"Shaun, wake up, Shaun please wake up," Mom shouted to Shaun while they're on Guardian flying while Shaun has an ice pack on his forehead and arms," oh, I hope he's alright Golurk," Mom said worryingly. We see Shaun in his subconscious in fear," hello, where am I, is anyone there?" Shaun screamed as his subconscious turned into a forest," a forest, isn't this Lostlorn Forest, why are you showing me this, aah, my arm still hurts a bit, if someone is there talk to me!" Shaun shouted but Shaun heard something like a Pokémon's cry but it translated into English language and a mysterious woman's voice can be heard,"Shaun Ark, it is good to meet you at last, I and also many others have been watching you grow through the years for a very long time," the voice says," w-who are you, where are you, please explain to me what's going on here, and what's going on with my arm?" Shaun asked to the mysterious voice," I know you have many questions Shaun, but now's not the time for them all," the voice said as a silhouette of an unfamiliar Pokémon appeared in between the tree's," w-what... Pokémon ... are you, I haven't seen you in the wild before," Shaun asked. " I am not no normal Pokémon you find in the wild, I and many others are a special kind of Pokémon," the shadow said mysteriously," wait, if you're a Pokémon then how are you speaking normal language, that's not natural,"Shaun expressed with a surprising look on his face," now's not the time to explain, but to explain the reasons on why you are here and why your arm is in intense pain, it was you felt a Pokémon' move, a Dark Type move called Sucker Punch," the Shadow explained. "Because of a Pokémon, I felt a Sucker Punch, that's impossible, did I get hit by a Sucker Punch?" Shaun asked with confusion," no, you were the one using the Sucker Punch to a Pokémon," the Pokémon explained, " still, that's impossible, how Is this possible, what Pokémon did this to me?" Shaun asked, " all the answers lie in Lostlorn Forest and in this illusion you're seeing before you, you do remember that you had a wild Pokémon as a friend six years ago do you not?" The Pokémon asked, " yeah, I do remember, I don't remember what Pokémon it was, its gender, or anything, but I do remember that we were friends, but our friendship was cut short when poachers tried to take it away from me, I took so many hits from the men's Pokémon that I was so full of pain that I couldn't stand up and I gave it my crystal heart necklace and told it to run and not to look back as it ran into Lostlorn Forest, never to be seen again, and after all these years of searching in Lostlorn Forest, I never found it," Shaun explained in distraught. "That's a sad story to hear, but what if I tell you that the friend you've been searching for all these years is just waiting for you inside Lostlorn Forest, and just waiting for you inside Lostlorn Forest, and the reason for your Sucker Punch incident is all because your friend used Sucker Punch and you felt it hit a wild Pokémon in Lostlorn Forest," the Pokémon explained. "What... but how did I feel the Sucker Punch, and... it's waiting for me?" Shaun said in shock," yes, Shaun, all of these six years they've been waiting for you, this is what this illusion is for, to show you what your friend did with that Sucker Punch," the Pokémon explained as the illusion started to play like a video recording as a silhouette of a Beedrill flies into a tree but gets angry at this other silhouette and begins to attack with Fury Attack but the silhouette dodges the Fury Attack and gives the Beedrill a mighty punch to send it flying into a tree and it faints in the nearby bush as the silhouette who punched it jumps away, the illusion ends. "That Punch on that Beedrill was the Sucker Punch you felt once you passed out," the Pokémon explained, " but... my friend was way smaller then whatever that is, and why did I feel that Sucker Punch?" Shaun asked," because Shaun, you and your friend share a special bond, you feel each others pain or when they use a move, you feel that move," the Pokémon explained ," but that doesn't make any sense," Shaun asked in confusion," *chuckles*, you'll see, when the time comes," the Pokémon said as her silhouette began to fade away," w-wait, come back, what do you mean when the time comes, does that mean I'll see it again, please, come back and explain, PLEASE!" Shaun screamed.
Shaun awoke back to reality with a fright with loss of breath as he sees his Mom in front of him with the clouds behind her and the wind in their hair," Shaun are you alright, I was so worried!" Mom asked in fear," yeah, I...think I'm fine, but... that felt, amazing," Shaun said in amazement," honey, you're scaring me, do you need a doctor?" Mom asked out of worry," don't worry, I'll be fine,"Shaun replied," where am I anyway?" Shaun asked," we're flying on Golurk heading to Chargestone Cave right now, Golurk has been worried sick about you on the way," Mom said," really, thanks for the compassion Guardian," Shaun thanked as Guardian went up and down in the air with glee," Shaun, just why do you call him Guardian instead of his actual name, Golurk?" Mom asked," why, because that's Golurk's nickname, I've got nicknames for all my Pokémon, Aqua for Samurott, Hydra for Hydreigon, Shaolin for Mienshao, Guardian for Golurk, and Lord Leer for Escabilier," Shaun explained," great names honey, look, we're coming up on Chargestone Cave now on my map," Mom said as the location dot on the map is over Chargestone Cave," alright Guardian, take us in for a nice and soft landing," Shaun asked as Guardian is making his way down to the ground and lands smoothly near the entrance of the cave," great landing Guardian," Shaun said," now return Guardian, let's save your energy before we start digging for crystal," Shaun said as Guardian was returned to his Pokéball. Shaun and his Mom approach the entrance of Chargestone Cave," so the reason this cave is popular is because of the crystals charged with electricity?" Shaun asked," yup, that's exactly why this cave is so popular," Mom explained," alright, let's get to work," Shaun said in excitement as Mom gives Shaun and herself mining helmets and they travel inside the cave and see the crystals on the wall with a blue glow and electricity radiating off of them," these crystals are amazing," Shaun said in awe," just be careful not to touch them dear, they give a hefty shock if you're not careful so I want you to put on these rubber gloves while handling these crystals," Mom said as she handed Shaun rubber gloves and put on a pair herself and Shaun puts on his pair of gloves," alright Shaun, I'll set up shop near the entrance of the cave, you go further in and grab as much crystals as you can, and here's a good supply of rubber gloves for your Pokémon as well if they need them, so be careful in there Shaun," Mom warned as she went back to the entrance," alright, on my own now, time to harvest these crystals, everybody come on out!" Shaun shouted as he threw all five of his Pokéballs for everyone on his team to get to work. "Alright team, we need to collect a lot of these charged crystals by sundown, are we ready?" Shaun asked his Pokémon and they cheered to show Shaun they are ready," that's what I like to hear, here, take these rubber gloves and let's get to work!" Shaun shouted in excitement as his team put on rubber gloves that fit them," alright, Guardian use Rock Smash on the walls around the crystals and if the crystal is too big then use Physic, Aqua use Razor Shell to slice the crystals in smaller pieces and Shaolin, you can use Power-Up Punch and Dual Chop to help out Aqua and Guardian with the rocks, Leer and Hydra, you can help out, cut up and melt the crystals to smaller bits with Flamethrower from you Hydra and Lord Leer you can use Mega Horn and Iron Head to cut up the crystals smaller as well," Shaun said and every Pokémon agreed and got to work to harvest the crystals and Guardian used Rock Smash on the wall and medium sized crystals fell from the wall and Aqua, Lord Leer, and Hydra made the crystals smaller and put them in the cart they found to put them in and hold them until later. Guardian started having trouble with this strong wall with a very big crystal and Shaolin used Dual Chop with Guardian on the wall and the big crystal fell from the wall and Guardian used Physic on the big crystal to float it in the air so Aqua, Lord Leer, and Hydra can get a good angle on them and they carved the huge into smaller crystals and they do this process until the supply of crystal's run low," good job guys, we got a really big supply of these crystals, but I think we can go deeper, let's send these back to the entrance and let's see what's deep inside this cave," Shaun said excitedly as he sends the cart back to the entrance and they start walking deeper and deeper and Shaun realized his Pokémon were exhausted from the work, " oh no, you guys are really worn out, here, take a long rest in your Pokéballs, you all deserve it," Shaun said as he returned all five of his Pokémon to their Pokéballs as he traveled deeper into the depths of Chargestone Cave until it started getting darker and darker in the cold, wet cave until bit went pitch black,"ugh, it's too dark down here, I can't see a thing in here, why didn't these helmets have lights on them," Shaun said with frustration until he saw a rainbow-like glow up ahead," hey, what's that light?" Shaun asked himself as he went closer and closer to the rainbow glow and witnessed on where the glowing was coming from as Shaun saw that it was a blue gem stuck in the wall," this gem was that rainbow glow, I'm impressed on how much it can light up the place, wait a minute, if I take this back to Mom and if she made a necklace or ring out of it then it will sell a fortune, alright, that settles it, Guardian come on out!" Shaun shouted as he threw the Pokéball and Guardian popped out awaiting a command," Guardian, look at this gem, use Rock Smash on the wall around it and be careful, we don't wanna scratch this one up," Shaun explained and Guardian agreed and he carefully used Rock Smash around the glowing gem and it fell out into Shaun's hands cleanly," good job Guardian, let's head back so Mom can see this beauty!" Shaun said with excitement but Shaun heard a noise in the distance of a Pokémon sneaking up on them," Guardian, did you hear that?" Shaun asked and Guardian agreed, then suddenly a Thunderbolt came out of nowhere but missed and hit the wall behind them," okay, we're not alone in here, we need some light to fight back, Hydra come out and help!" Shaun shouted as he threw the Pokéball and Hydra appeared before them as Shaun managed to find a stick," Hydra, use Flamethrower on this stick I found for a torch, we need some light!" Shaun shouted and Hydra used Flamethrower on the stick and Shaun waved it around to see what their dealing with as four different types of Pokémon were revealed standing in their way," oh no, it's a bunch of Ferroseed, Elgium, Tynamo, and Galvantula's!" Shaun shouted in fear as the Tynamo's and Galvantula's use Thunderbolt on them but Shaun dodged out of the way," we must've come to far to disturb their nests, only way out is to fight our way out," Shaun said," hmmm, Ferroseed is Grass and Steel so Hydra can take them on with Ferroseed being quad weak to Fire, Elgium is Physic so Guardian can attack them or Leer can attack with them being weak to Ghost and Bug types, Tynamo's are gonna be a bit easy with them being Electric but Guardian, Lord Leer, and Hydra can take them out, last are the Galvantula's, they shouldn't be a problem with them being Electric and Bug so Hydra can take them out, alright, strategy ready, let's do this," Shaun thought swiftly. " Lord Leer, we need your help too!" Shaun shouted as Leer came out of his Pokéball and prepared for battle," Lord Leer, power up with Swords Dance then use Iron Head on the Tynamo," Shaun shouted while Lord Leer used Swords Dance to power up his attack and used Iron Head on the Tynamo, knocking them out," great job Leer, now Guardian use Phantom Force on the Elgium and you Hydra use Flamethrower on the Ferroseeds!" Shaun shouted as Guardian disappeared into the shadows with Phantom Force and Hydra used Flamethrower on the Ferroseed and they were all taken out with one Flamethrower and Guardian came out of the shadows and one-shotted the Elgium with the Super Effective move," great job guys, all that's left are the Galvantula's, Hydra, you've got the honor, Hydra end them with Flamethrower!" Shaun shouted as Hydra flew up, got close and ended them with the Super Effective move," woohoo, great job guys, they didn't even get to attack!" Shaun shouted as Hydra started dancing for his victory," haha, okay Hydra, no time for a victory dance now, we gotta hurry and get back to Mom, she won't believe what we found down here, let's go, return you guys," Shaun said as he returned Guardian, Hyrda, and Leer back to their Pokéballs and hurried back to the entrance.
Later, Shaun gets back to the entrance to see his Mom looking at the crystals in the cart he sent her," Mom, Mom I'm back!" Shaun shouted," Shaun where have you been, it's almost sundown, you had me worried sick!" Mom shouted," I'm sorry Mom but you won't believe on what we found deep in here, check this it," Shaun said as he showed his Mom the gem he found," oh my gosh, this is so magnificent, I never seen this gem before!" Mom said in excitement," we found it deep here in Chargestone and as soon as we found it we HAD to bring it back," Shaun said," and I'm glad you did, this thing is so beautiful, it's getting pretty late, we should pack up and head home now," Mom said," alright Guardian, come out once again!" Shaun shouted as the Golurk came out," Guardian, we're heading home, use Fly!" Shaun shouted as Guardian got on the ground and readied the jet boosters," I've got the crystals we need and I have the gem too, I'm ready if you are," Mom said," ready, lets go home," Shaun said as he and his Mom got on top of the Golurk and they flew home. Hours later, they got home at 11:00 PM and land near their house," I'll take the crystals to make them to jewelry, your Pokémon must be really exhausted, take them up to the Pokémon Center in town for them to be rested up," Mom suggested as she went back inside the house," okay, alright Guardian return, we're heading to town to the Pokémon Center," Shaun said as Guardian returned to his Pokéball and Shaun made his way to the Pokémon Center. Shaun showed up to the Pokémon Center and entered to be greeted by Nurse Joy and her Audino," why hello Shaun, what do you need for tonight," Nurse Joy asked with a smile," hi Nurse Joy, can you take these Pokémon and heal them up," Shaun asked," of course, I'll take them for you, just place their Pokéballs on this rack for me please," Nurse Joy asked as Shaun put all five Pokéballs on the rack and Audino rolled them away," thanks, they'll be out shortly all batter and everything," Nurse Joy said with a smile as Shaun said thank you to her and sat and waited next to a guy with green hair and some sort of baseball cap," why hello there, and who are you?" The mystery man asked," I'm Shaun Ark, whose asking?" Shaun asked with suspicion," my name is N, a gentle Pokémon lover like you," N said," what are you here for?" Shaun asked and N responded with," the same reason that all trainers come here for of course silly," N said with a laugh," okay...it's...uh, great to meet you, how come I've never seen you in town before?" Shaun asked," I'm just stopping by to see the sights here in town, especially of that popular Gym Leader, Elesa as well," N said," okay, it sounds like you're a tourist, hey, maybe after our Pokémon heal up then how about a Battle?" Shaun asked," oh, a way to test my skills eh, well I'll accept your challenge Shaun," N said in excitement as the Pokémon Center's red light lit up to show that some Pokémon were finished recovering as Nurse Joy and her Audino come out rolling two racks into the main lobby," trainers N and Shaun, please come up to the desk to get your Pokémon, please and thank you," Nurse Joy said," wow, that was fast," Shaun said," yes, yes, that is indeed impressive if I do say so myself," N said as he and Shaun get up from their chairs and walk up to the desk to grab their Pokéballs from Nurse Joy and Audino," here you go boys, both your Pokémon are happy and healthy," Nurse Joy said as Shaun and N take their Pokéballs," we hope to see you again," Nurse Joy said with a smile as her and Audino waved them good-bye," nice, say N, how about that battle!" Shaun shouted with a determined look," oh you're on Shaun," N said with a competitive face," you both can use the battlefield outside if you both are looking for a battle," Nurse Joy said," thanks Nurse Joy, let's do this," Shaun said but the doors to the Center open furiously as a little kid holding a fainted Patrat ran into the Center," Nurse Joy, please help!" The kid shouted in tears," oh my gosh, what happened to your Patrat?" Shaun asked, " w-we, we were attacked in Lostlorn Forest," he kid cried," what were you attacked by young trainer?" N asked the kid," we were attacked by the monster in Lostlorn Forest," the kid shouted," WHAT!?" everyone shouted in shock,"but I thought that was just a campfire story," Shaun said in shock," here, let me take your Patrat, we'll fix him right up," Nurse Joy said as Audino rolled out a stretcher and they rolled the Patrat to the back," could you describe what the monster looked like?" N asked," it was big, purple, with red eyes and sharp teeth," the kid explained," hmmm, sounds like the joke of a Ghost Type Pokémon, I'll go check it out!" Shaun said as he headed for the exit but N stopped Shaun by grabbing his shoulder," Shaun wait, this could be very dangerous, I'm coming with you," N said," I don't need help, I can handle this fake monster myself, I guarantee that this monster is just a Ghost Pokémon playing pranks like a Gengar or something else, so me and my Pokémon got this in the bag," Shaun said with bravery," I understand but... we don't know what this..."thing", Pokémon or not, will do to you," N said ," N, sometimes, you got to take a risk... I'm going to stop this thing on my own, I don't need help," Shaun said,"... alright, just be careful Shaun," N said," you've got nothing to worry, I'll be back soon," Shaun said as he left the Pokémon Center and headed straight for Lostlorn Forest.
Shaun made it to Lostlorn Forest and is standing at the edge of if," I remember this forest all those years ago, this was the exact spot where I let my friend go, there's the stump where I sat in pain, with a monster being in the forest, I hope my friend is alright... oh, I just remembered that Guardian is scared of this beast, well he'll just have to be brace like what I'm doing right now,*breaths deep*, let's do this!" Shaun shouted with bravery on his face and entered the dark forest of Lostlorn, but the deeper Shaun walked in, the darker it got with the tree's covering the moonlight to make it pitch black," ugh, it's too dark in here, well... I guess Hydra will have to help in this case, I really need to get a Pokémon that knows Flash, okay... Hydra, I need your help!" Shaun shouted as Hydra appeared out of his Pokéball," alright Hydra, use a tiny bit of Flamethrower light on one of your arms so we can see out here," Shaun commanded as the mouth on Hydra's arm used a tiny light to create a flashlight," thanks Hydra, you're the best, wait... what are these?" Shaun asked as he looked down to see paw prints of a Pokémon on the ground." These paw prints aren't familiar to me in the Pokédex, it must be new, what's going on here, let's keep going Hydra," Shaun said as he and Hydra kept moving through the forest and followed the mysterious paw prints," hmmm, it looks like these prints are leading to that clearing, lets go check it out," Shaun said as he and Hydra ran to the clearing where the moonlight shined but the paw prints end in the middle of the clearing," the tracks just stop, but where did it go?" Shaun asked but Shaun hears a whisper saying," get out human, leave this place," the voice warned," whose there, show yourself, I'm not afraid of you!" Shaun shouted as Hydra readied for battle," I'm warning you human, get out, leave this place, before you face the consequences!" The voice warned," not a chance monster, my name is Shaun Ark, and on this night, I will get rid of you and your terrors on Nimbasa City!" Shaun shouted," fine human, you have been warned, but now... you shall pay the price!" The voice shouted as as a giant purple shadow in a form of a giant wolf appeared with razor sharp teeth and claws with a pair of six glowing red eyes as it roared at Shaun and Hydra," whoa, you aren't any Ghost Type that I've seen before, this is gonna be an exciting battle, but that kid was indeed telling the truth about you, but now it's time to crash this Halloween Party!" Shaun shouted as the shadow roared at them," hmm, if you're a Ghost Type, if that's what you are by speculation, and Ghost are weak to Dark Types from up the top of my head, but my Pokémon don't have Dark Type moves, but Hydra is not only Dragon but also a Dark Type, so I gotta play defensive here, you ready to rock Hydra?" Shaun asked as Hydra nodded in agreement," that's what I like to see, alright Hydra use Dragon Tail on that monster!" Shaun shouted as Hydra's tail glee green and struck the monster but his tail went straight through the shadow," what, the attack went straight through it!?" Shaun said in shock," don't try to resist human, face the consequences that all humans face!" The shadow shouted as it attacked Hydra with its sharp claws," Hydra, are you okay?" Shaun asked as Hydra nodded yes," alright, Hydra use Flamethrower!" Shaun shouted as Hydra shit flamethrower on its face but it went straight through the shadow again," *laughs*, you cannot harm me, now face the trails and pain of coming here!" The shadow shouted as it shot a purple beam of energy from its mouth as Hydra dodged the beam of energy," nice dodge Hydra!" Shaun shouted as the moon revealed itself among the clouds," huh, wait a minute," Shaun asked himself as he looked closer at the shadow and as the moonlight shined on it, Shaun noticed that the monster was transparent except for one shadow at the bottom of it," I get it now, Hydra, this is just a trick, an illusion, use Draco Meteor on the entire clearing so it can't escape!" Shaun shouted as Hydra charges the meteor, launched it into the air and it broke into smaller pieces and crashed on the entire clearing and the shadow wolf felt pain and the illusion of it disappeared," alright, nice work Hydra!" Shaun shouted as Hydra flew around in excitement, but as the smoke cleared on where the shadow wolf stood was a Pokémon on its knees, weak by the Draco Meteor," hmph, so you are a Pokémon, but you're not a Ghost Type and you're not a Pokémon I've seen before, let's see what the Pokédex says about you," Shaun said as he took out his Pokédex and it says," Zoroark, the Illusion Fox Pokémon, and the evolved form of Zorua, Zoroark's are usually in packs of Wild Zorua to protect them from any danger and Zoroark's have really high bonds to their trainers," the Dex explains," so you're called a Zoroark, and the Illusion Fox, so that was the monster of Lostlorn Forest, an illusion from you," Shaun said as the Zoroark got back on its feet and started growling at Shaun," whoa, take it easy there, we're not here to hurt you...wait, the picture in the Dex says you're supposed to be red on your hair, but it's purple and it's shining in the moonlight, that means you're a Shiny Zoroark, wow that's rare," Shaun said in amazement but Shaun noticed a shiny object around Zoroark's neck. " hey, what's around your neck Zoroark?" Shaun asked as he reached his hand out and got closet but the Zoroark backed up in fear," hey, don't be scared, I'm not gonna hurt you," Shaun said as he got close enough to see what it is, but once Shaun saw it, he couldn't believe his eyes on the object in front of him" no way, is this... what I think it is...," Shaun said with a surprising tone as the shiny object around its neck was a heart-shaped crystal necklace," this is... the crystal necklace I gave my Pokémon friend six years ago, so... does that mean, you're the one," Shaun said in shock but the Zoroark was confused," I can't believe... I finally found you... after all these years," Shaun said as he was holding back the tears but they heard a voice in the distance. " Shaun, Shaun, are you out here!" The voice shouted but the Zoroark ran out of the clearing and into the darkness in fear," wait, come back, please, don't be afraid, wait!"'Shaun shouted but the Shiny Zoroark disappeared into the darkness," no, please...
Come... back...," Shaun uttered as N showed up in the clearing with them," Shaun, thank the Pokémon gods that you're alright, did you see the monster, did you defeat it?" N asked but Shaun responded with," it's... not a monster... just... an old friend... whose misunderstood," Shaun said," an old friend, who is this friend?" N asked," none of your concern, they ran away in fear, because of you!" Shaun shouted," Shaun, I didn't mean to scare your friend off, I'm sorry," N apologized," after six long years we haven't found each other and me searching for them in these long years and I finally found them, only for it to be scared off by you!" Shaun shouted as he started to walk away," I'm going home, goodbye N," Shaun said as he walked to the end of the forest, leaving N standing there in the clearing," I said I was sorry," N said in disappointment, Hydra flew there in silence with N until Shaun came back," come on Hydra, we're leaving," Shaun said as Hydra flew too Shaun and followed him home.
(The Shiny Zoroark's POV)
Zoroark jumps from tree to tree and then stopped on one tree branch to catch its breath, as it stopped and grasped the necklace in its paw and looked at it and felt an urge to... cry, for no reason in its heart," I know how you feel Zoroark, to finally see the person that was your friend from the past,"'the voice said as Zoroark looked around in confusion," I know you must be very confused right now, but we will show you who he is and who you really are," another voice said as a white light blinded Zoroark as it woke up in the same plain of subconscious just like Shaun did but Zoroark started to freak out a bit," calm yourself Zoroark," the voice said as three Pokémon silhouette's appeared before Zoroark," w-who... are you?" Zoroark asked but quickly realized she just spoke like a human and covered her mouth as it was a female voice that spoke," calm yourself Zoroark, only this plain of existence can have Pokémon talk like humans,"'the green Pokémon explained," okay...
was it true, that boy I met... did he give me this necklace?" Zoroark asked," indeed he has, he's been searching for you to reunite with you after all these years," the Blue Pokémon explained," I feel so bad for not remembering him, I do remember someone giving me this when I was a little Zorua, but I don't remember his name, ugh... I feel so bad for not remembering,"
Zoroark said in sorrow," his name is Shaun Ark, what do you remember of this boy?" The Brown Pokémon asked," well... I remember the humans personality, he was cheerful, brave, loved to play games with me, never caught me, and loved my tricks and illusions... and no one appreciates them... accept for him," Zoroark explained," then tomorrow , hang around Shaun Ark and see if he is your long lost friend," the Green Pokémon said," okay, I'll do my best," Zoroark said," then we'll be gone, go back and get some rest, you'll need it," the Blue Pokémon said as they disappeared and Zoroark was back in the tree, she leaped off the tree and ran deeper inside to a hidden part of the forest and fell asleep.