Here we go for the sixth chapter.
Note: This chapter hasn't been beta read yet
Disclaimer: Nothing belongs to me except Evangelyne and another OC who will appear later.
Parings: Advanceshipping (Ash/May), Cavaliershipping (Gary/Dawn) and Smartkidshipping (Max/Molly)
A/N: This chapter happen around the same time that of the previous one.
"Telepathy"
'Thoughts'
Chapter 6: The Flower Girl
Gary and Dawn, still holding Piplup in her hands, dismounted Arcanine along with Espeon and Umbreon. Gary looked at the woman at the front of them. She was clearly older than them though not by much. What intrigue him the most was her clothes. It was nothing like the women of their village wore. She had a cream-coloured top with short sleeves, a midnight blue dress which stopped at her knees unlike the ones he used to see which went all the way to the ankles. She also had tan leather open-toed sandals as well as a shoulder bag and a flower in her hair. The flower was pink on the edges and peach on the inside. Gary found it strange because it was like the flower was a part of the woman. The latter was looking at them wondering why they seemed so uneasy. She decided to break the silence surrounding them so she came closer to them. She had only made two steps towards that Arcanine jumped in front of her growling. Arcanine would have advance on the woman if it wasn't for the appearance of a pokemon in front of the latter. The pokemon, who look like a horse but with a horn and flames coming from certain spots on its body, appeared to be pretty enraged and seemed to want to charge at Arcanine but was stopped by the woman who stepped in front of it.
"RAPIDASH NO !" She grabbed the pokemon by it's neck and try to calm him. "He's only trying to protect them just like you would."
The words had their effects and the pokemon, Rapidash, calmed down. The woman smiled and turned back to look at Gary and Dawn.
"I'm sorry. She was only trying to protect her friends."
Right on cue, an another pokemon came out of the bag and climbed the woman's left arm before settling on her shoulders. It was a pokemon with a long skinny cream-coloured fur with four medium sized brown rings on the lower part of it's body and on it's forepaws and on the top of it's head except for the tip of his ears. The woman stroked her and spoke to Gary and Dawn at the same time.
"This is Furret and she is extremely shy, most of the time." She added with a smile. "She also avoided battles at all cost and will only fight if she had no other choice."
She then turned to the other pokemon beside her.
"And this Rapidash and, as you can guess, she is highly overprotective of me and Furret and she had always been that way from the ten years we know each other."
"Ten years ?" Dawn asked surprised. She didn't thought that the woman in front of her was older than Gary however the latter wasn't surprised. It only confirmed his theory.
"Yes." The woman replied. "I'm twenty and my name is Evangelyne though I prefer Eva."
"And why we can trust you ?" Gary asked suspicious. After all, after what had happened, he couldn't be sure of anything.
"Because I'm just like you." The woman, Eva, replied.
"What do you mean ?" Dawn asked.
"You two are Guardians, I am right ?"
"And how do you know that ?" Gary asked her warily.
"Well because I don't think that this is suppose to go along with your actual clothes." Eva replied pointing to something around Dawn's neck. The two others looked at it and were surprised by what they saw. It was a choker of five centimetre of width and of different range of blue going from light blue to midnight blue. It has also a pearl on it. Intrigued by it, Dawn touched it with her hand and instantly felt a familiar sensation.
"It's strange." She said. "It's like in the cave. When I touched the orb meant for me."
She looked at the older woman who nodded at her.
"Because it's your symbol only different in an different form." Seeing their disbelieving looks she continued. "The only thing I know is that the last Legendaries who were still free make sure that the remaining symbols would change their appearance once they were with their rightful owner."
"Right." Gary said unconvinced. "Then where's mine ? Because I don't see anything new on me."
"No kidding !" Eva replied with a sarcastic tone. "That may be because it will be suspicious if a guy walk around with brand new jewellery."
Dawn had to hold back her urge to laugh. The only one who talked to him like that was Ash (and that was mainly because they grew up together and felt like two rivals sometimes) so Gary was completely taken aback and the expression on his face was priceless hence the reason why she had problems to refrain her laughing. However, Gary was anything but amused.
"And I suppose you know where is it ?"
Eva mimicked thinking by putting a finger on her chin but her eyes seemed distant like she was no longer with them but it only lasted for a small moment before Eva grinned and looked at Gary.
"I would say a tattoo of a moon and sun intertwined together on your left shoulder."
Gary and Dawn looked at each other before the latter went to see if Eva was right since Gary couldn't actually do it himself.
"She's right." The younger girl said. "You do have a tattoo of the same of your symbol on your left shoulder."
Gary sighed. It wasn't like he didn't believed this Eva but he want to be sure that they could trust her and he had still one question for her.
"And how did you know ?"
"Simple. Each Legend can sense the presence of the other symbols and can communicate by telepathy. They also can choose if everyone can heard them or just their Guardian."
"You mean it, I mean 'your Legend', is here with us ?" Dawn asked fascinated. Eva nodded at the younger girl. She could that she want to meet her Legend (for real as the dream didn't really count) really badly and she was feeling guilty to have to refrain her hopes.
"Yes but each Legend appears to their Guardian when they feel that the time is right."
Dawn was a little upset at the news but she got over it very quickly because it didn't mean that they will never meet but that may take some time.
"What about that telepathy thing you mention ?"
"Gary." Dawn said with a warning tone.
"What ?"
"Will you stop asking her all this questions ? Why can't you just trust her like I do ?." The blue-haired girl yelled at him.
"I do trust her." Dawn raised her eyebrow at this clearly not believing him and Gary sighed. "Alright, maybe not entirely but she seems to know a lot about this whole Guardian business and it can help us learn more about the current situation."
Their argument was interrupted by someone laughing. They turned around to see Eva having trouble restraining her laughter. She had some much trouble that Furret had preferred going on the ground rather than staying on Eva's shoulder to avoid falling down. When Eva saw the other two watching her, she quickly regained control of herself and apologised.
"Sorry, it's just I have two friends who used to act just like the two of you. They were so bad sometimes that we called them an old married couple. It's funny because there are together now."
Eva's last sentence was follow by a blush contest between Gary and Dawn. It was hard to say who was the more embarrassed and Eva had to stifle her laugh again.
"Anyway." Eva said allowing the other two to come over their embarrassment and looking at Gary. "Gary right ? You said that you want to know more about the telepathic abilities of the Legendaries am I right ?"
Gary nodded and Eva smiled. She will be able to do the thing she loved the most in the world.
"Then I think a demonstration is the best way for you to learn."
"What do you mean ?" Dawn asked not understanding.
"I think she means me."
"What ?" Gary and Dawn shouted at the same time.
"She still has playful as ever." Eva said smiling.
The two others looked at each other wondering what she was talking about while Eva grabbed something on her bag. A moment later, she had in her arms a very small white pokemon with green fur and, on each side of its head, it has a pink flower with two leaves. The flower were identical to the one Eva had in her hair.
"Are you telling me that this... thing is one of the mythical Legendaries." Gary said incredulous.
"Watch you said because the thing, as you called it, is more dangerous than you think."
The pokemon had a haughty look on her face which made Dawn chuckle.
"Well I can see why she choose you since your personality are so alike." Gary said sarcastically.
Eva simply grinned at the young man before looking at Furret who was calling her. Her grin widened when she saw what her friend was showing her. She walked towards her and knelt on the ground.
"When I was younger, I loved taking care of the flowers around my home. My friends loved to tease about that and called me the Flower Girl." Eva made a pause letting her memories come back before she focused on the present. "Then, one day, I realised that something had happened."
"What do you mean ?" Dawn asked curious.
"Well, I think a demonstration will be better than words." Eva told her. She put Shaymin on the ground in front of a still-closed flower then she put her right hand next to the flower which was engulfed in glow light before it's opened. It was the same flower that Eva had on her hair as well as on Shaymin. The latter went closer to the flower and was engulfed in a white light. Then, it's appearance began to change. When the light fade, they could see that Shaymin was looking very differently than before. She had now a small, slender body. The fur on its back appears to have shifted into a mohawk; it has a red flower petal on the right side of its neck, looking like a scarf or cape, and flat, white ears that look like wings or antlers. It has a small ruff on the front of its neck and a stumpy tail. Before Dawn and Gary could make any comment, Shaymin took off and began to fly atound them and more specifically Arcanine which quickly got on the nerves of said pokemon but he couldn't catch her because Shaymin was fast, really fast. Fortunately for Arcanine, Eva stoped her friend's little game.
"Alright you, I think you had enough fun for now."
"Well you're not fun. You know it's alreaddy the middle of the afternoon and that I don't have much time left before I revert back." Shaymin replied with a pout on his face which made her look cuter than before, in Dawn's opinion at least.
"What do you mean by revert back ?" Gary asked curiosity obvious in his eyes which made Dawn smiled. Gary always loved to learn about everything especially on pokemons. Shaymin looked at him a hint of mischief visible in her eyes. Once a Legend chose someone as the Guardian of his/her symbol, he or she always described the new Guardian to the others so they could recognise him/her just in case so Shaymin exactly what made him special and that he is the only one who could find the awswer by himself.
"Aren't you the one with Knowledge ? Don't tell me that you don't know the answer to your own question ? Or you already know the answer and you just want me or Eva to confirm it ?"
Gary had to supress a smirk. He had been a bit annoyed by Shaymin's attitude at first but now he kinda liked it because it reminded him of his own mostly when he was teasing Ash. He already knew what he was going to say.
"I will take a wild guess and say that you will go back to your other form, which I gussed is your real form, when the sun will set."
"And why ?"
"Since you are a grass-type pokemon, at least I guessed you are, you react the same way the nature does. Like the plants and flora in general which need light to grow, you are more powerful during the day rather than during the night."
Dawn had a dreamy look on her face like each time Gary shows his knowledge and Eva looked quite impressed. She knew, thanks to Shaymin, the nickname of the two respective Legendaries: Knowledge and Time's Keeper but she didn't imagine that I would know so much. 'Guess that each Legend really chose the perfect Guardian for them.' However, Eva's impressed look quickly transformed in a wide grin when she saw the smug look Shaymin had on her face and Eva knew exactly why.
"You are correct but your answer isn't complete. Rack your brains maybe you'll find out what you're missing." Shaymin said with the same smug look which made Dawn laughed at Gary's expression when he heard the small pokemon's reply.
"You really should saw your face." She told him
"Very funny Dawn." Gary said without a hint of amusement in his tone then he went back to thinking. What could affect Shaymin's form apart from the light of the day. As always, he compared the situation with a real example so the question was: what had a 'bad' effect on the nature. 'So, the daylight is ruled out then what else ? It can't be the fire since it's too much destructive. Sometimes the wind can damage the plants and the trees very badly but I don't think that the answer.' Gary was thinking of all the possibilities when suddenly the answer struck him.
"Dawn ?"
"Yes ?"
"During which time of the year we could say that the nature is sleeping ?" He asked his blue-haired friend.
"During winter why ?"
Gary didn't answer her and turned around to look at Shaymin.
"Will the second correct answer be ice ?"
"Yes !" Shaymin replied with a pleased tone before flying around them at high speed again.
"Shaymin." Eva said with a warning tone. The little flying pokemon stopped in front of her putting on an innocent look which deceive no one particularly Eva. "If you have finish having fun then maybe you'll tell us were to go. After all, weren't you the one who told me that the situation was kinda serious and urgent ?"
''Right !'' Shaymin replied with the same energy as before. "Alright everybody follow the guide !"
"Is she always like that ?" Dawn asked Eva who sighed.
"Yes and you haven't see her when she is excited."
Gary made a face at that.
"Then I hope that we won't. And where exactly we are going ?"
Eva shrugged.
"I don't know. Only Shaymin does and she didn't tell me."
"You can ask me if you want."
The request was mainly addressed to Gary who mimicked thinking.
"No thank you." He replied which made the girls laugh and Shaymin pouted before she went back to leading the group Eva closely watching her. Dawn took this opportunity to talk to Gary more privately.
"Gary ?"
"Yes ?"
"Do you think that the others are safe ?"
Gary stopped walking and looked at his friend before hugging her.
"Don't worry. I'm sure they are fine and remember what Evangelyne said that each Legend appeared when they feel that the time is right. I'm sure if any of them had trouble one of them would have help our friends.
"I know." Dawn replied while Gary ended their hug. "It's just that I have the feeling that it's actually happened." Unconsciously, Dawn touched the pearl on the choker around her neck though Gary did notice it. However, before he could say anything, a white blur passed between them at high speed. The two turned around to see Eva, hands on her hips, looking quite irritated. It didn't take long for Gary and Dawn to realise that the white blur was Shaymin.
"What now ?" Gary asked annoyed.
Shaymin stopped flying at high speed and looked at the three humans.
"Oh come ! It's good news and it had been years since since I heard one."
"Well, maybe we will share your enthusiasm if you tell us the good news in question !" Eva retorted with a pointed look.
"Oh right sorry. Well the good news are that one of us had been freed from it's evil influence."
Eva, Gary and Dawn looked at each other wondering what it means before Dawn, her hand still on the pearl of her choker, said.
"The Graceful Snow."
That's all for this one.
For clarying thing some things, here are gender of each pokemon introduced so far including the Legendary ones.
Ash: Pikachu (male obviously), Leafeon (female) - Lugia (male)
May: Glaceon (female), Beautifly (female)
Gary: Arcanine (male), Umbreon (male) - Uxie (female) (I'm adding Uxie because she had already been mention by her real name)
Dawn: Piplub (male), Espeon (female)
Molly: Bellossom (female), Flareon (female) - Entei (male)
Max: Gallade (male), Jolteon (male)
Evangelyne: Rapidash (female), Furret (female) - Shaymin (female)
Also, there will be only one another important OC introduced otherwise I will try to stick the most to the character of the anime.
Until next time,
Elinea
