I said I'd be uploading fast. I like this chapter the best, but I think I should have seperated some of the ending. Oh well. I hope you enjoy!
Mac's heart began racing as she ran after Mandy towards Seth's house. Misdreavus was right behind her the whole time. Police tape surrounded Seth's house when the two trainers arrived. The door looked as if it had been broken down and from what they could see, the house was trashed. Mac's heart clenched and she felt broken and alone even though one of her closest friends was standing right next to her. Misdreavus nuzzled her cheek in comfort as a tear slid down Mac's face.
"H-h-he's really g-gone?" Mac stuttered staring at the trashed house. Mandy nodded her head.
"It happened sometime last night. They found a piece of his ripped shirt and heavy footprints from a large and strong Pokémon. There aren't any leads yet." Mandy said sadly. Tears began pooling below Mac's eyes.
"He was my best friend." She whispered brokenly. Mandy held her friend as she cried. Misdreavus, as loss for what to do, soared home and quickly gathered the rest of Mac's Pokémon. A few minutes later, Mac was being cradled by all six of her Pokémon as she sobbed silently.
A policeman walked over to the group and Mac wiped her eyes the best she could.
"We believe it was committed by a Garchomp and its trainer. The footprints seem to match, but why this attack happened is beyond any of our understanding. Did your friend have any enemies?" the policeman asked. Mac and Mandy both thought for a minute.
"None that we know of." Mandy answered. She turned to Seth's old Pokémon, Haunter. "Did he have any enemies that you knew of?" she asked the Pokémon. It shook its head 'no' and both trainers and policeman were at a loss.
"Why would someone abduct a person without reason or a note that would—" Mac started, but was interrupted when a woman in a police uniform ran out of the house.
"W-we… found a… n-note." She gasped out between breathes as she handed the policeman that was talking to the girls a letter.
"It says, 'Dear Trainer, Police, or whoever happened to find this note:
We have kidnapped the young trainer who lives here for the purpose of receiving a very rare and almost impossible to find Pokémon. It is known as Darkrai. We heard that a trainer is great friends with ghost/dark Pokémon that lived in this city. After excessive tracking and watching, we discovered who they were and their soft spot. Mac McLennin, I am talking about you. You are a gifted child, being able to befriend ghost Pokémon so easily. We are demanding the capture of Darkrai and the delivery to be done in a place that will be revealed soon, after you capture this Pokémon. Do not worry, we shall be watching you. We also demand that Mac is the one to deliver it, alone. If you ever want to see this trainer again, I suggest you comply with our demands.
Sincerely,'
And the ending is cut off…" the policeman read. Mac paled and stared at the policeman in horror.
"It is alright. We shall deal with this mess and return your friend—" the police started but Mac's quiet but firm voice interrupted.
"No. You read what they said. I am to do this, alone." She chuckled darkly, "I started out not wanting an adventure, but apparently I wind up in one anyway."
"It's too dangerous. Darkrai is an evil Pokémon that prowls the night. It's legendary and will be most difficult to track down and capture. It can place you in a horrible sleep, one that would last forever and be a never ending nightmare." The policeman warned, but Mac had already made up her mind.
"I am the only one that is able to save Seth. He's my best friend, my family since my parents… well, you know… Without him, I can't live. He completes me and now he's been captured. If the only way to save him is to track down this horrible Pokémon, then so be it. I would do anything for him." The policeman nodded, realizing she was firm. "I will rescue him at all costs."
Mandy turned to look at her friend. "What if I come with you? That might make it a little bit easier." she suggested. "Don't you think that if we worked together, we'd be able to complete the 'task' together?"
Mac shook her head solemnly. "No. I couldn't stand it if any of my friends got hurt unnecessarily. I don't know what exactly I'll experience as I search for Seth, but whatever it is, I don't want you or anyone to get hurt. Please, stay here and safe." Mandy gave her a defiant look.
"I'm not helpless! I can take care of myself." She argued.
"Yes, but Darkrai is a Pokémon you've never faced before. If it hurt you or placed you in a never ending nightmare, I'd never forgive myself. Please, stay here." Mandy nodded her head and hugged her friend.
"Bring back Seth. Wendy and I will do research for you and help you in whatever way we can from here. I'll miss you and please be careful." Mandy whispered. Mac nodded her head and returned her Pokémon to their pokéballs. Murkrow perched himself on her shoulder and Mac left for the closest city, Jubilife.
Mac and her Pokémon reached route 218. She looked around at the edge of the water trying to find a way across. There was none. Murkrow squawked beside her and Mac looked at him in wonder.
"What is it, Murk?" she asked the dark bird. He squawked again and pointed a wing at the water. Mac turned and saw a girl that looked like she was floating on the water. She waved at Mac and got closer to the shore. Before Mac could ask how she was doing that (floating on the water), an enormous dragon-like Pokémon emerged from the surface. It was huge and blue in color. It was quite scary since it towered above Mac and the bird Pokémon. Mac wanted to scream, but she was frozen in fear. Murkrow squawked loudly in fear as the girl on the large Pokémon's back hopped off. Mac returned Murkrow to his pokéball and turned shakily towards the girl.
She had brown eyes and light brown hair that barely touched her shoulders. It bobbed out at the edges and she was wearing jean shorts frayed at the end. Her shirt was blue with a Pokémon on it that looked just like the Pokémon in the water.
"Howdy!" the girl called and Mac smiled. "I'm Kendal. Who are you?"
"M-m-mac, it's nice to meet you." Mac stuttered. Kendal smiled and patted the huge Pokémon on its head. "This is Gyna, my Gyarados." Kendal added. Mac smiled hesitantly.
"Is she friendly?"
"Absolutely."
Mac smiled hesitantly. Kendal tilted her head to the side and turned to look at her Gyarados. "Do you want a ride over to the other side?" Kendal asked Mac. Mac nodded her head and Kendal jumped up on her Pokémon. Mac carefully and hesitantly climbed on too.
"I hope I'm not too much of a bother." Mac stated. Kendal shook her head.
"We were searching for Pokémon so it won't do no harm in takin' ya to the other side." The country girl answered with a smile. They both traveled in silence for a minute until Kendal spoke up.
"You headin' for Jubilife?" she asked. Mac nodded her head.
"I'm, uh, looking for my friend who went off on, uh, an adventure." She stuttered trying to find a way to tell the girl about Seth without revealing too much.
"Cool. You lived in Canalave your whole life?" the questions seemed to get to Mac, because she'd never really opened up to anyone.
"Uh, no, not really. I used to live in Sandgem Town. When I was 10, my parents went off on a short adventure to locate a secret garden hidden beyond Sinnoh when I left to get my first gym badge. Their ship was lost at sea and I was told they were dead. I moved to Canalave shortly afterwards." Mac closed up and refused to say anymore. Her pokéteck beeped and Mandy's face appeared on the small screen. (A/N: I added another app, the pokéteck now allows trainers to communicate with each other)
"Mac, we have info on Darkrai." Mandy's voice was distorted and sounded like she was speaking through a piece of tin foil.
"It's a dark type of Pokémon that can only be found in nightmares. When in visits a person or Pokémon, it causes a never ending dream that they can only be woken up from with a lunar wing. The Pokémon comes in a dark ghostly shape, even though it's only a dark type Pokémon. Darkrai and a lunar Pokémon known as Cresselia were partners in creating light and darkness." Mandy stopped for a moment to look at Mac. "There are two different versions of how and why Darkrai plagues dreams. One is that he deceived Cresselia and to punish him, she made it impossible for him to leave the dream world. In anger, he plagued the dreams of young children. Using a lunar wing, Cresselia was able to save many from the eternal horror. The other version is where Darkrai was imprisoned in the dream world by an unknown Pokémon. He tried to escape through dreams, but his presence only caused the person/Pokémon to go into a coma like state. Outraged by the fact that innocent were being harmed by an unseen force, Cresselia made sure Darkrai could never escape. She did not know that none of it was purposefully caused, and to this day Darkrai continues to try and find a way out."
Mac nodded her head. "Which one is true?" she asked. Mandy shook her head.
"We don't know. For all we know, they both could be false."
"Is that all you know? Did you find out how to capture him?"
"We're still looking into it." Mandy's face flickered off the screen.
"So, you're lookin' for this Darkrai, huh?" Kendal said. The two trainers were at the shore on the other side by then. Mac turned to face the curious country trainer.
"I have to capture it to save my friend. He was kidnapped and the only way to free him is if I bring the kidnappers Darkrai." Kendal nodded her head.
"Well, I could help ya. I'll be travelin' a lot too, so I could give ya the info I gather over time." Kendal suggested. Mac nodded her head.
"It would be great to have an extra hand." Kendal programmed Mac's file into her pokéteck so she could call her if she found out any info.
"Thanks for ferrying me across." Mac said. Kendal nodded her head.
"No problem. See ya around." She waved at Mac as she hopped back on Gyna. Mac turned to enter Jubilife City in hopes of finding any info on the task before her.
Don't worry, Seth. I'm coming…