I really did some research for this chapter, so I hope you appreciate it. If you don't that's ok too... It'll only make me sad.
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Misdreavus floated cautiously around Mac's head searching for anyone who might cause harm to his trainer. Mac was staring intently at her trainer's map looking specifically at Jubilife City. She searched for a place that would offer any Pokémon information and the only thing appearing on her map was the Trainer's School.
"Look's like we're heading back to school, Misdreavus." She muttered to the timid ghost currently sitting on her head. He let out a submissive shriek and floated down onto her shoulder.
She walked around town until she saw the bright red building. She smiled and walked inside. Up at the blackboard was a young woman, in her twenties at least. She was writing something about Pokémon statuses. Mac hesitantly walked up to her and tapped her on the shoulder.
"Oh! Hi, I'm Miss Alice. How may I be of assistance, young trainer?" the woman said spinning around quickly.
"Um, I'm looking for information on a legendary Pokémon named Darkrai. It's, um, for a personal project." Mac stared at her shoes waiting for the teacher to answer.
"No problem." She walked over to a shelf in the back of the schoolroom and returned with an old dusty book.
"This has all the info on legendary Pokémon. It should be quite useful." She gave Mac a smile. "Please, stay as long as you want."
Mac nodded her head and sat down at a table. She opened the book sending dust flying everywhere. She coughed and waved her hands in the air trying to clear it. Misdreavus screamed and blew some away.
"Thanks buddy." Mac said and let out the breath she had been holding.
"Let's do this."
Mac searched through the pages until she came upon something about the Pokémon she was trying to find.
"Darkrai is a black, shadow-like creature. It has a small black head with a white substance erupting from its head covering one of its bright blue eyes, and also has a red growth around its neck. It has skinny arms and long black tatters hang from its shoulders. It has an hourglass figure and appears to be wearing an old, ripped cloak. It normally doesn't have any sort of legs, but it is able to extend stilt-like appendages in their place. In self-defense, Darkrai also appears capable of retracting its head and white "plume" into the pit atop its torso fringed by the aforementioned red growth. Darkrai can trap people in nightmares. It can become a shadow to move quickly, but it is still susceptible to damage in this state. It is also capable of human speech. It is known that his power rivals of that of Dialga and Palkia. To some people, Darkrai is also considered as an actual god of true darkness. Darkrai is the only known Pokémon that learns Dark Void. Darkrai is always active and on the move during nights of the full moon. This Pokémon "inhabits" people's dreams and causes them to have unending nightmares. It is stated that the only way a person can wake from one of these nightmares is to be exposed to the Lunar Wing of Cresselia. Contrary to popular belief, this "unleashing of nightmares" is in fact a defense mechanism, rather than something of malicious intent."
Mac shook her head. That didn't seem right. Darkrai is a shadowy creature, an evil Pokémon. "…this "unleashing of nightmares" is in fact a defense mechanism, rather than something of malicious intent." That means that it isn't an evil Pokémon, just one that gets attacked often. That didn't match what Mandy had told her.
She shook her head again and continued reading.
"Darkrai comes to Canalave City once every year. Due to a machine created by Team Rocket, the Pokémon came early and caused terrible nightmares. One night, it was concealing itself when Cresselia used its abilities to reveal it from the darkness. The two then battled and Darkrai hid itself once more in the shadows. It's never returned since…" (A/N: All info about Darkrai in this chapter is from bulbapedia)
Mac scratched her head. That didn't add up. First it says that Darkrai isn't malicious when it causes nightmares, but a real life event records that Darkrai did it on purpose.
She closed her eyes and took in a deep breath. She hissed and woke up Misdreavus who had been snoozing on her head.
"Sorry I woke you, Misdreavus." Mac said tiredly. She rubbed her eyes and yawned. Misdreavus shrieked again and looked out the window. Mac followed his gaze and noticed the moon. It was a crescent and she remembered something she'd read.
"Darkrai is always active and on the move during nights of the full moon." It wasn't a full moon, but when it was she would be able to find Darkrai easier. She turned to the Pokémon trying to sleep on the table and picked him up. She cradled the little Pokémon in her arms and left the trainer's school.
"Let's find somewhere to crash little guy." She whispered to the slumbering ghost Pokémon in her arms. He cuddled up against her and yawned.
"I love you too." She said hugging Misdreavus. His silent shriek made her smile.
She opened up her trainer's map and looked for a hotel of some sort. There were none. She settled for the small stretch of land between Jubilife and Florama. Mac set up a tent and crawled inside. Misdreavus was already in his pokéball and Mac was asleep within mere moments.