Argh! I haven't updated in forever! Anyway. Here's chapter 20.

Blade, Torch & Mud

The long tunnel under the throne seemed to go on forever. The walls were made from stone with small torches lining it. They were unlit however and only the one held by Blade cast any light. It was a precaution. The enemy would not have light to see by if Blade could help it.

He glanced ahead where the prince was walking confidently. How did they have the same name? There had to be some reason. Was he named after this prince since he was picking up where this prince left off?

"Ow!" cried Torch, stubbing her foot against another rock on the ground. "Come on! That's the fifth time this happened. Why isn't this place clean!"

"Torch. Maybe you shouldn't be so loud," said Mud. "You could be giving away our position to the enemy."

"Oh, and that light won't?" she snapped back.

"You are really noisy you know that?" the prince looked back at her, his golden eyes flashing dangerously. "I do not want to be killed after being rescued." He turned and continued on. "Hurry up with that light. I don't want to walk blind."

Torch glared at the back of the prince's head, shooting flames at him. "I say we ditch him."

Blade hated to say it but he agreed with Torch. He acted like the princes in the books, stuck up, thinking he was above everyone else. That was something he vowed not to become. He would be a king that cared about the people and listened to them.

"We're at the end of the tunnel," spoke the prince, as they took a turn which lead to an opening.

Blade turned and pointed the end of the torch at Mud, who doused it with a stream of water. He threw the torch at the ground before following the prince outside. A quick look told him they were outside the castle and conveniently right next to the tree they were supposed to meet Serenity at.

"Look at the city," whispered Mud.

The city was in complete ruin. The yells of battle could be hear from the hill as well as the cries of death. Smoke ran up from the many fires. Above it all, they could see Sar and Mewtwo fighting it out.

"There you are. Took you long enough," Serenity floated down from the tree. She eyed the prince. "Now, don't you start complaining. I'm your many greats grandmother and I do not want my grandchild complaining to me alright?"

The prince shut his mouth and didn't say anything. Blade was happy for that. "Now what?" he asked.

"I'll take care of that. I need to transport us since traveling there will take too long," explained Serenity. "We're going to go forever in a time for a couple of minutes." She began to glow and before anyone could protest, they were in the tunnel again, only this time it lasted a split second.

"We're here," announced Serenity.

"It can't be," whispered Mud.

They were at the shrine by the village where the three had grown up in. The shrine was polished and new, not like the moss-covered one of their time.

"Serenity. You're here."

Blade turned around, the familiar voice, a shock to him. "Ivy?" he whispered.

The Ivysaur hurried over. Unlike the one from the future, this one was young and seemed to be filled with vigor. She looked at the two Blades in confusion. "I thought there was only supposed to be one of them?"

"One's from the future," said Serenity. "Anyway. Future Blade. I know you know this Pokemon. In fact, all three of you know her. Confused? Well Ivy here is also one of descendents. She's a half-legendary also."

"What? Then, are you a part of the royal family?" asked the prince. "Why aren't you in the castle?"

"I'm from a branch family," explained Ivy, "But yes I am a noble. But Serenity approached me years ago and told me what I had to do so I came here and became the youngest elder. It is my job to raise the prince." She smiled at the future Blade. "And it seems like I did a good job."

"Then why didn't you act differently around us?" asked Torch. "You didn't-"

"Torch," interrupted Serenity. "That is a question to ask the Ivy of your time. Not the one of the past. She doesn't know you personally yet. Now. Let's get this done shall we?" She pointed to the circular shrine. "Prince Blade. Sit in front of it."

"Of course," said the prince smoothly, settling before the shrine.

"What are you going to do?" asked Mud, "How can you help him using this shrine?"

"Easy," said Serenity, holding out her hands. "I helped out Diagla, the ruler of time a while ago and now he is repaying the favor." Before the three's eyes, the prince got younger and younger until he was only a small baby. Serenity flew over and picked up the child. "Blade," she said, looking down at the child. "You and the prince are the same. The child, I'm holding is you." She looked up at Blade who was staring at her in shock. "You are the prince from two hundred years ago, shifted back to a child to live a life in a village two hundreds in the future."

"No way!" cried Torch. "Then the guy we lugged here was Blade all along? But…" Torch looked over at Blade. "Do you have memories of that time? Will you start acting like him?"

"No," said Serenity. "That Blade died here. You may be the same Pokemon but you aren't at the same time. You are yourself Blade. You will never get the memories of that time back. I could take you back so you can view them but you will never have memories of that time." She smiled sadly. "Anyway. I should get you back to your time and deposit the child. Ivy. You know what to do."

"Of course," said the young Ivy. She placed a vine on Blade's shoulder, who seemed to be filled with shock. "May I see you in the future."

Those were the last words they heard before falling back into the tunnel again.