(OOC, Mt. Shadow is a mountain nearby Midnight Forest, and it's part of their new hideout. It's also full of their resources )
Pokemon Realm
Rogue Edge Clan's Battle Arena, Mt. Shadow
2200 Hours
Scene: Vs. Gallade and Lucario
"Oh, so I assume you've made all of your necessary preparations for the test, huh?" Gallade asked them as they were walking towards the arena at the peak of Mt. Shadow.
"Prepare for the fight of your life," Lucas smugly told them as they entered the arena.
They each took their spots on the opposite sides of the arena. Aaron looked up at the clear night sky, hoping for any chance of fulfilling his ideals to become stronger. The night sky looked beautiful, and the new moon made it feel peaceful.
"OK, I will be the referee," Leader announced. He was out on the night of the new moon, and it seemed to be... giving him power.
"My lord, are you sure you're strong enough yet to be out and about?" Gallade worriedly questioned.
"You dare question my power?! You know very well the dark of the night gives me power, along with the power of the new moon. Anyways, we have artificial lights to give you visibility on this dark night." Leader stated. With that, he rung a bell, signifying that the battle has begun. A team would only lose once all of its members have been defeated.
Gallade and Lucas started off using Swords Dance. This mythical dance boosted the users' power to obscene levels. Aaron and Z took this as an opportunity to attack. Z fired a Focut Blast at Lucas, and Aaron charged up a Focus Punch and ran at Gallade. Both of the attacks were direct hits, but it didn't seem to do much damage to either of them.
"That all you got? You're nothing!" Gallade taunted as he ran up and used Leaf Blade on Aaron. Aaron just barely parried the blow with Metal Claw, but Lucas was rushing in for a Drain Punch. Z saw this coming and used Illusion to trap Lucas in a ring of giant boulders. Aaron took this opportunity to leap over the boulders, activate Heavy Metal and come down on Lucas with a superpowered Heavy Slam. It would've dealt an enormous amount of damage to a normal pokemon, but Lucas just shrugged it off and threw Aaron out of the boulder ring. Aaron crashed at Z's feet.
"You okay?!" Z worriedly asked.
"I'm fine, I'm fine!" Aaron responded, getting up. "Keep on attacking them!"
Gallade had used Close Combat to break Lucas free from the trap. Together, they combined their Aura Sphere and Psycho Cut to make an explosion of a ranged attack. Both Aaron and Z flew backwards, taking the hit. Aaron then countered with a Metal Burst, inflicting twice the damage on Gallade, stunning him. Z got up and using his blinding speed, used an afterimage to appear right behind Lucas and used Foul Play to take advantage of his increased Attack and to blast him back towards Aaron. Z then rushed to the stunned Gallade and used a combination of Night Slash and Dark Pulse to inflict damage
on him. Z then rushed back to Aaron's side to avoid any counterattacks.
"Hehehe... HAHAHA!!!!" Lucas laughed. "This ends now! You've powered me up, thanks to Justified! And I'm barely feeling your attacks!"
Gallade silently got up and rushed at Aaron, using a combination of Leaf Blade and Night Slash. Aaron took the first blow, but Z save him by using Night Burst to stop Gallade's attack. Lucas then rushed up to Z and used Drain Punch. Z felt extreme pain, and his energy was slowly being drained away. Aaron used Focus Punch to save Z, and Lucas was knocked back by the super-effective critical hit.
"Whew, thanks bro. But I think it's time to finish this," Z panted.
"You're right. Time for a combo attack. Dark Meteor time!" Aaron yelled.
Lucas and Gallade were recuperating their breath, and took this opportunity to use another Swords Dance. Meanwhile, Z jumped up and lunged downward at Aaron. Aaron caught Z, and using all the inertia he had, plus activating Heavy Metal and using Iron Tail to boost it, he began to spin. They both were charging power, and it was seen outwardly by the Black and Silver auras they had. Eventually, after they had fully charged, Aaron threw Z at Lucas and Gallade. By now, Z had become enveloped in a dark-silvery light, and was hurled towards them and hit them like a Dark Meteor. This move dealt massive damage to both of them, and it was the first time they actually showed taking damage.
"Whoa, that was a powerful attack!" Lucas exclaimed.
"But not powerful to finish us! Double Combat Blitz!" Gallade commanded as they both rushed to Aaron.
Boosted from all the Swords Dances and Justified activations, Z knew that Aaron didn't stand a chance. So he used Focus Blast and Dark Pulse to slow them down, even if it meant another Justified activation. Z then leaped over them and landed next to Aaron. They both were using Close Combat, and it was exponentially powered up. Z and Aaron knew they couldn't just take the blows, so they unleashed another combo attack of their own: Dark Barrage. Surrounded by silvery and black auras, Aaron and Z, respectively, started fighting back, launching blow after blow. It was sort of like a Dark and Metal version of Close Combat, but they were in semi-perfect sync. Teaming up, they cancelled out the other team's attack. By now, Z and Aaron were nearly wiped out, but Lucas and Gallade were just getting started. They used another Swords Dance and used Double Combat Blitz again.
"That's it. We're finished." Z gulped.
"Yea, we are. But we'll go down fighting. Time for one of our strongest move," Aaron responded.
"Even if we won't get a chance to use World of Chaos, here we go! NIGHT BURST!!!!!" Z yelled.
Together, Aaron and Z took all of the hits. It was severely weakening them, but it would obscenely power up their attack. With every hit taken, Aaron and Z's auras grew. Finally, after knowing they would faint after one more hit, they unleashed the move. Metal Burst and Night Daze combined, it seemed like the whole peak of Mt. Shadow shook. Lucas and Gallade were blown back by the explosion.
After using Night Burst, Z and Aaron were almost on the ground. Not defeated yet, they decided to catch their breath. Seeing the opportunity to strike, Lucas and Gallade used Aura Sphere and Psycho Cut to finish them off. Both Aaron and Z fainted on the spot.
"Z and Aaron are unable to battle! Lucas and Gallade are the winners!" Leader announced. Gallade rushed over to both of them and gave them Reviver Seeds. Z and Aaron instantly came back up.
After a deep breath, Lucas and Gallade recovered all injuries.
"For Rookie rank, you two are good. You've actually made us need to take one deep breath after a battle. No Rookie's ever done that before." Lucas told them.
"Yes, that was an excellent battle. We will evaluate it overnight and give you your critique at 0810 hours tomorrow. Now go get a good night's rest." Leader told them.
Just as they started to head back, Gallade heard a noise. "What's that?!" he exclaimed, readying his blades.
Everyone turned around and saw someone in a mysterious black coat.
"Hello there...I know you have a Meteor Fragment... now hand it over, or your world will suffer by the hands of my master!"
Aaron had no idea what he was talking about, and Z was confused. But everyone else had a look of shock on their faces.
"What are you doing here?! And I should demand YOU for your Meteor Fragments! Now explain yourself before I blast you to Oblivion!" Leader yelled.
"You see, 10 years ago, when Rayquaza destroyed the falling star, he destroyed our dreams of colonizing a dream world. We had finally found a planet we could call home, and he basted us away. Luckily, Lord Supreme Deoxys survived. His section of the star was intact, and it crashed to become what you call a Mystery Dungeon. It took 10 years for my lord to recover, but when it did, it sent a call to our home planet, summoning me and the other three formes. He called for us to start the colinization movement, so we brought our weapon with us to shape this planet as we please. And due to the Ice Beast Link Gate, we are able to conquer the two realms of this planet. Unfortunately, when we came, for some reason, our main weapon was destroyed and split into many Meteor Fragments. All we had left was the Pokerus X, a disease which we used to infect the planet, to change it how we saw fit. Now we need it in order to fulfill our plans of world domination. Now, I know you've collected some. Hand them over to me, and I will spare you're lives," the Mysterious Figure told them.
"HA! Spare OUR lives?! The Rogue Edge Clan will destroy you!!! This is our planet to rule, not yours!" Leader bellowed.
"You Monster!!! Your disease... it has wrought chaos upon all of us! Back home, as a child, I had to sit by and watch as it destroyed all of my loved ones!! And it was all just for your pleasure!!! You have no remorse in destroying them, and now, I will show no mercy in destroying you. My ideals will be fulfilled... I will be strong enough to protect them this time! I will NOT fail!! I will kill all who stand in my way, and I will overpower death!" Aaron uncontrollably screamed as he rushed at the Black coated figure. He went ballistic and started to unleash a barrage of all of his moves. The mysterious figure took all of the blows and blasted Aaron back with a wave of his hand, summoning a dark wind. Z raged too, for it seemed he had a similar experience and ran at the figure, using the most powerful Nigh Daze he could. The figure took the attack and blasted Z back as well. ??? then prepared a massive blast, one strong enough to destroy the whole mountain. As he fired, Leader jumped in front of everyone and deflected the blast with all his might. The blast was partially absorbed, and the rest was thrown back at ???. ??? was weakened by his own attack. Panting, he said, "You may have won this time. But in the end, we will be superior. MWAAHAHAHA!!!!" With that, he disappeared in a portal of darkness.
"Aaron! Z! Are you guys okay?" Gallade yelled.
"Yeah, we're fine." they responded. Then they all looked at Leader, astounded by his power. The blast had ripped of his black shroud that was always covering him, and now everyone could see him fully as the Pitch Black Pokemon, Darkrai.
"That blast... I absorbed it... and the new moon... I am now the strongest I've ever been in years! Gallade! This has been a very crucial turn of events! Call every Legendary ranked operative present for an emergency meeting ASAP!! And those who are on night missions, brief them in the morning!" Lord Darkrai commanded him.
He was blabbing on, and Aaron and Z were listening, but Lucas escorted them out. "This isn't your concern. What you two need to focus on is training for the tournament. Getting stronger is now your top priority. Don't worry, I will still give you your training agenda in the morning at 0810 hours. Right now, you need a good night's rest." Lucas told them as they walked back to their living quarters.
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