NO! I DON'T OWN POKEMON!

Chapter 11

We fell for it…

The Mountain of Time wasn't anywhere near as hot as the desert had been. Cyndaquil and Chikorita had only just started climbing, and they both agreed to that. The path branched in two just ahead, and they quickly decided on the left path. After walking for a while, they came to a rock wall.

"Well…. I guess we picked the wrong path…"

"I guess so, too, Cyndaquil. But it's getting late. Maybe we should stop for the night?"

"Yeah, okay." So they set down their packs, and Cyndaquil dug around in his until he found his tent. He began setting it up while Chikorita sorted out some food items and built a fire. She silently thanked Arceus that the last time the humans visited, they taught them that heated apples were even better than regular ones. After the fire was built, she started placing apples on a slab of rock that was held above the fire by some sticks.

"What'cha making?"

"Just some heated apples. Oh, and oran berries."

"Cool. Tent's all set up."

"That's good, 'cuz the apples are done, now." They both had a few apples and an oran berry, and then went into the tent to go to sleep. Chikorita fell asleep almost instantly, but Cyndaquil was still awake. He was still trying to process the whole idea that he's supposed to be a hero.

It just seems so crazy. I mean, I lived in Solar Eclipse Village my whole life, all 10 years, and never left once. Until I went and met Mesprit, that is… Someone could've told me sooner! Not only that, but Mew just HAD to drag Chikorita into all of this. I'm pretty sure she'd be happier back home, where she's safe. Well, I'll never get to sleep if I keep thinking about all of this. Besides, I still have the rest of the mountain to climb. And with that, Cyndaquil finally fell asleep.

The next morning……

Cyndaquil and Chikorita finished packing up their things. They had just finished their breakfast, and were eager to finish climbing the mountain. They went back the way they came, and headed up the right path. They came to yet ANOTHER rock wall, but unlike the other one, this one was very rocky and had natural foot and hand holds, as opposed to being a totally smooth face of a mountain. They climbed up the wall, and found themselves at the mouth of a cave.

"Through the cave?"

"Through the cave, Chikorita." They went in, and found themselves in a chamber with dark blue, glowing, clock shaped stones. They kept going and soon found a statue of a Celebi.

A voice resonated through the chamber that said "Defeat the guardian to be shown the way." The Celebi statue opened it's eyes and started heading over to Cyndaquil and Chikorita. Cyndaquil put on his Aqua pendant and became Aqua-Cyndaquil. He made the first strike with Water Gun. It hit the Celebi and knocked it onto it's back. It got up and retaliated with Ancientpower, which knocked Cyndaquil back, and as luck would have it, made it faster, stronger, and tougher. Chikorita used her Magical Leaf, and the statue slammed into the wall. It used Psychic on her, and left her feeling very weak. Cyndaquil used another Water Gun, and it easily dodged it. Chikorita surprised it, however, with a Razor Leaf from behind. Thanks to Overgrow, it was stronger than normal, and knocked out the Celebi statue. It's eyes once again closed, and it levitated over to the place it was at before, and the cave's back wall opened up. They could now see the summit, and began running toward it. Just before they made it up, though, the ground caved in underneath them.

"WHAT THE HELL?!?!?!" Cyndaquil and Chikorita were falling fast, and soon, Chikorita could no longer be seen next to Cyndaquil. She had fallen into a chute, while Cyndaquil fell into another chamber, and was knocked unconscious as soon as he hit the floor.

To be continued…

Once every year, humans visit the Stelar Region. A mystical power allows the humans to understand the pokemon. When the humans leave, they leave behind technology or knowledge to enrich the lives of the pokemon.