AN: Hey again! So I was listening to tribute for mystery dungeons and I just wanted to crank out more chapter so here we are. I feel like writing it all, but then I'd be up for hours. Yeah...so I guess I'll deal with this getting this chapter up. Hope you like it! We're getting into the parts you all asked about!
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Chapter 11
With widen eyes they looked at the Hyper Beam. It was seconds away from hitting them. Normally they would survive, but they assumed Garuga would take his moment to strike with his own finishing them. Shadow glared at the beam. She prepared an attack. She couldn't do nothing. It wasn't in her nature. However, someone beat her to the punch. A burst of electricity came out from the ground and hit the Hyper Beam. The moves reacted and exploded. Lagiocrus flew up taking the others besides Shadow with Psychic to avoid the blast. He avoided it as much as he could. They all felt the heat and smoke come at them. They were lucky for…a random lighting storm? When the smoke cleared they saw a hole in the ground where the electricity came from.
"Are you guys okay?" a cheery voice asked. Then, just like a Diglett, a Pachirisu popped out of the hole.
"Thanks to you!" Ryuu answered.
"Capala…" Shadow inquired.
"You remembered!" she squealed.
"Of course." Shadow asked. "But what are doing here?"
"I want to do something with my life and I enjoyed helping you! Please, can I join?" Capala asked quickly.
This really wasn't the time. They were being stared down by two dragon. Shadow did think about it. She didn't have a problem. It would be fun having a speedy electric around. Plus she was so lively.
"Rah!" a voiced roared. It was Garuga. "How dare you?!"
"Get ready!"
Garuga's eyes glowed light blue and he started to get this dark aura to him. Shadow began to fear this could something like what created Primal Dialga. She hoped not. It was rough the first time. Anyway, the aura only grew darker and covered his entire long body. He then brought up his arms and the aura almost transferred there. It grew larger until he slammed them against the ground. The dark aura came out as a shockwave spreading through the area. Everyone was hit by the blast.
Shadow was first up. She could feel she took damage, but she didn't feel like she did. It was almost, not very effective. She looked to the others to see they had taken the worst of it than she did. Lagiocrus looked like it had been super effective. A deep laugh caught her attention. She snapped her head and looked to Garuga.
"Figured you would survive…" Garuga snorted. How did he figure that?
"What was that?" Shadow asked.
"For me to know."
"Yeah right. Shadow Ball!"
Her attacked proved pointless as Garuga simply swung his arm and destroyed it. Shadow's eyes widened again. This was going to be a lot harder than she thought. She heard a screeched and saw Atlas coming in with a Brave Bird. Garuga simply flew out of the way before he went to slam Atlas with his tail. Shadow saw this and quickly reacted.
"Psychic!" She attacked hoping to stop him. It didn't work! Her Psychic didn't even touch him. What was going on? Poor Atlas was slammed by Garuga's long tail into the ground.
"Nice try!"
Shadow growled again. She didn't understand. He was a Rayquaza and they shouldn't have this kind of power unless he was possessed. She hoped this wasn't the Darkness that tried to control her. She still got shivers thinking about it. It made sense though. It could moves from those it held captive and was considered a dark type.
"Discharge!" Capala cried after she recovered from the attack.
Garuga then put up a Protect. Shadow growled harsher as now they had to deal with Protect too. Wait… she got an idea. She turned and ran toward Lagiocrus who was still trying to get up. The move the beast used drained him so much. He was dazed from the attack. Shadow got an Oran Berry out and handed to him.
"You okay?" she asked after he had eaten it.
"I will be."
"Good. I have an idea. Can you turn other invisible too?" Shadow asked.
"I do not know." Lagiocrus answered.
"Well we're about to find out." Shadow said before telling Lagiocrus her plan.
"Thunder Bolt!"
Capala tried once to try and attack the dragon, but nothing. This time the legend had gotten to high up and she couldn't reach him. Atlas tried going in with a Steel Wing, but proved futile as it took long get up there and it gave Garuga plenty of time to counter. Garuga slammed Atlas again and the bird Pokémon landed on Capala.
"You think you can defeat me!?" Garuga roared.
"But I do." A voice said.
"Who said that?"
"Me!"
Lagiocrus then appeared behind Garuga. It was too late for the dragon as they snuck up behind him.
"Dark Pulse!"
"Dragon Pulse!"
Both high level Pokémon fired their attacks at the legends. They struck him in the back. He roared. The attackers expected him to turn and attack back. However, he started to go toward the ground. He glowed with purple light and shrunk. The Pokémon before them no longer looked like Rayquaza, but a different Pokémon they had never seen. The Pokémon was a bipedal, gray-brown foxlike with crimson and black accents. It has a pointed snout and ears with red insides. It also has some red rimming its eyes and mouth. It has a large, red, voluminous mane with black tips, which somewhat resembles a ponytail, as a teal bangle down its length separates a mass of the mane from the lower portion. It has a black ruff on its upper body, pointed at the shoulders from which its arms extend. Its upper arms are thin, whereas its lower arms, while still slim, are bulkier. The arms have spiky extensions of fur at the elbows, and it has red claws on its hands and feet. Its eyes are red-rimmed with light blue irises.
"What is that?"
"Hehe! Fooled you suckers, but I've over stayed my welcome!" the fox spoke before he attempted to run.
"No!" Lagiocrus yelled trying a Psychic that didn't work.
It looked like the mysterious Pokémon was going to get away. He had almost reach a path that was narrow. However, before he reached a larger boulder slammed down in front of him cutting him off. He noticed that the boulder had a psychic energy around it. No way had the dragon thought of trapping him that quick. He turned and looked to see it was the Pokémon riding his back who had trapped him. The Umbreon. Latios flew down and she jumped. He was surrounded.
"What were you here for?" Lagiocrus asked fiercely.
"I won't tell you."
"Why you…" the Latios gritted his teeth.
"Enough Dragon Breath, I said I wouldn't tell you," he snarled. "Her, I will tell."
"Me?" Shadow asked confused. She was the outsider, why would anyone want to speak to her?
"Yes. You are the one you both landed a hit ruining my illusion and trapped me. Also a pretty dark type like yourself needs to be commended," he said smirking flirtatious at Shadow.
"What did you say?!" Atlas screeched raising his wings. No one should to any Pokémon let alone Shadow like she was prize.
"Atlas!" a voice broke through. It was Shadow. "If he going to talk we should let him. Despite how disturbing it is, we need to know."
"Fine." Atlas acknowledged with a slight pout, but she was right.
"And she's feisty," the Pokémon said. "Alright, my name is Zoroark. I have the ability to take on the illusion of almost anything."
"Where are you from?" Shadow asked. Shadow was dumbfounded. She had never seen a Pokémon like him.
"Across the ocean and then some," he answered. Shadow couldn't help but think sassily that he answer was so helpful. He could be from anyway else in the world unless that was something only here. If he was here she wondered what other new Pokémon she never seen before could live here.
"Why take an illusion of a Rayquaza?" Shadow asked returning to questioning. It was clear that despite this was Lagiocrus's clan and problem, Shadow would be doing the talking.
"Orders. I was given orders to infiltrate Draco and pose as their new leader. I figured I couldn't be a regular dragon type so I picked a legendary."
"Why infiltrate clans?"
"Why else babe? To knock them down. Starless is the clan that wants to see others suffer as we have! Dark types will rule!"
"Starless…I've heard that before," Shadow questioned.
"It is the dark type clan here. They normally stay out of the light and tend stir up trouble in this area. They don't venture close to the outer clans. You're trying to take over the other clans aren't you?" Lagiocrus questioned.
"I guess you're not as dumb as I thought." Zoroark mentioned. Lagiocrus growled at the comment, but thought it best to keep calm.
"I will be speaking with your leader…" Lagiocrus started to say.
"No, I will go." Shadow said.
"What?" the Latios asked in surprise. "This matter doesn't not concern you."
"That may be true, but you have a clan to rebuild. They don't need their leader who just goes as soon as they need him. You could running into this problem again once you return. Plus they're giving dark types a bad name." Shadow explained.
"Yes, you are right. Starless is passed there and through the Forest of the Night. It is pretty much a straight shot." Lagiocrus explained.
"Thank you. Let's go." Shadow said wanting to leave as soon as possible.
Shadow turned and glared at Zoroark. The dark fox gulped at the look. The blood red eyes and the intense glare was almost frightening. The other set of eyes at least reminded him of the sun. She was like death. It seemed like he wouldn't have a choice in the matter. He would have to accompany them back to the clan.
Shadow walked over to the boulder and used Psychic. The boulder was lifted and moved revealing the path Lagiocrus was talking about. Before leaving she talked to the leader about his plans. Tulvir would be subjected to trial to see if he would be allowed to stay. If not he would be exiled. Shadow began to think she was lucky she didn't live here. She would have been exiled a long time ago for stunts she's pulled. She wouldn't interfere with a clan's ideals and left Draco be. She smiled though when she looked back and saw a Latias come up to her brother smiling as she cried as they hugged.
Forest of the Night was named this for a good reason. It was very dark, almost unable to see. Shadow activated her rings to light up the area. The place was also quite. Their footsteps could be heard echoing through the trees. Clearly every branch broke and breath taken was heard. As they got deeper down Shadow began to hear a voice.
"Sha…sha…"
"Can you breathe any louder Atlas?" Shadow asked assuming it was her flying type partner. She looked to her partners and they were confused. Zoroark was smirking.
"That's not me. Capala?" Atlas said.
"That's not me!" Capala said.
Shadow stopped and looked around. She raised her ears and listened. The sounds were getting closer. Sounds…there was more than one. They were all around them. They weren't like the enemies they were facing. These were Pokémon not living in the dungeon.
"Be on your guard…"
"Buzz!" a screeched was heard.
Atlas looked up and saw a vulture looking bird come at him. It was too late to react! The bird's black talons on her pink feet clawed into his back forcing him to the ground. He slammed into the floor and was pinned.
"Eek!" Shadow heard. She turned and saw Capala getting picked up by a lizard-like Pokémon with what looked like clothes hanging off its body. It almost looked like skin. Capala was tossed inside its trouser like a bag. She tried to attack, but it was useless. The move would just encased inside and effect Capala. She was trapped.
Shadow heard the first sound again and saw that Zoroark had been freed from his bindings. She didn't see who did it. They were still at large and she still had to free her friends. She turned going for the one holding Atlas. If she did so then he could help Capala while she handled the others.
"Focus Blast!"
Shadow turned toward the voice and saw the special fighting type move come at her. By the time she looked the move was on top of her. It struck, but Shadow held her ground with the scratches of damage appearing on her fur in gray.
"Ah…" she breathed fighting off the sting. Well, the rather large pain of a sting. She looked to where the attack came from and saw a tall Pokémon with blades on its red body coming at her.
"Brick Break!" it cried before it slammed her.
Shadow's body was flung across the dungeon floor and slammed into a tree. She slid down and fell at the base. Her eyesight was shaking as it wavered between unconsciousness and consciousness. As she finally losing consciousness she saw a familiar shadow.
AN: Finished with Chapter 11! I hope you all liked it! I got in a mystery dungeon mood since I just 'completed' the story of Gates to Infinity. Is bad I already came up with a Fanfiction for it already? Don't worry I'll finishing some of my others before I even think about posting new stories! Anyway I hope to see you all again next chapter and hope you'll review, favorite, and/or follow in the meantime! See ya!
