The moon shined on this night of despair with Shaun walking through a mysterious forest unfamiliar to him as he was trying still trying to wipe away the tears and agony from his eyes and cheeks. Shaun tripped on a root of a tree and landed face first in a puddle with a thud; as he lifted his head from the puddle he saw a scary reflection of Reshiram instead of his normal reflection as Shaun jolted back up in fear. "No, that's not me, I'm not bad... I'm not... evil... I don't wanna hurt anyone," Shaun cried as he started weeping without stop but Pokémon around the area started peaking and looking at Shaun while they're hiding in their dens and nests as Shaun walked by under the dark trees of these woods. "Shaun came across a very large lake and saw a log in front of the bank of the lake and sat down on the log to see his reflection that showed his new set of fangs while also his blue eyes remained; Shaun began to hallucinate a burning town in Unova and seeing himself in the middle of the burning town smiling with an evil grin as he fully transformed into Reshiram with a man with a staff and a black cloaked coat with a red eye laughing manically as he shouted, " the world is finally mine, and it's all thanks to both of you, Reshiram and Zekrom!" the man shouted. Shaun snapped out of this hallucination and fell backwards off the log in fear, "no, I won't help you... no, no, no, no!" Shaun shouted as he started crying again and curled up into a ball.
Some Pokémon came out from their dens and nests to get close to Shaun as Lillipup's, Patrat's, Sewaddle's, Blitzle's, Pidove's and many other wild Pokémon come up to Shaun trying to comfort him near the lake. "These wild Pokémon, are they...*sniff*... not afraid of me?" Shaun asked himself as the wild Pokémon cuddled near him and tried to fall asleep next to him,"wow... all you wild Pokémon accept me for who I am, you're all not afraid of me at all... thank you, maybe this power I have isn't so bad, I've just gotta practice more with Reshiram and my powers to control them easier so that Reshiram doesn't go berserk again, yeah... let's try it... let's let Reshiram have some fun and let these powers go!" Shaun shouted in excitement as he started walking around the lake and flailed his arm slowly as blue fire slowly auraed around his arm. "Okay Reshiram... please be gentle with these powers, I need to control your strength... so Reshiram... if you can hear me, let's focus... and concentrate, and control this gift together," Shaun whispered as he continued to flow the scorching blue heat around to try and control it but all it did was start to burn his arm. "Okay, too hot, too hot!" Shaun shouted as he threw the fire to the lake as the water launched into the air on impact,"okay... gonna need a lot more practice with unlimited fire," Shaun said as he looked at his hands in shame, but Shaun noticed a volcano in the distance and realized something, " that volcano, it's the perfect place to practice Reshiram's power without hurting anyone!" Shaun shouted in excitement as he ran over the lakes surface without noticing with the wild Pokémon trying to warn him until he stopped in the middle of the lake, "wait... I can't run on water can I...*sigh*... darn it," Shaun said as he fell in the lake. "Shaun crawled out of the lake drenched and wet but his high body temperature from Reshiram kept him from feeling cold from the lake water as the wild Pokémon caught up with him at the end of the lake, "I'm okay, let's head to the volcano shall we?" Shaun asked the Pokémon as they stunted towards the volcano; Shaun took off his finger-less gloves as they flew in the wind as he tried more fire from Reshiram's power to try and master the power of the legendary Pokémon inside him as Shaun took off his leather jacket as the black jacket flew in the wind and the only shirt Shaun is wearing is a white tank top on with his jeans and his purple and red scarf as he happily climbed the slope of the volcano with the other Pokémon and no remorse, freeing the flames inside him himself as Shaun and the Pokémon reached nearly the highest peak of the volcano and showed the wild Pokémon more of his power as lava shot a bit from the ground, but while this was going on Shaun yanked off his favorite scarf and tossed it away to have it flow in the wind as well, "the past is behind me, and I'm never going back, the wild is now my home!" Shaun shouted with a happy smile.
Back Home in Nimbasa City
It's been five months since Shaun disappeared and it's in the middle of December and snow was falling over all of Unova as Shaun's Mom is crying on the couch with all of Shaun's Pokémon in the room with her near the Christmas by the fire. Aqua tries to hug Shaun's Mom with his head to calm her down and Guardian levitated a tissue box to her with Physic, but they didn't stop the flow of tears," thanks you two... *blows nose*... but without Shaun it's just... it feels like I have a hole in my heart... he's been gone for five months, and it's the Christmas season... I never had a Christmas without Shaun... and I guess it's my first year without him... it's snowing outside, I do hope he doesn't freeze *sniff*... I need to be alone, sorry everyone," Mom cried as she went upstairs with the tissue box and left all six of Shaun's Pokémon on the couch. "Man... what do we do to fix this?" Aqua asked, "I'm sure Shaun must be freezing out there," Hydra said with worry, "but the Unova Reigon is very big, how are we gonna find him?" Guardian asked, "guys, in sorry to say but... Shaun is exiled, even if we do find him, if he's seen by anyone in any town, them he'll be arrested on the spot... or... or worse... he'll be... he'll be..." Shaolin explained as tears began to run down her face, "don't you dare... finish that sentence Shaolin!" Lina shouted with tears in her eyes, "but we can't just give up on our trainer, law or not I'm staying loyal to M'lord Shaun!" Leer shouted. Lina was staring at the crystal heart necklace resting in her paw as more tears rolled down her face, "Lina, are you okay?" Shaolin asked as Lina grasped the necklace," Lord Leer is right everyone," Lina said as everyone looked at her in confusion, " I am ?" Leer asked in confusion," yes, you are... we can't just give up on Shaun... we're his Pokémon... no, his friends... Shaun's out there in this freezing weather somewhere and law or not I'm gonna look for Shaun and bring him back here, no matter how cold it is!" Lina shouted, "b-but Lina, a blizzard is going to hit in a couple of hours, if you don't find him before it hits then you'll freeze to death!" Aqua shouted, "I don't care, I'd rather freeze in ice up to my neck to bring Shaun back to Nimbasa City, and if you all are too scared of snow to help me look then I don't need you all... I'm leaving with or without you... I'll see you guy later until I find Shaun... good-bye," Lina said as she got up from the couch and left through the front door into the freezing cold of winter and ran on all fours to find Shaun as fast as possible but was interrupted by a shout behind her, "Lina wait!" the voice shouted as Lina stopped in her tracks to turn around to see Shaolin and the others trying yo cats had up to her. "Lina, we're not letting you do this alone, we're are Shaun's Pokémon too and it's our duty to stand by our trainer, experiment of Team Plasma or not, we're coming with you," Shaolin explained with a determined face as Shaun's Pokémon nodded in agreement, "you guys... th-thank you... thank you all," Lina said as tears ran down her cheeks again, "hey, no tears friend, it's cold out her for tears... we should get going to see where Shaun went off to before the blizzard hits Unova," Shaolin said as she hugged Lina, "me and Guardian will take too the skies to find him, let's go Guardian!" Hydra shouted in excitement, " um... you don't know the move Fly Hydra," Guardian explained, " who cares, I've got wings right, so I can fly whenever I please, let's just go Guardian," Hydra said with annoyance," v-very well Hydra... sorry... let's find Shaun quickly before that Blizzard does hit," Guardian said as he and Hydra took to the skies to search from the air, " let's get going, we're running out of time, let's move out Comrades!" Leer shouted as all of Shaun's Pokémon went out alone in the cold winter to find their trainer and their Best Friend.
Shaun's Pokémon searched all of Unova in the forests for Shaun and the Blizzard already hit an hour ago, as the icy wind and snow got stronger and freezing Shaun's Pokémon and since Hydra is part Dragon Type the blizzard is weakening him the most as Hydra's wings slowly stopped for him to pass out on the ground in weakness. "Hydra, are you alright?" Aqua asked out of worry, "ah... this cold... it's too much for me... ha, guess it's a bad time to be a Dragon Type... huh," Hydra giggled as he began to close his eyes, " Hydra stay with us... we need to find a place to warm up Comrades!" Leer shouted, "Lord Leer's right... we need to find a place to warm up!" Aqua shouted, " but... we can't stop, what if we lose track of Shaun!" Lina shouted, " Lina, I understand your motives but if we stay out her any longer then we'll freeze to death!" Shaolin shouted, " Lina, we're cold and hungry, if we don't take shelter then we'll freeze where we stand or die of hunger, so I agree with Shaolin," Guardian said, "... f-fine... you cowards go find some warmth, I'll keep going on my search for Shaun!" Lina shouted as she walked away into the freezing blizzard in anger, " Lina wait, you're gonna freeze if you keep going!" Shaolin shouted, " I don't care... I'm gonna find Shaun, and if I freeze to death to find him... then I know my sacrifice would've been worth it!" Lina shouted as she walked away in anger, "Lina wait!" everyone shouted as she disappeared into the thick icy blizzard of snow. An hour passed as Pina kept searching for Shaun in the freezing cold but as time went by Lina got weaker and weaker as she was shivering her way through the woods, " *shivers*... Shaun, where are you... please answer me... please...I...need you," Lina uttered in sadness but all of a sudden a black glove hit her in the face. "Wh-what ... what is this?" Lina asked herself as she grabbed the glove and looked at it closely to realize who's glove it is, "oh my... is this gloves whose I think it is... it's Shaun's fingerless glove... he's got... to be around here... somewhere... Shaun, where are you... answer me!" Lina shouted as she saw two pieces of clothing stuck in a tree branch near the ground blowing in the wind. "Oh my goodness, Shaun's leather jacket... and his favorite scarf... he would never take off his favorite scarf, unless... something... bad happened to him... Shaun, I'm coming... he has to be close by," Lina said to herself as she put in Shaun's leather jacket and scarf for extra warmth. Lina traveled through the blizzard for another half an hour but never found Shaun and the warmth of the jacket and scarf are running out fast and Lina is getting weaker from the cold, "I... can't last... much longer... Shaun... I'm...sorry... I...failed... you..." Lina uttered in tears as she passed out on the ground from the freezing cold of the blizzard as her tears froze solid.
Shaun's POV
Shaun is walking through the blizzard calmly and without a care in the world with just a scratched up tank top that showed the bottom of his belly and his jeans that were torn up a bit without feeling cold whatsoever, "ha, good thing I have Reshiram giving me a high body temperature or I'll defiantly be freezing to the bones right now," Shaun said to himself, "now let's hope my favorite berries haven't froze from this blizzard yet," Shaun said to himself as he continued to walk through the blizzard but was having trouble where he's going. "Dang, i can't see a thing, this blizzard is way too strong," Shaun said but accidentally tripped on something and landed in the snow, "OW, good thing the snow cushioned the fall a bit, but what did I trip on?" Shaun asked himself as he checked on what he tripped on, it's covered in snow, let me clear this snow off," Shaun said as he brushed the snow off but was shocked to see Lina passed out in the snow. "What, Lina, what are you doing her?" Shaun asked in shock as he felt Lina's arm, " oh no... how long have you been out here, I gotta get you some warmth or you'll die from this storm," Shaun said in worry as he grabbed Lina in his arms and carried her, " I'll get you back to my cave, you'll be warm there," Shaun said as he ran to the volcano. "Shaun ran inside the cave that was in the side of the magma mountain with Lina still in his arms, he Kaye's her down on the stone ground as Shaun gathered some sticks and wood he got during the fall season and made a quick new fireplace with the sticks and stones around the cave and used a bit of his blue fire from his hands to start up the fire, " this cave is near the volcanoes bottom crater, so the lava at the backside of this cave should heat up the walls and ground of this place a bit, c'mon Lina you gotta survive, I won't let you die like this!" Shaun shouted as he started a blue fireball in his hand with his powers and held it in his palms near Lina's body, "c'mon Lina wake up, you have to survive," Shaun pleaded as he noticed that Lina is wearing his jacket, scarf, and had a finger-less glove in her paws, "how did she manage to Final almost all of my clothing, oh well, that doesn't matter now, c'mon Lina wake up, stay with me!" Shaun shouted as he felt Lina to see if she's warm as her fur felt a bit warmer, " okay, that should be good, she should awake anytime, I guess I should just wait it out, it's getting really dark though, so I don't know if she can make it back to Nimbasa City," Shaun said to himself as he stopped the blue fireball and waited for Lina to wake up. Two hours have pasted to signify it's eight o' clock at night as Shaun woke up from his nap to see that Lina is still knocked out, Shaun checked to see if she was still breathing and she was indeed still breathing, "at least she's still alive, wait a minute... the question is did she come here alone or did she bring the others?" Shaun asked himself as Lina started to twitch and move to signal that she's waking up. Lina opened her eyes to see a burning fire and Shaun right above her, "ugh... Is this heaven... or not?" Lina asked, " no, you're not in heaven, you're not even dead, you would've been if I didn't find you passed out in the snow," Shaun explained, "... oh my goodness, Shaun... is it you or is the snow and blizzard getting to me?" Lina asked, "you're looking at the one and only me Lina, and besides, wouldn't I phase through you if I wasn't real?" Shaun asked, " Shaun... it is you, I can't believe I found you in this weather!" Lima shouted as she hugged him with a tight grip, "um... Lina... two things... one, I found you... and two, did you come with anyone else to try and find me?" Shaun asked, "um, yes, I had Aqua and the others come with me but they stopped for warmth for Hydra and I left them to find you," Lina explained, "Lina, heavenly you heard the phrase, nobody gets left behind?" Shaun asked, " I'm sorry, I was desperate to find you," Lina explained, "no need to apologize, but we need to find the others before they freeze, you can keep the clothes and join me if you want?" Shaun asked, " Shaun it's really cold out there, are you sure you don't need a jacket?" Lina asked, " I'm fine, my body temperature is too hot to make me freeze, now let's hurry and find them!" Shaun shouted.
They left the cave and sprinted down the side of the volcano's slope and back into the forest but on their way they pasted two gravestones made out of rocks on the way down, "Shaun, whose graves did we past?" Lina asked, "uh... those are a long story, but there's no time to explain; we gotta hurry before the others freeze!" Shaun shouted. Shaun and Lina looked through the forest for Shaun's Pokémon to rescue them from the blistering blizzard, especially Hydra, he has to be suffering the most is what Shaun thought to himself, "Lina, where was the last time you saw the gang?" Shaun asked, " it was an hour before I found your jacket and scarf on a tree branch," Lina explained, " that'll take too long, I'll have to light a beacon, give me a thick tree brick please Lina?" Shaun asked, " of course, I'll get you one from this tree," Lina agreed as she blasted the thick branch down with Dark Pulse and gave it to Shaun. "Thanks, I'll light this branch up as a torch beacon so the gang can find us if they see it, let's move fast!" Shaun shouted as he lit the branch with his blue fire and they sprinted through the cold and dark woods to find the gang. Shaun and Lina called out the nicknames of all five of Shaun's Pokémon but they finally heard a call from someone, "who's there, whomever's there, please, we need help!" the voice shouted, "don't worry, we're coming!" Shaun shouted as he and Lina ran to the voice for it to reveal the voice to be Guardian. "Guardian, I'm glad we found you!" Lina shouted with glee, " we were lucky to find each other, it seems like you found Shaun as well Lina, but we have an emergency, come with me quick," Guardian said in distress as Shaun and Lina followed him to a nearby cave to see the rest of Shaun's Pokémon resting with a tiny fireplace, "Lina, y-you found Shaun, g-great j-job," Shaolin shivered, "guys, what's going on here?" Shaun asked, "poor Hydra I-isn't looking so good, t-the blizzard is t-t-too much for him, h-he needs heat badly... or he'll f-freeze faster then the rest of us," Shaolin explained, "come with me then guys, my place is warmer then this cave, Guardian could you carry Hydra for us please?" Shaun asked, "of course, I'll be happy to help out," Guardian agreed, alright, let's move swiftly guys!" Shaun shouted as Guardian carried Hydra and his group followed Shaun and his torch back to his volcano shelter.
Shaun led everyone to his home in the volcano and he told his Pokémon to place the unconscious Dragon next to his fireplace for him to heat up, "I'll help boost his warmth with my fire but I won't hold it for long, Lina put the jacket over him please," Shaun asked, "of course, I hope Hydra will be alright...I'm sorry for leaving you guys behind in the storm, I just really wanted to find Shaun," Lina apologized, "I-its alright Lina, we understand... b-but this near-death experience was worth it, we found Shaun surprisingly," Aqua said as Shaun smiled a bit. "Oh, it looks like Hydra is coming too, hear him up a bit more," Shaun said as Hydra began to wake up, "ugh... what's going on guys... Shaun, it's you... we finally found you," Hydra said with a surprise, "it is great to see you all my friends and I appreciate you all risking your life's to find me... but I can't return with you all y'know," Shaun explained, " we understand, we just... wanted to see you again... your mother really misses you y'know," Lina explained, "well if you see her again, tell her I miss her greatly," Shaun said. "Hey are you guys hungry, I've got berries in my supplies if you all want some?" Shaun asked with a cheerful smile, "t-that would be appreciated, t-thank you Shaun," Shaolin thanked with passion as Shaun got up and went further into the cave to get his food supply. Shaun brings back some Oran, Sitrus, and Aspear Berries to cure everyone of their freezing body temperatures from the storm, "Aspear Berries, I didn't know they grew around here," Shaolin said as Shaun gave everyone a good portion of each berry; and as everyone healed up and cured their low body temperatures with the Aspear Berties. After an hour of dinner for the time to turn Nine O' Clock at night as everyone finished their berries around the fire, "thanks for the refresher Shaun, you saved my life," Hydra thanked, "you saved all of our life's M'Lord," Lord Leer thanked, " you're all very welcome, I'm sure it's very cold out there to return home, so you guys can spend the night until the storm passes," Shaun said with a smile, "Shaun, can I ask you a question, how are you not freezing like us, you're just wearing a broken tank top that's showing some of your stomach, and you're not a single bit cold at all?" Aqua asked, "oh, thanks to Reshiram I have a higher body temperature then any normal human so I don't need much clothing to warm me up," Shaun explained, " I also have a question Shaun, we passed two graves made from rocks on the way down to find the gang, who's graves are they?" Lina asked as Shaun just sat there in silence and began to look down at his last Oran Berry in his palm as a tear ran down his cheek, lime he remembered a lost loved one as Shaun's Pokémon gasped in shock at this sudden emotion, " um... you... don't have to talk about it if you don't want too," Lina said, "I'll tell you who they are...*sigh*... they're a mother and child looking for shelter... and died a tragic death," Shaun explained as the gang gasped in shock, " w-who were they, were they humans or Pokémon?" Aqua asked, " well... they were Pokémon to be specific, they were an evolution family, the mother was a wild Lucario and her son was a young Riolu," Shaun explained, "I don't mean to be rude but... how did they pass?" Shaolin asked,"... I'll tell you... I met them last month at the beginning of November, when I was training my powers by the lake near this volcano, but I saw in the distance... a Lucario with a young Riolu, I saw her fall to her knee's and I run around the lake to see if she was alright," Shaun explains.
Flashback, November
"Lucario, are you alright, speak to me!" Shaun shouted as he poured and splashed some lake water on the Lucario's head and body, "you two look exhausted, let me take you back to my place... is this your mother Riolu?" Shaun asked the Riolu, "um... yes... are you here to help us?" the Riolu asked, " of course, follow me, I'll help your mother," Shaun said as he picked up the fainted Lucario in his arms and carried her to his cave as the young Riolu followed close behind. Shaun set the Lucario against the volcano cave wall and went to get some clean water and some Oran Berries from the supplies in the back of the cave; Shaun came back with the water and Berries, "okay, I hope this works, Riolu could you hold her head up?" Shaun asked as the young Riolu lifted his mothers head backwards so Shaun can help her easier. "Okay, these Oran Berries can help her for a bit longer and this water will help wash it down," Shaun said as he felt her forehead to find out she is burning up, "oh my, your mom's got a very bad fever, she must be severally sick, she needs a Pokémon Center," Shaun said, "grr, but I can't walk into any towns or cities... I'm exiled so if I'm spotted then I'll get arrested or put down on the spot, but if I don't try then this Lucario will die from illness, c'mon Shaun you gotta think of something fast, this Lucario's life is depending on you and this Riolu is too young to lose his mother at this age, c'mon Shaun think!" Shaun thought to himself as he put an Oran Berry in her mouth and helped her chew by moving her mouth; after the berry was chews up Shaun poured some water in and helped her swallow the berry. "That Berry should help her hang in there a bit longer, but if she doesn't receive treatment now then all will be lost... grr, I don't know what to do in situations like this!" Shaun thought in panic, " *sigh*... okay okay okay, Shaun don't panic, just think fast," Shaun thought as he began to think long and hard with sweat pouring down his brow until he had no choice. " I don't care, I have no choice... Riolu, I have to bring your Mom to a Pokémon Center, so can you promise to stay in this cave and not go anywhere please," Shaun asked, "I promise, but will mommy be okay?" Riolu asked, " I... I don't know, I can't make any promises, but let's hope and pray to Arceus that she will be okay... stay safe Riolu, I'll be back soon," Shaun said as he grabbed the plastic water bottle, put it in his pocket and grabbed Lucario in his arms and left the cave and sprinted through the forest while occasionally pouring water on Lucario's forehead.
"C'mon Lucario, stay with me, hang in there a little longer," Shaun pleaded as he sprinted faster but in the distance Shaun saw a town past the trees and was getting closer," there's a town, just a bit longer Lucario, stay with me!" Shaun shouted as Shaun exited the forest and ran through the streets of this new town. " *pant* *pant*... I don't know this town, so I'm gonna have to search for the Center or ask around," Shaun said as he began to look around every street for the Pokémon Center and eventually found the center. "There it is, we're almost there Lucario," Shaun said but before he was about to enter the Pokémon Center he was stopped by a shout," hey, stop right there!" the voice shouted ; Officer Jenny wales up to Shaun and asked, "are you Shaun Ark?" Jenny asked, "uh... y-yes...Officer... please let me move on, it's an emergency," Shaun pleaded, "I'm sorry, I can't allow it, you're exiled do you you need to come with me," Jenny said as she grabbed Shaun shoulder and started taking him away, "wait, please, you don't understand, if I don't get to the Pokémon Center then be too late!" Shaun pleaded, "I'm sorry, tell it to the judge," Jenny said but they were stopped by another shout behind them," Officer wait!" the voice shouted as Nurse Joy burst from the doors of the Pokémon. Enter and caught up to them. "Officer, think about what you're doing, let the child explain why he's here," Nurse Joy said, "...*sigh*... fine, explain why you're here Shaun before you receive the consequences," Jenny said as she let go of Shaun's shoulder, "okay, explain why you want to enter the Pokémon Center," Nurse Joy asked, "b-because, see this wild Lucario, she has a very bad fever and if she doesn't receive treatment right away then the worst might happen," Shaun explained, "... I'm only here for this, I'll never come back to this town again if you help me out," Shaun pleaded, "then let's not waste any time, come, follow me to the Pokémon Center quickly before it's too late!" Joy shouted as her and Shaun sprinted toward the Center with Officer Jenny standing there.
They burst through the entrance doors of the Center as Nurse Joy shouted, " Audino, get a stretcher quickly, we've got an emergency!" Joy shouted as Audino grabbed a stretcher from the back as Shaun put the female Lucario on the stretcher and felt her breath slowly slip away. "Nurse Joy, she's losing her breath, we're about to lose her!" Shaun shouted, "no, I refuse to let her pass away, I never had a patient pass away in my entire career and I refuse to let this Lucario be the first!" Joy shouted, "please make her better, she's a single mother of a young Riolu, that Riolu is counting on us, so do your best work Nurse Joy!" Shaun pleaded, "don't worry, I will not fail!" Joy shouted as her and Audino sprinted the Lucario through the halls too an emergency room with Shaun close behind. They swiftly dodged dashed into the emergency room as Nurse Joy put on some gloves, "Audino, strap a life monitor on her wrist while I try to diagnose what disease is causing this to happen to the poor girl!" Joy shouted as she got a syringe ready to get a blood sample from Lucario as Audino strapped on the Life monitor, "Shaun, we need some assistance please!" Joy shouted, "o-of course, what do you need?" Shaun asked as Nurse Joy took the blood sample from Lucario's arm and gave it to Shaun, "could you please put this same into the analyzer while me and Audino try to help her," Joy said as she went to help Audino with the extremely ill Lucario. "O-okay, I'll try," Shaun said while he inserted the blood sample into the machine but it was analyzing too slow, " Shaun, how's the blood analysis coming along?" Joy asked in panic, "it's taking too long... wait, I think it's getting something," Shaun said as the machine finished testing the blood but the machine didn't bring up a disease, it just showed a blank screen. "Nurse Joy... what's going on with the machine, it's showing a blank screen?" Shaun asked as Nurse Joy came up to take a look, "b-but... this doesn't happen unless... this is a new disease... that we haven't seen before... I'm afraid... there's nothing we can do," Joy uttered in sadness; the life monitor is beating rapidly to signal that the Lucario's time is almost up, "oh no, please no," Shaun begged as he ran to the stretcher, "no, Audino prepare the defibrillator, we can't cure her but we can try to keep her alive just a bit longer, I hope," Joy said in fear as Audino prepared the defibrillator.
Shaun grabbed Lucario's paw and began to plead, "please Lucario, you can't die, you have a precious little Riolu at the cave waiting for you to return happy and healthy... please," Shaun pleaded but while Shaun had his eyes closed, Lucario lifted her other paw and touched Shaun on his shoulder. "Shh...don't cry," the Lucario said as she slowly opened her eyes," Sh-Shaun... was it... please... don't shed a tear... over my passing *coughs*, I know my son Riolu is waiting for me... but I'm afraid I can't... make this promise... Shaun, promise me...'that you will... take care of my son... will you? Lucario asked, "o-of course, I promise, Riolu is safe under my hand," Shaun promised. " *chuckles*... th-thank you... Riolu... I'm sorry... it's time for mommy... to join the stars, I guess... thank you again... Shaun... for everything," Lucario uttered with her last breath as she closed her eyes, smiled, and her left arm dropped back from Shaun's shoulder and onto her chest as the Life monitor beeped as the line on the monitor stopped beeping. "Lucario... Lucario, speak to me... Lucario... no...no, Lucario you can't die!" Shaun shouted as he started crying and grasped Lucario's paw tighter, "oh no, Shaun stand back!" Joy shouted as she grabbed the defibrillator and Shaun got out of the way," okay, we're good, set charge too a hundred volts!" Joy shouted as Audino turned the volts up, "okay, and we're clear!" Joy shouted as she shocked Lucario's chest; but she didn't wake up, "set charges to two hundred!" Joy shouted as Audino turned up the volts again, "okay, and we're clear!" Joy shouted with tears in her eyes as she shocked Lucario's chest again but she didn't wake up, "last try, Audino set the charge to three hundred volts!" Joy shouted as Audino set the charge to three hundred, "okay, one last attempt... and we're clear!" Joy shouted as she shocked Lucario's chest one last time, but yet she didn't wake up and the Life monitor didn't move an inch but Shaun saw on Lucario's fave the smile that she had as she passed, "no... Shaun... I'm sorry... but I'm afraid... she's gone... for good," Joy explained as she started to weep in tears, "it's alright Nurse Joy... at least... you and Audino tried your hardest to help us," Shaun said through tears, "wh-what do we do with her?" Joy asked with tears in her eyes, "I guess... I'll take her... she deserves a proper burial... and her son needs to see her one last time before she's gone," Shaun cried, "Shaun, if this is a new disease that we don't know yet then her son must have the illness too... doesn't that seem obvious too you?" Joy asked, "yeah... but Riolu didn't look sick to me," Shaun explained, "he may not be infected... but he might be in a future date... here, take my phone number in case you need me, the Pokémon Center of Lentimas City is always happy to help out whenever you need it Shaun, you've got a friend in Lentimas City," Joy said through tears, "th-thank you, thanks for everything Nurse Joy," Shaun cried as he grabbed Lucario off the stretcher into his arms and walked out to see Officer Jenny crying outside the emergency room. "Um... Officer Jenny... wh-?" Shaun asked but was interrupted by Jenny with her grabbing his tank top, "Sh-Shaun... I'm sorry... I didn't know... if I let you In the Pokémon Center sooner... then this wouldn't have happened!" Jenny cried, "it's okay, it's not your fault, this disease wasn't known so there was no medicine for her... but she passed with a smile on her," Shaun cried, "that's even worse!" Jenny cried, "don't worry, I'll give her a burial worthy of the promise she offered me, and I'm willing to keep that promise, and I will protect her son... a young Riolu," Shaun explained, " Inwish you luck on the rest of your day... and I hope that little Riolu will do well," Jenny cried as Shaun out of the Pokémon Center and walked back into the forest and walked all the way back to his cave with Lucario in his arms; the sun began to set on the horizon as Shaun entered his volcano cave to see Riolu sitting on a rock, "oh... is mommy all better?" Riolu asked as Shaun stood there in silence and tears ran down his face again, "Ri-...Riolu... I'm sorry... Mommy has... gone somewhere... where she can rest at ease... and that illness will never torture her again," Shaun explained with tears in his eyes, "wh-what... what do you mean... is Mommy okay?" Riolu asked as tears started to roll down his face; Shaun got on his knees and showed Riolu the tragedy that befell on his mother, " M-Mommy... wake up... Mommy... please," Riolu begged with tears in his eyes, "Riolu... I'm sorry... I was... too late... her illness was incurable," Shaun explained with tears in his eyes, "no... Mommy please... no...no... no way... Mommy!" Riolu screamed at the top of his lungs and hugged his mother tightly with tears in his eyes.
The moon shined on this night of sadness as Shaun and Riolu stared at Lucario's grave that Shaun dug up and buried Lucario with a big rock as the gravestone, Shaun turned to Riolu and said, "Riolu... I'm sorry that your mother had to leave you at such a young age," "don't worry... it's not your fault mister... I miss her so much," Riolu cried, "don't you have a father to turn to or take care of you, right?" Shaun asked, "um... no, my daddy left a long time ago, he left when I was two," Riolu replied. "Wow... well if you don't have a father then... maybe I can fix that," Shaun said, "wh-what do you mean mister?" Riolu asked with a confused look, "how about I take care of you... sorta like a... father figure... so how about it Riolu?" Shaun asked, "so... you're gonna be my new Daddy?" Riolu asked, "you could say that, but my sons gonna need a new name... how about, I call you... Auron, how about it?" Shaun asked, "I... would love that... thank you Mister!" Auron shouted as he jumped and tackled Shaun to hug him as they both fell to the ground as they both laughed, "you don't have to call me mister, just call me Shaun or Dad if you want," Shaun said through his laughing, "okay... Daddy," Auron laughed.
Present Time
"Aw... that's cute Shaun in what you did for that poor Riolu, it's sweet," Lina complimented, "the demise that befell that Lucario is a sad tale indeed, but what happened to Auron?" Shaolin asked, "this sad tale isn't over yet gang, more happened during last month and the beginning of December," Shaun explained, "then keep going, tell us more of what happened?" Aqua begged. "Well... the weeks went by with Auron, and they were some of the best moments of my life, Auron joined me during my training, we played in the forest with the wild Pokémon, taught him to use Aura Sphere at an early level, and we shared dinner and supplies, oh and we also swam in the lake nearby this cave," Shaun explained. "But when November started to end and the beginning of Wintwe and snow started to fall, I've noticed something wrong with Auron, he started sneezing and coughing, but I understood that winter was coming to Unova, so I thought Auron was getting a common cold, but little did I know that this cold was much more then that," Shaun explained.
Flashback, Around the beginning of December
Shaun and Auron were hiking in the snow covered forest for more berries and firewood but Auron started to sneeze once or reuse and coughed a couple of times," you doing okay back there Auron?" Shaun asked, "y-yeah... I'm alright daddy," Auron said as he sneezed once more, "haha, y'know Auron, you're adorable when you sneeze, it's like when a Skitty sneezes, it's like a tiny *poof* noise," Shaun giggled but heard a noise behind him. Shaun turned around to see Auron passed out on the ground face first in the snow, "oh no... Auron!" Shaun shouted as he ran to Auron and grabbed him in his arms, "Auron, what's wrong... what's going on?" Shaun asked in panic as he felt Auron's forehead to reveal its very warm," you're burning up, we need to head back, you need some rest," Shaun said as he carried the small Riolu in his arms back to the volcano cave and set him down to rest. "This has never happened before, usually Auron is bouncing and being his cheerful self... but ever since this common cold showed up, Auron has not been himself... I think I need to call Nurse Joy on my holo-phone... I just hope there's service out here is fine," Shaun said as he grabbed his holo-phone and called the Pokémon Center. The phone rang in the Pokémon Center as Nurse Joy picked up the phone at the desk, " hello, this is the Pokémon Center of Lentimas City, Nurse Joy speaking, how can I help you?" Nurse Joy asked, "Nurse Joy it's Shaun Ark," Shaun said, "oh Shaun, it's great to hear from you again, is there anything you or Riolu need?" Joy asked, " that's what I'm calling for... its Riolu... something's wrong with him," Shaun explained as Nurse Joy dropped her phone in shock on her side, "Joy... Nurse Joy... Nurse Joy are you there?" Shaun asked in panic, "no...not again, let's just hope and pray that this isn't the same disease... Audino, give me my medical bag, I'll put on my winter coat!" Joy shouted as she put on her winter coat and Audino gave her the medical bag, " Audino, watch over the Pokémon Center until I return please," Joy asked as Audino nodded In agreement, "thank you Audino, I'll be back soon," Joy said as she picked the phone back up," Shaun, where are you and Riolu located?" Joy asked, "we're located in a cave on the side of a volcano in the forest next to the town," Shaun explained, "right, I'm on my way, just keep Riolu hydrated," Joy said as she hung up the phone and burst out the doors and ran inside the forest.
Nurse Joy finds the volcano but can't find Shaun so she starts to call Shaun's name; Shaun checked outside the cave and saw Nurse Joy, "Nurse Joy, up here!" Shaun shouted as Nurse Joy ran to Shaun's position and entered the cave," where's the Riolu?" Joy asked, " he's over here," Shaun said as he lead Nurse Joy to where Auron was resting, " thank you, I'm gonna do an analysis on him, this could take a while," Joy said as she opened her medical bag and started to analyze Auron with all the equipment she had. Half and hour later, Hoy finished her analysis and was shocked and scared of the results, "Shaun, I'm sorry to say but...but...," Joy uttered in fear, "Nurse Joy... what's wrong with him?" Shaun asked in fear," this Riolu... has the same exact disease as the Lucario from last month," Joy said in fear," no... not again... not Auron... please say you did enough research so that you made some sort of medicine to cure poor Auron... please," Shaun begged. "I'm sorry Shaun... but creating medicine will take months or even years of research," Joy explained, "no... I can't go through this again... not again... not this poor, cute, and innocent Riolu," Shaun uttered as he tried to hold back his tears," Nurse Joy... what do I do?" Shaun asked as Auron woke up, "Daddy, whys this lady here?" Auron asked, "Auron... could you go get some snacks and water in the back?" Shaun asked, "okay Daddy," Auron said with a cute smile and ran to the supplies to get the snacks and water. "Okay, back on topic... Shaun, I'm afraid you can't do anything... my suggestion is to have fun with him, and have Riolu live life to the fullest with the time he has left, "Joy explained as she started packing up her supplies in her bag, "thank you for your time Nurse Joy, I'll make his last moments fantastic," Shaun said through his tears, "I'm so sorry for your loss Shaun... I'm sorry I couldn't be much help to you again... I'm sorry," Joy cried, "hey, it's not your fault, this disease is uncurable, so this isn't your fault, I'm pretty sure more Pokémon are needing you at the Pokémon Center then us," Shaun said as Auron comes back with the snacks and water, "yeah, I should... just remember Shaun, you've always got a friend in Lentimas City, goodbye you two," Joy said as she waved goodbye and left the cave," Daddy, is the pink-haired lady leaving?" Auron asked as he took a sip of the water, "yes she is... Auron, are you feeling alright?" Shaun asked, "yes, I feel a little fine, I have a bit of a hurty throat though," Auron said, "hey Auron... after we finish getting firewood for tonight... how about we go ice skating or make a snowman... how does that sound?" Shaun asked, "really, that will be so much fun, thank you Daddy!" Auron shouted as he jumped up and hugged Shaun.
Present
"I just knew it was a matter of time before Auron's time was up, we had so much fun over the next three weeks, it was the best three weeks of my life, but little did I know that the date, December fifteenth will be the saddest day of my life.
Flashback: December 15th
"Auron, wake up, today's a big day!" Shaun shouted with glee, but Auron didn't get up, "Auron... get up, today's an exciting day, you okay... Auron?" Shaun asked as he went to check on Auron. "Auron, are you okay?" Shaun asked as Auron started to furiously cough, "Daddy, I don't feel so good," Auron coughed as Shaun felt his forehead to reveal he's really burning up," Auron, you're burning up, no... today can't be the day... not today out of all days," Shaun begged," Daddy, what do you mean?" Auron asked. "Aw man... guess it's to to come clean then... *sigh*... Auron... you have the same disease as your mother did," Shaun explained, "wh-what... what does that mean Daddy?" Auron asked in shock, "it means... you'll... you'll... I... I can't even say it!" Shaun cried. Auron just later there in silence D Shaun cried but Auron placed his paw on Shaun's hand and said, "Daddy...don't cry... it's okay... I understand," Auron said as tears ran down his face too, "wh-what... what are you saying Auron?" Shaun asked, "I understand that I have to go soon, that I'll see Mommy again in the clouds above... I will miss you Daddy, and ever since we met... I've always loved you," Auron said through tears, "I... I love you too...hey, let's have one last day of fun... before you go... what do you say Auron... can you fight through this disease... just for today?" Shaun asked, "I'll... i'll try Daddy," Auron said with a smile, "you mentioned an exciting day today Daddy, what are we doing that's so exciting?" Auron asked, "well... I asked the Pokémon around the forest and they agreed... we're going to have a snowball fight near the lake!" Shaun shouted with excitement, "really, oh boy, when are we going Daddy?" Auron asked with excitement while bouncing up and down, "we're going right now, pack up some lunch now, the Pokémon are waiting," Shaun said, "yay, I'll be out in a bit!" Auron shouted as he went back to the supplies, "Auron, what are you doing?" Shaun asked, "wait outside please," Auron begged, "okay, but don't take too long Auron," Shaun warned as he left the cave to wait outside. Five minutes later Auron came out with the lunch packed inside folded up leaves, " usually it doesn't take five minutes to prepare lunch leaves, what too so long Auron?" Shaun asked as Auron covered up to sneeze for a bit, "bless you Auron," Shaun said, "th-thanks... *coughs*... sorry it took so long, it's a surprise," Auron smiled, "okay, let's see this surprise Auron," Shaun asked with excitement, "I can't do that silly, that will spoil the surprise," Auron giggled, "well, when do I get to see it, you got me curious you little rascal," Shaun said as he started tickling Auron's chest and Auron burst into laughter as he fell backwards into the snow covered ground, "you'll... you'll have to wait until lunch... Daddy," Auron laughed, "I can't wait that long... c'mon Auron, show Daddy your surprise," Shaun laughed, "I can't... I'm sorry... you'll have to wait," Auron laughed, "welp... okay, I give up... okay I'll wait Auron," Shaun said as he stopped tickling Auron but Auron couldn't stop laughing, "are you done yet Auron?" Shaun asked, "o-okay... okay... I think I'm done," Auron said as he finally stopped laughing, "hey Auron, I got an idea on how to get to the lake faster," Shaun said, "how Daddy?" Auron asked as Shaun got on his knees, "climb on my shoulders, this royal chariot is ready to carry Prince Auron to the lake for some frozen fun," Shaun said with a chuckle, " prince... haha okay," Auron laughed as he climbed into Shaun and sat in his shoulders, "now rise fellow chariot, the prince is ready to go," Auron giggled, "as you wish your highness, hang on tight," Shaun said as he stood up and sprinted toward the frozen lake with Auron on his shoulder.
Shaun and Auron made it to the lake to see a bunch of wild Pokémon local to the forest were gathered, "we're here guys!" Shaun shouted as he crouched down to let Auron off his shoulders, "alright, we'll separate into teams, I'll be captain and Auron you're the opposing team captain," Shaun explained as Shaun and Auron chose their teammates and had fun chucking snowballs at each other, but as soon as lunch time came it was time for Auron to reveal his surprise. "Noon, I guess it's time for lunch," Shaun said, "yeah, enjoy the berries I prepared for you Daddy," Auron said with a smile as he opened his leaf to reveal just normal berries, but as Shaun opened his leaf he saw that the berries looked different, "wow... these Oran Berries... are in the shape of hearts... that's really nice Auron, how did you do it?" Shaun asked, "I used Force Palm on careful spots so that the berries wouldn't break and form into hearts, but there's another surprise, check at the bottom of the Berries Daddy," Auron said with a smile on his face. Shaun dug through the pile of heart Berries to feel something at the bottom that felt like wood and pulled it out; Shaun was shocked and speechless to see a slice of wood carved into a heart with the words," You're The Best Daddy Ever," "Auron... you made this... for me?" Shaun asked, "yeah, do you like it Daddy?" Auron asked, "Auron... I love it... thank you," Shaun said with a big smile on his face, "you're very welcome Daddy," Auron said with a smile as he sneezed a couple of times, "we should head back Auron, even though it's noon, you should go home and get some rest," Shaun said, " okay, I'm feeling a little tired *yawn*," Auron yawned, "okay, you can walk home right?" Shaun asked, "yes Daddy, I can walk," Auron said as he and Shaun started to walk home. On the way home the clouds covered the sun to signal it's about to snow, "looks like it about to snow, we should hurry, huh Auron?" Shaun asked as Auron passed out into the snow, "Auron... oh no... Auron, please don't let it be time yet, please!" Shaun pleaded as he got in his knees and helped Auron up on his feet but he couldn't stand up so he leaned on Shaun's chest, "Auron, you have to stay strong, please Auron... for me!" Shaun begged, "I... I can't... I'm sorry," Auron uttered, " Auron please, don't do this to me... you can make it... don't let this stupid disease take you away from me!" Shaun shouted with tears in his eyes, "Daddy...," Auron uttered as it started to snow, "y-yes...Auron?" Shaun asked, " I...I love you," Auron uttered, "y-yeah... Daddy loves you too Auron very much," Shaun cried as he hugged Auron tighter and Auron wrapped his arms around Shaun's neck to hug him, "Daddy... thank you... for everything... Mommy... I'm coming... and Daddy... g-good... goodbye..," Auron uttered with his last breath as both of his arms stopped hugging Shaun and dangled at his sides, "Auron... Auron... no... please... don't do this to me... no... no... not like this... AURON!" Shaun cried as he hugged Auron's cold and lifeless body with tears running down his face in the falling snow.
Present
"And that's it... I buried Auron near his mother outside this cave," Shaun explained with tears in his eyes, "p-poor Auron... that's a sad way to go for a cute little Riolu," Lina cried, "at least Auron will see his mother again in the afterlife," Shaolin cried, "its heart breaking that Auron called you Daddy, where's the piece of wood he gave you?" Aqua asked with tears in his eyes, "*sniff*... it's in my pocket... here it is," Shaun said as he pulled out the heart-shaped wood out of his back pocket with the exact same words on it, " You're The Best Daddy Ever." "I look at this piece of wood everytime before I go to bed, to remember Auron by... I just... wish I can see his cute smile... one more time," Shaun cried as Lina put her arm around Shaun's shoulders, "I'm sure Auron was a good kid, I would've loved to see his cute face in person myself, "Lina said with tears in her eyes, "wh-where did you say his father was, his actual father?" Guardian asked, " his father left them before Auron was even three, around two years old was when he left was what Auron told me," Shaun explained. "Seriously, if I can find this jerk then I would burn him to a crisp!" Hydra shouted with anger, "Hydra, I highly doubt you would even find him, "Shaun said with a giggle, "yeah, you're probably right, I'm just expressing my anger of what I'll do to him," Hydra said, "at least it'll be Super Effective, Lucario's are Fighting and Steel types so Flamethrower will definitely knock him out," Shaun explained, "you know so much about Pokémon Shaun, I am indeed impressed that you know Type advantages and disadvantages from off the top of your head," Shaolin complimented, "well after you had four or fu e years of experience then you tend to know way more then advanced trainers," Shaun explained with a wink, "it's impressive nothingness," Shaolin said with a smile," *yawn*, alright guys, it's getting pretty late, we should head to bed, I'll see you guys in the morning," Shaun said as he went further into the cave and payed on the ground to fall asleep. "Guys... is it me or does Shaun look cute when he's sleeping," Lina asked with imaginary hearts floating over her as everyone looked at Lina with a strange look, "what... not allowed to have opinions, huh?" Lina asked as everyone kept awkwardly staring at her, "okay... I'm just gonna sleep on the other end of the cave," Lina said as she laid on the ground to fall asleep, "um...okay... did you guys ever thought Shaun was cute when he slept?" Shaolin asked, "no... anyone ever thought that in their life?" Aqua asked as everyone said "No," "well, now that we got that question out of the way let's get some shut eye," Hydra said, "yeah, we have a long travel back to Nimbasa City, and we also got to tell Shaun's Mom the good news," Shaolin said as the rest of Shaun's Pokémon fell asleep to pass the cold and chilly night.
The next morning Lina awoke to the sound of someone outside the cave making grunting noises; Lina got up and checked outside the cave after sneaking past everyone to not wake them up to reveal Shaun is outside training his fire capabilities and Lina saw that the blizzard stopped. Lina walks out of the cave and tries to see if she can help out, "Lina... you're awake, If I woke you up then sorry in advance, but please stand back, I don't wanna hurt you again," Shaun warned as the blue fireball in his hand burned out and burned Shaun's arm a bit, "OW...ugh, darn it, why can't I hold a strong fireball for long, I can hold a minor one without being burned but a big one is almost near impossible... ugh, how can Zane control his powers with Zekrom and I can't!" Shaun shouted in frustration, "it's probably because Zane had more practice then you, also he must've known his powers existed when he was created... but don't put yourself down Shaun, you may have less experience then Zane, but it doesn't matter, if you believe you can control Reshiram, then you can fight anything that stands against you, don't worry, I believe in you Shaun," Lina said while putting her paw behind Shaun's back. "Thanks for the support Lina, I'll try my hardest to control Reshiram... hey, can you do me a favor Lina?" Shaun asked, "of course Shaun, what do you need?" Lina asked, "could you wake up the others and get some fire wood, we're running a bit low, after my training then I'll go search for any winter berries for supplies, that sound alright with you?" Shaun asked, "of course, I'm on my way," Lina agreed as she went back up to the cave to wake the others. "Guys, wake up, Shaun wants us to do a favor for him," Lina asked as the others slowly woke up, "ugh... what does Shaun want us to do exactly?" Hydra asked, "Shaun wants us to go get some firewood for him, c'mon guys we gotta hurry!" Lina shouted, "okay Lina... *yawn*... just give us a moment," Guardian yawned as Shaun's Pokémon slowly got up and followed the hyperactive Shiny Zoroark to the forest while waving Shaun goodbye as Shaun waved back with a smile. Lina and the gang walked through the deep woods in the icy snow looking at the tree branches that will fit for firewood for Shaun, "hey , may we all ask you a question?" Leer asked, "sure guys, go ahead," Lina said with a cheerful smile, "why did you call Shaun... cute... last night," Hydra asked with a cringed look on his face and his two faces on his arms cringed as well," um... is that a problem?" Lina asked with confusion, "Lina... do you... have a thing... for Shaun?" Aqua asked with suspicion, "uh... n-n-no... not at all... a Pokémon loving a human, that's ridiculous," Lina uttered while the blush on her cheeks darkened in red, "yeah Lina, that blush on your cheeks says otherwise," Aqua said with a concerned look on his face, "Lina, I do t think you understand the code of honor being a trainers Pokémon, a Pokémon to a trainer is not only their companion and friend, but also their partners, and a Pokémon must protect their trainer at all cost, I never heard of a Pokémon falling for a human before," Leer explained, "that's because no Pokémon has had feelings for a human before Lord Leer," Shaolin said with a strict look, "y'know there's first for many people and Pokémon guys, give me a break!" Lina shouted with blush still on her cheeks as Shaolin walked closer. "Look Lina, I don't wanna crush your dreams but... just think what the humans will think, they already hate Shaun enough... besides... I'm not even sure if he likes you back... maybe it's best to let it go... do you understand Lina?" Shaolin asked while putting her paw on Lina's shoulder, "*sigh*... yeah... you're probably right... maybe I should just let it go... let's find the firewood for Shaun so that e can head home," Lina said with a sad face, "good girl, let's keep moving," Shaolin said while patting Lina on the back and kept searching for wood.
After ten minutes of walking they find the perfect branch, " hey guys, that branch up there could last for a while, let's get it for him," Aqua said, "good find, but how do we get it down?" Lina asked, "you guys do realize that me and Guardian can fly right," Hydra said sarcastically, "um, excuse me, I can fly too comrade!" Leer shouted, "Lord Leer you're floating, I'm pretty sure you can't go that high," Hydra explained, "okay then, well explain to me on his you all wanna get it down?" Leer asked, "I've got a plan, Guardian, you fly me and Aqua up there and we'll use Dual Chop and Razor Shell to cut it down and its signature branches and the guys down here will catch the smaller branches, and when the entire branch is left then you'll have to lift it down Guardian,"'Shaolin explained. "That's a pretty good plan, let's try it guys," Aqua said, "okay then, get on my back guys," Guardian said as he got on his knees and started the jet boosters as Aqua and Shaolin got on his back and flew up toward the branch. "Alright, everyone ready?" Shaolin asked as she got Dual Chop ready and Aqua unsheathed Razor Shell as everyone shouted, "Ready," on the ground, " alright then, let's do this," Aqua said as he and Shaolin started cutting down smaller parts of the branch so Lina and the others can catch them; after finally cutting all the smaller branches down the big part holding them together was last, "alright Guardian, be ready to catch this one, everyone else stand back just in case Guardian misses!" Shaolin shouted as everyone backed up and Guardian got ready to catch the giant branch, "alright Aqua, are you ready?" Shaolin asked, "I'm always ready Shaolin," Aqua said, "then strike with full force!" Shaolin shouted as they attacked the branch with all their might until eventually the big branch finally gave way and Guardian managed to catch the giant branch.
"Nice job Guardian, now let us down please, our work here is done," Shaolin said as Guardian nodded in agreement and slowly floated down to the ground and turned his jet boosters back into legs and let Aqua and Shaolin down, "awesome teamwork guys, now let's get all this firewood back to Shaun as fast as possible!" Lina shouted as everyone ran back to Shaun's cave with branches of firewood in tow. They make it out of the forest and back to the volcano but couldn't find Shaun outside training, "Shaun, we got the firewood you requested... where are you!" Lina shouted as she went to the cave to see if Shaun was inside, "Shaun, where are you!" Lina shouted into the cave for it to echo back with no response, "guys, Shaun's gone, where could've he have gone?" Lina asked, "didn't Shaun said he was going to find more berries, he's probably doing that at the moment, no need to worry Lina," Shaolin said as everyone put down their firewood in the cave, "y-yeah... you're probably right," Lina said but Lina suddenly heard something in the distance; the sound of grunts and screams of pain, "guys... do you hear that?" Lina asked, "no... not really, what do you hear?" Shaolin asked, "it sounds like... Shaun... I think he's in trouble," Lina gasped, "well if you're the only one that can hear him then lead the way!" Aqua shouted, " of course, follow me, I hear him in that direction!" Lina shouted as she ran on all fours with Shaun's Pokémon behind her. Lina rushes through the cold forest as fast as possible to find Shaun before it's too late, " I can hear him by the frozen lake, Shaun we're coming, hang in there!" Lina shouted as she burst out of the forest to see Shaun falling to the ground very best up, "Shaun... who did this to you!" Lina shouted, "*snickers*... well, well, well... looks like your friends are here to help you after all, I mean, what can I expect from a coward like yourself," the person chuckled as Lina looked up to reveal a shocking old rival, "no way... Z-Zane... h-how... h-how did you find us?" Lina asked in fear as Shaun's other Pokémon caught up to see Zane, "Zane, what's he doing here!" Aqua shouted, "I don't know... I have no idea how he found us," Shaun uttered in pain, "oh... we forgot to explain this months ago when we all first met, you see that mark of the letter "P" on Shaun's skin... well that's actually a tracking device so we can track Shaun wherever he goes, but after we trashed him into the forest sixteen years ago the devise malfunctioned and we haven't been able to track him for years, bit we finally managed to get it working so we tracked him to that Pokémon Sanctuary in Lostlorn Forest and well... you know what happened after that, *chuckles*... but as we tried to track down Shaun again it malfunctioned again, must've been after Reshiram's rampage that shorted it out, after five months of reprogramming we finally managed to fix it again and... let's just say that's why I'm here now, too retrieve our little experiment, and I won't let you weak Pokémon get In my way!" Zane shouted but Shaun whispered a nice under his breath, "Guardian... Phantom Force," Shaun whispered as Guardian acknowledged the command and disappeared into the shadows. "What did you say?" Zane asked, "...grr...Guardian now!" Shaun shouted as Guardian burst out of the shadows and attempted to punch Zane with the shadowy attack but Zane back flipped away from Guardian before he could hit him, "hmph, did you honestly think that you could even graze me with a single attack, I honestly don't have time for this either," Zane said with a cheeky grin with his sharp teeth shining in the sunlight as Shaun got back up on his feet but is severely weak, "Shaun, are you alright?" Lina asked, "y-yeah... I'm fine... thanks for helping me out guys," Shaun thanked, "don't mention it Shaun, let's kick this jerks tail!" Lina shouted, "grr... I'm on a tight schedule, I don't have time for this!" Zane shouted as he shocked all six of Shaun's Pokémon from a distance with precise accuracy as they screamed in pain and feel to the ground, "guys, no!" Shaun shouted. "That's it Zane, why don't you fight me fair and square!" Shaun shouted, "yeah, not interested bro, it was fun beating the tar out of you but guns over!" Zane shouted as he shocked Shaun with his red electricity as Shaun screamed in pain and fainted to the ground, "that should finish things," Zane said S he activated an earpiece on his ear, "hey Doc, our target has been apprehended successfully, send the extraction team for a pick up," Zane ordered, "wonderful work my boy, you were always my favorite son for a reason," Colress said, "I've also apprehended Shaun's six Pokémon as well, what shall I do with them?" Zane asked, "it doesn't matter, leave them there, we have no need for them, the Plasma Airship is coming in for landing, prepare for extraction Zane," Colress said, "understood Doc," Zane said as a giant airship decloaked from invisibility and sent a flying cage with hover boosters down and Zane tossed Shaun into the cage and hung onto the bars, " my brother is behind bars, begin extraction," Zane ordered as he and the cage with Shaun inside flew up into the ship and it cloaked again. Shaun's Pokémon started to wake up from the pain and looked around to realize that Shaun is no where to be found, "no... they took Shaun... we... we failed," Lina said as she dropped to her knees and punched the ground in frustration and sadness, " hey, don't beat yourself up Lina, we tried to help him the best we could," Aqua said, "we could've tried harder!" Lina shouted, "no Lina, this was a fight we could not win, Zanes is the embodiment of the legendary Pokémon Zekrom, we can stall him but all of us together against him... we stand no chance of winning against Zane," Shaolin explained, "Shaolin's right, we stand no chance against Zane," Guardian said, "that doesn't mean we should give up on Shaun, even if we do stand no chance, I'm willing to take the risk to save Shaun!" Lina shouted with a determined face, "but... how can we help Shaun if we don't know where they went?" Hydra asked, "actually... I... don't know," Lina said.