Krika: Hey guys, and welcome to the final rewritten chapter of this story. I do hope you like the changes. Pokemon does not belong to me, and Ryder belongs to PokeMaster64. I do recommend checking out his stories, they're amazing.

The day after the heroes went to the movies, they were just lounging around at home, watching TV and what not.

"Man, I'm so boooored!" Jim said, groaning a bit.

"Alright, we get it!" Luke said annoyed.

"I understand there hasn't been much to do for a while now, but that doesn't mean you have to tell us every five minutes," Zack said, getting annoyed as well with his friend.

"Not my fault there isn't much to do..." Jim said, pouting a bit.

"Makes me miss the Guild. There we'd have something to do every day," Jakob said, changing the channels to try and find something good to watch.

"Don't remind me...I hope everyone is doing alright," Zack said, sighing a little.

"Well, I'm sure they're fine. Especially after we dealt with the Shadow Pokemon. No chance those guys will be coming back anytime soon," Luke said, but as soon as he said this, there was a knock at the door.

"I'll go get it," Jakob said, getting up and heading to the door, unlocking it and opening it, "Who is...it...?" His eyes widened in horror as he was greeted by a black Charmeleon with blood red eyes. He didn't need Aura sense to know who this was...the feeling of having met him was enough to make him remember...this was Shadow. The Shadow Charmeleon from Eternia.

Shadow was standing there, grinning, "Found you. Now for some payback!"

Jakob, in a panic, slammed the door shut and locked it, making the other three look at him in surprise, "Woah! What's up Jakob?" Zack asked his friend.

"Not good! Its-!" But before Jakob could finish, the door was kicked in, sending the guy tumbling a bit, the others helping him. They looked and saw Shadow, still grinning while holding a black fireball.

"And you're all here. And my suspicions were right. You four don't have your powers anymore..." Shadow said with a dark chuckle.

"W-wait! You're that Shadow Charmeleon back on Eternia!" Zack said in shock.

"That's right. You may have sealed away the Shadow Legends, but not us! You may have stopped us from taking over the Pokemon world, but we'll settle with taking over this one instead! But first...to get rid of you guys!" Shadow shouted, throwing the fireball, but before it could hit, something came from out of nowhere and slashed it to pieces, making the flames disperse. The figure was the mysterious Charmeleon that was spying on the Shadow Pokemon from before. Ryder.

"Made it just in time..." Ryder said. brandishing his claws as he glared at the Shadow Pokemon.

"Who the hell are you!?" Shadow shouted in annoyance.

"I won't be telling you because you're going down," Ryder said, going for a quick strike, but Shadow dodged it and tried going for a Flamethrower attack, only to get roundhouse kicked in the face and out of the apartment.

"Holy crap! Who is this guy!?" Luke said in amazement and shock.

"And how is he speaking like a human!?" Jim asked in utter confusion.

The Shadow Charmeleon stood up and glared with a growl before his body gave off a light glow, "Shit...thought I'd have more time before the transformation...I'll be back for you later, Team Heroes!" And having said that he retreated.

Ryder stood down and glared, heading back inside and getting the door fixed before looking to the four, "Now...to answer any questions you four no doubt have about me"

"WELL OF COURSE WE'LL HAVE QUESTIONS!" The team shouted in confusion, shock, and awe.

*Moments Later*

"And I've been keeping an eye on these Shadow Pokemon. They seem to transform into human forms a few hours after coming to our world, and they're vulnerable for another few hours before their powers as Pokemon suddenly arise again," Ryder explained.

"But...wait. Why spy on us?" Jakob asked.

"You four were the first spatial anomaly sensed by the organization I work for. We keep detailed files of everyone..." Ryder said before looking to Jim, Luke and Zack, "Except you three. You appeared on the radar out of nowhere and you four act like you've known each other for years"

"Considering what we've been through together in the past, it makes sense. But what is this organization you work for?" Zack asked, crossing his arms.

"I can't give you that information. Just know it's a group that focuses on keeping order and peace in the world," Ryder answered.

"The whole world? Damn. That must be a big order to fill," Jim said.

"There are more people like me. But for right now, I recommend keeping your heads low. You're pretty much defenseless against these invaders," Ryder said to them, making Jakob narrow his eyes.

"You don't really have to tell us that...we can't access our powers, but they can? How the hell are they even coming to this world anyway?"

"I don't know. That's what me and the others are trying to figure out. But it might actually have something to do with you four," Ryder said, getting shocked reactions.

"Us!? Why do you think that!?" Luke said in shock and anger. Ryder crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes.

"You four came through a space-time tear from whatever world these guys are coming from. And when you did, it must've weakened the spatial boundaries of that world and ours. These Shadow Pokemon obviously took advantage of that and entered through some other gate"

Jim sat down, a shocked face, "So...this is our fault...?"

The Charmeleon sighed, "Look, don't blame yourselves for this. You weren't aware of this and weren't prepared. No one can blame you for that"

"You say that..." Luke mumbled.

"Look, just make sure you don't get into any trouble, okay? I'll make sure to keep a close surveillance of the city so you four don't end up getting jumped by these guys," Ryder said, putting them at ease somewhat. Only one glaring issue, though...

"How many are already in this world?" Jakob asked. Ryder narrowed his eyes.

"We're not sure...but the spatial anomalies of them coming to our world is inconsistent and delayed in-between. So we can assume that the way they're coming to this world is slow and inefficient. But for how long I'm not entirely sure"

"So we gotta hit these guys before they start their real invasion, right? We might not have powers, but we can help!" Zack shouted, getting increasingly frustrated with these turn of events.

Ryder shook his head, "I can't let you do that. These guys are taking the forms of humans. In other words, you won't even be able to tell what powers they might possess. You'll be putting yourselves in danger at every turn"

Jakob narrowed his eyes before sighing with a nod, "Okay...fine. But you better keep us in the loop about all this. These are our enemies too, and they're going to be coming for us specifically"

"I'll try, but I can't guarantee anything. Just stay safe," Ryder said before leaving the apartment, a silence falling upon the team for a few moments.

"Dammit, I hate this..." Zack said with a growl. Jakob put a hand on his shoulder.

"Zack, calm down. We have no real ways of defending ourselves against these guys. And Ryder's right. If the Shadow Pokemon are in human forms now, we won't know what we'll be fighting or how to counter them. It's best to lay low for a while"

Zack grit his teeth, "Fine..."

"Still though...a secret organization that keeps peace and order around the entire world?" Luke asked, referring to what Ryder said about who he worked for.

"I know. It sounds kinda crazy, but he probably is telling the truth in that regard. And he did mention earlier that he learned to talk English thanks to these guys," Jakob said, Jim sighing and rubbing his face.

"Can't we just catch a break for once in our lives?"

"Guess our vacation away from home has just been cut short..." Zack said, the four looking down.

*Somewhere Else...*

Shadow's figure, now transformed, skulked in the shadows in alley, "Damn them! And damn that Charmeleon!" He growled before calming down and grinning and chuckling, "But...it doesn't matter...the more of us that start coming into this world..." he walked into the light, now revealing a young man with spiked, black hair and menacing, blood red eyes. He wore a black leather jacket with a blood red shirt underneath, wearing grey pants and black and red shoes, "They'll all kneel to us...or die"