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(Person's name POV) how the person who is talking sees things.

"Person talking"

[Telepathic speech]

'When a pokémon is talking in poké-speech'

{Anything written on paper, such as notes}

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Chapter 37

Development

(Lilly's POV)

After Joey and I ate and paid for dinner, we headed back to our hotel room, followed by a large crowd of our fan group. Luckily it was after seven at night, so it the group was a little smaller then usual, and it was easier to get back to our room and get to sleep.

The next morning I woke to find myself alone in the bed, and the sound of cooking in the other room.

'Joey!' I called, getting out of bed.

"I'm in here Lilly," called Joey from the other room, and walking over to our hotel room's mini kitchen I saw Joey stirring something in a pot on the stove, "good morning little one."

[Morning,] I said, wrapping my arms around Joey as he cooked, [whatcha doin?]

"I am making you some breakfast," said Joey as he put a vanilla bean in the pot, "we should head out soon. Vincent and Mia are already packed and waiting for us in the lobby."

[What's the rush?] I asked as Joey's phone started to ring from his pocket.

"Hang on," said Joey, tapping his Bluetooth headset, "this is Joey."

[Who is it?] I asked, only to have Joey raise a finger, telling me silently to wait, and I could tell from his emotions that Joey was worried.

"You're positive about this?" asked Joey to whoever he was on the phone with, "ok. Activate plan theta, and meet us at the edge of the city."

[Who was that?] I asked as Joey took a deep breath, and turned off his Bluetooth, [Joey, what's wrong?]

"Turns out we had a visitor as we slept," said Joey as he dumped what he was making into the sink, "one of our fans had an Alakazam and got him to teleport into our room and take pictures of us while we slept."

[So wait, that means that they have pictures of us sleeping together?]

"Not only that, but several trainers are on their way to our room to get us," said Joey as he quickly walked over and grabbed his knives, "Vin called when he saw them. We only have a minutes to get out of here before they arrive."

[I'll change clothes then,] I said, quickly turning my pajamas into my normal white dress, [what can I do to help?]

"Go to the balcony and let out Mitch," said Joey as he quickly packed our gear, "fill him in on what he needs to know. We will have to ride on his back till we meet up with our friends."

[I'm on it,] I said, grabbing Mitch's poké-ball and running over to the balcony.

'Hi Lilly,' said Mitch as I let the Staraptor out, 'what's up?'

'People have found out about Joey and me, and we need a way to escape,' I explained quickly, 'can you carry the two of us and all our gear?'

'It will be difficult, but I think I can manage,' said Mitch as Joey came running over with our gear.

[You good?] I asked.

"I'm good," said Joey as he quickly placed our gear on the back of Mitch, "let's get out of here."

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We had just taken off when I heard a yell from the balcony, and turning from where I sat behind Joey, I saw a trainer with a Blastoise and a Glalie standing beside him.

"Shoot them down!" Called the trainer, and as he said that, I saw the Blastoise fire off a Hydro Pump at us!

[Joey!] I cried as the Hydro Pump flew off to the right.

"Mitch, dive!" Joey called as another shot flew over our heads, "get us out of their firing range!"

'I'm trying!' Mitch said as two more shots passed by us, 'you guys are heavy.'

'I am not that heavy!' I objected, 'I'm a Gardevoir, we are naturally light.'

"I don't know what the two of you are saying, but be quiet," said Joey as he pressed on his headset, "Mia, can you hear me?"

Why was he calling Mia? I thought as I fired a energy beam at a Hydro Pump that had gotten a little close to hitting us. What could she do to help us?

'We got company!' Mitch called as two Fearow, each with a human rider, appeared along either side of us.

"I can't keep a connection with Mia," said Joey as he tapped as his headset, "we're on our own."

"Trainer Joey!" called one of the riders on the Fearow using some odd red and white horn, "land your Staraptor and surrender! You can't get away from us, and we will shoot you down of necessary!"

"Screw that!" called Joey as he put us into a dive to avoid a string of Hydro Pumps, "Mitch, on my signal, use Quick Attack on the nearest Hydro Pump."

[Are you crazy!] I asked, [that will throw us off, and probably knock out Mitch!]

"Not if as soon as Mitch hits the attack, you create a barrier to absorb most of the impact, and I withdraw Mitch before he knocks out!" called Joey as he unhooked Mitch's poké-ball from his belt, "just make sure to catch us before we hit the ground."

'I think Joey has lost his mind,' said Mitch as he leveled off and dodged a shot on his right.

[Are you sure about this?] I asked, making Joey turn around to look me in the eyes, [this could go very badly if we fail.]

"Trust me, I did this before in a game," said Joey, even though I could tell from his mind he was lying. He had never done this before, but something told me that while his plan was crazy, it could work.

'Do it Mitch,' I said as Joey turned back around.

'Out of all the people I could get stuck with,' muttered Mitch as he prepped his Quick Attack.

"Now Mitch!" called Joey as a Hydro Pump flew past is.

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(Joey's POV)

I didn't know if my crazy ass plan was going to work, I didn't even know if Lilly could catch us before we hit the ground six hundred feet bellow, or that I was fast enough to put Mitch in his poké-ball before he knocked himself out. All I knew was that if we stayed in the sky, we would be shot down, either by the two men on the Fearows, or by the Hydro Pumps that were coming from behind.

"Now Mitch!" I called as a speeding sphere of water flew past us.

[This is going to hurt,] said Lilly as Mitch launched himself towards the water, and I pressed the button on Mitch's poké-ball as soon as the Hydro Pump exploded.

Next thing I knew, I was falling through open air, and right next to me was Lilly, trying to slow our descent.

"Spread your arms and legs like this!" I yelled, barely able to hear my own voice over the wind, as I positioned my body the way sky divers do, "It will slow you down!"

[I can't slow us down!] called Lilly, her hands and eyes glowing blue as she used her powers.

"You have to slow us down!" I called as I grabbed our bag of gear from where it was falling beside us, "we will die if you don't!"

[I'm not strong enough!] Called Lilly as she started to panic, [I don't want us to die!]

"Ok, plan B than," I said, quickly unwrapping the rope that was on my bag, "tie this around your waist! Just be sure to save enough for me to as well!"

[Ok,] said Lilly as she did as I said, and then passed me the other end of the rope, [Now what?]

"Now your psychic cloth better be quick about changing," I said as I tied the other end around me, then hugged Lilly tightly. Not to be close to the one I loved, although that was nice, but to get a hold on her dress. I then tried to do something I hadn't done since the day I met Lilly's mom, I tried to change Lilly's dress into a parachute, "grab a hold of me!"

[How are you doing that!] Lilly cried in surprise as the top part of her dress elongated, and turned into a parachute, which immediately started to slow our descent, [you shouldn't be able to do that!]

"I know," I said, looking down to see a large crown forming where we were about to land, "but I did it anyway."

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"Hello people of Las Vegas!" I called as Lilly and I landed in the middle of the crowd, "what's the matter, you never see a human and a Gardevoir sky dive before?"

"Your trainer Joey," said a man nearby, "the man who is dating a pokémon."

"Yeah, I saw a picture of you and that shiny Gardevoir in bed together on the news," said another man.

"You two are disgusting," said a woman as she spit on my shoe, "a human, sleeping with one of those animals. You two should be shot."

"We don't want any trouble," I said, trying to walk away from the group, but people blocked me wherever I tried.

"Well it found you," said a voice, and I heard the crack of a gun, and then heard Lilly cry out in pain.

"Lilly!" I cried as I grabbed her before she could fall, and immediately I saw the bloody hole where the bullet had clawed its way into her shoulder, "are you ok?"

[I'll live,] groaned Lilly as her face grimaced in pain, [we need to get out of here.]

"Hang on, I'll get us out of this," I said, laying Lilly lightly on the pavement, then turning around to find the man who had fired on Lilly, "why did you do that?"

"All I did was put down an infected animal," said the man, pointing his gun at my head, "now all I have to do is put down the infected human."

"That's murder!" I cried.

"Is it?" asked the man, and I heard the crack as he fired his gun at my head.

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Suddenly, I was standing over the group of people, watching myself as time moved like a snail, the bullet moving forward ever so slowly. What the hell is going on?

"Its time for an intervention," said a voice, and then one of the Shadow Demons from my mind walked up, followed by my copy of G, "hello Joey."

"What the hell is going on here?" I asked, completely confused by what was going on, "what are the two of you doing here? I thought we were all at peace together after I got killed and brought back to life?"

'We did, but now it is time for you to become more then yourself,' said G.

"Both you and Lilly are about to die, unless you tap into your true self," said the Shadow Demon, "and to do that, you will need both of us on your side."

"What are you talking about?" I asked. These two weren't making any sense whatsoever.

'Allow us to do a complete merge with you,' said G, 'let us give you what you need to survive today, and reach tomorrow.'

"Why should I trust you?" I asked, "you may of been helpful and kind to me G, but all you Shadow Demons have done is cause trouble with me since day one."

"You're right, you shouldn't trust us," agreed the Shadow Demon, "and you're right, me and my brethren have done nothing but fight with you at every opportunity, but even we have a good side to us, just as G has a dark side. All we ask is for a chance to show you our light, and to help you survive."

Dam it, he had a point. Nothing was truly evil, just as nothing was truly good. I looked down, and saw that the bullet was just inches away from impact.

"What happens after you merge with me?"

"Well for one, you won't ever see us again," said the Shadow Demon, "we would be like when you combine different colored paints. Once they are together, they can never be undone."

'It will also give you power,' added G, 'I know you don't really care about that though, but you will need that power to survive after today.'

"Fine," I said, looking down to see the bullet less then half an inch from my face. Now or never, "let's do it."

'I guess this is goodbye then,' said G as she and the Shadow Demon walked over, and laid a hand on each of my shoulders, 'are you ready Shadow?'

"All set," said the Shadow Demon, looking me straight in the eyes, "it has been an honor to fight against you all these years."

"Thanks, I guess," I said as suddenly my body started to burn in excruciating pain, as both G and the Shadow Demon started to dissolve into my body, and I blacked out.

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(Normal POV)

'Now?' asked Arceus as he and G watched Joey's transformation in the viewing pool, 'I didn't think it would be this soon.'

'It couldn't of happened at a better time,' said G, a light smile coming to the ghostly Gardevoir's face, 'or for a better reason.'

'I'll send word for Palkia to teleport him and his friends here,' said Arceus, disappearing from where he stood, leaving G alone by the pool.

'Isn't it amazing?' muttered G to herself as she watched what Joey was doing, 'all it took for Joey's powers to develop was for the angel and the devil of his mind to merge together. Hopefully Lilly will accept Joey's change though. Him becoming part pokémon will be scary enough, and he will need someone who truly cares about him by his side.'

Sorry everyone, that's it for chapter 37. So, that escalated quickly for Joey and Lilly, didn't it? I can't really think of anything else to write down here, J is better at this part then I am, so I think I'll end here.

See you all with chapter 38!

L