I think this was a good idea, personally. (:

To Starlitsapphire: I think you didn't finish your review O.o

We will choose to fight

Chapter Two: Die for the future

The final trip through Dark Forest was bothersome. But the human and her best friend made it through the final floors and was now approaching Celebi's hiding spot. Star whispered Celebi's name and made the small, pink pokemon appear.

"About time you two showed up...you kept me so bored!" Celebi pouted.

"Well, you can't expect us to just appear easily like that, do you? We're not psychic," Star retorted.

"No, but you do have the Dimensional Scream. You could have used that to make you get here faster!!"

"Actually, I've been meaning to ask you about that..." Star's voice didn't waver. "It's not been working very well for me, Celebi. Do you have any idea why?"

Grovyle looked at his partner, shocked. "What?? Did you lose your ability??"

"I...I'm not sure. I don't think so, but...I can't get visions when I want to anymore," Star replied.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Grovyle asked.

"Ahem...my dear Grovyle, it is very rude to interrupt a conversation..." Celebi said in a sarcastically snobbish voice. She turned back to Star. "Time is frozen here. Your ability tells visions of the past and the future. But with time frozen right now, there is no past or future."

"Then...how do I know I have this power...or still have this power?" Star asked.

"I can sense it within you. Plus, the Dimensional Scream is born within select humans once every few years. I know that you have it, or else you wouldn't be here," Celebi replied.

"But will I be able to keep this power when we time travel?" Star asked.

"Of course. Where you're going, time will be flowing normally...but only for a while. Remember, it's your job to collect five time gears and place them at the monument at Temporal Tower. My own role in all this will be to send you there. After that...both of you are on your own. Is that understood, Star? Dear Grovyle?" Celebi asked, looking at them both.

"We know..."

"I will lay down my life to see this mission fulfilled. I don't care what happens to me, just as long as this dreary world is changed," Celebi said, firmly. "I wish you both the best of luck."

"You should probably open the Dimensional Portal before telling us that, don't you think?" Grovyle asked.

"Ah, you are most right, my dear Grovyle," Celebi said. She turned her back and blushed, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"Well, I'm ready," Star said, picking up her bag. "We better hurry before Dusknoir catches us."

"Too late!" The would be time travelers turned around suddenly, and saw six Sableye surround them. Dusknoir was right behind them, his red eye glowing with malicious thought.

"Thought you could just escape and bring back the Time Gears? You won't alter the present! I won't disappear!" he roared.

"We will. And we'll disappear too!" Star yelled. "Open the portal, Celebi!"

"You got it!" Celebi replied. She turned her back and started using her powers of time travel to open the gate between times. Dusknoir advanced upon her, but Grovyle and Star jumped in front of him.

"Look around you! How can you stand living in a paralyzed world?" Grovyle snapped.

"Better to live in a ruined world then not live at all!" Dusknoir retorted. "Get them!"

"Grovyle!!" Star yelped as a Sableye grabbed her. Grovyle used Leaf Blade and cut the Sableye off. Star decided that, in this desperate time, she would have to fight with her hands and keep the Sableye away from Celebi. When a Sableye jumped at Celebi, Star punched it away.

Grovyle was holding Dusknoir away from Celebi. The portal was nearly complete. Star and Grovyle had to buy some time before it was ready.

"How dare you betray Lord Dialga?!" Dusknoir hissed at Grovyle's face.

"Dialga isn't the same anymore and it's because the Temporal Tower in the past has collapsed. If he had his senses, he would be the one to send us in the past! Get yer slimy hands off me!" Grovyle hissed back, attacking Dusknoir with a full blown attack. Dusknoir fell back, panting. The blow was obviously critical.

"It's ready! Star, Grovyle, jump through!" Celebi shouted, backing away from the glowing hole. Star threw all the Sableye down and grabbed Grovyle.

"We will choose to fight!" she yelled. "Let's go!"

Dusknoir watched in horror as the pair jumped into the portal. In a desperate attempt to stop them, he jumped through the portal before it vanished. The Sableye cheered, seeing their lord follow them and Celebi looked horrified.

"I can only hope they make it through without his interference…oh this is SO insulting that he would use MY portal to get to the past! Aaaaah!" she screamed before the Sableye jumped on her. She urgently teleported before they could hit her.

Safe in her hiding spot, Celebi sighed in relief. She was safe…for now.

But as long as Dusknoir was in the past with Star and Grovyle, they were both in grave danger. As Celebi could do now was hope they would see this mission through.

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I'd like to dedicate this chapter to my dying grandmother. I put a lot of thought into this one, and it's important to me. I know you'll never see this, nor probably understand it, but…here's to know I'm thinking of you.

And I'd also like to dedicate it to my dad, who's the only one who can find some sort of care for her. (Too many family problems on my dad's side…) I love you, Daddy.

The final chapter's next. Hope you'll read it!

-CeleBaby20