Chapter Thirteen

The next morning, Colby awoke to the sound of chirping Pidgey's which was nice. She looked over at Amanda and Ellis whose sleeping bags were by the tree that they decided to crash under. Eventually, the party had walked until the darkness was setting in and Ellis's twenty-twenty couldn't even see them through this darkness.

The two had stopped fighting eventually which was music to Colby's ears. Glancing over at the opposite side of the tree (where Josh had crashed because he refused to sleep anywhere near them) and found an empty sleeping bag.

Puzzled, Colby propped herself up on one elbow and looked around. Nothing but forest was there for miles around. She heaved herself out of the sleeping bag, and felt the cool grass on her bare feet. What if Josh had ditched them? At least he hadn't murdered Ellis in his sleep…which was good news.

Colby pulled on her shoes and looked all around again, still no one. The only sign of life was a small Caterpie munching on some leaves close to Amanda's sleeping bag.

"Hey, Blondie, up here," a voice said from above.

She looked up in the tree above her head, and saw Josh sitting on one of the tree branches, looking at her. Colby glanced at the tree…how had he gotten up there?

"What are you doing up there?" Colby called.

Josh shrugged, "So, I like to climb tree's I guess? I don't know."

"Okay then…"

A breeze blew and ruffled Colby's hair some. She was now watching the Caterpie with interest…that was now sitting on Amanda's sleeping form. Colby had a bad feeling about this…

"Why did you decide to be a gym leader?" She asked.

There was silence for a moment and Josh cleared his throat, "I just needed something to do. Not the best job in the world…but it was ok. Until those kids starting to mess everything up. I don't take crap off of anyone, and I was fed up. So, I say, screw it."

"Hm...Well, you could try to be a bit nicer to the world…including Ellis-"

"I told you. I don't take crap off of people, and your little Watermelon head friend started it-"

"I don't care!" Colby yelled, "I didn't exactly have the best attitude or life either before I came here. But unlike you, I decided to make a change for the better! I decided to live! There was no point in dwelling on the past, because what's done is done…Yeah, I was a jerk to everyone, but now I found some friends that care and make it worth while. We could be that for you to, but you won't let us," Colby finished, eyes blazing.

Josh just sat there in silence, starring her down.

"No. I am the way I am, and if you have a problem with it then-" Josh was interrupted by a scream.

Colby whipped around to see Amanda with huge eyes, looking at the Caterpie. Ellis jerked awake as he heard Amanda screaming.

"Get it off! Get it off!" She yelled madly, ripping out of the sleeping bag.

The Caterpie looked startled and fell off of Amanda, squirming on the ground. Amanda ran behind the tree and was breathing heavily, looking at the Caterpie in fear.

"Scared of bugs much?" Ellis laughed, petting the Caterpie lightly on the head. "I. Hate. Bugs," Amanda whispered.

Colby bust out laughing and gave Amanda a hug of reassurance, "its okay Amanda."

Amanda still looked startled, but nodded. Josh landed smoothly with a thump beside Colby and rolled his eyes at Amanda.

"It's just a Caterpie," he said.

"Everyone has a fear, even you, so you can shut up," Ellis snapped.

Josh turned to face him and shot a glare in his direction.

"Don't piss me off today. I am running out of places to hide bodies," Josh retorted.

Ellis snorted and started to pack up his things. With in an hour, everyone had eaten and they were on the road again. Colby looked all around her at the lush forest, teeming with Pokémon of all species and kinds. A flock of Pidgey flew overhead, a Bellsprout gazed at them from behind a tree, and a Mankey's eyes were visible from a tall tree.

"Wow…just look at all the Pokémon! There are so many kinds," Colby said in awe, spotting more.

"I know! Hey! Maybe we should log some of them," Amanda said, pulling out her PokeLog.

"What is that?" Josh asked, not impressed by the triangle shaped gadget.

"It's a PokeLog! We are on a mission for Professor Daunte, the Pokémon Professor of Aurora…along with Riley," Amanda said with regret in the last statement.

"Oh, that's the dumbass's name?" Josh asked.

"Yeah…" Colby finished, not wanting to talk about him.

"Anyways, we are trying to log the Pokémon in this region the best we can for Professor Daunte. That's why I was holding up this while we battled, because I was recording data," Amanda explained.

Josh still didn't look impressed, and sighed.

"Can we hurry up here?"

Colby rolled her eyes, "Have patience gym leader."

Josh shot her a look of death, and muttered some rude insults under his breath. Amanda held up the black triangle and watched as it came alive. A blue bar registered on the screen as it took a picture of the Bellsprout and turned green.

The screen changed again, to a white screen with Bellsprout's picture, name, weight, height, and many other things. A green check mark appeared in a box in the corner, and Amanda quickly logged a few more.

"Okay! Done!" She said after a few minutes.

"Let's get out of here," Josh said succinctly, beginning to walk down the path.

Colby grabbed her bag and fell in step beside Ellis and Amanda. Josh was taking the lead, cloak whipping in the breeze, and head held high.

"So…where exactly are we going now? I mean, what is the next city?" Ellis asked.

"Sanville dumbass," Josh yelled from the front of the line.

Ellis rolled his eyes and muttered some words underneath his breath. Amanda pulled her Unknown cap over her head, and said nothing.

"Well, where is Sanville on the map?" Colby asked.

Ellis stopped and pulled out the map from his knapsack. Colby watched Josh walk on further…good riddance. She really didn't have patience for arrogant people.

"What the hell is the problem now? Does Snot Brain need to tie his shoe?" Josh yelled, fuming from the a few yard's away.

"Josh, we had to stop because I wanted to see things from your point of view for once. But I can't get my head that far up my ass," Ellis retorted, looking down at the map again.

Josh about turned purple with rage, but for once he didn't say anything. Colby got a good look at the map and located Sanville. Nodding to Ellis, and giving Josh a sharp glare, they were off again.


For the rest of the afternoon, they continued through the dense forest. Every once and a while they stopped to log some Pokémon (to Josh's dismay at having to stop every five minutes). Ellis and Josh continued to jab their usual insults at each other, leaving Colby and Amanda in the middle of it all.

As the sun began to fade into the distance, they were almost out of the forest. Or…at least it seemed to be clearing. The map that Ellis had didn't exactly include topography as a bonus feature. Colby sat her pack next to a tree and plopped down next to Amanda with a sigh.

Ellis and Josh were busy glaring at each other, as usual. Ellis sat down beside Amanda, and Josh just stood there.

"I refuse to set by him," Josh huffed, sitting across from them with a curl to his lip.

Amanda looked pained, and as usual was quiet as the rant began for the night. Colby ran her hands through her hair and tried not to explode. She would love to wring both their scrawny necks and smack their heads together! Why did they have to fight all the time?

"Well I don't want you sitting by me in the first place," Ellis said with a scowl to the ground.

"Guys…seriously, why do you always have to fight all the time? Amanda and I are sick of it! There is no reason for it," Colby interrupted.

Ellis shrugged and Josh snorted, turning away. There really was no hope. Colby rolled her eyes and unpacked the sleeping bag. She was ready for a good night's sleep. Lying down on the squishy sleeping bag, she closed her eyes and waited for sleep to overcome her…


Colby opened her eyes to the familiar smell of salt water filling her nostrils. Noticing, like last time, she was on her back lying in the sweet grass of the plateau.

"Welcome back, child," a familiar voice said from above her.

Colby sat up and saw Faye standing there, blue hair radiating. Standing up, Colby greeted her with a smile, and took notice of Dialga who was to Faye's left. Colby nodded to the beast, but was careful to avoid his eyes until told to do so. She knew what would happen if she met his eyes…

"Are you ready for the next chapter of the story?" Faye asked, her green eyes glowing.

Colby took in another deep breath of the salty ocean air and nodded. "Good," Faye said, "I have much to show you today."

A breeze blew Colby's hair as she floated above the ground like last time, waiting for Faye's command. Faye did her mind thing with Dialga again and she motioned to Colby with her hand.

"Lift your eyes child, and we will proceed through the story. The story of time itself…"

Colby obeyed and slowly lifted her eyes to meet Dialga's ones of diamond. Rainbow colors flashed everywhere like last time, and she squeezed her eyes shut tightly. Her stomach dipped as that feeling of weightlessness consumed her. Willing it to be over soon, Colby felt her hair blow back, and knew it was almost over. The feeling subsided as she came to a halt, which greatly relieved her.

"Open your eyes," Faye's inhumanly voice echoed through Dialga.

Colby did just that and was stunned by what she saw. It was like seeing a giant Gastly…well, not really. The colorings were the same… A deep purple and black haze stretched for as far as the eyes could see and nothing seemed present besides space.

"Are we…?" Colby trailed off.

"Yes child. What you are looking at is the Distortion World. This is the realm in which Arceus banished Giratina. Have a look around child. Truly see the Torn World for what it is," Faye said.

Colby did a three sixty and saw lumps of trees on floating islands. They looked as if they had been uprooted, with roots dangling down in the blackness. These islands were at seemingly awkward angles. Some were sideways, tilted, backwards, and even upside down.

"This realm is one of no rules. Gravity doesn't rule this world and breaks the laws of physics. The only Pokémon who can call this world home, is Giratina," Faye narrated.

Colby seemed to speed through years and millenniums of time, seeing islands flying by her. At least this type of travel didn't seem to make her sick, like getting here in the first place. A purple and black haze sort of like fog slowly rolled in, covering her forward vision.

"Not all things in the universe can stay in balance. For some reason, one day it all broke in half. The barriers between the Distortion world and your dimension were, as you could say, torn," Faye said.

As she was narrating, the fog seemed to swirl around her in a cyclonic way, with Colby in the middle. The haze seemed to show what was happening. It was like watching a movie in a complete circle…only the fog was seemingly imprinted upon by the images.

Colby saw the barriers break, and heard the piercing sound crack throughout Aurora. Luckily, this was in a time hundreds of years before anyone besides the few natives came to the region. Darkness seemed to explode from the sky, making literally a rip between the two dimensions.

The sun slowly eclipsed, and the expanding darkness burst from the tear in shockwaves into the clear blue sky.

"Why did the dimensions tear?" Colby asked.

"This was at the same time as The Great Battle, child. You will see that in a moment. The Dragon Trio was restless, due to the strife that was occurring in Aurora due to the Stellar Spirits of the stars. Dialga and Palkia were agitated due to Giratina, through their bond, who was eager to make intervene in the fierce fighting. His natural need for conflict driving him, Giratina somehow conjured up enough energy to do the unthinkable. This hadn't been done in millions of years… The last time, the dimensions were merged at creation… Giratina was going to merge the worlds. Giratina was going to break free of his bastille," Faye explained in her haunting voice.

Colby saw Dialga and Palkia in their dimensions, restless and angry. Giratina then appeared in his own realm and which Colby was floating in. The Distortion World seemed to be in disaster through the scene in the cyclonic fog. Islands were flying everywhere…and also seemed to be spinning in a whirlwind formation around an unseen entity.

Then Colby saw, through the spinning mass of islands, the eyes. Colby flinched at the piercing, demonic, and immortal gaze of Giratina, who was looking straight at her. It seemed as if then, time just stopped. The islands came to a halt, for a good ten seconds. The darkness stopped swirling and the Distortion World fell silent.

At that instant, the most lamentable sound Colby's ears had ever been bestowed upon pillaged the Torn World. Giratina's screech seemed to rip a hole in the dimensions and a tear of light was visible through the normal purplish haze. As if pressure was released, all at once the islands pulsed outward from Giratina and stuck back in their regular places.

Almost instantly, Giratina darted to the rift in one inhumanly fast motion. Getting a look at the rip, as it began to slowly widen, Colby realized with horror that she was looking down on Aurora. Just for a second it seemed as if her vision had gone blotchy with white dots.

"Faye, what…?" Colby called, squeezing her eyes shut.

Colby heard some heavy breathing from the voice.

"Sorry, child…not much time left for this vision. I am weakening," Faye said shakily.

Colby's vision returned to normal and she once again was looking at Aurora from the tear. What did bother her…was what was going on with Faye. What did she mean she was weakening?

"Child…You must learn this…don't fret over me. This here…your knowledge…is going to be needed in the very near future," Faye said.

Colby shifted the thoughts of Faye out of her mind and paid attention to the new picture on the fog imprint.

"The Great Battle was raging between Scar and I. Neither of us was weakening, and it seemed as if the duel would last forever. Bursts of our power were thrown at each other, and shot back again. It was only causing destruction to Aurora."

Colby watched the battle unfold in front of her eyes. Lights of all colors were everywhere and two figures battled it out in a valley. Destruction was everywhere…mammoth rocks were busted like little stones, and trees were snapped like twigs.

"After fighting for a day straight…I decided to try and finish it. Depleting most of my energy, I conjured a ray, shooting it at Scar. Little did I know, he did the same. Our rays fought for dominance…and a ball of energy began to form. We both knew this wasn't going to end well…but it was a duel for the death. It was for the fate of the universe, dark or light. It could take it no longer, and a huge explosion racked Aurora."

Colby gazed at the screen, seeing all this happen and wincing at the explosion, which also assisted in eclipsing the sun.

"At this moment, Scar fled and I returned to the stars until now. We were both weak from the battle, and really condemned for burning out of fuel as you could say. The Dragon Trio, still restless, began their rampage. Giratina had successfully broken the barriers between the worlds. Dialga and Palkia fled from their worlds, teleporting down to Aurora in the same spot where The Great Battle had just taken place. Watching this from above…I knew it wasn't going to turn out well. But being in a weakened state, I could do nothing.

"Dialga and Palkia faced Giratina as he made the transformation from one world to the next with another screech. They then all met, for the first time since creation, and not in the happiest of ways. A battle then began there…but this was one of the dimensions. Giratina wanted to be joined, and dark. Dialga and Palkia couldn't let that happen. So the battle raged, for days. Each day, more of Aurora was destroyed. Finally, after realizing he wasn't going to win this time, Giratina retreated to the site of The Great Battle. Letting out one final screech, he stomped on the ground with his front foot, causing a massive earthquake to wrack Aurora. This was how the claws were formed."

Colby watched in awe as this all played out, and saw the split of the land. She couldn't believe all of this…it was just amazing. There were no words to describe it.

"With a final push, they each shot their best attack at each other, similarly to The Great Battle, forming an orb of energy. The darkness seemed to rule over this, but like the other battle, it snapped. The ruin of Aysgarth, the city neighboring and now housing the Elite, was surrounded in Giratina's darkness. This power had broken, and each member of the Dragon Trio was shot back to their own dimension and sadly, Giratina with the ruins of Aysgarth."

The rotating fog seemed to clear and Colby's mouth almost dropped open as to what she saw. The ruins of Aysgarth were floating…right in front of her. It seemed as if everything was old, destroyed, and in pieces. Pieces of jumbled rock stood as brick houses, and brick roads were ruined.

"The rift between the dimensions was closed, and Aurora was left in shambles. Eventually, everything would go back to normal, as in your time. Close your eyes, child," Faye said.

Colby obeyed and felt the normal rush which made her stomach do flip flops. Solid ground touched her feet for a moment, and then she returned to her floating state.

Opening her eyes, she saw Faye. She was more transparent than last time, and sweat was forming on her brow. She was breathing heavy, and seemed exhausted.

"What is wrong?" Colby asked, really concerned.

"I-I don't have enough energy to support this vision any longer. I'm sorry…next time. I will see you soon, and be careful Colby," Faye said, giving her one last look.

Colby opened her mouth to say something, but she was already starting to rise above them, and fade.

"Goodbye," Colby whispered, fading into darkness once again…


The next morning Colby awoke to Ellis saying something.

"Colby…are you okay?"

Colby's eyes fluttered open and she saw everyone looking over her with concern. Sitting up slowly, she blinked the sleep from her eyes and nodded. "Yeah…just a bad dream," she lied, still reluctant to tell them about the vision. "Are you sure…? You were tossing and writhing…" Ellis said.

Colby looked at Amanda, who nodded, seeming to remember the conversation from before about her parents.

"Yeah, honestly Ellis, I'm fine," Colby assured him, trying to put a smile on her face.

Ellis looked a bit confused and worried, but nod. Josh was still looking at her, with a not convinced look on his face. But then again, that one was peculiar to start with.

"Worried about your girlfriend Ellis?" Josh sneered.

Ellis stiffened and turned around and pushed Josh the slightest.

"I have a girlfriend, she lives in Ravenholm. Her name is Janica-"

"Oh yeah? Well I have a girlfriend named Karma, and she's a bitch," Josh said calmly.

Ellis looked confused for a second, and was even more confused when he found himself pushed to the ground. Josh fixed his collar on his cloak and started to pack up his stuff, smooth as ever. Amanda rolled her eyes and helped Ellis up, who seemed to be on fire.

"Ellis, don't. It's not worth it, seriously," Colby said in a warning voice.

"Someday…someday," Ellis muttered, packing up his stuff to.

Colby followed the other's lead and bundled up her sleeping bag. Suddenly she heard a crack from behind her, and saw Amanda holding her backpack with wide eyes.

"Guys! The egg! It's hatching!"


Author's Note: I am SO SORRY that I haven't been posting new chapters that frequently guys! I got really busy with school and stuff, plus my main computer which this was mainly typed on went capoosh and I got sick :(. So you know how that stuff goes. Since its summer now, hopefully I will be able to post more frequently with this other computer. Well, sorry again guys! I hope you enjoyed reading the chapter…and hopefully it made some sort of sense ;) Until next time my awesome readers! Bless your faces and comment in reviews!

-colbyjackchz