Pokemon Mystery of the Future

by Experiment 282

New Summary: Ash and Co. are hoisted 15 years into the future to help stop a tyrant. However things are not as they seem. Relationships and wills are tested as mysteries are needed to be solved. AAML Violence/Gore/Explicit Scene/Language/Adult Themes

10. Chapter 8 Sentenced to Fly

AN: Hey guyz, here's Chapter 8 :). Mystery of the Future now has a TV Tropes Page! Just look up TV Tropes and search for Pokemon X Cell. I would love if someone added tropes or edited the piece. I need a second pair of eyes on the matter. Now...on with the story...

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Chapter 8 Sentenced to fly

"Existence is separated into three common virtues: God, Man and Beast. The Gods sit atop their thrones, watching the men tame the beasts. Shall the beasts rebel and become men and men become God and God becomes Beast. The Trinity is known as the Mass. The Pool of Existence cannot extend beyond and therefore those who are neither God, Man or Beast are Demonic. These Abominations are born of original sin and gain their power through negative spirit. They gain fragmentation of true original thought and thus must be exterminated. "Firstborne 1:09"

Togekiss managed to dodge an attack from the oncoming Haunter.

"Aura Sphere won't work..." Grumbled Blue. "I need another solution..."

Blue watched on as Togekiss floating between blasts of thunderbolts and ice beams. There had to be something. Tentacruel was already struggling with the oncoming Swellow and whipped them with its tentacles. Blue gritted her teeth in this endangering situation against these horrifying Shadow Pokemon. Why was there so many? Why were they hanging around Eden City? It used to be such a peaceful place...but now abandoned and left to rot. Eracus was one of its residents...and only sane one...at least insane in the area at best...but his mysterious nature was hindering them big time by not letting them move their headquarters here in the past. What creeped her out the most was his unwavering calm demeanor. He had to have something up his sleeve. There was no way he could be this scrupulous and manipulative without a motive of sorts. But she couldn't etch a word of it in her mind, she had troubles keeping her and her Pokemon alive...

"Damn..."

SMASSSH...

Blue spun around. She saw a herd of angry Miltank rolled out to her direction. She called for Tentacruel to use another Barrier.

WHAAACK.

Blue didn't see it coming, but out of nowhere a batch of angry Tangela were whipping her around the place. She tried shielding herself but their tentacles were too strong for her. She hit the ground more times than she'd care to remember.

"Golduck help!"

Golduck bolted to her side and tried to defend her from the Tangela by using Confusion, but there were simply too many to handle before Golduck seemingly disappeared under the tentacles of a giant Tangrowth.

"Shit..."

She now had numerous tentacles wrapping around her arms and strained herself to get free, before one of her PokeBalls ruptured, releasing her Gyarados into the fray. The Pokemon roared as its master was being devoured by green vines.

"Gyarados...quick...use Flamethrower!"

Gyarados cocked its head. Doing so would burn his master, he simply couldn't harm her.

"GYARADOS!"

Gyarados looked down then back at her. She was almost gone and consumed by the vines, as she was being approached by the Giant Tangrowth. He looked at Tentacruel who was amassing the herd of Miltank and the Togekiss and Haunter duking it out with no final result. His fear was losing her.

"Gyarados..." whispered a nearly invisible Blue. "It's okay..."

A single tear shed from Gyarados eye. He didn't want to hurt her. Not ever.

"You are stronger than this...ehhh...please..."

He watched on as the Tangela tried to insert their tentacles into her, causing her immense pain as she screamed to prevent them from penetrating her. Gyarados held itself together as fury came across his angered face.

"GYAAAA"

Gyarados closed its mouth, before releasing a barrage of flames across the field of Tangela, creating a firestorm in the process. Blue screamed before feeling feeling claws clasping around her neck and dragging her up. She tried to pull them off and kicked her legs in her struggle. She gasped for air then looked up. It was a Fearow. She saw its dead eyes glaring at her, staring right down to try and strike fear in her heart. She grunted as Fearow fastened its grasp. She felt a little light headed at this point.

"...Not here..."

She dropped onto a scaly platform. She was now almost burnt to a crisp, but was still alive. Togekiss finally used an unauthorized Psychic attack which blasted the Fearow away. Gyarados used a Hydro Pump in sync with the breaking Barrier to push Tentacruel out of the way.

Blue used her final strength to look at Gyarados. "It's okay...it's not bad really...

"BLUE!"

Blue looked to her side. She was on the front end of Gyarados' back and she smiled despite the smell of seared flesh wafting into her nose.

"Mewtwo...Jacket...Nassie." She muttered while rubbing her neck.

Mewtwo quickly floated towards Blue trying to tend to her wounds. Jacket and Nassie released their party of Pokemon to aid Togekiss and Tentacruel in their struggles. By the time they were done, the Pokemon suddenly hopped off and left in a rush, fearful for their lives. They returned their Pokemon then Jacket in slight hesistation grabbed a weakened Tentacruel and Nassie the wounded Togekiss. They pulled off their bags and rummaged through their bags for potions.

Blue, watching, noticed the familiarity of those potions. "They stole them from Red's Fortress..." She muttered.

Mewtwo opened his sachet and pulled out a Berry. Blue chuckled weakily.

"Is that...gonna work on me...?" She asked.

Mewtwo looked down. "Rawst Berries are known to help cure burns. Eat it..."

Blue stared at the berry before slowly taking it from Mewtwo's paw and eating it. He fact scrunched at its bitter taste. She swallowed, before passing out in pain.

Mewtwo shook his head. He took her PokeBalls and withdrew them from the fields. He picked up Blue's body and raised up into the air with the other two. He looked over in the distance and saw a blone haired man with his hand in his pocket, possessing a certain smugness that disgusted Mewtwo to the core. He turned around and sped back to the Headquarters...

"Most certainly interesting..." He said. "When Beast and Man collide they riddle with such similarities..."

He headed off back into the distance and faded into the fog...

Misty woke up later in the morning. She got up and stretched her arms and cracked her neck while yawning. She got off the top bunk onto the floor and smiled at a peaceful sleeping Ash. She let him be, while Pikachu woke up and followed Misty into the kitchen. She prepared herself a cup of tea and made breakfast for herself and got out Pikachu's nibblies from the cupboard. He chirped as he took the tiniest bites...Misty giggled at how cute it was while eating her some sort of jam toast. She sat back and took a sip from the cup. She put her ponytail back up as her toe was on her wrist. As soon as she finished that and her breakfast she washed her dishes and placed the plates back their respective cupboards. She checked up on Ash again, who was still asleep. She let him be once more and got her pink jacket and headed outside with Pikachu. She needed some fresh air and perhaps an ordinary jog to jump-start her mind. Pikachu followed suit as Misty started to job into the depths of the forest. It also gave her more time to think about her life. She'd realized how selfish she'd been lately. Although within meaning, she'd strapped Ash to her heels, making him her primary weakspot. Basically beyond metaphors, meaning he was well and truly her Achilles Heel. She tried to figure out whether or not the pain was worth it. After all, even kissing him didn't seem to do him any good. She sighed and continued walking along the path. The sounds of chirping and leaves cluttering were relaxing, as was when she got to a creek, she washed her face with water, with Pikachu taking a drink of it. She bobbed down and looked at her reflection. Partial with serene grace...but unlikely to others, especially Ash.

"Maybe I'm not attractive enough..." She muttered. She then disagreed with that statement as she splashed the water. She threw her fists down in digust. "No Misty, this isn't like you...you're a strong independent girl...and Ash is..."

She looked at Pikachu who was slightly confused. "He will always be Ash..."

They went on down the path once more. Witnessing a pair of Nidoran of both genders frolicking around with one another and an Illumise and Volbeat resting inside the trunk of a tall tree. She soon made it to the Ceremonial Grounds and entered through the entrance from the night before.

"Huh?"

She saw Ruka and Lucinda in front of the Shrine, sitting down and seeminly in a meditating position. She decided not to disturb them, but observe them from afar. She wondered what they were meditating about. She had a look at the shrine, which was still and dark. She assumed it was a daily ritual of sorts, once a day paying their respects to the dead. Her now somewhat acutely attuned senses detected a strange energy from around, as if something or someone else was around.

She stood back as Ruka and Lucinda suddenly budged from their position. They stood up from where they were and began talking to one another. They shook paws before facing Misty who had a surprised look on her face.

"Pardon me Misty, but why are you here?" Asked Lucinda.

Misty approached them both, with Pikachu following. "I was...going to say thanks for the training."

Lucinda nodded. She took one look at Ruka, who feigned a smile before leaving the grounds.

"How do you feel now?" She asked her.

Misty smiled. "Great. I think I have slight control over my abilities now."

"Good to hear. Now I have a present for you..."

Misty blinked. "You do?" She asked with quite surprise.

Lucinda nodded. She pulled out a Red PokeBall from behind her. She handed it out as Misty examined the oddness and shiny exterior. She'd seen these before...somewhere. "Isn't that a Cherish Ball?" Asked Misty. The Cherish Balls she remembered were for specific promotional reasons. As say a member of the Pokemon League would give it to winners of Pokemon Leagues. "Yes." Lucinda replied. Misty picked it out of her paw and rose it up in the air to see it glint in the light. But...no sparkles. They would be the most precious sparkles in the sun. Pity the sun shines...at all. Lucinda smiled and put her paws behind back in respect. "Coincidentally, you humans seemed to find more ways of suppressing the powers of Pokemon."

Misty looked back at her. "What do you mean?"

Lucinda turned around. "I'm not supposed to talk to humans about this, but inhibitors are important to Pokemon Battles in general. To keep you humans and other Pokemon safe from permanent harm."

She'd never heard that before. Now that she mentioned it, she never actually thought about it. Though the brutality she'd seen as Red ripped out Ash's eyes...it was the most horrifying thing she'd ever seen. Just...that blood. In its thickness and vomit-inducing odor. Still makes her sick. Splattered everywhere. She sat down on the ground and faced downwards. Lucinda came and sat next to her and looked at her with concern.

"So...Pokemon have been keeping it back all this time..." She muttered. "It's been said that in doing so causes less damage to the environment. I've been told that it was for the sake of humanity..."

Misty faced upwards once more. "Why for humanity? I suppose it'll be lethal and a lot of lives would be lost if faced with a full blast of...a single Hydro Pump...or an Earthquake even..."

The two continued on to ponder with themselves for a while. Misty examined the Cherish Ball a little more. "So...you saying PokeBalls also hold back power?" She asked.

"We believe that to be true..." Lucinda answered. "However, I'm just a Pokemon myself. But I tend to try and be wary of modern technology. Ruka told us so..."

Misty nodded. Then she had a thought. "So how did you and Ruka meet?"

Lucinda blushed as her throat clogged up. "Uh...well. We sort rose up together. With the others...we were orphans abandoned. But that's another story..."

Misty grinned. "I see...so are you like...his girlfriend?"

Lucinda scratched her head. "What is this 'girlfriend' you speak of?" She asked innocently.

"You know...I think the Pokemon equivalent would be...mate...I think?"

Lucinda was taken aback. She blushed furiously. "It's nothing like that at all! Ruka and I are like brother and sister...". Misty giggled. She wanted to help pair the pair. Be cupid once more...well, after last times potential failures. And besides, it would help her forget the night before. Until Misty suddenly quipped."Oh right, I forgot about Blue! I'm supposed to call Blue!" She said, zipping up and ready to move. Lucinda frowned. Misty noticed this. "What's the matter?" She asked.

She sighed. "I got a call earlier. Blue's been badly burned."

Misty's eyes widened. "How?"

Lucinda got up. "She was in Eden City when a mass of feral Shadow Pokemon came out of nowhere and attacked her."

Misty's face fell. "I better go back to the Headquarters then..."

Lucinda nodded. "I'll walk you back. Go wake Ash up and I'll take you both with me. I'll try and call one of the others to assist..."

Misty nodded as she bolted back towards the base. She placed the Cherish Ball in her pocket and went off to go wake Ash up. Meanwhile Lucinda grabbed her Poketch and called one of her brethren...

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Professor Orange waited outside under the huge dead tree waiting for Mewtwo and the others. The wind played with his lab coat as he adjusted his glasses several time. He heard someone come up from behind. It was Nurse Joy. She stood next to him. "I pray she's alright..." She said. "Same..." Said Orange. He looked out at the tree and took a closer look at it.

"I'm more concerned about that letter that was given before..." Said Joy. Orange looked at her. "What letter?" He asked, curious. Joy shrugged."It was from the Red Legion. It was for an update on the treaty."

Orange rolled his eyes. "That's nothing knew. They've been doing that for ages."

"I know...but...it was the last sentence that worries me..."

"Really? What did it say?" Asked Orange.

Joy put her finger to her lip and pondered in thought. "Somewhere along the lines of taking a vessel. Do you have any idea on what that could possibly mean?"

"Vessel..."Orange repeated. "No...not really. I mean Vessels...not exactly mentioned in my studies."

The two stood and were switching between the giant tree, the horizon and the mountains.

"How's your daughter by the way?" Asked Orange. "I haven't had a call in a while. I'm assuming she's busy." Joy replied.

Orange rubbed his chin. "Hmmm...I know she wanted Blue to take the two from the Forest Base back to Shadow Town. Last I heard before that was that she'd captured something real big."

"Did she say what it was?" Asked Joy. "She failed to mention any specific details. Only words she said was that was definitely not human by the looks of it." He replied. Joy appeared blank in the face. "I mean...she could have said whether it was a Pokemon or not. I mean, what else is out there? Monsters? Demons?"
"I know someone who studies Demons..." Joy said in a dull tone.

Orange didn't seem too phased. "Well...I had a friend who studied Ghosts...not Ghost Pokemon but full fledged ghosts of your average human and non-ghost type Pokemon."

"His name is Mr. Lingo. He's associated with Eracus." She continued. Orange failed to notice the lifelessness in her tone and her pale eyes. He went on still studying the Giant Dead Tree.

"He would be. Sounds like someone else who gives on those bad vibes as well."

He turned around and headed back inside. He then faced Joy finally. "Did you set the bed up?"

Joy just glimpsed at him. "No. I did not."

Orange shrugged. "It's okay. I'll go do it now. They'll be back soon...oh can you prepare the batch of Burn Heals for me? I know Blue had stolen them from Red's Fortress not long ago."

"I have to make a phone call first." She replied.

"Yeah okay okay..." He said before bolting in.

Joy faced the direction of Shadow Town before pulling out her Poketch and dialing Meredine's number...

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BRRRRING BRRRING

Meredine batted her eyelids. She had a horrid nights sleep. She rubbed her eyes as she rolled around to grab her Poketch. "This is Meredine..." She said with a cracked voice.

She listened in to the words and nodded a few times. But she knew that tone of voice. It was her mother, but...she definitely knew what the words of wisdom had accounted to.

"I can do that Sabrina...only if you'll stop manipulating my mother..." She said sarcastically.

She hung up and sat on the edge of the bed. Another day in apocalyptic paradise. It was a surprise for her that she could get up every morning. It was a challenge. Day after day struggling to survive in horrendous conditions. The only reason why she would bother was that she had people she cared about to take care of. She's only glad Red's Oblivion was incomplete or else she would have been stuck by herself, wandering a lifeless world on her own. There was an unknown strength inside of her that pulled her out the darkness when nobody else could. Somehow, somewhere, there was someone else supporting her from the sidelines that she could not see, hear, smell or touch. But they seemed to be at the corner of her eye. Her little guardian Angel. She prayed for them...more accurately, her father. She believed her father was keeping an eye on her. She got off the bed and got her knees and rested her albows on the bed and clasped her hands together.

"Father, I wanna thank you for another day of willing. I don't know how I will go on without your guidance. You were the one who taught me how to defend myself, how to lead and how to snap perfect soldiers into action. Once more, I thank you...amen..."

She got up and got dressed. She placed on her cross clip and quickly prepared her hair. She didn't wear pajamas but she took off her boots at night. She put them on before heading downstairs. She saw Green sitting at the table, awaiting for her. She rolled her eyes and headed into the room to get out his PokeBalls. She gave it to him silently as he took them and put them away on his belt. She leaned over on her arms on the desk as he solemnly stared at her.

"What the fuck are you staring at?" She mumbled as she pulled out a cigarette.

"Nothing. Just glad you're awake..." He replied.

She sweatdropped. "I was just informed I have to be somewhere today. I'm gonna get someone else to maintain to the Pokemon Center today."

Green intertwined his fingers and rested his elbows on the table. "Well, the children will have to be returned to the Headquarters. What about Sabrina?"

Meredine cocked an eyebrow. "You gotta be joking..." She said in monotone.

"I don't trust the bitch..."
Green shrugged. "So? She's on our side. She's seems perfectly capable of handling things here..."

"I'd get you to do it but I'm afraid you have to come with me..." She said sadly.

Green stood up. "Where're we goin'?"

"Turnback Cave apparently. HQ got a letter from the Red Legion again..."

Green nodded. "I know what'll be about. But why're you coming?"

"Have no fuckin' clue..." She said. "But...I don't like the sounds of it. So I'm takin' Merry and Pipin here..."

She flung out her guns and checked the ammo before slotting it back in. She spun them on her fingers before withdrawing them back in her sleeves. "We'll take 'em back to HQ on way...might as well. They have no more use to me here."

Green agreed. "I'll go wake them up then..."

Meredine watched as he made his way to their bedroom. Meanwhile she headed off downstairs to see Sabrina. She unlocked the door and made herself known by slamming the door shut. Sabrina would sitting on her bed with a certain familiar dullness about her. Meredine walked up to her bitched slapped the Gym Leader in a fit of her quirky rage. Sabrina said nothing of the matter as her check reddened again and again in a fit of several slaps on both cheeks, pacing faster until Meredine was too tired to carry on...more like too bored or out of anger.

"Done now?" Asked Sabrina in her lifeless tone.

"You just don't fucking budge do ya?" Asked a puffed Meredine.

"You rage is explainable..."

Meredine whipped out her gun and poked into Sabrina's forehead. "You can read minds. You know what I want...I have you on a tight leash so don't fuckin' say a word..."

"Understood..." She replied. Meredine lead Sabrina out of the basement and out into the foyer. She got her to go behind the desk. She grabbed a spare nurses hat from under it and placed it on her head. She then got a jacket and threw it to Sabrina.

"I can assure you Nurse Joy, I will take the utmost care with the Town." She muttered.

Meredine nodded. "Today you are Nurse Joy. I'm just gonna be your ordinary gunslinger..." She said. Sabrina nodded. She used her powers to tie her dark hair into the loops like a Nurse Joy. But she still looked beaten and dirty. Sabrina didn't seem to care. She was acting on mysterious orders that didn't account inner emotions. It was like she touched Mesprit...dull as the air around them. "Alright, they're up and getting ready..." Said Green as he returned. He faced Sabrina who was standing at he desk looking into space. "I thought you said you didn't trust her..."

"I don't..." Said Meredine. "She's not gonna do a damn thing when she has her collar on..." Green sat down on the table. "You gonna get Blissey to make breakfast for the kids?" He asked. Meredine glared at Green. "Sure..." She reached for a PokeBall and released the large pink Pokemon in a flash. It chirped and cheered as it twirled around. "Blissey, go to the kitchen and make up several dishes...okay?"

"Blissey!" It said with delight. It headed off to kitchen which was on the other side of the desk.

Green chuckled as he leaned back. "It's funny."

"What is?" Asked Meredine.

Green scratched his neck. "You're a Nurse Joy and you can't cook..."

Meredine's face went a deep red as she leaned against the wall. "Fuck off..."

She then faced the hallway as Brock, May, Tracey and Dawn stood back shocked with horror at Meredine's profanity. Meredine's face was no longer red with embarrassment, but with anger. She shook it off and hurried off to the kids. "Don't mind my words...in...uhh...never mind. Who wants breakfast?" She said with nervousness.

Green rolled his eyes. The four sat down around the table and waited for Blissey to bring out the food. They saw Sabrina at the desk, before Meredine hastily ushered her away, telling her to check on the local Pokemon. Brock looked concerned. "So we're heading back to the Headquarters today huh?" Said Dawn. "We have to have you kids back. We're gonna be extremely busy today and we'll need trustworthy people to defend the base..." Green answered.

Dawn gulped. "Do you think we're strong enough?" She asked. Green smiled. "Of course! Why do you believe we had trained you hm?"

Meredine had walked to the window and looked outside with her arms crossed. She was feeling a bit edgier than normal. Everyday seemed edgy in itself but today was different. The air was thick with abnormal tension. She'd had these days before. Her gut instinct told her that today was NOT going to be a good day... The quad had finished up and prepared themselves for the trip back.

Meredine had adjusted herself as she told Sabrina the local protocol. "When and if Red's Legion ever attacks, I want you to sound the alarm. That way, everyone retreats into the safe house. And do you know where the safe house is?" Sabrina didn't blink as she stared at Meredine. "Right on then. Let's get rollin'". The six headed outside of the Pokemon Center. Meredine reached for belt and released Trixie.

"My Gardevoir knows Teleport..." She said. "Teleport on Treaty Re-signings is permitted."

"Why is that?" Asked May. They watched as Trixie prepared herself for a mass teleport.

"Long long story that can be told some other time..." Replied Green.

Meredine rolled her eyes. "Long story short, if Green mentioned to ya, its an energy detection thing...if they've at least given the long version its higher energies attract Shadow Pokemon.

Brock nodded. "Ah I see...that makes sense. You don't wanna be seen..."

Meredine faced Trixie. "Alright, lets head back. Use Teleport!"

"Gardevoir!"

A plate of light expanded beneath them as they disappeared without a trace...

Mewtwo hurried along as they made it back to HQ. He met up with Orange and Nurse Joy who then headed down towards the Medical Wing. They rested Blue on a hospital bed. She left out soft moans of pain in uneven sequences. Her cloak had been badly burnt and crisped. Orange went to go get the Burn Heal as Joy quickly changed her clothes and upped the morphine to douse the pain a little. Even with the burns as severe as they were, Blue didn't say a word. Her chest rose and fell as per normal. Joy came to her side. Blue tilted her head towards Joy and somewhat her lips formed a weakened smile. Joy was not amused. "You could've died out there!" She scolded. "What were you thinking?"

Blue faced the ceiling. "It wasn't anyone's fault but my own Nurse Joy. I was...being careless..."

Joy sighed and shook and her head. "You know you and Green are the main morale for this war. No matter how hopeless it seems you don't just go out on your own and NOT expect to set a good example by killing yourself."

Blue chuckled. "They're always testing us though."

Professor Orange came back with the Burn Heal and handed it over to Nurse Joy.

"Now this may sting...but the morphine should help counter that."

She picked up the squirt bottle and sprayed it on Blue's burnt skin. She flinched before unlocking herself.

"What were you doing out there anyway?" Asked Professor Orange, rearranging his glasses.

"I had a meeting with Eracus..." She crackled. "Orange can you go through my clothes and try and find a cartridge..."

Orange went over the bench where her burnt cloak was and ruffled through it and finding the small blackened object. "What is it?"

"It was a gift...don't ask me why he gave it to me he just did..."

Orange shrugged. "Should I put it in the Pool Room like the others?"

Blue hesitated to speak for a bit. She waddled around

"...do it..."

Orange nodded. He looked at Nurse Joy then headed out. He had bolted until he stopped out in front of the Code Operated door. He typed in a few numbers onto, before hastily looking around for somewhere to place the Cartridge. The Pool Room was rather unusual in design. Sixty meters high and ten in-width. It was shaped as a pentagon, meaning there were five walls. Greyish in colour of course. Orange had entered half way into the room, meaning he was somewhere in the middle. In consisted of thirty floors with platforms that surrounded it and a large central gap for what appeared to be surge of bright red and blue electricity that took the shape of DNA that came from the bottom to a similar coloured orb that was smack on the fifteenth floor, then extracting that thunderous energy all the way to the top. Each wall contained some sort of vaults. Which had numbers and words written on them. Orange checked in on the input on the wall beside him and proceeded to continue on. The large orb in the middle had an assigned touch screen monitor, in which Orange briefly checked before heading upwards. He climbed the ladders which there was one for each floor, and subsequently got up to the eighteenth. He placed his hand on the vault, which did a brief scan on his hand, identifying him as Professor Orange. The vault door then flung itself open and Orange carefully placed the Cartridge inside it. He then quickly closed it and headed back down. As he was about to head out, strange voices muttered around him, their whispers synonymous with each other. Orange looked behind before the whispers halted. He grew concerned.

"Is that you again Professor?" He asked. No reply came. He shrugged his shoulders before running back to the Medical Ward.

Blue looked up at Nurse Joy who was tending to her wounds. "That man is...not human..." She whispered. Joy just went on putting cream on her arm. Blue twitched in pain, but remained her composure. "He's..."

"There aren't that many of us left Blue Maiden..." Said Joy. "Eracus was the one who invited us...who knows what he really wants..."

"Indeed..."

Joy finished patching up Blue, who then sat up from where she was and cracked her neck.

"Really, you should rest..." Joy suggested with her tone of care.

"No..." Replied Blue. "I have to go get Ash and Misty from the Forest Base."

Orange reentered the room before hearing that. "Lucinda will take of that...you have to rest..."

Nurse Joy grabbed a bag from the side of the bed, before Blue snatched it from her. She rummaged through it and got out a new set of clothes.

"You still have to heal...this isn't instantaneous..." Said Joy. Blue stared at her with deadpan looks. Joy shook her head. "Whose flame was it?"

Blue looked down. "Gyarados. I ordered him to do it..." Orange and Joy exchanged glances. "It's a lot less painful trust me...imagine if I got hit by the flames of a Houndoom..." She said, feigning a smile.

Joy and Orange exited the Medical Ward to let Blue redress herself. They waited outside was Joy rested on the wall.

"I found something in the lab the other day..." Said Orange.

"What?" Asked Joy.

"DNA samples. I tested them myself and was confounded at it what I discovered..."

Joy cocked her head. "What is it...?"

"It's..."

"Guys now's not the time to be gravelling...Just got a new call"

Joy and Orange's head flung to the door. Blue had finished putting her boots on and patting down her wear. Joy scowled. "Miss Blue! I thought I told you to rest!"

Blue stretched her glove. "I have important matters to attend to..."

She wandered off leaving behind a bewildered Nurse Joy and Professor Orange. She headed down the hallway, and off down to go outside. Instead, she was greeted with several familiar individuals.

"Lord Green...Meredine..." Bowed Blue.

"You got our message I presume?" Asked Green.

Blue nodded. "Sure did."

Meredine looked at Blue with Elevator eyes. "Funny, I thought I heard you were injured..." She said sarcastically.

"It's nothing I assure you..." She said, grinning.

Green nodded. "I'm glad to hear it...now we gonna get going to get this treaty resigned or what?"

Blue looked at Orange whom had just caught up. "Orange, take this kids back to their rooms. And make sure when Ash and Misty get back that they stay where they are. We don't want them wandering about. During this time it's most critical that we keep them alive."

Orange's faced distorted with confusion. "Wasn't that the normal plan anyway?"

She ignored him and went to the other four.

"Brock." She started. "I trust you to take care of your friends here..."

Brock blinked. "Uhh sure...like I always do...I guess..."

"Good." Said Blue. "Orange..." Orange nervously nodded and grabbed the four and took them back to their room. Mewtwo suddenly came around the corner with Jacket and Nassie. "You ready Mewtwo?" Asked Blue.

"I'm always ready..." He replied with confidence. Jacket and Nassie then ran off elsewhere with Mewtwo's dismissal.

"Where are they off too in such a hurry?" Wondered Meredine.

The four then exited the area and looked behind them one last time. They hated doing these treaty resignings. Always some weird happenings seemed to always occur for them. Blue shook her head. She was sore of course, but nothing that would potential ruin a new deal. She could handle. She was a strong woman. Mewtwo adjusted his cloak and rose himself along with the other three into the air, and sped away somewhere in the northeast...

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Misty had finally got back to the base. She hurried along inside with Pikachu and rushed to the bedroom to wake Ash up. She ran into the bedroom and went beside his bed. She shook his still body and yelled for him to wake up. He didn't budge. He had been sleeping on his side. She pulled him onto his back and shook him again. Frustrated that he STILL wouldn't wake up, she whipped up a Megaphone out of nowhere and turned it on. "WAKEY WAKEY ASH!" She yelled. Poor Pikachu shielded his ears in fright. But Ash, as humble as ever, rested through the impossible noise. He must have been in a deep sleep. She wondered how he could sleep since the room was so chilly. She brushed her arms to keep them warm. But she was determined to get the boy up. She tried numerous things... She went to the kitchen and grabbed a wooden spoon and a stainless steel pan. She whacked it several times, prompting Pikachu to grab a pair of earmuffs. She used a foghorn, a saxophone, popping a balloon, blasting music...she was so exhausted by the time she gave up she collapsed on the opposing bed and screamed.

"Ash Ketchum, you are so irritating when you want to be..." She muttered, facepalming. She saw Pikachu on Ash's bed, repeatedly poking him. An interesting smirk crawled on her face. She quickly got off the bed and approached Pikachu. "Hey Pikachu, can you do me a favour?"

Misty stood back as Pikachu prepared himself for a thundershock...

"PIKACHUUUUUUUUUU!"

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

Suddenly Ash was all over the place as the electricity surged through his body. He was blackened with smoke and gagged before falling over.

"Ow..."

Misty rolled her eyes before picking him up. He shook himself before taking small objects out of his ears. Ear plugs, so its seems. "That explains a lot..." She moaned.

"What...what's going on Misty?" Asked Ash, trying to get himself together. He brushed himself down as he put on his shoes and whatnot on. Misty was just annoyed. She sighed and went on."We're going back today remember?" She exclaimed with great irritance.

Ash scratched his head. "Oh yeah..."

The two readied their things and headed outwards. They met up with Lucinda who's facial expressions were abnormal. "Is everything alright?" Asked Misty.

Lucinda didn't reply, but was looking at Ash rather strangely. She had Luna and Lucia with her as escorts. Ash wasn't paying attention as Pikachu sat beside him. "It's okay..." Lucinda finally replied. "Let's go..." tThey started their trek back to HQ in vibrancy. Ash trailed behind while the girls were busy upfront.

"So have you gotten any updates on the Blue Maiden?" Asked Misty.

"Yes. Nurse Joy called me around five minutes ago, proclaiming she was stable, but somewhat in a a hurry to go to that Treaty Resigning?"

"Treaty resigning?" Said a confused Misty. Lucinda paraphrased that Treaty Resiginings happen often. That in conditions of the world constantly warping and both Legions were improving themselves quite dramatically, that the Treaty would need to be redone to ensure that both Legions are thriving.

"But why would both Legions need a Treaty? Wouldn't Master Red try to kill all of you?"

"Master Red is a Player Character." Said Luna, who conveniently entered the conversation. "He plays games with us for fun..."

Misty began to believe an explanation. He had been torturing her for his own pleasure. Repeatedly lifting and crushing her ego. And yet there was a part of him that had been rather odd to her.

"Have you three personally met Red?" Asked Misty, curious.

"No, only Blue, Green and Mewtwo have...considering the middle has the biggest grudge against him..."

Misty didn't bother asking. For the residents of this future Earth, Seemed that revenge if not vengeance was the reason for this war. Obstruction and menial torture of their psyches was his ultimate strength. It was a pending investigation of his true ulterior motives. But it didn't add up. Master Red's insanity was caused by his best friends death. And all the research into it, added hardly anything to the matter, other than backing up the claims as evidence of his uptake into dictatorship. Blue...Green...and Mewtwo, well, Mewtwo has his pride. Seemingly as Pokemon stuck in a dreadful world he had only been in for a short while, unlike many of those mythical creatures who were millions of years old and had legendary acts held against them as basic Pokemon Mythology. Bound to a world that they had forged and given their love to, Mewtwo hasn't had the time during this life to do something greatly outstanding other than finding his true connections. Maybe in this League of Survival he'd be a grand hero. But otherwise, who knows?

But in title with Blue and Green...those two are secretive leaders. Giving out orders without true question. Then again, who else would take up the mantle? They were strong, charismatic...perhaps a touch inverted but nonetheless have their hearts in the right place.

Pikachu looked up at Ash, who was rather quiet himself. He had his hands tucked into his pockets as he had his head down.

"Pikapi?" Chirped Pikachu.

Ash continued his droopy stride, but was awkwardly smiling at the some time. It freaked out Pikachu a bit, but assumed he was okay, but an inkling in his stomach was causing doubt to cloud his mind. He walked along naturally behind the three female Lucario without saying a word. Misty wasn't paying attention. She was more intrigued in the whole story. But was still trying to figure out why all six of them had to be here at this specific time. There was no full explanation for their appearance other than to be tormented and ripped apart both mentally and physically. Suddenly, Luna jumped in front of Misty and had her tendrils vibrating as she closed her eyes and searched outwards. She'd bowed down and placed her paw on her chest.

"Lucinda, I sense enemies coming this way..." She announced.

Lucinda looked in all four directions. She could sense it now.

"You two ready to fight?" Asked Lucinda with a grin on her face.

"Primed and Ready!" Ash and Misty said in sync. Ash was pumped and in position as his eerie smirk never left his face. They watched as blue and black Pokemon leaped across to them. There were dozens of the small blue cubs that surrounded them all, along with four older and larger ones. The largest one stood behind the four. But that didn't matter, as all long as gruesome as the next with their wicked growls and fierce tempers as that made crackling noises from the sparks on their bodies.

"Shinx..." Said Misty.

"Luxio..." Said Lucinda.

"...Luxray..." Ash muttered. He glanced at Pikachu who emitted his own sparks and growled as he tensed himself up. Luna and Lucia paired up as Lucinda stood in front of them. Lucinda twirled her paw around, and used the come over gesture at the strangely hostile Pokemon.

"SHIIIIIIIIIINX!" They screeched. The darkness in their eyes was an instant notification of what they were up against. They spearheaded themselves against the Lucario, who readily used Aura Sphere against them, creating a bowling ball effect.

"Damn...all my Pokemon are water type..." Complained Misty.

"Command me..."

Misty looked up. "Lucinda?"

"No time to explain, just order me!"

Misty blinked. But then came back to realization. "Right."

She saw a Shinx about to use Spark against her. "Lucinda! Use Detect!" She roared.

Lucinda obeyed as she quickly used that split second to dodge the electrical attack. Lucinda grinned.

"Good...want some more?" Misty toyed.

Meanwhile Luna and Lucia were dealing with two Luxio. Lucia weaved and dodged and used a Dragon Pulse, hitting a Bite using Luxio square in the chest. Luna used Blaze Kick into another, knocking it down in pain and bashing into a nearby tree. The Luxio bounced back and cracked its neck. Luna sensed the darkness within it, no doubt these poor creatures were Shadow Pokemon...
She watched as the Luxio got itself up and sparked with thunderous power as it sped up with incredible agility. Luna then jumped up high into the air, before summoning a Metal Claw, with three portruding blades coming from above each of its paws and slash it from behind, splurting blood everywhere. With her own bastion of hate she rapidly sliced and diced the Luxio to bits. She puffed and panted but knew it wasn't over yet. She looked over to Lucia who was dealing with one of her own...She leapt into the fray to aid her. Lucia managed to move out of the way as the unusually violent electric type used Spark on her. Luna used Blaze Kick once more to incinerate it before knocking it down with Aura Sphere.

"You alright?" Asked Luna. Lucia nodded. She had blood running down her face which infuriated Luna. "Let's keep at it!"

They both attacked the Luxio together, before the other Luxio Luna was just versing suddenly pounced on her and crunched down on her chest.

"LUNA!" Cried Lucia.

"Damn...shoulda' known better than to leave 'em there..." She complained. She screamed in pain as she felt the Luxio's jaws clamp down on her. Lucia immediantly releashed a barrage of Aura Spheres, splashes on its body sending it and breaking its back against a nearby rock, complete with a sickening crack, killing it instantely. Lucia instantly ran over to her fellow Lucario and lifted up her head.

"Luna...no..." She cried. Lucia got up and set herself straight before glowing.

"Lucky I was holding a Sitrus Berry..." She said with a smile. Lucia smiled with relief. They both faced the second Luxio from before. "I almost forgot about Intimidate too..."

Lucia nodded. The Luxio stood back before a glowing orb formed in its mouth.

"Man...Hyper Beam is getting incredibly old..." Moaned Luna. She took a stance opposite Lucia who gave the signal that she was ready. As the blast of golden shot their way, they moved backwards before running towards the Luxio with Lucia using Bone Club, summoning a bone of energy and repeatedly whacking the Luxio with it, and Luna using another Blaze Kick, surrounding her leg in an inferno once more and collding it with the enemy. However, they eventually found that it had been using Protect.

"Dammit!"

"ROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR"

The two were blasted back by an invisible force and hopped into the tall trees, prompting a chase on the tree tops. Luna suddenly saw a break in the canopy and jumped into the air holding Lucia's paw and taking her with her. Luxio followed and used Thunder. Both dodged and used Bone Club together and absolutely slammed it, throwing it to the ground with a massive crash on the bottom. Luna and Lucia then hurried to the ground to ensure that they had finished it off. Luna had a closer look at it.

"I'm pretty sure this time..." She said with reassurance.

Lucia rubbed her forehead. "You scared me there for a second..."

Ash meanwhile encountered a much more worth adversary. His snarl was unkempt and displayed a level of cockiness, but he was surely confident. The lion like Luxray stood before him with its deeply hollow eyes. Drool dripped from its mouth as it roared at Pikachu, who was a little frightened. But Ash reassured him that this battle would be a sinch. Pikachu tried to take after its master and faced it fears. Though personally this battle would be a lot different.

"Pikachu use Iron Tail!" Ash commanded.

Pikachu sped itself up with a glow tail and jumped up and spun around and aimed its tail at the Luxray. The Luxray was not amused as the Iron Tail connected to its head. It shook Pikachu off and used Bite. Pikachu squealed as Ash called his name. But Ash went psycho as he saw blood seeping through and covering the massive fangs and Luxrays mouth. He himself bolted after him and proceeded to punch Luxray in the face.

"Get away from my Pikachu!" Ash yelled. Luxray lay raised as Ash forced his jaw open and grabbed Pikachu out from under it. Luxray retained its awareness as Ash tightened his grip.

"No you don't..." Ash said coldy. He looked behind to see Pikachu barely standing.

"Pikachu..." He whispered. He faced the Luxray. "You're gonna pay for that..."

Ash jumped and backflipped and glared at the Luxray. He reached for his belt and ripped out a PokeBall.

"GO! INFERNAPE!"

"Infernape!" It screeched as it came out.

"Use Mach Punch!"

Infernape pulled back its arm, and without warning, hit the Luxray so fast that it was sent backwards at what Ash estimated to be at least one hundred meters. Ash turned his attention back to his Pikach.

"You okay buddy?" He asked, holding him in his arms.

"Pika Pi..." Pikachu said weakily. Blood, like from Luna, flowed from his wounds. Ash started to tear up as Pikachu touched his cheek with is paw.

"Piiiikaaaa..." He chirped with tears coming from his eyes. Ash couldn't stand it. Now was not the time...

"Pikachu...you hear me, you will not die. If destiny speaks of...sniff..IF DESTINY HAS SAID YOUR TIME IS OVER...sniff...THEN I SAY SCREW YOU DESTINY! YOU CAN FIND SOMEONE ELSE WHO WILL FOLLOW YOUR STUPID LAWS! I WON'T LET YOU TAKE PIKACHU AWAY FROM ME!"

Ash was on his knees, holding Pikachu as explosions and crackles were now numb to his ears. Tears came from underneath his bandages. There was nothing he could do...

Misty was running back from rampaging Shinx. She saw Ash on the ground and grabbed his arm and pulled him behind a tree. The two huddled together as Ash's Infernape was now duking it out without his master. Ash had hoped that his Blaze would activate so he would completely oblivirate the Luxray. Misty saw Pikachu in Ash's arms and frowned. Suddenly something tweaked in her mind, preferably new but old. It's as if she received instructions from somewhere deep in her mind. She didn't understand what it was but it was there. It was telling her to help out...

She saw how deeply grieved Ash was. Pikachu was his best friend. But Ash wasn't his only friend. She wasn't going let it happen...She looked at Ash.

"Ash..." She whispered in his ear. She started sniffing before wiping the blood off his face.

"Ash listen to me..."

She took a tear from his face, and thus the numbing disappeared from his hearing. He turned to Misty but didn't say a word. They both looked at Pikachu as Misty took him from his arms. Ash didn't understand, but he let her do it anyway. She pulled out a vial, which astounded Ash who had never even seen it before, nor knew the reason why she had it in the first place. The vial was in the shape of a Suicune. It lit up with a bright light, as did Misty's eyes that were extremely open and uncanny. She poured the liquid inside the vial into Pikachu's mouth. Pikachu's eyes lit up with a brightness that were similar to Misty's own. It gasped for air while coughing up. Ash was stunned.

"PIKACHU!" He cried with happiness. He hugged him with relief. Pikachu was glad to be back. Ash looked at Misty with a expression of pure gratefulness. He reaped her head in and pressed lips.

Misty went wide eyed, but went with it. She could sense his bliss, but then realized he'd stuck his tounge into her mouth. She shoved him back in a hunch. She scowled. "Ash what the heck?"

Ash tilted his head. "What? You did it to me...I liked it. So...I wanted to do it again."

Misty rolled her eyes. "You don't use tongue when everybody's watching!"

Pikachu was just confused. Poor Pikachu...

Lucinda had been hit and whipped more times than she could imagine. "Dang it, there's too many. Where the hell are the other two?"

She spat out blood and used her aura to see where the Luxray was. She noticed flames sprouting around her. That wouldn't have been Luna, she can control the flames of her Blaze Kick...but what else could it be?

She saw a figure coming for in from the flames. She knew it had to be Luxray's Fire Fang. She could see the intense burning fire raging in its fangs. She withdrew her arms before throwing another Aura Sphere at it. She grunted as Luxray used Detect again. She was hectic and looked for Luna and Lucia. When she couldn't, she went head first into the fray with a larger than normal Aura Sphere, grunting and yelling in conjunction as she blasted the feral creature out of sight. She puffed and panted and searched once more. She looked up as she felt patters on her shoulders. It was raining again. It bucketed it down very quickly that all you could hear was the sound of heavy pellets on leaves and ground. It also almost blinded her vision, so she was forced to use Aura to see anyone. She moved around to find the others, before she saw Ash, Misty and Pikachu huddled behind a tree, accidentally frightening them in the process. "I apologize." Said Lucinda. She loosened her aura and gained true sight of the trio. She pulled them up from the ground and held her arms. "So...what happened?" Asked Misty. Lucinda looked behind her. "I'm pretty sure that Luxray is no longer our problem. However, I cannot find my sisters..." Ash and Misty exchanged glances before turning back to Lucinda. "We'll help." Said Ash.

"Yeah." Said Misty. Both were pretty eager to keep going. Lucinda wiped the rain off her face.

"Good. Because I don't think those two will last much longer. This is was an intentional attack."

Ash cocked an eyebrow. "How come?"

Lucinda shook her head. "Sending Electric types...generally Ash your strongest Pokemon is an Electric, and Misty has all water types. See where I'm getting at."

Ash blinked. "Wait...why?"

Misty and Lucinda facepalmed. "Ash, they're trying to kill us!"

Ash rolled his eyes. "Of course, I knew that..." He said sarcastically.

Lucinda and Misty sweatdropped. They heard an explosion in the distance. Lucinda ordered them to use their aura to see through the rain. They bolted in the direction of abnormal heat signatures.

They made it to see Lucia and Luna flat in the mud, about to be devoured as food by the Shinx. Lucinda went psycho. Ash ordered Pikachu to assist them as he lept in front of the fallen two. He growled as sparks flickered on his cheeks. "Pikachu Use Thunder!" Ash roared. Pikachu leapt into the air as he held himself and stretched out, as a extremely over the top thunderbolt came from his body and zapped the Shinx to ashes. Pikachu came back to Earth, stunned at this suddenty. He sniffed Lucia and Luna and nudged them. He cried for the Lucinda to come, as Lucinda, Ash and Misty ran over immediantly. Lucinda crouched down and felt their foreheads and used her Aura. Theirs was faint. She frowned.

"They're alive. But barely." She said. "I don't know what I can do."

Ash upfront stared at Misty. "Hey, why don't you bring out that vial Misty?"

Misty's face was blank. "What?"

Ash smiled. "Yeah, like you did with Pikachu...you know, that little thing you had where you dropped it into his mouth."

Lucinda tilted her head. "Misty, do you have this vial that he speaks of?"

Misty's face went red. "Uh...I don't know. It sorta came out of nowhere and-"

"Come come!"

Lucinda got Misty around to Luna and had her crouch down beside her. She wanted Misty to do this so called magic of hers. Misty swallowed her pride and closed her eyes. She reached behind her back, hoping to find something, anything. She opened her eyes as her hand came in front of her. Nothing. "Damn, this wasn't like before..." She moaned. Ash became saddened. "...but...Pikachu..."
Misty rammed her fists into the mud. "I...I'm sorry...I really am."

Lucinda patted Misty's back. "It's okay..."

Misty shoved her paw off. "No it's not. I just can't believe I could do something...out of the blue...then not being able to do it again."

Lucinda rubbed their faces. "It happens. When it does, its often out of our control. We frantically try and try and then it comes, and we instantly forget it the next time after it..."

Misty sat down properly on the ground with her legs out straight. Pikachu trodded next to her to try and cheer up. Misty weakily smiled. "It's not fair..." Said Misty. She looked up as legs appeared in front of her. She saw the instantly warming face of Ash who had extended his arm out to her.

"Misty...I know this is tough...but they're still alive...and that's what matters." She grabbed his hand and he helped her to her feet. She collapsed into his arms. She was exhausted. He rubbed her back. It was freezing from the freefall rain. Lucinda put her palms on their faces.

"I can give them a temporary boost of Aura." She explained. "They can return back with this amount. Hopefully those monsters won't return."

Blue orbs glew from her paws, as their bodies lit up briefly. She stood up and brushed herself off.

"Alright, it'll just be me for the moment. They'll wake up in a few hours. And we don't have the time to wait."

They sighed altogether and continued their journey back to Headquarters.

---

They arrived at a ruined area, deep with rain forest and lush jungles. It was uncanny, considering the original Turnback was in Sinnoh, and actual jungles were scarce. The humidity was worse than the Mountain Forest's. Meredine knew the area as everything living in it was out to kill you, even the Magikarp. She remembered her mother taking to the Resort Area at one point in her youth to witness an actual high leveled Magikarp...

Meredine had headed off to the Resort Area for the holidays to celebrate Meredine's eighth birthday. Meredine held onto her mothers hand as they as well as their father walked around during a festival that was being held there. Her father was notably rich, and owned one of the exclusive villas which were east of the Area. She had a cone of choc chip ice cream in her other hand and gleefully licked it as such with a young happy expression on her face. They came across a wooden bridge over a large pond which held several trainers with fishing rods in their hands. She tugged her mothers hand to get her attention.

"Mummy, what are those people fishing for?" She asked ever so innocent. Her mother smiled. "That pond is famous for it's Magikarp."

Meredine cocked her head in puzzlement. "But didn't daddy say Magikarp were weak Pokemon?" She asked.

"In truth yes." Her father began. "But these Magikarp are special...there's literally hundreds of them all varied in power and strength."

Meredine examined a trainer who had a a red and black hat, jeans and a black jumper with a yellow 'V' on the front and a yellow Pokemon beside him. He was in a struggle with his rod and something beneath the water had taken his bait.

"Wow...this could be big one!" He said with his cracked voice.

She tugged her mothers dress and pointed in his direction. "Mummy I wanna watch this!"

Her mother looked at the Pokemon Trainer. "I know him. He came past my Pokemon Center not too long ago."

"Really?" Asked a curious Meredine.

Her mother nodded. "Yes. I believe you were out with your father at the time."

Meredine watched as her dad walked away from them both.

"Sorry girls, love to watch, but I have a meeting with Mr. Stone."

"Meet you back at the Villa?" Asked the mother.

The father nodded. "Sure."

Meredine giggled as she waved goodbye to her father. She then pulled her mother over to see the young trainer reap in a large Magikarp. She examined his flustered face as sweat rolled down it. The Magikarp flung into the air and landed in the middle of the bridge. Meredine happily hopped over there to have a closer look. It was larger than a normal Magikarp that was for sure. The Trainer approached it and stared at it. He was intrigued for sure. Judging by his facial expression he was certainly interested. Meredine looked up at him. "They weren't wrong when they said they would be huge!"

Meredine's attention turned to a taller boy. He had spiky hair and dark toned skin. His clothes consisted of brown, orange and green. He too had a glimpse at it. Meredine tilted her head. She reached out to touch the Magikarp before it suddenly started Splashing around. Meredine was taken aback, and hid into her mothers legs. The boy looked up.

"Aren't you the Nurse Joy from Shadow Town?" He asked.

Her mother smiled. "Yes. Nice to see you again."

The boy looked at Meredine who was startled by the Magikarp. He then turned around to face his hatted friend who nodded back. He then pushed the giant Magikarp into the pond.

"Meredine, it's gone."

Meredine slowly turned around to see a puddle of water in her wake. She cracked a tiny smile. She looked at the spiky haired boy. "Thank your sir."

She looked over the bridge and stuck her tongue out at the fish. Suddenly, something splashed out of the water and slapped Meredine's face, causing her to lose her balance and fall into the pond.

"MEREDINE!"

Meredine couldn't swim. She fell deeper into the pond as a school of angered Magikarp came into her direction and started nibbling on her. She tried to scream but the water clogged up her throat, but tried again anyway. Her heart was pounding with utmost fear as she reached out above for the tiny distorted light. She began to feel light headed and lost consciousness.

She could see beams of blue and pink, which formed into monsters that she had seen in her dreams. She was paralyzed as they came towards her. She wanted to raise her arms in defense as they came closer. A sheet of white came over her eyes as she batted her eyelids to see clearer. She could see a blur above her, blocking her beautifully distorted sun. Her vision got sharper as she saw a familiar face pounding on her chest. She coughed out spirts of the pond water as she sat up. It was him.

"Oh thank you so much!" Cried her mother. She held onto her daughter tightly. Meredine looked at the boy once more. He was just as drenched as she was. But this time she didn't smile. Those eyes on those Magikarp as they were going to devour her. She was never going near the water again...

"Hey wanderer..."

Meredine snapped back to reality. She faced Green who was talking to her.

She had her hands behind her back and faced upwards into the thick canopies. She scowled at Green who had a weird smirk on his face. "What?"

He pointed forward near Blue. She was busy tending to an injured Pokemon. "A little help would be nice..."

Meredine rolled her eyes. She crouched down over to the creature. It was a Kecleon. Meredine placed two fingers on its neck. She shook her head. "It's gone..." She said with sadness.

"What happened to it?" Asked Blue. Meredine had a closer look. She checked its eyes and its skin. She lifted it up to reveal a massive gaping hole on the other side, as well as missing an arm. Blue blinked as Green stood behind them with his arms crossed, looking very stoic. Meredine's widened as she quickly washed the blood off her hands on a nearby puddle. She dried them off and went on examining.

"Well, it's attacking surely could see it..." She commented.

Green looked beyond them and saw a small ornamental metallic object buried in the mud. He indicated to Blue to have a look at it. She walked over and picked it up. She tried getting some of the dirt off it.

"It's a camera." She proclaimed.

Meredine hopped up as she and Green walked over to Blue to see this camera. Meredine's hands flew to her hips. "Who the hell takes pictures in a place like this?"

Blue looked at all the nooks and crannies of the camera. She turned it on display mode and examined the photos. They were of various Pokemon doing their daily duties. She looked in the corner to check the date.

"The earliest was taken a few years ago." Said Blue.

She went on going through them. Until she came across more recent ones. There was a picture of Kecleon that looked like it was trying to hide. Numerous captures were explored and seemingly a story was being told. There were pictures of the Kecleon running, tripping and...

"Woah..."

The Kecleon was now dead and missing an arm. In the exact same position it was just in as they found it. Meredine pulled out her guns and cautiously scanned the perimeter.

"I don't think we're alone..." Said Meredine.

Mewtwo was not far behind. He'd been quiet this entire time, just following their leads. He could smell a sickening stench in the air. He tapped onto Green's shoulder.

"Lord Green, I can smell it too." He commented. Green nodded.

"Hands at the scabbards everybody..." Said Green.

They stood in a circle in the empty area. Blue put the camera away into Mewtwo's satchet bag and readied herself as she hand her hand close to Golduck's PokeBall, as was Green close to Golems.

Meredine sniffed the air as well. She almost gagged as the stench was like rotted flesh.

"Somehow I don't think Kecleons guts would be that potent..." She commented.

"Indeed." Agreed Green.

There ruffles in the bushes in front of Mewtwo. They all faced that general direction. They could hear muffled grunts and growls as the ruffles became louder. All of them zoned in each bush that moved. "I'll fuckin' take you on bitch!" Meredine snarled. She carefully scanned and had her index finger on the trigger. Her mouth twitched as sweat rolled down her face. Damn that humidity, it made the smell of rotting flesh ten times worse...

Mewtwo's eyes widened. He pointed in front of him. "THERE!"

As soon as he mentioned it, a lanky, disfigured creature leapt out of the bushes and pounced on Mewtwo. He through a Shadow Ball which collided with it and hit the tree. Meredine trailed closer and upon closer inspection she gasped. "Holy fuck..." The creature looked near human. He had brown curly haired and torn remains of a red and orange stripped tshirt. His arms and legs rotted and were pertruded to appears long and outstretched...the worst kind of deformities humanity could bring to bear. At least, if it was human.

Its eyes were white as white and its cheeks had rotted away revealing the disgusting details of the mouth. His hands were like deadly claws and sharp as a blade. His legs had transformed into digitigrade, so it could leap like a dog. He roared at the four as its screeched were highly deafening. "As I suspected..." Meredine exclaimed. "The area around Turnback has an innate ability to reform the recently dead into a combination of vomit, shit, and everything other disgusting thing you can think of..."

Green looked at Meredine with a cocked eyebrow. "Where on Earth did you get that from?"

Meredine shrugged. "I dunno...I assumed so...I suppose."

RYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

All of them blocked their ears from the piercing screech. Meredine immediately feed about dozen bullets into its chest and head before it leap at her. Meredine blew the smoke off her guns and put them away. She dusted her hands and smugly spun around.

"Well...how do ya like being deader than dead motherfucker?" She said with arrogance.

"Alright lets keep going..we don't-"

Meredine scrunched her hands and immediately spun around to shoot at the bastard.

"WHY BANG WON'T BANG YOU BANG DIE?" She roared.

Mewtwo, Blue and Green stood back in shock as the hideous thing just kept crawling back to life. Blue then approached the creature and stood on its neck and twisted her foot, enacting a sickening crunch in the process. Meredine returned and shot off it's limbs one by one. Meredine readied her guns in case. "Is it dead now?" She asked, with surprisingly frightened looks.

Blue titled her head to check. "Hmmm...I suggest waiting a few seconds. Seems to be the time limit to make sure they're dead."

Meredine rolled her eyes. "Gah...stupid motherfucker so stupid, it doesn't know how to die properly...for fuck sake..."

Blue had a closer look at the monster. His face looked so familiar. She tried to picture it...and...

Her eyes went wide. She grabbed Green over to get him to see it too.

"Green...look at it...you know who that is?"

Green did the same examination. It wasn't just the face. It was the shirt and the hair...and the most obvious of all...

"The Camera..." He murmured.

Blue nodded. "Yes..." She sad sadly. "That would be the remains of one Todd Snapp."

Mewtwo looked at them. "You two knew him?"
Blue nodded. "He's that famous photographer. Took lots of pictures of Pokemon in the past."

Green joined in. "He was probably more famous for his recent work...very brave though. Earned him a Media Award for it."

Meredine withdrew her gun after waiting for more than a few seconds. He wasn't coming back.

"Yeah...I'd seen him on the news...how he successfully infiltrated Team Haima...then paid the price for the world's hunger for justice."

Mewtwo dug a hole with a fraction of his powers and shoved Todd into it. Though he had a weird feeling he could pop up again...so he made the hole deeper. They put the dirt ontop of him and did a one handed salute.

"Your sacrifice will not be left undone old friend..." Said Green.

They then made their way deeper into the forest, hoping to finally reach the entrance to Turnback Cave...

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"Man I am so bored..." Complained Dawn.

The four sat in the lounge...doing what lounges do best. Dawn tended to her Piplup who was also bored. And hungry.

"I'd sketch, but I ran out of pages on my sketchpad." Said a saddened Tracey.

"And Professor Orange said we can't use the kitchen...is the place in lockdown I wonder?" Said Brock.

May had her head down as she had her crossed on the couch.

"I wish this place had a TV..."

Tracey protruded his eyebrows. "What would we watch?" He asked rhetorically.

All of them sighed in unison. May collapsed on the couch. She thought about Drew...she pondered about what happened to him in the distant future. Whether or not he was alive, like the others. As with everyone else, they either could have either survived or died. Who knows? But this was only a possible future. It could be changed for the better. That was her opinion of course. She laid back down in humbleness and tried to relax. Brock was sitting on the opposite couch, slouching and trying to ponder. They'd been trained for some sort of War, but it was more like a Cold War. And they weren't doing much at all, other than looking for untold clues about Master Red or what ever his true intentions were. A lot of it was idiotically confusing. Whereas they've learned and lost during their time...even though they weren't supposed to be here in the first place. Even the BLUEGREEN Legion was just as suspicious and secretive as the RED Legion. There were more investigations to be had.

He shot up from the couch. "I think it's time we found out more..."

The other three looked at him. "What do you mean?" Asked Tracey.

"I mean, come on. We're sitting around doing nothing while there's probably a hundred events occuring all around us."

Dawn shot up as well. "I agree. I think it's time we asked a few questions."

This inspired Tracey. "I get it...and we could get the Professor to answer them for us."

May was still unenthusiastic about it. "What's the point...he won't speak..."

Tracey possessed an evil snarl. "We'll make him."

Piplup dragged a lethargic May off the couch. "Let's go..."

They headed out of the Lounge and towards Professor Orange's lab. Brock knocked it three times, hearing a go away in retaliation. He knocked it again, with no response. They turned to Piplup, who Dawn ordered to use Bubblebeam on the entrance to the door, smashing it to smithereens. Professor Orange was too stunned to move, as May and Dawn made their up to me and held up by his collar together. "WE DEMAND ANSWERS!" The girls yelled in unison. Brock and Tracey weren't far behind as Orange flailed his arms about. "I don't know what you're talking about...honestly!" He said nervously. They weren't convinced. Tracey threatened to take out his Scizor if he wasn't open his mouth. He resisted, but soon gave up and became willing to talk.

"You didn't have to break the door..." He said...catching his breath.

He adjusted his tie and his glasses. He sighed as he walked over to his bench.

"So...what did you wanna know..." He said as he was looking through a microscope.

"We wanna know...why are we here? I mean, part from the Prophecy..."

Orange sighed. He turned around to the four. "It was part of their insistence. It's garbled up for sure, and was never mentioned in Plethora."

Tracey rubbed his chin. "Plethora, I've heard of it..."

Orange nodded. "Yes. Plethora is a collection of tales of ancient history written by many...uh...Chosens...Guardians...Prophets and even Destined Lovers..."

Brock was interested. "Destined Lovers huh?" He said with an evilous smirk. Suddenly he felt a not-so-unfamiliar jab in his side. He froze in panic as Croagunk knew what he was doing.

"What about the Yellow Crystal that was spoken of?" Asked Tracey.

"The Yellow Crystal is important. The relic is one of many we've discovered but not yet obtained. Lord Green and the Blue Maiden have refused anyone to go reclaim it."

"Why not?" Wondered May.

Orange brushed his hair with his hand. "I cannot say. I've theorized it surrounds a tactic against Master Red...but Master Red won't go and get it...so...we're at a stalemate."

"Pretty pathetic tactic if you ask me..." Dawn said with her arms crossed.

"Anyway...the situation here is more dire than the Plethora mentioned. I've studied it to realize it's no more than a mere name. Celebi itself does play a large part in it, but the story doesn't revolve around it..."

"What makes you say that?" Asked Tracey.

Orange scratched his head. "Well, if you let me explain the entirety of it...Uhh..I can demonstrate..."
Orange walked over to other side of the room and grabbed a white board and a few of the texters. He started scribbling words and lines and tiny symbols on it. He did a lot of ums and ahs and kept referring back to his own personal book of Plethora. He mentioned it was a popular piece of literature back when the latest versions were published. But in recent times they were scarce. There were only eight last time he checked...and not surprisingly Master Red had one according to spy checks...

"Okay...lesse...uh...where to start. In the beginning there were three Prime Gods. These Prime Gods created lesser Gods in their wake, but were extremely important otherwise to the production. One had...laid the eggs of the Cosmic Five, who in turn molded a relatively unknown being. Another God birthed a single being itself, and the last God was said to have created Pokemon in general. Now, I know contrary to popular belief, they did actually contribute their own portions into each other, making sure that their links were strong. I know...well, that it doesn't make a bit of sense to you...but...that's how the story goes."

"Then what happened?" Asked Brock.

Orange used one of the texters to point to various parts of the board. "Well, two of these so called 'beings'..." Said Orange with the finger emphasis on the word 'beings'. "Allegedly gave a metaphorical 'birth' to humankind...and one particular 'being' tried to create another race, but it was ultimately aborted before it come to full fruition."

Tracey cocked his head as his hands flew to his hips. "Yeah...Plethora did mention something like. It's interesting Mythology...but one does wonder if any of that was true."

Tracey had a point. In this world skepticism was lesser than usual according to recent events. Especially with events with the legendary birds, and all the fascinating stories Ash and the gang had talked about. A lot of it became a lot believable over the years, and that was what made the Pokemon World extremely interested and diverse in myths and legends. In light of this however, Plethora's teachings were the most farfetch'd he'd ever heard, pun intended. Perhaps with the Big Bang in all of this, was there any wonder there were so many theories that were formed over time by big time scientists and Professors, that a lot just believed Arceus created the Universe along with Palkia, Dialga, Giratina and the rest...because what a lot of spectators tales had been told to media and the Pokemon League...but not a lot were shown. Because a lot were still skeptical that the government proclaimed a lot of it was a massive political stunt to ensure priority...and perhaps, authority and superiority. Nonetheless, the present had started to gain this view in life.

"Anyway, this creature managed to survive and gain awareness...it wanted to live...but couldn't...it wasn't part of the so called Mass between Gods, Men and Beasts..."

Tracey pondered for a moment to try and remember something. "I know I read somewhere about Evith's Gospel that discussed it. It was a demon that was released every ten thousand years or so..."

Orange nodded. "Yes...yes...it was a gathering of negative energies...such as war, hatred, immoralities...the most disgusting acts of cruelty known to mankind and Pokemonkind."

"So...this is what made it escape?" Repeated Dawn.

Brock thought back to when they first arrived there last week. The story how Master Red's best friend died...was it his despair that was the final lock? An act of intimate desperation that not only tipped him over the edge, but brought an endgame?

"Every time was similar though. The Prophecy always predicted of a Chosen who would seal the demon away...and all would be well for the next ten thousand years. Saving generations of life in the process."

So what was so different this time around?

"Unpredictability played a role during the last sealing...uh...an event...or a particular person who was supposed to assist the Chosen in his role...seemingly died. And now...this is not way it was supposed to happen at all."

Tracey sat down on a nearby chair. The last time he'd heard of the Chosen was back at the Orange Islands where it was announced as Ash. But he couldn't be the same chosen...could he? He thought hard during that time. That was nothing compared to the suffering his had during his trip here...permanently blind and disfigured. It certainly wouldn't stop Ash from what he was doing. He'd be a Pokemon Master no matter what. But part of his pain would be left in vain. Engaged in a disability that would bring horrors of offering assistance. Ash hates people helping him, if hate were a weaker word that is. Tracey knew that Ash would be able to do it on his own, but...there were painful reminders that had him reluctantly require others aid. From their point of view, Ash wouldn't have to bear the burden by himself. But the status of Chosen would have to be pretty big. Ash had done a lot of things very few people could actually do. But there was this sinking feeling in the pit of Tracey's stomach that there had to be something or someone behind it all. He had one theory to share.

"Would...the Chosen's life be planned by any chance?" He asked. The others looked at him with confusion. Orange blinked. He looked at the board before returning face. "Uhh...well...if you compare previous chosens to others...it could be similar. Whether or not that's actually planned is a different matter altogether..."

It remained an issue on Tracey's thoughts. He was there the first time Ash was destined for something. His destiny had brought them their to the Orange Islands. Orange had asked him what made him think of the question, but Tracey withdrew his concerns for latter. He needed more evidence...

"Well, thanks for that Professor. Clears things up..." He said, pushing the others out the door.

Orange had to adjust his glasses. "Uhh...sure...?" He said with uncertainty.

All four headed back to the lounge area. Brock wondered what was up with Tracey.

"That actually raised more questions..." He commented. "But why did we have to leave so quickly?"

Tracey grabbed a book from his bag. It was black with a silver cross. "I have the 52nd edition of Plethora. I recently became interested in it when I went to a local shop that had just released it..."

Tracey was in Viridian City, on his way to Cerulean, presumably for another task to do by Daisy. He went inside the book store so he could buy another sketchpad. The store was dark and dingy, but had the mixed smell of old and fresh paper. It was all wooden, and hidden from the rest of the city. The light was fairly dim and rays of sunshine came through the window on the door. The place was fairly dusty at best, as if hardly anyone visited the place. Floorboards creaked and dust filtered down from the roof. He went to the arts and crafts corner and obtained his new pad. He walked passed an aisle that had the owner replacing stock on the shelf.

"Good afternoon Mr. Lingo." Pronounced Tracey. The man had scruffy white hair and elegant yet wispy mustache. He wore a brownish suit, green top adorned with a cute neck tie and brown trousers and black, grimy loafers . He turned to Tracey and smiled.

"Ahh good afternoon Mr Sketchit." He said. His voice was crackled and fluffy. His motions ached in slow motion as he picked up a book from a wooden trolley.

"Here let me help you with that..." Said Tracey. He took the book from Mr. Lingo and put on the shelf. He looked at the trolley which had several black books on it. "What's this?" He said, getting another and having a look at the cover and the blurb.

"Ahh my child." Said Mr. Lingo. "That is the Plethora. A good read too. Take it. I've got plenty."

"How much?" Asked Tracey.

"No...it's on me. You're and Professor Oak are such good customers. I'll let you take it for free."

"Really? Thanks." Tracey said with a smile. "What's it about?"

"Pokemon Mythologies..." He answered. "Extends back to the dawn of time."

Tracey seemed quite impressed. "Okay, I'll show it the Professor."

They went over to the counter near the entrance as Tracey paid for his sketchpad. They exchanged glances and said their goodbyes.

"Seeya Mr. Lingo!" Said Tracey as he walked out the door.

"Farewell young lad." Replied Mr. Lingo.

He left Viridian City and was stuck inside Virdian Forest. It rain heavily that night, and desperately looked for shelter. He soon found a wooden cabin and knocked to see if anyone was in there. When there was no answer he turned the knob slowly. He popped his head in and had a look around.

"Hello? Anyone here?"

He grabbed his torch from out of his backpack and shined it all around, before seeing a rather silvery object plunged near his face. He froze in fear.

"How dare you wake me from my sleep!" Said a rather annoy voice.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Tracey said passively. He waved his arms about. The person turned a light on and revealed to be a boy wearing some sort of ancient armour.

"I am Samurai." He proclaimed. He tweaked his sword and withdrew it, offering his hand to Tracey. Tracey was hesitant, but then offered his own and shook Samurai's hand.

"My name's Tracey. Nice to meet you."

Samurai offered Tracey some tea and offered him to rest there for the night. He prepared his sleeping bag and sat down.

"So you live here?" Asked Tracey as he sipped his tea.

"Yes." Replied Samurai. "I am a Bug Catcher. I'm also a tester for new Pokemon Trainers from Pallet Town."

Tracey nodded. "Well, I'm a Pokemon Watcher. I study Pokemon in their natural habitats. I also do a little help for others from time to time."

Samurai seemed interested. "What about trained Pokemon?"

Tracey grinned. "I can analyze the state of a Pokemon by looking at it."

Samurai grabbed a PokeBall from his belt and released a flash, revealing a brown creature with large pinsirs on top of its head.

"This is my Pinsir." He said. "Prove to me your intelligence and have a good look at it and tell me what you see..."

Tracey examined the bug type. He checked its pinsirs and looked into its mouth. He felt its scale and was ready to make a good observation.

"Your Pinsir seems to be in good health. But appears to be low leveled. The only thing I would be worried about are the pinsirs. There's a crack on the left one, so that indicates low calcium. I suggest giving it calcium tablets.

Pinsir looked at its master in confusion. Samurai was impressed.

"Very good Watcher..." He commented. "You have passed my test."

He tilted sideways as he saw something shiny coming out of Tracey's bag. "What is that I see?"

Tracey looked at his bag. "Oh that? I got that from a bookshop in Viridian."

"May I see?"

Tracey shrugged. "Sure..."

He handed the book over to Samurai who had a brief flick through. "Ah they released a new version of Plethora I see."

"You've read it?" Tracey asked.

"Yes. I study it everyday!" He roared, pumping his fist into the air. He pulled out a grey leather book marked with a black cross.

"I have the 50th edition!" He proclaimed. "It was a gift from my father."

Tracey nodded. He took back his own. "Well, the store owner recommended it." He said.

Samurai grinned. "Just wait till you get to Heponix 7:7. 'Honor thy soul and it shall bask you in Eternal glory.' Did you know who he was?"

Tracey didn't know. "Who was he?"

Samurai chuckled. "He was a Chosen one." He got closer to Tracey, cupped his mouth to his ear and put his arm around his shoulders. "It also speaks of him being a son of an Angel. You cannot get more Eternal than that!"

Angels? This book became more fascinating by the second, he decided to roam through to a random page and pick out a passage. "Lebeci 2:1 It's brought forward of the planned life of The Chosen, The Destined Lover and the Traveler. The Chosen is based on freedom but little way of binding it to its tasks naturally. The Chosen basks not in the shallows, but of the deeps is ways of the first part of their journey. The Destined Lover will use the Songs of the Healing, be it resemblance to their natural natures...and the Traveler will only interfere in the latter chapters, where the Chosen is now a Holy Seraph...in which the Traveler would transposed to assist the other."

"Oooo I like that part!" Gleed Samurai. "I find the meaning to be ultimate destinies fixed in time."

Tracey reread the passage. Samurai wasn't too far off in his opinion. Seems to be interpreted as you may not know you're walking down a simple path that's in many ways related to fate. This Lebeci was pretty Philosophical. He then read over Lebeci 2:5 on the next page. 'Time to hand out the keys of future pasts and spread them through out. I have found out many destinies and fates and therefore have seeded them in appropriate places where only fate will find them.'

Dawn enjoyed mythologies as well. Even though the stories of the Legion Leaders were parts of Hidden Pokemon Mythologies. She patted her Piplup who chirped at the stories Tracey told. Although, what Sabrina told her was part mythological in itself, and possibly everyone elses. The matter of connecting it all would take ages. But it hit her. If she could bring the knowledge of this, as well as studying Plethora, should make light of all of this. All of this had to be connected to it somehow. They wouldn't be here if it wasn't.

"This Traveler sounds interesting." Commented Brock. He'd taken the book and flicked through to a random page. He pinpointed a particular passage by someone known as 'Evith.'

"Evith 3:1. The Traveler is a profound piece of soft architecture. Immortal at cause and guider of spirit. Enactor and the one of four voices. Amongst the Voice of Courage, Voice of Reason, Voice of Innocence lies the Voice of Spirit. An encounter of the immortal would leave to love its borderline of beauty and strength."

Brock had glinty eyes. "Wow...beauty and strength. I would love to meet her..."

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"God dammit, we're lost!"

Meredine was getting impatient. She was at the ends of pulling her hair out. Green chuckled.

"Relax...we'll get there..." He said, unusually calm. He checked his Poketch "We've got another hour to search..."

Meredine wiped her face. "All we've found is the same damn tree four million times. We're not traveling too well."

It was true. They were going around in circles, wasting precious time. All they found were feral Pokemon, dead and alive. Blue took a sip from a water bottle, as it was easy to become dehydrated in such humidity. Meredine stopped in her tracks.

"What's the matter?" Asked Blue. Meredine gave the shhh finger and signalled them to wait. She indicated that she heard something in the bushes...again.

"Meredine you've done this before. It was nothing more than Rattatas..." Said Green.

Her face grew more concerned. "No...doesn't sound like Rattatas to me...sounds like...giggling?"

All of them stopped. They heard noises in the tree tops. Then suddenly the sound of wings flapping and gritted chatter became louder and louder.

"Somethings coming!" Meredine announced. She could sense there were obviously more than a few for her guns to handle. She released Trixie into the open.

"Gardevoir..." The Pokemon cried softly. Blue and Green looked at each and nodded in agreement.

"Go Golduck!" "Go, Golem!" In a flash, the eccentric blue duck and the ball of thick rock appeared next to Trixie, as the giggles were louder. Blue's head shot up as small purple bugs whizzed above their heads. They seemed to circling around the trio as they had their Pokemon ready. They zoned in above them as a swarm shot down.

"Gligar!" Green called out. He ordered his Golem to use Rock Throw. The Pokemon rolled itself up and jumped at the chance at using its body to knock down several of the bat like Pokemon.

"Golduck use Water Pulse!" She yelled. Golduck stood a stance and formed a blue energy ball in its mouth, then projected the ball onto a swarm of oncoming Gligar, creating a vast splash and sending a few to the ground.

"Trixie! Use Magical Leaf!" Roared Meredine.

Trixie held its hands to its chest then swirled around firing multicoloured leaves at high velocity against three Iron Wing using Gligar. The attack hit, but it didn't stop them from using Iron Wing against Trixie, who was knocked over as a result.

"GET UP!" Meredine damned. "GET UP AND USE MAGICAL LEAF AGAIN!"

Trixie struggled to get up from where she was. She sorted herself out and twirled once more at the Gligar, who were hit this time and fell down. Meredine clicked her fingers in sastifaction.

"Way to go Trixie!" She said smiling. She looked up to see a darkened violet Pokemon similar in form to the Gligar.

"Blue, Green, heads up!" She announced. The two had knocked down a few more Gligar when they turned around. It was huge, angry with hollow deadened eyes, drooling from its fangs and clamping its giant claws constantly. It roared out to them.

"Must be the big daddy..." Said Green. "You don't say..." Blue said sarcastically.

It flew high into the air, as the trio watched and waited for its moves, instead a new flock of Gligar came their way. But there were far too many to be taken on. They quickly withdrew their Pokemon and bolted off. Meredine kept looking behind her, as they tried to dodge passing ferns and trees, and as they got deeper in, the deeper the fog got, making their vision increasingly difficult. Blue hid behind a tree, as did Green on a tree opposite them. "Meredine!" Yelled Green. He looked around the corner to see her with her guns drawn. Multiple shots were heard as the Gliscor lead the swarm against them. Green then realized something. "BLUE!" He yelled. "WHERES MEWTWO?" Blue looked at Green. "I don't know! I thought he was behind us!" She replied. Green scrunched his fist. He saw Meredine about to come past as he readied himself. As soon as she was in front of him, he grabbed her arm and pulled her aside and watched as the swarm flew past them. She puffed and panted as she clung on some material. She looked behind her and shot up. She had been clinging to Green's cloak. Green chuckled. "I knew you were so clingy..." He joked. In reponse...

SLAP!

"It was worth it..." Said a red cheeked Green.

Blue rolled her eyes. "No time to act idiotical you two! They're coming back!"

Green and Meredine watched as the Gliscor and the Gligar had turned around and sped back. They had no where to run so they held their arms up in defense before...

Meredine put down her arms as she saw a flash of light pushed past her, and seemingly incerated the swarm in its wake. She tapped onto Greens shoulder as the walked around to see what the hell happened.

"It's Motherfucking Mewtwo!" Exclaimed a happy Meredine. She ran over and playfully punched him in the shoulder. He crossed his arms and smirked. "Sorry to worry you." He said. Soon Green and Blue came around the corner to see their cloned friend.

"Where were you?" Asked Blue.

"I smelt the scent of berries at one point. I had to go see if I could collect some." He replied.

"What did ya find?" Wondered Meredine.

He reached for his satcher and pulled out a rather perculiar object. "It smelt like berries, but it wasn't. This is fresh though. Like a Rowap Berry."
Green took the object from Mewtwo and examined it. It looked like a bone, but had weird symbols and indentations. Blue looked at Mewtwo. "Why would a bone smell like a Rowap Berry?"

Mewtwo shook his head. "I do not know, but there may be a cluster of Rowap Berries somewhere. With your permission I will continue to look for them, for they hold special properties that could be useful."

They looked at each other. "Okay then. Be on the look out..." Green announced.

Mewtwo bowed to them. "Of course. You too." He rose into the air and flew off. Meredine's hands flung to her hips. "Now what?" She said. Green looked at his watch. "Damn...we've got half an hour...and we're probably still going around in circles..." Blue turned around to her right and tilted her head at the current sight. "Uh...guys?" Meredine and Green faced the same way. They had confronted a large blocky door, also with weird symbols and marks written all over it. They all approached it with massive interest. "Is this the entrance to the cave?" Green pondered. Him and Blue ran their fingers over the tall door. "Can you understand any of this?" Asked Blue.

Meredine shrugged and put her hands behind her back. "Don't ask me, I'm just a Nurse Joy..."

They tried to figure ways to open the door. Blue and Green discused methods of opening it, including using their Pokemon's move to blast it open. Meanwhile Meredine was checking her guns, and noticed something red on her arm. She withdrew her glocks and touched her arm. Her sleeve had gotten a tear as she was probably swipped by one of the Gligar. She had blood running down her arm. She rolled her eyes. She reached for a PokeBall.

"Alright Happy come on out..." She said with sarcastic enthusiam. Out came a round and jolly pink Pokemon with a vivid smile on its face. Meredine placed her hand on her Chansey's shoulder. "Now hun, I need you to use Softboiled, you got that?"

"Chansey!" The Pokemon cried happily. She reached into her pouch and pulled at a small egg. Meredine thanked Happy and took the egg and swallowed it. Her eyes rolled back into her head with relief as the wound healed. "Thanks for that darls...return!" She said, putting Happy back into her PokeBall. She grabbed a carton of cigarettes out of her sleeve and took one out and put the carton back. She checked herself for her lighter. "Fuck..." She muttered, unable to find it. She rolled her eyes and took out Happy's PokeBall again. "Happy..."

The Pokemon was glad to be out once more, she used a small weak Flamethrower at the end of the cigarette. "Ta darls." She said, taking her back. She breathed in the toxicity of the cigarette and breathed smoke in relief. "Man...stuffs lethal... but it calms me down..." She said in a relaxed state.

Meanwhile no matter how Blue and Green tried, she simply couldn't open the door. It was being fickle. She tried pushing it, using her Pokemon against it, using her aura etc. Her face was fuming with exasperation, not to mention she was a little pissed off.

"We've got...10 minutes...and we still can't get in..." Blue complained.

"Fuck em..." Said Meredine as her patience was wearing thin. Green rolled his eyes. "Knowing you Meredine, you probably would..." He said, smirking. Meredine ripped out one of her glocks and placed it against Green's forehead. "Screw you..." She muttered.

"You already did..." Meredine was so close to pulling the trigger on him. She scowled and headed off the door. "Well, YOU CAN'T OPEN A SIMPLE FUCKIN' DOOR!" She said. She placed her hand to act like a weakened Green. "Oh look at me, I'm Green! I'm a little a sissy girl and I can't..."

"Meredine..."

"What?" Meredine scowled. She leaned on the door and looked at Blue who pointed to it. Meredine faced it, to see the door was in fact glowing. As it opened Meredine lost her balance and fell over, earning a smug smirk from Green.

"Sissy girl am I?" He said rhetorically. Meredine glared at him. Her picked up off the ground.

"Come on...we don't have time to waste..."

Turnback Cave was utterly new and was possibly twisted and distorted. They pondered, keeping their guard up whereever they went. They had entered a long hallway with plated walls with weird inscriptions. The wind howled from nowhere as the only other sound besides their footsteps. The atmosphere changed dramatically. It was no longer humid, but deathingly cold. Their hardened souls couldn't stop them from getting goosebumps, but their fears were left unrecognized. The light started fading as they got deeper, and chatter could be heard boucing off the walls. Meredine didn't like this one little bit and readied her guns. Blue kept an eye for the most suspicious. She heard chatter coming from completely adjacent directions which her head shot from up to down and side to side as indecipherable jabber was echoing so fast. Meredine tried calming herself again with another cigarette. She rejoiced in a rush of a drug fueled pleasure...but not outwards. But she zoned back to Earth quickly as something came out of the shadows... Meredine didn't hesistate to jump in front of them with her guns. They heard a rattling, a rather strange rattle bounced off the walls. Perhaps that was the chatter. It shuffled closer and closer, before a form was revealed. A rather skeletal form shaped with massive scythes, a sleek body and a flat skull.

"Isn't that...a Kabutops?" Commented a rather confused Blue.

"I think it is..." Said Green, who was just as weirded out.

Meredine reloaded her glocks and aimed them at the undead Pokemon. The thing screeched and waved its scythes around. This should be a piece of cake taken by the fragility of it.

"You guys go ahead, I'll take care of this fucker..." She said. Blue and Green were hesistant about leaving her behind. They waited to ensure she wouldn't do anything stupid and had their hands at their belts. She signaled them not to.

"I'll be fine. Just go...if you don't get that god damned treaty resigned we're gonna be in deep shit!" She roared. Blue and Green looked at each other, before bolting off in the distance. Meredine meanwhile, sneered at the fossil form.

"What's the matter?" She said in a girlish tone. "Glameow got your tongue?"

The Kabutops made a few wishy washy grunts before launching itself at Meredine...

Blue and Green managed to get into a room, as they heard rumbling behind them. They saw the doors were closing and tried to escape, but with no avail. They checked out the area, which was extremely foggy. The walls held jumbled Unown text. In the middle was a massive Pillar which had a plaque of actual readable Unown language. They were willing to solve the problem, but they needed to see. Blue released her Togekiss and ordered it to use Defog, slicing the fog with its wing. It soon faded away, but it was still too dark.

"Got a Pokemon with Flash?" Asked Blue. Green rubbed his chin. "No...I thought Turnback had a system of automatic torches? You know, like when you used to watch those movies when people go into those temples and the torches light themselves up?"

Blue looked at Green funnily. "What did you just say?"

Green sighed. "Never mind..."

---

Meanwhile Mewtwo had been strolling around, searching for the Rowap Berry bush. He broke twigs by accident, frightened it could trig a hord of god knows what. He carefully tip toed around...before he saw an entrance to a cave. He looked both way and behind him several times before heading inwards. He could smell the savoury scent of the Rowap Berry and heaed off closer into the darkness. His powers made him aware of where he was and ensured he wouldn't walk into anything he shouldn't. But then he felt a strain in his body and then something being released. Lightning soon flashed several times revealing a violet tilepath, in a single file and leading into different directions. He assumed their measurements to be one meter in diatmeter. There was nothing underneath but doomed violet clouds and every few seconds lightning very briefly lit up the room. It was a maze of epic proportions. Even the drawback distance was limited to a few meters. Mewtwo tried to fly himself into the air, but couldn't. He tried several times but with no avail. He looked around then looked at his paws. He tried to summon a Shadow Ball, but nothing came.

"Here's a game I would like you to play..."Said an eery voice.

"I want you to prove your worth by navigating yourself around this maze without the usage of your powers...if you win...I'll open the door..."

Mewtwo had no choice. His head felt a little heavy, since he used a tiny part of his power to sustain his huge brain. But he could still use logic to get around. He knew logic was an ability that won't be able to be taken away so easily. He stepped on the first tile as the lightning struck. He noticed a pattern with the strikes. One would flash every five seconds. He lifted his head up to see the tiles ahead of him. He had a hard time balancing, notably because of his strange frame. Ten tiles in there was a fork. Each road was possibly just as dangerous as the rest. His ability to see further was gone...so he had to make a decision. But there were no differences between the three which made it harder to choose. Each three flashes showed nothing in the distance. He sighed. He finally made his choice to the right side road. He heard whispers but ignored them. He had one foot after the other as he went up seven tiles. He waited for the next flash, but after five seconds it didn't...instead after ten seconds a vortex of pure black surrounded him. He shielded himself from it, only to find when he opened his eyes, he was staring at a weird white screen. The screen had a pixely square box underneath that read 'Wild Ditto appeared' in a very strange computer like text. Above the box was a sprite that looked like a creature from behind. Mewtwo couldn't move from where he was. His thoughts were left to wonder in his consciousness, left for nothing...but limited control over the text. The more Mewtwo had a look over the sprite, the more he recongnized it. It was a picture of him from behind. It astounded him...but he was frozen. He looked beside him as there were a few long rectangle boxes with that computer text that read "Mewtwo Lvl 99" and underneath was another two boxes, one that read 'HP 408/408' and another long and thin box that had a tiny bit of blue in it. Above that was a sprite of a Ditto...and next to it had similar rectangles to Mewtwo, minus to blue one, the HP text and the top of that read 'Ditto Lvl 7'. The massive box underneath him displayed yet another square on the right side. It displayed even more text. Seemed to be choices from left to right: Fight, Pokemon, Bag, Run. He somehow got Run selected and did whatever he could to click it. Suddenly the text displayed 'Mewtwo ran away safely...'

Mewtwo was taken aback when he found himself returned to the maze. The tile had turned into a massive platform with a weird cartridge floated in the air by a red beam. He daren't touch it..he used his logic to determine that it was the cause of the abnormal...dream of sorts.

"Was I dreaming?" He asked himself. It was certainly unusual. But couldn't quite understand. He had to ignore it and went on with the maze. He trekked over twenty tiles before he came to a swerve of flipping tiles. They seemed to go one after the other in their flipping. They appeared to flip every few seconds. Mewtwo put his paw to his mouth and watched the motion. He contemplated while staring in the distant abyss. This was another pattern to trek across. He took a deep breath before stepping on the first tile. He watched the flips in motion, before realizing he'd have to run. He'd never run like this in his life, his body was too awkward to properly run with. He smiled as he got near the end, but the last tile flipped as he was running over it, causing him to slip. He held on to the motionless tile with one paw. The grip...so it seems...was very difficult...as having balls for weird fingers didn't help the matter. His lower body was the part that was weighing him. Very short thoughts lead to him thinking he needed to lose weight perhaps. But he shook his head and flung his other arm to grab the tile. He tried lifting himself, but it was extremely hard. He used the logic of momentum to swing himself twice before swinging himself back onto the tile the third. He wiped his forehead with utter gratefulness that he was still alive. He walked on for more than thirty tiles. Before coming across another crossroads. He took a deep breath to relax himself and think about his choice. He watched the flashes to see the if any of the roads contained anything useful. He tilted his head as the left side road contained a rather silvery piece. He walked down that road to go on that platform see a massive spoon floating in the air. He was wary, and tapped it with his tail. All that it did was twirl around on itself. He slowly but surely grabbed it. It could be useful. He analyzed it carefully and using striking motions. Satisified, he went on. He went on for another twenty tiles...

---

Lucinda lifted her head up. They were now well and clear into the deathly desert. Ash, Pikachu and Misty trailed behind as Ash had his hands in his pockets. Misty wondered on what would lead them next. She noticed Lucinda looking rather concerned.

"What's up?" She asked.

Lucinda proceeded to check around. "I hear buzzing sounds...as well as high winds."

Misty could feel the wind herself...it was pretty breezy, not to mention a little dusty. "Where are we now?"

"We're half way there...don't panic." She replied.

"Already?" Said a surprised Ash.
"We're taking the quicker, more dangerous path..." Lucinda said. It was true. They were deep in a chasm. Misty noticed nests and so forth around.. "So there are Pokemon that live around here?" Misty asked. Lucinda nodded. "Yes. These Pokemon are usually found in the depths of sands and earth. Lucky for us they're out elsewhere looking for lunch."

Ash nodded. Then his stomach growled. "Speaking of lunch, I'm starving..."

Lucinda and Misty rolled their eyes in unison. "Can you wait until we get back?" Said Lucinda.

Ash shrugged. "Alright."

The next few minutes of their walk was voiceless. They came across more nests atop steep cliffs and long dead trees. Lucinda smelt a scent in the air. "Come on...get moving..." She said.

They finally came out in the open. Misty was relieved. She felt like she was getting a little claustrophobic there for as second. However Lucinda didn't change her expression. In fact, she was little more worried.

"We have to find shelter." She said. "How come?" Asked Ash. Lucinda began picking up the pace, making Ash and Misty do the same. She started running, as did they she looked around, before seeing what she was looking for. A culmination of rocks that formed a small cave. She lead them inside. It was cold, but it was homely and large enough to stand in, even though the entrance was rather small. Lucinda looked outside, as Ash and Misty entered, then poked their heads out.

"What's going on?" Asked Ash. Lucinda was checking side to side. "Sandstorms coming. I can sense it."

Ash looked at Pikachu had his head out too, sniffing the air. He too, felt was Lucinda was feeling. Even Ash and Misty.

"Oh...so thats what that little thing in my head kept telling me..." Said Ash.

"Yeah me too...like it was nagging at me or something..." Continued Misty.

Lucinda nodded her head. "Yes. That is your Aura giving you precognitions. It is not unlike Pokemon who have acute connections to the enviroment. As Pokemon are in tune with the forces of the world, so are you. This ability needs to grow over time."

She walked out and jumped on the rock on top. She placed her paw over her eyes. She saw a massive dustcloud coming in their direction. She hopped back down to confirm it.

"Definitely a Sandstorm." She explained. Ash and Misty looked at each other.

"This may take a while..." Said a disappointed Ash.

Soon they sat down next to one another as they leaned against the rock, trying to relax. They felt a bit tired and found themselves leaning against each other and finally fell asleep. Pikachu wasn't tired, and hung out with Lucinda who was sitting outside. The Sandstorm was coming from behind the rocks, creating a temporary cover for the front. Lucinda had her legs crossed, and appeared to be meditating She saw Pikachu and patted to the space next to her. The electric mouse was content with sitting there. She smiled.

"How sometimes only the innocent can make you smile these days..." She said to herself. Pikachu chirped to her.

"Pika, pika, pika, Pikachu?" He cried. Lucinda chuckled.

"Really? You don't say?"

Pikachu nodded. "Pikapi pipipika...pikachu-pi..." He said, causing him to smile widely. Lucinda did the same. "I know huh? It's obvious. I'm glad I wasn't the only one who seemed to see it."

The two talked for sometime, before Pikachu yawned and shook hands with Lucinda.

"Well, you rest then. I'll tell you when the storms over okay?" She assured with a grin. Pikachu waved to her before heading inside. Lucinda laid her hands behind her head and tried to loosen her tensions. She rested her eyes as she leaned back. She woke up a few minutes later sniffing the air. She opened one eye and looked around. The scent became stronger. She shot up and her aura sensors twitched as they straightened. She had her eyes closed as she tried to sense her around the storm. But a visibly fast figure managed to avoid her at all costs. She used Aura Sphere on it several times, but with no avail.

"I have no time for games! Who are you?" She said. She was glad she was part steel as she stood out in the storm...but her gladness went away as she saw a a blue wolf like creature pounce behind. She dodged out of the way and used another Aura Sphere. They jumped out of the way and used Bubblebeam. Lucinda weaved in and out before using Bone Club on its head. It was seemingly knocked out as a pinkish glass like formed over it, showing its true form. Lucinda shook her head at the now black and red beast before her.

"Zoroark you idiot..." She muttered. She placed her foot over its chest as he gagged.

"Lucinda! So lovely to see you...aghh..." He nervously said, as Lucinda twisted her foot.

"That explains that horrid scent..." She scuffed. She grabbed his neck and pulled him over to the rocks out of the storm. She dusted him down before he regained himself.

"Why did you attack me?" Asked Lucinda. She had her arms crossed, not amused one bit. Zoroark rubbed his neck. "Well...I was trying to...well, hone my skills as a noble Suicune..."

Lucinda rolled her eyes. "You've been here all this time haven't you?" She asked.

Zoroark blinked. "What ever do you mean Lucinda dear?"

Lucinda grabbed his neck and slammed him against the rock. She had her snout almost touching his, that she could feel his heavy breathing. "Don't play games with me. You know exactly...what I'm talking about..." She slammed him to ground, as he managed to get himself together and gulped.

"Okay okay...no more with the hurting okay?" He said innocently as he held his arms back in fear. Pathetic, thought Lucinda. He was such a coward. He adjused his mane and dusted it off. She had her hands to her hips as she glared at him. "Then tell me...where's the body?"

Zoroark looked confused. "What body?" He said, raising his arms up in dense. Lucinda summoned an Aura Sphere in her paw. "You would have to have seen the body..."

Zoroark's eyes went wide. "Oh yeah...I did...for a brief second. You see, I was at the event and...and..." He scratched his head, trying to remember. "Well, I saw them...but then I had to go elsewhere for a few minutes, for one of your kind spotted me and I fled. Never knew Lucario were so welcoming..." He muttered.

Lucinda rolled her eyes. "You fool..."

"Just wait..." He stammered. "I came back afterwads when it was all quiet..and they both disppeared. I followed them...yeah...I followed them back...and I waited..."

"Why did you follow them?" Asked Lucinda. Zoroark shrugged. "I dunno! I was curious..I guess..."

Lucinda sighed. "Go on then..."

Zoroark nervously nodded. "After that, I felt a prescence in the general vacinity...so I checked on them again...before you know it, one of thems gone!"

Lucinda put her paw to her mouth. "I see...but why..."

Zoroark waved his paws in front of him. "I can...explain! Well, sorta...I thought the other would have freaked out! But then I realized I had the perfect cover!" He exclaimed. Lucinda just facepalmed. "Your idea of a perfect cover was to disguise yourself as h-"

"Woah w-wait a second..." he said passively, waving his arms about. "I have a...an inkling of who would've taken it..."

Lucinda sweatdropped. "Zoroark, I think anyone around here bar the children would've taken it..."

Zoroark was sweating but smiling nervously. "But...it's the obvious?" He said with the squeakiness to his voice. Lucinda sweatdropped again. Even in telepathy he was mentally clumsy. She had no choice on the matter. She definitely knew who he was refering to. "Explains a lot from that message Headquarters received earlier..."

Zoroark tilted his head. "A message?"

Lucinda shook her head. "Never you mind...on the other hand, you might be quite useful."

Lucinda felt guilty for what she was about to do, but she couldn't bare the pain from the other side.

"Man your post then." She said with reluctance. "Just...continue doing whatever it was you were doing."

Zoroark nodded. "Alrighty then!" He said enthusiatically, while saluting. Lucinda turned her back on him for a few seconds, before she looked behind her and saw that he had disappeared. She sat back down against the rock and crossed her arms and legs, then bowed her down.

"This is really messed up...I mean, more than normal..."

---

They'd lost Mewtwo and Meredine, so Blue and Green had to pick up the pace. They had been solving the puzzles on the giant pillars in the middle of the rooms they entered. They carefully deconstructed the clues to ensure they would not make a mistake. They'd so far entered doors in all possible directions...and had a feeling they were getting closer. The temperature was getting colder and their fog breath was getting thicker. They entered through their last door and came across a darkened creature, which quickly withdrew itself into a vortex. They chased after it, but stopped in front of the vortex itself. Blue looked at Green, who wasn't too sure about this.

"Would make sense that it wouldn't be on our side..." Green commented. Blue didn't understand.

"Nothings' on our side, what's the big deal?" She asked. Green wasn't fazed, but was confounding by one small problem. "The creature itself, I've seen it...but...it bothers me..." He said, staring down the middle of the vortex. "What's that?" Asked Blue. Green shrugged. "Doesn't it seem strange to you that..if that thing is what it is, that it's the first of the major contributing Pokemon that we've seen since Mewtwo?"

Green had a point. The creature inside the vortex was one of the big daddies of the Pokemon world thats its existence was crucial to the world. Professor Orange once made a theory that the important species left due to the corrupting influence of Master Red, causing the land to rot and die. But..why this one?

"So...you met this one to?" Wondered Blue. Green nodded. "Of course. Although back in the day, it was on our side."

Blue shook her head. "This is years later and I'm still hearing stories..."

Green chuckled. "Oh...the stories as long as Plethora...you'll live with it..."

Blue rolled her eyes. "Yeah..." She sighed. "Anyway, so we going through this portal or what?"

Green analyzed it cautiously. "Hmm...it might be different. I know Turnback Cave is basically an area where a lot of dimensions meet and greet...like a..well, I think Orange described it as a Interdimensional Super Highway. Or Crossroads..."

Blue's hands flung to her hips. "Orange reads far too many comics."

"Indeed." Agreed Green. They looked at each other one last time, before giving each other the nod to hop inside...

They braced themselves for the worst, but opened their eyes to astoundment. The area was a darkened blue, with even darker blue clouds that surrounded their current platform. These earthly platforms were everywhere.

"This reminds me of the Reverse World for some reason..." Commented Green.

"Yeah...I read that article from Newton Graceland. Supposed to be a balance and in sync with the real world..." Continued Blue.

They walked to the edge of the floating isle. They looked at the next one in front of them. Green wasn't sure. This wasn't like the Reverse World he'd seen before. Blue wasn't sure either.

"The Reverse World I saw in the pictures wasn't like this at all..." Said Blue. She looked at the long kelp like trees behind her that sunk down. "This is way creepier..."

She let Green go in front of her. "I'll jump first..." He said. He walked backwards to get ready for the momentum. He then bolted and jumped in the air. He smiled when it looked like he was going to make it, but then realized he wasn't close enough.

"Green!"

Green panicked as he fell, but then hit something along the way. He looked down. A small rock platform had come out from below and saved his life. He stood up and scratched his head nervously.

"See? Nothing to worry about!" He said with a slightly edgy chuckle. Blue sighed with relief.

"God dammit Green, you're lucky that rock was there..." She said, seemingly calm that he was okay. She leapt on the rocky platform he was on. But then it came to her, she was glad that she didn't have to experience that for herself. They both leapt off the rocky platform onto the next floating sandy isle. Blue gasped as the kelp like trees shot out of the ground. "Augh, stupid...seaweed things..." She said with annoyance. Green chuckled, then Blue glared.

"Hey, you're scared of seaweed...and you train Water Pokemon...go figure." He said.

SLAP!

"Totally worth it..." Said a rubbing cheek Green.

They then walked over the overbearing edge. They over the cliffs and saw a river that's waterfall went upwards. "I am seriously doubting this is the Reverse World...more like another one..." Commented Green. Blue crossed her arms. "Didn't Orange speak of a very similar one? I just remembered it then." She said. Green looked at her. "Not that I can recall..."

Blue rubbed her right temple. "He said the Reverse World got so polluted from Master Reds interference with Time Space that it collapsed on itself...and the creature guarding it was forced to make a new one...at a price of this world I gather..." She explained.

"Where did he get that from? I thought Eracus was our Time Space expert..." Said Green.

Blue shrugged. "I have no idea. Wouldn't surprise me if he stole the idea..."

They both looked at each sarcastically. They proceeded to the river. She released her Gyarados who seemed discontent. Blue patted him and assured him everything was fine. She hopped on his back and helped pull Green up as well. "Alright Gyara, lets get going..." Blue said, point forwards. Gyarados roared and surfed forwards, looking at the upside waterfall.

"Hmmm...I wonder..." Said Blue. She mushed Gyarados to go forward. Suddenly, they felt themselves moving and shafted to the same side as the waterfall.

"Okay, gravity here is a little glitchy..." Said Green. They continued upwards, until they reached the ...top or bottom...they couldn't figure it out. But they got there, and noticed that they were upside down!

"Wow..." Said Blue. "Now I have seen everything..." Blue felt a little dizzy, and almost fell off the Gyarados. She shook her head. "I'm fine."

They reached another isle. Blue retrieved her Gyarados and they walked across, as the kepl like trees uprooted again. Blue scrunched her hand in frustration over their sudden occurance. She calmed herself down...

WHOOOSH

Their heads bolted forwards as the darkened creature sped past from the left to the right. They bolted towards the edge. Green wasn't keen to jump again, but knew the pair of them had to jump across somehow. He took one giant leap and closed his eyes...and managed to jump on a rocky platform. He wiped his forehead. He signalled Blue to jump across as well. They appeared to be equally across from one another as the platform count rose. They went from one to another, and another...till they came across an extremely thin piece of isle. Green offered to go in front, while Blue trekked behind him. They had their arms up in a t position to ensure their balance. Green lost his a few times, as the creature zoomed passed again.

"Man...why do they have to make this so difficult?" He complained.

"Last few times it was sinch and not much of a hassle." Said Blue. "But...this time its different...much different."

They went on, then an issue arose on Green's mind.

"Do you think it's because of the children?"

Blue thought about it...it was probably her fault that they've been brought along this way for no particular reason. Her part of the plan wasn't going as smoothly as she had hoped. She had larger doubts than before. They remained in silence before heading towards a larger part of a isle.

"Thank Goodness!" Said Blue. Green nodded in agreement.

"So glad you two could join me!"

Their heads shot towards the edge. They noticed a familiar Red figure standing before them. He had his arms crossed and legs shifted wide. He chuckled.

"Ah Master Red..." Said Blue with a hint of cockiness. "Leveling up the difficulty I see..."

"Yup." He replied. "I had to bring Giratina here...it wanted to meet someone...someone it needs to speak to immediantly."

Explains it looked like it was swimming around. "Who's it looking for?" Asked Green.

"No one in your current party..." Answered Red. "I was hoping they were with you...but alas, they're not..."

Blue looked at Red sternly. "So are we gonna resign this treaty or what?"

Red pulled out sheets of paper out of his cloak and walked over to the two. "I changed the terms and conditions...I think you'll be pleasantly surprised..."
Green grabbed the paper and skimmed through it. "Wait, the C'M Plague? What's that?"

Red lifted his chin up. "You've been running around behind my back...you breached the previous code of conduct. You failed to read the fine print about Time Travel."

"This is bullshit..." Blue roared. "There was nothing in there about that!"

Red wiggled his index finger at her. "Nah uh uh...it was there...would you like me to bring out the last form for you?"

Blue gritted her teeth. She saw the Giratina fly past, stop and stare at her with its big red eyes. She knew what would happen if she didn't agree. But then it hit her.

"Never mind..." She said in anger.. "Actually, I wanna speak to you about your so called letter..."

"Yes?" Said an eccentric Red. "It mentions you going to collect some sort of Vessel...What do you mean by that?" Poked Blue.

"Oh that..." Started Red. "I've already got it...don't worry about it..."

Blue exchanged glances with Green. He had been going through the sheets, one by one.

"Nothing much has changed." Red explained. "Just the C'M Plague...oh and if I find one of the children inside my Fortress again, I won't just be ripping out their eyes you know..." He said. Blue and Green reluctantly signed the papers after going through it twice.

"Wonderful wonderful!" Said Red. "We shall meet again in a months time no?"

The two glared at Red who waved them goodbye. He slowly walked backwards into the darkness and back flipped off the cliff. They ran over to see that he had safely landed on the back of the Giratina. He kissed his hand and blew it over with his hand. Blue was just irritant as he flew off in his own arrogance. Green was just as annoyed. He sighed.

"I don't understand why we didn't kill him then, it didn't matter if Giratina killed us afterwads..." He suggested in a smugness.

SLAP!

"That...wasn't worth it..." Moaned a surpised Green.

"You and I both know we don't need him dead..."

Green rolled his eyes. "It is your fault then!"

Blue looked at Green with a surprised face. "What?"
Green let his arms hit his thighs in anger. He was just getting more pissed off with Blue by the minute.

"It's always at your own insistance isn't it? This whole thing wouldn't have gone so far if you weren't so convinced at changing the man!"

"He can still change!" Argued Blue.

"No...he can't..." Said Green. "He's gone...he no longer has the decent morals he used to...seriously Blue, if you did as you were told five years ago we could still be doing what we did best!"

"If I killed him five years ago I wouldn't be alive today!" She retorted. "He saved my life!"

Green spat on the ground. "Oh sure, your life justifies the hundreds and millions that died in his wake...maybe if you actually died...and stayed dead...we would have won..."

Blue's eyes went wide. "I can't...believe you said that!"

"It's true..." Said Green. "That man is too twisted and torn to be redeemed Blue...and you know it..."

Blue stamped the ground with her foot. "There has to be a way! There's always a way!"

Green turned his back on her. "Yeah...you say that...and you were willing to let innocent children to become sick and injured and become another statistic on the martyrs list..."

"That was unintentional...and unpredictable..." She replied. "I was hoping he would have mercy on them..."

Green took a deep breath. "Of course...what possibly could go wrong?" He said sarcastically. He turned around to face her. "Oh thats right! LET HIS EYES GET TORN OUT OF HIS OWN HEAD! What the fuck were you thinking?"

Blue scrunched her fist. "We needed to save...her...he would have...could have..."

"Face it Blue, the reason why the world is more fucked up than ever...its because of a stupid little decision...that you failed to choose the right answer for. Billions would be alive still..."

"Fuck off Green..."

"All because...you had 'gut instincts'..."

"I said...fuck off Green..."

"You wanted to follow our friends ways...and that love...could always cure..."

"DID YOU NOT HEAR WHAT I JUST SAID?"

"I'm so sick of you being a love martyr. You say you're doing this for the world...but..."

WHAAAAACK.

Blue's arm shook as she grunted and puffed and panted. Green lay on the floor, knocked out and blood running out of his nose.

"It's true..." She said. She went on talking even though he wouldn't hear her. But...in her heart she knew...she never wanted to suggest it. Nothing was fine. She'd tainted the minds of kids who were ripped out their normal lives. And it was her fault. Why? Why...she only did it because...he would.

Her old friend. She collasped on to her knees and sat on her heels. She cried into her palms.

"It's all true..."

"You followed your true instincts..."

She raised her head. "Red?"

He approached her and leant out his hand. "Go on...take it..."

She wiped her nose on her sleeve and took his hand and stood up. "Is it..all my fault?"

Red looked down on Green. "He's always been a douchebag to you Blue...but...as you said, it's unpredictable at best..."

Blue whimpered. "Why doesn't he believe...that...you..."

Red rested her in his arms as she cried into his chest. He patted her back to comfort her.

"Green, like you and me...have changed these many years. Time doesn't heal those sorts of wounds...hurt...betrayal. It's a vicious cycle of hatred that clouds the mind and scars the soul."

Blue breathed in and out. It was nice to be in his arms again. She hadn't felt this sort of warmth for a while now. It was comforting.

"Pain is a part of life...but we cannot let it nor anger bring it or bear wrath. You must surpass them to find a single rational thought that compounds to believe you are not truly insane."

He took off her hoodie and ran his his clampy fingers through her hair.

"Am...I insane?" She asked with a screech in her voice.

"...I do not think so..." He replied. "Your work is rational. You want to save this world. And that is an altruistic motive. And your strong, free will allows you to keep going. Anyone else in your position would've given up...or better yet, died...years ago..."

"What should I do then?" She pondered. The two swayed with one another in the midst of the soundless darkness that is the Distortion World, a new land for Giratina to roam.

"Did you know I helped build this place?" He said. She was intrigued.

"Really?" She said. He nodded. "I had help of course..." She lifted her head to look his face, not that the mask that hid it mattered, because she knew what hid behind it...she could imagine what it looked like.

"Then maybe we can help you..."

Red parted with her. He put her hoodie back on her head. "You can...but...you can't...I apologize..."

Blue shook her head. "I'm not her! The real one died years ago! I don't see why I should be just like her..."

Red looked at her. By his body language he was surprised. "Hm...I thought you knew exactly who you were..."

"No..." She muttered. "Red...I wanna help you..." She said, with tears in her eyes. He looked away in somber. "I wanna help you too..." He replied weakily. "But..."

"If you promise to send the children back unharmed! Then..."

His head shot up. "Then what?"

Blue looked down. "It wouldn't matter anymore. This future is locked...the TAPS...Time Alternate Pallette Syndrome...there's a report that Eracus published recently...about how this future is locked out."

Red cocked his head. "Future locked out huh? That's...interesting..."

Blue dusted herself down. "I can...tell them...I should have done that in the first place...that they have to be extra cautious in the distant future...should...should we do that?" She stuttered.

Red was surprised. She was so...broken down for such a strong woman. But...he couldn't.
"Blue...you know they need you more than I do. They need someone to guide them. I want you to guide them..."

"...What if I don't want to? I'm a terrible, terrible mother figure..."She explained.

Red crossed his arms. "And Meredine's not?"

Blue sniffed. "You have a point..."

"You are a noble woman...I don't care if you're not her...you're here...you exist. You have purpose around here...and you have a reason to live."

Blue looked down at Green. She ultimately had the choice. She was human after all. The concept of humans having the ability to choose for themselves is an innate ability almost exclusive to humanity. Those with strong enough wills can ultimately decide, but otherwise wouldn't be able to, with either a simple mind or they will only have one choice in all. The decision was hers and hers alone to make. Red could make her decide, but she wouldn't be human. She could tell he wouldn't make her...he wasn't that sort of person. He was broken like she was...both lost souls in a war that was timeless and therefore endless. There was no end in sight for them. Just a repeated loop that got worse and worse as time went on. One choice was...to join him in order to set the children free, in good health and completely aware of what was ahead of them. Or return to order and set things straight.

"Don't make fate decide." Red suggested. "I made that mistake before...and look what happened."

Blue sighed. Fighting fate was an unseen thing. You wouldn't know if you were doing it.

"The freedom Blue, that you have is astounding. Its what you do with that sort of freedom defines you."

"What about the treaty?" She asked. "That doesn't give us much at all."

Red sighed. "I know...it was...a mere undecision...if that makes any sense to you..."

Blue looked back at Green. He was moving slightly as was coming back from unconsciousness.

"I'm not forcing you to do anything you don't want to." Said Red. "But if you believe this crapsack world is worth saving, then go for it."

Blue rubbed her head. So much to think about...She sighed.

"I do but...I don't...ehhh...this is so hard!" She said, hitting her forehead.

"This entire premise depends on it..." He said.

She then realized this was happening all over again. One was right...the other will be wrong.

"I don't want to choose the bad this time..." She muttered.

She wanted to think ahead...but it was all too clogged with endless possiblities.

"Would you be disappointed at all if I chose the wrong one?" She asked him.

"I'll support any choice you make." He exclaimed. "Because in the end, you know there'll be a huge difference between them. What ever one will make you happy will be the one to pick."

She wanted to make a decision now before Green woke up. Which one? To save the world with six kids and their Pokemon? She looked at her Gyarados' Pokeball. It was his world as well. She looked at her Golduck's PokeBall...it was his too. Everyone has a life to live. She wanted to protect Pokemon and humankind...or to join him and be safe with the knowledge that the children will be fine after all.

"I'll..."

"BLUE!"

Blue felt something tugging on her leg. It was Green. He'd grabbed on to her dress and was trying to get up from the ground.

"I'm sorry...I'm so sorry for what I said...

"...but not everything changes completely..."

Blue looked at Red. She gulped.

"I was..stressed...come on, lets go find Mewtwo and Meredine..."

Blue was reluctant. But...had to make a hard choice now.

"Alright...let's go..."

---

The four were still strumming through Plethora...Dawn was going through most of it. She had Piplup resting on the couch, and Tracey sitting next to her. May had fallen asleep and Brock was busy cooking in the kitchen.

"So, any other interesting passages Tracey?" Asked Dawn.

"Yeah hang on, let me look..." He said, taking the book from her. He strimmed through the pages until he found one he liked.

"Ah he we go. This is Spermit...got some interesting stuff about emotions...I think you might like that..."

Dawn cocked an eyebrow. "What kind of a weird name is Spermit? Sounds like Spearmint?" She said sarcastically. Tracey shrugged. "I wouldn't have a clue."

He read on. "Now...lesse...Spermit 2:1..."

Life has one big emotive spirit that acts like an engine to existent souls. Whether or not individual soul wants to act on those emotions is non-compliant. But out of the ordinary usually is spontanous in motion, when there is too much of the energy to contain in one soul. As such, this energy is released in various way, depending on the coping mechanisms of the soul itself. Each Emotive acts differently, but accordingly. With happiness, love...also anger and sadness...compounds from these interact with core of the existant soul. This is mostly based on innate humanity, as Omegaia once said "We are divided by three but united by three. As Gods, Men and Beasts live within their own general categories, it is not surprising to see parts of Gods in Men, or Men in beast...because existence can manipulate itself in mysterious ways...as all are in part of the Mass". Emotions can make the soul drive itself into Godhood or beastly usage. As was mentioned, it relies on individual spirit.

"I...sort of get it..." Said a headscratching Dawn. "What does it really mean?"

Tracey rubbed his chin. "I always thought of it as how we react to situations in real life, like when we win a battle or lose a friend, we're overcome with such emotion that we burst out in cheers...or tears respectively..."

Dawn's eyes widened. "Wow...that's deep." She said.

Tracey nodded. "Indeed."

Dawn became overwhelmed herself and leaned back on the couch and spread her arms out.

"Maybe that's what Ash and Misty do...like, when they yell and scream at each other...so their emotive spirit is so full of energy that it comes out in their own way..."

Tracey agreed. "Their rage and explosive behaviour is like a filter. But it's their mindsets that form the way they express themselves."

"Incredible..." Said Dawn.

She snatched the book away from Tracey and looked for more interesting ones...

"Lesse...oh this one looks good..." She said happily.

"Which one?" Asked Tracey. He put his head next to Dawn's who had the book almost to her face.

"Uhh...Zalfe 1:4..."

"I know that one...read it..." He suggested at his own bequest.

The Will of one must have a healthy balance of dreams and reality. As we sleep our wills regain themselves and temporarily forget the troubles of the world, as was said by my brethren Ixeu, writer of truths. Our will is not unlike the ancient game of tug of war. Lest the individual tug at one end, they will also tug the other, also known as the nagging voice in your mind. The most logical to the mind will almost always win each and everytime, as was sounding good to the said individual. Hearts will also be in ready to win the game. For one must have the will to go on with it and forever use logic from their hearts.

"Thats strange. I wonder what that one means?" She pondered. She looked to her side to see Tracey's head ever so close to hers. She glared at him. "Tracey, ever heard of personal space?"

Tracey looked at her. "Oh, I'm sorry..."

He sat back all calm and non-chalant. She then flicked through some more and found a passage by the mentioned Ixeu.

"Ixeu 1:5..."

Knowledge is a pristine and most useful thing in the universe. Without knowledge the land will become desolate and life would cease to exist. That's not to say that my brethren's study into Emotions and Will doesn't play their part as well, as they are equally needed in life. But amongst it all, it is knowledge that gives us what we need to traverse in all walks of life. Our minds are filled with various parts of facts and a healthy dose of imagination is needed even when you do not write fiction or do paintings. The mind must think about further possibilities that have not even happened as to use a combination of fact and fiction itself.

Dawn rubbed her chin. "There's a lot of fascinating stuff in here. It's amazing." She said.

"I've read about a lot of Sinnoh Myths when I was little, but how come I have never heard of Plethora before?" She wondered.

Tracey shrugged. "Plethora...is religious material. I doubt everyone would read it."

"So...there's churchs based on it?"

Tracey took the book back from Dawn. "It's hidden at best...Its more of a less the Church of Origin. So that religious group are strangely and ironically called the Originals. Figure that one out."

"Hmm..." Said a rather apathetic Dawn. "Well, I suppose it's not really worth thinking over huh?"

Tracey got off his chair and put the book away. "It's a book of various theoritical evolution of the world...no one truly knows how this world was really created...so a lot of suggestions and theorums were produced in doing so."

Dawn cocked an eyebrow. "How do you know so much?" Tracey scratched his head. "Professor Oak teaches me some of it." Dawn's eyes went wide. "So, does he teach you Haiku?" She said with a glint in her eyes. Tracey was confused. "Well, no...not really. I'm not really good poetry myself."

Dawn sighed. "Oh...I was hoping you could write something for me."

Tracey put his hands in his pockets. "Well, I could try if you want me to."

"Really?" She said with glee. Tracey grinned shakily. "Sure, even if I'm not good at it, there's no harm in practicing now."

Daw shot up from the couch and raised her fist into the air. "Okay, promise me you'll have one Haiku by the time this is over...okay?" She said, putting her hands to her hips and leaning forward and making a rather devious look on her face. Tracey sweatdropped. "Uhhh...no worries..."

---

Mewtwo walked through mysterious tiles and ended up on those strange 2D Battlefields. So far he had encountered an Onix, Bayleef and various random Pokemon whom he had refused to battle. This was constanly getting on his nerves, and his lack of powers was making him weary.

"This is impossible."

"Maybe you should battle, if you wanna earn your happy ending..."

Mewtwo twitched. He took a look at the massive spoon. It hadn't helped him much, other than whack flying obstacles out of his way. Pure jet black cubes either gently floated past him or violently throw themselves at him. Either way, Mewtwo wasn't about to give up. Then he came across what was probably the most difficult.

Beyond him was another wide platform, but to get there, lay a jumbled sequence of flipping tiles, that was 20 tiles long and 5 tiles wide. As the jumbled suggested, each flipped off at different times...making this extremely dangerous and time consuming. Mewtwo had to be daring, but wary of each tile. The only small detail he noticed about the tiles was that they stayed put for about five seconds, which isn't much time to think about jumping onto the next tile, giving they all go off on different times, such as one flipping three seconds in as the one before it finished flipping. He sighed. He knew he had to go on. He hoped this was the last one. He stood before the middle most tile. He looked at the surrounding ones. He tried to make a path with his mind, checking how each one flips as it goes. Perhaps he could find a pattern of equal flippings, those that would keep at the least 5 seconds from each other. He waited for the first to flip as he jumped on it. He looked at the tile on his right diagonal and set course for it. Although, this ended as a bad choice and almost lost his footing as it flipped, so he quickly jumped in the one in front of it. He quickly scanned, and hopped to his left, then forward. He lost track of time checking, but for some strange reason the tile didn't do anything, he was left standing there.

"Some tiles are lucky tiles." Said the strange voice. "For that you are rewarded a Rowap Berry."

Mewtwo looked up as a Rowap Berry floated down into his paws. He cocked an eyebrow and sniffed it, thinking it was dangerous. He heard a girlish giggle which surprised him.

"This is just a game, no one is out to get you...not that I know of..."

Mewtwo scoffed. But nonetheless had to take their word for it. Berries in general were rare, especially Rowaps. He placed it in his satchet and went on playing. He looked around the general surrounding tiles. The tiles to his left were out of time with each other, so that was a no no. He saw the ones to his right and went sideways, before almost tripping and ending on the next three, one after the other and with the last one he went forward. He had landed on another lucky tile. Another item floated down from above. He checked it out as it landed into his paws. It was a potion.

"Hmmm..."

He looked before him. Strangely, the tiles were no longer flipping every five seconds, but every two seconds. Mewtwo had no time to lose. He set immediantly for the front...

---

Lucinda prodded Ash and Misty to wake up. The duststorm was over as they stretched their arms and were moving again. Ash cracked his neck and yawned. "That was a good nap." He said happily.

"Yeah...it was great!" Commented Misty. Lucinda smiled. "Good. Now we've still got a while ahead of us, so we gotta be quick before the afternoon starts to chill.

They walked out of the small cave with Pikachu in toe, still chirping about. They crossed several rocks and hills and yet another small cliff way. Only with no nests...and in their place lay several skeletons.

"Is this a Graveyard?" Asked Ash.

"Partly." Replied Lucinda. "A battle happened here a few years ago. The Battle of Solaceon was vicious and bloody. Many lives were lost..."

Misty frowned. "As happened to many other places right?"

Lucinda nodded. "There used to be a breeding center here, that was useful. Did you know that Breeding Centers are built on Sacred Ground?"

Ash crossed his arms. "Sacred Ground?"

"Yes..."

Apparently, Breeding Centers are built on a specific type of place in each region where a certain type of positive energy flows, allowing for eggs to be laid. Without it, the world would be at a loss for Pokemon.

"What about wild Pokemon?" Asked Ash.

Lucinda shrugged. "Wild Pokemon often gather at certain areas, away from humans who give off a bad vibe to them. It's a natural instinct...but I'm afraid I can tell you no more..."

Misty gave Lucinda a look . "Oh I see...something to do with Ruka isn't it?"

Ash faced Misty with a confused face. "What's wrong with Ruka?"

Lucinda and Misty rolled their eyes. "Nothing." They said in unison.

Ash remembered an old friend who came from Solaceon...a green haired friend.
"HALT!"

They watched as a rather skimpy clothed woman leapt down from a cliffside in front of the trio. Pikachu sniffed the air, as her scent was not unsniffed. She had a boyish hair cut with streams of thing plaits running down it. She wore an a darkened green tank top, sleeved black fingerless gloves, seagreen three quarter jeans, blue lipstick and runners. She wore a belt that had several chains dangling off it. Ash however, knew that face anywhere.

"Angie!" He muttered. Misty faced Ash. "You know her?" She asked.

Angie nodded. "Of course he knows me. We met at Summer Camp. I must admit, you were pretty good."

Ash chuckled. "So were you."

Lucinda crossed her arms and sneered at Angie. "I see you didn't get the memo?"

Angie grinned evily. "I see that you didn't know that I didn't care?" She said sarcastically.

"What memo?" Asked Ash.

"Never mind..." Said Lucinda. "You one of Red's crew?"

Angie's hands flew to her hips and she walked over to Ash. "Maybe...depends...I'll give you what you want. I'm what you call a Mercernary.

"Is that some type of Pokemon?" Ash asked innocently. Misty slapped him at the back of the head.

"No idiot, a mercernary is someone who gets paid to fight for the person who purchased them."

Ash scratched. "You can buy people?"

Misty and Lucinda facepalmed. Angie chuckled. "Only at the right price..."

"So you on anyone's side at the moment?" Poked Lucinda.

"Nope." She replied. "Master Red recently hired me to do some dirty work...but then double crossed me and stole my Luxray's family, including her mate."

The others looked at each other. Angie knew it from their faces. "You met them recently, haven't you?" She wanted to know. They didn't reply, but the answer was clear.

"He always wants things from that forest. Every deep place has deeper secrets that he's just dying to touch." She murmured, while looking at Ash seductively.

"You don't breed Pokemon here still do you?" Asked Ash.

Angie lifted her chin and turned around, earning a scowl from Misty. "Despite the hardships, the positive energies still flow around here. Where do you think that pride of Pokemon came from?"

Lucinda nodded in agreement. "The air has been odd for many years, but not everything truly changes."

"Walk with me...the Trapinch around here always look for scraps after the Flygon feed..."

Angie lead them to a building enacased in rocks. She explained how she saved a lot of the rock type Pokemon to help construct some sort of barrier and hiding place, but then Red knew where she was, but she hides from the more dangerous Pokemon.

"We could use your help." Said Ash. Angie looked at him. "Help? Heh...last time I helped the BLUEGREEN I lost one of my best Pokemon..." She said, pouring drinks.

"Sorry to hear that..." Said Misty. Although her tone wasn't really sympathetic.

"Doesn't matter...as long as I can still brew some more..." She said.

Lucinda leaned against the back wall. "So what are you currently trying to form? A new part of Red's Legion?" She snarked.

"No..." She replied. "I'm chain breeding some new moves...but I am also taking care of a Pokemon Master Red strangely formed...but I don't know what do with it..."

"Formed? You mean Red created a Pokemon?" Asked Misty with digust.

Angie looked awkward, but shook it off. "But that doesn't matter. If you want to use my services I require a down payment." She said sternly.

Ash reached into his pockets. "Sorry...I don't have any money..." He said with a sad face.

"Oh don't worry...doesn't have to be cash...just something I may need or something of value to me."

She said, giving Ash a strange look. Ash was straight face. "Like what?" He asked. Misty could tell from the expression of Angies face exactly what she wanted.

"You can't expect him to do that!" She yelled. She felt Lucinda's paw on her shoulder. Misty turned around.

"She can't! It's ridicolous!" She touted. Ash was confused. "Expect me to do what?" He wondered.

Misty sweatdropped. She was reluctant to let her do it. "So...you're Misty? Right?..."

Misty's face changed. "Yeah...that's right...Misty of Cerulean City Gym!" She pronounced.

Angie smiled and nodded. "Hmm...I've heard things about you...about how you're extremely stubborn..."

Misty crossed her arms and snuffed at her. "Stubborness is needed in battle when you refuse to give up!"

Angie chuckled. "Exactly the same. We're not so different after all. We all want the same thing..."

"To win..." Said Lucinda.

Angie grinned. "So...you gonna let this sort of stubborness get in the way because you feel the need to win someones heart eh?" She said with know it all ness. Misty was fuming. "NO WAY!" She yelled. Although at heart, that was true. Angie made her point. "Then you won't have a problem with this then?" She asked. Misty took a deep breath. Poor Ash still had no idea what they were on about. He was surrounded by troubled girls. He looked at Pikachu, who didn't seem to know either.

"Girls are weird..." He muttered to himself. Lucinda held Misty back as Angie approached Ash.

"Ash, all I want from you, is just a simple soft kiss..."

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AN: Take two. Agh, FireFox froze when I was just about to save for the first time. Anyhoo, yes. I deeply appreciate the reviews, faves and watches. It's a good feeling to know people actually read my story. Thank you all so much.

Oh and Plethora = Bible. Yes...its full of what TV Tropes call DID NOT DO THE RESEARCH. I have no actual idea how the Bible's Passages are written to be honest. But shut up and read the damn story...thank you. Heehee.

So don't be afraid to ask questions, suggest a few things or just little tidbits...or even just a chat. That's fine.

For now, Experiment 282 says, toodles.