Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Legendaries
I slowly opened my eyes. I luxuriously stretched and yawned. Then I remembered where I was! I frantically looked around. Ash, Thunderbolt, and Pikachu were snoring softly on the cave floor. There was a lantern on the floor providing the light. I carefully lifted the lantern and looked into the darkness.
There was a tunnel leading into who-knows-where. I gently shook Ash's shoulder.
"Ash!" I hissed into his ear.
"Huh? What? Oh Leela, it's you!" Ash said.
"Yeah, check out what I found!" I said. I pointed down the tunnel.
"Wow!" Ash said. "Let's explore! Pikachu, wake up!"
"Pika?" Pikachu said, opening one eye.
"Mai?" Thunderbolt said, also opening one eye.
"Come on, we found a passageway!" I said. Pikachu and Thunderbolt nodded. Pikachu hopped onto Ash's shoulder and Thunderbolt hopped on my shoulder. I ran forward into the tunnel. Suddenly, I was stopped by an invisible wall! I went flying backwards.
"Leela!" Ash cried.
"Unngh . . . . ." I groaned.
"Are you OK?" Ash asked.
"I guess so . . . ." I said. Ash held out his hand. I grabbed it and pulled myself up. "Thanks." I said, blushing.
"No problem." Ash said.
"Mew!" Something said. We whirled around.
"MEW?!" Ash and I cried. Mew giggled and trapped us in a purple bubble.
"Mai?" Thunderbolt asked.
"What's going on?! Let us out!" Ash yelled, pounding on the walls of the bubble.
"Mew!" Mew said and put a paw to its lips.
"Ash . . . . ." I said and touched his shoulder.
"Shhhh! Listen!" Ash said. I gasped.
"Pokémon calls! Where's Mew taking us?!" I asked.
"I don't know but be prepared." Ash said.
"DIA!!!!!" A rumbling cry blasted through the cave.
"Mew." Mew said. Ash and I looked around. Mew had taken us to what seemed like a humongous conference room. Two torches lit up at the closest end of the table.
"Wow, a Shaymin!" I said.
"Cool, a Rotom!" Ash said. Two more torches lit up.
"It's a Manaphy and Phione!" I said. Two more torches lit up.
"What the- Regirock, Registeel, Regice and Regigigas?!" Ash cried. Two more torches flared into life.
"ARTICUNO, MOLTRES, and ZAPADOS?!" I cried. Two more torches lit up.
"RAYQUAZA, GROUNDON, and KYOGRE?!" Ash cried. Two more torches lit up.
"CRESSILIA and DARKRAI?!" I cried. Two more torches lit up.
"ENTEI, SUICUNE, and RAIKOU?!" Ash cried. Two more torches lit up.
"LATIAS and LATIOS?!" I cried. Two more torches lit up.
"UXIE, AZELF, and MESPRIT?! Oh wait, we saw you already." Ash said. Azelf sighed and rolled its eyes. Two more torches lit up.
"HEATRAN, CELEBI, and DEXOYS?!" I cried. Two more torches flared up.
"LUGIA, HO-OH, and MEWTWO?!" Ash cried. Four torches flared up.
"GIRATINA, DIALGA and PALKIA?!" I cried. One huge torch at the far end of the table flared up.
"ARCEUS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?" Ash and I cried.
"Of course I'm Arceus, who the heck did you think I was?!" Arceus said.
"Uh . . . . ." Ash said.
"Never mind. Mew, please take your seat." Arceus said.
"Mew!" Mew said.
"So, Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town . . . . . we meet again." Arceus said.
"Huh? You know him?!" I asked Ash.
"Uh . . . . . yea. It's a really complicated story . . . . . I'll explain later." Ash said.
"Who's the girl?" Arceus asked.
"Ummmm . . . . I'm Leela Locke from Motem town." I said standing up.
"She's my friend!" Ash said.
"OoooOOOOoooh!" Cresselia cooed. Ash blushed.
"Anyway . . . . now that introductions are out of the way . . . . . WHY DO YOU TRESSPASS ON OUR ISLAND?!" Arceus thundered. The force of its voice sent the bubble flying backwards.
"Maiiiiiiii!" Thunderbolt cried. The purple bubble popped when it hit the cave wall. Mew quickly made a pink bubble on the floor. We landed softly on the bubble. Arceus coughed.
"Sorry. I forget my power sometimes." Arceus said.
"Well, we didn't mean to . . . . . trespass . . . . we didn't exactly have a choice." I said.
"What do you mean, you didn't have a choice?" Latias asked gently.
"We were caught in a storm." Ash said.
"Oh." Arceus said. "We've never had humans on L.A.P. Island before. We'll have to figure out what to do with you."
"L.A.P. Island?!" Ash and I asked.
"Yes. It's where you are right now." Arceus said.
"It stands for Legendary Awesome Pokémon. Mii made it up!!" Shaymin said proudly.
"Okay . . . ." I said.
"Well, while we figure out what to do with you, you may roam around our island. Do whatever you like. But Mewtwo will be with you at all times. Right Mewtwo?" Arceus said.
"Of course." Mewtwo said. He stood up. We walked out of the cave. "Wow Ash, you've definantly grown since the last time I saw you."
"Pika!" Pikachu said.
"I want to ask you a few questions, Mewtwo." I said.
"Ask away." Mewtwo said.
"We-e-e-e-ell, could we maybe to somewhere more private?" I asked.
"I'll bring you to my cave." Mewtwo said. He grabbed us and flew into the sky.
"Is it off the island?" I asked.
"No. It's in the forest." Mewtwo said.
"Oh. Then why are we flying there?" I asked.
"I fear we don't have much time before Arceus comes up with what to do." Mewtwo said.
"Mai . . . . ." Thunderbolt said. Mewtwo let go of us and we floated gently to the ground.
"Whoa . . . . ." Ash said.
"Welcome to my cave." Mewtwo said.
"Thanks." I said.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu said. Mewtwo stared at a candle. The candle flared into life.
"Now, your questions?" Mewtwo asked, staring intently at me. I shivered.
"Ummmm . . . well . . . how come all of the legendaries are here except for Jirachi? And aren't Dialga and Palkia never supposed to meet?" I asked.
"Well . . . . something happened once in Alamos town . . . . I don't know if you've heard about it or not . . . ." Ash said.
"Oh . . . . I remember now . . . . it was on the news." I said.
"Yes, and that day the boundaries between those two pokémon were broken. Because of Palkia's power of space this island has never been discovered. Palkia makes this island look small when, in actuality, it is huge!" Mewtwo said.
"Wow!" I said.
"So where's Jirachi?" Ash asked.
"That's classified." Mewtwo said.
"Okay then . . . . my next question is . . . . what about the dreams you've been sending us?" I asked.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Mewtwo said, looking away from us.
"You know what we're talking about!" Ash cried out.
"Come on! What's with the whole prophecy thing?!" I asked. Mewtwo sighed.
"I underestimated your intelligence." Mewtwo said. "Let me start at the beginning. I took a look into the future a few days ago."
"And?!" Ash and I said impatiently.
"I can't believe I'm telling you this." Mewtwo said. "I saw Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina having an argument. All of the legendaries started choosing sides, except for Arceus. Arceus declared that there would be a big showdown at the top of Mount Frosscap. Suddenly, you appeared and the top . . . . . . . right before all of the legendaries started fighting."
"Then what?!" I asked urgently.
"Then . . . . Giratina accidentally blew a hole in our dimension to a different dimension." Mewtwo said.
"Reverse World?" Ash asked.
"No. It's another dimension that works pretty closely with the other two. But . . . . there is one major difference." Mewtwo said.
"WHAT IS IT?!" Ash and I burst out.
"There are no pokémon in that dimension." Mewtwo said.
"WHAT?! No pokémon at all?!" I asked.
"None." Mewtwo said. Ash and I shuddered.
"How awful!" I said.
"But anyway, where was I?" Mewtwo asked. "Oh yea, when Giratina blasted the hole. A huge vortex appeared, and everything was distorting and going crazy. And if THAT wasn't enough, Shaymin used Seed Flare and punctured a hole in Reverse World by accident!"
"Oh . . . ." I said.
"So all three worlds were leaking into each other, and nothing could stop them." Mewtwo said.
"What about the prophecy?! Wasn't Leela and I and this guy called I ok lan supposed to save the world or something?!" Ash burst out.
"Who is I ok lan anyway?" I asked. Suddenly, Arceus came into the cave.
"Mai . . . ." Thunderbolt said.
"Pika . . . ." Pikachu said.
"We've figured out what to do. Mewtwo, brainwash them and send them back to where they came." Arceus said. Ash and I exchanged a worried look. Mewtwo nodded. Arceus left the cave.
"Don't do this Mewtwo. PLEASE!!!" I pleaded, falling to my knees in front of Mewtwo.
"We have to remember what you told us so that we might be able to do something to change it!" Ash said.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu cried.
"Minun!" Thunderbolt cried.
"I must." Mewtwo said, giving Ash and I an 'I'm sorry' look. "Arceus is probably watching me right now to make sure I do what he asked."
"Don't do this! PLEASE don't do this!" I sobbed.
"I must." Mewtwo said in a voice barely above a whisper. He took Ash, Pikachu Thunderbolt, and me into his gaze.
"Farwell." Mewtwo said. We started floating and everything went white. Must . . not . . close . . my . . eyes . . . . I thought. I shuddered and everything went black.