Sorakeyblade99: This chapter shouldn't have taken this long to write. Freaking writers block has taken me as a victim yet again! Anyway, it's finally here. Just enjoy it and be sure to follow the Tumblr account to keep up to date with news and whatnot. With that said, on with the show.

"3 cheers for the purified Luna! Hip Hip Hurray!" Everyone cried out. Cynthia had taken them to a nice restaurant in Striaton City. It was after hours, so they had the entire restaurant to themselves. They were all at one table, with food a plenty.

"I can't believe how easy that was." Gold said, taking a drink. "Usually for stuff like that, you need to go through some trials or something, but this was a present surprise."

"You guys are just lucky that I like you." Cynthia said, taking a bite of a piece of cake. "So, Luna. How does it feel, being purified?" She asked. Everyone listened in a well, eager as to what she would say.

"Well, I don't feel much different. Although, I do feel a little lighter than usual, and my mind is a bit clearer." She says, nodding.

"I guess the darkness adds 5 pounds or so." Dawn said. Everyone laughed in agreement.

"So, I'm guessing you guys will spend the night here and head back tomorrow?" Cynthia asked.

"That seems like the best idea. I'm pretty sure the kid's will miss us." Zack said, leaning back in his chair.

"Well, just let me know if there is anything I can….Hmmm?" Cynthia said, her sentence being cut off by a knock on the door. "Strange. Everyone knows that this place is closed at this time…" She said, going over to the door. Before she could open it, the doors suddenly got blown off their hinges, sending Cynthia reeling back. Everyone gasped and stood up. Dawn and Misty went to tend to Cynthia while Gold, Luna, Zack and Eve went to deal with the intruder.

"Hehe…I've finally found you…." The intruder said. It was a mass of purple energy, but soon it managed to make itself into a familiar form. It took the shape of Luna, only instead of being colored white and green, it was blue and orange. It also had piercing red eyes. "There, that's much better."

"Who the hell are you?!" Gold yelled. Despite his brave words, Gold was terrified. So was everyone else. They were frozen in fear as the figure took a step forward.

"It's been a long time, Luna. Is that what you call yourself now? Back then, we didn't even have a name…until that bothersome trainer came and split us up." The figure said, stepping forward again. Zack, wanting to protect his parents, charged at the figure.

"Leave my mom and dad alone!" He said, about to hit the figure with a Night Slash. However, the attack failed, the figure managing to catch Zack's arm and hold him in place.

"Look at you. You could have been a great son…but you just had to be born from a human….Such a disgrace!" It screamed, twisting his arm, almost shattering it in the process and sent him flying to the back of the restaurant. Eve was about to chase after him, but she was lifted up in midair, covered in some dark energy.

"Let me go this instant!" She growled, showing her teeth to the intruder. It giggled slightly.

"Hehe, and you must be his mate. Sad…a mutt like you isn't fit for him." It said, sending her flying back as well, her body making contact with the wall. Gold finally regained the ability to move, and rushed at the figure.

"Don't you come another step closer!" He said, standing in front of Luna.

"Gold! Don't be stupid! Get away from it!" Luna said, trying to pull him back. By that time, it was already too late. The figure suddenly disappeared and reappeared right beside Gold.

"You…You were that stupid trainer that caused this mess in the first place." The figure said, keeping him in place and creating a dark ball of energy in both hands. "It will serve you right…if I ripped your body to shreds!" It said, raising its arms in the air. Luna, not wanting to see anyone else get hurt, tackled the figure to the ground.

"Grr! Out of the way, you disgrace!" It said, smacking Luna down, sending her rolling across the floor. Before Gold could react to it, the figure stood in front of him, the piercing red eyes focused on his.

"W-What the hell are you?!" He said, his body freezing up again. The figure laughed, and leaned close to Gold.

"I have been called many names. Shade is the one I'm most fond of… You're lucky….Most of the time, I don't let humans live this long…." She said, her eyes glowing for a second. Gold's eyes seemed to grow dull and he fell to the ground. The figure then looked at Dawn and Misty.

"You two….make sure they are alive….I want them to grow stronger before I finish the job." It said, and just as fast as it appeared, it was gone, not a trace was left. Misty ran to the pokemon center and got rooms for everyone while Dawn stayed and kept them safe.

-o0o-

Yami woke up from her sleep with a scream, waking up Jake in the process.

"W-What is it, Yami?" He asked, rubbing his eyes. Yami then got out of bed and looked out the window.

"I-I just have this feeling that something horrible is happening…..and that everyone in our family is in danger…" She said, looking at the moon. Jake walked up beside her and started petting her.

"Don't worry about it…It was just a bad dream…You know everyone in our family is super strong. They can take down anything." He said. Yami smiled.

"I guess your right...Come on…let's go back to sleep." She said, yawning and climbing back into bed. Jake followed soon after. The two didn't even noticed the shadow walking past the window as they fell asleep.

-o0o-

The next morning, the entire city was in an uproar.

"I heard that a pokemon broke into the restaurant and totally wiped out the people inside." Said a person, standing outside the restaurant, which was covered in police tape.

"I heard it wasn't even a pokemon…just a black shadow in the form of one.." Another person said. Inside the pokemon center, everyone except Misty and Dawn were hurt in some form. Zack had a broken arm and a broken leg. Eve's spine was out of alignment and need surgery. Cynthia had a few broken ribs and suffered from severe headaches from time to time. Luna had a burn on the cheek that got hit. But the worst had to be Gold, who was reduced to a comatose state.

"T-The thing said that it wanted you guys to be stronger before it finished the job." Dawn said. Both she and Misty were really shaken up by the entire situation.

"Well, what do we do now? We can't just sit there and wait to die! We gotta do something!" Zack said, trying to stand up, but falling back down into the wheelchair he was sitting in.

"We're in no shape to do anything…We just have to hope and pray that Gold wakes up…" Cynthia said, a large bandage wrapped around her stomach. Luna was in Gold's room, her cheek covered in bandages as she watched him in his sleep.

"Oh, Gold…You have to wake up soon." She said, taking his hand. She could tell that even in his sleep, he was in pain.

-o0o-

Gold was standing in the middle of a field of flowers. The sky was a light red and every flower was white.

"H-Hello? Anybody there?" He asked, walking through the flowers. Soon, he came across a little girl.

"E-Excuse me…Do you know where we are?" He asked, slowly coming closer to her. As soon as he tried to reach out and touch her, she became a flurry of flower pedals.

"To find your way out…You must first find yourself." A voice said. It didn't come from anyone in particular…it was just there.

"W-Where am I? and Who are you?" He asked, looking around.

"You already know who I am….but you don't truly know who YOU are, from the sound of it." The voice said.

"Well, can you at least tell me where I am? Am I…dead?" He asked. The voice laughed.

"Far from it, my boy. Your simply in a level of your mind…On the outside, you're in a coma. Only when you truly find yourself, will you be able to walk in the realm of the living." The voice said.

"Sounds easy enough." Gold said, sighing. "Well, I won't get anything done standing here." He said, walking forward.

"Wise words. Now, let us begin your training..."

Luna: "You know, you could have made the whole fight scene less painful!"

Sorakeyblade99: "Well, I'm sorry if I like to give details."

Luna: "Oh, really? Well, maybe if you put detail like that in some of the more….enjoyable scenes, you'd have more followers."

Sorakeyblade99: "Hmm, true….Anyway, that's the end of this chapter. Until next time…."