VT: Chapter 46 is now underway, hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
More of the Puzzle Completed
Matthew Vixen blinked and looked for the third time at the two teens that were with the Junior Police… he at first thought his eyes were playing tricks but now… now he was sure that what he was seeing was real. Matthew looked over at Becky and realized that they both were in their Ninetales form, something that made Matthew a little nervous about, in this form they were a lot weaker against water then if they were humans, but he could see that Becky was most likely seeing the same thing he was, he was wondering just why Ethan or Eve were not seeing the same glow around the two teens, of course the glow wasn't the same… for the female, she had a fiery glow around her, while the male had a glow reminiscing of the deep sea… Matthew blinked and he suddenly felt scared for the more he looked at the two the more power he could feel, he looked at the female and had the urge to bow his head to her… but the look in her eyes stopped him almost as if their were telling him to not even think about it.
Ethan was smiling, not knowing who was standing in front of him at that exact moment, he was more focused on the Hybrids down in the valley gaping at the group atop the hill, he was naively thinking that the force of humans had scared the Hybrids, thinking that all of them had six Pokemon each, he was unaware that they too were seeing the aura surrounding the two older teens.
"Well," Kirk said with a smile as he looked at a hand held device in his hands, "I am glade to announce that I now know where we are and were Fuchsia City is relative to us… uh…. There seems to be a slight problem… it seems that someone thought that Fuchsia City is due south to Saffron City… however, we are heading back to Vermillion City… so, we must now head back to Saffron, head west to Celadon City, go right through the city, use our bikes and go down the bike route, and we'll end up in Fuchsia City in no time, if we hurry we can reach Fuchsia by night fall." Kirk was looking at the group as if saying, 'why didn't anyone tell me the route of their plans, I have the map and could have planned a faster way.'
Luke only smiles and nods his head to Holly who only smiles. "Well, since it seems that you are relying so heavily on one person to help guide the way, I think it is safe to say that us two will accompany you on your way to Fuchsia City... But first let us find a place away from this base to have lunch, after which, we will head off to Fuchsia City." The way Luke said this was to make it clear that he was going to enjoy following the group of trainers for the moment.
Robert only looked at the two Ninetales who both nod discreetly indicating that they were fine with them accompanying them to the next city, which happened to be their next destination anyway, due to it being the Sixth Pokemon Gym for them to visit.
Ethan looked a little bit unsettled with the two new comers, he looked at Eve who only shook her head in a way as if to say, just deal with it, and it's out of our paws now. Ethan got the message right away and only sighed to himself before falling to the back of the group as they moved away from the depression.
Meanwhile inside the depression Dark Moon was glaring at the two teens angry at being foiled by not only Becky, but at her chance at double crossing her and stealing Matthew back, but she dared not try anything with those two watching, who knows what they could bring down upon her. Dark Moon only growled and snapped bitterly at the nearest Poke morph, which happened to be a Psychic, she wasn't pleased but she was part Pokemon and she wasn't ready to take on those two, not yet anyway, but soon, not even they could stand up against her.
The group then one by one slowly leaves the depression, and leaving Dark Moon glaring at the group anger rising quickly to the surface. She turns around and tail lashing in anger growls at some of her subordinates. "We leave the base now… you know what to do, take our POW's to one of the other bases and blow this one all the way to the Phoenix's domain." Dark Moon then morphed back to her humanoid appearance and entered the base to help clear it out before any of the authorities come.
Meanwhile the group was walking through some of the taller grass area of the wilds, they knew that it would be roughing it, and since they were off the beaten path, been moving around, it would take some time to reach Saffron again, and from their head to Celadon City, and then they would use bikes to bike down the path to Fuchsia City. Very annoying to most of the group having wasted an entire half a day, most likely they would have to stay at the Pokemon Center in Saffron for the night, then they would go through half the town, reach the east gatehouse, and then through a small route, upon finishing that route, they would then have to travel through Celadon City, stopping for a meal, then they would bike to Fuchsia City, upon reaching their destination, they would most likely stay the night, and then they would challenge to Gym the next day, already two days of travel from one simple mistake of trying to reach Fuchsia City a faster way.
But for the moment they have stopped in a Meadow to partake of Lunch before moving on to other places. The Meadow upon which they are eating in is about the size of an average house, clear of any sticks or leaves, showing that some people have already used it in the past as a camp ground recently. They were still careful incase people were watching and planning an attack, the Police Force had learned fast while traveling with Matthew and Becky on how to watch their backs.
Ethan was staying towards the edge of the meadow, mainly to keep Matthew and Becky company, they still being in their Ninetales forms, they both were a little worried, they couldn't just disappear, nor could they bring their Pokemon out to rest as well, it would raise many more questions as well, question that couldn't be answered at this time if every. Ethan was also keeping an eye on the two teens, he had a strange feeling now, a feeling that has stayed with him every since he really took a good look at them, almost as if they were hiding something, yet not, as if something more was up with them, but at the same time, what you saw was what they were. It was confusing Ethan no considerable small amount. Ethan finally sighed and after climbing into a tree his back to the forest, but he didn't have to worry, for Eve was sitting at the base of the tree watching the forest while Ethan watched the camp. After he got all comfortable, he took out his Ocarina with the blue scale like feather hanging from the place were the mouth part meets the main body of the Ocarina. Ethan then began to play a few random notes before suddenly stopping and then began to play a song, the song felt like it seeped from the shadows themselves, it gave the feeling to all that heard of a creature that was mysterious and sometimes deadly but then as you listened more intently the feeling changed, it felt like the creature was nothing more then a playful Pokemon, it had power true, but it also had a heart of gold. Ethan was shocked as he slowly lowered the Ocarina from his lips, but then he noticed something that horrified himself, he had fur on his hands and his hands were almost paw like, without thinking he began to feel other things different, his hearing was better, he could feel that his ears had grown as well, he felt a tail, and he knew that his face was also covered in fur.
"That was a wonderful song young one; you have a good talent with the Ocarina." A female voice sounded behind him, Ethan startled turned around only to fall forward, but with quick almost instinctual reflexes he lands on his feet, the female that spoke was the Rainbow Lady, Ethan then noticed that Matthew and Becky were giving a small bow to her.
The Rainbow Ladies eyes flickered briefly on the feather before a smile crossed her face, "Well, I see you have been blessed by one personal song of the Legendaries… tell me, do you feel up to learning another one?" She seemed to smile more as she pulled from her hip pouch her own Ocarina, but instead of the pale blue one that the young man had that Ethan learned his first song, this one seemed to glow with an inner light, a light that had a little bit of the Rainbow in it, Ethan's mind having spent time around some of the older generation in Vulpix Village realized just what the Ocarina represented. Holly only smiled when she saw the look of recognition, "I see you know which song I shall play for you right? Well, as you know Ho-oh looks for the pure in heart, she knows true identities, as such her song grants the player the ability to see the true form of a creature, and sometimes if strong enough of one emotion, the general content of a heart, now…. Listen and follow slowly you will learn it, but it will take time.
Ethan slowly raised his Ocarina to his lips and soon a duet of music flowed through the meadow, music that to the group in the meadow sounded like the wind through many wind chimes, and somewhere in the background they thought they could hear bells ringing, but only for a second, the music grew and grew in majesty and the end came with a final blow of the Ocarina. Ethan had closed his eye during his playing, allowing his hearing to follow the music, but as he stood stillness filled the air, stillness of shock and a little bit of horror. Ethan snaps his eyes open to try and see what was causing everyone to be so still and then he saw as well the reason why, in the meadow, where Holly and Luke had once been stood two Avian, two Pokemon spoken of in legends and myths, on the right side of the meadow according to Ethan was the legendary bird, the same bird that he was learning the song from, Ho-oh, and on Ho-oh's right and to Ethan's left was Lugia, both Pokemon stood their staring at the group with sharp eyes, but the eyes were not angry nor threatening, and as the group realized it they began to move, Ethan looked at his Ocarina and say a second feather this one was rainbow in color and he knew that it was a feather from the Legendary Ho-oh.
Matthew and Becky both had become human and they looked at the two Legendaries with wonder and a little bit of worry. Matthew spoke up first, "Why have you visited us? Why is it that you have called upon our group? Is their something that is required of us?"
Ho-oh only shook her feathered head, "We only came to visit one of you, that is Ethan, you see, the time shortly comes that requires all Legendaries to gather to one spot, but we cannot gather at that place until called, as such we have been searching for the time that we knew that we could find the bearer of our songs. Now… we must depart, our presence will draw others attentions, and you are not ready to face those threats as of yet. But remember this, the goal you seek is indeed in the next city, but there also lies a great darkness their as well, watch each other's back and keep your eyes and ears peeled, the time soon comes that war will break out and all will be tested, then it will be decided weather it is safe for the counsel to return to men or to await another hundred years." Ho-oh then looks to the sky as well as Lugia and with that the Avian Pokemon disappeared in a respective flash, Ho-oh in a flash of multi-colored light, and Lugia in a burst of water.
The Group only stared at the sight were the two Legendaries had once been, they slowly crept towards the center and when they reached the spot they all look at each other not saying a word, they now knew that even though a great challenge will be present in Fuchsia City, they knew that their goal would be completed, but what about that mention of a war? Could it be that Team Rocket and Dark Moon would be attacking each other? What about those men that were trying to cover up the idea that Hybrids existed? While at the same time trying to capture them for Mew knows what? As the group stood silently and still another presence watched, hidden in the shadows and staring at Ethan, a plan or two forming in his mind about how to capture him, for if he could capture and turn Ethan, then he could in essence control the legendaries, call them into a trap… or never call them at all, either way, he would be able to some degree control the legendaries, with that, he slinked away nine black tails trailing behind him, but leaving no trace that he had been their, soon, soon, he would attack and this time, this time he would win the war at showing which side was stronger. Suddenly the wind picked up and to the shadows horror, almost as if taunting him, the group also disappears in a flash of light, the shadow sensing that he would loss his quarry so fast darts into the meadow and into the sights of all present before they were whisked away by another enemy to the shadow.
The group saw the wind picking up and they were wondering what was happening, but then they saw movement and when they turned to look they all stared, for growling and then giving out a strange howl like moan was a Ninetales, but their were stark differences about this one, for one thing it was pitch black, completely and totally, the only difference in color were the tips which were a deep red and the eyes, the eyes had a strange fierceness, almost as if hate itself was in the eyes, and it was looking right at the group as if furious that they were invading his land, and then they were whisked away, Ethan just moments before taking his more human appearance, only his hair was a bit darker then before.
When the disorientation left them they were blinking, the sun was setting slowly into the west, but they were no longer in the route between Vermillion City and Saffron, but upon the Confirmation by Kirk, they were only an hour away from Celadon, realizing that they had been given a small bit of help, most likely being kept from being Attacked from the strange Ninetales, they headed off to Celadon City, planning to check into the Pokemon Center and spend the night their, but they were worried it felt as if that Ninetales was more keen to being a Dark Type then a fire type, and it was unnerving mainly only two members of the group, Ethan and Eve.