Chapter 26- Cain and Lucille

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Time: ?

Location: ?

"…" Lucille laid unconscious… listing in the depths of her mind. Darkness was around her, though she was calm. It was a something she had felt before, several times as a kid. She had many nights, where her dreams where just black.

Though as she remembers this fact. She also remembers several other strange things about her life. Sure, she liked to read books… but even when she was alone… she never felt alone. Every so often she'd look over her shoulder, to find no one there. It was always curious to her.

Though this time, the darkness around her was slowly becoming less stable. It was like it was calling to her. Calling for her… for her to wake up. For her to not leave… it was confusing to Lucille. She heard the voice clear, but couldn't discern where it came from. The voice was calming, but she didn't know who's it was. She wanted it to calm, but couldn't.

The darkness soon started to move… thrashing about violently, scared, focused on one thing. Survival. But then it slowed, becoming calm once more… but then it snapped. It once again started to surge once more… though this time, even in its inky black it became darker. It was cold, everything hurt, there was no one to trust, nowhere to go, it raged. The world was unfair, and it wanted the world to feel its pain. It was violent, bloodthirsty, something that Lucille never felt from it.

It was the first time that Lucille curled up, she was alone… bearing something that was frightening… in the distance she saw a light. She reached for it… but she couldn't move. She then heard a roar. "AROOOO!"

The next thing Lucille noticed, was that she was on a beach, and the murky brown waters of Reborn near her feet. She looked to the east to notice that the sun was rising.

"Aroo…" She was then hit with the fluffy blue fur of her now Arcanine, Blaze. {A/N: Note fangame Pokémon Reborn, has an increased shiny chance and made they're some of their own custom shiny sprites. The Following Pokémon are shiny: Lucille's Arcanine, Blaze. Percival's Gardevoir Artemis. And Nero's Absol Grim}

"Blaze?" Lucille shook her head in confusion as her Arcanine placed her head on Lucille's. "…Right… Shortly after we left Coral Ward… Cain gave me a water and fire stone to evolve you and Simon… Wait? Cain!"

Lucille quickly remembered what happened after, she and Cain left from Coral towards Apophyll to acquire the Machine Strength. She and Cain were moving to Apophyll on Cain's Muk, but as they were crossing Azurine Lake they got attacked. Attacked by Team Meteor. Meteor used flying Pokémon to attack them, giving Lucille and Cain a disadvantage in for defending themselves on the poisonous water's surface. Lucille remembers just as Cain's Muk was defeated; they were tossed away from each other. The toxic waters shown clear in staining Lucille's clothing.

Though in her entire thought process, Lucille only had one question in her mind. "how did I get away?"

"…" Blaze couldn't respond to her, but nudged her with something in her mouth.

"Hm… wait this is? This is Cain's earing!" Lucille shouted in surprise. "Blaze, can you track it?"

"Aro!" Blaze barked in confirmation.

"Good, Girl." Lucille cheered back, "Let's hope that he hasn't been brought off island… or else were screwed."

So, Lucille had started her trek through the Marshy lands of Azurine Island. She found the marsh to be hard to walk through with all of its twisting path's, and not to mention its places with crossing across lily pads. Though the whole time she felt like she was being watched… though when she turned to look around her, she saw nothing. It was regrettable for Lucille, but by the time midday came around she had reached an odd-looking cabin on the far side of the island.

Lucille headed her way towards the cabin, with her Arcanine blaze in tow. "Gr…"

As Blaze started to growl at the door Lucille tensed. It meant that enemies were inside of the cabin. "Blaze, is Cain somewhere in there as well?"

"…" Blaze gave a silent nod to her master.

"Okay…" Lucille nodded, returning Blaze to her pokeball. Lucille took a breath, then kicked in the door. "Give me back my Friend!"

"…Ugh?" Two grunts stood inside surprised to see Lucille there. Though they were familiar ones, as She's met the times before. These two were the Meteor Grunts known as Aster and Eclipse.

"Was not expecting the target to just walk on in." Eclipse stated dumbfounded.

"heh, talk about easy." Aster smirked.

Though Eclipsed ignored it. "So, you've come trying to get your friend, even though you just barely escaped that ambush? it was surprising that you both escaped the previous one. So, we had to correct that mistake."

Aster continued. "But damn, you have some good luck. Didn't think we'd get ambushed by that Absol."

"Absol?" Lucille looked at them confused, Lucille then thought about Beryl Ward. "(It couldn't have been her… was it?)"

"Hey Eclipse, is it me, or is she really out luck this time." Aster smiled, seeing no trace of any help for Lucille.

"I believe so." Eclipse also smiling. "You've always had a friend to help you before. And Now? Game over."

Both Aster Eclipse started by tossing out their two Pokémon. A Solrock and Lunatone. Lucille looked at the two, and gulp slightly seeing her opponents. "Double battle, huh? Okay Let's do this! Theros! Simon! Theros, Seed bomb on the Lunatone. Simon Scald the Solrock!"

"What!? Solrock No!" Aster Shouted as his Pokémon was defeated in on turn.

"Tch… guess we under estimated her ability." Eclipse clicked her teeth as her Lunatone was also defeated by the bombardment of seeds. The two then sent out their next set of Pokémon a Passimian and an Oranguru.

"a Psychic type… Theros return! Got Athena! Simon, Bite on the Oranguru!" Lucille quickly exchanger her Chesnaught for a Gothitelle. Meanwhile Simon, her Simipour went to bite the Oranguru, bringing it to 59%.

"Passimian! Double edge on the Simipour!" Aster Shouted, where the Passimian went and tackled Simon, bringing him to 44%.

"That's not All Oranguru Nature power same target." Eclipse continued to call. With this the two Pokémon managed to take down the Simipour with two hits.

"Simon!... Blaze you're out get revenge on the Oranguru with Crunch!" Lucille commanded. And with one rush and chomping motion from the Shiny blue Arcanine. Taking down the Arcanine.

"Hey how dare you do that to Eclipse!" Aster shouts. "Passimian Double edge again! On the Arcanine!"

"hey, calm down f—" Eclipse tried to tell aster to focus, but doesn't listen. And the Passimian recklessly tackles Blaze, bringing her to 80%.

"heh, you forgot about Blazes intimidate." Lucille smile. "Now, Athena Psychic!"

With that the second set of Aster and Eclipse's Pokémon were taken down. Eclipsed then yelled at Aster. "You see what happens when you don't pay attention. We're on our last Pokémon. While she still has five!"

"Ug… sorry. "Aster said. "But we can still beat her! Go Lycanroc!"

Both sent out a Lycanroc, next though they were of two different forms. One of midday, the other of night.

"Two rock types…" Lucille groaned as one of her water types was fainted. And as she remembered from her first battle with these two, one had Thunder Fang, while the other had Fire Fang. "Blaze Return! Go Theros!"

"Dang. Lycanroc Rock Slide!" Aster commanded his Midday Form to attack.

"Lycanroc Crunch the Gothitelle!" Eclipse commanded with her Midnight form. The combinations attacks on Athena brought her to 20%, while Theros was only brought to 85%

"Ah, Athena Psychic on the Midday form!" Lucille called out. Which managed to hit and knocked the Midday Lycanroc to 50%.

"heh, think that will stop us? Lycanroc Fire Fang on the Chesnaught!" aster smiled with the type advantage.

"Lycanroc continue with another Rock Slide!" Eclipse said as well. This time Athena was knocked out. While Theros still stood. Barely at 25%.

"Theros! Good, Seed bomb!" Lucille called, and with the added bonus from Overgrow. Theros, the Chesnaught managed to one shot the midnight form. Lucille then smiled, but still gulped. "One left… Luna!"

As Lucille sent out her Musharna to the field. Aster Growled. "Dang it… Lycanroc Fire fang once more!"

"Theros! Luna get revenge for Theros! This time Theros, had fallen. But Lucille got the last laugh as her Musharna was able to take down the Lycanroc with another Psychic.

"…Again?" The two asked, as their last Pokémon fainted.

Aster could only give a sigh in defeat. "…Welp."

"That's disappointing…" Eclipse said, but with a smile on her side. "But just as well. Good luck finding your friend~ You'll need it!"

"Yeah," Aster Laughed. "We've gotten him hidden away in here good!"

"Aster!" Eclipse yelled at him. "For once could you shut up? Just like once, please? You just TOLD her that he's here!... Ugh! Never mind we're gone. see ya!"

And the two grunts Disappeared with the help of a smoke bomb, leaving Lucille alone. Who just stood their wondering? "They do know that I have an Arcanine, right?"

Lucille then sent the next few minutes searching for where Cain was, also fining a Pokémon Restoration machine. Which she used to heal her Pokémon. But not before long she found a hidden door. She sneakily entered and followed it, as the room slowly changed to a more like machine like. Eventually she found a room with Cain locked in a cage. Nearby was a Meteor Admin, Taka.

"Yes, yes, Camerupt is ready. Let's get going shortly, all right?" Taka was currently talking to some of the grunts. The grunts then started moving equipment and left the room. That was then Taka looked over and saw Lucille enter the room. "Oh, hey, Lucille. Didn't expect to see you down here."

"Eh…" Lucille was unsure to act surprised as she was found out, or just be dumbfounded that Taka reacted that calmly.

"Heyyy, Lucy!" Cain then called out to her. As Lucille gave a look to Cain, other than some dirtied clothes from Azurine toxic Waters, he seemed to be fine.

"Oh, yeah… Guess you came to rescue your friend… slash get revenge, huh?" Taka responded, scratching his head. "Sorry about that, we were kinda ordered to capture you two, and well, you just happened to be sailing right by, sooo…"

"You ambushed us." Lucille said. as a strategy it was sound logic. Lucille thought if she was in the same situation… probably be the best solution.

"Yeah." Taka admitted openly.

"I am but a damsel, Imprisoned and distressed!" Cain shouted… though Lucille could see a definite smile on his face. "Lucy, save me, my darling princess!"

"…" Lucille gave him a look practically saying. "Are you serious?"

"They took away my Pokémon. Come-on!" Cain shouted back, this time sounding a bit more desperate.

"Ya know… I'm wondering how did you find us?" Taka said. "I figured when you got sent into the lake, you'd wash up somewhere nearby… just didn't think you'd find us this fast. I mean this Island was meant to be for breeding Pokémon and repopulating the region, but since we closed it nobody should be coming here. Even this building was just an observation center- Well, before we hijacked it..."

Before Lucille could remind him that she had an Arcanine. Cain then shouted. "Yeah, and now they're trying to attack Apophyll!"

"What?!" Lucille exclaimed in surprise.

"Well… yeah, that's the plan." Taka shrugged. "Take a pulse up there, take a Camerupt up there. You probably don't know, but Pyrous Mountain is the last active Volcano in Reborn. So, we just have Camerupt use a little Eruption attack, and that's bye-bye Apophyll. That's one pocket of civilization wiped off the map and off our to-do list."

"…" Lucille gasped in horror as Taka said that.

"Anyway…" Taka shrugged again though this time grabbing a pokeball. "We were ordered to capture you… you did get away, but since you sorta jut waltzed in here…"

"Are you serious!" Lucille shouted in annoyance.

"Yeah, that's a thing." Taka said tossing out a Klefki.

"A Steel type… Okay Blaze you're on!" Lucille said tossing out her blue Arcanine. "Flamethrower!"

"Wow… you're a lot stronger since we fought in Beryl." Taka said in surprise. As his Klefki was taking down in one hit from the fire. "Guess I have to fight fire with ground. Go Gligar."

"Oh no you don't Blaze return, Go Simon!" As Taka reveal the type he was switching to. Lucille switched from her fire type to her water type Simipour. Getting hit with acrobatics, going down to 36%. "Agh! Simon, Use scald!"

With that, two of Taka's Pokémon were down. Making Cain cheer for her. "Yeah, go Lucy!"

"heh…" Taka couldn't help but give a smirk to Cain's cheering. Tossing out his next Pokémon the humorously tall Alolan Executor. "Executor, Dragon hammer!"

Though it is spectacular how such a room could fit such a dragon… or how it could attack with its long neck but it managed to hit the Simipour that stood in awe of the giant Pokémon. "Ah! Simon no! Blaze you're on!"

"Ah… back to the Arcanine." Taka stated.

"Blaze outrage!" Blaze charged at the Giant Executor. And because of the tight space managed to land a critical on the Pokémon knocking it flat out. "Nice going girl."

"I guess it's time for this guy, right?" taka said, as he tossed out his Chatot "Chatot Chatter."

"CHATOT!" A loud booming voice of the Chatot sounded. Deafening everyone. Blaze being brought down to 60% though. But still managed to charge the Chatot with another Outrage knocking it to 46%.

"Heh, looks like this is our win. Blaze again!" Lucille called, and was just a bit faster this turn and the Chatot was beat.

"oops, Oh well." Taka always seemed to take defeat well. "Welp. I tried. Looks like I don't have a choice but to let you go this time, huh? Team Meteor, prepare to retreat. Bring Camerupt with us… And I guess we just have to hope Lucille doesn't try to stop us. It's be a right shame if they did. Saving all those people…"

There was a lot of emphasis on those words. Cain and Lucille locked eyes before just looking back at Taka. "…"

"Well… We'll see you up there, Lucille." Taka said as he threw a smoke pellet. Though as the smoke disappeared. The door to Cain's cell unlocked.

"Phew!" Cain said. "I knew you'd come for me~"

"…" Lucille just gave Cain another look.

"Hey, what's that look for? I told you they took my Pokémon." Cain said taking a belt of pokeballs off of the table next to Lucille. "Besides. I was just kidding about the damsel and princess thing… Geez~ You can still be my warrior princess if you want."

"Can you please be serious!" Lucille finally shouted. "We got get our way to Apophyll!"

"Right." Cain agreed. And the two of them left to go continue their way to Apophyll. But this time to warn them of approaching danger.