Boredom strikes me again. Which means things are looking up for anyone who wants to read this and or were waiting on a new chapter. Boredom = more chapters. I never planned on dropping this. It's just that this is nothing more than a little activity to do out of boredom. Enjoy

Chapter 34: Our new mission

Get up.

Looks like my nap is cut short. Just because he caused it doesn't mean he can end it whenever he likes. Although I'm not entirely sure I can move. No, I'm just not motivated enough to try.

Get up or I'll do it again.

That's more than enough motivation to get me on my feet. I'll be limping until I get some time to actually recover though. Mew doesn't look that well either. Guess she got it too. I could hear her quietly growling. Guess she wasn't too happy about it. None of us said a word for some time. Mew and I glared somewhat silently at Arceus. He was holding back on us during that little fight. There wasn't a scratch on him from that Giga Impact. That ring obviously isn't a part of him. Had it been a part of him, that crack would definitely have had an effect on him. Sure it may be pretty small for his size, but it still would have caused more than his momentary anger on the damage of the so-called foundation of existence.

What if we never did that? What if the ring was unaffected by the attack? Would Arceus have stopped the fight anyway? Maybe he would have just worn us down and let us go? He obviously had plans for us. That little battle wasn't enough for anything. I'm clearly too undeveloped and Mew is weakened. If he didn't want us around he could have just taken us out in an instant. I know he was hiding much more behind his small display of power a moment ago when he knocked us out. What could he possibly have planned for us? Examination of me would only let him know what I'm capable of. It won't do anything when I come for him again. I refuse to let a defeat like this just pass like it was nothing. As for Mew, I don't know why she's still here. Arceus has no use for her as far as I know. Whatever he has planned for her must have nothing to do with me at all.

You two are cute when you're angry. Now if I wasn't in my current condition, I would have picked another fight with him, regardless of the fact that I can't win. Mew however, didn't care and walked towards him. I grabbed her tail and pulled her back before she could do anything. The moment of silence we had beforehand must have given her time to remember all the bad things that happened between them. The look she gave me afterward was almost frightening. If she wanted to let off steam, now was not the time. She glared at me for a little too long and made me feel a little uneasy, but I just ignored her and spoke.

"Cut the crap Arceus!" He only chuckled.

Aren't we a little edgy now? Little was really under-exaggerating. Mew is probably imagining all sorts of brutal things involving Arceus right now. Me, well I have a higher tolerance level right now. No use starting another losing battle. What's wrong? Afraid to show a little anger? Of course not. The Energy Ball I fired prior to that proves it. I watched as it traveled up to his face and detonated. Through the smoke of the explosion, came an Aura Sphere in response to my Energy Ball. I simply swatted it away, throwing it off course and into the 'ground' some distance behind me. Is he trying to make us lose ourselves? Mew's already on edge, in fact if I wasn't here right now, she'd probably have lost her mind. Simple words may set her off right now. Me on the other hand, I just want him to tell us where to go and get out of this place. If force is needed to get him to talk then so be it. Although that would be bad on my end...

"Look, just tell us where we need to go and let us go. All you're doing is wasting time and ticking off Mew here." Arceus didn't seem to care much.

I have all the time in the universe. Why should I be worried about wasting a little?

"You and that ring both exist beyond the power of time. Even if time was stopped around you, you would be unaffected. Free to walk around as if nothing happened. All that would do is speed up the destruction of existence for those of us who are affected by time. The fact that Jason hit the center piece means that the whole ring will eventually just fall apart, thus ending existence as we know it. If you want it fixed, I suggest you give us our first destination." Mew decided to speak. She seems to understand this ring more than me. Better question her later. Arceus never responded. "What's wrong? Can't speak? What happened to all the time in the universe? Surely you can spare a minute or two to explain in detail where the plates are located."

Your first five destinations reside in the Hoenn region. As for their exact locations, I cannot say.

"And why not!" I asked.

People and pokemon come and go. Any number of them could have taken and moved the plates during their lifetimes. Determining their exact location requires me to personally search on foot and even then, should I leave them there for various reasons, someone or something could pick it up and take it wherever they please. The most I can do from here is determine how many are within the region.

"Then why don't you look on your own! You can sense them!" It would save all of us a lot of trouble finding them.

Think of this as part of your punishment.

"Our punishment involves risking your life? Sweet. We don't have to do anything. That ring is the foundation of existence and as we can all see here, you exist." Although I don't take too kindly of the fact that I'll die otherwise.

Yes this ring is the foundation of existence, YOUR existence. Who do you think created all this? This ring was created so that I would have an unlimited supply of energy in order to keep YOUR existence going. Should this ring go, you go.

"Oh..." So much for a double-edged plan. "Well send us back so we can get started." I blinked and found myself facing a forest. There was a tall rock wall behind me. Probably the cliff I jumped from before Arceus pulled me away to his realm. Guess we're back. He's watching though.

I took a deep breath and sighed. Blocking off any negative thoughts on my mind. This job can't be all bad. Searching for these 'plates' would probably take a few years. That's plenty of time to train myself. Arceus said I have potential. Everyone has potential, but he pointed it out towards me. I can copy the moves and type of another pokemon which gives me limitless strategies. Most of which I won't use. As far as I know, once you reach a certain level of strength, even with the worst of strategies you can win. I've never actually fought with a strategy so I must be at that point for some battles. That's only some. Arceus is way out of my league right now. If I want to beat him, I'm going to need more. As to how that should happen, well time and effort will only tell. If power isn't enough then there must be some secret. Those plates...maybe I could...

Mew plopped herself down into the tall grass. Obviously she was still angry. Guess that leaves me to comfort her. I sat right beside her and put my arm across her back.

"Cheer up Mew, what happened, happened. There's nothing we can do about it now. So let's move on and get over it." Big problem here, I don't know how to cheer up anyone. She pushed me away. "Come on Mew. You're making this a bigger deal than it should be. All you did was lose a fight that you couldn't win. If anything, you should be motivated to grow stronger so you can win next time." She only turned away. "You're still mad right? Go ahead!" She turned her eyes in my direction. "Right here, hit me!" I pointed towards my face.

"You sure?" She asked. I wouldn't tell her to if I didn't want her to.

"Do it!" She did...and now I wish I hadn't told her to; my nose is bleeding now...I may not have fallen down or have reacted much to it, but it hurt... "Are you feeling better now?" I asked.

"No." I took that punch for nothing! Still, with short, stubby forelegs like hers, she's got one hell of a straight.

"You know what! Screw you! I'm done trying! You can sit there and be all mad and pout as much as you want! I'm going to sleep!" I need to recover from the damage I took while fighting Arceus. Sleeping in broad daylight is the fastest method for it.

"In the middle of the day? Your wounds don't look that bad." Not to her they don't.

"I'm not you, so what you see here is pretty bad." She was right about one thing, it didn't seem as bad as I was making out to be.

"Oh come on, it's just a burn over your arm and leg, nothing more." I limped my way over to a suitable spot to lay in where there was plenty of sunlight and not too much grass to block the rays.

"I could argue with you about how bad it is..." Of course I'd be exaggerating a bit. "but I've got some hours of well needed rest ahead of me."

"Don't think you'll be able to just laze off right there for long. If something has the nerve to come out here after you, don't expect me to do much other than wake you, if I even feel like doing that." Is that supposed to be a threat? She needs me right now so there's no way anything would happen to me.

"Wake me up in a couple of hours." Well time to force myself to sleep. Kinda hard when you're facing the sun, even with your eyes shut. Maybe I should adjust my position to keep the sun out my eyes? Nah, it's not that big of a deal. Everything seemed to have gone silent at the moment except for the sound of Mew shuffling through the grass.

I can't get to sleep. It's been well over ten minutes. I wonder how Claus and Blake are doing. If they made it to Mauville and saw what I did, would they want me back? Most of it is just a blur now, but I was conscious through the whole thing. It happened when I copied Mew...I went berserk. I remember my vision growing darker and more obscured. I remember feeling a sudden rush of power flowing through my body for a second, then everything went black. I could feel my body moving on its own and the hits I took, but I don't remember why. Why did that happen? I copied Mew when Arceus controlled me and nothing like that happened, in fact nothing happened at all other than me being a light pink color, similar to Mew's shade. Strange...Maybe there is something I am missing here. I hope I figure out later in the future. It could become a weapon, or it could cost me everything. With something so destructive on my side, collecting the plates should be a breeze. The damage done in the process though...I don't think I want anymore incidents like Mauville happening just yet. It also puts Claus, Blake, and their pokemon in danger. Come to think of it, do I even want them with me? They could be my ticket around the world in order to collect the plates for now, but getting them involved in conflicts that aren't even of their world? I don't even know what I'll be going through so why would I put them through it too? Not only that but I'd be doing the same thing that was done to me. Tearing them from their life, of course if they're willing it rules out this, but I don't think I want them involved. They'll learn one way or another...If I don't tell them, I know something is going to happen and they will come running. There could be a misunderstanding and we could become enemies...

I'll break it to them a some point in time. For now, I think I'll just lead them to believe we're going on some adventure, exploring every inch of these regions or even the earth if we have to. I don't know where the plates are located. Well there are some ideas like the fire plate being located in one of the various mountains or volcanoes around these regions...I bet it's located deep in the ocean in a trench of some sort, but that's only if it hasn't been moved already. Arceus said that people and pokemon come and go so anyone or anything could have taken it. Maybe he should have hidden them better, they seem to be pretty important items.

A sudden chilling wind left me shivering in the grass. A cold wind on a day like this? It must be Mew. She's probably bored waiting for me to wake up. No one told her to stay nearby. I wouldn't mind if she went out to do...Mew things. Another breeze blew by. Okay that's starting to get annoying. I don't work well with the cold. Much to my surprise, it was dark out, very dark. I could barely see anything anywhere around me. Even the sky seemed darker than usual. There were a few stars sparkling from what I could see though the branches above me. Mew was no where to be found. Another breeze blew by and sent chills down my spine. It may have just been me, but tonight seemed darker than the last night I spent right here...

Moving on...