Author's Notes: Chapter 21. Notice for all those reading WIIAM: It will be updated. I've had a serious case of writer's block, and I'm trying to get over it. I'll try to update it ASAP. But enough of that. On with this story.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon. Only my OCs. Alex is owned by blazingalex.
I bowed my head for a bit. Then turned around. I gasped at what I saw. We were in a huge city. I mean like Castelia City huge. People had stopped and were staring at us. I turned to Mew.
"Where are we?" I asked. She smiled and flew up into the air she spread her arms.
"Welcome to Arkum." She said.
"Arkum?" I asked.
"This is the place that Arceus built for times of war." Mew said.
"War?" I asked.
"Not here. Let me show you to the Keep." Mew said. We headed through the city. When people saw us, they gasped and bowed, welcoming the legendaries to Arkum. Some asked why we were here. When they were told, they rushed off to spread the news. The streets were filled with people walking around, even some pokemon. I spotted a Machamp running a bakery. Some people had pokemon with them. One person was riding his Arcanine around. He passed us three times. Finally, over the heads of the people, I saw it. It was humongous! The entrance was obviously built to accomadate the large berth of many of the legendaries. We all headed inside.
We were in a large room. Many rooms led off, and even a few staircases were present. Mew led us through a door and down a few hallways to a room exactly like the meeting room in Arceus' realm. We all took a seat.
"Now then. 500 years ago, someone declared war on the Legendaries. Arceus built this city as a type of stronghold. People who wished to help the Legendaries came to live here, so Arceus built homes for them. Pokemon came as well. When the war was over, Arceus provided homes for the Pokemon here, while most of the people left to go back home. Then, 200 years later, the Great War broke out, and this city was a great place for the main city." Mew answered.
"Wait. Most of the people?" I asked.
"Well, over the hundreds of years, the population flourished. Today, the population is about 10,000 people, with about 7,000 pokemon." Mew answered.
"This Keep was built to hold everything we needed, even enough supplies to last a while in a siege." Jirachi said.
"Sometimes I would come here just to relax. The atmosphere here is great." Celebi said.
"So, now that we're here, what do we do?" I asked.
"We fulfill Arceus' wish. We build an army. Once news reaches Team Rocket that we have come here, they will prepare." Mew said.
"Then why drive us out of Arceus' realm? If it was so easy to just keep us there, why attack?" I asked.
"Perhaps to scare us." Jirachi said.
"Ha! Then they failed." Groudon said.
"Wait, didn't Team Rocket get some of the Antinanion?" I asked.
"Yes." Mew answered.
"And they have Arceus." I said.
"So?" Rayquaza said.
"While captured, Arceus is bound to do what Team Rocket tells him to do. And with Antinanion, they have the power of every type!" I said. Silence for a minute.
"Regardless, we must tell everyone to prepare for battle. The armory will be busy for the next couple of days." Rayquaza said.
"I can help there." Groudon said.
"We also need to train them." Jirachi said.
"I can take care of the humans." I said without thinking.
"Very well." Mew said. "And I will worry about the Pokemon."
"Alright. The rest of you, help where you are needed." Rayquaza said.
"Dismissed." Mew said. We all exited the room and headed our separate ways. I lingered in the room. Mew floated up to me.
"Worry not, Ray. We have won in the past." She said.
"I know. I just wish Arceus was here." I said.
"I know. But while he is gone, we must do as he wished. We will fight back against Team Rocket until we overcome." She said, flicking me with her tail.
"I know. Its just, everyone acts like I'm someone special. Like I should be the fearless warrior, the one who knows everything, and never messes up. But I'm not. I'm not fearless, I'm don't know everything, and I do mess up. I just wish this had never happened. I wish I was still walking around with my Pokemon, getting badges, and my only worry being whether or not I would be able to sleep in a bed at night."
Mew nodded. "So do all who live to see such dark times. However, it is not what happens that matters. Only what we do in response to what happens matters. And that, my young friend, is the great mystery of life." She said.
I nodded, and we headed back into the city.
End Notes: Finished. It took a while, deciding where to go with this, but now, I feel it turned out great. What do you think? R&R!