{Flashback 10,000 years ago}

Blood stained the ground as cries echoed throughout the burning village. Two opposing forces had meet, and only one could survive to claim victory. The pikachu's once pristine white fur was stained red. Michael Flash stared at his opponent who was standing on a pole that was once part of a building. He ignored the many cuts and bites on his bloody body and prepared to attack again. His adversary, Arron Slink the dark focus holder, smiled and leap to the attack. His teeth and claws glinted red in the moonlight. The sneasel's Slash missed as the light pikachu move swiftly out of the way. *Why do you serve the powers of evil? * asked Flash. *Because that is what I am, a thief, a liar, and a trickster, * was his response. *I command the third army of darkness. And your pitiful band of rebel's cannot stop the coming conquest, * he said with venom, ignoring the burns that covered his body. *You victory over the shadow was a fluke, you shall not prevail! * he screamed as he charged again. *It was no fluke, it was love, and I will not lose that or this battle! * said Flash at first quietly, then yelling. He too charged on all fours, becoming a white flash in a quick attack. He struck the sharp claw pokemon in the chest, but Slink countered with a Fury Swipes attack, drawing more blood with each strike. Flash flipped back out of the deadly claws range after taking five slashes, however. Crimson black energy surged around Slink's claws as he pressed the attack. Light cut through the ash filled scarlet night as Flash gathered power for his attack. The smell of smoke and ozone filled the Slink's nostrils as he came in striking distance. The name of the attack filled his ears and white light blinded his eyes as it was released. *Daybreak! * Flash screamed as he made night become day.

{Present, the night after the missions had been given}

Arron Slink woke up with a start from his dream/memory. Someone had invaded his personal space and had paid the price. He looked to the left over his out stretched arm, and noticed his claw sticking into Mimi Phantasm his partner for this mission. Being a ghost type, she was not harmed by his attack. *Don't sneak up on a person like that, * he said *It's not healthy. * *Sorry, are you having bad dreams? * She asked dispassionately. *No, more like painful memories. Did Luna and the others find the base? * He asked Mimi. *Yes, that's why I came to get you, * she said, *Come. * (The feel of impending death is in the air.) Mimi thought as they left the clearing.

Clouds raced across the darkened heavens as Drift the magnetite watched the human structure. His perch in the oak tree provided him with a perfect view of the structure. He felt a faint calling in his mind, which prompted him to look down. The misty visage of Mimi and the smiling face of Arron meet his cyclopean glare. He quick floated down and greeted the two focus holders. *So has there been any sign of motion? * Arron asked the floating pokémon. *None, all has been quiet since we found it early this evening, * Drift reported. * Each of us has been stationed at different points around the building, one in the north, south, east and west. * *All right, Mimi and I will go in first. If this is a trap or the wrong place we can get out much easier. Tell the others to stand-by. If we're not back in three hours, figure something out, * Arron said as he and Mimi advanced on the building. The ghost pokémon and the dark pokémon used Phase and Invisibility both respectively.

{Attack: Phase Type: (Ghost) At: - Ar: 100% a pokémon becomes insubstantial and can pass through solid objects. Physical attacks don't work, but special attacks do hurt the user. The user becomes almost unable to be detected by most senses, even sight. Effect canceled if the user uses any physical moves or is hit by a strong special attack.

Attack: Invisibility Type: (Dark) At - Ar: 100% the user is unable to be seen by visible sight. However, the user can be detected by other senses like smell or hearing. Evasion is maxed out. Can be canceled if user is hit by a strong attack. }

Using these moves, they reached he building with the assurances that they had not been detected by anyone. A large wall surrounded the building with barbed wire along the top. It had a square shaped three-story tower with a parabolic antenna on the top attached to a low, wide rectangular one-story building with a large red R on it. Arron and Mimi searched along the south wall looking for a way for Arron to get into the building with out having to climb the walls. The found none. But when they searched the west wall, the found a large hole in the wall. *What could have done this, * Arron mused quietly as he entered though the opening. *This must have done a while ago, because the holes edges have eroded some, * Mimi whispered. The two moved through the courtyard to the main building. They found the door busted apart. *Lady's first, * Arron said with false courtesy. Mimi ignored him and floated in ahead anyway.

The first thing that hit them when they entered was the stench of decay and old death. A quick look around found them looking at rust colored walls. Looking around the found various bodies in the process of decay. *This is bad, * Arron said with a frown, *This very bad. * *I wonder what happened, * Mimi pondered. *These bodies have been dead for several days. They continued down the short hallway and found a large open foyer. In the middle was a large fountain in the shape of aipom. Water was shooting out of its mouth and if you ignored the steelix that was impaled on the top and the five or six corpses, the black marble and jade room was quite lovely. *Ok, something went seriously wrong here, * Arron said looking at the damage. *These bodies seem to have been ripped apart by something. The others didn't have any physical damage. *

Walking past to the reception desk, they walked through a broken glass door. Walking careful down the corridor, with all the senses aware, they noticed that there fresh bodies of people and pokémon alike. The humans were dressed in black covert gear, and the had little red R's on there chest, those that still had one. The pokémon were mostly normal, poison and a few psychic and grass types; these were typical team rocket pokémon. These people and pokémon were killed in a variety of ways. Some were burned beyond recognition, some were crushed and pulled apart, other's frozen and a few seems to just have their very minds erased. These were the most horrifying; their blank stares seemed to follow Arron and Mimi down the corridor. Passing by several doors, all open to more scenes of destruction and carnage, the headed to the center of the building. They finally reached a large metal door that was surprisingly still in good condition. Arron examined the card lock next to the door and pronounced it broken. The sneasel open the heavy door just a crack large enough for him to just slip in. Mimi just floated through the door.

Walking in the ill lit vault like tomb the found hundreds of bodies stacked up inside. It seemed like a half-inch of blood covered the floor. *Again, what could do something like this? This must be the base's entire staff. Were there no survivors? * Arron asked. "Only I escaped death and survived hell. I have been waiting for you in this place of death and evil. Will you end the curse? Or will you help it again?" said an echoy voice. *And who are you? Why do I have to answer to you? * Asked Mimi. Arron slipped into the shadows making no more noise. Mimi as long as was still phased she could not be hurt. But, Arron's invisibility protected him only from sight and not harm. "My name is Destiny, and I will show myself when you both do. The truth of what happen here lies ahead, if you want to lift the curse, * Destiny said. Suddenly the felt a presence leave and though they did not feel it come. *No point in me being in invisible anymore, * Arron said as came back into sight. *Come on, let's go, * he said as he walked out another large door in the room.

As soon as Mimi passed through the door, they both felt a searing pain rip through there skulls.

{10,000 years in the past}

Arron walked in on to the wide marble balcony. It overlooked the Armagon Empire's primary holdings. Slaves labored day and night to build the Capitol City. A dark purple mew, a misdreavus, and a midnight black pikachu all were looking down at the fire lit work camps. "It's odd that all of us ended up working for Emperor Kain," Arron asked. "Not really. Each of us commands one of his four armies. Shade the first army of night, Xeroxes the second army of destruction, you with the third army of darkness and me the fourth army of death. What's so odd about that?" the ghost asked. "I mean why do we all do it? We have yet to actually talk among ourselves. Tomorrow we will be sent out to subdue and crush all resistance to our empire. This is our only chance to talk," Arron said. "Why do you fight Xeroxes?" He asked jumping on the balcony railing. "My sister," the mew answered as he looked at the full moon, "I will fight to make sure my sister stays safe."

"I fight because I hate everything. I have nothing but my hatred," Shade said quietly. "I fight because I believe everyone must feel the pain and sorrow I feel. Soon everyone will know grief. And you? Why do you fight Slink?' Phantasm asked. "Because, I just like making trouble. Besides," he said more quietly, "Who else would trust me at all?" With that all four waited for the sun to rise.

{The present}

Arron and Mimi woke up in front of the door they just came out of. Startled the two looked around to see what caused such a vivid memory. *Did you just have a flash back of the time we discussed our reasons for joining Kain's side? * Arron asked. Mimi just nodded. *I thought so. Someone's playing with our heads. And when I find out whom.. * He said ominously. *Let's go, * he said running ahead. Some steps leading downward deeper into the heart of darkness materialized before them. As they dashed/floated down the spiraling steps, a memory rose to greet them.

{10,000 years ago}

{Arron's POV}

I woke up with the mother of all headaches. I felt like I had been staring at the sun for hours. Not like I actual see the sun, being nocturnal and all. Opening my eyes slightly I find myself looking at a white washed ceiling. I look to the left with a barely discernable movement and see a marowak sitting next to my bed. *Hi! I know that you are awake. You were heavily injured in that battle with Flash and have been out for a whole day. It's night now. You can call me Atlas, or by my human name, Phillip. (Great, just what I need, an overly nice prison guard. Oh well, they haven't built a prison I can't get out off. This guy's pity will be easy to use.) I thought.

{The present}

But I was only half right. My room was easy to get out off with my skills, but Phillip Atlas turned out to be my one true friend. Especially when Leslie caught up to me.

{The Past}

I was standing on my last legs, even though I didn't show it. I just had a problem beating strong fighting types, and she was the strongest. The hitmonlee jumped off of the top of wall and came down toward me in a Dynamic Punch. I jumped away using with my agility. The ground exploded around her from the point of impact. I charged forward phasing in and out of sight as I hit her with a Darkening Phase attack.

{Attack: Darkening Phase At: 160 Ar: 100% the user shifts partially out reality and attacks from this state. The target is filled with dark energy. The user cannot be hit during this attack. }

I hit dead on blasting her back through several walls of the medical complex. She exploded from the rubble and crossed the courtyard with her own Agility. As she approached she screamed the name of her ultimate attack. The cry of a thousand warriors rent the air as the ground shock as she came closer. Maroon fire surrounded her body as she prepared to strike. *You're done, GLORIOUS FIGHTING DREAM! * There was no time to dodge; she was on me in a second. Incredible pain shot through me as she beat the living moonlights out of me.

{Attack: Glorious Fighting Dream At: 1120 Ar: 100% the user goes through every conceivable martial art fighting move on the target or targets. The speed of this attack and the devastating power of each blow cause anyone hit to explode. Always goes first. If used on too little targets death results. }

Suddenly I stop feeling any blows at all. As I stare at the night sky, I release that I am inside of a hole in the ground. A kind eyes stare at me from out of a bone helmet. *Are you all right? * Atlas asked. *I could be better, but why are you helping me? I tricked you? * I asked. *Because, you're my friend, * He replied as he helped me up.

{The present}

He was my first real friend. A short time after that I changed sides. After all I wasn't going to give my loyalty to someone who was just using me.

{End POV}

While Arron was having his flash back, Mimi was having a different one.

{The past, Mimi's POV}

I floated through this endless maze looking of passages and cells the cries of the miserable and the persecuted filled the air. The west prison was a terrible place, built under the southern most of the Whirl Islands; it was the only one not connected with the other four. Looking at the miserable wretches in this dank, dark place, I felt the smallest hint of some odd emotion. No matter. I came here to see if a rumor I hear was true. After some looking, I found the deepest, darkest, smallest cell. I looked in after creating a bit of light using a low-key flash. Inside, was a small pokémon. Its white and pink body was coved in lacerations and burses, and it was curled in a small ball. (So it is true. And here I thought my loyalty would be rewarded. But if he put some one who loved him in here for saying no to him, what would he do with a true betrayal?) I think. As I come out of my thoughts, I notice two blue eyes staring at me. *I knew you would come, * she said. I give the mew know as Kimberly Vision a smirk as I come out of my Phase.

{The Present}

After getting her out of there, she explained all of Kain's plans to me. He never had any planes to help anyone but himself, and after he regained all of the keys, he was going to dispose of everyone. After that, I turned against him too. I come out of my flashback to find a large steel door, ripped off it hinges. More bloodstains were on the walls and the door. Large claw marks covered the door. My partner nodded when I looked at him. He leapt and I floated through the door and into the room. We looked in noticed, a figure floating in the middle of what looked like a temple of some sort. Black electricity surrounded the floating figure, making it hard to see whom it was. (Ebony?) I thought.

"Welcome, seekers of truth, " said the floating figure. It landed and turned toward us. The person who stood in front of us wasn't the holder of shadow, although she had shadow powers. The woman had jet-black hair, which fell to her mid-back. Blue piercing eyes stared out at us from a very pale face. She was wearing a black trench coat, a light black shirt and black leather pants with dark black leather boots and leather gloves. "I have been waiting for you. While I have not been the one testing you, I know of that one. He is the one who was imprisoned here. A year of ago he was released by those who were consumed by power and greed. He returned here only recently for the purpose of death," She said.

*Ok, you must be Destiny, * my partner said. *And the only person I know of who could mess with my mind like that is, * he began when we each felt a strong presence. "It's here. The time for battle has come," she said facing the altar like structure at the back of the wide room. The electric lights set in the ground blew out as torches on the ten columns in the rectangular room ignited in eerie blue flames. A ball of energy appeared above a claw that was set on the altar. The cubic structure and the square alcove it was in were lit up by its pale glow. The ball floated down and grew into the shape of a man. The light faded to reveal Kain in his human form.

{End POV}

"It is a pleasure to meet to of my former allies again. Don't think I didn't remember that you to turned against me. Still I don't hold it against you too much now that I know your reasons. Still I have to kill the girl there, and then I can be on my way," He said to them.

"I don't think it will be that easy. I not going to let you," Mimi said in a quiet creepy voice. "Me nether," said Arron darkly. "I can handle myself as well," Destiny said, opening a poké ball, releasing a gengar on the battlefield. "I figured you say that. So, let's get started m'kay," Kain said happily. Suddenly his eyes turned completely black so that you couldn't tell the difference between his pupil and the former whites. His form started to blur as he changed his shape and his form. His hands and feet became paws. Jet-black fur grew out of his body as his clothes melted into his body. Curved white horns grew out of his elongating skull, as razor sharp teeth formed. A black pointed tail grew out as his spine stretched and pulled. Bleached bones grew out and across his back, and formed bracelets around his feet. Instead of the usual peach fur on his belly and mussel, there was sliver white fur. Soon what stood before them was not a man but a large houndoom.

*I will enjoy tearing you apart, * Kain growled. Suddenly he dashed toward Mimi in a pursuit attack. The ghost had no time to responded before she was sent flying. Destiny, her pokémon and Arron jumped away. In mid air, Arron focused his power around him. A white ball of energy formed in front of him and exploded in a condensed beam of Ice. The Houndoom moved out of the way of the ice beam in a blur of speed.

*Infernal Fire, * He said as dark black flames fired toward Arron. The agile sneasel jumped and flipped through the air, avoiding the streams of empty fire.

{Attack: Infernal Fire Type: (void) At: 900 Ar: 95% Hate made real. A stream of evil fire is sent into the target. Death results as the flames consuming the victim cannot be put out. Always burns}

Arron let out a high pitched Screech as Destiny ordered "Spectre, Zap Cannon." Spectre fired the ball of concentrated electricity at Kain. It struck the dark hound in the side and knocked him back. "Wise, but I can not be stopped so easily. Negative Lighting!" Kain cried as blue-black energy exploded off of him.

{Attack: Negative Lighting Type: (void) At: 900 Ar: 100% Rage electrified. Evil energy is released from the user as electricity. The victim or victims are shocked to death. Always paralyzes.}

Arron and Spectre were both thrown back into pillars. Now no longer paralyzed, Kain leapt out of the way of a shadow ball. Mimi began a Perish Song, but before she could complete it, Kain bit into her with a massive crunch. While she was flinching, he fired an infernal fire at point blank range. Flipping over Arron's retaliatory slash, he fired a flamethrower at a Dark Electric roaring at him in mid air, deflecting it aside.

{Attack: Dark Electric Type: (shadow) At: 640 Ar: 100% a bolt of shadow energy is fired at the target. The shadow energy travels almost at the speed of light. 30% chance of killing the target leaving black ash behind.}

Landing he vanished in a faint attack. Blazing through Spectre he took him out of the battle. Reappearing, in the center of the room, he stood and waited as Arron approached using Agility. As Arron threw a Dynamic Punch, Kain suddenly put his head back and howled, blowing him through a pillar and disintegrating the ground around him. He smirked as Mimi's Banshee yell washed over him and destroyed the altar behind him. Glorious, cold white light gathered around him. "Devil's light," he said.

{Attack: Demon Howling Type: (void) At: 900 Ar: 100% the voice of malice, deadly supernatural energy is released. Kills every one who hears it. Always flinches.

Attack: Banshee Yell Type: (ghost) At: 160 Ar: 95% a beam of concentrated energy is fired at the target. The supernatural waves shatter the soul casing vast damaged.

Attack: Devil's Light Type: (void) At: 1000 Ar: 100% a show of pride, balls of cold light fire at a target or target's searing them to death. Always drops accuracy to 0}

The will-o-wisps roared through the air, but Mimi managed to avoid the brunt of the attack. A whip wrapped around Kain's neck, but he tossed his head, throwing Destiny and her whip into the wall by the door. He charged her in a blur of motion. As He approached a black and gold blur knocked him aside. Luna the umbreon stood in his former path. Destiny released another pokémon. "Go, Infinity," she said as she released her own umbreon. The pure dark types looked at each other and nodded in silent agreement. The both started charge Kain. He saw them coming and dashed to meet them. They begin to move around the room so fast few eyes could follow them. With each clash a bursts of energy was let off. Both dark eevees jumped away and dug under ground. Kain smirked and sent a pulse through the ground. {Attack: Cursed Ground Type: (void) At: 900 Ar: 100% the force of cruelty, energy is sent so the ground renting it. All is cast down. Always faints underground targets, never misses, useless against flying types. }

The two umbreons were blasted out of the ground and in to dream land. Suddenly, Kain was paralyzed by a thunder wave, the hit by a Twin Needle and Take Down at the same time. Recovering, he was hit with a thunder punch. Sending him through a column. Drift the magnemite, Nocturan the hypno, Driller the beedrill, and Destiny's alakazam Prophet had joined the battle. The four pokémon started at the rubble, hoping that they had won.

Gradually energy started to arc through the debris. With a roar, the whole room lit up with light and destructive power. Outside, the whole base was lit up from the inside. The entire structure was destroyed in a column of energy.

{Attack: Destruction Calling Type: (void) At: 1000 Ar: 100 the power of treachery, horribly destructive power is called up from the ground as huge pillars of light and power.}

Drift, Driller and Nocturan's charge forms landed on the outside of the large crater. All four of the silent searchers were now out of the battle, there prone forms lying around the depression. So were three out of four of Destiny's pokémon. The shadow woman, stood up shakily, oddly unharmed by the blast, yet still winded. Kain leapt up from out of the hole and landed behind her. She turned stared into his soulless black eyes and was not afraid. "Are you ready to die," he asked. "Always, but are you?" she countered. He looked surprised for a minute, and then sneered. "Why do you say that?" He asked, but she did not answer with words. She just flipped back into the hole behind her now. Before, he could go after her, he heard a two voices cry in unison, "Wail of grief, Dark Star Razor. Only then he felt the power that had grown while he was distracted. (Curses! I forgot about the focus holders) he thought as they attacks hit him.

{Attack: Wail of Grief Type: (ghost) At: 1180 Ar: 100% the ultimate ghost attack. Supernatural force is sent out into the surrounding area, up to several miles, as a pulse of pale light. It separates all souls from the corporal vessels. It is fatal if the user whishes it to be.

Attack: Dark Star Razor Type: (dark) At: 1180 Ar: 100% a sphere of dark energy is shot into the sky. Its power spreads out above the user, in the form of a galaxy in black space and crimson stars. Beams of dark energy rain down from these stars blowing up every thing in the affected area. Can be fatal if hit directly by the beams. }

Energy blasted Kain across the crater and into the woods. A huge explosion went off as soon as the shock wave dissipated from the clearing.

"That had to have got him. Right?" Arron asked Mimi as he limped back into the clearing. "Most likely not. He still is the holder of the void," Mimi said calmly. Destiny flipped back out of the crater and landed in front of them in a crouch. A howl of pure fury was the only warning they got. Mimi and Destiny both managed to avoid the huge ball of evil energy and flames, but Arron was not so lucky. He was blasted through several trees and rocks. Kain walked out of the hole in the trees with only minimum damage. He smirked then said, "You two have improved if you can retain your pokémon form's after using your ultimate attacks. I had to use more energy than I planed to resist you assault. So I leave you for now. Bye-bye." He vanished in a flash of light. Destiny said, "I to must take my leave. Look out for those who have been made from nothing in the form of legends. And I will meet you in the place of conflict. Farewell." He vanished to in a flash of black light.

Mimi sighed. "It looks like we going to have to report some bad news. Still," she said while looking over the creator, "We don't know if he is working with Team Rocket." She looked at the smoke obscured moon and wondered about the future.