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Thank you Owner Pwner! And it's alright :p. Well Latios took a knife to the arm! Haha yeah about the pancakes color joke I don't know, I felt that it fit Latias' personality to some extent :p. And yes, the shadow is the result of all the drugs and other stuff. So thank you!
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'Hello' Pokemon talk
"Hello" thoughts/ shadow speech
'Hello' telepathy
On to the chapter!
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Last time on Remembering and Old Friend...
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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'Oh no Ash, what are we going to do?'Pikachu asked sitting up on his best friend's bed. 'How are we going to handle this?' Pikachu sighed in disbelief.
"Well, the only thing we can do is to go to the trial and hope for the best." Ash admitted sadly. "I just don't know things will turn out." the raven haired boy was still in bed with his yellow pokemon in his lap. Ash's wounds began their slow but sure healing process, causing his body to become unbearably sore.
"Well Ash, dear. I'm going to look in the phone book downstairs to get you a lawyer." Delia said, giving her son a motherly peck on the forehead as she headed out the door.
'Hey Ash, should I contact Brock and Misty for you?' Pikachu asked. Motioning himself towards the phone on Ash's desk.
"Yeah sure. Thanks Pikachu..."
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Latios' Luster Purge collided with the shadow's claw as the shock wave cleared the mist from Latias' Mist Ball. A small crater formed in the ground around the shadow as the dark being completely absorbed Latios' attack.
"I don't think I can make it..." the shadow muttered under his breath. The stab wound in his stomach was pouring out a dangerous amount of blood as his breathing became even heavier than before. The splinters in his back were only minor compared to his real injuries. His claw emitted scalding hot steam due to blocking Latios' attack.
'What!' Latios gasped, his unusable arm swinging involuntarily as the cloud of dust cleared. Latios thought for sure that his plan would have worked, even after the shadow had taken so much damage. Unbelievable disappointment and fear grew in the pits of the twins' stomachs as they watched the shadow float back up.
'Latias, use another Mist Ball on him!' Latios frantically ordered as he charged up his own attack. Bianca was shaking with fear and adrenaline behind the bushes as her friends fought desperately to protect their friend.
Right before either of the twins could fire their attacks the shadow quickly reacted, "I don't think so!"
With great effort and energy, the shadow flew out of the clearing in a flash and quickly slashed both eons' wings with his claw, immobilizing them. 'Ahg!' they both grunted as they fell to the cold earth. The shadow flew towards a clearing in the tree top and turned around.
"Well this was fun and all but, three on one isn't very exciting for me." the shadow announced as he flew closer to his freedom. "But don't worry, I'll be back. And Latias, be sure to watch how you use your powers." and with that final word, the shadow disappeared through the clouds.
After the shadow's departure, everything in the garden fell silent. The only sound was the noise of all three eons panting heavily as the cold wind rustled the still plantation in the secret garden. 'Latias, are you alright?' Latios asked, as he dragged himself towards his sister and Bianca. But without another thought Bianca ran to the medical shed as the blue eon dragged himself closer to the red eon.
'Yeah, I think I'm alright.' Latias replied, propping herself up with both of her arms as she watched her brother drag himself with his only usable arm. But suddenly Latias attempted to fly back up, using her psychic powers to lift herself up. But it resulted in failure as her balance became unstable and came crashing back into the grass. 'Brother, why can't I levitate anymore?' Latias asked frantically, becoming aware of the shadow's last words.
'You can't because he cut our wings and damaged them to a point where we're unable to stabilize ourselves anymore.' Latios explained as Bianca came running back to them with an enormous suit case loaded with the most effective medical supplies and equipment. 'Bianca, you can wait on us, just go help Ken.' Latios ordered as he managed to flip himself on his back.
The young girl quickly nodded and ran to the blue dragon, whose body still lie on a nearby grassy hill. Bianca quickly examined Ken's body, spotting his broken arm, hurt back, wounded wing, and his cut cheek. And without a second thought Bianca quickly tended to the dragon's injuries.
Everybody was taken care of within a few hours as the three eons rested in the medical shed as Bianca watched over them. But soon, with all of the havoc that's happened, Bianca quickly fell asleep next to her friends; the sun quickly setting as it was replaced with the beautiful shining moon.
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'What happened?' the red eon groaned quietly as she rubbed her eyes. Quickly, the past events of that day came back to Latias as she took in her surroundings. "How long was I asleep for?" Latias thought to herself. She found herself laying on a soft mattress with a cozy blanket that protected her from the cold.
When the red eon turned to her left she found her brother asleep in the same mattress as her with the blanket snugly placed on his chest. And when she turned to her right, she found her lost friend on a separate mattress, sleeping peacefully without a care in the world, well maybe except for his wounds.
The sight of her friend next to her almost brought her to tears as she couldn't help herself but smile. 'Welcome back...' Latias whispered, wiping a single tear from her amber eyes. And at that moment Latias' brother began to stir about in the blankets. The blue eon slowly opened his eyes and flopped himself on his stomach, stretching his entire body while giving off a quiet yawn.
Although, Latios' stretch was very limited thanks to his injuries. The blue eon propped himself up with his left arm and sat up. Latios rubbed his eyes using his usable arm and turned to face Latias. 'Oh you're awake sis'. How are your wounds doing?' Latios quietly asked, quickly glancing outside the small window to find the full moon out in the dark sky.
'They're doing fine. How are yours?' Latias asked, quickly wiping her eyes to make sure her brother wouldn't worry. Latios turned his head to look at his wings, they were covered in bandages and slightly stained with his own blood. But surprisingly the only pain Latios felt was the soreness in his wings.
'They're doing ok, for now.' Latios replied, rubbing one of his wings softly. Suddenly Latios leaned to the side and looked past his sister and smiled warmly. 'Wow, I can't believe he's back. When he wakes up lets ask him how he got back.' Then the blue eon quietly slipped out of his blanket and playfully spread his body across the mattress.
'Wow brother, you're showing your playful side again.' Latias giggled, happy that she can laugh again. But thanks to the previous events of that day, Latios didn't blush or even become flustered, he just sighed and looked his sister in the eyes.
'Yeah, I sure am.' the blue dragon chuckled, feeling the nice material of the mattress. 'I'm glad that everything's peaceful. Well, at least for now.' Latios whispered, looking to his left to find a shivering Bianca on the cold hard wood floor. Gently, Latios lifted Bianca's body with his psychic and placed her next to him on the warm mattress. And with his usable arm, Latios pulled the blanket over Bianca's body, which stopped her shivering.
'How nice brother.' Latias commented sweetly as she scooted over to make more room for her brother to lie on. But then Latias remembered something significant about what her brother had just done; that's what Ken did when she was shivering on the cold floor when they first met. And at that instant it hit her, "Bianca, I think I found that special mate of yours."
'Thanks.' Latios replied, laughing a bit. 'You know, I really worry about this girl sometimes.' Latios began, earning a confused look from his sister.
'What makes you say that?' Latias asked quizzically.
'She takes too much responsibility than she can handle.' Latios replied. 'Well any-' but Latios was cut short when the blue dragon from across the room began to cough. 'Looks like he's awake.' Latios announced happily as he sat up to get a better look at his friend.
"Uhg..." the blue dragon groaned, propping himself up on his elbows as he rubbed his back with one arm. "What's going on?" he asked. The twins didn't know what to do besides smile as their friend noticed their presence. The three eons were speechless as the silence crawled back into the room. Latias began to laugh weakly and soon Latios followed suit, and finally Ken began to laugh as well.
'Welcome back, Ken.' the twins said in unison, their smile was as wide as ever. They all couldn't believe it, it's almost been half a year since they've last seen each other and now things seem almost normal.
"It's good to be back." the blue dragon replied, smiling so widely that his cheeks were beginning to hurt. Ken carefully crawled onto the twins' mattress and gave each of them a warming hug. For the rest of the night, the three joyfully caught up with one another as the sun peeked over the horizon.
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"Wow Latias, you've matured so much since I was gone." the blue dragon pointed out after they had caught up. Latias was taken aback at this comment, had she really matured that much?
'Really? How can you tell?' the red eon asked, almost positive that Ken was saying that just to make her feel happy. Latios was shocked as well, there was no way that his sister could have matured, even a little! 'Is it bad that I matured?' Latias asked, slightly afraid of the answer that she would receive.
"No, not at all!" Ken answered. "Don't you see that Latias has matured Latios?" the blue dragon asked, facing Latios. But the blue eon gave an unsure shrug but quickly smiled when Latias looked at him. "Well here, I'll just explain it to you." the blue dragon started. "Your tone and personality have changed Latias, if I didn't know you before you changed I would have thought that you're a mature adult." Ken praised.
The red eon gladly took the status of maturity given to her as Latios scooted closer to the blue dragon. 'You've matured as well Ken. If I remember correctly your emotions were always unstable whenever you were around Latias.' Latios said. But no embarrassment came out of that comment, only weak laughs from both Ken and Latias.
'It seems that we've all become adults, well at least emotionally and mentally.' Latios finished, flashing a confident grin to his friend. It was true, everybody in that room has matured greatly since they first met. Latias now knows how to control her emotions more effectively and doesn't throw the word "love" around as loosely as she did before.
Ken's emotions are now fully under his control and no longer feels flustered whenever he's around Latias. And with his darkness gone from his body, his anger seems a little more in check. And finally there's Latios. Protecting family is important, but not allowing that family to have any freedom is hardly protecting them at all. And keeping the one's you love happy requires that you too should show your true friendly self to them.
'But now that that's done with, what are we going to do about your shadow?' Latios asked, causing the atmosphere to tense.
"I don't know at the moment but I know that I should prepare to fight him when he attacks." Ken replied. But when this was said, Latias shook her head sadly. A confused look appeared on Ken's face as he waited patiently for Latias to say what was on her mind.
'No, Ken. You're not going to fight this shadow by yourself.' Latias said firmly. 'Brother and I are going to help. It would be selfish for brother and I to just stay behind and watch you fight all alone. ' Latias finished. Hearing this shocked Ken greatly, but surprisingly Latios wasn't shocked one bit.
"No, you cant'! It's too dangerous for both of you!" Ken said defensively, making sure that his voice didn't wake Bianca. But this time, Latios shook his head; it was his turn to lecture his friend.
'Listen to Latias, Ken. She's right you know, you may have matured but your stubbornness to put all the danger upon your shoulders is still present.' Latios began. 'No matter what you say, or what happens, Latias and I will stick by your side till the end.' Latios said, staring into his friend's eyes with great determination.
The blue dragon sighed, "I guess there's no stopping the two of you. But thank you. I'm really glad that you guys are going to help" the blue dragon thanked. The sun had ventured over the horizon quite a bit, its heart warming heat slightly penetrated the cold quickly, the clouds overpowered the sun's rays and blocked it out, returning the sting of the cold air.
'So where do we start?' Latias asked, but just as she asked Bianca began to open her eyes. The red eon turned around to face her best friend, 'Good morning Bianca.' Latias greeted, flashing Bianca a warm smile.
"Good morning Latias." Bianca replied. But as the girl sat up, the sight of her friend, Ken, caught her eye. Just like the others, she was speechless when she saw the blue eon. And once again after the young girl got over her shock, the three eons began to tell her what's happened to Ken since he "died".
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"It's good to see that you've matured as well Bianca." Ken commented with a small grin. While Bianca took this as a compliment, Latias and Latios both secretly agreed that Ken's compliments were an extreme exaggeration.
"Thanks Ken, but about preparing to fight the shadow... I know I don't have any kind of powers or physical strength, but I do know that I will help you three in anyway I can!" Bianca said, a little disappointed at how useless she was.
"Thanks Bianca, but I just remembered something that the shadow said before he left." Ken said in a serious tone, causing the silence to creep back in. Everybody already knew what the blue dragon meant, it was the final words of the shadow warning Latias about her powers.
'Is it about the shadow warning me about the use of my powers?' Latias asked, incredibly afraid of her recently acquired healing skills and increased power. The blue dragon nodded with a grim look on his face, there was no telling if what the shadow said was truly a warning, or just a grim joke that was meant to drive them to insanity.
"Yes, but what I can sense coming from you, Latias, is the shadow's aura." Ken informed, Latios, Latias, and Bianca gasped as they continued to listen with great intensity. "His power still lingers in your body. But the thing that scares me is, I have no idea of what will become of you Latias." the blue dragon finished, causing great tension in the medical shed.
'Yeah, I can also sense his power coming from you sis'.' Latios pointed out.
"Well anyway, I'm sure nothing bad should happen Latias. The only thing I can tell you is that you should keep your emotions under control." Ken advised as he attempted to fly up. This slightly calmed everyone in the room, but the parasitic words of the shadow still pecked at their thoughts. The instant Ken gained some altitude, he immediately began to wobble and become unstable and came tumbling back down onto his mattress.
"Ow! What the heck?" the blue dragon groaned as he writhed in pain on his mattress. Latios struggled to contain the smirk tugging at his lips as Latias explained why he couldn't fly.
'Oh, about that. The shadow injured all of our wings, so none of us can fly. Well at least for now that is.' Latias explained, picking up Ken with her psychic powers, but failed and ended dropping him. 'Sorry! Are you alright Ken?' Latias said guiltily. The blue dragon gave a painful smile signaling that he was alright, well sort of.
"Alright you three, no flying or using any of your powers. Got that?" Bianca said, as she stood up and walked over to Ken to help him back up, making sure that he didn't topple over as soon as she walked away. "I'm going out to get something to eat, do you guys want anything?" Bianca asked before opening the door.
The three eons consulted on what they should get using telepathy and finally decided, 'Italian!' they cried telepathically. Bianca simply nodded and smiled as she walked out of the medical shed. There were a few Italian restaurants in Altomare, but they all made up for it with their deliciously made foods.
'Wow Ken, I think that's the second time I've seen you use telepathy.' Latios commented after Bianca left.
"I guess you're right..." Ken said out loud, causing Latios to sweatdrop.
But then something hit Latias' thoughts, 'Ken, if it's alright, can I ask you something?' Latias asked innocently as she examined her claws. The blue dragon nodded and leaned in, ready to listen. 'Well, you know how you can sense the shadow's power in me? Ever since we first arrived in Kanto, black sparks would always shoot out of my claws whenever I tried to heal someone.' Latias finished.
"I remember asking the shadow about those sparks when I was back in the soul dew. He said that if you overuse your healing powers you'll lose all of the power that you have." Ken answered, causing a bit of panic to go off in the pit of Latias' stomach. "But don't worry, I'll make sure nothing bad happens to you Latias!'the blue dragon assured.
'Thank you Ken.' Latias smiled. But then Latios made eye contact with Ken and began to speak.
'Alright, well while we heal. Why don't we plan our training?'
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"My king you sure are a pain in the ass." the shadow cursed, his wounds stopped bleeding but they were still wide open. "But no worries, I know the perfect place to go to that will definitely help me." the shadow chuckled darkly.
The shadow was resting on a small deserted island, and out in the distance there was a large building that looked like it could be part of a large company. "Almost there, just a few more miles until I get there." the shadow told himself as he got back up.
The dark being flew off, and during his take off, his body was surrounded by a black ball of fire which disappeared as quickly as it came. As soon as the fire disappeared, most of the shadow's wounds were completely healed and a blue wing replaced the red symbol on his chest.
"Alright Team Rocket, let's see your HQ feel the power of the First Tier!"
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Phew! Well I hoped you liked this chapter and remember to always review! Oh and a few side notes, when I write blue dragon it's Ken, and when I write blue eon it's Latios. And it turns out that I'm not dieing! I was just over reacting to an annoying cold! So tune in next time on Remembering an Old Friend!