Ask to Join Pokemon World: Shadows of the Past

[Justalonelyaxew]

The group of Pokemon laughed. "You? Ha! Let me laugh even harder." Venen started to appear slowly behind Mark and Kestrel. "Well... Mind if I join?" She said, emitting some dark blue light as she approached them and stood up. "Well... I'm going to do something that is not very usual in me... I'll give you a second chance to retreat yourselves." The group of bullies started to retreat, until they were far enough, that started to run."You know... This is why I like having a bad reputation... Yet still, I'd love to have fun with them." Then, she approached to Kestrel. "What in all heavens did you think to go out all alone in here?" She said, starting to prepare one of her attacks. "Please, mercy, I just needed to be alone... for a moment."

The Garchomp turned around, drinking still some beer from a glass. "First of...*hic* all... Who the hell are ya? This is nah a good day, ya know, right? Look... I'm gonna destroy those machines, as I should have done when I became mayor." The Garchomp managed to say. His voice reflected how drunk he was. "This is all mah fault." He took another gulp. "And why ya want to look... Trubbish? Are ya one of those Ancient Echoes?" He had another drink, and then he continued. "Let's do a deal. Ya can enter, but with a bunch of... Guardians. Aaaaaaand... Ya have to go to... Ehh... To... Mimbasa? Ninasa? To the city that it is west from here, with a cargo of berries. And there tell Mush that zey bettah be careful... If they think that the Anzient Ekoes don't know that zey have zhose green plates that hoomans had, zey are wroong." The Garchomp started to sleep them. He was so drunk that he didn't know what was even going on, falling immediately to sleep after that.

 

[Montymike]

"I mean, you can have a walk." Mark said. "We aren't holding you prisoner or something. Also, where you hurting him, he wouldn't ask for 'Mercy' otherwise. I am just suspicious is all." Mark said going to the base, and his room.

"Sure thing sir! Name's Ben! So, these Ancient Shadows are tempering with our technology, huh? I should find them and stop them before they do anything more like this. I think you are a great Mayor, Mayor! I won't let you down. I will get some parts, and deliver the berries!" Ben said joyfully. He was happy to help.

 

[Justalonelyaxew]

"You know my opinion about him..." Venen said. "And I'm not gonna lie, especially to you. You know me, and you know how I treat my units when they do something bad. I am always prepared for some corrective measures, especially for moments like this. Anyways, you should know what I can do and you know that if I would have wanted to use my most extreme measures, he would be worse or even dead..." Then, she whistled and waited for Mike to go.

Kestrel simply ran to the guest room and had no more intentions to do anything like that more times. She feared Venen, just because she thought that he was crazy. Then, he went to his bed.

The Dewott and the Treecko were waiting for Ben at the entrance of the Black Tower. Near them, other members were starting to prepare the cargo of berries.

 

[Fluffy Zorua 123]

Mike imediately ran to Venen when she whistled. He said" Master I missed you! I'm glad you are here. Anything I can do for you. Please I want to make you happy. It makes me feel happy." He hugged Venen. He began to levitate when he hugged Venen. He wasn't lifting off the ground with enough force to pull both of them up, but if Venen were to try to jump she could probably touch the ceiling. He began to pur happily.

 

[Justalonelyaxew]

"Alright, alright... Just leave me now. It's late. It's been a hard day. I just want to go to sleep." She managed to go out and then lead all the way to her bedroom. "Look, you got your small bed there." She said, pointing to the place. "I'm going to take a quick shower now. You can rest." She said, entering the bathroom. She had a quick Bath. "My Alolan sisters surely don't know what they are missing." She said. Then, she went to bed. "Have a good night."

 

[Montymike]

Mark fell asleep instantly when he touched the bed. He was very tired from all of the stuff he did that day. He planned for the Next Two Days to get the last Object.

"Alright." Ben said. "I am here to help deliver the berries, and in return, I get to go into the Black Tower, under supervision, and get some stuff!" When Ben finished explaining, he started loading the berries into the cart.

 

[Justalonelyaxew]

"Alright." Said the Dewott. "We are sorry but due to our recent attack, you'll have to do it all by yourself. The city is still in danger. If the Ancient Echoes have come once, and they got some pieces, who knows when can they return again? And, unluckily, most of our soldiers are hurt or... Well... You know what I'm saying, so we cannot provide an escort." Once they had put all the berries in the truck, he continued. "You have to look for Mush. It's easy, she is a Musharna, and she is actually the mayor of Nimbasa City. She normally lives in one of those big buildings... I think it was something like a theater." Well, you can go whenever you want. We'll be waiting for you here."

 

[Fluffy Zorua 123]

Mike went to his bed. He said" Good night master." He quickly fell asleep. He slept without a sound except for breathing. The orbs of energy at the ends of his tails gave off about as much light as a lamp.

 

[Montymike]

"Alright then, have a good night!" Ben waved goodbye. "The theater is called the Musical Theater!" Ben was having a pretty easy time hauling the berries. "I guess if I am a ghost, I can't get tires as often." He said to himself. He made it to Nimbassa City. He entered the Theater. "Hey, I have some berries from Black City." He called out.

 

[Justalonelyaxew]

A shy Musharna appeared in the hallway. "Oh! We didn't expect them so early. It's something typical of Sharpy. Anyways, thank you so much for that. Tell Sharpy (the Garchomp) that we really own him one. Our crops this year has been completely ruined due to the hot weather and the sandstorms that normally comes from the desert". Some Kadabras appeared in the hall and took the small truck with the berries.

 

[Montymike]

"Alright then." Ben waved goodbye. "Hope your crops do well!" He flew out of the Theater, and was flying at great speeds towards Black City. When he finally arrived, he flew into the bar. "Hello, Mayor Sharpy? I did the thing!" Ben said.

 

[Carlos15342]

Stygian had a smile on his face "why thank you for the kind offer,I guess I'll go with your troops" he then looked ato the garchomp "but still,who the hell are these 'ancient echo' guys!?" He clearly wanted to know

 

[Justalonelyaxew]

The Garchomp was still sleeping, but he quickly woke up as he heard Ben. It was like if he was scared due to the presence of Ben and Stygian. "Eh?!" He shouted. "Oh... My head..." He continued, covering his head with the fin of his right arm. "Oh... But who are...? I can still remember the Hunter but... Oh... Nevermind." He approached both of them. "Eh... Well done and all that stuff, you know. Did I promise something to you? I don't remember, yet still, yeah, just... Go for it." He then gave Ben a small emblem that, in some way, was similar to the Black Tower. "If you need something, just show them this emblem and you will have permission for what you want around here. And you..." He approached Stygian. "The Ancient Echoes is an evil organization that always attack cities and villages and took the mechanical pieces of them for... Whatever things they are doing. I suppose that you have helped the Hunter, so, have this emblem too." The Garchomp yawned and start going out of the bar. "Anyways, I'm going to sleep. Remember to bring those emblems back, right?" Then, he went out of the bar, going to his house, but still, stumbling.

((If you don't mind. I'm going to continue with the next day, so the other characters that are sleeping can participate too.))

Kestrel couldn't sleep well that night too. He has been all day moving and moving in his bed. He woke up earlier than normal and decided to go around the base. He finally found where the kitchen was, so at least that morning he knew where he had to ask for breakfast. The hallways were completely empty. He stayed in the main hall, looking to the televisors.

Meanwhile, in Black City, a Treecko and a Dewott were standing in front of the Black Tower.

 

[Carlos15342]

Stygian had a nervous look on his face after hearing about the ancient echo's "these guys sound scary" he then notice treecko was gone "what the? Where did he go?" He tried to float up but decided against it and knocked on the doors to the city "hello?"

 

[Justalonelyaxew]

A Noibat appeared, stranged of the knocks to the city. "Hey, Don't worry. We know that you are here." Then, he flew, approaching to Stygian. "You seem to be lost. Do you need help? I suppose that if you are here it's because you are good. Maybe I can help!" He continued. The Noibat looked quite young, almost excited for finding someone to lend his help.

 

[Carlos15342]

"Um yeah" he looked nervous "I was told that I can go in the city if I stopped the fire,and I already did" he looks around

 

[Justalonelyaxew]

"Oh, right." He whistled and the doors opened again. The small Noibat waited for Stygian for letting him enter again. The Noibat waited for him inside. "You can come in. It's a pleasure receiving a Pokemon that helped us with the fire."

 

[Montymike]

Ben flew to Black Tower. "Hello there!" Ben said to the Treecko. He showed off his emblem. "Can I go in now?" Ben asked. "I want to see if I can do something with the stuff."

Mark woke up. He went to the Kitchen and got breakfast. He started eating the Pancakes. He looked at Kestrel. "Good morning." Mark said to Kestrel. He got out his Microphone "Alright everyone wake up, and eat breakfast. Afterwards come to the main hall." He said into the Microphone.

 

[Justalonelyaxew]

The Dewott looked to the emblem that Ben had. "Oh, I see that you've done well your task. Sharpy normally doesn't give that stuff easily. But well..." The Dewott looked to the Treecko, that immediately nodded. Without more signals, the Treecko opened the door of the Black Tower and entered. "Here you go!" He said as the Dewott was starting to enter. "Just try not to touch the main pillars. They are a little unstable." The Dewott said.

Kestrel greeted Marcus too and went to the kitchen after that. He got a glass of MooMoo Milk and got some Oran Berries as breakfast. Then, he followed the rest of the other members until he reached the main hall again.

Venen woke up with the announcement of Marcus. She stretched before going to the bathroom and, when she came back, she started to speak to Mike. "Wake up, sleepy head... Let's see what are we gonna do today." Then, she went to the kitchen, had a coffee and took some Pomeq Berries while she headed to the Main Hall.

 

[Fluffy Zorua 123]

Mike woke up and followed Venen. He sat down next to her. He asked" Did you sleep well master?"Anubis and Illusive woke up to the announcement. The two pokemon ran to go eat breakfast. After they were done they went over to Kestrel. Illusive said" Where did you go yesterday. We were worried about you. You have no clue how to defend yourself. You need to bring someone with you if you go outside." Anubis said" Look I understand if you need fresh air. Can you at least make sure someone is watching your back first?"

 

[Carlos15342]

"Why thank you" Stygian said as he walked inside and took in the surroundingsky "woah...this is amazing!" He looked around,awed by the city

 

[Justalonelyaxew]

Venen talked to Mike. "I've slept pretty well. How about you? Was the improved bed enough for you? It was pretty difficult to have one prepared so fast." Venen was trying to be nice to him, yet she really didn't matter. She had another gulp of the coffee and throw it into a bin. Then, she waited in the left part of the Main Hall, gently waiting for Mark to start his speech.

"I simply needed, right?" Kestrel said, almost looking annoyed. "I just... Needed it... I needed to be far from her. I really don't mind if she believes me or not, but I have the feeling that she wants me to be far from here."Kestrel took another berry and continued talking. "But... Well, let's stop talking about that. It was my mistake. I accept it."

 

[Fluffy Zorua 123]

Anubis said" Ok I understand." Mike said" Yes the bed was good enough for me. I'm very honored to be able to sleep I your room. Thank you for everything." He then started to massage Venen's back. Illusive said" Wow even a day later that pokemon still is eager to please Mommy. Is it possible He got addicted to her pheromones. I would think they would wear off by now. That would mean at this point he is doing it of his own accord."

 

[Montymike]

Ben looked around the place for any kind of Generator. He couldn't find any. "They said the Ancient Echoes or something were here." Ben scratched his head. He went up to the Treecko. "Did they carry off any machinery?" Ben asked.

Mark walked into the Main Hall. He coughed. "Alright. We have two generators." Mark explained. "So. You all may be wondering, whats the Machine? Well, if so, you aren't listening. I mentioned it a few times. We need the Adamant Orb. It strength to Dialga, the guy that controls time. You all probably know what it is now, a Time Machine. Now, I can tell that this Rufflet by the name of Kestrel, is a human that came here through some sort of means. He can lead us, to where the sacred Location of the Adamant Orb is. He will lead the group to get it, and Venen will lead the fight. Everyone but me, and the Kling Klangs will go. Now go." Mark said walking to his room.

 

[Fluffy Zorua 123]

Anubis said" Do you have a clue where the adamant orb could be?" Illusive said" Well if you know this could make mommy actually like you. If not be careful." Mike looked over at Kestrel. He was wondering why multiple humans were brought from the past." Illusive asked" How do you know the time machine will work. Also if we can make a time machine with the adamant orb, does that mean we can make a teleporter with palkia's orb?'

 

[Justalonelyaxew]

"Of course they did. I mean... I saw several Pokemon carrying some pieces. And one of the biggest ones was carrying one of the machines we had here before." The Treecko explained. "I mean... I am not an expert in human technology, so I don't know what that machine did, but I still remember that it had a yellow triangle with a bolt in the middle of it. I tried to stop them, but a Salazzle appeared and avoided it."

Kestrel was shocked. "M...Me?!" Venen was clearly angry. He didn't know why Mark still trusted Kestrel's insanity. The little Rufflet stayed silent, thinking where he can found it. "I... I think that the Adamant Orb was a unique jewel, but it is located in Sinnoh... Unless... I only can think about two places. There is a museum in Nacrene City. There used to be several exhibitions that brought Ancient things, fossils... All that stuff. The other would be the Dragonspiral Tower for... Obvious reasons." Kestrel approached Illusive. "Well, I'm not an expert, but Dialga is a temporal Pokemon, so it makes sense that an ancient relic related to him, that means, related to time itself... It could work. The same I think it would happen with the other orb."

Venen stayed sat as Kestrel was speaking while Mike was massaging him. "Pfffff.... It's a nonsense." She said about the commentary of Kestrel being a human. "Yet still he'd probably be right. I would add other places, but it would be less important: the docks of this city, the airports of Mistralton City and Lentimas Town, just because they were places of delivering objects between regions... Maybe Openlucid City or even that "Pokemon League" or those ruins underground the desert or... That palace near the league too."

 

[Fluffy Zorua 123]

Anubis said" Well this is probably the closest thing to her liking you we will see. She acknowledged you were probably right. Well considering how much of a klutz kestrel is he would probably just get in the way. It would make sense if he stayed here. He cannot fly and he walks really slow, so he would slow down our travel too." Mike said" Should I carry you master? Once I get tired you could just stick me in that ball."

 

[Montymike]

Ben thought for a moment. "I think I know what is going on here." Ben said. He sniffed the air. "It smells of Pheromones. It is what Salandits and Salazzles use for getting mates, but in Unova it lasts longer and is stronger. I think someone has been taken, at least one." Ben walked up to the Treecko. "I think that if they will attack another place, I would say they will attack a place that will make the machine work. If this has not happened too long ago, and nothing is wrong. I recommend sending all soldiers to different cites, and searching for any members." Ben gave his Emblem to the Treecko. "I am going to take a quick fly around the Area, to find any hint of where they are. Have a nice day!" Ben flew up, and started to fly around all of the pathways, to determine where they most likely went.

Mark went to his room, and started improving the Time Machine. "Alright gears, work on some of the weapons, and protect the area." Mark said, distracted by the machinery.

 

[Justalonelyaxew]

"Wow." The Treecko said. "You are quite smart... Well, sharp-eyed, I suppose it would be a better word to define you. Well, I'll talk to the commandant and propose your idea. I don't know if he'll accept it or not, but at least an idea is an idea." He took emblem. "And don't worry, I'll give this to the mayor as soon as I see him." He then led Ben to the exit. "Alright, for anything, we'll be around here, so don't doubt asking for help if you need it."

"Yeah, of course, you can." Venen said to Mike. Then, Kestrel continued talking. "Yet still, I think the better option would make two groups, but I bet for the museum. So..." Venen interrupted him. "Yeah, let's go, and you will go ahead, with me..."Venen now looked happy, thinking that leading the way with her, Kestrel may be in danger at some point and she could accidentally get rid of him at some point. "Yet still, your knowledge doesn't impress me. Anyone that has been around this region should know those places. If you want to show me that you are a human, you are gonna need much more than being a smarty-pants." She then started to head out of the base. "Take everything you need, and don't waste more time. We'll be going in five minutes!"

 

[Fluffy Zorua 123]

Anubis grabbed his bag of stuff. He said" How long is this journey going to be? How many days worth of supplies should I carry?" Mike picked up Venen on his back. He said" Master I love the way the smell you produce makes me feel. I don't want that feeling to go away ever. Can you make sure to produce that smell again once it wears off. I want to feel that feeling forever."

 

[Justalonelyaxew]

"Nacrene City is not pretty far from here. So... Probably we can be here by evening, and expecting that we don't have to fight. If not... Eh... I don't know how long we will be out." Kestrel said. He followed Anubis, though Kestrel didn't have anything to prepare or take. "I don't want to fight, though. And I don't know what I am gonna do with her. I don't think that she is liking Mark's decisions that are involving me."

Venen waited impatiently outside. Then, she heard Mike. "Eh... You know that I can't abuse of them, right? In case I need them." She looked away, but after some seconds she fixed her gaze on him again. "Oh... Alright... But I just hope that you don't complain about anything during the trip." She said, emitting a light fragrance of pheromones that immediately caught the attention of some of the Salandits, that, in some seconds, completely surrounded them.

 

[Fluffy Zorua 123]

Mike said" I won't complain at all Master. Thank you. You make me very happy. It is an honor serving you." Anubis said" Do you need me to carry you Kestrel. I know it might be hard for you to keep up with us." Illusive said" I wish we would go already. I'm getting bored." Illusive ran over to Venen. He said" Maybe those capture devices could be used to our advantage in other ways. We could be running almost non stop if whenever someone got tired they went into one of those things. Then you would replace them with another pokemon from the devices who was ready to run."

 

[Justalonelyaxew]

"If I am sincere, I wouldn't mind using it on some of the Pokemon around here. Yet still, I think that this... Things... Only can work on a Pokemon, not being able to use it until... I suppose you reset it or breaks." Venen said, clearly referring to Kestrel, obviously. Kestrel didn't hear her commentary at all. "Well... If you don't mind..." Kestrel said to Anubis. "Anyways, we are going now!" Venen shouted, sitting on Mike. "Just follow the signals that lead to Nacrene City. We'll go out of the pathways when we reach Pinwheel Forest."

Kestrel waited sat on Anubis too. Venen took notice of it. Yet still, she didn't start to talk about until they reached the end of Skyarrow Bridge. "So... For being a Flying type... you don't fly too much, don't you? Having a bad experience?" Venen said. "I haven't learned to fly. Believe it or not, I'm a human. Humans don't fly. But yeah, I had a bad experience too." Kestrel said. "Yes... And I'm Rayquaza. Fear me!" Venen laughed, yet still, Kestrel sighed. "I guess that somebody's had some type of commotion when he fell from his nest." Venen continued, but Kestrel only replied ironically with a "You are sooooo funny... Why don't you believe me?" Venen answered him more seriously this time. "Because human turning into Pokemon it's something that only happens in fairytales and other stories for kids. You love them because they are so imaginative and fun and exciting... And then one day you just realize that those were stupidities and that that you are a fool." Venen's tone then changed, turning more aggressive and angry. "And the other Pokemons treat you as a fool too, and then they trick you, they lie to you, they use you and then you start to hate everybody and wish their slow and cruel death for that..." Venen stayed silent for some seconds, and then, she continued. "Not like if I had lived all of that..."

 

[Fluffy Zorua 123]

Mike started to run towards Nacrene city. He looked back to the others behind him. He tried to make sure everyone could keep up with him. Anubis said" Hey did others hurt you too when you were young mommy? I might be angry at almost everyone I knew before you, but that still doesn't mean that I want to hurt everyone just for spite. Up until recently I believed the magority of the Pokemon in the world were bad. I thought that if I hurt them I would do the world a favor. Now I know that isn't true. I can see this Pokemon means no harm towards me or anyone I care about, so I'm ok with being nice to them. So what if they think they are a human. Just because a Pokemon is most likely crazy it doesn't mean they are a threat. If they are not a threat no reason to go out of your way to hurt them. I understand why you want to hurt this Pokemon. Why not just go find a enemy to take all of your anger out on. This Pokemon has done nothing to intentionally hurt us. Maybe we can somehow benifit from them. Maybe we can even benifit from this Pokemon take your anger out on him, and keep him alive at the same time. For example maybe we could pretend, or if you prefer actually torture them and me. Then we let the enemy rescue them. Then we look around for what we need in the enemy teritory. If we find it we escape back to you. Would you be up for it?" Anubis was making sure he stayed near Venen. Illusive was right behind Anubis.

 

[Montymike]

Ben was flying over the route near Pinwheel Forest. He saw some Pokemon running by. "Probably out for a run or something." Ben said to himself. "Wait, that's an Alolan Salazzle! I think I should check this out." Ben flew down in front of them, and started flying backwards to keep up with them. "Hey, have you seen the Ancient Echoes anywhere?" He asked. "I was looking for them, or are you them?"

 

[Carlos15342]

Stygian was running around but bumps into several people "sorry!" He keeps looking around (sorry I don't know what to say)

 

[Justalonelyaxew]

"Look, I don't mind what you think, right?" Venen said. "As I said before, I was not talking about me." She looked to the sky, resigned. "What's more, I don't like most of the other Pokemon, right? And I don't mind fighting against them or not, but I enjoy their faces asking for mercy. It's that feeling of you having the power... Feeling superior to them... I'm addicted to it." She said, angrily. "And I don't mind if they are good or bad. It's me against the world, right? What's more... I like to fight against the world." Kestrel didn't have anything to say, so he just muttered. She tells me that I am crazy, but for me, she is the most insane of all of us. He thought.

The Salazzle and the rest of the other Pokemons (a Pidove, a Bisharp and a Luxio) immediately stop when Ben showed up. "Eh... Excuse me? Who do you think I am?" The Alolan Salazzle said. "I don't even like humans... They were so boring... Look, I've been living in Nacrene City for five months, and I can assure you that those Ancient Echoes haven't come here...Never. We don't have those "machines" that they like to collect." The other Pokemon laughed a little, and all of them continued their way. "Also, I don't think that you will end well if you just accuse other Pokemons of being members of that organization when you just bump into them! You should be so grateful to us right now..." The Salazzle shouted, angrily, and she immediately reached her other friends.

 

[Fluffy Zorua 123]

Mike made sure he stayed with the group. He hoped that Ben didn't smell all the pheromones on him. He thought that might lead to them trying to take him away from Venen. He wanted to serve Venen above all else right now, so someone taking him away from her, was his biggest fear. Anubis and Illusive were both in their vulpix costumes. Anubis stayed near Venen. He was kinda suprised that she wasn't pleased that he was willing to be tortured for the cause. Illusive ran up to Anubis and said in a feminine voice" I love you brother!" Anubis replied" I love you too Elise." The two smiled at each other while walking.

 

[Justalonelyaxew]

"Anyways..." Interrupted Kestrel. "I think that we should be going out of the paths. We are getting near the city." He wished he wouldn't have said that. He knew that the deaths of the villagers were going to weight upon his conscience for helping Venen, but at that moment he feared her much more than that. "I agree." And she commanded the rest of the troops to follow her. In a couple of minutes, they reached the outskirts of the city, yet still, they were far away from them, so nobody could notice them.

"Listen up, the objective is the museum. This is going to be easy because they aren't expecting our visit. We'll just simply burst into the city, we'll kill the ones that will try to stop us and we'll have a short... Venen was starting to say, but immediately Kestrel interrupted her. "I'll do it, just... Don't hurt them. I can get into the museum and look for it." Venen started to produce some of that poisonous smoke. "Not again... Why don't you just leave me this part?" Kestrel was going to speak, but she quickly took her communicator and started talking. "Listen. We have arrived the objective, but your little friend, the feathered expert of combat and flying, is saying that he can manage to do by himself. I had enough with doing what he is saying, but I deny the fact that he wants to take my position and replace my orders!"

 

[Montymike]

"Sorry." Ben apologized. "I wan't really accusing you, but I see your concern." Ben flew off to see the City. He flew into the Museum to visit it. "I always liked this place." Ben said to himself, looking at some of the exhibits.

Mark picked up the communicator. "Look." Mark said in a calm voice. "It is understandable if I entrust a Pokemon, that is not known to be in the Ancient Echoes, rather than someone who didn't follow my orders in the first place. I was already mad when your 'Kids' were torturing a Pokemon. Imagine how I reacted when I heard that 20 Pokemon were injured, and 2 Fatalities in Black City, by the Ancient Echoes. We are close to what we want, we don't need more people joining the fight against us. Let him go in, and if things go wrong, you can do whatever." Mark turned off the transmitter, and continued working on the Time Machine.