Happy Birthday! Because I'm giving all of you a chapter for both stories, on my birthday! So therefor its my present to all of you! Today I, at last, turned 16!

This chapter contains a lot of inner monologue so strap down and have fun reading! ...or just skip should you so wish. I had to change the original plot because I found I would get stuck so there we go! So this chapter's recommendation is Coolevilshark's "Tainted Rose: Shadows of the Kalos".

Disclaimer: The owning of Pokémon doth not be by mine own self.

NOW ON TO THE STORY! Nyah!

"Sometimes we have to do things that heart tells us not to in order to protect those we love."

Chapter 16: The Fate of Humanity

Part I

I looked up at the night sky as I sat on a rock in front of the fire. Everyone else had retired to bed, having chosen a spot around the fire to sleep for the night. I had decided to stay awake (I got up when everyone fell asleep) for personal reasons. I really wanted to have some time alone so I could think on everything that has happened.

After we had crashed the ship yesterday, which was now moored farther out in the ocean, we had decided to set up camp and check out the area. We had found nothing of great interest and instead went to sleep, we had been up for almost a day and a half after all. The following day was remotely the same, with nothing new found and no real exploration done. At the end of the day, it had been decided that we were going to venture farther into the land and leave our ship. And here I am once again, looking up at the night sky as stars twinkled overhead.

I was always shocked with how beautiful the night sky was in this world. I remember only being able to see twenty stars at most. It was a vary large difference. They might be different consolations, but I could not tell seeing as I had never studied astronomy.

Study... Funny how I had and still do detest my family from my world, yet they had given me a education. Maybe they had, somewhere in their black hearts, loved me. I had learned so much about that world and the many different jobs and carriers a person could take. They had even allowed me to play games and watch TV. Yet despite this subtle hints of kindness, they had treated me as worse then dirt. And now, here I am in the Pokémon world, as a Pokémon myself!

I held up my paw and looked at it. How strange it is to have, at one time, hands without fur. But now as I looked at the black furred paw, I realized the huge difference it was, to be a Pokémon and not a human. And yet, despite all this it felt natural. I felt naked without clothes, yet I was not. The fur protected my body from the cold and hid me.

I looked down at my body, observing the fur pattern. 'I am colorful!' I thought with a smile. I had black, blue, and cream colored fur when, as a human, I was simply pale white skinned. I even had two metal spikes on my arms! My fur remained clean and soft, all because I bathed. Funny how I bathed, when back at my world, I showered. I never used soap anymore, because I had none. I simply washed the dirt and grim off. How had I adapted so fast to this new setting when it was vastly different from my world?

I put my paw over the middle of my chest, where a star shaped scar was hidden by cream colored fur. This had been the place where I had been shot. But I did not die, I had instead been sent here and turned into this Pokémon. The world I had left was one that was full of both pain and happiness. I suppose that even in the darkest of places, you would find light. But was the bullet still in me? Or had it too disappeared along with my human body? I knew I had heard a voice when I was shot. But who had said it? And why was the voice so familiar?

Questions swirled around my head like a poison trying to drive me crazy. Why had I ever gotten to know Lightning? And how did I come to be taken to the Pokémon world the first time? My memory was always a bit fuzzy on that part so I had always assumed there had been a rift in space and time. But something told me it was not just that.

I shook my head to clear of these thoughts, they were not something I should dwell on. I looked around at my blue tail. I was quite fond of it. Maybe it was because it kept me balanced? Probably not seeing as I could move fine with it doing nothing. I guess I had always had a secret desire for a tail. It was after all, quite fun to play with when I was bored.

I looked at my paws once again. The black paw pads on them looked so soft and and smooth. It was strange having paw pads seeing as they worked better for feeling the texture of things, and worked as good as my fingers had. I put my paws on my head, feeling my pointy ears. They were really nice to have, as they picked up way more sound then my old ears. And as a added bonus, they were fluffy.

I giggled silently to myself, my life had done a one-eighty and was going so much better. I now had friends I could trust and a blood sibling! I smiled as I looked at each of their sleeping figures. I then got up grabbed a bag with berries and walked into the forest, making sure to mark the way as I went. I kept walking until I came into a small clearing. Before taking in any of the surroundings, I did a check for any auras, fortunately there were none.

The clearing though small, held one of the many natural beauties in this world. It had many flowers covering the ground with moonlight shinning down on it. It truly was beautiful. It was one of the many things I loved about this world. I walked into it and sat down, relaxing on the flowers, most of which were white and in full bloom so I supposed they were some kind of moon flowers. Moon-suckles?

I lied on my back as watched the stars twinkle above me. I closed my eyes as I listened to the tranquil quiet.

~PoV Switch~ Lightning

"Dad!" I yelled as he approached me his golden eyes gleaming with hatred. "Please you have to listen! I-"

"Quiet you!" He snarled effectively shutting me up. "You have been a blot on this family since the day you were born! I should have gotten rid of you then!"

I felt tears well up in my eyes as my father slowly approached me. Is that what I was; a blot? I felt sadness began to overwhelm me as my father's words rang through my head. If that's all I was, I don't think I wanted to live anymore. I froze as I waited for my father to end my pitiful existence, I needn't live anymore.

'RUN!' A voice yelled in my head. I didn't even question it, I just did as it said. I ran...

I gasped for air as I jumped to my feet, quickly scanning the area around me. Upon seeing no danger I looked at the sleeping forms of my team members. I smiled as I saw each of them quietly asleep, that is, until I noticed Steven was no where to be seen. I felt my heart rate spike as I looked around for him but I found only his footprints leading into the forest.

I quickly jumped over the members and dashed down the way that Steven had gone. I dashed by tree after tree hoping that I might run into him. I narrowly missed a tree in my haste so I slowed down just enough so that I wouldn't run headlong into any trees. I kept running until I tripped over a root sticking out of the ground causing me to roll right into a clearing.

I stopped rolling as I hit a bump and landed on my side. I whined in pain as I slowly got up and looked around. The clearing was full of beautiful flowers, most of which were white. The moon shone down on it making it all glimmer with a radiance that made me think of a hot spring. I then noticed that there was a darker patch near the center of it and went to investigate.

As I got closer I heard what sounded like a groan. I quickly got into a battle stance and charged up a Thunderbolt. It started to get up and made a groaning sound again. Not allowing to move anymore I unleashed my Thunderbolt on it, causing it to go, "GAAHH!" Before it fell to the ground, unconscious.

I walked over and gazed upon the slightly charred thing before I realized what it was, or better yet, who it was. I didn't really know what to think so I just said two choice words, "Oh crap." I then looked around and saw a bag that he had brought. I quickly opened it up and grabbed a Oran berry from inside with my mouth, before bringing it over to the charred body. I crushed the berry over his agape mouth causing me to get tasty juices in my mouth and allowing the juices to drip in to his mouth. I then watched as his wounds began to heal, revealing a slightly less hurt Steven.

~PoV Switch~ Steven
A few moments earlier

I was awoken by a crashing like sound, but before I could even move to investigate, I was run over by something causing me to lose my breath. I moaned in pain as I tried to get up but before could even get up I felt pain course through my body as if I was on fire. So I did what any sane person would do, I screamed in pain. I felt myself fall, and with it, so did all my senses.

I felt myself drifting through blackness, a familiar feeling. Small white dots glittered around me like the night sky. Everything was so calm, a tranquility that I enjoyed. But then It was gone, and my eyes opened to see Lightning standing over me looking worried.

"Oh, hey Lightning." I said casually, though as I spoke I could taste what was unmistakeably the juice of a Oran berry.

"Thank Mew you're okay!" He said before visibly relaxing and stepping off of me.

"Yeah, I am, so what's the problem?" I said as I sat up, pretending to be oblivious to the fact that I just got knocked out.

"Uh, nothing!" He said, totally giving himself away. "You just left the camp and I found you on the ground and thought something bad had happened!" Nice save!

"Okay the-" I stopped abruptly as I saw something glimmer in the distance. I then got up and put a paw to my my muzzle giving lightning the sign to be quiet. I walked towards the glimmer, no reflection with Lightning in tow. I walked into the woods trying to find were that reflection had come from.

Nothing could have prepared me for what I saw next. We came out of the woods to find a sign with faded letters. Behind it was hundreds of tall buildings, human buildings. Each building had shattered windows and vines growing on them.

"What happened here?" I heard Lightning ask.

"I guess we are just going to have to find out." I asked before I walking into the abandoned city.

Steven~Lucario
Lightning~Luxray
Erica~Shiny Mew
Ray~Quilava
Aaron~Absol
Victor~Eevee

And that's the end of the chapter! No more! Hope you all liked, because this one was a pain to write! So without further ado. Nyah~!