Me: G'day, mates. KhaosOmega here with the next installment of Amethyst Angel Adventures: Colosseum. The identity of X will be revealed in this chapter.

Anise: Also, the GD version of Beta from Team Vexus will appear, having her Shadow Suicune Snagged before it even enters the battle. Plus, this chapter is from my POV, a first in the Amethyst Angel Adventures Series.

Ryo: As for the disclaimer, though Khaos owns the Amethyst Angel name and appearance, X, along with any notable differences such as Jasmine with a different look and her being a Trainer as well, all references not owned by Khaos belong to their respective owners.

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Chapter 6: Shadow Legendary, part 2: X Revealed

"Man, what is this place?" Ryo asked.

"Well, it is cooler down here compared to the desert heat above ground." Jasmine replied with a nod to me. The heat of the Orre desert made both me and Jasmine tie our respective jackets around our waists to stay cool in the beyond-90-degree weather. As for the stiletto heel sandals Jasmine had on, she told me this was just in case someone started a fight to try and subdue her like Folly and Trudly did. That didn't end well for Folly. Well, we weren't far from the elevator when the giant TV screen nearby started showing this brunette female in a white-and-pink dress that reached the floor.

'So that's what Beta looked like before Team Vexus.' i thought to myself upon seeing the twenty-two-year-old female. When she spoke i thought, not of Beta, but of Epsilon.

"Attention everyone. Venus here with an important announcement. Unfortunately, spies have entered the Under. When one of you finds them, make sure you don't let them escape. My GX counterpart has told me to specifically mention that because one could have amazingly high speed. Until then, this is Venus signing off." she said, then the screen went blank.

"GX counterpart? What does that have to do with someone having off-the-charts speed?" Ryo asked me.

"Beta of Team Vexus. She knows my speed level. Maybe we should check out that far side with the satellite dish." I suggested, then we headed straight there. The place near the satellite object was the Under division of the Kids' Grid, mainly stationed in Pyrite above. Then there was a disturbance. Two Cipher peons, both female (one was about two inches taller than the other due to their differing heel heights) had cornered Silva. Notably, the shorter one's thigh boots had two and a half inch heels, while the taller one's were a non-platform four-and-a-half inch pair. And as i knew the normal maximum was the exact middle between them, i now knew i had found Kara. But while they weren't looking i turned invisible and nicked a Poke Ball off the higher-heeled one's belt. My scouter confirmed it to contain a Shadow Ledian.

'Bingo.' i thought. Then X showed up behind them, readying a Dragon Smash combo at the one in the lower heels, who pulled her partner in front of her and she took the combo instead. She was unhurt, proving it by superkicking her partner's helmet off.

"Kara, what was that for?" she yelled.

"Why'd you use me as a human shield against that mystery guy, Desiree?" Kara retorted.

"That's because you lost your Shadow Ledian!" Desiree fired back.

"No i didn't. Someone nicked it from me while i had my back turned. And Ein's been going on about some team of four interfering with Cipher's plans."

'Jasmine, pull the Folly Redux on Desiree.' i Psychically commanded my female ally, who did just that, which turned Desiree toward Kara, who promptly dropped her face-first on the edge of the platform we were on with a Pedigree - effectively nailing the X-Mark combination of DX. My first thought was to tell Chucky and Stewart - D-Generation XR - this bit. Then Kara removed her helmet. She had very long pearl-pink hair - the exact same color as my Rune Angel teammate Natsume.

The instant her helmet was off i had her in a tight hug, tears of joy falling from my eyes.

"KARA!" i squealed excitedly.

"Hey, Anise. You might wanna let me go so i can breathe." she stated. Blushing, i released her.

"Sorry 'bout that, it's just i haven't seen ya in a little over two years. You've grown a bit, i can tell."

"Same. Your power level's way higher as well. Must've gained a new form since then."

"Sure did. Hit Nova Legend Goddess last week."

"That's gotta be a record, hitting the peak of Tier 4 at only sixteen."

"It would be, if your little sister didn't hit it shortly after i did at only eleven. Same revelation caused both."

"Natsume has the form too?! I understand her Bonding not happening for a few years yet, considering the nearly eight year age difference between her and Jet."

"He's got almost forty-one months on me, and yet since i'm sixteen and he's only nineteen mine was able to activate." i told her, before opening a portal. "This portal leads to XQ Side Dimension 989; you and Stacy go in there, i'll let Natsume know when i get a chance."

"Okay." Kara said, before she and Stacy entered the portal, which closed behind them.

We continued to explore the Under, during which i sensed X's power level. It was only a 32 XZ. Ryo thought it might be Jet due to the fact he managed to tap into X's Psycho Lines during their Colosseum battle mentioning Dragonicys, a Dragonite i faced in that eight-way battle royal against most of my Rune Angel allies and the new recruit J.C. Brazie (his full name is Jet Cody Brazie, but when he revealed his middle name to me i've been calling him J.C. to avoid mixing him and the XQ captain up) used by J.C. in the match that was our only video game-related faceoff against each other. Then we started to confront Venus. Her team consisted of Steelix (no match for Exodia's Flamethrower), Vileplume (same fate, but from Xaianova instead), Banette (Shadow Force broke through its Protect move, via Phantova, my Giratina) and Delcatty (Dragonicys wiped it out one shot with Brick Break). However, i had a Snag Master (the name i gave a Master Ball charged via the Snag Machine) ready the whole battle, and when she threw her final Poke Ball with a yell of "Get ready for a Shadow soaking, dolts!" i launched my Snag Ball. The two Balls' buttons connected, converting her Shadow Suicune to my Master Ball from her original one.

"May i borrow your cell phone for a bit? There's a number you might have in there." i asked Venus. She gave it to me, i looked at her recieved call log, and pressed the first unassigned number.

"Hello?" came Beta's voice on the reciever.

"Hey, Beta. I need to talk to Alpha for a bit."

"Anise?! How'd you get my number?"

"This is your GD counterpart's cellphone i'm using right now. There's something i need to tell Alpha."

"Hang on." For a minute i heard nothing, then Alpha's voice came up.

"Yeah, whattaya want, Anise?"

"You won't believe what i learned earlier."

"What?"

"Turns out there's a Soul Bond between your GD variant and another girl, currently knocked out, that'll accelerate the activation timer of your own."

"SWEET!" Alpha squealed, indicating (to me, at least) that she had temporarily overpowered her amulet. "Gotta go, i might wanna get goin' before the amulet starts up again." That's when i hung up. I then Tele-Other'd the cellphone Venus let me use to her - she was long gone by now, and then gave chase, but not before Ace showed up with X still present.

"Well, now we know it isn't Jet under the X disguise." Ryo said. X then removed the cloak, revealing the brown-haired head of XQ agent 128.

"Hey, Scotty. You using one of Jet's Zeos Units?" i asked. Scotty Perkins, who Jet had met at this Camp Onseyawa location, nodded. "Oh, and Jet, there's a girl in 989 that's part of the Bond; i've worked with her before, and by catching her out of the air in the Relic Tunnel i accelerated her activation timer to the point it's ready to activate now. Kara's in there with her, i'll let Natsume know first chance i get."

"Thanks. Let me contact her, i don't need to help out with anything here yet." Jet stated. That's when we gave chase, Ryo and Jasmine nabbing two Shadow Pokemon apiece (Jasmine got Sneasel and Gligar, while Ryo got Stantler and Piloswine) and, one Shadow Liner ride later, had our trail blow up on us by a pair of male idiots from Cipher. But my scouter identified the Shadow Pokemon Lab's location. The next leg of the adventure was about to begin.