Chapter 10 : Origin of Steven and New Plan!

"Ouch... What happened..." Ash said, and standed up, and saw lot of crystal around them, stopping roof to collapse to their heads. "About time to wake up", said Sirius, surrounded by many Unowns. "We had to create these crystals so we could survive..." Z standed up, with pissed face on her face. "I can't believe that they would go that far as use self-destruct mechanisms to blow hideout and make it collapse..." Daren sighed. "Well, my brother has been more cruel than usually after trip in desert... I wonder what changed his personality?" "Pardon me," Steven said, "But we have to leave... So shall we use Teleport?" All nodded and Alex released his Gallade, Sarah her Alakazam, Daren his Gardevoir and Solana her new Kirlia. "Teleport," all said, but nothing happened. "What is going on?" asked Alex. "It seems they knew we are going to use Psychic-types to leave this place, and decided make room so that Psychic-type moves don't work. "In that case," said Steven, "Let us handle this". Steven hit his fist through metal floor with Sagara, and all arrived to room with small tunnel leading out. "As I guessed..." Steven said. "Since Electrodes and Voltorbs can be re-used as explosives, they made it so that they can go out somewhere after explosion". After everybody entered tunnel, big crystal shard dropped and impaled Steven, making everybody shock, but Steven just disappeared and appeared next to crystal, unharmed. "He should be dead!" Daren said, bit surprised, but Sirius just laughed. "It seems I forgot tell you: Steven is creation of Unowns, so he just regenerates if killed". Daren sighed, and all continued their trip in tunnel.

"Now, that all threats are gone, we can start Operation Genesis and create gateway!" Shade said, and pointed spheres. "Start operation!". Grunts nodded, and pulled lewers and pushed buttons, and items started synchronize with each other, causing air to come electric. "Yes... YES!" said Shade, and grinded. "Soon, Genesis will prevail... Wait, WHAT?" Mirages of Dialga and Palkia disappeared, and engines shutted down. "What is wrong?" asked Shade from grunt. "Well, it seems that without Lake Guardians we cannot get enough energy to awaken Legendary Pokemons..." Same time, Hypnos holded his right hand; it felt like it would been burned. "Khh... Calm down... Once we are done, this resonation stops..." Pain stopped, and he returned to Shade. "It seems my tattoo burns each time resonation happens... Unowns don't like this". Shade looked Hypnos, and grinded. "How about we take energy from Unowns' dimension?" Hypnos shaked head. "It don't work... It would only cause explosion". Shade sighed. "Well, then we need to collect somehow energy... Go and get Lake Guardians!" said Shade, and nine grunts nodded, and went to machine room. "While waiting", Shade said, "We should make sure that Ketchum is dead..." Hypnos nodded, and took his sleeve up, releasing Unown D from his tattoo. "Go and see if Ketchum is dead..." Unown nodded, and went to it's world. "What Unowns you have you tattoo?" asked Shade from Hypnos. "E, A, T and H, if you do not take count with that D that just went look nuisance". Shade grinded. "So, they make word DEATH. Sweet", said Shade.

Ash and others were walking on tunnel that seemed never to end, when it suddenly went downwards. "Daren, where are we?" asked Zera, holding her head from headache she got from being crystallized. Daren looked his Pokenav, sighed and shaked his head. "It don't catch singaaaaaa!" Daren yelled last part while slipping and hitting ground. "Ouch... Who left here that slime..." he said, when he noticed that he had slipped from Grimer, and rising. "Ouch, that hurt you know... It is not delight to step somebody!" Grimer said on it's language, and only Daren, Solana (1/8 Gallade DNA), Sirius, Z and Steven understood. "Sorry about that", Daren said. "You!" yelled Z, making Grimer shock form moment. "Are you one of Toxics poison-types?" "Yeah", Grimer said, "I was sent to make sure that Ash was sniffing daisies by no..." Grimer stopped. "Wait, Z? Why you are here?" voice from further echoed, and Toxic himself appeared. "I thought you were at vacation in Undella Town?" "Let's see..." Z said. "First I am calmly taking sun in there when suddenly Sirius appeared and asked to come with him, then I was crystallized by Hypnos and now I was almost killed by explosion!" she yelled to Toxic, making Toxic and Grimer to take step backwards. "I thought Ghost informed you that Hypnos and Shade hired us..." Z looked depressed and lowered her head."He did", said Steven, and Z looked him. "Even though messege never arrived to you. You see, Hypnos stole that message and destroyed it, so Z wouldn't know. When she were informed, he noticed operation was in danger and crystallized her". Toxic looked thoughtful. "How I know you are real thi..." Toxic was going to say, when Z charged electricity and hit it to Toxic. "A-as I was saying, that would make it pretty sure it is real boss..." Toxic said. "Should I return and tell Ghost about this?" he asked, and Z nodded. "It would be best that Shadow 4 would help us..." Toxic nodded, and turned around. "By to way, exit is here to south, and from there hideout is about fifteen miles north..." Toxic said and started run in tunnel. "So now we know where entrance is..." Daren said, and they continued walking, and soon they saw light, and they came behind Waterfall to same riverbench where Esper had ambushed them. Daren sighed. "Great... This means that fort is landed about 7 miles from here...

Same time, at hideout: "Ghost!" Toxic yelled, and Ghost awaked. "Who, what now?" He said with pissed tune. "I met just Z! She said she never got you message..." "What?" Ghost looked surprised. "What you mean?" "It seems that Hypnos stole it before it arrived to her". "Hmm..." Ghost started think. "I think we have to tell this to everybody". "May I have word?" Toxic and Ghost looked behind: there was Esper. "Let's play along. We will allow them to get in, and then stop Hypnos and Shade". Ghost and Toxic nodded, and went to inform others. They did not see Unown A above them, that flied to back Hypnos. "It seems they found out..." Hypnos said to Shade. "It is not problem..." Shade said, focusing his gaze to mysterious machine. "As soon I have DNA I need, they will see my true powers". Hypnos sighed. "It seems you misunderstood. If Z is alive..." Shade' eyes widened. "So are others!" Shade looked angry. "We have to hurry with project..." "Calm down. While we are speaking, I send word to Shadow Four about intruder at Hoenn Hideout, so they went all there". "Good Job... Send 50 grunts to upper floors".

Assault begins... Can Ash and companions stop Shade in time? Answer is "Maybe"!