After some advice, I will now try and extend my stories more. This chapter also focuses more on Darren and a new character, Darkrai, along with more info on the story's plot. Of course, it won't be that serious, so say hello to Meloetta!

There was no way to stop the force of the blow. After a few moments, Zephyr and Darren were on the ground, Rex closing in on them.

"Aw c'mon!" he complained. "If you wanted to battle me you should be able to fight properly!"

"Just wait 'till I get up…" Darren muttered, "And I'll beat you down…" But in his heart he knew that was not possible. Rex had more experience in battles then him. Then again, Darren had never had a battle in his life! Or did he… But he never had a chance to ponder it.

"Watch out!" Zephyr had cried but it was too late. Rex slammed into him and everything went black.

When Darren opened his eyes, he was introduced with a ghastly sight. He was in a wasteland, completely barren, and -to Darren's horror- there were bones. It was a sight he didn't want to see, but he just stood there, transfixed. Then he heard a hiss and whipped around, finding an even more horrible sight. There was a strange creature before him; it was mostly a purple substance, but solid enough to see that it had long, stretched wings, and cruel, merciless red eyes. And Darren realized it was a shadow.

He had heard many stories of them in Wobbuffet Plaza; enough to hope it was not true. Nobody knew exactly what a shadow was; some say they were deceased pokemon gone bad. Others said they were an entire different race. Whatever it was, they could take over a pokemon's body and transform it into a shadow pokemon, who's hearts were as dark as night. Darren didn't want anything to do with this shadow. But then it began to speak.

Darren… The shadow hissed. Do not trust the… pokemon… Zephyr…

W-Why? Darren said in his mind. He listens to… voices… stay away…

But what if I don't want to? Darren said defiantly. He decided he will not trust the shadow. And besides… Zephyr and him were friends!

The shadow narrowed it's eyes. If you don't… I will make you! And the shadow striked.

"ENOUGH!" "What? AAH!" "Darren! Wake up! Wake up!"

The voices confused Darren. He opened his eyes. Zephyr was beside him, Rex was unconscious and there was one more…

Darkrai! The realization dawned on him. Then came an uneasiness. He had avoided Darkrai many times. Many said he was evil before, but lost his memory sometime and is OK now. But there was still something unnerving about him… and after his vision with the shadow… he began to notice something else about him. Something… about shadow…

"Are you OK?" Zephyr asked. Darren almost forgot he was there.

"…Yeah, I'm fine." Zephyr sighed with relief. "Good. If it weren't for Darkrai here, we would of been goners."

Darkrai stared hard at the two of them.

Does he suspect anything about us? Darren thought nervously, He may know about the shadow… I should talk to him later…

Zephyr looked at his friend in concern. "Is there something you want to tell me?"

Should I tell him or not? He really wanted to say everything, but with all the stress Zephyr had been through, this revelation might be a bit to much.

"Nah, I'm fine, just a little bit dazed that's all."

"OK. Man, did you see Darkrai? He literally scared the living day-lights out of Rex and his dummies!"

"Sorry to interrupt." Darkrai said, "But don't you want to see Meloetta's concert tonight?"

"OH NO!" Darren said. He completely forgot about it! "C'mon Zephyr, you really don't want to miss this!"

The duo made it jut in time. The show was about to start. This is a good way to relax. Darren thought. There were pokemon gathered around everywhere, chatting and cheering along with many other things. But everyone went quiet as the curtains on the stage opened and the most beautiful song in the world was heard. It filled everyone with a sweet sensation, as if everything didn't matter, as long as this song played your entire life. Then Meloetta came through the curtains. Everyone gasped in awe, especially the males. Here was a pokemon that Darren found more pretty than Ivy. She had an elegant body, bright blue eyes, and the brightest smile ever. And after a few moments of singing, she began to change form.

Her hair flowed through a headpiece like music notes, until they wrapped together to make a nice bun. Her sleek dress changes into a new, ballet type one. And when she stopped singing, she ended the performance with a dance. The crowd provided an enormous applause.

Meloetta then grabbed a microphone. "Hello fans and friends!" her voice boomed through the microphone. "I hope you enjoyed todays show!" The crowd roared their approval.

"Great!" she said, "Also, today we have a special guest today! Lets here it for… Guildmaster Wigglytuff!

"WHAT?!" Darren said in disbelief. Many other pokemon were murmuring to each other.

"Really?" I can't believe it!" "Will he fall asleep again?" "I want to see a YOOM-TAH!"

Then everyone went quiet as the wigglytuff entered, then began to cheer.

"Why hello everybody!" Guildmaster Wigglytuff said, "Don't worry, I won't fall asleep this time; I had a lot of apples today! Of course, if anyone still has an apple, I'll gladly take it!"

"That's all very nice and everything." Meloetta said quite patiently, "But how about the real reason you came hear?"

"What? Oh, of course. The reason I'm here… is to accept new teams for my guild!"

This shocked everyone to silence.

"I can't believe it!" Darren exclaimed, "We can make a team!"

"I'm in." Zephyr said, this time confident in his choice.

"Team registration starts tomorrow, so you have plenty of time to make plans. That's all for now." And on that final note, the concert ended.

Darren let Zephyr sleep in his house, but didn't sleep with him. He wanted to talk to somebody. And while he didn't want to tell Zephyr about his vision, he was sure Darkrai had some answers.

"This is very bad." That is all Darkrai said after Darren explained what happened. "I don't know if that was a shadow or not but what I do know is that there is something very wrong with this picture."

"What about Zephyr?" Darren said, impatient. It took long enough for him to get Darkrai to talk; he didn't open the door until Darren screamed at it. He didn't want him to end this conversation quickly, even though he still unnerved him. Then Darkrai spoke again.

"I don't know much about Zephyr, other than he seems to be vital to the problem. Trust me, I've experienced this before." He then paused, and said something that troubled Darren greatly. " I've seen a shadow before."

"You have?" Darren said incredulously. Darkrai's face seemed to darken.

'Yes, it's what caused me to go evil in the first place." Darren gasped. So Darkrai really was bad before! Darren thought. He knew Darkrai's evil was gone now, but he still couldn't help but be suspicious. Darkrai caught the look on his face.

"I assure you all evil is gone… or thats what everyone else thinks…" Darren gulped.

"But don't worry, I also have no idea what's going on either, and I don't plan on improving it in a bad way." He seemed to think for a moment.

"I'm sorry to say that I have no knowledge whatsoever about this, perhaps Zephyr may have answers?"

Darren nodded. He was disappointed that he had learned nothing of his vision, but agreed with Darkrai; Zephyr may have the answers.

Suddenly, Petal came into the room, panicking.

"QUICK! To Darren's house!"

Darkrai was immediately alert. "What is the problem?"

"It's Zephyr! she said, panting "He's having a nightmare!"

I hoped you enjoyed the story. Yes, this darkrai is from PMD: Explorers of Time/Darkness. I'm sorry if Darkrai and Wigglytuff's personalities are incorrect, I don't pay much attention to that. Next story will focus on Zephyr again. Please do the poll!