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Angel stares at the television inside the small cottage outside Eterna Forest. Her green haired host places a cup of tea in front of her and sits on the small recliner next to the sofa. Calamity lifts her head from her paws to watch the anchorwoman talk.
"It has been three days since Sinnoh Champion, Cynthia, has revealed she has taken in a foster child. It has also been three days since said child has gone missing. The little girl, age six, responds to the name Angel." A snapshot of the missing child appears on screen; Angel silently wonders when it was taken. "She is a platinum blonde, stands at three feet five inches, and is traveling with four pokemon. Her team consists of an arcanine, a hydreigon, a sliggoo, and an abnormal, red absol." Calamity huffs at the remarks on her fur color and settles back into a napping position. "If anyone has seen Angel they are asked to contact their local Officer Jenny or inform their Nurse Joy. More information will be brought as it arrives."
A click of the remote changes the channel to a documentary about ocean dwelling pokemon and Cheryl places the device back on the table.
"You can't hide forever. The only reason I haven't said anything is you got me out of a sticky situation."
Angel scoffs slightly as she places her empty cup back on the wooden table, "Sticky situation is right. I never thought I'd come across a trainer being chased by a stampede of pokemon because she spilled honey on herself." The child's demeanour changes as she slumps forward, "I'm sorry for the inconvenience Cheryl, but I can't go back. Not if Cynthia won't let me keep my promise."
"She's just trying to protect you."
"I can take care of myself." Angel snaps before pursing her lips and casting an apologetic smile, "Sorry. I'm really uptight over all this. I'll probably leave tomorrow. Staying here isn't getting me any closer to where I have to be."
"And where's that?" Cheryl asks.
"No idea, but I need some information. How did Team Galactic succeed the first time?"
Cheryl bites the inside of her cheek in consideration before sighing and looking Angel in her violet eyes, "Team Galactic's old headquarters is located in Veilstone City. As far as I know it's abandoned, but you might be able to gather something there."
Angel gives a wavering smile, "Thank you Cheryl. I'll leave tomorrow morning."
The green haired woman nodded, but gave the child a warning. "I'll give you the day, but after that I'm calling Officer Jenny and telling her you're in Veilstone. I'm not going to be the one to keep a mother from her child."
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Angel jumps away into the shadow of a building as two policemen turn onto the walkway she had been strolling down. The look around the area before proceeding further down the street. Mystic was able to drop them off discreetly, but the four o'clock news had been aired and the search for her was on. Police staff and volunteer trainers and civilians scoured the streets for the missing child. It was safe to say that all of Sinnoh wanted this child back with their champion.
Angel sprints across the momentarily empty street into the warehouse adjacent to the abandoned Galactic headquarters previously disguised as a construction company. Calamity bursts from her ball and nudges her trainer. The girl pants as she catches her breath and digs through her bag for her water bottle. She untwist the canteen and sucks the liquid down her throat before offering the bottle to Calamity, who shakes her head at the offer. The trainer pulls a granola bar and a canister of Calamity's food pellets out of the traveling bag. The two chew silently and peer around the edge of the doorway at the people bustling outside.
"Our supplies aren't going to last the rest of the week unless I can get to a forest to forage or into a PokeMart, but with all this hullabaloo I don't think either is happening anytime soon."
The absol whines her sympathy and places a paw on the child's leg.
"Thanks. We need to…" Angel quiets when she hears the creak of the metal door to her side. She jumps back when an older man strides through the mechanical gates. Said man jumps back too when he hears the growl emitted by Calamity.
"Arceus sake! What is a kid like you doing here? Wait, aren't you…"
"Shh!" Angel hisses as she cuts him off. "I'm trying to gather information on Team Galactic. How they managed to open the portal to the other world originally. You don't know anything do you?"
The man casts a glance at the shiny absol. The creature was crouched low to the ground in a pouncing position. Her red claws reflected the little sunlight filtering through the door and sole window as they dug into and scratched the concrete floor. The growl didn't seem to require air, for it never halted, and the razor teeth pulled back into a protective snarl.
"Ye-yes. I-I do. Please, follow me."
He takes a plastic card out of his pocket and swipes the machine next to the mechanical doors. The light shined green and the jaws opened. The man motions for her to enter and trainer and pokemon warily descend the stairs.
Angel hand jerks across her notebook. The small notebook originally kept the penciled thoughts of the child's travels, a friend to tell her adventures too, and now it held the secrets of Team Galactic.
"Cyrus was an inspiring man. Told us one day there would be a world where we'd never hurt again. There would be no pain, no sorrow, no feeling. For an old coot like me who has no children and whose wife had died, it seemed rational to pour my knowledge into creating it. But… none of us scientist ever considered how the lake guardians and the legendaries would suffer. No pokemon should be forced to do a crazy man's bidding."
Angel looks up as the scientist fiddles on the computer in front of him. The screen fills with analyses of the experiments. She volleys her vision as she copies down what she can comprehend.
"The red chain replicates the jewels on the pokemon's forehead and is infused with the energy collected from the meteorites. The legendaries pokemon DNA is forced into the chain and gives the wielder the power to summon and control the being of time and the being of space, as well as the guardians themself. From there a portal can be summoned, but the rest of Sinnoh will gravitate toward the opening and combust under the pressure."
"Is anything known about the dimension that Cyrus created."
The man shakes his head sadly, "Nothing, child."
Angel sighs and closes her notebook, "Thank you sir… Know that you have redeemed yourself."
"I haven't young one. I never will, but one step to attempting redemption is to make sure it won't happen again. In all honest I'm happy I didn't delete these files. It is still a selfish act because of the destruction these notes could cause, but I'm happy they helped you. You should leave soon Angel. Veilstone may be densely populated and big, but the police will find you."
Angel nods and stands. She gives a respectful bow before motioning Calamity up and leaving the room.
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Angel settles herself in a cave on Route 214. All her pokemon lay beside her. Mystic curls himself in a ball by the entrance, ever watchful. The dragon more serious the past few days then Angel has ever seen him in their partnership. The arcanine slept next to the wall and did his job as space heater. The occasional snort erupted from his muzzle and stream tendriled out with the sound. Destin flattened himself on the floor in a puddle of rainwater that had dripped through a crevice in the cavern wall. Calamity laid down next to Angel to serve as a cushion and an extra heat source. Angel hugged her pokemon and stared out the entrance to the night sky beyond.
The summer was young still, so night contained its bitter bite for a few more days. Should Angel be on her lonesome for much longer, Diadem's body heat would no longer be needed. Even now Angel shifted away from the fire-type. Veilstone was a good distance from Celestic town and held less mountain cold.
Her violet eyes watch the twinkling stars and remembers the night Cynthia had shown her the constellations. Angel's eye find the Rapidash, the Klink, the Pyroar. The platinum tears her gaze away as her eyes begin to water and shifts on the uncomfortable ground, her sleeping bag left at the Pokemon League because she wasn't suppose to need it and figuring she'd double with Cynthia if they did end up camping a night. A lonely sigh escapes her lips before she falls asleep.