Alright people, here it is. The one, the only...(drumroll) CHAPTER FIVE!

Umbreon: idiot...

Me: Would you be quiet? Enjoy the funniness, people!

Umbreon: Funniness isn't a word.

Me: I told you to be quiet! (evil glare)

Umbreon: RUN AWAY!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the fic and my own characters, kay?

Now read while I go chase Umbreon!

That afternoon, Kiki, Mesprit, Lucario, Umbreon, and Jolteon all set out for the Tree of Beginning to check on Mew. The entire trip, the word Elementalist kept poking at Jolteon's mind. He knew that he had heard it during that conversation on the phone, but he had heard it elsewhere, too. "Hey, guys," he asked as they reached Mew's door, "do you have any idea what an Elementalist is?"

"Nope."

"Nah-ah."

"No clue."

"Not in the slightest."

"Thanks," the electric fox replied sarcastically. "Maybe Mew knows." Lucario knocked on the door.

"Mew, it's us!" he called.

There was no reply. Lucario tried the knob and, surprisingly, it opened. "Oh god," Kiki said frantically, "the door's unlocked! That means something horrible's happened! Mew! NO!!!!!!"

"Stop freaking out, you worrywart, I'm right here," said Mew as she floated out of the secret room.

"MEW!" Kiki shrieked, grabbing her and squeezing her tightly. "I thought I'd never ever see you again."

Jolteon looked at Lucario questioningly. "She does this kind of stuff all the time," the fighting type told him.

"Can't...breathe," Mew stuttered between gasps for air. Reluctantly, Kiki put her down.

"Erm, sorry 'bout that..." Mew rolled her eyes.

"Um, Mew? I'm sorry, too," Mesprit apologized. "For last night."

"No, I should have told you sooner," she sighed. "And I'm sorry I freaked out like that, too."

"No, it's my fault. I freaked out."

"Still..."

Umbreon, knowing that this would turn into another argument, quickly interrupted, "Mew, Jolteon has something to ask you."

"Oh, yeah!" said Jolteon with sudden realization. "Have you ever heard of an Elementalist?" Mew pondered this for a few seconds.

"I think I recall reading that in one of my books. I'll check." The six went into the secret room and Mew began to scan the shelves. "Hmm, Elementalist, Elementalist, where did I read that?" she muttered to herself. "Aha!" she said finally, pulling out a book with a worn-down cover. Printed along the spine in golden letters was The Legend of the Seven Elementalists. "I think this was it," she said. The group exited the reading room and sat on Mew's bed. Well, in reality, Umbreon and Jolteon sat on Mew's bed; the other three, having no room, were squashed up in Mesprit's cot. Mew pulled up a chair, cleared her voice, and began to read.

Espeon scowled as she walked down the long hallway from the Pokémon rooms to the main room where she slept. She reeked of unwashed Fearow, Ciar's newest minions with the worst manners she had ever seen. The psychic fox sighed. They thought it was impressive that they hadn't showered in three weeks, but Espeon thought that she was going to puke. Deciding that she needed a bath that instant, she made a sharp right turn and entered the bathroom. Espeon filled the tub with warm water and bubble bath and slipped into the baby blue bubbles. "Oh, that reminds me," she told herself, "I need to tell Vaporeon that story." Scrubbing the rest of the Fearow stink off of her, she got out of the bathtub and pulled the plug. Espeon shook herself dry and wiped the soap out of her eyes.

Closing the bathroom door, Espeon continued down the hallway to where Vaporeon was waiting. "Finally!" the blue fox shouted. "How long does it take to get a couple Pokémon ready?"

"You don't want to know," Espeon muttered.

"So, are you going to tell me?" asked Vaporeon.

"Yeah," Espeon replied, "but I've got to tell you another story first so it makes more sense. I think you'll find this one much less boring." Taking a seat in front of Vaporeon's cage, she asked, "Would you like to come out?"

"You can do that?" Vaporeon said, astonished. Espeon nodded and mentally unlocked the cage. The door swung open, and the water fox leapt out.

"You've just got to get back in before Ciar notices." Vaporeon gave Espeon a cute face that said, But I don't wanna... "Don't worry!" Espeon laughed. "That doofus has an attention span of three seconds!" The two Eeveelutions laughed together, then Espeon began her story:

"When I was young, my mother used to tell me this story all the time. It took place long ago, about a thousand years ago, in fact, before Pokémon and humans were friendly with each other. A war was being raged between the humans and the Pokémon, and both sides suffered immense casualties. It was, truly, the first world war. The entire planet was in a frenzy. The humans thought that the Pokémon would destroy their settlements and attack them for food. The Pokémon thought that the humans would enslave them and force them to work their fields and be used for food.

"Now, back then, humans were primitive, and their weapons as well, but most Pokémon were unskilled in using their powers, so both sides were equally armed. And the war raged on.

"The legendaries didn't know what to do. At that time, there were only three legendaries: Mew, the creator, Arceus, her right-hand man, and Rayquaza, her advisor. Although Mew and Arceus still searched for peace, Rayquaza thought that the only way to end this war was to start over. Basically, destroy the universe and then recreate it, with humans and Pokémon living on different planets. The other two were disgusted at such an idea, but as more and more fell on each side, they started to realize that it might be the only way out. Mew decided that if the war did not end in the next ten years (which was like a week to the legendaries), they would proceed with Rayquaza's plan.

"Well, word got out about this decision, but most of the Pokémon were still war-crazed and thought it a trick to make them stop fighting. In fact, only seven believed that it would truly happen, and these seven were what we now call the First Elementalists.

"They were led by an Umbreon called Netra, the Dark Elementalist, who had the ability to learn and call on any move known to Pokémon-kind through a twitch of the ear. Second in command was Liorit, an Espeon and the Light Elementalist, who could locate any other Elementalists by focusing on their chi. Iara, the Water Elementalist, was a Vaporeon who could heal the wounds of other by simply touching them. The Electric Elementalist, known as Hyun Ki, was a Jolteon who could figure out the most difficult puzzles just by remembering a single word. A Leafeon named Samantha, the Earth Elementalist, could hear the other Elementalists when they were in trouble. Chalfon was a Glaceon, the Ice Elementalist, who could change his shape to anything at will. Finally, the youngest member, the Fire Elementalist Amédée, was a Flareon with a unique power; she was able to see into a living being's heart and tell if they were truly good or evil.

"The Elementalists decided to bring about peace and stop Rayquaza from destroying the universe. So Chalfon, disguised as a man, preached peace to the humans, while Hyun Ki and Iara tried to dissuade Pokémon from fighting. But although they succeeded in turning a few to their side, almost all that they met attacked them, calling them 'turn-feathers' and 'traitors'. The war grew worse, but the Elementalists did not give up. More and more people accepted the idea of peace, but the fighting still continued..."

"When ten years had passed, Mew, Arceus, and Rayquaza looked over the people and the Pokémon. Many had stopped fighting, but many more still hated the other side. They had no choice. Rayquaza flew into space and prepared to end the universe.

"The Elementalists were broken. They had tried to bring the world together, but they had failed. Amédée started crying, and the others tried to consol her. Suddenly, her crying changed to chanting, in a strange voice, and the six other Elementalists began to chant with her. They didn't know the words, yet they still said them confidently:

Pacis, brethren. Pacis, liberi. Operor retino bellum super take vos iterum.

which translates to:

Peace, brethren. Peace, children. Do not let war overtake you again.

"At that moment a ball of light appeared, just as Rayquaza was about to destroy the universe. The ball burst and released a flash of light that stretched over the entire creation. It blinded all living creatures. When their sight returned, the people and the Pokémon realized what they were doing was wrong. They put down their weapons, stopped their attacks, and shook hands with each other.

"Rayquaza, stopped in mid-attack, withdrew the beam of energy he was preparing and came back down to Mew and Arceus. Together, they appeared to the Seven Elementalists. Mew approached them and told them this:

"'From now on, you shall be known as the Peacemakers, the Ones Who Saved Creation, the Elementalists. You wield a power that can save and destroy, and so will your future lives, and their future lives. There will be new generations of Elementalists throughout all of time. The universe is in your debt.' Then she and the other legendaries disappeared.

"So now, every time an Elementalist dies, a new Elementalist is born at the same moment. This is how it will continue until the end of time, and the people and Pokémon of Earth can rest assured that if the universe is threatened again, the Elementalists will be there."

Mew closed the book and set it down on her lap. "Kinda boring, don't you think?" she said with a yawn.

"Boring?" shouted Kiki. "That was totally AWESOME!" The others looked at her like she was some kind of freak, but she didn't notice. She was used to it.

"You were in it, Mew," Umbreon pointed out. "Do you remember that when it really happened? If it really happened?"

"Oh, it really happened," said Mew. "I just don't remember me sounding so formal when I talked to the Elementalists. I think it was more like, 'Hey, guys, congrats, you just saved the universe!'" The group burst out in laughter. But not Lucario. He had a much more serious look on his face.

"Guys," he said, "what if Mewtwo thinks that one of us is an Elementalist?" That stopped the laughter.

"Why would he want an Elementalist?" Mew asked them. No one had any suggestions.

"Hold on!" shouted Jolteon. "Maybe he doesn't want an Elementalist, maybe that guy he was with wants an Elementalist! I bet they're working together!"

"Yeah!" agreed Mesprit.

"But who would be stupid enough," the electric fox wondered aloud, "to team up with Mewtwo?" The other five looked at each other and knew in an instant.

"Ciar."

The story of the Elementalists had left Vaporeon speechless. Espeon said, "I'm going to leave the cage unlocked, just in case you need to get out."

"Wait a second." Vaporeon snapped out of her trance. "What does this have to do with...oh," she uttered with sudden realization. Then she started stuttering. "How the...? How did...? What the heck...? Oh my..."

"Maybe that's a story for another day," Espeon told her.

"Will you tell me tomorrow?" Vaporeon asked. The psychic fox thought a moment.

"Nay, not tomorrow. Some other day, okay?" Vaporeon smirked.

"Only if tomorrow you tell me about how you got that scar," she said. Espeon gently touched the scar under her right eye. This one knows how to play, she thought. Then she grinned.

"Maybe I will," she said, exiting the room. She winked. "Maybe I won't."

There you have it!

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So until the next update, chow! (chases after Umbreon)

-Umbreon Mastah, the insane fanfiction writer who talks to her characters