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PART: ONE HUNDRED & EIGHTEEN

T he preparations for the event which Eva had earlier presented Jack, had him feeling anxious, more so with what he was wearing, not having much in the way of pokédollars and refusing to become reliant on Ahsoka to keep bailing him out, even if she seemed hard set upon doing so whenever the opportunity presented itself to her. Nor did he have any intentions of dipping into the funds put aside for medical items or food for his team, this of course left him with very little to work with. Fortunately, a quick search online of the local shops showed several charity shops that he had hoped sold well used items he could use. Having dropped a scribbled message in the hotel suite for girlfriend he had purchased a rather poorly fitting if not extremely itchy light brown tweed blazer and trousers, the latter of which only came down to a couple of inches above his ankles while the former had sleeves hanging down past his tips of his fingers. Ahsoka meanwhile was draped in a sensuous red velvet evening gown sporting slits up to her hips on either side, there was no back to it save for the choker like halter neck which revealed her lack of bra along with the slightest if not tiniest hint of her breasts from the side. A smile was spreading across her rouge painted lips as he looked away blushing whenever she caught him looking at how well it fitted against her body, looking down after being caught once again he noticed the red stiletto heels she was wearing that put his drab preowned shoes to great shame, he could feel the coldness of the marble floor through the holes in the soles of his footwear but at least he believed they would at least pass muster. Fortunately, the doorman had discreetly waved him through as though pretending he hadn’t seen Jack, maybe it was because he had made an attempt at following the dress code for the event though he was not entirely sure though either way he was grateful for small mercies.

“Welcoooooh dear arceus what on earth are you wearing?”

Came Eva’s voice, she looked some points happy to see them and some parts shocked at the monstrosity being worn. For her part Eva was in a cute little black dress that fit her like a glove, her clipboard hung loosely in her fingers as continued to look at Jack in disbelief.

“I told you should have waited for me; I could have brought you a cute little tuxedo, it would have looked so adorable on you”

Ahsoka grumbled, Jack responded simply by slipping his arm through hers as if to broadcast that they were together as a couple, the she giant went to turn them both right around to leave before embarrassment became any worse, only to be stopped as Blaze stepping up behind them both placed a firm talon like hand upon both of the humans’ shoulders, meanwhile Bunny and Lucy had taken up positions either side of them as Oni as usual took point. Toph however had been more than content with being carried all snuggled up in her pokéball so she might claim she had been there to support him with everyone else, just minus all the effort involved

“Well, I guess you are technically wearing the required attire…well it’ll have to do I guess, right this way please”

The small woman mused softly as she slowly shook her head in bewilderment, with a gesturing of her hand for them to follow her, they entered one of the brass plated elevators. Eva stopped as one the guests attempted to enter with them, saying in a polite but firm manner.

“Sorry, please take the other one”

The guests understandably looked somewhat put out, though did quietly step away from the closing doors rather than attempt to argue, once alone Eva pressed several of the button in unison causing the elevator to descend instead of ascending. While the lift trundled along smoothly, playing its annoying little tune when suddenly a shiver ran through everyone’s body as they passed through a strange haze. Looking at his reflection in one the cab’s mirror like walls Jack for but the briefest of moments thought he spotted some shadowy being looking right at him, it smiled with a jagged razor blade smile so he smiled back before fading away from site. Looking around no one else seemed to have noticed the strange entity so he decided not say anything, after a few moments Eva began sniffing the air as she looked at Jack with her cute petite nose wrinkling as she did so.

“Mothballs, I think”

He replied as way of a response to her unspoken question, raising an eyebrow she decided to change the subject rather quickly.

“Sooo, where we going?”

Ahsoka asked suspiciously, her left hand casually slipping into her red hand bag and touching the small spherical shapes of the two pokéballs within, it was somewhat of an occupational hazard but her mind already running multiple scenarios should things turn ugly.

“The remaining founder has always met with all initiates, both past and present without exception.”

Eva said though did not elaborate any further upon who this founder was, this did not sit well with Ahsoka, her hand squeezing a little more around her two pokéballs, she could feel them rock slightly in her palm as if the houndoom’s within shared her unease. The descent continued for what felt like minutes until with a jolt they came to a stop taking Jack by surprise, as the doors opened to a darkness that seemed to literally consume the light that shone out from the lift itself. Turning around to ask Eva or Ahsoka what was going on he found no one there, not even Oni; Blaze; Bunny or Lucy. Reaching for Tophs pokéball he found that to was missing, it was around that moment a coldness began seeping into the very marrow of his bones, he could hear whispers like sounds on the very edge of his hearing some where out in the void. Looking at the mirror like walls of the lift he finally found his friends and lover, they where still in the lift except on the other side of the reflection. Jack could see the same image on each mirrored surface along with himself amongst them. Though he was puzzled how this could be since he wasn’t there how could he be when he was looking at himself, it made his mind boggle at the attempt to comprehend what he was looking at. It was then he could see everyone in the reflection pointing towards the darkness beyond the lift doors, he knew it to be folly as the sayings about looking into the abyss but still he turned his gaze back towards the darkness finding two red lights floating in the darkness with another worldly glow. As the lights drew closer, he realised they were eyes, he looked around again to the reflections but they were empty filled with just the disembodied red eyes glaring at him as a slow jagged razor blade smile of white illumination formed beneath the two glowing eyes as they drifting ever nearer until a form started to become visible, it was a mismagius. Only this ghost type was far taller than normal, it towered over him if anything it had to be a head taller than Blaze. It leaned forwards pivoting slightly as it did so as a strict female voice boomed inside his head demanded.

“WHO…ARE…YOU?”

The ceiling of the elevator faded from existence while the mirrored walls dropped into the darkness leaving only the floor he stood upon, again the spectre demanded its question be answered.

“WHO…ARE…YOU?”

This time Jack bulled up his fists, then opening his mouth to speak found himself breathing in a transparent ichor filling his mouth, throat and lungs. He grasped his throat trying force the strange thick ice-cold viscus substance out but the more he panicked the more of it he took in, it took some time for him to realise he was not suffocating or gasping for air.

“WHO…ARE…YOU?”

The voice came a third time still as emotionless as before, he tried to speak, to ask where his friends were but no sound formed to his words no mater how hard he tried.

_ “WHO…ARE…YOU?” _

The looming mismagius continued to command but he was no longer interested, Jack was more scared now of what might have happened to the others. Turning around he made the conscious effort to force his legs to move. At first, they refused but the more he willed them the more they started to respond, no sooner had he reached the edge of the of the elevator than the pokémon drifted around to block his path demanding he answer its or her question. Again, he walked away only for this to happen again and again until he managed to dupe the pokémon, turning as if to walk off in a different direction only to turn back around as the mismagius continued to drift around expecting to block his way once more. With the way clear he triumphantly made a briskly move towards the edge expecting to feel some kind of solid floor beneath his feet as he stepped off the lifts floor, unfortunately there was none and he tumbled in to the abyss.