Hello again everyone! I'm heading back to school tomorrow so I may just have a chapter finished during the car ride. Something funny that happened was my older sister's boyfriend brought Settlers of Catan for us to play and my sister wouldn't talk to me during dinner because of how many games I won.
Rocker on: Figure out who was behind all the transformations. I'm not really sowing seeds for a new story, this one is far from over. I'm just showing how unrepentant Mew is. You're right about Joshua, he's changed for the better now. I've read one sequel, not the newest one yet.
TooLazyToLogin: That's not really the intention, it's just to show that Mew isn't going to stop with its antics any time soon.
Geosenge town was smaller than I had imagined. There were maybe five houses, a small inn, and a pokemon center. Three stone pillars rose from the center of the town, almost like a three fingered hand reaching out of the ground. Caleb led us to the inn, pushing open the door. It was empty inside, besides a bartender and a man in a leather jacket sitting at the bar. The inn itself was warm and had an air of comfort to it, rustic decorations and wooden furniture adding to a sense of antiquity.
The other man turned to look at us as we entered, and something on his coat caught the light. Badges, nearly forty of them pinned to his jacket sleeve. There could be no doubt that this was who we were looking for.
"Are you Malcolm Johnson?" Caleb asked.
"S' what if I am?" The man replied, his words slightly slurred. He took another swing of what could only be some kind of alcohol.
"We need to talk to Latios and Latias." Caleb replied, still standing just inside the doorway.
"A'ight then." He said, standing up. He didn't seem very steady on his feet. "They'll know if you're lyin' about anythin', and the likes of you couldn't stop them if they get mad." He moved for the door, stumbling slightly as he pushed past Caleb and exited the inn.
We followed him outside, the night air a shock after the warmth of the inn. He pulled two pokeballs out of his jacket, releasing the pokemon inside in a flash of light. The twin dragons were majestic in a way that Mesprit had not been, their floating forms streamlined, built for speed above all else.
"Well, well, what do we have here." A decidedly male voice said in my head. I assumed this was Latios.
"Oh, come on, we both know what's going on." A female one replied, likely Latias.
"Can't you let me have my dramatic moment, sis?" Latios asked.
"No. Young one, open your mind to us, let us see your story first hand." Latias said. "The summoning of the council of legends is not an act to be taken lightly, so forgive our caution."
Latios groaned. "Now you're being dramatic. Do you have to steal my thunder all the time?" Two presences pushed on my mind. I let them in, surprised at how calm I was. If all went well, this journey might be over soon.
I saw my memories flood before my eyes, reliving the events since that fateful day.
"I have to wonder," Latios mused. "What changed him and the other. That is what worries me most."
"So you're unmoved by his suffering?" Latios asked. I saw myself wandering the woods, my mind slowly adapting to the sudden overload of senses.
"I'm not cruel, sister. Just worried for the future." Latios replied. I saw the battle with Joshua, his mistake, my evolution.
"I say that his experiences warrants our help." Latias said. "I am decided."
"Hold up a moment, this is interesting." Latios said. I saw myself meeting Alejandra for the first time. "If you would allow me…" The memory jumped ahead, showing the moment where I first told Alejandra I loved her.
"Mmm, you're right. He fell in love with a pokemon. The daugher of a once-human, but still." Latias said. The memory skipped ahead again, showing the fight where we defeated Joshua.
"I am decided. We will call the council. Just know, young one, that if you wish to be with her there you can't have everything you want. There must me sacrifices." Latios said. My vision cleared.
"You alright?" Caleb asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine. They'll help." I said.
Latias spoke again, but this time it seemed to not be directed at me specifically. "We will call the council for the case of Tobias." She said. "Alejandra will accompany him, but no other."
Caleb nodded. "I've done my part. See you soon." He said.
Alejandra walked to my side, and I looked over at her. She met my gaze, smiling. The sight of it sent my heart racing. There would be sacrifices, Latios had said. I hoped I had the strength to make them. There was a flash of pink. I closed my eyes.
When I opened them, I could tell that we were not where we had been. The stars were all different, and the air was thinner. I looked around. We seemed to be on the flattened peak of a mountain. Alejandra was still next to me, Latias and Latios floating above and in front of us. Malcolm was with them, and he puked almost immediately. It seemed that alcohol and teleportation don't mix well. From this height I could see almost all of the region below us. I didn't recognize it, but it certainly wasn't Kalos.
Alejandra and I sat in awe at the view. "It's so beautiful up here." She said.
There was a popping noise behind us, and a flash of light. I turned around to see Mesprit, floating behind us. "I see you made it." Mesprit said. "I knew you would as long as you stayed together."
"Thank you, for everything." I said.
Mesprit turned to survey the mountaintop. "Others should arrive shortly, just be patient." It said. It was swiftly proven right, as nearly fifty pokemon arrived over the next several minutes. Some I recognized, such as Ho-oh and Mew, but most others I didn't. Some but not many brought along humans, likely trainers who had succeeded in befriending or capturing them. The legendary pokemon murmured amongst themselves, slowly gathering into a loose ring around the summit.
Suddenly, everything fell silent. There was a blinding flash of light, as a horse-like pokemon of white and gold appeared, shining with the essence of creation. It's name came to me, not from my memory but from somewhere deep inside, instinctual. Arceus.
It was flanked by Dialga and Palkia, two whom I vaguely recalled reading about in class. They controlled time and space, if I recalled. I had no clue which one controlled which. Arceus spoke, it's voice like thunder. "Thank you all for arriving on such short notice. As a reminder, the purpose of these emergency meetings are to deal with issues that cannot wait for a scheduled meeting, such as mortal affairs." Arceus turned it's gaze on me, and it was as if my entire life flashed before me faster than I could comprehend. I had barely registered what happened before it was over.
Latias spoke. "Tobias here has endured more suffering than any mortal should as a result of his transformation. The gift you gave to his grandfather is present within him, he could return to a human form with his mind intact."
Arceus was silent for a moment. "But what of the girl?" It said. I felt dread creeping in. I had avoid thinking about it for so long, but the moment was here. All I could do was hope.
"Therein lies the problem." Mesprit said. "They both want him to return to a human form, but equally they want to remain together."
"Only one can be had in full." Arceus said, turning his gaze to Alejandra, then back to me. "What would you have me do?" It asked.
I felt defeated. At the beginning I had wanted only to go back to how things had been before, to be human and see my mom again, but now I had Alejandra. I couldn't go back anymore, not completely. I felt as though I would never be happy again if I left her behind. At this point all I could do was hope. Funny how it all led back to that.
Arceus seemed to hear my thoughts. "It is decided." It said. Alejandra gave me a questioning look, but said nothing.
The corners of my vision began to go white, creeping inwards until all I could see was Arceus. "Your journey is only just beginning." Its voice said, as if it were a whisper in my ear, as the whiteness consumed me.