*shows me in a lab*
Yes, I have acquired the perfect pokemon! Now, I will use it for my fanfiction! Ahahahahaha!
Mewtwo: Insane little punk.
Son of a salamence! When the hell did you get in here?
Mewtwo: The bigger question is, when are you finishing this piece of fan**?
What does that make your story?
Mewtwo:….
Exactly.
Mewtwo: Shut up.
Disclaimers: I don't own Pokemon. I do however own a copy of Firered, Leafgreen, Pearl, Platinum, SoulSilver, and Black versions of the games.
Chapter 14: Target Acquired! Let's go!
Ash POV:
"And that's how me and Will became friends."
As I finished telling them of how I met Will, he turned around and started digging through his bike.
"Now, with all the pleasantries aside, there are some things that need to be addressed and taken care of. Wes?"
The tan haired man, also known as Wes, nodded as he pulled out a laptop.
"Alright then, as we all know, we have that storm outbreak and the case of whirlpools that have caused those large climate, weather and tidal wave fluctuations around all the regions."
Will then placed a disc in the laptop.
"And with the calculations, analysis, and data we received from the Professor, we are able to determine a location of the source."
Three green dots then appeared on screen. I turned to look and saw Will was talking to the guy in reddish-brown hair.
"Michael, you have the proper equipment for the battle?"
"Yeah, I also have something that has been requested for you Ash."
Michael then opened a box and handed a robotic arm and a weird eyepiece device to me.
"What the heck is this?"
"It's a sort of stat scouter. It's was newly made, and it's the latest model, fresh from Orre's Pokemon HQ Lab."
I was still boggled at the weird device. Will then just sighed as he tried to explain the scouter.
"It's basically a device that allows you to view your Pokemon's stats, moves, and their conditions. It also can display types and the items it's holding. And it's not just limited to your Pokemon. You can observe other Trainer's Pokemon, but it's a bit limited on what the scouter will give you about the opponents Pokemon."
I just nodded as I slipped the device on my face.
"Alright then, let's see this in action!"
As I turned it on, various letters and numbers started showing up on the eyepiece's screen.
"Ok! Pikachu! Just stand still for a second!"
"Pika!"
On the screen, it then showed Pikachu's stats, moves, type advantages and disadvantages, as well as its physical condition on screen.
"It works! I can even see his possible moves!"
I then looked at the robotic arm confusingly.
"So, what's this all about?"
"Oh! Heh heh. Yeah, this is the newer model in the technology of the snag machine, which basically can catch other Trainers Pokemon."
I was just absolutely baffled. What good is catching another Trainer's Pokemon?
"Don't worry, we're not actually going to steal them. We are catching them from the wrong people who have created Pokemon that been used for weapons."
"What Pokemon are we exactly looking for to "help" then?"
"What they have created creatures called Shadow Pokemon."
"I have to ask now, what is a Shadow Pokemon?"
I then heard some clicking and rattling from behind us. It was Wes, putting on a snag machine of his own.
"Shadow Pokemon are mistreated beings that have lost all shred of their emotions and meaning other than to destroy. They know no better, and they can only be seen with our scouters and other signs. The humans in particular had shut their hearts artificially. They even remember who they were. They were known to attack trainers or themselves, causing fits of destruction and rampage, and we barely survived the last three encounters that had came upon us."
Wes then showed us a journal entry.
"They are the ones responsible. Team Cipher."
Cipher? I read what had been displayed in the journal.
"Day 53, Team Cipher has been destroyed once again, barely escaping with our lives, but we have also shut down their latest experiment and probably their most powerful Pokemon yet. But the project was still in development, so the weapon was never finished in development. However, we were able to discover one of their most deadly tools that made them to close off the hearts of the Pokemon, but also at a faster rate of the creation of Shadow Pokemon. A shadow syringe. It can be injected into a Pokemon that can artificially close the hearts through their nerves connected to their emotions and brainwaves."
Wes then wiped his face with the sleeve of his jacket.
"Uh, are you ok?"
Wes then sniffed a little before facing his grasping onto something. It was a necklace.
"I'm fine, it's just, we're now facing something stronger than we could have ever imagined in the entire Pokemon Universe."
Will then just turned around to stare at Wes with intense eyes.
"Oh for crying out loud Wes, will you forget her for one minute!"
Wes turned to meet his glare with his own.
"We're on a mission to save the world and you are concerned over a girl that was almost no use to us? Move on! She is no longer a part to be with you! This isn't a sitcom or a piece of Internet fanfiction! Just give up on that-"
Before he could finish his sentence, Wes went up and punched him straight in the face, hard.
"No one."
He cracked his fists.
"No one."
Wes then ran up and slammed a right hook to Will's face again.
"NO ONE EVER CALLS RUI THAT!"
Wes then became an angry animal that couldn't be tamed. Most of us stood there in shock as Wes was beating Will up in pure rage.
"Pikachu! Thunderbolt!"
Pikachu quickly shocked them both and they were quickly put to the ground. I then stood above Will.
"Alright, for one Will, that was extremely insensitive. But Wes, you don't have to go and beat the tar out of Will to feel better."
Will then scowled at me, but then I shifted my gaze towards Wes.
"Now, Wes, who is Rui?"
Wes then weakly gave me necklace that he was clutching earlier.
"Oh…"
In the necklace was a photo of a red head girl with a blue jean jacket, a white skirt, and had a purple tank top, with Wes. It looked like she was celebrating with him or something from a victory. I noticed that the part covering the photo was cracked a bit.
"What happened?"
"Long story…"
Wes POV Hours earlier:
Me and Rui were hanging around the Under, a basement battle arena that was designed for underground Pokemon battles. I was taking Rui shopping. I was just being nice. Everything was peaceful for the most part, until we ran into trouble along the way.
"Did you hear that?"
I turned around to see just more darkness. I sent out Espeon and Umbreon just in case we would be attacked. Rui backed up a little bit.
"Show yourself coward!"
"Wes! Look out!"
"What?"
Rui then ran up and shoved me out of my spot where I was.
"AH!"
"Rui!"
When she fell down, I found a small dart type needle in her arm. When I was able to pull it out pf her skin, I immediately noticed the serum that had been shot into her skin.
"Oh no…please no, Rui! Pull yourself together!"
She then stood up.
"Wes? I have something you should know."
I breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that the power of the dart didn't affect her. But when she had her eyes still and icy cold, something was wrong.
"You are a waste of my time."
I reeled back in shock of her statement.
"No, it can't be, Rui…please, you're not like this!"
"Oh, but am I? You just never experienced it before."
She then kicked me in the stomach as hard as she could.
"GAH!"
"Heheheh. I never knew seeing someone else's pain could be so enjoyable!"
Rui has never been like this, the Shadow Serum must have done something to her mind that had similar effects to the Shadow Pokemon.
"And now…"
I then felt her hand go inside my pants. And no, it was not meant for an innuendo.
"No…not my card…"
As she took my trainer card, she logged on to a randomly and conveniently placed PC.
"Now, which Pokemon will help me the most, hmm Wes?"
Access for the Pc worked, and she took one of my most powerful Pokemon.
"How about your Metagross? An interesting Psychic type…"
I tried getting up to attack, so I shortly grasped a Pokeball from the side of my belt.
"Oh no you don't!"
As I took hold of my belt, I received an attack from my own Metagross.
"Metagross! Meteor Mash!"
Metagross then struck me in the back. And she left me there while muttering words that I would never forget, for they had left a deep scar in my chest.
"I never loved you anyway."
She then tossed the necklace I gave her and stepped on it.
Wes POV Present Time:
And as I finished my sentence, I felt my tears coming back.
"And, I never saw her again from that point. I lost all that I had knew about her, and she was no longer the person I knew. It breaks my heart."
I then started crying into my sleeve again.
"Wes, don't cry man, we need our best trainers right? So, don't worry, we'll get her back from those guys."
I then cheered myself up and wiped my face.
"Right! We're going to save them! As well as those Shadow Pokemon!"
Ash then stood up and walked over to his Pokemon.
"Alright, for this battle, I'm going to need my best team. Pikachu, Sceptile, Infernape, Gible, Squirtle, and Swellow, you guys got my back right!"
Soon, fist pumps from those Pokemon were heard.
"Alright, meet my team!"
The first had a sleek black body with a pair of crimson cat or fox-like eyes and yellow bands on its long, pointed ears and bushy, foxlike tail. It was my Umbreon. The second had lavender fur, large ears with dark purple or blue ear insides and long tufts of fur below them, a red gem on its forehead and a pair of pupiless eyes with white irises. She was my Espeon. My next three were the Johto starter final forms. I had a Meganium, Typholsion and a Feraligatr. I could tell that everyone was a bit surprised at my Team so far. My final Pokemon was Hariyama. Not a big deal really. Just then, May decided to get her team, and so did Micheal, so we were set for an attack!
Ash POV Professor Oak's Lab:
The people that were going on this journey were me, Wes, Micheal, Will, and my girlfriend May.
"Alright, the whirlpools can't be crossed like whirlpools in Johto. We can't cross it with the move Whirlpool, so we need a plan of action to enter the Orre region. This island right here is the place we are at, and here is Citadark Island, the base of the enemy headquarters. This is where we need to strike, but the storms have also blocked our only ways into the island. This is a problem, since they cover about every direction possible to get in."
"So, how are we supposed to get in this thing if there are no entrances?"
"Well, we might have an opening if we can turn the tide of the weather or there is some sort of gap to enter it through."
"How? None of our Pokemon knows a weather changing move, on a side note, you said there are no gaps!"
May then lit up like a Christmas tree.
"Wait! Harmonia's Charizard knows Sunny Day!"
My face lit up just like hers.
"She and Paul could be a distraction to be on the move!"
"Alright let's get moving!"
Will then shook his head.
"Not yet, have to be careful, there could be some spies out at sea, and what if her Pokemon is to weak for the storms?"
"Hey, don't diss her!"
Will then just sighed.
"I'll take Night –Slash with us for better success."
"I guess…"
"Now, other things to be taken care of. We need a support base team."
Will then turned on the monitor to show another bleeping dot.
"This is my home base that I have set up a few years ago. It's small, but it will suffice for our operations and plans. It also has equipment that the Professors can monitor us with."
Just then, Professor Oak and Gary came in the room.
"So we will be going in that base on that map? Can we even make it there?"
Will just nodded.
"It also has a gap for infiltration that we can enter, but it's very small, so with the power of two Sunny Days, we are going to be able to expand that gap and make our way in Citadark."
"So, anyway we look at it, it's a guarantee that we will be able to go in."
"Yeah. The professors will keep in check through our scouters. And if anyone snags a Shadow Pokemon it will be sent to them for purification later on with Professor Krane."
We then started moving out, for we had to save a new threat more terrifying than anything we ever faced before.
Kanto Seas:
I was hanging on the back of Squirtle's shell, which was the Pokemon I used to help me cross the water.
"This the place?"
We then arrived at a small island that had a few palm trees inhabiting it. The main structure that had shown up in the middle of nowhere was a medium sized beach shack, which had a satellite dish on the top. There was also some other machines around it, but it really didn't seem that important.
"Professors, here is your lab for the next few hours."
They then went inside, while me, Paul, Harmonia, May, Will, Wes, and Micheal looked at the impending doom ahead of us.
"Alright, You two create the distraction."
Paul took hold of his Gastrodon and sent out his Ninjask. Harmonia got out Liz and Bowser for their part in the attack. Will then clutched his Pokeball.
"Let's go! Night-Slash!"
When he sent out his pokemon, it was something that I hadn't anticipated. It was a Charizard, but it's entire body was black.
"A shiny?"
Will just nodded.
"You two! Be ready!"
I got on Squirtle again, May took out her Wartortle, Wes rode his Feraligatr, and Micheal rode upon Vaporeon.
"NOW! Liz! Use Sunny Day!"
"Night-Slash! Use Sunny Day as well!"
As they both fired a ball of yellow light into the air. When it passed the clouds, the skies then cleared out , changing the harsh storm weather into a more calm Sunny Weather.
"Now be on guard! There could be guards out here!"
We then started to advance our Pokemon forward through the seas. I felt something was wrong, until a reading appeared on my scouter.
"PAUL! TO YOUR LEFT!"
"Ninjask! Use Giga Drain to the left!"
"Nin-jask!"
As two green energy vines attacked the left, it was revealed to be a "Cipher" grunt, who the Pokemon we attacked was a Poliwrath. As soon as it arised from the surface, my scouter went haywire and started showing other symbols and letters until it said: Shadow Pokemon.
"Ash! Your Aura Reader function went off! That means it has detected a Shadow Pokemon! You must snag it! NOW!"
As soon as Ninjask let go of it's attack, I looked at my snag machine confusingly.
"Just think of the motions of throwing a Pokeball, it should materialze into your hand so you can use it!"
I just nodded slightly as I turned my hat back.
"Go!"
As I said that, a pokeball materialized in the snag machine hand.
"Snag ball!"
As the ball opened up, it took hold of the "Shadow" Poliwrath and it was caught inside the ball. It wiggled three times, and it returned to my hand.
"Now send it back to the laboratory!"
I hit a few keys on the snag machine, and the Pokeball was teleported immediately to the lab. I then turned to look ahead.
"Aw crap!"
I saw that the spies that were a part of cipher had seen us, and they started attacking.
"Paul! Harmonia! Keep these guys busy we need to get inside Citadark!"
They nodded as soon as Harmonia used her two Dragons to create a line of dismantled enemies that we then sped across to the shore.
"Good luck you guys…"
Citadark Isle, May POV:
After barely making it alive from the large mass of grunts, along with a few Shadow Pokemon long the way, we were able to dock on the isle and hide behind some shadowy mountains.
"Ash, what do we do?"
Michael then interrupted him.
"We wait for that elevator."
We took a small glance and saw a white tube like thing.
"Look! It's coming!"
Soon enough, a grunt in the same white uniform came out, but his neck was quickly snapped like Snake's grab from SSBB. It turned out to be Will who snapped his neck.
"He's amazing."
Ash then smiled.
"Good ol' Will."
We then started running towards the elevator which was still open.
"Where we heading?"
Micheal then quickly smashed a button.
"The douche behind this madness."
Soon, the elevator shot up to the "top floor". But as we exited, there were four passage corridors.
"What the-they redesigned the entire thing? We're never going to find our way around!"
Ash then had an idea face.
"Split up! I will take the center hall, Will, you take care of the farthest left, Wes, takes the farthest right, Micheal will take the one closest to the Wes's passage, and May will take the one closest to the Will's."
We then took our separate paths, but it was just one long straight corridor.
3rd Person:
Unknown to them, the five passages just led them towards a battle. In each room, there was a dark hooded figure in each of the rooms, where they wore scouters that were similar to Ash's. A communication was then heard.
"Hey, they're coming our way."
"No problem, you guys have your end of a double battle right?"
"Yes, just handle your sides of the battle, you're battling your own boyfriend right?"
"He never was. But now I have transferred to the shadows. They won't stand a chance against the five of us, right?"
"Of course, just keep your head in check in battle."
"Shut up. I know."
As the communication ended, the voice just snickered.
"They all don't stand a chance against the Shadow Five!"
Hooray for ultimate suspense!
Mewtwo: Does it matter?
Shut up! I think this is the first time I haven't mentioned anything about Blaziken or Sceptile in a chapter. Whatever, I own Harmonia Kisaria. Will belongs to Ashlovesmay4ever, along with his team. Stay tuned! For who is the Shadow Five?