In the corridor where Rose was, I claimed my prize and left.
Parker and Rose where behind me in the thick, black, fog of black city.
"Wait..."
We where instantly in another place In an unknown reigon.
"Jole where are we?"
I grabbed both of them by the neck. My eyes where glowing red.
"One of you is false!"
I trap both of them in bubbles.
"Hey, let us out of here!"
I turn into the true alpha, the one they both feared.
"Don't struggle! I will find out."
"Rose huddled up in a ball in her bubble and began to cry."
Rose... It pained me to do this.
Parker was thinking, as usual, and panicking, also usual.
"We're the same Parker and Rose!" Parker shouted.
I get an idea.
I turn back to normal, except for my red eyes which where burning with energy.
"Alright..."
I let them out of the bubbles.
Parker runs over to me and bops me on the head.
"You moron!"
Rose is still crying on the ground.
Parker ran over to her and picked her up.
"What was that!? Why would we be fakes?"
I smile a cold smile. Wow I should star in a horror movie one day.
"I let you out for one purpose, to prove who you are!"
I grab them both by the arm and lead them into a forest.
"Well, Rose if that's who you really are, I know one of you is fake. How you ask. I can sense aura, and when I get close to you two, I can't. One of you is an android!"
They're acting the same as usual.
"Which means Minak took the other."
I don't know why I'm doing this right now, but if my theory's sound, then I have to find the fake.
They both gasped and looked at each other.
"I'm the real one!" They both said.
I hold them both up in bubbles.
"No, no,no! I will decide who's the real one!"
"How!?"
"Questions, duh."
"Question one."
Parker leans in his bubble.
"Well, we're going to be here forever."
"How many Pokemon do I have, and what are they're names?"
Rose raises her hand.
"Yes Rose."
"You have three, Shadow, Latias, and a starly, which you haven't named."
"Correct."
"You have a starly?"
Ignoring Parker I continue.
"Parker, how many Alpha forms do I have?"
"Fo- five! Normal, dark, true, golden, pure aura."
"Correct."
More reason, I'm finding out real answers now.
"Next question. What am I officially wanted for?"
Parker and Rose had different answers.
"Treason, destruction of public property, killing of soldiers, um I can't think of many more." Rose said.
"Treason, high treason, first degree murder, second degree murder, destruction of public property, decimation of a squad of soldiers."
"Second degree?" Rose asked.
"I may or may not, have connections to the bombing of the Capitol building, of 2037."
"Well that explains a lot."
"Anyway next and last question... WHERE IS THE REAL PARKER!"
I turn into the golden Alpha and grab the android. I cut off the foot to make sure. Yes it is an android.
"Where is he!?"
The bot started to laugh. I knew Minak had connected through the vocal box.
"You're smarter than you look, what gave it away?"
"Only a bot would know all of that. A five year old could figure it out."
No way am I telling him that Parker is actually taller than me.
"Well, I guess you're not going to specify, then I have him, here!"
My blood is boiling with anger.
I crush the android.
"How did I let this happen!?"
"It was his plan."
"What!?"
"Steelheart. He distracted you with the game so that he could get Parker."
"Yes, but why Parker."
"Oh, I haven't thought about that one."
I summoned a notepad and started writing down reasons he would get Parker. Then I showed Rose.
"No reason, just accident?"
"I think that's the least obvious one."
"His dad was captured, possibly they have halved information that he needs."
"No, Rose that's pretty fishy too."
I dread the last one, because it makes too much sense.
"Rose..."
"Yes?"
"Read number three to yourself."
She read and her expression turned to horror.
"Oh no, that makes perfect sense."
I nod grimly.
"We have to hurry!"
I shake my head.
"No, it's probably to late. We need a plan."
I've already got one though, but I know Rose won't like it.
I get up.
"I've got one, let's go."
She grabbed my arm and I dashed.
The note turned over on the third spot was written.
"Mind swap Ray, Parker is a boy, it makes sense."
We went straight for Kanto, as fast as I can.
"AAAAAHHHHHHH CAAAANNN YYOOOUUU SLLLLOOOOOW DOWWNN!?"
Rose was badly hanging on. I could see the land by now.
"NOPE!"
I step on land and stop. Rose almost goes flying.
She stands up and almost falls over.
"Ha ha-ha, let's never do that again!"
I can see the Capitol building, the bane of everything in the world. Of course I can't destroy it now.
I sense for Parker's aura. It's five hundred feet underground, so I start digging.
"Come on Rose!"
"Where are you going?"
"He's down here!"
I keep on digging until I hit metal, which I punch straight through.
I could see what could be Parker.
"Jole!"
I sensed for dark aura there was none. That means this is the real Parker, but I have to make sure.
I break the chair he's tied to and pin him to the wall.
"In quantum theory class we where partners, correct?"
"Yeah."
"One of our associates in class accidentally made a black hole in the science lab, who was he?"
"That was you and I had to clean it up!"
Good, last test.
My eyes flash green as I enter the realm of his mind.
"What the crap are we here for!?"
I grab him and move him aside.
"Give me access to your memories!"
"What!? Why!?"
"Just do it!"
"How?"
I grab his hand and the memories appeared.
I look at all of them, I look for anything related to Minak. Nothing I didn't already know, besides his current possession, which he woke up in.
I return to reality and drop Parker.
Rose starts clapping.
"Yay, no mind swap!"
"Mind swap!?"
Parker looks confused.
"That's what we thought Minak was up to."
"Of course I wouldn't think of doing anything of the sorts!"
I feel a beam shoot at me that gives me a killer headache. When I get up I'm in a different place. I check to see Parker and Rose where right beside me.
The room was lit and was white. In front of us was a single passage way.
"What is this place?" Parker asked.
I feel weak now with worry.
"Well I never thought I would see the day... that I would return to this place."
"You've been here?"
"Ha ha ha ha ha! I almost went insane here."
Rose and Parker looked at each other.
I turn back to normal. My eyes where pitch black, there wasn't even any white.
"Well, well, well, so you do remember this place?"
Minak's voice ran through the room.
"Good, ready for round two? Maybe this time you'll make it with help!"
"Jole, what is this place?"
I turn to him slowly.
"I didn't escape that night. They found me and put me here along with other people who resisted." I pause. "I was the only survivor. So welcome to the labyrinth
