DWA: Hey everyone! How are all my lovely readers! Now, you've probably realized I don't post on weekends. The weekend is my time to fuck around and do whatever. Regardless, I need a disclaimer.
Cassidy: DarkWolfAssassin does not own Pokémon, just this plot, and his OC's. Rina and Blizz belong to GSlayer, and Jack belongs to kyled91doc.
DWA: Thank you. Now for the Review replies.
GSlayer: That bit with Plusle was for comedy purposes. Obviously. Thank you for the fun to read reviews!
Pokemon Forever: Ah yes Lily's path. That won't be for a while. We still have Stanley's adventure in Kanto. Which I want to do but I have no idea . . . dude . . . replying to these reviews has to be the smartest thing I've done. I just got some ideas . . . FUCK YEAH! All craziness aside *Writes Ideas down* there are many paths as to keep the story interesting. We have Stanley developing as a Trainer, Mike and Cassidy gathering forces against ES, Snow's development as an ES member, and a little Lily here and there. I like that you said my story has a Legacy, it sounded sophisticated. Like a sir!
SnowyCursedRain: Welcome back Snowy! I wondered why you disappeared. Oh well, yeah I've been goin at this like a boss. Now the plots, as I told Pokemon Forever, are there to keep a readers interest. And the Shadow Legend, hoho boy, I smirk at the things I could do. I'll guess you were the guest seeing as the reviews were exactly the same. Glad to see you want more. c:
mrbean236: Get the game back and beat it. It's freaking amazing. The concept of having Pokémon technically succumb to their darkness is so fascinating, don't you agree?
And now for a recap.
Last time on The Arceus Assassin: We found out Lugia, a normally calm and collected Legendary, had a dark side that lusted for power, and is now in the hands of Engulfing Shadows. Lugia retreated to the depths of the ocean to sleep and wait for a human to cleanse him. Meanwhile, Taisetsu has recovered and the odd pair of Rina and Stanley set out to Lavaridge Town for the fourth badge, after getting their new Pokegears from Voltic. Snow got to see James and Danny fir a short talk, and Lily has decided on her path when she becomes a trainer.
There ya go, so, let's get going, shall we?
"Speech"
'Thought'
-Telepathy-
[Translated Pokespeech] Mike and Cass only
Chapter 11: Moving on
-(ooo)- Time: 11:54am, Next day, POV: Stanley
We were walking along the route to Lavaridge Town, though I was walking with a small limp. Rina definitely got me back for the incident, she kicked my ass in training. Literally and figuratively.
"So, how you holding up?" Blizz asked me.
"Ok I guess. I'm glad I'm not fighting you however. I'd probably be dead." I said. She lightly punched my shoulder while laughing.
"You idiot. You know you'll have to fight me eventually." She said with a grin.
"I know. I'm just glad it isn't now." I said. She nodded.
-So, why are you really doing this? Protecting us is obviously a motive, but it's not the only one.- Taisetsu asked. I focused my best to try and communicate via telepathy, by projecting my thoughts.
- . . . Well, to be- . . .- 'To be honest I'm doing this because of my dreams. I feel like I'm going to be fighting.' I thought.
-That was good. You're progressing quickly. Again, you'll only be able to use telepathy.-
'I know, still, it'll be nice to be able to talk to you without reading my mind.' I felt her tap my head in agreement.
"Rina, you calmed down enough?" I asked.
"Yeah, I'm surprised you were able to take that. I did have a hard time holding back." She said. I shrugged.
"It hurt, but I need to get better endurance." I said. She hummed in agreement.
"Alright then." I said taking out my Pokegear and looking at the map function. We still had a walk ahead of us until Lavaridge Town. "We still have quite a ways to go." I said.
-I estimate that we will arrive in the night. I suggest we recharge our batteries and have some lunch.- Taisetsu said to everyone with projected telepathy. We stopped and looked around until we saw a nice looking lake in the distance, with a clearing on one side.
"How about over there?" I asked. Everyone looked and saw the spot.
"Perfect. Come on!" Rina said running off with Blizz. I ran after them, and we eventually came to the spot and saw a man on a pier, he was fishing. He looked back at us and smiled.
"Hello there young ones. Here for the fishing?" He said. We shook our heads.
"It looked like a nice spot for lunch." I said.
"Ahh, taking a rest eh? Well I have to be going. If you want you can have this fishing rod." He said holding it out. I took it with a smile.
"Thank you sir."
"Oh it's quite alright. I have plenty at home. Good luck with the fishing!" He said before he grabbed a cooler and walked away. I pressed a button and the rod collapsed and became compact.
'I'll use it later.' I thought as I was Rina starting a campfire.
"Mystery, Hakuhyo, come out and relax." I said and the device on my waist released the two from their respective Poke Balls. Mystery went over to the pile of sticks and used Will-o-Wisp to ignite them. Hakuhyo dipped his feet into the water. Suddenly, Rain cannonballed into the water and splashed water all over Hakuhyo, who grinned and jumped in and started a splash fight.
"Hmm, hey, Taisetsu!" I shouted. She looked over and saw the splash fight and grinned, becoming outlined in blue. I looked to the lake and saw a massive wave crash into the two playing Pokémon. I burst into laughter at their confused expression.
"Kirlia Kir Kir! Lia Kirlia!" Taisetsu shouted as she giggled. I walked over to my bag and put the fishing rod away and pulled out my sketchbook. I had started a picture of Taisetsu in her new form, and I wanted to finish it. So I grabbed my pencil and continued on the eyes.
-(ooo)- Time: 1:45pm, Location: Weather Institute, POV: Snow, 1st Person
I stepped out of the cab and handed the driver the money I owed. He sped away as I stood still.
'Time to get that data.' I thought to myself as I looked at the research building. I walked into the forest and set down my suitcase. I pulled out the suit and put it on. I heard the mechanical whirring and clicking as the helmet formed on my head. I looked at the cliff leading to the building and sighed.
'Yay, I get to go rock climbing.' I though sarcastically. I jumped on to the cliff face and started climbing, the suit making it rather easy. Eventually, I made it to the top.
'Now to get in.'
I looked around and saw a slightly open window. I went over to it and looked inside.
'Activate infrared scanner.'
"Infrared scanner activated." My vision changed and I saw blobs of heat in a blue background. I looked left and right and saw no one in the hallway. I sneaked in and activated the invisibility. I started walking through the halls as I followed a waypoint to the server room, courtesy of James. I made sure to avoid the pathways that had people in them. I encountered one guard but I knocked him out with a hit to a pressure point. I finally got to the server room.
"Time until invisibility recharge, thirty seconds." I hid in the shadows and turned off the invisibility, and let it recharge. When it did, I reactivated it and went to a terminal. I plugged in a USB and it hacked into the system, the program gathering all data on weather manipulation without the use of Pokémon.
I made sure to constantly check the door to see if it had opened. I heard a beep and pulled out the USB.
'I actually hope the next objective is harder than this. Maybe David was anticipating more resistance.' I thought as I went to the window. When I reached it I hopped out and jumped off the cliff, grabbing the side to slow my decent, feeling the rock of the cliff break beneath my fingers.
'I'm very glad this suit is durable.' I thought as I landed. I looked back to the building and smiled.
'I like field work. It's fun.'
I packed up my suit and walked away from the area, happy with my success.
-(ooo)- Time: 1:45pm, POV: Stanley, 1st Person
I set down my sketchbook with a smile. I finished the picture. Taisetsu was sitting on a log looking into the night sky. Her eyes reflected some of the stars as she had a blissful smile on her face.
"Yo, lunch is ready!" Rina called. I walked over to her and sat down as she handed me a bowl of stew.
"Smells great!" I said as I took a taste. "Same for the taste!" I said.
"Thanks! I did work hard on this. After all, you've been doing well in training." She said smiling. I looked to my team and saw them enjoying their own Pokechow, as well as Rina's team. Blizz was with us, eating a mix of stew and Pokechow.
"So, next gym is a Fire type gym, I'll guess Rain will be your saving grace?" I asked. Rina nodded and swallowed her food.
"Yeah. I just hope he can take the hits. My team is particularly weak to fire as you can see." She said. I nodded.
"I need a fourth Pokémon now that I think about it." I said. "Preferably a Water type."
"Well, you have a fishing rod and there's a lake right there. Go fishing after you eat." Blizz said.
"Yeah. I'll do that. Seems logical. Maybe I'll get a Gyarados or something." I said. I picked up my eating pace slightly. I wanted to get that new member ASAP.
"Sneasel Sne." Hakuhyo said pointing at me.
"I agree with Hakuhyo. Slow down and enjoy the meal Stanley. We have all the time we need." Blizz said. I nodded and smiled at Hakuhyo, who grinned and went back to his food.
As we ate, I decided to think about how everything was going. Rina and I were on our way to being in the League, Taisetsu evolved, for a price at the time. I have a Dark/Ice type, a Ghost type, and a Psychic type. I'll soon have a water type. Lily has two Pokémon of her own, an Absol and a Ralts. Rina has four Pokémon, a Servine, Leafeon, Lucario and Marshtomp. We were moving on in life.
Then my thoughts drifted to Jack. The arrogant guy who seemed to be warming up to me. I know he has a Murkrow, Wingull and Charmeleon, so he'll be tough to beat. I wonder how he won against Voltic, if he did that is. I then thought of ES. They were helping Hoenn with the Remnants, diminishing their numbers and such. Still, I didn't like them. Especially Danny.
I shook my head to clear my mind and realized I had finished my meal subconsciously.
"I'm going to go fishing guys." I said standing up and going to my bag and getting the rod out. I ran to the pier and cast the line. As I sat down, I heard light footsteps. I turned my head and saw Taisetsu.
-May I join you?- She asked. I nodded and she sat down beside me. I check my Pokegear and saw it was 2:14pm. I smiled at the time I had and relaxed. I felt Taisetsu lean against me. I sat there, listening to the waves as Taisetsu leaned on me, and I let my mind go blank.
-(o)- Time: 2:54pm
I tug on the line snapped me out of my trance. I looked and saw the line being pulled out.
'Gotcha.' I thought . I moved and snapped Taisetsu out of her trance and I started reeling the Pokémon in, though I was having trouble.
"Jeez this one's strong!" I said. Taisetsu used Psychic to assist me. "Thanks!"
-No problem, just reel it in!- She said. I pulled in as I knew Taisetsu was keeping the line intact and helping with the reeling. So I pulled back as hard as I could and the Pokémon surfaced, slapping me in the face with its tail. I fell down and heard the Pokémon land.
"Holy crap. No way!" Rina shouted as I stood up. I turned and saw a Milotic on the land.
"I caught a Milotic?" I said in disbelief. Feebas were one thing, but an actual Milotic?!
The Milotic looked around, assessing the situation. It seemed to smirk and glare right at me. Its tail gained a metallic sheen and it charged me.
"Taisetsu, Psychic!" I shouted and a blast of energy came from behind me and warped around me, slamming into Milotic and sending it back. It got up easily and sent a stream of water my way.
'Why is it attacking me!?' I rolled out of the way of the water.
"Why are you after me!?" I shouted to the Milotic. It made a "come at me" gesture with its tail.
"You want to fight me personally?" I asked and it nodded.
"I-I can't fight a Pokémon! I'm barely capable of fighting for myself!" I shouted. Its eyes widened and looked at Rina, then back at me. It nodded and pointed its tail at Taisetsu.
-That's better.- Taisetsu said with a glare. Milotic looked at Taisetsu and then smiled as it closed its eyes. When they opened it shot a stream of salty water at Taisetsu, who blocked with a Light Screen.
"Thunderbolt!" I called and Taisetsu sent a blast of electricity at Milotic. Milotic became covered in an odd shifting glow. She took the attack, but it was sent back at Taisetsu, striking her and sending her back with a shriek.
"Tai!" I shouted. She got up and glared at Milotic, who was glowing. The burn mark from the Thunderbolt vanished.
"The first attack was Mirror Coat, and then it used Recover. Wow, what a smart one you are." I said to myself.
'Okay, we need a plan, all special attacks it can rebound, and it can use Recover to heal. We need to paralyze it or something. Wait, I got it!' I looked to Taisetsu, whose legs were already outlined in a blue glow. She balled her hands into fists.
"GO!" I shouted. Taisetsu shot forward and started using Thunderpunch while using Psychic and Teleport to strike Milotic rapidly and in a different spot each time. Taisetsu teleported to my side and fell on one knee. I looked at the Milotic and it was struggling to move and looked hurt. I grabbed the shrunken Dive Ball from my pocket and enlarged it.
"Probably the only chance I have. Dive Ball, go!" I shouted. As soon as I threw the ball I scooped up Taisetsu.
"You okay?" I asked. She nodded and looked at the ball as it hit Milotic and sucked her inside. The Dive Ball closed and landed on the ground and started wobbling. I watched in suspense as the ball rocked back and forth, until it made a small ping sound and stopped.
"No. Fucking. Way." Rina said with her mouth wide open. "You just caught a Milotic. A FUCKING MILOTIC! On the first fucking try!" She said. I walked over to the ball and picked it up.
"Yeah I did. I can't believe it either." I said.
-Believe what you will, but never doubt yourself child.- A new, feminine voice said in my head. I looked around for the source.
"Hey, you okay?" Blizz asked.
"Someone other than Taisetsu just spoke to me through telepathy." I said.
"Well Milotic are very peculiar Pokémon. They have been known to talk via telepathy." Blizz said.
"Wow. So now I'll have two voices in my head." I said. Taisetsu sighed and rolled her eyes.
"What? It's true." I said. She smiled and shook her head.
-We should get moving. I think we all agree we want to be in Lavaridge before nightfall.- Taisetsu said to everyone. I nodded and returned everyone to their respective Poke Balls while Rina did the same. We packed and cleaned and set out for Lavaridge.
-(ooo)- Time: 3:45pm, Location: Hall of Origins, POV: Mike, 1st Person.
I was sitting in the Hall lounge, with one thought in my mind.
'Why the hell does this place look like it's meant for humans? I know they have human forms, but it seems redundant.' I then heard a noise and looked behind me to see Cassidy fall out of a portal.
"Nice entrance." I said.
"Oh shut up. Again, you've had powers for years. Me? A couple months." She said.
"Still, I give the entrance a three." I said. I moved my head and felt air brush my ear as her swing missed.
"Damn you."
"I'm already damned my dear. And when I die I'll go to heaven and drag you to hell so we may be together for eternity." I said.
"So I'll die first?" She asked. I sweatdropped as she killed the mood I tried to set up.
"No. But I'll find a way to get to heaven by the time you die. Or we die at the same time and I'll find a way. Anyways, depressing topics aside, how'd the training go?"
"Pretty good. I've learned a lot of new spells. I even have one for electricity!" She said holding up her hand with the kanji for lightening and blue electricity sparking from her palm and fingers.
"Don't you dare." I said. She smirked and launched it at me, the bolt sending me to the floor. I sat up rubbing my chest.
"Ow. Why?"
"Why not?"
[ROTOM IF THAT WAS YOU I SWEAR I'LL REVERT YOU INTO NOTHING BUT ECTOPLASM!] Bellowed the voice of an irritated Cresselia.
"What's up her ass?" Cassidy asked.
"Well . . . Lugia's technically gone rouge." I said.
"Technically?"
"His dark side split from his light side. And now David has a Shadow Lugia."
"Oh fantastic." Cassidy said with obvious sarcasm. Just then Rotom sped through the room.
[I didn't do it Auntie Cresselia! I swear!] He said as he passed. Cresselia just passed with a pissed off look.
"Umm, not my problem." I said.
"Ditto." Cassidy said in turn. Darkrai came up from a shadow.
"She went that way." I said pointing in the direction Cresselia went. He nodded and sped off as well. Both Cassidy and I sat down.
"So, what's our next move?" She asked.
"I'm thinking we stay here a couple more days until everyone calms down, and then we set back out fr training." I said.
"What about Stanley?"
"I have people on that. They always have an eye on them."
"You have people?" She asked with a questioning look.
"Well . . . not people per say. . ."
"Oh. I get it. At least you're watching them. And ES?"
"I don't know. Right now, we know where Max is, but I want to wait. He can take it. Still. I hope he's okay." I said looking into space. Cassidy put her head on my shoulder. I could sense she had little energy left from her training. I smiled.
'She tries so hard. Just so she can be by my side at all times. Through the good, the bad, and the worst of life.' I looked at her and saw that she was asleep.
'Sleep tight Cassidy Angelus. We have only begun to see the worst of what's to come I fear.'
-(ooo)- Time: 10:34pm, Location: Lavaridge PKMN CNTR, POV: Stanley, 1st Person
We walked into the center, tired from the very long trek we had.
"Finally here." I said. Rina hummed in agreement. Taisetsu had fallen asleep so I had put her in her Love Ball.
"Welcome to the Pokémon Center. May I help you?" The Nurse Joy at the counter asked. I set my device on the counter and Rina set three of her four Poke Balls on the counter.
"Can you heal them and may we get a room?" I asked. She nodded and too the Poke Balls. She came back with a key.
"Here you two go. Good night." She said.
"Night." Blizz said. She was ready to fall over so she didn't care.
"Best I got is that she learned it. Night." I said to the stunned Nurse Joy. Eventually, we were all in a bed, though Blizz just kinda fell into hers.
"Say Stanley?" Rina asked.
"Yeah?"
"Think about this. We've been friends for over a year now. We've helped each other when needed, been there for each other. Hell you've seen me naked, though on accident."
"That last thing I'm not thinking about." I said. She laughed silently.
"What I mean is, how are we going to fight each other in the League if it comes down to that?" She asked.
"What do you mean?"
"Stanley, it's hard for me to train you, it hurts me to see you hurt. Remember how I was the new girl in school with a Lucario always around. People always picked on me. You. You came up to me and offered to be my friend."
"To which you hugged me."
"Exactly. Stan, we're so close people in the school thought we were dating. Hell they probably think you've fucked me at least once by now." She said.
" . . . Yeah. They probably do." I said.
"Still. Let's say we're in the finals." I heard her shift in her bed. "What will we do?" I sat up to see her facing away from me on her side. I got up and sat down on her bed, facing away from her.
"We give it our all. We try not to think of that as the battle to see who gets to fight the Elite Four, but as a battle between friends. It'll make it fun, and easier." I said. I heard her shift again.
"Why the hell are you so good with words?" She asked. I looked at her. To be honest, she looked stunning in the moonlight. Her hair was a bit unkempt but it seemed iconic. I'd have to draw this later. Maybe give it to her.
"If I was good with words I have the feeling I would be lying next to you with my arms around you. But that's not happening." I said with a smile. She giggled.
"True. Maybe when we get back you could try for someone. I'm sure a big leaguer such as yourself could get someone." She said.
"Oh ha ha, we've been over this. I don't like anyone in that school." I stood up and went to my bed.
"Oh and one more thing Rina. The moonlight hit you perfectly tonight. So expect a picture of you sometime in the future." I said. She chuckled.
"Can't wait." She said. I lied down and soon feel to sleep.
(Dream)
Here I was again.
"Are you ever going to show yourself?" I asked no one in particular. Well, no one visible.
"When the time is right."
"Of course." I said irritated. "You're annoying, you know that?" I asked.
"I am only here to convey some advice. Be mindful of everything in the world around you. Dangers are lurking everywhere."
"Is that relevant to today when the Milotic attacked me?"
"In a way, yes. It will help you in the future as well. I must go. Time here and time in the conscious realm are rather different. Time to awaken."
The large flame appeared, the same sticks, though it seems a couple have been added. The fire seems to have grown a bit. Then came the chained and locked box. I looked around and checked my pockets, still no key.
"Well, I'll unlock that thing eventually." I said as the world faded around me.
DWA: Okay, so that all happened. I was not about to go through the beauty evolution for Feebas. Too much work. Seems lazy huh? You try and do this stuff. ANYWAY! Sorry about not posting on weekends. Again, my time to fuck around. Plus I have been reading PMD comics on Deviantart.
Stanley: How much longer until my dreams are understood.
DWA: For me to know and for you to wait.
Stanley: Damn you.
DWA: Okay. Now, I'll end this here and say, remember to review everyone!