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======FLO=====

I looked around the dense forest my mind had created for my dream. The trees were just coming in bloom and the forest was filled with the lovely smells of spring. Suddenly the dark shape of my master, Darkrai, appeared in front of me.

"Master!" I knelt down as I was still a Zorua.

"Flo, please." He chuckled, "How many times must I tell you or your mother that is not necessary?" I looked up to him and smiled.

"Sorry my lord, habits of the True cult are hard to kill. How is my momma anyway?" I closed my eyes and willed a log to form next to us. He chuckled again and sat down on the log I had made as I hopped up to sit with him.

"Miss Lomadia is quite well, she's actually assisting several of our other Champions on a mission similar to the one we've asked Jonko to undertake." I frowned.

"Why did you ask Jonko to search out the source of the Commanders power?" He sighed heavily before responding.

"He's one of the few humans we could trust with this task and was closet..." I narrowed my eyes at him.

"And? You're hiding something sir." He looked at me and chuckled.

"Almost as observant as your mother." He sighed again "All of us in the Council recognize what he's worth to us... but we all know that he is also... expendable." He sneered out. I gasped and leaned back, shocked at both what he said and the venom in his voice. "Don't get me wrong my dear, he is a good man with a full life ahead of him, but a few years ago, he and the people he calls family made a choice that sealed their fates." Darkrai spoke softly, then shook his head. Suddenly my dream faded, and my master vanished.

====JONKO====

I chuckled as Flo twitched in the passenger seat as she napped while I drove through the forest. Despite how cute as she looked with her little tongue hung out as her lips curled up into a smile, I had to focus more on the trail and more importantly, the surrounding woods. I had passed through Axel's territory many times, but each time I had called well in advance and was accompanied by him, Sis, or both of those two nut jobs together. Axel, Sis and myself knew one another personally, even considered ourselves family, but Axel had unintentionally founded a pack a few years back and they weren't big on humans... especially trainers.

"I should've called ahead." I thought to myself. "Axel knows this thing well enough, but if one of the pack's warriors find us we may be in trouble." Flo yawned and drew me out of my thoughts.

"Mmm, how long have I been out?" she asked slightly groggily.

"About two hours." I looked down at her quickly before spotting one of the bushes alongside the road ahead shake. "You didn't miss... shit." The bush shook again and I started to slow down, ready to stop instantly if needed.

"What's wrong?"

"Axel and I have a history, but Axel's pack is a little... hateful towards humans, especially trainers." I nodded to the bush as we got closer, "And I think we may have a bit of a fight on our hands soon."

"You mean we might have our first battle soon?" Flo asked, getting a little excited.

"Not quite, Axel's warriors tend to focus on taking down humans before hurting a fellow Pokémon." I glanced down at her, "Translation, you'll be attacking them while they focus almost exclusively on beating the shit out of me."

"So, I'm going to have to try and protect you?" I chuckled at her question.

"If you want, honestly though if we're going to be going against the gym leaders, I'll need to know what you can really do." I glanced down at my companion, "Meaning, you'll be using whatever comes at us as target practice while I play training dummy."

"You want me to just let them hurt you?!" I laughed

"If Axel or, Arceus forbid, Sis, found out I didn't even try to hold my own against an attacker, they'd kick my ass." As we passed the bush I caught sight of a blurry shape suddenly darting back from the road and deeper into the woods. "Think I may have to go a little faster..." I muttered and applied more weight onto the accelerator.

"Who's Sis? And if you and this... Axel person are friends, why is would his pack want to hurt you?" She asked as she shifted in her seat due to the acceleration.

"Sis is a Flygon who Axel had a crush on for a while when we were..." I paused, thinking of how best to say the next part, "growing up I guess you can say. And Axel's pack doesn't know about me or much of his past." Before she could respond, something hit us from her side. We swerved and started to tilt as I lost control. Without hesitation, I shut the van off and grabbed a firm hold on Flo before slamming her small body into my stomach. Releasing the wheel I hugged her tightly as the van crashed onto its side and slowly started to roll onto its top. I glanced out the passenger window just in time to catch sight of a pair of Tauros charging at the van as we rolled onto its top. I snagged a pokeball from my belt and tapped Flo with it.

======FLO=====

I was suddenly pulled into another plane and found myself floating within a spherical object. Looking around the barren area, I spotted a red orb not too far in front of me and a massive window above me. It was through this window I watched as Jonko's eyes glowed faintly and his body suddenly spazzing as though it was static on a television.

"Is he..." suddenly the window flashed with a bright light before fading, once again revealing my, now official, trainer only behind him was the woodlands from which we were attacked.

"Flo, use Agility then use Faint Attack on the Tauros on the right!" Jonko called as I felt myself suddenly released from the spherical prison to the world once again. I was slightly surprised by the fact that we were now behind the van as it was struck by a pair of Tauros, but snapped out of it and did as Jonko requested. As my target started to turn towards us I hit its side with all my might, causing it to cry out in pain and fall to its side.

"MAX!" The other Tauros called as he was suddenly pulled into one of Jonko's pokeballs.

"Flo back to me quick!" I quickly sprinted back to my friend as a Lucario charged out from his right, an Aura Sphere charging in its paws.

"Jonko look-" Jonko suddenly charged the Lucario and grabbed its paws.

"Flo hit me with a Night Daze!" Stumbling at his request, I focused and release the wave of dark energy at the fighting type rather than at Jonko. He noticed and forced the Lucario back, causing the Aura Sphere to be in the direct path of my Night Daze. As he did that, a Combusken charged out from behind him.

"Behind you!" I watched as my attack hit the Lucario's and exploded, causing the Lucario to call out in shock and pain and surround the two in a cloud of smoke. As the Combusken got closer, the Lucario suddenly flew from the smoky and crash into it when I heard Jonko.

"Try and hit them with Fury Swipes!" I charged the two of them as struck them as many times as I could. As I attacked, I saw a Machoke come at me before Jonko suddenly appeared in its path. The large Fighting type raised its fist to swing at Jonko, but my trainer delivered a barrage of jabs at its stomach, making it back up.

"Flo on my back and launch another Night Daze!" I quickly jumped from the duo and charged at Jonko, who had stopped attacking and delivered a round house to the pokemon's shoulder, causing the Machoke to stumble to the left and Jonko's torso to be low enough for me to jump straight onto him. Doing just that, I ran up to his calf and released a Night Daze straight into the Machoke's face. As it stumbled back, I felt Jonko's leg suddenly drop and his hand grabbing me before he turned towards the two Tauros who had recovered and started towards us again.

"ENOUGH!" Another voice rang out. At the sound the Tauros suddenly started to slow to a stop, and our other attackers backed up and dusted themselves off. Jonko slowly turned us away from the Tauros, giving his back to them and us facing another Lucario.

Unlike other Lucario's I've seen, this one was easily a foot taller, and considerably more muscular. We stood roughly ten feet from it, yet I could see its form was at almost twice as thick as a normal Lucario. Also different from others, its fur was missing from its upper arms and it bore several tattoos here. But what stood out the most about the black and blue Pokémon, was the brown vest it wore that held six large pistols across its chest and stomach with two more on its hips. Sticking out from its back where two larger guns, shotguns by the shape of the handles and stocks. It raised an arm and pointed the barrel of an M16 at us.

"What the fucking hell man?" He demanded harshly, his voice was coarse and thickly masculine.

"Sorry, I'm on a bit of a time crunch and thought I could get past your warriors before they found me." Jonko said as he took a knee and set me on the ground, I looked up to him confused.

"Jonko, do you know him?" the Lucario started laughing, drawing my attention again.

"Know me? HA!" He swung the rifle back and rested the barrel on his shoulder, "That useless bag of painless bones is my Arceus damned brother!" the Lucario started laughing again and walked towards us.

"Boss, what the Distorted World are you talking about?" one of the Tauros behind us asked. Jonko laughed with the strange Lucario and walked up to the approaching jackal.

"Good ol Axel." Jonko said as the Lucario, Axel suddenly dropped the rifle and slugged him in the stomach.

"That was for not calling ahead bro." Axel said angrily, Jonko just grunted then Axel rested a paw on his shoulder, "You know I don't want any of my people getting killed."

"Boss?" The other Lucario asked, and I was glad, I was confused too.

"JoJo here is one of few remaining members of the Dark Heroes mercenaries like me." All of us but Axel and Jonko gasped at that. Every Pokémon around the world had heard of the fearsome Dark Heroes who were renowned for their fearless acts of selflessness, and their legendary bloodlust. Facts about the mysterious killers were very rare, but rumors ran far and wide, from some thinking that the Dark Heroes were actually dead Champions who've escaped the Distorted World back to be amongst the living to others saying they were mutants created by some unknown government to be a supper army. However, it was a known fact that they were instrumental in defending the innocents during the Kalos-Unova 'War of the Fairies" and help neither side in attacking cities that held too many civilians, opting to desecrate the invading force instead.

"If Jonko was a member of THEM..."

"You honor me too much brother, all I did was tend to your guy's wounds." Axel looked at Jonko for a moment, then snorted.

"So? You were the only one who could control HIM." Axel poked Jonko's chest, which he grumbled at.

"Look, can you get my van up right? I have a job I need to ta-" Axel jumped back from Jonko, jaw hanging wide.

"JOB?!" He shouted, then looked over towards the other Lucario. "Lucy, think you and the twins can straighten that van?" Axel gestured to the overturned and thrashed van. The Lucario, Lucy, hesitated, then headed back towards our van. "Now, what type of job puts you under such a time crunch that I have to worry about my pack of warriors here?"

"Class three rush job." Jonko waved a dismissive hand. Axel turned his head ninety degrees and looked confused.

"Only two places on this island YOU consider shit holes, and even if you's looking to become a trainer taking on Pearl town's gym wouldn't classify as a job..." Axel suddenly snapped his head level and growled angrily. "Who made the request?" I looked up at Jonko, who didn't answer. He turned back and looked at the van as Lucy and the Tauros worked on getting it back on its wheels. "Little one." I turned back to Axel, he looked down to me eyes wide, "You're traveling with him, please, who gave him this job."

"Lady Cresselia relay-"

"FLO!" I snapped my head back to Jonko as he jumped back away from Axel and me.

"THE COUNCIL?!" I yipped and scurried back from Axel. His face was suddenly furious as he held a paw towards the heavens. "NO! NO FUCKING WAY ARE-"

"The Commanders have a weapon that brought Mewtwo to his knees in ONE hit!" Jonko's furry attracted my attention. His fist were clenched and his face matched Axel's rage as his eyes burned with determination and challenge. "You and I both know that shouldn't be and I'm one of the last surviving human members of the DH and I will have HIM to back me up." Jonko growled.

"I don't care if five Diyablos were standing right next to you!" Axel roared, I gasped and looked at Axel with wide eyes "Every time we ever did something for the Council one of our members DIED brother. And though I wouldn't mind hearing Diyablo is no more, you are the closest thing to-"

"Axel." Jonko stopped him and suddenly embraced the abnormally large Lucario in a hug. I watched the two momentarily, then turned my attention to the Combusken. His face was quite comical, as both his mouth and eyes were opened as wide as they could possibly be. I chuckled then turned towards the van and fell over laughing. The other three Pokémon had looks that matched the Combusken's one of absolute shock. Suddenly I heard Axel grunt and cough slightly.

"Alright, enough delay! Twins, Lucy, Flank! Return to the village, we will join you shortly."

"A-" I turned in time to catch Axel suddenly place one of his many pistols in my trainer's mouth, effectively shutting him up.

"You's going to come with me human, you get the honor of being the first and only of your kind to see the haven I've built." Jonko leaned back, allowing the gun to leave his mouth.

"Boss! You can't let a-" Axel barked and pointed the gun at the Combusken, a snarl on his lips.

"I'll let who I want see the village Flank." Axel flicked the gun so it spun as he slipped it back into its place at his hip. "Jonko here may be a human, but if you think for a second that we can't trust the B-"

"AXEL!" Joko suddenly snarled at his friend. Axel looked at him, eyes wide as Jonko continued, "THAT name is not mine to have." Axel opened his mouth, then shut it and faced palmed.

"How da fuck did I NOT notice the Multi-Dex." The Jackal shook his head. "Sorry bro, I forget that you hate that title. Anyway Flank, just trust me, JoJo here is one we can trust."

"Um, Mister Axel." I drew his attention, and shuffled my paws. "Why do you want us to go with you" He chuckled.

"Simple, I'm going to lock my brother up till he comes to his senses." Jonko busted up laughing.

"Really?" Joko asked before Axel slammed a paw into his neck. Jonko stood tall for a moment, then, "Ass." and with that, he collapsed where he stood.

"Jonko!"

=====TIME=====

"Oh man were we glad the boss was there, otherwise Sis would of torn us apart!" I laughed with Axel as he told me about one of Jonko and his pranks that went sour. Axel had thrown Jonko into the back of his own van and proceeded to talk to me as though he knew me. After a few minutes I got comfortable enough around the abnormally large lucario to start talking to him. As he drove down the road he was kind enough to tell me some of the things he and Jonko did when they were growing up.

"So, this Sisilia really doesn't like people messing with her machines?" Axel chuckled and shook his head.

"Sis was the team's mechanic, and arguably the most scary when we weren't fighting." I looked back to see Jonko slowly get up off the ground.

"Eh? You okay back there bro?" Axel said smugly. Jonko growled and walked up to the center console.

"No thanks to you ass hole." Jonko lightly hit Axel's furless arm, causing the Lucario to chuckle again.

"Hey Axel, what happened to your arms anyway?" Axel growled with a sly grin.

"He keeps them shaved so he can show off his tattoos." Jonko answered. "Each of the Dark Heroes have a tattoo made with a special ink that marks us."

"When a fight gets a little too out of hand, I show my enemies why we are to be feared." Axel chuckled darkly and I shivered. "Ah, welcome to my village." I looked out the main window and gasped. Before us sat a small clearing with a fire pit in the middle. Around the edges of the clearing sat a few raggedy shacks with various Pokémon walking around. The sight was very similar to my home back in Emerald, but much smaller.

"It's beautiful bro." Jonko said softly. I looked over at him and was surprised to see a look of longing in his eyes. Axel just grunted, then growled.

"Looks like you're going to be stuck on my hip for a while though." I looked back out the window again. Standing in front of the fire pit stood the five Pokémon from earlier, as well as a Blaziken, another Machoke, two Dragonites and a Zorroak.

"Eh, just a repeat of the first time we visited the Pokémon Village in Kalos." Axel chuckled.

"True, just don't kill anyone." Axel stopped the van in front of the group of warriors. "Miss Flo, for your own safety, please stay close to me, this is likely to get a little ugly." I looked at him, then Jonko, who nodded with a slightly annoyed look on his face.