Glass: "Pokemon belongs to Nintendo!"
Shadow: "Hey Glass, where have ya been?"
Glass: "Writer's Block kidnapped me and held me hostage."
Mysty: "Glass would like to thank everyone who's reviewed, you rock! She would also like to thank anyone has read this story but hasn't reviewed, you rock too!"
Glass: "Also, I've been in such a slump that the characters really don't write themselves anymore, so they may be OOC..."
Chapter 15: Info on the Relic, You Say? Google It!
"Hmm, that's quite a tale." Beluh said bluntly. ("Of course it is...") Tory said bluntly. ("Think we could copyright it?") Shadow asked. Tory wanted nothing more than to facepalm, but since he had no true palms, he chose the alternative -head-floor. He then slammed his head into the floor, for those who are wondering.
"Hey Mikhail..." Eagun started, before noticing said Trainer had miraculously fallen asleep. He was mumbling something about a 'fourth wall' in his sleep. ("That's seriously epic, dude.") Wave said bluntly. ("Welcome to Shad's and my world,") Tory stated, ("This is normal for him.")
("If that's normal, what's not-normal?")
("Him acting like a normal human being with zero oddities, of course. Which, in itself, is rare. Humans are such strange creatures...")
("Yes they are.")
("Perhaps we should study them further...?")
Tory was grinning ear-to-ear. ("You're too funny, Tor,") Wave said, getting closer to him, ("And cute.") Tory was blushing madly as Wave's nose touched his own. He then promptly fainted as she turned away from him.
"MIKHAIL!" Mysty suddenly screamed, causing the poor man to jump into the ceiling, screaming himself. "What in the town of Bananaville was that for?" he shrieked, before his golden eyes suddenly grew huge in realization, "I fell asleep, didn't I?"
"In a way. Mildly. Perhaps. Maybe. YES!"
"Oh... Sorry... My bad. What were we talking about again?"
Mysty, Eagun, Beluh, and the Pokemon all lost their balance, anime style. Mikhail stared dumb struck. "I said I was sorry!" he cried, feeling the need to add some dialogue to this rather epic scene. After a few minutes, everyone got back up. "In all honesty, it is getting late..." Beluh noted, "We can continue this discussion tomorrow. Better be getting to bed... My word!" Beluh sat on the couch with her mouth agape, staring at Mikhail, who had fallen asleep on the other couch again.
"Well, at least we don't have to tell him to sleep on the couch." Eagun chuckled, grinning. "He's been through a lot," Mysty started, "Actually, we've both been through a lot. I guess it finally wore him down...and he crashed."
"Of course. Now, go get your night-gown on, Mysty. Beluh and I have already gotten your bed ready."
"Yes sir."
Mysty got up and walked up the stairs. "No Glass... Don't break the fourth wall... No..." Mikhail mumbled in his sleep, "You'll ruin everything... No..." Eagun and Beluh both blinked. "That is one strange young man..." Eagun observed. "But he has a good heart, Eagun." Beluh pointed out. ("Yeppers!") Pikachu agreed.
"That is true, my dear."
The next morning...
Mikhail awoke to some rather loud music in his ear. His head shot up and he screamed, "Tory! Enough with Blue Oyster Cult!" The Espeon rolled his eyes and retaliated, "I can play my music if I want to!"
"...I can never win any fight with you, can I?"
"Nope. Foolish human, I am Tory the Unstoppable!"
With that, Mikhail facepalmed while Tory walked away victorious. "That is one weird Pokemon..." Mikhail said, shaking his head, "Then again, Psychic Pokemon are like, the only ones whose personality you can really see... They get in your head. Literally." He then stretched and got off the couch.
"Ah! Good to see you're awake!"
"AGH!"
Beluh almost threw the tray upwards after Mikhail's shriek of terror. "O-oh!" she stammered, "Sorry to frighten you..." Mikhail regained his composure and said, "Eh, don't worry about it... I'm fine."
"Well, here's your breakfast..."
She then handed the tray to him, and he accepted it. "Thanks..." he told her as he sat back down, "By the way... Where's Mysty?" Beluh thought for a moment and said, "She's outside training her Pokemon."
"And Eagun?"
The question was answered when the sound of glass breaking was heard, and then Eagun shouting, "I'm alright!"
Beluh then looked at Mikhail. "He's searching for an old tablet on the Relic," she said, grimacing as more stuff could be heard breaking, "He wanted you and Mysty to talk to a man named Spencer. He lives near the PokeMart."
"Gotcha..."
Mikhail went to get up, setting the tray down. Beluh suddenly narrowed her eyes dangerously at him, making him reconsider it. "After you get something in your stomach," she told him sternly, "Why, you're as skinny as a rail!" Mikhail conceded and the old woman walked off, presumably to keep her husband from hurting himself, as even more stuff could be heard breaking. Mikhail then looked at the tray and noticed a piece of turkey bacon missing. He then looked at Shadow, who looked anything but innocent. ("What?") he cried, ("You snooze, you lose!")
Meanwhile...
A couple Cipher Peons were focused on a picture of Mikhail and Mysty, that was taken at Pyrite Town. The Admin who was explaining the situation to them happened to be Ein. "I'm sure you're all familiar with these two, correct?" he asked the group. They all said, "Yes sir!" in unison.
"And who are they...now?"
"Traitors!"
"And what is it we do with traitors?"
"We...!"
The Peons were cut off by a female Peon, who opted to say, "Those two make a cute couple!" Everyone stared at her like she was some kind of freak. "You're fired!" Ein yelled, receiving a response similar to the one Gonzap got when he fired the Grunt. "Hear that Mom and Dad?" the young woman cried, "I'm coming home!" With that, she left, absolutely ecstatic.
"Anyway, what is it we do with traitors?" Ein asked again. "We eliminate them and close the doors to their Pokemon's hearts!" was the reply.
"Precisely! Now, with these nuisances in our way, we must enact our plans ahead of schedule... Go!"
"Yes sir!"
The Peons left the room, and Ein pulled out some device used to check one's blood. He then pricked his finger, causing a tiny amount of reddish purple blood to ooze out. He then checked the readings:
SHADOW BLOOD: 50%.
Ein then closed his eyes, feeling the demon within taking more and more of his free will away from him. "Now I understand why you left after you saved her..." he said to no one, "I should have left, too..." He then walked out of the room.
Back in Agate...
Mikhail and Mysty stared at the old man after he had finished his tale. It had taken them who-knows-how-long to finally convince him to get to the point, as he seemed to be way over-caffeinated. But they had learned from him that the Relic was infused with the Pokemon of Time travel Celebi's power. After much random nonsense, they also learned that this power allowed a corrupted Pokemon to recall its fondest memory, and thus purify it. Then there was something about Dialga trying to sue Celebi for her blatant disregard for his property ( namely, the Flow of Time), as she seemed to trespass upon it on a daily basis, but Mikhail and Mysty tuned that out, as it made no sense whatsoever.
The two young people opted to leave the old man to his devices, as he had told them what they needed to know. As they headed back to the house, they heard Eagun declare to the whole village:
"I FOUND THE TABLET!"
And then Beluh:
"OH HUSH!"
Note: Hey guys! There's Chapter 15, at long last! I am SO sorry for the huge delay... I have no excuse...
