Watcher of Arceus

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon. Only the idea and OC's.

Author Notes:

-X-This will be used for scene breaks and for when the story switches to another character, but it does not mean that a new section of the story has started.

~xXx~ This will identify where each paragraph breaks.

"Human Speech" 'Character Thought' {Pokémon Speech}

Co-author: Catsithx

The following is a total and complete Reboot of the story "Watcher of Arceus".

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Chapter 13 : A Secluded Paradise

Thomas wiped his brow again. Of all the days that he could have chosen to cross a desert, today was clearly one of the worst. The air was far too warm, too dry, and filled with an angry amount sand every time the wind blew. Perhaps overly surprising however, was how Mewtwo was finally trusting of Thomas enough to allow himself to rest inside a pokeball, although this could have just as easily been a case of him being up all night working on the new laptop that Thomas had bought him the day prior.

He sipped his canteen slowly once more and looked down to Radara who he had given his travel hat to since the sun seemed worse on her today as they moved to another sanctuary of the watchers. She remained silent though, keeping her displeasure to herself. His work with Rebecca was clearly the only saving grace he had for now though and he was sure of it.

Wiping his goggles off again as well, he finally smiled. The feeling of nearby safety had been around for a while, and he knew that they were always clearly on the right path, but to see a large rock formation through the sand was a welcome sight. Sure enough when the sand filled winds died down again, they could both make it out easily, and they both knew that it was the sanctuary.

Moving a bit faster now, a weak jog beside Radara, the two moved up faster to the rock formation and began to look for the proper entrance. They didn't have to look long before they found the rock face they were looking for and when they placed a hand and a paw and both just let a bit of their power flow into it, the rock bowed down, given them passage into the access to the sanctuary.

Calling out his pokemon, Rebecca was happy and eager to rush up to and latch onto Thomas as he released the others. Suicune just stretched lightly, smiling before walking into the passage, eager to get to some clean water once more, Radara joining her along with Juno. This just left Mewtwo and Saber looking around some as they were returned to full form once more.

'That was a strange... and yet comfortable rest. What is this place?' Mewtwo asked as he looked around some, a light field of power stopping the sand in the wind around them, before he looked down the newly opened passage.

"This is a place my kind would call home during our travels." Thomas stated, giving a small smile about being so close to a home for once, a feeling he had thought long since lost.

"Now Mewtwo, Saber... when we start down this path, you'll feel entirely unwelcome at first. Just stand and walk close to me and it will pass. That feeling of unease, of things being wrong and how you're not welcome here. Its not meant for you, its just a way that my elder brothers and sisters helped to protect these homes they made for us." He explained.

"If you stay close, the feeling will pass and then you won't feel it again. You're my guest here, you have permission to be here, just stay close." He finished, starting to walk in.

Saber was quick to stay close, and got Thomas between himself and Mewtwo, still unsure about the new member of the group though, but always willing to listen to Thomas. As soon as he entered the passage, he gave a small whine though, already feeling that thing that Thomas had described, but still trusting Thomas after all.

Sticking close as Thomas walked in, Mewtwo just followed along. 'So... this is the feeling of unease... of being unwelcomed in a place. It is not a feeling that I approve of. It will pass quickly?' Mewtwo asked, Thomas just nodding.

"Once we pass into the sanctuary proper, and it knows you are my guests, it will pass." Thomas said, just walked along the cave passage towards a small turn, and growing light. The feeling that both Saber and Mewtwo started to pass quickly now though as they moved in further, before at last it was gone and there was just kind of a feeling of ease and peace over.

Seeing the end of the passage, it quickly opened up into a large, very large open space with soft grass, rocky walls filled with dozens of different kinds of berries, and a small waterfall that was filling a large oasis, a few trees around it providing plenty of shade against the sun but it readily felt cooler, much nicer here then out in the desert proper. There were also a few trees off to the side, which seemed to be leaking sap into a large stone basic, and everything that was there no matter how strange it looked or felt just really seemed to be belong there.

Like the other sanctuaries, it was also filled with numerous crystals of various kinds, most on the walls, but some in the water and even growing in the trees. With Juno, Suicune, Radara, and Rebecca already inside though, the crystals had already began to glow and give some various colored lights that gave the oasis a surprisingly calm and pleasant feeling.

'This place... its... it feels very unusual. I feel... disconnected here.' Mewtwo stated slowly as he entered at last and looked over the place.

"Its meant to be disconnected in a sense for others, but for my family, we feel connected only to each other here. This would be a place of retreat for my kind, although this one specific place was made for my brothers and sisters who were of the ground, rock, or fire type over anyone else." Thomas said as he walked in fully and the feelings of unease in Saber and Mewtwo were fully replaced with a calm, a feeling of peace and slowness, as though it was a chance for them to take things easy. "There thousands of places like this all over the world, but only a few hundred in Japan, the place of our birth." Thomas said softly, a small smile on his face once more. "Take this chance to stretch, to move and get use to your body. I don't think that you'll be able to connect to the internet here, but if you must use your laptop, I can help recharge it. Just try not to fly too high or it might hide itself again. Oh... and no fire anything by the sap, its very flammable. It was a gift for my fire type brothers and sisters, a way for them to warm up and have a means to stay warm even when traveling, and can be very dangerous to others."

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With the promise of a full day to run around at last, Saber was quick to take up the chance. While always aware of the world and its natural course, and in a few ways always worried about the next disaster that might befall the world, this place felt so serene and easy going.

Everything about the extra sense that absol's had just felt at peace here and with it, Saber just felt best he ever had as he walked into the large space beside Thomas and Mewtwo. Although still concerned about the larger unknown pokemon that was accompanying them, the peace that he felt once the sanctuary was just so powerful, separate from the feel of the earth that he always felt before.

Looking over the place slowly, it was filled with various crystals unlike anything he had seen before, something just different and strange about them, powerful and yet calm. They lined the edges of open space, and were on the walls, a few in the large spring.

Even stranger for him though, were the vines that were growing over the walls, just barely dipped into the water. Lining almost all sides of the walls that surrounded open space, and just barely curling around the crystals a bit, the vines appeared to be growing dozens of different types of berries. He had seen most of them before, but there were plenty more that he had not as he raced over to the wall looking over all the various berries.

{How do berries grow like this? I know some of these grow on bushes, not vines...} He asked very confused, looking over the selection and wondering if it was some kind of joke. Looking quickly for something spicy, he sniffed around only finding the softest and gentlest of smells even as he was right next to them. As he was looking though, he quickly caught sight of something large and red, and a bit pointy.

Instantly going wide eyed and grinning madly, he rushed over towards the large lansat berry, one of the rarest berries there were as far as he was concerned. It was already hard enough to find them in the wild, and they grew so slowly and almost always in a single bush at a time in any given place that he rarely had the chance to enjoy one alone. Already his mouth was watering as he looked it over, then looked to the others, and quickly cut it from the vine with his tail, before grabbing it and rushing over into some grass by the oasis.

Murring a bit, and biting into slowly into the juicy berry, tearing one of the "spikes" off, it was a lovely berry, not too spicy, but equally sweet and sour. His favorite berry by far, so rare and hard to come by, and now he had once again had one all to himself as he grinned, just slowly eating the large berry, trying to make it last, not knowing when he would get another one.

Having taken his time to enjoy the berry, he licked his lips slowly, enjoying the last of the juices before it was gone as he slowly stood up, looking around. He had the whole day to do whatever he desired, and had easy access to water and food as well. He was promised a chance to run around as much as he wanted after being cooped up for a little more then a week because of this new pokemon and Suicune, and while it did annoy him, now that he had the chance to do what he wanted, he wasn't sure what he wanted to do.

Deciding to just run, he quickly took off and started a lap all around the oasis. This was easily the most room that he had to run freely in without a care for several months. The oasis was large, and just felt so nice, the world around at peace and it was a feeling that he just enjoyed.

He loved to run, to move, to just dash and twist and turn. He was like many felines, just almost overly hyper active. He ran over the open space and sandy ground, and then between the crystals along its side, and jumped over a few more, and it was easy to see how he still had a fair of growing to do acting like the child he still was.

Running so much, he didn't even notice who was around, and dash up, only to skid to a halt, sliding some in the sand, almost ending up flipping his rear end up over his head and stopping dead as he slowly looked up at Mewtwo, who had turned to look down at him.

Saber just gulped lightly, before backing away slowly, uncaring who saw his little cowering retreat, he just still did not trust this new highly powerful pokemon, and just turned and ran off in the opposite direction.

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Suicune just walked into the sanctuary, one she had not visited in generations, several hundred years ago even. To her, all springs were different, and all could be enjoyed in different ways as well so to be here to enjoy its spring would be something she had not enjoyed in just as long. Looking over to Radara, Juno, and Rebecca, she could tell they would enjoy the place as well, before moving in slowly, going straight for the water.

Walking up quickly and just letting herself sink right in, and laying down in the water. At its deepest, it was just deep enough to let her lay down fully submerged with just maybe a foot of water above her. The spring just felt so great, the past several days being unable to submerge herself in salt free water was certainly a challenge for her.

It wasn't going to be a life threatening if she didn't soak herself in salt free water as much as she wanted, but it did get uncomfortable, so having the chance to soak herself like this just felt great as she closed her eyes and let herself just enjoy the water.

She just let herself rest there in the water for a while, before at last, she got up and stretched still in the water. Jumping straight up, she easily landed on top of the water and just stood there now, before stretching proper now and then looking around. Thomas was just sitting with Rebecca in the corner, still resting himself and clearly in deep thought. A hand wrapped around Rebecca, just letting her sit in his lap as she enjoyed the chance to be with him once more.

She was more then happy to let them, just smiling contently that her child was willing to give a chance once more, to be happy with someone and share a life with them. It warmed her heart and even though she knew it was happening, to see for herself, and be a part of it was just so nice.

Looking over, she laughed a little watching Saber race around the place a bit now. She had talked with Juno and Radara a lot since her choice to stay with him, and learned of how supposedly hyper active the absol could be. This was her first chance to see it properly though and it amused her greatly to see it. Then again, she was always amused by children.

Moving over and finding Juno, she moved up next to the lazy ninetales and sat down beside her. {So this is the speedy feline that I had heard about. He is a rather fast one isn't he.} Suicune smiled as she took a seat besides the ninetales.

{He is a teenager... a little rebellious, but eager to try and fit in. He is athletic though, and could be a fancy show mon. If he put effort into being a little more reserved and trained himself, he has the skill to compete for sport and he might rather enjoy that. He would still try to warn others of impending natural disasters, but we all know how poorly they have come to be treated throughout Hoenn, and so he has been reluctant to leave Thomas's company.} Juno said, moving some of her tails and allowing them to cover Suicune like a blanket, helping her dry off a bit as not to collect too much sand on her form, before pulling her tails back.

{You seem to be mothering him... you're not finally considering a proper child yourself are you?} Suicune teased as they both just watched him, Juno giving a small smirk and minor laugh.

{Certainly not with him. He is much too a child for me... but perhaps I do desire a cub of my own. Maybe after I see Thomas properly court Rebecca and partake of the celebration of their union I may ask to leave his side and return to my birthplace... seek a mate there if I don't find one on the journey there is now.} Juno said, wondering about it herself. She knew that Thomas's courting would take as long as it always did, a year or two, maybe even three or four. It would be slow, but Juno couldn't help but giggle a bit wondering how Rebecca might take the whole thing.

{So, how do you well do you think Soular shall recover to his old self... the self that I met him as nearly 600 years ago?} Juno asked after a short pause, sparing some glances to Thomas and Rebecca as they just at with each other, Thomas still clearly deep in though and just lightly petting Rebecca's head, occasionally rubbing teasing her ears a bit between strokes.

{Time can only tell. The innocent and joyous child that I adored so much may never be seen again, and yet, is that not the nature of our immortal kind. We forever grow older and with each rebirth, traits are lost and new ones are gained. There are many values that define us, that stay with us through the eternal waves of time, but its is only proper to accept change. As for my personal thoughts... I wish to see him return to his joyous self perhaps more then anyone but our mother...} Suicune said, her voice soft, but in a way happy, pleasant.

{I should like to think that his new self shall be far better once he accepts that he can be loved and love others freely once more. And I should be happy to help give him that chance.} Suicune's smile grew as she just watched Saber continue to run around, racing between the various crystals along the side of the oasis.

{And you intend to be here for the whole time of courting him as well?} Juno asked, looking to Suicune now.

{I intend to now. Thomas was avoiding me for the shame he felt brought himself and our kind, and I may have waited until he was ready to come to me himself. The world had other plans however, and now that we have been reunited by another cause, and now I wish to stay with for as long as he would have me... and perhaps longer.} Suicune smiled, laying her head down on her paws and just enjoyed the moment.

{I think he needs the care right now, someone to remind him who he is, to be around someone else besides his sister and you. He needs to remember all of his family, remember more then just a few us.} Suicune continued, just watching Thomas spend some time with Rebecca before the night came.

{I gladly welcome the company. He's become a fair bit sour these recent years, but you always did have a way of bringing joy to him... when he's not avoiding you.} Juno nodded a bit, watching Thomas and Rebecca herself now. {Although... I do wonder how Rebecca will handle … well you know...}

{My my, you really are eager for a child.} Suicune laughed a bit.

{I am over 600 years old, I am allowed a cub if I so desire.} Juno stated, a slight smirk on her face some. {But until I find someone I desire... I think I shall ask Thomas about getting me into Contests. It could be a nice change of pace for myself as well.}

{Oh, you would make quiet the contest show mon. Doesn't Thomas know a coordinator?} Suicune asked.

{You must mean Sarah... who is currently off in Kanto because of Thomas. It was a bit of a … disaster when Ho-oh summoned him, and she is ever the inquisitive type. Radara had limited options, so they just encouraged her to go to a place where she always wanted to go and would have gone if she wasn't following him.} Juno stated.

{Oh... well that is a shame, but I guess I can understand. It would be nice to meet some of Thomas's human friends and the family who raised him however.} Suicune said, just enjoying the chance to watch Thomas and Rebecca for a bit.

Juno just laughed a little bit, but nodded some. {Speaking of being motherly... aren't you trying to baby him a little too much?}

Suicune just smiled greatly now. {There's a funny thing about us immortals and our reincarnations... we're always children in someways.}

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As night came slowly, and the sun started to set, the crystals of the sanctuary changed to show it. They all gave off soft hues of light in slowly shifting colors now. It was soft enough to not disrupt anyone who would to sleep, but also bright enough to provide light for those were still awake. Even more, the crystals gave off lots of warmth, and while the sands outside the sanctuary would surely be in a chilled night, the sanctuary itself and surrounding space would cool off to a comfortable chilled even long after the sun had sun.

Thomas just smiled a bit, sitting on the water's edge. Saber was sleeping pretty much curled up around a few of the crystals, the absol apparently loving the warmth like he always had. It just amused Thomas that Saber had wore himself out so early in the day for once and he finally got over his fear of Suicune.

Getting up and moving back to his backpack, he pulled out a small hot plate and battery pack, as well as his tea pot and a few cups, before going for his food rations and looked over the packets of food he had, looking for a few special self-prepared packets that he had made.

A little annoyed that he had to search around for them, the weight of what he was doing though after so long was finally setting in hard now upon him as he pulled out his tea pot and and some glasses, as well as a small pot before at last finding the packets and giving a small sigh of relief.

Radara just smiled heavily though even as she was off just enjoying her own time, slowly getting up and stretching. She could feel the weight that was affecting Thomas, but to her it wasn't hard at all. For Radara, it was as though that weight was being lifted for her as Thomas pulled out the packets at last. A special pouch of rice, a small mix of specialty spices that were very hard to come by, and of course some yeast. Even Suicune could see that Thomas was clearly a fair bit worried and that something was weighing hard on him now while Radara moved to distract and keep Rebecca busy with Juno so that she wouldn't worry herself.

Finally, with some deep breathes and even some hesitation, Thomas slowly pulled out the last thing he would need tonight, the small secure trainer safe he had. He knew it wasn't really that heavy, or at least not heavier than it should have been, but he couldn't deny that it certainly felt heavier that any time before now, in a way the physical manifestation of everything that was weighing on him most of all right now because of what it held.

"You know... its almost as if your afraid of something..." Suicune's voice sounded clearly and softly now as he leaned up quickly and looked to her, the crystals allowing her to speak freely once more. She was walking up slowly to him and gave him a gentle nuzzle, even a soft quick lick to his cheek.

"Its a good feeling, you cherish this time for generations, the reminder that you can have a life, you don't need to keep everything to yourself. You really do have a right to it, and you deserve her." Suicune said, just gently nuzzling him.

"T-thanks..." Thomas said softly as he looked over to Juno who was sitting with Rebecca, gently rubbing her tails along the lucario's back. "Can I ask for som-"

"I can smell the spices already... and I would love make some blessed sake for you. I will need help though."Suicune smiled and gave a small nod, as Thomas just put the small trainer safe into his pockets for a moment and collected himself again.

Suicune smile just grew a bit though as she watched him, walking with him slowly as he moved to the water and filled the tea pot about halfway, just a few cups of water. When Thomas went to put it on his hotplate however, Juno quickly stopped him, a white furry tail slapping his hand away.

'We do this right... put that stupid item of convince away. I shall light the fires and bring proper heat to the mixture.' Juno's voice stated quickly, a bit aggressively even as she took the tea pot in her mouth and moved back towards one of the largest crystals, Suicune at her side.

"May I suggest a lum berry for this drink? I know that you and Rebecca have not partaken of such things before, and a lum berry would be a nice softer drink for you to start with. It will keep you plenty warm all through the night and let you enjoy the moon." Suicune asked, still walking with Juno towards the crystals.

Thomas just nodded lightly and gave a small rub to Suicune's ears and cheek, before going to the wall with all the berries, and looking for a pair of large lum berries, the green berries well hidden among the vines though.

It took him a few minutes to find two good ripe ones, but by the time he had turned back Juno was helping Suicune to prepare the small batch of sake, if using a very strange thing to hold the pot up and keep a fire under it. Thomas was rather confused to see one of the crystals, usually a small spire of sorts that always just kind of jutted out of the ground now a large claw like tip that was holding up the tea pot.

It was already easily well under way, with Suicune blessing the water and process, what would take days could be done in an hour under Suicune's personal care, Thomas fully ready to help the whole time or so he thought.

Looking up with a smile, Suicune just nodded for Thomas to come closer and help finish making the sake now, adding the juice of the lum berry. "And now... for the real help I need, to allow the passage of time advance."Suicune pressed her nose the crystal, which sprang to life with a powerful glow. Dark blue fires burst from the crystal around the tea pot and rose up from the crystal, gathering and collecting into a image of a four legged dragon. Although far smaller then the last time that Thomas had seen him, no bigger Thomas's own head, there was no mistaking that Dialga's image and consciousness had been summoned before them by Suicune.

"Greetings dearest sister... and my my, your favored son still graces your presence. How kind of him to visit for once, although you are in a rather dry place to go and rest for now." Dialga stated, his image small but his words clear and clean for all around aside from Saber who was fully asleep. "I can't really understand why you would venture so through a large desert when there is water all around the island, but I shall not question your desires for any one spring of water, and we all know that the waters of the sanctuaries are among the best after all."

"How kind of you to show worry for me, but I am not in danger. I've chosen to travel with my beloved son this time." Suicune smiled, looking to Thomas and leaning over to just lightly nuzzle him a bit.

"Such a risk you take, but I'm sure that you will manage. Being so close to Soular has always been pleasure of yours since you took to raising him a few times." Dialga laughed a bit, his form just barely giving a nod. "But I'm sure there is more to this than mere words. You desire something."

"Our younger brother wishes to court the lucario you approve of properly. He has asked that I bless some Sake, but clearly misunderstands my abilities to do so. I can bless it yes, and ensure that comes out proper, however time is not something that I can so easily manage. If you were to help however, then he could have his sake tonight." Suicune stated, looking back to Thomas and giving a few glances to Rebecca, who was still distracted by Radara.

"And what exactly... do you expect me to do here?" Dialga asked, his voice now lightly annoyed. "Surely making sake is a task better fit to others. You would still visit some breweries in Johto would you not? They must have a suitable sake for our younger brother."

"You know that I haven't visited the Brew of the Bells Brewery in decades and have not had the chance to bless sake since the time of Diako and his courting." Suicune stated. "There is no brewery here on the islands who would allow me entry, nor would they allow me to merely take any I would find suitable for Thomas and his courting. To say nothing of the moon tonight to be courted under."

"What do you mean tonight." Dialga asked, Suicune just dropping her head and shaking it a bit.

"For those of us who exist strictly in the here and now of the time we exist within... instead of the space through time itself, the moon shall appear gilded and full in the sky tonight." Suicune stated, a bit annoyed, but quickly cheering herself back up. "And how else might your approval be better shown then allowing a small batch to age, mature, and accept my touch for just a meager year of time."

"You really do intend for me to do such menial work don't you? This truly is below me and... you have others watching this. You are … fine FINE! If the watcher desires sake for his courting... of the mate I do approve of... then he shall have SAKE!" Dialga roared a bit, his image erupting in dark blue flames along with the entirety of the tea pot still held by the crystal.

There was the echo of a roar from the crystal, and everything around it seemed to shimmer and then flash even through the flames, an echo of Dialga's power rushing through the crystal before it just stopped.

As the light of the crystal faded at last, the tea pot was now filled with a very lightly golden liquid, the smell a bit fruity but rather strong. Suicune just smiled, leaning up and giving a small sniff, her eyes quickly going wide. "Wha... oh my, I guess all of those words were for nothing. He aged this at least a hundred years and managed the whole process himself while I was blessing it." She said softly, rather impressed, but happy none the less. She carefully removed the teapot and the crystal quickly returned to its usual form.

Moving over to the side of the oasis and looking to the fancy antique chest that was there, she gently kept Thomas at his side, her ribbons rubbing his shoulders. Moving up and waiting for Thomas, Thomas just opened it and looked around inside, quickly finding a tray with a small collection of fancy glass cups and a few pitchers on it. Reaching in and pulling out the tray, one of the smaller pitchers, and two of the smallest cups, Thomas closed the chest and then waited as Suicune carefully poured the sake into the pitcher, before setting it down beside the chest.

"Drink slowly, and only a little at a time. If your careful with it, it will warm you all through the night and more."Suicune smiled and moved up, giving Thomas another small nuzzle and soft lick to his cheek.

Thomas just smiled and nodded, kneeling just a bit to give her a small hug. "Thank you... just thank you." he smiled, holding her for a few, almost starting to feel like he was back in his younger days, in a time when he was truly one with the world.

Getting up slowly, he turned towards Rebecca as she walked up with a confused, slightly worried look on her face.

'Thomas... what's going on here?' Rebecca asked, her voice a bit off, a little worried and concerned.

"Everything is fine... I'm... I'm just … nevermind, come here." He smiled, pulling her close carefully, if only because of her chest spike. Still, he kept her hips against his, one arm around her waist to keep her there, his other hand around her shoulders as he nuzzled his own cheek to hers.

Her confusion only grew, but to be held by Thomas only excited her heavily, her tail quickly moving back and forth as she murred happily, closing her eyes and enjoying every bit of this.

"Come on... the moon will over us soon, and I want to share something with you." He smiled, Radara and Juno just looking at them for a moment before looking to each other.

'Its about damn time...' Radara said softly, but her words were only for Juno and Suicune, the three females moving away at last to let Thomas finally properly court Rebecca.

Giving Rebecca a small kiss for now, Thomas let her go and looked up the sky. The moon was just barely poking over the edge of the walls that surrounded the oasis, and Thomas gently turned Rebecca around to look up at it as well. "To my one true family, the family whose blood flows within each and every one of my elder brothers and sisters the legendaries, and my collective brothers and sisters the god-children... the moon is our life in a way." Thomas smiled some, gently wrapping his arms around her shoulders and over her chest lightly once more, the blue moon seeming perfectly clear to them where they were, and the sanctuary made sure it was a perfect view, so clear and proper.

"The moon signals our rebirth, gives us peace, allows us to talk with each other in some ways even. To the rest of it the world, its just kinda there, but to us... to the family who shares my blood. The moon is sacred and we couldn't truly be without it, That's just part of why its so important to us." Thomas explained just gently wrapping his arms around her as he sat with her.

"The greatest of our personal sanctuaries, the den of the World Mother Arceus resides there as well, deep within the moon." Thomas continued, looking up as the moon seemed to grow clearer and more detailed, almost appearing to get closer and closer even, Thomas just smiling. "The sanctuaries are all tied to her den in some way, and here we can view the moon peacefully, as was meant to be seen by my family."

Rebecca was just in awe though, having never seen the moon so clearly. She gave a loud gasp though when the moon started to shift, streaks of a soft golden blue hue started to ripple across its surface, as though it was starting to catch fire. The streaks grew and grew as the moon continued to appear to get closer until at last, it was well over triple the size it had been in the sky before, now fully a golden blue above them.

"Its been so long since I … since I had seen this view, I can hardly remember it so clearly... I even tried to forget it." Thomas said, just gently leaning Rebecca back against him some as he leaned his head over her shoulder. "Its a nice view isn't it. Its not really that close, but here in the sanctuaries, we can view it as it was meant to be seen properly by our kind."

Reaching back and finally pulling out his trainer's safe, he just held it before Rebecca, his hand just barely giving a small quiver from holding it. Using his mind to open it, the lid slowly flipped up and revealed the small plastic bags that Thomas had purchased the day before, the red diamond there in the middle, a small pouch of other materials off to the side.

"I would be honored if tonight, you would allow me to court you. To ask for your partnership through this life, to always hold a place in the memories of my line, to share your time here with me as my lover." Thomas asked softly, Rebecca just giving a much louder gasp now as she looked over the gems, and then even more with Thomas's words.

'Yes, yes of course I want to!' Rebecca cheered out, this being what she wanted so desperately, Thomas wanting to marry her and truly keep her at his side. Even more, it was in such a special way, and he even had a gem to give her, but that did leave her a little confused as there the gem wasn't on a ring. 'But... doesn't the gem belong on a ring? And aren't you supposed to be on one knee for this?' Rebecca giggled some.

Thomas just laughed a bit himself as well. "Maybe if we were both human, this might be like one of those silly romance movies." He said still using his mind to carefully pull out the small bags of gems and the extra materials that he had collected.

"The watchers have something else besides a ring that we would craft. Under the light of the full moon, we would carefully make a... what you could call a pair of gloves for our true lovers. One would be for our own hand, and the other would be the hand or limb of our chosen. Together, under the light of the full moon, my brothers and sisters would work with their desired lover to craft what we called a... well I guess in common tongue today, it would be a Lover's Life Crest. It was a symbol made from gems, gold, and silver, materials that would stand up well through time and further blessed to withstand even more by our elder brothers and sisters. Each crest was unique and special, crafted just for the person who would wear the crest. The watcher would design the crest for their lover based on our culture, and our lovers would make us a crest for us watchers based on their cultures." Thomas slowly just laid out the packages of gems out in a small circle on a stone that was at their feet, slowly raising the stone up as an impromptu table for them.

"Of course to us, each of these stones have special means, but perhaps most of all is the red diamond. Almost everyone else told me that I was going to buy when I went shopping yesterday apparently... Juno threatened and almost burned my shoes off to make sure I did get this." Thomas gave a loud sigh.

'Really... what does it mean to you?' Rebecca asked, moving her hand up to look over the gems, having never seen so many loose gems before, and also having never seen so many gems that were in some way meant just for her and Thomas.

"It represents the truth of reincarnation, the truth of ones self and the understanding of who one really is, of what they really mean. Its the very essence of immortality, of always being the real you, of knowing who you really at the very source of your life. Its about not hiding... about..." Thomas sighed some more, this time with a bit of sorrow. "People change through time but for the immortals, we can always change in bad ways that stick with us for generations, like I have. Juno made it clear that you are the essence of hope for me, maybe the only hope I have to become who I truly am, or was."

'I think you're great just the way you are. There are so many people out there, but so few like you. You always try to help, but never ask for a reward. You just naturally want to really help with people, and protect pokemon, and make sure everything is peaceful.' Rebecca said, giving him an awkward kiss to his cheek, holding his hands firmly now, keeping him around her.

"I know, I have just always kind of been that way. There's just... This is still hard for me Rebecca. I need time still, lots of it. I may never get over my fear of you, of us... of the fear of losing you to something other then age." He said softly, slowly looking back up to the moon. Looking over towards the sake, he carefully pulled it over to their sides and set it down beside them.

"Suicune, Juno, and Dialga helped make us something by the way. In the old days, before... well just in the old days when a watcher courted their lover, we would partake of a batch of blessed sake." He slowly got up and let Rebecca sit down fully, before moving to sit directly beside her, letting her lean on him. He carefully reached over, using his hands now instead of exercising his mind to do things, picking up the small pitcher and then pouring a little bit of the liquid into the two cups, but only a little bit. Setting the pitcher back down, he picked up both cups and wrapping one arm around Rebecca and offered her the drink, moving the two cups to their mouths.

"Slowly, a gentle sip." He said, letting Rebecca open her mouth as he just eased the edge of the cup to her maw, and tipped it back, like he was also doing this own drink. The warm drink was full of flavor, very well rounded and soft. Rebecca's eyes quickly lit up at the taste as it was offered to her, murring happily as she wrapped her tail back around Thomas as much she could. Before she could get much though, Thomas gently eased the cup back down and pulled her a bit closer to him, setting both cups down on the stone he was using for a table, letting the warmth of the sake start to flow inside her, just along her throat and in her stomach to start.

"This sake will keep us warm and awake for the night. It should help both of us relax and cheer up." Thomas smiled. "And tonight, as I show you to make a crest, I will tell you more myself, the true me... the me I should be." He said softly, leaning over to one of the crystals that was set beside them, the marking of Suicune within. Gently rubbing its side, he gently pulled what looked like a little flake off, and carefully peeling it back, he just took a small sheet from the crystal. Carefully taking the small sheet of crystal, he held it up and pulled out a bit of leather from the extra materials he had and laid it down on the stone table he had. Making sure it was smooth, he then carefully laid the sheet of crystal on it.

"My true name, the name given to me upon my first birth, as I took the first breath of all my lives, the life that started my entire line... That name is Soular, a... a name I... I no longer want to hear... at least for now. Maybe with your help, I'll... I'll be him again." Thomas said softly, no reaching over and taking the red diamond, carefully setting it down on the crystal sheet.

"Like Suicune said, my twin sister Radara and me, we are a pair. I don't just call her my sister out of some methapor, we are directly related, born on the very same day from the womb of the World Mother. We shared the same the egg, and when it was peeled away giving us both light, what looked like a human and a eevee were allowed their first breaths of life... that was my and my sister. We are the last of the god-children that the World Mother gave birth to." He smiled, gently rubbing the red diamond into place, the diamond just kind of sticking into place now, the crystal sheet from Suicune's crystal acting like some kind of adhesive.

"In our first life, we were raised by all our brothers and sisters, but our younger brothers and sisters, the god-children like us, but also our elder brothers and sisters the legendaries. All of our elder brothers and sisters had lessons to share and teach us, lessons that they taught us for a few life times. Lessons about the world, about ourselves, our families... our twin." Thomas continued, gently taking another gem, one of the tapered baguette emeralds and placing it below the red diamond, but spaced apart.

"Our first life was slow and filled with so many new things, and our purpose then was to bridge the gap that was forming between humans and pokemon. In the lives that followed, we did this purpose well, but... Well times did change and now... I still do what I can, like I am now once more with our new guest Mewtwo." Thomas just gently rubbed the emerald into place like before, but now gently taking Rebecca's hand to have her rub her own finger down one side of the gem.

"Of course, it was also our first lives who defined who we would be. My first life, like all my human looking brother and sister god-children was only a half life though. We lived to be 60 years of age then, and then we reincarnated with the help of our mother. Our twin would watch over us, to show that pokemon could care for those who would be human as much as any human could, and when we were reborn the first time, we would have our first true full life, the life that truly defined us as who we are... who we would be." Thomas just took another of the emeralds, this one slightly longer then the one before and carefully pressing it down along with Rebecca's help.

"I've always been... a bit of a... well I don't enjoy large crowds. I want people around me to be happy, and I'll work to do a lot for everyone, but I don't want people to shower me with praise. Radara is always indifferent, but she can sometimes love the isolation only staying with a few and throw a fit denying others trying to reward her... or she could want it the entire other way." Thomas smiled some, just shaking his head a bit.

"We twins have always had disagreements with each other, but honestly, most of us are the same. Radara always says I'm supposed to be more cheerful, and honestly she was always more playful then she is now. When one of us... change... the other kind of changes as well." Thomas said just leaning his head against Rebecca's again, giving her a small kiss to her cheek as they eased the second emerald into place.

"We both enjoyed being part of our family, and would love to travel. She loved the attention and care of family, and I was just happy to be with family and friends. I liked to just be there, to enjoy their company." He said rubbing her side, and then reaching up to give them both another sip of the sake, taking a moment to enjoy the sake with Rebecca.

"Rebecca, it will take time, but help me remember who I really am. I want to be like I was before..." Thomas said softly, a weak smile on his face, but leaning back into Rebecca again and giving her another small kiss.

~xXx~

As the sun started to rise, Thomas was just smiling as he gently reached over and grabbed one of his pokeballs, the one for his lover. He would have loved to rest beside her, but he had to walk across the desert once again today, and head back to Trovitopolis. He really wasn't looking forward to it, but he could still feel the warmth of the sake in him, and it would keep him going hopefully until they reached the city.

Carefully get up, he returned Rebecca back to her pokeball and just looked over the others. They were waking and doing a bit of stretching but really only Radara was trying to properly wake herself up, knowing that she would be traveling beside Thomas on the return him, and would be guiding them this time.

Still, Thomas had to smile and could even feel Radara's own content happiness through their connection, a feeling that he had not properly and fully felt in a long long time.