Ruby: Somebody save me!
Gold: Fashion lad? What are you doing here?
Ruby: It's Sapph's birthday and —
Sapphire: *storms into the room* PRISSY BOY!
Ruby: Yikes *hides behind Gold*
Sapphire: Senior Gold? Have you seen prissy boy anywhere?
Gold: Can't say that I have…
Sapphire: If you see him, please tell him he owes me a battle for my birthday! *storms off*
Ruby: That was a close one —
Green: You two! Stop messing around! We're about to start with the introductions and we can't have the two of you slacking off!
Gold and Ruby: R-Right!
White: A quick recap from last chapter: senior Red left Pastoria City after defeating Crasher Wake in a Gym Battle. He was then attacked by two Heracross and his Aero gets injured to the point that no medicines he has on hand can help him recover. Right when he wants to head out, he is greeted by the love of his life: senior Yellow! I got to write that down, that'll make a brilliant idea for a movie script! *runs off*
Blue: Apologies that Falneou17 can't be here in person, he said something about going to the cemetery…
Black: Having said that, it's quite ironic that the first reviewer happens to be Namitaa776. Anyway, it's not that he changed the story to falsify the claims of the reviewers but that the claims of the reviewers were just very much off. Also, the reason for the three updates in three days was because he wants the next chapter, which also happens to be the last, published on a certain date next week. And, yes, he is indeed planning a Pokémon Special and Inazuma Eleven crossover right now! A poll has been created regarding said crossover in his profile/bio page which he requests all of his readers to vote in! You get eight votes so make them count!
Silver: Next up is Grey917, a reviewer who went really deep. Falneou17 wants to thank you for all the compliments and, regarding me being his best, the answer would be that he said he relates to me the most among all Pokédex holders. For him being able to convey the Pokédex holders like he is, that would be because he doesn't want to depict us having just our one stereotypical traits like in most fanfictions out there, as all of us have multiple personalities that makes us, well, us! Also, the plot for both Specialventure Academy and Night of the Black Sun are actually inspired by other things as well, but he does try to put in as much of his original plot as he can (not to mention that the things those two are inspired from are more subtle and less obvious than in Crimson Sunlight).
Wally: The bad parts about school, huh DaPokemonMadster? Ah yes, it was requested by GTheTecher a few chapters back that senior Red would capture a Croagunk, and I think this is his way of showing that he really cares for the reviews and implements them in. Unfortunately, if Crasher Wake had done that, senior Red could easily have substituted in his Venusaur. I recall the reason why Heracross was chosen being that it is the most powerful and intimidating Pokémon in that route, with alternatives being limited to Pokémon like Wurmple, Combee and Burmy. Unfortunately, Platinum wouldn't have left for her journey considering the fact that it is still a few years prior to the start of the Diamond and Pearl chapter.
Lack-Two: GTheTecher, as mentioned earlier, Falneou17 appreciates reviews and tries to incorporate any and all requests in his stories. Unfortunately, just because your Toxicroak request was fulfilled here, it does not mean anything for Night of the Black Sun. Also, there should be no reason to hurt an innocent Murkrow! Finally, he has already said, and apologized, that he doesn't know any 3rd gen programmer back in the fourth chapter of Night of the Black Sun, which was uploaded yesterday.
Hugh: And finally! Disclaimer! Falneou17 does not own anything related to Pokémon or the doujinshi "How Far Are You" by konbu! If he pretends that he does… *cracks knuckles menacingly* he'll have to answer to me!
-= 3rd Person POV =-
"I ended up coming after all"
A long silence followed where nobody even dared to breathe. Yellow's sudden appearance had shocked Red speechless; and even Pika and Chuchu, who had been chattering together cheerfully up to then, had noticed the silence that came from their trainers and had fallen silent as well. Yellow, having finally gathered the courage to say something, decided to try and break the heavy silence between.
"I-I'm sorry Red-san…" she began in a deflated tone, already picking up her satchel and motioning to Chuchu to get going again, "I-If it's a nuisance that I'm here… I'll just go back to Viridian and —"
"No!" Red shouted, interrupting the blonde girl. She heard a funny sound and, once she took a good look at Red again, Yellow noticed that he was laughing, "Thing is, Yellow, that I was actually about to head to Viridian and to you myself but you beat me to it. Oh my... this is hilarious!"
"So…" Yellow began hesitantly, not really understanding what was going on or what to make of Red's reaction, "You… aren't surprised that I came after you as I pleased like this?"
"Nope, not at all! You see Yellow, the reason why I wanted to go to Viridian to get you," Red began, smiling warmly at the girl in front of him, "And the reason why you went out of your way to come all the way to get me... they're the same reason, right?"
At this, Yellow fell silent. She knew the answer to that question and she also knew that she had to answer it. The only thing that bothered her was that she still didn't know when or how to answer it. Being so deep in thoughts, the vertically challenged blonde didn't notice the black head casually walk up beside her.
"So…" Red began with a mischievous undertone, startling Yellow out of her train of thoughts, "Remember that phone call we had last week? At the end you said something about wanting to tell me something the next time we met up. Can I hear it now?"
"Um… well… I…" Yellow stuttered, already expecting that question to come up sooner or later in their conversation but not emotionally prepared for it to be coming up so quickly. She panicked and stumbled over her own words in her reply, causing an amused smirk to appear on Red's face, "Er, you see, it's nothing special or anything but… I… I guess you can say it's the same as what you said earlier!"
"What I said?" Red repeated, faking surprise and confusion at the same time secretly enjoying the expression on the younger girl's face. He then put both his hands in his pockets and turned to look at the skies above, pretending to think hard. He continued with a nonchalant tone that was shaking with the held in laughter, "Did I say something…?"
"You…" Yellow began, catching on to what Red was doing. The grin on Red's face was enough proof for her to know that her assumptions were right, "You're saying that while knowing the answer right? Red-san, please stop messing around! You know what I'm referring to right?"
"Of course I do Yellow!" Red laughed while throwing an arm around the blonde's shoulder, startling the poor girl. Looking up, she could see the warm smile that made her fall head over heels for him, "I'm sure I know what you're talking about! Now that we got that out of the way, let's find our way back to a city or something! I don't know about you but I'm starving!"
Red then recalled both Aero and Pika before walking off in the direction he thought was right. Yellow, on the other hand, stood where she was and smiled dreamily as she watched him move. She took a deep breath before saying what she had wanted to say for a long time.
"Red-san, I…" Yellow began, getting Red's attention. Knowing that he was looking at her gave her strength as she continued, more confident than before, "I could see the place Red-san was talking about over the phone… it was beautiful… it was amazing… but most of all I was glad that I could finally see something that Red-san saw as well! Knowing that I was experiencing what Red-san experienced… I was already really happy about that! But…"
"But…?" Red asked, having his full attention on the blonde girl and curious as to what she was going to say. Chuchu jumped on Yellow's shoulder and she took her time gently petting her Pikachu before smiling warmly at Red.
"But being together with you, Red-san… I'm sure I'll be even happier than ever," Yellow continued, neither teen being able to keep their eyes off of the other, "So… can I… stay together with you Red-san? Because I… I love you too!"
Red was shocked speechless at her sudden confession. True, he confessed earlier than Yellow did; not to mention that he had a feeling that she returned the feelings he admitted on having all the same as well. Even so, hearing those words come out of the mouth of the young Viridian healer was enough to shut him up good. Yellow was distracted with Chuchu who had squealed something in her ear the moment she confessed, allowing Red a few seconds to regain his composure.
"Like I would say that you can't stay with me! Don't ask such a silly thing Yellow!" Red sighed, pretending to be exasperated but his smile giving him away. He ruffled Yellow's hair before extending his hand in a gesture for Yellow to take it. Grinning, he continued, "Silly girl… let's go!"
"Right!" Yellow exclaimed happily as she took his hand and let him guide her through the woods. The two of them, even without having to say a single word, knew just how happy the other was that they were together… because it was just the same for themselves.
"So Red-san?" Yellow asked cheerfully later that day. The sun had set and there wasn't a trace of any cloud in the sky anywhere, allowing the young lovers to see the star filled sky above them without any difficulties. It was truthfully a breathtaking sight to behold, and both of them knew that they were probably the luckiest to be able to experience that night like that.
"You know Yellow…" Red began, grinning. He pulled Yellow closer and held her in his warm embrace, "You don't have to call me '-san' anymore now that we're together."
"Ah, alright…" Yellow giggled as she snuggled closer in Red's arms, "It might take me a while to get used to it but I'll try Red-sa… I mean Red."
"That's alright," Red smiled, before remembering that Yellow originally wanted to ask him a question, "So what did you want to ask again?"
"Oh, well…" Yellow began as she took a look around, "How far left until we reach the next city?"
"Actually not all that far. If we hurry we could actually reach Hearthome City in an hour or so," Red began, recalling the map of the Sinnoh region in his head. He then smiled as he pointed to the distant. When Yellow followed his finger, she could see a faint light coming from very far away. Instead of walking, Red plopped down on the soft ground, shocking Yellow as she didn't expect him to do that, "But don't you think it'll be a better idea to spend the night outside and enjoy the starry skies above us? I mean… we can have many days where we can sleep in ultra comfortable beds with warm blankets, but how many chances do you think we'll have of being able to sleep under something as beautiful as the night's sky filled with the stars?"
"You're right!" Yellow laughed as she made herself comfortable on her new favorite pillow. Looking up at the stars again, she couldn't help but suppress a gasp of amazement, "It really is beautiful!"
"You doubted me?" Red asked teasingly as the blonde quickly shook her head vigorously, causing the older one to laugh. His laugh was apparently contagious as Yellow soon found herself laughing along. Finally, the two of them fell into a comfortable silence which was only broken when Red asked Yellow a question, "So Yellow… you've probably gone through quite a bit to get to me right? Can you tell me about your journey?"
"Sure, but only if you tell me more about yours!" Yellow smiled. Red agreed to the terms and Yellow shifted a little before beginning, "So after our call, I left to Pallet Town to see if I could get my Pokédex updated with information on the Sinnoh region Pokémon. Professor Oak wasn't home, but luckily Crystal-san was."
"So did you get your Pokédex updated?" Red asked curiously.
"Why don't you tell me!" Yellow laughed as she handed Red her Pokédex. Curious, he went through the pages until he came to Toxicroak.
"Toxicroak, the Toxic Mouth Pokémon and the evolved form of Croagunk. It has a poison sac at its throat. When it croaks, the stored poison is churned for more potency."
"That's funny…" Red wondered out loud as he read the description on Toxicroak. Yellow, not understanding what was going on, read over Red's shoulder, "You see Yellow… the data your Pokédex has on Toxicroak and the data my Pokédex has on Toxicroak is different. Here, check what my Pokédex has to say!"
Red gave Yellow his Pokédex, and now it was her turn to scroll through the pages until she found Toxicroak's entry.
"Toxicroak, the Toxic Mouth Pokémon and the evolved form of Croagunk. Its knuckle claws secrete a toxin so vile that even a scratch could prove fatal."
"You're right…" Yellow muttered in shock as the two teens returned each other's Pokédex to their rightful owners, "Why do you think it's so different?"
"I don't know…" Red admitted, before the two fell into another period of silence trying to find the answer to Yellow's question. After a while, Red broke the silence again, "So… after Crystal updated your Pokédex… what did you do then?"
"Huh? Oh, right!" Yellow was caught slightly off guard by Red's question as her attention was on something else. Shaking her head to regain her composure, she continued, "After that I went to Vermillion City to take a ship to the Sinnoh region, and on the way I ran into Silver and Blue-san!"
"Wait… weren't those two supposed to be in the Sevii Islands?" Red inquired curiously, causing a smile to form on the blonde's face, "And now that I think about it… I thought Crystal was supposed to be in the Hoenn region gathering the data of the Pokémon there along with Emerald…"
"I was in luck as Crystal-san said that she had just gotten back!" Yellow laughed before continuing, "As for Silver and Blue-san… apparently there was a sale in the Celadon Department Store so Blue-san dragged Silver along…"
"That sure sounds like the Blue I know!" Red commented, and the two teens shared yet another laugh together. Once he quieted down, Red decided to guide their conversation again, "So you got on the ship to Sinnoh… how did you find me so fast?"
"Well… I arrived in Canalave City just a few days ago," Yellow pointed out, recalling her journey back from her memories, "Crystal-san got into contact with a really powerful trainer from the Sinnoh region and she brought me to Veilstone City with her Garchomp in just a few hours. I then went searching for you from there…"
"A really powerful trainer from the Sinnoh region with a Garchomp…" Red repeated, thinking hard. Something came up and he turned to Yellow, "Don't tell me… you actually met Cynthia?"
"Yes, it was Cynthia, but how did you…" Yellow trailed off. Her eyes widened when she realized it. Or rather, her eyes widened when she thought she realized it, "Red! I thought I was the only one who —"
"What? No! Not like that Yellow! You are, alright?" Red exclaimed in shock before tightly embracing her. Yellow could tell he was telling the truth and let out a sigh of relief, "It's just that I really wanted to meet her. Cynthia is the Sinnoh region Champion after all!"
"She's the champion?!" now it was Yellow's turn to exclaim in shock. Red nodded and Yellow bit her lower lip, "Wow… I didn't know… but if you want and we hurry, we might still be able to meet her! She said she was going to Celestic Town!"
"Alright!" Red shouted excitedly, causing the blonde to giggle at his enthusiasm, "But you sure did a great job finding me so fast!"
"I had a good reason to find you after all," Yellow smiled brightly at him, "But that's all for my journey, how about yours?"
"Well…" Red began, trying to recall everything he has done since arriving in the Sinnoh region, "I just traveled around the region, fighting some random trainers on my way and, of course, the Gym Leaders of any city that had them. I already beat Oreburgh City's Roark, Eterna City's Gardenia, Hearthome City's Fantina, Veilstone City's Maylene and I defeated Pastoria City's Crasher Wake earlier today. Lax angered a pair of Heracross and they chased me all the way here, which is when you found me."
"Yeah…" Yellow smiled, already feeling that she would fall asleep soon. She snuggled closer into Red's embrace, "I'm glad I got to you Red."
"Me too Yellow… me too…" Red smiled as he closed his eyes as well.
Me: And yes, that's all for now!
Whi-Two: Look who is back everyone!
Me: Yeah… anyway, this concludes any connection Crimson Sunlight has with the doujinshi "How Far Are You" by konbu seeing as we've finished the entire doujinshi from start to finish already! As a matter of fact, you can consider the doujinshi to have ended by the time of the time jump… It's really both shocking and saddening that this is the second to last chapter… But rest assured! There will still be an epilogue which should be published before the end of the month! Yes, I'm trying to publish it on that day!
Red: And what day is that?
Wallace: If you recognize that day, there's no need to spell the date… if you don't recognize that day, you're not fit to know the date!
Me: I was about to say "you'll find out once I publish it", but… let's go with what Wallace said xD
Red: Aw… I wanted to know…
Me: Anyway… we need someone special to do the closing statements! Who wants to do it?
Ruby: Since Master has had a chance to speak, please allow me!
Me: Very well… go ahead!
Ruby: Right! As always, we would all like to thank you for reading this story and for your continuous support! Even though this chapter seemed a bit rushed, we hope you still enjoyed it and we would like to invite you to leave a review behind and follow and favorite this story while you're at it! It really means a lot to Falneou17! Also, please vote on the poll that is now up on his profile page regarding a story that he is planning to write in the near future! And now —
Sapphire: *barges into the room* PRISSY BOY! FOUND YOU!
Ruby: Now I have to run for my life to prevent a funeral from occurring on the barbarian's birthday! BYE!