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Nightshroud: The Beginning

Chapter 11

Nightshroud, Wes, Michael, N and Cheren went outback to find that Zekrom and Reshiram are trapped in a some sort-of laser cage. "Zekrom/Reshiram!" Nightshroud and N exclaimed. They started to run to them, but a couple of Cipher Peon stopped them in their tracks.

"I don't think so." One of them said and threw the pokeball. A Ludicolo appeared out of the pokeball.

"You're not going anywhere." The other one said and threw his own pokeball. A Shiftry appeared out of the pokeball.

"Don't get in my way!" Nightshroud said darkly. "Pikachu use Thunderbolt!" Pikachu fired the powerful bolt of lightning, instantly knocking out Ludicolo and Shiftry. Nightshroud and N finally got near the cage, but they were stopped by a tall figure. The figure has light blue hair with black sunglasses on. He wears something that kinda look like what an Admin wears, but bigger and with a red cape. The figure smirked.

Michael's eyes went wide. "Ardos?"

Everybody turned to him. Ardos's smirked got bigger. "Well well well. It's been a long time 'Trainer who thwarted Team Cipher's grand plan'."

"You two know each other?" Cheren asked.

"He was one of Team Cipher's Admins." Michael answered.

"Not anymore." Ardos said. "After you defeated my father, he stopped being evil and tried to disband Team Cipher. I wouldn't allow that, so I took over. I am now Grand Master Ardos."

"Alright Ardos." Nightshroud said. "What are you going to do with Zekrom and Reshiram?"

"I am going to turn them into the Shadow Pokemon that can never ever be purified." Ardos answered. Nightshroud, Wes and Michael are shocked. Ardos then turned to the trapped Legendaries. "Not just them. Once Kyurem gets here, I will capture it and turn it into a Non-Purified Shadow Pokemon."

Cheren was shocked. "How? Kyurem has been sealed in the Giant Chasm!"

"Not anymore." Ardos said. "I sent some of my lackeys to destroy the chasm. Kyurem can be here anytime now." Everyone is shocked. Ardos then turned to Nightshroud. "Enough about me. I've heard a great deal about you Nightshroud."

"What." Nightshroud said.

"I sent a spy here a few days ago. He told me about your battles against Michael and Wes and the achievements you told them. I could use someone like you." Ardos reached his hand out. "Why don't you come and join us?" Everyone was shocked.

"Are you crazy!" Nightshroud exclaimed. "There's no way I'm joining an evil organization like you!"

Ardos put his hand back. "That's too bad. We would have made a great team." He then smirked.

Nightshroud then got angry and held up his fist. "Why you!" He then ran to punch Ardos, but a blast of powerful flame almost hit him. A figure appeared in the middle of the flame.

Ardos then laughed. "Get ready to meet the spy Ash. I'm sure you know him quite well."

Nightshroud was shocked because 1. Ardos knew his old identity and 2. he recognized the figure. He has red spikey hair with brown eyes. He has a yellow mark under each eyelid. (Like Yusei's mark in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5ds, but with a large thin upside down triangle under the eyelids.) He wears a red Cipher Admin outfit. The figure smirked. "Long time no see Ash."

"Rick." Nightshroud said. "I know you want to beat me, but I never thought you'd go this far."

"What can I say?" Rick said. "I'm desperate. And plus Shadow Pokemon are more powerful than normal Pokemon. I wanna beat you no matter what it takes."

"If that's what you want, then we are no longer rivals." Nightshroud said. "We are now enemies."

Then a helicopter sound was heard. Everybody looked up to see a helicopter flying in the sky. A female figure was standing on the rail. She has a long pink hair with bright blue eyes. She has yellow small lightning shaped mark under each of her eyelids. She is wearing a pink Cipher Admin outfit. Her hair is blowing from the strong wind. She was rather quite beautiful. "Master, we are ready to attain the targets."

Ardos nodded. "Excellent job Allison." Then two lasers hit the cages that contained Zekrom and Reshiram and pulled them to the helicopter.

"Zekrom/Reshiram!" Nightshroud and N exclaimed. The cages then made contact with the helicopter.

Allison looked at Nightshroud. "You know. You're pretty cute. I would have asked you out if you joined us. Guess not." She then winked. Meloetta felt a little bit of jealousy.

Rick smirked. "Hey Ash." Nightshroud looked to Rick. "If you want to settle this, battle me in a tournament at the Pyrite Colosseum that is taking place 3 days from now. I'll be waiting." He then jumped up to the other rail. Then a ladder was lowered. Ardos got on.

"No!" Nightshroud said. He took out a pokeball. "I will not let you get away! Mewtwo lets go!" He threw the ball and it opened. Mewtwo came out of the pokeball.

Ardos looked amazed. "Mewtwo." He then smirked. "You would have been a great Admin Ash."

"It's Nightshroud!" Nightshroud yelled. "Mewtwo don't let that helicopter get away! Use Psychic!" Mewtwo used the Psychic attack to hold the helicopter down.

Ardos still smirked. He then nodded. "Do it." Zekrom felt pain coursing through it. The cage took some electricity out and hit Mewtwo, breaking the Psychic attack. Mewtwo lied down on the ground.

"Mewtwo!" Nightshroud exclaimed. He went to Mewtwo. "Are you okay? Mewtwo!"

"I'm fine." Mewtwo said weakly.

Nightshroud angrily turned to the helicopter. "How dare you use Zekrom like that!"

"That's one of the things the cages can do." Ardos said. "Now to take them back to base and turned them into Shadow Pokemon."

"No!" Nightshroud then ran to the helicopter. "I won't let you do this!" He then jumped, threatening to punch Ardos once again.

"Fire." The cage fired Zekrom's electricity and hit Nightshroud. He was pushed back to the ground hard.

"Nightshroud!" Everyone ran to Nightshroud. They helped him sit up.

"Remember Ash, Pyrite Colosseum. Three days from now. There we will settle the score once again." Rick said.

"Now part 1 is almost complete." Ardos said. "All I need now is Kyurem. After that, I will take over the world." He laughed evilly as the helicopter flies away from the lab leaving the group angry. Nightshroud and N were the angriest ones of the group. They swear that they will save Zekrom and Reshiram no matter what it takes.

Back inside the lab, Wes and Michael explained to Cheren and N what Shadow Pokemon are. Prof. Krane told them about the Purification Chamber in the lab and Purification Stone at the Agate Village. Rui told them how she was able to sense the hearts of Shadow Pokemon.

"Wow." N said. "So Shadow Pokemon are really dark and the only way to help them is to show them that they can trust you."

"Yeah. Pretty much." Michael said.

"I studied Pokemon before, but not those kind." Prof. Ivy said."

"Yeah. And when that Rick guy said that Shadow Pokemon are stronger, he wasn't wrong." Michael said. "Shadow Pokemon are tough."

"Yes." Wes said. "But that doesn't mean that they are better than the original."

"Right." Rui said. "Non-Shadow Pokemon always prevail." Everybody else nodded in agreement. "By the way, where's Nightshroud?" Everyone looked around the room.

"Yeah." N said. "And where's Meloetta?"

Rui, Jovi, Krane and Ivy looked at N confused. "Meloetta?" Jovi asked.

"I'll explain." N said.

Cheren let realization hit him and smiled. "I know." He said. Everybody looked to him as he stood up. "Excuse me. I'm gonna go make a phone call." He then walked out of the room.

Meanwhile, Nightshroud was in his room with Pikachu and Meloetta. He looked at himself in the mirror to double check himself. He has the body of a Olympic runner. His hair looked a little nicer than that it was messy when he was traveling with his former friends years ago. He was shirtless. Meloetta blushed a little at the sight of him. He then took his mask off revealing his scarred face. Meloetta's blush got reddened. Nightshroud touched the burn marks he got from Zekrom's elecrticity.

'You know Ash. That scar totally goes well with your body.' Meloetta complimented.

Nightshroud sighed. "I know. Some of my other female pokemon said the same thing." He then put his shirt and overcoat back on. "I can't help but feeling a bit guilty for Zekrom's capture."

'It's not your fault!' Pikachu said. 'Team Cipher cleverly caught him and Reshiram while we were talking.'

'He's right.' Meloetta said. 'Don't beat yourself up because of that.' Nightshroud still feels guilty. 'N won't be mad because he knows it was not your fault.'

"I foolishly charged at Ardos and end up getting hit by lightning, causing the enemy to get away with Zekrom and Reshiram." Nightshroud said. "And now Kyurem is coming." He then looked down. "Maybe my former friends were right. Maybe I am a magnet for trouble."

Pikachu and Meloetta couldn't believe what they are hearing. Pikachu released a Thunderbolt attack and hit Nightshroud. Nightshroud felt a little pain thanks to the previous lightning attack. 'No Ash, THEY are the ones who are wrong! You are NOT a magnet for trouble! IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT!'

"He's right." Everybody turned to see N at the entrance of the room. "I am not blaming you for Reshiram's capture. Zekrom's not either."

"But-"

"'But' nothing. It was not your fault. Nobody's blaming you. Sure you just charged at the helicopter risking you getting hurt, but you were just angry. I was angry as well. Please don't feel guilty." Nightshroud is STILL feeling guilty. Meloetta smiled as she thought of an idea. She then began to sing the song that soothes hearts. Nightshroud, Pikachu and N listened and relaxed. Nightshroud's guilt started to lessen. As the soon the song was finished, he doesn't have any guilt anymore. "See? You cannot beat yourself up inside for something that is not your fault. That's not the Ash I know."

"Ash is dead." Nightshroud said.

"You're wrong. Ash is still inside you Nightshroud, you're just masking him. The Ash I know never lets anyone that says mean things get in his head, he never gives up and wanted to prove them wrong."

Nightshroud smiled. "You know. You're right N. I promised myself that I will prove my former friends wrong and become a Pokemon Master with just my Pokemon. And I will not break that promise."

'Yeah!' Pikachu said. 'Now that's the Ash I know!'

"Thanks for talking some sense into me guys!" Nightshroud looked to Pikachu. "Except for you Pikachu. I want to thank you for shocking some sense into me."

Pikachu laughed. 'Hey. What are friends for?'

"Apparently, shocking each other." The others laughed. Having the advantage of being an Aura Guardian, Nightshroud sensed nervousness from Meloetta and turned to her. Her face went pink. "You know Meloetta. I never got to thank you in person."

'Huh?' Meloetta said confused.

"From four years ago. When I had a breakdown after my battle against Tony and the first awakening of the Dark Power, you sensed my sadness, my pain, and my heart aching, didn't you?" Nightshroud asked.

Meloetta's face got reddened. 'Uh . . . yes.' She answered.

Nightshroud still smiled. "I knew it. You sensed so much pain inside of me and seeing me having a mental breakdown was over the line for you, so you sang the song to lessen my pain. Thank you."

Meloetta smiled. 'No problem.' Her face is still a little red.

"Oh yeah. Why are you so nervous?" Nightshroud asked.

There was a pause for a moment. 'Well I was thinking . . . Can I come with you? As your Pokemon?' Everyone was shocked. 'Please!' Nightshroud was speechless. Another Legendary Pokemon wants to go with him.

"Wait." Everybody turned to N. "Isn't Meloetta the guardian of the Abyssal Ruins?"

"Yeah." Nightshroud said. "N's got a point. What about the Abyssal Ruins? I doubt Larry can watch over it himself."

'He's not.' Meloetta said. 'Some of my other Meloetta friends are helping him. So please!'

"Well, we might still have to get Larry's approval." Nightshroud said.

"Already took care of it." Everybody turned to see Cheren.

"Cheren." Nightshroud and N said.

"I had a feeling Meloetta wants to stay with you." Cheren said. "So I called Larry asking if he was okay with Meloetta going with you." He then smiled. "He said that watching over the Ruins was under control and he'll allow Meloetta to go with you as long as Meloetta promises to visit every now and then."

Meloetta smiled and flipped in the air excited. 'I promise! I promise!'

Nightshroud chuckled a little bit and translated for Cheren. "She promises." Cheren nodded. "Well then." Meloetta turned to Nightshroud. He took out an empty pokeball. "Welcome to the team Meloetta!"

Meloetta smiled really big and flipped in the air excitedly. She then hugged Nightshroud. 'Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!'

Nightshroud hugged back. "No problem Meloetta. I have a really good feeling that you and I will work together really well." They then released the hug. Nightshroud enlarged the pokeball and held it to Meloetta's eye level. "If you're ready."

Meloetta nodded. 'I'm ready.' She didn't hesitate and touched the pokeball. The ball opened and sucked Meloetta right in and shook a few times before a 'click' was heard signaling its capture.

"Alright!" Nightshroud then did a pose and held the pokeball up in the air. "I got Meloetta!"

'Hooray!' Pikachu said leaping into the air.

N smiled. "Now that's the Ash I know."

Meloetta then came out of the pokeball. "Didn't like it?" Nightshroud asked.

'It's kinda uncomfortable.' Meloetta said.

Nightshroud smiled. "That's okay Meloetta. You can stay out of the pokeball like Pikachu."

'Yeah!' Pikachu said. 'Adventuring outside the pokeball is a lot more fun!'

"But I want you to stay invisible when we are in public or with the others." Nightshroud said.

"Actually I kind of told the rest of the gang about Meloetta." N said. "So there's no need to worry about what happens."

"Well that's great to hear." Cheren said.

"But still. When we are in a town or city, you need to be invisible." Nightshroud said.

'No problem.' Meloetta said.

"Oh." Cheren said. "Prof. Krane told me that we are going to Phenac City to the house tomorrow. So we better get some rest."

"Oh. Which reminds me." Nightshroud said. "I better let Latias and Latios out for the night." He then took out their pokeballs and released them. "Hey guys! I got some news for you! Meloetta's a part of the team now!"

'Well that's great new!' Latios said. Latias can't help but feel a little bit jealous of Meloetta since she likes Ash as well.

Nightshroud put his mask back on. "Well we better get some shut-eye."

"Yeah. I better get to bed as well. Good night guys." N walked out of the room.

"Good night Nightshroud." Cheren walked out as well.

Nightshroud took his overcoat off and put it on his chair. "Come on guys. Lets get some sleep as well." He then got into bed with Pikachu on his left and Meloetta on his right. Latios and Latias got on the floor with Latias next to the bed. The group then fell asleep.

Well there we go.

Team Cipher captured Zekrom and Reshiram and Nightshroud caught Meloetta.

Next chapter, the gang will finally go to their house.

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