I don't own Pokemon characters or stories! Enjoy chapter seven of Dawn's Nightmare!
Previously...
"Kry..." A whisper is unheard by them as clouds turn the sky a deep grey and the wind blows. Paul catches his stance, but Dawn can't seem to. Piplup begins to whine.
"Pip-...lup..." He whines, the wind whips up and begins to twirl in a tornado around Dawn, lifting her up before Paul realizes what is happening. He lunges for her leg and they are both sucked up into it. It tries to shake Paul, but he's made more determined because it's hurting Dawn.
"Ahhh! Uh! Ahh!" Dawn wails out. It stops violently and they are high up and they are now falling to the ground. Paul moves his hands up to pull Dawn on top of him.
"Dawn, I will protect you till the end." He says making sure that they stay in a position to allow her to land on him when they hit the ground. She cried and the tears floated up off her face into the sky. He cradles her head to his chest, making her cry harder in fear of hitting the ground and the thoughts of either of them dying. She felt as if something was peeling them apart... But what? She opened her eyes...
Chapter 7: Dawn's Saving Grace... Paul.
Dawn opened her eyes and saw Ash's Staraptor trying to save her and Paul, but it can't catch both of them. In desperation, It just grabs the easiest person to get it's talons on, Dawn. Paul feels the pulling away and when he opens his eyes, he sees it too.
"Dawn..." Paul says. "Go, I'll be fine." He unwraps himself from Dawn and she stops but Paul keeps decending. He gets a horrified look on his face. "Oh, what have I done? DAWN, NO!" He screams, but she can't hear him anymore.
"Staraptor, let's hurry back! You have to save Paul!" She said, panicking.
"Kry..." The figure above her hissed, that wasn't Staraptor... Dawn had to think fast...
"Wait...? What about..." She thought. "Togekiss! Spotlight!" She called out hoping it'd work because she couldn't maneuver with a scared Piplup and two bound arms, one of which was clutching her Piplup. Togekiss appeared amazingly. "Go down and save Paul!" She commanded, the pokemon was reluctant, but the look in Dawn's eyes told Togekiss that it was the thing to do, it flew down until it disappeared after Paul. Dawn would just have to go where ever Darkrai wanted her too, she couldn't do a thing to stop it anyways. They landed safely on Iron Island in the very last room.
"Why have you brought me here?" She demanded to know, something this Darkrai, as we know, doesn't like.
"Kry..." It hissed. "Don't make demands, little girl! I need a voice, and you are the perfect option for my purpose, to give the world nightmares!" He telepathicly got in Dawn's head, advancing towards her, she backed away, not knowing who'd be strong enough to take down the monster, Darkrai.
She reached for her belt, "Buneary, Togekiss, Piplup, Ambipom, and Pachirisu were all she brought and Paul's...! Paul's pokemon were still in the field where he was going to train. Dawn realized she was on her own and not prepared to defend herself against Darkrai.
"Kiiiiiiisssss!" A roar echoed through the room, Togekiss brought unconcious Paul in the room.
"Mwwaahaahaa!" Filled the room from Darkrai's telepathic voice. Dawn glances between Paul and Darkrai not knowing what to do... She gets an idea.
"Togekiss, use Aura Sphere!" She called out, knowing it was a long shot because she didn't even know if Togekiss had learned that move yet, but much to her suprise it had learned Aura Sphere, but Darkrai's speed was much too great at suppressing Dawn's pokemon from attacking at all with hypnosis. Dawn was now in a corner, with Darkrai advancing upon her. With psychic, she was raised into the air and drawn in, Darkrai began to shift into a thick smog. Paul began to stir in time to glance over at Darkrai dematerializing.
"Dawn!" He only managed a weak whisper.
"Staraptor, use aerial ace!" Commanded a boy's voice, the room shifts in time to see Ash's Staraptor slice through Darkrai, and Ash standing in the doorway with Brock. "I won't let you hurt my friend!" He shouted to the cloud that was rematerializing into Darkrai. Dawn falls to her knees from all her fear, she manages to crawl over to Paul and cuddle with him, he puts an arm around her.
"I haven't broke my promise." He whispered to her, then glances at the reformed Darkrai slaughtering Ash's team. He let's her go as he rises to face Darkrai.
"What are you doing?" She asked as he walks to Darkrai, giving no answer. "No... NO, PAUL! Please!" She screams and Darkrai faces her and dematerializes and charges her for the one chance to possess her. Paul leaps on her, still facing Darkrai, he ends up absorbing Darkrai's body instead, causing him to collapse instantly across Dawn's lap. She collects his limp body and sobs loudly.
"Nooo! Please no, this can't be happening! Paul, wake up!" She shakes him, but he doesn't move.
I hope you liked this chapter... I'm crying just at the wrting of this. A lot of sad songs I had to listen to to write this. Feel free to review as always. Next chapter will be coming soon!