Chapter 30- A Surprise Arrival

POV: Joseph

Location: Selene city

Time: 12:00

Pokémon Recap:(A/N the moves stated will be the moves set for battle)

My team

Rouge: Delta Charizard, Female, Mild, Delta Charizardite, Level 64 (Lunar Cannon, Shadow Ball, Dragon Dance, Dragon Pulse)

Sasuke: Delta Gallade, Male, Lonely, Delta Galladite [broken], Level 62 (Swords Dance, Ice Blade, Lightning Blade, Ice Shard)

Levi: Delta Bisharp, Male, Serious, Delta Bisharpite [broken], Level 60 (Blaze Kick, Mach Punch, Fly, Sky Drop)

Kuro: Delta Liepard, Female, Quirky, Spell Tag, Level 60 (Shadow Claw, Moon Blast, Coil, Perish Song)

Rin: Charizard, Male, Timid, Charcoal, Level 62 (Flamethrower, Heat Wave, Fly, Slash)

I've decided to fight the Pokémon Gym today. By myself, I was worried that Alexis would find out what happened last night. I was thankful when she said she wasn't coming. To make a long story short, when I entered the gym, I was told that Diana specializes in Psychic and Ghost. Not too bad, I'll mainly be relying on Rouge and Kuro today… But I can't help but wish Kuro and Levi remained in their original Dark types… or maybe not, it could make him stronger… Anyways I also read some of the poems on the walls, if this gym wasn't themed around dreams. I wouldn't have taken them seriously. I literally walked through the walls to the other side. First time in a while I questioned if my journey has been a dream or not.

Basically, this was the fastest time I had gotten to the gym leader. "Well we meet again."

"Welcome, Challenger." Diana greets me back. "As you've heard, the Gym I run is themed around dreams and such, I specialize in both Psychic and Ghost types. Seems that you're the first one in a while to understand the poems. I mean it you couldn't take those poems more literal."

"If the gym wasn't themed around dreams. I probably wouldn't have solved the riddle." I respond.

"Anyways enough of that. Let's- wait!" She suddenly stopped.

Did she finally notice the presence of a certain Legendary?

Maybe… I shift my eyes to the corner of the room. "What's wrong?"

"I just remembered Mew isn't on your team yet! And here I was planning to use Cresselia. As a gym leader, that would give me an unfair advantage." That's what she noticed!

But more Importantly! "You use Cresselia in Normal Gym Battles?!"

"only the ones, where the trainer is incredibly strong." Diana explained, "You are really strong… though you only have five Pokémon…"

While she was trying to make a decision, I make a suggestion. "How about not using one of your other Pokémon?"

"Oh, that can work! Hm… I think I'll leave out Chandelure this time round." She finally decided on who to use.

"Okay, let's start this." I toss out Kuro disguised as Levi. Hopefully she'll work with me this time.

"That one huh? It had a good attack stat, didn't it?" Diana throws out a Sableye first. "alright go with Will-O-Wisp!"

Damn thing has Prankster. Kuro is now burned, she starts to get angry but waits for my command. "Okay Moon Blast!"

Kuro's past battle experience is the best, it had taken down the Sableye in one-shot. though she still loses six percent of health due to the burn, but she keeps the Illusion up.

"I didn't think you'd use that one first…" She already can tell that it's Kuro. "Alright let's go Gengar. Use Shadow Ball."

Being taken aback that both sisters use Gengars, I was almost unable to switch Kuro out. "Kuro Return, Go Rin!"

"Awe, so close." She was purposely aiming for Kuro because of her Illusion ability… Rin took approximately forty percent damage.

"Turn up the heat with Heat Wave!" I command to Rin. Following my instructions, he releases a blistering wave of heat. The heat evaporated three fourths of the Gengar's health.

"Gengar retaliate with Sludge Wave!" Diana shouted. In response the Gengar spat out a wave of purplish black sludge at Rin.

"Tch." I click my tongue in frustration. Rin is now down to five percent health. Though I'm not the only one angry Rin's flame flickers from blue to white. "Okay, Rin Flame thrower."

The stream of bluish white flames renders the Gengar unconscious. "Ah! Gengar! Nice going at least you took one down with you."

I didn't even notice that Rin got poisoned from the sludge wave. He falls unconscious due to it. "Nice going Rin, you did your best."

We decide our next Pokémon at the same time… Landing on my side was Sasuke, while Diana had thrown out a Gardevoir. But since both were the same level, they had the same amount of speed.

"Oh, isn't that the one who destroyed the Crystal?" Diana knew about that as well…

"yes…" I reluctantly admitted… I now know that doing that was bad!

"Hm… I also hear that it was capable of Mega evolution. Is that true?" How does she know that much about my Pokémon? Yet not know about Darkrai?

"That was achieved only once… I haven't been able to do it in a while." I turn my attention to the floor before realizing I'm still in battle.

"Gardevoir while their distracted Focus Blast!" I panicked when hearing that.

Crash!

Thank Arceus It missed. That Gardevoir has Choice specs… it could be much worse if that actually hit. "Ah! Sasuke Ice blade!" The Gardevoir had lost fifty five percent from Sasuke's slash attack. I command for Sasuke to continue with another attack.

Diana though had another plan. "Gardevoir Point Blank Focus Blast!"

BOOM!

With a resounding explosion. Both Sasuke and the Gardevoir were left unconscious on the field. Another tie… I could win at this rate, but it'd leave a bad taste in my mouth if it did. After return them to their pokeballs, we decided who to use next. Her next Pokémon would either be her legendary or her mega. Either way, I already planned with Levi for him to be the one who would test the next Pokémon.

"Come on out Cresselia!" Diana chose her Legendary next. Once in the field I felt the eyes of another Pokémon watching this battle intently.

"Levi, you know the plan." I call out to him. He nods in response to me.

"Cresselia Psyshock!" Diana commands.

Stones of psychic energy were flung at Levi. Thanks to his high Defense he took the hit fairly well. "Levi, Blaze Kick!"

With a fast a swift burning kick, Levi burned away twenty five percent of the Cresselia's health with a critical. Not mention also left it burned. A nice revenge for Kuro. Plan is going well.

"I didn't you to put a fire type move for this battle." Diana noticed. "Any way, Cresselia another Psyshock!"

With that Levi fell. He did well against a Legendary. "Good going Levi… your next."

I toss out Rouge next, following rouges appearance. Diana says something noticeable, "Still no burns…" So that's how she's tracking Kuro. I decide not to try Rouge's mega evolution, rather not let him out.

Hey, when's the next time you'll allow me to play in the real world?

Never. Focusing on the battle. "Rouge Shadow Ball!"

The Cresselia is now at twenty five percent health, thing is Bulky. I hear Diana call out another attack. "Cresselia use Ice Beam!"

Rouge suffers forty percent of health due to the Ice attack. Rouge is still faster, "Shadow ball again!"

With that the Cresselia falls to the ground. "I've rarely seen Cresselia be taken out by other Pokémon. I see why Mew chose you."

"I still haven't remembered much of my past. What this strength is only the strength of my Pokémon." I admit, "Until I remember I'll only be able to rely on their strength."

"Even so, your still quite strong. Now come out Gothitelle." Diana reveals her last Pokémon. Which is also her Mega Pokémon, which is indicated by her touching of the keystone on her necklace. "Psychic, Dark, and Ghost. Give this battle an ethereal light, and grant us victory."

I hesitate on mega evolving Rouge…

Fine I'll give you a chance.

Reluctantly I touch my keystone and drain the light of the room with mega evolving Rouge. "Shadows, absorb the light and make to strength. Shadow Ball!"

The unexpected amount of darkness filled the room, it strengthened the Shadow ball tremendously. With one hit the Gothitelle went from one hundred percent to around twenty.

"That was powerful, but it also strengthened my side as well. Gothitelle use Dark Pulse!" With the pulse of dark energy sent at Rouge She fell, reverting to her original form.

"Rouge you did good. Time to go Kuro." With this the battle was already determined for my side. Even with the reduction of fairy power we can still win. "Kuro Moon blast!"

With that the battle was decided. After getting the gym badge and TM. I decide to leave and find Alexis. As I exited the gym I thought. Well that was harder than I thought… I barely won battle. That Diana is plenty stronger than… the last gym leader I battled was Harmony. "She was the fourth gym leader. Damn it, Anastasia!"

"huh? Why are you cursing out the other Gym leaders?" Oh, yeah Diana decided to follow me out.

"Because I defeated the Abyssal Cult. Anastasia though I didn't need to prove my strength against her." I'm still bitter about it.

You think I'm not? She was helping a cult!

"yeah… I thought you wouldn't like that." I stop after hearing Diana's words.

"You were planning on doing it too?!" Enough is enough, I want to fairly earn my badges.

"Yeah… I mean the Pokémon that my sister used were on a power level close to my own. Right?" Diana asks me. Is she really comparing herself to her sister?

"You were tougher." I respond. Though can't say too much. Persephone said she didn't have her best team. "By the way why are you following me?"

"If I heard right. Some other people with legendary Pokémon were headed here." Diana spouts this as if it was common knowledge.

Wait… Alexis will probably learn of this… got to cover my tracks. "You know how I battled your sister last night."

"Yes, what about it?" Diana gives me glance.

"When we meet with whoever has the Legendries. It never happened." I do not want to die to day.

Good call.

As DJ agrees with me. I see an orange haired boy running towards me. "Joseph! Help!"

"Orion?" he was supposed to call me when he got here. Wait… is that Alexis and Nora behind him. Oh, Alexis does not look happy. "What did you do?!"

"So, Joseph. I hear Orion was supposed to call you when he got here." Fuck she's pissed.

Wait that's what this is about?! "Why are you angry? I told you about that!"

Her face goes from anger to surprise. "You did?"

"Yes!" Did she really forget? I thought she was smarter than that.

I concur.

After Alexis gives a defeated look. Diana talks. "Good the other two legendary holders are here now."

So, this is who she meant. Nora then gives a confused look. "Huh? How do you know about that?"

"I hold one too. Nora, traveler of time." Diana says in a mystic voice.

Nora looks at me with a concerned look. "As much as I know… She's trusts worthy."

"Well, anyways… Nora and Joseph I think it would be good to go to Amphitrite City." Diana gives us a quest.

"Why do we need to do that?" With the current situation of cults. I really don't want to do a fetch quest.

"Other than for challenging Pokémon Gyms." Oh, that doesn't sound too bad. "In Amphitrite you'll find the people who sent your legendaries to you."

"What?!" Nora said in surprise.

I take out the quarts flute and look at it, "So, I'll finally get the reason for why Mew chose me."

"I'm not sure about that… But you'll learn some necessary information." Diana explains.

Orion curiously steps in. "Um... you said only Joseph and Nora. Does that mean I shouldn't go?"

"Well getting Reshiram back took a great deal of time, did it not? Besides even though you're a gym leader, I think it's a bit too early for you. Though I won't stop you if you go." Diana says to Orion

Orion takes a look at Reshiram pokeball. "Yeah, I think I should get stronger before I go. And it isn't good to have gyms closed for prolonged amounts of time."

"With that settled. I think you should depart for your destinations Immediately." Diana turns back to her gym. Orion had tossed out his Charizard and headed back towards Suntouched.

On Diana's way she stops she calls back to me. "Oh yeah! Joseph when you get to Amphitrite can you tell Calreath. I miss him."

"What?" I get that this thing more of a fetch quest.

"he's my boyfriend, and the Gym leader there." I'll end up battling him so why not. I nod at her request.

"His theme wouldn't be rain would it?" Alexis asks. Oh, yeah Zenith said something about that.

Diana looks at her. "Yes, why do you ask?"

"oh, no reason… it's just I thought there was a dark type Gym Leader as well?" The first Augur right…

"Yeah, if I remember correctly the First Augur was a gym leader. His was in Gaea town." Diana explains. "Though I think he gave rights to another person… that was when he became Augur."

"Really? Who was it?" I can't help but feel I know the answer.

"I believe it was… Luisa." Diana answered.

"…" my suspicion was correct. Mom had quite the amount of Dark types on her team… "How did she know the First?"

"it hasn't been proven… but it was a rumor that she and the first were married." As Diana say these words. Things just click together

"okay then." Wow, had to learn who I am that way. I'll tell Alexis and Nora later.

"Joseph, that was a pretty random question. Why did you ask?" Alexis looks at me. I guess I need to explain now.

I stare… I brought this to myself. "Well-!"

Nope I'm not letting you.

I feel pain course through my body… Guess this is a secret I can't let out. "Can't say…"

"Joseph are you alright?" Nora comes to my side. Nora brings out her Celebi. "Celebi use Heal bell!"

As I hear the ringing of the pain slowly subsides. "Thanks Nora."

"…Are you?" Diana stares at me. "Being afflicted by darkness."

I look at Alexis and Nora. Nora is confused by, while Alexis is surprised at Diana's question. Though Diana's seen it with Persephone, hasn't she? "Yes…"

"Did your friends know about it?" Diana asked. She seems angry at this

Before I could answer Alexis talks. "I only learned recently… Nora didn't know what so ever."

Diana looks towards me and Nora. "Call Mew out."

I don't much of a choice… I use the Quartz flute. As usual the note is inaudible. And Mew appears. "Mew!"

Diana stares at mew Angerly. "Did you know?"

"Mew." The hell was I supposed to know what that means.

Though whatever Mew said. Diana is now even more angry. "I may not have permission for this. But!... From now on, you stay with him at all times. Especially you show up, when his darker side acts up."

EH! Is she giving me brakes!?

Mew turns to me and its eye's glow. "…Mew."

Fine I'll go for now, but I'll be back.

For the longest while my head feels lighter than ever. I look over at Mew, and Diana. "thanks."

"if your thanking Mew, you better not. If it had stayed by your side, events like these won't happen." Diana is still angry.

"Really?!" Alexis exclaims. Well I think this has Alexis less worried. Though she sounds angry at Mew.

As for me… I don't think Mew was wrong. "No, I will. Something in my gut. Is telling me what Mew did isn't the way to solve that matter."

"Cele!" as I said that Mew went over and snatched something from Nora's Celebi.

"Mew!" Before any of us could react, Mew had already transformed into Celebi.

Mew as a Celebi then came over to me. "Hey! What are you doing?!"

"Mew!" Mew grabs two of my pokeballs and starts glowing. After it stops glowing it goes into my bag and grabs an empty pokeball. Mew then decides to enter it.

"What the hell just happened?" Nora the only one to speak

"No clue…" I look at the two, that Mew touched. It was Sasuke and Levi. Nothing noticeable changed about them, but the mega stone that had usually been a dull color. Shone brightly

Location: Route 14

Time: 23:00

After the whole incident in Selene City earlier. Me, Alexis and Nora set off towards Amphitrite. It's going to be long trek until we reach Oranos Town, so we are camping out tonight. I don't why but I was able to tell Alexis and Nora who I truly am. It seems DJ had been unable to interfere. Nora was surprised at this endeavor. Alexis was surprised at first, then complained how her mission just changed to protecting a person of power. Though, unless Jaern eliminated a whole bunch of people, my parents hid the details of my birth. It actually explains why no one recognizes me… Though Diana did say Mom's and Dad's relationship was just a rumor. Being someone powerful means, more people will try to exploit weaknesses… I guess that's how Jaern beat Dad.

After that I tried to see how Mew would battle. Though it seems likes to copy another Pokémon when battling. As an example, Mew would transform into Shaymin and it have Shaymin's Moveset.

"hm… I still need to give you a name." I look at Mew's pokeball.

"Huh?" I guess Alexis herd me talking to myself. Shouldn't she be asleep by now. "Your going to give a Legendary Pokémon a name."

"Well all of my other Pokémon have names. I don't want Mew to feel left out." I know it's improper, but come on. I take Mew out it's pokeball "You want a name, right?"

"Mew." Mew nods in response.

"See." I say to Alexis, "Now… What would be good?"

"How are you going to pick it?" Alexis interrupts my thought process.

I just realize. "I don't remember the naming method I used for Rouge, Sasuke, or Levi."

"But didn't you find two of them, before you knew they were your Pokémon?" I hear a question being asked.

"like usual, it was really random coincidence. When looking at them I kind of just knew their names." Explaining this is really confusing, even to me.

Alexis gave me a look of confusion, and disbelief. "Then how'd you name Rin, JoJo, and Ichigo?"

I start to recollect on that… "Rin's and Ichigo's were somewhat obvious… Rin is translated as 'light bearer', while Ichigo's can translate to 'orange'. JoJo, just wanted a name similar to my own."

"Oh, is that so?" She says, with a somewhat condescending tone.

"Is mine that different than yours?" I ask.

"Katsura, liked to disguise as catlike Pokémon so, the name kind of just stuck. Toga, decided the name itself." Alexis explain her naming process. "Saiki, partially a pun on the word 'psychic'. Grey, he reminded me of person from home. Kisame, translates to 'shark'."

It sounds similar to mine… "And Gojira?"

"I didn't think of it. Its original trainer named it that." Alexis didn't decide on its name?

I find this a bit odd. "you mean that guy, you got her form in Selene City?"

"No, he didn't name her either… He found her wondering around, caught her. Then found that she was already named." Alexis explained. "But because Gojira wouldn't obey him, he traded her."

Sound a bit too odd… "In any event I think I should try to name Mew, via it's characteristics… I don't know much about it though."

Alexis gives a vague sense on Mews "Mews don't really have any notable physical features about them, and their fighting styles are similar to Dittos. The only Unique thing about them is how rare they are."

Eh… some of that information sounds false, but… "Unique... I got it Uni!"

Alexis looks at me unimpressed.

"Don't look at me like that. It's a good name. For something that Survives by being common, that is a something unique in itself. How do you know that Toga isn't a Mew in disguise?" I defend the name I chose.
"Because the Pokedex identifies Toga as a Ditto." Alexis responds

She's got me there, "In any case. Mew do you like Uni?"

"Mew." Mew nods at my question.

"Uni it is!" I cheer.

"ugh! I'm going to sleep." Alexis, turns away.

"I guess I should call it a night as well." I return Mew to its pokeball. Then I head off to sleep.

Though as I try to fall asleep, I have no Idea why… But I can't help but wonder. What is Jaern up to…

POV: ?

Location: Unknown

Time: 23:00

"This place is… bizarre" Jaern says to himself as he goes further into the cavern. "Such an odd place to have built anything at all. I can't believe People can live out here… But why? Why is there a temple here, of all places?"

"Ah, our honored Guest has finally arrived." My voice resounds out.

"What is this? Show yourself!" Jaern shouts into the Darkness, "Who on earth are you? What do you want? You're the one behind all of this, aren't you?"

I start to laugh, "Me? Behind everything? What could you possibly mean? This is your story isn't it?"

"I… I've been researching." For the first time Jaern stutters. "I know where the First Augur, Adam's Crystal came from. I've looked into Persephone's past, which led me to Zenith and the Infernal Cult and what he can do. And all of it… All of it ties back to you."

"You've certainly done your research." Not like I made it easy.

"Are you cultists? Trying to catch Giratina?" Jaern asks.

"No. We might look the part, but were anything but." He definitely made some good conclusions, but he is still wrong.

Jaern gets angry at the voice, "You've been playing us like pawns! You've been playing ME like a pawn!"

I smile, let's see his ego crumble. "Actually, if you were in my plan as a pawn. You'd never be the Second Augur."

"What?!" hm… is he upset that he wasn't a pawn? No, it's a mix of that with some other parts of anger.

"That may have change things but… your existence is a minor nuisance at best." I explain to him. "My intension was for the Infernal Cult to eventually over throw the first Augur and Secure the Crystal for me. But no, you had to interfere, didn't you? You just had to play the Anti Hero, didn't you?"

"You're evil." Jaern says to me

"I'm surviving." I say before we part ways.

"Stay away from me." Jaern warns, "Don't make me break the Crystal"

"Hah." Does he think I don't know? "Any more than the First's son?... But I'll let you go. Your shard is nearly useless to me without the other pieces. Though, you weren't originally part of my plan, you've slowly become useful. Enjoy your trip home, Jaern… you won't remember any of this." The cavern goes dark.

Pokedex entries:

Sableye: It hides in the darkness of caves. Its diet of gems has transformed its eyes into gemstones.

Gengar: The leer that floats in darkness belongs to a Gengar delighting in casting curses on people.

Gardevoir: Gardevoir has the ability to read the future. If it senses impending danger to its Trainer, this Pokémon is said to unleash its psychokinetic energy at full power.

Cresselia: Those who sleep holding Cresselia's feather are assured of joyful dreams. It is said to represent the crescent moon.

Gothitelle: They can predict the future from the placement and movement of the stars. They can see Trainers' life spans.