My mind was blank as I dove to my bow and arrow. I knocked two arrows, and with a strangled scream, released the bow string. Tears blurred my vision as the two grunts grabbed at their chests, slumping down against the wall. The tears dripped down my red cheeks, sliding down my neck. The air was thick, making it difficult to breathe. Pushing the pounding pain in my side away, I crawled to Aiden. His blood splashed as my hands and knees clapped down on it. When I reached his pale body, I flipped him on his back gently, resting his head on my lap. His breathes were short and abrupt. He coughed harshly, blood splattering on my face. He looked up to me, a cheeky grin plastered on his face. The sight of his blood stained teeth sent more tears falling from my eyes. His green eyes were watery, but crystal clear. "D-Don't cry, Sweetheart." He croaked. The sandy blonde hair clung to his forehead from sweat.

I shook my head. "No." He furrowed his eyebrows. "No. I'm not letting you die." I pushed my hand down on his open wound. He cried out painfully. "As much as I didn't want you to, you saved my life. So I'm saving yours."

Felix squatted next to me, avoiding the pool of deep red blood. "There is no way you can save him. He has lost too much blood." Felix looked at me strangely.

"Mewtwo and Kirlia both said I can do anything I set my mind to. Celebi gave me this gift for a reason. Besides, if I don't try, we will never know." I closed my eyes, focusing all my energy to my hand. Memories began to flow through my mind. The first time he made me laugh. His calm demeanor as he stared out windows. How the breeze blew through his sandy blonde hair, and how the sun made his green eyes sparkle. When he held me as I cried. Him crying with me. How he is always so alive and full of energy, yet so calm and collected.

Aiden gasped for air, his eyes bright and cautious. I lifted my hand slowly, and sighed upon noticing the vanished wound. There was a terrible pounding in my head. I clutched my hair, and felt a wet substance leak from my nose. "Summer? What's going on? What happened? Why is your nose bleeding?" Aiden asked. His skin was back to its normal tan color. Tears welled in my eyes again as I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him close to my body.

"Don't ever do that again. Don't you ever scare me like that again! I thought I lost you." His strong arms wrapped around my body. "I thought I lost you.." My voice trailed off. He pulled away slightly, wiping the fallen tears from my cheeks. I used the back of my hand to wipe the blood from his face. "Can you stand?" I asked, helping him up. He nodded and looked to Felix. There was tension spreading between the two. "We need to go." I spoke up. "Aiden, you go to the basement where they are keeping the Pokemon prisoners. Release all of them. They don't deserve to be locked up any longer. Felix and I will go and find Grant. He needs to be stopped."

Aiden hesitated, but nodded. He handed me my bow and quiver, resting his hand on my shoulder. He watched silently as Felix and I took off towards the control room. If Felix is right, that's where he will be. He was supposed to be overseeing the attack but I doubt he stayed there. "How did you do that?" Felix asked breathlessly.

My shoulders shrugged. We came to a stop outside the room. The doors slid open, revealing an empty room. The giant screens on the walls and on the computers flashed a red warning sign. Probably from the destroyed weather machine. "I just thought about him and everything he has done for me."

"Summer, that isn't normal. That's freaky supernatural type shit." He sounded almost scared.

"None of this is normal, Felix! I can talk to Pokemon. I can understand and control them with my mind. Apparently I can heal people, too. I'm not normal! I should be dead. But we can't worry about that right now. Stopping Grant is the only way to restore peace. So can we please focus on that first, then worry about everything else later?" I gave him a pleading look, similar to the ones I used to give him when we were younger. He was so kind to me then. He protected me from Grant. He played with me outside while my parents argued. But he left me. Left me at the mercy of that monster. I know I said I would forgive him.. that things would go back to normal. But is that true?

"Where do you think he is?" Felix looked down to me. I shrugged my shoulders again.

"I'm not sure. But I need to stop by the chambers real quick. I'm low on arrows and who knows how many I'll need." He nodded and we began to run in the direction of the chambers. A question began to nag at me. "Felix, why are you helping me all of a sudden?" I asked, gasping for air. My lungs burned but there is nothing better than a good old sprint to get your heart pumping.

He chuckled softly, his breaths heavy. "You're my little sister. I decided I cared about you more than I did Father." I guess that makes sense. But, why now, out of all the opportunities, is he deciding to side with me. He went along in the lie when Grant took my memories. But then again, Aiden did as well. Maybe I can trust him. He is my brother after all. It might just be better to forgive and forget with this situation. He is my family. The only one I can actually count on. It might just be time to let him back in.

I pushed the heavy doors to the chambers open. My body froze at the sight before me. Ben kneeled on the ground, his hands tied behind his back. A trail of blood made its way from his temple to his neck. He had a split lip and fresh blood oozing from his eyebrow. Grant stood behind him, a smile plastered on his face. I noticed the shinning knife he twirled in his hand. "B-Ben?" My voice quivered. His head rose, his brown eyes widening.

"Summer. Summer!" Ben tried to stand and run to me, but Grant snatched Ben's hair. He held Ben by the hair, letting the knife's blade rest on Ben's throat.

Grant's smile widened. "I see my children have turned against me. I have something you want, Summer. And you have something I want. Let me extract the growth from your brain, and I will release your friends unharmed. The Rangers at the school will be safe and even Aiden will remain unharmed."

Anger coursed through my body. "'Remain unharmed'? One of your grunts nearly killed him! I had to save him!"

He grinned. "So it's true. Your powers are increasing and developing. My scientists were correct. A fair warning. Your powers will continue to grow and develop. You will form new abilities. They are, however, limited. The type of powers you will acquire depend on which Pokemon have made an imprint on you." My hand skimmed my Hummingbird tattoo. "After analyzing your brain's capacity and ability to endure stressful factors, they've come to the conclusion that when two Pokemon have imprinted on you, their abilities will be transferred to you. And those abilities will continue to develop and strengthen until it drives you insane." My mouth was ajar, my eyes filled with worry. Is what he saying true? I don't understand. How could they come to that conclusion? Two Pokemon have already imprinted on me-Mewtwo and Celebi. But.. I feel fine, like nothing has happened. "From the look on your face, I can come to the conclusion that two Pokemon have already imprinted on you. I pity you, my sweet girl. You're going to wish you were dead. Humans are not meant to have the abilities of Pokemon. It is unnatural, and it will kill you." Grant pocketed his knife, and held his hand towards me. "Let me take it away from you. I can make it all better and you won't have to worry about your abilities ever again."

"Taking the growth out of my brain is going to kill me anyway. There is no difference." I growled. He is trying to trick me.

"On the contrary. If you allow me to extract the growth, your friends will live. If you don't allow me to, your friends will die. And so will you. Tragic either way for you, but you can still save the ones you love."

Ben struggled violently. "Don't listen to him Summer! He is trying to-" In a swift movement, Grant held the knife to Ben's throat again, drawing blood. In a heartbeat, an arrow was knocked and my bow was pointed straight at Grant.

I was about to speak when a ferocious roar echoed through the room. The floor began to rumble violently. Dust fell to the ground from the ceiling. Aiden did it. He released all the Pokemon. "Tyrantrum." I smiled. He is going to be free. Blocks of ceiling began to crumble to the floor. The whole building may collapse.

"You ruined everything!" Grant yelled at me. "Now you'll pay." He kicked the back of Ben's knees, making him collapse to the floor. Grant thrusted the knife upwards.

Everything went blank. A gargled scream escaped my mouth, and echoed through the now silent room. There was a wisp of air and then a piercing sound. A thud rang in my ears as the body dropped to the floor, blood beginning to pool around it. I looked down at my hands, and noticed the arrow was no longer knocked. Felix gasped. I raised my head and let out a long breath. My father lay in a pool of blood, the arrow protruding from his chest. Almost robotically, I walked to Ben. He looked up at me with wide eyes as I took a knife from my belt and cut the restraints on his wrists. The blade made a clanging noise as it slipped from my hands.

Ben brought his hands to my cheeks, taking in every detail of my face. The doors were pushed open again. The two of us looked to see Kate and Keith stumbling in, Aiden by their side. How did Kate and Keith get here? Aiden's eyes landed on Ben and I, causing his face to instantly harden. Felix kneeled by our father. "Ben, go with Kate and Keith. I'll be right there." He tried to protest but I shook my head. He didn't fight back, but instead nodded. As he walked to the others, I went to Felix, and rested my hand on his shoulder. "Come on, Felix. We have to get out of here."

He wouldn't budge. "You know what to do son." My father mumbled before closing his eyes. What? My eyes wandered to Felix's hand, but it was too late.

I felt the blade of the knife rip through my skin. I groaned, pain searing through my abdomen. "You killed him. You need to die." He dug the knife deeper in. Pain began to spread through my entire body.

"Y-You set me up." I managed, blood beginning to fill my mouth. He pushed the knife deeper until the hilt met my skin.

He wore an evil smile. "I knew you were going to be a problem. I should have done this a long time ago. I will follow in Father's footsteps. Sorry you won't be here to see me rule. Felix turned away, and sprinted to the exit on the other side of the room. I could hear a few shouts and screams, but everything was beginning to fade.

My body shuddered as I tore the knife out from my body. Blood spilled to the floor, the stench overwhelming. The knife slipped from my hands, splashing in the blood as it hit the ground. I looked up to the ceiling. Funny. I don't remember falling down. A hand wedged under my head, lifting me onto a lap. Ben's face appeared in front of me. "Summer please. Hold on for a little while longer. The ambulance is on their way."

I shook my head. "It's okay." I croaked. "It doesn't hurt. Just let me go. You won't have to worry about me anymore. You can be with whoever you want." Tears collected in the corners of my eyes. "I want you to be happy."

His eyes, watered up. "Don't you say that. You are the only person I could ever want to be with. I'm so sorry about that night. I'm sorry that I ever made you feel like you were second. It took me so long to realize it. It was always right there in my face and I never acknowledged it. Summer Minami, I love you." Tears streaked down his cheeks.

Dots littered my vision. I grabbed for his hand, trying to feel his touch one last time. "Goodbye, Ben." I whispered.

A wave of calm washed over me as I took my last breath, letting the darkness around me engulf my body.

Alright, so hopefully everyone enjoyed. Till next time. -A