Chapter 8

The berries were laid out systematically, and were being crushed into a concoction with

precision. They were mixed well, and became a vivid scarlet color.

"Even though we've been here for weeks, I've been able to challenge my skills and put them to

the test."

"Yea, yea. I don't know WHAT happened! But I like the new berries here. A LOT. Good job making

some AWESOME new flavors!"

Back at Beat Forest, people were enjoying a very active day, busier than most. Arceus was

releasing some of the latest berries to the community by Gyarados Lake, and every pokemon couldn't

wait to get their hands on somew new berries. Espeon's exotic berries were a huge hit, and

Gyarados' sour berries were becoming the rites of passage for the strongest pokemon. 's

spicy berries were great too, but weren't as huge of a hit. Though Celebi was addicted to the spicy

berries, and he forced himself every day not to eat the supply. As some of the Sacred Musicians

were setting up the release for the latest batch, Arceus and Celebi were back at the Eternal Tree

picking the last of the berries. Celebi noticed that Luxray wasn't around, so he spoke up to Arceus.

"Do you think you could hold off a bit longer? Luxray isn't here yet, and it's not like him to be

late. I'm going to check his cave."

"Oh, no problem, I have a couple things to look at. I can fire up the community for a while, don't

worry too much on time."

"Okay, I'll be back soon. If I take too long, you can just start up without me. I don't mind."

Arceus gave a quick nod, and Celebi headed towards Luxray's cave. He arrived quickly, but he could

quickly tell Luxray had stepped out. He didn't see Luxray along the path, so wondered where Luxray

could have gone. He decided that Luxray must have walked down the other side of the river for some

reason, so he flew over the trail to look for him...

Luxray had taken a casual walk by his cave, enjoying the tranquil sounds of nature. The rush of

the rapids weren't always heard, as he usually walked by the stream. He was cherishing the serenity

of this world, and knew it meant something special. After all, every pokemon was being led to this

world for some reason. There was something unique about this world that connected all the others.

Luxray noticed that the meeting down by Gyarados Lake was going to start soon, so he headed back to

his cave. Being a pokemon with keen senses, he heard something unfamiliar way off to his right, a

fair distance from the river. He started investigating.

He came upon two unusual pokemon sitting around a pile of berries. They were regular berries, so

they couldn't have been from Beat Forest. One of them was crushing these berries into a wooden

bowl made out of a nearby tree. Luxray had never seen such an unusual use of the berries, and he

watched as the pokemon mixed it together. The pokemon gave it to his friend, and he was surprised

to see it being drank in one big gulp.

"Wow Parasect, that was awesome! I like that one a lot!"

"Yes, I put less of the dry taste in it and added some more sour juices from the big berry. It

worked out quite well I can see."

"Excuse me. Sorry to intrude, but I'm sure I've never seen either around here before. I'm Luxray, I

live in a nearby cave, and I've never heard of pokemon living in these parts. You guys didn't

happen to come here through some sort of portal did you?"

"Why yes, yes we did. I'm Parasect. and this is my friend Carnivine. How do you know about these

portals?"

"A strange phenomenon has been happening lately, and we're getting all these portals opening up

bringing new pokemon that we've never seen. We can't seem to figure why it's all happening, but

we've been taking care of the pokemon nonetheless. You guys haven't been here too long have you?"

"Hi! I'm Carnivine! Nice to MEET you too! Yea, we've been stuck here about a week so far. Are

you the ONLY pokemon here?"

"No, there is a whole community of pokemon near my cave in the oppostie direction. We are a bit far

from them, but I'm heading there now. I'm sure you guys don't want to stay here alone. Come with

me, I can explain to you in detail everything that has been happening."

"oh hey, mister Luxray. Would you like the last of my berry juice?"

Luxray looked at Carnivine with a strange look, he had never heard of berry juice before.

"oh, uh, no thanks. I'm full, haha."

Luxray led the two pokemon down to his cave, and explained to them everything that was happening.

He told them about Arceus being the first one, and how the Eternal Tree is growing these new

berries that are giving the pokemon a new energy that is making them stronger each day. Parasect

was especially interested as Luxray described these new glowing berries. Carnivine was wowed by

all the details, hoping to try some of these berries for himself. Luxray arrived at his cave and

found Celebi looking around.

"Oh hey Celebi, sorry about the wait. I found two new pokemon caught by a portal. They've been here

for a week already."

"Oh, finally Luxray. I was beginning to worry! I searched by the river and I couldn't find you.

Glad to see you're back."

"You would have probably seen me, but I think that was when I found these pokemon deeper in the

forest. This is Parasect, and his friend Carnivine."

"Welcome to this world Parasect and Carnivine. I'm Celebi, and I've been living here as long

as I can remember. I'm sure Luxray explained to you what's been happening. It's very odd, and

we've never seen anything like it. But I hope you are able to adjust, and we would be more

than happy to welcome you into out community."

"I do appreciate the warm welcome Celebi. Carnivine and I were always traveling back in our world,

so it's easy for us to adjust to a new place. We are used to it."

"Oh, Luxray! They're still waiting on us at Gyarados Lake!"

"Oh, that's right. Follow us, we're heading to that release of berries I mentioned earlier."

Celebi's eyes glowed, and they all started to fly towards the lake. Both Parasect and Carnivine

saw the Eternal Tree as they passed by, in awe at its pure beauty. They arrived at the lake

shortly after, and Celebi lowered them next to Arceus.

"Hey Arceus, meet the latest additions to the community. Yet another portal has opened up, and

these pokemon were brought here. Everyone, welcome Parasect and Carnivine."

"Hello newcomers! Welcome to Beat Forest. You're just in time for the greatest release of

berries of all time! Because you guys are so new, I will let you pick your own! You can pick up to

five berries, any which ones you want!"

"I'll take five of those SOUR berries!"

Haha, sounds like you had your minda made up before I even asked Carnivine! What would you like

Parasect?"

Parasect studied the berries that were piled in front of him. They were organized into piles

according to flavor, and some were bigger than others. He looked at them for a very long time

before speaking up.

"I would like an above average sized sour berry, an average sized exotic berry, and two very small

cherry berries."

"Is that all? You can have one more you know. We have plenty to go around!"

"Oh, you can just give my friend Carnivine another sour berry then."

"YES! Good thinking Parasect! I LOVE sour berries! Whehehehe!"

Arceus handed over the berries to Parasect. and threw another sour berry to Carnivine. While

Carnivine ate his in seconds, Parasect carefully laid out his four berries. All the pokemon were

curious as to what he could be doing. He pulled out his wooden bowl, and he began to crush the sour

berry into the bowl. He then peeled the exotic looking berry, and sliced that with his pincer.

After putting the slice into the bowl, he squeezed the small spicy berries into the mix, and

started to blend it together with a stick of his. All the pokemon peered into the bowl while he

did this, trying not to make it obvious. The whole crowd of pokemon became silent during this

process, until Parasect spoke up.

"Here you go Arceus. Would you like to try this berry juice?"

Arceus was taken back by such a strange request. Not once had he heard of berry juice, and he was

a bit hesitant to taste it. Gyarados quickly spoke up though.

"Hey Parasect, I'll give it a try. I'm usually the taste tester around here anyway."

"Fair enough. Here you go."

Parasect crawled to Gyarados and handed him the bowl. Gyarados quickly grabbed it by his teeth

and took the mix down in one gulp. All the pokemon held their breath, and watched to see how

Gyarados would react. Gyarados swallowed the mix, and was astounded.

"Oh my, I thought that eating the four berries you used wouldn't affect me too much, but when

mixed like this, I felt a huge rush of energy! There was more in that berry juice than in one

of my own sour berries! How do you do that?"

"Parasect is VERY smart! He has been creating berry juices out of every day berries for a very

LONG time. I help him a lot. I get the berries he needs, like the one on trees, and he makes us

berry juices. He is very SKILLED!"

While Gyarados was talking to Carnivine, Arceus had pulled Celebi to the side.

"Wow that is amazing isn't it?"

"Yes, I agree, Celebi. That interesting and not what we're used to."

"I think I will make him a Sacred Musician!"

"Well, that is your decision. I only need Sacred Musicians to help take care of the tree, and to

help it grow and create more berries. He is a very quiet pokemon, so I doubt he could sing much

to the tree."

"Oh, I know. But the berries that we create could provide a variety of juices! Granted, I know we

would need to grow more berries, as these juices take up more than berries than usual. But this

could help our community enjoy the tree's wealth even more!"

"Of course, as long as you believe in that, I have no problem with your decision. Go ahead!"

Celebi walked up to Parasect.

"Parasect, would you like to be a Sacred Musician? Our job is to protect the tree, and provide

to the community. We help the tree grow by providing our unique sounds to it, but even if you

can't provide your own sound, it would be great to have you be our expert berry mixer! What do you

say?"

"I'd love to be a part of the group. Anything that will help me learn to make better juices."

At that, Celebi began to sing the infamous song, and Parasect began to glow. Celebi's pendant

gave off a glow, and a visible aura traveled from the pendant to Parasect, enveloping him

in a glowing mist of colors. Arceus watched this happen, and saw Carnivine's face. He could see

that Carnivine was feeling helpless. Arceus knew that he couldn't seperate two friends this way,

so when Celebi finished his song, Arceus walked over to Carnivine.

"I forgot to mention, you are an honorary Sacred Musician as well Carnivine. After all, you are as

dedicated as Parasect, and would be a great addition to our team."

Carnivine expression quickly changed, and his eyes began to get fuzzy with tears. He tried to hold

it in as Arceus sang the song as well, and he could feel the energy inside him, making him an

official Sacred Musician as well. Carnivine dance around, and started singing. He ran towards the

tree, singing all sorts of songs, and watching the berries grow. Arceus couldn't help but break

out in laughter once again, and encouraged Celebi to let Carnivine know not to eat the newly grown

berries. Parasect walked over to the tree as well, and watched Carnivine dance around. and

Espeon conducted the rest of the batch release, along with Gyarados. The pokemon received the new

berries, and the event came to a close.

From that day on, berries were grown all the time, and bery juices were constantly being mixed.

This team of pokemon, all dedicated to serving the tree, had grown to be very productive. They

were thinking of new ideas each day, and coming up with more songs to sing every moment they could.

Whatever would help the Eternal Tree, they would put their all. They expected more pokemon to

arrive in portals, and they were ready for the challenge. They knew that even if they couldn't

figure out the mystery to the portals, that they could make the best of it. The portals hadn't

failed to bring them good fortune yet, and they hoped to keep it that way.

The next pokemon that came through a portal was way more than they expected though...

End of Chapter 8

Chapter 8 Analysis

Quote:

"Though Celebi was addicted to the spicy berries"

I like me some index you know!

Parasect + Carnivine=Jousway and zagbag

Grass type=English Forum. I say this now because Luxray, Gyarados and aren't

grass type. is known to use Miracle Leaf though. But Gyrados, who represents

oscarface92, is water because he is an excellent player, and flying due to speaking another

language not listed in our forum, specifically Norwegian ( I think?). Luxray, who represents

ReMaXeD, is just one of the pokemon that doesn't represent anything by type. Probably

the only pokemon so far without any representation in type. I am Celebi, grass and psychic,

which represent English and Spanish. So now that there are more grass type pokemon introduced, I was able to specify this.

Berry Juice=Noteskins. This reference is important, because noteskins tend to help a lot

of people MA songs easier. Just like a juice is easier to consume than the berry itself.

Quote:

"I'll take five of those SOUR berries!"

Expressing zagbag's quick decision making skills, and his passion for hard songs as well.

Celebi empowering Parasect; Arceus empowering Carnivine=This represents how I was the one to

make Jousway a moderator, and how Dutch_com made zagbag a moderator.

I tried to express zagbag's personality a lot in this chapter. As for Jousway's monotonous

personality, that was more to make the story interesting. It was meant to make the readers

a bit more focused on the berry juices rather than Parasect as well. This is not intended to

be a foreshadow, or to represent Jousway's personality. I'm just letting you know. Jousway

may be a bit more emphasized in coming chapters.

"The next pokemon that came through a portal was way more than they expected though..."

Haha, Chapter 9 is going to be a very fun chapter! :P

End of Chapter 8 Analysis