Howdy, amigos. I'm quite surprised at how much good feedback I got from the first chapter. I understand that nobody's ever attempted this kind of story before. I'm very proud of this work and only hope that it gets better from this point on. Anyway, please enjoy and review.
To Unknown, I apologize for the long wait and I hope you enjoy.
I don't own Pokemon or any reference or props from Sonic the Hedgehog.
One more thing, I messed up with Pikachu. His nickname is 'Chao' that was a typo on my part and I apologize for the confusion. I tried to fix that and a few other mistakes on the first chapter as well as this update.
Chapter two: Heroes Rise Again.
The servers are the seven Chaos,
Chaos is power,
Power enriched by the heart,
The controller is the one who unifies the chaos.
(At an Undisclosed location)
"Boss?" A scared woman asked the man sitting behind a desk with a Persian sitting beside it.
"What do you have to report?" The man demanded. His voice seemed to thunder in the quiet room.
The woman started but continued speaking. "W-we've received a signal from facility 7-C." She said.
"7-C?" He asked.
"Yes sir. Project: Shadow was awakened by a wandering trainer and he destroyed the Shadow Android that was guarding the facility. He took the seven Chaos Emeralds and warped to another location. We haven't been able to locate him."
The Boss' eyes widened and his hands clenched.
"What did you say?" He growled.
The secretary gulped.
(Viridian Forest)
The sun shined on Viridian forest as Shadow The Chaos, Chao The Black Pikachu, and Misty Williams of Cerulean City made their way through it. Shadow's air shoes allowed him to skate through at speeds that no mortal could ever comprehend.
If only Misty would stop screaming long enough for him to enjoy it.
"WILL YOU PLEASE SHUT UP!" Shadow yelled as he ducked under a fallen log.
"ONLY WHEN YOU SLOW THE HELL DOWN, YOU JERK!" She screeched.
Shadow sighed exasperatedly before coming to a dead stop and putting her down on a tree stump.
"I never thought that you meant traveling at Mach 5 speed would be so freaky." She whined as she rubbed her temples to ease her nerves.
"It was actually Mach 3 and I could've teleported us there but you freak before I induce Chaos Control and pass out." He explained.
"Alright, can we just walk there?" She pleaded.
Shadow sighed. "It'll be difficult for me to take it slow but whatever makes you comfortable." He said.
With that, they walked through the forest.
(Twenty minutes later)
Misty's shrill scream broke the peaceful tranquility of the forest.
"What is it?" Shadow threw up his right arm to prepare a Chaos Spear while his left became claws.
"IT'S A BUG POKéMON! GET IT AWAY! GET IT AWAY!" She screamed and grabbed his jacket like a vice.
"Oh, for the love of..." Shadow dropped his arms and sighed in exasperation. He looked over to where she last looked while poking his fang with his tongue to calm himself. What he saw was a little caterpillar-like Pokémon that was mainly green in color with a tan underside. Its curious eyes were large and beady black and it had a reddish 'Y-shaped' antennae.
Shadow took out his Pokédex and scanned the creature.
"Caterpie: The Caterpillar Pokémon.
This bug-type Pokémon uses its antennae to secrete a foul odor to frighten away larger predators." Dexter stated.
"Hmm. What do you think, Chao, wanna have a new family member?" He asked his partner.
"Pikapika." Chao squeaked with a nod.
Misty looked like she was about to have a heart attack. "Shadow, there are three things I hate; Carrots, peppers, and bug-types. You are planning to capture a bug-type." She said through gritted teeth.
"You'll get over it." He said, to Chao's amusement. Shadow activated his air shoes and gently hovered over to the curious bug.
"Hey, little fella'. What'cha doin' out here?" He asked softly as he petted the bug's head.
The Caterpie purred at his action and rubbed its head against his gloved palm.
Misty watched as he conversed with the disgusting bug for a few minutes then pull out the light blue Chaos Emerald. He spoke for another minute until she saw the bug nod its head, the movement causing her to shiver.
Shadow tapped the Caterpie's head with the emerald and its body glowed before being turned to a sky-blue colored energy and it was sucked into the emerald. The jewel lit up a few times before dimming to its normal light.
"If that wasn't a bug-type that you just captured, that would be very cool." Misty commented.
Shadow turned and winked at her before the emerald vanished in a flash.
"Let's hurry up and get your shit. I wanna get to Viridian City by nightfall." He said and continued walking.
"What's there besides a Pokémon Center to rest for the night?" She asked when she ran up to his side.
"The Sensual Shadow." He answered without turning to face her.
She stopped dead at the sound of the name. Hesitantly, she asked "What's that?"
Shadow braced himself for her reaction. "A strip club that was named after me by one of my old associates. I need to pay her a visit so she knows I'm not dead, yet."
"ARE YOU CRAZY! YOU'RE TWELVE YEARS-OLD, YOU'RE NOT GOING INTO A WHOREHOUSE!" She screamed in his ear.
Shadow rubbed the inside of his ear with his pinky before facing her. "For the question: yes, five years under the command of bastard with a God-complex performing assassinations, stealing random people's Pokémon, multiple combat form training, weapons training, vehicle training, piloting training, and Pokémon handling lessons. All at once." He said with a thoughtful look followed by a nod to himself when he counted off everything.
Misty just blinked at him.
"Followed by five more years in suspended animation only to wake up to a screaming red-head running away from my robotic doppelganger." He finished with an accusatory look aimed at her.
Chao palmed his face at his master and friend's tact.
She growled and was about to protest but he kept talking.
"Second part: I know the woman in charge of the place and she owes me a truckload of favors. She can pay 'em off by letting me use her club as the first link of my spy network."
Misty looked angry at first until his words hit her. "Spy network?"
"Yeah. I could just eliminate every member of the organization that I'm bound to come across or gain some intel about their movements and put a stop to it and deliver the ultimate 'screw-you' to the boss. Best option is both." He explained with a chuckle.
She looked at him worriedly. "You're insane aren't you?"
He thought for a second before holding up his hand with his thumb and forefinger a millometer apart.
"Oh, a little? How nice." She muttered and fixed a death glare on the laughing ultimate lifeform and black Pikachu.
(Twenty minutes later)
"We're here." Shadow announced as they approached the lake that she fished in prior to finding him.
"Where's my bike?" She questioned when she went to grab her red traveling bag and noticed the absence of the vehicle.
"Um... over there?" He hesitatingly pointed to a large tree.
She turned and screamed dejectedly at the sight.
Her bike had been slammed into the tree, apparently hard enough to break it apart since that's the state it was in.
"What could put it in that kind of state?" Shadow wondered. His answer came in the form of a buzzing noise filling the air.
"Beedrill!" He shouted and dove for Misty. He barely managed to tackle her out of the way before the spot she stood in was littered with glowing white and purple needles. Above them, were dozens of bumblebee-like Pokémon with large spikes as their foreclaws.
"Pin Missile and Poison Sting." He thought with a grimace before skating through the trees with the bee pokemon on his tail.
"GO FASTER! FASTER! FASTER!" Misty screamed as she wrapped her arms around Shadow's neck in a deathgrip.
"A half-mile and hour or mach 3? Make up your damn mind." He grumbled. His red eyes glanced back and he ducked a glob of dark-purple goop that exploded when it hit the ground.
"Sludge bombs too? You gotta be shittin' me! Chao, use your thunderbolt and scatter 'em." Shadow ordered.
Chao hopped up onto Shadow's hair and charged up his red electricity to his cheeks and unleashed it through the swarm, which stunned a few of them and took them out of the fight.
"Still so many." He muttered. Indeed, there were still a couple dozen of the bugs still present. "Ah, screw it." He exclaimed. His serpentine tail unwrapped from his waist and actually extended to total its length to seven feet.
The six inches of its tip glowed red before the tail folded itself towards him.
"Raining Chaos Lance!" He shouted and whipped the tail towards the Beedrill storm. The energy launched from the tip and it stopped dead in the center of the swarm. After a moment, the red power exploded outward and rained hundreds of Chaos Lances through the swarm, exploding on impact when they hit the Beedrill.
When the explosions stopped, Shadow did a U-turn to observe the results of his attack.
"Wow." Misty whispered. The area was littered with small craters, destroyed trees, and twitching Beedrill bodies.
"They'll be alright. It's almost dark, let's get to Viridian City." He said before skating through the forest at a decent pace.
(A half-hour later, Viridian City)
"It's not very big." Misty commented as they approached the Pokémon Center.
"No, it's one of the smaller places I'll be going to. By the way, where are you heading?" Shadow asked.
Misty looked away shyly for a moment. "I was actually thinking about sticking with you for awhile, if you wouldn't mind." She said.
Shadow sighed. "It's your choice, Misty. I should warn you that I'm going to be fighting Team Rocket the entire journey and it could get dangerous."
Misty said nothing as they entered the Viridian City Pokémon Center. Behind the counter stood the beautiful pink-haired Nurse Joy in her modest nurse outfit.
"Hello. Welcome to the Viridian City Pokémon Center. How can I help you?" Nurse Joy said joyously. Pun not intended.
Shadow smiled back at her. "Hello. We'd like one room with two beds and could you check these little guys out for me, please?" He said while getting out the Chaos Emerald and letting his Caterpie out. Chao leaped down and stood beside his new friend as the Caterpie looked at Nurse Joy with curious black eyes. Misty dove behind Shadow once he pulled out the emerald and cautiously peeked over his shoulder.
Shadow smirked and got Nurse Joy's attention. He motioned for her to be silent and turned to Misty. "Why is your hand on my ass?" He blurted out, causing her to jump back with a red, angry face.
"You-"
Shadow interrupted her by grabbing her bag and taking out her two Pokéballs and putting them on the counter.
"We'll be back in two hours at least. Chao, behave and take Caterpie and Misty's pokeballs to the room when your treatment's done." He said while dragging a fuming Misty out the doors.
(Two miles away)
A 'Wanted' poster hung on the side of the building. It portrayed a blue-haired man and deep red-haired woman in their early twenties. Under their pictures was a Meowth.
The picture was ripped off the wall by the very people and Pokémon it portrayed.
"A 'Wanted' poster? It certainly does us no justice." The man commented.
"The ones who posted this thing have no sense of glamour! My nose isn't that big!" The woman fumed.
"Maybe you's two could take a minute to stop complainin' about da' poster and get to da' pokénapping." The Meowth exclaimed in a heavily accented 1920's gangster lingo.
(Back with Shadow and Misty)
"I am not going in there!" Misty shouted as Shadow dragged her across the street into the Red Light district of the city. The fifth building was a danceclub design with neon lights, black tinted windows, and a silhouette of a naked woman laying down with her leg up above the sign that said "Sensual Shadow". The weird thing was that the woman's hair was exactly like Shadow's own hair.
"I wonder if I can sue her for takin' my hair design and usin' my name without my consent. And you wanted to come along with me on this expedition. This is gonna be one of the many places we're goin' to visit." He said calmly before they approached the muscular, bald bouncer that guarded the door.
He stopped the two kids with an amused grin on his face. "Okay show me your IDs. Seriously, I wanna see how much effort you put into makin' it." He said with a chuckle.
Shadow answered with his own chuckle. "I'm not here to see any of the women that's on the show, I wanna see the manager." He said with his smirk.
The bouncer raised a brow. "What business do you have with her?" He asked suspiciously.
Shadow's own smile dropped and was replaced with a business face. "Just call her and say 'All Hail Shadow'. She'll know what it means." He said while crossing his arms.
The bouncer seemed conflicted for a minute until his phone suddenly rang. He answered it and was greeted by his boss.
"Hey Rick, What's with the kids? They ain't old enough to be in this district, let alone my club. Send 'em home." She said through the speaker.
"Normally I would, but the boy wants to speak wih you." Rick informed her.
"Me? I'm not a dancer, why does he wanna talk with me? What's he look like? He's in the shadows and the camera can't get a glimpse of his face."
"Funny thing about that, he told me to tell you 'All Hail Shadow' and you'd know what it meant." He said confusingly.
He was met with silence on the other end and then a small gasp.
"Escort them to my office and if anyone harasses the girl, kick 'em out before the boy kills them." She ordered.
"Y-yes ma'am." Rick said before hanging up. "Right this way." He opened the door to let them in.
Shadow turned to Misty and wrapped his tail around her wrist. It's light fuzziness warmed her hand and brought a calming feeling to her. "Hang on to my tail, keep your eyes on the floor, and don't talk to anyone until we get to the office." He said sternly.
Misty nodded meekly as they entered the building.
The first thing Shadow was assaulted with was the smell; sweat, smoke, and alcohol. And pheromones, let's not forget that. There were guys getting lap dances at the ends of the room and topless women walking around serving drinks and others wore skimpy cosplay outfits like a cop, nurse, dominatrix, demon girls, schoolgirls, playboy bunnygirls, and maids among other things. Loud techno music blared over the speakers with some women on stage poledancing to it.
"Rick! What the hell are you doing bringing children here!" A woman yelled. Shadow turned to see a raven-haired young woman who was qualified to work there with a stern look in her stormy blue eyes. She was one of the girls in a revealing maid outfit, complete with one of those frilly hats.
Rick held his hands up in surrender. "Don't look at me, the boy has business with the head lady and she told me to bring them up."
The maid raised a brow in confusion before glancing at Shadow and Misty.
Shadow smiled and nodded his head in greeting. "I'm Shadow and this is Misty." He introduced himself with a polite bow.
She was taken aback by the boy's manners. Until a staggering drunk came up to them.
He wrapped his arm around Misty and yanked her away, causing her to shriek and Shadow's grip to slip from her.
"Hey, hon', what'll it cost for a few hours with you?" He slurred.
His shirt was grabbed from behind and he was jerked away from Misty and slammed against the wall by Shadow. All activity around the club stopped and everyone's attention was focused on Shadow, not that he noticed.
Rick gently pulled Misty away from them when he heard a feral growl coming from Shadow's lips.
"How about your life!" He snarled in the man's face with his claws only a half-inch away from his throat.
"That'll do, Ultimate Lifeform." A woman's deep voice said sternly.
Shadow's gaze went to the voice and saw a woman with short sandy-blonde hair in a business suit and a serious face. She pressed her black-rimmed glasses over her dark brown eyes and looked at the shaking Misty with concern before glared at the drunk.
"Rick, throw him out of here and make sure he never comes back." She ordered.
Rick nodded and lead Misty to the woman before taking the drunk off of Shadow's hands.
Shadow fixed his gaze on the woman and smirked. "Hello, Topaz."
She smiled at him. "Let's take this to my office." She wrapped one arm around Misty and pointed to a spiral stairway that lead to the top floor with the other.
Shadow nodded and they made their way up.
Once the door to the office was shut, Misty was sat down in the chair in front of the desk and Shadow was hugged by Topaz.
"Oh my God, I thought you were dead." She said after releasing him.
Shadow gave her a genuine smile. "They couldn't kill me. I could only be contained in a quantum disruptor cage and stored away until they could figure out what to do with me. So, naturally, they forgot." He chuckled.
Topaz scoffed good-naturedly at him before sitting in her chair and regarding Misty. "Sweetie, did this little asshole drag you here?" She asked.
Misty looked up and chuckled lightly at the insult to Shadow. "Kinda, I decided to tag along with him on his Pokémon journey and he told me that he had to come here."
Topaz rolled her eyes. "You 'had to come here'? Means you want something." She grumbled before holding a button on her phone. "Carmen, be a doll and make yourself decent and bring me my regular drink. What would you like, sweetie?" She asked Misty.
Misty was startled for a moment but asked for water.
"And some water for a freaked out teenage girl."
"I'd like a coffee, black." Shadow said.
"I'd like a night of passion with a hung young stud with the sensitivity of a newborn Ponyta but that ain't happening either." Topaz snipped.
Shadow sighed with a shudder. "Thank you, Topaz for the mental image of you having sex with some poor bastard. Like I didn't have enough reasons to commit suicide." He said sarcastically.
"You only wish you were the poor bastard." She quipped with a wink.
Their conversation was halted by a knock on the door and it opened to reveal the woman in the maid outfit coming in with three cups on a tray in her hands. She wore a black robe over her outfit to save the kids from embarassment.
"Your drinks." She said as she put the tray down and turned to leave.
"Hold up, Car, you may need to stick around and hear this." Topaz turned to Shadow. "She was there when I started this business and she'll help ensure that the other girls go along with your plan."
"I haven't even told you about it yet." Shadow complained.
"You want us to keep track of any and all Team Rocket movement that we get ahold of. Eventually leading to you finding out the identity of the boss, planning his assassination among others and taking over the entire organization." She said as though it was rehearsed.
Shadow stood there dumbfounded until Misty spoke up.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, you never said anything about taking over the organization or killing the boss." She said accusingly.
Shadow simply sipped his coffee innocently.
"It's not that simple, sweetie." Topaz interrupted.
Misty still looked upset but Shadow began to speak.
"Misty, I want to change the entire organization and ending the boss' life is the only way to ensure that I'll be able to. I want to take over the organization and give birth to Team Dark. I'll lead the organization to a golden age and the people and pokemon of the world will be able to sleep peacefully under my watch." He stated.
"All Hail Shadow!" Topaz praised.
Misty looked annoyed. "Okay, why do you keep saying that?"
Shadow decided to answer that. "You see, I was the pride and joy of Team Rocket. The boss, himself, had planned for me to inherit his seat of power and take over his legacy. The agents began treating me like a prince and shouted 'All Hail Shadow' after all my achievements to make me feel like one. You can imagine what something like that does to a seven year-old's ego." He said with a grin.
Carmen knocked on the desk to get everyone's attention. "I wanna go home, so can we get back to the matter at hand, please?" She asked.
Topaz looked sheepish, "She's right. I will keep in touch and you will be informed of anything we can hear. Speaking of which, there's supposed to be a heist here by three of the grunts, tonight."
Shadow stood. "Where?"
"The pokémon center." She answered.
Shadow and Misty's eyes widened and they looked at eachother.
"CHAO AND CATERPIE!"
"STARYU AND GOLDEEN!"
They both shouted in worry.
"If your Pokémon are there then you're gonna need to get back in style." Topaz grinned.
Misty looked confused but Shadow's eyes widened.
"Are you saying..."
"Carmen, get to the garage and fill the girls in on what happened here." Topaz ordered.
Carmen nodded and left the office.
Topaz pressed the intercom button and her voice blared through the building. "ATTENTION, WE'RE CLOSING EARLY FOR THE NIGHT. ALL EMPLOYEES PLEASE MAKE YOURSELVES DECENT AND REPORT TO THE GARAGE. IF YOU'RE NOT AN EMPLOYEE THEN GET THE HELL OUT. THANK YOU."
"How charming." Shadow quipped.
"You better be nice to me or you won't get to look into the armory I've had stocked for the last three years." She said teasingly.
His eyebrows shot up and he stood up straight. "Did you say armory?"
Topaz merely smiled.
(Five Minutes Later)
"You were right. I do wish that I was the poor bastard you fantasize about." Shadow droned as he hovered into the vault. Dozens, if not hundreds of black guns, grenade-launchers, and RPGs with red trimmings lined up the walls and aisles of gun racks in the middle of the room. Misty stood in the doorway shivering in fright.
"I thought he was scary before but if he's gonna be toting around 9-mills and assault rifles, then screw the whole thing." She shouted.
"She'll get over it." Shadow commented as he walked down one of the isles until he found a wooden box.
"Ah, I was hoping you'd come across that." Topaz announced as she approached him.
She took the box from him and opened it. Inside were two L. Hawke Magnums. Like all the other weapons, they were black chrome plated with red trimming and one name etched in red on the sides.
One said "Maria" while the other said "Rouge".
"I had these custom made a long time ago. I just didn't think that I'd need them. I believe that they'll serve your purpose well enough." She said as she handed him a duffel bag and a black leather harness with two gun sheathes to put on under his jacket.
(Ten Minutes Later)
Shadow and Misty stood in a garage beside the Sensual Shadow and awaited the end of Topaz's announcement to her employees. Shadow had the stuffed duffel bag over his sholder and the harness on with the twin magnums hidden beneath his jacket.
When Topaz was finished, A brunette woman with green eyes, wearing a sports jacket over a pink T-shirt, jeans, and flip-flops walked forward and regarded Shadow. "All of us here are victims of Team Rocket in some way. My brother was killed after he refused to join. If you swear to end them, I swear to help you in any way I can." She vowed.
Shadow was surprised by the other girls who stepped forward telling similar stories.
Lost sisters.
Lost parents.
Lost husbands and wives.
And lost children.
Misty was shocked by the damage that this organization caused. Lost family and friends.
"Now I understand your obsession, Daddy." She thought solemnly.
"It's almost midnight. I'm sure that you'd be able to induce Chaos Control and warp back there but your girlfriend might not be used to that yet." Topaz quipped.
Shadow and Misty turned crimson and tried to deny any relationship.
"Yeah, whatever. Just take your ride and get to the Pokémon center." She said while yanking off a tarp from a large object in the middle of the room.
What was uncovered was a large black jeep. It was obviously customized due to the mounted machine-guns and rocket-launchers.
"They're all equipped with the Chaos Drives that I could get my hands on and an on-board mini-factory for infinite ammunition capacity, also powered by the Chaos Drive. You will be the only man alive that'll be able to drive these babies." Topaz announced while yanking off the tarps on three other objects.
Shadow snapped around to see a black motorcycle with red trimming, a black hovercraft that floated a half-ft. over the floor and a glider with small turbines on the end of the wings and guns beside the handle.
(To put it simply, it's all the vehicles Shadow uses in Sonic The Hedgehog: Next Gen)
"What's a 'Chaos Drive'?" Misty asked.
Topaz turned to answer. "It's a specific energy transfer module that is designed to power a device using the Chaos Energy within the Emeralds as the power source." She explained.
Shadow threw the red Emerald over the motorcycle, glider, and hovercraft and the vehicles disappeared in a red flash. The Emerald flew back into Shadow's hand. With an excited giggle, he hopped into the buggy's driver seat and fastened his seatbelt before inserting the red Chaos Emerald into the small slot on the middle console. The gem glowed and the engine roared to life.
"Hop in, Misty, we gotta get back to the Pokémon center." He ordered.
Reluctantly, Misty got in the passenger-side seat and fastened her safety belt.
Shadow turned to regard the women that now worked for him. "I can't say anthing that will properly express my condolences for the lives my former masters have taken from you or express my gratitude for the sacrifices you're making to help me ensure their destruction. Good hunting!" He shouted before peeling out of the garage and gunned the motor towards the Pokémon Center.
(Pokémon Center)
Nurse Joy had just finished up the examination and was currently giggling at the two released Pokémon who were running around in circles on the bed in an attempt to catch the other's tail.
"The records say that the Caterpie was only caught a few hours ago. To think that it gets along with this strange Pikachu so well in just that short amount of time. That boy must have talent." She thought before closing the door and heading to her office.
Unknown to her, a Meowth-shaped hot-air balloon hovered ominously over the Center.
Shadow's buggy stopped into the parking spot and the two trainers rushed into the building. Shadow told Misty to get their Pokémon out. Nurse Joy was startled as the Ultimate Lifeform stomped into her office with a wild look in his eyes.
"Nurse Joy, you have to begin transferring all of your injured Pokémon to another Center right now!" He shouted desperately.
"What is the meaning of this?" She insisted fearfully.
"This Center's been marked for a heist! Three Team Rocket agents are gonna try to rob this place right-"
KABLAM!
Shadow whipped around and saw a hole smashed through the ceiling with a smokescreen billowing through it to conceal the area under it.
"Now." Shadow growled.
Two voices cackled dramatically from the center of the haze and a snobby male voice spoke to him.
"Hahahaha! There's no reason to be scared, kid. We won't hurt you as long as you do as we say. Allow us to introduce ourselves."
"To protect the world from devastation." A red-haired female recited.
"To unite all people within our nation." A man with short blue hair said.
"To denounce the evils of truth and love."
"To extend our reach to the stars above."
"Jessie!" The woman sang.
"James!" The man stated as he pulled out a red rose.
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light."
"Surrender now or prepare to fight."
The two took a pose that entwined their fingers. A Meowth dropped from the hole and hung under their arms.
"Meowth! That's right." It said.
Shadow and Joy looked at them with raised brows and sweatdrops on the back of their heads.
He turned towards the nurse with his hand beside his mouth so the three agents couldn't see what he was saying.
"I might be overworrying considering the idiocy they've proudly displayed but the 'R' on their uniforms says they're Team Rocket, meaning you should still begin transferring the Pokéballs anyway. I'll keep 'em busy." He whispered. She nodded and jogged to the back of the Center.
Shadow turned to regard the three agents. "So I assume the Boss has issued a warning for all Rocket agents to attempt capture or flee on sight?" He asked.
The three looked at him in confusion for a moment until Jessie jumped in surprise.
"Oh, look at that, I'm getting a text." She muttered and flipped her cell phone open. James looked at it over her shoulder and Meowth jumped on her other shoulder.
From: Rocket Communications
To all agents, active or inactive!
Project: Shadow The Chaos has awakened and is on the loose!
If possible, capture alive. If not, flee on sight.
The next page was a picture of Shadow's seven year-old face.
The three lifted their gaze to Shadow and then back to the picture a few times before realization dawned on them.
"IT'S HIM! IT'S THE ULTIMATE LIFEFORM!" All three screamed.
"Try and guess your chances of survival. Really, go ahead, I'll give you a few minutes." He said while crossing his arms.
The three huddled together and whispered loudly.
"What a' we gonna do? D'is twoip's actually challengin' us!" Meowth whispered.
"I'm not sure it's a good idea for us to accept. I've heard dozens of rumors about him and each one ends with dead people." James whined.
Jessie stayed quiet as if she was deep in thought.
"I think we should put those rumors to the test." She declared before snapping around and throwing a pokeball at Shadow. "Go Ekans!" She shouted.
From the pokeball emerged a large purple snake-like Pokémon with a large mouth and no visible teeth.
It lurched towards Shadow with the intent of snapping its maws on his neck but the Ultimate Lifeform shot his arm out and let it take the blow instead.
Misty entered the room with her pokéballs in her bag and Chao and Caterpie scuttering behind her.
"Careful. Might hurt your jaw." Shadow lectured before bringing his foot up to connect with the snake's chin, sending it through the air and through the wall.
"Uh-oh. Go Koffing!" James shouted and threw his pokéball. From it emerged a hovering purple spore-like Pokémon with a face.
"Koffiiii." It droned.
"Koffing, use smokescreen!" James ordered.
Koffing breathed out a huge cloud of black smoke that covered itself and Shadow from Misty's view.
There was a sound of a beating for a moment before Koffing was sent flying out of the cloud with swirly eyes.
"Koffing!" James screamed in terror as he kneeled down to examine his downed Pokémon.
"CHAOS BOOST!" Shadow yelled and the black cloud was blown away by his burst of power. Misty watched in amazement as his body was covered by a crimson aura and he turned his head to regard her and she was ensnared by his glowing neon eyes. "Get to Nurse Joy and take cover." He ordered and turned back to the three agents. "If this is the best you have to offer, then I'll just go ahead and end this. CHAOS-"
The three agents screamed and ran for the exit but they were too late.
"-BLAST!" He shouted and his aura blasted outwards in a dome of condensed chaos energy.
The resulting explosion sent the agents and their Pokémon into the air towards the sunrise.
"How will we explain to the boss that we lost to a kid!" Jessie exclaimed.
"Kid! That wasn't a kid! It was the devil in a !" James shouted.
"Eid'a way..." Meowth started.
"TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF!" They yelled as they flew into the sky until they were out of sight.
Shadow stared at the small sparkle in the sky that made a 'ding' noise.
"They'll be back." He quietly snarled.
He turned around and saw Misty standing behind Nurse Joy as she spoke to the screen.
"Were all the injured Pokémon recieved?" She asked worriedly.
"All the Pokémon were recieved and are stored away for retrieval by their trainers. I've sent out a notice to the trainers to come for their Pokémon in the Pewter City Pokémon Center." Another Nurse Joy announced.
"Well that's good. I'm assuming that Team Rocket destroyed the Center here with some kind of bomb and a trainer managed to fight them off." She informed. Misty glared at Shadow with an accusatory look while he held a random flower in his hand and smiled innocently with his puppy-dog eyes on for extra effect. Chao and Caterpie stood on his sides, also doing their best to look innocent with their own 'cutsie' faces.
Shadow beckoned her over and pointed to the buggy.
"Chaos Control!" He exclaimed. He held the light-blue Emerald over Caterpie and the bug was absorbed into the gem.
"The sooner we get out of here, the less chance they have of finding out that was me." He whispered, referring to the comment on the supposed "bomb". The two teens and Pikachu hopped in and Shadow peeled out towards Pewter City, where his first gym battle would be fought.
A.N: That's a wrap for Chapter 2. I've decided to up the rating for this due to the earlier content and am happy to answer any questions anyone would like to ask.
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