Warning: Swanna Girl and Braviary Man 2: Fight Against Oblivion may contain some themes that are too dark for younger audiences (hence PG 14 rating). These themes include (but are not limited to): violence, blood, and cursing.

Also Warning: Chapters 29&30 get dark real fast with blood, violence...read at your own risk.

Now, with that out of the way, please enjoy the first chapter of Swanna Girl and Braviary Man 2: Fight against Oblivion. 

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I turned around, seeing the darkness surround me. I could feel the fear running through me, but even so, I just kept looking around, wondering where I was at. When I turned around once more, I nearly screamed.

Taipan, a man who should've been dead, stood in front of me. His broad shoulders faced me as he stared at me, the scar marring his face being the only thing that disturbed his blank expression. I tried to move, but I couldn't get away. It was as if I was being forced to stare at that deadened face, not allowed to do anything else.

That was until a crack of lightning struck in front of me, causing me to fall backwards into a black abyss. Faces started to swirl around me, all of them faces I wanted to forget.

The first two were the Krait Twins, twin brothers with unnatural looking eyes. I felt my heart pounding as my breath started to shorten a bit. They tilted their heads side to side, as if trying to creep me out. Their eyes did that job, so why they had to appear creepier was beyond me.

Then Gila's face smiled, almost flirtatiously. I didn't get it. She was the one member of Team Miasma I would never understand as her hair and eye color changed every time. Still, it didn't matter as I remembered the taunts she gave.

The final face was the only one I didn't recognize, but it was in every nightmare I'd had. This face wasn't human either. In the darkness, I could see electrifying blue eyes staring right into my soul. While I looked into its face, I felt the thing reaching towards me with shadowy arms. As the thing touched me, I was consumed by darkness once again.

Once again, the vision changed, and I found myself in a dark cold place, one of which was seemed oddly familiar. I didn't like dark places, and I didn't like small spaces either. Too many bad things happened there.

Instead of hearing his voice, I heard another, one that made me want to curl up in a ball. It was because of her, Taipan, the leader of Team Miasma, was dead. While Taipan was going to destroy the entire region, it just felt wrong he died when he could've served his time in jail.

Every life, good or bad, had the right to live. It was a code I had to learn as a Pokémon nurse.

"I've got what I wanted," Lantana's voice echoed in my mind. "You should be able to handle the rest from here."

Before I could ask, the lights turned on, causing me to scream. The dead surrounded me. Taipan lay before me, motionless. I turned to look away, only to see the number one person, or Pokémon, that I let down the most.

Blood oozed everywhere from her body. I tried looking away, but I couldn't. I was forced to look at the white feathered Pokémon. Her perfectly white wings were stained and bent backwards in a position that shouldn't have been possible.

Swanna. My first Swanna.

I was too late.

Tears stung my eyes as I knew there was nothing left I could do.

"Sylvia. Sylvia! Wake up!" I heard a voice yell.

I bolted up, sweat pouring down my body, as tears were coming down my face. I had to look around for a moment, realizing where I was at. There wasn't much furniture in the small room, just the couch I was sleeping on, a few pictures of people I knew hanging on the walls, a side table, and a television screen hanging on the wall.

Arms wrapped around me, and I felt his chin rest on my head.

"None of it was real," Rudi's voice assured. "It was just a nightmare. I've got you."

How do you tell your boyfriend of three months that it wasn't just a nightmare? Everything I saw was real. He knew that too because he was there during that time. Unlike him, I just couldn't stop shaking the memories from my head.

Three years ago, I became an Unovan superhero. The people here called me Swanna Girl because of my partner, Swanna, who was always there by my side. I didn't want to be a superhero, and to be honest, I didn't plan on ever saving the region again. There were Trainers for that.

But, three years ago, an organization called Team Miasma came, scaring many of those Trainers away, and pushing people out of the region. At first, we had Braviary Man, who turned out to be just an ordinary eighteen-year old who wanted to save the world, along with having his name remembered. I didn't want that life, but I was somehow dragged into it.

If it weren't for me, Team Miasma might still be here. If they would have succeeded, Unova might have been gone forever. I did my part in helping him stop Team Miasma once and for all. Once it was done, Rudi wanted everyone to know who he was as Braviary Man. I didn't.

Instead, I had gone to nursing school and became a Pokémon nurse at the Castelia City Pokémon Center. Before nursing school, Rudi had went into hiding after everyone realized who he was. Apparently the fame wasn't all he had made it out to be at first. The only reason we were back, dating once again and trying at a normal life, was because my assistant--a young Joy, who wanted to learn under my guidance--urged me to go and take a day off.

That day, I found Rudi by accident. A few months later, we started dating once again.

So how did I get here in Rudi's apartment? It took me a bit to remember, until I saw a Christmas tree sitting in the corner of the room. I sighed. Tomorrow we were going to head out early to Nimbasa City, or I guess the desert near there. That was where Rudi's parents lived. I always thought they'd move to return to their old lives as breeders, but that didn't seem to happen as they had grown accustomed to living away.

Rudi was not a morning person, so to get to his parents at eight in the morning, I offered to spend the night to make sure we could get out of here a half hour before. The Pokémon Center would be alright as my trainee, Joy, would be in charge for just a day.

But that still didn't help the fact that I could feel sweat pouring from my body and the tears stinging my eyes. What happened three years ago was still etched into my memory. I thought the nightmares had stopped when I went to Kalos because they stopped coming.

Then again, the minute I came back to Unova, they returned. I'd just never had a nightmare that had disrupted others from their sleep.

"Sylvia, say something." I heard Rudi's hushed voice beg.

I turned to look at him. His blond hair tossed in every direction as his navy blue eyes were terrified. Suddenly, I felt guilty. He let me into his apartment, and here I was worrying him.

"I'm fine," I barely whispered.

"You don't have to lie to me," Rudi told me as he tilted his head to the side. "You know I'm here for you."

Just the way he tilted his head, I was reminded of the Krait twins from my dream. I pushed him away and scooted back to the other side of the couch, my heart starting to race. Rudi just looked at me, concerned, but didn't say a word. He just sat on the other side of the couch, stopping himself from inching closer.

I looked down, seeing the fleece blanket I'd unknowingly kicked off bundled up on the floor. Was I really that disruptive? I should've known better than to let myself come over to make sure Rudi would leave in time. There were other ways of doing that. I could've called. I could've knocked on the front door until he woke up.

No, I had to come here. It was Rudi's idea, but he gave me a choice. I was the one who accepted it, even though he said I didn't have to. It was just for the sake that I didn't have to get up any earlier than need be.

Now, I just coward away from him, fearing the nightmare wasn't over.

"Sylvia," Rudi whispered.

"Just go," I told him, shaking. "I—I need to be alone."

Pain flashed through Rudi's eyes, but he solemnly nodded his head and stood up. "Do—do you want some coffee? I got your favorite that I could make quick."

I didn't answer him as I just pulled my legs up to my chest, shaking. A part of me knew I should just tell him what was going on. When I first had these nightmares, I told his father, Landon, who helped me through them. He told me my parents witnessed the same thing, the nightmares that was. My dad went to him about his own, until he realized my mom was going through the same thing.

However, I knew Rudi wasn't going through these nightmares. He was too cheerful, letting everyone know who he was, that he was Braviary Man. Not many people cared, but there were always a few that stopped him to get his autograph or picture.

Rudi liked that kind of life.

I didn't.

When he was gone, I lay back down on the couch, pulling my legs into my chest. Breath. That was what Landon told me to do as I mentioned my nightmares to him once. If I just concentrated on my breathing, I could get through this. It was all just a nightmare. Nothing was meant by them.

"Nightmares reveal our biggest fears." I remembered Landon telling me. "You just can't let them get to you."

It was easy for him to say as I couldn't help but to think that I was the reason Swanna was dead. I should've been more careful. I should've looked for her as soon as I could. Instead, I let myself believe she was dead. That wasn't the case, but when I found her, an old member of Team Miasma took matters into his own hands.

It was all my fault. These nightmares weren't my biggest fears. These nightmares were my biggest regret. Now, I had to live with them.

Author's Note:

Hello! I'm so happy that some of you came back to read more of Sylvia's and Rudi's adventure. I'm so excited to finally be sharing it with you all. You're all amazing for giving the sequel a shot.

As always, I will try to post a question at the end of each chapter, each week. This won't always happen, but it is a goal I try to achieve. Being that this is the sequel to SGBM, what characters are you all wanting to see return? I'm so excited as I have a whole list of new and old characters in this book; it's going to be exciting!

Hope you all enjoy.