Hello, everyone!
Thanks for the reviews as always, and that glitch with the bold letters in the whole chapter has indeed returned again to haunt me.
Also, I'd like to point out that I won't be doing the ALL CAPS SPEECH for the legendaries, if you recall the fight with Heatran in the Sawk tournament, he didn't have all bold speech. I only use all caps for psychic transmissions, such as Alakazam's "intercom" if you will.
I also want to point out someone in a previous review calling Regan the "Determinator". I got a good laugh after that.
If you have been wondering, the reason I haven't been updating lately is because I am currently working on another project! Here's a hint: 11. That's the only hint I will give for my next fic. If you PM me what you think my other project is, then I will send you a sneak peek of the first chapter of that fic, as well as a hint as to what's to come with EOTB!
Anyways, on with the lengthy discussion on our country's economy!
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No? Alright, fine. Here's the next chapter of the story.
BTW, that Puppy thing was a joke, LOL.
You could call me a bad leader, but who cares. I was so close to the Gateway, my way home, I could almost taste it. I needed to get home, but I wanted to stay and help... What was I going to do? If I defeated Team Darkness, I would become a legend at Hidden Island, and I couldn't just leave. But if I were to leave now, this could all fall apart, and Team Darkness would come through and reek havoc on my world. I was stuck. I needed to asses my options, and the gateway would be good visualization for me to think about what I wanted to do.
Searching around the temple, I found a small cave entrance behind a few back rooms. Seeing that nobody was in there I decided to check there first.
The cavern was dimly lit, but I was able to see. It was small, and I was barely able to squeeze into it. After about five minutes of feeling around the small cavern, I finally found a large opening and walked into a large circular room lit with blue light,
Looking around the room, I saw the floor sliced into seven sections, like a pizza. Each was a different color. Light Blue, Dark Blue, Red, Sea Green, Pine Green, Brown, and Purple. All the sections pointed to an area of raised floor in the middle of the room, colored like the Yin and Yang symbol, only with small tile depictions of two dragons fighting each other.
I remembered the dragons in my Mythology class in school, Reshiram and Zekrom, who were known as members of the Tao Trio.
I looked into the center of the circle and saw a third dragon in between Reshiram and Zekrom, a grey dragon, and the third member of the Tao Trio, Kyurem. I remembered it represented a neutral territory, but not much had been discovered about it at the time.
Looking up, I saw a small archway about ten feet high and three feet long at the edge of the room. I knew that was the gateway, I walked up to it and touched the stone on the sides. Home was right in front of me, but something wasn't right...
"It is deactivated."
I turned around and saw Alakazam standing there.
"What are you doing here?" He asked.
"I came down to think." I replied.
"About returning to the world you came from?"
I froze. "How did you...?"
"I can read minds quite easily due to my abilities." He said. "You used to be human, correct?"
I hesitated, but nodded.
"I understand your dilemma, but you are needed here as well. That small speech you made before really inspired the Pokemon, and if you were to leave, I believe many spirits will be crushed, including your new found friends. I believe you should think about your decision, you could be throwing a great opportunity away."
I thought about the idea, Alakazam was right, I couldn't just abandon everyone when I had inspired all those Pokemon to fight Team Darkness all this time! I needed to finish the job I started and take down Team Darkness.
"There will be other opportunities to return to the world you lived in." Alakazam said, "But for now, I suggest aiding the guild in defending the eastern side of the island from Team Darkness. Besides, the gateway only opens every hundred years when the Traverse Comet crosses the sky. Team Darkness recently found that out through a spy who escaped a few days ago from Hidden Village."
Zoroark...
"However, the comet will be passing over withing the next week. I suggest you get prepared as fast as possible. If you beat Team Darkness before the comet passes over, then you will be able to return to your home. Also, Jake and Regan trust you with their life now, I think now would be a good time to tell them the truth, I will leave the rest to you, however."
I nodded.
"I guess we have some work to do."
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"Nathen! Where have you been?"
Jake and Regan found me walking back into the training center, where dozens of Pokemon were sparring with each other, learning how to overcome weaknesses and fears, and developing a team bond with one another.
"I had to think a few things through." I said.
"Like?" Regan asked.
I sighed.
"It's a long story, guys, and you wouldn't believe me if I told you."
"Try me."
I told them my story, I told them about Hoenn, Rustboro, my High School, my parents who stopped caring about me after I told them I didn't like training, my huge crush on Crystal, my best friend Aaron, being attacked by Andrew and disappearing in the flash of light from the sky, and ending up on the island. I left out no details of what happened to me. Emphasized the fact that I was not like other humans, and did not want to go into training caught Pokemon for my own ideas.
After I finished my story, they were very surprised.
"Wow..." Jake said. "You always seemed a bit... Conflicted all the time. I guess that's why, huh?"
"Yeah..." I said.
Jake looked uneasy.
"What's wrong?"
"It's just that... You might have to leave..." He said. "You're the first person I've actually been good friends with in a while."
I looked down.
"Great..." I said.
"What?"
"It's just whatever choice I make, to stay here or go home, people will miss me, you know?" I said. "I just wish that I could find a win-win situation..."
"Nathen!"
I looked and saw the Machop from earlier.
"What is it?"
"Something's washed up on the riverbank feeding to the village! It's a Pokemon, and she's almost dead!"
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Short Chapter, I know, but I have some major writer's block right now, I know how the rest of the story is gonna go, it's a matter of how I write it is what's keeping these updates to be less frequent.
I'd like to thank everyone for their reviews, and will once again say that no puppies were harmed in the making of this story, it was only a joke.
Buuuuuuuuuttttt...
Reviews are appreciated... If you value the continuation of the series after this story!