Johnson: "Pokemon belongs to Nintendo. Glass, it's been forever since we've seen you. What gives?"

Glass: "My brain was stolen by aliens."

Johnson: "Huh? Are you saying aliens are stealing people's brains?"

Glass: "Uh-huh."

Johnson: "WAH! I GOTTA HIDE MY BRAIN!!!" runs off like a maniac

Glass: "I'd like to to give a warm welcome to the most recent reviewer, Dragon Ninja 1138! You rock! I would also thank Dragon Ninja 1138 and SkyWarrior2 for adding this to their favorites, you both totally rock!" feels special and walks away slowly, leaving poor Johnson behind to scream his lungs out

Chapter 11: This Ain't No Abandoned Building!

"This elevator's off limits! Ya hear me?! Off limits!" cried a female Chaser named Kai. Mysty could not seem to get it through to Kai's head that her and Mikhail didn't even want to use the gosh darn elevator. "Go, Phanpy and Trapinch!" cried Kai. "Wave, Noctowl, take 'em out!" Mysty cried.

Wave looked upward and a huge wave came crashing down on Phanpy and Trapinch, instantly KO'ing them. Noctowl's left eye twitched in annoyance. Mikhail looked at her warily, like she would attack any minute. "No matter what, this elevator's still off limits!" Kai yelled. "We didn't even want to use the dang thing!" Mysty screeched, rearing her right hand behind to control herself. Mikhail was too busy looking at Noctowl to notice...

BAM!

"Mikhail, why are you sleeping on the job?" Mysty asked, having not felt the back of her fist connect with Mikhail's sunscreened face. Mikhail looked dazed for a moment, then his yellow eyes widened in fear. "I didn't do it! I'M INNOCENT!!!" he screamed in terror.

"Um......what?"

"Oh, I was only daydreaming. Thank goodness."

Mysty sapphire eyes showed great confusion, but she shrugged it off. The two walked into a room, battling a Trainer who, despite their best efforts, was unavoidable. They then walked up the stairs, finding a Bandana Guy named Geats ( seriously, what kinds of names are these?). "Abnormality detected! Engaging!" he cried, "Go, Carvannha and Larvitar!"

"Shadow, I choose you!" cried Mikhail. "Sparky, take 'em out!" cried Mysty. Sparky ThunderShocked Carvannha, knocking it into the red, and Shadow finished it off with Secret Power. Geats recalled Carvannha and sent out a Barboach.

Larvitar ran up to Sparky and Head-butted him, dazing the both of them. Shadow took the opportunity to to Bite Larvitar, knocking off only ten Hit Points and also hurting one little Umbreon's 'chompers'. Barboach used Mud Sport, covering the entire area -Mikhail, Mysty, and Geats included- with mud. Happy day!

Sparky recovered and Quick Attacked Barboach, just in time to dodge another Head-butt from Larvitar. Shadow Secret Powered Barboach, knocking it into the red. "Sparky, to me!" Mysty cried, recalling Sparky, "Wave, take 'em out!" Wave sat down and examined the battlefield, ("Meh, bring it."). Shadow then finished off Barboach with Tackle.

A huge Waterfall took Wave into the air and she brought it crashing down on poor Larvitar. Geats was out for the count. "Abnormality detected in friendly Pokemon..." he groaned. Mikhail and Mysty passed him and battled another Trainer. Deciding using the healing machine downstairs might be a good idea, they walked back down. Then they walked back up, running into another Bandana Guy, this one named Loba ( why does that sound slightly feminine?).

"Oh look my hungry pets! Fresh prey!" Loba cried, "Go, Wingull and Wooper!" Mysty stepped back and Mikhail stepped forward. "Tory, Flaafy, I choose you!" he cried. Rather then using Confusion like he was told to, Tory made the jewel in his forehead glow and stars fly out, hitting both Pokemon. "Cool Tory! You learned Swift!" Mikhail cried, very enthusiastic.

Wingull used Water Gun on Flaafy, who in turn, ThunderShocked the darn thing, KO'ing it instantly. Wooper -for no reason other Loba not paying attention- then used Mud Sport, covering everyone in mud again. "If I were like every other girl I'd be freaking out..." Mysty groaned, "Even though I'm not like every other girl, this is starting to annoy the heck outta me."

Tory then used Return on Wooper, knocking it into the red. Flaafy then Shadow Rushed it, KO'ing it. Loba recalled his Pokemon. "My poor Pokemon..." he whined. Mikhail and Mysty then ran into another Trainer. "Honestly, how many Trainers are in this building?" Mikhail grumbled. "Probably a hundred," Mysty started, "But that's just an estimate."

They then ran into a Rider named Raleen. "Howdy! Betcha ya can't outrun my Pokemon!" she cried, "Go, Doduo and Ledyba!" Mikhail stepped back, allowing Mysty to take on Raleen. "Sparky and Noctowl, take 'em out!" she cried. Doduo Quick Attacked Sparky and he countered with ThunderShock, knocking it into the red.

Ledyba then Quick Attacked Noctowl as well and was Shadow Rushed. Sparky then used his own Quick Attack to counter Doduo's. When it all came down to it, the brown two-headed bird proved to be slower then the spiky yellow fox. Doduo was KO'ed and Raleen recalled and sent out a Swablu.

Ledyba began charging something with its fist but Noctowl immediately KO'ed it with Shadow Rush. Sparky then ThunderShocked Swablu and was promptly Growled at. Mysty could see Noctowl's black aura turn red and she refused to obey Mysty's command. "Mikhail, what does a red aura mean?" Mysty asked, hoping the ex-Cipher Admin had an answer. Mikhail thought about while Sparky promptly finished off Swablu. "It means the Shadow Pokemon is in Hyper Mode."

"Shadow Pokemon? Hyper Mode?"

"A Shadow Pokemon is what we call the Pokemon with the black auras. Hyper Mode means they are coming close to being purified and are in shock. During Hyper Mode, their chances of landing a critical hit are increased. However, they're also more likely to disobey commands and even hurt themselves like they're Confused."

"How is it cured?"

"During battle, simply call the Pokemon's name and they'll snap out of it."

"Um....hello?" Raleen asked, feeling ignored. Mikhail and Mysty just walked by her like she was invisible. They battled another Trainer, went downstairs, healed their Pokemon, came back up, and ran into a Hunter named Toti. "Somehow, someway, I think the writer has gotten our lines and -dare I say it?- genders mixed up..." she groaned, "Oh hi. I'm supposed to NOT let you up these stairs, right?"

"Well, yeah." Mikhail replied. "Oh, okay. Go, Horsea and Oddish!" cried Toti. "Tory, I choose you!" cried Mikhail. "Amber, take 'em out!" cried Mysty. Tory bashed Horsea and Oddish with Swift, nearly knocking them into the yellow. Amber took a deep breath and burned Oddish up with Ember. It was KO'ed, recalled, and a confused Toti sent out a Sandshrew. Horsea then blasted Amber with Water Gun, knocking her into the yellow.

Tory gracefully used Swift again, knocking Horsea into the red and almost knocking Sandshrew into the yellow. Amber then charged towards Horsea and Bit it, KO'ing it. Sandshrew then dug under the ground -making all three Trainers wonder how in Bananaville such a stunt could be pulled off on the second floor. Tory put up Reflect and Amber dug under the ground as well.

Sandshrew came up under where Amber once was and wondered why she wasn't there. It looked at Tory who smiled mischievously. Amber then burst from the ground under Sandshrew and sent it flying. It landed with a painful thud and was recalled. "I shouldn't of battled ya..." Toti groaned, moving out of the way.

Walking up the stairs they encountered another Hunter, but defeated him easily. Then they walked into the room, where two girls -obviously Miror B. Peons by the way they were dressed- were standing over Silva, who had been beaten to a pulp -physically, not as in a Pokemon battle. "You'll...never...get...away...with...this!" he choked. "Ha, you still wanna fight? Even after the beating you took?" asked the girl named Reath.

Silva looked and saw Mikhail and Mysty. His eyes widened, wondering what they could possibly want. "Huh? What're you looking at?" Reath questioned. The other girl, Ferma, looked and saw the man and woman. "Hey, what are you doing here?" she asked. "Leave Silva alone." Mikhail said in a threatening tone.

Silva's eyes darted all over the room, wondering what the heck was going on. Reath approached Mikhail and Mysty, holding two pokeballs. Apparently her and Ferma were just has as stubborn as Folly and Trudly. "Go, Spinarak and Luvdisc!" cried Reath. "Tory, Flaafy, I choose you!" cried Mikhail.

Tory struck Spinarak with Confusion, knocking into the yellow and close to the red. Flaafy then KO'ed Luvdisc with ThunderShock. Luvdisc was recalled and Reath sent out a Remoraid. Mysty examined it closer. "Oh! A Shadow Pokemon!" she cried. Spinarak then fired String Shot, lowering Tory and Flaafy's Speed stat.

Tory then fired Swift, KO'ing both Spinarak and Remoraid. Mikhail snapped his fingers. 'Poor Remoraid...' Reath growled and backed off, allowing Ferma to approach. "I won't lose as easily!" she snapped, "Go, Furret and Aipom!" Mikhail recalled Flaafy and sent out Makuhita.

Furret Quick Attacked Tory and the pink fox countered with Confusion, knocking it into the red. Aipom then Double Slapped him repeatedly, until Makuhita attacked it with Reversal. It was KO'ed. "Go, Yanma!" cried Ferma.

Tory jumped into the air and bashed Furret and Yanma with a beautiful array of golden Swift stars, KO'ing Furret and knocking Yanma into the yellow. "Go, Mantine!" cried Ferma. Yanma recovered and attacked Tory with Fury Swipes, knocking him into the yellow. Makuhita then KO'ed it with Shadow Rush.

Tory recovered from the clawing and used Confusion on Mantine, nearly knocking him into the yellow. Mikhail recalled Makuhita and sent out Shadow. Mantine then Shadow Rushed Mikhail, pushing him into the wall and crushing him. Mikhail slowly slid back down to the floor. Mysty looked at this in shock.

Mikhail got up and threw a Snagball at Mantine.

One...

Aww! It appeared to be caught!

Tory then used Confusion on Mantine again, nearly knocking him into the red. Mantine then used Water Gun on Tory, knocking him into the red. Mikhail threw another Snagball.

One...

Two...

Aargh! Almost had it!

Mikhail recalled Tory and sent out Croconaw, who was promptly Shadow Rushed. Mantine had hurt himself with the attack and was now in the red. Mikhail threw yet another Snagball.

One...

Two...

Three...

Gotcha! Mantine was caught!

The Greatball dissolved and went to storage. Ferma fell to her knees in defeat. "How could I lose?" she grumbled. Her and Reath then glared at Mikhail and Mysty. "Don't think this is over Delta and Epsilon!" Reath yelled, before her and Ferma ran off -Folly and Trudly style, minus the 'RETREAT!!!'.

Mikhail and Mysty helped Silva up. "Who are you?" he asked, puzzled. "Friends," Mikhail stated bluntly, "Our names are Mikhail and Mysty. But that's not really important. You're a wreck, what happened to you?"

"I ran up here to confront that man with the crazy hairdo's Peons. I had no idea those girls were this violent..."

Silva cringed in pain and grasped his knee. All of a sudden, a currently green TV screen flickered to life, with Miror B. at the other end of it. Silva gasped, "It's the man with the crazy hairdo whose goons we were just talking about!" Mikhail and Mysty looked at him funny.

"Hello my pretties! Looking for me I suppose?" Miror B. called out cockily. "You... What have you done with Plusle?!" Mysty demanded.

"Oh, the little electric mouse? He's fine. Why, he couldn't be safer even if he tried! Now, I'll be waiting for you two innocent little children in the mine! Don't be late!"

The screen turned off. Mikhail and Mysty thought for a moment. Was the mine the cave that one Trainer was guarding? Yes! That was it! Mikhail and Mysty ran into the elevator to get to the healing machine, forgetting about poor Silva. "Nobody loves me..." the teen groaned, "Nobody..."

SOMEWHERE, IN A SUPER-SECRET LAB...

A man with smooth, almost silky black hair and with piercing, haunting crimson eyes examined the syringe in his hand. In it, was a purple liquid. He stared at it with childish glee, as a toothy grin creased upon his lips, exposing his fang-like canines.

A man in a black trench coat approached him. "Hello Ein." the man with the syringe said in the most unreal voice ever. It was an eerie, yet calm voice, incapable of showing any emotion. Ein looked at the man's purple-stained lab coat and wondered if he should be even near this scientist. "H-hello Aaron." he said simply.

"What brings you here?"

"Evice wants to know how Project Fear is coming along. I trust it's doing fine?"

"Yes, yes, of course. There have been a couple problems, with Delta and Epsilon having escaped and all. But..."

Aaron's eyes seemed to thin into slits. "But what?" Ein asked nervously. "...I always find a replacement." Aaron finished, his voice so calm and collected, and his grin so ominous. Ein had no time to react. The needle was slammed into his leg and the liquid began flowing into his bloodstream. Ein felt what he thought was a hand clutch his heart and his brain, and he fell to the ground screaming in pain.

"Give me your body."

The voice was so twisted and evil, and Ein continued to fight with whatever was moving around in his body. Aaron watched this smiling, as if he enjoyed seeing pain, suffering, anguish... Ein let out one last scream and lost consciousness. "Welcome to Project Fear," Aaron said, "...Eclipse."

Note: There ya go, Chapter 11! I am so sorry for taking so long. Things haven't been going so well for me. I tried to make this chapter interesting, but I personally find writing down the 'battle-parties' boring but necessary. BTW, Aaron belongs to me. I'll try to update sooner. See ya!