Hi, everyone! Sorry I didn't update sooner, I had school starting, and I just couldn't find any time. I'll be posting sooner, I hope! Please enjoy Chapter 2.
Previously...
"Well, whatever it is, let's just ignore it. It could be dangerous," I said firmly. But of course, Dawn, being the overly ditzy and friendly one, skipped right up to the thing.
"Hi!" She said, waving. As the dark shape turned its head slowly, I became face-to-face with my arch-enemy.
"PAUL?"
Paul turned around and raised his eyebrows.
"Yes?" he asked, annoyed. I studied my rival with distaste. He was dressed in all black, and wore a permanent scowl on his face. I turned to Dawn. Even she looked like she wanted to rip his head off.
"Yes?" he asked again.
"Oh, well we were just wondering what you were doing here," I challenged.
"None of your business, losers," he retorted. Dawn lunged for him with balled fists, but was quickly pulled back by Brock.
"Why you-"Dawn strained against Brock's grip. Paul rolled his eyes and turned back around. That jerk.
"Remember, guys? Your Pokemon?" Brock reminded us. He let Dawn go, and she marched right up to Paul.
"Hey Paul? Have you seen Pikachu or Piplup?" she pleaded.
"No." he continued to study the ruins. My heart dropped. Where could they be?
"Well, let's keep going," Dawn said sadly. We continued walking through the ruins.
"Wait, what's that?" Brock stopped. "Do you guys hear that?" We stopped and listened. I could make out a few muffled screams.
"Guys! Guys!" Dawn screamed excitedly. "Listen, the noise is coming from right here!" She was standing over a small pile of ruins. Brock and I followed the sound, and it was definitely coming from the sharp rocks. We began to toss them aside.
"Pika!" I felt a loopy grin appear on my face as my partner jumped into my arms.
"Piplup!" Dawn cried happily as she embraced her own Pokemon.
"What happened to you guys?" I asked. Pikachu rubbed his head.
"Pika pi chu pika chu pika chu pi," Pikachu explained. ("We landed here and then all these rocks fell on top of us.")
"Well, lets go, guys. It's getting late," Brock said. We agreed and headed back for the ruins to see Paul standing there like a statue.
Suddenly, the ground began to shake!
"Whoahhhhhh!" we screamed as we were knocked off our feet and landed hard on the ground. Paul soon joined us and immediately started rubbing his head.
"Paul, are you okay?" Dawn asked worriedly.
"Just get away from me!" Paul insisted, and Dawn retreated with a pout on her face.
"Man, what was that?" Brock struggled to get up, only to be knocked down by another violent tremor.
"Ahhhh! It's an earthquake!" Dawn shrieked.
"Troublesome…" Paul muttered under his breath.
"Ummmmmmm, I don't think it's an ea-" I started, but a huge rumble quickly knocked the wind out of me. This couldn't be an earthquake, I thought. Something just doesn't feel right. We watched with horror as an earsplitting crack left a massive crevice in the marble floor. In what seemed to happen in slow motion, the floor burst open and a brilliant light filled the garden. The air got warmer, beautiful flowers bloomed, and even the water flowed. But as quickly as it had appeared, the light died and the garden was as cold and dead as ever. All that was left was an intense glow in the middle of the ruins.
"Wha-What is that?" I screamed, struggling to get off the ground.
I studied the glowing ball of light. I could faintly make out a creature inside. The light began to subside, but the creature radiated power. He was a white, doglike creature with a weird yellow "X" design on his back. His eyes were closed, like he was trying to wake up from a really long nap. When he opened his blood red eyes, they seemed to pierce through my soul. I felt that he could see every good and bad I'd done.
"No. It can't be," Paul said with horror.
"Ahhhhhh! Is it Godzilla?" Dawn shrieked, running to hide behind Paul. Paul stared in disbelief.
"Godzilla? He's a monkey." He scoffed. Dawn came out of hiding.
"Ohhhhh, right! Hehehe….." We smirked at our friend's obliviousness.
"It's some kind of Pokemon," Brock observed. I squinted at the creature. He seemed familiar, but I couldn't think of where I'd seen him before. Well, at least Paul doesn't know what it is either, I thought victoriously.
"I feared it was him," Paul said shakily.
"What? Who?" I demanded, annoyed that Paul might know who this creature was and I didn't. Pffft. Paul doesn't know what he's talking about. He-
"It is Arceus, the Alpha Pokemon," Paul said plainly, interrupting my thoughts. Okay, so he did know. Brock and Dawn crowded around Paul, eager to hear more about this mysterious Pokemon. "It is said that Arceus created the first Pokemon. No one knows who came first, Arceus or Mew," Paul said.
"But I don't understand," I said, confused. "Why is Arceus here? Now?"
Paul rolled his eyes. "Wow, you really are dense," he scoffed.
"Arceus and Mew formed the world and everything that inhabits it. Humans and Pokemon. After the humans learned how to find food, shelter, and clothing, Arceus saw that his main work was done. He fell into a deep slumber, while Mew stayed to guide humans during the centuries and fix any problems."
"Oh," I said, feeling a bit smarter. "Well, if Arceus has been sleeping for eons, and he's suddenly waking up, something really bad must be happening."
"Really bad," Brock added. As the creature blinked, its deep green eyes cast an almost evil glow in the garden. Finally, the creature spoke.
"Hmmmm, pretty good for just a worthless little human," Arceus gestured to Paul. Paul tried to look all bored, but I could feel his fear. I would have made fun of him, but I was pretty scared myself.
"W-who are you?" Dawn asked shakily.
"Oh, but don't you already know?" He boomed. "I am Arceus, the most powerful Pokemon in the world." He finished dramatically. He obviously liked saying that.
"Uh, no offense Arceus, but uh….what are you doing here? Haven't you been asleep for a few centuries?" Brock asked cautiously.
"BECAUSE!" Arceus yelled, outraged. "Look at this garden! Look at me!"
"W….we don't understand," I said, confused.
"I created the whole world. I created you stupid humans, and look what you did to me!"
I looked at the others, who were about as dumbfounded as I was.
"You vile creatures destroyed this world. I give you everything you need, and you banished me to the depths of the earth while you took over this world," Arceus continued.
"W-wait. I thought you fell into a deep, peaceful slumber after you finished creating everything," Dawn said. Arceus' glowing eyes narrowed, and he let out a fierce growl.
"That's what they want you to think. I create the world and do everything for them, and then they stab you in the back."
"Technically, didn't Mew create the world too?" Brock muttered. The Alpha Pokemon let out a roar so violent that the ground actually shook. Lightning flashed.
"MEW!" Arceus shrieked. "Don't you DARE mention that horrible little rat in my presence. She was probably the one who doomed me to this terrible place. I warned her not to trust the humans, that their only purpose was to work for the Pokemon. But she didn't listen. She wanted to keep them alive for some reason, whatever that was is beyond me. They manipulated her and forced her to do this to me." I looked at Paul, Dawn, and Brock, who just stared with wide eyes.
"Now look at this," Arceus gestured to me in disgust. "The humans are even training the Pokemon, when the Pokemon should be training the humans. You say this human is your friend?" Arceus questioned Pikachu, a look of total rage in his eyes. Pikachu nodded.
"Hmm. Well don't believe him, for all he wants is to use you to win more things for himself," Arceus said arrogantly. My blood boiled. How dare he talk about me like that?
"Listen, Arceus!" I shouted. "Pikachu is my friend! We work together!" Arceus rolled his dark green eyes.
"Dude, what's your problem?" Paul asked boredly.
"My problem is that you humans have wrecked this world!" Paul shrugged. That made me even madder. Didn't he care that our world could be in danger?
"So what are you gonna do?" Paul said monotonously.
"I will simply recruit all the legendaries and we will destroy the world. I will build a whole new world using my incredible power." Wow, this guy had everything. Creativity and modesty. I stared in shock. He's not serious. He can't be serious. There is no freaking way he could be serious. Dawn seemed to read my mind.
"You can't just tear down the world," Dawn said.
"I created it, didn't I?" Arceus grinned evilly.
"With the help of Mew," Brock reminded him.
"ARGGGGHHHH!" Arceus bellowed. "She will be the first to taste my wrath." I looked to the others, whose thoughts seemed to be narrowed down to the same two words: NOT GOOD.
"Now if you'll excuse me, worthless humans, I have a world to destroy."
And on that happy note, Arceus vanished into thin air.
A/N: Yayyyy! I really like where this is going, even though I wasn't sure before. Thanks to everyone who reviewed, I really appreciate it! Please R&R!
~AguaGoddess