DWA: Hey everyone, welcome to the next battle in the ending final rounds of the Silver Conference! Hoping to get these out juuust a bit faster. (Sorry for the delay! Monster Hunter came out) If all things go well, 7 more chapters including this one. Enjoy the chapter!
"Speech"
'Thought'
-Telepathy-
[Translated Pokespeech]
CH 26: Final Conference
-(o)- Time: 12:25pm, Location: Colosseum
It the next day, the rain had postponed Lily's and Hana's battle. Lily was waiting on the same side of the stadium as she was beforehand. This time she was getting ready to battle Hana.
"I heard she easily beat her opponent." Robin said from behind her.
"Don't remind me, I've got too many Beautiflys in my belly." She whined.
"Oh hush, you'll do fine." He said and pat her head.
"Hey!" She said and pushed his hand away as he laughed. "Well I'mma go find my seat, see ya." He said and walked off.
"Rude…" She muttered and sighed.
"Ladies and Gentleman, welcome to the finale of the Silver Conference!" The announcer shouted. Lily took a deep breath and let it out slowly.
"I got this." She said with a small smile.
"Today we have the battle between our two finalists! Let's bring them out. From Littleroot Town in the Hoenn Region, please welcome Lily Zenex!" He shouted and Lily hopped on Midnight and she took off, quickly making it to her Trainer box and jumping off and sticking the landing. That got the crowd riled up a bit more as she waved with a smile. Zack Teleported next to her shaking his head.
"What an entrance! Now, our other contestant is, from our own New Bark Town! Hana Riela!" He shouted as Hana walked out onto the field.
"Kinda surprised you made it this far!" She said over the crowd as she produced a Poke Ball. "But, you'll fall from here."
"I don't think so Hana!" Lily said and produced her own Poke Ball.
"I see both trainers are ready, begin at your discretion." The ref said. The two nodded and tossed their Poke Balls.
"Quagsire, beat em down!" Hana shouted.
Tera, fight by my side!" Lily shouted. Both Balls opened and revealed the Pokémon.
"Seems I have an advantage." Hana said with a grin.
"Tera, wanna back out?" Lily called.
[No thank you Lily, I'll fight.] Tera replied. Lily nodded.
"Maybe so, but we have some tricks." She said.
"Let's see them! Waterfall!" She shouted and Quagsire surrounded itself in water and shot up at Tera.
"Dodge and use Stealth Rock!" She shouted. Tera easily dodged the slow Pokémon and let lose the rocks from the tip of her tail. Quagsire started to fall.
"Damn, even with type advantage…" Quagsire return!" She shouted and recalled her Pokémon as it fell. "You'll get your turn. For now…Skarmory!" She shouted and the steel bird appeared with a cry. As soon as it did stones shot from the ground and impacted Skarmory, breaking on its hard armor, but dealing damage nonetheless.
"What's that about type advantage?" Lily said.
"You dumb? Skarmory's a steel type." Hana said.
"I know! Fire Fang!" She shouted. Tera cried out as flamed bloomed from her fangs and she shot at Skarmory and caught the bird by surprise as she bit down and the flames exploded and she tossed Skarmory aside.
"Autotomize!" Hana shouted. Skarmory's armor plating cracked until it burst, it seemed there was no change until it started flying and much higher speeds, flying past Tera.
"That, could be an issue…" She said.
-(o)-
Robin was sitting a good bit back, some empty seats around him. "How ya gonna react Lily?" He asked himself.
"Probably with brute yet precise force." A voice said. He looked over and there was a man in black pants and a black hoodie next to him, and two other people beside him, and a shiny Gardevoir and a Lucario.
"Odd place to sit." He said
"The good seats were taken." The Lucario said.
"True." He said.
[Oh my Blizz, he wasn't surprised.] The Gardevoir said.
"Translators. Thank the girl in black down on the field." He said tapping them.
"Hey same here." The other guy said. "I'm Stanley." He said. "That down there would be my sister." He said. Robin looked over.
"No shit?" He said.
"I'm surprised she came so far. We planned to arrive after the results but weather stopped that. So I get a sneak peek into my sister's Pokémon." He said chuckling.
"So who's this guy?" Robin asked pointing to Mike.
"Name's Mike, I'm just here man." He said and stretched.
"Alrighty." He said and shrugged.
"Hey Robin, how you know my sister?" Stanley asked.
"Met her in Goldenrod and traveled with her. You have an interesting sister. So, shall we watch?" He asked.
"I want details but, I'll leave it to Lily." He said and sat back. Robin swore he was holding the Gardevoir's hand but, it wasn't his place to pry.
-(o)-
Tera and Skarmory where flying around and taking glancing attacks from each other, the battle had gone on a fair bit.
"Iron Head!" Lily shouted and Tera's forehead gained a metallic sheen as she charged at Skarmory.
"Send it right back with your own!" Hana said. Skarmory's head gained the same sheen and it shot at Tera, the two slammed into each other and Tera was pushed back due to the type match up.
"Tera!" Lily called.
"Finish it, Steel Wing!" She shouted and Skarmory shout down as its wings gained a metaling sheen and it slammed its wing into Tera's gut and slammed her into the ground. Tera was unconscious as Skarmory flew away.
"Tera…" Lily said and recalled her. "Sorry…"
"Sucks huh?" Hana asked. Lily looked up with a glare.
"Lucy, fight by my side!" She shouted and the Lanturn took the field, hovering above the stone. Hana huffed.
"Great, I'll gamble Skarmory's health." She muttered. "Skarmory, return!" She shouted and recalled her Pokémon.
"I knew it." Lily said.
"Of course, I'm not stupid." She said and tossed a Poke Ball. "Quagsire." She said and the Pokémon appeared, and rocks shot into its body.
"We'll go first!" Lily shouted. "Ion Deluge!" She shouted and a bolt of electricity shot from Lanturn and hit Quagsire, but seemed to do nothing.
"Really? Earthquake." She said and Quagsire slammed its tail into the ground, causing it to crack and splinter up. Lucy started "swimming" arounbd, until she was hit directly by the attack, a chunk of rick shooting up to hit her.
"Hydro Pump!" She shouted and Lanturn shout a huge blast of water that slammed into Quagsire, pushing it back. She recalled Quagsire not having Water Absorb. Lily knew her best hope was to do this fast. And hope on one thing…
"Slam!" She shout. Quasire started making its way to Lucy as she fell.
"Yes." Lily said to herself as Quagsire jumped up and swung its tail into Lucy, slamming her into the ground.
"Now finish up With Giga Impact." Hana said with a smirk. Guagsire started surrounded itself with purple and white energy, then it turned yellow as it shot down and landed right on top of Lucy. "That should do it, two down." Hana said.
"Nope! Scald!" She shouted and suddenly Quagsire was blasted up into the air by scalding water, landing roughly on the hard ground as Lucy floated up, looking quite well.
"B-But ho…Ion Deluge…what's it do?" Hana asked.
"Nu uh uhhh, not telling!" She said. Suddenly Quagsire cried out as flames covered it for a second. "Burned too? Damn, not good. Earthquake!" She shouted and Quagsire slammed its tail into the ground again.
"Hydro Pump to get some air, then hit Quagsire!" Lucy fired the water at the ground and use the force to go into the air, then redirected it to hit Quagsire, who was pushed back as Earthquake had no effect.
"Dammit! Giga Impact!" She shouted. The yellow energy returned as Quagsire shot at Lucy. "Wait…it's not normally yellow…did, Ion Deluge…" She started to say as Quagsire made contact, but was pushed back and skid on the ground. "I don't understand…" Hana said.
"Our turn! Finish it with Scald!" Lily said and Lucy blasted Quagsire with boiling hot water, and it fell back and was out. Hana grunted and recalled it.
"Fine. Meganium!" Hana shouted and her starter Pokémon appeared, hit by the stones as it fully materialized, but seemed to only wince.
"Oh boy…" Lily said. "Lucy, let's do all we can hm?" She said. Lucy looked back and nodded.
"Just like you. Grassy Terrain." She said. Meganium rose to its hind legs and cried out as it stomped down, sending out a wave that fixed the ground and grew grass very quickly. "Now finish that thing, Giga Drain." She shouted and Meganium shot out a beam of green energy.
"Signal Beam!" Lily shouted and from Lucy's bulb fired a green and red beam. The two passed by each other and struck, Signal Beam exploding and Giga Drain turning red as it sapped Lantern's energy.
"Sunny Day, and Solarbeam." Hana said. Meganium shot a ball of light into the sky, and it acted as a second sun. Then Meganium gather power and fired it, slamming into Lucy before she could react, and the attack exploded, sending Lucy rolling on the ground, and unconscious. "Easy."
"Lucy…take a rest." She said and recalled her.
"Okay, Warren!" She shouted and the Scizor appeared.
"Meganium, return." She said and Hana recalled her starter. "Ninetales!" She shouted and the large fox appeared, Warren taking a step back. The stone suddenly hit Ninetales, causing it to cry out in pain.
"Don't worry Warren." She said and recalled him. "She can't afford to keep switching." Lily gave a grin as she tapped her Holo Caster. "Ordis!" She shouted and from the device appeared her Porygon-Z
"Download complete, raising Physical attack." Ordis said
"Again hm?" Lily said.
"This is fine I guess. Flamethrower!" Hana shouted and Ninetales let out a stream of fire.
"Psychic!" Lily shouted. Ordis' eyes glowed blue and he made a barrier around him that the flames bounced off. "Tri Attack!" Ordis charged the tri elemental attack and fired it the attack hitting Ninetales and pushing it back.
"Extrasensory!" Hana shouted and Ninetales' eyes glowed gold and from her forehead shot a multicolored beam that hit Ordis and pushed him back.
"Ordis, you okay?" Lily asked.
"I'm well!" Ordis said and flew forward.
"Good, Lock on!" She said and Ordis fired a laser that placed a mark on Ninetales chest.
"Oh that is so cheap! Heat Wave!" She shouted and Nintales lout out a cry and a blasé of heated air that washed over Ordis, causing him to wince.
"Zap Cannon!" Ordis charged the ball of electricity between the tips of its arms and tossed it.
"Stand your ground Ninetales, its useless to run." Hana said. Ninetales braced itself as the attack it, exploding and tossing Ninetales aside, it shakily stood from the powerful attack, sparks of electricity dancing across its body.
"I hate that combo." Hana said. "Energy Ball!" She shouted and Ninetales started charging the attack, but the electricity picked up and the energy dispersed. "Fuck!" She said.
"Too bad! Nasty Plot!" She shouted and Ordis seemed to stop and think, until energy collected around him.
"No! Flamethrower!" She shouted and Ninetales successfully let out the stream of fire that slammed into Ordis and pushed it back, but Ordis survived the hit.
"Say, remember when Ordis increased its physical attack? That means you defense is weak! Psyshock!" Ordis charged psychic energy at the tip of his tail and fired a beam that slammed into Ninetales and exploded, Ordis slowly floating back down to Lily, it was clear he was beat up. When the smoke cleared Ninetails was unconscious.
"Yes!" Lily said and high fived Ordis.
"Damn." She said and recalled her Ninetales. "Espeon, beat them down!" Hana shouted and her Psychic Eeveelution appeared. The rocks shot at Espeon and it glared as its gem flashed and the rocks bounced off an invisible shield and slammed into Ordis.
"Ordis!" Lily said as Ordis shook itself up and reformed before floating back. "But why…" Lily said.
"Magic Bounce, it's handy for trainers like you." She said. "Sadly it doesn't get rid of your annoying entry hazard.
"Damn, okay, Shadow Ball!" Lily shouted. Ordis charged the ethereal energy and threw the attack at Espeon.
"Dodge!" She said and Espeon dashed forward. "Now finish this annoyance, Psybeam!" She shouted. From its gem game a pink beam that slammed into Ordis, and exploded, Ordis falling to the ground. Lily sighed as she recalled him.
"Damn, I need to come out ahead. Warren!" She shouted and her Scizor appeared. Hana recalled her Espeon.
"Skarmory!" She shouted and the bird appeared in the sky, taking the hits from Stealth Rock, it was still pretty beat up from its fight with Tera.
"Night Slash!" Lily shouted and Warren shot at Skarmory with dark glowing pincers.
"Dodge and use Swords Dance!" Hana shouted and Skarmory did its best to change direction but its wing was clipped by Warren and it yelped in pain. But then swords spun around it as Warren started falling. "Now, Brave Bird!" She shouted and Skarmory started to turn and aim at Warren as it picked up speed.
"Oh no! Warren get on the ground!" Lily called out as Skarmory's body became cloaked in flame like energy.
"Too late!" Hana said as Skarmory slammed hard into Warren, and sent them both into the wall behind Hana, who already had a Poke Ball out. When the dust cleared Warren was pushing off an unconscious Skarmory.
"You…did a sacrifice play…" Lily said.
"Yeah, best do major damage." She said and recalled her Pokémon. Warren dashed over ti Lily.
"How are you?" Lily asked.
[Iffy, that attack was painful…] He said.
"Nidoking!" Hana shouted and the powerful Ground and Poison Type appeared with a roar. The stones from Stealth Rock slammed into the thick hide of the Pokémon, he simply winced.
"Roost." Lily said and Warren folded his wings and started to heal up.
"Fire Punch!" She shouted and Nidoking rushed forward with his fists engulfed in fire.
"Dodge and then use Metal Claw!" She shouted. Warren Ducked under the first punch but his chest got clipped by the follow up uppercut. Warren's pincers gained a metallic sheen as he slashed Nidoking on the chest. "Now Iron Head!" Warren reared his head back as his head took a metallic sheen.
"Megahorn!" Hana shouted and Nidoking's horn glowed a light green and met the Iron Head with his horn, and the force of that impact pushed Nidoking back a bit, and Warren a bit further.
"It's pretty strong." Lily muttered. "Night Slash!" She shouted and Warren's pincers gained a dark glow as he rushed Nidoking and slashed him as he went by.
"Drill Run!" Hana shouted and Energy gathered at Nidoking's horn and began to spin. Nidoking spun around and rushed Warren and hit him hard in the back. "And Fire Punch!" Nidoking raised his fists above his head and engulfed them in flame and brought them down on Warren, slamming him into the ground, and rendering him unconscious.
"Warren!" Lily shouted and frowned as she recalled him.
"Oh please it didn't stand a chance." Hana said.
"I am getting tired of her attitude." Lily said and pulled out a Poke Ball. "Okay, Phantoma, fight by my side!" She shouted and tossed it. The Poke Ball opened to reveal the Gengar, who had a sinister grin. Hana sighed.
"Time to take a risk! Nidoking, come back!" She said and recalled her Pokemon. "Now, Espeon!" She shouted and the Pokemon appeared. Stealth Rock bounced off the barrier and hit Phantoma, causing her to look at Lily.
"Sorry." She said shrugging. "It's an ability." She said. Phantoma shrugged back and looked to Espeon. "Now let's get her! Shadow Ball!" She shouted and Phantoma charged the ethereal ball of energy and launched it.
"Dodge and use Psybeam!" Hana shouted and Espeon jumped to the side, the attack landing beside it and it launched the beam at Phantoma, who dove into the ground to evade.
"Dark Pulse!" Lily called out, and Phantoma popped out of the ground right in front of Espeon and fired the beam of crisscrossed rings, slamming into Espeon and pushing it back across the field.
"I'm so tired of this back and forth, Shadow Ball into Psychic!" Hana shouted and Espeon charged her own Shadow Ball and shot it at Phantoma, who quickly found she couldn't move, a glow surrounding her as the Shadow Ball hit her dead on. She was then thrown to the ground hard by Psychic.
"That had to hurt, Phantoma, think it's time!?" Lily asked. Phantoma looked back and nodded.
"Time, time for what?" Hana said.
"Time for this!" She said and held up her right arm and slammed her left hand into her Keystone which caused it to shine brightly.
"Oh no…her Gengar too!?"
"Phantoma, it's time for a new path! Let's bring out the stuff of nightmares! Mega Evolution!" She shouted and lines shout out from her key stone, as the Mega stone in the brace on Phantoma's 'ear' shout out lines that connected and took on the same color glow. Phantoma gained a powerful glow and her arms grew, a third eye opened and she seemed to sink into the ground a bit. The light burst out and revealed the Mega Gengar, and Espeon seemed, nervous.
"Dammit!? How many of those do you have!?" Hana shouted.
"It can be tiring, but one per battle, and a lot of my team have them!" She said smiling. "Dark Pulse!" She shouted. Phantoma grinned as her third eye flashed as a ring of dark energy appeared in front of it and fired several dark balls of energy that slammed into Espeon and exploded, throwing the fox was sent rolling on the ground.
"Shit, what does that even do!?" Hana said.
"Obviously it's like a temporary evolution, the bond between me and my team brings out their true power!"
"I need to wear it down!" She said and pulled a Poke Ball out. "Espeon, return!" She shouted and the beam fired out, but seemed to stop over Espeon's shadow. "Huh?"
"Phantoma also has a new Ability!" She said. "Shadow Tag." Lily said with a smug grin as Phantoma cackled.
"Oh no…" She muttered. "Psybeam!" She shouted and Espeon got up and fired the multicolored beam at Phantoma, who dove into the ground.
"Sludge Bomb!" Lily shouted. Phantoma rose up in front of Espeon and fired balls of sludge from her mouth, blasting Espeon and knocking her back to the ground, unconscious.
"Dammit!" Hana said and recalled it. "But, if it has a new ability…" She said. "Nidoking!" She shouted and the intimidating Pokémon appeared with a loud roar as the stones slammed into him. Phantoma seemed to swim back to Lily.
"Without Levitate you're done! Earthquake!" She shouted. Nidoking roared loudly as he was shrouded in energy and slammed his fist into the ground, cracking and breaking it, causing pieces to snap up, and that happened to Phantoma, all around her pieces fragmented and snapped, some hitting her and knocking her around.
"Phantoma come back!" Lily shouted and she recalled her Pokémon. "Phew, okay, Zack, would you mind?" She asked. Zack Teleported on an elevated part of the earth, glaring down at Nidoking, who snarled at him.
"How obvious! Megahorn!" Hana shouted as Nidoking roared and its horn glowed a light green and he rushed Zack.
"Psycho Cut!" Lily shouted and Zack extended his arm blades and jumped at Nidoking as his arms glowed a pinkish color. Nidoking jumped up at Zack, who suddenly spun out of the way and slashed Nidoking multiple times on his way past using the spins momentum. He landed and dashed away.
"Fire Punch!" Hana shouted and Nidoking turned and engulfed his fist in fire and rushed Zack.
"Shadow Break!" Lily shouted. Zack held up his fish and his entire arms was covered in a shadowy aura as he rushed the larger Pokémon. The two met head on and slammed their fists together, but Zack had a clear advantage as Nidoking was thrown on its back. The aura on Zack dissipated.
"What the…Earthquake!" Hana shouted. Nidoking was shrouded in power as he slammed his fists onto the ground, causing it to crack and splinter more, breaking under Zack and snapping up, sending him in the air.
"Launch a Psycho Cut!" Lily called out. Zack's blades glowed a bright pink as he slashed the air, sending the attacks at Nidoking, who braced himself and took the attacks. It was looking rather roughed up.
"Giga Impact!" Hana nearly screamed. Nidoking let out a loud roar as he was surrounded in a powerful purple aura and went into a full sprint at Zack. As Zack landed on the ground he braced himself quickly as he had no time to escape the powerful attack. Nidoking slammed into Zack and threw him across the field into the wall, which cracked badly upon impact.
"End this Zack, Shadow End!" Zack's eyes snapped open as a shadowy aura covered Zack's body, only leaving dark red eyes. Lily flinched slightly but sighed, knowing what she saw in her vision was not Zack. Zack kicked off the wall, cracking it even worse as he slammed into Nidoking, not even slowing as he pushed the large Pokémon to the opposite side of the stadium, causing a large shadowy explosion. Zack jumped away and the dust cleared, revealing an unconscious Nidoking.
"Dammit!" Hana said and recalled her Pokémon. "I can still win, Meganium, we can win!" She shouted and the fully evolved Grass Starter appeared once more, the stones slamming into it.
"Zack, come back!" Lily called as Zack teleported next to her and took a knee.
"Phantoma, it's the final call!" She shouted and her Mega Gengar took the field once more.
"Frenzy Plant!" Hana shouted and Meganium cried out as she gained a green shroud of energy. Several what seemed to be roots shot out of the ground and shot at Phantoma, who couldn't escape quick enough, and was whacked around by them.
"Dark Pulse!" Lily shouted. Phantoma glared at Meganium as a ring expanded from her third eye. Black orbs fired from her eye and slammed into Meganium, all exploding. "Now Shadow Ball!" Phantoma charged the attack at her third eye and fired it, the attack hitting and exploding. Hana winced.
"Synthesis!" She shouted. Meganium started absorbing sunlight and healing.
"Close range Sludge Bomb!" Lily said and Phantoma sank into the ground, and came back out right next to Meganium and fired balls of sludge at it from her mouth, the attacks making explosions and causing it to stagger to the side.
"Bulldoze!" Hana shouted. Meganium glared at Phantoma and rushed her, kicking up dirt as it slammed into her, knocking Phantoma back and leaving her covered in some dirt. Meganium winced as purple bubbles lifted off her.
"Score! Hex!" Lily shouted. Phantoma cackled as her eye took on a deep black glow. Meganium was overtaken by the glow and started crying out in pain.
"Bulldoze!" Hana shouted and Meganium started to run at Phantoma while Hex was still active. It was, rather slow as it ran.
"It's over Hana! Sludge Bomb!" Gengar took a deep breath and fired a volley of sludge at Meganium, all hitting their mark. Meganium came out of the smoke, sliding on the ground, unconscious. Hana just stared at the scene as the ref raised a hand.
"Meganium is unable to battle! Lily is the winner, and thus, this year's Silver Conference Champion!" He said. The crowd went wild as Phantoma went to Lily, who gave her a big hug.
"We did it Phantoma!" She said. Hana quietly recalled her Pokémon and made a swift exit.
She was not happy about this.
A reporter ran out onto the field.
"Lily, how do you feel after this victory?" The man asked.
"Is that really a question?" She asked.
"Do you plan to fight the Elite Four?" He asked and put the mic to her.
"I'll leave that for the ceremony! Now, I'm off! Zack!" She said and recalled Phantoma. Zack placed a hand on her and Midnight, and Teleported.
-(o)-
"That's just like Lily." Stanley said and stood.
-She did very well!- Taisetsu said.
"Well we should go greet her." Robin said. "Wherever she is…"
"Pokémon Center, where else?" Stanley said. "Tai?" Taisetsu smiled and teleported the group to the center. Lily was handing over her team. She sighed and walked to a couch and just fell on it.
"I won…all my work…" She said and placed a hand on her chest. "It all payed off."
"Indeed it did." A familiar voice she'd missed for quite some time. She looked up and was greeted by her brother and Rina.
"…Stanley?" She asked.
"Come on sis, no hug for your big brother?" He asked holding out his arms. Lily stood up and tackled him in a hug. "Congrats sis."
"Should we leave em?" Robin asked.
"Nah. Let's ruin the moment." Mike said witch a chuckle.
"Rude." Rina said. Lily pulled back and spun Stanley.
"Robin, this is my brother!" Lily said.
"I know I know, they told me." He said. Blizz walked over and ruffled her hair, but quickly stopped.
"Woah Lily, that's some scar…" She said. Lily flinched and covered the scar. "I…uhm…" She said.
"Wait, I thought I was seeing things." Stanley said. "Lily how'd ya get it, training….." He trailed off, Lily was shaking, shying away.
"Someone tried to kill her." Robin said. "Boy with an Alakazam and Lucario. It's how we met."
"What!?" Rina shouted.
"Lucario and Alakazam…what was he wearing?" Mike asked.
"Trenchcoat, Fedora, part of ES." Robin said.
"Danny…" Mike said.
"You know the person!?" He asked.
"Yeah, used to be a friend." Mike said stuffing his hands in his pockets.
"Why would ES attack Lily!?" Stanley said.
"Hey shhh, you're drawing attention. Let's go somewhere private. Lily?" Mike asked. Stanley looked around, some people were watching.
"M-My Pokémon, I'm not going without them." Lily said.
"That's fine." Robin said with a smile.
"Then, we're going to need to talk." Stanley said. "You too." He said glaring at Mike.
"O…kay?" He said
-(o)- 10 minutes later, Lily's room.
Lily was on the bed, Zack and Midnight beside her, everyone scattered about, Mike in the kitchen, leaning on the fridge.
"So, Danny tried to kill you in Goldenrod. I assume that's where this adventure took a turn?" Mike asked.
"No." Lily said.
"Something else happened?" Stanley asked.
"The Ruins of Alph." Robin said. "Lily, should I?" He asked.
"No no, I can say it, and you're wrong anyways." She said smiling sadly. "It was during your Hoenn journey. I had a visit from…Giritina."
[WHAT!?] A voice shouted and from Mike's shadow, came Darkrai.
"Oh jeez…" Mike said. Zack jumped to his feet.
[Easy Zack, Darkrai means no harm, I hope.] Taisetsu said.
[I'm very curious about the rest of this.] Darkrai growled.
"As am I, not every day someone gets a visit from the Lord of the Distortion World." Mike said with more interest now.
"He wanted help rescuing Lugia, gave me the tools and…direction I needed. A large mark on my back, its gone now." Lily said.
[Without permission? That idiot…] Darkrai muttered.
"Permission?" Stanley said. "Who does Giritina take orders from?" He asked.
"He's got a point." Blizz said.
[Later.] Darkrai said. [Go on.]
"I mean it was standard besides a huge storm near the start. Then I got to the Ruins…" Lily said and kinda curled up.
"Last I saw the ruins they were just a big maze." Mike said.
"The Unown…they surrounded us." Lily said.
Darkrai perked up at hearing this. [They, surrounded you?]
"They gave me a vision, a dark world, a large monster, terrible red eyes." Lily said. "It didn't feel evil, not the common sense." She said.
"Darkrai, you seem interested." Mike said.
[The Unown act as a, background working of the universe. The ones that break into this reality are, well, misplaced. Not enough to matter. It's hard to explain. But, they never interact with humans, Humans interact with them but the Unown generally don't mind. To take such direct action…] He said.
-They know something the rest of us don't.- A voice said and from Stanley's belt Latios appeared.
"Is this party of the Legendaries?" Robin asked.
"But why show Lily?" Stanley asked, looking at his sister worriedly.
"The only other major Unown ruin we know of is in Sinnoh." Mike said. "They couldn't wait, showed the first person they could."
[It runs deeper, they specifically chose Lily from her connection with Giritina. They may have been waiting for years, centuries even.] Darkrai said.
"I went through a few years ago, nothing." Mike said.
[Dark red eyes, evil, but not the same.] Zack said. All eyes were on him. [Lily fought Shadow Lugia and Alex.]
"S-Shadow Lugia?" Rina asked.
Mike was staring at Lily intently now.
[The unown chose her because of that fact, something they knew would happen. But that was not the event, but an example.] Zack finished. Darkrai floated to him.
[Your power, its familiar, Shadow I know but…something…] Darkrai trailed off.
-You too old friend?- Lugia's voice rang out. Darkrai started looking around. –I'm not coming out, too big. Zack here has a very familiar power, not like what Cipher did to me many years ago. His is natural. Why it's familiar and different even, is beyond me.-
[Indeed, sorry, continue.] Darkrai said. [Also, glad your back.]
-Thank you.-
"Well, quick fire. Cianwood, attacked by that guy again, Mahogany town's gym leader tried to kill me too, nothing after that. Just brings us here." Lily said. "Zack already told you about Alex and ES." She said.
"…You're leaving out something." Mike said.
"Huh?" Lily asked. Mikle walked over to lily as his Pendant started to shine. "I knew it." He said and thrust his hand into Lily's chest.
"H-Hey!" Lily exclaimed as everyone stood. Mike pulled out a revolver.
"N-No way…" Rina said.
"The Voice of the Sea…" Mike said. "You picked this up from the Burnt Tower."
"H-How…" Lily stammered.
"My necklace, kinda just told me." Mike said and handed it back to her. She took it and reabsorbed it. Robin was looking off to the side.
"You're letting her keep it!?" Stanley shouted.
"It's bonded to her, and she may need it if ES tries something again." Mike said.
"So you're dragging her into this too?" Rina said.
"Into…what?" Lily asked. Stanley and Rina looked at her.
"A war against ES, I had no plans to even tell you, but circumstances change." Mike said. "I'll do what I can to tell you everything before your award ceremony. Then, we have a lot more to discuss after you decide to fight the Four or not." Mike said.
"I am, and I'll win too." Lily said, a sincere smile. Mike gave a small smile and nodded.
"Okay, let's start, at the beginning." Mike said
This talk took hours, and Lily took it all in. Mike asked a question at the end, but told Lily to wait after her Elite Four run.
Plenty of time to think of an answer, and she'd need it.
The question played again and again.
"Will you fight?"
DWA: LONG CHAPTER AAAAAHHAHAHAA. God are you all ready for the Elite Four!? I am, and what comes after! Plenty of plans for Arc 5 too. Get Hype! Leave a Review, I love to hear your feedback, even if it's one sentence!