The Light Fantastic
When the heroes left the city, they came to a fork in the road. One path lead to Olivine City and another path led to Mahogany Town. They both had gyms there, but Olivine City seemed to be the closest and it was at the beach. It sounded relaxing. The heroes had already walked through mountains, forests, valleys, and lakes. It would be nice to travel through a different landmark.
It was almost hard to believe that the journey was halfway over. Well, if only that were the case. Emily was halfway there in qualifying for the Johto league, but the mission prior was finding the Cobalt Star shard in this world. Only then would the journey be over. But they had come so far. For now, all they could do was battle trainers and catch Pokémon.
The heroes found themselves traveling through a dry landscape. There was no water in the river and their flasks were empty. Everyone was hot and dehydrated from the heat. Suddenly, they saw colorful lights in the distance. It looked like an aurora, but it was impossible because they were thousands of miles away from the arctic. Suddenly, the lights were gone.
Yugi and his friends were curious about the lights, but that wasn't their biggest concern. They needed to get out of the heat and refresh themselves. Luckily, there was a Pokémon Center nearby. To get there, they had to pass through the remains of an old village. Yugi looked though the guidebook and read that it was the home of a lost civilization known as the ancient colossal tree tribe. The people would cut trees and use the wood to build gigantic buildings. It was plain to see that there wasn't much greenery in these parts because of the tree tribe cutting trees.
The colossal tree tribe were also known as Remoraidians for their connection with the water-type Pokémon Remoriad. Centuries ago, the landmark where everyone stood was filled with forests and lush plants until everything was destroyed by the Remoraidians. Their need for fuel and timber destroyed the forest and before long, the river dried up. Without water, they couldn't grow crops or new trees. So the Remoraidians were forced to leave their city and move on.
It was a nice history lesson, but it was also sad. But there was some good news. Once every few years, the river fills up with water again and flows like it did in the past. What Yugi and the others really wanted to know was the mystery of the lights they saw earlier. Nurse Joy said that the lights always appeared above Remoraid Lake.
After feeling rehydrated and refreshed, the group decided to head out to the Lake. On the way, the ground was starting to look less like brown earth and more filled with green grass and flowers. By the time they got to the Lake, the sun was down and it was nightfall. Not to mention it was cold. And the reason behind the cold was that there was a tower of ice in the middle of the Lake. It stood tall like a five story building. There wasn't even any water in the Lake. Kaiba was beginning to think coming here wasn't worthwhile, but his friends begged him to stick around.
And it was worthwhile after all. When the sun rose in the sky, Remoraid Lake began to fill with water and Remoraid came to the surface as well. They started using Water Gun and Ice Beam to change the structure of their ice tower and make it bigger. More than that, the lake continued to fill with water. The heat of the sun caused the ice to melt, but its light also reflected off the ice and created the colorful lights everyone saw yesterday. The water vapor was reflecting the rays of the sun. More than that, the lakes and rivers would fill with water and flow again and it was reviving the greenery in the mountain.
Yugi and his friends agreed that the Pokémon world was filled with wonder and miracles like their own world and Pokémon were mysterious creatures. But that was what made Pokémon and their world so wonderful.