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

18. Chapter 18

Here's chapter 18 a month or so late, sorry but for a while it just wouldn't write itself. And a few RL problems that are still bothering me piled on and I need a new job as of last week and I hope to get the next chapter out as soon as I can, and on a related note I decided to drop the rating to T since the M stuff might not happen until the next book, I will put down if I do Lime or Lemon so yeah? On the pulse side while the creative juju was dry for this one I wrote three chapters for a project; a three way crossover project, three stories happening in the same 'world' and the same time, three fandoms woven together, hope you guy check them out and enjoy, the first chapter of the prime story goes up Saturday Night! Reuploaded this, had some mistakes I forgot about fixed version sorry.

Yuji sighed and stretched as he looked about the barricade. The way to Route had a wall between the plains and the city, people and Pokémon were patrolling the top of it, the gateway exit two eight wheeled trailers set in a triangle with the wall as the base with two people watching from both 'faces' of the resulting pyramid and he was based farther back with the city proper near the base. So far there hadn't been anything to talk about, just a few hours of nothing but wild Pokémon running across the road and people from the outlying towns after the safety of the city. I'll say this about Jenny; she really made a great plan in case of a new Siege. But it's true; the best guard shift is a boring one, when it's exciting that's when things are bad. He thought as he looked over the barricade before turning his head to look at the mountains.

"Where did those two scumbags go, I mean did they become Chimera food?" He muttered under his breath as he looked up at the mountains and frowned. What is that; am I seeing things? He thought as he reached down and brought up his binoculars and looked at the peak and frowned when he saw the mountain top wasn't covered with snow.

"The hell, did those things attack the Ice Pokémon up there and take em?" He muttered as brought down his binoculars and looked up with a frown on his face. The snows gone, did the Ice type get away or were they food, this is really bad. I have to bring this up to the boss. Yuji thought as he frowned. A few years back he and Salma had a mission to get a strain of berries from the top, a Quest that Giovanni had wanted to stay quit and the Ice Pokémon they had fought there had been led by a powerful Beartic, if the Chimera had defeated that pack!

"See something that's bothering you Yuji?" A familiar voice caused him to turn and smile when he saw Salma with a bow and quiver over her shoulder walking towards him. He smirked when he saw his friend and fellow Gym Trainer and looked at her as he passed her the binoculars.

"The snow and ice is gone from the mountain top." Yuji said flatly as Salma stared at him before grabbing the binoculars and staring at the mountain before dropping them and staring in shock.

"The pack leader brought a snow storm when it started to raid, if those things gain that power!" Salma said quietly in a rush as Yuji widened his eyes as his mind made a few connections he hadn't comprehended.

"What, you believe in the old wives tale how Chimera can take abilities from what they kill, why the League has declared that to be a lie, Chimera just mutate based on what attacks them or some secrete they have in their genes, everyone knows that." He said as Salma looked at him and scowled.

"Oh don't tell that freaking propaganda the League puts out, you've seen enough with me to know that's an Arceus spawned lie! We've got to tell the boss they might be dead, and tell the others what we think might have happened! If they've gained Ice moves they could cause a storm they could break any defense we could muster." Salma said as Yuji just sighed and nodded. She's right about that, if an Ice Type Chimera horde could attack the city we would be in trouble. But the 'mutation rate' for Bug types is slow so maybe the follow up strike Brock has to put together might work. Yuji thought with as he nodded at her. He looked at her and saw her start to shiver as she reached down and picked up his binoculars. Reaching out with it her hands she saw the concern in her eyes and sighed.

"What do you think are the odds we're looking at the start of a new siege?" Salma asked as he had to think about how bad everything had gotten so fast and with what he had learned on the way back he could see how it had happened but not the why.

"It's at least a horde of Chimera up there, but I think it'll have to beeak Viridian for it to be declared one." Yuji said causing her to laugh darkly as she shook her head.

"Yeah but I just can't understand where they came from, for such a force to have formed there would have to have been rumors at least but there was nothing before the sickness started, so where'd they come from?" Salma asked as Yuji tried to keep his face expressionless. Riley asked us to keep it quiet about what he told us, and after how that bastard tried to kill me I can understand why but this is Salma, she's had my back for years, I can't see her as one of them. Yuji thought as he scratched his head and turned away he looked back at her when he heard her gasp, seeing her look at him with wide eyes.

"You know something, something you haven't told anyone don't you. Yuji, if it could save lives!" Salma said as Yuji cursed the fact she knew him and his tells. I know that I can trust her but can I trust who she tells? Her sister, I could send her to her sister and let her and him decided if they tell her. He thought as he looked at his friend. He was about to speak up when a cry came from one of the look outs on the trailer.

"CONVOY COMING IN!" A voice bellowed causing the two of them to look at each other for a few seconds.

"We're not finished with this!" Salma said before they both dashed between the trailers and she raised the binoculars to try and find it as Yuji called out.

"WHAT HAVE WE GOT?" He bellowed as he reached for Tauros's Pokéball as he prayed that

"IT LOOKS LIKE THE SOMEBODIES COMING IN, WAIT….THEY'RE MOVING FAST LIKE SOMETHING'S ON THEIR TAIL!" The lookout called as Yuji swore and looked at Salma who nodded as she reached for her Pokeballs and drew one.

"Let's Go Onix!" Salma cried as her Rock Pokémon appeared as she unslung her bow before she clambered up to Onix's horn and off they went. Yuji looked up as his own Pokémon appeared and dashed to it.

"Tauros, time to charge! You guys get ready to defend, we'll go see if we can help them, and get Jenny!" He called back to them Taruos started to follow after Salma and Onix.

"KEEP GOING, WE'RE ALMOST THERE!" The driver of the front wagon bellowed as he urged the horse faster before he looked back over his shoulder as he cursed how they had been tracked by those monstrosities. They had been making good time until some kind of wooden birds had attacked from the sun, firing blasts as they dived and destroying three wagons and wounding some of the passengers. They had started to try and defend themselves when blasts from behind them had announced more of the things that had caused them to run. The elders, their grandchildren and that healer girl had dropped back and started to fight as a rearguard, urging the others to run. Every wagon had grabbed the others and they had left them, something he still hated. I hope the boss and his kin can handle it, but I gotta get these people to the City! He thought as he looked towards the city and saw two trainers, one on an Onix and the other on a Tauros coming towards them causing him to smile.

"BEHIND US, A REARGUARDS TRYING TO HOLD THEM OFF!" He bellowed to the trainers, hoping they would understand. The Onix moved past them and the Tauros rider shot him a thumb's up as he passed, causing him to release a sigh of relief. With help they would survive and people at the League would believe them without Viridian being attacked.

"Are Miss Holly and the others going to be alright mister?" One of the Flareblood hands children asked as he urged the horse to slow down as they reached Viridian. The driver frowned for a split second before he tried to reassure his passengers.

"Yeah, those stupid things won't be able to handle the bosses and help!" He said as he looked at the walls with a frown. I know there's a sickness but why have the walls been manned? I don't like this, I really don't like this. He thought as people came out to help them.

"Dodrio, Drill Peck that thing!" Leaf cried out as she dodged a strike from a Treeslasher and blocked a blow from another with her right shield. Before it could try and hit her Raticate bit it's other arm with glowing fangs and tor it from the body. Dodrio struck with its spinning becks at the other one and destroyed it. Leaf looked around the chaos of the battle and looked up at the circling things. The things were wood shaped birds with stone claws and beck, two green stones for eyes and leaves on its wings {[Treewing]}. They had shot at them with energy blasts before flying higher and diving down only to go back before getting down far enough to attack but otherwise, they only seemed to be trying to slow them down, something that had confused them before the others had caught up. She saw Edger attacking them with his spear and his Serperior striking out with its vines at any of the wood things that tried to get her trainer. A cry from her left caused Leaf to see Pakwa slashing away with two short swords as her Greninja watched her back. Leaf looked and saw two of the Treeslashers charge towards Pakwa and dashed towards her, her Pokémon following behind her as she lead the way, both of them ready to protect their trainer!

Meanwhile Jed slashed at a wooden centaur with his axe as his Blaziken kicked a wooden lupin like creature with a red flower on its back {[Red Woodhound]} into the air before Jed's Hounddoom blasted it with fire that was absorbed into its flower before the lupine shot a blast of red colored energy at Houndoom! Houndoom dodged the blast as the Red Woodhound landed back on the ground and shot at Houndoom, two red colored vines shot out and struck at the Dark-Fire type and hit it as the Red Woodhound shot past and tried jumped at Blazekin, its mouth open when a blast of water slammed into it! It landed to the left of Blazekin when suddenly its head was sliced off by Kimi's scythe! Jed had cut the chest of the centaur off its lower body while his Pokémon had fought the Red Woodhound and saw what had happened and looked at her as she panted.

"Thanks Fallsbloom." He said as he looked at the downed wolf monster and frowned when he thought he saw one of its legs twitch.

"Nothing to it, gramss would hate if her favorite hate target died without her being responsible. Kimi said as she looked at the fallen centaur and could have sworn she saw the parts start to spasm. Both of them moved in an instint, Jed slamming his axe down and through the flower and body and Kimi slashing through the center of the torso as all three parts started to move. Both of them backed up as cords shot out from the severed part of the centaur's lower body, both trainers and Pokémon trying not to let the cables touch them.

"What in the name o the creator?! Chimera don't do this thing, you take off the head the body dies, that the same with anything that lives!" Jed spat as he gripped his axe tighter as Kimi looked around and tried to see what was on the ground and dead, hoping to understand. A growl from Houndoom caused her to look at the Red Woodhound's body as it disintegrated and a stray thought from her subconscious came to her, pieces of knowledge making connections that causing her to pale in freight.

"What if they're not alive? What if they have a different source of….mobility, reproduction?" She asked as Jed started to pale as well, suddenly their attack on them becoming that more vile and evil as he made his own connections.

On another side of the battle Isa slashed with her blade bow and notched an arrow and sent it at one of the five circling Treewings, hitting the head but doing nothing to bring it down as her Breloom spun around, its tail glowing steel gray at a Treeblaster as her Drapion slashed at a Treegrabber's tentacles as it attacked them. Isa slashed off the Treegrabber's head and the body stumbled backwards and then tentacles shot out of the wound and grabbed her weapon. She struggled as she tried to break fly as she wondered how she could keep her team alive. What the hell are these things, I cut off their heads and they keep coming! She thought before someone slashed through the headless Treegrabber's body. She saw Chogan with his sickles and looked on as the Treegrabber disintegrated as his Zoroark watched his back.

"So, got any idea what we're fighting?" Chogan asked as he trilled his sickles as he looked upwards at the circling Treewings. Isa huffed as she looked upwards and suddenly the fact that they were circling suddenly seem wrong in a way she wasn't conscious about. Suddenly a need to get away from them was taking over her, a need to get away from these things. She looked over his shoulder and pushed him to the side as a Treeslasher's arms came down where he had been standing a second ago and she barked a command.

"Breloom, Leach Seed that thing, rapid fire!" Isa snarled prompting Breloom to spit four seeds at the Treegrabber, three of which hit and sprouted roots that wrapped around its arms and neck. As the seeds started to glow the Treegrabber took a step and started to decompose before their eyes. She shot a look at her Drapion suddenly formed a Protect over them as leaf shaped energy blasts hit it. Looking up she saw three of the Treewings angling at them as the last two hovered and beet their wings at them firing leaf shaped blasts. As the Treewings curled their bodies to attack the Protect with their claws, she and Chogan tried to weather the attacks, looking about she saw Treeslashers turn to look at them. What made us…the Leach Seed, that's it we're a definite threat so they decided to attack us, how could they communicate without talking? Isa wondered as she gripped her bow.

"Breloom, Leach Seeds on the flying things! Drapion keep up the Protect! Chogan I need you to help me handle those things!" Isa said as she nocked an arrow and aimed at one of the charging Treeslasher. Chogan spun his sickles as he started to smile wickedly as he watched three of creatures charge at them.

"Agility Night Daze, nice and close Zoroark!" He barked. His Zoroark glowed blue as it charged at the Treeslashers and stopped amongst them. Before they could react it started to glow crimson and raised its arms above its head before it slammed them down and released a sphere of crimson energy that destroyed the Treeslashers. As Zoroark recovered from the move it was hit with leaf shaped energy blasts from the two hovering Treewings. As it recovered Chogan speed by it and sliced off the head of a Treeslasher that had tried to get Zoroark from behind, after he slashed the head off he dashed to the right and came up infront of his Zoraoak as four tentacles burst form the Treegrabber's severed neck. Where do we have to hit these things to take them down?! He thought as he slashed out with his sickles as he lunged at the headless Treegrabber.

Yuji stared as his Tauros crested the hill and he looked down at the battle before him, shocked that what the people and Pokemon fighting weren't the Chimera! He watched as two wooden birds fire the blasts of leaf shaped energy at a Zoroark as three others attacked someone under a Protect as an old woman in blue hair with twin swords rampaged as a Greninja followed her and struck at what looked like mobile wooden men with claws or a tentacle arm while a blond with a Raticate and Dodrio with two shields on her arms blocked the energy blasts from a wooden man with a cannon for an arm. A Blazekin and a Poliwhirl fought back to back as an old man with an axe helped a girl with a scythe hold off other wooden humanoids. Okay so their outnumbered three to one and their holding their own. First thing we can do to help out would be…. He thought as Onix moved alongside him.

"Not what you were expecting Yuji?" Salma asked from her Onix as she looks at the battle. He chuckled as he fingered his other Pokéball as he looked at the battle and made a quick decision. Throwing it his Rhydon appeared and looked at the battle before turning to its trainer.

"Partner, stay here and be a canon, make those fliers your targets first and the rest after they leave or are down. Me, Tauros and Rhydon will charge in and help out!" Yuji said causing Salma to laugh a little as she raised her bow and drew out an arrow.

"So like that time by the Forest with those bandits? Onix Flash Cannon those two in the sky!" She said as Yuji chuckled as Onix formed a white orb of energy before it turned into a blast of white energy that speed towards the higher two Treewings.

"Let's help em out guys, Hyper Beam the three attacking the Protect!" Yuji said causing his Pokémon to raise their mouths at the three Treewings and fired blasts of orange energy at them. The Flash Cannon aimed at the two Treewings pierced one of them its center and scored a hit along it back. The Hyper Beams hit the three lower Treewings and caused an explosion that destroyed them!

Chogan and Kimi looked up as soon as the blasts cleared and saw a male trainer on a Tauros with a Rhydon charging towards the battle, a mace in his hands screaming as they came. The Rhydon slammed into a Woodslasher and squeezed it in two as the Tauros and trainer slammed into a Woodgrabber and jumping from his Pokémon the trainer's his mace tore away some the Woodgrabber's chest as he landed! Suddenly shards of rock started to rain onto the monsters from above, looking towards them they saw a girl on an Onix that was the source of the shards. They stayed motionless before a cry brought them back to reality and they saw Jed's axe kill a Treeslasher that was near them.

"Pay attention youngins, the battles still on!" He said with a scowl as his Blazekin punched a Treegrabber as it tried to get at its trainer. With a look Chogan and Kimi nodded at each other and charged at the creatures, their Pokémon following along behind them. A few moments later the battle was over, the last Treewing had flown away under fire from Salma and Onix and with Yuji help to break the deadlock the other creatures had been destroyed, as they stood and watched the last of them decompose Yuji felt a chill go down his spine as he wondered if they were involved in whatever these things were.

"Mighty fine that you came and helped us son, name's Jed Flareblood of the Flareblood Farm! The rest of the people we stayed behind to protect, they make it to Viridian?" Jed asked as he walked towards the dreadlocked trainer.

"Yeah they did, but when did these things come from, I didn't see anything like them in the mountains." Yuji said as Salma's Onix started to come towards them.

"The mountains? What about the mountains sonny?" Pakwa asked as she sheathed her swords as her grandchildren exchanged looks, not liking where this was going.

"There's a Chimera horde up there, they attacked the city yesterday and your convoy was seen by the lookouts that we're set up. I'm Yuji and that's Salma, we're Trainers of the Viridian Gym and I think we should finish this behind the walls." Yuji said as he his Tauros came up to him.

Protector looked about the clearing where the rest of the Goblins had fallen back to, looking about it saw that most of the others had returned but frowned, where were Healer and Gazer; they hadn't returned yet. Protector looked around and moved towards a tree and climbed up, its claws sinking into the tree as it pulled itself upwards. It reached the top and looked around and frowned when it didn't see anything coming towards the clearing, where were its comrades? Gazer should have led the others back by now, maybe it should go looking for them. It started to move downward when it saw movement at the edge of the clearing. Protector was about to cry out to what it thought were others when it saw a glint of light reflected from the bush and frowned and through the trees until it was above the bush, looking past it saw some of the small grey creatures that had attacked the feast. Protector scowled as it saw six of the grey creatures and watched as they move aside to let a blue humanoid wolf with spikes on the back of its forepaws look at the clearing, Protector watched as the creatures gripped the sharp things as they all were looking at the other Goblins and scowled, it wouldn't let them strike!

The Machops moved aside as the Lucario stepped forward, all of them getting their weapons ready. The Queen had ordered that the Ogre's forces be punished for the strike it had sent against them and finding them by the river had been a stroke of fortune! The group Lucario had led had come across a trail and they had tracked it to this clearing and seeing at least forty of the Chimera wounded and the Ogre and most of the changed Goblins were gone, a quick attack could kill at least half of the creatures. It had turned back to its troops to bark a command when something dropped to the ground behind it, it tried to turn when suddenly something pierced its throat and the Lucario tried to breathe, only wheezing that died as it fell to the ground. The Machops looked from the corpse of the Lucario and slowly looked upwards and saw Protector standing there, blood dripping from its claws as it looked at them before charging with a roar.

The Goblins in the clearing heard the roar and six of the stronger ones plus one who had a cut on its head ran towards the roar. They saw Protector dodging and exchanging blows from the things the grey creatures were welding and charged at them, causing a few to turn and Protector to slay one with a slash from its claws. As the grey creatures reacted and the other Goblins joined the battle the tide turned and after a few chaotic moments the last of the grey creatures were dead. As the others looked at the bodies on the ground Protector picked up the blue one and threw it over his shoulder and gestured for the others to drag the new food to feed their fellows, food would help them recover faster. Protector looked at the body it was carrying and touched the spikes on the back of the paws, if its sire decided to reward Protector for saving the others, it would give the Blessing to Healer, it could use the power to better defend itself and might gain the ability to look after itself.

Protector called out and gestured for the others in the clearing to come to the pile he had instructed the ones who carried the meat to make, cutting away pieces to give to the wounded as they came to it. As the worst of the wounded started to eat, Protector looked up as it tore away a grey arm from one of the corpses and looked towards the mountain deep in thought. Protector never noticed Salvager was eating slowly as it looked at Protector's arms with envy, it had to do something to make it stand out and gain a blessing, besides Protector, Deadeye and a few others not many of the pack had been blessed, it wanted the power to kill. As Scavenger planed as it ate it never realized that a one of the other Goblins had noticed it looking at Protector and smiled grimly as it plotted, noting something else about one of its kin to go with the change it had noticed in Deadeye. A commotion at the front caused everyone to turn and see their sire helping Deadeye into the clearing.

Sire looked at Protector and bowed its head before it began speaking. It told of how it had led a group of Gazer, Healer, Deadeye and others into a small hallow when Gazer had noticed something and pushed Deadeye away from it before a blast of flame had engulfed Gazer before boulders had fallen onto the others. Sire and Deadeye had barely gotten out of the hollow when a blur had rushed past them before more of the grey creatures had attacked them. They had fought them off and turned and saw Dark Flare with Healer's body between its teeth and Broken Sting with a Goblin body in both claws. It blasted a spiral of water from its mouth at them and disappeared when a wall of flame had cut them the two of them off from it. Sire stood there and watched as the Goblins gained looks of anger as their wounds healed before its eyes as the food they ate went to work and it raised its hand and bellowed that they would hunt down the two that killed their own and they have vengeance now!

Protector just stood there as the others roared, shocked beyond words at what it had heard. It knew that Broken Sting could fire water but only from its claws, something else had happened to its comrades and its monster of a Sire was it to finally kill the one it had always hated. Protector barely noticed Deadeye grabbed a few of the worst of the wounded and sent them back towards the mountain until only those would followed Sire and itself remained. With a roar the Ogre led the group out of the clearing, on the march to battle. As the others followed Sire Protector fell in behind, it would defend them from whatever plan those two had and if they had anything to do with their deaths, then they….would….pay.

Gazer looked up at the boulder blocking the hole and scowled. It, Healer and two others had barely made it through the hole before the avalanche had crushed the others. It couldn't believe that Sire and Deadeye had done. Gazer turned and watched as Healer used its powers on one of the two other Goblins as the other stared in awe. Gazer looked around and smiled when it smelt plants down a passage way and called out to the others and gestured for them to follow it. As Healer helped the Goblin it had treated to its feet and followed after Gazer the other Goblin went to the other side and started to help as well, sending a small smile towards Healer as they walked.

Gazer peered with its skill as it tried to comprehend just what those two had been planning, what they were after. With Sire it wanted the fire of the Flame Horn, but why did Deadeye decided to help it betray them, what could they gain from this action? Was the hunt a factor in their decision but why, what was different, sure everyone hunted and Protector…. Gazer stopped and went still even as Healer cried softly to it. Protector killed the plant creature in one blow, using the skill that it had had only used to protect their fellows! Were they trying to force it to use that ability but why and against who could….the Flame Horn, that had to be it, they were trying to get Protector to kill the Flame Horn but why, what did Deadeye get out of it? Gazer shook its head and moved through the tunnel as Healer pulled it along and it banished the thoughts it had from its head, for now they had to find a way out and try and stay away from whatever might be down here.

As they entered a large chamber Gazer lead the way as looked about and felt worried for some reason. As Gazer looked around at everything it had to admit that everything looked normal but wait, some of the stones here and there looked to be different then rocks on the surface. In fact if it didn't know better…..THEY WERE ALIVE!

Before Gazer could call what it realized out three of the rocks shot at the Goblins, the one who been healed throwing Healer behind them as the other tensed and put itself before its comrade as Gazer crossed its arms in front of its face, letting the flat quills on its limbs block the rolling stones. Gazer gritted its teeth when the stone hit his arms and pushed it off itself and stared as the rocks unfolded into a grey head with arms as the other two Goblins were thrown back by the rocks that had hit them. Around the chamber five more of the rocks here and there unfolded and a larger white one farther back unrolled into a larger white colored thing with no necks and four arms each ending in three fingers, one set tucked against its chest under its mouth and the other were level with its eyes and stared at Gazer with a hunger it had only seen in the eyes of its Sire when it thought about the Flame Horn. As Healer dived for the hurt Goblin Gazer looked about the room and noticed an exit away from the others hidden from the white thing by rocks.

"GRAVELER!" The white thing roared as the smaller stone heads curled back into balls and shot at the Goblins. Gazer stood in front of the others and reached for anything within itself, to find anything that could save them when it felt a spark that ignited as a wall of energy formed and blocked the rolling creatures. Gazer felt the drain and barked for the others to move, it pressed forward until Gazer was between the creatures and the others. As Healer helped the others back to their feet the white thing started to growl and reached for one of the smaller stone heads which rolled into a ball and the white thing threw it over the shield. One of the other Goblins threw itself at the rock thing and started to grapple with it as Healer helped the other towards the exit. Gazer watched as the white stone heads moved towards the white thing and barked at the other Goblin to move as Gazer moved towards the exit. The Goblin moved back slammed the rock head against the ground before throwing it back over the shield. It charged and grabbed Gazer and charged for the exit with the rocks following behind them!

The two of them made it through the passageway before a boulder was suddenly pushed in the way, looking at where the boulder had come from Gazer saw Healer and the other Goblin panting but both were grinning. As the Goblin that had saved it looked at the others and started to roar that the others returned Gazer looked around and smelt the same scent of grass and fresh air down one passage way and moved towards it, the other three falling in behind it as Gazer picked up his pace, content on hopefully getting out of the underground and finding Protector.

Protector ran with the others as they moved through the woods, its eyes on Sire and Deadeye as they led the way, sure that somehow, one of them had been lying and it was ready for any sign of the truth. It was a bit worried about the fact that the only other Goblins were ones who would obey Deadeye without question, something that bother it for some reason it couldn't explain. All Protector knew was that its kin were gone and some that it could do without were with it on a 'revenge mission' against the target that their Sire had been after for years, and might have been responsible for the loss of its…..friends.

Deadeye dashed through the bushes following Sire as it moved and smirked. If they followed the plan then all they had to do was through the others at the flame thing and the bug and wait for that idiot to kill one of them and tire out and then kill the survivors. And if that old fool thought it would be one of its sacrifices then Deadeye would just have to show it that it wasn't prey. As Sire lead the group out of the woods it saw a mound ahead and it could smell the scent of a fire creature and a bug creature. Their sire roared and pointed forward and the Goblins charged, most of them head straight over the hill while some of the others moving around the sides. Protector stayed back and before moving after the group that headed left and charged after them. He came to a stop as he saw Dark Flare and Broken Sting defend themselves from the other Goblins, Dark Flare blasting away with flame blasts as Broken Sting fired blasts of water from its two pincers as it stabbed out with its broken stinger as they defended themselves. Protector watched as the two Chimera fought knew that the story that Sire had said was a lie, but this….the two of them were trying not to kill the others, nor were they hurting them the others too badly.

As Protector watched it was finally able to get a good look at the ones fighting the two Chimera and realized that all the ones who had attacked were the ones who had gone around the left side, where were the others…..Protector speed up the hill and no sooner did it reach about halfway up did a boulder go speeding by it. Turning Protector saw the two Chimera leap away and a few of the other Goblins had dodged it but at least three of its fellows were crushed as the boulder speed over them. Protector looked up and snarled as it saw Deadeye looking down at it next to Sire and Deadeye grin darkly at it before sire bellowed and threw its hand forward and two more boulders were pushed past them. Protector punched one of the boulders and sent it careening into the other one and bellowed out to the ones still fighting, causing them to look at the top of the hill as suddenly from the right side the other Goblins charged, each of them holding a rock or branch in their hands and attacked the two Chimera and the other Goblins. As they struck at the Goblins who had attacked the two Chimera and the other two, Protector could only stare as everything it believe in was destroyed it looked up at its Sire who was staring back with a frown, its eyes going from Protector to the others and suddenly Protector went still as it understood, it's former leader believed that if its own was killed it would activate Protector's rage directed at the others not like them. Protector stared up at them and felt such a pressure build within it, not noticing a glow had started to form around itself.

"ROOOOAARRRGGG!" The scream Protector released stopped the battle as all looked up as Protector suddenly shot upwards, Deadeye falling behind Sire and smiling as the chance for what it always thought of as a fool to fight against the Ogre.

Broken Sting watched as the last of the first wave were killed by the second and as Dark Flare growled it looked at it comrade and sent a bolt of Aura at it. Dark Flare was glowing when it felt the bolt hit itself and went still.

[These are different from the others who attacked us, you hit them high.] Dark Flare heard and it grinned as it sent a bolt at Broken Sting before Dark Flare jumped high into the sky and as the other Goblins were watching Protector's charge, it released a blast of flames from its mouth at the top of its leap, the flames hitting between the two groups of Goblins, Dark Flare landed among the Goblins from the right and started to claw and rampage through them before charging up the hill.

[You hit them at range while I line them up.] Broken Sting heard as it opened its claws and shot heated water at the Goblins attacking from the right as they tried to recover from Dark Flare's assault, moving to protect what Goblins from the first wave that were still alive. As Protector and Sire two fought Sire was confused beyond meaning. The offering of life had been given to its spawn so why was it attacking it, why wasn't it attacking the United Horde, didn't the soul offered to it put its rage against the others not like it, why was it striking at it? Deadeye looked on in confusion; their Sire should have been able to handle the scum already, why was it having such trouble. It looked at the battle and saw most of the Goblins that had attacked the two of them were down or running away. It scowled as it saw Dark Flare running towards Sire and Protector, that thing putting its noise into the battle was the last thing it wanted to happen, time to put its hat in the ring. It grabbed a stone and threw it at Protector, striking on one of its arms, given Sire a chance to grab Protector and throw it down at Dark Flare. Protector curled up and Dark Flare jumped up and stopped it and Protector uncurled and stood next to Dark Flare as the two looked at those on top of the hill, Sire, Deadeye and fifteen other Goblins, the two looked at each other and nodded, they would handle Sire together then decide what to do next after they survived.

Gazer had gotten them out of the underground and knew something was wrong as soon as it heard a roar from the east. It had led the way towards where the sound had come from as soon as they had as gotten their strength back. They moved through the woods, Healer between the other two other Goblins as Gazer ran, Healer thinking about how they had to find Protector soon and tell it about what Deadeye and Sire had done, however Gazer stopped suddenly, Healer looked around and saw Broken Sting trying to defend Goblins while Goblins holding branches or rocks tried to attack those Broken Sting protected. Gazer looked at Healer and the other two before a shout caused it to whip its head around and saw Protector and Dark Flare under attack from other Goblins on top of a small hill. Gazer looked as Goblins screamed and charged at Dark Flare and as Sire stood there and Gazer saw something with its vision that caused to run towards Protector and Dark Flare at a dead run, Sire was gather strength for a blast; it had to save those two!

Protector slashed as the traitors attacked it and Dark Flare, one tackled Protector and sent the both of them into a roll that ended with the other on top of Protector raising one of its hands as the other squeezed Protector's neck when a stone hit it in its central eye and another Goblin tackled it off Protector. Protector looked as the Goblin who saved it got off the whimpering body of the attacker and turned to Protector, who could only stare, it was Gazer. Gazer sent a smirk at Protector who felt a tear come from one of its eyes before Protector scowled and lunged at another Goblin that was coming at Gazer. Its comrade was alive; it wouldn't let anything kill Gazer now. Farther down Broken Sting and three Goblins were defend the last four other Goblins of the first wave as the others tried to kill them when two Goblins hit them from behind and Healer dashed through the melee and grabbed one of the injured Goblins, Broken Sting could only stare in wonder as Healer used its gift.

Sire glared down and kept gathering Aura as Dark Flare, Gazer and Protector with disdain. Why couldn't that one die, why didn't the berserk soul of that protective weakling take the offering, it's what woke my own maker berserk state whenever it killed one of those weaklings! Sire thought as it looked down at the battle, never noticing that Deadeye was looking at it as Deadeye did prey.

Sire finally felt the power reach maximum and looked at those who stood against it and opened its mouth and released a beam of blue energy the size of its head that shot downward and engulfed the combatants before the beam engulfed them. Sire smirked but after a few seconds a green glow was seen as the beam died down and Gazer was there with its arms crossed with a green wall of energy before it, Dark Flare and Protector and two the Goblins who had attacked them. Sire stared at the Protect in shock but before it could react a energy bolt from below hit one of the other Goblin's as it raised a stone to throw down caused Deadeye to look at Broken Sting as it pointed it stingers at the hill top and Sire stumbled backwards and turned and ran, the others following behind it. Deadeye stayed and looked down at Protector before raising a fist and bringing across its own neck before it dashed after its maker.

Protector stared at Gazer as it dropped the Protect and the other two Goblins moved away from them after the others. It walked to Gazer and hugged him, shaking a little as it held its comrade. Gazer only patted Protector's back and moved back and started to chat with Protector as the two walked towards Healer and the others, telling Protector how Sire and Deadeye had tried to kill them with the boulder. As Protector and Gazer reached the others Healer and the nine unnamed Goblins, Protector laughing and smiling as they reunited and started to mutter to each other as Broken Sting and Dark Flare looked at each other and Broken Sting sent bolts of Aura that struck each of the Goblins.

[What will you all do now?] Goblins heard in their heads and they whipped their heads around and tried to find the source of what they before the snickering of Dark Flare caused them to looked at the Chimera. It stopped snickering and its checks bulged out and it spat a large ball of a fleshy mass and spat out a ward the blessing liquid onto it before a spark of Aura shot from it all the Goblins.

[Eat this and your all understand.] The Goblins heard and after a few seconds Protector walked over and tore a blob of the mass with the liquid on it and bite out of it. Protector felt a rush of warmth flow through its body and it understood that the blessing was mutation and they had communicated through an Aura message, it understood what they all were. It turned and saw the concern on the others faces and smiled as it sent bolts of Aura at the others.

[Eat up everyone; this is what we need to survive. It's a truth the old one kept from us.] The others heard and looked at each other and walked over to the mass as Protector walked towards Broken Sting and Dark Flare and sent a bolt at the both of them.

[Thank you for that, I'm sorry that the old one sent us after you two.] Dark Flare and Broken Sting heard as the Goblins that ate the mass suddenly understood just what they were and what they had been given and started to send bolts of Aura between themselves as Gazer walked towards the other three.

[Don't be, that one and me have a history, and he wants my abilities you know the type…our don't you.] Protector and Broken Sting both heard before Gazer joined the group and sent bolts of aura towards the three Chimera.

[Well we can't return to the cave now, any ideas where to go you over protective idiot?] The three heard in a gruff 'voice' as Protector blushed at what it heard as the other two started to snicker. Protector looked about and started to think. We were all attacked and now those here were betrayed. Nothing else to do but find a new hunting ground, that's all we can do. Protector thought grimly before sending bolts of Aura at Dark Flare, Broken Sting and Gazer.

[True, and given the grouping of creatures that attacked us before it's not safe to stay around here, we have to move on. I thank you for this gift; it'll make 'talking' to each other easier.] Dark Flare, Broken Sting and Gazer heard prompting Gazer to look towards the mountain in the distance and nodded before Dark Flare sent bolts of Aura at all the Chimera by the hill

[Nothing says all you can't come with us, right Stinger?] They all heard causing the Goblins to look at Broken Sting. Broken Sting looked about the clearing and after a few seconds nodded and sent bolts of Aura at the Chimera around it.

[You all are powerful and it's easier to survive if you have a group. But there are two humans that I have to kill one day, please don't stop me when I battle them.] They all heard causing the unnamed Goblins and Healer to start to celebrate as Gazer and Protector nodded at each other and nodded to the two Chimera. As the group moved off Dark Flare stopped and looked towards a tree beyond the hill. It could have sworn that it heard something but after a few seconds it turned and followed after its comrades and never looked back, not noticing a feather fall slowly from the tree, the watcher gone.

Two figures in aqua green clocks ran through a passage way lit by light from blue purple crystals along the wall, both of them moving with a sense of purpose that seemed to be on the edge of insanity. As the two moved along the passageway they started to hear sounds of inhabitation as they turned a corner and entered a large cavern the size of a football field with people moving about an open market. The two people moved through the crowds, one of them slowing down when they reached a row of merchants with a few pieces of jewelry at the front but the other pulled them along behind them.

"Sis, we can take the time to check the wares, it's almost Gift Day after all and I still have a few girls to shop for!" One of them whined with a feminine voice as the other kept an arm on the woman's shoulder.

"Coral, you know what we found; we have to get to the Matriarch now!" The figure pulling Coral said with a hard feminine voice as they moved through the crowd, only stopping when the she almost ran into a teen about sixteen with purple hair in a ponytail dressed in a simple looking aqua blue robe. The teen peered at the two figures before noticing a few things that made her realize who was before her, smiling as she did.

"Oh, Coral, Tiderea, good day, may the blessing of the Water be upon you. What brought you two to the Seller's Cave?" The purple haired teenager said as she bowed towards them before grinning at them with a smile that lite up her sea green eyes.

"Maiden Vivian, a good day to you. What has brought you down here to the main cavern on market day, personal desires?" Tiderea asked as she looked at Vivian and noticed Vivian was carrying a small basked in her hands. Vivian only sighed mournfully and looked at the two people before her.

"No, I gathering the last few things I need for my offering to Nimue." Vivian said with a sigh as she closed her eyes, never noticing that the two girls before her had tensed for a moment. Coral shot a look at Tiderea and spoke up when she noticed the state Tiderea was in.

"Oh, it's almost been a full half year since she died fighting that Chimera, hasn't it?" Coral asked as Tiderea only stared at Vivian. Vivian looked up and smiled at them and nodded.

"Yes, I always thought she would go far, but going out as she did fighting to protect us all….that to was how her stream flowed. That she returned to the great flow is painful but she is at peace now, something that will happen to all of us one day." Vivian said with a serene smile as the two before her tried to keep their reactions from her.

"We'd love to stay but we have to go, we need to talk to the Matriarch." Coral said as she and Tiderea bowed and walked off.

"The sending is at the High Chamber in two days before the mid-day meal sisters. While you all fought, I'm sure she would have been honored if you two join us." Vivian said as Tiderea stopped for a second before she moved on. Vivian watched the two go before she turned and walked away, deep in thought. I knew there was something wrong about what they said happened to Nimue! The way those two reacted; I might need to check in on a few things and keep my ears open. She thought as she looked about, a serene smile on her face as she hunted for the last few things she needed.

As they walked off Coral looked over her shoulder and saw that Tiderea had stopped for a second and almost stopped to join her before she saw that Tiderea had continued moving. She dropped her speed and made sure that their eyes met until Tideraa looked away. Tideraa moved forward and Coral fell in behind her, a hard thought in her head. Come on sis keep it together. I know the two of you always fought against each other and you were the one to kill her but keep it together. Coral thought as she followed Tideraa out of the cavern and moved down a large tunnel. They entered another large cavern, this one with houses and men, woman and children moving about with different emotions, all in all the same kind of people that you would have found in any city.

Moving through the town they moved towards an area with four women in armor holding tridents standing guard. The two walked up to them and withdrew a small trinket that caused the four women to let them pass them by, walking down a ramp towards a doorway. As soon as the two teens were through the door and closed it behind them Tiderea exploded.

"How the hell could she have survived, her Dewott was hurt and it couldn't have carried her away!" Coral snarled softly a as they moved down the passage way. Coral looked about before she spoke softly.

"Maybe sister but please stay quiet until we talk to the lady, this is the worst thing that could happen to our sisterhood since the rebellion!" Coral hissed as her eyes darted around and Tiderea only grunted and looked forward as they walked on. After a few minutes of silent walking they entered a room with a woman sitting behind a table with a large crystal ball on it. She looked up and smiled before frowning when Coral pulled down her hood to reveal her long blue hair and a scowl that turned her ocean blue eyes ice hard.

"No time for small talk, where is the Mistress?" Coral demanded as the woman looked from Coral to her sister before gulping and looking at the orb on the table. Putting her hand on the woman's eyes glowed blue before she broke contact with the orb and looked at the two teens before her.

"She's still with the Aspirants at the first training center, if you liked I could…." The woman trailed off as the two of them walked away down a passage way. As they walked Tiderea kept her a scowl on her face as she walked, hatred for her for daring to do what she did in danger of exploding out of her as they walked through the hallway. After a few minutes they reached double doors that they entered, going into a dance studio with many young girls in leotards were dancing, stretching or caring for Pokémon eggs as an old woman with her grey with blue streaked hair in a large braid in a purple dress with long sleeves sat and drank tea. Looking up the woman saw the girls walking towards her and smiled as her purple eyes lit up in happiness.

"Ahh. Coral, Tiderea welcome! Come to help out the little ones on their lessons?" She asked with a happy tone to her voice only to frown when Tiderea kept her hood up and Coral had a look of fear in her eyes.

"No milady, we came to talk about the fishing expedition you sent us on." Coral said softly, causing the woman to frown. She stood up and cleared her throat, the girls stopping what they were doing and looking at her.

"Students, I'm sorry but I have to leave now to take care of a little problem, keep practicing and I'll be back later to check on you." She said as she walked towards a door behind her and Tiderea and Coral followed after her. They shared a look with each other as they followed her through the door that closed behind them. No sooner did the door close then the woman whirled about and looked right at them with a hard stare.

"And what do you have to report; did you find her corpse and doctor it so the others will buy the cause of death?" She demanded with a hard edge to her voice. Yeah, this is the boss who's ruled with a velvet glove covering a still gauntlet. She is not going to be happy about this. Coral thought as Tiderea stepped forward and removed her hood, revealing her short blue hair and ocean blue eyes and looked at her leader standing straight.

"Unfortunately my lady, the target survived." Tiderea said as Coral just held up a flash driver and moved towards a monitor set into the wall. As the matriarch watched a news report came up on the screen. A newswoman was standing before an upside down truck with the doors sliced off. In the background were police cars and people carrying two people on stretchers.

"….it's bad here. The truck behind me was supposedly on the way to Fangrock Prison with members of the recently captured gang known as the Buzz Lords, among them was their leader Rex Tristos." The woman said as Coral paused the video, highlighted the far right corner and enlarged it, revealing a girl with green hair with her back to the camera but that shade of hair, only those who lived here had that shade of hair. The old woman looked at the figure and slowly started to glare as a blue aura sprang up around her and water started to form and move around her body.

"She survived, for the first time in centuries someone has escaped from us. Not since the time of that bastard Aquatron has there been such a failure." The woman said in a hard voice. Coral looked at her Tiderea and gulped. Tiderea looked on impassively and spoke up.

"I have no idea how she could have survived, she and her Pokémon were on their last legs, it makes no sense how she could…." Tiderea said only for the Matriarch to turn and glare at her.

"It had to have evolved into a Samurott you idiot! But it doesn't matter how she survived; only what we do now!" The Matriarch snarled as she looked away and brought a hand in front of her face and let small globes of water orbit her hand as she thought. I need to send girls after the bitch, but I need to do so in a way that lets their absence not be noticed. She thought as she watched the water orbit her hand as she tried to think of anything as Coral and Tiderea looked on and looked at each other and nodded. Tiderea stepped forwards and coughed, the Matriarch turned to her with a scowl on her face.

"Milady my sister and I volunteer to bring her back. We were always stronger fighters and…." She trailed off when she saw the expression on her lady's face.

"Well of course you two are going after her! I just need to find a way to explain your absence you idiots!" The Matriarch spate as Tiderea stepped back and bowed as Coral sighed.

"To bad the bitch lived after all, what with the fact that her sending is the day after tomorrow." Coral said under her breath and the Matriarch went still when she heard and turned to Coral, a cold grin forming on her face.

"The Sending…. For dear Nimue. And if someone caused an issue, say used Aura even as an automatic response…. Then we would have to have her sent away for some isolation training wouldn't we?" The Matriarch asked as she looked at Tiderea and Coral who started to understand what she wasn't saying Looking at each other the two teens nodded at each other before looking at their leader.

"I could act out a bit, I was the one to see her go under after all. I could say how she saved me, and how I should have saved her." Tiderea said as Coral nodded along.

"I could bring up how the two of you were always fighting and make a comment how you just don't like to owe her something you can't pay back, then you could strike at me using Aura." Coral said as the Matriarch nodded at them.

"Perfect, make sure it's believable and I'll have a few guards change their patrols and I'll make sure you have enough at the isolation cell to slip out easily, go and finalize your plan." She ordered as the two bowed to her.

"By your leave, Matriarch Selene." The Sisters Depthgem said as they walked out of the room, leaving Selene, Matriarch of the Sisterhood of Water to stay behind and sit and think. Out of all my students the one I thought might replace me one day had to be the one who escaped. She had enough bravery and passion to be the one to inherited my position, but she had to get bitten by the stage bug, and instead of being captured to be put into jail and have her mind rewritten, she escaped. But this might be good for us after all, after all a survivor who escaped and was treated poorly by the mainland might make some rumbles my spies have heard here and there die. Selene thought as she walked back to the studio to look after the girls practicing.

Serena finished packing up the last of her things as she got ready to leave the city with a smile, part of her couldn't believe how she was feeling, she was giddy; she couldn't remember when she was so happy in the last few years. After all the days of lying about with no goal she was going to try and find one. I was so lazy but it's time to discover just what I want to do with my life, it's time to find what I want to become. Serena thought as she picked up her bag and walked out of the room in the Center they had rented. She smiled as she moved towards the foyer and smiled when she saw her friends talking at the doors, she was finally taking her life into her own hands and she couldn't feel better about it.

"Serena." Serena went still when she heard her mother's voice and turned to see Grace walking towards her smiling, holding a box in her hands that she thrust at her daughter. Serna looked at her mother who smiled softly at her.

"I want you to know I'm proud of you. You've decided to take your life as your own and I will never be mad about that." Grace said as Serena looked at her mother and smiled at her before she hugged her mother and closed her eyes. Grace just held her daughter and smiled down at Serena as she listened to her daughter speak.

"I did nothing for years besides homeschool and race training, besides the training helped keep me to stay in shape so I can't mad about that. And you just wanted what was best for me, right mom?" Serena said as Grace smiled at her daughter as she patted her hair before Grace stepped back. Grace handed Serena the box and she looked down at it before looking up at her mother.

"I was saving this for your birthday, but I think your decision to officially start your journey means you're going to need this sooner than that." Grace said as Serena opened the box to see a brand new Pokénav watch. Serena looked up at her mom to see her smiling down at her with an impish look in her eyes that caused Serena to feel nervous.

"Just remember to call me every once in a while, okay? And don't make me a grandmother too soon." Grace said as Serena blushed before she exploded.

Ash finished putting the last of his supplies away and stretched as he stood up. Lilly had won her next ribbon and she the code she had been given said that the Grand Ribbon would be awarded to the person who won the contest at the 'Shadowed Battlefield' in Lumiose City. When Clemont had heard the code he had gone still and said that named Battlefields usably meant places of Kalos's ancient war, but he had never heard of one called 'Shadowed'. The last he had seen of Lilly she had gone and downloaded a 'History of the War for the Crown' onto her Pokédex and was looking up all battles that had happened around what would become Lumiose City, and she had a good feeling about her chances to find it before the deadline. I don't know anything about how their doing contests here, but something tells me that there's a reason behind how their making it so hard and I have a feeling I won't like it when I learn it. Ash thought as he picked his backpack up and looked at the others.

"MOM!" Ash reached down and put his backpack on as he just shook his head at the cry.

"Parents, they seem to get a kick out of embarrassing us don't they?" Ash said as he looked at Clemont with a shrug as he noticed the smirks and grins on his friends faces as they looked anywhere but towards Serena.

"I can't believe you said that mom, I just can't!" Serena said as she blushed as Grace laughed as the two walked over to the others, looking everywhere but at Ash who looked at Grace before looking away at the look she had in her eyes, remember a lot of embarrassment his own mother had caused when she had the same look.

"Well you're going on your journey; it's practically a requirement that parents embarrass their children before they leave home." Grace said as she laughed at her daughter. Lilith watched with a small smile and as she looked at them. This reminds me of when my cousin told aunty she was publishing a Vision video with a song she wrote, who could have guessed she would have gained such fame with it? Lilith thought as she looked and smiled at her friend and mother talk to each other. She fingered something through her bag and smiled as she looked at Bonnie, she had talked with Clemont about it and he had admitted with what had happened he agreed that she needed to know so when they stopped tonight she would get it and begin her lessons.

Grace looked on as Serena talked to Lilly and the others and smiled at how animated she was and smiled. She was right, she needed this. A Journey was just what she needed, to take care of herself and take a look at the world to decide what she wants to do. I just hope nothing happens to her on. Grace thought, she never noticed Ash walk towards her.

"I'll do what I can to keep her safe Miss Grace, don't worry about that. The only way is if they go over me first I promise." Ash said quietly as Grace looked up in shock that Ash had moved to her so silently. She was about to say something when she realized the look in Ash's eyes and nodded, not trusting her voice. Ash nodded and walked back to the others, Pikachu jumping onto his shoulder as they

"So did you find a clue for where the 'Shadowed Battlefield' is Lilly?" Ash asked as they moved off towards the Route to their next generation.

"Kind of, I was right that they started to call the battlefield during the war with the Type of the attackers Pokémon or where it was. A place by a river was called the Flowing Battlefield because of the rapids nearby so I think if I look up what battles happened there then I'll know where to go." Lilith said as they walked off.

As Grace looked away from the friends as they walked towards L City she saw someone with a bouquet of flowers walking towards her and flinched. That stalker of mine strikes again, I have to do something about whoever it is, this can't go on. If Serena can take control then I'll do the same! Grace thought as she walked towards the person with a frown on her face as she started to try and think about just what she could do.

As they walked through the woods Ash started to listen to the sounds of nature and tune out the others as they talked as they all moved, something was different about the area they were in, his experience was telling him that something was about to happen. Suddenly a blue flash shot out and stopped in front of them, causing Ash to throw out his arm to stop the others from walking into whatever was there. As the others realized Ash had stopped and looked at what

"What's that?" Serena asked as she got out her Pokédex and scanned what was before them.

"Flabébé, the Single Bloom Pokémon, Fairy Type. It's not safe without the power of a flower, but it will keep traveling around until it finds one with the color and shape it wants, all members of this species are female." Serena's Pokédex reported as the others looked at the little Fairy Pokémon.

"But what's it doing here, why'd it stop us?" Clemont asked as they looked at the Fairy Type as it hovered there holding her flower. Lilith looked at the Pokemon and understood and stepped to the side and realized who she was looking at and smiled. So I was right, she does have a secondary Fairy Type! Oh this is wonderful; when she awakens I'll be able to teach her all the tricks I learned from Mom's scroll! Lilith said as she looked at Bonnie and smiled.

"It wants to battle Bonnie; it wants to see if she's strong enough to be her trainer." Lilith said as the others looked from her to the Fairy Type and Bonnie just stared in shock. Ash just looked confused for a few seconds before nodding, he had come across a few trainers who had been challenged by Pokémon even when they were in a group, they wanted to battle certain trainers and that was that. How and why that did this was still being debated by Pokémon behavior exports all over, even Pr. Oak didn't know just why they sometimes did it. One person thought that something about the people called to the Pokémon in question. Bonnie looked down at Dedenne who looked up at its trainer and she looked at Clemont who looked at his sister for a few seconds before nodding causing her to smile and Dedenne to jump out of her bag and stand before the Flabébé.

"Dedenne Tackle!" Bonnie commanded prompting Dedenne to charge at Flabébé, only for Flabébé to dodge to the right and send a vine from the flower at Dedenne and scored a hit that sent Dedenne farther away from the Fairy type and its flower. Ash watched impassivly as he looked at the Flabébé and wondered what Bonnie would do with what limited moves Dedenne had, Serena and Clemont just looked at Bonnie as Lilith suddenly went still and looked around, someone was nearby. As Dedenne rubbed its checks before it shot towards Flabébé who counter charged and when they both hit each other Dedenne released a shock that staggered Flabébé who winced when static electricity went over its form.

"She's paralyzed, have Dedenne attack again and you can win!" Clemont said as he and Serena looked at Bonnie. Lilith meanwhile moved slowly towards Ash who had set his bag down rummaging in it and unlatching his sword while his body was blocking his bag from the woods behind. Pikachu was looking at the battle and seemed to be put all his concitration on it but its tail was twitching. Lilith stopped just behind the

"The people surrounding us, when they move can you protect Bonnie?" Ash asked as he got out a Pokéball, smiling when he saw the Heal Ball in his hands. Lilith jolted a little and looked at Ash as the words hit her and was shocked when she saw his hand was near his sword and he seemed to be ready to grab it and smirked. Ash is continuing to surprise me, I can't wait until I can introduce them all to Aura! Lilith thought as she reached for her whip as she

"Yeah, I can get my weapon fast enough to buy time for the others, what about you?" Lilith asked as Ash passed the Pokéball to her and gestured to Bonnie as her attention was on the battle, the Flabébé was barely holding onto the flower as Dedenne was looking at it.

"Tell Serena and Clemont to close their eyes when I call out." Ash said softly, prompting Lilith to nod before she walked towards Bonnie as Clemont had put his backpack down and was scrounging for it looking for a Pokéball to give to Bonnie when Lilith walked up. She tapped Bonnie's shoulder and smiled when the younger girl turned looked at her

"Here Bonnie, use this Heal Ball, it'll heal Flabébé and keep her the same until we can get to the next Pokémon Center!" Lilith said as she handed over the Heal Ball. Bonnie took it and smiled as she turned towards the battle.

"Thanks Lilly! Pokeball GOOO!" Bonnie cried as the ball flew through the air and hit the Fairy Type. The ball sucked the Pokémon into the ball and the ball shook for a few seconds before the light died down and the ball was still.

"We did it Dedenne, we've got a new friend!" Bonnie said as Dedenne ran towards her and jumped into Bonnie's arms and nuzzled its trainer check as she laughed. Serena and Clemont looked on but Serena noticed Lilith's eyes were looking around and that Ash and Pikachu were both tense as if waiting for something to happen. Serena was about to say something when Lilith grabbed her hand and pulled her close.

"When Ash calls out close your eyes." Lilith hissed out as she slowly moved her hand towards her whip. Serena looked at her before her own eyes widened as she slowly moved her hand towards her bag and her naginata as even Clemont picked up something was wrong. Slow clapping

"Well, well. Quite a good battle for a Jr. and those two will get a lot on the black market…." A voice began before Ash interrupted.

"PIKACHU, FLASH!" Ash cried as he closed his eyes and he drew his sword, Pikachu jumped to Ash's arm and from it into the air and releases a flash of light that caused cries of pain to erupt from all around them. Serena grabbed her weapon and released Fenniken with her eyes closed and when she opened them to see trainers in green with Bug Pokémon out rubbing at their eyes and Serena stared in shock as she paled as Fenniken growled. The Buzz Lords, but I thought those two were just stragglers, what are they doing here, are they after revenge? Serena wondered as she looked about as the clapping continued.

"So you realized we were here, than I guess you beating Rex wasn't just luck." A gruff voice said as from all around them the Buzz Lords got back to their feet and released their Bug types. Ash gripped his blade tighter and looked around and saw over twenty Bug types blocking the way back to Odyssey Village and the path to Lumiose City, the buzz lords split across from them and a trainer moved through the opening they had made and looked at them. Ash gritted his teeth and looked at the man who held with metal pole in his right hand and was flanked by two Pinsir who looked straight at Pikachu like they were sizing up something to eat.

"Rex made the mistake of threatening my friends, I would suggest you turn around and go back the way you came, if you don't want the same thing to happen to you." Ash said calmly as Clemont drew his axes as Lilith stood with her back to them with Bonnie between them. As

"Allow me to introduce myself; I'm Tiberius Gaulix, Rex's 2nd and the guy who will break you." Tiberius said with a smirk as the others around him started to snicker. Ash merely glared at him as Bonnie held Clemont's back.

"So what do you want then, us to surrender? And then what?" Lilith asked as she looked at the Pokémon and trainers as they drew batons and clubs and she was sure she saw a flash of grey behind one of the trees. What is that, a lookout but why haven't they moved in? Lilith thought as she listened to the Buzz Lords laugh.

"The brat's gonna be held captive, the three of you are gonna be trained right, and the nerd probably gonna end up in a ditch somewhere." One of the gangers said as the others laughed and snickered as Bonnie hid from their leers. Clemont gripped his eyes and his eyes grew hard as he realized for the first time that he might have to put these people down permanently to keep Bonnie and Lilly safe, and that surprisingly he didn't mind.

Ash pressed his Pokéball and released Froakie and Flectling as he looked about and hide a frown as he saw some of the gangers were dropping back, behind the others. He had only seen something like this when Team Plasma had split in two, was this like that?

"I see your going to try and resist very stupid. I'll think I make you watch while I show your girls just why that is a bad idea." Tiberius said as the various Bug types moved in with a smug tone and a smirk on his face. Ash and Lilith stared at him with a cold look in their eyes as Clemont just stared at him, shocked beyond words that someone could be so evil as Bonnie hugged him. Serena just gripped her nagatina as her eyes lost focus for a few seconds before she gritted her teeth and her Fenniken just growled at a Beedrill that was looking at her.

"Like hell! Liepard, Mandibuzz, Nidorina GO! Let's fight!" Lilith snarled as her three Pokémon were released and she struck out with her whip and hit one of the gangers.

"Pikachu, Thunder Shock wide spread! Fletchling target the purple flying ones and Froakie, Water Pulse anymon that get close to Bonnie!" Ash commanded as he ran at one of the gangers and slashed down with his sword and bashed another in the face with his shield, sending him to the ground while Pikachu jumped into the air and sent a blast of electricity that hit at least a fourth of the trainers and Pokémon, paralyzing at least half of those hit. When two of the ganger came at Clemont and Bonnie, Clemont slashed his two headed axes at them and hit one in the arm, causing him to cry out and drop his club as he cluched at his wound as his Heracorss shot at Clemont in revenge. Bunnelby shot a Mud Shot at it and forced it to raise its arms to protect its eyes before Froakie slammed a Water Pulse into its back and sent it to the ground unconscious, Froakie smirked before dodging a Weedle that tried to spear it. Serena slashed out with her nagatina as her Fenniken formed a Protect and blocked a Pin Missile from a Beedrill as Serena fought with its trainer. Liepard dashed here and they slashing with glowing front paws as Nidorina fired white needles as it stood in front of Bonnie as Mandibuzz flew by and grabbed a Butterfree with her claws and threw it into a Whirlipede.

Tiberius looked at the battle as he tried to take in what was happening and scowled. So the brat and his friends are strong, and the way that Pikachu is his starter. No wonder the boss wants him as a strategist. Tiberius thought as he watched to battle. He looked at his two Pinsir and nodded to them as they caught his eye and pointed at Froakie and both of them charged. Froakie had dodge a Signal Beam from an Ariados when one of the Pinsir grabbed it and threw it into the air for the other Pinisr to punch, shooting Froakie flying at and hitting Fletchling sending both down. As two Scyther and a Scizor menaced them before Liepard tackled them away and Fletchling got back into the air and Froakie fired a Bubble attack at the two Pinsir as they tried to attack it before jumping into the air and using a Beedrill as a springboard to jump around the two of them. Ash had seen the attacks as he dodged a blow from one of the gangers club and siched one of the gangers across his face and slammed his shield into another, breaking his noise as he grabbed it and screamed into his hands from the pain.

Bunn was pushed backwards by Surskit's Water Gun and got back to its feet with a wince as it got up and Nidorina slammed into a Crustle that charged at it. Clemont slashed out with his axes and frowned as he tried to keep track of everyone. Alexandr laughed and put his hammer across his shoulder.

"Just surrender brats; nothing can change the fact you're going to lose, then we're save Rex and he can decide what to do to….with you." Tiberius said as he laughed.

"Wrong!" A voice spat out as suddenly as something hit Tiberius in the face and sent him to the ground as a third of the trainers suddenly turned on their fellows, blasts from their Pokémon and war cries from the trainers gave Ash an opening to gather his friends back to together and looked at the gangers as they fought against each other.

"Alexandr what the hell do you think you're doing!" Tiberius snarled as he got back up and locked eyes with Alexandr who meet his glare with one of his own.

"The Buzz Lords were born from the guard of the Tristo family; I am honoring the wishes of the head of the family. If you are content on dragging the family through the muck, then face me!" Alexandr said as he released an Escavalier and a Heracross as he stood there with a tonfa ready to catch any blows from Tiberuis's hammer. Tiberius looked as all around those who were rebelling against him were gathering together and forcing back his own forces. He gritted his teeth as he looked at his defeated Pinsir and snarled as he looked at the traitors as they started to fall back.

"Running away traitors!" Tiberuis bellowed as he charged at Alexandr who met his charge as his Heracross charged at the Pinsirs as his Escavalier floated above the melee.

"No, this battle merely has no point for us, if you and yours are so stupid to fight when there's no gain, then less power to you as the master once said." Alexandr said as he parried with his tonfa and his Escavalier fired a Pin Missile attack at two Pinisrs as they tried to charge at its trainer. Heracross chokeslammed both Pinsirs and grabbed one and used it as a club to beat on the other one.

"Can we get away from them Ash?" Serena asked as she panted as the others gathered together. Good question but I don't think we can yet. Ash thought as he took stock of what was happening. From what he saw the rebel Buzz Lords were all gathered together away from Loyalist Buzz Lords who still had the way to both Odyssey Village and Lumiose City, if they tried for either they would hit by the forces from the other side and taken down in a pincer attack.

The only thing he could see helping would be if the Loyalists made a move and moved enough of their forces away from those two points to let them break through, looking back he saw Lilith put Bonnie on her Nidorina and shush before she nodded at him, it seems she realized just how they had to get out of her and was ready to make sure Bonnie made it out okay.

Ash dodged a blow from one of the Loyalists and slashed down with his sword, cutting the man on his right eye and then he bashed him with his shield, sending the man to the ground! Clemont parried the blow of a clubs with one of his Axes and sliced at back with his free axe and the ganger moved backwards covering his wound as he got out a bottle and sprayed it with a liquid that caused him to wince and before he smirked and charged back at Clemont only for Ash to block his blow and bash him with his shield. Ash picked up the bottle and frowned before putting it into his backpack and looked around the gangers, seeing some of their comrades helping them, putting bandages on them or dragging them to the edges away from the combat. Haven't seen anything like this since Team Plasma, I so don't like this at all. I should send this to Looker at the next Center, he's gonna want to know about this. Ash thought as he looked at the battle between the Loyalist and the Rebels, hoping to see a single chance to let his friends escape.

"This is insane, how the hell are we going to get away from them?" Lilith asked as she slashed out with her whip at another ganger as her Mandibuzz sent an Air Slash at another Beedrill that tried to attack the group before she hovered next to Fletchling. Well those traitors are escaping with a rearguard, smart but since their leaving I bet Mr. Second in command is going to attack us with all of them, I just hope we can weather it. Lilith thought as she gripped her whip and her Pokémon gathered around her, keeping.

"Traitor, the boss will hunt you down once he's free!" Tiberius spat as he struck at Alexandr with his hammer and tried to think of anything to help his two Pokémon get a single advantage to turn the battle in his favor.

"Rex has no longer has any legal authority, he'll rot!" Alexandr spat as Lilith started to grin darkly. So he had legal authority before, something to look into, gotta survive this first. Ash thought as he looked around and tried to think about what to do to.

Suddenly something hit in the middle of the Loyalist Buzz Lords formation towards and black smog enveloped their Pokémon. Alexandr used Tiberius's distraction to fall back to the others who had rebelled against Tiberius leadership and ran, the others and their Pokémon following. I don't know what caused that but thanks, I really owe you guys one. Pikachu tail twitched as a he caught a sent from the smoke and looked about.

"Pika!" Pikachu called out to Ash who stared at the smoke and then turned to Pikachu, a sense of wonder on his face as he remembered just what the smell was and when he'd last smelt something like this. I haven't smelt something like this since…It can't be, they said they let them go in Johto, but how'd they get to Kalos? Ash thought as he looked into the smoke and dared to hope.

"What Now, who the hell is stupid enough to attack us now?!" Tiberius demanded as laughter started to echo from all around them.

"Ask and We'll Answer!" Two voices called out, Ash meanwhile just smirked as he figured out who was here, and the actions the Bug Trainer had done said all that needed to be said of what they would do. The only times I'm happy to see them are when we're in the thick against people like these. And if I was right its old friends that are new again. Ash thought as he looked about.

"A flower's face and a willow's waist, she makes the moon abashed and flowers wilt, a single flower of Poison blooming in this fleeting world! Jessie!" A female voice said from the right called out, as a woman who had long fuschia pink hair curled in a comet-tail and wore black shirt that exposes her midriff under a white high collared sleeved shirt emblazoned with a large red R, a white miniskirt, black leg-length boots, and long black arm-sleeves exclaimed as she ran through the Buzz Lords slashing with two knives and ended across from Ash and company.

"One born with exquisite talent and the perfect gentleman, a student of war fighting back against this tragic world; James!" A man in a white long sleeve shirt with a large red R on it and a black short sleeve undershirt with white pants with a purple belt and black boots and matching gloves cried as he charged from the left and slashed at the trainers with a rapier and stopped next to Jessie.

"Walking the same path, the deeds of one are the deeds of all, Meowth's the name!" A voice called out behind the Buzz Lords. A feline pokemon with six whisckers and cream-colored fur and a golden coin on its head appeared and started to slice at the Bug types and moved towards Jessie and James and stop when he was standing between them.

"ARBORK!" A hooded purple serpent Pokémon cried as it burst out of the ground, throwing trainers and Bug types away from it as it slithered towards its trainer.

"WEEZING!" A purple pokemon with a body of a large sphere with a face connected to two smaller ones cried as it spat a black liquid at some of the Bug Pokémon, they winced and whimpered when the liquid hit as Weezing floated towards its comrades.

"Untied once more, Team Rocket's here to brawl!" Jessie said as she spun her daggers with a smirk as Arbork moved behind her and loomed behind her with a Glare.

"Surrender or be prepared for a battle most fierce!" James said as he held his rapier with the point pointed upwards in front of his face as Weezing floated above his head.

"What they said!" Meowth cried out as he extended his claws.

"ARBOK! / WHEEZING!" Arbok and Wheezing cried out as both of them glared at the Buzz Lords as Ash just looked at them and felt a tear leave his eyes as he watched. Man o man, they have got to tell me just how they found those two again! With their help this might be a lot easier then I feared. Ash thought as he watched with a smirk as the others looked on in shock.

"Who the hell are you supposed to be?" Tiberius demanded with a snarl as he looked at the two trainers and the three Pokémon as he looked at Meowth in confusion that it was able to speak.

"We're proud members of Team Rocket, and scum like you who hurt people; well we don't need a reason to attack you." Jessie said with a superior smirk on her face as she held her daggers.

"And no one's gonna take Pikachu but us!" James said as he looked at Tiberius with a glare.

"So like that time in Unova twerp?" Meowth asked as he locked eyes with a Pinsir that was eying him.

"I don't know who the hell you think you all but get out of here! You've done nothing to us so leave and I forget you ever….." Tiberius began until Jessie started to laugh and she smirked at him as James snickered.

"So you don't want revenge for the fact we stole all those eggs from your hideout, oh didn't you know that?" Jessie said as she hid her grin behind her hands. Tiberius just looked at her and slowly went red in the face before he exploded

"GET ALL OF THEM, I DON'T CARE HOW!" Tiberius screamed as trainers and Bug Pokemon charged at Team Rocket. Arbok shot forward and coiled around a Heracross and bit it as Weezing spat a blob of black gunk that exploded into smoke when it hit a Crustle and caused it, three other Bugs and their trainers to start to cough and pass out. James dashed at one of the gangers and his rapier flashed, scoring a cut across one of the ganger's eyes and Weezing followed its trainer. Meowth started slashing with his claws at anymon that came close and

You guys stay here, I'll help them then get ready to run." Ash said only for Clemont to stare as he nodded at Pikachu and they charged towards Jessie.

"Ash wait, aren't those the people who tried to steal the Professors Pokemon and almost caused to to fall off that tower?" Clemont demanded as Lilith and Serena both stared in shock before Lilith glared at Team Rocket with Murder in her eyes.

"They're the deadmen?" Lilith demanded as she looked at them. I think my next message home should include that fact and anything the Prince will tell us about, so his father will know who to murder. She thought as she giggled darkly, not noticing that Serena was looking at her in confusion.

Jessie saw the gangers coming at her and was prepared to meet them when a bolt of electricity shocked and paralyzed them as Ash and Pikachu made it to her side, a call from Arbok and the two of them ended up fighting back to back with Jessie turned towards her Arbok as it fought off a Scolipede as Pikachu blasted a bolt of electricity at a Whirlipede and its trainer trying to get them from behind her.

"So was that theft your orders or idea? And where'd those two come from?" Ash asked as he blocked a blow from a mace and slashed at the ganger across his brow, sending him back with a curse.

"We were ordered to bring back rare or powerful Pokémon for the boss and a gang's eggs were a prime target, but welllll, James didn't like how their servant's eyes looked." Jessie admitted as she threw one of her daggers at one of the gangers and hit him in his right shoulder. Ash just chuckled as Jessie drew another and looked about for any targets.

"Nice, listen they're not normal. I'm sending something like Plasma to Looker, might run into him if you guys stay around. Listen, the best thing to do is to try and break through Odyssey either to or Lumiose, once they make a mistake rush'em, same rules as whenever we team up?" Ash muttered as Jessie who paled for a second and before she looked at the battle before barking a command.

"Arbok, Poison Sting wide area! Try and get those things poisoned James! Yeah, steal Pikachu next time brat and tell Looker to look into an abandond preserve near Santalune." Jessie said as she dashed forward as Ash blocked a blow and he and Pikachu started to move back towards the others.

"You heard her, Weezing use Sludge Bomb, the big one you told Meowth about!" James called as he dodged a blow from a ganger and Weezing flew upward and hovered while glowing purple before it opened its mouth shot a large dark brown sludge ball that hit a Heracross and exploded, showering the trainers and Pokemon around it in blown sludge, a few trainers suddenly jolted and their faces gained a purple pallor.

Tiberius gritted his teeth and looked around the battle field as Team Rocket started to attack the trainers along the sides and their targets had become a fortress that broke anything that came at them. He sent a glare towards the group that was blocking the way to Lumiose when one of them took a step. So far their holding us back but each of my boys gets back up after a little medicine, so we just have to outlast them. Not how I thought this would go but we just have to hold and then once we free Rex he can decided what to do. Tiberius thought as he looked at the battle and tried to think of anything to handle this when suddenly!

"THUNDER!" A savage sounding voice roared from the direction of Odyssey Village before bolts of lightning suddenly shot from the sky and hit the center of the Buzz Lord's formation. The sounds of electricity and a techno beat picked up as a ton of Magnemites and a few Magnetons appeared as a low growl was heard to the east side and a powerful looking Luxray with a saddle with engine like objects on the sides with a rider on its back. He was wearing a yellow bodysuit with a full helmet on his head that hide his whole face while he seemed to project a sense of anger as he looked down at Tiberius. Zebstrika with a feminine looking rider was next to the Luxray as the Steel and Electric Pokémon hovered around the two riders. Ash saw Serena smile when they all heard and he figured this was part of her secrets.

"What fresh hell now?" Tiberius as he looked at the two riders, he suddenly had a terrible feeling; the feeling that this was going to be the worst day of his life. That feeling caused him to take a step backwards and gesture with his hand behind his back for all of his there to do the same. Ash looked at what the Buzz Lords were doing and noticed that the gangers had moved to closer to them, leaving a small space bare that his group could use to escape, but how. He noticed Team Rocket moving slowly towards them and Weezings small head winked at him and he felt a smirk grow on his face.

"Get ready, once I call out we run." Ash said as he nodded at Team Rocket as they moved.

"SO! You and yours like to attack little girls in my town?" The rider said as he held a Pokéball in his hand as Tiberius scowled back at him.

"I don't know who the hell you are but I'll show that nobody messes with the Buzz Lords, not traitors, fools or our targets!" He Bellowed before he roared and charged up at Trainer before Ash suddenly cried out.

"DO IT NOW!" Ash called as Team Rocket joined their side. Everyone in the area suddenly looked at them when James called out.

"GOT IT, WEEZING SMOG AND SPIN!" James cried out as Weezing started to spin and open all three of its mouths and released black smoke that covered the entire area. When the smoke cleared Ash, his friends and Team Rocket were gone. Tiberius's eyes bulged out of his head as his veins suddenly bulged out as he started to hyperventilate. A beeping from the feminine rider caused her to hold up a finger and touch her helmet and nod a few times as Tiberius started to choke before she looked up.

"Time to stop playing Bolt, Amp's brining a few of our worst fan so time to move!" She said before the male rider looked at Tiberius for a few seconds before releasing a sigh and nodded back.

"Well I wanted to beat you down myself but this is better. Guys, USE FLASH!" Bolt cried out as the Magnemite and Magneton suddenly flashed and blinded all. Tiberius blinked and looked; the riders and their Pokemon were all gone.

"Who the hell were those…..?!" Tiberius said as he strangled an invisible entity. A sudden gasp caused him to turn slowly to one of his men who had a look of understanding on his face.

"Something you want to share?" Tiberius asked the ganger who looked at him with a confused look.

"Hey boss, I think those were the Tech Zappers, I heard that might be based around here never really believed it." The ganger answered, not paying attention as the others around him backed off as Tiberius looked at him.

"The who, I've never heard about that gang." Tiberius snarled as he stalked towards the ganger who still didn't understand what was happening.

"There not a gang, there a Street Racing Crew but whose their worst fan?" The ganger asked only for one of the Metal Kaisers to pale and start to whimper. As the others turned to him he stammered out.

"I've been to a race or two; the worst fans are the Police." The ganger said. Tiberius looked at him when they suddenly heard a sound of humming. Looking towards the source of the sound a steel gray disk Pokémon with small ball shaped protrusion on both sides of its body with a horseshoe magnet on the bell pointing down, and a Phillips head screw opposite side, the main body had a large tall, thin, yellow antenna like rod in the center. On the back of the Pokémon on the left side was a seat with a male looking figure had on the same suit that the other two riders had. As they flew overhead Tiberius heard the sound of police sirens in the distance.

A darkened corridor lite by pale red lights from above shinned down as robed figures walked here and there as two of them moved against the flow. They moved among the others and heard scraps of conversation as they went towards their destination. After a while they reached double doors, at the end of which were two Machokes with green cybernetic right eyes and with a cybernetic right arm with a canon on top of the forearm with a claw in place of a normal hand. Both the Pokemon looked at the two people and their right eyes scanned the two people and after the eye flashed the Machoke on the right opened the door while the other bowed to the two people before they walked through the door. They entered a darkened chamber and walked until a spot light shined down on them.

"THE TEST RESULTS?" A mechanical sounding voice asked as the two people stood in the light.

"Battle trial against canis lupis resulted in 20% casualties. Life Chimera Type Insect and Chimera Elemental Beast Fire encountered and dealt with rest of units." The one on the right reported as around them muttering were heard.

"Projected data suggested easier time with non-powered opponents, AI control problems?" A mechanical voice from the left asked as the two people stood in the light.

"Perhaps the canis were of exceptional combat experience, those things have to be to survive in an area with an active Chimera presence." A voice asked as a light shined down to their left. It revealed a man in a red robe stood, he had a bald head and his eyes were covered by a visor. Both hands were clasped behind him and he had an air of pride about him as he stood there.

"While the artificial sect has had the exact results I expected my own research into cyberising Pokémon has gone perfectly. The new material and cybernetic parts had allowed me to design materials that use the Pokémon Aura to handle extremes such as a Flame Charge. I will be ready to start on flying types within the next week or so, I expect great things form Spearow and Pidgey specimens." The man said as he looked at the two people in the light with a smirk on his face.

"PROGRESS ON ELEMENTAL ENERGY?" The Robotic voice from before asked causing the man looked down and seemed to look shamed as he looked down.

"While we have made great strides in detecting the energy, but gathering it without living specimens is still out of reach. I have instructed my assistants to begin tracking down a few evolution stones to compare the power and to find an Eevee or two for a few experiments and evolution." The man said as the muttering around them grew. Of course they have to talk about what we don't have but what we were able to get done is amazing, why can't they see that? He thought as a female voice started to laugh to his left.

"So then you have nothing more beside a few ways to make Fire types more useful to us, and you still haven't cracked the gathering problem?" A haughty female voice asked as another light shined down on a figure in a black baggy robe with its hood up that covered their whole form, a single lock of brown hair that went down to their chest the only thing that was out of place. The man looked angry and stared at the figure as the muttering died down around them.

"And what about you're department then? Have you identified anything about those people?" The man asked as the figure seemed to release a sense of contempt.

"They are old and that Bug that was on the news was one of my best leads. I've decided to look into the region's history; I expect to have something soon." The woman in the robe said as the bald man looked thoughtful at her words. An oligarchy would explain why they have such strength given time strength is easy to gather. So that means their plans might be extremely complicated or had to wait a long to put it into effect. The bald man thought as he looked around the room.

"So then our foes here are ancient and powerful, what we have seen they are only loosely allied together, and we're still nowhere near close to finding out who they are, that is that what you're saying?" He asked only to be met with silence. He grinned slyly and smirked. So I was right, she has nothing. I wonder if I arrange to get her funding cut, if their just researching then they don't need any kind of standing force. He thought as he looked at her and wondered about how he would use what he knew. Before he could speak up a gong sounded and they all turned towards the door way that opened. A light shined down onto a man in a black body suit and a black biker's helmet in his hands.

"My apology for interrupting my lords but my report was judged too important. Two days ago my squadron was able to capture a target linked to the first international problem on the Kanto Johto border." The biker said causing a storm of conversations start all around them.

"WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO HER?" The mechanical voice boomed as the biker stood tall.

"Currently she has been taken for a level ten interrogation, after she has been data minded a blank slate was proposed and given her Fire type specialty and power of her normal Pokémon a position as one of the Named was proposed by one of the doctors." The man said as muttering broke out. Before anything else could be said a chime sounded before data on holographic screens appeared before all the people and they all looked it over. The bald man brought a hand to his mouth as he read what was being said, shocked beyond words at what he was shown. People are able to use elemental abilities, how could they awaken….wait the old beliefs have a basis in facts? I think her department is going to be increased. The bald man thought as the woman in the robe seemed to go still as she raised a hand and scrolled back up to some of the data they had recovered from their captive.

The female in the robe reread what had caught her eye and she went still. So human Aura abilities were first found from the ancient past, that's why they've become legend. Does that mean that those I'm hunting have similar abilities; I should advise my forces to catalog what kind of Pokémon they use before engaging any of them. She thought as she looked round the room and wondered about what this strange information meant. She never noticed that her actions had been observed by the bald man who covertly grabbed a copy of the data with one of his cybernetic implants.

"FULL BRAIN DRAIN AND REFORMATE ON THE SUBJECT. IDINITIY GIVEN; LADY OF FLAME. ALL PROJECTS ON HOLD AS DATA IS REVIEWED TO SEE HOW IT AFFECTS RESEARCH. FOR THE GLORY OF ARCANE SCIENCE!" The robotic voice boomed causing the others to

"FOR THE GLORY OF ARCANE SCIENCE!" Echoed from all around as the people departed from the room. As the female figure walked out of the room the bald man followed after her. When the woman turned down a corridor he followed after her and wasn't surprised to find that she was waiting for him.

"Oh did I take a wrong turn? I guess I was too caught up in my mind and just got a little lost. Now if I go…." He began only for the feminine figure to interpret him.

"Don't patronize me Paré, I know you. What, trying to find out where my new lab is so you can steal my research before I show it to the others?" The figure asked as Paré only gave off an air of innocence.

"You wound me Hertha, I was just trying to get back to my own chambers. But if you find anything about how the ancients gathered Aura I would love to see it." Paré said before he turned and walked off. Hertha watched him go and turned and walked off, Hertha watched him go and stayed there for a few seconds collecting her thoughts before she turned and walked away once she was sure he hadn't left anything to follow her. After a few seconds a yellow Pokemon with a tail, a kite-shaped with a small, pale yellow snout and two short, pointed ears and two brown, pauldron-shaped extensions on its shoulders, as well as a brown, fauld-like piece around its chest. It floated before the woman until she put her hand on its shoulder before it disappeared from the hallway, the last link in her internal security. They reappeared in a large room with many books and soft opera music playing and a female teen around fifteen years watering a few plants. She was dressed in a brown robe that went to the floor and she had brown hair in a twin tale style. She looked up and smiled when she saw that the Pokémon had returned with Hertha.

"Hertha!" The teen said as she lunged for her and hugged her around the waist. Hertha only laughed lightly and rubbed the girls head and smiled down at her. The girl looked up and smiled at her as

"When you went to that meeting and that scumbag, I was sure he would bring up trouble like last time!" The girl said as she hugged Hertha.

"Don't worry Nerthus, it went fine. In fact we might get more resources after all." Hertha said as Nerthus stepped back and smiled at her.

"Really Hertha? We won't be reassigned?" Nerthus asked as she looked at Hertha with hope. Hertha nodded at the younger girl and the girl straightened up and saluted her.

"Your orders mam?" Nerthus asked as she looked at her mistress as she saluted her.

"Start looking into the Kalos War for the Crown. Identify all the ancient families that had leadership positions and start tracking down their descendants, identify if any of the ancients had Type specialties. And don't rush little sister, we have a bit of time and some new data to digest." Hertha said as a holo screen appeared and displayed the results of the interrogation. Nerthus stared to run over it and a looked up at her with a smirk.

"Got it sis! Man, look like myths and fables have a basis in fact after all, I wonder if folk tales are like that too?" Nerthus asked herself as she walked towards a doorway and Hertha looked at the interrogation results, going over it slowly to notice any details that might be relevant to her research.

Back in the main complex Paré walked through a doorway into a chamber guarded by two Lucario with metal fists with wires leading to a strange backpack standing guard before a doorway. He walked towards the door and it opened on its own and he walked into a chamber with large glowing tubes full of a green glowing liquid with metallic humanoid body parts floating in them. He walked to a terminal and sat down to a computer that he booted it up and opened up a chatroom.

CyDoc: All operatives, new orders. Track down all legends of Aura use, all ritual in legend and lore. I want everything as soon as possible, payment first come first served.

A few minutes later the words GracefulLady has signed in, DracoEmber has signed in and the typing symbol was show under GracefulLady icon before text appeared.

GracefulLady: Aura hu, I was wondering if you would ever look into that old man.

He looked at the text for a few seconds before he started to glare at the screen.

CyDoc: YOU KNEW HUMAN AURA WAS A THING?! Why didn't you say anything about it, after all the mission you've done!

Doc, talking about Aura if someone doesn't know it, it can't be done. There are measures in place that keep people from talking and texting about it, I don't doubt that this will be whipped in hours at most.

Paré only looked at the words and couldn't comprehend just how that could be possible, his mind going over AI behavior and what could have been done to people to keep them from talking and couldn't find anything that he could think of that would do both.

CyDoc: Fine, I want all ways to gather and hold Aura energy; get me the information as soon as you can. Grade 3 payment, one who gives me the most gets grade 2.

He signed out and looked around his lab, his face lit by the tubes around him and sighed, wondering just what he could find and how he could use this information on his path to become leader of the Cult.

Squall sighed as he walked through the passageways of his ship as they finally started moving again. A simple trip up the coast, nothing will happen. Next time I'm looking for a longer contract into international waters after we get a few more weapons on this thing. Squall thought with a scowl as he as walked up a staircase onto the deck and saw the remains of combat being repaired here and there, looking at the starboard side he saw ropes that lashed their prize to the ship, a serpent type Water Chimera with a large crystalline horn had attacked them when they had passed between the shore and a reef on the border of the Valley and Desert Domains. He, his crew and their teams had barely been able to kill the Chimera before it had damaged the ship enough that they had to run it aground to repair it, that took two days and then waiting for the next high tide had let them get back underway took up more time.

"Still can't believe that that she was able to reflect that last blast away at the end, note to self, never get on the bad side of that woman." He mused as he walked by his crew going about their duties. He looked up and saw a purple monkey Pokémon with a three-fingered hand on its tail standing by the side of the ship near a few ropes, the same ropes lashing the Chimera to the ship and Squall sighed and walked over to it. Hearing someone walking towards it the Pokémon turned and smiled when it saw

"Hello Aipom, where's your trainer?" Squall asked before it motioned to two ropes hanging over the side and he just sighed and moved towards the railing when he saw the ropes jerk and the Apiom stare for a few seconds before grabbing a winch and start turning a crank fast, so fast that a few seconds later a teen Squalls age flew over the railing and landed on the deck. He had black eyes and short black hair and he was wearing a green vest with pockets over a brown shirt and green pants. He groaned he covered his eyes and slowly got to his feet.

"I believe I said fast, not like a maniac Aipom, oh never mind where's….SQUALL, there you are, we have to move, we have to leave this place now!" He said with a…scared look in his eyes. He's scared? The man who stood down a Goliath-class Battle Homunculus and laughed as he readied his weapon is scared. Squall thought as he reached for his friend and grasped his shoulder.

"Calm down Firouz, take a breath and explain what's wrong?" Squall said with force and Firouz took a deep breath and looked out at the other side of the ship at the sea, in the direction of the reef with a scared look on his face, he just sighed and spoke softly.

"The thing that attacked us, it's a Lesser." Firouz said as Squall stared before he started to understood what had heard, paling as he did so. It was a Lesser, but then! Squall thought before he moved towards the bridge, Firouz and his Pokémon falling into step behind him.

"This is insane, the size alone!" Squall bit out as they rushed across the deck. Firouz just nodded as he followed his captain and bit back a curse. I was right to think it went down too easy! I need finish my 'special' project soon! Firouz thought as he gathered his thoughts.

"I know, but my machine showed the mutation gland wasn't active, it didn't show any of the signs of use it should have picked up." Firouz said as they reached the bridge tower and entered the ship's superstructure. As they moved through Squall tried to think what this meant. A Lesser Chimera is usually sent out by a Regular or Greater as a scout. The recent news about this section of the coast said nothing about any Chimera so I thought this thing was a wonderer that found its way here! Squall thought as he reached the door to the bridge. Throwing open the door with a bang Squall entered the room and saw Doubar far back as their two members of their crew operated their stations. Doubar turned when he heard the door open and smiled at who he saw enter the bridge.

"Ah Squall there you are! We're finally underway, the damages have been repaired and…." He trailed off as he saw the look on Squall's face.

"All ahead half speed! Firouz get on the sonar and let me know if we detect anything at all, anything!" Squall interrupted him as Firouz went to another station on the bridge and started to manipulate it. Doubar looked on as Squall walked towards the intercom and pressed it.

"All hands to battle stations, I repeat all hands to battle stations! Samelia I hope you've recovered enough but get to the deck now! Doubar with me, Firouz you take command here and let me know if anything comes at us!" Squall said as he turned and left the bridge, Doubar looked at Firouz as he operated the radar before hurrying after Squall. What in the world, okay what the problem? We killed the Chimera, we're back underway and the repairs aren't that bad so we'll still make it to port on time for the contract to get a bonus so what could be the problem? Doubar thought to himself as he rushed after Squall.

"Mind telling me what fresh hell we're going into brother?" Doubar as he finally reached Squall and saw him release his Chatot and Golduck as he drew his cutlass.

"That's what I'd like to know lover." A feminine voice called from behind Squall. The two of them turned and saw a woman walking towards them. She was wearing a black top and pants that hugged her curvy figure with a belt with pouches around her waist with a scowl on her face as she walked towards them. She had long platinum hair, red eyes and she had black lipstick on and by her side were two Pokémon, a large, navy blue, penguin-like Pokémon and a golden-white fur fox like Pokemon with nine tails with a tiara with a red gem in the center on its head.

"Long story short, what we brought down was a Lesser Chimera." Squall said causing Doubar and the woman to stare at him before they both looked towards the open sea as Doubar released two Pokemon, one brown owl with wings in the shape of wedges with darker brown triangle pattern of feathers running down its chest and a humanoid bulky blue toad with speaker-like bumps cyan with black edges on the back of its hands, shoulder and above its red eyes. As the woman looked towards the Chimera corpse as the ship increased speed and swore.

"A scout, it was a scout!?" She exclaimed as she reached for her belt and fingered the pouches as she tried to see if she could sense anything. As Squall nodded as he gripped his cutlass as he looked about and scowled. That makes sense but why didn't whatever sent it out strike at us while we were beached, was it waiting for us to drop our guard? Squall thought as he fingered one of his Pokéball.

"IN COMING FROM THE STARBOARD SIDE! AT LEAST 3 LARGE OBJECTS WITH SMALLER ONES HIDDING IN THEIR WAKE!" Firouz voice came over the broadcast system and the crews on the deck looked about and saw the three trainers standing with their teams, and when they saw Squall's blade drawn some paled in freight.

"ALL PERSONAL RETREAT AND HOLD THE DOORS! LOCKDOWN THE TOWER AND PREPARE TO REPEAL!" Squall bellowed as Doubar drew his two hammers as his Pokemon prepared for battle as Squall released his Goldduck and his Chatot as his crew followed his orders, running to doors and some dashing towards the bridge tower. As they reacted two serpents the same as the one that they had killed but with ten sleek bumps on their bodies. The trainers and their Pokémon wondered just what this strange mutation of the Chimera meant and suddenly one of the Chimera drew its head back until it suddenly it threw its head forward and the shells shot off the Chimera! Squall watched as the shells unfolded four limbs and a head and tail. The forelimbs ended in five fingered crystalline claws and Squall noticed one had a curved crystal horn. {[Shellmen]}

"Ninetales, let fly Will-O-Wisp!" "Chatot Hypervoice on the serpent with shells!" "Seismitoad use Focus Blast on the serpent without shells!" The woman, Squall and Doubar ordered their Pokémon, Ninetails spread its tails as nine balls of fire formed at the tails tips and shot at the falling creatures while Chatot flew upward before firing a blast out of its open mouth at the serpent with shells still on and the Seismitoad brought its hands together and shot a ball of blue energy at the serpent without shells. The fireballs hit five of the Shellmen and the explosion sent them into the ocean. The Hypervoice attack gorged the serpent it was targeting and destroyed its right eye and the other serpent's shells were hit and three of them fell off. The Shellman with the horn and the other four landed on the deck and looked about, seeing the crew members running and moved towards the bridge. "We need one intact!" Squall bellowed as he shot forward with his Golduck ran after him with a light blue aura around its hands, Squall's blade started to glow a deep blue and he slashed through one of Shellmen's neck as it tried to claw him. Golduck jumped and punched the horned Shellman before it could react, a sheet of ice forming around it locking it in place.

"You keep the rest off us; we'll handle those things before backing you up Samelia!" Doubar cried as ran towards Squall and the Chimera as Samelia looked shocked for a few seconds.

"DON'T GIVE ME ORDERS YOU IDIOT!" Samelia screamed as she and her two Pokémon ran towards the starboard side. Off course he would give me the worst part of this shit storm! Still a few spells will probably keep those things from climbing up and I did keep the last one at bay for a few seconds but two on one? Samelia thought as she looked at the water and pulled out a bluish white gemstone from one of her pouches and threw it up and caught it in the hand that had thrown it and smirked.

"First rule, immobilize then divide, so let's start with Blast!" She cried as her hand glowed white before a blast of whitish blue energy shot from it and hit the ocean where the two serpents were at and froze the area around them for a good ten feet and freezing at least halfway up the serpents. Okay so that's those handled for now but what about the ones Ninetails hit? She wondered before she heard the sound of metal tearing and looked over the side she saw the other five climbing up the ship's hull.

"Empoleon, use Metal Claw on any of them that make it over the side, Ninetails keep up the Will-O-Wisp at the serpents!" She ordered as she looked at the two serpents as they tried to break her ice. As she watched them climb up she searched threw her pack and finally smiled when she pulled out a veil of a block liquid as she looked over the side and smiled darkly down at the climbing Chimera.

As Doubar slammed one of his hammers into one of the Shellmen and propelled it over the side he smirked as saw the ice creeping up the serpents. He dodged a blow from the one of the last two and his Seismitoad slammed into it and jabbed it with a purple glowing hand before Doubar smashed its head in when it was dazed. Squall had danced around his opponent and slashed where its neck met the shell and the Chimera died in a spray of blood. Looking about he noticed the horned one and looked at

"So, leaving it intact to show the people at port?" Doubar asked as Squall just nodded as his sword lost its glow.

"Intact corpses are always better, this way we can get better bounty then just the serpent, wait, where's….. " Squall trailed off at a sudden noise.

"NINETAILS, FLAMETHROWER! BURN YOU FREAKS, BURN!" Samelia cackled as they suddenly smelled something burning. Turning their heads they saw Samelia and her Pokémon as smoke rose from just beyond the railings and for a second she looked radiant.

"You sent her to stop the other shells from boarding us, didn't you?" Squall asked only for Doubar to throw his head back and laugh.

"Well I see your girl's pyromania is still strong." Doubar said with a deadpanned look on his face as she started to fire blasts at the two serpents with her Pokémon backing her up. As the ship picked up speed Squall looked at the serpents and walked towards them, his blade starting to glow blue as he walked. As soon he had a clear line of sight at the serpents he slashed downward, after he did so a circle of water formed where from his blades point and formed a wave of blue energy that shot at the two serpents and pushed them backwards, their unfrozen bodies the only part of them standing upright. As they moved out of sight and the smoke died down Samelia walked over to him and put her finger on Squall's chest as she glared at him.

"When we get to the next domain you are so taking me out for dinner sailor boy!" She said before she walked with a swing in her step to return to her cabin, her Pokémon bowing to Squall as they passed and followed after their trainer. Squall only looked confused for a few seconds before the low chuckles of his Golduck and the grin on Doubar's face caused him to scowl at him.

"Oh you just stay and take the corpses to the second hold, and make sure nothing gets on the ship!" He barked before he headed towards the rear of the ship to stand guard, making sure nothing else threatened them.

The two serpents stared after the prey-thing as their surviving lesser gathers worked to free them from the ice. The creatures were stronger than they had indicated and they wasn't even enough of the remains of the gathers to bring back a good fed. A spark of aura shot from one of the serpents and hit the other.

[Our lord will not be happy with this.] The second heard in its head as the aura bolt hit it. It sent another bolt at the other one and looked down as the gathers started to chip away the ice holding it in place. It looked at the other and sent a bolt at it.

[We carried out the plan and the fact that the idiot attacked such a power is on it not us.] The first heard as it looked at the gathers as they worked. The first looked conflicted and growled as it felt the ice begin to loosen and it sent another Aura bolt at the second.

[Then shall we return to the pack and suggest that a flyer goes out and tries to find them, their powers would be of use to us.] The second heard and looked around as it collected it thoughts. After a few moments it sent another bolt at the first one and raised its head to slam into the ice, helping the smaller Chimera break it loose.

[No, the others on the mobile might notice us, they have started to scout out our territory lately and they can't gain that power.] The first received and then felt the ice start to crack until the two of them floated free on the water. As it felt the gathers latch on it the second looked at the boat and saw Squall standing there looking right at it and starred back for a few seconds before turning to its comrade and dove under the water. As the second dived and followed its fellow a bolt of aura hit its horn.

[At worst we can blame the ones who died, they weren't able to stop it after all. And I want us away from that one; something about it reminded me of the few ambassadors that that pack leader sent.]The second stopped and swam after the first fast enough to be level with it before sending a bolt that hit its horn.

[Food reminded you of those of that one, why?] The first received and swam silently for a few more moments before it sent a bolt back at the second.

[I sensed something about it, something I only felt when that one's get came.] The Second received and swam towards the surface and looked back at the Graceful Traveler as it speed away and wondered if its comrade was jumping at shadows. All in all it could only hope that its group would find something to bring back to feed the group, something that might make keep them off the menu.