One thing that should have been obvious but wasn't: Shade Forest was huge. They had been walking for ten minutes and still weren't close. Making matters worse, the forest was dark. Trees extended to the sky, blocking light from touching the ground.

Milo, Flynn, and Phillip walked calmly through the forest, using their Pokegear App to keep themselves from getting lost.

"According to the text," Milo said, pushing up his glasses, "The Delta Snorlax is south the entrance to Telnor cave, near Dark Cave."

"Dark Cave?" Flynn said. "Isn't that where the Cult of Darkrai base used to be, before they were disbanded? That's not foreboding at all."

Phillip lit up. "I hear that place is all decrepit and you can find all kinds of relics from the Cult there." he said, as if talking about a nice park and not a former cult base. "It'd be perfect for a photo shoot."

"We're not here to take photos." Milo said sternly. "We have to find Delta Snorlax."

"I meant after." Phillip said. "Though we may not have a choice but go there. Regular Snorlax tend to sleep in caves when not collapsed on a bridge or something."

"Delta Snorlax is supposedly a Grass type." Flynn said. "Which means it probably likes sunlight. Why it would be in Shade Forest is beyond me. It's always, well, shady here."

"It makes sense." Phillip said. "Regular Snorlax don't like sunlight because it disturbs their sleep. But Delta Pokemon don't live by the normal rules of their species. A Delta Snorlax born here would be suffering, because this habitat is suited for normal Snorlax."

"Then let's hurry." Milo said. No one protested.

"Tic, Tic!"

Phillip looked up. Angel was flying towards them. Phillip had sent him to fly through the forest to see if he could find anything. On his shoulder was a tiny camera that broadcasted to Phillip's phone.

"Did you find the Snorlax?" Phillip asked.

Togetic nodded, gesturing urgently to Phillip's hand. Phillip realized she meant the phone in his hand. He unlocked it and stared at the screen.

Phillip cursed.

"What's wrong?" Flynn asked.

Phillip didn't answer her. He took off in the direction Togetic came from. Togetic flew ahead of him, leading him there. Flynn and Milo chased after him, shouting "Wait!"

They arrived in a clearing. In the center was a man, standing over a fallen Snorlax. The Snorlax was green, with thick bushes growing from his shoulders.

"Stop!" Phillip yelled.

The man looked at Phillip with a small smile. He wore baggy white pants and a white shirt. His blue eyes were decorated with gold eye shadow, and six gold pokeballs hung from a ivory belt on his waist. His Blond hair was perfectly coiffed. "Hello, young one." he said. "You are?"

"I'm going to kick your ass." Phillip snapped. "Leave Snorlax alone!"

Milo and Flynn had caught up to him. "Phillip," Flynn said, "What's going on-"

"He was hitting the Snorlax after it had already fainted." Phillip said, panting. "He was beating it!"

The man smiled again. Phillip decided that he would knock his perfect white teeth in. "My boy, this Pokemon isn't normal. Surely you can see that?"

Flynn stepped forward. "We know what it is. It's a Delta Pokemon!" She snapped. "That doesn't give you the right to treat it like trash!"

The man smiled. "Let me guess. You three are in the Delta Defenders Program?"

Milo nodded. "Yeah. So we'll be taking that Pokemon with us."

"Such a shame." The man said. "Such young minds, brainwashed by the masses into believing lies."

Phillip recoiled. "What are you going on about?"

"They tell you that dishonest Pokemon are to be protected." he said. "But they will bring our doom. That's why it is the job of the Artless Brotherhood to rid the world of these putrid Pokemon."

Flynn took a step back. "You're with that group?" she said, her voice tight.

"Who?" Milo asked her.

"The Artless Brotherhood," Flynn said, "Is a disbanded cult. They were destroyed by the Augur years ago."

"And yet here I stand." The man said. "I am Brother Iscariot. We may have went into hiding, but I assure you, we are very much alive."

Phillip took a step back as well. None of this made sense. Surely the Police would know if their were still cults left? And if this cult were active, why would Iscariot just tell them? Didn't cults operate in secrecy?

Brother Iscariot took a step forward. Angel flew in front of them, shielding Phillip and the others.

Iscariot laughed. "I'm not going to hurt them, young one?" he said to Angel. "Please move."

Angel shook his head. "Toge!"

"Fine." Iscariot sighed. "You force my hand." he snapped his fingers.

It happened too fast for Phillip to process it immediately. One second, Angel was above them, the next he was on the ground, translucent chains wrapped around his body.

Phillip dropped to Angel's side. "Angel!"

"That was Spirit Shackle." Milo said, looking around frantically. "But I didn't see an arrow."

Iscariot smiled again. His smile was the smile of someone who had just won. "My Pokemon attack silently from the shadows." he said. "Their attacks are faster than the human eye can see. Surrender now, or I will command them to attack again."

A/N: Brother Iscariot enters the scene! Just like my villains in Pokemon Prodigies, these villains will each have a hidden talent, such as Brother Iscariot's silent attacks.

Reader Question Time! HAve any suggestions for their hidden talents? Drop a review!