This girl was strange from the moment we met. Zinnia. Her a hair a piercing black. Her eyes a glimmer of blood red rubies. She was mysterious one, alright. But I guess I liked it. Telling me riddles so I know where to find her next, hinting things I yet to understand. But one thing I know that she showed a burning interest with me. Her red villainous eyes meeting my brown with a shimmer of curiosity mixed into her pools of blood. And always when our eyes meet each other a smirk paints her face.

She made my heart pound. A strange feeling that I couldn't process. I always have this urge to become friends with her. Instead of her being the bad guy and me the hero, I wanted to create this relationship. She did always seem to get me to agree with her in everything. Even hell defend her. If Steven or someone seemed to question her or tell her she's wrong, I would jump to her defense.

Zinnia was a character. She bit me her poisonous venom, making me question what was wrong with me. My head whirling when I just catch sight of her. Soon enough my feelings were taking over my body in a noticeable way. My pokemon the first to pick them up. They gave me these worried side glances as we battled or walked as if making sure I was okay.

The next living thing to notice was Steven. The tall blue haired man was talking something about mega evolution and legends until he paused in the middle of one of his sentences to check up on me.

"May, are you okay?" He asked his fingers tapping at the side of his leg. "You look unfocused."

My body jumped up as I realized he said my name. "I a-am alright," I had said shaking my hands in a reassuring motion. "Con-continue!" The man then just nodded and continued with his rambling of history.

Now here I was on one of Steven's little missions hunting the girl who may have stole my heart. The Sky Pillar, a building painted with history. Zinnia was somewhere here on the next level as she continued telling an old tale of her people and Hoenn. What basically Steven wanted to know.

I paused as I made it to the next level. There she was, standing there with her familiar evil ruby eyes.

"At last we reach the final chapter," Zinnia spoke her eyes meeting my brown ones. A faint smile or maybe a smirk shadowing her face. We both gazed up at the ancient walls of the building, the walls cracked and covered in huge paintings that held a story. "A thousand years of peace followed after that disastrous time. But the Draconid People, learning from their long history's cyclical nature, foretold that the meteoroids would fall on this land again. The meteoroid to come, they prophesied, would be greater that those that had come before it. This meteoroid would be great enough to break the world forever...In order to prevent this great calamity, those who held the knowledge of the past arrived at a plan."

"Their plan was to invoke Rayquaza, the great savior, and summon it to this land before the meteoroid could strike." She turned to me, after a long look at the wall. "And that's it. That's the end of our...of the Draconids' tale."

I was preparing myself to speak but her mouth opened again with and produced a huge sigh, "I spent a long time thinking about how I could protect the happiness of as many people as possible..including you." My face grew warm. "What I must do, as one who holds both the knowledge and the power. One who bears the heavy wishes of those who could not live up to that fate."

A small sadness shadowed her red eyes but she quickly regained herself and put on a smile.

"Well, I had to be creative you know?" She laughed like that shadow of sadness didn't even exist. Then she headed to the last floor, up the ladder she climbed as my eyes followed her till she disappeared from view.

After a long moment, I sighed heavily and felt a small shaking movement on my sides. I rested my hands on top of the source of the movement and made my voice as soothing as possible. "Shhh," I said as my hand rubbed against the pokeball. "I'm alright guys. Everything is going to be alright." The shaking soon dulled away and I made my way up. I lifted myself at the final step getting my feet a grasp on the floor. Once I stood up a blast of cold wind hit me. The top of Sky Pillar.

The tower taller than the clouds, I took a deep breath inhaling clean fresh air. The sun was fading away, it's orange-red light transforming into a dull purple and stars slowly appearing to rest in the sky. A staircase laid in front of me and I started my walk up it. When I reached the top I spotted Zinnia standing still from a short distance. There at her side was Aster, her Whismur.

"See that, Aster?" Zinnia said her head lifted to the sky. "You always wanted to watch them, right? The Littleonoids. A million glittering stars falling from the sky...The show is about to start!" Her Whismur hopped at her side and let out a small cry in joy. Zinnia turned and looked down at the pokemon and smiled adorably. My face warmed a little. That certain smile made her look so cute. It made my heart just skip a beat as I see her happiness being expressed just by her mouth.

"Aren't we happy now? Yes, what could be better, dear Aster! Ha ha!" She giggled. I stepped forward a few feet and smiled softly as Zinnia turned to look at me with a glint in her eyes.

"Welcome to the Drangonhark Altar," Zinnia gestured her hand around us. "May."

"You know what I'm trying to do here, by now don't you?" She asked me raising an eyebrow.

I replied taking her gaze with a steady one, "Yeah I sure do."

"That's great!" She laughed . "I will summon Rayquaza to this world to destroy the meteoroid headed for Hoenn. That is my...It is our duty." She looked to the sky once again. Her eyes closed this time and I admired her in her pose as the wind picked her black hair in a ghostly way.

"Ever since I was a little girl," Zinnia spoke in a soft unnatural way. "I have always turned my eyes up to the sky. When I was so full of uncertainty that I felt my heart might be crushed by it.." Her voice broke, "When I was so grief stricken and alone and thought my heart might break of it...I turned and looked up there." Tears edged her eyes. I decided to do something well I really think something took over me. I walked close to her so she could feel my presence a little stronger, for the comfort she needed. Her eyes opened and she turned her head at me, she then reached for my wrist and pulled me forward. Our faces were still a good amount away but my face burned lightly. "What about you?" Zinnia asked with now a strong sad smile. "Have you ever had to do something like that?"

I gulped and nodded slowly but my face showed concern, "I have,"

The older girl chuckled softly, "Right…" Her eyes moved towards the sky. "I used to watch the stars like this all the time, together with Aster."

Those words signaled to me that once again she wasn't talking about her Whismur, who stood by her feet. There used to be another Aster in her life. Someone who she cared about deeply.

"We were always together. In good times and in bad. I loved her." Zinnia laughed forcefully trying to hide her pain. "I loved her with everything I had." She then frowned, Hurt and grief shining in her eyes.

"But I still lost her," She chuckled sadly. " I want to see her. I want to be with her again. My sweet Aster…" A tear ran down her face and I bit my lip as a urge pulled at me. She was suffering silently, no one helped her as she had probably lasted years with the pain. No one to talk to. No one to comfort her. Aster the Whismur rubbed it's head against her hand sensing it's trainer's pain. I let my hand grip her shoulder. Zinnia flinched a little and looked at me then up at the sky. "I will won't I?" She whispered, tears continuing to run down her face. She clutched her fist tightly. "With this just a little longer…"

Zinnia rose her hand and grabbed my hand that rested on her shoulder. She squeezed it tight and whispered, "I'm sorry May. Please forgive me," Confused, the last thing I saw was the older girl's fist aiming towards my face.