FOREVERMORE
~Part Three Of The Forever Trilogy~
Chapter 18
Truth and Revelations
September 1, 5000.
(Viola's POV)
We were in Sinnoh now. Snowpoint City to be exact. It was snowing, as usual for the area, so we were bundled up. Out of all of us, Cerise was the most excited. She had always wanted to go to Sinnoh. It was no big deal to me since I had grown up in the region for my preteen and teen years.
"Remember our last time here?" Jade asked with a shiver.
Sadly, I did.
"Try not to think about it," Plato told her as we walked. "That was two years ago."
Two years. Only two years, soon to be three. Why didn't it feel like so long?
I shoved my hands into the pockets of my thick winter coat, though I had gloves on. I just needed something to do. I was tense, just waiting for something bad to happen, like someone recognizing us and sending peacekeepers to arrest us. That would just make my day.
"Daddy, Daddy, look! Snow!"
"Ahaha, yes, it's snow."
I froze, halting in the middle of the sidewalk. No no no. It was so not him. It couldn't be him. He was too busy working. He was never around. No, I was just imagining things. I must have been tired from all the nonstop traveling.
"Daddy, why is it snowing here and not at home?"
I had to hide. I couldn't let them see me.
I grabbed Plato by the arm, and yanked him in front of me. He was the tallest person close to me.
"What are you doing?" he asked me, ever so calm.
"My parents are here!" I hissed, pointing.
Plato and Jade looked where I gestured to. There were both of my parents, along with a toddler. I took mainly after my mother—I had her violet hair and matching eyes. But my hair was so wavy from my father's curly dark brown hair. The little girl had to be theirs. She had curly dark brown hair that somehow turned purple at the tips, and bright violet eyes. She was absolutely adorable.
"Oh my gosh!" said Jade. "Since when do you have a baby sister?"
"Since now, apparently," I said, peeking over Plato's shoulder. "She has to be two or something. She talks and walks too well for any other age."
"That makes sense," said Plato. "Now how long are you going to hide behind me?"
"Until they're gone!"
He sighed, and Jade giggled. There was no way I could disguise myself. My hair was too conspicuous. They just needed to hurry up and leave, and all would be good.
But then the weirdest thing happened.
Men dropped down from the trees and building rooves right by my family. They were covered in black, and the only skin that showed was around their eyes. They surrounded by parents as my mom hastily picked up the little girl. One with a red scarf around his neck stepped forward. I was squeezing Plato's arm now. What was going on?
"Professor Murasaki, you are coming with us," said the scarfed man, sounding surprisingly young.
"What is the meaning of this?" my father demanded.
"You are one of President Obsidian Synis's top researchers, yes?" the guy asked; he had to be a teenager. "The one who us in charge of the Top Secret Project?"
Obsidian Synis? That was his full name?
"How... How do you know that?"
"I know many things." I could hear the smirk on his face.
My grip on Plato's arm tightened.
"Now, Professor Murasaki, if you do not come with us peacefully, we will have no choice but to use persuasion by harming your precious family."
"NO!" The word was out of my mouth before I could stop it. There was no point in hiding now. I stepped out from behind Plato, releasing his arm. I walked up to the gathering, channeling my anger into silence. "I don't know who you are, but if you hurt them, you'll pay for sure."
"V-Viola!" my mother gasped.
The guy in the red scarf, who could only have been a couple of years older than me, smirked; I could see the movement underneath his mask. "And how exactly do you propose to do that?"
"The only way I can," I said darkly, taking out Veno's Poke Ball, but keeping him inside.
My mother gasped, while my father merely gaped at me. I knew this had to shocking for them, especially since they were pro-Government. But they needed to know that I was a trainer, and I had to protect them no matter what. Family was everything to me.
"A trainer, eh? I thought they were extinct," said the red scarf guy. "Especially after what happened to Mount Silver! It's a good old fashioned way to settle matters, is it not?"
"Indeed," I said. "But that's not the point of this. Who are you?"
"Heh, I guess I can tell a fellow trainer of Pokemon." I was surprised when he removed his mask; he was startling handsome, with dark, dark blue hair, and equally dark eyes, and bronze skin. He was young, as I had assumed, probably about twenty or so. "The name's Kane. I come from a ancient family of sacred ninjutsu, and am the sole heir." Ninjutsu? As in ninjas, right? "Descendent of the great Koga himself!"
Koga? As in the Gym leader, ex-Team Rocket admin, and Elite Four member? That was impressive, but I wouldn't let that intimidate me.
"Oh, I'm so scared," I said, my voice dripping with sarcasm. "I'm descended from a Gym leader, too. Bugsy."
He snorted. "It merely makes you more of a opponent. Now—"
BOOOOOM!
A Protect appeared around us as the nearest building exploded. Nevertheless, as screams sounded, I dropped down for cover. I covered my head with my arms as more bombs dropped down from the sky. What in the name of Arceus, was going on?
"Viola! Take Hyacinth with you so she can be safe!" My mother shoved the toddler into my arms. "She's your sister!"
I hopped back onto my feet as the Protect faded. Hyacinth clung to my neck, pressing her face into my breastbone. She was crying, which was no surprise. I looked up at the sky to see that fighter jets were bombing the whole city of Snowpoint. Just like Mount Silver.
Synis would do anything to get rid of us, wouldn't he?
"We have to work together!" Kane shouted as all the ninjas took out Poke Balls.
I nodded, and released Veno. He already had a Seviper out, which meant that it must have used Protect. But there was one major problem I had.
None of my Pokemon were useful against jets.
Chaos was everywhere. I saw that Topaz had released her Gyarados, and Grey his gigantic Dragonite. Two Milotic were present, along with a Hydreigon I had never seen before.
Neptune launched himself into the air, and chomped down on a jet, causing a explosion. He then swung the aircraft into another, causing yet another explosion, this one much bigger. I gasped. I never thought a Pokemon could do that.
"Retreat!" I heard Grey shout. "Get out of here!"
"We'll help!" said Kane. "Follow me!"
With a little girl crying in my arms, I merely nodded my head and followed. Like I had any choice in the matter.
...
It had all happened so fast. I had no idea how we all got to Lake Acuity, but we did, including Kane and his ninjas. I felt deja vu all over again. Why was this happening to us? Why would Synis destroy yet another city in his empire? What was going on in his head?
All I knew was that Hyacinth was crying. I needed to calm her down fast.
I set her down on my lap, and started talking to her soothingly. It started to work after a few moments, and it helped that Jade's Furret came over to cuddle. I wondered briefly why the Pokemon was out, but really, did it matter? Hyacinth giggled and latched onto Brownie.
"What the hell happened back there?" demanded Sapph.
"Who knows," said Plato. "It just matters that we're all safe, right?"
Grey nodded. "Yeah. Synis... really is pushing the limit. We can add Snowpoint to the bombed city list."
"I wonder what's next," Topaz said bitterly.
It was quiet for a few more minutes.
"Well, it looks like we have a new baby to take care of," said Jade, shifting baby Aqua in her arms.
"Yeah," I said. "Her name's Hyacinth. She's my little sister, apparently."
"Well, she's with us now," said Grey.
...
(Topaz's POV)
We let out all of our fire Pokemon to start fires and keep the air warmer around us. We had no cave like last time, and the lake made it even more colder. Raiden squeezed into my coat, sticking his head out from underneath my scarf. I had my hair down, and managed to keep a thick ski hat on top of my head. Even with fire and Apollo next to me, I was freezing my butt off.
Kane and his ninjas had decided to camp elsewhere, but they were going to help us.
"This isn't normal," whimpered Cerise.
"Actually, it is," said Viola, who sat on my left side, whose little sister was snuggling against her chest. "Sinnoh is colder than Hoenn. It's actually the coldest region. Even though the regions are all combined into one massive continent."
It was silent for a few moments.
"You know, if we had sleeping bags, it'd be a lot easier to keep warm, you know," said Gold. "Because we could take off our clothes-"
Sapph promptly punched his arm before he could finish his sentence and yelled, "PERVERT!"
"Sadly, he's right," Plato said with a high, giving his friend a agitated look. "Sharing body heat would be easier. I can't believe he listened to me."
I sighed, and rubbed my temples. Oh Gold, what were we going to do with you?
"That's totally not kinky," Ethan said with a snicker.
"Drop it," snapped Viola. "Before Sapph commits murder."
"You guys are no fun," Gold whined.
Sapph slugged him again.
Great. Now everything was awkward. Rubin's face was flushed, and he had scooted a little way from his spot next to me. Of course he was embarrassed. Who wouldn't be embarrassed by that comment? Arceus, Gold just said the wrong thing at the wrong time.
Suddenly, there was a bright, blinding flash of light. I covered my eyes with my arm until it faded, squinting. What the heck was going on now?
"Biii!" Hey!
"Celebi!" I gasped, caught by surprise, leaping up onto my feet.
It was indeed our good old friend Celebi, but the legendary Pokemon was not alone. She had brought two familiar faces with her, though they were most definitely older than when we first met. I was genuinely surprised; I never thought this would happen.
Crimson, my little brother, had to be about sixteen. He had to have hit a growth spurt because he had to be almost to six feet tall. His black hair was still a carbon copy of Red's, all the way down to the spikes behind his bangs, as were his red eyes. He was wearing a red v neck shirt, black jacket, blue jeans, and sneakers.
Indigo, his best friend/rival and daughter of Blue, had to be the same age. She was tall—taller than my brother. Her brown hair was spiky just like her father's, but had a equally spiky ponytail attached. Her eyes were blue. She was wearing a blue shirt, white jacket, blue jeans, and white boots.
"You did it!" exclaimed Indigo. "Awesome, Celebi!"
"We've been looking for you," said Crimson, zipping up his jacket probably because it was colder here then he expected. "We need to tell you the whole truth."
"Huh?" was my brilliant response.
"It's a long story," my brother continued as they walked over to where we were. "But Dad sent us to help you."
"Dad?" gasped Esmeralda, realizing he meant Red the Pokedex holder.
The duo looked over at the new members of our group. I noticed that everyone had stood up, not just me. Suddenly, Indi gasped, and covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes wide.
"C-Cyan?" she spat out through stutters.
The mentioned boy frowned, looking surprised. "How... How do you know my name?"
"Oh my Arceus," she breathed. "My big brother!" She bounded up to him and squeezed him in a hug.
WHAT?
"Did you... Did you just call Cyan your brother?" asked Rubin, startled.
Indigo released him, and backed away to look at all of us. "Yes! He was taken when he was five, and I was three."
This was freaking insane. I didn't remember a Cyan. He had to be around when we were all in the past. I was so confused. Why couldn't I remember him? Gah, this was so frustrating!
"It's part of the story we have to tell you," said Crimson.
"Then you better start explaining," I said, crossing my arms over my chest.
We made room for them around the fire, and then we all sat back down. We gave them extra blankets since they had no real winter clothing, and it was so cold. We were all quiet and pensive.
"Fiori knows the truth, too," said Crimson, looking at the girl. "Why didn't you tell them?"
She stiffened in her spot next to Grey. "I was pretty confused when I got here, thank you very much. I haven't exactly been welcomed."
"Lay off, Crim," Indi chided, smacking his arm. "So Grey's with you again?"
"Obviously," Grey said dryly.
"Why?" she asked.
Cue awkward silence.
I tugged at my scarf, and fidgeted in my seat next to my boyfriend. "That's irrelevant to the conversation. Get on with the story, bro!"
Crimson narrowed his eyes at me slightly. "I don't remember you being so impatient, sis."
"I don't remember you being so obnoxious," I said hotly.
"Whoa, relax, love," Rubin said, putting his hand on my shoulder. "You don't have to get all worked up."
"'Love'?" demanded Crimson.
Ah, crap.
Gold broke out laughing, and Sapph hit him again. I facepalmed, and Rubin flushed. Jade giggled a little. Oh dear Arceus, I hoped he wouldn't get all protective brother on me.
"Uh, we're, um, dating..." I said.
"You... and Rubin?" he repeated slowly, and I nodded. "You and Rubin? Really? Hah, sorry, I've always thought you'd go for a more masculine guy, like Am or Plato or maybe even Grey."
Gold laughed even harder.
Oh man, this was awkward.
"Gee, thanks," Rubin said sarcastically. "I really appreciate it."
Crimson laughed a little. "Sorry man. But you're way better than someone perverted."
"Hey, I'm offended now!" said Gold.
Indigo laughed, and shook her head. "Okay, we need to get back to the story."
"Yeah, sorry," said Crimson. "Though, Rubin, I'm going to have to have a little talk with you later-"
"Story!" I exclaimed.
"Okay, okay! Chill, sis," my brother snapped. "So, this is it: you're all not born in the same year."
"WHAT?" we all yelled at once.
"Synis had all of you kidnapped when you were five, on the same day, in your respective years," said Indi.
I just stared at them. No freaking way.
"Am was born first," said Crimson. "How old is he now?"
"Nineteen," said Gold.
"Okay. Topaz and Fiori would be eighteen, so Fiori's her proper age. Gold should be seventeen, and that's your proper age. Cerise-"
"Cerise?" I demanded, interrupting.
"Huh?" gasped the girl. "Did you just say my name?"
No. This was not happening.
"Cerise and Cyan would be sixteen," Crimson continued. "Yeah, Cerise. Our parents have four kids. Topaz is the eldest, then Cerise, me, and then lastly, Orange. In our time, you'd be twenty-one, Topaz, Cerise would be nineteen, I'm sixteen, and Orange is seven."
I just stared at him. And stared. And stared. My mind just could not process this.
"I know this is a lot to take in at once," my brother said. "But you need to know. You all do."
Cerise... She was my sister.
I looked over at the girl; I could see it now. Her bangs were just like Yellow's, though I had no idea where her curls and the red tint in her hair came from. She must have gotten the recessive genes. She obviously took after Red body wise. Apparently I was the only one cursed with slow growth.
"Awkward!" Gold sang, and Sapph smacked him.
"I knew it! I knew you were my sister!" Cerise exclaimed, suddenly glomping me, knocking me down on my back.
Raiden was not pleased with being squished. He growled as he squirmed out of my coat. I was relieved that he didn't attack her in some way, which was what I thought he would do. Cerise let me go, and I sat up as she plopped down next to me.
"Anyways, where was I?" said Crimson. "Oh yeah. Jade, Indigo, and I would be fourteen. Grey would be twelve. Rubin, Sapph, and Esmeralda would be eleven."
"What? I'm... I'm...!" Esmeralda was stunned, and so were we.
"You're Emerald's daughter," said Indigo. "You have a little brother, Emeraldo."
Esmeralda covered her mouth with her gloved hand, and Jasper put his hand on her shoulder.
"Plato, Jasper, and Emeraldo would be nine."
"Whoa, me too?" asked Jasper, surprised.
Indigo nodded. "Yeah."
"Argent, Dio, Perla, and Ivorline would be seven."
"Argent?" asked Jade. "I don't recognize his name."
"His full name is Argentum, and he's your little brother," said Indigo.
Jade gasped. "Oh my gosh!"
"And lastly, Orange would be four," finished Crimson.
The age differences were so great. If we were never kidnapped, all of our relationships would never had happened. If I thought about it, I would probably have ended up with Am or Gold, maybe even Cyan. Creepy. Very creepy.
"So Dad sent you to help us," I said.
Crimson nodded. "Yeah. Only us that we know of."
"Well, Celebi, you can go now," said Indigo. "Thanks for the help!"
Celebi beamed. "Biii!" You're welcome! Then she created another portal of blinding light, and disappeared.
We all looked at each other.
"Well, we better update you on everything!" said Jade.
This was going to be one long night.
The Macbeth parody will be finished after the New Year special next chapter. I just don't feel like doing it right now.
This chapter was actually two combined. Yay for long-ness!
If anyone checks out my profile you will notice that Hyacinth and Kane are both Gym leaders. ;)
So Crimson and Indigo have returned! And another big shocker! The kids are all from different times!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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