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Breaking the Nightmare: Part 1

It was a calm summer's night. The songs of both Kricketot and Kricketune resonated throughout the forest as a gentle breeze shifted the trees. Deep in the forest, the ground opened up into the side of a hill. The faint shine of moonlight splashed across the entrance, leaving the interior shrouded in darkness. Deeper in the cave, small holes in the ceiling allowed the silver light of the moon to filter in, illuminating the three inhabitants. There was papa, mama, and myself. Mama was busy, making small bundles of food, wrapping sweet, crisp leaves around some berries. Not for herself or papa, both of them ate something entirely different. All the food here was for me, or an occasional snack for my parents. Mama was happiest when she was taking care of us, she always said. Papa was sitting in his usual spot, legs folded and eyes closed as he rested on a pile of accumulated straw and grass, his long yellow nose twitching every now and then. Despite claiming I was a nuisance when I bothered him during this, he allowed me to rest on his knee and cuddle into his chest, occasionally rubbing his paw across my domed head.

"Find anyone yet?" Mommy questioned, casting her ruby gaze upon her mate.

The hypno scratched at his bushy white collar, "Mm, indeed. Seems a new human couple moved into that cabin in the east. Rather fast, you were right about the old tenants quickly being replaced."

Mama smirked. "It's almost as if I can see the future."

I giggled. "Mama! Mama!" I scampered up to her and grasped her long, thin leg. She stared down at me, red eyes filled with an endless, infinite love.

"Yes my sweet girl?"

"Mama, will I be able to see the future someday too?"

She nodded. "Of course you will. You're my daughter."

I grinned, and ran back to my father. "Papa! Papa!"

He ignored me, but I knew he could hear me. As I continued to pester him, one side of his mouth lifted up in a grin.

"Grrr! Papaaa, don't ignore me!" I shouted while shaking his arm.

His squinty eyes slid open, and he narrowed them at me. "Well, what is it brat?"

I laughed and stared at him with my big red eyes. I tugged at his neck fur, dangling from him. "Papa! Papa! Will I be able to go into the dream world like you do one day? I'm tired of berries, I want to eat dreams too!"

He chuckled, a deep raspy sound. "Yes, of course, you are my daughter."

Mom clicked her tongue. "Oh, tired of berries, huh? The berries Mommy worked hard to gather?"

I giggled as I crawled up papa's neck, squeezing his nose in my little hands. He pretended to try and bite me and I leapt off his shoulders, racing away. He made a big show of crawling after me, and I laughed in terror and hid behind mama.

The Gardevoir burst into beautiful laughter as I crawled up her legs and hid in her dresslike lower frame. Mama's laugh was such a pretty sound, I wanted to hear it forever.

"Ok, ok, settle down you two. My love, let me finish making food for our little Ralts and then we will go."

I hated it when they left. They were always gone for so long. Sometimes days, sometimes up to a week! It was lonely here without them and even if they sealed the entrance and made it so no one could get in, it was scary, too! I did everything I could to distract them from the thought of leaving, but they always did. Mama claimed they were going out to feed on dreams. The dreams of humans! I wondered what they tasted like, were they more filling than the berries I munched on?

Outside the den, the wind was starting to pick up. Father had secured the entrance to our little burrow; stolen from a family of bug type Pokemon. I remembered that day vividly. It was… unpleasant. The family of Pokemon resisted having their livelihood stolen. Mama told me to cover my eyes. When I opened them there was so much death. Blood soaked the walls of the burrow, and the carcasses of those bugs littered the cavern. It was a nice home though, despite that, located south of the human city deep in the woods. Papa claimed no humans would bother us here, and that if they did, our vantage point would allow us to see them. Mama told me to play outside, but not to go too far, and by the time I came back it was clean as can be.

That was months ago.

I clutched papa's leg now. "Daddy, I wanna go with you! Can you show me the dream world too?"

"Hmm…" He stared down at me, contemplating it.

Mama gasped, shaking her head. "Hyrian, you mustn't! She could die!"

"Die?" How terrible was this strange place that mother and father frequented that death could be waiting there?

Father smiled at her. "Don't fret, dear. No daughter of mine will die in that place. Come, sit next to me."

I did as told, and took my place on his knee.

"You cannot join me today, but… I will tell you something so you can prepare for it mentally."

"Prepare for it?"

He nodded. "Mmm. One day you will go there alone, and you won't have me or your mother there to protect you."

I stared up at him, terrified. I squished his nose to slow my racing heart and he smiled. "My girl… My sweet baby Ralts." He touched my dome-like head gently. "There are two things you must always remember if you go to that dark place. A land of dreams, and nightmares. Not all Pokemon, even my own kind, know how to travel through there. Most are happy just eating the dreams they find, but if you seek them out… or if you truly enter a human's head you will find a much darker place, but… there is light there."

I smiled, shifting on his lap. "Why are you saying that like it's bad? Light's good, right?"

Papa shook his head. "No. Sweet girl, if you go to that light…"

"You will die," Mama whispered, interrupting suddenly. She sat next to Papa and me, and she pulled me into her lap. Her body was warm and soft as she held me. "Never go towards the light. No matter how afraid you are. No matter how much you hate the dark."

I trembled. I tried to picture a place so black and frightening, with one single point of light, but it was not within my imagination. Mama stroked my head dome, and tucked me against her chest.

Papa continued talking. "The second thing you must remember, is that you must never, ever, fall."

"Because... I'll die?" I whispered.

"Because you'll die," Papa confirmed. "There is a reason your mother and I do not take you there. You're too young. But one day, I'll teach you all about it."

"It's time for us to go, little Ralts." Mama kissed the top of my head, then set me aside.

"W-Wait," I gasped as they started to get ready to leave. They waited "Why… why do you two have names, but I don't?"

Mother's eyes widened. Then, she smiled. "Because I've seen your future, my sweet girl." She knelt down. "One day... a human man will give you your name."

I scrunched my face up in disgust. "No! I'm gonna be mates with a Hypno like daddy!"

"That's right my girl!" My dad cheered.

Mama laughed. "Not all humans are bad, and your human definitely will not be. I don't like humans. But I've seen this one, the one who will care for and love you… is a kind boy.'

"I'm not gonna be with a human, mama!"

"Well, baby, some things in life are out of your control. Whether you like it or not your soulmate is a human… you know, originally I wanted a human and I got stuck with your father and his adorable nose."

"How'd that happen?"

"Well, I dreamt of him, saw him, and knew he was the one…"

"She likes to claim it was love at first sight," Papa interrupted. "Now, stop trying to distract us. Eat your berries, go to bed, and we'll see you soon."

They gave me one last goodbye, then disappeared, sealing the entrance behind them.

The days trickled by slowly. It wasn't dark in the den, it was built so that light streamed in through filters in the roof. The Pokemon that built this had been quite smart. It was sad that they weren't alive anymore, but they'd been silly to get in the way of my parents. One day, soon melted into four. The boredom was the worst symptom. I wanted to do something. Anything was better than sitting here. I drew pictures on the dirt floor, ate my berries, and used my imagination, but the endless routine seemed unbearable.

Then, it happened. I was trying to nap when I saw it. Him.

A flash of an image.

The silhouette of a human greeted me. He was tall with dark, shaggy brown hair. He had soft, troubled eyes full of so much emotion… His body was stick-like, little muscle, all long and lean. He sat there, waiting for me.

I reached out to him but... he disappeared.

"Who was that?" I whispered, terrified, as my eyes slid open. There was no man here. Just the dark den. But I knew who that was. My heart was racing so hard it ached. I clutched my chest, gasping. My body was so hot... Another flash engulfed me.

"Lady," the human whispered, "Arceus, I love you…"

I could feel him. His hot, heavy body on top of mine. Lady? Yes, that was my name.

"Master," I whispered. Both now, and in the future. "Yes… more…"

"S-stop!" I shrieked, clutching my hand and leaping up. I placed myself against the cold stone wall of the den, trying to kill the heat in my frame. However, the images invading me, the inevitable future, persisted.

Master was on top of me, inside me.

That beautiful face, those endless eyes staring into mine, full of more love than even my mother had in them.

Suddenly, the heat died.

I stared at the entrance to the den. A terrible, chaotic, dizzying feeling filled me. He was out there. He was waiting for me. I had to leave. I stepped forward. I would not see mama and papa again for a very long time. That scared me, terrified me, and yet…

I shook my head. I can't be afraid. My fate awaited me out there. Mama always told me that all Pokemon leave home someday, and that included me.

Mother and father had trained me to use my psychic energy. I gathered my willpower, reaching deep into myself. Slowly, steadily, I began to build layers on top of each other. That was the most important part of psychic power, father told me. Building a foundation within yourself, then releasing it. If you built it incorrectly, the house could tumble and you could get hurt. It's careful, meticulous work, and yet, you must do it in seconds. So, speed and calculation had to be combined. Thankfully, the amount I would need was very little. I created a small orb of if, and sent it tumbling into the blockade.

The entrance to the den was blasted clear open, and a stream of hot, powerful sunlight greeted me. I took a step outside and looked back only once.

"Mama, papa…" I whispered. I squeezed my eyes shut, tears biting at them. No. They would understand, at least mommy would.

I was used to this area. It was "our territory." I was following my instincts. Occasionally a vision in my head would filter through and show me the way to go. Forward here, left here, climb over this pile of rocks, go down this path. The forest was all around us, seemingly endless. As far as I knew, I was heading north, toward that terrifying human city. That's when it happened.

A human appeared. Terror slowly filled me as he noticed me. He was not the one. He was tall, yes. But his hair was golden, and his eyes were cold and lifeless. Another Pokemon, a Bibarel, sat at his side, and it stared at me menacingly. The human man leered at me, his gaze hungry.

"I didn't expect to find a Ralts here, of all places," the man purred, eyeing me up and down. "Looks like it's my lucky day..."

I backed away. "You're not him! You're not my master!" He didn't hear my words. Mama said that only certain humans can understand Pokemon speech. The human grabbed a Pokeball from his belt.

"Make this easy for me, you adorable little thing."

"No!" I turned around, and ran.

"Shit. It's a shame you don't want to cooperate, but oh well. Toothy, catch that little bitch."

I ran as fast as I possibly could. And yet in mere seconds the Bibarel had caught up to me. It's huge, muscular brown body was rolled up in a ball and it stared at me with hate in its eyes. It was so close, too close! I tried to leap out of the way , but it was too late. I gasped as pain exploded through my body as the Pokemon rolled into me. I forgot how to breathe as agony riddled me, and I was thrown up into the air.

"Master!" I cried out.

He was supposed to be the one to find me! He was supposed to be out here! I hit the ground hard, my breath knocked out of my lungs.

The Bibarel stared down at me, grinning.

"Toothy, use Hyper Fang."

I crawled away, but the huge Pokemon easily caught me. Its paws wrapped around my legs, and it tugged me close, and sank its teeth right into my back. Hard. I screamed as my skin tore inside its mouth. I struggled and screamed but it was no use.

I turned my gaze toward it, and tried to use my psychic power. It was a hurried, frenzied motion. I sent a blast of energy out that sent the Bibarel flying.

I gasped, sobbing, and hurriedly got back up. As I did, the human sprinted forward. "Stop resisting you little bitch! You're going to be mine!" The toe of his shoe hit my belly and I screamed in pain.

"Stop it! Please stop…" I sobbed, "Master where are you?"

The human slammed his foot into me again, this time into my face. "Know your place you pathetic little Pokemon!"

He backed away now, and threw the Pokeball at me, a grin on his face.

A flash invaded my brain.

There he was. He was holding me in his arms. Gentle and warm. Those sweet brown eyes… My trainer, my mate. Master. This human would not get in my way! No!

I gathered my will, and sent the Pokeball flying. Then, I got up, and raced away.

Every inch of my body felt like it was being broken as the Bibarel pursued me quickly, then headbutt me. Its hard, huge head slamming into my face. My nose and mouth crumpled, and my body went slack. I gathered every last bit of energy I had, and ran once more. This time, as fast as I possibly could.

Tree after tree flew past me.

Then, I collapsed. I couldn't...run anymore. My lungs ached, my entire body throbbed with pain.

But when I lifted my head…

There he was. He was as handsome as my future sight had made him out to be. Pretty, boyish features and a slender body. For some reason, he sat in a tree, using some human-made device. At the sound of me bursting through the trees and crying out, he cast his gaze in my direction. Immediately, those warm eyes flooded with concern. I felt his tenderness. Felt his love. This was Master. This was the one who would name me.

There was another Pokemon. It was at the bottom of the tree, an Eevee. It was angry and unfriendly, and it hissed up at the boy. Apparently, she didn't like my master very much and she was trying to attack him. I tried to protect him from her, but Bibarel caught up to me.

As his body hit mine, my own broke against the tree in front of me. Everything went black.

I opened my eyes. An off-black horizon greeted me, a bleak and shadow filled sky looming high above. It was cold as ice here. There was a long, spiraling path before me, twisting up into the sky like stairs. High above, at the top of those steps, a pale and golden light shimmered.

I was here. The dark world, the dream world. The one my father and mother frequented.

I closed my eyes.

Darkrai was here. I could feel his presence, like a weight on my shoulders. His cold breath on my neck, but he also felt far away.

I glanced about. I was apparently on some sort of path. It stretched far forward, leading to the staircase. Looking down, there was an abyssal, black void awaiting me. I must not fall down into that. I remembered papa's words clearly.

A strange noise came from behind me. I turned.

Something cold, ugly, and black slithered from that blackness. It was dark itself, with vivid, icy blue eyes and a long tongue. And it wasn't alone. Three more forms melted away and crept from the shadow, approaching me. They bared huge, white fangs. I backed away, slowly. I could feel their hatred, their disgust. They were pieces of Darkrai, fragments. They wanted to eat me, to consume me, I could feel it in their stares, so monstrous and cold.

"Master," I whispered, trembling. Fear made my heart twist and ache. I wanted to be with him, I wanted his arms around me, protecting me.

A cold, booming voice filled the air. "Run little girl, your master will not save you."

That bastard! I stared at the sky, where his voice was spiraling down from. It was endlessly far, yet morbidly close at the same time.

The monsters crawled ever closer, grinning.I turned, and sprinted.

"Yes! Run, run for your life, Lady! Know death is inevitable!"

I reached the staircase and began to climb. I pulled myself up them, one by one, and the monsters were close behind. Like with Bibarel, it was inevitable that they'd catch me. They grabbed my legs, biting into them, tearing great chunks out of me, eating me alive. I'd never felt such agony, was I dying?! I tried to crawl away, and just barely managed to escape. My body was throbbing with pain, blood pouring on to the faintly luminescent staircase in this ugly, black place.

I sobbed as I continued to crawl up the staircase, step after painful step. Up above, that golden light shimmered. I must not reach it, but I could not stop. If I stopped, they would eat me. If I reached the light… If I reached the light, father said I would pass over. I couldn't do that. And if I threw myself off this great, grand staircase, down into that blackness? No matter what I did, my death truely was inevitable.

My chest ached with the effort of climbing as I reached what seemed like the hundreth step. The monsters were snapping at my heels, hissing and spitting behind me.

"Run, little lady. Run lest I devour you~" Darkrai taunted.

"Master!" I sobbed. The pain in my chest was too much to bear. I wanted to be with my mate. We hadn't even kissed yet…

My eyes widened.

We hadn't even kissed yet. Not really. But I'd seen… so long ago. Master and I, going far beyond that step. He'd been inside me. In the way that…

I blushed.

I could not die here.

That was not my future.

But what could I do?

Father would know…

My eyes widened.

Father!

"Father! Father!"

"Crying for daddy now? How pathetic. Though I enjoy listening to you squeal for your life."

I ignored him.

I reached into myself, and as I climbed, I created that foundation within me. I extended my mental reach out, letting my energy flow like water from a fountain. With each step, I grew more confident, more sure of myself. I would not die here. My future was with Master. And the second I was free from this place…

I clenched my teeth. Was this pointless?

Then, I felt it, felt him. Papa.

Papa…

His presence was faint. Weak. I felt his shock as I made contact with my father for the first time. It faded away, then grew strong, potent once more.

-it's our baby-she's reaching out—your presence is faint, you must- I cannot- reach-

I can't hear you daddy! Please, come closer!

Can't- you're in a pocket- on your own- - but you must- black hole!

His words made no sense! Papa, I don't understand!

Darkrai's voice was thunderous, and just like that, the connection between my papa and I was severed.

THERE WILL BE NO INTERRUPTIONS. YOU WILL NOT RUN. YOU WILL NOT HIDE. YOU WILL NEVER ESCAPE ME.

I collapsed as I reached a new step, and the monsters caught up to me. They grinned and panted, opening their huge mouths. Drool was cascading down their mouths of. I was terrified. My legs, where were they? There was so much blood, and ripped apart meat. I was half eaten, how had I lasted this long? If they caught me now, they'd tear me to shreds! I screamed in pain and frustration.

This is not my future. My future….

Is with him. With my Master. With Avery.

All fear left me, and a cold hatred replaced it.

Would fate never stop trying to take me away from him?

Must we face trial after trial?

Well, I didn't care about that. I would destroy all those trials. I would pave my path, and destroy anything that stood in my way.

"You will NOT TAKE ME AWAY FROM HIM!" I screamed, and raised my hands. My red eyes shone brightly in the void.

I would swallow them up. I would eat this dream.

A small, dark hole appeared in thin air. The creatures stopped. No, they hadn't stopped, they were being pulled. Pulled toward the hole. I grinned. It wasn't nearly big enough. I focused on it, poured all my energy into it. Bigger, it must be bigger.

What are you doing?! Stop that! That's against the rules!

I smiled, and looked down. This was just a dream. My legs were still there. As if reacting to my thoughts, my legs began to grow back. The severed stumps healed slowly, lengthening. The serpentine shadow monsters with their angry blue eyes floated in the air, dragged toward my small black hole. It swallowed one of the monsters, and I grinned savagely.

I couldn't help it. When I was whole again, I began to dance. The horns on my head glowed with the inevitable light of freedom. I could not be constrained here. I was destined for more than this!

Once all of the rotten, evil snakes were swallowed up, I began to crawl up the stairs. I took my black hole with me, my body shuddering with the effort of maintaining it, but I could not stop. Not until I ate all of this.

Fine. I will see you in the waking world, then, and I will simply kill you there…

Darkrai's presence faded away, and I began to race up the staircase. Up and up and up I went. Until finally, I reached the top. All around me, darkness seeped and crept. But far up here, there was a single door. And the light came from behind it. It would not have me, I would not open it. Nor would I fall.

I raised my hands. My black hole floated above them and with a scream, I sent the massive void toward the light.

I opened my eyes. My real ones this time.

Vanessa's room greeted me and the sight of Darkrai, floating high above, his hands stretched out.

I could hear the clamber of footsteps as humans came to investigate all the noises.

Vanessa lay unconscious before me. I felt incredibly weak, most of my energy used up.

I had no choice. I pitied her. I truly pitied her, but it couldn't be helped.

I stared up at Darkrai. He stared back at me, smirking, his wispy body flickering in the air. He tried to take my world away, he destroyed Master's peaceful rest, so I would do the same to him. I smiled at him, and I gently reached out.

Vanessa was unconscious, it was easy to reach into her mind. To dig my fingers around in there, to burrow deep.

Darkrai's eyes widened when he realized what I was doing. He shot through the air toward me.

But it was too late.

I felt a pang of something unfamiliar in my chest. Excitement?

Vanessa was curled up in the fetal position, in that dark , empty place. She was completely naked, and she was quite young again. Her beautiful face turned to me as I approached. "I… I'm dead, aren't I?" Vanessa asked me, her blue eyes wide. "Why are you here?"

I smiled gently. "Not yet."

Vanessa shivered with terror, and avoided my gaze as tears dripped down her cheeks. "..W-Why? Why now that I have a chance to make things better? Now that I can..."

I laughed softly. "Sometimes, you cannot control your future. Some things are inevitable."

She glared at me. "I… I love him, I want to be with him, I want to…"

"Darkrai? I asked. "After everything he's done?"

Vanessa trembled. "No…"

I narrowed my eyes.

"Avery… he…"

I burst into laughter. I couldn't help myself. I didn't want to be cruel. Truly, I didn't, but her? With my master? This filthy, disgusting human who'd built this cesspool? The one who'd endangered Master, and used my well-being to manipulate him?

"At first I thought I wouldn't enjoy this, but… I think I will," I whispered.

I walked up to her. Vanessa trembled, but didn't move away.

"W-Wait," She whispered, "please… please… do something for me, at least!" Her desperation was so potent I almost felt like I could taste it.

I sighed, waiting. "What is it?"

Vanessa sobbed. "Just once… let me orgasm. Just once, before I die."

My lip curled.

I'd expected something like "Tell my Pokemon I said goodbye." Or "Tell Avery I 'loved' him." Instead, she asked for something so selfish.

I smiled. "Hmm…"

She cried harder. "Please, I-I'm begging you!"

"...No," I whispered, and opened my mouth.

Vanessa's eyes widened with terror. I knew what she saw, because here, everything was both real and unreal. I showed her what I wanted her to see, as horrid a nightmare as the one she had created in this place, this mansion. What Vanessa saw wore the skin of a Kirlia, stretched over limbs far too long for it's torso. The spindly hands grabbed her head and forced her to look into the face I had crafted specifically for her. Hollow eyes gazed sightlessly ahead as it's jaw unhinged and opened farther than should have ever been possible. Deep within that massive, gaping maw, was a black hole, an endless pit of hunger that I slowly, surely, pulled her toward…

Vanessa screamed. "No, NO! I'll give Avery whatever he wants, I-I'll do anything! I don't want to die! Forgive me! Please, I'm sorry! PLEASE LADY!"

… And I swallowed her whole.

Vanessa's body slumped over, lifeless.

Darkrai froze. He turned, stared at his mate's corpse with anguished eyes, his mouth agape.

"N-No! It's… not possible!"

Again, those pathetic words.

I ripped my way out of Vanessa's broken, empty mind, and stood before him, smiling. I couldn't help but twirl a little. I felt invigorated, reborn; a strange and lovely sensation flowing through my veins. I licked my lips. I'd never killed a human before, and I found that it was… pleasant. The taste of her dreams and desires in my belly, her very life essence, especially her terror. All of it was swirling around inside me.

With a cocky grin, I turned away from him. "Catch me if you can~"

I used his pain, his distraction, as an opportunity to race away with an insuppressible smile on my face. Behind me, the huge black monster of a Pokemon wailed in sorrow and agony. So loud I swore the entire city would wake up and hear it, even from this distance.

Time to get Master and burn this place to the ground, as planned.