"Tenkai."

My eyes snapped open. I was in space. After spending hours in Collin's library reading up on the corruption, I must have passed out. But was this merely a dream, or something more?

"Tenkai," The voice repeated, behind me.

I turned around to see the mix of eeveelutions from earlier.

"Who are you?" I inquired.

"I am known by many names, but most would refer to me as a 'guardian angel' or 'spirit guide.' Just know that I am here to help."

"You can un-corrupt my friends?"

"No. I am merely a guide; nothing more, nothing less."

"Then what do I do?"

"The answer lies in your past."

"But-"

"I know you would rather forget her, but she has given you the answer before. Look back, and all will be revealed."

I blacked out again, this time waking up back in the library.

I made my way to my room. On my way, Collin approached me.

"Hey, Tenkai. Did you find what you were looking for?"

"Not yet, but I know where to look. I'm going to meditate. Please don't disturb me."

"Gotcha."

I went into my room and locked the door. Switching to Espeon, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, loosening the lock that I had put on the past so long ago…

"There it is!" Cathy exclaimed, grabbing a book off of the shelf and wiping off the dust.

"What is it?" I asked.

"A book of ancient techniques." She flipped through the pages and placed it on a table with the book open on a section titled SPIRIT EVOLUTION. "This one caught my eye a while ago, but I forgot about it until now."

I began reading out loud:

Each Pokemon has a powerful spirit inside, waiting to be unleashed. If a compatible being gives energy to its match, the match can use this energy to evolve into its powerful inner spirit and gain a new level of power…

"Oh," I realized, "I see what's going on. You just want to prove the Espeon wrong."

After a few seconds of awkward silence, she finally sighed out "Yes."

"Hey, it's okay. I'm kind of excited to see what my spirit is!"

"Me too," she chuckled.

We went outside and gave ourselves plenty of room, just in case our spirits were too big for the house.

"Ready, Tenkai?" Cathy asked, charging what appeared to be a Hyper Beam.

I changed to Espeon and answered, "Ready."

She fired the beam, hitting me directly. I tried to absorb it. At first, it seemed to work - I could feel myself getting stronger - but it didn't last long. Cathy was exhausted from the "attack," barely able to stand.

I ran over and caught her before she fell. "Are you okay, Cathy?"

"I'm fine," she said between breaths. "It took a lot out of me. Let's try again when I get my strength back."

We tried nine other times, even reversing roles of sending and receiving energy. After the tenth trial, I convinced Cathy that it wasn't going to work. Starting to cry, she said:

"Does this mean he was right? That we're gonna…" Her voice trailed off, unable to even say the words.

"Cathy, we're gonna be fine," I answered, hugging her tightly. "Even if we do get separated, we'll find each other again."

"Right," Cathy said with a sniffle.

The vision faded and reality came back into view.

"I've done it, Flarey," I said to myself. "I've found the door. I just need the key."

Oh, yeah, not EVERYTHING happened in the scope of the RP from here on out...

Ahh, Spirit Evolution...

So, I originally ripped this right out of Digimon, but I made it my own kinda thing, and it's more like Super Saiyan now. For example, this mimics the Super Saiyan God form, where five Super Saiyans channel energy to a sixth.

~Tenkai