Chapter Nine: Dark Truth

George: Charizard, Gyarados, Gengar, Bisharp, Dragonite, Jolteon.

Callum: Umbreon, Jellicent, Lampent, Smeargle, Pidgeot, Poliwrath.

"J-Jen?!" Callum stutters in surprise.

"Aww you remember me brother," Jen is Callum's sister, three years ago she left Legacy Isle to travel the world but shortly after leaving she stopped all contact with Callum and their family. Even when younger she was always a bit... different. Always in a world of her own. Of fantasy. Her mind was twisted and corrupted from a young age as well. One day she was joyfully skipping home from school as usual but a strange, tall man approached her. Instantly stricken with fear she runs the opposite way away from the man. After taking a few wrong turns she ends up trapped down a dark alleyway cornered by the dark figure. She weeps in fear as the man grabs her wavy, hazelnut hair. When it seemed all hope was lost another figure came out from behind pushes the dark man against the wall and tells Jen to run straight home. The rest as they say is history; but since then that even has tormented her, twisted her turned her insane. It's only since leaving Legacy she's turned insane. The irony of Jen is how her happiness and her joy makes her insane. Taking joy out of everything bad and laughing at other people's pain and suffering. "You seem surprised to see me brother, aren't you happy to see your darling sister?"

"Not like this. You're working for Team Rocket. The bad guys."

"Were just misunderstood. We have different methods to do things."

"You kidnap Pokémon! There is no way you can justify that!"

"We do but it's to give them a better life."

"Really?! You expect me to believe that bullshit?!"

"Brother, why are you so aggressive towards me? I'm your sister. Jenny. Your flesh and blood."

"You're not my sister! Not anymore!"

Meanwhile George is taking on the remaining goon of Team Rocket. George was forced to call back Jolteon after Persian unleashed a flurry of Fury Swipes. Leaving it between the thug's Persian and George's Bisharp.

"Right let's finish this then Bisharp! I'm bored of waiting. Use Night Slash!" Bisharp quickly swipes at Persian with its right blade but Persian manages to avoid most of it but gets caught by the edge of the blade.

"Persian! Counter with Fury Swipes!"

"Block it Bisharp!" Bisharp raises his guard and begins blocking the viscous claws of Persian; but Bisharp's guard breaks as fatigue kicks in. Persian manages to get a few critical hits on Bisharp but because of the type disadvantage not much damage is dealt. "Hang in there Bisharp!"

"Right now I think we'll finish it instead! Persian use Hyper Beam!" A giant beam is sent cascading towards Bisharp and there is no way to dodge it!

"Right if you wanna play tough then take some of your own medicine! Bisharp, Hyper Beam!" Bisharp sends his own beam cascading toward Persian and the two clash in the middle causing a giant explosion, the smoke clears and both Persian and Bisharp are on their feet panting. Persian collapses to the floor and faints while Bisharp manages to stay on his feet and endure just. The thug flees the scene and George returns Bisharp. "Right, lets catch up to Callum."

"I am, don't you love your own sister?" Jen tilts her head to the left as questions Callum, her wavy, hazelnut flowing gently in the soft breeze. "But if your being aggressive with me then we can settle this with a Pokémon battle since you want the little girl's Pokémon so badly."

Callum tightly clenches his fist in anger "I-I don't want to fight you Jen."

"But you were being so tough and macho. I just figured it's what you wanted?"

"I want the girl's Pokémon and I want my sister back!"

"Well the Jen you know is dead! If you're not going to fight then Absol here will just take care of you! Absol, Shadow Blitz!" Absol encases himself with a shadowy aura and howls loudly before charging directly towards Callum! Callum gets sent flying across the pavement as Absol crashes full pelt into him without mercy. Paralyzed by the dark power which consumes Absol Callum struggles to move as Jenny sadistically skips towards him with the other Team Rocket scum next to her. "I'm really sorry I had to do that brother. You forced me too, you hurt me with your brutal words so I got violent. I hope when we meet again it won't be on these terms."

"You're not sorry. You're happy, twisted, evil. That power you control. Absol, but it's not an ordinary Absol is it?" Callum manages to get up on to his feet and looks his sister in the eye.

"You're quick aren't you brother. No Absol isn't normal but define normal? Absol is one of the first of the future breed of Pokémon. Quicker, smarter and faster Pokémon. Tell me brother, have you ever heard of Shadow Pokémon?"

"Yes, they're more machines than Pokémon, they're hearts get manipulated, controlled. They lose all emotion to gain ultimate power. Why is Absol a Shadow Pokémon?!"

"Yes he is and one of the best; but you're wrong brother. We don't manipulate or control them we improve them make them stronger as you said it's the ultimate power. It gives them a better life as I said."

"What's the point in living when you have no emotion?!"

"Why live when you're weak?! Anyway I best be off brother. I have to meet up with my boss. Oh that reminds me. Here's the Pokémon you so desperately want and a note which you might be interested in. See you soon brother. Love you." Jen kisses Callum on the cheek and rushes off with her fellow thug.

Callum unfolds the note and reads it:

Jenny, return to back to base as soon as possible.

Don't worry about the Pokémon.

Commander Shane Douglas & Secretary Lisa Douglas.

'This note!' Callum thinks to himself 'It's from George's blood parents! But they're working for Team Rocket?!" Callum stands in shock at what's just unfolded as George arrives, panting.

"So what did I miss?" George places his hand on Callum's shoulder to catch his breath. He notices the note but isn't quite able to read it. "Hey what's that?"

"Oh it's nothing, don't worry. Come on I got the Pokémon back let's return it to the little girl." Callum crumples the note into his pocket.

"Oh ok, well done by the way."

"Thanks."