Chapter 14: What was hidden

Me: Hello all!

Lixy: Hi!

Me: And welcome to chapter 14. It's makes me happy to know that people actually enjoy this fic. That's why I want to make it to everyone's requests and expectations. So if you want to see/read something particular, don't be afraid to ask! ^ ^

Lightning: Also,happy early Thanksgiving! Aero has to cook. Lol!

Me: -_- Thanks for reminding me.

Echo: Aero doesn't like to cook...obviously.

Me: XO I always end up burning myself somehow!

Alasdair: I'll help you.

Me: Nah, You'll burn me.

Lixy: Hotaru, I wanna do the disclaimer this time. Can I? *snuggles*

Hotaru: ...Um...y-yeah, sure...

Lixy: Yay~ Aero doesn't own Pokemon or any of the OCs that were sent to her. Did I do it right?

Hotaru: Yup.

Me: Enjoy!

Thunderblade's POV

Many wide eyes met mine as I made my way closer. Apparently, the explosion only a day earlier hadn't affected this part of the prison. There were still quite a few Pokemon trapped. Most of them recognized me simply because I helped put them there. I went closer and they scooted back. My paws reached into my blue scarf and pulled out the knife I hid. Whimpers erupted and they scooted back more, as much as their binds would let them. I knew what went on in their minds.

It's a shadowed pikachu, here to kill us.

I walked towards the first Pokemon, a mareep, the knife gripped in my paws. As I approached her, the mareep squeezed her eyes shut and waited for the pain. But I wasn't here to deliver pain. I was here to deliver freedom. I carefully slid the knife between the back of mareep's head the web binding her mouth shut and cut fabric.

"Huh?" She said, her voice small and trembling. I quickly went to work and cut the webs on her arms and legs.

"You have to get out." I whispered and ran to release the others.

I came to a flygon last. How they managed to catch him was beyond me. His eyes stayed on me, a little mistrusting. I freed his arms, legs, and wings. Then his mouth.

"You're shadowed." He told me. "Why are you doing this?"

I chuckled nervously. "Well, not really. It's a long story. Basically, I'm working undercover. Now get everyone out."

The flygon looked at the Pokemon who all looked at him with hope in their eyes. "Thanks." He said and faced the wall. Then with a single beat of his wings, he released the strongest dragon pulse I've ever seen. It created a ragged hole in the wall and ceiling and light peeked into the darkness. "Let's go!" He ordered, flying up. I safely tucked the knife back into my scarf and started running the other direction, hoping that no one would catch me as they tried to investigate what happened. I made it far enough and slowed to a walk.

My job was to free the innocent and try to take down the shadowed. In order for that to even work, I had to be a shadowed. I had to look and smell like a shadowed Pokemon. Before, when I lived a normal life, a Mew came to me and my sister, Star. She told us her name was Ella and that she had a message for us.

What was hidden will not always stay that way.

That message gave me and idea and I left my home, my sister, and my friends with an important mission in mind. It was hard to leave them and I cried, but it was to protect them. At least that's what I told myself. At first I only followed the shadowed, hoping to see what they did and to find any weaknesses. Then when I got caught I pretended to be one, to avoid being killed of course. Now I still worked undercover, but I'm more convincing. I both look and smell like a shadowed and everyone's suspicions went down. I don't know exactly how it happened. It just slowly appeared. But that wasn't it. Everything wasn't going to be fine just because I could look like a shadowed. Sometimes I would lose control of myself. I killed a few Pokemon this way, including a shadowed. I felt angry, but for no reason. So I started to part from the shadows and train a little every few days. I had to keep my head on. I couldn't lose myself to the shadows completely or I may not come back. Then how would I be able to see my sister?

"Hey you!" I stopped and glared as a chatot, basically our messenger Pokemon, landed in front of me. "There's a meeting. You need to go."

"A meeting?" I asked. Occasionally there would be meetings for the highest ranked shadowed but I was never really allowed to go.

"Don't start thinking you're really important. Darkrai has an assignment for you and Solaria."

"The Red Demon?" I said, trying to hide the trembling in my voice.

"That's her. You'd better hurry or you might be punished for being late."

"Where?" I asked gruffly.

The chatot shot me a look. "Where do we always have our meetings?"

"Whatever." I turned and started running. I knew my way around this torn down place and I easily made it to the "Meeting room." It went up to a room, where the ceiling was ripped off. The stars shone bright and stared at them for a second before joining the two Pokemon. I felt shivers run up my spine when the Red Demon's eyes turned to me.

Violet's POV

I stared at Lightning. Lucky for me, I returned with plenty of rattata and a pidgey. The easiest prey, if you ask me. But I didn't get the news until the next morning. Their exact words: "Oh yeah, Lixy's Lightning's sister."

"How do you know?" I asked.

"Because!" Lixy shouted excitedly. So far she hadn't left Lightning's side. "When I was an egg, Lightning kept knocking me over."

I gave her a confused look.

"It's a long story." Aveira said.

"Whatever." I scoffed. Now I just felt plain forgotten.

"Today's the day we start climbing the mountain." Ella announced. She was still in her absol form. "Ready?"

"Yup." Aveira nodded then looked back at the rest of us. She earned nods and smiles from each of the Pokemon. Absol took lead and started towards the mountain.

Star's POV

I made a face at the face in the wall. I pulled one ear down and rose my foot into the air. I stuck my tongue out and pulled at my cheeks. I turned around and wagged my short tail, giggling. This was fun.

"What are you doing?" The face said, causing me to whirl back around.

"Wah. A talking wall!" I started backing up, only to trip over a stone and fall on my butt.

"I'm not a wall." The wall said. Then the face jumped out and landed on the ground. I made a face. Two arms stretched into the sky. "I'm a geodude, little pichu."

"A what?" I asked, slowly getting to my feet and ready to run.

"A geodude. You've never heard of one?"

I shook my head. "Are you shadowed?"

"No."

I whimpered. Then, without warning, I turned and sprinted off. Maybe my brother knew what a geodude was. There was no way I could ask. He'd already left. Which is why I left. I wanted to find him. It's been a while and I haven't found any sign of him, but I won't give up.

Rustling jolted me from my thoughts and I whirled around. I saw nothing. The sound came again, but from somewhere else. I froze, trying to figure out who it was. My heart pounded in my chest and I immediately wanted to cling to my brother. But there was no one here to cling to. Something moved to my right and my head whipped around to see a mawile walking out. Her deep red eyes were on me as she calmly made her way over to me.

"Don't run little pichu." She said, her real mouth twisting into a grin. "I have orders. You'd understand, right?" Her fake mouth, the one on her head, chomped with anticipation. I shivered.

"Um. I-it depends." I stuttered, taking several steps back as she stepped closer. "What are you're orders?"

"The shadows just need more electric types." She said with a simple shrug. "It's a job for the newbies if you ask me. But no. I had to be gifted with the job."

I frowned. I was an electric type.

"M-maybe there's s-someone else you could look for." I said, adding a small smile.

"Maybe. But I've already found you." She lunged. I screamed and everything went dark.

Me: This chappie was more for introducing Thunderblade, the mawile(whos name will be revealed) and Star than anything else really...

Aveira: Eh...

Lightning: But no worries!

Me: Ya! I'm planning on having the groups trek up the mountain be full of danger and excitment and stuff like that... Also more AveiraxLightning and hotaruxLixy. And any others if requested.

Alasdair: W-wait. We're going to be in danger?

Me: What? Who said that. Heh heh, I don't even know what you're talking about.

Ella: I'm a little scared...^ ^

Me: I'm also thinking about posting a thanksgiving one-shot. It will be crazy and fun and include everyone's OCs. But I'm not sure. And I would need everyone's permission first...hm...

Ella: So review, 'Kay!