"Finally, we're here!" everyone exclaimed. Well, everybody but me, since I was busy looking out at Mount Silver's snow-blanketed peak.
I was on my way to the Pokemon League for the biggest fight of my life: five straight trainers, the five best in the Johto-Kanto region. I had behind me two new friends, and both were like me in that they were half pokemon.
Nana I had saved from a pack of Haunter, and she happened to be an Espeon morph. Little girl plus psychic morph equals bullying by ghost pokemon, I guess.
Also in tow was Holly, who at the ripe age of five was wandering in the forest when a Ninetales took her in, thinking she was one of her own. I had found her doing something a little less defenseless:
pounding on the doors of the eighth gym and yelling at Clair.
Anyways, we finally touched ground just in front of the doors to the Pokemon League, skipping over Victory Road to keep my pokemon healthy, even if there was a pokemon center inside. We stepped
through the automatic doors, and all five of us were immediately taken aback by the sheer elegance of the lobby alone.
Three giant chandeliers, shining as much as the lights they held, hung from the ceilings, enlightening all who passed under them. The red carpeting beneath us had intricate patterns all over it, and I
almost felt ashamed to be walking all over it. The receptionist was in a bright green dress, and smiling brightly as I strode up to her.
"Name?" she asked.
"Jessie Denvo," I replied, returning the cheer.
"Oh, yes, I see you. Go ahead and make your final preparations, and good luck! Looking at you, I'm sure the bond you have with your pokemon will get you very far."
"Thanks, have a great day!" I always loved seeing people like that, they always brighten a day as long as they don't go overboard. I ambled over to the pokemon center and healed everyone up, and
bought a couple hyper potions and max revives.
I was just about to enter when I felt my bladder act up, and rushed over to the restroom, Nana giggling behind me. "When you gotta go, you gotta go."
"Definitely don't wanna pee myself during the Elite Four..." I muttered, calmly walking over to the equally elegant bathrooms.
I sat myself in the handicapped stall, since there was more room, and started daydreaming about winning it all. I honestly thought it was all real, until I was woken from my spell by a voice.
"Jessie?"
I looked in every direction for someone in the bathroom, but saw nobody.
"Who's there?" I asked. I looked under the stall, seeing no feet.
"Oh, silly me, I forgot to reveal myself."
Suddenly, floating right in front of me, still on the toilet, was Latios. Yes, THAT Latios. My jaw was left agape.
"Is this a bad time?" he asked. I wasn't sure if he was sarcastic or serious.
"Uh..." I quickly pulled my pants up and flushed. I then reached out to make sure he wasn't a hallucination, and sure enough, my hand touched down on his back, proving I wasn't crazy. I think.
"You know, I always wondered why humans had to do all that after they eat."
"And I always wondered why pokemon don't."
"Well, actually-"
5 MINUTES LATER:
"Oh, I totally get it now!" I exclaimed. It was surprisingly complex...
"Yeah , yeah... now to the point."
"Of course."
"I am here because I have chosen you, Jessie."
"Chosen me for what?"
"Well, to protect you."
"From what?"
"Anything."
"Oh, well, that's specific..." I mumbled, leaning against the stall's wall.
"Excuse me? You're lucky to even be in my presence! If I'm doing this for you, I'd at least expect some semblance of respect... especially for a fellow dragon. You sure seem to show your little dragon
girlfriend respect."
"W-what?" I asked, confused.
"Yeah, I know you have a crush on her, don't try lying to me. Honestly, it's actually a little cute." I cringed as he continued. "So this is it in short: I'm going to be watching you, and if you get yourself into
trouble, I come and help you in whatever way I see fit."
"But why? I'm just a kid..." I was asking a boatload of questions, and he knew it too.
"How many questions are you going to ask...? Not even a hundred years ago, when something like this happened, the kid would just go 'Yep' and continue on with his life. Now, what was your question
again?" He was still floating in the same spot.
"Why have you decided to protect me, of all people?" I asked slowly.
"There you go again with the sarcasm. Ugh, I should just blast you with Luster Purge, that'd make you shut up... so, why I'm here is simple. You're a pokemorph, and Arceus says that you lot must be
guarded by one of us. After looking at the choices, I immediately chose you, seeing as you're the only male dragon morph out there. My sister chose the female dragon morph..."
"Oh, so what other types are out there, then?" I inquired, trying to squeeze even more info out of him.
"Quite a variety, actually, though there are multiple psychics and fire types. All right, that is ALL I'm telling you, I'd say you know a bit too much anyways..."
"Well, I'm just trying to find answers, it's not every day you find out you have the blessings of a legendary."
"Protection, not blessing. Good luck, Jessie, I hope you beat the Elite Four here."
"Thanks. Oh, and-"
He was gone before I could add anything else, though. After a second of thought, I exited the bathroom, and saw just Holly waiting for me.
"Geez, did you throw up or something?" she asked.
"No, just, uh..."
Her tone suddenly became hushed. "Did you meet a legendary too?"
My eyes widened in shock. "Wait, you met one out here while I met mine in a bathroom stall? Who was it?"
You know that feeling you get when you think you're being watched?
Well, I've had that feeling for about two weeks now.
As soon as Jessie left, I decided to go for a little walk, since he was probably going to take a while with the rush he was in.
I wandered out the doors of the league, and saw a cave not too far away. However, it wasn't labeled "Victory Road," but "Do Not Enter."
Being me, I entered.
I wondered why it told people not to enter, because this obviously wasn't some booby-trap filled death hole like in the Johto Jones movies. I made my way to what I thought was the back of the cave,
which wasn't more than a quarter mile, and stopped at the wall signifying the end.
I turned around to head back... and saw a pair of eyes staring directly at me.
"Finally, you have come,' a booming voice said from the direction of the eyes.
"W-who are y-you?" I asked, now terrified. Big, scary, talking pokemon sure was a reason not to enter a cave, I guess...
The creature stepped into the light, revealing a body that resembled molten lava with steel mixed in.
"My name is Heatran, and yours is Holly, correct?"
"How d-d-did you g-guess?" I asked, backing up against the wall. "A-and how can you t-talk?"
"I'm a legendary pokemon, Holly, we know lots of things."
"Wait, you're a legendary!" I exclaimed. I was even more scared now. What did I do to deserve such a cruel death?
"Yes yes, and I have news."
"Does it involve me dying?" I retorted, my voice finally starting to steady out.
"No, not at all. Exactly the opposite, as a matter of fact."
"What do you mean?" I stood as straight as a tree, no clue where this conversation was going.
"Why, I've chosen you as the one I shall guard!"
"I repeat: what?"
The legendary called Heatran sighed. "You know there are other pokemorphs out there, not just you and Nana and Jessie, right?"
"Uh-huh..." Well, now I knew for sure that that was true.
"Many of the legendaries, under Arceus's orders himself, have chosen a morph to look over, to make sure they don't, you know, get slaughtered by an evil crime syndicate."
I gulped at the thought.
"And seeing as you are a fire type, I figured that you would be my choice, since the other fire type out there is, well, not the brightest flame you'd see." "So your point is?" I asked. It was probably just
me, but the walls seemed to be closing in on us.
"That wherever you go, I'm watching, and if you should get yourself in trouble, by being kidnapped or anything of the sort, then I will step in and help by whatever means necessary, whether it means
coming in myself, giving you extra power, or maybe even possessing you. How fun."
"Possessing me?" I exclaimed.
"Well, sometimes you-"
"That's crossing the line!"
"I never said that that's always what I'd do, I said that's one of the options. I'd only do it in extreme cases, or if you ask for it of course."
"Why would I ask for you to take over my body?" I shouted, the sound resonating off the dark rock walls of the cavern.
"You never know..." he said. I looked around for a second to see if anything else was in here, but when I looked back, I found that Heatran had vanished.
I stood there taking it all in, thinking "Holy Arceus, a legendary pokemon is watching me right now..."
Suddenly, I remembered something.
"Crap, Jessie's probably out of the bathroom now! And what about Nana?" I yelled to myself, sprinting towards the faint light at the end of the cave.
I was left alone in the lobby of the Pokemon League with no warning at all, and with my Espeon ears, I felt a small draft blow through the lobby.
"Ooh, it's pretty cold in here...' I said, pulling on my jacket for extra warmth.
Just then, though, I could have sworn I saw a flash of light to my left, but saw nothing to prove that I saw anything at all.
Again I saw a flash though, this time to the other side, and again there was nothing there.
"What the..." I asked myself, not expecting an answer.
Suddenly, I felt a bit faint, and closed my eyes.
When I opened them, though, I found myself in a small clearing in a forest, noehere near the lobby I was in previously.
"Ah, yes, now I get to meet you, Nana."
I looked around for the feminine voice I had heard, but saw nothing of note.
"Who are you?"
"Your new protector," the disembodied voice replied. A flash suddenly blinded me, and I instinctively threw my arm against my eyes to shield them. When it faded, I found myself in the presence of an odd, pink and yellow creature.
"I'm Cresselia," she said, hovering just inches off the ground.
"Okay..." I replied, not sure how to react. "Wait, I've heard about you! You're a legendary pokemon!"
"Indeed I am, and I'm also the one who will be keeping you safe."
"What?" I asked.
"I have chosen you, Nana, to be the one I guard, under direct orders of the god Arceus."
"But-"
Cresselia cut me off. "Why I was told to do this, I'm not sure any of us know, but you're obviously a special breed. No pun intended."
"Okay, any chance you could be more specific?"
"Well, obviously, you're not the only one of your kind out there, and the legendaries have taken note. One day, Arceus told several of us to look at all of you and choose one, and many, myself included,
chose theirs based on their type. For instance, your friend Jessie is probably receiving a visit from Latios as we speak."
"And Holly?"
"I'm not sure, it could be one of a couple for her," Cresselia said, probably wantung me to find out for myself.
"All right, so what exactly are you going to do with me?"
"Oh, it's quite simple. If you find yourself in trouble, then I will provide aid in whatever way I deem fit for the situation."
"Such as?"
"I'll let that be a surprise," she said with a wink. "Anyways, it looks like the other two are done, so I should best let you go before they start to think Darkrai kidnapped you or something. He has such a
bad reputation with humans, he's honestly not as scary as you might think."
"I'll keep that in mind..." I replied, raising an eyebrow ever so slightly.
"I wish you luck, Nana." With that, she disappered into thin air, and I once again found myself back in the lobby, standing right next to Holly and Jessie.
"And who'd you see, Nana?" Holly asked, totally disregarding the fact that I had just been teleported back in the room without warning.
"Oh, uh, Cresselia. And you?"
'Heatran," she said with a grin. "Well, this is a lot to think about right before the biggest battles of my life..." Jessie said, putting his hand to his head.
"Come on, go battle them already! Don't make the legendaries wait any longer than they have to," Holly said excitedly, though she made sure to keep her voice down.
"Yeah, that'll take my mind off things too. Let's go guys!" Jessie said, and the two of us eagerly followed the expert trainer, anxious to see how he'd pan out as we entered the corridor to the first
member of the Elite Four.
"No turning back now!" Jessie said with a grin as the door shut behind us.
I woke up in a dark room, but a second later, the lights flipped on, revealing my worst fear. Okay, second worst.
Good news: I wasn't dead.
Bad news: I wasn't dead.
The pain I felt surged through my veins as fast as the blood, and a man with a syringe walked over to me.
"Ah good, you're awake. Time for the second dose, then..."
I screamed as he stuck the needle deep into my arm.
My eyes dilated as I drifted back off into unconsciousness, but not before seeing another girl look on with horror. She had brown hair, spun in crazy loops, and a yellow dress on, and, most noticably,
she...
R&R! And yes, that last part was with Melly.