Light, Shrouded in Darkness, Part 2
©2000 This story was written by Katie (oh sure! Like I'll give you my last name!). It is totally
100% fictional, which is why it's a fanfic! If you wanna use it on your webpage, then you must
e-mail me at katiec@nb.sympatico.ca. If I find my fanfic on your page without my permission,
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Light, Shrouded in Darkness, Part 2
Lillite awoke with a start, cold sweat dripping down her forehead. She brushed her silvery
blonde bangs back, wet with perspiration.
"Augh, these dreams have to stop." She muttered, rethinking the dream she just had and wiping
a tear from her eye. She looked back into her mind and thought about the dream she had just
awaken from.
The village was burning. Burning. Burning like the pain she felt when she looked back into
her past. She clutched a beat-up teddy bear and ran out of her house as it erupted in
flames.
She was seven at the time, too young to know what was happening.
"Mommy!" She cried into the house. Her mother stumbled out, coughing and roughly singed.
"Mommy, what's happening?" Her mother coughed once more, and fell onto the ground.
"Lily," she whispered. The girl looked down at her mother. "Lily, I want you to take Ponyta..."
she coughed once more. "T-take Ponyta... and leave... save yourself..." the girl choked back
tears.
"But what about you, mommy?" She whispered, a single tear rolling down her face. "And daddy?
Please let me help..." Her mother removed a ring from her finger and gave it to the little
girl.
"We'll meet again someday," said the mother with a small smile. "Now run!" The girl clutched
the ring in her hand and ran to the stable, taking out the Ponyta inside. Tears streamed down
her face as she took out the fire horse and mounted it. She slid the ring onto her ring finger
and her brown hair blazed silver-blonde, as did the mane of the horse. She rode the Ponyta out
to where her mother was. Her mother stood.
"Always remember, Lily," she said as the girl's father ran out of the house, carrying a Meowth,
"your father and I love you very much. Take Meowther with you." She handed her daughter a
PokéBall, and the girl recalled the Meowth. "We don't want any harm to come to you, so we're
letting you go. May you live a long and happy life, dear." A tear fell from the girl's face.
"Mommy," she whimpered, "what's going to happen to you and daddy? Why can't you come with me?"
A sudden explosion came from another house. The little girl's best friend's house. The house
next to THEIR house. A look of panic washed over her parents' faces.
"Just go!" Her mother yelled. "There's no time! You will learn someday! You will learn your
fate, your destiny. Now ride on, into the forest!" The girl kissed her parents goodbye, and ran
off. She turned away from the forest ahead of her, fully entrusting her beloved Ponyta, and
looked back at the burning wreckage of the town, tears falling from her face. She then heard
a scream, and saw her house explode.
"NO!" She wailed. "TURN AROUND, Ponyta!" She sobbed, jerking the Ponyta's reins to the right.
The Ponyta turned around and headed back to the village. Back to the twisted, burning remains
of the little girl's house. She put her teddy bear on the Ponyta's back and dismounted it. She
emotionlessly walked toward the limp bodies of her parents; black and singed from the explosion.
Her mother's eyes weakly opened.
"Lily..." she muttered, "I... told you to run..." she was interrupted by the little girl's
loud sobs. "You're father is... anyway... we held them off for you as long as we could... take
good care of Sunshine... the Ponyta I mean... and Meowther... remember... we love you very
much... good... bye..." her mother faded and died. The small girl began to cry uncontrollably.
"M-m-mommy... d-daddy... why did this happen!? WHO DID THIS!?" She screamed into the night.
"SHOW YOUR FACE!" An evil laugh came from a far off corner, and the bright flame of a Charizard
erupted beside him.
"I did." Said the voice. The same voice who posessed the evil laugh. The young girl wiped the
tears off her face.
"You... monster! I hate you!" She threw a rock in the direction of the voice, and the rock
came into contact with his shoulder.
"Argh! You little bitch!" He screamed. Then, he laughed. "Have good aim though. Team Rocket
could do with a little girl like you." The girl frowned.
"Team Rocket?" She said aloud. "What's that?" The shadow laughed.
"Something you'll never forget. Away, Charizard!" He hopped on his Charizard and they soared
out of the sky.
Lillite clutched her old teddy bear, sobbing quietly.
"Lil?" Came Shadow's voice. Lillite remembered how her mother used to call her Lil. "Are you
all right?" Lillite wiped her tears away and hid the bear back in her backpack.
"Fine. Just fine. Let's eat." She emerged from the tent, clutching a PokéBall.
"Hmm? What's in there?" Shadow asked. Lillite smiled.
"An old friend. Let's go, Meowther!" She tossed the PokéBall, and the Meowth she refused to
let out since the age of seven emerged. It was looking scrawny and fuzzy, but still alive. The
Meowth looked at Lillite, sniffed her, then jumped up and began to lick her face playfully.
Shadow looked a bit confused, but that wasn't visable from under his cloak.
"Nice Meowth," he said. Lillite smiled.
"Sorry I didn't get you out of there sooner Meowther, but I have my reasons..." her voice
quivered slightly, and it made Shadow wonder.
"Lillite, are you sure you're okay? You seemed upset when I walked past your tent earlier.
If you want to talk..." Lillite shook her head and gathered herself.
"No, I'm fine." Then she looked down at Meowther. "And you," she laughed, "I bet you're hungry.
How about I get you some food?" Meowther meowed happily.
"I caught some fish this morning when you were asleep." Shadow offered generously. "You can
have as many as you like, Meowther." The scruffy cat meowed again, and sat by the fire while
Shadow removed a dead Magikarp from a beat up potato sack. He bent over and offered it to the
Meowth, who gratefully accepted. Lillite smiled.
*Maybe he's not so bad after all,* she thought, *but still... there's something I don't like
about him...*
"Lillite? You're just staring off into space... you sure everything's all right?" Shadow asked,
standing. Lillite blushed a little bit.
"I'm fine. Just thinking." She replied.
"Oh?" Said Shadow. "What about?" Lillite shook her head.
"Nothing. Come on, let's eat!" Lillite sat down beside the fire. Then, the sound of a running
Rapidash sounded through the woods, and a Rocket on a firey steed galloped into Lillite and
Shadow's camping area.
"There you are, you stupid brat!" He shouted, dismounting the firehorse and walking over to
Lillite. "Come with me!" He drew his sword and pressed the sharp, bloodstained blade against
Lillite's neck. Lillite gulped.
"Oh, no you don't." Shadow interrupted. The Rocket lowered the blade and spun around to see
him. The Rocket gulped.
"Sh-Shadow Dweller..." he whispered, frightened.
"What do you want with her?" Shadow growled.
*WANT ME TO TAKE OVER?* Came the voice of the Shadow Dweller.
*Yes, all right.* Quickly, the Shadow Dweller inside took over.
*GOOD. THIS MIGHT SATISFY MY HUNGER.* The Shadow Dweller leapt toward the Rocket.
"YOU LOOK LIKE AN INTERESTING SPECIMEN. MIGHT BE TASTY." He grabbed the Rocket's sword and
tossed it backwards. He then opened his mouth wide, when Shadow quickly thought something out
to the Dweller.
*WAIT!* He screamed in his mind. *Tell Lillite not to look.* The Dweller sighed and turned to
Lillite.
"YOUR FRIEND WANTS YOU TO TURN AWAY." Lillite winced, then turned around. She heard the clank
of a shield as it hit the ground, and a muffled scream, then silence. "AHH. STUFFED." Said the
Dweller. Lillite turned around, and saw the Rocket lying motionless, face gray, shield lying
on the ground beside him. Lillite looked sick.
"SORRY YOU HAD TO SEE THAT." Said the Dweller, but then Shadow's laughing voice cut in. "Wow,
Mr. Evil Bad Guy Soul Reaper, apologising. Never saw that coming." Lillite laughed also, but
still looked a little green.
"What happened to him?" She asked Shadow.
"The Dweller ate his soul. He's dead." Lillite's face turned pale.
"R-really?" She whispered. Shadow nodded. "Wow... I knew you were dangerous... but I had no
idea..." Shadow stopped her.
"What do you mean I'M dangerous!?" He asked, fuming. Lillite laughed.
"Oh no, the fact you have split personalities and that your other personality is a vicious
life-sucking shadow isn't dangerous at all, so sorry!" She said, sarcasm overflowing from her
mouth like a bucket with too much water. Even though Shadow's face was not visable, it was
evident that he was angry.
"Well I'M not dangerous, whether you want to believe that or not." He muttered in anger. "I'm
taking this sword, and leaving. You keep that stupid shield." Lillite frowned.
"Why don't you take it?" She asked, "seeing as your only line of defense is to eat people's
souls." Shadow clenched the sword angrily in his bony grip, then walked forward.
"Come, Charmeleon," he said quietly, but calmly, "we have better things to do." Lillite laughed
again.
"Like eat the souls of the living?" She sputtered, making Shadow stop in his tracks. In a
fluidlike motion, he turned around, and drew the cold, bloodstained blade of his newfound sword
to Lillite's neck.
"I swear if you don't shut up, you'll have a cut across your neck the size of a Gyarados.
Understand me?" Lillite gulped nervously, and nodded. Shadow put the sword back in its sheath
(stolen from the Rocket, who still lay lifeless on the ground), and walked on, his Charmeleon
following close behind at a steady pace.
"Fine, sure, go ahead and leave, see what I care. Not like I'VE ever been alone before!"
Lillite shrouted, sarcastic laughter brimming from her throat. "Not like I've never had to face
Team Rocket alone! NOT LIKE I EVER WANTED YOU TO HELP ME!" She packed up her things, and mounted
her golden-maned steed. "Let's get out of here, Sunshine. I've met enough asses for one day."
Meowther hopped on the back of the horse, and Lillite called him back to his PokéBall. Then,
they galloped off.
Lillite was surrounded. Surrounded by Rockets, yes, Rockets everywhere. All riding Rapidash.
One sneered and stepped forward.
"So, missy," said the Rocket, gently caressing Lillite's silky golden hair, "wut happen'd to
Allan?" This Rocket was a brute, that was certain. His dark brown hair was messy; very messy.
The only front teeth he had were his two main teeth, only spread very far apart. He had small
wisps of whiskers, but nothing more, and his teeth were as yellow as a freshly-picked goldenrod,
though the smell of his breath was nothing identical to the sweet flower. Lillite forwned in
utter disgust.
"Why would I tell you, pig?" She growled. The Rocket made an angry face.
"Cuz if yas don', we'll be takin' yeh to tha dungeons till yeh talk!" He sputtered. Lillite
laughed.
"As if that scares me. And how would I know where he is?" Lillite shrugged with a smug look on
her face. The brute smirked.
"Cuz ya gots his shield." Lillite stuck her nose in the air.
"How do you know it's his?" She asked knowingly.
"I ain't stupid, missy, I KNOW Allan's shield." Lillite roared with laughter, almost falling
off her firehorse.
"You don't seem too intelligent!" She laughed, clutching her side. The brute drew his sword.
"That's it! I've had enough of you, yeh little smart ass!" He lunged at the Ponyta with the
sword, making it rear up in fright. Lillite clung on for dear life.
"Huh!? What!?" Shadow asked, perking up as the Ring of the Dark Mage glowed with a mysterious
black energy.
*Lill... ite...* the Ring hissed, glowing brighter every second. *trou... ble...* Shadow
stood.
"Lillite's in trouble! Come on, Charmeleon!" The two ran off.
Lillite leaped off her horse, and backed up as the brute came closer, poking the blade nearer
to Lillite's neck. Lillite gulped.
*Second near death experience today... man this is NOT good...* she gulped. *I wish Shadow
were here... damn, why was I so MEAN to him!?*
"Brutus!" Came the voice of another Rocket (this one sounding more intelligent), "Leave her be!
If you kill her now, we won't know what happened to Allan!" Brutus shook his ugly head.
"She's gonna pay fer insultin' my intelligence." Lillite laughed to herself.
*Not much there to insult!* She thought with a smirk. Brutus frowned.
"What're yeh laughin' at?" He growled. Lillite stopped immediately.
"Nothing!" She said frantically. Brutus nudged his sword closer to her throat.
"Tell me what yeh was laughin' at, NOW!" He yelled, getting ready to cut Lillite.
"Nothing!" Lillite repeated, getting ready to block Brutus's strike by gripping her newfound
shield. The angry man held his sword up high in the air, getting ready to strike. Lillite
cringed.
"Lilliiiiiiiiite!" Came a familiar voice. A loud thunk was heard, and Brutus fell onto the
ground, knocked out cold. Where Brutus was, Shadow stood, holding his sword (end first) above
where Brutus's head had been.
"A Shadow Dweller! RUN!" A Rocket screamed. The other Rockets turned around and their Rapidash
ran at the speed of light, as did Brutus's Rapidash, leaving Brutus as the only Rocket there.
Shadow picked Brutus's pockets as Lillite stood there gaping.
"How did you...? Why did you...?" Shadow stood and pressed one finger gently against Lillite's
lips, making her squirm slightly at the sight of a skeletal finger touching her.
"I have some reliable sorces." He whispered. Lillite removed his finger from her lips.
"But WHY did you do it? After all the mean things I said to and about you?" She asked, shaking
her head. "I just don't understand..."
"It's all right," Shadow whispered soothingly, "I understand, it's natural for you to be scared
of me. Everyone is." Lillite sighed.
"I thought you were just using me, that's all. Using me for a good meal." The Dweller's voice
spoke up.
"MAYBE I WAS, BUT HE WASN'T." Shadow took over.
"You stupid Dweller!" He growled, then relaxed. "He's just joking, Lil." Lillite laughed, then
hugged Shadow around the waist.
"Thanks for saving me, I owe you one!" She said, releasing herself from the hug. "Now, come
on, let me have Brutus's sword. And his cape. Can I steal them? Pleeease?" Shadow laughed.
"No need to ask my permission, steal away." Lillite grinned broadly as she removed her shield.
She flopped Brutus's enormous carcass over and took off his ebony cape. She turned around and
Shadow tied it around her neck. She then bent over and removed Brutus's belt with a giggle.
"Much easier to steal the entire belt. I wouldn't have any place to tuck the sword without
a belt." She put on the belt, and buckled it. Then, she laughed. "I wonder what's going to
happen when he wakes up." She laughed again, with Shadow joining in.
"Char, meleon!" Charmeleon muttered, pointing to Brutus, who was starting to awaken.
"Okay, follow me!" Lillite breathed, mounting her horse, as did Shadow. Charmeleon climbed onto
Shadow's back and clung on. They galloped out of there.
After a few hours of running through the woods, the trees thinned out a little, whereas the
bushes thickened. They came to a small clearing surrounded by trees and bushes, and decided to
stop there to eat. Shadow built a fire, and brought out his bag of fish, which was getting to
smell quite pungent by that time. They polished off the fish, and set up their tents. Meowther
got brought out once more, and he and Lillite fell asleep in the tent, whereas Shadow stayed
awake to watch the fire.
About an hour after his watch started, Shadow heard a rustling in the bushes. His instinctds
told him: Rocket. He removed his sword from its sheath and stepped into the darkness.
"Who's there? Show yourself!" He called into the dark wood. A whimper was heard, but slowly,
a figure crept out of the brush. "Come with me. I will not hurt you." Said Shadow softly.
"B-but you're a Shadow Dweller." Came the voice of a young girl. Shadow laughed lightly.
"No I'm not. I'm PART Shadow Dweller, but that part is not controlled by me. Don't even think
about it, Dweller." The Shadow Dweller's voice kicked in.
"SORRY." It hissed.
"Anyway," Shadow continued, "you may call me Shadow. Come on, no one's going to hurt you." The
girl slowly exited the brush, and stood by the fire. Shadow gasped when he saw the girl.
"What... you're a...!"
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NOTES!
Heh heh, sorry ^^' anyone who's subscribed to my mailing list will find out what this girl
really is. It's not that scary or surprising, or shocking, but it'll be kind of interesting ^^'
Anyway, I have this entire series planned out, and it's going to be pretty awesome! I know so
far, it's a little confusing, what with the Ring telling Shadow about Lillite and all, but it'll
be un-confusing at the end and it'll all come together. I'm the only one who knows about all
this stuff, so don't go around asking my friends! *Evil laugh*
Fortunetly, SailormoonN part 4 was finished sooner than expected, so I was able to start and
finish this in a couple days (I think...). And I've decided that I'll do SS Anne II and this
in turn, and work on SMN at the same time, just to speed things up. Yay!
Well, Analyze was kinda happy that I added her in the notes last time, and she didn't kill me
either :D so this means I can continue with the RP-stuff! We'd entered the village, and a Vulpix
told Ana (Analyze) that there was a Vulpix here that knew of Ana, and it turned out to be Ana's
old Vulpix! The Vulpix who told Ana about HER Vulpix joined up with Shadow, who is now her
owner! She can talk, too! Ana gets visited by a mysterious woman in her dreams, and receives
a bizarre pendant that allows her to heal her friends. So we get into a fight with a Dementor
(looks like Voldemort) who kills Shadow (;_;). I go into CAT MODE (I'm psychic, Meow!) and
kill the Dementor. Then I revive my dead boyfriend and Ana, but then that kills me (use too
much energy). Ana uses her SPIFFY STONE and revives me :D she's just a little tired but then
we're all fine and we keep going. Later on, Mew gets totally mad at everyone. Shadow carries
me through the forest when I break my ankle with a big grin on his face, then, Mew thinks to
herself "I'd like to whipe that grin off his face" and punches him, making everyone mad at her.
She continues to act like that until we find out she's been forced to do that because of Evilla.
One by one, everyone dies, except for Bellossom, who helps save the day. Ana, who is knocked
out, has another dream about that mysterious woman and gains a new pendant! She awakens and
heals everyone, then they get rid of Evilla... FOR NOW. They continue to walk, until someone
claiming to own Shadow's heart appears! Her name is Enida and she is Shadow's ex-fiancée!
Naturally, I'm bawling like a baby, but then we send Enida flying when she tries to take Shadow
back with her.
Recently, I broke up with Shadow and went out with James. I captured Ana, Mew, and Purremon
and took them to the boss. They were locked away in the dungeon, almost never to return. I
got a BIG raise :p Shadow, depressed, walked into the dungeon and freed Ana, Mew, and Purremon,
who also needed to play a little game of hide-and-hide with the guards. I came downstairs to
find them lollygagging around, OUTSIDE THEIR PRISON CELLS! I was furious. Then, Ana talked to
me about James and Shadow. She told me to dump James because he and Jesse were meant to be
(*shudders* Rocketship... evil word...). I started crying and ran off into the bathroom. Ana
talked to me for awhile, and I decided on something to make Shadow feel better. Mew accompanies
Shadow toward the direction of me, but then an evil wolf appeared! Shadow destroyed it and
yelled "Nothing is going to stop me from seeing the woman I love!" So Shadow comes to my
prescence, and I, well, I kiss him ^^ And just as luck would have it, James enters. He's all
depressed and upset, and I tell him that he and I aren't right for eachother and that's it's
just not meant to be, so Jesse starts crying coz she thought she and James were an item. James
talks to her, then they go out, and all is well. Ana, Mew, Purremon, me, and Shadow are all
back to our old selves!
Now, we've joined up with the crew of the Dungeons and Dragons animated series, and Presto and
Ana are together! *romantic "oooh"* You'll be updated as time passes!
That's all for now. If you have any questions or comments (nice ones are appreciated...),
please contact me on ICQ (as I told you last time, 46579662) or e-mail at
katiec@nb.sympatico.ca or stoopid_cooper@hotmail.com . Thanks for reading!
Nekonezume
©2000 This story was written by Katie (oh sure! Like I'll give you my last name!). It is totally
100% fictional, which is why it's a fanfic! If you wanna use it on your webpage, then you must
e-mail me at katiec@nb.sympatico.ca. If I find my fanfic on your page without my permission,
then I will personally kill you. Have a nice day :P!
LEGAL POKéMON DESCLAIMER: Pokémon, characters, names, images and all related material are
copyrights of Nintendo. All right reserved.
NO copyright infringment was intended during the writing of this story. If anything is wrong
with copyright then please e-mail me so I can correct it. Thank you.
Light, Shrouded in Darkness, Part 2
Lillite awoke with a start, cold sweat dripping down her forehead. She brushed her silvery
blonde bangs back, wet with perspiration.
"Augh, these dreams have to stop." She muttered, rethinking the dream she just had and wiping
a tear from her eye. She looked back into her mind and thought about the dream she had just
awaken from.
The village was burning. Burning. Burning like the pain she felt when she looked back into
her past. She clutched a beat-up teddy bear and ran out of her house as it erupted in
flames.
She was seven at the time, too young to know what was happening.
"Mommy!" She cried into the house. Her mother stumbled out, coughing and roughly singed.
"Mommy, what's happening?" Her mother coughed once more, and fell onto the ground.
"Lily," she whispered. The girl looked down at her mother. "Lily, I want you to take Ponyta..."
she coughed once more. "T-take Ponyta... and leave... save yourself..." the girl choked back
tears.
"But what about you, mommy?" She whispered, a single tear rolling down her face. "And daddy?
Please let me help..." Her mother removed a ring from her finger and gave it to the little
girl.
"We'll meet again someday," said the mother with a small smile. "Now run!" The girl clutched
the ring in her hand and ran to the stable, taking out the Ponyta inside. Tears streamed down
her face as she took out the fire horse and mounted it. She slid the ring onto her ring finger
and her brown hair blazed silver-blonde, as did the mane of the horse. She rode the Ponyta out
to where her mother was. Her mother stood.
"Always remember, Lily," she said as the girl's father ran out of the house, carrying a Meowth,
"your father and I love you very much. Take Meowther with you." She handed her daughter a
PokéBall, and the girl recalled the Meowth. "We don't want any harm to come to you, so we're
letting you go. May you live a long and happy life, dear." A tear fell from the girl's face.
"Mommy," she whimpered, "what's going to happen to you and daddy? Why can't you come with me?"
A sudden explosion came from another house. The little girl's best friend's house. The house
next to THEIR house. A look of panic washed over her parents' faces.
"Just go!" Her mother yelled. "There's no time! You will learn someday! You will learn your
fate, your destiny. Now ride on, into the forest!" The girl kissed her parents goodbye, and ran
off. She turned away from the forest ahead of her, fully entrusting her beloved Ponyta, and
looked back at the burning wreckage of the town, tears falling from her face. She then heard
a scream, and saw her house explode.
"NO!" She wailed. "TURN AROUND, Ponyta!" She sobbed, jerking the Ponyta's reins to the right.
The Ponyta turned around and headed back to the village. Back to the twisted, burning remains
of the little girl's house. She put her teddy bear on the Ponyta's back and dismounted it. She
emotionlessly walked toward the limp bodies of her parents; black and singed from the explosion.
Her mother's eyes weakly opened.
"Lily..." she muttered, "I... told you to run..." she was interrupted by the little girl's
loud sobs. "You're father is... anyway... we held them off for you as long as we could... take
good care of Sunshine... the Ponyta I mean... and Meowther... remember... we love you very
much... good... bye..." her mother faded and died. The small girl began to cry uncontrollably.
"M-m-mommy... d-daddy... why did this happen!? WHO DID THIS!?" She screamed into the night.
"SHOW YOUR FACE!" An evil laugh came from a far off corner, and the bright flame of a Charizard
erupted beside him.
"I did." Said the voice. The same voice who posessed the evil laugh. The young girl wiped the
tears off her face.
"You... monster! I hate you!" She threw a rock in the direction of the voice, and the rock
came into contact with his shoulder.
"Argh! You little bitch!" He screamed. Then, he laughed. "Have good aim though. Team Rocket
could do with a little girl like you." The girl frowned.
"Team Rocket?" She said aloud. "What's that?" The shadow laughed.
"Something you'll never forget. Away, Charizard!" He hopped on his Charizard and they soared
out of the sky.
Lillite clutched her old teddy bear, sobbing quietly.
"Lil?" Came Shadow's voice. Lillite remembered how her mother used to call her Lil. "Are you
all right?" Lillite wiped her tears away and hid the bear back in her backpack.
"Fine. Just fine. Let's eat." She emerged from the tent, clutching a PokéBall.
"Hmm? What's in there?" Shadow asked. Lillite smiled.
"An old friend. Let's go, Meowther!" She tossed the PokéBall, and the Meowth she refused to
let out since the age of seven emerged. It was looking scrawny and fuzzy, but still alive. The
Meowth looked at Lillite, sniffed her, then jumped up and began to lick her face playfully.
Shadow looked a bit confused, but that wasn't visable from under his cloak.
"Nice Meowth," he said. Lillite smiled.
"Sorry I didn't get you out of there sooner Meowther, but I have my reasons..." her voice
quivered slightly, and it made Shadow wonder.
"Lillite, are you sure you're okay? You seemed upset when I walked past your tent earlier.
If you want to talk..." Lillite shook her head and gathered herself.
"No, I'm fine." Then she looked down at Meowther. "And you," she laughed, "I bet you're hungry.
How about I get you some food?" Meowther meowed happily.
"I caught some fish this morning when you were asleep." Shadow offered generously. "You can
have as many as you like, Meowther." The scruffy cat meowed again, and sat by the fire while
Shadow removed a dead Magikarp from a beat up potato sack. He bent over and offered it to the
Meowth, who gratefully accepted. Lillite smiled.
*Maybe he's not so bad after all,* she thought, *but still... there's something I don't like
about him...*
"Lillite? You're just staring off into space... you sure everything's all right?" Shadow asked,
standing. Lillite blushed a little bit.
"I'm fine. Just thinking." She replied.
"Oh?" Said Shadow. "What about?" Lillite shook her head.
"Nothing. Come on, let's eat!" Lillite sat down beside the fire. Then, the sound of a running
Rapidash sounded through the woods, and a Rocket on a firey steed galloped into Lillite and
Shadow's camping area.
"There you are, you stupid brat!" He shouted, dismounting the firehorse and walking over to
Lillite. "Come with me!" He drew his sword and pressed the sharp, bloodstained blade against
Lillite's neck. Lillite gulped.
"Oh, no you don't." Shadow interrupted. The Rocket lowered the blade and spun around to see
him. The Rocket gulped.
"Sh-Shadow Dweller..." he whispered, frightened.
"What do you want with her?" Shadow growled.
*WANT ME TO TAKE OVER?* Came the voice of the Shadow Dweller.
*Yes, all right.* Quickly, the Shadow Dweller inside took over.
*GOOD. THIS MIGHT SATISFY MY HUNGER.* The Shadow Dweller leapt toward the Rocket.
"YOU LOOK LIKE AN INTERESTING SPECIMEN. MIGHT BE TASTY." He grabbed the Rocket's sword and
tossed it backwards. He then opened his mouth wide, when Shadow quickly thought something out
to the Dweller.
*WAIT!* He screamed in his mind. *Tell Lillite not to look.* The Dweller sighed and turned to
Lillite.
"YOUR FRIEND WANTS YOU TO TURN AWAY." Lillite winced, then turned around. She heard the clank
of a shield as it hit the ground, and a muffled scream, then silence. "AHH. STUFFED." Said the
Dweller. Lillite turned around, and saw the Rocket lying motionless, face gray, shield lying
on the ground beside him. Lillite looked sick.
"SORRY YOU HAD TO SEE THAT." Said the Dweller, but then Shadow's laughing voice cut in. "Wow,
Mr. Evil Bad Guy Soul Reaper, apologising. Never saw that coming." Lillite laughed also, but
still looked a little green.
"What happened to him?" She asked Shadow.
"The Dweller ate his soul. He's dead." Lillite's face turned pale.
"R-really?" She whispered. Shadow nodded. "Wow... I knew you were dangerous... but I had no
idea..." Shadow stopped her.
"What do you mean I'M dangerous!?" He asked, fuming. Lillite laughed.
"Oh no, the fact you have split personalities and that your other personality is a vicious
life-sucking shadow isn't dangerous at all, so sorry!" She said, sarcasm overflowing from her
mouth like a bucket with too much water. Even though Shadow's face was not visable, it was
evident that he was angry.
"Well I'M not dangerous, whether you want to believe that or not." He muttered in anger. "I'm
taking this sword, and leaving. You keep that stupid shield." Lillite frowned.
"Why don't you take it?" She asked, "seeing as your only line of defense is to eat people's
souls." Shadow clenched the sword angrily in his bony grip, then walked forward.
"Come, Charmeleon," he said quietly, but calmly, "we have better things to do." Lillite laughed
again.
"Like eat the souls of the living?" She sputtered, making Shadow stop in his tracks. In a
fluidlike motion, he turned around, and drew the cold, bloodstained blade of his newfound sword
to Lillite's neck.
"I swear if you don't shut up, you'll have a cut across your neck the size of a Gyarados.
Understand me?" Lillite gulped nervously, and nodded. Shadow put the sword back in its sheath
(stolen from the Rocket, who still lay lifeless on the ground), and walked on, his Charmeleon
following close behind at a steady pace.
"Fine, sure, go ahead and leave, see what I care. Not like I'VE ever been alone before!"
Lillite shrouted, sarcastic laughter brimming from her throat. "Not like I've never had to face
Team Rocket alone! NOT LIKE I EVER WANTED YOU TO HELP ME!" She packed up her things, and mounted
her golden-maned steed. "Let's get out of here, Sunshine. I've met enough asses for one day."
Meowther hopped on the back of the horse, and Lillite called him back to his PokéBall. Then,
they galloped off.
Lillite was surrounded. Surrounded by Rockets, yes, Rockets everywhere. All riding Rapidash.
One sneered and stepped forward.
"So, missy," said the Rocket, gently caressing Lillite's silky golden hair, "wut happen'd to
Allan?" This Rocket was a brute, that was certain. His dark brown hair was messy; very messy.
The only front teeth he had were his two main teeth, only spread very far apart. He had small
wisps of whiskers, but nothing more, and his teeth were as yellow as a freshly-picked goldenrod,
though the smell of his breath was nothing identical to the sweet flower. Lillite forwned in
utter disgust.
"Why would I tell you, pig?" She growled. The Rocket made an angry face.
"Cuz if yas don', we'll be takin' yeh to tha dungeons till yeh talk!" He sputtered. Lillite
laughed.
"As if that scares me. And how would I know where he is?" Lillite shrugged with a smug look on
her face. The brute smirked.
"Cuz ya gots his shield." Lillite stuck her nose in the air.
"How do you know it's his?" She asked knowingly.
"I ain't stupid, missy, I KNOW Allan's shield." Lillite roared with laughter, almost falling
off her firehorse.
"You don't seem too intelligent!" She laughed, clutching her side. The brute drew his sword.
"That's it! I've had enough of you, yeh little smart ass!" He lunged at the Ponyta with the
sword, making it rear up in fright. Lillite clung on for dear life.
"Huh!? What!?" Shadow asked, perking up as the Ring of the Dark Mage glowed with a mysterious
black energy.
*Lill... ite...* the Ring hissed, glowing brighter every second. *trou... ble...* Shadow
stood.
"Lillite's in trouble! Come on, Charmeleon!" The two ran off.
Lillite leaped off her horse, and backed up as the brute came closer, poking the blade nearer
to Lillite's neck. Lillite gulped.
*Second near death experience today... man this is NOT good...* she gulped. *I wish Shadow
were here... damn, why was I so MEAN to him!?*
"Brutus!" Came the voice of another Rocket (this one sounding more intelligent), "Leave her be!
If you kill her now, we won't know what happened to Allan!" Brutus shook his ugly head.
"She's gonna pay fer insultin' my intelligence." Lillite laughed to herself.
*Not much there to insult!* She thought with a smirk. Brutus frowned.
"What're yeh laughin' at?" He growled. Lillite stopped immediately.
"Nothing!" She said frantically. Brutus nudged his sword closer to her throat.
"Tell me what yeh was laughin' at, NOW!" He yelled, getting ready to cut Lillite.
"Nothing!" Lillite repeated, getting ready to block Brutus's strike by gripping her newfound
shield. The angry man held his sword up high in the air, getting ready to strike. Lillite
cringed.
"Lilliiiiiiiiite!" Came a familiar voice. A loud thunk was heard, and Brutus fell onto the
ground, knocked out cold. Where Brutus was, Shadow stood, holding his sword (end first) above
where Brutus's head had been.
"A Shadow Dweller! RUN!" A Rocket screamed. The other Rockets turned around and their Rapidash
ran at the speed of light, as did Brutus's Rapidash, leaving Brutus as the only Rocket there.
Shadow picked Brutus's pockets as Lillite stood there gaping.
"How did you...? Why did you...?" Shadow stood and pressed one finger gently against Lillite's
lips, making her squirm slightly at the sight of a skeletal finger touching her.
"I have some reliable sorces." He whispered. Lillite removed his finger from her lips.
"But WHY did you do it? After all the mean things I said to and about you?" She asked, shaking
her head. "I just don't understand..."
"It's all right," Shadow whispered soothingly, "I understand, it's natural for you to be scared
of me. Everyone is." Lillite sighed.
"I thought you were just using me, that's all. Using me for a good meal." The Dweller's voice
spoke up.
"MAYBE I WAS, BUT HE WASN'T." Shadow took over.
"You stupid Dweller!" He growled, then relaxed. "He's just joking, Lil." Lillite laughed, then
hugged Shadow around the waist.
"Thanks for saving me, I owe you one!" She said, releasing herself from the hug. "Now, come
on, let me have Brutus's sword. And his cape. Can I steal them? Pleeease?" Shadow laughed.
"No need to ask my permission, steal away." Lillite grinned broadly as she removed her shield.
She flopped Brutus's enormous carcass over and took off his ebony cape. She turned around and
Shadow tied it around her neck. She then bent over and removed Brutus's belt with a giggle.
"Much easier to steal the entire belt. I wouldn't have any place to tuck the sword without
a belt." She put on the belt, and buckled it. Then, she laughed. "I wonder what's going to
happen when he wakes up." She laughed again, with Shadow joining in.
"Char, meleon!" Charmeleon muttered, pointing to Brutus, who was starting to awaken.
"Okay, follow me!" Lillite breathed, mounting her horse, as did Shadow. Charmeleon climbed onto
Shadow's back and clung on. They galloped out of there.
After a few hours of running through the woods, the trees thinned out a little, whereas the
bushes thickened. They came to a small clearing surrounded by trees and bushes, and decided to
stop there to eat. Shadow built a fire, and brought out his bag of fish, which was getting to
smell quite pungent by that time. They polished off the fish, and set up their tents. Meowther
got brought out once more, and he and Lillite fell asleep in the tent, whereas Shadow stayed
awake to watch the fire.
About an hour after his watch started, Shadow heard a rustling in the bushes. His instinctds
told him: Rocket. He removed his sword from its sheath and stepped into the darkness.
"Who's there? Show yourself!" He called into the dark wood. A whimper was heard, but slowly,
a figure crept out of the brush. "Come with me. I will not hurt you." Said Shadow softly.
"B-but you're a Shadow Dweller." Came the voice of a young girl. Shadow laughed lightly.
"No I'm not. I'm PART Shadow Dweller, but that part is not controlled by me. Don't even think
about it, Dweller." The Shadow Dweller's voice kicked in.
"SORRY." It hissed.
"Anyway," Shadow continued, "you may call me Shadow. Come on, no one's going to hurt you." The
girl slowly exited the brush, and stood by the fire. Shadow gasped when he saw the girl.
"What... you're a...!"
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NOTES!
Heh heh, sorry ^^' anyone who's subscribed to my mailing list will find out what this girl
really is. It's not that scary or surprising, or shocking, but it'll be kind of interesting ^^'
Anyway, I have this entire series planned out, and it's going to be pretty awesome! I know so
far, it's a little confusing, what with the Ring telling Shadow about Lillite and all, but it'll
be un-confusing at the end and it'll all come together. I'm the only one who knows about all
this stuff, so don't go around asking my friends! *Evil laugh*
Fortunetly, SailormoonN part 4 was finished sooner than expected, so I was able to start and
finish this in a couple days (I think...). And I've decided that I'll do SS Anne II and this
in turn, and work on SMN at the same time, just to speed things up. Yay!
Well, Analyze was kinda happy that I added her in the notes last time, and she didn't kill me
either :D so this means I can continue with the RP-stuff! We'd entered the village, and a Vulpix
told Ana (Analyze) that there was a Vulpix here that knew of Ana, and it turned out to be Ana's
old Vulpix! The Vulpix who told Ana about HER Vulpix joined up with Shadow, who is now her
owner! She can talk, too! Ana gets visited by a mysterious woman in her dreams, and receives
a bizarre pendant that allows her to heal her friends. So we get into a fight with a Dementor
(looks like Voldemort) who kills Shadow (;_;). I go into CAT MODE (I'm psychic, Meow!) and
kill the Dementor. Then I revive my dead boyfriend and Ana, but then that kills me (use too
much energy). Ana uses her SPIFFY STONE and revives me :D she's just a little tired but then
we're all fine and we keep going. Later on, Mew gets totally mad at everyone. Shadow carries
me through the forest when I break my ankle with a big grin on his face, then, Mew thinks to
herself "I'd like to whipe that grin off his face" and punches him, making everyone mad at her.
She continues to act like that until we find out she's been forced to do that because of Evilla.
One by one, everyone dies, except for Bellossom, who helps save the day. Ana, who is knocked
out, has another dream about that mysterious woman and gains a new pendant! She awakens and
heals everyone, then they get rid of Evilla... FOR NOW. They continue to walk, until someone
claiming to own Shadow's heart appears! Her name is Enida and she is Shadow's ex-fiancée!
Naturally, I'm bawling like a baby, but then we send Enida flying when she tries to take Shadow
back with her.
Recently, I broke up with Shadow and went out with James. I captured Ana, Mew, and Purremon
and took them to the boss. They were locked away in the dungeon, almost never to return. I
got a BIG raise :p Shadow, depressed, walked into the dungeon and freed Ana, Mew, and Purremon,
who also needed to play a little game of hide-and-hide with the guards. I came downstairs to
find them lollygagging around, OUTSIDE THEIR PRISON CELLS! I was furious. Then, Ana talked to
me about James and Shadow. She told me to dump James because he and Jesse were meant to be
(*shudders* Rocketship... evil word...). I started crying and ran off into the bathroom. Ana
talked to me for awhile, and I decided on something to make Shadow feel better. Mew accompanies
Shadow toward the direction of me, but then an evil wolf appeared! Shadow destroyed it and
yelled "Nothing is going to stop me from seeing the woman I love!" So Shadow comes to my
prescence, and I, well, I kiss him ^^ And just as luck would have it, James enters. He's all
depressed and upset, and I tell him that he and I aren't right for eachother and that's it's
just not meant to be, so Jesse starts crying coz she thought she and James were an item. James
talks to her, then they go out, and all is well. Ana, Mew, Purremon, me, and Shadow are all
back to our old selves!
Now, we've joined up with the crew of the Dungeons and Dragons animated series, and Presto and
Ana are together! *romantic "oooh"* You'll be updated as time passes!
That's all for now. If you have any questions or comments (nice ones are appreciated...),
please contact me on ICQ (as I told you last time, 46579662) or e-mail at
katiec@nb.sympatico.ca or stoopid_cooper@hotmail.com . Thanks for reading!
Nekonezume