(Summer's POV)

I sorta just stood there for a moment. I wanted to believe I'd heard Erin wrong. No one was trying to kill Ben. There was no way. But her previous words came back to me. 'We were lied to. He's in more danger now than ever.' Could it be... that she was talking about Ben?

"S-Summer! What are you doing back so soon!" Ben gasped. "How much did you hear?"

"Oh nothing important. Only the fact that someone wants to kill you!" I spat. "Why do you seem so unsurprised?"

"Well... I kinda knew someone wanted me dead..." He replied. "But, hey, I'm still alive, aren't I?"

"Listen, okay. We all know someone is after Ben." Jen declared. Her eyes flashed with a pain I couldn't put a name to. "Red Eyes will be devastated about Susie. What happened?"

"He set the house on fire." Erin mumbled. "Whatever he's planning... Ben, you aren't safe anymore. He would have killed you a long time ago if he had the chance."

"He lied to us." Jen growled. "Doesn't he see? He's ruined our lives! Taking away Susie... that was all Jake had."

"Jake?" I shot Ben a questioning glance. Jen ignored me.

"You know what? I quit! What difference does it make? I quit, I quit, I QUIT!" The blue eyed leader screamed. "And Jake will too. WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO NOW? KILL US? KILL BEN AND SUSIE? TOO LATE THERE! YOU TRAITOR!"

"Jen, I heard you screaming! What's going on!" I noticed Red Eyes had run into the room. "Jen?"

"I QUIT!" She looked at her fellow leader. "That stupid doctor is a liar! He lied!"

"What?" Red Eyes was confused. I was too. "Jen, what are you talking about?"

"Jake..." Erin walked cautiously over to Red Eyes. "Susie is dead."

"W-what? No. NO!" Red Eyes gasped. "But... he promised... to leave her alone."

"She's been dead for three years." Ben put in. "He told us himself."

"Who told you?" I asked, annoyed at being ignored. "What's going on?"

"I... I can't believe... Jen?" Red Eyes looked towards Jen. She gazed ahead blankly. "He's going to kill him too, isn't he."

"Yes." Jen nodded sadly, her blue eyes fogged over by grief. "And he'll go after Erin. He'll destroy everything I ever cared about... Everything..."

"WHO?" I screeched. I was sick and tired of them ignoring me. "WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?"

"You wouldn't believe us." Ben sighed. "You'll find out. Eventually."

"But–"

'Summer, it is probably best if you don't know for now.' Arceus's voice rang out in my head. 'But I must warn you. You were able to save him once. You may not be so fortunate if it were to happen again. Protect him well.'

"I..." I was at a loss for words. If Ben died again... Arceus was basically telling me I wouldn't be able to save him. I couldn't believe it. Someone wanted to kill him. And I wouldn't be able to save him.

"Summer?" Ben asked caustiously. He grabbed my hand. "Did Arceus say something?"

"Y-yes." I stuttered. "He said something... about you... that scared me."

"What did he say?" Ben squeezed my hand tighter. "Summer?"

'Don't scare him.' Arceus warned. 'Don't make him worry. He is worried enough as it is.'

"Um... nothing. Nothing important." I exclaimed. "So... um... yeah. Nothing important."

If only that were true...

...

(Ben's POV)

"Okay, Ben. Erin and I are joining up with you. I can't stand it here any longer!" Jen growled. "Jake, if you were wise, you'd come too."

'Oh, Jennifer. I'm sorry you feel that way.' I looked around wildly for where the voice was coming from. I knew it was Edward. 'I suppose I don't need you. Tell you what, to be fair, I will give you an hour to get out. After that hour is up, the submarine will explode. Starting now.'

To make matters worse, the submarine suddenly crashed into a rock. Jake, Erin, and I grabbed onto something. Jen and Summer weren't so lucky. Jen fell backwards into a seat, which toppled to the floor. Summer went careening into the control board. She hit her head, and I saw her slump down, unconcious.

"SUMMER!" I screamed. Once the stopped shuddering from the impact, I ran over to her. She had a large cut on her forehead. Erin came over too, and checked over her.

"Hmm... this is not good. Pulse is missiny, breathing is missing. She may not even be alive." Erin informed me. I brushed some of the hair out of my partner's face. "But we need to get out of here. If what's Edward said is true, we have about 49 minutes."

"What about Summer?" Jake asked. I noticed the worry in his voice. Whay was he so worried about her? I lifted her into my arms, holding her carefully. "Ben?"

"I'll carry her." I declared. "It's the best way."

"Ben, you realize this could be dangerous! What if you fall? Or we don't get out in time?" I couldn't blame Jen for worrying about me, especially after what Erin said. Like a mother protecting her child, she didn't want me to get hurt. And she knew Edward would kill me.

"I don't care. Summer means the world to me." I frowned. Jen was about to say something more, but Jake put a hand on her shoulder.

"I... I understand." She sighed. "Be careful."

"45 minutes!"

"Kay, Erin! We're hurrying!" Jake called back to the girl, who was already standing in the doorway. "Ben. Promise me you'll protect her. Even if..."

"Of course! But... why do you care so much?" I asked. Jake looked away. "Jake?"

"It isn't important!" He snapped. "Let's go."

"Jake–"

"DROP IT!"

...

(Summer's POV)

"Summer?"

"I think she's hurt!"

"What do we do?"

"Huh?" I sat up groggily. Looking at my surroundings, I immediately realized I wasn't in the submarine. For one thing, I was on dry land. For another, Ravio, Kira, and Tanvir were hovering over me. "What am I doing here?"

"Summer! You're awake! I was worried." Ravio exclaimed. "You just appeared hear unconscious."

"The submarine crashed!" I shouted. The others looked at me weirdly. "I was in a submarine... you probably have no idea what that is. But, anyway, it crashed into some rocks!"

"Well, that can't be good. Were you alone?" Kira asked. "You look pretty beat up."

"No, I was with my partner... Ben! He could be hurt!" I gasped. "And even if he isn't, he's probably freaking out about me being missing."

'No worries!'

"Celebi!" I shouted, as the green Pokèmon appeared in front of me. "You scared me!"

'Sorry. But, anyway, you're still back in your time. Your body is, anyway.' She explained cheerfully. 'If you didn't notice, you aren't exactly human right now. Darkrai helped!'

"What do you mean?" I asked. Not exactly human. Ravio must have figured something out. He reached his arm out to touch my arm. I was just as surprised as he was when his hand went straight through my arm as if he were trying to touch air.

'You're a ghost, I suppose that's what you'd call it. I hope you don't mind.' Celebi smiled. 'But you are right. Ben is probably freaking out.'

"So I'm pretty much dead." I guessed. "Well, that's nice."

"Don't worry, Summer. Celebi will bring you back." Ravio assured me. "Right, Celebi?"

'Right!' She exclaimed, nodding so that those who couldn't understand got it. 'And, Summer? You may be stuck here for an hour or so.'

"An hour!" I gasped. "The sub is gonna blow up in an hour!"

'Oh. Well, I could send you back now...' Celebi sighed. 'Well... can you stay a bit longer? It might be dangerous for you to go back now. Say... fifteen minutes?'

"Fine." I resigned. "But only for fifteen minutes."

...

(Ben's POV)

"Erin?" We had progressed through the crashed submarine pretty well. By now, I was less worried about us not getting out in time. And more worried about Summer. She was still unconscious.

And still not breathing.

"Hmm?"

"Is Summer going to be okay?" I asked. I was kinda scared of the answer. "Tell me the truth."

"Honestly..." She started. "I hate to say it, but... I think there isn't much hope of saving her. She hasn't had a pulse for ten minutes now. I'm starting to doubt that she's even alive."

"What!" Jake growled. Again with the unexplained worry. He cared. A lot. "You're saying she's dead!"

"Erin, come on. She can't be!" I exclaimed. "There has to be a chance. however slim!"

"Ben. I'm sorry, but things like this happen. It can't be helped." She placed a hand on my shoulder. I jerked away. Erin looked at me sadly. I glanced down at Summer. The red of the blood on her forehead contrasted with the pale skin of her face. Jake pointed at my scarf. I nodded, and he took it off and pressed it to the gash on Summer's forehead. I couldn't help but notice how cold she was. Stone cold, and unmoving. No pulse. No breathing.

"Erin's probably right, you know." Jake mumbled. "There's no way she could survive without oxygen this long. Her brain would die, and once that happens, there is no hope."

"I know." I sighed. "It's just... she means the world to me. I couldn't bear losing her."

"You love her." Jake stated. He was right. I did love her. She was my world. "I can't believe Edward. He killed my sister, and now he's after you. I see why Jen is so angry. He's a murderer."

"He did kill me." I corrected, remembering how Summer had to bring me back. "You see the wound on my side? Rand called him to fix it. And my leg. Which, don't tell Summer, still has no feeling whatsoever. He gave me something that looked like medicine. And then I couldn't breathe."

"The injurues were my fault." He muttered. "I could have hurt Summer too. I don't know what I was thinking. I am so grateful that you saved her."

"Why do you care so much about Summer?" I asked. "Do you know her somehow?"

"Well... yes." Jake sighed. "She's my sister."

...

(Summer's POV)

"Can I go back now?" I asked. "It's been twelve minutes. Please!"

"You sure are eager to get back." Ravio laughed. "Even though the sub... uh... whatever it's called is gonna blow up."

"Submarine." Kira corrected. She was quite obviously bored. "Can we play a game or something? Like tag. Or hide and seek. Or we could blindfold Ravio and watch him run into things."

"I like the last one." Tanvir agreed. "That would be funny."

"Guys!" Ravio shouted. "That isn't nice."

"Oh! I have a game! One of us duct tapes another of us to the wall. And then the other two of us find a way to free them!" I suggested. "I played it once with my friends Kate, Keith, and Ben. Kate wanted to use a chainsaw to get Ben out. Oh, and Keith wanted to set the tape on fire!"

"Mind telling us what duct tape and chainsaw means?" Kira requested "In case you haven't noticed, you are from the future."

"Right... okay. So maybe we use rope instead of duct tape. And the chainsaw was a bad idea to begin with. Kate ended up going with that, claiming it wouldn't cause any damage." I recalled. "You can guess where that landed us. Actually, you probably can't. But Kate got suspended again. And Ben was in the emergency room for two weeks. So, yeah. Not a good idea."

"But we can use the fire?" Tanvir grinned. "Cause that'd be awesome."

"No, that'd be painful." I corrected. "Besides, I get to go back in a minute or so. Do you guys have any funny stories? Those are always fun."

"Ravio got stuck in a tree once." Kira declared. "And he wouldn't jump down. Eventually, the branch broke, and he fell. It was funny."

"Sounds like it. You know... apparently I must only have Arceus in my head when I'm not a ghost. Kinda miss him." I laughed. "Kind of."

'Summer! Fifteen minutes is up.' Celebi informed. I nodded, and waved to my friends. The world once again faded around me. 'Have fun!'

With that, the world went black.

A/N: HEY! :) Here is an update! It may be a bit slow since I'm on vacation. I only have Internet so often. The place I'm staying doesn't have any, so at least I can work on it. And so... Jake/Red Eyes is Summer's brother! And Kate has a chainsaw. XD. Thanks for reading! Until next time!

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