Episode 2: Feeling Haunted
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon, I do own Hotaru, Darnel, and Ashley.
It was night when Latias emerged on Earth near Ashley and Darnel's position. The two other teens had been catching their breathe and when they hadn't heard the giant centipede's foosteps they knew it had went after Hotaru. The two were in the process of making plans to rescue their friend if she was still alive or try to get what was left of her. Suddenly there was a blinding flash of light causing them to shield their eyes briefly. When the light had ended they removed their arms and saw Latias with a passed out Hotaru on her back. Once more Latias's speed caused Hotaru to black out almost making her forget her encounter with Miror B as well.
"Hotaru!" Ashley shouts alarmed.
Latias raised one of her tiny arms as if to calm Ashley down and spoke telepathically Easy, Earthling, I mean you no harm.
Ashley slightly panicked in the inside due to this being her first telepathic communication "W-W-What have you done with Hotaru?"
I've done nothing to her, in fact I've rescued her alongside my brother Latios. She's just unconscious of the ride I've just given her back here.
Darnel was a bit braver than Ashley and already making his way towards the legendary Pokemon carefully as he reached for Hotaru sensing Latias was telling the truth "I trust you then...Just let me take Hotaru from you."
Latias carefully used Psychic to pick the unconscious Hotaru up from her back and handed her to Darnel She's all yours now!
Now Darnel could carry heavy things but Hotaru's weight for a girl her size was a almost a bit too much for him to hold and he nearly collapsed onto the ground but thankfully Ashley got over her stunned expression and feeling that she was able to help Darnel support Hotaru's weight. With the two grabbing one of Hotaru's arms. Darnel was happy he had Ashley's help and he missed out on the Rototrix which was around Hotaru's arm but Ashley noticed it thinking What is that thing around Hotaru's wrist?
It was looking at Ashley's confused expression that Darnel himself now saw Hotaru's Rototrix thinking She didn't have that before last time I checked.
Latias notices this A gift bestowed onto her by my brother and myself. She's unconscious now and when she comes around she may think of her encounter with me and my brother as a dream which would be normal for her to do so. However she will remember things clearly when she realizes with what is around her wrist wasn't a dream. Best thing for you two to do is support her and don't ask questions when she's in the state of confusion. For now I take my leave.
Before Ashley and Darnel could reply back Latias turned, opening another portal and she entered it.
"That was...Odd" Ashley breathed out with relief.
"Indeed" Darnel agreed "Now we better help Hotaru home while she's unconscious."
"Good idea, I'll help!"
Darnel grunts "You probably should help me take Hotaru home...She's a lot heavier than she looks."
Ashley held back on wanting to pummel him as this was sort of an insult to all girls as she knew this comment was one girls face from boys heard. The only reason why she didn't was because this comment was towards Hotaru than to her, plus he did have a point, Hotaru was a bit heavier than she looked. Together the two took Hotaru home and sense Hotaru was Japanese took her shoes off and helped her to her room. Once in her room the two wished Hotaru a full recovery and left their friend…
Meanwhile Miror B and his henchmen along with the Shadow Scolopede landed right in front of Ardos, Eldes, and Master Greevil with a thud. The three leaders of Cipher blink wondering what could've sent these three flying. The three approach Miror B. The man with the Afro shot up like an arrow enraged "Oh, Oh, Oh! We had not just been defeated by that girl!"
"A little girl did this to you?" Master Greevil demanded with disbelief.
Eldes puts a hand underneath his chin "Careful father, remember Cipher was defeated by the combined efforts of Wes and Rui four years ago."
"THAT WAS ONLY ONE BRANCH OF CIPHER that was defeated by those two, we have many more of them!" Master Greevil said "Wes and Rui were around sixteen years of age."
Miror B gets back up dusting himself off "They might've been sixteen years of age but that girl was thirteen years old."
"It's not like you to be defeated effortlessly by a girl that one would consider being a newb to Pokemon Battling." Ardos said.
Folly stood up "HEY now that little girl didn't have a single Pokemon with her, she had Latias, and Latios with her although we froze those two. However she had something else!"
Master Greevil didn't like Miror B's henchmen much but the way Folly said something else caught his eye "Something else you say? What would be so scary that would make her be a threat without a Pokemon."
Miror B spoke the words that rang out across the building so that Greevil would believe the three of them more as he sensed that Greevil would've shoved it aside if Folly or the other boy spoke it "The Rototrix."
Lightning flash around the building as Miror B spoke the words and Master Greevil let go of his cane with Ardos and even Eldes looking alarmed rightfully so.
Intro- Latias's voice- Three years ago, my brother Latios and I made our escape from Cipher taking the Rototrix with us. For three years we had avoided being captured and turned into Shadow Pokemon as well as keeping the Rototrix safe from Cipher whom were making plans to use it for their own evil needs. Three years later, Cipher has remerged selling Shadow Pokemon to Earth in a bid to take over the universe. Luckily my brother and I managed to save a girl in need and gave her the Rototrix a device that transforms the wielder into a Pokegirl or Pokeboy of 14 different types of Pokemon. Now she has the difficult task in not defeating Cipher but purifying all of the Shadow Pokemon. Hotaru certainly has a difficult task to do but she's the only chance two worlds have and I have a feeling, Hotarumon 14 is going to stop Cipher's plans once and for all.
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The sound of Master Greevil's cane hit the ground sounded. He knew Miror B spoke the truth. Ardos and Eldes looked alarmed as well. Cipher's plans of a world takeover even on a new planet like Earth was literally up in the air. Master Greevil reached for his cane breathing heavily as he spoke wanting to think of Miror B's comment was to scare him so he'd back off a bit "Say that again Miror B."
This wasn't the case as Miror B answered in a matter of fact voice "She had the Rototrix with her."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Master Greevil's shout echoed through the compound.
"This is troublesome" Ardos muttered to Eldes whom agreed "It makes sense, Latias and Latios both stole that device from us before getting away three years ago. They must've known what that device had."
Greevil now stopped his shout as his mind started to formulate a plan as he asked Miror B "Was this girl able to wield it? One had to be pure of heart to wield it."
Miror B nodded "She was able to wield it and kick not only my butt, but my henchmen, a Lodiculo and the Shadow Scolipede itself."
"She's inexperienced though" Folly suggested "Plus by now she must think of her encounter as a dream..."
Greevil snapped his fingers getting to wear Folly had been getting towards "You maybe onto something there for once...She's inexperienced at what she has to do and therefor is at her weakest stage."
"What do you propose we do father" Ardos asked.
Master Greevil turns to Miror B "You and your crew took a beating later on today, so take a breather and some time to recover...Eldes, Ardos."
"Yes?" the two brothers asked.
"You two are going to be in charge of Cipher's takeover on Earth. You two shall resume command of our hidden base there."
"But that would leave you alone here" Ardos said.
"Ardos...I'm perfectly able to handle things here" Master Greevil told him "Besides the longer I show to this current world that we are in that seem to be an old man the better the outcome here! Our goal is to take not only this world but Earth as well. Best to assume operations. The task of dealing with that girl is in your hands. When I've decided Miror B has recovered he shall be your subordinate."
"Of course" The two men said "We'll eliminate the girl."
"Try to do it while she's inexperienced and weak like she is now, don't let up" Master Greevil warned them "AND DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE HER! We've been defeated by Wes six years prior to this years. I will not be defeated by a thirteen year old girl...Miror B, did she have a name?"
"I'm sure she did Master Greevil" Miror B admitted "But we weren't able to get it in that battle...I'm sure Latias and Latios know it but they aren't going to be in the same area as they were today."
Ardos and Eldes prepare to leave to take on this girl whom could wield the Rototrix.
It was later on that evening when Hotaru felt someone poking her nose. She opens her eyes to see that it was her mother finding a wet cloth was on her forehead. The woman was alarmed that her daughter had been unconscious for two hours now. Hotaru sits upright groggily. Hotaru's mother looked at her holding her gently "Easy sweetie, are you okay?"
"I-I-I-I-I think so mom..." Hotaru said checking her surroundings thinking to herself Was it all a dream? She then saw the Rototrix on her wrist which her mother didn't see And what is that on my arm? It looks like the object I saw in my dream but it can't be real right?
Hotaru's mom runs some test on her teenage daughter which come out positive. She smiled with relief "Thank goodness, your friends Ashley and Darnel wrote a note to me and your father saying that they found you like this...You've been out for a few hours. You seem to be fine right now." the mother gets up "I better start on dinner sweetie. You seem fine so, wash up and be ready for dinner."
"Okay mom" Hotaru said as her mother got up to leave.
Hotaru watches her mother leave her and she removed her socks preferring to be barefoot in the house. She then washes up and get ready for dinner. While doing so she kept her attention on her wrist with the Rototrix, even in her current state of mine she felt as if this was something important but what that was eluded her. The Rotom inside the Rototrix wanted to explain itself to her but didn't wanting her to understand for it herself. Once dinner comes around she eats it and shortly after takes a bath. Once in the bath her mind was cloudy at the moment. Still she wasn't able to take the Rototrix off and as she is bathing a small robotic probe almost invisible was spying on her bath time, not focusing on the naked teenage girl's unclothed body but watching her with the Rototrix. The footage was being viewed by Ardos and Eldes from their new base of operations. Both men weren't too interested in the naked girl but they had gotten Miror B's information on the girl's look and certainly saw the Rototrix.
"So, that's the girl that has the Rototrix" Eldes said to his brother.
"She appears to be in a state of confusion" Ardos admitted "Which the method she used to get back riding Latias must've made her unconscious and nearly think this was a dream. It's the perfect opportunity to take her down and take her Rototrix-"
"Or capture her and force her to work for Cipher" Eldes told him.
"Just looking at her, I feel she is pure of heart, she won't work for us even if forced. She still would have the Rototrix which would be used for her to get away...Best to off her or take her Rototrix while it is still on her arm"
"Got a plan Ardos?"
There was a hint and a glare behind the man's sunglasses which were over his eyes as he spoke to his brother "Oh, I have one brother...What better way into stopping Hotaru from becoming a threat than being on her side?"
"JOIN HER? NEVER!"
"I'm not talking about joining her as in team up with her" Ardos said "I'm talking about pretending to be an ally to her when we're really enemies so we can lure her into a trap at the moment, she seems to be unaware of her Rototrix and what it does but over time she's going to figure things out and accept it. Like father said we have to beat her and we have to beat her now when she's in her early stages."
Eldes got where his brother was getting at "Now I'm starting to see it, but how do we pull this off?"
Another glare came from Ardos's sunglasses "I shall become a teacher at our target's school and pretend to be a normal citizen while you my brother along with Miror B when he gets here. Loverina is sure to join you too, together with you leading the efforts here, we can bring loads of Shadow Pokemon and continue with father's plan while plotting in secret to take her down without her knowing of me betraying her. Now once in school there is very little I do any harm to her besides failing grades if she gets any, however I shall do my best to set her up on a course to come colliding with Cipher traps."
Eldes nodded now getting it "Good idea, but she might not be that easy to fool as she won't be the only one attending your class."
"True brother, but I can certainly play off the part as an innocent person so she can shrug it off."
"Best we got for now" Eldes admitted.
Ardos gets up to leave "I better make myself an application for it and get ready for tomorrow, I'll be sure to send Hotaru to a haunted house."
Eldes nodded getting the message "I'll be setting it up in secret"
The probe flew away without Hotaru noticing.
Once the bath was over, Hotaru dries off, wrapping a towel around herself while combing her hair, and brushing her teeth, she goes straight to her room getting into her pajamas then into bed for the night still thinking her encounter with Latias and Latios was a dream. Morning would soon come and Hotaru would wake up to get dressed in her usual outfit. As she was doing so she combs her hair and sees the Rototrix attached to her wrist causing her to think It's still there?
She walks out and she manages to take the school bus to school. Once on the bus she sat next to Ashley whose seat was to the right of Darnel.
"Good morning Hotaru" Ashley told her new friend.
"Morning Ashley!" Hotaru replied back sitting alongside her she turned waving to Darnel "Morning Darnel!"
"Good morning Hotaru" Darnel said to her "Had a good night yesterday?"
"I was out for two hours yesterday" Hotaru muttered "Or at least that's what my mom told me."
"You were unconscious when Darnel and I spotted you riding that red white dragon creature."
"Red-White Dragon creature?" Hotaru asked she looked at her Rototrix "Was she the one that gave it to me?"
Darnel noticed how confused Hotaru looked and it wasn't the type of look that told him she had amnesia it was more of a look of just pure confusion "She possibly was, she told us she and her brother rescued you."
The moment he told Hotaru this was the moment Hotaru needed to start recalling her memories from yesterday during that whole ordeal. She briefly looks at her Rototrix then spoke "She must've been right then. Some parts are coming back to me."
"Which ones?" Ashley asked.
"Well I'm remembering I was rescued by the red-white dragon creature and a blue-white dragon creature just as that centipede cornered me. All I know is they took me to some place in their world and explained the situation to me."
"What was the situation?" Darnel inquired.
Hotaru sighed "That part is still a blur to me but I do recall them saying that the creature last night was a Shadow Pokemon a Pokemon that has it's heart turned into darkness and brainwashed."
Ashley looked horrified at this, no living creature should have to go through that "How horrible! Uh...Darnel...What is a Pokemon?"
Darnel had a guess "Not sure...If I had to guess from combining the two words a Pocket Monster...But I'm also guessing that Latias is one of these Pokemon that isn't a Shadow Pokemon."
"Oh, I hope that we don't run into any more Shadow Pokemon for Hotaru's sake." Ashley admitted looking at Hotaru whom still seemed a bit confused as she looked at her Rototrix knowing the more they talked about this, it would all come together and she turned to her friends "Please try to help me figure all this out." she looked at her Rototrix "For Latias and Latios gave me this for a reason, I've gotta figure out why once more. Once I do figure it out...I will not be so confused."
"We'll be glad to do so!" both Ashley and Darnel said as the school bus pulled into the school yard.
The school day began normally with Ashley, Darnel and Hotaru having the same Homeroom period. Turned out the day before, Hotaru arrived during 2nd period which was after homeroom and first period. All three were shocked to see a new teacher standing in the room. He wore a blue outfit and wore sunglasses. The three like all the other students blink as the school's principal was also with the new teacher. The students take their seats and wait for the morning announcements. Once it came the principal spoke "Hello students! We have a new teacher for this class, he was recently hired."
The man spoke "The name is Ardos. I've come from a new country myself and do look forward in teaching you all."
"Pleased to meet you!" was the response from the class.
All of the other students except for Ashley, Darnel and Hotaru missed out on what Ardos did next. He scanned the students expert like then kept his sight of the prize, Hotaru and her Rototrix. Hotaru was his intended target and now that she was in his class, fate would have it he'd be able to secretly lure her into traps.
"Darnel" Ashley muttered to Darnel "Is he looking at Hotaru? Or her watch?"
Darnel studied Ardos putting a hand underneath his chin "He's looking at Hotaru alright...But he is making sure not to keep his gaze on her."
Hotaru was a bit oblivious at first like why was this man looking at her but as Darnel said Ardos didn't keep his eye on her.
The Principal chuckled "Well Ardos, I'll leave this class to you."
" Much obliged" Ardos said "And I'll do my best."
Once the principal left Ardos set to work "Hello class, I'll be your teacher for Paranormal Investigation."
"Paranormal Investigation?" asked the class.
Ardos nodded "Here we will chat about the paranormal and investigate other mystical creatures and sightings as well as learn about it."
He looked around again looking at Hotaru "Young lady."
Hotaru looked at him "Yes Mr. Ardos sir?"
"You just came to the US too yesterday have you not?"
"Well yes sir, I have!"
"Then tell me being from Japan have you ever been into the Suicide Forest."
"NEVER IN MY LIFE SIR! There's a good reason why it's called that! I'd never want to go there all too willingly!"
Ardos nodded then continued "For example there are many myths and legends that are from Japan. We'll study all of those."
The students all liked the idea, this new teacher was interested in the Paranormal which meant ghosts and maybe UFOs. Ardos turned to a computer "First thing first is to take roll call."
He called out all the names of the classmates and soon they began their lesson for the day. He looked around the room once more then sighted Ashley, Darnel and Hotaru before speaking up "For this to work class, you all need to be in groups of three. I'll assign the class their teammates." he pauses looking around and agreed to give Hotaru, Ashley and Darnel. "Ashley, Darnel, and Hotaru you three will be on a team."
Ashley, Darnel, and Hotaru exchanged glances and smiled accepting it. So once the class was set up, they begin their lesson. Towards the end of the period Anges called Hotaru's group to talk to him.
"You wanted to see us Mr. Ardos?" Ashley asked.
"Oh yes" Ardos said "Hotaru."
Hotaru turned towards him giving him permission to continue. He spoke "How would you, Ashley, and Darnel like to get some extra credit?"
"Us?" Hotaru asked "Well I'm always one for some extra credit."
"What do you have in mind sir?" Darnel asked.
Ardos answered "There has been rumors about a haunted house. I'd like you three to go to the location and investigate it!"
Hotaru decided to go to try it "Well alright."
Darnel nodded "Just give us the coordinates and we'll go."
Ardos gives them where the house would be and the trio left the room to get to the next class. Once all of the student had gone, Ardos turned back pressing a button and spoke to his brother Eldes "Brother...The stage is set, Hotaru is on her way to the haunted house you made after school."
"Good work! I'll handle the rest. Make sure you don't blow your cover"
"Right"
After school, Ashley, Darnel, and Hotaru were going towards the haunted house. Each of them carried flashlights, and standard EVP equipment devices which they learned were essential to tell if the places were haunted. That was all they could bring with them as they had no way to carry other technical equipment.
"This is the spot" Ashley reported.
"Seems to be" Darnel said.
Hotaru stared at the house carefully "Well let's go investigate then."
The three begin to walk into the house. Almost immediately the Rototrix picked up something and sent an tiny single that Hotaru could only hear. She blinks wondering what this could've meant then checked it out.
"Something wrong Hotaru?" Ashley asked.
Hotaru shrugged "My watch just sent a beep."
"Strange" Darnel said as they looked around the house "Do you know why it could've done it?"
"It sounded like a warning single like it detected something" Hotaru said.
Ashley thought she saw movement behind a door "Someone there?!"
There was no answer but Darnel started feeling a cold spot which meant a possible ghost was detected. Hotaru now had a feeling why her Rototrix had sent that warning sound. Then suddenly before anyone could respond, Ashley let out a scream!
"Ashley?" Hotaru asked "What happened?
Ashley's face was pail as a ghost "Something heavy touched my shoulder just now, it was immediately once I turned my back!"
Hotaru turned with the flashlight in hand and shines it around Ashley. She then saw, there was indeed an indication of a hand print on Ashley's shoulder. She wished she would've taken a thermal camera. It was then Hotaru saw a shadow clear behind a door.
"Hey there! Ashley, Darnel and I have been asked to investigate this house...Were you the one that just touched my friend?"
There was no answer but Hotaru's Rototrix beeped out an alarm sensing it. A Purple Ghost that seemed human appeared. It had huge red-eyes and a grinning white mouth.
"That's an apparition!"
It was then Hotaru knew why the Rototrix was giving her a warning alarm. It was sensing this creature. Without warning the creature armed itself with a black ghostly like ball and hurled it at them.
"Incoming!" Darnel said.
At his words the two girls ducked as did he and the ball exploded overhead.
"That's gotta be a Shadow Pokemon!" Hotaru told her friends.
"But why? And who brought it?!" Ashley asked.
"Not sure" Hotaru said.
She turned to the Rototrix "What Pokemon is it?"
"Gengar, the Shadow Pokemon" The Rototrix replied "A Ghost and Poison Type Pokemon, it is the evolved form of Haunter and the most evolved form of Gastly. Gengar like to to pull pranks on people by pretending to be their shadow, then laughing at the person's fear."
"That watch speaks?!" Ashley asked.
"I suppose so" Hotaru said she watches as Gengar sent out a hypnotic wave at them.
Hotaru managed to pick herself up the ground and drag her friends to safety before the hypnotic wave could do anything to them.
Hotaru turned now having her questions answered "Stay down Ashley and Darnel...That thing is a Shadow Pokemon and even when it's was labeled as Shadow Pokemon, it isn't a normal Gengar."
Before Hotaru could say anything else it unleashes a toxic sludge bomb.
Hotaru ducks it as does Darnel and Ashley.
"What can we do?" Ashley asked "It's going to kill us if we don't do anything soon!
Hotaru held up her Rototrix "I'll have to battle it."
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Hotaru now starred at the Shadow Pokemon Gengar. She had to defeat it and purify it. She now knew what she had to do, those things...She knew her friends were in danger so, she stepped up towards Gengar surprising her friends that she was willing to go fight it. Once she said I'll have to battle it this got her two friends to ask "How?!" Darnel and Ashley.
Hotaru spoke turning the Rototrix to a Pokemon "With the Rototrix's help! I'm going Ghost type myself"
She choose her Pokemon to turn into which seemed to be a ghost wearing a hat and slapped her Rototrix down. A White light glittered around Hotaru, as she briefly lost all of her clothing but her body became purple and ghost like itself, she gained three red jewels around her neck, her eyes became yellow and red ghostly like, she gained Mismagiuz's purple witch like hat which was pink at the edge. She was also pink around the edges as well, when the transformation ended, Hotaru spoke "Mismagiuz!"
Ashley and Darnel couldn't believe their eyes, their new friend was able to transform herself into a ghost girl herself. Hotaru was just glad that in this transformation, sure she was naked but one really couldn't see her features as much. Hotaru blushes thinking I guess this is one transformation that I'm okay being completely naked underneath...Not like they can see much of me.
She dodges a Shadow Ball from Gengar and turned "Trying to attack me are you?"
"Gengar!" Gengar shouted.
Hotaru turned to her friends briefly "Get to safety Ashley and Darnel! Leave this thing to me!"
Ashley nodded "Right!" she grabbed onto Darnel "Come on Darnel! While Hotaru's buying us time!"
"On it!"
Hotaru also spoke "Watch out for anyone that calls themselves Cipher!"
"Cipher?" Darnel asked.
Unknown to him the mention of Cipher seemed to stun Ashley as she had a feeling she knew that organization somehow but she couldn't put her finger on it Both she and Darnel turned to obey their friend with Hotaru promising them "I'll explain, I know remember what I must do! Just look out for any body you find suspicious."
"Got it!"
Her friends turned to go while she boldly stood facing the Shadow Gengar getting into a fighting pose, with her hands clinched into fists "I don't see your trainer nearby...However I will not allow you to harm my friends or myself...Prepare to be purified!"
The Gengar seemed to giggle preparing to fight it's unexperienced foe. Hidden on the Gengar's ear was a tiny unseen headset with the Gengar getting it's orders from Elges in their hideout far away from the building Hotaru was in. Eldes spoke "You should be the stronger Ghost type not to mention faster too. Don't go easy on her, KILL her. Begin with Shadow Ball."
The Gengar smirked gathering in a shadow like orb and throwing it at her. Hotaru thought fast having the feeling that if this hit her she would get VERY hurt and ducked it.
"Give her a Shadow Punch!"
"Gengar!" the Shadow Gengar shouted unleashing it's ghostly fist.
This move took Hotaru completely by surprise and she felt a ghostly punch strike her across the chest causing her to move badly backwards vanishing into the wall "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"After her! Don't let up!" Elges ordered.
"Gengar!" the Shadow Gengar replied.
Hotaru groans coughing up a bit of blood from the Shadow Punch attack which had taken her completely off guard as she thought while lying on her back Okay, I can go intangible in this form, lucky me...What's not so lucky taking that invisible punch!
She gets back up silently and saw the Gengar coming at her with the intent to actually kill her. She saw it gather in the orb and fire it at her. She gasps and remembered her gymnastics skills. She uses her hands like a spring board and catapulted herself over the Shadow Ball then she turned and unleashed and with her eyes glowing blue unleashed her Psychic Attack at the Gengar.
"GENGAR!" Gengar cried out as it is forced to land on the porch outside of the house where Ashley and Darnel were waiting for their friend.
The Gengar gets back up and floats right through the wall! Hotaru watches it come at her aiming a fist for a Shadow Punch, this time Hotaru was ready for it "NOT THIS TIME!"
She caught Gengar's Shadow Punch attack in her fists.
It was only then did Hotaru hear the voice coming from Gengar's ears "Use Shadow Hypnosis!"
Hotaru had a feeling thanks to her Rototrix telling her that this was a Shadow type of attack which could harm any other Type Of Pokemon. She saw Gengar preparing to use it's move and quickly slams her own Shadow Ball right into the Gengar. The blast actually sent both of them flying in the opposite directions and both hit their backs on the ground.
Hotaru groans never going to use her own Shadow Ball attack in close combat if it did that. At the same time she managed to avoid the Shadow Gengar's attack. So whatever it did, she didn't want to find out. She had a guess it would put her to sleep while possibly damaging her. Shadow Gengar gets up and after being ordered to by Eldes it unleashes a poisonous Sludge Bomb at her. Hotaru barely was able to get onto her feet and back flip out of the way.
"Shadow Punch her now while she'd in Mid-air!" Eldes ordered.
The Shadow Gengar unleashes a Shadow Punch at Hotaru. Hotaru watched and once more expected this and managed to use her ghostly feet to catch the Shadow Punch in them and she actually giggled using her feet to actually toss the Shadow Punch back at Gengar "Back at you!"
"WHAT THE?!" Eldes asked as the Shadow Gengar took it's own attack by surprise.
Hotaru recovered and gathers in her ghostly energy forming it into a ball "Let's see you take my own SHADOW BALL!"
The Shadow Gengar and Eldes were both trying to figure out how they allowed that move to happen, that Elges didn't have time to give his Shadow Gengar an order. If he had it would've been to counter with it's own Shadow Ball. Elges watches as Hotaru's Shadow Ball strikes Shadow Gengar sending it flying and out of the house right onto the porch. Hotaru followed with caution. She floats out of the door passing right through it.
"Hotaru!" Ashley shouted glad to see Hotaru was okay "You're alive!"
Hotaru nods and spots the Shadow Gengar. It's eyes were swirl like indicating it had fainted. Hotaru raised a hand to her arm "Shadow Pokemon defeated...Waiting for Purification."
"Let me handle this!" came the robotic reply from the Rotom "Get close to it"
"Right"
There was a faint glow of green light from around Hotaru's body and she unleashes it almost letting the Relic Stone's energy flow through her body using it to purify the Shadow Gengar. Almost immediately the energy surged around it and took away the darkness that was trapped in Gengar's heart causing it to be purified.
"Shadow Pokemon" Hotaru muttered " Purified."
She leans onto her knees and a flash of white light erupted from around her as she turned back to normal. Hotaru looked around hoping she wasn't naked, thankfully she wasn't "That's good at least."
Ashley and Darnel raced to her "You were incredible Hotaru!"
"Thanks you two!"
Darnel looks at her "So...What are you up against and do you remember what you must do?"
Hotaru nodded "Yes, let's get out of here while Gengar is fainted. I'll answer your questions then."
"Alright."
The three leave the house to learn from Hotaru what she'd be up against. She told them her whole encounter with Latias and Latios how they saved her from the Shadow Scolipede, took her to the legendary Relic Stone. She told them how they explained to her how they escaped from Cipher taking the Rototrix with them sensing they might use it for evil. How the two Legendaries asked her to put her hand into the Relic Stone to retrieve the Rototrix...How Miror B and his subordinates managed to track them down and freeze Latias and Latios. How she became Butterfree and using it to save the two Legendaries as well as defeating the Shadow Scolipede but not purifying it. Then the last thing she remembered before blacking out was being brought back to Earth through a portal Latios created.
"Man Hotaru" Darnel muttered to her "That's some weird first day ever in the US."
"Tell me about it" Hotaru said checking her Rototrix "I have fourteen Pokemon D.N.A inside this Rototrix...I also have to battle these Shadow Pokemon, and purify them-"
"While also taking on Cipher" Ashley muttered.
"That too" Hotaru muttered "I've got a long work ahead of me to do that."
Ashley and Darnel exchanged glances, then nod, Hotaru shouldn't have to do this whole thing alone. She needed help. Ashley kneels down looking at Hotaru "You won't have to do this alone."
"Wha?" Hotaru asked a bit confused.
Darnel puts a firm hand on Hotaru's shoulder "Ashley's right! It's unfair for you to face off against Cipher and their armies of Shadow Pokemon alone. Ashley and I are with you."
"Ashley...Darnel..." Hotaru said in between breathes "Thanks."
The two give her a nod.
"Don't mention it!" Ashley told her "We're with you till the end."
"It is unfair for you to go up against those odds alone...Plus we need to think carefully on what the enemy might be planning."
"Agreed" Hotaru said.
The teens begin to walk back to their homes.
End of Episode! Hotaru's second transformation was Mismagiuz! This took a while for me to accomplish this chapter but it's up now! Episode 3 is: Trial and Error: When Hotaru is beaten by a Shadow Pokemon Saturday she must figure out a way to defeat the Shadow Pokemon later. What new Pokemon form will she take up?