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Bonjour Pokenerds!
I apologize for the very long wait, but here is chapter 13!
ENJOY!

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Recap!

"Wait, you're the only non-ghost type I have seen since falling in here. How did you end up here?"
"That is a long story I would rather not delve into at this time. We need to focus on finding your friend."

Espeon's determination to get off that topic kind of bothered me, but I had no one else to trust down here so she was my only choice.

End of Recap!

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Gold's POV

"So you want to help me? But how? I don't even know where to start!"
"I have lived in this world of darkness for a very long time, hero. I have learnt to track Giratina's presence."

When Espeon called me 'hero,' I shivered a little bit. Giratina called me that a lot. I didn't even know why.

"You mean that black trail?"
"Indeed."

So I was right! All we need to do is follow that trail and it will lead us to Giratina, and hopefully... Red as well.
I looked up at the darkness. I could no longer see the trail.

"Do not fear, hero. I have learnt to sense the trail. I can lead you to Giratina."
I frowned at Espeon. "Could you please not read my mind? It's kind of an invasion of privacy..."
Espeon hung her head in shame. "Please forgive me. I have been reading minds for so long that I had forgotten how private humans are."
"Wait... So I'm not the first human you've met before?"
Espeon turned away. "I wish not to speak of this."

I frowned slightly, but left her alone. It was obvious that it was a touchy subject.
I brought myself back to the attention at hand. We needed to start following Giratina's trail as soon as possible, but Charizard was just as tired out as I was.

"I fear you are correct. We will have to travel by land. Follow me." Espeon walked over to one of the paths leading off the platform we were on. "It is this way."

Espeon was reading my mind again, but I didn't think I could stop her.
Instead, I lifted myself off the ground and returned Charizard to its pokeball. I tightened my grip around it. I was going to save Red.

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Blue's POV

I had just stepped outside of the cave when a giant gust of wind sent me face-first into the cold snow. How that wind was powerful enough to force a seventeen year old boy to the ground, I don't know. All I knew was that I had to find Red and Gold before I froze to death.

Something squirmed underneath me and I realized that I was kind of crushing Eevee. I sat up and Eevee popped its head out from the neck of my jacket and glared at me.
I smiled sheepishly. "Sorry buddy."
"Eevee!" It growled.

I struggled to my feet. The snow was piling just above my knees now, and at the rate the snow was falling, it wouldn't be long until it was at my waist.

It wasn't until the cave had disappeared completely behind me that I realized I had been wading through the snow blindly. I had no idea where I was going.
All of a sudden, my foot hit something hard in the ground and I went spiralling forward. I tumbled over myself again and again. Suddenly, I felt a slope in the ground and I went tumbling forwards even faster. I curled myself into a ball, desperately trying to protect Eevee as we descended down the mountain.

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Gold's POV

I had been following Espeon for ages now and it seemed like we were getting nowhere. The scenery never changed and Espeon never gave me updates on how close we were to Giratina.

"Espeon, how much further?"
"Patience, my hero. If we move to quickly, we will attract Giratina's attention."
"Attract its attention? Doesn't Giratina know where we are already? I mean, it does control the Distortion World after all."
"If that was true, why didn't Giratina capture you as soon as you entered the Distortion World? Giratina dwells in the Distortion World, but it doesn't control it."
"If it doesn't control it, then how did it find me and Red?"
"Giratina may not control it, but it still has super senses. Causing mayhem like you and Red did must have attracted Giratina's attention. So it came to retrieve its prize."
I fumed a little bit at that. "Red doesn't belong to anyone!"
"But you wish he belonged to you."

I choked on my own spit and started coughing. "W-what are you talking about?!"
"I sensed your heart rate speed up at the mention of his name. Feelings of protectiveness over him also flooded your mind. It is quite obvious that you care deeply about the boy."
My face felt hot and I was embarrassed. "T-that doesn't mean I like him!"
Espeon stopped and turned to face me. "I apologize. Maybe I mistook your deep caring for the boy as something else. Please do not be angry with me."

I looked at Espeon's saddened eyes and my blush faded away. "It's alright, just... Don't go jumping to conclusions. Please."
"As you wish." Espeon continued on her way.

I followed after her, but lagged behind a little. I couldn't stop thinking about what Espeon had said. Did I seriously like Red? But that couldn't be possible. I had only met him like, what? Just over a week ago? I honestly couldn't tell because of the different flow of time down here.
Technically I did almost kiss him, but that might just have been a mistake. I had just woken up from a dream where I thought Red had abandoned me. Maybe I was scared and wanted comfort. Then again, I always seemed to feel weird whenever I was around him. But Red was also my first friend and maybe I was mistaking these feelings of friendship for something else, just as Espeon had...

I was so wrapped up in my thoughts that I hadn't noticed that Espeon had stopped. I crashed into her and she yelped.
"Sorry!" I said and helped her up.
"I'm fine. Do not worry about me. But do worry about what is up ahead."

I averted my eyes from Espeon to look ahead of me. My mouth dropped. This was going to be a long journey.

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Third Person's POV (Back at Professor Oak's lab)

Professor Oak stood by the window, staring at Mt Silver in the distance. His cup of coffee on the table rippled with each furious knock on his front door.

"Hey! Professor! Tell us what's going on!" One voice yelled.
"What's going on with Mt Silver?!" Another one said.

Professor Oak couldn't keep the people of Pallet Town in the dark forever. They were all anxious and desperate to know what was going on.

The Professor sighed.

If he told them the truth, their anxiousness would be replaced with fear.

"Hello? Professor Oak?" A voice quieter than the others called. "It's me! Red's mother! Please let me in!"

Professor Oak moved over to the door, unlocked it and gripped the door handle tightly. He was ready to shut it as soon as Red's mother came in.
He opened the door a third of the way and was stunned at how riled up the people of Pallet Town were. Red's mother squeezed her way in and then the Professor slammed the door shut. He locked the door as Red's mother collapsed onto one of the many couches.

"You seem very popular this morning. I could barely make it to your door through the crowd." She sounded exhausted. "What's going on, Professor?"
Professor Oak sat down on the couch across from her and sipped his coffee. "It's complicated."

"Professor! Tell us what's going on! What's up with Mt Silver?!"

Professor Oak glanced at the door and then stared intently at the cup of coffee in his hands. He could feel Red's mother burning holes into his forehead.

Her voice was soft. "Professor. Please tell us, me at least. I need to know if Gold will be safe up there."

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Gold's POV

Okay, even though Espeon had said that Giratina didn't control the Distortion World or control what happened in it, I still felt the need to blame the stupid Pokémon for what was in front of us.
Right before us was a towering wall of rock. It was at least 15 metres tall and casted a giant shadow over us. There were foot-holes on the side of it, but they were too small for a human. There appeared to be no other way around it.

I threw my arms up into the air. "Great. There's no way over this thing. There's no possible way I'd be able to climb that and Charizard is too tired to give us a lift. We'll be stuck in this hell hole forever!"

I collapsed onto the ground and pressed my back up against the cliff. Espeon stared at it intently.

"Not necessarily." She hummed into my mind.
I glanced at her. "Got an idea?"
"Indeed. I could use my psychic powers to lift you up to the top."
My mouth dropped. "There's no way you're strong enough to lift me up there!"
She smirked at me (can Pokémon even smirk?). "You underestimate me."

All of a sudden, I felt weightless and I was slowly drifting away from Espeon. Her eyes and the jewel in the middle of her head were glowing bright red and I suddenly realized what was happening.

"W-wait! Espeon!"I squirmed around in mid-air. I was about half way up now. "S-stop it!"
"I don't think either of us would appreciate it if I dropped you now."
"I'm not okay with this! Bring me back down!"
"Please be quiet, you're ruining my concentration. You're almost at the top now anyway."

I reached the top and Espeon placed me down.I fell purposely to the ground and hugged it.

"Thank Arceus! I missed you ground."

I don't know why, but ever since this whole Distortion World thing had started happening, I had developed a fear of heights. It was strange because I had never been afraid of them before. Maybe it was because I had fallen down from them many times since being in here. Or maybe it was because of that dream I had had about Red. Either way, I was glad to have the ground back beneath my feet.

"Gold? Are you okay, my dear?" A very faint voice whispered in my mind.

Trembling as I did so, I slowly crawled as close to the edge of the cliff as I dared. I peered down and saw Espeon as tiny as an ant down the bottom.
Our telepathic connection must have been weak because we were so far apart.

"I'm fine!" My voice sounded shrill. "How are you going to get up here?"
"Watch and learn, my hero."

I watched in awe as Espeon gracefully leapt up the ledges that were barely the size of my heel. The ledges didn't break under her weight like they would have if I had tried.I sat up and watched as she bounded up the last few ledges.
It happened all so quickly.
She leapt off the last one and smashed forcefully and painfully into my chest. I fell backwards, winded, and then hit the back of my head on the ground. Little floating spots clouded my vision and the last thing I saw before passing out were the worried eyes of Espeon.

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Third Person's POV (Back at Oak's again)

Professor Oak sat there, explaining the story of Castiel Sarea and Aurnia Megara again.

Red's mother sat there, dumbfounded. "S-so you're telling me, that Mt Silver is one of the entrances to the Distortion World?" She laughed nervously but stopped once she realized that he was serious.
"Indeed I am. I wish it weren't true either, but the evidence is right there." Professor Oak said and weakly pointed at the window with the view of Mt Silver.

Red's mother leapt off the couch. "Well, we have to go and save Gold and my son to if he is there!"
"You sound just like my grandson." The Professor sighed and put his head in his hands. "Blue has already gone to Mt Silver to try and save Gold. But I have no idea what he's doing at this moment because I can't contact him."

Red's mother had tears in her eyes now. "We can't just sit here and do nothing! Not while Blue is risking his life to save Gold!"
Professor Oak sighed for the umpteenth time that day and looked up at her sadly. "There's nothing we can do."

She burst into tears and The Professor could only sit and watch.

There was also another part to the story of Castiel Sarea and Aurnia Megara he had found out when he researched into it more.
Right after Castiel Sarea had been banished and the war had been lost, Aurnia Megara disappeared to.

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A/N

It sounds like Gold is in pain again!
I'm so horrible to that boy :D
I hope you liked this chapter. I worked really hard on it! :)

Sad News
This story is nearly finished :'(

Now, now. Don't get your knickers in a twist.
There's still at least (I hope) two more chapters in this story.

I'm gonna be really sad when this finishes, because I have been writing it since July last year.
They grow up so fast! :')

ANYWAY!
Moving on.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter and wait excitedly for the next one! :D

Li xx