Welcome back readers to another chapter of Remembering an Old Friend! Only one reviewer? :( Well I guess I'll still try my best to write... :'( So I hope you enjoy this chapter, and don't forget to review!
Thank you Bravo I knew I could count on you! Haha yeah about that two cut cheeks mistake... I fixed It! xD and no, I'm not updating only on Wednesdays, it's just coincidental I guess :P. Anyway thanks for your review!
Disclaimer: Don't own Pokemon, never have, never will.
On to the chapter!
…
Last time on Remembering an Old Friend...
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!"
…
'So what did they say?'Pikachu asked after hopping back up on Ash's bed. The raven haired boy sighed, but strangely his expression quite happy, but at the same time he looked as if he was filled with shame and guilt.
"Well Pikachu, I'm glad I have best friends in the world." Ash said, confusing Pikachu by stating the obvious.
The yellow mouse scratched his ear and tilted his head, 'Well I know that but you didn't really answer my question Ash.' Pikachu deadpanned.
The raven haired boy sighed, "They said that they'll be with me the entire time throughout the trial."
…
"Alright, you got it!" the blue dragon cheered. The three eons' training had just begun, and the first thing they worked on was their psychic strength. Latias had successfully lifted a large amount of water from a nearby pond and managed to shape the crystal clear liquid into a deformed sphere. "Wow Latias that was great! Well, at least for your first time that is." Ken laughed nervously.
But as soon as Latias heard this praise, she gave a warm smile toward her teacher and lost her focus, dropping her liquid sphere back into the pond. 'Oops...' Latias blushed, embarrassed at her mistake.
'So much for being mature...' Latios deadpanned as Latias shot him an angry look. Not paying attention to the scene, Ken turned to the blue eon and signaled him to take his turn in strengthening his psychic. 'Pfft, this should be easy.' Latios scoffed with confidence as his eyes began to shine with a brilliant blue. With little effort, the blue eon lifted the entire contents of the pond and formed a perfect sphere.
Latias simply pouted and turned away as Latios' injured arm began to swing lifelessly around his side. Bothered by the unwanted movement, Latios immediately dropped his aqua sphere into the pond causing a large amount water to splash all over his body, drenching his feathers. Almost instantly, Latias broke out into a side cramping fit, desperately trying to recover before her laughs turned into snorts.
'That's not funny you immature little harlot!' Latios shouted, trying to use his psychic to repel the liquids from his feathers. 'You have no idea how hard it is trying to focus with this, this lifeless piece of meat!' the blue eon complained while pointing at his injured arm. Unfortunately, though, Latios received an unexpected response.
The red eon slowly stopped her joyful giggle fit and gained the look of shame and guilt followed by a sad smile. 'I'm sorry brother, I really am.' Latias apologized. 'But my action showed me just how weak I really was, and I'm going to become stronger for you, Lorenzo, Ken, and father!' the red eon said firmly.
"Um, didn't we just have talk about how mature we've gotten a few hours ago?" Ken asked, feeling slightly awkward. Completely ignoring their friend, Latios and Latias came in for a heart warming hug. The blue dragon face palmed, "Well anyway, good work from the both of you. But we still have a long way to go."
…
"Ash, honey. I'm sorry but not a single lawyer would take the job." Delia sighed in great disappointment. The young woman entered the raven haired boy's room, placing the heavy phone book in her hand, on her son's desk. Ash and Pikachu were dumbfounded, what kind of lawyer wouldn't want to make money whether they would win or lose the case?
After a few moments Pikachu quickly realized why Mrs. Ketchum failed to hire a lawyer, but Ash on the other hand was still completely lost. "But why mom? Are lawyers really that hard to get?" the raven haired boy questioned..
Delia didn't know how to put their situation in words; she still loves her young son and wanted to protect him from the realism of society. "Well Ash, dear. After I mentioned the case to each and every lawyer out there, they instantly rejected because they want no part of the pokephilia case." Delia answered, holding her son as close as possible to her body. How could they do this! Here is her injured son lying in bed who is being tried at court just for having feelings for someone other than a human!
That was it, Ash has had it. He was sick and tired of it all, "Mom, I'm going to lose this trial, aren't I?" the raven haired boy sighed in defeat. Even after all of his adventures, all of the heartbreak, disappointment, and frustration, no matter how strong he's gotten from his experiences, nothing could have prepared him for this.
"Don't worry, we're going to get through this somehow." Delia comforted, caressing Ash's head in her hands.
"Oh man Ash, it hurts me to see you like this. But I have no idea on what I should do." Pikachu worried in his thoughts.
…
"Hey you guys, Misty just sent me a text telling me when the trial is going to be." Bianca announced, taking her eyes off of her sleek flip phone. The three dragons quickly responded, stopping their training as they swiftly made their way over to Bianca who was sitting comfortably on the tree swing.
'Really? Did she tell you where the trial is going to be held?' Latias asked. Bianca quickly aimed her eyes back at her phone and said that the trial is going to be held at the Indigo Plateau in three days. 'What! Well, what should we do?' the red eon asked, unsure of what actions should take place.
'The only option we have is to watch in secret whether Ash will win this case or not. But that's totally up to you sis', and let's hope that he has a good lawyer.' Latios suggested, rubbing his unusable arm gently. While Latios was talking, Bianca went back to reading Misty's text.
"Hey wait guys, Misty says that no lawyer will support Ash in the case..." Bianca announced, disheartened.
The three eons were shocked, Latias especially, 'But how is he going to win without a lawyer? What will they do to him if he loses?' Latias whimpered. It was just so unfair for them all, their best friend is a dead man in this pokephilia case without a lawyer!
'We should go meet up with Ash and the others in Kanto and discuss this further.' Latios said. Although the situation was completely hopeless for them and Ash, the thought of seeing Ash again perked Latias up quite a bit.
'Really?' Latias asked hopefully, her eyes sparkled with excitement. Latios nodded in response while Ken racked his brain on the details of Ash's case. 'But how are we going to stay hidden this time brother? They already know what Bianca and I look like.' the red eon asked, scared of the new dangers that await them in Kanto.
'For you sis', just change into another disguise that doesn't look like Bianca.' Latios suggested, then he turned to Bianca. 'But for you Bianca,I guess we'll just have to be extra careful when we're out in public.' Latios warned, planning ahead to make sure Bianca stays safe while they're in Kanto.
"So I'm guessing we're just going to have to put off training then." Ken sighed, finished with his thinking on the case. Latios nodded as the blue dragon regained his composure, "So when should we leave for Kanto?" Ken asked, already feeling the aches and pains in his wing.
"Well it'll be too late to discuss with Ash and the others if we took a cruise ship, so I guess we'll just have to fly there today." Bianca said. At this, all three eons gulped, although Ken had healed their wings, they don't know if they're ready to fly for such an amount of distance.
'Well let's rest up for the next hour and head out.' Latios announced, picking a few berries from a nearby bush. The rest nodded in agreement and went to tend to their own needs. Bianca left the garden to get some supplies for their trip at her house while she texted Misty back. Latios dove into a pool of water which took him into the water filled channels of Altomare to let its clean water rejuvenate his body . And Latias and Ken were left in the garden by themselves.
"Man, she still has feelings for Ash." the blue dragon sighed inaudibly as he attempted to heal the rest of his wounds. Latias on the other hand seemed to have no problems with her wing, but something else did; it seemed very serious. Black sparks shot out of Latias' claws which caused her great discomfort. "Is there something wrong Latias?" Ken asked, snapping out of his thoughts to tend to the red eon.
The red eon turned around and showed her claws to the blue dragon. Tiny black sparks shot out of her claws as she winced in pain. 'Yeah, it's the black sparks again. Why is this happening?' Latias asked, desperate to ease her discomfort.
"It's just as the shadow said, to watch how you use your powers." Ken quoted, examining the red eon's claws. But as the blue dragon repeated the shadow's words, the black sparks stopped and so did Latias' pain.
'What happened?' Latias asked, although glad to have the pain disappear so suddenly. The blue dragon pondered in his thoughts on why the black sparks stopped. He remembered giving Latias that pendant way back when the Marauder attacked Altomare, and also about the shadow telling him something important about the pendants, but what was it!
"Well the only reason I could come up with is that the sparks stopped because you aren't using your powers I guess." the blue dragon answered with little confidence. The red eon was shocked which surprised Ken. Was it something he said?
'But does that mean I won't be able to train with you?' Latias asked, her face was filled with sadness.
"Don't be so sad! I'm sure you can still train with Latios and I. Maybe these sparks only happen occasionally and not just when you use your powers." Ken said, slightly cheering Latias up; her smile warming the blue dragon's heart.
'Thanks Ken. You're the best friend ever!' Latias replied, giving the blue dragon a quick hug. It was weird getting a hug from Latias because to Ken it was as if life was mocking him about how that was all he would be to Latias, just a friend...
…
"Hmm, so many problems with little time. Of course, life couldn't get any more difficult, can it?" Latios asked himself rhetorically. Latios was on his back at the bottom of the ocean, he had followed the channels to the coast and made a small area of the ocean floor as his own space, not to heal, but to explore his thoughts.
There was little light where Latios lay, but he could easily spot many different species of pokemon with his dragon eyes. Latios rarely came out to the ocean by himself, but in situations like these, his alone time was mandatory. "Jeez, all this stress is... stressing me out!" the blue eon thought.
"Let's see what's going on right now? There's Ash's case, and we still need to plan Lorenzo's funeral using the money from the insurance company. And worst of all, the shadow..." Latios sighed, letting out tiny bubbles that floated up to the surface. "Dad, I wish you were here. Even though I had to mature greatly for Latias and I, I still need guidance from someone. Especially since Lorenzo passed away." Latios thought sadly, thinking back to the old days when Latias and himself were just children.
…
"Be careful Latias. I want you to listen to your brother while you guys are in the garden alone ok?" a middle aged man said. The man looked to be around his late thirties and was on his haunches, talking to a very cute little red dragon. "I have to go take Bianca to the dentist, so I want you to protect your little sister. Ok Latios?" said Lorenzo.
'Okay Lorenzo!' the little red eon said childishly. Latias was about the size of a mail box along with her brother who was slightly bigger than her. Latios nodded with confidence as the middle aged man left the secret garden. 'What should we do now brother?' Latias asked in a sweet childlike tone.
'We need to stay out of trouble. And no getting your head stuck in the tree's hole again!' Latios warned. Latias laughed as she tackled Latios to the ground.
'Don't worry, I promise I won't!'
…
"But she still got her head stuck in that tree anyway." Latios chuckled to himself. "I better get going, the winter's chill is starting to cool the ocean." Latios said to himself. And with that, the blue eon got up and went back to Altomare's water channels.
…
Back at the garden we find our two eons laughing merrily while peacefully soaking their little fins(I think that's right?) in the pond. 'Wow I can't believe you saw that!' Latias laughed after listening to a story told by Ken.
"Yeah! That guy just began to scream 'Stop chasing me soda machine!' while I was on my way to challenge one of the pokemon leagues in the Pacific Ocean!" Ken laughed as well, wiping a tear from his eye.
The eons' laughing soon came a stop as the air around them became still, well until Latias broke it. 'Thank you Ken.' Latias said, surprising the blue dragon at the sudden sentence. 'You really are a great friend, I don't know what I would do without you.' Latias smiled, nuzzling the blue dragon's shoulder.
Ken couldn't help but smile back, "You're welcome." he replied, but at that moment a strange noise came from a nearby fountain. Latios came back. "Oh Latios you're back." Ken greeted as the blue eon approached the two.
'Welcome back brother.' Latias welcomed with a warm smile. Latios remembered that Latias' smile was exactly as it was when she was little, and he couldn't help but let out a chuckle.
'It's good to be back.' Latios replied. Then suddenly, Bianca came back with a moderate sized backpack filled with the necessities needed for their stay in Kanto.
"Alright, let's go!" Bianca cheered as she threw her fist in the air.
…
There was blood everywhere, the crimson liquid was painted all over the demolished rubble of Team Rocket HQ. The blood curdling screams of failed experimental pokemon escaped from the basements depths. Dead bodies of the Team Rocket grunts littered the island. Down in the basement the Team Rocket leader Giovanni was pinned to the wall of a laboratory with two scientists hiding inside.
"It's been a while hasn't it, Giovanni?" the shadow smiled evilly. The nicely dressed boss was severely injured, several cuts and bruises covered his body, and both of his leg bones were smashed to bits.
"What... do... you... want?" Giovanni barely managed to ask as he spat out blood. The shadow was amused at this, his red smile sent chills down Giovanni's spine.
"It's not really something that I want you to give me, but more like something you're going to be doing for me." the shadow chuckled darkly. And without another word the shadow grasped Giovanni's head and smashed him into the ground. The shadow sent his energy into the boss's body, causing black sparks to shoot out from Giovanni's body.
The shadow laughed maniacally as the nicely dressed man's body began to turn black; the same color as the shadow. The whites of Giovanni's eyes turned black as his pupils turned an eerie yellow, but he soon began to revert back to his normal self. "Damn, I'm going to need more time to control him."
…
Well that's it! Sorry if this chapter's a little short but I hoped you enjoyed this chapter! And Happy Holidays to everyone! Tune in next time on Remembering an Old Friend!