[a curse upon thee] Starting Off [chapter one]

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Amy stood in front of the enormous laboratory in front of her. She stared at the door. "I guess it's time to begin...not as a stupid Pokémon Trainer, but as something a bit more sisinster, Team Diamond! Yeah baby!"

[/b] Amy shouted and raised her hand which had formed into a fist. "O-Okay so I just knock, right? Yeah okay okay okay! Yes, yes yes! Okay."[/colour] Amy said to herself, excited. She put her hand on the doorknob. "N-No! Not open...knock...w-wait I have to..."[/colour] Amy said under her breath quickly and pulled her hand away.

She turned around and kneeled down. She found a stick close by and took it and began to draw a magic circle. "Gods above me, show me thy true strength, behold powers beyond your wildest beliefs![/colour] Amy pressed her hands together in a weird form, she closed her eyes and began saying an enchantement in another language. "Show your true self to me, appear!"[/colour] Amy shouted. In her mind the magic circle grew big and spread all around her and ingulfed her in a bright light. "Okay! That good luck spell worked great!"[/colour] She said completely ignoring the fact that the circle in the ground had not moved.

She turned to face the door, took a deep breath and knocked hard on the door. She put on a freaky smile to show how dedicated she was. Her red eyes continued to stare at the door.[/center]

[Saint Skuntank]

<sub>The dark lab seemed to stand still. The permanently flicking light overhead continued its random pattern of flashing on and off, giving most people headaches until they adjusted to the fact. In the darkness, a creature stirred.

The Luxray wasn't your typical electric type. After years of being raised in the darkness and cruelty of Team Diamond, it had nothing but hatred left in its heart. The hatred rose now at the sound of a few knocks at the door. What fool would disturb the Luxray's nap? A dead one, that's who.

Getting up, the pokemon paced towards the door, getting down on his haunches and readying a pounce. Just when it was about to tear through the thin excuse for a door, a grizzled man shouted "You won't even think about it." It was so calm, so to the point, and so gruff. Stopping in its tracks, the Luxray turned around and leaped with great agility towards its sleeping area. Back to where it started, back to waiting for another time, another place where Kanaye wasn't there to stop him. He was the only human he would listen too, as he possessed the same feelings as the Luxray, mad at the world and a tad bit lonely.

Without even a grin or a grimace, the straight-faced Kanaye walked to the door, typed in the unlock code, and allowed the piece of metal to slide open noisily. It needed a good oiling, but who had the time? Almost as an afterthought, he slid a slider located by the door, bringing the main room of the lab from dark to dim. He didn't want the Luxray to have the opportunity to sneak up on an unsuspecting trainer.

As the door finally ceased its racket, Kanaye's eyes had to adjust to the light coming from the outside. How very much he hated the outside. He waiting to see who was there, but did voice "Welcome to Team Diamond. Ready to sell your soul?"</sub>

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Amy stared as the door opened. The sound that come from the door bothered her ears, but she didn't mind. The man in front of her looked as though he has never seen the light. "Boy do you need to get out sometime." She said after he had finished talking. "And sell your soul? Who do you think you are! The devil? He wouldn't think twice about bothering with stupid little souls he'd take over the world!" She shouted, moving her hands in very perplex positions. "Anyways yeah, I'd like to join Team Diamont," She said with her lips curling, attempting at a French accent. "Nice to meet you, I'm Druid." She said, giving her nickname out to the mysterious man.

"What's your name?" She asked, tilting her head; She obviously wanted to take control of this conversation.

[Saint Skuntank]

<sub>Still stone-faced as ever, Kanaye just grunted his name to the new trainer. With a brief "Kanaye," the conversation was veering towards its end, when Kanaye decided to keep it going. The higher-ups hated when he turned away new members.

"Well, I have been to hell and back..." commented Kanaye. After he pondered his last statement, the old man began to beckon the trainer into his lab, or at least that's what he liked to call it. The only question was whether or not "Druid" would really want to be apart of the infamous Team Diamond, or if she would mind or P's and Q's and go away...</sub>

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"Hah, yeah right!" Amy said and gave a small pout. "Aren't you going to invite me in? God, you're such a rude person!" She shouted and pointed her finger in a Haruhi Suzumiya fashion. She gave a small sigh and stared at the man. She didn't like him very much, he wasn't very exciting, he just seemed so boring, nothing to talk about what a bore! "You're a bore!" She said unexpectedly and quickly wrapped her mouth with her hand.

She took her hands off and said, "Ah sorry, was thinking out loud you old hag!" And then she quickly covered her mouth yet again. "Dann yoo moaph!" She shouted at her own mouth and closed her eyes in discomfort.

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<sub>Not sure of what he just saw, all Kanaye could do was give a inquisitive look. Then his features turned to anger as he said "Insolent rodent, watch that mouth of yours. People 'round here don't take kindly to big-mouthed recruits, 'Specially me." Feeling confident that he got the point across, the man motioned the girl to come in, albeit with much reluctance.

The Luxray didn't do much in response to this, except for moving his hind legs under his body. Spring up to catch prey was only a natural reaction.</sub>

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