Chapter 10

The End?

Lucas and Charlie had left Laura and Giratina, so they continued deeper into the cave.

As Laura ran off deeper into the cave, Buck caught up to her.

"What's going on?"

"Team Galactic is in the caves! Charon is planning something! We have to hurry and stop... whatever he's doing!"

"He's most likely trying to draw out Heatran," said Giratina. "So he's probably after the Magma Stone."

"Then I'll come with you!"

After lots of walking and a few double battles, they arrived at the cave in question.

"Here we are! Team Galactic's inside, right?"

Giratina closed her eyes and listened.

Sure enough, cackling was heard.

"Yes. Now we should make haste."

The three entered the cave and Charon noticed them.

"You're too late! With this Magma Stone, I will call forth the Legendary Heatran! I'll control the volcano's eruptions and extort money by the millions! Fear me, for I am Charon, the boss of the reborn Team Galactic!"

"Go, go, go!"

A Croagunk ran in, snatched the rock from Charon and ran back.

"No! The Magma Stone! What is going on!"

"Excellent work, Croagunk!"

Suddenly a boulder burst open, revealing Looker.

"Ah, disguising myself as a boulder was not easy."

He called back his Croagunk after retrieving the Magma Stone from his Pokemon.

Looker walked over to Charon.

"Now, old-timer, the InterPol cordially requests your cooperation. I am sure you have much to tell us about the new Team Galactic."

The two grunts panicked and made a run for it.

"InterPol? Gah what a hassle." muttered Charon under his breath.

"What are you talking about? A new team Galactic? Extortion with Heatran? I have no idea what you mean." Lied Charon poorly. "Merely the blathering of a harmless old man, all said in jest! Besides, among Team Galactic's commanders I was the junior."

"You can tell us all about it. We have plenty of time."

The Commander swatted the handcuffs away.

"No, no, no, resisting arrest. Three on one aren't very good odds, no?" Looker smirked. "Okay, officers."

Two more InterPol officers entered the cavern and took up position behind Looker.

"He is an old man. This heat cannot be good for him. Quickly, take him somewhere cool. Yes! The cooler will do!"

The cops cuffed Charon and led him away.

"Laura!" exclaimed Looker. "And you, unfamiliar boy. I wish to say something. First, it is too hot! Let us exit this environment."

The three left the cave.

"Whew the air outside, it is delicious, yes?"

That statement was a mistake, as Looker began coughing.

"Ugh! I inhaled volcanic ash by the lung full! Now you two, This is what they were after," he held up the Magma Stone. "The Magma Stone. Moving this is said to awaken the Pokemon Heatran. The old tales tell awakening it will make Stark Mountain erupt... but I have moved it. It is here. Will the mountain Erupt?"

"Hey, don't sweat it, stranger. I'll go put it back for you." offered Buck before taking the stone and running back into the cave.

"That boy, he has quite the energy, yes?" asked Looker.

"He's nothing compared to Charlie. Nothing." Laura replied.

"At least his libido is more under control," added Giratina.

"Laura, I shall tell you why I arrived here. After we parted at , I investigated their hideout. I uncovered Charon's plot, which led me to a stakeout of this place. That Charon is now safely in our custody. It is safe to say that Team Galactic is no longer a threat. That being said, it looks like my work here is finished. "

Buck came running out of the cave.

"Hey, Stranger, I put the Magma Stone back. It'll be okay now. Heatran won't wake up. Probably. But hey, Laura, you're an amazing trainer! Swing by my place later. It's in the Survival area."

With that, Buck took off.

"I, also, will take my leave," said Looker. "'The more wonderful the meeting, the more sorrowful the parting.' That is the quote I heard many years ago in a foreign land. Its meaning... I understand it better now. Farewell, Laura my friend! May you long cherish Pokemon!"

Looker too took his leave.

"You know Heatran is awake, right? You should probably catch it before it makes the volcano erupt. It's what us higher legendaries like to call a 'dumb legend' because of its lack of intelligence and inability to use telepathy. I suppose you should visit that other brat first though. Heatran takes a while to wake up completely." Giratina said.

"Alright, so visit Buck then come back?"

"Yes that is the best course of action."

After some extensive hiking, the two arrived at the Survival Area.

Giratina groaned; both Charlie and Buck were there.

"Yo, Laura, this is my place! Come on it."
When Laura entered she saw several Gym Leaders.

"You there! Come on over!" Called a bartender.

"You're Laura, Buck's friend, yes?"

"That's me!"

"I've heard about you from both Buck and Wake! I should welcome you! This is a private club for only Sinnoh's gym leaders or those vouched for those selfsame gym leaders. It's a place where the best seek to better themselves. Welcome to the Battleground!"

"Well, I'm off to the Battle Frontier," said Buck. "I'm going to see how far up the Battle Tower I can go."

With that he ran off.

Laura too left, heading all the way back to Stark Mountain.

It proved Giratina was right; Heatran was stupid.

However, that didn't make it easy to catch by any means.

It took Laura over twenty Ultra and three Dusk balls to catch it.

After this, Laura used an Escape Rope to leave the cave and returned to the Resort Area.

After she had healed her team, she left the Pokemon Center...

and ran into Arceus.

"It's time for your surprise! Actually, it's more of a deal."

Giratina rolled her eyes.

"Your deals always come with bad drawback. I can't wait to hear this one."

"What kind of deal?"

Asked Laura.

"I will give you these tickets, one for you and one for Giratina. They're for a boat trip on the S.S. Anne, a high end Cruise ship, to Johto. There you will take on the Johto and Kanto Gym challenges. However, you have to start fresh. Giratina is going along, but you cannot use her in battle. She's there for company. By start fresh, I mean leave all your Pokemon here and start over. I've made preparations for you to revive a starter Pokemon from Professor Elm in New Bark Town. Doesn't that sound like fun? Traveling to a far away land and catching new Pokemon with a new team?"

"It does sound interesting... Okay, I'll accept your terms!"

"Great! Take these down to the docks in the Fight Area. The Anne will be arriving tomorrow at three PM. Don't be late!"

With that, Arceus took his leave.

Laura Flew home, gathered her basics like clothes and such, stored everything she had in the PC except Nigel, and then left for the Fight Area.

Upon arrival she deposited Nigel in the PC and headed to the docks.

The boat was right on time.

Laura took one look back at the Fight Area and then got on the boat.

END STORY

...and begin CROSSOVER!

This time I'll be playing HeartGold, choosing a female character, and skipping or altering most of the major plot points that make up the story in HG/SS.

After that's done, I'll get back to YinWhite.

Until then, goodbye!