A/N: Hey, guys, I'm trying to get this story up as fast as I can because I'm leaving for a week and a half and won't have internet til I get back. Thanks to all you reviewers: Lyla D., Ketchum Kid, Nanashi Chimera, AzureFlames, markrock18, and ReLeeS.

Ketchum Kid: Yeah, I know that it seems like so many can talk telepathically, but Rayquaza's excuse is that he's a legendary.

Now, onto the story!

Chapter Thirteen – Rayquaza

"You do?" I asked the enormous green being.

"Yes, I do. I've been watching you ever since I found out that you had the medallion," Rayquaza answered.

'That's kinda creepy,' I thought. 'Wait, can he read minds, too? I hope not…'

"I was waiting for the day that you'd finally arrive here," it continued.

'Apparently not.'

"Why were you watching me, then?" I asked.

"Because you had the medallion."

"What's so important about the medallion?"

"Isn't it obvious?" it asked. "It summons me when reunited with the shrine."

"And why do I have it?" I asked.

Meanwhile, behind me, Lizzy was beginning to get angry. She grew madder and madder until she finally burst.

"HEY! WHAT ARE WE BACK HERE?" she screamed. "CHOPPED LIVER?!?!?!?"

I turned around and stared at her. Joey and Stephanie were looking at her in surprise, while Koyuki was backing away. Sasori was backing up a bit as well, and Tsurugi and Takeshi pretty much did nothing.

Rayquaza, however, had a different reaction. He… she… it just looked at her and chuckled. "Oh, humans are so funny…" it said.

"What's that mean?" Lizzy asked, still irritated.

'I had no idea that she could get that angry… And is there any reason as to why she is?' I Pondered.

Rayquaza stopped chuckling. "Sorry, it's just that I haven't seen humans in so long. It's been so long since I've been yelled at like that."

"Anywho… I'm sorry for ignoring you, friends of Kyle," it said.

"Wait, how do you know my name?" I asked it, looking back at it.

"I've been watching you, remember?" it reminded me.

"Oh…"

"And I believe that I know your names, as well," Rayquaza said, looking at my friends. "Let's see, Lizzy, Stephanie, Koyuki, Joey, Sasori, Tsurugi, and Takeshi."

"Yeah, that's about right," I said. "Pretty good."

"Thank you. Now let's get to why you're here," it said.

"Before we do, can I ask a question?" Joey asked.

"You just did," Rayquaza said.

'Wow, a legend with a sense of humor…' I thought. 'Don't hear that often… and you see it less…'

"… May I ask you two questions?" Joey said.

"Yes, you may."

"So, why could Kyle, the Pokemon, and I see the shrine, but Lizzy and Stephanie could not?"

"Well, because they are human," Rayquaza asked.

"But so is Kyle," Stephanie added in.

"Yes, but he was wearing the medallion."

"Oh, that makes sense," Joey stated, satisfied. "I guess," he added.

We sat there for a few seconds, waiting for Rayquaza to do something. Then he spoke.

"Well? What is your second question?"

We all fell over at its joke, even Takeshi and Tsurugi.

'He's worse than my granddad,' I thought. 'Granddad… I hope he's doing OK…'

"Hehe… you humans are too easy to mess with…" Rayquaza said.

"WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!?!?!?" Lizzy screamed.

I cringed. I had never heard her that loud, ever. Not in all the years I had been friends with her had she been that pissed at anybody. Either Rayquaza really knew how to piss people off, or something's wrong with Lizzy.

Rayquaza just chuckled again. "Nothing, it's just the fact that I haven't seen or talked with humans in such a long time that I forgot how funny they were."

"Now, on to the reason you are here," it said, suddenly serious again. "I know what you have been doing for the past few days, and it is quite interesting. I have watched the progress of this region since the first days of what you call the 'Grand Revolution'. It wasn't pretty."

It went on. "I've seen mass killings of wild Pokemon, the elimination of anything Pokemon-related, and the hunting of families and individuals that are believed to harbor Pokemon." I couldn't help but cringe when he said that, for it brought up bad memories.

"Yes, I also know of that, Kyle," said Rayquaza.

"Of what?" Stephanie asked.

"Of how Kyle's parents were killed by a group who believed that they harbored Pokemon."

Everyone suddenly looked at me. "Is that true, Kyle?" Stephanie asked.

"Unfortunately…" I answered. "But I'd rather not tell the story… It's too painful…"

"Then I will do it for you," Rayquaza said.

"Why?" I asked, startled.

"They need to hear this story. It is very important," it said. "I can't tell you why, it just is."

"OK…" I said.

"Good, but I would have told them anyway. Now, this is what happened."

"When Kyle was only a few years old, he lived with his mom and dad in a medium sized city, at the tip of the Ontra Peninsula. It was a nice enough town, but with it had horrible dark side. There was this group that went by the name, 'The Black X'. They existed to find and kill anyone who was rumored to be kind to Pokemon."

"This group got tips from citizens, about who was harboring Pokemon and where they lived. Well, one day, The Black X got false information on how Kyle's parents were harboring Pokemon. It was a convincing enough tip though, since Kyle's family lived on a large plot of land on the edge of a forest, which they figured was a good place to hide something like that."

"The Black X decided that this was enough proof and sent a few members to Kyle's house one Saturday afternoon. Kyle was in the living room, which was not adjacent to the front door. His parents were in the kitchen, which was adjacent to the front door, fixing a midday snack for Kyle. That was when the doorbell rang, and the defining moment for Kyle here."

"His dad went to answer it, just as simple task. When he opened the door and saw the two men, who were both dressed in black shirts and black jeans. They only asked one question, one of the guy on the right's hand twitching, as the closest thing to a warning; 'Is this the Rodric residence?' Kyle's dad responded with a single nod, not getting a chance to do anything else. The First man, the one with the twitchy fingers, pulled out a gun and shot Kyle's dad right in the chest. It was at point blank range."

I felt a tear start to slide down my cheek. Everyone was staring at me, disbelief plastered on their faces.

"There's more," Rayquaza said. "The men then walked in through the doorway, Both looking in different directions. Kyle's mom heard the gunshot and was walking towards the doorway, when they had entered. The jittery one looked at her and fired two more shots the second one jamming." Rayquaza took a breath, "He got one in the gut. The other guy, looked at her lying on the ground, He held his hand in front of his face, and shot. Straight through her head. She died only after the second shot."

Everyone's horrific looks, only deepening after that.

"Then they just left. Completely ignoring Kyle, luckily the poor kid wasn't watching them as it happened; a neighbor had heard the shots and went over to Kyle's house, and when he found the dead bodies, Kyle was shaking his mother, not understanding why she wouldn't get up. The neighbor called the police, and they came within a few minutes with an ambulance. Of course, it was too late to do anything about Kyle's parents; all they could do was explain to Kyle that his parents weren't going to wake up, and take the bodies."

"What happened then?" Joey asked.

"I was sent to live with my grandparents in Calbri City," I said. I could feel the tears trying to escape my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. "I tried hard to forget about what happened… I managed to block them out of my daily life. But I never really did. forget…"

Nobody talked or even moved for a few minutes afterwards. Never before had I felt so sad or depressed. I remember that about a month afterwards I started kindergarten. I never made any friends except for Lizzy because I was so sad that entire year. And that's the way it remained for the rest of my life. Until now, of course.

"Oh my God… that's so sad!" Stephanie said, a concerned look on her face.

"Yeah… I sometimes wonder what my life might have been like if my parents never died…"

A new wave of sadness overcame me as I thought about it. "I'm going to need a little time alone…" I said as I walked away from the group. I walked past everyone, barely glancing at everyone's expressions as I passed. Lizzy and Stephanie were looking concerned, and Joey was blank-faced. Takeshi, Tsurugi, and Sasori were surprised, and Koyuki was looking at me curiously.

I walked down a few flights of stairs before I sat down and stared into the mountains. They were so tall, so immobile. They didn't care about what happened in the world around them; they just sat there and did nothing. People could build cities and houses on a mountain's sides and it would continue on, uncaring.

"Why can't I be like one of those mountains…" I mused out loud. "They can't feel sadness… They can't feel pain… They can't feel anything…"

I sighed and put my head in my hands. I continued to stare at the mountains. "They're unmovable… Nothing could cause them to change in the slightest… If only I was like that, I wouldn't have to deal with these horrible emotions…"

"Ceon?" I jumped at the sudden sound. I turned around to see Koyuki standing on the steps just behind me. He walked up and sat down next to me.

"Hey, Koyuki… Did you hear all of that?" I asked.

Koyuki nodded in response.

"Oh…" I said, sighing. "Do you understand what I meant by all of that?" Koyuki shook his head this time.

"I'm saying I wish I didn't have to feel emotions, like those mountains don't have to. They just sit there, feeling nothing…"

Koyuki didn't say anything else, so I returned to staring at the mountains. I could see Koyuki doing the same out of the corner of my eye. I don't know how long we sat there, doing nothing, but after what seemed like eternity, Koyuki laid himself down right next to me, putting his head on my lap. I petted him as we rested there for another few minutes.

I don't exactly know when I started to feel better, but it didn't take long. Koyuki's presence seemed to help a lot. I felt less alone with him lying next to me… I realized at that moment that he was like the best friend I never truly had.

I was finally feeling ready to face the others after another few minutes. I poked Koyuki in an attempt at waking him, but he remained asleep. I pushed him a little, but still nothing. So I shoved him off of my lap, making his head suddenly slam against the rock that was used to make the shrine.

Koyuki woke with a start. He looked around, trying to find what woke him up. When he spotted me looking particularly happier than I had earlier, he smiled. "Glaceon?"

"If you asked if I'm ready to go back and talk to Rayquaza, then the answer is yes," I said.

Koyuki nodded, telling me that I was right on the money. I smiled and started to walk back up to the top and Koyuki followed me. I made it up in a few seconds and everyone looked at me. They all looked glad that I had come back. Especially Lizzy.

"Kyle! Are you okay?" she asked me.

"Yeah," I said, nodding. "I just needed a bit of time to think…"

"Good," Rayquaza said. "Now that you're feeling better and your story has been told, let's start figuring out what our plan is."

"Plan?" Joey asked. "What plan? For what?"

"We just came here because we wanted to see if Kyle's medallion matched the symbol here," Lizzy explained.

"Well, how odd…" Rayquaza said, sounding puzzled. "You never knew what the medallion meant?"

I shook my head. "No, I never knew about it… I just sorta had it ever since I found it in my granddad's attic."

"You never knew that the bearer of that medallion is chosen to return Voer to the way it was?" Rayquaza asked.

"Um, no," I said bluntly. "Not really."

"Well, now you do should," Rayquaza said. "As the bearer of that medallion, your duty is to return Voer to its previous state."

"…And how the hell am I supposed to do that?" I said. I was one person, how was I supposed to change an entire world?

"Well, that's where my plan, that I've created while I've been waiting for you… comes in," Rayquaza said.

"Even with a plan, it's still too much for one person to do!" I yelled.

"If you'd let me tell you my plan, you'd see how easy it is," Rayquaza said, still managing to remain calm.

"Alright, what's your plan?" I asked, beginning to get a little irritated at the giant dragon Pokemon.

"It's quite simple, actually…" he began. "But you might want to take a seat. It will might take a while to fully explain…"

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A/N: Sorry for the cliffie, didn't have enough time to get that down... Later!