Searching Without Shame (A Pokémon Fanfiction)

Chapter 10

"Oi. Get up."

Sky gasped as he bolted up right, breathing as if he had just run a marathon. He rubbed his remaining his eye with his hand before removing it. To his horror, he was no longer in the forest. He was in the murky moor had had been trapped in while Blood Red was in control. However, Blood Red was standing over him with an expression that showed he was just as surprised to see Sky as he was.

"What's going on?" Sky demanded, panic rising inside him. "Why am I here? I thought we had a deal!"

"I don't want to be here anymore than you do," growled the Lucario threateningly. "Something's not right... I should have control here but it's gone..."

"What are you saying?"

"I'm saying this is someone else's world. The question is, who's world is it?"

"How did this happen?" The young man asked, wincing as he tried to stand. "I don't remember much... I must've fallen asleep..."

"No surprise there," Blood Red sneered. "Always showing such weakness."

"Excuse me, I was running for my life for hours! I can't just stick in someone else's head and catch a ride!"

"I was the one doing the fighting you little piece of-"

"What such delicious hostility. I never thought you would be so amusing, or, should I perhaps say you two?"

The voice was a whisper like a breeze. A cold breeze that stung like ice. Both human and Lucario were staring at each other, speechless. Sky was more shocked to see the Lucario glance around fearfully. Now they were both completely out of their element.

"Who's there?" Sky called to the wind, choosing to be the braver half.

There was silence. Sky almost thought that maybe they both imagined the voice, but it blew their way again.

"I have many names," cooed the wind. "The Wings of Oblivion, the Cocoon of Death, the Pokémon of Destruction, among a few. I believe you know me by a different name."

His heart thumped rapidly against his rib cage as he answered in an exhale, "Yveltal."

"So, you have heard of me! I'm flattered, for I too have heard of you, Kalos Madman."

"Who cares about titles!" Blood Red roared furiously as he regained his voice. "Show yourself and face us like a man!"

"Blood Red, that is what they call you, correct? I must admit, I'd be a little offended if I had such a ghastly name. You truly are an interesting aura."

"What do you want?" Sky called as the Lucario growled threateningly. "Why did you bring us here?"

The fog and mist suddenly began to move, twisting and turning to the center of the cemetery. It began to form into a beast. A monster. The trainer and aura creature both retreated a few feet as the winged Pokémon flung the shell of smoke off it like dust. It's aura blue eyes pierced through the smog and stared the two down to the soul.

"I see we're cutting straight to the chase, as you humans say these days," Yveltal growled in a low dark tone. "I've heard a lot about you two. The story of the Kalos Madman had reached even me. A young boy, fighting off others boys and even grown men with the strength of a wild beast. You've certainly grown, as a man and in strength."

The large bird-like dragon Pokémon shifted its clawed wings as it settled on the ground before continuing on, "I am aware of the Aura Guardians, especially the Dark Aura Guardians. You could say that they are apart of my domain. I keep watch over them, watching their power grow. You have stood out above them all. You're different, even among the black sheep."