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As the old-but-not-forgotten Mozart plays, it takes me up from my worries and sitting here in the center, and I get to thinking. Joy… she said that she knew about guns. Are they common outside of Kanto? No body even knows about them… Could the government have…
My thought process is stopped by a pokémon entering into the center. A wild-looking Zangoose jumps in, low to the ground, looking around and sniffing continuously. It looks at us quickly, then around as if not interested. It motions with its claws for someone to enter. Curious, I look. To my surprise, a Lucario enters. It's not his entry that is surprising, but his fur color. His abdomen and mid body are dark blue, and the rest of his fur, besides the black stripes of steel, are yellow. It is a shiny Lucario. What is more odd is that it was carrying another Lucario as he enters slowly. This one is purple all over except for the black steel stripes, and happens to be unconscious. Perhaps they're mates… and for the purple one's sake I hope she's a girl…
Nurse Joy comes out almost as soon as they come in, no doubt having received some kind of telepathic message from the Lucario, and she goes running over. As soon as she reaches them, something weird starts happening. Dark gets up immediately, grabs me, and runs over to the group. I am trying to get to my feet and removed my headphones to my neck as he drags me along. As we got close, the Zangoose stops our approach almost immediately.
It hisses at us almost, and says under its breath, "Do not come any closer to my family." It has its claws up in some weird stance that will let them come down at any time.
I tell Dark what he said (the voice obviously male), and he looks at him, and sternly states, "If you don't let me see the yellow Lucario, we are all going to die. I must hold his hand."
I am very confused, but the intensity of his statement makes me want to let go of him. As I loosen, he grabs me harder. "Do not let go Raizu." He holds his hand out for the Lucario, the Zangoose now to the side but looking closely. He puts down the female Lucario slowly, and holds it out.
What is your name? He asks, the telepathy ringing out for all of us to hear.
"I am Dark, and my brother here is Raizu." Responds Dark. "I am about to tap into your aura powers, one that I can see that are very unique to you, to protect this center and our lives. Do you understand me.
Yes, but I do not understand.
"You don't need to." Says Dark. "Raizu, you are going to feel some pain, but don't let go."
"What?" I ask, completely confused.
"Joy, shut all the shutters to this building." Dark commands.
"The hell I will! What if pokémon that are wounded come through!?"
"We'll all be dead if you don't, just do it."
His intensity almost makes her shudder, and she reluctantly agrees. She walks to the desk and taps some keys on the keyboard and the shutters all shut, the only light now the fluorescent bulbs from the ceiling high above.
"Okay you two," Dark says to myself and the shiny Lucario. "Hold on, and do not let go, or else your life ends here and now." He turns to me. "You must hold on most of all."
"Stop freaking me out." I say.
He ignores me, and looks up. He closes his eyes, and yells "LIGHT SCREEN!" Upon the yell, a sound is heard outside, like some huge object just landed around us.
What was that?! Asks the Lucario.
"The Light Screen I just made." He opens his eyes and looks up. "Fuck, it's here…"
"What?" I ask, impatient.
"Silence." He commands. I shut up and listen. For a minute, nothing happens.
Then a crash, a boom, and a disturbing roar of wind passing over the center. I hardly realize what it is, my ears refuse to hear any more sound and I fall to my knees, my hand still held by Dark. Then, something hit's me from the front. It hits all of us as we all are sent flying into the wall, Dark the only one still standing. My ears gradually stop ringing, but the force still feels like it's pushing against me. What… There's nothing in front of me… what is going on!? The lights flash off instantly, and I can't see anything. The pain in my chest caused by this unexplained pressure is my first priority though, as I try to stand up. I look up, unable to see anything, and get my free hand to the wall to push myself up. Then, something like a wind hits me from behind, pushing me, and us, all forward. This is too weird.
Then it happens. My ears start to ring with screams. Humans screaming in pain, agony, despair. A force starts hitting me from above, and pushes me down to the ground as the screaming takes over my mind. I try to let go of Dark, to cover my ears, to block this horrid sound, but he refuses to let go. I close my eyes and sit there, painfully and unable to even think. Then a different feeling falls on me: I'm on fire.
I open my eyes instantly, and look around. I can see, but barely, the sensation of extreme heat covering my whole body. I want to scream, but the sight takes my breath away. What I see is no longer the center, but the city. A fiery inferno, only the wreckage of the city left. I look to my left, and I still feel Dark holding my hand, but I don't see him. I don't see anyone. I look around, buildings on fire, explosions everywhere, and even a crater near the center of the city. Nothing is recognizable, and nothing resembles something society could have created. It's pure chaos; nothing alive, everything engulfed in a fire… and what's this other feeling? This… it's like I'm getting bombarded by small particles on all sides… heat maybe? Oh god, the screaming again…
It takes over once again, my window of thought gone. The pain shoots through my legs, back, chest, head, neck, and it all feels directed right at my heart and lungs. I cough, feeling completely dehydrated, my lungs heated up, and the lack of oxygen suffocates me. The pain reaches my heart and lungs, and I feel my heart skip a beat, and I fall over completely losing all feeling. Except for my left hand, still held firmly in Dark's grasp.
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