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National Suicide Hotline:1-800-488-3000
There's a time and place for everything.
"Why do we have to come here so early in the morning," Karen yawned her complaint.
"Principal Bisha wants to make sure that everything is ready for the big ceremony that he's got planed."
"Ceremony?"
"(It's called a publicity stunt.)," I groaned, "(They'll use any excuse to call the press.)"
"Well, we all need something to smile about after what happened last week."
I know that I shouldn't have been, but I was surprised by what Brandy had said. I had almost forgotten about my suicide. "Almost" being the key word there. Of course, I hadn't forgotten about how I've become a reborn, but what I had forgotten was the aftermath of what I had done. A suicide at any school would cause all forms of bad publicity. The people of Golnar PokéAcademy had somehow avoided any negative publicity, but no one can avoid the negative emotions that easily. It's like surviving a perfect storm, but watching the clouds part to a dark sky without the sun, moon, or stars. Surviving just isn't enough for humans. That was Mew's plan for me, to become a light for the darkness that I caused.
"Look it's Milkshake!" Kayla and Christen caught us in front of the school. I almost threw up when that girl picked me up and swung me in her arms. But now, I guess I'll have to suck it up and deal with it. This was part of my retribution.
"Oh, he's so cute!"
"Christen, put him down," Karen yelled at her, "He's not feeling well."
"Oh sorry," Christen was unusually open today, "You know, I'd think that he'd look really cute with some pink ribbons."
"Of course you would," Kayla's sweat dropped.
"What are you two doing here so early in the morning?"
"Christen really wanted to see Milkshake, it's felt like months," Kayla smiled, "What are you doing walking to school?"
"Oh yeah," Christen stopped holding me so tight, "Where's Andrew?"
"He's fine," Karen faked a smile, "He just needs a few more days of rest and he'll be battle ready for the RTCs."
"(What's the RTC?)," Phineas looked up at me.
"(What are you serious?)," I groaned, "(The RTC is the Representative Trainer Contest. Did you forget more than how to read before you died?)"
"(Guess I've just never heard it abbreviated before.)," Phineas scratched his chin.
"Oh my God. A Totodile," Kayla squealed and squeezed Phineas like a rag doll, "I've always wanted one. He's so blue and cute."
"Um, Kayla I wouldn't," Brandy tried to warn her, as Phineas shot off a Watergun, "Great, now I'm all wet."
"Why did he do that," Karen squeezed the water out of her skirt.
"Oh he's so cute," Kayla began swinging the poor Totodile even harder than before. He was turning purple from both embarrassment and from holding his water in.
"Phineas, Return," Brandy tried. Phineas shot water from his nose, "Ew… a snot shot."
"(Quick, put me away, Pops.)," Phineas was beginning to giggle, "(Can't… hold it…in… much longer.)"
"Why do you do that?"
"(Just put Phineas back in his ball, Dad!)," I shouted as Phineas gave out one last Watergun.
"(Playtime!)," Phineas went into his hyperactive mode. It was too late to stop him now.
"Hey, pilot guy," Blair's partner whined, "How much longer till we make it to the Kanto Region?"
"Kanto? Who said anything about Kanto," the pilot grinned, "This is flight 180."
"Yeah, flight 180, one way flight from Isshu to Kanto," Blare's partner "Isn't that this flight?"
"Well, it was…," the pilot lowered his sunglasses to revel his red eyes, "but we needed to take a little detour."
"Detour? No, we can't take a detour we need to get over the drop site. Her fans are expecting her to be there on time."
"(Not that we've ever been on time.)," Blair curled up in a new position in the backseats.
"Don't worry, you'll both get to a 'drop site' in just a little longer," the Pilot lowered his cap over his eyes, "We're almost through, now."
"Through what?"
"Why these mountains of course," the pilot pointed out of the cockpit, "That is the famous Golnar Mountain Range."
"They're famous? How come I've never heard of them."
"You see, most people have a habit of ignoring Golnar. They're not really famous for anything on their own, but they're proud of the little things that they do have."
"Like a mother with a retarded son."
"(Stop talking like that!)," Blare knocked him upside the head.
"Blare, that hurt!"
"Mom loved ya, ya hear me!"
"Sorry Ruby… What the? Ruby," Blare's partner blinked a few times, "Blare, did you just hear Ruby?"
"Um, no," the Charmander blushed, "What'd make ya think I did?"
"Ooh, by the sound of it, we're passing over the southern mountain range," the pilot whispered to himself, as he looked forward to the sunrise.
"You sound just like Ruby."
"(Playtime, playtime, I love playtime!)," Phineas sang as he ran everywhere, spraying water on everything and anything that had color.
"Phineas, come back here," it was hilarious to watch as Brandy chased his former uncle all over the school's front lawn. It gave me enough time to sit and digest the Grandpa Muk that had been upsetting my stomach for a while now. My favorite part was when Brandy tripped and fell face first in one of the mud puddles that Phineas made. Unfortunately that was also when Principal Bisha decided to step in.
Brandy noticed his presence almost immediately, despite his face was still in the mud. We all could tell this by how slowly Brandy lifted himself up to look at the man.
"What exactly are you doing," Principal Bisha was not in one of his better moods, "destroying school property is grounds for suspension."
"I'm sorry, Principal Bisha, but Phineas escaped and followed me here," Brandy lied, "he's just too fast for me to-"
"Don't give me excuses," Principal Bisha snapped his fingers. In that instant, I saw Phineas disappear completely. Well, I didn't see it happen, but Phineas's voice stopped giggling so suddenly that no one could tell where he disappeared to. Principal Bisha stretched out his arm. A Spearow flapped it's way down to it with Phineas, hanging by his tail, in its beak, "I prefer results over excuses."
As if on cue, the Spearow dropped Phineas head first into the mud. If he wasn't knocked out before, he was now. Principal Bisha didn't seem to care.
"You didn't have to be so rough on him," Kayla complained, despite of Principal Bisha's ice glare.
"I don't have time now," Principal Bisha stepped forward, "Ms. Mackenzie, Your Vulpix knows Sunny Day, does it not?"
"She does, but I didn't bring her in today."
"Then your Ponyta," Principal Bisha wasn't asking.
"I didn't bring him either," Karen admitted, despite the humiliation she would receive from anyone else, "I didn't bring any Pokémon today."
"So you actually listened to my warning," Principal Bisha shook his head at the Irony, "Well, at least there's still my Spearow."
Principal Bisha didn't even have to signal his Spearow to create the shining orb. After firing into the air, the water and mud dried up quickly. He didn't even reward his Spearow before he let it take off. Most likely to fly back to the cages with the others.
"See how a well a Pokémon can perform when trained properly," he smiled when he looked at me, "Now Milkshake, are you ready for your new home?"
"(I guess so…)," I hopped out of Christen's arms to follow Principal Bisha.
…I guess now it was too late to turn back now…
"Alright then, Brandon you know where to take Milksake," Principal Bisha continued on his merry way, "Something urgent has come up that requires my attention, but I'll be back in time for the assembly."
"Thank you so much for taking us to school, Eddie," Jade laughed as if she's never been in a limousine before. I was too cautious of Eddie to enjoy my first time.
"You're welcome, Jade," Eddie smirked, "I know that Sarah said that she'd take us, but she needs her rest, you know?"
"I don't know what Margaret would have done if she found out that I got into trouble again."
"That nanny of your is still around," Eddie laughed, "she flipped out every time you held a plastic knife."
"She's become a little more lenient since then."
"Well," he asked turning to me, "I'm waiting…"
"For what," I snapped, Jade jabbed me in the ribs, "Okay, fine… thank you for saving us… what's the catch?"
"Oh, there's no catch," Eddie smiled, as if he didn't know, "I'm more than happy to help an old friend."
"I meant from my dad."
"Oh, was your dad going to beat you or something," Eddie laughed, acting completely oblivious to my father's intentions.
"I know that you know, Eddie. Dad was wanting to…," I thought about it for a second, but decided not to, "never mind… but seriously what's the catch? Last time I saw you, you were wanting the Phoenix Gate."
"Well, I did," Eddie shrugged, "but after I seeing how well Jade can protect it, I know that it's in good hands."
"So you're not going to take it?"
"Well, not indirectly at least," Eddie crossed his arms and sat back, "I have a reputation as a gentleman to uphold."
"The last person who wanted the Phoenix Gate said that he was a gentleman too," Jade didn't say it out loud, but I could smell the fear coming from her, "but his excuse was that he couldn't take it."
"Well, looks like you've got me, so I've got no choice," Eddie put his hands up as if he was being arrested, then reached into his jacket, "You're right. I can't take it from you."
Eddie took out a small copper ring tied to a chain. The green and blue stone shimmered a little to the light. An instant was all I needed to remember it. Although, I didn't need to remember since my body reacted on its own again. I jumped out of my seat and into the ally of the limo. (Yes, it was that big inside). I crouched down low and snarled. If he even thought about putting it on, I'd attack.
"Could you tell your dog to calm down? I'm not going to use it."
"Sit Tyrone," Aneki ordered, I obeyed, "…In the seat…"
"Well, that's cool," Eddie laughed as I did what I was told, "Now this ring is the Spring Kimon, the Dragon Gate. Like you with the Phoenix Gate, I need to protect it from people who will abuse its powers."
"Well, what about you," I accused Eddie, "Did you abuse it when you used it on me?"
"That was more of an accident," Eddie looked down, "I didn't mean to take it that far."
"What did you do to him," now Jade was the one on edge.
"Nothing bad. No, really," Eddie shrugged, "I made him stronger."
"Say what?"
"As the term 'Dragon' suggests, the power of the Spring Kimon is to make one stronger, faster, and sometimes bigger," Eddie bent over and clasped the ring in his palms, "But with Tyrone I… took it a little too far. I increased his sensitivity to everything, Light, Sound, Motion. I nearly killed him… and for that I'm sorry."
"So that's what happened," Jade looked at me aa if she was asking me the question. With the event being a suppressed memory, I couldn't recall. Who would want to remember the worst pain they ever felt in their life? I nodded. Seemed like the right answer.
"So I guess that Tyrone paid his debt in full."
"Not quite yet…," Eddie laughed with a stupid look on his face, "Remember that Pokémon Battle that I was talking about earlier?"
"Yeah, you two mentioned something about a bet."
"You're actually going through with it?"
"You, Karen and Leo beat Jake and me fair and square," Eddie sighed, "I don't mind really. It's the least I could do after such a fun battle."
"What exactly did you win from him," Jade whispered in my ear.
"Revenge with a side of his dignity," I snickered.
End
Note:
There are four Perpetual Kimon,
One for each main direction on a compass
and One each of the seasons:
Dragon: Spring: East
Pheonix:Summer:South
Tiger:Fall:West
?¿Turtle/BlackWarrior?¿:Winter:North
(When it came to the Winter Kimon: the name was lost in translation.
I have not decided completely what to call this particular Kimon.
The most likly name that I will use will be "Turtle" just to keep up with the animistic theme.)
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