VERY IMPORTANT: The previous chapter has undergone major edits in the plot. It is necessary to read the previous chapter's edits before you can proceed with this chapter due to major changes. More details will be mentioned in the warning mentioned at the start of the last chapter. I apologize for the inconvenience.

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HOLY FRICKEN FUDGE, FINALLY!!!!!!!!! I FINALLY DID IT XD

This chapter took a little time to write, sorry for the delay :P

In all seriousness, I'm totally ashamed of how long this took me to get off the presses but I finally did it and I'm proud of that.

In any case, thanks for sticking to the story despite its many many delays.

Secondly, might I mention the next chapter is a chapter I've been waiting to write for AGES so you guys might be lucky enough to get it soon :3 Than again, it shouldn't be something that you have to be lucky to get, you should get it a lot more than you do so I'm sorry ovo

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Enjoy Chapter 46 of PPH ;3

Chapter 46

-WHOA, WAIT, STOP! Seriously, if you haven't read the edited PPH 45, you need to, otherwise you're not gonna get what's going on here XD

Sorry for the interruption, I'll let you continue reading ovo;;

Chapter 46

The morning dew across the forest grass was enough to send a chill down my spin, let alone, wake me up. The air was heavy with the moisture and smell of the coniferous trees as well as the distinctive musk of Terra who was sleeping nearby.

It was, admittedly, very unsettling to know there was another me somewhere out there. I couldn't imagine how Terra could feel right now, knowing her double was only a matter of a few footsteps away from us. The thought of running into my double or Terra's was a thought I would have rather not struck. The sun's gleam shone through the trees. It's position told me that the time was around seven or eight but I was in no position to tell what time it was, not after what I've been through.

Knowing Terra, she wasn't going, to wake up for an hour or two yet, both Terra and Terra V2. Giving the Terra beside me a slight shove on her back, her legs twitched slightly but she continued in her deep slumber. I know that she couldn't be woken by a herd of aggrons but that's not what I was worried about. She was not easy to wake physically but even the lightest squeak in my head could wake her up. It was my biggest risk right now as the lightest thought could wake up both Terra's and I only needed one.

Roughly nudging Terra in the back but gently whispering to her through my head, she finally began to murmur. Twitching her ears and lifting her head., she drowsily asked 'What is it, wh-' at that moment, she recognized the current situation and fell instantly silent.

'Do you know what's going to happen next?' I whispered. You'd think that the other Terra would be able to hear me too but my communication rules seemed to resemble sound, becoming quieter the farther the listener was away. 'If I recall correctly,' Terra said softly, pausing for a moment, '...I woke up in only a matter of minutes... but-'

'Should we get out of here? I don't feel too safe just sitting around here waiting for you to wake up.'

'It's too late now, if she, or, I were to wake up now, I'd try to catch a scent. Fortunate enough, the wind, though gentle, is in our direction which means I won't be able to catch a scent. However, if I were to catch sight of you, I'd start moving in your general direction and that wouldn't end nicely.'

'So what do we do than?'

'Wait.' It seemed I had no other choice which was rather annoying given how tired I was. Multiple times since I had woken up, I had dozed off and had been nudged by Terra as a result, but, amusingly, Terra had dozed off occasionally too.

'We should be careful when I wake up, as I do recall-' Terra's thoughts came to an immediate halt as her ears shifted over to her other's position. Slowly, the dark figure in the distance who also sat beside me at this moment began to stir. 'Get down!' Terra yanked on my shirt collar suddenly and with a quick rustle, I was hidden in the shrubbery and bushes a mere distance away from the Terra that was now waking up.

The gentle noise of footsteps on dry leaves rose in front of us. I couldn't see anything, my face was in the grass. As the silent shuffles and rustles of Terra's body made in the distance, the heavy scent of the grass and forest wafted against me. In a matter of seconds, I found myself uncontrollably sniffling at the heavy scent until a very sudden sneeze escaped me.

Every muscle in my body and Terra's (the one with me) tensed up. We froze our breathes and dared not to move an inch as in the distance, I could sense Terra (the one we were avoiding) had heard us and was glaring in our direction. I tried my best to slip into a state where I almost seemed unconscious and due to the gravity of the moment, I almost filled the part. Those few seconds seemed like an eternity with such a glare over our area.

With some hesitance, the alternate Terra lifted her glare and turned to leave and chase after me, who right about now, was leaving to bike down the road nearby. It suddenly came to me, the shock of having a second self running around. It was unsettling.

'I knew I heard something strange that morning.' As I came to my feet, I had noticed that Terra was already skipping away to where the older Terra had been. After some reflection, I had remembered the entire reason we had been sitting here for so long.

A ran after Terra, almost tripping on a branch on the way to her. There she lay, curled around little Chandler who was making small squeaks of confusion to Terra reappearing just after she had left, but he had soon curled up into a little ball up against Terra's side and made little cooing noises. Oh, how he had remained just as cute as the day I had first seen him. He had grown significantly, he was almost double his original size. Terra had taken good care of him.

I slowly came down to my knees and gently put my hand on the back of Chandler's head. It was slightly damp from the morning dew, but quite warm as it should be. As he lay there nestled in against Terra, a petted him gently. There was some sort of strange happiness in me. We were all together again. It was a feeling I hadn't felt in ages. I had been sent home to take care of matters that could very well destroy what precious small links we had between this world and the other, I have yet to find the last one, I can't return to my family yet again and I was... happy. I had to admit, I felt a little twisted inside.

'So what now?' I asked

'Now that I've left, I ought to be chasing after you down the road. In about twenty minutes I apparently got knocked out... not that I remember it,' she said, rubbing her paw against her head, specifically the spot that had collided with the brick wall. 'Anyway, now that we have nowhere to go now. You can't turn back to your family without arousing suspicion and we can't risk being seen by anyone outside of here to prevent getting seen by people who've seen you biking past here already. Really, I guess you've just got the day with us.' She produced a subtle grin and continued to groom Chandler's back.

I suppose this wasn't so bad, I'd get to spend the entire day with Terra. Sure I was a little damp and cold but I suppose I'd have to live with that.

The next morning

I had to admit, I was impressed with how Terra could adapt to such a living style. Sure, it was warm having her next to me in my sleep yet the next morning, I awoke with many kinks and much stiffness around my back and legs. Seeing as I hadn't left the forest since I had been taken here, I hadn't moved much or done anything. Sure, it was a little lazy but I didn't really have that many options.

The last day had been rather disturbing, having a rather scratchy recollection of what had happened while I was just sitting in the forest. I was practically able to name when I had spilled off my bike, when I had turned into a typhlosion and when... Terra got hit. I'd rather not have recalled that incident.

As I came to my feet, I put one hand to my back and one to my knee. It was quite uncomfortable to be so stiff on my feet. Sleeping on the ground didn't really help my inactivity. After I was less stiff and able to walk, I took note of my surroundings. A soft drizzle was leaking through the leaves of the trees, spreading a thick, soggy forest smell. I looked down at my clothing to find that it was damp along with the rest of the forest. Even Terra and Chandler who were still asleep had a very fine layer of dampness across their fur.

I decided that I'd give Terra and Chandler a moment to sleep this time. They deserved it.

Wrestling my way through the trees and the shrubbery, I finally made my way onto the pathway. I wasn't worried that anyone would see me seeing as no one is usually here at this ungodly hour, let alone on a rainy day.

Upon exiting the forest, I was greeted by a rather pretty sight. The park was covered with a fine mist that made everything look eerily still. The waterfront had the same effect as the river seemed to quickly fade away into an endless body of water. It was very silent and so still that it seemed that nothing could disturb it.

Every step I took seemed to echo, the park was also eerily quiet as well. I made my way to the waterfront of the park and observed in silence the creepy beauty that the waterfront held with this weather.

It was cold and damp, but I tried not to let that bother me. It was the least of my problems right now.... What a mess this has been. This place brought back so many memories, memories of my old home, memories of my old life and memories of being stalked. Not all of them were good, obviously, but some were.

That's not to say that I enjoyed my new life but it certainly wasn't what I was expecting. Be it nice to meet those that I idolized, it was a very dangerous job. I could seriously get into trouble some day and I can't heal myself.

Now I had it on my shoulders to figure out who, what, when and where this next poke was going to strike. I had to find a way to make it happen without anyone noticing and I'd have to do it without injury so I can return to work at The Organization... I'm too tired for this....

'Nick?'

I immediately swung around to find Terra standing on her hind legs a few meters behind me with Chandler perched on her head. I found my heart beating rather quickly after being startled like that. 'Terra, you scared me.' I said, giggling and sighing a bit.

'Sorry, I was just wondering where you went.'

'How'd you find me?'

'I followed your scent.'

'I have a scent?'

Just than, I saw car lights in the distance. Realizing that Terra was standing next to me in open sight, I quickly turned to her and waved my hand towards the forest. 'Come on, we have to get out here, run-run-run!' We quickly scurried back into the forest before the car could form us out of the fog.

Nestling back into the spot we had previously been. It seemed as if we had no options but to stay where we were. It was quite stressful knowing that the next pokemon was going to strike and there was barely anything we could do about it.

The weather seemed to get a lot more miserable. The rain had picked up later in the day and we were now beginning to get drenched. My clothes were soaked, and Terra and Chandler didn't look too happy either.

'Can this rain get any worse?' Terra asked.

'Trust me, I've been on this island for long enough, it can get a lot worse.'

'Well isn't that a cheery thought.'

Just than, a flash and the crack of lightning was instantly heard. Terra's ears perked up and Chandler curled up into a little ball against Terra's chest. This was not good.

'Okay, we gotta get out of here. There's gotta be some place I can hide you where you won't be in danger of being found.' As Terra slowly came to her feet, I helped Chandler up onto her back and we made way for the nearest shelter. Just a distance off from where we hid were the tennis courts as well as the shed were the tennis court supplies were kept, spare nets, balls and so on. That would be absolutely perfect, given that, due to the rain, the place would be practically abandoned.

I made my way to the shack positioned behind the tennis courts. It was generally out of view of the public so it wouldn't arouse much suspicion either. I was unfortunately greeted by the burden of a locked door when I got there. I punched the door with my fist only to get a sore hand which was a little embarrassing in front of Terra. Rubbing my sore hand, I had perceived my only option was to try and get the door down.

With a few steps back, I ran towards it and rammed my shoulder into it. I heard the door slamming against it's framing but it didn't budge other than that. It was pretty firmly shut. With another attempt, I slammed into the door only to find that it wouldn't magically fall down like it did in the movies. As I took a few more steps back, I almost begin to charge before Terra interrupted, 'Hey, look!'

I found Terra spying the road which was not as had been this morning. Instead of being still and quiet, a large crowd of people stood at the boardwalk by the waterfront. I had never seen so many people come out of no where, but there were hundreds of them shouting and pointing at something that was obscured by the trees by the shed.

'Terra, stay here.' I quickly ran around the tennis courts and down to the boardwalk. As I crossed the road, I found that there were many more people than I had just seen. All along the entire boardwalk, thousands of people stood there eyeing the stormy skies. Finally making my way behind the giant crowd, I eyed the skies for what was catching everyone's attention. Rain dropped into my eyes, obscuring my vision and suddenly a flash of lightning appeared and blinded the crowd temporarily. I wiped my eyes and took another view to the sky.

In such hectic conditions it was hard to make out, but a sudden loud shriek erupted from the skies. The shriek was neither ugly nor beautiful but had planted fear in my heart. As I scanned the skies, my eyes came across a large figure who stormed across the skies. In the distance it was hard to make out, but from what I could see, a bird of all colors with slow wing beats, flew in and out, teasing the storming clouds with its brilliant colors. Such a bird of so many colors could only mean one thing.

I turned and hightailed it back to Terra who laid in the exact spot I left her. 'What is it?' she asked calmly.

'Ho-oh!'

Terra's eyes widened with surprise but before she could reply, a beep came off my wrist. Observing the issue, I found the EDB had a small flashing green light going off on it. After a few seconds of observation, I had finally realized what this meant. I immediately pressed the communications button and yelled with urgency, "Karen, thank god, perfect timing! We've got an issue– an emergency– an–"

"Nick, go to the most exclusive and hidden body of water you can think of." There was no mistaking Karen. She had a great sense of power when something urgent was going on.

"...What?"

"Just go!" The transmission ended but the green light was still on, indicating that it was still ready to open transmission again.

"Okay..." I began pacing around a bit, scratching my head, thinking as hard as I could. "Uuuh- um- uuh, oh god, where to go... where to go...." Stress began to mount as we lost precious seconds but I suddenly came up with a thought. I turned to Terra, who was just staring at me as if I had gone crazy, and said out loud "Follow me!" Quickly turning back to the forest, I sprinted down the path as Terra kept to my side, following diligently. It only took us less than a minute to come upon the pond in the center of the forest.

Here it was, the very spot that I came back to this world in a state of unconsciousness. The very place that all my stressful troubles in this place started. This place used to be the place I liked to go to to relax and now it was just a reminder of how it all started. I didn't know what to think of it but now wasn't the time to think at all.

Pressing the communications button, I said, "Okay, Karen, I'm ready."

"Okay, stand back."

I began to wonder how she knew where I was and what to do but before I could say anything, the communications light was turned off. Before I could even think of what she was doing, a small light appeared in the bottom of the pond. The light suddenly expanded and took the size of the entire pond which covered an area of almost ten meters in diameter. For a split second, the pond actually began to cave into the light but suddenly, out of the gleaming light, the water burst upwards along with the silvery figure of hope that shot into the air. He expanded his mighty wings, flinging the water into droplets all around him and came down to the ground in front of me.

'You needed help?' Lugia asked.