Hallo, it's me again :) Sorry about that other chapter it was probably boring..:( ya well I have this one here and PLEASE review it! If you think it's bad still review it so I can improve.
I think I'm nearly done with the next chapter of Little Problem, and I'm working on a songfic. Until then, here's the chapter for this story...
"Well, well, well," Cyrus smirked at the two, with a glint in his eyes. "Huh. I was looking for this girl, but I had no idea that you were entertaining your boyfriend."
Dawn was too shocked to reply. She clutched Paul's sleeve in fear, and just looked on with wide crystal-blue eyes as The Galactic leader just stood there and glared at them.
Paul seemed equally surprised, but his eyes became glittering black slits of hatred as he glared at the murderer of his family.
"One step closer and I swear I'll kill you," Paul hissed through gritted teeth.
"Kill me, now?" Cyrus' laughter rang through the cold air and echoed through the trees. "You must be quite the dreamer, if you think you can kill me." He walked forward slightly, and as he did this Paul was probably trying not to shy away. The purple haired boy stood his ground and met Cyrus' eyes challengingly, but Dawn could feel him trembling.
"I don't understand why you are so hostile toward me, boy," He said, each word dripping out filled with a kind of sweet hate, and he shoved his face closer. "After all, we have so much in common."
"We are nothing alike," Paul spat.
He paced around the teens and finally turned to face them. "Are we, now? We both crave for power and grasp it whenever we can…we treat others with cruelty and hate…and of course, we are both orphans." He let the last few words linger, and smiled when he saw Paul's face twist in fury at them.
Dawn felt Paul tense as if to move forward, and she held his arm tighter to stop him. "It's a trap, he's just trying to make you reckless so he can kill you!" she whispered in his ear. Paul didn't seem to listen although he did scowl and shake his head. Dawn looked up toward the one who wanted to kill her.
Dawn turned to the man. "Get out of here." The blue-haired girl was still behind him, but she spoke bravely and met Cyrus' eerie stare…ignoring the chills that ran down her spine.
"Should I?" He lifted his chin. "I don't think I should go quite yet. After all, wouldn't Mr. Shinji like to know what happened to his brother?"
Paul couldn't hold back his anger, not caring about pride anymore. "What did you do to Reggie?!" he roared, lunging forward.
Cyrus chuckled. "Nothing. Yet. But I will leave him harmless…on one condition."
Paul tried to ignore the sickening and sinking feeling in his gut, and choked out, "What do you want, you bloody demon…?"
The sunken face distorted into a smirk. "You know what I want." He lifted his arm and pointed directly at Dawn. "I want her. I want her dead." He stepped up so close that Paul could feel his breath billowing in his face. "Let's say we make a little deal. I get the girl and kill her, while I leave you and your brother in peace. However…if you do not wish to abide…" he tipped his head, and Paul could see the silver of a long brandished knife gleaming in the moonlight, hidden behind his back. "You know what I am capable of."
Dawn gulped and looked at Paul, waiting for his answer.
Paul hesitated. Part of him was wondering if he should say yes, and hand Dawn over. He always put himself before others, and he didn't want anything to happen to Reiji. But the other part didn't want anything to happen to Dawn, either, even though he knew he shouldn't be giving in to these types of cute crap. But he couldn't let Galactic win.
"No," Paul said strongly. "I'd rather die than subject to your plans."
Dawn whimpered at the man's now-harsh gaze, and clutched Paul's sleeve tighter.
"You'd rather die?" Cyrus' voice got harsher. "Then you shall…" He pulled out some device, and pressed one of the buttons.
"What was that…you just did?" Dawn asked, shaking in fear.
"Oh, nothing, my dear…" he murmured with a bone-chilling smile that didn't seem kind at all. He began to stalk towards them as he tossed two Pokeballs in the air. "Crobat! Weavile! Eliminate these two." The red beams materialized into a purple bat and a black and red feline who both growled as if they could already taste humans' blood on their lips.
Paul grimaced and called out his Electivire. "Electivire, standby for battle!" Getting ready to command his Pokemon, he was too concentrated on what he was doing to get Dawn off of him, but she did let go of him eventually and tried to sneak away to get help.
"Not so fast," Cyrus smirked as he reached for his knife. She regained her place at Paul's side, as the three of them, only an Electivire, a defenseless teen girl and a reckless boy driven by rage, backed away but got ready for the fight of their lives…
Mesprit, help us!!
"Ash…" Misty called out in the crowd, "Ash!!"
"Ash better get his backside over here. This is serious trouble…" Sara muttered, scanning the faces around her.
Misty nodded with her aqua eyes filled with concern. Finally a familiar voice piped up from the side of them.
"Hey, what's going on?" Ash appeared behind a large lady dancing and talked to the two girls. "You were calling me."
"Yes, we were," Sara said, "It's about Dawn."
Ash looked baffled. "I haven't seen her all this time, but she came with us to the ball," he muttered thoughtfully. "Where could she be?"
The girls exchanged worried glances. Misty then blurted out, "She went outside after Paul. It's been an hour and she hasn't come back yet!"
Ash widened his auburn eyes, and then stared at his feet, thinking.
"What?" Drew and May's voice seemed to come from nowhere as they made their way through the crowd to join them. "Dawn's gone missing?" May looked bewildered and worried, clutching her red dress tight in fear for her friend.
"And Paul," Ash added darkly. "What happened, Mist?"
"If I knew that, I wouldn't have asked you for help," Misty said dryly. "I told you, she left with Paul and didn't come back."
"We could do an aerial search," Drew offered. "We could find them easily if we look through the air. I have my Flygon."
"I'll come with you," Sara said.
"And me," Ash spoke up, and took out Staraptor's Pokeball and turned to them. "We have to find them, in case something happens!"
May looked at her green haired friend with wide sapphire eyes. "Please be careful, Drew," she whispered.
Drew stared at her with a soft expression, and was about to say something before Ash dragged him away.
They raced out the door and once they were outside, they tossed Pokeballs into the air.
"Flygon, let's go!"
"Staraptor, I choose you!"
"Maia, you're in charge!"
A green striped dragon flapped its diamond shaped wings, Ash's large bird crowed as it came out, and Sara's yellow Dragonite hovered above them.
Ash climbed aboard, and told Staraptor, "We're looking for Dawn and Paul." Staraptor cawed to show he understood. "Okay, let's go!"
"What will happen if we don't find them?" Sara as she climbed onto her hazel-eyed Dragonite.
"Don't say that," Ash told her, calming down his bird Pokemon, who seemed to be more agitated than usual. "Be more positive."
"I just hope they're all right; May will kick my butt if I don't find Dawn," Drew muttered as the winged creatures took off, spreading a cloud of sand as they lifted off the ground.
The three scanned the sky, but they couldn't see a thing from the distance they were at. "I can't see anyone," Sara complained.
"I'm beginning to think they left the island. This whole place is deserted!" Ash exclaimed.
"But we have to - Oh...my…." Drew's voice trailed off at some unseen thing.
Sara looked ahead, too, and gaped, murmuring a flammable word that burned Ash's ears.
When Ash looked ahead, he repeated it.
Ships with a "G" logo on it surrounded the sides of the island, with gigantic cannons ready to shoot, as if the commanders of them were waiting for something to leave. What seemed to be army troops, but not from any police force they knew gathered by the Fight Area, but they were already marching toward the Resort Area. The forest surrounding was torn apart by their Pokemon, flaming and clawed trees torn out of the ground as they approached the building at all sides.
As they stared helplessly at the damage, they weren't concentrating on anything and didn't hear the air current change as someone approached behind them, flying on a powerful Pokemon. When they did, fear clutched their hearts as the familiar voice laughed and said:
"Surprise, Surprise. Remember me?"
EDIT: I changed Reiji's name to Reggie because the US episode with him aired.
Ten dollars if you can guess who appeared behind them.
Again, please, Please, PLEASE Review!!
