The Beginning in Kalos RIP

by BardofWorlds

As Ash attempts to win the Kalos League, he reunites with old rivals, friends and meets new ones while threats he dealt with and ancient forces begin to awaken from slumber, heroes rise to face them. In the end everything is connected and the destiny of many is not what they expect but one that they will love. Ash/harem Clemont/OC muilti story plot/ many stories united at the end

11. Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Here's chapter 11, hope there's no problem with the text this time. I finished this at Midnight and I promise that I will have the next chapter finished before August, but I have a few RL problems that I hope to tackle this month so it'll be there when I can finish it. So thanks to all my readers and please drop a few reviews. One more thing, I changed a few minor points of grammer in chapters 5 and 9, just telling you all. will fix 9 and 5 tomorrow morning, sorry for problems

[Telepathic Communication]

A boy with black hair in a white robe ran through a crowd of people, swiftly dodging each and every person in his way with a small Flying type with a black head resembling a musical note flying above him. This is it; today I set sail on my ship first voyage! It's taken me years but I finally have it, my Graceful Traveler is finally mine. And today I depart with my first cargo, a simple transport job to Ca'Volg just up the coast! Sure it's not a cargo that'll give much money beyond upkeep, but it's a start and that's important most of all. He thought as he ran through the crowed towards the docks.

"Be careful youngster, whatever you're after will still be there when you get there!" An old woman called as he ran past her. He laughed as he ran, for years he and his friends had worked like dogs for their shared goal and finally after so long they had it! He ran and spun around and jumped as he moved about, he was so happy he could burst into song.

"Excited, Captain?" A voice said and he turned back around and smiled when he saw the figure of his brother standing before him. Taller than him, his brother was a solid five foot tall with a black mustache on his olive colored face. He was wearing a white vest over a blue shirt and pants. He looked at his best friend, his brother in all but blood and his first mate Doubar. He smiled a grin that reached his blue eyes.

"Of course I am brother Doubar! Today we depart on our first voyage, our destiny's begin now! As soon as the cargo is loaded we're leaving port…" He trailed off as he saw the sheepish look on his friends face as the Flying type landed on his shoulder.

"Sorry Squall, but our departure has been delayed a bit. One of the city lord's ships was found adrift a few miles off shore, the ship was louted down to the hull with the crew held in the hold. The lord has decreed that all ships are to stay at port until noon, thankful he sent a copy of his decree with his seals so we won't be penalized when we deliver our cargo." Squall could only stare at his friend and shake his head with a frown on his face.

"Chatot, chat tot." His Chatot chatted at him as it rubbed its head against his. He rubbed its head and looked at Doubar with a no nonsense frown on his face.

"But the cargo is loaded right; we're ready to go as soon as we can? And I'm guessing the ship was marked by her wasn't it" Squall asked as he moved towards the docks, his Chatot taking flight and Doubar falling into step behind him with a laugh.

"Little brother everything is ready to sail, as soon as the gates open we can leave the port and sail to delivery our cargo. And your never guess who was the captain of the ship that was found." Doubar said with a grin on his face.

Squall looked at the grin on Doubar's face and went slack jawed. Slowly a grin started to form on his face as he looked at his friend.

"No… Not him!" Once Doubar nodded Squall leaned against a building and started to laugh madly as he started to cry. Out of every one of the lord's flunkies, she had to humiliate him! Oh how I wish I could have seen his face when he realized what had happened, I wouldn't want to be him right now. Squall thought as he laughed.

"Francisco El Yutra! You said you would capture that pirate bitch the next time you ran into her but instead she knocked you out, looted your ship and took my cargo!" Francisco's tan skin went white as he wilted under the tongue lashing his master; Lord Sadri Don Rodruss was giving him. Francisco had been under his master's command for years, dealing with problems that affect his masters business for most of his employment. The pirate whore was the one person who had foiled him again and again; he had hoped that his sea trip would have gone unnoticed.

"I have no excuses m'lord. She knocked us out and moved us all while we were unconscious. The only thing I am happy about is that no one was injured at all." Francisco said as he looked straight ahead. Lord Sadri looked at his follower and turned to him with a snarl, meeting Francisco black eyes with his golden ones.

"IF ANY OF YOU WERE INJURED THEN THIS DEBACAL WOULDN'T BE SUCH A TOTAL FAILURE YOU FOOL!" Lord Sadri bellowed as his face grew red. His black hair was

"If any on you were hurt I would be able to make her bounty for the entire continent, but so far her actions only let me put a bounty in this single domain! I need to get rid of her before she begins to attract the wrong kind of attention!" Lord Sadri snarled out as he walked back and forth.

"My lord, anything to make up for the failure that I have caused. Any mission, any punishment you desire to give me I will accept without question." Francisco said as he bowed before his master. Lord Sadri looked at him before turning to look at the ship floating docked at the peer.

"That ship that you let her loot, it's your vessel now. Repair it, crew it, rearm it, it's all on you. I won't spend a single dollar on it!" His lord's words caused Francisco to look at him in shock before he looked at the ship a cold smile on his face as he thought of the opportunity that he was being given. The black markets whole sellers would by anything, even stolen cargo so raiding the shipping of those against his master would help and give him capital to start out and the bounties on Chimera, pirates or Wild Pokémon was also a possibility. His smile grew as a name for his new ship appeared in his mind, a name that would strike fear in his enemies and would show the world what he truly was.

"My lord, the Deceptive Avenger will become the one of the greatest of your fleet." Francisco bowed as Lord Sadri walked away from him and got in a limo that moved away from the docks. Francisco watched his master leave and turned towards his new ship, not noting Squall and Doubar had been eavesdropping from the crowd and each exchange a look as Francisco

"This is going to be trouble sooner or later little brother." Doubar said somberly as he followed Squall along the docks. Squall just nodded as he led the way through the hustle of the docks.

"Did you hear his tone of voice, he was thinking of how much he could use that ship to further his master's agenda. How much that idiot could make on the side is probably just a bonus for him." Squall said as he walked as his Chatot landed on his right shoulder. Doubar put his arms behind his head and though out load.

"We do have a few defensive armaments, and our friend was making a few plans for refits to increase our bite. After we make our delivery to Ca'Volg we should look into what we need to make ourselves stronger." Doubar mused as they walked

"That is if he comes after us. All right so he will eventually." Squall said as he caught the look his friend was giving him. He and Francisco had a bit of a history.

"You two have been fighting for years, the only thing that kept is the war between you two so low key was that you two always had different objectives and goals. If we're on the same stretch of ocean out of sight of the Laws, I wouldn't put it past him to try and sink us or loot us." Doubar said calmly.

"Don't think too much about it brother, once we reach Ca'Volg we'll look for a cargo taking us farther up the coast, see if we can't find a free trade routes farther away, and we'll try and keep tabs on where our friend is." Squall said as he smiled as they came into sight of their ship.

Sadri Don Rodruss got out of his limo, the snarl on his face not lessening as he looked over the beauty of the garden around his house. That pirate bitch has been getting on my last nerve! Where is she selling them, everyone I have looking for my merchandises are coming up with nothing! And that foul Francisco failed completely! How did she get them asleep?! That whore Nightsprout is ruining me! She has to be dealt with soon!

"Welcome home O Lord!" Many female voices with a bland tone called out, caused him to look up with a smile. Before him in two lines were many seemingly female teenage humans in form fitting maid uniforms. A black haired woman wearing a black dress with a transparent shawl around her shoulders walked towards him between the maids. Her black hair followed down her back and she had on black lipstick and black eyeliner that drew attention to her red eyes.

"Welcome home master, how was your outing?" The woman asked with a sensual purr to her voice as she bowed to him, revealing the tops of her breasts as she did so.

"Terrible, it was simply terrible. That bitch Nightsprout took my cargo again, and I'm still no closer to finding where she's selling them! But more importantly has my daughter returned my message about the ball? I need her here, Lord Magnus might be coming and I want to get a good impression, the Prince is what the game is about now!" He declared as he walked past her.

"The Lady Nudar sent a replay not long after you left master. She said she was finishing up her homework and that since she had a test tomorrow morning she decided to remain there to finish that and she would be back the day before the ball to allow her time to prepare properly. There was a delivery of beasts while you were out from her." She said as she followed after him.

"The composition of the delivery was what was promised?" He asked as he walked through his mansion towards his study, noting the preparations for the grand ball he was to have in three days. That woman had better have delivered what she said she could or else I will have payment in her hide! He swore as he listened to the report.

"Yes master, the order is complete; the Flower Cats are the Bewitching Aroma verity from what I saw, the Ruby Eagles are of Fire and the Diamond Hounds are second White, the Guardians have shields and spears and there was one in a rather large crate that I was told was too opened by you alone my lord." She purred as they walked towards a door guarded by two tall figures in full plate armor wielding Spears and shields. Passing by the Guardians through the door, a ten foot cube stood in the center of the room the two walked into. Marveling at what was before him, Sadri smiled as he walked around the ten foot box, if he could get that pirate bitch in his sights then this monster would kill her, finally ending the problems she had been causing to his busness.

"And how was our trace attempt?" Sadri asked as he ran his hand over the crate. While using, owning or making Homunculus wasn't illegal, the makers of them were usually in the public eye so the fact that the marker he had been dealing with only operated in the underground presented him with an opportunity, finding who they were would grant him some power over that person that, power that might help him to finally ascend higher in station.

"I have to report a complete failure Master Sadri. Whoever made them sent Guardians to carry the cargo and put the payment into a Blue Ruby Eagle. As soon as it and three Ruby Eagles took off the Guardians started to decompose and soon were nothing but slime." The woman's voice caused Sadri to turn and glare at her.

"That's not good enough Orchid! I need something to change; I need my daughter to make a good impression on Lord Magnus, if I can get the maker under my employment then I might become a Highlord!" He bellowed at the woman.

"Rest assured master some of our operatives are following the Eagle as we speak, we will at least know the direction it's going in at least." Orchid said as she bowed before her master. Sadri snarled as he looked at the crate and clenched his right fist as it started to glow brown and struck the crate. The wood crumbled to dust, revealing an 8 foot tall form that radiated danger. Sadri merely looked at the papers and looked the 8 foot Homunculus and turned to his assistant.

"Miss Orchid, please call back all operative you have tracking our payment. Send a message that I would like to purchase two more of these wonders. I will be in my study, do come and tell me if anything else happens would you. Oh, please call my daughter and tell you to keep to the main paths, I don't want one of my procurers to target her, use an inventive reason for why I asked." Orchid watched her master walk away and she just huffed and shook her head as she walked out of the room, a thousand other details to be done before the party, never noticing the eyes of the Homunculus glowed red in the darkness of the room or that the two Guardians eyes glowed as well.

A door opened to a darkened room, until suddenly the lights came on, revealing the room had pink painted walls, a vanity mirror and makeup table next to a dresser in front of a bed with pink curtains. An area in the center of the room seemed to simmer and a bipedal, gray-brown, fox-like Pokémon with a crimson main with spikes and a tall woman with a voluptuous build with a large chest appeared from the simmer. She had on a visor over her eyes and a bandanna mask around her and was wearing a tight black cat suit with three Pokéballs on her waist. She had two cutlasses on her back and her long black hair flowed down to the small of her back. The woman nodded to her Pokémon and sat before the vanity and as her hand started to glow black she opened a drawl and removed a hair brush with a crystal on its back, half golden and the other black. As she moved it along her hair with her glowing hand her hair turned golden blond and started to curl at the ends. As her Pokémon looked at its trainer she smiled and gave it her orders.

"Go ahead and get the food for the others ready girl, the supplies I brought should last you three for a month so tonight we're all eating together. Still with everything our last mission gave us, a day off is just what I need." She said as she walked over to her dresser and pulled out some blue jeans and a white blouse as her Pokémon left the room. She chuckled as she channeled a little Aura into her hair and smiled as it started to flow into braids.

"I am so glad Lady Camilla published that book on how to use Aura manipulation to handle your hair, it makes changing my appearance so much easier." She said to herself as her started to undress.

She walked into a kitchen wearing the cloths she had pulled out with three more Pokéballs and saw her Pokémon put down two dishes full of Pokémon food and go back for two more, her trainer walked by and put down the final two dishes and threw her Pokéballs. Out of them came a brown avian Pokémon with a vulturine neck and broad, powerful wings, a white humanoid Pokémon that looked like it was wearing a kimono, a feminine looking humanoid with white skin and looked like it was wearing a green dress and a large bouquet of ornate yellow flowers around its neck, a Bellossom and a white marine Pokémon that resembles a cross between a sea lion and a mermaid with a blue tail. She smiled as she got out a sandwich for herself.

"Dig in girls, after the meals done we're relaxing for the rest of the day before Team Noble and I go back to the mansion!" She called as she started to eat her own food as her Pokémon celebrated. She smiled as she saw them talk about themselves as she ate. I can't believe that it's been going so well. We've been saving so many of them and getting them out of the Old Bastard's reach will take at least a month for the crew to get back here, enough for me to do some digging into his work again for a new target. Still how long can I keep my double life going, I need to find a way to keep finding his ships, maybe I could hire Happy Grandbull for a virus. Her thoughts were running around her head as she reached for a remote and turned her TV and put the Contest channel on. A battle between a Charizard and an Incineroar was appeared on the screen as the girl and her Pokémon started to watch. The Charizard dodge the Incineroar and grabbed its arms, taking flight and throwing the Incineroar into the ground of the stage, sending a dust cloud. The crowd was silent as the dust cleared, revealing the Charizard with its right leg on the unconscious Incineroar, roaring its victory to the cheers of the stadium.

"And there you have it folks what a game! I wasn't sure about his chances, but here you have your Infernos Cup Champion!" The speaker was a man with dark skin and ruby collared hair in a black suit.

"Last year's Infernos Cup? I would have thought that one of this year's Contests would be shown about now." The trainer mused as she pouted as she ate her food. The screen changed, the award ceremony disappearing to show a screen that showed who was competing in this year's Region Tournament. The woman frowned as her eyes flew over the names, not finding the one she was looking for.

"So Lilith isn't competing this year, or is she the final boss at the Festival? She earned that at least." The girl muttered to herself as her phone started to ring. She sighed when she saw who was calling, her father's assistant, just what she didn't need right now.

"Girls, it's her, so stay quite you three." The woman said as she looked at her Zoroak, Froslass and Fearow as she put it to her ear.

"What do you want now Ms. Orchid? I already told you that I'll be home a day before the ball, what, did my father tell you to remind me to stay to the main streets? I always do that, really is he trying to insult my intelligence much?" She said as she started to gain a frown on her face.

"The master just wants you to be safe Ms. Rodruss." Orchid's voice came through the phone.

"Ms. Orchid, we both know he worry about me too much and please, call me Nudara." Nudara said as she sighed.

"Ms. Rodruss calling you by your first name would be a breach of my contract. And yes he did instruct me to remind you to keep to the main roads, but only because of a rumor that he heard when he was inspecting the damage Nightsprout did to his ship." Orchid said calmly as Nudara shot a smirk to her Pokémon who return it with their own.

"So what has she done now, sink the ship or leave the crew naked and asleep?" Nudara asked her Pokémon started to snicker.

"Please be safe mam, I will see you when you return." Orchid said as she ended the call. Nudara smirked at the phone and put it away,

"I guess she didn't take our performance on the raid that well girls, so that's another reason to have a good time tonight. So eat up and let's watch some TV before we get some sleep." Nudara said as her Pokémon started to cheer. And with that Nudara Rodruss, also know about the underworld as the pirate Lynda Nightsprout, sat down and relaxed with her team.

"Where are those three?" Dante snarled as he stalked around the campsite, the remaining Squires doing everything they could to not draw hi attention. A patrol group had failed to return last night and three groups had gone in search of them, and already two had returned empty handed. Dante considered this a personal insult to him, how dare those fools stay out so long. Nicolas had gone with the last group and they still hadn't returned with any news about the missing Squires.

"Calm yourself brother, we'll find out what happened to them sooner or later." Sylvestre said as he tried to calm down his friend, but only caused Dante to turn to and grab him and pull Sylvestre close to his face.

"Why are you so laid back, this is your punishment, and what will the queen do if you come back without the bounty that you were told you needed to bring back?" Dante snarled as he looked at Sylvestre. Sylvestre merely tried to calm his friend down as.

"We have already reached that goal my friend and brought down a Nidoking! And remember Dante that the party that Nicolas went with still isn't back yet, we just need to wait and then we can decide what to do. We said we would send out three groups to find the missing patrol, so far two of them came back, we just have to wait for the last one to return before we can do anything. And let me go before my friend does something that we both won't like" Sylvestre said as his eyes went to their right. Dante's eyes moved and saw Sylvestre's Nuzleaf holding a Leaf Blade ready to strike in defense of its trainer. Dante quietly let Sylvestre go and walked off in a huff, while Sylvestre merely watched him walk as he rubbed his Nuzleaf's head as his thoughts ran in circles. Dante's always been hard headed, but I can guess why this is so hard on him. He was the one who set the groups up; he probably sees this as failing on his part. When will that fool learn not to carry so much weight on his shoulders?

"Sir Sylvestre, we found something!" Nicolas voice caused him to look up and spot him running into the campsite, a bundle in his arms with the Squires he had left with following behind him. Sylvestre frowned when he heard the wording Nicolas had used.

"What did you find?!" Sylvestre demanded as the others gathered around Nicolas, frowning when he notice the look of horror that Nicholas had. His frown grew when he noticed that Nicholas was clutching something green in his hands.

"This." Nicolas said as he dropped a tabard onto the ground back first, a large hole revealed to the others.

"We found two more like this, but no sign of any bodies but the ground looked wet what the hell could it mean?!" Nicolas demanded as his eyes grew hard as he looked at Sylvestre as the others started to mutter among themselves. Sylvestre brought a hand to his face and started to think. Something killed my men, but what and how is the problem. A Chimera could have knocked them out then eaten them but where are the bodies, why are their cloths in such a state? I don't like this, not one bit. Sylvestre looked around and when he noticed the looks on the others faces he made his choice.

"Right, everyone start packing up! Something out there killed three of our own in a way I can't even guess at, so we're leaving the area before more of us fall. We're heading back to base, I want everyone to keep an eye out for anything to kill as we move, we leave as soon as we're done breaking camp!" Sylvestre barked as he moved toward his own tent and started to put it away. He kept working when he heard two people walk towards him and he heard Dante start to speak.

"I don't like what the kid found ether Sylvestre, but to leave like this, without finding it?" Dante demanded as he and Nicolas started to help Sylvestre put his tent away. Sylvestre gave a sigh and locked eyes with Dante and gave him a level stare.

"Can you think of anything that could leave remains like what Nicolas found Dante, because I can't. If these thing is that strong, I can't guess what would happen if we fight against it. I won't risk the lives of my men on a fool's errand." Sylvestre said with a forceful tone that caused Dante to look down and cursed to himself. The boss it right damn it! A creature that strong and able to devour the bodies so neatly that the remains are gone with no sigh on their clothing beyond a puncture wound, I can't even think what could cause it.

"So what if we run the thing that attacked the missing Squires Sir Sylvestre?" Nicholas asked as Dante looked at him and remembered the conversation the two of them had recently, where Nicholas had asked him about the Squires and frowned.

"I'll be out in front, if we find that thing I'll take its attention and let the rest of you escape. But for that to work we need a strong rearguard…." Sylvestre began before Dante interrupted him.

"The me and the kid will take the rearguard, we should keep the Carriers in the center as we travel, plus it'll give us some time to finish a discussion we were having before." Dante said as he looked at Nicholas whose eyes started to gain a look of worry to them.

A few minutes later the party had finished packing up camp and got on their golems and were soon moving, the Carriers were in the center as discussed and Sylvestre was leading the way with Dante and Nicholas in the rear, the Squires all had a bow and quiver on their backs ready to use if they spotted any prey. An hour after they had started to move and had added a few birds and Flying types to the bounty they were bringing back Dante moved his Charger closer to Nicholas, signaling him to slow down. Well, time to find out if I'll live as myself I guess. Nicholas thought as he slowed his Charger. When the Squires were far enough ahead the talk Nicholas had been dreading began

"What do you know about the Squires that made you ask me about them?" Dante said quietly and bluntly. Nicholas looked at Dante before he started to speak.

"How good are you at Sensing, really?" Nicholas asked as Dante looked at him. Dante looked forward at the Squires on their golems and before he said anything had a look of confusion on his face before he started to look concerned.

"I'm terrible at it come to think of it. In fact I don't know anyone in the team who is good at it. Why, what is it?" Dante asked as he looked at the party.

"They all feel as if their brothers. And by all I mean every single Squire I've moved past sense I joined up." Nicholas said as he faced forward, not looking at Dante as they traveled.

"Every single one of them?" Dante asked with a frowned as he looked at the Squires, noticing two of them were talking and one had told a joke that caused his fellow to laugh. How the hell is that even possible, I can't even think beyond…. Dante's thoughts stopped as a sudden spike of pain caused him to lean his head against his Charger's head, grabbing his head as he moves, his Charger slowing to a stop.

"DANTE! Are you okay?!" Nicholas's voice caused Dante to look up and notice the kid had stopped his charger and was looking at him in concern as Dante fought through the pain and grabbed a few memories in his head.

"IS EVERYTHING OKAY BACK THERE YOU TWO?" Sylvestre's voice echoed from the front of the pack, causing Dante and Nicholas to look at the others had slowed down and Slyverstre was looking towards them from the front of the group. Nicholas turned and stopped when Dante raised his hand toward him. Dante took a deep breath and yelled

"WE'RE FINE SLYVERSTRE, I JUST TOLD THE KID A JOKE THAT SHOCKED HIM!" Dante called back and within a few minutes they were moving again. Dante turned to Nicholas and gave him a stern look.

"Don't tell the boss about that episode, I'll tell him about it later. If that was what I thought it was then I need to talk to a friend back at base." Dante said as he moved his Charger forward, leaving Nicholas behind him. Nicholas looked after Dante with a frown on his face and soon his thoughts came to his own fears. That looks like what happened to me when I realized I didn't remember why and how I joined the Team. Who was that woman I see in my dreams, how do I know her, where did I grow up? Nicholas just sighed and moved his golem forward, falling back into line behind his comrades.

A few hours later as they neared the area where their home was Sylvestre started to look around and grew concerned. An hour ago Dante had come forward to talk to him after they had taken down an eagle that was carrying a rabbit.

"Shouldn't the sentries have stopped us before we reached this point Dante?" Sylvestre asked as he looked around. Dante looked and noticed a few places he had stood guard since their Queen had brought them to their base, and frowned as he noticed a few signs that people had left in a hurry and that something had attacked them. Sylvestre stared ahead and stopped when and explosion sounded ahead of them. He shot a glare at Dante and was relieved when Dante sent a nod at him and drew one of his sickles.

"We're going. Nicholas! Stay here and protect the others! Dante, get ready, WE CHARGE!" Sylvestre roared as he and Dante increased the speed of their Chargers, both of them worried beyond all reason that something could have happened to their fellows. As soon as they passed over the last hill they saw a scene of horror that stopped them in their tracks. A flood of wooden humanoid and beasts were charging at a line of Team Gaia Knights, their Pokemon and Golems at the bottom of the mountain, elemental blasts and weapons met wooden claws and green blobs flying through the air and splattering.

"What are we seeing?" Sylvestre wondered softly as he and his friend looked upon the battle. Dante said nothing as they watched, leaving Sylvestre to try and figure out what was happening, looking at it as he thought. Okay, they have a line so they had warnings so there's that. But the sheer size of the things they're fighting makes me wonder how they learned about them in the first places. And are they forcing us back, how can they…. Sylvestre thoughts died as he looked at the battle and suddenly realized just what he was seeing.

"Those things attacking, their following orders from something." His words caused Dante to look at him before noticing the same thing Sylvestre had, whenever the defenders had pushed back the attackers more came at them, but unlike normal Chimera these things came at the defenders in groups, the things were trying to pierce through line by over whelming their opponents, but so far the defenders were making the things pay for every step they took.

Dante noticed that most of the things seemed to be coming from one section of the forest and made a decision and grabbed two of his Pokéball. I can move faster on my own, the boss can do the most good on the battle line.

"Sylvestre, go. Me and my team will work our way over there and see if we can take out their commander, I'll send up a flare when I find it. Go help the others hold the line and if we're wrong about this I'll fight my way back to the lines and we'll go from there." Dante said as he released a Haunter and a Bug type with a yellow head with two crests on its side, veined wings with triangular, red tipping and two gray insectoid arms extending from its chest ending in small, yellow claws.

Jacquelin blocked a blow from one of the tree things stone like claws{[Treeslasher]} with his shield and cursed in his head as he fought. It had been perfect, he had brought the remains of what he had fought and even Mathis had said an expedition to discover if more were in the area was a good idea, and no sooner had that decision been made then they discovered a flood of them marching towards the mountain! Thankfully they had been able to create a defensive line and but they were slowly being pushed back, for some reason they were using tactics of all things! He looked up and saw more of the Treeslashers and copies of the thing he had faced before with the vines for a left arm{[Treegrabber]} and clenched his hands, ready to weather the attacks when he was saved.

"Bullet Seed, give them some space!" At the called command he looked up and for the first time ever was happy to see Sylvestre. He was riding his Charger with his Nuzleaf standing behind him, firing its attack at the creatures as his golem charged at the place Jacquelin was defending. Jacquelin just panted as the yellow seeds struck down the Woodmen.

"Enjoy the hunt?" Jacquelin asked as he started to catch his breath, the Bullet Seed having brought him a few seconds to gather his strength.

"It was bad, but what's this then?" Sylvestre asked as he prepared to meet the enemies charge.

"I found some of these things a while on a hunt of my own; I was organizing a patrol expedition when the lookouts saw the horde coming at us. We've been trying to hold them back for the last few hours with limited success, we started a few feet from the woods. But these things, their obeying commands from something." Jacquelin said as he looked at the enemy.

"Dante thinks he saw where their getting commands from, he's gone to deal with it, and we just need to hold on as long as we can." Sylvestre was able to say before the horde was upon them and battle gave them no time to talk.

Dante slipped through the trees, having left his Charger behind him as he led his two Pokémon towards when he had thought the enemy was getting their directions from. He would either find their leader or discover just how many of them there were, but he would find out. He slowed as he reached a clearing and looked out and saw a wooden centaur with three eyes on its head, four long arms with the lower two ending in claws, the top right one ended in an open log and the other ended in grasping leafy vines {[Treelord]} stood looking out at the battle, two Treeslashers stood next to it while behind it a group of Treegrabbers and Treeslashers stood before the Treelord gestured with one of its arms towards one part of the battle and the group thundered towards the battle. Dante looked around and nodded when he didn't see any other groups and turned towards his Pokémon and shot a few signs at his Pokémon and when they nodded back at him he drew his weapons, nodded at his Pokémon and charge forward with a yell, the creatures only turning towards him calmly. Dante ran at his foes, his sickles out when blue fireballs flew past him and hit the Treeslasher on the right while his Ninjask flew by him outlined in a white glow and slammed into the Treeslasher on the left. The Treelord shot a glob of purple at Dante but he jumped over it and his blades started to glow pink as he slashed downward at the Treelord, slicing the trunk arm away from its body.

He spared a glance at the battles his two Pokémon were having and noticed Ninjask flying around its opponent while it firing a black ball at its opponent while his Haunter grappled with its foe, its hands clenched with the Treeslasher's claws. As he switched his vision back to his own opponent he realized what he needed to order.

"Haunter, take its head! Ninjask, stay above and fire down at it! Whoever wins first helps the other then signal the others then gang up with me!" Dante called as the Treelord charged at him and he started to dodge the claw strikes, vines and globs of purple shot at him. Haunter's hands started to glow black and with a savage cry its hands crunched the Treeslasher's claws and tore its hands away from its body. When the Treeslasher raised its torn arms, a river of green liquid dropping from the wounds Haunter opened its mouth and shot black and purple circles that punched through the Treeslasher's body and it crashed to the forest floor, not moving.

Ninjask meanwhile had flown upwards and started to generate a yellow-orange ball in front of its face and a yellow-orange beam shot downwards at the Treeslasher that tried to dodge it but a blue fireball hit its back, sending it forward and the beam went through the Treeslasher's right arm, tarring the arm off at the shoulder. As Haunter moved to back up Ninjask Dante dodged a vine from the Treelord that tried to pull him into the range of its claws. Dante slashed at the vine and cut off a length of it, green liquid pouring from the cut vine. We can do this; all we have to do is take this thing out before reinforcements come. If we can keep the pressure on this thing, then we can weather this storm. Dante thought as he blocked a claw strike and dove backwards and sent a pink energy slash at the Treelord's vine arm, cutting it off at the shoulder.

The final Treeslasher tried to charge at Dante but blue fireballs from Ninjask sent it to its knees before a glowing black claw from Haunter broke through its body, a small glowing gem in the center of Haunter's hand that stopped glowing before the body started to fall apart. Haunter stared in shock before it turned its hand and saw the stone in its palm and stared at it before it closed its hand and brought it close to its body protectively, it felt that its trainer would want to see what it had recovered and turned to Ninjask and nodded, it would have to send the signal now.

Sylvestre passed by his final foe and turned and pierced its body, killing the Treeslasher in one trust. When the reinforcements had hit the line where he was he had realized that his and Dante's observations was right, something was sending more forces at the parts of the wall that had beaten back the attacks. Dante I really hope that you found something, I want this to be something smart not a lot of them smart. Sylvestre thought as he and his Nuzleaf looked for creatures to fight. A ball of light rising from the forests caused them to look and realize that Dante and his team had found what they were looking for and had called sent a signal for some reason.

"THERE! Our enemy is there!" Jacquelin called out as he ran towards the light, his Shiftry and Grandsword following, causing Sylvestre to just shake his head as he watched a few people he knew were some of Sylvestre's followers run after him, he always was someone who tried to do the politically correct thing to advance his position. He felt his Nuzleaf grab his leg and looked at it, turning his head when he saw it pointing back from where he had come from, turning his head he saw Nicholas leading the squires from the hunt on a charge down the hill. Sylvestre watched as they hit the remaining creatures like a tidal wave and sent a small smile to his Pokémon.

"They must have noticed the flare and decided to come and help out…Well, they have the cleanup under control and we can't let that idiot save Dante on his own so let's go partner!" Sylvestre said as he ran forward after Jacquelin, his Nuzleaf by his side.

Dante dodged backwards as the Treelord tried to hit it with blasts from its trunk arm as it dodged blue fireballs and black and purple circles. Since his Ninjask had sent that flare into the sky the Treelord had started fighting more savagely and he was worried that… a crash behind him caused him to curse and dodge to the left so he could see what had made the sound and yes, more Treeslashers and Treegrabbers were coming at him.

"CHARGE KNIGHTS! TAKE THEM!" Jacquelin voice was all the warning Dante had before Jacquelin led a charge of Knights into the clearing, most of them running at the reinforcements while Jacquelin and his Grandsword charged at the Treelord, prompting the Treelord to fire a point blank blast at the Grandsword that hit its head, melting it and sending it crashing to the ground. Jacquelin merely looked at his downed golem as his Shiftry started firing Focus Blasts at the Treelord.

"I just got that fixed!" Jacquelin snarled as Sylvestre and Nuzleaf entered the clearing and started to move around the Treelord toward where Dante. Jacquelin charged with a yell and sliced at the open log and cut through it.

"Has this thing reacted to anything you've done Dante?" Sylvestre asked as he looked at the creature Jacquelin and his Pokemon were attacking.

"Barely a sound and barely reacted when I charged it, I don't like this boss. Eh, what's the matter Haunter?" Dante asked as his Pokémon gathered around them and Haunter moved its closed hand in front of its trainer's face. Haunter opened it to reveal the gem it had taken from the Treeslasher and Sylvestre went white when he saw it.

"What the… Did you get that from the thing you were fighting?" Dante demanded as he looked at the gem. Sylvestre looked at the Treelord and his rapier started to glow pink as he tried to find an opening to end this. As Jacquelin sliced at one of the Treelord's claws Sylvestre shot forward a pink comet formed around him and he shot through the Treelord's body and he had just stoped moving, a gem embedded on his rapier's blade when the body of the Treelord started to disintegrate. Jacquelin looked from the body to Sylvestre blade and nodded at him when they locked eyes, they would talk about it later, before he turned and ran towards the others fighting the creatures, Dante and Sylvestre with their Pokemon flowing behind.

A woman in a long sleeved black shirt under a yellow tunic dress that is edged with green, blue tights and purple ankle boots lowered their spyglass and gave a short sigh as she put away her telescope. The battle had been going badly before something had changed, and while it had been dangerous to follow the signs she had seen of their passage, by tracking the horde she had found the base of Team Gaea, something that a lot of people would want to know the location of, and she couldn't say it was bad that they had fought off their attackers but the person who had come at the end at the head of that party…. A powerful looking wingless, three-headed avian Pokémon cooed at the woman when it sensed its trainer's distress, who then just sighed and scratched one of its heads as she thought about what she had just seen.

"So those things I was hunting led us to a base for Team Gaia, and they are a lot stronger then most people would think. But why was Nick there, he disappeared months ago looking for something to help heal his father, did they brainwash him? Still this is something that we needed to know." The figure mused to herself, suddenly going still when she heard a branch breaking. She turned and saw a wooden form walking towards them, this one looked like it had a cannon where its right arm would be and a clawed left hand{[Treeblaster]}. In its left claw was a knocked out child in a green smock, the sight of which caused the trainer to start to glare at the creature, and then suddenly she jolted backwards with a look of shock

"Dodrio, use Drill Peck on the trunk arm!" Dodrio ran at the Treeblaster as its becks stared to spin, dodge blobs of purple that the Treeblaster shot at it and when its becks hit the Treeblaster's trunk arm at the shoulder and cut it away from its body. The Treeblaster dropped the child it was holding and tried to claw at the Dodrio but the Pokémon dodged, ran around the creature and grabbed the girl and carried her a few feet away from the creature before Dodrio deposited the child gently before its trainer and stood definitely in front of the humans. The creature started to move towards them when the trainer gave her next command.

"Finish it with Tri Attack!" She cried. Her Dodrio heard the command and opened its becks in a triangle formation and a red energy triangle formed that Dodrio shot at the Treeblaster, the attack destroying the upper portion of its body, the remain falling to the ground, a green liquid flowing out of the remains.

The woman walked towards the dropped child and started to gently wake her up, noticing a bump on her skull as she did so. She positioned the child so she wouldn't see the battles results; she could be spared that much at least. Within a few moments, the child started to wake and open her eyes.

"What…Miss Leaf, where am I? I was gathering barriers for mom when something hit my head, did someone carry me to you?" The child asked as she rubbed her eyes. Leaf smiled at the girl and gestured for her Dodrio to bend its knees.

"Come on kid, I'll give you a ride back to your home. I think I should talk to your guardians about how you got hurt." Leaf said as she helped the child on to Leaf's Pokémon and got on behind her, Dodrio then swiftly carried the two on its back away from the clearing and away from Team Gaia's mountain base.

Brock looked around the area they had chosen to place their camp. It had access to fresh water from a spring, it had a way down the mountain and the clearing was large enough for Steelix to lie down and strike at anything that came at them so why was he so worried. He turned and noticed Yuji glaring at Agalia and her brother as they were setting up their tent. That's why I feel something's wrong. Brock frowned as he looked at Yuji. The sheer suspicion that Yuji had was going to be a problem if a Chimera like they recovered from the cabin attacked the group, they needed to trust the others to have their back. Brock nodded when he saw that the camp was set up and looked around, he knew what he had to do now.

"Okay everyone, gather up!" Brock called out as he drew forth a Pokéball and released his Steelix as the others gathered around him.

"With Salma gone back to Viridian we're down a body so our plans have changed, not counting the stampede we saw earlier. Kunz, Yuji, I want the two of you to do a short patrol not too far out, and bring back or record anything that you think might be evidence about what is happening up here. Agalia, you're stay here and help me defend this place if anything attacks us." Brock said as the others. Yuji just snorted as he crossed his arms and looked at Kunz.

"What are supposed to be looking for anyway? More webbing, a corpse or evidence of battles?" Agalia asked sarcastically as she locked eyes with Brock.

"What we already found will prove something is happening here, we need to find definite proof about the threat or at the very least we need to find evidence that something is wrong here, something that the League will believe." Brock said as he looked at them. Agalia just looked at the others before she sighed.

"I know you said this before but I can't believe the League is that hard to react, what we've seen so far has to be proof that something is happening up her."

"Then you've never met Pecker before." Yuji muttered as he put his hand on Kunz shoulder and pushed towards away from camp.

"Come on partner, the sooner we do this, the sooner we can get something to eat. And after last night meal I so want some more of Brock's cooking." Yuji said as he walked past Kunz and moved out onto the mountain. Kunz started to walk off when he felt his sister's eyes on his back and looked a little sheepish when he looked back at her.

"Well, it was very good." He said as he walked after Yuji, leaving Agalia to simmer as Brock blushed as his Steelix grinned and chuckled. None of them noticed a black shadow moved silently after the two leaving the group, a silent protector following after the person he thought was in the most danger.

A few minutes later they were out of sight of the camp and Yuji started to look around the area, trying to find anything that would give him a single clue about what was happening up here. As the two of them walked around the area, Kunz looked about blankly while Yuji started to notice a few things that really worried him. Okay, so there's no sound of anything living around here like after we ran into that pack. And the trees, most of them have leaves that are losing color, and it looks like it started from the stem. I so need to talk to Brock about this, maybe he's seen something like this on his journey. Yuji thought as he used his PokéGear to record a few pictures of the trees.

"Found something?" Kunz flat voice caused Yuji to jump slightly at the fact that Kunz had moved so silently. Yuji looked at Kunz for a few seconds before he gestured around him.

"What is wrong with this place?" Yuji asked as he looked at Kunz, who looked around then looked at Yuji with a blank look, causing him slap his face.

"Oh for the love of….Listen, there aren't any animal, birds of Pokémon around here! And the trees, their sick or something! Look around I mean!" Yuji said as he turned away from Kunz and walked towards a tree, never noticing that Kunz's eyes had lost their blank look and had a look of rage in them. Not good, this brat is noticing the Chimera's affects. And it noticed that something drained the Aura of the trees. If that brat figures out about Aura then I'll have to say that a Chimera jumped him. Kunz slowly moved his right arm towards his axe as he looked at Yuji. He stopped when he saw Yuji push back a bush and look behind it before he stood and gestured for Kunz to follow him. Kunz blanked his eyes and walked next to Yuji and looked at what Yuji had found and saw a white web line lead away from the tree and out into the woods.

"We should head back soon; I want to find where this is going." Yuji said as he walked into the woods. Kunz merely looked at where Yuji had walked off, before he followed after him, not even registering that someone had seen him reach for his axe, and had drawn a knife. Shadow jumped down into the clearing after Kunz had left and put away his throwing knife and put a hand on one of the trees.

I was right to follow those two, that kid found something that almost made the other try to kill him. But what was that about the trees that caused that reaction…Wait this tree, its Aura was drained by something, no it's still being drained. Shadow looked around the tree and found the white web line that lead into the forest. Shadow looked after the two people he was following and moved into the trees, continuing to follow after both a possible enemy and a possible friend who was walking beside his possible murderer.

Rosette caught her breath as she watch her traveling complains as they rest. Since they had saved her they had given first aid to both herself and Aracanine and she had been traveling with them as the climbed the mountain, they had final stopped to feed both themselves and their Pokémon and she smirked a bit as she watched Cameron interact with his Lucario as the two grappled with each other over a bag of snacks as their other Pokémon either called out encouragements or told them to stop as Riley laughed, those two didn't fit the tales of Aura Guardians. She still couldn't believe it, actual Aura Guardians. According to legends the Aura Guardians were heroes who saved people, warriors who were able to use Pokémon attacks and healers who save those near death, legendary figures who were said to have beaten the worst threats to life and who legends said had died to the last killing a terrible Chimera. But if they had died so long ago then from where and whom had Riley learned their arts, and how he had described them, the last, that raised all kinds of flags in her mind. And then there were the looks he had been sending her since she had told them she was a member of the Kanto League's Defense Forces. That had raised so many alarms that she was starting to get worried.

"Okay, we've rested enough! We still have to find out at least the general areas of where those things are coming form, if we can learn that we can try to take care of them." Rosette just stared at the two, shocked at the words they were saying. She and the people at the cabin had been members of the Defense Forces and all she could do was runaway when the Chimera had attacked them. Sure the two and their teams had handled the Chimera, but they had surprised them and kept them off balance, but did they really think they could handle the Chimera on their own?

"Are you serious?! You think you will be able to handle those things on your own?!" Rosette exclaimed as she looked at the people and Pokémon before her. Cameron looked at her and tapped a bag he was holding.

"Lady, our predecessors were able to seal them away, and with some more modern knowledge we'll kill them this time. All we gotta do is drop a few bombs down a hole and their den is done. Of course we have to find them first, which is the hard part of this whole thing." Cameron started to say only to stop when Rosette started to stare at him in shock and a bit of anger before she exploded.

"'Seal'?! Then the Aura Guardians dealt with these things before and just put them to sleep?! But wait, wouldn't you know where they were if your group sealed them away in the first place?" Rosette trailed off as she saw the looks Riley and Cameron were trading with each other. I can't risk it, I have to ask him before we move on, I need some solid answers that I can trust these two.

"Listen, you called your selves the last Aura Guardians, I'm guessing the answer to my questions have something to do with that?" Rosette asked as she looked at Riley. Riley meet her eyes and after few seconds turned to his student with a hard look.

"Cameron, go scout ahead a bit with Lucario, if you see anyone or anything come back, you got it, and I don't want any backtalk." Riley said with his hand raised, stopping Cameron from saying anything.

"Yes master, I'll make sure the way is clear." Cameron said, shooting a look at Riley before he nodded and dashed ahead, his Lucario just behind him as they moved out of sight. Riley just sighed and turned back to their new traveling companion and looked at her with a hard stare.

"I don't want Cameron to hear this again; the kid had nightmares for a while when I told him about it and was as nervous as a Fighting type around Psychic types for weeks whenever we went for supplies, cause it really isn't a good tale." Riley said, causing Rosette to start to frown as she thought about what he had just said.

"A battle where most of the other Guardians died wouldn't cause a case of nerves but might cause nightmares, so then were the Guardians betrayed? And what part did the League play I noticed your reaction when I mention my employers so don't try to underplay it." Rosette said with her arms crossed when Riley jolted in place at her words. Riley just looked at her and chuckled as he shook his head.

"Yeah it does but it's a long story so please bear with me for a bit. A long time ago, before the Defense Treaty was even thought up a powerful Chimera and its hordes threatened all of Kanto, I think it could be called the Zero Siege. Anyway according to the records the battles lasted for years, until one village a Guardian's family was in was destroyed, there were zero survivors." Riley said as Rosette closed her eyes and winced.

"I'm guessing he went over the deep end as some would say." Rosette said causing Riley to snort.

"And how! See, back then the ability to use Aura was more common, at lot of people could do it, the Aura Guardians were just the first people to record it and he was one of our archivists. He blamed the pace of the war and he gathered around him others who shared his beliefs. Now this is where it gets strange, there were a lot of 'brotherhoods' like his so most people ignored them and that was how he liked it, let him and his experiment with a few practices that after according to the book let him create something that would create a force to counter the Hivers, that what they called the Chimera that attacked you, were ever released. As for why they were sealed and not destroyed, it was a suicide technique that created the seal, the 'Leader' of them and its guards were to powerful and after the seal was in place, if it was tampered with the Chimera would either be released or the entire Kanto region would experience an earthquake that would sink half of it, at least." Riley said as Rosette started to go white with shock.

"Half of Kanto would sink into the ocean?" She whispered in horror, imagining the loss of life.

"At least, but that was the final straw for the Archivist and his people, they attacked what was supposed to be a ceremony to honor the fallen and declared that their Order would destroy the 'blights of the world'. It became a battle that after a while went into the shadows of history and about three hundred years ago the Guardians thought we had defeated them for good. In reality they went even deeper into the shadows and started to infiltrate the league. I'm the only survivor of an attack that killed the entire Brother of the Aura Guardians, and the person who led the forces against them were at that time current Champion of Kanto, and members of the Elite Four of Johto and Unova plus a few Gym Leaders from those Regions." Riley said with a hard look in his eyes. Rosette just stared at him and then she threw her hands over her mouth to keep from throwing up. A few years ago the Champion died suddenly, they said a Chimera got in a lucky shot in on a hunt for it. Was that just a lie to advance this 'Orders' schemes?

"How did you survive?" Rosette final was able to wasp out the one question that was blaring through her minds, prompting Riley to smile and chuckle weakly

"Would you believe because of bad book keeping? I had just joined a few months earlier and my teacher was sick that day and he had already said that he would be there and we were marked as attending. And the only way that worked was that the leader had used a suicide device that activated when all the Guardians were killed in the meeting place. Since then I never trusted that any member of the League wasn't be a member of the Order." Riley said, causing Rosette to look at him as he stared her down.

"And telling me what you before you knew who I worked for right." Rosette said as causing Riley to chuckle.

"Not as much as you would think, any member of the Order would have tried to kill us by now." Riley said dryly as he looked forward, seeing Cameron coming running towards them. Once he reached them he panted as he looked at them.

"I found a pathway up wards, it looked like it was being used heavily, Lucario sensed something coming and we hid and saw a group of them charging towards something, there were at least as many as the group that we beat to rescued Ms. Rosette." Cameron

"That lightning bitch must have gotten off the mountains by now; we should head for Viridain and meet up with the others!" The speaker was a tall woman with black hair said to three other women as they moved along the mountain path.

"Yeah so let's go already girl!" The woman who said this had blond hair and was speaking to a woman with red hair as the final woman, a brunet nodded. The redhead looked at the others and nodded and started to lead them towards the setting sun. They had just started to move through a forest on the mountain when a rustling in the bushes caused them to look up as a buxom woman in a torn kimono with long black hair and a look of fear on her face come running towards them.

"Help, they killed my Pokémon! They were going to rape me, their right behind me help!" The woman screamed as a rustling started farther back.

"Get behind us, girls let's get ready, Go Flareon!" The redhead said as she threw a Pokéball, the others releasing a Jolteon, a Vaporeon and a Leafeon. The woman with long hair merely smiled an evil looking smirk.

"Thank you so much, I was so worried." The woman said as the four Pokémon started to growl in the direction of the rustling.

"Don't worry; the four of us will be able to handle any kind of thugs." The blond said as she looked over into the forest. The woman behind them started to move closer the four women.

"Yes I was so worried that I wouldn't have any meat for my daughters." The woman said as she trust a hand through the back of the redhead and out clutching the redhead's heart, causing her to gurgle and go still, and the others and the Pokemon to turn backwards as a from the darkness a spider leg speared the Jolteon through its heart.

"Ambush!" The blond cried as she saw the leg as spider Chimera charged out of the woods and started to slay the three remaining Pokémon. A Chimera dropped onto her from above and soon breathed her last as the Chimera bit into her neck, severing her spine.

"Sister! No NO NO!" The black haired woman cried as she stared at the red head's corpse until a Chimera trust one of its legs into her eyes killing her and threw the Leafeon that jumped at it with one of its legs. The Leafeon flew through the air and crashed to the ground and had two fangs driven into its brain before it could do more then try to stand up.

The long haired woman looked up and saw the final trainer running into the woods with the Flareon and formed black spider legs from her back to run after her when the brunet's corpse flew through the air with a hole where her heart had been. As the spider Chimera gathered around the woman as black chitin formed clawed gauntlets on her hands they looked towards where the corpse had flown from.

"Well this is a genuine surprise, after all this time I never thought that you were still alive, much less still in Kanto." A deep voice called from the darkness. The woman looked around and started to gain a glare on her face as she tried to find the source of it.

"Whose there, who do you think I am?" She demanded as she looked around as she brought the spider legs on her back up and moved her head. She suddenly lunged for a part of the woods to her left and trusted her spider legs at a point when the figure she was striking at jumped upward and formed bat wings made of energy that carried it to a branch in view of the everything in the clearing and breathed a stream of fire into the air above it, shocking the woman who looked at the figure and stared in shock as she realized just what she was facing. The figure looked to be a human male in a dark clock with spikey white hair and solid black eyes and pupils, in its hands was the Flareon with its head twisted backwards.

"You're like me, you one of the Ascended." She breathed in shock. He knows me, how where did we meet? A powerful Ascended could kill me and my girls and it has those wings so it could fly and strike when he wants to.

"Indeed I am, I would wonder how long you've lived around here, when last we had crossed paths it was in the forests to the west near the Tower of Ghosts when we were in that horde so many years ago." At his words she went still and her eyes went hard as her spider legs started to glow green.

"There are only five beings that I am sure survived of that time. Three of them had wings like yours, but there was only one of them that I liked, so please tell me who you are before I decide to kill you here and now." She purred as the spider Chimera started to back away from her as she started to glow a mix of purple and black. He looked at her and chuckled as he threw the Flareon corpse into the center of the clearing.

"Even back then you had such a way with your communication. How about that I saved your life when the horde was ambushed when it was supposed to attack the city that fought us off?" He said as he dropped to the ground as raised his right hand and had two points of scar tissue on it.

"You survived! And Ascended! What are you calling yourself?" She asked as she rushed and gave him a hug. He returned it with a chuckle as the Spider Chimera watched in confusion.

"Nice to see you too old friend. So I'm guessing your helping your spawn evolve, and you just need the human element for that. As for my name the humans in the land I ascended in called me Dreadwing and I decided to keep it." Dreadwing said with a grin as the other Chimera in the clearing looked at their mother who gave a laugh

"Good name! And I've been thinking of myself as the Lady of Poison Webs, the Great Dokugumo! But where were you, after the battle and my ascension I tried to find you but only found legends that spoke of you." Dokugumo said with spin that she ended with a bow.

"'Poison Spider', so after the horde broke up you hunted around the city of the Poison gym then, they are one of the only people on the continent that speak the ancient tongue. As for myself after the battle I was blown out to sea and gain the abilities of an ocean dweller and moved and feed until I reached a new land." Dreadwing said as Dokugumo looked at him with a smirk on her face.

"Yes I had such a fine nest in a place where so many different Pokémon lived, unfortunately the humans found out about me, thankful I was able to escape, went by the location our former leader had his den and slipped by the city nearby and found a good den. It had a protection on it that kept most humans from seeing it, those who did come in usually had some such good food with them, some of my girls even ascended and gone out on their own or left to seek their fortunes on their own power, and these are just my newest brood." Dokugumo said as she motioned to the spider like Chimera. Dreadwing turned and looked at them, noticing the differences between them. One had a flower on her back from which two vines that went from under the flower's buds and were waving in the air as it chittered at her sister, one that was red and bulky, another that was purple and seemed to be moving with grace and the final one blue and was smaller than the others but she glowed to his senses. He turned to Dokugumo and smiled at his friend.

"I can tell just what these girls need is the just a bit of aura for their next stage, right?" He said as he looked at Dokugumo who nodded and gestured to the others to decide who ate what amongst themselves. As the spider Chimera started to look over the bounty before them as Dokugumo watched with pride before Dreadwing gestured for her join her him away from the girls hearing. Once she joined him he gave her a stern look.

"Listen, once their doing ascending to their next stage I would move on from this area if I was you, there's something awakening around here, a breed of Chimera that are as mindless as the worst of the ones we fought with back then. At least I'm hoping their just mindless." He muttered

"You hope, wait why do you hope?" Dokugumo asked as she started feel uneasy as she looked at what her daughters were doing. They had chosen what they would eat and were deciding on the order they would eat individually.

"They were stupid. They just used wave tactics and didn't react but throwing themselves when trainers got between them and their target, a lone girl riding a fire wolf. A pack of at least twenty of them gave their lives on the hunt for one human and one Pokémon, it was just so stupid." Dreadwing said as he turned towards the darkness, his eyes looking towards the darkness, trying to spot anything that might. Dukogumo merely looked at him before she turned and followed his gaze into the darkness of the forest; the forest hat seemed more evil and savage then before. Maybe it's time to go farther west; we could slip into a village, find a place…wait, why is Dreadwing here, why did he come back?

"Why were you even around to see them, what brought you back to this land?" Dokugumo questioned as she turned to Dreadwing who only smirked and walked into the darkness.

"Look after yourself old friend, you and your girls. I would hate to learn you fell to things like them." With those words Dokugumo was left alone, shivering as she held herself and started to make plans to protect her daughters. She looked at her girls and clapped her hands, they needed to advanced to their next stage, then they would leave, purhapes what the humans called Johto would be a good place to hunt for a while.

Ryouta and his wife Sayeko finished washing up and securing their garments before looking at each other and the door. Ryouta was sure the worry his wife had in her eyes was reflected in his but he tried to put on a brave face and tried to reassure her to their student's chances.

"We can't let ourselves worry too much about Brock right now Sayeko, we have to stay focused on this. And he's a former Gym Leader with a full team and a party of four other trainers to back him up, I'm sure he'll be back before the hurricane hits the region." Ryouta said with a confident tone.

"But still, he's out there, and the member who came back was ambushed on Route 22, Route 22!" Sayeko said as she looked at her husband.

"We're not trainers strong enough to make a difference out there. This place is how we can fight this time, find out everything they can tell us and find a way to kill them safer." Ryouta said confidently as he walked towards the operating theater's doors and walked through them.

"What did I do right to find you? Just what did I do right?" Sayeko said softly to herself as she walked after her husband, a small smile on her face behind her mask.

Giovanni and Miranda walked into the observation room over the operating room, Miranda clutching a clipboard and wearing a square pendent around her neck. Giovanni noticed Officer Jenny was standing by the windows, a frown and a dark look on her face that told him all he needed to know. He walked over to her when she didn't react to their presence he coughed, causing her to look up and when she saw the two of them she looked away with a shamed look on her face. Giovanni stared for a few seconds before he started to look murderous as he realized where the shame had come from.

"I'm guessing that the Mayor decided not to ask for help from the other cities." Miranda said as soon as she saw the look of shame on Jenny's face. Giovanni meanwhile was doing everything he could to keep his temper under control, all the while cursing in his head the person who had to be responsible for this.

"I was barely able to get him to send a message out to the homesteaders about the possibility of roaming Chimera and to think about calling up the Militia before that idiot butted in and started talking about the damages a panic would cause to the citizens and the tourist industry. Before I could say much more he had a vote and the council voted to adopt a small defensive stance and keep the curfew in affect for all Pokémon." Jenny said only for her words to be the trigger to let Giovanni let go.

"Off course he would say that! Sometimes I wonder just who and how representatives are selected if he's one of them. It's a perfect strategy, the Chimera take out the Pokémon and then they go in and harvest anything they can. The wind currents carry the outbreak to the city then they strike, its textbook! Why can't they wake up and see that!" Giovanni cursed as he heard the door open behind them and knew just who it was without turning.

"Now, now. I'm willing to admit that it was possible for a pack of Chimera to have attacked your trainer on Route 22, but for it to have any connection to that terrible outbreak affecting our city's Pokémon, really Giovanni it's just not possible for a Chimera to plan something that complicated." The speaker was a chubby man with grey hair in a modest looking suit that walked into the room with a blissful look on his face.

"We fought off at least five of those things! Are you going to let a threat like that multiply until we fall?!" Jenny demanded, he had been there when Salma had told of the ambush, how could he be so stupid!

"And here you are, whatever those things were their not that big a threat if you survived them without injury. I'm sure that when the doctor sees that the DNA profile of that abomination doesn't match. The league will of course deal with the Chimera once Hunters are available beyond the current issues that need their services." He said with a smile on his face.

"And if the DNA matches, what will the League do then, Pecker?" Giovanni asked as he locked eyes with the obvious official.

"Then the League will take action and please, I've told you before, call me Al." Albert Peck said with a smile. Giovanni stared at Albert Peck, this man had been a constant pain to deal with A sigh from Jenny caused them to look down and see Professor Oak appear on the monitor on the wall, he would be observing the dissection and offering what help he could from his lab.

Ryouta and Sayeko walked into the room, Sayeko activating the devices as Ryouta began to document the procedure. As Sayeko turned on the view screen and sent the signal to Oak Labs she looked around the room, after the Siege the hospital had set this place up as a backup theater and to deal with Chimera dissection, this would be the first time it was used for what it had been created for and she wasn't sure how she felt about that.

"This is Doctor Ryouta Panacelon, recording a dissection on a Bug Type Chimera recovered on one of the Mountains along Victory Road. Nurse Sayeko Panacelon is assisting with Professor Samuel Oak observing from his Laboratory in Pallet Town. Before I begin, I have taken a DNA sample from the specimen am currently having it compared to the DNA of a spore that has infected a majority of the Pokémon in Viridian City." Ryouta began as he slowly walked around the specimen on the operating table.

"First observations; the subject has a hard outer shell of chitin, black in color that covers the whole body. The body is normal when one considers both regular insects and Pokémon with one deviation, two grasping limbs with five fingers on the front portion of the body. The body has wounds that seem to be from gunshots, one of its eyes had been destroyed, I would estimate that that was what killed this specimen. A bit mark is along the back of the body just before what appear to be wing coverings. Coverings appear to be an armor featured as inspection revealed that there is no way for them to open on their own, as of right now I am put that off to the end, and will be using the remote operating devices in Theater 5." Ryouta commented as he stopped with the corpse between him and the view screen to allow Professor Oak to observe unhindered

"The limitations the operating is under Dr. Panacelon?" Professor Oak asked as he watched from his lab.

"None at all. Once the examination is finished and the gene test is done, I will personally be throwing this specimen into the inclinator off site at a class 1 bio hazard disposal facility." Ryouta said flatly as he locked eyes with the Professor.

"Then I would suggest that you begin by removing the head from the body, start there and work your way down. After all if you're thinking about the facility I believe you are that would work out far easier for you. And remember to use face shields, you must have proper sanitation methods in this kind of thing." Professor Oak said calmly.

"Yes I believe that would be logical, the saw and shields please Sayeko." Ryouta said as he reached a hand which accepted the offered face shield and after putting it on was handed the saw and in a few minutes the head was removed from the body and moved to a smaller table and sat up right on it. Looking at it for a few seconds he saw the where the brain was and started to cut around the head until he gone in a circle.

"Now let's start with the hole that the shooter left us with shall we? Hole on opposite end, given what I can see through it a simple cut here should let us see the brain and here it is." Ryouta said as he pulled off the top of the cut and looked down before he shared a look with Sayeko.

"Sayeko, would you mind getting the mobile camera I believe Professor Oak needs a better picture of this." Ryouta said Sayeko got a small camera from the wall and angled it so that it had a view of the exposed brain.

"What is it? Oh my, that brain, am I receiving this right Ryouta my boy?" Oak's voice sounded shocked.

"Yes it its. Examination of the brain has revealed an abnormality; the hemispheres of the brain are…the only word I can use is malformed, with the right side much healthier then then the left side." Ryouta said as he examined the revealed brain. The right side of the revealed was healthy and pink but looked malnourished and there were dark pink spots here and there. The left side looked normal, with no markings or spots but was paler then the left side. Ryouta removed the brain and turned it over in his hands and continued his observations.

"Abnormality of the brain is constant on the top and bottom, beside the spots observed so far there are no other marks of discoloration on the brain. The both side look malnourished, has this specimen not been eating the right amount of food, or has it come out of a long hibernation?" Ryouta said as looked over the organ in his hands.

"I remember the cleanup of the Siege, some of the Chimera's that died with their maker had brains like this, but those were so much worse. The markings on the brain remind of me of them, I think it keeps the creature from have any kind of independent will of its own, this thing is a dedicated servant or… slave, yes I would even use that word to describe them." Professor Oak said as he rubbed his chin.

"But giving the healing abilities that have been recorded and their mutation potential, couldn't these structures die and release its sense of self?" Sayeko asked as she looked on. Ryouto looked at his wife and exchanged a look with her; no one noticed Professor Oak went white for a few seconds before he got control of his face back.

"I think we'll have an idea about that when we're done. Besides obvious issue, the brain seems to be healthy, for a giving value of course. I have no basis for a standard of this strain of Chimera so I will have to mark this as an average specimen. Sayeko, would you please open that…thank you." Ryouta said as he dropped the brain into a small box that his wife had opened. Turning towards the head and swiftly cut the head into two at the mouth. He removed the top half and put it on the table next to the bottom and started to observe the jawline. He picked up a piece of wood from a sample table and moved it across the tooth, cutting through like a knife through butter, a piece of raw meat met with similar results. He cut into the mouth and removed a section of muscles along the jawline and put them into a separate sample box.

"Two fangs along the front on the top half, no venom sacks at the roof of the mouth so I would rule out venom bites, a sack for… silk is just behind the mouth before the throat, predictable. The teeth are quite sharp, tests show their able to cut both plant and flesh, I would say its molars are able to crunch bones and a sample of the muscle along the jawline has been removed for further investigating later on before disposal, after cleaning up the remains of the head I will be moving onto the 'chest'." Ryouta said as he moved the head into varies bio waste boxes.

"So far it seems to have been nothing, just like I said didn't I Gio my boy?" Albert said a laugh in his voice. This was Miranda's first time being around the League's representative to Viridian City and she couldn't see how this idiot could have been given the job. He was so out of touch that it had to be an act, if it wasn't then how could he function.

"There were at least three separate kinds of these things that attacked my trainer when she was returning, and the webs they left might have been stealing the life of the plants they were on according to my trainer. You have to wake up and realize what's going on!" Giovanni said with a scow on his face as he stared Albert down.

"The two types we fought were straight up combatants, this thing was an ambusher at best! And we only survived because we ran away when they got reinforcements! If there are Chimera on the region in the numbers that we think there might be then they constitute a threat!" Jenny snarled as she started to flex her hands. Before Albert could say anything a loud buzzing startled them, causing them to look down at Ryouta who walked over to a monitor and answered it, revealing the face of Joy who had a look of sorrow on her face.

"The tests are done Doctor. The DNA sample matches the spore at a ratio of 80%. Whatever released the spores, they're related to your specimen." Joy reported loudly for all to hear, causing those in the observation room to glare at Albert who started to sweet and look concerned.

"Well, with this new information the League will take appropriate actions to defend…." Albert trailed off as Giovanni walked to the intercom and called down to the operating room.

"Ryouta, I'll need a copy of the results of the DNA test and the data from the autopsy, I'll arrange a meeting with the Mayor and force him to ask for help." Giovanni said, turning after he saw Ryouta nod at him. He walked by Albert towards the door, Miranda and Jenny following behind him.

"Miranda, when you get the data about the DNA call the Rangers, use the data to have them send anyone they can, Jenny, I'll be sending some of the Gym's Trainers to the exit to Route 22, I would appreciate it if they had some support." Giovanni said as he left the room, leaving Albert alone, and after the doors closed he suddenly gained a look of rage on his face as he looked after where the others had gone. He reached for his phone and pressed a button, talking as soon as someone answered.

"Albert here. They have evidence on the connection between the spore and Chimera; the Leader's calling the Rangers and meeting with the Mayor. No I don't think I'll be able to talk him down, yes we're going to have to move up our plans." Albert said as he walked out the room, never noticing that a camera had been trained on him.

Professor Oak turned off the monitor with a frown, removed a data storage unit from his computer and got up and stretched. That had been interesting, and the DNA results might not be enough for the League but it was enough for him. He would tell everyone in Pallet to try and keep their Pokémon inside until after the Hurricane. He frowned as one of his scars started to burn, that comment she had made about 'unlocking their will' could that have been the result of that battle? He walked towards a door he kept locked and put in the code, unlocking the door and walked into the chamber beyond. Opening the door with the chamber he walked down a staircase and entered another code at the bottom, the room he entered was where he did his most secret research, his study on the history of Chimera. He passed many ancient looking drawings of Chimeras of all types; he passed recreations of weapons that had killed Chimeras and books that held legends from all corners of the world. He finally reached a computer at the far end of the room and sat down before it and started to pull up files on directions, focusing on brains. He frowned at the records he had. Birds, mammals and insects; there were spots on all brains from all of those specimens that were shown to have been under the command of other Chimera. This was something he had been researching for years, and he hadn't even thought that the brain spots had an effect. Quickly pressing a few keys on the keyboard he started to monologue.

"The enigma of Chimera biology has been my obsession for years now, even since I almost lost my life in that encounter so long ago. My recent consultation with the Viridian Hospital has answered some of my many questions and but it created more. Research into the question offered by one Sayeko Panacelon has raised many of those new questions, study of my records have shown similar signs in other specimens observed obeying others without question, there is no common origin, there species and age, where they were active, there is nothing that connects them. Possible connection between spore outbreak and Chimera unknown as of this time, will update as new data is gathered." Professor Oak said as his hands flew over the keyboard, looking over data he had collect over his lifetime. Professor Oak slowly went towards a pen and in a quick movement threw it and got up and looked around.

"WHO'S THERE!?" He demanded in a forceful tone. As he reached for a sword on the wall next to him a throaty laugh caused him to go still. Wait, that voice is…

"I still can't get anything by you, hu Sammy? Still trying to understand those things?" A voice said as an old woman in an old fashion purple dress seemed to appear from nowhere with a purple Pokémon with a gaseous body and two remote hands hugging her.

"Agatha, I was getting worried about you when Delia told me about Brock's expedition into your mountains." Professor Oak said with a smile at her as he sighed and sank into his chair.

"My mountains, what's he looking for up there?" Agatha asked as she walked towards him. With a small sigh Professor Oak opened a file and revealed a spore in a blood sample, its genetic information came up next to it. Agatha read what was on the screen as data of its effects on Pokémon was shown next, a frown starting to form as she absorb what she was reading.

"The source of this I'm afraid, it's probably a Chimera. Currently it's the source of an infection that's affecting each species of Pokémon differently" Professor Oak explained as Agatha listened and sighed and shook her head in denial.

"This is from my mountains? I can't believe something moved in there and I never noticed it, and you say it's affecting Viridian like that. Even with the problem they've been giving me for a few days, I wouldn't have missed something like that!" Agatha said, causing Professor Oak to turn to look at her. Agatha just sighed and closed her eyes.

"About a week ago I pulled a girl and her Electric type out of one of my fishing traps. I got the kid dry and was feeding her a meal when some scum who were looking for her came along. I sent her out the back and went outside to buy her some time; the poor dears out there didn't know who I was, so when they insisted that a poor old feeble woman get out of their way, I decided to entertain them until the poor dears had to leave, they had stayed with me so long they were so late for their next appointment that they had to run so fast, you'd think a Chimera was on their heels." Agatha said with a smirk on her face. Professor Oak just shook his head and turned to his computer, not noticing the pain in Agatha's eyes. Sorry Sam but I still can't break that Geass keeping me from telling you about Aura users. Dam you teacher, why'd you have to do that to me?!

"And I'm guessing that these guests you weren't the run of the mill thugs for hire?" Oak said with a small frown.

"Some more of those people who had a problem about that wild fruit we found. It seems that those people were part of something larger than we thought The way they were acting as they demanded I hand over my guest, there was no way I was going to let them have her! And they were after her for a reason, called her Abomination for Arceus sake." Agatha snarled as she remembers the looks of hatred those people had on their faces as they spoke of who they were hunting.

"Concerning that they were active since we meet them, more concerning they were after a person. If the current members are anything like the ones we fought together, I'm worried about what they've been doing in the shadows over the years." Professor Oak mused as he leaned back and let his mind wonder.

"Enough doom and gloom Sammy, what's been happening in the old homestead since the last time I've been home? Has that grandson of ours comeback from his trip yet?" Agatha asked as she looked at him, prompting him to laugh and stand up.

"A long story my lady, one I will start over supper, how about take in? But you will of course be my guest until the situation with the hurricane and the Chimera's are dealt with my dear?" Professor Oak said as he offered his arm to Agatha who took it with a smile.

"But of course, good sir. So, is there anything new in the village and any new specials at Pallet House?" Agatha asked as she walked with Oak out of the room, letting the pains of the past fade away for the brightness of tomorrow.

Machop ran with tears in its eyes, the bow and quiver on its back not even registering to it. Its four comrades were dead, and what's worse was that they had failed. This thought was all the Machop had as it ran through the woods as it ran from the mountain. It had been the last day of their duty shift when those three Chimera had invaded the ruin, how they had gotten in it couldn't know, but it had picked off its team. It had been briefed on the Goblins and their sire in the mountains, they weren't supposed to have been that strong, and one alone had done all that, just what did that say about their strength. There was no way around it, it had to let its queen know about this as soon as possible, and to do that it had to run through the others territory to get there. The pack who claimed this part of the forest was particularly strong, with their alpha, a Sandslash that had been able to go move for move with the Champion himself the few times they had meet in battle, all it could hope for was that the pack wasn't anywhere nearby and that it could slip by them. As it was running suddenly six yellow balls flew out of the bushes and unfurled into Sandshrews, the pack. Where was the leader, it always attack from the front! Machop started to look around for the Sandlash that lead them and was shocked when the Sandshrew right in front of it walked forwards and to its surprise bowed down before it.

"Sandshrew, shrew, shrew." Machop stared in shock, these six were all that remained from their group, and they were asking to be brought before its queen to join forces for vengeance against the ones who killed their leader. Looking at the Ground types it could see the wounds on their bodies, and with the hidden hope that its punishment wouldn't be too great if it brought back new soldiers so it nodded and gestured for the Sandshrew to follow it, breaking into a run, the Sandshrew following behind it. Soon they left the forest behind and after a while came upon a ruined tower that had falling over a river.

"MACHOP!" The Machop screamed out to the world, startling the Sandshrews who turned to look at it and then turned when they sensed something. They turned and saw five Machoke materialized out of the woods wielding swords and shields and look at the six Sandshrews

"Ma choke mack?" One of the Machoke asked the Machop as it looked around for the others, only to stare at the Machop when its tears started to flow down its face.

"Machop, Machop." The Machop's words caused the others to look at it and look beyond it and the Sandshrews, growing more alert as the Machokes started to lead the others toward the falling tower. As they entered the falling structure the Sandshrew were led through a window on the floor into a slopping tunnel. After a while they came out into a large cavern that seemed to stretch for miles, a crude looking castle in the. The party moved through the cavern and reached the castle, being let in by two Machokes holding spears. As the party moved through the courtyard they were watched by the Machokes and the Machops training or standing guard as the party moved towards a door to the castles interior.

Going inside they walked towards a large door with two large suits of teal armor with oversized hands, it is only when the party gets closer that the Sandshrews realize the armor are both Pokémon. The two armor Pokémon opened the door to reveal a large throne room. The throne room had a semitransparent silk curtain at the fall end where a female figure that seemed to be wearing a flowing gown was in the shadows behind the curtain sitting on a throne. Along the walls in rows 10 strong on both sides were Machokes wielding spears and wearing armor. Before the curtain a white, bipedal Pokémon with a red horn on its chest and its arms were shaped like tonfas, a collar with a gemstone around its neck and it seemed to be dancing as it moved around the throne room, delivering devastating blows to the air with its hands and feet. The Sandshrew stared in awe at one who had fought their leader to a standstill on more than one meeting, this was the Champion of the Queen.

[How was my performance my Queen?] A forceful and powerful voice said as the white Pokémon stop and bowed before the figure on the throne. The figure on the throne gave off an air of grace as her hand was raised and a glowing goblet hovered over to the Champion.

[Impressive my Champion, your skills have grown well. You are one of the strongest among our forces. But I see that there are others who would speak with Us.] A feminine voice said as the Pokémon that had been dancing before the throne shot to its feet and turned towards the party that had entered the throne room. The group released that they had been noticed by the Lords of the castle and the Machop, Machokes and Sandshrews bowed. The Champions eyes widened slightly as it saw the Sandshrews, it recognized some of them, and then its eye narrowed when it saw the Machop and the bow on its back.

[You. You were add to the squad we had guarding the ruin, why are you here, where are the others?] The male voice said as the Champion looked. The Machop fought back its tears and knelt before the Champion and fell forwards, its arms the only thing holding its body up.

"Machop, Mach. Chop Mac Machop Machop! Machop chop!" The Machop said as it knelt before its leaders. The Sandshrews looked at the Machop with pity and understanding in their eyes while the guards along the wall gave no hint of their thoughts. The Champion looked at the archer and then Champion turned towards the Sandshrews.

[While the events that our soldiers just told of are concerning, I would like to know why you six are here, and where is your leader? Have you come here to run from him for some reason?] The Champion inquired as the guards along. One of the Sandshrew walked forward while the others knelled before the throne.

"Sandshrew shrew. Sand sand sandshrew." This time the Champion's eyes went wide and they moved towards the figure on the throne before they returned to the Sandshrews spokes-mon.

[I grieve that a worthy rival has been slain, and the fact that it happened the same time as the decimation of one of our defensive bases is worrying. But what are your thoughts on this my queen?] The Champion asked the figure behind the curtain as the others around the room looked at the throne.

[My thoughts, my Champion? That the old Ogre in the mountains spawn have suddenly become more active, that they have started to roam father then they ever did? That just one of them was able to kill one you said was a rival; that some of them found the ruin and took the fruit from the tree? I would think that this shows that his forces might soon fracture my Champion. While our war with her is a concern if events play out the right way we might soon be able to use the mountain to handle it.] The feminine voice said as the figure behind the transparent curtain raised a hand. From the left side a Pokémon that looked like a bipedal pink blob with long rabbit ears and a tuff of hair between its ears walked towards the knelling group with four bipedal, pink-and-cream Pokémon with oval, blue eyes following in her wake.

[Wigglytuff and her staff will take you all to the healing chambers, Archer when you are recovered you shall be resigned as the leader of a new squad that has just finished training. As for the Sandshrews, they are welcomed to join our ranks. I pray that we meet and kill that which killed your former leader. The audience is over; all of you please leave me, guards included. My Champion will you attend me?]The feminine voice asked as the curtain glowed blue and parted, revealing the shadowed chamber beyond. Wigglytuff bowed to the Sandshrew and the four Pokémon following her started to help the injured Pokemon out of the audience room. The guards banged their spears against the floor and marched out of the room, leaving the Queen and the Champion alone.

[Of course my Queen, it would be my honor.] The Champion said as it walked between the curtains as the others left the chamber following the pink Pokémon. As the curtains closed a glow formed along the bottoms as a seal activated, closing off all sound from leaving the room. Suddenly the items around the room started to glow blue and fly around as the feminine voice started to rage. The Champion stood still as he let her vent, and sighed as she turned to him, her eyes glowing.

[A SINGLE CHIMERA KILLED ONE OF OUR SQUADRONS! WHAT'S MORE IT WAS THE GUARDS OF THE TREE! AND THAT MACHOP SAID THAT TWO OF THEM STAYED IN OUR OUTPOST AFTER EATING TWO OF THE OTHERS! WHAT IS THAT IDIOT DOING, WHY HAS IT DECIDED TO MOVE NOW OF ALL TIMES, JUST WHEN THE FRUIT WAS READY!?] She raged as the

[Calm down my lady. While this is troubling I'm sure we can deal with it. This is an opportunity to gather the other packs that are independent, if the Ogre's forces start to move, some might come to us.]The Champion said trying to calm his Queen down. The queen's eyes started to lose their glow as she turned to look at him, a devious smile growing on her face.

[And we can make sure they are targeted by that one's forces, can't we?] She sent to her partner as she offered him her hand. He took it and gave it kissed it before he met her eyes.

[My thoughts exactly my Queen. Might I suggest that we move on the dual Poison pack that one of our patrols encountered recently near the humans city? The leaders seemed strong and we could make them serve you my lady] The Champion said as he lead her towards a table with a pitcher and two goblets.

[Yessss, those two. Send an emissary, if they declaim the honor we offer them, then we shall lead one of the Chimeras towards them, let fate decide if they live.] The Queen said as her eyes and the pitcher glowed blue and poured the liquid into the goblets.

[If they are such fools then it would be their fault that they would lose their lives.] The Champion said as he raised a goblet to his Queen, who raised her own to their vision of the future, a future where they would rule all of Kalos.

Aura Skill: Sensing: Ability to use Aura to sense where others are without seeing them. High level users able to know what is there down to what they sense and if they have active Aura or are related to each other. Homunucles feel like they're all related to each other if made by same person or creature.