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My eyes open and I find myself in a very nice room. Though I know the last thing I should be thinking about is how nice the room is, with it's bright lights, yellow walls, and a large bed with violet sheets and a canopy, it is the first thing I see.
Wait, I think. Wasn't… I in one of the experiment rooms? With Draxik about to attack me, and probably kill me? How did I get here? The questions plague me for a few seconds when I realize that I'm not alone in the room. Dark Ambition is sitting on a chair near me. I get angry and rush at him, realizing I don't have a sword, my hands forward and ready to grab him. When I get inches away, he grabs me and pushes my hand away gently, not to hurt me, just to stop. I notice that he's reading something. My journal. He had on little reading glasses too. It was a side of him I wasn't used to seeing.
"Hey, what happened!?" I yell at him.
He closes the journal. "Wow. You've been through a lot."
"Not your business. I want my journal back!" I yell angrily.
"Why do you care? I could kill you right now."
"Because that's all I have left…" I say, getting a little bit calmer. "Markus is gone… Sakura is dead… I don't even know where Serena is NOW, and she probably hates me still… I only have that journal to confine in. Now that is gone."
"Oh boo-hoo, big deal. So I read your journal. At least you have a new ally."
"What?…" I say, very confused.
"Me."
"What!?" I yell, even more confused. "You have been trying to kill me for the longest time, and now you just expect to 'befriend' me or something?"
"Yes." He answers plainly.
"That… is so…"
"Callous?"
"Could be- Hey! Don't try to have a conversation with me! You want to kill me."
"You were already killed, so my mission is complete. Now I want to help you, especially after reading this, man you've been through some sick shit."
I look at him wide-eyed. "I'm dead?"
"WERE, Dead."
"Okay, I was dead. Now I'm not. Um…"
"Yeah, it's pretty cool. By the way, I'm going to MAKE you ask me." Dark chuckles to himself.
Raizu just looks at him blankly. "Why am I alive when I was dead previously?"
"Oh, trying to be fancy. I'll tell you the whole story to be honest. Why I'm your ally, why you were dead and now alive, and, well, how your mission here has been, more or less, a success."
"Alexis is okay?!"
As if on cue, I see a pink, two-pronged tail appear from behind dark. An espeon emerges from behind him as if out of nowhere. Hello Raizu.
"Oh! Wow, you're here… Okay, I'm ready for my explanation."
"Here goes. Also, here's your sword, just to possibly gain a little trust. I hope Alexis being here safe and sound also. Now listen. You will not like most of what you hear…
I cackle loudly, keeping the stupid, evil, bad-guy laugh going, hoping Raizu doesn't move. C'mon Draxik, hit the target. You know if you hit him, I can finally initiate my plan and we'll all, hopefully get out of this alive.
Raizu stands unmoving as I watch Draxik plunge his sword straight through Raizu's chest. He coughs once, and blood leaks out his chest and back. I cackle again, and Draxik pushes Raizu forward and off his sword. Serena catches him, and tries to speak to him softly, too soft for me to hear. I just look at him, and feel a ping in my head. A shooting pain that goes downward through my body, like a spear. It dissipates though, and the only after affect I feel is a cold shiver.
Raizu is dead. That much I can tell from where I am standing. Serena is kneeling over his body, crying, and I can hear her saying he didn't deserve this. Rachamim just looks down sadly then at me with anger blaring in his eyes. "YOU EVIL BASTARD!"
"Hey, I didn't kill him."
"YOU MADE DRAXIK DO IT!" He screams, shooting off an entire magazine of the rifle into dark ambition. I only laugh, instinctively raising a "Reflect" shield to stop the bullets.
"Okay, this is getting annoying. Draxik, come here." I command. He does one single back flip and returns to my side, flying high over the barrier I made. While the group is stunned at the death of their friend, I take a pokéball off of my waist, and toss it out, to release the pokémon inside of it. "Alexis, do your thing, my plan is already in progress."
The light comes out and takes the form of the Espeon that Raizu's group has been searching for, for so long… Right, I'll get on it. I need a family member though…
"Veera is right over there." I say, pointing at Raizu's body, where both Serena and Veera are crying over him. Rachamim is just pacing about, probably wondering how he can kill me, and Tempest is just looking around, trying to comfort Veera with a few words but failing horribly at it. I watch Alexis go over and listen to the conversation, intent to not take any more part in this scene.
Veera.
The white furred, yet angel-winged pokémon looks at her, and she bursts out crying even more. Oh mom, you're here now. That's perfect, seeing my trainer, and best friend just died in front of my eyes, betrayed by another friend. Oh, what do we do? We can't even get out of here when that malicious-
Don't worry, he brought me here.
What?
I can save your trainer too. Have faith, my daughter.
Veera gets up off of Raizu's body, and Alexis looks to Tempest. Is this your-
"Hi there. You know Veera… how?"
Her mother.
"That's cool. Where is she?"
I'm her mother.
"Oh. That complicates things."
Alexis looks to Veera with a pale face. This is-
Yeah.
Okay Veera. My daughter, I can save this boy, Raizu, correct?
That was his name… She starts to cry again, but then gets slapped by Serena.
"Don't say that. Not past tense, not yet. If this espeon can do something, well, we might as well try right!?" She gets out, through her tears. "I don't want to lose him, don't doubt everything! If something seems too good to be true, take it! Do it, whatever! That way you know you didn't miss anything! I want my Raizu back…"
This is a fairly… hard process. Veera, I have to warn you, I need YOUR help alone, but I may die. I have to know if you can handle that. I wouldn't want you all alone. Not ever. If I die though, Raizu will live. Can you handle that?
Stop reiterating. I can handle it mom, just try. I want Raizu back.
All right. She places a paw and the spot where Raizu's body has a stab wound. Veera, place your paw on mine as well. She does so, and Alexis begins an incantation I taught her myself. It was in an ancient language, one hardly known, about as well known as guns were in fact, which is very few. I start so smile. I drop the evil act completely, and snap my fingers. Draxik goes from standing at my side, to lying unconscious on the floor. I walk forward, holding up my shield still, and get something out of my pocket. Rachamim is still looking at me menacingly, but I don't care at this moment. I pull out a small bottle of pills and roll it along the floor to Rachamim.
"Take those and get to Steven, you know the route."
"Why?" He says, defiantly.
"Because his chip has been sensed."
"Oh shit, how long has it been?"
"Just go!" I say, and Rachamim runs off instantly. Not looking back. I walk over to Serena, knowing none of the threats are present anymore. Serena looks at me, or glares rather, and walks over to slap me.
"WHY DID YOU DO IT!?" She screams.
"Ow… so I wouldn't have to kill all of you."
"All of us? Why not!? YOU KILLED RAIZU!"
"Get a hold of yourself. I brought Alexis here because she can help, and I can help you all get what you want. Out of here, with Veera and Alexis, even Tempest, and be safe and sound."
Okay, that wasn't so bad actually. Speaks a telepathic voice from behind Serena. The three eeveelution pokémon walk over calmly, Raizu on Tempest's back, still unconscious, but no longer bleeding. I thought that would be a lot worse. It just really hurt is all.
"I said that would be all that would happen." I say, and I point at a door on the opposite of side of the room. "Go down two halls, then take a left, and you'll come to a different entrance room you keep using. You probably won't see Rachamim for a while."
What is going on?! Why are you helping us all of a sudden?! Asks Veera, accusingly.
"Fine, I'll explain it to you. I'll explain my little heart out. When I was small, just after Raizu was born, our father left the family, and took me with him. Mom never said anything to Raizu, god knows why, and he hardly knew about me apparently, but knew a bunch about dad. He was called away to be in Team Rocket, and wanted me to success him, as he was very unsure about leading them. Time passed, and talks with dad about Raizu were a normal discussion between dad and I, so I knew a lot more about him. A bit arrogant and stubborn. My dad liked that, and started to focus his attention on him. I didn't mind, and living with Team Rocket was basically a luxury life, no worries except an occasional job. But then I turned 17. I started leading missions, so that I could challenge Raizu for the spot of heir.
"But, he started making me do things I didn't want to do. At all. I'm not sure what it was, but he made me vow to do everything he commanded. I didn't like it at all, but I knew he could subdue me if he wanted to with force, and I simply made the vow. Magic in our families, Draxik's, and ours won't let us break a vow, or we basically die. It really sucks, so I did something to get out of this. If he was dead, no matter how long, as long as he died, that would make the vow null and void. You see, I-"
"This is very long, drawn, out and complicated, but you should look behind you right now!" Says Draxik, now up, with his sword drawn. I turn around and see my dad standing there. He is tall, wearing normal day clothes, which I am used to seeing him in. His hair is long and a dark red, eyes blue like Raizu's, and there is someone behind him. Deren.
"Oryu, what is going on?" He holds up a body of a rocket member. I don't recognize it at first, but Serena's scream makes me realize it is Rachamim.
"Augh… Don't call me that! EVER!" I yell. Draxik looks at me wide-eyed. "I hate that name and you, the one who gave it to me! I have my own name and I use that, so respect me and use it too!"
"I cannot respect anyone who defies me, I am the ultimate power here! Come back to me or you'll lose your life, along with all of these weaklings!"
"More power speeches? Spare me. First, you started making me test Raizu, and then tried to kill him, and I succeeded! Sure he's alive now, albeit unconscious. You're just some power-hungry idiot now keeping him away because he could do a better job than you."
"Ahahaha! You think you did a good job of defying me? Look behind you Oryu! Everyone has left!"
I spin around and see an empty room, albeit Draxik next to me. Dad continues, saying, "They don't trust you, after all you've done, you think they would pay attention to one, solitary deed?"
"Your speech is stupid and hopeless. I don't deny wanting this power, I LOVE IT!" Dad pulls a sword out of nowhere, a black-cloud appearing, then vanishing as the sword comes into existence. It looks like any other katana. "Raizu is here, everyone is here. I thought I could let you do the work, then I'd take care of you."
"Me? I thought you-"
"You thought I would want a inadequate son as a second in command? You can't even kill a 13 year old when you have every advantage and chance."
"I can't believe you!" Yells Draxik. "The other family isn't all to blame! You, not Raizu or Dark, YOU are the one to blame? You are the one who is the embodiment of the evil woman who started this curse that plagues both families! I'll remove you from existence right now. I don't care about what may happen afterwards, but if I miss this chance, I may live to regret it, and I don't want to do that." He charges at my dad, and I just look on, feeling torn up a bit on who to fight for. My family, or what is right. And as stupid as that sounds, family is a pretty tight bond.