Sorry for the delayed posting, I forgot tbh, Ray's point of view

I could see her in my dreams, I could see her everywhere. The sky, the rocks… everything was Meliae. Everything except Emerald. Plus she was… a bit of a brat, wasn't she? What did she do? She knows what she did… she ripped me away from my happiness.

The Oracle had said that how to get back was not her question to answer. Was I supposed to ask Emerald? I looked over at her. She was still asleep, snoring quite loudly. She was in a dry dress, now. What did she mean she couldn't fly? She didn't learn yet? Then what business did she have calling me? Why did she have to call me?

I sighed and closed my eyes again. Meliae… I wasn't going to get to see her again, was I? She saw me off with a smile, but I knew she had to be just as broken as I was. It didn't help that I knew there were going to be so many fans of Mel going after her, trying to court her. I had no idea if she would marry another man. I suppose she had to, being a princess. That hurt.

I opened my eyes. Nope, still in the same room. Everything was green and gold, like my skin. It was garish, it was annoying. It was like I couldn't escape myself. I couldn't escape the fact that I was not at home, I was not with my family. I was away from everyone I ever knew, and I would be here forever. I knew this was going to happen. I had been ready for it at one time. But, Mel had broken that, had broken my built in apathy for the world I called home. Now I… I missed it and I missed her. This was a stupid place. It wasn't nearly as nice as the palace. And why would it be? This place was not designed for me. This place was not designed for Pokemon, or at least, not as well as when there were only Pokemon. There were humans here, and the architecture was primarily for them.

I had a corner with some soft material I didn't recognize, I could sleep there. It was comfortable. There were a lot of… strange things here. For example, the gemstone she had that floated in the air next to her. There were other things in this world I also didn't recognize. It was a strange world, and this place seemed… so cut off from everything else. Not only was it in the middle of the ocean, but it had sheer white cliffs on every side. It felt like it was closing in on me.

It was ok, it was all going to be ok. I tried to tell myself that, anyways. I wasn't very convincing to myself. Why was I even trying to make this ok? I didn't have to be satisfied here. I wasn't satisfied here, and I would never be satisfied here.

Emerald lay in her bed, raised, with curtains and sheets. It all looked very fancy. She was royalty, after all. I was supposed to be loyalty, but I felt more like a pet in this corner. When I was flying towards her, she was pale and had white hair and gray eyes. She was totally unremarkable, physically. I had given her her colors. Now she had blonde hair, highlighted with a bright green. Her eyes were a bright turquoise. Her dress was green. I couldn't escape it. I didn't want her to be like me. I didn't want to be bonded to her. That was the worst part, too. We were really bonded together on a spiritual level. As in, we couldn't leave one another. We could not be separated. It was like there was an unseen tether holding our souls together. That was the only reason I was staying here.

There were worse places I could be imprisoned. I was in a castle… I was… going to be fed well, cared for, I assumed. The people here had great respect for chosen ones, just like the people back home. I stared at her. I couldn't get very far out of this room without her, and I wasn't about to carry her unconscious body on my back. I didn't want her anywhere near my back.

She slept through the night. Sometime after the sun set, I couldn't tell when, someone knocked on the door. I answered it. It was another, taller human. I grimaced. I did not want to deal with this species right now.

"What do you want?" I asked.

"Is Em asleep?" she asked. Whoever this was, she had to be close to Emerald. She had only gotten a name today, and this human already decided to give her a nickname.

"Yes. What do you want?" I repeated. I wasn't being protective, although it might have looked like that from the other side of the door. I just wanted her to go away.

"I was wondering if you wanted some food." She said. Food… my stomach grumbled. I never got to partake in the wedding feast the chefs prepared for us… I hoped they gave that food out to the kingdom anyways.

"Yes, what do you have?" I asked.

"Local fruits and veggies, bread, cheese from a Milktank…" She trailed off a little. I nodded, alright, this place had more or less the same diet as my world, so there was that, at least.

"That will be fine. Bring what you have." I ordered, then closed the door. Every human face was just a reminder of what could no longer be. I sank back into the bedding set out for me. There had to be a better sleeping situation than this. I sat a while, not thinking about anything in particular. The world could pass me by and I wouldn't do a thing. I think I may have dozed off briefly, but was rudely awakened by another knock on the door. This time, when I opened it, nobody was there, just a few plates of food. I collected them, and settled down at the table near Emerald's bed. At least the food was good… at least the food was good… but not as good as home. Nothing here could be as good as home. I couldn't… I couldn't stop thinking about it. I could still hardly believe this was happening.

'When the world falls into darkness and the light is struck from the sun, a star shall rise from an unforeseen place, take its rightful place in the sky, and blot out the night.' My mind drifted over to the prophecy we received earlier that day. What in the world was that supposed to mean. Well, maybe I could figure it out. Well, I had to make the assumption that the prophecy was about Emerald and I, since the Oracle gave it to us. It wasn't necessarily us, but if I didn't make some kind of assumption, there was nowhere I could start from.

The world would fall into darkness and light was struck from the sun. So, something about the world was going to fall to darkness. Maybe there was corruption or a dark force. Maybe it was more literal, talking about a solar eclipse? A star shall rise. Emerald? Or me? Was there some star involved? That was the problem with prophecies of the future. At the point in time you get it, you often don't have the information necessary to decipher it.

Whatever bad thing was going to happen, we were going to come from an unlikely place and get rid of the darkness. That was what I got out of it. That… sounded about right. That sounded like something a prophecy would tell you. You are the chosen one, go save the world. Well maybe I didn't want to. Maybe I wanted to go find a way to get to Mel, and screw this world. I cared about my other fellow chosen ones. We had a real nice friendship going, at least, once upon a time. I didn't see them for years, and none of them had visited the room yet. Maybe they wanted me to be able to get some sleep? I didn't know. I didn't know if they even cared about me anymore. I didn't know if I wanted them to care about me anymore.

Whatever… whatever… It didn't matter, it couldn't matter. I couldn't let it matter. I could just sleep. I could… I didn't know. Now I was just repeating myself, but that's what was happening, my mind felt like it was caught in a loop.

I ate, and it made me feel a little better. You would be surprised how much more upset you got when you were hungry. Maybe I would get some rest. Maybe I would wake up next to Mel in our room.

So I lay down and tried to fall asleep, and tried… And I tried for quite a while, but I couldn't. The air, the very air was different here, the energy of the world. Everything was ever so slightly different, and it was unnerving. I did breathing exercises. That didn't help. I got up and ate some more, and floated around some. I tried to fly out the window, and saw exactly how long the tether was. It wasn't long enough for me. I wasn't free, trapped up on a pedestal.

Eventually, I drifted off into a restless sleep. No dreams, no nothing, just unconsciousness. Emerald continued to snore. Maybe, eventually, I would get used to it. Get used to it… or escape. Those were really my only options.

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