The villians or semi-villians show up in this chapter but compared to enemies in Pokemon past, this team is more serious and dedicated. Not to mention, that they don't use a motto. But you will find out what they are really up to and who is really behind this. Trust me, it is going to be a shock.

WildTotodile: You haven't seen anything. Wait until you see his nightmares get really strange ... and deadly.

Chapter 5

The Team That Goes Bump In The Night

I had finally arrived at Treetop Town and headed over to the Pokemon Center. It was almost evening and I knew that it would be a long journey to the next city. I still couldn't believe that this was happening. I knew that I would be one of the greatest trainers in the world … if my fears didn't get in my way. With my new pokemon by my side, I had into the pokemon center. I would stay there for the night, have a nice breakfast and journey over to Blossom City (which has nothing to do with one of the Powerpuff Girls.) I entered the Pokemon Center and there was Nurse Joy. Even on Gaia, there was a Nurse Joy at every Pokemon center and an Officer Jenny at each police station. You'd think moving to a new planet, you would have broken the tradition but I guessed wrong.

"Hello Nurse Joy. Do you think you could heal my two pokemon?" I asked.

"Only two! I have seen trainers come in with five or six but never just two." Nurse Joy said confused.

"I am just starting out on my journey." I explained.

"So were they." Nurse Joy explained back.

"Yeah, but I have some disabilities that got in my way!" I responded back.

"Right! I will just heal your pokemon and not ask!" Nurse Joy said to me.

I handed her my pokemon and sat down to rest. Before I could relax, the videophone across from me started to ring. Now what? I got up and headed across the room. Whoever this was had better have a good explanation of interruption my relaxation time. I picked up the handle and answered it. To my surprise, Casey answered on the other line.

"Hey Cousin, how are you doing?" Casey asked.

"Fine, I am in Treetop Town. Where are you?" I asked back.

"I am on a shuttle heading back towards Earth." She told me.

"Why?" I asked.

"There is a tournament for the Electabuzz back on Earth and I was invited to play the world championship. I wanted to see you but I had to go right away." Casey explained.

"That's okay. I already have two pokemon which both I am not happy with. But I will get along with them." I said in a displeased tone.

"Don't worry. I bet you all will be buddies in no time. Got to go! We are entering an area where communication is cut off! Bye!" She said and then the videophone turned off.

I went back to my seat. Okay, maybe I do like Casey a little. She is kind of cool. She never gives up. People keep up saying bad things about her team (which I think is cool too) but she never lets them bring her down. I was about to shut my eyes when the videophone rang again. Can't a trainer at least take a small nap or rest without being interrupted? Being moody, I walked across the room and answered the phone. Unfortunately, the person on the other line was not a person I wanted to see or hear.

"Well, Terry! I see you made it to Treetop town! I hoped that you would wimp out and go back home. There are a lot of scary things out there."

"Yeah Jason, but I am trying to conquer my fears that you gave me. One of these days, you will suffer for what you did to me!" I said angrily back to him.

"Sticks and stones might break my bones, but bad insults will never hurt me." Jason snickered.

"I didn't insult you!" I shouted in a quiet tone of voice.

"That's right, you didn't. Catch you later, scaredy cat!" Jason said and then he hung up.

I angrily crossed the room. I was so mad at him. He totally ruined my life by giving me all those fears. If I ever had the strength or power, I would teach that brat a lesson that he would never forget. I decided to take a nap, eat and go to sleep. I told Nurse Joy that I would be sleeping in one of the rooms in the center. She said that my pokemon would be ready in an hour or so. I headed towards one of the rooms. I opened the door and examined it. It is weird that the total design and concept hasn't changed in the past 5 years, well a few changes but not any major ones. You'd think after all this time; something would have changed in the past 5 years. No matter, I thought. I plopped down on a bed and started to catch some Zs.

3 hours later, I woke up to see that I had slept a little longer. That was okay. I needed the rest. Now I would just check on my pokemon and …

"Stop it! You can't take those pokemon!"

That was Nurse Joy's voice. The pokemon center was being robbed. But who would do it? Neither the group Team Rocket, Aqua nor Magma existed on this planet. Was there a new Team that dominated this world? Snap out of it, I told myself. Nurse Joy needs my help. I rushed out the door towards the sound of Nurse Joy. She was lying on the floor when I got there. I helped her up.

"Two thieves in black costumes came in here and stole a bunch of pokemon." Nurse Joy explained.

"Are my pokemon gone too?" I asked.

"No, I hid your pokemon. Here they are. Maybe you can stop them. I don't know what pokemon they have so be careful." Nurse Joy said.

I took my pokemon back. Nurse Joy handed me a flashlight. It was dark outside and I didn't want to stumble all the way in the dark. I exited the pokemon center. I wouldn't release Poochyena or Blade just yet. The two villains might expect me to unless they thought Nurse Joy was the only one there. With my flashlight scanning across the area, I thought I heard a noise. Something was very familiar here; it was something out of horror film. Concentrate, I said to myself, concentrate. Then two figures popped out. There was no marking or symbols of any kind. Well, this was a first. Unlike Team Rocket, Magma or Aqua, these villains didn't have anything to tell what they were.

"So we have a hero." One of them said.

"Yes, someone is trying to interfere with our plans." The other one said.

"Who are you? What are you doing here? And where are the pokemon?" I asked.

"What is your name?" One of them asked.

"My name is Terry. Now answer my question! You seem to be avoiding it. What do you have to hide?" I asked.

"We didn't steal any pokemon. We made it look we did." Both of them said.

"But why?" I asked.

"This pokemon center was keeping a secret device safe and we were here to steal it." The first one said.

"I asked who are you and you didn't answer." I said with a sharp tone.

"Our own names are irrelevant, but you can call as Team Darkness." The second one said.

"Team Darkness! What, did you ran of good ideas? Even Team Rocket has a better name than you guys!" I snickered.

"That might be true, but we are nothing compared to Team Rocket." Both of them said.

"If you are so good, then why don't you both battle me? A Two on Two match sounds good. You may both use each one pokemon while I use two pokemon. That way it is two on two." I suggested.

"And what are the results of this match?" The first one said.

"First of all, I need names. I can't call you Thing One and Thing Two. Sorry, I was a big fan of Doctor Seuss while I was young." I said while my face blushed.

"Okay, I am called Umbra and my partner is called Persephone, which if you notice both our names have something in common. True, they aren't normal names but we are not normally ourselves." The first one said.

"We don't need a referee to this. As for the results, if I win, you will return the item stolen. If you win, you are allowed to escape. But I do know a lot about pokemon. It is hard for me to lose." I said boastfully.

"Let's just see about that." Umbra said.

"Blade and Poochyena, I choose you two." I said.

"Cacnea and Mightyena, we choose you!" They both said.

No wonder why they call themselves Team Darkness. I bet they had only dark pokemon but they would easily lose. Sure, I didn't have the right pokemon but if someone brought out a Bug or Fighting Pokemon … well let's just say the end would be near. Sure, they do have the evolved form of Poochyena but I still can beat them.

"Blade, use Poison tail! Poochyena, use Tackle Attack!" I shouted.

"Cacnea and Mightyena, dodge their attacks." Both Umbra and Persephone shouted.

I watched as my pokemon attacks were dodged by my opponent's pokemon. Maybe this was a bad idea. As I just stood there, I realized that my opponent's pokemon look so powerful and very tough that I was almost shaking in my boots. No, I can't think that. If I am going to be a pokemon trainer, I am going to take a lot risks and beat the odds.

"What is wrong, Terry? Scared that you might lose?" Umbra snickered as he asked.

"No, I will not lose to evil like you two. As the old phrase goes, good always triumphs over evil." I said back.

"Well, we are going to have to make that phrase wrong. Mightyena, use Chaos Strike!" Persephone yelled.

Chaos Strike? What on earth was Chaos Strike? I knew most attack names but Chaos Strike was new to me. I had to get my pokemon out of the way but I was too late. Mightyena launched the attack on my Poochyena and boy was it powerful? At first, I thought it was just a quick attack. But Mightyena was coming in with a trail of Black Fire behind it. It slammed into Poochyena but that was just half of it. The dark fire caused an explosion. I saw the dust clear and Poochyena was lying down. It was hurt but I had no time to help it … Team Dark was making its second attack.

"Cacnea, use Chaos Punch!" Umbra said.

Just like Chaos Strike, Chaos Punch was similar except that from Cacnea's fist came Black Fire. The Black Fire hit Blade and it flew back. When Blade hit a tree, the Black Fire that covered Blade exploded causing the tree to shatter and Blade to be thrown in the air. As I caught Blade, I looked at the Team Dark Agents. I couldn't believe that they had so powerful attacks.

"Well, since we won … we shall be leaving. But next time we meet Terry, trust me it will be even worse for you and your Pokemon." Persephone said.

I was about to rush towards the Pokemon center when I saw a blast of Smoke. I covered my eyes. It took a few minutes but the smoke disappeared. Team Dark was gone and so was the stolen item. I returned Poochyena and Blade to their pokeballs. I always knew that trainers had to lose but not this way. I rushed inside the pokemon center.

"What happened?" Nurse Joy asked.

"I just lost to some people called Team Dark and they took off with some equipment from this center." I said.

"So that's what they stole. I am sorry you lost. It must be hard." Nurse Joy said.

"Yes, especially since they used attacks that I have never seen before. Can you heal my Pokemon again? They are badly injured." I asked.

"Sure, Terry. Now I think you need to sleep. You have had a rough day." Nurse Joy said as she headed to the emergency room.

She was right. I lost for the first time but not to a novice. I lost to two experienced trainers with powerful pokemon and attacks. Both Seviper and Poochyena were hurt. I knew risk taking was dangerous but not this dangerous. I also lost a stolen item but what was this item? What was Team Dark up to? How did they get formed? Team Dark must be really new since they weren't on the list of villains. I don't know what was going to happen next but I bet things would be getting even worse.

"I just hope things turned out all right in the end." I said to myself, as I got ready for bed.

As I put my head on the pillow, I thought of all the worst things that have happened to me but losing to a powerful evil force had to be the worst. With Nightmares and Fears, it just made my life even worse. I thought this journey would be great but things were spiraling out of control. Hopefully, tomorrow things would get better, much better.

Next time on Fear Unlimited;

Terry gets new pokemon that he has no fear of. And a familiar villains character appears in this chapter but you will never guess whom! But Team Dark is planning something even worse and they are about to set out their operation but what is it?