B/N: Chapter Three is here! Thank you to Construct Master for reviewing, and please enjoy!

I rubbed my forehead. When I had first heard about the unusual snowstorm, I had guessed that a legendary pokémon was behind it, but I wasn't sure. Now, Cynthia said that Kyurem was making the storm. It made since. Besides Articuno, Frost Rotom, and Regice, Kyurem was the only other ice type legendary. It made since that an ice dragon was making this terrible snowstorm.

"What do you suggest we do about it?" I asked, looking up at Cynthia.

She shook her head. "The only thing I can think of is combating it with another legendary pokémon, but you know how easy that will be. I was hoping that you would have some ideas."

I bit my lip. "Well it doesn't make sense that Kyurem would just start attacking Snowpoint City. We must have done something to anger it. If we can find out what we did, and fix it, then maybe we can resolve this without anyone getting hurt."

Cynthia nodded. "That's a very reasonable idea, but how will we find out what we did to anger Kyurem?"

I glanced out of the window at the towering temple that dominated northern Snowpoint. "We ask Candice."

Cynthia was surprised that I had suggested this, but it made perfect sense to me. Candice was now the Guardian of the Snowpoint Temple, the job that she had decided deserved her full attention. She had respectfully resigned from her role as Ice-Type Gym Leader of Snowpoint City, and became the Guardian of the Snowpoint Temple. After her resignation, Cynthia had decided to close down the Gym at Snowpoint City, and open up a new one all the way down in Sandgem Town. In Candice's place, Cylat, an experienced young man from Pewter City, became the first Ground-Type Gym Leader of the Sandgem Town Gym. So when I had heard that Cynthia was looking for applicants to become the Snowpoint City Gym Leader, I made a quick phone call to her, and I got the job.

So now, we were trudging through the snow, heading for the Snowpoint Temple, in search of Candice, that she might know what we had done to anger Kyurem.

As we walked, Cynthia kept glancing back at me. Finally, I caught up to her and looked up at her. "What?"

She shook her head. "It's nothing. I was just wondering why the best Ice-Type Specialist in the whole of the Nocturna region used a snover as one of his main pokémon, that's all."

I smiled. "A lot of people ask me why I don't evolve. It's because I like snovers better than abomasnows. I have Claude hold an Everstone, and a little item that my girlfriend created. She calls it an Armor Suit, and it nullifies recoil damage taken from moves like Take Down, Double-Edge, and Wood Hammer."

Cynthia raised her eyebrows. "Your snover holds two items?" she asked.

I nodded. "The second item is really more of a suit of armor, which has a little pocket where the Everstone goes. They both work, and I don't see why people only attach one item to their pokémon. Most of them are capable of holding at least two."

Cynthia nodded. "Yes, it's not unheard of, but a lot of times, it slows the pokémon down quite considerably, which a lot of people don't like."

I shrugged. "Well Snover doesn't really have great speed anyways, so we focus on Attack, Defense, and Special Attack."

We walked in silence the rest of the way, Cynthia going ahead of me once again.

When we got to the Snowpoint Temple, a woman blocked our way. "Only the worthy may enter the Snowpoint Temp…I'm sorry Champion Cynthia, go right ahead," she said hastily, jumping out of our way.

Cynthia waved at me. "He's the new Gym Leader, and he's with me."

The guard nodded quickly. "Yes ma'am and sir, go right ahead. The Temple Guardian is waiting for you on the fourth bottom floor."

I took a deep breath and walked into the Snowpoint Temple.

Inside, the air was frosty, and it seemed like the very walls themselves were whispering to me. The building felt ancient, as if some primordial being slept within the walls. Well, that was funny, because there actually was a legendary pokémon sleeping in the very depths of the Temple. And that was where we'd find Candice, according to the guard at the front of the Temple.

Cynthia led the way once again, slipping and sliding on the ice. I saw golbat hide in the rafters of the ceiling, and sneasel crouch behind the pillars that were dotted randomly around the room. On the far end of the room, I saw a set of narrow steps lead downwards into darkness.

As I approached them, I realized that they were much skinnier and steeper than I originally thought. About a foot in width, they descended rapidly down at about a 45 degree angle.

I descended them uncomfortably, wishing that they were wider and not as steep.

The pattern continued, with icy floors, random pillars and large boulders that impeded our progress. The going was very slow, and the Temple air got colder as we got lower.

Finally, we reached B5, the bottom-most level of the Snowpoint Temple. The floor was completely ice and boulders, except for a small oasis of black dirt in the middle, surrounded by pillars. On the patch of dirt, a huge statue of Regigigas dominated the scenery, and meditating cross-legged in front of the statue, Candice.

As we made our way slowly over the icy floor, Cynthia called out to the girl.

"Candice!"

Candice opened her eyes, and looked at us for a moment, trying to decipher who we were in the dim light. Then, recognition dawned on her face. "Cynthia! What a pleasure! And you've brought a guest!"

Finally reaching the dirt in the middle of the room, Cynthia smiled, and helped me over the last boulder to get to the oasis.

"Yes," she said, wiping off the dirt that had collected on my clothes in just the short amount of time I had been in the Temple, "this is Cole. He's the new Gym Leader of Snowpoint City."

Candice eyed me analytically. Then, her face broke out into a broad grin. "Awesome! He looks really strong! So, you're an Ice-Type Specialist, I presume?" she asked cheerfully.

I nodded. "Yeah, Ice and Grass."

Candice stepped forward to shake my hand. "Oh, so you must use abamasnow, right?" she asked.

I shook my head. "I actually like snovers much better. But my most powerful pokémon for Gym battles will be my froslass," I said, shaking her hand in return.

Candice smiled. "I used a froslass myself when I was a Gym Leader! A wonderful pokémon, and an excellent choice! But that must not be the only reason you've come here today for, now is it? Cynthia, what's up?"

Cynthia sighed, and sat down on a boulder. "Well Candice, I'm not sure if you've noticed, but Snowpoint City has been plagued by a snowstorm worse than any you could imagine the past week. It started right after the S.S. Spiral disappeared on its way back to Snowpoint, and it's been going ever since. No one can get in or out of the city: even Teleport is spotty through the harsh winds and hail. I was extremely lucky to get Cole into the city on a part of the storm that wasn't as harsh. But he's the only one who's been able to get in for the past week. We're running out of supplies, and what's more, I know what it behind it all. Kyurem."

Candice flopped down onto the ground, stunned. "I had no idea. I've been in here the whole time, and I wondered why Gloria wasn't bringing me any food, but now I understand. But…Kyurem, you say? Why?"

"That's what we were hoping you'd be able to see. We wondered if you could decipher why Kyurem is doing this to us. We want to know what we did to anger him, so we can resolve ties with him."

Candice nodded. "Well, being the Guardian of the Snowpoint Temple, I do have slight prophetic powers, but I'm not sure if I can fully see what the problem is. You'd have much more success asking Morty, or Sabrina to do it. They're the most powerful Seers in the known world. But seeing as you can't get out of the city…yes, I'll do my best." And then she crossed her legs again, and started to meditate.

We waited for a long time, looking around the room and tapping our legs against the rock. Finally, Candice's eyes flew open.

"What is it?" I asked hurriedly.

"Regice! Articuno! NO!" she screamed, and then collapsed onto the bare floor.

A/N: And there's the third chapter! I have good plans for this story. I'm going to tie in a big concept from Nocturna, which will make a lot more sense if you read the story, but I understand that that is a lot of words to read, so I will make sure that you completely understand what I'm going to tie in. Don't worry, if you haven't read the story, then you will not be confused about anything! Thanks for reading, and please review!

-RareAmpharos