>Trust's pov<

I paced back and forth in my steel cage, my ears were continuously twitching trying to pick up Emma's familiar voice but so far I couldn't hear anything. I collapsed on the ground at the edge of my cage that was closest to my sister and looked at Emma's other seven Pokemon who were also in cages.

Twilight was trying to get as close as she could to Dreamer who was trembling with fear and crying but the bars made it hard as she tried to calm down the baby Pokemon. Thunder was still unconscious from the dart he'd been hit by, or should I say darts since he'd been hit by at least four before he finally went down. Rio was lying down with her head on her paws, crying silently with her ears flat against her head. Melody was sitting quietly watching Hope and Faith trying to break out of their cages with blank eyes.

I felt a tear roll down my cheek. I couldn't help but feel that we had failed Emma. Failed to protect her when she needed us most. The last time she was hear was when the police caught her the first time, she told us that they had 'experimented' on her. Tested to see if she was actually a Pokemon cross human and other things. She looked half dead when we finally freed her and was completely terrified of being caught again. She took over a month to be healed enough to walk and another month before she could move around freely and those were only her physical wounds.

~Hey Trust, you ok?~ I looked up to see Hope looking at me worriedly though the bars that separated our cages.

I shook my head. ~We...we failed her... she... she couldn't... she needed us and we- we...~ I couldn't finish.

Hope sighed and placed a paw on mine through the bars. ~You know after you went missing, I promised I would never let anything happen to Emma and that when we found you again I'd never loose you again. I've failed that so many times. No matter how much I try Emma always gets hurt.~ Hope smiled a little. ~She's independent but also strongly dependent on others, she needs our support to keep going. We'll find a way out and so will Emma.~ she chuckled a little. ~We can't always stop her getting hurt but we can never stop fighting for her and make sure she never gives up, not on us, not in her friends and never on herself .~

I looked into my sisters yellow eyes and nodded. ~But what do we do now? We're stuck in here and she could be getting hurt.~

Hope laid down next to the bars and I scootched closer to her so that if the bars weren't there we would be lying side by side and poked my long tail went threw the bars and Hope's tail entwined with mine. ~We'll figure something out. We will never ever give up on her.~ She said quietly.

I nodded and closed my eyes, falling asleep by my sister.

>Emma's

I don't know how long I laid in the cell for but it felt like forever. I kept worrying for my Pokémon. Would they hurt them? Experiment on them because they were mine?

I cried into my knees silently. My entire body was shaking in fear no matter what I did to try and stop it. I was sick of this happening to me. What had I ever done to anyone to deserve this?

Tap tap tap

I heard someone coming in my direction and I felt my body tense, my breathing hitch as I began to panic. Please no, please please no.

I slowly peeked above my knees to see a woman in a white lab coat studying me and taking notes on a clip board. I didn't say anything as she continued to write things down, mumbling things occasionally.

I tried to stop shaking but couldn't stop as I slowly sat up and looked at the woman. She looked about 35 if I had to guess. She had long black hair that was slightly curly. She had steel grey eyes. It reminded me of Silver's except Silver's were usually softer and not as cold looking.

I pushed myself deeper into the corner, wiping my eyes with my sleeve and just sort of sat there utill she finished. I wanted to yell at her to let me go. To leave me and my Pokémon alone, but I couldn't. I felt completely powerless and weak.

When she finished she looked up at me, making me flinch under her hard stare.

"What's your name?" She asked with a cold voice.

I stayed quiet, looking down at my lap still shaking with fear.

"I asked you a question." She said even colder with a hard tone in her voice.

"Emma." I said quietly.

"Well Emma," she said the hard tone disappearing but keeping the same amount of coldness. "How old are you?"

"14." I said still in a quiet, timid voice.

She wrote this down.

I took a deep breath in, now or never. "What happened to my Pokémon?" I said in a slightly louder voice than I had been using but not looking up.

"They're being contained at the moment but will most likely be released into the wild at a later date." She said looking back over her notes.

I took another breath. "Could... could they be sent to my brother?" I said looking up at her.

"Hmm... I don't know if that's allowed."

"Please." I said desperately.

"I'll see what I can do." She said an edge of softness seeping into her voice before she walked away.

I let out a small sigh of relief. As soon as I knew that they were safe I'd be getting out of here.

I slipped my hand into my pocket and felt the secret area that held my two hidden Pokéballs. Even though they were still in the Pokéballs, their presence comforted me and I stopped shaking so much.

How much time did I have here. Would I get out before they experimented on me again? Would I survive if I didn't?

Last time my Pokemon rescued me during the experiments. I rubbed my arm in the spot they had injected needle after needle for hours on end. I closed my eyes and remembered Twilight breaking the door down. Thunder, Guardian, and Wind Dancer tackling the scientists while Twilight and Night cut the metal bands holding me to the table. Blade then picked me up and teleported all of us out back to Pinwheel where my other Pokémon were.

After that all my Pokémon had nursed me slowly back to health which took a while and although I healed physically the memories scarred me as much as the memories of my father did.

I pulled my knees in against my chest and leant against the back wall. I buried my head into my knees and sobbed quietly to myself. I hated showing weakness, but right now I couldn't hold it in. I couldn't help being scared.

Eventually I fell into an uneasy sleep

I opened my eyes and looked around the familiar field. The place where Kedeo and I had spoken a while ago but this time I was alone. I kneeled in front of the running stream looking at my reflection in the moving water.

I ran my fingers over the surface. The water was cool and fresh on my fingers. I sighed and looked up at the cloudless sky.

"Why am I here?" I asked aloud. "Why is this happening to me?"

"To protect those you love someone of course." I voice said from behind me.

I jumped and turned around, gasping as I saw a teenage girl smiling at me with her purple flecked blue eyes.

She looked almost exactly like me except she was taller and more fine featured than I was. She smiled at me and extended a hand for me, offering to help me up.

"Sorry if I startled you. My name's Purity."

I accepted her hand and stood up. "Wait Purity? As in the original Voice of Purity? That Shadow killed all those years ago?"

She nodded and smiled. "Correct my dear Emma." She said sounding a little like Shadow for a moment. "Your gift was originally mine."

"More like curse." I sighed.

Purity put a hand on my shoulder. "Emma, I know this has been difficult for you and that you've been through a lot for someone your age. But you have a big heart and care strongly for those who care for you, that's why you were chosen."

I sighed. "My life was already hectic enough now I have this to deal with."

Purity smiled. "Emma you can do whatever you want, you're the purest thing in all the world but your heart has a hole in it where love should be. There's only one person who can fix that hole and teach you to love."

"I don't think that I know how to love." I looked down at my hands.

"That's not true. You show love differently from others but have trouble feeling it."

"What?"

"For example, when you saved your brother from being shot. When you left your friends you had the best intention."

I sighed. "So who can fix me? Teach me to love?"

"You know him quite well." She smiled. "I believe he recently asked you out." Purity chuckled a little. "He's quite a cute one I must say."

"Red?" I gasped.

Purity's eyes shone. "Yes. Now our time is running out I must go."

"I have two main questions, one how do you know all this stuff about me if you're... you know dead?"

"I've been watching you for a long time now. Watching over you I'm the one who sent Melody to you." She smiled.

"Really?"

She nodded. "What's your other question?"

"Do you know who the Voice of Reason is?"

"Yes."

"Can you tell me?" I said hopefully, even though it doesn't help my current situation.

Purity looked unsure about whether to answer me. "The Voice of Reason... is a boy you know, Natural or as you know him by, N."

I fell to my knees. "It... it can't be... Him."

Purity crouched by my side. "Are you alright?"

I shook my head. "He'll... he'll kill me and so will Shadow... I have no chance against them both."

"Emma you are good and pure. Have faith and you will win." She smiled. "I will always be watching you keeping you safe."

I nodded. "Thank you Purity."

She smiled. "Remember have faith and you can't go wrong."

~*~*~

I opened my eyes and raised my head, looking at the cell. I sighed and leaned my head against the back wall. This couldn't get worse... and I probably just jinxed myself.

Tap tap tap

Someone was coming again. Yup defineatly jinxed myself. I buried my head in my knees again, hoping that whoever was coming would think I was still asleep and leave me alone. Was it safe to leave? Were my other Pokemon safe with Silver?

The tapping stopped right outside my cell, I think. I heard a key twist in a lock and someone walked in. I slowly raised my head to see a man in a white lab coat, looking down at me. I couldn't see his eyes because the glare from the light reflected off his glasses. He had messy light brown hair similar to mine and had a smile on his face that sent chills down my spine.

I cowered under his stare, hugging my knees closer and hunching my shoulders. I knew that this wasn't good. Without any warning he sprung forward, grabbed my arm and stuck a needle into my vain. I cried out in surprise, pulling away from him while clapping my hand over my arm.

I started feeling dizzy and sick. The man undid the cuffs on my wrists and neck, forcing me to my feet. I tried to fight back but whatever the needle had put into my bloodstream made it impossible to even walk straight let alone throw a punch.

For a moment everything went fuzzy and the next thing I knew I was strapped to a metal table, surrounded by scientists. Some I recognised from last time, some I didn't.

I let out a small whimper as I pulled against the cuffs holding my wrists and ankles down, begging to be let go. I was ignored. I felt warm tears flow freely from my eyes when I saw one of the scientists wheeled in a tray of needles and a bunch of Pokemon followed behind. All the Pokemon stared at me ether with sorrow or blankly. My lungs tightened and it got hard breath.

One of the scientists picked up one of the needles on the tray and looked at me, I recognised her as the one I'd asked to send my Pokemon to Silver.

She walked by my side. "Your Pokemon were safely sent to your brother." She said quietly.

A lot of use that was now. I couldn't reach my Pokéballs even if I wanted to, which I really really wanted to. I whimpered and started struggling again. "Please don't. Leave me alone." I begged. "Just let me go."

The lady injected the needle into my forearm and I screamed out in pain as I felt whatever was in the needle pulse threw my veins.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

This is leading up to something. Promise.

Emma: yeah... let me know when that happens. -_-

SMG: I thought I strapped you to a table.

Emma: its the authors note not the actual book.

SMG: ... Point taken

SMG out!!!!!!! \(^_^)