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We went into town the next morning to get a boat off shore. We exited through the pipe Wesley had guided me through the previous day and headed for the town square. We quietly discussed what we would do when we got on board. "I think we should shut down the security system, make them run blind." Wesley suggested. I nodded. "We should also take out the power grid. It'll be easier to sneak around in darkness." Morgana suddenly spoke up, Hey, what's going on over there? We all looked and saw a crowd gathered at the square, dressed in a familiar black-and-red getup. "We have to hurry." Leon said as he rushed off. The rest of us followed close behind.

We reached the square to see a group of Team Blaze grunts holding back a group of citizens. I gritted my teeth from behind my disguise. I took a step forward, but Gwen grabbed my shoulder. "Don't. Look who it is." I gasped as I saw a familiar suited man step from the group. The citizens ran away in fear as he stepped forward. He cleared his throat as he began to speak.

"I, Silus, leader of Team Blaze, have received information regarding an old adversary. If anyone has any information on Steven, a silver-haired teenage boy, they will be handsomely rewarded." He examined the crowd. "Nobody wants to tell me? So be it." I knew I couldn't contain myself any longer when he reached for a black pokeball on his belt. I rushed forward. "I know where Steven is!" I shouted. Silus' hand froze as he slowly turned to me. He smiled broadly. "See? This is what I like to see: cooperation. If more people simply did as they were told, we would have this problem." He turned to me. "Tell me, boy, where is Steven? He and I have a score to settle." I stared at him. Here was the man that had taken Vix. The man who had tried to kill me. He was standing a few yards away from me, and had no idea who I was. I could have struck him down right there, but Umbra stopped me. This is not the place, Steven. Besides, kill him and the grunts will overwhelm you instantly. You need to take him on in his carrier, where his resources will be spread thin.

I shook my head, snapping back to reality. "He's coming for you." I said ominously. I turned to the crowd. "I've spoken with him personally. He's coming to set you all free and end the reign of Silus and Team Blaze!" I thrust my fist into the air. The crowd cheered wildly. Silus scowled and retreated to the group, which collectively retreated. I went back to the others and exhaled sharply. "Are you insane?" Leon laughed. "What if he recognized you?" I shook my head. "I needed to give them some hope." I said simply. Wesley cleared his throat. "That was a spectacular performance, but we must get going." He gestured in the direction we were heading previously. We nodded collectively and continued to the docks.

When we reached the docks, Gwen led us to a speedboat parked on the farthest edge. It had been covered in a tarp to help it blend in with the water. "Let's get going." She called as she ran and jumped in. Wesley set the stealth box on the dashboard and pressed the button as Leon and I sat down. Suddenly, the boat and ourselves vanished from sight. "Oh, sorry, I've forgotten something, haven't I?" Wesley chuckled as he turned the device off. He then handed us each a pair of goggles. "This will let us see through the filter." He turned to Gwen. "Take it slow or the box won't work properly." She nodded and started the boat. Moments later, we were cruising to our destiny.

I looked at Wesley. "So what's your story?" I asked nonchalantly. He looked at me. "I'd rather not talk about that." He said flatly. I stared at him. "Sometimes all you need is someone to listen." I said gently. He looked away. "No." he growled. Gwen piped up, "Come on Wes, you know about us, but all we know is you're smart and good at building!" Leon smiled. "Come on, buddy, it's ok." Wesley looked up sharply. "You want to know my story? You want to know that badly? Fine. I was a little kid, and my parents disappeared one day. I don't know if they were killed or if they ran away or what. So I was put into a boarding school, where I was treated like garbage. The only comfort I could find was building my devices. I thought it would make the others like and respect me, but it only made things worse. So I ran away. It was after that I found out the school was a recruitment facility for Team Blaze members. They would capture and kill parents, and their children would be molded into soldiers. I lost it then. Team Blaze had taken my life away and made it into hell. So I hid. I built myself this suit to hide my humanity, because I no longer felt that way. I swore I would destroy them. I swore I would make them pay." He was breathing hard now. Leon patted his shoulder. "We've all lost a lot because of Team Blaze. That's why we are here." Gwen and I nodded. Wesley looked up at us. "Thank you. That felt good." Leon patted his shoulder. "It isn't healthy to keep things locked up for so long. That is what keeps you from being human." Wesley looked to the front of the boat and pointed. "There it is." He said. I looked up to see the behemoth ship ahead of us. Gwen slowed the boat as we reached the back as Wesley pulled out the shortbow he had been working on at the hideout. He took aim and fired at the frame of the ship, a tethered arrow buried itself into the frame of the ship. "Climb, quickly. That's probably going to attract attention." He called as he tied the rope to the boat. I ran and jumped out, grabbing the rope and furiously climbed to the top. I turned around and helped Leon, Gwen and Wesley climb up.

"Everyone ready?" Leon whispered. We all nodded. "Good. This is it. I just want to say, just in case we don't make it out of here, it's been an honor meeting you all." Gwen squirmed nervously. "Uh, Leon, I just wanted to say-" she began, but Leon cut her off with a raised hand. "I know, Gwen." He looked at her and smiled.

Wesley cleared his throat. "We really must get moving." Gwen nodded and sent out Morgana. She blushed and looked away shyly when she saw me. Leon sent out his Machamp, who led the way. We wandered through the corridor for about ten minutes before we found an opening into a small room filled with screens. "I've got this." Wesley called as he dropped into the room. A minute later, he stuck his head back in and nodded for us to follow. We jumped down to see a guard tied up in the corner, passed out. Wesley sat down at one of the monitors and furiously typed away. After a few seconds, he stood up again. "Power and security is offline. Let's get moving." We ran out of the room and down a dark hallway. "The blueprints said that this should lead right to the bridge. We can take on Silus and end this here!" Gwen whispered. She counted to three on her fingers and we all burst out of the hallway. What waited on the other side was not at all the bridge.

We were outside, surrounded by Team Blaze grunts. "Well, well, well." I heard a taunting voice call from above. We turned around and saw Silus on a balcony above us."You really think you could get reliable blueprints in a town we control? The real plans were destroyed long ago." He looked me in the eye. "Steven. I've been having fun studying you little pet, trying to find out what makes her tick. I haven't figured it out yet, but I'm close. And when I do, I'm going to make all our pokemon like her: intelligent, understandable soldiers, more human than pokemon. They will be much easier to control then."

I glared at him. "And what makes you say that?" I called. He smiled. "Because humans are easily brainwashed. Every soldier in front of you is my elite guard, perfectly rasied to obey my every order. With a human mind, a pokemon is even more easily controlled than ever." He looked to the horizon, lost in thought. "With my army, we will wipe out all human life on this planet, leaving only pokemon. Nature will return to its original state, and life will once again flourish. And in the end, I, Silus, will be worshipped as their savior!" he proclaimed proudly. Then he chuckled. "Too bad you won't be able to see it. Guards, kill them." He snapped his fingers, and every grunt on deck pulled out a broadsword as the slowly marched forward. Leon pulled out a club and knocked the feet out from under one, causing another to trip. I saw Gwen and Morgana unleashing psychic waves, taking out man after man. Wesley was subduing guards with his bow, which I now saw had an electronic display, allowing him to lock onto targets. I turned to the chaos and asked silently: are you ready? Umbra laughed evilly. Let's go.

My back erupted into a pair of wings as my hair turned black and my skin turned white. I called my sword and began charging through the crowd, knocking aside the enemies. I tried my best not to kill them, instead throwing them overboard with my immense strength. One of them tried throwing his sword at me, so I simply caught it in my teeth and broke it in half. He ran and jumped overboard himself after seeing that. After a half hour of endless screaming, we had defeated all the guards. I looked up to the balcony and saw Silus gripping the rail angrily. "Fine then, see if you can beat these!" he shouted as he slammed his hand onto a button to his side. A door opened up on the deck and a swarm of armored men ran out. They were armed with massive blades and cannons, and their faces were covered in thick, black glass. One of them nearly cut Gwen in half, but Morgana blasted it away with a massive wave of psychic energy. The fight continued as it had before, us dodging attack after attack, until we had once again exhausted Silus' troops.

Silus grabbed the ball from his belt and pushed a button. A clear, impenetrable wall slowly rose up, separating us. Wesley, Morgana and I were trapped on one side, while Gwen, Leon and his Machamp were on the other. Silus threw the ball in the air, and his terrible black and red pokemon appeared. "YVELTAL! OBLIVION WING ON STEVEN'S FRIENDS!" He shouted like a madman. I looked up as Yveltal charged up a wave of energy. Leon quickly recalled his Machamp and tossed it over the wall. "Make sure he stays safe." He said sadly. Wesley ran to the wall and began pounding on it. "LEON! NO!" he screamed. Morgana sat down suddenly, her face blank. Gwen tossed me her pokeball and nodded to me. "And her too." She called. I stared in horror as Leon took Gwens hand gently, and the watched as the wave of energy flew towards them.

I looked away. I couldn't bear to watch them die. I heard the sizzle of energy as the attack struck, and fought to hold back my tears. I looked back to Silus, who had a crazed look on his face. "Come to the bridge. I will face you alone." He spun around and marched out of sight.

I turned to Morgana and Wesley. "We have to go, now." I urged them, but they wouldn't budge. I ran up to them. "If we stay here, then they will have died for nothing. We have to get to the bridge and finish this, for them." Wesley stood up slowly. He began to speak, and I noticed his voice was no longer layered by his filter. "You're right. We need to go." He marched to the door we had come out from and waited. I grabbed Morgana's shoulder. "Please." I begged her. She looked up at me slowly, her eyes showing no emotion. Now she's dead. If I had been over there, I could have stopped the attack. I shook my head, still trying not to cry. "She would have recalled you no matter what. Don't you see? She wanted to save you. She died protecting you. We need to get inside." Just then, the wall receded, and more armored soldiers came out. Morgan stood up. No, she said in my head, I am done losing friends. You go to the bridge; I'll get rid of them. She said, and suddenly she began to hover into the air, her eyes glowing. Get back. She said flatly. I ran to Wesley and watched as her entire body began to glow. A pained scream filled my mind as the light enveloped her, and a massive blast rushed to meet the armored soldiers, who disappeared as they touched it. When it was all over, the light faded, and Morgana slowly floated back to the ground. I rushed to her side, and she struggled to keep her eyes open. It's... beautiful... she said slowly. "No, Morgana, please don't die..." I pleaded. I didn't bother holding back the tears anymore. Suddenly, a red light enveloped her, and she vanished. I turned around and saw Wesley had gotten her pokeball and recalled her. "We can figure out a way to save her when we get back to town," he said grimly, "but for now we need to hurry." He motioned to the door, and I followed him. I was stoic and calm now, on the outside at least. I'll kill you, Silus. This isn't for me anymore. This is for Gwen, and Leon, and everyone affected by you. I will see to it that you are wiped from the face of this planet.