Chapter 22: The Truth Revealed

This whole chapter is told by Ronjad and Lovrina from their memories. This isn't happening, just memory how what happens. This happens 1 year before the story.

Ronjad and Madison walked down the path that led them to Vermillion City's harbor. Ronjad had promised her a free trip to Orre so they could compete in the Orre Colosseum.

"Wait a minute!" said Madison looking at the ship they were taking, "This is a cargo ship! I thought we were going to take cruise ship!"

"I said the trip was free," said Ronjad, "A cruise ship cost a lot. We're taking this because my family owns it, and the crew promise a free room and will make the food for us! Come on! This is your dream! You wanted to compete in the Orre Colosseum and now you're refusing because of the ship? That's sad."

"Ok," said Madison, "You promised a free trip. I guess this will do."

Madison then pulled out a video camera, "I want to remember this whole trip! Madison and Ronjad's trip to Orre! You know you should really tell me your real name to make this an official name of the trip."

"Come on," said Ronjad helping Madison aboard, "Let's ship off for Orre!" Madison smiled; she knew this would be a good trip. But they were boarding the SS Libra.

"It's September 29th," said Ronjad to Madison, "We should be there in October 2nd."

"Really?" said Madison, "Wake me up when September ends. I'll be sleeping in the beach chair on the deck until then."

"Come on," said Ronjad, "Let's explore the ship. There should be some neat things here."

Madison looked at the sunset and smiled, "Actually, let's enjoy this sunset."

It was October 1st night, the last night before they reached Gateon Port. Madison and Ronjad were looking at stars. Madison had her head on Ronjad's shoulder looking at the stars. It was so peaceful, and then tragedy struck.

A sound filled evening sky. It was bunch of helicopter heading there way. Ronjad turned around; they were all black and had the label C on them.

"They're getting closer," said Madison nervously, "Were did they come?"

"Don't worry," said Ronjad, "They're probably on there way to Gateon Port like us."

But they were closer and closer. Then a dark shadow creature joined. Madison screamed as the creature shot at them. Ronjad hugged onto her, but the beam from the creature raised the ship out of the water. Madison slipped from Ronjad's hold and slipped right off the ship, while Ronjad hanged on ship's rail.

"Madison!" said Ronjad, "NO!"

He watched has she disappeared into the water below the ship. He wonder were he was going. He just hoped Madison was ok.

Madison rose out of the water. She watched as the rest of ship's crew fall into the water. "Ronjad," said Madison. Then she watched as the ship he was on disappeared before her eyes. Then she saw a orange light swim towards her and pull her under.

Ronjad as the creature dropped the ship in the middle of a desert somewhere. Then the creature flew off. The helicopters landed right near the ship. The people in them got out, then blast a hole in the ship's hold and entered.

"Got to hide," said Ronjad, "Can't jump, probably break a leg. I know!"

Ronjad ran towards one of the crates that mange not to slip over the side of the ship. He climbed in and watch through a hole in the box to see what was happening.

He saw a bunch of people walk onto the deck. He then saw a 17 year girl old with long hair walk onto the ship.

"Did you get all the crates with Pokemon?" she said, "We need all of them!"

Then Ronjad sneezed. Everyone on the deck looked towards him. The girl was displeased.

"See!" she shouted, "You missed one! Don't forget that Pokemon and take it back to the lab!"

"Should we check what's in it?" said one of the men, "You know, to see if it's worth taking."

"I don't care!" she said, "Just pack it up and haul to the base. Also nail it shut, we don't what it to get away."

They picked up the crate and started to haul it down stairs and to helicopters.

"Man!" said one of them men, "This is one heavy Pokemon. What do you think it is?"

"Who cares?" said another one, "After this job, I finally get my salary advance!"

It seemed like hours, but Ronjad heard they finally reached the destination they were going. Ronjad looked out his peep hole. There were many computers and a whole bunch of people around him. There many around the crate. Then he saw the girl from before, holding a crowbar leading a short man towards the crate.

"Here you are!" said the girl, "The final crate, let's see if you like it."

She opened the crate and Ronjad jumped out. "Sorry," said Ronjad, "Were you all opening for something else?"

Everyone had the mouth opened wide with shock. "I see you all are speechless," said Ronjad, "I just leave you all alone now for it to get to your brain that you have a human."

"Stop!" shouted the short man, "You're not going anywhere!"

"Really?" said Ronjad looking around the room, there was about 10 people, but he could take them, "You and what army?"

"This army," said the man grinning. He snapped his fingers and 20 people dropped to the floor. Then 10 more people can out of a door.

"Oh," said Ronjad shocked, "That army. I give up." Then he raised his hands up.

They all shoved him into a dark room, slammed the door, and locked it. "What?" said Ronjad, "No death threats? What kind of evil people are you without death threats?"

The room lit up. Ronjad looked around him. There were 7 people in the room, including the girl and short man.

"Bring me here for a meet and greet?" said Ronjad, "Well, my name is…"

"Shut the hell up!" said the short man, "Or you'll never see the light again!"

"Oh," said Ronjad, "Big talk for such a small man. Got to do more than that to scare me."

The man look pissed. Everyone in room snickered, but when the man looked at them, they all stop.

"You'll regret that," said the man.

"There is all ready many things I regret," said Ronjad, "But that wasn't one of them."

"What should we do to him?" said a man with snake like hair.

"Lets shred him to pieces with the XD thing," said a man with yellow hair."

"No," said the short man, "Let's do project XDV. We needed another human subject for it anyways. Lovrina! Take him to experiment chamber!"

The girl nodded and grabbed Ronjad and pulled him out of the room.

"You regret this," said Ronjad to Lovrina pulling him away, "Trust me."

"I live with no regrets," said Lovrina, "You'll be no exception."

"How does a girl like you end up in the wrong crowd?" said Ronjad, "Sounds like you were lost on the road of life and were pulled to the darkness. You still have a choice to save yourself. Let me go."

"You mind games don't work with me," said Lovrina, "I was trained to avoid things like this."

"You know," said Ronjad, "You should try to live life without any regrets, that's what I try to, but I never can. But maybe you can, let me go."

Lovrina stopped and paused. "I don't have a choice," she said. Lovrina punch Ronjad in the face, knocking him to the ground, "You could never understand me."

Lovrina dragged Ronjad into chamber and dropped him on the ground. "Good bye," said Lovrina and then she walked out of the room. Ronjad then saw her enter the room in front of him. There were a lot of scientists in there. He saw her give the thumbs up sign and then he saw one of them pull a lever and that was the last thing he remembered.

Ronjad opened his eyes a bit. Another girl in front of him. She had brown long hair. When she saw he had opened his eyes a little, she smiled.

"Are you an angel?" said Ronjad. He was still a little woozy.

"A what?" she said smiling.

"An angel," said Ronjad, "I died and you're going to take me to heaven?"

"No," said the girl, "You're not dead and I'm not either. Though I wish. They hurt us, they tortured us with their machine, and they did something evil to us."

"What did they do?" said Ronjad getting up, "What did they do?"

"They tried to… to…" said the girl crying, "Close our hearts and turn us to evil. They also did something else, I don't know."

"Why?" said Ronjad, "Why?"

"I heard they wanted us to lead their "shadow" Pokemon," said the girl, "They wanted us to be ultimate creation. Shadow people. I just want to go home."

"You can't," said a person, and then both of them turned and saw the short man, "You were supposed to be the prefect people for our take over of Orre! But we can't find out why we couldn't close your hearts."

"You can't keep us here forever!" said Ronjad.

"Sure we can," said the man, "We'll keep on zapping you with the beam until you finally turn to darkness then we'll be able to test your power in the field. We hope for mind control, able to read people's minds, and control of the weather. Until then, both of you stay here." Then he left them.

"We're doomed," said the girl hugging Ronjad, "I have been here for 2 months. You'll be here as long too until we turn evil. We have to leave some how. We need a miracle." That's what happened later that night.

While both of them were cuddled together sleeping, someone broke in. The man had found them sleeping and let them go. They didn't know who the man was but them mange to leave the base and escape. But before they did Ronjad mange to steal some supplies before they left.

Both of them kept running and running. They didn't know were they were going, but they were climbing some mountain, until they reached a building.

"Finally," gasped Ronjad for air, "We made it somewhere."

The girl smiled and started to cry, "I hope they can help us. I just wanted to go home."

Both of them climbed the steps on the building and a lady greeted them, "Welcome to Mt. Battle! How can I…" Before she finished, Ronjad and the girl passed out in exhaustion.

Ronjad opened his eyes; he was inside of some kind of building. He looked around him, the girl wasn't there.

"You ok?" said an old lady walking up, "You gave us a scare. We thought you wouldn't make it like the other one."

"What you mean?" said Ronjad bolting up, "What happened!"

"Both of you were dehydrated were badly," said the lady, "She died a few a hours ago. We thought you die as well. You both haven't had any water for days."

It was a few days before Ronjad could leave the house. He gathered up his supplies, bought a rose, and went to the graveyard. He found the girl's grave and laid the rose on it.

"I hope you'll be happy," said Ronjad crying, "I always remember you."

Ronjad went to Gateon Port. He made his mind up; he would go back to his friends in Johto. I would stay their until he was sure it was safe to leave, because he wasn't sure if the people would follow him.

"You leaving without me," said a voice, "That wouldn't be nice to leave me."

Ronjad turned behind him, there was Madison. Ronjad turned from shock to happiness in just a moment. Both of them hugged and kissed for a long time.

On the trip to Johto, Ronjad told everything to Madison and that they were going to stay with a friend named Bianca in the Whirl Islands, until he felt it was safe to leave. (Now the story returns to Ronjad back at the hospital telling everyone.)

"After I felt it was safe," said Ronjad to everyone, "I decided to take some of my friends to Shamouti Island as a party to declare myself free from their dark hold on me that kept me from trusting anyone. But as it turns out, things still aren't going my way."

"Wow," said May, "Know I understand why you didn't want to tell us about your past. It was a horrible memory."

Then May turned towards Lovrina, "Why! Why did you do that! He almost died because of your choice on doing what you did."

"He was right," said Lovrina, "I now live with that regret everyday."

"So," said Ash, "That powers the man mention, did you ever have them?"

"Yes," said Ronjad, "I can read people's minds and instead of controlling weather, I know when a storm will strike. Both powers serve as a painful memory of what happened, the girl's death, and why I hate Cipher. You know why I hate Lovrina and Cipher above all things."

Ronjad got up and left the room. Everyone was silent, but the pilot and Lovrina. Everyone stared at them with hateful glare.

Lovrina found Ronjad looking into the seas from a balcony. "I'm so sorry," said Lovrina, "For everything I ever did. I wish things didn't happened."

"But you know they did," said Ronjad now looking at her, "You'll have to live with what you did for the rest of your life. Her face will always be watching you from now on."

Author Notice: Hope it was good. I cried a bit writing that, so IT BETTER BE WORTH IT TO YOU PEOPLE!

Also, Max's still alive and he's going to stay alive till the end of this story. I decided on this, this story is going to be 50 chapters long! No more or no less.

I'm reaching Chapter 25, so I like to know this. What is your favorite chapter of all this story!

Danger alert! A new enemy of Ronjad's appears next chapter. Get ready, it someone he thought he would never see again. The next chapter's title is a good clue. Any guesses?

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