The Legend of Yellow
By: hydro-serpent58
Kari: Hello everyone! :D I am SO SORRY! I have loads of homework! -_- *sigh* School is brutal. L Anyway, thank you for all the reviews! X) I REALLY appreciate it! :D I already have chapter 25 typed up, after I get some feedback on this chapter I'll post it up. Yesterday I stayed up until 11:00 pm typing the chapters. DX I had to get up at 6:45 am today to go to school. -_-; Torture! Oh, did I mention I had a History Unit Test today? Yeah…
Pearl: REVIEW OR ELSE KARI-CHAN WILL NEVER POST UP CHAPTER 25!
Ruby: *sweatdrop* Are you hyper or what?
Kari: I have this new story posted up, it's called The Other Side of Me. I'd really appreciate it if you guys reviewed on it and give me some feedback, right now it's only a one-shot. If a lot of you like it I might continue it. J So please check it out ok? Don't worry, I won't stall this fanfic just for my other one. Besides, if I do continue TOSoM, It'll probably only be 4 chapters long or something.
Platz: HURRY UP! I wanna talk!
Kari: Oh! Right, everyone welcome to the….
QUESTIONNAIRE CORNER! ASK US ANYTHING AND EXPECT AN ANSWER!
Platz: Hello and welcome to the Questionnaire Corner. I'm one of your hosts, Platinum. My friends Diamond, Pearl, and of course Emerald and Wally are also hosts. J
Pearl: Our first question is from Teddiursa97.
Teddiursa97: Hey guys! I am so honored to be here, anyway here's my first question:
"Emerald, have you ever met a Pokémon Ranger? Did the Prank Master ever meet one?"
Emerald: *blink* Well…uh, yeah! I met one. Her name was Solana, and boy was she TALL! She was so tall she couldn't see me and almost stepped on me a few times!
Everyone: *stare* Seriously?
Emerald: Yeah. As for sensei…I'm not really sure. However, he did brag about how a kid wearing a ranger uniform how got lost and stuck in the Trick House. However…his Minun went on rampage and blew the house up since it was getting tired of all the twists and turns. He said it took a fortune to repair all of the damage.
Pearl: *whistles* That sure is something.
Diamond: Okay, next question.
"Okay Platnium, why did a rich lady like you want to go on a Pokémon journey?"
Platinum: Okay, first of all that's not how you spell my name. Secondly, the reason I left was to do something with my life. I didn't want to be cooped inside the manor all my life, I wanted to have goals I could accomplish, and the idea of an adventure greatly appealed to me. Of course as the worry wart my father is, he hired body guards for me. I wasn't really excited about the idea, but… *smiles* They've become my best friends.
Everyone: Awww…
Wally: Okay, next question!
"Alright, this one is for Diamond and Pearl. What exactly is Manzai?"
Pearl: Well duh! We're a comedy duo! *grabs Diamond and puts arm around his shoulder hugging him* Our Manzai is our special routine!
Diamond: *points finger in air* What he means is, Manzai is a traditional style of stand-up comedy in Japanese culture, which usually involves two performers (manzaishi) —a straight man (tsukkomi) and a funny man (boke)—trading jokes at great speed. Most of the jokes revolve around mutual misunderstandings, double-talk, puns and other verbal gags. Similar in execution to the concepts of "funny man" and "straight man" in double act comedy, these roles are a very important characteristic of manzai. Boke (ボケ) comes from the verb bokeru (惚ける or 呆ける) which carries the meaning of "senility" or "air headed-ness" and is reflected in the boke's tendency for misinterpretation and forgetfulness. The word tsukkomi (突っ込み) refers to the role the second comedian plays in "butting in" and correcting the boke's errors. In performances it is common for the tsukkomi to berate the boke and hit them on the head with a swift smack. In our Manzais, I am the boke and Pearl is the tsukkomi. That's one of the reasons why Pearl smacks me a lot and why personality doesn't give me much choice of not being a boke.
Everyone: *stares*
Pearl: Who are you? And what have you done with my best friend?
Diamond: Whatever do you mean Pearl-kun? *gets smacked*
Pearl: Don't call me that. *mutters*
Platinum: *sweatdrop* Unbelievable…he actually speaks like an intellectual person for once.
Wally: *coughs* Anyway, your last question Teddiursa-chan?
"Oh right! Wally, why do you like green colored Pokémon?"
Wally: *tilts head to the side innocently* What are you talking about?
Everyone: *sweatdrop*
Emerald: She means, how come all of your Pokémon are green?
Wally: It's just a coincidence.
Pearl: *eye twitches* You have a GREEN Kecleon, a GREEN Cacturne, a GREEN Roselia, a GREEN Flygon, and you used to have a GREEN Kirlia and a GREEN Grovyle. How the hell is that a coincidence?
Wally: *blinks* I never noticed that. Funny right?
Everyone: *falls over anime-style*
Pearl: URGH! I GIVE UP! *throws hands into the air and stomps off stage leaving a clueless Wally behind*
Emerald: Heh, Kari-chan doesn't own Pokémon or the songs used in this fanfic.
Chapter 24: Solitary Genesis
You dress up formally in white,
Even though you know you will be soaked,
In the blood of your enemies.
Even when you know you will cut
Into a hundred ribbons,
You still dress yourself up in white.
A scream echoed into the forest startling the two girls. "We've gotta get back." Crystal spoke as the two got up and raced out of the forest.
"Who do you think screamed?" Yellow called ahead of her.
"I don't know," Crystal called back, "But what I do know is it can't be good."
...
"Ouff!" Joshua spat the dirt out of his mouth as he was thrown to the ground.
Hovering above him was the leader of the royal sprite knights herself. She kept a calm expression, however her eyes shone with amusement. Joshua growled at her, how could she feel entertained in a situation like this?
"Who would've thought, the one who tried to warn me that ghosts were causing the disease...was actually an accomplice of the true villain?" She asked.
Her lips twisted into a coyl smile. "That was a lie wasn't it? To throw the suspicion of you and your friend. Too bad, you didn't seem to fool the villagers." She leered at him. "And neither was I."
"It IS the truth! YOU'RE the one being fooled! The only reason the villagers don't believe me is because they hate Neku!" He answered back.
"Ah, is that so." Iris turned toward the villagers who had gathered some distance away to watch. "Tell me? Do you believe the girl brought this upon you? Or do you think some ghosts entered town and did this?"
She was answered with roars from the crowd. "NEKU! SHE DID IT!" They shouted.
"That's not true!" Joshua yelled back. With a snap of her fingers, the ground near the boy cracked and ivy sprang up attaching to the boys' limbs. In a violent struggle, the boy fought against the vines, however it proved futile. Finally the boy was held up as if a sacrifice by the plant. The ivy had wond about his waist, legs, and arms rendering them useless. On the ivy a few flowers blossomed. The scent quickly subdued Joshua as he began to feel light headed.
"All right boy," she sneered, "tell us where your friend is now."
"I told you, I don't know!"
"Wrong answer." She replied.
She glanced behind her and motioned to the knights. Two Sprites came forward. The male Sprite held a brown wooden wand and the female held a dark brown wooden wand that had a yellow streamer attached to the tip of it that flowed down. Both were relatively simple. However as both waved their wands they both spoke a chant.
"Dricil tristo." They spoke in unison. Golden sparks flew from the tips of the wands towards the boy. As they touched him the boy screamed in agony.
The sparks wasn't ordinary dust either, each little particle that touched his skin shocked him with a tin zap. If hit with it for a moment you may feeling a tickling sensation with your hair standing on end, however the sparks flowed continuously. As the number of shocks add up it can stun the target, with this happening the electricity can burn your skin and shock your heart into stopping. Your breathing becomes erotic, and you start jolting and jittering as the electricity flows through your body. If used correctly, the spell is a fatal weapon.
This was exactly what was happening to Joshua. After a minute the Sprites stopped. Joshua was left shaking and gasping for breath. The pupils in his eyes had dilated, and there were red spots on his skin. Sparks still coursed through his body leaving him paralyzed.
"Now I'll ask again, where is Neku?" Iris spoke seriously.
Before the boy could answer Yellow and Crystal bursted into the scene. "Josh!" They yelled ask the sprinted towards them. When they stopped Yellow was panting hard, but Crystal had a furious look on her face.
"Iris, what are you doing?" The dark jet blue haired girl yelled. Yellow watched on taking deep breaths. Her eyes were wide in horror.
"Just attending to the purification. I'm glad you made it in time. Care to join us?" Iris spoke easily.
"NANI? Joshua has nothing to do with all of this!" Yellow cried. The crowd murmured to one another.
"Who were these girls?" One asked.
"They don't live in the village." Another replied.
"Maybe, maybe not. But he continues to refuse what I ask of him. He may not have brought the curse himself, but by protecting Neku he is still helping." The pixie replied.
"OKAY! You listen to me Iris! Ghost Pokémon are cursing the village! Neku has nothing do with this!" Crystal yelled.
"Did you even consider the fact that he might not really know where she is? Did you even consider that he might be telling the truth!"
Iris looked at them coolly. "I see he has brainwashed you as well. Do not worry, we shall not kill him once Neku is dealt with. He will just be punished. As for you two, I must warn you. Do NOT interfere. Or else you'll have the Sprites to deal with." The Sprites flew up in front of them blocking Iris and Joshua from view. Only the two that had casted the spell from before remained by Iris' side.
Crystal growled while Yellow narrowed her eyes. "I guess we have no choice." Crystal said as she unclipped her whip from her belt. Yellow nodded drawing out her sword. "Yup."
(line separation)
The battle commenced. The first row of Sprites casted the same spell as before. "Dricil tristo!" They chanted causing the yellow sparks to fly out.
Yellow and Crystal easily jumped out of the way. Using her whip Crystal snapped it horizontally. The whip collided with the entire first row sending them reeling backwards. They all dropped their wands as the whip had also struck their hands well as body. They smashed into the wall of a nearby house and fell limp. While Crystal continued to take out Sprites from a distance Yellow had a harder time. Seeing she had to get close to use the sword, the Sprites kept casting spell preventing her from getting close. Yellow bit her lip. What should I do?
The crowd had backed away. With the flying sparks everywhere and a whip snapping this way and that, none of them wanted to get accidentally hit. As they watched they were able to see cyan blue colored energy emit from Crystal's body as if it were aura. Her movements became more animalistic and her eyes seemed to change. The blue iries turned scarlet and black pupils appeared in the middle of her eyes. They no longer looked human; instead, it looked as if those eyes belonged to another creature... A Sprite fired another spell catching the dark jet blue haired girl from behind, the girl barely jumped out of the way in time. Below her, the ground exploded in a fury of golden sparks. Crystal let out a growl gritting her teeth revealing her sharpened canines. To the villagers, they looked like the fangs of a wolf.
Yellow didn't notice. When Crystal's whip struck a Sprite is was sent reeling into another one. Another Sprite than was preparing an attack but got distracted as two of its comrades had landed relatively close to it. Using this moment, Yellow charged forward.
"ARGH!"
With a clean slice the wand split in two and the Sprite crumpled to the ground. A cut ran along its chest from the blade. It took a moment for Yellow to realize she killed it.
"Ack!" She exclaimed horrified. "I-I—"
"What are you fools doing? Kill them!" Iris commanded.
Immediately the rest of the Sprites wands glowed. The wooden sticks turned into steel blades, each Sprite wielded one and dove bombed to two girls.
"Oh, so now they decide to use swords like normal knights." Crystal spat.
Yellow on the other hand smiled. Finally I can fight properly She thought. However, something was wrong. Not only were they attacking the girls, but they were also attacking the villagers!
"AAAHHH!" Screams erupted as chaos issued.
"Iris! What the hell are you doing?" Yellow hissed. In her anger she cut down another 3 Sprites not caring at the moment she had killed yet again.
"Purifying the town of course." She replied calmly.
Yellow turned to look her in the eye. "Why Iris? We're friends of Mist, don't you care about her?" At those words Iris calm faced vanished.
"SHUT UP!" She screamed.
Suddenly vines shot up at out the ground. Surprised, Yellow sliced them and jumped away.
"I HATE MIST!" She growled with her eyes flashing. "She was always the special one, the one they always loved!" She growled.
Flash Back
It was the Rookie Exam, today the test would determine if you became a rookie-ranked pixie. A lavender haired girl stood in a line next to others who were displaying their abilities for the Earth Fairy to judge. The girl took a deep breath. I can't mess this up, this test will determine my rank against the others She thought.
Another girl with scarlet hair was running towards the line. Why am I always late? I am so screwed if she gets to the end before I get there! The girl thought frantically. The amethyst eyed girl saw her mentor coming up closer to where she was assisting the others. The Fairy then turned to look in her direction. Okay, here I go! Waving her hands locus petals appeared blowing in the wind. She narrowed her eyes. I need to get this right
Wow! There she is! The ruby eyes girl thought in awe as she watched the Earth Fairy exam the other pixies. Not paying attention to where she was going, she accidentally ran into a certain lavender haired girl.
"Ouuf!" The two yelled drawing a scene as they tumbled forward.
They rolled across the ground kicking and punching one another. "You stupid tomato! Get off me!" Iris yelled.
"I'm not stupid! And I'm not a tomato!" Mist shouted back.
Not paying attention, they rolled into the pond. Splash! They fell in. As they broke to the surface, Irirs was gasping for breath. The remains of her magic dissipated as she frantically fought to stop from drowning. Mist on the other hand, called upon her magic. The others students stopped and watch astonished as a large cherry blossom tree grew up and out of the pond, it lifted Mist out of the pound and she sat on a branch smiling as cherry blossoms petals fluttered around her.
Sakuya smiled. "Excellent work Mist! You are now a rookie-rank pixie."
The other pixies came forth and congratulated her totally ignoring Iris. The poor girl could only watch as she was shunned. No wait! I can do it, watch me, please! She cried in her mind. But no one paid any attention, and it stayed that way.
…
It was Arts Lesson, Iris smiled. I'll do it this time! On the other side of the table, Mist wasn't even working. Instead, she was chatting with everyone else. When the Earth Fairy came over she instantly created a cherry blossom banquet and handed it to her. The other pixies looked at her astonished while Sakuya smiled.
"Arigato Mist, I'm sure you worked really hard on this."
Iris stared in disbelief. On her table was a painting canvas with the drawing of a pond and a lily pad with an actual lotus, she'd spent a lot of time creating it, but compared to Mist's banquet it looked as if she'd done it at the last moment. No she didn't! She just created right now! She wanted to scream. No one looked at her; no one paid any attention to her hard work.
…
Please…I can do it, just give me a chance! Iris thought watching. It was no use, no one paid attention to her, she was a nobody.
End Flash Back
"She took my life! Every since we were kids, she always got in my way and screwed up my work! And in the end, without even trying she always got things right! The Earth Fairy loved her, it was unfair!" She screamed.
"That wretch was even chosen to be one of Mizuchie-sama maidens! That was supposed to be ME! The Earth Fairy was so proud." She hissed.
"My symbol is the lotus, meaning I have both the water and earth element! I grew to hate Sakuya-sama for that! Michiru-sama deserved better! Like me, everyone thought Sakuy-sama was better since earth overruled water. It wasn't fair! Michiru-sama was always looked down upon and number 2 next to her! Just like me! We weren't treated the same!" Her eyes narrowed.
"I was always invisible! Mist was always popular; she messed up everything for me! Whenever I wanted to show my abilities she'd interrupt me and let herself shine! She took all my chances I tried to use to show people I was SOMEBODY! You don't know how much pain she put me through!"
In the midlist of all this, the day had turned to night. They sun had just disappeared behind the horizon. A little boy yelped as a spell struck him. 5 others villagers were struck soon after that. Crystal growled, her crimson eyes glowing.
"What the hell Iris? We're your opponents not them!" She roared in rage.
The blue energy spiked up and a glowing blue ice ring appeared on the ground with Crystal standing in the middle of it. Suddenly huge amounts of blue energy erupted from the ring and spreaded outwards coating the entire village in ice blue light. When the light faded the town was coated in ice. The sprites were frozen in blocks of ice as well as the villagers. The only ones not affected were Crystal and Yellow. Crystal blinked. Her eyes were back to normal.
"Did I just...do that?"
Yellow staggered over to her. "Y-yup." Yellow stuttered as her teeth chattered.
She shivered hugging her arms. The noise that had been there a second ago was replaced with absolute silence. It was quite unnerving. The houses were covered in snow and people were frozen in place. Even Joshua and Iris were trapped in ice. Yellow sighed; she could see her breath in the now cold air.
"Good job Crystal. All we have to do now is knock'em out while they're still frozen."
It was then the two realized the moon had come out. The light lit up the village as it reflected off the ice making the village look like a winter wonderland.
"When did it get so late?" She asked uneasily.
A cool breeze blew sending chills down both girls' spines. Silent laughter rang through the village; soon it became loud enough for both girls to hear.
Hehee It started out quietly. Hahaha And gained volume. Fufuffu It became more daunting. HAHAHAHAA! Suddenly it turned into maniacal laughter. It echoed through the village rendering it useless to pinpoint an exact location.
The shadows of Pokémon appeared as they loomed over the frozen people. Soon their silhouettes gave them away. They discarded the misty veil that concealed them revealing their through forms. Crystal narrowed her eyes.
"Misdreavus, Shuppet, Banette, Duskall, Dusclops, Mismagius, Dusknoir, Gastly, Haunter, and Sableye." She spoke as she identified what each of them was.
The ghost Pokémon gave them evil smiles, before the dove at them. "Magius!" The witch Pokémon cried. Raising its two arms, dark energy gathered between where its hands would be. The shadow ball was then fired at them.
"Hette!" The marionette Pokémon hissed. Its eyes glowed a redish-violet and its body became outlined in purple glowing energy. It then waved its arms, sending out waves of purplish-red energy at the girls. Both girls dove out of the way.
"Oh no you don't!" Crys hissed.
Both she and Yellow tossed out 2 Pokéballs. "Come on out, Xatee! Baripyon!" The ancient bird Pokémon and another Pokémon came out. The other Pokémon had a round white body with a red spot in the middle. Its light-pink arms and legs are connected to its body by red spheres. It had white, five-fingered hands and black feet that curl upward at the end. It also had a pink head with red cheeks, small black eyes, and blue frizzy hair. It was the Barrier Pokémon Mr. Mime.
"Let's go Kitty! Chuchu!" The purple butterfly came out followed shortly by the electric mouse.
"Thunderbolt! Confusion!"
"Both of you, Psychic!" Both Trainers yelled out.
Gastlys and Haunters cried out in anguish as they were hit by the onslaught of psychic attacks. Shuppets yelped as they were struck with the confusion and Mismagius', Duskalls, and Banettes, shrieked in pain as they were electrocuted. The other Pokémon managed to evade their attacks.
"Drevous!" Misdreavous cried as it used another Shadow Ball.
Duskclops waved its arms around in a circular motion similar to Baripyon's hand motions, blue flames appeared around it and they were sent flying at the Pokémon. Kitty shrieked in pain as the Will-O-Wisp managed to singe the Butterfly Pokémon.
"Kitty!" Yellow yelled panicking. She ran over and caught the Pokémon as it fell from the sky.
"Hold on, you'll be fine." She whispered healing the bug Pokémon. Xatee folded its wings in front of it forming an 'X' blocking the ghost-type attack before taking to the skies with a screech.
Sableye darted forward hissing. Its claws were covered in a dark mist as it swiped at Baripyon.
"Mime!"
The Barrier Pokémon spoke blocking the Pokémons' claws with hands. Baripyon's hands glowed white as it pushed back against the Darkness Pokémon. The two were caught in a power struggle as the two arm-wrestled with one another, trying the push the other back. It was Sableye's Shadow Claw verses Baripyon's Mega Punch.
Another Banette tried to use Night Shade again, but Chuchu tackled it using Headbutt. The Banette was knocked to the ground with Chuchu sinking its teeth into it performing a sinister Bite attack. The Banette screamed as the Dark-type attack did a number on it.
Several Mismagius opened their mouths and began to sing a haunting tune the filled the town with their taunting notes. Crystal recognized the melody at once. "It's the Perish Song!"
All the Pokémon started to look weaker, Crystal clutched as she began to feel dizzy. Dang it! If they keep singing we're all gonna lose!
It was at the moment Xatee decided to use Aerial Ace. It zoomed at the witch-like Pokémon like a torpedo cutting through them. The Magical Pokémon screamed in agony as they were slashed across the front from the attack. However, it was at the moment Misdreavous sneaked up on Xatee. Still invisible, it appeared next the bird's head and let out a pained scream. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!"
"CROOU!" Xatee shrieked trying to block its ears, not paying attention is rammed into the roof of a nearby house.
Yellow covered her ears wincing, man that ghost was loud. The Misdreavous continued to use Uproar when suddenly it was struck by a Thunderbolt. Chuchu had an irritated look on her face and he cheeks were still sparking, she had decided at the moment that anything that screamed will be electrocuted. (Don't make Chuchu mad people, unless you wanna be fried alive)
Dusknoir let out a low moan as a dark portal opened up behind it. Wind was kicked up as the hole began to suck in the air like a vacuum cleaner. Crystal tried to hold her ground, but she was picked up and sucked towards the hole. Screaming she caught Yellow's attention.
"Crystal!" Yellow shouted.
Kitty left Yellow's arms and flew back into the sky. "Breeeee." It let out a long buzz as if it were charging up for something. Its pink eyes glowed bright blue before unleashing the move Psychic. Light blue psychic energy flew out and struck Dusknoir who let out a long empty groan. The hole closed up and Crystal was dropped the ground like a rag doll. Yellow had a startled look on her face.
"Kitty! I didn't know you could use that!"
Crystal groaned rubbing her aching back from the fall. "She must've grown a level Yellow." She replied.
"Mime!" Baripyon suddenly shouted.
Its leg glowed white as a lifted it up and delivered a Low Kick at the Sableye. It connected with its stomach knocking the wind out of it. The Sableye staggered back holding its stomach when Baripyon raised its glowing fist and delivered a series of punches. With a final punch the Sableye flew backwards and smashed into a tree fainting.
Chuchu used Thunder while Kitty used its newly learned move Psychic to finish up 1/3 of the Ghost-type
Pokémon. They screamed as the two attacks combines before fainting.
Baripyon came forth giving multiple bruises and whacks to the Pokémon. With its fists glowing it ran forward and used Focus Punch and multiple Pokémon before turning around and using Low Kicks and the Pokémon that tried to attack it from behind. Its eyes glowed pink as it used Confusion on Pokémon farther away from it before jumping into the air and sending out a multicolored beam striking many ghost-type Pokémon. They couldn't evade the attack as the Psybeam closed in on them. Alone, the Barrier Pokémon had taken out another third of the ghosts by himself.
Crystal could only smile as she watched her take out the ghosts. That's why; you don't mess with an elite Pokémon trainer She thought.
The remaining ghost-type Pokémon came together and prepared emitted a dark colored ectoplasm [1]. Their eyes glowed purple, and they all raised their arms above their heads creating a purple mist. Those with now arms such as Misdreavous, Gastly, Duskall, and Shuppet simply had the mist appear above their heads, the mist then formed a circle and a purple eye opened up in the mist. The eye lids were purple, the whites were blue, and the iries were red. Only the pupil was black. They were preparing to use the most powerful ghost-type move known, Hex. (Hex is a real Pokémon move, it used by ghost-types in the Isshu region. Note: I have NO idea if it is the most powerful ghost-type move, I'll just say it is. If it's not, just play along and I'll give you a cookie okay?)
Unknowist to them however, Xatee had already used and attack earlier and it was about to arrive. Just as the eyes sended waves of purple and blue energy at Yellow, Crysal, and their Pokémon Xatee let out a bird call. It opened up its wings and raised them while its eyes glowed white. A huge abundance of white energy came hurtling forward from nowhere and easily overpowered the spiritual energy and struck the ghost-type Pokémon. They could only watch as they were hit with a vicious Future Sight attack.
When the light died down all the ghost-type Pokémon had fainted. The town was still frozen, as well as its inhabitants were that were still trapped in ice. The two girls panted and returned their Pokémon to their Pokéballs.
"There, that should do it." Crystal sighed.
Yellow looked at her. "Does this mean…the curse is over?"
*silence*
Then—
"AHAAHAAAHAA!" Laughter erupted breaking the eerie silence.
-Cue Phantom Theme Song-
The girls looked around frantically searching for the source of the voice. There was no one else unfrozen in the village, yet the laughter continued. Looking up, they spotted the silhouette of a figure against the moon.
Umarenagara, oisi tumide aruga yue ni
Rinri haitokukan, osoreru koto nakare
Osae kirenu soudou karano
Katari kakeni mimoda eru
[Translation:]
By nature, we are sinful
Without fail, we fear morals
We tell ourselves to suppress our impulses
And our bodies writhe with the pain
Yellow felt her blood run cold. It wasn't a Pokémon, it was a girl. A cold breeze blew by making the mysterious girl's hair flow with the wind. When they looked closer, they could see her features. She wore a long purple cloak-like dress. The sleeves were long enough to cover up her hands, and the way the cloth was cut at the end, gave it the appearance of claws. Even the bottom of the dress was cut in a zig-zag pattern. She wore purple boots that gave the appearance that she had talon-like feet. They could see part of her legs and her face. They couldn't see her ears, her short purple hair flowed down only to the tips below her shoulders. On top of her head, her hair had taken the shape of pointed ears on either side of her head. Her eyes had no whites; instead the entire eyes including the irises were a vibrant red that seemed to glow. In the middle of them were long black slits that were the pupils of her eyes. It looked like the pupils of a snake.
Kagami utusu sugata tousatu suru hodoni
Gisou utusidasite memai ga suru hodoni
Musinnkei na anata tatiha
Nazeni sinnziti dakewo to?
The mirror reflects such a corrupted figure
The facade it casts is such an exhilaration
How does the truth
Reflect upon your insensitive skins?
The girl stood on air as if she were walking on a sidewalk. It didn't look like she was floating at all, just standing there in the sky. On her face was a cruel smile, Yellow and Crystal felt chills go down their spines as the temperature somehow seemed to drop even further with the girls' presence. It didn't help that they were surrounded by ice.
Utusuno ka...
Mi wo eguru...
Catharsis
It's the catharsis…
Of hollowing out…
One's own body
"I'm impressed. You children were able to take out my followers, I didn't however, expect Trainers to be here in this world." The mysterious girl spoke putting a chill in the air.
Crystal swallowed and replied. "Who are you?"
The girl grinned seeming to be delighted to be asked that question. "I am Phantom." Her eyes flashed dangerously. "And you're gonna die."
Suddenly shadows appeared and flew out at the girls. Thinking fast, the girls jumped out of the way. What the? She attacks using shadows? Yellow thought.
Sorenara ba isso kokoro ni soete
Kono karda jouka sureba ii
Kyozetu heno higan sinka no keizi
Shounou no kaoru celluloid...
If that's the case, then attach yourself to this body
By this you'll be purified of your deepest wishes
The evolution of the apocalypse
Has the sweet scent of camphor on a photo
Crystal and Yellow landed a safe distance away. "Is that all you got?" Crys asked looking at the girl.
Phantom smiled. "Perhaps you should take a good look behind you."
"Crystal! Look out!' Yellow yelled.
Alarmed Crystal turned around just in time to see her shadow leap out at her. She quickly jumped to the left avoiding the attack.
"What the heck?" She said staring in disbelief.
Before, the shadow that had attacked them didn't have a form, but now it took the form of Crystal. Glancing to her right Yellow was dealing with the same situation.
Phantom smiled. "My shadows had entered your own shadows, wherever you go they will follow." Her smile turned devilish. "You can't get rid of a shadow, no matter how hard you try."
Crystal's shadow lunged out at her whipping its whip, surprised the girl used her own whip to counter the other one. Instead of passing through it connected leaving Crystal shocked. The shadows…had taken physical form, to make things worse, their weapons were solid.
Yellow and her shadow raced toward each other and their swords clattered against one another when they touched. Yellow gritted her teeth as both tried to push the other back. This is bad! She thought.
Gin no kami akaku hukai garasu no me de
Tukuri ageta nisete ni naru watashi he
Umare kawaru tokiga kuruto utagaezu ni
Sotto nadete daita himuka he no kogare
Aaaah...
My non-becoming was a lie, an imitation
Silver hair and profound crimson eyes of glass
Without a doubt, the time for change has come
I long for someone to caress and hold this human flesh
Phantom watched the battles with an entertained look on her face. It was quite amusing to see the two struggle against themselves. Throughout the battle Yellow and Crystal were evenly matched against their opponents. While they got tired, the shadows just got even faster. Yellow gasped for breath as she blocked another attack, this time it was a vertical slice. I..can't keep this up forever... While that was going on Crystal and her shadow couldn't get close to one another. Not paying attention, the two had got close to the forest. Once Crystal stepped into the edge of the forest, her shadow did as well. However, that was a big mistake. Once the shadow had stepped into the shade of the forest its silhouette vanished completely. It became one with the shady atmosphere. Crystal stopped wide eyed. I can't see it anymore! She thought looking around.
"Ouff!" She yelped as she was struck from behind.
She fell to the ground on her stomach dropping her whip at the same time. She felt weight on top of her, and knew immediately who it was. The shadow's whip turned into a dagger and it knelt down on her back. The dagger was pressed against her neck, which Crystal laying on her stomach the shadow was unable to see her expression. Suddenly Crystal using her arms to push the upper part of her body up. Startled, her shadow was sent tumbling off her back. Her bangs covered her eyes hiding her expression as the girl slowly got up. She looked up revealing her eyes had darkened. Icy wind kicked up around her and blue feather wings came out of her back. They folded up around her covering her body just as the wind blew harder carrying snow with it. When the wings opened in Crystals' place a beautiful light blue bird appeared. "KEEE!" It screeched.
Hito de aruga yue no taete kienu yoku ni
Hirei kasan sareta nan garon mono yuutu
Zureta kati wo semeru yokuatu
Tae gatakisi kanshousha yo
Ato sukosi...
Kanzen na...
Utuwa he to...
Through human life, greed dies and fades
The melancholy grows by gallons in proportion
To the restrained condemnation of the merit that was slipped off
The intolerability of another's interference
But after a…
Little while…
I'll become the perfect vessel…
Yellow gasped. Crystal transformed again! Taking advantage the shadow knocked Yellows' sword out of her hand before knocking her to the ground. The girl landed roughly on her back.
"Owww." She flinched.
The shadow apparently, couldn't transform into the bird because it hadn't invaded Animorph Crystal's shadow. To make matters worse, it seemed the bird had no shadow. Crystal flew to the air with her wings glowing white and then rammed into her shadow. The shadow was sent smashing into a tree from the impact of the Steel Wing, but she wasn't done. With her beak glowing light blue she rammed into the shadow performing Drill Peck, but it wasn't a regular Drill Peck attack, as it drilled into the shadow it began to freeze from the inside-out. Cracking was heard when—crack The shadow's body shattered, it was destroyed.
Yellow's shadow raised its sword preparing to sink it into the girl's chest when—"KEEE!" Crystal-like fire flew out and burnt the shadow. The shadow fell to the ground writhing as the blue flames burnt it alive.
Suge kaeta karada kowaru hi made
Oiru koto mo naku utukusiku
Kyozetu he no higan sinka no mayu to
Atataka sa suteta celluloid
This incredible substitution of my body to the sun can't be broken
Nothing grows old, but neither is it beautiful
This photo was warmly cast aside with the refusal of your deepest wishes
And the evolution of your cocoon
Yellow watched as the shadow finally dispersed in dark fumes evaporating. The girl slowly got up and took her sword. Turning around she saw Crystal had taken to the air again. Shrieking Crystal flew straight at Phantom. Phantom's surprised looked turned into a mischievous smile.
Suddenly a dark sphere appeared trapping Crystal. In her rage Crystal attacked the sphere trying to break out, but it proved futile, it wouldn't break.
Phantom chuckled. "It's no use trying to break out of it."
"ARGHH!" Phantom's attention was caught as she looked down she see the blonde girl running towards her raising her sword.
"Halt." She spoke surprising Yellow. "If you attack me, I'll kill her." As if to prove her point, Phantom snapped her fingers and violet lighting struck the sphere electrocuting Crystal on the inside. "KEEEH!" Crystal screamed in pain.
Kuro no dress karaha zutto motomete ita
Hosoku kyasha na sisi ga sinayakani nobi
Shiro no resu yurasi sotto arukidasuno
Omoi egaite ita kokou no sousei he...
Aaaah...
This black dress has always been searched for
To flexibly stretch these graceless limbs
This white lace trembles softly with every step I take
And my thoughts draw out the indifference of the creation of the world
"Stop!" Yellow yelled. The lightning stopped and Phantom watched Yellow curiously. Yellow bit her lip. What could she do?
"Hey." A voice suddenly spoke.
Turning around Yellow stared in shock as a certain orange haired girl walked towards them with her hands in her pockets.
"Neku!" Yellow spoke surprised.
The girl stopped walking and stared straight at Phantom. "I'm the one you want."
Phantom's sweet smile disappeared and a cold look took its place. "You. You're the one who's been saving everyone." Phantom growled.
Neku didn't speak and simply looked at her with an emotionless expression. Phantom narrowed her eyes. "I hate you!" Violet lighting appeared and shot towards Neku.
She jumped easily out of the way while Yellow was forced to dodge in order to avoid the attack. Yellow landed rather clumsily dropped her Pokédex. Wincing, she reached over to pick it up when the device turned on.
"Gengar, the Shadow Pokémon. Gengar hides in the shadows. If a Gengar is nearby, it is said to feel ten degrees colder than normal."
Shocked, Yellow looked up to see that the Pokédex was pointed towards Phantom. "Y-you're a Gengar!" She yelped.
Phantom turned to her and spoke in a low voice, "I was a Gengar." She smiled evilly, "But I'm a Gijinka[2] now."
Gin no kami to akaku hukai garasy no me de
Tukuri ageta nisete hi naru watashi wo
Sibaru monomo semeru monomo ariha sinai
Kodoku dekega watashi iyasi tudukete yuku...
Aaaah...
My non-becoming was a lie, an imitation
Silver hair and profound crimson eyes of glass
There are no longer things that bind or condemn
But only solitude can continue to heal
Neku's eyes narrowed. "Why did you curse the villagers?"
Phantom turned back to her and glared. "I had too. The curse was brought on by my followers; once a person is visited they were supposed to die after re-living their worst nightmare."
She spat out the rest, "Except, you and your stupid powerful saved everyone. You created the Luna Pathway, a way to escape the nightmare without dying, instead you put them to eternal sleep."
"Why did you target this place?" Neku pressed.
Phantom laughed. "It was a perfect place, the Highlands. Far away from any other place, the people are secluded!" Phantom frowned.
"However, just after a few weeks they sent a letter to the Fairy Court. Luckily, one of my minions informed me and I was able to intercept the letter. I knew I couldn't prevent the letter from reaching its destination, so instead I set up a trap. When the Knights were crossing the ocean the ghosts attacked and ambushed them. They tried to fight it, but they dove inside them and invaded their hearts." Phantom grinned.
"After drawing out the darkness in their hearts, my friends were able to feast on their souls. This entire time, the Sprites have been possessed by my ghosts."
Yellow stared in shock. "No…that can't be—"
"Oh it is sweetheart." Phantom chuckled. "Even though they're frozen, the ghosts that inhabit their bodies will forever be inside them." Phantom smiled devilishly.
"You really think that?" Neku asked with a bored expression on her face.
Phantom growled. "I've had enough of you, die!" The gijinka released an onslaught of violet lighting at her, but the girl dodged everything.
"It's time I show you what I can do."
-Cue Bloody Buttery Theme Song-
Taking her hand out of her pocket, the marking on it glowed. Yellow caught a glimpse of the mark, it was some kind of number in a weird font. Yellow watched shocked as bloody butterfly wings came out of Neku's back. The wings were made of blood. The bloody butterfly fluttered and took to the skies.
Me wo tojite naito gurouin
Yobiokosu ano kioku
Closing my eyes as night falls on me,
I recall one simple memory.
Phantom sent shadows flying at her, but as soon as they made contact wither they disappeared in a cloud of dust, simple touching her would destroy them.
"You will atone for your sins. In the name of Light, I will punish you!" Neku spoke.
She charged at Phantom who tried to stop her by sending out shadows and lighting, but it didn't stop her.
"Hey! I you come any closer I'll—"
Neku suddenly appeared behind Phantom in a blur. "You'll what?" She asked touching her shoulder.
As soon as Neku made contact with Phantom sparks of light flew from her touch and burnt the gijinka.
She screamed. "DON'T TOUCH ME!"
Kogoeru kuchibiru kande
Futari kata wo yoseau
Biting my frozen lips,
I gather my strength.
She struggled to get away both Neku grabbed her and hugged her burning even more of her skin. "NO! Let me go!"
Neku looked at her with emotionless eyes. They were empty.
"You will die a painful death." With these words spoken, Neku's wings began to close around both of them.
"NO! NO! You can't do this!" Screaming and struggling, the two girls disappeared inside the walls of the bloody wings.
Saigo ni kimi wo mita hi wo
Kioku no soko ni kakushita
Hiding the memory of the last day,
I saw you deep inside.
When the wings opened Neku was holding a fading Phantom, she was becoming transparent…she was disappearing. Neku let go of her letting her float and flew towards the village. As she fluttered by red dust flew from her wings unfreezing the town and people. When she flew above the Sprites she paused with a sad smile on her face.
"Gomensai, demo you'll be in a happier place." When the ice melted Neku closed her eyes and glowed. Dark spirits were drawn out of the Sprites bodies screaming in agony. Neku opened her eyes and narrowed them. In that moment, all of them glowed in white light and shattered falling to the ground in tiny light particles.
Mizuumi no ue aruita ano
Wonderful View…
That last day we walk together along the lake,
the wonderful view we saw:
Neku landed on the ground and her wings folded and retreated back inside her body. Phantom was still fading away, barely conciseness. Before she died she whispered her final words, "Forgive me Master, I've failed you." And her body shattered into particles as well.
Kono mama kimi to GOOD-BYE nante
Iwanai de
"Please don't do this. Don't just say goodbye to me."
Kissing amid the falling snow, you begged.
Neku took a deep breath, before falling to her knees. "Neku!" Yellow cried running to the girl.
Neku smiled slightly. "I'm fine Yellow."
She turned towards the lifeless bodies of the Sprites. "I can't say the same for them though."
Aitai
Toki ga tomaru hodo utsukushii hoshizora wo
WOW WOW...
The starry sky looks so beautiful I'd love for time to stand still.
Oh, how I wish to see you.
Wow wow...
"What do you mean?" Yellow asked in a scared voice. The girl let out a sigh. "The spirits that possessed them devoured their souls, once I destroyed them their life was also extinguished. They're gone Yellow, they're all dead."
Shiroku kagayaku iki ga
Yasashiku ano ko wo tsutsumu:
As I speak, my shining white puffs of breath
lovingly wrap itself around the little child:
"HEY!" The two turned to see Tamashii running towards them with Mist and Kitt flying behind her.
"What happened?" The raven haired girl demanded.
Mist looked around and her eyes widened when she saw a certain pixie. "Iris!" She yelled flying towards the girl shaking her.
"Hey! Wake up, wake up!"
"Suimen ga mizu ni kawaru
Kurayami ga oorora ni naru,"
"If the frozen lakes turn back to water,
And from the receding darkness shines an Aurora so heavenly,"
The villagers that had fallen asleep had now woken up and had come outside. Immediately hugs and tears were exchanged, but the group ignored all of this.
"Hey." They turned to see Crystal supporting Joshua who was limping towards them. Crystal was back in her human form.
She smiled sadly. "Mist, they're all dead." Mist shook her head. "No! No that's impossible…"
Yami ga tokereba ikiteyukeru no? BABY
Namida misezu ni hikaru no hou he arukidasu
"Surely you can live on if the night has faded, baby?
Without showing them your tears, can you walk on, head to that light you see?"
Neku sighed and turned to the group. "I'm sure you all wanna know how I could do all of this, don't you?"
The group looked at her nodded. "I'm an Onmyouji[3]."
Mist and Kitt gaped. "What?" Neku nodded smiling slightly. "Yes, I'm not only a Player." She turned to Joshua who was startled. "I'm sorry I never told you Josh."
Kono mama tooku hanaretemo
Nakanai de...
"I'll kiss you one last time.
And though from now on we'll be so far apart,
Don't you cry."
By now, the crowd from earlier had gathered, each had apologetic looks on their faces.
"Neku, we're so sorry."
"We owe everything to you."
"Can you ever forgive us?"
She smiled slightly shaking her head before turning to look at Tamashii.
Aitai ano hi ano toki YOUR LOVE
Shoi toiki no STAR
That day, your love for me is just like a sighing white star.
Oh, how I wish to see you too.
"You, you've been looking for your friend correct?" Tamashii looked at her alarmed.
"How do you know—"
"I saw you dreams." Neku smiled. "He's in a different dimension Tamashii."
Tamashii's face fell. "But…I can't cross dimensions."
Neku shook her head. "There is…a way." Gesturing for her to come over, Tamashii kneeled down as Neku whispered something in her ear. Tamashii's eyes widened with every word that was spoken.
Kono mama kimi to GOOD-BYE nante
Iwanai de
"Please don't do this. Don't just say goodbye to me."
I can still remember your love, your begging me to stay.
"Really? Are you sure?"
Neku nodded. "Yes, I'm positive."
Kitt watched the entire thing quietly. It seems the darkness is spreading further and faster than before He looked up to the sky. I hope the other world isn't damaged too greatly
Aitai
Kimochi toka torenai kizuato
Kesenai de
Kesenai de...
Oh, how I wish to see you.
I know that longing might become a permanent scar on you,
But please, don't erase it
Don't let it ever fade…
Vocab
1.) Ectoplasm - The substance that supposedly emanates from the body of a spiritualistic medium when contacting the dead.
2.) Gijinka - It's a humanoid version of a character that's an animal or something along those lines. A creature that was originally an animal becomes human version of that creature, ex.: Cat - Cat Boy.
3.) Onmyouji – Master of Ying and Yang.
A/N I'd like to thank my reviewers:
Cruxis' Kingdom Heart Cherubim
Lol. Yeah, I did that on purpose so you wouldn't suspect anything. It's okay, Teddiursa97 gave me a lot! :D Thanks by the way.
Shiki and Ichigo Forever
Thanks! I will. J
Pokemon Fan
Wow…thank you so much. J I am willing and I intend to finish this when I can. Uh yeah…sorry about Red, but I'm afraid he won't be appearing for a loooooong time. . This story was mainly supposed to be action and adventure, I put in romance as a second genre to add a soft side to the story. J Once we get past the middle of the story and go really further in, Red will be making major appearances. Keep in mind, he's starting to remember things that he wasn't aware of…
Teddiursa97
Hey! Thanks for the questions! :3 I found this video of Leaf, Red (video game), Red (manga), and Blue singing a Vocaliod song! :D If you're familiar with Human Alice Sacrifce, then you'll know what I'm talking about. J I'll post a link of it on my profile when I have the time. Thanks again, and bye-bye!
XXX
Woah, hi there! I wasn't expecting to get a review this late in March. xD Thank you for reviewing, it makes me happy my amateur writing impresses people and entertains them. I really makes me happy that at least some people don't think I suck. :D I'm afraid I won't be able to put in Emerald, Black, or White in the story. =( It's too late for that and I can't just put them in without them having a role. It was hard enough giving a role to play to 9 Pokédex holders that are all main characters! xD Don't worry, as soon as I finish the story I've already made a layout of my next Pokémon fanfic. In that one Soul, Emerald, Platinum, Pearl, and Diamond will be in it! :D I don't think I can put in Black or White though…it's kinda late and I don't know much about their personalities. Anyway, thanks for reviewing!
Hey people! I hope you like it! I kinda mashed everything up! -_- The songs used are: Snow Kiss and Kokou no Sousei. J
~hydro-serpent58