"...And that's what happened!" Skrub said to a large man with large red hair and tribal makeup on his face.
After fleeing his battle with Wes and Rui, the Cipher Peon had rushed back to Mt. Battle to explain everything to his boss.
"I see, so the children master Nascour told me about were able to protect that giant hunk of rock." The large man said while crossing his arms. "If Ein finds out about this he'll chew me out about how important it is to destroy it. His lectures are torture on my ears."
"So what are gonna do, Dakim?" Skrub asked.
"We'll just have to eliminate the problem then try again." Dakim said. "If all went as planned then those two should be on their way here."
"Huh? What plan?" Skrub asked making Dakim Smirk.
"One of my boys is playing undercover in Pyrite Town and acting like he's loyal to Duking. He told about this Wes kid defeating Miror B. and about he he took back the town. Apparently Duking is helping that kid and his little girlfriend. So I told my boy to tell Duking about our takeover of Mt. Battle. If Duking is relies on these kids then he would call them for help. They should be on their way here by now and if they can make it through the rest of my group when they arrive then I'll take care of them both."
"My, my that's rather cunning Dakim. I never expected you to use your brain." A new yet familiar voice said startling Dakim.
"Oh, Master Nascour!" Dakim said as he turned around and faced his superior. "What brings you here, sir?"
"I just delivered our other special Shadow Pokemon to Venus. Master Evice wanted my to tell each of you one more time to make sure that Wes isn't able to get his hands on that Shadow Pokemon. If he is able to get his hands on all three it could very well mean our destruction."
Dakim looked at Nascour confusingly.
"Is he really that strong of a trainer?"
"He's much more powerful than we expected." Nascour said. "I suppose I shouldn't be surprised considering his background. That's why Master Evice is worried about him getting his hands on these Pokemon. He could be unstoppable if he takes all three from us."
Dakim smirked once more and shook his head.
"Don't worry, Sir! He won't get his hands on them. He and his girlfriend won't even be leaving this mountain alive!"
Nascour stared into the eyes of Dakim.
"Hmm..You seem confident in your abilities and you're record is impressive. Very well. I will be watching your battle from a higher floor. Do not disappoint me."
"Y-Yes, sir!" Dakim said with a salute.
Nascour turned around and walked up the mountain and Dakim let out a sigh.
"Damn, he scares me."
As Wes drove towards the direction of Mt. Battle. Rui looked up and saw the worry in Wes' eyes.
"Is it really that bad?" She asked.
Wes nodded his head.
"I told you that Mt. Battle is the best place to battle others so it's easily one of the best places in Orre. We can only hope that there's not many people on the mountain toady, because none of the trainers stand a chance against the Shadow Pokemon."
Looking forward Rui saw a large volcano in the distance as well as a small building in front of three large mountains. She had lived in Orre all her life but she had never been this far to the north of her home so she had never seen this area before. Was this place Mt. Battle?
"Alright we're here." Wes said.
Wes, Rui, and they're Pokemon got off of the bike. But before they could even make a step a woman in jogging clothes ran up to the two of them.
"Help us please!" She nearly screamed.
"Whoa whoa whoa! What's going on!?" Wes asked though he feared he already knew the answer.
"Mt. Battle is under attack by a group of shady people!" The woman said.
Wes' fears were right, there is chaos already.
"How many people are hurt?" He asked.
"Nobody so far, several of Mt. Battle's security had everybody evacuate while the rest dealt with the attackers. However I'm worried about those inside fighting. The men had strange Pokemon that were attacking without an order."
Wes felt some relief that not many were injured but he was worried now because Duking's feeling was correct. Cipher was in complete control of Mt. Battle, and now only he and Rui could stop them. The two of them quickly ran towards the entrance that lead to the base of the mountain where they saw a receptionist.
"Excuse me ma'am but you need to let us in." Wes said quickly.
"I'm sorry sir but I can't let you in. The mountain has been taken over by several strange men. I'm afraid I can only let in the ones who I have been told about by Duking of Pyrite Town."
"That's us!" Rui said. "My friend is the one who helped Duking in the past. He received a message from him telling us about the attack here."
The receptionist's face lit up. However she wanted to be sure that this was truly the help promised and not allies of the attackers.
"Can you please show me this message?" The receptionist asked.
Wes nodded his head and pulled out his P.D.A. He showed Duking's message to the woman and wide smile appeared on her face.
"You really are the ones that have come to help. Please excuse my previous suspicion. You may enter. However I advise you to use caution. One of these men is said to have a strange Pokemon. Several security guards were attacked by it, but the second it had appeared, they were all knocked unconscious. So they don't know what Pokemon it was."
Wes smiled and gave the receptionist some words off reassurance.
"Don't worry, I know who these attackers are and my friend and I have been dealing with them for quite some time now. We know how to deal with the Pokemon they use. We promise that we'll stop them."
The receptionist nodded her head and opened the gate in front of her.
Wes and Rui were about to enter until Wes stopped and turned to the receptionist one more time.
"Do you have a piece of paper?" He asked.
The receptionist nodded her head and gave him a piece of paper. Wes wrote down what looked like a phone number and gave it to the receptionist.
"I've been to almost ever corner of this region." He said to her. "East of here is a city. Use this number and call the Police there while we deal with these attackers. Hopefully by the time they arrive we'll have defeated them and they can be arrested."
The receptionist nodded her head.
"I'll do that right away!" She said. "Good luck to you, and please be careful."
Wes and Rui both nodded their heads and went through the doorway that lead to the base of the mountain.
The journey up the mountain was surprisingly easy. Wes managed to beat each trainer waiting on each floor like they were nothing. He barely needed to use of the supplies he was given back in Agate. This was going way smoother than he had expected. However when he reached the 10th floor of the mountain. He was stopped by a large man who looked much stronger than the other trainers he had defeated.
"So you two are the kids that have been battling Cipher." The man said with an evil smirk. "I heard that you had defeated Skrub and I watched you fight your way up the mountain. I must admit you're quite the skilled trainer."
"Who are you?" Wes asked with a scowl.
"The names Dakim. I'm one of Cipher's 3 remaining admins. I'm the one in charge of our little attack on this mountain."
Wes and Rui looked at him confusingly.
"You said 'remaining admins' does that mean others were already defeated?" Rui asked.
Duking nodded his and pointed a finger at Wes.
"You had defeated Miror B. he was also an admin but since he's been locked away there are only 3 left. However we all are much stronger than him. You won't be defeating us as easily."
Wes grabbed a Pokeball from his pocket.
"You wanna bet on that? It's rather odd, that there's only two of us and a thousand of you. Yet we've been able to stop you at every turn so far; and we'll continue to stop you until your gone for good. The fate of both humans and Pokemon rest on our shoulders. If you think I'll be defeated by the likes of you, you are sorely mistaken."
Dakim chuckled and grabbed a Pokeball from his Pocket.
"That was quite a speech, boy." He said. "Let's see if you can back up those words!"
Both Wes and Dakim threw out a Pokeball on to the battlefield.
"Go Hariyama!"
"Go Golem!"
Wes' fighting Pokemon appeared in front of him and the final evolution of Geodude appeared in front of Dakim. Golem roared into the air and Hariyama slammed his foot on the ground and motioned for Golem to come and get him.
"Hariyama use Arm Thrust!" Wes ordered.
Hariyama charged towards Golem with a raised fist.
"Golem, Protect!" Dakim ordered.
Hariyama's fist came down for the strike. However it was deflected by a sudden barrier surrounding Golem. He tried to strike again and again but the barrier wouldn't break.
"Golem use Rock Throw!" Dakim shouted.
Golem stomped on the ground a chuck of rock flew in the air. The Pokemon grabbed it and with Hariyama so close to it, aimed to hit him square between the eyes.
Realizing there wasn't enough time with his Pokemon to dodge Wes thought back to what his father had taught him years ago. He kept himself calm and looked at the two Pokemon and he quickly found a way to stop Golem's attack.
"Hariyama! Grab Golem's arm!" Wes ordered.
The Pokemon did just that and Grabbed Golem's rock throwing hand by the wrist. Golem tried to break but Hariyama's strength was too much for him.
"Now, use Focus Punch!" Wes ordered!
Hariyama glared venomously into the eyes of Golem and raised a fist.
"Crap! Golem use Protect, quickly!" Dakim shouted.
However it was too late as Hariyama's punched Golem with all his might. The rock Pokemon was knocked into the air and landed in front of Dakim with a hard thud. The muscular admin looked down and saw that Golem was knocked out cold. Dakim growled and thought to himself.
"He knocked out my Golem with one shot. This kid really is stronger than he looks."
Looking back at Wes who was ready to continue the fight, Dakim grabbed two Pokeballs and threw them onto the battlefield.
"Go Marshtomp! Go Camerupt!"
The fire and water Pokemon both appeared in front of Dakim. Wes was momentarily caught of guard by the switch in numbers, but he quickly came back to his senses and reached for another Pokeball to even the playing field.
"Camerupt Flamethrower! Marshtomp Muddy Water!" Dakim shouted suddenly before Wes could call out another Pokemon.
Wes and Rui were both shocked when Camerupt shot a trail of fire from his mouth and Marshtomp shot a trail of brown muddy water form his mouth. Both attacks were aimed straight at Hariyama.
"Hariyama get out of there!" Wes shouted with desperation in his voice.
However the fighting Pokemon could not move in time. Both attacks hit him head on and he was left stumbling on the heels of his feet before falling onto his back.
"Hariyama!" Wes shouted before rushing over to his Pokemon. He knelt down beside him and saw that he was out cold from the double teamed attack.
Both Wes and Rui gave had looks of rage on their faces and directed those looks to Dakim.
"That was a dirty move!" Rui shouted angrily.
Dakim smirked evilly.
"Who said I was gonna fight fair?"
Wes growled and called for his two longtime partners.
"Espeon! Umbreon! You're up!"
The two Pokemon jumped in front of their master and glared at the two Pokemon still in front of them.
"Camerupt, sue Flamethrower on Espeon! Marshtomp, use Muddy Water on Umbreon!" Dakim ordered.
"Dodge the attacks both of you!" Wes ordered to his Pokemon.
Thanks to Espeon and Umbreon's vigorous training both Pokemon were able to dodge the attacks with the greatest of ease. Rui looked on with a hint of amazement on her face. She wasn't entirely sure but it looked like both of Wes's Pokemon were moving much faster than usual.
"Espeon hit Marshtomp with Psychic! Umbreon power up the attack with Helping Hand!" Wes ordered.
Umbreon turned to his partner and his eyes glowed. Espeon's body began to glow and she could feel power surging through her body and a lot of it. She turned towards Marshtomp and fired a humongous blast of psychic energy at it. Wes was amazed at how much power he could feel. It was like Espeon had put all of her natural and enhanced strength into that one move.
There was no way Marshtomp was going to be able to dodge something that powerful. The blast hit it head on and the Pokemon flew all the way up to the next floor. It didn't take a scientist to know that Marshtomp was knocked out. Dakim quickly ran up the stairs and grabbed Marshtomp. He return the defeated Pokemon to it's Pokeball before running back down.
He looked at Wes who was glaring coldly at him. His face didn't show it but he was starting to get worried. He only had two Pokemon left that he could call out to aid Camerupt. However one of them was the Pokemon that he swore to protect or else he would face the wrath of Nascour and Evice. He was going to make sure that Wes and Rui would die by his hand, but he wanted to prove himself the superior trainer first by beating Wes. He didn't want to end their lives so quickly but he really didn't have much of a choice now.
Grabbing a Pokeball from his Pocket he threw it onto the battlefield.
"Go Metang!" Dakim shouted.
The floating steel Pokemon appeared beside Camerupt but what happened next confused both Wes and Rui. Dakim got behind Metang and climbed up on top of it. The Pokemon was able to maintain staying in the air as Duking crossed his arms. Wes and Rui remained confused just what was this man planning?
"Camerupt, use Earthquake!" Dakim ordered.
The fire Pokemon stood on it's hind legs then stomped the ground with tremendous force with it's front legs. There was silence for a moment until the ground suddenly began to rumble. The arena began to shake violently. Both Wes and Rui were having trouble maintaining there balance. Suddenly the entire ground exploded under them leaving the entire arena cracked. Espeon and Umbreon were both hit by the powerful blast, but luckily they both seemed okay. However the ground did not stop shaking. The blast caused Wes to tumble and fall on his back. The shaking began to calm but then there was a sudden loud scream.
"Wes, help me!"
That was a voice all to familiar to Wes. Turing around he saw Rui losing her balance and dangling by her heels on the edge of the arena. The blast from the earthquake must have knocked her backwards.
"Rui!" Wes shouted.
He quickly got to his feet and ran to grab her so she didn't fall. Espeon and Umbroen both heard their master's scared tone of voice and chased after him. Rui tried to regain her balance but the shaking hadn't stopped yet. Then it happened. Her foot slipped on the edge of the arena and she fell off the side. She screamed at the top of her lungs as she began to fall.
Wes quickly dove towards the edge and was able to grab her by the wrist. The shaking finally stopped and he crawled towards the edge and looked to see a terrified Rui screaming and crying while shaking her head frantically.
"Rui, it's alright! I've got you!" Wes shouted to her.
Rui looked at the boy with tears in her scared blue eyes.
"Please! Don't let me go!" She wailed in fear.
"I won't let you go, I promise!" Wes said.
He tried to speak as calmly as possible but there was still fear in his voice. He could feel himself losing his grip on Rui's wrist as the girl looked down and saw that was nothing but darkness below her. She shrieked before closing her eyes and grab Wes' arm.
"Don't look down!" Wes said. "Just keep your eyes on me!"
Rui nodded her head as her tears flowed down her cheeks. Her wrist began to slide out from Wes' grip.
"Rui hold on, I'm gonna pull you up. Just look at me and don't look down." Wes said.
Rui kept her eyes locked on Wes and nodded once more. The sandy haired trainer tried to pull her up quickly but he didn't have enough strength. He continued to pull and pull as she inched closer and closer to the surface. However as he got to one knee her wrist slid almost completely out from his grip. He was about to reach for her arm but Dakim saw how close he was to the ledge and smirked evilly.
"Camerupt use flamethrower on the boy!" He ordered.
Camerupt shot a trailer of fire from his mouth. The flames struck Wes in the back forcing the trainer to cry out in pain and fall to his stomach. As he fell his grip on Rui loosened much to her terror.
"Wes, I'm slipping!" She shrieked.
Wes saw her wrist almost completely out of his grip. It inched slower and slower until he lost his grip on it. Rui screamed and fell a little bit, but Wes able to grab her other hand. However his grip wasn't good enough and her fingers slipped out from his.
Rui closed her eyes and screamed in terror as she descended into the darkness below.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Wes screamed as he reached out into where she once was and tears came to his eyes and flowed down his cheeks.
Espeon quickly reacted to the situation not a second after Rui began to fall. Her eyes began to glow and she was able to catch Rui with her psychic energy.
Rui stopped screaming when felt that she had stopped but she dared not open her eyes and she whimpered in fear as she hung in midair. She slowly began to rise back to the surface. However Espeon had never used her psychic energy to carry humans before. Not to mention she was weakened by the earthquake attack so she couldn't hold her focus for long.
Luckily for everybody Rui was just high enough and close for Wes to grab her and wrap his arms around her. Espeon's concentration broke and the psychic field around Rui disappeared.
"Hold onto me. I've got you." Wes said to the girl in his arms.
Hearing Wes' voice, Rui nodded and wrapped her arms around his neck. Wes pulled her upwards and walked backwards. Rui felt her feet land back on solid ground. But she didn't let go of Wes or even open her eyes. Instead she buried his face in his chest and sobbed as she trembled like a leaf.
Wes continued to hold her and he could feel himself trembling. What just happened was way too close. When he felt her hand slip from his he feared he had lost her. Other than his Pokemon she was the only person he now genuinely cared for. He couldn't help but thank Arceus that she was safe now.
Rui refused to let go of Wes she felt like if she did he would disappear. She felt like the only place safe for her as of late was in his arms.
Eventually she looked up to see Wes looking down at her and he was shaking in her arms. However, it wasn't just fear she could feel in him it was also anger. Both of them turned to face the man who had caused all of the fear they now felt to begin with. Wes had nearly lost someone he cared for once again and this time the person that caused that to happen would not escape like Miror B did. He was going to make Dakim pay for toying with Rui's life.
He started to walk towards the Cipher Admin with a clenched and raising fist, but he was walking very gingerly. Rui looked and gasped when she saw a huge burn hole in his trench coat and shirt and she saw his back was badly burned. She could tell that he was in pain but that wasn't going to stop him from ripping Dakim limb from limb. Rui quickly wrapped her arms around his waist and stopped him from moving.
Wes looked back and down at her but then his eyes went right back to Dakim who was still standing on his Metang.
"Now do you see what you're up against?" Dakim asked with a cocky smile and a raised eyebrow.
Rui could hear Wes growling quietly and it started to get louder and louder. He then reached for his only Pokemon that he had left even though Espeon and Umbreon were still able to fight.
"So you wanna play rough do ya?" Wes hissed, each word laced with poison. "Alright Dakim, let's play!"
Wes tossed the Pokeball onto the destroyed field and appearing between Espeon and Umbreon was Typhlosion and it looked just as angry as Wes.
"Whoa H-hey now," Dakim said worriedly. "Let's just calm down. Three on two's not really fair you know!"
Wes's face turned into a sadistic and almost crazed grin that frightened everybody including Rui.
"Who said I was gonna fight fair?"
Dakim's eyes went wide as saucers when he heard Wes quote him.
"Typhlosion," Wes began before pointing at Metang and Dakim and shouting with all his rage. "use Fire Blast!"
Typhlosion inhaled deeply before shooting a huge fire ball from his mouth. It was the biggest fire ball everyone in the battle had ever seen and was aimed directly at Dakim and Metang. However it looked it was intended more for the former than it was the latter. Dakim's eyes shrunk to the size of peas.
"Oh...my...Arceus..."
The fireball hit both Metang and Dakim head on. The Cipher Admin was knocked off his perch and he landed on the ground with a hard thud. Metang was knocked unconscious, but Dakim looked like he took more of the blow. His clothes had burn holes all over and his face was covered in small burn marks while the front of his hair was singed. He laid on the ground stunned and Wes took the opportunity to finish off his other Pokemon.
"Espeon, use Psychic! Umbreon, use Secret Power!"
Both of Wes' partners were enraged at what happened to Rui and they were going to get there own measure of revenge. Using all of their strength the each fired there attacks at Camerupt who was easily beaten by the combined attacks.
Dakim began to come back around and he groaned in pain but when he looked up he was in complete shock. Both Metang and Camerupt were down for the count. He now only had one Pokemon left. Looking up to another floor he could see Nascour he couldn't see his face but he could practically feel him glaring down at him and shaking his head in disappointment. Dakim grew scared now he needed to Defeat Wes quickly or he could kiss his job or his life goodbye. He grabbed the only Pokeball he had left from his pocket. This was the one Pokemon he was told to guard with his life, the one that Wes could not snag.
He looked back at Wes and an evil smile came on his face.
"I'll say this to you boy, and I'll say it like a man, I greatly underestimated you. However you're not going to beat me. I may have one Pokemon left, but you don't stand a fighting chance in hell against it."
Wes and Rui both eyed the Pokeball in Dakim's hand.
"This is the end for you two brats! Go my Pokemon!"
Dakim threw the ball into the field and a large Pokemon appeared in front of Espeon, Umbreon, and Typhlosion. Wes and Rui both gasped when they saw the Pokemon that appeared before them. It was a Pokemon very few had seen. A Pokemon that was to cause a volcanic eruption when it roared. It was a Pokemon that made anyone who stood in it's presence feel intimidated.
Both Wes and Rui could barely contain both the amazement and the fear that they felt as the two of them uttered the name of the Pokemon in front of them.
"E-Entei!?"
Both Wes and Rui were utterly amazed at the sight of such a strong and rare Pokemon.
"H-How did Cipher get hold of one of the three Legendary Johto Pokemon?" Wes asked in disbelief of the Pokemon that stood before him.
"One of the three!? We have all three!" Dakim said cockily
"What!?" Wes and Rui shouted in unison.
Dakim nodded his head. "Let's just we have connections all over the world."
Rui eyes landed back on Entei and she gasped when she saw a black aura surrounding.
"W-Wes," She stuttered. "You're not gonna believe this, but Entei's a Shadow Pokemon!"
Wes' eyes went wide. That must mean that the other two Legendary Pokemon were Shadow ones as well. He knew Cipher wouldn't be so stupid to stop at just one Legendary. Cipher now has three extremely powerful killing machines. He needs to snag and Purify all three of them. He can worry about the other two later though right now he needed to focus on Entei.
He looked down and saw that Espeon and Umbreon were having trouble keeping their balance and they looked incredibly tired. They were more weakened from the earthquake than Wes had thought and even though Typhlosion was fully healthy and was also a fire type like his opponent he would be able to last long against the power of Entei. Wes knows how strong his opponent is. His father had ran into Entei once and tried to catch it but he was easily beaten by the Legendary Pokemon.
"I can't stand up to that kind of power I need to weaken it and snag it fast." Wes said to himself.
However before he could make a move Dakim beat him to the punch.
"Entei use, Fire Blast on Espeon and Umbreon!"
Entei sent out and equally huge fire ball that was just as large as the one Typhlosion had made. The ball of fire traveled towards Espeon and Umbreon at incredible speed.
"Espeon! Umbreon! Get out of the way!" Wes ordered.
However both Pokemon were to weak to dodge. They both closed their eyes and waited for the inevitable. However the attack never connected. Looking both Pokemon were shock to see Typhlosion standing in front of them with his arms raised. He had just taken the full blast for them.
"Typhlosion!" Wes shouted with worry.
Typhlosion swayed and dropped to a knee. The attack might not have been as effective because he was a fire type but it still did some damage to him.
"Crap, I'm at a disadvantage!" Wes said to himself. "Typhlosion can't take another hit like that and Espeon and Umbreon can hardly battle. I have to snag it now or I'm done for." Wes looked at Entei and then at his Pokemon he began to quickly think of a plan. He smiled when he had one and he began direction orders.
"Alright everyone," He said to his Pokemon. "We've only got one shot at this so I need you all to put everything you've got into these attacks, alright?"
All three Pokemon nodded their head.
Dakim heard everything and laughed.
"Plan all you want you won't beat me!" He shouted "Entei, finish them off one by one with Shadow Rush!"
Entei began to charge towards it's targets but Wes had other plans in mind.
"Typhlosion blind Entei with smokescreen!" He ordered to his fire Pokemon.
Typhlosion fired a stream of smoke from his mouth and it went right into Entei's eyes. The Shadow Legendary stopped in it's tracks and shook it's head violently trying to clear it's vision."
"Alright Espeon use Psychic! Umbreon use Secret Power hit Entei with all you've got!"
Espeon and Umbreon did just that as their attacks went straight for Entei.
While Wes was giving orders he was also converting a snag ball so when the attacks struck he could quickly attempt to snag Entei. The two attacks hit Entei directly and though the Pokemon wasn't knocked off it's feet, it was shoved backwards quite a bit. Wes didn't waist anytime.
"Let's go!" He shouted as he threw the Snag Ball.
The ball hit Entei and the Shadow Legendary disappeared. The ball landed on the ground and shook for several seconds. Wes quietly begged for Entei to stay inside because if he broke free it would mean the end for him. The ball continued to shake and it felt like it had been shaking for hours even though it was only a few seconds. The ball finally stopped Shaking but then started back up only to stop again completely. Wes and Rui both cheered when they saw that Entei was now in their hands.
"You did it, Wes!" Rui cheered. "You snagged Entei and you defeated Dakim!"
Dakim was left shocked at what happened. At first he couldn't believe he had been beaten but now he was worried because had just failed what he was assigned to do, protect the Shadow Entei. Now Wes has it and what's worse is Nascour had seen everything.
Knowing he was beaten, Dakim ran to the edge of the Arena and looked down at the floors below him.
"RETREAT!" He shouted to the rest of his group. "WE'VE LOST! RETREAT!"
At the sound of those words The cipher Peons that Wes had beaten ran for the Exit. Dakim ran in the opposite direction but not before turning back to Wes and leaving him with one last threat.
"You think your strong just because you've beaten me? If so you're dead wrong. All of Cipher knows about you and you're now in a war with us. A war you should have never started!"
Dakim ran up the stairs towards the summit and Wes and Rui were now alone.
"I can't believe that Cipher has all three Legendary Johto Pokemon." Rui said.
"Yeah, remember he said that he was one of the three Admins?" Wes asked, earning a nod from Rui. "Well I bet you anything that the other two Admins have the other two Legendaries."
"You're probably right." Rui replied. "We need to stop Cipher save the Shadow Pokemon and get back the other Legendary Pokemon."
Wes nodded his head in approval.
"Let's head back to Pyrite Town and talk to Duking. He should know something else about Cipher."
Rui nodded her head in agreement and the two began to make their descent down the other floors however Rui stopped when she saw the way Wes walked and observed his back.
"Wes, we need to do something about your burns first. They look really bad." She said with a hint of worry in her voice.
"I'll be fine, Rui." Wes said. "I've taken worse hits than this in the past."
Rui ran in front of Wes and put her hands on her hips as she gave him a calm glare.
"Wes, it wasn't a suggestion." She said sternly.
Wes tried to avoid Rui's eyes but he eventually sighed in defeat.
"Fine, you win." He said.
Rui smiled sweetly.
"Thank you it would make me feel a lot better knowing your not in pain. Besides It would be wise to heal up yourself and your Pokemon as well. Let's head back to Agate Village and we'll head to Pyrite Town tomorrow. Grandma knows a lot of natural remedies that we'll help your burns."
Wes was somewhat surprised to hear that.
"Really?" He asked.
Rui nodded her head.
"Yep when she was younger she was both a human and a Pokemon healer."
Wes and Rui walked down the mountain as Rui told Wes all about her grandmother's past as a healer.
Back at the top of the Mountain Dakim had finally arrived at the floor where Nascour stood and dropped to one knee.
"Please Master Nascour, forgive me for my shameful defeat!" He begged. "I didn't know he truly was as powerful as you said he was."
Nascour remained calmed but he gave Dakim a glare that could make bones shiver and spirits shatter.
"What did you expect him to be?" He asked. "He's the son of one of Orre's most powerful bounty hunters."
"What!?" Dakim asked in complete shock. "I didn't know about that!"
"We have more information about those two than they realize. They are both considered a serious threat in Master Evice's eyes and they must be eliminated."
Dakim stood up and saluted to Nascour.
"Then I promise I will defeat them next time."
Nascour grabbed Dakim by his shirt collar and pulled him towards his face. Dakim was now looking into the cold red eye's of Nascour.
"There isn't going to be a next time." He said with venom in his voice. "You are going back to headquarters and are going to explain to Master Evice that you failed to protect the Shadow Entei."
Still holding Dakim, Nascour pulled out a Pokeball and tossed on the ground. The Pokeball revealed a Skarmory that flew above Nascour and Dakim.
"Take him back to headquarters." Nascour ordered.
The Skarmory's talons grabbed Dakim by the shoulders and flew off with him.
Nascour glared down at the base of the Mt. Battle where Wes and Rui had gone as he grabbed another Pokeball.
"I'll take care of those two myself."
Author's note: I hope you all enjoyed the chapter.
I apologize for taking so long to get it out. I had a bad case of writers block and I didn't know how to write this battle. However my good friend Mathemagician93 was able to help me out with this chapter. If it wasn't for him I would still be stuck on this chapter. I want to thank him so much for all the help he has given me in this chapter and throughout the story.
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Looks like things are about to get rough for Wes and Rui. What will happen next we'll soon find out.
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