Secret of Earth and Sky
Chapter 7: Wishes
May, Combusken, and Brendan enjoyed themselves until the show was over. Just when the Great Butler and Diane were about to close when the group ran over to meet them.
"Um… Butler!" May called to them.
"Oh, May," the purple haired magician noticed her and her friends. "You were going to ask about Jirachi, weren't you?"
"Um… what is a Jirachi?" Brendan asked in confusion.
"It's a Pokemon that appears at the same time as the Millennium Comet," Butler began. "It is said to grant wishes, and also said to be hibernating in this crystal."
"Whoa…" Barry, May, and Brendan gasped. Combusken looked at it in question.
"How does Jirachi appear?" May asked.
"Two conditions," Brendan looked at him. "First, the Comet has to be present, and second, this Pokemon must find a friend."
"Wow," Diane commented. "Since when did you know so much about Jirachi?"
"He told me himself," Brendan proudly pointed to himself. That's Bren, May thought to herself.
"Since when did you heard voices?" May asked.
"He chose me as his friend," Brendan was as proud as ever. Even no scientist could be as proud as he was. "And I will help him."
"I guess you can take care of him," Diane handed the crystal gently into Bren's hands.
"Sure! I will!" Bren remained proud.
Just as the group was leaving, Diane turned to Butler.
"Are you sure you can make her believe the truth? Even if your plan is just as crazy? I mean, I know she's her daughter, but-"
"If her mother can't be helped by just me, then I have to get help."
Barry and Brendan spent most of their time toting around the big crystal as May was admiring a wish-catcher. The storekeeper eyed her, and approached her.
"That is a wish-catcher," the man explained, causing her to jump.
"Um… what does it do?" May asked in question.
"Every night of the Millennium Festival, you make a wish with these flaps. But remember, you have to do it every day, and it's one wish only."
May and Combusken then looked ready than ever.
"I'll buy it!" May exclaimed and gave him ten Pokedollars. The two happily skipped away to rejoin with their friends at the top of the hill.
The comet… It's so beautiful…
Combusken gazed at the shining dot with her best friend. Then she noticed Brendan and the crystal. Brendan didn't keep a certain Pokemon out like May did with her.
"Oh, the wish!" May perked up and pulled out the wish-catcher. "Ready, Combusken?"
Oh boy am I ready! Combusken grinned. The two then thought over their wish and then closed the next flap.
"I hope it works." May said to herself. Then a strange noise stirred in the wind.
The star… It's calling…
"Wha?" Barry jumped. May and Combusken jumped as well. Brendan was holding the crystal… except it was glowing. Waves of energy flowed out from it as it rose into the air.
A little while or so passed, and the crystal then became a full-grown Pokemon, and a rather strange one too. It had three peaks at its head, each with a blue tag at the end. It had black eyes surrounded by blue diamonds. Two ribbon like tails grew out from its back. Brendan caught it as it dropped to the ground.
"I can't believe it!" May exclaimed. "It's Jirachi!"
"Diane!" Barry noticed the wide-eyed newcomer. "Did you see it?"
"Yes… I did…" Diane trailed off… "I must tell Butler the good news. You guys can sleep in our trailer for the night."
"Butler… May and Brendan have revived him."
"Yes… remember Diane, I not only want revenge, but I'm doing this to help the Union."
An Absol stood on the cliff, suspicious of the sound waves rushing through the forests of Forina. It knew that something was in trouble as it jumped off.
"So Jirachi, you can grant wishes?" Bren asked. The Pokemon nodded.
"I guess so."
"Well, can you grant mine?" Bren asked politely.
"You're my friend." Jirachi called.
"You're the best, Jirachi." Bren and the Pokemon shared a hug as May and Combusken looked at each other.
They're best friends, just like us. Combusken looked at them again.
"Yeah… you're right…" May glanced at them.
"Hello, you three," Butler entered the trailer, and then noticed Jirachi. "You guys didn't cause any trouble wishing yet, have you?"
"No, not at all." May smiled. "We should go to sleep, should we?"
"Yeah… correct!" Barry agreed.
"You guys should look sharp tomorrow." Butler said as he walked away. "I need backup since the clowns and stage manager I hired abruptly left during our first performance."
"I call Stage Manager!" May was getting into bed.
"Behold a great experiment!"
May glanced around from the back of a conference room. Several Team Magma members looked at someone… Butler?! What was a magician doing here? Oh, he's in a lab coat, so he probably was a scientist there… but why?
"So what do you have for us, Professor Butler?" A woman stared curiously at the machinery and Butler. May immediately noticed who it was. Commander Karen.
"I can help you reach your goal!" Butler declared. "Now with my machine and this fossilized remain of Groudon, I can revive a full Groudon!"
"Hmm…" Karen pondered. "Sounds believable, but I doubt that can worked."
"Enough with your sneering, commander!" Butler yelled again. "Let me demonstrate!"
He turned on a switch, and the machine began to glow. May's eyes widened in wonder. Then just as she thought, the machine overloaded, causing a huge explosion. The machine appeared to be in ruins from the fog. Butler seemed to be in ruins as well. Karen chuckled deviously. The nerve of her.
"Can't even make a fire stove burning," Karen sneered again. "You are officially banned from Team Magma after all your failures. Archie will be very disappointed in you."
"I'll teach you someday!" Butler shouted at the laughing members, but as May felt herself getting close to Butler, she could see him, holding the still burning fossil, and gritting his teeth.
"I'll teach them, and I can save her."
What?
"Whaa!"
"Bren!"
May had accidentally tossed him into the wall with Barry, and the two boys groaned.
"Oh, sorry!"
"Yeah, you should," Barry moaned. "You were in a big fit in the morning. You were wriggling all over the bed."
"What? I had a nightmare!"
"What's the commotion?" Diane appeared, seeing Bren and Barry on the floor. "Oh, it's you two?"
"Yeah… something like that…" Bren trailed. "May's fault!"
"It was a nightmare, all right?!" May yelled back.
Stop arguing! Jirachi rose from its covers. Do you do this every day?
"No… not really… Yes?" the two friends spoke in unison.
"Come on," Diane took out a clothes chest of clown attire, "you overslept a bit. May, aren't you the Stage Manager?"
"Oh! I didn't notice!" May was not used to being late, so she rushed out of the room.
"You two," Diane giggled, "have to wear this."
She held up a rainbow shower of clothes.
"Aw…" the two boys groaned, but Jirachi was happy.
Now you look like me!
"Man, this is itchy!" Barry was scratching his arm. "These shoes are much too huge."
"Hey!" Bren snapped. "You're not the one wearing a big hat with a bunch of water-squirting daisies on it! Did I mention that I'm allergic to pollen!?"
"And Aunt Dawn said you were not a handful anymore," May murmured flatly. Combusken nodded in agreement. Barry then shot her a mean look, but didn't change her expression. "Hurry up, it's your cue."
The two boys stumbled out, because Barry tripped on the chair by his shoes, and landed flat on the middle of the stage, causing everyone to laugh.
"Man, and I have live like this…" Brendan got up.
"Don't be talking," Barry was cheerful again as he enjoyed the spotlight. "I've lived like this for twenty-three years!"
"Now the show begins!" Butler announced. May, Combusken, and Jirachi remained behind the curtains.
