Blackthorn-The True Trouble
Disclaimer: I've said it before. Pokémon ain't mine, so live with it. Keya, Asheya, Brian, Jason, Simon, and Leria are mine, so ask if you wanna use them!
From the crest of the hill, I could just barely make out the buildings of Blackthorn City. But we weren't truly headed for the city as much as the woods surrounding it.
"You DO know where Asheya lives, right?" asked Brian, my traveling companion. In his arms was a baby Houndour. I looked up from the map I'd been studying.
"I know the general area," I replied. "The EXACT location doesn't appear on the map, and shouldn't. All the places that the Darkness Masters (this was what I called the people who helped me) live are secret. Otherwise...well, I don't want to get into details."
"You're going to have to tell him sometime, Keya," said Umbreon. "You can't hide your secret forever, Glowing One."
"I know that! But now isn't the time!" I said, knowing that Brian didn't know I'd said anything at all. It was part of having the powers of the Glowing One. I could freely converse with Dark Pokémon and no one noticed.
We entered the woods about a mile from the city, having to cut through thick undergrowth. Asheya hides well I thought.
It wasn't long before we met up with a Sneasel that was wearing a collar. She looked up at me expectantly.
"Keya to see Asheya," I said, and Sneasel nodded and led us through the forest to a dome-shaped building. I smiled. So THIS was what Asheya had meant by 'improvements'.
Brian kind of hung back as I knocked the secret knock on the door: two soft, two loud, three soft. Asheya opened the door, and seemed surprised that we were here. Or, at least, that BRIAN was here.
"Hi, Asheya! This is Brian, my new partner in Celadon. Didn't expect us so early?" I laughed as her look of surprise changed to one of astonishment. "I take that as a no."
"Come in, come in! Keya, I need to talk to you about some stuff. Um...Brian, right? What Pokémon do you have?" she asked. Brian released his Pokémon, and I realized for the first time how powerful he must have been at the Gym.
He had a Murkrow, an Espeon, a Haunter, a Natu, a Slugma, and of course Houndour.
"I'm surprised the people at Saffron Gym didn't know about Murkrow sooner," said Umbreon in a surprised voice. I nodded, and turned to Asheya.
"You said you had some questions for me?" I asked. Asheya nodded and led me into a back room. Umbreon followed.
"Can he really be trusted?" were the first words out of her mouth. I sighed. Didn't Asheya trust me?
"Of course, Asheya. If I knew I couldn't trust him, he wouldn't have made it this far."
"Sorry, Keya. I just...there's been some trouble here lately. The Blackthorn Police seem to think that Dark Pokémon are invading, and they're giving a hundred-dollar reward for any one found...dead or alive." Asheya looked down at the floor as I gasped and Umbreon let out a scream.
"That solves that problem, then. We don't let any Dark Pokémon near the city," I said.
"But they've started searching the woods. I'm afraid that...if they find me here...you know what'll happen. And the rumor is that some boy is behind it all." I gasped again at the thought that raced through my head.
"What's wrong, Airenkeya?" asked Umbreon, proving she was really worried by using my full name.
"Jason," I said. "It HAS to be Jason."
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Ooh, cliffhangers. And I enjoy writing them. Keya's got quite an adventure ahead of her, not just in this story, but in others, too (I hope). Read on, my friends! ~The Darkness Master
Disclaimer: I've said it before. Pokémon ain't mine, so live with it. Keya, Asheya, Brian, Jason, Simon, and Leria are mine, so ask if you wanna use them!
From the crest of the hill, I could just barely make out the buildings of Blackthorn City. But we weren't truly headed for the city as much as the woods surrounding it.
"You DO know where Asheya lives, right?" asked Brian, my traveling companion. In his arms was a baby Houndour. I looked up from the map I'd been studying.
"I know the general area," I replied. "The EXACT location doesn't appear on the map, and shouldn't. All the places that the Darkness Masters (this was what I called the people who helped me) live are secret. Otherwise...well, I don't want to get into details."
"You're going to have to tell him sometime, Keya," said Umbreon. "You can't hide your secret forever, Glowing One."
"I know that! But now isn't the time!" I said, knowing that Brian didn't know I'd said anything at all. It was part of having the powers of the Glowing One. I could freely converse with Dark Pokémon and no one noticed.
We entered the woods about a mile from the city, having to cut through thick undergrowth. Asheya hides well I thought.
It wasn't long before we met up with a Sneasel that was wearing a collar. She looked up at me expectantly.
"Keya to see Asheya," I said, and Sneasel nodded and led us through the forest to a dome-shaped building. I smiled. So THIS was what Asheya had meant by 'improvements'.
Brian kind of hung back as I knocked the secret knock on the door: two soft, two loud, three soft. Asheya opened the door, and seemed surprised that we were here. Or, at least, that BRIAN was here.
"Hi, Asheya! This is Brian, my new partner in Celadon. Didn't expect us so early?" I laughed as her look of surprise changed to one of astonishment. "I take that as a no."
"Come in, come in! Keya, I need to talk to you about some stuff. Um...Brian, right? What Pokémon do you have?" she asked. Brian released his Pokémon, and I realized for the first time how powerful he must have been at the Gym.
He had a Murkrow, an Espeon, a Haunter, a Natu, a Slugma, and of course Houndour.
"I'm surprised the people at Saffron Gym didn't know about Murkrow sooner," said Umbreon in a surprised voice. I nodded, and turned to Asheya.
"You said you had some questions for me?" I asked. Asheya nodded and led me into a back room. Umbreon followed.
"Can he really be trusted?" were the first words out of her mouth. I sighed. Didn't Asheya trust me?
"Of course, Asheya. If I knew I couldn't trust him, he wouldn't have made it this far."
"Sorry, Keya. I just...there's been some trouble here lately. The Blackthorn Police seem to think that Dark Pokémon are invading, and they're giving a hundred-dollar reward for any one found...dead or alive." Asheya looked down at the floor as I gasped and Umbreon let out a scream.
"That solves that problem, then. We don't let any Dark Pokémon near the city," I said.
"But they've started searching the woods. I'm afraid that...if they find me here...you know what'll happen. And the rumor is that some boy is behind it all." I gasped again at the thought that raced through my head.
"What's wrong, Airenkeya?" asked Umbreon, proving she was really worried by using my full name.
"Jason," I said. "It HAS to be Jason."
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Ooh, cliffhangers. And I enjoy writing them. Keya's got quite an adventure ahead of her, not just in this story, but in others, too (I hope). Read on, my friends! ~The Darkness Master