FOREVERMORE

~Part Three Of The Forever Trilogy~

Chapter 10

Call of the Siren

August 10, 5000.

(Topaz's POV)

Since Am and Diamonda were going on a short honeymoon in Unova (Jade insisted) since it was the least watched region of the super-continent, we were taking turns caring for baby Aqua. It was hard work. I had to give Diamonda some credit. It was tough being a teenage mom, even if it was for only a day or so.

Today was a day off from my commander duties. I was sitting at the counter in the kitchen, while Rubin made homemade chocolate chip cookies from a new recipe Jasper gave him. I was tired, so tired. Aqua had kept me up last night, and my dearest boyfriend insisted that I got up early so we could spend some quality time together.

"You need to stop loading yourself with so many responsibilities," Rubin told me as he worked. "You can't do everything yourself, dear."

"I know, I know," I sighed, running a hand through my hair, which was down from its usual ponytail. "I'm just used to taking care of everything."

"That's from your time with your adopted family, right?" he asked. "Didn't you have a little brother?"

"Yeah. Timothy," I said. Then I looked around, noticing that someone was missing. "Hey, have you see Raiden?"

He looked up, and then around. "Huh. I thought he was in here. When I actually think about it, I haven't seen Joy either."

I pinched the bridge of my nose. Great. Who knew what trouble the two Pikachu could get into? More trouble was the last thing I needed.

"Wonderful," I groaned.

"I'm sure there's an explanation," he reassured me, scooping out the cookie dough and putting it on a cookie sheet. "I mean, what mischief can they get into?"

I could think of one thing. But I didn't have the chance.

BOOM!

The room shook at the sound of a explosion, and I heard shouting. I clung to the table until the tremor stopped. What the heck was that? I glanced at Rubin, and then slid off the stool. We rushed out of the kitchen, and bumped into Gold, who looked like he had just stumbled out of bed. He probably had.

"Wha was that?" he mumbled, rubbing his eyes and messing up his floppy black hair.

"Let's go find out," said Rubin.

We went to the elevator, which was surprisingly operational, and took it to the first floor, which was the Town. It took a few minutes, as always. Once we were there in the Town, we made our way through. People were shaken, and some were taking out Poke Balls. We hurried towards the secret gate that opened to the cave. I released Eris, Rubin sent out Serenity, and Gold let out Exploso.

Once we were outside, someone shouted, "Commander Rosso! Commander Senri! And Gold, too!"

It was Esmeralda. She was a dainty little thing, barely taller than me. She looked about eleven or so. She had long light brown hair, and emerald green eyes. She was wearing a green tank top, and jean short shorts. She ran up to us, her eyes wide.

"What's going on, Cadet Emerarudo?" I asked her.

"The old gate that connects Mount Silver, Indigo Plateau, and Viridian City just blew up!" she replied. "Jasper and Cyan just went to check it out!"

"As commanders, we better go, too," said Rubin.

I nodded, and then we set off with Esmeralda.

"Hey! Wait up for me!" yelled Gold.

...

The last time I had been in this area was two years go, when we first entered Mount Silver. The route hadn't changed much at all. It was pretty much the same. Just like before, wild Pokemon basically left us alone. It was just another leisure stroll.

When we reached the abandoned gate, I immediately saw what she was talking about. The gate had collapsed on itself, and was smoking, with some fire. I saw my two other cadets walking away from the mess carrying a girl covered in ash.

My first response to the situation was to release Neptune, and order him to water down the burning gate. Rubin sent out Sir to help out. Then I took out Apollo's Poke Ball,l, and released the Rapidash.

"Oh my Arceus!" exclaimed Esmeralda. "What happened?"

"We found this girl in the rubble," said Jasper, a very concerned look on his face.

Jasper had this cute, boyish look about him that was very similar to how Rubin was a couple of years ago. He even looked kind of similar. He had neatly cut black hair, and blue eyes, those his were more like the sky instead of sapphires. He was wearing a long sleeved white shirt, a black vest, and blue jeans.

"We better get her to the infirmary!" said Rubin.

"Cyan, put her on my Rapidash," I ordered. "Apollo can carry her now."

He set her down gently, and then I took Apollo's reins. I had fashioned reins for him so I could control him while riding. I got the idea from how my mom had reins for her Dodrio. We rushed back towards the mountain after returning Neptune and Sir to their Poke Balls.

Gold and Cyan lead the way through the cave while I lead Apollo, and Rubin and Jasper stayed on either side of the fire horse. I wondered who this girl was, and what she was doing in the cave when it exploded. We would have to wait to find out.

"Jeez, I wonder why the gate blew up," said Gold as we walked.

"Someone probably bombed it," said Cyan.

"But why the hell would they bomb the gate? It's freaking useless!" said Gold.

"There must be a good reason," said Jasper.

Right as we reached the infirmary, the nurse stepped outside into the hallway. "Oh my goodness! What happened?"

"This girl was near the explosion," said Rubin. "She needs medical attention immediately!"

"Oh my goodness! Let's get her inside right away!"

I lead Apollo inside, following the nurse. The infirmary was a large room filled with beds, which I was surprised to see almost totally filled. The nurse lead me all the way to the back of the room to a free bed. She asked the boys to put the girl down on the bed; Gold and Cyan did so. Then she told us all to leave.

I returned Apollo to his Poke Ball, and then we headed out of the infirmary. We had barely taken a few steps when I heard a familiar cry.

"Pika! Pikachu!" Hey! Heeey!

I looked down to see my shiny Pikachu dart from around the corner in the hall. Oh, so now he finally decided to show! But where was Joy?

"Pika pi pikachu," said Raiden. Uh, I need your help...

"Why do you need help?" I asked him, ignoring my cadets who were staring at me; they didn't know I could understand Pokemon.

"Pika pi..." He sweatdropped. Well, uh...

"What did you do?" I groaned.

"Where's Joy?" asked Rubin, joining in on the conversation.

"Pikachu pika pi!" I'm right here!

The yellow mouse dashed from around the corner, and halted next to Raiden. She glanced at the shiny Pikachu, and then giggled and blushed. Oh no. I think I know what happened now. Great.

...

I stared at the egg resting on the couch in the lounge. No freaking way. This was so not happening. What was I going to do with an egg of all things?

"Holy Miltank," said Rubin.

Joy giggled some more, and blushed, while Raiden sweatdropped again.

"Whoa oh-oh," said Gold. "Raiden and Joy got busy!"

Rubin and I both smacked him upside his head.

"Aw! What will hatch from it?" asked Esmeralda. "A Pichu, right?"

"Yeah," I said, clenching my fists. "A Pichu."

"My dad had one!" said Gold.

"Wow! That's so cool!" said Esmeralda. "Is your dad a trainer?"

Rubin and I both shot Gold warning looks. He really was pushing it. This was risky, talking about our past. No one could know who we really were. If they found out, we were all screwed.

"Uh, yeah," he said, wincing slightly at our expressions.

"GOLD! THERE YOU ARE!"

All of a sudden, Sapph stormed into the room, looking very angry, which was usual for her lately. Gold immediately flinched; I didn't blame him. Hell hath fury like Sapph's scorn.

"WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO APOLOGIZE?" she screamed at him, making my cadets back up.

What? That was still an issue?

"Really, Gold, really?" sighed Rubin. "Gah, you two are hopeless."

"Look, can we talk about this?" asked Gold, backing up since it looked like Sapph was about to pommel him. "Calmly and rationally?"

"HELL NO—hey is that an egg?"

We all sweatdropped.

"Yes," I sighed. "Raiden and Joy... made it..."

Sapph stared at it for a moment, and then grinned slyly. "Hey, doesn't that make it like your kid?"

...She had a point.

"Don't say things like that, Sapph!" exclaimed Rubin, turning bright red.

"Well, it's true," she said. "Anyways! Where was I? Oh yeah. GET BACK HERE YOU PERVERT!"

Gold had sneaked off, and Sapph took after him. I sighed, and pinched the bridge of my nose. Dear Arceus, when would it ever end?

Rubin sighed. "Well, since it's Joy's egg, I better take it to my room. I'll be right back."

...

About an hour later, the nurse sent her Chatot to give us the message that the girl was awake and ready to speak. By then, we had all gathered. We decided to have her come to the lounge. Jade went to go get her, since she was the nicest of us all.

The girl had to be a couple years younger than us, with bright red hair, and chestnut eyes. Almost every inch of visible skin was bandaged up; she had been burned by the explosion. She sat quietly on the couch while Rubin, Fiori, and Jasper got her something to eat.

We let her eat in silence. I was dying to know what she was doing in the gate when it exploded, but it would have to wait. Physical needs came first.

"Take your time," Jade told her gently; she was really hungry. "Our questions can wait."

About ten minutes later, the girl had finished her meal.

"Can you tell us who you are?" asked Jade.

She nodded. "My name is Jewel."

"Okay. It's nice to meet you, Jewel! How old are you?" said Jade.

"Fifteen," she said. I was right!

"Do you have any Pokemon?" asked Jade.

Jewel nodded. "Yes. Three."

"Great! You're perfect for Mount Silver!" exclaimed Jade, smiling. "But...one more thing. What were you doing in the gate when it blew up?"

Jewel's body went rigid, and she paled. "I-I...I d-don't remember..."

She was lying. I could tell. But why would she lie about that? What secret was she hiding? Well, we had plenty of time to find out.

"That's okay," said Jade, putting her hand on the younger girl's shoulder. "What really matters is that you're safe!"

Rubin nodded. "Yep! But who's going to take her to see Tibbs?"

"I will," I said, standing up. "Come with me, Jewel."

She nodded, and stood up. "Okay."

...

After I took Jewel to see Tibbs, she said she was tired and went to go rest in her room, which was the only free room on our level. I decided to go see what was going on with Professor Pine. He was still looking into Dialga's aggravation and Celebi's mysterious activity.

I opened the door only to nearly collide with someone. It was a boy, only a few inches taller than me, with black hair, and green eyes. A Purrloin was on his shoulder.

"Sorry!" I said, ignoring Raiden's annoyed growls from his perch on my own shoulder.

"It's okay," he said, sweatdropping. "Uh, can I get your help with something?"

"Sure," I said, used to it, being a commander and all. "With what?"

"Do you know Viola Murasaki?" he asked.

"Yeah, I do! She's my best friend," I said. "What business do you have with her?"

The boy sighed. "Professor Pine wants us to work together again."

Everything inside my head clicked.

"Oh! You must be the squirt Vio was talking about the other day!" I exclaimed. "You're...Alizarin, right?"

He nodded, and then blushed slightly. "She...talked about me?"

"Yeah," I said, fighting the urge to smirk; it looked like this Alizarin had a crush on Viola. "Only that you were an annoying, rude twerp."

He groaned, and ran a hand through his hair. "Great. Well, do you know where she is?"

"She went to do a little training in Hall Ten," I said. "She might be there, she might not be. I have no idea what she does during the day. Well, good luck with your job!"

"Hold up! Who are you?"

"Commander Topaz Rosso!" I called back, waving.

...

It was another dream memory.

I was three years old, and Daddy was finally letting me battle with Raiden. I was so excited. My Pichu was very eager, too. Sure, Daddy was only taking us to the route outside Pallet Town to battle wild Pokemon, but this was a very important time in my life.

"Topaz! Don't go too far ahead!" Daddy called to me as Raiden and I raced ahead, leaving him behind.

"I won't Daddy! I promise!" I yelled back.

"Pi pichu!" cried Raiden, cheeks crackling with shocks.

"We has to find a wild Pokemon to fight, Raiden," I said, looking around at the tall grass. "Then we has to battle 'em! We has to get as strong as Daddy and Pika!"

Raiden nodded, looking very determined.

I remembered Daddy telling me not to go into the tall grass without him, but I was too eager to battle for the first time. I stepped into the tall grass, which was taller than me. I giggled as the blades tickled me as I ventured into the grass.

"Topaz! Where are you?"

"Here, Daddy, here!" I yelled.

That's when I heard a growl. Suddenly, a wild Raticate (my mommy had one; his name was Ratty) leaped out in front of me. I screamed, startled, stumbling back. I fell down on my back. The Raticate hissed at me some more, bearing his super-long yellow fangs. This Raticate was not like Ratty; he was nasty and mean.

"DADDY!" I screamed.

Suddenly, as the wild Raticate lunged at me, Raiden appeared. He let out a fierce battle cry, and used Thunder Shock on the pocket monster. To much of my surprise, he knocked the Raticate out.

Daddy finally got to us. "Topaz! Are you okay, honey?"

I nodded, my eyes wide. "Y-yes, Daddy."

He sighed with relief, and reached down to pick me up. I put my arms around his neck. "Thank Arceus. Didn't I tell you not to go into the tall grass?"

"Yes, Daddy..."

"But you did anyway. You should be very thankful Raiden was there to save you."

"I am, Daddy."

"Good."

I looked down to see Pika give Raiden a hearty pat on the back for a good job done.

...

"Topaz!"

I opened my eyes groggily. Ugh, that had been a nice dream. I groaned, and pushed myself up. I looked around after rubbing my eyes. It was Jewel.

"Wha?" I sighed, running a hand through my bedhead.

"We have to get out of here!" she whispered.

I yawned. "Why?"

"Mount Silver is going to be attacked by fighter jets!"

That snapped me out of my stupor. "How do you know that?"

She paled, and the gulped. Then she seemed to steel herself.

"I'm Synis's daughter. I was in the gate because I was forced to plant the bomb. But I don't agree with my father's beliefs. That's why I'm telling you this."

I stared at her for the longest time, truly horrified. I wasn't sure what to be more freaked out about: that she was the enemy's kid or that Synis actually procreated. But there was no time to get disturbed. Mount Silver was going to be freaking blown up.

I hopped out of bed, and tore to my dresser. I opened a drawer and took out whatever clothing I found. I rushed to the bathroom, got dressed, came back out, got my back, stuffed more things inside, got my battle belt and attached my Poke Balls, and then rushed out of the bedroom.

I had to hurry.

...

I managed to convince everyone of the threat after I pushed the warning alarm on the wall. Everyone rushed to get ready, and then we all piled into the titanium elevator. Plato was trying to calm Jade down, who was freaking out. Everyone else was scared silent.

I couldn't believe this was happening.

At least Viola was away with Professor Pine's job with Alizarin. The rest of my friends were all with me.

"Everyone, we need to stay calm," said Rubin. "We're all going to be fine!"

Right as I reached for my boyfriend's hand, I heard the terrorizing sounds of bombs hitting our beloved mountain. The elevator jerked violently, and the lights flashed.

Everything went black.

Wow.

A lot happened in this chapter. A. LOT.

Jewel and Alizarin are the last of the new characters!

As for last names... Kimu is Japanese for gold :3 Everyone has a last name now, so go check out the character files!

Gosh, I feel evil for this cliffhanger.

Anyways. Raiden and Joy made an egg. Gold still hasn't apologized to Sapph. Jewel is Synis's daughter. Alizarin has a OBVIOUS crush on Viola. Topaz had a cute memory dream. AND EVERYONE MIGHT BE DEAD!

Quote of the chapter: Hell hath fury like Sapph's scorn.

I think that's all. My chappies are getting longer, yay!

No matter what, I will always love my readers. :3

REVIEEEEEW!