This part was originally supposed to be part of the first chapter, but it got too long. I didn't want to bore anyone out right off the bat. so please tell me if i'm getting anywhere
"Hey! Slow down, Kama!" Endor yelled as he clung on for his life.
Things were not looking good for him today. Recently, the scientists at the university have called if he found anything significant. He couldn't come up with anything as he spent the last few days wandering lost in the ruins. The university wanted something by night or else they will send someone else to investigate the ruins. He couldn't lose such a thing, as it would break his student's hearts. He was right now hanging for his life along with his associate, Soren Tesel, as his driver, Kama Tesel, was driving like a maniac, hearing how he needed to get to the ruins ASAP.
If I live through this craziness, Endor thought to himself, I will never let her take the wheel, again.
"What are you trying to prove with this crazy driving?!" Soren yelled as he clung to the nearest object attached to the jeep.
"I can't hear you!" she yelled back, "the wind is whistling through my ears! Oh wait, we're here!"
The jeep screeched to a stop as it slid and stopped sideways. They were next to the entrance to a cave that led into the ruins.
As Endor got out of the jeep, Soren ran out of his seat and ran to the nearest bush, and started throwing up. Soren wasn't exactly what you would call a 27 year old tough person. He had brown eyes and sand-brown hair to match. He was a kind person who didn't like to start fights. Despite being a bit shy, he was just as willing to defend someone else. Kama, on the other hand, was a complete opposite. Being an energetic and defiant, she had a lot of energy for a 27 year old. She had black hair tied in a large ponytail on the back of her head, and red eyes to match. Despite being total opposites, the two seem to get along just fine. What's more is that the two were married.
As Kama was comforting her mate, Endor's phone suddenly rang. He took it out and answered it.
"Yeah, talk to me," he said.
"Endor, are you ready?" a female voice asked.
"Lyudmila, is it?" he responded, looking over his shoulder, "I don't know, now may not be a good time. I've got a few problems up my sleeve, and I just got another."
After they exchanged small talk and Endor's problems, he was given a quick solution.
"Why not just send the video your recording to your superiors?" she suggested, "that is what you did with the children, right?"
Hearing this, he looked over his shoulder to see his camera, and smacked his head. His panicking had made him forget the exploration video he made for the children.
"Oh yeah," Lyudmila also said, "When you weren't looking, I saw Kama take some notes from all those inscriptions on the walls."
"What?!" he exclaimed, as he turned towards Kama, "Did you really take notes, Kama?"
"There was nothing wrong with that, is there?" she said, "I got bored with just sitting around while you were giving lectures to danged camera."
With that said, she took out from her a bag a small notebook. Endor immediately snatched it out of her hand and flipped through it. It had not only many inscriptions he saw on the walls, but translations to go with it.
"This is great!" he said gratefully, "this, plus the video, could really keep me researching this place."
"Why not take a few more minutes and pages," she suggested, "you know, just to add icing to the cake."
He smiled, knowing that it could help him with his research of the ruins. Plus, he could find something that could promote the fact the ruins are important, besides being close to the Ruins of Alph.
"Alright, then its settled," he announced, "Soren, get the camera. We're going to go back into the ruins."
"…and over here, there seems to be some kind of picture of daily life in the past."
Kama yawned as she watched Endor talk in front of the camera. They had been exploring the ruins for quite some time, and it wasn't much fun for her. Several times she had to chase away ruin maniacs that were there just to make sure the video wouldn't be ruined. When she wasn't doing that she had to take notes on the inscriptions on the wall. Out of boredom, she decided to look at the pictures that were next to each other. As she looked at the pictures, she noticed that they grew more and more violent like.
Some war must have happened, she thought to herself, heh, not that it's something I don't know. Poor Endor, it'll be a lot for him to take when the time comes.
As she finished her thought, she closed her eyes and held on to a crystal necklace she had on. It had been passed down in her family for generations. It was a clear reminder that she wasn't a normal person. She also knew Soren had one as well. They both knew what may happen when the crystal's purpose arises.
One day, she thought, those dreams will become a reality. I know it will.
"Hey, Kama," Endor called to her as she opened her eyes.
"Yes Endor?" she asked.
"Could you hold the camera for a second?" he responded as he approached a space on the wall, "I think I'm gonna need Soren's help for this."
"Did you find something?" Soren asked, looking a little confused, "I don't see anything on the wall."
"Hand the camera over to Kama and I'll show you," he responded as inspected the wall.
Soren handed the camera to his wife and approached Endor. As Kama looked through the eye lens of the large camera, Endor got up.
"I think I found a little crevice in the wall," he said to the camera, "I suspect this is a hidden doorway."
As she heard that, Kama rolled her eyes, Great, another one of his "moments".
Endor had a good eye for finding things but was never what he thought it was. One time, he thought he found a cave that ancient people lived. It turned out to be a regular cave, and they quickly ran out while being chased by various Pokemon. It was not one of his proudest moments.
"Okay, Soren," he said as he put his hands on the wall, "on three. Ready? One,…Two,…Thr… WAAAH!"
Before he even got to say three, he and Soren fell through the wall as part of it gave way. Kama walked over to the new doorway and found the two guys sprawled surprised on the floor.
"You alright?" she asked.
"Yeah," Endor replied, "I think I'm alright."
"Where are we?" Soren asked, "I can't see a damned thing in here."
Endor got out a flashlight and when he turned it on, he was somewhat surprised at what he saw in the room. It was empty with only a small symbol in the wall opposite of them, and another inscription on the wall next to it. The symbol had smaller symbols within it, 8 on the outer edge, 8 in the inner edge, and 1 in the middle. Soren took the camera from Kama and zoned it on Endor and the wall.
"Well this is surprising," he said, inspecting the symbol, "Let me see what this is supposed to say."
He then read it out loud, "Only those who possess the solid form of aura may learn the lost past."
After saying the quote, a small light started glowing below Kama's vision. She jumped at first, but immediately looked down. The glow was coming from her crystal.
"Umm, Soren…" she said nervously.
"What is it?" he asked, with slight irritation his voice, "I'm kinda busy…Holy crap."
When Endor also looked over his shoulder, he got the same reaction Soren had. Not only had the crystal started glowing, the symbol on the wall glowed in a similar color. Kama approached the wall without hesitation, holding onto her crystal.
"Kama," Soren asked, "you know what you're doing right?"
"Soren, before you even ask that," she responded, "look at your own crystal."
Soren pulled back his sleeve with some effort while struggling to hold the camera. On his wrist wrapped a bracelet with a crystal slightly similar to Kama's, only larger.
"Oh man," he whined, "you're going through with this even if I say no, aren't you?"
She only responded with a smile, and inserted the tip of the crystal into the middle of the symbol. She turned it once to the left, and in doing so the outer edge of symbols rotated in the same way. She then turned it to the left, and the inner symbols spun in the same fashion.
"How does she know what to do?" Endor questioned, his mind now less concentrated on the camera.
"Trust me, Kama and I knew a lot more about this than you can possibly imagine," Soren answered in a more serious tone.
"Done," Kama announced as she withdrew the crystal form the symbol.
A shining light started flowing through the wall in lines, going in different directions. They stopped shining and the wall opened in sections, revealing another room. The trio stepped inside to find a rather large room. The walls were lined with glowing crystals that provided enough light for the walls to be seen.
"Amazing," Endor said with astonishment, "This room…I don't know what to say."
As they looked around the room, they found various objects that look like weapons, all from different origins. The object that caught Kama's interest was an orb in a small room visible in the back. This caught Endor's attention as well, and he approached with caution.
"What is this?" Endor asked.
"Beats me," Soren said, "I know a lot of things, but this leaves me in the dark."
As Kama searched in her mind what it may be, she became distracted by a loud ticking noise. She tried to look around to find the source, but noticed something peculiar about the orb. On it there was a thin red slit in contradiction to the blue color that covered almost the entire orb. When she took a closer look at the slit, it almost looked like it was getting thinner.
Wait a minute, she thought, this ticking almost sounds like…
She didn't bother finishing her thought, as she looked at the watch on her left hand. It said 1:59. She gasped in horror when she figured out what the orb could be. Apparently Endor also got wind of what it is as well as he started turning away from it.
"RUN!" he shouted.
Soren and Kama responded to his shout by also sprinting away from the orb. From the small room, from the lining of crystals, and from the scattered weapons. However, they were a second too late. When the red line finally disappeared on the blue orb, it started shining a brilliant blue light. This light shone through the whole ruins, and it also consumed the three explorers as well.
"AAH! What is this!?"
"Oh hell! I can't see a thing!"
"OWW! PAIN, PAIN, PAIN!"
The last quote was apparently right, as Kama and Soren felt a surging pain flow through their bodies.
Is this… our… return…Ven …, Kama thought before she blacked out.
Back in the room with the orb, a pillar of blue light shot straight into the sky.
Aqune immediately became confused when she saw the blue followed by the fizzing of the TV. The class flew into a total frenzy when this happened.
"What's going on?" "Is Mr. Endor okay?" "Eek! I'm scared!"
"Calm down, everyone!" Ms. Casanova said with an assuring voice, "I'll go see what's going on!"
As she ran out of the room, Aqune started getting out of her desk. She then ran to the door.
"Aqune, where are you going?" one of her classmates asked.
"To go see where the teacher's going!" she replied with a smirk on her face.
Aqune had a mischievous side when something out of the ordinary happened. She loved getting involved with what is happening at hand, and she didn't care if she got in trouble.
When she ran out of the school, she found Ms. Casanova staring at something. Aqune also became in awe of what her teacher was looking at. Off in the distance, a shining pillar of light stood in the sky. It shone many bright colors Aqune couldn't count. Suddenly, it turned white, and a circular white wave burst out of the pillar.
As the wave of energy flew over their heads, a strange force hit both Aqune and her teacher, knocking them down. As Aqune attempted to stand up, she found herself to be very weak, and her vision was started to become blurry. She looked over to her teacher, who looked back at her as she lay on her back. She barely could make out what her teacher's expression was, and became surprised. She was smiling.
"Aqune," Ms. Casanova said to Aqune, barely able to say her mind, "when …the time …comes, don't…be …afraid."
When her teacher closed her eyes, Aqune felt her own mind fading.
What's …happening, she asked herself, before fainting.
As she lay there, a strange mark glowed on her left shoulder. It looked like an empty star that had 17 points on it. It disappeared, but on Lyudmila, it remained in a black form, with another symbol inside it.
As the van sped through the town, the reported clutched her microphone tightly with anxiety.
"Faster, Driver!" she yelled, "I don't want to miss this chance."
"Okay! We're here!" the driver yelled after a few moments.
As she slide the van door open, the reporter got a glimpse of a rather chaotic scene. There were several ambulances parked on the road, and people were being transported into these vehicles. Many people were in a panic as they struggled to see what was happening, being held back by policemen. As the reporter struggled through the crowd, she finally found a position to do her broadcast. The cameraman got through as well and pointed the camera towards the women. She gestured at this with her usual start to the news.
"This is Jessica Lowen. What we are viewing here is a catastrophic scene, being viewed not only here, but at many other locations as well. There are masses of people fainting due to an unknown source. Investigators are looking into it, but they seem to find that a white wave of energy is cause of all this, but aren't absolutely sure. These and many other people are being taken to the hospital for doctors to diagnose the cause."
As she finished her sentence, an associate of hers gave some papers of more information relating to this.
"Wait, I'm getting more news. Yes, it seems the Johto region wasn't the only one affected. There are more people fainting as the energy wave passes over the Kanto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh regions. Experts are now saying this may be more than just a simple coincidence. The wave seems to have started from a pillar of light that appeared just before the wave came out. The source of the pillar seems to have come from some ruins that recently discovered by ruins researcher Endor Galuyo. This is Jessica Lwens standing by for more news."
Okay, that took a while to do. Don't worry though, this story isn't out yet. You'll soon be able to see where this will go. Until then rate and review!