Morning came quickly. We all ate on Lapras's back. He didn't seem to mind or complain about food. Grovyle watched the sunrise, smiling at it, at the idea of having a sunrise in our future.

"We're almost there." Lapras told us.

"Where is it?" Everyone leaned forward to try and get a better look.

"Do you see the waves on the water? How they're slightly twisted? That is where the time gap is."

"Really?" I stood up to get a better look.

"Hang on." Lapras picked up speed. I had to sit again to not fall off. Beneath us the water started to fall. It looked as if Lapras was flying.

"Are you flying?" Pip asked.

"No. He's only in the sea of time." Even Grovyle sounded to be in awe of this phenomenon. I stood again, grabbing onto Lapras's neck so I wouldn't fall off. In front of us was a floating island and above that was a tower with a red cloud over it.

"Is that Temporal Tower up there?" I pointed at the tower.

"Yes."

"So how do we get up there?" Pip sounded to be in shock.

"You take the Rainbow Stone." Lapras got as close as he could to the island. "I will be here when you are ready to go home but this is as far as I could go. Good luck. Change the world."

Grovyle looked up at Temporal Tower. Determination gleamed in his eyes.

"I swear to you," Grovyle whispered to an invisible entity, "we will bring back the light."

We got off of Lapras's back and headed off toward our destination. The Hidden Land, in a sense, looked just as damaged as Temporal Tower did. Pokémon everywhere growled from the shadows but refused to come out of hiding.

I stopped in front of some old ruins. One picture depicted a small pink Pokémon unlike Celebi. It could only be Mew. The other was of Kyogre and Groudon. Finally the last was of the Pokémon deities of time and space.

"These are very old…" Grovyle observed.

We continued to walk through until we ended up at the end of some stairs. "What's this for?" We started to walk up the stairs.

"This must be a temple of some sort." Grovyle answered Pip. At the top was a circle inscribed with the same pattern that we saw in Brine Cave. It was missing a huge piece, however. On a tablet was some writing in Unknown ruins.

"Can you read it Grovyle?" Pip asked but I had already started to read it. In the back of my mind I could read it perfectly. They were all from the human alphabet!

Grovyle read it with me. He whispered. "You remember how to read it?"

I nodded.

"Well what does it say?" Pip tilted his head.

"Ash, put Pip's relic fragment in that indentation." Grovyle instructed.

"I think that is quite enough!" By this point I knew this voice in my nightmares. The Sableye surrounded us. "I let you go on this far but no more! You three are coming with me!" Dusknoir demanded.

"How did he find us?"

Pip wasn't asking Dusknoir but he answered anyway. "I had Master Dialga bring us here knowing you would be here eventually. Round them up and bring them to the dimensional hole."

The Sableye obeyed and forced us to the opposite end of the temple.

"Pip, Ashton…" Grovyle whispered.

"Way ahead of you." Pip and I said in unison. As a team the three of us lashed out at the Sableye, knocking them back.

"That's how you want to play it? Fine!" Dusknoir stood in front of us. "Just you and me, Grovyle."

Grovyle smirked. "Fine." He unleashed some blast seeds. Dusknoir knocked him back toward me. I took out some bullet seeds, ready to help, but Grovyle grabbed my arm.

"This is my fight. Stay back." He went back in the fight. Grovyle was too fast for Dusknoir but every now and again Dusknoir would finally hit him. It was hard not to jump into the mess.

Dusknoir backhanded him back toward us. "This is the end for you!" The mouth on Dusknoir's stomach opened and a black ball started to form.

An idea took shape. "Guys, when the ball comes towards us use pound, tackle, anything that'll hit that black ball back into his stomach." I whispered.

"Will that even work?" Pip was in disbelief.

"There isn't any time to think now." The ball was released just as Grovyle spoke.

"Now!" I yelled and used my tail to hit the ball along with Grovyle and Pip. It went back to Dusknoir, aimed at his stomach, knocking him down.

The Sableye were lost without Dusknoir. They retreated into the Dimensional Hole.

Grovyle looked at Pip. "Take the relic fragment back to the Rainbow Stone. Ashton and I will be here keeping an eye on Dusknoir."

I handed Pip his fragment and watched him walk up the stairs of the temple.

"Ash…is this really what you want?" Dusknoir spat out the words. "Do you really want to disappear?"

"What are you talking about?" I folded my arms.

"If you change the future everyone from the future will disappear…forever."

I stared at Grovyle. "Is this true?"

Grovyle cringed but nodded. "Yes. I knew from the get go that this would happen…but when you had your memories, Ash, you did too. You came knowing you and I would never be friends again." He took my hand. "I'm sorry for not telling you sooner."

Everyone will disappear…Pip…but Pip… I looked back up at the temple. "Pip doesn't need me anymore." I whispered.

Dusknoir somehow managed to get up and backhand me. I didn't even see it coming. He wanted me to be surprised! He was aiming for that moment of weakness! I waited for the next attack but it never came. Grovyle shielded me.

"Fine, you shall be the first to fall." Dusknoir opened himself up and Grovyle took the opportunity to grab him and start pushing him back toward the dimensional hole.

"What are you doing?" I demanded.

"I am taking Dusknoir back with me. Back to the future!"

"Are you insane?" I demanded of him.

"Maybe I am!" Grovyle grinned. "But I'm only doing this because of you. You are our last hope, Ashton! You'll need these." Grovyle threw the snowflake items at me. The Time Gears. "Ashton, you are the greatest friend anyone could have and I am thankful to have been your best friend and your partner in our own exploration team. We were an exploration team of time and darkness and sky. And remember, Ashton, that partings may be hard but love will always be there waiting."

"Unhand me!" Dusknoir squirmed.

"Quiet. We're almost there!"

Just as they got to the edge of the dimensional hole, Pip came to the bottom of the steps. "Grovyle!" He stopped short, scared maybe.

"Pip, promise me you'll take care of Ash and see to it our mission is fulfilled. It is up to you two."

Pip's eyes started to water but he nodded with a determined look in his eyes. "I swear to you on my honor."

"Good…" he turned to Dusknoir. "Sorry to keep you waiting but it's time to go back home." With that he pushed Dusknoir through the hole. I stared at the empty space that once contained Grovyle. Nothing stood. I cried for my friend.

Pip picked up the Time Gears slowly then handed them to me. "We have to do this now…for Grovyle."

I stood and took them. "For Grovyle."