The batteling warriors turned their heads to see the misterious owner of the voice and their surprise couldnt have been greater as a young skater stood in front of them washed by the very last rays emitted by Fira, godess of the sun. Selphie stared at the young in curiousity but she couldnt remember where she had seen the handsome teenager. But Jag was something different, her eyes oppened wide and a scream escaped her vocal chords in realization about the identity of the young man. She ran torwards him forgetting about the battle, forgetting about Lupin and the dark houndoom, forgetting Selphie's darkness infection and forgetting that the world existed. Time stopped as she flew to his arms, feeling the warmth of his body next to hers, feeling the accelerated beating of his heart inside his chest, feeling his nervous breathing whispering in her ear. Jag collapsed in a jooyful crying, "Jolt, where have you been, i missed you, oh Jolt, i have been so worried" she cried on his shoulder rubbing her tears away on his sleeveless T-shirt. Jolt hugged her tightly as if fearing she might disappear, "shhhh, there there, im here, its all right" he cooed in an attempt to comfort her. Jag looked up and her icy blue eyes were locked in an unbreakable bond with his deep, dark brown ones. Both of them embraced to each other, their stomachs rippling nervously and a pleasant warmth running through their bodies. Their minds disconnected and all that spoke for them was the heart. They started leaning down, concious about their actions but unable to control them. Their eyes closed and their lips caressed each other's tendery, their tounges met and danced inside their mouths, mxing their saliva. Two hearts fussed into one as the rythm of them coordinated, two souls united with an unbreakable bond, a chord of love, kindness and truth.
Fira finally disappeared and darkness wrapped them once again as Selenè started floating up the sky slowly. Small yellowish white sparks started to float in a spiraling motion arround Jolt, the boy's eyes stared in confusion at himself and at the woman he had just kissed. Soon long lightning shapped bolts surrounded him and built a cage arround him, a cage of electricity and light. The bolt's light and power intensified considerably and all they could see was a large cumule of intense electricity wrapping the boy. Every single living creature in the clearing had to turn arround as the ball of light exploded in a game of intense light turning night into day for a brief moment. When the light vanished and the living beings found it safe to watch, their eyes oppened and searched the clearing for clues that explained what had just gone on here. Jag's eyes stared in surprise at the very familiar shape of a golden dog laying on the floor. She stood up like a flash and ran torwards the unconcious animal. She nudged him softly and heard a moan escaping his lips, his eyes oppened slowly and looked up at the woman's, her loving smile touching his heart warmly. Jolt smiled too and reached out with his paw to touch the girl's face, but he stopped frozen as he saw a small, thin paw all covered with golven fur instead of the human hand he expected. He leapt up with the agility that characterized him and stared at himself in confusion, "i...i cant understand it, im supposed to be human" Jolt told the woman he loved as an anguishing pressure wrapped his heart and disappointment roamed his mind. Jag narrowed her eyebrows, "what do you mean Jolt?" she asked the pup in concern. Jolt stared at her, his eyes a little watery, "Selenè told me if before sunset i received a true love's kiss, i would be human forever" he explained with a saddened tone in his voice.
Jag nodded understanding, but her thoughts went back to the trainer and his houndoom at the sound of his voice, "a shapeshifter, you are a shapshifter too?" he asked surprised. Jolt tilted his head in confusion, "a what?" he asked the human suddenly realizing that he was speaking to a human as a pokemon. The human then pointed at himself, "you...you are like me!" he snapped at the pokemon feeling pleased that he had finally met someone like him. Jolt still didnt get it as he had missed the first ten minutes, "its a long story, i will explain after" Jag told the pokemon, who nodded in agreement. Selphie watched the pokemon with interest and excitement, she couldnt understand how the familiar boy that had come to protect them had become her best friend but the truth was that it happened. She had noticed the boy to be extremely familiar and yet she didnt remember meeting such a boy, but the captivating eyes of the male human had something in them, something written in an ancient language, his name, but she couldnt decipher it. It turned out the human boy was Jolt, her Jolt, her best friend ever since she was a calf and the pokemon that had disobeyed his trainer's will to protect her from danger. He loved her, he loved Jag, and a smile drawn in Selphie's lips showed the happiness and pleasure about this event. Of course she had also fallen prey to the pokemon's charm like most females, but she couldnt never see him as anything else but the brother he was to her. Now she just wished Jolt could be human again so he and Jag could be together forever, but this thought also frightened her, she feared Jag wouldnt love him forever and break his heart. Afer all, Jolt was just a pokemon, a very charming one she had to admit, but a pokemon, and Jag was a human, and ancient Summoner like Jolt had previously mentioned. Selphie didnt have a clue about what an ancient Summoner was, she had only heard about the Sumoner's Stone in her prevous home but she didnt have a clue about what that had to do with Jag. Lost in her train of thoughts Selphie hadnt realized that the poison polluting her blood had completely vanished and the painful effects it had had disappeared.
Suddenly Jag walked a step front confidently, her fingers clenched into a fist and a knowing smile playing in her lips, "come on Jolt, lets battle like only you and i know how to" Jag yelled confidently. Jolt nodded and leapt into the battlefield, a knowing and confident smile drawn on his lips. His fur, previously relaxed and falling limply on his back, tensed and spiked up as the volts under his skin started charging. Lupin nodded slightly disgusted and mad at the couple, "if that is what you wish, we will battle, go Darkness" the man growled angrily. Darkness leapt torwards Jolt but the extremely agile and quick dog leapt out of the way easily. The houndoom snarled as Jolt landed easily on his padded feet, the golden dog growled back at the houndoom showing his sharp teeth. The black dog raced torwards the electric canine ready to give him a deadly bite and posion his blood with the essence all dark pokemon had. Jolt bent his elbows and lowered his head, his backside remained standing and the spiked fur of his back shapped a blasting star pattern. Sparks started to form in the volts located right under the epidermis, his eyebrows narrowed due to the effort being made to concentrate enough energy. The dog was closer and ready to shot his deadly blow at the smaller dog, but a golden aura wrapped the teenager pup. The aura sparkled and shot stray lightning bolts all arround the pokemon. Jolt glowed like an angel, bright, pure, sacred, but this glow wasnt the holy glow of an angel but the powerful glimmer of an archangel. Suddenly the ball of electricity exploded in thousands of charged bolts that danced, slythered and sparkled in every direction, "JOOOOOOOLT" screamed the pokemon, his summoning to power like a ninja's yells. The dancing light snakes reached the dark pokemon sending a shocking wave down his spine, a current that spread through his nerves nearly paralizing him. Darkness yelped in pain and collapsed on the floor, twisting, curling and rolling on the moist grass like a wonded snake, his legs twiching from the current received. Jolt breathed heavily, he was exhausted since he had used most of his energy developing the mortiferous attack.
It was Selphie's turn since the golden dog was too tired, the thunder attack had drained most of his electrical charge and all he had left now were his weak physical attacks. Selphie on the other hand was strong with physical attacks, so taking care of a houndoom shouldnt be a problem if it wasnt for her psychical nature. Every trainer with a minimun knowledge on pokemon advantage and disadvantage knows that psychical pokemon are extremely weak to dark pokemon. Selphie used her powerful legs to move across the moist ground, the terrain was slippery and treacherous but her hooves were used to harsh terrains. The houndoom stood up with much effort, his shaky legs sostained his weight weakly but his sense of hearing let him recognize the stomping sound of hooves aproaching. His reddish brown eyes moved to his right in time to see the blurry image of the larger girafarig aproaching at full speed. He didnt see much as Selphie slammed him with her chest, sending him flying a few metres, Selphie bounced back from recoil. Jag leapt up, punching the air and rolling arround in the middle of the jump, "YAY, way to go Selphie, fantastic takedown" she yelled joyfully, a large smile plastered on her face. The houndoom slammed against a tree sending pieces of cork flying, a painful yelp was heard erupting from his mouth as the animal collapsed. Lupin was horror struck, "come on Darkness, you can do it" he comanded authorital, but his voice quivered in fear. Darkness obeyed his master, one couldnt know if it was for Lupin or for himself but the truth was that he could barely go on, and still, his weakened legs managed to push his body into a standing position. He stood, his head up, pridefully, his eyes staring at the bigger girafarig, predator and prey, one would think Selphie had nothing to do but the truth was that she wouldnt let Darkness win without a battle. Darkness started running, he limped on one leg but he did all he could not to let it show. He growled, his lips curled showing his deadly set of fangs, the moon, now high, glittered on them turning the weapon of night into the purest of whites. Darkness jumped on the surprised girafarig, who emmited a surprised gasp, and landed on her back. Using his sharp claws to grab onto the girafarig's skin, he lowered his head quick like the wind and bit the pokemon's neck. He sank his fangs on the equine's long neck wildly feeling the irony taste of blood in his lips, the crimson fuid dripped down the girafarig's neck. Selphie shook her head wildly while shrieking painfully, she stood up on her hind legs and moved her body down trying to get rid of the predator that was tightly clamsped on her neck. She jumped like a wild mustang trying to use inhertia to get rid of the deadly pokemon, but every time she leapt the dog's claws and fang's sank deeper in her skin, sending more pain to her body.
Finally Selphie gave in, her blood was poisoned with the essence of darkness and her legs had weakkened considerably. She collapsed and the moment her body contacted the earth, Darkness leapt away and ran torwards his trainer faithfully. Selphie breathed with trouble, her tounge was sticking out and falling limply on the grass. She was completely still and the only thing that let you realize she was alive was the quick moving of her sides as she breathed. Jolt stared at his best friend, worry written on his face, his eyebrows narrowed in sing of fear and preocupation. Jag's eyes stared at the pokemon as she looked like a fish out of the water, exhaling the air in search of water to breath. She was worried, the teenager girafarig seemed in bad condition. The essence of darkness is a misterious and poweful posion but it was never known to kill anything since the metabolism can quickly break the small molecules, but Selphie seemed badly affected by it. Jolt felt a small tear sneaking its way past his furry cheek, his shut his eyes tightly and walked a step front shaking the tear off his cheek in the motion. He stared at Selphie saddened, "come on Selphie, you can do it, you are strong, you have survived the essence of darkness once, you can do it again" Jolt nearly sreamed as he slowly aproached the girafarig. Selphie listened to his encouraging words as they slowly sank in and penetrated her heart. Jolt just sat down next to her and placed a paw on her silky furry shoulder, "Selphie, come on, you survived the arcanine's hunt being just a calf, and the fall throw the rose tunnel, you survived a second chase by Yitàn the persian with a wonded leg..." he said, his voice drowned by tears. Selphie's breathing steadied slowly and for a brief moment you could have swore the teenager girafarig had became an inhert body without a soul. She listened to the pokemon as his words became occasional sobs, "i can do it..." she told herself feeling his warth touch caressing her shoulder. Jolt lowered his head a bit, "Selphie you can do it, you made it through the attack of the four eons, i believe in you...Selphie..." Jolt's voice broke and unable to control himself for longer, he buried his face onto the girafarig's body and cried moisting her fur with his salty tears. Selphie listened to his words as the unbearable pain slowly vanished, "he...believes...in...me" Selphie repeated to herself feeling his words encouraging her.
Jolt gasped in surprise as he felt Selphie's muscles tense, he raised his spiked head quickly and stared at the pokemon, "Selphie?" he asked deeply hoping she was fine. Selphie used her front legs to impulse her still aching body up, and in a swift move she managed to balance herself on her four legs. She didnt look at Jolt, her eyes focused on the pokemon that nearly killed her, her fury forming inside her, burning her stomach. All of a sudden and without waiting to hear a command from her best friend's trainer, she stood up on her hind legs. She remained in that position for a few second and then forced her body down with great speed and strength. Her hooves stomped the ground but they didnt bounce back, they remained there focusing all the strength into the ground. Suddenly a large creek oppened on the ground and a beam of extremely bright white light irradiated from it. The ray of light travelled oppening the creek torwards the dog who stared in surprise and confusion. The attack reached the animal who yelped in pain as the light engulfed him. There was a cloud of brown dust that was quickly carried away by the wind. When vision was clear again Jolt and Jag were surprised to see the houndoom laying on the floor unconcious. Lupin stared at his beloved pet pokemon in horror and surprise, he collapsed over him and made sure he was still alive. He was glad to find the pokemon was just unconcious and that no serious damage was done to him. Jolt stared at Jag in surprise, "wha...what was that?" he nearly screamed in a high pitched voice. Jag stared at Jolt and back at Selphie, "it was Fissure, it has a sucky aim but is deadlier than hyper beam" Jag explained still surprised by the attacked developed.
Lupin bent down behind a bush and picked up two pokeballs, he returned Darkness with one of them and threw the other at Jag, "here, keep it, her name is Lunefeth" he explained. Jag examined the pokeball unable to understand and threw it, "go, whatever you are" she comanded as the ball spiraled in the air. Out of the pokeball came a small creature no bigger than pidgeotto, it was a bird, ccovered with feathers as white as the snow. The head was round and two little feathers stuck out of it like horns. The animal's eyes were dull looking, of a bright yellow but extremely observant and cunning. Her beak was curved and you couldnt see the lower part of it as the upper part curled over. Her legs were covered with silky white feathers that looked like fur, but you could see the sharpness of the predator's claws. Jag took her pokedex to examine this strange creature, "noctowl, extremely quick and cunning, its vision in the darkness is the best known of any night creature, its a powerful predator that sneaks silently from the air" the electronic voice explained. Jag then looked at Lupin in simpathy, "i cant keep it, its yours, Lupin" she told the man who was sulking next to a tree. He looked at her and shook his head, "no, you defeated me, keep it, its yours" he explained sulkily. Jag returned the noctowl into her pokeball and stared at the man, "erm Lupin, where are you going now?" she asked him staring down at Jolt. Lupin looked up at the woman in surprise, "well, i guess i will just walk arround alone and try to capture better pokemon for my team of night pokemon" he explained calmly. Jag looked at him and smiled, "would you like to come with us?" she asked him kindly. Lupin looked up at her in surprise, "are you serious? You dont mind having a werewolf with you?" he snapped at her nervously. Jag shook her head smiling, "no, having a vicious lapras being friends to a werewollf will be nothing" she told him laughing. Lupin smiled brightly, "geez, thanx a lot, Jag" he beamed standing up. Jag smiled at him, "but i suggest you get some clothing first" she told him blushing slightly as Selphie collapsed on the floor laughing. Lupin looked down at himself just to find out he was completely naked, he turned arround in embarrasment and hid behind a bush. Jag searched in her bag and took out a pair of wide, creamy pants and a large black sweater with a white dragon on one side of the chest. She threw the clothing at him altogether with a pair of mountain boots she happened to have and turned to Jolteon who seemed depressed.
Jolteon stared at the moon, his face reflecting nothing ut a saddened feeling over his heart, "is there something wrong?" she asked the pokemon. Jolt nodded, "i wish i was human again, i love you Jag, and i want to be with you" he explained, his voice echoing with a tone of sadness. Jag stood up and gasped surprised, "oh my...Lugia, Jolt, LOOK AT YOU!!!" she screamed pointing at him. Jolt looked down at his body and saw that where his paws used to be caressing the moist grass were now a pair of human hands. He stood up quickly and looked down at himself, "im human, but how?" he said irradiating happiness. Lupin came out of the bushes completely dressed, "perhaps because you managed to get kisses at the same time that the sun disappeared" he explained in a proffesional voice. Jolt nodded and looked back at Jag, he held her from the waist and spinned arround in circles feeling dizzy but not caring about it. They both laughed happy and finally he put her down. Both of them stared into each other's eyes and kissed without thinking twice, a pasionate kiss that lasted several minutes, their sealing of faithful love. Jolt then looked at Selphie, "yo Selphie, why dont you come with us?" he asked the small girafarig. Selphie looked arround, her eyes moved to the direction of her house, but her decition was radical, "hum...ok, i will" she told him joyfully. Jolt leapt up and punched the air several times, he couldnt believe things were going so right today, the girl he loved loved him, he was human and his best friend was coming with them, it was just fantastic.
And so it was the three of them walked across the forest torwards their new aventres. Nobody had ever seen such a pictoresque party, an Ancient Summoner, a human pokemon and a shapeshifter, on the outside they were normal humans but on the inside they were powerful creatures with unimaginable magic.
(end of episode but it will be continued)