Cedric sat down at the table with his mother.
"Mom…" Cedric started. "I never really apologized for the way I acted the day of the accident." His mother took his hand gratefully. "I just want to say that I'm sorry and the past few years have been some of the best. I've learned so much and I feel so much more prepared for this journey." A tear of relief streaked down his mother's face.
"Thank you, Cedric. I have been waiting for so long to hear you say that… I was afraid you'd be mad at me for so long." They smiled at each other and Cindy Waldron leaned over and kissed Cedric on his forehead.
Adeline sat on top of a picnic blanket with Cedric. It was nighttime and they were watching some sappy romance movie on the back of Cedric's house. The popcorn was finished and they were sitting close, their hands touching knowingly. It was close to midnight and they both were sleepy. After a few minutes of watching the movie, Adeline felt something press against her leg. She looked down and saw Cedric's head laying in her lap. She stroked the hair of his sleeping form. After a more few minutes, an alarm went off. Cedric stirred, sat up, and shut the alarm off. Then he leaned in and pressed his lips to Adeline's cheek.
"Happy Birthday." He whispered.
Mellon bounced up and down in celebration. She felt much stronger than before. She had learned Quick Attack and Fury Swipes too. Cedric and Mellon battled every once and a while and she was growing quickly. Probably thanks to Cedric and Adeline's gift of a Lucky Egg. She loved it. Not as much as she loved her ball of course. She would carry the egg everywhere, pretending it was her own. She curled around it when she slept and protected it from other Pokémon. The familiar smells of Route 29 was so much different from the scents of Kalos. The smells there were sweater and soothing, but Mellon preferred the smells of her home: the fresh smell of new beginnings.
The sky was darkening, making the thin scythe of light in the sky brighten. It was Adeline's turn to sleep with her tonight, so she trotted to the small house in New Bark Town. That night, however, she had a terrible nightmare. In it, was a Pokémon that seemed to be the being of nightmare itself. It came from the dark side of the moon and assured Mellon that it was only there to guide her. It lead her through a portal of darkness. When they were through it spoke.
'You, Mellon, and your human friends will go on an epic quest soon. You will encounter many dangerous people and Pokémon and go through many hard times and challenges. I have come to warn you, Sentret of the plains. For a great darkness is looming, threatening the land and the life it holds. You must protect your human friends, for they will be the key to our salvation or our destruction. Do not fret, young one, The Messengers will guide you on your path for peace, but tread carefully. If the Blessed Ones, Cedric and Adeline, fall to darkness all will be lost.'