Hello readers and welcome back to another chapter of Remembering an Old Friend! I'm so excited about my new story! I can't wait until this story is finished xD. Well anyway I hope you enjoy this chapter!

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Last time on Remembering an Old Friend...

Ken woke up, sweating, it was still dark out. "Mom, Dad, Colette. I can't believe that we were a family..."

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"We were a family, and that shadow took them all away..." the blue dragon said to himself. He looked up into the starry sky, the full moon shone its faint lunar rays over the landscape as Ken made sure not to disturb the two girls that were sleeping on him. "But if Colette is my sister, then who was that girl I met on Mt. Silver?" Ken pondered in his own thoughts, thinking back to that unfamiliar time.

The blue dragon wracked his brain, it was when he was still in the soul dew and Latios and the others had confronted the shadow Colette. "What? That makes no sense! That couldn't have been Colette on Mt. Silver, it couldn't have." the blue dragon said to himself, doubting many parts of his memory. It was until Ken had really forced himself to remember when a black shot of energy sparked from his head, and suddenly, the strange memory of him meeting Colette in a hidden forest had vanished. And at that moment it became obvious, "This was the shadow's doing, but why was there a need to create the false memory in the first place?"

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A few hours before the final door to Ken's memory opened...

It was still dark, and the stars were still twinkling in the black skies above Mt. Silver, but the full moon was partially blocked by a wall of clouds. The group of friends peacefully slept away the overwhelming exhaustion of the day as they awaited for the sun's arrival in a few hours. The cave that sheltered them at the near tip of Mt. Silver was quiet, and a couple of our heroes were still secretly awake.

Bianca was happily enjoying the soft feathers of Latios' chest as she nuzzled herself deeper into his body. Bianca thought that her precious friend was wistfully sleeping in the night, but she was wrong. "He's so warm..." Bianca sighed mentally as she smiled. She could hear the blue eon's heartbeat; it was a soft, gentle, beat and was fairly slow. The feeling of Latios' heartbeat only increased the rate of Bianca's, making her slightly nervous.

"I've never felt so nervous around Latios..." Bianca said in her thoughts as the heat in her body rushed to her face. "And I can tell that Latios has been acting strangely around me. I wonder what that means?" the young girl thought, hoping that she was the one making Latios act strangely. Still unaware that Latios was actually awake, Bianca carefully slid up on her "pillow", moving closer to the blue eon's face. Bianca's warm breath on Latios' neck made him flinch, but Bianca was too busy staring into her friend's face to notice.

"What in the world is Bianca doing?" Latios thought to himself, trying to get a good night's sleep. "She's been nuzzling me for five minutes! Why can't she just leave me alone so I can get some rest? Doesn't she know that Ash's trial is in two days!" Latios growled in his head, trying to keep his entire body still. Suddenly, there was a breath of warm air that hit Latios' neck, which made him flinch. "What was that?" Latios asked himself, shocked at the sudden breeze. The blue eon opened his eyelid just a bit to see what was going on on his chest. And to his surprise, Bianca's face was just inches away from his!

'What are you doing?' Latios quietly asked before Bianca got too close to him. The young girl squeaked in surprise, quickly covering her mouth to keep herself from waking the others up from their sleep. Bianca was speechless, for once, her usual in-control personality had "lost control" of the situation, leaving her incredibly embarrassed. 'Well?' Latios asked, unsure of how he was going to confront the rest of the conversation. Again, Bianca remained speechless.

Latios sweatdropped as he let out a quiet sigh, "Darn, she really does have feelings for me..." the blue eon thought to himself. Although Latios' ability to connect with other people's emotions is nothing when compared to Latias', Bianca's emotions were skyrocketing after he had spoke.

"Oh, hey Latios." Bianca smiled in embarrassment, awkwardly backing off of Latios' chest. "I was just... you know... it was cold and..." the young girl stammered, jumping around her words, unsure of how to explain herself. Bianca sat up, rubbing the back of her neck, everything from her neck to her face was red hot, if one would see how red her face was, they would be worried that there wasn't enough blood in the rest of her body to keep her alive.

'Are you ok Bianca?' Latios asked, knowing exactly what was going on in Bianca's mind. The young girl nodded quickly, replying with a weak "yeah.". Again, Latios sweatdropped as he sighed inaudibly; the blue eon looked into the nervous eyes of his friend. 'Bianca.' Latios began, gaining her attention. 'Why are you so nervous?' the blue eon asked, wanting Bianca to admit her feelings herself.

"Well, it's because..." Bianca thought for a second, "It's because of this museum." she lied. "They're still deciding on whether they want to buy my art or not." the young girl finished, earning a painful expression from the blue eon. Bianca knew that Latios can detect emotions, well not very well that is, but she was hoping that he wouldn't sense her true feelings.

'Oh really?' Latios asked, playing along with Bianca's lie. 'If so, then what did you paint?' the blue eon asked, feeling the enjoyment of squeezing out a secret from somebody. The young girl froze up, not thinking that her lie would backfire so easily. 'Bianca, even with my limited connection with people's emotions, I know that you're feeling something.' Latios said, leaving out the rest of what he knew as Bianca turned even redder. (If that was even possible) Bianca turned as red as a tomato after hearing this, her hands and her feet were deathly cold as her body began to shiver in an attempt to regain its warmth.

"What are you talking about Latios? I'm not feeling anything, well other than being cold that is." the young girl quickly replied, trying to wriggle her way out of this situation. The blood rushing to Bianca's face made her dizzy as everything became fuzzy and unclear. The young girl was like putty in Latios' claws, although Bianca was hardly putting up a fight, it made Latios feel a little sorry for making her feel like this.

'Do you have feelings for Ken? I remember that you felt something for him while I was in the soul dew.' Latios asked, pushing the conversation just a little further. Bianca nodded without confidence, unsure of how to reply. "Y-yeah. That's it, I feel flustered when I'm around Ken." Bianca laughed weakly, hoping that her red face was enough evidence for the questioning Latios. The blue eon pretended to think about her reply as he rubbed his neck. "So goodnight! Sorry for waking you Latios." Bianca said quickly as she lay down on the hard rock, her back facing Latios.

"I think I pushed her too much..." Latios sighed as he scooted closer to Bianca. "Man, I really don't want to do this! But I have to, especially since Lorenzo's passing..." the blue eon groaned in his thoughts. 'Hey, Bianca.' Latios said, trying to hide the reluctance in his voice. The young girl lay still, still too nervous to answer. By now the blue eon was inches away from Bianca, 'Are you cold, Bianca?' Latios asked, deciding that he would replace his words with his actions. The violent shivering of the young girl's body was a good enough answer for him.

Latios leaned in closer as he picked Bianca up in his arms, the young girl squeaked as the blue eon reclined back, allowing Bianca to lie on his chest. "L-Latios, what's g-going on?" Bianca stuttered. Bianca's head practically exploded with red, there was more red in her face than in a murder scene. Latios reluctantly wrapped his arms around Bianca's stomach, providing her with warmth as he comfortably rested his back on the cave wall.

'Bianca, look. I know how you're feeling, you don't have to hide it anymore...' Latios whispered, gently squeezing Bianca's waist. "What the heck am I doing?" Latios scowled in his thoughts, resisting the urge to stop immediately and go to sleep. Bianca simply blushed at the action as her thoughts began to cloud. 'And I just wanted you to know that, I'll protect you, care for you, and be there for you.' the blue eon said in his softest voice possible. Luckily for Latios, Bianca fainted, unable to believe what Latios said was true.

"Thank goodness..." Latios sighed inwardly, slowly closing his eyes as the effects of slumber took over.

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"Here are your rooms." the officer said, extending his arm to the desired room. Ash, Delia, Pikachu, the driver, and his partner were in the basement of the Indigo Plateau. And no, this so-called "basement" wasn't a run down, moist, rat infested cellar. The basement level was just like any other floor in the Indigo Plateau, red carpeting, white walls, and hallways lined with rooms. The only thing the basement lacked were windows.

The room the officer pointed to was fairly small, it had three rooms, a living room, a bathroom, and a bedroom. "Well at least the superiors working here aren't completely heartless." the driver said with a weak smile. "I heard that they gave you the nicer rooms since you're an eleven year-old child and a hard working mother." the officer said, walking Ash and his mother into their room.

"Are there any other rooms than these?" Ash asked, making sure that Pikachu was still on his shoulder. The driver nodded grimly.

"Yes, but any floor below this one is as bad as an old time dungeon." the driver explained, happy that the Ketchums had received this somewhat luxurious cell.

"Goodnight you two, and don't forget, you're trial is in two days." the officer said as he shut the door.

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Morning came, the sound of chirping birds filled the air above the cave in Mt. Silver. Ken was already awake, unable to go back to sleep after the unlocking of the final door to his memories; strangely, he looked well rested. The sun barely peaked over the horizon, the sun's rays hardly stretched over the land. Far in the distance, the enormous structure of the Indigo Plateau could be seen just past a forest of some kind. "Colette..." the blue dragon mumbled. He rubbed the tiredness from his face as he carefully sat up, gently placing Misty and Latias to the side of him.

Ken turned to his left to see Latios and Bianca... cuddling? What! A shocked and disturbed expression was plastered onto the blue dragon's face; it seemed impossible for him to avert his eyes. "I'll just pretend I never saw that..." Ken said to himself. "But good for them, I guess?" he finished in his mind. The blue dragon turned around, his back facing Latios and Bianca, to find Latias beginning to wake from her sleep. The red eon opened her amber eyes and and stretched her body as her eyes met with her friend's.

'Good morning Ken, whoa...' Latias trailed off, she sensed great sadness emanating from Ken's core. 'What's wrong?' the red eon asked as she faced Ken. The blue dragon was confused, he was almost positive that Latias trailed off because she saw Latios and Bianca, but it seems like he was wrong. 'I can sense your feelings, why are you so sad Ken?' Latias asked again, shocked at how much sorrow was expelled from her friend. Still, the blue dragon was utterly confused, 'It's ok, you can tell me.' Latias smiled. Then it hit him, she smiled just like Colette...

"Oh, it's nothing." Ken said, trying to brush the subject off; finding it hard to look into Latias' eyes. Latias pouted, it was obvious to her that Ken was lying, so she gave him a look that told him that she wasn't buying the lie. "No really, it's nothing, Latias." Ken lied once again, hoping that Latias would just leave the subject. Still, Ken received the same look, "Fine, I had a dream about Colette." the blue dragon admitted, although he was still partially lying.

'Oh, really? What was your dream about, Ken?' the red eon asked, slightly surprised. "He was dreaming of Colette? I thought he had feelings for me? Oops I think I just flattered myself!" Latias giggled weakly in her thoughts as she waited for Ken to answer her. The blue dragon had a blank look on his face, hoping that he wouldn't have to answer.

'Sorry, I guess I'm being a little too pushy.' Latias apologized, backing off on the conversation. The red eon turned to her right to see a sleeping Misty, when she turned to her left, she found Brock drooling on his backpack and her brother cuddling with... Bianca? WHAT! Was Latias' first reaction. The red eon almost had a look of horror at the sight of this because of its suddenness. Latias regained her composure after a few moments passed by, allowing the image to settle in her mind. 'I knew you would find the perfect mate Bianca!' Latias smiled to herself.

"It was about Colette..." Ken suddenly spoke, snapping Latias out of her hopeless romantic state. Latias was confused, what exactly was Ken talking about? But finally the previous conversation returned to her mind.

'No, it's ok Ken. You don't have to tell me if you don't want to.' Latias said, trying her best to take her eyes off of her brother and Bianca. The blue dragon raised his claw, signaling that he was ok with telling her about his "dream". 'Wasn't Colette that girl that you met at Team Rocket HQ?' the red eon asked.

The blue dragon shook his head, "Not exactly. She was my sister." he said. Ken told Latias what he remembers from his childhood as the rest of the group began to wake up one by one.

Misty was the first wake up, then came Brock, and finally Latios and Bianca. The red headed girl and the spiky headed boy rubbed the sleep from their eyes as they stretched their bodies, their joints cracked loudly as they sighed in relief. Bianca quickly remembered what Latios had done the night before and looked to her side to find herself lying on top of the blue eon's chest. "Sorry Latios!" Bianca squeaked, quickly getting on her feet as she brushed her skirt off.

'It's alright.' Latios simply said, dusting himself of as he stretched his body. Surprisingly enough, Ken had finished telling the tale of his story, while Latias just sat in her spot, her mind was still processing the information.

'I'm so sorry, Ken.' the red eon said, trying to comfort her friend.

"It's alright, don't worry about it so much. Besides, we have Ash's case to worry about." the blue dragon replied.

Oblivious to the two eons' conversation Latios spoke, 'Alright, let's continue our discussion.'

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(A/N I'm so sorry for my lazy writing, but I'm fast forwarding the story to the day of the trial :/)

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"Right this way Mrs. Ketchum." the officer said as he guided Delia and Ash into the elevator. "We'll be heading to the second floor where the courtroom is." the officer informed as he pushed one of the many buttons next to the elevator door. The cream colored button lit up as the gears in the elevator shaft began to do their work.

"Do you know who my lawyer is going to be?" Ash asked, handing Pikachu to his mother. The officer paused and rubbed his chin, thinking of what he should say.

"I'll let you find out." the officer said with a smile, but Delia had already figured it out as soon as he did. "Alright we're here." the officer said as the elevator doors began to open, revealing another hallway, but this one had large, intimidating, double doors at the end of it. "Right this way." said the officer, guiding the family through the double doors.

Ash thought that his trial would be something small that wasn't such a big deal, with very few people. But he was wrong. As soon as Ash, Pikachu, and Delia walked past the threshold, they were welcomed by several important looking people, angry citizens, and most of the riot members. The room was packed with enraged and disgusted people. A few people threw objects they had in their hands while others shouted out vile comments towards the family. "I bet he's touched that Pikachu that his mother is carrying..." whispered a crowd member.

As Ash and Delia walked up to one of the two stands near the front of the court, the two officers stayed behind and closed the double doors. The leader of the mob along with the scientist were standing at the second stand across from Ash's. A tall, broad shouldered man wearing a black cloak walked up to the bench. The judge had a smug grin tugging at his lips as he sat down, "All rise!" the bailiff announced.

"Sit down." the judge rudely ordered after taking his seat. "Let's get this over with." the judge said lazily, giving the feeling of not wanting to be in the courtroom for this particular case. "Have them say the oath." the judge said flatly, resting his temple on two fingers as he flipped few a small pile of documents. It was obvious to every individual in the courtroom that the judge was being very nontraditional for this case.

The incredibly large bailiff stood in the center of the courtroom and looked at both the defendant and the plaintiff. "Do you swear to tell the true, the holy truth, and nothing but the truth under this Arceus-forsaken world?" the bailiff questioned.

"I swear to tell nothing but the truth." both sides said in unison. This courtroom seemed to be lacking its officialdom due to the topic of the case. "Before we start, the court must assign a lawyer to the defendant, are there any volunteers?" the judge asked, looking around the room for any takers. The eerie ring of silence floated in the air as people looked around the room for the volunteer. Right before the Ketchums' lost their hope, an officer in the back walked forward as several people in the room shot him nasty looks.

"I will." the officer said flatly.

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'Remember what to do you guys.' Latios reminded as they approached the Indigo Plateau. Misty and Brock nodded in unison as the blue eon descended toward the Earth, keeping his invisibility up as he went.

'Good luck you two.' Latias said, her face was filled with anxiety. The eons and Bianca waved goodbye as Misty and Brock entered the building. "Good luck to you, Ash..." Latias thought, unable to control the bad thoughts in her mind. The remaining group flew to the top of the Indigo Plateau and awaited for the conclusion of Ash's trial.

Latios quietly mumbled to himself, 'Let us all pray that the law is on your side Ash...'

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"Court is now in session!" the judge said with an intimidating voice, this gruesome trial had finally begun. Several hours had passed, there had been numerous name callings, irrelevant objections, and biased decisions all throughout the case. Finally, the court has reached its conclusion, "Has the jury reached a verdict?" the judge asked, happy that this case was over.

"Yes your honor." a woman said after clearing her throat. "Ash Ketchum is found..."

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Sorry everybody for my terrible, awful, writing... :'( I felt that the story was going too slow so I skipped ahead to the day of the trial for that reason. And as for the events in the courtroom, I felt as though not many people would enjoy the workings of a courtroom so I skipped pretty much all of it, I mean, someone could just turn on the TV if they wanted to know what happens in a courtroom right?

Once again I apologize! And I promise to make the next chapter better! Please review and tune in next time on Remembering an Old Friend!