Chapter 12: Zero blades

Me: -_- Ignore the chapter title, I couldn't think of anything else...

Aveira: It fits...kinda.

Me: It's more kinda than it fits.

Lightning: You lost me...

Hotaru: I'm not captured anymore, so I'll disclaim! Aero doesn't own Pokemon or any of the OCs sent to her.

Me: On with the chapter!


Normal POV

Short huffs escaped the gallade's mouth. Fists were balled and shaking. Blood red eyes glaring at every trainer and police officer that faced him. Said eyes watched as the firefighter continued to use their blastoise to put out the fires caused by him. They shifted over back to the police, their Pokemon eager and ready to attack and make sure he didn't escape. The trainers had gathered to help in any way that they can.

Every one of these humans should die. They think they can catch me?

"Arcanine, use flamethrower, now!" A police woman shouted. Rage seeped into every part of his body again and he began to tremble.

How dare they!

He ran forward with incredible speed, easily sidestepping the flames. He swung his arm up, leaping into the air at the same instant. He landed hard, swiping his bladed arm across the arcanine's face, before it could realize what was happening. The fire Pokemon was knocked quite a distance and the gallade saw the blood glistening on his blade. The police lady ran for her Pokemon, shouting its name. A weak scratch attack caused him to stumble a few steps. He whirled around and spotted a linoone growling at him. Using his speed, he leaped at him and sent a punch towards the Pokemon. It landed, sending sparks of electricity shooting through the victim's body. The linnone cried out before flying past it's owner. The gallade huffed again, tensing for the next attack. Trainers and police all surrounded him, sending out multiple Pokemon. They obviously found this one hard to beat.

Gallade spun and started towards the forest beside the mountain. The Pokemon had to leap out of the way to avoid being kicked or knocked out of the way by gallade. He didn't slow down.

"Pidgeotto, go after him!"

"You too, staravia!"

"Skarmory, make sure it doesn't escape!"

The calls and cries became more faded and distant as he ran on.

Damn humans.

He stopped just before the ground under him leaned upward, towards the nearby mountain. His breaths were still in short huffs and his red eyes darted around for any movement. The sound of buzzing caught his ears and he whirled around to catch the source. A yanma flew towards him. Eyes fully red and body darkened told the gallade not to attack. Not unless he attacked first.

"Zero, you're wanted." The yanma informed him. "Whoa, where've you been?"

The gallade, Zero, glanced down at his blood splattered blade. He heard the yanma chuckle. Rage, once again, clouded his eyes as the humans flooded his mind and he cried out. He slashed, with both blades, towards the yanma. Being lucky and quick, the Pokemon was able to avoid all of his slashes. The gallade jumped forward, past the yanma, and sliced clean through a tree. Branches cracked and fell around him but he didn't move. He only stood, slightly slouched over, huffing. Finally, the tree started to lean sideways and crash to the ground. Still, Zero didn't move. Yanma, on the other hand, had to weave through the branches that threatened to stab him or slap him to the ground.

"A little angry, aren't you." The yanma huffed. "I know you have some weird grudge against humans, but you're really needed. Our next target. It's Shaymin. Darkrai wants your help in finding it."

Zero's eyes turned to the large snowcapped mountain that loomed above him. Shaymin was hidden in there somewhere.

Lightning's POV

Our little group wasn't all that little anymore. It grew from three to four to five to six to eight. Jeez. Was there even enough room. Well, at least we all escaped that shadowed place safely. And Ella was still knocked out. this time Aveira carried her.

"My bag!" Riaqhuar exclaimed, running over to were we hid it before we went into that shadowed hideout place. She picked it up and rummaged through, making sure everything was there. She then slung it over her head and secured it on her shoulder, where it should be. "Are we continuing our search for Shaymin?" She asked.

Aveira gave a sharp nod. "I want to know as much as I can about these things now." A breeze blew, ruffling through all of our fur, but I somehow couldn't pry my eyes from Aveira. The wind gently swept her black fur across her eyes and she shook it away. Silver eyes shined brighter in the sunlight. They turned to me and I think my heart skipped a beat.

"Hello! Earth to Lightning!" Violet shouted jumping on top of me. I blinked a couple of times before turning and glaring at the meowth seated on my back.

"Let's go." Aveira announced. She glanced over her shoulder at Ella just to make sure she was alright. She's caring like that.

"I can't go with you." The eevee, Vui said.

Aveira turned to her and tilted her head. "Why not?"

"I have to search for my other friend. He's probably worrying and searching for me. I can't just leave him." A small smile crossed her muzzle. "Maybe we'll meet again?"

"Um." Aveira said. Then Vui just ran off in the other direction, searching for her friend.

"It's all right. She can take care of herself." I assured her. I started walking past her, taking longer strides on my newly longer legs. Yes, evolving was officially awesome. "Are we going?"

"What about them?" Violet asked and I noticed that she was still seated on my back.

"No free rides." I muttered before sitting. I watched as she tumbled to the ground. "Well, unless Aveira needs it of course."

"Aveira?" She asked.

"What?" I said quickly.

Violet shook her head and turned to the umbreon and vulpix. "So, are you two coming?"

"Why not." Alasdair said with a shrug.

Echo glanced at Riaqhuar. "I'm not sure I can trust her." We all watched her. "I mean, you all have shown that you're trustworthy, but she almost became shadowed. Who says it won't happen again?"

"I know it's hard for you to trust her." Aveira said with a smile. "But she only made a mistake. She was confused and afraid. You can't blame her for choosing what she did."

"Well, not completely." Violet added. We all decided to ignore her.

"Hm." Echo mused watching Riaqhuar, who was looking pretty guilty at the moment. "All right. I'll go. But this doesn't mean I trust her."

"Alright." Aveira said, accepting. "Maybe she'll gain your trust later on."

"Maybe." Echo muttered and started to follow us towards the direction of our legendary.

Vui's POV

I lifted my nose into the air again, trying to catch the scent of my friend. I was headed towards Jatora's tree, I knew it, but how did I know that Avery was there? Suddenly, something hard and fluttery crashed into me and sent us both tumbling. We quickly came to a stop and I leaped to my feet, already suspecting a shadowed. Instead a butterfree sat up and shook a little from the impact. She saw me and flew behind me.

"Heh heh. You'll hide me, right?" She asked.

"What? Why?" I turned to face her.

"Well, you see I was just innocently wandering through the trees like I always did. Until I bumped into a shadowed cacturn. Being me, my first thoughts were, why would a cacturn be in the middle of a forest? So I just asked him. Then he glared angrily at me and I jumped back. I'm tough, you know. I don't run from fights so easily, but it was a shadowed Pokemon! I used my psybeam attack and it wasn't affective enough. He swiped at my attack and his thorns caught on my bow. My favorite bow!"

I blinked, finding her increasingly emotional and dramatic about the whole thing.

"So yeah. He stole my bow and I took off. I think he's after me."

"Hey!" Called a gruff voice and the butterfree flinched and hid behind me. A huge cacturn stumbled through the trees and bushed until he was in front of us.

"We'll fight you! Two on one!" The butterfree shouted, leaping in front of me to prove her point.

The cacturn responded by holding his arm up. A long red ribbon was still attached to one of his thorns. I looked at the Pokemon's eyes and recognized him. "Hey it's you!" I said. "I thought you were shadowed, but you're really not."

He blinked.

"Whoa! You're not shadowed?" The butterfree exclaimed. She flew up and snatched the bow away and secured it back where I assumed it was supposed to be. On one of her thin antennae. "Well, you're really big and scary looking. It's easy for someone to mistake you for a shadowed." She continued matter-of-factly. "It didn't help that you glared at me then stole my bow."

"I didn't glare at you." The Pokemon claimed. Did I see a little hurt in those eyes?

"What's your name?" I asked.

"Oh, it's Sal!" The butterfree piped up happily.

"Um, not you." I said slowly. Sal looked a little confused and I turned back to the cacturn. "Name?"

"Dagger."

"Like the ones you sent to me earlier?" Sal asked. I gave her a look and she shrugged.

"All right, Dagger. I'm assuming you're really a good guy. Would you help me look for my friend?"

"You need help?" He asked. I nodded. "Sure. I'll help. I'm actually really against the shadowed Pokemon."

"Perfect!" I grinned.

"Can I come?" Sal said quickly. "I'll help too. I'm sick of being alone anyway."

"Um, sure." I said, a smile widening. "But no more insults."

"What insults?"


Me: Another chapter done! Yessss! Hm. The beginning is a little dark. hey zoeten, I made Zero have sort of a grudge against humans. Is that okay?

Lightning: Eh.

Vui: Dagger has returned! Calm and more nicer than before.

Sal: Hey! I came too.

Vui: I was getting there.

Me: I wonder how long this fic will run on...

Aveira: You don't know?

Me: Nope. I'm writing as I go just in case someone else sends an OC. Yay~

Alasdair: We're following Pokemon we just met, Vui has just escape and is now looking for Avery, a thought-to-be villain has returned, Shaymin's in danger, and a new villain is revealed. How twisted is this going to get?

Me: Don't know. I'm actually wondering if I'll have to change the rating... Hey! You're not supposed to know about Zero! Or Shaymin!

Aveira: Aero, likes reviews, but she's too into the future of our story to say so. So, um...review, please...