"And here we find ourselves running short on time, towards the last pages of my book. Now
of course it's upseting knowing the journey is over, but we also know it isn't truly over. Think of
this as the end of a chapter, nothing more. The book isn't truly over as long as a trainer trains, a
coordinator competes, a breeder breeds. There is so much to experience in this world that you
should never let yourself say it's over. Keep moving forward. This isn't the place to give up. This
world is so full of new and great things to learn of that you should never give up. So here it is...the
last words, this isn't a goodbye, this is a goodnight. As in, we won't see each other for a little bit,
but soon enough we will meet again."
"Ugh, do they always need to throw in random quotes from the biography of..." Raian began
as he looked at the small television screen in the mostly empty room he stood in. He was very
well dressed, a tuxedo like suit that he usually wore for contests was well worn at the time, its
coattails draping behind him.
"I like them" Elsa interupted as she walked up behind Raian, her heels clacking along the fine
marble floor. She too looked very well dressed and different than normal in a fine deep blue
dress which reached slightly above her knees.
"I actually read the book, he makes a lot of good points" Raian replied as he stared at the
small screen "...assuming both that he exists and that he did write the book"
"You don't believe he exists?" Elsa asked as she stood beside Raian
"There's no reason to believe he exists" Raian responded in a simple shrug "No picture of him
in the Hall of Fame, No official ranking of him, even my brother who works in the Frontier hasn't
told me he's met him"
"Well, you never know" Elsa replied as she turned Raian and adjusted his tie "Even if he isn't
real, it's a great story. It's about how you should never give up, about how you should keep
moving forward and try your best at everything"
"Heh, yeah I guess you're right" Raian replied with a smile as he turned to the small
entrance way to see Iian walking forth alongside Anna, both well dressed.
"Bloody hate suits" Iian groaned as he adjusted his unkempt tie back and forth
"Yeah yeah, get over it, big trainers have to wear suits all the time" Anna replied as she
flattened out her blue skirt which hung to her ankles. She wore a black vest along with a light blue
long sleeved undershirt, all of which looked very odd on the girl.
"Well now we have four of six" Raian said as he looked at the disheveled Iian who looked as
though he had put the suit on in the dark while spinning around
"Where are Hillary and Josue?" Iian asked looking around the small room
"Probably still crying about losing the final round" Anna replied sarcastically
"Anna!" Elsa said in a dissapointed tone
"What? All i'm sayi..." Anna began before they all heard clacking coming from the entrance
hallway
"Well...speak of Giratina" Raian said as Josue and Hillary ran into the room. Josue wearing a
simple white dress shirt with an off center black tie and black pants. Hllary's attire was nearly
identical to her typical attire. She wore a tight black dress which faded to red towards its bottom
just above her knees.
"Sorry for being late...I didn't own a dress" Hillary replied as she walked forth uneasily on the
small heeled shoes she wore
"Where on earth did you get one?" Elsa asked
"Yeah, it's not like there's any clothes stores around here..." Anna added
"Oh, found someone roughly my size and had a pokemon battle" Hillary replied "So are you
guys ready or what?"
"Let's get this over with..." Iian responded turning to the two large wooden double doors
behind him
"Remember Iian, this is an invite only dinner party that's filled with gym leaders and frontier
reps!" Raian called out as Iian placed his hand on the door "Don't do anything excessively
stupid!"
"Bah, when the hell have I done anything stupid?!" Iian asked as he placed his left hand on the
door and pushed it open.
A Moment Later
The large room consisted of three very long rooms organized in the shape of a square
missing one side. The room was well lit by an enormous chandelere hanging above the guests.
The tables were filled with many familiar and high ranked faces. Gym leaders, Frontier
representatives, and specially invited guests along with their plus one's all sat along the table
edges. Walking calmly along the floor were several waiters all carrying large trays of drinks and
fine foods. The smells all fused wonderfully in the room, creating an extrordinary auroma.
"...and that last face off was nothing short of amazing!" A woman sitting across from Raian
carried on. She was a fair looking woman who wore a nice kimono, along with a simple flower
protruding from the left of her fine black hair.
"Thank you Miss Erika, Lucario and I put our best forth" Raian replied pushing the food on his
plate around, Elsa sitting on one of his sides, Iian on the other.
"It was a great match" Iian added "I wouldn't change anything"
"Nor would I" Raian replied with a smile
"I don't blame you, that really was some frontier level battling" Maylene interupted from beside
Erika. Maylene looked quite uncomfortable in her extremely plain dark blue dress.
"I hope so, because it was just one match short of top sixteen" Elesa replied from the other
side of Erika
"If only you both could have continued on" Erika said looking at Iian and Raian, Iian busy
forcing a fork of food into his mouth
"Well we're both on the same skill level" Raian replied "It was just bad luck that we had to face
each other, and someone had to lose"
"You're going to go far kid" Elesa said happily
"I certaily hope so, because after..." Raian began before a loud clanking could be heard.
Everyone silenced rather quickly as they turned to the head table. All along the table, edge to
edge, were amazing trainers, all from the frontier. Raian could recognize Kiera, Mica, Sam,
Cynthia, and Arachide, but many of the others looked quite odd. A middle aged man wearing a
lab coat with brown hair and a necklace hanging from his neck. A second middle aged woman
sitting beside him with long brown hair and a green dress. As Raians eyes hit a short petite
young woman with long straight black hair, a black choker, and a very simple black dress, Mica
rose to his feet.
"Hello everyone!" Mica spoke out in a deep voice, Raian and his entorouge of friends all
turned to him. As they turned, Iian's eyes couldn't help but be snagged by an elder man with a
bald head and a great white mustache sitting at the edge of the table. "Welcome to the
Champion's dinner! First off, I would like to thank our gracious hosts here in Unova for putting up
with us."
All the leaders let off small laughter, Elsa on the other hand sighed and put her face to her
hand, experiencing first hand how the leaders could be she did not so much find the comment a
joke, but rather a factual statement. As the leaders gave off their chuckle, one of the back doors
opened and a woman took a step inside the large room, out of sight. She had very short purple
hair, with one side of her bangs a bit longer and cut at a slant covering her right eye. She had a
black choker on with a small metal symbol on its front of what appeared to be a Dedenne. Her
dress was short, a short distance from her knees, yet it retained some elegance about it.
"Next, I would like to personally congradulate all of our participants and of course both of our
finalists, Ranger Hillary and Trainer Saibot! That was quite a battle we had there near the end!"
Mica continued gesturing towards Hillary and Saibot who sat not too far off, she looked the same
as she typically did, her long straight golden hair seeming to glow, her purple and blue dress very
nice. "Next I would like to make a few announcements before I carry on to another topic here.
The Leader's Party details will be sent out as soon as we hear from our favorite henchmen. And
whoever owns the large black helicopter, you are parked in a poke landing zone. If you're vehicle
isn't moved in the next hour, you're helicopter will be crushed and eaten by a herd of hungry
Steelix."
Raian and Iian let off a small chuckle, yet no one else in the room did. Josue looked around
expecting someone to laugh, yet it remained at Raian and Iian. As Josue looked about he noticed
a few seats at the head table empty. Two of which were next to the petite woman Iian had
noticed.
"Finally, I would like to congratulate my little brother Raian and his friend Iian for giving us one
of the best battles we have seen in a very long time." Mica continued with a smile, several
leaders clapping as they turned to Raian and Iian, "And as a tradition of some sort, I have
something for you little brother. When I participated in my first League Challenge, our mom gave
me my first pokenav, the very one I still use to this day. And I know that her and dad are smiling
down on you right now after such a fantastic year."
As Mica said this he began walking forth, a small box in one hand and a champagne glass in
the other. Raian gave off a bit of a small smile as Mica carried on. The purple haired woman in
the back smiled as she watched Mica walk forth.
"This is your very own device. It's state of the art Pokegear. I know you'll love it." Mica said as
he handed Raian the small wooden box, "Finally, I have something personal for you. When I first
started, I took with me a very special item that used to belong to dad when he first became a
trainer. Now I'm giving it to you, this is his pocket watch...It's very special, and I know that not
only do you deserve it, you deserve every bit of what's coming to you after all of your hard work.
Congratulation's Raian! And here's my drink to you."
Mica raised his glass, as he did several other leaders did. Raian looked around happily, all of
his comrades smiling at him and showing their gratitude. All of the leaders collectively took a
drink while Raian opened the box. Inside the box was two simple objects. One was the device
Mica spoke of, it was a thick device which looked as though it wrapped around the wrist, a small
screen on it. The other was a watch, just a simple pocket watch. It was well rusted over,
whatever engraving had been on it was well gone, taken over by the rust. Raian clicked it open, it
momentarily sticking before it sprung open. Inside was a picture, a picture of a beautiful blonde
woman holding a baby standing next to a man and a small boy, all of them in front of a very
familiar house.
"You okay there?" Elsa asked, breaking Raian out of a momentary trance
"You aren't going to shatter right now are you?" Iian asked as Raian closed the watch
"Huh...no...i'm...i'm fine" Raian replied recovering from the moment and placing the watch into
his jacket pocket.
"Raian is it?" A voice said from behind Raian. It was unfamiliar to him, and the group. It was
difficult to distinguish as well, it oddly sounded like a feminine mans voice. The group turned to
see the purple haired woman walking up behind them.
"Yes mam, Raian" Raian responded a bit uneasy
"Let's see, Iian, right?" She asked as she stood behind them, as she did a waiter walked by,
she quickly snagged a glass of champagne off the tray
"Uh...yeah" Iian replied confused
"I have to admit, out of all the battles of that League, you two put up the best" The woman said
as she crossed threw her arm back, the drink swirling around in her glass "I was so sad that
both of you couldn't be top sixteen..no offense there Hillary"
"None taken, they really did have a jem of a battle" Hillary replied with a nod of aknowledgment
"I look forward to seeing you two in another pokemon League" The woman said with a wink
before she began walking off
"Who was she?" Josue asked watching the woman walk away
"No clue" Iian and Raian replied in unison as she took a seat at the head table, right next to
the petite female with the long straight black hair.
Not Much Later
The room was flashing several differnt colors as small setup lights flashed and spun around a
stage. In the center of the stage was a stand with a person. The person was very odd indeed,
whoever it was wore a large helmet like mask on its head which seemed to resemble a dedenne
head, the eyes crossed out. The room was filled with the leaders ,who not much earlier were
well dressed and proper, now they all jumped up and down, dancing and enjoying the blaring
repetative music.
"Jeesh, it's hard to hear yourself think in here" Raian said as he held one of his hands to his
ear. He stood next to a long table filled with snacks, now dressed in jeans and his hoodie.
"Worth it!" Josue yelled out as he ran to the table, grabbed a bag of chips, and ran off back
into the crowd
"I never knew he was a DJ Pok3 fan" Iian said as he watched Josue hapily join the group of
dancers
"DeJay Pokie...what a creative name" Raian said rolling his eyes
"Let him have his fun" Elsa said walking up from behind Raian, now wearing her tight black
shirt and faded jeans "This is our last night in Unova, I want to enjoy it"
"I hear that" Iian replied
"...we're all splitting up" Raian said with a sigh as he looked into the crowd, Josue, Saibot, and
Hillary all dancing up and down having fun
"Just for a little bit" Anna said as she leaned on Iians side "And we're keeping in touch"
"I know...but it was all talk until now" Raian replied a bit sad "By this time tomorrow we really
will be apart for a long time...Elsa and Anna in Sinnoh, Iian in Hoenn, Josue and Hillary in
wherever the hell they're going..."
"Then we better make the best of tonight" Iian said with a smile as he threw his arms around
Anna and Raian "Right?"
"Right" Anna replied happily
"Right" Elsa added. Raian stood silent for a moment before a small smile began on his face
"Right" Raian finally managed to say "Let's enjoy it while we can"
The Next day
"So this is it huh?" Raian asked as Anna and Elsa stood opposite him, Josue, Iian, Lucario,
and Hillary
"For now" Elsa replied with a smile as the train doors behind her opened
"You have to keep in touch though!" Anna added looking at Iian and holding her finger up
"Of course" Iian replied gladly
"We'll be in your neck of the woods" Elsa said as she gave Raian a hug "So if we need help
you better be able to get us through!"
"I've spent enough time in Sinnoh...didn't like it" Iian said as he gave Anna a hug "If you
change your mind, I wouldn't exactly hate it if you joined me in Hoenn"
"I appreciate the offer, but just like you, I want to prove that i'm a great trainer" Anna replied as
Elsa turned and began towards the train "I'll take that trip with you some other time"
"I'm keeping you to that!" Iian yelled out as the doors shut behind the two girls
"Well...two down" Raian said with a sigh as he waved at the two, the bullet train starting to
move
A moment later
"Stop number two" Iian said as they all stood staring at the second bullet train.
"I've never been to the Fiore region before, I'm actually kind of excited" Josue said as he
adjusted his backpack
"Hey, you better keep in touch" Raian said as he gave a small hug to Josue
"You know I will" Josue replied as Hillary stood at the entrance to the train
"Come on, you've said goodbye several times already" Hillary called out as she crossed her
arms "You won't be seperate for that long"
"Gothorita goth" Gothorita said holding Josue's hand and pulling him forth
"I know...but i'm going to miss you guys" Josue said as he slowly began walking back
"Likewise pipsqueak" Iian said with a smile "But no matter what, we'll always be with you.
Don't you ever think we won't"
The three stood in silence for a moment before Josue began walking back into the train. No
words were needed, they all knew the moment was coming, and they had all accepted it. The
train door shut and Josue simply raised his hand in a slow wave. Iian and Raian stood and slowly
waved as their good friend left. Trainers are in a constant state of danger, seeing your friend
leave could be the last you see of them. It was a sad moment of great respect and trust to allow
your comrade to leave.
"Four down" Iian said simply as the train left view
A moment later
Raian, Iian, and Lucario sat on a bench staring at the sky. Raian twiddled a small pokeball,
pink and decored with a heart. It was a gift from Elsa, a goodbye present which he couldn't bare
to leave out of his hand. Iian held his hand firmly around a blue pokeball with yellow patterns
which Anna had given him, he couldn't pull himself to admit that he too was sad and fearing this
moment.
"It began with three boys" Raian said simply breaking the silence as he watched a pidove fly
through the sky
"Just three normal boys" Iian said with a small grin
"A trainer wanting to prove his strength" Raian spoke staring into the bright blue sky
"A coordinator looking for a memorable time" Iian carried on as he closed his eyes for a
moment
"And a boy who just wanted some chips" Raian said one last time as his eyes began to water
up
"They were excited, it was finally the day they would begin their journey" Iian continued with
his eyes beginning to water up.
"Little did they know what that journey would have in store for them" Raian said in a calm
simple voice "So much danger: Snapping Sandile, Horrific Druddigon, Charging Pawniard"
"But so much good as well" Iian replied turning to Raian with a smile "Lilligant, Sewaddle,
Hillary, Elesa, Skyla...Anna"
"In the end they even made it to the Pokemon League" Raian said staring at the slowly drifting
clouds
"They didn't win, but in life you don't always win" Iian said "In life, it's really up to you to say
wheter or not it was all worth it, and wheter you will continue on. In this world there's good and
bad, you just have to choose which to focus on"
"In the end...when all is said and done...there's only one thing you can really say" Raian said
with a smile
"And what's that?" Iian asked in one final question
"Keep moving forward" Raian replied turning to his friend "...after all, gotta catch 'em all."
To Be Continued.
Raian walked quietly down the stone walkway, the sound of a flute being played filling the air.
Lucario happily followed after his trainer, his comrades bow thrown over his shoulder. Raian
smiled as he walked down the path, one region was down after all. As Raian reached the waiting
platform, he found it was empty except for one little thing. There next to a bench was a pokemon
dancing. Raian had never seen it before, it was very odd to him. It was about two feet tall and
very humanoid. It had long green hair running from its head, it had white flesh with black leathery
coverings.
"Oh, hello there" Raian said as he watched the small pokemon dance happily, as he looked
he noticed the pokemon had a small hat in front of it. Raian smiled as he reached into his pocket
and grabbed some coins to throw into the hat
"Melo!" The pokemon happily said in a melodic voice as it carried on its dance
"Lucar!" Lucario said as he walked next to the pokemon and began dancing alongside it with
a happy glance.
"Haha, yeah, we like to dance to" Raian said as he happily watched the two dance "I'm a
coordinator, it's what I do"
"Melo!" The small pokemon replied as it continued to dance with Lucario
"Does your trainer ever take you to contests, you'd be great at them" Raian said taking a knee
next to the pokemon
"Meloet" The pokemon replied in a sad tone as it stopped dancing and looked down
"Aw, i'm sorry to hear that" Raian said as he looked at the sad pokemon, as he did he noticed
the pokemon's stomach gurgle. The little pokemon held its stomach as it grumbled. "Hungry?"
"Melo etta" The creature replied holding its stomach
"Here, i'm buying more later anyway" Raian said as he dug into his backpack and pulled out a
large poffin. It took no time at all for the small pokemon to dig into the poffin and eat it all. As the
pokemon ate, the train slowly stopped behind Raian.
"Lucar" Lucario called out as the train's doors opened
"Oh, sorry little buddy" Raian said as he handed the pokemon another poffin "I have to get
going"
"Lucar" Lucario said looking at the other pokemon as Raian rose to his feet and began
towards the train. As Raian began to enter the train, he felt something tug at his pant leg. Raian
turned to see the little pokemon holding its hat and pulling on his leg.
"Wait...do you want to come with us?" Raian asked as he looked at the pokemon, Lucario
standing behind it giving him a reassuring glance.
"Melo etta!" The pokemon replied holding its small hat up to its chest and nodding
"Well i'd be overjoyed to have you on board, but the only pokeball I have is..." Raian began as
e dug into his pocket, pulling forth the pink pokeball "...well...it's something. Welcome to the
team!"