Emotions
Were homes supposed to get this foggy? Or was she merely dreaming? Maybe all of this was a dream. Maybe, she was still riding on her Venusaur, making tracks home. Maybe she would wake up back in the Kanto region, and not in this Sinnoh region, that had Pokémon she couldn't even comprehend. Maybe she'll wake up, and return to being the Champion she was. But of course, she knew better. This was a dream. If it wasn't, then someone spiked her drink the earlier night.
Slowly, she leaned up from the couch she rested on. The blankets that covered her slowly leaned down, as her head turned left and right. The living room she had rested in the night before, now had fog laying on the floors and walls. One of her eyebrows rose in confusion, for this was truly a new and disturbing sight. She slid the blankets down further, before dipping her foot onto the ground. It was soft and mushy, yet warm instead of cold. Gripping the couch's armrest, she stood up from the foggy ground. Her legs felt as if they were going to buckle under the weight, but she wouldn't allow them too. She was sick and tired of being, well, sick and tired.
Her weak limbs attempted to bring her over to the room's walls, but she was so wobbly, she nearly fell over one of the furniture pieces. Fortunately, a chair broke her fall, and what a soft chair it was. To add to her growing problems, she was finding it hard to see. No, her eyes weren't losing the ability to see, instead things were growing much to dark to see through. The only light in this foggy room, came from the moon outside. It wasn't doing much for her, however. She needed help.
Her vision aimed down. Lying on the table beside the couch she slept on, was her satchel. She weakly reached forward, and started prodding the zipper outside. It took her a while to bring it down, but upon doing so, Poké Balls spilled out. She reached forward for one specific ball, but a call entered her ears.
"Larvesta!"
She was prodding the Poké Ball to her trusted Nidoqueen, but she stopped. Instead, she moved her hand over, grabbing the small Poké Ball with the torch Pokémon within. Tapping the center of the ball, she made it enlarge in her hand, and upon doing so, she felt a sense of warmth move through it. She brought the Poké Ball closer to her chest, while she pressed hard on the ball's sides. The red and white sphere snapped open, spewing out a vibrant shine.
This shine coursed through the air like a lightning bolt, before touching down on the table before her. She watched it course and jerk, for what felt like forever. Once it settled however, what replaced it, was a small white and brown bug, with red horns, and the bluest of blue eyes.
"Larv?" the Pokémon said, looking left and right in confusion.
Leaf's hand suddenly started traveling against her Pokémon's back, making him straighten up and grow tense. The flaming bug spun around, gazing into the eyes of his master. If he could smile, she was sure he would be doing so. Her Larvesta started to crawl on his hind legs, as his free appendages clawed out to the air in an attempt to grab his master. Leaf's face turned into a smile, while her open palmed allowed him to crawl upon her.
"Apollo..." Leaf said, calling him by name.
Her Larvesta approved of it, for it was now even more happier than before. He seemingly begged for his master to lift him, something she easily complied with. Her still outstretched hand allowed him to crawl upon her, and he scurried in such a quick pace. Now, as he sat perched on her shoulder, she felt such a strong warmth resonate from her. It spurned her to move forward, and gave her the strength to do so.
On her feet once again, she started to approach the home's door. As soon as she turned the cold steel knob, she was introduced to the same problem that plagued the house's living room. The entire outdoors was bathing in fog, a very powerful one too. As she walked forward, trekking through the opaque mist, she started to argue with herself. Maybe this was just Twinleaf's mysterious ways. Comparing it to a place such as Lavender Town, it wasn't much of a comparison. Lavender Town was much, much, scarier, creepy fog and all.
The less she thought of that place, the better. Briefly, she thought about turning back around. Just return to Dawn, and ask the Sinnoh Champion if she could explain what was going on. But she didn't turn around. She instead continued walking, trekking through the fog laden town of Twinleaf. With Apollo on her shoulder, she not only got a great light source, she also got a great source of warmth. Though she wasn't sure which one was more important, she favored both. It made walking much easier, somehow.
She continued heading through the town, eventually meeting the forest that surrounded it. She stopped briefly, and her chest heaved up and down. But a call entered her ear, making her gasp in surprise. She at first looked to her Larvesta, while her mind attempted to put together a coherent thought. It was hard at first, for she wasn't sure if she actually heard the call or not. And, that earlier call, was joined by the silent stirring of water.
Leaf began pushing through the trees. Left and right she moved, dodging them as she headed forward. Odd, no Pokémon moved within the forest around them. No birds, no bugs, no nothing, it was as if this land was devoid of all life save for them. Leaf continued pushing on too, but stopped right when the forest came to a clearing.
She stepped to the side of the tree before her, seeing a wide expansive area before her. In this area, a massive lake. Leaf gazed at the lake with wide eyes. The lake was so calm, especially in the night skies. Her beating heart had grown tame now, as she neared the lake's edge. Apollo had grown still, though the sight of the water made his body ripple with terror. Now standing before it, the Kanto Trainer gazed long and hard into her reflection. It was like a mirror had been placed on the ground, for the lake was so calm, no ripples were created. Slowly Leaf got down to her knees, so she could be closer to her own mirror image. Her finger touched it.
One, slight ripple, was triggered by the touch. But it didn't move just a few inches, then fade away like it should have. Instead it coursed the entire length of the lake, flying from one end all the way to the other. Leaf watched it too, awe on her face. And for the first time this mysterious night, she noticed an island in the center of the lake. Her tiny wave touched the island side.
The entrance to the cave started shining. It was a pink light, one that filled the air, and grew bright like a star. Leaf covered her eyes at first, but as time went on, the light started to diminish. It grew smaller and smaller, eventually appearing to be a mere flicker that floated above the lake's island. This flicker grew closer and closer, stopping right before the Kanto trainer. This shimmering orb eventually uncurled itself, revealing this thing.
It was small, barely a foot tall in fact, with a pink head, and grey body. A red oval-shaped gem lied on its forehead, matching its twin tails that also had jewels encrusted into it. With its yellow eyes, this creature peered into Leaf's soul, as if it was severing her body from her spirit.
Leaf began moving her hands forward. The creature before her didn't move in the least bit, almost as if the trainer didn't even exist. Though she heard Apollo yell into her ear, his calls did little to stop her. Her fingers started to quiver, as they neared this creature's body. Then she touched it.
At first, nothing happened. But after a while, Leaf began to tremble. Her mind started to forget something. Not memories or knowledge, no, she started to forget something equally important. She stopped remembering how to laugh. It was an odd thought. She knew how to laugh, but she forgot how too. She also, oddly enough, forgot how to cry. The image of her dead Venusaur lied in her head, and it filled her body with lament, but she couldn't cry.
In fact, she couldn't feel any emotion. Not sadness, not happiness, not anger, not even confusion. All she had now, was this blank stare, one that lacked any elements of emotion. In fact, that's what she was.
Emotionless. Pure emotionless.
She gazed down to her reflection once more. Her eyes lacked color. So did her skin, for it appeared paler than usual. It was like she was staring into the face of a ghost.
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"Cario... Luc... Ario..."
Her nostrils flared, open and close. The ability to smell suddenly rushed her, filling into her nose. Eggs, bacon, pancakes, they all came to her. Even with her eyes closed, she could still see light. A quick blink, and all she saw was blurs. She blinked again, seeing eyes gaze back. Red eyes, eyes that had seen many battles, and had also won, many battles. They belonged to this blue and black creature, that stood on two legs, much like a human. In fact, it could have easily passed as a human, had it not been for its fur, and of course, its head. This creature, nay, woman it seemed, had a jackel like head, with four long black appendages hanging from her head. It was a Pokémon, obviously enough, but what kind of Pokémon?
"Lucario..." she said, whilst batting her eyelashes at the Kanto trainer.
The Pokémon stood tall, and Leaf gazed upon her. She was so awestruck by this bipedal creature, for she had never seen one that looked so magnificent. The Lucario, on the other hand, walked off, as if the trainer was nothing to her. Leaf watched her for a moment or too, while she rubbed her head in confusion. Turning away to gaze at the couch she lay on, Leaf began to ponder if the encounter that just occurred, really happened. Was she awake, or was she still dreaming? After last night's dream, it was hard to tell. Reaching into her satchel, she withdrew a mirror. Gazing upon her reflection, she saw nothing but life. Her skin was peachy again, her hair was shimmering silver and grey, and her eyes was the moonlight color they should be. She let out a sight of relief, while her hand laid upon her chest. She felt so wonderful now that she no longer looked like a ghost. A nightmare like that was one she never wanted to have again.
But something was derange about it. Staring down, she saw the slumbering frame of her beloved Larvesta. He looked so cute as he curled and uncurled, whilst inhaling and exhaling. But Leaf felt nothing but fear and confusion. If it was a dream last night, then how was Apollo released from his Poké Ball? In fact, the ball lied right there, beside his head. Was it a dream then? Or, could it have been, real in someway?
She shook her head, not wanting to believe the notion. Instead, she started thinking on things currently. Here she was, in the middle of a region she's never been to before, in the home of said region's Champion. She wanted desperately to go home, to step foot in Kanto once again, to be free of this. She wanted to return to the place where she was champion. As much fun as discovering a new region is, she just wanted to go home for a while. At least until his death was free of her mind. At least until she could stop thinking about him.
Her face moved inward, while her hand moved up to touch her head. She groaned out loud, as her mind played images. Soon, she would be on a trip to the Kanto region, she just needed to wait. And boy, was waiting hard.
"Thinking hard?" a soothing voice echoed.
Leaf glanced up, seeing blue eyes gaze back. It was a woman, wearing a white shirt, and red apron. She had a spatula in her hand as well, showing that she was the person cooking in the home. The woman before her had such a sunny smile, one only a mother could give. That made sense of course, seeing as how this woman was Dawn's mother.
"Ms. Johanna..." Leaf stated.
The mother gave a bigger smile, while she waved around the cooking utensil in her hand.
"Well you talk," Johanna commented, "Good, cause I thought you'd be like my daughter. Always grumpy faced and silent."
Leaf couldn't help but to giggle, as she imagined Dawn's face. Ms. Johanna was such a cool mom, if the Kanto Trainer could say herself. When comparing her own mother to her, it was no contest. Even in the short time she knew Dawn's mother, it was easy to say she was much more active than her own mom. She could easily tell by all the ribbons she had on her trophy wall. They were everywhere, ribbons and trophies praising the mom for her expert use of her Pokémon in something called 'Super Contests.' Honestly, Leaf had never heard of it before, but the shear number of achievements Johanna had showed that it was important.
Johanna noticed the Kanto Trainer eying her trophies, and it made her smile. She started waltzing off toward the casing, as she smiled sunnily.
"You know," she commented aloud, "I tried to get Dawn into these contests, just like her mom," she chuckled, "You should have seen her when she did, she looked so cute in her pink dress," then a groan, "But after a while of winning contests, she went right back to having her Pokémon pummel other Pokémon. I suppose I should be proud, seeing as she's the Champion and all, but I only wonder what could have happened if she did stay in the contests."
The sound of eggs cracking made her eyes turn toward the homes kitchen. Johanna straightened herself up after a few seconds, and started to walk off, heading toward the dinning area.
"Dawn and Barry outside in the back, training again. Those kids just love trying to kill each other... Ugh..."
Leaf's eyes seemed to shine even brighter. As cool as these 'Super Contests' sounded, she could never give up the thought of watching a battle. Besides, Dawn was the Sinnoh Champ, when would she ever get the chance to see this again?
Standing up from the couch, she patted Apollo on the head. It shook the Pokémon from its rest, making it grumble out in annoyance. She didn't care, as she rose the bug and placed it on her shoulder. In a slow manner, she trekked through the small home, eventually coming on the other end. After fiddling a bit with the back door, she pushed it open.
Twinleaf's beautiful morning seemed to come so suddenly. The wind blew so calmly, rustling the grass on the ground. The smell of the wet, dew dropped morning, was a very tasty smell indeed, if one could describe it as such. Leaf was only wearing night clothing Johanna graciously allowed her to borrow, so she didn't stand out in the public. Instead, she sought safety in the shade cast by Dawn's home. From this area, she had the perfect view.
Dawn cut through the morning air with her eyes. Returning her gaze some meters away, was her eternal rival. Barry's childish demeanor had been replaced with this daunting one, as his orange eyes return his foes glare, with one of equal intensity. The wind between them had picked up, ruffling Dawn's skirt, and raising Barry's scarf. Things were so silent between them, yet at the same time, so very intense. It was like a stand-off between two cowboys, except this was real.
Then Dawn's hand dropped, falling to her waist. Wrapped around it, a belt holding six, shining, Poké Balls. Barry did like wise, revealing a belt that also held six Poké Balls. All of them different kinds, just like hers. It seemed they were decided which Pokémon to use, without even gazing at the balls, for their eyes were still trained on each other. Then again, when you're as skilled as these two, then you'd already know which Pokémon lied where, as well as which one to use.
Dawn slowly procured a white and red Poké Ball from her belt. At the same time, Barry did too. They slowly pulled back the balls in their hand, before stopping. Then the air was cut by words.
"Go! Empoleon!"
"I choose you! Scorch!"
Barry threw forth his Poké Ball, Dawn did likewise. The red and white spheres collapsed onto the ground, before spewing out a vibrant shine of light and harmony. When the light died out, two Pokémon stood in their place. This flaming monkey, with golden swirls on its shoulders, chest, hands, and knees, stood on Dawn's side. It gave out a mighty roar, making the flames on its head burst out, then it slammed its fist into the ground, triggering a quake. It was a powerful Pokémon, anyone could tell by sight alone. But just so everyone would know, it roared out its name to make everyone understand.
"INFERNAPE!"
What stood on Barry's side was completely different. It stood on talons, this big blue Pokémon. It appeared heavy to lift, as steel glistened off of its fins and body. A collar made of metal jutted up from its neck, drawing attention to the trident that sat on its head, separating its eyes and mouth. No wait, its mouth lied on the golden trident itself, in fact, its mouth was the trident, as it was a beak. The Emperor Pokémon stepped forward, being extremely daunting and mysterious as it did so.
"Empoleon..." he said, lowly, offsetting the Infernape's call from before.
Leaf dropped her Pokédex. The power these two Pokémon exuded seemed to float through the air. It was impressive, to say the least. And yet, it served to remind her of her own Pokémon. The green one, with the great plant on its back. He was strong like these two. In fact, she was sure he could battle these two.
If he were still alive, that is.
It made her heart freeze, as tears began to form. Her Larvesta noticed this, as he began tapping the side of her face. She shrugged him off, for she needed to grab her Pokédex from the ground. Raising the red and black device, she attempted to scan the Pokémon before her. This, unfortunately, caused the same event to pan out, as when she tried to scan Barry's Staraptor.
UNKNOWN
It made her groan in defeat. But there was something about that Infernape that got her all riled up. There was something about it, that reminded her of something. Could it have been, that she fought it before?
"Alright Empoleon!" Barry said while jabbing forward his finger, "Use, Aerial Ace!"
The Emperor Pokémon suddenly hunched down. The wind began picking up, moving under his fins, as well as rustle the grass around them. Then, in the blink of an eye, the Pokémon vanished. He moved left and right, disappearing and reappearing as nothing but mere after images. Dawn's Infernape glared toward his foes fleeting image, watching as the Emperor Pokémon moved at such blinding speeds. There was no way he could dodge this, and that was the point.
Suddenly, Barry's Empoleon returned. Still appearing as an after image, the penguin-like Pokémon dashed forward, then dashed back. Upon doing so, Scorch felt this pain. He gripped his body, while his foe rose one of its fins. The Empoleon glanced down to the golden claw lying under the fin, the same claw he just used to slash at his foe.
"Scorch! Use Close Combat!"
The Empoleon's eyes widened. Turning around, he saw his foe jump right into his face. It started with a punch, one that shattered the Empoleon's steel body. The penguin's eyes bulged briefly, as his flaming foe wheeled back his other fist. This one dashed forward, slamming into the Empoleon's chest next. The bird attempted to raise one of his fins to deflect the next punch, but it was fruitless. Using his free hand, Scorch slapped the block out-of-the-way, in order to continue his onslaught of fists. The punches grew in speed as well. One after another, in rapid succession, Scorch's punches riddled the Empoleon's body. It didn't end until Scorch delivered one final punch to the Empoleon's chest.
The last strike made the penguin step back, as he struggled to retain consciousness. Blows like that were much to strong for it, even if it was half steel. In fact, blows like that were its weakness. How it was still awake was anyone's guess.
"We've been training," Barry said as his Pokémon shook of the earlier attack, "I've been working especially hard on upping Empoleon's defense against fighting-type moves!" his orange eyes suddenly squinted as he scanned Dawn's Infernape, "And judging from the fact that your Infernape is still standing, I assume you've been training to increase his resistance against flying-type moves, huh?"
Dawn merely nodded, while this smile came to her. Pointing her finger again, she aimed directly at the Emperor Pokémon before her.
"Scorch! Fire Punch, now!"
The flaming simian rose his fist. The sound of him, cracking the bones in his hand, resonated in the air. The next moment, his fist erupted into magnificent flames. It danced on his hand, before he waved it through the air, making fire dance briefly through the wind. His foe braced himself for impact, as the sizzling ape started running forward. One quick punch, and the attack lied firmly in the Empoleon's gut. The attack was intense, as more flames sprouted from the strike. They engulfed the Empoleon, swallowing it whole in a flaming ball. If this continued, then the battle was as good as over. But Barry wouldn't allow it.
"Empoleon! Brine!" he ordered.
The Emperor Pokémon thrusted skyward its body, firing water droplets for pores on its and skin. The water flew up, then back down, washing clean the flames on its body. At the same time, Scorch leaped back, just barely dodging the water that would have collapsed upon him. The Empoleon started stepping forward after a few seconds, growling incessantly as well. He was ready to continue the brawl, and so was his foe. Dawn's Infernape stood tall, as he eyed his foe.
So, once more, the battle was on. The two Sinnoh trainers had grown silent, as they shot holes at one another. The tense air had once more returned, as they refused to move at all. But Leaf felt her chest freeze up.
Fire Punch. The command's name resonated in her head. Over and over again, she played it in her head. Fire Punch. Dawn said it in such a way, that the Kanto Trainer recognized it. It had the same tone, same octave, same decibel rating, same everything. It invoked memories in Leaf's head, memories she never knew she had.
Her Venusaur, dying, under her hand. A girl's voice, echoing from beyond the shade. A strike slamming against her Venusaur's head. She, ordering her Venusaur to counter with Headbutt. The strike hitting, their foe stepping back. Eyes growing heavy again, as heart started to beat faster. Their foe giving another demand, fire dance before them once again. Their foe, striking her Venusaur in the face, spreading flames again. She, ordering him to retaliate with Toxic. The attack hitting, their foe coughing and struggling. Flames, suddenly all around them, twirling in a vortex that kept them trapped by sound and heat. Her Venusaur, now breathing heavily, as he struggled to retain consciousness. She, promising him it would be alright, and ordering him to use Venoshock. Then, a voice. A calm, stirring one, one that told her, and her Pokémon, to calm down. Eyes closing, memory lost.
But now, memory regained.
Leaf fell back. Both Dawn and Barry's eyes snapped to her, as they realized they were no longer alone. The Kanto trained her vision on the one the Sinnoh Champ was giving her. Those eyes, she felt her blood boil from them. She knew now, she was the girl. The trainer they fought, the trainer that attacked them. She was the one who killed her Venusaur!
"Leaf?" Dawn called.
How dare she!?
"Apollo!" Leaf ordered, "Flame Thrower!"
Her Larvesta, riled himself up. Now perched on her shoulder, he spewed out a stream of fire. It doused the grass before her, catching it ablaze in a furry.
"ACK! WHAT THE!?" Barry yelled, "EMPOLEON! USE BRINE!"
The Emperor Pokémon rose his body, and started expelling water from his body. Just like last time, the water rose, then fell, dousing the land, and washing out the fires. The grass was made a dark black, once the fires had been ended. Dawn rose an eyebrow in confusion, as she wondered what made the Kanto Trainer act out like that. A glance up showed her another problem. Leaf was gone.
In unison, Barry and Dawn tensed up. Where had she run off too so quickly? The only idea of her location, came from the open back door of Dawn's home. Alongside their Pokémon, they ran into the house, searching left and right. Unfortunately, all they heard was the hums of Johanna. Also, Leaf's satchel was gone. For a sickly girl from Kanto, she sure could run.
"Mom!" Dawn yelled, running into the kitchen, "Where's Leaf!?"
"Look whose rambunctious this morning," Johanna responded as she gazed away, "You're friend just ran through the door a few minutes ago, didn't even say a word." Johanna then rose an inquisitive eyebrow, "Did you do something to her during your squabble? I could hear it all the way from here, ya'know."
But Dawn shook her head instead. Now her heart was rushing with blood, as fear took a hold of her. Did Leaf run away? If she did, there was no telling what would happen. Honestly, the Sinnoh champion wasn't sure why she was feeling this way, seeing as how she barely knew the Kanto trainer, and in all honesty, she was more trouble than she was worth. But she couldn't just return to Rowan with no Leaf, what would the Professor do?
"Uhhh... Dawn, what now?" Barry inquired, "What are we going to tell Rowan?"
She then shot him a glare. It was one of her strong, powerful glares, and it shook him to his core.
"Nothing..." she answered, before turning away, "Courage!"
The blue and black Pokémon that stood by the sink straightened up. Her red eyes turned to her master, while she tore the apron from her waist. She eyed Dawn, while the Sinnoh Champ wagged her finger in a 'come hither' motion.
"Lucario..." Courage said with a nod.
"Ah crap..." Barry stated, "We're starting another venture, aren't we?"
…
Leaf fell on her knees. She was still wearing the clothing provided for her by Johanna, but she didn't care. She just needed to focus on the predicament she had been placed in.
That witch. That bitch Dawn. She killed her Venusaur. He was weak as is, but she started the battle that pushed him over the edge. And she knew it. Dawn knew it! But not once in the past few days they knew each other, did the Sinnoh Champ bring up the fact. She didn't even appear to be remorseful about it! It infuriated Leaf! Right now, as she crouched here, she felt angrier than ever before. And it made her want to explode.
That's when she realized she was not alone. Staring up, she increased the hold she had on her satchel. There was a woman standing at the edge of the lake. Her hair was red, and it curled around her cheeks, yet also had this horn like structure at the top. And she was wearing this clothing that looked so, space like. It was grey and white, with this stylized 'G' on it.
At first, this woman didn't realize Leaf was there. She just stared upon the lake, with her arms crossed. Leaf watched her shake her head, while she started reminiscing to herself.
"It feels so long ago..." she stated to herself, "That darn girl..."
Suddenly, this woman stretched up. It seemed she had just now realized she was no longer alone. Quickly, she spun around, meeting Leaf's gaze, with her own one. And boy, did she have some red eyes.
"What the hell!?" this woman yelled, "How long have you been there you little creep!?"
Leaf got to her toes, and started walking backwards. At that moment, Apollo appeared on her shoulder.
"Larvesta!" he called out, which made the red-haired woman's face grow confused.
As Leaf's hand started patting Apollo on the head, she trained her eyes on the woman before her. She watched her say something, but it was inaudible. The next moment, the woman smiled. It was sultry, and sexy, while at the same time belying some evil force. Leaf didn't like it.
"You look angry, girl..." the woman said, walking forward, "And judging from your clothing, you've just escaped from somewhere," she cocked her head, "Am I right?"
Leaf nodded, though she didn't mean too. It made the woman chuckle.
"You know," she said, pointing at the island, "This place used to be inhabited by a powerful Pokémon. It was once said, that if anyone touched this Pokémon, they would lose the ability to feel emotions in three days. Pretty spooky right?"
Leaf nodded again, while at the same time, began shaking. A Pokémon that could take away someone's ability to feel emotions? It sounded just like her nightmare. But, she had never heard of a Pokémon that could do such a thing before, so how could she have a dream about it? Was this all prophetic?
"That Pokémon used to live here, in Lake Verity," the woman continued, "But some time ago, it flew away, and never returned."
Leaf swallowed her spit, while she gazed beyond the woman before her. Now that she gazed upon everything, she realized something. This was the same exact place from her dreams. Every detail was the same, from the island in the middle, to the mirror like reflection of the calm lake. Now she was really terrified. How did she dream up the place in such perfect detail? It was impossible.
"You look hurt..." the woman stated, as her hand reached out, "Do you need a friend?"
Leaf gazed up. As terrifying as the woman looked before, she appeared to be so inviting now.
"I can help you feel better," the woman stated, "I know how to wash away the emotions plaguing you."
Could she do that? Could she wash out the anger, pain, and sadness she was currently feeling? She knew she should have sat there, and thought on things. Such weird promises weren't guaranteed. Well, drugs could do that, she supposed, but that wasn't what the woman was insinuating. No, she was motioning toward something else, something that could actually work. Something, godly.
Leaf took a hold of her hand. The woman smiled.
"My name is Mars. And yours?"
Leaf froze up briefly. Then her mouth moved.
"Green..." she answered, "Call me... Green..."
Maverick Talks!
Oh yeah, I said the plot was going to pick up! Did I not? And now it is, you can thank me, I enjoy it.
So, let me explain some stuff now.
Obviously, the creature that Leaf dreamed about, is the same one Mars spoke of in the end. And that Pokemon is the mirage legendary of emotions, Mespirit. I swear, Mespirit was so hard to catch! Well, now that I think about it, not hard, but annoying. Uxie was a hard one to catch, but now I'm ranting. As you can obviously tell, Mespirit is going to be important. How important? You will see.
Next, Mars. The reason I used Mars in the end instead of Charon, or Jupiter, or Saturn, is because this is the lake she attacked. In fact, now that I think about it, that's the first time you ever fight her, right? At Lake Verity. I also like Mars the most of the entire Team Galactic, but that's just me.
Also, we are introduced to yet more Pokemon! Yeah! First, the Lucario. Her name is Courage, and she's another one of Dawn's Pokemon. And, once again, she's based off of my Pokemon, just like all the rest. The reason why I named her Courage is actually quite a tale. I was up one night, playing Pearl, when my Riolu egg finally hatched after what felt like forever. When it hatched, I was watching Courage the Cowardly Dog. I thought the name Courage was perfect for my Lucario, who at the time, I thought was a dude. Some time later, I found out she was a girl, but I kept the name Courage, cause I thought it befitted her. I love my Lucario, she kicks soooooo much ass. And once I get X or Y, she'll become a MegaLucario. Then she'll kick even more ass!
We also meet Barry's main Pokemon, Empoleon. Obviously, with Dawn's main being an Infernape, his had to be Empoleon, its just the way rivals go. The Empoleon is based off the one you fight in the game, obviously enough. He even has the same moves, though only two were shown. Those being Aerial Ace and Brine, but ya'know. I actually love Empoleon. I have one of my own I got traded to me from a friend, and it kicks so much butt. I mean, its water/steel! If only it had a higher defense stat, then he'd be perfect. But, whatever, he's at level 71 now. Or was it 72? Ah well.
Plus, Johanna, Dawn's mom. I love her. No, like really, I love her. If I could get with a fictional mom, it would be Johanna. Or the mom from BW1, but Johanna first. She's so awesome, she actually has a name! Not mom, but a real name! Plus, she goes to contests and stuff! She actually does things other than sit at home all freakin' day! She's the coolest video game mom ever!
And, Leaf changed her name somewhat to Green. Why? I could tell you now, but you should just wait. Its not as intertwined in the plot as a lot of other things, but ya'know. Also, that name change is an homage to Green, from the Pokemon Adventure mangas. Green appeared all the way back when the comics first started with Red and Blue, and has been a character since. She stole the Bulbasaur Oak had, while Red got Charmander, and Blue got Squirtle. At least, I think that's how it goes. When the mangas did the FR/LG adaptation (which is kinda pointless since they're, ya'know, remakes) her clothing changed to match Leaf's clothing. Heh, just me connecting stuff for no reason.
And I know, I know. You guys want Leaf to go to Pallet town. I'm sorry, but that's gonna be held back for a while. How long? Well, let me put it like this, if I bring Leaf back to Kanto so soon, the story will come to an end quickly. So, yeah, don't be expecting her to go back to Kanto any time soon.
With these new rifts I'm creating, I bet I have you on your toes. Just wait, my friends, just wait.
Maverick Kay Prime