Lance had a letter in his hand. It was from Kamon! "He's alive after all, guys."
Duncan and Crystal read the letter, which said:
Dear Gold and Crystal,
I've found that Maxie Banrun is my real father. It looks like I finally completed my adventure. Don't worry – most foster care stories don't have happy endings. Consider this ending happy. I've been reunited, and it appears that all of those clues were merely red herrings. Take care of Spike and Wyner, now. I might never see you again, but I give you all of my thanks for sticking with me at Johto.
Your loving friend, Silver.
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Mr. Stone stared at his son's tombstone. "Well, son, you died for your homeland, and even though you only lived to be twenty-six, it was a great life. You'll always be a part of my life. Rest in piece – no, rest in paradise. You've earned it."
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"And so, we declare Brendan Birch, May Stelldox, and Wally Syntheprove to be the Gems of Hoenn!" declared Wallace.
Brendan couldn't believe it – a sapphire-blue spotlight shined onto him. A ruby-red spotlight shined onto May, and an emerald-green light on Wally.
They had also been given their respective-colored medals. The red metal was a ruby, the blue meadal a sapphire, and the green medal an emerald.
And so, Brendan, May, and Wally were now the Gems of Hoenn!
Finally, peace returns to Hoenn. This ends the story.
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Well, almost. We need to get back to Kamon.
"Maxie, tell me everything now."
"You'll find out everything soon enough, Kamon."
"When?"
"Well, since you're eager to know, I'll put you into cryogenic storage until the time is right."
"What?! I'm not sure if I'll survive!"
"You're special, and so you'll live." Maxie then injected a syringe into Kamon's neck, filling him with a strong tranquilizer fluid and causing him to pass out.
"Now put him into the freezing chamber."
Kamon, heavily sedated, was carried on a stretcher and placed into the freezing chamber. There, frost surrounded him and all functions inside his body froze in place.
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Crystal, back at home, noticed a picture of her, Duncan, and Kamon. At the sight of Kamon, Crystal broke into tears. She felt there was no reason to believe she would ever see Kamon again.
Duncan, on the other hand, was intrigued to see a manila envelope on his bed. Upon checking it, he saw that it was from Lance. A note attached to the envolope read:
To Duncan,
I've discovered many things relating to Kamon. The clues I could find are in this box. Investigate them thoroughly, and email me any information. Remember, though, this is top secret!
Duncan opened the box, and saw various knick-knacks, such as the keycard, various photos of a secret experimental lab, and, most peculiarly, a piece of paper with the keycard logo and coordinates handwritten onto it: 36' 17' north, 86' 18' west.
"I think that's in Kanto," Duncan said to himself.
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Kamon was now in a heavily guarded cryogenic chamber, inanimate and waiting to be defrosted.
Maxie watched Kamon's body, telling him, "One day, you'll follow your destiny – to enlighten the world and advance civilization. You're my child, and you'll find out everything soon enough."
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THE END
No Pokémon were harmed in the making of this fanfic.
The characters, events, and firms portrayed in this story are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, or to actual firms, is purely coincidential.
Another quest will start from here. Stay tuned for the final story, SuperPokémon Quest 4: Shadows of Kamon, starting at Summer 2008.