Chapter Six: Nightmare Headache
"Ace! Shadow! Help!" Shade yelled as she ran out of the woods. She ran up to Ace, Shadow, and Maura, who were sleeping. Ace was lying on a bench asleep with Shadow on top of him, also asleep. One of Ace's arms was around Shadow, potentially to keep her from falling off of the bench. Maura was sleeping down in front of the bench, curled up with her head resting as it stretched out.
"Ace, Shadow!" She shouted, shaking her friends awake (or at least trying to). "Wake up!"
"Youdamn it, Arcey." Ace mumbled a little, not moving from his current position. "Five more f #$ing minutes. You and Giratina can have your "meeting" later (if you've read Azure Light, you know exactly what he's talking about)."
Shade looked at the Dark type in confusion. This was a strange statement (not that she didn't know what it meant) coming from Ace.
"Ace." Shade said, shaking him again. "You need to wake up now! It's an emergency!"
"Huh?" Ace mumbled, blinking his eyes open, Shadow doing the same.
"Hurry!" Shade yelled, running back towards the woods.
"What is it?" Ace asked, Shadow getting off of him. Ace rolled off the bench only to fall onto Maura, waking her up.
"Amaura." The infant Ice type yawned. She stood up and stretched her legs, moving her neck around to get the kinks out of it.
"Hurry!" Shade yelled, running into the woods. Ace picked up Amaura (she only weighs about fifty five and a half pounds, but Ace has lifted far more than that) and ran into the woods, Shadow on his heels.
When they entered the woods, they saw a strange sight: Psy and Pyro were trying to restrain a struggling Felicia.
"Let me at him!" She shouted, trying to get free of the two Pokémon. "I'm gonna tear him limb from limb!"
"What's going on here?" Ace asked, putting Maura down, the latter nuzzling his hand with her head, causing him to rub it (her head). "What did Felicia and/or Pyro do?"
"There's this scary monster in the woods." Psy said, holding Felicia's arm and pulling backwards. "And it's really mad."
"Hey, why do you assume me or Felicia did it?" Pyro asked, though it was hard to understand due to the fact that she was holding Felicia's other hand in her teeth.
"Did you?" Ace asked, his tone firm.
"Yes." Mumbled Pyro.
"Well" Ace said, stepping in front of the three Pokémon. "What's this scary monster?"
As if on cue, an enraged Pokémon roared as it came out of the woods, tearing trees out of its way.
The Pokémon was almost as tall as Ace, only shorted by about an inch. He had purplish brown fur that covered his whole body. He had claws about three inches long on both his feet and hands. He walked on two legs and had powerful arms. He had a white ring on his stomach and chest area. His ears were round and on top of his head. His teeth were all pointed as he snarled like a monster.
"What is it?" Shade asked, ducking behind Shadow, who gasped at its appearance.
"It's an Ursaring." Ace said. "But something's different about it."
"Ace." Shadow said, taking a step back. "It has a Shadow Aura."
"What?!" Ace exclaimed, examining the Ursaring's aura to find out that Shadow was right.
"What's a Shadow Pokémon?" Shade asked.
"A Shadow Pokémon" Shadow explained. "Is a Pokémon that has succumbed to the effects of Pokerus."
"I thought Pokerus was a good virus." Pyro said, her, Psy, and Felicia standing behind Shadow.
"It's not." Ace said, backing next to Shadow. "It slowly corrupts the host's body, turning it into a monster only capable of destruction."
"You sound as if you've met one before." Felicia said.
"I have." Ace said, a tear rolling down his cheek. "And it killed one of my closest friends."
"What happened?" Shade asked.
"It took over Lugia, the Sea Guardian." Shadow explained. "Ace fought him and was forced to end his life to save Lugia's niece, Bianca, and the rest of the legendaries."
"That sounds horrible." Psy said (to her it felt especially horrible, her being a Kirlia and all), putting a hand on Ace's arm.
"It was." Ace said. "But, now it's time to deal with this Shadow Pokémon."
The Shadow Ursaring roared at Ace, who stepped up to face it.
"Shadow." Ace said. "Charge a Blood Moon."
"Right." Shadow said, absorbing Dark energy into her hands, creating a ball of pure, concentrated Darkness.
The Shadow Ursaring swiped his massive claw at Ace, who dodged and grabbed the arm in midair. He punched the Bear Pokémon in the arm, breaking it with a sickening crunch that caused Shade, Pyro, and Psy to wince just from the sound of the break.
Ace leap over the Shadow Ursaring, punching it in the back of the head. The Shadow Ursaring became disoriented, holding the back of his head with his unbroken arm.
"Now, Shadow!" Ace called, pinning both of the Shadow Ursaring's arms behind his back. Shadow launched her Dark infused ball of energy at the Shadow Ursaring, striking it directly in the ring in the middle of his chest. The Shadow Ursaring's body began to disintegrate, the Shadow Ursaring roaring in pain.
Once done, Ace and Shadow relaxed, panting. They actually hadn't expected to use this much energy.
"That took more energy than it should have." Ace said. "That was a strong Shadow Pokémon."
"You said it." Shadow said. "Well, at least that one's the only one."
"Right." Ace said. "I'd hate to have to fight a Horde of them."
"Can we talk about this?" Psy asked, confused.
"Yeah." Ace said. "Don't go into the woods without us ever again. And don't piss off wild Pokémon. End of discussion."
"Well, we should get to the next city." Shadow said. "Kantoville, was it?"
"Yeah." Shade said, pulling out a map. "It should be just ten miles away from us."
"My one question is" Ace said. "Why the f #$ are there woods on every Arceodamn route?!"
"To shelter Bird Pokémon." Shade said. "Some environmental thing, I guess."
"Well, if I meet another Ursaring like that one" Ace said, clenching his fist. "Then there's gonna be a few more environmentalists in the Distortion World."
Shadow giggled. She always thought it was funny when Ace acted this way.
"So" Felicia said. "Which way to Kantoville?"
"That wa— aughhh" Shade said before she got a splitting headache, dropping her to her knees.
"Shade!" Pyro and Psy cried, running over to her.
"St-stay back!" Shade shouted, holding a hand out. Her voice seemed to be changing.
"What's wrong with her?" Psy asked Ace, who seemed just as confused as the rest of them were.
"I'm not sure." Ace said. "But, I really hope it's not what I think it is."
"What do you think it is?" Psy asked, worried for her best friend.
At that moment, Shade cried out in pain again, her arms and head being thrown back. Her hair flashed white for less than a split second before returning to black. A surge of power came from her body, causing everyone except Ace and Shadow to shudder. She clutched her head again, shouting.
Nearby
"So." Luna said, observing the scene. "It's happening. I didn't expect it to occur so soon. This might be a problem."
With Shade and the others
Shade continued to shout in pain as she curled up into a ball. Ace and Shadow stood in front of the others, telling them to get back. Shade stopped shouting after about another minute and stood up, leaning over and putting her hands on her knees, panting.
"Wh-what was that?" she panted, sweat on her forehead and arms.
"I think it was a Dark burst." Ace said, still cautioning the others to stay back. "It's something I can't really explain."
"But, what can I do about it?" Shade asked. "I felt like my brain was being torn apart."
"I'll try to figure something out." Ace said. "They usually only happen when a there's a threat nearby, but I can't sense anything."
"But, what can—auggh" Shade said before a headache took her once again. This one dropped her to her knees once again. Her hair began to flash white and her eyes (when they were visible—she was blinking them) were turning red and then their original colors, a mix of blue and black.
"What is she doing?" Felicia asked. She'd never seen something like this before.
"She's becoming something more than human." Shadow said.
"As if Shade was ever fully human." Ace said.
"What do you mean?" Psy asked, worried. She had known Shade for almost her whole life (they were about the same age) and had never thought Shade was anything more than a normal girl.
"What do you mean I'm not human?!" Shade asked. The others looked at her, all but Ace, Shadow, and Maura (who was an infant, so she had no idea what actually was happening with Shade) gasping in surprise.
Shade's hair was purely white and was standing up and waving. Her eyes were red and the aura she had (every living thing has an aura, but most humans' auras don't show up very well— a Pokémon has a much more visible aura than a human) was Darker. Everyone other than Ace and Shadow put their hand to their heads in minor pain.
Elsewhere
"So" Luna said, still watching her little sister from afar. "Shade's starting to realize just what she is. This can complicate things."
With Shade and the others
"Shade's a Pokémorph?" Pyro gasped.
"Apparently." Ace said.
"But, don't Pokémorphs turn into Pokémon?" Felicia asked, confused because Shade was, well, still in a somewhat human forme.
"There are two types of Pokémorphs." Shadow explained. "The first type, also known as the Old Pokémorphs, do transform into Pokémon."
"The second type" Ace helped his best friend explain. "also known as New Pokémorphs, usually transform into a forme in between human and Pokémon. However, Shade is an Old Pokémorph."
"What do you mean?" Psy asked. "She's still sort of human."
"Old Pokémorphs are Pokémorphs from before the Pokémon/human split." Shadow said. "However, Shade is utilizing her hidden, latent powers."
"Latent powers?" Felicia asked.
"That small headache you're getting" Ace said. "Is a result of Shade's Nightmare powers."
"Nightmare powers?" Psy asked. "But, the only Pokémon that have those is…"
"Exactly." Ace said, knowing what she'd say. "That is exactly what Shade is: a Darkrai (okay, how many of you didn't see this coming—it should be a small number, right?)."
"A D-d-darkrai?" Psy asked. She knew exactly what the Nightmare Pokémon were capable of.
"Yep." Ace said. "A Darkrai. The most badass Dark type to exist."
"So" Shade asked, not feeling her headache anymore and having a little control over the Nightmares her aura was giving off. "How do I turn back to normal? People are gonna notice this, especially the Pokémon."
"Concentrate." Shadow said, walking over to Shade and putting her hand on Shade's head. "Breathe softly and focus on making yourself normal again."
"Allright." Shade said, closing her red eyes. She began to breathe softly, the effects wondrous. Her aura level lowered until it was just above her normal level. Her hair turned black again and lowered. Her eyes, which were still closed, turned back to their black blue mix. Psy and Pyro ran over to their friend, hugging her.
"I'm all right, guys." Shade said.
"Unless you're under a lot of stress." Shadow warned. "Just be calm and you'll be fine."
"But, what if I get angry?" Shade asked.
"Then just don't imagine yourself as the most terrifying demon to ever haunt this planet." Ace said. "And you'll be fine."
"I'm not sure that helps." Felicia pointed out.
"well." Ace said. "At any rate, we've got to get to the next city soon. It'll be dark soon and even though me and Shadow are used to the Darkness, you guys aren't except Felicia."
"But" Ace added, rubbing Maura's head, causing her to hum contentedly and nuzzle his arm. "I'm definitely not exposing Maura to the environment of Darkness. She's just an infant."
"Right." The others agreed, Maura giving a cheerful 'Amaura!'.
The group walked towards the town, getting halfway there when Ace randomly turned around and shot a Dark Blast behind him. Two sounds were heard after that: the first was the sound of the blast hitting something and the second was the sound of that object hitting a tree.
"did you hit it?" Shadow asked.
"Yeah." Ace said. "What do you think it was?"
"It had a Psychic trace." Shadow said. "It could have been a lot of Pokémon or Pokémorphs."
"So" Ace said. "it could have been from raZe Corp. Which would be a problem."
"Why do they want Shade?" Felicia said. "I mean she's a Pokémorph and all, but why would raZe Corp take her?"
"Probably because they knew what she was." Ace said. "Pokémorphs are, by instinct, prone to dress like their species. Shade dresses similar to me, so I figured she might have been one. That's why we decided to join you guys in the first place."
"So" Psy said, thinking it over. "You're a Darkrai too?"
"yep." Ace said. "But, I'm an Old Pokémorph."
"so" Pyro said. "We're just going to ignore the fact that our friend is now revealed to be something more than human altogether?"
"No." Ace said. "But, as long as Shade keeps her emotions in check, she should be able to stay at least somewhat human."
"What do you mean 'somewhat'?" Shade asked.
"You'll never be fully human" Shadow explained. "Because you never were. The fact that you can talk to Pokémon only adds to that. However, most Pokémon, even most Pokémorphs can't trace you if you don't use your powers or let your aura show."
"How do you think me and Shadow were here for so long without anyone noticing us?" Ace asked. "We have more power than almost every other being on this planet and no one noticed us."
"Well, we should still figure out a way to prevent her powers from coming out accidentally." Psy said. "It could be a problem if she got angry at someone and they surged."
"Well, I guess we could—" Ace began to say before he was cut off by Shade dropping to the ground in another headache. Her hair turned white again and her eyes turned red. She stood up and threw a powerful punch at Ace, who grabbed her fist and punched her right in the face, knocking her out. Her hair and eyes, however, stayed white and red respectively.
"What's going on now?" Psy asked. "I thought she gained control."
"Well." Shadow said. "She gained partial control. He powers are still manifesting themselves in her and she could be doing this for a while until her body adjusts to them."
"But" Felicia said, worried. "Can we prevent them from going out of control? I've heard that a Darkrai's Nightmare powers are uncontrollable."
"Well" Ace said. "That's not entirely true. See, some Darkrai don't care to keep their ungodly powers in check, thereby giving others nightmares without control or restraint. However, most do use their own power to keep their Nightmare capabilities from infecting others, but it makes them weaker."
"How much do you use?" Psy asked.
"Nine tenths." Ace said. Psy, Pyro, and Felicia's jaws dropped to the ground. He was at only one tenth of his power and he had just taken out Shade with one punch.
"So, how will we fix Shade?" Psy asked, worried for her best friend.
"We'll go inside her mind and seal her powers ourselves." Shadow said.
"What will that do?" Felicia asked.
"It will seriously put a check on her power." Ace said. "And will help her to not just enter that state by accident."
"That's good to know." Psy said.
"Very." Shadow said. "Now, come on Ace. Let's go before she wakes up."
"Right." Ace said, taking Shadow's hand.
"Wait." Psy said. "I want to go with you."
"No." Ace said. "You guys need to guard Shade and Maura. I'm not leaving either of them alone."
"Allright." Psy said, understanding. She stood next to her friends as Ace and Shadow put their hands on Shade's unconscious forehead. The others' eyes widened slightly as the two of them disappeared, entering Shade's mind.
In the Dark Recesses of the mind
"Well, I'm glad to see you're awake, Shadey." The voice said to her as she slowly opened her eyes and looked around at her location.
"Wh-where am I?" Shade asked, her head hurting for some odd reason.
"Why, you're in your head, my dear Shadey." The voice said to her. The voice sounded familiar somehow, but Shade couldn't seem to place it.
"Wh-who are you?" Shade asked.
"Call me Nightmare." The owner of the voice said, stepping out into the light.
Shade gasped at the sight of the owner of the voice. She looked exactly like her save a few minor differences. Chief among those differences was her hair. It was as white as snow, the opposite of hers, and seemed to float. Her eyes were also different than hers, being a blazing red instead of a soft blue black. She also seemed to have a Darker aura than hers, if she even had an aura.
"Why am I here?" Shade asked.
"Because I called you here." Nightmare said, chuckling.
"Why?" Shade asked. "Why did you call me here?"
"Because I'm taking control of this body." Nightmare said.
"Why?" Shade asked.
"Because I want to." Nightmare said, laughing. "Besides, I make a better you than you do."
"What do you mean?" Shade asked, confused.
"I've been in control since the raZe Corp incident." Nightmare said, chuckling again. "And I pulled it off perfectly. Your friends don't even suspect a thing."
"I won't let you take my body." Shade said, standing up. She walked over to Nightmare, preparing to punch her strange doppelganger.
"Foolish girl!" Nightmare laughed, snapping her fingers. "You don't have a choice."
Four strands of a shadowy substance wrapped themselves around each of Shade's limbs. They stretched her out in an X shape, her feet a foot off of the ground.
"Let me go!" Shade shouted.
"Sorry, I'm not under your authority." Nightmare said, holding out her hand towards Shade, a Dark energy appearing in it.
"You can't kill me." Shade said. "You'll die too."
"Actually" Nightmare said. "Killing you is just like killing part of myself. I can live without it. Trust me, I have no problem tearing you limb from limb if I feel like it."
"You wouldn't" Shade said, horrified.
"Try me." Nightmare said, leaning in closer to Shade.
With Ace and Shadow
"Does this remind you of anything?" Shadow asked her best friend as they walked down what resembled a hallway in Shade's mind.
"What do you mean?" Ace asked.
"Remember when we entered Bianca's mind?" Shadow asked.
"Yeah." Ace said, remembering. "Got me out of an awkward dance."
"I wanted to have that dance." Shadow said, putting on a mock whining voice.
"If it makes you feel better" Ace said, chuckling as he held his best friend's hand. "I'll dance with you later."
"Fine." Shadow said, a mischievous grin on her face. "But you better not hold out on me."
"Alright." Ace said, chuckling. "If you promise not to hold out on me."
"Fine." Shadow said. "But it's gonna have to wait."
"Naturally." Ace said. "Now, let's go find Shade before it's too late."
"What could happen?" Shadow asked.
"Remember she's a Darkrai." Ace said. "There could be several factors that are taking her."
"Right." Shadow said. "But, they wouldn't kill her would they?"
"It's a distinct possibility." Ace said, shrugging his shoulders.
"Then we should get there faster." Shadow said, a sense of urgency in her voice.
"Right." Ace said. The two Kyuryoon began to run as fast as they could, trying to find their friend in her own mind.
With Psy, Felicia, Pyro, and Maura
"So" Felicia said, a little bored at this point. "What should we do while we watch her body?"
"One or two of us could go get something to eat." Pyro said, her stomach growling.
"We can't" Psy said. "Ace told us to stay here with Shade and Maura."
Maura was asleep on the ground and didn't respond.
"And?" Pyro said. "Me and Felicia could go and be back in five minutes."
"But, you're uncaught." Psy pointed out.
"So?" Felicia said.
"That means you're fair game." Psy said. "If we're together, we can stop trainers from catching us at all. Plus, I'm not at all capable of watching both an unconscious Shade and an infant Amaura."
"Fine." Pyro said, groaning. "We'll stay, but I'm hungry."
"We'll get something to eat after Ace and Shadow get back." Psy said, putting any further argument from the Flareon or the Halflit to rest. "Until then, we stay here and guard our friends."
"Kind of makes me wonder what kind of fighter Maura would grow up to be." Pyro said, Felicia nodding in agreement.
"I doubt Ace is going to let her fight any time soon." Psy said, rubbing Maura's head. "He may be a battle junkie, but I don't think he's going to teach an infant to fight."
"True." Felicia said. "But he is one of the toughest guys I've ever met. He's even taken on legendaries and won."
"Really?" Pyro and Psy asked, shocked. They knew Ace was tough, but they didn't think he was that level of strength.
"Yeah." Felicia said. "He told me that he and Shadow were legendaries back in their time."
"Shadow did say something about the legendaries of the past being stronger than the ones of this time." Psy said, thinking. "And that the current god was the brother of the god from their time. But, they never said they were actual legendaries."
"He told me." Felicia said. "When he saw Shadow's outfit."
"The one he got a nosebleed from?" Pyro asked, snickering.
"Yeah." Felicia said. "You should have seen it. She's not my type, but damn, she looked good."
"Ace doesn't seem like the type to notice things like that." Psy said.
"He sure noticed then." Felicia said, laughing.
"It must have been a pretty flashy dress." Pyro said.
"He said she wore it to prom." Felicia said.
"Interesting." Pyro said, her grin mischievous.
The three of them joked around for a few more minutes before Psy jolted upright.
"what was that?" She asked.
"What was what?" Felicia asked, not noticing anything.
"I thought I felt a different aura than any of ours." Psy said. "A hostile one."
"Trust me." Felicia said, reassuring her newest friend. "We can handle anything that comes our way."
"Oh, I don't think you should say 'anything'." A voice said, its owner stepping into view.
The three Pokémon stood up and got into fighting positions, ready to fight this person.
With Shade and Nightmare
"You'd really kill me?" Shade asked, worried for her own fate.
"Yeah." Nightmare said, chuckling as she ran her fingers through Shade's hair. "I really would. You just get in my way, but I actually se no real reason to end you. That is, unless you resist me."
"Will you at least let me go?" Shade asked.
"Sorry, kiddo." Nightmare said, chuckling and stroking Shade's chin, her tone softer and strange. "You're too dangerous to be let out. I prefer to have you in my clutches where I can keep an eye on you."
"I'm getting really uncomfortable with this." Shade said. "Are you really an aspect of me?"
"Oh, I'm you all right." Nightmare said, chuckling. "I'm your darkest aspects manifested in this semi-physical forme. Every Darkrai has something like me. But, every Darkrai's Nightmare is different due to their differing personalities."
"I'm nothing like you." Shade said.
"Oh, my dear Shadey." Nightmare said, laughing. "I'm more like you than you'll ever realize."
"But, why are you doing this to me?" Shade asked, confused.
"Because I can." Nightmare said.
With Shadow and Ace
"How will we know when we're there?" Ace asked his best friend, the two of them looking around to find a trace of Shade.
"I don't know." Shadow said. "This is different than Bianca's mind."
"You're right." Ace said. "Bianca knew we would come and set things up so that we could find her. Shade might not think we're coming and not prepare a way for us to find her."
"Well, shouldn't we be at the inner mind by now?" Shadow asked, curious.
"How the f #$ should I know?" Ace answered. "I've never been in here before."
"Touché." Shadow said, remembering. "Where do you think we are, though?"
"I thought you were keeping track." Ace said.
"We're lost, aren't we?" Shadow realized.
"Yep." Ace said. "But it looks like there's a door up ahead."
"I see it too." Shadow said, the two of them stopping in front of the door. Ace cautiously opened the door, gesturing Shadow inside.
"Thank you." She said as she walked into the door, Ace following behind her.
With Pyro, Psy, Maura, and Felicia
"What do you want, Luna?" Pyro asked, showing her teeth and beginning to growl.
"I'm here for my little sister." Luna said, chuckling at the Flareon's attempts to intimidate her.
"Who's this bitch?" Felicia asked, not really threatened or worried of Luna's presence.
"That's Luna." Psy explained, getting into a fighting stance. "She's Shade's sister and the one that kidnapped Shade when we were in Vineberg last."
"Oh." Felicia said, turning her attention to Luna. "So, I guess that means you're the enemy, then?"
"If you're not going to hand her over" Luna said, summoning Psychic energy to her hand. "Then I guess I am."
"You won't get through us." Psy said, the three Pokémon standing in front of the pink clad girl.
"I don't have to." Luna said, chuckling. "I just have to make sure you don't get in my way."
"Bring it on, pinkie." Felicia challenged. "You can't beat the three of us."
"Oh, this is gonna be fun." Luna said, a gleam in her eyes.
With Ace and Shadow
They entered the door to see Shade suspended by shadows which were controlled by what looked like the Nightmare version of herself.
"Shade!" Shadow called to the young Darkrai. "What's going on?"
"She's trying to take over my body." Shade answered.
"It's your body." Ace said. "Just take it back."
"Don't listen to him." Nightmare said, trying to silence Ace. "He has no idea what he's talking about."
"What do you mean?" Shade asked.
"You have full control here." Shadow said. "She just wants you to think she's taking control."
"Really?" Shade asked.
"They're wrong." Nightmare said. "I'm in complete control."
"No." Shade said, struggling against her restraints. "You're not."
"Struggle all you want." Nightmare said, laughing. "You'll never break those shadows."
As soon as Nightmare had finished uttering those words, Shade snapped all four restraints holding her. Nightmare's eyes widened as she began backing away from Shade.
"This is my mind." Shade said in a threatening tone, her aura becoming Darker. "And you have no place here."
Shade shot a Dark Blast out of her hand at Nightmare that shot her through the walls of the room.
"Nice." Ace said. "Now, the only way to keep her from coming back is to keep your emotions in check."
"What do you mean?" Shade asked.
"That means" Shadow explained. "If you experience extreme anger or passion, she'll resurface and act destructive and other things."
"Passion?" Shade asked, confused.
"Like romance." Ace explained. "If you're lips are making contact with some other guy's (and you're enjoying it), you could lose control."
"The reason passion and anger are the two emotions to watch out for" Shadow explained. "is because those are the two emotions that make you lose focus the easiest."
"So" Ace added. "Just don't get really mad without a good reason."
"Right." Shade said. "So, what are you two gonna do now?"
"Leave your mind." Shadow said.
"I'll send you out." Shade said. "I think something's going on outside."
"Thanks." Shadow said. Shade snapped her fingers, causing Ace and Shadow to disappear.
In the real world
Luna was busy fighting with Felicia, Pyro, and Psy when Ace and Shadow reappeared and Shade woke up. Luna had already knocked Pyro out. Psy was near unconsciousness while Felicia was going toe to toe with her. Maura was rubbing Shade's head with hers, trying to get her to wake up.
"You're pretty good, Halflit." Luna said, actually having to put up a fight. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were on par with legendaries."
"you're not too bad yourself." Felicia said, panting a little.
"Luna!" Shade shouted, causing everyone conscious to look at her. Maura rubbed her hand with her head before moving over to Ace and nuzzling him.
"Well, well, well." Luna said, chuckling. "If it isn't my little sis, all awake. Let's get this over with and you come with me."
"Leave now!" Ace and Shadow shouted, both of them charging up a Dark Blast.
"Fine." Luna said as she left. "But, I'll be watching you. And I'll take you one of these days."
"Good riddance." Felicia said.
"So" Shade said, applying a Revive to Pyro and a Potion to Psy. "What'd I miss?"
"We fought your sister." Felicia said. "It was fun."
"I'll bet." Shadow said, but she didn't sound quite like herself.
"Shadow" Psy asked, looking at the Dark Empath with confusion. "Are you getting a cold or something?"
"No, why?" Ace said, not sounding like himself.
"Oh, holy sh!t." Shade, Psy, Pyro, and Felicia said.
"What?" Ace and Shadow asked, confused as to why their friends were looking at them funny.
well, it seems Ace and Shadow are having a rough day.
So, this chapter is to help segway into the other plot of the story (it's still a trainer fic, but i did say i was changing the rules). Okay, how many of you actually didn't see this coming? Well, I kind of wanted a mix of trainers, pokemon, and pokemorphs. It won't drastically change the fic, but it does help me get into all i wanted to do for this fic. Maybe it was too early, but i don't know.