//------------------------------// // A Dark Hour at the Pokemon House // Story: My Little Pokémon // by Amarvax //------------------------------// Equestria. Ponyville. The Pokemon House. The Pokemon Festival. Afternoon. Nightmare Moon had finally arrived at a rather grim sight. Matori and her group had succeeded in catching the Pokemon living here at the Pokemon House. Krookodile, a Pokemon that already had a Poke Ball and a trainer, was caught by a special Team Rocket Poke Ball, breaking the natural rules of a Poke Ball. Happy to see Nightmare Moon, still believing it was Luna, were all the captured Pokemon. Even in their unfortunate positions, they knew when to smile in the face of hope. But this was the most unlikely form of hope possible. Nightmare Moon had Frillish, Musharna, Xatu and Darkrai by her side. However, Darkrai was currently hidden, most likely within the shadows where he excels. "Someone's late," Matori said, facing Nightmare Moon with the rest of her group. "As you can see, all the Pokemon here are ours already. Trapped within cages you can't hope to break. And I've got a special prize of my own to boot." "Hmph. Better late than never. A few hiccups made me a bit late but here I am. With some assistance of course. A bit of it anyway." Nightmare Moon responded. "How unfortunate that you were not able to escape in time. My arrival here must hold you back, correct? I can only imagine the setbacks that come from this." "You can't be serious..." Matori squinted her eyes. In no way did they feel any form of setbacks from Nightmare Moon's arrival. Despite how she was boasting, it was quite the opposite. Even though she showed up, the Matori Matrix knew exactly why Nightmare Moon's efforts would be in vain. It was something the alicorn would soon find out herself. "All of you here! Rest easy!" Nightmare Moon shouted at the Pokemon. "In a flash, you shall be free. Like so!" Instantly using her magic, Nightmare Moon would target one of the cages, aiming to blast it apart. However, Matori and her team did not respond to this. Instead, they let it happen, knowing something that Nightmare Moon would discover. The second the beam went for one of the cages, it bounced off, dealing no damage or even showing signs of any successful effects as it even reflected towards Nightmare Moon. "Wah!" The alicorn quickly swayed to the side, narrowly evading her own attack before it then took out a tree. Stunned by what she witnessed, she rapidly looked back and forth at the tree and the Matori Matrix with bulging eyes. "T-That can't be right...Darkrai!" With absolute silence, emerging from the shadows to try and free the Pokemon was none other than Darkrai. After Nightmare Moon called for his assistance, Darkrai showed up when needed. And now was definitely the time when he was truly needed. When ascending from the shadows, Darkrai attempted to use Poison Jab on the cages to try and break them. Alas, that was ineffective as well. The moment he slashed the cages, nothing happened. There weren't even any claw marks on the cages to show any damage. Darkrai hovered back after seeing how ineffective this was. But unlike Nightmare Moon, he could already tell what these cages were made out of. "Dynasite." "Dynasite? That metal from Pegalysium?" Now that the metal had been revealed, this supposed setback was non-existent. Magic and Pokemon Attacks were ineffective unless Aura was involved. "How did your team get a hold of such a substance from the skies?" "You don't need to know that." Matori stepped forward. "All you need to know is that these Pokemon aren't going anywhere thanks to these cages. And as for that Darkrai...we don't have any cubes to go around and there's only one copy of that Poke Ball right now. So, well make do with what we have." "Running away? How disappointing." Nightmare Moon hissed at them. "Hmph! It's not running when we've won. But since you're here, leaving with the Pokemon will be easier said than done. Taking you out of commission will make things easier for us, no doubt. And we could have ourselves a Darkrai. One of the hardest Pokemon that we've been searching for." "Meowth...!" Alolan Meowth and all the other Team Rocket Pokemon stepped forward, threatening Nightmare Moon and the others. Outnumbered thanks to all the caged Pokemon, Nightmare Moon's support was still in a van, approaching the Pokemon House "I...did not think this through fully." Nightmare Moon can talk a big game and even back it up. But thanks to her massive ego and pride, it could potentially lead to situations like this where she was currently at a disadvantage. "Don't you dare lose hope right now." Darkrai looked over at her. "Those cages are durable but not indestructible. If we can just take out this team, we'll have our chance to steer them away from the Pokemon right afterwards. It's all a matter of executing it." "Darkrai is right." Matori nodded before whipping out that same Soundwave Pen from before. "If you can focus!" She set the pen off, unleashing another soundwave. As always, it did not affect her group but it certainly affected the Pokemon. This involved her own Meowth and all of Team Rocket's Pokemon. She would then return Meowth right after the soundwave went off, protecting it from any further ear damage. All other Team Rocket Pokemon would return for standby. "F-Frillish!" But everyone else would suffer. Frillish cried out as all the caged Pokemon and Luna's Pokemon found themselves being paralyzed and bewildered by this sound. It was hard to describe what it sounded like exactly but all they knew was that it was unbearable in every way, even leaving Darkrai in an uncomfortable state. Darkrai dug his claws into the trees, trying to resist as much as he could. He expected Nightmare Moon to do something about this, but surprisingly, a shocking revelation had emerged. "W-What?!" Darkrai gasped after witnessing it for himself. Even Matori and her team were surprised. Nightmare Moon was also affected. She felt the soundwaves as well, kneeling down and straining her body as veins appeared around her neck. "Ugghh...!" "Ah...It seems that it works on you too." Matori chuckled. "I suppose even with all that intellect, you're still just a beast at the end of the day. And this works like a charm on you!" "S-Silence...!" Nightmare Moon whimpered in response as Matori and her group would gather around her. "That reminds me...no. I'd rather not spoil it yet. Not until you're too weak on your knees. And as a Bonus, I have a Pokemon with Soundproof!" Matori then revealed another Pokemon on hand that she could use. It was only for this one instance that everyone's ears were being attacked. Out of this Poke Ball came an Exploud. "Exploud!" And as to be expected, with the ability Soundproof, this specialized sound did not affect its ears at all, granting Exploud immunity. It was the only one here that could stand perfectly while everyone else was writhing in pain. "D-Don't you dare...underestimate me." But, despite this torturous sound, Nightmare Moon would not allow herself to be so restrained. As a way to try and ignore the sound, she cast a spell on herself. Around her body was a bubble. This bubble would act as a way for her to avoid the noise. She would soon surround Darkrai, Frillish, Xatu and Musharna around this bubble to protect their ears. "Exploud! Shatter that bubble with Boomburst!" "Loud!" Exploud attacked, roaring out a vast soundwave that raged in Nightmare Moon's direction. The bubble she formed was struck by the soundwave before vibrating. Nightmare Moon growled as this specialized sound was no longer an issue for her, but having her bubble blown back was. Her shield slid on the ground, leaving skid marks just from trying to keep its momentum steady. "None of us can attack if that sound is active at all times!" Darkrai exclaimed. "You need to get rid of it now!" "I know that!" Nightmare Moon groaned. "Just let me have my chance!" "If you can have your chance! Exploud! Louder!" "LOUD!" Exploud would only increase the volume, further attacking the bubble. Cracks formed around the barrier, showing it was weakening. This would not grant them a safe spot. To even gain the advantage, all they had to do was get rid of that item. If they can do that, they'll have a chance. "Call me a beast if you want...but you're still fragile!" Nightmare Moon bellowed before then expanding her magical bubble. This was made to fight back against the giant soundwave. And with the power she exhibited, Nightmare Moon managed to reflect it back at Exploud. "Ex!" Exploud was struck by its own attack after Nightmare Moon reflected. Not only that but it was also targeted towards Matori and her group. They felt this loud vibration of sound come their way. Some of the Team Rocket Grunts had been knocked over because of this as Matori got on her knees. However, the specialized pen left her hand, as intended. That was the best way to remove it at the moment. Once the pen flew out of her grasp, the time to strike was now. "Now is your chance!" Nightmare Moon ordered before lowering the bubble. Darkrai and the rest of Luna's Pokemon could strike while the iron was hot. "Frillish!" Getting on it, Frillish advanced alongside Darkrai, forming a Shadow Ball from his arms. Darkrai would join in via a Dark Void. Seeing that it was way too late to try and grab the pen, Matori would instead rely on the Pokemon to assist her. "Exploud, meet those attacks with Boomburst!" "Exploud!" Exploud's Boomburst would clash with Dark Void and Shadow Ball, defending Matori and her group, giving them enough time to recover after the blowback. However, the pen would be snatched whilst this occurred. It was grabbed by none other than Angel Bunny, who managed to hop in unnoticed thanks to his minuscule size compared to everyone here, even the small Pokemon. By grabbing the pen, he guaranteed that Matori would not use it again. As Team Rocket recovered, they sent out their Pokemon once more, free of having to worry about that specialized sound considering how it would affect any Pokemon unless they were immune to it. Alolan Meowth, Alolan Raticate, Golbat, Purugly and more came out to fend off against Nightmare Moon's group. Xatu and Musharna could finally take action themselves. "Xatu!" To make it easier for him to hit Psychic-Types, Xatu used Miracle Eye on AlolanMeowth and Alolan Raticate the moment they arrived. By far, they would be the most troublesome for him as a pulsating pink eye flashed around both of these Pokemon. "Meow?" "Musharna!" After doing so, Musharna would follow up, using Psychic to lift Alolan Meowth off the ground. She could affect it thanks to Miracle Eye making all Psychic-Type attacks bypass the Type Immunity to Dark. And by taking advantage of this, she launched Alolan Meowth into Alolan Raticate, knocking them both over. "Excellent." Nightmare Moon grinned. "As for Matori, she's mine." The alicorn would then spread her wings out, taking flight as she went straight for the leader of this group, wasting no time in going for the strongest link. However, getting to Matori wasn't that smile either. The helicopters in the sky were still active along with the remaining Team Rocket Grunts who were up there. They would act as aerial support, defending Matori and the others by using not just Flying-Types as an advantage but also the remaining objects inside of the cases. Of course, these were also made by Colress for extra efficiency when catching Pokemon and for dealing with those who would stand in the user's way. Both Team Rocket and Team Plasma all had that in common, making this synergy perfect. "Fearow!" Fearow and some Golbat were sent out of the helicopters, flying to the scene. They would approach Nightmare Moon first before anyone else, grabbing the attention of Luna's Alter-Ego. "Hm?!" Luna gasped before swooping to the side, managing to avoid an incoming Aerial Ace from the Fearow. But she was then met with an Air Slash to her back thanks to the Golbat who were already plentiful enough as it is. "Out of the way, fodder!" Retaliating, Luna would send out a beam of magic in a swiping motion, knocking the Golbat out of the sky in one go. However, it wouldn't be the Flying-Types that she had to worry about. The Team Rocket grunts from above utilized one of the objects given to them by Team Plasma. And fittingly, it was a ball made of plasma. Pure concentrated plasma could be seen in this orb as there were twelve more to utilize. The energy from the plasma orbs crackled viciously before being aimed at Nightmare Moon. But they had to be careful with this thing. It was plasma at the end of the day. The flock of Fearow occupied Nightmare Moon, using Drill Peck, Sky Attack, Wing Attack and other sky-based attacks to try and take her down. But Nightmare Moon was currently the master of the skies, using her alicorn speed to elude and evade her feathered foes. Not caring about what happens to their own Pokemon, the Team Rocket Grunts would drop the ball of concentrated plasma down, aiming to take Nightmare Moon out with it. "Is that all?!" Nightmare Moon pushed away a Fearow before boasting and taunting her opponents. "Of course. You'd be no match for the eventual ruler of Equestria. I-" Just then, she stopped everything she was saying after sensing something nearby. By turning around, she heard the crackle of plasma. A sound that was only familiar to her thanks to Luna hanging around Celestia and Passion, who had access to the element of Plasma. When looking up, the ball of plasma came close to Luna, kicking off an instinctive reaction within her. However, it was a narrow reaction that only allowed her to fly to the side. The orb touched her wings, setting off immediately. It was essentially a bomb, unleashing all the plasma within in a destructive flare. Nightmare Moon found herself being engulfed by the searing volts. The Fearow would be hit by this as well, receiving the plasma as a form of friendly fire. Darkrai and everyone gasped as a bright plasma flash erupted in the sky. It didn't quite match the sound of thunder but it had its own terrifying sound that was unique to it. The explosions was significantly wide, damaging nearby trees in the process. It nearly touched the ground, only to be limited to the sky and a few trees. This could be seen from afar, especially from those over at Ponyville. It was impossible to ignore it as it brought a blue ambience to the area from the flash of light. Matori smirked as all the Fearow above then dropped like flies, crashing and fainting afterwards. As for Nightmare Moon, she was dropped as well, but in a less painful state as the Fearow. She managed to stay conscious, gritting her teeth and flapping her wings just in time before she could potentially crash. "W-What was that...?!" Nightmare Moon groaned as plasma crackled out of her body. "Plasma?!" "Correct," Matori added. "Now, we have that element on our side. We can thank Daybreaker and some random Gardevoir for that. It's a lot like what Princess Celestia does, right? I suppose they're parallel universes so it makes sense." It all added up. Daybreaker possessed flames so great that they could even create a blockade between universes. As for Gardevoir, Nightmare Moon could easily see Daybreaker catching her own Gardevoir. But a Gardevoir that was strong enough to match Daybreaker's flames? She thought of only one Gardevoir and that was the one classified as an Aura Vampire. "You'd hurt your own team?!" Darkrai rated at them after seeing what happened to the Fearow who was struck by the Plasma Bombs. "Anything to succeed!" Matori laughed. "It doesn't concern you, Darkrai. What you should be concerned about is what will happen to you." As if Darkrai needed a bigger reason to hate Matori and her group. But he did not fully hate the entirety of Team Rocket. Not when Jessie, James, Meowth and to an extent, Nightmare Moon exist. Seeing how they treat Pokemon and even their own, aggravated the Pitch Black Pokemon. Very few things get him this upset. The harm of his friends would certainly do so. "Princess!" Arriving at the scene at last after being behind Nightmare Moon and even referring to her as a Princess was Hollow. He left the van to finally show up at the Pokemon House at a grim time. He came to a screeching halt, having none other than Officer Jenny and other officers by his side. "Officer Jenny?" Matori gasped as already, the law managed to find her group. "Sorry, I'm a bit late. I figured I'd go and grab help in case things went awry. So, the closest one was Officer Jenny." Hollow apologized for being a bit late. "It's alright. I was late as well." Nightmare Moon laughed. Both of them were late to the scene. Too late to stop the Pokemon from being caged and too late to beat the Matori Matrix here first. "We've been looking for you, Matori!" Jenny pointed at the ringleader who merely scoffed at her. "Each of you are under arrest!" "What now, boss? This is getting a bit out of hand." A grunt asked as the numbers were starting to pile up. Mainly for the opposing side now that the law had shown up. "You're right. It's starting to escalate from here. We've captured the Pokemon. All it takes is us leaving with them but that's easier said than done." "Ugh...!" Nightmare Moon found it hard to stay stable with how the plasma crackled out of her. It was hard to shake off truly considering it was unlike any other element she's experienced before and the fact that it was incredibly rare with very few Pokemon being able to generate it. "To think they have something like this...No. The fact that the opposing universe can generate objects of this variety. This is far too troubling." "Hah..." Matori sighed, adjusting her glasses. "Well, that's one thing I can't argue against. We'd be here forever if the numbers pile up. The odds will be against us. Unless we do a little levelling." "Leveling?" Hollow repeated. "That's right. The Pokemon will be perfectly fine. The Dynasite Material will protect them, no problem. But I can't say the same for you all. Drop them all!" Matori ordered all the Plasma Bombs to be dropped, raising her finger. She was going all out for this decision. The Team Plasma Grunts would soon drop all of the Plasma Orbs, aiming to leave vast destruction behind. And there was no better form of destruction than this. "You-" Nightmare Moon's heart ended up skipping a beat before looking back at Darkrai and the rest. The other Pokemon would be safe and Team Rocket already had the means to get out of range to be safe. But the same couldn't be said for everyone else, especially with how wide and destructive the plasma explosions can become. The Matori Matrix backed away immediately, returning their Pokemon to gauge a safe distance. The Pokemon trapped within the Dynasite Cages would find themselves feeling safe and unharmed but they would have to witness what was coming next. "Delphox! Go and use Psychic!" Hollow acted quickly, throwing his Poke Ball up to summon his Delphox. "Delphox!" Upon emerging, Delphox would hold out her wand, focusing on the giant spheres of concentrated plasma. Musharna joined in, also using Psychic to hold them. However, this kind of contact with the orbs also set them off. It started with one Plasma Orb going off, causing a vicious outburst. And soon, the rest of them would do the same. No matter what, they would be set off either way. Such was the mighty power of plasma. An element that very few can conjure and many can barely respond to. They could not stop the outburst at all as it would finally reach the ground. Seeing that it was approaching, Nightmare Moon would go for a last-resort option. For the first time, Nightmare Moon was fighting for something other than herself. It was this one instance that caused it. She used all of her magic in a final gambit action, conjuring the most amount of magic she could physically master. Her dark blue magic erupted from her horn before meeting with the explosions. The magic wouldn't clash with the explosions. Instead, it would wrap around it, placing them inside of a bubble. Momentarily, Nightmare Moon managed to restrict the explosions, but not for long as already, plasma was bringing to crackle out of the magical aura "Nightmare Moon?!" Darkrai gasped. "C-Curses! I cannot contain this explosion at all! It's too vicious!" Not even a minute and Nightmare Moon was feeling a great sense of strain. The power of these plasma bombs was too vast for her to deal with. "Thanks for the help~" Matori laughed as Nightmare Moon accidentally assisted her group, by containing these explosions, this allowed the helicopters to grapple onto Dynasite Cages, lifting them up while everyone else wasn't looking prior to this. "I couldn't think of a better outcome. Hurry up and get us out of here before that thing sets off." "Get back here!" Officer Jenny and her officers attempted to chase them. However, right then and there, plasma shot out of the aura, crashing onto the ground as Nightmare Moon's protection was waiting. Jenny stopped in her tracks as she was almost struck by the plasma which then burned away patches of grass. More plasma volts flew out of the magical shield, breaking it apart gradually at great speeds. "This is my fault! All of it is!" Nightmare Moon suddenly began tearing up. "I put you all through that state for days, not allowing you all to rest for a moment! If not then maybe we would've had a chance..." "Frillish?" "I was a fool...!" Her hooves started giving out. "I wish I wasn't a representation of something so vile...This is the worst!" Right then and there, her tears flowed. They dropped to the ground, only to evaporate from the rising heat of the plasma. She was truly distraught by this. Right then and there, Darkrai saw more of Luna in Nightmare Moon. No matter how Nightmare Moon acted, she was still Luna at the end of the day. And with the time she spent with Luna's Pokemon, something was already growing from them. There was a reason why Mesprit split Luna and Nightmare Moon. Darkrai was staring to see what that reason was. As such, Darkrai could not allow Nightmare Moon to feel any despair. That would involve Luna feeling despair. "Rest easy." Darkrai flew forward as the bolts kept crashing out. He placed his claw on Nightmare Moon's head with a warm and soft touch. The alter-ego looked up with teary eyes, seeing the confident and ever-serious expression of Darkrai. "Darkrai...?" She muttered with a whimpering voice. "Blame yourself and you won't get anywhere with this. It's never too late." Darkrai narrowed his eyes before looking back at Hollow. "We can't save them all. But we can save some of them." "Hm." Hollow understood what Darkrai meant by that. He knew what was coming next. The magical aura failed to contain the plasma forever. It was finally giving out. However, Darkrai refused to let the Matori Matrix have nothing but positives on their end. Gathering all of his own strength, the Pitch Black Pokemon would fly into the magical aura itself. Everyone gasped as Darkrai entered the shield, meeting with the plasma. "Darkrai! what are you doing?!" Stop at once!" Nightmare Moon ordered before finding herself covered in an outline of darkness. This dark power came directly from Darkrai himself. He began sharing his power with Nightmare Moon, giving her extra strength to continue. The plasma wouldn't break out just yet but this would mean Darkrai would suffer inside. "Now, Delphox! Light Screen!" "Del....Phox!" Delphox chimed in, using Light Screen as she aimed her wand up at the giant mass of magic and plasma. She lathered Darkrai's body in a golden light, raising his defences a bit. This would help Darkrai but not for long. "We should do the same. Arcanine! Helping Hand!" Officer Jenny and the police would chime in. For the sake of preventing massive destruction, they would all come together to make this a possibility. "Arca!" Arcanine would howl, boosting the strength of Delphox's Light Screen. A few of them also knew Helping Hand considering the police force was all about teamwork and unification. Light Screen had been boosted, shielding Darkrai some more. "If Passion can do it...then so can I!" Darkrai growled as even with the boosted Light Screen, it was tough to withstand within all of this explosive plasma. "This should be enough!" Gathering all of his strength, Darkrai used Dark and Pulse Thunderbolt together within the energy, only adding more volts to it. But after doing so and using all this protection, Darkrai gathered all of the plasma in one spot, expending his own power with great risks involved. A chunk of his Infinity Energy was being used just for this as the plasma explosions could be seen diminishing by Darkrai's control. He managed to shrink the plasma, harming his body some more as cracks were beginning to form out of him. Right then and there, Darkrai flew out of the magical barrier, using this large sphere of plasma as a weapon. A weapon that was fixated on the Matori Matrix. "What in the?!" Matori gasped after witnessing Darkrai emerge with this plasma sphere. Just like Matori said, the Pokemon would be fine. But in this case, she wouldn't be if it came her way. But just then, telling Darkrai to stop was none other than Angel Bunny. He cried out from below, yelling Darkrai's name. Darkrai looked down, hearing Angel Bunny's words. "Krookodile?" That's when Darkrai heard about Krookodile's current predicament. Right now, Krookodile was with Matori herself, captured by her. And he wasn't in one of the cages. He was instead within a Poke Ball. "That's right" Matori laughed. "Strike us down and you'll take Krookodile out as well! What's it gonna be, Darkrai?!" "That sleazy...!" Jessie growled, clenching her fists. This made things harder. Darkrai would put Krookodile at risk as well. "Jokes on you...Krookodile's immune." Just then, Darkrai replied with the most obvious answer. No matter what happens, Krookodile would be fine. After all, he was a Ground-Type and plasma was still a force of electricity and flames. One was ineffective and the other wasn't very effective against Krookodile. However, when attempting to unleash it, Darkrai's condition worsened. He could not fire the blast as the light screen was melted away by the searing heat of the plasma. His protection was fading as well as the well-being of his own body. It looked like Darkrai wouldn't fire it in time. But Nightmare Moon would. She swooped in, stealing what Darkrai already gathered for herself. She protected herself via magic coating before then snatching the plasma away via telekinesis. "Nightmare?!" Darkrai gasped. "Luna needs you more than she needs me!" Nightmare Moon looked back at Darkrai with a trembling smile. "I was meant to be sealed away after all. Never to return. This is my chance to vanish and no longer hinder Luna ever again!" "You idiot!" Darkrai yelled before dropping out of the sky thanks to his damaged body which had cracks all over it. "If you can't withstand this, you're as good as space dust!" Nightmare Moon would use that gathered strength with all she had. She couldn't properly aim but with an attack this large, aiming wasn't that big of an issue. She unleashed the sphere which ended up knocking her back from the force alone. The sphere burned through the atmosphere, approaching at great speeds. Matori closed her eyes as many of the helicopters were within range. The sphere was exceptionally wide. Wide enough to touch a tree. That one contact with the tree set it off, resulting in the biggest outburst of plasma so far. The Pokemon House was eclipsed by a bright light which would mask everyone. No one was safe from this light. It was hard to tell who would be hit by this but easy to tell who would get the worst of this. Nightmare Moon would get the worst of it for sure. The clouds were blown away with parts of the atmosphere being damaged in the process. The Pokemon House and everything built from it had been greatly affected, losing most of its flair and beauty to this conflict. The light subsided at last, showing the result of this explosion. Nightmare Moon could be seen in the sky, hovering there. With the last of her strength, she could still fly, but as a consequence, she had been turned to stone. Her body was now grey and hard with cracks all over. If Darkrai had unleashed the attack, this would've been him. But selflessly, she chose to put her own well-being on the line. But not without some results. The grappling hooks had been damaged by the plasma, failing to keep the Dynasite Cages. As expected, the Pokemon were safe and free from the grasp of Team Plasma. At least, some of them were. Not all of the cages. Some of them had been taken away. Unfortunately, Team Rocket managed to get away. Their helicopters suffered damage but it was held back thanks to the contact with the tree gauging some distance between them and the explosion. "Hohohoho~!" Matori's laugh could be heard in the distance as the helicopters managed to get away. Not all of them though. Three of them ended up losing their blades, dropping into bushes and trees with the grunts being turned upside down. "Better luck next time~! If there is one!" "Nightmare!" Darkrai attempted flying up, only to groan from his damaged body. Catching Nightmare Moon's falling body would be Delphox, who used Psychic to do so. She gently placed Nightmare Moon's stony body down, preventing any harm from being done to it. "They got way..." Hollow lowered his head. "Not for long." Officer Jenny adjusted her hat. "They're still in view for us. This is our chance to try and track them down while we have it." "Frillish..." Seeing Nightmare Moon in this state made the Floating Pokemon mourn for her. She wasn't sure what this meant, but it didn't look pleasant for Nightmare Moon. "Please. Go and save Krookodile too..." Darkrai pleaded. "We'll try our best. Get some rest, alright?" Jenny said. "Hollow, was it? Can you help them recover?" "Uh, sure. I can do that." Hollow would take on this role. Meanwhile, Officer Jenny and her officers would pursue Matori and her group while they had the chance. Turned to stone, Nightmare Moon did everything in her power to save the Pokemon. She barely succeeded, only saving some of them while others had been taken away. However, this act would be respected by Darkrai and the others. Nightmare Moon earned their respect. What she did there was truly the act of a great Pokemon Trainer. But what did that all mean when Krookodile had been taken and Team Rocket escaped with some of the Pokemon? What would become of this later on? As the journey continues. Chapter 939 End.