Chapter 14 – Beryl Bridge

Author's note: Sorry, I'll get to the story in just one second. But this chapter talks about suicide, and it's not a very comfortable subject for some people. This is just a bit of warning, if you are the type of person to be unsettled about this, then please don't read. A/N: This is a original Pokemon Fan Game, made by Amethyst. if you wish to check it out and play the game download it at Reborn Evolved. search for it on your web browser if you want to get to the website. Have a good day.

Time: 12:00

Location: Beryl Ward

So, while Percival was off fighting against Corey the Beryl Ward Gym Leader. There was Lucille, a girl who was continuing to help others, who were affected by the Plant Overgrowth Attack. She was currently helping out the Library recover itself by helping pick up stray books. She had just finished helping the Gothitelle.

"I've finished." Lucille called to the Pokémon.

"…" The Gothitelle looked around the building. Using its psychic powers, the Gothitelle responded to Lucille. "(It seems the room has been cleared. I thank you for your help, human.)"

"It was not trouble." Lucille responded

"(We have little to offer in return, but you may take this.)" The Gothitelle psychically said giving Lucille a candle.

"A… Soul Candle?" Lucille said, she only heard little about this item.

"(May it light the way to your void-kissed fate.)" The Gothitelle told Lucille

"What does that mean?" Lucille was only more confused by the Gothitelle.

"Goth!" A small Gothita started to cry. "Goth-, Goth-Gothita! Gothita! Goth, Goth, Goth!"

"Gothitelle." The Gothitelle looked back at the Gothita.

"Um…" Lucille didn't understand.

"Goth." The Gothitelle looked at Lucille. "(It seems this young one wants to travel with you. If you would.)"

"Ah," Lucille smiled. Kneeled next to the Gothita. "I'd be glad to have you join me."

"Goth!" The Gothita cheered in happiness.

"What's your name?" Lucille asked.

"(Apologies, but she is too young for her Psychic powers to communicate with a human.)" The Gothitelle said. "(Though to me, her name is Athena.)"

"Athena then." Lucille smiled. "Good to have you along."

"Goth!" The Gothita responded, happy to follow her new master.

Lucille then walked out of the library, with time still waiting for Percival to return. She went to wander around Beryl Ward. She soon found herself near the Beryl Ward Gym. She was half surprised with herself, that she came here. She decided to leave, but stopped when she noticed a Boy with black hair walking in the direction of the grave yard.

"Isn't that…" Lucille felt a shiver as she saw the boy. She recognized him as a Team Meteor Admin, Nero.

Though she was filled with hesitation and fear, she followed him. She followed him until Nero stopped in front of two gravestones. Where Nero knelt down Infront of one, praying for the person. Then looking at the other grave stone with scorn filled eyes, he spat at the other one. He looked like he wanted to break the second one, but didn't. instead Nero took out a watch looking at the time, he said. "…guess it's time."

Proceeding by taking out a Honchkrow, Nero flew away from the area. Leaving Lucille there alone. With pure curiosity, Lucille walked to the Grave Stones that Nero was at. She read the one Nero spat at first, the name read. "SABLE UMBRASYL"

"…" Lucille was surprised to see that Nero would visit his father's grave after what he told her, but looking at the other one, it made sense. Though Lucille was stunned to see the name of the other one. It was of female origin. Definitely, the grave of Nero's sister. The name read. "LUCILLE UMBRASYL"

An unpleasantness filled Lucille as she reached for her silver pendant necklace. Thinking about what she was told… But it didn't feel right to Lucille. In some far reaches of her mind she heard a scream. She stood looking at the grave stunned.

"Sol." Lucille heard a Pokémon's cry from behind her.

"*gasp*" The cry startled Lucille out of her stupor, Lucille quickly turned around to see an Absol. Looking at the Absol, it looked… Familiar, and some sort of mix between anxiety and comfort. As she looked at the Absol she wondered this Pokémon looked familiar.

"…" The Absol looked at her with sympathetic eyes. As if saying. 'I'm sorry'.

"Wait… aren't you…" Lucille slightly recognized the white Pokémon. With all she though her mind only landed at the white figure she saw on the Train ride to Reborn, before it exploded.

"…Sol." The Absol looked around slightly worried, though it decided best do this now. with a glint of its eyes, an image flashed into Lucille's mind. It was an image at Beryl Ward, the Beryl Bridge to be exact. On the edge there was a man with purple hair, standing on the edge, just before jumping off.

"*Gasp! *" Lucille gasped, as soon as the Vision ended. She shook from what she just saw, realizing her current location she tired to look back at the Absol, only to find that it had disappeared. With a huge amount of worry in her heart, Lucille started to move to Beryl Bridge.

Time: 16:00

Location: Beryl Ward

Down at Beryl Ward Bridge stood a man with all of his Pokémon out of their pokeballs. A Skrelp, a Mareanie, a Nidorina, Croagunk, Skuntank, and a Crobat. "Right. you're done. You've served me well, but now you're free."

At Corey's statement, most of the Pokémon leave. With Nidorina hesitating, but decided to leave as well. but finally, there just stood Corey and his Crobat. "Cro…"

"That means you too. You're not special. Get a move on." Corey states, but at Crobat's refusal he starts to yell. "You're not wanted here anymore, so get lost already!"

"Cro…" With sadness the Crobat flies off, just like the other Pokémon.

"With that out of the way I won't be needing these anymore." Corey says taking off his belt of pokeballs, tossing them off into the desert.

"That's pretty mean don't you think." Nero lands on the bridge with his Honchkrow behind him. "Raven return."

"Nero, are you here to make sure I don't reveal anything?" Corey asked.

"Nope, just to ask one question before you die." Nero sighed leaning against the rail of the bridge. "I'll make sure to 'disappear' when the other two arrive."

"So, what is it you want to know?" Corey once again asking.

"Why'd you join?" Nero asked. "I mean, you know what we're planning, and how easily it could have led to the end yourself and even your daughter's death. If you did stuff things differently your life could have ended so much differently."

"Is that really a question for me, or yourself?" Corey responded Nero's question with one of his own.

"Who the hell knows. I sure don't." Nero sighed, turning away from Corey. Leaning and looking out into the dessert. "I know we've both seen the other one's file. So, there is probably a lot that either one of us could say about the other."

"Right…" Corey sighed as well. "So, Nero, do you regret it?"

"Regret what?" Nero asked, though he already knew what Corey was asking.

"After your father's death, you had a chance at some happiness. Yet, you gave it away. Just like this path could lead to your own death, it would surely be with the other ones you've been with." Corey answered.

"Then, I guess that's my answer… neither of us could accept the hand we were dealt." Nero smiled looking to the left, he spotted two figures approaching. Nero grabbed for his Zoroark. "Guess it's time to 'disappear'. But I'm staying for the show."

"As you will." Corey stated, as Nero's Zoroark illusioned them away.

"Corey!" Percival shouted finally catching up to the gym Leader. Lucille trailing not too far behind.

"So, Percival, what is it you want to know? Why I treated Heather how I did?" Corey asked.
"Why are you here?" Percival's instincts told him something bas was going to happen.

"It's because of my own weakness. It's because I was afraid." This wasn't clear to either Percival or Lucille. Nero just listened in silence. "I was afraid of losing her like I did her mother. Her mother was a beautiful, intelligent woman. Her equal does not exist. This, I am sure of. When I was with her, I was complete. I was happy."

"…" Everyone was silent.

"What does that have to do with where your standing?" Percival asked.

"I was naïve, Percival. She left this world in exchange for Heather." Words Percival had heard before from his father. "A chance mechanical error took her life during childbirth. It was then I learned how cold reality truly was. Just as soon as one finds what they've always sought, it is ripped apart from them forever."

"…" Something that Nero experienced. Multiple times.

"I vowed never to let Heather believe any different." Corey stated. "Life is cruel and nothing more. I thought, by raising her knowing this, I could spare her the torment I suffered. But all I did was hurt her myself. And now because of it, she's gone."

"If you knew it was hurting her then, why didn't you stop!" Lucille screamed.

"Listen." Corey solemnly spoke, to any of the three presents, as long as they listened. "Heather has in her possession a certain Ruby Ring. She will be hunted for it. Please watch over her for me."

"You can do it yourself." Percival said, as Corey stepped over the railing onto the ledge of the bridge. "your still her father!"

"I no longer have that right." Corey responded, then looking to the sky. "My love, I'll be with you soon."

"Don't!" Percival shouted reaching for Corey as he jumped.

"…" Nero, still invisible to the Percival and Lucille, silently said a prayer for the person who jumped.

"j-just… like how… I saw…" Lucille placed her hand over her mouth, shaking from what she just saw.

"…" Nero heard what she said… but now wasn't the time to fight. He started walking, with Hela his Zoroark, away. He had to make a report of what just happed to the Agent of Team Meteor.

As Nero walked, he passed a kid with green hair and glasses. Fern then said. "Wow, what a moron."

"…" It took everything Nero had to not punch him, and toss him off the bridge as well.

"Did that dumb-wad really just throw himself off of Beryl Bridge?" Fern laughed. "Sucker's gone for sure. And to think he was the one I came all the way up here to challenge… what a waste."

"You could never beat him." Percival didn't like how fern was talking. Angerly he responded.

"You beat him, huh?" Fern looked at Percival. "And he offed himself before he even gave you the Badge?! What a sorry excuse for Leader!"

Thwack!

The sound was that of a punch. Though it didn't come from Percival nor was its Nero. It was the girl known for her kindness. First time anyone had seen her angry. "Don't you ever say that about a life. What the hell did you even know about him!?"

"…" Nero looked at Lucille curiously. A memory flashed in his mind. Nero then smiled, and continued to walk away.

"You probably think I'm heartless, yeah?" Fern stated, practically being okay from the punch. "I might not have known the guy. I just see it as natural selection, ya know?"

"What the hell does a situation like this have to do with survival of the fittest." Anger still flared in Lucille's eyes.

"So, some old guy goes crazy and throws himself off a bridge… Big deal." Fern didn't care. "But if you're so concerned about him, when not just go down and find him yourself? Look. He fell into Lapis Ward, right below us. You can get there just going north from Opal Bridge."

With that Lucille started to make her way, pushing past Fern. "…"

"You just like to make enemies, don't you?" Percival asked, also walking past Fern.

"I don't se the point, but whatev-." Fern Stop as a loud explosion went off.

KABOOM!

"?" Both Percival and Lucille turned around in alarm.

"What the heck was that?!" Fern ran to the edge of the bridge looking off the side. "Yo! Look over there! That huge plume of smoke rising… I think it's coming from the north Obsidia Ward! Right at the Grand Stairway! Something's going down and I'm gonna find out what it is. Later, Losers!" Fern then pushed past Percival and Lucille, and started to make his way to where the explosion occurred.

"… I still think it's best to see if he survived." Percival said to Lucille.

"I agree…" Lucille responded, both still reeling from what they just saw.