This is the one hundred fifty-second chapter in Pokemon Heroes. A certain electrical bitch returns in this chapter to "spark" a rebellion (Ah-ha). Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or any of the songs.

(Opening song)

Larxene's foot placed itself against the edge of a tall building, and with that she propelled herself toward the sky.

She looked out sternly, and then her head caught a glimpse of something coming at her. She materialized two of her Knives and tossed them at the large boulder that was coming her way.

"Is that all?! You're much more violent than that, Lexaeus."

In the sky, Larxene could see The Dark Signer at ground level, looking like an ant. He was easily the largest member of The Dark Signers in terms of broadness. He had angular and strong features, with a square chin, straight nose, and sharp cheekbones. He had gray eyes and small eyebrows. His hair was ginger and slicked back into rather odd, messy spikes. She saw his stern look facing her, and she saw him simply place his hand on the building beside him, rip it from the ground and toss it at her.

Larxene's placed her feet on the side of the building in midair.

"I think I provoked him enough."

She then felt strange and she looked at her feet and saw a large ace of spades card. She jumped off the building quickly before the large card rose from the ground and covered her up. Large cards soared through the air heading for her. She moved her body quickly to dodge them. She then created a ball of lightning in front of her, and from the ball came a large thunderbolt toward her attacker.

It was another man, with platinum-blond hair, very short and worn in a Caesar cut, and he had gray eyes. He had a goatee with the same blond color as his hair. Four helix piercings in the form of two hoops were on each of his ears.

This was Luxord, and he chuckled and held up a card.

"This game is getting boring," he said. A large card appeared in front of him, and the thunderbolt was blocked.

Larxene landed on the top of a building and started jumping through the air once again. Her vision then saw a certain Sitar playing Dark Signer looking at her from afar. She could tell he was shaking in his boots.

"Now, now, Larxene," said Demyx. "You don't have to-"

She landed by him and glared into his eyes. This sent a shock throughout his whole body that sent him off the building and to the ground.

"Worthless," said Larxene.

She then summoned a large thunderbolt that destroyed the building underneath her feet completely. Large smoke developed from the destruction.

Lexaeus and Luxord landed near the destruction. From the top of a building, Saix appeared. Demyx stood behind him, cowering over the fear that Larxene was going to rise from the smoke.

But she didn't, for there was no one there.

"She escaped," said Lexaeus.

"She really pushed herself into one fine predicament, didn't she?" added Luxord.

"She surely has," said Saix. "Xigbar!"

Another Dark Signer walked toward him from behind. He pulled down his hood, and there appeared a man with pointed, elf-like ears, upturned eyebrows, and dark hair with several gray streaks tied into a long ponytail. He had a damaged right eye covered by an eyepatch, and a large jagged scar extending from his left cheek to just under his left eye.

This was Xigbar, the Freeshooter.

"What do you want?"

"You were supposed to help in bringing her down," said Saix.

"Why? Her trouble-making doesn't involve me."

"It does involve our organization," said Saix. "She has obtained forbidden information. She is supposed to be killed without hesitation."

"So?"

"If you take this as a game, then I shall assign you to find and kill her," said Saix. "I expect an accomplished mission. Roman will have your head if you fail."

Xigbar sighed and pulled his hood back on.

"You really piss me off, ya know?"

"Go now."

"Whatever."

Xigbar extended his hand and opened a portal. He walked through, and it closed up.

Betrayal

"You're feeling alright now?" asked Brendan as he handed Dawn an apple.

"Yeah. I don't feel hurt anymore."

"Good, then you'll be able to leave here by tomorrow."

Dawn looked outside her room, and then back at Brendan.

"Where are Ash and May?"

"Oh...they didn't show up until this morning," said Brendan. "All I know is that they were taken into custody yesterday because Ash started a fight or something. They were questioned and May got a scolding by The League of Knights. I haven't seen Ash, but May came this morning to check on you. She told me that Ash was too upset to come."

"Upset?"

"It's not too serious, May said," said Brendan. "I was going to check on him later."

"Alright," said Dawn, and she sighed and lowered her head. "Sorry about being useless and making you worry."

"It's alright," said Brendan. "Just stay here and rest up. I'll be watching over you."

Dawn blushed and turned to Brendan with a smile.

"Thanks."

The door opened, and a frog-faced doctor walked in with a clipboard. He turned to Brendan.

"I see the patient is doing well."

"She is," said Brendan. "How long until she can be released from here?"

"We'll just do a little more tests, and then she can get out," said the doctor. "Easy as that."

"Thank you," said Brendan. He turned to Dawn and smiled.

"Oh, and by the way, thank you for participating in our survey," said the doctor. "We noticed that girls with that blood type do wear those kinds of undergarments."

Everything froze. Dawn's smile started to fade, and Brendan slowly turned to the doctor.

"What?" asked Dawn.

"Well, you were asleep, so we made your boyfriend help us in the survey for the type of undergarments you wear. You've got a dependable one over here."

"Doc...didn't we agree not to mention that?" asked Brendan.

"Wh-oh, oh! Sorry about that. I just forgot. Well, I've got to go. I'll send a nurse over to check on her."

He left the room and shut the door behind him. Brendan slowly looked at Dawn, and he saw her giving him a dark glare.

"Um..." started Brendan. "You're gonna eat that apple?"

The red fruit then crashed into his face.

"Ash! Ash! Wait for me!"

Ash walked ahead of May, ignoring her voice. Too many thoughts crossed his mind. Images of Gary, Drew, and The Dark Signers kept on replaying. Every time he thought of Drew as a Dark Signer, his fists clenched, and he proceeded to grind his teeth.

"What if Gary turned into a Dark Signer?"

He tried shaking the thought from his brain.

"You know something's wrong with him, Ash! We have to do something about it, or else it might get worse!"

"Why did you have to be so right, Dawn?" thought Ash.

His walking was suddenly halted. He turned and saw May holding onto his arm while breathing heavily, indicating that she must've been running after him for a long time.

"I...I said slow down," said May.

Ash stared at her, and then he calmly removed his arm from her grip. Pikachu was on her shoulder. After she finally got her breath back, she looked up at Ash.

"Why'd you have to just walk out like that?" asked May. "You left me and your Pokemon at the Pokemon Center. You're not even going to visit Dawn?"

"She's fine," said Ash. "I was going to visit her later."

Ash looked away toward a blocked street. Within was construction workers fixing up that damaged terrain caused after Ash and Gary's fight.

"This is about Gary, isn't it?" asked May.

"I'm fine," said Ash. "I promise. You don't have to worry about Gary anymore. I have it all under control."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah," said Ash. "I know The Dark Signers are somehow connected to this. I just have to find one and-"

"You're just going to walk up to one and expect them to tell you everything?" asked May.

"Yes," said Ash. "I'll force them, too. So just remain calm. You don't her to worry at all."

May took Ash's clenching fist into her hand. Ash looked back at her.

"I'm not worried about me," said May. "I'm worried about you. Will you be alright?"

They just stared at each other for awhile without a word.

This peace was broken after a sensation started to build up within Ash, and he knew what it was.

"Dark Signer! My lucky day!"

"You stay here!" yelled Ash. "I'll be back!"

Before May could say anything, Ash had already jumped into the road and jumped over cars.

"Ash, don't get us in trouble again!"

Ash nodded and went to where the sensation got stronger.

"I'll beat the shit out of this one and let them tell me what I need to know!" said Ash. "I WILL know what I need to know!"

Ash's search had sent him into the outer part of the city. There wasn't much buildings that rose to the sky, and it wasn't that crowded either.

"Is that bastard moving?" thought Ash. He looked around from the side of a building. The sensation in his aura slowly got bigger and smaller at different times. This meant that his enemy was on the move, but where?

Then, a large thunderbolt crashed down in the distance. Ash look at the destruction it caused as smoke rose up into the sky.

"Gary?" he thought, but he quickly shook his head, and then used the building to propel himself toward the destruction. When he got close enough, he saw a Dark Signer standing within a crater in the middle.

Without hesitation, Ash jumped into the sky and launched an Aura Breath toward his foe. The attack struck, and smoke rose up even more. Ash landed on the ground near the crater and tried looking through the smoke.

"Hey, that was unfair."

Ash heard this voice from behind. He turned around, and then a fist crashed into his face.

He moved backward, and then rubbed his face. He looked at The Dark Signer, and it was the one and only Xigbar, shaking his fist.

"You have a really hard head, you know?" he asked. He then looked at Ash closely, and then he smirked. "It's you! I haven't seen you in such a long time! How is it being a Nobody?"

"What?" asked Ash.

"Feels quite empty not having a heart, huh? Really, really empty."

"Shut up!" said Ash, and he materialized his Aura Blade. "You're telling me what I need to know!"

"Um...how about no," said Xigbar as he extended out his hand. "I've got something to do now."

"What did you guys do to Gary?"

"Dairy?"

"Gary!"

"I don't know any Gary," said Xigbar. "I've got to look for a certain bitch now, but who says I can't have a little break?"

His two Arrowguns materialized in his hands. From his posture and his smirk, Ash knew this was going to be a fight. Ash materialized his Aura Blade and looked sternly at the man.

Before one could make a move, a powerful thunderbolt crashed down between them. Ash was blown to the ground, and Xigbar covered his face from the dust. He looked to the side, and he saw the one he was looking for standing above the deep crater that was created because of her.

"You show yourself to me, Larxene?" said Xigbar. "Thanks for that."

"Larxene?!" thought Ash, and he turned to the woman. She was looking sternly down at them, and then she turned to Xigbar.

"Get out."

"No can do, missy," said Xigbar. "I have a mission to kill you or else Roman will have my head."

"Move aside or I will kill you, too," said Larxene. "I came to this city for a reason. I have a score to settle with these kids first."

"A score to settle?" thought Ash. "So she didn't get over that?"

"As if!" said Xigbar, pointing his weapons at her. "A mission's a mission."

Larxene sighed, and then reached into a pocket and pulled out a ball.

"I warned you," she said. She clicked on a button, and it enlarged into a large ball with purple on the top and dark lines on the bottom.

It was a Shadow Pokeball.

"You cannot be serious," thought Ash. She opened up the Pokeball, and out came a purple, sinister shockwave, and from that shockwave came a Pokemon.

This Pokemon used to be an avian Pokémon with predominantly yellow plumage. It used to have black rings encircle its eyes, and it had a long, thin, light orange beak. Its wings and tail were a mass of spiky feathers, with black feathers covering the back of its wings and inner tail feathers. A large crest of spiked feathers surrounds its head. Its thighs were a khaki color, and it had anisodactyl feet ending in talons.

But now, it was all dark, and it had yellow, lifeless eyes. Its feathers were sharper, and it had a much sinister look.

This was Zapdos, but now, it was Shadow Zapdos.

"You were never authorized to catch that," said Xigbar.

"I don't go by your rules anymore," said Larxene. She snapped her fingers, and Shadow Zapdos let out a loud, ear piercing screech. With that screech, the clouds in the sky turned dark, and they clumped up together. Thunderbolts could be heard cracking from within the clouds.

A large thunderbolt came from the clouds, and it crashed down on Larxene.

"Are you trying to kill yourself?" asked Xigbar, but now he understood.

The attack stopped, and Larxene still stood like normal, but something felt different.

Suddenly, a wave of blue lightning rushed past Xigbar.

"I have obtained the power from Zapdos," said Larxene. "Step two in the plan in now complete. Now on to step three."

Xigbar and Ash stared at Larxene, and then Xigbar looked at Ash.

"I leave it to you now."

"What?!"

"I'll just take the credit, alright?"

"Shut up!"

Then a blue thunderbolt crashed down on Xigbar. Ash was blown to the ground by the shockwave. When he saw the aftermath, he saw nobody.

"He escaped," said Larxene. "Doesn't matter. He'll be taught a fine lesson when I'm done here." She then looked at Ash. "Where are the others?"

"Others?" asked Ash. "What do you want with them?"

"I want to get back at that ice bitch," said Larxene. "Tell me now."

"Kiss my ass."

Ash jumped out of the way quickly before a large blue thunderbolt struck him. He shot an Aura Breath at her but it was instantly dispersed once Shadow Zapdos flapped its wings.

"I will kill you first then," said Larxene. "Prepare yourself, kid."

"I want answers, now!" yelled Ash. "What did you do to Gary?!"

Shadow Zapdos came soaring toward Ash. Ash jumped above it to land on top, and then he crashed his Aura covered fist into its back. It let out a shriek, and it crashed to the ground with Ash.

Ash jumped off it and rushed toward Larxene. He jumped into the air and covered his arms in aura.

"You're telling me what I need to know!" yelled Ash.

The aura that covered his arms generated long torrents, which moved in a spiraling formation to strike Larxene. Ash's attack caused an explosion. Within the smoke, Ash tried leaving his eyes open as he watched in shock as Larxene held his fists.

She then crashed her fist into Ash's face. She then tossed even more punches on his body, but Ash's couldn't see them because they were going too fast.

With the final punch, a fist collided with his chest, and he was launched straight into the ground. He coughed up blood, but then a large thunderbolt crashed down into him.

He yelled out in pain, and when it was all over, Ash coughed up blood once again, and his body twitched a couple of times. He looked up at her, and then his fists clenched.

"God...dammit."

Shadow Zapdos then landed in front of him. It took him with its sharp talons and soared up into the air with him. Its sharp talons nearly dug into his chest. He struggled to be free, but its tight grip was too much.

"I tried to be nice to you," said Ash.

Suddenly, a large burst of aura exploded from Ash's body. Shadow Zapdos yelled in pain as its body got covered in it. It then dropped Ash, and now Ash was heading for Larxene.

"You're still alive," said Larxene. "You sure are persistent."

She materialized her Knives, but they quickly evolved into large daggers, with two on each hand. Ash materialized his Aura Blade, and their weapons clashed with each other. Larxene elbowed Ash across the face sending him back. Ash landed on the ground. When he stood, Larxene was already in front of him, and she swung her daggers at him.

Ash held up with blade to block it, but then Larxene's strike had pushed his blade away, making him vulnerable for another attack. The next attack was her daggers on her other hand coming at him. Ash quickly launched an Aura Breath at her. Larxene used her lightning fast ability to get out of the way and appear above him. Ash created an Aura Sphere and tossed it at her. She held her arms out, and she held the attack back as she was pushed up into the air. She pushed the ball of Aura aside, and then looked back down at Ash.

The boy was on the ground, covering his entire body in aura. He then propelled himself up at her, leaving a wake of aura behind, and then striking her with a devastating headbutt on her gut.

She coughed up blood, and then in midair, Ash crashed his aura covered fist in her face, sending her toward the ground.

She landed on the ground and looked up at Ash sternly.

"Zapdos, now!"

Ash looked behind him, and he saw Shadow Zapdos in the air, covered in a dark cloud with its eyes closed. When it opened them, a large dark cannon was launched toward Ash.

Ash held his arms up to block the attack, but he knew that this was not going to be enough.

The attack struck, and Ash was sent down to the ground hard. The attack had done a toll on him. His hoodie was getting ripped up, and his arms had bruises on them as blood fell from his mouth.

His vision looked blurry, and he looked up to see Zapdos preparing to launch another one at him. He saw Larxene walking toward him with a smirk.

"Are you finished, boy?" she asked. "Do I have to beat a little more sense into you?"

Ash turned his body around, and used his painful arms to lift himself up from the ground, but Larxene crashed her foot on his face, bringing him back down to the ground.

"I won't be killing you just yet," she said. "I want you to witness me killing the others. The shame I experienced will be the exact same shame I shall give to you."

Ash sternly looked at Larxene and then back at Zapdos.

He was fighting two foes who had mastery over the lightning element.

This would've been easier if he had his Pokemon with him.

The people within the inner part of the city watched in horror as the sky got darker with clouds and thunderbolts crashing down onto earth. Authorities were advising people to take shelter within their homes, and they were trying to help others get to them faster.

May, standing near a building so she wouldn't be crushed by the massive amount of people walking back and forth on the sidewalk trying to find their way home.

"Do you smell Ash?" asked May.

Pikachu shook its head. Within the city, it was hard tracking down people.

After Ash had left May, she went to the Pokemon Center to pick up something. When she left, she saw the sky darken, lightning striking many parts of the city, and a horrifying screech. She saw explosions in the distance, and she knew it was caused by Ash.

She looked in the distance.

"Let's get over there."

Brendan looked out the window. He noticed the dark clouds as well. Thunderbolts crashed onto the ground, and one almost struck the hospital they resided in.

"What is going on out there?!" asked Dawn.

"Trouble," said Brendan. "You heard that screech. There is something dangerous out there. I don't know if Ash is there, but it might be dangerous. I'll be going over there."

"I'm coming, too," said Dawn, and she proceeded to remove the blankets on her.

"No," said Brendan. "I've got this. You stay here and heal up some more."

"Will you be okay?"

"Yeah," he said, and he turned to her with a smile. "I'll be right back."

Larxene removed her foot from Ash's face and proceeded to walk away.

"I'll let Zapdos end you," said Larxene, and she then noticed Shadow Zapdos open up its eyes, charged up to strike Ash once again.

"I'll go find the others now," said Larxene. "It will be really fun to rip apart that ice brat."

"Leave...them...alone," said Ash, and he placed his arms on the ground to get himself up once again. "Leave them alone and tell me what you and The Dark Signers are trying to do with Gary."

"I am no longer affiliated with The Dark Signers," said Larxene. "I walk my own path now, and once I reach the end of that path, I'll be powerful enough to return and rule over The Dark Signers myself. I take orders from nobody. But that boy Gary is known within The Dark Signers. He makes a nice little pawn."

"Pawn?" said Ash. "So you guys are involved!"

"Not really," said Larxene. "Now I enter step three of my plans that Marluxia failed to enter. There are things you just don't know, boy. Many, many things. You should keep a closer eye on your princess."

"May?" asked Ash. "Are you after her?"

"You can say that," said Larxene. "I've learned things so secretive that even Roman wants me dead. If everything goes smoothly, I won't have to worry about that. Once I get stronger, I won't have to worry about anything anymore."

"Stronger?" thought Ash, and then an image of Gary appeared in his head.

He then punched the ground, and his fists clenched tight enough to see his veins.

"Take me to Roman."

"Take you to Roman?" asked Larxene, and she stopped and looked back. "Didn't I just tell you I don't involve myself with them anymore?"

"I said take me to Roman," said Ash, and he got his torso above the ground using his arms.

"I think you're too late for that," said Larxene, and Shadow Zapdos screeched its horrible screech, and like before, a dark cannon shot out from its mouth. Ash didn't even look at it. He got to his feet and glared at Larxene.

"I don't give a shit," he said.

Aura blazed around his fists and his legs. His eyes were blue, and his sharp glare had even pierced through Larxene.

The attack got closer and closer to Ash.

"You are going to take me to Roman whether you want to or not!"

(Ending song)

Next Time on Pokemon Heroes: Larxene's plan has reached its climax, and Ash has to fight against The Savage Nymph to save Academia City. Larxene is no longer holding back, so in order to beat her, Ash doesn't have to hold back as well. How will The Savage Nymph be defeated, and how will Ash finally get answers involving Gary? Next Time: A Nobody's Pride.

That was that chapter. Next chapter should definitely come by Monday. Chapters should return to its regular updating schedule by then. It has been so long since I've actually posted on Mondays, so I feel happy that everything will be coming back to normal real soon. See you next chapter!

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