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A/N: I got this chapter up sooner than expected…yay for me! Anyway, please read and 
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Through Darkness Shines Love

Chapter 1-Remembrance of the Past

Breathing heavily, engulfed in the darkness, a lone figure stood, unaware of her 
surroundings. She searched for the light to the seemingly endless darkness, but found 
none and could only hope that someone would save her. Scared and trembling, she 
realized that she had lost much of her bravery and spunk from her younger years as a 
pokemon trainer and traveler. 

Suddenly, a bright light engulfed the area, sending her back to a time she wished she 
could forget. That hurtful day 7 years ago that would change her life and shape who she 
was forever. It was all coming back to her in one fell swoop before she had time to react. 
It was almost as if she were reliving the moment again as she covered her ears from 
hearing the screams of her one true love being crushed to death. It was too much for her 
to bare, knowing that she could have prevented his death…knowing that they had been 
behind it all from the start. Crying tears of anguish, she lifted her head up and shouted 
into the abyss.

“Stop it! Please…I can’t take this anymore…please stop…” she pleaded, as she dropped 
to her knees, weakened by the effects of her past. She could hear a faint laugh in the 
distance from two recognizable people…the same people that had been the cause of his 
death so many years ago. Angered by the enjoyment they found in her anguish, she 
pounded her fists into the floor, wanting nothing more than this nightmare to end. Her 
anger, however, quickly subsided, as she heard a voice, with whom she recognized all too 
well, speaking to her.

“Lost without him, are you?” the voice chided, obviously taking pleasure in seeing her 
suffer, “You know, this was your fault from the start my dear…you encouraged him to go 
to that tournament, even knowing that we were coming to power and growing stronger by 
the day…and yet, you still encouraged him. What a pity.”

“This was not my fault!” she yelled weakly, not believing her own words, “There was 
nothing I could do.”

“Nothing you could do? Ha, what a joke!” a second female voice teased, “Misty, the 
cards were in your hands from the start, you just needed to play the right hand and, 
fortunately for us, you flopped.”

‘But his body was never found,’ she thought hopefully, ‘There’s still a chance that he 
may be alive.’

Reading her thoughts and smirking out of gratification, the female voice spoke once more, 
“You believe there is actually a chance of him surviving an ordeal like that? Face it, 
you’ve lost all hope of him surviving after seven years of silence. Isn’t that the reason 
why you faked your own death, to start a new life, away from your past?”

Misty, not knowing what else to say, only nodded dejectedly. Marissa was right…she had 
wanted so badly to leave behind the life she once knew and start over, even going as far 
as faking her own death and changing her last name to throw off the media. There had 
even been a broadcast televised throughout the whole region claiming that the youngest 
of the Cerulean sisters had claimed her own life due to a broken heart. Misty and her 
sisters, however, knew the truth. Although the stunt had seemed, back then, insane and 
completely uncalled for, Misty had known she had made the right decision by, in a 
manner of speaking, disappearing. She had not even opted to tell Brock, her long time 
best friend, that she was about to disappear into society. Instead, her sisters only reported 
to her that Brock was broken hearted at the fake funeral to hear that he had lost another 
friend. Misty had felt remorse, but knew that it had been the right thing to do.

Speaking for the first time in what seemed like hours, Aki spoke up, waking Misty out of 
her daze. “We will return for the final battle…where we will claim your life and your 
powers as well.”

His voice seemed to fade into nothingness as she felt her whole body being sucked 
through what seemed like a vortex…

Suddenly, jolting out of bed, Misty caught her breath thankful that she was awake and 
back in the confines of her room. Thinking about her nightmare, tears welled up in her 
once vibrant eyes as she spoke the name that she had let down. 

“Ash…”

A/N: Well there’s chapter 1! Hope you all liked it and thanks for the reviews from “Lost 
Love.” Please review and AAML forever!