NEVERMORE

~Part One Of Forever Trilogy~

Chapter 13

Celestic Town

The next day, we left early in the morning. We had to sneak back through Eterna City so we could go through a cave that lead to Celestic Town. I was surprised Chase even mentioned it. When I was, like, five years old, Celestic Town had 'seperated' from the government. I always assumed it had been destroyed, like Floaroma Town.

But, according to Chase, it was alive and well. The reason it 'seperated' aka was banished from the government was because of the legends and myths that the people of Celestic Town believed and told. They loved Pokemon, respected them. The reason the government destroyed Floaroma Town instead of banishing it was because they didn't want to lose anymore territory to the Resistance.

It took most of the day to get there, but when we did, I was extremely shocked and surprised. People were walking around everywhere with Pokemon. There was, like, no pollution. There were no modern buildings. As we walked through, strangers greeted us and said hello. I never saw that coming.

We got to a large house that was directing in front of some ruins of something. Chase, Sapphire, and Am walked up to the door, while the rest of us stayed back. Chase knocked on the door. It opened to reveal a guy. He was huge; he was the tallest guy I ever saw. He had to be, like, seven feet tall or something. I felt even more like a shrimp. He had cropped blonde hair and blue eyes. He wore an old army coat over a white tank top, combat jeans, and army boots. He looked about, eh, seventeen.

"Hey, Surge," said Chase, nodding to him. "We're here. All of us."

"Good," said the guy. "Come on in."

We all piled into the giant one roomed house. Well, not quite one roomed; there were hallways leading elsewhere. Surprisingly, there was plenty of room for everyone. There was an old couple who looked like grandparents who gave us food. The old lady went searching to find us clean, fresh clothes. They had showers, for which I would be very grateful. But, sadly, we had to talk first.

"Everyone," said Chase, gesturing to his friend. "This is Jason Surge. He's going to help us get to Mount Silver." Then, gesturing to each of us as he said our names, "Surge, this is Topaz, Plato, Viola, Rubin, Jade, and Diamonda."

He looked at each of us, but when he looked at Diamonda...he seemed to freeze up. "Er...hi?"

"Oh, for the love of Arceus," groaned Sapphire. "Not again."

"What again?" I asked.

"Why, hello there," said Diamonda, scooting closer to Jason. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Jason."

Jason shied away, moving his chair closer to Chase's. Diamonda looked disappointed. I almost dry heaved. Plato rolled his eyes. I really felt sorry for him; it would suck to have a sister like that. Viola shook her head. Jade sighed. And Rubin...was oblivious to everything. As usual.

...

We each got our own bedroom. We had to share two bathrooms, though. The girls got one, the guys got one. It felt so good to take a shower, to feel the hot water running down my face and through my filthy hair. Most of the 'tan' I acquired over that period of time had been dirt. I was sunburned in places.

The kind old lady took my dirty clothes to wash. The fresh clothes fit perfectly. I got a white t-shirt and a pair of shorts. I combed through my wet hair and decided to keep it down. It felt so good to be clean. Chase wanted to have a meeting with all of us after we were all ready, so Raiden and I headed for the area of the one room house.

When I got there, most of my friends where already there. The only ones who were missing were Chase, Am, Sapphire, and Jason. Viola, Plato, Rubin, Jade, and Diamonda (I still refuse to include her as my friend) were all dressed similarly to me. Tempo was lounging at Plato's feet.

Plato, Rubin, and Jade were sitting on a couch. Diamonda was in a chair. And Viola had saved me a spot next to her on a loveseat. We were best friends, after all. I sat down, and Raiden moved down to sit on my lap.

"Wow, Topaz," said Rubin. "You look like...a girl."

"There's a reason for that, you know," I said wryly.

"Wow, Rubin," said Plato. "Just...wow."

"What?" The boy turned a little pink.

Diamonda scoffed about something and crossed her arms. I still couldn't believe she even came with us. Would she even try to befriend a Pokemon? None of us liked her. I don't even think Plato, her own brother, liked her. I couldn't blame him, though. She was a real -

"Good, everyone's here."

Chase was here. Along with Am, Sapphire, and Jason. As soon as Jason saw Diamonda, he shied away again, preferring to sit down in a chair of his own. I really felt sorry for him. He seemed to shy away from all of us girls - except Sapphire.

"If we're all going to Mount Silver, I expect all of you to befriend a Pokemon before we reach there," he said.

"Are we ever going to get any of those Poke Ball thingies?" asked Rubin.

"Yeah," said Am. "But we only have extra Poke Balls at Mount Silver. You'll have to wait until then."

"Well that just sucks," said Viola.

"What if we don't want any Pokemon?" asked Diamonda defiantly.

"Then you're not coming," stated Chase.

I couldn't help but snicker. Raiden grinned. We weren't the only ones that were pleased. Finally, someone put Diamonda in her place. About time. I guess I hadn't done the job well enough.

The older girl huffed. "Well, I guess I'll have to befriend one..."

"Is there anything else we need to know?" asked Jade.

"Yes," said Chase. "Synis is after all of you for some reason. I don't know why. But, apparently, you are important to his agenda. He might see that you have potential to become powerful trainer. Therefore, he has more threats. As we travel, we must never seperate. We must stick together. Synis and his men are not ones to give up easily. He must be planning something. We must be ready. Those of you who have Pokemon must begin training."

Plato grinned. "Will do!"

I smiled. "That's fine by me."

"Pika pi!" cried Raiden. Oh yeah! That's what I'm talking about!

Since the last chapter was so short and crappy, and I've been home sick from school (that's why I've been updating so much) with nothing better to do, I decided to update again!

Also, what Pokemon should Viola, Rubin, Jade, and Diamonda befriend?

Topaz King ~ 15 years ~ descendant of Red and Yellow? ~ Raiden (Pikachu)

Chase Black ~ 15 years ~ descendant of ? ~ Viper (Jalorda), rest unknown

Viola ? ~ 15 years ~ descendant of ? ~ none

Rubin ? ~ 15 years ~ descendant of Ruby and Sapphire ~ none

Plato Bertliz ~ 15 years ~ descendant of ? and Platina ~ Tempo (Buizel)

Jade ? ~ 14 years ~ descendant of Silver and Green ~ none

Diamonda Bertliz ~ 16 years ~ descendant of ? and Platina ~ none

Amethyst ? ~ 17 years ~ descendant of ? ~ Twitch (Snorunt), Hindsight (Xatu), Hearth (Magmar), rest unknown