Chapter 28: Follow Your Dreams

Before you start reading, know that some of this was typed up during drama class, so if it seems like my concentration isn't on the story, I apologize. So on that note…

After Bryce finished his shower, he walked back into the room. Staravia had woken up and was looking out the window.

"Don't worry, we're leaving in a few minutes." Bryce said.

"What exactly is our plan?" Violet asked.

"There's something I want to check…" Bryce trailed off.

After packing up everything, Bryce returned Staravia to his PokéBall. Before he returned Violet to her PokéBall, he looked her in the eyes.

"Keep in mind that some people won't accept us." He said. That was already noted after the fiasco with Violet's parents. "Do you want to stay out of your PokéBall?"

She thought a moment before nodding. "All right." He kissed her quickly. "Since I won't be able to do that for a while…" he joked. Violet stuck her tongue out at him playfully. "This is gonna be harder than I thought." They exited the room and walked over towards the front desk. "Thanks for letting us stay the night, Nurse Joy."

She smiled. "Oh, it's not a problem. The champion's challenge only started a few days ago, so there was nobody here. If you head east, you should reach the next town within about two hours."

"Thanks for everything." Violet thanked Joy.

"Sure! I hope to see you again!" She waved to the pair as they left the Pokémon Center.

"East it is!" Bryce said. The two crossed through part of the town, watching the flowers blow in the morning wind. "I wish I could live here." Violet thought aloud.

"We should come back when everything is set up for us." Bryce replied. It was a good idea. He'd love nothing more than living with Violet in a small, beautiful town like this. The two continued to walk out of Floarama Town and into a slightly wooded area.

*This looks oddly familiar…* Bryce thought. He shook the thought out of his head. For a while, he and Violet just talked about several topics, some serious, some silly. It wasn't until Bryce saw a reddish-brown tree up ahead. He squinted to see further and noticed a small area where there weren't any trees.

"Violet?"

"Yeah?"

"How long have we been walking?"

She thought for a minute. "About half an hour." As she turned around to look behind her, she noticed they could still see the town fairly easily. More important, they hadn't been following the path for most of the walk. Turning back to Bryce, Violet noticed he was still focused on the clearing. "Are you alright?"

Slowly Bryce started to walk forward. "…I've seen this before."

Violet caught up to him and walked by his side. She noticed he was in some kind of a daze. They quickly reached the clearing.

"Violet…if what I'm thinking works…I might have lied when I said dreams aren't real." He said.

"Bryce, you're scaring me. What are you talking about?" Violet asked.

He closed his eyes. "Legion of Light."

Before Violet could ask why he said that, a house appeared. It looked as if it had been cloaked. Bryce walked up to the door and put his hand on the handle.

Violet placed her paw on top of his hand. "Bryce, I don't know if this is safe."

Finally, he looked Violet in her beautiful purple eyes. "Do you trust me?" he asked.

"With all my heart, but…"

"Violet, something is calling me here. I wished I could come see you again and that was granted, but I wished for something else…to be able to protect you."

She looked confused. "What are you saying?"

"What I'm saying is…there's a reason I knew this was here." He took her other paw in his right hand. "Violet…I want you to have the best life you can…and I know this is just another step in our adventure together. You've always had my back through everything, so I need to help you through for a change." He kissed her lovingly.

She smiled happily, her tail wagging madly. "All right."

Bryce opened the door to the house. "Woah!"

The house was much bigger on the inside than the outside. The pair slowly stepped in, looking around for something. Violet closed her eyes, examining the place with her aura.

"What do you sense?"

"Wow…this place is enormous. There's no way this place is the same space as it is on the outside…there's only one way this could be possible…magic."

Bryce smiled. He always loved imagining having a magical background. After all, magic was how he was here now.

"There's also someone in the living room." Violet finished, pointing to a door about halfway down the hall. "I don't sense malice, but be careful."

Bryce nodded, leading her to the door. He slowly opened it and looked around. The living room, like everything else, was very big. There was a figure in the center of the room.

"Geno!" Bryce said, walking over to him. "How've you been?" he said, shaking his wooden hand.

"I've been well." He replied. "So Violet, it's nice to meet you…"

She walked forward, smiling and giving him a hug. "Thanks for letting Bryce come here."

"No problem, no problem." He reassured.

"So you sent that dream showing me this place?" Bryce asked.

"Not I, however it was sent by the Legion of Light. They enroll the help of anyone who they consider strong."

"So what exactly do they want?"

"Think of all the times in history where things mysteriously happened. That was them. Basically, they go out and vanquish anything that threatens a world. You know few of them: Myself, Luigi, Mallow, Fox McCloud, Marth…"

"So what exactly do I have to do?" Bryce asked.

"I'll let them explain it better. You can stay here until Friday and then at noon, they'll send a portal here." Geno explained, gesturing to the room. "This place will have all you need: Food, shelter, entertainment...pretty much all you'd ever want."

Bryce nodded. They had the rest of today and tomorrow before the portal would show up until then. He figured he might as well see exactly what they did before coming to a decision.

"I don't have any extra time, so I'd better be going. I'll see you around." Geno finished, disappearing with a sweep of his cape.

Turning back to the beautiful Lucario before him, Bryce asked, "Want to go exploring?"

"Sure, why not?"

Bryce extended his hand and she took it as the two began to look around the house. It really did have everything. There was a large music room with records, CD's, a full arrangement of instruments, a sound booth…it was amazing.

There were several blank rooms for a bedroom. Bryce was confused before he realized there was a red X on the ground. He stepped on it and a voice spoke: "Imagine what you want the room to look like."

Violet watched him think before the room began to change in color. She gasped once she realized it was just like her old room on earth, only bigger. Running forward, she gave him a big hug. "It looks just as beautiful as it did on earth!" she said, embracing and kissing him.

"Feeling rather affectionate, aren't we?" Bryce teased. She playfully punched his shoulder. "Come on, let's keep looking around."

In other rooms, there was a huge gym with all types of equipment imaginable. Another had a huge TV with a Wii, Xbox, PS2, and a humongous stack of games lining the wall. Violet had to stop Bryce from drooling. She was a gamer too, but not anywhere close to Bryce.

However, the best room by far was the one filled with white orbs. They showed locations like a forest, a mountain, a beach…pretty much every location possible. Violet and Bryce walked onto a beach with a wonderful sunset. Bryce stretched out on a chair, Violet lying on top of him, and together they watched the sun set. As night fell, the constellations appeared slowly. Violet looked at Bryce, smiling.

"This is beautiful."

"Yeah…" Bryce agreed, pulling her closer to him. *I wonder…* he began to see some of the stars move around. They formed a heart in the night sky. Then a message became visible in the heart:

B&V Forever

Violet smiled, looking into Bryce's sapphire eyes. "You did that, didn't you?" She asked. He just smiled lovingly at her. She smiled back, leaning forward and pressing her muzzle against his lips. One kiss led to another, which soon turned into a make out session. Eventually Violet curled up into his chest, purring happily.

"I love you so much." Violet said softly.

"I love you too." Bryce replied. He let Violet fall asleep before slowly standing up with her in his arms. He walked out of the beach and back to her room, setting her under the covers. For a while, Bryce just stood there, watching her sleep with a smile on her face.

*She's so adorable.* He thought, smiling. He turned to go sleep in another room before hearing Violet growl loudly. "Okay, okay." He apologized, climbing into the empty space next to her. She continued to purr as he wrapped his arms around her. He kissed her one last time before turning the desk light off. "Violet… I want to be with you forever…"

Author's Notes: I'm REALLY sorry for not updating, and I hope this makes up for it. So what is the Legion of Light? Will Bryce join them, or is this whole thing a trap? Find out…on the next episode of Dragon Ball Z…just kidding :P. See you guys in the next chapter!