Pikchu's Destiny
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Somewhere, in the depths in the forest, long before Ash, Giovanni or Ash's Pikachu were born, there was a small tribe. It was a tribe of Pikachu, whom were ruled by the kind, peace-loving King Raichu.
His wife, Raicha, was preparing a great feast, for later on. And what a feast it was! There were honey-combs (taken from the Beedrill hives) and lovely muffins. For the savoury bits, there were delicious rice-balls (the rice was grown in the rice gardens) and potatoes (again, grown in the rice gardens).
It was a great feast. But before the feast began, Raichu was off to organise some entertainment.

Chapter One: The Great Occasion!
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As I already mentioned, Raichu had dashed off to find some entertainment. He looked and looked, when he saw Pi Ka, an exotic dancer. She was looking to find somewhere to show off her new dance, and she asked Raichu (NOTE: Pok�mon Talk dubbed into English)
"Hey, can I go up on stage? I'd be a lovely dancer!" Finding no other entertainment, he agreed. He remembered,
"Argh! It's time for the feast and I've only got one dancer!". So, what did he do? Just read, and find out for yourself:
"Pikachus of Pikaville! If you have any talent, any talent at all, please come up to the stage!" Nobody replied.
"If you do have any talent, and are good enough, then I'll give you extra helpings of muffins!" That set off sparks. Raicha's muffins were famous for their sweet, honey taste. She was a fine chef. Hundreds of Pikachus raced to get up to the glittering stage. Using any method of pushing, shoving or any other method to get to the front of everybody else, the thousands of Pikachus raced to the front of the stage.
"Calm down! Calm down! I only want ten more Pikachus! Thank you!" After everybody was sorted out, Raichu gestured the ten Pikachus towards the door to the backstage area.

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Raicha cut up the last rice-ball, and sighed. She looked at her stomach, and rubbed it. "All this food is making hungry...hmmm. I wonder if I could take a bit," she mumbled. She then thought, "My baby's due soon. I wonder when?" As if in answer, she felt a great deal of pain, and shouted "RAICHU! GET OVER HERE NOW!". Raichu barged through the door (knocking it out of the door frame in his haste) and thought "Oh my God! I'd better run!" ************************************************************************************************* Raichu ran like, umm, lightning towards the Pikachu Hospital. After telling the doctor (through jumping about and shouting nonsense words) he ran back to the stage. He announced,
"Everybody! The Feast is postponed to tommorrow! Don't worry!"
As you can imagine, there was a great deal of disappointment. But, Raichu thought, "There isn't anything to worry about. There's going to be an even more memorable occasion very soon..."

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Raicha smiled. Raichu looked at his new son. "He looks as fit and healthy as if he were 2 years old!" thought Raichu. Raicha gave the little Pikachu a hug, and he babbled and laughed in response. Raicha laughed as well. "Well, we'll have to give him a name!"
"How about...Piku?", asked Raicha.
"That would be a good name now, but what about when he's older? He'll be the laughing stock of Pikaville!"
"Hmmm...you're quite right. How about Pikchu?"
"Hmmm...nice, unique, I like it! Pikchu it is!"
"Don't forget our tradition!"
All the Pikachus, when they were old enough to speak, swore a promise. That was to give their children the same story that had been passed down for generations. "Oh, all right. I'll tell him the story:

A long time ago, before Pok�mon began to live in peace,

A Shadow grazed our world.

It came with a gas that could not be alive,

But its task was to feed on hate,

And the Shadow created that hate,

By building hate between us Pikachus,

We were sapped of our energy,

But thankful to the Royal Prince,

We felt love, which is the true emotion,

Which stamped out the Shadow and its bretheren...

See? Pikchu's already asleep! I think I should tell it to him when he's older!"
"But don't forget! If you forget, you'd break our traditon! The one that YOU made up! You break it, everyone else breaks it, the story is gone. Lost in the passage of time. Kapeesh?"
"Whatever, Raicha."

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Chapter Two: The Sad End
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"Remind me, never have a great feast again!" Raichu was helping to clean up after the celebration of Pikchu being born. That was the Great Feast and a typical party rolled up in one. Pikchu was learning to walk, but kept falling on the soft cushions that paved the way (the cushions were for sore feet) but eventually started walking. Raichu threw his broom down and rushed towards Pikchu.
"Raicha! Pikchu's taking his first steps!" Typically, as soon as Raicha came, Pikchu fell down again. But, Pikchu got up, and started waddling around again, feeling proud of himself. He then tripped onto a rock, and burst into tears, but when Raicha came and stood him back up, and Raichu got him started, he laughed, and continued waddling around, with the same feeling of pride. His parents got back to cleaning, and then strided into their room, Pikchu waddling behind them.

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Pikchu was now five years old, and he had heard the story, and he puzzled about the "But thankful to the Royal Prince" bit of the story, especially the "Royal Prince" part. He bumped into a beatuiful female Pikachu. He looked at her, and then gawked at her. Her smile was so friendly, her eyes were sparkling with life, and her yellow fur was as neat as neat itself. She smiled at him, touched the tip of his nose, and walked off. "Wow," he whispered. "She is such a dish! Gawd!" He chased after her, but she went in her house and her mum locked the door. There was a sickening crunch as Pikchu smashed into the door. "I'm not hurt...dizzy, but fine..." stuttered Pikchu, and then he collapsed on the ground. To cut a long story short, for Pikchu, EWB (Everything Went Black).

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"Hello? Are you awake, my son?" Raichu was looking at Pikchu. After waking up, he mumbled,
"Where...where am I?"
"You're in bed, in your house. Raicha was out shopping, when she saw you unconscious, outside...hmmm, I believe, Pikina's house. Her daugther, Pikia, was saying something about meeting you," he replied.
Then, looking around, he bent a little closer to Pikchu, and whispered, "Just between you and me, what happened when you met Pikia?"
Pikchu thought, "Well, he IS my dad, and he said between him and me, so, it should be alright..."
"She touched my nose, as if she and I were good friends," he replied.
"Really?" Raichu then bent even closer, and even more quieter, whispered, "I'm a bit disappointed, in a way. I thought you were in love with her. But, I'm not saying that you have to love her. I was just giving my opinion!"
Pikchu decided that it would be wise not to tell Raichu about what he thought of her.

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Picture this scene. It's night. The moonlit sky is also lit by fireworks of different colours. All the Pikachus are gathered in a wide circle, with Raichu, Raicha and Pikchu in the middle. Music is playing. Dancers are dancing. Raichu is saying a few words. And this is what he was saying...
"Pikachus of Pikaville! We have all gathered tonight to celebrate one thing -
The end of the Shadow's reign! For hate no longer exists in this fair place, let us celebrate together!"
Raicha interuptted with, "I made some more muffins!"
There was yet another mad dash.
But little did they know, this was going to be their most memorable occasion yet...

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Pikchu was looking at the fireworks, in awe. He had seen fireworks before, but not ones as spectacluar as these fireworks. Fireworks that shot up, with a trail of rainbow, and shattered into gold stars. It was a momentous occasion. But, Pikchu suddenly started feeling sleepy. He jerked himself, and saw his parents, a look of utter tiredness on their faces. The same went for every other Pikachu. They all woke up again, and heard an icy voice, full of poison, speak.
"So, it looks like you're celebrating. Because you beat us."
Raichu blurted, "The-the SHADOW? Th-th-that can't be possible! My ancestor destroyed you long ago!"
"Destroyed? I'm insulted. He merely reduced my powers. It was that so-called "gas" that was destroyed."
The cloud where the voice seemed to be coming from turned towards Pikchu.
"I see you have a new son. Oh well." Then, the Shadow hesitated. "A new SON? That can't be right! A son is born to you Raichus every five years! He should have been born the next two years! Oh well. I'll just have to destroy him anyway."
"You WHAT?" shouted Raicha.
"D-e-s-t-r-o-y h-i-m. Are you deaf? Why, I hear you ask. He could be my only obstacle to becoming ruler of this world. All the other Pok�mon except you lot know hate itself. I can easily absorb that like a sponge. All I have to do is absorb that energy, and then I can wipe out all the Pok�mon in the world. Get the picture? If I wipe out my obstacles, then I can generate hate between you lot."
At the mentioning of the last statement, Raichu and Raicha both stood in front of Pikchu. Then, it came to a flash to Pikchu what it meant by the "Royal Prince" part. The Royal Prince was the glue between emotions for the whole tribe. The Shadow noticed Raichu and Raicha.
"I see you want to do it the hard way. Oh well." Letting out a screeching sound, he said,
"ARISE UNDEAD AND YOUR BRETHERN!" Still screeching, he threw down many Haunters. They all started attacking. Realising the true danger, Raichu shouted "Everybody! Attack those Haunters! I know this sounds silly, but to keep peace, we must fight!"
Raichu himself was now taking on their leader, Gengar. Gengar shouted, "As long as the Shadow is on my side, you stupid fried mice won't stand a chance!"
Raicha picked up Pikchu, and ran towards the nearest house. But the festival area was surrounded by a ring of flames. And the houses were burning down, anyway. The fight between the Pikachus and the Haunters was horribly one-sided, as the Haunters had fought in many battles before. The Pikachus had no battle experience. The wails of mothers dying, the crying of babies as they were slashed open. Raichu was now extremely bruised, but Gengar was equally cut.
"Give it up, thunder-freak! You're hopelessly outnumbered! There's no way you can beat me!"
"Oh yes?" Raichu flew into Gengar's face. Gengar was angered with a bleeding face.
"That's IT!" Gengar flew his undamaged fist (the left one) right into Raichu's guts, and threw the carcass a few feet away. Pikia was watching this. She was the only Pikachu who hadn't been harmed. Then, she found out why, as a Haunter told her. A couple of Haunters threw her into a dungeon. Meanwhile, Raicha and Pikchu were kneeling beside the losing-life-swiftly body of Raichu. He managed to say, "Get...away...from here...now..." and with those words he died. Raicha then stood up, but then flew backwards and slammed into a tree. Pikchu could see that there was clearly a dagger in her stomach. She died instantly. Pikchu took his father's advice, and ran away before they noticed him.

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Chapter Three: Ivyville, here we come!
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After wandering around aimlessly for a day, Pikchu started heading towards another forest. He bumped into a sign that read; Keep Off The Flowers. Pikchu looked down at his feet. The "flowers" mentioned were crushed. Oooooops. Pikchu snapped a twig off a tree, and, sticking it in the ground, propped the flowers up by sticking them to the twig (with what? With sap, of course) and walked away, trying not to look suspicious. A Bulbasaur noticed Pikchu trampling on the flowers, and ran into the depths of the forest. Pikchu listened in horror, as he could hear what was being said.
"A Pikachu trampled on the royal gardens, Venusaur!"
An enormous voice erupted.
"Did it, now? I know that the Pikachus are peace-loving, carefree Pok�mon, but even so, they obey strict rules at their home, Pikaville. I doubt that a Pikachu would delibrately stand in those flowers. Unless...it was a child that didn't know the rules."
After his speech finished, a Pikachu ran in.
"Hi! I'm Raichu's messenger! By now, this would have been old news, but, a son has been born to Raichu and Raicha!"
"Really? I didn't know. Someone has trampled on my flowerbed, and I think that a Pikachu child has done it."
"Sorry, but no PIKACHU child could've done it. They aren't anywere near here. Honestly, I run to deliver messages, and when I come back, they're all gone. What happened there?"
"I dunno."
Pikchu couldn't bear the idleness any longer. He burst in the front door, ran into Venusaur's room and shouted,
"I know what has-"
He was cut off by Venusaur, bellowing aloud,
"How DARE you come into my room without permission? Little kids aren't allowed in here!"
Pikchu quickly said,
"I am the son of Raichu and Raicha! I have came to tell you great news!" Venusaur quickly pushed Pikchu out into the Ivy Stage, where many festivals for the Bulbasaur & Ivysaur had their celebrations.
"If you ARE the son of Raichu and Raicha, then you should be able to pass the test I shall set you..."
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Pikchu gulped. Raichu hadn't told him about having better powers then everybody else. What if he was too weak? What would happen to him? He walked up to the first pole. It was very powerful. 100 volts to be exact. He touched it. He grabbed it. All he did was tingle a bit. All the Ivysaurs "ooooo" & "aaaaaa" -ed him. He touched the next pole. It contained 200 volts. It didn't hurt a bit. He sighed with relief. The Ivysaurs gasped. Pikchu gulped as he grabbed the 500 volt pole. He jerked a bit, but got used to the electricity flowing through his body. Some Ivysaurs fainted in amazement. Finally, feeling confident, he grabbed the 1000 volt pole. The only thing was, he grabbed it, but the electricity was much too powerful for him. He went into a spasm, then felt his heart stop.
Horrifyied, Venusaur ordered his doctors to where Pikchu was.

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"This is all my fault. I shouldn't have forced the test on him. He must be their son, and now I've gone and killed him. Why couldn't I have set the power levels lower? I knew that Raichu and Raicha were strong, but they definately couldn't handle 1000 volts! Oh, now what am I going to do? Please, for the love of God, be alive!"
Venusaur was taking a guilt trip as Pikchu didn't appear to be alive. His heart appeared to have stopped again. The messenger ran to where Pikchu was.
"Boy, Raichu and Raicha aren't going to be happy if they find out you killed their son!"
"SHUT UP! IF YOU ARE A THUNDER RAT, THEN SHOCK HIM! START HIS HEART OFF, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!"
The Pikachu flinched, then shocked Pikchu. Venusaur put his foot on Pikchu's neck. A pulse!
"He's alive! Whew!", Venusaur shouted.
"What...happened? Did...I...pass...test?"
"Yes, you did. I think you should rest a little while here, as my apology."
The messenger interupted with, "I think I should get home now..."
He left, and went on his way. But, as soon as he climbed out of the forest, a scream was heard. Several Ivysaurs rushed to the outside of the gate. The Pikachu was laying on the ground, with his stomach ripped to pieces. There was also another injury, behind his ear, which formed a symbol. Which looked like this:

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Pikchu ran to where the Pikachu's carcass was. Pikchu ignored the bloody mess on his front, and looked at the symbol. With a sickening look on his face, Pikchu remembered where he had last seen that symbol. Before Gengar threw Raichu's carcass away, he carved a symbol in Raichu's forehead. And the symbol behind this victim's ear, was the exact same symbol. It MUST've meant something.
The Pikachu had been killed by the Shadow's henchmen!

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Pikchu was more shaken then anybody else after that. Venusaur went to Pikchu's room, and asked him, "What's going on? Is there something that you're hiding from us? What is it?"
Pikchu replied with, "You wouldn't want to know."
To this, Venusaur replied, "YES I WOULD! Raichu was my childhood friend! His messenger's been telling me all the events that have happened! I sometimes feel like I could die when I see him (or anybody related to him) sad, and he (or they) won't tell me why! Spill the beans, then!"
Pikchu felt like he had no choice.
"Okay, but don't blame me if I can't go on any further. I AM just recovering from it, but since you insist:

We were celebrating our triumph over the Shadow when, the worst thing possible that could ever happen happened. The Shadow still existed. In it's attempt to destroy all living creatures, it decided that I was the only obstacle between it and world domination. In it's attempt to destroy me, it wiped out all Pikachus. It also wiped out...it wiped out...

It wiped out Raichu and Rai...Rai..."
Pikchu couldn't go on any further. He felt a tear form in his eye.
"Raicha?"
"Yes. Raicha."
Venusaur looked puzzled. "Why would the Shadow want to destroy every living creature when he wanted to take over the world?"
"He'll probably spare lives, and sentence them to slavery. I'd rather die, actually."
"This is terrible! I tell you what, as my role, if you ever need a place to stay, or food to eat, then just come here."
"Thanks! That's a real help!"
And with that, Pikchu set out to find a new ally...

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Chapter 4: A Mysterious Ally...
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We left our friend Pikchu on his way to find a new ally he could count on.
Along the way, he heard a shout for help. Running to where it was (he was curious) he saw a dead Charmander on the dusty path. Pikchu looked for ways the Charmander could've died, but then the Charmander back-flipped onto his feet, grabbed Pikchu and ran into a small hole in the ground.

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"What on Earth are you doing?! Lemme go!"
Pikchu woke up in a cage, in a small, underground cavern where the Charmander lived.
"Don't talk, Shadow-carrier! I know you've been brainwashed into their rules!" Pikchu thought this as nonsense, and shouted "You fool! I'm trying to KILL the Shadow, not become part of it!"
"Yeah. That's what they all said a long time ago. Then, swish! It's all over!" Pikchu still didn't have a clue what the Charmander was talking about. By now the Charmander was sneering, "Don't want you to starve to death. You can die a nicer way.", and gave Pikchu some potato peelings.
"You absolute PLONKER! I'm the prince of Pikaville!"
"Yeah, and I'm a Squirtle. So what?"
"My parents were slaughtered by the Shadow itself!"
A look of apology appeared on Charmander's face, and he said "You Shadow-carriers get more craftier as the generations pass. Come on. Reach into your soul and find out for yourself if you ARE a Shadow-carrier. I can feel the presence of the Shadow, and I've learned that it's henchman feed on the dead, so I play dead whenever I try to catch someone."
Pikchu couldn't stand it any longer.
"If I'm not the son of Raichu and Raicha, then could I do THIS?"

Pikchu shocked the cage with 500 volts of electricity, bursting it open.
A look of horror came on Charmander's face.
"What the? The Shadow's powers HAVE increased over the years!" Charmander went pale, and felt sick. "If they have increased that much, then I'm not going to be able to tackle this alone!"
"I've got two things to say to you. One, the Shadow HAS became more powerful throughout the years, and two, I AM the son of Raichu and Raicha."
"You...you must be. No Shadow-carrier would ever tell a normal Pok�mon about the Shadow's powers. I'm sorry. It's just I went a slight bit crazy ever since I witnessed the whole of Charville collapse under the Shadow's eye. So, what brings you out of Pikaville? Are you collecting something for Raichu? Or are you spreading news?"
"Actually, I'm looking for allys. Pikaville was destroyed by the Shadow, and I'm trying to get allys to help me fight it. Would you like to help?"
"Of course! I want my share of revenge against the Shadow too! Oh, sorry. I haven't introduced myself yet to you. My name's Charm."
"And I'm Pikchu. It's a deal!"
The two shook hands, then Charm mumbled "Shadow. I shiver when I hear that name."
Pikchu suspected that there was more that happened with Charm and the Shadow, then what Charm had said.

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The way towards Squirtle Island was pretty uneventful, until they came to the beach where you could surf towards it. Then, the worst that could happen happened. Gengar and his legions of the Undead appeared.
"You are going to pay with enormous blood what Raichu did to me!"
Pikchu looked at the bloody Gengar. His right arm was chopped off, an eye had been gouged out, his face was still bleeding, and some of Raichu's guts were still on his left fist. Then, Charm did something that wasn't normal for most sorts of Pok�mon. He jumped up, and screeching, he summoned the SUN to come hurtling down!
"Argh! Light! I've got to get out of here..." groaned Gengar, and with a click of his fingers, he simply vanished.
"Wow...how did you do that?"
"Figuring that the Shadow was a form of evil darkness, I tried to learn how to control the stars. I almost went crazy trying to learn it, but now it's as easy as cookie pie!"
The mention of "cookie pie" reminded Pikchu of the fact that he hadn't eaten a decent meal for DAYS.
"Oooo, I'm so hungry I could eat sand,", complained Pikchu.
"Don't worry. I've heard that a Wartortle named Wata Chef lives at Squirtle Island. She makes delicious things! I wish I could go with you but..."
Charm pointed at his tail.
"Don't worry, I'll think of something...", said Pikchu.
He didn't need to think of something. A Squirtle surfed up to them, and shouted "Help! We've got a real crisis! We're under attack by (dare I say it) the Shadow! We can't fight alone, so can you help us? I'll surf you there!"
Charm smiled at the thought of finally being able to eat Wata Chef's famous food. He'd heard it mentioned all the time before Charville was destroyed.
"Of course! Fire away! Are you coming, Pikchu?"
"Wait a second! Wait for me, most importantly!"
The three surfed away like it was the end of the world.

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Chapter 5: Battle at Squirtle Island!
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Pikchu ran inside the enclosed, light cave that was Squirtle Island. Charm followed him.
"Die! Die!", shouted Gengar as he was wrestling Blastoise to the ground. Pikchu and Charm synchronously attacked Gengar. Paralysed by the lightning fire, he scarpered. Pikchu and Charm clapped hands together (a "high five") and bowed before the applauding Squirtles and Wartortles. The Squirtle who had surfed them there was marveled by their powers. He asked them if they would like a free meal at Wata Chef's restaurant.
"Why? Don't you want to go there?"
"I'd love too, but I haven't got anybody to go with. You can only use this if you're in a two. I brought it because it was cheaper then the "for one" ticket.
But, now I regret it."
Charm interuptted by flashing three single tickets. Pikchu gasped.
"Where'd you get those?"
"A Squirtle was advertising for Wata Chef's resturant. He was giving out free tickets. I managed to get hold of three tickets, but now my mum and dad are dead, you two might as well use them."
The Squirtle spoke up again, by saying, "Look over there! There's something growing there!". It was true. A small plant had appeared in the middle of the cave. It appeared to be trying to say something.

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Pikchu stood next to the plant. He heard a small, high-pitched voice bellow, "THE SHADOW IN NAME, FOR IT IS NEITHER."
Pikchu kept on listening, even though he didn't have a clue what the plant meant. Jotting it down on some rocks, Pikchu recorded the message. He wrote with some soil. He wrote,
"Shadow is just a name, for it isn't true."
Then he spoke to Charm about it, "Hey! What do you think lies behind this message? The fact that the Shadow clearly isn't a Shadow?"
Charm replied, "I know. It's a Pok�mon. But I still don't know what one."
Then, Gengar's legions rose up again, but Gengar himself was nowhere to be seen. They all attacked, and there were too many to fend off. Pikchu felt himself get carried away, and as he went higher, he felt his life leave him...
Chapter 6: The Desperate Struggle at Squirtle Island!
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Charm gulped as he saw Pikchu being carried away to the devasted Pikaville. Charm had only two options:
Go destroy the Shadow and rescue Pikchu.
Stay and protect Squirtle Island from the Undead.
Knowing that Pikchu had more abilties then all the Squirtles together, Charm flew to the sun (by calling the sun, getting on top of it and making the sun rise), and rolled to Pikaville. He then realised the mistakes he could've made.
What if the Shadow had been a Fire Pok�mon? Then the Squirtles could've helped!

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Pikchu woke up, and heard a familiar voice.
"Wakey wakey, Pikchu. My, you're a lot older then when I first met you...and a little more attractive, too!"
"Are...are you...no, couldn't be...Raicha? My mom?"
"No, but close! I'm Pikia! Remember me? And in case you're wondering, we're in the dungeon of the new Shadowville."
Pikchu gulped and said, shyly, "Just in case we never get out of here alive, you know what happened those few years ago?"
"Yes, what about them?"
"I just wanted to say that, I-"
There was a terrible clashing at the door. Pikia knew what was happening. They had come for her. She mouthed "I love you too," to Pikchu as she was dragged off.
"NO! I'm not going to let you kill her!", shouted Pikchu.
The Haunter that was dragging her away shouted, "TOUGH! Unless YOU want to die in her place!"
Then, the Haunter let out a shriek as he was burnt to toast.
"Charm! I knew you'd make it!"
"No problemo!"
Pikia then fell to the ground, as if something was pushing her. Then, she was picked up, as Gengar rematerialised before their eyes!
"So that's what you're doing! You sent your men to keep us busy at Squirtle Island!"
Gengar sneered, "Too true, for you!" He looked a right mess, and ear chopped off, his tail spurting blood, eyes missing and a severed arm, Gengar wasn't a happy Pok�mon.
"You die NOW, young prince! NOW!"
Gengar lunged at Pikchu, meaning to stab his fist through Pikchu's intestines,
but missed and hit the hard floor instead. As Gengar hopped with pain, Pikchu,
Pikia and Charm took this as their time to escape. As he watched, Gengar smiled, "Sure, you can run, Pikchu, but can you hide? Can you HIDE?"

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The Shadow's reign had definately begun. He had slaves working in what he called "hate quarrys", where he generated as much hate as he could before he sapped all of their life energy away. It was a gruesome sight. The Sun had disappeared, and in eternal darkness, the only light was the fires of the wrecked Pok�mon villages. The Shadow was happy, but still wasn't content.
"I won't rest until Pikchu is destroyed!" he shouted.
Pikchu and the others ran up onto the ground, not realising what the Shadow just said.
The Shadow saw them, and bellowed, "Thank you, Gengar! I can always count on you to FAIL ME!"
Gengar appeared at the mentioning of his name, and went pale with fear.
"Uh, you see, I can explain, you see, please let me explain..."
"I've had enough of your failures!"
The cloud that always surrounded the Shadow then disappeared to reveal a pair of red eyes, and when those eyes fell to the ground...
Pikchu shouted, "What the? The Shadow is a black, red-eyed Mewtwo!"
Noticing Pikchu's shout, the Shadow corrected, "Owtwem, to be exact. Owtwem meaning Shadow Mewtwo."
Realising that he missed the chance to destroy Pikchu, Owtwem smacked himself on the head, and edged closer towards Gengar.
"You...this is all your fault! You coul've destroyed Pikchu for me! But, since you are no more use to me now..."
Owtwem snapped his fingers, and Gengar disintergrated into dust.
Looking in Pikchu's direction, he softly sneered, "Ah. I can remember your history now. All of your histories. Charm, you know you fought that Shadow-carrier who looked like another Charmander? He was your own flesh-and-blood brother! HA!"
Charm started snarling, and Pikchu noticed that a black beam seemed to enter his heart.
"And you, Pikia. You know your mother? I personally killed her, stripped her limb by limb!"
Pikia also started growling at Owtwem, and the same black beam seemed to enter her heart.
For some reason, Pikchu realised what was happening. Owtwem was generating hate between them. If Pikchu didn't stop that, they'd die!
"And you, Pikchu. I threw the dagger into her stomach!"
Pikchu thought of nice thoguhts to avoid being taken over by hate...

Mum. Killed. Okay, start again.

Pikia. Nice Pikachu. Lovely Pikachu...

It worked. Owtwem realised this, and trying again, said "Pikia's going to die soon!" But saying that didn't work. Pikchu concentrated on all the pleasent things that had happened to him, and soon, he realised he was doing the legend that had been told to him all over again...
A long time ago, before Pok�mon began to live in peace,

A Shadow grazed our world.

The Shadow created that hate,

By building hate between us Pikachus,

We were sapped of our energy,

But thankful to the Royal Prince,

We felt love, which is the true emotion,

Which stamped out the Shadow and its bretheren...

Thinking about the love that he had for Pikia brung out the "true emotion" in Pikchu. Suddenly, all the Haunters disintergrated, and a beam of light shot out of the sky. The beam hit Charm. The hate emptied out of his heart. The beam hit Pikia. The hate emptied out of her heart.
Owtwem shouted, "Noooo! I'm fading...", and Owtwem disintergrated. The beam of light disappeared. But then, it got even darker, and Owtwem reappeared, and bellowed,
"Yeah, as if! I'm not that weak you know!"
Charm screeched to summon the Sun, but Owtwem did a gesture with his fingers, and a ring of water surrounded Charm.
"Agh! Help me! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!", screamed Charm as his flame went out. He fell to the ground, but instead of fading away quietly, he smiled and managed to say, "Pikchu, don't worry about me, I know you can destroy Owtwem...", and strangly, Charm laughed as he died, and said, "I laugh in the face of death! What's one life worth? Hah!", and with that he died.
Pikia looked over her shoulder to where Pikchu was readying himself to attack, and then she looked to Charm's deathbed. She started to shout to Pikchu, "You may be alarmed by this, but I'm actually not a Pikachu! I'm actually the Goddess of Light! As soon as I destroy Owtwem, we may never see each other again! Sorry!"
She bent down, planted a strange seed and jumped back. A beam of light shot out, and blinded Owtwem.
"ARGH! Light! My one and only weakness! Fading...fading...", and Owtwem fell to the ground, dead.
"We did it...but at a price."
Pikchu looked around. Everybody had died except for them two during this whole period. But, then, a beam shot down, and shouted, "THE SHADOW IN NAME FOR IT IS NEITHER. YOU HAVE DEFEATED THE ANCIENT SHADOW WITH ITS FEAST OF HATE. YOU MAY HAVE A WISH AS A REWARD."
Pikchu shouted, "I want this one wish. I wish that I could go back in time to when I was five years old, and Pikia was a normal Pikachu. And I don't want the Shadow to exist then, please?"
"VERY WELL. YOU MAY HAVE THAT WISH."
But, as Pikchu felt himself go back in time, he felt Pikia leave him. "You can't have all you wish for. Don't worry, there are plenty of fish in the sea..."
And so Pikchu's life began again. But, when everybody was celebrating the festival of triumph over the Shadow, Pikchu was outside the village, siting on a cliff. He looked out to the horizon, and sometimes he thought he saw Pikia, his first true love...