A/N: Our two beloved heroes face off against the boss of Team Dim Sun! Will they be victorious, or will darkness reign over Almia?

A/N: Final Chapter will be uploaded on the 28th!

Chapter 71: The Final Fight: Part 1

Just as we were about to call Marcus, Barlow teleported in front of us, giving Luana and I a serious startle.

"Wow…being teleported like that is weird…Kellyn, Luana, you guys did it! Awesome work on capturing Kincaid!" Barlow said as he tied up Kincaid, who was beginning to struggle out of paralysis.

"Y-you two…I…I'm astonished scum like you…m-managed to b-beat me. Blake will…defeat you two." Kincaid said with a maniacal grin.

"He won't, you were a serious threat to Almia and thanks to our Pokémon and Rotom, we stopped you. We're going to head up there and stop him from trying to rule over Almia." I said.

"S-say what you will…I h-hope the boss…kills you both. I'll b-be happy to know of your deaths." Kincaid said as Barlow placed a handkerchief around Kincaid's mouth, muffling him.

"That's enough out of you Kincaid, Espeon will make sure you don't try anything once we go to Almia's Prison. Kellyn, Luana, you're almost done with taking down Team Dim Sun once and for all. The two of you are accomplished Top Rangers and I know that neither of you are going to let Blake Hall win!" Barlow said as we both grinned.

"Thank you Barlow, Kincaid was a tough opponent to take down, but it's all taken care of." I said.

"Now the only thing left to do is stop Blake Hall!" Luana said as Barlow grinned while Kincaid mumbled incoherently.

"That's right, best of luck you two, you'll make us all proud." Barlow said as he and Kincaid teleported away.

"Now that that's done with, it's time for us to join Keith, Wendy and Sven on the top floor." I said as the back wall shifted and moved to the right, revealing a darkened staircase.

"The final battle…let's do this and bring peace to Almia before anyone else gets hurt." Luana said as we ran up the staircase with our Pokémon following.

"Definitely…even though the battle won't be easy, it's something that we have to do!" I said.

Luana and I continued our way up the staircase, though it was dark, we could still manage to traverse upwards as we soon came to the doorway leading to the fiftieth ninth floor.

"Kellyn, just one more floor to go…then we'll be another floor closer to Blake Hall…" Luana said as I opened the door.

The fifty ninth floor was a wide open area with glass all around, showing the dark night sky and a number of Pokémon flying around. There were several shelves mounted on the glass and a dozen computers and other equipment on top of the shelves as well. The only other people on the floor with us were a trio of scientists in the middle of the room, who were tinkering with five Miniremos and paid us no attention. Four of the Miniremos were a dark gray, while the one in the center was as black as the night sky.

"We've just got a little farther to go, let's check our Pokémon before heading up!" I said as we paused to examine Pachirisu, Buneary and Eevee.

"Hmmm, they don't look hurt at all. Good thing too, I wouldn't want them to get injured considering who we're going up against." Luana said.

"Exactly, now we just have to be as calm as we can going to the rooftop, Blake Hall is unlike anyone we've faced, so let's give it our all!" I said.

Luana and I moved carefully around the room as we did our best to avoid being spotted by the scientists, who were too preoccupied with examining and working on the Miniremos to notice us. Two of the men had black hair, while one of them had brown hair along with a thin mustache.

"Alright, so we have this black Miniremo with us, but now what?" One of the men asked.

"How about we see how it works, for starters?" Another scientist questioned.

"Well guys, Mr. Hall only told us to examine it for any signs of strange or unusual activity, but this black Miniremo appears to be inactive." The third mustachioed scientist said as we continued our way through the room.

'Alright…easy does it, I'll do my best to be as quiet as possible. I just hope that the men don't spot us…if they do, then we'll be slowed down.' I thought to myself.

Luana and I continued making our way around the room while the scientists conversed with one another. Picking up little pieces of their conversation made me realized that just like Isaac, they were also tricked by Team Dim Sun's crooked admins.

"You know guys…I feel like what we're doing…isn't right. I mean, the fact that Mr. Hall is having us examine these Miniremos is odd, but…the Pokémon around the tower and even the grunts are acting odd." The second scientist said.

"I'm glad that these guys are concerned compared to some of the others we've encountered. The fact that the Shadow Crystal is impacting both people and Pokémon means we need to act fast." I said as Luana nodded.

"Exactly, it's a shame that these scientists have been tricked, it reminds me of Isaac." Luana said.

"You're right, it's pretty similar to Isaac's situation…I'm glad we made it up here…we'll be fighting on behalf of everyone all around Almia. Let's go and stop Blake Hall!" I said as we made our way to the staircase at the end of the room.

As we were about to head up the staircase, we heard something to our left and turned, seeing Keith flying by, followed by Wendy, with the powerful wings of the Staraptor getting the attention of the scientists.

"Woah, did you guys see those people on top of those Staraptors?" A scientist asked.

"I certainly did! In fact…they looked like Rangers…" One of the men said.

"They have to be Rangers, no one else would be so close to the tower! Things must be getting very serious if they're near the rooftop. They'll be able to stop Hall's tyranny, let's bail!" The mustachioed scientist said as he and his coworkers ran for the exit.

"Keith, Sven and Wendy are there and they'll need our help soon enough, let's put an end to this chaos!" I said as Luana and I ran up the staircase.

After a minute or so of racing up the steps, Luana and I made it to the rooftop, which was just as massive as the last floor we were on. Looking around us, we could see a dark and ominous cloud swirling around the entire rooftop, stretching up high into the sky…towards the very end of the rooftop was Blake Hall with Wheeler by his side. Blake Hall and Wheeler had their backs to us and were admiring the Shadow Crystal, which was a ghastly purple color that was emanating even though both men were about ten feet from the massive crystal.

There were a total of four large energy circuits, two on the left and the right which were about the size of Blake. I could see Sven, Keith and Wendy riding around on Staraptors high above the Shadow Crystal, along with some other Flying types which didn't appear to be influenced by the Shadow Crystal, at least not yet. While Luana and I were about fifty feet from Hall, we could both still feel how tense the situation was…it felt as if we were being crushed by the negative energy Blake Hall and the Shadow Crystal were exuding.

Our Partner Pokémon on the other hand were shivering with determined expressions on their faces, signifying that they were ready to end Blake's tyranny once and for all. Luana and I took a deep breath and walked forward, though when we were halfway there, Wheeler turned around, appearing to be very shocked.

"B-b-boss, those two Top Rangers are here!" Wheeler said as Wendy quickly swooped by, followed by Sven.

"Don't forget about us! You two are finished!" Wendy said.

Wendy and Sven then maneuvered a bit closer to the Shadow Crystal, though still far out of reach for Wheeler or Blake to try anything. Keith on the other hand was doing damage control in case any Pokémon in the area attempted to attack them or us. As for Blake, he finally seemed to snap out of his trance and noticed what was going on around him, turning to face us with a grimace plastered on his face, filled with hatred as he took a step forward.

"Well now, it's about time you all came up here…after all I've done to be Almia's new ruler, I'm not going to be stopped by the five of you. But you know…this is a rather beautiful sight to see…isn't it?" Blake Hall asked as our Pokémon growled.

"Beautiful…this isn't beautiful…this is a nightmare for Almia!" Luana said in disbelief as Blake laughed.

"Hahah! A nightmare…young lady…you're absolutely correct…this certainly is a nightmare for all of you…but for me…this is a dream come true! After my idiotic father died, no one could foresee what I would do to help this company see its true potential! Duping people into working for Altru Inc. was my first step, the next step was to have Psychic types forcibly recondition them to become grunts and admins…from there, I was on my way to becoming the new ruler of Almia." Blake said.

"Y-you're sick…" I said as Blake chuckled.

"Say what you will of me…I'm not surprised to know that you two…Kellyn and Luana, got this far. But it doesn't matter…because it ends here, for the both of you." Blake said as Wheeler stepped forward with a large grin on his face.

"Heheh, boss, don't waste your words on these two lowlifes. In fact, let me handle them, I'll make them wish they never became Rangers!" Wheeler said as he retrieved a Miniremo from his purple suit jacket.

Wheeler's smile only seemed to increase as he typed in a command on the Miniremo. All of us braced ourselves for whatever Pokémon would be coming our way, though I soon felt an intense shiver up my spine. Appearing five feet in front of us was a Dusknoir, its eye glowing a deep red as the Pokémon's arms twitched repeatedly.

"Dusknoir is suffering horribly…let's help it out!" Luana said as I charged up her Capture Styler to its second stage.

After that was done, Luana then started the capturing process as she made loops around the Dusknoir, though it soon vanished.

"Pachirisu, go and stun that Dusknoir!" I said as Pachirisu unleashed a surge of electricity, revealing the Dusknoir's location as it materialized once more.

Luana flashed me a grin as she continued the capturing process, all the while, Sven, Wendy and Keith were beginning to deal with Pokémon that were starting to attack them.

"Eevee, use Shadow Ball to make those Flying types scatter!" Luana said as I heard the flapping of wings.

Looking up, I saw that Keith, Sven and Wendy were now fighting hard against various Flying types, such as Flygon, Crobat and Yanmega. Thanks to Luana and Eevee's intervention, the Shadow Ball made some of the Pokémon flee, while the remaining Pokémon left our trio of friends alone. Focusing my attention back to the Dusknoir, I saw that it was still paralyzed, though it was starting to break free from paralysis in no time.

"Pachirisu, hit that Dusknoir with a Thunderbolt!" I said as Pachirisu shocked the Dusknoir, sending it flying back as Wheeler's grin diminished.

"Oh my precious Dusknoir…you'll pay for what you did, Ranger!" Wheeler said as Luana had Buneary hop forward.

"Buneary, use Foresight on that Dusknoir so it doesn't try to vanish again!" Luana said as Buneary's eyes glowed a bright yellow, impacting the paralyzed Dusknoir.

Since Luana did good work on the Dusknoir and got its Friendship Meter up to ten percent, I decided to take over so she wouldn't get tired. As Luana charged up my Capture Styler, I could see the Pokémon flying overhead slowly dwindling in numbers as they were successfully starting to get captured, though Keith in particular was being bombarded by four Flygon.

"Buneary, try using Hi Jump Kick on those Flygon! Eevee, hit them with a Shadow Ball!" I said.

While I didn't know if Buneary could bound up high enough to reach the Flygon, I knew that there wasn't much of an option to wait, considering that the Flygon were continuously attacking Keith. Aside from Keith being swarmed, some Golbat and Crobat were after Sven and Wendy, meaning that any method we could use to make the mind controlled Pokémon scatter would be a good one.

In the few seconds it took for me to assess the situation with our friends, I saw that Pachirisu was in front of me, raring to go as the Dusknoir began trying to get out of its paralysis. Acting fast, I had Pachirisu stun the Dusknoir, much to the frustration of Wheeler, who had a look of hatred across his face as Blake watched me intently while I made loops around the Pokémon.

"Kellyn, your plan was great, it worked!" Luana said as I spotted the Flygon, Golbat and Crobat fleeing as Buneary plopped back down on the ground.

I felt a combination of relief and happiness from our Partner Pokémon being able to successfully launch an attack despite the circumstances and I continued to make loops around Dusknoir. Since I was fully intent on no one getting hurt, focusing on the Dusknoir was absolutely key in making sure that didn't happen. Eventually, the Dusknoir broke free from paralysis after its Friendship Meter rose to around fifteen percent and it soon levitated a few feet more into the air. The Dusknoir's arms then began to turn a dark black, with its massive hands soon doing the same.

"Okay Pachirisu, let's use Thundershock!" I said.

Before Pachirisu was able to move, Blake rushed over to Wheeler's Miniremo and pushed him aside as he took over. In a split second, Dusknoir ceased its attack and rushed forward, being unable to vanish thanks to Buneary's Foresight. To my utter horror, one of Dusknoir's hands was around my neck as I began getting choked and started gasping for air. I could hear the terrified yelling of everyone, even Wheeler, who began to plead with his boss incoherently. Without any hesitation, Luana bounded over to the Dusknoir and had Eevee make short work of its assault with a Shadow Ball, hitting the Pokémon hard as it stumbled backwards.

As I struggled to breathe once more, I saw Luana checking me for any bruising around my neck. To our relief, there wasn't any major harm done and I was about to get back up to continue my attempt at capturing the Dusknoir, though Luana quickly shook her head and stood over me as she made loops around the Pokémon. Even though I was still slowly regaining my usual way of breathing, I managed to charge Luana's Capture Styler to its second stage so she wouldn't have a hard time with raising Dusknoir's Friendship Meter. Seeing that I wasn't dead infuriated Blake Hall and the man let out an inhuman scream, scaring Wheeler, who was busy trying to get Dusknoir to start moving again.

"I can't believe it! That foolish Dusknoir has failed at taking at your life… I was hoping to have it take care of you and then focus on that girl over there…after that… nothing will stand in my way and the Rangers won't be our problem once that's the case." Blake said as I recovered from the shock of being attacked and stood back up.

Despite Blake's outburst, we knew that we had to shrug it off as Luana continued making loops around Dusknoir, which was now beginning to sluggishly start to move. With Pachirisu still not exhausted, I knew that paralyzing Dusknoir would need to be done quickly before he got tired…or before the ghost Pokémon tried attacking again.

"Pachirisu, let's follow up on our attack!" I said as Pachirisu hit Dusknoir with a powerful Thundershock, managing to injure the Pokémon and paralyze it.

Taking advantage of the situation, Luana made a dozen of fast loops as she steadily increased the Friendship Meter on the Dusknoir to twenty three percent. Wheeler, in a fit of rage, began to type on the Miniremo to no avail, though Dusknoir's arms were starting to move again. I soon took over for Luana since I was feeling better than before and all of our Partner Pokémon came forward to assist as Wheeler snickered.

"You two aren't going to win this fight. It's best for you to just give up now." Wheeler said as I continued making loops around Dusknoir.

Compared to earlier, the tense atmosphere we were feeling earlier was no longer there and I felt a bit more courageous as I glared at Wheeler. The man was stunned into silence as I dutifully increased the Dusknoir's Friendship Meter, doing my best to keep my composure, even as Dusknoir's paralysis wore off.

As I was about to have Eevee attack the Dusknoir, it soon let out a horrifying screech as the mouth on its stomach opened up and it began to charge up what I could only imagine was a fierce attack.

"Eevee, Pachirisu and Buneary, strike at that Dusknoir, now!" Luana and I shouted as our Pokémon launched their most powerful moves at the Dusknoir, with the Pokémon launching what looked like a giant Shadow Ball.

Our Pokémon's moves made an impact with the move and the result was a massive cloud of smoke that rendered us unable to see. Looking to my left, I saw the unmistakable shadow of Dusknoir with its body glowing a ominous purple as it loomed over me.