I've been building this up a lot haven't I :P Well you've all been waiting patiently, so this is it, the big reveal!
It was morning and the 5 teens had woken up and headed to Mt. Moon, but before they entered, they found 2 familiar faces at the entrance.
"Well if it isn't Ryan and Simon!" Yuki called out, the two boys turned and saw the group, they smiled when they saw them.
"Hey! Looks like you're going through this place too!" Ryan said
"Yup, why don't we all go through together!" Diego suggested
"Good idea! Mt. Moon his a pretty big place, tons of people have gotten lost here!" Simon said
"Isn't it also somewhat unstable?" Renée questioned
"Yeah, we should try to keep the battles on a down low, hitting the walls can cause a rock slide!" Ryan answered
The others nodded, understanding that they can't battle here. With that they entered the mountain
Above the mountain, the zeppelin had stopped and landed
"Empress, we have arrived at Mt. Moon!" One of the grunts announced
"Good, send in the Beta Squadron!" The woman replied
"Yes Empress!" The grunt said, leaving with a large group of people, another grunt took control of the zeppelin and took off once the group exiting the zeppelin had all gone
Inside Mt. Moon the group had encountered a group of Zubat, they seemed to be harassing a different Zubat, they majority of them looked like normal Zubat, but the one they were chastising was green instead of blue, and its wings were a light orange instead of red, Simon scanned the Zubat with his pokedex
"Zubat: The Bat Pokemon, it has no eyes. Instead it relies on ultrasonic cries for echolocation to flit about in the darkness"
The trainers did not know what to say, they couldn't stand to see the green Zubat being so they rushed towards the pack, however the Zubat all left before they could help, leaving only the green Zubat.
"What was all that about?" Ryan asked
"I don't know, but its awful that those Zubat would bully this one just because it's green!" Julia said
"Zubat are typically blue, so this one must be a shiny pokemon, they're supposed to be exceptionally rare!" Simon noted
Diego took out a Sitrus Berry from his backpack and fed it to the Zubat, its injuries healed afterwards and it seemed to like Diego!
"Looks like you made a new friend Diego!" Jack stated
"Yeah, it looks like it!" Diego answered, he pulled out one of his empty pokeballs "So Zubat, wanna travel with me?"
Zubat eagerly accepted Diego's offer and went inside of the pokeball, Diego seemed proud of his new pokemon
"Why is it that Diego always gets the easy captures?" Renée questioned
"I guess im just lucky!" Diego replied and the group continued going through Mt. Moon
Meanwhile, below the group in one of the caverns was the group of people from the zeppelin, they were catching any pokemon they saw, it was tough to see them as the cavern was a bit dark, the cavern did have torches to light it up but these people put them out, the seemed to be able to perfectly see in the dark without any issues, up ahead a Hiker and Youngster spotted them
"Hey what do you think you're doing?!" The Youngster said, the people didn't reply
"You're hurting these pokemon! Let them go right now!" The Hiker said, one of the grunts stepped forward, he released a pokemon from his pokeball, it was difficult to see but it seemed to have a red gem on its center, the gem began to glow ominously...
The group was still going until they heard 2 screams, despite the screams being below the group, they still heard it perfectly clear
"What was that?" Julia asked nervously, she clung onto Jack for security, causing him to blush again
"We should check it out!" Diego suggested
"That wouldn't be very smart. You have no idea if its too tough for you to handle!" Simon responded
"If we go in a group then we have a better chance of safety." Jack said, Simon hesitated a bit but eventually went with the group.
They followed the scream and found the Hiker and Youngster on the ground, the Youngster was knocked unconscious and the Hiker was moaning in pain. Diego and Ryan helped him stand up while Renée helped the Youngster
"What happened? !" Jack asked
"There was this group of people... they were... catching all the pokemon and hurting them... me and my son tried to stop them but just one of them beat us without breaking a sweat..." The Hiker explained "Is my son alright?"
"He's alright, just some scrapes and bruises, he just needs some rest." Renée assured
"Great... do you know the nearest way out?" The Hiker asked
"Yeah, it's just up the ladder and a few yards South." Ryan said
"Thanks! Be careful around those people, they could still be here!" The Hiker said, he took his soon over his shoulder and carried him out if the cave
"Th-those people sound like bad news!" Yuki said nervously
"Lets just hope we dont run into them!" Simon said
The 7 of them pressed on...
The ominous group were around several paths branching out in the caves, they seemed to be setting up explosives
"When do blow these sir?" One of them asked the commander (the one who beat the Hiker and Youngster earlier)
"Once we're in position! Leave a few caves open so people won't get suspicious!" The commander said
"Got it!" The grunt replied
"Now attention all grunts, search the cave and catch ANY pokemon you see, we will regroup outside of the mountain at 13:00 hours and we wait for the zeppelin to bring us back to base!" The commander announced
"Yes sir!" All the grunts said simultaneously, notifying the commander that they understood, then they all went into the caves, the commander then went into one of the caves by himself
The main group eventually made it to the branching caves the mysterious group were by earlier.
"Which path is it?" Yuki asked
"If one path isn't the way out then we'll just try the next!" Diego said excitedly
Just as the group was deciding, the commander of the ominous group contacted the grunts
"Blow it!" He said, the explosives that were set up earlier went off and caused a cave in
"Run!" Jack shouted and the group ran into different caves and got separated. Simon and Ryan were alone in different caves, Yuki, Julia, and Renée were together. Jack and Diego were also paired together
"Is everybody ok?" Renée asked
"I'm ok." Julia said
"Same here!" Yuki answered, dusting herself off
"W-where are the boys?" Yuki asked
"Ryan? Simon?" Renée called out
"Diego? Jack!?" Julia called out, worrying for all of them
"They must have went into a different cave, we should try to find a way out..." Renée said
"But what about the others?" Julia questioned
"They can find their way out, I know they can!" Renée replied, calming her sister down
"I hope so..." Yuki said
Jack and Diego recovered from the cave in and tried to find a way out
"You think the others are ok?" Jack asked
"I hope they are!" Diego answered
Jack couldn't help but worry about the others, he didn't want to see anybody get hurt, especially Julia, Diego noticed Jack's anxiety
"I'm sure Julia's fine!" Diego teased, Jack blushed in embarrassment and was about to retaliate until they heard something...
A swarm of Zubat came flying towards them, the boys ducked but the Zubat flew into tiny holes in the walls, they heard someone chasing after the Zubat, it stopped after seeing the Zubat fly into the walls.
It was the commander of the mysterious group of people who planted the bombs, he wore a navy blue army general's suit, gold gloves, and black combat boots. He wore a mask in the shape of a crescent moon on the right side and a sun on the left. He began to speak...
"More civilians, it would be best if you left. Quickly! Unless you want to end up like the two people who opposed me earlier!" He said
"So it was you! What are you thinking?! How could you hurt innocent people like that!" Diego shouted
"And why are you catching all of these pokemon?!" Jack questioned
"If you will not leave quietly, then I will have no choice but to take you out!" The man said, he sent out 3 pokemon, one was in the shape of a star, it was orange and brown with a red gen in its center, the pokedex identified it as Staryu. The second pokemon was shaped like a crescent moon, it was grayish-brown and had red eyes, the pokedex identified it as Lunatone. The last pokemon was in the shape of a sun, it was orange with yellow spires, its eyes looked as if they were closed, the pokedex identified it as Solrock.
Jack and Diego sent out their Bulbasaur and Charmander respectively
"Bulbasaur use Vine Whip!" Jack ordered, Bulbasaur lashed out its vines and struck Solrock hard, Solrock was noticeably shaken but stayed focus on the battle
"Charmander use Metal Claw on Lunatone!" Diego commanded, Charmander wasted no time attacking Lunatone
"Nobody beats Team Dark Star!" The Dark Star Commander announced "Lunatone, use Confusion on Bulbasaur and Solrock use Rock Throw on Charmander!"
Lunatone's eyes and body began to glow blue, soon Bulbasaur began to glow as well, but it was in pain, eventually Bulbasaur was launched back several feet. Solrock began glowing blue as well, but it telekinetically made nearby rocks glow and be launched at Charmander, Charmander had no time to react and was hit with the rocks.
"Come on Charmander you can do it, use Metal Claw!" Diego pleaded, Charmander charged towards Solrock and slashed Solrock
"Bulbasaur, use Leech Seed!" Jack ordered, Bulbasaur launched a seed at Staryu
"Staryu, use Rapid Spin, Solrock, keep on using Rock Throw, Lunatone use Psywave!" The DS commander stayed calm during the battle, as if he knew he was going to win
Solrock launched rocks at Charmander again, just like before Charmander had no time to react and was struck hard
Lunatone sent a pinkish-purple wave of energy at Bulbasaur, it hit Bulbasaur hard enough to make it difficult for Bulbasaur to even stand up
Bulbasaur's Leech Seed hit Staryu, but Staryu's Rapid Spin shook the seed off as if it was nothing
Bulbasaur and Charmander then began to glow white and their shape began to change, once the glow had ceased Diego and Jack knew that their pokemon had evolved, they no longer had a Charmander and Bulbasaur. Now they had an Ivysaur and Charmeleon!
Needless to say the Dark Star commander was a bit surprised but stayed calm
"This is awesome! Charmeleon use-" Diego was about to order Charmeleon to use Metal Claw, but Charmeleon instead shot a blueish-green flame at Solrock, knocking it out.
"Woah! That attack was Dragon Rage isn't it!?" Diego said, excited at his Charmeleon's power
"Sweet! Ivysaur use Vine Whip!" Jack said, Ivysaur grabbed Lunatone and slammed it into the ground, knocking it out
"That just leaves Staryu!" Diego said, but the Commander wasn't worried, he began to laugh...
"You fools, Staryu is much stronger than Solrock and Lunatone combined!" He said, Jack and Diego looked at each other, a hit worried
Meanwhile, Ryan and Simon had encountered a Team Dark Star grunt, the grunt wore a Navy blue jumpsuit and had the same style mask as the commander. However Simon and Ray were not battling with the grunt, they were talking with him normally, but the boys had their pokeballs ready just in case.
"Why should we join your group?" Ryan asked
"Why? Team Dark Star is collecting these pokemon to make them stronger, better in every way possible!" The grunt said, Rtan looked excited at the grunt's words, but Simon still looked unsure, the grunt noticed Simon's uncertainty
"We will also make the pokemon look as snazzy as possible!" The grunt assured, this was enough to get Simon's attention, the two boys agreed to the grunt's offer. The DR grunt took out a capsule that was shaped like a pen, it had a button on one end, the grunt pushed the button and tossed it in the air, the capsule popped and dropped to boxes with the Team Dark Dtar insignia on it. The insignia was the same as the masks they wore.
"These boxes contain everything you need for Team Dark Star: the uniform, crest, and mask! Im glad you boys have made the decision to join us, I'll show you boys the exit!" The grunt said, the boys followed him out of the cave
The girls were still walking until Yuki, spoke up
"Hey! I see daylight!" She exclaimed
The girls ran towards the light and ended up on the other side of the mountain, they found Ryan and Simon, who just out their Team Dark Star stuff in their bags
"Glad to see you guys made it out ok!" Renée said
"Jack and Diego aren't with you?" Julia said, still worried
"Im afraid not!" Simon said
"Hey, me and Simon decided that we're going to move on ahead. So im afraid we'll have to leave..." Ryan said
"Oh, so maybe we'll see you boys in Cerulean City?" Yuki asked
"Maybe, we are both going to compete in the contest there!" Simon assured, giving Yuki a confident smile
Yuki smiled back at Simon, and the two boys left
Meanwhile, Jack and Diego worked together to take out the Commander's Staryu
"You're out of pokemon! This battle is over!" Jack called out, the DR commander just laughed maniacally. He pulled out a large needle with an ocean blue liquid inside and injected Staryu with it. The Staryu then evolved into a Starmie, the boys look shocked at what just happened
"I told you you won't win!" The commander laughed
"We're not giving up!" Diego said
"Persistent fools!" The commander taunted
"Ivysaur use-" Jack called out, he was going to have Ivysaur use Sleep Powder, but instead Ivysaur attacked using Razor Leaf
"Charmeleon, use Dragon Rage!" Diego ordered
"Starmie, use Zap Cannon!" The DR commander ordered, Starmie fired the Zap Cannon just as the attacks were about ti hit Starmie, all 3 attacks collided close to Starmie, knocking Starmie out.
"How?! This is... this is... IMPOSSIBLE!" The DR commander said, he recalled his Starmie and ran off, Diego and Jack ran off after him but they couldn't catch him, instead they found the girls outside waiting for them. Julia ran up to Jack and hugged him
"Im glad you guys are safe!" Julia said
"That was TOO close!" Yuki added
"What took you guys so long?" Renée asked
"We were held up by one of the guys who caused the cave in, he's in a group called Team Dark Star!" Jack explained
"We battled they guy who turned out to he the commander of the group, we managed to beat him and our pokemon even evolved during the battle!" Diego said, showing them his Charmeleon, Jack showed them his Ivysaur
"That's amazing!" Julia said, admiring the evolved pokemon
"So this 'Team Dark Star', I supposed we should try to avoid them whenever possible?" Yuki asked
"That would probably be best..." Jack said
The group walked away from Mt. Moon, continuing their journey
Further on ahead, Ryan and Simon were taking a look at their uniforms for Team Dark Star
"Do you think we made the right decision?" Ryan asked
"Maybe, but we'll have to see what tasks were assigned to do. As long as me and Classy will be the snazziest in all of Kanto, I'm happy!" Simon said, he was also playing with his Bellsprout, which he nicknamed Classy
Ryan looked at his Magby, it smiled at him, and Ryan smiled back. Ryan still felt unsure about his decision but he knew he would just forget about it once he started doing work for Team Dark Star.
The two boys packed up their things and continued walking until they entered Cerulean City
And this is the end of the first arc of the story! Don't worry, the story is far from over and I wont make a completely new story for the next arc. But let me explain what I mean about the 'arc' being over. The story will have several arcs, this chapter marks the end of the Beginning Arc. The next arc will be the Separation Arc. The arcs will all make up a Saga, this is the Kanto saga, the next region the group travels to will be the next Saga, like the Johto Saga or the Kalos Saga. But that is for a later date, how did you feel about Team Dark Star? What will the next arc bring? How do you feel about Diego catching a shiny Zubat? Let me know in the reviews! ^_^
