Sparky the Great:This story's not turning out to well is it? But don't worry, this is just chapter 3, there's still so much stuff to cover. Enjoy this chapter lots.
Ch.3: Getting Directions
"WE MADE IT!" Tedy exclaimed. The trio had made to Phenac City tired, hungry and with some bruises.
"I still can't believe we outran that limousine. Who would have thought a skarmory would just come out of nowhere and fly into the windshield?" Izzi pondered. "I just hope we can find him."
"Who?"
"Don't you remember? The guy we're getting directions from. Why do you think we backtracked?"
"I've never even been to this city, it's so beautiful." Prissy looked around. Water was abundant and flowing from virtually everywhere. A large fountain near the front entrance of the town sparkled like a pool of crystal from the sun rays beating down on the oasis. A couple of people walked about the paths, seaming not to take notice of three odd looking pokemon carrying a green glowing ball.
"I've only been here once and I loves it lots. Izzi, where is the person?"
"He should be around here; he's almost never far from the fountain." Just then, a young trainer ran by. He was wearing a yellow shirt with green shorts. A sweatband was rapped around his wrist and a towel hung from his neck. Dark sunglasses covered his eyes. Behind him, a castform was floating steadily to try and keep up with the trainer. "Look! There he is! Hi Cloud!" The castform stopped in mid air and turned to face the trio.
"Hi ya, and what brings you to such a beautiful city today?"
"We need your help, you see, we're trying to find this 'big green dragon on top of a deserted building in the middle of the ocean' that the kid here keeps talking about."
"Well," Cloud pondered, "I've never heard of anything resembling a big green dragon, but I can tell you about the building you seek. Follow me to the center and I'll explain."
"The center of what?" Tedy asked. Cloud just chuckled a bit.
"Not the center of something, the pokemon center, don't tell me your trainer never brought you to one of those before."
"Trainer?"
"Oh, so you're a wild pokemon. That explains a bit. Just follow me." He floated a short ways until he reached a building with a huge projection of a poke ball on top. The doors opened as Cloud went near them. Tedy jumped back a bit. "Don't worry; these doors are what you would call motion sensitive. They move when you go near them." The group walked on. Tedy looked baffled by the strange doors that open by themselves. He approached them and they opened. When he walked back a bit, they shut. A smile beamed on his face. The youngster jumped back and forth, making the doors open and close.
"Hehe, open and shut, open and shut, open and…" His merriment was interrupted by Prissy, who grabbed him by the arm and dragged him in.
"Stop playing with the doors and get in here."
"Okey, I'm coming." The inside of the pokemon center was better then out. Two or three people were there, there were shelves lined with books and different lights on different machines of all kinds. Cloud led them over to a table which showed a 3D map of the city. "Waoh."
"If you think that's cool, get a load of this." Cloud tapped a button on the side of the table and the picture changed from Phenac City to a small town floating on water. "What's shown on the map now is called Pacifidlog Town. Not to far from that, on Route 131, is Sky Pillar." The map changed again, this time it showed a skyscraper surrounded by rocks and the ocean. "Does this seem like what you were looking for?" Tedy nodded his head happily.
"Uh-huh, just one question; how do we get there?"
"Since this town is in another region, the only way to get there is to fly." The trio sweat dropped.
"Cloud," Izzi stated "if you haven't noticed by now, none of us have wings."
"No problem, follow me." The group went outside and back to the fountain. Cloud whistled. "NIGEL!"
"Who's Nigel?" Prissy asked.
"You'll see. Look! Here he comes now!" The group looked to the sky to see a huge dragonite wearing a leather bag swoop down and land not to far from them. The people just dismissed him, as he visited the town quite a bit. He looked around franticly.
"Uh…who called me? Did…uh…somebody require my assistance?"
"Over here Nigel!" Cloud beckoned.
"Oh, uh hi Cloud." Nigel waved wildly as he flew just a foot away. "Say…who are these? Are they…friends of yours?"
"Nigel, these are my friends, Izzi, Prissy and Tedy." Nigel shook each of their hands in turn.
"Uh...p-pleasure to…make your acquaintances. Now what…appears to be the dilemma?"
"Why does he use such big words?" Tedy whispered to Cloud.
"Well to tell you the truth, Nigel isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, so he uses big words to make himself sound smarter."
"Oh…"
"Now Nigel, these three need to get to Sky Pillar, think you can handle it?" Nigel took a soldier's pose.
"Your desire is my command mister Cloud sir."
"Good, now here's a map that shows the quickest route from here to Sky Pillar. It's impossible to get lost using this map." Cloud handed the map to Nigel, who put it in his bag. Cloud turned to the trio. "Hop on." They got on Nigel's back and waited.
"Everybody cling firm!" Nigel announced and he took of into the sky. The gang waved back at Cloud.
"Good luck, and be careful!" He looked at the ground and sighed heavily. "I've got a bad feeling about this."
HIGH ABOVE THE CLOUDS
"Enjoying the ride, my newest buddies?" Tedy nodded. The sky was pure blue and the sun shined bright as they flew on Nigel's back to Sky Pillar.
"I always thought the clouds were pretty, but they look better up here."
"If you think it looks pretty now you should see it at night. I love coming up here at night, so did my master."
"Who was that?" Izzi asked curiously.
"Well…I'm not sure what he was because he looked like a person but had powers like a pokemon."
"What was his name?" Prissy questioned.
"Um…um…I think it was M…M…M-something. He made me send messages to trainers…though I don't know why."
"How soon till we get to Sky Pillar? Celibi said I had to get there as soon as I could or a war could start up…though he never told me why."
"Forget about this stuff about Celibi and masters and enjoy the view." Nigel told them of all the things he had seen. He spoke of oceans, mountains, valleys, forests and human cities. Tedy listened intently. He wanted to see all these things for himself. When Nigel asked about what Celibi told him, Tedy went on about the green orb, which Nigel had put in his bag. But unknown to the group at the time, they were being watched. Lugia had been following Tedy ever since he'd left the Relic Stone. The beast turned tail and flew to the ocean to meet with the others.
OVER THE OCEAN
Lugia flew until a small island jutted out of the waves. It was small from the top, but hidden underneath the waves was the greatest paradise. It looked rocky and barren, the mouth of the cave halfway in the water. He dived into the cavern. It seemed as though night had fallen. Salty water sprayed the creature as it flew. Above him was damp green moss, surrounded by fireflies. Their light reflected of the water, as bright was stars in the sky. A few lone fireflies zipped around the tunnel avoiding the creature. The fireflies are what gave this place its name, Cavern of Stars. A light slowly came into view. The beast closed its eyes from the blinding light. Once it opened its eyes, heaven came into view. Fields of lush green grass surrounded a lake where the water was as pure as the air. A waterfall roared and bellowed. Flowers and trees were as abundant as the grass. To top it all off, acres of fireflies lined the ceiling of the cavern, giving the 'room' a sun of its own. It was peaceful. "LUGIA! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?" Well…almost peaceful. "We've been waiting ages for a status report, so give us one!" Ho-oh barked. Cavern of Stars was the meeting place of the legendaries. Ho-oh and Lugia were the leaders, as well as mates. The others approached upon hearing word of Lugia's return. Almost every legendary was there, the birds, the beasts, Mew, Celibi and Jarichi.
"As to the whereabouts of the young one, I have good news and bad news."
"Hurry it up will ya!" Entei hollered, "I've got better things to do." That remark earned him a swift kick in the ribs from Suicune.
"Shut up you stupid mutt. Sorry about my brother's behavior, please continue."
"I know how you feel." Mew chuckled.
"As I was saying, the good news is that he's right on course for Sky Pillar."
"So what's the bad news?" Asked Zapdos.
"The bad news is…Nigel the dragonite's taking him there." Groans of "Oh no" and "Why him?" arose from the crowd.
"He couldn't find Sky Pillar with a map." Jarichi muttered.
"Hey guys!" Moltres snickered, "If Nigel and a skiploom jumped off a cliff, who would land first?" He waited for a response. "The skiploom, Nigel would have to stop and ask of directions!" The cavern filled with laughter. "Ok, here's another. There were three pokemon; Nigel, a persion and a phyduck…"
"IF WE COULD CONTINUE THE MEETING WITHOUT ANY MORE OF YOUR WISECRACKS!" Ho-oh's voice blared like a foghorn and shut everyone up. "Thank you. Now I know the situation is less then what we expected, but I know from experience that not every plan works out as…planed. Lugia will continue to keep taps on the young one and report back to us. The rest of you may leave, but I will give you two warnings; don't interfere with the young one, and, under no circumstances will you go to Sky Pillar. That is all." The birds, Celibi and Jarichi flew out while Mew teleported the rest of them to dry land. "Lugia,"
"Yes?"
"Be careful, if the gods of water, land and sea awaken before it's time, it my spell doom to the world."
"So why am I keeping close to them?" Ho-oh put on her best puppy dog face.
"Someone has to make sure this doesn't happen. Besides…travel will do you good."
"…fine, see ya." Lugia flew out of the cavern.
"Take care."
Sparky the Great: Haha, Ho-oh with a puppy dog face. That would be cute, but not as cute as me. Does Nigel's master sound familiar to anyone? If you have already seen a certain movie you'd get it. Review and don't worry, this will get better…eventually.