Myst was not sure what mood she should have. At the one hand she got information she were looking for and was now closer to her goal. On the other hand, the information also revealed something she wasn't eager to know.
She was sitting on a table with Cynthia and Ash, having a set of papers in hands where she has written down what she learned from the Grunt they got their hands on.
Said Grunt by the way, after Myst was done with him, is now in custody of the police, thought they had to get a specialist to treat mental breakdowns.
Back to Myst and the other two "Ok… that is what we know so far. The time table is for the location of their base… a ship. A ship able to fly."
"A flying ship? A ship cannot fly." Countered Ash
"You were involved with a flying castle before. I have seen a stone robot which was 3 500 years old." Stated Myst "A sailing ship that flies isn't much of a stretch from here."
"Now that you put it that way." Laughs Ash cheesy
Myst rolled her eyes and told Cynthia "Originally I didn't want to ask that… but I get paid, right?"
"We will find a way to compensate your efforts" promised the Lucario with a nod "Did you learn anything else form this Grunt?"
"Not much, after all it was only a Grunt. It seems they got Kyurem because it is the main power source of their ship. Or at least they keep in a, I recite, "A glass container that is absorbing energy from the legendary" to keep him from breaking out and to use the energy for something. But he doesn't know why he and his comrades were ordered to attack the village."
"So all we know that they have one of the Splicer parts and the Legendary Himself." Summarized Cynthia "As well where the ship would be the next few times. However given that Plasma properly knows as well that we now possess this information, they will change the time table as soon as it is possible for them."
"I agree whole heartily with you" nodded Myst "Which means either they try to replace these tables as soon as possible. With some luck they might be forced to at least cover one or two times of the table to ensure all of their forces are up to date."
Then she looked at Ash "Ash… how did your brother become one of the guardians of the Splicer? Neither of you are from Unova after all."
"That is a question I had in mind for quite a while." Admits Cynthia with a nod "How did he manage it?"
"I am not sure to be honest" admits the Pikachu "All I can tell is that Tai has showed me the splicer part and said that he got that from a Pokémon that visited him at one night. I think it name was… uhm…"
Myst looks at Ash "Yes?"
"Uhm… sorry I forgot it's name" said Ash sheepish before jumping as he saw Myst glare. If glares could kill… Myst would have to put in much less effort into her job. And Ash would be powder right now.
"B-But I know that the Pokémon came down as a grin bird with purple tail and purple colors on various pots before transforming into an humanoid shape, where the lower half is replaced with a cloud. He gave Tai the Splicer Part."
"From that description, the only Pokémon I can think of is Tornadus, a legendary of the Unova region." Helped Cynthia out.
"So, that means a legendary Pokémon of this place traveled over to Kanto to hand over the piece of the splicer to Tai so he would guard it?" asks Myst "Sometimes I really wonder why such dangerous things are not guarded by legendaries themselves, destroyed or hidden in a spot only very few Pokémon could reach."
"For that, I cannot think of much to explain why." Admits Cynthia "But many dangerous artifacts are under the care of chosen non-legendary Pokémon and in many cases the Legendaries choose the guardians themselves."
"Wonder who set up that stupid rulebook." Muttered Myst while shaking her head. "Anyway, for Tai we can do very little now, given that we don't know where to look. So the only other way to get close to Plasma is to find out the whereabouts of the other two pieces. And of the Legendaries involved into that mess."
"Kyurem is in the hands of Plasma, while Reshiram is moving with the elusive N. Zekrom is with Hilbert, whose whereabouts are a question mark as well." Called Cynthia up while continuing "Our best bet are now to try and find out where the other two splicer parts are."
"Which itself could prove self quite a challenge." Nodded Myst "After all, we don't know how they are chosen… or how Plasma knew that Tai was one of them… except…"
"You are not suggesting that-" began Cynthia
"Given what we know so far, it isn't such a stretch. Even if I am uncomfortable about it." Shock Myst her head.
"Uhm… what are you talking about?" asks Ash confused
"We believe that they got their hands on Tornadus." Stated Myst "And such learned about the location of one of the Splicer Pieces. "Which means we have to find the two counterparts of Tornadus in hopes we might learn where the other two parts are."
"Perhaps in the news are something!" stated Ash and turns on the TV while Myst groans mentally. Really? Since when would watching news be a reliable way to find legendaries if they are not in one of their bad moods. Most of them are keeping themselves in solitude after all, while by others you don't need to watch the news as they always hang around the same area.
"We stop our current program for special news." Stated a reporter in the TV, which got Myst attention. "Just recently we arrived the latest place of an Team Plasma attack. We reported earlier that small groups of the terrorist group have attacked several placed of Unova but looking at their latest move, it was just a distraction to keep authorities away from Opolucid City!"
And the monitor showed various parts of the city frozen in ice "As witnessed stated attacked Team Plasma the town with a flying Frigate that shoot with a cannon at the city, freezing great and various parts of it. Government Organizations and various helpers of all of the region are gathering to thaw out people trapped within the ice or the ice covered building and vehicles. It is too early to estimate any number of injuries or causalities. Various people are missing, including the Gym Leader Drayden, who was taken by Team Plasma according to witnesses after three individuals came out of the gym and attacked the gym leader from behind as he were trying to stop a group from Plasma attacking fleeing people. More news will be provided once we gain a clearer picture of the situation."
"That means we have only one more shot before Team Plasma has the entire set" muttered Myst.
"How do you know?" asks Ash "The TV only stated they attacked the town! And they have to pay for that alone!"
"Why would they bother to attack a town and take a Gym Leader?" asks Myst in return "Because he has something they wanted. And from our current knowledge it was the second splicer piece."
Ash paled at the realization of the means and asks "Then what can we do now?"
"The only thing we can do at our current situation." Stated Myst "Finding either the legendary or the piece in question."
On the bridge of the flying frigate floats a Magnetzone, watching as the operators of the ship were keeping course to evade any potential threats of their ship. The first use in operation were a huge success but he was weary not to overuse it, until they figured out the absolute limit of their equipment.
The door to the bridge opened and as the steel/electric type turned, he saw a hoxarus brought in, along side a Riolu which were tied up and gagged. The Magnetzone figured it was because the crew got tired with the endless whining of the fighting type.
Turning to the dragon type the Magnetzone started "Greetings Mister Drayden. Quite the honor to have you aboard."
"Shut up and state why you kidnapped me!" was the harsh response and the Magnetzone chuckles
"Where are my manners? My name is Colress and I am the head scientist of Team Plasma and the captain of the frigate. As for your kidnapping… you are here for the same reason why Mister Ketchum is with you."
The Hoxarus eyes widened "The DNA Spicer?"
"Indeed. Now we have two of you, it is only a matter of time until we gained access of the third and last part. I just wanted to welcome you here and to show you we have more than you think." Explains the Steel/Electric Type before turned to the guards "Please escort the two back to the cells."
"Yes Colress!" stated the grunt and brought the two away.
Turning back to the Operators, the captain of the frigate asks "Status report."
"All Systems are green. No damage from the Super Cool Energy in the cannon or any systems. The ship is in top shape. No information about Subject L."
"That is most uncomfortable. I knew why I were not very eager to reveal our playing cards that soon." Stated Colress.
"Sometimes you have to bluff or show force to your opponents to gain your goals!" stated a new voice as the intercom opened "And in this case it should get the attention we need to find the third part! Is here anything going?"
"We still lack the current location of Subject G or the Third piece. And now if course those who are informed about it as well, might gotten to the conclusion that we can still be stopped by hiding the object in question."
"Don't worry! As soon we are in the coordinates I told you, the last piece will be brought to our doorsteps!" chuckles the voice "Now let us continue on our operation!"
"Of course sir!" stated Colress and the intercom transmission ended. Then he turns to the Operators "Full speed ahead."
"Full Speed ahead!" replied the operator and the ship gained maximum speed towards their goal.
"Yes… yes I understand. Thank you" stated Cynthia as she ended her call "None of my friends were able to tell where any of these three are right now?"
"Well it was something we all three agreed that here wasn't much of a help." Stated Myst looking at some websites and blogs "The only thing I got was that the last sighting of Tornadus was four months ago and Thundurus was last seen some days ago. However here is also stated that Team Plasma was seen in the same area. For Landorus, nothing is said for the last three years."
"Given that two of the Splicer pieces are properly in Plasmas hands, we can assume the only one left is Landorus." Assumed the champion "But three years? He could be anywhere."
"Then why don't we another legendary where he might be?" suggested Ash.
Myst face slapped at this boys antics "Do you really thing any other legendary, except for one or two, might know where one of their fellow legendaries are? Sorry to burst your bubble, but the only legendaries I think that might know something are not in the region."
"Well… then how about…" began Ash but couldn't think of something.
Myst looks at Cynthia and stated "This guy isn't high in my book." Before turning back to the blogs and whistles "Well… that is at least a lead."
"What is it?" asks Ash
"In Hoenn different Pokémon which doesn't belong to that region appeared over the past few weeks. Inclusive legendaries. The only thing in common, according to that blog, is that a ring appeared floating above an area and the Pokémon dropped out of it." Explains Myst "While this blog is mostly good to find all types of weird theories, most of them not true, you find at least some reliable information. Given you know where to look."
"Hoenn huh?" asks Cynthia "While it is nice to know that Landorus might have landed there, it is quite a distance and even with the fastest plane we are at least 12 hours away."
"Yeah, not to mention that we don't know where Plasma will be in the time we are trapping it." Agreed Ash.
Rolling her eyes Myst stated "When did I ever say we are going flying? I was more thinking of the lines that we activate any contact we got there, looking if any of them saw or could find Landorus while we concentrate here on finding that ship and board it."
"I could asks Stephen if he knows something." Nodded Cynthia "Thought I am not completely sure if he is able to find anything as…"
"I know that this Metagross is more interested in rocks than other Pokémon." Stated Myst "Me for my part are going to make a call." And took out a cell phone and began to dial a number. She waits for a few minutes before telling into the Phone "LP Unova GA Mystery Hoenn C4" then she paused and said "Queen on D4 Check." Before ending the call and tossed the phone into the trash.
"Why did you-"
"I use every phone only once, except for my business phone… to receive calls." Stated Myst "Except I find out it is compromised."
"But… what did you tell?" asks Ash in wonder.
"What we need to tell my contact. It was a code." Laughed Myst "Do you really think I would let you know to all my secrets?"
"I thought you would trust us and let us know everything that help saving my brother." Stated Ash
Myst was suddenly throwing Ash on the ground and put a foot on him "Listen up Thunderbrain! I am only in this because I of my own goals. Your brother is just the reason why you are included. Else I would be long gone, going my own way. And after this, we go separate ways and I have as little as possible of my secrets being compromised."
Ash glared at her even after she let go of him and she stated "Think about it! I am an Assassin. I work in the shadows."
"Ash. Please stop that" came from Cynthia who stepped between the two "And you too. We are working together right now. But Ash… she is a person with her own moral and way of working."
"Why is she so shady?" asks Ash "Why can't she be working with the Rangers or Police?"
"The two groups are bound by the law. But law is not always justice. It is faulty and with holes. People like me exist because of it." Stated Myst "be glad I am not like many others… because the minority of people who kill as a job, have not a single second thought about killing anybody as long the prize is right."
Then Myst phone rang and she pulled it out, revealing it to be something you don't get on the market and answered. "Tak? Yes… I see… that was fast… of course. 10 000." And she ends the call before dialing a different number "10 000, Tak, 54126 Modus." And ends the call "That was it."
“What was that about?” asks Ash in confusion
“My contact in Hoenn tries to locate Landorus and he got a few leads.” Answered Myst “And I paid the first half upfront.”
“Don’t you fear he might cheat you?” asks Ash
“Ash… if you have any idea of my reputation, then you would know that none of those who cheated or tricked me got away with it.” Stated Myst in a cold voice.
Ash gulped under that clear threat and made a mental note to never give her reason to hunt him. Grinning the Zorua leans back and told Ash “Given that currently our hands are tied, I propose, that you go to rest, while Cynthia and are trying to find another course while waiting for results.”
Ash nodes and suddenly he found himself tired… since the first time his brother was abducted, he didn’t sleep much and was always on his toes in hope he would be able to help his brother. Slowly he began to stagger over to the couch and laid down, starting to fall asleep.
Ash were walking by the side of his mother, a very kind Raichu. The little Pichu was running around a lot, as it was the first Tim, he and his mother were in Veridia Forest. Ash were bombarded with unfamiliar looks and smells, causing him to run everywhere in his young curiosity. But he still remained close enough to his mother to hear and smell her.
“Ash dear. Wait up!” called his mother, trying to keep up with the hyperactive little thunder mouse. Thought Ash barely registered her words as he spotted something complete new. It was a blue and black oval lying in a patch of grass. The Pichu moves closer to it and sniffed on the egg, before touching it. It shakes a little under the touch and Ash jumped back in surprise before moving closer to it again.
Only then he noticed a shadow above him. Turning around he saw his mother standing there “Look what you found Ash.” Said the female “An egg. You came out of something like that as well, but yours was yellow and black.”
The Raichu looked around and spoke “Looks like it was left behind… I wonder…”
Then she turned to Ash and smile “Looks like our family is getting a new member. Once the Pokémon in this egg hatches you will have a little brother or sister.”
Ash gave a little squeal, thought he didn’t fully understand. But he understood that once the one in the egg gets out, he has a new playmate.
His mother picked the egg up and cradles it carefully in her arms as they start making their way back home.
A few days had passed since Ash and his mother have found the egg, but no matter how often Ash looked, the egg would only shake a few times before lying still again in the nest that they made for the egg. He wondered why the one in the egg wouldn’t come out already to play with him.
The tapped the egg once more with his little paw and the egg shakes some more. Then Ash jumped back as he picked up a sound from the egg. His mother who happened to come in at that moment, heard the sound as well and smiles “Looks like your little sibling is coming out soon.” And she sat down next to her son “Now we have to keep a good look on the egg, as it could happen now anytime within the next few days.”
Ash pounded on that, he wanted that his new playmate comes out now! He wants to meet the on in the egg now.
He had tried to open the egg by himself, but as his mother found him trying that, she instantly scolded him, telling that the one have to come out by himself, or the one in the egg would get hurt.
Ash understood that getting hurt is bad, so he stopped, but it didn’t quell his wish that the egg would reveal the one in there soon.
Two more days and impatient waiting later, as was once again looking at the egg, which was now moving more with these odd sounds. Tilting his head he poked the egg again, with it reacting in the sa!e way, he got used to see when he pokes the egg.
Lowering his ears, he made a sound of defeat before perking up at a new sound. This new sound came from the egg and fine little lines are forming on the surface. Ash squeaked in surprise, that made his mother to come over.
Seeing what is going on, she smiles “Your little sibling is hatching.”
Blinking at this information, Ash watched the lines, the cracks growing more numerous and spreading more before it was forming a net that reach the size of his head and the area budge out before breaking out, causing Ash to step back in surprise.
A black and blue head popped out of the hole, wet and slimy from something in the inside and the small figure began to climb out of the egg, breaking some more off of it, landing with a small thud on the nest and whimpered slightly.
Ash looked closer to it. Thinking away the slime it was a small, blue, canine Pokémon. It has black legs and torso, a blue tail, and a yellow collar. It has rounded bumps on the backs of its forepaws. Over the face were a sort of black mask and Ash could see that the little mon had red eyes as it opened the first time.
His mother picked the Riolu up and began to clean the little one up with her tongue. The blue Pokémon whimpered a bit more before relaxing and snuggling against the Raichu. Once she was done, she wrapped the blue Pokémon in and smiles to Ash, who looks at the now sleeping form of the Pokémon and told him “Ash, I would like you to meet Tai… your new little brother.”
Ash looking at his brother and climbs on his mother to join the snuggling, causing her to giggle.
“Ash! Ash wake up!” shouted a voice as the Pikachu groggily opened his eyes from the slumber. From the dream he just had only bits and pieces were left but it was enough for him to know that he dreamed about how he met his brother… he looked at the serious expression of Myst and Ash groans “What is wrong?”
“We have to get on the move! Now!”
“What? Why?”
“Because we have good and bad news.” Stated Cynthia. “The good news is, Mysts contact found Landranos at Mt. Pyre and I got Stephen to find him. The bad news, Plasma got a group there first and Stephen had to save him.”
“Further bad news: They got the info regarding the third piece.” Stated Myst “And they recently announced something on TV.”
“What?” asks Ash, now wide awake.
“The demand that the control of Unova is handed to them, and that Zekrom and Reshiram are brought to them in their sleeping forms or they would freeze the entire region.” Explains Myst We are going to give a hand to the ones who are going to try to protect the third piece.”
“Who has it?” asks Ash
“Cilan. One of former gym leader triplets of Striaton City!” explains Myst “And number one reason why we are in a hurry! We need to be faster than a flying ship. And it will be close already given the position of the high jacket TV Station and Striaton City.”
“Then why are we waiting? We should go and protect him and save my brother.” Stated Ash, running out, followed by Myst and Cynthia.
Striaton City. A beautiful town and known for the triplets of making the best tea in the region. And as usual, the town was bristling with life. However... This time it wasn't because of visitor and challengers... It was because of everybody within reach were here to protect the triplets, as the league gave out the information that team Plasma tried to kidnap them. Due the short notice, the league and the authorities permitted everybody who wants to join the battle to participate and so every league challenging Mon and police and normal people are gathering for the fight, while those who doesn't wish to be involved are getting evacuated. While only a small number know background of the attack, they all are not willing to let Team Plasma getting away with their crimes anymore.
Afterwards nobody would remember whose idea it was but they also prepared a surprise that rendered Plasmas usability of their freeze cannon greatly.
The Mooks of Plasma were already marching towards the city as on board of the Plasma Frigatte the communicator beeped and Colress opened the line. "Yes?"
"The cannon is not useable for that attack." Was the first words from one of their special operatives.
"Why not?" asks Colress "The cannon is fully operational."
"We have several confirmed sights of the target. Within the mass of Mons gathered in adept to stop our charge."
"Repeat. Did you say multiple confirmed sights?"
"Yes sir. It seems they have disguised several Pansages as the former Gym Leader Cilan to distract us. Original plan to kidnap him during our assault gets much more complicated with no solid confirmation where and who real target is."
"I understand. We inform our forced that the cannon cannot provide them with cover fire." Stated Colress "Go and find him and bring him to the planned coordinates."
"Roger." Stated the voice on the other side.
Back on the ground, the Plasma forces are arriving Striaton City. The Town self have build up a blockade so the ones moving on the ground are forced to stay in a path chosen by the defenders. If it were up to the Police, they would have refused entry altogether, but who knows what they would have done instead. So they went to defend by luring into condition optimal for them.
Soon the flying Pokémon were storming to each other to fight for the aerial control of the city, as the ground were forcing to endure attacks form the buildings before they could clash with the defenders.
The first line of defenders were all trained police forces and ex-militaries, thus making the hardest line to break. It was intentional to try to keep the helping civilians out of harm. And this first line of defense were really holding for quite a while. But as Plasma was trying to play numbers here, the mixing of attackers and defenders into one chaotic mass was unavoidable. And into this mess was a jeep arriving, containing Cynthia, Ash and Myst. Ash was instantly jumping off, running towards the battle without a care of the world.
Myst rolls her eyes and looks at Cynthia "Can you look after him? I have own plans."
"Of course. Just try not to die."
"You don't know me that well." She laughs and jumps off and runs towards her goal. Thought for that, she needs to pass through the battle. She was soon in the middle of the field and was largely ignored by the other people as she wasn't a Plasma member. Of course Plasma member self were going into her way… but they were a short hindrance
One of them was a Bisharp which tried to slash her. However Myst used its movements to grab on the head and catapult herself behind him… as the head was following the movement, a crack were head and the steel/dark type collapsed as she let go and she continued her way, one of her daggers draw, helping to thin out the Plasma forced to make her way.
In the east of the city were the ruins of the Dreamyard… a former research facility. Any trainer who tries the Unova League knows this place.
Thought what many don't know is that this place has still an intact room in the basement that is hidden behind a fake wall, only remove with a remote.
Inside this room sat Cilan, one of the triplets which were former gym leaders. Thought while he was sitting here, together with professor Juniper, the know Cinccino specialized in researching Pokémon Origins and the Mienshao Elite Four Member Marshall.
Marshall noticed how restless the grass type is and told "Calm down. If you keep on like that, you might break through the floor."
"Sorry but I just can't stand here and let everything happen without me… so many are fighting for my sake… and I am here, hiding." Sighs Cilan
"While I don't know all details" began Juniper "You should consider the following: What would happen if you get caught while they try to defend you? Don't cause their efforts to be in vain."
Cilan wanted to say something, as suddenly the exit of the room shock, like something has hit the hidden wall.
All three in the room look at the door and were silent. At first it seems it was just a fluke but another shake came and Jupiter asked "They cannot know about this room, or can they?"
"If they do, how do they know that?" ask Marshall, as he got ready to fight.
"I… I don't know" was the honest answer of Cilan "Only a handful people know about this room."
Before they could continue to talk, the wall break down and two Reuniclus and a Metagross stormed in and engaged Marshall, keeping him at bay with their type advantage.
Followed by these three a Banette, Accelgor and an Absol stepped into the room and the Banette told “Cilan, carried of the third part of the DNA Splicer! You are now coming with us!”
“now I won’t!” called the Pansage and shoots a set of seeds only suddenly tackled by… a Lillipup. After the painful landing, Juniper tried to help him but she was send at a wall by a single Sucker Punch of the Absol. She collapsed on the ground, out cold.
Cilan were quickly grabbed by the Accelgor and as he saw at the Lillipup he gasps “Maxwell? Why?”
“Sorry Cilan. But I was always a member of Plasma… I just was told to keep watch over you.” Told Maxwell. “And as I was approached by the Shadow Triad about your location… I remembered that you and your siblings once showed Tia and me this room.”
“We are leaving now.” Stated the Banette and hits Cilan, knocking him out. The four made their way out while as they were at the stairs, Maxwell suddenly made coughing sounds and as they turned, they found that he was grabbing his throat and a bloody throwing knife lying on the ground.
Due the wound, the normal type had no chance. Instead the Shadow Triad were turning to leave soon but the Absol were tackled by a Crygonal.
“its Brycen! We have to run!” stated the Banette
“I take care of him! The mission is more important!” told the Absol and went against the ice type.
The other two nodded and leaves with the still out cold Cilan.
Later at the pickup point the two Shadow Triad members were with some additional Plasma members to ensure they could get off soon.
As they waited for the Frigate to arrive, they heard a bush rustling and the Absol of the Shadow Triad moved out, wincing due the wounds he must have received from a fierce battle.
“it is good that you are here!” stated the Banette
“What about Brycen?” asks the Accelgor
“It was a fierce battle.” Stated Absol “But the one I fought, won’t bother anymore.”
“And you came to a good time. The ship is coming” stated the Banette “Our mission was a success.”
Back at the hidden room, Juniper groaned as she got up again and she saw that Marshall just finished up the Metagross and that the other two Physic types were out as well. She figured that an Elite Four couldn’t be beaten by mere type disadvantage.
“What happened?” was her first question “Where is Cilan?”
“Plasma got him! And one of Cilans own people sold him out.” Was Marshalls answer “We have to run to have at least a chance to find him.”
“Agree” said Juniper “But I doubt I can be much of a help.”
“Then you get help!” he stated and runs out, followed by the normal type. They reached the stairs but stopped. They found the dead traitor and…
“That… cannot be…”
“If he is here… and then who is right now…” began Marshall “Oh, things got weirder…”
On board of the ship, the Shadow Triad were moving to the room of their leader. More exactly two of them, as the Absol were in the sick bay to recover from the wounds received from the battle against Brycen.
The two Shadow Triad members entered the room and kneeled down towards the mon that stood in the middle of the room: Ghetis, founder and leader of Team Plasma.
The Hydragon looked at the two Triad Members and one of the two reported "We successfully retrieved the last of the three guardians of the Splicer."
"They are already in one room, rebuilding the DNA Splicer, so that you have only to pick it up." Finished the other.
"Very well." Stated the dragon/dark type. "One of you is missing. Where is Absol?"
"He got injured by a fight against Brycen. Hold him off and killed him to allow us to move the target to the coordinates." Explains the Banette "Right now he is in the sick bay for recovery."
"Then the day went better as I thought" mused Ghetis "One gym leader less we would have to worry about." Turning back to his most loyal underlings he stated "Go and check on your comrade and then report back to me!"
"Of course"
"As you wish" and with a blur they were gone as Ghetis began to laugh maniacally.
The two members of the Shadow Triad went towards the sick bay but as they opened the room, they stopped their tracks. They could smell fine remains of a sleeping gas and the room were a mess of sleeping people. Their comrade Absol was nowhere seen but since one of the windows are broken open, they had no doubt what happened. Somebody threw their friend out of the window.
One of the Grunts which happened to be here groaned as she woke up and asked "What happened?"
She was pulled by the Accelgor and he asked her "What is the last thing you remember?"
"I… remember… that suddenly a patrat with a gas mask was in the room and threw yellow balls on the ground. Then everybody were coughing… and now…" explains the grunt, who happened to be a patrat herself.
"That makes singling out the culprit much more complicated" stated Banette "I go to the bridge and sound the alarm, while you try to find out more!"
"Agreed!" stated the Accellor and turns back while the Banette was phasing through the wall. However he froze as he felt a sting and found a dagger in his chest as the reason. His glance turned back to the Patrat… which blurred and revealed to be a Zorua.
"You…" coughed the bug type
The Zorua grinned and told "Tell your friend Absol, it was amusing that you didn't even think of doubting him."
Accelgors eyes widened what she is implying but before he could say anything, he were tossed off and Myst left after cleaning her dagger the sick bay, taking the disguise of a Purrloin. Moving through the corridors she made it intentional that she was lost.
A startled jump came from her as the alarm went off and grunts started running around. She pressed herself timidly against a wall until one of the grunts, a Krokorok stopped and growled at her "What are you doing? Go to your station and report!"
"B-But." She stammered "M-My superior… g-g-got killed by the fight… I-I don't know what to do."
"Great! A green one!" he grunts and grabbed her and pulled her to a room and tossed her in "Then get yourself useful and get these cleaning supplies and clean the machine room." Then he grins "perhaps they send you to clean the ice capsule of the ice dragon" and laughs more before closing the door.
Myst stood up and muttered "If I had time I would take care of you myself." And began to look at the cleaning supplies. After reading the chemicals she has available, she grinned. Everything she needs is here. And during an alarm where everybody is looking for a Patrat, female once they find the dead bug type, nobody would bother her here. While two are checking in to see if a Patrat were in the room in the first place, they didn't pay much more attention as they are single focused on finding an intruder or traitor patrat. And since half of the crew or so are made of this normal type Pokémon… checking every single one will buy her time.
Colress were looking all the massages flipping over his screens and he gave a frustrated sign. First he learned that two of the Shadow Triads are goners, second that here is an intruder in the form of a very common species and third that now the organization of the entire ship is broken due the confusion. Now he and his bridge crew have all hands full to keep the ship flying while keeping the systems in green area.
As he worked, Ghetis came into the bridge and Colress stated "You have chosen a poor time to see me Ghetis. I am quite busy to ensure we are getting things under control and find the one who managed to kill two of your precious Shadow Triad."
"That is why I came here! Prepare the shuttle and the ejection." Stated Ghetis.
"In mid flight?" asks Colress "That is quite a dangerous bet you are pulling here. You might not survive it."
"Given the current conditions, I think we have to deal with somebody how is quite more dangerous than a simple patrat. And except for Banette we are having no ghost types ready." Stated the dragon/dark type "I am also taking one of the prisoners with us!"
"Which one?" asks Colress
"The Riolu!"
"I have them ready as soon as possible."
"I wait at the shuttle bay." And the dragon began to leave.
Myst cursed as he dashed through the corridors in her disguise, pretending be still a Purrloin. Her preparations have taken longer than she wanted to admit and as she heard they were preparing an ejection and that the true leader of Plasma, Ghetis is preparing to leave, she got nearly careless in her approach.
As she rushed through the corridors, she checked for rooms where the prisoners could be. As she had to be careful with her scouting, as having them figure out that she isn't a member of Plasma, or worse that she is a Zorua, would definitely hazard her mission greatly.
Not to mention that she is now running under a timer. However she found the room, and as she moves in she took out the two guards in there with quickly thrown throwing knives which are covered with a potent poison.
The two prisoners Cilan and Drayden looked up from their respective seats, tied up so they may not cause any trouble. The Zorua dropped her disguise for them and moves over to cut the ropes.
As Drayden could speak he told her "You are the last person I expected to save us."
"Did you had to kill them?" asks Cilan "So many dead… could that not be avoided?"
"Not in this timeline!" stated Myst "And we should get moving. That frigate would have some new holes soon. Also where is Tai?"
"What do yo-" however Cilan never finished it as sudden explosions rocked the ship and a new set of alarms went off.
"I planted bombs! These few are mostly to slow down and damage the ship. The second row will sink it and I prefer to get some distance from here!"
"What is your plan?" asks Drayden
"Follow me!" stated Myst and moves forward. The two gym leaders are following them and Myst leads them on the deck while taking care of any grunt that tried to be on their way. While they move she asked again "Where is Tai?"
"Ghetis took him! I don't know where he went." Answered Drayden
"Curses!" stated Myst
On the wall of the ship, they found four parachutes. Handing both mons one of their respective size and weight class, Myst told "We are flying over a wide grass field right now! Jump! I go and find Tai and get off as well."
"O-Ok." Replied the grass type nervously before looking down at the height.
Drayden rolled his eyes and used his tail to toss Cilan over before jumping off as well. Leaning over the reeling, she saw that the two Parachutes opened and the two mons are gliding down safely. Then the ship shock again but due the lack of an explosion Myst knew that it couldn't be her second set of bombs. Then she heard a roar and spots the legendary ice dragon flying off from the underside the ship, followed by a helicopter that left the shuttle bay of the ship.
Myst muttered "Why this is called a shuttle despite being a heli?"
Shaking her head she had now a bigger problem. Following Gethis. Here might be a second helicopter but following them that way might alert them.
Turning she had to jump aside to be not hit by the incoming flames of Will-O-Wisp. The flames hit the remaining two Parachutes and they burned down, removing that way of escape for Myst.
Looking up Myst saw Banette and she glared at the ghost type.
"Looks like the Patrat was a fox all along!" stated Banette "And you are the reason for the dead of my closest comrades! Time for you to pay the prize!"
"Sorry pal!" she smirked "But you are not well equipped for this!"
"Maybe! But I can still call upon every grunt on board the ship and tell them to look for a Zorua!" grinned Banette however noticed that the ship shock in by a set of secondary explosions.
Looking around a bit without leaving the Zorua out of his gaze, he mused "More bombs eh? You may down the ship, but Master Ghetis already left with our master weapon. You lost."
Then he felt something in his body and saw that a dagger were thrown in. Frowning the Banette looked up "Really? Do you think you could kill a ghost with that?" before letting the dagger phase out of his body, and it lands with a clang on the ground.
"No." stated Myst "But it does something else" and the Banette realized too late the balls on the ground and smoke explode of them, hindering the view.
Knowing the dangers of luring in the smoke, Banette floats up to get out of and let the wind take care of it. The smoke left but… the Zorua were gone.
"She got under deck" Banette said "She is dumb to believe she could escape." And floats down, intending to get to the bridge to update the search parameter. But as he got to the deck he coughs suddenly and holds his stomach in pain. "What the?" then he realized something. The dagger stuck in his body! Normally thrown weapons act like on the move fling, which is a normal type move! Which means…
"Toxic can be very interesting if the target doesn't notice it at first." Stated a female voice and Banette turned but saw nothing. "With a dagger it takes longer to notice. Especially for ghost… but it won't kill you."
"Where are you?" shouts Banette as he tried to move his weaker growing body. How can this toxic so potent? She isn't poison type.
"I am right here!" stated Myst and he turns… only to find a barrel. He thinks he is getting paranoid until the barrel blurs and Myst stood there, her hands glowing red "Oh and the poison? Refined by a friend!"
Banette eyes widened as Myst plugged her red glowing hands at his body.
The bridge shock as the third explosion happened on the ship, this time much closer to the bridge.
"Status report!" stated Colress
"The engine room has heavy damage. Energy generators offline and Solar Power is failing! We are about to lose the engines."
"I fear the ship is lost" stated Colress "We are going to evacuate! Issue the orders!"
"Roger!" and soon the evacuation orders are all over the ship. The crew was running for escape pods, which are more or less rocket propelled capsules which shoot out of the ship before parachutes would slow down their decent so the people in there would only be shaken.
Colress however wouldn't take one of those capsules. His means of escape is a two people flying craft that shoots out of the ship to get the right speed and high before it would turn on the own engines.
A trained pilot were already waiting in the pilot seat as the Magnetzone took place besides him and the Pilot initiate the take off and soon the craft were flying, while the ship crashed down into the side of a mountain, exploding and killing any Plasma member who didn't make it out in time.
As Colress and the pilot were sitting in the mini jet, flying into an random direction, the Pilot asked "Which course sir?"
Colress looked at the pilot and states "You can drop the act. I know it is you Zorua Assassin."
Tilting the head, the pilot dropped the male voice and instead a female asked "how did you know?"
"A female patrat killing two of the Shadow Triad, then none of our patrat crew members seems to be the culprit… that gave me the idea something is wrong. Also some have seen a Zorua fighting in some of the battles we waged recently not to mention the reason why our first adept to get the piece from the Riolu… it was way to oblivious that you would be the reason why our ship had suddenly exploding bombs, despite that we never loaded explosives on board. I take you used cleaning chemicals?"
"Yes. Surprising what you can do with these." Admits Myst with a grin "And you know how this will end?"
"I might try to stop you, but I doubt that I have much of a chance against a trained Assassin." Considered Colress "So you properly want me to tell you where Ghetis is going with the dragon and the boy?"
"You got that right. Then you have one chance to get out alive. Else face your death." Stated Myst.
"In this case… I tell you what I know" was Colress reply.
At the top of the dragon spiral tower stood Ghetis while on his left side were Kyurem, not moving, not reacting to anything. ON his other side were the tied up Tai. IN the left hand, Ghetis holds his cane while the right had the DNA Splicer.
The surroundings of the tower gets frozen and covered by ice as the legendary ice Pokemon were using its powers to freeze the land and Ghetis laughs “Yes Kyurem! Freeze Unova! Show them what it means to attack me on my own turf!”
The dragon raised his head and a blue ball before to form in front of him and shoots towards the nearby town. But suddenly a fire ball impacted with the blue ball, both projectiles cancel each other out.
Ghetis looked at the source of the fire ball and saw a white dragon descending, landing on the tower. The hydragon grinned widely as he saw the dragon. As it is Reshiram, one of the legendary dragon Pokémon of Unova.
From Reshirams back came down a shiny Zoroark. N. The Adopted son of Gethis… and in his eyes the greatest failure of the brutal Pokémon.
“Ghetis.” Began N “It has been a while.”
“Too long.” Stated Ghetis “You should have shown up earlier to help me with my plans.”
“I no longer desire to force Pokémon the world view you gave me to fuel your wish to rule with an iron fist.” Stated N “And I am here to stop you as I can hear Kyurems suffering.”
“No Mon should be able to hear voices which aren’t here” stated Ghetis “That is why you always are a freak!”
“It is a gift to hear the true voice of people” explains N “A gift you never understood. But others did.”
“Time to correct the mistakes of my past then!” stated Ghetis.
“True spoken” stated Reshiram “And you begin with releasing Kyurem!”
“Do you really think I bow in front of you? Legendaries are only good for one thing! To be ruled by those with a greater mind!”
“Those words only prove how small your own mind is” countered Reshiram
“No! Your mind are too small for your own good!” laughed Ghetis and tossed the DNA splicer into the air. It floats over to Kyurem and it went straight into the body, causing the ice/dragon type to roar while at its wing line parts the ice shattered and reveal two objects which start shooting purple energy balls. Reshiram took flight and dodged some while shooting others other.
“Reshiram!” called N and turns to Ghetis to attack him, but Ghetis already had Tai in his paws and said “One wrong move and I kill him!”
“How long of you to use a hostage” muttered N while watching helpless as Reshiram were trying to avoid the balls or shoot them down until one of them hit him on the wing, rending him unable to dodge the others and was soon trapped in a sphere that glowed bright before Reshiram turned into a small white ball. The next thing was that Kyurem shoots energy beams form his defrozen parts and transported the white ball to himself. As the ball and the legendary got on contact, a bright burst of flames erupts, seen from everywhere in the region.
After the flames died out, Kyurems appurtenance has changed. It has some extra icy details on the legs. The tail resembles that of Reshiram, but they are attached to the body with three gray parts of skin. The tail is capable of movement and contains four horizontal holes. Its shoulders are covered in 'squares' of ice with two pins protruding from each which come out and 'plug in' the aforementioned holes. He has thin arms with two rings and three claws each, wings between the rings on its forearms, and its right arm and wing are frozen. Its neck is the same shape, but is now upright while the ice covering Kyurems upper jaw is now gone.
Roaring the Pokémon flexed its body while N stated “I… never believed… that a fusion between Pokémon were possible. But… I can still hear Reshirams voice. They can be separated.”
“Fool! Here is no way you could split them! You cannot face a legendary alone!” laughed Ghetis “now Kyurem! Show this fool what he gets for not obeying the one raising him!”
Kyurem roared and the air around him got colder as he prepared to attack the Zoroark head on with one of his attacks. However the attack never came as a bolt of thunder impacted with Kyurem, interrupting his attack.
Something landed behind N and he turns. “Zekrom!” he gasped and on the back he saw a familiar figure. Grinning with two fingers on the forehead, the one who showed him how things should be, the one he calls a friend. Hilbert. The Emboar grinned “jo! Time I found you N! And just in time!”
“Things aren’t so easy” admits N “We have to beat Kyurem to save Reshiram but…”
“if any of you three move, I kill the Riolu here!” declared Ghetis with a grin “And while you are not able to move… Kyurem can freeze you and absorb Zekrom as well.”
“You forget something!” stated Zekrom “Once you kill him, we have no longer reason NOT to move!”
“Zekrom!” stated Hilbert “I thought we talked about not just sacrificing people.”
“Sometimes you have to do something to archive greater good.” Stated the black dragon.
“Silence!” shouts Ghetis “Kyurem! Absorb Zekrom!”
Kyurem roared but did nothing and Ghetis shouts more “Do what I say!”
Tai glanced over at Kyurem but due his tied up situation he couldn’t say anything, Ghetis noticed the glance and ripped off the piece of clothes that prevented the Riolu to speak “Speak! Why is Kyurem not doing what I ordered him to do?”
“He simply can’t stated Tai in a slightly traced stated “While the DNA Splicer is made for reforming the dragon that split into the legendary trio… it couldn’t handle more than one of them fused with Kyurem. Nobody knows why it was never tried to change. Fact remains… the DNA Splice can only create White Kyurem or Black Kyurem, depending on the used dragon.”
“Damm! I have Colress looking at it later! Kyurem! Defeat Zekrom and kill the two meddlers with him!”
Kyurem roared as well Zekrom and the two flew into the air to dukeit out there, while N and Hilbert were still standing where they were and tried to figure out how to take out Ghetis without harming the boy in his clutches.
Ghetis however grinned and opens his mouth to unleash a dragon pulse attack.
At the base of the tower, Myst jumped out of the jet as it reached it and looked up “Seems the fun went without me!” before running into the tower.
As she were running up the stairs she heard an explosion and one look out of the window told her that the jet were destroyed. So either Colress is dead now or he got his tracks covered… Myst doesn’t bother as if that guy still lives she will hear of him soon enough. Right now she is busy with something much more important.
On top of the tower, Ghetis were throwing attacks around while holding Tai, using him as living shield. Hilbert were frustrated from all dodging but no retaliation, while N on the other hand really wished he got any kind of lesson that would allow him to use his illusion ability… but given the lack of training and not thinking it is important, he never got a grip how these illusions work. And above group, Kyurem and Zekrom were still fighting each other, not giving them each other any advantage.
N were rushing from one side to another as he were hit by a Dragon pulse, sending him to the edge of the tower and Hilbert had to rush over and grab the Zoroarks hand. The strong fire type holds the dark type as he dangled far above the ground. And he managed to pull him up but as they turned… they saw Ghetis ready to attack, he had Draco Meteor prepared. And given the position of the two chosen champions of Zekrom and Reshiram, they had no chance to dodge.
However… the attack died down after Ghetis gave a sudden jerk forward. Then he jerked up, dropping both Tai and his cane. Then he slowly turned, showing two deep wounds on the back and Ghetis began to release a roar, before he gurgled and grabbed his throat. As he danced around, the two saw that a female Zorua with bloody curved daggers stood there and the two understood. While Ghetis concentrated on them, the female must have come closer to deal these wounds. Ghetis passed two and they saw that his long throat showed two crossed cuts from which he bleed out. That he didn’t dropped dead yet showed how much he refused to give up… however his body couldn’t no longer support that loss of blood and Ghetis, the leader of Team Plasma dropped from the tower, into the surrounding lake, painting the water red.
The Zorua didn’t pay much attention thought. As soon she confirmed the dragon were on the doorstep to death, she grabbed the cane and fiddled around before tossing it to Hilbert “Smash it! That thing controls Kyurem!”
Hilbert didn’t waste time and punched it with his strongest attack, destroying the cane. As soon the cave stopped to exist, Kyurem roared loudly and glow brightly. As the glow stopped, both Kyurem and Reshiram crashed down on the tower, shaking the old and fragile structure.
Nobody moved while the building shacked, which got worse as Zekrom landed as well. Once the shaking stopped, the black dragon panted “Well… they will be fine… nothing that rest wouldn’t help.
“Good… but things could have been worse if it weren’t for-“ N stopped and looked around “Where is the Zorua? And the Riolu?”
“And the DNA Splicer?” wondered Zekrom “It should be lying around here as well.”
Not far from the tower, Myst were walking with Tai to the Gym of Iccirus City where Brycen were already waiting for them.
“Myst. Has been a while” stated Brycen
“You know each other?” asks Tai
Myst nodded “I was a student of his for a time.”
“Cool!” stated Tai “But why are we here?”
“I take care of you, until Cynthia and Ash can pick you up.” Stated the ice type “Myst asked me to do so.”
“Why?” asks Tai
“I have one last thing to do.” Replied Myst “To ensure what happened today won’t repeat.”
“What is your plan?” asks the gym leader
“Getting to a hot place. A very hot place” said Myst while taking a ball into her hand “I will notify Cynthia once it is over.” And with that she smashed the ball down, covering them into smoke. As it cleared, Myst were gone.
“Why couldn’t she just say goodbye and leave?” asks Tai dumbfounded.
“That isn’t in her nature” laughed Brycen “now let’s contact your brother and your friend. They are properly very worried… and I have to inform authorities of where to roughly look for the other two.”
“ok…” stated Tai with a nod and followed the ice type into the gym.
Two months passed since that day… Cynthia didn’t hear from Myst since then. But it was also chaotic. Ghetis body was found at the Dragonspiral tower while Reshiram, Kyurem and Zekrom flew away from the spot. Hilbert showed himself again and went to challenge the gyms again to reclaim his champion title. N surrendered himself to the authorities to answer his part of the Plasma crimes, thought compared to what came after his initial disappearance, he would properly only deal with community service.
The remains of Plasma were also soon arrested due the loss of their base and structure thought some still avoid capture. Tai and Ash have returned to Kanto to have some time for themselves thought Ash has declared to tackle on Kalos soon.
The time was filled with mixed feelings. It was great and lifted moods to know that Plasma would no longer be a threat… but at the same time many lives were lost from the freezing and the battles. The region would take years before every bit of damage was recovered.
As Cynthia checked her post, she noticed a postcard which showed a volcano in the Kanto region as well the symbol of Myst… and the words “Only few things survive the fires of mountains.”
The Lucario smiled as she understood where the Zorua has disappeared to… and things that she should perhaps speak a word with the International Police about their hunt after the lady… after all. Myst played this time a big role in solving one of many crises that shock the world in the past 20 years.
