Message from Venus: This is the first fanfic I actually get the feeling I'll continue with, and finish. That is, if you'd please read and review. ^^' I often get upset when I see people who get practically 50 reviews apart wait forever and ever to write the next chapter, I mean, obviously they have their reasons, but if that were me, I'd have the confidence to write a million chapters in a row! When nobody reviews or says anything about my fanfics, I kinda get this sad feeling, and when I try and write new chapters, I just can't. So you don't know how helpful it would be, just to send in one lil' review! Just one tiny compliment could make all the difference… I don't mind constructive criticism, either! I really like to know your ideas and what you think of this. Thanks.

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Letting the Moonlight Die

~*Part 1*~

A strange pigeon-like creature was nested in a tall birch tree, which stood high up on a large plant-filled mountain. She had feathers of brown, beige, and some were slightly red. They covered a small, bird-like body. These creatures were a common sight among this strange world, but right now, she was well hidden in the shadows of the large leafy branches. She hadn't gotten sleep in days, for she was too eager for her eggs, which were resting under her warm body, to hatch. It was a clear night, and she focused her gaze on the large yellow moon resting in the black sky.

"It's so beautiful" She thought to herself. "But with the world as it is today, it's rare to see such beauty." She whispered aloud. She sighed, and gazed further away, at the many lights. Each one came from the buildings in the nearby town. There was one a bit further away from the town that caught her eye the most though, and it was the large open stadium. She could hear the loud cheers coming from it, all the way up on this mountain.

There was a slight chill inside the stadium, which was lit by the large lights which where on the highest parts of the stadium, because of the fact it was roofless. Two determined looking trainers were standing on either sides of the huge battle field. One was a young girl with soft blond locks of hair curling around her cheeks. She was wearing a thin red and blue jacket, so she wouldn't become cold. She held a small red and white ball in her hand, and she was gazing at it with a mischievous look upon her eyes. The other trainer was a male; he looked about the age of 14. He had short dark brown hair, bright green eyes, and was wearing a trainer cap on his head. He was only wearing a T-shirt and jeans, but he didn't seem to mind the cold air. He was busy complimenting the creature who stood a few meters in front of him. This creature was small, and chubby. You could compare her to a potato, with her rounded body, which was in a similar color. She had a large lush green leaf which grew out of the top of her head, one that measured almost the same length as her small body. She had cute little feet, a stubby tail, and large red eyes. They brought unbearable cuteness to her. She was panting hard, and was slightly bruised, but she had the same look of determination on her face that her trainer had.

"With Chikorita's astounding victory over Miltank, both trainers are left with 2 Pokémon! Who will Alex send out to face this challenging little critter?" A large speaker boomed. The girl took the Pokéball that she had been staring at, and threw it out onto the battlefield.

"Go Primeape!" She said as the Pokéball landed on the ground. It opened up, and from a bright white light appeared a large fuzz ball, a tough fuzz ball. He had a body like an ape, only much rounder and fluffier. His nose was very pig-like. He had huge fists, and was punching them together eagerly. His eyes seemed to be filled with hatred at the little Chikorita which opposed him.

"Prrrime!!" He snarled. Chikorita tried to look fearless on the outside, but on the inside, she was shaking. This Primeape looked much too powerful for her to handle. The female trainer, Alex, smirked at the Pokémon's attitude.

"Alex sends out a very tough-looking Primeape; will Chikorita be able to come through again, or will she fall to this harsh creature?"

"Flura, hurry and use Poison Powder!" The male trainer commanded. Flura was the nickname of this Chikorita. The trainer already looked a bit worried, he wasn't sure if his Chikorita would be able to make it.

"Chi-Chika!" The cute Pokémon cried as she began rushing up to the large Primeape. The closer she got to him, the more scared inside she got. But she was still determined, that's what counted. As soon as she got close enough, she began to release a soft purple powder from her leaf.

"Primeape, use Leer Attack and fast!" Alex ordered her Primeape. As he heard this command, he began to make his eyes glow a piercing red color.

"No! Flura, don't look into his eyes!"

"Chiii…" Flura tried to obey her trainer by looking down at the ground. But it was like those eyes had a special magic to them, one that made her look up and glance at them. She immediately froze in fear, too scared to move a muscle. The powder she had just released slowly descended, and because Flura had stopped moving, she couldn't get out of the way. The Poison Powder began to sink into her body.

"It looks like this scary Leer attack has caused Poison Powder to backfire, and hit Chikorita instead of her intended target! This doesn't look good for Damien!" The announcer shot over the speakers again.

"Flura, hang in there!" Damien, the trainer, quickly called out. He didn't command an attack though; it seemed he was trying to figure out which one to use. Alex gave another smirk.

"Fury Swipes, Primeape!!"

"Prime prrrrime!" Primeape came charging up to the half-dazed Chikorita, much faster then Flura had when she was charging. He extended one of his large fists as he approached her.

"REFLECT!" Damien screamed out, and just in time. With a wave of the Chikorita's leaf, a magic shield of armor rose up in front of Flura. It seemed to be crystal clear though, because nobody in the audience could view it. Of course, it became obvious it was there when Primeape smacked right into it. He quickly stood back up however.

"Prime." he growled, shaking himself madly.

"Primeape, break through it, and Seismic Toss." Primeape's trainer grinned, and seemed calm as she ordered this. Primeape could tell that his trainer knew he had the ability to break that thing easily. And he did. Primeape slammed his fist into the barrier, and it shattered to pieces. Flura wasn't looking too good; her face was beginning to pale, the poison powder was taking serious effect. She couldn't even move, and her legs were wobbly.

"Chii.." She whimpered, dazedly. The Primeape remembered his trainer's other command. He easily picked the Chikorita up, jumped up high, and slammed her pack down onto the ground with his powerful fists. Primeape then simply landed back down on his two feet, in front of Flura. He still looked ready for more, but Flura did not. She was very badly bruised, and still looked ill. Again, she wasn't moving. But unlike last time, Flura was now lying, with her eyes shut tightly.

"Chikorita is unable to battle." The ref, who was also standing in the area, waved a red flag down. This showed that Chikorita was out, and even if she recovered now, there'd be no more battling for her, at least not in this battle. The crowd began cheering with enthusiasm.

"Flura, return!" Damien took a Pokéball off his belt, and clicked the little white button on it. It opened up, and a red beam came out of it. This one seemed to zap the Chikorita, and she disappeared into the beam. It then returned back into the ball, and the ball shut tight.

"You did a great job out there Flura." Damien whispered, as the announcer started up again.

"Primeape beat up Chikorita pretty badly out there, and now Damien is down to one remaining Pokémon! Who will he choose to try and stop Primeape?" Damien smiled and grabbed a new Pokéball from his belt. This Pokéball looked unusual however; the top half was black, rather then red, as the normal ones were. And there was a small crescent moon on the top.

"I have faith in you, my friend, get out there and do your best!" The Pokéball spun around as it was tossed onto the field. The second it hit the ground, it opened up, let out its usual bright beam, and returned right back to Damien's hand.

Out of the beam came a slender fox-like Pokémon. Her body was pure black, except for the golden rings which were on certain areas of her fur. There was an oval shaped ring on the side of every leg, and one on the top of her head. She also had a golden ring going around each ear, which were quite long, and one around her small tail, which was only a bit bigger then her ears. Her eyes were large, and colored a very piercing red, they looked fearless. Normally somebody would be scared of this Pokémon if they came face to face with it, but Primeape didn't seem to mind at all. There were a few cheers in the crowd, and a few gasps, too.

"Wow, what a surprise!" yelled the announcer excitedly. "Damien has chosen Umbreon, a Pokémon weak against most fighting moves! He must have something planned if he's taking a risk like this!"

"Luna, I know you can handle this Primeape! Do the best you can do, I'm counting on you, my good friend!" Damien told his Pokémon, who was standing silently, keeping her gaze focused on her opponent, Primeape. She nodded her head slightly in response.

"Ha, this'll be an easy one Primeape, let's start out with Fury Swipes!"

"Prime!" Primeape cried in response to Alex's command, and extended his fist in the same way he did when battling Flura, prepared to swipe Luna.

"Umbree!" Luna jumped up and evaded the attack easily. She came back down and pounced on Primeape. The crowd went wild, especially at the elegance she did it with.

"Toxic now, Luna!" Damien smiled as he issued this command. Last time, the poisonous move Flura used didn't work, but this time, Primeape wouldn't be so lucky.

"Bre…" Pinning Primeape down with her powerful leg muscles and claws, Luna sunk her teeth into Primeape's flesh, secreting a powerful poison into his body. "Prime! Prime!" Primeape struggled, and tried to knock Luna off of him, but he couldn't, he was pinned well.

"Primeape!!"

"Alright Luna! Keep it up!" The crowd became silent as they watched the scene before them carefully.

Luna released Primeape from her jaws and grip, and then shot off across the field, trying to be at a far distance from Primeape. Primeape got up, and glared at Luna madly, as if he as trying to use Leer, but Luna only ignored him.

"Primeape, go and hit Umbreon with your best Cross Chop, NOW!" Alex pointed her finger at Luna harshly, she was fuming.

"Prime!" Primeape began running to her again, but this time, Luna was the fast one. She kept dodging Primeape's repetitive attempts to hit her, until he slowed down, and finally stopped. He was panting uncontrollably, and looked like he was getting weaker by the second. The poison was taking effect.

"Seismic Toss! That'll end this!!!"

"Prrrrime!" Primeape got back up and rushed over to where Luna was, who was now on the other side of the field. She didn't look one bit worried.

"Luna, Double Team now!" Damien hurriedly commanded. While Primeape was still slowly charging toward Luna, Luna began making copies of herself, more and more. Primeape had to stop, he had no clue which one was real, and which one he had to attack now.

"Umbreon's copies are circling the whole stadium; Primeape has no clue who the real one is! Being Poisoned so badly isn't helping his situation much either, he may faint any minute now with his health rapidly being taken away!" The announcer came back on.

"Oh No! Primeape, Fury Swipes all of them!" But Primeape was too confused to follow his trainers command and glanced back and forth at all the Umbreon, each looking back at him viciously.

"Now, Luna, you can use Faint Attack!" The next thing Primeape knew, every single Umbreon that was there began charging at him at an unbelievably rapid pace. Primeape didn't know that only one of them was really going to hit him, the rest were fake. Because of this, he began worrying himself, and quickly blacked out a few seconds before he was even hit. All the copies disappeared, and Luna was left, staring down at Primeape, with an unreadable expression in her eyes. The crowd went wild once again.

"Another astounding victory on Damien's side, which leaves both trainers down to only one Pokémon! Everyone should be eager to see what Pokémon Alex plans to let take on this powerful Umbreon!" Damien wondered why these announcers never used their Pokémon's nicknames, but oh well, it didn't matter that much.

"I have just the perfect Pokémon for this Umbreon…" Alex winked, and grabbed her last Pokéball. "Let's go!" She said as the Pokéball spun and hit the ground. From the red beam came another tough looking Pokémon. He was a soft yellow, but his body was covered in black stripes. The shape of them all represented lightning bolts, and its fur was slightly spiky especially on the head. Two antennas stuck out on both sides of his head, and they seemed to be steaming with electricity. Luna almost looked worried for a second.

"Wow, Alex has chosen an electrifying Electabuzz! Expect a hot battle, folks!"

"Don't worry Luna, this Electabuzz may look tough, but if you could beat Primeape, you can beat him too!" Damien called out words of encouragement to his Pokémon. Like before, Luna nodded, keeping her eyes fixed on Electabuzz, waiting for the first command to be yelled out. "Start off with Toxic!"

"Um…bree! Luna dashed for Electabuzz, planning to sink her teeth into him the same way she had done with Primeape. But Alex was prepared for this.

"Oh no you don't!" She said hastily, "Dynamic Punch!"

"BUUZZ!" The Electabuzz stopped Luna in her tracks, by pumping out his fist and punching her hard. A huge explosion was created at the same time, and Luna was sent flying halfway across the room. The crowd cheered excitedly at these events.

"Wow, This may soon be the end for Umbreon, and… I'm thirsty… be right back people!"

Alex, Damien, and most of the audience all winded up with anime-style sweat drops. But their expressions quickly changed as they noticed Luna was lying on the ground, her eyes shut closed, and Electabuzz was grinning.

"Luna!" Damien cried to his Umbreon. "Get up! Please Luna, get up! I know you can!" His eyes were teary. Luna slowly opened her eyes, and glanced around. She saw the stadium, the Electabuzz, the trainer, her own trainer, the audience… she remembered why she was here, she was here to battle. She quickly hopped back onto her feet, looking ready for another go.

"Uuuumbree!" She growled at the Electabuzz.

"Alright Luna, you're back on your feet, way to go!" Damien said, happily. Luna looked up at him, and gave him a small bark, showing she was eager to be.

"What!? How can this be? Dynamic punch is extremely powerful… and when it hits, it should confuse! This Umbreon doesn't look confused at all…" Alex seemed very mad, and Electabuzz seemed to agree with her, looking mad also. "Thunder Punch her hard!!" Lucky for Electabuzz, it seemed that along with his rising temper came rising electricity. He was now just bursting with it.

"Luna, try and dodge the attack!" Luna nodded, but for some reason, she jumped up high, trying to dodge the attack, long before Electabuzz even tried to hit her. When she landed back down, it was just in time for Electabuzz to hit her fairly hard. Not only did the punch in the neck hurt, but it also threw many jolts of electricity throughout her entire body, and that was very painful. Alex smirked, like usual.

"I guess that Dynamic Punch did confuse her…"

"Quick Luna, try and shake off all that confusion! Toxic him!" Damien was determined to get the Electabuzz badly poisoned, but Alex was determined for toxic not to hit, she had seen what it did to her poor Primeape, and she didn't want it to happen to her Electabuzz, also.

"Bre!" Luna tried to bite Electabuzz, who was standing only a foot away or so, but he smacked her away madly. She tried again and again, but Electabuzz continued to do the best the could to protect himself.

"Electabuzz, let's finish this match once and for all! Use the best Thunder Attack you have in store!!" When Electabuzz heard this command, he grinned, he knew Luna was in for it big time. He started charging himself up; there was fear in both Luna and Damien's eyes as they saw this Electabuzz teaming with electricity.

"NOW!" Alex yelled.

"BUBUZZ!" Electricity flew absolutely everywhere, most people in the audience had to try and shield themselves from the huge light, while Damien and Alex found themselves trying to dodge the small sparks which made there way around the trainer stands. Finally, Electabuzz stopped, he had done all he could, and was completely out of electricity now. But the second he stopped, the lights flickered for a moment, then went out. There were a few gasps in the audience, now barely anything was visible, especially since large clouds began drifting over the moon, which would normally have gave them at least a little light. The stadium was separated from the rest of the city by a bit, so city lights wouldn't exactly help either. The stadium had become so dark you could barely Damien could barely see his hand in front of his face. A lot of people began to panic, while some just remained calm, and waited patiently. A voice buzzed over the speakers again, but it wasn't the normal announcer who had left a while ago, instead, it was a woman who told everybody to remain calm, and that they were quickly finding a new power source which they should have in the next few minutes. A lot of people did calm after that. Damien however, wasn't at all worried about the lights, he was worried about Luna. That electricity was very strong; he wasn't sure if Luna would be able to survive that kind of power.

Suddenly, there was a large crash of thunder. Now people began to worry again, as they began to get soaked from the sudden downpour. It was strange, just a few hours earlier it had been fairly clear out, though storms around this region were very unpredictable.

Suddenly, as soon as it had started, the clouds began to swiftly move away, and the full moon was very visible again. People began to gasp, this was strange.

"Look, there's not a cloud in the sky!" One person shouted out.

"Did a Pokémon use an attack?" Another wondered.

"I think I've heard of this, it's called Clear Skies!" A man shouted out happily. Most of the audience began to get excited, and so did Damien especially.

"Luna used Clear Skies! She must be OK!" Damien whispered to himself, feeling joy rise inside him. Suddenly, like some strange mirage, the moon got bigger and bigger. It probably wasn't really growing, but it sure seemed like it. It also got brighter and brighter, and a ray of moonlight shone down, aiming itself at Luna exactly. Damien gasped at the sight of his Pokémon, and suddenly found himself very worried again. Luna was battered and bruised very badly, worse then he'd ever seen before. Her ear was twitching slightly, but other then that; there was no sound or movement from her. Electabuzz was watching nearby, just standing there, like he was waiting for something. Then, something did happen, that shocked Damien, Alex, and most of the audience.

Gradually, Luna's wounds began to disappear, and her eyes opened. Blinking, she stood up. In the moonlight, it was clear she had somehow recovered her health. The audience was going crazy again; most people wished the announcer were there, so he could tell them what on earth this strange attack was. Damien couldn't stop staring at Luna, he was so amazed. She had never done anything like this before. But all of the sudden, the light of the moon disappeared, and the stadium was engulfed by darkness again. It took a few minutes to reach his head, but a thought came to Damien that made him grin widely. Luna now had perfect health, and it was dark… Umbreon hit best in the dark.

"Attack now, Luna!" He yelled. Damien yelled. The audience went silent again, as they listened carefully. They'd have to use that sense, since their visibility of the battle was gone.

There was a loud shriek, and then a thump, followed by silence. The audience, Damien, and Alex, were all forced to wait to see what the outcome was…

After about 2 intense minutes, the lights flickered back on. Everyone gasped in shock at the scene before them, except Damien, who was smiling.

Electabuzz looked almost as battered and bruised as Luna did a few minutes ago. He lay on his back, arms on either side of his body. His eyes were shut slightly, and he wasn't making a sound.

"NO! Electabuzz! No! Get up, get up!" Alex cried. Electabuzz didn't make any response. The ref, who was standing nearby, was charred pretty badly for some reason. Damien guessed that when Electabuzz used Thunder, the ref was hit too. He waved his small flag.

"Electabuzz is unable to battle." He said. "The victory goes to Damien and his Umbreon!" With that announced, he took off toward to exit, leaving a trail of dust behind him. The crowd cheered excitedly.

"I'm back folks, sorry for taking so long!" The speakers boomed with the voice of the announcer. "What an awesome battle this was, I watched it all the way from the drink stand!"

"Electabuzz… return." Alex took Electabuzz's Pokéball, and he quickly zapped back into it. She was trembling, and she fell to her knees. "So close… we were so close…" she whispered.

"Luna!" Damien threw himself off the trainer stand and rushed up to his Pokémon who was sitting in the ground calmly.

"Umbre!" She cried happily as her trainer began hugging her tightly.

"Luna, you're the best! I knew I could count on you! You never give up, and you never let me down! Now we can go on to the finals together, aren't you excited? This'll be great; you'll never let me down! I know you won't!" Luna was surprised at all these encouraging words her trainer was giving her. She purred at all the hugs and pets she was receiving. It was the best feeling in the world to make her trainer proud, she loved it, and she felt so full of herself now.

They would now venture on to the finals, Luna gulped at this thought. They had worked so hard to get here, and they had almost mad it… just one more battle… but she knew it would be tough. Damien had his other Pokémon to help out, but he always saved Luna for last. He always counted on her to be the one to defeat the very last Pokémon. But would she be able to do it again?

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Thanks for reading all this, now go review please, especially if you're looking forward to more chapters. ^^' Um… first I'll explain some things though. You're probably wondering about the Clear Skies attack… well, what Luna was using there was actually Sunny day, and moonlight. You know how in the game, when you sue Sunny Day, attacks such as Synthesis and Moonlight make your Pokémon recover full health? Well, that's basically what happened… only; I didn't want to use the name Sunny Day… I mean come on, it's nighttime! -_-' So I used the Japanese name, Clear Skies, which in my opinion is a much more appropriate name for this attack.

Anyway, expect the next chapter soon, and again, thanks for reading! ^_^

~Venus