A/N: Sorry for the late update everyone, I hope this chapter is something you guys enjoy while I polish up a few more lovely chapters!
Chapter 73: The Final Fight: Part 3
"D-Darkrai…I-I've never heard of such a Pokémon before." I said.
"Since that's the case, I may as well enlighten you two…Darkrai…it's a legendary Pokémon that's said to cast people and Pokémon into darkness. With it as my first slave, I'll be able to make my opposers vanish with its Dark Void." Blake said.
Once Blake finished saying those words, an arm extended upwards, facing the sky as a second arm soon followed. Not even a second later, the Pokémon shot up into the air before appearing in front of us, with Blake looking even more eager to give us a beatdown compared to before.
'T-this is Darkrai…the Pokémon that Blake wants to use…as his first slave…' I thought to myself as Blake laughed.
"Wonderful…truly wonderful! Darkrai…you're going to be a great asset for taking over Almia, I applaud your marvelous entrance!" Blake said as he clapped joyfully, with a sinister smile appearing on his face.
Darkrai paid Blake no mind and eyed us closely, before carefully watching our Pokémon and Wheeler.
"I-I-I want to get out of here…h-help me…" Wheeler mumbled as I heard the flapping of wings and saw Sven land next to us.
"Kellyn! Luana! Let's get Wheeler out of harm's way!" Sven said.
"Sounds like a plan! Wheeler, we'll help you out, no need to panic!" I said as Wheeler got to his feet.
"That's right, hop on before Blake loses it!" Sven said as Wheeler climbed onto Sven's Staraptor.
"Thank you…I'll be forever in your debts!" Wheeler said as Sven handed Luana the Yellow Gem.
"Trying to escape? Darkrai, attack that Staraptor with a Dark Pulse, now!" Blake said as Darkrai ignored him.
"I'll get Wheeler outta here while I have a chance!" Sven said as Staraptor quickly flew off.
Unfortunately, Darkrai made a raspy noise and its arm glowed a dark purple as it launched a Shadow Ball at Sven, who had already moved off the rooftop and was heading towards the Ranger Union.
"Sven, change direction quick!" I shouted, knowing that simply telling Sven to look out would only end up with him getting hurt.
Thankfully, Sven was able to hear me over the flapping of Staraptor's wings and dodged Darkrai's Shadow Ball. However, the ghastly Pokemon launched yet another Shadow Ball at Staraptor, hitting it hard as the Pokémon flapped its wings harder than normal, before beginning to fall as Wheeler and Sven began to scream in terror.
"Sven!" Keith screamed as Wendy dove fast and hurtled towards the pair.
Meanwhile, Blake was cackling like a madman and Darkrai silently watched us, appearing to size us up and see if we were a threat to it. I was torn on what to do at this moment as I knew that while Wendy's Staraptor in particular was fast and could save Sven, Wheeler and Staraptor in time, the other issue was that I had zero knowledge on Darkrai's strength, though based off of its entrance alone, it was evident that it was a force to be reckoned with considering how easily it knocked Staraptor aside.
"Ahahahah! Now you see the pwoer of Darkrai?! Your friend is the first of many casualties to come! Get ready to join him!" Blake said as he typed on the Miniremo, only for Darkrai to once again not do anything.
"Kellyn, while Blake's distracted, let's start the capturing process!" Luana said.
"R-right, c'mon everyone, let's do this. Pachirisu, go and stun Darkrai!" I said as Pachirisu used Thunder Wave on Darkrai, while Luana made loops around the Pokémon.
Oddly, as Luana made loops around Darkrai, its Friendship Meter didn't increase at all, leading us to become very confused as our Stylers were infused with a piece of the three Gems. This continued onwards for a little bit more as Blake began to chuckle, though Luana and I heard the flapping of wings and saw Wendy flying above us, with Sven and Wheeler flying towards the Ranger Union, this time, going without interruptions.
Breathing a collective sigh of relief, Luana and I were able to steady ourselves and focus on the Darkrai, going on for a bit more on attempting to increase its Friendship Meter. Darkrai then broke free from paralysis and made a slashing motion with its left arm, sending black discs in our direction. Luana managed to dodge them as did I, though I didn't move quick enough and one of them grazed my arm, sending a trickle of blood down it.
"Gah…that was a close one…are you hurt Luana?" I asked as Luana immediately patched up my wound.
"No, I'm alright, please don't get hurt again, I'll end up panicking!" Luana said as she made loops around the Darkrai, before it suddenly let out a shrill and raspy scream.
'Darkrai…Darkai's suffering…we have to help it somehow!' I thought to myself as I saw Darkrai's Friendship Meter vanish from my Styler screen, which never occurred before.
"What happened? The Friendship Meter disappeared!" I said as Darkrai moved behind Blake.
"Heh, you two trying to capture Darkrai is about as pitiful as Wheeler struggling to not fall off of this skyscraper! Come on Darkrai, finish them off!" Blake said as Darkrai teleported in front of us and without hesitation, managed to lock me and Luana into place with its menacing glare.
"C-can't move…g-guys, are you able to move at all?" Luana asked.
With the inability to turn my head, I used my eyes to see our Partner Pokémon to the right of us, also unable to move.
"N-no, they…they can't…w-what do we do Luana?" I asked as Blake laughed.
"Don't worry about that, soon enough you'll see true terror and it'll all be over soon! Now Darkrai, use Dark Void on these two, kill them both!" Blake said as Darkrai looked at him.
Instead of following Blake's commands, Darkrai used its Dark Void on Blake, opening a pitch black void identical to the one it came out of. Blake soon started to slowly be pulled in, all the while flailing his arms and incoherently screaming at the top of his lungs.
"Help me you two! Don't just leave me here!" Blake said as the hold Darkrai had on Luana and I ceased.
Wasting no time, Luana and I rushed to Blake's aid, not knowing what the Dark Void would do to him. We reached Blake and pulled him out in spite of all the evil he's done, while Darkrai simply observing us and what we were doing. Now that Blake was free from the Dark Void and on the ground catching his breath, we immediately moved away from him, knowing full well of what he was capable of. As we expected, Blake got on his two feet and looked at us before turning to Darkrai and running back to the Miniremo. Blake then typed in another command, which made Darkrai hover closer to us while Luana and I backed away, fearful of the Pokémon and what it would do to us.
"Thanks for the help and all…but it seems that Darkrai can't be contained through no fault of my own." Blake said as the Shadow Crystal began to glow a combination of purple and black.
Darkrai let out another shrill scream, louder than before as it enveloped Blake in another Dark Void, this one drawing him in much faster as we tried to grab his hands to save him. After realizing that we wouldn't be able to drag Blake out, Luana and I had to let go with heavy hearts, otherwise, we'd be dragged in as well. With Blake being completely swallowed up from Darkrai's Dark Void, the Pokémon soon turned to us and opened up another Dark Void, dragging all of us in slowly compared to Blake. Almost instantly, Luana and I retrieved our Pokémon to prevent them from getting dragged under
"Keith, Wendy! Help us!" I yelled as we soon heard the intense flapping of wings.
"We're on our way!" Keith said as we spotted the two of them moving quickly in our direction.
Within no time, Keith and Wendy managed to drop down close enough where we could grab on the Staraptor's talons. Thankfully, the Staraptor managed to take me, Pachirisu and Eevee out, with Luana and Buneary following shortly afterwards on the second Pokémon. Our Pokémon climbed on our shoulders as we repositioned ourselves to grab onto Staraptor's talons with both hands rather than just one. We soared up into the air for a few seconds before we landed back down onto solid ground, relieved to have escaped the clutches of Darkrai as Wendy and Keith hovered a bit near us.
"Kellyn, Luana, it's all up to you guys!" Keith said as he nearly missed getting hit by a Water Pulse.
Looking up, we could see more Pokémon beginning to congregate and head right for Wendy and Keith.
"We'll be monitoring your safety from above! Let's distract these Pokémon, Keith!" Wendy said as the two flew away from us.
"Now…we need to find a way to capture Darkrai, even if its heart is sealed off." I said.
"You're right…maybe the gems can do something, can we try getting closer to the Shadow Crystal?" Luana asked as we avoided a Shadow Ball being launched at us.
"Worth a shot, let's do it! Pachirisu, stun Darkrai!" I said as Pachirisu unleashed a surge of electricity, making Darkrai's movements cease.
"Wendy, come close to the Shadow Crystal!" Luana said as Wendy managed to fly closer to the Shadow Crystal and encircle it, making it glow as the Red Gem she carried reacted to the Shadow Crystal.
While Darkrai was paralyzed, Luana and I sprinted forward as our Gems began to react with the Shadow Crystal as well, turning the dark and gloomy purple into a clear blue color. Turning back to Darkrai, I saw that its expression was still one of pain and agony, leading me to become confused as the Shadow Crystal was seemingly no longer a threat compared to before.
"Darkrai's still in pain…I thought…I thought the Shadow Crystal turning this color would make Darkrai regain its senses." I said.
"Unless…Darkrai's heart could have been opened up just enough for us to try capturing it." Luana said as Darkrai started charging up a move.
"You could be right! Pachirisu, Thunder Wave!" I said as Pachirisu stunned Darkrai with powerful electricity.
Luana and I wasted no time in making loops around Darkrai, as I focused on charging up Luana's Styler to its second stage while she made loops around the Pokémon. At first, Darkrai's Friendship Meter didn't increase at all, worrying me as I thought that it would soon envelop us in a Dark Void similar to Blake. However, to my utter joy, I saw the Friendship Meter slowly increased and in fact, Darkrai still stayed paralyzed, though it was already beginning to shake the effect off. Luana already managed to increase Darkrai's Friendship Meter to ten percent and I had Eevee move in front of me so that she could attack Darkrai once its paralysis once gone.
"Good tactic Kellyn, make sure you watch yourself!" Luana said as she completed two dozen loops around Darkrai.
"Thanks Luana, I'll be cautious, you do the same and we'll get this done in no time!" I said as Eevee prepared a Shadow Ball.
Darkrai soon broke free from paralysis and quickly teleported, with Eevee's Shadow Ball missing the Pokémon as the move made impact with the ground. In a split second, Darkrai appeared close to me with its arms glowing a dark purple and I knew having our Pokémon stall its attacks would be the best thing given that we don't know the full extent of its power.
"Pachirisu, ThunderBolt!" Luana said as Pachirisu zapped Darkrai, cancelling its attack as it got sent reeling back.
Darkrai got paralyzed from the fierce move and I quickly made loops around the Pokémon as I took over from Luana, making sure to listen out every so often and hear how Keith and Wendy were doing. Despite the Pokémon repeatedly going after Wendy and Keith, I could see that they weren't getting overwhelmed, though I still had Eevee launch a few Shadow Balls at some of the Flying types to scare them off rather then harm them.
After more than three dozen loops were made, I saw Darkrai's Friendship Meter was already at twenty two percent, though it was now starting to break from paralysis. Luana and I remained on high alert despite Eevee being at the ready, as Darkrai could easily teleport once more and attack us.
Darkrai regained its movement and as expected, it teleported quick, though not anywhere near us and instead, it was where Blake Hall stood before being sucked in as it lowered its head.
"Eevee, stop Darkrai in its tracks!" Luana said as Eevee used Shadow Ball, only for Darkrai to knock the move aside.
Darkrai followed up with sending out two purple flames at Luana, which swiftly chased her around the rooftop, scorching the metal. As I readied Eevee to attack, Darkrai protected itself with six purple flames that soon encircled it, though I knew having Eevee at least distract Darkrai would buy Luana some time in case it chased after me instead.
Acting quickly, I decided to make loops around Darkrai, while all three Partner Pokémon stood in front of me.
"Eevee, Shadow Ball on Darkrai! Pachirisu, Thunder Wave and Buneary, use Hi Jump Kick!" I said as all three Pokémon immediately acted.
'Perfect, having the Partner Pokémon attack at once would be the best option, since if Darkrai retaliated, the other two could land a hit on it while it's focused on whichever one attacked first.' I thought to myself.
Eevee's Shadow Ball almost hit Darkrai, though the Pokémon dodged it as it launched a Shadow Ball at us, narrowly avoiding me. Pachirisu's Thunder Wave was barely able to make contact with Darkrai and Buneary hit Darkrai hard with Hi Jump Kick, sending it back a few feet. Knowing that I had to be quick, I made fast loops around Darkrai, bringing up its Friendship Meter slowly while I checked on Luana, who was able to outrun the flames after ten seconds.
"Sorry about not being able to help you, Luana, how're you holding up?" I asked as Luana grinned.
"Don't worry about it Kellyn, that was some quick thinking you did! Let me assist you, Pachirisu, paralyze that Darkrai!" Luana said.
Darkrai suddenly broke free from paralysis and vanished from right in front of us, only to reappear and grip my arm as it charged up a Shadow Ball.
