As Ash headed over to the museum, he was mentally entertaining the possibility that the person he had just helped out was actually not Bianca.
Ash was brought out of his train of thought when Pikachu tapped him on the shoulder, and pointed towards the museum. Ash noticed Brock and Misty waving at him.
"Hey Ash, did you catch up with her?" Misty inquired.
"You could say that." he replied, lost in thought.
Misty frowned at his reply, and looked over at Brock, who shrugged, "Hey Ash, why don't we go into the museum now?" He suggested.
"...Huh? Oh, sure." Ash replied after he processed the question.
"You know," Misty started as they walked into the museum, "I think something happened to him. He's really deep in thought."Brock nodded in agreement.
"Here, I have an idea. Hey Ash!" Brock called.
"Yeah, what's up?" Ash said without turning around.
"Look, we know something's bothering you, and it looks like you can't really do anything about it now. So, why don't you just relax, and enjoy the museum?" Brock advised.
"...I guess you're right." Ash admitted with a sigh, "I'll try to relax." he finished with a smile.
"Alright, let's have some fun!" Misty exclaimed as the trio headed off into the museum.
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As our heroes entered the museum, Ash was scanning the area for any more information on the two Pokemon he had heard about earlier, Latias and Latios.
"Hello! a voice called out from behind them, "Allow me to give you all a tour of the museum. You three look new around here. I'll tell you a little about this beautiful city in the process." he offered.
"Thanks!" Ash accepted, " My name is Ash, and this is my buddy Pikachu! he finished.
Pikachu responded to this with a cheerful "Pikachu!"
"My name is Brock." Brock told the man.
"And I'm Misty!" Misty chimed.
"And my name is Lorenzo." he told the trio, "Let's get started!"
As Ash, Misty and Brock were led around the museum by Lorenzo, he stopped in front of a large object that seemed to be attracting the attention of many people.
Ash, Brock and Misty were all lost in thought about what this contraption could be, but were brought out of their thoughts by an explanation from Lorenzo, "This is the Defense Mechanism of Altomare, or DMA, for short. What it does is sort of self explanatory… It is here to protect the city if it is ever under attack. There is a place for a Soul Dew in this machine, which is a jewel that contains the soul of a deceased Latias or Latios." Lorenzo explained.
"Wow..." Ash, Brock and Misty chorused in unison.
Lorenzo took this time to tell the trio about Altomare's two guardians, "A long time ago, " he began, drawing the attention of Ash, Brock and Misty, "Altomare was just a small town. One day, an old couple walking along the beach found two unconscious children lying in the sand. They brought the children home and took care of them. Soon after, a dark cloud above Altomare rained down shards of darkness. Anything these shards touched became dark as well." he paused to let the trio process this.
"Hmmm…" Ash hummed in thought.
Lorenzo continued, "One shard was about to hit the old couple when the children started to glow and all the shards were destroyed. The children revealed themselves as Latios and Latias. More appeared, one of them carrying the Soul Dew. Their power, combined with the Soul Dew's, shone upon the dark cloud, vanquishing it. In gratitude for their help, the two Latios and Latias gave the Soul Dew to the old couple."
"So what happened to the original Latias and Latios? We were told that the current guardians are the original's children." Ash inquired.
"Ah, so you know a little bit about the city's guardians already?" Lorenzo asked, to which he received nods in response, "Alright, so the current ones are his children, and his mate, the original Latias, was killed along with Latios whilst they were defending the city from a Kabutops and Aerodactyl, though not many know."
"So are there two souls in the current Soul Dew?" Brock theorized.
"Yes, there are. You're quite perceptive." he confirmed, "These souls only move on once they are replaced by new ones."
"So would there be any way to remove the souls from the Soul Dew?" Misty asked, "I mean, besides them being replaced by other souls."
"Well, it's not a sure bet, but if a being gave their aura to the Soul Dew, it may be able to form a new Latios or Latias, but that would more than likely result in the giver of the aura dying." Lorenzo responded.
"Ah, I see." Misty responded.
Little did Ash know, Annie and Oakley were gathering as much information on Latios and Latias as they could, spying on their trip through the museum to gather info.
(A/N) I know that I keep putting off the action, but this was just a good place to stop this chapter, so sorry if you were expecting more than some dialogue. Anyway, let me know what you like and don't like about the story, and as always, PM me with any questions or suggestions or leave them in a review. Next chapter should be out much faster than this one.
Until next time,
-Ice
