Wes and Rui go to Outskirt Stand to get some poke balls. After doing so they head back to Phenac City to find that some bad guys are invading the mayor's house. Wes battles the thugs, but one of them has a strange Pokemon with him. Just a heads up that this chapter is a little longer than normal.

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or any of the characters.

Chapter 4: Wes Snags his First Shadow Pokemon

Route 4 (Summer Mix) - Pokemon Black and White

The next day came; the sun shone high in the blue sky and the desert was very hot as usual with only a small breeze blowing. A motorbike was speeding across the desolate wasteland carrying two people. Those people were none other than Pokemon Trainer Wes, who was controlling the motorbike, and Rui, who rode in the sidecar. The two were heading back to Outskirt Stand where they hoped to find some Poke balls they could use. Now Wes and Rui DID try to find poke balls in Phenac City earlier. Unfortunately the shop in town, the Poke Mart, didn't sell any as there was no need for Poke balls in the Orre region. Luckily one of the customers in the shop told them that they used to sell poke balls at Outskirt Stand, and so that's where Wes and Rui were going now.

As they rode across the desert Rui looked around. It was no wonder that Phenac City didn't have any Poke balls, for she did not see any Wild Pokemon roaming around. In most regions wild Pokemon would hide in some tall grass and jump out at anyone who passed by. Pokemon Trainers would then battle those Wild Pokemon to try to weaken them and then they would use Poke balls to capture them. This was not the case in Orre though. Since Orre was a desert region, Wild Pokemon were much harder to come by as harsh environments like this were not suitable for them.

Soon they reached Outskirt Stand. Wes and Rui got off the motorbike and walked over to the old engine.

"So this is where we'll find the Poke balls?" Rui asked.

"Let's hope so." Wes responded as they went inside.

Transverse Town - Kingdom Hearts RE: Chain of Memories

Inside the restaurant Rui could feel the nice cool breeze coming from the air conditioner. The girl was relieved to get out of the heat for a while. The bearded man behind the counter saw them come in and he recognized the trainer.

"Ah it's you again, and I see you brought a girlfriend with ya." He said.

Rui giggled and blushed when the man mentioned the word "girlfriend" but Wes ignored it and said "I wanted to ask you, do you have any Poke balls?"

"Poke balls huh? Ya don't see many Wild Pokemon around these parts." The man replied. "Now let's see where did I put them?"

He looked around behind the counter until he found a box filled with poke balls.

"Ah yes here they are." He said as he put the box on the counter. Then he took out five poke balls and handed them to Wes and he said "Here I'll let you have these for free."

Wes nodded in satisfaction as he took the poke balls and put them away. Rui happily replied "Great, thank you mister."

"My pleasure" The man responded. "Would you folks like a drink to take with you?"

"Oh yes please, it sure is hot out there." Rui responded eagerly.

This time Wes and Rui got their drinks in small bottles so they could carry them around and have them whenever they got thirsty. Wes once again got the orange flavored drink while Rui got cherry flavored. Before long the two left Outskirt Stand and were back on the road going to Phenac City once more.

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Wes and Rui arrived at Phenac City and went in the main entrance. One of the citizens, the lady in the pink suit from before, was looking worriedly at the Mayor's house. She saw Wes and Rui come in the city entrance and cried "Oh thank goodness you came back. Something terrible's happening."

"What's going on?" Wes asked.

The woman pointed up at the Mayor's house and replied "Some thugs just came into the city from the side entrance and they went into the Mayor's house."

"Oh no that's bad, we gotta stop them!" Rui cried as she ran off.

"Rui wait..." Wes called her, but it was too late. Rui dashed around the fountain, up the stairs, and went straight into the Mayor's house. The trainer groaned and followed after her.

Koopa Bros. Keep Cool - Paper Mario

Rui was now inside the mayor's office with all these thugs standing there in front of her and Es Cade was nowhere to be seen. The first two thugs were the ones that tried to capture Rui before, Folly and his partner named Trudly. Next there was a weird looking man dressed in a yellow suit and had a big red and white Afro. Finally there were three people dressed in different colored armors, one in red, one in green, and one in blue.

"Fwohohoho looks like the girl came right to us by herself." The funky man said. "Folly, Trudly, grab her!"

Rui trembled in fear as the two boys stepped closer to her. It looked like they were going to capture her again but then...

"Rui!" A voice shouted from the doorway. It was Wes who showed up just in the nick of time. He quickly ran up and then stood in front of Rui to protect her.

"Gyaah it's him again. That's the guy who defeated me in battle." Folly exclaimed pointing at the teen boy.

"Ah-hah so this is the trainer you told me about yes?" The funky man remarked. "Interesting."

"Who the heck are you?!" Wes demanded glaring at him.

"I am Miror B." He introduced. "And we can't have trainers like you messing up our plans, no no no. That girl has the power to see evil auras, and so she must be captured at all costs."

"Wes..." Rui cried fearfully.

"Just stay behind me, I'll handle this." The trainer told her.

Miror B. turned to Folly and Trudly and said to them "Boys, I'll be going back to Pyrite Town now. Get rid of this pest immediately!"

"Yes sir!" The boys replied.

"And don't disappoint me or else." Miror B. finished as he went out the door with the other three thugs following behind him.

Wes vs Folly

Vs Wild Pokemon (Johto) - Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver

Folly was up first and he threw his poke balls to summon Whismur and a blue creature with a lily pad on its head called Lotad.

"Hope you're ready for your second beat down." Wes smirked as he tossed his Poke balls to summon Espeon and Umbreon.

Rui stood close behind Wes and looked carefully at the Folly's Pokemon, but she didn't notice anything strange about them.

"Hey I was just fooling around the last time, this time I'm serious." Folly responded annoyed. "Whismur use Uproar!"

"WHISMURRRRR" Whismur was sending out a loud sound wave hurting Espeon and Umbreon in the process. The sound wave was so powerful that Wes and Rui, as well as Folly and Trudly, had to cover their ears.

"Folly, is THAT really necessary?!" Trudly yelled out in annoyance.

"Espeon hurry and take out Whismur with Confusion!" Wes shouted as loud as could.

Espeon attacked Whismur with its psychic powers making the loud noise stop, and instantly knocked it out.

"Aww come on!" Folly shouted angrily as he recalled his Whismur back.

"Umbreon use Bite!" Wes ordered.

"Umbre-OOON" Umbreon ran up to Lotad ready to bite on it.

"Dodge it, then use absorb." Folly shouted.

Lotad jumped out of the way of Umbreon's Bite attack. Then it shot a green beam from its mouth and it hit Umbreon, which then drained his energy. Though Lotad didn't take very much of Umbreon's HP as it had high defenses.

"Is that all you got?" Wes taunted his opponent. "Espeon use Return, Umbreon, Faint Attack!"

Umbreon vanished while Espeon charged at Lotad. Then Umbreon appeared right in front of Lotad and it and Espeon both attacked the water weed pokemon knocking it out.

Battle ends

Music stops

"This is stupid." Folly groaned as he recalled his Lotad back. "This guy is too much."

"Calm down Folly, it's my turn now. I'll take him out no problem." Trudly said as he stepped up to battle.

"You...take me out? Yeah right, this is too easy." Wes taunted him.

"No don't do it Trudly. He's strong, you don't stand a chance against him." Folly cried, but Trudly wasn't listening.

"Don't get so cocky boy." Trudly retorted. "I've got a little trick up my sleeve."

Wes vs Trudly

Pokemon Battle - Super Smash Bros Melee

Trudly threw his poke balls and sent out a green spider-like pokemon called Spinarak and a ghost pokemon with a skull-like mask called Duskull.

"Okay, definitely too easy." Wes said sounding a bit disappointed. He knew that those Pokemon didn't have a chance against Umbreon and Espeon because the Psychic types were more powerful against Poison types and Dark types were more powerful against Ghost types.

"Espeon, Confusion. Umbreon, Faint Attack." Wes ordered.

Umbreon did a vanishing move and then appeared in front of Duskull and did heavy damage on the requiem pokemon. Meanwhile Espeon attacked Spinarak with its psychic powers knocking out the pokemon instantly.

"See I told you he was strong!" Folly shouted.

"No kidding..." Trudly responded as he recalled his Spinarak back. "...but I still got one more pokemon."

Trudly threw another poke ball and sent out Makuhita, a fat yellow creature with stubby legs, two red marks on its face, and its turquoise hands that looked like punching gloves. Rui suddenly gasped when she saw the Pokemon.

"A Makuhita...really?" Wes scoffed knowing that Psychic types were also more powerful against Fighting types. "Come on where's the challenge?"

"Wes, that's it!" Rui exclaimed pointing at the Makuhita. "That's the Pokemon I saw back at Pyrite Town, and it's got black aura around it!"

"Hey shut up that's a SECRET!" Trudly yelled angrily.

Wes looked at Makuhita but it looked perfectly normal to him, he didn't see anything wrong with it. He glanced at Rui and asked "Wait are you sure?"

"Yes I'm sure, I can see the evil aura coming from Makuhita!" Rui responded. "That's the reason why I was captured."

"Argh that girl's gonna ruin everything." Trudly groaned. "Makuhita use Shadow Rush!"

"Shadow Rush?!" Wes gasped.

Makuhita gathered up its power and charged at the target using its negative energy but something was wrong. The Pokemon was headed straight for Wes and Rui. They both stood in fear as Makuhita was about to attack them but at the last minute Espeon and Umbreon jumped in the way and took the hit. They were both badly hurt from the attack, though Umbreon sustained less damage than Espeon. Wes couldn't believe what just happened. During the battles Pokemon were supposed to attack just the other Pokemon, not the trainers.

"Are you scared now?" Trudly chuckled. "You better be careful, my Makuhita won't hesitate to attack other Pokemon Trainers and that includes you."

"Do you see what I mean? Something horrible's been done to the poor thing!" Rui cried. "Wes, you've gotta snag that Makuhita, we have to save it!"

Wes looked at Makuhita who was now standing along side Duskull.

(If Rui's right this might be more difficult than I thought. I'll see what I can do about Makuhita, but first I gotta take out that Duskull.) The trainer thought.

Wes looked at his Pokemon and said "Espeon, Umbreon are you guys okay?" Umbreon managed to stand up but Espeon wasn't doing so well.

"Time to end this, Duskull use Night Shade!" Trudly commanded.

Duskull charged up a dark energy beam and fired it at Espeon, but luckily the attack missed.

"Umbreon Bite on Duskull and finish it!" Wes commanded.

Umbreon obeyed and it ran up and bit the Duskull. The requiem pokemon fainted and Trudly recalled it back.

It was down to Espeon and Umbreon against Makuhita now. Wes decided to weaken Makuhita first, then when the time right he would snag the Guts Pokemon from Trudly. Espeon finally managed to get up but it was weak. Wes knew that it another attack from Makuhita would knock him out for sure. Unfortunately he didn't have any potions to help the Sun Pokemon recover. The trainer made a mental note to stock up on some once this was over.

"Espeon try to hold on, use Reflect." The trainer told his pokemon.

Espeon managed to summon a mystical barrier around itself and Umbreon to bring their defenses up.

"Umbreon, Secret Power!"

Umbreon charged up and fired a powerful beam at Makuhita; the guts pokemon took the hit but it could still fight.

"Makuhita, use Focus Energy!" Trudly shouted.

Wes watched in horror as Makuhita's body began to glow a fiery red. The trainer knew that the move increased the attack's critical hit ratio, and this meant that the next attack move would be twice as powerful that even with the move Reflect still in effect, it would make his Pokemon faint.

"Espeon, use Helping Hand! Umbreon, Secret Power again!" Wes ordered.

Espeon released a small light towards Umbreon to help boost its power. Umbreon then shot another beam at Makuhita doing more damage than last time.

"Now Makuhita, use Shadow Rush and finish them off!" Trudly commanded, but for some reason the Guts Pokemon didn't move.

"Hey what are you doing, I said use Shadow Rush!" Trudly commanded again.

Still the pokemon did not move. Wes wondered why it wasn't attacking, but then he noticed that there was static on Makuhita's body and Rui gasped.

"The Secret Power attack paralyzed it! Wes now's your chance, try to catch it!" The girl exclaimed.

"Alright then." The trainer complied.

And so Wes took out an empty poke ball and held it in his hand where the snag machine was attached. The poke ball started glowing and then the trainer threw it towards Makuhita. The poke ball opened up and a big hand-like flash of light came out grabbing Makuhita and bringing it into the poke ball, which then fell to the ground. It jerked few times as the pokemon tried to break free. Then it stopped...Makuhita was successfully caught.

Battle ends

Music stops

"NOOOOO how dare you snag my Pokemon!" Trudly shouted angrily.

"Oh man, this isn't good Trudly, what are we gonna do?" Folly cried. "The boss will be so ticked when he finds out about this."

Folly and Trudly looked at each other; they both cried out "LET'S GET OUT OF HERE" and they dashed out the door as fast as they could.

Sweet Spirits - Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance

Wes walked over to where Makuhita's poke ball was and picked it up. He then looked at Umbreon and Espeon, who came over to their trainer, and smiled.

"You guys did well out there, I'm proud of you." He said as he knelt down and petted them.

"You did it Wes." Rui cried happily as she walked up to him. "You saved the Pokemon."

Wes stood up and recalled Espeon and Umbreon so they could rest.

"Rui, you said that Makuhita had dark aura right?" The trainer asked.

"Yes," Rui replied.

Wes looked at Makuhita's Poke ball and stated "Then it must be a Shadow Pokemon isn't it."

"Oh, you know about them?" Rui gasped.

"Yes, I learned about them before I betrayed Team Snagem." Wes explained.

"Well, now do you see why I wanted us to get some poke balls?" Rui asked.

"I think I do." Wes answered. "I was a bit skeptical about it at first, but I wanted to find a way to rescue the Shadow Pokemon. Only they look just like ordinary Pokemon, so I wouldn't know which ones to snag."

"That shouldn't be a problem." Rui said. "You see, I'm able to sense dark auras from the Shadow Pokemon, so if we were to find any, I could point it out to you and you could snag it. Think about it, with your snag machine and my power, then maybe...just maybe we could save all the Shadow Pokemon from the bad guys. What do you say Wes?"

The decision was an easy for Wes. In the past he used to snag Pokemon from Pokemon Trainers when he was with Team Snagem, but that all changed when he found out that the Pokemon they've been snagging were being turned into Shadow Pokemon and used for evil purposes. If that wasn't enough his boss, Gonzap, had threatened to take his Pokemon away and turn THEM into Shadow Pokemon if he didn't train them.

"I'm in," Wes agreed. "I'll do whatever it takes to save them all."

"I had a feeling you'd say that." Rui said gleefully. "Great, then we're in this together."

"Right, let's do our best."

If you guys are reading this fanfic then I hope you're are enjoying this so far. I also hope you guys like my portrayal of Wes too. A lot of people seem to picture him as an impatient guy with trust issues who just wants to get away from it all. (No offense.) Me, I think of him as an energetic and kind teenage boy who left Team Snagem because he knew what he was doing was wrong, and so he would do anything he could to fight back and save Orre to make up for the things he did.