Well, I guess I've left everyone in suspense long enough. I officially present my next chapter. This one's going to be a real shocker to quite a few of you, because I'm gonna pull off something quite big. So, without further ado, here we go!


Ronald crouched as best as he could as the leader of Team Cosmos came up to him, his face contorted in rage. He knew that whatever he was going to do, it wasn't gonna be good.

"You've ruined everything, you meddling brat!" Constantine shouted at Ronald. "The portal's going to close, and I'll never have another chance to utilize Arceus' power to change the world!"

"Good!" Ronald spat at the man, causing him to stop in his tracks, "You really think I want this new world? You think anyone does? You're literally trying to fix something that isn't broken! Maybe some people abuse their Pokemon, sure. And, maybe some Pokemon hurts people, too. But that's unavoidable. What matters is that both people and Pokemon have the choice to do both good and evil! Because, without the bad in the world, what's the point in there being any good?"

"What's the point?! I'll tell you what's the point! I've seen the cruelty people place on their Pokemon. I've watched them beat them to the brink of death, just heal them and do it again. If I can create a world where there's no free will, then everyone can live in peace."

"You mean just make everyone into something little more than machines? Yeah, sounds wonderful. Sign me up." The Keldeo said, the venom and sarcasm in his voice seeping into every word.

Constantine growled. "You wretched little..." The man jumped over to him and clenched Ronald around the neck, squeezing his throat to the point of suffacation. "You don't get it, do you, you piece of Trubbish?!" he spat, "The thing about heroes is that someone will always step up to the plate in the time of need. And that's all I need, a hero. I'll just keep trying and trying until I finally reach my goal. Do you know what that makes you, my boy? Expendable!"

With his life breath being withheld from his body, Ronald knew he needed to act fast in order to stay alive. He tried jerking his head from side to side, try to hit Constantine with his horn. He also began spasming his free leg, trying to give the crazed man a good solid kick. Finally, he was beginning to succumb to the symptoms of asphyxiation, and he dropped to his knees. Seeing his ultimate victory, he changed his position to let Ronald look him in his face as he prepared to finish him off.

However, that proved to be a mistake, as he moved right into the path of Ronald's leg. Noticing this, Ronald swept Constantine off of his feet with his leg and thrust his horn into the middle of his body. Not enough to stab through him, but just enough to send him sprawling away. Constantine groaned as he rolled onto his knees and slowly rose back onto his feet. His face was twisted into a horrifying mask of utter rage as he looked at the chained Keldeo. He rushed towards Ronald, stumbling over his feet as he made his way towards him, when the world suddenly turned upside down.


"Quickly! Hurry to the exit!" The grunts were stumbling over each other, yelling amongst themselves to hurry away from the collapsing cave. Alpha was standing over his machine, trying to figure out what exactly went wrong, when he was suddenly jerked from his position and was looking straight into the face of one of the Commanders. "C-Commander M. What are you-"

The tall, bulky man who wore a red and black masquerade mask silenced the scientist by shaking him into his machine. "What happened, Q? I thought you said you would be a flawless procedure!"

Shaking in fear, Alpha stammered, "I-It was, C-C-Commander. B-But, Project Z-Zero, he-"

Commander slammed Alpha into his control console again. "I don't care what he did. All I want is for you to fix it! Now!"

"M!" A voice called out from behind the Commander. He turned and saw his fellow Commander, P. A more elderly man, who wore a silver and lightning blue mask and rested on a black and white ringed cane favoring his right leg, Commander P pushed the scientist and Commander apart. "That's enough! Nothing will be gained from attacking Q. The fact is, we all saw what happened up there. Project Zero broke free from his chains somehow and destroyed one of the pillars. The question is, what will happen now, Q?"

Alpha straightened up and explained, "The process that has begun was abruptly halted. There's not enough energy now to strike a hole to the Arceus Space, but that doesn't mean that the energy gathered will disappear. It has to go somewhere, and unfortunately, that means a giant high-energy burst is imminent."

"You're not serious, are you?" A feminine voice asked from behind P. It turned out to be Commander G, and from the look of the half of the face they could see, she was shocked. "But, Lord Constantine is up there! We have to get him!"

"There's no time for that!" Alpha urged, "At this current rate of deterioration, the portal has approximately one minute of stability before it expels all of it's energy. We have to leave now, while we still can!"

Commander G growled. "You can evacuate, if you want, but I'm going to rescue our leader! I can't let it happen again!" And without another words, she charged off into the obstacle course of fallen rubble and debris.

"That idiot is going to kill herself! I have to stop her!" Commander M began moving forward, but Commander P held his cane in front of him, stopping him in his tracks.

"If she wants to throw her own life away, then let her. If you decide to just charge in there, you'll be no better than she is. Right now, we need to get as many to safety as possible. That is our number one concern, understand?"

Commander M looked off in the direction where G ran to, but he couldn't see her amongst the falling debris. "Fine. Everyone, move!"


Constantine was right on top of Ronald, ready to pounce on the Pokemon, when suddenly swept off of his feet. And this time, Ronald did not move an inch. The yellow-haired man was actually beginning to float, and this terrified him. "Ah, help me!" he cried out in panic.

Ronald reached out his hoof and yelled at Constantine, "Grab on!" Needless to say, he did not need to be told twice. He lunged forward and grabbed the outstretched hoof and held on for dear life. Apparently, as Ronald attempted to observe, the portal was collapsing, and apparently before it collapses all the way, it was sucking up nearby material as it's imploding, leading Ronald to believe that, whatever is going to happen when it finishes shrinking, it won't be pretty.

Ronald grunted and tried to pull Constantine closer. "Hold on!" was the only thing he could manage to say. It wasn't as if he could do much else. He really wished he had fingers again.

Constantine grabbed on as tight as he could, but he was continually slipping down the Keldeo's leg. One of his hands lost their grip and dangled at his side, leaving him only one hand with which he was holding on with. "You meant what you said about this world, didn't you?" he said quietly, which was almost indiscriminate between the roaring of the wind and the quieting screams of the rest of Team Cosmos.

Ronald looked at the leader, and noticed a calm look in his eyes that he'd never seen before. "Um, of course. I meant every word."

Constantine sighed. "Then do me a favor. Protect your world, and do whatever you can to make it a place where both people and Pokemon can live in peace. Promise me this, please."

Ronald looked at him with shock, but he nodded, "I promise."

Constantine smiled. "I search the world to find a hero to make the world a better place. It seems I made the correct choice." He closed his eyes, and released Ronald's leg.

"Constantine, nooooooo!" Ronald cried out as the golden-haired man fell into the void. His expression was peaceful, and almost royal with his handsome features. Time seemed to slow as Ronald watched the man fall into the rift and sink into the multicolored portal. Just as his face disappeared behind the many colors, the portal rapidly shrunk and simply vanished.

Suddenly, an intense shockwave burst from where the portal was, and Ronald was flung back from the force. It was so great, in fact, that the chains that kept Ronald bound to the altar snapped as if they were made of aluminum, and he was sent flying to the far wall. The pain Ronald felt upon impact was incredible, so much so, that he barely noticed the fact that his entire left side made an audible crunch as he slammed against it. He slid down the wall and landed roughly on the ground, causing a fresh dose of pain to enter his body. His eyes became clouded as he tried to get his bearings, but they dipped into focus just enough for him to see that all of the members of Team Cosmos has apparently escaped.

Almost all of them. Ronald thought. He suddenly heard a huge cracking sound in the stone above, and he turned up to see a large piece of rubble falling towards him. So, this is how I die again. The same way as I did last time, eh? The Keldeo chuckled to himself.

How fitting...


Aaaaaand, I'm leaving you with a cliffhanger. Don't look at me like that, you should've expected this from me, especially after what I just pulled. To be honest, I was actually going into this chapter thinking that, when Constantine dies, it would make me feel happy about it. But, I just felt that it was wrong to simply classify him as another villain. He really was trying to make the world a better place, but I guess he was under the philosophy of, 'You can't make an omelet without cracking a few eggs.' So, my hands started moving on their own, and that's what we've got now. Still, I haven't been this depressed about a villain dying since I beat that Hewdraw from Kid Icarus: Uprising.

In other, happier news, my birthday was just a couple of days ago! And, better yet, I've finally turned 18, which means I'm legally an adult. (Still doesn't mean I'm not a child at heart, mind.) As a celebration of this, I have tried to update every single story I have soon. (Except for the one I have on hiatus to think over the storyline.) And, a final surprise, I'm publishing, not one, but two brand new stories on FF! They're both PMD stories, and they are both two intermingling stories, one taking a more traditional choice of Pokemon, while the other features a Pokemon I'm sure everyone's been questioning about for me to feature in a story, a Kecleon! So, be sure to check them out. If you like Resurrection, I'm sure you'll like these two.

Oh, and just to make myself try to hurry, I'm going to try to finish Resurrection by New Year's Day. That only leaves me a month to do so, but now you guys know that this particular story is almost over. So, until the next time I update this story, which may be soon with my new deadline, stay tuned to see what happens next!