Hello, everyone! I have another chapter for you! How did you like the last one? It was very fun to write, since I asked my husband to pose as Eclipse since he likes martial arts. I don't own Pokemon! Please leave a review!

Capture

Blaze POV

I unleashed Dragon Rage in Eclipse's direction, nodding as he dodged and sent a Blazing Aura Sphere my way. Using Aerial Ace, I was able to bounce it back much to his surprise and it forced him back a few feet. Blaziken wasted no time in unleashing his own attack and Eclipse disappeared into lake with a splash. I counted down the seconds as we waited for him to surface.

"Well, well," Spinning around, we turned our attention to the voice. A giant Aggron appeared from the trees, surrounded by humans dressed in black clothing and bearing a strange symbol that resembled a test tube on their uniforms. A human wearing a blood-red uniform stepped forward, a smile across his narrow face. He had extremely high cheekbones and a head of curly red hair that reached his shoulders. "Look what we have here: new specimens."

My jaw clenched. How did they find us?! I spread my wings, ready to launch myself at them if they tried anything. The Aggron locked its black eyes on my own, challenging me to make the first move. Blaziken placed himself between us, his claws raised to unleash a Fire Punch.

He waved his hands. "Now, now, no need for violence, you three. Can't we all get along like good lads?"

I raised an eyebrow at his thick and heavy Irish accent. Taking a deep breath, I drew in the scent of heavy liquor and nearly gagged as he began speaking to his fellow humans. An Irish man that reeked of beer... This man was a complete cliche.

"You, Charizard, are you paying attention?"

A tick mark appeared on my forehead. Releasing a roar, I stomped the ground in anger. How dare he treat me like a child! I pooled fire in my mouth and released it in a Fire Blast. Blaziken released his own Fire Blast as I released my own, but I noticed something strange about it...the symbol was joined with another: Fire Pledge! Our attacks combined and blasted the humans into the atmosphere, their Aggron not too far behind.

Blaziken cracked his neck as he approached the lake. "Haven't done that move in a while, and I remember why." He suddenly froze, diving into the lake.

Blaziken POV

No, no, no, no! I prayed, reaching the tunnel. My heart sunk as I surfaced in the crystal cave. Everything was in shambles and there were no signs of any of the Pokemon. A lump formed in my throat as I ran into the adjoining room and seeing the similar scenery. If they had found this place, then they had to have found-

Something soft brushed my consciousness, filling my mind with a soft blue.

I sighed in relief as images of a new location flooded my mind. They had gotten away in time. My breath hitched as the images faded and I caught sight of something red behind a cluster of crystals. "Eclipse!" I shouted, running forward, but fell back as I discovered a pool of blood. Searching the rooms and the bottom of the lake, I could only come up with one solution: he had been captured.

Eclipse POV

I growled as the uniformed people approached, baring my teeth and snapping at their hands as they forced my head down onto the table. The last thing I remembered was sparring with Blaze and Blaziken by the lake and next thing I knew I'm waking up chained to a table and surrounded by doctors wearing face masks. I could do little as they began measuring my limbs, since I was spread eagled.

One of the doctors stroked my head. "There, now, we aren't hurting you at all."

"Get your hands off me!" I shouted, expanding my aura so that they were forced away from me. My vision blurred as something pricked me in the thigh, causing a strange numbness to take over my body and making it go limp. I couldn't help but sink into the darkness that lined my vision...

"Big brother!"

I turned in time to catch my little sister. "Hey, there, Little One!"

She laughed, holding up her drawing. "I have something for you!"

My lips lifted into a smile. She had drawn a picture of Blaze and I training before we had left for the base. I shoved the feeling of homesickness away as I held her tightly. "I love it."

"This is absolutely incredible."

I groaned as their loud voices pulled me from the dream. Couldn't I sleep in peace? Judging from the auras around me, there were twice as many humans than before. The colors were bright, though my eyes were still closed, and inflicting level seven pain directly to my brain. "Would you all shut up?"

They instantly hushed, movements of their auras informing me that they were writing on clipboards. One aura, this one a deep indigo, stepped forward and spoke with a high tenor voice that sounded oddly familiar. "Are you able to communicate once more?"

Opening an eye, I fixed it on the hazy figure belonging to the aura. "Are you able to shut up?"

The figure coughed, hiding a chuckle, a sound that I knew very well. I struggled against the restraints, reaching for the figure. My body convulsed as something stabbed me in the shoulder, sending me reeling back into darkness.

"Eclipse, have you thought about my offer?"

I nodded. "Ever since the military told me that I wouldn't be accepted again, I have been wandering without purpose."

A hand rested upon my shoulder. "I understand, but does your family?"

"We do."

Looking over my shoulder, I jumped to my feet as my parents entered the room. They both had strange expressions on their faces, somewhere between worry and relief. I could do little but blink in surprise as my mother came up and hugged me.

"Be sure to come home every once in a while," she whispered in my ear, hugging me tightly. "We will miss you."

"Wake up, cretin."

A growl rose in my chest as I was lifted into the air by my wrists. There were no auras around, but someone was controlling the chains. Opening my eyes, I barely had time to brace for the blast of fire that came from nowhere. Luckily I was able to condense my aura so it acted as a sort of armor. No sooner had I formed it then I was bombarded with ice and water, sending me reeling with agony.

I was back at the lake, sparring with Blaze and Blaziken, but something was different: I was seeing the scene from a different point of view. A strange feeling wormed its way into my chest as the image zoomed in on my face.

Something hard slammed into my face, causing it to snap to the left. I winched as my body cried for relief, but relief from what? Looking down, I bolted awake at the sight of the boiling water around me. The water alone was causing me anguish but the heat combined with it was making it unbearable. I raised my head in time to see a metal pipe of some sort come down on me.

A hand lined in soft blue appeared from the darkness, palm open and slender fingers reaching for my own. Someone was trying to reach me with their aura... But I couldn't move, no matter how hard I tried. The blue light stretched and expanded, brushing me. My eyes widened as my aura flared and reached to brush the hand. The strength that I came from our joined auras was enough for me to put my own in it...

"What's happening?!"

Opening an eye and straining through the fog, I saw a figure standing next to me, it's eyes ablaze with blue light. The chains were gone but I was too weak to move from whatever drug they had given me. Helpless, I could do little to assist it as light hazy figures filled the room. My eyes widened as the same blue light expanded from the figure and shoved the others away.

The figure knelt down and collected me in their arms. "Don't worry, you're going to be okay."

I fell back into darkness as the blue light intensified.