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Misty yawned, sitting up and stretching her arms. The sun wasn't even up yet. She stiffly crawled through the bushes, to look for the Shadow Master again. He was no longer at his campsite.
She frowned, looking toward the League Headquarters and the tower beyond it. "You've done it again," she said quietly, "ran off to save the word...again."
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"We ought to go back to Indigo, and report to them," Lance said, brushing off his pants from sitting on the ground. Fox helped Paran up, holding her steady with one arm around her waist.
"What about Misty?" she asked, holding onto her head. She had taken the hardest hit from Ash's Shadow blast, having been closest to him. "We can't just leave without her!"
"We shouldn't, but we have to," Fox sighed, "At this point the three of them are lost to us, and if we let the Pokemon League know, they might be able to send re-enforcement to the League HQ and help out."
"I don't think so," Lance said, letting Dragonite out, "They won't send out any troops without Ash's consent, and with him in Cerulean..."
"He wouldn't give it anyway," Paran cut him off, "Ash has it in his head that to finish off the League, he needs to do it himself. And not only that, they put it onto a more personal level then before, so that gives ash even more of a reason to want to take it open himself to blast all of them to Hell himself."
"Well, whatever happens, we need to tell Indigo," Fox said, as they flew off.
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May pulled the pendent out, and looked at it. The red in its center seemed to swirl as if in a silent dance with the black and white. She looked back, at the tower that was toy-sized to her vision. "Fiona, land at that mountain ridge!" she ordered.
Articuno, with a flap of her wings, flew at an angle toward the ridge, and landed gracefully. May carefully climbed off, when the bird bent to let her off. She walked over to the edge, and sat down, her legs hanging over. From there, any major event would be visible.
It seemed like time went by sluggishly, as the sun barely shone a light over the edge of the world. May felt a tremor run through the ground, the wind blowing harshly suddenly.
Everything went still, as she saw it. A blue-black spherical object shot up into the clouds from the area of the Tower, and disappeared. Soon after, the clouds around there turned an ugly black, sparking with Shadow electricity.
May stood up, hugging herself against the cold, her eyes wide with fright. She felt a prickling sensation, as the lightning forked across the sky one and a quarter miles away.
She held back a whimper, when the Shadow energy shot down from the sky and struck Cerulean, causing an explosion that spread out quickly. May fell back against the Ice bird, her eyes stinging painfully.
A silence fell over the world, as the explosion died down. May wiped her eyes with her sleeve, before looking back toward Cerulean-or what was once Cerulean.
A mile around the Tower was nothing but rubble and dust. Even the Tower itself was no where to be seen. May squinted her eyes, hoping to see some sign of life, but there was none. Jumping back onto Articuno, she ordered the pokemon to fly down to the forest.
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A gentle wind blew, as Ash stared at the man who should have been a year dead. The top of the Tower had been blown apart, leaving it wide open for them.
Ash's narrowed eyes had turned an angry blood red. He held the Shadow Blade, ready for the battle to come. Kiall carefully unsheathed his own, throughing the scabbard away.
Within seconds, the sound of steel blade-on-steel blade ranted the air, as the two Masters fought. Both seemed to equal the other in strength, as sparks flew from the swords as they met.
Grinning viciously, Ash made a finalizing blow to Kiall, in the back. He didn't care anymore, he just wanted him gone for good.
Kiall's sword clanged as it hit the floor. He was limp on the ground, most likely paralyzed. Ash let Pikachu turn from sword to pokemon. The pokemon jumped up onto his shoulder, as an orb of Shadow formed around them.
A strong whirlwind formed, blowing anything and everything around. Ash gasped for breath, as the Shadow energy in the orb turned dense, blocking any air from entering. Just as he started going light headed, Ash threw his arms up, palms upward.
The orb shot up like a rocket away from him and Pikachu, up into the clouds. Quickly, the clouds turned dark, sparking with Shadow energy. Ash let his arms drop to his sides, looking up at the darkened sky. He felt the energy within him building up.
Lightning forked across the sky, just as the Shadow energy that had built up in the sky finally fell down, in a powerful blue-black beam of power. Ash closed his eyes, just as they were hit with the energy.
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Misty had decided it would be better to head back towards Lance and the others, and quickly darted through the underbrush. Her cloak had gotten caught and ripped, so she just took it off and left it behind, leaving her in nothing but her long blue dress.
She saw the city of Indigo ahead of her. It had only been a week, and she had managed to make it back. She walked into the city, hoping to find some help.
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"Sir, we still have had no message from Master Ashura?" Lance looked at the Trainer, who had joined the Pokemon League only weeks before. He shook his head. She seemed to go depressed.
"When he contacts us, I'll make sure you are the first to be told," Lance assured her gently, before she ran off. He saw the door open and close, as Paran and Fox walked in. "Nothing?"
"Nothing," Paran said, worrying her lip. She seemed to be even more nervous then before. Fox ran a hand through his hair, sighing.
"Many of the higher ranked people want to just give up the search." he said, "They keep saying Ash is 'worthless' and we might as well just quit."
"Well, they aren't the ones in charge, are they?" Lance growled, "We, as the Elite Four, are the ones in charge until Ash returns."
"...If he returns." Misty walked in, having been healed and gotten a new cloak, "it has already been two weeks, counting the one I had walked here. Sad to say, I'm having my doubts..."
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Ash groaned, blinking his heavy eyes. He saw Pikachu sitting next to him, watching him worriedly. He sat up weakly, and looked around. The area was covered with rubble, and he would see the forest about a mile or so away from his spot on the ground.
"What happened?" he mumbled, shakily pushing himself up to stand. Pikachu jumped up onto his shoulder. "Did I do this?"
"Chaaa," the small pokemon replied, ears drooping, giving Ash the answer he hoped not to get. He turned to look in another direction, and saw the same destruction as before.
Knowing there was no point in standing around, Ash slowly made his way across the land, walking about half an hour before a thought he had had finally sunk in: anything within the zone of destruction had been wiped out, including any towns, and it was his fault.
Ash's heart near stopped, when it hit him. He fell to the ground, staring at his hands, which where shaking. Once again, he had killed innocent people, out of pure rage. Closing his eyes, he took a deep breath, before looking up at the forest ahead. Taking on his normal determined look, he forged ahead.
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AN: This is chapter 15! I starting to try to get this closer to the end (damn!) but its taking its nice sweet slow time doing it...if it keeps up, it might just about out run Shadow League in length O__O Which, will make this my longest fanfiction if it ends up happening!
Also, I made a new site, so you can make dolls, drawings, or even your own minifics for my fanfictions (hint hint lol) , or for anime and submit it and have it shown off ^__^ the address for it is h t t p : / / w w w . f r e e w e b s . c o m / d r k n s s f l l s without the spaces since I had to put them in there so FFN wouldn't delete the address out like it seems to do to me a lot -.-;; ok, enough with shameless plugs XD!!
I'm currently going to work some more on The Amateur Trainer since its being neglected really, then ill work on LT when that has had some more work done on it. If any of you have any suggestions, ideas, or whatnot for THIS one, just voice them and I might end up using them.
Reviews:
DJ- IT Is good to see it, since he doesn't show it much! ^.^ Thanks
Dragi- Thanks Dragi :D I'll update as soon as I can.
Misty yawned, sitting up and stretching her arms. The sun wasn't even up yet. She stiffly crawled through the bushes, to look for the Shadow Master again. He was no longer at his campsite.
She frowned, looking toward the League Headquarters and the tower beyond it. "You've done it again," she said quietly, "ran off to save the word...again."
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"We ought to go back to Indigo, and report to them," Lance said, brushing off his pants from sitting on the ground. Fox helped Paran up, holding her steady with one arm around her waist.
"What about Misty?" she asked, holding onto her head. She had taken the hardest hit from Ash's Shadow blast, having been closest to him. "We can't just leave without her!"
"We shouldn't, but we have to," Fox sighed, "At this point the three of them are lost to us, and if we let the Pokemon League know, they might be able to send re-enforcement to the League HQ and help out."
"I don't think so," Lance said, letting Dragonite out, "They won't send out any troops without Ash's consent, and with him in Cerulean..."
"He wouldn't give it anyway," Paran cut him off, "Ash has it in his head that to finish off the League, he needs to do it himself. And not only that, they put it onto a more personal level then before, so that gives ash even more of a reason to want to take it open himself to blast all of them to Hell himself."
"Well, whatever happens, we need to tell Indigo," Fox said, as they flew off.
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May pulled the pendent out, and looked at it. The red in its center seemed to swirl as if in a silent dance with the black and white. She looked back, at the tower that was toy-sized to her vision. "Fiona, land at that mountain ridge!" she ordered.
Articuno, with a flap of her wings, flew at an angle toward the ridge, and landed gracefully. May carefully climbed off, when the bird bent to let her off. She walked over to the edge, and sat down, her legs hanging over. From there, any major event would be visible.
It seemed like time went by sluggishly, as the sun barely shone a light over the edge of the world. May felt a tremor run through the ground, the wind blowing harshly suddenly.
Everything went still, as she saw it. A blue-black spherical object shot up into the clouds from the area of the Tower, and disappeared. Soon after, the clouds around there turned an ugly black, sparking with Shadow electricity.
May stood up, hugging herself against the cold, her eyes wide with fright. She felt a prickling sensation, as the lightning forked across the sky one and a quarter miles away.
She held back a whimper, when the Shadow energy shot down from the sky and struck Cerulean, causing an explosion that spread out quickly. May fell back against the Ice bird, her eyes stinging painfully.
A silence fell over the world, as the explosion died down. May wiped her eyes with her sleeve, before looking back toward Cerulean-or what was once Cerulean.
A mile around the Tower was nothing but rubble and dust. Even the Tower itself was no where to be seen. May squinted her eyes, hoping to see some sign of life, but there was none. Jumping back onto Articuno, she ordered the pokemon to fly down to the forest.
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A gentle wind blew, as Ash stared at the man who should have been a year dead. The top of the Tower had been blown apart, leaving it wide open for them.
Ash's narrowed eyes had turned an angry blood red. He held the Shadow Blade, ready for the battle to come. Kiall carefully unsheathed his own, throughing the scabbard away.
Within seconds, the sound of steel blade-on-steel blade ranted the air, as the two Masters fought. Both seemed to equal the other in strength, as sparks flew from the swords as they met.
Grinning viciously, Ash made a finalizing blow to Kiall, in the back. He didn't care anymore, he just wanted him gone for good.
Kiall's sword clanged as it hit the floor. He was limp on the ground, most likely paralyzed. Ash let Pikachu turn from sword to pokemon. The pokemon jumped up onto his shoulder, as an orb of Shadow formed around them.
A strong whirlwind formed, blowing anything and everything around. Ash gasped for breath, as the Shadow energy in the orb turned dense, blocking any air from entering. Just as he started going light headed, Ash threw his arms up, palms upward.
The orb shot up like a rocket away from him and Pikachu, up into the clouds. Quickly, the clouds turned dark, sparking with Shadow energy. Ash let his arms drop to his sides, looking up at the darkened sky. He felt the energy within him building up.
Lightning forked across the sky, just as the Shadow energy that had built up in the sky finally fell down, in a powerful blue-black beam of power. Ash closed his eyes, just as they were hit with the energy.
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Misty had decided it would be better to head back towards Lance and the others, and quickly darted through the underbrush. Her cloak had gotten caught and ripped, so she just took it off and left it behind, leaving her in nothing but her long blue dress.
She saw the city of Indigo ahead of her. It had only been a week, and she had managed to make it back. She walked into the city, hoping to find some help.
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"Sir, we still have had no message from Master Ashura?" Lance looked at the Trainer, who had joined the Pokemon League only weeks before. He shook his head. She seemed to go depressed.
"When he contacts us, I'll make sure you are the first to be told," Lance assured her gently, before she ran off. He saw the door open and close, as Paran and Fox walked in. "Nothing?"
"Nothing," Paran said, worrying her lip. She seemed to be even more nervous then before. Fox ran a hand through his hair, sighing.
"Many of the higher ranked people want to just give up the search." he said, "They keep saying Ash is 'worthless' and we might as well just quit."
"Well, they aren't the ones in charge, are they?" Lance growled, "We, as the Elite Four, are the ones in charge until Ash returns."
"...If he returns." Misty walked in, having been healed and gotten a new cloak, "it has already been two weeks, counting the one I had walked here. Sad to say, I'm having my doubts..."
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Ash groaned, blinking his heavy eyes. He saw Pikachu sitting next to him, watching him worriedly. He sat up weakly, and looked around. The area was covered with rubble, and he would see the forest about a mile or so away from his spot on the ground.
"What happened?" he mumbled, shakily pushing himself up to stand. Pikachu jumped up onto his shoulder. "Did I do this?"
"Chaaa," the small pokemon replied, ears drooping, giving Ash the answer he hoped not to get. He turned to look in another direction, and saw the same destruction as before.
Knowing there was no point in standing around, Ash slowly made his way across the land, walking about half an hour before a thought he had had finally sunk in: anything within the zone of destruction had been wiped out, including any towns, and it was his fault.
Ash's heart near stopped, when it hit him. He fell to the ground, staring at his hands, which where shaking. Once again, he had killed innocent people, out of pure rage. Closing his eyes, he took a deep breath, before looking up at the forest ahead. Taking on his normal determined look, he forged ahead.
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AN: This is chapter 15! I starting to try to get this closer to the end (damn!) but its taking its nice sweet slow time doing it...if it keeps up, it might just about out run Shadow League in length O__O Which, will make this my longest fanfiction if it ends up happening!
Also, I made a new site, so you can make dolls, drawings, or even your own minifics for my fanfictions (hint hint lol) , or for anime and submit it and have it shown off ^__^ the address for it is h t t p : / / w w w . f r e e w e b s . c o m / d r k n s s f l l s without the spaces since I had to put them in there so FFN wouldn't delete the address out like it seems to do to me a lot -.-;; ok, enough with shameless plugs XD!!
I'm currently going to work some more on The Amateur Trainer since its being neglected really, then ill work on LT when that has had some more work done on it. If any of you have any suggestions, ideas, or whatnot for THIS one, just voice them and I might end up using them.
Reviews:
DJ- IT Is good to see it, since he doesn't show it much! ^.^ Thanks
Dragi- Thanks Dragi :D I'll update as soon as I can.