Title: Luna
Rating: T
Summary: They had been one ever since they were made. It wasn't until something happened to make them now two. One of them went back to a sleep state while the other changed in form. A young girl, one without memories, was found on the night of a full moon by the Pokémon of the White Rune. Her name, Luna, a girl who wants to know who, what, she really is. As time came, she learned from the Pokémon, before one day it was decided that she would become a Trainer.
Warnings this Chapter: Guns. Humans being Humans. Cussing. etc.
Pairing: Possible Cilan/Luna or N/Luna
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Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon. Pokémon is owned by Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, Creatures, Game Freak and Satoshi Tajiri. No profit was made in the writing of this fanfic.
Beta: Discordence
"Hi," Pokémon Talking
This is -Pokédex Talking
Now To Answer Some Reviews:
Guest- "DON'T TOUCH THE CHILD!" -I burst out laughing as that reminds me of almost every villain that is similar to Orochimaru from Naruto.- Heh... Heh... Hehhhh... Anyway, those dreams you've mention are some of the most normal I've heard about. Trust me, there are dreams out there that don't even begin to describe strange. Anyway, I've asked before from reviewers and readers if they have any ideas for the bucket list to say them and I'll add them when I can. I'll be doing the movies but they'd be in the one shots. I've got a few planned that I want to do but if you have request I'll see what I can do. Thank you for the review. I hope you like the chapter.
Guest- It is fine! It is fine! Things come up all the time; I'm not mad at all. Readers who've reviewed at the beginning never reviewed again and I can understand that. Things comes up, they change, and all that stuff! You know, I've never been into the whole Transformers Fandom. I've see the movies and watched a few animated series but the series never really clicked with but hey, to each their own as I always say! I am happy that you've found time to read Luna so no anger or anything! Heh. I've always had weird dreams where people appear in them as well, from family and friends to classmates to total strangers you caught a glimpse while walking pass them, that I remember most of the time. Thank you for the review. I hope you like the chapter.
Guest- Hello random reader (with no actual account), I am happy to meet you! Thank you for the birthday wishes and I hope you had a wonderful birthday as well. Mine was uneventful but relaxing, just how I wanted it (excluding I had class that evening). How was yours? I hope it was more eventful then mine, at least. I am glad you love the story and the little, if any, romance happening in the background of the story. Your nightmare... Heh... Maybe it means you'll be a snail themed Nintendo DS someday... He he he... Thank you for the review. I hope you like the chapter.
AWPlays- I see Luna and Iris having the complex relationship where they are the best of friends but also the worst of rivals in another, most of the time just people who hang out with each other, as to just the simple 'friends' relationship. I am just not sure how to clearly explain it... Though I do hope I did not hold you off from doing homework too long. I've done that before so I can't really scold you or anything but try to do all homework first. Knowledge is power and all that stuff. Anyway, I've been getting enough sleep... Maybe... I am have way though the game, I think, I am unsure to how long the game really is but I've heard there is a lot to go through. One of my friends has ended the game (they've got both games) though. I am both happy and jealous of them. This chapter is longer with more character interaction that I know will make you happy~! There is also that surprise I mentioned to you earlier that more or less begins in the chapter so keep a look out for that! Thank you for the review. I hope you like the chapter.
UsagiAngelRabbit- Sorry Usagi... But I'll add the idea to the bucket list. Would that please you? I don't want you to be sad... Don't worry this chapter is longer then the other. Thank you for the review. I hope you like the chapter.
TheHolyBlade- I hope you get the game soon, whichever you want the most or both if that's what you want, because there are supposed to be so many and this is one of the most popular games in Nintendo that they've seen in such a long time! I know at my local GameStop they are all sold out daily (for the most part). You dreams... Are you all right? I hope I didn't bring up any bad memories... Thank you for the review. I hope you like the chapter.
Angeloflight- It's going to fine! The main story line may finish but there will be the One Shot series after all this finishes. I'll be sure to have more reactions when the others find out Luna is Reshiram. Thank you for the review. I hope you like the chapter.
AnimeGmr101- How are the games? I know I am in love with Pokémon Moon! -to the current you and child you- You want to be a Pokémon Trainer? Well... Then you gotta be the very best that no one ever knew! You can be a Pokémon Master in no time! Thank you for the review. I hope you like the chapter.
Chapter 53
The Nightmarish Beginning Of The End
Place: Unnamed City, South of Driftveil City, East of the Driftveil Drawbridge, Western Unova Region
"It seems that we are close to the next town," Cilan stated, looking at his small handheld computer then looked up at N. "That means we would have to part ways wouldn't we?"
"Yes, it is true," N agreed. "I am heading off to a place a little beyond Driftveil City, after all."
"Then that means good bye," Iris muttered, eyes lowering.
"It would seem so. You are heading to the White Ruins correct?" N looked from the girl to Ash.
"Yes we are," Ash answer the question for everyone. "Though I do wise we could travel with you more."
"I agree! Right, Axew?" Her partner agreed with her.
"But N also has things to do so he can't travel with us all the time. Though he might be able to do when he gets done the things he has to get done," I offered, walking along between N and Lucario. Cilan, Iris, and Ash were trudging along the path in front of us.
"You can say that," N said, momentarily glancing away before he set his sights on the path before him.
"Well then, in the next city I shall prepare a meal before we separate," Cilan suggested, grinning, "I'll cook all of your favorite food into a good meal too!"
"I expect nothing less from Cilan." I teased, "He is the mother of this group, after all!"
"Luna," he muttered, blushing a bit when he caught my smile. He sighed and returned that smile.
"I cannot wait for that, Cilan. Your dishes are always delicious," N complimented, eyes narrowing at the other.
We soon arrived to the city an hour later, approaching one of the bridges when we were stopped by barriers and Officer Jenny blocking the path into town. She held her arms out. "I'm sorry, but from here entries from this bridge into the city are not permitted."
"Has something happened?" Cilan asked, a worried expression appearing.
"A Haxorus is on a rampage currently terrorizing the city. For unknown reasons, it is in a state of intense confusion when he launched his attacks all the time and it has destroyed several infrastructure of the city," Officer Jenny explained.
I frowned at that. "But why would a Haxorus attack the city... There has to be a reason for it."
"There's no such thing as a bad Dragon Type, Officer! We need to find out why. When we do, I'm sure that Haxorus would calm down!" Iris exclaimed, angry was evident in her voice.
"I'm sorry but I have no idea. Either way I still can't let you all pass," Officer Jenny said. Iris tried to get past the blue-haired officer but failed in the end, pushing her back to us.
"I'm worried about Haxorus!" She cried.
"I'm sorry but I still can't let you pass!" She called after us. "The other bridges are also closed!"
We all walked away, led by Cilan, to find another bridge to go across into the city, only to find that all of them were indeed sealed off. Iris still wanted to get into the city no matter what to calm the raging Haxorus down as soon as possible.
I hummed absentmindedly and walked up to the edge of the road, looking at the city before us. I felt my head ache a bit; so rubbed my temple in hopes to clam the knowing headache coming. In the process, I looked down to the water and saw a small paddle boat sitting in the water below, tired to a large, silver stake. "We could use that to get across."
"Yeah." Everyone agreed. We climbed into the boat and paddled across the water making it to the other side in time as there was a hole in the boat, water steadily rising in side. As we got closer to the place where Haxorus was, a feeling washed over me and my stomach was turning in knots and by the time we had made it, the boat sank to the bottom of the river. Climbing the stairs, we made sure to not be seen and into the city, stopping and looking around.
"I don't see anything." Iris said. "Where is Haxorus?"
We heard footsteps from the right side. Whirling around and gasped when we saw Looker walking around the corner, surprised to see us as we were to see him. "Wh... What are you all doing here?!"
"Looker..." Ash said, grinning upon recognizing the man.
"It's good to see you again, Ash! Cilan! Iris!" He replied with a nod, gazing at each of us. "So, what are you all doing here?"
"We heard a Haxorus is on a rampage somewhere in the city." Iris said. "We have to do something!"
Looker's gaze turned to N then I.
"Oh, this is N, a friend who's been traveling with us. This is Luna, a on and off traveling companion and dear friend of ours." Cilan gestured to the both of us. "N, Luna, this is Looker, a member of the International Police Force."
Looker nodded. "Nice to meet you both!" His gaze grew intense. Did he remember?
No...
He couldn't but then again... It was just best to think that he could not remember us but he might have information. The way he looked at N, though, I knew he recognized N from somewhere, I might even go as far to say he knew of N's connection to Team Plasma.
"Anyway, we need to hurry. Let's get going." N said, walking ahead.
"If we split up, then we'll be able to find Haxorus," I proposed to where they all agreed with after some arguing. The pairs went as followed: Looker and Ash, Cilan and Iris, and N and I. N grabbed my hand, making me follow him without a word to Haxorus, Lucario leading the way.
The others seemed to have forgotten that Lucario could sense the Aura Pokémon as well. Well, that wasn't my problem.
When we turned the corner, we found Haxorus blasting the area around it away. The bipedal Pokémon with a dark yellow-green covering on its back and most of the front. It had black skin covering its torso, tail tip, and thighs, as well as red talons and claws and small arms. On the side of its mouth were large black and red tusks, resembling scythes. It had red eyes as well as ridged plate-like skin traveling from its back to its head region with some on it's legs and tail where had a defining dividing line pattern.
I held the Pokédex up to the Pokémon. It said:
Haxorus, the Axe Jaw Pokémon and Axew's final evolved form. Haxorus is normally considered friendly. Its body is covered with a tough armor, and its tusks cannot be broken and are strong enough to cut though steel.
I gasped when I saw its glowing red eyes connected with mine. It jumped while one of it's hands, the left, was surrounded by a black aura with a purple outline that took the form of a claw. As Haxorus went to slash at us, it was block by a shimmering blue-green shield brought up by a raised blue and black paw. The other held a green energy bone that that thrown. It hit the Axe Jaw Pokémon in the head though did little damage.
"You will not hurt her," Lucario growled earning himself a roar as Haxorus sent another black purple outlined shadow claw at us, not caring at all.
N wrapped his arms around me to push us out of the way. We both tumbled to the ground. I couldn't think straight with this headache coming on.
"I don't get this at all..." N said to Haxorus. "My friend! Why don't I understand you?!"
He couldn't understand the anger induced Pokémon... Team Plasma. Their name was written all over this. Then the buzzing came again, however, it wasn't as intense when it first happened at the abandoned observatory. I could hear but not see as my face was pushed against N's chest. Whenever I tried to pull away, he wouldn't let go. His grip around me would only tighten whenever I tried to let go. We must have been attacked again as N rolled out of the way of a green blast from Haxorus.
"N, please let me go," I whispered, he responded with a no. "I need to see what is going on so I can help out," I tried but he still refused.
"You will only be affected by those EM waves again so I can't let you... I won't let you go. You're already being affected by them before, I can see it happening again if I do, Luna, and I don't want that to happen."
"N..."
He had thought I had come to an understand. "Luna..."
"I'm sorry," I whispered again before I used more strength then necessary and pushed away from the Human, his breath escaping from his chest. "Go and find the others," I ordered the Human. Hopefully he'd follow them. "Lucario, doudge!" I commanded him.
He ducked just as Haxorus fired a light green orb of energy from between its hands. It had been sent flying and hit the farthest corner of a purple building, causing a giant crack to form.
"Haxorus! Stop!" A young boy with hunter green hair and eyes in a light blue shirt, a dark blue vest and a pair of black pants ran I and Lucario towards Haxorus. "Cut it out! You're tearing everything apart!"
A roar was it's anger as it opened it mouth and formed a white orb of energy with a pale pink center in front of it before it fired a pale pink beam of energy at the Human. He jumped out at the way and fell to the ground. I ran to his side as Lucario engaged the Pokémon in combat.
"Are you all right?" I asked, helping the boy stand up. "Who are you?"
He looked at me with wary eyes. "I'm Haxorus's trainer Rhoder." The boy looked sadly at his Pokémon. "It's never acted this way before, but now it's going completely out of control for no reason! It no longer listens to anything I say!"
"Have you tried to use Haxorus's Poké Ball to call it back?"
The boy explained,"Yes but it did not work at all. It wouldn't return no matter how many times I did it or how hard I tried."
"I see..." I looked back at the two Pokémon fighting each other. Lucario tried his best to not hurt Haxorus as much as he could but there might not be any other way around it unless whatever device Team Plasma was using got destroyed. As if to prove a point, Haxorus roared while it shot Hyper Beams in random directions.
If this continued as it would, Haxorus's energy and strength would be gone and it would... die...
"Haxorus... what has gotten into you?"
I looked at the boy sadly. "I am sorry to do this but..." I poked in between his eyes when they turned to a dull color. "Get away from here and go hide somewhere safe until I say otherwise." I commanded, watching the boy run to safety. I turned back to the fight, beyond shock when I saw Lucario get hit, his body zooming pass me.
His back against the building behind me, the breath knocked out of him. "Gah!"
Turning, I saw him slump over, the image overlapping turned the Pokémon into a tiny Riolu. There was blood... So much... It shouldn't be there... "..." I turned back to look at the raging Pokémon. It might have not known what it was currently doing but this problem had to be taken care of.
It had gone on long enough.
As if by instinct, the Axe Jaw Pokémon froze upon my harden gaze. I could feel the air around me grow think, heavy, and red as I opened my mouth. There was a heat inside me ready to burst and so I released that tight grip I had. Out came the most blazing steam of powerful, light blue flames.
Crack... (It hurt... So much hurt...)
The threat taken care of was done and back in it's Poké Ball, after I told its Trainer it was safe. There was no N (which was better) so he must have gone to where the others must be. I stood in front of Lucario, his gaze was wary but seemed to understand there was not much time to speak of this. I held out my hand to which he took without hesitation.
Crack... Crack... (Why?) A sharp pain shot up my right arm...
"Are you okay?"
"I'll be fine." He sighed, giving me a half smile. We both turned East when we heard a roar. "Dragonite. Will you be going?"
"The others can take care of their own Pokémon," I answered, looking up at tall building nearby though far enough to be out of the way if one did not look carefully enough to see the . "I have somewhere else to be."
"They are there?"
"Yes."
"Then let us move. There is no time to waste."
"Indeed." Lucario grabbed me, holding me bridal style, and jumped onto the nearest building, easily getting to the top. I pointed to where they were. We got there a few moments later, jumping from building top to building top, landing behind their helicopter with a small tap.
"I hate those meddling kids!" Aldith hissed, slamming a fist against the edge of the building's brick fence. ""We need to secure N," Aldith said as she turned to one of the two identical brown haired Team Plasma grunts.
"I'm sorry but I cannot let that happen," I said, leaning against the helicopter like I was always there, altering the four of our presences.
The two grunts got into a defensive position between us and Colress and Aldith. The said woman glared when Colress hummed, grinning that same grin as before. "Ah, it's so nice to finally see you again, dearest Luna. Are you here to come with me so I can study you?"
Lucario growled. "Stay away from her, trash."
His glassed gained a glint. "And I see you have brought your Lucario with you."
"When the world grows cold and even when we're the last ones on this planet, I'd never let you touch me," I calmly said, arms crossing over my chest.
(Pain... Why?)
"That's too bad..." It did not seem to phase him at all. If anything it made the Human even more excited. "Not to worry, though, I will get you one way or another Luna."
Why was he so obsessive?! Why me...
"How will you stop us?!" Aldith said, gaining my blank attention.
"Like this," I answered, snapping. Lucario jumped over me, sending a bunch of mini blue balls of energy from one paw at them. They scattered like flies. As Lucario kept them distracted, I looked over the edge to see an out of control Dragonite with Ash, Iris, Cilan, N, and Looker trying to calm the Pokémon down. It did not seem they would need my help but it also looked like Dragonite would not calm down for a long time.
Clink.
"I suggest you don't move, dear Luna, or else I am unsure what can... slip up," Colress said, pressing something cold at the back of my head. "Though, I don't mind you raising my hands so I can see them. After all, we don't want any funny business, don't we?" I did as commanded. "Now turn so you face me and kindly ask you Pokémon to stop." He pushed up his glasses with his other hand, eyes narrowing ever so slightly.
"Lucario," I bit out, "Stop." He had been preparing another attack, it vanishing when he saw me at gun point.
"What the hell Luna?" He hissed, snapping a bit, glaring at me. "Why does this kind of thing keep on happening to you?!"
I shrugged. "I don't know... Bad luck?"
"Cilan and Iris were right! You are a trouble magnet though and though," he grumbled, standing firm but made no move to attack as the grunts made their way to the helicopter.
I pouted. "Just stuff it, Lucario."
"While this is very amusing and interesting to watch," Colress chuckled, "We need to be going." He moved closer to my body, hand on my shoulder. Lucario growled at his movement and threat. "You are to come with us or else this trigger my just slip and made everything go... boom. After all, you don't need to be alive, though I'd like that, for me to study~!"
"You won't get away with this!"
"I don't have to, my dear study material, you're already here. Move." He moved, my body going along with his. Aldith kept on glaring at me but the smirk beneath her mask said it all. The Human had gotten in first, taking a hand as me made me get in as well, gun still pointing directly at me, ready to shoot whenever necessary, leaving Lucario to stand by.
He was not able to do anything, frustrated and murderous from by the looks he was giving them. One grunt had stayed behind to 'take care of' Lucario, Poké Ball out in his hand. The top of the lid close and we were moving, eventually landing in front of the others below. Colress and Aldith jumped out, forcing me to follow when the gun pointed at my forehead by Aldith this time.
It was not the moment to move... Soon...
"Luna!" Cilan and N called at the same time.
"You!" Ash, Iris, and Looker said at the same time as the boys.
"N! Lord Ghetsis is looking for you!" Aldith said. The others wore curious frowns, looking from N to the others. They grew to worry when they saw the gun pointed at me, Lucario not by my side, and the hand on my shoulder.
"I don't care. Leave me alone!" N cried, swiping his hand.
"They know N?"
"What does that mean?"
Aldith scowled. "What are you doing here? You have an order to present yourself to Lord Ghetsis!"
"I won't obey anything you say! I'm through listening to any of you. Now release Luna and tell me what you've done to these Pokémon!"
"Why, we're helping them, of course! We have come to their aid and amplified their power so they can attack at one hundred twenty percent capacity!" Colress chuckled, "And I shall not let go of this precious research material." His grip on my shoulder tightened, making me bite my lip.
It was not time...
"You what?!" N growled, his hand curling into itself.
Not yet...
"In short, we've simply drawn out the untapped potential and the abilities Pokémon have. Under normal circumstances, this blatant power is unused and wasted, so bringing it all forth is just a gift we've given them."
"Gift?!" I cried. "You're hurting them! You need to release them or else!" I glared at him over my shoulder, his smirk only growing.
"Or else what, dearest? You think I'm afraid? If you can't see, you are in no position to make threats. Either of you," he stressed, looking at the others. The man was on the receiving end of many glares, some more heated then the other.
"Leave her alone!" Cilan said, hostile glares directed at the man.
N had his hand to his chest. "I'm who you all have been looking for, so keep Luna out of this!"
Now! I let out a whistle; getting into action. I turned on one foot, getting out of the elder man's grip and kicked at Aldith's gun. "You birth!" She roared, grabbing her hand. As the gun fell from her hand, sliding across the stone and away from us all, hitting a nearby building. At the same time, Lucario had appeared, blasting spheres of blue energy like they were candy. Team Plasma scatted out of the way while I made it back to the other side.
(Hurts...) Crack...
"Luna!" N engulfed me into a hug, arms wrapped tightly as he glared at the villains just a few feet from them.
Lucario had jumped next to us, taking my body from the other's hold. Cilan's hold was my next destination, coming from behind. The usually well mannered boy has actually cursed under his breath for this to have happened. The fight to give the Dragon Pokémon back its freedom was back on, only for, of all people, Team Rocket to have come in and help out. N had realized then that Dragonite would be severely injured if it keep on attacking. It couldn't have help for N to have been injured as well when he begged it to stop attacking. But Iris was able to get her Pokémon back while Team Plasma retreated.
I sat on my knees with N's head set on my lap. Everyone was worried about the unconscious boy who was covered with severe wounds.
That was when the sudden but slow but eerie fog then covers all of us.
Crack... Crack...
"Where did this come from?" Cilan wondered, looking around, a worried hand was placed on my right shoulder.
Footsteps approached us. Four shadowy figures came that turned out to be two women with brown eyes and two Pokémon trailing behind them approached us. On the left, the woman had long pink hair with two locks going over her chest. She wore a green cloak over her white shirt, a white-pink skirt with a ribbon and a pair of pink ballet shoes. She had a Gothitelle behind her. On the right was a woman with yellow hair that had a blue band tied in a ponytail with two locks standing out and wearing a blue blouse, a white-yellow skirt with a ribbon and a pair of blue ballet shoes.
Behind the other woman was a white Pokémon with a lower resembling a slim, white gown with a green underside. There was a pair of long, slender, white legs underneath the gown and green arms with long, slender fingers that resemble gloves. It had green hair that curled down the sides of its head and a red fin-like horn extending from its chest. A band of green on its chest extended to the center most horn and connected to its sleeve-like arms.
Lucario's eyes narrowed but he made no move to attack or defend as if he knew they would not do anything unless he attacked first. The lady with pink hair looked at Gothitelle. The Astral Body Pokémon nodded and its eyes glowed blue. N was lifted by the Pokémon with Physic, the same blue surrounding his body, and floated him over to the women. I had reached out my hand to grab his but stopped when the two girl's gaze landed on me, silently asking me to not. So, out of respect, I retracted my hand back to my side and stood, stumbling forward a bit.
"Hey, where are you all going?!"
"Let's follow them!"
Cilan caught me before I fell forward before we began to follow after them.
(Hurt... It hurts... Make it stop... Please...) Crack... Crack...
Ouch...
I grabbed my chest, feeling a burning sensation that grew. I let out a gasp, tear prickling from the corner of my eyes. It hurt... It hurt so much... It felt like I was burning inside and out. It couldn't stop. I felt something was cracked (that it would spread no matter what I did to try to stop it) inside me.
Why? How? Was it time? But why now?
Why so soon...
The burning didn't stop. My body felt heavy and I felt I couldn't think straight. I heard my name called before tinted blue entered my vision and everything became black.
Crack...
The light was growing dark...
"It is spreading more then I thought..."
There was so little time...
"There was always a set time limit..."
Everything was cracked...
"It will only hurt more until it is time..."
Why was there so little time within this life?
"Because there always was..."
I wanted more time...
"You only had so much from the very beginning."
I... I...
"..."
I didn't want this but it seemed that my fate was already decided...
"It had been from the very start..."
There were tears raining from my eyes...
"Please don't cry..."
Why...
"I'm sorry..."
I...
"I'm sorry... I really am..."
Place: Unknown, Western Unova Region
I woke up in a pool of strange, glowing green water.
The world was silent.
I felt at peace, a feeling of calm and security inside one's self. There was no feeling of any anxious, stress or worry. I felt like I could stay there for eternity, looking at the slowly orange turning sky filled with cotton candy clouds, feeling a childlike fascination with the world. But that would end when I blink, coming back to reality to the world around me, and stared into red eyes with short spikes behind them, resembling a masquerade mask. A Gardevoir?
"Good evening…" She said, staring blankly at me. I could only return a raised eyebrow. She tilted her head. "Are you not going to say hello?"
"Hello..." I greeted, sitting up as the water moved away from my hair.
Gardevoir smiled then, happy that I complied. "Hello to you as well."
"You're up... Took you long enough to do so," Gothhtielle, the annoyed black and white Pokémon, standing next to her companion said.
"Oh hush, Gothhtielle," Gardevoir sighed, shaking her head with a hand on her cheek. "She means no harm to you, young one. My name is Gardevoir, it is nice to meet you." She gave the other Pokémon a look.
"Gothhtielle..." She tsked, glaring to the side with her arms still crossed.
"Ah, yes. It is nice to meet you to. I am called Luna."
"We know." Gothhtielle stated bluntly, "Lord N had said your name."
"N..."
"Yes," Gardevoir said, taking over, "He has been quite worried about you, young one. You have been sleeping for some time."
"How long?"
"You've been sleeping for the whole since yesterday evening." Gardevoir held out her hand, standing at the edge of the pond, to which I took as she helped me stand and guild me out of the pool. "Come, your friends are waiting for you." Absentmindedly, I wondered how I stayed dry or how I wasn't pruning after staying in the water so long.
"Thank you," I muttered, looking up slowly at the beautiful white and green Pokémon. Both of them took the lead when I finally asked, "Where am I?"
"You are near our Human's, Anthea and Concordia, and Lord N's current hideout in a forest where injured Pokémon can live in peace. During Lord N's travels, he came upon this place so we are here now. All of the Pokémon here have been injured by Humans in some way or form and are now emotionally scarred with no trust in Humans," Gothhtielle explained, coming up on the right side of me as Gardevoir was to my left. I could see clusters of wild Pokémon poking their heads up curiously through the forest's shrubbery: Patrat, Petilil, Cottonee, Minccino, Deerling, and Audino. They did not seem afraid but wary overall.
I stopped when I saw a Deerling step forward, ears flickering back and forth. The two Pokémon eyes narrowed when they saw me turn to sit on my knees, a hand on each knee.
Gothhtielle hissed, "What do you think you are doing?!"
"Waiting."
Gothhtielle looked enraged when I did not look at her. "Why you-"
"Hush, Gothhtielle," Gardevoir shushed her, placing a hand over her mouth. "Just watch."
The pinkish and yellow Deerling slowly approached, each step taking a bit of confidence it did not have, and nuzzled my open palm with its nose. Deerling looked up at the two Human-like Pokémon, gold eyes asking for permission. Gardevoir nodded while Gothhtielle huffed, letting it be. She would let the chips fall to where they would end up at random. I gave the Season Pokémon a small smile, raising my hand slowly.
"Hello..."
"Hi..." It muttered, lowering its head so I could scratch behind its ear. Starting it slowly, it took some time before it allowed me to brush against its back, giggling a bit as it saw my smile. It froze when a few other Pokémon had come along, looking away when the Pokémon saw me.
"Go," I told it, standing and stepping away from the other, nodding towards it. "Thank you for allowing me to pet you." I walked to two Pokémon, one surprised, the other happy, and tracked down to the house. "Are my friends here?" They were back where they were on each side of this Human body.
"Yes they are. They are near the house with some of the Pokémon, play. We were told to wait for you to wake up and then take you to where the others are," Gardevoir explained.
So they were able to gain the Pokémon's trust. Good. It must have been a surprise for the Humans were to see that too.
"You are different."
"Hmmm..." I glanced over at Gothhtielle though half-lidded eyes. "What do you mean by 'different'?"
"I mean that you are not fully Human."
"Oh, that." Ah... "Yeah, I guess you could say that."
"I can sense something similar of a Pokémon Nature inside of you but you are in a Human body. It also does not help that you are able to understand and speak the language of Pokémon."
"I've always been able to understand Pokémon of all kind, even when I've been raised by them."
"You family is Pokémon?"
"Yeah. My Pokémon are my family, even the ones I catch. Always have been, always will be."
"That is nice of you to hear, Luna." We looked up the path to see N and the two females standing behind him, they were Anthea and Concordia I thought. They were walking to us; when they did, N hugged me tightly. "I was so worried when you did not wake up right away. Is everything good?" He pulled back to stare into my eyes.
"Yes, I am fine. I am sorry to have worried you, N."
Crack... Crack...
"N?" The pink haired woman questioned, worried about to clear show of affection.
"Anthea, Concordia, this was the girl I was telling you about before, Luna. Luna these are my sisters, Anthea and Concordia. "
"It's very nice to meet you, Anthea, Concordia," I said, nodding to them. They did the same back to me.
"You can understand them?" Anthea asked, shocked beyond belief after she had been done talking with her Gothitelle.
"Yes I can, ever since I was a little girl," I answered.
"I never knew a Human who could speak the language," Concordia inquired, looking at me with soft eyes.
"Come." N grabbed my hand. "I shall take you to where the others are." He pulled me along, nodding good bye to his sisters. "I'll be back soon." Ah, I remembered them... Such strange little Humans then were...
Place: Unknown, Western Unova Region
Night came quicker then I had thought, staying outside the whole time under the setting sun was nice. I sat beside Lucario, my head lulling on his shoulder as I saw a few Pokémon playing around with Ash and the others, a few of their Pokémon bouncing around. I watched Axew, Pikachu, and Oshawott invite them to play with Ash and the others. I giggled when Oshawott tripped over nothing, trying to play tag with a few of the Flying Types. Lucario glanced down at me, hand intertwined in mine. "Are you feeling all right in the head there?"
"Yeah, I am. Just watching the Humans play around."
"You should have seen them earlier," he chuckled.
"What happened?" Lucario went onto explain what happened causing me to laugh so hard that my head hurt. "Seriously? That happened?"
"Yes." Lucario kept on chuckling.
This was nice.
But not everything could but. When morning came, everything turned around when Team Plasma found the hidden hideout in order to continue to pursue and capture N. The hideout was no longer safe for them. So, N, Anthea, and Concordia left with the hurt and injured Pokémon to safety. The grunts were however in no mood to give up and continued to attack us with everything they got.
The red-haired grunt growled as he returned his Pokémon to its Poké Ball. "You'll pay for this!" He snarled before he and the others retreated back into the forest.
The Humans called back their Pokémon."Luna..." All of the sudden, a thick fog began to envelope the area. We looked around in confusion. "Luna!" A voice called my name through the fog. I turned in the direction of the voice.
"N?"
"This way!"
"Let's go!" Cilan said, pointing to the South. We stayed together and ran through the fogged filled forest until we found the foggy images of N and his friends, brown clocks covering the Human forms.
"N, there you are!" Ash said, stopping in front of the boy first.
"Thank to you all, everyone has been relocated and taken to a safe place.." N said. "Thank you for everything you've done."
"I see..."
"That's wonderful!"
"I want to thank you for protecting the Pokémon." Concordia bobbed her head in thanks.
Anthea sighed, looking down. "But still, as long as Pokémon are in contact with Humans, they will never truly be safe nor fine a place to leave in peace."
I sighed as well, shaking my head. Humans would be Humans until the very bitter end. Gothitelle's eyes glowed a very light blue and the fog thickened around N and the others.
"Wait! Please listen, N, we're not your enemies." Ash tried to convince the other.
"That's right! Humans and Pokémon can live together as friends! I know they can!" Cilan added.
"I'd like to believe that..." N gave them a sad smile as they vanished in the fog. "If only it were so. Goodbye."
Crack... Crack. Crack. Crack...
"N?!" Ash cried.
Then the fog vanished the other Humans and Lucario, leaving me alone. I looked around, frowning. "N?"
He appeared by himself, smiling brightly. "Luna!" He walked up, raising his arms to give me another hug. I stepped back causing the other to frown. "Luna?"
"You don't have to always hug me whenever we see each other," I said making the frown turn into a pout. He could be such a child sometimes.
That pout did not last long. "Will you not come with me?" He asked out of the blue.
"No."
N frowned again. "Why not?"
(Hurt...) Crack...
"You have made your choice." I told the other, flat out. "You need to go. Your sisters are waiting and I have somewhere to be that is different from your destination." (There was also the fact of Lucario freaking out.)
"Luna..."
"N, no." I would not go this time. I turned my back to him, said, "I hope we see each other soon. Be safe," and walked away. "Good bye, N."
"Luna!" He called out but could not catch up as the fog disappeared to stand on a large, spacious, green plain.
I turned to see the others look amazed, standing at the base of Dragonspiral Tower. They craned their necks back, but even then, there was no way one could see the top of the ancient tower. Lucario stood with them. I coughed softly to gain his attention and to come over there. He handed over my bag which I pulled over my shoulder.
"Luna?"
"Come, before they notice." I said, backing into the forest. We were so close to home.
"Are you sure that is wise?"
"It may or may not be but we need to go." I felt something inside me shot pain that course all throughout my body out of no where, intense piercing pain shooting up the back of my spine. The pain made me gasp and stagger for breaths I couldn't catch. It was the worse yet.
"Understood. Hey- Luna!?"
I gasped, "Gah!" Falling and sliding against a tree. Wh-What... More pain came. "Nugh! Gah!". The world seemed to go into hyper drive as adrenaline pulsated through my veins with loud booms, every sound is magnified to a countless number. I couldn't breathe, my vision clouding from the tears. I curled up on my side. Why...
"Luna!"
Crack...
Author's Note: Well, that was quite the ending... I did not think it'd go that way but it did and it'll stay that way. This is a point of the ending of all things so it really does tie it all in (at least the beginning of the end, anyway) until the end of the story. But don't worry, the next chapter will have some good points so there is no need to be all that sad. Also, I've mad two new art pieces, one of Luna's dress from Chapter 45 (finally got around to drawing it) and Luna in her younger years, sleeping the day away (you'll see what I mean when you see it). Check out my other art work on there as well, I've uploaded a bunch more in the recent weeks in my free time as well. There are only two chapters left. Dang...
Link 1 (Dress): art/Luna-Dress-647371204
Link 2 (Sleeping): art/Luna-Sleeping-646818522
Random Question: What would you do if you had to go against Team Plasma when they try to steal your Pokémon?
Next Chapter: Luna's body is starting to break down but she is back home with friends and family. That doesn't mean that danger is just lurking around the corner.
