Hello, once again I am updating a day earlier because I'm pretty sure I'm going to be busy tomorrow. Thank you all once again, it makes me happy that you all find this story still interesting!

brushstrokesapocalyptic: I'm really happy you are enjoying the story. Thank you for mentioning the typos I've made, I have gone back to correct them and reread just incase I've missed anything else (hopefully I've caught everything), I know what you mean when everything can be better polished. Funny thing is that I knew those two specific words that you mentioned were going to come bite me back in the butt, lol. And yeah, I wanted to stray a bit because not only to make it a bit more interesting, but also because some events are harder to transition than others and won't really fit into the story without bringing more characters in, which I can but I don't really know if the flow of the story would work. This chapter for example, is where I flip a few things that will hopefully make sense down the road. Anyway, thank you for the kind compliments, they made my day.

bajy: I'm happy to hear from you again, it makes me happy that you have been enjoying the story so far. Haha, Cheese just loves the warm fluff Silver has around his neck. Couldn't help myself, and make the interactions between the two something cute and adorable.

Tolkam: Haha, yeah. Those two places were introduced with specific events (and characters) in PMD, which doesn't happen in this story. Although, I might bring those places in further down the road. It would be something interesting to do.


"Are you crazy!" Amy instantly went on the defence, her voice thin with worry, "Are you not seeing how hard the water is falling down! We'll get flatten to pancakes! Who was crazy enough in your vision to jump through that!"

Cream and Cheese on the other hand had a wondrous and curious, eyes and mouth wide with wonder. The pale hedgehog had only mentioned his weird ability to her mother. Silver could already feel the questions rising up in the young rabbit; Silver wasn't really looking forward to them, but he was willing to put his uncomfortable state aside to answer any questions she might have, after all, she's a friend and he trusted her.

"Amy, I haven't been wrong before-"

"That you know of!" The pink hedgehog insisted, clutching her bag with a frown, "Cream almost drowned a couple moments ago and you want to dive back in? This is dangerous-"

Silver could already feel himself losing the battle, the more he challenged the pink hedgehog. He understood that Amy was still shocked about their little incident a couple moments ago, but if they ignore the possibility of finding out more about the waterfall... it could cost them in the end. He'll just have to come back later, preferably alone. They need to figure out who's after the Time Gears and if one of them was inside-

"I trust him," A quiet but steady voice interrupted Amy's rant. Cream stood tall with Cheese in her arms, her eyes clear without fright, "He's saying something is behind the waterfall... and I believe him. We should check it out."

Amy's mouth dropped open in shock, as if she was hearing something completely and utterly ridiculous. Her voice was on the boundary of becoming hysterical and tight with emotion, "It's not that I don't believe him. It's just too dangerous-"

"But we have to continue looking," Cream shook her wet ears, "We have to."

Placing a thumb underneath his chin, Silver looked up with clearity. A plan was taking form in his head, "I'll levitate us through the curtain. I'm certain I can create a thick enough barrier to protect us from the force of the water."

"Have you ever done that?" Amy licked her lips nervously after a moment of silence. She could believe they were actually going to go through the curtain of water.

Silver felt a tingling sensation at the back of his head the more he thought about it. He wasn't remembering a memory or something of that nature... yet it felt like-

With a deep breath Silver straightened his spine, "I can't say for sure, but I know I can do it." Just like the first day he met Sonic and Tails. He had shown his psychokinesis abilities without remembering how he got them or questioning how he was able to lift the medkit. He just lifted the med-kit with his psychokinesis. It hadn't felt abnormal or strange. It felt like flexing a muscle without even thinking about it. Plain and simple.

"If we die," Amy narrowed her eyes at the pale hedgehog, who's ears told at attention, "Just know that I'm coming for you."

"That's cool," Cream chirped as she stood closer to Silver and Amy, a small, child-like grin on her face, "You won't be alone in the afterlife Mr. Silver."

"Chao! Chao!" Cheese piped up from within Creams arms.

Silver dropped a hand on his mouth in order to stop the laughter from bubbling out. He cringed when Amy threw a deadly glare at him. He really hopes she didn't bring her hammer with her, she tends to pull it out of nowhere all the time.

"Cream! Your suppose to be on my side-"

Letting his friends voice fade into the background, Silver quietly shut his eyes as he started to concentrate. He mentally reached out towards his friends, cloaking them in a thick aura. Everyone then became quiet, as he immersed himself into his psychokinetic abilities; the sound of rushing water helped him relax further into his concentration. When he was certain of himself, Silver opened his eyes to see Amy, Cream and Cheese, being surrounded by a familiar cyan aura. The energy around them felt thicker, but it wasn't applying any pressure to their bodies, sort of felt like a light blanket was covering them. Enough to feel the light fabric, but it wasn't restricting.

Silver lifted them and flew towards the waterfall. With a burst of speed they went through the curtain of water, coming out the other side and towards the mouth of the cave. Silver gently set them down and looked around, ignoring the water dripping from his body. The mouth of the cave was slightly lit, due to the sunlight coming from the opening, but the further inward he looked, the darker it got.

Amy hummed in displeasure at her clothes getting wet, but continued to look through her bag, she was lucky that she even thought to bring supplies. "There's only one flashlight," She frowned when she turned it on.

"It's alright, it's not like we're going to separate," Silver tried to uplift her mood. Her dejected face slowly turned into a ghost of a smile. "The last thing we want to do is get seperated or lost."

"Still would have been nice to have more light." She shined the light further down the cave, "Alright let's check this place out. We don't have that much time."

Silver nodded in agreement, most of the day had been spent getting to the waterfall. Although it wasn't the furthest location, the four of them weren't really known for their speed.

The four of them began their search in the dark, humid and damp cave. A musty and earthy scent filled the cave, and it only got more overpowering the deeper they went. Rugged walls worn by water, twisted and turned into many corners and crevices. Many openings and passages ended up in dead ends, while other openings either went down to another floor or opened up above them; despite their curiosity, they had agreed to keep it simple and not move towards another floor. It would become harder to keep track of where they came from.

One thing that they seem to notice throughout their search, is the large puddles of water on the cave floor becoming more prominent the further they went inside. The other thing was that the temperature seemed to be lowering. It wasn't long before Silver had his fur standing on end, as if he couldn't shake off the feeling that they were being watched. Yet, everywhere he looked, he saw nothing but darkness staring him back.

Amy sighed at another dead end, her fur and clothes were covered in dirt and dark stains, "This is what... the hundredth dead end. Are you kidding me!"

"It's actually the sixteenth," Silver corrected before noticing the small opening in the opposite wall. He kneeled before peering through the small gap, "This is weird. Is that light?"

"What?" Amy pushed her head near the opening, not seeing Silver wince in pain because of the headbutt. Her eyes widened in confusion, "Why is there light in there? Do you think the cave opens up to something?"

"I think we can all fit through if we crawl," Cream tugged her Chao close.

"It's going to be a tight fit," Silver looked around before getting prone to the ground. He ignored the jagged rocks biting into his body, despite the thick jacket he was wearing.

Crawling on his stomach, Silver slowly started to shift his body forward. His bit his tongue nervously as he felt his headquills being pressed down by the rugged rocks. For an odd moment, he worried that the large mass of rocks and dirt would collapse on top of him but he instantly threw his fear at the far corners of his mind. Instead he focused on continuing to shuffle his way through the small opening. He froze suddenly, when he heard a deep rumbling vibrate through the air. Not a single rock moved from his perspective, but it sent his heart into overdrive. Silver's muscles tensed again in order to move forward when he froze once again. A cold sweat was starting to pool above his brow as he felt something tug at his jacket.

"Oh-no," He twisted slightly, hissing at the rough rock that was scraping his skin. His jacket must have gotten stuck on something! Furred ears folded against his skull as he suddenly felt claustrophobic... he took a shaky breath before trying to twist away from whatever was holding onto him.

"Why did you stop? Is something wrong Mr. Silver?" Cream asked timidly from further behind him.

"My jacket got stuck. I can't seem to get-" Silver hissed as he tried to get his fingers around the piece of fabric that was stuck underneath a rock. How did he manage to get stuck like that?! "-it out. Damn."

"I don't see anything," Cream said from her position, her long ears quivering as they brushed against the cold stone.

Huffing in irritation, Silver started to pull himself forward. A tearing noise echoed through the cave, as he came out free on the other side of the wall. Fingering the teared cloth near his tail, Silver pursed his lips in disappointment, "And I was really liking this jacket." Silver silently waited for his friends to emerge from the wall. Luckily, none of them seemed to have any problems crawling through the small space.

"Oh wow!" Amy's green eyes sparkled as she gazed at the open chamber.

Further ahead lied multiple stones engraved into the ground, reflecting light as if they were diamonds. On either side of the thin path were large puddles of crystal clear water, with multiple diamond-like stones underneath. Despite the pretty view, on the opposite side of the chamber lied a huge gem, that seem to produce its own radiant light.

"Chao! Chao!" Cheese cried, while Cream gasped as she looked around, "It looks like the Master Emerald... but the color is different."

The soft glow of the light purple emerald bounced off other sparking stones, reflecting different colors against the walls. In her excitement, Amy bypassed the huge pools of water that surrounded the stone, splashing water in her haste. Her hands touched the cold gem, as if she was caressing it, "Incredible!" She cooed before she started to tug.

She growled furiously when the stone wouldn't budge. "Why won't this thing come off!"

Silver put his hands on his hips at his friends antics, "Amy, we can't take this back with us."

"Why not!?"

Flicking his tail and ears in a vexting manner, Silver indicated toward the crawl space with one hand, "Well for one reason, it won't fit through the crawl space. And the second one is... that it looks very heavy and I don't really want to carry it back."

"I'll make an exit then!" Amy furiously tugged at the gem. "And I'll carry it!"

"Don't be stubborn! And bring the cave on top of us? This might look like a nice grave sight, but I'd rather not be buried in it." Silver could see Cream muffling her laughter, her gaze locked onto the furious look Amy was wearing. She was finding the whole situation very humorous, much to Amy's anger.

"Don't be overdramatic." Amy then locked her blazing green eyes with gold, "How about you stop being a smarty pants and help me get the gem out of the wall!"

"If it won't budge for you, then what results do expect from me?" Silver questioned but nonetheless made his way over to the struggling hedgehog. He placed a hand on the cold surface of the gem, "If I can't tug it out, we're leaving it." Not like we are going to take it back in the first place, he thought to himself.

"Just try!" Amy almost whined, twisting her hands and wrinkling her nose.

Placing a gloved hand around the purple gem, Silver started to pull. He strained his muscles much like Amy had earlier, and yet to no veil, the gem remained in place. Stuck in the wall with no possible way to get it out.

"You can do it!" Amy cheered from his side, "Just put your back into it."

"If put anymore of my back, I'll be spineless," Silver huffed stepping back, "It's really stuck. I don't think we can get it out."

"Ugh. Get out the way," Amy growled, placing her hands on the gem again, "I'll get it out."

Silver opened his mouth to retort but stopped once a familiar feeling emerged from his gut. He closed his eyes as dizziness washed over him, blocking his other sense from his friends; a blinding light followed the darkness that had crept up and Silver watched a familiar form appear.

Long ears twitched from side to side as the form made is way through the chamber. The form stopped in front of the purple gem and a faint, but clear click echoed off the walls of the chamber.

Moments later the ground started to shake with tremendous force and the form twisted to face the rushing water flowing into the open chamber.

Silver rubbed his forehead as the vision ended. Was that form from before? Whoever that was got this far into the cave? Silver would have continued contemplating his vision, if it weren't for the familiar sound of a click.

White fur and quills bristled with anxiety, Silver yelled at Amy too late, "No! Amy don't!"

Amy looked at her companion in confusion, "Silver? What-" She stopped talking as the ground started to shake. Cream clutched Cheese to her chest and wailed in fright, as a thundering rumble echoed off the walls.

Familiar with the events, Silver went to reach out for Cream and Cheese, "Hold on-" He never got to finish because a crystal clear wave of water rushed into the open chamber, swallowing everyone with a tremendous burst of force.


Red shoes with a white stripe tapped impatiently against the ground, "Why won't they answer?"

Tails lifted a brow at his best friend, yet his eyes remained locked on the unresponsive communicator, "Like your the one for punctuality. Do I really need to remind you the many times you never checked back in?"

"Do Cream and Silver look like they would miss a check in?" Sonic fired back from his position on the wing of the plane. The forest around them had gone quite. "Amy has her moments, but she always checks back in at some point. We've already waited more than half an hour for their check in."

"This is Silver's first mission with us, we really don't know what he's capable of or his habits regarding-" Tails stopped talking once he saw Sonic's unwavering and heavy stare. "I'm sure they're doing fine. The tracking signal I installed into Amy's communicator still indicates that they're by the waterfall." Tails tried to reassure his best friend. Despite Sonic's carefree attitude, he really cared deeply for the well being of his friends. Although, he might not wear his heart on his sleeve and was inclined to lean more towards his recklessness side with a douse of quick wit, he still tended to be very protective of those he considers to be close to.

"Let's go and find out what they're doing. We didn't find out anything out here anyway," Sonic said with a steady voice, his gaze focused on the horizon and blue furred ears standing straight.

Tails didn't say anything, he just powered up the Tornado and kept an eye on the communicator.


Silver groaned in pain as his head pulsed in discomfort; dazed golden eyes slowly slide open to see the clear blue evening sky. He tenderly touched his scalp and this time swallowed his hiss, he must have hit something on-

Adrenaline rushed through his system, instantly dulling the pain in his head. He sat up with the intention of finding his friends-

"Are you okay?" A tender hands rested on his warm, wet fur.

"Cream? Cheese?" Silver instantly examined her for any wounds or bruises. He only slightly relaxed when he noticed the young rabbit only covered in water and dirt. Cheese was no different, the little Chao was clinging tightly to Cream, a small look of concern etched to his face. Further behind, Amy was sitting up, clutching her head with a wince. He couldn't help but ask, "Are you guys okay?" He really needed the reassurance that they were all fine and nothing was broken.

Cream nodded, patting Cheese lightly on the head in a soothing manner, "Yeah. I was worried you weren't going to wake up. You weren't answering at all."

"Don't worry Silver, we all seem to be in good shape," Amy perked up, before her gaze locked onto his head wound, "Although I might be wrong. How are you feeling?"

"Fine," Silver tried to give them his most convincing smile but was later dulled as he looked at his surrounding. Every single one of them seemed to be submerged in thigh high water; the water itself was very warm to the touch and a slight stream of steam seem to rise from the small pool of water they were submerged in. Stones of various sizes created a barrier between land and the water, creating an enclosure similar to a pool. They were so lucky to not have drowned! "Where are we?"

A shadow descended upon them, "Oh-my! This is a hot spring lad," An old, but powerful voice spoke.

Near the edge stood an old tortoise with reddish brown skin that sagged with age and wrinkles, telling the story of his long lifespan. The carapace and plastron of the tortoise had a gray-black tint to it with several scratches, and a pair of spectacles rested on his snout. The tortoise walked with a slight limp and in one of his hands, he held a walking stick that was longer than his height.

"A hot spring?" Amy was in shock, she had no idea where they were. "Um, excuse me sir-"

"Names Torkoal the Tortoise," He slowly made his way closer to the confused group, "And who might you all be? If I may ask, it's not everyday a group of youngsters pop out of nowhere." He huffed out a throaty laugh, "Well, I wouldn't say nowhere since most of you fell out of the sky."

"Well, I Amy Rose," The pink hedgehog indicated to herself before continuing with a bit of a rush, "And those are my friends. Silver, Cream and Cheese. Do you know where we are? Or how to get back to-OH NO!"

Amy heart thumped wildly as she started to look for her bag. Her bag that held a lot of important items and supplies. She couldn't lose it! "My bag's not here!"

"Please tell me you still have the communicator?" Silver begged, as he started to look in the water. He ran his fingers over the smooth stones beneath the water and felt nothing. Nothing that indicated that Amy's bag was nearby or any of the items that were in the bag..

Amy growled as she couldn't find any of her supplies or the bag itself, "I wouldn't be freaking out if I had it. Tails is going to kill me!"

Sonic is going to kill us as well, he specifically said to check in at certain times and it's way past our deadline! Silver was starting to freak out as they weren't finding anything, now how are they going to get back-

"I'd tell you the way, but I'm sorry to say I don't go out too much," Torkoal croaked before pointing his walking stick down a path to the left, "A few houses down this path, you'll come across an antique shop. Lady Gardevoir should point you the right direction."

Silver stood up, immediately noticing the heaviness of his soaked jacked. He kept his frown to himself, "Thank you sir. We really appreciate it."

"Think nothing of it. This place has been lonely for too long, it's good to see new faces. Do come by for a visit."

A few moments later, they found themselves inside an old store, partly covered in dust and shadows. Dozens of items and artifacts littered the cabinets and shelves, in addition, different pictures hung from the wall. Depicting several exotic locations along with nameless faces and figures. The presence of books were everywhere, stacked in corners or laying down in every available place. The old shop was dim, only light by candles and the natural light from outside, giving off an air of intimidation but also an appeal to wonder. "Hello?" Amy called out, "Lady... Gardevoir? Anyone home?"

Cream gently bumped into Silver's fur, "This place is really creepy," She clutched Cheese close to her chest. "Do you think she's here?"

"I don't know," Silver said as his golden gaze drank up all the different items. He stopped at one particular picture of a lynx and a tortoise. He instantly recognized the younger appearance of Torkoal, but the young feline was unknown to him.

The lynx had short green hair that curled just below her chin. Thin, but long furred ears stretched between her hair, almost resembling short spikes. Most of her fur was snow white, except her arms that are the same shade of green as her hair. Dark wine colored eyes stared back, with laughter and accomplishment, which were identical to the young tortoise. Both of the figures were posing in front of a big, ancient and complex looking statue. It sorta looked like a dragon. Silver twisted his head to peer at it at the writing and frowned in confusion, he's never seen writing quite like that.

Another similar picture was next to it, except that there were four figures posing in front of the same statue. One was a bunny-

"That's an ancient statue in the human world. Myths and stories tell that it's a representation of two powerful beasts~"

Quills bristled at the daunting but calm voice. He turned to see an old figure staring at him and he felt the temperature of the room plummet. Chills ran from the base of his skull, down towards his spine and legs, Silver barely kept himself from cowering away. The lynx moved swiftly and gracefully across the room, her white dress flowing with every step she took. The snow white lynx came to rest on one of her chairs, "It's not everyday we get strangers out here."

Amy shook off her chills, "Yeah we noticed how isolated this place is."

"Yes, everyone these days are moving more towards the city, leaving behind places like this," Red wine colored eyes were still locked onto the silver hedgehog. Silver shivered at the stare, he felt like he was being pierced, as if the old lynx was reading something hidden from him. "How may I help you dears?" The lynx inquired, her gaze then traveling to the rest of the occupants in the room.

Despite the deep laughter lines etched to her face, the lynx held herself with a straight and dignifying look. As if she had embodied the word calm and collected. She greatly contrasted the dark and dreary store, as if she was the center of a bright nebula, and all the mysterious books and artifacts were stars rotating around her. Silver had no idea why, but he felt like there was a strange energy within the store that was he was picking up on. It clinged to his mind as his friend did all the talking.

"Are you Lady Gardevoir?" Amy asked as she moved closer to her friends. Something about the old mouse didn't seem safe and a bit intimidating.

The lynx threw her head back with a soft laugh, "He's still introducing me like that," A sly grin grew on her mouth, showing her pearly white teeth. Her eyes glittered with laughter at the hidden inside joke. "Why yes dear, I'm the one and only Lady Gardevoir."

"Oh good," Amy whispered before calling out in a louder voice, "We're lost and we were hoping to be pointed in the right direction."

"Hmm," The lynx purred as she examined her guests. Watching in fascination as they squirmed from her piercing and direct gaze, "I can. Did you bring a map?"

Pink furred ears folded, "Uh... no."

"Tsk." Gardevoir then pulled out a drawer that was near her and rolled one out. She pointed towards her map, "Come here then dear, so I can tell you were to go. The rest of you can look around if you want. Just don't break anything. This shouldn't take long."

Amy looked at her friends before making her way towards the pale lynx. Silver couldn't help his curiosity but once again, he made his way towards the photos that had caught his attention. He couldn't explain it but the letters on the statue had bugged him, despite never seeing something like that. It tickled his brain in spite of the growing headache. He didn't understand-

"That is the language of the unknown, a language so ancient most of history has forgotten about it."

Silver tried to not jump away from the unnerving voice that had seemed to popped out of nowhere. He swallowed his fright and tried to shake off the deepening chill going up his spine, "Oh really, I've never heard of it."

Long snow white ears rotated to his direction,"Oh it's very ancient, people don't talk about it now. It goes along with other myths of ancient creatures of wondrous and dangerous powers. Some say they even exist today, hidden from our world."

"Creatures?" Why was he getting interested? He should be running towards the nearest exit, how long does it take to get directions!?

"Yes, the photo you're looking at is a representation of the creatures I'm talking about, only these are legendary. Myths talk about them bending the will of time and space to their bidding. Very old and very powerful they are."

Silver, along with Amy and Cream looked doubtful, as if they had been told a children's story. Bending time and space? That sounded like crazy talk, nobody has that much power. It was unimaginable to think of something like that.

The lynx pursed her lips as her eyes landed on Silver's clothed chest, or more specifically, the object above the clothe, "What an interesting relic you have there? What is it?"

This time everybody froze with unnatural precision at the question and Gardevoirs curiosity grew at their unnatural reaction to her question. Sweat began to accumulate on top of Silver's brow, as he fought to come up with an answer. Does 'I don't remember' count as an answer? Should he even tell her of his lost memories? What if-

"I don't remember what it is, but someone important gave it to me." Silver held his breath. He wasn't exactly lying... but the voice he heard back when Sonic and Tails found him. It had felt so real and loud... he was sure that someone important to him had given it to him. Whoever that was.

Gardevoir inspected him for a moment. Silver was beginning to think that she hadn't believed him, which can attribute to him being a bad liar. He wasn't very good at keeping a poker face either-

"Hmm interesting," The lynx then turned to Amy and pointed at something on the map, "If you follow this path, you'll get to where your wanting to go. I wouldn't deviate too far, it's getting late as it is."

"Thank you very much, we would have been in real trouble without you here," Amy looked up with gratitude showing on her face. I wouldn't be so sure, Amy. Sonic and Tails are going to be peeved once we show up, Silver thought, but it's better late than never.

"Your very welcome dear, feel free to take the map with you. It's on the house this time," Gardevoir leaned back in her chair, waving away the small group. Once they had left, a small smirk grew on her face. Interest shined bright in her eyes and it all had to do with the energy the ivory hedgehog was carrying around on his neck.


Sneak Peak of Next Chapter

The two dissolved into a comfortable silence, the only sound occupying the room was their steady breathing and the occasional noise of shuffling as Tails bandaged a few cuts. "Want to go watch a movie? We have popcorn."

Silver looked at the young fox in confusion. "Movie? Amy might have mentioned that word earlier."

Tails mouth dropped in surprise before shaking his head. Right. No memories. "Well we are going to watch one. Come," Tails indicated for Silver to follow, "You can choose one while I look for some painkillers.


A/N: Those that know about the game, one of the main reasons I have decided to turn Torkoal and Gardevoir (Team Charm) into mobians is because pokemon aren't going to be introduced until much later, for the sake of the story. All other characters from the games will be as intended, so I wouldn't worry too much.

There are a few reasons why I chose a lynx to represent Gardevoir, and one of them is that I really didn't want to make her into a human (I'm not ready for that, lol.) Gardevoir is represented as a knight or a fighter, someone who is protective, and I thought a predator would be a good idea (I was going to go for mouse to represent it's fairy-like appearance, but meh, I decided on something fiercer.) Also, spiritually, lynx's are known to be the 'master seer', often being able to see what others cannot, such as the soul, thoughts, and intentions of others, as well as having a connection to energy. Lynx are said to know the truth and heart of others, which sounds pretty cool and I think it can reflect well with Gardevoir and her place in this story.

Like I said, I wouldn't worry about the other characters, although there are going to be a few minor deviations just to keep it interesting. Also, the statue mentioned is taken from the Sinnoh region, specifically from Eterna City.