Author's Note
*Wakes up in the morning* *Grabs a cup of cocoa* *passes by Dialga* *goes to Fanfiction* *Sees that QFL is on the front page of Pokemon-Sonic crossovers for Follows AND Favorites…* *not quite the top but still there*
*Proceeds to spit out cocoa on computer XD*
In all seriousness. Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU GUYS! So many of you love this story, and I can't believe it! I never thought this story would get popular, yet here we are! Chapter 6 and still going strong! Oh my Arceus, I'm gonna get so emotional soon! *proceeds to cry on Dialga's shoulder with cup of cocoa in hand* You guys made this happen and I'm very grateful for all of you who enjoy my story! Let's get onto answering reviews!
Infinite's Ruby: Oh my Arceus dude! You really enjoy this story don't ya! Thanks dude! It really means a lot! And yeah, Shadow's gotta act a bit like his old self right? I don't want him to be so, OC-like ya know? But his personality is going to shift a bit. It's kinda hard to write about him this way, because you want him to act different and also the same too. I mean, he's not gonna act all edgy around everyone else in the Pokemon World, but perhaps, if he ever gets back to his home world, this may influence some of his friend's reactions towards him. (and possibly a sequel OOOO) But the main thing is that Fennekin will probably influence his change in personality throughout the story. So they'll be good friends!
Anyway, enough of me, Let's Go! (Pikachu and Eevee XD)
Also I do not own Pokemon and I do not own Sonic the Hedgehog.
Chapter 6
Explanations While Gem Hunting
"Vaporeon!" Sylveon's excited voice called out to her brother. She ran over to her sister and recently healed brother. So that's Vaporeon, Shadow thought. Wasn't he sick though? Maybe Eevee gave him the Oran Berries while I was knocked out. Was I really knocked out for that long?
Even though Skitty had said only an hour of two, it felt like only 15 seconds. The dream went by so fast. It was weird. The fact that he heard a roar that sounded exactly like Tyrantrum's puzzled him. Speaking of said pokemon, what had happened to him? One minute they were arguing, the next he went out on a rampage with a strange dark aura surrounding him.
Aura, Shadow thought, who was getting a slight headache, but wasn't going to faint at the moment. Before he passed out earlier, he remembered Sylveon say something about it. What was it again? He began to ponder this. Then, the Riolu remembered. Aura is the life force found in every being, Shadow thought. However, that wasn't even the strangest thing at the time. When Sylveon spoke, it sounded like two pokemon were talking at the same time, not one. He had heard the pink and white pokemon's voice, but also another voice. And that voice… it sounded familiar. Though, Shadow couldn't place where and when he had heard it.
"I can't believe it!" Sylveon exclaimed. "You're alright! Those Oran Berries helped you a lot didn't they?" "Actually Eevee only needed to give me one," Vaporeon stated. "I feel a heck of a lot better than I did a half an hour ago."
The blue eeveelution sibling began to walk towards the rest of the group. Eevee and Sylveon followed behind him. Then he began to speak. "We saw the whole thing," he answered. For one thing, all of the pokemon in the room were surprised. But at the same time, they weren't. "Though, I must say that I'm impressed by you Shadow."
The Riolu looked at Vaporeon. Astonishment filled his ruby eyes. "What do you mean?" he asked. Why would he be impressed? Was it because of the events that just happened?
"Eevee has told me a lot about you," Vaporeon answered. "She has told me about the recent events you've experienced. I should be the one to thank you for all that you've done. If it weren't for you, well, heh, I probably, as well as maybe even Eevee, wouldn't be standing here right now. Fennekin would probably be more hurt than she is now, and Tyrantrum, well, he would probably be tearing up a storm."
The Riolu looked over to the injured village elder, and then to the other pokemon. Well, he had certainly influenced so many lives right now. Maybe this is what Vaporeon's reason is for Shadow to stay in the village. A reason that Tyrantrum cannot deny at this moment. When a pokemon changes the hearts of pokemon, they are deemed good, and are permitted to stay in the village.
Vaporeon stepped forward towards Tyrantrum. The village elder began to stand up, despite his injuries. "Tyrantrum," Vaporeon began. "If I may, I wish to ask for you to listen to me." The t-rex looking pokemon nodded his head. "You are granted this permission," he said. Here we go, Shadow thought. My chance.
"From what I have heard from Eevee, my sister," he began. "Shadow helped the pokemon of the Emerald Village in many ways. First, when Eevee went missing, he helped my other sister Sylveon look for her." Sylveon began to recall that moment. She remembered how lost and alone he was in that moment when she first encountered the golden Riolu. But at the same time, she remembered how Shadow was very willing to help her search for her sister. "Yes," she said. Vaporeon turned to her. "That is true. Shadow was willing to help me find Eevee."
He began to speak again. "Then, he helped defend Eevee and Sylveon in the Mist Forest where the so called "spirits" were, but turned out to be a Weavile and his gang of Sneasel." Eevee remembered how Shadow had saved her from the gang leader. He had knocked him off with a Bone Rush, a move that a Riolu couldn't learn! "It was amazing!" she said. "I've never seen anyone fight like that!"
Shadow almost blushed at the comment, but he kept it to himself. He didn't want that kind of feeling to be shown in this situation. The Riolu had to stay serious. Though, the way the three siblings spoke, they were helping him, just like he helped them.
"They managed to get Oran Berries and bring them back to the village," he stated. "Eevee gave one of them to me. Without it, I probably wouldn't be standing here right now. And even better, Weavile and the Sneasel have opened up Mist Forest as a place for berry gathering! We are now able to gather medical herbs and berries that we could never find before!" Tyrantrum was shocked to hear this. The fact that all of this happened in one single afternoon, and the fact that Shadow was able to accomplish this. He remembered back when he was young, Mist Forest was a place of plentiful harvest. But, just like he was over time, the forest began to be taken over by darkness, clouding better judgement. Now, the forest was open again, and one Riolu was able to chase out the darkness.
"When they returned to the village," Vaporeon began again. "You were still out searching for Eevee. However, three pokemon stayed behind in the village. Monferno, Electrike, and Fennekin." Tyrantrum lowered his head in guilt. He remembered that decision, but that decision wasn't his own. Darkness had influenced him. He was just so frustrated at the time that he let it take him over. Was there ever a way to have this action forgiven? Then, he noticed Vaporeon nodding to Fennekin, and she began to speak. Though, she was trying her best to keep herself in control.
"I was being chased and bullied by those two. So much so that they led me into the shrine!" Fennekin began, with some disdain in her voice for Monferno and Electrike. Her emotions were built up from all these years that they were so hard to contain. She tried her best."Then, the shrine was destroyed! And they told me that Rayquaza would send his wrath upon the village!" She could feel the tears beginning to form in her eyes. "They blamed me! They said I did it on purpose when it was an accident! All these years I tried to be nice to them, and this is how they treated me!" Fennekin was on the verge of a breakdown. Her legs went numb. "Monferno tried to hit me! They threw a rock at me!"
With that, she collapsed to the ground, sobbing as all of her emotions began to come out at once. Eevee, Skitty, and Shadow ran to her. "Fennekin!" Eevee cried out. Shadow stood near the other two pokemon as they tried to comfort her. I didn't think it was this bad, he thought silently. Those two will pay for what they did. However, something inside his head played that same message again. Give them a chance… to be happy…
Revenge… isn't always the answer, he thought. Someone had reminded him of this. But who? And when was this? Shadow couldn't remember. No one came to mind when he thought about the situation. Though, something drew him away from his thoughts, or rather a someone. Shadow couldn't dwell on what he thought had happened in his past. He had to focus on what's right in front of him. Though, he wasn't the best type of, well, pokemon, to be able to comfort someone, but he would try his best.
All the while, Tyrantrum was watching the entire scene unfold right in front of his eyes. Oh, how he was such an idiot to not notice this earlier. He wanted this entire situation to just be a dream. Tyrantrum just wanted to wake up in his bed, knowing that this never existed. But even he knew, that was impossible. This was very real. And darkness was to blame…
Darkness, he thought. Could it be the same darkness that Arceus was referring to in their legends and stories that were thousands of years old? It is a possibility. However, Tyrantrum never believed that the darkness would reach ordinary pokemon on the Gem Continent. Well, he thought. I have been proven wrong.
Fennekin looked up as she noticed two shadows of pokemon loom over her. Eevee and Skitty came to her side. And shortly, Shadow came to her side as well. She stopped crying and acknowledged those who were with her. Those who were right by her side comforting her at this moment. These were her friends. Skitty and Eevee have been her friends for as long as she could remember.
Then, there was the golden Riolu in front of her. Shadow, she thought. Did she consider him her friend? Well, he did save her, after all. She later then returned the favor as well. But were they friends? Friends certainly looked out for each other and helped one another out. She would have to find out later. Now, Fennekin continued her story.
"Thank you…" she whispered. "All three of you…" Skitty and Eevee smiled back at her, while Shadow nodded his head. Fennekin got up from where she was standing and began the second half of the story. She wiped away her remaining tears.
"As Monferno was about to hit me, Shadow ran in front of him and blocked his Mach Punch. He then chased those two off. After that, he fell unconscious." With that, Fennekin took a step back, indicating that she was done with her part. Vaporeon nodded, and he continued where she left off. So what I'm about to hear is what happened when I was unconscious, Shadow thought. Maybe it might explain what that weird dream was all about.
"During which the time he was unconscious," Vaporeon began. "Sylveon and Fennekin came to you to convince you to let Shadow stay in the village. Also, Eevee came to me. You were enraged that the shrine was destroyed that you would've probably destroyed them if it wasn't for Shadow." With that, Vaporeon finished. Tyrantrum looked down in shame. How could he have hurt the pokemon he was sworn to protect?
Shadow noticed Tyrantrum. He was hurt. Not just physically, but also mentally. The dream that he had, it showed Tyrantrum in pain. The village elder thinks that it's all his own fault. He needed healing. Why did this situation seem so… familiar? Hurting the ones you love… the thought of it was terrible in Shadow's mind. Yet, nothing came to him.
Sorrow and pity filled his ruby eyes for the village elder. This would not only take Shadow's forgiveness, but also the entire village's forgiveness. Who knows? Perhaps not all the village would want to forgive him. Looking at the situation with Fennekin, it seemed like Tyrantrum put her through a heck of a lot. Not everyone is willing to forgive.
But… I am, he thought. This made his stomach become uneasy. That feeling was back. Why did it feel like it was hard to forgive someone? Was it this way in the past? Shadow had no clue. Weird feeling or not, this wasn't his fault. And he feels really guilty for all that he has done. If no one is willing to do it, then I will.
"Tyrantrum," he began. The village elder turned to him. Everyone turned to him. Even Fennekin, who was still in sadness, looked at him. "Please don't feel guilty for what happened. This wasn't your doing." He then got up, shaking off the dust from the earlier battle. Tyrantrum's injuries were still hurting, but he shook it off. No one was really shocked this time when Shadow forgave him. True, the pokemon attacked them, but this was the village elder. Now that he was acting like his old self again, they were grateful for it. At one time, they all wanted the old Tyrantrum to come back.
"Thank you...uhh…" he trailed off. He had forgotten the young Riolu's name. "Shadow," the Riolu stated. "Shadow the… Riolu." He had paused for a second between "the" and "Riolu." Why did it feel like something else should've been there? True, he knew that he wasn't a Riolu to begin with. Though, the phrase he said felt too familiar to him.
"Shadow," Tyrantrum said. "Yes, though, I'm afraid not everyone will forgive me for my actions." This the village elder knew for a fact. Shadow knew this would happen and knew what Tyrantrum was going to say. The Riolu felt like this had happened before. But when? And where?
"Tyrantrum, even if you believe the whole world will be against you, know that I'll be right by your side. Remember that."
His eyes widened and his body slightly trembled, though not enough for someone to truly notice, at his statement. Someone had said this before… his mind screamed. Who did? Please! I need to know! Who said this to me?! And why would the world be against me?! Unfortunately for Shadow, nothing came to him. The village elder seemed to relax at this statement, as well as everyone in the room. Though no one could see the inner turmoil the memory deprived Riolu was in at the moment. Shadow didn't want to show what was happening, so he tried to keep a low profile as his eyes narrowed to their original size.
However, his posture didn't go unnoticed by a certain fox pokemon, as she saw his eyes widen in shock and the slight trembling at his statement. Something must have happened when he said that, Fennekin realized. Did he remember something? I'll have to ask him later.
"You have courage, young one," Tyrantrum spoke. Shadow directed his attention to him. "And for that, I am grateful. From what Vaporeon had said, as well as everyone else's confirmation of the account, and Fennekin's reaction of her retelling her story, you are very confident and brave. You would protect any Pokémon who is defenseless, even if you didn't know them at the time. I admire that."
He then began to walk towards Shadow. "I suppose you don't have any place to stay, correct?" He asked. "Yes, I… don't have a home." Shadow answered. Strange, Tyrantrum thought. So he has no home. His species is not native to this continent. So how did he get here?
"I am curious, however," he continued. "Riolu are not native to the Gem Continent. Yet Sylveon found you. So how did you get here?" Shadow sighed. He realized that Sylveon was trying to keep his true story a secret. But because Tyrantrum was no longer influenced by that darkness, he figured it was best to tell the truth. He turned his head to Sylveon. She knew what he was thinking, and nodded her head. Shadow then directed his attention to the village elder, and began his story.
Across time and space, an ongoing argument was taking forever and ever to end. It started when, at that time, a white hedgehog had found two chaos emeralds and was searching for a third. He had, in his possession, the purple and white chaos emeralds. Such a specific color combination confused him. That is, until a certain purple female cat, who happened to be the guardian of her emeralds, came from her dimension with a strange situation.
"I'm telling you Silver," she demanded. "He had nothing to do with it!" Usually Blaze was calm in situations like this. However, Silver just pushed her over the edge. "Well he must've had something to do with it!" he yelled. "He's Eggman Nega for a reason!" Ugh, she thought. He can be so immature at times.
"Silver, he did nothing in this situation!" Blaze yelled. Silver flinched at the sound of her voice. "I went straight into his base, demanding an answer, and he flat out admitted that he did nothing."
"If that's true," Silver answered. "Then why are the Sol Emeralds practically dead!"
Blaze just hung her head down in defeat. She didn't know how to answer him. When she woke up in her dimension and checked on the emeralds, two of them were drained of their power, with a third one waning. No one dared to touch the Sol Emeralds, except for Eggman that one time and Eggman Nega. So without a second thought, she, along with the seven Sol Emeralds, raced over to his base.
Only to find out that he had nothing to do with it. When she got in there, he was just as surprised as she was when he first found out the Sol Emeralds were losing energy. By that time, the third emerald was already dead, with the fourth emerald already at the verge of losing the last amount of energy contained within it.
With nothing else to do, Blaze returned home and told everyone that she was heading to Sonic's dimension. If Nega wasn't doing this, then there must be a higher force that is causing this. Perhaps, the Chaos Emeralds were losing their energy too. So she left for Sonic's dimension, however it was at a cost. By the time she was leaving, only three of the seven Sol Emeralds were fully charged. Though it was still enough to get her there. Once Blaze got there, however, their power was depleted.
Arriving in Sonic's Dimension, Blaze was the first one to notice that Silver had arrived from the future. He was just visiting for now, and he was about to leave, as he had just acquired, coincidentally, the white and purple chaos emeralds, when Blaze had arrived and stopped him, asking if anything was wrong with the chaos emeralds.
And here they were. The question, the accusation, and now the argument. At that moment, Silver thought the emeralds were as fine as they could be. Though, he didn't know if this was true for the other ones. All he knew about was the two glowing emeralds that were in his hands. Wait a minute… both of them were glowing?
"I don't know," Blaze sighed in defeat. Though Silver wasn't paying attention anymore. He was staring down at the gems in his hands. The white chaos emerald continued its normal glow, while the purple one began to shine brighter.
"Uh, Blaze?" he asked. But she paid no attention. Instead, Blaze became angrier than she was before. "You can't be serious Silver!" she yelled. "You're still trying to convince me!?" "Blaze it's not that it's…" he tried but Blaze cut him off. "You can be so immature at times, especially now!" Fire began to form in her palms. "Blaze, I'm serious, it's…" Silver tried again, but it was to no avail. Anger flared in her eyes. "You're such a darn child Silver!" she yelled. Silver began to notice the flames in her hands turning darker, like darkness had consumed them. "You're immature, selfish, and…"
"BLAZE!" he cried out as he held the emerald in front of her. Her eyes focused and them widened at the scene. It was the purple emerald. Though, something was odd about it. It was flashing. No, not here too, she thought. Blaze's assumptions were right. The emeralds were losing power. The flames in her hands dissipated.
The purple gem began flashing more and more violently. Silver and Blaze's eyes were widening. The white hedgehog got so nervous that he dropped the emerald out of his hand, like if it was going to explode. He had never seen any of the Chaos emeralds in this state before. So why was it happening now?
Silver still held the white chaos emerald in his hand as the other kept flashing. All of a sudden, it was flashing so fast that it looked like it was holding a solid glow. They both stared at it with confused and surprised eyes. This is what happened before… Blaze thought. Then, the glow slowly began to fade. At last, there was nothing.
The Sol Emeralds went out…
After a few seconds, Silver reached out towards the Chaos emerald. He then picked it up. He tried to call whatever power existed in the emerald. Though, he was left with nothing. The power was gone. The emerald had lost its light.
"It's powerless," he started, then turned to Blaze. "How could this happen? Nothing has touched these emeralds in days besides me." "That's what happened to the Sol Emeralds before they went out as well," she noted. "One after another, they started to flash rapidly, then a solid glow, then nothing."
He then looked at the dead emerald in his palm. Then Silver sighed. "I'm… sorry I didn't believe you earlier," he admitted. Blaze took note of his apology and accepted it. "I'm sorry too," she said. "I don't know what came over me. Maybe it was the emerald's lack of power."
Whatever it was, he thought. That was not normal. Silver, in all the time he knew Blaze, had never seen her flames go dark like that. She must've been real angry. But Silver knew her better than anyone else. Then why did he never see that before? Something must be causing this. And they needed to stop this fast before all the emeralds go out. Who knows what could happen. Chaos energy would be greatly disrupted, causing many disasters.
"I have a bad feeling that the Dr. Eggman here has nothing to do with the emerald's loss of power," he stated. Blaze knew he was right. Unless the doctor was actually smart enough to make some sort of weapon that was capable of draining an emerald's power in this specific way, there was no way he could've done it. Silver said it himself that he had both emeralds for a few days. There was no way Eggman was able to approach him with the emeralds that close without being noticed. Besides, none of his machines have ever truly drained the emeralds of their power. "Do you think Sonic knows about this?" she asked. Silver didn't think so. He hasn't Sonic since…
That day, he thought. Blaze doesn't know. Truth be told, he wasn't just visiting. Yes, he was here just to check up on how things were doing in the past, but he didn't realize what had happened. Shadow is dead, he thought. The thought made him flinch.
The Ultimate Life Form's death surprised him. Even he thought that Shadow was immortal. Silver just couldn't get his head around the matter. How could he have been killed like that? There was just no way. Sonic had asked him to attend the ceremony, and so he did. It just didn't seem possible, or probable for that matter.
"I…" Silver hesitated. Sonic would just have to tell Blaze himself. He didn't want to be the bringer of even more bad news. "I don't think so. I was already headed home so I haven't seen him in a day or two." "Then we'll have to go to him then," Blaze said. "He deserves to know. He might be able to fix this." She gestured to the emerald. "Let's go find him then!" Silver stated. They both nodded in agreement and raced off. Silently, Silver added, I hope so…
As they raced off into the distance, a blue-steel dragon appeared from his hiding spot. He was quite puzzled with the current situation. So it has spread here too, hasn't it? Dialga said. Arceus must know of this, and the Lustrous Orb will not last long in my care. I cannot stay here longer. Palkia needs this in order to heal. Though, two chaos emeralds have gone down. And all the Sol Emeralds are gone as well. This is rather disturbing. We must call a meeting at once. I must return.
Dialga then held out the Lustrous Orb in front of him. With it, he opened a gateway to his own world. Unfortunately, Palkia was unable to travel dimensions because of the broken pearl on his right shoulder. Giratina was to blame for this. It had been a week since Giratina began to feel the effects of the darkness. When he first did, he got into an argument with Palkia, and well, the rest is history. Arceus banished Giratina to the Distortion World until the darkness mess could be cleaned up. He couldn't travel through dimensions, so it would be no problem for Gira to stay there. Palkia was a different story.
The Temporal Pokemon had been tasked with all of Pal's jobs for Arceus ever since he got hurt, weighing all the work on Dia. Not only did Dia have to travel through the dimensions with the Lustrous Orb, he also was assigned tasks to perform in other dimensions that Pal usually took care of. It was annoying to say the least. Though, this was the time that he needed his brother most. Especially during this Rise of Darkr… ahem… Darkness.
With one final look, Dia began to make his way towards the portal. He sighed. You won't be able to fix this hedgehog, none of you will. He began to make his way through. Pal, I hope you made the right choice. At last, the portal closed behind him, leaving nothing there except a time-space distortion that no one currently noticed.
The room was quiet, except for the voice of the Riolu and the the village elder asking him questions. The sun was beginning to set, so Tyrantrum had ushered everyone to their homes. They all looked pretty tired and beat after today's adventures, so it was best for them to get some sleep. Besides, they have all heard the story before, so they didn't mind not hearing it again.
Tyrantrum had asked him questions like, "You fell from the sky?" or "Do you remember anything?" and "You say that you are not human, so how can that be?" Though these questions were either answered with a "Yes," or "No," or "I don't know." Shadow couldn't exactly answer every question the village elder had at the moment, thanks to his memory loss.
After Shadow was done, Tyrantrum rose from his place and looked outside. Night was approaching. He asked him one final question. "Shadow," he said. "Let me ask you something." The Riolu nodded his head as he stood up, looking towards Tyrantrum with his ruby eyes as the village elder watched the oncoming night appear. "What do you think of the village and the pokemon who live here?"
He thought for a moment as he stood back. What do I think? Why would he ask me that? Perhaps this was the village elder's way of saying, "Do you want to stay here?" Shadow began to think about his experiences today.
First there was Sylveon. She seemed like a big sister or a mother to the pokemon he had met, besides being the older sister to Eevee. Skitty and Eevee were like sisters to each other more than friends. They cared about each other and especially helping those in need, like Vaporeon and Shadow. Altaria took care of everyone, as she is the village healer, but she is kind and sweet to those around her. He had not gotten to know Vaporeon, but he seemed like the one to take care of others when mistakes happen, as one's big brother would do.
Then there was Fennekin. Shadow didn't know her that well either. Though, he did know one thing, and that is that the poor pokemon has been through a lot in this village. She has been tormented through most of her life, it seems. I saved her, and then she saved me, he thought. I must thank her for that. Not just her, but all of the pokemon I've met. Shadow then came to a conclusion on what his ideas were.
"In all honesty, Tyrantrum," he began. "The village is, well… like a family. Everyone cares for each other and pokemon work together through their problems. I've seen that here. Altaria and Skitty helped bring me back to health." He pointed the the bandages on his arms and legs. "Sylveon, Eevee, and Vaporeon stood up for me when they explained their experience they had with me. And Fennekin… well she saved me."
"Saved you?" Tyrantrum asked. Shadow nodded. "You may not remember, but during the fight I had with you, I was pinned down. I thought I was done for sure, but Fennekin managed to push you out of the way before your attack hit."
"Hmm, this is interesting," the village elder said. Shadow gave him a confused look. "Is something wrong?" he asked. Tyrantrum chuckled. Now the Riolu was even more confused. "I never thought I would see Fennekin do something that courageous." "What do you mean?" asked Shadow.
"Fennekin has been shy and timid for most of her life," Tyrantrum admitted. It, in a way, surprised Shadow. From the way he saw her, she didn't look shy at all. Fennekin didn't look like the type of pokemon to be shy. Though, Shadow had heard the situation with Monferno and Electrike. She didn't fight back that well. For her to stand up against Tyrantrum must've shocked everyone.
"She's not the type of pokemon go up against anyone," he continued. "Fennekin may be this way because of the way she was treated by the other Pokémon in the village." "I understand," he answered him. "I'm not entirely sure it is that, however," Tyrantrum spoke again. "Do you mind explaining?" asked Shadow. In his mind, he knew, that it was best to know how this all started, so that he might be able to help out with it.
Why did it always feel like that he shouldn't be helping them? Did something happen in the past that made him not care about anyone? It just felt odd to him whenever he did something nice.
"Apparently," Tyrantrum began. "Some sort of event happened when she was very young. Fennekin wandered out from the village, so we put out a search party. Later on, her father, Zoroark, found her in an unknown location. Though, he didn't find her in a perfect way… She was traumatized."
"What!?" Shadow asked frantically. Fennekin was traumatized? By what? By who? Tyrantrum could see his reaction. "I had the same reaction Shadow," he answered. "Zoroark didn't know how. He tried to ask Fennekin what had happened, and yet, despite our efforts, she refused to say anything. Other than the fact that she was scared, Zoroark noticed that she was wearing something. A necklace."
"A necklace?" Shadow said. "It wasn't hers to begin with, right?" Tyrantrum nodded. "Her father only got a glimpse of the string, but never saw the pendant. She would never talk about the event, or the necklace. All I know, is that from that day, Fennekin wasn't the way she used to be."
Wow, he thought. To think that one event can change an entire person's personality and life. Why does that seem so familiar as well. Ugh, I hate this. Sometimes I just want to know who I am with no questions asked.
"Hmm," the village elder hummed. Then he came to a conclusion. "Shadow, I allow you to stay in the Emerald Village."
Yes! He thought in triumph. Though, he didn't want to be showing it. He wanted to be serious, like he was very grateful for Tyrantrum letting him stay. Shadow is grateful, but he wanted to look like he appreciate it. So he simply nodded his head and smiled at him.
"Thank you Tyrantrum!" Unfortunately though, he couldn't contain his excitement. This felt so strange for him. Is was as if happiness and joyful things weren't a part of him. Was it this way before?
"You will stay in my home, considering it is the biggest one in the village and no other house has enough space for you." he said to him. Shadow nodded. He didn't mind staying with Tyrantrum. "The room that everyone else brought you into is open if you like." he said to Shadow. "Though, in the morning, I want to discuss something with just you, Shadow. So don't go to bed too late." The village elder yawned. He was clearly tired as well.
"I won't," the Riolu promised. "I just have to do something before I sleep." "Go ahead," the village elder assured him. "Good Night Shadow." "Night Tyrantrum!" he said. Shadow then raced out of the village elder's view. He reached the door and headed outside.
Tyrantrum looked out the window to see where Shadow was going. Once he saw the Riolu turn in a certain direction and run off, he chuckled to himself. "I have a feeling," he said to himself. "That I know where he is going…" The pokemon then went to his room and began to settle in. Perhaps Shadow, you can change her as well… The village elder drifted off to sleep.
Once he ran out of the building, Shadow stopped in the middle of the village. I have to find her, he thought. Though, how can I? What did Sylveon say earlier? About me being able to locate others?
Shadow began to think back to the time before he passed out. There, in his memory, was Sylveon and Eevee. They were at the edge of the village, just seeing the aftermath of what had transpired earlier. He then asked how he was able to find Fennekin. Shadow remembered.
"Riolu and it's evolution Lucario are able to detect aura. With this ability, they can sense emotions and feelings, and sometimes, maybe even voices, of pokemon" That's what it was. He was somehow able to detect aura. Such a word confused him. Why was he having so many senses of deja vu? He pushed the matter aside and began to focus on the matter at hand. How do I do it again? He silently asked. Perhaps if he focused enough?
Shadow began to concentrate, putting his paws together and folding them. Please, he thought. Let this work for me again. He concentrated even more, putting his energy to use. And then, it worked.
Immediately, he felt tons of different energies around him. Shadow opened his eyes. He was no longer in the village. Darkness surrounded him. It was almost like his dream. Only this time, there was something different. There were, as least what he saw, fiery lights are around him. Each was a different color. He looked at himself and noticed that he was covered in a fiery red light. Shadow stared in awe at the lights. Was this aura? It had to be.
I have to find hers, just like I did before, he thought. He focused, trying to find one specific aura. It felt as if he was traveling a distance. His spirit was traveling. Then at last, he came upon the one he wanted. This aura was different than the others. It was a shining blue.
That has to be Fennekin, he thought. He opened his eyes, revealing the yellow and orange fire type pokemon. Though, she didn't seem to notice him. Well, it was only his spirit that was there, not his body. Of course she wouldn't be able to see him.
Now, he opened his eyes again. Shadow was back at the village. He had found her. With that, the Riolu raced off into the distance.
Fennekin began to think about the events that happened today. So much has happened today, she thought. First my friend went missing, then I was attacked by Monferno and Electrike, and then…
She felt a rush of wind behind her. Fennekin turned around. She saw him. The Riolu who saved her today. Shadow. How did he find her so fast? He was just full of mystery.
"How did you…?" she trailed off, indicating what she was going with her sentence. "I'm full of surprises, I guess," he said. Shadow then sighed. "Believe me, it wasn't that easy. I feel drained after that." The Riolu took his gaze off of her and stared at the sight before him. There, in front of his eyes, was a lake. The water shined from the moon's light. In the center was a small island filled with trees. If one looked closer, one could see a small structure on it, presumably made of stone. And from the looks from it, the structure may have been built thousands of years ago.
"Not many come here," she said. Shadow looked back at her. "Though, of course not many pokemon know about it to begin with. I'm surprised you found me here. How did you find me anyway?" He needed to come up with some explanation. Then he spoke.
"I found your aura," he said plainly with no emotion. "Sylveon said earlier that apparently Riolu can sense other pokemon's aura. So with a little concentration…" he rubbed the back of his head. "I was able to focus long enough to find you. Then I came here." He then looked back towards the water. Something about this certain lake resonated with his soul and made him feel weird. "Unfortunately, it was kinda energy draining for me." he sat down. "By the way," he began. "What is this place?"
"Oh, this place?" she said. "It's… well it doesn't really have an official name, but someone once told me that it's called the Lake of the Moone." Shadow pondered this. Lake of the Moone? Huh, that's an interesting name. I wonder why it's called that. Though this place… it seems, what's the word, hmm, I don't know. This weird feeling of energy seems to come from it. I don't know how to describe it. It feels, natural.
"I come here a lot," she said. Shadow was brought back to reality from his thoughts. "I have some history with this place. Sometimes I came here to relax after a long day, or to let loose some feelings when my day doesn't go well. It's like my second home I guess."
He nodded. Then, Shadow pointed towards the small island. "Have you ever been out there before?" he asked. She followed the direction in which his hand was pointed in. The island. She didn't want to talk about that experience, but she would just answer his question. "Only once," Fennekin answered. "Though, I'd rather not talk about my experience there…"
"I understand," he said plainly, then looked on towards the island. Hmm, he thought. Could that be the place that Fennekin was traumatized at? Maybe that's why she doesn't want to talk about it. What is over there? I would like to find out someday.
"Shadow?" she asked. He was drawn from his thoughts to her. "Why did you come here? Why did you want to see me?" "Oh that!" he said. "Well actually, I came here to…" he trailed off. Shadow froze. Why couldn't he get the words out of his mouth? Why, why why! Why was there so many things that felt odd to him! He hated it! "To what?" she asked. Come on Shadow, you can do it, say it! Let go of your pride and say it! He pleaded with himself. Finally, as if he broke down a wall in his system…
"To thank you…"
It felt like the floodgates were opened inside of him. It then hit him. His body began to shake. A headache came like the one before he passed out earlier. "Agh!" he cried out, as the upper half of his body collapsed to the ground, meeting up with the other half that was already on the ground.
Fennekin stood up to meet him. "Shadow!" she cried out. He looked up with frantic, quivering, ruby irises. Please! He silently begged. Not now! I don't want this to happen again! Shadow was laying flat out on the ground, with a scared Fennekin hovering over him. Though surprisingly, he didn't pass out. His head was on the ground, with the headache still there.
"Are you alright?" she asked frantically. Fennekin didn't know what to do. There wasn't anything she could do. Not at this moment anyway. "I'm...fine," he answered wearily. His eyes were still closed, but he could hear fine. "Ugh. Why does this happen to me?" he said aloud.
"Did you remember something?" she asked. "No," he stated coldly. "I just keeping having these deja vu instances, and this happens, well not on this scale, but something weird happens." "Was that what happened with you and Tyrantrum?" she asked. Dang it, he thought. She noticed.
"Yes," he answered. "That felt like someone had said those exact some words to me, but I don't know why. And sometimes, I get a feeling, like for example, now, that I'm doing the opposite of what I should be doing. I don't know why!"
The headache began to dissipate. Finally! He silently exclaimed. Shadow sat up and leaned against the nearest tree. Fennekin was still puzzled. "Why did you want to thank me?" she asked. "For saving me," he said as he opened up his left eye slowly.
She felt embarrassed. It wasn't like anyone to compliment her fighting skills. After all, Fennekin hated to fight anyway. Then she came up with an excuse. "I should be the one to thank you," she said. "You saved me from getting hit with a Mach Punch." "It's, ugh, no big deal." he stated. Shadow was still trying to get up. Then he finally did. Fennekin got up as well.
"To me it's a big deal," she said. "No one ever helped me like that in a long time." "When was the last time?" he asked. But Fennekin never answered Shadow's question. She stared off into the distance. That day, she thought. When she helped me…
Shadow figured Fennekin didn't want to talk about it. So he avoided the conversation and spoke about something else. "The moon's getting up there," he said. "We should probably go home." She nodded, though something was still bugging her. "Are you sure you're able to stand?"
"I'm fine," he stated. "I don't need help." With that, the two pokemon began to head home. As they walked, Fennekin spoke. "So does that mean that Tyrantrum let you stay?" she asked. He nodded. "I'm staying in his home for the time being. He said he wanted to speak with me in the morning, so I wonder what he was going to ask me." "Maybe perhaps he is going to introduce you to the rest of the village," she said. "Maybe," he sighed. Shadow would to find out later on.
At last, they had made it to the village. Both pokemon were pretty tired and were looking forward to a nice, comfy, warm bed. "So, I guess I'll see you tomorrow then, right?" she said. "Yeah," he answered. "See you tomorrow." With that, the pokemon departed from each other and went home.
Shadow made it to Tyrantrum's home. He found the room that he was in earlier and began to settle in. But before he did that, he noticed a trap door in the ceiling. Reaching for it, he jumped up and was able to grab it, despite how small he was. The door opened, which lead to the roof of the house. He climbed there and stood on the roof.
The stars surrounded him in the night sky. The moon was still rising. It wasn't that late at night. He looked up at the stars and began to think.
So much has happened today, he thought. I fell from the sky, forgot who I was, and turned into a pokemon. I also met pokemon and fought those who were trying to hurt them. I've discovered a few things about myself, had deja vu too often, and even got a new home, for now at least.
The moon shined its light on the village, illuminating it to look almost like daytime. He was mystified by it. Tonight, it was full. The moon looks so different. I wonder why? Shadow began to ponder about when happened at the Lake of the Moone, as Fennekin called it. What he didn't notice was that his fur began to glow. It felt like the lake was calling me. Why? I still have so many questions that I still cannot answer. Why did I fall from the sky? Where did I come from? What was I before. Will I ever be able to go home? And… most importantly…
Who am I?
Across the night sky, a giant bat-like pokemon flew. It was dark purple, with golden markings on its wings and body. It scanned the ground below with red, gleaming eyes.
She had not flown through the Gem Continent in a long time. True, Arceus said to stay away, but she wasn't much of a friend to him. Heck, she barely knows Arceus and where he lives anyway. Besides, it's not like she can't handle herself in a dangerous situation.
As she flew, her red eyes gazed upon a village. Ugh, that village that Rayquaza loves so dearly, she thought. He protects it as best as he can. He should really give up on it. The Continent isn't gonna last long anyway, by the looks of it.
Then, something faint caught her eye. She directed her attention towards something so she could get a better look at it. At last, the bat pokemon saw it. Could it be? She thought. At first she thought her eyes were playing tricks on her, but then when she stopped in the air to get a better look, there was no mistaking it. A golden glow from on top of one of the houses in the village. Rayquaza, she thought silently. I take back what I said. You better darn well take care of that village. Only I and a few others know what that thing is… She turned to fly off into the night sky.
He has arrived…
Author's Endnote
Finally! Ugh, why did this chapter take me so long? I apologize for the time skip. Even though it's summer vacation, I've been procrastinating on summer school work. Also not to mention I'm getting a new computer and I got wisdom teeth removed yesterday… ouch I've should've posted this chapter earlier. Sorry, this hopefully won't happen again. Now time for some stuff!
I have to be honest with ya, I haven't played many games with Blaze and Silver in it. Sure, I've played Forces, (only Silver is present, not Blaze, so that didn't help) and maybe a bit of '06, but that's it. Out of all the Sonic characters, I think these two are the least familiar with me. Personality wise I mean. I tried going through some info about their personalities, so go ahead and kill me if I got something off. Most of the Sonic games I've played have more Shadow in them, Adventure 2, Heroes, heck even his own game. So we'll see how it goes.
Ah yes, our favorite blue-steel dragon. So we get details on what he is doing and why Palkia is injured. Oooo and there's a meeting with other legendaries? Sounds exciting.
The Lake of the Moone is an actual location in Pokemon Sun/Moon and Pokemon Ultra (cough cough DLC) Sun/Moon. It's where you are able to get a cosmog if, while playing Moon and Ultra Moon, you have Lunala in the party. The way to access is weird, so I won't go into detail. So I wonder who that bat pokemon was at the end? And how does Fennekin have history there? Oooo so many questions. So little answers…
I think I'm heard too much Deja Vu these past couple of weeks XD I feel like every time I write this story, I somehow always find a way for Shadow to get deja vu on multiple occasions. Yes, yes, I know '06 didn't technically happen, but let's just say Arceus is god and somehow Shadow remembers… ok this'll be more explained in more detail later on.
Dang, it's so hard to explain things without revealing them, isn't it? Lastly, tell me what you guys think! Everything is appreciated! I absolutely love reviews! Hope to see you guys soon!
Ooooo there's a Smash Ultimate Direct tomorrow. I wonder if our favorite edgelord is in it?
Anyways, until next time, See Ya Universe!
Palkia
