"Faster Ho-oh!"

"Let's see you go faster!" Ho-oh said. Apart from straight ahead of it, all Ho-oh could see was a blur from the speed the were going. By the time any of the people below had heard them, they would already be out of sight. The spead was forcing the others to pin themselves to Ho-ohs back and to grip it's feathers to prevent themselves from falling off.

Ho-oh's wings were slightly sore from the extra effort it was puting into it's flying as it tried to reach Phoenix Mountain before Dark Ho-oh opened the Dark Realm, and did who knows what to the world.

"Phoenix Mountain sighted" Ho-oh announced a few minutes later.

"Were?" Misty asked.

"Here" Ho-oh said as the whole world seemed to come into focus were they noticed they were flying just in front of the entrance to Ho-oh's cave.

Ash sighed a lossened his tight grip on Ho-oh's feathers. "I think they're already inside" He said as he heard voices from inside the cave.

Ho-oh listened for a while then looked at Ash. "Well, what are we waiting for, lets get 'em!"

"I would, but we can't just burst in, we don't know what they're planing, and they might know we're here" Ash said.

"Your getting as boring as your girlfriend" Ho-oh moaned.

"What?!" Misty yelled.

Ash blushed slightly but shook his head and turned to Misty, trying to keep his mind on the mission. "Be quiet" He whispered.

Misty glared at Ho-oh but folded her arms and pouted. "Fine..." She said in a low voice.

"Alright, lets go" Ash whispered, glancing at the grinning Ho-oh as he walked past it and headed into the cave.

"Is it just me, or is this place colder then the last time we were here?" Misty whispered as they walked down an empty tunnel towards the centre of the mountain.

"It's the Dark Legandaries" Ho-oh explained. "When they're nearby it's as if all the happiness is sucked out of the world, it always feels as if your being watched, as if the Dark Legandaries are eying you, and waiting to attack"

"Stop it Ho-oh" Ash said looking over at Misty, who was looking more scared then ever as she looked at the shadowy walls, as if expecting one of the Dark Legandaires were going to suddenly appear. "Your scaring her" He whispered just loud enough for Ho-oh to hear.

Ho-oh looked over at Misty and frowned. "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you"

Misty looked up at Ho-oh. "Me? Scared? As if!" She said stubbornly and folding her arms. "I'm not afraid of anything"

Just then, there was a red flash and an ear-piercing cry from further down the tunnel. Misty instintly jumped and ran behind Ash. "Wh-what was that?" She asked in a terrified voice, looked over his shoulder nervously.

"I dunno" Ash said, a little startled from the yell, which faded with the red flash.

"Ash, I don't think this is a good idea" Misty said nervously. "Can we please leave?"

Ash looked back at her, just as there was another red flash and another scream, causing Misty to cower down even more. Ash sighed and looked at Rick, who was standing near the back of the group with Raichu. "Could you take Misty out of here?"

Rick was a little confused. "Tryin' to get rid of me eh? Well you could have just asked" He said sarcasticly. He shook his head and his voice became a little more serious. "Sure thing, come on Misty"

"But-" Misty began looking worriedly at Ash, but quickly stopped at another cry from down in the cave.

"You go" Ash advised. "We'll be fine, right Ho-oh?"

"Pikapi?" Pikachu asked, wondering if he was being ignored.

"You should go out too Pikachu" Ash said, kneeling down next to Pikachu.

"Pi Pikapi, pika pikachu" [But Ash, I wanna fight] Pikachu pouted.

"Ya I know, but I want you to keep an eye on the others" Ash whispered.

Pikachu grinned. [You mean keep an eye on Misty?] Pikachu said, giggling at the shocked look on Ash's face. [Ok, I'll go, but be careful] He said trotting over to Rick, Misty and Raichu.

Misty frowned and looked at Ash and Ho-oh. "Be careful"

Ash smiled. "Go on, we'll be fine" "I hope"

"Ya, I hope so too"

"Hmm?" Ash looked up at Ho-oh, who was grinning at him. "Ho-oh, I told you not to invade my thoughts"

"What? I was just agreeing with you" Ho-oh responded, trying to sound inosint.

Misty gave them a confused look before Rick began to force her out towards the exit.

Ash sighed when Pikachu and the others were out of sight. "Come on Ho-oh, lets get going" He said as he began to walk down the path again. "And be quiet!" He added in a loud whisper.

Another red flash, another screech of pain, Ash was getting more nervous by the minute. "What the heck is going on down there?" He thought as they walked down a slanted, curved path leading into darkness.

Soon, Ash spotted an opening, somewhat like the entrance to a cave. "Guess thats were they are" Ash whispered.

"Can we crash in now?" Ho-oh asked impatiently.

"No, lets find out what there doing first" Ash walked quietly to the entrance and looked in. There was a large boulder near the entrance, blocking there veiw, but providing a hiding spot. Ash snuck in, followed by Ho-oh. "Ho-oh, help me up" Ash whispered, and the bird obayed, pickingAsh up gently with it's beak and lifting his to the top of the boulder. Ash lay across the top and looked around. They were both well hidden in the shadows, and looked around the area.

It was a large clear area with a large portal that looked like a purple and black swirl at the end. In the centre stood not only the five Dark Legandaries, but three Dark Legandary Dogs. Raikou had black fur all over with red lightning bolt designs on its body, a red tail and red eyes. Entei was all black except for it's eyes and Suicune was black with red eyes, red diamond shapes on it's body and red tails.

In the portal, a small figure could be seen, a Pokémon. When the Pokémon emerged it was revealed to be a Blastoise. Just like the Dark Legandaries it was all black, apart from it's eyes.

What happened next, came as a surprise to both Ash and Ho-oh. Dark Raikou stepped forward and released a burst of red electricity on the Blastoise. The Blastoise cried in pain before it seemed to turn to dust. The 'dust' floated through the air and towards Raikou, who closed it's eyes as the 'dust' seemed to absorb into it.

"There absorbing the power from the others..."

"What?" Ash asked, looking back at Ho-oh.

"There taking the powr from the other Dark Pokémon and adding it to their own. They going to become supercharged"

Ash looked back as the Raikou stepped back in line. "We gotta stop them" Ho-oh shook it's head. "Theres nothing we can do right now"