I am so sorry I took this long. I've had a lot of stuff going on lately. Also to say this chapter is pretty crappy sorry about that. Woo-hoo. Chapter 10! Double digits. Disclaimer, I do not own pokemon.

Chapter 10

Suicunes POV.

I stood in a beautiful field, a gentle breeze blowing the grass tugging my ribbon tails. I closed my eyes, a melody floated through the air. It was Lugia but his song had a dark, twisted way to it. I opened my eyes and watched as Lugia and Ho-oh dived from the sky toward me. After I looked into their black eyes I bowed my head. There was no use in running I've been fighting for a lost cause since the beginning. I've known it all along.

I jumped awake, the sound of rushing water filling my ears. I looked around. Lucario was sitting against the wall, watching me. He got up and knelt beside me.

"Bad dream?" he said.

I nodded and repeated the dream to him.

"You know about what they say when a legendary pokemon dreams?" he said. "It has happened or it's about to."

"I was assigned to protect the dark crystal by Arceus. From the moment it was created-"

"Wait a minute." I interrupted. "The dark crystal was created hundreds of years ago. How can you still be alive? And how do you know Arceus?"

"I'll start from the beginning, this time let me finish." Lucario said. "My master created it. He was dark, twisted. His dark pokemon made him that way. He explained to me what the dark crystal was, he told me its every power. Fearful about what it could do, I stole it one night and hid it in these mountains and guarded it. One night I sensed something powerful coming. It scared me, never before I had sensed such power. It was then Arceus appeared and she spirited the dark crystal and me away to the hall of origin. Arceus had me explain what its powers were, she then tried to destroy it but she couldn't. She then with the help of Cressila created another, the crystal of light. But even with its help we still couldn't destroy the dark crystal. We still don't know why."

"So it can't be destroyed?" I asked. My spirits sunk. What's the point in fighting then?

"I'm not entirely sure, but we still have to try."

I nodded. We can't give up. "Where's the crystal of light now?"

"It's being guarded by Cressila, we have to find her."

"But one thing how are you still alive?" I asked

"Arceus gave up hope of destroying the crystal, so with her powers she gave me immortality to guard it. Do you have any more questions?"

"Yes." I said. "When a pokemon is being controlled are they in their right state of mind?"

"Yes they are Suicune. They know what they are doing but they can't control it."

"Also do you know a Houndoom called Doom. He healed you."

Lucario nodded.

"Would you care to tell me?" I said.

"It happened a year ago. It all started in that volcano…"

Flashback…

Lucario opened his eyes, the back of his head throbbing. That person had come out of nowhere. The Aura pokemon sat up and looked around. Nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary that was until his eyes fell upon where the dark crystal was kept. Lucario jumped to his feet. No! It's gone! He betrayed me! How could he do this?! Lucario ran out of the small chamber and along the walkway. Thinking desperately. I trusted him! The legendaries trusted him! And now he's taken it! Lucario ran into the passage way with the statues. He stopped at Arceus. I have failed you. He ran out of the passage way and out of the volcano, he closed his eyes and used his aura to locate the traitor. Lucario growled, the traitor was only a couple of hundred meters in front of him. Lucario ran through the trees, following the traitor's aura.

Then out of nowhere, Lucario was thrown sideways into a tree. He opened his eyes. A huge Houndoom stood over him, its eyes filled with hunger. The Houndoom lunged and Lucario darted out of the way, the Houndoom whirled around, snarling fire rushed out of its mouth. Lucario used Bone Rush, obliterating the fire, he darted forward and quickly put his paw on the Houndoom's chest and used Force Palm, surrounding the pokemon in a white light, throwing it backward into a tree. Lucario approached Doom and stood over him, Doom looked fearfully up at the Lucario. Never before had his prey fought back with such intensity.

"I'm not a killer like you." Lucario said. "I could easily kill you but I'm not, I'm going to spare your life. There's a clearing full of Sentret not far from here." Lucario then turned and walked away.

"Wait." Said a voice. Lucario turned back around. Doom was standing up. "I'm sorry I tried to eat you. My pack has been going to desperate measures to get food. Prey has gotten scares. I attacked you without thinking. I'm sorry. I'm Doom, the leader of the Houndoom pack."

"I understand. I'm Lucario. Now if you excuse me I'm trying to track down somebody."

Doom nodded and melted into the trees in the direction of the Sentrets. Lucario then searched for the traitor using his aura. But he was gone. Lucario growled in fury, falling to his knees. He had failed.

End of flashback.

"And Eli was the traitor?" I asked.

Lucario said nothing.

"Lucario. Was Eli or was he not the traitor?" I said.

I received no answer, he wasn't going to answer me. But I didn't think that Eli was the traitor. Lucario said that us legendary pokemon had trusted him. No it certainly couldn't be Eli, we had never met him before.

"By the way Suicune." Lucario said. "There's something over in the corner I think you should see." He then got up and ducked out under the waterfall.

I walked over to the corner of the small cave. Blood was splattered across the wall. I had a sniff of it; the pokemon stench filled my nostrils. Urgh, it was Mew, Mew had been here. Most likely when Lucario and I had been sleeping. I then turned, jumped through the waterfall and into the lake. I walked out of the water and joined into the conversation that Lucario and Sapphire were having.

"When are you thinking of leaving." The Feraligatr asked.

"In the next couple of days." Lucario said. "We don't want to bring anymore trouble here. If that's alright with Suicune of course."

"That should be fine." I replied.

"Its good to see you alright." Sapphire said to Lucario.

He nodded. "I'll have to thank Doom next time I see him." Lucario then turned and walked into the trees.

I laid down on the bank, resting my head on my paws. Sapphire sat next to me, watching the Totodiles play in the water. I loved it here, it was so beautiful, and the purest water in a lake I've ever come across without me having to purify it. If it weren't for the horrible stuff going on, I would stay here. Multiple time the Totodiles asked me to play but I refused. I wasn't in the mood. Knowing that Mew had found us and because of that we were putting this whole area in danger.

"We have faith in you." Said a voice.

I looked at Sapphire. "Excuse me?"

She looked back. "You're going to win this fight. You're going to make everything right again."

"How do you know?" I said.

"Because your strong Suicune. Both you and Lucario. Not just in power but in spirit. Through the hard times remember what you are fighting for. Never ever give up hope."

I nodded, she was right. When my hope wavers to remember what I'm fighting for. A couple of minutes later a bunch of berries dropped down in front of me. My stomach rumbled and my mouth watered. I hadn't realised how hungry I had gotten. In an instant I devoured the berries.

Someone chuckled. "I thought you'd be hungry."

Lucario chucked another bunch of berries down to me, I devoured them too. Lucario sat down next to me, eating some berries of his own.

A Totodile ran out of the water. "Suicune. Please some play with us." It asked sweetly.

I shook my head. "I'm sorry little one. But I'm not in the mood today."

The Totodiles shoulders slumped.

"Oh come on Suicune." Lucario said. "Go play with them. Be a child for once. Oh wait from what I've heard from Ho-oh is that you've always been a child. So this little game won't hurt." Lucario laughed.

I saw out of the corner of my eye the Totodile flinch when I snapped at Lucario. "Leave Ho-oh out of this!" I hissed. The dream of Ho-oh and Lugia this morning had not left me in a good mood.

"Someone's peppy today." Lucario said.

"Cool it the both of you." Sapphire ordered.

I got up and started to walk away. I stopped when I felt a paw on my side. I looked back at Lucario.

"I'm sorry Suicune." He said. "I shouldn't have mentioned Ho-oh at a time like this. Especially when we could be attacked at any second."

"Its ok Lucario. I should have taken it as a joke like you were intending. Its just so many pokemon are turning against us. It's stressful, knowing that you're always being chased, you can never rest without the fear that you're going to be attacked. I'm just so scared that Ho-oh is going to turn against me too."

"I understand." Lucario said.

I sat down beside him. The Totodile that had asked me to play was going back to the water.

"Mia, wait." Sapphire said. The Totodile, Mia turned around. "Suicune is going to be playing with you today."

"What?" I said. Before I could object, Sapphires muscular arms wrapped around me and picked me up and she carried me to the water. "No! Sapphire don't!" I wasn't going to be thrown into the by a Feraligatr. I might break another bone. I heard Lucario laughing and the Totodiles, Croconaws and Feraligatrs chanting, "Throw him! Throw him! Throw him!" I squirmed in her arms trying to escape but she held me firmly. "Please don't!" I said desperately.

"Don't tell me your afraid." She said.

I didn't get to answer because she with all her strength threw me into the water. I hit the water hard, as I surfaced I got pushed back under by the Totodiles. I guess I have to play with them now.

"What are you guys playing?" I asked them when they let me resurface.

"Tag." One of them said.

"Your it Suicune!" Another said and the Totodile swam away from me.

I looked back at the shore. Lucario and Sapphire were laughing. What are they laughing at? I scowled and swam under the water towards them and I waited. Lucario noticed I was gone and spotted me in the shallows. He stopped laughing; he got up and backed away. It was as if he knew what I was going to do. Lucario this is what you get for calling me a child. I tensed my muscles and launched out of the water, grabbed the nape of his neck with my teeth and dragged him to the water. He struggled against me, digging his claws into the sand. I turned around, Lucario hanging from my jaws and jumped into the lake. As soon as we hit the water I let go of him. I laughed as Lucario swam straight back to the shore. He emerged from the water; he looked like a drenched Persian. He shook himself dry and walked away from the water. It was then I realised that he was scared of water. Lucario scowled at the laughing Sapphire and then glared at me. I turned and swam after the Totodiles, he'd probably send an Aura Sphere after me or something.

I swam after a Totodile and it dived under the water to escape me. I chased after it. I couldn't believe how deep this lake was. Suddenly the Totodile stopped, I did too. Something didn't seem right. The Totodile swam past me in fear towards the surface. But I didn't. Something moved in the lakes shadows.. I swam on deeper into the water, I eventually reached the bottom and was about to turn around and swim back when I swam something glowing out of the corner of my eye. I swam toward it, pushing through the reeds. After I was out of the reeds I was blinded by the light beyond them and I had to squint to see what was causing the magnificent glow. I gasped at what it was but I got to only see it for a moment because something detached itself from the shadows. All I swam was a large gaping mouth as the creature lunged at me, trying to drive me away. I swam up to the lake surface. The legend of the lakes right. There is something in the lake guarding something very precious. The Totodiles were huddled together on the bank, watching me emerge from the water.

"Suicune. Are you ok?" Sapphire asked me.

"I'm fine." I replied.

"What happened?" Lucario asked. "The Totodiles are scared out of their wits."

"The legend of the lakes right." I said to them.

"I always thought so." Sapphire said. "Don't go back into the water." She said to the children.

"But Sapphire." Said one. "It hasn't hurt us before."

"It won't hurt them." I said. "It will only drive them away if they get to close to the bottom of the lake."

Sapphire sighed and sent the kids back into the water, she then walked off. I laid down in the shallows watching the Totodiles playing in the water. A voice came from beside me and I not expecting it jumped.

"What is the creature guarding?"

I turned my head; Lucario stood there close to the water.

"Why are you scared of water?" I asked.

"That's not the question I asked." He sighed, sounding tired.

I got up and walked over to him. "Tell me."

He sighed again. "My parents drowned in a flood."

"I'm so sorry." I said.

"It doesn't hurt me anymore." Lucario said, looking up at the darkening sky.

I sat down next to him. "Do you want to talk about it?"

"When I was a Riolu the place where I lived flooded one night. I got to safety but my parents were washed away. After the flood subsided my master, the one who created the dark crystal found me."

I looked at him and thought I saw a tear sparkling in his eye but the next time I looked it was gone.

"Now you've got to tell me what's being guarded." Lucario said.

I whispered the answer in his ear, wanting for no one else to hear…

Night fell not too long after, the moon turning the lake silver. I was talking to Sapphire when a howl sounded in the trees and I watched as Doom emerged. Lucario walked over to the Houndoom and started a conversation. The Totodile were still playing. Don't they ever stop or run out of energy? Their mothers were yelling at them to get out so they could go to sleep but being kids they refused and their mothers went in there after them. I noticed the Totodile Mia swimming away. I jumped in there after her and dragged her out of the water by the tail and handed her over to her mother. Her mother thanked me while Mia glared at me. I chuckled and walked away. Doom greeted me as I passed him and Lucario. I nodded and jumped into the lake, went under the waterfall and curled up in the cave. Before I fell asleep I was aware of something floating at the back of the cave.

*

Somebody was poking my shoulder.

"Wake up Suicune." A voice said close to my ear.

I opened my eyes. Three Totodiles stood next to me including Mia who was reaching out to poke me again.

"Yes?" I said.

"We're going jumping. Wanna come?" Mia asked.

"Sure." I said getting up. I looked at Lucario. "Do you want to try?"

He shook his head but he got up and got the Totodiles to huddle around and he whispered something to them. They all laughed and gave him high fives.

"What did you tell them?" I asked as he walked over to me.

"You'll see." He smiled.

We then jumped through the waterfall and swam over to the shore and the Totodiles ran up the path to the top of the waterfall. I looked around the sun hadn't risen yet but several Feraligatrs were up including Sapphire who was sitting next to Lucario. I followed the Totodiles up the dirt path, they were waiting for me up at the top, excitement sparkling in their eyes.

"Do you want to go first Suicune?" Mia asked.

I shook my head. One of the Totodiles shrugged and jumped off.

"Go on Suicune. Your next." Mia said.

"What?" I didn't say that I wanted to go next.

I walked up to the rushing water that went over the edge. The view up here was beautiful, to see the surrounding forest and mountains and behind us to the north the sky was beginning to lighten. I then looked down at the lake and gulped. It sure was a long way down. Why did I agree to this?

"Hurry up and jump!" A voice shouted from below.

"Shut up Lucario!" I shouted back.

There was silence then…

"Remember what I told you to do if he doesn't jump!" Lucario shouted.

There was chuckling behind me. I looked back at the Totodiles.

"What did he say?"

It was Mia who answered.

"To push you."

I looked back around, took a gulp of air and jumped. It was such a giddy feeling, air on one side and water on the other. In a couple of seconds it was over. I hit the water and laughed along with the Totodile down there, Mia was next to join us and then the other one.

"Can we do it again?" I asked

The Totodiles looked at each other and laughed, then one of them tagged me and swam away. I sighed and swam after them. Over the course of an hour more Totodiles joined in the game. I swam over to the shore and walked over to Lucario.

"Time to get over your fear." I said.

"What do you mean?" he said.

I smiled and grabbed the back of his neck with my teeth and carried him to the water. I swam to the middle of the lake and let go of him but instead of swimming back to the shore; he clung to me desperately, fear in his eyes.

"The waters not going to eat you." I said.

Ten minutes later he was still clinging onto me. But then he surprised me; he let go and swam around the lake playing with the Totodiles. I then left the water and laid down next to Sapphire.

"I'm surprised." I said.

Sapphire agreed.

Eventually the Totodiles wore Lucario out, he joined us. After awhile I went for another round of jump off the waterfall with Mia. After that I was talking to Sapphire and Lucario while Mia was crawling over me when something happened that mage my heart stop. Thunderclouds covered the afternoon sun. I closed my eyes, hoping, praying that it didn't mean what I thought it meant.

Raikous POV

I was glad Mew had found the strength to Teleport me here. I watched just beyond the tree line Suicune begin to shake, he knew that I was here and the Totodiles were looking around surprised that the sun had disappeared so quickly. This time I wanted a grand entrance. I turned and ran along the trees and up a hill but I wasn't aware of was that I was being followed. I emerged out of the trees at the top of the waterfall. I stood at the edge and at the moment I did Suicune looked up. I lifted my head and roared to the sky, lightning crashing down, announcing my presence.

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Once again I'm sorry it took this long. It fells good to be back. One thing, I know that people are reading this story but not reviewing. I need reviews to let me know how I'm going. Please please please review.