SKB99: "OH, MY GOD! SHE'S CRAZY! SHE'S TRYING TO….!"
Luna: "Looks like our boss is having some difficulties….Please read this while I help him."
SKB99: "NOOOOOO!"
Yami and Jake were wondering the forest in the backyard of their house. They weren't that far away from home, just in case something terrible happened. Yami was happily skipping along, smiling all the while. Jake, on the other hand, was on his last legs.
"Yami, we've been walking for hours…can we please go back home and recharge?" he asked, panting. Yami shook her head.
"Nope. If we wait, those two might be captured, and then all this walking would be for no reason." She says, still moving forward.
"Well, I'll catch up eventually. Just gonna catch my breath." He said, taking a seat on a nearby stump. After about a minute, he heard laughter.
"Yami? Is that you?" He asked, looking around. The laughter grew as he felt something touch his shoulder.
"Okay…Officially freaked out now." He said, standing up on the stump, about to flee back to the house.
"Please, don't leave…" A feminine voice said. He looked around, a bit frightened at this point. Soon, a pink, jet like figure appeared before him, causing him to go reeling back.
"Ahh!" He screamed as he fell. The pink figure hovered over him.
"Oh, I didn't mean to scare you. Are you alright?" The pokemon asked. Jake managed to take a seat back on the stump, rubbing his head.
"Yeah, I just got a scratch on my head." He said, rubbing the back of it.
"Oh, good. I couldn't live with myself if I had accidentally hurt you. I'm Latias. What's your name?" The pokemon asked, tilting her head.
"I-I'm Jake. Pleased to meet you." He said, blushing slightly.
"Hehe, you're kinda cute…for someone so small. I guess that makes you easy to manage." She said, giggling, causing Jake to blush.
"U-Um, I-I don't think I-I'm that cute…" He said, blushing deeply. Latias then leaned in and kissed him.
"You're just adorable~ I know, I'll introduce you to my brother." She said, using her head to go between his legs, flying off with him on her back. Down below, he saw Yami walking by.
"I FOUND HER!" He yelled down at her. Yami saw them and ran after them as they flew past.
-o0o-
Gold was right back in the flower field. Throughout all this training, he started to change. He got smarter, faster and stronger.
"You've come far in your training, pupil. It's about time we finally met." The voice called to him.
"Really? I kinda just thought that you were just a random voice in my head." Gold said.
"No, I am indeed real…the reason I can talk to you…will become apparent when you see me." The voice called out again. "Stand by the tree." Gold did as he was told and went to the tree. Soon, a rather old man talked up to him. Strangely enough, he had the same hat Gold did.
"You see now, boy? We are one of the same." He said.
"No way….you're …me?" Gold asked, looking at the man.
"Well, I am a version of you. As people age, a new version of ourselves are made in our memories. See, I knew this would happen, so I decided to train you." He said.
"Why? Why go through the trouble." Gold asked. The man walked behind him.
"So you won't end up old and alone like me." He said, his voice suddenly turning somber.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"You know all your family and friends? Luna, Zack, your sisters, the kids…All of them were killed by that thing that attacked you. I wasn't going to let this happen again." He said, before coming down with a coughing fit. Gold went up to him and sat him against the tree.
"I see….But, won't this effect the time line?" He asked.
"I don't even know. But, if it does…we'll change it for the better. Don't lose Luna again. No matter how strong the opponent, you must fight." He said, coughing again. "Eh, I'm getting too old for this, junk."
"I will. I promise." Gold said, looking himself in the face.
"That's what I like to hear." His older self said, a door appearing behind him. "Step into that door and you'll wake up. You can't let anyone know about what happened here."
Gold was walking to the door before he stopped.
"Is there anything else important I should know?" He asked.
"Well, there are a few things…" He said, signaling something for Gold to go over to him. Then, he whispered something into his ear.
"Okay. I'll be sure to remember that." Gold said running back to the door.
"Oh, and one more thing." His older self said. "Make sure that the thing is destroyed before you start celebrating….Either that…or find a way to get it to change…"
"Understood. Hopefully, this will work. If not….Well, it's best not to think about it. Thank you…for everything…Sensei." Gold said, before opening the door. His old self however, was on his last legs.
"I taught him all I could…Let's hope it was enough….Luna…I'm coming to join you." He said, before closing his eyes. A wind blew through the flowers, causing the buds to fly all over. When it died down, his body was nowhere to be seen.
-o0o-
Luna was beside Gold's bed as always, as the others, now fully healed by now, and waited patiently.
"Luna…It's been 4 days….Don't you think you need to get some sleep." Misty said, placing a hand on her shoulder.
"No. Not until he wakes up." She said, looking up at Misty. Her eyes were dull from the lack of sleep. Dawn sighed.
"Well, we really don't know what happened to him… for all we know…he may never wake up…" Cynthia said. Everyone gasped.
"Cynthia, don't say things like that. We need to think positive." Dawn said.
"I'm just being realistic. We all know that's a possibility." She said, crossing her arms. Everyone stayed silent, due to the fact that she was sadly correct. At that moment, Gold began to move slightly. Luna perked up.
"G-Gold? Are you…" She said. Gold finally opened his eyes. He smiled as he saw everyone's faces. He then gave a long stretch.
"Man, that was some nap….Why is everyone looking at me like that. You look like you saw a ghost." He said. Everyone then ran up and hugged him.
"We missed you so much!" Misty yelled.
"You were asleep for 4 days straight!" Dawn screamed.
"I thought you were a goner." Zack said.
"It's nice to have you back." Eve said.
"I can't breathe!" Gold said. Everyone finally let him go, allowing him space to breathe.
"Luna took it the hardest. She didn't leave your side for a second." Dawn said. Gold looked at Luna.
"Is this true?" he asked. Luna nodded.
"I wasn't going to rest until I knew you were safe." She said, laying her head on his chest. Gold laughed.
"You dork. You didn't need to worry. I survived getting hit by a car, didn't I?" He asked. Luna nodded.
"Though, you did end up in a wheelchair." Misty said. Gold glared at her.
"Thank you for bringing that up." Gold said, sighing. Cynthia giggled.
"Well, this is good and all, but I think we should clear out. Gold is probably really weak. We'll see him later." She said. Everyone groaned and left, leaving him and Luna alone.
"I'm so glad you're okay." Luna said.
"I know. I am too…but this is just the beginning….We have a major battle ahead of us. We have to be ready." He said. Luna nodded.
"I guess my dark side won't give up until I'm either dead or I kill it." She said, sighing. "Sorry I keep causing you trouble."
"Don't worry. I'll help you every step of the way." He said, hugging Luna. He then noticed that he was holding something.
"Huh? What's this?" He asked. He dropped the object on the sheets and found that it was a pink pokeball.
"A heal ball? No…They don't have clouds on them." Luna said. "It looks important, you should keep up with it." She said. Gold nodded and set it on the dresser beside him.
"Now, we both should get some sleep. I know you've been up for 4 days straight." He said. Luna pouted.
"Fine…though, I won't like it." She said, taking a seat in the reclining chair beside Gold's bed. She was asleep in about 5 seconds. Gold laughed and closed his eyes, falling asleep as well.
-o0o-
Zack and the others were outside, about to grab a bite to eat.
"I sure hope the kids are alright." Eve said.
"They're fine. Don't worry about it." Zack said, trying to comfort her. As if on cue, a pink and blue streak raced across the sky.
"Whoa! Hey, Hotshot! You missed them." A familiar voice said. The blue and pink streaks then turned around and rested in front of the group. To everyone's surprise, it was the Legendary Pokemon Latios and Latias. Both of them were carrying someone, namely, Jake and Yami.
"Well, speak of the devil…How did you two manage this?" Zack asked, laughing slightly. Jake got off of Latias and gave her a peck on the cheek before helping Yami get off of Latios.
"It's a long story. We'll tell you over lunch." Yami said. The Eon duo then flew off into the sky.
"Well, it seems that you two have been busy." Cynthia said, rubbing both of their heads.
"You don't know that half of it." Jake said. After that, the group went to a local Pokemon Center and had some lunch.
"So, we watched the news about the attack, right? And I decided that we had to come back you guys up." Yami said. "So, we hear about the flying legendries in the region, so we decided to ask for some help."
"Surprisingly, Latios has a little crush on me and took me to her brother." Jake said, rubbing his head.
"That's my boy! Having a Legendary for a girlfriend. Not bad." Zack said. Everyone laughed.
"Anyway, Latios is pretty cool. After we told him our situation, he gladly helped us." Yami said.
"Also, they said they would make sure the house is okay while we're gone." Jake said.
"That's nice. Glad you two made it in one piece." Eve said. "You know, Gold woke up. We're going back to see him after lunch." She said.
"Yay! I'm glad he's okay. I'm guessing Luna is up there with him as well." Jake said. Eve nodded. After they had finished, they all departed and went to visit Gold once again.
Luna: "I'm so glad Gold woke up."
Gold: "It's good to be back….wait…what happened to him?"
SKB99: "N-No more…N-No more….Please….make it stop..."
Luna: "Oh, nothing…Just a few too many sessions."
Gold: "What?"
Luna: "You'll see in a few seconds….Oh! Before I forget, don't forget to review and PM."
