"Teal!" Azure exclaimed, crying as he enveloped his brother in a bone-crushing hug.
"Azure... can't... breathe..." the older bluenette groaned as his borther suddenly released him.
"Oh I'm so sorry!" his brother panicked as he began patting Teal on his back.
"I love happy endings," Diggie exclaimed loudly, anime tears falling from his face.
"Me TOO, but I don't CRY!" Surge declared, while slowly but surely, streams of water came gushing from his eyes.
"Of course you don't..." Max deadpanned as he sweatdropped at the large man's attempt at seriousness.
"So where are Dawn and the rest of you guys?" May inquired Yellow and Vecier, the two who brought Azure's brother back to him.
"I dunno, last time I saw them they fell into a hole," the Pikachu replied, worry clear in his eyes. I wonder if the same thing happened to Dawn, he thought.
"Then we should go find them!" Max exclaimed, only to be hit in the head by his sister.
"We will go find them, while you stay here," May declared sternly, ignoring her brother's protests in favor of finding Pyra and dragging Paul from flirting with a female guildmember.
"Hey!" the illusion mage exclaimed in annoyance, but quieted down when he saw the look on the brunette's face. Scary!
"Alright, now that we're all set, lead us to where you last saw Ash and the others," May ordered the two Pokémon, who both nodded and raced back to Masara.
Don't worry guys, here we come!
A/N: Merry New Year~! In celebration of the new decade I finally got the drive to finish the newest chapter of OoT! Sorry for the long delay, I just really lost the motivation to write this story, for I was preparing other stories I will soon publish (cough cough Fairy Tail cough)... Anyway on to the show~!
KakeruPB: Ahahah yes, poor Dawn~! And yeah, I decided to give Pikachu to Dawn, since I planned Treecko for Ash and I still wanted Pikachu to be in the story~
Sometimes it's hard to know,
Where you are supposed to go;
Where you belong, where you fit in,
Where you can bring out the you within!
But know, that with your friends,
Your adventures never end!
Yeah, deep inside, you know you're strong,
If you follow your heart, you can't go wrong!
Stand up! For all that is right,
Be brave! Prepare to fight for the light,
Hold on! We're friends for life,
And if we come together as one,
To claim what's ours, to right what's done,
Hand in hand, we will stay strong,
Complete the quest that we've begun,
We will win the battle,
Our lifelong battle!
Pokémon!
Order of Time
Chapter 15: The Portal
"Uggh, whrr'm a?" Dawn groaned, words distorted as she sat up. She found herself in a large chamber, the hole they came from nowhere to be found as all she could see is rocks. A few stone structures were seen in one side, while several openings in the wall littered the other side. Looking at a nearby pool of water, she saw dust covering her face and hair, making them look a dull grey. Which she noticed because her eyes suddenly snapped open.
"My hair!" she squealed, catching the attention of five others.
"Mmm, what's up, Dawn?" Endre murmured as the others came to, only to sweatdrop as Dawn aimlessly tried to fix her blue locks. Really? they deadpanned. Well, most of them did.
"KYAAAAA!" Cassidy squealed as she saw her head in her reflection, which was as haggard as Dawn's. Immediately she splashed water on her face and began fixing her hair.
"Girls are so weird," Kobold muttered, the others nodding as the others watched the two submerge their heads in the water, trying to clear the clumps of dirt that stuck to their locks.
Then again, it would be nice to take a dip in the blue water, Ash thought, but then his eyes narrowed. Wait a minute...
"Guys, where are we, exactly?" the aura mage exclaimed, making everyone turn to look at him like he was crazy.
"We're in this awesome-looking chamber, isn't it obvious?" Kobold inquired, while the raven shook his head.
"We're underground; we shouldn't even be able to see the water!" Ash declared.
Everyone's eyes widened at the realisation, and began looking around for a light source.
"Over there!" Ignia shouted, pointing to a tunnel with what seems like greenish-blue light coming from it. "Looks like something is inside that tunnel.
"So creepy!" Dawn squeaked as she hid behind Cassidy, who just scoffed.
"What's so scary about a little light? You're such a wimp," the blonde sneered, but then jumped in fright when a growl came from within one of the other caverns.
"It seems like there is something else out there," Ash muttered, while the bluenette glared at a flustered Cassidy.
"What was that about being a wimp?" Dawn asked dryly, while the blonde looked away with a red tint in her cheeks.
"We should get moving; if we stay here for any longer who knows what creatures may come to get us," the aura mage declared, looking around warily.
"Alright! I'm all fired up!" Endre exclaimed, racing towards the illuminated tunnel.
"Hey! Don't just go running without us!" Dawn shouted to the pinkette, who showed no signs of stopping.
"Last one in is a splashing Magikarp!" Kobold declared merrily, racing after the fire wizard.
"Oi!" Ash and Cassidy exclaimed as they followed the two, with Dawn bringing up the rear.
"Seriously, these idiots will get themselves killed one day," Ignia sighed, running after the bluenette.
Masara Cave
"Here we are! Masara Cave," May declared as the group of five stood by the entrance of the cavern, with a certain boy closely following in the bushes five feet behind them.
"The hardest dungeon in this part of Kanto," Paul muttered, sighing as he remembered his traumatic experience when he entered for the first time. It was also the last time I saw my Pokémon... he thought sadly.
"Hey Paul, are you alright?" May inquired, looking at her purple-haired companion in concern.
"I'm fine, I'm fine," the illusion mage replied, however he became lost in thought once more as he smiled. After that mission, I couldn't take hard tasks alone. Then one day May came...
Flashback
"Let's go on a mission together!"
"Ehh?!" Paul exclaimed in shock, looking at the brunette like she told him to jump off a building. He was known to be quite rude around girls, yet here May was, talking to him so casually one would assume they know each other, which (and is quite embarassing, since they've been in the same guild for a while now) they don't.
"Of all of the people in the guild I have yet to go with you, so let's go on one!" she smiled, showing him a pamphlet of the said mission:
'Monster extermination: help me set up traps for the beasts! Reward: 15 000 Poké'
No wonder, Paul deadpanned as he realised exactly why he was needed. "You want me to set up illusions, don't 'ya?" he commented dryly.
"Yep! Now let's go!" May replied cheerfully, dragging the illusion mage and making him sweatdrop. Just what have I gotten myself into...
End Flashback
Ever since then, the two have become a team and though the illusion mage keeps spending time with other gir- er, people in the guild, he is always ready to help May whenever he can, and vice versa. Which brings us to now.
"Paul? Paul! OI, SAY SOMEHTING PAUL!" the brunette snapped, making him snap out of his trance in favour of shivering in fear. "Good, you're awake! Now let's get going!"
"I feel sorry for the guy," Vecier remarked as May dragged her teammate into the cave.
"You have no idea," Yellow replied as the two ran after the two, unknowing of Max following them secretly.
"Whoa, what is this?" Endre exclaimed as the others have finally caught up with him.
"It's a large gem!" Dawn and Cassidy exclaimed in wonder (and surprisingly, unison) as she stared at the beautiful piece of crystal.
"Isn't that obvious?" Kobold taunted, making a tick mark appear on both ladies' heads.
Ash meanwhile ignored the others as he observed the strange gem. It was a beautiful green color, with blue glowing from inside it. It also seemed to be shaped like an Abra, and had this strange feel to it, like it was bending the space around it.
"What is something like this doing deep inside a cave?" Ignia inquired. "It's clearly sculpted by human hands..."
Cassidy, meanwhile had other ideas. If I can grab that statue and take it to the Boss, I may get promoted! And show that Jessie bitch who's the better girl!
"You do know you're talkin' aloud, right?" Kobold stated as everyone deadpanned at the blonde, who suddenly became flustered.
"Anyway, let's see what this thing can do," Ash declared, sending a pulse of Aura to identify the strange statue, only for his eyes to widen as the statue began emitting a purple light.
"What's happening?" Dawn asked, suddenly alarmed as the room began to distort.
"I don't know!" the raven responded as he looked around frantically, watching the others do the same. Aiming to stop whatever is happening, he sent more Aura into the crystal formation. In response, the statue glowed even brighter, consuming everything in the ethereal light.
Peering into the room once more, one would notice the lack of any sound, nor of any living being. Only the crystal Abra remained, now a bright purple.
A/N: And chapter finished! To be honest, I'm beginning to get writer's block, and updates may take longer... Anyway, as another change for the new decade, I'll be writing fanfictions about Fairy Tail, as I've been planning to do for a while now~ Please review, and you know the rest.
to be continued...