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Hi guys! Thanks for all those b-day songs in different languages.

First off, I'm SO sorry this came out late. I was going to post this story up on Saturday, but I spent most of my time celebrating my birthday. Me and my friends went to see Batman: The Dark Knight and The Mummy 3.

So, after about 4 hours in the movie, I was basically too tired to even go on the internet.

My editor has not contacted me yet, so more errors in this chapter. LOL.

So anyways, on to the chapter. I have a VERY hard time describing the "temple" so if you don't understand what I wrote just imagine a large castle with lots of water.

Enjoy!

Chapter 23:

Time was running out. The ship was floating calmly in the sea. The moon was glowing as brightly as ever. However, it seemed this peaceful night was more a frightening moment than a relaxing moment. Mina was looking out into the moon while Kai steered the ship. Jack and Ship were looking at the large machine in the middle, showing the depths of the ocean. Both were hoping that they could pick up a signal.

"The lunar eclipse," Mina muttered, "It's almost here."

"Guys," Ship informed, "the current has calmed down a bit and it looks like they escaped."

"Thank heavens," Mina sighed.

"Wait!" Ship gasped. On the screen, the green dot blinking was being followed by a red dot. "They're being followed!"

"By who?" Mina asked. Her face was full of terror again.

"I think I know who," Jack mumbled.

...

Phantom grinned as he continued to follow the yellow sub and the Manaphy. How stupid of those kids to not notice him. Chartot perched on Phantom's shoulder, cooing softly. The Phantom's mini-sub followed the yellow sub from a distance and was at the bottom of the ocean for stealth.

Suddenly, the yellow sub just... disappeared.

"What?!" Phantom roared.

"What?!" Chartot copied.

...

"They're gone now!" Ship said, shocked. The green radar just disappeared, leaving only the red dot glowing on the screen.

"That can't be!" Mina cried, who looked shocked as well, "Where could they've gone?!"
"I think I know," Ship muttered after thinking about it. Mina looked at Ship and then at Kai. A mutual understanding transmitted between them.

"It won't be long now," Kai said softly. The moon's brightness was waning, as if a giant shadow was gobbling it down until there was no moonlight. Suddenly, the moon turned blood red, and the whole sky turned red from the color.

Everybody on the boat gasped. On the bottom of the ocean in front of them, a large shadow appeared underwater. It looked like a giant castle, encased with a see through bubble. Ship, Jack, and Mina looked at the radar again and saw that the once vast empty ocean was now replaced with the castle looking building. The yellow submarine passed through the encased bubble and were now approaching the mysterious building.

"The Sea Temple!" Mina and Ship yelled in unison.

"Wait, what's that?!" Jack said, noticing something else moving closer to the building. After a couple of seconds looking, he realized the answer to his question. "It's Phantom for sure!"

"No, he's going to-"

"I'm going after him," Jack said, rushing out of the door, "You guys stay put." Without waiting for a reply, Jack walked out and dived into the ocean.

...

"Fresh air!" Brendan gasped. Then without hesitation he landed onto the concrete floor. "Solid ground! I shall never leave you again!"

"Calm down Brendan," Max said as he climbed down the submarine, "Besides you're going to have to leave this solid ground if you want to get back up the surface."

"Shhh, don't ruin my moment." Brendan sighed in relief sitting down on the ground. He looked around him for the first time and almost gasped at the amazing structure.

The place was made of white marble and stood millions of feet tall. Hundreds of fountains burst out salt water and lead to small canals of water like a system. There were even trees in pots. Huge lamps shined brightly, revealing the structure in precise details. There was one huge tower in the center that had what looks like circular disks going around it in a spiral motion.

"This... is the Sea Temple..." Hiromi said, shocked, "This is my first time seeing this place."

"Amazing! How in the world does this place get air into this underwater place?" Brendan asked as he stretched his legs out. That's a mystery he wouldn't be able to answer.

May jumped out of the submarine, but instead of gazing at the wonderful majestic place, she ran to the side of the port.

"Manaphy! Manaphy! Where are you?" Then as if to answer the question, a large shadow burst out of the water. It twirled in the air, hugging the red bandana in its hand, and landed perfectly into May's hands.

"Happy! Happy!" Manaphy giggled. May hugged the little blue Pokemon.

"I miss you. I'm so sorry I've been-" May couldn't say the words. She felt like she was going to cry from happiness. Manaphy handed the bandana to May.

"Happy! Love You!" May smiled at Manaphy's words.

"I love you too!" Without warning May started to cry. Manaphy, bewildered at this, slowly wiped away his mother's tears. May gave a small smile at this kind gestured and continued to hug Manaphy.

"It all ends well," Max said, gladly. Brendan smiled at this moment. However, deep inside of him, he knew that the next separation between May and Manaphy will be longer and probably forever.

"Come on guys," Hiromi said, "Let's go exploring. We'll be one of the first to go exploring in the Sea Temple."

"I second that motion," Brendan said quickly, "I'm not going back into the water until it is really time for us to leave."

That statement turned out to be wrong.

...

The gang walked around the place. Manaphy was carried in May's arms. The two were inseparable. It was astonishing how everything seemed to be intact after so many years. They continued to walk to the middle of the building when they were stopped by large waterfalls that was blocking the path that continued on from behind.

"Err, did the People of the Water forgot to turn off the water?" Brendan asked, jokingly. Before anybody could make a remark on that question, Manaphy closed its eyes and started to hum the song that it had sung the day before. Then as if a response, a hum replied back, only lower and more bass sounding.

"Who's that?" Max said bewildered. As Manaphy continued to sing with the invisible person, the necklace on Hiromi's neck and the bracelet on May's hand started to glow bright green.

"That must be the People of the Water," Hiromi said, amazed.

"You mean the dead is humming back?" Brendan said, looking everywhere fearfully.

"I think its more like spirit Brendan," May whispered. Luckily, Hiromi didn't hear Brendan's comment for the waterfalls started to split in half one by one, leaving the path open and ready. Manaphy stopped humming and then jumped into the little canal on the side of the path, swimming up ahead.

"All right! Let's keep moving forward!" Max said. Together, the four continue walking down the path.

...

Back in the port, something burst out of the water next to the yellow submarine. It was dark brown and a large Phantom symbol was on the side. Out came Chartot and the one and only- Phantom.

"Argh, the Sea Temple. What a beautiful place."

"Awrk, Sea Temple!"

"Of course not as beautiful as the Sea Crown when I get my hands on it."
"Sea Crown! Sea Crown!" Phantom, laughing like a maniac, ran up the steps and after the kids with the Manaphy.

...

Jack with his air breather, looked around for the perfect ride to get to the Sea Temple. Suddenly he spotted a Mantyke, flying gracefully through the water. Using his capture styler, he "captured" Mantyke. Then together, the two swam toward the Sea Temple.

I hope the kids are okay, Jack thought.

Author's Notes

All right! Finally some fighting in the next chapter. Oh, by the way, I'm going to be busy from now on until next summer. So updates are going to be VERY LIMITED. I'm sorry.

Now to thank my reviewers!

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the shadow of hell

thanks so much for the review. I'll hopefully see you next week.

LethoBion

heh, thanks for pointing out the errors. My editor has disapperared, so until he comes back, there's going to be a lot more error.

xX-SA-Xx

wow, you made new friends. Hey everybody. thanks for the review.

Brenediction

Wow, I can't believe they made you sing that song. I would've died on stage. Well, I defintely don't want to know what was the most embarassing day for you. Thanks for the review.

Sorrowful TA

Thanks for the review. I sent a PM saying happy birthday. Did you get it?

Jarkes

yeah, funny how they used a legendary Pokemon and made it only use one fricken attack. Thanks for the review.

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Thanks so much for the reviews. Nothing else to say except that I won't be able to update as fast as I usually do from now on.

See ya!

-JapanDreamer