Well, this chapter was interesting, to say the least. I tried a few different ways of typing it. I am overall glad how it turned out. This chapter is mostly focused on Mandos and the bond phenomenon so it was fun to write. Now onto the reviews. Team Cipher will be making future appearances in this story. I will see how they flow into the story, but he will be facing them. It may take some time though. I wouldn't worry about having Team Plasma overshadowed in the story either. How I see it is that Team Plasma would need to take time to build up their reputation as the "good guys''. Once they get to some of the other cities there will be some peaceful protests and a mixture of violence. They are on the back burner for now mainly because of the tie I think it would take to win the crowd's support which is one of Team Plasma's main goals is to use propaganda to fool the crowds. I expect him to have a team of twelve eventually. I'm not sure about the money side of the pokemon world. I will be the first to admit I am awful at writing about money. I may include some more about it, but I'm not sure. I do like the Cynthia theme song idea. It gives toxtricity to be annoying and will bring some lightheartedness to the story. I don't own anything and feel free to talk with me in the reviews. I love answering and talking to you guys.

I watched Gimli and Mandos slam their attacks into each other. Mandos still had on his armor, but the sword that Mandos had created was different this time. Mandos's sword was an enormous broadsword. From tip to handle, it is approximately five to six feet long, with a single-edged large blade approximately one foot wide. the blade is a lighter color on the bladed edge, while the rest of the blade is dark gray, and the handguard appears to be bolted or riveted into place. There are two holes near the handguard. It was so that Mandos could infuse and coat the aura around the sword. I was lucky that the new sword I helped Mandos create didn't seem to bother him. The sword seemed to help amplify Mandos's strength. Mandos performed an arcing slam and Gimli retaliated by grabbing the edge of the sword. Gimli was slowly pushed back as Mandos continued to funnel his aura into the sword. The two held that position for a little while longer until Mandos quickly dissipated the sword and straightened himself out. Gimli gave Mandos a thumbs up and flexed his back two arms.

I called out 'Good fight you two. How does the new sword feel'?

Mandos closed his eyes and spoke out 'I find it satisfactory. I will be able to perform my knightly duties even more thoroughly'.

I nodded. If it wasn't clear by now the sword was the buster sword from final fantasy. While I didn't necessarily like Cloud's personality from the video game I did love the buster sword. I had thought the sword would suit Mandos's style far more than the normal swords he was creating. I quickly called back Gimli into his Pokeball. I liked having all of my pokemon out of their pokeballs, but Castelia city was so large and boisterous. I didn't want any of my pokemon causing havoc while my back was turned. I walked back into the pokemon center with Mandos following after me. There standing at the door was an impatient Elesa, N, and Aurea. N was holding the two of our bags and I quickly grabbed the bag. It was time for our ragtag group to leave Castelia city. We had been here a few days and still my mind would wander toward shadow Lugia. Mandos must have felt my uneasiness because I felt his paw firmly on my shoulder. The rest of the group had already started to walk and I quickly looked at the determined face of Mandos. A smile slowly crept onto my face and I rushed to catch up with the group.

Route four wasn't what I expected. I expected to see a giant area of desert, but instead I was greeted by a forest patch. I was extremely disappointed when I saw that there wasn't a desert. Excadrill was one of the pokemon that I was hoping would fill out the team, but it seems like I was going to need to figure out a different pokemon to catch. I looked over to where Mandos was and saw that he was currently swinging his buster sword at a few Emolga that thought it would be a smart idea to try and steal berries from our group. N was being the kind child he was and held out berries for the pokemon to pick up. It seems like Mandos wasn't very keen on sharing his food.

Aurea was jotting down notes and said 'It seems like Emolga has a diet of fruits and nuts. I wonder if the Emolga were evolved from some type of ancient bird? Maybe I could get more research if Mandos wasn't swinging that giant sword at them every five minutes'.

I looked at her and shrugged. I said 'Mandos says that the Emolga are being dishonorable. He apparently won't support these thieving acts'.

Elesa nodded her head and cheered 'I support your goal Mandos. Don't let those sneaky Emolga steal our food and N will you please stop feeding them our berries'.

N scurried under my leg as Elesa shot a glare at him. I sighed and ruffled his head. These Emolga honestly have started to remind me of seagulls and I wasn't that bothered by it. Mandos continued to swing and the sword slammed into another of the trees. The tree fell over promptly and many of the Emolga didn't take kindly to that. The situation only seemed to be getting worse because a downpour had started. The Emolga had decided they were done messing with Mandos and started to shoot off thunder shocks at us.

I quickly said 'Let's get out of here. I don't want to get caught in the middle of an electrified rainstorm'.

The rest of the group seemed to agree as we all ran away from the Emolga in the forest. Mandos had taken it upon himself and was running while carrying N. N was sending silly faces to the Emolga that only seemed to be making them angrier. I cursed my luck and how I was destined to be put in annoying situations. Eventually, we came upon a large mansion. I faintly remember a mansion in the anime, but I couldn't quite place what the story behind the mansion was. I do remember that almost every mansion in pokemon dealt with ghost type pokemon. As we continued to run in its direction I smiled. My team was sorely missing a ghost type. Once we burst into the mansion I quickly shut the door behind us and I even heard a few faint thumps from the Emolga. I looked around the mansion and it was well lit. I looked around the mansion and I was able to see that the girls were panting on the floor while Mandos shook like a wet dog to get rid of any of the remaining water.

N yelled out 'Mandos stop. You are going to get me soaked'.

I smiled at that and Elesa asked 'I wonder if anyone would mind if we stayed the night'?

Aurea just smiled and said 'I think it is abandoned. That means we can stay the night until the rain clears'.

I nodded at her explanation and we set up a few sleeping bags in the middle of the mansion. I don't regularly admit this, but ghosts terrified me. Pokemon ghosts terrified me even more. Gengar and many of the other ghost Pokedex entries were brutal. Many of them were heavily focused on taking people's lives. I slowly scanned the area and let out a breath of relief. I was anxious about the ghost type pokemon, but I did need a ghost type. Ghost-type pokemon or a dark type pokemon were the main focus right now. It was solely because I was terrified of psychic type pokemon. I don't think I need to say how overpowered psychic type pokemon were. They could control people like Malamar or read my mind like Alakazam. So a ghost or dark type pokemon was much needed even if they did terrify me.

The night soon set and everyone had fallen asleep except Mandos and me. I was careful to keep all of my pokemon out of their pokeballs and ready for action if any trouble occurred. I looked at N snuggling with his Zorua and I smiled. I bent down and ruffled his hair. Elesa was currently asleep on her sleeping mat with Emolga and Blitzle next to her. The only other person up at this point was Aurea. She was writing in her notepad and she looked too far in thought to notice anything else. I slowly walked over to her and tapped on her notepad. She looked up with a pen sticking out of her mouth.

I asked 'What are you still doing up'?

She glared at me and said 'I could ask you the same thing'.

I shrugged and said 'I have a bad feeling about this mansion. It feels like we shouldn't be here if you know what I mean'?

Aurea nodded her head and asked 'Can I let you in on a little secret'?

I nodded and she continued 'There are ghost type pokemon in this mansion. I was just so curious about the pokemon being able to take things to the spirit world I couldn't help myself'.

I stretched my back and heard cracking. I said 'You are turning more and more into a mad scientist with each passing day'.

Aurea playfully swatted my arm and said 'I'll take that as a compliment. Do you want to help me go find some ghost pokemon then'?

I shrugged and looked at Mandos. He stood up and the buster sword formed onto his back. Aurea guided us through the mansion. The mansion was huge. It had many different rooms and eventually, we came upon the kitchen. It had a dark wood floor and in the center was a wooden table. It was covered in lavish purple cloth. In fact, the whole room seemed to be covered in purple. There in the middle of the table was the candle-like pokemon Litwick. Once Litwick turned I jumped back a few feet and I saw that Aurea was giggling behind her hand. I shot her a glare and Mandos stepped in front of me. Litwick quickly floated around Aurea and started to chant its name.

Aurea asked the Litwick 'Would you mind answering a few of my questions for me back in the main room of the mansion'?

She then turned back to me and said 'I can't imagine it. The great Aragorn Strider is scared of a tiny little ghost'.

I stayed firmly behind Mandos and said 'I'm not afraid of Litwick. Ghosts just aren't my favorite pokemon'.

She smirked and said 'That is why you are hiding behind Mandos then. It's because you don't like Litwick'.

I scowled and said 'You have no clue how many souls that devious pokemon must have taken'.

Litwick floated into Aurea's hands and gave me puppy dog eyes. I glared at it and Aurea just laughed. Litwick seemed to agree to accompany us and circle around us. As we came back to the main hall though everyone was missing. Even my pokemon were gone. I cursed and turned to talk to Aurea, but it seems that she and the Litwick had both disappeared. I quickly looked to my right and let out a sigh of relief. Mandos was still next to me and he seemed to be holding his buster sword firmly in both hands. I then let out a stream of curses. It seems that the ghost pokemon had decided to be creepy. I heard Elesa shriek and Mandos and I quickly ran towards the sound of the scream. Once we reached the area where we heard the scream we came upon an empty bedroom. They're floating in the room where two Lampent and a Litwick. Elesa was nowhere to be seen and I slowly shrunk back. Mandos quickly stood in front of me and released a dark pulse. The dark pulse forced the Litwick to disappear. We waited for a few moments and the ghost type pokemon didn't reappear. N shouted out for help next and I found myself running to the attic. Mandos and I plowed into the room, but there was nothing in the attic. It was almost as if the ghosts were toying with me. I groaned and a small trickling of fear started to build up in my stomach.

It was one of the reasons I hated ghosts in general. Anything that could negate my major senses was something I didn't want to deal with. It looks like the ghosts of this mansion had decided to torment me. Mandos and I continued to explore the house and yet we couldn't find anything. All we found were more ghosts. It was almost as if they were taunting us. Mandos had destroyed plenty of furniture in the house. I felt a sort of vindictive glee seeing him destroy some of the stuff. If I had Ancalagon with me right now I would have let him run rampant and destroy the house. That would serve the ghosts right.

I asked Mandos 'Where do you think we should check next'?

He pointed to the bottom floor and I said 'There is no way I am going down into a creepy basement full of ghosts. I have seen one too many Friday the thirteenth and saw movies to know going down to a basement was a good idea'.

Mandos shrugged and said to me mentally 'You asked for my opinion and I gave it to you. It is the only place we haven't checked'.

I groaned and shook my head. We then both heard Aurea scream. It seemed to be coming from down below. Mandos seemed to be smirking at me and I hung my head. I didn't want to go into the basement. There was a serial killer or something down there. I always promised myself I wouldn't do the same thing as all those other people in horror films, but now look at me. I was planning on going into a haunted basement. Mandos swung his buster sword onto his back. The two of us hurried down to the basement. The basement had a giant demonic-looking door. The door had a giant looking skull on the handle. Mandos and I both pushed the door open at the same time.

There lying down in the middle of the room was our main group. They all looked exhausted. Aurea had a horrified look glued on her face and deep bags were under her eyes. The rest of the group seemed to still be sleeping. It was easy to tell the group was in pain though due to the labored breaths. A Chandelure and multiple Lampent and Litwicks were floating above our group. Deep purple rays formed around our group. It was almost like a prison. I quickly pulled out my Pokedex to get a refresher on the pokemon. It appears that the Chandelure line enjoyed taking the spirits out of the body and burning the spirits. This leads the spirits to wander the world forever. Once Mandos and I walked into the room all of the Chandelure and Lampents immediately looked at us. Mandos was quick to let lose a dark pulse and scatter the ghost pokemon. I quickly ran over to Aurea and tried waking up the others.

Aurea looked at me through hollow eyes and asked 'Aragorn is that you'?

I nodded and said 'Yah it's me, Aurea. Let's get you out of here before that Chandelure steals your soul'.

Aurea was shaking her head and said 'It's too late. You need to leave now. The Chandelure was trying to lure you here so they could take all of our souls'.

I grimaced and said 'Don't worry about it. I am going to get all of you guys out of here'.

Mandos let loose another dark pulse and one of the Lampents was flung into the side. I tried to call back my pokemon into their pokeballs, but it was no use. The dark energy surrounding them seemed to be stopping my pokeballs. I turned and looked at Mandos. He swung his buster sword into the Chandelure and it was thrown against the wall. The Chandelure was quick to retaliate with a fire burst and Mandos formed aura on the edge of his blade and sent a blue beam of energy at the fire burst. The two attacks collided and the Chandelure flew back up into the large group of Chandelure line pokemon. The pokemon seemed to move almost hypnotically as they floated. The area around us started to fall away and pillars and crystal shards seemed to float everywhere. The area around us was pitch black and there was no exit to be seen. Slowly the Chandelure, Lampent, and Litwick seemed to float away leaving us on the small surface. A force started to pull me away from the platform and I winced. It seems that we may partially be in the spirit world. Mandos sunk his sword into the ground and held on for dear life. Thankfully the barrier of dark energy around our group seemed to be holding them in place.

A faint shadow swooped down and roared above us. I cursed and said 'No way that's Giratina'.

Giratina roared in anger and floated above us. It released a dragon pulse that hit the ground I was standing on. I went flying and my eyes widened as I was about to be sent into the spirit world. I was grabbed just in time by Mandos. We looked at each other and he nodded. We seemed to be battling in sync. I didn't even need to call out moves. He knew exactly what I wanted him to do. He growled and let lose a dark pulse. The dark pulse hit Giratina and nothing happened. Giratina roared in anger and disappeared. It was then behind us and sent Mandos flying. Shadow force was one of his signature moves and it had used it against Mandos. Mandos was quick to respond with multiple bullet punches, but there was no effect. I slowly stood up as Giratina let lose a dragon claw. Mandos was flung back and struggled to stand. For the first time in all my time as a trainer, I didn't know what to do. Mandos's moves did not affect Giratina. I wasn't surprised by this, but it didn't help me in figuring out how we get out of here. My legs started to shake and I fell to my knees. We were so screwed and I didn't have any idea on how to help us. A few tears leaked out of my eyes. This wasn't how it was supposed to end. I was supposed to beat the dragon king. No, I wouldn't let it come to that. I felt Mandos place his hand on my shoulder and I smiled at him as he stood up slowly. I followed his movements and stood as well.

The next thing I knew the energy swirling around our little platform had started to circle Mandos. The dark purple energy continued to gather and eventually a vortex formed around him. I slowly closed my eyes and for the first time, Mandos and I connected completely. The dark vortex disappeared and in its place was a mega Lucario that wasn't exactly what I was used to. Lucario still looked normal; the only real difference was that Mandos's eyes had turned a gleaming red and two black tendrils swayed at the back of his head. He also seemed to have gained ethereal blue flames that ran along the back of his legs. His claws in his palms also seemed to grow and sharpen. In the center of his chest was an ankh. The biggest change was the ethereal blue crook and flail that seemed to have formed in his hands. I think the best thing to compare him to was the god Anubis from Egyptian mythology. Mandos quickly let loose another bullet punch and this time Giratina did fall back in pain. I have to say that this feeling was odd. It was almost as if Mandos and I were both fighting this battle in the same body. Mandos quickly brought up his crook and hooked Giratina. Then he followed it up by slamming the flail down onto the giant worm dragon. Giratina fell back and let loose a Draco meteor. Mandos quickly landed on the floor and dismissed the two weapons. He formed his buster sword and aura started to form on his sword. He let loose the aura attack and it collided with the Draco meteor.

I looked around and Giritina was nowhere to be seen. The walls in the basement returned and the dark energy surrounding our group seemed to have disappeared. I looked around and Mandos seemed to have returned to normal. He fell over and I tried to reach out to him. I didn't realize just how tired I was because I dropped a few seconds after Mandos. Black flooded my vision and I heard my name faintly called out. I was glad that Mandos and I had figured out something about mega evolution, but I wished it came about differently. My last thought was how much I hated ghosts.

The next time I woke up I was somewhere completely different. I looked around and I found myself gazing at a beautiful vale. Mountains stretched far throughout the land and I was currently standing on top of a castle that looked out over a peaceful town. It was a beautiful scene, but why was I here. I should have been at the mansion with the rest of my friends. I pulled myself away from the view when I saw that two figures were arguing. It was to elegantly dressed brothers and they seemed to be arguing about something. I slowly made my way over to the two figures and I got a better look at them. One was clothed in full white armor with red highlights. The other was decked out in full black armor with deep blue highlights.

The white knight said 'Brother don't be foolish. We must be honest and tell the citizens everything. They have a right to know about the war to extend the kingdom and the new threats that are coming'.

The black knight responded 'Why? Why do they need to know? The kingdom will continue to prosper and grow. In fact, telling them the truth could lead to panic and instability in the kingdom. People will cause chaos and destruction. Our whole kingdom will fall if the truth was spread'.

The white knight raised his sword and said 'Brother don't make me do this. The people must know what we will be facing. No kingdom should be built on lies'.

The other knight raised his axe and said 'I wish it could be solved another way, but you are too blinded by your ideals brother. I just wish it could have been different'.

The white knight nodded and said 'As do I brother, as do I'.

The two then charged and my vision blurred as fire and lightning clashed. The two brothers were evenly matched. One would parry and the other would back away. It was a stalemate. I tried to get in between them, but the swords simply passed through me and clashed again. I looked up to the sky and lightning and fire slammed into each other creating explosions in the air. I quickly ran to the edge of the castle and ignored the two knights fighting. The fire and lightning continued to arc through the sky. The fire and electricity continued to slam into the ground. Houses burned and electricity struck into the ground causing minor explosions. I was watching a massacre. I tried to call for the two of them to stop. I even tried grabbing the black knight's arm to get him to stop, but I couldn't do anything as I watched the city burn.

Through all of this, the two knights continued to clash, and eventually, the two swords clashed again. The white knight's sword melted from the intense heat and he was forced to drop it, while the black knight's sword was struck by electricity causing him to drop the sword as well. The two continued to charge at the other weaponless and proceeded to beat each other down. Punches were thrown and the two ended up on the floor. One tried to strangle the other, but it always ended with the other breaking free. Eventually, the two didn't have enough stamina to continue and just laid there looking up at the sky.

The black knight was the first to talk. He said 'Do you remember the good old day's brother? When we used to look up at the stars and point out our favorite constellations.

The white knight struggled to nod and then said 'Aye. I remember being children and not having a care in the world. Mother used to call us foolish back then. I wonder what she would say now'?

The black knight choked out a laugh and said 'She would call us moronic and foolish. Brothers aren't meant to fight'.

The white knight shook his head and said 'If only that were true, then we wouldn't be here'.

The black knight slowly stood as did the white knight. The black knight said 'We will call it a draw for now, but next time I see you I won't hesitate'.

The white knight nodded and said 'I expect nothing less. We will meet again on the battlefield'.

The white knight then turned away and my vision started to become darker and darker. Just before I was moved to another dream I heard the white knight say 'You don't have to forgive me, and no matter what comes next just know I will always love you'.

My vision blurred after that and the next place I visited was a war-torn area. Fire and craters covered the battlefield. Men and pokemon continued to clash throughout the battle. It was gruesome. Men and pokemon laid dying on the ground. In the middle of it, all were the two knights clashing again. There was no holding back this time. Both were aiming to kill the other and it was clear. They continued to clash as other pokemon fell. It was straight out of a nightmare. At this point, I just wanted to wake up. I was then whisked away again and this time I was in front of a village. It was burning bright blue. People ran and soldiers died. A giant shadow flew past me and I looked up. There in all of his glory was Reshiram. The legendary pokemon of truth. It let loose another inferno of fire onto the village and a solemn look came onto my face. I looked back towards the town and I could make a lone figure standing on the hill. He continued to watch on as Reshiram destroyed the village.

I was swiftly taken away from the haunting scene and I was back in the castle. I was able to see that Zekrom and Reshiram were fighting above. There at the center of the castle was another man with a golden crown on his head. Next to him was the mythical pokemon Victini. The man was brief and Victini slowly closed its eyes. The castle I was standing on started to move and now I was somewhere completely different. I looked down to see that the whole castle had moved and then I quickly looked back towards the king. He fell to the ground and Victini was quick to move to his side.

He waved off the mythical pokemon and said 'It is fine Victini. I finally have a chance to rest. I will get to see my wife once again. Victini please do me this grand favor and watch over the sword of the vale'.

Victini nodded his head and the old king passed on. The two legendaries continued to fight in the skies above. As their battle continued on it started to rain. The two knights from before came flying in on two separate pokemon. They quickly got off of their mounts and rushed towards the old man. The two of them quickly kneeled and held the man's hands. It was a touching scene and even the two legendaries fighting above stopped. The rain continued to fall and then I was whisked away from the dream.

I woke with a start. There leaning over me was Elesa. I quickly glanced around the room and saw that most if not all my pokemon were napping near my bedside. Mandos was the only one leaning against the wall and I let out a breath of relief. I was glad that he wasn't injured. It was one of the things I had worried about when I first woke up in that dream. Elesa backed off and I was met with N slamming into me wailing. I grunted at that.

Elesa said 'You gave us quite the scare back there. You haven't woken up for almost a day and N was starting to worry. It was really strange though because nothing could wake you. You kept mumbling in your sleep about fire'.

I smiled and said 'Sorry. I didn't mean to worry any of you. It was just a nightmare'.

N started to babble 'You were out like a light. I tried to wake you up this morning, but you were too busy snoozing away on your sleeping bag'.

I gave him a questioning look and then Aurea said 'Why don't you and Elesa go get Aragorn some food and water N'.

When the two of them left Aurea turned and said 'It is odd. They don't seem to remember anything, but I do and I want to know what that Giritina pokemon was. I also want to know what you and Mandos did'.

I raised an eyebrow and said 'I'm not sure what Mandos and I did. It was in the moment'.

I tried to dodge the talk about Giratina. I doubt many people would know that Giritina existed. I would need to make a visit to Sinnoh and check some of the lore. Aurea continued to glare at me. She must have caught on that I was ignoring the Giratina question as a whole, but I wouldn't budge on the topic. It was much safer for people to not know about the third legendary pokemon from the creation trio. Thankfully, N and Elesa returned with food and I started to scarf down all of the food in sight. Once I had finished the food our group was quick to pack up and leave the mansion at Aurea and my request. We got a few odd looks from Elesa and N, but it was worth it. I don't think I need to mention how much I hate ghosts. We eventually made our way to a rocky area and settled down for the rest of the night. We didn't travel much today. I hoped we would have more time traveling, but I can't complain. I found a quiet space and I wrung up Cynthia.

Cynthia picked up and said 'Aragorn it is so great to hear from you! What have you been up to'?

I smiled and said 'Great to see you too Cynth. I've got three gym badges now and I have met some pretty interesting people. How about you'?

Cynthia smiled and said 'I've been traveling and collecting badges just like you. I did get to meet an interesting trainer though. She said she came from Unova, maybe you'll meet her'.

I responded 'I'm sure I'll meet her if you decided to mention her. Any interesting places I should visit when I come back to Sinnoh'?

Cynthia looked shocked at that and asked 'You are coming back soon? Why'?

I smiled and said 'I was planning on flying back soon. I need to inform Augustine of a few things I've found and talk with Gramps'.

Cynthia looked away from the camera and said 'Oh I see. So you will be super busy then'?

I shrugged and said 'I plan to visit Sinnoh after I get my fourth badge. My team will probably need a small break from gym battles after the fourth badge so I'm not sure what I'm going to do'.

Cynthia mumbled something and I asked 'Can you repeat that Cynth? I didn't quite hear you'.

Cynthia blushed and quickly said 'We could meet up at the private resort grandmother owns. It would be a nice place to relax and then we could go anywhere. Just give me a call when you are in the region'.

I nodded and we continued to talk for a while longer. I eventually said my goodbyes to Cynthia and I quickly dialed up Claire.

Claire answered and said 'If it isn't Aragorn. What took you so long to call me'?

I rubbed the back of my head and said 'I got caught up in a few adventures You should have seen some of the dragons I've seen'.

Claire leaned forward and held up her newest pokemon. She said 'This is my Dratini. Isn't she just the cutest? The elders finally thought I was ready to get my second dragon type pokemon'.

I smiled and said 'That's great to hear Claire. You will be able to kick Lance's ass in no time'.

Claire smirked and said 'Oh I had a battle with him the other day and I Horsea really shocked his Dratini. I can't wait to battle you and show you how much I have grown. I am the number one dragon master after all'.

I gave a mocking bow and said 'I am at your service dragon master. Please tell your humble servant what it is you desire'?

Claire gave me a haughty look and said 'I require a battle to show how awesome I am'.

Claire and I both burst out laughing. It was nice to talk to her again. Ever since leaving Blackthorn, I worried about her. Those snobby elders weren't kind to her in the game or the anime. Lance was seen as the prodigy in the village and no matter how much Claire didn't show it bothered her. I knew that it did bother her because it would have bothered me. She was a talented trainer that was always overlooked because Lance outdid her. We continued to talk for a little bit and then I said my goodbyes to her. I promised I would call her soon. I then went back to our campsite and enjoyed the rest of the night with my friends.

Alright so the chapter is done and as I said before I am pretty happy with it. The major thing to take away from here is that Mandos and Aragorn started their journey with the bond phenomenon. I always planned for the two unlocking it when facing off with Giratina even if it was only passing by. I also thought it would be a good idea to focus on the connection between the reverse world and the spirit world. I always thought the two had some connection and all considering Giratina was the head ghost pokemon. Mandos and Aragorn still have a ways to go before perfecting it, but that will take time especially because he is one of the first trainers capable of mega evolving his pokemon. I hope you enjoyed the chapter and feel free to talk to me in the reviews.

Aragorn's team:

Smaug (Arcanine) moves:

Thunder fang, psychic fang, fire fang, play rough, ember, extreme speed, quick attack, flame thrower, fire burst, will-o-wisp, flame wheel, crunch

New moves: flare(a blinding light that stuns enemies), eruption (Flames spread across the floor that erupts like volcanoes), Magnetism (a field of electricity that is used like protect that can paralyze opponents when one touches it), Fire control (takes extreme concentration to use and leaves him extremely tired)

Ancalagon (Garchomp) moves:

Dragon breath, sand attack, sand tomb, bulldoze, dragon claw, dragon pulse, dig, slash, bite, crunch, ember, mud shot, brick break, scorching sands

New moves:

Ground armor (Ancalagon surrounds himself in the earth to increase his defense. This is one of his favored moves because he can take more damage and act as a mass of destruction). He will be getting more moves, but right now he is an extremely powerful dragon and Aragorn has been focused on him developing resistances to ice and fairy type moves.

Mandos (Lucario) moves:

Aura Sphere, detect, copycat, feint, force palm, metal claw, quick attack, nasty plot, power-up punch, bone rush, sword dance, bullet punch, dark pulse. He knows quite a lot of moves thanks to being so old.

New moves:

Bone rush swords (He uses bone rush to create swords to fight with). Buster sword (He creates a giant bastard sword that fits his fighting style), Aura infusion (He infuses objects with Aura and uses it to strengthen his attacks. He also can launch aura from his swords)

Gimli (Machamp) moves:

Fire punch, thunder punch, ice punch, low kick, revenge, vital throw, seismic punch, bullet punch, mega punch, low sweep

New moves:

He has mastered many forms of martial arts and will use those through matches. He will also be getting more new moves though so don't worry.

Mithril (Prinplup) moves:

Aqua Jet, bubble, water gun, metal claw, water pulse, icy wind, water sport, hail, ice beam, rain dance. He will be learning more moves, but since he is relatively new he doesn't know as many as Ancalagon or Smaug.

New moves:

Icicle spears (Mithril forms icicle spears from the water around him and launches them at his opponents), Blood bending(It is a work in progress. He controls the blood in an opponent's body), icy domain (Mithril freezes the floor around him and skates across the floor), Water torrent (Water forms around Mithril's flipper and spins in angry torrents. It greatly resembles Sasuke's Chidori in a water form. It has the same power as one of Blastoise cannons. Aragorn has been trying to mix it with other moves to increase its power even more), more moves to come

Ulmo (toxtricity) moves:

Acid, Acid spray, Spark, volt switch, thunder wave, thundershock, thunder, poison jab, thunder punch, eerie impulse, sludge bomb, venom drench, more moves to come

New moves:

Poison fog (This move creates a poisonous fog that causes pokemon to become poisoned. Ulmo is able to shoot the cloud out of its pores. The cloud is extremely thick), Electrical stimulation (Ulmo stimulates its muscles to increase the reaction in its muscles. This lets Ulmo compete with other members of Aragorn's team). I have plenty of ideas for Ulmo and his electric and poison type moves.

Mordor (Larvesta) moves:

Ember, string shot, flame charge, struggle bug, absorb

New moves:

None so far

Elesa's team

Emolga

Blitzle

Aurea's team

Minccino

N's team

Zorua