Indigo League, Kanto Region

Lance and Prima both blushed, quite embarrassed since the music was still playing and they were still close together after their dance. Wallace, Steven, Cynthia, her butler - Adam, Alder, and Skyla were standing there with shocked expressions. Justy, the pre-gym leader in Phenac City - Orre region, came into the room - having been asked earlier by Prima to come. Justy looked just as shocked as everyone else. Skyla studied the pre-gym leader. He had long purplish-black hair, gray eyes, wearing a blue undershirt, a lab coat, brown pants, and black shoes. Skyla actually blushed.

Justy asked, "What's going on here?"

Everyone kept quiet, there was not much to say at all. Even though there was a hint that Lance did like Prima for than a friend, Lance wasn't going to say otherwise especially to the others. Prima liked Lance too but was afraid to tell him because of the way she was built. Finally, Cynthia decided to say something but she made sure that she stayed calm. If she didn't, this was going to south very fast.

Cynthia stated calmly, "We would like to know the same thing, Lance."

Lance defended, still blushing, "Nothing is going on."

Skyla decided to take this in another direction and commented, "I believe we're here for a reason."

Alder stated, "Skyla is quite right, we're here for a reason."

Prima cleared her throat and added, "Yes, to stop this problem."

Adam questioned, "But how?"

Wallace added, "Adam has a point, we don't know where, who, what, how, where, when, or why."

Steven replied, "If you want my honest opinion, we need to find the source of this strange rain."

Lance nodded as he brought out his laptop and started typing. Everyone looked up at the projection screen as Lance showed them a picture of David Ketchum. Justy, Alder, Skyla, Cynthia, Adam, Wallace, and Steven all looked at it - very confused. Prima took Lance's hand into hers and gave it a very gentle squeeze. Lance gave her a small smile, it was time to tell the story.

Lance explained, "Nine years ago, there was a Pokémon Master that defeated me. His name was David. David had a very special bond with his Pokémon and eventually won against me - his last Pokémon was a Raichu. When David was about to be inducted into the world as the Pokémon Master, Andrew - his best friend - came in with a report that Team Rocket was stealing Pokémon in Vermillon City. Andrew and David insisted that we go and check it out."

Skyla asked, "So what happened?"

Lance explained, "When we got there, Giovanni arrived. We battled hard but then Giovanni brought out Nidoking that used Earth Power on Raichu. Nidoking roared and it slammed down its hand. The earth beneath us as the powerful ground type move went straight for David. He didn't have a chance to react for the next thing we knew, he fell off of the pier he was standing on and into the water. David could swim, no problem. Or at least, that's what we thought. David wasn't coming back up for air."

Cynthia spoke, "Wait. Ketchum? Do you mean...?"

Lance merely nodded, tearing a bit. Everyone exchanged surprised looks, wondering if they were thinking the same thing. Alder and Skyla were the only two people that looked truly confused.

Alder asked, "What are you guys talking about?"

Skyla questioned, "Yeah, what's going on?"

Wallace explained to them what was going on, telling them about Ash. Cynthia joins in and told them about what happened at Mount Coronet a few weeks ago. Prima nodded.

She stated, "Ash, according to a legend in the Orange Islands, is the Chosen One."

Justy pointed out, "But can we really ask one trainer to do that?"

Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa.
Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa.

B-B-B-Be careful making wishes in the dark, dark
Can't be sure when they've hit their mark
And besides in the mean, mean time
I'm just dreaming of tearing you apart

I'm in the de-details with the devil
So now the world can never get me on my level
I just gotta get you off the cage
I'm a young lover's rage
Gonna need a spark to ignite

My songs know what you did in the dark

So light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
I'm on fire

So light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
I'm on fire

Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa.
In the dark, dark
Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa.
In the dark, dark

Writers keep writing what they write
Somewhere another pretty vein just died
I've got the scars from tomorrow and I wish you could see
That you're the antidote to everything except for me, me

A constellation of tears on your lashes
Burn everything you love, then burn the ashes
In the end everything collides
My childhood spat back out the monster that you see

My songs know what you did in the dark

So light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
I'm on fire

So light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
I'm on fire

Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa.
In the dark, dark
Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa.
In the dark, dark

My songs know what you did in the dark
(My songs know what you did in the dark)

So light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
I'm on fire

So light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
I'm on fire

Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa.
In the dark, dark
Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa.
In the dark, dark

Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa.


"My songs know what you did in the dark" song by Fall Out Boy.


AK1028: Okay, that's end of chapter 21! Hope you guys enjoyed this. Sorry its so short but I am rather busy with college and internship. Wthout further ado, please read and review! And always think outside of the box!