Part 3
 
:::::::Part 2::::: Ash, misty, brock and gaby walk towards pallet town. The day 
got tiresome, so they decide to rest for a while. Misty points to a cottage and 
soon they find out the person in the cottage is a so-called militia, it is the 
person that burned gaby's city, her home.They hold a one-on-one battle:   if I 
Win, you tell me all these secrets and if I lose I kill your friends over 
there".The girl pointed to Ash, misty and Brock
 
 
 
 
      Gaby walked over to the limp body.She laid her hands on her neck, to maybe 
try to feel an impulse.It was empty, nothing was moving, silence was felt and 
heard.A shattered tear landed on the girl's face, she smoothly wiped it away 
from her cold face.Her heart was skipping beats, she would have never wanted to 
hurt this girl, nor kill her, she was a murderer, but she had to do this, did 
she???.
     She felt a hand softly touch her bare shoulder, such a gentle touch.She 
turned around to see ash leaning over her and the others right behind him.His 
hair partially covering those chocolate eyes of his, his eyes, so sorrowful and 
frightened.She stood up from her kneeled position and saw the the girl's entei 
drifting in the water.The fire had been eaten away by the water , leaving only 
traces of embers.She could see blankness written on the poor creatures face, she 
knew she had taken another creature's life, another living being, she was as 
wicked as the girl was, so heartless, so cold, so.....so....Her thoughts were 
interrupted, by a soft voice.
    " It wasn't your fault".She heard misty's voice, so sweet, so caring.Like 
she understood how she was feeling, the pain within, the guilt.
 "........I must go".Gaby glanced around. The house , well what was left of the 
house was drowning in fire, The heat roaming around the air,the smoke fogging 
the beauty of the world , the road was traced with fire, the trees being burned 
by an ever-lasting fire, the clouds beginning to darken, it looked like her 
city, being taken over by the burning monster, so lifeless, so lonely.Rain 
poured from the skies, like she had been given another chance, like her mistakes 
in the past were being washed away.The rain sprinkled on her face, giving her a 
sense of life, washing away the fire, the destruction, the pain.It wet her hair, 
letting it drip and loosen up.She just stood there, a moment she couldn't let 
pass, she had to feel the rain, touching her fingers, smoothly sliding off her 
hands and then dropping to the floor.
  She walked back onto the path, it was muddy and filled with puddles, she had 
to leave, maybe to try to finish the destiny she was given.She'd tried to rid of 
this dagger, but it kept coming back, like it belonged to her,  the 
dagger......She examined it, it's fine carvings, it's beauty, it's fierce 
texture, it's mysterious understanding only she knew, yet the only thing she 
never knew about the dagger was what the inscriptions had said.Espeon walked 
right beside her, she knew espeon would always be by her side, no matter what, 
espeon was the only person that was always there, since the first day she was 
born and would always be there until the day she would die.
 "where are you going".She heard ash's voice, she heard their footsteps as they 
followed her.Gaby couldn't look at the three, nor could she talk to them. " 
Please talk to us".Ash said.He trudged through the muddy road.Brock had built up 
the strength to talk, he still felt weak, far away." Stop, please".She stopped 
in her tracks, but still didn't turn to look at them.
  The three caught up to her.They were soaked, the rain pouring viscously upon 
them." Let's talk, please".Ash laid his hand on her shoulder.Gaby never had 
people care about her, only a few, they usually left her, abandoned her, noone 
ever asking for her to talk to them or even holding a conversation long enough 
to get to know her. She hesitated, then finally looked at the three, tears 
filled up their eyes.Why would they cry, why???.why would they care for her, 
though they knew nothing about her.Her brown eyes seemed so pure, happy, letting 
out a single tear, slowly sliding down her cheek , their tears blended with the 
rain, like the sky was crying as well.She nodded her head and embraced them, she 
leaned on them, finally someone to lean on, people who cared.She looked at the 
pokemon: espeon, togepi, and pikachu, just watching blankly.
 
      They kept walking until they reached Cerulean city.The city was so 
beautiful,  buildings and houses everywhere, the ocean overlooking everything, 
the water, such a vivid color, like it had eyes, always watching the city, like 
it was the city's gaurdian . The night sky was so beautiful, the silver sliver 
of the moon was outlining the darkness of the night, the stars twinkled, like 
little lights, candles being held up in the night.
     They went to the cerulean gym, to see it was empty, there was a note on the 
door that specified that Misty's sisters went to a spa for the night and they'd 
return tomorrow evening.
  
Dear anyone that may pass, 
   
 We, the cerulean sisters, are enjoying a spa treatment in Blackthorn City, We 
will return to the Cerulean gym tomorrow evening. 
                                                                                         
                                                                                               
Love, the cerulean sisters
 
 
They walked in through the back, where the visitors usually stay. Four beds 
where in a little room, bunk beds, one on top of the other. The walls where 
wooden, planks of wood, attached evenly between each other. An oak-like color 
elaborated the room, metal post supported the beds, they were neatly made and 
the sheets were soft to the touch.
    They left all their belongings in the room, and they went to the kitchen to 
talk.It looked like a home, so cozy, nice. Gaby looked around, a small smile 
spread over her face. She sat around the circular table, it was floral printed, 
and wooden, the whole kitchen looked as if it was from the country, flowers 
waving around, the vivid blueness painted on the walls.
   Ash sat in front of her, misty on her left and Brock on her right. Espeon sat 
on her lap and the two other pokemon lay on the table. She felt she could trust 
these people, even though she never really knew them.
 
"Gaby, who was that....girl".Ash put his hand over his head and leaned back in 
his chair;
"Militias, the person that ruined my home....militias, armies of viscious, cruel 
heathens, they use pokemon like ragged beast, killing them if they fail, 
torturing the people that owned the pokemon, telling them that they are 
worthless, then sending them to a chamber, a chamber of death, where the bodies 
of decaying victims rot in that place, where pokemon souls roam around."
  Gaby took out the knife and placed it on the table, it shined, and glowed.They 
all listened, interested in what she had to say. Leaning in closer to have a 
better look at the dagger.
 Then she touched her arm, feeling it beginning to throb, the scar had turned 
blood red, it was so vividly seen now.
"I was one of those victims, being tortured, when I left on my journey, when I 
was 10, I was an orphan, I lived in a shelter, none caring for me there, often 
wondering what I was here for. Since then, for 3 years I was determined to find 
my purpose, all I knew was espeon was always there".
She softly touched her pokemon, rubbing behind his ear.The dagger now had a 
strange aura surrounding it.
  " Then when i was 14, the militias had found me, camping one day, near a 
ruined area, I wanted to see if i could find something valuable, but before I 
could they took me and put me in those cambers, they used espeon for wicked 
reasons, mostly to kill other pokemon, they had control,control over every 
pokemon, making them do anything they wanted without them fighting back or 
resisting, I tried to escape, I tried, but I couldn't.I was trapped forever.It 
smelled of corpse, dead bodies piled together, I could hear pokemon chattering 
and screaming for help , but I couldn't see them, I had to leave, That place was 
driving me insane.Until oneday I did, I lifted up a tile and a secret 
underground entrance lay there, so I crawled underneath, only to find myself in 
another chamber, another area of the tower.The walls were scraped with blood, 
you could see nails trying to claw it's way out.I tried to return the way I came 
from but, then I couldn't, this energy stopped me, I was being lifted, from the 
ground, Someone else was controlling me, I didn't have any control anymore".    
 
She stopped, for a moment.Her eyes turning pinkish, her lips trembling.
   " Then the hooded man dropped me, he was in this long black robe, I couldn't 
see his face, like he didn't have a face.I was kneeling in front of him, begging 
him to let me go.Until he took out that dagger".She held up the dagger, letting 
it's shiny presence, follow where she moved it. " Then he.......he stabbed me 
with it, he lodged it in my arm, letting it's poison, it's energy, seep through 
into my veins, into my blood".She rubbed her scar, now it had turned black and 
she showed them her fragile hand. Her veins had now turned blood-red. " and, 
with that stab I learned everything about the dagger, every secret, every 
mystery, like I was the test subject, like they wanted to see what would happen 
if ,if the venom in the knife was released, if it would kill a person, if it 
would give life to a person..if------------".
 
She dropped the knife on the table, letting it stick out.She momentarily stopped 
talking, hearing a bang echo through the house.All of them stared at the 
door.They heard nothing now.Then they heard the bangs again, someone pushing on 
the door, someone, trying to break the door open.Then it had broken, heavily 
dropping on the ground, not attached to the hinges anymore, and Jessie, James 
and meowth were harshly thrown inside.Blood staining their suites, whimpering 
softly.Two militias flung them in through the door, causing them to crash right 
into the wall.Both of them wore sergeant uniforms, Green jackets with pockets, 
Black pants with steel-toe boots, Black bandanas and Black sunglasses.They mixed 
with the night, camouflaging with the dark colors.
 
Gaby, ash, misty and brock walked over to team rocket, as the pokemon followed." 
Gaby". James softly said.He reached his hand out, only to let it fall weakly." 
help us" Jessie and meowth stuttered." we, tried to stop them, but they were to 
strong, sorry".Jessie whispered. One of the militias cracked a whip at gaby's 
hand, leaving a red mark visible." We have orders to kill you, so prepare to 
die".He laughed hysterically.His blonde hair seeped through the bandana he wore, 
and his face was bold and scared of what he was ordered to do, but he tried to 
cover it up with jokes, laughter, trying to comfort himself.The other militia 
had looked so plain, his go-tee was ashy, he was so sure of what he had to do, 
showing no expression, showing no care.
 
 " Pikachu, thundershock".Ash spoke confidently. Sparks came from his reddish 
cheeks.
 " Your attempts are futile".The militia with the go-tee took out a Black glove,  
the red and Black tattoo that the girl had was printed on it.He placed it over 
his hand and hovered his hand over pikachu.Pikachu levitated above the ground, 
and a white and red energy was being taken out of the little mouse, forming an 
orb.
  " what are you doing to him". ash and misty yelled.
  " They're draining his soul and blood ".gaby whispered,
 " do something". Brock screamed at the three
  " why don't you" Misty implied
Pikachu was coughing, it had become harder for him to breathe, or even to 
live.Gaby took the dagger from the table and ran towards the orb, the orb that 
held pikachu's only way to live.It was formed around the glove.She lunged the 
knife into the orb, causing it to break apart and all of the molecules to lead 
itself back to the tiny pokemon.Soon it was up on it's feet and it frantically 
leaped on ash's shoulder.
" you interfere with everything". The blonde held gaby by the neck, suffocating 
her.Espeon leaped for the man, but the the other militia had used the glove on 
espeon.All hope had failed.The blonde dropped gaby on the ground, she was 
lifeless.Espeon was lifeless as well, all his energy was gone from his body.They 
were...gone...dead.
 
Ash, misty and Brock, couldn't believe what had happened, the turn of events. 
Team rocket watched, everything was gone now," she can't die". James screamed, 
"it's not supposed to happen".
 
The militias snickered and smiled happily of a task finished.They walked over 
the fallen door and walked away from the scene, from the crime they had done.
 
For moments team rocket and the trio just stood there.Her body lay limp, dead.
" It's our fault, we should have stopped them, everything is gone now". meowth 
whispered.
" I should have known". Brock said." I knew they were coming, I saw it, I saw 
it, in that dream, in that fight, right there, i...it's...all my fault". He fell 
to the floor and started banging on it, furious with himself.
Misty held onto ash, her head nuzzled on his chest, ash embracing her tightly.
Jessie stood up, and sat next to her body.She tried to feel her pulse, maybe a 
sign of life, but all she felt was....emptiness.Jessie pushed her self away, 
frightened of what had happened.
 
Espeon didn't move either, both were lifeless, pulseless, dead.The dagger 
hovered over the ground and a strange white light shot out from it and directly 
toward espeon and gaby.They were levitated from the ground and soon both were 
surrounded with the eerie white light.The dagger had given them their life 
back.Gaby kneeled on the floor and espeon's eyes had opened.
The dagger hovered over to it's owner and reattached itself to her.
 
" gaby....is that...you". Ash said.
Team rocket stood up and walked over to her.
" welcome back". Meowth laughed.
Gaby's eyes were red, and her blood was black.She looked at her hands, and 
stretched them out, they had turned to the normal color, and her eyes had turned 
to their deep-brown beauty.
 
" what the hell". Brock, misty and ash said.
" I'll explain, but in a safer place, I owe it to you guys".She jumped around, 
getting use to moving once again.
" come on, lets go" James said.
They walked outside, following teeam rocket, around to the back, and into the 
woods.It was difficult to see in the darkness, drops of rain fell lightly on 
them, the full moon shone dimly, their only source of light.Noone talked 
throughout the entire walk.The pokemon were frightened.Misty held togepi tightly 
and pikachu stayed close to his trainer, and espeon walked far from everyone, 
like he was watching for something.
 
They had reached the ocean, it was a dark blue, and soft waves filled it, a 
breeze swept through, Jessie hit a tree branch and underneath the water appeared 
an underground base.They opened the white door and entered in.It was like an 
elevator, but with just one button.James pushed the red button and they had gone 
underground, no sign of the base was left.
 
" gaby, what's with you and team rocket and ". misty said.
" what happened back there". ash finished her sentence.
Gaby just looked at them.