Arceus stared down at the small, destructing earth and sighed. "I didn't want to have to do this... but what other option is there? That blast would've killed them anyway, but for some reason, I still feel bad." Mew hovered over beside the god-like Pokemon and sadly said "I feel sad, too. But at least they're going to come back..." He sighed and floated away. Arceus watched him leave, but then returned his focus to the planet. He sighed and thought about what the cat-like Pokemon said. They are going to come back, but it hurts to see them die.
Melodeon dashed through the area, trying to avoid all things that could cause death. She stopped to catch her breath by a very large tree, letting the shade from it's towering branches cool her off. But then that feeling hit her once more. "Kricketune?" She called, looking to the bug-type beside her. "Are you still there?" He looked at Melodeon and replied. "Yes, but the pain isn't going away... owww..." He rubbed his head sadly, knowing the pain wouldn't go away. Then, the sound-type just couldn't take it anymore. "This might be the last time we see each other, but we won't know it..." She said, starting to panic. "How long will this hell last..? Everyone's dead... you're the only one I have left." She wrapped her arms around Kricketune, panic searing through her body. He hugged back, replying with "This pain is unbearable. But it's not your fault, it's mine. I never got to tell you how I've really felt, and I feel very bad about that." They both squeezed tighter as an earthquake began to erupt.
"This is goodbye, my friend..." He said and loosened his grip on Melodeon.
"What!?" She said in surprise. "What do you mean...?"
Kricketune then picked up the sound-type and tossed her as far as he could. She landed hard on the ground, but recovered quickly to see the tree's roots pulling themselves from the ground. But before she could do anything, it toppled over onto her friend, leaving behind nothing but a pool of blood. The earthquake ended, and Melodeon fell to the ground. "Damn it!" She screamed, pounding the ground as hard as she could. "Damn it all!" Her anger melted away, and was replaced with sorrow. "That should be me being crushed, but what's the point, I know I'm next..." She felt like dying right then and there, but instead she got up on all of her paws and looked to the sky. "This is not the time to die, I can feel it." She said, her tears drying up. "They'd all want me to live. Meloetta, mom, Kricketune... They'd want me to survive this hell for them!" She then ran off, leaving behind all of the sorrow and pain she had.
"That one's persistent..." Arceus said, watching Melodeon from the miniature earth. Mew flew in beside him and said "She's strong, everyone she loved had died, yet she's still going." The god-like Pokemon ignored him and continued to watch the small planet. He smiled at how strong she was to go on. Why can't other Pokemon be like her?
