I am SO SORRY for being gone for so long! A lot of things have happened lately, and I have rekindled (I probably didn't spell that right...) my writing spirit! (I was occupied with reading Pokemon Adventures too!) ... (It's an AWESOME Comic! Seriously! So many things happen!) I hope I can express what I'm seeing happen in my mind out for you guys!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN POKEMON! Only the Oc's!
Enjoy!
"I just hope it's not the wrong one…" I thought as I slipped into the shadows unnoticed.
Acting quickly, I let everyone out without a second thought.
"Stay in the shadows, but spread out!" I commanded, watching the battles from afar as my whole team separated. "Swamp, hydro pump towards the Team Rocket dressed in black!" He nodded, staying in the dark, but successfully hitting a couple if the grunts. "Ninnie! Do the same with your flame thrower! Manny, you with thunder. Bannettie, you phase in from time to time, using Shadow punch. Absul, you'll use dark pulse, and Ace, use shadow ball!" I explained. I could feel them nod, and the attacks came at one, effectively knocking away more than half of the opposing team rocket grunts. The teachers gasped in sync and stopped fighting, given their opponents were already taken care of. "Alright, everyone to the roof of building four!" I exclaimed, finding my way up quickly.
"Find these punks and take them down!" The lead rocket grunt commanded, panicking slightly. I narrowed my eyes at him, crouching with my team behind me.
"Alright. Final attack. Swamp, Hydro Pump. Ninnie, Flamethrower spiral around the water. Manny, infuse your lightning with the water and fire, with Absul doing the same with your dark pulse. Bannettie, Fuse your night shade with this beam, and finally, Ace, use your shadow ball and make them spin around the final beam in rings. Understood everyone? We only aim for the Rocket grunts dressed in Black." I explained, eyes never leaving the courtyard where the grunts frantically searched. The beam went off moments later, shooting all of the rocket grunts and making them back in retreat. I nodded to the team in a job well done.
"Hun, what was that kind of power? Where did it come from?" Cassidy asked, shocked. My eyes narrowed once again. The students crowded around him curiously.
"That, I'm afraid, was the work of the Champion." Hun sighed, shaking his head. I returned all of the team, except Ace, without looking, gaze focused on what was occurring.
"Lance did this?" Carol asked, shocked as well.
"No… not Lance."
"Cynthia?"
"No."
"Then who?"
"I believe it was the Hoenn Champion." Hun sighed, eyes directed towards the roof I was standing on. I was in the shadows though, so I was safe… for now. "Isn't that right, Champion?" He asked loudly, still staring at the roof. I didn't move out of my spot. "We all know you're up there, come on down and receive our thanks!" I still didn't move.
"Why would the champion of Hoenn be here, in Johto? Don't they know Lance takes care of us?" A student asked loudly. Hun sighed.
"Well, back to class everyone! The damage was minimal, so we'll continue on with classes! Please report to your last period!" Hun ordered. The large crowd in the courtyard dissolved, leaving only Pokémon battles class behind. I sent Hun one last look, before turning around and running down the stairs quickly. Can't let anyone know I was up there! I ran to suspicions class silently, getting there a minute before the bell rang.
"Alright class, instead of going over suspicions like we usually do, we'll be learning something new today." Hun instructed. Everyone listened up, letting their baby Pokémon down to play with others. "You do know the legend of the special three, correct?"
"Yeah, the three that are supposed to return to the islands of the chosen one's past to stop something evil, right?" Carol asked. Misty, Ash, and I froze.
"Very good! But did you know that one of the three is, in fact, the chosen one himself?" Hun asked, smirking. Many people gasped, but the three of us stayed quiet.
"Wow, really?" Kaleb asked excitedly.
"Yes. Another of the three is the descendent of Ice and Water."
"Whoa!" The class chimed. I let myself gasp shortly. He was-
"And the third… was supposed to be the child of thunder."
Pin pointing us.
The three of us stayed frozen, though wore fake smiles of excitement.
"We'll learn of each of their pasts today! At least some of the history we know." Hun explained. More gasps. We exchanged worried glances. He wouldn't- "Did you know the chosen one and the child of Thunder are brother and sister?" Many people stopped.
"Are? Those three are just a legend though." Cheryl frowned.
"Well, yes, but it is also legend that these three keep reincarnating, and we have reason to believe they exist today! But the chosen one and the child of thunder are always brother and sister. The descendant of ice and water and the chosen one meet by pure destiny, and then the child of thunder and the descendent meet by similar circumstances later on." This is starting to feel uncomfortable…
"Wait, so the Chosen one is a boy, and the thunder kid is a girl? What about the Descendent?"
"She is a girl as well." This is getting dangerous… "Another part of the legend, is that the child of thunder was betrayed severely. Also, the Chosen one will be deceived by the greater Evil, and the Descendent will be the only one to see the truth." My eyes widened. This is really dangerous now…
"Hun, if I may ask, why the sudden change in Lesson?" I asked quickly, trying to rid some of the tension.
"Why the sudden question?"
"Just curious. And suspicious. You know, since we are in the appropriate class."
"Ah, well, you have good reason to be! The school wants us to review these legends." I nodded to myself. They wanted us to feel threatened, because somehow they knew.
They knew what we saw today.
I almost have no doubt they caused us to see it.
But how?
The bell rang almost seconds after that, and Hun sighed for the hundredth time today.
"Alright everyone! We're leaving at 7:00 tomorrow because of the… unplanned fieldtrip." He sneered slightly. We nodded and exited quietly, slightly rushing to get away from his foul mood.
"So, what do you guys want to do?" Dawn asked, spinning to walk backwards. Ash, Misty, and I looked at each other warily.
"What's wrong guys?" May asked innocently.
"Oh, nothing! Just um…. Tired, that's all!" I covered for all of us quickly, shaking my head.
"You've been using that excuse a lot lately…" Aaron muttered lowly, so no one could hear, but my ear caught it.
"What's that supposed to mean?" I snapped as I whirled around towards him. He looked up with an eyebrow raised.
"Exactly what it means!" He growled back.
"Guys! Stop fighting!" Kaleb yelled. I sighed, looking away.
"Look, we're only worried! Geez, if I knew you'd react like this, I wouldn't of asked at all!" Aaron snapped. I shook my head.
"I know what we could do!" Dawn exclaimed suddenly. "We could go to the meditation room! We all need to calm some nerves and clear the drama, so why not?" I was almost dragged there. The room was fairly large, with a small fountain in the center, potted plants surrounding the mats.
"Here, we talk out our problems and take deep breaths, releasing anger and nerves." An old woman explained. She seemed… oddly familiar…. Why? We all sat down in a circle. Dawn was about to start, when someone threw open the door and glided in.
"I'm sorry, is this the meditation room?" He asked, looking around. I smiled widely.
"RUBY!" I laughed, and jump-tackled him into a hug.
"Oh, hey look, it's Ruby." Aaron muttered lowly.
"Ruby? What are you doing here?" May asked.
"Hey May, I'm touring the school for awhile." He explained after he put me down.
"Um…. Guys?" Dawn asked.
"OH! Sorry! This is my big brother, Ruby! Ruby, these are my friends! Ash, Misty, Dawn, Paul, Kaleb, Cheryl, Gucci, Barry, and I'm guessing you know the rest?" She asked happily. He nodded with a smile, but it was quickly replaced with a stern look.
"Hayden."
"Maple." Ruby switched his gaze from Drew to Aaron.
"Shinji."
"Yes?" Aaron, Kaleb, and Paul asked in sync.
"Oh…um…Over confident Shinji."
"Weakling Maple." Aaron growled back. I had to slap him in the back of the head for that.
"Don't call people names." I scolded.
"What? He just called me overconfident!
"Well, he had to have some way of zeroing out you."
"So you're on his side?"
"Exactly."
"Guys!" Misty scolded, shaking her head, hitting us both in the head.
"Ow… Hey, Ruby? Where's your girl friend?" I asked, smiling slyly. Ruby blushed ten shades of red.
"She's not my girlfriend!"
"Alright! Where's sapphire?" I asked again. Another person barged through the door.
"RIGHT HERE!" She yelled, tackling me into a hug.
"Ah, Sapphire Birch, it's been a while, hasn't it?" May asked when Sapphire let me go. More confused glances.
"YOU TWO AREN'T TWINS? YOU LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME!" Gucci yelled out, surprised.
"It's an odd thing, we know." May and Sapphire answered in sync.
"Besides, I'm into contests," May pointed out.
"And I'm into battling!" Sapphire added. I laughed at their twin-like antics. "OH! We brought more people!"
"… Who?" I asked hesitantly. The door burst open once more.
"HEY PEOPLES!" Leaf yelled, smile wide.
"LEAF!" I yelled, hugging her almost instantly.
"Noisy woman." Gary muttered, walking in after her.
"Gary?" Ash asked in disbelief.
"Hey, wait for me!"
"EMERALD!"
"Hey, what's up?" He asked, high fiving the people he knew.
"You." Paul suddenly pointed at Ruby, "I want to fight you."
"I don't fight." Ruby shrugged.
"How can you not fight?"
"I'm into Pokémon contests, like my sister."
"But your father's a gym leader!"
"And?"
"Whatever, weak." Paul spat, sitting back down.
"Yet another reason why I don't like the Shinji family." Ruby muttered, but a couple of Pokémon caught his eye. "OH! What a beautiful Ponyta! And is that a shinx? WHAT A GORGEOUS EEVEE! Oh, a pretty Riolu!"
"Don't start with us Ruby." I warned. He smiled, but backed off.
"If you children didn't notice, this is a meditation room!" The old lady scolded.
"Right, sorry." We all muttered, sitting down in a circle again.
"Who will go first?" She asked impatiently.
"Well, I guess I will. Paul, I'm sorry I didn't believe you at first a couple of days ago. I should've. And I'm sorry." Dawn sighed. Paul nodded, although I noticed his small smile directed at dawn while no one else did.
"I'm okay, just a little nervous. There's a lot going on lately between all of us." May sighed. My eyes dropped as I stared at the ground in front of me. "It's like the last few days; we've been growing farther and farther apart." And that hurt. I came to this school a few days ago. Is that because of… me?
"I agree." Drew nodded, mind distant.
"I think it's all the freak's fault!" A shrill voice added from behind us. We turned to see it was Lily.
"What are you doing here?" I asked softly, my eyes returning to the ground.
"I can be here too! And I'm joining the circle." She exclaimed, sitting across from me. "And it's all her fault, by the way!" She explained, pointing at me. "Ever since she got here, everyone's been arguing! Our nice school has turned into a dramatic battlefield! We all can't be friends anymore! I'm tired of it!" Lily shouted, and actually started to cry. "Is she really a better friend than me? Sure, I left during the middle of a fight because I was BRAINWASHED! She, on the other hand, left you all willingly! Just to go back to her precious championship!" I was glad that no one else that didn't know was in the room at the moment. So she did remember… but still, that doesn't stop the stinging I feel. "You all abandoned and turned against me when she came! Immediately! What happened to the two months we spent as friends? Aaron, what happened to us? We even went out! And now you're sour to me!" That stung even worse.
"Our relationship was over when I found out you cheated on me with Riley." Aaron growled lowly when all was silent. Lily cried some more.
"You don't even care!" And he has a good reason too- "It because of you!" She pointed at me again. "If she really cared about you all, wouldn't she be crying because she felt guilty for leaving all of you? Like I am now?" Eyes were turned on me. I didn't shed of tear. But that didn't reflect on what I felt inside. Cold. Empty. So sad. Confused.
Why?
"Marina…" Misty trailed sadly. She must've known how I felt, at least some of what was going through my head. I have too much to handle. Suddenly, I wouldn't mind being back in Eterna forest, about a year ago, when I thought there was too much going on. This is worse. Much worse.
"Mommy!" Ace cried, jumping into my arms. I knew he felt what I did. I could tell.
"She's not even trying to defend herself!" Lily exclaimed angrily. Suddenly, all the newborn Pokémon in the room lowered their heads and began crying as well.
"Lux?" Aaron asked panicked, picking him up and trying to calm him down.
"Todo!" Misty cried out, trying to calm his as well.
"Princess! What did you do to our Pokémon? Stop it! You're hurting them!" Lily shouted. I gasped shortly. They can feel my emotions? No one should ever feel as bad as I do! I have to stop! I took deep breaths, and I could feel all that pain return to my body. The Pokémon stopped crying, staring sadly as I stiffened. It felt worse than before. I couldn't stop Ace from feeling this way; I think our feelings are directly connected somehow.
"You poor soul…" The old woman whispered, staring as sadly as the Pokémon. I turned to her, face expressionless. "Oh, you poor thing." I stood up abruptly.
"I'm going to Goldenrod. I can't sit around until tomorrow when we go. This could go operational by then." I explained, turning towards the door. I stopped quickly, turning towards the old woman. "I don't know who you are, but you're not like the rest. I trust you to keep this a secret." I stated to her. She nodded, frowning.
"Of course, Champion Marina. You can count on me." She attempted to smile.
"How are you going to get there? As far as I know, you don't have RayRay." Aaron asked.
"I do have other methods of travel."
"They'll notice!" May exclaimed.
"I don't care." I growled, walking towards the door.
"You'll be expelled!"
"Pokémon are more important."
"You-"
"I'm going. That's it. Is anyone coming?" I turned, eyes searching.
"Why are you risking it all?" Lily screamed.
"Because that is her responsibility as a Champion." The old woman answered quickly. "Before you go, would you like everyone to feel what you feel? I do have the power to do that. It would help them understand." She taunted with a smile.
"No." I answered immediately. "Is anyone coming?" I repeated. Of course, Ash and Misty stepped up. AND, to my relief, Gary, Leaf, Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald stood as well.
"Why is contest boy going? He can't fight." Paul smirked. Ruby glared down at him. And not one of his usual glares, but his 'battle mode' glares.
"Just because I don't fight, doesn't mean I can't." He growled lowly and threateningly, turning back to us after.
"Were in it together." Misty declared. We all nodded before turning towards the door.
"Be sure to remember the special moves I taught you!" The old woman smiled. I froze, whipping around quickly.
"Kimberley?" I asked in disbelief.
"Yes?"
"Whoa, Kimberley?" Ash, Aaron, Gucci, Leaf, and Gary asked, confused.
"Kimberley who?" The others asked.
"Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, you should remember!" I scolded.
"Actually, they weren't taught by Kimberley, only the bands themselves!" Leaf explained.
"Oh. Well then, Kimberley… Thanks… for everything." I whispered, before we all turned for the door once more.
"Why can't you be normal, for once? Why are you always the center of everything?" Lily shrieked angrily.
"Ask Arceus." I growled before pushing the doors open, almost storming out.
"That is the strongest will I've ever seen." I faintly heard Kimberley whisper before the doors closed.
"How are we getting there?" Misty asked.
"Easy." I whistled lowly after my reply. We secretly exited the school, waiting in the forest next door.
"You called?" He asked, waiting in front of us.
"We need a ride to Goldenrod City. You mind helping?" I asked him. He nodded and sent out a bolt of electricity quickly. Soon, Entei, Suicune, Moltres, Articuno, Zapdos, Lugia, and Ho-oh himself appeared in our little clearing.
"Moltres, Articuno, Zapdos! I haven't seen you all in so long!" Leaf smiled, hugging each of them.
"Does she-" I interrupted emerald.
"She caught all three of them." He only nodded.
"Lugia, Entei!" Ash and Misty cheered. Lugia nodded to them. Ash turned to Ho-oh seriously.
"Ho-oh." He nodded. Ho-oh stared at him, nodding back at him after awhile.
"Pick your partner!" I smiled, hopping on Ria. Leaf got on her Moltres, Gary got on Leaf's Zapdos, and Emerald got on Leaf's Articuno. Misty happily hopped on Lugia's back, while Ash hesitantly climbed on Ho-oh's. Ruby and Sapphire stood back.
"Oh, what Beautiful Pokémon!" Ruby gushed. Sapphire rolled her eyes, jumping on Suicune. Entei walked up to Ruby, waiting. "Oh? Entei! A very be-"
"Just get on, Ruby!" We all yelled. He grumbled, jumping on Entei's back quickly.
"You sure you guys can handle it? Goldenrod is pretty far…" I taunted.
"We can handle it." Rai smiled, before taking off. It was nightfall when we got to Goldenrod. Our legendary partners nodded and left when we reached our destination, disappearing in the shadows.
"To the Radio tower!" Ash smiled, before marching in its direction. Everyone turned and smiled at each other, before running to catch up with him.
And that was only the start of our troubles.
And only the start indeed... I hope you all liked it! Leave a review and tell me what you think! See ya soon!
~Kioku7