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Misty crawled through the bushes, her hood pulled up over her red hair. It had been decided that for anyone to get in, that only one could follow. She had volunteered, knowing that she could possibly get through the mist that was obscuring Ash's common sense and perhaps get it in his head that he couldn't go It alone.
She quickly managed to close the space again, even though it had been close to half a mile away he had blasted them. She had a bruise on her thigh from it. Scowling, Misty peeked through the bushes, into the clearing again. Pikachu was sitting silently by the fire, watching the Shadow Master.
Frowning, Misty looked at Ash. He was practicing his fighting. When she thought about it, him and Lance were similar in fighting. Lance had speed, but Ash had more grace along with the speed.
Guessing that he was going to wait until morning to go to the HQ, she set up a small camp and went to bed.
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Ash sat down on the ground, satisfied with the training. He stared into the fire, mouth set in a grim line.
A small shiver ran down his spine. He could have sworn he had heard a frightened scream, but knew it was his imagination. Ash looked up at the sky, which was a clear black.
"Pikachu," he said. The small shadow pokemon looked up at Ash, eyes alight with curiosity, "We go tonight."
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He crept along the side of the building, keeping pressed up against the cold wall. Holding his breath, Ash silently pried the door open and entered.
Clearly, the main lobby was empty. Ash eyes narrowed, as he looked around at the surrounding room. He crouched down in the shadows, as a guard stepped out of the elevator that had just opened.
When the guard turned away, Ash crept up behind him and struck. The guard fell to the floor, making a dull thud at impact. Ash dragged him over to the counter, and hid him behind it. He took to the stairs, not wanting to make his presence overly obvious with the elevator.
His footsteps where silent, barely touching the ground before lifting up again for another step. Ash was able to slow his breathing to near stopped, but still have enough oxygen to get on alright, and was at that moment doing just that. The darkness didn't bother him, his eyes glowing a dull gold.
"Piiiikachu," the uneasy pokemon cooed. Ash looked at Pikachu, frowning. "You're right.....there HAVE been very few guards around, its like they-"
"NOW!" The overhead lamps flashed on, flooding the floor with a blinding white light. Ash frowned, blinking his narrowed watering eyes. He used his hand to shield his face from the light, until his eyes adjusted to it.
Wondering how he would get out of his predicament, Ash looked around at the large group of Masters and guards that where standing in rows, blocking his way. Ash turned just in time to see a Water Master rush at him from the staircase he had just left, and use his heel to push them back.
Pikachu turned into the Shadow Blade, as Ash twisted around and crouched to the ground, watching the silent army. He curled a hand around the hilt tightly, frowning.
One of the Masters, a younger one, came forward. He got into the stance of a Master ready to battle. Ash smiled grimly, watching him. 'He's still a Trainee Master,' he thought.
The Master ran toward him, scythe raised. Ash raised his sword and blocked the scythe, and gave the Master a kick in the shins. He was taking it easy on the young Master.....
Several minutes later, the Master stepped back, clutching the scythe. Unlike Ash, he was panting, sweat beaded on his face.
Ash frowned, noticing the glint in his eyes. The Master twisted the scythe, and struck Ash with the blunt end of it. He stared, before noting the pain that started making itself noticed, and doubled over.
He ground his teeth together, backing up slightly. "Idiot boy!" he grated, glaring at the Master, "You should KNOW never to hit someone, especially a man, in the crotch unless you have a death wish!"
The Master whimpered. Ash wondered just how long it'd be until he dropped dead from the pain. He gripped the Shadow Blade, and swung it. He would no longer go easy on the boy.....
Ash, almost blindly, attacked. He lodged the Shadow Blade into the Master's shoulder, pushing it down. With a silent cry, the body fell to the ground, sword still stuck inside it.
Pulling it out, Ash gave the blade a gentle flick, and the blood flew off. "Now for May," he said quietly, before making a run for the group. He would fight all of them if it meant getting to her.
It proved harder then he thought. Ash used the Shadow Blade to block the weapons, but used his very own Shadow element to blast half of them away, to find even more.
"Would you all just DIE!" Ash growled, making a giant sweep with the Blade and cutting a small portion of them in two. Jumping up into the air, Ash did a flip and landed feet first in front of the door. He forced it open and ran out, followed closely by the Masters.
His eyes flickered red, before he turned and blasted them to pieces with a strong beam of Shadow. Ash turned back and continued running down the hall, noticing the walls and ceiling where made of glass. A shadow had fallen over him, and he saw what caused it: the Cerulean Gate Tower-they had connected both the main building and the tower!
Ash found himself in the dark tower, climbing up the stairs to get to the next floor. He knew already they had rebuilt the whole tower, to be more useful since the last time he had been inside, it had almost nothing but stairway......
Using the Shadow Blade to injure the guard climbing up the stairs, Ash flattened himself against the wall. He was on the fourth floor, he knew that, and heard voices coming closer from above.
Running up the steps, he held the Shadow Blade forward, spearing anyone that got in his way. He was sick of the League; he was sick of the fighting and bloodshed that he had to cause because of them; and last but not least, he was sick of not being able to live a normal life.
Anger welled up inside of him, burning his very mind and soul. Ash finally made it to the fifth floor (he knew where to go, because of hearing what they where saying before he attacked) and saw the single guard in front of the only door on that floor.
With a swing of the blade, the guard flew back, into the door with a loud thud. He slid down to the floor, smearing blood on the door.
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May heard the fights going on, but didn't getting up. Lucia was right next to her, ears forward in alert. She looked toward the door, hearing the thud against it.
Quickly getting up, she smoothed her hair down and watched. There was silence for several minutes, until the door fell and hit the floor, cracking in two diagonally. A ringing vibrated through the air, after the impact.
The Shadow Blade glinted in the dark, a hidden light hitting it. Ash stood in the doorway silently, holding onto the hilt. "May," he said, the blade clinking as it hit the floor.
Seconds later the blade had turned back into the pokemon. He rushed over, the silence broken by his footsteps. "Ash, what happened?" May asked, holding on him.
Ash sank down onto his knees on the floor, his head on her lap. "I don't think I'll ever be able to have kids again," he said dryly, blinking.
"Chuu," Lucia cooed sympathetically. May brushed the black strands of hair that where in his eyes back, frowning.
"You poor thing....." May wrapped her arms around his shoulders, her cheek pressed against the top of his head. Ash winced, when he heard the far-off sound of more League guards.
"We have got to leave, now," he muttered, forcing himself up to his feet. Pikachu turned into the Shadow Blade again. He grabbed her wrist gently, using his other hand to hold the hilt of his sword.
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The sky looked a dark blue, with the silhouette of the tower against it. Ash pulled May along, frowning. There was a thin cut on his cheek, where he had barely dodged the hit from a Trainer.
When they were at the edge of the woods, Ash stopped and turned to look at May. He could still feel the bubbling anger inside of him, and felt like he would pop at any minute. "I want you," he said gently, "to get at least a mile away from here. A bit more then that if possible. Use Fiona if you need to, just do what you have to do to get away from here as fast as you can."
"Ash, no..." May said, keeping from crying again. He held her shoulders, and kissed her forehead.
"You have to," Ash replied gently, carefully pulling a pokeball out and opening it. The Ice Bird Articuno appeared a few feet away, wings outspread. "After everything is cleared up here, I'll come get you, and we'll go back together."
May hugged him, her head against his shoulder. "Just...be careful?" she asked.
Ash gave her the familiar shy, warm smile. "I'll try to be," he said, squeezing her softly.
He helped May up onto Fiona, giving her a kiss on the temple. "I'll see you in a while...."
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AN: Ok, this chapter, was quite interesting to write. The scene were Ash got hit with the scythe came from random hyperness, but seems to bring with it a little humor XD It might come up later on again –snicker- also, if any of you want the chapters early, I post them at MF (MoonFantasy) so if you are a member there you get it early ^_- I've also worked on a bunch of dolls and stuff for it, and they are posted on my sitey and stuff, and I've done some fanart for it but not much.
Reviews:
ejgHorseLady- Thank you! I'll get the next one up soon, so you all can read it :D
Dragi- I'll get the next chapter up ASAP! ^.^
DJ- ^___^ Thank you, and I contacted you already about the TAT.
Misty crawled through the bushes, her hood pulled up over her red hair. It had been decided that for anyone to get in, that only one could follow. She had volunteered, knowing that she could possibly get through the mist that was obscuring Ash's common sense and perhaps get it in his head that he couldn't go It alone.
She quickly managed to close the space again, even though it had been close to half a mile away he had blasted them. She had a bruise on her thigh from it. Scowling, Misty peeked through the bushes, into the clearing again. Pikachu was sitting silently by the fire, watching the Shadow Master.
Frowning, Misty looked at Ash. He was practicing his fighting. When she thought about it, him and Lance were similar in fighting. Lance had speed, but Ash had more grace along with the speed.
Guessing that he was going to wait until morning to go to the HQ, she set up a small camp and went to bed.
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Ash sat down on the ground, satisfied with the training. He stared into the fire, mouth set in a grim line.
A small shiver ran down his spine. He could have sworn he had heard a frightened scream, but knew it was his imagination. Ash looked up at the sky, which was a clear black.
"Pikachu," he said. The small shadow pokemon looked up at Ash, eyes alight with curiosity, "We go tonight."
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He crept along the side of the building, keeping pressed up against the cold wall. Holding his breath, Ash silently pried the door open and entered.
Clearly, the main lobby was empty. Ash eyes narrowed, as he looked around at the surrounding room. He crouched down in the shadows, as a guard stepped out of the elevator that had just opened.
When the guard turned away, Ash crept up behind him and struck. The guard fell to the floor, making a dull thud at impact. Ash dragged him over to the counter, and hid him behind it. He took to the stairs, not wanting to make his presence overly obvious with the elevator.
His footsteps where silent, barely touching the ground before lifting up again for another step. Ash was able to slow his breathing to near stopped, but still have enough oxygen to get on alright, and was at that moment doing just that. The darkness didn't bother him, his eyes glowing a dull gold.
"Piiiikachu," the uneasy pokemon cooed. Ash looked at Pikachu, frowning. "You're right.....there HAVE been very few guards around, its like they-"
"NOW!" The overhead lamps flashed on, flooding the floor with a blinding white light. Ash frowned, blinking his narrowed watering eyes. He used his hand to shield his face from the light, until his eyes adjusted to it.
Wondering how he would get out of his predicament, Ash looked around at the large group of Masters and guards that where standing in rows, blocking his way. Ash turned just in time to see a Water Master rush at him from the staircase he had just left, and use his heel to push them back.
Pikachu turned into the Shadow Blade, as Ash twisted around and crouched to the ground, watching the silent army. He curled a hand around the hilt tightly, frowning.
One of the Masters, a younger one, came forward. He got into the stance of a Master ready to battle. Ash smiled grimly, watching him. 'He's still a Trainee Master,' he thought.
The Master ran toward him, scythe raised. Ash raised his sword and blocked the scythe, and gave the Master a kick in the shins. He was taking it easy on the young Master.....
Several minutes later, the Master stepped back, clutching the scythe. Unlike Ash, he was panting, sweat beaded on his face.
Ash frowned, noticing the glint in his eyes. The Master twisted the scythe, and struck Ash with the blunt end of it. He stared, before noting the pain that started making itself noticed, and doubled over.
He ground his teeth together, backing up slightly. "Idiot boy!" he grated, glaring at the Master, "You should KNOW never to hit someone, especially a man, in the crotch unless you have a death wish!"
The Master whimpered. Ash wondered just how long it'd be until he dropped dead from the pain. He gripped the Shadow Blade, and swung it. He would no longer go easy on the boy.....
Ash, almost blindly, attacked. He lodged the Shadow Blade into the Master's shoulder, pushing it down. With a silent cry, the body fell to the ground, sword still stuck inside it.
Pulling it out, Ash gave the blade a gentle flick, and the blood flew off. "Now for May," he said quietly, before making a run for the group. He would fight all of them if it meant getting to her.
It proved harder then he thought. Ash used the Shadow Blade to block the weapons, but used his very own Shadow element to blast half of them away, to find even more.
"Would you all just DIE!" Ash growled, making a giant sweep with the Blade and cutting a small portion of them in two. Jumping up into the air, Ash did a flip and landed feet first in front of the door. He forced it open and ran out, followed closely by the Masters.
His eyes flickered red, before he turned and blasted them to pieces with a strong beam of Shadow. Ash turned back and continued running down the hall, noticing the walls and ceiling where made of glass. A shadow had fallen over him, and he saw what caused it: the Cerulean Gate Tower-they had connected both the main building and the tower!
Ash found himself in the dark tower, climbing up the stairs to get to the next floor. He knew already they had rebuilt the whole tower, to be more useful since the last time he had been inside, it had almost nothing but stairway......
Using the Shadow Blade to injure the guard climbing up the stairs, Ash flattened himself against the wall. He was on the fourth floor, he knew that, and heard voices coming closer from above.
Running up the steps, he held the Shadow Blade forward, spearing anyone that got in his way. He was sick of the League; he was sick of the fighting and bloodshed that he had to cause because of them; and last but not least, he was sick of not being able to live a normal life.
Anger welled up inside of him, burning his very mind and soul. Ash finally made it to the fifth floor (he knew where to go, because of hearing what they where saying before he attacked) and saw the single guard in front of the only door on that floor.
With a swing of the blade, the guard flew back, into the door with a loud thud. He slid down to the floor, smearing blood on the door.
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May heard the fights going on, but didn't getting up. Lucia was right next to her, ears forward in alert. She looked toward the door, hearing the thud against it.
Quickly getting up, she smoothed her hair down and watched. There was silence for several minutes, until the door fell and hit the floor, cracking in two diagonally. A ringing vibrated through the air, after the impact.
The Shadow Blade glinted in the dark, a hidden light hitting it. Ash stood in the doorway silently, holding onto the hilt. "May," he said, the blade clinking as it hit the floor.
Seconds later the blade had turned back into the pokemon. He rushed over, the silence broken by his footsteps. "Ash, what happened?" May asked, holding on him.
Ash sank down onto his knees on the floor, his head on her lap. "I don't think I'll ever be able to have kids again," he said dryly, blinking.
"Chuu," Lucia cooed sympathetically. May brushed the black strands of hair that where in his eyes back, frowning.
"You poor thing....." May wrapped her arms around his shoulders, her cheek pressed against the top of his head. Ash winced, when he heard the far-off sound of more League guards.
"We have got to leave, now," he muttered, forcing himself up to his feet. Pikachu turned into the Shadow Blade again. He grabbed her wrist gently, using his other hand to hold the hilt of his sword.
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The sky looked a dark blue, with the silhouette of the tower against it. Ash pulled May along, frowning. There was a thin cut on his cheek, where he had barely dodged the hit from a Trainer.
When they were at the edge of the woods, Ash stopped and turned to look at May. He could still feel the bubbling anger inside of him, and felt like he would pop at any minute. "I want you," he said gently, "to get at least a mile away from here. A bit more then that if possible. Use Fiona if you need to, just do what you have to do to get away from here as fast as you can."
"Ash, no..." May said, keeping from crying again. He held her shoulders, and kissed her forehead.
"You have to," Ash replied gently, carefully pulling a pokeball out and opening it. The Ice Bird Articuno appeared a few feet away, wings outspread. "After everything is cleared up here, I'll come get you, and we'll go back together."
May hugged him, her head against his shoulder. "Just...be careful?" she asked.
Ash gave her the familiar shy, warm smile. "I'll try to be," he said, squeezing her softly.
He helped May up onto Fiona, giving her a kiss on the temple. "I'll see you in a while...."
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AN: Ok, this chapter, was quite interesting to write. The scene were Ash got hit with the scythe came from random hyperness, but seems to bring with it a little humor XD It might come up later on again –snicker- also, if any of you want the chapters early, I post them at MF (MoonFantasy) so if you are a member there you get it early ^_- I've also worked on a bunch of dolls and stuff for it, and they are posted on my sitey and stuff, and I've done some fanart for it but not much.
Reviews:
ejgHorseLady- Thank you! I'll get the next one up soon, so you all can read it :D
Dragi- I'll get the next chapter up ASAP! ^.^
DJ- ^___^ Thank you, and I contacted you already about the TAT.