《Through the never》


 For Whom The Bell Tolls

    ¡°C¡¯mon, get up there and finish off Team Galactic!¡±


    The wind howled off the pillars of the tallest place in the region.


    ¡°Dom! You have to calm Dialga down!¡± My hand swiped at the Master Ball on my belt.


    The Team Galactic commanders had been dispatched by Barry as Cynthia dashed up the stairs, touching Dom¡¯s shoulder. ¡°I¡¯ll handle Dialga. The easiest way to calm it is to capture it in that ball Cyrus gave you!¡±


    Cynthia ran up the final set of stairs to confront the Time Lord himself. ¡°Alright, Spiritomb, use Confuse Ray! And Lucario, use Close Combat!¡± She sent out her Pok¨¦mon as Dialga struggled against the last of the chains holding him. The monstrous roar made memories flash before his eyes...


    His mother gifting him a new pair of shoes before his journey, him choosing his starter¡ªTurtwig¡ªto fight off a flock of Starly. But it all suddenly came crashing down. The blank look on his face shifted back to his objective.


    As soon as Dialga was hit with a Confuse Ray and further stunned by Close Combat, he decided enough was enough. Everyone could die in an instant.


    ¡°GO!¡±


    He pitched the Pok¨¦ball, and the wind itself seemed to stop as Lucario¡¯s movements slowed.


    Time froze.


    ¡°SHIT!¡± I shouted as Dialga perfectly stopped the only weapon capable of stopping him. He had waited until the ball was just inches from his face. Of course, he foresaw it¡ªhe was the god of time!


    ¡°You never had a chance. Not one. Give up now.¡±


    Dialga pushed the ball aside with his powerful aura alone, cracking the floor beneath him.


    ¡°Lord Arceus specifically requested you remain alive. Hear me?¡± he said, stomping as time unfroze. Everyone fell unconscious, but Team Galactic didn¡¯t get the same treatment¡­ they were gone. The Master Ball lay shattered into pieces beside him.


    Wait¡ªwhat? You can do all that?


    ¡°Lord Arceus forces me to suppress my power and act more feral than I really am. But it seems I just got special orders.¡± Dialga scoffed, turned his tail to Dom, and strutted to the edge of the ruins. The black, blue, and magenta sky faded like the aftermath of a bad storm.Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road.


    Before I could get my words out, an ominous whistle solo played¡ªthe exact one I had heard almost every morning since this adventure began.


    ¡°So¡­¡± I gently scooted over Lucario with my foot to get to Cynthia, kneeling over her. ¡°She¡¯s okay¡­ thank you, Dialga?¡±


    ¡°Move back.¡± His voice called out, the presence alone almost making my legs walk backward by themselves.


    The flute finished, and a grandiose set of white stairs formed all the way to space, as far as I could see. ¡°How do I know you¡¯re not tricking me? I feel like I should at least be trying to put up a fight¡­¡±


    ¡°Up them, human. I have business to attend to, so don¡¯t keep HIM waiting.¡± Dialga surrounded himself with blue energy and gracefully floated down the mountain, leaving me to climb the stairs by myself.


    ¡°Okay, great! Let¡¯s go die then! Who needs air?¡± In a burst of motivation, I sprinted up the stairs, but miraculously, I never grew tired or dizzy from the towering heights. Soon enough, I found him.


    Arceus faced the evening sky, splotched in yellow and pink. ¡°You have arrived, Palkia¡­ have you scouted the Ethan boy? He¡¯s taking the Indigo League by storm, I¡¯ve heard.¡± Arceus turned around with an oddly out-of-character smile in his eyes.


    ¡°Ah, you¡¯re not him¡­ but speaking of gold¡­ Welcome, human!¡± A weak clapping sound played from some invisible audience, sounding like an MP3 file from my Pok¨¦tch, making the situation even more awkward.


    ¡°What the hell? You¡¯re not God,¡± Dom replied bluntly.


    Arceus ignored the idea of legs and floated a few inches closer to me.


    ¡°This is some cruel trick¡­ are you not just some Ditto or Zorua in disguise?¡± I reached for the Pok¨¦ball of my ace Pok¨¦mon, Torterra, but the ball refused to release the Pok¨¦mon no matter how much I squeezed it.


    ¡°No, I am not. You¡¯d best listen to me¡­¡± Arceus finally seemed to grow serious but just as quickly blurted out,


    ¡°Hmm¡­ I would send you to observe Pok¨¦mon behavior in urban environments, but Dialga slipped up and brought a human from a different timeline. He even tried to disguise him as a Pok¨¦mon, hmph. But it works out in my favor at least...¡±


    ¡°What? Is that why Dialga broke character? To send me here?¡± I asked in a quizzical tone.


    ¡°Yes. You see, the gods¡ªlike me, Dialga, and Palkia¡ªhave been quitting, handing over their immortality.¡± Arceus spoke solemnly, his tone heavy. ¡°We¡¯ve recently lost our soul god, responsible for guiding souls to their respective afterlife.¡±


    ¡°Wait, so religi¡ª¡±


    ¡°The recent removal of that specific god has left an imbalance of truth and ideals. Humans and Pok¨¦mon will become lazy, idiotic, and your world WILL crumble.¡±


    ¡°Then where do I come in?¡± I asked, hands in my pockets, at least trying to seem like I wasn¡¯t panicking.


    Arceus tilted his head in an almost cutesy way. If he had a mouth to smile, he most definitely would have been smiling.


    ¡°Well, you¡¯ll be inheriting some of the powers of that soul god I mentioned earlier¡ªthe power to enlighten those who fall ill with what I call¡­


    ''Laxity!''¡±


    Arceus yelled beyond the heavens as if hyping himself up. ¡°I¡¯ll let you down now, but before you go¡­¡±


    A rumble from my Pok¨¦tch played. ¡°New app installed!¡± blared from my watch as I turned it on to see Arceus¡¯s symbol as a new app.


    ¡°So, um¡­ thank you and¡ªwoah!¡±


    ¡°Bye, Dom!¡±


    Arceus spawned a circle of light below me, which, surprise, shot out a beam of energy that felt like needles pricking me as I lost consciousness, falling deeper and deeper into the endless night...

 Hero of the day

    Dom! Dom!¡± A stream of water flooded my senses and my body as I felt someone pick me up, not hesitating to shoot more water.


    ¡°COUGH, HACK.¡± I sat up after what felt like an eternity of whatever that water was going down my throat. I looked around to see who had done all this and saw Barry''s Floatzel holding me.


    ¡°I was worried you wouldn¡¯t wake up¡­¡± I looked beside me and saw Cynthia, who had seemingly commanded Barry''s Pok¨¦mon. ¡°Floatzel, you can set him down now.¡±


    ¡°Where¡­ where is Barry? He¡¯s not the type to just leave,¡± I asked as I was set down, looking around to find Barry still on the floor¡­ snoring?


    ¡°My Pok¨¦mon were knocked out, so I used his,¡± she said as she returned the Floatzel to its ball and walked toward me. ¡°Excellent job at stopping Dialga, I might add, though it¡¯s a shame you didn¡¯t catch him¡­ but I wasn¡¯t conscious to see the rest, so I shouldn¡¯t judge.¡±


    ¡°Your um¡­¡± I thought about the fact that I had just seen him float away, and just before that, he spoke perfect English. That whole scene with Arceus had my brain in a million pieces.


    ¡°You¡¯re welcome? Your head must be hurting from all that temporal energy around. How you didn¡¯t faint as well is beyond me¡­¡± Cynthia observed my belt, where every single Pok¨¦ball was faintly glowing red, meaning they were all tuckered out.


    Cynthia unlatched a Luxury Ball from her belt, the Pok¨¦ball glimmering with plenty of care and replacements, as it shot out a red energy, releasing a Garchomp scarred on its left eye.


    ¡°Fly these two boys down to the Pok¨¦mon Center, and inform them Team Galactic has been dealt with. I want to stay up here to investigate some things.¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s not going to believe me if I tell her¡­ right?¡±


    ¡°Cynthia, I think I ac¡ª¡± Garchomp jumped in front of me, snatched me in his arms, and threw me onto his back before grabbing Barry and quickly zooming off down the mountain.


    ¡°Thanks for going slow, Garchomp.¡± He tilted his head at me and nodded, speeding up a bit to mess with me with a sly grin. ¡°I don¡¯t feel particularly well, actually. I think that abundance of energy up there drained me¡­ especially that experience.¡± Garchomp looked at me again, seemingly interested in what I was rambling about.


    ¡°Ah, j-just ignore me! I can¡¯t think straight right now,¡± I said as I adjusted myself on his back, holding on to the fin as I saw Hearthome City down below. ¡°This is a fine place to stop. I¡¯ll explain the situation and finally relax.¡±


    People stared as Garchomp gracefully landed right in front of the center, a few bystanders even trying to help me off and carry Barry to a stretcher.


    ¡°You did it! good job Dom!¡± Nurse joy cheered


    ¡°Carefully, He''s a hero!¡± ¡°Give him some space before the boy faints!¡± ¡°Mommy! Isn''t that Miss Cynthia''s pokemon?¡±


    Garchomp picks me up and carries me to the medical side of the building, even patting my head with his arm before walking off


    After everything settles down Nurse Joy comes into my room, setting down some hot soup and an extra blanket


    ¡°You seem quiet, the last time you were here you were talking up a storm with the whole lobby, trying to find a battle opponent¡­¡±


    I roll onto my back and sit up with a small groan and a bad taste in my mouth ¡°thank you¡­¡± I take the bowl of soup onto my tray above my chest and straighten my aching spine for a proper posture


    ¡°It really isn''t your fault you know, Barry''s only real injury is a couple of razor leaves to the chest¡­ you trusted him and battled Dialga, and won no less.¡±


    I started with the vegetables of the soup and ate the carrots at the bottom, which I would be lying if I said I enjoyed. But sometimes you have to just get it over with.


    ¡°Is my team okay?¡± The red light of the signs outside made my meal look like a dreary red color, making those damn memories come back. this whole day has been just a reminder of when-


    ¡°...And to sum it all up, your pokemon need a few days rest for injuries or stress relief, I can''t in good conscious let you overwork your pokemon again¡±


    I finished with the vegetables and got to the delectable meats, the best part. You never want to even think of the carrots when you get here, out of sight and out of mind.


    ¡°I understand, I need a break anyways, a big break, I''ll take a nap and figure out something to do.¡±


    I slurp down the broth, I''m done.This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it


    ¡°Here''s the remote then.¡± She hands over the TV remote for the screen in front of me, which has buttons for Pokeflicks+, EVTV, and Mewtube.


    ¡°I would go and get that poketch checked out, it''s full of wear and tear from that fight I think.¡± She takes the bowl with her and before she goes out of sight she softly yells to her Chansey ¡°go see if Doms pokemon are sleeping okay, I''ll be right there!¡±


    The next day starts Like all the other ones¡­ the only difference being I''m in pretty bad pain, but since there''s the whole day to waste. The whole day is planned out in my head and it''ll go fine


    I got myself up and put on a whole new set of clothes before checking out of the pokemon center to explore the city I never really had time to explore.


    ¡°Warm and kind¡­¡± I told myself, that''s the slogan that''s all over TV In sinnoh. It''s almost like it''s trying to be a tourist spot, which is the exact opposite vibe this city gives


    In Hearthome city, there might be too many things to do, there''s the Contest Hall, Amity Square, gym¡­ ¡°There! That''s where I need to go!¡± I circle on the map the location of the nearest poketch repair shop.


    I discreetly follow the foot traffic of other city folk. And as I do a girl runs up in front of me and pulls me out of the crowd flow I was in, I couldn''t comprehend ¡°Hey! Hey! Careful there!¡± I try to warn her incase this was all an accident


    She lightly pulls me out of the foot traffic and pouts at me. ¡°You were on the news right?¡± I was? Of course I was¡­ how do I keep forgetting I helped save the whole region?


    ¡°Yes, I was. Do you need an autograph or something? Always happy to give one¡± I give a thumbs up to maybe reassure her that it''s okay to just plainly ask people instead of kicking.


    ¡°I heard you battled team Galactic AND Dialga all at the same time! Does that mean you can help me with my pokemon?¡± She put her arms behind her back and started to move up and down from the balls of her feet, just waiting for me to say yes.


    I looked across the street so we could cross, there''s never any cars so we both quickly passed a ways down the street until we hit the relatively empty sidewalk


    ¡°I guess I could, but if it''s a battle you need then no can do, because my pokemon are recovering for a few more days.¡± I say discreetly with hands in my pocket while leaning against a streetlight pole


    She kicks the ground in a semi-pouting motion ¡°Oh¡­ but I really need my Mimikyu and Baxcalibur to be ready and your trainer page said you were open to train!


    ¡°Wait what? Baxcalibur? That''s a strong pokemon for a kid with no license to have¡­ Whatever, what''s so wrong with them?¡±


    ¡°Baxy won''t do anything anymore and we have a contest tomorrow that will earn me my official trainer license, same thing with my Miku as well¡­¡±


    This is exactly what the odd dream with that god was talking about¡­ pokemon that grow uninterested and disobey. Laxity it was called.


    ¡°Lead me to em then¡± I said bluntly, staring at the girl


    ¡°Yay! I knew I could trust you.¡± She pulled on my arm and led me to her decently sized house, the front door leading me to a scene with her Baxcalibur napping in the corner on its side.


    ¡°This is Baxy! And Miku ummm¡­ I think she only comes out at night actually¡± She takes off her shoes and I followed her lead and took mine off as well.


    ¡°Are your parents not home? Wait, what''s your name even?¡± I stand by the couch to wait for her to invite me to sit down.


    ¡°Mom and Dad went to Veilstone city to play at the casino before it closes because of something about Voltorbs  blah blah¡­ And my name is Aveline.


    ¡°Baxy! We have a guest!¡± The Baxcalibur opens one of its eyes and grunts, forcing itself to sit up and yawn.


    ¡°Hmm.. This Baxcalibur seems a bit out of shape¡­ How long has he been doing this?¡± I moved towards Baxy but slower than I would my own pokemon.


    ¡°A week now, and Miku has been running from me as well¡­¡± She walks around to the kitchen and gets herself Pokemons version of an ice cream bowl. ¡°Miku! Baxy! I have your treats!


    I observed how the Baxcalibur suddenly jumped up and went to the kitchen while subtly rumbling the whole house. And the Mimikyu spawns from the shadow in the corner, in that subtly creepy black and white Pikachu cosplay.


    She raises both of the ice cream bowls above her head ¡°Ah ah ah!¡± If you want it we need to go outside and let this kind man help you train! Both of the pokemon look at me and rush outside, Baxcalibur in particular running like it''s trying to destroy the whole city.


    ¡°Alright! Baxy and Miku! You both have that contest tomorrow, correct?¡± They both furiously nod, eager to listen to me.


    ¡°Wait! How are they listening so well? They won''t even come to me if they''re hungry¡­¡± she looks at me and tries to see if I somehow have some kind of mind control device on me.


    ¡°I collected all 8 badges, so that for some reason makes pokemon listen to me better. I can''t even explain it myself¡­¡±


    I walk up to the Baxcalibur and Mimikyu and put my hands on both of their heads and start to pat them ¡°when we finish this how about I''ll buy the both of you poffins? I heard they help with contests and the like.¡±


    The training goes surprisingly well, Baxy already lost that small chubbiness he had and Mikus'' shadows seem to be almost overflowing from under her. And before I even know it, it''s already 5pm and both pokemon are collapsed on the ground from exhaustion


    ¡°Woah! You did great, Dom! How did Baxy already lose that weight?¡±Aveline kneels beside Baxy and rubs his stomach, dropping a treat down his maw.


    ¡°I''m going to go give my poketch to the shop down the block, and I''ll come back with poffins for them. I actually know somebody that works there.¡±


    I head off towards my original objective, not even letting the appealing signs and wavering traffic distract me from getting to my goal.


    I enter the poketch shop and glance around at the newest models, not even recognizing them compared to my current one.


    ¡°Ah, welcome! Are you considering trying our brand new poketch 16 pro? My Kirlia sure seems to like it!¡±


    A Kirlia enters the scene, spinning with the shiny new poketch on its arm. ¡°Kirrrrrliiiia!¡± It says as it takes off the watch and puts it in my right hand


    ¡°Just cause of that, I think I''ll take it¡± I walk up to the counter and set the poketch down with a soft thud


    ¡°Great! That''ll be 4000 poke dollars! With the warranty that would be 4125!¡±


    I put a hand to my chin and scratched in thought ¡°without a warranty is fine, I''ll probably rarely be here.¡±


    ¡°It applies to all locations around sinnoh!¡±


    ¡°Fine then¡± I give her my trainer card filled with funds from when I beat the 8th gym leader, which I don''t even remember the name of.


    ¡°Aaaaaand¡­ it''s yours! Brand new model!¡±


    ¡°I appreciate doing service, I would really give your Kirlia a raise for that hard work¡±


    I walk out to the street and look out at the setting sky, almost


    like it''s telling me to get back and check on my pokemon. ¡°Shouldn''t take too long to set this up, I should get back fast anyways¡±

 Giratina/Savior

    ¡°Lord Arceus, why did you choose THAT boy in particular? wouldn''t it have been better to choose a trainer that''s actually¡­Good?¡±


    Dialga stood in a white void, devoid of anything but him and Arceus, which is where the supreme ruler resides as he makes plans and watches over its creations.


    Arceus turned around to meet Dialga''s red eyed, steely gaze as he prepared to give his odd reasoning¡­


    ¡°It''s not that he''s a good trainer, I''m not fully sure how he got this far myself¡­ but you are aware of the Cult of Arkina, correct? I assume all of my direct children are aware of that tyranny.¡±


    ¡°Yes, but they were stopped 10 years ago by that steel ex-elite four member, correct? Don''t tell me they''ve gone neo like Team Plasma¡­ are we gonna have the kid stop them?¡±


    ¡°No, but good guess considering these past 10 years¡­¡± Arceus sighed, having a slight look of disappointment on his face.


    ¡°Then what''s so special about the boy?¡± Dialga tilted his head to the side in wonder, was this just a leeway into asking him to fix more wormholes and space-time rifts?


    ¡°Girus, that''s the cult leader''s last name and the boys as well¡­ They are father and son.¡± Arceus''s gaze switched to his side, as if there''s something over there but it''s still just more void.


    Dialga''s face widened in pure shock as he subtly stepped back ¡°W-whaaat?? My Lord you cannot be serious! You mean to say he''s evil then? Do I stop him?¡±


    ¡°No, I never said he was evil, and even if I did want him subdued I don''t trust you after that¡­Tower incident.¡±


    ¡°Hmph, don''t mention that my Lord¡± Dialga batted his head away in shame ¡°It was those damn gears, you know that.¡±


    Arceus chuckled ¡°Now back to that boy.¡± The atmosphere of the white void darkened to a light gray with tension as a live view of Dom appeared, as he seemed to be making poffins in some sort of poffin shop.


    Dialga''s face lit up slightly as he saw the poffins, but his face quickly darkened in realization. ¡°So what Giratina said about the leader''s son¡­ was he not just bluffing to throw us off? Did he really do all those experiments with his son? Despicable bastard.¡± Dialga growled in frustration.


    The quiet streets of Hearthome filled with a faint stepping sound as the sunset quickly faded away like a dying candle as Dom mumbled his favorite songs lyrics to himself as he held bags full of poffins.


    Dom sighed as the song from his earbuds suddenly halted, he raised his wrist up to his face and fiddled with the albums he had downloaded ¡°Damn it! C''mon now¡­ Unovan Idiot¡­ Weezinger¡­Master of Swagger¡­Reshiforce¡­ Ah, got it.¡± He finished going through his poketch before realizing it said it detected a wild pokemon nearby, that''s why it stopped.


    ¡°What?¡± Dom looked around and saw nothing, there was a little tingly feeling in the air but that could''ve been anything. Despite the interruption he proceeded onward.


    Should I be trying to¡­ maybe run? What''s this sense of dread I feel?


    I decided to burn that dread and just walk like I was doing, but I can''t shake that feeling of being watched, especially after that poketch message. ¡°I just gotta get back man..¡±


    The streets filled with a thick, misty fog that consumed the light around it, it rushed toward me like a rough tsunami.


    ¡°SHIT!!¡±


    I covered my face with my arms as the bag of poffins as the fog rushed past me, ripping the bag and sending the poffins everywhere before the wind suddenly halted and a large figure appeared in the grayed fog¡­


    I stare at the red eyes piercing through my entire being, I swiped the fog away with my hands and saw it.


    The figure from my dreams, my father''s biggest desire. It scared the absolute hell out of me¡­ but the sight quickly felt natural, like I was at my old home or in a comfortable pokemon center bed.


    ¡°We¡¯ve been investigating you, you know¡­ all the gods. Dialga, Palkia, the Unovan Dragons, and me, most importantly.¡±


    I felt compelled to walk toward the God and I started slowly moving towards him, step by step I saw him becoming clearer. That body is exactly from my father''s textbooks, what he did to me I can''t I can''t¡­


    Surges of uneasiness pulsate through my body which eventually cultivate Into pure negativity in my mind.


    Was my father''s death my fault? Maybe Giratina will help me remember? I think I''ll trust him, yes I for sure will.


    ¡°It seems I''ve worked my magic on you, Mortal¡± Giratina grinned in pure, sadistic glee as I grasped my head, my hands fingers nearly crushing my eyes as certain memories come flooding back, only ones that he will allow me to remember.This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it.


    What the fuck do you want with me?! My father''s done everything you asked and you¡­you killed him!¡±


    The buildings around me began to crack as the ground started to lift in the air and the sky became purple and black.


    This is the essence of pure distortion


    ¡°Don''t you think you''re making a scene?¡± Giratina laughed out loud as I began to freak out, I quickly ran away as far as I could possibly go, but I only ended up looping back to where he''s positioned.


    I quickly tried to snatch a pokeball on my belt but I got nothing. The fog thickens and Giratina seems to get closer and closer to me.


    ¡°You hurt them, remember? They''re in critical condition at the pokemon center and you''re getting poffins and buying a new watch? You disgust me, you know that? All this for some girl too, Have you even told her your name?¡±


    ¡°No¡­¡±


    ¡°She reminded you of those memories, correct? You wanted to get closer to her to help you remember.¡± Giratina tone grew more somber as his sadistic look fashioned itself into pity


    ¡°Yes¡­ yes I¡­¡­.what?¡±


    The fog quickly lifted and he stood more normally, that look in his eyes was completely gone. I got up from off ground and dusted myself off, not fully trusting him


    ¡°I had to really make sure it was you, Lord Arceus won''t like I tortured our new Savior like this but I felt it must be done¡± Giratina said in a calm and respectful voice, a far cry from his previous behavior.


    ¡°You killed my father¡­ The whole reason I went on this journey was to get revenge!¡± I ran up to Giratina with newfound courage and tried to move one of his legs but I just ended up hugging it instead. I quickly let go as Giratina seemed to just watch with a smile on his face.


    Savior


    12 years ago, A hidden research lab sat on the outskirts of the Sinjoh Ruins. Snow was heavy that day as mother and father were busy investigating the ancient texts and glyphs of the ruins. Of course I was dragged along for these expeditions, but at least I got to visit many different places in regions like the Dragon Spiral tower in Unova and even Area Zero in Paldea.


    While I did have fun at each of those places I could never have fun here, even my teacher requested I be taught somewhere ¡°more suitable for learning¡± but¡­ she was quickly laid off before most of the major events happened.


    ¡°Dom! Dom!¡±


    My Father, Gabriel Girus rushed into the tent with some sort of tablet in his dirty, soot covered hands shaking me out of my sleep in a rush. I quickly bolt awake and look at his near crazed face holding the tablet.


    ¡°See? See? We found something! I told you we would¡­ See, being here isn''t bad at all!¡± I quickly got up and swept some of the fallen soot off me.


    ¡°Can I go play with Aria now Dad? We''re just gonna stay to find more anyways, not like I''m gonna be able to leave¡­¡± I put my shoes on and started to eat the rest of the snack by my bedside table that I never finished the night before.


    I thought what my father was wearing was odd, a tuxedo and a mask? Was he going to some kind of royal ball in a castle? But I remember reading his reports, he was obsessed with finding the Creation Trio more than anything. Maybe getting in some fancy outfit was pleasing to the potential gods observing him.


    ¡°Today is it! Today is the day I¡­.jo¡­.Gi¡­¡± I walked out with my Great Ball before I could listen to him finish those cultish words, eager to spend more time with my Lucario, named Aria before my father needed me to take my medicine again.


    I moved to where we played last time, a bit behind the tent into a medium sized cave Mom set up as a play area of sorts. As I went in I practiced freeing the lock on my great ball, furiously smacking the white button in the middle until it opened and energy shot out and settled on the cave floor.


    ¡°Aria! Can we watch Grave of The Volbeats again? I can''t watch it alone¡­¡±


    She quickly nodded no and ran to pick a different movie in the stack, I quickly followed her to the stack of movies and she picked out Princess Monotype. I pop the VHS from its case and insert it into the VHS player, quickly dashing to the chair in front of the TV


    ¡°This is the one with the Hisuian Zoroark and that boy with the bow right?¡±


    At around the same time, my parents were arguing daily. I didn''t realize at the time but Aria was trying her best to keep me away from their spouts, especially since I was always the subject of them.


    ¡°Will you stop treating our son like a subject? What the fuck are you injecting into him!?¡±


    The couple entered a full blown argument, not just a lovers dispute. Dad looked up from his desk positioned near the entrance of the ruins and slammed his desk.


    ¡°I told you already, he''s got issues with his heart. Lucario even detected it herself. He retaliated, standing up from his beloved research to meet his wife''s gaze.


    ¡°You''ve been injecting some kind of¡­ pokemon essence into him! What the hell are you trying to do, you sicko!¡± She slammed her hands on his desk, making everything near the edge fall off and the sound of clattering echoes throughout the ruins.


    ¡°I told you, it''s just some Kadabra supplements to boost his brain power. His teacher took off and he needs to study!¡±


    She swiped the Pokeball on her belt and clicked the middle button to send out her most trustworthy Pokemon, Aggron. The Aggron growls and stares at him, with an unwavering stare.


    ¡°Okay, fine¡± Gabriel Uncharacteristically puts his hands up and starts to speak, sitting back down in his chair and grabbing some files. He slammed them all down as she Gasped, stacks of files and papers about¡­they''re son?


    ¡°The hell does this mean, Gabriel? Is this so-¡±


    ¡°I''ve been injecting him with as much legendary pokemon essence as I could, you see. If we ever manage to meet Giratina, Dialga, Palkia, maybe even Arceus himself, We have a worthy sacrifice for our Lord''s!¡± He spread his arms out as his eyes got that crazed look again, she can''t help but start crying at her husband''s degrading mental state, and what he''s been doing with they''re son.


    ¡°I''m leaving, okay? I''m taking our son and leaving, I have a position to manage anyways. Just¡­come back when you start to feel better, please.¡±


    She hopped on the back of her Aggron with a grunt and pats his head. ¡°Take us behind the tent in that little cave alright Aggro?¡± Aggron nods and starts to walk out of the ruins, each footstep creating a small rumble in the surrounding area.


    ¡°Metilca, WAIT!¡± Gabriel cries out


    ¡°Aggro, start going a bit faster¡± Aggro starts to go into a full on sprint, weirdly fast for a such a heavy pokemon"


    While I was watching the movie with Aria I started hearing heavy slams, quickly getting closer until I suddenly saw Mom on Aggro and I hear him mutter something in Pokemon speech to Aria and she suddenly grabs me and hops on aggros back, letting me go in the process.


    ¡°Mom, where are we going? Everyone''s being weird right now¡­¡± I asked while trying to position myself better on his back steel is uncomfortable even with little seats on it


    ¡°I gotta go do a match with some trainer that absolutely creamed the first 3 of the elite four¡­ and I decided I would bring you with me to watch a cool match¡±