Disclaimer: I do not own the Pokémon franchise or any of it characters, locations, ECT.Everything else is of my own work.

The cold metal cuffs that held Devin suspended from an unseen rafter bit into his wrists. He didn't know how many times he had hung here like he was now. He couldn't even recall how long he had hung here. He only knew that he had been let down because of Abby.

At first he had hated her, despised her, wanted nothing to do with her. But he was stuck with her. Void had stuck her in the same cell as him. He could tell they were beating her daily too, and at first he hadn't cared. She had used him, deceived him, and betrayed him.

That first night of reprieve from the endless beatings found him laying on a cold wet floor. He was so tired and soar he vowed not to move. However the sound of metal sliding across the wet stone floor had caused him to look up, and there she was, the temptress Abby her self.

She had tried to approach him, and he let her. When she got close enough to whisper to him he found she was also close enough for other things as well.

"Devin, I..."

Devin didn't care what she had to say, in a flash of energy he didn't know he had Devin interlaced his fingers and swung his doubled up fist at Abby catching her alongside the head. With a loud yelp that was some where between a dog and a cats, as well as a distinctively human scream, Abby went careening into the nearby wall. Her head gave a sick thud as it hit the wall. Devin stood there trembling as the sudden burst of adrenalin quickly wore off. He really got slapped with reality when he saw her start to tremble where she was laying. The sounds of her sobbing and crying destroyed him. As he stood there he realized he had done the one thing he had sworn he would never do, he had hurt a female. He just stood there in shocked silence watching as his upturned hands shook uncontrollably. He turned his horrified sight to Abby as she started to talk through her tears.

"You hate me, I understand this. But know that you will never hate me as much as I hate myself."

Devin crawled up next to her and rolled her over so she was looking at him. Feeling overwhelmingly tired he sat down at her head, back propped against the wall. Abby used the last of her physical strength to lay her head in his lap. For a long while they sat in silence.

"Why did you do it Abby?"

"I guess I was just drawn to you. There is something about you that is upsetting the natural balance. I don't know what though. Maybe it is an Absol thing. We are drawn to these unbalances for no apparently good reason other than curiosity. What I do know is that the more I observed you the more enamored with you I became. Were you a 'mon and we were both wild you would have been my ideal mate. But you are not, and I was working for The Void at first. However I could not let Void have such a good person."

Abby readjusted her head trying to get more comfortable. However between Voids minions beating her, and Devin clubbing her in the head there wasn't apart of her that didn't hurt.

"My plan was to use "Attract" and lure you to the cave and keep you there till I was certain that Void and Darkrai had given up and left."

Devin had been lazily running his hand through her head fur, but stopped as a thought hit him.

"And what about my girls?"

"I was going to go back for them, because Voids orders were clear, they were to die."

Devin sat there thinking about what she had just said. He guessed what she said was acceptable.

"So what went wrong than?"

"I've never used "Attract" on a human before so I didn't know that it would have a recoil effect. Essentially the more I used it on you to attract you to me the more it amplified my attraction to you."

Devin thought about this for a bit.

"So when you kissed me?"

"Apparently as far as I can tell, with "Attract" recoiling back on to me the physical contact amplified the effects for both of us."

Devin didn't need her to draw him a complete map, he could figure the rest out on his own.

"So with the effect amplified we were like two teenagers on sex drugs and hormone pills. We couldn't have resisted our urges if we had wanted too."

"No I don't think so."

Together they sat in silence for the longest time listening to the sound of water dripping from the ceiling and hitting the floor. Absent mindedly Devin ran his hand through the fur on Abby's head.

Devin brought him self out his memory as his tormentor came back into the room. Saturn had a sick grin on his face as he slipped a set of metal knuckles on to his hands. He didn't bother asking Devin any questions, he just grinned up at where he was hanging and started to once again rain punches on to Devin's body. Just before he lost consciousness again Devin sank back into his own head, back to his cell, back to Abby.

"So it wasn't me you were betraying than was it?"

"No, never, it was Void I was betraying."

Again they sat in silence, Devin running his hand from the top of her head to about her shoulders.

"Who is Void and what does he want with me?"

"I don't know who he is other than vile, cunning, and cruel. As for what he wants with you that I really don't know either. I just couldn't let him hurt you."

Again silence. Abby started to notice that where Devin was petting her was starting to feel better. This confused her because he wasn't using any potions on her. Maybe it was a breeder thing, or maybe she was just imagining that the touch of the man she loved was healing her. What ever it was she didn't care, it felt good, and she felt good. Void could do what ever he wanted to her and it wouldn't matter, because she had Devin. Abby snuggled deeper into Devin's lap.

"Given the chance would you do it again?" Devin had asked her.

"Were we not both barely able to move I'd say let's do it again right now." Abby joked with a slight chuckle.

Together they had laughed, all forgotten and forgiven. Hanging by the wrists, having the shit beat out of him, Devin let out a yell of pain and passed out as Saturn continued to pummel his unconscious body.

Oreburgh City

Rio sat in the small park where Devin had been last seen. She just sat there, on the bench, her eyes facing forward seeing nothing. In one hand she held Devin's Pokédex, in the other she held a jingle bell on a choker. It was a "Sooth Bell" that Devin had gotten her some years ago to help her calm down and focus. She had thrown such a fit over the gift, accusing him of not loving her for what she was. She had never gotten rid of it though. So now she sat in the park, on the bench, holding on to the closest things to Devin she could.

She wasn't just sitting there feeling sorry for her self though. She was waiting. Shortly after she had collapsed, Amaya and the rest had found the cave, and the rest of Devin's discarded possessions. They had decided to go back to the Pokémon center and tell Officer Jenny what they had found. Rio had woken up shortly before they got back, and her sisters had filled her in on what was going on. Rio had other plans.

As soon as they had gotten back Rio ran to the Communications area, Devin's Pokédex in paw. Rio had frantically placed the Pokédex in the reader and impatiently waited for her call to be connected. It didn't take as long as it felt to connect but as soon as it did she was greeted by the sight of her mother."Rio? Why are you calling so late." Lu had asked

Rio tried to answer but her voice failed her. All that happened was her lips quivered and her eyes started to water.

"Rio, what's the matter sweetie, Where's Devin?"

Rio had then lost it and broke down bawling.

"...Rio? Honey?..."

"He's gone momma. He was taken and I can't feel him any more!" Rio wailed at the Vid-phone while pawing at her chest right above her heart.

Rio's bawling got the attention of her sisters and Amaya. By the time they got to her Aunt Rose was on the line too. As Amaya approached Rio threw herself into Zhen and Mocha's arms. The two humans and Lu watched the exchange. Amaya watched as the Lucario on the screen cooed and whimpered on the other end. The woman looked right at her though.

"You're Amaya right? What's Rio going on about? And where is Devin?" Rose asked in a flat calm voice.

Amaya hesitated for a second. She had never met Rose Kuroaki, only heard about her. She decided she had better get straight to the point with her.

"Devin went missing almost two days ago. The cops can't find him, and when we searched all we could find was his discarded clothes in a cave. Rio acted really weird a couple of times and passed out. That's when we came back to the Pokémon center."

Rose Kuroaki listened while Amaya spoke, and when she was finished she turned her gaze to her own Lucario.

"Lu?"

Amaya had watched as the Lucario had started to bark, whimper, yowl, and gesture wildly. When it was done Rose gave a curt nod.

"Amaya I don't want you to leave that Pokémon center until we get there. Do you understand?"

"Absolutely Mrs. Kuroaki." Amaya responded immediately.

"Rose will be fine Dear."

With that the connection had died. That had been three days ago, and Rio had not moved from the bench since than. Rio's stomach gave a loud growl reminding her that she hadn't eaten in three days either. But she couldn't move. She was hanging on to the hope that Devin would crest the hill off in the distance and every thing would be fine. Her stomach growled again, as if to mock her.

"You really should eat." Some one said behind her.

For a brief instant she thought that Devin had snuck up behind her. Rio spun around so fast that one of her little dreadlocks flew up in to her eyes. She was so happy that her tail started to wage. Rio brushed a paw across her face to get her dread out of her eyes. When she could see who had spoken, her heart sank and soared at the same time.

"You get very cranky when you don't eat." Lu said to her stunned daughter.

Rio stood there in stunned silence for all of a second before hurling herself into her mothers waiting arms.

"Momma!"Rose Kuroaki watched the small family reunion. She could feel Lu's concern for her daughter as well as a barely contained need to start searching for her other missing "cub".

"Blaze." Rose said over her shoulder.

"Yes ma'am?" A youth said from the Jeep.

"Check us in to the Poké-center, and unpack the Jeep."

The youth called Blaze gaze a mock salute from where he was still lounging in the Jeeps back seat.

"And Blaze."

"Yes ma'am?"

"Stop showing off and no burning things down."

"Just take away all of my fun why don't you."

"Blaze!"

"Yes Aunt Rose?"

"Bags, Poké-center, Now!"

The teen named Blaze gave Rose a lop-sided grin as he leapt out of the Jeeps back seat and started grabbing bags. He wasn't really her nephew, like Devin was, he was just some homeless kid that had followed them home one day. Rose would have turned him in to the Hoenn child services, however he showed an immediate aptitude for Fire types. She figured it was because of his own fiery personality. He was also obsessed with fire imagery. Even now his black tank top and black skater shorts both had tribal like fire designs on them.

"Flara come on, we got bags to move." Blaze said patting his leg.

A Flareon that had slept on the back seat airing herself suddenly came to life and happily joined the boy in unpacking the Jeep. Rose watched as the boy gave the loving little Eevee-lution a small pack that was hers and then loaded himself down. As he started to enter the Center, Amaya was coming out. They barely avoided each other in their passing.

"Oy! Watch where you're going."

"Whoa settle down hot-stuff, you might blow a fuse or something." Blaze responded with another lop-sided grin.

He continued on his way not even giving her a second glance. Amaya shook her head and turned back to the street. Only to come face to face with Rose Kuroaki. She was a tall, slender woman of incredible beauty. To just look at her one would think she was a model, and not a world-class breeder.

Her eyes are what gave her away though. The eyes that stared at her from under the brim of her cow girl style hat were very alert and missed nothing. Amaya guessed her clothes gave her away too as a breeder/rancher. She had on tan leather pants, a white button up shirt, and heavy-duty work boots. Over all of this she wore a tan leather trench coat.

"Mrs. Kuroaki?" Amaya asked.

"You must be Amaya, please just call me Rose." Rose replied with a warm smile.

The two women shook hands and got right down to business. It took a bit but Amaya was able to tell Rose absolutely every thing she knew about Devin's disappearance. She than started to cover what the cops knew. Rose sat there listening to every word that Amaya spoke. It was about this time that Lu joined the two of them, Devin's girls in tow. Rose greeted them happily.

"Rio! Mocha! Oh you girls come here!" Rose said as she kneeled down to their level sounding every bit the favorite Aunt that most humans had.

"Aunt Rose!" Both girls happily yelled as they threw themselves into her waiting arms.

"Oh I've missed you so. You both have gotten so big."

Rose than noticed Star and Zhen standing a little ways back, being all shy.

"And you two cuties must be Star and Zhen. Come here, come here, let me take a look at you."

Rose picked up Star first and gave her quick looking over, the entire time mumbling to her self.

"Great posture, excellent muscle structure, very powerful electric glands, exquisite coat, a little on the small side. Devin was right you are going to grow up to be a gorgeous and powerful Luxray. Oh you are going to be such a little heart breaker."

Rose sat Star back on the ground and gently scratched the top of her head. She then beckoned for Zhen to approach. As Zhen approached Rose held out her hand palm up, it was a gesture that Devin used all the time, and without hesitation Zhen placed her injured paw into Rose Kuroaki's hand. Rose gently unwrapped the paw, the entire time keeping her eyes locked with the petite Zangoose. When it was unwrapped Rose looked the paw over carefully.

"Such remarkable healing, I didn't expect it to be this far along."

Rose let go of the paw and started to inspect the rest of Zhen.

"Good, strong and powerful muscles, beautiful coat, big bushy tail, sharp eye. You're a little cutey too. And I do mean little. Devin wasn't kidding when he said you were the smallest Zangoose he had ever seen. Nor was he kidding about those scars." Rose said running a hand along the right side of Zhen's head.

"Can you open your bad eye for me Dear?"

"Zhen can not. Eye gone." Zhen answered looking down in shame.

Rose gently brushed away the tear that had formed in the corner of Zhen's good eye, and than placed her hand on her chin to get her to look at her. Zhen was greeted by a warm smile when she did look up finally.

"You are a very brave and courageous little girl Zhen. Devin was very lucky to find you."

"Zhen lucky to be found. Zhen is good girl and loves Devin very much."

"Yes you are. You are a very good girl."

Blaze took that moment to join the rest of them.

"Hot damn Aunt Rose that is the tiniest Zangoose I have ever seen."

"Blaze..."

"Seriously, she gives new meaning to petite."

"Blaze!"

"What? It's true? Bet you're a little spit-fire though aren't ya?" Blaze said with a grin and a wink to Zhen, who turned her head slightly with a blush.

"Blaze are we checked in and ready to go?" Rose asked slightly cross.

"Was just waiting for you to stop being all giddy and girly over Devin's girls. And I was admiring hotness here."

It was at this point that Amaya turned around and saw Blaze looking at her. Amaya recognized the teen as the one who nearly bowled her over earlier and was about to yell at him. However she caught her self and stopped. He was here with Devin's Aunt, so he must be here to help.

Amaya took a moment to size Blaze up. Like Devin he was about six feet tall, however he was a little on the lean side. His black and red hair was spiked back and held in place by a pair of goggles he wore on his fore head. He had the tan of some one who spent a lot of time out doors. She would be willing to bet that if he didn't have his black tank top on his tan would be continuous. She came to the conclusion that the kid must be in love with fire. He included something fire related in almost every sentence he spoke, and his shirt and shorts both had tribal fire designs on them.

"Come on the Jeep is running." Blaze said heading to the Jeep.

Amaya looked to Rose for an explanation, all she got was a shrug. Together along with the loose Pokémon that made up Devin's team they made their way to the Jeep. The Pokémon piled into the Jeep as Amaya made her way to the front passenger seat.

"Whoa! Hold up there hotness, you're back here by me." Blaze said from the back seat before Amaya could get into the front seat.

"What? Why?" Amaya asked more than a little cross with Blaze.

"Because that is Lu's seat, and nobody but Lu sits in that seat." Blaze responded pointing behind Amaya.

Amaya turned around to see the Lucario mother holding her daughter on one hip and glaring right back at her. Amaya quickly moved to the back of the Jeep and let them have the front. Rio couldn't help herself and stuck her tongue out. Lu on the other hand just rolled her eyes and bopped her daughter on the nose. With a short bark of laughter Rose put the Jeep in gear and sped off towards the cave her nephew was last at.

The Voids Secret Hideout

Devin slowly regained consciousness to the feeling of some thing warm and wet gently running over his back. He was very stiff, very weak, and hurt like hell. Carefully he tried to move his limbs, but they would not co-operate.

"Shhh, lay still. Saturn let his Toxicroak do a number on your upper back."

Devin tried to speak but instantly felt sick as he did so.

"That explains a lot."

Devin felt Abby go back to licking his back. It felt good but he had to ask.

"What are you doing Abby?"

Abby stopped licking his back so she could speak.

"I am cleaning your wounds. I don't know what this tattoo was on your back but apparently Saturn didn't like it and had his Toxicroak use poison jab on it several times. I am also trying to get as much of the poison out as I can, but there is an awe full lot. What was this a tattoo of any ways, I can't tell any more."

Devin gave a slight shiver. The floor was still wet and cold, as thus he was wet and cold. He tried very hard not to yell in pain as Abby laid her upper body across his in an attempt to keep him warm with her own body heat. He felt her lay her head on his right shoulder where she nuzzled it and gave it a gentle lick.

"I wouldn't get too attached to resting your head on that shoulder. That's Rio's shoulder and she guards it fiercely." Devin commented to his Absol cell mate.

"I don't exactly see her here now to guard it, so I am going to lay my head on it and cuddle with you. Now what was this a tattoo of?"

Devin adjusted himself under the weight of the Absol on top of him. Her body heat felt good and was greatly welcomed, however her weight hurt him a little.

"It was a tribal of Eevee and all seven of its Eevee-lutions. I am an active member of the "Order of Eon"." Devin said.

Abby was a little stunned. She knew that various organizations existed in honor of the various Pokémon. They were mainly fan clubs. She remembered once seeing a gathering of Absolians once. The sight had made her laugh. But Organizations like the "Order of Eon" were very secretive and especially hard to get in to, especially for some one as young as Devin.

"How did you pull that off? You don't even have an Eevee or Eevee-lution in your team?"

"You're right, in my team I don't. But back home on my Aunts ranch I have a few prize Eevee's and Eevee-lutions. I made it into the order because I can tell with in a few weeks of birth what Eevee-lution would best suit the pup."

Abby was impressed, she knew that most Eevee enthusiasts took a long time trying to decide what Eevee-lution would best suit them, very few ever took into account what would be best for the Eevee.

"You're just full of surprises, aren't you?" Abby purred nuzzling her human lovers shoulder.

"You have no idea. I basically have a leg up on the competition because I can understand the 'mon language."

Abby gave a soft chuckle of understanding and was going to say something dirty about wanting to experience that tongue of his some more. However Saturn and several armed guards bust into the cell at that moment.

"It's Saturn and his goonies, they have guns."

"Well isn't this precious, the Poképhile and his slut traitor." Saturn sneered at them.

"Ooo look its Voids little butt buddy, and his reach around squad."

Devin couldn't help himself and laughed out loud. This greatly irritated Saturn who rushed into the room and kicked Abby squarely in the face sending her flying from Devin's back.

"I know you can understand her Kuroaki, what did she say that was so damn funny?" Saturn demanded.

With great effort Devin turned his head towards the man with the funny blue hair.

"She said that you like to rape kitties, kick puppies, and murder bunnies. And when you're done with all that you enjoy a good reach around from your boss in a nice warm bath." Devin said with as straight of a face as possible. He than broke out laughing hysterically, Abby too.

Saturn got really red in the face from a mixture of rage and embarrassment.

"You think your funny don't you?" Saturn demanded

"Absol-lutely." Devin joked and then redoubled his laughter.

This got Abby literally rolling with laughter. Saturn was furious as he once again rushed forward and this time kicked Devin. He continued to reign kicks and stomps onto Devin's exposed body. When Saturn had finally ran out of energy from kicking and stomping he went to a knee and grabbed a fist full of Devin's hair. Giving a hard yank he forced Devin's head back and stuck his gun in to Devin's face.

"Not so funny now, are you Kuroaki?" Saturn smugly demanded.

"I'm not the one compensating, and before this is over me and Rio are going to make you eat that gun, one piece at a time." Devin replied in a flat and even tone.

Saturn glared into Devin's defiant eyes. The rest of his body was broken, bruised, or bleeding, but his eyes still showed defiance none the less. In a last fit of anger Saturn slammed Devin's head on to the ground. Taking a moment to stand and compose himself Saturn started to leave the cell.

"Bring those two pieces of trash, the Master will see them now." Saturn ordered his grunts.

With out further orders the grunts rushed into the cell and restrained Abby and Devin. Hauling both to their feet, they were escorted out of their cell at gun point.

Cave In the Middle of Nowhere

Rio hadn't been conscious the first time every one else had been here. She came to the conclusion that it was more than likely a good thing, she more than likely would not have been able to handle it. She could clearly see where Devin and the harlot Absol had first fallen asleep after she initially abducted him. Halfway to the mouth of the cave is where she had completely seduced him. The discoloration on the ground from various body fluids, and the smell of sex was quite distinctive.

Rio was working herself up in to a frenzy over the sights and smells she was experiencing that she instinctively shrugged off her mothers calming touch. Lu in turn knelt and grabbed her daughter by both shoulders and forced her to turn and look at her.

"Rio, look at me. You need to settle down."

"I can't mom. Seeing this, I can see them doing it, I can smell them doing it, I... I can still feel them doing it."

Rio turned her head away with a blush. Lu drew her daughter into her arms.

"I know sweetie, I know just how you feel. That's why we are going to settle down and search this cave better."

Lu ruffled her daughters head fur as she stood back up. Giving Rose a slight nod Lu closed her eyes and placed a paw to her chest as she entered a state of deep concentration.

"Every one stay where you are and don't move. I'll translate for those of you who can't understand."

With that Lu's dreadlocks stood out on end as she dove deep in to the Aura of the surrounding area. Almost instantly she started to grumble and growl.

"This is exactly where Devin and the Absol spent the night, and they most definitely did exactly what you think they did." Rose translated

"However there was also another human and another Pokémon. I don't know who the human was but the Pokémon was ..."

Rose Kuroaki just stared at Lu. "Are you sure?"

"What?" Both Amaya and Blaze asked at the same time.

"Darkrai..."

Amaya and Blaze were stunned and would have said so but Lu started to speak again so Rose started to translate again.

"There was a stand-off, some one betrayed some one else, and then there was a VERY brief battle between Devin and Darkrai, almost like a sneak attack. Devin and the Absol were carried out of here by two others."

It was at this point that Lu lost concentration and opened her eyes. Showing sings of using Aura too much Lu made her way to the mouth of the cave, and started to whimper and growl again.

"She loses their Aura signature at the mouth of the cave. Too much is going on out there for her to distinguish the older Auras from the fresher ones."

Every one gathered at the mouth of the cave and looked out over the wind swept landscape before them. Rose wrapped an arm around her not so secret lover and kissed the top of her head gently.

"Thank you love, you rest for now, I have a feeling that you are going to be needing all of your strength before this day is done."

Rose than pulled a Pokéball from her hip and tossed it high into the air. When the red light faded a rather large and old-looking Arcanine was standing before them. Rose took the Arcanine's head in her hands in an awkward kind of hug. Gently hugging the Arcanine's head, Rose went forehead to forehead with the old Pokémon.

"How are you doing old girl?" Rose asked while lovingly scratching the Arcanine behind the jaw.

"Better now that I am out and about." The Arcanine responded leaning into the scratching.

"Ember I need you and your daughter to search this area and let me know what you find."

With out prompting Blaze pulled a ball from his leg and tossed it high into the air. With a bright red flash a Growlithe appeared before him and shook its self out. As soon as it was done it started to playfully paw at his pant leg.

"That's a good girl Cinda. You ready to find Devin?" Blaze said in happy tones as he knelt and lovingly scratched the excited Growlithe.

"Yes, yes lets find Devin, than we can play?" She asked happily.

"Yes we can play after we find Devin."

Blaze then looked over at Zhen. "Come here cutey."

Zhen nervously walked over to Blaze. Gently Blaze ran his hands around the back of her head and undid the knot to Devin's bandana that she was still wearing around her neck.

"I'll give it back cutey, I just need it for a second."

Blaze turned to his Growlithe and presented it for her to sniff. Blaze noticed that Rose was doing the same thing with Devin's shirt for Ember. When they were both ready the two fire dogs put their noses to the ground and started to sniff around. While they did that Blaze re-tied the bandana around Zhen's neck. Together mother and daughter sniffed the ground starting at the mouth of the cave working their way out. Amaya took the opportunity to face Rose and Blaze.

"So what are you two thinking?" Amaya asked.

"I'm thinking that you and me need to spend some time in a hot tub later." Blaze said while still looking out over the plane with Rose.

"Blaze, remember those manors I spent so much time teaching you, use them." Rose chastised the young man.

"Okay, sorry." Blaze responded with mock disdain.

"Amaya, you and me, alone, in a hot tub with some egg rolls and hot Sake." Blaze said once again. This time he actually turned to look at her and actually looked sincere.

Amaya was seriously considering giving him a slap to the face for even suggesting such a thing. Her face was screwed up in a confused look as she debated on what side to hit him on when the two fire dogs returned. The breeder and trainer greeted their returning Pokémon. After a short conversation they both stood back up and turned to Amaya.

"They found the scents of about fifty people. Two of them hauled Devin to a helicopter. They than took off in a North East direction."

All three of them looked in the direction that the Pokémon indicated. Amaya started to cycle through her Pokétch applications till she got to the map function. Blaze was doing the same thing on his Poké-nav.

"Well the only cities in that direction are Hearthome City, Solaceon City, and Veilstone City." Amaya said thinking she had beat Blaze to some conclusion they hadn't yet.

"So who wants to lay odds on Veilstone?" Blaze asked while still looking at his Nav.

"What!? Why!?" Amaya asked.

Rose and Blaze returned their Pokémon to their balls and started to move towards the Jeep. Amaya heaved a deep sigh and started to chase after them. Rose jumped behind the wheel and started to talk.

"Fifteen or so years ago the group called Team Galactic made their home base in Veilstone. Their leader was a disturbed man named Cyrus who wanted to remake the universe using the power of Palkia and Dialga. He was stopped when the legendaries Uxie, Mesprite, and Azelf showed up and suppressed the powers of Palkia and Dialga. He than was sucked into the reverse world by Giratina. No one has seen him since."

Amaya thought about this for a second.

"So you two think that who ever took Devin is holed up in this Team Galactic's old hide out, why?"

"Well I'm just leaping here hotness, but Ember and Cinder say they smelled fifty some odd people and Devin was hauled away in a helicopter. They than flew that way."

"And since we know that Devin has already had a run in with a former Team Galactic member it just makes sense to start there." Rose said as she shifted through the gears.

Amaya thought about it for a while as she watched the landscape slide by. It made sense and yet it didn't. Yeah Devin and this Saturn guy had a fight, but why would the entirety of Team Galactic come after him. The thought continued to plague her as they drove on.

The Voids Secret Hideout

Devin trudged along the halls of what ever building he was being held in, supported by two rather large grunts in black uniforms. He found himself not paying attention to his surroundings as best as he should. His mind kept wondering back to how hard it must be for them to keep those outfits so black. He came to the conclusion that they must get new ones every day.

Abby noticed that Devin was continuously stumbling and gazing off into nothingness. She came to the conclusion that Toxicroak's poison was really doing a number on him. She watched as he was violently hauled down the hall by the two guards that had him under the arm.

Eventually they came to the all too familiar double doors that lead to Voids office. Saturn knocked gently on the door and waited for a response. Silently they opened as they were granted entrance. Violently Devin was forced into a cold metal folding chair. Guards rushed in to secure his arms behind his back and secure his feet to the floor.

Abby like wise was shackled and chained to the floor. She didn't like it, but she was next to Devin and sat back on her haunches next to him. Slowly Void turned his chair to face the two captives, Darkrai floating right next to him. With a wave of his hand another grunt moved up next to Devin and violently jabbed a needle into his neck. Awareness washed over Devin as the anti venom made its way through his body.

"Good, you're back with us Trainer Kuroaki. I really couldn't wait to meet you."

Devin let the last of the cobwebs clear from his head before he even tried to talk. Now that his head was at least a little bit clear Devin took the opportunity to look around. The office was lavish in its design and décor. Every where there was hardwood book shelves and ornately decorated end tables. Even the mans desk was made of a rich dark wood native to the Veridian Forest.

The one thing he didn't notice was personal effects. No pictures of himself, or of other people, or of his Pokémon. For all the opulence of the office it was cold and devoid of life.

"Trainer Kuroaki." Void said bringing Devin's attention back to the man behind the desk."I am very happy to finally meet you."

"Yes you've said as much already. My question is why?" Devin asked trying to keep his head as level as possible.

"You intrigue me Trainer Kuroaki, you intrigue me greatly." Void replied leaning back into his over stuffed chair with a grin.

"Some how I truly doubt that." Devin said letting just a little sarcasm slip into his voice.

A screen slid out of the ceiling on command and started to show clips of Devin's life.

"You were born nineteen years ago to Arthur and Lilly Kuroaki of the Kanto Region, to be specific the Veridian Forest. Your mother gave birth to you in the middle of the night in your fathers family's house. Right in the middle of the forest.

When you were five your parents decided to move to the Sinnoh Region, where they were hired by the Pokétch company to develop an Application that would allow trainers to understand the 'mon language. Who better than a hermit family in the Veridian Forest?

When you were seven your family went on a vacation cruise in the Hoenn Region. A freak storm caused the ship to sink. You were one of twenty people to survive the incident. After which the courts awarded your custody to your world-famous breeder Aunt, Rose Kuroaki. We, that is those of us in this office, also know that she is a Poképhile. I wonder if the courts should be told that too."

Devin had heard enough and said just as much.

"Okay I get it, you've been stalking me for a while. That still doesn't tell me why?"

Void gave a very predatory grin as he shifted his gaze to Abby. The Absol instinctively wilted under that grin. Devin may have no clue how dangerous Void was but she did. She had even had nightmares about him.

"Abigail, you've been a very bad girl, a very bad girl indeed." Void said never once losing his predatory grin.

"Don't call me that." Abby replied still not looking at Void.

"Why not Abigail, that is your name. A name I gave you. And since I am your master..."

"You are NOT my master."

Voids grin got wider, and Abby shrunk back even more.

"Abigail, who found you digging in a dumpster for scraps of food?"

"You did..."

"Who took you off the streets, and gave you a much needed bath as well as food and a safe place to stay?"

"You did..."

Voids face became deadly serious.

"So how am I not your master?"

"You've never captured me, I have never done exactly as you've ordered me to do, especially after the first time you killed some one I found for you. You're cruel, and depraved. Your theory on culling out the week is sick and wrong. I don't belong to you. I never have and I never will"

Voids grin returned to his face as he turned his gaze back to Devin.

"Have you wondered yet how it is that we found you in the cave?" Void asked swishing his index finger between himself and Darkrai.

"It was Abigail." Void stated matter-of-factly.

Devin gave Void a curious look, and looked down at Abby. Abby's eyes got wide as she vigorously shook her head no.

"I don't believe you. Why would she go through all that trouble to lure me away from where you thought I was going to be if she was just going to hand me to you. Wouldn't it have been easier to just let me stay at the Pokécenter and let Darkrai take care of me?" Devin stated.

"Ah you see there lies the fun of it all." Void said getting up from behind his desk.

Slowly he walked around it and right up to Abby, till he was right in front of her. Roughly he grasped her by the horn and forced her to look at him.

"I want you to think back Abigail. Think back to when you started working for me. Think back to the first time you met Darkrai in my presence. You had a nightmare, a nightmare that you dismissed as a side effect of being in his presence. Do you remember it? You dreamt that you were in the throes of passion with someone you loved deeply, yet you could not see who it was. Than all at once while he was just starting to mount you he changed, and you were able to see him. He changed into a monster that stuck it where the sun didn't shine at the time. And while he was raping your delectable ass he stabbed you in the thigh. Do you remember that?"

Abby's terrified eyes didn't leave Voids grinning face as she nodded her head in horror. She remembered all too well that nightmare. It had been so vivid that the next morning her rear had been bleeding and her thigh had hurt like hell.

"I'm going to let you in on one of my most prized secrets. It wasn't a nightmare. It was me. I made Darkrai induce those images as I took my pleasure out of your flesh. And because I trusted you as little than as I do now, when I stabbed you in the leg it was to implant a tracking beacon in you. So you see, whether you like it or not, you did betray Devin and lead me right to him."

Abby was instantly in tears. Void gave a disgusted snort of triumph and violently let go of Abby's horn. Abby slumped to the ground and couldn't bring herself to look at Devin. Devin had had enough though and wasn't looking at Abby, but directly at Void.

"Okay you've made your point. You're a creep, a bastard, a Poképhile, and a pedophile. You still haven't told me what it is exactly you want from me."

Void gave a smirk and a shrug as he made his way back behind his desk.

"You know its funny that you should mention Poképhile before pedophile. It's almost as if you cherish the virtue of a Pokémon more than you do of a human child." Void said leaning back into his chair.

"You still haven't answered my question." Devin's agitation was quickly raising.

"No I think we have had enough Q&A for now. My men will take you back to your cell, and take your bitch with you. I don't need or want her any more."

Devin was about to say something more, but the armed guards moved in and restrained him, gagged him, and threw a black bag over his head. He couldn't see, move or speak, so he was helpless when he heard some one rush in to strike. Devin braced for the impact, but it wasn't him that got hit. He heard Abby give a short scream before her body hit the floor. Roughly he was hoisted out of his chair and marched out of the office.

Veilstone City

Together the three humans sat in front of the massive skyscraper that at one point been the Galactic HQ. Blaze looked bored as he stood there leaning up against the jeep cleaning his fingernails with a pocket knife. Amaya looked as nervous as she felt as she once again went over her Pokémon's stats using her Pokédex. This was her fourth time doing so since they arrived.

"Will you stop that! You'll make your Skitty go blind, hotness."

"Shut up. You may be used to doing things like this. Me I'm just a trainer out on my adventure." Amaya responded nervously.

"Actually hotness this is my first time doing some thing like this. But I know my roll, and I trust Aunt Rose and her judgment. Besides like you said this is an adventure. Its time we had us some excitement."

"Thanks for the vote of confidence Blaze, but some times your enthusiasm scares me." Rose said from her place in the front seat.

Everyone in the jeep continued to look at the building before them.

"So do you think they know we are here?" Amaya asked.

"I'd be very surprised if they didn't." Rose responded.

Rose gave Lu a meaningful nudge. Silently Lu got out of the Jeep and took Rio with her. Together they stood halfway between the Jeep and the building before them.

"Close your eyes Rio, reach out with your Aura." Lu explained to her daughter.

Rio closed her eyes, placed her paw on to her chest, and abandoned herself to her Aura. She felt the life energy flow from her and in to the area around her. Almost instantly she felt all the life forms in the building. Her brow furrowed as she tried to separate the individual people from the Pokémon around them. She was about to give up when she found him. To her under trained sense of Aura every ones aura, human and Pokémon all looked light blue. Till she got to Devin's, his was a bright electric blue. It was also the only one being hauled by two others, and struggling.

"Momma I found him!" Rio said excitedly.

"You found them you mean."

Rio looked at her mother in confusion.

"What do you mean?"

"Look again Sweetie." Lu responded, never breaking concentration.

Rio took a deep breath and once again dove into the Aura around her. Once again she was drawn to Devin's Bright Aura. Right behind him was an Aura that was very faded and the more she concentrated on it the more it started to take on the form of an Absol. Rio was instantly disgusted.

"Why in the hell would I care about that whore?" Rio asked angrily.

"Rio! Language! I wish you girls would reserve judgment on her until we hear what those two have to say." Lu chastised her.

Rio knew when to keep her mouth shut, and this one of those times. She would deal with the Absol bitch when the time came. Right now though she just wanted her Devin back. She wasn't surprised at all to feel her mothers paw on her shoulder to restrain her. Rio looked up at her mother pleadingly. Lu looked from her daughter to her Lover and best friend. Rose gave a slight nod and a smile as she exited the Jeep.

"Well hotness its time to rock!" Blaze said enthusiastically.

He emphasized this by clapping his hands together. The sudden loud clap caused Amaya to nearly jump out of her skin. Amaya turned to punch Blaze for scaring the shit out of her, but he was already out of the Jeep. Amaya angrily got out of the Jeep and stormed over to Blaze ready to kick his ass.

"Okay hotness this is how its going to go. You and me we are going to deal with all the confrontations, Aunt Rose is pretty much going to stay out of it."

"What!? Why!?" Amaya's anger switched from Blaze scaring her to Blaze telling her that "Bad Ass" Rose Kuroaki was going to stand back and do nothing while they stormed this building.

"Oh simmer down hotness. Think of Aunt Rose as the big guns in this operation. We are going to do all the fighting until she absolutely has to. That way less attention will be allocated to us."

"Again why?" Amaya demanded.

"I personally think it's because she is getting too old to do any serious battling."

By this point Rose had walked up behind them, and she hauled off and punched Blaze in the back of the head.

"It's because my team is around level Ninety or so and I would draw way to much attention to us. That and you two could use the practice."

Blaze got back on his feet and dusted himself off.

"So boss how do you want this done? Slow and quiet, or should we just get right down to business?"

Rose made a showing of thinking about what to do next. But much like every one else she wanted her nephew back, sooner rather than latter. She wouldn't be surprised at all if who ever this group was already knew they were there, so she guessed there was no real reason to keep them waiting.

"Blaze I'm sure our host knows we are here."

"Yes Aunt Rose, I suppose you are right."

"Remember those I manors I taught you, use them please and knock on the door."

"Yes ma'am."

With that Blaze approached the double doors that were the solitary rear entrance that they had sat outside of for the last hour. About half way to the door Blaze pulled Pokéball's from both of his legs and tossed them high into the air.

"Spike and Nate, its time to crank up the heat!"

A pair of red flashes latter and a Quilava as well as a Monferno were standing in front of Blaze. Blaze jabbed his finger at the doors.

"All right you two, "Flame Wheel", go!"

The two fire starters both leapt into the air and tucked into balls. While still in flight they surrounded themselves in fire and started to spin extremely fast. When they touched the ground they tore at the doors with blinding speed, leaving burning trails behind them. Together they crashed into the doors and sent them hurling into the building. The destruction did not stop with a loud bang and some flying doors though.

The collision sounded like and an explosion going off, it also left a good-sized hole in the building. The two fire starters didn't stop at the door either, their forward momentum carried them well into the building.

"Well if they didn't know we were here before they know now." Amaya commented as she started forward.

"Your door is ready Mrs. Kuroaki." Blaze said with a mock bow as Rose walked by him.

"See Blaze I knew I taught you those manors for a reason."

Rio, Mocha, Star, and Zhen followed after Aunt Rose and Lu. No one had bothered to put them in their respective balls in days, honestly none of them would have stayed in them either. Together they rushed the building, almost beating the humans inside.

"Hang on Devin, I'm coming!"

Inside The Voids Hide Out

Devin had just been let in to his cell, and the black bag removed from his head when the explosion rocked the building. His guards had just undone the shackles on his ankles when he heard a familiar voice and felt a familiar presence.

"I'm coming!"

Rio was in the building. With out thinking Devin used the guards momentary confusion to his advantage. Quickly he brought his knee up into the nose of the Guard that was still knelt in front of him undoing his shackles. He was rewarded with a muffled scream and a warm gush of blood across his knee.

His second guard didn't take any chances with trying to stay quiet and pulled his gun from his hip. Far to slow though. Devin quickly looped the length of chain on his wrist shackles around the guards out stretched hands. Fortunately for Devin the guard had held the gun in both hands, so he managed to get both hands in his sneak attack.

With a hard yank the guard was pulled off-balance, Devin used this too to his advantage and as the guard was stumbling forward Devin forcefully drove his elbow into the bridge of the mans nose.

Abby, being slung over a third guards shoulder hadn't seen what had happened, but she heard it quite well. So when the first guard had been kneed she had taken the opportunity to sink her teeth deep into her guards shoulder and neck. It had been a grand idea until she was dropped, still shackled, to the floor. The guard had violently started kicking her any where he could land a foot.

He didn't stop either until Devin came up behind him clubbed him over the head. Very quickly he rolled the bodies until he found the keys to their shackles. Careful not to make too much noise he removed the rest of his bindings and all of Abby's. Then just to be safe he dragged the guards unconscious bodies into the cell and broke the key off in the lock as he closed the door. Gently Devin scooped up Abby and slung her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. He was extremely glad she wasn't her full size yet, that or she hadn't eaten in a while. As he adjusted her on his shoulder to be more comfortable he doubted he would have been able to carry her had she been the average 103 pounds that most Absol's were.

"Come on Abby, we're taking our leave of this place."

With that Devin took off down the hall in the direction he had felt Rio in.

Voids Office

A wide grin spread across Voids face as he watched the two monitors in front of him. One showed Devin walking down a hall in the detention level with Abby slung over his shoulder. The other showed Rose and her group Making their way further in to the ground level. He could hardly contain his excitement as he pulled open the largest drawer in his desk and pulled out a standard issue trainers belt with three balls on it.

Selecting the first one on the belt he tossed it into the middle of the room. When the red flash cleared a rather tall Blaziken was standing there. It gave a mighty stretch and growl, flames shooting from its wrists and beak, as it worked the knots out of its muscles.

"Ah, my old friend, I have something to show you."

With that Void pressed a button on his desk and a video stream started playing on the wall mounted screen. It quite clearly showed the entire group that was trying to get to one another. The Blaziken thought it recognized two of the humans, and the Lucario, but he wasn't sure, he had been in his ball for a very long time.

"Your daughter has finally come to pay you a visit."

Sudden realization dawned on the Blaziken, and it was instantly pissed. For a second time he loosed a savage growl and shot flames out of its wrists and beak. Void just simply leaned back and grinned. Every thing was falling perfectly into place.