A/N: Hey, hey, hey! It's me again! Welcome to the latest chapter of Pokémon Legends! Sorry for the late update. School was happening (and a little bit of my own laziness...), but now that it's summer break, I hope to be able to update more often! So...

Last time, the story was told in Clay's POV. This time, we're gonna be going back to Dune's POV! I'm not sure if I'll switch POVs again, but who knows? And speaking of this chapter, we're gonna learn a few more things about certain stuff we saw last time. What is it, you ask? Read on to find out!

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Chapter 4: The Prophecy

Dune had no idea what he was thinking. He had meant what he said before- he wanted nothing to do with Clay's quest. He had figured the Excadrill was totally crazy, going to the Dungeons by himself. Still, Duke managed to talk a bit of sense into him, and so Dune had set out to look for young Clay.

The Pokémon in Southern Savanna weren't very powerful. Not to him, anyways. Dune was able to get out of any skirmishes fairly quickly. Even so, he hadn't seen Clay at all until he made it to the end of the Dungeon. He didn't know what surprised him more- the fact that Clay was alive, the fact that he had found the Sandslash, or seeing him about to take on the entire Blazing Pride. Dune had heard about the band of Pyroar living in the Savanna, running around acting like they owned the place.

The Krokorok couldn't deny that it felt good to fight again...he couldn't deny that it felt nice to explore the unknown again, to go into a new environment and face challenges! The feeling he got when he set foot in that Dungeon...it was something Dune hadn't felt in years. Then, Dune shook the thoughts from his head. Nope, he gave up exploring for a reason, and there was no way he was going to change his mind.

Dune came to this conclusion as he and Clay brought the injured Sandslash to Cherry. Cherry was a Blissey, and she had a knack for healing sock or hurt Pokémon. That's why Dune trusted her to make sure the yellow Pokémon was properly healed. When that was done and he left the building, Clay had broken from his silence and proceeded to totally freak out over Dune's fighting.

"That was amazing! You took down those Pyroar like they were nothing! You didn't even look scared!" he said.

"Probably 'cause I wasn't," Dune rumbled. "Trust me, I've seen much worse things in the past."

"Really?" Clay asked. "Like what?"

"Not important," Dune replied, flicking his tail dismissively. "I gotta give ya credit, though- wasn't expecting you to actually make it to the end of the Dungeon."

"Well, it wasn't too hard," Clay stated. "The Pokémon there weren't too strong. Although, I think I might've been torn apart by the Pride if you hadn't come."

"Well, don't get used to it," Dune said dryly. "That was a one-time thing- I gave up exploring a long time ago, and I won't start up again now."

"Why not?" Clay asked.

"Again, not important," Dune replied. He looked up into the sky, which was turning dark, signifying it was almost night. "You got a place to sleep?"

"Yeah, it's at the other end of town," Clay answered, gesturing to the west of town.

"Well, good that. You outta get some sleep, what with everything that happened today," Dune suggested. Clay nodded in agreement and turned in the direction he said before. It wasn't until Dune had walked two feet that Clay spoke again.

"You know, you really should consider exploring again. I'm sure no Pokémon would want to fight you in the wild!" Clay remarked.

"I'll think about it," Dune lied. He began to leave once again, and then Clay said something that made him snarl in anger.

"Hey, was it when you fought a REALLY big Pokémon that you got those scars?"

Dune knew Clay was referring to the long, jagged scars that ran down his back. He knew the Excadrill meant nothing bad by asking, but Dune still hated it when Pokémon mentioned his scars.

"Weren't you paying attention?" he growled, choking down fury. "Not important."

Dune didn't stay to see Clay's reaction. He just walked to his house without another word.

That night, Dune dreamed.

He was standing on a platform composed of large stars. The sky around him was also made of clouds that were different shades of red and purple.

'Kay...what's going on here? Dune wondered. He looked around, trying to make out where he was. That's when he heard the voice.

"You have arrived. The three have arrived." it said. Dune couldn't tell where the voice was coming from, but whoever it belonged to, the voice radiated with power.

"Hey, who are you!?" Dune called, his eyes darting back and forth. "C'mon, show yerself!"

The voice didn't respond in the way Dune expected, however. The air seemed to crackle with energy until the voice spoke again.

"Three bodies of land, rise or fall by darkness hand.

A storm arise, a shadow in the skies.

A legend's wrath, send the world on a dark path."

Now, Dune was really confused. "What the-? Darkness hand? A legend's wrath? What're you talkin' about!?"

But the stranger's voice said nothing else as the strange landscape faded away to blackness, signifying the end of the dream.

Dune awoke to the sound of the ocean. He shook his head, trying to gather his thoughts. That dream...what did it mean? How did that voice belong to? And what was it talking about? The way it spoke...What was it telling me? Dune wondered. What was it trying to say?

These thoughts rang in Dune's head as he strolled into town. He looked up at the sky. A storm arise. Well, last time Dune checked, it wasn't supposed to rain at all this week. Heh, maybe I'm getting worried over nothing. It was just a dumb dream. Doesn't mean a thing. Dune chuckled at his own paranoia and continued on. He couldn't wait to share a laugh over it with Duke, maybe see how Clay would react if he were there-

"Excuse me! You- yeah, the Krokorok!"

Dune looked around. Who had just spoken to him? It wasn't a voice he recognized, but it was clearly talking to him...

"Hey- over here! I need to talk to you!" the voice sounded again. This time, Dune could tell where it was coming from. He turned in the direction of the Northern half of Alpha Town.

"Hah! Good, I got your attention!"

"Get back here right now, missy!"

Dune recognized the second voice as Cherry the Blissey, the town's doctor. He saw the Happiness Pokémon pursuing a second Pokémon. He immediately recognized the yellow body and brown quills of a Sandslash. That must've been who the first voice belonged to her!

"I said get back here!" Cherry commanded. "You're not well enough to be out!"

The Sandslash turned her head to face Cherry. "I'm out right now, aren't I? And I'm perfectly fine!"

Dune had to admit- she looked perfectly fine right now...well, aside from the bandaged arm and leg. Indeed, yesterday the Sandslash looked pretty much dead after being attacked by the Blazing Pride. Now she seemed as healthy as a Ducklett.

"Don't get smart with me, you still need to rest!" Cherry said, finally catching up to the Mouse Pokémon. Dune decided now was as good as any time to finally speak to this strange Pokémon.

"Hey there, Cherry," Dune said, walking up to the pink Pokémon. "Having a bit of trouble?"

Cherry brightened. "Hello Dune. I'm just having a little trouble with a patient of mine, that's all."

"I told you," the Sandslash insisted. "I'm fine now! You can stop watching me like a hawk now."

"I am NOT watching you like a hawk!" Cherry shouted.

"Er, hey, Cherry. What if I kept an eye on her for a little bit?" Dune offered.

"Oh, are you sure?" Cherry asked.

"Course I am," Dune replied.

"Well...okay then." Cherry said, walking back to the first-aid center.

"She's a nice doctor and all," the Sandslash spoke. "But she can be a little bit..."

"Protective?" Dune finished for her. "Yeah, she can be like that with all her patients, but she's like that 'cause she cares."

The Sandslash shrugged. "So. You and some Excadrill are the ones who saved me, huh?"

Dune nodded. "Well, it was mostly Clay- the Excadrill- but I helped more at the end."

"Okay," she replied. "Well, I'd better properly introduce myself. My name's Horizon."

"Name's Dune," Dune answered. "If ya don't mind me asking, what exactly where you doing out there all by yerself?"

"Um, I'll explain everything," Horizon assured, "but I think the Excadrill- sorry, Clay- should be here to hear it too."

Dune nodded. Then, as if the words had summoned him, Clay strolled up to the two of them.

"Good morning, Dune!" he greeted. Dune simply flicked his tail in greeting. Horizon turned to see him.

"Hi there," she said with a wave. "You must be Clay."

"Hey, you're that Sandslash we helped yesterday!" Clay remarked. "You seem to be doing much better now than when me and Dune found you."

Horizon frowned. "Yeah...I can guess I looked pretty bad..."

"Oh! Sorry, I didn't mean to-" Clay quickly apologized.

"It's alright. I'm sure you didn't mean anything bad by it," Horizon assured him.

"M'kay, now that introductions are outta the way, can you tell is what you were actually doing out in Southern Savanna?" Dune asked.

"You really don't mess around, do you?" Horizon asked. "Okay, I'll tell you the whole story."

"You see, I've always been really interested in the myths of the Legendary Pokémon. I've been researching them for a long time now, and I've always wanted to see one, just to see for myself that they're not myths," she explained.

Dune scoffed. "Well then, you came to a bad place to find that. Even if the Legendary Pokémon did exist, and I personally don't think they do, it's said they haven't been seen around these parts for hundreds of years."

"Well, yeah," Horizon nodded. "But that's where my book comes in."

Clay gasped as though he had just remembered something. "You mean this book?"

Dune was surprised when Clay took out what appeared to be an old, tattered book. He was also surprised when Horizon's eyes widened at it.

"What? I didn't even know I lost it!" Horizon said.

"Yeah, I think it fell out of your pack while you were out there," Clay replied.

"Well, thanks for finding it!" Horizon said, taking it back.

"So, what's so special about that book?" Dune asked.

"Everything!" Horizon replied sharply. "Take a look at this!"

She opened the book to a few pages, each depicting different pictures of what Dune assumed to be Pokémon. Pokémon Dune and Clay didn't recognize.

"Legendary Pokémon possess all sorts of abilities. The power to create immense storms, raise the continents and oceans, scorch the world with fire, even controlling time and space!" Horizon explained, getting increasingly excited. "These Pokémon can do anything, they have powers that we only dream of having!"

Clay stared incredulously at the pages. "Wow..."

"Well, that's certainly fascinating," Dune remarked. "But there's no way Pokémon like that exist!"

"I'm sure they do!" Horizon insisted. "And now, look at this."

She turned to a page towards the back of the book. On this page, and going over to the page adjacent to it, was a full map of Pokéa, with some parts on the map marked with a red triangle.

"Huh?" Dune asked. "How come there's a map of the entire island in there?"

Horizon shrugged. "Beats me, but I figured it must be there for a reason. So, that's why I came here."

Dune nodded. That's when Clay asked, "So then, did Morrin give you that book?"

"Morrin? Oh!" Horizon looked on the inside cover where Clay had seen Morrin's name. "Uh, not exactly."

"Did ya steal it?" Dune asked.

"What the-!? NO!" Horizon shouted. "You see, a few weeks ago, I was going for a little walk through a forest trail when I found it hidden by some tree roots. There was no scent around it, and no trace of any Pokémon, so I just decided to keep it."

"And nobody named Morrin asked for it back?" Clay asked.

Horizon shook her head. "Nope. Nobody wanted it back. But I figured that, if there was a map of Pokéa in here, then there has to be something important here."

"What about those markings on the page?" Clay asked, pointing to the triangle markings.

"I don't know about that either," Horizon admitted. "But I was on my way to that one outside of Southern Savanna."

Horizon pointed to a triangle outside of said Dungeon.

"That's...Silver Bay," Dune stated. "Why is marked, though?"

"If I don't know about the marks in general," Horizon deadpanned. "What makes you think I'd know why that area is marked?"

"Oh, well excuse me Miss Sass," Dune retorted with a glare.

"'Miss Sass'? Is that seriously the best comeback you can come up with?" Horizon challenged.

"I can come up with much worse than that!"

"I'd like to see you try!"

"Would ya now?"

"Guys!" Clay called. "Stop arguing, it's causing a storm!"

"Huh?" Horizon looked up, only to see the sky dark with storm clouds. Dune noticed it too.

"That ain't how storms work, boy!" Dune said, irritated.

"Weird...I didn't know it was supposed to rain today..." Horizon stated.

"It's...not," Dune pointed out. Suddenly the words from his dream came back to him.

A storm arise... It couldn't be talking about this storm in particular, could it?

As Dune surveyed the town, different residents were now staring at the sky, fear ad confusion on their faces.

"What in the world is happening?"

"It's not supposed to rain today!"

"There hasn't been any kind of bad weather in a long time!"

"Why is this happening?"

The confused conversations went from Pokémon to Pokémon. Dune even saw Duke watching the clouds, and even he looked clueless. That's when Clay yelped in terror.

"I saw something! There was something in the clouds!" he shouted. Dune and Horizon looked up, and then lightning flickered. Suddenly there it was- a massive figure soaring through the air, silhouetted in the dark clouds. Rain fell as it passed again.

"What...is...that?" Horizon whispered, fear clearly visible in her voice. But Dune paid no attention to anything else. All he could hear was the line spoken by the powerful voice...

A storm arise, a shadow in the skies.

"Holy..." Dune started. He couldn't finish the thought, though.

Because, just then, a furious roar tore through the air.

A/N: Oh look, suspense! Great place to leave off! You can probably guess what's gonna happen next time, right? You bet- SUPER AMAZING BATTLE WITH SOMETHING AWESOME! I'm sure you can't wait to see it, right? And I'm sure you have more questions...such as:

Who is Morrin? What is the meaning behind the strange prophecy in Dune's dream? What was the strange shadow in the storm clouds? These and more will be answered..maybe not next chapter, but AT SOMETHING POINT! I SHALL SEE YOU NEXT TIME!