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Last time on Remembering an Old Friend...

Latios stood frozen, the thought had never crossed his mind, but at that moment he knew that nothing could be done to bring their friend back, but a strange feeling in the back of his mind told him that it was possible.

'Yes, I think there is a way we can bring him back...'

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"Ah... that was a great lunch!" Ash exhaled as he took a sip from his cup. "Ash I'm warning you, even though your metabolism is unnaturally fast now, when you get older it's going to get slower and slower, and you'll get fatter and fatter!" Misty scolded after watching her friend eat several plates overflowed with gourmet food.

"Don't worry about it! I told you already Misty, the fat gets burned off when we travel." Ash said, gaining a few scared looks from passing by bus boys after seeing his tower of plates. 'I think you would look cute all big and chubby!' Latias giggled, still disguised as Bianca.

"I don't think you would say the same thing if that actually happened." Misty sweatdropped.

"Alright you guys, why don't we go back to our room and see how Bianca and Latios are doing." Brock suggested as he stood up from his chair. "Alright let's go!" Ash cheered as he jumped out of his seat, earning many looks from the other passengers. "Ash please don't do that, you're attracting too much attention." Misty hissed as she quickly got up out of her seat and followed Brock to their room.

"Come on Misty, just let Ash be himself." Brock said as the group of friends were off of the cafeteria level. "It seems like Latias' personality is rubbing off on him." Misty sighed as they climbed the stairs. "Man, why did we take the stairs?" Ash whined.

"Cause, you need to move after eating all that food." Misty said as they reached the top of the stairs. "You need to move even without eating any food." Ash muttered under his breath. "What was that!" the red head roared, a large vein pulsating from her temple. "Come on you guys calm down. We don't want to disturb the other passengers." Brock pleaded, literally pushing Misty away from his ignorant friend.

After a few moments, Misty gave up, "Fine!" the red head groaned as she turned her head and crossed her arms across her chest. It seems as though Latias was completely forgotten throughout the whole walk as they approached their room.

'Who has the key?' Latias asked, saying her first words since they left the cafeteria. "I do." Brock assured as he searched his pocket for the said key. After a few moments. Brock took out the key and unlocked the door. After the door swung open, the group found Bianca sleeping on the couch with Latios sitting next to her.

'We're back brother.' Latias whispered as she flew up to her brother to give him a hug. 'Welcome back.' Latios said flatly as he hugged his sister tightly. 'Is there something wrong brother?' Latias asked, breaking away from their hug. 'It's nothing to worry about.' the blue dragon replied, forcing a smile.

The others quietly walked inside, taking their suitcases at the front door as they headed towards their bedrooms. 'How was lunch?' Latios asked, trying to not let his sister's suspicion grow. 'It was great!' Latias squealed. Latios sweatdropped as he saw Bianca wake up from her slumber. 'Oops, sorry Bianca.' Latias apologized as her friend sat up.

"It's ok Latios." Bianca yawned, rubbing her eyes. Just then the intercom turned on and the captain spoke to the passengers, "Attention passengers, we will be arriving in Kanto tomorrow morning, so be sure to get a good nights rest." he said as he turned the intercom off. "Oh no!" Bianca gasped as she got up from the couch.

'Don't worry Bianca, I'm sure you'll be able go to sleep tonight.' Latios said. 'Wait, we just boarded today.' Latias said in confusion. 'The island and Kanto are pretty close, so it doesn't take that much time to travel.' Latios assured.

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"Hey Brock, remember when you said that some people really hate it when a person and a pokemon are in a relationship?" Ash asked as he pulled out a pair of shorts and a white t-shirt from his bag. "Yeah, what about it?" Brock answered as he placed his bag against the wall.

"Well, I was wondering, has anyone ever been hurt over the matter?" the raven haired boy asked; his voice became shaky as he placed his clothes on his bag. Brock realized that Ash was afraid of what might happen, this was the first time that he has seen his friend act so vulnerable.

"Yes. There was an incident ten years ago. Although I can't remember where, there was a riot when people who supported pokephilia held a campaign to have it allowed." Brock said as he took a seat on the bed.

"What happened?" Ash asked. "The locals despised them so much that people were more than injured during the riot, they were killed..." Brock finished. Ash was taken aback, people died because they loved pokemon?

"Why!" Ash cried. "They killed those who supported it because they all thought it was disgusting and wrong." Brock said in disgust of those who hated pokephilia.

"That's not right! They took innocent lives!" Ash yelled, a few tears rolled down his cheeks. "Ash please, calm down. You can't be acting like this when we arrive in Kanto or else someone might find out." Brock said, standing up to comfort his friend.

"What's going on?" Bianca said, almost knocking the door down when she entered; Latios, Latias, and Misty were behind her. "It's nothing." Brock announced, trying to brush off the subject. Latias flew up to Ash, she placed her claws on his shoulders and stared directly into his eyes.

'It's ok, as long as we're together, everything will be alright.' Latias smiled, hugging the raven haired boy. Everybody stood and watched the two until Brock broke the silence, "Come on, we should all get ready for tomorrow, we'll be arriving in Kanto tomorrow."

Everyone nodded in agreement as they went into their separate rooms, Misty, Bianca, and Latias shared one room while Ash, Brock, and Latios shared the other. "Why do I have a bad feeling about Kanto?" Latios worried as he closed the door to the room.

The blue eon flew down to the ground and made himself comfortable on the carpet. "Hey Latios, don't you want to sleep in the bed?" Ash asked as he changed into his shorts. 'No thanks.' Latios replied. The two boys just shrugged as they hopped into the bed.

"Latias would never stop bothering me if she knew I slept in the same bed as two boys." Latios thought to himself.

Both groups in both rooms had no idea what reaction awaited them when Ash and Latias revealed their love for each other. They all hoped for the best, especially Ash.

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It was the dead of night, the ship sliced through the ocean that seemed to go on forever. Although it stopped raining, the sky was still filled with clouds, and not a star in sight. "What's going on, things were never like this." Brock said in his mind as he lay in bed.

"I never knew growing up would become so stressful." he thought again. Brock sat up without waking Ash and looked down at the floor. He saw Latios peacefully sleeping next to the bed, "Latios sure does look a lot like that other eon in the picture." Brock said to himself.

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In the girls room, Latias and Bianca were sound asleep while Misty was still wide awake. "That last episode I had was really strange. It was as if there was another Latios in our group." Misty said to herself as she looked out the window. "I can remember a few things, but I still can't remember who he was or even his name." the red headed girl thought as she pulled the blankets up to her nose.

"Who is he?"

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"I wish I could tell them that they shouldn't even try." a blue dragon sighed as he gazed at his surroundings. "What do you mean by that my king?" the shadow asked. "Latios, he claims that there's a way to bring me back. But it's impossible." the blue dragon said hopelessly.

"I thought you said that you didn't want them to be involved with you in any way?" the shadow asked again, fully aware that he was the cause of Latios and Bianca regaining their memories. "I did. But since you had to go around and leak information about me, they are now aware of my existence!" the blue dragon growled angrily.

"Hey, I'm just helping you out." the shadow sneered. The blue dragon ignored him. "And who knows, maybe there might actually be a way to revive you. Eon pokemon are pretty mysterious even to themselves. Hell, you practically fixed and changed a few months worth of damage that has happened." the shadow said.

"I wish I fixed everything. I didn't have enough power to get rid of you." the blue dragon said coldly. "Whoa since when did you have such a cold personality?" again the blue dragon ignored his counterparts remark.

"Just remember this, eons still have many mysteries, and they're waiting to be revealed when the time is necessary." the shadow said as he disappeared, leaving a hint of black smoke behind.

"What should I do?" the blue dragon sighed as he went back to his omniscient orb in the middle of the white range. "If I weren't corrupted I could talk to them just like Latios did with me and Latias." the blue dragon said to himself as he kept a watchful eye over his friends.

"I have a bad feeling Ash. I can sense several bad auras coming from the people of Kanto, just make sure you guys don't get hurt."

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It was dark, black if you could call it that. Absolutely no light could be seen in the pitch black area. There was a dead silence, then the sound of passing smoke broke the silence, "I can't believe how incredibly stupid he is! He still has no clue that most of what I've been telling him were lies!" the shadow cackled, the chains around his neck and wrists rattled in the air.

It was true, most of what the shadow had said were lies. The shadow wouldn't disappear if the blue dragon was ever revived, he would be brought back as well with his own physical body! There was a lot more to the shadows workings than the blue dragon had known about.

For instance, each tier that was reached in the past loosened the bond between the king and his servant, giving individuality to both. And the two doors that were supposedly the only memories to be successfully erased were also a lie. After being created, the shadow had found the doors in his kings conscious and forcefully inserted himself into his subconscious. Everything that the shadow had done for his king and his friends were all part of his plan, he needed the blue dragon to become a soul dew, he needed his king to use the shadow powers as much as possible, and he needed the kings friends to know about their existence.

"I know that Latios' theory will fail, but that still leaves two options left..."

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"What should I do if they ever revive me?" the blue dragon asked, flying away from his omniscient orb. "I thought shadows were supposed to be evil. The one I have is just rude and annoying." the blue dragon thought to himself. "Something is wrong here. At first his presence was unbearable, now I can barely sense him when he comes. He's up to something, but that shouldn't be a problem right? I beat him once and I can beat him again!"

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It was morning, well barely. The sun wasn't even close to the horizon, but it was close enough to give the sky a hint of light, although it was hardly noticeable. As always, the girls were the first of the group to wake up. Bianca and Misty prepared themselves just like any other day while Latias climbed back in bed to stay warm under the sheets.

Inthe boy's room, Latios was the only one to wake up, Brock and Ash were still sound asleep. The blue eon stretched his limbs, throughout the whole night he was exploring his idea of reviving his friend, and he still hasn't found a possible outcome. He looked out the window and stared into the dark blue sky. "I have to find a way, I just have to!"

With worry and anxiety in the pit of his stomach, Latios turned around and proceeded to the two boys and attempted to wake them up. Surprisingly, they responded and got out of be without saying a word. Both groups were completely silent. Not a single word was uttered. Thirty minutes passed by and the two groups were finally finished.

They all left their rooms and regrouped in the main room, each person had their suitcase with them except Latios and Latias. The twins decided to go invisible while they were in Kanto as to not raise suspicion on their disguises.

"Ready you guys?" Bianca asked as they approached the door. "Ready!" everybody cheered as they went their separate ways. Latias and Latios left through the balcony while Ash and the others walked through the door and went towards the lobby of the ship.

'Alright let's go sis'.' the blue eon said as he carefully flew towards the dock Latias nodded as she followed her brother, 'And sis', remember not to burst off all of a sudden, I don't want you to rip off anybody's shorts.' Latios sweatdropped, remembering what happened in Altomare a few years ago.

'Don't worry brother, I've learned from my mistake!' Latias pouted as her brother spotted their friends walking on to the dock. 'I found them. Come on.' Latios said as he flew overhead, tailing behind the heroes.

They arrived in a very peaceful harbor, the water looked black with the lack of sun. Most of the passengers were actually locals and were already heading for their homes while the tourists stayed behind.

It was very quite despite the amount of people leaving the cruise ship, all that was heard was the shuffling of peoples bags as they went by.

"We should be able to make it to Pallet town in an hour if we start heading there now." Brock said, looking down at his map. Everyone nodded as they followed their squinty eyed friend, walking away from the town as they found a trail that would take them to the woods, and then to Pallet town.

The twins were right behind the rest of the group, both of them still invisible. "Are you doing alright Latias?" Ash whispered. 'Yes, I'm doing fine. But I can't shake the feeling of these people...' Latias replied. 'What's wrong sis'?' Latios asked, Ash tried his best not to look back and raise suspicion.

'It's there people, they all seem so, heartless.' the red eon whimpered. "How so?" Bianca whispered, still looking straight forward, just like everyone else. 'They all hate...' Latias began but then fear overcame her fragile personality. 'It's ok Latias, you can tell us.' Latios said, beckoning his sister to continue.

'I can sense that they hate people like Ash and I.' Latias finished, hugging her brother tightly as if the other people were staring at her with hateful eyes. "But they look so happy." Misty said quietly as they continued walking.

'She's right, although I'm not as skilled in detecting other organism's feelings, I can still detect their disgust in pokephilia.' Latios informed, putting his arms around his sister to comfort her. Everybody's expression froze as they still continued to walk.

As they were walking they passed by a couple of teenagers, "Yeah you know that kid that was always with his pokemon?" the first teenager asked. "Yeah! That kid's a freak!" his friend replied. "As soon as I found out he was in a relationship with his pokemon me and the other guys beat the crap out of him!" the first teenager cheered, pounding his fist straight into his open fist.

"Stupid insensitive assholes." Bianca muttered as they quickly walked away from the two adolescent kids. 'Bianca don't say things that are so harsh.' Latias begged as her brother tightened his hold on her. "Those punks deserve it, if no one else were here, I would hospitalize them." Bianca said in a threatening tone.

"Alright, as soon as we're through these woods, we'll be in Pallet town." Brock announced as they approached the dark forest. "Oh great, I've always hated the woods." Misty sighed as she reluctantly followed the group.

This forest was the same as any other forest our heroes have been through. Same old pokemon, same old plants, and same old trail. The group walked on the trail just like they would normally walk, except Misty was cowering behind Bianca, constantly looking up to make sure no bugs would jump out at her.

"Come on Misty, you can handle out of control legendary pokemon but you can't handle little tiny bugs?" Bianca laughed. "Hey! It doesn't matter how big or dangerous legendaries are! Bugs still creep me out!" Misty shakily shouted.

There was a noise coming from somewhere deep in the brush, the whole group turned to look. 'It sounds like a fight!' Latios announced as he took Latias with him and flew in the direction the sound was coming from. The rest followed suit, tearing down about twenty feet of bushes until they finally came into an opening.

Luckily, Latios and Latias were still invisible so nobody could see them. In the clearing there was a young girl and her pokemon, being brutally beaten by a group of teenagers the same age as her. Everyone stared in shock as Brock and Ash approached the teenagers.

"HEY! What the hell do you think you're doing!" Brock shouted, scaring the life out of the attackers. But then they sighed in relief for some strange reason. One of the boys stepped up, "Oh nothing. We're just giving this freak what she deserves. She's a pokephiliac you see..." he sneered.

Ash finally snapped, he was sick of all these people hating the thought of a person being with a pokemon. He charged towards the group, his hand in a fist, he was ready to fight...

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Hey I'm sorry readers. It's just that, writing is being extremely difficult for me for several reasons. Such as writers block, school, family. But I promise every single person reading this story, every single one of you! That I will make the following chapters better! I will try and update faster as well as increase the quality of my writing! Thank you everyone for reading my story, tune in next time on Remembering an Old Friend!