Chapter 10
"You are no longer welcome here! Leave at once!"
"What have I done? I haven't done anything against the law!"
"Go NOW! You are not welcome here! Or should I have that battle with you again?"
The other pokemon cackled at this comment, and the banished pokemon watched in silence. He dropped his berry juice, disappearing into the shadows. The pokemon were holding their stomach, in pain from the tremendous excitement and amusement of this ridicule.
Luxray was going for another leisurely stroll, reflecting as he always does. He took his usual route,
walking through the woods and by the river. He had been straying away from Beat Forest for quite some time,
and was staying out of the picture. He knew that many people didn't notice, but he didn't doubt once that Celebi questioned it. Things were a bit dull for him in these times, and he reminisced upon a time where he battled alongside his clan, taking pride in his ancestry. The moments of heroic deeds were gone, and the most he could do was to provide information. He felt a hole in his routine every time he walked, hoping that maybe he might walk a different route. But there was no need to change, no need to defend, and so he looked at the tomorrow as he did the today, and every day before that.
As he walked back to the waterfall, he noticed a pokemon fighting behind it. He worked his way closer, being certain to remain undetected. It was a rather small pokemon, and it seemed to be training under the water, practicing moves it would use in battle.
"Who are you? What are you doing under this waterfall? I've never seen you around before, explain yourself."
The pokemon was caught off guard and fell back. He quickly picked himself back up, and kicked a pile of rocks into Luxray's face. Luxray started to shake off the excess dirt, but by the time he could clear his vision the pokemon was gone.
Luxray rushed to Beat Forest, and found Arceus collecting some berries from the Eternal Tree.
"Arceus, where's Celebi? It's an emergency. I've spotted another random pokemon at my waterfall. Before I could speak to him he blinded me with dirt and ran off. What should we do?"
"Celebi has ventured out into the cave. There was an exit leading out to the other side that was recently found by Parasect, and Celebi has gone out there to see if there are any other pokemon. I'm quite busy, but this pokemon seems a bit harmless. He was probably frightened, as many of them are when they get sent here through the portals. I'll send Lucario with you, everyone else seems to be busy doing other things."
"...okay then, where can I find Lucario?"
"He's by the cave examining the special water that Parasect uses for his pokeblocks. I'm sure he'd love to step away from that. Also, it's been awhile since I've seen you around. Were you at the Oasis of Dreams again? Haha."
"...uh, yea. Haha, you got me. Can't get enough of that sanctuary, very peaceful."
Luxray hustled to String Shot Caverns, and sure enough Lucario was examining plant growth outside of it.
"Lucario, could you do me a favor? I heard Celebi was out, and I've stumbled upon a new pokemon at the waterfall. It seems to be frightened though, I need someone's help. Arceus told me you'd be willing."
"Oh, of course! These plants are very interesting, but I need an excuse to go on a mini adventure. Lead the way! I'll be right behind you!
And at that Luxray and Lucario went off to the waterfall to look for the rogue pokemon...
"This place is so barren...it seems that the plant life can't survive out here, it's such a wasteland..."
Celebi was walking through what seemed to be the plains beyond the caverns. Not much was out here, and the land stretched out as far as the eye could see. Though the area lacked life, Celebi felt that there was something out here. He had no clue what it was, but he had an eerie feeling he was being followed. He continued to fly around, hoping to spot something interesting.
Suddenly, the clouds began to hang low. Night started falling rapidly, and he knew something was wrong. He turned around and started flying back as fast as he could, but it had become to dark to see. His sense of direction was lost, and all he could see was fog.
"Why have you come here...no one trespasses the Shadow Grave...who are you, and why do you disturb this barren wasteland..."
"My name is Celebi, I've come here to look for stray pokemon. A hidden cavern entrance has led me here. Many pokemon have now started to appear in my land not too far from here, and I only travel here to help them cope with this new phenomenon. I apologize if I've disturbed your land, I will leave in silence."
The fog lessened, and Celebi found himself on the ground. The clouds stopped above him, and he saw a shadowy pokemon appear in front of him. A pokemon formed from the shadows, with emotionless eyes.
"...You are helping stray pokemon by bringing them to your land?"
"Yes, that is correct. My friends have recently started to see many pokemon lately being transported into our universe. We have no idea why this is happening, but we have seen many pokemon sent here in random locations. We've made it our job to search the area and leave no pokemon behind. Our community has grown with each one, and we whole heartedly welcome them with open arms."
"...that is nice of you...I only hope you are willing to accept me..."
Celebi was taken back from this comment, but kept his composure. He extended his hand to the pokemon, and smiled.
"Hi, I'm Celebi. You are...?"
"...I'm Darkrai...nice to meet you."
Celebi noticed the clouds clear up, and the daylight shown through. He looked at Darkrai's true form, a harmless shadowy pokemon in front of him. he gestured Darkrai to follow him, and he started to fly back to the caverns, Darkrai flying behind him. He was eager to introduce Arceus to his newly found friend.
"I found him here. He was training moves of some sort when he saw me, and he ran off in some direction."
"Ah, I see. I think I know where he went. Judging by the way he took off, he jumped."
"...What do you mean? How high did he jump?"
"Well I'm looking at the pile of rocks he must have kicked towards you, and I can see a little bit of pressure on the rocks. He didn't seem to kick off to run, but instead jumped straight into the air. He is probably at the top of the waterfall."
Luxray nodded, and he began to take the route up to the top. Sure enough, they spotted the pokemon from afar. It was training again, practicing its fighting moves. Luxray began to contemplate a plan, when Lucario began to walk towards the pokemon.
The pokemon quickly took notice and took a fighting stance. Lucario followed suit, and began to move his hands with a subtle flow. He began to shine an aura, giving off a brilliant glow. The pokemon took notice,
and watched carefully. It looked at Lucario and began to speak.
"?thgif ot woh wonk ouY"
"?era uoy dna, oirucaL m'I. syaw noP iaJ eht ecitcarp oot I."
"uoy teem ot eciN. eugoryT."
Luxray watched Lucario converse with the pokemon, wondering what was happening. After a short while, Lucario walked over to Luxray.
"Hey, his name is Tyrogue. He seems to be one of the pokemon teleported here too. He comes from a clan of pokemon that are proud fighters, but he means no harm. He apologizes for having attacked you that way as well. I told him about the community, he is willing to come. He has been here for a couple of days he says,
he would be happy to spend time with other pokemon."
"Very good, but I must ask. Will he be fine with the way we talk? He seems to speak a foreign language, I hope that doesn't make him feel different."
"Ah, yes. He speaks an ancient language, commonly practiced by people with a strong tie to their ancestry. He is definitely not from around here, but I can help him. I learned this language at a young age, and I'm not completely fluent, but I can understand and help him for the most part. Shall we head back?
Luxray and Lucario, accompanied by Tyrogue, began to head back to the Eternal Tree. When they arrived they saw Celebi with a new pokemon talking to Arceus.
"Oh hey Luxray! We have a new guest pokemon, and I can see you do too. This is Darkrai. Darkrai, this is Luxray, Lucario, and..."
"Tyrogue. He doesn't speak our language actually, I was talking to him earlier. He speaks a very ancient language, so I'll be guiding him through the community."
"Oh ok, not a problem. Arceus has already become acquainted with Darkrai, I'm sure Tyrogue will be fine."
"Well actually, I was going to ask if Tyrogue could be a Sacred Musician. I have a feeling that more of his people will be coming here, the patterns in these portals seem to suggest that. He may not have any special quality, but I think it is good for him to have a purpose. He won't be able to talk yo many people but me for the time being, and he could be of great help to my studies in the cave."
Arceus looked over, and nodded at Lucario.
"Not a problem, I get the strange feeling about the portals as well. I think more pokemon of his kind are going to show up. I will take your word for it that he is a very trustworthy pokemon. Any friend of yours is a friend of mine. Speaking of which, I was going to..WOAH!"
Arceus tripped over a root as he walked over with a bowl full of berries. He looked as the bowl fashioned by Parasect began to fall over with him. Suddenly he felt his body stop, and he was picked back up. The bowl of berries were caught as well before they could spill onto the ground. Arceus looked up at Darkrai,
who had caught him in the nick of time.
"Wow, you're incredibly fast. Thank you very much!"
Celebi's jaw dropped and the entire group of pokemon stared at him.
"You wanna make him a Sacred Musician Celebi? Hahaha!"
Celebi fell over and fainted.
End of Chapter 10
