Wes entered the mayor's house. He was too shaken in thought to worry about anything else but Rui.
"Did she enter inside this place?" Wes thought. "How could she do that, she doesn't even have a Pokemon!"
Umbreon and Espeon looked eager to find Rui. But what they all found was something so shocking, Wes stood frozen wide-eyed.
The mayor was gone. There were three men lined up in the middle of the room. Each men had a distinct
color on their uniform, one had blue, the other had green, and the last one had red. The men each had a helmet on for their color,
Trudly and Folly were also there, but what was probably the most biggest shock to Wes was the man next to Folly. He was so tall,
and had a huge head. It had a mixture of white and red colors, and almost looked like a disco ball. He had sunglasses encrusted in gold,
and he had the most biggest smile Wes had ever seen.
Right at the feet of Folly, was Rui. She was tied up, and on the floor. Her face suddenly changed from a sad hurt look to a happy look.
"Wes!" Rui cried.
"Rui?!" Wes said in a surprised way. "Rui, what happened to you? Why are you-
That's when the red man started laughing. "When I was walking here, I spotted this little girl," he said as he looked at her.
"I remember her being Trudly and Folly's prisoner, so I was very surprised to walk into her. Of course, I just had to take her in."
Wes suddenly became very angry. His face clearly showed this, as his bright orange eyes glared at the man in red.
"You people think you can just hurt anyone you want?" replied a very angry Wes.
Folly immediately laughed. "Oh look who's talking, punk!" Folly said. "We all know who you are! You were a snagger for Team
Snagem, and you were the best at it! You took people's Pokemon even though they didn't want you to! You think a hypocrite like
you can come in here and order us around?"
Wes replied, "You know, that's getting a little old. I'm sure some people know about me by now, thanks to Team Snagem and you
loud mouths. What I want to know is, who are you people? You can't be from Team Snagem, so then..?
The man with the huge head replied, "Oh honey you wouldn't want to know who we are!"
"Why not?" Wes asked.
The man with a huge head started to laugh. "But I can see you'll eventually find us out! I so don't like saying this, but
we're not at liberty to keep your lady friend at liberty. That sweet young thing, she can see things that ordinary people
aren't supposed to see. That just will not do for what we have planned. No, it won't do for what we have planned at all."
Wes angrily replied, "And what is it you're planning?"
Both Umbreon and Espeon looked menacingly at the man with a huge head.
"If you don't like pain, like most people, you can avoid the pain by keeping your nose out of places it needn't be", the man with
a huge head said. "Maybe you could learn a thing or two from what happened to the mayor.."
Wes immediately replied, "What did you guys do with the mayor!?"
Suddenly, everyone in the room except Wes and Rui started to laugh.
"Don't worry," the man in green said. "We have him somewhere locked up. But he's safe" he said very sarcastically.
"You'll never get away with this!" Wes angrily yelled.
"Wes.." Rui weakly replied. "I'm sorry..."
Wes looked back at Rui. She had a very saddened look in her eyes, and looked like she was about to cry. Wes immediately felt bad
for talking to her rudely, and making her cry. "I'm just a terrible person", thought Wes. "So that's why I..."
"Boys oh boys!" The man with a huge head ordered.
Trudly and Folly immediately replied with, "Yes Mirror B. Boss! Yes we will!"
Mirror B. looked at both of them, and said, "Boys, I shall make my return to Pyrite now. Do remember that I will be waiting for you
to return with the young lady. I won't accept failure, am I making myself clear?"
Both boys nodded simultaneously. As Mirror B. walked out the door, the green and blue man followed him. Trudly, Folly, and the red man
stayed behind.
"Hah, it's funny that you think we're so different. You did a lot more worse things than any of us have ever done, what gives you the
right to go play hero?" The red man asked.
Wes suddenly was silent.
Rui suddenly replied, "Wes is not like that! You don't know him!"
The red man looked at Rui, and then said, "I bet right now he's going to let us leave with you, because he knows that we'll just keep
coming after him as long as you are with him. It's just like Mirror B said, you're too dangerous to be with."
Rui replied, "No you're wrong!"
"Shut it, and stay silent!" Folly yelled.
As Folly raised his foot to kick Rui, Wes swift fully blocked it. He had a very darkened look. Umbreon started barking at Folly, who then
stepped back as fast as a mouse.
Wes finally said, "I am not like you guys. It's true. I've done a lot of bad things. People have had their lives destroyed because of me.
But, I'm tired of doing it for the past seven years! I don't even have a reason for doing any of those things! Snagging other people's Pokemon
is something that should never happen! Stealing people's friends and turning them into violent fighting machines is something I never wanted to happen!
Unlike you guys, I want to make up for all I've done, and create a better world for all humans and Pokemon alike to live in!"
There was a silence in the room. Both Trudly and Folly looked afraid of Wes. The red man simply said, "So, you've figured it out then, haven't you?"
Rui looked at Wes in awe, but then immediate confusion. "Wait, Wes, what do you mean turned into..?
"So you figured out that the Pokemon you've been snagging has been turned into Shadow Pokemon." The red man said.
Wes looked at the man in red. "I assumed that would be the case, but now I know it's true," he said. "For the past seven years, all the Pokemon I've
snagged, and others that you people have found have been turned into these fighting machines, or as you put it, Shadow Pokemon."
The man in red pointed out, "Oh but Shadow Pokemon aren't anything like ordinary Pokemon, if you must know. For you see, they've had their hearts
artificially closed to the point where all they have is darkness. Everlasting darkness and power, which will never diminish!"
Wes face darkened again. "You... artificially closed a Pokemon's heart?"
"How could you do something to a poor Pokemon?" Rui asked.
Trudly laughed, "Yeah, see one for yourself! Then you'll understand all the power!"
Trudly threw a poke ball, and a Makuhita came out of the ball. It had a very angry and troubled facial expression.
Rui suddenly exclaimed, "Wes it's that one! That Pokemon! Those jerks captured me because I saw that Pokemon!"
Makuhita suddenly turned towards Wes.
"I can see a black aura coming from that Pokemon, Wes!" Rui said. "They must have done something to that Pokemon!"
Makuhita attempted to punch Wes, but Wes dodged. Umbreon then tried to bite it, but missed.
"Whoa!" Wes yelled. "This is definitely a Shadow Pokemon, a lot of aggression is coming off of this Makuhita!"
"I hate to say Wes, but there's no choice," Rui said in a saddened tone. "Snag that Pokemon from them! Snag it, and
we can change it back into an ordinary Pokemon! Only you can do it!"
Wes stared at his snag machine. "Maybe Rui's right," Wes thought. "I could snag it, and try to fix its heart..."
Trudly started to laugh loudly. "Hahaha, just try!" He said. "Makuhita, use Shadow Rush!"
Makuhita began to hurl itself in anger at Umbreon.
"Umbreon dodge!" Wes ordered. "Espeon, use confusion!"
Umbreon evaded the attack, and then Espeon used confusion on Makuhita. After Makuhita was hurled across the room, it got right
back up.
"Whoa!" Wes replied. "Confusion barely did anything to it!"
The man in red started to laugh. "Shadow Pokemon are much stronger than ordinary Pokemon," he said. "Of course, you've only seen one.
Why not witness another one?"
The man in red threw out a Quilava, that also had an angry look.
"Let me guess, that's also a Shadow Pokemon?" Wes asked Rui.
"Yea!" Rui eagerly replied.
"That's just great," Wes said.
"Makuhita and Quilava, use Shadow Rush!" Trudly and the man in red ordered.
Quilava and Makuhita both attacked and hurt both Espeon and Umbreon. They were badly bruised, and tried to stand up, but fell back down.
Folly then started to laugh. "You're weak, and you'll always be weak, loser!" Folly said.
Wes replied, "Looks like you were the one who underestimated me, idiot!"
"Wha?" Folly said. "Wait, what's.."
Espeon suddenly was right behind Quilava and Makuhita.
"How is that Pokemon still moving?" The main in red asked. "Impossible!"
Trudly looked a little nervous at the sight of Espeon's quickness.
"I thought that Pokemon was so weak it couldn't even stand!" Trudly complained.
"Espeon, use confusion!" Wes said. "Umbreon, use Secret Power!
Umbreon slowly got up, and barked loudly at both Quilava and Makuhita. Espeon then hurled both Pokemon towards Umbreon, who then used
a yellow streaks of energy on both Quilava and Makuhita. The two Shadow Pokemon looked severely injured.
"No!" Trudly yelled. "It can't be!"
"Time to snag!" Wes said with a smirk. He took a poke ball out of his pocket, and placed it inside the snag machine. He then threw the ball at Makuhita, and then proceeded to do the same actions for Quilava. Both were inside a poke ball. The poke balls rolled several times, until it finally made a click noise.
"No way..." Folly said in disbelief.
"This isn't the last of us!" The man in red said.
"Or is it?" Wes asked.
"Grr, you little punk!" Folly said in anger. This isn't the last of us, I swear it!
All three men ran out of the mayor's room. Wes then immediately went to break the rope that tied Rui's hand together.
"Wes, thank you!" Rui said.
Wes looked at her in a saddened way. "I'm sorry for all the things I said, Rui" he said. I take it all back..."
"It's ok Wes, you were right" Rui explained. "I knew it was dangerous, but I just wanted to help."
Wes paused, and then looked at her. "Then, that's just what we'll have to do," Wes replied. "I did say before how keeping you with me would be
a burden, but now I realize it'd be the exact opposite."
Rui replied, "Wes, you're thinking of going and snagging all the Shadow Pokemon aren't you?"
Wes nodded his head. "I'll do whatever it takes to rid this world of darkness, and make up for all I've done to people.
"Then, if you decide to take me along with you, I can help you with snagging Shadow Pokemon by telling you which Pokemon have that shadow aura", Rui stated. "But, if you think I'd be in danger, then it's fine to leave me out of it-
"I told you, I changed my mind," Wes explained. "I can see that you play a vital role in this. With your help, we can find all the Shadow Pokemon
and purify their hearts."
Rui looked at Wes with happiness. "Wes, thank you so much!" Rui exclaimed.
"No need to thank me Rui," Wes said. "Now, we should get going to where that Mirror B. guy was headed."
"Pyrite Town!" Rui said.
"Yea, but for now we should rest. It's night time, and my Pokemon are exhausted."
"Oh, that's right, we need to get Umbreon and Espeon to the Pokemon Center now!" Rui frantically said. "They look badly hurt!"
"Tomorrow morning we depart for Pyrite Town," Wes said. "And then we'll figure out who these freaks are."
Whoa! This was really long! Well, I hope you guys enjoy it! Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for more chapters!