disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon. I only own my OCs
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Ch 38: Setting the town straight
Vespera got back to the garden with Arceus and cress and found Darkria and Ryan talking in the center of the garden. After filling them in Ryan told them the plan after getting on his Red Dragon armor so no one knew who he was.
"It's high time everyone knew the truth behind what happened that day." Ryan said. "Since I am not knows as a god Arceus, your going to tell everyone telepathically."
"I think I can do that." Arceus said.
"Whats my part?" Cress asked.
"Oh you," Ryan said. "Well you see your going to be holding Darkria's hand the whole time as proof that your not here to run him out of the city. I am sure by now that word has gotten around about Baron's lies. Also, Vespera it might be a good idea if you reveal your self now as well."
"Are you sure thats such a good idea?" Vespera asked. "I mean all of this could bring Genesis right to the town."
"So few know about Genesis existing that they won't risk blowing their cover by attacking a city." Latias said entering the clearing with Leon. "Baron will be here in about a half hour."
"Where is Jade?" Ryan asked.
"She and Scale are probably asleep in the lake north of here." Vespera said.
"I better get her." Ryan said teleporting to the lake.
In the middle of the lake Jade was just waking up from her peaceful nap.
"Scale," She whispered tapping his head that found it's way under hers. "Wake up love."
"What time is it?" Scale asked rubbing his head against Jade's.
"I am guessing about six thirty or so." Jade said. "We better get up and head back to camp."
"Ah do we have to." Scale said uncoiling himself from Jade.
"You will have plenty of time to sleep later." Jade said breaking the surface of the water.
"You you two!" Ryan yelled.
"Oh hey dad," Jade said swimming over to him. "We were just about to head back to camp."
"Were about to turn the whole town against Baron." Ryan said.
"Oh this should be fun." Scale said swimming up. "Lets go."
The three of them headed back to camp and Merii with the group.
Hey Merii." Ryan said. "It's good to see you again."
"Do you know you?" Merii asked.
"Yea," Ryan said transforming into his human form.
"Ryan it's you!" Merii said hugging him. "Wait, do you remember me, everything about me?"
"Look everyone I have something to tell you all." Ryan said. "Those old memories I lost, they came back when I became a god. Vespera was the only one who knew and I made her promise not to tell anyone."
"I sorta figured at much." Arceus said. "Well we need to get back to the task at hand."
"Merii, can you have Luke go and find out where Baron is?" Ryan asked.
"Yea sure," Merii said as she let a Lucario out of a ball.
When the Lucario saw Arceus he bowed before him.
"You shouldn't be bowing to me." Arceus said. "Bow to the one next to you."
Luke looked at Ryan and notice his strange aura.
"Your different." Luke said.
"I m the god of the pokemon race." Ryan said. "Latias is my goddess and Jade and Leon are our children."
"I remember you from when you were ten," Luke said. "You've changed very little in these twenty-two years."
"We can catch up later." Latias said. "We have a town to set straight."
"Right, Luke we need you go and find a bunch of people in the garden," Ryan said showing him an image of Baron with his mind.
"I will do it right away, Sir." Luke said.
"Please,Ryan." Ryan said. "Titles make my skin craw."
"Oh, sorry Ryan." Luke said. "I will go and find them now, should I attack them?"
"Negative," Ryan said. "You are to do a recon on them. We need to know how many and where hey are."
"I understand." Luke said and took off.
The group was talking about different things while Luke was out finding Baron and his goons when Merii pulled Ryan off to the side.
"Something wrong?" Ryan asked her.
"Well see you remember stuff about me right," She said "About Jayden, Luke, and I?"
"Well yea." Ryan said.
"Do you really think it's right for us to be like that?" Merii asked. "No matter what I am not going to change how I am I just want to know what you think."
"I don't have any problem with it." Ryan said."It's how Latias and I started out, and our chosen one Wolf, is the same with with all his pokemon including Latias's younger sister Sapphire. It don't matter what form someone is as long as you love them thats all that matters."
"Did you lose any friends over it?" Merii asked.
"Well the thing is that since Latias is a legendary I couldn't tell anyone other then my family," Ryan explained. "They supported me in the whole thing."
"I lost most my friends." Merii said.
"True but at the same time you gained two of the most important friends you will ever need." Ryan said. "Friends that stand by you are your true friends."
"I know," Merii said. "Cress told me that all those years back. I still follow that to this very day."
Just then Luke entered the clearing, he had a large cut on his left shoulder.
"I have a report on Baron." Luke said.
"Luke what happened?!" Merii said looking at his shoulder.
"It's just a scratch." Luke said. "Baron saw he and sent his Gallade on my, it used Psyco cut and hit my shoulder."
"I got it." Ryan said pressing his hand onto the cut and when e removed it the cut was gone.
"Thank you." Luke said.
"You said you had a report." Ryan said washing his hands off in a pool of water.
"Yes," Luke said. "Baron has six others with him and is about five hundred feet from here."
"Understood." Ryan said. "Places everyone!"
After a little while Baron entered the clearing and saw Ryan leaning against a tree.
"There you are!" Baron said. "Where is Darkria!"
"He's talking with Arceus and his mate Cresselia." Ryan said grinning. "Go ahead and find them, I won't stop you your stinking lier, thats right I know the web of lies you have placed on this town."
"Ignore him men," Baron side. "He is just trying to protect that monstrosity."
"Suit yourself," Ryan said. "Follow me."
Ryan led the group to where Arceus and the others were sitting. As soon as Arceus saw them he got up.
"You are the one trying to force Darkria out of the town!" Arceus roared telepathically. "It's time to bring your lies to light!"
Using a little misdirection Ryan teleported everyone to the center of town. When everyone saw Arceus that all froze.
"People of Alamos town!" Arceus roared telepathically across the whole city. "I am here to bring a lies about Darkria to light! Close your eyes and see the truth!"
With Ryan's help Arceus projected the images proving that Darkria protected the town rather then trying to destroy it.
"The one that has told you these lies is your true enemy not Darkria!" Arceus roared.
All through the crowd there was gasps and shocked voices before everyone looked at Baron.
"Your not honestly going to believe him are you?!" Baron yelled. "Who are you going to trust me or a pokemon?!"
The whole crowd started closing in on Baron.
"Your so screwed now." Vespera said.
"Who are you?!" Baron yelled.
"Me?" Vespera said. "Why I am Darkria and Cresselia's daughter, Vespera."
"Face it Baron," Ryan said Drawing Dragon Fang. "Your finished Genesis slime."
"Stop!" Arceus yelled. "It is not our place to pass judgment on him."
"He is part of genesis so he needs to die." Ryan said.
"I am sure the town will deal with him." Cresselia said.
"Very well." Ryan said sheathing Dragon Fang. "For your sake you better hope everyone goes easy on you."
Bron looked at the crowd and took off running leaving Ryan and the others laughing their heads off.
"I need to thank you Ryan." Darkria said as Ryan teleported everyone back to the garden.
"Don't worry about it." Ryan said. "Your family to us, if you mess with one of us you mess with us all."
"You made life much easier for me now." Darkria said.
Just then a young girl walked into the clearing, she was crying. Slowly Darkria walked over to her.
"Whats wrong little one?" He asked.
"I can't find my mom!" She cried.
"Well lets see if we can't find her for you." Cress said. "I am amazed your not afraid of Darkria."
"Well Arceus said he was not one to fear." The girl said.
"Things are already looking up." Darkria said putting the girl on his shoulder. "Come little one lets find your mom."
"I'll come with you." Ryan said.
Ryan and Darkria walked through the garden trying to find the girls mom.
"So little one, whats your name?" Darkria asked.
"Nala." The girl said.
"Thats a nice name." Darkria said.
"You are nice," Nala said smiling. "People say you cause nightmares, is that really true?"
"Sadly it is." Darkria said. "It's not my choice I am afraid, it was how I was created."
"That is sad." Nala said. "That other one that was there, not Cresselia but the other one, who was that?"
"Well that was my daughter," Darkria said. "Well me and Cresselia's child, her name is Vespera."
"Nala!" A voice yelled behind them.
They turned to see a woman looking at them.
"Mom!" Nala said as Darkria lowered her to the ground.
"Are you alright?" The woman asked.
"Yea, I am fine." Nala said. "I spent the time with Darkria, he's really nice."
"Darkria, thank you for keeping her safe." The woman said.
"As long as she isn't afraid of me that all the thanks I need." Darkria said. "Slowly people in this town will realize I am safe to be around. Just because I am here don't mean I am going to hurt anyone."
"I can assure you than we will be enjoying this park much more now knowing you are keeping watch over it." The woman said. "Well we have to be going now, Goodbye Darkria."
With that the two of them headed out of the garden.
"See what an affect the truth can do." Ryan said.
"Well it does help that the former god of the pokemon telling them." Darkria said.
"We should get back I wanted to talk to Luke about joining the council." Ryan
Ryan and Darkria headed back to the camp and found everyone sitting round a small fire, Arceus had left but Cresselia had stayed so she could be with Darkria for a while. Merii and Luke were sitting there with her Swampert Jayden.
"Hey Luke can I talk to you for a minuet?" Ryan asked.
"Yea sure." Luke said. "Be right back you two."
Ryan led Luke over to the side of the camp.
"Luke I would like to offer you a place in the Council of the Legendary." Ryan said.
"What will I have to do?"Luke asked.
"Well you need to come to the meetings which happen every six months." Ryan said. "Or when I deem a meeting necessary."
"Will Merii be able to come?" Luke asked.
"As she is your trainer but more importantly your mate of course." Ryan said.
"Look Ryan," Luke said. "I need to talk this over with them first."
"Take all the time you need." Ryan said as they headed back to the camp.
The two of them headed over to their two groups to relax.
"So did you tell him the offer?" Latias asked.
"Yea," Ryan said. "He needs to talk it over with the others first."
"Well thats only natural." Latias said.
Several hours passed as everyone talked and laughed about the events of that day before they knew it, it was almost midnight.
"Well Scale and I are heading to the lake to go to bed." Jade said
"Goodnight." Ryan and Latias said at the same time.
Ryan and Latias flew up into a tree and cuddled up to rest. Leon flew into another tree and fell asleep.
"Maybe we should get Arcaneina." Latias said. "I think Leon might be a little lonely."
"I will go get her." Ryan said. "Can you live till I get back."
"I think I can manage." She said rolling over playfully. "Just hurry, you know I hate it when your not by my side."
"I will." Ryan said kissing her and floating to the ground.
Ryan hit the ground was was met by Luke.
"Ryan I've made my choice. Luke said. "I am going to join the council."
"Excellent." Ryan said creating three teleport crystals. "These will allow you to teleport around to the various places where the legends live at. There is one for each of you."
"Thank you." Luke said taking the gems.
"I have to go and get Leon's mate Arcaneina so we will take later." Ryan said.
Ryan teleported to Twilight cave and yelled inside.
"Hey Arcaneina you awake?" Ryan yelled.
"Yea," She said coming out. "I cant sleep, I am used to Leon being next to me."
"Well come on them." Ryan said. "You can come with us on the trip."
"I can!" She said "Hold on I need to get some stuff."
Arcaneina ran into her cave and came out with a suitcase.
"I am all set." She said with a grin.
"Lets go then." Ryan said and teleported the two of them.
Arcaneina shrank her self down and flew up to where Leon was trying to sleep.
"Guess who." She whispered in his ear.
"Arcaneina your here!" Leon whispered as she laid next to him on the thick branch.
"We can talk in the morning." Arcaneina whispered kissing Leon on the lips. "Lets get some sleep tonight."
Over at the lake Jade and Scale were laying on their backs looking at the stars.
"I've always wanted to do this." Jade said looking up at the night sky. "The sky is so clear and the stars are so bright."
"Well it's a new moon tonight." Scale said looking at the twinkle in Jade's eyes. "Then again the beauty of the sky will never beat yours."
"Scale you sweet thing." She said kissing him. "We got a long day tomorrow so we better get some sleep."
"I guess your right."Scale said wrapping himself around Jade. "Goodnight me sweet princess."
"Goodnight my brave knight." Jade whispered.
Ryan and Latias were both laying on their branch looking at the night sky as well.
"This reminds me of the time we spent on the island." Latias said. "Minus the full moon."
"Yea," Ryan said. "To think we wanted one child and we got two beautiful children."
"Life is good." Latias said kissing Ryan. "Tomorrow is a new day full of excitement, we best get some sleep."
"We need it after all the excitement today." Ryan said. "Goodnight love."
"Goodnight." Latias whispered.
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Baron is now gone and things are looking up for the lunars.
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Guard: Hey there everybody in the real world.
Ryan:Oh man the look on Baron's face was priceless.
Latias: What else is planned?
Guard: Take a look. hands there a small stack of papers.
Latias: We already got everything Ebony and Felix are going to need.
Ryan: It's funny, to think out families used to be blood enemies and now Felix and I are the best of friends.
Guard: You were friends before you ever found out.
Ryan: Thats true.