Chapter 5- Voices in the smoke

I tried to move from the shadow but I was too slow. I was pushed against one of the post. I hit my head and let me tell you concrete to your head did not feel very soft. I became very light headed and was fighting to stay conscious. I was so dizzy I fell against the post very weak and tired. The shadow pokemon stayed near my side probably to make sure I wasn't going to interfere anymore.

"Now that we dealt with your little defense let's get back to business." I was still able to see the silhouette of the strange men. I looked back at Professor Elm and Leif who were starting to wear with fear.

"Professor Elm we need you to hear us out." A new pokemon came out which I thought looked like a Hypno. It must have been using hypnosis because Professor Elm looked like he was in a trance as if he were hypnotized. "Great then when we return you'll obey us." Was I crazy did I hit my head so hard that I just couldn't hear them speak or did Hypno just know what they were saying I was confused.

"How is that possible?" I gasped out loud which may have not been the best idea. A big stream of smoke stream came up I choked and coughed. One of the silhouettes appeared followed by a few others.

I heard them talking about me but I was so groggy and overwhelmed that I could only hear a few words here and there. "Didn't one of ours warn us of her?" or a "This child looks promising should we use her for our plans?" I became uneasy. The hypno pokemon appeared as well. I knew what they were going to do to me. I started to struggle or what seemed like struggling to me. I was stopped almost instantly because I received a high-leveled headache from the Hypno.

'Desiree stop struggling it's useless.' I heard the voice of a man.

"Where are you why are you after me?" I struggled still.

'We are after you because we know you are much more of a threat than any other trainer we have seen you if allowed will put an end to us. So the best way to defeat you is to have you join us.' I became uneasy quickly where was this going? Was what went through my mind.

As if they read my mind they answered 'this is going to be the rise of a new empire in Johto and you should feel honored to be a part of it. Part of the fray the era of dictatorship.'

"The fray? What the heck is that?"

'You will know soon enough.' The voice became very threatening to me. I groaned in pain as an ear splintering high-pitched scream was emitted throughout my head. Since I still was dealing with a headache this wasn't very pleasant. They were communicating to me but it was weird because as I was being told this information I couldn't tell you it. The only thing I did remember is 'You will remember the Fray. Now sleep rest your sorry head." At that I couldn't stop myself I became very drowsy I blinked once they were still there I blinked twice the smoke had swallowed them up I couldn't see anything. Soon all I saw was blackness then not even that.

When I awoke I found that I was lying on the ground sprawled out on the floor several people crowded over me to see if I was okay. It took awhile for me to totally regain consciousness but when I did several people tried to help me up.

I looked around there was police tape covering as far as the eye could see. Police officers were questioning the assistants on what happened. Professor Elm and Leif were talking to an Officer Jenny who wrote down everything they claimed. "Your information will help us bring down the criminal." I listened in to what Professor Elm said next. "What I don't understand is why did they return the pokemon they stole."

"Maybe it was bait." Leif answered by this time I walked right next to the professor "It may have been bait for someone in the lab that would come running almost instantly to help you with the theft not many of the trainers you sponsor would be willing to come do that." Leif replied looking at me "It looks like someone's back from the dead. Welcome to the real world." She retorted.

"Who were they?" I asked knowing that they would not be able to answer anyways.

"We're not sure yet we don't even know their true intentions yet we only know that they're after something big a few pokemon isn't important to them." Professor Elm said looking at me.

"Maybe it was just bait. Maybe they were after you Professor Elm." I replied looking straight into his eyes.

"That is possible all I remember is seeing was a strange pokemon most likely a Drowzee then I got this horrid headache then I woke up from my trance not able to move because I couldn't see anything." Professor Elm explained to us.

"What happened to you Leif?" I asked exchanging glances from Professor Elm to Leif.

"Well you probably didn't hear it but I was fighting another pokemon in the smoke. The only problem is that I couldn't see or hear the commands the trainer gave to it." Leif looked defeated and exhausted I almost laughed that she was defeated but held it in because I was also too defeated. "Anyways Professor Elm I am called somewhere else right now. I presume we'll meet again." That last sentence was for me. She called out a Flygon and flew out the wide-open window and I watched as she flew off towards the horizon. I looked in shock Flygon were not of Johto.

"Professor Elm I am supposed to give this egg to you from Mr. Pokemon." I remembered showing him the mysterious egg that was given from Mr. Pokemon.

"My how beautiful. Can you do me a favor and train this pokemon?" He asked excited I accepted. "Thank you Desiree so much." I smiled as I walked out of the lab dodging a few questionings from the police force. I couldn't get over one fact though I thought about those strangers in the smoke. Who were they? Why did they speak to a novice and worthless trainer like me? It seemed I was more important than I thought.