Chapter Sixteen

Another Missing, Another Piece

It is the middle of the night, and all is completely quiet. Too quiet. A Pokémon then rushes through a thick forest towards a stream. The Pokémon jumps onto the stream, and is rammed into a tree by another Pokémon. The Pokémon fires a cannon at the fleeing Pokémon. The Pokémon falls.

"Heh, another one down," said the attacker, "Soon we will have enough."

Another Pokémon joins the attacker.

"The other two are coming quickly," said the second Pokémon, "We need to get out of here with our prey."

"Right," said the first Pokémon.

The two pick up the fallen Pokémon and take off into the sky. Just afterward, two more Pokémon arrive, but are too late.

"No, he's gone," said the first Pokémon, "They took Suicune."

"I know, Entei," said the second, "But we'll find him. We just need help."

"But where, Raikou," said Entei, "Who would be strong enough to help us?"

"I have an idea," said Raikou, "We need to pay a visit to Treasure Town."

"Then let's hurry," said Entei, "We don't know what they're going to do with Suicune."

The two Pokémon dash away towards Treasure Town, seeking help to rescue their teammate.

The next morning began just as any other would for Team Justice. They were picking a job to do for the day when Virizion rushed in. She had a worried expression on her face.

"What's wrong, Virizion?" asked Keldea, "Did something happen?"

"Another Legendary Pokémon had been kidnapped," said Virizion, "Suicune, a member of the Legendary Rainbow Arch Team."

"Not another one," said Keldeo, "When is this going to end?"

"Not any time soon," said Virizion, "Anyway, I need your team to come with me."

"Where to?" asked Shaymin.

"The area where we were training yesterday," said Virizion, "Some Pokémon there are asking for help."

So the group followed, and were shocked when they saw who was asking for help.

"Entei and Raikou of Rainbow Arch!" said Keldea.

"Yes, and we need help," said Entei, "As Virizion must have already told you, our teammate Suicune was kidnapped last night."

"And we want to know if you know anything that can help," said Raikou.

"We've all hit a dead end with our searches for the other missing Legendary Pokémon," said Keldeo, "Except with finding Terrakion."

"So, you have no leads?" asked Entei.

"Our only one is that the attackers must be able to fly," said Keldea.

The Pokémon sat silent for a moment, until Latias said something that she had just remembered.

"I might have something that could help," said Latias.

"What is it, Latias?" asked Keldea.

"The night me and my brother were separated," said Latias, "We were being chased by a strange Pokémon we had never seen before. I remember some colors the Pokémon had."

"What were they?" asked Virizion.

"The body was mostly purple," said Latias, "And it had beetle-like red eyes."

"But, that's impossible," said Terrakion.

"Why is that?" asked Keldeo.

"There is only one Pokémon I know of that matches that description," said Terrakion, "And it has been extinct since before recorded Pokémon history."

"I think I know which Pokémon you're talking about," said Virizion, "Genesect, the fiercest primitive Pokémon hunter known to date."

"There is little known about the Pokémon," said Keldea, "But now that I think about it, they said it was mostly purple with red beetle eyes."

"Are you sure that is what you saw?" asked Raikou, "One hundred percent sure?"

"Yes, I am sure," said Latias, "Without a doubt."

"Could it be possible," asked Shaymin, "That one could have survived and adapted after centuries?"

"And could it have something to do with the prophecy?" asked Keldea.

"Some of it makes sense that the legend and the ongoing activity may be linked," said Virizion, "Most definitely they coincide with one another."

"But why would they be kidnapping legendary Pokémon?" asked Keldeo, "To get them out of the way so no one can stop them?"

"Perhaps, but I believe there is another motive," said Virizion.

"It can't be more than coincidence that every Pokémon kidnapped was the strongest of the team," said Terrakion, "Except for the Deity Legendary Pokémon."

"We will look into this further," said Virizion, "Us and Entei and Raikou will together."

"We'll contact you once we have found something," said Raikou.

"For now, just go on with your daily duties," said Terrakion.

"Alright, let's go Team," said Keldeo, "We have a job we have to get to."

The team debarked to their next job, each day bringing them closer to their destiny.

PostScript: This is the first chapter that i'm trying out the segment separation using "-". I may be going back and changing the previous chapters to use this, but for now this will be the standard from here forward.