With the introduction of Pokemon Black and White, we get to meet the Legendaries of the Isshu region. Won't this be fun?
Chapter 21:Meeting the Isshu Relatives
I placed my hand on a familiar stone wall covered with Unown writing, then began chanting a phrase that was practically lodged in my brain. When I finished, the stone wall collapsed on itself, revealing a secret passage. I looked over my shoulder to the team.
"After you,"I said. They all walked or floated past me down the path, and I followed after them, waving a hand over my shoulder and causing the wall to reassemble itself. Neat trick, huh? Anyway, we walked for about a minute before arriving at the city, where we immediately greeted by Mew, who shot at Anubis and nearly knocked him off his feet as she kissed him on the lips.
When she pulled away a moment later, Anubis chuckled."What the heck happened to 'hello'?"
The psychic kittened grinned."It's overused."She hugged him again, much more gently this time."I've missed you."Anubis hugged her back.
"Feeling's mutual,"he said. I looked at the others, then motioned for them to follow, wanting to give the couple some privacy. We all began walking through the city, greeting the other legendaries as we passed by them. After a while, I sensed something. Someone was watching us, and they were getting anxious for a fight. I stopped and looked around, eyes narrowed.
"Something up, Ken?"Fang asked.
"...Get back, all of you,"I said lowly. They immediately did so, probably wondering what was wrong. We all got the answer when a very large shadow appeared over me. I looked up to see a GIGANTIC black, draconic creature standing on a large building, piercing red eyes gleaming and a scary looking grin on its face that belonged on a jack-o-lantern. The creature raised a claw crackling with electricity, then shot it down at me as a huge bolt."HOLY-!"I quickly dove forward and rolled out of the way, and the bolt struck the ground with a boom. The others shouted in alarm and backed away as the creature jumped down and landed where I had been standing, looking down at me."Who the hell are you?"I blinked. Now that I got a good look at him, he looked almost demonic."The operative word being 'hell', apparently..."
The creature chuckled."I like you already, Ken,"he said in a deep voice that almost sounded like thunder rumbling. He gave me that creepy grin again."I'm Zekrom, and I've been dying to see you."
"Okay..."I said, still feeling rather suspicious."So, what's your type? Are you an electric dragon that looks like a dark type, or a dark dragon that knows thunder?"
"He's an electric type,"a soothing, feminine voice responded. I turned around to see a dragon who was quite possibly Zekrom's opposite in every way. This dragon had brilliant white scales, relaxing blue eyes, and angellic wings."Hello. My name is Reshiram."She gave Zekrom an annoyed look."I thought I told you not to attack the boy, Zekrom."
"You did, but I just ignored you,"Zekrom replied casually. I noticed the others walk around him and over to me. I looked back at the angellic dragon, who looked down at me with an apolegetic look.
"Please forgive Zekrom,"she said kindly."Sometimes, he can be rather...exciteable at the thought of a new possible opponent."
"Sometimes? The guy's trigger finger is on caffeine!"a new, much smaller voice said with a laugh. We all turned to see a small creature with cream colored fur, blue eyes, and big red ears in the shape of a V sitting on the edge of another building's roof, grinning cheerfully. The little rabbit creature hopped down and ran up to me, jumping on my shoulder."Hiya! I'm Victini! Nice to meet ya!"The little guy held his claws up in a V sign."What's up?"
"Uhh, not much,"I said, wondering why we had never seen these three before, so I decided to voice my question.
"Oh, it's not just them,"another new, wise voice said from above. We all looked up to see yet another dragon who was smaller than the last two. His body shape was somewhat similar to the Latis, but he had grey and light blue scales that looked almost metallic."Hello, young man. I am Kyurem. A pleasure to meet you and your team."I tilted my head.
"Anyone else we should know about?"I asked.
"As a matter a fact, yes, quite a few,"Kyurem said, then nodded at Zekrom.
The dragon took a deep breath, then roared out "GET OVER HERE! WE'VE FOUND THEM!" loud enough to give us headaches. After a moment, other pokemon started appearing that we had never seen before. There were two trios, one was a trio of quadrapeds, and the other looked like, well, genies honestly. The only difference between them were their coloring and their 'hair.' Another one was a green feminine creature that, oddly enough, had hair that looked like a musical score. Another was a small horse pokemon with a light blue tail and mane, a long crescent on its forehead, and bushy red hair with a horn sticking out in the middle. Finally, there was a purple pokemon who honestly looked pretty damn cool. It looked like a bug out of 'Morphers,' a series about robotic pokemon who could turn into vehicles.
"Um, wow,"Zaps mumbled, he and the rest of us looking around with wide eyes, then I noticed Anubis and Mew running up to us.
"Whoa,"Anubis muttered, looking at the new Legendaries with wide eyes. Mew and Victini smiled at each other.
"Hey, Mew!"Victini said, holding up his claws."Give me three!"Grinning herself, Mew floated over to him and gave him a high-er, three, I guess.
"Victini! How long has it been, buddy?"she asked.
"'Bout a year, I think, but who's countin'?"Victini shrugged, still smiling.
"Okay, this is going to take a LOT of introductions,"I remarked with a chuckle. I looked at the robotic bug pokemon."How about you first?"The creature walked up to us, its legs making whirring sounds as he moved them.
"Greetings. My designation is Genosect, the Paleozoic pokemon,"it said, its deep voice accompanied by a high-pitched, electronic whine."I am 1.5 meters tall, I weigh 82.5 kilograms, and my level is approximately 64. My types are Bug and Steel. My ability is Download, accompanied by the moves Bug Buzz, Thunderbolt, Shadow Claw, and my signature move, Techno Buster. My current hold item is the Water Cassette, which transforms my Techno Buster attack into a water type move."
"...Ooookay,"I said slowly."My name is-"
Its eyes flashed."Your designation is Ken Woods."I knew it was going to interrupt me."You are 6.2 feet tall and weigh 135 pounds, only 26% of which is body fat."
"How the hell did you know that?"
"I am not done,"it said."You are 19 years old, were born and raised in Twinleaf Town, and have an IQ of 203. Your abilities include the power to speak to pokemon, a great singing voice, and an incomplete mastery of the elements."
"Incomplete?"I parroted."By how much?"
"53%,"it said.
"...Damn,"I said. I was already pretty powerful, I knew, but according to this guy, I was THAT far from my full potential? Jeez...
"Weaknesses include a rarely seen but extremely volatile temper, light sensitivity, and an allergy to fish,"Genosect finished calmly. I said nothing, not knowing what to say.
"OOOH! Do me! Do me!"I heard Zephyr shout excitedly.
"Maybe later,"I mumbled before the strange robot could speak.
"AWWWW!"
"Don't mind it, dears, ignore what you hear!"sang the green pokemon with a musical score for hair."Genosect isn't known for sugarcoating its words, its basically the nerd to end all nerds."She giggled.
"Now there's an understatement if I ever heard one,"Victini chuckled. Genosect glared at them both.
"I'm Meloetta,"she continued."You can probably tell, but I am the Melody pokemon! My specialty and passion is muuuusiiic! And if you have a great singing voice like Genosect claims, then I just might end up giving you more than my name."She winked and giggled again.
I blinked."Wait, what?"Suddenly, I sensed a surge of emotion from Serenity. Was that...jealousy?
"She reeeeaaaally likes music, buddy,"the small horse remarked."It's just her thing. Anyway, name's Kerudio, and I wouldn't mind seeing what kind of power you guys got. Whaddaya say we do some sparring right now?"
"I don't think so,"I said slowly.
"Aw, c'mon!"he whined."I bet I could take one of you on!"
"Kerudio, shush,"a tall, green deer said gently. Kerudio 'hmphed' and looked away, grumbling to himself. Abruptly, the three genies floated in a triangle around us, arms crossed.
"Landios of Fertility,"the red one said.
"Tornelos of Whirlwind,"the green one said.
"And Voltolos of Lightning,"the blue one said.
They bowed in unison and said "A pleasure to meet you all."
"...K,"Fang said awkwardly as they floated away.
"Yeah, they're just...old fashion,"a large gray bull pokemon said, shrugging."Anyhow, I'm Terrakion."
"My name is Virizion,"the green deer from before said sweetly.
"And I am Cobalon,"a blue horse pokemon said proudly. I nodded, looking around.
"Well, alright then, I guess it's our turn,"I remarked calmly, glancing at the others."You all probably know who I am, so..."I looked at my old Lucario friend.
"My name's Anubis,"he said, holding up a paw."I'm sort of, uhh, second-in-command, I guess."
"Are you and Mew really mates?"Victini asked him right off the bat. I blinked, then looked at Anubis to see a somewhat shocked expression on his face.
"Jeez! A little blunt, don't you think?"he asked incredulously, eyebrow raised as Mew actually giggled, sitting on his shoulder and leaning against his head.
"Does this answer your question?"she asked, then kissed Anubis on the cheek.
"Yep,"Victini grinned."It's about time you found somebody!"
I cleared my throat, trying to get us back on track."If we can continue?"I glanced at Zapperton, who nodded and raised a hand.
"The name's Zapperton, see?"he said."Call me Zaps. I'm the Spark Thief. I'm the team's...financial expert."He chuckled. Zekrom actually seemed interested in him.
"So, you're the descendant of the first Zapperton Thunderos?"he asked. The Electivire looked at him curiously.
"Yeah."
"Would you believe I've met your ancestor before?"Zekrom asked, causing the Electivire's jaw to drop.
"Seriously?"
"Yep. You remind me of him, come to think of it,"Zekrom remarked."Except he was a bit taller. I think."
"You can talk about that another time,"I said calmly, looking at Fang.
"My turn? Sweet. I'm Fang,"the Gliscor said, folding his wings around himself."I'm the team's eye in the sky.
"Dude, you're freakin' huge for a Gliscor, you know that?"Kerudio asked.
"So I'm told,"Fang deadpanned. Yeah, he wasn't ashamed of his size, but it always annoyed him that people constantly pointed it out.
"Sorry,"Kerudio said Mareepishly.
"Anyhow, I am COREM,"COREM said."It stands for Core OverRide-"
"IMMA ZEPHYR! HI!"Zephyr interrupted cheerfully, raising a number of eyebrows.
"Zephyr, I told you before that it is rude to interrupt people when they are talking,"COREM said, irritated.
"...You did?"
"Ugh."
Genosect's eyes flashed again."Interesting. I detect two seperate and sentient minds within that Porygon-Z. I now recall being told of some progamming error."
"Correct. Our creator accidentally downloaded us into the same physical body by mistake when the Chrome Syndicate raided his lab,"COREM said.
"Yeah, and then they locked us up in a big stupid computer because they thought I was crazy and annoying!"Zephyr said, actually sounding offended."Stupid-heads!"
"Zephyr, you are crazy and annoying,"Anubis groaned, a paw on his forehead.
"What does that have to do with anything?"Zephyr asked, proving his point.
"Moving right along,"Psyche said pointedly."My name is Psyche. I suppose I'm the brains of the operation. I am 24 and I hail from Kanto."Well, that was news.
"You're older than me?"I asked."You never told us that."
The psychic shrugged."You never asked. And aside from that, did it really matter?"
"Good point,"I admitted.
"I have a question,"Cobalon said."Which of you is the more intellingent? I'm not trying to insult either of you. I'm merely curious."At that, Psyche and I glanced at each other.
"We...don't know,"I replied, shrugging."I mean, I know plenty of things Psyche doesn't, and he knows a lot that I don't, so..."I shrugged again.
"We never gave it much thought,"Psyche finished lamely.
Before anything else could be said, a familiar voice roared out "HEY ZEKROM!", then Palkia flew towards us and grabbed the black dragon in a headlock, giving him a noogie as he grinned."It's been WAY too long since I've seen you!"Smirking, Zekrom reached up and grabbed Palkia, then flung him forward, forcing many of us to scatter as the space dragon was smashed into the ground.
"Watch it! You nearly flattened us!"I shouted angrily as Palkia stood up, still grinning like an idiot. I noticed a few Unown starting to converge around us. Hoo, boy...
"If you two are going to start rough-housing, will you at least go somewhere else?"Reshiram asked warily, though I noticed she was giving Palkia a strange look. The pearl dragon glanced over his shoulder and smirked.
"Good to see you, too,"he said sarcastically.
"Seriously, Palkia. If you two are going to start messing around, get outta here so we don't have to deal with it,"I said flatly. I looked at the Unown."That goes for you, too!"
Palkia rolled his eyes."Fine. C'mon, Zekrom. We got some catching up to do."
"What was that all about?"Anubis asked once they had left, the Unown chasing after them.
"They're best friends,"Kyurem said."Have been since Arceus created us all."
"Just like Reshiram's had a crush on Palkia ever since He created us,"Victini chuckled deviously. The white dragon blushed.
"I-I do not!"she stuttered as Victini cackled.
"Suuuuure ya don't,"he smirked."The fact that you're always givin' him a googly-eyed look doesn't mean a thing."He then mimicked the look she had given Palkia earlier, causing many of us, including myself, to snicker while she blushed redder.
"Alright, that's enough,"Kyurem chuckled, looking at me."There are still two more members of your team we've yet to be introduced to."I blinked, glancing at Wrath and Serenity.
"More like 109 of them,"I said. The Spiritomb smirked at my remark.
"We are Wrath,"they said."We are a legion of falsely accused spirits. We travel with Ken in hopes of finding the ones who led us to our imprisonment and have our vengeance against them all."
"Cool!"Victini said. Wrath stared at him."What? Sure, it's terrible what happened to ya, but you're a combined legion of spirits on a quest for vengeance who joined a group of heroes trying to save the world! That's just awesome!"Wrath rolled their eyes.
"Riiiight,"they muttered.
"One more to go,"I said, looking at Serenity, who cleared her throat somewhat nervously.
"My name's Serenity,"she said quietly.
"Dear, please don't take offense to this, but...did you really used to be a Shadow pokemon?"Virizion asked gently. I narrowed my eyes. Did she have to bring that up?
Serenity looked down at the ground, then nodded slightly."I don't like to talk about it..."
"Okay, that's everyone,"I said loudly."Let's get on to our meeting, shall we?"Getting my drift, the Legendaries all dispersed, heading towards the meeting tower. I sighed, looking at Serenity."You alright?"
She nodded again, smiling at me."Thank you, Ken."I nodded back, then looked forward again.
"I'll see you guys there,"I said, lifting off the ground."I'm going for quick flight before the meeting starts."With that said, I took off into the air.
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"Well, let's get movin'. Don't wanna be late,"Anubis said, he and the others heading towards the tower. After a moment of hesitation, I followed, still thinking about that one pokemon.
(And if you have a great singing voice like Genosect claims, then I just might end up giving you more than my name...)
It was obvious that she had been flirting with Ken, but why did I feel...jealous? The only reason I would feel that way was if...
No. No, no, no! I've said it before, there's absolutely no way I could feel that way about him! He's a human and I'm a pokemon!
So...why did a part of me think that didn't matter? Ugh! This is so confusing! Maybe I should ask Arceus about this. Yes, He'll know what to do. How could He not?
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I ran across another roof, then jumped off the edge and started flying through the alleys of the hidden city. Approaching a wall, I spun through the air to let my feet to smack against it, then I flew down another alley. This is why I loved my powers. This was freedom like no other human could experience. By now, flying like this felt like second nature to me. Heck, sometimes I liked to pretend that I'm running fast enough to move along the walls. Don't judge me.
As I flew, I couldn't help but think about what happened. Why had Serenity felt jealous when Meloetta had flirted with me? Did she think Meloetta was trying to take her place on the team or something? No, she wasn't paranoid like that. So, what was it? I sighed and shook my head. There were some things even I could never figure out.
But enough about that. It was almost time for the meeting to start, so I began flying towards the tower.
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"It appears that everyone has arrived,"Arceus said as Ken flew up and landed near his team.
"Sorry. I took a bigger detour than I thought,"he apologized, smoothing down his frayed hair and pulling up his goggles.
"That's alright,"Arceus said, looking through the Legendaries."First off, I would like to welcome back our friends from Isshu and congratulate them on a job well done."The Legendaries cheered for their Isshu relatives, effectively confusing Ken and his team.
"Uhh, you kind of left us out of the loop here,"Ken chuckled.
"Ah, yes, that's right,"Arceus said."You see, they have recently defeated the Chrome Syndicate branch in Isshu. They've been so busy with the problem there that they've been unable to make contact with us in recent times."
"Yeah, we didn't even know you guys had shown up until today,"Victini remarked.
"The last time we were here was about three months before Mesprit found you,"Reshiram said.
"We've been fighting that damn Chrome Syndicate ever since,"Zekrom remarked."But we've finally managed to exterminate the last of their bases in our region."
"Well, that's one less branch to worry about, then,"Ken said, arms crossed."But it also means they can focus more funds and manpower on the other regions now. Joy..."
"Hey, it's no problem,"Kerudio said.
"Yeah, you guys will have an easier time of it with us around!"Victini said, grinning.
"There's also one other thing,"Arceus said, looking at the beast of the North Wind."Suicune."
The water beast perked up."Yes?"
"Would you care to introduce us to your new friend?"he asked. At that, everyone looked at the Aurora pokemon curiously.
She chuckled."Nothing gets past you, does it?"She looked at her shadow."Shadow. Please come out here."
"Uhh, Suicune, your shadow can't-"Raikou started, then everyone's jaws dropped as a Zoroark wearing an ornate, disc-shaped straw hat rose out of Suicune's shadow in a kneeling position, head bowed. For some reason, he had a nasty-looking crescent shaped scar over his left eye.
"Yes, mistress?"he asked, then noticed everyone staring at him with wide eyes. He blinked at them."..."
"Everyone, this is Shadow,"Suicune said."He's my...err..."She looked at the dark type."What was it again?"
"Vassal, mistress,"Shadow replied. Suicune nodded.
"Yes, thank you,"she said.
"A vassal?"Ken asked, eyebrow raised."As in, a ninja vassal?"
"That's right,"Suicune said, nodding again.
"A ninja?"Jirachi asked as Zephyr screeched with excitement.
"That is so cool!"Mew shouted ecstatically, she, Zephyr, and Jirachi quickly flying to them.
"So, what school do you use?"Jirachi asked.
"Iga?"Mew asked.
"Fuuma?"Zephyr asked.
"Wind?"
"Hidden Leaf?"
"Crouching Luxray, Hidden Dragonite?"They continued to pester the utterly baffled dark type, who didn't know how to react to their questions.
"What clan are you from?"Mew asked.
"Why are you Suicune's vassal?"Jirachi asked.
"What happened to your eye?"Zephyr asked. He gasped."Ooh! Is it a scar from a great battle with another evil ninja who murdered your family or something?"Shadow's eyes widened and jaw dropped. How the hell did he know that?
Mewtwo teleported over to them as COREM took control."Both of you, quiet."the psychic clone said, addressing Mew and Jirachi.
"You too, Zephyr,"COREM said.
"K,"the three said, shutting up and floating back over to where they had been. Mewtwo turned to Shadow."I apologize for that. They can be very excitable."The Zoroark just stared as he teleported back to his own spot.
"So, you have a servant now?"Ho-oh asked, getting them back on track."When did this happen? And why have you not told me?"
"I'm sorry, Ho-oh,"Suicune apologized."It happened just two days ago, so I simply figured I would tell you today."
The phoenix nodded."Fair enough. I understand."
"What exactly happened, Suicune?"Entei asked.
"Well, like I said, it happened two days ago,"Suicune started."I was drinking from a spring when I was ambushed by a group of the usual big headed humans hoping to make some money from catching a Legendary."
(Flashback)
Suicune cried out as she was blasted by three thunderbolt attacks. Dazed from the shocks, she was unable to dodge a surprisingly strong net thrown at her.
'Oh, great,'she thought to herself, she seeing three Raichus standing in front of three grinning humans.'How did I not hear them? I guess I let my guard down. I should know better than that by now..."
"Good going, Raichu!"the middle human said with a cocky grin.
"We're gonna make a fortune!"another human said.
"Let's get outta here before someone shows up,"the last human said.
As it would turn out, it was already too late. A black and red blur leapt from the surrounding trees and landed in front of Suicune, who paused in her struggling to stare at the new figure, realizing it was a Zoroark wearing a straw hat. The Monster Fox looked at her from over his shoulder, allowing her to see a crescent shaped scar over his left eye. He looked back at the now confused humans and their Raichus, whose cheeks were sparking as they glared at him. Rolling his eyes, the Zoroark disappeared, much to everyone's shock. Before anyone could even blink, the three electric pokemon fell to the ground, unconcious, then the Zoroark reappeared in front of the three humans, arms crossed and foot tapping expectantly, just waiting for them make a move.
And ever so stupidly, they did, releasing three more pokemon each:A Machoke, a Houdoom, a Sandslash, a Scyther, an Umbreon, a Magneton, a Monferno, a Haunter, and an Absol. The Zoroark raised an eyebrow. He could probably take them on alone, but where would the fun in that be?
Suddenly, the dark type backflipped away from them and landed in front of Suicune again. Without warning, he suddenly spun on his heel and lashed out with his claws. Suicune flinched on reflex, but was surprised to see that he sliced the net to bits without even grazing her. She stood up and stretched as the humans and their pokemon gawked in disbelief. Suicune looked at the dark type with a raised eyebrow. He stepped out of her way and motioned towards the opposing pokemon as if to ask "Shall we?" The Northern Wind smirked. She was starting to like this fox.
The two turned towards their opponents, who braced themselves for a fight while Suicune prepared to pounce and the Zoroark crouched over, eyes narrowed. Suicune was the first to attack, firing an aurora beam that forced them to scatter while the Zoroark jumped up and disappeared. As they tried to compose themselves, the Zoroark reappeared in front of the Houndoom in midair, arms crossed just to show off a little, then spun vertically and slammed his heel into the dark dog's head, knocking it out and disappearing again. The Scyther flew at Suicune, blade reared back to give her the worst hair cut of her life, but she wasn't about to let that happen. She bit down on the Scyther's namesake with an Ice Fang, then threw the mantis away.
She quickly jumped to the side to avoid a Confuse Ray and Zap Cannon from the Umbreon and Magneton respectively. Before she could retaliate, the Zoroark reappeared and breathed a powerful flamethower that knocked out the Magnet pokemon and forced the Umbreon to back off. Suicune frowned at the small fire the Zoroark had started with his attack, however, she was struck with an idea. Turning her head to the spring, she took control of the water and made it surge up in a surf attack that rushed towards the battlefield. The opposing pokemon and the humans all froze and stared at the incoming miniature tidal wave with priceless expressions, then the wall of water crashed into them all, the Zoroark watching from the treetops as they were thrown in every direction. Standing calmly in the middle of it, Suicune used her powers to put the water back in place, leaving her opponents knocked out and, pardon the pun, all washed up.
The Monster Fox calmly leapt back down and landed as Suicune shook herself of any remaining droplets in her fur. She looked at the Zoroark, who was looking through their knocked out foes for anyone who might have been feigning unconciousness. When he was certain there wasn't, he looked at her for a moment, then knelt down and bowed his head, taking off his hat.
Suicune tilted her head, strolling over to him."What is your name?"
"I am Shadow,"he said simply.
"Do you know who I am?"she asked.
"Yes, you are the Legendary pokemon Suicune, known as the Northern Wind,"the dark type replied, head still bowed.
"Hmm,"Suicune hummed."You have already told me quite a bit about yourself, you know."
"I beg your pardon?"Shadow asked, glancing up.
"You gave yourself a very simple introduction, while you refered to me by my name, status, and title,"Suicune remarked."That tells me that while you think next to nothing about yourself, you know a great deal about respect for those you deem above you. That is usually the attitude of a loyal soldier or warrior, and judging by the way you fought, I'm led to believe that you may be...a ninja?"
"That is correct,"Shadow said, rather impressed.
"So, why did you help me?"Suicune asked."I doubt your master told you to find and watch over me, otherwise you would have most likely disappeared by now."
"I was simply travelling when I came across this place,"Shadow said."I was going to wait for you to be finished here before I took a drink, but once they appeared..."He glanced at their ko'd opponents."...I refused to stay hidden. You are one of the great beings who keep our world from falling apart at the seams, but those fools seemed to be negligent of that fact. I could not allow them to take you."
"And what of your master?"Suicune asked.
It was the first time Shadow hesitated."...I don't have one. Not anymore."
Suicune's expression and tone softened."I see. Forgive me for bringing up what must be a painful memory."
"It is alright,"Shadow said."Such sentiments only cloud one's judgement. I have learned not to let them overtake me."
"So, if you don't mind my asking, where do you intend on going?"Suicune asked, getting an idea.
"I am trying to find someone,"Shadow said, a tone of bitterness penetrating his voice."And when I find the one I'm looking for, I will kill him, for he deserves nothing more."
"...The one who killed your master?"Suicune asked. Shadow nodded, gnashing his fangs.
"As well as my entire family,"he said with the slightest growl.
"I take it he also gave you that scar?"Suicune asked. Shadow nodded again.
"He gave me this as a warning not to search for him, or he would kill me,"Shadow said. He laughed bitterly."The fool. Whenever I feel I may simply give up my search, I look at my reflection and see this scar. It reminds me of why I'm searching for him, and why he must die. It gave me a reason to live, and I will never stop looking for him."The water beast was silent as she thought through this new information. Finally, she came to a decision.
"Shadow?"she asked.
"Yes?"
"Do you want a new master?"
Shadow looked up in shock."I beg your pardon?"
"Do you want a new master?"Suicune repeated calmly. The Zoroark stared.
(End flashback)
"Needless to say, Shadow accepted,"Suicune finished her tale."After that, he explained the nature of our new relationship. Shadow, would you care to explain?"
"Yes, mistress,"Shadow said, standing up."As Suicune's vassal, it is my duty protect her from any and all threats to her life by any means necessary. I am to obey her every order without question."
Raikou chuckled lewdly."Does that mean if she wanted get in bed with you, all she'd have to do was..."
"If I asked you to kill Raikou, would you do it?"Suicune interrupted suddenly.
Shadow nodded."If that is your wish, mistress,"he said, casually glancing at the beast of thunder, who noticeably paled.
Suicune smirked while everyone else snickered."No, I don't think that will be necessary. For now, anyway."
"Very well,"Shadow said."As I was saying, in return for my services, she is to provide me with food and shelter, though the latter is a moot point since I can rest in her shadow whenever she allows it."He shrugged."That's it for the most part, unless you wish for me to explain more, mistress."
"No, that will do,"Suicune said."Thank you, Shadow."
"Is there be anything else you wish for, mistress?"he asked.
"No, but you can stay out here if you want,"Suicune said.
Shadow nodded."Thank you, mistress."He knelt back down. As the Legendaries began conversing again, he took a good look at the human and his team across the room. For whatever reason, the Lucario holding Mew in his arms caught the ninja's eye.
"Getting back on track, there will no missions you today,"Arceus said to Ken's team.
"Awwww,"Anubis, Zaps, Fang, and Zephyr all whined. Everyone else rolled their eyes.
"Don't worry, Anubis,"Mew said with a mischievious giggle."We can still have some fun together..."She looked up at him and winked, then many others blanched.
"Do you have to flirt so bluntly with all of us in earshot?"Ken asked, eyebrow raised.
"Yes. Yes, I do,"Mew giggled again while Anubis chuckled and everyone else rolled their eyes again.
"Anyway, all I want is for everyone to get caught up and relax for today,"Arceus finished."You are all dismissed."With that said, the Legendaries, and the team, dispersed into their own groups, conversing about plans for the day as they exited the building.
"You guys go on,"Serenity said to the others."I need to speak with Arceus for a bit."
"Alright, see ya,"Ken said as he and everyone else left. When they were gone, Serenity turned and looked up at the Alpha pokemon, who smiled down at her kindly. Her legs shook a bit as she took a few steps forward.
"Sir, may I ask you something?"she asked."It's very important. At least, it is to me."
"I already know, Serenity,"Arceus replied."You are starting to feel mixed emotions about Ken, correct?"The Kirlia wasn't entirely surprised that He knew, so she simply nodded. He chuckled."You're feeling confused about your feelings for him because you both are two different species."
"Yes, sir,"Serenity said quietly, her gaze downcast."I think...I think I might...love him. But even if I did, it would never work, would it?"
"Far stranger things have happened in the world, Serenity,"Arceus said."And for the record, it is not against human law for a human to be wed to a pokemon."
Serenity's head snapped up, a look of hope in her eyes."It's not?"she asked incredulously.
"No, but it is a rare event,"Arceus said."Most humans frown upon the concept, though, believing it to be wrong simply because we are a different species from themselves. But do not let that deter you. You will be able to sort out your emotions eventually. After all, you are the Emotion pokemon."Serenity smiled.
"Thank you, Arceus,"she said.
"You're very welcome,"Arceus smiled back.
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End of chapter
Wow. This chapter was a lot longer than I intended to make it. Oh, well.