Nope. Still don't own pokemon, and still never will.

Chapter 3

Whereabouts of the Cave

The next day, Cyndaquil went to see Chikorita and tell her what he found out. Cyndaquil asked her, "Chikorita! Guess what I found out yesterday?"

"I don't have the foggiest idea. What is it?" replied Chikorita.

"Okay, so have you ever heard of Emotion Cave?" asked Cyndaquil.

"Yeah, I think so. Why?"

"Because, I read a book last night that told the legend of Arceus, and it said that, while no one is sure where they are, or if they're even around anymore, the legendary pokemon in the legend could be found in certain spots in the land! And it said Mesprit was in Emotion Cave!"

"And?"

"The book said Mesprit can remove some curses, and I think this classifies as a curse. It can't hurt to see if it lives there."

"But it's a legend. Legends aren't necessarily true."

"Yes, but it may be our only way to return to the way we were before."

"…Alright, I'll go with you. You don't know what's in there." And I don't want you to get hurt. Or worse.

"Okay, lets go see if the Espeon elder knows anything about this cave." They went off to the Sun Temple, and once they got there, they were greeted by one of the Espeon guards.

"Greetings, Cyndaquil and Chikorita. If you are looking for the elder, he is up in his chamber."

"Okay, thanks." They then began climbing to the top of the temple, being greeted by Espeons on the way. Once they got there, they didn't see the elder, however.

Cyndaquil called, "Elder? Are you here?"

"Yes, boy. I'm in the other room. Please, come in." They went in to the other room and the elder asked, "So, why have you come up here? In other words, what do you wish to talk about?"

"Well, we were wondering, do you know where Emotion cave is? We kind of wanted to go there…"

"Ah, yes. The cave, it is in the mountain covered in pecha berry trees. However, you cannot leave the town just yet. The exit has been sealed for quite some time."

"Well, how do we get out?"

"Here, take this key to the fountain in the main entrance to the temple. There is a secret door behind the fountain, and on the other side is a tunnel connecting this temple with the Moon Temple. Once there, climb to the top, get the Moon Key from the Umbreon Elder, and return here." The key was basically a key, but the end that doesn't go in the lock was shaped like a sun, and was also a hole in the side.

"Thank you, elder." Cyndaquil and Chikorita then did what they were told, and went to the fountain. "So, like this?" He put the key in the lock, twisted it, and the wall opened up, revealing a tunnel, like the elder had said.

"Lets go, Cyndaquil!" They soon came out in the Moon Temple, and climbed to the top. "Umbreon Elder! Are you Here?"

"Hm? Oh, yes. Let me just open the window so you can see." He opened the window, then asked, "Now, how did you get in here? This temple has been blocked by the landslide for a while now. This chamber is the only remaining part of significance still above ground."

"Well, the Espeon Elder gave us this key, and told us to come here for the Moon Key. We came from a secret passage."

"Ah, yes! I forgot about that. So, you want the Moon Key, huh? Well, here. I found it the other day when I was cleaning."

"Thank you, Elder." They then went back the same way, and went back to the Espeon. "Espeon, we have the Moon Key! What do we do now?"

"Very good. Come over here." The elder led them to a wall, and before they got to close, Cyndaquil and Chikorita gazed at it for a moment.

"Wow… Elder, what is this?"

"Ah, yes. Do you like it? I painted this by myself."

"Really? That's amazing! What's it a picture of?"

"Ah. This is a picture of the 7 legendary pokemon from the legend. It intrigued me some 5 years ago, so I painted it on this wall."

"Wait, what's that dark figure? There in the background?"

"Oh. That. Well, I think that's best discussed at a later point in time. Fir now, insert the Sun and Moon keys in the locks. The wall will open, and you can leave then." They did just that, and said goodbye to the Elder. "Don't worry, I'll tell your parents where you are and not to worry about you."

"Thank you. See you soon." The wall shut behind them, though they had taken the keys with them.

"Cyndaquil, what do you think it's like out there?"

"I don't know, but we'll find out soon."

To be continued…

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