Well, here it is, the first chapter of 'Cursed!'

Ultima: You know, you've been coming up with a lot of weird stories, but you haven't made any new chapters for your older ones…

Me: Hey, be grateful I'm even writing at all! Besides, I never asked for your opinion!

Ultima: What? Ugh, fine, whatever…

Anyways, enjoy.

Chapter 1: The Shadow Lord's Rage

Darkness… That was all she could feel, that was all she could see… Everything around her was pitch black… Was she dead? Or was she alive? She couldn't tell. She was a young blue haired girl who had shining blue eyes.

Suddenly, she saw a bright light. Desperate for freedom, the girl ran towards it, but was blocked by a shadowy looking dragon. The girl gazed upon the dragon's eyes… And slowly felt herself losing consciousness…

Dawn snapped awake, drenched in sweat and breathing heavily. Dawn sighed, wiping her forehead tiredly and slipped off the bed, intending to get a drink of water, but as soon as she was out the door, a purple-haired teen, who had been slumbering in the room beside hers, stopped her.

"Dawn, is anything wrong?" The teenager asked. "This is the fifth time you've woken up." Dawn gave her friend a smile.

"It's nothing, Paul." Dawn said. "I'm just getting a glass of water." Dawn was about to get out walk past him, but Paul stopped her again.

"You've been having that nightmare again, haven't you?" Paul asked in a serious voice. Dawn paused, but went back to Paul and buried her head into Paul's chest.

"Paul, I'm scared…" Dawn said, her voice filled with fear. "I've had this nightmare for the past five days, and I have the feeling it's trying to tell me something. I feel like something terrible is going to happen to me…" Paul stroked her hair.

"Its okay, Dawn…" Paul said gently. "I won't let anything like that happen to you…" Dawn smiled with relief.

"Thank you, Paul." Dawn said softly. "I just might be able to sleep peacefully for one night." Dawn went back to her bed and slept. Paul peered into her room and smiled as he watched her return to sleep.

"Goodnight, Dawn…" Paul said. "No need to worry…" Then the purple haired teenager returned to his room and went back to bed.

The next day

"Dawn, Paul, wake up!" A cheery voice said. "We have to get going…"

"Five more minutes, Ash…" Dawn mumbled, burying her head under her pillow. Ash pouted.

"C'mon, Dawn! You have to wake up NOW!!!!" Ash said impatiently. "Now's not the time to be sleeping. We have to get to Mt. Coronet and we have to stop Cyrus!" Ash was about to go shake Dawn, or take away her sheets, but Paul stopped him.

"Dawn has had a really bad night…" Paul said to him. "So if it isn't too much to ask, let her sleep for just a little longer. She's tired." Ash seemed to understand, and left Dawn alone. Dawn's friends had known about her little nightmare for quite a while, and they all had deep concern for her.

"Thank you, Paul." Dawn said sleepily. "But I really think I should get up. I don't want to be the one slowing us down." Paul nodded, and the two got ready. Dawn changed into her clothes first and Paul followed her after.

Paul had traveled with Ash and his friends for quite a while. He realized that they all were against Team Galactic and decided to band together. Paul was still cold and cruel as usual and he still wasn't used to the friendly nature of Ash and his friends, but he was much nicer to Dawn and the two became close very quickly.

After eating breakfast, well cooked by Brock, who was a friend of theirs, the four headed to the top of the Spear Pillar. They encountered some grunts and wild Pokemon, but they were no real challenge. Finally, after a few long minutes, they reached the top.

Team Galactic was already there. Jupiter and Saturn were standing guard while Cyrus used the Red Chain to release Palkia and Dialga.

"I'll take care of the two commanders!" Brock send, sending out his Toxicroak and Blissey. "You two go and stop Cyrus!" The three nodded.

"Got it, good luck, Brock." The three said, but Saturn stopped them. The Galactic commander sneered at them.

"Do you really think we'd just let you go through?" Saturn asked. "We're not that stupid you know." Ash gritted his teeth, but Brock's Blissey moved Saturn out of the way while Toxicroak restrained Jupiter.

"Go now, guys!" Brock said. The three nodded and headed towards Cyrus. Saturn and Jupiter sneered at them.

"You know, you're already too late." Saturn said as he sent out his Toxicroak. Jupiter broke free from Toxicroak's hold and sent out her Stuntank. "Once our boss releases the two legendary deities, he will destroy this world and will create a whole new, better world, where he will rule as god." Brock just glared at them.

"Which is why we're not gonna let that happen." Brock said. "Toxicroak, Blissey, attack!"

Our three heroes finally encountered Cyrus, who was in the process of releasing the two deity Pokemon.

"So you three are going to try and get in my way?" Cyrus asked coldly. "You fools, I'm not about to be stopped by a bunch of kids."

"We're going to put an end to your plans, whether you like it or not!" Ash shouted. Pikachu jumped off of his shoulders, sparks flying from its cheeks. Cyrus laughed.

"I'm afraid you're too late…" Cyrus said. He used the Red Chain and summoned both Palkia and Dialga. "Soon, this world will be mine."

Dawn felt an ominous aura surrounding her and shuddered in fear. She felt as if she was suffocating under it.

"Paul, I have a feeling something big is coming…" Dawn whispered. Paul looked at Dawn, confused. He didn't feel the ominous aura at all.

"Palkia, Dialga, you have finally arrived!" Cyrus laughed. "Finally, my world conquest is complete!" As quickly as the two had arrived, the two had vanished. Cyrus' eyes widened in shock.

"What? What's going on? How can this be? My deities are gone!" Cyrus cried. "This is an outrage!"

"GIYGOGAGOGWOH!!!!!" A shrill cry filled the Spear Pillar. Out of the floor, appeared a shadowy looking dragon with gleaming yellow eyes and claw-like wings. Dawn's eyes widened with fear. It was the same dragon in her nightmare.

"This… thing stopped my plans?" Cyrus asked. "No matter, I will destroy it, and continue on my quest to cleanse this pitiful world…" Cyrus was about to send out a Pokemon, but the shadow dragon was about to grab him with its claw-like wings.

… It seemed to happen so fast, what Cyrus saw before him took him by complete surprise. His enemy… had just saved him…

"Dawn!" Paul cried. He couldn't believe what had happened. Dawn ran towards Cyrus and pushed him out of the way, and got grabbed instead. "Dammit, why'd you do it, why'd you get in the way?" Dawn opened her eyes weakly and stared at Paul sadly, a small smile on her face as the claws crushed her small, slender body.

"It's… no big deal really… I… just couldn't bear letting him get hurt…" Dawn said weakly. "I could tell that he's been through so much pain, I just can't bear to have him go through any more…" Cyrus softened his eyes.

"She's taken pity on me…" Cyrus muttered softly. "No one has ever done that before…"

"Dammit, Dawn, don't worry, I'll get you out of there!" Ash said, Pikachu getting ready for a Volt Tackle. Dawn shook her head.

"Don't even think about it. If you try to save me, you'll just get sucked in yourself." Dawn said harshly, tears streaming from her eyes. Her voice then softened. "I'm sorry, but this is the only way… Good-bye, you guys, I'm so sorry…" The shadowy dragon then took Dawn into the shadowy abyss, and was never seen again. Ash fell to his knees and punched the floor.

"Dammit, I couldn't save her, I couldn't even stop her!" Ash muttered to himself. "Why'd you do it, Dawn? Why?"

Cyrus was in complete shock. The enemy had saved his life, and she sacrificed her own, just so he'd be safe. Was he just shown compassion? Paul walked up to and grabbed Cyrus by the collar, a cold look in his eyes.

"It's because of you, she's gone!" Paul said coldly. "It's all your fault…" Cyrus looked the other way, his face filled with guilt.

"I'm aware of that now…" Cyrus said softly. "Because of my actions, I've enraged the legendary Giratina. Originally he was after me, but he was so consumed by rage, it didn't matter who he had caught… I'm sorry…"

"You know that Pokemon?" Ash asked. Cyrus nodded.

"I've read about it once, I just never thought my actions would anger him so much…" He said. "Giratina is the Lord of Shadows, the ruler of the Torn World, a world parallel to ours, but that's not the worse of it… What I'm really worried about, is the curse."

"Curse?" Ash asked. Cyrus nodded.

"The Five Day Curse…" Cyrus continued. "I've only heard about it, I've never really seen what it can do. It remains a mystery even as of today." Paul tightened his grip on Cyrus' collar.

"So because of you, there is a possibility that Dawn could be cursed?" Paul asked angrily. "I should kill you here and now…" Cyrus smiled and closed his eyes.

"Go ahead… I feel no regrets…" Cyrus said. Paul was about to, but Brock stopped him and shook his head.

"Paul, no." Brock said. "You can't just take away his life like that. Killing him will solve nothing. You'd never be able to forgive yourself. Besides, what would Dawn think?" Paul's eyes softened. He couldn't bear seeing Dawn cry. He released Cyrus, and just gave him a punch in the face.

"I'll forgive you for now…" Paul said coldly. "But if Dawn dies, I'll never forgive you." Cyrus just looked away in guilt. The officers took Team Galactic away and the three headed to the Pokemon Center on their flying Pokemon.

Within the Torn World

Dawn woke up to pitch darkness, the same darkness she had faced in her nightmares. Dawn shivered in fear. It was obvious she was scared.

"Where am I?" Dawn muttered. "Where did that dragon take me? I'm scared." Dawn continued walking. She collapsed from exhaustion

"I've been walking for hours." Dawn said to herself. "I have a really bad feeling about this place." Suddenly a bright light appeared out of nowhere.

"A light, is that the exit? I see the outside world from here! I'm free at last!" Dawn, filled with joy, ran towards the light. Just then, the same shadowy dragon from before appeared in front of her.

"GIYGOGAGOGWOH!!!!!" The dragon cried. Dawn froze in fear and was about to send out her Empoleon, but the dragon was faster. Its eyes glowed bright yellow. The young, blue-haired teenager felt weakness consume her body, and then everything turned black…

Real World

Paul was sitting on the bed of his room, thinking about the day's event. After going to the Pokemon Center, they had borrowed rooms to stay in. Paul chose to stay in his room, alone. He still felt a great amount of regret for what happened to a certain blue-haired teenager.

'Dammit, how can I just let her get captured so easily?' Paul asked himself. 'If I really cared for her, I would've been able to prevent this from happening… Dawn, where are you?'

'I'm here, Paul…' A familiar voice rang. Paul's eyes widened.

"Dawn?" Paul muttered. "Where are you? I can't see you?"

'Follow my voice…' Dawn's voice rang. Paul didn't know what to do, but he followed it anyways.

'Go outside the Pokemon Center.' Dawn's voice said. 'You'll find me outside…' Paul went outside, and came across a horrible sight. He came across a blue-haired girl, crumpled and unconscious on the floor in front of him…

To be continued

Well, that's it for chapter one! Hope you all like how this story is going right now! I'm really enjoying writing this!

Ultima: Why can't you enjoy writing your OTHER stories.

Me: Coz I dun feel like it. I go at mah own pace! XDXDXD

Ultima: Whatever… -Rolls eyes-

I know, major OOCness, Cyrus actually felt guilt for once. Lawls…

Giratina's cry was based off of the one from the Platinum Version of Pokemon. So don't think I just made it up myself and that I'm amazing, because I'm not… wait a minute, that came out wrong…

Anyways, please review. And remember, I eat flames for breakfast. After all, my name doesn't mean 'Fire Dragon' for nothing! But constructive criticism and reviews make this fire dragon very happy, so please, review and say something nice. Otherwise, dun say anything at all…

~Honou