Welcome back readers to another chapter of Remembering an Old Friend! I'm sorry readers but from now on I wont be answering all of your reviews, only the ones that are asking questions, but please continue your reviewing! I don't know, I'm gonna try and make the future chapter a little more serious, o like sad, and please tell me how I do! I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Owner Pwner 380 thanks for the review. And no, Ken isn't talking about Latios, because when the shadow told him to "watch" something, Ken was actually watching the events going on in the garden.
Thank you Ridgyaxe, Bravo, and Lucario for your reviews! Keep them up 'cause that keeps my idea and writing momentum up!
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Last time on Remembering an Old Friend...
"What? I didn't think he would be so affectionate..." Colette thought to herself, her face becoming incredibly red. 'You're so weird Ken!' Colette giggled as she hugged him back.
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"Dammit..."
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"Brock, how are they doing?" a raven haired boy asked, his hat held tightly in his anxious hands. "They're going to be alright, they just need to rest for a little, that's all." the dark boy replied, shutting the door behind him.
After the quick but tragic events with Colette, both Bianca and Misty passed out from the severe pain sprouting from their heads and were taken to Bianca's room to be attended to. Latios and Latias on the other hand, quickly recovered from their episodes and assisted Brock and Ash in carrying both girls.
The two girls needed immediate medical attention so the group had left the mystery eon where she had finally passed on, at the base of the soul dew's pedestal. The rain soaked Colette's body, her smile is still present. But then an amazing occurrence happened near the eon's body. Despite the fact that the pedestal was built on large solid stone structures, two roses sprouted up near the top of Colette's head through the cracks of the stone. One was red, and the other was an unnatural color that seemed to look golden brown, amber if you could call it that.
These two roses stood together, forever strong and radiant. They both emitted a feeling of warmth, completely breaking through the rain's cold blanket. Keeping each other strong until they part, and finally meet their ends.
The skies cried and cried, mourning for the loss of an innocent being, one that died with a smile.
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'What happened to them Brock?' Latias asked helplessly, still a bit shaken up by the previous events. "It seems that all of us are starting to experience some kind of strange flash of memories. But I can't seem to figure out why we're having them." Brock replied.
Latios seemed to feel uncomfortable, putting pressure on his temples every so often. "How come I haven't had any of these memories?" Ash asked, his hat still held in his hand. 'You haven't? I thought we all had them already...' Latias commented. The remaining group were all in a circle, standing up in the hallway upstairs.
"Well let's see. Without a doubt, Latias has already had her episode, and Misty and Bianca as well. And just recently before the incident, I had an episode as well." Brock stated. "Then that leaves, me and Latios." Ash added.
"Damn! Am I having an episode right now?"
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"You're gay?"
'NO! I"M NOT GAY!'
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'Take care of Latias, and make sure she doesn't cause too much trouble for everyone.'
"I will!"
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Latios let out a small grunt of pain, applying more pressure to his temples. 'What's wrong brother?' Latias asked, moving to her brother's side. 'Uhg, I just had one of the episodes just now.' Latios panted, sweat rolling down the sides of his face.
"But how come you're not in as much pain as the others?" Ash asked. "Maybe because Latios is a strong psychic pokemon which helps him cope with the flashbacks easier than we can." Brock answered, receiving a weak nod from the blue eon.
"So now the only one who hasn't had one yet is you, Ash." the dark boy announced. "But why? How come I'm the only one who hasn't had any kind of flashback!" the raven haired boy demanded. "I don't think there's a reasonable explanation for that Ash. I guess these flashbacks are just triggered by certain events or places." Brock replied calmly.
'Are you ok brother?' Latias asked, helping the blue eon up. 'Yeah, I'm ok now. I just need to lie down for a while.' Latios replied, slowly making his way down to the carpeted floor. "So Latias, what did you see in your flashback?" Ash asked, taking a seat on the carpeted floor s well.
'I don't know how to explain it but, I remember certain events that I experienced with that eon.' Latias explained, fidgeting a little. "Me too! I've had the same memories of the same eon!" Brock said in a shocked but excited tone.
'Then that must mean that the others have had the same memories as well!' Latias concluded with equal excitement as Brock. "So does anyone know who the Latios in the picture really is?" Ash asked, placing his hat next to his side. "No, well at least I haven't. How about you Latias?" the squinty eyed boy asked.
Latias took some time to think, then answered, 'Well I don't think so. Maybe the others know his name?'
"Well whoever he is, we should talk about him later. I'll go downstairs for some more painkillers and ice while you and Latias watch over Latios, Misty, and Bianca." Brock ordered, heading for the stairs. Ash and Latias nodded in agreement, Latias headed into Bianca's room while Ash stayed put with the sleeping Latios.
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Brock made his way downstairs and into the kitchen, looking for the cabinet that stored extra medicine. "Hmm, where could it be..." Brock mumbled to himself, opening a top shelf, only to be greeted with a wall of tumbling plastic containers. Brock yelped quietly, placing the containers back into the shelf as he went carefully on to the next one.
And at last, Brock had found the medicine cabinet. "I bet Nurse Joy would praise me so much for my vast knowledge of medicine!" Brock cheered happily to himself, taking a few over the counter pills from the shelf. "But every time I get a chance to be near her I always get pulled away!" Brock mentally sobbed.
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"Well you know, there are a lot of women out in the world, but if you say that you can't get any girls then that means when you do find that one girl, your relationship with her will be more special than your fantasies with Nurse Joy."
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Brock grunted in pain as he fell to his knees, dropping the painkillers. "Why does this keep happening!" the tanned boy cried mentally, beads of sweat falling forming on his forehead. "Gotta take the painkillers!"
Brock quickly reached for the said medicine, popped the cap off, and swallowed the red capsule. "Those words. Who said that to me?" Brock asked himself, breathing heavily as he got on his feet, painkillers in hand.
"Well I better get these to Misty and Bianca." Brock said to himself as he grabbed a paper towel and headed up the stairs, wiping the sweat off of his forehead.
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"What's taking Brock so long?" Ash said to himself, sitting patiently next to Latios. Just as Ash finished, Brock appeared from the end of the hallway carrying the painkillers. "Hey Brock what took you so long?" the raven haired boy asked.
"Nothing, just had another flashback, that's all." Brock replied steadily. "Again? These flashbacks sure are causing trouble for everybody." Ash stated, taking one of the painkillers into Bianca's room.
"He's right. How much longer is this going to happen?" Brock asked himself, watching Latios flip over on his stomach. Ash and Latias both came out of Bianca's room, "So, how are they doing?" Brock asked, standing up.
'They're doing better now. They stopped sweating and their breathing has returned to normal.' Latias informed, handing Brock the empty bottles of the painkiller. "Wait, they both took up all of the medicine?" Ash asked in a surprised tone.
"No, these bottles were almost empty when I got them." Brock sweatdropped, heading into the bathroom to dispose of the bottles. "Oh." Ash simply said, rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment.
'So now what do we do?' the red eon asked. "Well, I guess we just wait for them to get better." Brock suggested. "But wait..." Ash started, looking at the ground. 'What is it Ash?' Latias worried. "But... What about the Latias in the garden? What do we do about her?" the raven haired boy finished.
Silence fell upon the trio. "I guess we should go back and make a proper burial for her." Brock said gloomily. Latias and Ash nodded in agreement and headed down the stairs, following Brock.
'I'll cover us with my psychic.' Latias announced before they reached the patio door. "Thanks Latias." Ash said with a warm smile. Then the trio made their way back to the garden, completely dry. "Hey Latias, I thought that when an eon dies, they become a soul dew?" Ash asked as they entered the secret garden.
Latias looked down, tears began to fill her eyes. "This isn't the case, for Colette that is." Brock answered, noticing that Latias was still emotionally and mentally shocked from the previous events. "What do you mean Brock?" the raven haired boy asked in confusion.
"Well technically you're right Ash. But they only become a soul dew if they die a natural death, or they have used up so much of their power, they are unable to sustain their own life any longer." the tanned boy explained as they walked closer to the pedestal area.
"So what's different with Colette's death?" Ash asked, still not getting the concept of Brock's explanation. Brock sighed inaudibly and continued, "Colette's death was supposed to happen naturally sometime before she came here. But due to the large amounts of drugs and experimenting, her life was prolonged and corrupted, thus when she died, she is unable to become a pure soul dew." Brock finished.
"Who could do such a thing!" Ash demanded angrily. "It was probably Team Rocket." Brock replied in disgust. 'Guys look!' Latias pointed, eliminating the hateful atmosphere. The trio looked towards the lifeless eon who still had her warm smile on her face.
But something caught their eyes, there were two roses sprouting from the cracks above her head, one was a red rose, and the other was amber. Both stood strong despite the cold, rainy weather. "Incredible..." Brock gaped in awe.
"We can't bury her..." Ash mumbled, his voice barely audible through the loud noise of the rain. 'Why not?' Latias asked.
Ash ignored Latias' question. "Latias, can you put your barrier over us again? We shouldn't bury her underground, but with more flowers from the garden." Ash said simply. 'O- ok...' the red eon stuttered, doing as she was told.
The three said nothing as they set out through the garden to pick as many flowers as they could possibly carry. Finally, after thirty cold minutes, the trio had enough flowers to fill a normal sized car. "So what do you want us to do with these?" Brock asked, trying to get the thorns of some of the flowers out of his face.
Ash again ignored his friend's remark and knelt down next to the lifeless body, surrounding the eon with flowers that he had collected, carefully placing them one by one. Neither Brock or Latias said a word, but they followed Ash's actions and began to border Colette's body with several types of flowers.
After an hour of tiring work, they had completed their job. Colette's body was completely bordered with a thick layer of white flowers. And her claws were carefully placed on her chest, one claw holding the other.
The group made their prayers and left the secret garden without saying a single word on the way back.
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"Do you think what we did was the right thing to do?" Ash asked. "Of course." both Brock and Latias said in unison. "Come, on, lets go check on the others." Brock suggested, opening the patio door for the others.
The two nodded in agreement as they both headed upstairs. "Death, something none of us can avoid. That's why we cherish life so much. But why do I have a feeling that I have died before?" Brock thought to himself as he too headed upstairs.
As Ash opened the door to Bianca's room, both Latias and Ash found Misty and Bianca awake, talking to each other in the same bed.
"Hey where were you guys?" Bianca asked, turning around to become face to face with her friends. 'Bianca! You're alright!' Latias squealed, hugging her friend. "Yeah, I'm all better now." Bianca giggled. "We just went back to the garden to properly bury the Latias." Ash answered.
Both Misty and Bianca's expression became more grim and saddened. "Oh." they both said. "Oh you guys are awake." Brock said as he entered the overly pink room. "Yeah. Hey wasn't Latios with you guys?" Misty asked.
"Yeah he was. But he's still asleep in the hallway." Brock answered. 'Ash...' Latias began as she turned away from her hug with Bianca. "Yes Latias? What is it?" the raven haired boy responded.
'Although I'm still a little shaken up, I'm still well enough to meet your mother.' Latias announced. "That's great! But are you sure you still want to go?" Ash worried. The red eon nodded happily. "Hey Ash, do you mind Latios and I come along?" Bianca asked.
"Of course you guys can!" Ash said happily, but suddenly a thought struck his empty mind. "Uh-oh. I just hope mom doesn't embarrass me while we're there."
"Do you know when we're leaving?" Misty asked, getting out of bed. "Yeah we'll be leaving for Kanto tomorrow afternoon." Brock answered, taking out his schedule book.
"Alright! Now leave us alone boys while Misty and I pack up!" Bianca cheered, shooing Brock and Ash out of her room, closing the door behind them. "Well why don't we pack up as well?" Brock suggested. "Sure!" Ash replied, following Brock into the guest room.
"Well I guess I better wake brother then." Latias told herself as she approached the large sleeping eon in the middle of the hallway. 'Wake up brother!' Latias said loudly, tickling Latios' sides. She got an immediate response, 'Huh? What is it sis'.' Latios said groggily, completely ignoring his sister's tickling.
'We're leaving for Kanto tomorrow!' Latias pouted, stopping her tickle attack that had no effect whatsoever. 'Really? Well then I better tell Lorenzo.' Latios said as he sent a mental message to Bianca's grandfather.
'Alright, he's ok with us leaving.' Latios informed as he flew down the stairs. 'Wait brother, where are you going?' Latias asked, following behind Latios. 'I'm going to say goodbye to dad, you should too.' Latios suggested as he teleported just outside the patio door.
The ted eon nodded in agreement and flew after her brother to the secret garden in the never ending rain.
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"Sir, subject twenty has died on Altomare." the grunt informed. "Oh well, the operation on Altomare is now terminated, so we will no longer have anything to do with that pathetic island." Giovanni said with zero emotion.
"How are my scientists doing?" the boss asked, sitting up straight in his chair. "They're fully recovered and already back to work sir." the grunt responded. "Incredible, those two can survive a deadly helicopter crash but three of my top elites were killed by those brats." Giovanni laughed.
"Get out of my office and get back to work." the boss said coldly as the grunt did as he was told.
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Well that's another chapter! Yeah sorry for the late update, and the short chapter, AND the weak ending but, I'll do better next time. Tune in next time on Remembering an Old Friend!