she wanted to use them for torture. Of course, if her test subjects died, she wouldn't care, so she had one of our admins test it on a camp. I had no idea what this camp's purpose was, but it was sure to be a good testing ground.
I looked upwards, seeing the blue sky and the few clouds that accompanied it.
In order to test the invention, the admins needed to be notified of the general direction it was in. Because of this, I needed to provide a signal as to what direction the camp was in. Thanks to Luna, Kai and I, the Void knew the location of the Nest. Of course, we aren't stupid enough to attack it head on, because, as much as I hate to admit it, they had the upper hand on us when it came to members. We had the numbers, but they had the quality. Each one of the Nest's members had exceptional battling talent, and our lower leveled recruits could be mistaken for any pokemon in civilization. Looking at the Nest's recruits, it's pretty obvious we're outmatched.
It's for this reason that, if our test subjects survive the sleeping gas, then we're bringing them back to the Void. Something interesting about us is that our organization isn't on the ground. Our organization is one giant airship. We fly high enough to not be noticed, after all, the thing is probably bigger than the entirety of the Nest, so anyone would pick up on it if they simply looked up had we not flown high enough in the sky. Luna said she wants to build an underground part of the Void as a steady base of operations, but that was a project that would probably take us another few months to complete.
But once we do… The Void will just be that much stronger.
Kuro
I opened my eyes and immediately jumped up, and looked around me. I felt my bag swing against my body, and I felt the softness of my scarf. I shot my head all around the room that I found myself in. Because of my panicked state, I also tripped and banged my head on the floor, which felt like metal. Shaking my head out of the sudden impact, I stood back up on all fours and looked around the room I found myself trapped in.
It was fully metallic, and the metal itself was black. The metal looked darker than my fur, and it almost looked like I was walking on nothing when I stood up. I looked to the corner of the rectangular room, and I saw a small pile of five Eevees, still unconscious. I was about to be relieved that the children were safe, but while looking around the room one more time, I realized that it was very possible that they weren't.
The only ones in the room were the five Eevees, and myself.
I felt a wave of panic start to build up inside me.
Where are the other children? Where is that Blissey? Where is the Wigglytuff? The elderly Blastoise? Naru? Vero? Where is everyone?
I took in a large breath, trying to calm down.
Okay… Calm down and think… This place must be part of a bigger area, but where is the exit?
I walked against the wall of the room, holding my paw against it as I walked. I felt like I made circles around the room, but after a while, I felt a small indentation. I felt the area out some more, and realized that this was most likely a door. Although, it did seem thin. The door looked as if it was the only one in the room, but because of the color contrast between nothing but black metal, the thing looked invisible.
Here's the exit to the room. Now, what exactly is this place? Before that, who even took us here? Who dropped that mist onto the camp that knocked us out? Who-
I felt the floor below me shake, and I was almost thrown off balance. I ended up spinning in a few circles with my paws in order not to fall down again. After a few seconds of shaking, the floor steadied itself. I had felt this shaking before. It was almost like… Turbulence. I knew the feeling from the first day I arrived at the Nest.
Wait… Are we in an aircraft..?
It certainly was a possibility, but I didn't want to assume it yet. I still didn't know anything about our situation, or about how to get out of it.
My thinking was cut off by the sound of whimpering.
I turned my head behind me, and I saw the five Eevees, all shaking in the corner. I hadn't heard them wake up, but I immediately hoped that it was after I almost panicked. I decided to assume it was the turbulence that woke them up, and I then slowly walked over to them. They were all panicked, and I had to try my best to calm them down.
I walked to the group, and I crouched down to their eye-level.
"Okay, I need all of you to calm down." I said softly. "I'll make sure everyone is safe, but for now, I need you to be brave. I know you don't know where you are, or what you're doing here, but I need you to stay strong."
I got a separate nod from each of the Eevees, and the whimpering stopped.
"Now, I'll tell you what I think we need to do. I can break down that door, but I don't know what's on the other side." I raised my paw and pointed at the door. "If you can't see it, then it's okay, but after I break it, you all need to stay behind me, and we're going to slowly make our way through this place. I promise that I'll do anything I need to in order to keep all of you safe."
I was met again by many nods from the Eevees. I nodded back, and turned around, preparing myself to blast down the door.
This is probably going to attract some attention…
I pushed down all of my nerves, despite being scared out of my mind. I knew that I needed to act strong for each of these Eevees, if I didn't, then none of them would feel any safety. I was a Raven now, this meant that I needed to be composed, all that mattered was that the children got out safe, no matter what I need to do to make it happen.
Okay… Let's do this!
I charged up energy in my maw, and I launched a hyper beam at the door in front of me. The metal door blew away, making a loud crash with the metal ground below it. On the other side of the door, was a long hallway of sorts, with more metal doors lining the walls, only this metal was a bright, silver color, unlike the black metal in the room we were in. The sudden color intake made me flinch, and it took me a second to adjust my eyes to it. There weren't windows of any kind, so I couldn't confirm where we were, but that wasn't what needed to be on my mind right now.
I signaled for the Eevees to follow me out of the room slowly, and they all did. We walked down the hallway in a single file line, me leading the group by a little bit. I poked my head around the corner, and I saw two pokemon. One was Blaziken, the other a Lucario. They seemed to be stopped in the middle of the hallway, looking in the opposite direction of us. Apparently, they didn't hear the loud sound of metal falling on metal, but I wasn't about to question it. At first, I didn't know what these pokemon were, or what they were doing, but that all changed when I observed them more closely.
On both of their backs, almost in the same spot, was a symbol.
It was a dark circle, surrounding a bipedal hand.
These two pokemon were part of the Void.
I instantly put a paw to my mouth and backed up around the corner a small amount. I was putting all of my focus into keeping my breathing steady, and not showing my unease to the group of Eevees behind me.
We're somewhere the Void controls!? How did we get here? And how am I going to get these Eevees out of here!?
I silenced my thoughts, knowing that with these hallways, there really was only one thing I could do for the situation.
I walked right in front of the group following me and lowered my head to whisper.
"I need all of you to stay right here, okay?" I asked. "I'll be right back, I just need to clear the way."
All of the Eevees nodded, and I went back to the corner and peeked my head out again. Both the Lucario and the Blaziken were conversing with each other, and I knew if I was going to make a move, it would be now.
I built up some energy in my maw, and got ready.
Remember, you promised each of these children that you would get them out of here… Don't break it, Kuro!
I jumped around the corner and shot a shadow ball at both the Blaziken and Lucario, hitting both of them in the back. I immediately ran closer to them, ready to follow up. As I was approaching, the Blaiken launched a blast of fire at me, which I easily side-stepped. As soon as I was going to try and get close to the Blaziken, the Lucario got up and rushed at me, trying to slam their silver shining claws into me. I managed to dodge each one, and also landed a small slash on the side of their face. Soon after, the Blaziken rushed me, ready to hit me with a blaze kick. I prepared to dodge, but as soon as I did, The Lucario shot an aura sphere at me, directly connecting. I smacked into the metal wall, feeling pain course through my body. The ache from my sore muscles roared at me, but I tried my best to ignore it. The Lucario tried to follow up, bearing claws ready to slash my throat. I barely moved my head down in time, and I then took a claw, and brought it to the Lucario's leg. I managed to cut them, but it wasn't deep enough to impair their movement. I was quickly pushed by both of them, to which I shot a dark pulse, hitting the Blaiken. They didn't take too much damage, but they were slowed, which was good enough. I used the opportunity to get out of the corner I found myself in, and ran back to the middle of the hallway. As soon as I did however, the Lucario and Blaziken went on either side of me, pinching me. I looked between them, not really knowing what they were going to do. Immediately, the Blaziken shot off a stream of flames, which I barely avoided. The Lucario then shot off a dragon pulse, which I also barely dodged. However, because I dodged, I found myself stuck in between the flames and the dragon pulse. The Blaiken jumped up and straight at me, the Lucario doing the same afterwards.
Both of them were flying at me, and I knew I would be finished if they both made contact. I was stuck in the middle of two attacks, and there were two more on the way, and even one of them hitting would put me in a situation I couldn't get out of.
I have one chance… I need to make it count!
As my two assailants were quickly approaching, I looked within my body, searching for an instinct.
I took that instinct and grabbed onto it.
I launched two large tendrils from my back, which seemed to take both of the pokemon off-guard. I then tried to control the tendrils' movement. I felt resistance, almost like the massive things had minds of their own, but I was able to quickly gain control of them. I made one wrap around each of the two pokemon, and then I slammed the two together, their heads making direct contact with one another. I might have even heard a skull crack. I tossed both of them aside, and then investigated the damage I did. I was a serious jolt in my body when I saw a thick red liquid flowing out from their heads, but I was happy to realized that I didn't just become a killer.
Both the Lucario and Blaziken were unconscious, breathing, but unconscious.
I sighed in relief, and was about to return to the Eevees that were waiting for me, but I immediately fell onto the floor, and covered my mouth. I felt an extremely intense pain surge throughout my body, the side-effect from using that ability. I felt my entire body take in the pain, but I made sure not to yell, not even to grunt in pain. I didn't want any of the Eevees to have doubts of them making it out of here.
I felt the pain very slowly leave my body, and after a few minutes of withdrawal and deep breaths, I walked back to the group of Eevees.
"Okay, we need to keep going before those two wake up, so let's go." I said, trying my best to keep a soft tone, but the battle I had just won was making that difficult.
Regardless, the Eevees nodded, and we walked down the hallway, not knowing what was coming next.
Naru
I woke up in a slight panic, but I quickly composed myself when I realized the situation. I looked around myself only to see a large, metal room. While looking around the black-colored metal room, I saw the adult Blissey, and the old Blastoise, along with three Eevees, a Darumaka, and a Shinx. As much as I had wished to see Kuro and Vero in the room with me, it quickly became apparent that they weren't.
I looked to see the adults attempt to calm the children down, to which they were slowly succeeding. In the meantime, I tried to think about where we were.
Let's see… That mist obviously knocked all of us out, and then we were taken to wherever this place is. But who set the mist off in the first place? And who took us here?
I was going to think about it more, but then a door on the side of the room that I didn't notice opened, and outside there was a Heatmor.
The Heatmor was looking at all of us with a murderous glint.
"Now that you're all awake, everyone be nice and orderly and follow me out into this hallway. I promise I won't hurt you." He said.
I looked closely at the Heatmor, and it didn't take me long to realize that he was dangerous. Ignoring the glint he had in his eyes, he also had a symbol on his chest, and it was a symbol that I recognized.
The symbol of the Void.
I mentally panicked a little bit, realizing that we had been dragged into a place where the Void inhabits, but then another thought occurred to me.
No one here other than Me, Kuro, and Vero knows what the symbol of the Void looks like.
They may not see this pokemon as a threat.
I saw the two adults begin to approach him, but before either of them could get close to him, I sent a wave of ice along the ground, and the Heatmor jumped out of the way, and backed up into the hallway.
He seemed to closely observe me for a second, and then cracked a smile.
"I see. You're a damn Raven, aren't you?" He asked. "I hate dealing with you, so I'm just going to kill you, how does that sound?"
I shuddered slightly at the Heatmor in front of me, but I knew that I needed make sure everyone got out of here safely, so I stood in front of everyone, and then exited into the hallway. I stood across from the Heatmor, waiting for him to do something. I felt terror begin to seep into my mind, as I was about to have to battle a Void member. They were going to try and kill me. Regardless of this thought, I didn't dare let it show on my face, instead, I stood strongly in front of the children and the two adults.
I'm… I'm ready for this!
The first thing he did was send a stream of flames along the ground, to which I jumped over, landing close to him. I unsheathed my claws and tried to pierce him, but he barely managed to dodge out of the way before shooting off more flames. I side-stepped the next wave of flames, and shot an ice beam, managing to connect with him. He didn't even flinch, but damage wasn't what the attack was meant for. The Heatmor shot out more flames, and I ducked under them, getting in close and biting down on one of the Heatmor's arms with an ice fang. This time, I heard a grunt in pain, and he shook me off of his arm. I managed to draw blood with that attack, and also further lowered his body temperature. I didn't really like the metalic taste of blood in my mouth, but I ignored it. He ran in close to me, attempting to grab me, but I was too fast for him to land his attack, so I countered by shooting another ice beam into his back. I heard another grunt, and then he turned around, and launched a hyper beam straight at me. It really caught me off guard, but I managed to barely react, and roll towards him, dodging the beam by a centimeter. I then landed a point blank water pulse straight to the Heatmor's stomach, causing him to slam against the wall with a loud crash. His body slumped against the wall, unconscious.
I took in a large breath, and then released it. I felt my adrenaline lower, and my heart rate turned to normal. Without letting myself get too comfortable with my victory, I walked back into the room I started in, and looked at the children and the two adults.
"We should probably get out of here, if we keep getting attacked, it will just make our situation more difficult to deal with." I told them.
"Also, you may have brought some attention here with that battle, so leaving now is the best course of action." The elderly Blastoise agreed with me.
I nodded my head, and walked out into the hallway, with everyone else behind me. I went around each corner carefully, ready for whatever may be waiting for me. My mind was on one thing and one thing only.
Find everyone and leave.
Vero
I was being led down a hallway, my hands tied. Behind me was a Wigglytuff, a Turtwig, a Snivy, a Ralts, a Shieldon, and a Pidgey. We all woke up in a large metal room, and soon after, we were led out by a Metagross. This Metagross also had the symbol of the Void on them, which made me think we were in a place owned by them. There was also a bit of what felt like turbulence earlier, so we may be on an aircraft of some sort. I can't be sure, but that seemed like the most likely scenario. I definitely had a lot of fear begin to creep itself into my mind, but I tried to have this not be recognized by anyone. I was supposed to be the protector here, I couldn't look fearful.
The Metagross had been silently leading us for a while now, but I heard a lot of steps on the metal ground, it sounded like someone was sprinting. Soon after, an Espeon came around the corner and ran up to the Metagross.
"We have a problem, groups one and three have escaped further into the ship." The Espeon said. "Both groups seem to have a pokemon taking out any of our members that try and stop them."
"What? We captured mostly children, what pokemon could possibly be taking out Void members?" The Metagross asked, aggravated. I wondered about what the Espeon was saying, but after searching my thoughts for a bit, the answer was obvious.
"One pokemon in each group were Ravens." The Espeon said. "There is an Umbreon that has taken out the two that were to guard group one, but he also seems to have taken out a number of members that he keeps running into. In group three, there is a Glaceon that took out the one guarding group three's cell, but also took out one other member near there." The Espeon explained.
Naru and Kuro… How are you taking out these Void members? How did you get out in the first place?
I decided not to question how exactly Naru and Kuro got to the position they're in now, but I was happy about it. Any damage to the Void that is done helps, plus, this means that the other camp members are still okay. If we got transported in three groups, Kuro in group one, Naru in group three, and this must be group two. Judging by the number of pokemon in this group, I can assume that all of the camp members are safe with the two of them.
I looked back to the Metagross to see them with a rather disturbed expression. It seemed like he didn't know how to react to the other groups escaping. I watched as the Espeon ran away, and decided that it was time for me to make a move.
I turned one of my claws to the rope that had my hands tied, and sliced it in one, quick motion. My hands were free, but the Metagross didn't know that, and I kept walking in line with the rest of the pokemon. We were about to turn a corner, and I decided to move up a little bit as quietly as I could. I slowly inched my way forward, and once I was close enough, I had to act.
I put my hand on the back of the Metagross. They tried to react, but before they could do anything, my hand started to glow, and the Metagross was instantly put to sleep. There was a loud crashing sound, as the Metagross' body collided with the silver metal under all of our feet. I took in a breath, letting some of the stress I had building up in my body soothe out.
Afterwards, I went to each of the children and cut their restraints with my claws, and finally, I cut the restraints on the Wigglytuff.
"How did you do that?" She asked me, right after her restraints were cut.
"Not important right now, what we need to do is-" I bolted around the corner, ready to slash whoever was at the other side.
As soon as I did, I was met with a claw held close to my neck.
I looked down to see a Glaceon that I recognized.
"Vero! You're okay!" Naru exclaimed before signaling that it was clear for the other pokemon with her.
The three adults all went to each other and so did all of the children.
"I'm glad you got out, I heard that you took out your guard, as well as another member." I told her. Naru nodded. "I also heard that Kuro is raising a lot of hell here. He not only took out the two guards outside of where he was taken, but he has apparently taken down a number of other members."
"Really? That means that Kuro is okay too!" Naru exclaimed excitedly. "Or at least, for now. We need to regroup as soon as we can!" I nodded in response to Naru. I appreciated her positive attitude on the current situation we found ourselves in. It really did raise myconfidence.
I looked back at the group of children, who were all happy to be together again, that is, all but the three Eevees present in the group.
The other ones must be with Kuro…
As soon as Naru and I were going to tell everyone else we needed to move, we were greeted by someone we weren't expecting.
We were greeted by a leader of the Nest, a Flygon.
I felt a strong sense of relief, and I almost gave a sigh to signal it, but then I thought that something about this situation was weird, and Naru's aggressive expression was only adding to that feeling.
Why is a leader of the Nest here? And why does he look like he's about to battle us..?
I looked over to Naru who seemed to increase her intense glare of anger set on the Flygon.
Does she know why he's here..?
"You!" She shouted. "What are you doing here!?"
"Why are you asking me that?" He responded. "I'm a part of the Nest, aren't I? What makes you think I'm here to do anything other than rescue you? That is, unless a certain Umbreon told you otherwise." He spat the last part.
Wait, what is he talking about?
"I know you two were with one another before you applied, and I know that little bastard of an Umbreon holds in his emotions, so I assumed that you may not know about me, but your outburst is confirmation that you do." He said.
Naru hardened her glare, and I was still left very confused. What was he talking about? I couldn't imagine why a Nest leader was speaking like this, to other Ravens no less. It was also apparent that Naru knew something about him, which confused me even more.
"Just so you know, this is the Void's base of operations. We were trying to recruit new members in our own way, but I wasn't expecting three Ravens to come with our potential recruits." He said. "Another thing you should know, we have a hunting team for times where there are Ravens running around in our base, and it consists of two pokemon. Myself, Aven the Flygon, and Luna the Umbreon." I jumped at the mention of the second name. "It seems like I found groups two and three… I wonder what surprise little Kuro has waiting for him." He said, putting on a devious grin.
Wait… So my intended mentor… Is a Void member? So is this Flygon? How are they both leaders at the Nest as well? Why does Naru have such an obvious hatred for them? What involvement do they have with Kuro?
What is going on!?
"I knew it… So Luna is 'that' Umbreon…" Naru mumbled. "Wait… Are you saying that Luna is hunting Kuro?"
"Of course. After all, I clearly have you two stuck here, and we can't just have that little bastard go around and incapacitate more members of the Void, can we?" Aven began to slightly fly inside of the hallway. "It's my job to kill this group, it's her job to kill that group. Although, after she sees the little Umbreon, she may want to do something other than kill him."
Naru growled at Aven, but he just looked amused.
"If you think you can do anything to me in a battle, then let me stop you right there." He said. "I far outmatch you, and I'd like to keep this craft as clean as possible. For these reasons, let me let you in on a little fact. Any part of this ship can detach and reattach itself. It's one of the most unique things about it. I think I'll give you a demonstration." Aven pulled out a small controller, and pressed a few buttons.
Soon after, the wall of the hallway behind us flew off, and somehow attached itself to a higher part of the ship. The wind rapidly flowing in from behind us made me flinch, and I put one of my claws up over my head to block some of it.
"Now, I hate to cut this meeting short, but I have work to do." Aven sent a gigantic gust of wind from his wings, sending every single one of us flying out of the ship.
The wind hitting my face was almost painful. I looked down to see green plains, quickly approaching.
I panicked for a second,listening to the screams of all of the children, and the adults, it put me in a strange trance. The only ones not screaming were Naru and I, and for some reason, that broke something inside of me. I felt like, even know the situation looked hopeless, that I needed to fix it somehow. I knew I had the ability to do something, even if it would probably exhaust me. However, that didn't matter in the slightest.
Because… I'm a Raven… I have to protect everyone!
I dove further ahead than the rest of the group and focused my illusion abilities. I had to enter a state in which I could safely land all fourteen of the pokemon falling behind me. I flashed a bunch of pokemon I've previously seen through my head, before deciding on one.
I took in a large breath, and changed the form of my body. I felt large wings expand from the center of my body, and I felt the rest of my composition change. MY midsection had greately increased in size, and I felt my legs and arms both expand. My color changed from red and black to blue and white. I had turned into a Salamence, and I quickly stopped myself from falling, catching each of the pokemon falling behind me.
I had to admit, it hurt when each of them made contact with my back, and the weight was exhausting me, but I knew I didn't have a choice. I swiftly flew downwards, but not fast enough to the point that I would toss anyone off of my back. I angled myself with the ground, and I waited until I felt my feet collided with the grass. As soon as I did, I Instantly changed forms back into a Zoroark, and fell over. Everyone has safely touched down, and I was hit with a wave of relief, followed by absolute exhaustion. I honestly felt like I couldn't move after that. Using illusions was already draining as is, but doing that while carrying a ton of weight on top of it completely drained me.
All of the pokemon looked at each other and conversed happily, as they survived a situation that would usually mean certain death. Everyone looked happy beyond belief.
That was, everyone but Naru.
Naru was just looking up at the sky, looking back at where we had just fallen from. Her expression wasn't one of relief, but one of worry.
She was worrying for Kuro.
Not only her, but the three Eevees that had also escaped with us were looking down, because they knew that five of their friends were still up there, most likely with Kuro.
All I could do is pray that he made it out with them.
Kuro
I knocked a Floatzel on the ground, unconscious.
I was breathing very heavily, as this had been my ninth battle since arriving here. I had taken out the two guards outside of the room I woke up in, and since then, while guiding the five Eevees I was with, I ran into more and more void members around every corner. None of the battles were as difficult as the first one, as that was the only one in which I battled more than one pokemon, but each battle was still a challenge, and I was still battling Void members. Each one wore me out more and more, and I felt my movements beginning to get more sluggish, and I felt myself making more stupid mistakes. My aches continued to get worse, and I didn't know how much more my body could take before I outright collapsed. I knew I had to keep going though, so I kept trying to ignore my increasing pain.
I slowly walked back to the group of Eevees and signaled that they could follow me again. I had been going through hallway after hallway, all of which looking exactly the same. The only thing keeping me from thinking that I was going in circles was the fact that I've knocked out so many pokemon that I came to a realization that if there wasn't any unconscious pokemon, I hadn't been here.
I could tell that the Eevees were also getting more and more tense the longer we were in here. I don't blame them, as the same thing has been happening to me, and knowledge of my deterioration through the battles here didn't help.
I was preparing myself to run into another endless hallway, but when I got to the corner of the current hallway I was walking through, I found that it was a dead end.
And when I looked down, I found an open part of the floor, looking into a multi hundred thousand foot drop. The wind rushed loudly past me, and I knew that we had to turn around.
I backed up a few steps, and was about to tell the Eevees not to go over there, but instead, they all ran behind me, inches away from the gap.
It made me tense due to how close they were to the drop, but I was more worried about what made them run behind me in the first place. To find out, I turned my body around, wondering why exactly these children panicked.
I almost wish I hadn't turned around.
"What do we have here?" A vaguely familiar female voice spoke. "What's up with this? Are you actually trying to save pokemons' lives? What do you think you can do, Kuro?"
I looked into the blood-red eyes of an Umbreon.
It was an Umbreon I knew from the past.
It was an Umbreon I wished I would never have to see again.
I froze on the spot, unable to find my voice. I felt my body begin to tremble, regardless of wanting to keep up a confident facade.
"What's wrong Kuro? Why aren't you talking? I thought you had grown since I saw you last. I thought you managed to take out ten of my precious Void members. What's wrong with you now?"
I shook my head.
I tried to speak, despite the shaking in my legs. After some effort, I felt the lump in my throat slowly dissipate.
"W-Why do you remember…?" I asked. "Why do you even remember me!?" I yelled, getting slightly worked up at the sight of this Umbreon. I didn't want to frighten the kids behind me, but I couldn't control myself.
"How can I forget? The look of despair on your face that day is what saved your life you know. The look of despair you gave when Aven pinned you down, and then Kai and I got to have our fun." The Umbreon licked her lips. "I don't think I've actually introduced myself yet. My name is Luna, and I am the leader of the Void."
She's the leader of the whole organization?
"You know, I never thought you would grow after that day." Luna took a step forward. "I thought you were going to kill yourself, and if you had the will to live, I thought you were just going to run in the forest and get killed by some feral pokemon." Luna gave me a malicious grin. "Yet, here you are, knocking out my minions, as a Raven. When I was watching you during the Applicant's' tournament, there was no doubt in my mind that you were growing, that you have been growing since the day you decided to leave your past behind. I have to say, I'm impressed, but you know, Aven and I are starting to think of you as a threat."
"A-A threat..?" I repeated.
"Of course! If today is any example, then I think you can actually do some damage to the Void, and that would be not very beneficial to my plans. For this reason, I've decided I'm going to capture you today." She bluntly said.
"C-Capture? Not K-Kill?"
"Why would I kill you when I can catch you, right here, and torture you?" She licked her claw. "Sadly I missed the chance with that Glaceon and Zoroark, Aven kind of already blew them off of the ship."
Wait… Naru and Vero were… Thrown off of the ship..?
There's no way…
He didn't actually….
Kill them… Right?
I found myself shaking more harshly than before. I felt the lump in my throat come back, and I took in deep breaths.
Naru… And… Vero…
I found it hard to control my emotions, or even stand. All the fire I had inside of me while fighting through here… She blew it out with one sentence. I could barely keep my eyes open, and just as I was about to give in to the temptation of falling to the ground, I cleared my mind. I tried to stop my shaking, and took in one large breath, not out of panic, but out of clarity.
Naru and Vero...
Aren't dead.
I thought about Naru, and my mind instantly went to her hopeful attitude. She wouldn't give up no matter what was thrown at her. That, and Vero is a Zoroark, meaning she has illusion abilities. Illusions were one of the strongest things any pokemon could make use of, and because of this, I came to a realization.
A fall isn't enough to kill those two.
I stopped myself from shaking and faced Luna.
I can't hide in fear from her. I need to face her.
I can't break my promise to these Eevees.
I'm getting out of here alive, and so are all of them.
"Hey, what has you all quiet..?" Luna asked, taking a few steps towards me. "You know you can't do anything to me even if you tried, so have you stopped resisting..?"
"No." I said, finding strength in my voice. "I'm not letting you capture me. And I'm not letting you take any of these children either."
Luna looked at me with an empty glare.
"What kind of crap are you spewing at me right now? You know if you try to battle me, you'll lose in a matter of seconds, especially in your condition."
"I never said I'd beat you." I told her firmly. "I told you that you're not capturing us." I took a step back, putting myself about an inch away from the children behind me. "I'm not listening to you, I refuse to be controlled by you, and I won't give in to you!"
With that, I launched a shadow ball at the ground in front of me, blowing myself and all five Eevees straight off of the ship.
Consider this my first act against you, Luna.
I felt the intense wind collide with my face while looking down, but I couldn't waste any time.
I quickly dove in front of all five Eevees, who were screaming their lungs out. The sound pained my ears, but I ignored it and did what I had to do.
I gathered them all close to me, and I made it so my back was facing the ground.
I searched throughout my body, and formed two large tendrils once again, but this time, I made them bigger than usual. I'm not sure how I knew how to do that, but now wasn't the time to decipher the riddles of how this ability worked. I used one to wrap all five of the Eevees in, and I then held them close to my chest.
I then used the other one to spread across my back, and then bulge out, to act as a cushion of sorts for the fall.
We got closer and closer to the ground with each passing second, until we smashed into it, creating a large dirt cloud.
I felt the impact of the fall through the tendril I made, and this sent an unbelievable ache throughout my body. I didn't suppress my groan of pain, and I looked in front of me to see five Eevees, all alive on the ground in front of me. They looked confused as to what exactly just happened, but all that I felt was immense relief.
Right after that, came the immense pain.
I, once again, held myself back from screaming, despite the pain being so intense. Instead, I put a paw to my mouth, and just layed on my back. I had the recoil from my tendrils, as well as the fall build up into what just might have been the worst pain I've ever felt in my life. I had never fought the urge to scream so much, but in the end, I won the fight. After a minute of withdrawal, I felt the pain start to lessen, and it eventually was replaced by the ache of my previous injuries, plus the impact I just took, but compared to the recoil I just felt, I knew I could deal with it.
Once the pain faded, I still didn't move. This had to be a record for exhaustion. I'm pretty sure I could move, but I don't have any guarantees.
After about five minutes of lying down motionless, I heard voices not too far away.
I managed to turn my head, and I saw ten children, all running towards the five Eevees that fell with me.
They all jumped on each other out of joy, clearly happy to be reunited.
I couldn't help myself from smiling, not only because I saw the sight of these children, but also because I knew what was going to follow.
I turned my head, and saw Naru running at me.
"Kuro! You're okay!" She exclaimed, and then leaned down to nuzzle the side of my head despite me still lying on the ground. I felt her the fur of her face rub up against my cheek, and it probably would have embarrassed me had the situation been different. However, as of now, I just felt comfort within it.
I still could barely move, so I just closed my eyes and let myself lean into Naru's embrace.
"I was so worried! How did you manage to fall down here safely?" She asked me.
"I… Used a move Kai taught me." I answered. "It really… Is a useful technique…"
Naru smiled at me and helped me up. When I was actually standing, I saw Vero conversing with the adults of the camp. I saw her look over in my direction and raise her claw, signaling that she was glad I was okay. I assumed that she was discussing what exactly was going to happen after all of them got escorted back to their camp.
Thanks for saving everyone, Vero.
With a few feet of walking, we noticed that I actually touched down not too far away from where we were picked up in the first place, which was good. This way, we knew where we were.
After walking to the camp again, I felt myself able to walk on my own, most likely because of the new moonlight. Turns out, we spent a very long time in that giant craft.
The camp owners asked us if we wanted to stay with them for the night, but all three of us said we had the energy to walk back, so after being thanked countless times by everyone at the camp, we made our way back to the Nest.
Hello readers!
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