"Time travel," Bi whispers as she gently lowers the dead Celebi with her psychic to a little grave we dug earlier today. "I sensed her presence when she appeared in our time."

Well, that confirms my theory of a time-traveling Celebi, and getting rid of my other silly theories, like maybe it was just a Zorua or a Ditto. Anyway, "and that's why you came?" I ask as Shock and I start to bury the poor, dead legendary.

Bi nods.

"I'm...just glad that you're still okay, Bi," Vixie smiles at her.

Bi turns to her with a frown. "I should be the one saying that."

Saur chuckles.

Shock and I are done. He claps his paws together in an up-down manner to get rid of the dirt and snow. "She said that she was glad to see us alive..." he says as he approaches them, and sits down, joining their little circle of chatting. "Does that mean we died in the future and she just traveled back in time to save us?"

"Wouldn't that just...eliminate the already-existing future?" I ask as I turn to them.

Bi shakes her head. "I'm not sure. Time is constantly on the move, and there are many factors in life that can change the future. Every living creature makes choices, creating many threads of possible future outcomes... So there's really no definite future."

"Uh..." I shake my head. "But there's a solid past, right?"

She nods. "The present creates a lot of ripples in time-space, threading to many possible futures. But every present and future times has only one past, and that is why it's easier to go back in time than going ahead..."

"Uh huh..." ...that's a lot to take. I better stop ahead before this small headache becomes a bigger one that a 'future me' is sure not going to like. As Bi and the rest of our friends resume their idle chat, I turn around and walk towards the trees.

"Jay?"

"Hm?" I stop and look back.

Vixie frowns. "I-I'm sorry for getting angry at you earlier..."

I smile at her. "I'm not really upset about it." I turn to the trees and continue walking. "I just need to get something for the...uh...grave..."

"Oh," she says. "I'm coming wi—"

"No, you're not!" Bi scolds her. "You're not healed yet!"

"But it's taking too long!"

"Blame the lack of sunlight."

I chuckle quietly as I reach the trees. I still don't understand how evolution can fix wounds.

...I still don't understand how my brother knows about my journey here. Do I mumble everything back on earth like a radio or something?

I look around, but I can't find any rocks that's good enough... I guess this twig will have to do...

I pick the thin twig on the snowy ground with my mouth. Try as I might, my tongue still touches it and it taste like...wood. Cold wood. Anyway, I look around and spot another one. I guess I'll only need two. I approach the twig and pick it up as well. Now to get back to my friends. I can faintly hear them, so I just need to follow their voices.

...I was...about to die when that Weavile struck me on the neck... I wonder if that proves my theory of me returning home if I do die here. But that's going to be an unpleasant and most especially, a very painful process if I'm not lucky.

...and to my brother who is listening in ways I still don't understand, the Sneasels came back to fetch their fallen comrades, and we let them, as long as they won't bother us. The Weavile was giving me a death glare as he was dragged away, but eh, hopefully, that was the last time we see each other.

...I wonder how that guy evolved. Maybe he wasn't affected? Or maybe the mountain is close by?
If Bi's here, then that means we're already close to where the gem is located. So I guess that's it...

"—and Latios is getting antsy..." I hear Bi's voice as I turn from a tall bush, and finally seeing them sitting around a small fire.

...they got twigs for those, I bet...

"Jay!" Fay chirps when she notices me. She frowns. "That's it? You can't start a fire with that too little twigs."

I roll my eyes and spit out the twigs by the grave. I turn to our legendary friend. "Bi. You can manipulate plants, right?"

She blinks for a moment. "I can. Why?"

I gesture with my paw for her to get closer.

She floats and lands beside me, and stares at the twigs that I am now holding together with my paws.

"Can you grow a vine and wrap it around..." I lean and touch the part of the twig where the two touch each other with my nose. "...here?"

"I guess I can..." she responds, a bit unsure.

I pull my nose back and nod.

She begins to wave a slightly glowing hand. Soon, a small and thin vine pops out from the ground and starts wrapping itself on the twigs, holding their position in place. I blink in awe. Wow. Never seen a growing vine grow that fast.

I nod. "I think that's good enough." I pull a sharp nail out and cut the vine from the ground. I ignore Bi's sad frown as I pull the little cross up and stab it on the head of the grave, and then I push it further down a bit. I then let go and take a step back, staring at the sad scene.

"...I think it's one of those human things..." I hear Fay's poor attempt of a whisper behind me. And I swear I can almost feel Vixie's blank stare, Saur's quiet nod and Shock's eye roll.

I turn to them and flash them a sad smile. "Usually, we use grave stones, but I don't think there are any around here." I shrug. "Nor are there any rocks that are good enough as a replacement."

"Grave stones?" Saur asks, blinks, and then his eyes shine in realization. "Ah. I get it now... I think I've heard of those before... I think it's where humans write the dead's name on it..."

I nod. "Yeah. I wonder if that Absol foresaw this..."

"Absol?" Vixie blinks. "What's that?"

"It's a name of a Pokémon," Bi explains. "I hear they have the ability to sense upcoming danger..."

"Oh?" Shock turns to her. "Are they four-legged and have black and white furs?"

I nod. "Yeah. But they're not supposed to be common here in Johto, nor in Kanto."

Shock shrugs. "I remember seeing a weird Pokémon like that in Ilex Forest a few days before we all devolved..."

Ah... I nod. "I see..." Wait... "You didn't blame the guy, right?"

"That 'guy' was a 'she'," he smirks, "if Lithe trying to win her was an indication at that time."

I groan...

Fay chuckles. "Oh! I remember that! Even as a mighty Arcanine, he got beaten!"

Saur smirks and shakes his head. "If I recall correctly, she was telling us that there's great danger coming." He then rolls his eyes. "And then there was Lithe..."

Vixie groans. "Here was to hoping to never hear his name..."

I chuckle and carefully pat her shoulder. She has a wound there, and I'm not sure if Bi or Saur already patched her up with Synthesis or something... "I'm actually hoping to see him bring you flowers..."

She growls and bites my paw, but I am too quick to pull it back.

I stick my tongue out at her. I yelp in surprise when she headbutts me and pushes me on the ground on my back, pinning me down. "Ow..." I wince.

"He's not coming after me," Vixie glares at me with a smile. "'cause I'm with you now, remember?"

"...overly attached matefriend..." I look to the side and sigh.

"They're mates now? Like, really?" I hear Bi ask.

"Yeah," Shock chuckles. "You'll have grandkids soon enough."

"Hey!" I shout. "I resent that!" I then glare at my pinner. "And could you please get off of me?"

"Grandkids?" Bi asks, and then gasps. "V-Vixie? You're pregnant?" she asks in a happy tone.

Vixie grins at me. "Soon..."

I glare at her.