Welcome back readers to another chapter of Remembering an Old Friend! Before we start this chapter, I think I'm dieing... I'm really serious about this or I just might be overreacting. Lately I've been dangerously tired for two weeks even though I get a good nine to ten hour rest. I'm out of breath and becoming weak. And I'm losing my appetite for food that I would kill for. And just a warning to my readers, if I don't update within three weeks then I might be dead. Well I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Thank you Bravo for your super awesome review! And for the shadow "kicking" Ken off of him, I actually meant pushing xD sorry.
Brandon! I thank you very very much for de review!I'm glad that you would take a bullet to keep your friends safe because that means that you're a good person! Haha well anyway thanks for the review!
Whoa... Eli such intricate alternative results! Very impressive, makes me feel all happy inside when my readers think a lot xD. Well the thing about Latias and the knife is that she put the tip to her throat which caused some blood to spill but when she thrust the knife into her throat she pulled it back for momentum, I just didn't know how to put it in words so I didn't include it. Oh and yeah I kind of borrowed the idea of the pokephilia stuff Altomare revisited! So thank you for the review!
Thank you Pokefan117061 and no problem! XD And as for the shadow, I know this is a lame explanation but the reason why the shadow was turned into a soul dew as well is because he was influenced by the pureness of his host and was able to turn into one as well :p.
Onwards to the chapter!
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Last time on Remembering an Old Friend...
Both the blue dragon and the shadow began to dematerialize as the head of a red eon began to appear in front of them. A few moments later the red eon opened her eyes and took in her hectic surroundings. Before she asked herself anything, she saw a familiar blue eon floating in front of her. In an instant she realized what was going on.
She smiled, "Thank you, Ken..."
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"Alright who's hungry!" Bianca cheered, striking a victory pose with the pan in her hand. After a quick twenty minutes passed by, Latias and Latios waited patiently as their friend joyfully cooked breakfast with an optimistic attitude.
'Wow, it's good to see you so happy again Bianca.' Latias commented as she thankfully took the plate handed to her by Bianca. The plate was beautifully structured with steaming fluffy pancakes with carefully placed sliced strawberries that was topped with the smoothest of whipped cream.
"Thanks Latias. I thought that since grandpa passed on, I'm the last person in my family besides you two." Bianca smiled sadly. "And that I should be strong for myself and grandpa, and continue on with my family's legacy." the young girl finished.
'That's good to hear.' Latios said kindly, gently taking the plate handed to him. Latios' plate consisted of pancakes topped with fresh blueberries, with blueberry infused whipped cream. Before eating, the red eon flew up from her chair and hugged her best friend.
'Bianca, I hope you find a mate that will love and care for you.' Latias said softly as she gave Bianca a final hug. Bianca smiled warmly and thanked Latias, moving back to the stove top to clean up her cooking mess.
"You guys really like food that's the same color as you." Bianca laughed softly, washing her cooking ware in the sink. Strangely enough Bianca was right, Latias was enjoying her pancakes topped with red strawberries and Latios was cheerily chowing down on his pancakes topped with blueberries.
'But Bianca, pancakes are brown. Brother and I are red and blue...' Latias said in confusion. Both Bianca and Latios facefaulted.
'Just forget what Bianca said...' Latios deadpanned as he finished off his delicate pancakes. For once in a long time the three seemed truly happy, besides the fact that Lorenzo is no longer with them. Everything seemed so under control; Latios and Bianca were laughing on the inside while Latias tried to figure out what she said which seemed like a painful Ash moment.
'Hey Bianca, aren't you going to eat anything?' Latias asked after giving up on her thoughts. The young girl had finished washing all of her cooking ware and turned around.
"Probably not. I don't feel so hungry this morning. But I might eat lunch." Bianca replied as she took a seat at the kitchen table. Latias shrugged as her brother and herself finished their meals. Latios offered to take both of their plates and wash them while Latias got everyone a drink.
"Latias, I'm sorry." Bianca said suddenly, causing Latias to come to an abrupt stop before she could open the cupboard to attain the cups. "If I wasn't so weak when Lorenzo passed, I could have noticed that you needed comfort." Bianca apologized.
'Thank you Bianca, but you didn't need to apologize for that.' Latias smiled, but Bianca knew that the red eon was still in pain on the inside.
'I'm sorry as well sis'. If I wasn't as shocked as I was then, I could have helped you.' Latios said, his tone echoed with guilt.
'No, the two of you shouldn't have to feel sorry for what's happened.' Latias said firmly. The red eon locked eyes with her brother and smiled, 'I should become stronger through my weakness.'
Both Bianca and Latios smiled with pride as the red eon came back to her seat. Suddenly Latios winced catching Bianca's and Latias' attention. "What's wrong Latios?" Bianca asked. The blue eon had a face of fear which scared the two girls.
'Brother, is there something wrong?' Latias asked, approaching her brother. Latios didn't respond, the same expression of fear was still plastered on his face as he continued to look at the kitchen floor.
The blue eon began to stammer, 'S-some-something...' he quickly took a deep breath and looked at Latias. 'Something's happening in the secret garden. We have to go there now!'
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The blue dragon and the shadow had disappeared, the only ting that remained was the red eon and the omniscient orb hovering in the endless white space. Although Colette only saw the blue dragon for a split second, she was still thankful for that moment.
Back in the secret garden, a large explosion blasted its way through the garden, only burning a few trees and flower patches in the process. The blast created many cracks in the soul dew's pedestal and completely disintegrated any sign of life within a fifteen foot radius.
Two beings were shot from the soul dew's core, an eon that was blue and one that was black. They both landed near a tree of some sort with its splinters sticking out in every direction. During the explosion, the blue eon and the shadow were launched into a tree but the shadow took the full force of the impact and caused the tree to splinter while the blue eon hit the base of a nearby fountain.
"Ow... what just happened?" the blue eon grumbled, rubbing the back of his neck in pain. The dragon took in his surroundings. As he looked around, his eyes adjusted to the difference in light of the garden. Several trees had broken branches while a few flowers patches were burnt to a crisp. There was a sharp pain in his back as he struggled to look behind him.
The foundation of the fountain was reduced to rubble from the blue eon's impact. "Wow, did I hit that?" the blue dragon grunted in pain. But the blue dragon quickly realized that he was back in the garden! A small but painful smile was spread across his face as he turned back around to find a splintered tree in front of him.
It was as if the interior of the tree had exploded and sent its splinters flying in every direction. "I wonder if I hit that tree too?" the blue dragon mumbled to himself, checking his body for any splinters. But his eyes quickly snapped back to the tree as a medium sized shadow caught his eye from about five feet away.
At first the blue dragon thought it was just the shadow of the tree, but that couldn't be possible. The blue dragon completely lost it when he witnessed the shadow moving in its place. "No... No it can't be!" the blue dragon gasped in disbelief.
"Stupid soul dew." the shadow grumbled to himself. "Holy crap that hurt!" the shadow cursed as he writhed in pain on the grass patch. Blood was everywhere, it was on the tree, past the tree, around the tree, and in front of the tree. The shadow's back was infested with splinters as blood slowly oozed from his wounds.
But suddenly the shadow realized what had just happened, he was free... The dark being began to lightly chuckle and then into a full blown side cramping laughing fit. "Hehe, yes. Finally!" the shadow cackled as propped himself up against the tree.
"It worries me that so many idiotic people exist in this world!" the shadow rudely insulted. The shadow was hurt, but not severely. The shadow had a whiplash in which he continued to rub his neck in pain. His dark body was sore, but the only real major injury was the splinters lodged in his back.
"Hey, I thought you said you would die if I was ever revived!" the blue dragon yelled causing the shadow to jump slightly.
"And I thought you were smart so I guess we're both wrong." the shadow snickered in pain. The blue dragon got up, his anger rising as he struggled to keep his balance. "Oh, what's this? Is my king angry?" the shadow sneered, using the tree to help himself up.
"Tell me. Why are you still alive!"the blue dragon demanded as he slowly approached the shadow. The shadow also approached his counterpart, coughing up his own blood on his way.
"Isn't it obvious? I lied!" the shadow cackled. "It was pretty cliché, but I tricked you into returning back to the real world." the shadow explained.
"But I thought you only existed in my body. Why do you have your own physical body?" the blue dragon asked, he too coughed up blood.
"Simple. During the process of restoring your friend's life force, the two of us created a massive amount of energy which is why there was such a violent blast when we returned." the shadow answered.
"But that blast didn't contain as much energy as what I felt back in the soul dew." the blue eon objected.
"I used that energy to create a physical body of my own! I have no need for your pathetic body anymore my king." the shadow laughed maniacally. The blue dragon gritted his teeth and growled. "Don't be so angry. You should be thankful my king. Because if I didn't use most of the energy, half of the whole island of Altomare would be gone by now." the shadow said.
The blue dragon clenched his fists and readied himself in a battle position. "What, you think you're going to fight me? It's true that I'm weak from the explosion, but that doesn't mean that you aren't as well." the shadow pointed out.
The shadow was right, although his own injuries were bad the blue dragon's was just as severe. The blue dragon's left arm was broken and his back was in terrible condition. "I don't care what happens to me, as long as I kill you!"
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'Hurry Bianca, climb on my back!' Latias directed as the young girl obeyed. They were outside in the backyard getting ready as Latios felt another disturbance.
'Did you guys hear that?' Latios asked. And just as the blue dragon had said it, the sound of an explosion rung in Latias' ears.
"Hear what? I didn't hear anything."Bianca announced as they begun to fly up into the clouds.
Lucky for the group, the weather that day was overcast, so they had enough cover for them to fly comfortably. The cool air didn't help when it came to calming down the two eons, they were both afraid of what was happening in their garden.
'We heard an explosion in the garden' Latias informed as she struggled to keep up with her brother's speed. Latios was flying rather fast since Bianca was with them. He sensed something, something familiar in the garden.
"What! We have to hurry then!" Bianca gasped as she hugged herself closer to Latias' body, allowing the red eon to fly faster with the loss of air resistance. The twins sped up while Bianca struggled to hold on. But within a minute they arrived at the secret entrance to the garden.
'Come on , let's go!' Latios said as they entered the garden.
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The shadow was sent flying into a nearby pond, he hit the bottom of it with such force that his body cracked the foundation. "Heh, I see you're still quite powerful my king." the shadow said in a slightly surprised tone as he flew out of the pond. The blue dragon was breathing heavily, yes it was true that he still had his power, but not all of it; it felt different in a way.
The shadow flew farther away from the pond as he used his psychic to repel any unwanted moisture from his body. "Why do you sound so surprised?" the blue dragon asked, becoming suspicious and afraid at the same time.
"Oh no reason really. It's just that I was your main source of power!" the shadow cried out as he lashed out with his claw, hitting the blue dragon's chest before he could react. Blood spewed everywhere, the shadow's claw had penetrated an inch of the blue dragon's chest. The cut had begun at the blue dragon's left shoulder all the way down to his under belly.
"Bastard!" the blue dragon cursed under his breath, placing his claw over his wound.
"Lets have one final fight my king." the shadow smirked.
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'Hurry!' Latios called back as the group entered the secret garden. A familiar but dark presence lingered in the air which filled the group with hope and fear. 'Latias, do you sense that?' Latios asked, flying for cover to a nearby bush as the girls followed behind him.
'Yeah, but how is that possible?' Latias asked, peeking over the brush. As the red eon peered over their cover, she found two eons fighting. One looked like Latios while the other was a complete shadow.
'I don't know but we should do something about his shadow. But it's too dangerous to start attacking now.' Latios said in a hushed voice. 'Here's what we do...'
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"How does it feel to feel outmatched my king?" the shadow cackled lashing out with a black sword composed of his black aura. The blue dragon swiftly dodged it but staggered back due to his previous injuries. "Don't you feel so powerless now that you don't have me to aid you!" the shadow laughed maniacally, landing a small hit on the blue dragon's cheek.
"I can still beat you without your strength!" the blue dragon retorted, shooting off a powerful Hyper Beam at the shadow, hitting the shadow's right wing. The impact sent the shadow flying into yet another tree, toppling it over in a cloud of dust.
"You're all bark and no bite!" the shadow shouted in excitement as he flew back up. "You're weak! You can't overpower me like you did when we first fought!" the shadow staggered slightly as he endured through his own wounds.
The blue dragon's Hyper Beam was in fact very powerful, but it made only a moderate burn on the shadow's wing. But before the blue dragon could plan anything else, the shadow attacked. The shadow's black sword was nearly stabbed through the blue dragon's chest as the blue dragon successfully hit the shadow in the face with an over powered ice punch.
A thick layer of frost froze over the shadow's face which he smashed to bits without even flinching. "Oh come on, I know you can do better than that." the shadow sneered as he attacked once more. The shadow unleashed a relentless assault on the blue dragon, swinging his sword with expert skill as the blue dragon struggled to dodge each attack.
The shadow went in for one final swing but came in a stalemate with the blue dragon. The blue dragon quickly hardened the skin in his claws and blocked the overpowering attack. But the blue dragon was losing, the shadow was quickly gaining the upper hand with his shear strength. But with a quick twirl of his claws, the blue dragon maneuvered the sword out of he shadow's claws and into the shadow's stomach.
The shadow staggered back as he placed his claws on the hilt of his sword. "It's over!" the blue dragon said, coughing up a bit of blood. But the his victorious demeanor was switched back as soon as a smile broke out on the shadow's face.
"You're right my king... IT IS OVER!" the shadow ripped the sword from his stomach, and swung his blade of dark steel at the blue dragon. The shadow practically ended the fight in that split second. The sword struck the blue dragon's neck and arms. The shadow thrust the sword into the blue dragon's wing and sent him flying to the ground, pinning him down.
"How sad, the powerful and infamous Subject 21 of Team Rocket HQ brought down to nothing!" the shadow cackled, breathing heavily as blood poured out from his wounds creating pools of blood on the grass around him.
"I think I'll absorb you into this beautifully built body of mine and kill all of your loved ones with your power!" the shadow smirked, letting go of his sword's hilt as his eyes began to shine an eerie red. "I told you, the only reason you could beat me last time was because of 'that' place." the shadow said. And with that said, the shadow began the absorption process.
But then...
'STOP!' cried a blue eon. A flash of blue shot out from the bushes and headbutted the shadow in its side. The shadow was sent flying into a nearby pond, creating a small explosion of water to splash about.
'Stay away from him!' Latios shouted as the shadow emerged from the pool of water. The shadow's presence was unbearable for Latios and even worse for Bianca and Latias.
"Took you long enough, Latios!" the shadow cackled. The eerie smile made its way back to the shadow's face as he sent his power to his claw, extending each individual claw by a few inches as black fire surrounded them.
'Latias now!' the blue eon ordered. In an instant a red eon shot out from the same bush that Latios appeared from and had a pink orb of mist readied in her claws. But something was quite strange with Latias' attack, small but unnoticeable sparks of black energy crackled around the mist ball as the red eon launched it.
The Mist Ball exploded on impact with the shadow and almost immediately he fell to the grass. The shadow was unable to keep himself afloat and fell to the ground as his vision blurred. His bleeding drastically increased as the black sword in the blue dragon's wing disappeared.
'Now brother!' Latias called out. And without a second thought, the blue eon nodded and opened his mouth. Slowly, a volatile ball of blue energy grew within Latios' mouth. And finally Latios launched his ultimate attack, his Luster Purge.
The ball of pure energy shot out of Latios' mouth as a deadly stream of power. It flew at unimaginable speeds toward the shadow who was left on the ground completely vulnerable. It came closer and closer to the shadow until...
"Do you think this is enough to stop me?"
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Phew! That was a lot of work! Well I hope you enjoyed this chapter and don't forget to tune in next time on Remembering an Old Friend!