Chapter 2

Misty was holding on to the masked Machamp that was holding on to the Team Dark helicopter. Machamp shook Misty off him, making her fall a great height.

Seeing this with horror, Ash instinctively jumped off the roof, in an attempt to catch Misty, with Pikachu holding on to his shoulder.

Ash aimed himself for Misty, and successfully caught her. "Ash!" Misty cried as she hugged him tightly while they were still falling. "What do we do?"

Ash held Misty tightly as he turned his body so that his would land on the ground first. "Ash!" Misty yelled in a terrified tone, realising what Ash was planning to do. "You're gonna get yourself hurt!"

"Pikachu!" Ash yelled to Pikachu, who was riding on Ash's shoulder. "Get on Misty's back!"

"Pikachu!" Pikachu squeaked shaking his head negatively.

"Pikachu! I need you to look after Misty for me if something happens!" Ash said back, knowing that he would die when he would hit the ground first. "I know that…"

Suddenly, a huge blur blue came flying in and caught them, much to their surprise. "What the…" Ash yelled. "Salamence!"

Salamence gave a small growl in reply. "That means that Black Jack must be here!" Misty said. "Thank you!"

"Pika!" Pikachu squeaked thankfully.

Sure enough, Black Jack was waiting outside an Italian looking restaurant. He was sitting at a table, drinking his beer.

Salamence, being a fast flyer, flew passed the restaurant, causing a huge gust of wind that blew away dishes, dust and others. Realising this, Salamence landed on his feet and walked back to his trainer with Ash, Misty and Pikachu riding on his back.

"So, what kept ya, Salamence?" Black Jack said with a smile.

"Black Jack?" Ash said. "When did you get here?"

"Just in time for the party," Black Jack replied. "But those jerks gave themselves in when they saw me."

He looked inside the restaurant to look for assistant. "Hey, buddy!" he yelled and a waiter came out of the restaurant, holding a tray by his arm and a pen and a pad in his hand.

Black Jack then ordered the waiter to bring out some drinks for Ash and Misty, tomato ketchup for Pikachu and some pokechow for the other pokemon.

After some relaxation, Black Jack asked a question involving the mission. "So, kids. Got anything?"

"Yeah," Ash replied in a down tone. "Lost the information on the same day as well."

"No worries," Black Jack said as he reached down his pocket. "I don't have any information but I do have something that Team Dark might be looking for."

He took out the orange-coloured crystal out of his pocket and placed it on the table while Misty looked at it in awe. "It's beautiful," she said.

"It looks kinda weird to me," Ash said. "What's so special about it?"

"That's what we're gonna find out," Black Jack said. They all walked back to the hotel, meeting their respective teams.

After talking about their adventures, they visited back to the room that Ash's team rented out laid out pieces of information they've received in their past investigations and adventures. One piece shows the picture of a spaceship, the other was the orange coloured crystal.

"That must be Team Dark's spaceship," Ash said.

"A bit obvious," Jesse said. "But what's the deal with this crystal?"

"Black Jack," Mecha said. "Are you sure that this isn't some crystal?"

"A couple of Team Dark renegades told me that they've been looking for this," Black Jack replied. "But they didn't know why."

"Renegades?" Jenny asked. "Who were they?"

"Some freak shows," Black Jack said as he shrugged.

"Any ideas?" Brock asked, referring to the crystal.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. "Whoever that is, I'm getting rid of them," Black Jack said as he got up.

"Allow me," Stevens said as he quickly walked to the door.

When he opened the door, a woman dressed in a uniform smiled at him. "This package came in for you, sir," she said as she handed him the package.

"Thank you," Stevens said, accepting the package.

As he shut the door, he turned round as he looked at the package. "Guys," he said, catching everyone's attention as he unwrapped the package, revealing a videotape. "I think we may have our answers right here."

He inserted the tape into a VCR and switched on the television. A blurry face appeared on the TV screen.

"Greetings, detective Stevens," he said. "If you're watching this, you are aware that the world is indeed in grave danger."

"There is a special diamond called the Solar Diamond that can destroy many things, including the whole planet, depending on how it would be used. To use it properly, the Diamond will have to be absorbed from the solar rays of the sun and the bearer will have to aim for the Diamond to destroy."

"It is the Team Dark's goal to destroy random regions and countries and rebuild them into their own empire to rule the world."

"Your goal is to protect the Diamond from Team Dark, take down Team Dark and save the world… and remember… no one would like to be blown into bits."

The screen then changed into a message that said, "End viewing".

"So, that's it," Brock said. "This Solar Diamond has magical powers… and they're gonna use the spaceship to do that."

Everyone gasped in shock, except Black Jack, who was observing the crystal.

"For once, I agree," James said. "If Team Dark is after this crystal…" he then became even more shocked upon realisation. "That means that they're gonna come after us!"

Meowth leapt into the air and scratched him the face, making snap out of his overreaction but making him scream in pain. "Jimmy, pal!" he said. "Everything's gonna be okay!"

"Most decent thing you've done all this time, Meowth," Isaac said.

"How about we put it to the test, to see if it isn't a fake?" Ash asked.

"Way ahead of you," Black Jack replied with an evil smile as he continued observing the crystal. "And I've got an idea."

"Well?" everyone asked.

"Just leave it to me," Black Jack replied with an evil snigger.
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