Chapter 10

Second Contact

Sparks this time sends the first message in the morning, "Hello?" He waits for a little but figures that Sparky must be nearby. He starts to question this voice. "Where is this voice? How does he or she know me? Who is he or she? Why did they contact me? Why me? I'm the last thing that everyone trusts. How did they know Scouter is dead? Why did their frequency seem so similar to Scouter? Is this a part of my imagination? Is this a part of my head? Could I be creating this voice in my head in an act to calm my own nerves? Am I? Could I? What if that were true? What if all this was just a part of my head? Then all this hope, excitement, and happiness, would be useless. Should I risk my feelings and possibly my sanity for this voice that may or may not? I really don't know."

He walks on the path that leads him to the town. No one was on the common path. It was very strange on a morning like this. He keeps walking towards the town. The smell of smoke starts to become noticeable, "Is someone doing a campfire?" Sparks asked himself. As he got closer to the town, the smell became too powerful to be a simple campfire and Sparks can see the towering smoke in the direction of the town. Sparks doesn't stop walking nor start running. He remains at the same pace. When the town finally comes to sight, he sees the burning buildings and the burning trees. Sparks is obviously surprised. "Who would do this?" He thinks to himself. He continues walking towards the town after a short pause. He looks and sees the pokèmons on the side crying from the possible loss of live; of their own life or other life. The towers of flames were as high tree line. Sparks finally stops walking when the heat of the changing flame becomes too great for Sparks. The flames and falling buildings were all that can be hear. If a little soul were crying for help, it would be hopeless.

"How do you like what we've done to the place?" Sparks looks around not seeing anyone. He then realizes that the voice came from his head.

"It could be better." Sparks replies in a mocking voice.

The voice laughs and said, "You really are a smart ass aren't you?"

"Depends on your perception."

"True, Sparky might think so but Scouter might not."

"H-how do you know them?"

"Why do you care?"

"Because it's awkward that you know them even though you have never met them."

"We've been following you for a while."

"What do you want from me?"

The voice laughs and fades away.

Sparks sends another message, "Answer me!"

The voice replies with, "You don't run the show. We do. When we need you we'll give you a call. You will regret it if you resist. We have more dark magic power than you can dream. You've only scratch the surface of what you can truly do. Join us and you can truly be powerful. You can beat Sparky for sure. We'll give you a call when we need you."

"I may be crazy but I won't burn an entire town. If this is what power does to others than count me out. When we have too much power we lose control. By your actions, you all seem evil."

"What do you think dark magic means? Flowers and puppies? No. It means that you're evil."

"No it doesn't! You're only evil if you have too much power or have a great want for something."

The voice doesn't reply.

"You know I'm right. I'm not evil."

The voice doesn't reply. Sparks was about to walk away when he was transferred in a world of darkness. Sparks falls and hits the ground. He gets up. He can barely see. "W-where am I?" Sparks asks.

"Your heart." the voice replies.

"My heart?"

"Yes. Your heart. This is what you carry what's true for you and what you like. Darkness."

"T-that's not true."

"Yes it is Sparks. Accept it."

"No!"

Screams of other voices suddenly start. Sparks falls to his knees and covers his ears. Even though the screams are loud and unbearable, the voice was still as clear as day, "You will be one with darkness. The sooner, the better for you."

"No!"

Suddenly a skeleton of a pachirsu becomes visible. It stands there staring. Sparks looks at it with the screams penetrating his ears.

A different voice enters in asking, "Sparks, Can you hear me?" This voice in his head shattered the dark world around Sparks. Sparks recognizes this voice. This voice was the same voice from yesterday. The other one was an impostor. It had the right voice but not the same frequency. Sparks was nervous but still curious to talk to the voice of yesterday.

"Ya. I hear you." Sparks answered. He looks around and realizes that it is nighttime. The town has been destroyed; there was no way of saving that. He makes his way home.

"Your voice sounds a little different. Is everything alright?"

"Well something interesting happened bu-"

"What happened?" The voice interrupted.

"Well, the town here burned down and I was contacted by another voice and I was transferred into a dark world but your voice for some reason shattered it, and I don't know why."

"Strange."

"Very strange."

"Would this be the same town you sent me to?"

Sparks pauses. "Umm... Dash? Is that you?"

"Yep."

"You're alive!?"

"I believe so."

"Where are you?"

"Well, I kind of sort of ended up with Sparky's group."

"You're betraying me?"

"No. I was running and they captured me. Scouter was killed by them."

"Oh."

"Ya."

"Sparky hasn't killed you?"

"No."

"What are you doing over there?"

"Not much. I'm not allowed to give information about the other group to the other side. I made that deal with Sparky."

"I see. So how did you learn how to contact me?"

"I didn't. It came naturally some time after Scouter shot that dark ball at me."

"He might have given you his dark magic. How are you handling it?"

"I'm handling it alright. I am changing slightly but I think that is because of Scouter's death."

"You were close to Scouter."

"Ya. I was."

"Remember Scouter for the good times Dash, but not for the fact that he is dead."

"That makes sense."

"Ya."

"I'm glad I can still contact to you. Thanks for cheering me up."

"Same here and you're welcome."

"Is Sparky always the flirty type? She has been flirting with me a little."

"No. Not really. She may have a crush on you."

"Is that awkward to you?"

"No."

"But she is your sister and I'm your friend."

"Well to many it would seem disturbing but to me no. She is my enemy. Yes. I know that but I still care for her. I had many chances to kill her but I didn't because I still care for her."

"If you care for her, then why do you fight her?"

"Our beliefs are against each others and beliefs can mess with other's minds. Sometimes they control us."

"Ah."

"So, do you like her?"

"Um... I don't know. I feel something but if it's love or just awkwardness or something else I'm not sure."

"I see. If you do love then you have my permission."

"W-w-well thanks, b-but I think I like Penny better.

"Penny?"

"Ya."

"Well, if you change your mind just remember that you do have permission."

"If I did date her wouldn't that mean I would have to fight you?"

"Not necessarily. You may be forced to work against me though."

"I won't go against you Sparks. Right now, we don't have to worry about it because I'm not interested in her."

"Yet."

"Well they're coming so bye."

"Bye."

Sparks lies down and goes to sleep.