THE POWER THAT WON "I wonder when Catze will attack again?" May thought out loud as they all walked the muddy path. Saraya skipped in front of the group with Luna behind her, smiling. "Soon I hope. I want to crush her!" Tiger growled. "That's your response to everything." Gato snorted from Misty's shoulder. "Pipipi?" "I, for one, don't want her to attack anytime soon." Rachel said with a nod. Ash agreed with her, but for a different reason. Lily noticed Ash was staring at the ground. She jumped off her dragon friend's, Sleeth, back and flew over to Ash. She landed on the ground and walked beside him. "What's wrong?" she asked. Ash looked up at her, startled. "What? Oh, nothing. Just thinking." Ash told her. "Anything particular?" she asked, her big blue eyes curious. "About what will happen when Catze attacks. Her powers have gotten stronger." Ash said and looked at the ground again. Lily nodded slowly. "Right, sure." she said and flew back to Sleeth's back. Sleeth eyed her with his black eyes. "What's up?" he asked. "Good question." she answered and began to comb her purple hair with a comb she had. Sleeth snorted and caught up with the group. Amara and her friend stood in a tree, watching them. "I wonder what's up with him?" she asked and pointed a black claw at Ash. Amara shrugged but said nothing. She lowered her claw and looked at Amara. She seemed sad. "He has the Pure Heart Crystal, doesn't he?" she asked and pulled at her whiskers with her black claws. Amara nodded. "There's nothing you can do about that. Catze is going to attack and her powers are strong. You must-" "Why don't you help them for once?" Amara interrupted her friend. She stopped stroking her whiskers and looked up at Amara, tears filled her blue eye's as she held her staff with both hands. She looked at her face. It was dirty from tears. Her nave blue skirt and dirty blond hair flowed in the wind. "Because it is not my time. I would be of no use." she answered and looked into the darkening sky. "Who cares what time it is when you appear! They need to know more about Tigra and you know the most! Help them!" Amara cried and pointed her staff at her. She glared at Amara's crying face and mad look. She was breathing hard and her staff stayed pointed. She stared at Amara. "Amara, Queen of Fighting Poke'mon, you go and save your friends. They mean to much to you." she said and jumped away. Amara watched her, tears flying. "Coward!!" she yelled and disappeared after Ash and his friends. Ash stopped. Pikachu looked down at his trainer from his head. Misty stopped as well, noticing that he did. An echo filled the trees that had made Ash stop. Soon, the whole group stopped. Luna and Saraya came over to Ash to see what was wrong. "Is something the matter, Ash?" the black cat asked. Ash stared into the forest, eye's fixed on a black shadow. Misty looked at him then at what he was staring at. She didn't see anything but trees. May suddenly saw it too. "Duck!" she cried out suddenly. No one even asked why and did as they were told. A black ray was shot above them. Quickly everyone was up and backing away. "It's Catze!" Tiger gasped and then growled. "Pikachu pi!" Pikachu agreed and jumped next to Tiger with Gato. "Your skills haven't improved much, I see." Catze sneered and stepped from the shadows. She looked the same, but her power was much higher than ever. She suddenly disappeared in black smoke and reappeared above them. "I've gotten my castle all ready for our battle. Watch your step." she growled and disappeared. Black light began to engulf Ash and his friends. Amara watched from a tree. She jumped into the black light, unnoticed, just as the light disappeared. Catze floated above the arena. It looked just like an arena in the Poke'mon League Torment. Light's flashed on a shined down on them all as they appeared. Amara quickly slipped into the shadows. Catze smiled and landed on the ground in front of them. "Are you ready to play?" she asked with an evil smile. "We'll see who plays and wins, Catze!" came a reply from on top of one of the big lights. Everyone looked up and some shadow's jumped from there spot and landed with May and Saraya. Nina, Amy, Blaze, Mel, Lita, Erika and Ray. The queens in there battle forms. May and Saraya quickly changed. Catze smiled. "Seven more pawns to my game? How nice." Catze sneered. "Your going down Catze!" Lita said and slammed her right fist into her palm. "Will see about that, Lita." she said simply. Lita suddenly ran at her with her right elbow out to hit Catze. Catze smiled and disappeared. Lita missed and almost tripped over her feet. Catze appeared behind her. "Watch out!" Mel warned but it was a little too late. Catze shot Lita in the back with her black ray. Lita flew forward and slammed into the wall. She them stumbled back and fell. Catze turned to everyone else. Everyone stepped back a little. Catze smiled with evil. "Afraid? I thought you were fearless?" she growled then laughed. Catze had made a mistake of her own but hadn't noticed until the attack. "Lightning Rode!!" cried Lita and lightning was shot from her staff. Catze barely was able to dodge. The lightning crashed into the wall and exploded. Amara watched from her shadow's. She decided what she must do and disappeared. Lita came over to her friends. "Don't underestimate your enemy." Blaze said and held her staff up. All the queens soon had there staff. Catze saw past them and stared an icy cold stare at Luna. The black cat was at the very back and was stepping away. "What's the matter Luna? Not as brave as you use to be?" Catze sneered and shot a black ray at her. "Fire Wall Block!!" Sleeth cried and shot fire in front of Luna. It rose into a fire wall and the black ray was bounced off. The fire disappeared and Luna wasn't behind it anymore. Sea Breeze reared up and pounded the ground. "Water Arrow!!" she cried and her blue arrow flew. Catze raised her black shield and blocked it. The arrow bounced away and back at the group. Everyone scattered and the arrow exploded on the ground in a shower of water. Mel's staff suddenly disappeared. She pointed her middle and index finger at Catze. The tip's of her fingers glowed with fire. "Fire...." She drew a snake with the fire in the air. "....snake!!" she finished and pointed at Catze. The snake's head was visible and it stuck out its fiery tongue. It went after Catze, slithering in the air. Black fire surrounded Catze. She shot a black fire snake at her hand at Mel's snake. The two fire snakes hit and expounded in black and red fire. Clear water bubbles spun around Amy. Her staff was gone as well. She raised her hands. "Aqua Shine...." She threw her hands at Catze and the water flew at her. "....blast!!" she finished. The water went after Catze but she disappeared. The water missed. Catze then reappeared. "Your attempts have failed. What are you going to do now?" she sneered. "Mega Torpedo!!" Tiger shouted and shot his attack. Catze held her hand out calmly and the lightning was reflected. Catze laughed as Tiger dodged his own attack. Nina's staff was gone in a flash. Nina soon had her index and pinkie finger in the air. Yellow hearts spun around her. "Chain..." She pointed at Catze and the hearts uncoiled them self from Nina and went towards Catze. ".....surround!!" she finished. The hearts spun around Catze and tied her together like a rope. She couldn't move and struggled. "Yes! Got her!" Nina said happily. Blaze pointed her staff at the struggling Catze. A huge, ice blue ball glowed at the end. She swung her staff around and pointed it at Catze again. "Icy Take Down!!" she cried and show a blast of ice in the form of a blue beam. Catze suddenly broke the chains and disappeared. The attack missed and the chain of hearts disappeared. Catze reappeared. Erika pointed her staff at Catze. "Psychic Beam Blast!!" she yelled and shot a purple beam from the end. Catze dodged it and it missed. Saraya held out her hand and a rainbow disk appeared. "Rainbow...." She threw it. "....teara!!" she finished and the disk flew. Catze suddenly grew long black nails and cut the disk in half. May's staff was gone. Green leaves spun around her. "Leaf...." May pointed at Catze and the leaves spun at her. "....dance!!" she finished. Catze cut all the leaves in half and they floated to the ground. Ray stepped forward, her battle outfit disappeared and she now wore her long white dress. She pointed her staff at Catze and shot a yellow beam. Catze's nails went normal and she disappeared. The beam hit the wall and exploded. Another miss. Catze appeared above them. "Are you done yet?" she asked. "Not yet!" cried a deep voice. A shadow dropped from a top one of the big lights. Catze didn't have time to react. She got a hard kick in the back. A shadow flew past her and landed in the light. She stood up and looked at Catze. Catze was in pain. "Amara?" everyone asked together. Catze regained herself. "Another little brat! I'll take care of you!" Catze yelled and shot a black ray. Amara dodged and ran at Catze. Catze shot more ray's. All of them were dodged by Amara. Amara leaped and hit Catze again with her staff. She landed behind Catze. Amara turned around. "Power Beam!!" she yelled and shot the yellow beam from her staff. Catze was hit and fell to the ground on her knees, no longer able to float in the air. Amara went to her friends and her staff disappeared. All but Blaze, Erika and Ray didn't have there staff's. Catze was up in the air again. "All this for my crystal?" Ash asked himself as Misty, Brock, Rachel and himself watched. "So, you think your so big and bad? Well I don't challenge you to fight. I challenge Luna to battle me!" Catze cried and pointed to the black cat behind Sea Breeze. "Forget it! Tornado!!" Violet cried and a gust of wind blew. Catze pushed it back with her power. It crashed into Violet, Tiger, Pikachu, Gato, Saraya, May, Blaze and Sea Breeze. They flew into the wall behind them. "Petal Dance!!" Lily cried and pink petals went for Catze. "Fire Breath!" Sleeth yelled and blew fire. She used her powers again and hit everyone else still standing. Not including Ash, Misty, Brock and Rachel, who backed away. Catze laughed and floated to Luna. "Let's battle!" she cried. Everyone was too weak to help. Catze glowed with black fire and shot black fire at Luna. The black cat leaped and the fire missed. Luna ran and dodged as the fire was shot. Suddenly, a beam hit her. She cried in pain and her yellow moon glowed bright as she fell. "Leave her alone!" Ash cried but Catze didn't. She shot another beam and laughed. The flame, however, missed. Luna ran from it quickly and darted into the shadow's. "Your afraid of me! You should be!" Catze laughed. "STOP!!" Ash cried and darted forward. "Ash, wait!" Misty cried and failed to stop him. Ash ran in front of Catze who floated in the air. "Fool! Out of my way!" Catze growled. "I'm the one you want! Your doing all this just for me! Take it and leave!" Ash cried. "Pika?" "What's he doing?" asked Gato weakly. Catze glared at Ash who stood in front of her. She floated down and landed in front of him. "Ash, stop!" Amara cried and was up. "Leave Luna alone. Take my crystal and leave!" Ash yelled and her and Catze gave a sly smile. "I will, but first I have a question Ash." she said with her smile. Everyone was up on there feet. Amara was ready to strike as well as the other queens. Tiger was growling and Pikachu was ready to use his Thunderbolt. Sea Breeze, Lily, Sleeth and Violet were tensed and ready to attack. Gato's claws looked sharper than usually as she watched Catze and was ready to attack. Misty, Rachel and Brock were watching in horror. "What?" Ash asked coldly. "Have you told them why I want your crystal?" Catze said slyly and Ash looked weak. "Catze....no.....plaese." he begged. Catze gave another evil smile and turned to his friends who all looked confused. "So he hasn't told you our little secret, has he?" she asked. "What are you talking about?" asked Misty. "We don't care about it, Catze!" growled Tiger and advanced forward. "Back off, wolfy! You will care once he tells you!" Catze jerked her head towards Ash. "Tell them!" Tiger stopped and looked at Ash. Ash backed away. "I...." "What's the matter? Your not afraid are you? Afraid that your friends will find out and then take it? Not caring for you?" she sneered in a very nasty way. "Stop it!" cried Rachel who suddenly had a burst of courage. Catze shot her a nasty look and was about to blast her with a black ray when Ash stepped forward. "I'll tell! Just leave them alone!" he cried and every head in the room looked at him. "Speak then, boy." growled Catze and crossed her arms. She looked very pleased with herself. "Ash, forget it. You don't have to tell us anything." said Sea Breeze. "Yeah! We'll just fight Catze!" Tiger growled. He was right next to Catze and could fire Torpedo anytime. "I...." Ash let out a sigh. "I have the Pure Heart Crystal. That's why Catze was after me." Catze laughed and Tiger leaped. He rammed his head in her side and she screamed in pain. She fell to the ground and tried to get up. Tiger pressed his paw on her back and pushed her down. "Your lying! Ash doesn't have it!" Tiger growled in a low voice that was barely herd. Catze smiled. "I'm not. I saw it with my visor." she said calmly. "Amy, check it out!" Ray ordered and Amy nodded. A blue visor appeared across her eyes. Yellow lights flashed across and she gasped. "Find anything?" asked Blaze with her staff pointed at Catze. "He does have the Pure Heart Crystal! She's right!" gasped Amy and her visor disappeared. "No...." Misty whispered. Catze threw Tiger off and he landed hard on the ground. "Yes! Now if you don't mind, I'll be taking it now. We can fight for it once I hold it in my hands." Catze laughed and pointed her hand at Ash. The black cat glowed as well as the black moon on Catze's forehead. Suddenly, yellow light exploded from the shadow's were Luna had disappeared to. Everyone backed away and stared at the light. It disappeared and clicking was herd of shoe's. Every stared at the shadow's and a figure emerged from the darkness. Gasp's were let out as the woman showed herself. She looked up at Catze striate in the eye's. "Luna?" asked Brock. "No way! How did she change?" asked May in confusion. "L-Luna?" asked Catze who had her hand lowered and was backing away. Luna looked exactly like she had told them in her story. The yellow and black dress, the very, very long black hair and the crescent moon on her forehead. "You betrayed me Catze but I will always have a place in my heart for your friendship. You challenged me and I shall excepted." she said in her beautiful voice. Catze clenched her fist in anger but didn't seem to be angry. "I....I can't fight you." she growled and looked away. "Why not? You challenged me?" Luna asked. Catze turned away. "I just can't." she answered. "Then you have no reason to be here." Amara said and stepped forward with her staff. Catze was looking down at the ground. Tears suddenly splashed to the floor. Something made Ash walk to her and place a kind hand on her shoulder. "Catze, your heart is still good. A little part is and it is filled with the friendship you and Luna had." Ash said. Catze shrugged his hand away and floated into the air. She turned to them, tears in her eye's and sparkling around her. "I regret what I did and for that I need nothing more than to be destroyed." she whispered. Luna smiled and raised her hands in the air, her bracelet dangled. "Never." she answered and a yellow glowing ball appeared in her hands. She threw it at Catze and she was engulfed in yellow light. Her heart crystal flew from her chest. Unlike the others, it was black as night. The yellow light folded it's self around the black crystal and surrounded it. Then the light disappeared and in the black crystal's place was a red one. It floated in Catze's chest and the yellow glow disappeared. Luna stood and watched her friend float to the ground and open her eye's. She blinked at Luna. "Your heart is as good as ever. Welcome back Catze." Luna said and smiled. Catze smiled back. Her evil, ice cold smile was gone and she now had a warm smile like Luna. Her black moon flashed yellow and then indeed turned yellow in color. "What about my powers?" she asked, her voice the same but no snarl in it. "You have them, but there different." Luna said and suddenly white light surrounded her. Before Luna left she shouted to everyone. "The curse Catze made on us it not gone! We must beat Tigra before my people all normal!" The white light slowly shrank the human Luna and then disappeared. Luna lay on the ground on her side. Her crescent moon glowed yellow then stopped. Her black fur shined and she was her cat self again. Catze walked over to Luna's body, her black tail swishing, and picked up the lifeless cat. "I'm sorry I ever did that, Luna. I could kill myself." she whispered. "Were not out of the woods yet!" came Amara's cry. The whole castle began to shake. "It's going to collapse! Follow me!" cried Catze and everyone did just that. They got outside and ran as far away as they could. They came to the edge for the island and watched the castle disappear in black light. Rain was pouring outside they realized as they stood in it. Suddenly, black flames came from the dead castle. The fire then disappeared in the air. "That must have been the evil in me." Catze said. "We have a new problem" said Gato and pointed a claw into the black sky. Everyone looked and saw dark clouds swirling around. They swirled down onto the island in which they stood on. A black dragon with blood red eye's appeared. It roared and let out a burst of flames that made the rain around the fire disappear. "More trouble. This is just not our day." Nina sighed. "No time for that! Look!" Mel said and pointed her finger at the back of the dragon. A shadow leaped and stood in front of them. More in front of Ash. "It's Tigra!" cried Sleeth and he eyed the black dragon with anger. "How'd she find us?" asked Violet. "Who cares." Tiger snorted. Everyone stared at Tigra. She had blue hair that came down to the middle of her back. A thick strand of her hair covered her right eye as she glared at them with her only visible one. She had a little bit of a heel on her blue shoe's and a blue, sleeveless shirt that showed her belly because of it's shortness. She had a blue, ruffled skirt and cold blue eye's. Her sneer on her face made everyone step back. The dragon roared and stepped forward. That got everyone back and Blaze saw she couldn't step back anymore. Soon, they all were at the edge. Catze held Luna protectively in her arms with a mean look on her face. Tigra gave a cold, little laugh. "It's been a long time, wouldn't you agree?" she said in a way to mean voice. "This is gonna hurt." Gato whispered under her breath. To be continued.... Author's Note: Ooooohhhhh! Cliffhanger! Don't you just hate me? I guess all you have to do is click on the next story which shall appear soon. Hope you enjoyed it and thanks to Jolt for remodeling my place. As you can see, it's a lot better. Thanks again to The Jolt Master! =^) Quote's from the Poke'mon Movie 2000- "I wish I had pants." -Slowking standing in snow "He's not my boyfriend! He's a boy and he's my friend but he's NOT my boyfriend!" "You guy's talking about me?" -Misty and Tracy "Now I feel more like the frozen one." -Ash in snow