Welcome back readers to another chapter of Remembering an Old Friend! Well nothing much to say except that I'm still working on my other story, so I hope you enjoy this chapter! XD
Thank you Andy-m for your spectacular review! And yes, so many people favor stories without an OC -.- But oh well! And thank you for noticing my "improved" writing :D I feel so special xD
LatiasXash! It's been like... forever! Although I'm dieing to know what happened to you, I'll respect your privacy. Anyway, I hope your doing alright and keep writing! I need to know what happens next to Michael xD.
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Started watching Elfen Lied and, oh jeez... shudders well anyway, on to the chapter!
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"That's unbelievable..." Brock said in a state of confusion, his mind was flipped upside down at the information he had received. The three friends were flying over the vast landscape of Kanto, passing by several towns as they went; the sun was starting to set as the warmth its light gave began to fade away. Latias turned to Brock and nodded in objection, her expression said "Yes it is because it did happen..." the red eon turned back to the beautiful scenery in front of her. The sun setting over the horizon was genuinely magnificent as the sounds of the Kanto region below them began to quite down.
"It's so, peaceful." Latias sighed in her thoughts, staring endlessly at nature's beauty. "All I can do now is wait until I can spend moments like these with Ashy!" Latias squealed mentally, enjoying herself in her thoughts as Brock looked down below at the ground, hoping to catch a small glimpse of some beautiful women. The blue dragon lazily flew, his posture was sagging slightly and his eyes were beginning to give way.
"Where are we supposed to be going?" Ken slurred, struggling to keep himself awake. Latias pointed to the miniscule piece of land that peaked just over the horizon, making sure Brock didn't fall off as she directed her friend. "How much longer until we get there?" the blue dragon slurred once again, jerking himself awake as the contents of the large backpack shook, making a few rattling noises as he took care in keeping the backpack balanced.
"Looks like you're tired, Ken." Brock pointed out, unaware of his painful obviousness. The blue dragon nodded slowly as he pushed himself to stay awake. It appears as if the backpack's weight has finally taken its toll on the blue dragon's stamina, but something felt unusual to him, he would never get this exhausted by just doing a simple task such as carrying a heavy weight. Something was definitely wrong, but Ken paid no more attention to it as he focused on making it to Mt. Silver.
'Should we stop for a quick rest?' Latias asked, slowing down a bit as the sun continued to fall farther below the horizon. The blue dragon shook his head, wanting to keep going until they reached the distant land of their destination. 'Ok...' the red eon said reluctantly. Taking a precautionary action, Latias tugged on Ken's arm, guiding him as he struggled to keep going.
"Wasn't Mt. Silver the place where Ken grew up?" the squinty eyed boy asked himself, letting the slight breeze run through his spiky hair. Brock concluded his boring thoughts by himself as Latias continued to dream about Ash and her going off together and traveling the world.
"I have so many things planned for when Ash comes back!" Latias squealed in her private thoughts as she continued to guide Ken without letting him fall behind. "How should I greet him after the trial is over? But wait, what if he doesn't win the trial!" Latias gasped in horror, making sure that she had kept a straight face as she spoke in her thoughts. "I shouldn't talk like that! Of course Ash is going to win!" the red eon told herself. "Oh I can't wait to until Ash comes back! That way he and I can enjoy this beautiful view together." Latias gushed as ignorantly as a teenage girl.
The thought of being reunited with the boy she loved clouded her mind, if she was mature enough to see how she was acting she would surely slap herself in the face. She completely avoided hundreds of other factors that could crush her dreams with Ash. But, with the thoughts of Ash in the way, Latias continued her fantasies as the mass of Mt. Silver grew larger.
"I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with Ashy!"
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"Alright, we're here." the driver announced, flipping the sun visor up and back in its rightful place. The car had arrived at an enormous building, its height almost blocked out the descending sun's rays as it towered over Ash and his mother. "They'll be keeping you in a somewhat luxurious cell for the next couple of days until the trial starts." the officer informed, looking over his shoulder to be face to face with Ash and Delia.
"How come we have to be here even though the trial doesn't start in two days?" the raven haired boy asked, holding the yellow electric pokemon in his lap.
The officer shook his head with a sad smile, "Sorry Ash, but our bosses say that we can't tell you why they're keeping you or what they'll do to you if you're found guilty." Delia scowled in disgust as Ash gritted his teeth in anger. "But don't worry, I'm sure that you'll get a lawyer that isn't completely useless." the officer reassured. The family in the back seat of the police car nodded in appreciation as they stepped out of the car.
The Indigo Plateau was fairly crowded, especially since the evening was soon to come. Trainers, employees, janitors, and a few intimidating wealthy looking people occupied the space around and in the Indigo Plateau. Police officers littered the area as a few members of the riot were spotted in the crowd. "Ash, stay close to me and don't run off on your own." Delia ordered, pulling her son closer to her as she shut her door.
Those who took part in the riot at their peaceful home had smug grins plastered on their faces as they entered the enormous building. It was strange for a place as big as the Plateau to have very little parking space, so the police officers had to park off to the side in a dirt lot. "Follow us." the driver said, guiding the mother and son to the building.
Instantly, a handful of people began noticing the presence of Ash and shot him dirty looks. A few people tossed objects laying on the ground near them at Ash and his mother as the police officers turned their backs to the scene; they smiled as snickered to themselves thinking that this is what Ash deserved.
"What's that disgusting piece of pokephilia crap doing here!" a disgusted crowd member yelled at the top of his lungs, pointing at Ash as everybody turned to look as all the commotion. "I hope you lose! Jail is the perfect place for worthless people like you!" another person screamed, laughing uncontrollably. Delia shouted at the two delinquents, her presence turned to that of an enraged Ursaring that was protecting her child.
At this action of fighting back, a small group of people formed and began making their way towards the mother and her son, a few had knives held in their filthy little hands; they were ready to stab Ash and Delia to death on the spot. Everyone else watched as the other police officers continued to pretend to look the other way. The officer guiding the two family members put his arm in front of them and pulled out his pistol, shooting and the ground in front of the approaching crowd, scaring the entire lot of people.
"THAT"S ENOUGH! If any of you doesn't want to be arrested right this moment, I suggest going back to your own business!" officer shouted, him and his partner raised their guns at the riot members as they held their cuffs in the other hand. The sound of the gunshot continued to echo through space as silence. The group of people instantly but reluctantly backed off, and everyone watching went back to their own business.
"Sorry about that you two. Come on, let's keep going." the driver said, gently pulling on Ash's wrist as his partner gently tugged on Delia's.
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'That's a pretty small book, especially if it's a book about the law.' Latios pointed out as Misty came around the corner to the back of the postal office. The book in Misty's hands was a decent size, about a fourth of the size of the dictionary, and on the front it read, "How to be a good lawyer for idiots". 'I certainly would never buy that kind of book. That title is so insulting!' Latios gasped as he had Misty mount his back.
"Oh calm down Latios, they have like hundreds of books on teaching and telling people about all these different topics, and they make it easy for you too!" Misty informed, not even flinching at the book's title. "And besides, this is probably the closest thing we'll get to an actual Law School book. Those things are pretty pricey." the red headed girl said, opening the fresh pages of her book.
"But I thought you said that you got an actual Law School book..." Bianca sweatdropped as Latios began to take off into the air, flying high above the clouds to reduce the chances of being seen.
"Oh yeah, I forgot to say that I wasn't because I got my words all mixed up when you suddenly appeared out of nowhere." Misty laughed weakly, keeping her hand on an interesting part of the book. Both Bianca and Latios sweatdropped as the sun continued to drop over the infinite horizon. Mt. Silver was fairly close, its large mass towered over the surrounding area as its shadow was cast down upon a large area.
Bianca was looking around at their surroundings, it was fairly clear, only a few airplanes were seen passing trough the sky but there was something else that caught her eye, two little dots a few miles to their right were spotted in the distance. "Hey Latios, is that who I think it is?" Bianca asked, pointing to the tiny specks out in the distance.
The blue eon squinted his eyes, 'Hmm, possibly. Hold on a sec', I'll see who that is with my psychic.' Latios said, coming to a slow stop as he closed his eyes. An enormous amount of energy built up in Latios' mind, and at the very last second he released the energy, sending an invisible but harmless wave out into the space around them. The psychic wave traveled extremely far, almost reaching the distance of five miles. After a minute or so, Latios had opened his eyes, already staring in the direction of the two miniscule dots. 'It is them. Why don't we meet up with them right now?' Latios suggested.
Both of the girls nodded in agreement as the blue eon changed directions and began heading to the right. The clouds protected him from being spotted by anybody down below, the hustle and bustle of the cities and towns below them began to quite down as the sun continued its descent. Latios quickly gained speed not wanting to waste anytime by falling behind the two specks in the distance; going fast enough that Bianca and Misty could still keep themselves in their seats as they soared across the endless sky.
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Latias was smoothly cruising across the land, making sure to fly through the thickest clouds the sky had to offer. Both Ken and Latias were protected and kept warm from the bone chilling temperatures thanks to their feathers while Brock was left to suffer in the cold, shaking violently as strands of mucus were frozen solid just past the rim of his nostrils. "T-too b-ba-bad Nurse J-joy Isn't h-here to k-kee-keep me war-m." Brock stuttered, rubbing his arms for warmth as the two eons easily ignored him, tending to their own personal business.
"I wonder if Ash likes sight seeing? Or does he like strolls on the beach?" Latias continued to ponder in her head, still guiding the half conscious blue dragon toward their destination. The red eon took in a deep breath in her thoughts and began to talk about more romantic things to do with her beloved. But just before her mental mouth could move her lips, an enormous shock wave of energy shot past her. 'What was that?' the red eon gasped, sensing the familiarity in this unknown power.
Ken instantly jerked his eyes open, coughing a few times before letting go of Latias' claw to rub the sleep out of his eyes. "That felt like, Latios' psychic." the blue dragon said. "But when did he learn to control it like that?" he asked, earning a confused look from both Brock and Latias. "Hey look, I think that's them over their." Ken pointed out into the endless sky. The blue dragon aimed his claw at a small shape in the distance, it wasn't a small speck, but big enough for one to define the flying object's shape and color. "Come on, I think they're trying to meet up with us." Ken said, beckoning the red eon to follow him.
Latias simply nodded as she followed her friend, the speck became increasingly large, showing more distinct features of her brother along with Bianca and Misty on top of his back. Within a half a minute, the two groups had finally reunited, greeting each other with a smile as they continued to Mt. Silver.
'So how's that backpack feeling, Ken?' was the first thing that Latios had asked, still mildly enraged at how easily his friend managed the heavy weight. The blue dragon shook his body playfully, as all of Bianca's "necessities" shook the backpack. But to Latios' surprise the blue dragon gave a smug smile as they continued to soar through the air.
Latios gritted his teeth and looked away, gaining speed in his frustration. "What's wrong Latios, is Ken taking away your manhood?" Bianca teased, receiving friendly laughter from everyone else. At this the blue eon flew even faster, surpassing both his sister and Ken. "Oh no... I shouldn't have teased him..." Bianca sweatdropped, bracing herself for the intense speed as she warned Misty about what was going to happen.
'Brother, slow down.' Latias called out before her brother was out of earshot. But she was too late, Ken, Latias, and Brock all witnessed Latios shoot off into the distance, leaving behind the faint screams of Bianca and Misty. 'Oh brother...' the red eon sighed.
Brock, now somewhat recovered from his hypothermia snickered a little bit as a slight grin tugged at his lips, "Literally!"
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"Latios slow down!" Bianca begged, hugging her body close to Latios' back as Misty did the same; both hanging on for dear life. The blue eon was unresponsive, he continuously mumbled to himself as his enormous temple was seen pulsating out of his skull. But after a long minute had passed by, the trio had finally arrived in a secluded cave that was hidden near the tip of Mt. Silver. The mountain was, (obviously) enormous, its enlarging shadow was cast over an impressive amount of land down below.
The cave was fairly large and luckily, was found to be empty. The only things that were seen lying around were a couple pebbles here and there and a small amount of feathers that were scattered around the ground that had been left by passing y bird pokemon. The breathless eon allowed the shocked girls to dismount his back as he turned around, making his back face the mouth of the cave.
A look of victory was spread across Latios' face, the wild look in his eyes would tell anyone that he had just won something of some sort that was of great importance to him. As Misty and Bianca began to fix their mess of a hair, Latios patiently waited for the others to arrive, dying to see the look on Ken's face.
After a short three minutes, the Brock, Latias, and Ken had finally arrived. Brock was asleep on Latias' back as the red eon took caution in making sure her friend didn't fall. But to Latios' heart sinking surprise, Ken had a confused look on his face; the blue dragon's expression was definitely not that of a defeated individual. "Was I supposed to race you Latios?" Ken asked in severe confusion, setting down the heavy backpack on the rough surface of the cave floor; a small cloud of dust flew up as the heavy object landed.
That was all Latios could handle, he was done, no more, he was tired of doing this. The blue eon crossed his arms across his chest as he flew under the cave's roof, he didn't make eye contact with anybody as they all got comfortable. There was at least an eight mile radius of green and luscious forest, but past the greenery were well known cities.
Bianca and Misty finished fixing their hair as Latias carefully set Brock down under the cave's roof, setting the boy down next to Latios. Before Latias turned around to go back to the others, she caught Latios' stare and spoke while trying to control her suppressed snickering, 'I see that your attempt to impress your man failed, gay boy!' and with that Latias rushed back to the group as Latios' face exploded with anger and irritation.
"So how are we going to help Ash with this case?" Ken asked, only having a faint idea of how to approach the matter.
Bianca was the first to speak, "Well let's see. First of all we have no idea who's going to be Ash's lawyer so we can't really communicate with him or Ash." at this, it seemed as if Latias had died a little inside, but her determination to have Ash win this case overpowered her. "And second of all the only people that can really help out with this case is Misty, and Brock." Bianca said, unsure of what to say next.
"Are you saying that we need to lie?" the red headed girl gasped. But Ken shook his head.
"I don't think we have to lie about anything." Ken said, uttering a few snickers. "As long as we describe what they did to us with a lot of detail, and refer to human rights and a few other things, I don't think that this case should be too hard." the blue dragon said. He was partially right, the way the members of the mob treated them would almost guarantee them the upper hand of this case, but Ash did break the law...
The group of friends were in a tight spot, and all they had to refer to the law was the book that Misty had purchased online. But they still had to try. After Latios had calmed down a bit, he rejoined the group and discussed on Ash's trial. They had a few tricks up their sleeves, but they could easily be put down if they weren't lucky enough.
As soon as Brock woke up, the others began to tell the spiky haired boy of their ideas. It was a decent start for our heroes, and the sun had already set, leaving them to have their planning in the dark. It didn't take a while until everyone had urged both Ken and Latios to gather wood for a fire.
But finally, they both gave in, returning with piles of sticks and branches as they both lit their pile with a controlled breath of dragon breath. The fire was crackling as little embers shot out of the charcoal pile "Did you guys really have to use dragon breath?" Bianca asked as everyone pinched their noses in discomfort of the stench.
The blue dragon pointed to Latios, "It was Latios, I saw him eat a whole lot of green onions on the way back." he said.
Latios' temple began to pulsate again, 'It was only one!' the blue eon shouted. Everyone laughed playfully as the girls of the group patted the poor eon on the back, only comforting him to an extent. Ken apologized as they returned to their previous subject.
A few hours later, the group still had very little things they knew about to help Ash. It was as if there was no point for their friends in Altomare to even come here, well besides for emotional support. They decided to take a break from all of this "law" talk and prepared themselves for bed. Both Bianca and Misty took an eon as their own to cushion their bodies throughout the night.
Bianca took Latios and Latias and Misty took Ken.
This would be a very interesting night for Bianca and Latios...
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It was dark, everything felt heavy. Was this reality? Or was it just imagination? Whatever it was, all that mattered was that there was feeling. Although it was very overpowering, and unwelcoming, it giving him feeling meant that he was alive, but just barely. Inside of the black sphere that had massive amounts of dark energy pushed into it by the shadow, lay the Marauder's faint conscious.
The Marauder was as happy as any sick minded person could be. Having the shadow's power flowing into him allowed the Marauder to take a small peek into the shadow's mind. "Interesting... A new powerful superior, with impressive dark energies? And his plans aren't half bad either." the Marauder thought weakly.
"This is gonna be fun. I get to help in killing those little craps! And most of all, I get to kill that Latias!"
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Well, another end to another chapter! And yeah, I'm sorry again for the late update :(. I tried to get this chapter finished last Saturday but a bunch of things came up. Oh and I found out that The Unknown Latios has three thousand less words than one of my honors English summer reading books xD. Well please review and tune in next time on Remembering and Old Friend!