Hello everyone, sorry for the wait, I've been busy with life and the other stories I have to finish, and couldn't find time to work on my stories.
Now as you might have here in my Kipo story. I'm planning to post a new story when I finish Kipo, which is another reason things have been so long.
This new story is called He-Man And The Light Of The Pokemon. As you can guess from the title it's a He-Man X Pokemon crossover, and since I have She-Ra it's only fair I have He-Man as well. But if you're wondering why I'll post it after Kipo and not She-Ra, well you know the saying, where one story ends another begins, and we'll see what I mean in the last chapter of Kipo and the first chapter of He-Man.
And for the record I'll be using the 2021 Netflix He-man series for this story, and if you're wondering why that one. Well it's because that version of He-man will play a key role in my big story project I'm planning to do with the next generation of all my stories.
Now for a little taste He-Man And The Light Of The Pokemon. Many years ago, Mewtwo found a baby girl that was just like her, made by evil scientists for evil plans, and while Mewtwo thought she killed the scientists when she took the baby girl away, she missed one. Now, many years later, the little girl has grown up, and the scientists found them. To keep her girl safe, Mewtwo uses enough psychic power to teleport them to another world, not knowing her girl was caught in the teleport. But this causes them to enter the world of Eternos, as the age of heroes and villains begins, and will awaken the true potential of both the girl and the scientists. What happens next, well, you have to wait and see.
Now for your questions. But before that, Whit3Pika, love your poem.
First He-dragonfi3. 1, Yes Zym will call Sisu big sister, but everyone's going to be shocked at first, and any loving moments will happen after that. And 2, they could visit, but with Rex being a bit of a shut in and Domina being massive, they would rarely go to Kumandra, but I do see Rex traveling to Stone Tail and trying their food, and Domina would be friends with the Kumandra dragon, even if she can' swim in their river with them.
Now for Gue469X. 1, they would feel down, feeling like they lost the opportunity to truly get to know them. 2, they'll be more shocked, after all that will be the first time seeing Zym's dad, and he's very intimidating. 3, I think everyone is going to try and reason with Ezran in that episode. 4, at first I think Domina will find them interesting, as they both are water dragons, while Rex thinks they're odd, after all they all are the same kind of dragon, but have different powers, Rex might find that odd. 5, with what happened in season 7, I was planning to, but the Pokemon he will get will be a Flying type, so don't offer ideas about what Pokemon he should get. 6, everyone will find it odd at first, because it did come out of the blue. 7, I'm planning for Evrkynd to be a place everyone from Xadia and Kumandra can call home. 8, nope, by the time the Arceus Herald meets all of them, he has mastered most of his powers, so there's not much they can teach him. 9, again no, I don't think any main character would name their kids Leola, as for the answer for question 10, is why. And the answer for 10 is the Dragonflights do pass on Leola's story, but her story is just the start of Aaravos story, she's remembered as a tragedy that set Aaravos on his path(But I would like to say that if someone does name their kids Leola then I won't change it, I just won't pick it if it's up to me, I feel it would be in poor taste to name someone Leola, with all the things that's connected to it. 11, I'm planning for Sisu and a few others to try and reason with Aaravos, but Aaravos can't be reasoned with. 12, I worked out the villain in the chapters of Dragon Prince for the sequel, but not what the heroes are doing, but we can do a tournament, with the Arceus Herald and his two most trusted friends(not form Dragon Prince or Kumandra) face the three archdragons as the opening act of the tournament(And for the record I'm thinking of giving Rex Onix and Steelix for Pokemon, but after the events of season 7. And lastly 13, I'm going to say no, for how souls work in my cosmos, over time their memories fade away until their gone, so if they ran into Leola's spirit as something I do it will just be the echo of her in her final moments, any trace of who she once would be long gone,(of course if Leola's soul plays a part in season 8, then I'll change it so it's not just a echo of her final moment.
Now Chapter 39.
Chapter 39
The Healing Of Old Wounds
The Castle In Katolis
As the sun rose, Allen, Kali, Callum, and Rayla were getting Golurk, Tropius, Corvknight, and Dragapult ready for a trip to the Great Bookery, with Callum, Allen, and Kali enjoying the morning breeze.
"Don't you love the morning, Rayla? It reminds me that the world is full of potential." Callum asked a very groggy Rayla. "Could you possibly love the morning more quietly? I think if I do this right, I might be able to ride using one eye, and sleep in late with the other one." Rayla said to Callum, as everyone got into their Pokemon's back.
"Better idea, you ride with any of us, so you don't fall off Dragaplut and fall to your death." Kali said to Rayla. Stella then chittered, agreeing with Kali. "Ugh, don't you agree with her." Rayla said to Stella.
"Wait!" Barius yelled, as he, Opeli, Abigail, Alcremie, Chimecho, and Empoleon said, running to everyone.
This startled Dragaplut, and he accidentally tossed Rayla off him, making Rayla groan a little, as she crashed into the floor. "Okay. I'm awake now." Rayla said, as she stood up, as Barius, Opeli, Abigail, Alcremie, Chimecho, and Empoleon reached them.
"I heard you were departing for Xadia this morning, and, uh, I wanted to send you off properly." Barius said to everyone. "Hot coffee, of course." Barius said to everyone, passing everyone some cantins.
Rayla gave it an odd sniff, before drinking it. "Ah!" Rayla said, enjoying the coffee. "And a box of my newest morning baked treats. From what Drake said, these things are called donuts." Barius said to everyone, opening a box, and pulling out a donut with a burned skillet mark on it and covered in powdered sugar.
"Well, let's see if you made a proper donut." Allen said to Barius, as everyone took a donut from him. Everyone then took a bite, and enjoyed it. "Oh, this is so good." Callum said to everyone, with his mouth full, and Bait grunting in joy.
"Mm, you said it, Bait." Rayla said to Bait, enjoying her donut. "These things are great!" Kali said to everyone. "This is the best way to start the day." Allen said to everyone.
"I also prepared some lunches and dinners for you all." Abigail said to everyone, as she passed a large picnic basket to Allen.
"And I shall send word to the Storm Spire to update King Ezran of the High Mage's whereabouts." Opeli said to everyone. "Mm! You should send him one of these too. So good." Callum said to Opeli, holding his donut closer to Opeli, making Barius laugh a little.
"Uh, Prince Callum, is it true you're going all the way to Xadia for a… book?" Barius asked Callum, a little confused. "Mm. Not just a book. Today, we begin our epic journey to the Great Bookery of Lux Aurea, the greatest library in all of Xadia." Callum said to Barius, before imagining a lot of books.
"So… books." Barius said to Callum. "Very fancy book, one you can't find anywhere else." Kali said to Barius.
"Well, if that's all. We'll be off. Let Drake and the others know if they wish to join us, we'll reach Lux Aurea in a few days, and probably will be there for a day or two. After that we don't know. So until we meet again." Allen said to everyone, before Golurk, Tropius, Corvknight, and Dragapult took off into the air, with Allen, Kali, Callum, and Rayla.
Xadia Wilderness
Meanwhile Terry and Grav were backing up their camp, with Viren still out cold, Sparklespuff just doing its own thing, and Claudia putting out the campfire.
"What's taking so long? Come on, we have to get going." Claudia said to everyone, sounding annoyed. "Hey, we're going as fast as we can." Grav said to Claudia, sounding annoyed as well.
"Relax everyone. Slow and steady wins the race." Terry said to everyone, as he sounded normal, and worked at a steady pass. "Why do people say that? That is not how races work. Fast wins the race. Say it with me. Fast wins the race." Claudia said to Terry, emphatically the last part.
"You make it sound like I'm motivated to move any faster." Grav said to Claudia, making Claudia groan. "Claudia, I'm hearing you. The situation is urgent, and you're worried We're not treating it that way." Terry said to Claudia.
"Everyday that goes by, I get closer to losing the only family I have left." Claudia said to Terry, before everyone looked at Viren. "I won't let you down, and we won't let him down. Now let's get this big hunk of Dad moving." Terry said to Claudia. "Well you can count me out on carrying him." Grav said to everyone, as he walked away from everyone, as everyone else helped Viren up, with Claudia having Viren's left arm over her shoulders, and Terry having Viren's right arm over his shoulder.
"Great. We got him up. Now we need to start walking." Claudia said to Terry. "Slow and steady?" Terry asked Claudia. "Yeah. Slow and steady." Claudia said to Terry, agreeing with him, before they all started to move, dragging Viren's feet, breaking Viren's feet off his body, this caused Claudia and Terry to drop Viren.
Viren's Mind
In Viren's mind, he was falling down, his memories passing by him as he fell. When Virne stopped falling, he found himself in his old outfit, sitting on a couch, looking at Aaravos' mirror.
"We meet again. Only this time, here I am on the other side. The path of fate is already chosen. Every step I took, I took because I had to." Viren said to the mirror, and looked at his reflection.
That's when the mirror suddenly changed and instead of his reflection he was looking at Drake. "What the?" Viren asked, stumbling back, and sat on the couch, as Drake stepped out of the mirror, ice forming around his feet with each step he took.
"You didn't have to do anything you did. You just kept making despite choices, starting with that one." Drake said to Viren, pointing behind Viren. "Daddy! Daddy!" A child called out. "What?" Viren asked
The Storm Spire
Meanwhile, at the Storm Spire, Ezran was standing before Drake, Talia, Soren, Zym, and Corvus in the area before Zubeia's room, with all their Pokemon in their Pokeballs
"Oh, great Grey Dragonflight of Xadia. I have come from Katolis to once again call…" Ezran said to everyone, but suddenly stopped talking. "Call doesn't sound important enough." Ezran said, before pulling out a piece of paper.
"Should I say "beseech" Or "entreat"?" Ezran asked everyone. "Wait, is this still part of the speech or is he asking us?" Soren asked everyone. "He's asking us." Corvus said to Soren.
"Do you think the dragons would rather be beseeched or entreated?" Ezran asked everyone. "I think the one with the treats, maybe? Everybody likes treats." Soren said to Ezran. "Entreated means asking someone earnestly or anxiously to do something, not a treat." Talia said to Soren.
"Ezran, don't you think you're putting too much pressure on yourself?" Drake asked Ezran. "I just want to make sure my words match the gravity of the situation." Ezran said to Drake, making Soren sigh.
"This is all too heavy. It's not fair you have to struggle through this alone. You deserve time to do kid stuff. If you spend all your time doing adult stuff now, you'll grow up weird, like your brother, Allen, Drake, and Rayla." Soren said to Ezran.
"Hey!" Drake said to Soren, having a little frustration on his face. "I don't have time to do kid things. I must gain the trust and cooperation of the dragons, and I shall not be deterred. So many people are counting on me to do my duty." Ezran said to Soren, making Soren sigh.
"See? This is my point. You just said people are counting on you to do your duty, and you didn't giggle one bit." Soren said to Ezran. "Really Soren?" Drake asked Soren. "I'm not engaging this." Corvus said to everyone, before turning away from everyone.
Every time I sit on my throne, I'm reminded of the immense pressure of my kingly duty." Ezran said to everyone, as Soren held back a muffled laugh. "Huh?" Ezran asked, confused a little. "Poop, my king. He's talking about poop." Corvus said to Ezran, at his wits end.
"Yeah you kinda set yourself up on that one." Drake said to Ezran, as Ezran got the joke, and laughed a little. "That is… That is funny." Ezran said to everyone as he, Talia, and Soren laughed a little. "It kinda is." Talia said to everyone, making Drake and Corvus sigh a little.
"Also, and I can't believe I'm saying this but you said, "I shall not be deterred"." Corvus said to Ezran, making Ezran, Talia, and Soren laugh again, with Corvus joining in the laughs, with Drake watching everyone with a smile on his face.
Katolis Wilderness
In some woods, as the sun started to set, Golurk, Tropius, Corvknight, and Dragapult felt tired from flying all day, and landed on the ground. "Good work everyone. We covered a lot of distance today." Rayla said to the Pokemon, as everyone got off them, as Rayla gave Dragaplut some pets.
"Time to rest, so we can do it all over again tomorrow." Rayla said to everyone. "Right, but why sleep in the grass, when we could sleep in class?" Callum asked Rayla, confusing Rayla a little.
"There's a nice cozy inn just ahead." Callum said to everyone, pointing to a small inn that was a few feet away.
"Hmm. It seems like an indulgence." Rayla said to Callum. "You're saying that because you're more used to sleeping on the ground instead of a bed." Kali said to Rayla. "Come one Rayla. If we get better sleep, we can leave earlier tomorrow. Plus they have free breakfast." Callum said to Rayla, as Stella moved to Callum.
Callum, Stella, and Bait then gave Rayla puppy dog eyes and a smile. "Just let them sleep in the inn. I mean it is kinda stupid for us to sleep out here when a perfectly good inn is literally right there." Allen said to Rayla, pointing to the inn.
Rayla gave everyone a flat look, before rolling her eyes. "Oh, fine! Softies." Rayla said to everyone, as Stella moved to nuzzle Rayla. "Aww. Soft and cuddly." Rayla said, giving Stella a few pets.
Soon everyone returned their Pokemon to their Pokeball, and entered the inn, and found it a nice simple inn, and at the front desk they found a middle age woman with white skin, black hair turned into a bump, wearing a made outfit and was wearing a maid outfit, and with her was a female Indeedee
"Hello everyone, how can I help you today?" The woman asked everyone. "High. We'd like four rooms." Callum said to the woman.
"I'm sorry. But I only have three rooms available. And they all have only one queen bed in it." The woman said to Callum.
"Okay, so do you want to share a room with Kali, or should I share a room with Allen?" Callum asked Rayla. "Or option 3, me and Kali share a room." Allen said to everyone, moving to the desk, and talked to the woman about the rooms.
"But you two can't share a room. Boys and girls are to sleep in separate rooms, you said two so back at the Moon Nexus." Callum said to Allen and Kali, with Allen ignoring him as he talked to the woman.
"Callum, that was two years ago, and since then things have changed since then. Mainly Allen and I have been dating for two years, and it's perfectly normal for a couple like us to be sharing a room and a bed. You and Rayla might have to wait a while before that, but not me and Allen." Kali said to Callum.
"Wait! If you two share a bed? Does that mean you two have-?" Rayla asked Kali, but stopped talking when Kali slammed her hand over her mouth, shutting her up.
"My love life, and what me and Allen do in private isn't something you need to know about. And as a White Dragon, I'll have noice choice but to tell you the truth, and make things very awkward if you ask me about that topic. So please, never bring it up again." Kali said to Rayla, as Allen turned to everyone, with three keys in hand.
"Now then if you don't mind. We're going to our room, it's been a long day. See you all in the morning." Kali said to Rayla and Callum, as Allen gave Callum the other two keys, and they left.
"Do you think they're-?" Callum asked Rayla, but was interrupted by Rayla. "Please don't talk about it." Rayla said to Callum, before taking her key from Callum.
Xadia Wilderness
Meanwhile, Claudia and Terry were still dragging Viren as they walked by a river, with Grav holding the pieces of Viren that kept falling off from them dragging him, with Sparklespuff just doing its normal things.
"How about we stop here and rest? There's even a family of crabs. We can relax to the jaunty rhythms of their clickety-clackety claws." Terry said to Claudia, pointing to some small blue crabs by the river.
"No. We can't stop now." Claudia said to Terry, stuttering from execution, before she forced Terry to walk even more. This made Terry sigh. "Claudia, everyone needs to rest, including you. Especially you." Terry said to Claudia.
"No! We have to keep moving. That's the only thing that matters now. Keep moving!" Claudia said to Terry.
Viren's Mind
In Viren's mind, Viren stood in a hallway, with many doors around him, and Drake standing behind him, all the while Viren heard the child calling out for him.
"You keep moving. Where… where are you? Why do you keep moving?" Viren asked, as he took a few steps forwards. "Because you forgot who you were. You must remember where it all began." Drake said Viren, before letting out a gust of freezing wind, freezing all but one of the doors.
This left Viren no choice, but to walk towards the door, and open it. But what he found wasn't the kid, but instead he found himself in his old lab, with an old man waiting for him.
"What?" Viren asked, as the old man turned to him, revealing his light tan skin, dark eyes, with a scar in the shape of a lighting bolt over his right eye, strands of his black and white hair are messily sticking out toward the top and sides of his head, and are reaching to his neck at the bottom. He has a crooked nose, slight wrinkles on his face, as well as bushy, black eyebrows. He was wearing a blue and brown vest, which features black spikes on each shoulder, and reached past his knees. The vest is worn over a long, black shirt. Both of these pieces are decorated with golden detailing. Additionally, he wears high brown boots, while his right hand is covered by a black sleeve, and his left arm is covered by a bloodied bandage that resulted from the outcome of the ancient and disturbing practice of self-eating in an attempt to extend his life indefinitely, and lastly he had a brown cane that is adorned with elaborate and colorful decorations that he used to keep on his balance.
Katolis Wilderness
After leaving the inn, Rayla, Callum, Kali, and Allen, were getting ready to take off into the air again with Golurk, Tropius, Corvknight, and Dragapult.
"Thanks for humoring us, Rayla. I hope staying in that inn wasn't too cutesy-quaint for your rugged Moonshadow tastes." Callum said to Rayla. "Actually, that was amazing. Soap has no right to come in such adorable little shapes. And I can't believe you were right about the breakfast. And the best part of all… the mint on the pillow. How have I gone to sleep all these years without just one lovely little moment that's sweet, yet cool and refreshing?" Rayla asked everyone.
"Well, I'm glad you liked it. It's a great start to a great day, and we're almost to the Border. The sun is shining. And this time, my mount actually likes me." Callum said to everyone, as he hopped onto Corvknight's back.
But that's when Corvknight playful moved to the side, causing Callum to miss and fall face first into the ground. This caused Golurk, Tropius, Corvknight, and Dragapult to laugh at Callum. "Are you sure about that Callum?" Allen asked Callum, before he, Kali, and Rayla giggled a little.
Viren's Mind
In Viren's mind, Viren looked at the old man with a shocked look on his face. "Kpp'ar? How?" Viren asked the old man, making the old man chuckle a little. "My most eager student returns. Such elegant finery. It seems you've overcome the disadvantages of your upbringing." Kpp'ar said to Viren, as he walked around Viren, looking at him.
This caused Viren to notice his bloody arm. "What's wrong with your arm?" Viren asked Kpp'ar. "Oh, wounds from an ancient and disturbing practice. One of my many mistakes." Kpp'ar said, looking at his arm.
"I always knew you'd go far." Kpp'ar said to Viren, giving him a proud look, and chuckling a little. "But I didn't know you'd go far enough to summon the Black Dragon's wrath." Kpp'ar said to Viren.
"I had no choice. I did what I had to do." Viren said to Kpp'ar. "Ha! No choice? You made the choice you've always made. That one that gives you power and ignores the thunder." Kpp'ar said to Viren. "You're wrong. I've always done what protects my family. However dangerous. However vile." Viren said to Kpp'ar.
"Have you protected your family?" Drake said into Viren's right ear, as he suddenly appeared behind him. This caused Viren to suddenly turn around, and everything around him was black.
The Border
Back in reality, Golurk, Tropius, Corvknight, and Dragapult flew above the part of the border that was damaged by Viren years ago, and while the magma flowed back to normal, the damage remained.
Seeing that from the sky, made Rayla sigh. "That place is a scar." Rayla said, thinking out loud, getting everyone's attention, and making them look down at the damage. "I see things a little differently." Callum said to Rayla.
"How do you see it, Callum?" Kali asked Callum. "I know dark magic created this place, but it's a bridge. Between our two worlds. And while we're flying over it, many other humans and elves cross it together." Callum said to everyone.
"Maybe you're right. It's an old wound… that's healing." Rayla said to everyone. "That's right Rayla. No matter what happens, with a little time and some work, all wounds heal or their pain is forgotten. One day that scar will not be known as a scar, but as the path that connects the world, and it will be full of life." Allen said to Rayla, as they flew away, unaware of the flowers and plant life that started to grow in the scar Viren left.
Xadia Wilderness
Meanwhile, Claudia and Terry were still following the river, while carrying Viren, with Terry holding Viren's legs and Claudia holding Viren's back, with Claudia struggling to keep her grip, with Grav giving her a flat look, with rain and thunder falling down around them.
Viren's Mind
In Viren's mind, Viren was in a very fancy room, sitting on the throne in Katolis, the golden crown on his head, Kpp'ar next to him, and knights standing before him. "All hail King Viren!" Kpp'ar said, speaking in reverse, as knights bowed to him.
That's when Allen walked into the room. "You really think this is the kind of kingdom your actions would have created." Allen said to Viren. "What?" Viren asked Allen, before Allen slammed the base of his staff into the floor, causing a burst of fire that covered everything.
When the flames died down Viren found the room in ruins, the throne destroyed, and all the knights turned into the monsters he made everyone when he attacked the Storm Spire. Soon screams of pain and blood lust were all he could hear.
Trying to stop the screams, Viren ripped the crown off his head. That's when the screams stopped, and Viren looked at the crown in his hands, noticing it was in the broken shape it was in when he came back to life.
That's when black lightning flashed in the room, making everything black.
Xadia Wilderness
Meanwhile, in reality Allen, Callum, Rayla, and Kali were almost to the Sunfire Elf Camp, but decided to camp out in the forest and reach the camp in the morning.
Before going to bed, they were looking at the sky and seeing all the clear stars in the sky, laying in their sleeping bags. While Bait, Stella, Golurk, Tropius, Corvknight, and Dragapult lay down around them, already asleep.
"Even though we're in a totally different world, the sky still looks the same as it does in Katolis. Look. You can see the Big Spoon." Callum said to everyone, pointing to some stars in the sky.
"The what?" Rayla asked Callum. "Don't you names for constellations here?" Callum asked Rayla. "Yeah, we do. I guess they're just different." Rayla said to Callum. "Very different." Kali said to everyone.
"So what do you all call the Big Spoon?" Callum asked everyone. "That's Garlaatch, the Annihilator." Rayla said to everyone, confusing Callum. "Oh. Neat. Ah, those five stars in a row are supposed to be the handle of the big spoon." Callum said to Rayla, drawing a spoon in his book.
"Those five stars are Garlaath's bandolier of Skulls." Rayla said, waving her hands over the stars. "Uh-huh, I see it. Unusual garments choice for Garlaath, not very subtle." Callum said to Rayla.
"Annihilators don't need to be subtle." Rayla said to Callum. "What about you Allen? Do you have any stars like that in your home world?" Callum asked Allen. "We do. But we call those stars Pangoro's leaf, as that's the leaf sticking out of Pangoro's mouth, with the stars around it being Pangoro, and his Pancham." Allen said to Callum, before Callum noticed a bright star in the sky.
"What do you two call that star? The brightest star in the sky. We call it the South Star. Humans use it to navigate You know, to find their way in the endless darkness of the night." Callum asked Rayla and Allen, before Rayla nuzzled up to Callum and Kali nuzzled up to Allen, while they all looked at the star.
And while Allen was happy that Kali nuzzled up to him, Callum was very surprised by this. "What's happening?" Callum asked Rayla, stammering a little. "Callum. I'm glad we can be here together, looking at the stars." Rayla said to Callum.
"She's right. Who knows how many nights like this are left for us. We should enjoy them while we have the chance." Kali said to everyone, before Allen and Callum, nuzzled their girls' heads, and just enjoyed the moment.
"That beautiful shining star you just pointed out? We call it Leola's last wish." Rayla said to Callum, answering his question. "Oh. Who'a Leola?" Callum asked Rayla. "I dunno. Friend of Garlaath's maybe?" Rayla said to Callum, a little confused look on her face.
"What about you Allen? Do you guys have a star like that?" Rayla asked Allen. "Actually we do. We call it Arceus' Verdict." Allen said to Rayla. "Arceus' Verdict?" Callum asked Allen, confused a little.
"To explain that, there's a story I must tell. No one knows where this story comes from. But it is an old one. Once upon time, a young star in the sky made a mistake. One that would bring death and destruction to the cosmos. To stop this danger, Arceus had no choice but to remove that star from the sky. The star's parent tried to talk Arceus out of it, saying the star couldn't have made a mistake worthy of such a fate. But he couldn't change Arceus' mind. For the mistake the star made wasn't an accident, it was something she did of her own free will, and would do it again even if they scared her straight, for that was the kind of star she was. With regret, Arceus casted his verdict and casted her out of the sky. The force of her getting casted out, left a scar in the sky that will never move, even when all the stars around it do. To this day people still say that those who break the laws will face Arceus' judgment if they follow that star, but those that do follow the laws will be protected by Arceus and make it home to their love and families safely." Allen said to everyone, before they all nuzzled each other again, feeling at peace, before falling asleep.
Meanwhile, with Viren, Claudia, Terry, Grav, Sparklespuff, they were still walking by the river, with Claudia letting out a very long yawn, and struggling to keep her eyes open.
"Claudia, you look exhausted. You haven't slept in two days." Terry said to Claudia, as they kept dragging Viren along. "It doesn't matter." Claudia said to Terry. "I can't watch you suffer like this. You have to rest, take care of yourself for a few hours." Terry said to Claudia, kneeling, and letting go of Viren, causing Claudia to kneel down as well.
Claudia looked at Viren, and rubbed his chin, and the side of his head she was facing. "I won't. I can't. We have to get there before we run out of time. We can't stop moving or my father will die." Claudia said to Terry.
"Claudia, I'm begging you. You have to sleep." Terry said to Claudia, placing a hand on her chin, but Claudia forced it off. "Unless you can invent a way for me to sleep and move at the same time, we just have to keep…" Claudia said to Terry, trying to take a few more steps with Viren, before she passed out from exhaustion and started to snore.
Lucky Terry caught Viren and Claudia before they hit the ground.
Terry then put them down, and placed some pillows under their heads and blankets over them.
But once he was done, Grav pointed his staff at the back of Terry's neck. "Hand over the map!" Grav said to Terry.
"Grav, what are you doing?" Terry asked Grav. "Isn't it obvious? I'm taking the map and leaving." Grav said to Terry.
"But where a team, you can't do that." Terry said to Grav, standing up and facing him, despite the staff still pointing at him.
"We're not a team. We may have the same goal, but that's it. I have no interest in wasting my time, dragging that corpse, with that witch of yours. My only interest is letting Aaravos out, and he helps me regain my stats. You can stay with the sleeping dead weight all you want. But I'm going. SO GIVE ME THE MAP!" Grav said to Terry, making his staff glow.
"Wait, wait, wait! Can't we work something out?" Terry asked Grav. "Unless you know a way to travel with the dead weight, no we can't." Grav said to Terry.
That's when Terry noticed Sparklespuff playing with the river water. "Wait! Maybe there is a way we can all travel that will make everyone happy." Terry said to Grav. "And how do you intend to do that?" Grav asked Terry. "Just give me an hour and I'll show you." Terry said to Grav. "Fine. One hour, but that's it." Grav said to Terry. "Thank you. Now wash them, and I'll be right back." Terry said to Grav, before leaving Grav with Claudia, Viren, and Sparklespuff.
Viren's Mind
In Viren's mind, Viren stood before Harrow's door with assassins arrows all over the door. Cautiously, Viren entered the room. He looked around and saw nothing. But then he gasped, when he Harrow sitting on his bed, an arrow in his heart.
Then the fireplace lit up with white fire. "Viren." a voice said, making Viren turn to see Harrow alive on his bed. "You look so surprised to see me." Harrow said to Viren, as Viren walked up to him.
"Harrow? You… You survived? My King." Viren said to Harrow, before he got on his knees and bowed to Harrow. This made Harrow laugh. "Well, it was quite some night, but I couldn't have done it without you." Harrow said to Viren, placing a hand on his head.
"I owe you an apology, Viren." Harrow said to Viren, placing a hand on Viren's shoulder. This made Viren raise his head. "The night they came for me… I was cruel to you." Harrow saud to Viren. "They were coming to kill you." Viren said to Harrow, stuttering a little, grabbing his arms
"I was running out of time, and I was frightened." Harrow said to Viren, helping Viren to his feet. "I treated you badly even though I care for you so much." Harrow said to Viren, hugging Viren.
"The truth is… you're not a servant to me. You are a brother." Harrow said to Viren, surprising Viren a little. "You're my family." Harrow said to Viren, making Viren hug him, after being hesitant for a bit.
"I've always thought of you as my family, and you know I would do anything for my family. However dangerous. However vile." Viren said to Harrow.
"With no care for the cost." A male voice said to Viren, before a black energy spike burst out of Harrow's chest.
Viren watched in horror, as he watched Harrow dissolved into black energy, revealing the cloak figure.
"You say you would do anything for your family. However dangerous. However vile. But you always ignored the price. For the most dangerous thing to your family, is you." The cloak figure said to Viren, as black energy came out of his cloak, covering the room.
This caused Viren to scream and fall back. "It was you that got Sarai killed. It was your actions that led to the Moonshadow elves attack. It was your choices that led to the death of so many people." The cloak figure said to Viren, as the black energy covered the room.
"And it was you that destroyed your family." The cloak figure said to Viren, as cracks appeared all around Viren. Soon the ground shattered, and Viren fell down, screaming as he fell.
Xadia Wilderness
Meanwhile, in reality Allen, Callum, Rayla, Kali, Bait, Stella, Golurk, Tropius, Corvknight, and Dragapult were sleeping peacefully, when Rayla heard some brush rustling, and gasped, as she shot up, waking up Stella.
That's when they heard leaves and twigs around them, waking the Pokemon, and making them alert of something out there.
This caused Rayla to move toward everyone, and shaked them. Callum gasped. "Garlaath, no." Callum said, waking up.
"I told you messing with the Magikarp was a bad idea." Allen said as he woke up.
"What did I say about playing with daddy's staff?" Kali asked, as she woke up, with everyone looking at her, with an odd look on their face.
"What were you dreaming about?" Callum asked Kali.
"Shh!" Rayla said to everyone, putting a finger over her lips. "There's something moving in the forest." Rayla said to everyone, before the rustling got louder. "We have to go." Rayla said to everyone, as they quickly gathered their stuff, with Allen grabbing Bait.
While getting onto their Pokemon's back, their Pokemon started to cough. "What's wrong with them?" Rayla asked everyone, as Callum noticed a Banther in the bushes, only this one looked different, it had red glowing eyes, and black smoke coming off its back.
"What is that thing?" Callum asked everyone. "It's an Infanti Sanguine!" Kali said to Callum, sounding really scared. "RUN!" Allen said to everyone, as the Pokemon flew away, but they couldn't get far off the ground.
"What's wrong with them?" Rayla asked everyone, as their Pokemon flew as best they could, with the Infanti Sanguine right on their tail. "It's the Infanti Sanguine. That beast affects the Pokemon, making it harder for them to move and attack." Kali said to Rayla
"Asprio-!" Callum said, trying to cast a spell, but Corviknight turned to the side, making him lose his spell. "Uh, can we stop lurching around? I'm trying to cast a spell here." Callum said to Corviknight.
"Corviknight!" Corviknight said to Callum, sounding like a very loud "NO!". "We need to stun it so I can kill it." Allen said to everyone. "I have an idea!" Rayla said, as she turned to the Infanti Sanguine, and pulled out Runaan's bow.
Rayla then fired a few arrows at the Infanti Sanguine, but the Infanti Sanguine dodged it. "You really need to work on your aim." Kali said to Rayla. "Not helping!" Rayla said to Kali, as Stella pulled out an arrow with the tip looking like a blood red crescent moon.
"Is that one special? What does it do?" Callum asked Rayla. "No idea!" Rayla said, as she ready the arrow.
As the Infanti Sanguine got closer to Rayla, everyone got worried, as Rayla steadied her aim. Then as the Infanti Sanguine lunged at Rayla, Rayla fired her arrow, hitting the Infanti Sanguine, and causing a big flash, stunning it.
"Nice work Rayla!" Allen said to Rayla, before turning to his Reshiram forms. "NOW LET'S KILL IT!" Allen said to everyone. "And keep your distance! Don't let it touch you!" Kali said to everyone.
"You heard her Dragapult use Flamethrower!" Rayla said to Dragaplut. "I'll help with that, and Golurk use Shadow Punch!" Allen said to Rayla and Golurk.
"Golurk!" Golurk said, as he fired punches of shadows at the Infanti Sanguine, hitting the Infanti Sanguine in the face, stunning it a little.
"Dragapult!" Dragaplut said, as he and Allen let out a steam of fire. The fire hit the Infanti Sanguine, burning it, but the Infanti Sanguine was still alive, and charged at everyone.
"It's still standing!" Rayla said to everyone. "Tropius, see if you can solve that problem with Air Slash!" Kali said to Tropius. "Tropius!" Tropius said, as he flapped his wings at the Infanti Sanguine, firing wind blades at the Infanti Sanguine, leaving deep cuts on the Infanti Sanguine's legs, leaving deep cuts that caused it to fall to the ground.
"Quick, Corviknight finishes it with Steel Wing!" Callum said to Corviknight, as he held onto Corviknight as tightly as he could. "Corviknight!" Corviknight said, as his wings glowed silver, and he flew at the Infanti Sanguine, and slashed the back of its neck, making it drop dead.
"Good work everyone!" Allen said to everyone, as they cheered a little, and Allen turned back to normal. "Thanks, Ethari." Rayla said to her bow, thinking of Ethari, before their Pokemon flew off into the air.
Meanwhile Claudia was stirring in her sleep, wanting to wake up, but her body won't let her. "I gotta wake up. We gotta keep moving." Claudia said to herself, before suddenly waking up. "Shh! Hey, it's okay! Rest." Terry said to Claudia, as Claudia looked up and saw some tree branches moving above them, before setting Terry's face.
"You are moving." Terry said to Claudia. "What?" Claudia asked Terry in confusion, before noticing that they were indeed moving. "Grav said we couldn't keep moving with you two as you were. So I built this. Your own personal dream-raft." Terry said to Claudia, showing off the small boat made out of twigs, with a hut made out of twigs in the back of the boat with flowers covering the top of it.
Seeing this made Claudia gasp. "Oh, Terry!" Claudia said to Terry, before she hugged Terry, with Grav sitting on the other side of the boat, forced to watch them, and gagged at the sight of them.
Claudia stopped hugging Terry, and checked on Viren, happy to see he was all right and back in one piece.
Terry held a hand out to Claudia, and she took it. The two of them stood up, and Claudia put a hand on the left side of Terry's face, as they both smiled, before kissing, making Grav gagged even more.
Viren's Mind
In Viren's mind, Viren kept screaming as he fell, before he suddenly crashed into some shallow water. Groaning in pain, Viren sat up.
That's when a door opened, and Viren found himself on a floor, and as he turned to the door, only to see a kid with big dark blue eyes, messy dirty blond hair, wearing a black outfit, holding a dragon stuffed animal.
In shock, Viren stood up. "Soren?" Viren asked the kid. "Daddy, daddy!" the kid said, the source of the voice that's been calling out to him.
Seeing the kid made Viren smile. "Oh!" Viren said, before Kid Soren jumped into his arms, and they laughed a good, happy laugh.
"Oh, there he is, my little golden boy." Viren said to Kid Soren, before they started to play together, unaware of Drake, Allen, and the cloak figure watching them with serious looks on their faces.
Then Viren started to toss kid Soren into the air, making them both really happy. "Again!" Kid Soren said to Viren. "Oh, but first you have to pay the toll. The price is one tummy-zerbert." Viren said to kid Soren, before blowing a raspberry into kid Soren's belly, making kid Soren laugh.
"I love you, Daddy." Kid Soren said to Viren, as they hugged each other. "Oh, I love you too. I love you so much." Viren said to kid Soren, before closing his eyes.
That's when kid Soren suddenly started coughing, really badly. "Soren? Soren? Son, wh… what's wrong?" Viren asked kid Soren, getting very worried.
Not knowing what to do, Viren put kid Soren down, with kid Soren still coughing like crazy. "You're going to be okay. Daddy will take care of you." Viren said to kid Soren, as he pulled him into a hug.
That's when kid Soren started to turn into stone. "No. No, no. No!" Viren said, panicking. "Da…" Kid Soren said, before completely turning to stone, then dust. "No! No." Viren said, crying, as he tried to grab the dust.
That's when Viren noticed Drake, Allen, and the cloak figure standing before him, with blank looks on their faces. "I would do anything to change this. Anything! So please! Help him!" Viren asked them.
"Nothing can be done for him." Allen said to Viren. "No matter how much you want to stop it, you're just one man, powerless against the forces of life." Drake said to Viren. "But you can do something by turning into a monster." The cloak figure said to Viren.
"So what do you choose?" Allen asked Viren. "Be the man your son loves and let your son pass in peace?" Drake asked Viren. "Or be a monster that defies life and will pay the greatest price for it?" The cloak figure said to Viren.
"CHOOSE!" Allen, Drake, and the cloak figure said to Viren, very loudly, letting out a surge of white flames, black lighting, and blood red energy.
Hello everyone, I hope you like this chapter. And about Allen and Kali, they are two young adults and have been living together for 2 years, so them sharing a bed and doing things ((That I won't write about)) are completely natural. So please don't ask for more details about this. I only bring this up for some plots I'm planning for later.