Chapter 22: Utira Library
Once they arrive at the Town, they go to the library and they see Damien waiting at the door. Ash greets the boy and says, "Hey, Damien, good to see you again."
"Hey guys, I am so glad you made it." Damien says. "Welcome to Utira Town! It is a beautiful place."
"Yeah, it sure is beautiful...but mysterious as well." Emily mutters.
"So do you tell anyone about what happened at the Jade Tower?" Nora asks.
"Of course not, that is horrific...but it is still hard to believe that the Augur was really the leader of Sky Cult all along." Damien says.
"If anything, though, that just makes what we're doing here even more important." Lillie says.
"That is why we are going to find the Ancient prophecy about the Legendary Pokemon. This Utira Library has the biggest collection of books in the region. I figure that if any one place could have information on, or even have that prophecy, it will be here." Nora says.
"I was skimming through the shelves, trying to find the information, but I'd appreciate it if you could help us out." Damien says.
"Sure." Ash says. "Let's go inside."
"Oh, by the way, Lillie. Since you have Mew, right? I found this on my coat, maybe you can use it to transform." Damian takes out a kind of blue hair and gives it to Lillie.
"What is this?" Lillie asks.
"I guess it was the DNA of the Abyssal Cult. It was just a hair, though." Damien says.
"So if we use this..." Gladion says. "We might be able to infiltrate the Abyssal Cult Base..."
"And it will help us if we want to defeat the cult, thanks Damien." Ash says as he nods.
When they get inside the library, they see a man standing at the counter, so they go to meet the person. "Welcome to the Utira Town library! I am Zachary, the librarian here. I've made it my goal in life to instill the love and joy of reading in young kids. If you need any help, just let me know." The man says.
"Thank you for your kind offer, but we have to do this on our own." Then Ash and his group leaves, not noticing the frown on his face.
Nora asks, "You know, Zachary is really nice, every time Dad and I are here to find books, he is the one who always gives us information."
"That is true after all." Emily says.
"But somehow, I think there is something familiar with him..." Ash says. "I don't know why..."
"Maybe you are just stressed?" Lillie says. "Ever since Jaern shows his true colors, we have to be wary of everyone who looks nice."
Then they go to find some books, they start with the left side, where they see a lot of books. "I guess you are right, Damien, there sure are a lot of books to find."
"Yeah, I couldn't find it on my own because of the amount, now we have seven people here, it should be easier." Damien says.
They decide to spit up, Ash is finding the left shelf with Pikachu and Eevee, but when he pulls out a book, the book shelf moves itself and a hidden door appears.
"Wow...I think I found something..." Ash says. The only one in the same room as him is Nora, she comes and says, "Really? Is this the place where the prophecy is?"
"I don't know." Ash says as they go inside, but what they see is a Delta Pokemon who is dancing with fans on her hands.
"A Delta Roserade?" Ash mutters, but then the Roserade notices the two and stops dancing, "Who are you and why are you here?" She tries to use the fans to create vicious gales, but Nora tells Flygon to block the gate so that the books won't be destroyed.
"Wait, we don't mean any harm." Ash says. Roserade can see the shadow of Arceus behind him, then she stops. She asks, "Are you the chosen of Arceus?"
"How do you know about the Chosen?" Ash asks.
"I have been waiting here for years for your presence...I was locked here since I knew where the Ancient prophecy is, and because of this place being dark, I have been mutated into a Delta Species..." Roserade says.
"Really, can you lead us there?" Nora asks.
"Not yet, you have to help me first. Which is to let me join your team." Roserade says.
"Wait, you want to come with us?" Ash asks.
"I have been waiting for you and there is no way I am going to let this escape." Roserade says in determination.
"Okay." Ash captures the Pokemon and lets it out, then they go to the first room, much to their surprise is that everyone is there.
"Ash, what take you...is that a Delta Roserade?" Alice asks in surprise.
"Yeah. Pretty, right?" Ash asks. Lillie nods and scans the Pokemon.
Delta Roserade: The Night Bouquet Pokemon. Dark and Fairy Type. Its fans are capable of whipping up vicious gales. Though shy, it will become aggressive if its dance is interrupted.
Roserade then starts to fan away the posters on the wall, making the door appears with words says, "Abandoned Wing."
"Abandoned wing? Nice find. This might just be where the prophecy is stored!" Emily says.
"I agree. Nobody knows the prophecy except for the cult leaders." Damien says. "It would have to be hidden somewhere most people wouldn't look."
"Ohohohoho..." They turn around and see Zachary. "Are you going into the Abandoned Wing? May I ask what about it interests you?"
Ash says, "Oh, we are going to look for a very old book, sir. We are trainers, you see. We're trying to take down the cults, and we figured that one prophecy about them might be back here."
"I see. You'd be surprised at how many people have looked for that prophecy." Zachary sighs. "Tourists... I'll let you in, if you want. There is no prophecy back there, but there's that one glowing orb."
"An Orb? What do you mean?" Lillie asks.
"That's right. It's been there since this library was built. It's only one of many different odds and ends lying around in the wing. For whatever reason, people believe it has something to do with the prophecy, so they'll try to get it to react to them. I've already seen hundreds of people leave disappointed. Do you really want to waste your time?"
"Well, we may as well try, right?" Gladion asks.
"Let us in, please. We promise that we will be quick." Nora pleads.
"Fine, but we really will need to be fast. I have a lot of things to do today." He then unlocks the door and says, "The glowing orb is in the far end of the wing. I'll show you there, but be careful, there are some Ghost Pokemon inside the wing."
Once they get inside, they battle some Claydol, Jellecent, Aegislash and Banette, and it is the first time when Ash has Blastoise use Mega Evolution. Pidgeot and Roserade has also been a good help as well. Then they finally reach the end of the wing, where the glowing orb is.
"That is the orb that supposedly has to do with the prophecy." Zachary says as he points at the orb. "Seems like a load of rubbish in my opinion. I doubt that there even was a prophecy. It's probably just a legend. But anyways, go ahead. Let this get over with."
As Ash steps forward, the orb starts to glow. "WHO...DARES...WAKE...ME..."
"What was that?" Lillie says with a little fear.
"Wh...what's happening? This...this has never happened before!" Zachary has the same shock as well.
"It's so good to be awake again. Who do we have here? Houseguests? If you're after the prophecy, you'll need to work harder than that. That's right. I am the one who wrote it, long ago...but you're dead wrong if you think I'll just tell you..."
As the spirit appears, Arceus, who is invisible behind Ash, says, "No...not him..."
"I was the Prophet of Arceus and the Oracle of Delphox. I've been preaching since before Hoenn was created. If you want to know the secret of the future, you'll have to take it by force." Then the spirit sends out a Delphox.
"It seems like we are going to battle him..." Ash says. "Eevee, I choose you."
Eevee appears and it turns into Vaporeon to use Water Pulse, but the Teleport causes the Pokemon to escape, it tries to use Flamethrower, which hurts a little. But in the end, Umbreon's Dark Pulse finish the Pokemon.
"Heh...not bad. Alright, I'll spill the beans. This prophecy has been misunderstood many, many times. Even the Cult Leaders have never heard the correct version."
"Wait, so...they don't know what the real prophecy says?" Alice asks.
"That's right. I am not going to read to you the entire thing. It's a terrible poem that's easy to misinterpret, and I don't want to be that oracle, y'know? I hope you ready."
Then he coughs a little and says, "The first thing predicted the emergence of a hero, chosen by a Legendary Pokemon. Secondly, this hero will succeed. Undefeated in Torren, they'll move on, victorious. And the last secret piece of information is that in the end the hero will join the Infernal Cult and betray their friends. That's basically-"
"Wait, what? One of us is going to join the Infernal Cult?" Damien yells.
"Yeah, what? You can't leave us with that! Who's the hero? How can we stop that from happening?" Nora yells.
"You can't escape fate, Nora." The Oracle says and then leaves.
Ash whispers to Arceus, "Is he really your Oracle?"
"He was, but he betrayed me and he was supposed to be dead...but how come his spirit still alive and knows the Prophecy?"
"Wait, so the Prophecy is real?" Ash asks.
"Though he is lying that it can't be changed, but one of my 493 predictions is this one." Arceus says. "But it was Perfection Cult, why change it into Infernal Cult?" Arceus thinks.
"Well you can't say that he doesn't have a flair for the dramatic. This reminds me what author L. Frank Baum did when introducing -" Zachary says.
"Oh SHUT UP! How can you stay so calm? W-we were just told one of us is a traitor! This isn't the time to joke around!"
Then everyone stays silent for a while until Zachary says, "Well, he did say that you'll get rid of the cults, right? I am a librarian. As prophecies go, I've heard far worse. Plus, nobody knows about this, right? You can use that to your advantage. But anyways, people are probably waiting for me at the front desk, so I need to head back. Let me know if you need any more help with... Well, with whatever library stuff I can help with. See you around, Heroes." Then Zachary leaves.
After being in the Pokemon Center, Emily says, "Nora, listen. Don't panic about this, okay?"
"Don't panic?" Nora yells at him. "Guys, we just got told that we're going to lose! People are going to die!"
"But worrying about this isn't going to help." Damien says. "We need to work together! If we're going to let this make us turn on each other, we might as well give up now."
'Oh, criticizing me already, Damien?" Nora says sarcastically. "You know, if I were an Infernal Cultist in disguise, I wouldn't draw attention to myself! But of course you wouldn't know anything about tact, would you? Not Mr. I-ran-my-mouth-in-front-of-cultists-and-kidnapped-in-a-garbage-dump."
Alice says, "Nora, please stop, that was my doing, not the Abyssal Cult!"
"You know that I think Damian? I think your stepmother was right about you..." Nora says.
Damian feels like he is being hit by a rock, he lowers his head and turns around. "I...I am going to go now...I'll see you in Sonata City...there's a gym there...and we'll need its badge."
Then Damian runs off crying. Ash scolds, "Nora, what are you doing? Maybe this will be the reason he might join the Infernal Cult! Because you hurt him!"
Nora realizes what she has done and cries as well, "Why did I say all of that? I don't know what came over me... Damian, wait!"
Nora tries to chase Damian, but he is already gone. "I really hope I didn't hurt him...I can't lose somebody else..." Nora cries.
Gladion says, "We really mess big up, right?"
"Yeah..." Lillie says. "Sonata City...isn't that place where Harmony is?"
"You're right." Ash nods and goes to Nora, "Nora, what has done is done, right now you need to calm yourself and ready to apologize to Damian once we meet again."
Nora cries and nods. "I hope he will..."
Here is a new chapter, and this part is the same as the game, they are told one of the chosen is going to betray their friends and join Infernal Cult, but will he/she? I hope you like this chapter. And in the next chapter, we will be showing one of the cult leaders.
