Chapter Four: 1447
"Giovanni!" Shadow thought. "No, not him! Anyone but him!"
The man she knew as Giovanni walked closer to her. She felt her heart beat faster and faster out of fear of both his reputation and her personal experiences. She knew what he could do, to her or anyone who would dare to stand in his way. When she had first encountered him, Arcey had warned her severely of his almost demonic nature, not caring who got hurt or how. She could not contain her fear as he strode closer to her, a wicked grin on his face. He walked over to her and put his hand on her chin. He turned to Yveltal and started a casual conversation, ignoring Shadow as if she wasn't there.
"So" he said, inquisitively. "Where did you find her?"
"At Poke-morph High School." Yveltal answered proudly. "She was the girlfriend of an old adversary of mine."
"Wait" Giovanni said, looking Shadow over. A spark of recognition came to his eyes.
"I know you" he said. "You belong to that Legendary that I killed a few centuries back."
"Actually" Yveltal said, sheepishly. "He survived and tried to stop me from taking her"
Giovanni looked angry for a second. Then he realized Yveltal had a secret technique, Oblivion Wing, that he would use to stop his adversaries.
"I used Oblivion Wing" Yveltal said proudly, a sneer on his face. Giovanni looked relieved, as if this meant his problems had disappeared. "It pierced his heart and at least one of his lungs. He won't bother us."
Shadow didn't say anything, realizing that they were underestimating both Ace's healing factor and his tenacity and pure power. She knew that Ace would do his best to find her and wouldn't stop, even defying death itself to find her. She always noticed when he did that. She had always thought it kind of sweet that he always looked out for her. She had no idea why, but she thought of him as sweet for it, despite the reputation that he carried of being a brutal monster in combat, which was true, but it only applied to Ace in combat.
"Are you sure?" Giovanni said, jolting Shadow back to reality. "If he survived me then he could survive you."
"No way" Yveltal said, very sure of himself. "The power gap between us was too great. There's no way he could have survived it"
"I said the same thing" Giovanni said. "When I fought him last. I severely underestimated him. I don't want to make the same mistake twice."
"Trust me" Yveltal said, folding his arms over his chest. "You have nothing to worry about. Even if he survived, which is a big IF, then he will be recovering for days and could possibly die from the strain on his body. He won't bother us"
"You better hope so" Giovanni said. "Or we'll both be screwed. He's an absolute monster when it comes to combat. It took me using my full power to beat him and you using your Oblivion Wing on him to most likely only wound or stall him. And we have his girlfriend here as our prisoner. That would push him beyond limits if he's active. But if he goes beyond us then we will die."
Shadow blushed at the term girlfriend. She had always thought she and Ace were close, but never like that. She always saw him as more of a very good friend that was always there for her. But the mention of the term "girlfriend" made her wonder what Ace thought of her.
"Don't forget" Yveltal said. "I hit him with Oblivion Wing. He's incapacitated at best, dead at worst. Even if he can stand and make it here, then he will be severely out of it. He won't be able to do much to us. He'll be severely weakened, potentially unable to stand properly. We could take him easily."
"For both our sakes" Giovanni said gravely, fixing the collar of the suit he was wearing. "Let's hope you're right."
Hall of Origins
"But can Ace beat Yveltal?" Cela asked, worry on her face as she talked with Arcey about Ace's one man assault on Yveltal's fortress.
"If anyone could it would be Ace" Arcey said, reassuring the green haired psychic. Cela fluffed her green leaf-like dress to occupy her hands and gripped it tightly.
"Don't worry" Arcey said, rubbing her head. "Ace is the best and most powerful fighter we have here in the Hall. He has defeated almost every adversary he's come up against. He's come back from almost dying several times. Even though he's injured now, I have full confidence in his victory. As his pupil you should know that."
"I know" Cela said. "But, what about Giovanni? I heard you tell Ace that he had escaped."
Arcey froze. No one else was supposed to know about that. Cela had been playing and overheard her. Even Cela, Mina and Jirachi knew who the dreaded man known as Giovanni was, what his reputation entailed.
"Well, that was supposed to be for Ace and Eon to know only." Arcey said. "Please don't tell anyone. I don't want there to be a Hallwide panic all because someone accidentally lets it slip that the most feared man on the planet has escaped."
"Okay" Cela said, her cheery personality returning. "So should I gather the rest of the Legendaries to cheer Ace on in his fight against Yveltal?"
"Yeah" Arcey said, standing up. "I think he'd like some support."
Cela ran off to grab all the Legendaries in the Hall to cheer on their brave fighter in his quest to rescue his childhood friend from the evil demon, Yveltal.
Arcey watched her go, sighing with laughter. She knew Cela was worried for her mentor, but she was underestimating his capabilities. But, then again, Cela always was one to worry for her friend's safety.
"Still" Arcey thought. "Should I have told her that it wasn't Giovanni that escaped, but a greater threat? One that only Ace, Eon, Shadow, Myself, and Giratina know of? No, it's for the best that she doesn't know. She might have an ulcer if she realized who the most feared being on this planet really was."
With Shadow, Yveltal, and Giovanni
"So, what are we doing with her?" Giovanni asked.
"I thought you would figure something out." Yveltal said.
"I think you guys should let me go." Shadow said, trying an old cartoon trick.
"Shut up bitch" Giovanni said, backhanding her across the face. Shadow felt heat rush to the place where Giovanni's hand made contact with her face.
"You need to control that temper." Yveltal said. "That temper was the reason you lost to Darkrai before." Shadow perked up at the sound of this.
"Darkrai" she thought. "It's been a long time since anybody's used that name in reference to Ace. Though it doesn't quite suit him. I hope he can defeat these two before they manage to try for world domination like they did alone. But can he beat them? Maybe at full strength, but now? I hope he does"
"You know what?!" Giovanni said, irritated. "F#%& it! I'm going to brainwash her!"
"Why?" Yveltal asked. "What use is a slave to you? She's not even that powerful."
"Idiot" Giovanni said, putting two fingers two his forehead similar to one who has a migraine. "Have you not learned from facing Ace Hunter that you shouldn't go by current power level? That you shouldn't underestimate your opponent in any way whatsoever?"
"Yes" said Yveltal. "But what do you need a slave for? If it's for what I think you want her for, then leave my castle."
"You're telling me to leave?" Giovanni asked, standing to his full height.
"There won't be any of that in this castle" Yveltal said, rearing up to his full height (in human forme)
"I don't want her for that" Giovanni said, clenching his fist in classic villain style. "I want her to make her a weapon. I will use her to take this world and forge it in my image. Empires will fall to give rise to my reign. I will crush the armies of the world under my feet!"
"I think you're getting a little carried away" Yveltal said, a bit put off by Giovanni's attitude. "She's just a girl. She has no true power. I've overheard the legendaries talking about how her powers haven't truly manifested yet."
"She's part of the Unholy Trinity" Giovanni said. "She has ample amounts of power that I can use. I'll just have to unlock it. But I'll have to break through her mental blocks first."
"She has mental blocks?" Yveltal asked.
"Everyone does." Giovanni explained. "But some have physical seals to aid them. Mental blocks are what prevents a person from going crazy with their power."
"Interesting" Yveltal said, heading up the stairs to the main area of the castle. "But knock her out first. I don't want to hear bloodcurdling screams that will undoubtedly scare the sh!t out of me"
"Fine, fine." Giovanni said frustrated. "I won't make painful screams echo through the castle."
Giovanni put two fingers to Shadow's forehead, using his other hand to hold her head steady. Shadow tried to jerk her head out of the way, but Giovanni was too strong for her. She fought as hard as she could, both Giovanni's grip and the spell itself. Eventually the Gardevoir girl succumbed to the sleep that awaited her. Giovanni removed his fingers and put seals around Shadow's head, one on each side and one on her forehead. Giovanni smiled at his work. These seals would help him convert this passive girl into a destructive super weapon capable of obliterating even the Legendary Council. He chuckled to himself at the thought.
"First thing" he thought "is to remove those memories of hers. Can't have her not kill someone because it would compromise some form of moral code that she has in place.
The seals set to work on this task. Giovanni left to go get some food. He hadn't had anything to eat since Yveltal broke him out of prison. When the memory erasure was done he would get to work on the brainwashing.
With Ace
As Ace flew over the countryside, searching for any trace of Yveltal he tried to remember places where the Y-vern (why-vern) was known to reside. The answer hit him like a pole, which also hit him physically. However he was too distracted to notice it. He turned almost completely around and flew off in a different direction.
Later
The fortress loomed up ahead, sitting on a mountain, almost hidden completely away. Ace stopped outside of it to catch his breath. He was surprised he wasn't mad. One would think he would be absolutely livid at the fact that Yveltal had taken the person that was closest to his heart. But Ace felt an odd sense of calm, as if everything was going to be fine, no matter what. He shrugged these feelings aside to focus on the mission at hand: rescuing Shadow.
"Well" he said, cracking his knuckles. "Here goes nothing"
He ripped the door to the castle off its hinges and threw it to the side. He walked into the ominous castle, extending his aura to "feel" if anything was waiting for him. "Feeling" nothing, he walked down the hall. He tuned his aura to pick up Shadow. Getting a trace, he turned down a corridor, going down some stairs. Making sure he wasn't seen or heard, he started floating to avoid making steps and glided down the stairs, searching for hidden passageways as he went. He entered a dungeon sort of room with chains on the walls.
"Medieval" he thought. "This must be where Shadow is. I need to find her before—"
He stopped dead in his tracks. He saw on the far wall a sight that made his skin crawl: Shadow, unconscious, chained to the wall with seals around her head. Ace had no idea what the seals did, but he could tell it wasn't pleasant for her. Even in her unconsciousness, Ace could tell she was fighting whatever the seals were doing to her. Ace glided over to her silently, not wanting to be discovered at this point.
Shadow struggled and jerked her head as if she was fighting a bad dream. Ace paused, wondering whether he should continue, seeing as how he caused nightmares to sleeping people. The he remembered two important things: the first was that Shadow, due to being of the same race as he was, was immune to his nightmares; the second was that this human forme restricted his nightmare abilities so much that only something as weak as an infant could be affected by them, meaning even if Shadow wasn't immune to his nightmares, then she wouldn't be affected unless she was almost dead. He then resumed his advance and reached her. He shattered the seals and broke the chains holding her, catching her before she hit the ground. He carried her in his arms and glided over to the exit. Exiting the castle he flew as fast as he dared to prevent Shadow from experiencing whiplash due to the speed.
Arriving back at the Hall of Origins Ace immediately took Shadow to the Medical Bay. May and Sapphire quickly took her to a bed and brought over a chair for Ace, who sat down next to his friend's bed. May and Sapphire used healing spells on Shadow to accelerate her recovery. Taking a break, they went to get food for themselves and Ace.
Later—three days later
Ace was sleeping in his chair. He leaned onto Shadow's bed to get comfortable. A movement from his sleeping friend awoke him and he stared at Shadow, praying to Arcey that it wasn't a nightmare. He wasn't concerned that it was his nightmare, but Shadow had been known to have nightmares anyways. That was what confused Ace. He was the "god" of nightmares, but people still had nightmares when he didn't give them to him. In truth he was more of the god of darkness than god of nightmares, but nightmares were his specialty. Another movement from Shadow brought him out of his thoughts. She groaned and slowly opened her eyes. Ace sat up and started saying her name. She looked at him with confusion on her face.
"Where am I?" she asked, looking around. Ace noticed that she seemed to not recognize the room at all.
"You're in the medical room" Ace told her. "I brought you here after I got you back from Yveltal's castle."
"Who are you?" Shadow asked. It was Ace's turn to look at her with confusion.
"I'm Ace" Ace explained. "Your best friend you've known since we were young children"
"I don't know you!" Shadow cried, holding her head like she had a headache. "I only remember my name!"
"Shadow, I—" Ace started to say
"My name's not Shadow" she said, her voice showing fear. "I am Weapon ID number: 1447."
The next thirty seconds of Ace's life were filled with chills and shivers down every inch of his spine, as he looked at his friend and realized what the seals were for: Giovanni was turning her into one of his weapons, his tools for conquest. But what could she do now that she didn't even remember who she was.
"I can't remember my prime directive" Shadow—1447—said. "But I do remember who I am. I am not this "Shadow" you speak of. I am a weapon. My purpose is unclear to me, but I am not a person worthy of life. I am lower than sh—"
Ace backhanded her across the face, something he had never done before. Her head whiplashed from the impact to her face, but otherwise she was pretty much unharmed (aside from the slight swelling). When she recovered she looked up to him, scared he might do something else to her. What she saw puzzled her: Ace was crying, his tears running down his face as he tried to hold them back.
"Don't ever say that again" Ace said through the tears, his voice firm. "No one is unworthy of life. Especially you. You deserve a chance to live. I won't let you say otherwise! You mean far too much to me!"
Ace hugged his friend, holding her close to him, tears still running down his face. 1447 (as long as she doesn't remember who she is I will refer to her by this "name") was surprised by this enigmatic man's actions.
"Why is he hugging me?" she asked herself. "He seems like more of a violent person than an emotional person. But he seems to have feelings for this person he mistakes me for. He isn't just a stone wall of bloodshed. I feel like I should get to know this person better. When I'm around him I feel strange. He seems to value me as a person instead of a weapon. Maybe he's someone I'd like to spend more time with."
"I thought I'd lost you." Ace said hugging his friend tighter. 1447 pushed him away, panting. Ace realized he was probably suffocating her and quickly backed off.
"I would like you to help me to understand what this "Shadow" girl you mistake me for was like." 1447 said, hoping that he would understand.
"All right" Ace agreed. "I can take you around the Hall and our other hangout spots to see if we can't get you to remember anything. Just let me tell May we're leaving for a while first."
"I'd like that" 1447 said, smiling. Ace went to tell May what he was planning. 1447 sat there pondering what she should do. Should she stay with him or seek her creator to understand her purpose? 1447 thought back on what she knew of the two of them. She eventually decided to stay with Ace, due to his value of life. She felt she would be much happier here than with her creator, who thought all of his weapons were scum—at least that's what her programming said she was. She only hoped that her creator wouldn't come to look for her. She had been programmed with a deep primal fear of the man. She could remember his name, but was too scared to say it.
At Yveltal's fortress
"What do you mean she's gone?!" Giovanni roared. Yveltal had just ventured down into the dungeon to check up on his prisoner when he had noticed that she was gone and her chains had been broken.
"I mean she's not there" Yveltal said. "As in "Your princess is in another castle""
"How could she just disappear?!" Giovanni roared again. "I had almost finished reprogramming her into my greatest creation: my "Dark Witch". My 1447th weapon. My best work."
"Sucks for you" Yveltal said. "But I think I know what happened to her."
"What?!" Giovanni demanded of the Y-vern. "What could have taken her?"
"Well" Yveltal began. "Who's the most powerful Dark Type we know that has feelings for her and is capable of both kicking our asses and becoming a shadow for stealth purposes?"
"That bastard!" Giovanni realized who Yveltal was referring to. "He stole my weapon!"
"Who cares?" Yveltal scoffed. "It's not like he wouldn't have kicked our asses even with her. You do realize he still has all of the seals on, right?"
"Oh sh!t!" Giovanni said. "We need to gather our full power."
"Don't worry" Yveltal said. "I heard that he escaped a few days ago. Which means that we can beat Darkrai with a force beyond even his own!"
"How do you know he's more powerful than Darkrai?" Giovanni asked. "You know full well that Darkrai is a monster in combat."
"Well he is a monster period" Yveltal said. "He's far more brutal than Darkrai in almost every way. He won't be stopped by stupid morals or sh!t like that."
"Maybe you're right" Giovanni conceded. "Maybe you're right."
With Ace and 1447
Ace and 1447 were touring the Hall of Origins trying to revive 1447's lost memories.
"This is Arcey's room." Ace explained. "She likes to have "meetings" in here with Giratina. Arcey is sort of like the God Supreme of this planet, while we (you included) are the lesser gods that help her reign over this planet. Each of us have our own abilities that we use to help govern the rules of this planet. Dialga controls time with her abilities while her counterpart, Palkia, controls space. Giratina is the ruler of the Distortion World, where souls are sent after the die. I use nightmare abilities and the unmatched powers of darkness, as do you. Others have other roles, but I'll get to them as we get to their rooms."
"What are these meetings about?" 1447 asked, her curiosity piqued. Ace turned a light shade of red, not really expecting that question.
"They—um—talk about stuff" he stammered, trying to avoid the question. "It really doesn't matter, though. Let's move on."
He guided 1447 down to her room, opening the door.
"Why didn't you knock before entering?" 1447 asked. "Isn't it rude not to knock before entering a closed door?"
"This is your room" Ace explained. "If anyone's in here, then they are rude for being in someone else's room without permission."
But why are we in here?" 1447 asked. Before Ace could answer, a blue haired girl tackled him from the doorway. She started hugging him and shaking him.
Master! You're back!" she cried, ecstatic. Ace pried her off of him and started to talk to her.
"Good to see you too, Maura." He said, petting her. Maura started beaming and latched onto Ace again. This time Ace didn't pry her off. 1447 looked at her, confused.
"When Arcey was showing us some artic stuff" Ace explained. "We found this egg in the ice. She hatched out of it in her Poke-forme. She didn't have a human forme before a few days ago. She was just like this however. She always liked to call me "master". Now people look at me strangely when she does it, but I think it's sweet. And it reminds me of all the fun times we had together."
"Why is Shadow acing so weird today?" Maura said, confused. "Is she sick?"
"She's lost her memories." Ace told the Amaura girl. "I'm trying to help her get them back."
"Oh, cool!" Maura shouted, jumping up and down. "I wanna help too!"
"O-okay" 1447 said, a little intimidated by Maura's cheery personality. "We can do that"
"Great!" Maura shouted, jumping up and pumping her fist in the air. "Where do we start?"
"We're going to places Shadow would recognize based on their familiarity." Ace explained. "Places like her room or the part of the mountain where we like to sit."
"That sounds cool!" Maura shouted running out the door. "Let's get started!"
"She's very energetic" Ace said. "And very ditzy too."
"She's very sweet" 1447 observed.
"Yes she is" Ace said. "It's one of her best qualities"
6:30 PM
The trio walked through the Hall to Ace's room.
"This is my room." Ace said. "You don't come here much because we never really hung out in each other's rooms."
"Where did we hang out?" 1447 asked. Ace got a glint in his eye as he thought of the things the two of them had done over the years. 1447 looked at him, a little nervous. She could tell what type of person Ace was: action craving battle junkie. She figured that most of the things he remembered the two of them doing probably revolved around battling. She also still doubted that she was this person that Ace thought she was. She still believed herself to still be a weapon.
"But" she thought. "He seems so determined to find this person he's looking for. I should at least try to see if I'm her."
"Yay!" Maura shouted, jumping onto Ace's back. "Field trip!"
"Field trip?" Mewtwo asked, floating down to the trio. 1447 looked at the powerful psychic, realizing his power was immense even in his human forme. She then noted that Ace had a large amount of power inside of him too. Even though he seemed to suppress it, she could still feel it.
"Odd" she thought. "I must be a psychic type"
"What's up with Shadow?" Mewtwo asked, noticing how she was looking around as if completely unfamiliar with her surroundings.
"She's lost her memories due to Giovani's tampering." Ace said through clenched teeth. Mew made an angry fist as he heard the name of the man who had caused pain to the Legendary Council, almost as much as Yveltal.
"Can she regain them?" Mewtwo said, regaining his composure.
"I'm trying to find out." Ace said.
"Well, I'll get the others on this." Mewtwo said. "We can't have our good friend Shadow go around and not remember anyone, now can we?"
He flew off to grab the others. Ace and Maura watched him go while 1447 saw something move out of the corner of her eye. She walked over to the object, preparing an attack to defend herself.
"Wait" she thought. "How do I know attacks? They haven't been programmed into me yet. Why can I know Shadow Ball? If I'm not fully programmed, then how come this move is registered in my move banks?"
"Come on out of there" she said with a firm voice. The object in question jumped out. She had a pink dress on with pink boots. Her pink hair touched her shoulders and moved as she walked.
"Wait, don't shoot me!" she cried. "I was just waiting for Mewtwo. He always comes by this way and I wanted to surprise him."
"That reminds me Mina" Ace said, walking over to the pink haired psychic. "Mewtwo said to stop pouncing on him as he walks by. I know you like playing pranks on him, but he's a bit sick of the pouncing on him as he walks by. You do this every day."
"Why is Shadow mad at me?" Mina said, her eyes filling with tears and her lower lip quivering anime style.
"She's lost her memories." Ace explained for about the twentieth time that day. "She didn't know whether you were friend or foe."
"I'm a friend" Mina said cheerily, any trace of her previous sadness gone. 1447's jaw almost dropped in shock.
"Are you ok?" Mina asked. "Do you need a hug?"
"She's not used to you yet" Ace said. "She doesn't understand your emotions. She just needs time to adjust."
"By the way" he added. "Where's Eon?"
"She's out taking Kiria to the movies." Mina said. "Arcey has Eon spend a lot of time with her these days. It's almost as if they're sisters"
"Strange" Ace said. "They seem similar—you know apart from Eon being competitive and Kiria being a passive person."
"You noticed it too?" Mina said. "Arcey refused to tell me anything about it when I asked her. I might ask Eon, but something tells me she doesn't know either."
"Arcey has been keeping a few secrets from us lately." Ace noted, thinking to himself. "I wonder what else she's kept from us."
"She wears a ring on her finger." Mina said.
"It's not a chastity ring." Ace joked. "I'll tell you that.
"Ha, ha" Mina said as she flew away. Maura ran after her to play with Mewtwo. 1447 looked at Ace as if expecting an answer.
"That's Mina" he said. "Mewtwo is her clone"
"I thought their auras were too similar." 1447 observed.
"Where would you like to go next?" Ace asked. "We can go anywhere in the Hall."
"I don't know why" 1447 said. "But I want to go to a fountain. Is there a fountain around here?"
"Yes, there is" said Ace, taking a trip down memory lane. "There's the fountain in the garden. You and I used to enjoy going to the garden and running around when we were little. Nowadays we go out there to look at the stars. You love to watch the stars. You and I would try to make pictures out of the stars. We made a Charizard and a Tyranitar out of the stars a few months ago. We would always fall asleep and Arcey would carry us to bed. She tucked us in and sang us a lullaby. Those were great times. Eon would sometimes join us, but she usually had to run off some steam first."
"I would like to go there." 1447 said. "I just have this weird feeling that that fountain holds some great significance."
"Okay" said Ace. "I was planning on taking you there anyway."
10:45 PM
The two of them walked out of a door into a beautifully adorned garden in the center of the Hall of Origins. Ace directed 1447 to the fountain that sat in the center of the garden. 1447 looked around in awe at the sight of the garden. There were flowers of almost every color under the sun. 1447 walked over to the flowers, sniffing various ones and picking a bouquet of flowers. Ace picked a black and purple flower and put it in her hair.
"Those are your favorites" Ace said, putting an arm around her shoulder. "You would always pick a bouquet when we came here. You would also pick one for Arcey to put in her room. She always enjoyed that."
1447 looked down at the bouquet, then up at Ace. Her eyes started getting wet as emotions flooded into her. She hugged the bouquet tightly as she started crying. Ace, who was confused as to what was going on, hugged her to give her some comfort.
"This is the nicest anyone's ever been to me." 1447 said, sobbing. "My creator programmed me to believe I have no worth and am just a tool for his use. But when I first met you, I thought you were just someone who would do the same to me. But you showed me true kindness. You treat me like I have value. Even though I might have been programmed to kill you, you treat me as you would treat your closest friend."
"You are my closest friend." Ace said, pulling her closer. "You just don't remember it."
"NO!" 1447 shouted. "I'm not this "Shadow" person you think I am! I am a weapon designed to kill! I'm not a living being! Why can't you understand that?!"
"Every being has a right to a life" Ace said quietly. "Even a programmed being like you. You had a choice to return to your creator, but you chose to remain with me. Look inside your heart. You'll find that you have a life you want to live, no matter how hard you deny it. You are an individual with your own free will, your own feelings and emotions."
"I have no emotions" 1447 sobbed into Ace's shoulder.
"Yes you do" Ace said gently, lifting her chin up to look into his eyes. "You're crying because you think you can't live a normal life. You laughed when Maura jumped on me earlier. You were awestruck when you walked into the garden and saw all the pretty flowers. If you were only a programmed machine, then you wouldn't be able to feel."
"I feel warm" 1447 said, looking into Ace's black/blue eyes. In truth, she was blushing.
"So do I" Ace said, looking to her black/red eyes. "And the strangest thing is: I like it."
"Me too" 1447 said. The two of them stared at each other for a few minutes. Eventually some unseen force caused them to move closer to each other's faces. Soon their lips met as they held each other tightly. Neither of them could explain what made them feel this way, but both of them did know one thing: they didn't want it to end. The two of them continued to kiss until they heard something. Two somethings to be exact: a pair of voices belonging to Palkia and Dialga, singing out the typical romance teasing song.
"Ace and Shadow sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n—"
The song was interrupted by Eon smacking the two of them in the back of the head and shouting at them.
"Let the two of them have their moment." She said, dragging them away. "He's finally started to realize how he truly feels about her, and she's finally realized the same thing. If the two of them want to make out in the garden, then let them, dammit. Mom, you guys need to grow up. Ah, f$%^ it, it wouldn't be the same without you guys doing dumb $h!t."
"Can we at least watch?" Palkia asked, putting on his best begging face.
"No" Eon said, trying to give her best friends some space. "Would you want to watch Mom and Girattina make out?"
"Oh, Her, no!" Dialga shouted, the mere thought making her shudder. "I don't think Ace and Shadow would do that, would they?"
"Probably not." Eon said. "Knowing them, hell no."
"Good." Diala said. Turning to Palkia she said: "Race you back to the game room."
The two of them ran off. Eon sighed, looking back at Ace and Shadow—1447. Getting an idea she went to a nearby room. Inside was a younger legendary who was sleeping. She shook him awake, making him uncurl from his blanket.
"What is it, Eon?" he said. "I was having a good sleep?"
"I need you to do me a favour" Eon said.
"Do you want candy?" he asked.
"No." Eon said. "When Ace leaves without Shadow I want you to go give her a wish. I know just what she'd wish for."
"Why would Ace leave her?" the young legendary asked, rubbing his star shaped head.
"I'll handle that." Eon said, reassuring the wish maker. "Trust me"
With Ace and 1447
Ace and 1447 sat down on the edge of the fountain, gazing up at the stars. They were busy trying to find shapes in them. So far, they had no luck. Ace noticed that 1447 was starting to grow sleepy. He started to sing her a lullaby that Arcey had sung to them those few years ago.
When winter comes and snow of white, I will keep you from your fright
When springtime blooms and flowers shine, I'll love you because you are mine
And when the rain begins to fall, I'll hold you tight, won't let you fall
And when the storms rage outside, Inside my trust you can confide
When summer sun shines brightest rays, Close by my side, I'll keep you safe
When autumn leaves turn rainbow hues, I will be here, always for you
Tucked safely in your bed you sleep, Knowing my heart you'll always keep
And when you're frightened by your fears, I'll be right here to dry your tears
Ace looked down at 1447, who had fallen asleep in his lap. Eon walked in and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Mom needs you in the medical bay." She said in a very serious tone.
"What about her?" Ace said, referring to 1447. "I don't want to leave her."
"I'll keep an eye on her." Eon promised her best friend. "Now get there quickly."
"Okay" Ace said, teleporting to the medical bay. Eon looked over her shoulder and softly called out:
"The coast is clear, Jirachi. You can come out now."
The star shaped legendary came out from his hiding place in the bushes, to which Eon quickly vanished. He floated over to 1447 and touched her head to awaken her. She woke up, rubbing her eyes. Looking around she noticed Jirachi and jumped a little.
"Don't be afraid of me" Jirachi said, holding out his hand. "I am the chocolate and wish maker, Jirachi. I can grant you one wish. What is it?"
"A wish?" 1447 pondered. What could she wish for? She had very few memories, so she had never thought of something to wish for before.
"You should give it to Ace" 1447 said. "I deserve no wishes."
"Actually" Jirachi said. "You have a pure heart. You deserve a wish. I will grant you any desire of your heart. Especially if it's candy."
1447 giggled at this. "What should I wish for?" she thought. "I want to make Ace happy, but I don't know what could make him happy. He seemed to want to help me regain my memories because I remind him of someone."
"That's it!" she exclaimed, snapping her fingers. Turning to Jirachi, she made her wish.
"I wish that Ace would find the person he's looking for. The one he mistook me for. I don't deserve this life. She does. I'm just a weapon, created to destroy. I shouldn't be happy."
"It's because of your selflessness" Jirachi said. "That you will be happy"
He raised his arms up and wiggled his finger as if using Metronome. A weird beam of light flowed from his fingers into 1447. She started levitating into the air for about thirty seconds before Jirachi stopped shooting energy into her. She gently floated back down to the ground. Jirachi shook her awake and she sat up.
"how do you feel, Shadow?" he asked sweetly.
"I feel strange" 1447—Shadow said, her memory restored. "Did me and Ace kiss?"
"Yes" Eon said, stepping out from her hiding place. "And it was expected. You should feel flattered that you not only got your first kiss, you got it from your boyfriend, Ace."
Shadow blushed, making Eon snicker. Eon then told her where Ace was so she could meet him and tell him the good news.
"Thanks Eon" Shadow said, teleporting away.
"My work here is done" Jirachi said, returning to his sleep. Eon lay down with him to get some rest as well.
In the medical bay.
Arcey was walking Ace down to a certain room when a black haired girl teleported into the room.
"Shadow?" Ace questioned the girl.
"Yes" said Shadow, hugging Ace. Ace hugged her back, shedding a few silent tears of thankfulness.
"Now that you've returned. Arcey said, opening the door. "We can see to this situation."
Looking inside Ace and Shadow gasped. Inside laid an unconscious woman. Her hair was a rainbow shade and her dress was a dark blue. Ace and Shadow recognized her immediately. She was the guardian of life. The sister to Yveltal: Xerneas, the Fairy Queen.