Rise of the Shadows!

[Saturo]

"Dialg-...!", an Unown voice seemed to scream in distress in Dialga's mind, immediately followed by a loud explosion. Unown flew in all directions as they got propelled away from Darkrai by the powerful Pulse.
"Heh... This feels good...", he said as he launched several ferocious attacks at the Time-legendary.

[Azunara]

"Oh, guys!" Dialga roared. His attempts at freezing time had exhausted him greatly. There was no way this would be a fair match. "Keep moving. I'll distract Darkrai long enough. Sol, El, Ghost, go with them. If he sends you two Dusk to sleep, you'll lose control. And Ghost, you're an easy target in your state."

The Lord of Time put up a shield around himself, and smaller ones around the others that would quickly fade. He hoped the Unknown would be helpful.

Dialga used Safeguard!
Dialga used Dragon Claw!

"Darkrai! You're being controlled!" The legendary snapped, taking Darkrai's attacks. The Safegaurd would prevent Infection.

[Magnakilro]

Dream Sparky closed his eyes,

They will kill you! The only way out is to spill thier blood!

Dream Sparky looked in the direction the voice came from and ran towards it.

He gasped, "Its.....Jingle....."

A shadowy Jingle was standing in front of him

KILL THEM ALL! MAKE THEM SUFFER FOR YOUR CURSE!

[Saturo]

Darkrai had been shielded from the Dragon Claw, but he ripped his shield into a powerful beam and launched it at Dialga. The beam exploded about halfway there, causing a rather large pulse.
"You're blind, Dialga! Let me help you...", he said, and faded away.

He reappeared behind Dialga, and smacked him over the head.
Darkrai used Shadow Punch!
"Master! Stop! Please..."

[Azunara]

((Out for a while for school.))

He couldn't fall. His shield groaned, nearly buckling. He poured more energy into it, focusing on that. The Unknown would have to free their master. He was too tired to talk, really...

[Saturo]

The Unown could barely manage to get up again, and hovered around a bit, obviously badly hurt. They focused their energies, and locked Darkrai inside a pocket of stopped time.
Unown Mimicked Dialga's Roar of Time!
"Dialga! Go! We won't be able to keep him for long!"

[Magnakilro]

Jaws blushed a bit when Olivia jumped on his back, "huh....never thought she'd go for it....this is awesome...." he muttered to himself.

[Magnakilro]

Dream Sparky looked at the shadowy Jingle, "Does the infection usually manifest itself into your girlfriend?"

[rubybeam]

"Ignore the voices, that girlfriend of yours here is a fake! thier trying to manipulate yoU! trying despreatley to gain contorl of you and turn you agasint who you are don't listen...that isn't the real jingle" kanmimpi stared at the illusion "Ignore her tell her that she's not the real one, tell her that you know thier trying to manipulate you tell her that it's useless!"

[Lupis]

((Back!))

Scarab observed his forces. Despite the last failure, he had a feeling that if they just got rid of that Time legendary, everything would be easy again. It was that shield that had kept the last fight from infecting any of them. Just one attack, while they weren't paying attention, would render them without Time's aid. Who of the Dusk, however, was strong enough, quick enough and quiet enough? The Sableye spy was just that - a spy. It wasn't going to be doing any fighting, that would be too risky.

He cast his eyes over each Dusk. There were several strong ones. There were also several fast ones, and quiet ones. But whom of them would be good enough to assassinate a Time Legendary? None of them, he was sure. He needed something skilled, something ferocious and cunning... Yet most of the Dusk under his command had little more cunning then rocks. Some of them were rocks. Hopefully the newly infected Pokemon staying with the others would prove to be some help, thanks to the League...

The voices were back again. He ignored them as best he could, but he could feel restlessness building up inside. He wanted to kill those pokemon. Infect them and watch them turn on each other. He just needed a little more time.

---

Delrokx the Sableye hid under a rock, having twisted her body into the right shape. About forty yards away, the group of non-infected were gathered, seeming distracted. She could smell a Dusk near, although it smelled fairly fresh. It probably wasn't even kin yet. Others she could scent farther away, a time Legendary and a Unown. Perhaps a Dusk was near them, but she couldn't tell. Creeping out from under the rock, she half ran, half slithered towards the Legendary's scent, keeping carefully out of sight.

[Azunara]

Dialga dropped his safeguard. They would hold Darkrai long enough for him to escape. The legendary nodded in thanks, "I'll send help. Soon as I'm rested, I'll come help. Hang in there, Unknown." The legendary said, then gratefully leaped into time. It was the safest possible spot to rest. Darkrai couldn't find him here. The Unknown could, but Darkrai couldn't.

((Ha! Only Unknown (Or anyone with crafty mimics...Darkrai.) can reach Dialga now! *Hugs her Lord of Time.*)

[Kira]

Taly had been bothering Delora since she had woken up, prodding and poking at her to try and get her to talk. He was quite literally prodding her with his paw.
"Fine, I'll tell you, stop poking my scar!" Delora swatted at him and glared as he grinned. "Those Dusk? There's going to be Thousands by the end of this thing. Thousands Taly." She shuddered. She didn't want to say any more.
"...Kay, maybe I shouldn't have asked.."

[Azunara]

Solara shook herself. Sleep was less of an issue. She didn't know why, but she assumed it had to do with the Curse. It was useful enough for her, but it was useful for the Dusk as well. And they still needed more sleep than she did. Meaning if they were ambushed and everyone was asleep but her, El, maybe Speck and Daray....It would end badly.

And with Darkrai Dusk and Dialga missing...Two legendaries down. If the Lord of Nightmares and the Lord of Time worked against them, it'd be near hopeless. One time freezing roar or one well placed sleep spell and it'd be game over for them.

Solara whined, poking her thoughts and the voices, demanding they went away.

---

Dialga, safe in time, rested. As a safety measure, he put a weak safeguard around himself, allowing it to draw on the energy around him. It'd protect him from a few attacks, but it'd wake him up as well when it faded.

[Saturo]

"Chomp? You MUST help! We can't hold him much longer, and he'll be heading for you!"

[Azunara]

Speck, overhearing, added her input, "Let me help! I'll see what I can do to fix Darkrai. I'm a ghost, so I can fade out before he can hurt me."

[Moonlost]

Seventeen emerged into the clearing full of dusk, her wounds ignored. Most of them squablled amonst themselves, vying for the attention of their new alpha. She snorted with disdain, she would see for herself if this one was worthy of the title. She walked with a predatory grace though the mass of her kin, snapping at those in her way with sharp teeth. Eventually she saw the one who would be alpha, a large Kabutops. She howled her arrival and stared at him with her intense red eyes, watching, waiting.

[Saturo]

"Yes, sure. Just... COME! PLEASE!", the Unown started to shudder, and the distorted bubble around Darkrai rippled.

[Azunara]

Speck searched, casting her senses to where they were, saluted Chomp and the group, and leaped into the Reverse World.

---

"Where's Dialga?" She asked, fading slightly as she saw the bubble shudder.

[Kira]

Ikis had grown bored of listening to the idiotic Dusk that were listening to that walking shell. He flicked his tail, watching a small Dusk Sandshrew try to claw it with each move. It must still be a child. He held it just out of reach and smirked. "You got a name kid?"
The Sandshrew looked up at Ikis and blinked. "Terra..." He said quietly

(( *Has been playing waaaaaaay too much BBS* ))

[Saturo]

"He... Went away into the timelines to rest... We can't hold him any longer...", the Unown said, shivered again, and then the bubble around Darkrai disappeared.
"You. Will. PAY for that!", he yelled as he launched a powerful beam at the Unown.