Chapter 10

Jake's POV

This is better than school at least, I though as I continued my hand to hand combat practice. It had been 3 months since me and Kelly joined the MRPA. Needless to say there was never a dull moment. Training was tough, Michael made sure of that. However I liked our new instructor more, Cassandra was a shifter a Hydregion to be precise. I guess that explains why she has purple highlights in her brown hair. She was nice, but you could not win an argument with her. If she had an opinion on something she would make it known. We had a few missions but they were mostly just checking out old warehouses and forests in hopes of finding out Cipher's whereabouts. As I continued hitting the practice dummy I thought about my other training. The snag machine was definitely vital; after all it was the best way to subdue shadow Pokémon. Me and Kelly were doing well but I always felt that all this training was for nothing. Just as I got ready to start on the dummy again Cassandra's voice interrupted me. "Ready up I've got an actual mission for you" she said. "Really I've heard that before" I responded. I sighed "what's the briefing?" "Four people badly injured all found outside Eterna forest" She said. "I perked up at that, "alright let's get to it" I said as I picked up my snag machine and headed to the hanger.

Alex's POV

I sat in the factory's command center rubbing my forehead. Where was he? I've been searching for him for months, but nothing except dead leads and cold trails. As I was deep in my thoughts a voice spoke in a mocking tone "still having trouble Alex" the doctor said in a condescending tone. "Don't you have something better to do than mocking me" I said angrily. "No not really I've got the serums prepped but without shifters I can't use them and you still haven't retrieved my battery for this factory". I was about to yell at the doctor when one of my soldiers came in. "sir we have a hit, the scrambler intercepted some chatter about Eterna forest from the MRPA". I stood up and put on my gauntlets. "Alright let's move out get 3 squads ready and prep the chopper". "Yes sir" with that he left the room. I walked out of the command center heading towards the hanger with one thing on my mind, "I'm coming for you Connor"

Connor's POV

I sat in the forest eating some oran berries, The sweet juice rolling down my throat. That lab's food was the worst. My mom always found good food, my mom…. gosh the thoughts of her were worse than anything else I've endured. I miss her so much, but she's gone nothing can change that. My heritage was always a mystery to me up until a month ago. At least I finally know who my dad is. That's why I was in Sinnoh, training myself using what he taught me. I would need it for what was ahead

Flashback

I quietly walked around the forest on New Moon Island. I didn't know why but I felt like I should come here, that I had to be here. I was walking when I heard a voice. This voice however was different, like it was in my heard somehow. "Took you long enough to get here" a dark and raspy voice said. I heard a sound behind me and I turned around quickly ready for a fight. However In front of me there was a figure floating above the ground one that certainly scared me. It had long black arms with three sharp fingers; and it had large blue eyes that were slightly obscured by its white mane that looked like smoke almost. It looked like a ghost from a horror story. "Who are you" I demanded. "The creature chuckled then spoke "I am Darkrai and while you may not believe it, I am you father.

Flashback end

Soon after that we started training, and man was it tough. It took a while to even use some of my abilities without passing out. He taught me how to use powers that only I had, dark void, nightmare, teleporting and so on. Finally after a month of daily training it was time for me to leave; he said that he had to be left alone, that it was dangerous to get attached to him. Even though I objected he just disappeared. So I left the island and began to wander Sinnoh, moving locations every week. I have to keep moving to avoid being found by Cipher. As I finished eating I heard a rumble overhead. Someone's here. I can't run, they probably have the perimeter of the forest surrounded. I'll have to stand and fight.