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Prologue

Emergency

Ho-oh flew over the dense forest towards the large lake that took the place of the sea. Normally, she would stay away from any bodies of water, but it was her turn to get all the Legendaries to Arceus' place for a conference. She was on her way to Rayquaza's place when she flew over a half-wrecked abandoned human building.

She scowled, waondering why humans just leave their useless buildings laying around. The least they could do is get rid of the structures after using them! With a sigh, she decided that she'll just do it herself. Circling, she used a Flamethrower to set the complex on fire.

Smirking at what she perceives to be a great accomplishment, she stuck around, avoiding the black smoke that was rising from the remains, making sure her fire didn't spread into the forest. Celebi, Shaymin, and Suicune would kill her if that happened…

Her grin slowly started to fade and her scarlet eyes narrowed slightly as she spied a dark…something, very unlike the smoke. It looked more like mist than the tarry black clouds. She stopped her circling and flew closer to investigate.

"What is th-…" Her mutter was interrupted when the mysterious mist surged forward into her beak. As a reflex, a Flamethrower launched from her throat. Stopping her attack and shaking her head, she stared at the remaining auras in wide-eyed disbelief.

The mists moved closer, touching her body as they surrounded her. Even through her thick coat, she could feel the cold chill that the contact of these things gave her. Starting to panic, she bolted past the auras, some of which clung to her as she did so.

The phoenix shrieked in terror and an aura tried to charge into her throat. Again, she reacted with a defensive Flamethrower. After the attack, however, yet another dark mist surged into her mouth before she could close it. Realizing that it was too late for another fire move, she coughed and wagged her crested head frantically.

Opening an eye to a slit, she saw Sky Tower and a new hope coursed through her. If she gets there, she'll be safe! That's the only thought that went into her head. The Legendary bird flapped her wings faster, successfully losing some of her assaulters.

Suddenly, Ho-oh felt a painful freeze take hold of her heart. She cried out, clamping her eye shut again. Without thinking, she folded her wings, pressing them against her chest. Her body started to fall, the wind forcing the other auras off.

Just as she seemed doom to crash, Ho-oh recovered enough to snap her wings open and take to the air, hurrying to the tower. She didn't know why her heart aches so much or why her mind was starting to go black around the edges, so to speak. All she knew was that she had to get to that tower and get help…fast!

"Ray!" she managed to call out as she arrived, landing clumsily as the said dragon instantly woke from his nap. He was surprised at the fellow Legendary's condition. The normally put-together feathers that she took so much pride in was now ruffled and messy. Her wings and tail was dragging on the ground as she staggered unsteadily.

Finally, with a pain-filled groan, she collapsed, unconscious…

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"What happened?" Kyogre asked Groudon as she approached the crowd of Legendaries. Ever since the 'shadow incident' about a few months ago, she has been late to almost every gathering, mostly due to her still-healing wounds and the bandage wrappings that covered them.

The Ground-type looked at her. "Something's happened to Ho-oh. We're trying to figure out what it is." With a bewildered look, Kyogre floated above the crowd with the other aerial Legendaries in order to see the source of all this.

The immobile bird in question lay in the center, with Arceus and Giratina on either side and Rayquaza hovering at front. The curious orca listened in on the conversation the trio was having, ignoring the mumblings of the other Pokemon.

"I don't know how this happened. She just literally collapsed at my doorstep." Rayquaza said, a rare look of concern on his face. After the pheonix's arrival, he managed to carry her (Like most other birds, Ho-oh's light for her size) here to Arceus' place.

Giratina lowered his gold and grey head to get a closer look at the fallen Legendary. "She's probably sick." His red eyes rose to look at Arceus. "Fire Legendaries are prone to stuff like that."

Though the goddess agreed with that last statement, she shook her head. "I doubt it…Moltres, Entei, and Heatran never gave out. And Ho-oh's past illnesses never ended like this."

Giratina flinched his beak-like mouth in thought. As much as he hated to admit it, Arceus made a good point. Straightening out, he twitched his tail as a shrugging gesture.

"Maybe it's a new illness." Was his next suggestion. Arceus was about to nod when a small high-pitch voice rang out.

"I'll be the judge of that!" it went. Giratina and Rayquaza almost let out a groan and Arceus made a small huff.

"Dear Me, no…" she muttered as Mew came in a doctor's outfit and a stethoscope around his neck. The pink Legendary landed his big feet next to the motionless phoenix and took out a thermometer and stuck it into Ho-oh's beak.

Rayquaza rolled his eyes and Giratina shook his head. Mew waited for the device to beep, puny arms crossed and one foot tapping the ground. When he finally got impatient and took it out, his eyes widened at the result.

"Whoa! She's got it worse than a fever!" he claimed.

"She's a Fire-type, damn it! What do you expect?" Darkrai, who was also listening to the conversation, snapped. Deoxys, having enough of this stupidity, flew down and settled next to the 'doctor'. She snatched the stethoscope.

"Gimme that." She grumbled. She held the earpiece to one of the trapezoid projections on the side of her head that's actually her ear. She put the bell part of the device against Ho-oh's chest. "Damn feathers…" she cursed. She moved some of the thick coat aside and finally managed to get the bell in contact with the bird's skin.

The moment that happened, the phoenix shot her head up with a scream. The Legendaries cringed, some jumped at the outburst.

"Get away from me!" she screeched.

"Ho-oh, it's okay. It's just us." Kyogre comforted, floating down to join them. The Legendary bird paused, eyes wide, breathing heavy.

"I felt something cold…please tell me they're not back…" the distressed avian muttered. At her own words, she winced, placing a wing on her chest.

"Who?" Arceus asked softly, trying not the further startle her. Ho-oh lowered her head to the ground, her breaths becoming more labored by the second. She coughed and a slither of a stray aura floated out.

Everyone, especially Kyogre and Groudon, moved back, exchanging glanced as the aura disintegrated, and Ho-oh closed her eyes as darkness overwhelmed her again.

First chapter of the new sequel! Hope you guys like this, took me a while to actually consider submitting it...Please review!