Shadow-

Darkness. All I can see is darkness. I hear two people on either side of me, talking about what to do. VK's shaking; he's just as terrified as me.

After saying goodbye to Ariana, Colin, and Jonathan (they stayed behind to do some training so that they could face Manuel too), VK and I boarded a ship to head to Silver Wing City.

The last person we expected to see was VK's friend, Alec.

While wandering the deck, I came across Alec, who was training against other shipmates, whom were all failing to beat him. Before I could call VK over, though, he challenged me to a battle. One on one. His Munna versus my Riolu. Of course, I lost, and he got to stand triumphant above me as well as the other shipmates.

Finally, VK walked over, and challenged Alec before he could do the same. They both sent out their Pokémon.

That's when the boat shook.

A few of us looked over the railing to find a group of men and women climbing aboard. All of them were wearing red and black clothing, and had the letter 'E' painted on their speedboat.

Everyone panicked, knocking me down on the ground, along with VK and Alec getting knocked over as well. The next thing I knew, I was in a small room, sitting in a chair beside VK and Alec.

The two voices were nearing, one male, one female. As they got closer, VK stopped shaking. Our blindfolds were pulled off, and we were face-to-face with a girl who looked to be about 17. VK wasn't happy at all.

"Well, you certainly were lucky we found you when we did. We went in with the police and found you three unconscious on the deck. So, are you two friends of VK, or what?"

I stuttered. "W-what do you mean?"

The man, whom was dressed up like a professional wrestler, laughed. "Welcome to Silver Wing City! I'm Boris! If you three are trainers like Xero says, you'll have to stop by in Perchen City,-"

Alec cut in. "-Because you're the gym leader, right?"

The man took a step back. "Well, someone does their research."

The girl continued. "So, are you friends of VK's or what?"

VK sighed. "Jeez, Xero, give them a break. Just a few seconds ago, we thought we were captives of some criminal organization."

"That's why I had to go in. Pine told me you were heading over. I wanted to make sure you got the toughest welcome possible." Xero smiled.

Boris looked around as Xero untied us. After we were free, Boris spoke up. "Why don't I show you two around town? I think these two will be here for a while."

Hooray! 'Action'! To think that my friends were hoping Boris would be a stereotypical Russian. Nope! How about 'luchadore'? Now who wants to beat the fourth gym? Expect a loooong conversation between VK and Xero, and- wait, VK isn't his real name?

VibraKnife - Looking for a way to slip a Matthew Patel joke into the story, always.