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Ace Spades trekked the woods outside. All he needs is to find the Scurrier Gang, those Ghostly Gang wannabes, he wished to find that Haunter but Taelyr sided upon the ghost's chance to live much to his chagrin. Keeping the mind off Haunter for the time being he decided to go find Keagan and his equally similar Nightflare-like Typhlosion, Vince and put them to justice. He was called by a mon named Felien who was a Klefki living near Fire Embertail, he remembered her giving him a call about a safety broadcast that mysteriously appeared on various Televisions and Radios and she was one of the 628 mons who saw and heard it, he later contacted Zeva, one of Mystoria's scientific geniuses who was visiting his apprentice Nikolai in the land with an unpronounceable name to visit the shiny Braixen because he has something else to do, he never believed what the creatures are in the broadcast, thinking it was just some Pokemon who is cleverly demonizing hypnotists.

However it is not the time to mock Lotsamoni. He looked around and found, Eureka! Some footprints on the ground, he smirked. But there something on the print, it seems to be dust. He takes paw and smother the tiny particles and feels its texture, the soil on his paw made it hard and some to think of it, it was pretty stupid to put your palm into the dirt but he eventually found out that it was...

...ceramic? Porcelain? That was weird, the dust ended when he followed the next 5 footprints to the point, another set of them are dust free. The Ex-Jedi continued onto the path while checking his surroundings, the silent pierced with the sounds of rustling leaves in a windy day and the chirps of wild bird Pokemon around him.

A herd of Swellows startled him a bit before turning to the source of which made them fly away. He heard rustling and sees there, the fugitive he is looking for, Keagan.

"Alright wanna bring you in warm or cold?"

The anthropomorphic Haunter didn't say anything just staring at him. The Pikachu looked down at the Haunter expecting his bat or gun but no, it is a white diamond.

"You really proud of yourself? Huh?" The Pikachu said with a cocky expression on his face
"You know what I got the kind of music just for-"

Before the Pikachu finishes his sentence, the Haunter swung a Spite move onto him. A quick dodge and pulled his trademark aggressive negotiations. Out of nowhere Vince comes out of the trees and unleashes a heavy Fire Blast whilst holding a purple sapphire. A piece of the Pikachu's hair was on fire forming a small harmless candle flame. The Ex-Jedi swung his lightsaber onto the Typhlosion. Vince recoiled in pain holding onto his eye wound.

"Sorry, I think I just turned you into a pirate" Same cockiness. That's until he noticed something. Instead of some scalded flesh from his eye, white fluid came out of his opponent's seared socket in which Ace began to realize, it is melted ceramic. It then leaked out some sort of black liquid.

The distraction from this unusual sight caused the Pikachu to fly backwards from Keagan's Shadow Ball. Ace land on his feet and realized he didn't have his lightsaber on his palm. Vince turns to look at the Ex-Jedi and kicked away his trademark. The Pikachu needed to leave, not because he can't hurt Keagan because he is a ghost-type, there is something not right about the Scurrier Gang.

The 3-clawed hands of the Haunter grabbed the Ex-Jedi. Ace struggled that is making no progressing, and grabs a hold of the Haunter and notices the feeling, instead of his paw clipping through the purple complexity because it is a ghost. Instead he can feel the Haunter's sharp fingers but the texture is wasn't expected. It is ceramic. Keagan he knew as an enemy is not made of smoke, he is made of porcelain. How did this Haunter gained a new body of some sort. How can he feel the Haunter? He kicked away and struggled, his tiny foot also harmlessly hitting the Typhlosion next to him, he is also made of porcelain.

The "fugitives" turned around and Ace saw something entering his view. At a nearby tree, is a female anthropomorphic Vulpix with dull coloration. Wearing a fancy red and grey dress, there are platinum bell at the end of her tails in which they jingle as she moved. She is holding a red ruby in her hands.

"What doesn't this surprise me? Even if you are a new snob in town" Ace said still acting cocky. The Vulpix tilted its head in a bemused expression for a second.

"That is really fond of you" A wispy female voice came out of the royal looking Vulpix

"Sheesh, do you have a sore throat or something, miss? I can't even hear you" The Ex-Jedi mocked

The Vulpix giggled

"Your humor is impressive, I'm appalled" The Vulpix said with a sarcastic end

"You still think of what comes next doesn't faze you? I'm just surprised that you still keep that level of sanity by simply being a joker of what's looks like something you are conditioned to accept despite that something, shouldn't exist but it is somehow in front of you. Aren't you afraid?"

"Probably, I don't understand what you are talking about. Not one bit, also I think you are referring to my old Buneary "friend". This might be over my head. Thanks for the compliment anyways, who do you think you're messing with."

"Enough of the joker charades, mister Spade"

"How do you know my name?" The Pikachu attempted to wiggle free again

"Oh, somebody knows you around here. Someone who you don't know but yet reached out to you and others during the nighttime"

"Too bad, you had the chance. It is time for me to make you my servant"

Ace inhaled in the attempt to resist this all-too familiar mind-control, struggling still. He didn't expect that the ruby she is holding, is beginning to form cracks and saw a dark slick tentacle coming out of the stone.

The appendage's ending point starts to grow and grow, and turned in a funnel-like shape with a hollowed opening, containing a multitude of eyes. The end point alongside some of its length detaches itself from the ruby and the other part retreats back in the Vulpix's ruby and the one that is detached latching onto the Pikachu's face, almost looking like it is swallowing the ExJedi whole from the head.

What Ace sees are purple swirls, one lighter and one darker. Coming from the black abyss surrounding him with eyes. The eyes began to become bright to the point, swirls conjoined together to form one big swirl. Ace wiggles weakly and still clutches his fist in a futile attempt to resist this. He then heard the voice of the Vulpix in all directions.

"I am your true savior, Ace"
"I know what you are"
"I know where you live"
"And I know I have you"
"I will find your friends and even your enemies"
"Where is your Arceus now?"
"Where is your Dialga now?"
"Your future. Their future. Everyone."
"İ̵̺s̴̝̋ ̸͖͘m̸̡̈́i̸̤͊n̵͖̾ė̶̫"

With that, the Ex-Jedi's body began to change into porcelain. All he knows now, he must follow her love and majesty.

Decepquidems and the Prime, The Scurrier Gang belong to me
Ace Space belongs to
Fire Embertail (mentioned) belongs to firefoxster
Ghostly Gang (mentioned) belongs to
Zeva Altria, Nikolai Stryker, Panjuri Neutrali and Mystoria (mentioned) belongs to
Darkening Lotsamoni (mentioned) belongs to
Pokemon belongs to Game Freak and Nintendo
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon belongs to Spike Chunsoft
Mandela Catalogue belongs to Alex Kister