Kates' P.O.V
It hadn't taken us long to find Sven in the ruins. We had a number of pokemon helping us, not to mention we had to use a Skuntank to drive the Dim Sun dicks outta there. Then we had to catch a Spiritomb, which was fun, sarcasm used right there.
Yeah it was no fun what so ever, it appeared from nowhere, attacked, Sven and Keith, gave me a large gash in my arm that was spewing blood. Sven got the same only with his leg. Keith got one going right down his back, and this was all from that will-o-wisp attack.
So I now have a new pokemon at the top of my hate list instead of Kyogre, it was Spiritomb. Even my Summerlands' Gift powers didn't work on it, it just made the thing angrier.
"Ow, I'm in so much pain," Sven complained as he sat on one of the old brown chairs in this shack we had found. Keith and I had to literally drag his ass up this ladder to get here.
Keith was currently asking for Wendy to come a pick Sven up, while I was wrapping part of Keith's torn shirt around Sven's leg. The reason why it's not my shirt? Well, I had to use my own shirt on my arm.
"Quit complaining, Wendy's gonna be here in a few minutes, she'll take you back," Keith stated as he walked around the shack, disappearing out of our sight for a moment or two.
"Ow, I hate Spiritomb," Sven cried, literally cried, as he spoke. I rolled my eyes at him, figuring it best if I just ignored him for now.
"HEY KATE!" I heard Keith shout. I rose to my feet before looking down the hallway Keith had gone.
"I should go see what he wants," I said to Sven, who just nodded his head to me.
"What is it?" I asked as I walked to Keith, who was holding something in his hands, he also looked very annoyed.
"I found this, figured you might want to see it, get you away from Sven for a while," he answered, I nodded my head, thankful for him finding something.
"It looks like a diary," I stated as I looked at the pages, they were singed, but not too badly until you got halfway through it.
"Can you make any of it out?" Keith asked as he looked at me, I nodded my head.
"Yeah," I answered as I began reading, " X Month XX Day. The reserves of oil are plunging. The, I don't know what that says, is clear to the eye. Now oilfields need to be struck, but there are no funds available," I read to Keith, who just looked at me overly confused.
"Any idea what that means?" Keith asked, I nodded my head.
"It means we take it back to Hastings for him and the others to analyse it," I answered as Keith and I began walking back up the hallway.
A creaking sound came from behind us, causing us both to turn to whoever was coming.
"Who's there?" Keith asked as a guy with green hair in a Dim Sun uniform stepped out.
"No way," I said.
"Ponte?" Keith asked in shock before walking over to the green haired boy and high fiving him. I nodded to him while he nodded back.
"Long time no see, how've ya been?" I asked.
"I've been great, you two?" Ponte asked.
"Been better," Keith answered.
"Yeah I heard about your kidnapping and them having Darkrai take control of your mind, tough break," Ponte replied as he looked at Keith with a sorrowful expression, Keith only shrugged him off. "How've you been Kate? Oh, and there's no need to worry about your Summerlands' gift secrets, it's safe with me," Ponte added with a smile, Kate just shrugged her shoulders.
"I'm great, getting into more and more trouble 'cause of things that are starting up, and don't worry about the secret, after all this is over I am so resigning," I replied.
"Can you do that?" Keith asked, I shrugged.
"I don't know, but I am," I answered before we both laughed.
"Anyway Ponte, what are you doing in a Dim Sun uniform?" Keith asked as he looked at Ponte's clothes.
"It's a Dim Sun uniform an all but I didn't agree to their policies, I found out what they were up to and got out of the group," I started to zone out but was brought back into reality when the Dark Stone was mentioned. Oh haven't I told you? What Sven was looking for was the Dark Stone where Darkrai lives, if Dim Sun have it, we're in deep shit.
"Cries?" Keith asked as he looked at Ponte with confusion before looking at me, I only shrugged, I wasn't listening to him until now.
"Yeah," Ponte replied as he looked at Keith and I, Keith just started looking even more confused than before, I shrugged again.
"HELLO!" I heard Wendy call.
"Oh, that's our cue to leave. It's was nice seeing you again Ponte, see ya soon," I smiled as I started walking away, diary in hand. Keith said his farewell as we started walking to where Sven and Wendy were.
"You idiot, I don't know how many times I've told you not to get in trouble like this," Wendy scolded as she and Staraptor looked at Sven, his Partner Pokemon, Luxray, was also shaking his head.
"Hey it wasn't my fault, that Spiritomb was tricky," Sven argued as we walked over to him. Wendy looked at me before gasping and looking at my arm.
"Kate, are you alright, you're not hurt too badly are you?" she asked as she inspected the wound.
"I'm fine, it's just a scratch," I answered with a shrug. That was a huge lie, my arm was killing me, it felt like it had been set on fire it was that hot.
"What about you Keith?" Wendy asked.
"I've only got this," Keith stated as he pulled his Ranger shirt up to show Wendy, who gasped again. "But Kate sorted it for me so I'm fine," he added.
"I think we should all go," Sven spoke up as Wendy glared at him.
"You should have been watching out for these two, they're new to this and you know that," she growled before Kate handed her the diary.
"We found this, since you'll be back at the Union before we will would you mind passing it on to Professor Hastings, Keith and I will give a full report when we get back," I smiled, Wendy nodded her head as she helped Sven hobble over to her Staraptor before they took off towards the Union.
"I think we should start heading back now," I stated as I looked at Keith, the sun was beginning to set over the clouds.
"Yeah, let's go," Keith replied as we started walking, my arm killing me the entire time.
Keiths' P.O.V
I had fallen a few feet behind Kate, Glaceon and Buizel. Wanna know why? I was having an argument with Darkrai in my head and he was pissing me off.
'You won't take control of my body. I won't let you,' I growled in my mind.
'Then I'll just force your body to do what I want, and you won't like it if I make you force yourself on that precious Kate of yours,' Darkrai hissed back, my eyes went wide.
'She's got fuck all to do with this, you touch her and I swear I'll-,'
'You'll what, kill me? You don't have the guts.'
I could feel my eyes turning redder and redder by the minute, if I didn't do something soon then Darkrai would have control over me.
"Keith?" I heard Kate's voice, but why did it sound so far away? I could see her perfect face right in front of me…wait, what am I thinking? She's a friend, nothing more.
"Keith?" Kate asked again, her voice sounded further away from me. When did the ground come so close? I had failed to notice that I had fallen to my knees.
"KEITH?!" Kate yelled as she knelt down next to me, Buizel and Glaceon by her side. If she didn't go, if she didn't move from me, she would get hurt, and I didn't want to cause that anymore.
Please Kate, just move away from me.
My hand shot out, grabbing her by the neck before lifting her off her feet. Too late. My eyes had changed, Darkrai had control.
"My, didn't you turn out pretty?" my voice wasn't my voice, it was lower, darker, it was…..scary. I saw the fear in Kate's eyes as she tried her hardest to breath, but little air went into her lungs.
Why Kate? Why did it have to be you? Why couldn't it have been my father or brother standing there? Please, just know that I never wanted to do this to you.
"K-Keith," Kate breathed, her voice sounded clear to me now, but my vision was clouded by darkness. I was back in my mind, I could see anything but the darkness.
How could I have been so stupid? How could I have let myself be taken? Why was I the one born with a father who wanted Kate's power for himself, who killed my mother, who did this to me? What did I do to deserve this? Please, someone, anyone, just tell me.
'You're still the pathetic child, Kate will die at your hands today,' Darkrai's voice came. No, he couldn't kill her, I couldn't let him. But, even in my own mind, I had no idea where I was.
I could hear fuzzy noises, Kate's pleading voice, the angry voices of our Partner Pokemon, but it wasn't enough. It couldn't pull me from this darkness. It couldn't create a light for me to follow like a wished.
"You're going to die today, Kate," Darkrai's voice came from my lips, it felt wrong and Kate must have known it wasn't me.
"K-K," no, she still thought it was me, "Keith….fight….it," was all I could hear coming from her, but I couldn't. I couldn't fight something I couldn't see, I couldn't fight something that sounded like it was coming from everywhere in my brain.
Please, just make it stop. Mother, I'm sorry, I couldn't keep my promise to you.
Something warm hit my cheek, it wasn't raining in my own mind, but rather glowing. A white light, but would this light get me out of this mess, or would it take me to hell.
"WHAT?!" I heard Darkrai yelled as he released Kate from his death grip. How I wanted to apologize, to tell her I was sorry, but I couldn't. Listen to me, I sound like a love sick child.
"You have no business in this child's body, Darkrai," I heard a voice, it sounded almost angelic, but…..where was it coming from? It wasn't in my mind, did that mean….it was from outside?
"Cresselia," Darkrai growled, turning to look at the pokemon. Through my blood red eyes, I could see it, see her, Cresselia, the Lunar Pokemon.
"Leave the child's body and do not return to it," I could hear her speak, but I felt my hands getting heavy. No, Darkrai couldn't, he couldn't use his attacks in my body, could he?
I was about to find out. He launched towards the Lunar Pokemon without warning. Cresselia floated there, waiting for the impact from him. I watched in horror, I couldn't do this to a pokemon.
"KEITH NO!" Kate yelled, I couldn't see what she was doing. Before Darkrai's attack collided with Cresselia, a warm light shone around us. I felt the darkness lifting from my mind as something was placed on my chest before it sunk into my skin.
A sudden pain erupted all around my body, making me scream, probably loud enough for all of Almia to hear.
"KEITH!" I could hear Kate, her worried, even after what had happened. How could she still be my friend?
"Darkrai shall never return to this body," I heard Kate scream afterwards, I tried to look at her, but my eyes were focused on Cresselia's pink ones. They held an emotion that I hadn't seen from anyone in a long time, I saw trust and pride in them, though I wasn't sure why.
"You and Katherine are both unable to be controlled by Darkrai anymore. Katherine knows how to contact me if something goes wrong again," Cresselia stated as she turned to leave.
"Wait!" I called, Cresselia turned to look at me again. "What happened? To Darkrai?" I asked, a saw a small smile grace her lips before she started fading.
"He has been sent back to his prison. He won't be returning for a long time," Cresselia answered before disappearing completely.
The light faded around me. I felt all my anger and hate wash away, instead it was replaced by sorrow and worry. I turned to look at Kate, she sat with her hand on her neck, Buizel using some of his water gun to help cool it, I assumed it was burning. Glaceon watched with worried eyes, but was also cleaning her reopened gash, when it opened again, I wasn't sure.
I walked over to Kate, who looked up at me, her eyes filled with tears as she jumped to her feet and hugged me tight. I was taken by surprise, I didn't know what to do.
"I thought we'd lost you then," she whispered in my ear before pulling away, I just carried on looking at her in shock.
I felt my vision begin to go black before my eyes closed and I was falling.
"Keith?" I felt Kate catch me in her arms before everything faded out.
When I woke again I was in a white room, with lights that shined like the sun. I blinked the sleep away from my eyes before rubbing them slightly, I assumed I was in the medical ward of the Union.
"Jheeze, you'd assumed they wouldn't have lights too bright," I muttered as I sat up, I looked around the room, I was in the medical ward.
Machines were hooked up to me, monitoring my heart rate and blood pressure. My wound had been cleaned and bandaged up along with a few other scratches.
I looked to the chair next to my bed, Kate sat in it, sleeping soundly as she did so. I took her phone from the drawers that were next to my bed, it was midday, three days after our mission. Wow, she must have been worried.
I frowned as I looked at Kate, I never meant to make her worry, or hurt her. I noticed the dark purple bruise on her neck, how did she explain that to everyone? How did she explain that to her parents? Or how would she?
I shook my head as I took the blankets off of myself, I had no top on, only my boxers, but it didn't bother me.
The room door opened to reveal Rythmi, Seren, Kellyn, Wendy and Sven, who was on crutches. I put my finger to my lips when I was Rythmi and Seren wanted to glomp me. Glaceon and Buizel came in after them, Buizel instantly ran to my side as I picked him up and place him on the bed next to me.
"How long have I been out?" I asked, I wanted to know it was three days and not more.
"Around two and a half days, you're lucky. The doctors said that both you and Kate had lost a lot of blood," Rythmi answered, I looked at Kate, I noticed a shape on her chest, almost like a wing in a heart.
"We don't know where she got that, when she landed in front of the Union she had it. Even she doesn't know how she got it," Seren stated as she sat in another chair in the room.
"How'd you get yours?" Kellyn asked as he looked at my chest, I did have a mark, but it was a wing inside of a diamond, not a heart.
"It's a long story," I answered before looking at Kate again, "how long's she been in here?" I asked.
"Since she woke up," Wendy spoke, "we told her to rest before she just got up and came to your room," she added.
"Oh," I replied, then I registered what she said properly. "Wait, Kate passed out, when?" I asked in a little of a panicked tone, which didn't go unnoticed by anyone.
"When she brought you back and got off the Staraptor, she called for help before falling to Seren and Rythmi," Sven answered as he smirked at me, I just glared at him before shaking my head.
"She's explained to us how she got the bruise," I froze up when I heard those words. "We're just glad you're both ok, no one blames you or Kate," Rythmi spoke as she looked at me, I sighed as I ran my hands through my hair.
"It's my fault though," I replied.
"Keith-,"
"If I hadn't been captured none of this wouldn't have happened, she wouldn't be injured, or have that mark and she certainly wouldn't have had to put up with me," I interrupted Kellyn with a growl.
"It's not your fault," we all turned to look at Kate, who had woken up during my little rampage, she sat rubbing her eyes. "I knew what I was getting into when I found out things about you, and I chose to stay didn't I?" Kate with as she cocked her head to the side.
"What things?" Sven asked, I sighed slightly before looking at Kate. They knew about her, so it was time they knew about me.
"I'm the Curse of the Son," I answered as I looked at everyone, who just gave me confused looks.
"Basically he has Darkrai's powers and can use them. He also has blackouts and will do things he'll regret, which you all know, and he also has the desire to kill sometimes, but it hasn't happened yet, has it?" Kate asked as she looked at me.
"Only for Max and Kai," I answered with a shrug, Kate nodded her head.
"So how did he become the Curse of the Son?" Seren asked with a confused voice.
"Max killed my real mom, he was in control, knew what he was doing but chose to kill her anyway. When he tried to kill me he couldn't, but his eyes flashed red and my eyes copied. Darkrai's powers transferred to my body and now I have him inside me," I answered as I looked at my hands. Everyone stopped what they were doing, the room fell silent and the tension was so thick I could cut it with a knife.
"Good to see you're both up," Erma said as she walked into the room with Hastings following her. "My child, your bruise seems to be getting worse," she pointed out as she gave Kate a sorrowful look before smiling at me.
"Keith we're so glad you're ok," Erma stated before walking over to Kate and I, "We had the report back from Sven, he says your performance was outstanding, so you are hereby promoted to Ranger Rank Five," Erma smiled, Kate and I high fived before I glared at the wires on my arms.
"Oh you can take them off now," Hastings smiled as he petted Kate's head, making her smile widely at her Grandpa. I smiled at the two of them before Hastings started speaking again. "The book you found Keith should prove very useful in our mission to bring down Dim Sun, good work my boy," Hastings smiled as he nodded his head before walking out of the room, followed by everyone else.
"Dinner will be ready soon," Rythmi said as she exited the room with Seren, Kellyn stopped to look at us two.
"Erma's given you two a couple days off to get back to full strength, so for tomorrow and today you can do what you like," he stated before being pulled away from us by Rythmi and Sere, I gave a confused look along with Kate.
"So, why's Hastings calling me 'my boy'?" I asked Kate as she started taking the wires off my hands.
"Honestly, you've grown on him, he likes you," Kate answered with a laugh.
"Really?" I asked as I looked at her, she bit her lip slightly.
"What're you hiding from me Katie?" I asked, Kate laughed again as she looked at me.
"Ok, maybe he likes you a little too much, if you get me," she answered, I thought for a second before catching onto what she meant.
"You me, he wants me and you to…" I trailed off, no way, no fucking way.
"Not in the perverted way, Keith," Kate huffed as she set the wires down before picking her phone up.
"Oh, well I wouldn't bother thinking that way anyway, Flat Chest," I replied, Kate glared at me before huffing slightly.
"Small Dick," she retorted, we both laughed slightly. "How I've missed this I'll never know," Kate stated as she rose to her feet, I followed swiftly as we walked out of the medical ward towards our room, our Partner Pokemon following as we did so.
When we entered I walked over to the bathroom, figuring it best if I took a quick shower before dressing, since I felt dirty, really dirty and if you're thinking in the wrong way then you're worse then I am.
It didn't take me long to get in the shower and put another pair of boxers on. I walked out of the bathroom to see Kate sound asleep on her bed, her hair was let down, with a tank top and some short shorts, I shook my head slightly as I dried my hair. Buizel and Glaceon were also sleeping.
I smiled as I threw the towel into the wash before walking over to Kate's bed. I sat on the edge of the bed, slowly running my fingers through her hair, I had missed just being able to either watch her sleep, yeah sounds creepy so what? Or just lying next to her.
Kate turned over in her sleep, her eyes opened slightly as she smiled at me.
"What are you doing?" she asked, I smiled at her, my wet hair covered my eyes as I did so.
"Just watching you," I answered, Kate laughed slightly as she moved away from me towards the wall.
"Sounds creepy," she replied as I got into the bed, I laughed slightly.
"Yeah, I know," I responded as she moved towards me again burying her head in my chest as she did so.
"You're explaining how we got these marks later," she mumbled.
"Alright, but for now, sleep," I whispered as I breathed in her scent, I'd actually missed it. I felt Kate smile against my chest before I wrapped my arms around her. I'd be nice for now, but tomorrow, or in a week's time, I'd be back to my perverted self, I'd just turn it down a little.
I looked at the ceiling as I laid on my back, images of my mother passed through my mind. Her red hair, her emerald eyes, her kind, loving smile, I could remember her like I'd only seen her a moment ago. I missed her so much.
'I managed to keep my promise with the help of Cresselia mom, and now, I promise I will never break it,' I thought before letting sleep overcome my, still weak, body.
Well, there's chapter…..oh screw that I'm not counting anymore, so what did Keith promise his mom? Anyone wanna guess? I'll add in a chapter with a certain character or pokemon for the person who's closest to guessing right. There's the Cresselia for BrokenBlackCat, hope it was alright. So until next time review and I shall see you soon. REVIEW!