Another inadequate chapter. I tried desperately to make as good as possible but it fails. Yes, there is a shorter Author Notes.
Pokémon Master: Sakura Rewrite
Chapter 10: Mirroring Sakura
A lone figure stood atop a building, his long blue cloak billowing in the gentle breeze. His shades gleamed in the moonlight as the boy examined his surroundings.
"Hmm… I'm getting strong signals from this area. Either there's a glitch in my scanner's system…" The boy took off his shades revealing a pair of golden yellow eyes, his lips curving a smirk. "…or there are several disguised Pokémon roaming around."
"That boy is without a doubt a relative of The Skull." Eevee said, his eyes closed in meditation.
"Is there any way we can get the Sealed Pokémon back from Shinji-kun?" Sakura asked, hoping for an answer.
"There is one way…"
"How?" Sakura asked.
"After the final Sealed Pokémon has been collected, there will be a chance for you to reclaim the Sealed Pokémon from that boy." Eevee explained.
"But that's so far away." Sakura whispered.
"Just be patient. Don't worry." Buizel said patting her back.
Doing that may be more difficult than she's expecting… Eevee allowed a weak smile on his face.
"Sakura, are you still up? Go to sleep or else you'll oversleep tomorrow…again." Touya called.
"Alright!" Sakura shouted as she puts the covers over her body.
Once Buizel checked if Sakura is off in dreamland, he looked at Eevee, worry in his eyes.
"That brat is getting better with each Pokémon he gains." Buizel said. He looked at Sakura from the corner of his eye. "But so is Sakura."
Eevee nodded and sighed. "Yes, but truthfully, I'm unsure what the outcome will be particularly when it is time for the Final Judgment…and Lucario."
"HOOOEEEEEEEEE!" The scream shook the house.
"I'm late!" Sakura cried as she struggled to put on her uniform.
"I tried several times to wake you, but nooooo." Buizel rolled his eyes as he watched Sakura run back and forth.
"Awwww… but my bed felt so good…! I couldn't get up!" Sakura sighed.
"Well, your brother hasn't left yet. If you hurry, you might still be able to catch that Yuki-usagi or whatever his name is." Buizel shrugged, not noticing Sakura stopping.
"THAT'S YUKITO-SAN!" Sakura yelled, veins pulsing on her head. Buizel squeaked in terror and fell off the desk he was sitting on.
Sakura ran down the stairs to meet Touya making breakfast for today.
"WAHHHH! I overslept again!" Sakura cried sinking in her seat.
"You mean you overslept again today." Touya noted. Sakura glared at him, blushing in embarrassment.
"Ohayo gozaimasu." Fujitaka greeted breaking the little dispute.
"Ohayo!" Sakura returned the greeting happily.
"Hurry up and eat or you'll be late." Fujitaka said helping Touya carry the dishes to the table.
Sakura nodded and began to eat at a speed that she would choke.
"I'm heading out now." Touya said taking off his apron. He took his backpack and left.
"Okay, see you later." Fujitaka said as he watched Sakura eat in worry.
"Shenks fer da fud! See you later!" Sakura swallowed the last of her breakfast and hurried out of the door. She quickly skated through the streets searching for her brother.
"Oh!" She finally found her brother and Yukito riding their bikes towards school.
"Good morning, Sakura-chan!" Yukito greeted.
"Good morning!" Sakura smiled, hearts popping in her eyes.
"You'll fall if you go too fast, you know." Touya grinned.
"I'll be fine." Sakura huffed.
"You might be, but the road wouldn't be." Touya smirked.
"WHAT WAS THAT?" Sakura yelled.
As they continued their path, a girl with light brown hair wearing a red bandanna rushed in front of them.
"Hey! Watch out!" Touya shouted but the girl kept running. Her eyes stopped Touya. It was not surprise and shock but rather fear.
"Who was that?" Sakura asked.
"I've never seen her before, but did you see how scared she looked?" Yukito said looking after the girl.
Touya stared at the girl's running back and shrugged. "Come on. We'll be late."
The girl continued running and running. She turned a corner into an alley where she tried to catch her breath.
"Come on, come on out wherever you are!"
The girl's shoulders tensed when she heard the voice. She whimpered and started to run once more.
A boy with sandy-colored hair clad in a dark blue trench coat stepped into the alley where the girl had just been. "Persistant, I'll give her that. But she can't run forever." He chuckled and casually strolled down the alleyway.
The girl stopped and leaned against a tree, gasping for air. She blinked when she heard laughter. Cautiously, she looked from behind the tree to see Sakura laughing with her friends. A light flickered in her eyes as then her body enveloped in a bright glow. Once the light had faded, she looked exactly like Sakura.
"Taking a new shape, Latias?"
Latias flinched, knowing her purser was behind her. Without hesitation, she ran out of her hiding and rushed past Sakura who was walking the opposite direction. The real Sakura stopped stunned as she watched 'herself' run. She whirled around to see 'herself' run out of the school gates.
A net was thrown into the air above her, trapping Sakura. A boy with sandy-colored hair stood besides her, grinning triumphantly.
"Even though you changed your shape doesn't mean I can't decipher your next move." The boy chuckled.
"Who are you?" Sakura asked gaping.
"Looks like I caught the real girl. Well since you asked." Retracting the net from his little machine, he shook her hand in greetings. "Name's Wes. Anyways, sorry for the mix-up."
'Wes' adjusted his shades and walked away as if nothing happened.
"W-what was that?" Sakura said still gaping in shock.
Tomoyo turned a corner and spotted Sakura. Frowning at Sakura's look, she asked Sakura. "What's the matter, Sakura-chan?"
"Something strange just happened…"
"Someone who looks like you? And a boy who thrown a net over you?" Eevee raised an eyebrow.
"Talk about a random day." Buizel sighed.
"Do you know who could have done this?" Sakura asked.
Eevee pondered as it finally struck him. He looked at Sakura with serious eyes. "The person who looked like you may be not a person at all."
"And that guy…he might be a Pokémon Hunter." Buizel's tone was also serious.
"What do you mean?"
"That girl you saw could possibly be a Pokémon in disguise and the boy… Sakura, you need to find that disguised Pokémon!" Eevee shouted urgently suddenly standing on his feet.
"Wha- huh?"
"Does Pokémon Hunter sound good to you?" Buizel said as he too stood up.
Sakura then realized that the boy that appeared after the girl had left and the fear in her eyes. She looked at the two Pokémon in worry. "But if she was a Pokémon, wouldn't I have been able to tell?"
"If a Pokémon is disguised as a human, they can hide some of their Pokémon aura. The aura itself is what needed for an impulse." Eevee explained.
Without another word, Sakura ran out of the bedroom door, Eevee and Buizel close behind her.
Touya was riding home from soccer practice when 'Sakura' stepped in front of him.
"Hey!" Touya yelled halting his bike. He looked at his 'little sister' in astonishment. "What's wrong with you? Running out in the middle of the road like that!" He admonished. He stopped when he saw the fear in his 'Sakura's eyes. "Sakura?"
'Sakura' shied away from Touya and took off for the woods.
"Wait!" Touya shouted running after 'Sakura', leaving his bike by the sidewalk.
Sakura skated down the roads, her mind tracing the source of the Sealed Pokémon's location.
"Sakura! How can you tell where the Sealed Pokémon is?" Buizel asked running alongside Sakura.
"I dunno… but I think it's this way." Sakura shouted running left.
"The strength in your aura is indeed stronger." Eevee commented.
"Hey! Isn't that your brother's bike?" Buizel shouted pointing at the said bike.
"Onii-chan!"
Quickly, she took off her skates and ran towards the forest. The moment she entered the forest, she halted.
"What's wrong?" Eevee asked anxiously.
"It's no good! I can't feel the presence of the Pokémon anymore!" Sakura cried.
"But you felt it a second ago!" Buizel gasped.
"I know, but… it feels like there's a lot of people here… but there's no one around." Sakura trembled. "And it feels something bad is here too…"
"You must be sensing Gho-." Eevee stomped on Buizel's foot before he can say it.
"OW!"
"Hoe?"
"Uh… the… Gho… at… thingies. Yes! The goat thingies. That's what's probably masking the Pokémon's vibes." Eevee chuckled nervously as Sakura stared at her friend oddly.
Latias continued running through the forest. Suddenly, she tripped and landed hard on a cliff's head.
"Are you okay?"
Latias looked up and nodded sheepishly at Touya. Suddenly, a ball of dark energy burst from the bushes and knocked Touya on the back, sending him over the cliff. Latias reached and grabbed his hand before he fell. She tried to pull him up, but her grip slipped, sending Touya falling down towards the ground below. Latias watched in horror as a black wolf-like Pokémon approached her with a snarl.
"Thought you can escape?" Wes said, stepping out of the undergrowth behind the wolf-like Pokémon. "But you forget I can trace your aura signals through these shades here. You can run, but you can't hide! Mightyena, Crunch!"
Mightyena leaped at Latias, ready to sink its teeth in the frightened Pokémon.
"Oh Arceus! I can't sense anything either!" Eevee cursed.
"But Onii-chan is here! What should I do if anything happens to Onii-chan…" Sakura said tears welling up in her eyes.
"Sakura…"
"Onii-chan!"
The sun sets, casting a dark shadow over the forest.
"Onii-chan…" Sakura whimpered.
Buizel sniffed the air when his nose wrinkled in disgust.
"Not you again!"
Paul emerged from behind the trees, his usual scowl on his countenance. Buizel glared at him fiercely.
"What are you doing here?" Buizel shouted agitated.
"I followed the aura signals of a Sealed Pokémon! Why else would I be here?" Paul rolled his eyes. He then noticed Sakura crying. For a brief moment, his eyes softened but quickly flickered to a cold glare. "What's your problem?"
Sakura's eyes caught on the device in Paul's hands. "That thing…!" She gasped. "It can find Sealed Pokémon, right?"
"No duh."
She grabbed hold of Paul's hands. "Please help me find my brother!"
Latias braced for the impact as Mightyena's teeth came closer and closer. Out of the blue, a ball of blue energy burst from the bushes and strikes Mightyena before it can harm Latias.
"What?" Wes gaped.
A blue bipedal dog-like Pokémon stood protectively in front of Latias, glaring fiercely at Wes. Wes cocked an eyebrow as a grin curved his lips.
"Looks like I have my work cut out for me today." Wes sighed, returning Mightyena in its PokéBall.
Lucario narrowed his eyes dangerously as Wes sends another Pokémon out in the field. A green human-like mantis appeared in front of Wes.
"Scyther, use Slash!"
Lucario's paws turned to claws, giving Scyther a swift swipe. Narrowing his eyes at Wes, he sent another Aura Sphere at Wes. Wes managed to jump out of the way and flew off in a hidden jet pack under his cloak.
"You haven't seen the last of me!" Wes shouted as he returned Scyther in its PokéBall, flying away.
Lucario noticed Latias hurrying down the cliff towards Touya.
"Worried about humans… Pathetic." Lucario snarled and vanished into the woods.
Once Latias is by Touya's side, Touya slowly opened his eyes and struggled to get up.
"What hit me?" Touya moaned. He struggled to stand but his feet gave way and he collapsed against the cliff's face. "Uh… looks like I won't be able to stand." He looked at Latias and sighed. "Hey, could you quit…using Sakura's form? It makes me feel like she's turned into a ghost. Not the greatest feeling for a brother."
She looked at him in surprise. "You know I'm not your sister."
"Well, you looked so much like her… I was almost fooled at first. But… I could sense you weren't human…" He looked at her in the eyes, wincing in pain as he tried to move his leg. "You were running away from something before. Is it gone now?" Latias nodded slowly as Touya patted her head. "Good to know… that you'll be okay."
He slipped into the world of darkness as Latias looked at him sorrowfully. It was her fault he was hurt.
"Why am I helping you again?" Paul asked for the hundredth time running alongside Eevee and Buizel.
"It's an emergency! Desperate times calls for desperate measure! So shut up and keep running!" Buizel shouted.
Sakura ran ahead, ignoring Paul, concentration only in the beam of light from Paul's locator. The beam directed downwards over the edge of a cliff. Without hesitation, Sakura used Pidgeot's Fly and saw to her shock her unconscious brother and 'herself' kneeling besides him.
"Onii-chan!"
Eevee bounded below and sat besides Touya. He reached his paw on Touya's wrist. "He's just unconscious!"
"I'm sorry…" 'Sakura' said gazing at the ground sadly. The real Sakura looked at her confused as she continued. "Your brother got hurt because he wanted to help me."
Sakura recognized the regret in her eyes as the girl stood in front of her.
Paul was ready to call his Pokémon when Buizel tackled him to the ground.
"I don't think so, Purple Brat!" Buizel shouted, driving Paul's face on the ground.
"Get off, you water rat!"
Ignoring the squabble, Sakura said to 'herself'. "I know you're sorry… it's okay."
The girl smiled at her as she began to glow. When it faded, a creature with white fur and red wings in shape of jet plane wings took the girl's place. It has triangle-shaped ears and tucked arms and legs. A blue triangle ring is noticeable in its chest.
"Latias!" Eevee gasped. "I should have known."
Latias rested her head on Sakura's shoulders, whimpered sadly. Sakura gently hugged Latias, rubbing it softly. "It's okay."
Latias flew over to Touya, giving him a little peck on the forehead. Latias nodded at Sakura. Sakura understood at once as she brought the staff in front of her. Latias submitted to the silver wings that tugged her into the staff.
"Good work, kiddo." Buizel said as a little wing designed with the colors of the rainbow appeared in Sakura's head.
Eevee looked at the item in surprise. His look became a smile. Sakura returned the smile.
Paul finally managed to pull Buizel off of him and stalked away.
"Arigato, Shinji-kun." Sakura smiled at Paul. Paul ignored her and continued walking away.
Sakura gently hugged Touya, relieved he is alright.
"I could go downstairs to eat, y'know." Touya said as Sakura brought him a plate of pancakes.
"No! You injured your leg. You can't be walking with it." Sakura objected.
Eevee and Buizel peeked inside the room when Touya abruptly snapped his head at his door. The Pokémon ducked out of the way of Touya's vision in time.
"What was that?" Touya asked pointing at the doorway.
"Wh-what? I didn't see anything." Sakura said nervously.
"That's because your back is facing the doorway." Touya said suspiciously.
The doorbell rang much to Sakura's relief. Eevee and Buizel slumped against the wall, almost petrified in shock from the thought Touya almost discovered them.
"Eevee-chan, Buizel-kun, hide in my room." Sakura whispered as she walked down the stairs.
"Do you think he's on to us?" Buizel asked as he opened the door to Sakura's room.
Eevee shook his head and sighed as he followed Buizel.
Sakura opened the door to see Yukito and Tomoyo. "Yukito-san! Tomoyo-chan!"
"May we come in?" Tomoyo asked seeing the look of surprise in Sakura's face.
Sakura nodded as she turned to Yukito. "Onii-chan's in his room."
"Thanks." Yukito smiled at her and walked up the staircase.
"This is for your brother. I baked it myself." Tomoyo took off the lid of a box revealing a smooth chocolate cake.
"Wow!" Sakura gaped in awe. She looked at her friend, a sparkle in her eyes. "Can I have some too?"
"Sure, there's plenty!" Tomoyo smiled and finally sighed despairingly. "But, it's disappointing though."
"What is?" Sakura asked confused as she helped Tomoyo cut the cake.
"I missed catching Sakura's brave deeds on film yet again… First Grumpig, then Mismagius, Cherrim and Absol, then Venomoth and Alakazam, and now Latias… I've missed so much!" Tomoyo sighed, placing both her hands on her chin dramatically. Sakura sweat-dropped heavily at her friend's antics.
"I heard you've fallen from a cliff." Yukito said sitting besides Touya.
"Yeah… well…" Touya chuckled nervously.
"You seen a lot of things in the forest, don't you?" Yukito asked lifting his hand over Touya's wound. "As a result, you probably associate with them."
"When I woke up, I figured I have just imagined it." Touya said as he helped himself with pancakes.
"That must be it." Yukito smiled at him softly. "You're a kind person, Touya."
Touya suddenly put a fork into Yukito's mouth.
"This is good!" Yukito said chewing on the piece of pancake. "Was it made by Sakura?"
"Shut up and eat."
"She's collected the Rainbow Wing. That means Ho-oh's powers are close to awakening." Buizel said leaning against Sakura's closet.
"Yes…"
"Say Eevee, do you think Sakura will become the next Pokémon Master?" Buizel asked, his eyes shining with optimism.
"I really do think that Sakura has what it takes," Eevee smiled. His eyes lifted into the night sky. "Even if some Pokémon have to take some time to realize it."
Buizel nodded as he settled himself on the bed. "Ooh! I smell cake!"
If anyone can do it, it's Sakura. Eevee smiled as Sakura and Tomoyo opened the door carrying cakes and tea.
"Another Sealed Pokémon caught." A boy sighed, collapsing on an armchair. A yellow mouse jumped onto his shoulders, nuzzling his cheeks in worry. "Hi, pal. Don't worry. It's normal. I'm so tired from using aura…"
"It is expected." A woman with long red hair approached the boy, shaking her head. "You are supposed to be next leader of the Clan. It is part of the-."
"I know, Mom. I know." The boy sighed and noticed something different in the room. "Hey, where's the rest of the Pokémon?"
"In the woods. Your friends are out there, watching them now."
"We are only lucky we are one of the few who knows the Pokémon inhabiting Tomoeda." The boy moaned.
"Dear, we are keeping the Pokémon a secret. You know the history of Pokémon. It still hasn't died down from The Skull and his descendants' rampage for the Sealed Pokémon." The woman gazed at the sky forlornly. "Just maybe Pokémon can coexist with humans again…"
"Just maybe…"
I really hope you like it. I really do. Please review. I want to know what you think.
Author Notes
Pokemon in Tomoeda - The last part has some ambiguity in it, doesn't it or you already knew who they are. It's fairly easy to know who it is if you read between the lines. Don't worry, it's not that hard.
Couples - They will be displayed in a non-sexual manner. They don't need to have a sexual relationship to be in love. CLAMP taught me that in Chobits. I recommend Chobits. The eight volume manga is so good.