Alone.

In silence.

I sleep within my Milennium Crystal beneath the earth, the land that is Forina. I feel my energy being sapped and transferred into the land. That's why I have to sleep, anyway.

But I hate it.

I don't want to be stuck here, in an endless loop of pain and misery for a thousand years. It isn't fair. I'm trapped beneath the earth, in a crystal, practically in a coma. Trapped in the subconscious part of my mind, an endless ocean floor.

And that's not even the worst of my problems. Why do I have to be "The Wish Maker" anyways? It's just pointless, only getting to be awake for a week just to grant wishes.

Look at me. I have the power of REALITY ITSELF in my hands. Power I don't want. The more power someone has, the more people that are out to get them. I've been the center of attention for too long, and I want to be done.

I don't belong here. I belong one place and one place only.

With Max. He was my best friend. We had so many happy memories together, and now I know i'll never see him again... all because i'm forced to sleep. It was the most painful moment of my life. I knew so much time is gonna pass. Time i'll never get back.

Silently, I subconsciously shed tears in my sleep. I don't want this. I want to wake up.

I wish I could see him again.

I heard a sound from outside my crystal. Almost as if... someone was digging my crystal up.

I'm able to see outside my crystal, which I thought was pointless given i'm always underground... but when I saw myself move, and the crystal turned around... I couldn't believe what I saw.

Max.

He was there, having ripped my crystal out of the ground. I took another look, and saw the land around him beginning to turn gray. I wasn't giving the land the energy it needs to thrive.

Forina was decaying. Dying.

And I really didn't care. I didn't belong here anyways. I wanted to be with him, speak to him.

I heard his soft voice through the crystal.

"Jirachi... it's me."

I tried to speak back.

"Missed... you..."

My voice was shaky and whispery, as if I was crying. I wanted to be back in the land of the living again. I wanted to feel his hug, his warm, loving embrace once again. I wanted to be with him.

I heard a familiar song. The lullaby Max sung to me to awaken me when we first met.

My sheer willpower, through a blessing, a miracle, caused my crystal to glow. It glowed red. Then, instead of slowly disintegrating...

It shattered. Into several tiny fragments. I floated down, my streamers unfolding, revealing my body. Tears were in my eyes. He caught me again.

"Jirachi... why are you crying?"

I had no other thought but to hug him. Tight.

"I missed you, Max... I missed you... I didn't wanna sleep..."

Max felt pitiful. Even he knew that without my energy, Forina would die. The land continued to decay, trees and flowers withering, grass turning gray.

"Jirachi..."

Max returned the hug.

"You woke up... gave up your entire home... just to see me again? I could... I could hear you calling me... I heard a voice. It was coming from here."

"Max... I don't wanna be alone..."

I was covered in tears. I clung onto Max in fear of losing him or being forced back asleep.

"I don't wanna go back to sleep... i'm scared..."

"I'm right here, Jirachi... shhhhhh..."

My heart was pounding. I shiver. I was back where I belong and now I was afraid of being put back. I sniffle.

"P-please... don't leave me..."

"I promise... i'm not leaving... not ever again... you're my friend, Jirachi. My best friend."

"I just..."

"I love you. So much. You're like a little brother to me. Watching you go on that fateful day was hard for me as well."

"I... I love you too, Max..."

"Shhhhhh..."

I made it. Through miracles, I was able to wake up. I'm crying tears of joy. Through blessings, Max found me, and ripped me out of the earth itself, where I was trapped.

"Oh, Max... I'm finally home."