Emerald Destiny

A/N: Yay!! I bought a set of Pokemon cards today (Neo Discovery), and one of them was an Espeon!! ^___^ Happy I am!! Sooooo cuuuuute!! =^o^= Even though I'm quite sure it's fake, I don't care!! =P Espeonespeonespeonespeon!! *grinz* I don't think I have enough votes to decide who wins the battle...

Disclaimer: Ladida. Anyone knows why they don't show Pokemon movies in Singapore? I WANNA KNOW WHY!! ;_; *sob sob* I wanna watch Pokemon 4ever!! And there's no sign of it here in Singapore!! Oh yes, enough stalling I suppose. Nah. Do I look Japanese to you?

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Chapter 9

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"Tsuki, stop!!" Sari cried, then ran into the battlefield and threw her arms around the green ringed Umbreon. Silver released his grip in surprise.

"Tsuki, are you all right?" Sari murmured worriedly into her Umbreon's ear. Tsuki whined. "I'm sorry that I let you get hurt like this." She released her Pokemon and examined the bite on his shoulder, then led him back to the sidelines.

"Sari forfeits the battle!! Lionel is the winner!!" Carol announced. Sari was busy giving her Umbreon a yellow can, which Tsuki swallowed. His shoulder immediately healed.

Kris went over to them and watched curiously. "What did you give him?" she inquired.

"Oh, that was Lemonade," the dark haired girl replied.

"What? Then why did Tsuki eat the can as well?" Kris asked, puzzled.

"Oh," Sari laughed, patting her Umbreon on the head, causing him to purr in contentment. "All the drinks come in edible cans. It's a new type of digestible material that can hold liquids, but once it touches any Pokemon's saliva, it disintegrates. Cool, huh?"

"Wow," Carol marveled. While they were talking, she had walked over and joined them. Lionel was still healing his Pokemon.

"All right, then, today's a Sunday, and that means that-"

"My mother's on duty." Lionel interrupted Sari, sauntering over. "We could go down and get TMs."

"Sure, lead the way!!" Kris said happily. "After that, I'm going to the gym!!"

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"How are we gonna monitor them if they go into Goldenrod?" Raikou grumbled. "There are waaaaaay too many people in there. We can't exactly become invisible, you know."

"Aah, you mean that both of you can't," Suicune taunted, snickering. She shimmered, then disappeared.

"It's not our fault that we don't know Acid Amour," Entei retorted to what appeared to be thin air, which flickered slightly with invisible motion.

{I know that Suicune cannot learn Acid Amour in the game, but Vaporeon, which is a Water-type, knows it, so I'm making it that Suicune has it as well, for convenience's sake. =P}

Suicune reappeared. "Well, both of you can hurry to Ecruteak. They're bound to get there sooner or later. I'll meet both of you there as well."

"Ecruteak?" Raikou snorted. "NO WAY are you catching me in that legendary- hunters' complex. Did you forget that Eusine and Morty are always on the lookout for us?"

"We could go to Route 35 or 37," Entei suggested. { For your information, these are the Routes above Goldenrod and below Ecruteak. }

"Choose one," Suicune said impatiently. "I don't want to lose them." She peered out of her hiding place at the back door of the Department Store, keeping her other eye on the front door, where the early morning crush had subsided.

"37 has less trainers, so we'll meet you there." Raikou concluded. "Besides, there are some nice Apricorn trees there. I adore eating Apricorns."

"Remember the last time you tried to eat an Apricorn?" Entei reminded. "You broke a tooth, or should I say, several teeth?"

Raikou winced. "Oh yeah. I think I'll stick with Berries."

Suicune rolled her eyes. "Better get going, now."

"Whatever." A loud rustling noise marked the departure of the other two legendary dogs. Suicune settled down, used Acid Amour, and waited patiently for the Chosen party to emerge.

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Kris, Carol, Lionel and Sari joined the line of trainers that had formed on the fifth floor, leading to a small counter in the corner of the room. A woman with dark blue hair, although not as dark as Sari's, was at the counter. Kris noticed that every trainer in the line had a Pokemon at his or her side, who was either rubbing against or avoiding and casting mean looks at their trainers.

"Why do all of them have a Pokemon at their side?" Kris asked, turning to the rest of the group.

"Oh, Lionel's mother judges whether a trainer's Pokemon likes or dislikes them, then gives Return TMs to those trainers whose Pokemon like them, and Frustration TMs to those whose Pokemon don't," Sari replied. "I got a Return earlier on, thanks to Pav," she added, stroking the Pichu in question. Pav "Piiii"ed with satisfaction.

"So, we should release a Pokemon for her to see?" Carol asked, somewhat confused.

"Yeah," Lionel confirmed.

"Amethyst should do," Kris said, squatting down and petting the Espeon. The lavender cat purred.

"Hmm, let's see...," Carol mused. "I'll go with Growlithe." The fire puppy appeared in a blaze of white light, then jumped up at Carol, obviously pleased to see her trainer. Carol face was soon covered in licks.

"Down!!" Carol commanded sternly, but a twinkle in her eyes said otherwise. The Growlithe grinned doggishly and went down on four feet.

"Why don't you keep Growlithe outside her Pokeball?" Kris suggested, laughing. "Then she wouldn't be so exuberant every time she sees you."

"You have a point there," Carol considered. "What do you think, Growlithe?"

"Grow, growlithe!!" Growlithe yapped enthusiastically.

"All right, you can stay out," Carol said, smiling. The Growlithe leapt up in a very energetic display of affection, which included more face -licking. "IF," she continued, "you don't do that too often." Grinning, she bent down and gave Growlithe a hug.

"We're nearly at the counter," Kris remarked, peering at the front of the line. "Five more people, then it's our turn."

"Good," Carol replied, straightening up. "I thought we'd be here forever."

"My mother's a fast worker," Lionel commented. "She's had this job for two years now."

"What does your father work as?" Kris asked curiously. Out of the corner of her eye, she thought she saw Sari wince at the word 'father'. Shrugging it off, she turned back to Lionel.

"He works in the Radio Tower." Lionel replied shortly. "And by the way, we're there."

"Oh," Carol said, turning around to face a dark-blue haired woman with dark brown eyes.

"Hello," the woman said politely, looking down at her Growlithe, who was sitting quietly at Carol's feet. "Your Pokemon looks very attached to you. This TM should be perfect for a pair like you." Lionel's mother reached down under the counter and took out a very small box with rounded corners, labeled with the words "TM 27: Return".

"Thanks," Carol said, accepting the TM and moving out of the line. Kris walked up to the counter and received the same words and the same TM.

Lionel walked to the side of the counter, then to his surprise, heard himself saying to his mother, "Is it okay if I traveled with Kris and Carol to collect badges?"

His mother looked at him in surprise. "Well, of course you can!! I've been expecting this for some time. Here, take this." She reached to the very bottom of the counter and took out a black haversack. "It's all packed for the journey. Remember to call home sometimes, too!!"

"All-all right," Lionel said, confused. Taking the bag and settling it on his shoulders, he turned to see Kris dragging Carol to the exit. Looking over, Kris called, "Come ON, Lionel!! Let's go to the gym!!"

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"Phew," Suicune muttered. "That Dark One is hard to control. At least the prophecy will be fulfilled....But I still feel guilty for doing that. Oh well."

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Done!! The next chapter will be the gym battle!! ^_________^ And please read and review The Prophecy, it's connected to this fic and some future fics. ^__~ Remember to review this, too!!

~*Dawn the Espeon*~