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"HOW COULD HE DO THIS AGAIN?!" Lance and Fox winced. They looked at each other, then at the three women sitting at the table. May was a total wreck, shaking in anger and sadness. Misty and Paran where doing everything to calm her, giving each other worried glances.
"May, you have to settle down!" Misty said. May glared at her, before totally breaking down. She started crying, squeezing Lucia tightly.
"Why...why does he have to do this?" shed asked, "Any time the League gets involved..."
Paran smoothed back a few strands of blonde hair that had fallen into her face. "He thinks he is just causing more problems then anything else, and thinks leaving will solve it," she said, frowning, "Ash is one odd guy..."
May wiped the tears away, before saying. "I...I think I'll go lie down for awhile," May said, getting up, she pushed the chair in and continued onto the bedroom.
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Ash near dragged himself along, staring at the ground wistfully. His eyes had turned a dull yellow color, the light that usually shone from them totally out. Pikachu sat on his shoulder, just as dead as his Master.
Stopping, Ash looked up at the trees and sky. "I never thought I'd have to leave her again," he said softly to no one, "It..needed to be done. It was the right thing to do, it'll keep them safe..."
He frowned, before continuing. Ash mentally kicked him, knowing trying to convince himself would go no where but to more agony. Pikachu crawled into his backpack, and disappeared inside it.
"Whatever the League is planning, they'll need to find me to do it," Ash said dully, before climbing up into one of the trees. Some Shadow Pokemon still lurked around, even though the gates where long shut and sealed. He crossed his legs at his ankles. Sighing, Ash smoothed his cloak down on across his thighs.
"Pikapii..." the Shadow Pikachu curled up on Ash's lap, staring at him with big blue eyes. The small mouse knew his Master's pain all too well, being psychically linked to him and felt just about every emotion Ash had. Only at certain times did Ash break the link, knowing Pikachu would suffer feeling it along with him.
Ash ran a hand through his hair, before pulling the hair band out and putting it on his wrist. He was too depressed and drained to break the connection, and knew that every time he tried he'd just farther weaken himself. Pikachu flattened his ears against his head, snuggling into the thick material of Ash's cloak for warmth from the chilly air.
"I've become such a softie..." Ash said softly, his eyes beginning to glow softly, "I hate this, Pikachu. I preferred being the depressed, killing machine Shadow Master called Shadow Assassin Ashura."
"Chu..." Pikachu mumbled, looking up at the saddened man. Ash smiled slightly.
"That's true...I still am. But now I am head of the Pokemon League, trying to rebuild what the League and Kiall destroyed, and having it tore right back down again by the same damned League..how did they gain so many new Masters and Trainers? Even though...it has been quite a few months, nearly a year since..." Ash went silent.
"Pikachu, pi..." the Shadow Pokemon went silent, as it yawned. Ash frowned slightly.
"Well...anyway, I hope the League tries to put into action their plan, so I can get back home soon. I want to get back to May, and our baby...ugh, there goes that softie side again." Pikachu snickered, hiding in the folds of Ash's cloak to keep from seeing the glare he gave the small mouse pokemon.
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"Sir, what do you suggest we do?" the Masters and Trainers asked timidly. Kiall stared at them with cold eyes, his expression hardening.
"We need to get Ashura to come at us with all he's got, but that means provoking him...hm." Kiall got up, and paced in front of them, one thin white hand cupping his chin. "Get the Light Master. She might just be the key we need to get him enraged enough to attack us."
"Yes, sir." "Right away, sir." They scampered out of the room. Kiall sat back down, looking at the wall opposite him in disdain.
"Ashura, you shall be mine soon enough."
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"JUST BEND! MAKE SOME TYPE OF MOVEMENT!" Ash continued his multitude of punches and kicks on the tree, trying to build up his strength. He had thought that when the Guardians had put him and Mazin back in one piece, it'd raise his power stats, but it hadn't. He came to a theory about it: for him to be able to use the extra power, he must NEED to use it. Ash smiled; the irony in that was stupendous, because that is exactly how Mazin worked. Someone or something had to get enough rage built up in him for his counter-part to take control.
It had been weeks since he had left, and there was still no sight or sound of the League. It made him feel even uneasier then before; what was taking them so long?
Pikachu watched quietly, munching down on the apple. Ash stopped, his shoulders rising and falling rapidly with each heavy breath. He had been attacking the tree for the last five hours. Sighing, Ash rubbed his sore hands together, the finger-less black gloves not even looking the tiniest bit torn from the abuse they took. "Pikachu, pikapi, chuuu?"
Ash dropped his arms to the side, his breathing slowed to a normal pace. A prickling feeling at the back of his mind had started nagging at him several minutes before. "I have a bad feeling..." Ash said, sitting down on the ground to rest, "...a VERY bad feeling."
He stood up, and looked around. Looking down, a thin mist of shadow rose from around him. It rose to up to his shoulders, and turned into the cloth of his black cloak. After smoothing out the creases of the cloak, he shouldered the backpack. Ash silently ran through the forest, the foliage under his feet crunching from the weight. The nagging feeling kept growing as he moved.
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May clutched onto the tree, staring at the entrance to the cave. Lucia stood on her small hind legs, ears twitching, before she jumped up onto May's shoulders. "Piiikkaaa," Lucia said, biting at her ear.
"Lucia, stop-" May went wide-eyed, when a dart of rock just barely missed her by inches. She turned on her heel, cloak whipping about, and stared at the small army of League Masters standing there.
Most of the color in her face drained out. Lucia's cheeks sparked threateningly, green eyes flashing. One of the Master's smirked. "Don't try it, rat. Even if you are the Light pikachu, you can't beat us all. Not even Ashura could defeat us that easily."
Lucia let the energy fad out, before backing into May's feet. She picked up the pokemon, before turning to run. May knew both her elements where shot at the moment, and that staying to fight without backup would be suicide.
"Oh no you don't, Light Master. You are coming with us..." one of the women said, a whip made out of electricity wrapped around her slim frame. May squirmed and fought against the sizzling whip. Her Ice side reacted to the whip, the pain running through her nearly knocking her unconscious.
With a soft squeal, Lucia was bound up also. May glared at them. She tried to make her ice dagger form. She felt the energy start building up in her hands, then nothing. It stopped.
May got a shocked look, before realizing her Ice element had been blocked. 'Try Light then...' she thought, as she tried to channel it.
Still, nothing happened, not even the power up. May nearly cried. Both Light and Ice where blocked from use (how that was possible, she didn't know), and the League had her in their grip, and Lucia was tied up. There was only one thing to do. "Lucia, use Holy Blade!" she ordered.
The mouse pokemon, in a flash of light, morphed into the Holy Blade, a curved sword with a blade of Light. May held it by the hilt, and broke the whip of electricity. "I'm not going without a fight," she said dangerously.
An eerie silence hung over the army, before they all burst out laughing. May glared at them, before one of them said, "You? Fight us? HA! I doubt you'd have the strength for it, since Ashura was always the one protecting you and fighting the fights for you."
May ran at the Master, and swung the blade at him. He dodged, and took out his own weapon. Another of the Masters suddenly came up behind her and grabbed her shoulders. She squirmed, and tried using the Holy Blade and stab him with it. Another of them grabbed the blade and pulled it right out of her grip.
She bit her lip, holding back from crying. 'Perfect time not to be able to fight properly.' she thought ruefully, 'Please, Ash...please come back.'
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Ash felt the lingering elements in the air. His senses where going haywire from just the left over elemental energy. He blinked, and peered around the tree, carefully staying hidden from view in the shadows.
He looked at the nearby settlement, where people where working to rebuild it. Ash's eyes went wide, as they started glowing gold. "I can't believe it...they are doing the raids still!"
'My Pokemon League was just making progress ahead of them too...' he thought, frowning in exasperation. Pulling his cloak tighter around him, Ash continued on, knowing the League Army that had done the raid couldn't be far away. He stayed low to the ground, cloak fluttering gently in the breeze.
All to soon, the sound of voices and laughter could be heard. Ash dropped down onto his front, staring out at them from the underbrush. He narrowed his eyes, when he saw the guards standing in boredom nearby. There were three of them in all.
Ash carefully picked up a rock next to him, and tossed it into the bushes several feet behind him and to the right. The guards looked up, before looking at each other. What appeared to be the youngest of them said something and trotted into the trees to search for the cause of the sound.
Smirking, Ash silently followed him until they were deeper into the forest. He got up behind the Master and took a dagger out and put it to the guard's throat. Gurgling, he looked at Ash, fear shining in his dark eyes.
"Well now..." Ash said, his voice as emotionless as he could get it. There was still that slight worried tone to his voice he just couldn't get rid of. "What is the League up to, hmm? Tell me and I might let you go without a scratch."
"I-I only know they are going after this one girl...the L-Light Master, I think!" the young guard stuttered, staring. Ash scowled. He took the dagger away, and put it in his cloak. The guard looked at him. When he saw Ash make a small gesture with his hand to go, he took off.
"Oh, by the way," Ash added with a cruel, humorless smile, "Tell them I said 'hi.'"
The guard looked back at him, before continuing to run off. Ash looked at Pikachu, eyes beginning to glow bright gold. "They are now getting May involved...I'm going to kill them. Every single one of those idiots...I'll tear them to bits."
"Pika," Pikachu said, as the Shadow Disk formed under Ash's booted feet, levitating him several inches above the ground. "Pi?"
"I know. That's why we need to go to Indigo," Ash said, as he took off toward Indigo City.
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That is chapter ten. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated, and I thank you all for readin it so far (
Reviews:
PokemonJoe: ^_^ ok then, thank you -bows-
DJ: Trying to be a psychic huh? Huh? XD And you thought right about May!
Shadow Fox 05: ^.^
"HOW COULD HE DO THIS AGAIN?!" Lance and Fox winced. They looked at each other, then at the three women sitting at the table. May was a total wreck, shaking in anger and sadness. Misty and Paran where doing everything to calm her, giving each other worried glances.
"May, you have to settle down!" Misty said. May glared at her, before totally breaking down. She started crying, squeezing Lucia tightly.
"Why...why does he have to do this?" shed asked, "Any time the League gets involved..."
Paran smoothed back a few strands of blonde hair that had fallen into her face. "He thinks he is just causing more problems then anything else, and thinks leaving will solve it," she said, frowning, "Ash is one odd guy..."
May wiped the tears away, before saying. "I...I think I'll go lie down for awhile," May said, getting up, she pushed the chair in and continued onto the bedroom.
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Ash near dragged himself along, staring at the ground wistfully. His eyes had turned a dull yellow color, the light that usually shone from them totally out. Pikachu sat on his shoulder, just as dead as his Master.
Stopping, Ash looked up at the trees and sky. "I never thought I'd have to leave her again," he said softly to no one, "It..needed to be done. It was the right thing to do, it'll keep them safe..."
He frowned, before continuing. Ash mentally kicked him, knowing trying to convince himself would go no where but to more agony. Pikachu crawled into his backpack, and disappeared inside it.
"Whatever the League is planning, they'll need to find me to do it," Ash said dully, before climbing up into one of the trees. Some Shadow Pokemon still lurked around, even though the gates where long shut and sealed. He crossed his legs at his ankles. Sighing, Ash smoothed his cloak down on across his thighs.
"Pikapii..." the Shadow Pikachu curled up on Ash's lap, staring at him with big blue eyes. The small mouse knew his Master's pain all too well, being psychically linked to him and felt just about every emotion Ash had. Only at certain times did Ash break the link, knowing Pikachu would suffer feeling it along with him.
Ash ran a hand through his hair, before pulling the hair band out and putting it on his wrist. He was too depressed and drained to break the connection, and knew that every time he tried he'd just farther weaken himself. Pikachu flattened his ears against his head, snuggling into the thick material of Ash's cloak for warmth from the chilly air.
"I've become such a softie..." Ash said softly, his eyes beginning to glow softly, "I hate this, Pikachu. I preferred being the depressed, killing machine Shadow Master called Shadow Assassin Ashura."
"Chu..." Pikachu mumbled, looking up at the saddened man. Ash smiled slightly.
"That's true...I still am. But now I am head of the Pokemon League, trying to rebuild what the League and Kiall destroyed, and having it tore right back down again by the same damned League..how did they gain so many new Masters and Trainers? Even though...it has been quite a few months, nearly a year since..." Ash went silent.
"Pikachu, pi..." the Shadow Pokemon went silent, as it yawned. Ash frowned slightly.
"Well...anyway, I hope the League tries to put into action their plan, so I can get back home soon. I want to get back to May, and our baby...ugh, there goes that softie side again." Pikachu snickered, hiding in the folds of Ash's cloak to keep from seeing the glare he gave the small mouse pokemon.
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"Sir, what do you suggest we do?" the Masters and Trainers asked timidly. Kiall stared at them with cold eyes, his expression hardening.
"We need to get Ashura to come at us with all he's got, but that means provoking him...hm." Kiall got up, and paced in front of them, one thin white hand cupping his chin. "Get the Light Master. She might just be the key we need to get him enraged enough to attack us."
"Yes, sir." "Right away, sir." They scampered out of the room. Kiall sat back down, looking at the wall opposite him in disdain.
"Ashura, you shall be mine soon enough."
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"JUST BEND! MAKE SOME TYPE OF MOVEMENT!" Ash continued his multitude of punches and kicks on the tree, trying to build up his strength. He had thought that when the Guardians had put him and Mazin back in one piece, it'd raise his power stats, but it hadn't. He came to a theory about it: for him to be able to use the extra power, he must NEED to use it. Ash smiled; the irony in that was stupendous, because that is exactly how Mazin worked. Someone or something had to get enough rage built up in him for his counter-part to take control.
It had been weeks since he had left, and there was still no sight or sound of the League. It made him feel even uneasier then before; what was taking them so long?
Pikachu watched quietly, munching down on the apple. Ash stopped, his shoulders rising and falling rapidly with each heavy breath. He had been attacking the tree for the last five hours. Sighing, Ash rubbed his sore hands together, the finger-less black gloves not even looking the tiniest bit torn from the abuse they took. "Pikachu, pikapi, chuuu?"
Ash dropped his arms to the side, his breathing slowed to a normal pace. A prickling feeling at the back of his mind had started nagging at him several minutes before. "I have a bad feeling..." Ash said, sitting down on the ground to rest, "...a VERY bad feeling."
He stood up, and looked around. Looking down, a thin mist of shadow rose from around him. It rose to up to his shoulders, and turned into the cloth of his black cloak. After smoothing out the creases of the cloak, he shouldered the backpack. Ash silently ran through the forest, the foliage under his feet crunching from the weight. The nagging feeling kept growing as he moved.
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May clutched onto the tree, staring at the entrance to the cave. Lucia stood on her small hind legs, ears twitching, before she jumped up onto May's shoulders. "Piiikkaaa," Lucia said, biting at her ear.
"Lucia, stop-" May went wide-eyed, when a dart of rock just barely missed her by inches. She turned on her heel, cloak whipping about, and stared at the small army of League Masters standing there.
Most of the color in her face drained out. Lucia's cheeks sparked threateningly, green eyes flashing. One of the Master's smirked. "Don't try it, rat. Even if you are the Light pikachu, you can't beat us all. Not even Ashura could defeat us that easily."
Lucia let the energy fad out, before backing into May's feet. She picked up the pokemon, before turning to run. May knew both her elements where shot at the moment, and that staying to fight without backup would be suicide.
"Oh no you don't, Light Master. You are coming with us..." one of the women said, a whip made out of electricity wrapped around her slim frame. May squirmed and fought against the sizzling whip. Her Ice side reacted to the whip, the pain running through her nearly knocking her unconscious.
With a soft squeal, Lucia was bound up also. May glared at them. She tried to make her ice dagger form. She felt the energy start building up in her hands, then nothing. It stopped.
May got a shocked look, before realizing her Ice element had been blocked. 'Try Light then...' she thought, as she tried to channel it.
Still, nothing happened, not even the power up. May nearly cried. Both Light and Ice where blocked from use (how that was possible, she didn't know), and the League had her in their grip, and Lucia was tied up. There was only one thing to do. "Lucia, use Holy Blade!" she ordered.
The mouse pokemon, in a flash of light, morphed into the Holy Blade, a curved sword with a blade of Light. May held it by the hilt, and broke the whip of electricity. "I'm not going without a fight," she said dangerously.
An eerie silence hung over the army, before they all burst out laughing. May glared at them, before one of them said, "You? Fight us? HA! I doubt you'd have the strength for it, since Ashura was always the one protecting you and fighting the fights for you."
May ran at the Master, and swung the blade at him. He dodged, and took out his own weapon. Another of the Masters suddenly came up behind her and grabbed her shoulders. She squirmed, and tried using the Holy Blade and stab him with it. Another of them grabbed the blade and pulled it right out of her grip.
She bit her lip, holding back from crying. 'Perfect time not to be able to fight properly.' she thought ruefully, 'Please, Ash...please come back.'
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Ash felt the lingering elements in the air. His senses where going haywire from just the left over elemental energy. He blinked, and peered around the tree, carefully staying hidden from view in the shadows.
He looked at the nearby settlement, where people where working to rebuild it. Ash's eyes went wide, as they started glowing gold. "I can't believe it...they are doing the raids still!"
'My Pokemon League was just making progress ahead of them too...' he thought, frowning in exasperation. Pulling his cloak tighter around him, Ash continued on, knowing the League Army that had done the raid couldn't be far away. He stayed low to the ground, cloak fluttering gently in the breeze.
All to soon, the sound of voices and laughter could be heard. Ash dropped down onto his front, staring out at them from the underbrush. He narrowed his eyes, when he saw the guards standing in boredom nearby. There were three of them in all.
Ash carefully picked up a rock next to him, and tossed it into the bushes several feet behind him and to the right. The guards looked up, before looking at each other. What appeared to be the youngest of them said something and trotted into the trees to search for the cause of the sound.
Smirking, Ash silently followed him until they were deeper into the forest. He got up behind the Master and took a dagger out and put it to the guard's throat. Gurgling, he looked at Ash, fear shining in his dark eyes.
"Well now..." Ash said, his voice as emotionless as he could get it. There was still that slight worried tone to his voice he just couldn't get rid of. "What is the League up to, hmm? Tell me and I might let you go without a scratch."
"I-I only know they are going after this one girl...the L-Light Master, I think!" the young guard stuttered, staring. Ash scowled. He took the dagger away, and put it in his cloak. The guard looked at him. When he saw Ash make a small gesture with his hand to go, he took off.
"Oh, by the way," Ash added with a cruel, humorless smile, "Tell them I said 'hi.'"
The guard looked back at him, before continuing to run off. Ash looked at Pikachu, eyes beginning to glow bright gold. "They are now getting May involved...I'm going to kill them. Every single one of those idiots...I'll tear them to bits."
"Pika," Pikachu said, as the Shadow Disk formed under Ash's booted feet, levitating him several inches above the ground. "Pi?"
"I know. That's why we need to go to Indigo," Ash said, as he took off toward Indigo City.
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That is chapter ten. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated, and I thank you all for readin it so far (
Reviews:
PokemonJoe: ^_^ ok then, thank you -bows-
DJ: Trying to be a psychic huh? Huh? XD And you thought right about May!
Shadow Fox 05: ^.^