Hey guys! Sorry it took me so long to post! Handling two stories is difficult, especially during what my high school calls 'Hell Month' (May is when we have AP's, lots of tests, and final grades), but I'm determined to succeed! So here! Your (long awaited) newest chapter! It will be a mix of what you expect, and some things you won't! So enjoy!

Misty's POV

"This is amazing! Is this what you do every day, Gyarados?" I asked underwater. I was using a water breathing spell to dive in the ocean and train my Pokémon, and it was beautiful! Everything around me was unique and strange. And ahead of us loomed a massive underwater temple! "Woah. What is that?" I wondered. "Come on. We should explore." I told Gyarados. He roared in response, speeding up to get us there faster. When I arrived to the entrance of the temple, I noticed it would be too big for him to get into. "Thanks for all your help, Gyarados. Return!" I called, switching him out with Starmie. "Think you can help me, Starmie? I'd like to explore this temple." I told her. She bristled, before using Protect around us, draining the protective sphere of water. I dropped to the floor as we began exploring, bumping into a bunch of wild Pokémon in antechambers along the way. However, when we finally reached the main chamber, I stopped in awe!

"No way." I breathed. In the center of the chamber, shining like it wasn't strange at all for it to be there, was a key stone on a pedestal! "This could be bad. I better call the others about this." I decided. Immediately, I dialed Brock's number on my Pokégear. "What's up, Misty? Are you underwater?" He asked, confused. I flipped the screen, pointing to the key stone. "Look." I told him. "Woah." He Commented. "Yeah!" I agreed. "Meet me at the docks in an hour. Don't come up until then!" He told me. I nodded as I carefully took the Key Stone off of its pedestal. "This changes everything." I whispered, before a glimmer in the back of the room caught my eye.

Jake's POV

Lizbeth and I were walking back from our shop, with Chandelure and Gallade using their psychic powers to keep the rain off of us. "Ugh! Who'd have thought that so many people wanted us to make things for them just because they wanted something made by us?" I groaned. "I know! Why can't people just bother Kirito?" She agreed. "And we have no idea what Team Darke's up to!" I groaned. "And I'm cold!" She complained. I gave her a dirty look. "You have Chandelure to warm you up!" I protested. She just pouted at me, before we made it under the roof of the Hotel Celadon, where the others were playing with us. "Well well! Don't you two look like wet blankets!" Asuna giggled. "You spend too much time around that one." I decided, jerking my thumb at Lizbeth, who was covering herself in blankets, shivering.

"What did I do?" She protested. "You already forgot?" I yelled. She nodded. "You let one of our customers test out her sword against a spell and blew up half my inventory!" I yelled. Liz laughed. "Oh. That was hilarious!" She agreed. "Lizbeth!" Silica protested. "If you'd have been there, you would have laughed too!" Lizbeth replied. I finally relented, giggling, before full-out laughing! "Okay, I have to admit, it was pretty funny." I admitted. "Well, now that that little bout's over, you want to go challenge the gym?" Kirito asked. "Are you insane? In that weather?" Leafa asked in shock. "I don't do cold rain." I agreed. "Aww, come on! I'll carry you like I used to!" Red offered, smirking. I smiled back, walking up to him. When I got close enough, I returned Gallant, before grabbing Red's ear and pulling it so he had to bend to my height.

"Ow, ow, ow!" He protested. "Do you enjoy embarrassing me?" I demanded. He smiled. "Maybe a little." "I hate you." I grumbled. "Then I guess I'll just have to somehow live without you!" He sighed dramatically. "I think I'll survive." I replied, grinning. He pouted. "You totally take the fun out of this!" He protested. "Good." I replied smoothly. "Will both of you just give it a rest?" Asuna asked, pushing us apart. "Has anyone ever told you you're a lot like Lucy Heartfilia from Fairy Tail? Like how you're scary and tough and kind of share the same backstory as her?" Red asked. "WHY WOULD ANYBODY TELL ME THAT?" She yelled at him. "The resemblance is uncanny." Lizbeth murmured to me. "We even have our own Happy." I replied, before we both giggled. "Whatever you're doing, stop!" Someone said, entering the building. We turned, only to be shocked at seeing Misty! "Misty? What are you doing here? I thought you ran Cerulean Gym!" Kirito pointed out. "Not all the time. And today, I need your help with something." She told us. "Sure." Will agreed.

She pulled out a holo-projector, turning it on. "Is that a key stone?" I asked in shock, as we all stared at the fluorescent stone with the mark of Mega Evolution on it. "Yes. I found it in an underwater temple, and Brock and I transported it to the Pewter Museum. Presently only a select few people know about it, but since we're publicly showcasing it tomorrow along with the other items found in the temple, we want the best security we can find." She explained. "Okay. Let's do it." Green offered. "However, there is one thing first, for Jake and Lizbeth." Misty spoke up. "What's the catch?" Lizbeth sighed. "No catch. We just wanted to pay you two to use the forge in Pewter to make Key Stone holders for each of us." Misty explained. "Did someone say pay?" Blue asked. "Really? That's what you care about?" Yellow sighed. "No. But having a full wallet never hurt anyone." Sinon offered. "Obviously we'll give you the best metal we can find." Misty commented. "Deal." I agreed.

Pewter City, next day

"I don't think I've ever devoted so much time to learning a new skill." I commented, wiping away sweat. Red and Kirito had us all up all night using every second to improve our various battle, training, and even magic skills! "Yeah. Who knew that training in a virtual world could be so exhausting?" Silica agreed, falling against her Wigglytuff, who was also lying down. I was presently resting myself against Terra's tree, totally wiped out myself, and poor Terra couldn't even stand up, he was so tired! "Well think about it like this: Now all our Pokémon are at level 130, and we're totally prepared." Red replied. "Oh. Liz, Jake, don't you still have those key stone holders to make?" Crystal asked. My eyes widened, as did Liz's. "Crap!" I yelled, running to the community forge in Pewter. Brock had already payed for us to be there, so the only thing we had to do was find the metals they had gotten for us.

When we found them, both of us were impressed. "These are the best metals on the market, and some that are spawn drops only!" Liz commented, using her 'Appraisal' skill to evaluate them. I nodded. "So many different kinds, too! There's the classes, and Pokémon types, and different metals, not to mention magic ones!" I agreed. "You amp them up, I mold them?" She asked. I nodded. Immediately we got to work, her with actually making the different items, and me with fusing different metal types for the best results and enchanting them. "The best part is that I bet no one would think to actually attack them, so their durability won't decrease." I commented. "Too bad we can't make immortal objects." Liz laughed. "Yeah." I agreed. "But we can make them damn near immortal!" She finished. We both laughed before getting back to work.

A couple hours later, almost right before the grand opening of the museum, we had finally finished. Lizbeth and I washed off the sweat with cold water from her Floatzel, before stepping outside, our arms full of items. Of the gym leaders, Misty was the only one there to retrieve it, but we knew we'd see them all later anyway. "A wristband for Brock, a teardrop earring for you Misty, a heavy vest for Lt. Surge, a flower brooch for Erica, a ring for Sabrina, a shuriken for Koga, glasses for Blaine, and a belt for Green. Uh, gym leader Green anyway." Lizbeth explained, sending said items over to Misty. She smiled. "Thanks! I'll make sure to give these to the others!" She commented. "What about us?" Gold asked. Silver hit him. "Don't be impatient." He spoke up. "Aww." Blue and Simon gushed, as Silver blushed bright red. "It's not lIke that! Creepy girls." He protested, muttering the last part so they couldn't hear.

"Well, we also made for you too. But first we should explain what we did!" I commented. "See, since my skill was first maxed out in forging rather than fusing/deconstructing, I'm better at forging, while Jake is the opposite. So he enchanted the metals, fused them to get the best stats out of them, and gave them type advantages, each for your type mastered. We had to work a little harder for our own, so instead of using a type advantage, we used regular molding and enchanted them so we could use our magic to boost their power." Lizbeth explained. "Sounds cool! See you later!" Misty said, leaving us alone. "So?" Leafa asked excitedly. We smiled, holding out various items.

"For Red, a new hat." I started, giving it to him. He smiled as he placed it on his head, winking at me. "How do I look?" He asked, smirking. "Like you need more colors in your wardrobe." I cracked, causing him to blush. "For Green, a simple ring, because you'd want practicality over fashion is my bet." Lizbeth commented, tossing him said ring. "For Blue, a bracelet with a charm holder, and for yellow, a hat charm." I told the two, giving them theirs as well. "For Crystal, an arm bracer, for Gold, a cue stick, and for Silver, a belt buckle." Lizbeth called. They each came up abe took their item, smiling and thanking us, before waiting for the others to recurve theirs. "Let's see. For Ruby, a tie, for Sapphire, a pin, and for Emerald, we gave you a new control box, like the one Lysandre used in the game games." I explained. They each came up to claim theirs, though when Emerald came up, I sighed in exasperation as he used the control thing immediately.

"For Black, a cap attachment, and for White, a choker." Liz commented. "And us?" Silica asked excitedly. We smiled. "Who could forget?" Liz asked. "For Kirito, a band for your sword, and for Asuna, we fitted your rapier with a holder instead of that stone that was in it." I explained, tossing them said items. "You touched my sword?" Asuna shrieked, catching it. "No. We made you a new one. You didn't think to check your inventory?" I asked, laughing. "Oh. Right." She laughed. "For Leafa we made a brooch, and Silica, we made you a hair clip!" Leafs offered. The two squealed excitedly, hugging Liz as she gave them their holders. "And for Will and Sinon, we made a shield and quiver strap. You can guess which goes to who." I commented, as both of them accepted theirs, laughing. "We also made for Klein and Agil when they get back. Agil has a belt, and Klein has a new headband." Liz explained.

"What about you two?" Kirito asked. "We both made our own. Liz made a bracer." I explained, as Liz showed off said item. "And Jake made a pendant. One that, in my personal opinion, was overdone." Liz commented. I gave her a look, and she shut up, giggling nervously. I took off said pendant, revealing that I had attached a four-pronged addition to a necklace I had in real life. On the top prong, there was a red fire, on the left prong was a white gust of wind, the bottom one was a blue drop of water, and the right prong was a brown stone pillar. "That's the necklace I gave you for your birthday two years ago!" Red realized, taking it from me. "You recreated it." He breathed. "You got me something from the heart, so I recreated it using mine." I replied smiling. He smiled back, ruffling my hair. "We should get going now." Will commented. We nodded, heading over to the museum, where a massive crowd was gathered out front. "Look! It's Kirito's favorite people: Reporters!" Liz laughed.

"Ha ha, very fun-NY!" Kirito yelped as he got jumped by a guy in all red. "Kirito, my man! How've you been?" Klein asked, giving the raven haired boy a noogie. "Watch the hair!" Kirito protested. "So you guys beat Misty and Brock?" I asked. "You bet. And Brock had us come from the back to grab you guys!" Agil agreed. "Agil!" I yelled happily, throwing myself at him in a hug. He grunted, laughing. "Easy, kid! I may look young, but I'm more breakable than you!" He chuckled. "Here! We made you and Klein Key Stone Holders!" I told him, giving him his, as Klein got his from Lizbeth. "Come on. We need to be ready." Agil told us, ruffling my hair like Red had previously done as we walked in the back of the museum.

When we got there, we recognized four of the individuals personally, and the other four from experience. "So you're my Doppelgänger, then? I don't see it." Both Greens commented at the same time. "Admittedly Gym Leader Green seems to have a better fashion sense." Sinon agreed, with Silica and Asuna nodding their heads in agreement. "And my Gaydar is breaking out the klaxons." I muttered. Immediately both Greens blushed, growling at me. "I was only talking about Gym Leader Green. I had no idea you felt that way too, Spiky. I would have asked you out by now!" I laughed. Immediately our Green yelled, charging at me. I shrieked, laughing as I jumped onto a pedestal, landing with only one foot. "Nice try!" I replied, leaning down towards him. I smirked as he hit the pedestal I was on, forcing me to jump off. "Would you please not destroy ANOTHER place we'll have to pay for?" Asuna asked. "Jeez. Hello Lucy Heartfilia." Gold muttered. In the next second, he had a rapier at his throat. "Do I look like I need sex appeal to get my way?" She whispered in a dangerous voice. "N-no ma'am!" Gold whimpered. Asuna just sighed as she removed the blade.

Meanwhile Lt. Surge, Brock, and Misty had grabbed the Greens and I, Misty simply holding onto gym leader Green's ear while Lt. Surge lifted me high into the air so a struggling player Green couldn't hit me if he escaped Brock's grasp. "Play nice! Or else." Misty demanded. "Yes, Misty." We all groaned in chorus. "The museum opens at 8:30, and the Key Stone is revealed at 9:30. You guys are the only guards we hired because Sabrina determined that you were the least likely to succumb to greed and steal it." Brock explained. "Do you expect anything to happen?" Blue asked. "Honestly, yes. We don't know what though." Misty told her. "Shouldn't be too bad then. Worst comes to worst we have to team up on a couple people." Kirito commented, before both Leafa and Sinon hit him upside the head! "Oww! What was that for?" He protested. "Aren't you the one who said that you got arrogant in Alfheim Online and that's what nearly killed you?" Leafa asked him. Immediately, he started laughing, embarrassed, as he placed one hand on the back of his head. "Yeah, I guess you're right." He agreed. "You guess?" Sinon asked, raising one eyebrow. As we stared at the girls, who were now in his face as he was waving his hands as a sign of pleading innocent, Will started laughing!

"What's so funny?" I wondered. "I'm sorry!" He chuckled. "It's just-it feels sort of like we're in an anime ourselves, ya know?" He told us. "How do you know we're not?" Red wondered. "Huh?" Will asked. "Well think about it! There's a manga of Pokémon and so many of us were in it, or different versions anyway. And Gravity Falls had a cartoon, but you still got sent there. So why not?" Red wondered. "Did you just actually say something intelligent?" Green asked. Red immediately turned to him, anger practically written on his face. "I'm not an idiot you know!" He yelled. "Maybe not when it comes to Pokémon. And even that wasn't to start out!" Blue giggled. "He can't be that dumb! After all, he trained me!" Gold commented, smiling proudly. "I don't think that's saying much." Crystal commented, Gold's prideful look being immediately wiped away. "Well he did also train me. Hell, he tutored me in a lot since we were kids!" I offered, smiling. "Oh really? Name something other than Pokémon." Ruby challenged me.

I smiled. "He taught me how to code when we were little." I replied. Immediately, everyone gaped at Red, who perked back up happily. "Oh yeah! I forgot about that! It's been years since I was able to teach you anything though." He commented, smiling. "No way! Red's the one who taught you how to code? How to do all this?" Klein asked in shock. "Doesn't seem so surprising to me. From what I've heard, seems like Jakey here idolizes the boy!" Agil laughed. "Don't call me Jakey!" I protested, much to his further amusement. "And no, Mr. Yano took over when Red couldn't teach me any more. But what he taught me was still enough to do some really cool things." I explained. "I used to be a huge nerd when we were little! Now I've got brawn, looks, and brains! The whole package!" Red laughed. "I can't believe I ever had a crush on you." Both Greens sighed, causing laughter from everyone except the Cap-wearing boy whose face was now the color of his namesake!

"Come on! Both of you?" Red protested, before suddenly smiling evilly. "Well if you're gonna play that card, it's only fair that I tell them exactly about what you offered to do to me back when you did!" He replied. Immediately, both Greens froze with looks of horror on their faces, before rushing at Red. "Don't you dare!" They yelled, before Gold, Silver, Will, and I grabbed them. "I want to hear!" Liz offered. "Oh, they offered all sorts of things. But almost all of them were related to what I'd imagine is quite the libido! Not to mention a domination kink!" Red told her, laughing hysterically. I just shook my head, my sigh unheard over the sounds of the Greens' yelling. "Dude. MA." I told him. "Aww, come on! Bet you'll be happy to know that I swing that way at least! Maybe you'll get to pick up where our Green left off!" He laughed. I just smiled back, nodding to the other three boys. We let go of the Greens, who winked at me before pouncing on Red as I crossed my arms in satisfaction.

"No! Jake! I'm sorry! Please! Help!" Red yelled desperately from the pile of bodies that, while not actually hurting each other since we were in a safe zone, were still causing him pain with every blow. "Sorry Red. You brought this on yourself!" I replied, giggling. "You sure have a weird way of showing a guy your affection for him." Klein commented. "Don't make me Lucy Kick you!" I snapped at him. He just shrugged, as his comment was less antagonistic and more thoughtful. "Ignoring the fighting, how much time left?" Asuna asked. Sky pulled up her sleeve to look at her clock. "Twenty minutes. We should start preparing." She replied. "Got it." Blue said. She tapped Yellow's and Sinon's shoulders, the younger girls nodding with her, before they marched up to the pile of scuffling boys. Immediately, the three of them reached in and came out restraining one boy each! "Twenty minutes. Gym Leader Green, you're now Mr. Oak to make things easier. And our Green, Red, time to start patrolling." Blue told them.

"But I haven't finished whipping them yet!" Red whined. "You think you could have taken us? You would've been pulverized!" Both Greens yelled. Blue smiled sweetly. "I'm sorry, I guess I didn't make myself clear! Green, Red, we're going to start splitting up into patrols and you're going to be well behaved! And Mr. Oak, you're going to go back to whatever you need to do!" She started off in a cheery voice, before a shadow appeared on her face. "Or else people are going to start getting hurt." She finished. Immediately, the three boys gulped. "So you good?" She asked, all smiles once more. "Yes!" Red squeaked. "Definitely!" Green agreed meekly. "Absolutely!" 'Mr. Oak' replied. "Geez. Does anyone else think that it's a miracle we all stay together?" Black wondered. Immediately, almost everyone raised their hands as we separated into groups for the watch.

Red's POV

I smiled as I grabbed Jake and pointed up to the balcony that was presently off limits to museum-goers in the second floor. "Making me jump to get away from Blue." He grumbled, bending his legs. I snickered as we leaped onto the balcony, me landing off balance and wildly waving my arms until he grabbed me, pulling me over! When we landed, I was on top of him, and we were both blushing bright red. We stayed like that for a few seconds, before bursting into laughter! We climbed back up, and stayed perched on the ledge while using our Eagle Eyes skill to keep watch on the others, along with any potential suspicious individuals. Before too long, Jake tapped me lightly, pointing to the main pedestal, where we could hear mechanical sounds coming from!

Jake's POV

Both of us smiled as people started pouring in. And when 9:30 hit, the lights dimmed! "Ladies and Gentlemen! I am pleased to announce that the first official exhibit for the Pewter Museum is open! Now since tonight is the grand opening of our first display, a rare Key Stone, we will be having it displayed without an immortal object case so everyone here can determine that it is the real deal!" Brock announced, smiling. As people were murmuring and staring at the key stone, which was shimmering like a rainbow, and perfectly polished, we were communicating as a group with our various Psychic pokémon's telepathy. It doesn't seem like anyone's planning anything. Kirito commented. Perhaps. But keep in mind that outside is out of city boundaries, which means that they could hold the whole building hostage if they want, whomever 'they' are. I replied. Leafa? Sky? Anything? Asuna asked. Both girls, whom were presently on the roof of the museum, spoke up. Nope. Leafa commented. I don't see anything either. Silica confirmed. Keep your guard up. They could be camouflaging themselves. Red replied. Everyone chipped in their agreement to his statement, as we continued our careful watch of the scene.

Eventually, it was 11:00, and people were starting to leave, clearly tired. I yawned from my perch with Red, and rested my head on his shoulder. He promptly yawned as well, before we both giggled. However, before we could do any more than that, Volt and Pika shocked us awake! "What's wrong?" I asked, shooting up. Red immediately turned to the pedestal, followed by me. "Do you see anything?" I asked. He shook his head. And as if I had said the magic words, the power suddenly went out! Immediately, people started screaming as chaos ensued. Red and I released multiple Pokémon of our own suited for fighting in tight spaces, and we saw the lights turn back on a few seconds later. Guys! We have a problem! Leafa called. We know." Green replied. It was clear to all of us that this was very well planned out, as now there were multiple uniformed Team Darke goons in various locations, and a redheaded woman with long, wavy hair and a team Darke Admin uniform was standing on the Key Stone pedestal!

"If you miserable wretches value your lives, you won't try to stop us." She informed the bystanders in a smooth voice laced with intent to kill, and a little humor, as if she actually wanted someone to try! Red and I turned to each other, before speaking over the Telepathy link. Cancel the link. If they have a psychic Pokémon they can spy. Red informed the others, before he discreetly tilted his head up at the roof. We turned towards my Gallant and his Vee, both of whom teleported us onto the roof, where Leafa and Sky were waiting. We were quickly followed by the others, and we turned towards the two girls, who were presently hiding in air ducts! They were frantically pointing to the sky, and when we turned our heads up, it was just in time to see a Noivern use Screech, and a Magneton use Metal sound! "AHHHH!" I screamed, even though I couldn't hear anything over the horrific sound of the sonic attacks assaulting my eardrums. The others all had their hands clamped over their ears as well as the grunts and admin woman broke through the skylight of the ceiling, and turned to face us!

The woman smiled giddily. "Oh, I was hoping someone would try to stop us! This'll be fun." She commented, sending out a Gallade and Garchomp! "Safeguard!" I called to my Gallade. Somehow, he heard me, and raised his arms to make a shimmering shield above us! I sighed in relief with the others as the horrible noise was canceled out, and the two Pokémon flew down to the woman. "What's your name?" Kirito demanded. "I'm Team Drake Admin Gissely. Remember it, so you can tell my other victims who sent you to meet them." She replied, still smirking as she returned her Noivern. We responded by immediately sending out our Pokémon to face off against the grunts' and her Pokémon. She laughed. "So it's a battle you want? Fine. Attack!" She yelled at the grunts!

Immediately, we got split up into groups once more as the grunts, who were vastly outnumbering us, ganged up on us. Red and I had sent out Atmo, Drieger, Saur, and Vee to deal with our opponents' Houndoom, Vileplume, Tentacruel, Ursaring, Machamp, Electrode, Rhydon, and Octillery. We were back to back, with Vee and Drieger on my side, and Atmo and Saur on Red's. One of the men in front of us laughed. "You two are just kids! You don't seriously think you can win, do you?" He asked. Red and I just chuckled at him, before beginning. "Drieger! Focus Blast! Vee, Psychic!" I called. Drieger fired an orange ball of aura that shot into one of the grunts' Houndoom, instantly taking it into the yellow, as Vee simply stared at the Machamp until he collapsed, holding his head in his arms!

"So what do you think Psychic does, anyway? I think it activates its target's pain receptors to put them in unimaginable agony." I commented nonchalantly. The grunt next to the first one growled as the first one returned his Machamp. "Houndoom! Use Dark Pulse on that Espeon!" He called. "Vee, Dazzling Gleam! Drieger, Focus Blast again!" I called. Vee keener as she fired off shiny pink crystals at the Houndoom, which promptly fainted, before she cried out in pain at getting struck by the Dark Pulse! Meanwhile, Drieger fired off another orb at the Bear Pokémon this time, instantly knocking it out, and leaving only the Vileplume, which had apparently used Sleep Powder on Hydreigon when I was focusing on Vee! The last grunt smiled as he turned towards me. "Only one Pokémon who can fight, and she's already weak. What'cha gonna do?" He asked, chuckling. I just smiled, pointing up. He looked to where I pointed, confused.

"Is that a Sunny Day?" He asked. "Courtesy of my Castform, who's presently helping the guy behind me whup your friends' asses!" I replied, causing Red to smile. "Morning Sun!" I called. Vee keened once again, as the gem on her forehead flower brightly. Immediately, her injuries started fading away as her health shot back up! "Morning sun is a healing move that gets a bonus with Sunny Day." I explained. The grunt gulped, clearly nervous now. "And Vee's last move can only be used when she uses all of her other moves first. Do you know what it is?" I asked. "No!" The grunt gasped, backing away. "That's right. Last Resort!" I called. Vee's gen immediately shined once more, before firing out a beam of red energy at the Vileplume, striking it head on! When the attack finally ended, Vileplume was clearly just about to faint. "Be glad I ended it early." I told the grunt, who nodded, now shaking as he returned his Vileplume.

I smiled as I looked around to see similar situations with everyone, and in increasingly irate Gissely. She screamed in frustration as she saw that all of her Grunts were now defenseless, before whipping around to look Kirito dead in the eye. "This isn't over! I'll come back, I'll crush you all! You'll rue the day you crossed me!" She declared angrily. "What is with the villains always saying lines like that?" Red groaned. Gissely turned around to stare at us, her eyes practically blazing. "Put a muzzle on that one." She hissed, throwing the stone to me. Red chuckled, as I stared at her, confused. "Why'd you give this to me? It's a fake, right?" I asked. She growled. "No. It's real. You beat us fair and square. I may hate you, but I still have honor. It's yours." She told me. I smiled. "You know, you're not a hopeless case yet." I told her. She smirked. "Don't flatter me. Teleport! Saffron!" She called, taking out a Team Teleport Crystal. Immediately, she and the grunts vanished. "Just keep in mind that each day we only are getting stronger. You've only seen grunts and Admins so far. Wait til you encounter the higher-ups." Her voice echoed.

"Well that was a cliffhanger." Gold commented, before Silver punched him. "Hey! What was that for?" He protested. "Ruining the moment and making unnecessary comments." The redhead replied. "Well I thought it was perfectly timed! And for that matter, why do you…" Gold started yelling at Silver in the background as we made our way back to the Museum, which now only had the Gym leaders. "Where'd everyone go?" Sky wondered. "They got scared off by Team Darke. What else?" Mr. Oak replied. "Don't be rude." Misty told him. "Well they asked a stupid question!" Green pointed out. "Did you manage to take back the Mega Stone?" Lt. Surge asked. I held it out for them, and Misty smiled as she accepted it. "In that case, we have a reward for all your troubles." She told us. "Thanks!" Silica exclaimed cheerily.

Misty pulled up her inventory, before sending something to Kirito. "What are these?" He asked, confused. Misty smiled. "See any pattern to them?" She asked. "They're all rare or higher quality items that are water type. I recognize most of these, but what're these Silver and Gold keys?" He asked. "The silver key can be activated when you make a new room at a house. Insert this key into the door and you get a decked out water zone, with pretty much everything water-type related. Including high level water spells, Water type ingredients, and decorations. The Gold key, we're not entirely sure. When Koga and I tried appraising it, all it said was 'assemble the eighteen'." Brock explained. We all stared at them, amazed. "That's so cool!" Sinon exclaimed. "Hmm. Where'd you find these anyway?" Will asked. "Well…" Misty started.

Flashback, Misty's POV

"This changes everything." I whispered, before a glimmer in the back of the room caught my eye. Before I could blink, a Mega Sharpedo came rushing at me from a pathway in the back! "What the-" I yelled in shock, grabbing onto Starmie, who dodged it. "Starmie! Dazzling Gleam!" I called. Starmie started shooting shiny pink crystals at the Shark Pokémon. They slowed it down, and clearly did damage, but only for a moment! It shook itself, before charging once more! It was thrashing violently, shooting off moved like Dark Pulse and Crunch while barely aiming! "Starmie! Thunder wave!" I called. Starmie bristled, before firing off a Pulse of tackling electricity that struck the Mega-Sharpedo, causing it to convulse for a few seconds, before floating down to the floor. "Now! Finish it with Thunder!" I told my Starmie.

Immediately, Starmie's gem shined, before shooting off a bolt of yellow lightning that dispersed into the water, causing the Sharpedo to convulse even more, before stopping. "Now, let's finish it with a Dive ball!" I called, throwing said Pokéball at the Mega Pokémon. It shook three times, and then clicked! "Yes!" I cheered happily. I picked it up, and saw that Sharpedo was now just that-a Sharpedo. "I think we're going to be great friends." I told him, smiling. Before I could release him, however, a notice appeared in front of me! Congratulations! You have defeated Temple Guardian Sharpedo! it read. And below that was, Rewards. I gasped, staring at the long list of items I had received.

Flash forward, Jake's POV

"Woah. You fought a Mega Sharpedo?" Lizbeth exclaimed in awe. Misty just smiled. "Oh, come on. Why didn't you tell us that in the first place?" Sapphire protested. "Because other people were present?" Misty asked, pointing out the stupidity of the question. I ignored that, however, in favor of thinking. "You said that you were in a temple, right? And it was underwater?" I asked. She nodded. "And a water key and guardian… assemble the eighteen… I think I got it." I decided, scrolling through my inventory and starting to draw a chart. "Alright. So let's say that this temple was a Water Type temple. Eighteen implies that there are eighteen golden keys. There are also eighteen types. It's possible that the Cardinal System is basing these ancient ruins on real-life ruins and combining them for a secret quest within the game. This would imply that there are seventeen more temples out there, each with a Mega Stone, and each with its own keys and typing. I would imagine that this is the case for every region. This would imply that there is a limit to the number of Mega Stones that can be found, and you likely need to have some sort of skill mastery to find these temples. And you'd probably have to be actively exploring deeply into the terrain to purposely find one." I started, as I continued drawing.

"If we assume that each of the temples has a golden key, this would mean that there's a total of eighteen. My bet is that this unlocks something important. Perhaps secret knowledge, or a hidden temple. Or…" I trailed off, before shaking my head. "No, that can't be it." I decided. "What?" Red asked. "It's possible that these keys, when brought together, could be used to find something of equal or greater power than Mega Evolution." I commented. "No way! You really think that these could be that important?" Leafa asked. "Nothing Cardinal ever does is by accident. Even if we can't comprehend its actions. Cardinal is an AI with superior processing skills to that of any human, no matter how smart. Especially when they become a part of Cardinal, even if only temporarily." I replied. "But can't the Game Masters override it?" Klein asked. "Yes, but only the Game Master with Level 1 access controls everything, and he's the one who trapped us." I told them. "Actually, don't you have Game Master Access?" Agil asked. Immediately, everyone turned towards me, interested.

"I... don't know. I figured that Satoshi would have kicked me off or blocked me, but I might still be able to do something. I can't log everyone off, however, so that's a pointless endeavor." I explained. "Then save it for something really important." Kirito told me. I nodded. "Well, I think we've had enough conversation for now. It's been a long night. Why don't you go home with Erica?" Brock offered. "I'd be happy to take you all back to Celadon, and feel free to visit my gym tomorrow." The Grass Gym Leader offered. We smiled at that, and all nodded. "All right! Everyone gather around me." Erica told us. We got in close as she held up a blue crystal. "Teleport: Celadon!" She called. Immediately, our surroundings vanished, replaced with the streets of Celadon city. Erica smiled at us. "Well, it's been a long night. I suggest you all get some sleep before you challenge me." She told us, before walking off towards her gym.

As she walked away, I yawned, quickly followed by the others. "Long night is right." Klein agreed, as we entered the hotel. "Okay. Now we have two more people, so Agil and Klein, just join whoever. We booked the fifth floor, so go get key cards from the attendant." Kirito told them, as we headed up to go to our rooms. When we got to them, Red, Will, and I entered our room, changed into our pajamas, and flopped on the beds. I smiled as I released Volt, who cuddled up to me like Pika was doing with Red, and Will's Froakie with him. The last thing I thought before I fell asleep was, I wonder what tomorrow will hold for us?

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