Hey there guys, welcome back. Now we move onto Giratina. Drama's about to unfold, so let's get to it shall we?
When Arion opened his eyes he was met with darkness. A faint pink glow was the only source of light and, after a moment of searching, he realized it was coming from him and his companions. Dawn floated beside him, eyes closed. He looked below him, seeing dark stone of some sort. 'H-how? How did this happen?' His gaze traveled to Dawn and he smiled. 'Must have been Dawn. Thank Arceus that she was left out of her Pokeball.' Just as the thought occurred to him, the pink glow flickered and died out, dropping them all to the floor. Arion sighed, grabbing Dawn's Pokeball to return the exhausted Espeon. He pressed the Pokeball to his forehead, closing his eyes. "Thank Dawn," he whispered, "Thanks for everything."
He heard a sharp groan and hurriedly put Dawn's ball back, pulling out Blitz's. The Charmeleon's tail lit up the space around them, showing an annoyed looking Lyre. "Ouch," the boy said, "what the hell happened?"
"We fell," Arion replied, looking up. There was no sign of where they'd fallen through. Just endless blackness. "Dawn caught us but...she'll be out of commission for a while."
"Right," Lyre replied, releasing a Pokemon of his own. Glisten appeared, clicking her claws. "She's got night vision, so we'll be able to know if something's coming." Arion nodded before he felt something brush against his leg. He jumped, looking down into ruby eyes. Midnight.
"He can help as well," Rebecca said, stepping into the firelight. It flickered off her face, giving her a very dangerous air right then. "We should head on. Tryus is already likely with Giratina. We have to hurry."
"Right," he said. He looked to Lyre who sent Glisten off with a flick of his wrist. The Gliscor shot off, returning a few moments later to lead them further into the darkness. They walked in silence, trying to keep their senses open in case anything tried to attack them. Nothing came, and it made the tension rise even further. Eventually, a loud inhuman shriek sliced through the air.
"Giratina!" Lyre shouted, darting off down the path they were taking. He melted into the shadows, and was gone.
"Lyre wait!" Arion shouted after him. He raced off, Blitz by his side. Darkness greeted his vision, and then he stumbled.
And suddenly he wasn't in darkness anymore.
Giratina hovered overhead, screeching its agony as light and shadow raged around it. A giant portal of darkness swirled overheard. Arion's hair whipped around his face as he looked up. Tryus stood below Giratina, cloaked in shadow with his Zoroark by his side. His face was twisted into a sneer, and Lyre stood only a few feet from him. "You bastard!" Lyre was yelling, clearly angry in his stance.
"You care too much for these things," Tryus replied, "but let me give you something else to be angry about." Lyre went for him, but a sudden gust of wind sent him sprawling. He landed beside Arion, growling. "Your anger is misplaced," he stated, "how about I shed a bit of light about your parents?" Lyre stared at him, blue eyes wide.
'His parents?' Arion wondered, 'now that I think about it...I barely know a thing about him. What happened to his parents?' Tryus looked about to speak when a voice interrupted.
"Spouting more lies?" Rebecca questioned. Arion looked back, seeing her standing at the entrance of where they'd come from. "And here I thought you were above simple sabotage." Tryus smiled, opening his arms.
"Hello again sister," he said, "but I wouldn't call it sabotage. I'm just going to tell this boy the truth." Tryus looked towards Lyre, his ruby eyes glittering. "After all, don't you want to know how your parents died?"
"What do you know?" Lyre asked, tone frigid. Rebecca didn't comment.
"I know exactly how they died," he said, "Your father was easy enough. I killed him myself. After he took his invention, the snag machine you wear, and ran off with it. He knew what he was getting into by working with me, and he decided to run."
"Why you," Lyre growled. Tryus didn't let him finish.
"But your mother?" he stated, "not my fault. I kept her alive because she knew where you were." Lyre's eyes widened, and his voice shook slightly when he spoke.
"Then how..." he began. Tryus laughed, a wild look in his eyes.
"I found her, lying in her cell with her throat slit wide open," Tryus said slowly, drawing out the moment. Arion looked to his friend, seeing the tortured look in those blue eyes. "And after a bit of work I found out just who had sliced her open. Care to know who?"
"Lyre, don't listen to him," Arion said, "he has to be fucking with you." Yet Lyre didn't seem to be listening. He was staring at Tryus with rapt attention, eyes wide.
"They say the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree," Tryus sneered, "and in this case, I killed your father, and my dear little sister sliced your mothers throat while she couldn't defend herself."
"Liar!" Arson snarled, "there's no way she would do something like that!" He turned to gaze at the girl behind him. Her body was tense, but otherwise she gave nothing away. "It's not true right?"
"Cant lie my sweet sister?" Tryus asked.
"Rebecca?!" Arian looked from her to Lyre. The boy's head was down, his whole body trembling.
"I'll be taking my leave now," Tryus said, "goodbye you three. I'll be seeing you soon I hope Rebecca." The portal over Giratina expanded, swallowing both the giant Pokemon and Tryus. Within a moment they were gone, no trace that they'd ever been there.
"Damn it," Arion hissed, standing now that the wind was gone, "he always slips away." There was silence. Then, a small question.
"Is it true?" Arion looked down at Lyre who was shaking now.
"Lyre," he whispered. The boy ignored him.
"Is. It. True?!" He snapped. There was a moment of silent, no sound save for their own breathing. Eventually, Lyre spoke again. "Rebecca...did you kill my mother."
"Lyre," she began, "there's information about that story that you don't know."
"Yes, or no!" He shouted, whipping around to stare at her. Tears were steadily falling, but the boy didn't seem to care. Rebecca sighed, shutting her eyes.
"Yes." Lyre launched himself at her. Rebecca didn't move away, letting Lyre slam into her and send them both to the ground. His reaction was violent, attempting to beat the unmoving form below him. Arion hurried over, grabbing at the flailing male..
"Lyre," Arion began, trying to pin him down and haul him off of Rebecca. Eventually he succeeded, holding the squirming male.
"I trusted you!" He yelled as she sat up. A bruise was steadily forming on her face, but there was no expression there. "I trusted you, and now your telling me that you murdered my mother?!"
"Yes," she replied again.
'Something's not right here,' Arion thought, 'she's not going to even try and deny it?'
"you really know how to play people Rebecca," Lyre said, "you really are just like your brother."
"Lyre, had you been there, you would have known why I made my choice," she replied.
"Fuck your excuses," he hissed, "how about you do us all a favor and just disappear!"
"Lyre!" Arion snapped, trying to play damage control. The boy wasn't having it.
"No!" He shouted, anger cascading off him in waves, "she's nothing but a curse! Why should we have to worry every moment that she might turn around and slit our throats. We can handle Tryus on our own. We don't need her!" Arion was about to argue when Rebecca cut him off.
"Fine," she said, "if you want me to leave, then I will do so." Without another word she turned away, walking back into darkness. Midnight eyed the boys for a moment before slipping away, fading after her. Arion released Lyre and stood. Blitz grumbled nervously and even Glisten looked saddened.
"Lyre..." He began, "what did you just do...? She's the only link to Tryus we have and you...you just drove her away." Lyre wormed out of his loosened grip, standing and brushing himself off.
"She's slipped away before," he said softly, "she'll come back. Unfortunately." The last part was hushed, and Arion sighed mournfully.
'Everything is falling apart. Rebecca...I hope you come back tomorrow.'
"I've always kept thinking about that," Rebecca said softly, crouched down. Her eyes were trained on the compound her brother had been hanging out in. Finally, at last, she's located it. Night was falling, and Luna sat beside her patiently. Yet Rebecca's mind kept wandering back to the death of Lyre's mother. She sighed. "I never thought I'd actually meet her son after meeting that promise..." Luna chirped sadly and she frowned. "It was his choice to send me away. Now let's get moving. We have bigger problems then one moody child." She stood, shifting her bag. Luna released a loud bark before something struck the back of her head. She collapsed, vision blurring as her eyes slid shut. She heard a single statement before darkness claimed her.
"It's good to see you again my dear, dear little sister."
So there you have it. I'm so sorry that this story is so damn long but the other parts won't be. So don't worry. Bye to anyone still reading. I'll see you next time.