Walking through Pyrite's streets Wes, Rui, and Wes's Pokemon find themselves back at the bridge to the Colosseum.
"Let's go inside," Wes said in cold serious tone "I'm ready to kick Miror B. out of town and also make him pay for what what he did to Espeon."
Looking down he could see said Pokemon recoil a little bit. She could still picture the horrible memory of nearly dying in front of her master and the tears he had shed. However in her mind it was not Miror B. that had caused all the pain it was Makuhita. He was the one that had attacked her, injured Wes, and tried to kill her new friend Rui. Wes knelt down and stroked her head while giving her a soft smile. He then took out the Pokeball the contained Makuhita from his pocket. He showed it to Espeon who sniffed it for a moment before looking up to her master, unsure of the Pokemon inside.
"I know you don't trust him," Wes said to the Pokemon as he stroked her back. "But I promise, it was not Makuhita's intention to hurt you."
Espeon tilted her head in confusion.
"He and Quilava are now part of our team and when we finally turn them back to normal I hope you can be friends with Makuhita."
Espeon stared at the Pokeball for a moment and sniffed it once more. Wes eventually put the ball back in his pocket and then looked at Rui.
"Lets do it."
"Help! Please! Help!"
Hearing the calls for help the group turned around and saw a man running around the town frantically.
"What in the world is going on?" Rui asked before she and Wes went over to the man.
"Hey calm down; what the heck are you shouting for?" Wes asked.
"It's Silva, Duking's lieutenant! He's stolen one of the gears to the Colosseum." The man explained. "If you can help us then please head over to the power station."
Rui and Wes nodded their to each other and ran towards the station with Espeon and Umbreon trailing behind them.
Arriving at the station they burst through the doors and saw Duking as well as an elderly worker. Duking stared at them for a moment before his face turned into a look of anger.
"You two again!?" He shouted. However before he could even utter another word, Wes immediately cut him off by snapping at him.
"Shut up and listen for a minute! We know about everything that's going on with Miror B. and Cipher. We also know that they have your Plusle, I've dealt with Miror B. in the past and I've got a score to settle with him. We can help you if you will just give us a chance."
Duking did not say a word as he stared at Wes and Rui.
"Please Duking," Rui said in a much more kind tone. "My friend speaks the truth we can help you."
Again Duking said nothing as he stared into the hard gold eyes of Wes and then at the soft blue eyes of Rui.
"Alright," He finally said. "Let's see what you two can do."
Rui smile and Wes folded his arms. Duking then cleared his throat and began to explain the situation.
"My lieutenant Silva seems to have stolen one of the gears that powers the Pyrite Town Colosseum. I believe he's trying to stop Miror B. from controlling the Colosseum tournaments. I' know he meant well but Without all of the gears we can not power the Colosseum, and the tournaments that take place there are very important to the people of our town even before Cipher took control. Trainers from all over Orre come to compete there as well. I'm trying to keep everyone inside the Colosseum calm by reassuring them that this is just a technical difficulty we're having; but I'm sure that if we do not get the gear back quickly, the people will grow impatient and begin to riot."
"Alright then," Wes said to Duking "We'll find this Silva guy and get the gear back from him."
"Do you have any idea where he might be?" Rui asked.
"Well knowing how smart Silva can be he probably knows not to stay in town because he knows I'll find him. He's probably left town with the gear and stored it someplace where nobody would think of looking for it."
"Alright, Rui let's head out of town and start looking for the gear." Wes said as he turned to said girl.
Before she could even respond Wes was already running out the door.
"Wes, wait!" She shouted.
Running as fast as she could, Rui caught up with Wes as he raced towards the town entrance. Once they were outside the town, they jumped into Wes's bike and they took off into the desert.
"Why didn't we ask somebody in town if they knew where Silva went?" Rui asked over the howling wind.
"We're not exactly on good terms with the townsfolk. Do you really think they would help us?" Wes asked.
Rui looked down and sighed.
"I guess you have a point." She said. "But, do you have any idea where your going?"
"Nope, not a clue." Wes responded.
Rui didn't even know how to respond to that statement. She didn't think Wes was the kind of person to not fully think things through in a situation. She was about to call Wes out on the matter until she saw something in the distance.
"What's that?" She asked.
"I dunno," Wes responded "But we're about to find out."
Hitting the gas Wes drove even faster to the object in the distance until he got more clarity as to what it was. Coming up fast was a large tower that looked like it was in the middle of being built. The tower was surrounded by a construction lot full of workers. Wes arrived at the site and hit the brakes. Once the bike came to a complete stop He, Rui, and his Pokemon got out of the bike and entered the construction site.
"Hey you two," A man called out startling the group.
Turning to the right Wes and Rui saw a man coming there way.
"Kids aren't allowed in the construction site." The man said "I'm afraid you're gonna have to leave."
Wes shook his head before responding.
"Sorry but we really need to look around here for a bit; it's kind of important. A place like this should be full of scrap metal so if you could give us five minutes to look around then we'll leave like you asked."
Wes and Rui figured the man would say no but much to their surprise he let a sigh and nodded his head.
"Alright," He said "You two seem like a couple of trustworthy kids so I'll let ya look around. However I can only give you five minutes then you'll have to leave."
Wes and Rui they're heads in response.
"Alright, we understand." Wes said before turning to the girl beside him. "Come on, let's hurry and find that gear."
Looking around the construction site nobody could find any trace of the gear. Wes figured that if there would be no better place to hide it than here. He was about to give up until he heard Rui's voice calling him.
"Wes, I found it!" She shouted.
Wes ran over to her and saw her pointing at a gear on the ground.
"You sure this is it?" He asked.
"You interested in that gear?" A worker asked.
Turning around Wes and Rui nodded their heads in response.
"Well, some young fella came by not to long before you two and threw it down, said he wanted to get rid of it." The man explained.
Wes grinned for a moment and grabbed the gear of the ground.
"I think we found what we're looking for." He said to Rui who smiled. "Let's head back to Pyrite Town."
Rui nodded her head and the two began making they're way back to the bike only for Wes to stop and turn around to face the worker that had allowed them to look for the gear.
"By the way," He began. "What's being built here?"
"Oh, you haven't heard?" The man asked surprised. "There's going to be a huge Colosseum at the top of this tower. It's going to be the biggest one in all of Orre. You're gonna be able to fit half of the region into the stands. And to top it all off there's gonna be a huge tournament on the day of the grand opening. They say that the some of the gym leaders from Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn will be coming to compete as well."
The smile on the workers grew wider and wider as talked about the grand opening.
"Hoo boy! I can't wait to get this thing finished! Cause I wanna get a front row seat to the big event!"
"Thanks for the info." Wes said as he got on his bike.
After Rui and his Pokemon got in, Wes kicked the starter and shot off towards Pyrite Town.
"That tournament sound pretty interesting!" Rui said to Wes who focused on the road in front of him.
"Yeah, it does," He replied. "but we've got other problems to deal with right now."
Back in Pyrite Town the group was making it's way to the power station. However the two shadowy figures that were stalking them earlier were hiding in one of the ally continuing to remain undetected.
Arriving at the power station the group went inside and saw Duking who was giving an earful to Silva about stealing the gear and leaving town with it. Silva looked at the ground with a guilt ridden expression as he apologized over and over again. Duking frowned at him, but his face immediately beamed up when he saw Wes and the gear he was holding.
"Oh, you found it!" He cheered.
An elderly person who worked at the station ran over to them and held out his arms.
"Thank ya kindly, sonny, now if you'll please hand me the gear I can get it back in place and we'll have the Colosseum and running again in no time."
Wes handed the gear to the man who took and went into a dark room while whistling a happy tune. He then saw Duking coming his way with a smile on his face.
"Hey, can you two kids forgive this old fool for being so harsh earlier?" He asked.
Rui immediately nodded her head and nudged Wes telling him to do the same thing.
"Of course we can forgive you." She said sweetly. "But can we ask you what happened when Miror B. and Cipher first came to town?"
Duking's smiled immediately disappeared. He closed his eyes and let out a sigh and explained to the two kids what had happened when cipher first came to Pyrite Town.
"I remember it like it was yesterday, A bunch of strangers came into town with a tall Afro haired man, by the name of Miror B. They immediately went to the Colosseum and took control of it without anybody knowing including myself. I was ashamed of myself for letting these evil people slip past me. When I did find out about the take over of the Colosseum, I immediately tried to take action but Miror B. had somehow stolen my beloved little Plusle. He said that if I dared to interfere with Ciphers plans he would either kill Plusle or perform an experiment on him."
Wes and Rui could hear Duking growl as he smashed his fist against the wall.
"My hands were tied. Plusle was too valuable to my family. I had no choice but to let them take the Colosseum." He said shamefully. "Now they've been giving away strange Pokemon to the winners of the Colosseum tournaments. If they don't kill Plusle they'll probably turn him into one of those Pokemon. I can't stand the thought of it."
Duking rubbed the temples of his forehead on a frustrated manner as Rui grabbed Wes' arm to lead him away. She then leaned in closed to him to speak privately.
"What should we do about this?" She asked in a whisper.
"Don't worry hearing this story gave me a plan." Wes whispered. "He said that these punks have been giving Shadow Pokemon to the winners of the tournaments right?"
Rui nodded her head in response.
"Well I'll bet that If I win the tournament we'll be able to get some info about where Miror B's hiding. Then I'll find him and kick him and Cipher out of town for good."
Rui looked at Wes worriedly.
"I don't know, this plan sounds risky and dangerous." She said.
"I'm not going to sit by and let these punks continue to cause trouble, Rui." Wes said.
Seeing the determination in his eyes Rui knew he was going to go through with this plan no matter what she said. Still she couldn't help but feel worried that something bad would happen but she also felt that if something were to happen, Wes would no doubt find a way to save the day.
"Alright, let's give it a shot." She said with a smile.
The two looked back at Duking and spoke to him.
"Duking we're going to stop Cipher and kick them out of town." Wes said determinedly. "We're also going to get back your Plusle."
Duking looked at the boy in front of him and smiled.
"Well since you've helped me out so far, I'll guess I'll leave to you." He said. "I'm counting on you, take our town back from Cipher."
Wes nodded his head In response before turning to the girl beside him.
"Alright, let's get this show on the road." He said to her.
Rui nodded her head and the group left the power station and headed towards Pyrite Colosseum.
Standing in an ally the two figures that were stalking Wes and Rui stepped into the light and watched them walk away,
"Alright, Trudly, I think it's time to put Miror B's plan into action. The one on the left said with a sinister smile.
"Alright, Folly, let's do it." Trudly responded.
Trudly and folly then followed Wes and Rui from a safe distance towards Pyrite Colosseum, chuckling menacingly.
Author's note: Alright finally done! I hope you all enjoyed reading the chapter.
The next chapter is where things are going to get interesting, hopefully.
It's finally time for Wes to enter the Pyrite Town Colosseum Tournament, and just what is Miror B's plan for Wes and Rui? Everything is about to be revealed.
I'll see you all next chapter. :)