Ok, here we go!  This is chapter 16.  You're probably wondering what's 
gonna happen to Serebii.  Well, she won't be in my stories for a while.  She 
said something about a 4th movie and Ash. Just kidding.^_^  Here goes chapter 
16!
			  						



						Chapter 16		
					     The Wild Darkness					

	I had moved in to my new apartment.  School was boring, as usual, but it 
was a brand new one.  The was right across the street from where I live.  Next 
to the apartment complex was a field of grass and a small patch of forest.  It 
wasn't really a forest, more like the woods.  I could hear snake rattles from 
the grassy area.  That place must have snake Pokémon.
	I walk home from school everyday.  But this particular day was different.  
As usual, for the past week, I secretly carried my Pokémon in Pokéballs in my 
pocket.  No one knew this, not even my new friends.  Not many people liked 
Pokémon ther and I didn't want to be the laughing stalk of the whole school.
	"Ivysaur Ivy (How can you understand that techno-junk your computer 
teacher says)?" asked Ivysaur.
	"Marril Marril (Your teachers talk too much)," complained Marril.
	"Well, you need brains to understand," I teased.
	"Ivysaur Ivysaur (Yeah, a human brain, the most boring brain of all)," 
said Ivysaur attempting a joke.  We all laughed anyway because school was over 
and it was a beautiful Friday afternoon.  I checked the road for cars and 
crossed the street near the feild.
	"Hey, what's that?" I said pointing at something moving in the grass.  I 
released Ivysaur from his Pokéball.  A Dark Raticate leapt out of the bushes and 
rammed his side right in to Ivysaur.  Ivysaur was hit by the surprise attack and 
was thrown back.
	"SAUR (CHEAP SHOT)!" Ivysaur yelled furiously.  His vine whips went out 
fast giving Raticate a good beating.  But Raticate was ready for more as it 
stood up with an angry growl.
	Raticate lunged forward biting one of Ivysaur's leaves and tearing it 
straight off.  Ivysaur cried out in pain and anger.  It must have been one 
painful hyper fang or super fang attack.  Ivysaur lauched razor leaves.  The 
critical attack sent Raticate reeling back.  It fell face first on the ground, 
too weak to fight anymore.
	"You ok?" I asked checking the part where his leaf got ripped off.  There 
was a green stem that ended before it could be seen without looking closely.  It 
was not a serious wound.
	"Ivy Ivysaur (He ruined my beautiful leaf)!" complained Ivysaur.  He 
rubbed the spot with his vines.  "Ivy (but I'll live)," Ivysaur added.
	"Come out Team Rocket!" I shouted.  No one answered.  The Dark Raticate 
was alone.
	"That's strange, this thing was alone," I said.
	"Ivysaur Ivy (Maybe Team Rocket's spying on us)," suggested Ivysaur.
	"Or he could be cowering behind the trees because he or she ran out of 
Pokémon," I joked. We laughed heading for home.  My apartment was in the middle 
of the complex, so it took me about a minute to get there.  I ran up the stairs 
and inside.
	In the living room was my mom watching television.  The news was on.  My 
sister sat on the 'office' chair with her eyes glued to the computer.  She was 
on the internet again.  Now I regretted I ever mentioned Neopets to her.
	"Hi Honey," Mom said.
	"Hey Mom," I answered dropping my backpack.
	"Coming up next, a report on Team Rocket," said the news anchor.
	I sat down and rleased my Pokémon.  This was important to me and my 
Pokémon.  I waited until the commercials were over.  The scene showed a boy 
about my age sitting on the hospital bed.  His arm was in a cast and he had a 
bump on his forehead.  He was a blond guy with struggling expression on his 
face.
	"Dark Pokémon...wild.  Tried to quit....attacked.....ugh....Rocket,"  the 
kid said.  He groaned in pain and a nurse went to help him.
	This made sense.  The Dark Raticate was alone.  It was living in the wild.  
Some of the dark Pokémon must have broke out and went wild.  The news anchor 
then went on to something about school.  But the dark Pokémon story stuck in my 
mind.
	All the dark Pokémon had incredible attack power.  But they had to 
sacriface some of thier HP and Defense.  I decided it was not a good idea to 
catch one.  Who knows what other side affects were on the Pokémon.
	"Mom, i'm gonna go do some training," I said.
	"Not yet, Lucky.  Eat something and do your homework," Mom said.
	"Ha Ha!" Debbie laughed pointing a finger at me.
	"Get off the internet and do your homework," Mom said to Debbie stopping 
her laughing immediately.

	"Finish it, Water Gun!" I instructed.  Marril sprayed a powerful stream of 
water that knocked out the dark Raticate.  The Raticate I knocked out earlier 
had came back for round 2.
"Good job," I praised Marril.
	A loud clapping stopped my small celebration.  It came from the group of 
trees where anyone could hide easily.  But no one came to this field but me.  A 
lone Rocket walked out.  He was a man about 25 with short blond hair.  His cold 
glassy blue eyes send chills down my spine.  His face was in a very serious 
expression.  His entire out fit was black as the night except for the usual 
blood red 'R' on the front of his shirt.  He stood about 6 feet tall on snow 
white leather boots.  I figure this guy was in a higher rank than the other 
Rockets I fought by the expression on his face.  
	"What do you want?" I asked trying to sound brave.  My voice ended up 
cracking a little.
	"You," he said with a powerful booming voice.  It was emotionless and to 
the point. He raised his right muscular arm with a finger pointing at me when he 
said that.  Another figure appeared behind him.  It was his Pokémon, a Dark 
Alakazam.  Alakazam stepped forward and glared at me and my Pokémon. 
	"Marril, take a rest.  Get'em Ivysaur," I said.  Ivysaur leapt forward 
immediately luanching razor leaves.  Alakazam cast reflect and the leaves 
bounced away uselessly.
	Alakazam looked at his master expecting a command.  The Rocket barely 
moved.  He nodded silently to his psychic Pokémon.  Ivysaur was slowly lifted in 
to the air by a psychic force.
	"Watch out!" I warned.  But it was already to late.  Ivysaur's psychic 
grasp ad already gotten Ivysaur.  Ivysaur was slammed down on to the ground, 
head first.  He was knocked out due to his weakness to psychic attacks.  I knew 
Ivysaur had a weakness to psychic attacks becuase he was half poison but I never 
imagined a dark Pokémon this powerful.  I quickly called Ivysaur back in to his 
Pokéball.
	"Marril, show'em who's boss, but be careful!"I said.  Marril jumped 
forward obediantly.  Marril sprayed water at Alakazam and his trainer, soaking 
them wet.  Neither of them even flinched.  The Rocket grinned when Marril 
finshed his attack.
	"Rolling tackle!" I instructed.  Marril rushed at Alakazam and suddenly 
jumped on the floor rolling with his round body.  Alakazam was taken off guard 
and was tripped as Marril rolled right under him.  But Alakazam didn't get a 
scratch and got up brushing himself off.  A quick 
Psybeam sent Marril flying.
	"Use you Hydropump attack!" I said.  MArril, still in the air, blew a 
powerfu; stream of water.  It went in to to and under the ground.  Pillars of 
water pushed itself out of the ground giving Alakazam a few bruises.  Alakazam 
replied with a well-aimed Marril.  I was forced to return him to his Pokéball.
	"Now we shall talk," said the Rocket with a creepy grin.
	"What do you want?" I asked.  He only laughed at me like I had asked a 
stupid question.
	"Little boy, you will not be a thorn on our sides anymore," the Rocket 
said.  He than started to laugh his evil laughter as I backed away 
involuntarily.  His Alakazam shot a beam right in front of me.  The ground in 
front of me exploded sending me flying.  I flew right in to a tree head first.  
Already, the world was spinning and growing darker.  The last thing I heard 
before I was unconscious was the Rocket's laughing.
	"HAHAHAHAHA!"

	What will happend to Lucky?  What will the Rocket do with him?  Who is 
this mysterious Rocket?  All......um....some of your questions will be answered 
next time.  Sorry about this part taking so long, but there's this place that 
forces information in my head.........it's called school.  Dark Pokémon rareness 
goes according to the American Rocket set.  All comments/ideas/flames/questions 
to me at  Luckvillag@aol.com.

						"One shold never give up until the end,"
									-Trowa, Gundam Wing

					"Try not to hurt yourself, I'd like to do that for 
you," 
									-Ryoko, Tenchi Muyo!