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~ Latias ~

Hopeless. He had said this was hopeless.

How could my brother not care about her? All he cared about was exposing us and the rest of the Legendaries. It made me sick.

I clenched the flowers in my fist tighter and hugged my knees. I drew my legs closer to me while I stared at the tiny red triangle on the back of my hand. The marking was only about as big as my thumbprint in human form, but it held the key to getting me back to my normal form. Being stuck in this foreign body was, as Latios said, lugubrious. I asked him what that meant, and he said it was something along the lines of rueful.

'Rueful?' I had said. 'What's rueful?'

Apparently, I'm phlegmatic. I still have no idea what that means, but I knew at that, and by his tone and scowl, it wouldn't be smart to press on.

I gazed at the lake, watching the sun dip down below the horizon. The golden glow washed over my skin, warming my face for the last few moments the sun existed before I was plunged into a dark dusk, faint rays of light lingering in the sky for moments longer.

'Lati? You're getting your hands all dirty.'

I turned my head as Latios settled next to me. He took my hand full of flowers and tried to pry it open.

'Stop it!' I shouted, my mute body not even able to grunt in anger. 'Stop it Latios!'

'You need to let it go!' Latios glared. His voice was like a whip in my thoughts. He forced my hand open, the tiny lavender flowers crumpled by my grip. They slipped to the ground, descending slowly towards the ground. I tried to force out a wail, but all that came out of my mouth was a rasp. I scrambled, reaching for the flowers but they were further crushed under Latios's boot.

'I'm sorry Latias, but this is for your own good,' he stalked off without another word, shutting me out and leaving me to cry on the cliff side. I gulped, tears pouring down my face as I tried to scoop up the remainder of the flowers, but they blew away as soon as my fingers were in reach.

I watched as my last piece of Anima floated off the cliff and down into the waters below. Just like that, Anima had slipped farther out of my grip.

I flopped back to the ground, tears pouring down my cheeks, devastated. Devastation was all that was left.

~ Suicune ~

"Gettit!"

"He's getting away!"

I shot through the woods, knowing I was almost to the lake. It was despicable how these humans were acting, chasing a Pokémon of such stature. Despicable how they were chasing a Legendary, who should be honored, not pursued and hunted. Sure, I knew not all humans were like this. I was honored and held in high esteem by most. Obviously, these mongrels needed a reality check.

Even though I knew they needed a serious thrashing, I couldn't turn around and fight. I had to take flight because Latias needed me. Anima needed me.

"Drive faster, you idiot!"

So the humans had taken up petty insults. They didn't even have the strength to run as fast as I, and had to leave the hard work up to their strange machines.

'Ingrates,' I thought with a snarl. Driven by anger, I made a beeline for the lake, my eyes in slits and my body focused. I was losing the humans.

'There!' I cried out in celebration, my paws hitting the water as I continued to run.

"Dammit! You've let it get away!"

"Aww, da Boss isn't gonna be happy 'bout dis…"

I left the two arguing on the shoreline, sprinting over the lake, my paws skimming the top of the water. All that I left behind was a trail of ripples in my wake.

I skidded to a halt on the other side of the lake, raising my head in a howl. Another Pokémon met my call, and another. One last howl hit the air, but I knew it did not belong to my brothers. Just as I had dived into the forest they appeared.

"Brothers," I dipped my head to Entei and Raikou.

"What took you so long?" Raikou growled. "We thought you weren't coming,"

"I was chased by humans," I explained, baring my teeth at the thought.

"Humans! Curse them for not respecting a Legendary," Entei spat.

"Masters Entei, Suicune, and Raikou," a Houndoom wriggled out from under some brush, bowing to each of us. "I have answered your call. I am Kiino, and it is an honor as Pack Leader to assist you,"

"Fellow kin," I bent my neck in acknowledgement. "We are strangers to the land you call home, and have been requesting fellow brethren to help us find our way. Can you lead us to the human civilization called Veilstone?"

The Houndoom nodded his head, the scar across his left eye more visible as he turned to the right. "I can take you as far as our territory borders, and then the Clans will have to help you. Their leader is a Jolteon called Innu. She can lead you through the land that she and her fellow Eevee evolutions reside in,"

"Excellent," I nodded as we took off running north. We ran for quite a ways before Kiino howled and a Jolteon stood waiting for us. Her eyes widened in shock before she bowed deeply.

"It is an honor to guide you through my Clan land," she purred. "Follow me. We're almost to the human colony,"

The forest whipped by in a blur of earthy hues, our paws thudding over the springy turf, kicking up dirt and decomposing foliage as we traveled. Innu struggled to keep up with our speed, but she managed by applying electricity to make herself sprint faster. She let out a sudden gasp, kicking up a spray of leaves as she skidded to a stop.

"Get down!" She hissed. "Get down now!"

Entei and I quickly obeyed, but Raikou hesitated before ducking into the thick undergrowth.

I peered through the brambles, crouching low. Innu bared her fangs and let out a low growl, hackles raised in alarm. She slowly backed towards the bushes we were concealed behind as a heavy pair of paw steps trampled towards us. I knew the heavy treading could only belong to a human. I thought back to the two imbeciles who had tried to capture me, a bark starting to build up in my throat.

The pair of heavy footsteps was followed by another, and then another. Innu's ears flicked as she guided to the right. She glanced back at us, shaking her head.

'Don't move,' her thoughts whispered. 'I'm so sorry this is happening…'

Innu froze as the humans shoved through the thicket, revealing themselves. They were dressed the same as the men before, so maybe they knew each other. They didn't seem to notice the Jolteon who stood before them until the female human spotted her.

"I've always wanted one of those!" The human cheered.

The men turned. One of them shoved the female aside, holding a capturing device. She toppled to the ground with a wail of anger as the man threw the red and white orb at Innu.

Innu was much faster than the human reflexes. She leaped to the side, the air crackling with static as she sent a shockwave of electricity at the humans. The other man ducked under the pulse, sending another orb flying. Innu snarled, kicking it away with her hind legs and broke the other with her teeth.

Innu turned as another device was chucked at her. She didn't even see the other humans coming around as they tackled her to the ground.

"Get off me!" She cried, shocking the humans. But it didn't seem to have any effect as they pounded her to the ground, beating her senseless as they tried to pin her down.

Anger and fury bubbled and boiled over inside of me as I leaped out of the bushes. Raikou let out an earth shaking roar. Entei pounded the ground with his front paws in outrage. The humans stopped, rising to their feet with wide eyes. They stood frozen and stupefied.

"How dare you!" Entei snarled, snapping his teeth. "How dareyou treat a Pokémon this way! How dare you beat up our kin!"

"Let's catch them instead, Steve. The Boss would be so happy, especially that they aren't from our region!" The female exclaimed, apparently oblivious to our anger.

Innu struggled to her paws, obviously wounded and weak. Yet she moved in front of us and crouched protectively, slowly growling and her lips quivering as she snarled. My eyes widened in wonder. She was hurt, but she was still fighting to protect us?

"Here's the plan," I muttered. "On my word, we rush forward at the humans and keep running at Legendary speed and only Legendary speed. I know it will only last for a bit, but it will be enough to lose them. Innu, hop on Raikou's back when he rushes past you since you are both electric type and hold on for dear life. Ready?"

Everyone nodded.

I coiled my muscles, howled, and sprung forward with my eyes glowing white. The humans yelped in alarm as we sailed through the air over them and took off. The forest whipped by so fast it made my head spin, my paws running on the trail of water that was caused by my speed. Entei roared as the speed came to a halt. I glanced back and the path of water, fire, and electricity we had left behind in our burst of speed. I put the fire out with a burst of water, leaving the electricity to sizzle out. I pivoted to Innu where Entei had set her on the ground.

"I'm going to heal you now," I told her. I washed some water over her, my eyes glowing as the water sparkled and gleamed, her wounds healing in a few blinks of the eye. Innu got to her paws, shaking the water off of her fur.

"Thanks," she bowed her head in gratitude.

"Thank you for protecting us," I responded. "Even though it wasn't quite necessary. Can you lead us to the civilization now?"

"Of course," Innu nodded.

We took off running again, this time at a slower pace so Innu could keep up.

"If I may ask, who were those humans?" Entei questioned as we ran.

Innu growled. "They're members of a human band called Team Galactic. The Clans and Packs in this forest have had a hard time keeping them out of our lands. It only gets tougher when they bring their strange machines. The contraptions eat our trees and tear up the soil. They're building a base in the heart of the territories in this forest, and that is why we have been united as one. There have been no territory scraps or battles that have broken out. We need to be united at this time, right?"

"Of course," I agreed.

"I like the humans better in our territory," Raikou grumbled. "Filthy ingrates."

"It has been hard though. The humans are chasing away prey and tensions are high. If I may ask, what brings you to our region?"

We were silent. Entei glanced at me and Raikou narrowed his eyes.

"I'm sorry if that was too personal," Innu apologized. "That was wrong of me,"

"No…" I shook my head slowly. "Maybe you can help us. You know the region here, do you not?"

"I happen to know it very well," Innu purred. "I could stumbled around with my eyes closed and still know where I am,"

"We are here looking for a very precious Legendary Pokémon," I said. "Her name is Anima, and she is trapped here in this world. We need to get her back to ours before she become impure."

"I could help you find her," Innu nodded. "It would be an honor."

"The only problem is that…" Entei started. "Is that…she's a human,"

"So, she's not a Pokémon then?" Innu looked at us conspicuously. "But you said-?"

"She's more Pokémon than human," I interrupted. "We took her in as a baby and raised her among the Legendaries. She has been given our powers and relates to Pokémon more easily than humans. The only real problem is that she's lost her memory and that is why she's trapped her. She knows nothing of her powers, who she is, or who we are."

"That is a real problem," Innu slowed to a trot. "And you know for sure she's in this human colony somewhere?"

"Latias and Latios have found Anima, but weren't able to make contact with her. That is why they called us and gave us their locations through thought," Raikou explained.

"You're able to connect with each other through thought?" Her eyes widened.

"We're able to read your mind also," Entei stated simply. Innu's eyes widened further, if possible.

The connection between each Legendary is strong, stronger than the ones we have with our lower Brethren. Because of this, we could detect each other's thoughts, feelings, and location. Latias, for example, has a stronger connection to feeling another's emotion because she is gentler in nature. Her brother, on the other hand, had a stronger link with thought. Therefore, if he concentrated, he could probe the other's mind to the point where he could actually see out of the other's eyes.

Sounds easy enough? Why didn't we just try to find Anima this way? Because she had lost her memory, we were unable to connect with her. Therefore, we were unable to find her location, her thoughts, or her feelings.

"Here we are. The human colony of Veilstone," Innu stopped at the tree line from Veilstone, shrinking back into the bushes as a machine whizzed by, carrying humans in its belly. I winced at the acrid smell, the odor burning my scent glands.

"Why are there mirrors all over the place?" Entei asked. I squinted, seeing the reflection devices too that were lined up and down the streets of the city and park.

"The Festival of Mirrors is taking place in honor of Giratina," Innu said. "The humans think that they can warn off bad omens by paying homage,"

"Bad omens?" Raikou snorted. "We know Giratina. He is no foe of humans and has no scrap with them."

"We'll have to stick to the outskirts of the city, unless we want to rush in there and proclaim ourselves," I said.

'Anima…' I thought, looking out at the city. She was in there somewhere. 'We're coming for you. Don't you worry. I didn't fight to keep you for no reason at all,"

~Confetti Storm