You guys all rock, for reading this entire fic. I was too excited and couldn't put this off, so I had to continue writing.

Last Chapter...

Pokémon isn't mine, otherwise you could dye your pokemon different colors.

Anyway...

Well, this was it.

It was now exactly noon, and I was standing outside in the sun, waiting for Zap and friends to finish up whatever they were doing in the base. I didn't have too much to do, so I thought that I would spend a few minutes by myself to enjoy this time.

I never thought that this day would come, but today was the day that I was leaving Ray Town, and I couldn't be more excited.

"We had our goods and bads." I said to myself. "But it's time for me to move on now."

"Aladar!"

My thoughts were then interrupted as I saw that a small group of people were running up to me. I wasn't surprised that they would be here. I tried to keep it a secret, but somehow they found out anyway.

Ice, Keldeo, Terrakion, Zero, Turbo, and Ratchet…

"I'm going to fucking kill you!"

Shit.

Next thing I knew, I was being chased around Zap's car by Ratchet, who was holding his usual tool of discipline.

"I can't believe that you are leaving!" The canine said with his usual grumpy face, along with a few tears forming in his eyes. "At least you could have said something! You do have people here that care about you, you know!"

Yeah, and some of them have unique ways of expressing their love.

"Stop running and let me hug you!"

"Put away the weapon, and we'll talk." I replied.

Oh yeah, Everyone else was laughing at us.

As soon as the Arcanine caught up to me, the ratchet met my head, and I was squeezed to death by him.

"Do you really have to go?" Keldeo asked as I pried the clingy Fire-type off me. "We didn't get to hang out that much."

"Sorry," I replied. "Ray Town in a cool place, but there's a few things here that I would rather not live with."

Leaf being one of the top things.

"And I already promised Nox that I would go with him, so I can't back out now."

Not that I wanted too either. Nox is one of the coolest guys I know, and I really look forward to the adventures that we will have together in the near future.

"Onto more important things." Terrakion said. "The six of us wanted to see you off, and to say thanks for everything."

I chuckled at that.

"And what exactly did I do?" I asked. "I didn't really do anything important."

"Well," Ratchet replied. "You only saved the world from becoming a giant swimming pool."

"You got Keldeo and Ice back." Terrakion continued.

"Foiled whatever plans Tocaro had." Keldeo added.

"Gave me the strength to stand up for myself." Zero pointed out.

"Convinced one of the worst criminals to right his wrongs." Ice continued, referring to Michael.

"And temporarily ended a war between two rival groups." Turbo finished.

Oh yeah, all of that.

"Not only that."

I jumped when I saw that Nox, Tatsuki, Kitako, Zap, Lewis, and Flare were standing beside me.

Nox then put his hand on my shoulder.

"You did all of this while suffering loss after loss; that's some real will right there." The Zangol stated. "Life threw countless obstacles at you, but you didn't let it stop you. You made friends that both stood with and against you, you suffered disownment, heartbreak, and a few physical wounds too; but in the end, you came out on the winning side, and you didn't cheat in any way."

I couldn't help but close my eyes to reflect the last few weeks that I've lived, and everything that I've gone through.

Oh Arceus…

"Arceus damn it Nox," I replied. "You're making me blush."

Everyone then laughed.

I'm really going to miss this place.

"We all pitched in and got this for you." Terrakion said and pulled out a wrapped present. "Don't open it right now, wait 'till you're on the road."

"We also got you a bunch of snacks as well!" Keldeo and Ice said and handed me a huge bag filled with various treats. "We didn't really know what you liked, so we got you a bunch of everything."

Ha, that's something that they would do.

"Where are you going anyway?" Ratchet then asked. "Because better damn know that I'll come down to visit."

"I'm not exactly sure." I replied, and handed Flare the bag of snacks that I just got. "I'm heading somewhere in the Tandor region; I'll give you guys the details when I get there."

Tandor… I wonder what it's like there?

The sound of honking interrupted my thoughts, and I noticed that all of my Team Magma friends were in Zap and Lewis' car.

"Hate to interrupt the moment," Zap stated. "But we need to get going now."

Damn, time does fly doesn't it?

Before I was able to say anything, my six Ray Town friends pulled me into a group hug, and they all looked like they were going to cry.

I felt like I was going to as well.

"Good-bye guys." I said and entered Zap's car. "If I'm ever in the area; I'll visit."

After saying that, I rolled down the window, and the car started to move.

Ratchet, Keldeo, Terrakion, Ice, Zero, and Turbo all move with us, and began running to keep after the car.

"Never forget us Al!" Keldeo shouted.

"Thanks for being our friend." Ice shouted.

"We'll be thinking of you, always." Terrakion shouted.

"Stay safe Al!" Zero shouted.

"Do your best!" Turbo shouted.

"You'd better come back someday!" Ratchet shouted, then pulled out one of his tools and handed it to me as he ran. "Or I'll use that ratchet and smack you so hard!"

Guys…

"Thanks guys!" I shouted as the car increased speed and outran them. "I'll never forget you!"

And that was it; they were gone out of my sight.

I put my head back into the car and let out a sigh.

Nox and Kitako put their hands on my shoulders, and smiled, making me smile as well. I did have them after all; I had almost all of Team Magma with me, so I wasn't alone.

Not waiting anymore, I slowly unwrapped the gift that my friends got me.

"What's in it?" Kitako asked.

"I don't know, let's see." I replied.

Doing just that, I tore off the rest of the wrapping paper, and examined its contents.

A couple of letters, and a picture containing my six friends of Ray Town in a frame that had the words "Friends" written in gold.

I opened the first letter…

"Dear Aladar," I read. "We at the Swords of Justice commend you for destroying that device that was going to drown the land."

Before reading any more, I checked the bottom of the letter to see who wrote it.

Cobalion…

"I don't know if you will ever return to Ray Town, but when you do, we will properly honor you as the Sword you are. You are one of us Al, no matter how far away you are."

Hold on, did Cobalion just tell me that I was a Sword of Justice?

"I just know that you'll do the right thing while you're with Team Magma, and I'm sure you'll be happy to know that Rotor is a Sword again, so you don't need to worry about him while you are away. I also did the same for that Chesnaught guy who refuses to shut up when talking about you."

I sighed and laughed a little after reading that.

I would be lying if I said that I didn't care about Rotor anymore, but he still betrayed me.

As for Chester; I hope he's ready for some serious discipline.

"I don't want to take up anymore of your time, so I'll just say bye, and that I'm sorry that I couldn't see you off. Cobalion."

I was about to read the next letter, but saw there was a little more writing at the bottom.

"P.s." I continued. "Sorry for temporarily booting you from the guild. It's hard for me to admit this, but I was jealous of Michael, that's why I didn't want you around, not because you did anything wrong."

Well what do you know, looks like Cobalion had a thing for me as well.

That was the end of the first letter, so I went to the next.

"Dear Al,"

Before I read anymore of this letter, I also checked the bottom, and was shocked when I saw that it was from Rotor.

Rotor…

"I'm guessing that you must be out of Ray Town by the time that you are getting this, so I don't have to worry anymore."

What?

"I just wanted to say that I didn't mean anything that I said to you last night. I will say that I love Leaf, but not because he's the original or anything. If anything, you're still the better Zangoose."

I wasn't really sure if I could read this. I didn't think that Rotor was lying, but he's the one that I worry about the most.

"With Leaf back with Kicks, he's not the same Zangoose that you met at the Anti-Blades; he does have the same attitude though."

That wasn't a surprise at all, but I wasn't sure that I believed that Leaf was any different than he was when I met him.

"I know that you must not be too happy with any of us, especially Kicks, but I'm planning on making sure that Leaf doesn't run off and leave his dad behind again. Tocaro and Kyogre have been put away for good, and I actually got ahold of Kyogre's blue stone and put it on the back of the picture that your friends gave you."

Reading that, I checked the back of the picture I got and saw that the blue orb with the Alpha symbol that Kyogre had was taped there.

"I'm not sure that you can do anything with it, but I just thought that you would like it." I continued reading. "Anyway, I hope that you don't hate me or anything, and I hope that the two of us can meet again as friends someday."

Same here Rotor.

That was the end of the letter, and I was feeling a bit lonely now.

"Seems like you have some pretty good friends." The Scyther said with a soft smile. "I'm sure you'll miss them greatly."

"I will." I replied. "I was feeling a bit lonely, but I also remembered that I have my friends of Team Magma with me."

For those who didn't guess yet, Kitako and Tatsuki were Team Magma now, and I couldn't be happier.

But despite all of this happiness, there was something that I needed to do, something that I had to do.

I opened my window again, and threw the Holo-caster that had all of my old friends numbers on.

Kitako and Nox gave me a strange look, but I smiled and they shrugged it off.

"Sorry guys," I whispered. "But I need to cut all of my connections of Ray Town for a while."

Truth be told, I just didn't want Leaf, Rotor, or Kicks to try to contact me. I just don't think that I'll be able to face them.

With one more sigh, I looked out the window and watched as we drove past a long field, which I think was the same field that I first woke up in. Part of me was kinda shocked that I've only been alive for a few weeks; it feels like I've lived in that town for way longer.

It was hard to admit it, but my time in Ray Town was over. Better grab a snack, because Tandor is a long ways away...

Well, that's the end...

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At least that's what I would say if there wasn't a sequel coming out soon. And I promise you; your mind will be blown at some of the points.

For all of you Team Rotor and Team Michael people: sorry to say, but Aladar doesn't get with anyone at the end of this fic.

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