Here's the story that I promised you all for weeks now. My first horror story and one of the prequels for the Blade and the Embrace. Note: This story is an adventure story first and a horror story second. It will have horror elements from many classic horror masters and horror media such as: H.P Lovecraft, Stephen King, Clive Barker, 'Event Horizon', 'Dead Space', 'Resident Evil', and 'Silent Hill'. I'll admit, I've never written horror before and I hope that I can do a good job in it for you guys. Well just tell me what you guys think in the review section. Thanks guys!

"speech"= talking out loud or conversing

*speech*= telepathic communication/thoughts

speech= Pokemon moves

speech= Rick's Narrative

"The fear of death come from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time."

-Mark Twain

[The Sanctuary; Present Day]

Rick was with his parents and sister, sitting by a lake, just relaxing. Alara had to leave with her parents to visit some friends, leaving him alone with his family.

Harmony was sitting next to Rick and asked him, "Hey Aeru! Tell me a story."

Rick looked at her and asked, "What kind of story?"

"Any! I really don't care. Point is, me and you have to make up for sixteen years of separation. We used to be super close."

"Hey! We can still be as close as we were back in the day. Anyways, let me see. What story can I tell you?"

Xeron then said, "Tell her about the time you became a Gallade."

Rick nodded, "Good idea! Thanks dad! Well I was sixteen years old..."

Aldira interrupted him, "Sixteen? You told Ally that you were seventeen."

Rick sighed, knowing that he would have to come clean. "Yes, I lied to her about that. However, don't think any less of me for that. I just couldn't tell her what happened to me when I was seventeen."

"What happened to you?"

Rick was now surprised, "I thought that you guys were watching my every moves since your deaths."

"Nope! We used to give you and your sister your space. However, we never left you guys alone. We just gave you your privacy unless you needed us. We know some details, but we want to hear this story."

Rick sighed and said, "Very well. This story started when me and my team stopped Team Rocket from robbing a train from Silph Co that was going from Saffron City to Goldenrod City. The fight was pretty intense that night, but it was still needed. They say that if you ever fight for others, then you fought for a cause that can never be lost. Boy! Did I believe that! They also say that fear was something to respect, I found out how true this was."

[Seven Years Earlier]

Rick and his team were in a battle with Rocket Grunts on the roof of a train car. Rick was fighting along side of Jean and Dartz. They were holding the Rockets off and managing to either kill them or throw them off the train car.

Rick ran to a grunt that was making his Crobat attack them and stabbed him in the gut with his arm blades. He then lifted him up and threw him off the train. Rick saw that the Crobat was still attack Jean, so he charged a Psycho Cut and fired it at Jean. Jean saw that attack and grabbed it, using it to slash down the Crobat.

Dartz ran up to Rick and said, "The others are taking care of the rest of the Rockets in the train."

Rick nodded, "Alright! Good! Go down and help them. I'll be alright up here. There's not much left."

Dartz nodded and Jean opened a hatch so that they could jump back into the train. Rick then ran to another train car's roof, where he saw a group of grunts trying to weld their way inside. They noticed him and tried to reach for their pokeballs, but Rick fired his Psycho Cuts at the balls, knocking them off the train. Rick quickly ran to them and slashed away, killing three of the grunts, but was stopped by a very muscular grunt.

The grunt grabbed his arm and threw him away. Rick jumped to his feet and looked at the grunt. He cracked his neck and knuckles and said, "You might be fun! To bad you can't understand me."

The grunt then gave a yell and ran towards him, trying to punch him. Rick knocked his fist away and hit him with his forearm and then sliding under him. Rick jumped to his feet and put the grunt in a choke hold. The grunt, however, threw his head back and hit Rick, following it by flipping Rick. The grunt tried to stomp on Rick, but Rick caught his leg and spun it around, causing the grunt to fall onto the floor. Rick flipped onto the downed grunt and began to punch him, but the grunt caught his fist and flipped him over his head.

Rick and the grunt jumped onto their feet and circled one another. The grunt then charged forward and swung at Rick, who ducked under it and tried to tackle the grunt. The grunt didn't move and then began to elbow Rick's back. The grunt then picked Rick up and powerbombed him onto the train. Rick hissed in pain and opened his eyes to see a fist coming straight for him. Rick immediately kicked the grunt's fist away and kicked him back.

The grunt rubbed his hand and then drew a knife. He charged forward with it and stabbed towards Rick, but Rick slid under him, hit him in the gut, elbowed his knees, and punched him behind his neck, making him fall to the ground. Rick took the time to catch his breath and then looked around. He then saw a powerbox on a pole that was near the tracks. Rick saw this and then saw the grunt get up in pain. Rick quickly hit him with a psychic blast, sending him sliding over the edge of the train, but still held on. Rick then walked to the other side of the train and ran towards the grunt. He slid on the floor, sinking an arm blade into the train, and kicked the grunt off the train and he slammed into the powerbox, electrocuting him.

Rick got up and found the grunt's knife and picked it up. He then found the scar that his blades left on the train and pulled the metal apart and jumped down into the train. Rick walked through the train and found his team finishing with the rest of the grunts on the train. He then saw a grunt charging at Seras with a knife and Rick quickly threw the knife that was in his hands, killing the grunt.

It took a few more moments for the train to be cleared, but once it was Rick sat down on a seat and rested. The rest of the team then took a breather.

Seras sat next to Rick and asked him, "How bad was your fight?"

Rick sighed and said, "It was a little hard. I still won, but my opponents will never get back up."

"None of these guys are. I'm just happy that you're alright. Are you hurt?"

"Nah! I'm more worried about you, sis."

"I'm fine! You made sure of that. Do you want to rest?"

Rick nodded, "Yes please."

Seras then pulled out his pokeball and recalled Rick, letting him rest. She then laid down on the seats and tried to go to sleep.

Their master then walked into the train car, putting his sword away, "Great work everybody! Mr. Silph will be pleased." He looked around the room and then asked, "Where's Rick?"

Seras then said, "I put him in his pokeball so he can rest."

"That's a great idea! You should all get some rest."

Jean nodded, "Yes! Man I'm tired!"

Their master laughed and passed everyone their pokeballs, "Well go back inside your pokeballs and I'll recall you when we're back home or when I need you."

Everyone nodded and returned to their pokeballs, to receive a much needed rest. Their master picked up their pokeballs and sat down. He pulled out a cellphone and made a call, "Hello? Matthew? Yeah, your cargo is safe. We drove back Team Rocket."

Mr. Silph replied, "Excellent! Thank you, old friend! However, you didn't have to do it. I would of sent my guards."

"No need for you to lose men when you have me and my team. Can I ask what we were protecting?

"I told you not to go. That was a bogus train with absolutely no worth to it. I did that to trap Team Rocket. I told you not to go."

"Well at least we eliminated one threat. So I don't regret this."

Mr. Silph then said, "Well old friend, I actually have another job that I preferred you to do last time. It's just a rescue mission."

"To rescue who?"

"One of my scientists and a team of soldiers were sent to an island two hundred miles from the Johto region's coastline. They left for the island three weeks ago, but we lost communications with them a few days into the expedition. They were talking about somethings that we could not understand. So they're considered missing under mysterious circumstances. At first I did not want you to risk yourself with a mission that could turn out to be extremely dangerous, so it's on you if you want to escort a small team of soldiers to go retrieve my men."

"Sounds simple enough. I'll do it."

Mr. Silph felt reluctant to actually let him go, "Listen, maybe it's best that you don't go. I don't want to risk your safety if this place turns out to be extremely hostile."

"Me and my Pokemon have been trained to survive in hostile environments. There's nothing we can't come back from."

"I respect your faith in your team, but I have a bad feeling about this place."

"Look, just get me and my team on a plane or boat there. We'll get the job done."

Mr. Silph sighed and said, "I wish you luck then. I don't want to lose my best friend over my own problems. Nor do I want my best friend to lose the family he has."

"I'll be fine, Matt. So will my team. Don't worry so much."

"Just be careful, Ryu. The boat there will leave for the island at Goldenrod City, at noon tomorrow. May you have safety and fortune. Goodbye!"

"You too. Goodbye!"

Ryu turned off his phone and sat back to rest, waiting for the train to reach Goldenrod City so that they can start their next mission.

I didn't realize yet that Master Ryu just set off a course of events that would lead to my most frightening adventure. He gave us the news in the morning, when we all woke up. We were all a little disappointed, since we thought that we were going to go home at some point, but instead we had to deal with the fact that we had work to do. We took off early that morning and we were supposed to arrive around three in the afternoon. However, for the time being, we had to get comfortable on board the ship, and Master Ryu told us that it would be best to be in human form for the mission since we didn't want to draw attention to ourselves. Personally, I thought that it was pointless since all of Silph Co. knows that we can turn into humans, but I was not going to question my master. So I just relaxed in the crew's quarters, waiting to arrive at the island. Unaware of all that was going to happen next.

Rick was resting on a hammock that was in the crew's quarters, while a group of Silph Co. soldiers were conversing. Rick was quickly getting annoyed by their loud conversation, but his Ryu taught Rick how to have self control, so he attempted to block them out.

Rick was succeeding until one asked Rick, "So, you are going to escort us to the island?"

Rick replied, "That's what I was hired to do."

"How good are you as a fighter, considering that you're the one that will be guiding us?"

"I don't know. Last time I checked, I was pretty powerful. Why? Feeling inferior because of something?"

One of the soldiers scoffed and said in Spanish, believing that Rick did not speak the language, "Maldito hijo de puta! Cree que es mejor que nosostros." (Damn son of a bitch! He thinks he's better than we do.)

Rick chuckled and said, "You seem to not know that I can speak Spanish. So I understood you. No, I don't feel like I'm better than you do."

Another soldier then said, "Sorry sir, that's Reyes. He's a bit of a hot head."

"So I see. Listen, I'm not here to make enemies, but I'm not here to make friends. I just need to end this little problem and go home. That's all I want."

Seras then walked into the room, "Hey Rick! What's new?"

Rick smiled when he saw her and said, "Nothing much. Just conversing with the soldiers. What are you doing?"

"Just came to spend time with my little brother."

"Can we do it on the deck? You know, somewhere where we can hold a private conversation?"

Seras nodded and stepped outside of the room, "I'll meet you on the deck then."

As she left, the soldiers began to say of all sorts of things that they would do to Seras in bed if they ever got the chance to have such an encounter with her.

Rick nearly hissed at them and said, "Don't you even think about." He then left the room and made his way to the deck.

Once he arrived at the deck, he saw Seras leaning on the rails of the ship, looking out into the horizon. Rick walked up to her and hugged his older adopted sister.

Seras laughed and said, "Well hello to you too!"

Rick let her go and joined her at looking at the sea. She then asked, "So how do you feel about this mission?"

Rick sighed and said, "I can't say I'm exactly happy with it. I wanted to be home, sleeping the day away."

Seras laughed, "As usual. I'm starting to hate it that you're a Gallade now?"

"Why is that?"

"Well for one, you're bigger than I am now. Two, I can't have you riding on my back anymore like you used to. Third, we can't sleep in the same bed together anymore because you're too big for it now."

Rick smirked, "Well I had to grow up."

"That you did, but I miss my LITTLE brother. I miss being like a surrogate mom to you." She sighed, "Oh well. I guess everything can't last."

Rick hugged her again, "Sis, you'll always be my most loved team member. However, I have to grow up."

"You're only seventeen! I'm eighteen!" She then said sarcastically, "Yeah, you're so grown up."

Rick didn't reply instead he took the time to relax, thanks to the lack of loud sounds and the soothing sound of the ocean. Seras also took the time to relax a bit and sat down on a bench. She then invited Rick to sit next to her, which he happily did.

Seras then said to Rick, "Despite the many battles, this is a good life that we live. No?"

Rick nodded, "Better than my last one. I wish it won't end."

"So do I."

Suddenly, a voice came from the door to the bottom decks, "Oh! Good to see that you two are here!"

Rick and Seras looked and saw Ryu and the ship's captain walking towards them. Rick and Seras got up to greet their master.

Ryu then said, "Rick, Seras, this is Captain Anderson. He's our captain for the trip there and back."

Rick and Alara shook hands with the captain and Rick said, "It's a pleasure."

The captain replied, "The honor is mine."

"So what can you tell me about the island we're going to?"

"Well it's named Owari Island and it was a former research base. However, no real research has been going on there for over ten years. Also, considering that you're Pokemon, your powers won't work here. Well, not all of them at least. Anything that is classified as a Special Attack will not work, nor will any projectile attacks from you."

Rick sighed and said, "So I'm limited to my physical abilities? Well that's okay with me."

"Yes, but your psychic powers will be weakened a bit."

"Alright. So this will be hard. Still, I'm an able fighter."

"I'm sure you are. Ryu here is no easy trainer. He makes everything strong."

Seras replied, "That he does and we love are master for being who he is."

Ryu then said, "And I love you guys for giving me your respect and loyalty." He then turned to the captain and asked, "Is that the island?"

The captain looked out to the horizon and said, "Why yes! Yes it is." He then pulled out a telescope, "And the last ship we sent is still here too. I will get us close."

The captain then left back to the bridge and got close to the island. He stopped before reaching the island, since it did not have a dock. He then called Ryu and his entire team to the bridge.

When they arrived he said, "Well this is the island and that's the ship. So if there's anyone on board then we should get a radio signal from them. We'll just send them a message." He walked up to a radio and spoke into it, "S.C.S Boa, this is the S.C.S Ray. Can anyone hear me? Over!" After a while they heard no reply, so the captain tried again, "Hello! This is Captain Anderson of the S.C.S Ray. Can anyone hear me? Over!" There was no reply again. "There's no way that communications would be shot like that. There has to be someone there to pick up the call."

Winston then asked, "Is there anything we can do here?"

"Not much."

Suddenly, a growl like sound came from the radio. This shocked everyone on the ship and then the growl suddenly stopped.

Jean then asked, "That didn't sound human?"

The captain then followed by saying, "No. It did not. Most likely a Pokemon. I'll need to send a team to go check it out."

Rick then said, "I'll go check it out with the team, if that isn't too much trouble."

The captain then said, "As long as it is alright with your master." Ryu then nodded. "Very well. Take a small team and get on a recon boat. Then go inside and inspect the ship."

Rick nodded and said, "Sure thing! Just tell the team to go to the boat and I'll wait there."

Seras seemed worried and said, "Be careful."

"Don't worry, sis. I'll be back in one piece."

"Just promise me that you'll be okay."

"I promise."

Rick then walked away and walked to a recon boat. Soon a small team of about six soldiers joined him on the boat. They were lowered into the water and sailed towards the other ship.

Rick took the time to look at the island and noticed the sheer size of it. He wondered why he has never seen this island on any map and why it barely showed up on the ship's radar. Rick shook off the thought and looked at the beach, where he saw something interesting. He saw a Gardevoir sitting on a rock on the beach, looking at them. He blinked and she suddenly vanished. He rubbed his eyes, believing that he probably was seeing things and focus on his objective, figuring out what was in that ship.

If I knew any better, I should of left that ship alone. Whatever it was that was on that ship, did not want to be disturbed. I would come to learn that the hard way.

Well there you guys have it. I'm sorry that this first chapter was not scary at all, but that's because I wanted to hold off on the horror until the next chapter. This is a story that I really have to plan out my next move on. Well tell me what you guys think and I promise to listen to any suggestions you give me. Thank you!