Chapter 4

Deep in the jungle….

A shadowy figure moves through the brush at blinding speed.

He spots his prey, and stealthily crawls to the ground scythes gleaming in the moonlight ,eyes sharp, never

leaving it's target.

Coiling back he prepares to initiate attack…

"Hello there"

Startled the Scyther sprung into action, scythes sheared in attack position.

"Put those away, your among friends"

Caught off guard the Scyther calmed to see the source of the voice.

Standing before him was an ancient fox like creature with a slender build, golden brown fur, a large head,

and a long mustache that went past his knees. He was incredibly frail looking, his body being supported

only by a long spoon like rod.

"Who are you and where am I?" the Scyther demanded, he felt heavy and sluggish.

" The better question is what are you?" the Alakazaam replied apparently not threatened by the powerful

mantis.

"What?" the mantis was caught off guard by the reply.

" This question brings great confusion to you, I can read your mind you have no recollection of the past

three months" then he added, "if you did ,you would know that you aren't what you think you are."

What was he talking about? He said he could read his thoughts, what was this old man getting at? What

kind of mind games was he playing?

" You're a ninja assassin from the Suturaiku Clan"

" How do you know of the Suturaiku?" , the Suturaiku Clan was an ancient and powerful clan of ninja

Scythers completely unknown to the outside world. They were specially trained to pull off big scale

assassinations like world leaders, and politicians and were often employed as military spies.

" Enough talking you need nourishment, we'll discuss matters further over some fried magikarp and rawst

berry tea."

Alador awoke really early the next morning completely recharged from his previous ordeal, though he was less than stoked about the journey ahead. He came the realization that he still had a lot to learn and with his grandfather gone it was going to be difficult to master his spell books. The young Abra levitated slightly above the creaky wooden floor to avoid waking up Crystal and her family.

"What was that dream about, who was that Scyther and why was he with Grandpa?"

These questions circled in Alador's mind like a whirlpool.

"Arcues what are you trying to tell me give me a sign! How can I find what was never lost? What is this great destiny I have? It doesn't make sense!"

It was just then Crystal emerged from the bathroom only to see a half-sleep Alador floating two feet off the ground.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

Crystal let out a blood curdling screech that shook the entire house and startled Alador out his trance so suddenly that he lost his concentration and fell onto the hardwood floor.

"OUCH!!"

Immediately upon hearing the scream Tyler awoke and somersaulted into action

"What are doing to my sister you freak?!"

"He didn't do anything Tyler calm down" Crystal snapped

"Well be quiet and get back to bed before you wake up mom" He snapped in a harsh whisper before closing the door and heading back to bed.

Breakfast that morning consisted of pancakes, lava cookies, moomoo milk, and oran berry juice. While the food was incredibly delicious , Alador could tell from the scent , he hadn't touched his plate. The visions still lingered in his head, "What could it mean? What is Arcues trying tell me? That Grandpa's alive? He can't be I watched him die"

" Son ,are you alright?" Melvin asked with a slightly confused expression. The Hitmonchan's voice knocked Alador out his trancelike state and back to reality where he realized everyone was staring at him especially Tyler who was giving him a menacing glare.

"Dude are you always this strange?" Tyler asked sarcastically " I just mean you always have that look on your face as if you've seen a Ghastly or something. It gets old really fast"

Crystal couldn't quite read Alador. "What's this kid's deal? He's always serious or sad and talking about important missions and destiny. It's like…it's like he's never had fun before, a chance to be a kid……but today that's gonna change because I have a plan"

A mischievous grin developed across her bright pink lips.