Chapter Seven: Legends of Time and Space!Infiltrate the TG Building!
Andrew and Dawn walked out of the dark and covered their eyes as they began to adjust to the blinding sunlight. They didn't appreciate how much the giant trees of the Eterna Forest had protected them from the harsh sunlight.
Andrew surveyed the Route 205. The large bridge over a small pond was full of Fishermen raring for a bite or a battle.
Dawn decided to proceed to Eterna City around the pond through a patch of tall grass.
Three fishermen were all reeling in their poles, but unfortunately the only thing that seemed to be biting that day were the red fish Pokemon Magikarp, which most people thought were useless.
Andrew had respect for Magikarp's evolution, the white and blue dragon-like Gyarados, however he did not have the patience to use the bait and switch strategy to train Magikarp.
"You guys seem like you're ready for some action!" Andrew called. "What do you say, a triple battle?"
The three fishermen, Joseph, Andrew, and Zachary all looked at each other and nodded in agreement. They could handle one measly kid. After all, who else was going to protect the outskirts of Eterna City when Gardenia was off on one of her nature hikes?
Zachary and Andrew had a plethora of Magikarp, while Joseph had only a single Goldeen.
He had Monferno, Staravia, Buizel, and Buneary. Not exactly good against water types. But he wasn't about to give up to some fishermen.
Andrew decided to use Staravia, Buizel, and Buneary. Buizel managed to swim off against Goldeen, hitting it with Sonic Boom, Quick Attack, and Pursuit. Staravia took down the Magikarp that were on top of the pond with Wing Attack. Buneary was forced to remain on the bridge, hopping and using Jump Kick against the Magikarp.
"Good job," Dawn clapped, meeting Andrew at the end of the bridge as he put the money he received from the fishermen in his bag.
"I trained Piplup, Budew, and Shellos against the wild Pokemon," Dawn said.
"What did you do with all of the other Pokemon that you caught?" Andrew asked as they walked into the city.
"They're in my PC box," Dawn said. "Professor Rowan is going to study them to see if they have any connection with evolution."
Eterna City was nestled in the mountains, near the highest mountain of Sinnoh, Mt. Coronet. The Pokemon Center was straight ahead, so Andrew and Dawn decided to heal up their Pokemon.
While they were waiting for their Pokemon to heal, the two decided to look around the city. The Poke Mart was south of the Pokemon Center, where they stocked up on potions, antidotes, awakenings, paralyze heals, and full heals.
Eterna City, much like Jubilife City, also had a three story apartment complex. The Eterna Condominiums housed many tenants that wanted to visit the Pokemon Statue in the center of town or wanted to hike in the Eterna Forest.
"Professor Rowan told me that Professor Oak, Kanto's Pokemon expert, occasionally visits Sinnoh to follow the patterns of rare Pokemon that migrate from Kanto to Sinnoh," Dawn said. "He normally stays in Eterna City to learn more about the ancient statue."
"Let's go look at this statue then!" Andrew excitedly exclaimed.
Andrew and Dawn walked past a blue three-story building that had a white roof with a helicopter launchpad on top of it. The third story was surrounded by a yellow metal circle with spikes protruding from it.
"What is that?" Andrew wondered.
"I'm not sure," Dawn shrugged, "it's not on the map."
She read the sign in front of it. "Says here it's the TG Building, whatever that is."
Andrew shrugged, and the two walked over to the Pokemon Statue.
It was a worn, ancient, stone dragon-like Pokemon that the ancients worshipped as a deity.
"Look," Andrew pointed to the front of the statue that had experienced less of the elements, "there used to be a plate or something there that probably explained what it was."
"You're absolutely right," a woman said from behind them. She had long silvery blonde hair that covered half of her face, wore a dark black fuzzy scarf, a light black jacket and matching pants, and wore an old gray charm around her neck.
"Well, almost absolutely," she corrected herself. She seemed to be friendly, but her ever-calculating gray eyes gave the impression that she was trying to figure something out about Andrew or Dawn.
"My name is Cynthia, I am investigating the mythology of the Sinnoh region," she told them. "Fortunately I managed to see that there used to be two plates describing the statue before they were stolen."
"What did they say?" Andrew eagerly asked.
Dawn shot him a dirty look.
"What?"
"Don't you have any idea who you're talking to?" Dawn hissed.
Andrew shook his head, while Dawn rolled her eyes in reply.
"No, it's quite alright," Cynthia said. "When not at the Pokemon League, I am merely a mythologist. But when I am there…I am the Champion."
Andrew's eyes widened in shock. That was why he had thought he had recognized her. How could he be so stupid?
"I'm…honored to meet you," Andrew said. "Would you…please tell us about the ancient statue?"
"Of course," Cynthia said. "Now, there were two plates on top of each other. They were both very faded. The first said something like: Creation of Dia, Giver of Time…in laughter, there is tears…And,likewise it is with time. The same time flows…the Blessing of Dia. The second plate said: Birth of Pal… Creator of Parallel Dimensions…Alive, yet not alive…rifts in space. To arrive in the same universe…the Blessing of Pal…"
"Now, I have done some research at the Canalave Library, and I believe that this statue was a representation of the two deities of time and space, Dialga and Palkia."
"That's so cool!" Andrew exclaimed.
"Deities…but Dialga and Palkia are Pokemon, right?" Dawn asked.
"Yes, they are," Cynthia answered. "Legends say that they can only be controlled by something called the Red Chain. Although the ancients did not have modern technology, so perhaps they could be captured in a Poke Ball."
"That's so cool," Andrew said. "Thank you so much for the explanation Champion Cynthia."
"You're welcome, and please, just call me Cynthia. It was nice to meet the two of you, but now I'm afraid I have other matters to attend to."
"She's so cool," Dawn said. "Did you know that she was the first ever female Champion of the Sinnoh region?"
"That's awesome," Andrew agreed.
As the two walked back to the Pokemon Center, they saw the police outside of Rad Rickshaw's Bicycle Shop.
"Maybe we'll see Looker," Andrew hoped.
The Bicycle shop had red, green, and blue bikes out in front, and had many more inside.
"What's going on?" Dawn asked.
"You can't be in here," a police officer pushed them back out the door.
"Rude much!" Dawn exclaimed.
A boy wearing glasses, a white shirt, and jeans was slumped outside the bike shop next to the steps leading inside. He had just finished talking with an officer.
"What happened?" Andrew asked.
"Team Galactic stole my Buneary, and Rad's Clefairy."
"Team Galactic? They're here?!"
The boy nodded. "They stole my only Pokemon, and no one else is able to do anything it seems. The Gym Leader Gardenia left this morning on a nature hike after being defeated by a challenger, and everyone else doesn't care or doesn't want to help."
"We'll get your Buneary and Clefairy back," Andrew promised.
"Where is Team Galactic at?" Dawn asked.
"I heard those two Grunts say something about a TG Building."
Andrew and Dawn got up and ran to the Pokemon Center. Monferno, Staravia, Buizel, Buneary, Piplup, Budew, and Shellos were all healed up.
"Okay guys," John said to his Pokemon, "we don't have to if you don't want to. But there are some bad people stealing Pokemon. Do you think that we could put a stop to them?"
Monferno and Buizel nodded proudly. They were both powerful and they knew it. Staravia looked down, doubting herself. Monferno began talking to her in the cries of Pokemon language, reminding her of all of the battles that they had won together. Staravia squawked proudly, she was ready to help fight.
"Buneary?"
Buneary looked to the ground. All she had done with her trainer was defeat a few Magikarp. And she was always such a klutz in the forest…
Then Buizel bent down to her level and grabbed her face. He glared at her. It was as if he was saying: You're supposed to be strong! Prove it!
Buneary slapped him away and looked at Andrew. She wanted to fight, to prove herself to Buizel and Andrew.
Dawn sat down with Piplup, Budew, and Shellos. "Now I know these guys are scary…but we have to do good and help people."
Her three Pokemon nodded.
"Let's go," Andrew and Dawn locked eyes.
The two ran to the front of the TG Building. They hid in the bushes, scanning the area.
"How are we going to go inside?" Dawn asked.
"We follow him," Andrew motioned to the Grunt that was about to walk inside.
The two snuck behind him and quickly surveyed the inside of the building. There were two separate flights of stairs that went to the next two floors.
"Come on!" Dawn ran into the storage closet where there were several black and silver Team Galactic uniforms.
The two quickly put on a uniform.
"I am not getting a bowl haircut," Andrew stated.
"We could say we're new recruits," Dawn suggested.
"You two look like you could use some help," a Grunt from the back of the closet said.
Andrew and Dawn jumped in surprise and fear.
"Relax, it's me. I told you they were going to Eterna City."
"Looker?!"
"I'm undercover right now. From what I've found out, there are two separate flights of stairs that lead to the third floor. One goes to a dead end, but the other is where their Commander is. They call her the Bringer of Lightning."
"I'll take the closest flight to the door, you take the other," Looker said. "Be careful, and be prepared to fight."
He handed the two turquoise bowl cut wigs to masquerade as Team Galactic members and walked out.
Andrew and Dawn put on the wigs and walked calmly out of the closet. Andrew began to whistle, and smiled and winked at the receptionist as they walked past.
"Seriously?" Dawn glared at him.
Their disguises held up, and Andrew and Dawn managed to get up the first two floors without any problem.
However, X and Y were guarding the door to the third floor.
"Looker must have taken the dead end way," Andrew muttered.
"No turning back now," Dawn mumbled. "They already saw us."
The two walked over to X and Y who were glaring at them.
"What're you two rookies doing up here?" X asked.
"We have news for the Bringer of Lightning," Dawn said.
"Is that so?" Y asked. She continued, "well, you can tell us and we'll relay the message to her."
"Um…" Dawn stammered.
"There's…an international police agent that has infiltrated the building," Andrew told them.
"Yeah right," X laughed.
"The only infiltrators we see…" Y said, "are the two of you!"
"You guys thought we didn't recognize you!" X continued laughing. "Man, are we smarter than they give us credit for!"
"Of course!" Y proudly stated. "That's why we're Senior Grunts!"
"Yeah but you know what they say…" Dawn began, looking at Andrew.
"A Grunt is still just a Grunt," he finished.
The two took off their disguises, and sent out their Pokemon.
X sent out Glameow and Croagunk so Andrew sent out Buizel and Buneary. Y sent out Stunky and Zubat so Dawn sent out Piplup and Shellos.
"Glameow, fury swipes!" X commanded. The lithe gray cat pounced on top of Buneary and swiped her five times.
Buizel shook his head at Buneary on the ground.
"Buizel, Sonic Boom on Croagunk!" Buizel spun his tails fast like a propeller and a wave of sonic energy was emitted from them.
Croagunk was knocked down to the ground, fainted.
"Piplup, Bubble!" A jet of bubbles barreled from Piplup's beak at both Zubat and Stunky.
"Zubat, Supersonic!" A yellow light caused Piplup to become confused.
"Shellos, Water Pulse!" Shellos spat out a stream of water that hit Stunky.
"Stunky, Screech!" Stunky let out a cry that deafened the ears of Piplup and Shellos, causing them to lower their defenses.
"Buneary, use Jump Kick!" Buneary managed to get out of Glameow's hold and sprung up. She barreled towards Glameow, kicking it to the ground and knocking it out.
Buneary gave a self-satisfied smile to Buizel.
"Stunky, Smokescreen!" Smoke covered the room, causing everyone to be unable to see.
And Dawn froze. She was suddenly back to that night, in that building…
Andrew ran over to her. He could tell that something was wrong.
"Shellos, Mud Bomb on Stunky!" He ordered her.
Shellos spat out a huge ball of mud and launched it at Stunky, knocking it out.
As the smoke cleared, Piplup was hitting himself in confusion.
Dawn shook her head, snapping out of the flashback. And if she could, then she know Piplup could too.
"Come on Piplup, you can do it! Use Bubble!" Piplup shook his head in a daze, about to hit himself…and then emitted a beam of bubbles from his mouth, which manages to knock Zubat out.
"Come on, let's get out of here!" Y said to X.
"We can't just go from commander to commander!" X cried.
"I think I would rather deal with the Bringer of Time than the Bringer of Lightning!" Y replied.
The two Galactic Grunts scurried off down the stairs.
"You did great Piplup," Dawn told her blue penguin starter. Piplup smiled at her, and then he became enveloped in a white light.
"Ah, he's evolving!" Andrew grinned.
Dawn smiled, with tears in her eyes. Her little blue starter was growing up. Then Shellos nuzzled up against Prinplup, proud of him.
"Come on, let's go save some Pokemon!" Andrew exclaimed.
He slid the keycard that X and Y had left behind and two metal doors opened to a room that seemed to be like outer space.
"Woah…trippy!"
It was as if there wasn't even a floor at all. They were just standing on top of stars in the deep void of space!
Then the doors slammed shut behind them.
A woman with purple hair tied into a bun at the top of her head and buns on the back of her head smirked at them. She wore a black and silver Galactic suit, less feminine than the one Mars wore, but it screamed seniority over the Grunts.
"Did the two of you want something? Oh, how silly of me to even ask! Of course you want to free the Pokemon we have been researching! Well, just go ahead and try!" Her voice has the faint trace of a French accent.
"Who are you!" Andrew yelled.
"My name is Jupiter. I am one of Team Galactic's Commanders. Now child, prepare to take a bite of this!"
A large purple furred cream-colored Pokemon jumped from the cage where it was guarding the captive Clefairy and Buneary.
"Go Buizel!" Buizel held his chest up proud. He wanted to show off his skills.
"Night Slash!" Skuntank's claws glowed black as night and it slashed Buizel straight across the chest, knocking him to the ground.
"Sonic Boom!" Buizel's propelling tails emitted a blast of sonic energy that hit Skuntank in the side, but didn't seem to do much damage.
"Poison Gas!" Skuntank breathed out purple fumes that Buizel inhaled. His eyes flashed purple and he fell to the ground for a moment. He was poisoned.
Andrew was so stupid, why didn't he get an antidote at the Poke Mart!
"Water Pulse!" Buizel spat out a stream of water that pulsed and hit Skuntank.
"Night Slash again!" Buizel tried to move out of the way, but the poison was taking a toll on him. He was unable to move fast enough, and Skuntank knocked him out.
"Good work Buizel. Go Monferno!" The fire monkey jumped up and down and pounded on his chest. He would avenge his fallen friend!
"Flame Wheel!" The flames on Monferno's tail spread up his back and he dove into a roll. Monferno spun like a wheel and rammed straight into Skuntank, who got burned.
"How do you like that!" Andrew muttered.
"Skuntank, Smokescreen!" Smoke came out of Skuntank's mouth that made it hard to see anything.
"Monferno, Mach Punch!" Monferno managed to slide underneath Skuntank and punched it in its underbelly, knocking it over and out.
"I lost to a child?!" Jupiter muttered to herself incredulously. "It was because I was too careless!"
"Fine, you can have the Pokemon! Our research is finished anyways. But I'm going to give you one last warning: stay out of our way, unless you want to face off against a god."
Jupiter caused the stars to go out and slipped past Andrew and Dawn in the darkness.
As Andrew freed Clefairy and Buneary, Dawn got on to Jupiter's computer.
"It looks like they wanted Clefairy because there were legends that it came from outer space. Gosh…it's like these guys are obsessed with anything relating to space or time. I'm betting that Team Galactic stole the plate from the Pokemon Statue. But what do they want?"
"Whoever is behind Team Galactic, whoever their boss is, they want to become a god."