VT: well here is the next chapter of TJOM, and well…. Not much else to say
A Musician is born
Matthew and Becky had stopped with Garth and Violet standing off to the side, it being about ten minutes since they woke up and had nearly freaked out until they realized that they were with the teens that they wanted help from. Of course they didn't like their plan at the moment.
"I still think you are not thinking this through, why send us to a place that probably throws people like us into their jail cells the moment they get their hands on us?" Violet whined as Matthew put in some coins in a pay Video Phone that was next to the road. He then stops before dialing the number and turn to face the two. "No, I assure you that with my Parents help you will be treated just fine, just follow the rules their and help out, also don't lose your temper and humor our Persian. She is probably worse at noise making then Stuff up Snorlax that is sleeping; she also will probably annoy you out of your minds. One more thing…."
"Enough already, I'll just find out when I get their okay?" Garth yelled out as Matt seemed to be laying down too much information at once for them to handle.
"Just one last thing, Brief the authorities on what you know about Team Rocket, that will get you accepted much faster." Matthew said before turning back and dials the home phone number.
"I'd tell anything just to get away from that black Ninetales, anything." Whispered Violet before the noise in the back ground turned to a click and a "Hello, you've reached the Vixen residence, we aren't here right now, please leave a message." With that a yellow ball opened with confetti and a box reading beep in the middle, it was then followed by a black box with white letters reading Audio Only.
"Hi, Mom, Dad…. I need to talk, I got….." Once again like in the Pokemon Center two years ago the phone was picked up and his mother was sitting in front of the screen, but this time she was wearing no Ninetales costume.
"Matthew? Where are you calling from? We got word that the Pokemon Center in Celadon was attacked, sorry we left we had an emergency back here, a something jammed the letter shorter and your father had to short everything out with the Machine, the mechanic was on vacation also…. Oh my, I'm rambling, how have you been? Anything hurt?" Matthew however holds up his hand and his Mother stopped.
"Everything is fine, we just had a run in with Garth and Violet and they are actually asking for asylum from us, it seems a black Ninetales is hunting down Team Rocket member and they value their lives more then their jobs it seems, or they are lucky to survive their first attack. Also, we were attacked but something odd happened, I wrote a letter explaining it all, just send Kite to the pay phone that is outside the west gatehouse of Saffron City and you'll get it along with the two I mentioned before, can't have them traveling with me now can I? Look strange and I could get in trouble more so then I am already."
His mother is now only shaking her head a look on her face that seemed to be asking what was he thinking, "Are you nuts? They are Team Rocket, do you think that….."
"Our boss was treating to fire us or send us to section H, ma'am." Garth interrupted, coming to the camera view, "We had one last chance to catch a wild semi rare Pokemon before we got the pink card, Violet has so far scared away most of our catches before they became catches. I am telling you this so that you hopefully truest us." Garth said the last part at the confused look on Matthew's mother. She then smiled and nodded her head, "Fine, I'll send Kite over to take them in," She then turned and faced Garth directly, "Mind you, if you try just one shred of funny business, you will be spinning with what comes at you." She then shuts the line and before they could say anything they disappeared in a teleport, then Kite appeared and smiled. I teleported them home already, now the lady of the house said their also was a letter as well? Matthew smiles and then hands the letter over to the Alakazam who disappeared again in a teleport.
"Well that's that." Matthew said, and then smiled as he tapped Ethan's head. Ethan was standing behind the Video Phone not wanting to show his face to Renard, she would probably freak out or something and he didn't want to do that, he also was trying to hide that his eyes had gotten even more blood shot and were getting a little worse now then at first. This was getting Matthew a little worried, especial since Matthew couldn't fix his little spell at all upon Ethan, so at the next Pokemon Center, they would need to update his I.D.
Soon they reach the Gate house for Saffron City and entered the cooled temperature controlled room that had a guard standing behind a desk. The moment the threesome entered the gatehouse they felt as if the eyes of the guard were following them and even somewhat boring into their heads. The moment however they stepped in front of the guard he right away spoke sounding gruff and ill civilized. "Sorry, but the likes of you are not aloud in the city limits, please enter through the "trainer" Gate. It seemed that they had entered the gate house that entered the more civilian section of the town. So smiling they left and soon were following the fence that surrounded the town trying and hoping that they would find the trainer entrance, a lot had changed it seemed, for one thing the City seemed to be building a fence and gatehouses as if trying to keep out some unseen foe, but of course what could a simple fence keep out? Good trainers that don't even think about breaking the law, and those who are easily discouraged, of course in some places they had heard reports that they were really building a wall. This news was something of a novelty and strange, a city hasn't been surrounded by a wall since the days of swords and bows and arrows, and in a way, a part of Matthew was excited because of a love of history.
But they were stopped by a strange noise coming from a patch of trees off to the side of the wall, it seemed that a forest separates the two paths and since they had bush whacked their way to a phone, and in doing so they had gotten confused and mixed up, the forest had in a way, hindered their situation a little, and now… now it was giving them a mystery as well.
"Wonder who's playing that music? It sounds hauntingly beautiful but sad at the same time." Becky poised the question in a whisper as they slowly crept towards the sound… suddenly the song hit it's crescendo before slowly fading and then… then a silence hang in the air, but it was one of peace and tranquility, a feeling that the three travelers haven't felt in a very, very long time, since being chased by Rocket's, getting from town to town, helping a group of kids find their friend, then the confrontation with Dark Tail, Ethan losing his disguise now, and then them helping Garth and Violet, indeed they had been running rugged. But all those feeling had melted away and replaced with a feeling of peace and calm.
"That…. That was… amazing." Ethan said with awe and wonderment as his mind reflected the song that had just been played, by his hearing, it was a wind instrument, like a flute or clarinet… yet… the sound was hard to describe.
The group all wrapped up in their own thoughts didn't realize just where they were going until they were shaken out of their thoughts by the sound of a male's voice. Sounding deep, yet soothing, a feeling of safety and protection was now present, just by the sound of the person's voice.
"Ah… may I help you?" This brought everyone out of their own thoughts and back into reality. Ethan was the first to speak, voicing the most prominent question in his head.
"What was that playing?" The man only smiled and pulled out of the brown leather looking pouch that is hanging by a strap over his blue shirt and right shoulder, in his hands an interesting looking Ocarina. The main feature of the instrument was that it had a tuning wheel on the left side of the instrument with a mouth piece that was in fact part of the instrument, shaped like a stretched piece of clay almost next to the wheel. On the right part of the Ocarina where about six holes for someone to control the pitch and different notes of the interesting instrument, making it look like a strange type of Harmonica, but made out of clay... or other materials around.
The man was leaning against the tree that was behind him and Matt had come to the conclusion that he had a liking to blue… he had on blue jeans, faded almost to a bluish white, the same went for his shirt and he had on glasses, except that for a moment Matt had the funny thought that the rims looked like they belonged more framing a Lugia instead of the trainer in front of him, but he shook it away. He also noticed that he was lankly and tall.
"You mean this?" The man asked and he put his mouth to the mouth piece and blew into it, creating about the same noise as before, the man's eyes smile before he launched into another song, a simple one that sounded like it was one taught to all beginners. The way Ethan was looking at the instrument though, Matt realized was one of longing and wanting to play it… Never… never have I seen Ethan so fascinated with musical instruments… he had fads at the Guitar but that didn't last, but never have I seen that look on him, unless talking about being a Pokemon Gym Leader that is… I wonder…
Ethan indeed seemed totally fixed at that instrument in the man's hands and he looked ready to pounce on it. But he restrained himself. "Where did you get that? I would like to play a few notes on it if you want."
The Man was at this time was putting the Ocarina away but then smiled, "You know what… that look tells me that you indeed want to try this… I have traveled far and wide, and have seen many people look upon this instrument, most are with wild interest, other's with a look that say that they want to try it, but usually they fall out of it after a month, but I have trained myself to look for a look that says that they feel connected, and you boy are, I always keep a few extra if I ever meet someone like you… you see these things are only made in the Orange Island's so it is pretty expensive to get one. Here you go." He had reached in and brought out another one, except it was a different color, black this time with yellow painted bars that wrapped around certain areas, like the mouth piece along with the area near the wheel, Matt almost thought of an Umbreon when looking at it.
"Wait… this seems a little… a little, sudden and too good to be true along with…" Becky began voicing a feeling that she had, almost as if this man was here just to give Ethan an Ocarina.
"As if I am reading your friends thoughts and so making it very easy to help them achieve this goal? Notice that I haven't even offered you two one… I am select in my choosing of who plays these things… just as the Great Ho-oh picks who sees her. Except my picking are more numerous then her pickings… so in reality maybe like seeing a Chansey." He then smiled and this had shut Becky up. "Now… I think… I think I know the perfect song for you… you all seem to be under stress, so why not a song that lifts up your spirits? Go ahead pick one." He was smiling and was ready by the look of it, nay, more like eager to teach the young boy a song.
"That one that you were playing only a few minutes ago, that is the one I want to learn." Ethan stated his mind still remembering the soothing song that had filled the air around the meadow…. It felt as if this was a hold out from the encroaching city, a city that seemed to fear something, and thus the rumors they had heard about a wall being built.
The man's face twitched for a second but then regained its composure, "You are sure you want to learn that song? Because it isn't one to take lightly, not only can it calm people…. But…. But if you are in deep trouble, trouble that you can't see any way out, it can be played to allow you escape, but mind you… use it only to calm yourself and those around you…. Or in the most desperate of circumstance, misusing the song, just once will bring about things that could lead to things that you could never think about…. Are you sure you want to learn this song?" The man then took a deep breath and waited…. Waited for the answer that was inedible to come from the boy in front of him, the answer that would seal the fates of all in that meadow that day.
Ethan stood still a look of deep thinking on his face, he looked as if he was weighing the issues and the threat that had been given about using the song lightly… after what felt like an eiterinity, but only two minutes passed, Ethan stood straighter and taller, he looked the man in the eyes and spoke. "I wish to learn the song, I am willing to take as well the knowledge that I must use in dire straights or in dire need of peace. I am Ready." Ethan said each word with thought and with conviction as well as a determination.
The man of all things smiled, "I doubt not that you will keep your word," his smile grew a little as he spoke more, "I will also tell you the title, after all, what is a tune without a name, but this too must be under the hat so to speak… you have asked for a song that was created to try and mirror the song of a great Pokemon…. A Pokemon that has a voice like the sea itself, a Pokemon that…." He never finished the sentence as of all People Ethan finished the sentence of the man.
"Lugia…. It's Lugia's song. I…. is it too late to change songs?" Ethan had asked the last question out of a little fear, wondering if indeed it was wise to learn such a song with their… well… their past track record of staying away for Team Rocket.
The man laughed, "I see a healthy fear of the legendaries in your eyes, you are awed by their power over the elements and their wisdom and ablity to hide from man kind, but I tell you…. You can learn that song… you are most capabule, and don't worry, with that song, you will never be alone, never." With those words the man played the first few notes… and Ethan followed…. Amazingly the song was simple to learn…. Only two hours later they left the meadow and on their way. The man that taught the song only smiled and looked to the sky, and as he did so a multi colored feather floated in front of him, he smiled and caught it in his hand before pocketing it into a pack and left the meadow, heading towards the plains and ocean off the south coast of Kanto.