Chapter Four
Of Wars and Angels
Lucas' mother cried and cried when Lucas told her that he would be leaving on an adventure. It wasn't too different for Dawn and Damion's parents, the mothers also decided to meet and cry together later and Lucas, Dawn, and Damion really felt that their mothers were overreacting. The kids decided to leave out the whole Damion affair which made Damion feel much better. After some very heartfelt goodbyes the kids had finally left on their quest. It was time to stop at the PokeMart for supplies.
"I'd like to buy ten Pokeballs." Lucas announced to the cashier. The cashier sighed and pulled out a box full of Pokeballs. 'These kids take forever to decide what they want.' He thought. He hated his job but it was his only job and he needed the money.
"That's 1000 PokeBucks." The cashier said. Lucas shoved his hand into his back pocket and pulled out his wallet. He handed the man 1000 PokeBucks and looked at what was left: 2000. 'Where do these kids get all this money?' The cashier wondered. The cashier handed Lucas the Pokeballs and took the money.
Dawn and Damion decided to buy the same things but Dawn also bought some Potions. Damion then noticed a big poster for sale; he called Dawn and Lucas over and pointed to it. Lucas looked down at the poster an elegant picture of a purple Pokemon that had two giant, feathered wings and very powerful eyes. It had three fingers on each hand and three long rectangular toes on its feet. Lucas admired its powerful stance. The Pokemon's elbows were bent back at shoulder height and its fingers were outstretched at the end with a small purple cloud forming between the hands. Also, the Pokemon's left knee was sticking out and its right leg was outstretched to the full, making it look like it was leaping. The Pokemon's ears were also bent back and were really long.
"It's beautiful" commented Dawn. She looked over at Damion and Lucas and noticed they were as awestruck as she was.
"Is that a Pokemon?" Damion asked while kneeling closer to the poster. The cashier gave a giddy laugh and the three kids took a look at him. The cashier looked as if he was actually getting excited.
"Silly kids," He said with another laugh. "That is the Neon Angel."
Dawn, Damion, and Lucas all gave a look took each other that all spelt that they had no idea what the cashier was talking about. The cashier leaped back in amazement at the fact that the three kids didn't know about the Neon Angel.
I can't believe you don't know about the Neon Angel! Lucas looked down at his feet and noticed that Shinx was giving him the same look as the cashier. Every Pokemon knows the story, so do most humans.
"Is there something we missed out on?" Lucas asked the cashier.
The cashier looked at the faces of the kids in front of him. "Looks like I better tell you the story of the Neon Angel."
"It all happened during the time of a great war between the Italians and the Dutch, a war which was called Guerra Di Ombra, which is Italian for the 'Shadow War.' During this war, Sinnoh managed to get itself caught in the battle and the two sides met in a huge battle known as the Impegno Colossale, which is Italian for the 'Colossal Engagement.' The Impegno Colossale took place in Sinnoh in an ancient city called Krisenherold, which was German for 'Crisis Herald.' Odd place for the two to fight because they both had a common enemy in Germany. Anyways, the battle destroyed the entire ancient city and sent the great city of Crisis Herald to its downfall. There was a temple in the center of the great city. The temple heralded an ancient Pokemon Deity, the temple was completely destroyed."
The cashier paused for a moment and reached under the counter. He pulled out a little water bottle and took a drink before he went to continue the story. Many questions were rushing through the kids heads. Why did Italy and the Dutch engage in war? How does the Neon Angel get involved? How does the cashier know all of this?
"Okay, the story. After the temple was destroyed there was instantly a colder feel in the air. It was as if all happiness had abandoned humans and invited sorrow to take its place, for you see, that temple was connected to Sinnoh and was said to have been carved by the Great Pokemon Deity himself. But the Dutch and the Italian did not stop the fighting even for the temple for they were not from Sinnoh and they felt no connection to it. This had angered the Pokemon and, at last, one Pokemon had its fill of sorrow. They say that the clouds parted when the Neon Angel descended and that the rays of the sun followed it until its feet landed on the ground below. The Neon Angel began to rip apart the earth that the soldiers stood on with its very mind, which frightened them away, ending the terrible war. The people of Sinnoh approached the angel and asked it its name. It responded by saying 'll Miagolio Due.' Then the Neon Angel was never seen again."
Lucas looked back at the poster of ll Miagolio Due and asked, "Is it a Pokemon?" The cashier nodded and said yes.
"Does its name have a meaning?" Dawn asked.
"I don't know." The cashier responded. "I've looked and looked and couldn't find it."
"How do you know all of this?" Damion asked. The cashier gave him a look that made it seem like he was insulted.
"I was very fascinated in the tale of the Neon Angel and I memorized everything I read about him." The cashier said, his tone of voice rising. "Did you think that I wouldn't know about Sinnoh's history just because of my current job?"
"Well that's not what I said!" Damion responded, becoming slightly embarrassed. What he didn't notice was a little red dot on his shoulder giving off faint red blinks.
"Neon Angel, huh? C'mon Ariados, the shrub can wait…"
