Chapter 20
The Last Adventure
General P.O.V.
As Luna and Jolt got to the Rainbow Stoneship, it was glowing and looked ready to take off.
"Waah! It's getting louder!" Jolt shouted. It's about to move! Let's get on it, quick!" Luna nodded and they quickly got on it. After they got on, it lifted up and shot upward, leaving a trail of a rainbow behind.
Jolt looked up ahead and his eyes widened.
"Hey! Look at that!" Jolt shouted, pointed up ahead.
They saw the floating island that held Temporal Tower.
"Temporal Tower!" Jolt said. "Finally...we're on our way...we're going there..."
Luna nodded.
They eventually reached the island and got off and continued on their way.
" We're nearly there, Luna!" Jolt said. "There's no turning back now."
Jolt then looked up at the tower and his eyes widened.
"Hey up there…" Jolt pointing at the Tower.
The top of Temporal Tower had a swirling red cloud from it.
"The top of Temporal Tower is glowing red...What could that be?" Jolt said.
Jolt looked over at Luna.
"Let's hustle!" Jolt said.
Luna nodded and they headed to the base of the tower. Once they reached the entrance to Temporal Tower, Jolt looked over at Luna.
"This is...This is the entrance to Temporal Tower" Jolt said.
Then the ground started shaking.
"Waah! The ground's shaking!" Jolt said, startled.
Then, it suddenly stopped.
"...Did it settle down...?" Jolt asked.
Then Jolt looked at Luna.
"What was that tremor, anyway?" Jolt asked.
Then Jolt remembered something.
"Hey! That reminds me!" Jolt said. "Grovyle once said something about this! He said that time started going out of control everywhere because Temporal Tower began collapsing."
Jolt's eyes widened.
"So that tremor we just felt...Temporal Tower could be collapsing as we speak…" Jolt said. "We have to hurry, Luna!"
Luna nodded and they went over to the Kangaskhan Rock to prepare.
Inside the tower, the encountered Pokemon like Porygon, Lunatone, Solrock and Bronzor. Once they were halfway up the tower, Jolt looked at Luna.
"We've climbed a long ways up" Jolt said. "How much farther is it to the top…?"
Luna and Jolt felt another tremor. Except this one lasted longer than the last one.
"...That tremor was powerful" Jolt said.
Jolt looked over at Luna.
"It must be getting worse…" Jolt said. "The tower must be falling apart faster...I'm not sure if it's true, but...If Temporal Tower regulates time like Kita said...Then, if the tower collapses...Our planet's paralysis will begin."
Luna and Jolt felt another tremor, but it quickly subsided. Jolt turned to Luna.
"So let's hustle, Luna!" Jolt said.
Luna nodded and they climbed farther up the tower. They ran into Pokemon like Porygon2, Salamence, Metagross and Bronzong. They eventually reached the top of the tower. It looked like an ancient temple with an altar at the end.
"Is this...Is this the top of Temporal Tower?" Jolt asked.
Then a bolt of lightning struck somewhere nearby.
"Waah! Lighting!" Jolt shouted, startled.
Jolt then looked at the sky and his eyes widened.
"Look at the sky, Luna!" Jolt shouted.
Luna looked up and her eyes narrowed at what she saw. The red cloud above the tower had lighting coming out of it.
"It's incredible! Red clouds are swirling!" Jolt said.
Then the ground started shaking.
"Waah! It happened again!" Jolt said.
The ground settled after a moment.
"This tower feels like it's going to shake apart any moment!" Jolt said. "Let's hustle, Luna!"
Luna nodded. As they went further, Jolt noticed something.
"Hey! Look over there!" Jolt shouted.
They came to an altar with five indentations.
"...What could this be? It has a strange, mystical feel..." Jolt said.
Luna looked at the altar, seeing the five slots before she looked at Jolt.
"Jolt, there are five slots here" Luna said.
"That's it!" Jolt said, realizing the meaning. "If I set the five Time Gears into their slots...We might prevent time from stopping!"
Jolt nodded.
"Ok! I'll do it!" Jolt said.
However, a bolt of lighting sent them backward and the area turned dark.
"Waah! It turned dark all of a sudden!' Jolt shouted, startled.
Luna narrowed her eyes.
"So! It's you!" A voice that Luna recognized as Dialga growled. "You seek the destruction of Temporal Tower!"
"What?! You're wrong!" Jolt shouted. " We're here to prevent time from stopping!"
"Time...Stopping...Time...GRRRR-OOOOOO!" Dialga growled.
Then Primal Dialga appeared. Jolt was a little shocked at his appearance.
"D-Dialga!" Jolt said.
"You! You dare bring ruin to the tower!" Dialga growled.
"No! That's wrong!" Jolt shouted. "We want to prevent the tower from collapsing..."
Dialga wasn't listening.
"Silence! For all those who threaten Temporal Tower...I will show no mercy!" Dialga roared.
Jolt turned to Luna.
"It's no use, Luna! He's not listening to us at all!" Jolt said.
Luna nodded.
"He's starting to lose control of himself" Luna said. "We're going to have to fight him."
Jolt nodded.
Dialga roared.
"H-here he comes, Luna!" Jolt shouted.
Luna looked over at Jolt.
"Jolt, you get close to him and attack" Luna said. "I know you have a move that he's weak against. Use that move! I'll try and attack him from a distance before I get close."
Jolt nodded and charge at Dialga with a Brick Break while Luna used Ice Beam. The attack staggered him for a moment before he used Roar of Time. The attack sent Luna and Jolt away from him. Then Luna and Jolt charged him. Luna used Iron Tail while Jolt used Thunderbolt. Eventually, Dialga fell to their combined attacks.
"We...did it…" Jolt said.
Jolt looked at Luna while Dialga was down.
"Ok, Luna! It's time!" Jolt said. "While Dialga is still down, I'll go put in the Time Gears."
When Jolt started walking away, the ground started shaking.
"Wa-waah!" Jolt shouted startled.
Luna looked up and saw the lightning cloud was getting more intense.
"Th-this..This tremor is the worst it's been!" Jolt said.
Cracks were beginning to appear in the ground around them.
"Urk! I've got to hurry…" Jolt said.
He moved towards the altar, the ground still shaking.
"Urk! The floor's heaving...It's hard to put the Time Gears into place!" Jolt said.
Eventually, Jolt was able to get them into place in the altar.
"Done!" Jolt said. "They're all set!"
The altar glowed and the ground started shaking. The vibration sent Jolt rolling back a few feet. Luna quickly ran over to Jolt as he got up and looked at the altar.
"Wh-why?!" Jolt shouted. "I put the Time Gears where they're supposed to go! Why won't these tremors stop?!"
Jolt looked around.
"It can't be...Was I too late…?" Jolt said. "Will Temporal Tower continue to collapse…? Is it too late...to stop the planet's paralysis…?"
The ground continue to shake and lightning bolts struck around them and they blacked out.
When they came to, the tower had stopped shaking, even though these were obvious damages to the tower. Luna got first and looked around until she found Jolt. She went over to him as he started stirring.
"Ugh...Urrgh…" Jolt said, getting up.
Jolt got up and noticed Luna.
"Hey...Luna…" Jolt said, looking around. "Wh-where…?"
"This is...Temporal Tower" Dialga said, getting their attention.
They turned around to see that Dialga was back to normal. His dark blue had been replaced with a light blue and his orange stripes were now a darker light blue, his gray plate was now a bright silver and the orb on his chest was now a light blue.
"Wah! Dialga!" Jolt shouted.
Dialga smiled gently at him, like a father would.
"You have no cause for alarm" Dialga said. "I have regained my reason."
"What?" Jolt asked.
"Temporal Tower has taken heavy damage...But it has survived" Dialga said. "It looks like Glacia was right in trusting this task to you. Now, observe."
Dialga turned around and the orb on his chest glowed. Images of Treeshroud Forest filled their minds, courtesy of Dialga's telepathy.
"Th-this is…" Jolt said. "This...It must be Treeshroud Forest. But it's not the same! When we were in Treeshroud Forest, time was stopped! Time is...Time is moving again!"
Then the images began to show Treasure Town. Everyone was smiling and looked happy and relieved.
"It's Treasure Town" Jolt said. "Everyone looks happy."
Then the images began to show Temporal Tower. It looked heavily damaged, but it was still standing.
"It's Temporal Tower" Jolt said. "It seems to be heavily damaged...But...it's still standing! Temporal Tower didn't collapse...It survived!"
The images faded from their minds and Dialga turned back around.
"Temporal Tower survived the crisis" Dialga said. "Time has returned to normal here...Thus, time has resumed in places where it had stopped. Because you stopped the ruin of Temporal Tower...the planet's paralysis has been prevented. The world's peace...has been restored."
"R-really?!" Jolt asked, turning to Luna. "We did it, Luna! We finally did it! We brought peace to the world!"
"Allow me to thank you" Dialga said, getting their attention. "I thank you for reaching the Hidden Land...You had the courage to stand up to me, even as I raged out of control...and you prevented the ruin of Temporal Tower in the nick of time. Thank you. All this, I owe to you."
"D-Dialga…" Jolt said, not sure how to react.
Dialga smiled.
"Glacia would be proud of the Pokemon you have become" Dialga said. "You are every bit as she had described you. I can see why she is rather fond of you."
Jolt nodded, blushing at the praise. Something that amused Luna and Dialga.
"But all is not yet as it should be...It will take time" Dialga said. "I must see to the repair of Temporal Tower.
Dialga turned to the side, looking out at the island.
"The Hidden Land, too, has been ravaged…" Dialga said. "But the Rainbow Stoneship should still be operable...And Kita should be awaiting your return."
Jolt nodded.
"Ok" Jolt said, looking over at Luna. "Let's go home, Luna! Back to Treasure Town!"
Luna nodded.
They left Temporal Tower and started walking down the path to the Rainbow Stoneship. As they were walking, Luna started having trouble keeping up with Jolt. Jolt turned around, noticing Luna was lagging behind.
"What's the matter, Luna? Let's hurry" Jolt said.
Jolt then turned around and they began walking again.
My body is starting to feel a lot heavier than normal. I guess that means that the time for me to leave is not much farther away.
Then the ground started shaking.
"Tremors!" Jolt shouted, startled.
Then, the ground started to settle down.
"It's settled down...I guess things are still settling back to normal…" Jolt said. "Let's go, Luna."
As they started walking away, a light appeared from Luna and she stopped in her tracks.
This...This light...I guess that it's time.
Then Jolt noticed that Luna wasn't following him.
"Hey. Luna" Jolt called, walking back to Luna.
Then Jolt noticed something weird.
"Huh? Luna...What is it? What's wrong with you...?" Jolt asked, seeing the light coming from her body.
Luna took a deep breath before she looked at Jolt with a sad smile.
"...Sorry, Jolt. I kept this to myself for a long time…" Luna said, sadly. "It looks like...I have to say goodbye..."
"What?! Good-bye?! What do you mean?!" Jolt shouted.
"Dusknoir told me" Luna explained. "If we changed the future, the Pokémon of the future would disappear...That's why...I'm destined to disappear too."
"Huh? What? Wh-why? I don't understand!" Jolt said, confused.
"Thank you for everything" Luna said. "I'm going to disappear from here now...But, Jolt...I'll never forget you."
Jolt came closer to Luna.
"W-wait a second…" Jolt said, upset. "I only made it this far because you were with me, Luna."
Tears started to gather in Jolt's eyes.
"Don't you understand...? You made me strong, Luna…" Jolt said, tearing up. "If you go, Luna...I...I don't know...what I would..."
Luna shook her head.
"No, Jolt. You have to be strong on your own" Luna said. "You have to live! You have to go home...Tell everyone about what happened here. So that...nothing like this ever happens again."
Jolt was in tears.
"...Urk...Luna..." Jolt said, upset.
Then the light around Luna got brighter.
The light is getting brighter. I don't have much time left.
"Don't Luna!" Jolt said. "Don't...Don't go..."
"Thank you for everything, Jolt" Luna said. "I'm glad we got to train together at the guild...I'm glad we got to go on adventures together...I'm glad...I got to know you, Jolt."
"Wait...Luna..." Jolt said, not wanting him to leave.
Luna shook her head.
"I'm sorry. I'm so lucky that you were my friend..." Luna said.
"I feel the same way, Luna!" Jolt said, tearfully. "To me, Luna, you're...More important than anything..."
Luna nodded.
"Yes...I know how you feel" Luna said. "Jolt...Even after I disappear from here...I will never forget you"
Luna saw the light was getting brighter. She knew she had to warn Jolt somehow about Darkrai, even if he could be watching them right now. She gave Jolt a serious expression which surprised him.
"...Remember this, Jolt. Be wary of the nightmare" Luna said.
Jolt's eyes widened, recognizing the warning that Glacia gave him the day he received the Relic Fragment. Then in a flash of light, Luna was gone.
"...Luna...Luna!" Jolt shouted, looking around. "Luna!"
Jolt began crying over the loss of Luna. After he calmed down enough, began to walk to the Rainbow Stoneship.
"...I have to live...I have to get home alive…" Jolt said, sadly. "...Get home...and tell everyone what happened. Because it's...Luna's...It's Luna's...last wish…"
Jolt looked up and noticed the Rainbow Stoneship in sight.
"Th-there's...There's the Rainbow Stoneship…" Jolt said.
Jolt began to walk towards it, but tripped. However, he recovered and got on and it started to take him down. Jolt watched as Temporal Tower began to get farther away.
"Temporal Tower is...getting farther and farther away…" Jolt said.
Jolt then started tearing up again.
"And Luna...I'm getting farther away from Luna…" Jolt said, sadly. "Oh, Luna…"
And so, Luna and Jolt...finally succeeded in their mission...and saved the world from disaster. Jolt departed from Temporal Tower...traveled across the ravaged Hidden Land...rode Kita across the sea...and safely returned to Treasure Town. Upon returning to the guild...Jolt told everyone about the adventure...about what happened in the Hidden Land...about what took place in Temporal Tower...about Grovyle and Glacia...and about Luna. Of course, Jolt spoke of how the destruction of time was stopped...and how the world was restored to peace. Jolt told the story whenever and wherever possible to as many Pokémon as possible. It was a story that had to be told. It was a story of hope for future peace.
So, months passed...Treasure Town returned to its cheerful routines...the scars from the planet's injuries slowly healed...and life gradually returned to normal...
Three months Later…
Jolt was walking out of the guild and passed by Bidoof.
"Huh? Howdy, Jolt. Going out?" Bidoof asked.
Jolt nodded.
"Yes. Out for a walk" Jolt answered.
"Sounds nice, yup yup!" Bidoof said. "It'll be dinnertime soon, though. You don't want to be late for that!"
"Ok. Understood" Jolt said.
Then Jolt continued and ended up at the beach where the Krabby were blowing bubbles.
"Oh, wow...This is beautiful!" Jolt said. "I haven't seen this for a long time. It's as beautiful as I remember. I've just been too busy to come and see it. But I've missed this...fantastic sight."
Jolt sighed.
"I wonder when it was when I last saw this...The last time was…"
Jolt's eyes widened as he remembered when the last time was.
"Oh...The last time I saw this…" Jolt said. "It was when...when I met Luna..."
Then Jolt remembered how he met Luna and all the adventures they had together.
"The view was like this that time too…" Jolt said, walking towards the spot he found Luna. "The Krabby blowing all those bubbles along the beach...I noticed someone...right here...Luna was...unconscious...That was when...Luna and I...That was when our adventure began."
Jolt sighed.
"I remember it all so fondly" Jolt said, sadly. "All those memories of my time with Luna...Memories...of Luna…"
Tears started to gather in Jolt's eyes.
"But now...Luna is gone" Jolt said, tearing up. "And Luna...isn't here anymore..."
Then Jolt started crying just as Bidoof came along.
"Wah! Jolt!" Bidoof shouted, running over to Jolt. "You've been gone so long, so I took to worrying about you...Wh-what's the matter?"
Then Jolt started crying on Bidoof.
"What all is that matter?" Bidoof asked, confused and concerned about Jolt's actions.
Meanwhile, at Temporal Tower, Dialga look out at the Hidden Land from the top floor of the tower. Dialga sighed as he could feet Jolt's sadness even from his own tower.
"Jolt. When you left here...when you bid farewell to this place from the Rainbow Stoneship...Your sorrow...I felt its intensity even here" Dialga said. "And if that is how you feel even now...And if Luna were to share those feelings...I will grant your wish. The world needs you both."
Dialga turned to a female Glaceon with sea green eyes who wore an ice blue scarf. He knew it was his goddaughter, Luna, or Glacia as she was known to the mainland.
"Luna, have you spoken to Arceus regarding the matter?" Dialga asked.
Luna nodded.
"Yes" Luna answered. "He has said that he had already decided to let the Pokemon from the future to survive because of everyone's actions, even knowing they would disappear. Due to this, he has decided to let them live. He has decided to let you be the one to let my future self live, considering he knows how Jolt feels about her sudden departure."
Dialga nodded.
"I figured he would do something like that" Dialga said. "I guess there's only one thing left to do for the time being."
Dialga looked over at Luna.
"I believe it would be best to stay here on Temporal Island for the time being" Dialga advised.
Luna nodded.
"I know" Luna said. "If Jolt sees me and my future self together, then he might start asking questions. The kind that I don't wish to answer until we deal with Darkrai and put an end to his dark ambitions."
Dialga nodded.
"That was one of the reasons you asked Lia to keep track of his movements" Dialga said. "After all this is over, we can finally rescue Tora and bring him home, just as you've always wanted. Soon, your family can finally be together again and your mother will be happy like she used to be."
Luna nodded.
"That's what I hope for every day" Luna said. "Knowing that day is close at hand is enough to keep me going."
Dialga nodded. He looked out towards the direction of Treasure Town.
"I will trust you with a gift, Jolt" Dialga said. "I leave to you...The Future! This is my thanks! Please accept it!"
Then a flash of light appeared on the beach. Then Luna appeared out of the light. Once Jolt saw her, he ran up to her and started crying.