Chapter 25— Into The Darkness
A/N: Hey, everyone!
Aqua: This is it, the big finale!
Solar: *Behind a desk at a snack bar* Popcorn! Get your popcorn here!
Summer: Sheesh, everyone's freaking out...
Winter: Ah, well, let's get on with this thing.
Alright! REPLY TIME! In reply to xbox gamer: Well, Pikachu, running at normal speed, isn't as fast as Snivy. It's only when using Lightning Speed he's a little bit faster...but only a little. And about the whole "impossible" speed thing...*nervous chuckle* We changed that, no worries. (Under breath) Dear gosh, I was uncreative back then...
Aqua: Crystal?
I'M NOT CRAZY! I DON'T SHIP PIKACHU AND TOBY FOR A LIVING!
Solar: Maybe I should write this...
(Sigh) I'm okay...Anywho, in reply to mollienaturerocks: (Also snickers) Pikachu looks ridiculous... x3
Pikachu: I will Thundershock you. -_-
AH! *Hides in bush*
Summer: In reply to Guest: Yeah, the idea of "they can sing" just popped into our heads, we respect your ship, everything just happened, YAY BRONIES FOR LIFE, lol, we get it, that H isn't supposed to be there, what the *beep* are you doing there, H, we got the Youtubers using magic, we have no freaking clue who APHMAU is, and thank you for rating. *Gasps for air and collapses*
Winter: Whoa.
Okay...
Summer: How did he do that?
Solar: *Weakly* Magic.
Well...anyway...As you may have seen, we changed the story's Crystal's name...AT. LAST. It's Teresa now. And we fixed up some errors on previous chapters as well. Because my gosh, Teresa looked like a self insert...
Summer: Anyway, let's do this!
All: Enjoy the finale! :D
"They're obviously expecting us," Pikachu narrowed his eyes at the violet portal in front of them.
Teresa nodded. "Why else would that portal be there?"
Oshawott shrugged. "Decoration?"
"Oshawott..." Snivy sighed. "You're a great friend...And I can tolerate fighting alongside you, but...Someday your randomness will make me snap. And all that is left of you will be your shell."
Oshawott gulped.
"Guys! Focus!" Natsumi glared at the two.
"What Nat said," Gloria nodded. "We need to defeat those Shadow Girls."
"Er, they're Darkness Ones..." David pointed out.
"I knew that," Gloria shrugged. "Just making random names."
"Excuse me!" Natsumi threw her arms in the air. "Are we going to go in or are we going to talk about names?!"
"Chill, Nat," Amber put a hand on Natsumi's shoulder. "I mean, we can't get in, anyway."
"WHAT?!" Gloria and Natsumi both shouted.
"I-I mean..."
"She kinda has a point..." Teresa put a hand in the portal. It was immediately pushed back out by some kind of force. "Unless we find a way to break whatever force field is holding us back, we're stuck."
"No worries," Pikachu summoned his yellow microphone. "We'll just use the power of music!" He fired a yellow beam at the portal, and the portal's color became slightly lighter.
"I will never insult music again," Toby declared.
"Well, it was just the microphone," David shrugged. "But then again, music is our only hope right now."
"Indeed it is, David," Jake started running toward the portal. "So let's see if it works!" He jumped in the portal, and disappeared in a flash.
"David!" Toby started running to the portal as well. And tripped, and fell. "Ow..."
"Will you calm down?!" Natsumi sighed.
"Yeah...okay...ow..."
Several minutes later...
Everyone was in the Dark World.
Pikachu sighed. "Well...this is it. You ready, guys?"
"We are," Oshawott nodded with Snivy and Tepig.
"BFFs?"
"Ready," Teresa nodded.
"No turning back now," Amber shrugged.
"Yeah," Gloria smiled.
"I...I guess..." Katie whispered.
"Let's save two worlds tonight!" Natsumi cheered.
"Jake? Toby? David?"
The three nodded.
"Alright then...let's find-"
"Hello, Shining Gatherers."
Everyone turned and saw Sasha and Ai.
Pikachu sighed. Here we go...
"Hello, Darkness Ones," Pikachu snarled, glaring at the duo.
"That's a first," Ai chuckled. "Usually he-" She froze when she saw Teresa.
"YOU!" Ai took a step forward, hands glowing black.
"What are you-" Sahsa began, but was interrupted by her friend.
"IT'S HER, SHE WAS THAT GIRL WHO LEFT ME!"
Everyone gasped. There was silence.
"Teresa..." Amber whispered. "You left her?"
"I..." Teresa shook her head. "I was forced to..."
"FORCED TO?!" Ai glared at Teresa. "YEAH, AND I WAS FORCED TO BAKE BANANAS!"
"Ai, you don't..." Teresa shook her head. "It was because I wanted to fit in back then! Before Amber moved in!"
Ai sighed, hands no longer glowing. "Fine, explain."
"You see...back when Jake and his friends used to bully me...I tried to join them for a moment, to get them to stop. They told me, since we were friends at time, to get rid of you, for some reason..." Teresa sighed. "So I did. I just wanted them to stop, I didn't think of the consequences. I left because I was guilty. I didn't want to do that again." She held back tears. "I'm sorry!"
Things were quiet for a short moment.
Before, with an angry shriek, Sasha lunged at Teresa, firing a black power ball, which Teresa dodged.
"How could you?!" Sasha shrieked, being held back by Ai. "You just left her! She could have died out there! Forget your explanation, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!"
She got out of Ai's grip, and fired a black beam at the group, which thankfully they managed to dodge.
That was the first attack. The battle had begun.
"Take this, shadow freak!" Gloria pounced at Sasha, pinning the girl to the ground. Unfortunately, Sasha pushed Gloria off her, making her fall to ground.
Snivy summoned her piano, and fired four beams at Ai, and two hit her.
"AGH!" Ai clutched her chest. "YOU LITTLE GRASS SNAKE...!"
"That's not an insult, dear," Snivy smirked. "That's a fact."
"Hey, we gonna use that song at all?" Oshawott asked Pikachu.
"Of course we are," Pikachu grinned. "Snivy! Tepig!"
The two turned to Pikachu.
"Let's do that thing we've been planning!"
Sasha giggled. "Oh, you're using the power of song. How terrifying, it's totally not the same as that little girl's movie about colorful humans!"
"It actually is terrifying," Tepig summoned his DJ table. "Because we oh so conveniently got the needed items!"
"Yes, very conveniently," Ai nodded. "But why?"
"Uh...Ai?" Sasha blinked.
"Do you think the items would just be there for you to get?" Ai asked. "Do you think I would've given you that scroll if I didn't think you'd find the items?" She glared at the Shining Gatherers.
"Don't you think someone must have put them there so you could've gotten here quicker?"
Pikachu thought about this, before putting two and two together. "Y-You made sure we got those items! So we could get here faster!"
"Precisely."
"And here I thought you had a good side," Tepig growled.
"Good side?" Ai chuckled. "Wow, you really don't know me."
"I have to admit," Sasha walked to Ai and put a hand on her shoulder. "That was good thinking."
"Th-Thank you..."
Pikachu swore he saw Ai blush, but shook it off. "Ready, guys?"
"You bet!" Snivy replied.
"Alright then."
(Music)
Pikachu: You're never gonna bring us down...
We have the power of sound...
Oshawott joined in.
Pikachu and Oshawott: Our colors, flying wild, fast, and free...
I got no regrets inside of me!
Snivy joined the two.
Pikachu, Oshawott, and Snivy: No need to look back...
On the harsh past...
Tepig finally joined in.
All: We will all let go
We will keep on running!
Their wings appeared, and this time they flew in the air.
All: Let's all just reach for the stars!
I know they look really far...
But we will find our way!
Let's all just reach for the stars!
I know the time is right!
The sky is oh so bright!
Just come with me
We can keep on going!
I know the time is right!
The sky is oh so bright!
Just come with me
We can reach for the stars...
TONIGHT!
Their song didn't stop there. It continued.
(FLASHBACK)
"How about...the Shining Gatherers?" Snivy asked.
"The Shining Gatherers...I like it!" Tepig agreed.
"YEAH!" They all cheered.
"Who...are you?" Oshawott asked.
"My name's Teresa. What's yours?" The girl asked.
All: I know, letting go is hard
But you will always have the stars!
Yellow fireworks came from Pikachu, blue from Oshawott, green from Snivy, and red from Tepig.
All: Right now, we're flying, and we'll soon be free
I got no regrets inside of me
"I love you, Snivy!" Pikachu blurted.
Snivy froze.
"Look, you might not have the same feelings, I just wanted to-"
Suddenly, Snivy kissed him. On the lips.
"I love you too, Pikachu..."
"I just had the best idea ever!" Pikachu exclaimed, jumping up.
"What?" Snivy also stood up.
"We could sing a summer song, to kick off summer!"
"That's a great idea!" Tepig said.
All: No need to look back (No need to look back)
On the harsh past (On the harsh past)
We will all let go
We will KEEP ON RUNNING!
Pikachu dashed at the speed of lightning, millions of sparks coming from his body.
Toby's eyes widened. "WHOA!"
"Toby, did you see that?" Pikachu hopped up and down in excitement. "I did an extreme speed!"
Toby smirked. "Awesome."
Oshawott began to glow blue, and Tepig glowed red. Pikachu glowed yellow, and in the room Snivy was in, she glowed green.
All: Let's all just reach for the stars!
I know they look really far...
But we will find our way!
Let's all just reach for the stars!
"And that's...what friendship...is all about..." Pikachu panted, before collapsing from tiredness.
"That is the most beautiful set of lyrics ever!" Teresa cheered. "How did you come up with it?"
"Well, I kinda made up some lyrics myself, as well..." Oshawott smiled.
"Oshawott, I think you found your music talent."
"What?"
"Making lyrics!"
All: I know the time is right!
The sky is oh so bright!
Just come with me
We can keep on going!
I know the time is right!
The sky is oh so bright!
Just come with me
We can reach for the stars...
TONIGHT!
(Music)
Everyone got in the seat-sled thing and fastened their seatbelts. As they got ready, they remembered every single time they had fun, and prepared for the day they would leave Grade 5...forever.
"Oshawott! I need a tube!" Tepig called.
Oshawott picked up an orange tube. "One of these?"
"Yeah!"
The students left the classroom. Before following the others, Pikachu took one last look at the school.
"See ya next year," He whispered, before running off to join the other students.
"By remembering all these things," Snivy read, smiling. "I was finally able to let go."
The dragon shot a large white beam, making everything the same color. Two screeches were heard, and then everything was back to normal.
"And then..." Pikachu smiled. "The next part was actually satisfying and terrifying at the same time."
"Why?"
"They said they would 'stop the gate from opening'."
(END FLASHBACK)
All: Oh, I can see it now!
The light is all around!
Let's end the darkness
And keep on running!
Oh, I can see it now!
The light is all around!
Let's end the darkness
And reach for the stars!
The colored spheres surrounded them.
Just follow me
We'll try again and fly
We will reach the stars!
Just follow me
We'll finally BE FREE!
REACH FOR THE STARS...
The beams flew up, and the dragon appeared.
All: TONIIIIIIIGHT!
The dragon fired its' beam, enveloping the land in white.
All: TONIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!
Things were normal...and Sasha and Ai were still there, looking fine.
"Wh-What the...?" Pikachu whispered, slowly landing. "That was supposed to defeat them!"
"Like I said, it's just as pathetic as that movie," Sasha laughed. "How aboutyou finish them off, Ai?"
"I will!" Ai ran toward the group, grinning. "Just wait until-"
Oshawott suddenly fired a huge light blue beam at Ai.
Ai flew up in the air for a moment, before falling to the ground. And she didn't get up.
To Be Continued...
A/N: Dun dun daaa!
Aqua: I did not see that coming.
Summer: Will Ai be okay? Have the Shining Gatherers defeated them once and for all! Find out next chapter!
Winter: Please review!
Solar: And no flaming! *Tail catches on fire* Ugh...
All: See ya! :D