Hi everyone! It's J. No, I'm not dead, although with how infrequently L and I have been posting chapters on here for our stories, or even just being on here in the first place, I'm sure a lot of you think we're dead, or that we had abandoned our stories.

Allow me to set the record straight for everyone. We aren't dead, and we still plan on working on our stories. A lot of things just came up, and it's been difficult to write. Feel free to PM us, I'll try to be on when I can to answer any questions you might about why we left. Although I'm sure some of you either can't PM due to personal reasons, or you're a Guest who doesn't have an account, I have noticed several reviews that are from people without accounts when I did a quick scroll through the reviews, which I'll be reading in depth later, so I thought I'll give everyone some highlights about why we weren't here.

So, for months now L and I have had writers block. Yes I know, it's a lame excuse, but it is the truth. I'm sure any writer can relate to that in some regard, you want to put out a decent chapter for your readers, but you and your fiancee just can't write anything good. Oh yeah, for anyone who hasn't checked out our profile, L and I are engaged. Yes, we're both seventeen years old, yes we know that's very young, no we don't need anyone telling us we're wrong to love each other at our age, so please don't PM that. We get enough of that just from my parents.

Anyway, another reason neither of us have posted another chapter, is because of high school. Yes I know school got out a couple months back, at least in America, but it was a reason why we didn't come on. SATs, pop quizzes, and ten page essays, are a pain to do.

Also, a lot of things have been happening in our personal lives, one of them being that my family adopted a little nine year old girl, and while she's cute and adorable, and has a huge fascination with the color pink, she's also a demon. I haven't slept in the past three days... Please PM me any information about how to deal with nine year old little girls if you have any, I really need help with her...

I'm sure at least some of you are reading this and wondering, this is all fine and well, but where's chapter 39? Don't worry, I'm getting there. I just need to tell everyone one more really important piece of news, then I'll get to the chapter. Although I'm sure at least a few people will just skip all this and go straight to the chapter anyway, but I hope most of you read this bit. But before I tell you, or well technically the correct way to say this is before you read this, you should probably sit down, pause any music or tv in the background, and stop driving a car, because apparently some people read while driving. Ok, ready for the news?

L is pregnant. Yes, L and I know seventeen is young to be pregnant, and I'm sure some people might say that L should get an abortion, but let me make one thing clear. Do. Not. PM. Her. That. L has wanted kids all her life, and up until a little while ago doctors were telling her she'd be completely sterile before she turned eighteen, and now that L is pregnant her emotions are all over the place, especially now that she has morning sickness.

(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}

Disclaimer- This story is in no way a claim on either the pokémon franchise, or on Nintendo. Except for our claim on our OC that were made for this story, and the plot of this story itself, all rights to go Nintendo and their respective owners.

Chapter 39

Truth and Lies

(Joey's POV)

"I'm sorry, what did you just say?" I asked, not sure I heard what G said correctly as she explained, "I'm a pokémon?"

"A weak one, but yes, a pokémon," said G, "why do you think we took such an interest in you?"

"No, there has to be a mistake," I said, not believing my own ears, "I'm a human, not a pokémon. I love pokémon, and I've played as a few in the Mystery Dungeon games, but I'm not a pokémon."

"Your body looks human, but inside of you is something different," explained Arceus, "you asked for answers, and I told you that you might not like them. Well the answers all revolve around you."

"These aren't answers, these are lies," I said, "all you all have done since I have met every one of you is lie to me."

"I think it's time we show him," said G to Arceus, "he might take better to it."

"Perhaps you are right," said Arceus as my surroundings melted away, and suddenly the three of us were standing in space, with Arceus in his pokémon form.

"What the hell," I said, realizing at first that I could breath, and second that I was warm. How could that be, space was a cold empty vacuum, there was no heat or oxygen there.

"Watch," said G as what looked to be a pale white egg floated through space, "this is important."

"How is this even possible?" I asked.

"It's an illusion," explained Arceus, "G and I are displaying an event using our Psychic powers. Now watch, and you will understand."

As Arceus said that, the egg started to hatch, and after a moment a small puppy sized Arceus hatched from the egg!

"Arceus, is this?" I asked, "your birth?"

"Yes, now watch," said Arceus as what looked to be a ball of green light floated towards the baby Arceus.

I was about to ask what the light was, but before I could it changed into G! She was younger, and in a solid form as opposed to her normal ghostly form, but it had to of been G.

'Hello my sweat child, " said Young G, lightly picking up baby Arceus and holding him in her arms, 'welcome to life.'

"Wait, you two are," I started, turning to look at Arceus and G.

"Yes, mother and son," said G, pointing out towards the void of space, "now watch, you need to see what is about to happen."

I looked where G was pointing, and I noticed a second egg I hadn't seen at first, a pitch black one. As I watched, it too started hatching, until a baby human boy came out, but something was wrong with him. His skin looked as if it had been burned, all black and cracked, while his eyes were just black spots, like there were no eyes there at all.

'Hello my sweat child,' said young G as she floated over to the baby boy, still holding onto baby Arceus, and picked him up as well, so she cradled each child in an arm, 'welcome to life.'

"Wait, is that what I think is?" I asked as we returned to the cavern, and Arceus returned to human form, "was that the darkness that destroyed the pokémon world? Is it your son as well?"

"Yes Joey, he is," said G, "what you saw was my son, Arceus's brother.'

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"I need to sit down," I said as I sat on the cold stone floor. After G and Arceus finished showing me the birth of Arceus and his brother, they explained everything. The Chosen One, their fascination with me, what they did to me, why I was on the Hidden Land, everything.

"We know it's overwhelming, just give it a minute," said G, "let it all sink in."

"Sink in?" I asked, "sink in? You just told me that I am part pokémon, that I have the power to control all the eighteen types, and that I am destined to fight something that completely destroyed a world, and you want me to let it sink it?"

'I told we should of started with showing him what he did in Las Vegas,' muttered Arceus as he pulled G a little bit away .

'And what? Show him all the destruction he caused?' G asked, 'that's crazy.'

"What happened in Vegas?" I asked, drawing their attention back to me, "what did I do?"

'You understood us?' Arceus asked in surprise.

"Yeah, you're speaking English. I kinda understand that."

'Joey, we aren't speaking English,' said G, 'we're speaking in our native tongue.'

'Was he suppose to be able to understand us, with his new abilities?' Arceus asked.

"Ok, can I just wake up from this dream?" I asked, my head starting to hurt, "this is all too much."

'I told you this might happen,' said Arceus, 'we over loaded his mind.'

'You were right,' said G, shaking her head, 'we explained too much, too fast.'

'What should we do?'

"How about you let me leave and go see Lilly," I suggested, "unless you have more crazy shit to drop on me."

'I think we can do that,' said G as a portal formed on the wall behind her, 'go though this portal, it will lead you to Lilly's room.'

'She should wake up shortly after you arrive,' said Arceus as I got up from the floor, 'as for the rest of your group, they will wake up tomorrow.'

"Right now all I want to do is see Lilly,' I muttered as my headache worsened, walking thought the portal.

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(Normal POV)

'Well, that could definitely gone better,' said Arceus after the portal closed behind Joey, 'but you were right about Lilly, Joey was drawn towards her as soon as everything hit him.'

'And you were right about him not being able to handle it,' agreed G, 'I have looked at him for years, and was completely blinded by now limited his mind is.'

'Not limited,' disagreed Arceus, 'he is just a little overwhelmed by everything. He has already accepted what we have told him about his fate, he just doesn't know it yet.'

'Really, already? He just left.'

'Joey doesn't have a hard time accepting things his subconscious already knows it true, it's when his subconscious tells him too much is true he starts to have trouble, and tried to deny it.'

'Well, then perhaps tomorrow he will be well enough to start training,' suggested G, 'which type do you think he should start with?'

'I'm thinking we first get him to activate his powers on his own, then see what he is capable of doing,' said Arceus, 'we don't want to push him too much.'

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(Joey's POV)

I stepped through the portal, and ended up right where G and Arceus said I would, Lilly's room. Lilly looked like she was sleeping peacefully, but as I walked over, she seemed to stir slightly, and by the time I was holding her hand, she was finally awake.

[Joey,] mumbled Lilly sleepily as she slowly sat up, [what's wrong? You feel like you are confused.]

"Lilly, can you do me a favor?" I asked.

[Of course, I'll do anything you need, you know that,] said Lilly, tilting her head slightly, [what?]

"Would you mind speaking in your native tongue?" I asked, "I need to hear it from you, instead of G and Arceus."

'Sure,' said Lilly, a little unsure why I would ask her that, 'why? Our minds aren't merged.'

"Well, I guess they weren't lying about me being able to understand what pokémon are saying," I said, and as I did I saw Lilly's eyes grow wider.

'Wait, you just understood what I said?' asked Lilly, 'how?'

"Well, that ties into why all the legendary and mythical pokémon have been keeping an eye on us, or more specifically me," I explained, "apparently the think that I am some hero, and that now that I am eighteen years old I will be able to control all eighteen types, and that I am part pokémon. What's worse, is that I now know that they expect me to learn all the types, so that when the Darkness that destroyed your old world, which turns out to be Arceus's brother, and G's son, I can fight it to save this world."

'Wow,' muttered Lilly, a look of shock and disbelief on her face, 'that's, a lot to process.'

"Yeah, it is," I agreed, sitting down next to Lilly.

'Are, are they sure it's you?'

"Well, seeing as I can understand what pokémon are saying, and we are on the Hidden Land, I would say they're very sure."

'What about Vincent and Mia, not to mention their teams, where are they?'

"G said they were here too, but they all wouldn't wake up till tomorrow."

'Well, what do we do now?' asked Lilly.

"I'm not sure," I muttered, shaking my head slightly, "right now though, all I want to do is be close to you."

'I think we can do that,' started Lilly as she scooted closer to me, but then she stoped and pointed at the corner, 'wait. What's that?'

I looked where she was pointing, and for a moment I didn't anything. Then, a small pair of orange and yellow eyes appeared in the shadows, and after a bit of staring at Lilly and me, a small pokémon made up of shadows slowly crept out of the corner.

"Why hello there," I said as the pokémon stopped a few feet away.

'Hello,' replied the pokémon, a small amount of fear in it's voice.

'Who are you?' asked Lilly, 'and why are you watching us from the shadows?'

'I wanted to see what the Chosen One looked like,' said the creature, bowing its head slightly, 'it is an honor to meet you.'

"Wait, I know who you are," I said, figuring out what this pokémon was, "your Marshadow, aren't you?"

'I didn't know you would recognize me,' said Marshadow, still bowing, 'it is a great honor for me that the Chosen One to know my name.'

'Why are you still bowing?' asked Lilly.

'It is considered proper to bow to those who are greater then you, and to continue to bow until they tell you that you may stop,' explained Marshadow, 'it is to show how greatly you respect them.'

"Well, you can stop bowing then," I said, to which Marshadow raised his head, "and please, don't bow to me. I know you think it is proper, but you don't have to bow to me. I am not greater then you."

'But you are the Chosen One,' said Marshadow, 'you are as great as Lord Arceus and Lady G.'

"Perhaps you think so, but still, please do not bow to me," I said, "and don't call me the Chosen One, I'm not accustomed to being called that."

'Then, what am I to call you?' asked Marshadow.

"Call me by my name," I explained, "Joey."

'Yes Chosen One, I mean Joey,' said Marshadow, stopping himself from bowing, 'Is there anything I can do for you?'

"No thank you Marshadow. It was nice meeting you," I said as Marshadow started to walk away, "actually, there is one thing."

'What is it?' asked Marshadow, walking back to face me.

"If you see any other legendary or mythical pokémon, please tell them what I have told you," I said, "I don't want to have to tell each one that tries to bow to me and call me the Chosen One that I don't like it."

'Of course Joey, I will tell them,' said Marshadow, 'is that all?'

"No, thank you." I said. And with that, Marshadow walked back into the shadows of the corner, and disappeared.

'Well, that was different,' said Lilly after a moment.

"Yeah, it was," I agreed, "I wonder if I will have to deal with that with all the legendary and mythical pokémon?"

'Maybe,' suggested Lilly, 'but that just means that they really respect you. You could use that if you ever need help.'

"Perhaps," I said as my mind started to wander aimlessly, "but it could also lead to something terrible."

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(Lilly's POV)

I woke up on a cold, stone floor, with some sort of metal clasps on both my legs. I sat up, and found I was in a large stone cave, with only a few glowing white and light blue crystals for light. I then saw that the metal clasps were in fact chains, and that I was chained to the wall behind me. I didn't like that, so I tried using my psychic powers to free myself from the chains, but as soon as I tried I felt a huge burning sensation in my head, making it impossible to concentrate.

'I wouldn't try that,' said a voice, and looking towards the exit to the cave I saw G slowly walking towards me, holding a tray of food, 'Arceus and I specially made those chains so you couldn't open them. Only another Psychic can open them.'

'G? What is going on?' I asked, lightly pulling on my restraints, 'what am I doing here?'

'Well, we need to have Joey focus in order for his training to work,' explained G, setting down the tray, 'and too much of his focus was on you. So we had to take appropriate measures.'

'What are you talking about? You're the one who chained me up!' I cried, jumping up and trying to fire a Shadow Ball, only for it to dissipate seconds after I fired it. I tried it a second time, and then a third, but each time the same thing happened, 'what did you do to me?'

'We neutralized your powers,' stated G, 'any attack you do will fail instently, and if you try your abilities it will cause you pain.'

'But, why?' I asked, anger and confusion running around in my head. G had been so kind to Joey and me, and now she did this. Was it all an act?

'Because we need Joey more then you. In fact, the whole world needs him when my son comes through,' said G as she started to walk away from me, 'but don't worry. If Joey survives, I'll make sure the two of you are reunited.'

'What do you mean if!?' I called as G disappeared into the darkness, 'G! G! What do you mean if!'

There you have it everyone! Chapter 39. I'm sorry is its a little short, L and I really wanted to give you guys something, and that's what we came up with. Hopefully we can get chapter 40 to all of you before Christmas, but I'm not sure whether or not that'll happen. We are still trying to come out with the next chapter of of other story as well, but I won't make any promises about when it will come out. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the chapter, and feel free to PM L and me, we will try to get back to you as soon as possible.