Here is Chapter 7.
To answer Nekos Dream: No, Nil and N aren't the same person. N tried to get to the point that Nil made in Chapter 6, but didn't quite get there. Nil's name is derived from his power: he absorbs others' abilities. This makes him a sort of 'void' for others' powers to fill, so he is nothing, or 'nil' without others. N's real name is apparently 'Natural Harmonia Gropius.' I would call myself 'N' too if that was my real name.
Chapter 7: Epilogue
Nil woke up in a place he didn't know.
Looking around, he saw pictures of many Pokémon-related events: contests, battles, and more.
Sitting next to him was Ruby… no, Sapphire in Ruby's body. Ruby would never have the expression or the clothes that Sapphire was wearing.
"Red, he's awake!"
The door opened, and Red strolled into the room. "Awake, huh? Welcome to my house, Nil."
Nil nodded and sat up. "I failed… it turns out that the world is better as it is…"
Red shouted out the door. "Hey, everyone, he's awake!"
Blue, Green, Yellow, Ruby, Gold, Crystal, Silver, and Emerald filed into the room. "The dexholders of Sinnoh decided to stay where they were, so they're not here."
Nil was staring at his covers. "I don't understand how, but the order of this world is better than the one I imagined…"
Red waved his hand in front of Nil's face. "Nil? Junior?"
That got Nil's attention. "Junior? After all I suffered, after all I lost, you think me your equal?"
Red nodded. "Although what you did was rather bad, your motivations were as good as Silver and Blue's, and they stole a Pokédex far before you did."
Nil sighed and changed the subject. "So, I suppose you want to know about me, eh?"
Everyone nodded. "Well, to start off with, you'll have to know about my 'Special Skill.' I am what you would call a 'perceptionist.' I can read people's thoughts by looking at their faces." Nil looked at Red suspiciously. "But you already knew that, judging by the mask you used in our battle."
Red tilted his head. "I guessed, and guessed correctly."
Nil shook his head. "Really clever, that was… Using my talent, I can perceive how others' abilities work, as well, and can replicate them. After all, all abilities are based off of our personalities. This is how I can do almost anything, and why my eyes change color."
Emerald waved his hand. "Go on."
Nil looked somewhat annoyed. "When I was young, this 'perception' allowed me to see into the minds of many trainers, and what I saw did not please me. You already heard me in the Hall of Origin; that was how I felt. It seems I was wrong…"
Nil stared dejectedly at his hands. "Ugh… it feels like I was hit by a Draco Meteor…"
Ruby walked up to Nil. "Hey, not to be a bother after your great epiphany, or anything, but there's something you need to do."
Nil looked up at Ruby. "Eh? What do you mean?"
Ruby looked intensely at Nil. "You can read my thoughts by looking at my face, you tell me."
Nil's mouth opened in understanding. "You want me to switch you and Sapphire back?"
Ruby nodded. "And if it's not too much trouble, fix Green, Blue, Crystal, and Gold."
Nil got out of bed, gesticulating with his hands. "We'll need to go outside. I don't know if you noticed or not, but Dialga's a bit to large for the indoors."
Green was blushing.
For the past month, he'd been three years old. Now, Nil, who seemed to be a good guy in all actuality, had changed Green back to his real form. That wouldn't be so bad, except that he could remember every instance that he had spent believing Red's mom was his mom, and even more embarrassing, every moment that he thought Blue was his sister.
Yellow was laughing as she listened to Blue describe her time in Red's house. "And, then… hee hee, he said… 'Don't worry, Blue. If big brother is mean, I'll protect you!'"
Red was smiling as he listened to Blue talk about a day where the children had thought that Red was their brother.
Green grunted. "My bond with family is strong… and I thought Blue was my sister. Can you fault me with being the way I was to this annoying woman?"
Blue turned to him, grinning. "You better not call me 'annoying' anymore, Green."
Green looked at her, apprehensive. "And why not?"
Blue smiled. "The treehouse."
Green visibly started and spoke out. "Alright! Alright! I get it! This is blackmail, you know!"
Yellow was looking at Blue curiously. "The treehouse?"
Blue looked very sly. "I won't tell unless this guy is rude to me…"
Nil looked back from his work, which was currently making Gold and Crystal normal again. He laughed. "That's hilarious, Blue! Don't worry though. The secret's safe with me!"
Red was very amused. "He might be an even bigger meddler than you are, Blue!"
Blue looked grumpy. "You take that back!" she growled in mock anger. "And you!" she shouted, pointing at Nil, "You stay out of my head!"
Green groaned. Blue was going to be the death of him one day.
Ruby and Sapphire were furious.
"I'm sorry, guys, but Blissey had to forget Heart Swap, or I wouldn't have made it to Mt. Coronet at all. I never intended to change you back at the time, anyways."
Sapphire nearly ripped Nil's head off. "Don't patronize us, Mr. Mind Reader! Just teach it to your Blissey again!"
Nil frowned. "It will take another three years to teach."
Ruby face-palmed. "It might be easier just to wait for the Manaphy Egg to hatch."
Gold, now a boy again, was running up to them. "Hey guys! Guess what? The Manaphy Egg hatched!"
Nil was grinning. "Looks like you guys will be switching back, after all. Hmm…" He looked at Ruby and Sapphire. "You're right, Sapph, it is slightly uncomfortable to think about Ruby looking at your body in the shower… and I can assure you that he did."
Sapphire felt her cheeks burn. Then she slapped Nil across his face.
Nil was in Red's room, looking around. "What an interesting room…"
Red and Yellow walked through the door. "Hey, Nil!"
Nil turned towards the two, and immediately turned away, putting his hands to his head. "Ah! Ooh! What is it, Red, Yellow?"
Yellow started to speak. "We wanted to talk to you about that. We know that you seem to get hurt every time you look at me. Why is that, Nil?"
Nil was moving his mouth, but no words came out. He turned back to the couple with his eyes firmly closed. "Well, girl, there's only one instance where my ability doesn't help, but actually hinders…"
Red sat down on his bed, pulling Yellow into his lap. "And what is that?"
Nil turned towards Red's voice, clearly looking uncomfortable. "Well, you see… um…"
Gold and Crystal were sitting in the dining room, looking at pictures of toddler Blue in cute outfits. "So, you've always wanted a daughter?" Crystal asked.
Red's mom nodded. "Yeah. Boys are nice, I guess, but I've always wanted a girl of my own. Too bad that Red's father…" She looked sad, but didn't elaborate.
Gold changed the subject quickly. "Hey, Super Serious Gal. Look at this outfit, here."
Crystal took a peek. "Yeah, what about it?"
Gold grinned his 'you're hot, girl' smile. "You would look really cute in this, I think."
Crystal blushed deeply. "Gold! I, uh… er…"
They were interrupted by a scream from upstairs. Crystal stood up, nearly knocking her chair over. "What…?"
Yellow was walking down the stairs, pulling a dazed Red along.
Ruby and Sapphire, in their own bodies, walked towards them, looking confused. "What was that, Yellow?"
Emerald was walking into the room with Green and Blue right behind him. "Yeah, what was that?"
Yellow was beaming and skipping around in circles. Red had sat down on the stairs, looking absolutely shocked. "You don't mind if I tell them, Red?"
Red's mouth was agape, but he shook his head. "I… don't… mind."
Yellow, who looked ecstatic, turned towards her friends. "I… I'm pregnant!"
Nil frowned at the commotion he heard. When he told Red and Yellow that the only time his power didn't work was when somebody was pregnant, Red's eyes had bugged out and Yellow had screamed in delight. From the sounds downstairs, Yellow had just told everyone else the news.
It was a strange thing that prevented him from knowing a pregnant woman's thoughts, but in a way, it made sense to Nil.
Babies, when they were born, had at least some of a consciousness, and Nil could feel something when he looked at them.
However, when a woman was pregnant, mother and baby were joined, and seeing the baby's nonexistent mind through the mother's face was almost like looking into death.
Gold cheered. "Yes! Human breeding!"
Crystal elbowed him in the stomach.
Blue was nearly as excited as Yellow. "Yellow, I'm so happy for you!"
Green, on the other hand, was confused. "Um… when exactly did this happen?"
Red and Yellow blushed deeply, and didn't answer.
It was Nil, walking down the stairs and averting his gaze from Yellow's face, who did. "According to Red's thoughts, it happened at some sort of carnival in a Ferris wheel."
Yellow walked up the stairs embarrassed and furious, grabbed Nil's head, and pointed it at her face.
Nil screamed and stumbled, falling down the stairs and landing face-first on the floor.
Yellow looked ferocious. "That's what you get!"
Blue's eyes were really wide. "At… the… carnival?" A month ago, she had snapped a photo of Red and Yellow kissing at the top of a broken Ferris wheel, before they had dropped out of sight… but she didn't know it had gone that far up in the car.
Red still looked like he couldn't believe it. "I'm going to be a… father?"
Ruby walked up to him and patted his back. "I'm sure you'll be a good dad. After all, you're Red. What could go wrong?"
And that's the end. Nil's true ability was revealed here, as well as why he flinched every time he saw Yellow. He is the Perceptionist.
A very short chapter, but most Epilogues are.
There is a sequel coming out soon: Family Issues: Aftermath.
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