Chapter 4: Team Invader
Luxray was thrown back in a shower of rocks. The figure in front of Shocker was huge! He wondered what it could be. "Grrrr, Grym, you have no place here! Get out before I kill you just, as I killed this little boy's father."
"You what!?" Shouted the massive figure.
"Mistake, making him angry," another figure to the right of Grym said. The one in front must be the leader, Shocker thought. But who were they? "Calm down Grym." Said the figure to the right, soothingly.
"Your right Ravyn," said Gryn, "I should calm down. Psyoe, finish them."
"Yes, I will do that." The figure to the left of Gryn said. Everyone in the area expected Psyoe to move; except for Gryn and Ravyn that is. But what Psyoe did was different, soon the air in the room was visible, and a blue mist came from above. What was this!? The Luxio fell one by one and Luxray gave a shout. "Ominous Wind" said Psyoe.
Luxray fell to the ground. Shocker gasped; what was this!? "Come with us boy." Gryn said, "You'll sleep with us tonight, and tomorrow, we'll talk. Come, there's a nice town nearby, Pysoe can teleport us. Do it Psyoe" Psyoe took his hands out the cloak he was wearing and in a poof they were in a familiar town.
Shocker recognized this town. Where had he seen it before? And where- zzzzzzzzzzz. He was fast asleep.
The next day
Shocker woke up to see Grym, Ravyn, and Psyoe all standing over him. "Hello, boy. We are Team Invader. Pleased to meet you" Shocker went over and gave each one of the members a hug. Team invader was a curious bunch. Ravyn was a bird, a big bird. She was black with a white crest on her chest, and… was that a hat? Psyoe was a bird too, but tall and slender, he was green and wore a majestic cloak across his body. Grym was massive. He was made of stone, Shocker thought. He reminded Shocker of another… That was it! Sam the great Blastoise! This was Treasure Town! Grym was hulking and usually calm, so Shocker thought like Blastoise. He wondered what Sam's temper was like though. He wanted to see Benji and Sam so he said, "Me, outside, born, here."
Outside in Treasure town, he wanted to see everything. He was on Ravyn's back and he saw something that caught his eye. Chansey's day care service. He pointed to it, and Ravyn went there immediately.
Chansey saw the two and cried, "Shocker!? What a surprise, come in, come in. Sam and Benji are out on a big mission now, so you unfortunately, won't be able to see them, but who is this?"
"I am Ravyn," Ravyn answered in a roguish voice.
"Ravyn… Ravyn the sneaky and great Honchkrow from team Invader!?"
"Yup, that would be me."
"Honored to meet you! Have the rest of team invader come to?"
"Yes, we are staying at Wigglytuff's guild."
"Magnificent…"
"Now Chansey to business. This little boy's father was killed in Amp Plains, by the Luxio tribe." Chansey gasped, Ravyn continued, "Team Invader came and knocked out the clan, but we didn't kill them. We saved Shocker here, who can only talk a little, but seems to have something special about him. Psyoe thinks he has an idea. Shocker please show Chansey what that idea is." Shocker looked into Chansey's eyes, and his own turned bloodshot. He felt a sorrow in Chansey. "Sad" Shocker said to the two other Pokémon. "You see?" said Ravyn enthusiastically, "He seems to be able to read emotions. So, knowing all this what do you think is best for this baby now?"
Chansey thought for a moment. "Give him to me. I'll take care of him for a while, until Team Stormcloud gets back. They're the ones who gave me his egg. They rescued his parents, who couldn't keep the egg because they were being chased by a band of criminals. Who knows where they are now."
"Chansey, could you please get to the point." Ravyn said, with a smile on her face.
"Yes, sorry. So you shall leave him with me until he is able to train with Team Stormcloud. They are knowledgeable and should know what to do with him.
"With all due respect, no." Ravyn said, "The boy shouldn't have to do that. I will have to ask Grym about it but the boy will stay with us. Psyoe can teach him what he needs to know, Grym can teach him how to fight, and I can teach him about treasure, and adventure and everything else. He will be fine with us. Besides, you don't even know if Stormcloud will take him."
"It's your choice." Chansey said, smiling, "Do come back and visit us though."
"No problem," Ravyn said, "We're here for the time being anyways." And so it was that Shocker, who had already gone through so much, was raised by Team Invader, in Treasure Town, and surrounding areas. He never saw Team Stormcloud. He learned much, including manners, talking, walking, folklore, myths, and facts about everything from Psyoe. He learned some basic fighting skills from Grym, but his favorite lessons were the ones from Ravyn, about adventure and treasure, and ancient, abandoned caves with nobody in them that had curses, or traps. He loved Team Invader, but he never forgot about Sam, or Benji, or Chansey, or especially Lumio. His father.