"Isn't this fun?" Claus asked as he took Lucas's hand and lead him to a building.
"Uh yeah..." Lucas said, looking over to the distance. "But what is this place?"
Claus stopped in front of a building, staring at it intently. It was a very tall building, fairly new, with a large arch over the empty space. Lucas looked up, getting a shudder down his spine. He looked back into the distance.
"Something wrong?" Claus asked.
"N-no, it's nothing..." Lucas said.
Claus dragged Lucas inside. There wasn't much light when they walked in but Claus lead the way stating that he remembered this place inside and out. Lucas quietly followed, trusting in his brother. There were many rooms inside the building, some which were empty while others were filled to the brim with miscellaneous things. One room stuck out to Lucas more than any other, a room filled with Earthbound memorabilia.
Lucas was looking back when Claus stopped. Lucas didn't realize it until he accidentally bumped into him from behind. Lucas gawked at the door. It was a simple door made of red and yellow stripes, in the building it was the only room with a door.
"What is this room?" Lucas asked.
"It's home," Claus said.
He quickly opened the door and a burst of wind blew against Lucas. Lucas held his hands up against the wind and when it stopped he froze. A replica of town.
"No way..." Lucas said.
"Isn't it cool Lucas?" Claus said. "In here your powers will be stabilized! Also, Mom's alive!"
Lucas stared out the door distantly. His mother was alive in that world. That was the only snag. Would his mom forgive him after all that's happened? No, why was he thinking about that? Why is she alive? That's not possible after...
"Lucas?"
"Oh sorry about that..." Lucas looked down.
Everything doesn't make sense. What's going on? He couldn't find the answers but even so, is going inside the right answer?
"Is lying to myself the right answer?"
"Lying?" Claus asked. "Lying isn't ever right! Mom told us that remember!"
"Ah! I'm sorry Claus..." Lucas stuttered.
He took another look at his hometown, the Tazmily village. Through the door he saw a beautiful woman in a red dress holding sunflowers, next to her a man dressed in cowboy like attire sat next to her, a smile on his face.
Lucas held back the tears before jumping in.
...
"Dialga? Palkia?" Red called. "Giratina? Arceus?"
On the peak of Spear Pillar where rubble and broken pillars rose, Red stood near the edge. After a harsh experience with climbing up, Red finally made it. He felt his stomach flip and his heart beat really fast as he stood, breathing heavily.
He looked around. No Pokémon was in sight but even so, it wouldn't destroy whatever hope Red had. He was going to save Lucas no matter what the cost.
"Red, I have expected you."
Red focused his attention on the sudden beam of light, shielding his eyes from excess, and waited. When the light faded, he saw Dialga standing triumphantly on the sole platform.
"Hello Red," Dialga said. "You have come to help Lucas, yes?"
"Yes!" Red felt a fire rise within. "Do you know how to fix him?"
There was a moment of silence, then a sigh.
"Yes," Dialga said. "It's guaranteed to fix him but might come at a cost, if not done right then he will suffer from PSI overload."
Red felt his heart stop. His face went blank and his arms dropped lifelessly. Dialga watched the scene with grief, even with some sympathy. Then, he saw Red clutch his hands.
"Well what is it!? Tell me!" Red said, furrowing his brows. "Trying anything at this point is better than letting my best friend die! What is it!?"
Dialga became quiet, Red's face dropped back to blankness.
"PSI is maintained through emotional stability. Currently, Lucas is at one of the most unstable PSI states of them all, level 4 and getting close to level 5."
"What does that mean?"
"Level 4 is when Lucas will have no control over his PSI. Level 5 is when he'll have no control over himself, destroying everything in his path with his PSI."
Red covered his mouth.
"Do not worry," Dialga said. "This won't happen unless another mental burden is placed on him."
"Mental Burden...?"
"Something in the past that makes him feel sad, guilty, angry and such. If the burden is heavy enough then he will break. Usually, at level five the user will want to commit suicide and will constantly feel depressed. In the end, if he's still not dead he will go on killing others with his PSI until his brain reaches maximum capacity and well... breaks."
Red dropped to his knees.
"You can't be serious..." Red looked down. "N-no..."
Dialga sighed.
"How pitiful," Dialga commented. "Well, I might as well skip to the good part."
He walked off the platform and over to Red.
"Stand child, what I am going to show you will help you fix his broken spirit."
Red did as he was told. Dialga to thorough scan of Red before opening a time portal.
"Get in," he said.
Red did as he was told.
...
It was until sunrise when almost all the doctors had long been gone that Samus finally put Lucas down. Wiping away a tear, she stood up. She looked at the doctor expectantly and he picked the boy off the ground. Samus tried to stand her ground, watching as the doctor walked off with her little brother. Instinct took over and she began to run after him but Marth held her back.
"He's..." Marth clenched his fist. "Dead. Just... please don't make it any more sad than it already is... please..."
Samus stared at him wide-eyed. Realizing what he said, she grabbed hold of him and cried on his shoulder.
"My baby is dead!"
Marth cried as he rubbed Samus' back in comfort.
"Nggnnn..."
Ness ran.
"Ness!" Porky yelled.
Ness didn't stop so Porky chased him.
...
AN: Hopefully this was a good update... See you all next time!