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I woke to materializing in the air, the comfort of my Pokéball replaced by the daunting exterior of Tin Tower.

I looked around; we were still outside, which was already odd, considering we didn't normally get let out until we arrived at the top floor.

I could hear my trainer releasing my brothers as well; back then, human and Pokemon tongues weren't so closely knit together, and so, unless you were a psychic type--or any type that could use psychic moves, really--you wouldn't completely understand what the humans were saying. I understood quite a lot compared to others, since my brothers and I had been left with humans by our birth mother when we were young.

If I remember correctly, she had been ill, and most likely wasn't going to make it; she'd "gifted" us, as my brother says, to keep us safe.

Sometimes I wonder about her.

Anyways, back to the story.

I craned my head around to see Raiun and Evlon stretching--those were our birth names, mind you. Nicknames for Pokémon were pretty uncommon at the time, and these days, Pokémon who aren't given nicknames by trainers tend to go by their birth names--if they were given any, that is. They usually are.

Raiun was still half-asleep, and Evlon yawned, letting out some embers that almost caught our trainer's robe on fire.

Once we'd all gotten our bearings, our trainer went and lead us as we entered the tower.

Raiun wasn't pleased.

"I don't wanna have to walk up the stairs," He'd whined. "There's too manyyyyyyyy."

For a Jolteon, he sure was lazy. Still is, unfortunately.

Evlon, loyal as he was, walked dutifully next to our trainer--who kept picking up speed, since we were supposed to be walking behind him. Unfortunately, the fire inside my brother is as warm as his heart, and he was just trying to show our trainer that he loved him.

He still didn't get the idea when our trainer broke into a sprint and charged up the first staircase.

Evlon came to a stop, pouting a little.

"He's in a hurry today."

I couldn't hold back a chuckle, patting his shoulder.

"Well, he'll have to slow down when he realizes we aren't behind him."

He still didn't pick up on the subtle cue I'd dropped, just perking up a little and nodding.

Just as Evlon and I were heading for the stairs, Raiun spoke up.

"I still don't get why we have to go up there."

That made us pause, and turn back to him, a little confused.

He rolled his eyes.

"Seriously," He continued. "All we really do is sit up there while the humans pray or whatever. We have to sit perfectly still and keep our eyes closed while they burn those weird-smelling incenses. It's annoying."

Evlon gave a whine.

"But it's the humans' tradition," He'd countered. "They wouldn't bring us if we weren't important--"

"We aren't," Raiun insisted. "Not to them. Seriously Ev, have you not noticed that trainer guy hardly ever pets you when you rub on him, all the time?"

Evlon went quiet.

I gave a small glare at Raiun, who rolled his eyes again.

"Don't look at me like that, Selcon. It's true. He's not a good dude."

"He doesn't abuse us, like some people would," I pointed out.

"Yeah, but he's not very loving, either." He shot back. "And right now, he's distracted! What's stopping us from running out that door and back into the wild where we belong?"

I glanced at the door, before shaking my head.

Back then, Pokéballs weren't as advanced as they are now; they were actually still fairly new. But, since there was nowhere near as much technology put into them as there is now, the whole "The Pokémon can only go a certain distance away from them" thing didn't fully exist--if we'd gotten away without our trainer noticing, they would have broken on their own. So, Raiun's idea was plausible.

"No, Raiun. He's our trainer, and like Evlon said, this an important tradition, even if it seems pointless."

He growled at me, if I remember correctly.

Luckily, before I got the shock of my life, Evlon interjected.

"Come on, Rai, he's the oldest."

Raiun snarled at that, and stormed up the stairs, grumbling about how much he hated being the youngest.

As we headed up, I glanced at the doorway one last time.

Sometimes, I wish we had just run out of it.

We eventually reached the top floor, where various other trainers had their Pokémon released.

The "Worship Hour" hadn't begun yet; we still had a good forty minutes.

Most of the people and Pokémon were mingling; I remember this really pretty Espeon all of us fancied, but she seemed to favor Evlon out of the three us.

Granted, that day, she wasn't there. Her trainer wasn't, either; I'm not sure why.

Sometimes I wish she was; Espeons can sense disaster.

Well, I remember sitting down and curling my tail around myself; it was always so dry, which...now that I think about it, is probably why it caught fire so easily...

Anyways, I was rubbing my tail against myself, and doing the thing where I released water through my scales, when Raiun comes up to me again.

"Sel, I was talking to some of the others, and they said they see clouds approaching."

I couldn't help but raise a brow.

"Storm clouds?"

Another eye roll.

"Nah, clouds of sunflowers."

I snorted.

"I think we'd know if that happened, because Evlon would've burnt down the entire tower sneezing."

I swear, if I had known what would happen thirty-five minutes from that moment, I would have never made that joke.

He laughed, but turned serious again--a rare occurence for him.

I should've taken that as a sign as well.

But no, I didn't; I just shook my head.

"Rai, we'd feel it if it was anything to worry about. We're electric and water, after all."

He growled a little.

"Look out the window, Sel. They're not close enough yet."

I did look out the nearest window; he was right, they weren't close enough yet, but they were approaching quick.

Another sign I missed.

I shook my head."I'd like to think our trainer would have more sense than to bring us up here when there's a possible lightning storm coming."

Raiun raised a brow.

We were quiet for a moment.

"...Okay, maybe not, but you get the point."

He grunted, shaking his head.

What happened next still haunts me sometimes, no matter how much he says he's forgiven me.

...No matter how many times he assures me that he doesn't remember.

"Sel, I'm serious--"

"For once."

He growled again.

"What's wrong with you today, Sel?! You're not listening to me at all!!"

He was right. And I still don't know.

And then...

"Maybe if you'd had something to say that was worth listening to, I'd care more."

Now, you may be wondering why that would have bothered him so much.

Raiun, usually, was aloof, and kind of a doofus; I love him to death, but sometimes I got sick of the puns.

Well, the thing is, most of the time nobody would take him seriously.

But, him being aloof wasn't entirely his fault; he has a quirky nature. Natures tend to...play into personality, if only a little.

Then again, some people may ask "Well why didn't he act more serious if he wanted to be taken seriously?"

Well...he tried. When his attempts failed, he started succumbing to everyone else's view, and his aloof stupidity got...worse.

And I'm ashamed to say I wasn't much of a help.

You see...I used to be a bit arrogant, and when I say a bit I mean I was a massive jerk at times.

That...I think that's what caused this fight.

So, when I saw something break in his eyes, I didn't apologize.

I snapped my head away with a huff, curling my tail around myself further--doing that is a kind of a Vaporeon's way of saying they no longer require your presence.

I could hear him growling, and next thing I know he's nose to nose with me, sparking like a madman.

I actually felt pretty scared for a split second--he has some strong lightning, even now, and I really didn't feel like dying.

...Heh...

That's kind of ironic, huh?

"Listen here, you pompus jerk," He snapped. "I know there's something wrong, and I know that everybody crammed up in a wooden room is bad, especially when there's lightning coming. But you know what? You're right, I'm too dumb to actually be right, right?"

I always, always cringe at what I said next.

"No, you're not dumb."

He was taken aback a bit.

"Huh?"

I leaned in.

"You're just flat-out stupid."

His face fell, and I honestly thought he was gonna cry, but he didn't.

Hurt became anger, and he started charging up again, angrier this time.

That is, until someone yelled at him that no battling was allowed in the tower.

He stopped, electricity dissipating, looking around; everyone was staring at us now.

Embarassment took over, and his ears went down as he turned a little red.

I, like the young jerk I was, snorted.

"Great job, genius."

He glared at me, then stormed off.

That was the last time I saw him before the Worship hour.

After Raiun stormed off, I started looking out the window again, watching the approaching storm clouds.

They were moving fast; faster than normal clouds should. Normal storm clouds, even.

Evlon approached me, looking less than pleased.

"Sel, what the heck was that?"

That was my turn to roll my eyes.

"Sibling bonding. What else?"

He grit his teeth for a moment, but shook his head with a sigh instead of lashing out.

"Selcon..."

I snorted.

"Careful what you say, Ev. I'm the oldest, remember?"

He shook his head; man, they hate that excuse.

I haven't used it since.

He went to go find Raiun after that; once again, I was left alone, looking out the window.

My mind wandered; it tends to do that.

Before I knew what happened, my trainer was calling me to get in place for the ceremony.

As I went to my place, Evlon came and sat on my right side, as usual.

"I can't find Raiun," He whispered. "Do you think--"

"If he ran away, that's his problem." I snapped, turning my head away."But--"

"Bow your head and get ready, Evlon."

He sighed, but did as he was told.

I closed my eyes, already preparing to imagine Ho-oh, in all her glory, showering the land with rainbows and light.

However, I snuck one last peek out of the window.

The storm clouds were completely overhead now; but, for some reason, I didn't sense any water.

This made me a bit nervous; what kind of storm was this?

I closed my eyes again, resuming my preparation.

Two minutes before the Worship Hour began, thunder began to crackle above us.

I heard Evlon whimper; he was never fond of storms.

I nudged him with my tail; he needed to be quiet.

However, the thunder didn't stop.

Two minutes later, a bright flash filled the room.

At 12:00pm, Mayen 25th on the Old Jhoto Calendar, Tin Tower was struck by lightning.

I woke to Evlon shaking me; that blast had sent shockwaves down the tower, not only lighting it on fire but also knocking out most of the water Pokémon who had been there.

Somehow, I had survived that.

Of course, I was incredibly confused and disoriented, even more so when I found that we were alone, in the middle of a burning room.

"Ev...?"

"Oh, thank Ho-oh you're alive."

He helped me to my feet; I had to lean on him quite a bit.

"Ev, what..."

"Lightning," He cut me off. "It hit the tower. Everyone else ran--most of the trainers returned their Pokémon to their balls..."

I frowned.

"But...why...?"

He was quiet for a moment.

"...Ev...?"

"I tried," He sniffed. "I tried to get him to stay. I ran after him, I tried biting and pulling on him, I tried to get him to stay for you guys. He kicked me away and ran."

I felt my heart sink.

Then, terror overcame me.

"Why didn't you run, Evlon?!"

He looked up at me.

That was the first time I'd ever seen pure determination in his eyes; the kind that says that person will never give up, no matter what.

"I needed to save you."

We were quiet for a moment...

Before I nuzzled him.

"Come on, let's go find Raiun."

We sprinted through the tower as fast as we could, me using my water moves to make a path as well as I could.

There was no sign of Raiun, as far as we could tell.

The smoke grew worse further down; getting through it was extremely tough, and not even Evlon's Protect or Light Screen could help.

That was why he wasn't as damaged from the blast; he'd used Protect at the last second.

Then he had an idea; he used Flash every few minutes to give us a better idea of where we could go.

However, when we reached the middle floor, the smoke was at its worst; the fire was spreading too rapidly for us to keep up with.

And that floor is the one floor I can't stand to be on for more than a minute.

As we ran through, Water Pulsing and Flashing, when something caught my eye.I came skidding to a stop.

"Evlon!!"

We had to yell over the sounds of burning wood and decor.

"What?!"

I pointed with my paw.

"Use Flash again!! I saw something!!"

He did so, albeit confused.

What I saw sent a chill down my spine and a sprint to my paws.

My fears were, unfortunately, confirmed.

There, lying amidst the burning boards, was the body of my brother, Raiun.

I'm not sure how long I was screaming for.

"RAIUN!! RAIUN GET UP!! I DIDN'T MEAN IT!!! RAIUN!! RAIUN!!"

But alas, my pleas went unheard.

The still body of my Jolteon brother was completely immobile; my guess is that he passed out from the smoke, and sonce couldn't breathe...we just didn't get there in time.

Evlon had to literally drag me away, while I kicked and screamed.

I flailed around, smacking him with my tail until he had to let me go.

However, he pounced on me, having to pin me down.

"Selcon!!"

I glared up at him, panting.

"Sel, get a grip!!"

I growled at him, squirming.

"No!! No, Raiun's dead!! I--"

"I know you feel guilty, Sel, but we don't have time!! We can mourn him when we escape!!"

My glare hardened.

"You just wanna leave him here?!"

"No!! But I wanna live!!"

"So did he!!"

I flung my fire-type brother off of me.

"But he didn't!! So why should we?!"

He hit the floor when I flung him off, so he was looking up at he when he replied.

"...Because he would've wanted us to."

I almost didn't hear him over the sounds of the flames.

I felt them licking at my heals, and I flicked my tail, releasing water.

My eyes drifted over to Raiun's body.

Sweet little Raiun, who only wanted somebody to take him seriously.

He wanted to be loved just as much as Evlon did.

But he wouldn't have ended up down here if I'd loved him, would he?

Evlon's words shook me to my very core, and I felt myself breathing hard, stuck in a trance.

Luckily, I snapped out of it; I shuddered, flicking my tail to keep more flames away.

Oh, how I'd wished I'd known Aqua Ring.Evlon, lying on his side--he was fatigued, hence why he hadn't gotten up yet--stared up at me, eyes watering amidst the flames.

Slowly, I padded over to him, head lowered.

I reached out a paw.

"You're right."

That was probably the first time I'd admitted to being wrong in a while.

He smiled at me, eyes watering even more, reaching out and grabbing my paw.I pulled him up, beginning to move to his side to balance him.

And then the ceiling caved in.

A lot of people wonder how a fire type dies in a fire.

It ispossible, make no mistake, just rare.

Well, Evlon was crushed under a chunk of the floor above us, breaking his neck--and, I assume, most of his other bones--instantly.

The distinct *CRACK* was enough to tell me there was no saving him.

I stumbled up--he'd pushed me out of the way.I stood there, frozen, staring at the burning mound of wood and metal that was my brother's grave.

I couldn't breathe, and it wasn't from the smoke.

Finally, I was able to choke out one, broken sob.

"E-Evlon..."

He was dead.

Raiun and Evlon were dead.

I was alone.

I sprinted through the tower, firing off Water Pulse after Water Pulse, determined to escape.

My body was covered in burns, scratches, and bruising; I had wasted--I use the term lightly--mourning, and now I had to try and honor Evlon's dying wish: Escape.

However, I was getting significantly weaker, and without Evlon's Flash I really had no way of knowing where to go. The smoke was getting too dark.

The heat was unbearable; my scales were dry and cracking, and thanks to my burns and cuts I was in a great deal of pain.

But I pushed on.

...That was a mistake.

Eventually, my back legs gave out, the burns and split scales on them destroying any will they had left in them.

What did I do?

I screamed, that's what I did.

I screamed. I screamed until my throat hurt and my lungs burned. I screamed until my mouth went dry, the precious liquid within evaporating into the excrutiating heat around me.

I screamed until I could scream no more.I hacked after; I hacked and coughed and gagged and even sneezed.

Smoke seeped into my lungs, and flames slowly creeped up my body.

I cried, but no tears came.

However, in the end, I growled, rolling onto my stomach and glaring up into the smoky abyss above me.

I gasped and coughed.And then I growled.

I growled as best as my raspy, ruined lungs would allow.I had decided; if I was gonna die, then damnit, I was gonna die with my head held high.

And so, with my head held high, I closed my eyes, one last thought floating through my mind.

*You win, Raiun. I guess I was wrong after all.*

Just as the final word exited my head, the floor gave way beneath me, dropping my almost lifeless body into the welcoming abyss below.

Selcon the Vaporeon was dead.

Have you ever been brought back to life?

Of course, the way I was brought back was special; I died in fire, and I was revived in fire.

I felt my soul being lifted from the Void of Descension--that's the 'tunnel' you go down to reach judgement--and back into the world.

Adrenaline coursed through my nonesistent veigns, an immense heat building up in my...everything, really.

And then, there was the light.

The light that held the barrier between the land of the living, and the Threshold.

I went straight through it.

Fire swirled all around me, sending me higher and higher.

I felt my body reshape, reform; my soul was enclosed within a capsule once more.

It was sensational; like evolving all over again.

Once it faded away, I slowly descended downwards, landing gracefully on my feet.

My eyes were still closed; I felt something splotch against my face, and that made me open them.

Rain.

It was raining.

I was outside the tower; the back of it, not the side facing the town.

It was pouring down rain; it was so violent I almost couldn't see.

I stumbled forward; my size seemed...different. I wasn't used to it.

Once I'd gotten some kind of balance, I looked around again; when I looked up, I could see two other flames igniting in the sky.

I suddenly felt a pulsing sensation in the back of my head; dizziness set in after, and I stumbled again.

The last thing I remember before passing out was my face connecting with the ground.

I woke to a small breeze tickling my butt.

When I opened my eyes, I was greeted by a mass of red feathers; I was also trapped, might I add.

I scrambled to climb out of the mass; I had to back up quite a bit, also tripping on a couple other lumps of brown and yellow.

Once I was free, I looked around.Up above me was a bright blue sky, littered with puffy white clouds; around and below me was...a giant nest.

I'm dead serious.

When I finally looked up at the mass I'd been trapped under, I was...stunned, to say the least.

Ho-oh lay before me, asleep, her elegant wings having been what was trapping me.

Again, I was stunned.

Seriously.

I was pacing back and forth, trying to comprehend what was happening to me.

First off, I was supposed to be dead, and I wasn't.

Second off--and this was a problem I forgot to mention earlier--I had been morphed into a kit again, which was strange, considering I'm pretty sure I was full grown when I first came back to life.

Stranger yet, I wasn't a Vaporeon or an Eevee; I was some weird...water dog. With these long ribbons I kept tripping over.

I suppose "pup" would be a better word than kit.

Third off, I was sitting in a giant nest with a giant god, who I'd been sleeping under like it was no big deal.

Eventually, I had to sit down; this was all too much, and all that pacing and tripping was taking a toll on my tiny child legs.

That's when I heard shifting behind me.My head whipped around to find Ho-oh moving; that scared the daylights out of me for some reason...

...Probably because, again, she's pretty much a god, and I, a nobody was sitting in her bed.

My heart was pounding as she woke up, yawned, blinked the sleep out of her eyes, and looked at me.

I felt everything in my body freeze up when she smiled at me and spoke.

"Good morning, Suicune."

I think I may have been shaking, because I could barely stutter out a greeting.

That...made her chuckle.

"Nervous, are we?"

I barely managed a nod; that made her giggle.

"That's quite alright, dear. I'm used to it."

She extended her wing; I tell you, you never realize how large those things are until you're sitting ten feet away and she still manages to completely wrap it around you and pull you in close.

That was when something she'd said caught my attention.

Honestly, I highly regret my first sentence to her being

"You called me...Suicune?"

...But, well, there's nothing I can do about it. It's been over 150 years.

Anyways, she smiled at me again, and explained."I brought you back to life, dear. But you aren't a...oh, what Pokemon were you, dear? I was only aware of your presence in the tower, but not of what you were."

I looked down; after what had happened, I honestly didn't want to think about it.

"...Vaporeon..."

She made a sound; one you'd make when you finally understand something.

"Well, you obviously aren't a Vaporeon anymore. That's the consequence of my power--you're a Legendary now. And a child again, of course."

That made my head snap up.

When they speak of the Great Jhoto Bird Migration, they're speaking of this particular moment; I've, eh, always had one of those voices that carries.

"I'M A *WHAT*?!?!"

Ho-oh uncovered her ears with a wince; the other bird pokemon of the entire region weren't so lucky as to be...'slightly' prepared, and decided to make an emergency evacuation to Kanto.

She looked down at my gaping face again.

"My, aren't you a loud one..."

I wasn't satisfied with that answer.

"I'M A--"

She gently pushed my mouth closed with a wingtip.

"Yes, dear, you've become a Legendary. As well as your brothers here. That's why I renamed you."

My heart started pounding in my chest.

"My...my brothers...?"

That's when I remembered; brown and yellow.

And, when I noticed those lumps were moving.

It's a strange sensation, seeing someone you've lost.

While they weren't exactly Raiun the Jolteon and Evlon the Flareon anymore, they were still themselves; I could see it in their eyes.

And personalities, of course.

Evlon took advantage of having a giant, warm, welcoming bird giving him love; Raiun was more than happy to shoot off Thunderbolts for fun.

Meanwhile, I stayed off to the side, quiet.

If this were a movie, I probably would have been tackling them and crying or something.

In reality, I just felt...numb.

I should've been happy, but honestly...no, just numb.

I didn't come out of my trance until Ho-oh got our attention.

"As you three can see," She began, "you are children again. And, as luck would have it, you are my children."

I blinked. Us? Ho-oh's children?

"Now, I will give a preemptive apology; you all are now, essentially, inmortal. Make no mistake, you can be killed, but under incredibly severe circumstances."

The word "Die" left a sick feeling in my stomach.

"Of course, I will raise you, I will shower you with unconditional love and train you to the best of your abilities."

She was so sure of herself.

That's one thing I love about Mom--confidence. She's so collected and level-headed, too.

"Of course," She continued, nuzzling Evlon; his new form's fluff ruffled when he giggled. "I suppose...you three would want a choice in the matter?"

And caring. She's so caring.

I was honestly still too stunned to really make a move; my brothers, on the other hand, weren't.

"I WANNA STAY!!"

I don't think Evlon had ever been so adamant.

Raiun snorted, eventually bursting into full on giggles.

"Hey, what's so funny?!"

"Giant fluffy mama bird, duh!!"

He got the suprise of his life--it's that wing, I'm telling you.

She pulled him in close and began nuzzling him.

"But of course, dear."

He inmediately busted out laughing.

"H-Hey!! That--hahaha--tickles!!"

I remember that mischeivious grin. I still see it, sometimes.

"Oh really? Then how about--"

She blew a raspberry on his stomach; that made him howl with laughter.

She grinned again.

"Well, I think that settles it. Unless..."

She looked at me.

"Do you have any objections, Suicune?"

There was that name again--Suicune.

I stared down at my paws.

I was a cub, and I was sitting in the nest of a deity.

If this was what second chances were like...

...I'd be an idiot not to take it.

I looked up at her, then smiled.

"I'll stay."

That night, when we were curled up under Ho-oh's wings again, I felt Raikou squirming beside me.

I gave him a gentle nudge.

"Can't sleep?"

He gave a grunt, rolling over to face me.I'm not quite sure what the deal is with Raikou and Entei's masks--and my diamond, to an extent.

Back then, I had to repress a laugh every time I looked at them.

That was one of those times; especially with how annoyed he looked.

"Nah, tryin' to decide how I'm gonna eat the giant Fearow next to me."

Said "giant Fearow" gave a small snore.

I shook my head. He was still...himself, even in that new body.

I snuggled in close, rubbing my head on his pelt.

He smelled like cut electrical wires and ash.

He nuzzled me back; we cuddled closer, since Evlon was placed closer to Mom's head.

A few minutes in, I started thinking.

I bit my lip, looking down at him again.

He seemed to be falling asleep.

"...Hey...Raiun?"

"Hm?"

I sighed, laying my head on his.

"...I'm sorry."

Like I said earlier, Raikou swears on Arceus' Massive Buttox (I am dead serious, he's said that before) that he doesn't remember most of what happened at the Tower that day.

He mainly remembers his death.

Entei, Raikou, and I did sort out our trauma in time--with Mom's help, if course. And she's good friends with Cresselia, who's apparently a licensed therapist. That came in handy.

And she kept her word; she trained us as best she could, along with help from her other friends when she had trouble with my and Raikou's elements.

And she definitely made good on her promise to shower us with love.I've never met a more loving person in my life--except maybe Entei, but I'd still put Mom first.

Oh, and she and Lugia--or, should I say, Dad--are very close, so we made friends with the Birds, too.

And Mewtwo--I'm not sure if he realizes--kind of got adopted into their family, so we're all close now.

Oh yeah, Ho-oh and Lugia got engaged recently, so we're all one big happy family...

...And I couldn't be happier

.Sometimes, I wonder what would have happened if that day had gone differently.

But I'm glad it didn't.

Suicune dropped the pen from his mouth, closing the book.

He sighed to himself, looking up; the sun reflected on his elegant blue and white coat.

He was stretched out atop the burned Tin Tower, getting a good sunning in before he had to leave.

A blur descending towards him caught his attention.

The blur landed, revealing his sister-in-law, Articuno.

"Hey, Suicune. You ready to go? Entei and Raikou said you'd be here."

The blue dog nodded, picking up the book with a feeler.

"Yep. Just let me grab my bags."

The book caught the ice bird's eye.

"Is that a diary?"

He rolled his eyes.

"No...just some memories."

The massive bird shrugged, flapping her wings and becoming airborne once more.

"Need any help?"

"No, I got it."

The massive dog leaped down, sailing through the broken floors.

He landed gracefully at the bottom.

Placing the book on a shelf, he gathered his bags, heading up again.

He and his future sister began the trek to Kanto, and to Kanto Airlines.

"You ready for Alola?"

She gave a snort.

"After the past few days? My bags were packed before Zapdos finished his sentence."

The two eventually reached their destinations, going human and joining the rest of the family.

Taped to the front Suicune's "Memory Journal" was a faded old picture of a Vaporeon, Flareon, and Jolteon.

Jolteon was laughing, sitting between the other two with his forelegs around them both; Flareon sat on Jolteon's right side, giving a nervous smile; and Vaporeon seemed to be in the middle of an eye roll.

Below that photo was another, of three fleeing beasts and a rainbow bird.

Welp...that's it.

Wow.

Okay, for anybody who cares, here's the trainwreck of a writing process this story has undergone:

Idea was first created around November of 2019.

Several sentences were re-written the same day.

A few weeks later, it was expanded upon.

Two months later, that was deleted, and started anew.

New direction was begun in February 2020.

It is now April 2020.

But, hey, it's over 5k!!That being said, thank you guys SO MUCH for reading, and stay safe!!