Chapter 14: What's Next?

-Meanwhile in a Cave-

A gang of three was talking with their purple hoods down.

"Did you get the girl?", said what looked like the leader of the three, a gorilla with shades on his head, a black top, black pants with a silver chain with his duo sward on them and his Alakazam next to him.

"No, I didn't, that hedgehog got to me before I was able to do it, but at least Gallade was able to distract the Lucario and the new recruit's Epson was able to distract the fire mouse long enough to put a tracking device on her arm before he pinned me toa tree with his Chaos Blade.", said what looked the muscles of the group, a lion with rusty yellow main, a bright green top with a yellow side diamond that looked like a snake's eye with camouflage plants with his spiked flared on his back.

"You really think I did a good job?", asked a blue hedgehog with long quils tied up in a pony tail with some hanging off to side of her face, she weared a big red bow beside her right ear, she wear a gray long sleeve - shirt with some gray sweats, she had her axe, the metal had a black crow wing design on her back with her Epson sitting next to her.

(Of course young one, you did great) (Thank you Eps, you always know how to cheer me up)

Elsewhere

Crystal's P. O. V

WHAT THE HECK JUST HAPPEN!?", I yelled with my eyes flashing blue

If you can't tell am pissed, I mean one min we are training and the next am attacked by a guy in a purple robe, ya you be pissed and freaking out too, Shadow was trying to calm me down, but heh at the min it wasn't working.

"Crystal, you need to calm down and this isn't helping."

"Well, if you were an eight yr old that almost just lost her aura, you be freaking out too."

"Heh, well when you put it that way you got a point, how about this I make us some hot chocolate and I tell you of how I know the Psychic's."

"Fine", so they when inside to have a talk.

-Time Ship-

"So, are you gonna to tell me what's going on?", as she took a slip of her drink.

It seems hot chocolate always seems to calms me down and it a good way to tell a story, and Shadow know its my weakness.

"Well, you know the story of how aura started, of how Sir Aron."

"Of course I do that was the day you told me about my aura, but I don't get how that to do with this group that attack me?", she asked as her eyes were flashing between brown and blue and her claws were coming out of her paws, she had put the cup on the table, so she wouldn't break it with her claws.

"That why am going to tell you the next part of the story, now you need to calm down, take a deep breath, retract your claws and have a drink."

I did as he said, but it was harder to retract my claws it seems they reacted to my emotions and I been pretty pissed lately, so I carefully picked up the cup and hot drink warmed my insides and finally they retracted after I calmed down.

"See? Isn't that better?"

"Yeah, as I closed my eyes savor the warm taste, "Now can you continue what you were going to say, please.", as I reopened my eyes.

"Of course young wolf, as I was saying you know that Sir Aron was the first Aura Guardian, but you don't know of the people he was fighting against to save Rota."

"Who were they?", as my curiosity was starting to I lend closer to him.

(Well, back in those days young wolf they were known as the Dark Aura's Users, they used aura as well, but in the wrong ways. They seek power as the true aura user only seeks peace for humans and pokemon a like)

"Wow, as I sinked back into the sofa that Sonic, Flare and I were sharing,"So that person wanted to take my aura, just for his own gain.", as she growled and made her hands into knuckles.

"Pretty much, looks like my past is coming back to haunt me.", as he looked down in shame.

"What are you talking about Shadow?", as I brought my head back up and tilt it to the side.

(It time that you told her the truth, if they are going to be after her too), as Lucario looked at him with sad red eyes.

He sighed, "Your right Lucario, as always. Crystal am afraid to tell you this, but I know the group that attacked you."

"Really?", with my head still tilted.

"Heh, you think Lucario and I were smart right off the back, no when your young you make mistakes and joining the Psychic's was the biggest that we ever made."

-FlashBack-

(We see a younger Shadow and a Riolu training in hand - to - hand combat. As they were training they didn't notice a lion and Kirlira hiding up in the branches watching them.

"So, what do you think Kirl, they wort picking?", he asked as he was sharing the spikes on the tree.

(Yes, they both harness a good amount of aura in them), the psychic type said with a male voice, as it eyes were glowing green.

"Prefect,as he put the spike ball on his back, "Ready for dose acting skills of ours to go to work?"

(You know it), as they jump down from the branch they were standing on.

"Did you hear that?", as they backed away from each other.

(Yes and I don't like it), as the young riolu tried to scent the aura. (I got nothing, they must be hiding their aura from us), as his dreads went down.

And just as that happen, someone and his parter walked out.

"And who might you be?", as they both got into fighting stands.

"Ah, let me introduce myself, am known as Marcus Kenyon Martin, but Marcus is just fine and this my parter Kirlira.", as he extend his hand for a handshake.

"Well, am known as Shadow the Hedgehog and my parter Riolu and I don't truth you.", he said with his arms crossed.

"Would you listen to me, if I told you there was a way to make your aura stronger.", as he pulled his hand away, turned round and looked like he was going to walk away.

"Wait!"

(Shadow think about what you're doing, do you want to do this?)

(Of course Riolu, we will actually have some guidness in this training of ours)

(If you say so Shadow, I trust your judgement let's do it)

"Yes", as he turned back round to face him.

"My parter and I would like to hear more of your agreement."

"Prefect, we will leave at once so you may meet the others of the Psychic's group, Kirl teleport us to HQ if you please."

(On it), and as it was said the psychic type eyes glowed green, there was a white flash and four that were there were gone.

When they reappeared, they were in a cave with a gorilla with a Kadara and a panda with a Natu on his shoulder.

"I see your mission was successful.", said the gorilla.

"Shadow, this here is Spencer Franklin, as he pointed to the gorilla "and Noah Raymond Thompson, but we just call him Noah.", as he then pointed to the panda, he had an orange vest, brown shorts, and a silver earring in his right ear,, with a bow and a bag of arrows on his back.

"So, do you want to get stronger?", Spencer asked with his arms crossed.

"Of course, I already talked it out with my parter and the both of us are up for it."

"Excellent, then lets us begin.", as he rubbed his hands together.

Oh, was I wrong.

-Time Ship- Some Years Later

A little bit older Shadow is dueling with Marcus, as well his Gallade and Riolu.

"I WON'T DO IT!", Shadow yelled, as his blade came contact with the spike ball.

"And I thought you wanted to get stronger.", as he drawled the ball back and through it again.

"Not at the price of an other aura user.", as he through a chaos blade to block the ball.

"Well, if you won't join us at the price of that, what about your parter's own safety? Galldae use Psycho Cut."

"NO!", and just before the attack was fired from the pokemon's hand Shadow had ran in front of his best friend to take the cut instead.

(Shadow! Are you ok?)

"You know it my friend, but am afraid that it may have make a mark.", as he grab his shoulder to apply pressure to make sure he didn't bleed too much.

"And I thought you were my friend, that why we are leaving.", as he turned around to walk away.

"FINE! I will find you AND then I will finish what I just started and next time, it won't just be your shoulder."

"Let's move, Riolu."

As they finally got far enough, they stopped to heal Shadow's shoulder.

"Heh, it a good thing we were practicing this in secret.", as Rilou was using Heal Pulse.

(Am surprise that they couldn't figure out how you healed so fast, after so many times you got into fights.), giving him a smirk.

"Ya, I guess your right", as he looked away.

(But you know something, am very proud of your decision today) , and as he said that he smiled, then a white light came over his body.

Shadow had not noticed that it was dawn already and as he turned around to face his parter, he didn't see the jackal that he knew so well, no he saw a new form.

"So, you were that proud of my judgement today?", as he chuckled.)

- End Flashback-

"Lucario evolved that day and if it wasn't for my fast thinking, 1: I would had never seen it and 2: I would have lost more than just a few hairs.", as he pulled down his shirt sleeve to show Crystal what he minted, next to his black fur was a mixed with some white, but as the story told there was a gray battle scar going up his shoulder next to where some, white fur used to be.

"But that's ancient history, pulling the sleeve back up "What, we need to focus on is the here and now."

"Right,closing her eyes slipping her cup "So, what do you supposed we do about the situation?"

"We run for it", he said with a stern voice with his hands together.

There ya go people a real chapter for once. Ok two things I want to point out, the next chapter is going to a time ship to what be happening like Shadow says they are going on the run, so expect that and second I been doing some thinking, but I thought I get the reader's option as well, I been thinking of either make this a long story, (which I love) or stop at next chapter and make a squeal, I haven't decided yet. Alwell I got time.

Later