Pokémon Police Force Chapter 13: The Day that Changed Everything
Glacier had drawn up some plans with her most trusted pirate leaders. Emerald and I spent time with the Glaceon going over the plans and ironing out a few flaws. Glacier and her pirates would handle most of the work, I was employed as what she referred to as "tactical support". My job was to keep an eye on the battle and help them adapt to the ever-changing tides of battle. Emerald was to stay back and help with ranged support. Slowbro's job was to help with the cannons and provide extra ranged support.
The irony of that last part was not lost on our resident Braixen.
"You do realize that Slowbro can no longer launch poison, right?" Asked Emerald.
"If Argyle's little idea works, that will be a non-issue," replied Glacier.
"What are you gonna do? Give him a little cannon?" Mocked Emerald.
"Actually, that is exactly it."
Slowbro had just joined us at the table, with a red, bipedal pig in tow.
"Forgemaster Pignite," introduced Glacier.
"How did everything go?" I asked.
"Check it," said Slowbro with a grin.
Slowbro lifted up his left arm to reveal that his hook had been replaced with a miniature cannon.
"I call it the Minican!" Said Pignite proudly, "a miniature cannon made out of high-grade rust proof iron."
"Thank you for this," said Slowbro, "almost makes up for, you know, cutting off my arm in the first place."
"Sorry to rain on your parade," said Pignite, "but that thing is still not working. I still haven't quite figured out the firing mechanism."
"So, all I got out of the deal is a useless hunk of metal?" Asked Slowbro, suddenly annoyed.
"Not necessarily," I said, "try using your Poison type moves. Just use the cannon instead of the Shellder."
"If this works, I will officially love you."
"Hey now, I just got out of one toxic relationship."
Glacier and Emerald giggled at my misfortune.
"Well, here goes nothing."
Slowbro aimed his Minican at an unoccupied part of the room.
"Sludge Bomb!"
At once, a blob of sludge shot out of the Minican and coated the side of the cave wall.
"Are you single?" Asked Slowbro.
"Definitely not! This fanfic is not crossing over into those waters! Next scene!"
Five days later, we felt like we were as ready as we'd ever be and cast off into the sea. Our heading: The Devil's Gauntlet.
"Aye, the sea be a fair mistress tonight, captain," said Bewear.
"A little too fair for my taste," said Glacier.
She was right. We had been sailing for a good six hours now and not a wave to be seen. The sea was like glass. Captain Jack Spearow said that the seas were quite tempestuous this time of year.
Normally, my sixth sense for danger would probably be kicking in right now, but I've got nothing. Maybe it's because I'm not used to the sea. I walked to the bow of the ship, hoping against hope to find some sort of clue. Nothing.
I sat down, on the railing at the side of the ship and cast my gaze down. That's when I had seen it, a large mass of blue, right underneath the ship. Then, an eye opened, an eye of hauntingly bright yellow.
"C-captain!" I stuttered, as I got up and almost fell off the ship.
"What? What is it, Argyle?" Asked Glacier, walking fight up to me.
"The Terror of the Seas! It's underneath us!"
"What!?"
Glacier jumped onto the railing and looked down, right into the beast's eye.
"Why is it not attacking?" I asked.
"We're not in the Devil's Gauntlet yet. Chances are it will not attack as long as we stay away."
"I know what it's doing," said Emerald, joining us, "it's trying to determine if we are threats."
"Glacier, what do we do now?" Asked Slowbro, choosing this moment to walk up, "we didn't plan for the Terror of the Seas to be right under us."
"We continue to follow our heading," said Glacier, "if that thing attacks, we improvise."
"Captain! We shall arrive in the Devil's Gauntlet in about a half an hour!"
"Great. All hands to battle stations! The Terror of the Seas has spotted us! It may attack at any time! Be ready!"
Everyone hurried off to their assigned positions. Emerald and Slowbro were manning the cannons, Glacier was at the wheel and I was, once again, in the Honchkrow's nest.
My task now was to keep an eye on the monster beneath us. It was massive! It was even bigger than the ship itself! If that thing attacks from below, we're goners.
Slowbro was running from cannon to cannon, making sure they were all ready to fire and occasionally pointing his Minican over the railing. Emerald was gazing into her flame, apparently trying to discern the future. Glacier was unusually calm, or maybe just focused.
Shaking those thoughts from my head, I returned to watching our uninvited guest. It wasn't long before I noticed the waters around our ship bubbling. I wasn't going away with time either. The bubbles were getting bigger and more frequent.
"Hold on to something quick!" I shouted over the edge, "it's going to attack!"
All the pirates followed the order and held on the railing for dear life as the waves suddenly became a massive storm of biblical proportions. Enormous 80ft waves risen on all sides, winds that would put even tornados to shame blew and the sky grew dark with sudden cloud cover. A torrential downpour fell on us all at once. There in the darkness, I could see a red haze in the water, a haze that rose like flame.
"CAPTAIN! WE'VE GOT A DYNAMAX!" I yelled over the wind.
"Solgaleo's balls!" Cursed Glacier, "the Devil's Gauntlet must be a Power Spot."
Looking back over the side, I seen something breaking the surface of the waves, a massive blue fin.
The fin was a deep-sea blue with a red geometric pattern on the one side and white skin on the other. The fin was tipped with four white trapezoids.
"CAPTAIN! FIN OFF THE STARBOARD BOW!"
"You heard him men! Fire!"
All at once, the cannons launched their deadly payload over the sea. Most of the cannonballs hit the fin dead on. Then, a deafening shriek.
"Kyogre," I said, the name suddenly popping in my head, "CAPTAIN! THE TERROR OF THE SEAS IS KYOGRE!"
"We are so dead," I hear Slowbro say.
Then, a sound of a thousand waterfalls sounded from the right. I followed the sound and beheld a tsunami heading right for us!
"EVERYONE BRACE FOR IMPACT!" I shouted, "TSUNAMI!"
It all happened so fast. The wave hit and I was plunged into the waters. I could feel the ground leave me and then a sharp pain overwhelming my body. I could hear gurgles and the sound of cracking wood everywhere.
When the wave passed, the ship was revealed to be mostly destroyed, but somehow still afloat. Most of the crew were either dead or missing. Only a handful remained. Luckily, all four members of our little entourage survived, but much worse for wear.
Slowbro was firing off Poison type moves in a rage. Glacier was knelt by the broken body of a Bewear. I'm pretty sure she was crying. Emerald was knelt over me, concern on her face. I could see the mizzenmast cleft in two. I had apparently fallen all that way and onto the deck.
I pushed Emerald aside and got back onto my feet.
"Argyle? Are you?"
I coughed in response.
"I'm in one piece," I replied, "you?"
"I was able to block the brunt of the tsunami with Psychic, but I'm almost out of steam."
Now that she mentions it, she looked kind of winded.
The waters on the port side erupted and out of the water appeared a giant whale-like Pokémon. It had two identical fins, one on the left and one on the right (the same one we fired at) with a deep blue body and a white chin area with two small spikes protruding under it. Above each eye are two white, oval-shaped spots. Kyogre had red stripes around its chin, eyes, dorsal fins, and torso. The tail is tattered with four trailing parts, with the inner ones being smaller than the outer. Its eyes are small, yellow, and shadowed with black.
"Yep! That is definitely Kyogre!" Said Slowbro.
Kyogre's body was brimming with the same red flaming mist I seen before. The Terror of the Seas really is Kyogre! It was hovering over the sea like a hovercraft. I raised my hand and flipped it off.
Kyogre didn't take kindly to that. A watery tornado formed around Kyogre as it started to gather energy.
Then, out of nowhere, a cannonball hit Kyogre square in its jaw, catching it off guard and knocking it into the water.
"Godfather! We've got… friends? I think?"
I stumbled forward to the railing, followed by Emerald and later Glacier.
What I seen on the horizon was a sight I never thought I'd see again. A pirate ship with an unmistakable Ghost type Pokémon statue underneath the bow.
The Crystal Froslass! Captain Jack Spearow's crew!
"Why is the Crystal Froslass here?" I asked, "her captain said he would never come here!"
"Who cares?" Said Emerald, "if he's on our side, I welcome him."
Kyogre emerged from the sea. New target in sight, it launched a massive wave that hit both our ships.
Darkness. Darkness and the sound of dripping liquid.
Cold. Pain.
I opened my eyes and found myself impaled through the chest on a piece of the mast. It went all the way through my chest.
"Argyle!" Yelled Glacier.
Before long, I was joined by Slowbro, Glacier and Emerald.
"No! I am not losing anyone else today!" Said Glacier, "Iron Tail!"
Glacier's tail turned into pure metal and with a single arc, the wood was snapped off, allowing the other two to pull me off. I fell on the deck and immediately began coughing up blood. Looking out at the horizon, Kyogre was now fighting the Crystal Froslass.
"No. No… more…," I panted, "no… more… deaths…"
I struggled to my feet and began stumbling forward. Everyone tried to hold me back, but I effortlessly pushed them aside.
"No one… else…"
I unbuckled the straps on my mask.
"No one else… will… die…"
The mask fell on the deck. Emerald ran to look me in the eyes and tell me off, but something stopped her.
"His eyes! Both of them are green!"
The others tried to get a closer look, but I roughly shoved them aside once more.
"Kyogre… I'll… KILL YOU MYSELF!"
The bindings on Argyle's right arm came loose on their own. The last thing I remember was Argyle's corrupted areas glowing brightly before all the Voidlands broke loose.
Argyle suddenly grabbed the left side of his face and began screaming in agony.
"My face! It's BURNING!"
As soon as Argyle said those words, his corruption ignited in plumes of emerald green flame!
"ARGYLE!" I yelled, "Slowbro!"
"On it! Water Pulse!"
Slowbro launched a ring of water from his Minican. The water hit Argyle square in the face, but that did not douse the fire, in fact it only seemed to make it more intense.
"WHAT IS THIS?"
Kyogre had abandoned its battle and was now watching this scene unfold. Argyle screamed in renewed pain.
Then, all of a sudden, a green ray of light shot past my face and entered, yes entered, into Argyle's body.
"What's going-?"
"Everyone! Look up!" Shouted Glacier.
I did as the Glaceon said, and to my amazement seen more of those green rays, many more. There must have been hundreds up there! Every single ray was absorbed by Argyle. Finally, to the shock of everyone present, Argyle began transforming.
Argyle's spine made an audible snap as his body structure began changing. His bones began rearranging themselves until he was no longer a biped, but had four legs. His snout elongated to form a canine muzzle and his corruption spread to cover more of his body.
His front claws became completely green and he gained two corrupt patches on his chest. His tail feather became completely corrupt, turning green.
What will haunt me the most was his eyes. Argyle's eyes remained green, but they transformed into a bunch of little hexagons. When the lights faded, we were rewarded with a warped version of Argyle, one that more resembled a Houndour than a Sneasel.
I admit I was too afraid to get anywhere near him. Argyle was engulfed by a green aura, and while weak, it reeked of pure, primal hatred.
[Argyle 20% Z mode activated]
"WHAT A STRANGE PLACE TO HIDE, OLD FRIEND."
The look on Argyle's face was not one of anger or rage. In fact, there was no emotion there at all. Without warning, Argyle shot off like a rocket-powered cannonball and launched off the side of the ship.
"Argyle!" Glacier and I yelled in unison.
Argyle gathered up energy and slammed into Kyogre with such speed that he looked like he became an arrow of green light. The arrow pierced right through Kyogre, causing the beast to scream in pain.
Then, something unexpected happened. A barrier materialized around Kyogre and then shattered.
"Of course, it would have a barrier," said Slowbro.
"You two! Kyogre's defenses take a tremendous blow if its barrier is destroyed! Attack!" Ordered Glacier.
"Shell Side Arm!"
"Psyshock!"
"Eat cannonball, Mankey mater!" Yelled Glacier as she fired a cannonball.
Glacier noticed we were staring at her.
"What? I don't have a ranged Move."
More cannon fire came from the Crystal Froslass, pelting Kyogre with even more cannonballs.
"Land's Wrath!" Yelled Argyle.
With an eruption of magma, Kyogre was knocked into the air. With that same move, a new rocky island was formed, one that Kyogre crashed into.
Another barrier materialized and shattered.
"A five star Dynamax," said Glacier, "it figures."
Argyle landed on Kyogre's island, then in a sudden overwhelming explosion of aura, Argyle announced his next attack.
"500 Arrows!"
Argyle shot hundreds of Sneasel-sized rays of green light from his corrupted areas. Each one homing in on Kyogre and piercing it. Kyogre roared a mighty pained roar as the rays tore into its body. Then, with an explosion of red mist, Kyogre returned to its smaller original size.
With Kyogre's defeat, the waves grew silent, the winds ceased and the clouds and rain dispersed. Argyle's aura faded and the green beams of energy left his body and flew off returning to where they had come. Once gone, Argyle had his original form, corrupted, but still. Exhausted, he fell backwards, into the sea.
"Argyle!" I yelled, "Slowbro!"
"Say no more!"
Slowbro clambered onto the railing and was about to jump when something flashed right beside him. A flash of white and blue. A Pelipper!
Pelipper dove down to the sea and scooped Argyle up into its mouth. Pelipper then flew up and roosted on our ship and spat up Argyle onto the deck.
"Argyle!" Yelled Glacier, running up to him.
"Move aside," I said, pushing her away.
"Hey!"
I laid him on his back and pressed my ear against his chest. There was no sound to greet me.
"His heart's not beating!" I yelled.
"Godfather!"
Glacier bit him.
"Ow!"
"I'm going to perform CPR!" I said, "Give me room!"
Slowbro and Glacier backed off, Pelipper remained roosted on the railing.
"Anyone else notice his chest wound has fully healed?" Asked Slowbro, but we ignored him.
I tilted Argyle's head up and back, opened his mouth and then breathed into it. Then, I pressed onto his chest and pumped my hands. For six thrusts, I repeated that motion and then breathed into him again. The CPR lasted for several minutes before Argyle started gagging. Argyle gagged up some sea water and blood before sitting up.
Before I fully knew what was happening, I was gagging. I opened my eyes and seen Emerald's face drawing further away. Was I lying on the deck? How did I get here?
"I think it worked," said Glacier.
"Are you okay?" Asked Emerald.
"Yeah, I think so."
"Good thing you knew CPR, Braixen," said Glacier.
"It's Emerald. Part of my training was CPR."
"What exactly happened?" I asked, sitting up.
"I think we were all hoping you could tell us," said Glacier.
"Yeah, what was that thing with the lights? And the whole pow pow pow? And Kyogre going 'graaghth'?" Asked Slowbro.
"Translating for Slowbro," said Emerald, "you absorbed some sort of green energy from the sky and then you transformed into some sort of dog."
"I what?"
"You don't remember?" Asked Glacier.
"I remember seeing everything in a tint of green," I said, "then intense pain all over my body. It felt like every bone in my body broke at once and then rearranged."
"And then?" Asked Slowbro.
"Not sure. Whatever happened next, my body did of its own accord."
"Now I'm even more confused," said Glacier.
"I MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS."
With a splash, Kyogre emerged from the ocean, to the shock of everyone present.
"WHY ARE YOU SURPRISED? I DIDN'T GAIN THE TITLE 'TERROR OF THE SEAS' FOR NOTHING."
Kyogre was no longer Dynamaxed, a small blessing. I doubt I even had the strength to stand up anymore, let alone fight anyone.
Emerald withdrew her stick, igniting it, Slowbro aimed his Minican at Kyogre's face and Glacier growled angrily. They all looked just as winded as I felt. We were in no condition to fight and the ship looked ready for the scrapyard.
"CALM DOWN. I AM NOT HERE TO FIGHT ANYONE."
Emerald and the others dropped their guard, lowering their weapons.
"Does anyone have my mask?"
Slowbro reached down and picked up my mask from the deck. He gave it to Emerald, who fastened it back on my face. With effort, I used the remains of the mast to get back onto my feet.
"You all right lads and lasses?"
The Crystal Froslass pulled up beside us and laid down some gangplanks, connecting the two ships.
"This ship looks right ready for the Locker, mate," said the Crystal Froslass's captain, Jack Spearow.
"Not for nothing," I began, "but why are you here, in the Devil's Gauntlet, I mean."
"Mr. Bigs, why are we here again?"
Mr. Bigs, the Dewott, trundled forward.
"You wanted to save them captain. You said that they were fools for going this far into sea and you had to be the hero."
"I never said those words, mate."
"Actually, I believe you exact words were: There had better be a fortune of gold at the end of this. Mr. Bigs! Turn the rudder hard to starboard! Time to be heroes."
"Mr. Bigs, would you like to be thrown overboard?"
"Uh, no captain."
"Well, shut it!"
Mr. Bigs fell silent at that.
"ANYWAY… FOR GETTING THIS FAR, YOU ALL DESERVE TO SEE WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO PROTECT."
"Now I'm curious what was worth all these lives," said Slowbro.
"Right, but first. I think it's time for your ship to be claimed by the depths, lass," said Captain Jack Spearow.
"I should be the one to do it," said Glacier.
All five of us left Glacier's ship and crossed over to the Crystal Froslass. You forgot about Pelipper, didn't you? Once aboard, the gangplanks were gathered back into the ship and Glacier took it upon herself to sink her own ship. I think I seen tears.
Mr. Bigs stepped forward and led the surviving pirates in a sea shanty.
I thought I heard the Old Man say
"Leave her, Johnny, leave her"
Tomorrow ye will get your pay
And it's time for us to leave her
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her
For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her
Oh, the wind was foul and the sea ran high
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
She shipped it green and none went by
And it's time for us to leave her
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her
For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her
I hate to sail on this rotten tub
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
No grog allowed and rotten grub
And it's time for us to leave her
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her
For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her
We swear by rote for want of more
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
But now we're through so we'll go on shore
And it's time for us to leave her
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her
For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her
Once complete, Kyogre spoke once again.
"FOLLOW ME, I WILL LEAD YOU TO THE ORIGIN."
We were led to a small rocky island. The island was in actuality, a small beach at the base of a huge spire rising out of the sea. Large, roaring waterfalls cascaded from the peak and the only thing of note on the beach was a cave leading into the spire. We had to anchor the Crystal Froslass some distance away from the beach and take a dinghy to the shore. Slowbro, Emerald, Glacier, Captain Jack Spearow, Mr. Bigs and myself were the only ones that landed on the beach. Pelipper decided to stay behind, his wings were tired from fighting the storm so long.
"I SHALL MEET YOU INSIDE. JUST KEEP FOLLOWING THE CAVE. OH, AND IT WILL BE DARK."
Kyogre swam away and into an undersea cave just out of view.
"Well, I guess you're in the lead, Emerald," said Glacier.
"No, I am. I have darkvision. I can see threats long before you will."
We decided to proceed through the cave with me in the lead and the rest of us huddled around Emerald with her light source. Fortunately, there were no other Pokémon here, but there were quite a few pits and chasms. I closed my normal right eye and solely relied upon my green eye. This allowed me to see a lot more of the maze ahead of us than Emerald's flame would. For a couple of hours, forward and up, we walked until we could see daylight ahead. Emerging from the cave, we beheld the most beautiful sight in the world.
What we seen was a lake, a lake of the purest water ever. Water so pure that you could see straight to the bottom. Trees, flowers and other plants the likes of which have never been seen lined the lake. A small plume of water risen from the center of the lake, constantly spraying water like a fountain. The fountain spawned a little rainbow over the middle of the lake, connecting one side with the other.
All manner of Pokémon seemed to live here. Each one of them seemed loads healthier and happier than Pokémon in even the happiest of places in the outside world. This place looked exactly like how you'd picture the Garden of Eden to look.
"Captain, this is-" said Mr. Bigs.
"I was hoping for a more material treasure," replied Captain Jack Spearow.
"There is just some treasure you cannot measure," said Slowbro.
"This is beautiful," said Glacier with a bright smile on her face.
"Glad to see you perking up," said Emerald.
I looked up into a tree and seen a small green creature. This creature was shaped kind of like a Dunsparce, but only seemed to have one left eye.
"What's that?"
"What's… what?" Said Emerald, gazing up into the tree I was looking at.
"That thing, on that branch there," I said, pointing right at it.
Then the strangest feeling possessed me. It felt like I was pointing at… myself?
"I don't see anything, Argyle."
"How can you not see it? It's right on that branch!"
"She cannot see what you keep hidden."
I turned sharply to find the source of the voice, but found no one.
"Did you hear that?" I asked.
"Hear what?"
"A voice. From over there."
"Argyle, I think you need some more rest. You're hallucinating."
"Not Necessarily."
We all looked for the source of that last voice and found it on the lake. A cyan canine Pokémon was standing, yes standing, on the placid surface.
It began walking toward us and I began to discern its features more clearly. This blue canine had a white belly and white diamond pattern across its sides, a long flowing purple mane, a blue crest about its head and two long, gravity-defying ribbons in place of its tail. Whatever this Pokémon was, it was as beautiful as the waters upon which it strode.
"I SEE YOU'VE MET SUICUNE."
Kyogre was peeking its head out of the lake. How and when did it get up here?
"I see you've passed Kyogre's trial," Said Suicune, her voice light and beautiful without any sense of an impurity.
"What is this place?" Asked Glacier, "a lake this beautiful is too pure for this world."
"This is the Lake of Origin," replied Suicune, "its these waters that all other water in the world can trace their origin."
"Wow," said Mr. Bigs.
"No wonder you keep this place secret," said Emerald.
"That's not the only reason," I said, "look at that, right above the fountain."
Their gaze followed mine to find, floating above the fountain a small green gear floating in the center of a magic circle.
"Captain, is that what I think it is?"
"Aye, it's a Time Gear, mate."
"I've never heard of Time Gears before," said Slowbro, "are they valuable?"
"They are rumored to control the flow of time in an area," I explained, "take one and time will stop."
"Woah, for realsies?"
"For realsies," I replied, rolling my eyes, "even veteran thieves like me know to stay far away from them."
"These waters," said Suicune, changing the subject, "have been blessed by my ancestors and attended to by every Suicune since then. In fact, it is this lake that inspired the story of the Fountain of Youth."
"So, these waters grant immortality, do they?" Asked Captain Jack Spearow.
"No," said Suicune plainly, "but what the waters do possess is the ability to make one pure."
"How does this water do that?" Asked Emerald.
"You drink the water and it purges all impurities from your body. Parasites, gone. Diseases, cured. Corruption, cleansed."
Every eye went to me as she said the last sentence.
"MAKING IT HERE ALIVE HAS ENTITLED YOU ALL TO A SINGLE DRINK."
"Argyle, tell us what the Oracle said," said Emerald, "each and every word."
"What you seek lies in the depths, in the belly of the sea. A life which is bound and yet very free," I repeated, "Seek ye the Terror of the Seas, the one who even the seas bend their ear. Your destiny awaits you in Shipwreck Cove. Forge ahead. Do not flee. Do not fear."
"Well, you made it to Shipwreck Cove and followed the path ahead to this lake here," said Glacier, "maybe this is your destiny. To drink these waters."
"I thought I would find some clues about my unknown half-sister," I said.
"You have some sort of ailment?" Asked Suicune.
"You could call it that."
I carefully unbuckled my mask and removed it.
"Cor Blimey!" Said Mr. Bigs.
"For the last time, Mr. Bigs, you're not cockney, mate."
"I've seen corruption before," said Suicune, "but none like this."
I undid my arm binding.
"Why don't all of you drink first?" I said, "I'm still unsure about this."
Glacier didn't waste any time. She bent down and lapped up the water.
"So, how is it lass?" Asked Mr. Bigs.
"It's delicious! That's what it is! I might have just ruined rum for myself!"
"I'll pass then," said Captain Jack Spearow, "the rum isn't disappearing again on my watch."
"Ditto," said Mr. Bigs, "I just love rum too much."
"I wonder if I'll regrow my arm," said Slowbro.
"You still on about that?"
Slowbro didn't answer me, but rather knelt down and drank.
"You're right! This is good," said Slowbro, "don't feel any different, though."
"I guess that leaves me," said Emerald.
Emerald knelt down and scooped up some water in her paws. She looked at it questioningly before drinking.
"So?"
"Well, I'm no longer in pain from the battle, so there's that."
My turn, I crept up to the waters and scooped some up in my claws.
"Something about this feels wrong," I said.
"Don't tell me you're wimping out, godfather," said Slowbro.
Glacier bit him again.
"Ha! That won't hurt anymore! Oh, wait, there it is. Ow."
Without further drama, I drank deeply.
"Is it working?" Asked Emerald.
"AAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!" I screamed in pain.
My throat was burning, as if someone poured a vat of hot magma down my throat.
"Hold him still!" Ordered Suicune.
I felt hands grabbing me from every direction. Suicune glowed with some bright white energy. I spat out the water and all pain subsided. The energy then faded from Suicune.
"That was a close one," said Suicune, "that water would've killed you.
I gagged as the hands released me.
"What happened?" I asked.
"As it turns out, this 'corruption' isn't corruption at all, it is a part of you," explained Suicune, "the water couldn't decide what part of you didn't belong so…"
"It decided that Argyle himself didn't belong," said Glacier.
"Correct. So, I had to remove the water manually."
"But why do I have this corruption?" I asked, "these powers? Why wouldn't the water work? Who am I, Suicune? Who am I really?"
"I'LL TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE. I KNOW EXACTLY WHY YOU HAVE THOSE POWERS," said Kyogre, "THOUGH, WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY YOU'D CHOOSE TO HIDE IN A SNEASEL, ZYGARDE."
