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Alone in the Dark 4

Loyalty and Dignity

We followed Knight into a large abandoned warehouse, and got the first (but not last) shock of the evening. The interior of the warehouse was, contrary to what I secretly thought it would be, really clean and...well...quite beautiful. There were red velvet drapes running along the walls, and a really thick pile carpet on the floor. Knight obviously sensed our confusion and pleasure, as he said in a smug tone `It was a Rocket hideout, until they…left'. Nido's ear laid back at the pause, but once again my respect for the Knights was confirmed. Why shouldn't we live in luxury, just because we were outcasts - I am a Knight now, I amended myself, not an outcast anymore.

While I was thinking this, we had walked up to a part of the warehouse where a partition had been placed. `Halt!' Knight said suddenly, and I don't mind admitting that we halted pretty suddenly. `Here is where you will meet the rest of our little group' Knight intoned. `As you know, they are all Dark types, so you must forgive us our little ways'. He emphasised the word `us' with a glance at Nido so quick I thought I had imagined it.

A loud cawing noise swept overhead, and a Murkrow came to rest on top of the partition. `I am known as Soul, I am a Knight, and so I shall remain' the Murkrow said, in a sombre voice that sounded as if it were more used to sneering than being serious. He then flew next to us, to a perch I surmised must have been placed there especially for this ritual.

Then, a shape jumped over the partition, to land behind us. Nido and I quickly span around, to be faced with a beat up looking Sneasel. `I am known as Scratch, I am a Knight, and so shall I remain' the Sneasel intoned. I now gathered, from the repetition of Soul's words, that this was some sort of ritual, affirming allegiance to the Knights.

Because of this, I wasn't surprised when another pokemon jumped out sideward from behind the partition. What I was surprised at was its breed. It was an Umbreon, and a female one at that. `I am Ebony, I am a Knight, and so shall I remain' she said, in a throatier voice than mine, but very similar at that. She looked proud at saying those words, and the look of righteousness on her face emboldened me into saying `I am Umby, I am a Knight, and so shall I remain'.

Everyone looked at Knight then, as if waiting for some sort of lead, but he inclined his head towards Nido, with a bemused sort of expression on his face. Whether it was the look on his face, or the fact that a non-Dark type was joining the Knights I don't know, but the rest of the gang looked surprised, even shocked at Knight's gesture of acceptance. Nido then found the presence of mind to say `I am Nido, I am a K-k-knight, and so sh-sh-shall I remain'.

Knight then let out an ear-splitting roar, shouting `I am Knight, we are the Knights, and so shall we remain, for as long as we all shall live!', and on `live', he jumped in front of the partition and we all span to face our leader, the leader of the Knights, who would help me find my purpose in life.

`Now that we are all acquainted, my brethren, it is time to break in' this was said with an unmistakable sneer at Nido `our new brothers. The rest of the Knights started ululating at the tops of their voices, and that was when I started getting a bad feeling, not for myself, but for Nido. I knew exactly what Knight's `break in' meant - I had even been expecting it for myself, but for some reason I hadn't thought they would have wanted to battle Nido. For one, he wasn't a Dark type, and he was obviously at a much lower level than all of the others, so much so that the thought hadn't crossed my mind that they would want to battle against him.

`Stop!' I shouted, and everyone span to look at me. Knight started growling, low in his throat. `I mean' I said, in a much lower and subdued tone `how can you expect to fight Nido, when he is much weaker then you'. Now, it is very bad manners to speak of a friend so, but I had decided that it was hurt my friend's feelings or lose him his life. Nido himself looked ashamed, but at the same time grateful. `I'll make it up to him later' I promised myself.

At this, Knight let out a `laugh'. `Well...well... it looks like you've just volunteered yourself, my friend' he said, in a sinister voice. Knight walked up to me and started circling me in a threatening, but delighted way, with Soul circling with him above me, laughing in a sneering way that I had expected when I first met him.

`I expected you both to go together, but of course your friend' he shot a glance at Nido `is much too weak to want to go with you'

`That's not true!' Nido shouted, only to be cut off with a `Silence!' from Ebony.

`Now you must prove not only yourself to be a Knight' said the massive Houndour, still circling me, `but must gain honour for this Nidoran as well'.

`I will!' I said, emboldened by his and the rest of the gangs rudeness `I will show you all what I can do, and twice over for Nido too!'

`Very well' Knight sneered `Scratch will fill you in on the' - a pause - `details'…

Welllll, well, well….

The impossible happened…

Hell froze over and became an ice-skating rink, Heaven has been opened to tourists, and I brought out a new chapter!!

Don't worry, I promised a new fic and I will give you one, but I need someone to help me proof read and give me some ideas!!!

I'm a blocked dam waiting to burst I tells ya!

If you wanna help me then e-mail me at pern26@yahoo.co.uk mailto:pern26@yahoo.co.uk or icq me and ill send ya the 1st chapter of my nu ficcy!

Thanx a lot all (and yes I am on a caffeine high)

Chibi

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