Are you kidding? There is NO way I will EVER own pokemon.

Chapter 4

Emotion Cave

Cyndaquil and Chikorita walked down the long, dark tunnel, lit by a few torches every 14 feet. It seemed like they would never get to the end, but they soon found the stairs that would take them to the base of the tower that they were now in. When they got to the bottom, the camber was empty, with the only things in it the stairs and the door. They noticed two pieces of paper by the door, however. Cyndaquil picked one up and told Chikorita, "It's a note… it says 'Cyndaquil, I knew one day that you would have to leave the town. I have prepared a map of the outside world for you. Please use it, and good luck to you on your quest. Espeon.' Wow, so he knew I would leave some day…"

Chikorita picked up the other piece of paper and said, "So, this is the map then? It looks like Pecha Mountain is just past this row of hills and on the other side of this lake. Should we get going?" They opened the door, and were amazed at what they saw. They were surrounded by trees, bushes, other types of plants, and saw at least 7 species of pokemon they had never seen before.

"Whoa… This is amazing! But, we can't stay and admire this scenery, Chikorita. I do wonder what kinds of pokemon these are, though…"

While he was talking to Chikorita, one of the pokemon came over and said, "Hey, I've never seen your faces around here before. Where'd you come from?"

"Well, we came from Solar Eclipse Village looking for Emotion Cave," said Chikorita.

"Interesting. What kind of pokemon are you?"

"Well, you may not believe me, but I'm a Cyndaquil and she's a Chikorita."

"WHOA! Is that true? I thought cyndaquils were fire-types and chikoritas were grass-types though…"

"Normally, yes, but we were hit with something that made us change types."

"Wow. That's crazy. Anyway, I'm Mudkip, and they're Torchic, Starly, Diglett, Pikachu, Cubone, and Pachirisu."

"Nice to meet you all."

Pachirisu suggested, "Hey, you should really come meet our parents some time."

"Okay, but right now, we really have to go."

Starly said, "WAIT! Before you go, I want you to have this as a token of out friendship," and handed them another one of the pendants that Chikorita had given Cyndaquil for his birthday.

"Um… Okay, thanks."

The 7 pokemon said, "Bye! Good luck, and see you!" Cyndaquil and Chikorita continued on their way, over the hills covered in oran trees, and past a lake that seemed to sparkle with the purity of the ocean. They came to the Pecha Mountain, and immediately began looking around for the cave entrance.

"I don't get it," said Cyndaquil, after looking around the entire mountain, "All we saw was a stone wall with writing on it. Where's the entrance?"

"I don't know, Cyndaquil. Is it possible that this is all just a legend?"

"No, it has to be true. I'm gonna go have a second look at that stone wall." Cyndaquil ran around the mountain and stopped in front of it. "'If you wish to enter Emotion Cave, Bring the golden cause of poison's grave.' What the heck does that mean?"

"Golden cause of poison's grave… poison's grave… poison… pecha berries cure poison… THAT'S IT! Cyndaquil, it means bring a golden pecha berry!"

"Way to go, Chikorita! But where do we find one?"

"I get the feeling that it's on top of the mountain." Cyndaquil and Chikorita climbed up the mountain, looking at each and every pecha berry tree they thought might have the golden one, until they reached the top. Sure enough, the tree at the peak had a golden pecha berry in it, and they brought it back to the wall, placing it on a small protrusion, which caused the wall to open up, revealing the cave.

"Let's go. Mesprit isn't just gonna come out if it is in there." They entered the cave, and the first thing they noticed was that the walls and ceiling were nearly covered in pink, glowing crystals, and a few were sticking out of the floor.

"It's so beautiful…" Chikorita said.

"Yeah, but remember, we're here to see Mesprit."

"Right." They continued through the cave, going down ramps when needed, going through holes in the wall, even crossing an underground river, that, when followed to the edge, fell into a lake, farther down. After a while, they came to another stone wall.

A voice came from somewhere, saying, "If you wish to pass this wall, answer me this: If you had an opportunity to rid yourself of one emotion, which would it be?"

Cyndaquil responded, "It's a tough question. Most pokemon would probably say sadness, but I say none, because for me, If I loose one emotion, the rest would have no meaning."

"That is the answer I was hoping for. You may enter." The wall opened up, and upon entering, Cyndaquil and Chikorita saw the lake the river ran into and several more crystals, only these seemed to pulsate with emotion. However, the lake's surface began to move, and Cyndaquil and Chikorita were ready to fight. But they relaxed when they saw what came out: Mesprit.

"Welcome to my cave. What brings you here?"

"Umm… we have a problem… you see, my friend and I were changed into what you see here by a purple catlike creature. We were hoping you could fix us?"

"Of course. Wait, did you say purple catlike creature? That's Dark Mew! Oh, my… I know who you are. You're Cyndaquil Flame, of Solar Eclipse Village, aren't you?"

"Yes, I am. How did you know?"

"I am one of the 7 legendary pokemon from the legend. Let's just leave it at that. Anyway, you say you need a curse removed? Is this curse the fact that you are a water-type and you are a fire-type?"

"Yes. Can you remove it please?"

"Yes. Chikorita, please stand back." Mesprit began forming a ball of pink energy, focusing on Cyndaquil. When it was complete, it shot a beam through Cyndaquil, bringing a ball of blue energy out of him. Cyndaquil ran over to the lake and looked at his reflection, and was relieved to see that he was back to his old self. "There you go. Now what can I do with this…?"

"Wait… I still have the pendant you gave me, Chikorita! Remember what you said?"

"Yeah. What do you…?"

"Mesprit, I have a crystal pendant here. Chikorita told me it can hold elemental energies. If you would, please, put that energy sphere in here."

"Of course! It might be handy to have this pendant on hand. Very well." Mesprit tossed the sphere at the pendant, which caused a bright flash of light. When it settled, Cyndaquil's pendant was a light blue, with a small water drop inside the crystal. "I have transformed your crystal pendant into a water pendant. Now, Chikorita, I will do the same for you." It charged up another sphere, shot a beam through Chikorita, and began wondering what she would want it to do with her sphere. It was surprised to see her take out another crystal pendant. "Well, I understand. But I am surprised you had 2 of those." It tossed the sphere at Chikorita's pendant, causing another flash of light, and when it settled, it said, "Your pendant has become a fire pendant. Please use it wisely. I thank you for coming here. May you have luck on your quest." Cyndaquil and Chikorita thanked Mesprit, and just as they were about to leave, a ring of pink light appeared. "With the entrance to the cave open, it is likely that pokemon have found their way inside. They may think you are trying to stop them from entering, so please use this to leave."

"Thanks again for your help Mesprit." They stepped into the light and began to teleport to the cave entrance.

Just before they disappeared, Mesprit said, "May our paths cross again someday, young ones." And I hope your quest goes well. Good luck, Cyndaquil. You might need it.

To be continued…