Epilogue— Peace
A/N: Hey, everyone!
Aqua: Welcome to the end of this story.
Solar: This takes place in the human world, where we see how the humans are doing after the Shining Gatherers left.
Summer: REPLY TIME! In reply to mollienaturerocks: Thank you! *Holds back laughter*
Solar: *Is even more soaked* Ugh…
No need to apologize, we—
Oshawott: Hey, who's this Oshawott?
That's hers.
Oshawott: Oh.
Winter: Anyway…
All: Enjoy!
Katie sat in the field, staring at the sunset. She's been here for quite a while. She just needed to process the last couple of years.
Four Pokémon entered her world two years ago. Four Pokémon. And they went to her school. Words could not describe how terrified she was when she first saw them. She hid behind the couch, and no matter how much Teresa tried to convince her to come out, she wouldn't budge. Eventually she left and said hello, though.
And then they reformed three bullies, Jake, Toby, and David. They've been mean since the first grade, and then four animal-like creatures changed their personalities like that. Katie was happy about it, that's for sure, but she was also shocked.
Afterwards, Pikachu supposedly learned a new move in their world. What was it called? 'Lightning Speed'? Something like that. And then he beat Jake in a race…It was a really great day, seeing Jake lose for once.
And then, that one day before summer vacation, the four Pokémon sang a song. They formed a band soon after, called the Shining Gatherers. Soon after that, they joined the group Katie was part of, called the BFFs. That was a first, in more ways than one.
Then… Katie closed her eyes. The Darkness Ones came.
It was a winter day, and the Shining Gatherers were outside in the snow, when Sasha and Ai took them away and tried to take their power. Jake, who was apparently Sasha's younger brother, gave the Shining Gatherers…two Elemental powers? Whatever he did, the four used music to send Sasha and Ai back to their world.
But it wasn't the end of the Darkness Ones. She, her friends, and the Shining Gatherers teamed up, and began preparing to fight. Soon, they went into the Dark World, where the four Pokémon sang a song. Sasha and Ai were fine, but then Oshawott struck Ai, and Sasha began regretting her actions. The two became regular Elementals that day. A week later, the entrance to the Shining Gatherers' world was opened, and the four left.
That was a month ago. They haven't come back yet. Surely they were excited about being back, and wanted to stay for a while longer before coming back here. That made sense to her.
"Hey, Katie!"
Katie turned and saw Gloria running to her.
"What's going on, Gloria?" She asked.
"Jake wanted to see us!" Gloria replied. "It was really important, he said. Come on!"
"So," Jake said. "I had an idea!"
"No duh, Sherlock!" Natsumi yelled. Teresa nudged her.
"Anyway, you know how the cave leading to Poképark is open, right?"
Everyone nodded.
"Well, what if we went there ourselves?"
There was silence for a moment.
"Are you serious?!" Gloria shouted. "Jake, we don't even know if we'll be accepted! Be logical for once!"
"Yeah, it might be dangerous," Amber said. "We'll have to see what Pikachu and the others say first."
"I…" Jake awkwardly smiled. "Guess you're right."
"Eh, maybe one day we'll go there." Toby shrugged. "What Amber said."
"Yeah." Ai nodded. "Speaking of which, Sasha…you never told us how you knew of Poképark in the first place."
Sasha stiffened. "Wh-what?"
"Ai's right." Gloria crossed her arms. "I mean, this whole 'take over Poképark' thing came out of the blue. I was really taken aback, because pretty much everyone was like 'what?' when we told them about Poképark."
"I, uh…I guess you're right," Sasha sighed. "But if I told you, we'd be here all day. It's kind of complicated. I'll have to tell you another time."
Teresa stood in front of the cave. It was all she could do not to run in there, to Poképark. She was just so worried that Pikachu and the others might have…
Teresa shook her head. Stop thinking like that! She thought. They're home, nothing could hurt them there, right? Right?!
Teresa started pacing, trying not to panic. She knew that the cave lead to Poképark and nowhere else, but…She was still scared. When she was young, she heard stories about that cave, to where it really leads. Most were absolutely terrifying, and it made her wonder if Pikachu and the others were really at Poképark.
Maybe, just maybe, they weren't.
"Teresa?"
Teresa turned and saw Tyler walking to her.
"Oh, hey, Tyler," She said. "What's up?"
"Nothing, except you've been here a while. Seriously, look at the sky."
Teresa looked up, and saw that the sky was darkening.
"Oh…uh…" Teresa rubbed the back of her neck. "Sorry. I was just worried."
"About them?"
Teresa nodded. "Yeah…it's just, I heard things about that cave, and I'm worried they got lost or something."
"You heard what they said, Teresa," Tyler said. "The cave leads nowhere else. Just Poképark. There's no other place that they could end up in." He chuckled. "If that were the case, they'd have another 'human world' situation on their hands."
Teresa smiled. "Yeah, they would, wouldn't they?"
"Anyway, come on, Amber and the others are waiting."
The sun was rising, and all she did was sit and watch.
Pikachu loved sunrises…
She sighed. She really missed them. After all, she learned how to sing thanks to them. And to be a little nicer. She couldn't thank them enough.
If she could go through that cave, and into Poképark, and be safe and sound in the end, she would have run to the cave as fast as possible. But she didn't know if she could. So she stayed here, remembering her friends just because of a rising ball of fire.
Ugh…I'm crazy. She shook her head. I befriended talking colorful animals, and already I'm changing. Life is just weird. And apparently full of other worlds. Maybe…one day, I'll check them out.
"Sally!" Teresa opened the door. "Come on in! It's about time you got some food in you."
Sally walked in the house, and Teresa closed the door.
"Hey, remember Jake's plan about going to Poképark?" Gloria asked, laughing. "He's crazy, am I right?"
"Yeah, you got to admit it," Teresa said. "There are times when he makes really bizarre plans." She shook her head. "But he's still a cool guy."
"He is." Natsumi nodded. "Isn't it weird how four Pokémon stopped him from being a bully, and not us? Or someone else who's a human?"
"Yeah, it's insane," Gloria sighed. "I mean, the day they arrived, I definitely didn't wake up thinking 'maybe today I'll meet animal-like creatures and save the world'!"
"Same here," Amber said.
Katie looked out the window. "Do you think that Pikachu and his friends will be back soon?"
"I'm sure they will," Natsumi said, nodding. "After all, things are peaceful now!"
"Yeah!" Amber grinned. "So they'll be showing up at some point, right, Teresa?"
"Right." Teresa stared at the sunrise, watching the sky slowly turn blue.
They'll come back soon. I'm sure of it. And when they do, it'll be an adventure.
Teresa's smile widened.
It always is.
The End
A/N: And that's the end of Poképark: The Human World.
Solar: Finally, we can rela—
And now for the sequel!
Solar: EH?!
Summer: We wrote it on the profile, Dad, there's no way you forgot that.
Solar: Well, I did!
Aqua: *Facepaw*
Well, uh…anyway, before we leave this story, I just wanted to say this won't be the end of the humans.
Winter: They'll be back!
When, you ask? Time will tell! Until then, please review!
Solar: And no flaming! *Tail catches on fire* LET IT EEEND!
All: See ya! :D
