Author's Note- Ah, the sweet look of a new chapter for my Fanfic. Can't really say smell or touch now can I? Though it seems that everyone loves that Joltik it part of Luna's family of Pokemon. Damn over 10 reviews in about 2 days, SO COOL! I wonder how this will effect the story now. Hehehehehe... Now I knew I promised a chapter last Friday and I am sorry that I couldn't do that. My MOM took my computer away so I would get some sleep before school started on Monday and I just got it back since the week is over and all that...

Declaimer: I do not own Pokémon.

"Hi," Pokémon talking

This is -Pokedex talking

Chapter 26

Inside the Hero's Ruin

-The Golden Dark Stone of Zerkom-

After gaining my new friend, Joltik, we all d head towards Professor Juniper base camp where Bianca will trade Pokemon.

Professor Juniper showed us the trading machine and tells Bianca that she wants to have a Pokémon battle to gather data two Pokemon first. One was a round-bodied, bipedal Pokémon with a primarily blue carapace that comprises a horn at the tip. It's face is black in coloration, with a teal patch on its forehead, a fanged mouth, and eyes with orange pupils and yellow scleras.

The other one was a snail-like Pokémon, with a gray shell much like that of a knight's visor although it has a more conventionally snail-like swirl of its shell further back.

"Who are they?" I said taking out my pokedex. Karrablast, the Clamping Pokémon. Karrablast live in forests and fields, and often hide in trees or grass when threatened. They can also defend themselves by spitting acid.

Shelmet, the Snail Pokémon. Shelmet closes its shell to protect itself from attacks. It also produces and spits out a poisonous, sticky liquid.

Axew went up to Shelmet and made a scary face which scared the Shelmet, Iris got angry and told Axew to not scare Shelmet and then apologizes to Shelmet for scaring it. Bianca commands Shelmet to use Acid, but Shelmet is too scared of Karrablast to move, to which Bianca explains that her Shelmet is very shy.

I hung in the back, watching the battle from afar.

Professor Juniper had Karrablast use Peck on Shelmet, while Bianca has Shelmet use Protect to block it, closing its shell over its face and a turquoise force field appears in front of it, protecting it from Peck. Karrablast uses Take Down, charging at Shelmet with its horn pointed at it. As it does, its body becomes surrounded in bronze-colored shining energy and a bright gold force field appears in front of its horn. It then jumps and slamming into a turquoise force field again which blocks the attack once again. Shelmet finally appears from its shell and is ready to battle.

All of a sudden the machine that was recording the data of the battle malfunctions and they have to stop the battle. Then when we went to check on the trading machine, it malfunctions as well. Bianca does not take the news very well and panics. Everyone tell her that they will solve the problem to fix the machine. And that was when they all decide that we should check if there was something going on inside Chargestone Cave.

Everyone heads inside of the Chargestone Cave, while Professor Juniper's assistant used an electricity recording machine to check where the levels are too high or to low. A wild Pokemon that resembled two interlocking gears with six teeth each. The teeth of the gears are a light gray, while the central regions are much darker. Each gear has a white "X" in place of its left eye, while their right eyes have a black pupil and a white cornea.

'What Pokemon was that?' I thought, taking out my pokedex. Klink, the Gear Pokémon. In order for Klink to survive, it produces energy by spinning its twin, interlocking bodies.

The assistant explains that they are not the cause of the disturbance.

At a dead end in the cave, we ran into an identical Pokemon that looked like Klink, except for the addition of a red-topped gear on its lower side and a thin, spiked rim below it. It appears to be in distress and is giving off excessive amounts of electricity and an electric beam almost hits Ash.

"Who?" My pokedex was out again, pointing at the Pokemon. Klinklang, the Gear Pokémon and the final evolved form of Klink. Klinklang uses its spikes to fire charged energy into its environment, using its red core as an energy tank.

Professor Juniper brings out a sound-making device that she uses to calm the Klinklang down. Then she explains that the Klink and Klinklang really like the sound it makes, she walks up to the Klinklang and removes a pen from one of its gears that it was stuck in. Klinklang starts acting normally again, and the electricity was no longer causing a disturbance in the cave.

That was when we all went back to the trading machine at base camp.

Bianca brings out Shelmet and tells it that it will be a good and strong Pokémon for Professor Juniper. Finally, they begin the trade with Karrablast and Shelmet. Professor Juniper then tells Bianca that she and her team want to collect and record data of the evolution and a battle between them.

The evolve forms of Karrablast and Shelmet come out. Bianca's Pokemon had its head sports a feature quite resembling the red horsehair crest of a knight's helmet, with a visor underneath it. The arms are tipped with red-striped jousting-lance like protrusions. It's face and torso are bare of armor, but its lower body is concealed within a swirled gray shell with a red spike on the underside, which is presumably the shell of a Shelmet.

Taking out my pokedex, I pointed it at the Pokemon. Escavalier, the Cavalry Pokémon and the evolved form of Karrablast. Escavalier's body is protected by steel armor.

Professor Juniper Pokemon had a large pink head reminiscent of a helmet, adorned with green stripes, a black star-like marking or hole on the front, and a swirled shape in the back, with its eyes in a shadowed crevice giving the appearance of an annoyed pout. The rest of its body consists of blue, segmented cloth-like tufts, with ribbon-like extensions at the top of its back. Its arms appeared to be crossed, as if in an aggressive mood.

Shifting my pokedex to point it at the other one and scanned it. Accelgor, the Shell Out Pokémon and the evolved form of Shelmet. Accelgor has become much more agile since its shell was removed, allowing it to move like a ninja when battling.

The way Escavalier's eye gleamed, it didn't look pleased one bit with its new Trainer and began to chase Bianca around.

Professor Juniper took quick action and had Accelgor use Substitute. Accelgor's body flashes white, and a double that looked exactly like Accelgor dashes out of its body and at Escavalier, successfully hitting the other Pokemon. Bianca then was able to recall Escavalier to its pokeball while its back was turned. Bianca stated with a worried look, that she is worried about whether she can handle Escavalier or not. Professor Juniper explains that Escavalier retained its aggressive battle spirit along with Shelmet's shell.

Hearing all of this, it came to the point where I spoke up suggesting that they have a Double Battle with Professor Juniper and Bianca facing off against Cilan and Ash. They jumped in surprise when I came from behind them. Sometimes its so fun to scare them. He he he he he he.

Professor Juniper beamed, saying it was a good idea as the others agreed with her.

So, Crustle and Boldore were brought out to battle Accelgor and Escavalier. Escavalier glares back at Bianca prior to the battle starting which scared Bianca. Boldore used Rock Smash, the gems on the top of it's body glowed a bright orange and it jumped at on Escavalier and Accelgor followed by Crustle using X-Scissor on Accelgor which misses. Accelgor charges at Crustle at top speed and it slammed into it. As it shot at Crustle, it left behind a white and silver energy.

Bianca tries to command Escavalier, but it does what it wants instead, causing everyone to think it was Bianca who was commanding Escavalier to attack. Cilan and Ash decide to have their Pokémon go after Escavalier and land a few hits with different attacks. Accelgor used Substitute to protect Escavalier. Escavalier finally calmed down, but Accelgor had taken heavy damage from using Substitute. Accelgor's entire body glows red, purple and pink for a moment, and pink energy particles raise up from its body. When the glow fades around Accelgor, it regains some of its energy that it previously lost while Escavalier blocks Flash Cannon and Rock Slide with its Iron Defense. Escavalier raised both of its lances into the air and its body becomes outlined in light blue. A white shine then goes up its body and its body turns into iron, blocking both attacks.

Accelgor and Escavalier land attacks to injure Crustle and Boldore. While they were almost down for the count, Accelgor and Escavalier both used Hyper Beam. Accelgor creates a white orb of energy with pink energy inside of it in its hands. It then fires a energy beam at Boldore. Also, Escavalier creates a small white energy orb with pink energy inside it in its lances. Then it fires the beam of energy from the orb at Boldore. Both Hyper Beams combined and came at the Ore Pokémon which knocks it out.

Cilan has Crustle use Shell Smash and two Rock Wreckers, Crustle had its claws together in front of it and a small gray stone with a red aura around it forms in between them. The rock then grows larger until it is as large as Crustle itself. Crustle then fired the giant rock at both opponent Pokemon, to knock out Accelgor and Escavalier.

Bianca was finally able to command Escavalier.

Professor Juniper's assistant tells them that all of the data they needed was finally recorded, making the Professor smile. Then we all hears something coming from the Chargestone Cave, and a man with light brown hair with a cow lick style. He wore an orangeish-colored shirt with dark brown pants held up by a belt and light brown shoes. He stumbles out and collapses on the ground, causing everyone to go their aid. Professor Juniper recognizes him as her father, Cedric Juniper.

Once inside of the base camp tent, Cedric Juniper eats a meal and was feeling a lot better after collapsing.

"So he's your father, Professor Juniper?" Ash asked her.

Juniper nodded, "Right, he's also a Professor specializing in Legendary Pokemon!"

"Like Zekrom and Reshiram?" I asked

"Right!" She then walked over to her father, "So, what brings you here Papa?" Professor Cedric explains that he may have found the location where the Hero for the hero's legend and Zekrom communicated, but he got lost inside Chargestone Cave while searching.

If I remember correctly, the origins of Zekrom and Reshiram are told in legends, as they were once a single powerful Dragon Pokémon used by twin heroes in order to create the Unova region. But the brothers each sought something different in life—truth for the older brother and ideals for the younger—and they began to argue, then fight, over whose side was right. The single dragon, in response, split into two Pokémon: Reshiram, who sided with the older twin, and Zekrom, who sided with the younger twin.

The two dragons were equally matched as they battled and neither conquered the other. As a result, the brothers set aside their differences and equally declared that there was no right side, either. But the sons of the heroes resumed the fight, and Reshiram and Zekrom destroyed the region with their fire and lightning powers. They subsequently disappeared afterward.

How I knew all of this? Well, when I was little Mama loved to Pokemon legends as bedtime stories from all the different regions.

Coming back, I heard Ash ask, "We want to see the ruins too! Please take us with you!" his hand pumped in the air. Cedric says no which shocks everyone, but he finishes his statement by saying that no reason he should say no.

Everyone finds out that Cedric tends to get interrupted in the middle of his sentence but does not get upset easily. Ash and his friends put the two statements together and realize that he is saying that they can go with him to the ruins.

"Alright!" Everyone cheered!

Professor Juniper waved good bye and said to her Papa to take care of us before we head off through Chargestone Cave, through the forest, up a rock wall, and later that night camp out in the forest. When we were all settled down for the night, Ash and the other were laid across the ground as I sat up in the tree with Snivy curled up in my lap. I rested my arms behind my head against the trunk of the tree.

"So you're finally going to visit the cave where the Hero was, right Luna?" Snivy asked, his eyes open slightly to look up at me.

"Yes, yes I am. Ever since Mama has told me about about the legends of Zekrom and Reshiram. Ahh," I sighed, staring up at the stars, "I wish I could meet them in real life and not just in my dream."

"You still have those dreams?"

"Yeah but I haven't had one in a few weeks. Their so weird."

"Still hear the voice in them?"

"Yup and I still can't figure who it is. I've come up with millions of theories but all in the end it was a dead end," I huffed.

"I see... Well, just get some sleep. You humans are waking up early to go the ruins!"

"Yes, mother!" I mock said, grinning at the glare Snivy gave me.

"Oh, h aha very funny. Now sleep!"

"Here we are, the entrance to the ruins. So let's move in troops," Professor Cedric said. We all stood in front of the ruins. Then we all enter the ruins while Cedric explains that they must be careful inside because there are traps all over the ruins to deal with intruders.

"Look something's up there," Iris said, pointing out a statue. We reached a Venipede statue, and Cilan approaches it.

Cedric says that turning the statue to the left should not be done, but Cilan turns it to the left before Cedric could finish saying that he shouldn't. The wall opens up, and a huge boulder rolls towards us, making the group run for their lives.

"Oh no get out of here!" Professor Cedric yelled as he turned and ran away with the others. I was in the back of the group, running right next to Cilan. I glared at him, silently screaming inwardly for his head.

"We're going to get crushed!" Ash yelled. Cilan took quick action by calling out Pansage to use Dig to make a hole for everyone to jump in and avoid the boulder with. Iris got upset at Cedric for not finishing his statement in time. I sighed, this was more then I expected. But what do you expect when you were always living with Pokemon who loved to go on adventures and play around.

We stood at the newly opened pathway, Professor Cedric said, "Just as I expected. When the boulder a new passage way is there that we can now explore."

"You mean you knew about this passage way all along?" Cilan asked.

"Indeed, now we move out!"

After passing through the newly opened pathway, they see two suspension bridges. I stood in the back. Something doesn't seem right in the cave. This feeling just would't go away.

Cedric tells them not to cross the bridge on the right, so Ash and Cilan try to cross the bridge on the left. Cedric finishes his statement and says that the bridge on the left should not be crossed either. Ash and Cilan almost fall in but made it back in time. Cedric explains to them that they should not jump to conclusions. Axew is again not pleased that Cedric didn't finish his statement in time again. She points out that there is a separate pathway and they take that instead.

Then we arrive at three caves, a Darumaka pathway, along with a Krokorok pathway, and a Golett pathway.

"Looks like another trap," I mumbled, crossing my arms. I was not a happy camper. All these traps are starting to on my nerves.

"Any ancient text you see?" Iris asks.

"Not that I can see," replied Cedric, shaking his head no.

"If we have to figure out which pathway is the correct one, we'll have to try all of them." Cilan concluded.

"Got it, let's try the Darumaka first," Ash suggested. So we decide to take the Darumaka pathway first, but a fire appears on both sides before we could get any farther. Whipped de do da, it's another trap! Yes, I am complaining about a stupid trap!

"Stunfisk use Mud Bomb! Go!" Cilan shouted, calling out his Ground/Electric-type Pokémon. Stunfisk used Mud Bomb to put out the fire so that we could escape the Darumaka path. When we ran out, we caught out breath and stood in front of the other two pathways. When they began to walk to I stood behind, watching as they decided to take the Krokorok pathway next.

Soon enough they come running out, talking how Iris's Excadrill saved them by holding the walls back so they could escape that pathway. Cilan slumped to the ground, saying in misery that it was another trap.

"Another one?" I asked Iris who stood next to me. I rubbed her back as she caught her breath.

She nodded, "Ye-yeah." Standing straight up, she turned to face me, "Where were you?"

"I was right here all this time." I said, looking at the last pathway.

"So you did follow us?"

"Nope! I thought it was another trap and my guess we correct."

Iris rose an eyebrow, not saying a word with Cedric tells them that he knew the remaining pathway was correct all along, but he wanted to set off all traps to enjoy the adventure as much as possible. Iris then says that she didn't know if this adventure can be called an enjoyment. So everyone enters the Golett pathway, and soon we find a room with several coffins that are empty.

"What are these?" I frowned, staring at the way the coffins were made. They did look officially familiar, I just can't put my finger on it.

"At first glance, I can't say," Professor Cedric said as he stared at one of the closed coffins. But we pass on when Iris say there was something over there. I stopped immediately when I felt someone or something was watching me. My narrowed eyes searched around but found nothing. So I turned and ran to catch up with the others.

I stood upon a large gray door, wondering what it was.

"I think this is a revolving door, if we push all together then we can open it," Cedric said, grinning. After pushing open and passing through the revolving door, we find a large area in the shape of a volcano crater. The others gasp in awe out loud as I looked up at the opening on the ceiling then the stairways that lead to something.

"Hey look down there," Iris said, gaining everyone attention to go down and find something in the center of large, blue, glowing pillars in the form of a circle.

"Are we in the place where the hero connected with Zerkom, Professor?" Ash asked, looking around at the glowing pillars.

"I have seen similar pillars in ruins that have revolved around the legend of the hero. I would say it's possible," the older man said.

I turned, looking down at the middle of the circle a shiny golden sphere with a black looking vortex looking thing. What was it? The sphere glowed a little when I reach my hand out to touch it.

You...

Huh? Did I just hear correctly?

It's You...

But suddenly a hand grabs my shoulder and pull me back. I turned to see it was the Professor when he shouted, "Don't touch it!" He pulled me up, "That is the Golden Dark Stone and what is said to be what the hero used to call Zerkom to his aid. I'm almost certain it's booby trapped!" Cedric took out his pen and start to take notes while looking back and forth from the stone to his notes.

"It not like we haven't through that before," Iris muttered, a dark look appearing on her face.

"Not like that! It would be far more dangerous then we've ever faced before. That means this is as far as we go!" Cedric said, turning his back to the Golden Dark Stone. The other sighed and whined that they wanted to meet Zerkom but it was a fun exploration. We turn and walk to the stairwell.

"HOW DEAR YOU ENTER HERE HUMANS!" A voice boomed out from above. A spherical like Pokémon, possessing two cyan eyes, with a third on a black appendage on top of its head zoomed down and floated above us. It had a pair of wings and a tail that are yellow with blue and red stripes on each of the "feathers", two black-colored three-toed "feet", and two small spikes at its base.

"Who is that!?" I asked, scanning the Pokemon into my pokedex. Sigilyph, the Avianoid Pokémon. Sigilyph keeps enemies from invading its territory with its Psychic powers and was the guardian of cities long ago.

Without any warning Sigilyph fires a magenta beam of energy with multicolored particles from the eye on top of its head at us. The others say we're not intruders but Sigilyph doesn't listen and fire another Psybeam which misses. Ash said there was no other choice and had Pikachu use Thunderbolt which misses, Sigilyph then uses Mirror Move which his us square on. Sigilyph puts Pikachu to sleep with Hypnosis. We ran away up the stairs when another Psybeam was hit blowing me away from the others.

I had enough time to see Ash and them go back to the coffin room we passed by before and hide inside of them to wait for Sigilyph to go away. I slowly got up, careful not to bruise any other part on my body that wasn't in pain already. Oh, I know I'm would get a field day with this if either Mama or Lucario find out about this.

Now standing, I shifting my feet to look around from the small ruble on the floor that came from the wall. I started to walk but then suddenly I heard a scream not far from where I stood. So, curiosity killed the Skitty and I moved to where the scream was or well at least I wanted to but the Sigilyph from before along with a coffin shaped friend that had a blue and yellow sarcophagus with red, menacing eyes, with four ebony hands that appear to be shadows. A simply designed face is prominent on the "forehead" of the Pokémon. It was a Cofagrigus.

I took a step back when they both moved forward.

"Uh... u-um." I walked backwards until I was back in the middle of the circle of the blue glowing stone pillars. Both Pokemon didn't follow me, they both stopped just at the end of the stair case of the circle of blue glowing stone pillars. They just stood there.

I frowned. I was so confused right now, weren't they going to attack me just now. I was about to say something when Sigilyph fired a magenta beam of energy with multicolored particles from the eye on top of its head at me. I covered myself, closing my eyes in the processes, waiting for it to end but nothing happened.

I opened my eyes to see a blue, transparent shield block the Psybeam and crystals glowing brightly.

"Wh-what happened?!" Sigilyph stuttered out, surprised was evidence in its voice before it turned into yelling, "TELL ME HUMAN!"

I stepped back from the tone in his voice. I serious didn't know what was going on. "I-I do-don't kn-know."

Cofagrigus stood them calmly when Sigilyph shifted around in the air to face the other Pokémon, "Well what are we going to do!?"

Cofagrigus turned its... head and glanced at the other with red eyes, "You need to calm down, that is what you are going to do. Why don't you do patrol the ruins some more and try to find where the other humans went." The Pokémon suggested. The other just huffed and flew up higher in the air and away. That was when Cofagrigus turned to face me, "Are you alright human?"

I frowned once more, confused as I ever was, gaping like a Fish Pokémon and gave a silent nod.

"That is good. But I must ask why are you humans here for?"

"Well, we are just here to look around but Professor Cedric decided to take the Golden Dark Stone. But I cannot explain why this..." I point at the blue, transparent shield, "I think it is a shield of some sort if that is what you are going to ask next," I said.

"Yes that is correct. But why did it happen to you is what I want to know? I have seen this once before that was a very long time ago," Cofagrigus said, its black ghostly arms waving around in the air.

This has happened before? When did it happen? Who was it? Why did it happen and why was it to this other 'person'? I frowned at all of the questions that went around in circles in my head, "What do you mean?"

"It is nothing, just an old wise tale from log ago. Now then, I must be going. I need to find those humans who took the Golden Dark Stone. So for now, this is good-bye. I hope we do not see each other again." Cofagrigus voice darkened with venom when it said 'humans' before disappearing around the corner to what mostly was a hallway to go and search for Ash, Iris, Cilan and Professor Cedric.

'What did it mean when it hope to not see me again?' I wondered to myself. I shook my head to get rid myself of worry, slapping my cheeks in the processes causing me to refocus again. 'Now what am I supposed to do now? First, I know I need to get out of here and meet up with the others but how?' I slammed my right fist into my left hand, yelling out loud to no one, "I got it!" I took out a pokeball, "I need you now! Please help me out, Zorua!"

Zorua did a flip in the air before landing on all four paws; she yipped and snickered, "Here! ~"

I groaned inwardly, maybe calling her out was not a good idea after all. Now then, to get out of here and get to Ash and the others.

-3 Hours Later-

"Zorua are you sure we're not going to circles because I am sure we have passed that Escavalier stature ten times now," I asked Zorua, whom I was following and now I'm starting to think it wasn't my brightest idea to follow the Pokémon known as the Tricky Fox Pokémon. No pun included.

Zorua snickered, "Hihihihihihihi."

I could literally feel my eyebrow twitch in anger, "Zorua!" I held my fist in the air, holding it back with all of my will power I could muster from smashing something right then and there.

"Hihihihihihihi, sorry..." Zorua muttered, looking down in shame. Well I hope its shame and not another plot of trying to get us lost. So far, we have come across Sigilyph twice and have battled it once. Though it was quick when Sigilyph fired red a magenta beam of energy with multicolored particles from the eye on top of its head at us. The attack missed but barely, so I grabbed Zorua when dust rose to cover us and ran for it. I am not sure why that Sigilyph has a thing against me... well all humans in general I guess.

And the other time I hid with Zorua in my arms. I had to cover her mouth from speaking AND snickering so we wouldn't be found out by Sigilyph or Cofagrigus. Cofagrigus seems to be the one who is wiser or the more clam type of the two.

Sighing, I bent down and picked Zorua, with no struggle, to hold in my arms and began to walk again, "We are going to go where my instincts go this time! Understood!?"

"Yes ma'am," Zorua said, rolling her eyes in the process. I sighed. Yup this was going to be a longggggggg day. And I STILL have not found Ash, Cilan, Iris, and Professor Cedric.

-2 Hours Later-

Now we have made our way back to the room I've dubbed The Golden Dark Stone Room only to find everyone fly out the through the opening in the ceiling with Telekinesis from Cofagrigus after Cedric returns the golden stone back to where it belonged. I raced down the stairs with Zorua behind me, anger filling inside me.

"HOW DARE YOU DO THAT TO MY FRIENDS?" I screamed, staring straight into Cofagrigus's red, menacing eyes. The around me shifted at the Pokémon before me glared down at me. I will not let this Pokémon look down on me... Even if it is taller than me by a foot and a few inches, damn my shortness!

Anyway, I felt the air grow heavier when Cofagrigus blew me back with an attack. I let out a small growl. "I won't let you get away from this!" I felt something, the same thing I felt a few times before throughout my adventure in Unova and when I was younger. I never knew what to call it, Mama couldn't really explain as well as Lucario couldn't either. They just both said I was different from normal humans. Whatever did they mean?

I may never know.

Broken rocks around the area, lifting in the around me, shifted and cracked when I closed my eyes. I didn't know what I was doing only to open my mouth and felt something come out and blast out something orange. The colored could of been something else but I saw orange though the crack from my eyes. When I opened them fully Ash and the others were screaming through the opening in the ceiling and Cofagrigus was gone. I may have blasted Cofagrigus away or something I didn't know but all I could do now was focus on the falling humans and two Pokémon.

"Zorua quick use your Illusions to transform into a Cofagrigus to use Telekinesis to slow them down!" I commanded. Zorua nodded, flipping in the air and transformed into Cofagrigus before using Telekinesis. 'Cofagrigus's' eyes glowed light green and it raises both of its arms into the air. Then Ash, Iris, Cilan and Professor Cedric were surrounded in a light green aura and 'Cofagrigus' to slow them down and to safely bring them back to the ground.

Zorua transformed back to her normal form with a flip. "Thanks Zorua," I said and called back the Tricky Fox Pokémon to her pokeball in which shifted to its small size and back in my bag. I ran up to the others, helping Iris up in the process and asked everyone, "Are you all alright?"

"Yeah, thanks for the save," Iris said. Ash and Cilan coursed their agreement with Iris as well as their thanks. Professor Cedric grinned as he thanked me with a hug and then asked me what happened. I explained that I was knocked out of the way from the blast from Sigilyph and was soon chased by both Sigilyph and a Cofagrigus. That I battled the Sigilyph enough with Zorua to escape and was chased by both Pokémon but hid from them when they closed in on me. I said to them I heard all four of them scream where the Golden Dark Stone was.

They nodded as I spoke, seeming to believe every word I said. But if it was the truth they did believe was no problem of mine. Let them believe what they want.

But I never explained about the crystals and how they... protected me, I think that is the correct word, or how I heard a voice from the stone as well as the incident that just happened with the... blast.

Soon enough, Professor Cedric pointed out to us that the route that we took formed a silhouette of a Zekrom. I looked at the picture and I must tell you it really did look like the Deep Black Pokémon, Dragon/Electric-type legendary Pokémon, Zekrom.

Once everyone heads back outside, everyone but Iris agrees that the adventure was enjoyable. It was funny to see her expression change from anger to relief to happy back to relief.

By then Professor Cedric tells us that he planned on exploring the ruins more and heads off before we could say a thing other than good-bye along with a wave. I said good-bye as well to them and said I would see them soon in Mistralton City soon. Taking off into the forest, I sighed. I really need to figure out what happened today and what has happened in the past.

But my real question was on who to ask.