My Orange Archipelago Journey

by Stormcyclone21

This is Jordan Hale's second journey, join him as he travels to the Orange Islands on a request from professor Oak, what will happen on his journey?

21. Pokemon the Power of One: Part 3

Disclaimer: Umm…what's this here for again? Oh right, I still don't own Pokémon.

21. Pokémon the Power of One: Part Three

I sat up slowly with a sharp pain in my left leg and an incomprehensible, sound shattering ringing in my ears.

Bits of rubble kept falling aimlessly around me, I would have flinched every time one landed near me, if I could have flinched, but the pain in my leg was too painful to make me do much else. Thankfully, none of the rubble hit me, but they still bounced erratically around me. A few bounced harmlessly toward me.

I looked around and saw that my friends were starting to stir from the fall. It seemed like it was a miracle that none of us got hit from any of the rubble.

Camilla was holding Cubone, he looked quite scared, but her Pikachu was calming it down as Camilla was in shock too much. I was glad that none of her Pokémon were hurt.

Leaf was shaking her head trying to wrap her head around what had just happened, she immediately looked in my direction and her eyes widened.

Tracey was slowly getting up rubbing the back of his head, he must have hit it while he fell to the ground.

Riley slowly stood up, he looked a little shaken, but this was my uncle, he was one of the strongest people I knew.

Melody was sitting up, she looked into her bag, she was making sure the orbs hadn't smashed. I wondered even if they could, they were kind of magical. What would happen if they did smash? What would happen to the Pokémon they represented?

Pikachu was laying a few feet away, he was still unconscious. I tried to use my voice to call out to him.

'Pikachu?' I called.

I would have moved, but the pain in my leg coursed roughly through, thus causing me to wince in exceedingly uncomfortable pain.

I was refined to dragging myself across the floor instead of attempting to stand up. If I could stand up, like my friends were currently attempting to do I would go straight toward Pikachu to see if my best friend was okay.

I wondered was I was unable to move, sure my leg was in a lot of pain, but that wouldn't stop me from helping my friends, heck, I even died for them once and I'm still here. Why was I unable to move? I looked toward my leg to assess the damage to it and I found out why I was restrained and why I was unable to move.

There was a huge sort of aircraft that had my leg caught between it and the ground. Great, what was I going to do now? I was surprised my leg was still in one piece, but with me immobilized I wouldn't be able to complete the prophecy.

The aircraft looked like it had crashed and embedded its way into the earth's surface.

I looked over toward my friends and a few feet away was a set of stairs that led up quite a way to a place I couldn't see.

There was a fog that didn't look as fog normally did, it didn't shield me from my friends, but shielded me past them.

I couldn't see much of the aircraft, but the fog bank shielded most of it, but I could tell it was large.

My friends started to slowly sit up, one by one.

All of them looked at me and their eyes widened in shock, they all scrambled to reach me.

My uncle came running toward me, emerging from the fog behind my friends, he was wearing his Sinnoh clothes. He took his hat off and proceeded to helping me trying to figure a way to move the pressure from my leg.

'Jordan.' He started. 'This is a problem.' He said.

I already knew, but he was looking at the flying machine and was trying to figure out how to get it off of me.

Leaf, Melody and Tracey were the first to arrive to me.

'Are you okay, Jordan?' Tracey asked me. Could he see me? I was trapped under a massive flying machine.

Leaf punched him in the shoulder.

'Ow.' He complained.

'Do you feel any pain?' Leaf asked. I thought this was also a stupid question. I raised my eyebrow at her.

'It could have been numb.' She replied to my look.

Camilla came limping over with Cubone awake in one arm and the other was holding my Pikachu who was still unconscious.

'Pikachu.' I said in relief.

I looked at Camilla, she was on one leg, she gave me a fake smile.

Melody noticed Camilla's pain and went to help her.

Camilla leaned against Melody for support, maybe those two may get along.

"The chosen ones downfall will be the price." This was probably what the line meant. I had now been immobilized by a large flying vehicle, but since I was immobilized the island, no the world was saved. I had to have a catastrophe happen to me, so the world would be saved, but I didn't understand some of the lines they felt incomplete, such as; for the only one to tame the beast of the sea. This line was incomplete and couldn't be complete if I was immobilized.

I didn't understand this, every other line from the prophecy had been completed, why was this one unable to be completed? Or was it a coincidence? Was it a coincidence that every other line was as it was said? Was it that the prophecy was just mumbo jumbo? I had fallen to the trap of speculative natives.

A huge creak sounded from the flying vessel and I knew this was the real consequence of saving the world, I was going to die for the second time, but this time I wouldn't be coming back.

I looked to Riley who started to glow blue.

I could see my leg under the vessel, it was just being crushed, but I also felt some surge of strength flow through me, but not enough to move.

I looked toward Camilla and she was enveloped in a white light.

Riley walked toward the flying vessel and where my legs where he put his fingers under and lifted the vessel a bit.

It was enough to get my leg out.

'Get, Jordan out!' Riley shouted.

'Help him!' Camilla said.

She must have heard Riley speak too.

Leaf and Tracey took my arms and dragged me from the vessel.

Riley put the vessel down and I was free, still hurt, but free.

Riley then fell to his hands and knees, as the blue around him faded. He was breathing heavily.

I felt the strength leave and I started to breath heavy.

Leaf then took Cubone from Camilla and Tracey took my Pikachu from Camilla.

Camilla almost fell to the floor breathing heavily too. Melody caught her and let her down gently.

'Uncle?' I asked. 'You have aura?' I was astonished that he kept this from me.

Why did he keep this from me, he knew I had aura too, so why didn't he tell me. Camilla had ESP, he must have found that out too.

'What?' Leaf, Melody and Tracey exclaimed in unison.

Riley sat up and looked at me, regaining his breath.

'I am your dads brother.' Riley said if it was that simple. 'This aura you possess had been passed down the Hale line, but it always skipped a generation, until it came to you. Our grandad had it, but our father didn't, we both got aura, but Red learnt to control it faster and better than me, when he found out you had aura when you were a baby it surprised him, that's why he left, to see if he could find out anything about it, now you have learnt that you have it he is letting you grow up and learn about it yourself.' Riley explained.

Now the reason for my dad's absence made sense.

Although I had a thousand questions, they would better for my dad to answer when I next saw him, and now was not the time to discuss aura, we had bigger problems.

The three legendary birds were fighting against one another above the fog and we had to stop it.

Did I mention I hate having problems on top of problems and solutions that just create more problems?

I was now injured so there was no way I could complete the prophecy, not in the state I'm in.

'Where's the orb?' I asked.

I know I changed the subject so abruptly, but completing the prophecy was more important than anything else, we had to stop the three legendary birds from attacking each other.

Melody took all three orbs out of her bag.

'We need to get them to the pedestal.' I said.

'You are in no state to move.' My uncle told me.

'Uncle, this prophecy is supposed to be mine to fulfil, I am the chosen one.' I told him.

Leaf and Tracey sighed.

They knew there was no arguing with me, I was stubborn, my recklessness had never gone away. I would never stop trying to prove myself.

'Mr Riley,' Melody started. 'Jordan has been chosen to fulfil this prophecy by the people of Shamouti island.' Melody said. 'We can help him, but he has to be the one to save us.' Melody told him. 'This was just a tradition, but this year it seems as if Jordan is the chosen one to save the world.'

This weight that had been given to me seemed to get heavier with every word that Melody said.

Riley stood up.

'If this is what you want Jordan, I will help in any way I can.' My uncle said.

He bent down and wrapped one of my arms around his shoulders.

He helped me stand up.

Melody bent down and struggled to help Camilla up.

'Can I have Cubone?' She asked Leaf.

Leaf gave Cubone to Camilla and she then proceeded to help Melody support Camilla.

I heard a sound. It was high pitched, but very soothing. I didn't know what it was or where it came from, but I had an assumption.

We made or way toward the stairs, we had no idea where we were, we could have been on one of the islands, either the fire or the ice. I doubt we would have crashed on the same island we were taken from, but we could also have been on Shamouti island.

There was only one way were going to find out where we were.

'Jordan!' Tracey shouted after we went up a few steps.

With Riley's help I turned around.

Pikachu slowly opened its eyes.

'Pikachu!' I called. I was so glad he was alright.

'Pika.' He said weakly.

I would have grabbed him, but I was in a weakened state and he was also, so we would embrace each other later.

We kept walking up the stairs, I knew this would take longer, especially since last time I ran, this time I was limping with the help from my uncle.

I was going slower than walking, every few steps we had to stop, not just for me, but for Camilla also.

Leaf, Melody and Tracey were fine, they could have left us and gone to the top their selves. It would have been easier on them and us.

Riley was still a little out of breath, but he was strong enough to help me up the hundreds of stairs we had to climb.

I couldn't believe I had been injured so that the prophecy would now take longer. I had planned to complete the Prophecy in one night, now how long would it take? A few days, longer? I did not want it to last longer than how I had planned previously, even with this injury I would complete the prophecy at the same time I planned before I became injured.

This is how prophecies worked with me, or how things did when I was saving the world. I would get injured in some way that would set back the time frame I predicted.

I mean the first major thing I did was when Mewtwo tried to take over the world. But I wasn't injured I was dead, Camilla and Leaf saw me die, Brock, Liam and Rachel were also there, they also saw me die, I got hit by two oncoming psychic attacks to stop a quarrel between a clone of the other.

I made a split-second decision, one that changed my life forever, now I knew Camilla hated when I was told that I was the one to save the world. She didn't want to see me die again.

I wouldn't ever be that reckless again. I wouldn't put myself in danger on purpose, unfortunately I had managed that this time as well as last, but this time it was just a coincidence that I got hurt.

Neither Leaf, Tracey, Melody or my uncle had suffered any injuries.

Just Camilla and I were unfortunate, she had an injured leg and I had mine caught under a huge flying vessel.

A second sound cried out like the first time, it was so calm I almost lost my footing. It was louder than last time though.

I hoped the top of this island was Shamouti. I did not want to come out and be on a completely different island.

The fog got thicker and I knew we were in the cloud bank. I could barely see my friends as they walked up these stairs.

I didn't know how long we would walk through this cloud bank for, and how much father ahead after we came out, the top of the island would be.

I came out the top and saw that we didn't have much longer to climb, but this didn't look like Shamouti island, it looked like one of the islands that either Articuno, Zapdos or Moltres was on.

It wasn't the one that Pikachu and I ran up, that had a lot greyer than this, this looked black, like it had been burnt. It also wasn't covered in snow, so I guessed this must have been fire island.

I looked out ahead of the place where the fire orb would have been and there were the three legendary birds fighting, but it wasn't against each other, it was together against a larger Pokémon.

It was primarily white, it resembled a dragon and a bird. It has a blue underside with different tones. It had a rigid mouth similar to a beak, but two pointed teeth protruding from its bottom jaw. Its head is pointed at the back. It has a long slender neck and a smooth streamlined body. It has dark blue plate like protrusions run down its back and it has two more pointed ones at the end of its tail. It has large wings that looked like forearms and hands.

That was most likely Lugia, the Treasure of the sea, the one that was supposed to quench the fighting.

Zapdos fired a thunder towards Lugia but missed.

Moltres fired a flamethrower, but that also missed.

Articuno fired an ice beam toward Lugia.

Lugia was instantly frozen in a column of ice.

The three birds just hovered there for a moment.

This didn't seem right, how could three birds who were to be stopped by Lugia beat Lugia?

Lugia did quench the fighting, but now it was encased in ice, so to stop the fighting it had to fail, much like me. I felt I had failed, especially now since Lugia was encased in a column of ice.

A few seconds latter a shattering sound echoed around us.

I saw Lugia flying, as if nothing had happened, like it hadn't just been frozen in ice.

I had to get to Shamouti island. I had just run up these stairs with what could have been a broken leg for no reason at all.

Lugia caught my eye as it soared past the island.

'The chosen one.' Its voice said in my mind.

My friends all looked to me.

Maybe it wasn't in my head.

'You have to get the orbs to the pedestal.' Lugia said.

I looked across the water and saw Shamouti island in the distance. I knew that to get there it would take a while, but I was the one in this prophecy and I couldn't fail.

'I've got to get over there.' I said pointing to Shamouti island.

Pikachu climbed up my leg and up my arm to perch on my shoulder, his original place.

'That could take forever.' Tracey said.

'Tracey's right.' Leaf agreed. 'Plus any forms of transport even using your Pokémon would be suicide.' She told me. 'You remember how we almost got killed by Moltres and Zapdos attacks in the ship.' Leaf reminded me.

That wasn't what treacherous meant to me. It wasn't exactly treacherous, just foolish, but I had to finish what I started.

'And now there are four birds attacking for their right to control the three islands, including this one.' Camilla said.

I didn't need this; my friends were making this sound worse than I needed to hear it. If anything I needed a pep talk to boost my confidence so I would do it without hesitation.

I started to hobble toward the stairs attempting to ignore the pain in my leg.

'Jordan!' Riley called. 'What do you think you're doing?' He asked me.

'Completing the prophecy.' I replied as I started to make my way down the stairs.

'Pika.' Pikachu said in sympathy to me. I knew he didn't like seeing me in pain, but I had to finish this, to make this right. I started descending the stairs.

Riley offered his help, but I didn't want assistance. Hobbling down these stairs was also a foolish task, but when I wanted to do something, I would see it through.

I knew my friends were behind me, following me, keeping at my pace.

I turned and saw Camilla was directly behind me, she was limping down the stairs, it seemed she no longer needed help from Melody.

I was glad none of my friends were impatient, not like I was becoming.

I was so annoyed with myself. I wish I could move faster, but the pain in my leg restricted me.

I began to limp, instead of hobble. I was now able to put more pressure on my leg, but only ever so slightlhy. I wondered how long it would be until I could walk properly again.

Eventually we got to the bottom of the stairs. The aircraft was still there, it hadn't moved since Riley moved it.

Lawrence hadn't been seen since he disappeared up on his chair. I didn't know if he was dead or alive.

I had to concentrate on the task at hand. I had to finish this before the sun rose.

The fog bank had completely lifted now, and I could see Shamouti island in the distance. I could see that it was covered in a blanket of snow, this weather had affected everywhere but the islands. Although ice island already had snow on it, it was the home of Articuno, it made sense that it was cold.

I needed a way to get to Shamouti island and put the orbs where they belonged to stop this four-way attack.

I limped to the edge of the island where the sea met the rocks.

The sea was treacherous, and it threatened to crash upon me, but I didn't move.

The waves crashed, just before they reached where I stood, if I was hit by a wave, I was sure that I would probably injure me even more.

Camilla came up to my left and looked across the ocean like me.

We needed to find a way across this treacherous sea to Shamouti.

Leaf and Tracey came up on my right, respectively.

'So, Jordan?' Leaf started. 'What's the plan?' She asked.

This felt like the first time I was asked this, when we met Mewtwo, some random dude said that he would follow me, he said that everyone would follow me.

That was a huge responsibility I didn't ask for, just like this time.

'Lugia!' I thought.

I felt a huge surge of power wash over me, I could feel my friends look at me wide eyed in shock.

I closed my eyes, when I opened them again, I was surrounded in darkness facing Lugia,

'Chosen one.' Lugia said.

'I need your help.' I replied.

Lugia looked at me inquisitively.

Lugia and I were somehow brought closer.

Lugia looked deep into my eyes, I swear he was looking into my soul.

'You don't need my help.' Lugia replied.

This was the same thing that Moltres said. Like I would ask for their help if I didn't need it.

I blinked and I saw my surrounds.

I fell backwards. My aura once again left me.

'Jordan!' My friends called as they all rushed to aid me.

Why did my aura take so much out of me? I didn't know how to control it yet, and I got tired for no reason.

I was brought to sit up.

My friends, my uncle and Melody were beside me.

'Are you okay?' Camilla asked me.

'I'm fine.' I replied.

'What did you do?' My uncle asked me?

'I talked to Lugia.' I replied. 'I wanted help.' I admitted.

'That was your plan?' Leaf asked.

I nodded.

'Honestly, Jordan. I expected something reckless or unorthodox.' Leaf said standing up.

She offered me her hand. I took it and she helped me up.

My friends stood up from their crouched positions as I got up.

I heard Lugia cry, it was so loud I could swear it was really close to me.

I looked up and above me Lugia descended.

I moved out the way, still limping.

I wish this leg would heal already, I didn't want to have it hurting for any longer, I was beginning to become quite restless.

Lugia landed and looked at me.

'Climb up, chosen one.' Lugia said.

I hobbled toward Lugia, before I forgot something.

'What about you guys?' I asked.

'Melody?' We heard a voice call.

We all turned and saw a boat with Melody's sister on it.

'Carol, what are you doing here?' Melody asked.

'You left without any warning, you didn't tell anyone where you were going.' Carol said.

'We went to help Jordan.' Melody told he sister.

'And then it started to snow, snow out of everything. I could have lost you.' Carol added.

'I'm fine, Carol.' Melody said.

Carol gave her sister a hug.

'We'll meet you there.' My uncle told me. 'Carol, can we catch a ride back to Shamouti?' He asked.

'Riley?' Carol asked. She blushed.

'S-s-sure.' She stuttered.

'Melody, can I have the orbs?' I asked.

Melody gave me her bag and I slung it over my shoulder.

I felt it was a little girly, but I needed to keep it secure, I couldn't lose these orbs.

I climbed onto Lugia while my friends boarded onto the boat. Pikachu went to perch on Lugias head.

Lugia took off and before I knew it, we were above the clouds.

I saw Articuno, Moltres and Zapdos firing attacks aimlessly at each other.

As Lugia got closer to them they became aware of Lugias presence, but apparently not mine, they all shot attacks toward Lugia, and Lugia narrowly dodged them.

Lugia divebombed toward the water to see if it could get away from the attacks.

All three birds chased after us.

Moltres shot a column of fire toward us, but Ligia was quick to evade it.

Zapdos shot a bolt of electricity toward Lugia, but Lugia made it underneath the water before it hit.

I wasn't able to see if Articuno fired an attack, but above us I saw the waters surface was starting to freeze, I felt the temperature change, it was starting to get colder.

We managed to go a few more seconds underwater before I could feel myself needing air.

As soon as I was about to take a breath of water Lugia emerged from the sea and I saw Shamouti island was not much father. I looked behind us and the three birds were back to attacking each other instead of pursuing us.

Lugia landed at the top of the stairs where the pedestal was, but my friends weren't there yet.

The snow would make it harder for me to move with my limp, and it would be colder which would slow me down anyway.

I made my way off of Lugia and Pikachu jumped and landed on my shoulder.

I looked out over the sea and saw their ship slowly making its way toward the island.

I'd have to complete the prophecy without them here.

Lugia flew off into the sky and headed toward the fight to stop the birds fighting each other.

I limped toward the pedestal where I would place the three orbs.

I looked below the pedestal where there was a slab of ancient text.

It read the prophecy.

Disturb not the ones who harmonise together, that was too late now, all three legendary birds were fighting each other.

The beast of the sea, tis he who holds the treasure, I didn't know what the beast of the sea was, but whatever it was it held Lugia, and Lugia didn't emerge until the beast showed itself.

With lightning, fire and ice, this meaning Zapdos, Moltres and Articuno respectively.

The chosen one's downfall will be the price, that already happened I was immobilized by Lawrence's ship, or maybe it would happen any minute now.

Three orbs that hold the solution, this meant the three orbs I had in my possession right now.

Stop this will the worlds pollution, once I put the orbs back the snow should stop falling and melt away and the Orange Islands Archipelago will once again be tropical instead of a frozen wasteland.

The shrill sound blocking cry will be near, this was the sound that Lugia made.

As the people of Shamouti cower in fear, this would probably be due to the snow falling, they'd probably retreat to their houses.

Thechosen one will bring together all three, this meant the three orbs.

For the only one to tame the beast of the sea, me putting all three orbs in their place would help Lugia tame the beast of the sea.

I stood back up and reached into Melody's bag. I took out the Lightning orb and placed it in the first slot.

Like before it glowed and the died down.

I then placed the fire orb in its place and it also did like the lightning orb before dying down.

I then took out the last orb and placed it in the last place.

It glowed before dying down.

This wasn't right, apparently placing all three was supposed to stop the fighting, I saw in the distance that the three birds were still fighting one another.

I heard a sound that was familiar.

It was the start of a tune.

I turned around and saw Melody starting to play her ocarina.

My friends came inside the pillars.

I turned back and saw that the orbs started to glow.

That was something vital that the prophecy forgot to mention.

Apparently, someone had to play the ocarina, and the song of Lugia to complete the prophecy.

Melody made her way to the middle of the pillars and continued to play the song.

Slowly the snow melted away outward.

A green liquid poured out from where the orbs were, and it trickled its way toward Melody but formed a circle around her then a second circle was made just before the pillars.

The snow was completely gone from the top of Shamouti island.

I looked out to the sea and saw that ice was now melting.

The snow clouds had disappeared and all I could see now was bright blue skies.

I saw the birds were no longer fighting.

Articuno and Zapdos returned to their island, Lugia returned to the sea as soon as Melody finished her song.

Moltres was instead heading this way.

Moltres landed on the pedestal.

I was surprised that weight of Moltres didn't crush the pedestal.

'Camilla Brook, Jordan Hale, I believe I promise you something.' Moltres said.

I remembered what Moltres said in Lawrence's ship, it was about the great prophecy that included us both.

'It is in a faraway region and the people that are plotting it have already started on their plans, but it will not happen for a few years, you are both destined to save our world, this mishap was only happening in the orange islands and just reached Kanto. Whereas this great prophecy will affect the whole world.' Moltres explained.

As soon as he finished, he flew off.

I woke up in a room I wasn't familiar with.

Leaf was sitting next to the bed I was in.

I slowly sat up.

'I'm glad you're up, we were worried about you.' Leaf said.

'Where am I?' I asked.

'Shamouti.' Leaf replied. 'You and Camilla collapsed almost as soon as all the snow melted.' Leaf explained.

'Moltres talked to us.' I replied.

'Jordan, Moltres headed back to fire island just before you collapsed.' Leaf told me.

'His Aura.' Camilla said a bit croakily, she was in a bed a few feet from mine.

She slowly sat up.

Tracey came in.

'Boy am I glad you guys are okay.' Tracey said. 'Your uncle has been worried.' Tracey informed.

Riley?

'Is he okay?' I asked.

'Yeah he's good, but you guys missed a whole day of celebrations.' Tracey told me.

We'd been out for a whole day?

'Shamouti are taking down the decorations now.' Melody said standing in the doorway, she was wearing the clothes she wore when we first saw her.

'Help me out please?' I asked.

Tracey immediately came to my aid and helped me out of bed.

I walked a few steps with Tracey's aid. My leg didn't hurt anymore, it was completely healed, but I felt a little weak, I hadn't eaten in a whole day.

Leaf helped Camilla and we were both taken out to the food hall.

We sat on the table we had before, but the chief was sitting there waiting for us.

'We thank you, Jordan Hale.' He started.

He was wearing a dark blue shirt with white tropical trees dotted all over it.

'We didn't expect the prophecy to actually come true, it was only old folklore for the tourists, but we thank you for bring peace back to our Orange islands, I expect you'll receive quite the name around here now.' The chief said. 'Anyway, thankyou again, and a special thanks for keeping our Melody safe. I expect your hungry, so we'll let you and then you can be on your way. I guess you'll want a relaxing few days after the events that just happened.' The chief said, with that he went off to oversee the removal of the decorations.

Once we ate, we went back to the beach and set off on Blastoise, We had to get to my last Gym challenge, then I could battle the champion of the Orange islands crew and claim the title of champion.

I had not forgot the real reason I came here.

We were setting out to Kumquat island.

So here is the next chapter, it would have been up earlier, but my laptop broke a week or so ago, but now its fixed, the next one shouldn't be up to long. This chapter wraps up the movie arc. Last three chapters and then we'll move onto the Johto Arc. Until next time.

Chapter Twenty-Two: Double for Kumquat