Jarceus: Hello and welcome to chapter 52 of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Dual Helpers. I hope you will all enjoy.
Reviews (2)
Firesage101: Did Jarod do a reconstructive recalibration to his head, to stop him from being controlled? Or is it a ruse to get them to let their gaurd down and sacrifice them to an evil Pokemon.
UltimateLeviathan: It was just a random statement with a pun. And good chapter.
Replies
Jarod: Um, Firesage101, I think you meant Battle.
Battle: And it is neither of the two options you thought up.
Jarceus: Also, UltimateLeviathan, I didn't add the noticed error in your review, but I did fix it.
Enigma: Good.
Last Time
"Inferno/Scald!" Called out the two as they fired their attacks at each other, making steam rise up everywhere before an explosion was heard from within the steam as it cleared to show Battle and Jarod glaring at each other before Jarod stumbled and fainted before Battle fell over
"Ha…Ha…Ha…" Panted Battle as he stared at Jarod before he picked himself back up, onto shaky legs before pulling Jarod inside of the Expedition Society, after motioning to Aura and the others to follow him, making them all go on edge but follow him nonetheless
Now
"So, do you have any questions for me?" Asked Battle as he set Jarod up on a bed
"Yeah, I have one. What are you playing at?" Asked Enigma as he glared at Battle, secretly covering the room in illusions
"I have no intentions to harm you anymore, quite the contrary actually. I… I just want to say sorry for how I've acted. I… I have no excuses for what I did and I know you'll probably never forgive me. I wouldn't." Explained Battle sadly as he dug through an old bag and pulled out a badge that was unfamiliar to everyone, it was a small shield with a shallow cut in the middle, over a P and a H, and wings on the side.
"Ok, if you are as sorry as you say, then why did you attack us?" Asked Aura annoyed
"I'm not going to it was a bright idea to do that. Honestly, I wanted to see how strong you had gotten." Sighed Battle before Sceptile walked in
"So this is the Expedition Society." He noted before he spotted Battle "YOU!" He growled as he slammed Battle into a wall by the neck, making him drop the badge
"Sceptile…" Sighed Battle, feeling his neck being crushed but not caring as he used his tails to pick up the badge again before staring at it sadly "Do what you want." He sighed as he placed the badge back on the floor making Sceptile pick it up with his other hand and stare at it
"This is?" Asked Sceptile slightly surprised before he pulled a similar badge out of a bag he had, only it was missing the cut
"You were going to kill me weren't you? Why should that old thing stop you?" Asked Battle emotionlessly
"Battle… You still held onto this?" Asked Sceptile flabbergasted
"I have, not that it means anything anymore. Not after what I've done…" Sighed Battle before Sceptile let go of his neck
"What does that badge mean?" Asked Christy confused
"It's a badge that we came up with one day back when time was frozen. It symbolises that we'll do anything to help anyone in need. Something I haven't done in a long time." Sighed Battle depressed
"ObEy mE!" Shouted multiple voices in Battle head making him clinch his eyes shut and grind his teeth together
"N-no. I won't." Growled Battle making everyone stare at him as Jarod woke up
"YOu wiLL ObEY mE!" Demanded the voices, making Jarod's eyes widen as he heard the voice as well
"I won't. You won't hurt them." Growled Battle making the voice laugh
"HahaHAHAha! DoN'T AcT LikE YoU AreN'T To BlAMe." Smirked the voices
"Shut up." Growled Battle while everyone stare at him concerned
"YoU KNOw You CouLD HaVE BroKEN MY ConTrol AT AnY TiME, BuT YoU DiDN'T." Stated the voices making Battle growl even louder
"You think I don't know that? I know I could have done that. I know I'm to blame. I know that I could have stopped myself. I was afraid, afraid of you." Growled Battle making Jarod's eyes widen as he felt Battle's sadness
"SO You KnOW. WhY NOT Let ME HavE ConTRoLL AgAin? LeT Me FrEE yOu frOM tHe PaIn oF ChoiCE." Suggested the voices before Battle opened his eyes to show that his left eye was completely black as his vision faded to black as he fainted before awaking in a black void
"Where am I?" Asked Battle confused before he noticed a red pearl like object float out of the darkness "Oh, it's you." He growled
"YoU Will OBEy mE!" Shouted the pearl making Battle growl
"Not a chance, Dark Matter." Growled Battle before he pounced at the pearl only for it to disappear before reappearing behind him
"YOu KnOW YoU HAvE nO ChOiCe." Stated Dark Matter before the darkness surrounding the two started to climb up Battle's legs, stopping him from moving as he struggled to get free. As the darkness started enveloping his head a bubble appeared before it exploded, freeing Battle from the darkness that was enveloping hi
"What was that?" Asked Battle confused as more bubbles started appearing before they formed together into the shape of a Keldeo before it turned into an actual Keldeo, Jarod, to be specific.
"Back off Dark Matter. Battle is not afraid of you, and neither am I." Stated Jarod, not showing any emotion making Dark Matter laugh
"YoU ThINk You CaN StOP mE?" Asked Dark Matter laughing
"Aren't I doing it right now by making you laugh? You are the embodiment of the darkness within the hearts of Pokémon, right? So why are you laughing? Is that not a representation of good emotions, mainly humour or joy?" Asked Jarod making Dark Matter freeze in place "Also, I can get why you're trying to control Battle again, but why now? Would it not have been better to attempt this while he was fighting me? You know, when he was focussing on me and probably, as sad as it is, not have noticed you?" He continued before he flew a single bubble into the air before he changed into his Resolute Form and stuck his horn inside the bubble before he made it glow using Secret Sword, forcing most of the shadows to recede back inside of Dark Matter revealing a lush environment full of beautiful greenery as Battle seemed to calm down making Dark Matter shrink
"nO!" Screamed Dark Matter before it formed a spike out of darkness and tried to destroy the bubble only for the spike to be disintegrated as it got close to the bubble
"What's wrong Dark Matter? Afraid that your puppet is free of your strings?" Asked Battle calmly as he saw Dark Matter shrink again
"i OwN yOU!" Screamed Dark Matter as it shrunk again before Jarod smashed it into pieces with his horn, leaving small red shards, which were absorbed into the bubble making the forest darken as a moon rose up into the sky
"No, no you don't." Smirked Jarod before he popped the bubble
"How did you even get here?" Asked Battle confused as he stared at his other self
"Did you forget we have this mental link thing since you lived in my head for a while?" Asked Jarod sarcastically
"Oh yeah… I remember that now. Funny the things you'll forget in two years." Sighed Battle before he realised something "Wait weren't you a voice in Aura's head for a while?" He asked, smirking
"Yeah, yeah, I know, karmic justice that I become a voice in someone's head." Laughed Jarod sarcastically
"Nah, I was going to ask how much of a bitch you became." Chuckled Battle before Jarod turned into a giant black monster
"BiTcH! I WiLl EAt YoU!" Screamed Jarod in multiple voices before Battle ran away, making Jarod chase him down
Jarceus: That is all for this time, I hope you all enjoyed.
Battle: Hehe.
Jarod: Battle. Not a single word. Anything you say can and will be used against you.
Battle: You're no fun.
Jarod: You petrified multiple Pokémon, many of which were our friends.
Aura: Does anyone have a burn heal? Because I think Battle needs one.
Enigma: Nah, he more likely needs a Lunar Wing, you know, to keep the nightmares away.
Battle: Why me.
Christy: Bye everyone.
