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Lance commanded Salamence to land in front of the Hearthome City Police Department. Hazel rushed into the building to get a good look at the scouter they were able to imprison.
"Sorry, you can't enter without authorization." said an officer, blocking Hazel from walking through the double doors to reach the prison cells.
"It's okay. She's with me." said Cynthia, as she followed Hazel. "We need to talk to that man." The officer allowed them to go in. Lance and Dan waited outside. The officer brought them to a room at the end of the corridor. Inside was the scouter by the name of Darius, but he was tied up and he could not use his pokeballs.
"Ah, Cynthia, the champion of the region." said Darius facetiously. "How about you untie me and we can battle it out, see if you are really worthy of that title." he challenged.
"Do I look foolish to you?" asked Cynthia. "I know you'll try to run away. Now tell me, where are the rest of your people. We know there are five of you."
"Like I'm going to tell you." said Darius.
"I'm not going to lie about the punishments you and your "friends" will receive once you are caught. You murdered many innocent lives tonight, and that is something I cannot sugar-coat." said Cynthia sternly.
"Cynthia, can I have a moment alone with him?" asked Hazel.
"Oh, sure. Be careful." said Cynthia hesitantly as she and the officer walked out of the room. Hazel stepped closer to Darius.
"Who the hell are you?" asked Darius.
"Maybe this will jog your memory." she said as she showed her necklace to him. Darius recognized the design on the necklace, for he was quite surprised.
"You are from Celtic Town, that village who practically worshipped the legendaries. Yes, I remember you. You were a baby back then, weren't you." he said.
"So you do remember killing all those innocent people from my village?" asked Hazel.
"I have to say, it was all for the Lustrous orb. And I remember your parents, cowering in fear, protecting you from us."
"What are you talking about?" asked Hazel.
"I was the scouter that killed your parents. I drove a knife through both of their skulls. I wouldn't have killed them if they just handed over the orb, but they were too stubborn." said Darius.
Hazel eyes burned with anger. "You killed my parents." she repeated. "I will make you pay!" she shouted as she pulled took out a pokeball and summoned Rhyperior.
"Rhyperior, kill this man!" shouted Hazel.
"Stop!" yelled Cynthia as she reentered the room. "Hazel, we need him. He can give us valuable information on where the scouters are and where they are keeping Quinn and Ryo. Just calm down."
Hazel withdrew Rhyperior. "Fine. Let's first find Ryo and Quinn." she said.
"Hey, Cynthia and Hazel. Can we talk to you two for a second." asked Lance as he poked his head through the door. The two of them followed him out back to the front room of the police department.
"We don't need to beat the words out of that guy. Some townsfolk informed us that those scouters headed to the north side of the city. Using the information, we have a higher chance of finding them." said Dan.
"But, that is still very inefficient and vague. The area to the north of Hearthome is quite large. How can we be sure that we will find them by tonight. If we don't soon, who knows what they will do to those two boys." said Cynthia.
Meanwhile, back at Darius' cell. The police officer was watching over him, making sure he wasn't planning on doing anything funny. His pokeballs were locked in a vault, so he was not able to reach them. He had a plan in mind though.
"Ow!" he shouted as he fell off his chair, hitting the floor.
"What are you up to?" asked the officer as he walked over to pull him back onto his chair. Big mistake. Using the strength in his abdomen, he hooked his tied legs around the officer, tripping her. She fell hard onto the ground, and without wasting a second, Darius jumped on top of the officer's body, crushing her under his weight.
"You scream, I'll kill you right here." threatened Darius. The officer complied and didn't scream. "Now, untie my hands." The officer had no choice but to untie him, as she was in no condition to fight back. When Darius' hands were free, he reached for her waist and grabbed her gun. He pointed the gun at her head. "Now, untie my feet." he said.
After his body was completely free, he pulled the officer up and forced her to open the vault with his pokeballs. Darius collected all of his pokemon. "Sorry, miss. But you understand I have to do this." he said. With that, he slammed the officer's head onto the wall, making her fall to the ground unconscious. "Now, time to break out."
As Lance, Hazel, Cynthia, and Dan were discussing a plan to find the other scouters, a loud explosion gathered their attention. They all ran back to find that Darius had escaped and there was a large hole in the ceiling. Darius has flown away into the night sky on his aerodactyl.
"Shit! We have to chase after him!" yelled Lance. He immediately summoned Salamence. You guys stay here. I'm going to follow after him.
"No! I'm coming with you!" said Hazel as she hopped onto Salamence.
"No! You can't. It's too dangerous!" said Lance.
"I'm sorry, Lance. But my mind is set." said Hazel. Lance saw the resolve in her eyes. He had no choice but to bring the girl with him. They flew off into the night sky to chase after Darius.
The four scouters have reached their destination. It was an abandoned warehouse at the edge of Hearthome City. The place was completely desolate, so no one was around.
"What is this place?" asked Quinn.
"None of your business, kid." said Frederick.
"We'll be waiting here for Darius, and then we'll take our leave to the dark lord." said Axel.
"Let's hurry up and get inside, before somebody sees us." urged Tyron as they entered the warehouse. Inside, Axel sat down on the ground, relaxing his legs. Shelly lounged on a large crate and Frederick lied straight on a beam.
"So, what were you two boys doing in the woods behind Hearthome Theatre?" asked Tyron.
"We were trying to get in through the back." said Ryo.
"I know of your intention to get into that building. I'm asking what was your purpose?"
"We have a friend in there, and we wanted to meet her." said Quinn.
"I'm sorry to say this, but your friend is dead. We killed everyone at the auction. If what you say is true, your friend did not make it out alive." said Tyron blatantly.
"No! Hazel's not dead. I know she isn't!" yelled Ryo.
"Hazel?" asked Tyron. He remembered her to be that fellow security guard that caught on to him. "You say that your friend was Hazel?" he began to laugh maniacally. This was perfect for him. Since these boys were close to him, Hazel would definitely not pull anything big.
"Why did you capture us?" asked Quinn.
Tyron peered down at the boys. "You really want to know?" he asked. "Let me show you something." he said as he told Frederick to hand over the adamant orb. He placed the orb in front of the two boys. Its glow was very powerful.
"As you can see. This orb is acting unusual, can you guess why?" asked Tyron.
"Dialga is close." said Quinn.
"Ah, yes. How did you know that?" he asked.
"I read about these ancient stones. I know about all the mythical creatures, and this stone belongs to Dialga." said Quinn.
Tyron turned to Ryo. "You have been awfully quiet. Let me ask you, do you happen to know what aura is."
"It's life energy. All living things have different auras." said Ryo.
"Correct, and this stone is glowing because it is detecting large amounts of Dialga's aura. But wait, we don't see him around here do we?" asked Tyron. Frederick and Shelly began to stand up, as they realized where Tyron was going.
"I can think of two possibilities. Either you two have seen Dialga and are keeping it a secret, or one of you is Dialga!" said Tyron.
"I've seen Dialga!" said Ryo. Quinn was shocked to hear Ryo say that. He knew it wasn't true. "He appeared on Iron Island a month ago. But he fled when Lugia came." said Ryo. "So if you are sensing his aura on us, it is probably from then." Quinn couldn't help but wonder why Ryo was lying about that.
Tyron remembered that time when the dark lord had sent Lugia to find the source of the aura. "Interesting, I never knew that traces of aura could last that long on another's body." said Tyron suspiciously. Ryo looked down at the ground guiltily. "But, I suppose it is not as crazy as the theory that one of you is Dialga, so I will give you the benefit of the doubt. However, I will still be taking you to the dark lord. Now, both of you rest up. We'll be heading to Stark Mountain when Darius arrives." said Tyron
Lance and Hazel were closing on Darius and his aerodactyl. All of a sudden, aerodactyl flew down onto the ground and was hidden behind large rocks. Salamence followed after him, commanding Salamence to fly low.
"Use stone edge!" shouted Darius. Jagged rocks flew up towards the two of them. It was a critical hit, and Salamence fell to the ground unconscious. Hazel and Lance fell to the ground as well. Hazel hit the rock floor with an impact, feeling the air almost getting knocked out of her. Thank god they were flying very close to the ground. She was able to get up and went to see where Lance had landed. She found that Lance with a head wound. He hit a rock on his fall and was also unconscious.
"Lance!" yelled Hazel.
"Looks like it's just you and me now, girl." said Darius. Hazel turned around to see the big guy approaching her. She took a quick look at her surroundings and realized that the both of them had landed in a rocky terrain outside of Hearthome. There was no sign of life for miles. It was just Hazel and Darius. Hazel pulled out her pokeball.
"I'll gladly fight you." said Hazel confidently.
"Big mistake. I won't go easy on you." said Darius as he summoned his Conkeldurr. His Conkeldurr slammed his fists together, showing that he was pumped for battle.
"Scizor, I choose you." said Hazel as the Scizor appeared in front of her.
"A bug steel vs fighting type?" asked Darius. "That's an interesting match up."
"Scizor, use metal claw!" shouted Hazel. Scizor ran up for the attack.
"Conkeldurr, block it and use hammer arm!" shouted Darius. Conkeldurr, using his brute strength, blocked Scizor's metal claw, and then instantaneously came down with the hammer fist, knocking Scizor back. The hammer first barely phased scizor.
"Is that the best you got?" challenged Hazel.
Darius was becoming irritated. "You don't understand anything little girl. Conkeldurr was just warming up. He was only using 25 percent strength. I guess now, Conkeldurr will use 50 percent. Go for a Dynamic Punch!" shouted Darius. Conkeldurr let out a ferocious growl as he leaped towards Scizor.
"Night Slash." said Hazel. When Conkeldurr went to strike scizor, he vanished right into thin air.
"What?!" exclaimed Darius. As Conkeldurr was confused where scizor went, Scizor reappeared behind Conkeldurr, striking him in the back, sending him flying and crashing into a large rock. Hazel was relentless, she wasn't going to give him anytime to think.
"Aerial ace!" shouted Hazel. Scizor lunged toward Conkeldurr as he was still recovering from the previous blow and struck him right in the chest. It was a critical hit, however, he was still able to fight. Darius was getting annoyed.
"Use Hammer arm again!" shouted Darius, but as Conkeldurr swung, Scizor had disappeared again. He had already dodged and escaped to a safe distance. "Damn, that scizor is very fast on his feet." muttered Darius to himself. "Conkeldurr, use stone edge!" shouted Darius. Conkeldurr sent jagged rocks flying towards Scizor. Scizor dodged everyone one of the rocks with ease. As he saw the last one coming, he swiftly grabbed the stone and with great power, launched it back at Conkeldurr, hitting him just to spite him.
"Why, you…..Conkeldurr, end this with Super Power!" shouted Darius.
"Too slow." said Hazel.
"Huh?" went Darius, clueless as Scizor pounced forward and use Giga impact on the charging Conkeldurr. Conkeldurr fell to the ground, unable to fight anymore.
"Any other pokemon you want to use?" asked Hazel.
Darius return Conkeldurr to his pokeball. "I hoped I didn't have to use him here. The dark lord will be angry." he said as he took out another pokeball. "Groudon! Come out, now!" he shouted. Hazel stared in shock as he she saw a large fifteen feet tall beast appear on the terrain. It was a massive, bipedal, dinosaur-like creature covered in red, segmented plates of thick skin that looked like armor.
"What can you do now?!" laughed Darius. "Groudon, kill her and her pokemon!"
Groudon used fire blast. He sent the large wave of fire toward the two of them. Scizor saw the danger and pushed Hazel out of range. The fire blast nearly missed Hazel and Scizor was consumed by the fire.
"Scizor!" yelled Hazel as she saw him disappear in the blast. As all the smoke subsided, she saw that Scizor had fainted on the ground. Hazel quickly returned him to his pokeball. "Torterra, I choose you!" shouted Hazel. The large tortoise pokemon appeared, ready to protect Hazel. "Torterra, use Frenzy plant!"
"Fire blast, again!" shouted Darius. As groudon sent another fire blast toward Torterra, the heat from the fire burned up the vines from his attack. The fire then consumed Torterra. After the fire subsided, Torterra collapsed to the ground.
"No, Torterra!" shouted Hazel as she knelt down on the ground. She summoned him back into his pokeball.
"Who's pokemon are dropping like flies now?" taunted Darius. "I told you not to mess with me, now you'll die a very painful death." he said as Groudon slowly approached Hazel. Hazel was filled with complete dread. She knew none of her pokemon had the power to stop this legendary beast. She let her arms fall down to her side. It seems that she was about to give up.
But then, Hazel remembered why she was here. She remembered the legendaries and that they needed to be saved. She remembered her village, and the people who were killed at the Hearthome Theatre. As she slowly remembered the things that fueled her fire, her resolve began to build. She stared into the eyes of the corrupted Groudon. She knew that the only way to save all the legendaries, including Groudon, was to take him out first.
Hazel got back onto her feet, and then something strange happened. All Hazel had was pure resolve, and she was pushed to her limits, backed into a corner with nothing else to do. Red energy began seeping out from her right arm. Darius noticed the difference in her aura, especially the one that surrounded her right arm.
"What are you doing?" demanded Darius. Hazel wasn't quite sure what was going on either. She stared down at her arm and remembered what Brandon had said to her the other day. Slowly, her skin began turning red, and then it began morphing. Darius stared in shock at what was happening. He never seen anything like it. Now he recognized the aura shrouding her right arm. It was Groudon's aura, but it was emanating from her body.
Hazel's arm had completely transformed. It didn't look human anymore. Rather, it look exactly like Groudon's arm, but smaller to fit Hazel's build.
"What kind of magic is this?" asked Darius, as ambiguity took the better of him. Hazel looked down at her transformed arm. She also recognized that it was groudon's exactly. But why did her arm transform. Hazel didn't have time to think about that. She turned toward Groudon and aimed her transformed arm toward Groudon.
Darius finally understood what happened. Her arm had became a pokemon's arm. Specifically, Groudon's. However, Darius was still oblivious to how. He saw that Hazel's "groudon" arm had began to glow yellow. She was charging Solar Beam. Because Groudon could learn Solar Beam, and since Hazel had obtained an arm just like Groudon's, she herself was able to use the move. "Wait! Stop, what are you planning to do!" yelled Darius.
"I'm going to save Groudon from hurting anyone else!" shouted Hazel. With that, she shot an amplified version of Solar Beam. The thick yellow beam blasted Groudon right in the chest sending him into the air, despite his massive body. It was a critical hit. Groudon landed on his back and the legendary was knocked out cold.
Darius stared in shock at his secret weapon. Groudon has been defeated, and he had nothing else to defend himself from Hazel, who was leaking bloodlust. "Wait!" pleaded Darius. However, Hazel was not taking any of it. Using her unaffected left arm, she summoned Rhyperior. Rhyperior dug underground and appeared behind Darius, grabbing onto his arms and legs, holding him in place.
"Let me go!" yelled Darius as he struggled to free himself, but his muscles did not compare to the inhuman strength Hazel's Rhyperior possessed. Hazel walked up to Darius. It was at this moment that Darius had felt fear for the first time. It was always he who caused fear to others as he raided villages and killed with the other scouters. But now, watching Hazel and her intense aura approach him, the tables had turned.
Hazel was now face to face with Darius. Darius stared at her with anger, but Hazel looked rather calm, unusually calm. "Tell me where you are keeping the boys." demanded Hazel.
"If I tell you, will you let me go?" asked Darius.
"Yes." said Hazel.
Darius sighed. "They are in an abandoned warehouse at the North side of Hearthome, down the path from the windmill."
"Thank you for that information, Darius." said Hazel as she used her left hand to take out her cell phone. She called Cynthia, informing her of the Scouters whereabouts. Cynthia was now heading towards the warehouse. "The police will be capturing the other scouters." said Hazel.
"I doubt they will be captured. You underestimate their intelligence." said Darius. Hazel stared coldly back at him. "Hey, I told you where those boys are, now tell your Rhyperior to let go!" shouted Darius.
"I lied." said Hazel. "I want to you to tell me more information."
Darius was now truly angry. "You are scum, going back on your word…."
"Where is the dark lord hiding." demanded Hazel.
Darius put his head down. Whatever he would do, he was loyal to the dark lord. He would never reveal his lare. Hazel was quite impatient and was not taking the mindgames. Mercilessly, she leaned forward, cocking the shoulder with Groudon's arm and clenching the claws, launched the arm into Darius's stomach for a blunt force attack, similar to a punch. Darius yelled in pain as he began to spit out some blood.
"Where is the dark lord hiding." demanded Hazel again.
"I won't tell you." said Darius, as he choked the words out of his mouth. Hazel leaned in with another punch, striking Darius in the arm, utterly breaking it. The snap of his bones breaking rang through the night sky. Darius screamed in pain, and it hurt much more than the punch to the stomach.
"Where is the dark lord." said Hazel again.
"I don't help people who are liars." said Darius. Hazel's expression darkened. She had now became annoyed. Without holding back, she threw punch after punch with the Groudon arm she had. She kept on hitting Darius, surprised that he was not giving in to the pain. A strike to the leg, strike to the chest, other arm, and abdomen. Blood had now splattered all over the rocks around them and around Hazel's arms and face.
Rhyperior began to feel uncomfortable as he saw how cruel Hazel was being. After Hazel finished her last punch, she took a step back. "Why?" she began. "Seeing you people disgust me. You kill innocent lives and treat the innocent legendaries as slaves, all for what?!" she shouted. "What do you plan to gain from them?! Why is it so wrong to let the legendaries be free and to stop all this madness! Why must you go around the different regions, asserting your dominance and killing so many!"
Darius gave one more look at Hazel, and it was a look of pity. "You don't understand the dark lord." he said. Hazel had had enough. She leaned in for another attack, but instead of clenching Groudon's fists, she released it, revealing the sharp claws. She dug the claws into Darius' chest, ultimately wounding his heart. Darius let out another yell of pain, but then it was all over. Rhyperior released Darius as he fell to the ground. He hit the rock floor and he was dead.
Hazel stood there for quite a while, contemplating on what she had just done. She had killed one of the scouters. Now there were just four to go.
"AAAAh!" yelled Hazel from the severe pain as her right arm began burning up. The groudon-like arm that she had began morphing back into her old arm, however, it wasn't how she had wanted it back. As her arm reappeared, it hurt like hell, no, worse. Her arm had become black and hard. She couldn't move it at all, yet, it caused her so much pain. Hazel couldn't stop screaming. Rhyperior knelt down, next to her concerned.
Lance finally woke up from his fall and heard the shouting from Hazel. She ran over to find her crippled arm and the dead body of Darius laying in a pool of blood.
"What happened?!" asked Lance.
"My arm!" cried Hazel as she held the black stump of a limb. Hazel soon passed out from the pain, and Lance didn't know what to do. He carried Hazel back onto Salamence's back(who had also woken) as well as Darius' dead body, and flew back toward Hearthome City. He had so many questions for Hazel when they got to the hospital.
The police and Cynthia were now getting close to the abandoned warehouse.
"What's taking Darius so long." complained Shelly.
"It seems that Darius might have been captured, or even worse, killed." said Frederick.
"We gave him enough time to return." said Tyron. "Looks like we have to accept that he's dead. Now, we need to plan accordingly."
Author's Note: What does Tyron have in plan? Who is Dialga? Will Hazel be alright? All these questions will be answered in the next chapter. Well, maybe not the second one. Please leave a review or comment about the story so far. I would really appreciate it.