Welcome back readers to the another chapter of, Remembering an Old Friend! Sorry for the long wait, there has been a lot of things that came up, and whenever I got the chance to write, I couldn't concentrate. But anyway I hope you enjoy this chapter! Oh and I can't wait till I get to sell my xbox to buy a Wii! Oh and one final note, what does OOC mean? cause I'm still pretty new to this site and i hear those letters in quite a few flames from other stories i read.
Soon? I thought that people were getting mad because of the delay! Thanks for your review Ridgyaxe!
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Oh and Eli Ken's not dead, he's the current soul dew, and he just changed key moments in everybody's memory. And for Giovanni, well, you're just going to have to find out!
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Last time on Remembering an Old Friend...
"They're done!" Bianca cheered, pulling out the steaming fresh cupcakes. "They look incredibly fluffy." Lorenzo commented. At that moment, someone knocked on the door. "They're here!" Bianca cheered as Latios flew back into the house.
The blue eon swung the door open. 'Brother!' the red eon squealed, tackling her brother to the floor. 'It's good to have you back sis.'
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"Welcome back you guys!" Bianca cheered, putting the finishing touches on her homemade cupcakes. "Hey Bianca!" the trio said in unison. 'I missed you so much brother!' Latias squealed after taking her large brother down to the ground. 'I missed you too sis.' Latios replied, attempting to get back up.
"Why don't you guys grab a cup cake while we catch up?" Lorenzo suggested, putting his newspaper on the dining table. "That would be great!" Ash said happily, rushing to the sweet smelling kitchen. "And of course he goes for the food." Misty sweatdropped. "Really, I wonder if he'll mature?" the red head thought to herself as she followed suit alongside Brock.
"I'm sorry about what happened at the Silver Conference Ash." Bianca said, washing her hands in the kitchen sink. "It's ok Bianca. But life can get you pretty down in the dumps when you try your hardest but you still fail at reaching your goal." Ash sighed as he effortlessly picked up a cupcake.
"The only thing that matters is that you tried your best," Lorenzo stated as he beckoned everybody in the room to sit at the dining table. "Hey where's Latias?" Ash asked, suddenly forgetting the delicious cupcake in his hands.
"I think she's playing in the backyard with Latios." Bianca informed, fetching water for everyone to drink. The group all looked out through the patio door to find two dragons happily playing a game of tag.
"Ah, what a heart warming scene." Brock sighed. "Latias! Latios! Come on in!" Bianca called out, opening the patio door. 'Ok!' the two eons cheered in unison. Latias entered with great ease, while Latios on the other hand, got stuck in the doorway.
'Brother you're too fat! You need to lose a few pounds!' Latias giggled, pulling her brother's claws. 'Hey! Don't go around making fun of people's weight, you could really hurt someone's feelings!' Latios scolded as he finally forced himself through the doorway.
The red eon stuck her tongue out at her brother as she changed into her human form and sat down at the table. "What a brat!" the blue dragon thought as a vein burst out from his temple. "But that lovely brat is my sister." Latios finished, giving off an inaudible sigh.
"Come on Latios change into your human form." Bianca suggested. 'No way!' the blue eon retorted. "Ah come on please?" Bianca begged, making her best puppy dog face. 'Fine!' Latios groaned. The blue eon was quickly surrounded in a light blue veil as it quickly disappeared, revealing a boy with short black hair that was swept to the side. He wore a thin black jacket, striped with red and yellow along with black shorts.
"Whoa." Bianca said in shock. "Who's that supposed to be?" the girl finished. 'What the hell?' Latios exclaimed, looking down at his human body. "He looks so familiar." everybody thought to themselves. 'Well I was going for Ash but I guess this will do.' Latios said awkwardly, taking a seat at the table.
And so, the family of friends began their conversation, telling each other about their experiences while they were separated; which lasted quite a long time. "It's getting late, someone as old as me needs their sleep, so goodnight everybody!" Lorenzo chuckled as he headed up the stairs. "Goodnight!" the group said in unison as they all turned back to the table.
The dark night covered the island of Altomare, bathing it in it's cold grasp; stars shining down upon it. "What time is it?" Misty yawned. "It's ten forty five." Bianca answered, checking her phone. "Thanks" the red head thanked, rubbing her eyes.
"I can't believe it!" Brock cried, ruffling his hair in anger. "What's the matter Brock?" Ash asked. "We forgot to check in to our rooms at the pokemon center!" the squinty eyed boy wailed quietly. "It's alright, you guys can stay here." Bianca offered, getting up from he seat.
"Thanks Bianca." the trio sighed in unison as they too got up from their seats. 'So Latias, did you ever find out who that mystery eon was?' Latios asked, getting up from his seat to change back into his true form.
'Um, I'll tell you later.' Latias replied as quietly as possible as to not let anyone else hear. Latios has never seen his sister this uncomfortable, so he silently nodded as he dropped the subject. "Misty you can sleep in my room, and Ash and Brock, you two can get the guest room." Bianca announced.
"Thanks again for letting us stay here.' Misty thanked as she followed Bianca to her room. "No problem!" Bianca replied before shutting the door. Suddenly the raven haired boy walked up to a sleepy Latias, and embraced her in a hug.
"They better not be thinking of doing anything adult while they're still at this age." Latios thought to himself as he turned away in embarrassment. "Goodnight." Ash whispered into the red eon's ear as he gave her a quick peck on the cheek. 'Goodnight.' Latias whispered back as she returned the kiss and broke away from the hug.
The two reluctantly separated as they went their separated ways, one going up the stairs with his friend, and the other going somewhere kept secret from the public along with her brother. "Ash is so lucky!" Brock sobbed to himself quietly as he and Ash entered their room.
'Come on, let's go sis.' Latios said, teleporting to the backyard instead of fitting through it. 'Ok. Wait, if you can teleport, then why did you go through the door earlier?' Latias asked, flying through the patio doorway as she closed it behind her.
'I didn't think it would be as fun.' the blue dragon simply said, as they both rose high up into the clouds. 'Oh, but since when could you teleport?' Latias continued to ask, as they cruised back to the garden. 'Why don't we talk when we get to the garden?' Latios suggested, wanting to enjoy the beautiful night scenery.
'Ok then!' Latias squealed, a mischievous smile on her face as she flew off at full speed towards the garden. "Why did I have a feeling that she was going to do that?" Latios thought to himself as he too shot off into the distance.
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'Took you long enough brother!' Latias whined as she saw her brother enter the secret garden. 'Don't push my temper sis'.' Latios grunted angrily. 'So now tell me about that Latios in the picture.' the blue eon said, dropping his temper.
The atmosphere changed, sadness and confusion filled the air around them.'Well before we got here...' Latias began to explain to her brother the events that happened on the ship. 'So you blacked out and a black Latios came out of nowhere and began telling you about certain events that you thought were real but were actually fake?' Latios repeated.
'You know, it was really pointless of you to repeat everything I just said brother.' Latias deadpanned. 'I'm just trying to make sure I got everything ok!' Latios retorted. 'Come on, let's get some rest.' the blue eon suggested as he flew down to the thickest patch of grass he could find.
The twins sleepily said goodnight to on another as they peacefully fell in to a deep slumber.
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'Where am I?' the red dragon asked herself, taking in the scenery. 'Oh no, I'm back here...' Latias thought to herself. "Welcome back!" a ghostly voice greeted. 'Why did you take me back here?' Latias demanded as the shadow revealed himself.
"First of all, I didn't take you back here because this is your subconscious. And there is no possible way of bringing you here by force." the shadow informed, slightly irritated. 'Why does this keep happening to me?' Latias asked. 'Don't you remember what I said to you? Your subconscious is trying to tell you something.' the shadow said, crossing his arms across his chest.
'That's not true!' Latias exclaimed, making her claws into fists as she stared straight at the ground. "Maybe he's telling the truth? But I love Ash... do I?" the confused red eon thought to herself, tears rolling down her cheeks.
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"Please, don't cry..."
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'What's his name! Tell me, please.' Latias cried out, falling to the pure white ground below her. "What's with the sudden outburst of interest?" the shadow asked, becoming slightly interested. 'Please, just tell me his name!' the red dragon cried a little harder.
"His name is ..." the shadow replied. Latias saw him mouth the words, but she never heard the name! 'C-could you repeat that?' Latias stuttered, hoping that the boy's name would be revealed. "Uhg, ok I'll say it one more time. His name is ..." the shadow repeated in an irritated tone.
The tear filled dragon couldn't believe it, she could not hear the boy's name. 'Why can't I hear his name?' Latias asked frantically. "What? I was afraid of this." the shadow groaned. "I'm sorry to say this Latias but, for you to hear ...'s name, you must believe in yourself that you love him."
"NO!" Latias cried mentally. 'But how can I believe in myself to love him if I don't even know his name?' the red eon asked. "Memories. Latias, love isn't about knowing the person's name, it's about the time you spent with them, the feelings that you create for each other, and how much you care for each other." the shadow replied.
The tear filled girl looked up to the shadow one last time, then everything faded away. The blinding white space quickly faded to black, as she could feel the cold sting of the morning's mist hit her cheek.
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'Good morning sis!' a blue dragon said cheerily as he handed Latias a handful of berries. 'Oh, good morning brother.' Latias replied, thankfully taking the handful of berries offered by Latios. 'Did you sleep well?' Latios asked, eating his berries one at a time. 'I guess you could say that.' Latias replied as calmly as possible.
The island of Altomare was shrouded in fog, one could hardly see ten feet in front of them. 'I hate this kind of weather, it's always so cold, and it's almost impossible to tell where you're going when you fly.' Latios complained, rubbing his arms for warmth. The red eon just nodded in agreement.
'Is there something wrong Latias? Ever since you came back you've been acting strangely.' her brother pointed out. 'No, it's nothing.' Latias responded, she could see her own breath in the bone chilling air. Latios suddenly grew a serious expression, 'Latias, I know you're lying to me. You can tell me anything.' Latios assured his sister.
'It's this dream I've kept having ever since we boarded our cruise ship...' Latias explained to her brother everything that has happened, from having painful, confusing flashbacks to the nagging thoughts in her subconscious. Latios sighed, 'I don't know what to tell you sis'. All I can do is help you in your struggles.' the blue dragon smiled sadly, hugging his sister tightly. 'Thank you brother.' Latias thanked, returning the hug. 'But, you never told me how you can teleport.' the red eon finished, breaking their brother/sister hug.
'Oh, actually I honestly don't know how I learned to teleport.' Latios chuckled, rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment.'But I do know that I can only teleport short distances.' the blue eon finished. 'How short?' Latias asked. 'Only a few feet.' Latios replied. Latias sweat dropped.
'Come on, let's go to Bianca's house.' the blue eon suggested, already heading for the garden's exit. 'Ok, but do you know what time is it brother?' Latias asked, following her brother through the thick fog. 'It should be around eight o'clock. Now come on!' Latios said.
The twins blasted off in the distance at incredible speeds that matched the speed of a jet,. The thick fog stung their bodies despite their protective fur; they both arrived at Bianca's house in seconds.
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"Uhg, what time is it?" Bianca groaned, barely keeping her eyes open to look at her hello kitty alarm clock. "It's already eight? Gotta get ready and make breakfast!" Bianca said quietly, making sure Misty wouldn't wake up. "It's a good thing Ash sleeps in, or else he would've starved to death within a few minutes." Bianca giggled to herself, already in her normal street clothes.
"What should I make? Oh I know! Crepes smothered in syrup, whip cream, and strawberries!" Bianca said quietly as she made her way down the stairs. "My friends say I should stop talking to myself, but I don't care what they think of it!" the girl said again, pulling on her hello kitty apron.
'Bianca who are you talking to?' a blue dragon said as he and a similar looking red dragon flew through the patio door. "Eek!" Bianca yelped, almost dropping the carton of milk that she pulled out from the fridge. 'Your so weird Bianca!' Latias giggled.
"Hey don't judge me! It's a habit!" Bianca retorted, blushing furiously. 'Sorry Bianca. Are you about to make breakfast?' Latios asked, staring at the overly pink apron she was wearing. "Yup, I'm about to make the most delicious crepes ever!" the girl cheered, pulling out several cooking ware and ingredients from several drawers and cupboards.
'Need any help?' Latias asked in a sweet tone. "Sure, help would be nice." Bianca replied in the same tone as the red eon flew to the counter and pulled on her dark red apron. 'I'll just sit on the couch then.' Latios said sheepishly, not wanting to bring up his cooking accident by asking to help.
The blue dragon made his way to the desired furniture as he plopped himself onto it's cushioned surface. "So Latios I know this is pretty random, but do you have any interests?" Bianca asked from the nearby kitchen, cutting the strawberries as Latias stirred the batter for the crepes. 'What do you mean by interests?' the blue dragon asked, not knowing what to expect from this conversation.
"You know, I mean you always seem so alert and serious. Don't you ever think about, a girlfriend?" the girl asked, laughing mentally. 'Hey I can hear you laughing in your head!' Latios said, a small vein busting from his temple.
"Just answer the question will you?" Bianca said, calming the laughter in her head. 'Fine. Well now that you mention it, I don't really have an interest in any girl I know.' the blue eon replied. 'Then you must have a thing for boys!' Latias blurted out, almost spilling the contents of her bowl.
'Shut up! I would never turn to that! I'm just saying that there isn't anybody that I'm interested in ok!' Latios shouted, his vein growing in size, and his blush increasing in intensity. "Aw, that's too bad. But, would you want to you know, find that special girl in life?" Bianca asked, becoming a little hopeless.
'Of course I would. It's just that every pokemon girl I've met is either just doing it to have a relationship, or they just don't understand true love.' the blue eon replied, making himself more comfortable on the couch. "So you're one of those true love people?" Bianca asked with great interest.
'Yeah. I hear people all the time whenever I go out and fly say "Love is so overrated" but those who say that have never felt real love before.' Latios said. "I know what you mean." Bianca said in a soft tone.
'Something wrong?' the blue dragon asked, lifting his head up. "Oh no, it's nothing." the girl replied, finishing her work on the strawberries. "Poor Bianca. She can't bring herself to confess her feelings for brother." Latias sighed to herself as she too finished with her work.
"Alright Latias you done?" Bianca asked, putting her cut strawberries into a bowl. 'Yup!' Latias cheered, handing her friend the bowl filled with it's thin batter. Bianca quickly pulled out a pan from under the counter and placed it on the ceramic stove, setting it on high. Oil was skillfully spread onto the pan as steam began to rise from it.
Bianca poured the light batter onto the pan and sprinkled a small amount of sugar onto the still cooking crepe.
Ten minutes later...
"All done!" Bianca cheered, placing the final strawberry on the last crepe. 'That was quick.' Latios said, getting up to look at his friend's swift work. "Well since crepes are usually thin and small, they cook really quickly." Bianca explained, digging through the fridge after she finished.
'Um, Bianca. Don't you think that a certain someone will need more than this to sustain life?' Latias asked, observing the fruit omelet. "Yeah I noticed that when I started to cook them, so I'll be making bacon along with those." the girl chuckled slightly, pulling out a packet of beautifully cut bacon from the fridge.
"Could you wake up the others for me Latios?" Bianca asked, already placing the greasy bacon onto the pan which sputtered boiling grease. 'Yeah sure.' the blue eon replied, flying up the stairs.
"And Latias could you make a psychic shield around the pan so I don't get fried please?" the girl asked, backing away from the dangerous pan. 'Sure.' Latias replied as her eyes shone a brilliant blue color, and the boiling droplets of grease stopped in mid air around the pan.
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'Alright what is the most polite way of waking someone up?' the blue eon thought to himself as he entered Bianca's room. Latios just shrugged as he flew up to the sleeping red head and gently shook her shoulder. 'Hey, Misty, it's time to get up.' Latios said, receiving a groan in response. "Ok, I'll be down in a few, thanks Latios." Misty said groggily, rubbing her eyes as she sat up.
'Now for Ash and Brock.' the blue dragon said to himself, entering the room that was across the hall. Latios tried the same thing as he did with Misty, but got no response from Ash. Brock and Pikachu thanked him and went downstairs for breakfast. 'Great... I have to wake this guy up.' Latios sighed inaudibly.
For several minutes, Latios tried everything to wake him up.
'WAKE UP!'
'EAT MY FIST!' no response, just a red mark on Ash's face.
'EAT TAPE!' no response, just a scratch from the jagged metal tape cutter.
'PILE DRIVER!' a small grunt was heard, but it only came from Latios.
'I COMMAND YOU TO WAKE THE FREAK UP!' using his psychic powers, Latios forced the boy to awaken, but he instantly fell back asleep.
'ARCEUS DAMMIT!' Latios cursed. 'What are you doing to Ash? I keep hear grunting noises and thuds coming from upstairs!' Latias asked, barging into the guest's room. 'This kid just will not wake up.' Latios sighed.
"It sounded like you guys were doing it up the butt! Now come downstairs so you can eat breakfast!" Bianca roared, slightly pissed at all the noise that they were making. "Breakfast?" Ash said, sitting up straight. The raven haired boy instantly pulled on a pair of basket ball shorts and ran down stairs to be welcomed by a delicious mixture of lovely smelling foods.
'What does doing it up the butt mean?' the red eon asked innocently. Latios' already red face turned into an all out dark red, while Bianca had finally noticed what her mouth had just blurted out. "Just forget that you ever heard that!" Bianca said loudly.
'But what does it mean though?' Latias asked in the same innocent tone. 'Just forget it sis! It's not important, now let's all go downstairs and enjoy breakfast.' Latios barely managed to say as he guided his sister down the stairs.
'Nice going Bianca.' Latios telepathed as the trio awkwardly walked down the stairs. "Hey it's not my fault you butt hump people to wake them up." Bianca said in her thoughts, which were easily picked up by an extremely red Latios.
'Just be quiet and eat.' Latios said, placing Latias in her chair as he went to his own. "What was going on up there?" Brock asked. 'Oh it was nothing, just a little accident is all.' Latios hurriedly replied, as he looked down at his plate and began eating. Bianca struggled to hold back a barrage of giggles.
"Worst morning ever..." Latios sighed to himself.
After a few minutes of eating the raven haired boy decided to bring up a topic. "So Latias, since we've been in a relationship for a few months, I was wondering if you would like to meet my mom in my home town?"
'I would love to meet your mother!' Latias squealed. "Wait, but are you sure that's ok?" Misty asked, who stopped eating to talk. "Of course, my mom isn't the type to hate others for their differences." Ash replied, stuffing his face with bacon that had the grease wiped off of them with a paper towel.
"But I'm worried about the townspeople. I mean, how will they react to a pokephiliac?" Bianca asked. "What does that mean?" the raven haired boy asked in confusion. 'It's a crime that is committed when a human has an intimate relationship with a pokemon.' Latios explained, losing his blush.
"A crime? But why?" Ash demanded, becoming enraged and frightened at the same time. "Well the people of today don't want the youth to think that being in love with a pokemon is ok. But I've read that there are different views about that topic in many areas. Such as Altomare, the people of this island don't mind to have people like that live here, but in other areas, the people would go berserk and do anything to drive the two apart." Brock explained.
Ash looked down at his plate with his hand in a fist. "I don't believe people, my mom said that love knows no boundaries! And I'm willing to prove to the people that they're wrong!" Ash shouted. 'After hearing that, are you sure you still want to go meet Ash's mother?' Latios asked in a serious tone.
'Yes.' the red dragon replied. 'Because nothing can drive our love apart!' Latias finished. She received a warm emotional smile from Ash.
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"Nothing can drive your love apart eh? I beg to differ, humans can be cruel monsters that will eradicate anything that is different from everybody else. And to my knowledge, you still don't know who you really love.."
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Finally! Done people! Again I'm sorry for the late update. And just letting you know, school starts tomorrow, so this might lead to a bigger gap in between updates. So please R&R to keep my writing at a good momentum! Tune in next time on, Remembering an Old Friend!