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Chapter 3: Silver Lining?

Slateport City, Yellow's POV:

Yellow and Silver had finally arrived in Slateport City, where they met Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald who were waiting for them.

"Hey guys, long time no see." Sapphire smiled as she greeted everyone.

"Yeah—just wish we didn't have to meet under these circumstances." Silver gave a half-hearted chuckle.

"Alright, so what's the plan?" Ruby questioned as he adjusted his shirt.

"Hm—Yellow is the senior trainer here so, what do you think we should do?" Silver faced the blonde Healer who looked at him with shock in her green eyes, but she quickly regained her composure.

"Well, I guess you can go to the Sky Pillar and find Rayquaza, Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald can protect the Regis that live here, and I'll go find the Soul Dew on Southern Island to protect the Eon twins. I'll meet up with Silver at the Sky Pillar after I've secured it." Yellow explained as she counted off the local legends of Hoenn.

"Alright, sounds good. We'd better get going, time is of the essence." Silver ordered as he summoned his red Gyarados on jumped on the serpentine dragon's back as it hit the water and sailed off towards Sky Pillar. Ruby called out Zuzu the Swampert and they surfed off towards route 105, Sapphire headed north to the desert route of 111, and Emerald called out his Sceptile and jumped on his back and then the two dashed by land towards the east for route 120.

"I guess I'd better get going too—Red wouldn't want me to be moping around like this." Yellow cleared her thoughts as she called out her Dodrio, Dodosk. She got on the three-headed bird's back. With a curt "Giddy'up", the Triple Bird began to run along the coastline, picking up speed with each long stride until eventually it began to take great leaps, each one getting longer and longer with each jump until finally they hit the aquatic route 133 just east of Slateport. Just before they reached the water, Yellow leaned up to Dodosk's middle head and whispered, "We're going to island-hop by jumping—let me guide you." The three-headed bird perked up and with the prompting of his trainer took one last great leap just as they reached the end of the shore and safely landed on a nearby landmass, then immediately took another leap towards another small island. They just kept doing this right past the island community of Pacifidlog Town, then Sky Pillar (where Yellow made a point to wave to Silver as she passed, he and Gyarados had already arrived) and then to the smaller islands that followed until she finally reached her destination of Southern Island.

"Phew—you did great, Dodosk, get some rest." Yellow patted her traveling friend comfortingly as she pulled out a Poké-ball, returning the Dodrio to his small home. "Alright, now to find the Soul Dew—" Yellow sighed as she headed into the large forest that canopied before her.

She proceeded into the entrance of the forest and walked along the softly-beaten path that led right to the heart of the forest. The sun danced down through the treetops, creating tiny rivers of light that gave a cozy warmth to the forest. "So pretty—" Yellow's eyes twinkled in wonder as she took in the unhindered beauty of the forest. The blonde girl walked in further, when all of a sudden she felt a familiar, friendly presence, two of them as a matter of fact. Yellow immediately stopped walking, because she knew exactly who they were. "Alright you two, you can stop hiding. I'm not gonna hurt you." Yellow giggled, and a second later, two small, dragon-type Pokémon appeared before her. They both had long, slender necks and thin, stream-lined wings and were covered all over with what appeared to be soft downy feathers. The larger brother, Latios, had blue markings while his sister, the smaller Latias was set apart by red markings. Latias seemed especially happy to see a friendly face, and swooped in next to Yellow and cuddled to show it. Latios, although happy, floated silently a few feet away, his red eyes never wavering from his guest.

"Hey, that tickles—I'm glad to see you too." Yellow laughed as she pet the female dragon on the head. "I think you know what I'm here for though—" Yellow sighed as she looked Latios in the eyes. The blue Eon floated over to the blonde trainer and leaned his head forward, prompting Yellow to place her hand on his forehead. Using her Viridian Powers, Yellow explained everything to Latios, and that she was here to help protect the Soul Dew. When she was done, Latios looked up and gave an understanding nod. Then the blue dragon stretched out his slender arms, summoning a small bluish white light in between his hands. A few seconds later, the light transformed into a sphere that continued to glow in a soft light blue color and seemed to radiate peace and comfort. Latios handed the gem to Yellow, giving her a look of determination and confidence as he did.

"Thank you, Latios and Latias. I promise to keep this safe, and to bring it back when the danger passes. Now I've got to go and help my other friends—take care and stay hidden." Yellow gave a grateful smile as she hugged the dragons, then ran back towards the island's shoreline.

Silver's POV, Sky Pillar:

Silver waved to Yellow as she ran past him and the Sky Pillar. "You think she'll be okay?" The red-headed trainer looked at his Atrocious Pokémon, who just gave an understanding nod, prompting Silver to give a smile to his companion. "Yeah, she'll be fine. Yellow's tougher than most." With that, he withdrew Gyarados and called out his Murkrow. The small, black bird squawked as he landed on Silver's shoulder. "Alright buddy, I need you to carry me up to the top. Think you're up to it?" Silver laughed as he patted the small bird on the head, the Darkness Pokémon just gave a confident smile as it flew up and grabbed Silver by the collar of his shirt and began to fly. After some strenuous flapping on Murkrow's part, they finally reached the top of Sky Pillar. It was an impressive sight: a wide, open rooftop with nothing but a few toppled pillars that likely supported a roof long ago. Silver then looked over the ledge and he could see all of Hoenn below. "Wow! No wonder Rayquaza chose this as its roost; you can see everything from up here." Silver gasped in awe at the view. "Well, I guess we just stake it out and wait for Rayquaza." The red-headed trainer concluded as he observed that the great dragon was not at its nest currently. Murkrow flitted back on to his trainers shoulder and gave a contented "caw" as he smiled.

"It looks like gonna be alone for a while, Murkrow. It could be a while before Rayquaza comes back." Silver laughed as he scratched under the black birds chin, causing another contented cackle to come from the bird.

"Alone? Are you sure about that?" A voice echoed out, prompting Silver to cautiously look around to find the source of the voice.

"Who are you? Show yourself!" The red-headed trainer demanded as he assumed a defensive stance and Murkrow's feathers bristled as a sign of aggression.

"Heh—suit yourself." The voice, which now seemed eerily familiar, laughed. A few seconds later, a silhouette walked out from behind one of the crumbled pillars. Silver squinted to see who this stranger was; he soon realized that this was no stranger at all, and his grey eyes tensed as the realization hit him.

"I-I don't believe it—" Silver nearly gasped from shock when he recognized who it was that was standing before him.

A/N: Who did Silver run into that has made him so stunned? Yellow's task went easily enough, but there's still a great deal left to do, can they handle it? Find out by reading as I update, and be sure to review to let me know how I'm doing.