Several days later…

The citizens of Corrinth gathered around the center of town, facing north. Standing in front of them was Karen, the mayoress of Corrinth. Next to her, the dragon that had hatched from the egg leaned on the pedestal, looking out at the group with very intelligent eyes.

I, however, wasn't there. I was at the southern cliff, hooking a shoulder bag filled with my possessions to Dragonite. I would be the only person absent from the dragon's Naming.

When the dragon was a few days old and was almost fully grown, she (I had found out she was female earlier) had told me that she could not use any powers without first obtaining a name. She had said she wanted to hear everyone's ideas, and choose the one she liked the best.

However, I knew she wouldn't like the name I had thought of, so I figured the ceremony was the perfect time to leave, while everyone else was distracted and no goodbyes had to be said.

The Naming began. I could hear everybody talk, since they immediately shouted their ideas as loud as they could, even though they knew she could hear perfectly well.

I chuckled to myself, hearing the stupid, ridiculous, or just plain insulting names they came up with. Some examples were "Red", "Feather", and "Scarlet".

I turned around and began to climb onto Dragonite's back, but he pushed me off.

"Why don't you say your idea?'' he asked. I frowned at him, but leaned on his side and brought the name to the front of my mind.

"Latias.'' I muttered, then smiled. ''She won't take it, you know.''

''But don't you feel better now that you've said it?'' Dragonite replied. I chuckled again. He could be stubborn sometimes.

I've decided what my name shall be. the dragon's voice suddenly said in my mind. I heard everyone else go quiet, and realized they heard her too. Before, only I had been able to understand the language she spoke, a form of telepathic Pokespeech. To everyone else, it had merely been a series of squeaks and squeals.

The dragon waited for a few seconds before saying the name she had chosen.

The name I've chosen to use is Latias. she stated.

It took me a few seconds to register that, and when I did, I was instantly shocked.

''How did she hear me? And why was mine her choice?'' I asked myself. I heard the dragon, now called Latias, laugh.

All of our minds are connected. I can hear everybody equally, Herobrine. she said.

''Herobrine?'' somebody asked, ''But he doesn't even know what you look like!''

Latias laughed again. He can see in more ways than most. she replied.