Two gang members have been left behind, Misty and May. Mark left to look after his own world. This means the gang has decreased, is that a bad thing? Who is this new evil? What does he plan to do with the heroes?
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon
The new evil watches the heroes from a crystal ball. His eyes see all of their movements, their training. The cold of Snowpoint took a toll on them and decide to go inside. He watches and smiles;
"Everything is going as planned. Now that I have finally found them we can proceed with phase two, the complete and total domination of this world. There has been peace far too long in this world. Gorath's failure was a success to me and there hasn't been another attack since" the evil says to himself not knowing that Dark Michael exists.
He walks away from the crystal ball and sits on his throne in his temple.
"I must send the invitation to them. In order for me to kill these teens I must draw them to my playing field" the evil says as he gives a letter to a Ferow.
"Give this to those people in the crystal ball at Snowpoint City" he says to his Ferow.
Ferow grabs the letter with her mouth and flies to Snowpoint City. Meanwhile the gang has had enough of the cold weather and goes into a nice warm Pokémon Centre where they will be treated. The gang sits around a table and chats.
"What a time we are having, we haven't stopped fighting, battling, running. These things just keep coming to us don't they" Tanner says.
"Aha someone's gotta do those things for others" Kelli replies.
Ash is still quiet, even though he snapped out of it a little, it is still affecting him. His mind is in a cloud right now and he can't seem to find his way out of it. Luna sees this;
"Ash come with me, I want to talk to you" Luna tells him.
Ash looks up and replies with a soft 'ok'. The two head into another room.
"What's up with them?" Caitlin wonders.
"Probably Luna is going to help Ash deal with the loss of Misty" Danny says.
"We can't let grief get the best of us. We have lost many friends, that's why we have to keep our heads out of the clouds, to prevent any more from dying" Brock tells them.
The heroes talk away while Ash and Luna arrive at the end of the hallway which leads to sleeping rooms.
"What's troubling you Ash? I know Misty not being here is tough but you need to snap out of it" Luna tells him.
"How? How can I snap out of it? I just lost the love of my life and here you are telling me to get over it" Ash replies starting to get angry.
"Listen to me Ash. Do you know that I'm going through the same thing as you are right now? Amanda was so close to me I would think we were sisters, I lost a sister Ash. It is hard and I'm hurting just as much as you but we can't let our emotions cloud our judgment. You and I both know we need to get the job done and then we can rest, not now when there are people who are in big trouble. Misty saved you for a reason; she believes that you can stop this madness. Please don't let her sacrifice be in vain, you need to fight" Luna explains to him.
Ash thinks for a moment taking in everything Luna has just told him.
"What does she man? Did Misty save me because she believed that I can be a massive help to save the worlds again. But…I miss her. But… I need to think straight and win this so I can sleep at night. I must defeat Dark Michael and then Misty can be at peace" Ash thinks then looks up at Luna.
"Thank you Luna, I'll keep fighting and we'll win this war" Ash tells her looking straight into her eyes.
Luna smiles;
"Thank you Ash" Luna replies.
"LUNA! ASH! Come here" Tanner shouts to them.
Luna and Ash run to the scene and notice Danny holding a letter.
"Where did that come from?" Luna asks.
"Some Ferow came in and gave it to us" Danny answers.
"Open it and let's see what it says" Ash tells him.
Danny opens up the letter and reads it out loud to the gang.
Dear Heroes;
You are probably all surprised that I know your true identities. I'm writing this letter to you to invite you all to my temple. I have some important information about unlocking your true powers and also about a plan that's about to take place that may endanger the world. A power like nothing you have ever heard before. When you arrive we shall sit down and I'll tell you everything and make sure you come alone. No back up or anything this is top secret.
I have been keeping a close eye on all of you and I know you'll be perfect for the job. My coordinates are K-8 426. My temple is rather large, you'll see it. I can't wait to meet all of you.
Good luck.
Doran.
"Who's Doran?" Caitlin asks.
"I have no idea, I have never heard of this person but if he does have information we should go there and talk to him" Luna replies.
"You never know it could be a trap" Kelli reminds her.
"Haha Doran, funny name" Tanner teases.
"If it's a trap we'll be prepared. We might as well go anyway, what do we have to lose perhaps he might be able to tell us how to beat Dark Michael" Kira says.
"Guess we have another adventure. I'm starting to miss the peace" Dawn says.
"Alright gang I'll teleport us to Doran's coordinates" Luna says.
"Hehe…Doran, that name will never get old" Tanner laughs as Luna teleports the gang.
When they arrive, they notice the temple immediately. The temple is very large surrounded by a misty forest. We also notice that, it's on an island. A very small island that contains a small forest and the temple. We look up the stairway that leads to the entrance. It is long and wide.
"Oh man, this is going to be quite a workout" Dawn says.
"Not that you need it" Tanner comments.
Dawn is flustered. They walk up the stairs, although they did expect a trap. They didn't expect the trap that will happen in a short while. The gang reaches the top taking deep breathes.
"I think this is the trap" Danny jokes as we are all a little tired from the walk.
We enter the temple; luckily there is no door to open. We just walk in still being watched by Doran.
"Finally they are here in my grasp. Ferow lead them to me" Doran tells his Ferow.
Ferow flies towards the heroes who are finding a tough time figuring out which way to go.
"Why is it that every time we walk in places like this, it is complicated" Kira says.
The Ferow manages to find the gang and leads them to Doran. As they follow they look around the temple. It is very similar to Dark Michael's hideout where he captured Danny and May. But it is much larger and not as dirty. That is very strange. The temple is very clean indeed. Even though it is made of smoothly carved stone, these bricks don't have any dirt on them. Someone really loves cleaning in this temple. Unknown to the gang Dark Michael has followed them to this temple and hides behind a corner wall and watches us;
"I sense great evil ahead and much trouble to come. It seems the enemy of my enemy is my friend" Dark Michael says to himself watching everything in the background.
They continue walking and analyze the place. There are some statues of mystical creatures that have never been seen before and also some wizard statues as well next to pillars that support the temple as well as the hard wall. Ferow leads the gang into a room with a long table, a throne, crystal ball and torches on walls to light it up. Also there is a very large statue behind the throne that looks like a man with his arms spread in front of him with his hands open.
"What is this place?" Luna wonders.
"Welcome to my humble home, the temple of Horuz. I am Doran the leader of this temple" Doran says.
"Hi Doran, what is this Horuz thing?" Tanner asks.
"How did you know about the heroes?" Luna asks.
"Please sit and I'll explain everything" Doran tells them.
Each hero and Luna sits at the long table with Doran at the north of the table with everyone else on the side.
"So far so good, not long till I will make my move. Acting as a friend will surely make them let their guard down and when they do they will have no chance. Hahaha" Doran thinks.
Doran is scheming something but what? Dark Michael has backed down and decides to watch what is going to happen. What is this Horuz? I will update soon.