I walked to the bar, paid the person in charge, and grabbed Aseren's stuff from upstairs. I walked back down and out of the store without difficulty, when I stopped. Easy. Much to easy. I bit my tongue. If I was being followed, then I couldn't return to the others! I walked slowly, then ran off in one direction, holding the luggage in my arms. I felt panicked purposely, so that Kinar would notice. I ran to the edge of the forest, then went in, about a mile from my destination.


Kinar yawned, and then immediately stood up. Hiroki was in trouble. She looked at the other men, then ran into the forest.


I kept running, and Kinar met up with me. I had been gone for about ten minutes. I hopped onto Kinar, and she used Extremespeed. I was back in camp within a monment, and jumped of. I thrust the luggage into Aseren's arms. "There. Happy?" I then walked back over to Kinar, and fed the two dog pokemon.

Ben turned away from the group and followed Hiroki back to the town

"I have business, but I will return shortly" he said to her

He strode through the town and out the main gates and a little way up a mountain trail. There he reached a small camp where two men sat both wearing cloaks bearing the same symbol as Ben's.

"Captains" Be said alerting both to his presence "I have met with the seer, it took some time but he has agreed that he is the only one to defeat the emperor. My captains, you are loyal and I wish you to accompany me on this journey."

One spoke up "You are our general, sir, we will follow you wherever you wish to go."

"Aye, sir" the other captain agreed

"thank you, Gergin and you to Pelleaon. Now pack up, we are required back with that.... group shortly."

General Ishihara along with his captains walked back through the town. Those who took long looks at them were confronted by a dusknoir and they lost all memory of the trio ever passing through.

Ben returned to the clearing and the group

"Attention, these are my captains. They are loyal to me and will aid us in this endeavour."

I looked to them, and to Ben. "Well, I don't trust them...but I trust you. Can you at least have them do something with this guy?" I pointed to the prisoner.

Thrin watched as the Arcainine suddenly stood up and dashed away, in about 30 secounds however it dashed back with the lady, Hiroki, on it's back. Thrin narrowed his eyes suspiciously, he suspected something had gone wrong. He then saw the man called Ben come in with two men, he did not trust them but then, he did not trust anyone except Hiroki at all. He then spoke "I should go with Xel alone, you have already been seen and have more of a chance of beating Tamaran than I do, and a small group is less noticable. I would discourage that Xel goes at all but he knows the way to the Pantrizer place, and I might be a spy in which you would need someone to make sure I don't go to the Imperials." He looked at Xel, reconizning his leadership "Merly a suggestion."

((Edited))

I then looked to Thrin. "I have not been spotted, but was merely cautious. And the last time men tried to go on a mission with a healer, they were gone within hours. So, whether you like it or not, I'm coming." I said, and my words were final.

Thrin said "We were all seen at the taveren, and if you are a critical part of the team then you should not be captured. But I am just advising, I have no power over you." He was somewhat annoyed that she had no faith in men. "I wonder why that is?"

"Yes, thank you for worrying, but I've been on worse, and without me, where would the fighting team be right now? Hmm?" I said, and smiled.

"I do not see the need to keep this man around any longer." Ben said gesturing at the prisoner "It would seem prudent to dispose of him, since he has seen all of our faces and knows our names."

Thrin sagged his shoulders in defeat, he was sure that he could not stop her. He turned to Xel "So leader, do you agree with my plan? If so then we should probably leave now."

((After Ben's comment))

"Yes, we should get rid of him, lets get him to the Pantrizer."

I turned to Ben. "Do what you want, but lease, now when I'm around. I'll leave if you want me too." I said, putting my hands in a defensive position.

((I agree WhiteWash, It'll be VERY far away, but Tom has to start.))

Tom knew that it would take quite a few days to get to the Imperial Palce, son he transformed into a Jolteon. That might cut out 1 hour from this journey, he thought as he and Ditto had a race, Ditto being a Houndour. When he and Ditto had a rest, Tom nodded of to sleep, Ditto protecting him as a Tyranitar.

"Tom, they are about to murder you, they think you could be their downfall"
A boy ran away, scared for his life. he was about 15 when...
A weak cry rang out.
"Ditto." And by his feet, a dying Ditto was there.
Tom picked it up, then a soft voice rang out
"You found your soul Pokemon." Tom spun around to find an old man, whoi offered him a small note, with his past present annd future written all over it. Tom read everybit of it, when:
"I have to make you forgot what's on there." Tom just meekly nodded, and the old man was surprised.
"Why, everyone else who I told that to screamed?!" he said, thinking Tom was different. Then he smiled, in return for knowledge, I shall give you 5 lives. Now, go attack them." And Tom ran off, heding for death.

Ben looked Hiroki over, she had changed so much over the years, not physically but emotionally she was harder and for some reason angrier.

"Gengin, secure that man" Ben ordered "we will take him to these pantrizers"

Ben's captain moved to the prisoner and cast a hood over his eyes. Checking the knots originally placed on him Gengin heaved the prisoner to his feet and pushed him along

"Alright, we are ready to depart" Ben said

Thrin let his head droop, now Ben and the new men were coming, there went going in and out of town with out notice. "So now you are coming." It was a statment, not a question. "You realize that having six people walk in into town with a sack on their back will not go unoticed, your men should stay. And so should you." He did not say the last part, he had a feeling that he would have no more luck with this than convincing Hiroki.

I smiled in a challenging way.
"Who said that we would be all together, and who said that people would see us?" I asked. "We might have to go across towns in groups. Ben will be with his 'colleges', and the pack will resemble travel package. XEL will be with Sevear, and I will go with you. It's a good level of brain and brawn in each group." I said to the man. "Oh, and if I'm going to be working with you, I should at least know your name."

((Happy?))

Thrin sighed, he had been avoiding his name for a reason, he did not want to be tracked down by this group. He knew it was inadvdable though, if he wanted to help these people then he must at least show some trust. "I am called Thrin, but why do we need extra teams?" he said to Hiroki.

"Well, Ben already brought those two into this, and as you said, it won't be good to walk into a city in a large group, and to have a body bag over our shoulder. Besides, if Pan finds one group, the rest of us will know. He can't be in tree places at once, you know." I said, smiling.

"Fine then" Thrin was tired of sorting out a plan, he just wanted to do something or he would explode. "Xel, are we ready to leave, or do you you have a plan? We need to get this over with."

((Your que mr. chris.))

((Yipee, another quadrilion posts that I had to read!))

Yotoshi lifted up his head towards Nin letting out another happy cry.
"You never will learn, will you?" A playful expression was in his tone.
"Come on! I'm suposed to guard the entrance for a few hours, just in case some Imperials come knocking at the door!" Whenever he was with Nin and only Nin, he felt more youthful and free minded, paying less attention to his words.
Yotoshi walked back up te shaft, nodded at the two guards, a sign that it was his shift at guarding.

(Past)
Kasoti shrugged as the man ran away. But he hesitated not and cotinued heading toward the kingdom.
(Present)
Kasoti crossed the river by doing a secret he knew. A part of the river went only up to his neck and he used that part to cross, while Darkness and Shadow were able to swim. After countless hours of running, he spotted Pan's army. They've gotten to close... thought Kasoti. He did the only thing he could think of. He pulled out a kunai and threw it. The kunai flew through the air until it fanily set in one derection: towards the back of Pan's face.

Tom stirred in his sleep.

A blinding flash of light, Ditto and him being speared, and he was alive. He had 4 lives left. Yet something was missing. A small stone, the size of your thumb...

Tom woke up with a start. "Ditto, transform back into Houndoom. We're leaving." as he transformed into Jolteon. And they once again ran off, headed to the Imperial palace.

(Edit your post Kawaii, you called me Aseren instead of Xel in one of them... )

Everyone was looking at Aseren, who had not spoken for awhile. "Who said anyone is taking the body inside the town?" A smile crossed his lips. "Their base is nowhere in that town. I simply said that is where they recruit. Furthermore sonny," he said as he now addressed Thrin. "If an enemy reveals themselves, I will not hesitate to know what they are thinking, or what the people around me plan to do about it."

He faced the rest of the group. "Going into the town as a single group is begging for ourselves to be located." He nodded at Thrin. "However, splitting up in this situation will cause nothing but disrupted communications, which is needed for any attempt on Pan in the future."

He went on, clearly annoyed at several people's opinions in their minds. "As for this issue of trust, it will not be an issue. Trust away. I will let you know who not to trust. And if you don't trust me... screw you." He smiled on that last part. Blame the ale.

"The Pantrizers are probably known to Pan, so any assistance from them must be completely secretive. Pan's just unlucky that he hasn't located their base of operations yet. although, if and when he has located it, he will wait for a group like us to be under their roof before striking. That is how Pan thinks. He loves to mislead his opponents into a false sense of security."

He grabbed his things that had fallen on the ground when Hiroki threw them at him. "I hope you tipped the landlady Hiroki. She was a wonderful host, even if I wasn't such a wonderful guest." The weak smile again.

Pan read the thoughts of another. He had a split second to react, which was what made him love battle. He was always a step ahead.

He caught the kunai and threw it back at where he felt the thoughts. As he threw, he did a 180 degree turn and landed in a crouched position. In the blink of an eye Emperor Pan Tamaran lunged forward, running at full speed towards the intruder. Sorry Admiral, but I'm going to be a little longer.

He saw the outline of the man and took out his regular Katana. The diamond katana would illuminate too brightly and give away his position. He cackled, he always cackled before engaging battle. His men heard him and fell back to his position.

He grabbed a thought in the back of his mind. He knew where he came across the river and now the inner workings of the camp.

How lovely to draw me a map, thought Tamaran. And here I would have wasted more time figuring out an entry point. He winked at the foe as he reached him. He will feint to the right first, then attempt to intersept me. I will get him on the feint. But before Tamaran could throw a needle towards where the head of the new foe would be several seconds from now, he tripped and as a result his aim was off.

(This gives you an opportunity to run like heII Kasoti. I am telling you now that you will not put a scratch on Pan Tamaran. It isn't goddmodding I'm afraid, it is just how powerful the man is. I hope you can understand...)

((Pan is the almost indefeatable emporer. This RPed be over if it hit.))

((You controlled Kasoti's thought! Please edit that out.))
Kasoti dogged the kunai coming back from him. he threw a smoke bomb and began running. Running until he could escape the battlefield. Shadow and Darkness hissed at Pan and ran after Kasoti.

((He won't, because, what else would you think.))