And so, here it is, the grand finale! Thank you, all you readers who have followed through the story to the end - DarkBlaziken, Natsume Yungerer, Silver Lugia and Leone the Infernal (hope you all are still reading)! Enjoy, and hope you keep reading my fanfics!
"Wonderful," The Pokémon Director exclaimed. Winona passed the precious stone to him. "We'll start work soon! You are all dismissed!"
The people present began departing on flying or surfing pokémon. Falkner stayed behind, and he watched the sky as it began to dawn. Pink light reached over the ocean from the east, lighting up the clouds and the morning mist with warm rays. Slowly the sun peeked over the edge of the sea.
Winona came forward and watched as well.
"Feels nice for all this to have ended, doesn't it?" She asked.
"Yeah," He replied, his voice unsteady. What was wrong with him? Why couldn't he make a proper conversation with Winona?
There was no doubt—he really was beginning to like Winona, somehow. Looking down at the shimmering pink water, he felt his face grow hot.
"Hey, what're you looking at?" Winona asked. "Well, I'm here to catch the sunrise, so I'd better!" She looked up at the rising sun over the pink-tipped waves. It continued to rise, and for a precious few minutes, the sky was alight with all the colours of the full spectrum.
"Erm…Falkner?" Winona asked, sounding a trace nervous.
"Yes?" He replied.
She took in a deep breath before going on. "Do you…I know I sound very stupid when I say this, but…Do you like me?"
Falkner nearly fell into the water in shock. How'd she know?
"I…Was it that obvious?" he gasped, not daring to look up. How will she respond? Is she unhappy that I do? Will she—
All of a sudden, he felt Winona's hand on his shoulder.
"I realised," She sighed, "That you really weren't that bad. I started to like you without even knowing it. And I just didn't dare to say so…I mean, only girls would like guys." She looked up into his eyes, her gaze full of happiness. "Well…I am a girl, after all."
Falkner blinked and smiled. "I didn't ever think…"
Suddenly, Winona had wrapped her arms round him. He returned the embrace, too amazed and breathless to speak.
"I wished for this…on a shooting star," she cried. "And it came true! I admit it, I like you! I think you're really amazing, with such great pokémon…"
"Same here," Falkner replied finally. Nothing could compare to the wonderful rising feeling he felt in his heart now.
When the two finally turned back to the east horizon, not daring to look at each other, they saw that the colours were painted over the sky, brighter than before. Good luck? Probably so…
As the brilliant colours turned to pure blue again, a warm zephyr rippled from the west, creating erratic circles in the calm sea water.And with it came a voice which both heard.
"Thank you for doing so much, Masters of the Sky. May the winds bless you forever."
Winona looked at Falkner, who looked back. His hair had gone all messy from being blown at by the wind. He looks quite good with his hair all messed up, Winona thought, smiling.
Falkner, however, was thinking of something else. Looking up at the great stretch of free, endless sky blue above, he thought of the voice on the breeze. Lugia.
Masters of the Sky, he reflected. That's what Lugia called us. And that's who I am. Taking a deep breath of the sea breeze which washed from over the dyed blue waters, he felt as if nothing could go wrong for him again.
After the main story…
(Do NOT read, Team Rocket haters and Mewtwo fans!)
Somewhere nearby, Jessie, James and Meowth cycled along in their submarine, now a sleek torpedo shape.
A disturbance in the water to their right made them all glance out of the window.
It was Mewtwo.
"That no good traitor!" Jessie growled through clenched teeth. "It's time you go back to the boss!"
Jumping out onto the top of the submarine, Jessie sent out her Wobbuffet. She was followed by James, who sent out Cacnea.
Mewtwo was still weak from the earlier battle. It made a small Shadowball and threw it with all its energy, which was not much at all.
"Ha!" Jessie laughed. "Wobbuffet, Counter!"
The tiny Shadowball hit Wobbuffet's protected body and grew twice in size, before blasting back at Mewtwo, who groaned in pain.
"Cacnea, Solarbeam!" James shouted. A powerful beam of white light hit an injured Mewtwo, completely knocking him out.
And Team Rocket cycled away with a huge catch in tow.
So what do you think? I hope some of you enjoyed the ending, hehe...