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"The Aura Guardians have been tailing Team Galactic ever since it was created by it's leader Cyrus. You can't blame the Grunts for this plan because most of them have no clue what's going on. Cyrus told precious few his plans, even some of his Commanders didn't even know. I, was one of the few he did tell. Reggie, I'm sure has told you that I was once Commander Venus of Team Galactic, but that was only the beginning. Cyrus doesn't just want a new world, he wants to destroy this one, believing it to be too flawed to stand on it's own. I once believed in that plan. And you know me whenever I believe in something I get into it. So I became one of my own experiments, a weapon for Cyrus to use as he saw fit. I fused my own DNA with that of a Mew." At this everybody gasped, for even the Aura Guardians hadn't heard this part of the story. Riley had been thorough in his work. Krestner continued, as he no longer seemed to be aware of his surroundings. " After I realized that this experiment worked on humans I took it a step further and tested it on Ghost and that's why he's able to do a lot of the things most Dark types can't such as, Teleporting and firing off Aeroblasts. I showed Cyrus the fruits of my work but eventually he seemed to want to go in a different direction and had me working on a way to get into the Reverse World. I found it a week later. The portal is...well that's not important. Anyway I, along with the rest of the Galactic Commanders and Cyrus entered the Reverse World looking for a way to let Cyrus's dream come to pass. Let's just say things got ugly after that and the result wasn't pretty either. I personally snuffed out the life forces of every Commander except Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto. Cyrus was left trapped in the Reverse World. But before he did he did something so vile it haunts me to this very day. It's not even something I can say. I'd have to show you. Krestner's eyes suddenly began to glow white and everybody was suddenly sucked inside his head.
At first it was dark. Very dark. Then bright lights came from out of nowhere. The large group looked around. There was fog everywhere. A shadow passed over the groups' heads. They all ducked to avoid being hit.
"Relax guys. It's just a harmless thought. You guys act like you never jumped into someone's head before." Krestner appeared out of the fog of his mind wearing a long black cloak over himself. It stretched down to just above a pair of sneakers. "Oh, that's right you haven't. Sorry about that. Follow me." Krestner raised a hand over the mist and it all faded away revealing a set of twelve doors, all standing wide open. Walking at a brisk pace, Krestner walked straight through a door in the middle. The group of trainers walked warily after him, still slightly disoriented at their sudden trip. Selena walked in the back of the group but stopped when she noticed something she hadn't seen earlier. A thirteenth door shaped like a heart. It was hidden well. In front of it stood three massive pillars and the fog surrounded it still. She began to wonder how she'd seen it at all."For one who wants the answers to my secrets, you sure seem to stop a lot." Krestner said as he appeared from out of the mist in front of her.
"How did you..."
"It's my mind. In here I do whatever I want."
"What's behind that door over there?" Krestner pulled her through the middle door after the others, whispering into her ear as this version of him faded away.
"Whatever it is behind door number thirteen won't mean a thing if we can't save the world. So pay attention." The Krestner in front of the group began to speak now. "All right people whatever you do don't touch anything and this flashback will go smoothly. Starting in five, four, three, two, one and here we go!"
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Commander Mars was in a foul mood. Krestner had wrecked the Veilstone Headquarters and then skipped out with a lot of information. It would only be a matter of time before he found a way to shut them down. She slammed her hand on her desk, causing her Purugly to jump. She was not going to be the one to tell the Boss about this screw up. Maybe she'd be able to trick Jupiter into doing it. The Galactic Commander brushed a hand through her short bright red hair. After the fiasco at Valley Windworks, there were only four Commanders left, and Mars couldn't afford to leave it at is of course if it was Jupiter who was gotten rid of. Mars walked out of her office and down the hall, watching Grunts clean scorch marks off of walls and replace missing walls. Jupiter sat waiting for her at the end of the hallway with the rest of the Commanders.
"You're late. The Boss won't be too happy." Charon said, in the creepy stalker voice of his. Jupiter smiled. She loved it when the Boss was mad at Mars. The Commanders turned and entered a small room with a large mirror in it. After closing the door, Charon pulled a lever and the mirror began to shake. Almost as soon as it had started it ended, leaving the mirror a dark grayish color.
"Sir, Krestner was here. He stole info about our Spear Pillar Project. He knows what we're about to do." Jupiter said. The mirror changed to a bright red and began to glow until the outline of Cyrus appeared in front of them. His voice was deep, dark and full of anger.
" Who was the commander in charge when he did?!"
"Mars, sir." Jupiter spoke triumphantly.
"What do you have to say for yourself?!" The Boss yelled at Mars, causing her to fall to one knee.
"Well, Master Cyrus, I let Krestner in. I put a tracking device on him when he broke in and we should be able to track him and his Aura freaks back to where they are stationed. The loss of Grunts and information I felt was the price to pay." Cyrus did not seemed appeased by this.
"Who left that decision to you?! If anything he could screw up my entire operation!" A giant hand grew out from the mirror and reached for Mars, who didn't dare move. Suddenly it stopped and retracted back into the mirror as it changed to a paler red. "I could kill you and I should, but now I have an idea. As you can see being stuck here has proven useful and now I have found a way to accomplish my plans. Let, Krestner come. He'll die one way or another. He doesn't know about the key yet." Jupiter took a step forward and bowed, cautiously.
"What key my lord?"
"You'll see. The time is upon us! Send every available Grunt to the Spear Pillar immediately! I want the place swarming with them by the time I get there." Cyrus's silhouette began to fade back into the mirror. "Mars, you better not fail me this time, or I will kill you."
"Don't worry master, I had no intention of failing this time."
"You better hope not." The Galactic Boss faded away and the mirror changed back into a reflective surface. Mars stood up and pulled out a tiny device and clicked it on.
"Oh good. Krestner's not far from one of our Mt. Coronet bases. I'll handle this one personally." Mars walked towards the door, when Jupiter spoke.
"You don't still..."
"No, of course not. As far as I'm concerned, he's already dead." This didn't seem to bother the purple haired woman one bit as she moved past Mars.
"I just think it is funny that after all these years, you let him inside the base, just to track him and then want to go alone to see him. Makes you seem awfully suspicious, so you won't mind if I tag along then, will you?" this caught Mars by surprise, not because of her insinuation, but because the two couldn't stand to be in the same room with each other, let alone work together.
"Fine, then, but I get to kill him if the chance arises." Mars walked off, her Purugly following behind her faithfully. Once she was out of earshot, Jupiter smiled grimly.
"Oh, I'll make sure the chance arises, and when it does, I'll stand poised to kill you both." Jupiter walked off after Mars, silently laughing to herself. Saturn rolled his eyes and began rounding up troops for their march on Spear Pillar. Charon edged towards the door , when it mysteriously shut. The mirror began to shine again and Cyrus appeared on the screen.
"Charon, I have a task for you..." The scientist Commander began to smile evilly. His time had come.
First of all read and review people: I know a lot of you read this story and I know only one person has reviewed. So I issue this one challenge: First ten people to review get to create a character for the sequel to this story! How's that sound?
Wow... I realized I sorta got your hopes up there and you thought you were gonna see some wonders in Krestner's head. Sorry for taking so long and sorry for jumping to Team Galactic like that. Just another mystery to be solved. I know your questions: What is Krestner? What happened that day? Why does he hate Mars? How dod they get cheese inside the pizza crust. All that and more when the next chapter begins