Hello, it's been a week since my last chapter. Sorry for making you wait so long. I hope you enjoy this chapter. It might be weird.
Chapter 4 His story
As Dawn is taken away from this person, Ash tries his best to reach the antidote that it just a few millimeters away from him. However, Ash didn't have the strength to reach out for it. Even though he did, he couldn't place the antidote in his mouth. As he keeps on trying, his heart beat is slowly fading away.
As for Dawn, she is still paralyzed but conscious and is carried away deep into the cave. The deeper he goes into the cave, the air became thicker. Then he stopped in an area that is filled with bones. Dawn saw, in horror that there were hundreds of human bones scattered all over the area. The person smirked and moved a few meters more until he found his secret base.
"Now that we're here, I'll start my routine that I've done with everyone down there." His eyes gleamed with craziness and madness. He took out a small pouch, took some powder from it and mixed it with water. Then he gave it to Dawn.
"It's not poison so don't worry. It's an antidote. I only added a little so that you could only talk."
For some strange reason, his smile is growing wider and wider. After Dawn drank the antidote, she tried to move but the paralysis remained in her body.
"What do you want from me?" Dawn cried out loud.
The person ignored her. He started to get out machines and displayed them in front of Dawn.
"Don't ignore me! What do you want from me?" she cried again.
"I want…" then he changed his tone into a menacing one, "your life!"
That's when Dawn started to lose it. She saw the machines were for killing people or more like torturing them to death. Each machine had a different way of killing.
"I'll give you the choice of which machine you would like to use. As you can see, each machine has a different technique to kill you. I'm being generous, because I mostly hook people without giving them a choice." He laughed, remembering all those moments of killing.
Dawn didn't want to choose. She wanted to leave this place. All she wanted to do is to return to Ash and see if he's alright.
"HURRY UP! I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ALL DAY! HURRY! HURRY! CHOOSE A MACHINE OR I'LL CHOOSE FOR YOU!" he shouted with fury.
That's when Dawn's poketech beeped.
As for Ash, he finds himself lying on the grass with a towel on his forehead. He tried to sit up but the poison is still running through his veins.
"Don't rush into things, Ash. Just rest for a minute."
Brock was cooking hot stew for Ash.
"Brock…" Ash commented weakly.
"So, what happened down there? And where's Dawn?"
Once he said that, anger filled Ash because of what the person had done to him and his secret love. He didn't want to lose his cool like last time when that person was around. He tried his best to remain calm and explained the whole situation to Brock.
"Whoa, that is scary. I was wondering why there was this on your back."
Brock took out the dart that was on the grass.
"I've examined it earlier but it's really toxic. Look at the grass where the dart was."
Ash looked at the grass, but only saw a hole in the ground that has a similar shape with the dart.
"And that man stabbed himself with that poison to stimulate himself."
Ash looked up into the sky, as the sun faded away, feeling weak. He couldn't do anything to stop him take her. He should have brought Pikachu but he's still fast asleep with Piplup.
"Brock? What time is it?"
"It's about 6."
To Dawn.
The person started to cry, pushing all the machines back where they were. As he moved, his body started to fidget, changing his muscular body into a bony body. His height shortened down into Brock's height. He mourned and cried, saying words of forgiveness and sadness. That's when he noticed a new hole in his body. He took out a different pouch, mixed the powder with water and drank it. As he sat down to rest, he saw Dawn staring at him.
"You. I'm sorry that I've scared you."
His tone changed to a polite and mannered tone.
"Who are you?" Dawn asked carefully.
"Oh, yes. Introductions. My name is Terry. I'm 19 years old. I used to live in Johto region, but ran away and ended up reaching here. And you must be Dawn. I've seen you on television various times with Ash and that tall guy."
"Oh.." Dawn couldn't believe that she's communicating with the person who captured her.
"Okay, that is enough background information. I want to know what are you?" she asked carefully again.
Terry's face grew dark when he heard this.
"I'm no longer a human. I can't be for what I've done in the past. I don't want to be specific. 6 years ago, while I was living in Johto region, I've been attacked and bullied in the pokemon academy. Those boys thought that it wasn't enough, so they burned my house, including my family to the ground." Terry lost control of his thoughts as he remembered that moment.
"I'm sorry to hear that."
Terry ignored her and continued his story.
"When I saw my house burned to the ground, something inside me burst out of me. I felt something that excited me but also scared me at the same time. I took a meat cleaver and killed them. Now that I think of it, I knew I shouldn't have been so full of vengeance. That was the first time I met him. My other side. My evil side."
Dawn no longer asked him questions.
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I've brought you here. I'm sorry for everything that I did today."
Dawn then asked him another question.
"Did he kill all the people down there?"
"Yes he did. He did it to satisfy his hunger, his blood thirsty that was eating our body inside. That's why there are no trainers in Victory Road. He killed them all. Even the trainers who go through here, he wouldn't let them all go. He would take them one by one and torture them alive."
That's when Dawn had an idea.
"Terry, can you help me escape here?"
"I'm afraid I can't. I'm sorry Dawn but I don't think you could leave here alive."
Dawn shivered but still asked Terry.
"Why?"
"Because he's listening to this conversation."
"Excuse me?"
"We both share the same body. His conscious thrives within my mind. I can control my body during the night, and he controls my body during the day. But, his power is growing. I'm sure in a few days; he will control my whole body."
That's when Terry lurched forward and groaned.
"JUST WAIT! ONCE THE MORNING BREAKS, YOU'LL BE ON ONE OF THOSE MACHINES!" Terry shouted, his eyes burning with rage.
Well, that was this chapter. I'll try to upload the other chapters as soon as possible. Thanks to all who reads my fan fiction. THANK YOU!
