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As we followed the Scrafty into the loud auto shop I nearly fell off Jonko's shoulder. The whole room was filled with various vehicles and equipment. Some of the cars and trucks were up on large lifts while some hung from chains on the ceiling like the store behind us. Every single vehicle inside this room however, had someone working on it. But as we got deeper into the room, everyone started to stop and look at us. Looking forward again, I noticed that we were getting closer to a van that looked similar to Jonko's. Jonko and Axel stopped while the Scrafty knocked timidly on the driver side door, the sound suddenly casing all remaining noise to halt.

Time seemed to slow down as the van's driver door opened and a female Flygon stepped out. She wore a brown tool belt that sat just above her hips and a worn violet fabric that was marred with grease stains and tears around her neck. Her tail flicked slowly back and forth, showing its missing middle diamond, as her eyes instantly locked on Jonko and Axel.

"Thank you, Lulu, you can go back to the desk." She said, dismissing the Scarfty, who happily darted back towards the store end. "And the rest of you back to work." With that, everyone else in the workshop quickly got back to work, refiling the work floor with noise.

"S-"

"Save it." She interrupted Axel, and motioned to the back of the van. I looked at Jonko who said nothing but followed her direction. Without a word he opened the doors and climbed into the gutted van.

"Huh, she's remodeling Gin's interior." He stated as he sat and leaned against the driver's seat.

"Gin?" I heard Lucy ask as she too slipped into the van with Axel.

"This van, it's the sister to Jonko's." Axel told us as he leaned against the passenger seat.

"Speaking of being a sister..." I looked towards the Flygon as she entered the van, "WHAT THE HELL JONKO?!" She roared as she slammed the doors shut, diming the noise of the auto shop around us.

"Sisilia-"Jonko started.

"I don't fucking care Jonko!" She yelled at him, "Unlike my mate there, I have access to news reports so I know what happened at-"

"SISILIA!" Jonko hissed, causing me to fall off his shoulder in surprise, "Keep. It. Down." He rose as his voice changed to that dark voice he used when he was on the phone with Sabrina back in Gold.

"What is she talking about Jonko?" I looked over to Axel as he too growled and rose from his place.

"The event that caused us to hire Jonko." I heard Darkrai's voice behind me shortly. Looking back, I watched as he slowly appeared in the cab of the van. "You can talk about it later, for now we have business to discuss."

"Hire? JoJo?" I glanced back at Sisilia, who's eyes widen slightly, "The council HIRED JONKO?" She tilted her head from Darkrai to Jonko, "YOU are WORKING for the COUNCIL?" Before anyone could say anything else she turned around and threw the doors open and jumped out.

"Sisilia! Wait up!" Jonko moved towards the van's doors before he turned back to us. "I'll talk with her, you four just hang on for a bit." And without another word he dashed off shortly before Axel moved to follow him.

" Lucy stay with Flo and Rai, I need to speak with my family."

" *Alpha." * Lucy stated as the overgrown Lucario followed after my trainer.

" *Master?" * I tilted my head back to Darkrai as he moved over me and closed the doors.

" We will wait for them to return. Sisilia was a Dark Hero with Jonko and Axel, she's seen the history between them and us as it unfolded." Darkrai leaned against the driver side wall and relaxed.

" Lord Darkrai," I looked up to Lucy as she shifted uncomfortably, *"could you tell me about the Dark Heroes? Alpha, Beta and her mate Grave avoid speaking about them." * My own eyes widen slightly as I turned back to my master.

" *Yes please master, I've only ever heard stories about them." * Darkrai chuckled lightly.

" *I would ask one of those three first, as they know far more about them than I do." * I frowned at that, but Lucy seemed a bit more determined.

" If the human and Alpha's mate are like him, then they won't speak a word on it." She said bluntly, causing Darkrai to laugh.

" Oh that is true." ** He chuckled and shook his head, **"Very well, Flo, what do you want to know about the infamous Dark Heroes?" I leaned back, slightly surprised at the question. After a moment of thought I decided to ask,

" *Was Diyablo a member?" * Darkrai looked down at me, his red spikes covering half his face from my view.

" Diyablo was part of the family, the strongest and most tightly knit group of the Dark Heroes. And of all the members from that organization, only nine are still alive, seven of which were members of that group."

" *The family? Do you mean..." * I looked over to Lucy's wide eyed look.

" The very same family Axel speaks of yes." ** Darkrai sighed sadly, recapturing my attention. **"Axel and Jonko are the adopted children of Phoenix and Lucifer Millerton, two of the most kind hearted and open minded people you will ever meet." ** He nodded to the doors, **"Sisilia is the other member."

" *Are Jonko and Diyablo trying to kill one another?" * I asked remembering the conversation in the car.

"... One day only one of those two will continue to live," ** He tilted his head to me, sorrow in his eyes, **"I know this will sound bad Flo, but I sincerely hope that it is Jonko who will live."

" *Even though they were both Dark Heroes, I honestly doubt that Jonko could kill the Monster." * Darkrai looked over to Lucy.

" *He can't, that's why I said live, not die." * Wait, what?

" *I don't understand." * I shook my head.

" *You will, trust me, you will." * I looked up to my master.

" *Alright then, who was is the strongest of the remaining members of the Dark Heroes?" * Lucy questioned. Darkrai continued to look at me for a moment then moved a hand to his chin.

" *That is a hard one to answer as it is a tossup between the members of the Family. Lucifer is the strongest physically, but can't use moves whereas Phoenix can use every move in existence. Axel will never miss any attack he makes and Sisilia could unleash The Distorted World on someone before they knew what happened." * he tilted his head to Lucy, *"Everyone in the family have sparred with at least one of the council members and won, Axel besting both Legend and Champion. However Diyablo and Jonko we able to bring Arceus, Giratina AND their leader to the ground... Honestly I don't think I can answer that question." * He held his hands before him and shrugged.

" *How powerful was their leader?" * I asked, tilting my head. If my master thought to include him with the two Goddesses he must have been powerful. Darkrai looked at me and seemed to hesitate before he spoke.

" It was a monster unlike anything you could imagine." ** He looked off into space as he continued, *"For as long as I knew it, I thought it was immortal. It took the nearly the entire council just to weaken it to where it was able to be destroyed, and we were in rough shape after the fact." * He shivered and shook his head. **"We are still repairing some of the damage it left us with after the last time we fought with it."

" A monster could best the council..." ** Lucy trialed off while I stared at Darkrai in shock. **"What kind of creature was it?"

" Only It knew Itself." ** He shook his head. **"Let's move on shall we? I don't like talking about that thing." I frowned, if Jonko and Diyablo served a monster that could stand against the council, then;

" *Why did Axel and Sisilia react so angrily when the heard Jonko was working for you?" * I asked my master. He sighed and looked down, almost as though he was ashamed.

" *It is because whenever we asked for their help, it was because we knew some of them would be killed." * He tilted his head towards us. *"They lost at least half of their total number to our missions. The family, particularly Diyablo and Lucifer, have been the only ones to have been sent on missions by us and not died." * He chuckled slightly, *"Lucifer actually threatened to shove Arceus' throne up her ass after the last time we sent him on a mission." * Suddenly the doors flew open and Jonko stood before us, his eye blacken and slightly swelling.

"One hundred eighty seven of our two hundred ninety three died by their orders," Jonko nodded towards Darkria as he stepped into the van, "most on the first mission. Only twenty seven survived their first, just to be sent on a second mission where only nine were strong enough to survive. Of those only my father, Diyablo, and myself survived a third. Diyablo and I were the only ones to continue missions for them, against our family's wishes."

" *Jonko, what happened?" * I asked as I walked towards him. He took a knee and held a hand out to me.

"I talked to my sister, she agreed to help." He glanced at Lucy, "I know Axel doesn't like speaking of us, but the Dark Heroes are a time of our history that much is best to be forgotten. We did a lot of things that we shouldn't have and where apart of things that would make you question our morality, such as why we were the DARK Heroes." I frowned as I jumped up to his shoulder.

" *Jonko?" * He glanced at me, then turned to Darkrai as he stood up.

"We'll be staying here for the night, the three of us are going to be busy catching up and planning. I'll show you where you guys will be staying." He turned and continued back out the van.

=====TIME=====

The trailer wasn't too terribly small. And unlike Jonko's van it had a bed, a queen size one at that. Which I lay on happily while Lucy sat meditating on the table and Darkrai doze in a chair near the bed.

"Comfy there miss?" a dark, harsh voice asked. I looked around for the source of the voice while Darkrai stirred.

" Don't bother Flo, he's just playing with you at the moment." ** I looked to Darkrai as he stood up. **"Lucy, on your guard."

" *Sir?" * Lucy asked as she slid off the table.

"So that's who wants a crack at me eh? She fights with Axel so she must be strong, hmm..." The voice called again, causing Lucy to spin around and look for the source.

"Enough playing around, get in here." Darkrai called out. There was silence, then the door to the trailer opened.

"Ah, killing my fun Darkrai?" the voice laughed as a man entered. My heart virtually stopped as time seemed to slow down. The man wore a pair of jet black pants and a red stained t-shirt that fit tightly to his body. His shoulders and upper arms where hidden behind a dark grey cloak while his forearms bore black sleeves that covered about half their length. His face was hidden behind a black ski mask that was stained red all across the mouth hole, neck, and face. Then he smiled and reviled a set of sharp steel teeth.

" *D... Diyablo..." * I breathed out stunned.

"Diyablo, to what do we-"

"I heard you were talking about us." He closed the door and leaned against it. "I'm here to make something clear to you." He clawed his hand and looked at it, "You members of the Council and Champions know very little about what we were, though that is more than any other outsiders," He tilted his head up to my master, "Don't say too much, you could confuse them." Lucy growled and moved to a fighting stance.

" You dare threaten a Legendary?" She said angrily.

" *Lucy, stand down." * Darkrai commanded, "I see, so are you going to give any more information to us as to who the Dark Heroes truly where or..."

"That authority belongs only to three individuals, The Master, The Lost One, and Millerton... not me." He got off the door and opened it. "I look forward to seeing the battle you promised me Darkrai, it had best give me what I want." And with that, he left.

====JONKO====

As soon as I got outside I booked it back to the back entrance of the hanger.

"_It is done." _I thought towards Axel and Sisilia, keeping the link open to hear the response.

"_Good, Darkrai may be the only ones of the Council who can understand us, but he has no right telling them about us." _Axel thought out.

"_You do not think they will ask about The Lost One or Millerton do you?" _Sisilia questioned as I opened the door and slid into the small room with them.

"If they do we can answer honestly and say we don't know where they are." I said as I took off my ski mask and faced my sister in law. "Flo is of the Shadow Reapers and clearly has a close connection to Darkrai, not unlike ours to Lucifer and Phoenix, she is the most likely to learn the truth about us just because of that and she follows me."

"I hope for her own sanity she doesn't learn the truth about you or you manage to kill you alternate before she has the chance to." Axel said, causing me to look down.

"As do I brother, as do I."