Thanks guys for not asking me to update. It gave me time to relax. Anyways, I keep getting e-mails from my previous fanfiction, which makes me laugh. Just to mention, I find that this chapter's title doesn't make sense but that happens a lot with me. X3 Uh... I gotta say, White is very fiesty in this... Anyways, enjoy~

Chapter two
Defiance

White

The two stupid idiots locked me away in the cell.

"I swear you won't get away with this. My team mates will come for me and that's when your throats will be slit." I said, grasping the bars. The one grunt laughed at me.

"Trust me, this castle is packed with guards. No one will ever invade the castle and be successful." he said, kicking my hand. I pulled it away, clasping my hand on my chest.

"That hurt, nimrod." I said, giving him an ugly expression. I felt rage rising inside of me. The two just laughed and walked out of the dungeon.

The cold gravel on my skin made it hard for me to relax. I needed to get out of here, as well as get my amulet. I needed that... Without it, our operation would fail.

Our plan? To stop time, duh. Other things about it? Everything else is classified, I'm sorry... No, not really.

This is important so there's nothing to talk about with people who aren't involved.

I brushed my hand through my hair. It was shorter then when I was just a little girl, eleven years ago. Curse that guy... Cutting my hair which took years to grow.

"I'd like to cut his hair..." I said, searching myself to an extra knife. I needed something to escape. Those goons were wrong, my team would get in eventually. I just needed to buy them some time.

I reached in my pocket, grabbing a sphere. A pokeball. It was the only thing I had, now.

"Come on out, Oshawott." I whispered, a beam releasing the pokemon. "I need your help to break these bars." I said to it. The Oshawott nodded and started tackling the bars. Even though they were made of pure metal, my pokemon were raised to be strong. They could break through anything.

"When we get out of here, I'm getting payback." I said, taking the metal beads from my hair. They were tied on a strong string, made for decoration. Then again... Payback... Going back to that guy, that so called 'prince,' would be reckless, maybe even dangerous. I needed to wait a bit, I thought, wrapping part of the threaded beads on my right hand.

I started hitting the weaker metal with the beads. They were stronger than you would think. I actually beat up a guy with them once. I heard some cracking though, so there was a good sign.

"Dibby, I need you to use your Razor Shell move." I commanded. The Oshawott did as he was told, and when done, I pat his head. Because of his attack, he was able to cut out a hole from the cage we were trapped in. "Good boy." I said, bringing him back into his pokeball. "You deserve a rest." I said calmly. Ever since I got on the road, my pokemon had worked so hard for me... They deserved all the rest they got.

I sneaked through the hole, getting some cuts from the sharp metal, especially one on my cheek. I dabbed each scratch with the sleeve of my shirt and I was off. I needed to find the safest, and closest place near the exit, if possible, actually leave. This castle was a maze though. To get to one place, you had to go past another, go through this room, and around this one. It was hard to understand but I couldn't let my guard down for a second. I was already losing time just thinking about it.

I tried to remember which way to go from before.

"I think I go through here..." I thought out loud, placing my hand on a fancy doorknob. Or... Maybe it was the other one... No, I had to go with my gut instinct. I opened the door, then shielding my eyes form the bright light coming from a window on the other side of the room. This wasn't it. It was worse. That prince was there... Crap.

I went into a defensive position. He didn't move though, he was too busy reading. This made me angry. Was he 'too strong' to even think about defence? I could throw an attack at him right now.

"Hey!" I yelled. He looked up from his book, gave me a blank stare, and went back to it. What kind of nerve did this person have?

"So you got out?" he managed to say.

"Of course I did, your stupid grunts let me keep my pokemon." I snapped, grasping another pokeball in my hand behind my back.

"How sad but... Not surprising. I need some new recruits." he said. "By the way, N. That's the name that's going to be on your grave once I kill you." he said, placing his book on a table. Dang guy was imitating me.

"That's my line, stupid." I said. My grip on my pokeball became stronger. The prince smiled.

"Well I am the prince in these parts. What I want is mine." N said. "Therefore your pokemon? Mine. Your weapons? Mine. Your whole state of being? Mine." he said with a devious look in his eyes. How dare he, talk to me like that, someone who could kill him easily right now.

"Well if you own so much, why don't you go shove it up your..." I was cut off by N placing his finger on my mouth. He was quicker then I thought.

"There's no need for cruel language around these parts." N smirked. "Besides, isn't your amulet more important?" he asked me. Duh.

"Where is it?" I, more demanded over asked.

"I'll tell you that I don't have it anymore. I'll give you a challenge and if you can overcome it, I'll let you leave." he said. This 'prince' would probably cheat but it would give everyone else some time.

"What are your rules?" I asked.

"Number one, no killing anyone." understandable. "Number two, no leaving the castle. Number three, no pokemon."

Number three would be the toughest rule but the most simple.

"Deal." I said.

"Good. You have one week to roam the castle as you please. If you can find your amulet, you win." he told me before leaving the room. N hollered something down the way. "This shall be entertaining."

"The show will be over before you can even enjoy it."

Well, whad'ya think? White, lay off the language. Yay for N for cutting her off. XD There's some hate between them again. And yes, it's the return of the Dibs. XD That's actually where his name came from. My dad yelled "DIBS" in the hall when my mom came home with some chips and I thought Dibby would be a cute name. Anyways, yes, the attire for the characters is different. For example, White has like those cool gypsie beads on her head, and some cool Rune Factory like clothing. N is just normal N... I guess... XD

Either way, thanks for reading~ I really don't have anything to say. X3