Author's Notes: Well, this was the first rewrite and I had F-U-N with this! The 'legend' was thought up by yours truly, so ignore the horribleness of it- there's actually more to it. Just read and I'll have more at the end!
Disclaimer: Pokémon rightfully belongs to Satoshi Tajiri (may Arceus bless him for his wonderful mind) and Nintendo. The OCs expressed in this story are only manipulated by me and belong to their respectful authors. I only own Lynne, Elias, and Amanaki, as well as this plot.
It was dark, the only light coming from the stars in the open sky overhead. They twinkled in delight, as if anticipating for the events in the coming weeks, as if they knew what would occur before them. As the stadium lights flickered on, she entered through one of the parados, blinking to allow her dark green eyes to adjust to the illumination. Holding her arm over her eyes, she stumbled forward, her shoes finding it a bit difficult to grab hold of the grassy terrain underneath her feet as it was wet, freshly watered by a sprinkler system only a half a hour ago or so. The grass ended abruptly in the middle of the stadium, giving way to a dirt circle that was about eight feet in diameter. In the center of the circle was a pedestal, an ancient stone tablet encased in a clear glass. Bits and pieces of the tablet had been erased or demolished during its excavation, but extensive research had brought it all together. Or at least, the first part of it. They were still searching for the other parts of the Prophecy.
"Disturb not the balance set in this fragile world
Divided by four regions, the corners of the earth
United by a single calling, the heroes shall come to answer
Differences among them will add to the dark fire of despair
Likeness in them shall bind them to an Ancient, the last lights of hope." He read quietly, the words on the ancient script glowing a calm blue as he carefully enunciated each word, anger, sorrow, pain hidden behind his soft voice. Without turning, he addressed her. "This is happening; truly, it is, huh?"
"I thought we went over this already." She commented drily, closing the distance to stand beside him, her own eyes scanning meticulously over the Prophecy not a single one of them had wanted to believe; the Legendary Pokemon. It was a debate in itself whether or not they existed, now or ever. Surely better records would have been kept about the Pokemon. But after that..it was impossible to deny it
He gave her a sidelong glance, light blue eyes calculating her intently. "That doesn't mean I've accepted it for what it is." He argued, smiling lightly despite how it clashed with the inner turmoil he was going through at the moment.
"The Legendary Birds, The Mew Duo, The Legendary Beasts, The Tower Duo, The New Mew, The Legendary Golems, The Eon Duo, The Weather Trio, Jirachi, Deoxys, The Lake Guardains, The Legendary Dragons, The Lunar Duo, The Sea Guardians, Heatran, Regigigas, Shaymin." She listed, running out of fingers to count them on. Exhaling slowly, she tilted her head towards the sky, watching as the stars disappeared and reappeared, a trick by her eyes. "Imagine. All those Legendaries fighting. Imagine." She breathed, starting to tremble.
He shook his head, blond bangs falling into his eye sight. "I can't. I won't. A battle like this? We can't not lose someone." He'd said it. The topic that no one could breach, nor did they want to. That sentence was taboo, a sentence that made reality come back to them in one fell swoop. A reminder that they weren't living in a nightmare, no matter how much they wished it so.
"Let's go; Amanaki will be worried." She sighed after too long of a silence. Turning on her feet, she began to walk back to where she'd entered, only to be stopped by his hand grabbing her wrist tightly, afraid of letting go. Shaking her head slightly, she willed him to let go, wanting to be able to leave to finish her task, so that she could return faster. No one had known of her plans to leave the island that night save her brother, but from the way he held her wrist, she knew that he knew. "He told you, didn't he?"
"I'm against you leaving." He told her quietly, voice dropping to the same decibel as a Whismur. The raw pain in his voice compelled her to look. He let go of her. "But you'll go anyway." A small smile curved his lips and he turned back to the Prophecy, reading it again under his breath as she left to find her partner.
"May you return safely."
Xxx
Oi, that was an easy rewrite…kind of. It adds a lot of light to the plot, but then again, it was pretty easy to figure out in the first place.
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