Before I begin this story, I suppose I should tell you why The New ISPT is on hiatus. First of all, it seemed more like 'The New ISB with Pokemon on the side', not much like a tag-team Pokemon tournament. It was also rather formulaic with 3 fights a chapter and stuff, and it just kind of seemed forced. I just didn't have much freedom in a setting like that and well, lets face it. We will all be dead by the time I finish the tournament at the rate I am going. The only reason I am not removing it like The Meeting of Many is that it got some development and story still in it. Don't worry though, all of the characters in that story will show up in this one. Not their Pokemon partners, but all of the guys like Glowmoss, Locke, Ritsuka, and the rest. Also, descriptions for all the OCs in this story can now be found in my Author page. Anyway, on with the next part, this story.

Well I got this idea from a dream I had, how surprising. It is a sequel to The New ISB and will be set in a darker atmosphere. The relationships between characters in The New ISPT will be carried over, but its written out of the continuity.

So enjoy

Chapter 1

Start of Darkness

7 months after the defeat of Discord.

At the Tower of the Gods

"Its hard to believe its been so long since peace has been brought by the defeat of Crisis." Faroe stated, Din and Nyaru nodded in agreement.

"Indeed. It is remarkable that strife and turmoil have subsided, all thanks to the Chosen Ones." Kishmoto replied.

"But it will be rather boring since we can no longer intervene." Arkvoodle stated.

"Peace does not exist for ever Arkvoodle. I have a feeling something will happen in the near future, something dreadful." Arceus stated, looking at the sky.

"Don't be so paranoid, you said that Crisis was the ultimate evil, what could be worse than that?" Faroe asked.

"I could always be wrong, as there are evils that not even the gods can hope to match."

In a dark realm

"Those gods are foolish, they haven't a clue on the horror that will be unleashed across all worlds." a demonic and monstrous voice stated. Whatever the voice belonged to was cloaked in the darkness, nothing visible except for a large crystal. In that crystal was a girl, a girl with phenomenal power. With hair of sliver, eyes of pink, and attire of gold.

"You wont get away with this." she said, the being just chuckled evilly at her words.

"With you trapped in that crystal that I created to contain your limitless power, every being alive is helpless."

"Your crystal can not contain everything though. You may be able to bring every evil being into this world, but I can bring in heroes to stop them."

"I am well aware of that you foolish being, that is exactly what I want. People fighting valiantly only to die while I watch from beyond will only add to my army."

"They aren't as weak as you believe, they are strong beings who overcame unimaginable obstacles. They will win and when the chosen one gets here, it will be the end of you."

"The chosen one is a mere mortal without you and will fall like all of the others. Now for my reign of destruction and death to begin."

At New Moon Island

"Wow Darkrai, its great that we no longer have to worry about being called to stop world destroying horrors anymore, isn't it?" Shaymin asked, in her Sky form like always.

"I disagree Shaymin."

"Why?"

"Without darkness there is no light. Crisis can't be the end of it all."

"Are you saying that it gets worse?"

"Yes, and when it does, hell will break loose."

"Well at least we can face it all together."

"Spare me the fluff Shaymin, you know I hate it."

Both Pokemon looked up as the sky blackened, more than usual on Darkrais island and miasmas of chaos enveloped them, sending them to a place of pure horror. The darkness spread across the world that Arceus created, soon changing it to a wasteland as some unfortunate Pokemon were sent to whatever land it came from.

"What is happening? Why doesn't Arceus intervene!?" Lucario exclaimed, running through the forests.

Your god can not save you. Your god is unaware of the horrors taking place. Your world will become an addition to my realm. Abandon all hope.

This dark voice ran through Lucarios mind, along with all the other inhabitants of the lands. Citizens panicked and ran through the streets, their simple minds could not even begin to understand the horror that was taking place. Panicked Pokemon ran through the grass and others flew and swam in frenzies. In a matter of moments, the world of Pokemon became a dark and hellish realm.

On Vexus

"What in the world is this?" Devin wondered as darkness began to spread across his world.

"Whatever it is, its something horrible." Elen said. Elen wore a pink shirt with two yellow stripes going at angles to resemble a lightning bolt, it also has zigzagged edges at the sleeves and neck. She also wore a light blue dress that has a zigzagged edge at the bottom. She also had blonde zigzag hair.

"Do you think this is the doing of Psyca? He DID want to coat Vexus in eternal darkness after all." Bill asked. Bill has blue hair, and wears white shorts and coat with a green shirt. He was wrong though, very wrong. The being behind this was stronger than they could ever imagine and not before long, Vexus had suffered the same fate.

Every dimension, every universe, every galaxy, every planet fell victim this phenomena and nobody could prepare for what they were about to face next.

In a mysterious dimension.

This dimension was unlike any other. Grey clouds everywhere meant low visibility and the ground was cracked and tan like a wasteland. There were some trees visible, but not a single leaf could be found. There was a glimmer of hope in this world of darkness as balls of light floated from the sky and were scattered across the land. However for each ball of light that descended from the clouds, the dimension began to change. The trees grew larger, lakes filled with black water appeared, mountains reached for the sky, and dark towns came to be. As these orbs increased in numbers, the world of darkness grew with it. However no amount of scenery and light could ever dispel the feelings of hopelessness and despair that continuously reside.

"What is this place?" Ritsuka wondered, he and the others were by a lake which was near some tall trees.

"Looks like another bad future." Dylan replied.

"It can't be the future, I would know." Celebi assured.

"Then what is it? Its a rather gloomy place you know?" a medium-sized kangaroo with big eyes and feet, Sheelah, said.

"Its not THAT bad you guys." Vampire Lord stated.

"No, its is." Dylan retorted.

"Why? What's so bad about it?"

"Did your world become hell from the darkness?" Sasori asked.

"Well yeah...but...I-"

"So it is horrible. If all our dimensions suffered this, then whatever the hell we are dealing with is worse than Crisis." Dylan stated.

"Alright, it is bad without the lovely Vampire Lady."

"Who?"

"I never told you about Vampire Lady?!"

"Um, no."

"Oh god she is soooo hot! Her sharp fangs and claws, her long turquoise hair, her yellow eyes, her soooo perfect body..." Vampire Lord trailed off, drooling in lust.

"Okay, that's nice..."

"Shut up now, I want to get out of this hellhole." Sasori snapped.

"I don't. Even if we do get out, our universes will still be doomed. Whatever caused this catastrophe has got to be here and we have to stop it." Ritsuka stated.

"He's right, we have to do something about it before we can go home." Sheelah added.

"Um guys, what is that?" Celebi asked shakily, pointing to something. It was a black winged humanoid demon with red eyes and a tail, hardly visible due to the dark atmosphere.

"Hmhmhm, fresh victims." the demon said.

"That's Psyca!" Dylan exclaimed.

"Who?" Vampire Lord asked.

"He's an evil demon who wants to coat the world in darkness."

"So you're the one behind all this?!" Sasori exclaimed.

"Heh, how I wish I did, but I am not the one who caused this."

"Then who is?" Celebi asked.

"Something sent me here as well as many other villains. It claims to be the ultimate evil and has the power to grant our wishes if we kill enough of you fools."

"And just what are you after?!" Dylan shouted.

"The shards of the Ancient Gem of course."

"Well you are crazy if you think we will let you get your wish!" Vampire Lord exclaimed.

"Lets just see if you can back that claim up! Darkness Beam!" Psyca exclaimed and fired a black beam from his mouth.

"I don't think so. Reflect." Ritsuka said and a golden barrier appeared in front of his group, deflecting Psycas beam. The demon stopped firing and flew higher to avoid being hit however.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Vampire Lord shouted and shot black lightning bolts from his fingers, knocking Psyca to the ground.

"Now its my turn." Sheelah stated and hopped over to Psyca. She jumped high in the air, did a flip, and came crashing down on Psyca, her large feet ready to slam into him. Psyca however sunk into the shadows and Sheelah slammed into the ground, doing no damage at all.

"Well now what do we do? I can barely see him!" Celebi exclaimed.

"I don't know. We need someone to use a power of light to hit him while he's in shadow form." Dylan explained.

"I can take care of that. Rupture." Ritsuka stated and shot a shockwave of light at the shadow. Psyca grunted in pain as he rose out of the shadows from being hit.

"Nows our chance!" Celebi exclaimed. A metallic spiked scorpion-like tail shot out of Sasoris chest and impaled Psyca near his stomach.

"That's pretty cool." Dylan said.

"It gets better." the ninja replied as metallic wing-like protrusions with 4 claw-like extensions came out of his back. Psyca only smirked as his claws became cloaked in darkness and he slashed the tail in half, freeing himself. Sasori glared at the black beast as he retracted the weapon. Celebi tried lifting Psyca in the air using Psychic, but it did nothing.

"Dang Dark types..." the Pokemon grumbled.

"Vampire Lord, I need you to do something for me." Dylan said.

"What is it?" the pale skinned vampire asked.

"Slash all across both my arms with your claws."

"What?! Why!?"
"Just do it, its important!"

"Alright..." he said and slashed his friends arms, sending blood running down them. Vampire Lord stared at the red liquid in amazement.

"Don't even think about it bro. Summoning Jutsu!" Dylan exclaimed and a giant green serpent with spikes all around it, Buzzsaw Serpent, appeared in a puff of smoke.

"Hmhmhm, that beast is useless against me. Antimatter!" Psyca said and a black ball appeared in his hand.

"Damn!" Dylan exclaimed as Psyca threw the sphere at his summon, but Buzzsaw Serpent dove underground with unmatched speed.

"Resolve." Ritsuka said and the ball of antimatter disappeared.

"You may be able to stop my attacks, cat-boy, but lets see how you handle hand to hand combat!" Psyca shouted and dive-bombed Ritsuka, knocking him off his feet.

"I'll save us!" Celebi exclaimed and surrounded Psyca in a twister of leaves.

"Now Sheelah!" Dylan shouted.

"Right." the kangaroo replied and jumped in the air again, this time her attack connected and it hit hard. The flurry subsided and Psyca was struggling to stand.

"Now to finish you off!" Sasori exclaimed and shot a stream of fire from his hand. Right before Psyca was torched, he sunk into the shadows and escaped.

"Damn, he got away!" Vampire Lord exclaimed.

"It could have been a lot worse. He could have killed us all using Death Vortex." Dylan explained.

"I think we should start looking around for answers." Ritsuka suggested.

"I agree with ya." Sheelah replied.

"So where should we search? The spooky trees or the black lake?" Vampire Lord said unenthusiastically with a bored expression.

"How about those creatures over there?" Celebi said and pointed. The others looked and hundreds of beings were approaching them. They were humanoid and looked like a cross between a demon, a zombie, and a skeleton. They all wielded large machetes and had long claws.

"Oh damn it!" Sasori exclaimed.

And there is chapter 1. Like The New ISPT, I will be taking character requests weather they be heroes or villains. Chapters will be longer coming up, but I just wanted to get this story started. Once again, OC descriptions are all in my Author page.