Welcome back readers to another chapter of... Remembering an Old Friend! Hmm, I've been doing the same intro for a while... oh well! Anyway I'm sick so I don't know if my annoying illness will have any effect on my writing so wish me luck! I hope you truly enjoy this hopefully wonderful piece of fanatical literature!
Thank you very super awesome much Lucario for you review! And yeah... I killed Lorenzo. Don't worry there is an unknown possibility that there might or might not be a fight in future chapters. XD and what do you mean by dare me to make these chapters fast? Am I making them too slow?
Brandon! As you probably have noticed this story can be kind of... depressing. XD but that is supposed to be the whole theme of my series. Like not everything can be all happy and amazing, there needs to be stories with sadness! And no I'm not emo... but yeah terrible things happen. Thanks for your review!
Pokefan117061, thank you for the review! Well sorry but Lorenzo's death was actually kind of important to this story, I hope I'm not giving anything away, don't say anything. Haha anyway yes Lorenzo is old and him rubbing his arm is like a warning sign that he's having some heart problems and stuff. Don't worry about Ash's powers or the necklace, or the doors, everything will be explained later!
Bravo! Yeah sorry I couldn't work it out :( but thanks for your review!
Owner Pwner, I am touched that you think that my previous chapters were sad! xD I will say this, you will start to like the shadow a lot more later on! Thanks for the review!
On to the chapter!...
Last time on Remembering an Old Friend...
"How is he?" Bianca asked desperately, hoping for some good news. The pink haired nurse removed her mask and gloves as her Chansey walked out of the operating room.
"I'm sorry, we couldn't save him..."
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"What!" Bianca cried, Nurse Joy cringed slightly. "How could this be?" the young girl began to tremble in Latias' arms, and she fell to her knees, crying uncontrollably. The pink haired nurse wiped the sweat and tiny tear drops from her face as stood in silence as the three kids before her mourned for their grandfather.
The boy standing next to the disguised Latias crouched down to Bianca's level and gave her a hug, his very own tears trickled down his face as he hugged even tighter. Nurse Joy couldn't help but utter a small cry at the sad sight of the children before her.
A few minutes passed by as Nurse Joy regained her composure, "Would you three like to see him?" she asked quietly, still holding on to her blood stained gloves. Latios brought Bianca back up as he wiped away her tears. The young girl nodded as the pink haired nurse led the group into the operating room.
Latios and Bianca were right behind Nurse Joy as Latias tagged along in the back, not saying a single word, or even showing the slightest emotion. The nurse stepped to the side as she let the group approach the lifeless old man.
There was red fluid everywhere, but something wasn't right. Lorenzo was already patched up even though he was declared dead. "I know that this must have been traumatizing for all of you, so I patched him up so you wouldn't have to see him like he was before." Nurse Joy announced as she threw her surgical gloves into a nearby trashcan.
Bianca walked forward to the operating table to get a better look at her deceased grandfather. Lorenzo's body was shockingly pale, and most of his wrinkles had disappeared. "He looks so young..." Bianca said as she reached out to touch her grandfather's face.
"Goodbye grandpa." Bianca whimpered as she stepped away from the table. Nurse Joy continued to look down as the group began to leave the operating room. Latios was still holding Bianca on the way out, followed by Latias.
Suddenly the girl stopped. "No, I can't let it end like this!" Bianca cried to herself in an powerful tone. She gently pushed herself away from the disguised eon and walked back up to the table. The pink haired nurse looked up to see what all the commotion was about.
Bianca took Lorenzo's hand firmly in hers and took a deep breath. "Grandpa I will always keep you in my heart! I'll be strong for you and myself! I love you and I always will grandpa!" Bianca said with pride in her voice, using all of her will power to not collapse on the spot. She then gave her grandfather a peck on the forehead, as he would always do for her, and reluctantly let go of his cold hand. The trio left the pokemon center and headed back home.
Nurse Joy was shocked, a strong farewell from such a young girl. "Come on Chansey, let's clean up."
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"Ow! That hurt mom!" Ash wailed, gritting his teeth as he tried his best to not move from the bed. The raven haired boy was stuck in his bed, his body covered in bandages as his mother used a needle to close up the wound in his leg.
"I'm sorry Ash but I'm trying to do my best." Delia apologized as she pushed the small needle through her son's skin. "After the news got out about you loving Latias, no hospital will take you in." Ash's mother said sadly.
One corner of the room was filled with bloody cloths, bandages, and towels. It as a fairly small room, big enough for a good amount of one's personal items but small enough to be comfortable in. "There all done, I'll be back Ash, I'm going to throw out this mess." Delia sighed as she carefully gathered up the bloody materials and stuffed them into a large trash bag.
"Be careful mom." Ash called out as his mother left his room.
"I will, don't worry!" Delia called back as she closed the door behind her.
Ash had a monstrous look on his face. He clenched his fists tightly as he gritted his teeth. But just as he was about to punch a whole in the wall above his head, a yellow mouse popped out of nowhere at the side of Ash's bed.
'You ok Ash?' Pikachu asked in his regular voice. Ash instantly lost his anger and looked down to see the electric pokemon.
"Pikachu, where have you been all this time?" the raven haired boy asked as he scratched his head in confusion. Pikachu had an equal look of confusion as well.
'What are you talking about Ash? I've been with you all this time.' the yellow mouse replied.
"You have? Oh I guess I just never noticed." Ash finished, unsure of himself.
Pikachu sighed, 'You're as oblivious as ever Ash.'
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Bianca, Latias, and Latios arrived back at the house without saying a word. The house was eerily quiet, not even the sound of wild pokemon could be heard outside. Even though Bianca appeared strong in her farewell, she was now crying harder than ever.
She sat in the chair at the kitchen table and dug her face into her arms as Latios rubbed her back to comfort her. Again, Latios was experiencing the awkward feeling of not knowing what to say to comfort Bianca. Latias returned to her true form and took a seat on the couch, her eyes shone no more with their usual warm. Only cold lifeless orbs remained.
'Bianca, no more crying. You said you would be strong for Lorenzo.' Latios said in a soft voice.
"I know what I said, but it's too much for me to handle right now!" Bianca cried as she dug her face even deeper into her arms. Latios backed off slightly but still continued to rub Bianca's back. The past events had made even Latios want to give it all up.
'Come on, lets all get some rest. It's been a tough day.' Latios announced as he escorted the sniffling Bianca upstairs, followed by the seemingly lifeless Latias. Latios pushed the door to Bianca's room open and placed her in her bed. As Latias made her way into the room Latios also placed her in the bed. And finally Latios crawled in bed, he wanted to make the limited time he had with his family last.
'Goodnight.'
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"Hehe..." that shadow chuckled, his shackles rattled in doing so. The black figure was behind the blue dragon, watching his king suffer from his own actions.
"So much for making her happy." the shadow laughed as he approached the dragon. So far, everything has been working fairly well for the shadow. Every piece was in its place, only a few more adjustments and everything will go according to plan.
"I know what I did!" the blue dragon snapped, his eyes burned with rage and cried with sadness. It seemed to the shadow that his king might have gone crazy. The blue dragon fell to the ground crying, he pounded his claws at the empty space as his tears continued to flow.
At the sight of his king finally losing his mind, a helpful variable popped into place. The shadow flew over to the dragon who was in hysterics, "You really want to help her don't you?" the shadow asked. The blue dragon wiped his tears and got up to face his counter part.
"Yes! I want to help her!" he cried, grabbing the arms of the shadow. The shadow flashed an eerie grin when the blue dragon wasn't looking.
"Let's just hope he'll fall for the bait." the shadow pondered as he cleared his throat. "Poor Latias, is there anyone out there who can save her during these stressful times?" the shadow spoke dramatically. "Oh I know! My king, I have a proposal to offer you." the shadow smiled, forcing the blue dragon to look him in his red eyes.
The blue dragon was speechless, he stopped his crying as the shadow continued. "As you know my dear king, the soul dew can be composed of a single soul of an eon. Am I wrong?" the shadow laughed in his mind as he let his counter part process his sentence.
"No, you're right. But why are you mentioning this?" the blue dragon sniffled, his composure completely gone as he is now reduced to a desperate sniveling little child.
"Well let me ask you this, do you want to help Latias?" the shadow asked, he was amazed at how easily his plan was being followed through. The blue dragon answered immediately, almost shouting.
"Yes! I want to help her!" the blue dragon cried. "But how can I do that?" he asked. It was sad really, this powerful legendary reduced to near nothing as this shadow continued to manipulate him for his own purposes.
"Then use that girl down there." the shadow suggested, pointing at the red eon through the omniscient orb. The blue dragon looked at the lifeless body of his beloved friend, Colette. A few moments passed by as the memories of the Team Rocket HQ replayed themselves in the blue dragon's mind.
"Well? Her soul will continue to remain motionless forever unless you do something about it." the shadow announced, his tone becoming less and less appealing to the dragon.
As if a whole different personality was inserted into the blue dragon, he flew back up dusting himself off, "No. Colette is my friend, and I won't exploit her in such a cruel way." the blue dragon replied. The shadow chuckled to himself and shook his dark head in amusement.
"Hey, what's so funny?" the blue dragon demanded.
The shadow took its time before answering, "Friend? Exploit? My king, you're not looking at this correctly." the blue dragon was confused, was there something that he wasn't paying attention to? What in the world could it be?
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It was morning, around seven thirty, but the sky was strangely dark. Altomare is usually bright and clear at this time, but for some reason the vast skyline was littered with intimidating clouds. Latios was the first to wake up out of the three, he sat up to find himself in Bianca's bed along with Latias and Bianca herself.
'Uhg, I hate this weather.' Latios groaned quietly, rubbing his eyes as he sat up. 'Altomare is so cold this time of year.' the blue eon stretched his body, and then Latias suddenly sat up. 'You scared me sis'!' Latios jumped. 'I thought you were that grudge thing from one of Bianca's movie collections.'
But Latias didn't say anything, she just kept fondling with her claws; as if all of her emotions were sucked out of her. 'You ok sis'? Are you still upset about Lorenzo?' Latios asked softly, getting out of bed to fly around to the other side. Still, the red eon gave no answer; something's wrong...
"I guess she's still shocked about all that's happened." Latios concluded in his thoughts as he turned to look at the digital Hello Kitty clock. 'Don't worry, Bianca and I will care for you, Latias.' Latios smiled sadly, taking a hold of one of Latias' claws.
Without another word, well from Latios at least, the blue eon flew back over to his side and gently nudged Bianca's shoulder. 'Hey, wake up Bianca. It's morning.'
Latios continued nudging the young girl's shoulder with his claws but ended up with no results. The blue eon groaned slightly and nudged her even harder but with his head. This tickled Bianca as she slowly began to wake up, "Hey, that tickles. Stop it." Bianca giggled, lazily waving her arms at the source.
'Come on Bianca, wake up!' Latios said once more with a little more volume. Bianca sat up, pushing some of her blankets off of her body as she yawned deeply. Her happy mood quickly turned itself around as Bianca began to remember the recent events of the previous night.
"Oh, good morning Latios and Latias." Bianca said in a melancholy tone.
'Not you too Bianca. I thought you were going to be strong for Lorenzo?' Latios asked in a disappointing way. Bianca thought about what the blue eon had said, he was right; she needed to be strong for her grandpa!
"You're right Latios!" Bianca cheered unenthusiastically. But at last, a small grin appeared on Bianca's face.
'There we go Bianca! Come on, let's go downstairs and prepare breakfast.' Latios said as he flew towards the bedroom door.
"Alright, but what about Latias?"Bianca asked as she turned to face her seemingly dead friend. The red eon didn't even look like herself. Her usual kind and ecstatic self was no more, all that was left of her was an empty shell.
The blue eon stopped before he reached the door, 'She's really upset about Lorenzo, and especially about Ken.' Latios informed sadly. 'Latias, why don't you come downstairs with Bianca and I while we prepare breakfast?' Latios suggested, but gained no response from the red eon.
"Yeah Latias, at least come down with us. I'll make you your favorite, strawberry pancakes with extra whipped cream!" Bianca beckoned sweetly, flashing a wide grin for her friend. The red eon simply nodded as she got out of bed.
Bianca followed Latios downstairs and into the kitchen while Latias lagged behind. "Come on Latias, what's taking you so long?" Bianca called out as she and Latios arrived in the kitchen.
'Don't rush her Bianca. Give her some time.' Latios said softly, handing Bianca her apron as he grabbed his own plain blue one.
"Oh sorry, I guess you're right Latios." Bianca replied with guilt hitting her in the back of her conscious. A few moments passed as Latias finally made it to the kitchen. The red eon took a seat at the kitchen table as her family peacefully cooked.
"Alright Latios, you know the drill. You're job is to only, and I repeat, only! bring me ingredients." Bianca giggled, half serious and half jokingly. The blue eon made a strange angry face which made Bianca giggle even harder.
'Alright then.' Latios laughed, excavating the refrigerator for the desired food materials. The blue eon happily placed Bianca's ingredients on the counter and sat back patiently.
"Time to get cooking!" Bianca cheered. As the young girl began her cooking, Latios had a strange thought stuck in his mind. Over and over he wondered why Latias' favorite breakfast food was just strawberry pancakes with whipped cream, instead of some ludicrous meal with rainbows shooting out of it.
Using his current psychic skill, Latios temporarily cut out Latias from his telepathic connection, leaving only Bianca. 'Hey Bianca.' Latios said, gaining her attention.
Too busy with her cooking to talk, Bianca replied in her thoughts, "Yeah what is it Latios?"
'I was wondering, how come Latias' favorite breakfast food is just strawberry pancakes? I thought it would be something like pancakes topped with ice cream and smothered in molten fudge.' the blue eon asked quizzically.
"Come on, she's your own sister!" Bianca thought, a little disappointed in Latios. "Remember when Lorenzo was sick and couldn't make anymore gondolas?" Bianca asked, choking up a bit at the the memory of her dear grandpa.
'Yeah...' Latios replied sadly.
Too busy in their conversation, the two failed to notice Latias who was staring endlessly at a ridiculously large kitchen knife that was on the counter; about arms length away from her.
"Well due to our money shortage, Latias chose affordable strawberry pancakes as the thing that made her happy so grandpa wouldn't worry as much." Bianca explained while mixing the pancakes batter, whisking its contents with extravagant skill.
The two still haven't noticed Latias, who now had the large knife in her claw.
'I just want to give it all up...'
'Oh, that makes a lot more sense now...' Latios smiled in embarrassment. Bianca laughed softly as she poured the white fluffy batter onto the pan.
"Hey Latias, how big do you want your pancake to be?" Bianca asked as she slowly turned her head to face her friend. Instead of seeing Latias sitting quietly in her chair, she found her best friend holding a large knife up to her throat; small drops of blood already forming.
"LATIAS!" Bianca shrieked as she dropped the empty bowl. Latios jerked his head to see what Bianca was screaming at.
The red eon cried one final tear, and as it trickled down her cheek she thrust the blade into her neck...
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NOO! Oh well xD Hmm, I think my sickness did affect my writing but I'll let you guys decide that. So please review, and as always, tune in next time on Remembering an Old Friend!