Chapter 17 – Sliver Lining in Different Paths


Larousse City the lights of this tech city now light up the area, the battle tower shining brightly showing it shape and size over the city. People in cafes or at home now, the city daytime things to do now closed. A movement of a lit tail near the labs of a BlackCharizard move ever closer to it close behind Cassidy and Butch following this pokémon to the lab building just ahead, keeping clear of the security bots as well knowing they won't check a pokémon but they would track one if near a lab.

In the lab Professor Lund and Yuko was finishing up on some data on the main systems and recapping on some events from over a year ago they seeing the two pokémon Deoxys and Rayquaza fighting and the reuniting of Deoxys two of them. "I wonder what happened to those two Deoxys" Professor Lund said looking at the screen.

"Yes I wonder that as well professor and would be good to see them visit here again." Yuko then turn her head to him from looking at the screen placing a hand on his shoulder "You better go and tuck your son in, before he comes here looking for you"

Professor Lund smiled "That is true, Tory would do" he heard something bounding then turn to the direction of the male lab doors that lower hearing it again. "Yako contact Officer Jenny at once. Look like someone trying to break in"

Yako goes to the phone and about to lift it up when a explosion was heard followed by smoke entering the lab area, they both looking in that direction "I see something" Yako can see a fire in the smoke.

Then a claw foot cover in black scales come out of the smoke landing on the ground then it clears to show a BlackCharizard standing there with a middle claw finger raise and shifting the claw hand left and right with a dark grin on her face. "A Charizard." Professor stared at her "But it black not orange"

"Very clever professor" They look around for the voice then on the eye piece a image appears in front of them a hologram "I sent her out on a mission to take your data, don't try to call for help if you do, I will have BlackCharizard burn the little lady alive and trust me she will do it" the holo image of the man in a Team Rockey uniform said to them.

"Who are you!? I demand to know!" Professor Lund barked at him with anger.

"Zarkaruio" he grinned "that is my name and once all your data is copied, she will leave." Zarkaruio turn looking at BlackCharizard "Start copying and download it to this laptop at once"

BlackCharizard nod walking over to the computer using the claw tips accessing the computer Yako came close looking at the pokémon "This is amazing, the Charizard using the computer as a person would, she'd accessing anything about legendary pokémon."

"Deoxys and Rayquaza" Professor Lund whispered then Zarkaruio stared at him then look back at his BlackCharizard. "He knows something about Deoxys or Rayquaza but what" he kept quiet then two people stood by the door with pokéballs out.

"Here's our mission so you better listen" Cassidy and Butch begins the motto BlackCharizard and Zarkaruio look at them.

"To infect the world with devastation"

"To blight all peoples in every nation"

"To annoyance the goodness of truth and love"

"To extend our wrath to the stars above"

"Cassidy"

"And Butch"

"Team Rocket circles the world day and night"

"So Surrender to us now or your sure to lose this fight"

"Yeah that right"

BlackCharizard look right at Cassidy "Sableye I choose you" she throw the ball letting out her pokémon "Shadow ball!" BlackCharizard grinned and a hyper beam by Mightyena knocking BlackCharizard to the ground, getting up she tail whacks Sableye before it powered up the attack.

"We got what we need, go" the image disappear and BlackCharizard form her own shadow ball in the mouth and let it go blasting the floor crating a lot of smoke then as it cleared she was gone.

Butch and Cassidy coughing with the two scientist then they all look at each other "Minster we got no time to talk but can we have a copy of what that pokémon took, we trying to find out what that guy you saw is planning against the legendary pokémon, there is two of those black pokémon both scouts for him" Cassidy said to him standing straight looking right at Professor Lund.

"Alright, I will give you a copy right away, but I will have to let Officer Jenny know" they look a bit scared then he said "you two helped protect the lab and save us from that dark pokémon"

"Right" Butch smiled as Yako did the data and gave them a disk "is this it?"

"Yes it got what that Charizard took" Yako replied "You two better go and catch up with that pokémon, it most likely head to another location of a legendary pokémon"

"Mmm. Right" Butch nod looking to Cassidy they then run to the blasted door quick as they can "Cassidy where would she go next?"

"No idea, we have to keep up with that BlackCharizard and keep her away from people much as possible, even it is Jessie" Cassidy replied as they ran outside then they stop looking around then they see the Charizard flying into the night sky.

"South, she heading south" Butch check the flight path with a compass

"Right into Team Magma country" Cassidy mutters then they see a chopper come down and land, Officer Jenny stepping out both looking freaked at this second.

"I got word that your giving chase of a Black Pokémon, I got a report that there was one coming here. Wait a minute your Team Rocket" Jenny said to them "But why are you doing good?"

"Orders are orders" Cassidy said to her "We can't tell from who, but we need your help, we need to follow that pokémon"

"I hope this is a good idea" Butch mutters

Jenny thought about it then said "Alright, I guess I can trust you two, come on board" Jenny get back in the chopper they look at each other then nod running to the chopper but Cassidy who pull out the radio.

"Boss, this is Cassidy. We got help from Officer Jenny, the BlackCharizard got data, we got a copy of it and now heading south" Cassidy put it away and head to the chopper.

Tory ran up to the lab seeing the chopper taking off "What going on?" he asked out loud and his father walked out of the lab through the destroyed door.

"Something bad Tory. Something bad, and I think it something to do with Island of Johto" Lund said looking at his son, Tory looking right back seeing that this wasn't good at all.

Giovanni got the message back at Alto Mare he frowns a little "Help from the police. I guess it only the option. Better be careful and not get in too deep" Giovanni said to himself and turn on the TV seeing that the channels were still out. "Something must of happened" then he saw something in the sky over at the Island of Johto.

Giovanni went to the open window looking over at the island then saw what pokémon it was "A Moltres but it black, he must of turn someone else into a pokémon" Giovanni clenched his fist "that pokémon got to be stopped and I will make sure it will be done" Giovanni turn facing away from the window "Your days are numbered"

Annie and Oakley meanwhile at the night travel to the heart of the orange islands, Shamouti Island where the three other islands sit, Lightning, Fire and Ice Islands. They keeping track of the BlackBlastoise that was speaking there under water a bit ahead, Annie and Oakley sticking to their mission to track and find out what the pokémon was up to.

The boat speeds along the waves Annie sat in the back with her pokémon Espeon, the pokémon using the psychic powers to keep track of BlackBlastoise which was closing in on the main island of Shamouti where the shrine sits and Annie looked up at the island. "Oakley, Espeon found where he is heading. That island over there, the one with that shrine on top" Annie point to it.

"Why there?" Oakley saw the shrine "there must be a reason and we going to get there first" Oakley smiled throttling the boat to full speed Annie smiling as well patting Espeon on the head gentle. BlackBlastoise saw the boat bottom as it went over him heading to the island quickly he then knew they was trying to get there first and he started to swim faster to get past them or be right on top when he gets to the island at least.

Oakley saw the BlackBlastoise raise up on the surface behind them catching up "Annie, get Espeon and get here" Oakley jump up from her seat with a hand on the metal frame of the small glass viewscreen landing on the front of the boat part knelt down.

Annie with Espeon soon followed they all low part from Espeon being smaller then them "That BlackBlastoise don't give up"

"Yes and let show him what he is up against" Oakley smiled, the boat coming closer and closer, then the boat hits the sand sliding into the beach and as this happen Annie and Oakley jump off the boat with Espeon they landing on the sand.

They both sand up when the waters blew up with a pokémon coming out and landing just in front of them near the water edge of the beach. BlackBlastoise looked at them both with his purple eyes locked on them both with the right side of the snout lower down showing the teeth the anger look could be seen. "Blastoise!" he then aimed the cannons at them.

Oakley throw her ball "Ariados" She spoke the pokémon appeared "Night Shade!" the spider pokémon firing a Night Shade attack on BlackBlastoise the attack causing him to freeze in place taking in the pain of the attack. "Right lets go"

"Hmm" Annie nod then they and the pokémon ran up the stone path to the shrine but they stop when a blast in front of them from a par of Shadow Balls hit then they turn to the BlackBlastoise with cannons aimed at them now black electric from the attack of Ariados then faded. "Shadow Ball, that Blastoise must be a dark type as well as water"

BlackBlastoise grinned the eyes sparkled as well he waving a claw near the thumb claw that was raised "Blast blastoise oise blastoise" he spoke then Annie and Espeon step forwards "Blast" he aim at them.

"Annie?"

Annie turn to Oakley "go up there, he must of visit the islands already before we got here, me and Espeon will hold him off" Annie told Oakley then look back at BlackBlastoise

"Becareful" Oakley ran up with Ariados to the shrine

Annie then called out the attack "Psybeam!" Annie called out the attack Espeon launching it attack jumping towards BlackBlastoise at the same time. "Even it might not work, keep him busy so Oakley can figure out why he trying to get up there to that shrine" Espeon nod and keep the attack up, BlackBlastoise attacking back at the psychic type pokémon with Shadow Balls and hydro pump attacks then try punching at Espeon.

Oakley got to the top of the steps and heard the attack of both pokémon "Annie just hold out long enough for me to find out why he want to come up here" Oakley look around at the pillars and circle Patten on the floor and the shrine in the middle walking with Ariados they look around then they heard a voice.

"I hear fighting, could you tell me what going on?" they turn around looking at a Slowking. Ariados and Oakley blinked twice then Slowking spoke again "Can you tell me what is the fighting about?"

Oakley then stood against the pillar speaking back to Slowking "I never heard of a pokémon speaking before and being rare would of have had me capture you for Team Rocket but that not why I am here" Slowking mourned out something with a blink then Oakley continued. "There is a evil pokémon that sent out a BlackBlastoise out here to find out something and we need to know what, he already visit three of the islands here from our guess, Annie is holding that beast back long as she can so I can find out why this place is so important" Oakley explained to it.

"Oh that" Slowking had it arms behind it back looking to the sea "They are the islands of Fire, Ice and Lightning home to the legendary birds" Slowking said to her "And also below in the sea is the great guardian of it Lugia" Slowking told Oakley then she noticed what it was saying.

Oakley got off the pillar going up in front of Slowking and said "That why he here, BlackBlastoise must be trying to get Intel on legendary pokémon for his master." Oakley said and knelt down to Slowking, it looking at her "If you can I think this is what the boss would like, warn those legendary pokémon of a dark storm coming and it will spread over this world"

Slowking gulped "I am only here to give advice to the chosen one if the three birds of fire, ice and lightning fought again. I" suddenly Annie and Espeon run up the steps fast as they came onto the shrine level, Slowking, Ariados and Oakley look at them.

"Take cover! His coming!" Annie shouts as she and Espeon jump to the ground with a explosion the black pokémon burst through the rocks and land on the ground looking at them all.

"Blastoise!" he aimed the cannons at Oakley and Ariados firing a burst of water from his cannons at them, they dodge it hitting a pillar then as Annie and Espeon regroup with them, BlackBlastoise power up energy ball on both ends of the cannon. "Blast! Oise!" then a set of two black beams come at them they jump to the ground the beams hitting one of the pillars base, blowing it up and the whole thing crashing down in a smoke some of it falling in the water below.

"Oh my, that is a very anger Blastoise" Slowking spoke with fear then BlackBlastoise turn at Slowking, then Slowking start to step back in fear. "This isn't good"

"Blastoise! Blast!" He yelled at Slowking "Blast! Blast! Blastoise! Blast!" BlackBlastiose spoke out something to Slowking that Annie or Oakley didn't understand

"I would rather die" Slowking spoke out at the anger pokémon then he aim the cannons at Slowking the energy forming in the cannons again. "I will tell you" Slowking gulped and BlackBlastoise shook his head. "Oh dear" Slowking closed it eyes in fear as the dark type pokémon powers up to fire at Slowking.

Annie, Oakley with Espoen and Ariados get in front of Slowking "You will have to get through us first" Oakley said first

"Yes and we will go down fighting then let you harm a pokémon for your so called master" Annie said after then stood with their pokémon standing strong at him.

"Espeon!" "Ariados!" they both stood with their trainers Annie and Oakley. "Blastoise" a grin appeared with a dark look with the purple eyes then fire the twin black hyperbeam at them, they all stood still as it came for them.

Then it hits a barrier of energy the beams blasting into it then the beam died down to nothing BlackBlastoise look up and step back in surprise the image on the eyepiece recording what he was seeing. Annie and Oakley with the three pokémon wondered what stop it then they all look up. "Lugia! The great guardian!" Slowking smiled.

"Lugia…" Annie and Oakley whisper together staring at the mighty pokémon flying above them, it blocked the attack.

Zarkaruio had seen this on the laptop when it was making sounds of powerful read out on the data from the eyepiece. He saw it and sat down looking at the images of Lugia come in placing the staff down he then spoke. "BlackBlastoise you got what I wanted now leave that place and return here at once. I am redirecting BlackCharizard to the sky to get someone's attention up there."

"Why are you recalling that beast?" Lurna spoke in pain from the same cell she sat in with Meowth.

Zarkaruio stare at her "Shut it" Lurna didn't reply looking to Meowth she and him look back at the evil pokémon in the human body.

On the Island BlackBlastoise got the orders then turn around making a run for it and jump off the edge into the water with a splash the pokémon surface then look at the boat with a grin he aim a pair of shadow balls from the cannons and fire destroying the boat. Then BlackBlastoise dive under the surface quickly swimming off into the deep seas away from the island leaving the others watching him make a quick get away.

Annie then look up at Lugia with starry eyes "Wow you're the cutest pokémon I seen" Lugia look down at her as it land with red showing under the eyes a little.

Oakley then spoke out "She met to say, thank you for saving our necks back there." Oakley looked down at Slowking then back at Lugia "Our pokémon and Slowking"

Lugia then spoke in psychic to them "You are welcome" it spoke out to them Slowking again amazed by the sight of the legendary pokémon before it. "I sense a great disturbance in the seas and sense trouble above the sea."

"That no surprise" Oakley muttered looking to where the BlackBlastoise left and the blow up boat that smoked from the blaze over it.

"Oakley could that disturbance it speaking about could do with this Island of Johto?" Annie put a question forwards about what Lugia said

Oakley look right at Annie "The boss said something about it and I got a feeling that those scouts are scouting out the legendary pokémon for threats to this pokémon's plan"

"This is bad, worse then the chaos with the three birds of fire, ice and lightning a while ago" Slowking spoke soundly looking to Lugia "What can we do great Guardian? I don't know if the chosen one could beat this"

Lugia look down at them "I have not sense this form of power before, it can be felt even for here. I believe I would not be able to win against such a power as this and I question that the Chosen One Ash can stop it either. But we must try"

"Ash" Annie put a hand on her chin "Isn't that the kid we met at Alto Mare when we try to capture Latias and Latios?"

Both Slowking and Lugia look at them. "Yes and I heard that he even stop the Iron Mask Marauder from capturing two legendary pokémon Celebi and Suicune" Oakley replied to Annie "Sound like that kid putting the pieces together met almost every legendary pokémon in the world that we know so far"

"Maybe there is a chance that the Chosen One can but not alone this time. I will have to find these others tell them of a threat to the world itself at this place Island of Johto" Lugia using it singing roar tell the message to the legendary birds to try and get help to find other legendary pokémon to gather at this island as soon as possible, the battle of their lives and the planet is in the balance.

Annie and Oakley with their pokémon look up "Wow that pretty"

"I don't think it singing for the fun of it, those tones must be a message" Oakley then see the three legendary pokémon leave the islands heading in different directions into the sky "Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres. Lugia must have been speaking to them" Oakley look back at the large sliver feather pokémon

Lugia then spoke in psychic to them "You and your friends get on me, I will take you back to this Alto Mare near the Island of Johto"

"Wow thanks" Annie about to rush up to hop on the lowered pokémon Lugia but Oakley grabbed her then she look at Oakley "What is it Oakley?"

Oakley then pull out a circle mark up pack then open it "We need to inform the boss first, if you don't mind Lugia"

"Not at all" Lugia replied "Just hurry, the world depends on how fast all of those that of legends get to the Island of Johto"

Oakley nod and turn it on "Giovanni this is Oakley, we found out why they are scouting out these areas"

Giovanni move away from the window drinking some wine he turn on his side of the commutation device. "I better be good Oakley"

"BlackBlastoise was scouting out information on Legendary pokémon, I got a feeling that this pokémon you spoke of to us is planning some sort of attack on Earth and finding out what is a threat to his conquest" Oakley replied back to Giovanni.

"This is a problem" Giovanni looked annoyed at this point "If this pokémon daring enough to send scouts to find this out then we got a problem indeed. These are the most powerful things on Earth and if none of them can stop him then we doomed" Giovanni spoke turning into a whisper

"We heading back boss on Lugia's back" Annie spoke out and Giovanni almost chocked then spoke back.

"What did you say!?" Giovanni wanted to make sure he wasn't hearing things.

"Annie said we coming back on Lugia, BlackBlastoise is heading back to the island from the look of it, also he smashed the boat so this is the only way back" Oakley said to Giovanni

"Very well" Giovanni then close the channel.

Oakley gets on with Annie onto Lugia's back with Espeon and Ariados "Hold tight" Lugia told them and take off into the sky flying away from the island.

Slowking stood there watching them "Good luck great guardian of the sea. Please take care" Slowking then stood watching the sky as they disappear out of sight.

Giovanni about to get up got a call from the island he saw Maxwell on the screen "You" Giovanni sneered at him

Zarkaruio looked coldly at Giovanni "You have been causing me some trouble. Giovanni. A human pest that don't know when to quit, cause of you I have a legendary pokémon aware of me but that won't bother me as you think it would. There is nothing on this world that can match me even those legendary ones as you call them don't scare me. If you want to live as a human you will not interfere with me again." Zarkaruio spoke to Giovanni telling him of the threat level to him and the pest Giovanni been to him

"Some how that bothering you, whoever you are. And I won't let you control this world" Giovanni pulled his hand tight and shattered the glass in his hand the pieces landing on the ground.

Giovanni stopped being anger when Zarkaruio laughed at him "Funny as you would say that, being the leader of Team Rocket. Capture rare pokémon and all. I Zarkaruio isn't much different to you, but I turn all into the perfect form to see me as their leader and those that don't fall under the change of darkness will work under my dark pokémon" Zarkaruio said with a evil glare to his eyes then see Giovanni smiling

"Yes but when I found out something dark as you was brought back to this world. I had to turn a new leaf over and now try to stop you and you know what?" Giovanni said with Zarkaruio looking right at him really anger ready to blow.

"What?" Zarkaruio sneering at Giovanni

Giovanni then answered "Your afraid what a human can do, we unpredictable to you" Giovanni saw him aim a psychic ball at the screen then there was static. "I guess I hit a nerve" Giovanni smiled looking at the screen full of static.