《Through The Never (Pokemon)》 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. Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on. 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.¡± ¡°You''re 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 slurped down the broth, I''m done. ¡°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. This book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work. ¡°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 circled on the map the location of the nearest poketch repair shop. I discreetly followed the foot traffic of other city folk. And as I did, a girl ran up in front of me and pulled 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 pulled me out of the foot traffic and pouted 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 gave a thumbs up to maybe reassure her that it''s okay to just plainly ask people instead of being rude like this. ¡°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 said discreetly with hands in my pocket while leaning against a streetlight pole. She kicked 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 took 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 stood 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 walked around to the kitchen and got 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 raised 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 looked 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 shook their heads up and down, eager to listen to me. ¡°Wait! How are they listening so well? They won''t even come to me if they''re hungry¡­¡± She looked at me and tried to see if I somehow had 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 walked up to the Baxcalibur and Mimikyu and put my hands on both of their heads and started to pat them ¡°when we finish this how about I 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 knew 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 kneeled beside Baxy and rubbed 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 headed off towards my original objective, not even letting the appealing signs and wavering traffic distract me from getting to my goal. I entered the poketch shop and glanced 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!¡± Kirlia entered the scene,she spun with pure grace with the shiny new poketch on its arm. ¡°Kirrrrrliiiia!¡± It cried as it takes off the watch and put it in my right hand ¡°Just cause of that, I think I''ll take it¡± I walked 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 gave 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 walked 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¡± Palkia ¡°Palkia¡­listen to me!¡± Dialga growled at the latest god Arceus has recruited ¡°Do you really think it''s acceptable to make galaxies like this? First of all, Lord Arceus won''t want to clean up another galaxy like this, it''s been long enough to where you can do it yourself.¡± Before Dialga could finish listing off all his complaints a nearby Galaxy decided to implode, the collapsing stars and everything heating up quickly causing a supernova. ¡°Palkia, I have no words for you¡­I''m not going to be a snitch and report it to Lord Arceus, as he probably knows now. Those human astrologists are probably going to be freaking out over this¡­¡± I tried to find the words to even begin to respond to all that just transpired in a short amount of time as Dialga kept on going on about a god''s duty to protect and do what you were born to do, since the universe will collapse like this galaxy right in front of me if I kept this up I tried to think of the consequences I would face due to this but I''ve never been punished by Lord Arceus before. What would be my punishment? Creating more galaxies? Having to stay by him? Another training period? I was too scared to even think of the worst ones. ¡°Hey hey hey¡­ Palkia are you okay?¡± Dialga suddenly says in a mellow and softer voice. Was I being weird again? I was usually alone with my training until recently so maybe that was making me seem more socially awkward than I really am. ¡°Yeah¡­ yeah why?¡± I muttered as Dialga floated closer to me and tilted his head a bit in confusion. His red eyes when serious are extremely scary, but now they''re extremely soft and kind, despite being the same. Maybe it should be obvious why he was so worried. the pearls on my circular shoulders weren''t bright pink anymore, instead being a dark magenta. ¡°You don''t seem fine, Palkia¡­ the reason why that galaxy exploded was because your emotions are all over the place, which I thought Lord Arceus would have helped you with.¡± Dialga stood taller and said it boldly, to get the point across to me. I thought about it being my emotions, and that seemed like the reason. He was doing this job for who knows how long before Arceus found me, what reason do I have to not believe him? I floated away from him a bit to observe the damage, its energy still pulsating throughout the surrounding galaxies. I really did mess up badly, but at least it wasn''t anywhere near the main galaxy, where all the humans and pokemon reside. ¡°Where¡­ Did you come from Palkia? I was born directly from Lord Arceus''s power, but you had a base. ¡° I turn around to meet his gaze, now it seems serious again. I expected a question of my origins. but really not this soon, not when I haven''t had time to prepare. ¡°I initially assumed maybe that base was just pure spatial energy or something but judging by your emotions, I really doubt that now.¡± Dialga says this like he''s some professional detective. I start to freak out internally, maybe I should''ve at least tried to be stoic? But there''s no way I could''ve ever kept that up especially when i- ¡°Palkia! Snap out it!¡± I suddenly snapped out of thought again, the glowing orbs on my shoulders shined brightly as if they tried to give me away. I gently floated back towards him, away from the explosion causing my grief. ¡°I''m sorry sir, Dialga¡­¡± the emptiness of space filled my very soul with quiet agony, I just wanted to leave, no more training, no more responsibility. Why was I even thrown into this? What did Lord Arceus ever see in me? Maybe if I visited the only place familiar to me it would ring some bells. And Dialga, as if reading a script of my own needs, he said to me ¡°Do you want to go rest? I guess if you need a little breather I''ll be willing to clean your mess this time¡­¡± His breath waned a bit as I sensed he slightly disagreed with what he just said. I tried my best to act uninterested but I instead just gave up on that act and started my journey towards Earth. Dialga watched me leave before he turned himself around to go fix my mess¡­which I kinda felt bad for leaving him with now, especially after he just did that Spear Pillar act for Lord Arceus. As I glided across space into the main solar system I thought about how the original Palkia built everything I''ve ever seen, even technically on earth. Why does Lord Arceus trust me of all beings that have ever existed so much to carry on the expansion of the whole universe? And why won''t he ever tell me anything, it''s like i''m being used as some sort- SLAM! I quickly propelled myself backwards as I realized I indented myself into the side of Mount Coronet like Wiley Mightyena while trying to catch that damn Oricorio. As I regained my bearings from making that mistake I began to remember something, like time itself is flowing into me and forcing me to remember¡­ ¡°Under intense stress a legendary pokemon has been known to unleash all of its force, you could say. Now what if we replicate that for humanity''s gain?¡± A man talks to a camera in front of his computer in an authoritative tone, but it''s all¡­muffled, I can''t hear and it feels like I''m submerged in something viscous and wet. Then I feel fear If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement. I never thought I would get any of my memories back, Lord Arceus said they were long gone. Maybe he was lying? But what would be gained? My eyes began to glisten with tears as I quickly peeled myself from the hole I was stuck in. I tried to wipe them away with my arms but even that couldn''t overcome this raw emotion I was feeling. ¡°What is this¡­?¡± I grasped my chest as I felt a sudden tug at it and leaned on solid ground below me as I collapsed down as my back hit the wall. ¡°Why does my chest hurt¡­? I-I think it''s leaving me now, I''ll have to ask Lord Arceus what happened when I see him¡­¡± I floated back to where I was and looked up the mountain, seeing Spear Pillar poking through the clouds. I remembered the fact that Dialga was up there doing his menacing act just a few hours ago, it''s pretty risky to investigate now since there''s bound to be humans up there. But since I''ve never been up there and it''s supposed to be a sacred place for me, I decided to float up and just take a small peek. Though I realized if I was caught I would need to do some covering, since none of the humans know I''m even back. And Lord Arceus doesn''t really know I''m here so it wouldn''t be wise to alert him as well¡­ I sighed as I made my way up faster, I was pretty confident nobody was up there, since it is a sacred ground after all. Thankfully once my feet were fully planted onto the ground I saw nobody resided in this area, though I did smell a faint scent of lingering perfume and sweat. I walked closer and observed Dialga''s footprints indented into the ground like the prints at that place near Pokestar Studios. But as quickly as that caught my eye another piece of information seemed to glean like it was calling to me, words carved on the pillars in some odd language told in symbols. I attempted to read it out loud to myself, but most of the words'' meanings leave me. ¡°Dialga, Palkia, Giratina¡­¡± ¡°Dialga¡­.empower¡­.Savior¡± ¡°Palkia¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­Savior¡± ¡°Giratina¡­¡­ Guide¡­..Savior¡± I stand in near awe as I read something that Lord Arceus never once showed or told me about. my autopilot suddenly came to a freefall as I heard footsteps coming up the stairs leading to these ruins. And whoever it is seems to be talking pretty fiercely on their poketch ¡°Nana, this is my first big attempt at finally uncovering the secrets you and Grandpa spent your whole lives searching for! That Dialga incident finally gave me permission to investigate this place.¡± Cynthia walked up the stairs with messy hair and barely any sleep, I assumed she just didn''t sleep which may still be true. but this time I detect pure stress and excitement coming from her. I internally freak out and hide behind a pillar just as she comes up the stairs. ¡°When I come over I guess I can leave Aria there, Dialga did a number on her and she''s coming up in age now¡­ and I also believe I''m her third trainer now, and I''ve been kind of wanting a Mimikyu or a Baxcalibur since I went to Paldea.¡± Cynthia hung up the phone and decided to lean on the pillar I''m right behind.she started to fiddle with her poketch, appearing to examine pictures of the ruins with the zoom feature on the watch. As she begins to read some of the translated text ¡°Blackened in the end¡­ all that is¡­ever was, will be twisting, turning through the never¡­¡± I tilt my head in confusion and curiosity as I hear those words, is she not just reading some edgy and cool lyrics? I disregarded the threat of being caught and bringed my head a bit closer and her watch began to make a beeping sound, while a voice from it warned of a wild pokemon nearby. ¡°Huh!?¡± I gasped as I stepped back and my body knocked over a pillar, instantly making me fall on my ass and hit my head on some jutting rocks behind me, making me cry in pain and hold my head. ¡°You!¡± I heard a gun cock and when I looked up I saw Cynthia aiming a pistol aimed right at my face, I quickly regained my bearings and put up some kind of shield with my powers. ¡°Your¡­ those powers feel real, you must be a pretty good illusionist!¡± She realized the gun won''t help her and switched it back to safety and put it back into her bag. She wished she would''ve just taken her Grandma''s advice and packed up early, nobody''s going to find her body up here. I stand up, getting back to my feet and sigh. I was only on earth for maybe 20 minutes and almost immediately got caught, Lord Arceus is going to be disappointed¡­ especially since I haven''t mastered talking with humans yet, despite getting some lessons from Dialga Cynthia walked up to my barrier and lightly pounded it with her fist, if I was a ghost Pokemon or a Ditto it would''ve just shattered or gone right through. She thinks her eyes must be playing tricks and chuckles lightly, backs up and charges at the barrier which promptly knocks her backwards ¡°You''re everything that my mother told me!¡± She exclaims in pure passion, I can almost see stars in her eyes as she gets out a camera and snaps pictures. I should move but I''m afraid if I let this go she''ll pull that gun on me again. ¡°S-stop¡­! Please stop¡­ I''m going to be in trouble! My message clearly didn''t get across as Cynthia hastily went through her poketch and dialed the number of the great Professor Rowan, who would definitely know something of Palkia''s odd revival. As she dials I suddenly remember what I''m recognizing, she''s contacting somebody with her cellular device. I quickly scrambled to escape as I put down my barrier and quickly flew away somewhere down the mountain. If I go back into space I''m risking bumping into Dialga who''s already pissed at me for that accident earlier. Rowan picked up and yawned into his microphone as he wondered why Champion Cynthia decided to call him, another shiny pokemon? Or maybe even a new species discovery. ¡°It better be good to call me this early in the morning, Cynthia¡­ I just finished some vital research ¡± Rowan adjusted his camera to show his whole face, which is very clearly sleep deprived from the recent discovery of that Lake Of Rage Gyarados Cynthia cleared her throat and set the camera to face her to show her full face ¡°Professor, Palkia returned! I just encountered the legendary after that incident 10 years ago and I made sure it wasn''t just a good illusion. My guess is that it was drawn by the battle with that kid and Dialga, something definitely happened when I wasn''t conscious. ¡°You do understand how big of a claim this is to make, right? I assume you have proof to back it up?¡± he crossed his fingers and rested his tired head onto them as he awaited pictures. ¡°I preemptively sent the pictures, go ahead and check your P-mail Professor. It''s clear as day pictures of Palkia putting up a guard against me, and it seemed to be deep in thought as well. ¡°Stupid new-fangled¡­..Alright, you''re right¡­ This is pretty definitive proof, only Palkia itself has been known to use that barrier ability. I''ll inform everybody I know, but first did you see where it went off too?¡± He grabbed a notebook and began to write some now important information, the clicking of the pen ticked down to the eventual answer. Cynthia cautiously walked towards the edge where I flew off and looked down, seeing the faint lights of a city below. ¡°Hearthome City, but it''s clearly not attacking. And if it moved elsewhere like it did for me, you would have heard about this sooner¡± Cynthia adds in a matter of fact tone. Rowan crossed his arms and closed his eyes, trying to act intimidating while also resting his eyes. ¡°If you stocked up on potions and elixirs you would have been able to engage it in battle, let that be a lesson to you, Miss Cynthia. You still have much to learn even as Champion.¡± Cynthia sighed and tried to hurry this up, both her and Rowan should get all the sleep they could get before news blows up and they''re forced back into their respective jobs. ¡°Professor, I''ll meet you in Hearthome around noon, that''s when I predict the news will break. Bye!¡± Cynthia quickly hung up the call and scrounged around in her bag to grab an escape rope. Ride The Lightning ¡°So, do we got the shipments ready? It took a lot to make these pokeballs y''know.¡± A man chatted on the phone, before his door slowly opened A man in an expensive looking suit faced away from his visitor, seeming to stare at the window down at Saffron City. The news of the Spear Pillar incident piled on with that Johto trainer people call the future Indigo League Champion defeating Team Rocket again, one of his few cheap Pok¨¦mon suppliers has made him quite irritable. The intern at Silph Co. Shakily entered the room, hands in pocket to hide his nervousness. Ever since Team Rocket 3 years ago took over, they never truly recovered. The invasion allowed corruption to quickly seep into the business, and the old CEO mysteriously passed away just months later. ¡°S-sir, I just got word that Palkia, the god of space has come back, in the flesh no less?¡± The CEO quickly spun back around in the chair and leaned on his desk with an exasperated expression on his face ¡°PALKIA?!?! Don''t play with me, out! Out of my office, boy!¡± He shoos the intern away like swatting an angry Beedrill. And as soon as that door closes he swipes his poketch off the desk and boots it up. ¡°DAMN! DAMN! Master said it was gone for good!¡± He yells as he bears witness to the news in front of his eyes. This man is one of the biggest contributors of the impending Cult Of Arkina resurgence. During the cults prime 10 years prior he was in charge of the propaganda spread throughout various regions. The man dials the number of the only one better than him. He contemplated if he should wait for more confirmation in case it''s fake but he can''t risk it, the whole organization revival is at risk. ¡°I''ve heard the news, I''ve organized all that I can to stop it again¡­¡± the voice says,and the phone hangs up. Just like that? He puts down his phone and sighs, putting his head in his arms. ¡°This is it¡­I haven''t seen him in years but what could he possibly have planned? Palkia''s going to kill-¡± FWOOOOOOOOOM! The whole building rattles with a hurricane like noise just outside his window. He slowly turns in his chair and takes witness to something blocking his view. He quickly gets up and dashes to the window and opens it, looking out to see something straight out of an Arczilla movie. Some kind of cylindrical object just zoomed past him and he recognized it¡­ 11 years ago, when he joined the cult, he utilized his previous profession of being a rotom engineer and crafted plenty of weapons and¡­electric bombs, they''re non lethal but who knows how much it was modified. He kicks his chair over in a fit of rage and dials the number again, the tapping of the table with his finger turns into full on slamming of his coffee cup just beside him ¡°Sir?¡± A voice rings as the door opens and a woman wearing office gear and a clipboard runs in nearly tripping, but catching herself on the desk. ¡°This better be good.¡± He said, his face and torso drenched in hour old coffee while still maintaining the professional demeanor. ¡°Get off your sorry ass and stop that bomb, or do I gotta make you like the last time your tech went rogue!¡± She slammed her hands on the table in pure anger. It wasn''t everyday his secretary got this mad, he knew he had to stop this very soon He sighed and quickly went to hang up the phone but suddenly a voice came from it. ¡°Palkia is at Hearthome City in the Sinnoh region, the missile will only take¡­..8 minutes to arrive. You can''t stop it¡± the voice says bluntly ¡°WHAT? Are you trying to start a war or something?¡± He sat in silence a few moments as his secretary yelled at somebody on her poketch, and he suddenly knew ¡°So it''s today, sir? Earlier than expected.¡± PRESENT I''m sat down in front of Giratina in what I now know as the Distortion Realm, I feel like I''m in-between consciousness and unconscious, and I feel my whole body sort of mentally capsizing Giratina took a small breath before speaking to me ¡°You know why this all started, Savior? Have you heard of the imbalances of truth and ideals? They were the main target of the legendary purge 11 years ago.¡± Giratina explained in sorrowful tone I have to force my head up, it''s almost like it''s killing me to be here. ¡°No¡­..no I''ve never heard of any legendaries like that.¡± I say as I felt myself slowly getting weaker, I stood up, having enough of Giratina''s silence on why he''s here Giratina tensed himself and raised himself up, knowing exactly what I''m about to ask. He knows this will be shocking to me and I won''t accept his offer willingly. ¡°Why am I here, Giratina? Are you purposely doing this to me?¡± I leaned on a piece of rubble nearby, nearly struggling for breath. Giratina floats towards me, his eyes between his soft look and his hard glare. He gently swipes his head to the side before speaking. ¡°Of course you don''t know, you humans tried to erase the legacy of Reshiram and Zekrom. Or rather the richer and more powerful humans, it''s really not your fault, Savior.¡± I collapsed onto the ground in gasping breaths and Giratina looked at me coldly again. ¡°Well Savior, it seems as if my Antimatter is having quite the effect on you, Savior. You may want to consider these next words¡­¡± A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation. I lay on my back, vision slowly going gray as I turned my head towards him, mouth dripping with blood from the realms effect on a mortal. I feel horrible, my brain feels like it''s melting and my heart is about to implode. I''ll take anyway to get out of my impending death. CLUNK! I look to the right of me, seeing deep black. I first thought it was my vision failing me, but on closer inspection it''s a replica of some pokemons face? ¡°That''s Zekrom, human.¡± Giratina plainly stated as he kicked it closer to my face with one of his many legs. ¡°A bomb is hitting Hearthome because of your beloved Palkia. you were going to see her, right?¡± ¡°What¡­are you talking about? Not like we''re dating¡­¡± I mumbled as my body refuses to move, only causing anguish when I breathe. ¡°That girl, Palkia¡­ She is Palkia, not your friend.¡± Giratina looked down at me, with a scarily neutral tone ¡°and they launched a bomb to eliminate her. The population size of Hearthome City is almost 30 thousand. Do you want them to die, Human? Then put on that mask.¡± ¡°This is¡­ absurd¡± I used the last of my strength to grasp the mask and raised it above my head. ¡°You¡­¡­¡­..sure this''ll ¡­.¡± I dropped the mask and it landed perfectly on my face like a puzzle piece. And feelings of pure depression, disappointment, and pure anguish fill me as I suddenly have the strength to try and peel this mask off. ¡°URK!¡± I grunted as I sat up and couldn''t even manage to peel it even a bit off. ¡°Just as Lord Arceus thought, it''s connecting perfectly. I just had to dumb you down a little, Dom.¡± As I blacked out from the lack of oxygen I had some kind of dream, vision, or whatever. I saw Reshiram in front of me. Wait, who''s Reshiram? AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF YEARS I see Reshiram''s face appear in my vision, he''s interacting with children at some kind of¡­festival? Fair? My head turned without my consent and I looked at an absolutely overwhelming amount of people in the crowd. I couldn''t feel anything. I couldn''t feel my fingers My breath doesn''t waver even in my fear I seem full of confidence but I feel as if I''m about to cry out in fear. I can''t scream, I can''t talk. If this was a dream, why do I feel my feet on the ground? Lucid dreaming? No way it''s this real SOMEBODY! ANYBODY! I''m finally able to control my eyes and I quickly squeeze them shut. And suddenly my feet left the ground and I opened my eyes, my body suddenly bursted with pure confidence and unwavering power CURRENT DAY I felt a sudden influx of energy flow within my spine as a whole ocean of dark clouds surrounded me. Something below my back let out a soft vibration as I felt a push of vengeance within me. And to top it off, Silph Co is in front of me, how did I know that? I''m so scared The clouds reached across all of Kanto, before quickly compressing itself to make a thick ceiling for Saffron City. Lightning and thunder quickly follows, then a torrent of rain hits, shaking every building within the radius. I lowered myself down from the clouds like I''m the savior everyone needed. Savior, that''s what he''s been called by Giratina. Is that what he meant? Why wasn''t I warned of a single thing? I quickly made my way to the top floor window, where I saw it crack open and a man shouted at me. It appears my brain has been messed with, his words sound a bit jumbled. but I''m able to quickly figure it out ¡°ZEKROM! I-its not me! Hearthome City! You have to go there!¡± A lady shouted at me ¡°Hey! Don''t lead it!¡± I heard a man speak but I ignored him I felt my body spark violently as I finally gained some sort of control. I can think I can act ¡°P-Palkia!¡± I roared into the open air as the clouds cleared. My mind now feels fully clear and I quickly fly off with the force of a jet plane, breaking all the windows in that floor of the building I quickly zoomed through the air, dodging tree after tree and other pokemon in flight. I narrowly avoided toppling some old tower in Johto, soaring right through the entrance and up until the exit, knocking over many poor monks. I suddenly spotted a familiar place, the Sinjoh ruins. The Sinjoh ruins border between Johto and Sinnoh, am I too late to stop it? Wait, why am I like this? Did that mask give me these insane powers? I squinted my eyes as some sort of bright flash started to appear in my vision, this is it. I feel the pure unadulterated power of the bomb within my veins, the electric part seems to be able to be sensed by me. I worked on catching up to the explosive. I felt my energy sort of running out, like it was leaking from me or something. ¡°G-Grgh!¡± I grunted as I used the last of my energy before slowing down to quickly snatch it. O-oh that''s¡­ what the hell am¡­ BRRT-BLAAAM The device I held combusted In my hand¡­or whatever it is, sending electric shocks directly through my veins. This wouldn''t be a bad thing, but it''s clearly tampered with some odd currents. ¡°Grk!¡± I covered my mouth as my nostrils started to seep with glistening blood. I started to gently float down, which quickly turned into a free fall to the ground under me. All of the power I previously had is gone, I''m still not sure who or what I even am. CRACK! SLAM! I managed to crash myself directly into a large tree and land right on my face. I groaned as I sat up against a tree and a spike of pain hit directly in my heart. ¡°What¡­ COUGH, HACK!¡± I observed at my odd looking hands, they''re shaped more like baseball gloves and have a pretty odd scarlet color unlike the rest of my body. I lift my head up a bit and see trees surrounding me at every turn, shouldn''t I get help or¡­would they kill me again or something? I felt a warm liquid running down my chest and felt it running down my side. I quickly peered at my chest and saw the branch I crashed into, lodged perfectly into my heart. ¡°What the ¡ª why can''t I say ¡ª? Why the heck am I not dead? Why does this pain feel manageable? I should be on the ground rolling right now!¡± I effortlessly pulled out the branch, and the wound spurted out some blood before quickly stopping and becoming a hollow and dark hole. ¡°I already feel better, I could just go back to Hearthome, get this mask taken off and finally proceed with my life¡­right?¡± I said as I got up and tried to fly again, but I just ended up¡­ falling on my ass again. ¡°C''mon..¡± I grumbled as I moved back to get a running start, proceeding to stumble and ram my head onto a tree as soon as I take a step ¡°What even is this thing behind me anyways?¡± I turn my head to this weird drill shaped tail behind me. ¡°I swear it was glowing some kind of blue earlier¡­ I even felt it¡± I said in a curious voice as I proceeded to slam my tail into a tree by me, thinking it maybe just needed a little jumpstart. ¡°Just¡­¡± SLAM ¡°WORK!¡± SLAM¨CcrreAAAAK ¡°Damn! Wait, I can say damn?¡± I suddenly get chills in my spine as I witness probably the tallest tree here subdue after only a few hits, quickly toppling over and hitting Arceus knows what. BOOOOOOOM A gust of dust and dirt filled the area as I shielded my eyes, before remembering my eyes are pretty much wind and dust resistant. ¡°MY CAR!¡± I heard a distant voice yell alongside the blaring of a car alarm ¡°I-I landed that close to civilization, are you kidding me?¡± I muttered as I tried to put pressure in what I felt was the core of my body so I could make an escape. But all I got was a soft whirring and blood coming from my wound again, which promptly makes me feel dizzy as I lean against another tree. ¡°Investigating the commotion, probably Torterra practicing earthquake again, over.¡± I hear a woman say in some radio thing on her chest, I feel feel the static in my very being ¡°Oh no, oh ¡ª¡± She trudges through the shrubbery and quickly spots me trying to stumble away from the scene of the crime, one step at a time. ¡°What the fuck?¡± She gets her camera out and starts to snap some pictures of me, and gets out her transceiver and speaks to her coworkers. ¡°We¡­¡± She takes another good look at my struggling. ¡°We got some kind of¡­ man just get the XXL cuffs, alright? And be sure to hurry.¡±