Chapter Seventeen
The Music of Meloetta
It was a few nights after receiving the news of Suicune's disappearance. It was just after dinner, and Shaymin and Latias had fallen straight to sleep. But the twins just couldn't fall asleep. So they decided to take a little walk.
The night was perfectly clear, and the air was crisp and silent.
"It's really nice out tonight," said Keldea as the twins headed towards Sharpedo Bluff.
"Yeah," said Keldeo, "A lot different than dangerous dungeons filled with aggressive Pokémon."
The two arrived at Sharpedo Bluff, and the view was breathtaking.
"It's been a long time since we've been out here," said Keldea.
"Yeah, it has," said Keldeo, "Since before we started at the guild."
The two stared out at the ocean as the moon and stars reflected off of the rippling surface.
It was then, a small sound broke the silence. A light and calming melody.
"What's that?" asked Keldea.
"I don't know," said Keldeo, "But it's so soothing."
The twins closed their eyes and listened to the music for a good while. Soon, the melody faded, and the twins opened their eyes and looked at each other.
"Whatever that was," said Keldea, "it definitely came from a Pokémon."
"Maybe it will do it again tomorrow night," said Keldeo.
Both Pokémon yawned and decided to head back to the guild. When they returned, they both laid down and fell right to sleep.
The next night, the twins returned with Shaymin and Latias.
"It's so late at night," said Shaymin, "What could be so important?"
"Just listen," said Keldea.
The four Pokémon sat and watched the waves ripple against the shore.
"I don't hear anything," said Latias, "Are you sure you heard some…"
Latias didn't finish her sentence because all four heard the same melody from the night before.
"That's it," said Keldeo, "Just listen."
All four sat on the soft grass and just listened to the calming melody. Soon, the melody gradually grew softer and softer again until it was once again perfectly silent.
"What was that?" asked Shaymin, "It was just so soothing."
"It was like all my worries disappeared while that melody was playing," said Latias.
"We don't know what it is," said Keldea.
"Why don't we take a look around?" asked Keldeo, "We might find someone."
"Alright, let's look," said Keldea.
The group split up and looked around, but found nothing of interest.
"Nothing," said Shaymin, "Not even the tiniest sign."
"Maybe tomorrow night," said Keldea.
Disappointed, the group returned to the guild and had a very nice sleep.
The next night, the group returned to Sharpedo Bluff, but the melody did not play. So the group returned to the guild. It was then that Latias had a vision dream.
"You are destined to stand in our way," said a large Pokémon.
"I don't like to fight," said a smaller Pokémon backed up to a cliff.
"But you would if you had to," said the larger Pokémon, "And you would because it is your destiny. That is why you must be removed."
The Pokémon backed up right to the edge of the large canyon.
"Say goodbye," said the large Pokémon, "Because this is the last time you'll be seen again."
"Not if I do this," said the Pokémon as it jumped into the canyon.
"I will find you, Meloetta," said the large Pokémon, "And you will be removed."
Just as the Pokémon was about to jump after Meloetta, another Pokémon stopped him.
"Are you crazy?" asked the second Pokémon, "That's Whirlwind Canyon. She'll never escape."
"Still, watch the ends of the canyon," said the first Pokémon, "Just in case."
The two Pokémon split up and headed to the opposite ends of the canyon.
The image began to blur, as Latias began to awaken…
Latias awoke in such a frenzy that she woke up the rest of her team.
"Latias, what's wrong?" asked Keldea.
"I, I had a dream," said Latias, "A big Pokémon was attacking a smaller Pokémon."
"Could it have been a vision?" asked Keldeo, "Like the one us three had?"
"I remember the Pokémon I saw," said Latias, "It's the same one that attacked me and Latios!"
"That has to be more than a coincidence," said Shaymin, "What about the smaller one?"
"He called the smaller one, Meloetta," said Latias.
"Did you say Meloetta?" asked Keldea, "It is said that Meloetta can sing a song so beautiful it can calm Pokémon's hearts."
"Could that be the song we've been hearing?" asked Keldeo.
"There was something else," said Latias, "Meloetta jumped into a large canyon. Just before the other Pokémon could jump after her, another Pokémon, with the attacker, warned him not to."
"Why was that?" asked Keldea.
"Because," answered Latias, "It was Whirlwind Canyon."
All of the Pokémon's faces turned grim at the mention of the name: Whirlwind Canyon, a canyon with winds so fierce even the strongest of Pokémon barely escaped it.