Dustin Mercury Berlitz, also known as Commander Mercury, who was recently told by one of Interpol s top agents Looker that his father was not dead, but missing. Mercury was off to Ilex Forest to find out the truth about his father.
While flying over the sea Mercury looked out one of the helicopters windows, he saw many pok mon swimming around; to him it looked like they were all playing some sort of game. He gave out a simple smile and before he knew it one of the two grunts, who were piloting the helicopter, yelled out to him saying Sir were approaching the Johto Region, ETA to Ilex Forest six minutes.
Johto, I haven t seen it in over seven years. Mercury said out loud while making sure to stay focused and not have another flashback.
What did you say sir?
Nothing, I was just talking to myself.
Well if you continue talking to yourself, you ll start looking like some sort of psychotic person.
Coming from the grunts who were forced to have the same bowl cut as Lady Gaga
After hearing that, Mercury and the two grunts started laughing. Six minutes later, they had reached Ilex Forest but unfortunately they couldn t find a place to land. Open the exit ramp; I ll be jumping out here. Mercury said with a smile on his face. One of the grunts pressed the button to open the ramp, and in instant Mercury ran and jumped off the exit ramp.
While falling, Mercury quickly remembered the last time he did this at Canalave City. Before Mercury reached about ten miles to the ground, he noticed a huge amount of trees in his path. He panicked for a sew seconds, while trying to get his Salamance s pok ball out.
CRASH, SMASH, CRACK, SLAM
Before he knew what had happened he had slammed into thousands of tree branches, which had severely injured him, including a major amount of cuts on his face.
FUCK, the hurt. That s the last time I ll ever do a free fall ever again. said Mercury, while lying on the ground, trying to heal most of his wounds.
After a few minutes, Mercury was looking and feeling like his old self again, excluding the cuts on his face, but strangely enough he landed right in front of an old, run down building with the Team Galactic s symbol on it. He walked up to the door, and as he opened it a bunch of Zubats flew towards him. Mercury quickly ducked out of the way, and when all the Zubats were gone he quietly entered the building.
As he looked around he noticed that the building wasn t like the HQ back at Veilstone City, it was more like a summer cabin then a Galactic base. The place was also very dusty due to the fact that no one was here for who knows how long. Mercury suddenly noticed a small book on the ground, so he picked it up and blew off the dust. On the cover of the book it said Dairy , and underneath the title it said property of Cyrus strangely the last name was scratched out. Mercury opened the book and started reading the last entry. Apparently it said that Cyrus went to Spear pillar with Mercury s dad to find out more about the Sinnoh space and time legend. It also said that Palkia and Dialga appeared and started fighting, and in an instant a dark force came out of the ground, it stopped Palkia and Dialga fight and had taken Paul Berlitz back to wherever it came from. Mercury closed the book and threw it across the room. It was written in Cyrus s handwriting he knew it was legit. Mercury ran out of the building, thinking over and over about that book. Suddenly he stopped right in front of what he believed to be as a shrine. Then he strangely started to hear bells, then the shrines doors opened and a pok mon popped out. It was Celebi, the time traveling pok mon. Celebi flew right towards Mercury and stopped right in front of his face, and within seconds Mercury started to hear the bells again, it was Celebi s time travel, and before he knew it he was teleported into a hallway of a strange but some what familiar building. He quickly ran to a window, and what he saw next shocked him. He was in Saffron City and it was full of Team Rocket grunts.
What the hell is going on, one minute I m in Ilex Forest and the next thing I know, I m in Saffron City. Mercury yelled out with a shocked look on his face.
Suddenly a bunch of Team Rocket grunts came out of nowhere and started telling Mercury to get down on the ground. Instead of listening to the Rocket grunt, he released his Feraligatr from its pok ball and it started to attack the Rocket grunts. Normally Mercury s Feraligatr wouldn t attack humans, but ever since it was a Totodile it hated Team Rocket. After Feraligatr knocked out most of the grunts except for one, Mercury walked towards that single grunt and demanded him to tell him when and where he was. The grunt told him that he was at the Silph Company Headquarters, and when he heard the date his whole body froze. Celebi had taken Mercury Eight years into the past. After hearing this he let his Feraligatr take out the last grunt and he started to walk down the hallway.
Eight years in the past. Feraligatr do you remember this day, this is the day that we meet Cherry Silph for the first time and it s the same day that we meet that strange man. Finally my life dream will come true. Mercury said to his Feraligatr while trying not to get spotted by Team Rocket. Mercury started to remember about a strange man he met on this day, he had cuts all over his face and he wore a strange jacket with a letter G on it and his extremely strong Feraligatr. He was the reason that Mercury traveled the world, training for the day that he would meet him once again so he can prove to him that he would be one of the strongest trainers in the world.
While walking down the same hallway he noticed two kids, who looked to be in their preteens, running toward him with a bunch of Team Rocket grunts behind them. Mercury quickly yelled out to them to duck, after hearing what Mercury said the two kids quickly ducked and in an instant Feraligatr fired a Hydro Cannon right at the Rocket grunts. All the grunts flew to the far ends of the hallway and when they all got up off the floor they quickly booked it out of the building. Mercury laughed at the sight of the grunts running away due to Feraligatr power. Then he remembered about the two kids, so as the kids got up from the ground he walked over to them.
Are you two ok, its dangerous for young kids to wander these halls with those morons around, anyway be glad that I was here to help you two out. Mind telling me your names? said Mercury while trying to get a better look on the two kids.
My Name is Cherry Silph, my father owns this building, and this is umm sorry I forgot your name. said the young girl
My name is Dustin Berlitz, and thanks for helping us out mister. said the young boy who was admiring Feraligatr. He continued wow your Feraligatr is super strong mister.
After hearing that young boy s name Mercury was shocked due to the fact that the strange man that saved him those many years ago, was in fact his older self, and also due to the fact he had just meet his own younger self.
My Feraligatr is one of a kind. I ve had him ever since he was a Totodile. Mercury boasted with a strange look on his face.
That s just like me and my Totodile. the young Dustin threw out a pok ball and out of it came a small Totodile.
Mercury and Feraligatr both looked at Totodile and noticed it was hurt.
What happened to your Totodile? said Mercury
Well you see before you helped us I was in a battle with one of those men, and after Totodile and I beat his pok mon, he kicked Totodile into a wall.
That s right, that s why Feraligatr still holds a grudge against Team Rocket Mercury thought to himself, then Mercury pulled out a super potion out of his jacket (he carries one everywhere, just in case) and used it on his younger self s Totodile.
There you go; good as new. Mercury said with a friendly smile on his face
Thanks mister. said the young Dustin
No Problem, but anyway you two need to get out of here before more grunts arrive.
NO, I can t leave my daddy here by himself Cherry yelled out
Fine I ll help the two of you get to your fathers office.
After thirty minutes or so of beating up Team Rocket grunts Mercury, the young Dustin Berlitz and Cherry Silph had finally reach the top floor where Cherry s father s office was. Cherry ran right towards the office, while Mercury and Dustin walked there. Suddenly Dustin stopped in his tracks and said
Mister your Feraligatr is strong, and I mean really strong. One day when I m older I will find your and prove to you that my pok mon will be the strongest in the world.
Then listen to these word, if you want to be as strong as me you must train everyday, but training isn t the only thing you must show your pok mon love and compassion, then and only then will you be as strong as me. Now go to your friend, I have something s to take care of.
Ok see you later mister said the young Dustin Berlitz, and after that he ran towards Cherry s father s office.
After being out of sight of the younger version of him Mercury returned his Feraligatr back to its pok ball, then suddenly he started to hear bells once again but with Celebi nowhere to be seen and in a flash, Mercury was in another place. This place was full of broken pillars and destroyed ruins, but Mercury knew where he was, Spear Pillar. Mercury had only heard of it from Cyrus, but the feeling that he got from see it for the first time was just indescribable. Suddenly he heard two voices in the distance, Mercury was able to tell who they were, and it was Cyrus and his father Paul Berlitz, the he knew he was in four years into the past. Mercury panicked for a sec the quickly ran to one of the pillars so Cyrus and his father wouldn t see him. As he hid from them, he heard Cyrus talking about how he would create a new world without spirit, and how he would destroy everything just to get what he wants. Mercury looked around the pillar to see Cyrus summoning Palkia and Dialga, just then he saw his father punching Cyrus in the face and fell to the ground, he told Cyrus something but unfortunately Mercury couldn t hear a word he said due to Palkia and Dialga roaring. Paul walked up to Palkia and Dialga and took off his backpack and pulled out the Adamant and Lustrous orbs and commanded them to return to where they once came. Palkia and Dialga disappeared after that, Cyrus got up and charged towards Paul in anger but before he was able to reach him, Paul reached into his bag once more and pulled out a Griseous orb and fell into what looked to be a whirlpool of shadows. Before disappearing Paul said out loud and with pride in his voice
Cyrus, do you know why we have spirit, it s because everyone has hopes and dreams. I also learned that everyone no matter what size or shape that everyone has a different dream that they must follow, I have my son to thank for that and if I ever return I ll make sure that I ll stop you from destroying this world, but if I don t return I ll know that my son will stop you no matter the cost. And with that Paul Berlitz disappeared from this world. After hearing and seeing the truth Mercury started to weep over what his father said about him. Then suddenly Cyrus turned the other way and started to leave Spear Pillar, and as he was leaving he turn his head toward the direction of Mercury. Mercury quickly turned his head and hoped that Cyrus didn t see him. After Cyrus left Mercury started to hear bells once again, and in an instant he was teleported back to Veilstone City, he ran to the closest civilian and asked her what day it was. He was back in the present; he thanked the civilian the he quickly ran towards the Galactic warehouse.
He entered the warehouse and quickly grabbed a box that said uniforms on it and ran towards the Game Conner. Once inside he noticed Interpol agent Looker who was waiting for him. Mercury told Looker everything that had happened to him and he gave Looker the box of uniforms. Mercury told Looker that he better keep his end of the bargain, Looker told him that he will keep his promise. Before Mercury left, he said to Looker, Ever since I was young I always dreamed to be as strong as that man who saved me and Cherry from Team Rocket, and today I found out that I was that man, and now I have a new dream. To bring the downfall of Team Galactic and see my father once again, that is my new dream. and with that Mercury left the Game Conner and headed back to Galactic HQ were he began the downfall of Team Galactic.
To Be Continued
Next time: Family reunion, battle at Verity Lake
