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Chapter 3
VS ...Well actually, no one o-o
As Gold walked down the path on Route 47, he marveled at how quickly this old seaside path could be updated into an actual Route. After the Safari Zone moved to Jhoto, a lot more trainers had been travelling to the Westernmost part of the region. As such, popular demand led to a new Route, complete with a newly paved road. Luckily enough for Gold, while his destination wasn't the Safari Zone, he was still able to take advantage of the newly constructed pathway.
Finally he reached his destination: a shallow alcove in the side of the cliff. Two rounded depressions in the alcove had ancient carvings etched into them. While he couldn't read the ancient text, he had the translation on his PokeGear. After checking to make sure that Silver wasn't already here (he seemed to always lurk in the shadows) he checked his message from Professor Oak.
"Gold,
I have a favor to ask of you. We've recently discovered a strange ruin nearby Route 47 during the construction. We've matched the engravings with the language of the ancient Hoennians. After using some translation software, we've managed to decipher it. It appears to be some sort of lock. Be believe that by using the Red and Blue orbs, it will disengage. The Ruby and Sapphire recovered from the Deoxys crisis have been reverted to their Orb state again (although it took a lot of experiments- the research to create a Jade Orb for Rayquaza proved invaluable, even though their experiment failed). We've sent the Blue Orb to Mr. Pokemon. If you would drop by and pick it up as soon as possible, it would greatly help our research. Professor Elm can fill you in with what to do with it after.
-Samuel Oak"
Apparently, the text read:
OUR WORDS SHALL REMAIN HERE FOR THE AGES.
EVERYTHING HAS MEANING. EXISTENCE HAS MEANING. BEING ALIVE HAS MEANING. HAVE DREAMS. USE POWER.
LET THE TWO GLITTERING STONES CONNECT THE PAST. ONE IN RED, ONE IN BLUE.
IF YOU HAVE THE COURAGE, IF YOU STILL HOLD TO HOPE, OPEN THE DOOR.
A FRIEND SHARING POWER OPENS A WINDOW TO A NEW WORLD THAT GLOWS.
THE NEXT WORLD WAITS YOU.
The professors had decided that by using the Red and Blue orbs, the door would be opened. They sent Gold and Silver to check out the inside chamber. By the sound of the writings, it would most likely contain some Pokemon. The carvings dated back to the same times as the first clash between Kyogre and Groudon in Hoenn. Thus, Professors Oak and Elm had predicted that it would probably be a Pokemon involved in the ancient clash, possibly with the ability to stop the battle. (Geez, that would've been nice a few years ago)
Gold was simply waiting for Silver to come so they could open the chamber and get inside. Silver was usually on time, and Gold was usually late. Talk about role-reversal. Gold grabbed his pack and pulled out the Blue orb. Silver had been given the Red orb a few days before Gold had reached Mr. Pokemon. The Blue orb shone with a strange light, making Gold's hands look like they were submerged in water.
Small footsteps echoed towards the alcove. Silver's deep red hair was just visible above the nearby cave wall. Finally, he reached the little side-trail. He nodded curtly to Gold, and pulled out the Red orb. Silver had never really had a great relationship with Gold- they had an unspoken bond, but didn't really talk much anymore.
Silver walked over to the recess in the cave wall and put the Red orb into the hole on the left. Gold followed suit, placing the Blue orb into the hole on the right. They both glowed, and a fissure spread down the center of the alcove. A violet light glowed through the fissure, casting shadows across the Dex Holders' faces. Finally, a slight tremor shook the ground, and the rest of the alcove crumbled away to reveal a dark cave. The Red and Blue orbs glowed a bright white color, and floated into the room. The bright white light (tongue twister :P) illuminated what seemed to be a tower, stairs spiraling both up and down along the edges of the wall.
Gold stepped forward into the tower. Above his head, he could see that the top of the tower had crumbled, leaving only about two stories higher than the ground level. However, he could hear waves crashing deep in the tower, and realized that it probably extended deep into the sea.
Silver walked in, marveling at the carvings on the walls. Kyogre and Groudon were depicted, locked in fierce combat. Strange markings were shown on their bodies. The same symbols in the carving appeared multiple times on the inscriptions that surrounded them. Gold pulled out his PokeGear, using it to snap pictures of the ruins. Suddenly, the Red and Blue orbs sucked the light back into themselves, and glowed a deep crimson and cobalt, respectively. The Red orb floated towards a tunnel that had remained previously unseen, and began to proceed down it. Silver began to chase it down.
Gold turned and looked at the Blue orb, curious to see what it would do. It had begun to move down the spiral stairs, heading towards the sound of the ocean. He turned the flashlight on his PokeGear on, and began to follow the ancient relic. It seemed as it moved deeper, it had begun to take a more crystalline appearance. Down and down he proceeded, the spiral staircase going further and further. Finally he reached what seemed to be some sort of shrine.
The Blue orb had filled with a strange azure light, and sat itself on a pedestal in the middle of the room. As soon as it touched down on the pillar, the room was bathed with a teal luminescence, and it appeared as if waves were moving across the walls, beginning their dance. While the tunnel had never quite reached the ocean, Gold could hear the crashing waves and new that this room must be close to the sea.
He looked around the room. The Blue orb was still filling with light, and some strange marking was appearing on it. He looked once more around the room and noticed carvings depicting gold hoops- they seemed to be connecting two places. On one side, there was Kyogre, glowing with a white light. On the other side there was the regular Kyogre that Ruby and Sapphire had managed to fight.
More carvings covered the walls, many of them depicting the same marking that was slowly appearing on the Blue orb. An entire section of the circular chamber was devoted to some sort of strangely-shaped bottle. It had rings along the middle of it, with some sort of demon forming the mouth. The sight of it unnerved Gold. Something about that bottle was not supposed to be in this world. He didn't know how, but he knew that this place shouldn't have existed. This tower, extending deep below the earth should never have been constructed. Something happened that shouldn't have. And it was because of that bottle.
The light from the Blue orb began to fade, leaving the room dark besides the flashlight on Gold's PokeGear. He grabbed the sphere (now covered in many flat surfaces) and began the walk back up from the depths of the tower, wondering if Silver had a similar experience.
This chapter sets up a lot of important things for later. So it will matter in the future. For now... Speculation!
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Did you guys really think I'd let you know what was going on last chapter? Hahahah, now I have like five things going on at once :P
Hopefully I'll have the next chapter up within a month or so. I have a lot of time this week so I might update soon. Probably not though, it's end of term :P
