This chapter focuses on Shadow. Cynthia comes in and there's a battle. Let's see who wins!
Shadow walked back on board the airship, clutching her new Pokemon. As she turned a corner, she stopped as voices flowed toward her.
"That Shadow thinks she's amazing, but tonight, we'll show her!"
"Hench, we only have Golbats, how are we going to fight her?"
"I'll tell you Mike-y, Cynthia's coming, and you know what that means, right?"
"Wow! Cynthia's the strongest Pokemon trainer known in Sinnoh! You're kidding, right, cause Cynthia is way to busy just to battle some girl."
"Really, she beat the Elite Four, she can beat this guy. And she's got plenty of time on her hands, I mean, she judged a contest cause, I quote, and "Finding a good trainer to battle is way to hard now, so I need something else to do." She judged a contest for Pete's sake; she must have time to come. Anyway, she's already on board. I helped her stowaway for a signature on my arm, look!"
Shadow peeked around the corner to spot Hench's round figure and a blonde haired man; lithe and tall. Shadow rounded the corner has a Rayquaza, which for her, was hard, since the hallways were so small.
"Hello sir." Mike-y said politely, even though Shadow could see him shaking.
Hench turned away and walked off, leaving an enraged Shadow and a scared Mike-y behind. Shadow turned to the blonde haired man and growled, sending him down the hallway faster then a Starly using Quick Attack.
"Better, Lucario, get out here." The smallish Rayquaza began a long talk with her Lucario.
Suddenly an alarm pierced the quite corridors.
"INTRUDER ALERT, INTRUDER ALERT. CABIN 1486, CABIN 1486"
Shadow glided toward the cabin with her Lucario running after her. When she finally got the cabin door, there were already men crowded around it.
"Get away from the door!" Shadow had turned back into her human form. Flinging the door open, Shadow stared at the figure that stood alert and ready.
"Shadow, I am Cynthia of Celestic Town in Sinnoh, and I challenge you to a battle!"
"I accept, Cynthia. Did Hench help you on?" Shadow stared down the blonde haired trainer with little respect.
"I know no such man of Hench, why?"
"Never mind, the airship is on ground so we'll do the battle outside," Shadow pivoted and walked toward the door of the airship. "Guard her until we're outside." Shadow called back to the guards.
Outside, the sun was shining brightly as Shadow began to prepare herself. Cynthia walked out with heavy guards, until she called out a large blue dinosaur like Pokemon. It had wings on its arms with sharp claws on the end of each arm. It had a red chest and a long blue tail. Its head looked like a jet and a large fin protruded from the back.
"Your famous Garchomp, I'm impressed! But watch it, I can be just has good." Shadow nodded to her Lucario, the signal that she was using herself for this battle.
"Yes, thank you," Cynthia looked at Shadow as she nodded at her Lucario. "Okay, six Pokemon each, ready?"
"Sorry Cynthia, I wasn't paying attention." Shadow looked around carefully as she took in the field.
In the busshes, along side the field, a pair of eyes watched intently.
"Spiritomb, I choose you!" Cynthia called out what looked like a purple ghost with a rock. It had green circles all over its body.
Shadow turned to Lucario and nodded again. "I am so sorry Cynthia; I forgot one of my Pokemon!" Shadow and Lucario disappeared for a moment. Cynthia turned around and never caught sight of the flash of light from the airship.
Shadow came back outside, but she didn't say a word, she just picked a Pokeball from a small belt around her middle. Casually tossing it into the air, Shadow smirked; it was than Cynthia saw it; "Shadow's" arms and hands were blue paws! Shadow was her Lucario! Out came Shadow in a full out form of Rayquaza. Towering over Cynthia, Shadow roared in challenge. Cynthia was too amazed too notice that Shadow was a shiny Rayquaza. When she finally did, she was awe struck.
"Wow, a shiny Rayquaza, a rare sight," Cynthia stood in awe for awhile, before she regained her composure. "I'll start, Spiritomb, use Dark Pulse!"
From the Spiritomb's rock, the purple crack opened and strains of purple energy shot from it.
"Dodge, then use Hyper Beam, then use Giga Impact!" Shadow's Lucario thought mentaly to her.
Rayquaza flew into the air, just missing the attack. Turning, she created a powerful beam of energy that hit the Spiritomb's rock. Shadow didn't even need to use Giga Impact. The Spiritomb was knocked out cold.
"Spiritomb, return, you did well. Now Shadow, your powerful, but what about your Lucario?" Cynthia smiled. "Come on now!"
Shadow turned back into human form and glared at the Sinnoh champion. "Fine, if you want our battle to be even more grueling. Lucario, your up." Walking over, Shadow placed a hand on her second self and transformed it back into Lucario. Lucario grunted and walked calmly to the middle of the field.
"Come on out, Gastrodon!" Cynthia called out a pink slug like Pokemon with three eyes and a brownish head.
"Lucario, use Bone Rush, then Force Palm, and finish it with Aura Sphere." Shadow's Lucario ran forward, creating a blue long stick that looked like a bone.
"Gastrodon, Stone Edge!" The Gastrodon created glowing rings of blue light around its body, as the rings stopped spinning, they reveled sharp rocks that the Gastrodon hurtled at Lucario.
Shadow gave a smile, "Extreme Speed." Lucario suddenly picked up pace and dodged the Stone Edge, and also got its Bone Rush in.
"Gastrodon, Mud Bomb!" Mud began to shoot out of the Gastrodon's mouth.
"Keep it up Lucario!" Shadow encouraged the Aura Pokemon happily. She couldn't lose!
"Gastrodon, Muddy Water!" The Gastrodon cried out and a wave of muddy water came crashing towards Lucario.
"Lucario, Ice Beam, and then use Blizzard!"
"WHAT?!" Cynthia looked at the small black haired trainer in astonishment. "Two things, one, a Lucario cannot learn any ice attacks, and two, your Lucario shouldn't be able to use more then four attacks!"
"Surprise, surprise Cynthia. Try and keep up." Shadow couldn't help but smile as her Lucario froze the water solid. Lucario turned on the Gastrodon and a powerful gust of icy-like wind hit Gastrodon, where it froze instantly.
"Well, it's not very affective you know," Cynthia smiled, "Hyper Beam!" Gastrodon's frozen body quaked and an orange glow began to melt the ice away, before shards of ice were shot away from Gastrodon's body and right into Lucario. Before Lucario could stand, the Hyper Beam hit it straight in the chest.
"Lucario, stand up," Shadow glared at her Lucario when a pain hit her hard. Opening her eyes she found herself in a lab following a small girl and her parents. A flash and there was the girl hugging a Riolu, a flash and Shadow was back on the battle field. "Lucario, are you okay?" Shadow shouted at her fallen Pokemon, who grunted. "Okay! Let's use Frenzy Plant!"
Cynthia recoiled in horror as Shadow's Lucario glowed green and stomped powerfully on the ground. Large roots shot out everywhere, waving back and forth, before plunging into Gastrodon. Gastrodon was knocked out cold.
"Gastrodon return!" Cynthia turned to Shadow. "I conceive defeat. I will not allow my Pokemon to suffer the pain of defeat in such a way. Your tactics are amazing, yet you are a coward." She turned to walk away when Shadow's voice hailed her.
"I am not a coward," Shadow hissed. "I AM NOT A COWARD!" Shadow turned into Mewtwo, and suddenly, hundreds of Pokemon also appeared. "ATTACK! I WILL NOT BE A CALLED A COWARD!" Shadow screamed, and hordes of Pokemon cried their names as they began to attack Cynthia.
"HALT!" A commanding figure swept out into the battling Pokemon. "STOP THIS AT ONCE SHADOW!" Rare Hunter J stood there, looking at the cowering Cynthia. "This one's mine," Rare Hunter J stood next to the defeated Cynthia. "Your all mine." She turned, and as she did so, something fell out of her cloak. A necklace with a bue pendent hanging on the string. Cynthia's hand shot out and grasped its cool surface. Flipping it over, Cynthia read the small words on the back she had seen: I live between the Earth and the dark, I can feel pain and expose the bad, I am no one to know, but I will help those in need to travel along side time and space.
"What's that?" J had turned to look at what Cynthia was doing.
"Nothing." Cynthia stood.
"Your not leaving." J said it so icily that Cynthia froze.
"Now shall we attack?" Shadow jumped up and down.
"Attack, yes."
Cynthia grasped around her pocket and found the small chain. Holding it above her head, she cried in pain as the first round of attacks hit. As the attacks grew more powerful, the pendent on the chain glowed and suddenly, Cynthia was gone.
Wow, a little violent are we? Yeah, Cynthia is hurt, but not badly, so don't worry about her. Shadow as you can see is going slightly insane. Watch out, cause there's going to be a little more violence latter in the story. This is why it's rated K+ just to tell you. However, there will be no blood or gore, just some physical stuff. Thanks, review, review, read, read, and enjoy! Totally enjoy!