Chapter 25 - Frozen Heart

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I looked guiltily at Drayden who was knocked unconscious by Kurt. "I'm sorry I got you into this..."

"Let's go Whi- Two." Davis said. "Lord Ghetsis would like a word with you."

The Shadow Triad wouldn't trust me alone, probably thinking I might try some funny business that won't be tolerated. I silently obeyed, following them to the control room of the flying ship.

My eyes darted around, memorizing every corner that I turned so that I'll know my way around when something happens.

The control was huge, with big screens and people sitting at each desk, typing furiously away on their keyboards. Standing in the middle of all this was a man wearing black cloak and holding a staff with Team Plasma's emblem on it. His hair was of greenish white, with three bundles of hair sticking at the corer and on top of his head.

Ghetsis.

"Lord Ghetsis, we have brought Whi - Two." Grave said as the Shadow Triad knelt down in front of the man. Ghetis turned around, wearing a disgusting smirk on his face. He wore some kind of red patch over one of his eye.

"My dearest Whi -Two," He greeted with open arms. "How have you been?"

I remain silent, holding up my stoniness as best I could. I despise him.

"As cold as ever I see," He continued when I didn't respond. "You were always like that."

"What do you want." I spat coldly. "I'm sure you didn't want me back here just for a 'friendly' chat."

Ghetsis tutted as if he was conversing with a child. "I thought I would get you acquainted again since it really had been two years since you left."

"If that's all you have to say, I'm leaving."

I was going to turn and walk out until the door to the control room opened to reveal Colress holding an electronic notepad in his hand. "Ghetsis, Ghetsis. You should really take the hint when the girl just wanted to get straight to the point."

Ghetsis chuckled mockingly. "What would the fun in that be? Besides, if she leaves this place, the whole region will face the wrath of this ship's weapon."

I send a murderous glare at the psychotic man. "You wouldn't dare."

"Anything to keep a creature like you here. " Ghetsis smirked.

I raised an eyebrow. "Creature? Is that what you call me now?"

"You can't possibly belong in the human category," Colress adjusted his glasses, and then scroll through his notepad; searching for something. "After all, you contain the essence of Keldeo and you're not from this world."

They expected some kind of reaction from me by the looks on their faces but I just deadpanned at them. "Tell me something I don't know."

The two blinked repeatedly at my comment, dumbstruck.

"Does this mean..."

No use in hiding this now. I made a scooping motion with my hand and a water sphere formed, shocking the others in the room. "Anything else you would like to say before I destroy this ship entirely with my own hands?" I threatened with a menacing and dark tone, wearing a look that said that I won't show any mercy.

Ghetsis didn't even as so much as flinch; instead, his smirk widened. Colress looked more fascinated than scared.

"What if I were to say, oh I don't know, we know that whereabouts of White, your sister?" Ghetsis.

...Is he trying to pull my string?

I maintain a level stare at the man, letting him know that he's got my attention.

"You see, we tried to chase down your sister so that she can hand over Kyurem," Ghetsis explained. "However, she refused and now she and Kyurem are frozen in an unknown dimension."

"What?" I hissed in disbelief.

"According to my sources," Colress continued where Ghetsis stopped. "We detected a crack in the space-time continuum that might lead us to where they are. Though who created this kind of phenomenon is yet to be known."

"What where is this 'crack' in space-time located?" I inquired

With a snap of his finger, Ghetsis ordered the workers to put something up. The screen behind him showed the overhead view of a cave surrounded by a maze-like forest. The entire place was covered in snow and ice.

"Giant Chasm."

"As you can see, this place holds an abnormal oscillating temperature that can drop to as low as -100 degree Celsius," Colress explained. "And it seems that the source of this cold temperature is emitted within the cave."

"What do you want me to do?" I asked warily.

Ghetsis smirked. "No average human will survive in that temperature if it gets that cold."

I quickly caught on to what he was trying to convey. "You're saying that I'm going to last in that place?"

"You and White shared something in common, like a bond that connects you two together. You would have a easier time detecting her exact whereabouts and survive that fridge of a cave." The man answered. "Don't you want to see White? And maybe you'll be able to find a way home if you ask Kyurem."

"Of course, we're going to have to do some analysis on you to see just how much you can handle," Colress added with a gleeful gleam. "Experimenting on a being such as yourself, this is just pure science!"

My face twisted into that of disgust. So I'm going to be a test subject if I agree to this? But what other choice do I have? If I don't, they'll continue to threaten the region, if I do, I don't even want to know what they'll do to me. Maybe I could sabotage the ship...then again, I won't know how to get White and Kyurem out of that place, if what they told me was true.

"Did I forget to tell you that we have your 'mother'?"

I narrowed my eyes and growled, "You two sicken me."

"I'll take that as a yes." Ghetsis said. Of course he would, what else could there be?

...

My body never felt so numb before. Colress shoved me into a capsule and started to mess around with the temperature. It seemed as though this had lasted for an eternity.

At first, I didn't mind it at all, but as the temperature gradually decrease, the chill was getting to me. I think it's at -50 degree Celsius right now. (A/N: I don't know, just making up a random number right now so go with it.) It's surprising how I'm still alive...especially since I'm only wearing a shirt with elbow length sleeves, a mini yellow skirt, and tights.

Looking out the glass I can see Colress looking like he was enjoying himself as he looked at the data screen. To his right was my pokeballs. I can see my Pokemon looking worriedly inside of them. I'm glad they were outside instead of in this capsule. They would have been frozen to death by now, especially Serperior, considering she's a grass type.

I was somewhat surprised though when I asked if they will respect whatever decision I make from now on, I expected them to disagree, to leave me, but they didn't. It was like they understood me all this time. They probably did.

I looked at the screen to see that it's nearly -80 degree Celsius. I sat down in a corner of the capsule since I got bored of standing around with nothing to do.

"...It's cold." I mutter aloud to myself. I look at my hand as water started to form, but it immediately turned to ice. I sighed out a frosty breath, I'm really not human at all. I dropped the ice onto the ground for it to shatter.

I almost feel asleep until I heard a soft hissing sound. I looked up to see that the capsule finally opened.

I stood up limply and realized how silky cold my hair were, as if they were made of ice, yet flexible. Colress showed me the result but I wasn't interested in looking.

I grabbed my Pokemon and told him that I'm going to check up on Drayden.

"Ah, I do not think that's a good idea."

I gave him the coldest look that I ever had. "Does it look like I care right now?" It really felt like my heart was frozen solid right now.

Typing in a code on the door that I memorized by just a glance when Colress did it, I walked out. I found where Drayden was being held and sat down in front of his cell.

"Drayden, are you there?" I asked.

He came out of the shadows with a stony look, but there was someone else with him.

"Mei? What are you doing here?!"

I thought that I was hallucinating, that voice sounded just like my mom. But when she came out of the shadow of the cell, I felt a mix of shock, sadness, and relief.

"Mom..." I croaked out, but I couldn't hear any emotions at all in my tone. It was as if they were already frozen solid.

My mom came up closer and knelt down against the bars that separated us. There were tears in her eyes as she grabbed my hands. I felt my coldness transferring invading the warmth of her palms and extracted away.

"Why...why are you so cold?" She asked in worry. I remain silent, with downcast eyes. She shook her head in disblief, knowing exactly what I had agreed to. She knew about all of this. Everything pertaining to me and White, our very existence doesn't even belong in this world.

I looked up at Drayden to see him with an understanding look. "Did mom told you already?"

He nodded. "But why did you come back?"

"Why?" I repeated. "Because I didn't have a choice. I didn't want Liepard to stay with the wrong trainer. Besides, if I don't agree then, they'll just keep coming after me with every threat they got. I mean, they already for Opelucid City, you, and mom." I chuckled sardonically. "I've gone too soft."

"What are you doing in this place?" Drayden inquired. "Won't they get suspicious of you if you stay here too long?"

"They wouldn't dare to touch me," I said in a serious tone. "I came here because I need you to take care of my Pokemon."

Both of the adults gave me a questioning look. "They won't survive in the area where I'm going."

"Are you going to..." Mom trailed off.

"Giant Chasm," I nodded. "To find White and Kyurem."

"Kyurem..." Drayden repeated. "Would you still like to know about him?"

I look at him gratefully and nodded. "Please."

"You know of the story of the two dragons and heroes of truth and ideals correct?" he asked rhetorically. "As the story goes, a third dragon Pokémon, Kyurem, also came into existence in that era. And there may be proof of this to be found in a treasure passed down in my family for generations: the DNA Splicers. Professor Juniper's research determined that the materials in the splicers date back to the same era as the materials used in building the Dragonspiral Tower. It was my job to guard them because even I did not know what kind of power they held."

I clenched my hands. "They have it, don't they?"

Drayden nodded. "There had been two theories as to how Kyurem came into existence. One is that Kyurem was an extraterrestrial being that arrived on earth in a comet composed of entirely of ice crystals. The second is that Kyurem was thought to be an empty shell left behind when Reshiram and Zekrom split into two. And that he awaits a hero that would fill his missing part of his body with truth or ideals."

"Fill the missing part..." I trailed off. Was White the hero? Then wouldn't that mean there's three heroes instead of two?

"Can you...tell me what you know of White?" I requested timidly. Drayden nodded with a chuckle.

"You look just like her, yet she isn't as good of a battler like you," He said with a feeble smile. "She and Black traveled together throughout Unova. I only meet of them when Black challenged my gym. From what I can infer, she emits a cheerful aura that spread to others that surrounded her. And wherever she was, Black wasn't that far from her. They make a great team despite often arguing with each other. I'm sorry I can't give you much about her. If you were to ask Black, then that's a whole different story."

"...Black," I mused. "He is the missing Champion right?"

Drayden nodded. "The current one is Iris, a student of mine, but she said that when Black reappears, she will step down."

"Iris?" Where have I heard of the name before...Oh! I meet her back at Castelia City!

Before any of us could say anything else, the ship trembled as if something hit it. "What was that?!" Mom exclaimed. I heard several screams on the upper level, followed by running footsteps. I bolted up to my feet and told the two adults to stand back. With one solid kick with her leg surround with water, the lock broke, allowing the door to swing open.

"Use this chance to leave," I said. "I'm going to find out what's going on."

"We're coming with you." Mom pushed. I look her dead in the eye.

"No, it's too dangerous."

"But -"

"No."

"We're going to have to reach the surface of the ship in order to escape anyways," Drayden reasoned. "So we might as well go with you."

I chew the bottom of my lips, hesitant on the matter, but Drayden was right. The only way out is up.

"Fine," I answered brusquely, turning away. "But once we reach the deck, I want you to use Flygon and get yourself and my mom out of here."

When we got up to the second level, , we saw Team Plasma grunts running around in panic and trying to get to their station to deal with the sudden threat. The ship rock and and forth violent and I was threw against a wall. I yelped in pain as I sat down. I looked around to find that Drayden and my mom was missing. They must have been thrown somewhere because of that vigorous ship movement.

I ran around the place trying to look for them. I entered, the mess hall, bedrooms, and other places that the ship have to offer. I slammed open another door to see a dark room. I enter and called my mom and Drayden to see if they're here. But there was only silence.

I detected another person entering this room but before I turn around, the ship rocked once more. Tossing me against something in the room. A pokeball fell from my belt and I tried to bend down to grab it. The rocking motion resumed right when I snatched it up and I have to held onto whatever that was next to me, it felt like a table. The Pokeball in my hand slip again and as i tried to reach for it, my hand felt and accidentally pressed a few buttons.

...Which kind of table have buttons? I was sure that I'm not in the control room with all the computer desks.

A bright flash came, lightening up the room for just a split second; however, that was all I needed to see who was in the room with me.

I heard a plop and another flash of light in the direction to the pokeball in front of me, resting on this...machine.

"...Whi - Two." I heard him said as I grabbed the pokeball into the safety of my hand.

I gripped onto the pokeball as anger and hatred boiled. Why did he have to come? This isn't something that he should get involved in!

"What are you going here Kyouhei?" I spat with venomous hostility. I feel my way for a light switch and found one right next to me, luckily. When the room brighten, I realized what those flashes of light came from.

...Arceus damn it, I just traded off one of my Pokemon.

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