Tringus

And so, it is written. One epic story comes to a close, after many long years. One story closes, another opens. But for now? Rest now, for you have accomplished an enormous feat that speaks songs of triumph and praise. All that aside,... CONGRATS!!! I cannot believe how fast time flies! It seemed like it was yesterday that I competed in the online league and just learned about the game. But now that the game itself is finally finished, public release and all? I am at a loss for words. Time flies when you're having fun, I suppose. Now it is time I finish the game myself, but take a bow and rest, Chasing Selene team, you've earned it.

Seeing as everything in the game is going to be treated as new content, does this mean that everything that is currently on the forum such as guides, playthroughs, etc. is all going to be wiped, if not spoiler tagged? If so, will we have time to save our stuff? I personally have no qualms with starting from scratch, even if it is time consuming, but I still would like to try and "conclude" my older story I was writing before starting anew. Perhaps I will just complete the main story, like suggested, and then start over. I will admit, making decisions like this is a lot harder than I thought...

Chapter LXXVII: Catching Up with Team Reborn! After some pretty intense fights and getting my second-to-last Gym badge, I decide to take a bit of reflection and see how the team is doing. We are almost at the end, and I gotta make sure everyone is okay enough for the final fight ahead. First, I walk over to Agate Circus to check up on Ciel. I’m sure that after everything that went down, she’s still upset. Sure enough, I find her at the stage that’s next to the Big Top. She tells me to forgive her, for she is afraid she is not fit to perform at the moment. Not on a stage, nor face to face, nor anywhere else. Che admits she may act like a star, but it is just that, and no matter how clean the makeup is, she knows she’s just a country girl in over her head, often literally. She then tells me a story about herself and where she’s from, while also lamenting over the loss of her friends furthermore. Ciel: “I grew up in a farm town where the most exciting thing was watching the clouds pass. I didn’t have much in the way of friends, nor avenues with which to meet them. It was somewhere between drab and vexatious. One day, a travelling circus came to the nearby city. I snuck away to meet it, and just—The lights— The sounds— Complete sensory overload. I was sick for a week. But the people were fantastic. The stars were all good and well, but the audience—THEY were something. Everyone from bleacher to bleacher couldn’t help but smile and cheer. I felt more love in that little tent than I had in most of my life. And I was sure that such amazing performers could never be bored, or lonely. If I could just be like them— But no. I never could. I am just a bumpkin flailing in the silks. I don’t have much of their talent, grace, or beauty. My knees are too stubby, my shoulders too broad, and good graces, have you SEEN my dimples? How anyone finds the strength to put palm to palm is beyond me. I am sure it is an act of charity, if not mockery. And even so— The others never minded. Samson had always looked out for me, no matter how much I rejected his advances. And Terra— obnoxious as she was—They didn’t think about whether I was real or not. They were just there. Brutish and clamorous and altogether the picture of indecency… But I do have such fond memories… And now they’re gone. Pack it up; the show is over. Better go back to watching the clouds. That one looks like a star. Perhaps I could ask for its autograph. I thought stardom might bring me closer to others. It turns out that admiration is just another form of distance.” I know you’re probably hurting after losing Terra and Samson, but I’m sure they’ll come back. Hell, I just survived a black hole, talk about a near death experience! If I came back unscathed, I’m sure the others will too. Just give it time… (until Episode 19 is finished, that is!) With Ciel found, I leave her alone for a while and fly off to Calcenon City. I find Lumi, who spots Noel all by his lonesome. She wonders if he’s okay, and she keeps wandering over to peek, even though she shouldn’t, and swears that she’s just worried. With that in mind, I go over to Noel and ask him if he’s doing okay. Noel tells me that I’d think one would be less alone after finding their father, not more, but shrugs, guessing that’s not how it works. I walk over to Radomus and Anna, who are sitting on the bench nearby. For once, Radomus isn’t wearing any hat at all! Anna tells him to tell her more about their mom and wonders how they met. Radomus tells her that he’s afraid he can’t answer that one properly, as she met him long before he met her. At first, it was like a day like any other, and at second, he was being dragged away by a woman he’d never seen before, who seemed to already know his every secret as if he had told them to her himself. He suspects that is something she can understand well enough, which amazes her anyway. Then he asks her something and asks if there is perhaps anything about him that’s different from most other people, like something she might see that others don’t, for instance. Anna thinks about that question, but answers that aside from an amazing collection of hats, there is not anything that she can tell. Radomus muses over this answer, as it is the same as for her mother. Well Noel, it looks like you and Radomus actually have more in common than you think! I find Charlotte still near the barrier, and she asks if we’ve saved the world yet. She tells me that if not, that’s cool, and I should save some for her or let it burn. She doesn’t care all that much as long as the ones who matter are safe. I head back to the resistance base, and only find Serra there. Serra is glad to see me because everyone disappeared, and she was beginning to get worried something might have happened again. She asks me where the others are, so I tell her that they’re arresting a bunch of Meteors from Agate. She gets upset, saying that nobody thought to mention that to the rest of them and swears it’s just like dealing with a teenager. Serra tells me to at least tell her before I leave the house, so she doesn’t walk into the room talking to herself like a fool. However, she then decides to go see that they don’t need help and leaves to go help the others. Hoping to find Heather, I fly to Ametrine City. However, I find that she is nowhere to be seen. I fly back to Fiore Mansion to check on Julia. She’s just still sleeping in the… pool. I then fly to Reborn City to check on Adrienn and Victoria, who are still bored out of their minds. Talking amongst themselves, I overhear that there is still a lot of work to be done, such as rebuilding the Azurine Nature Center, and reconstruction for the Railnet. However, I also hear of some girl who’s going around protesting for nature or something like that. In addition, some of their benefactors are also looking for help throughout the city. Perhaps now is the time to restore the rest of the city? With a new goal in sight, I set off to heal the rest of Reborn City. Soon this city will be completely restored, and it will be beautiful. Then, the rest of the Reborn Region. Trevore's End Chapter Thoughts I'm glad everyone is doing okay, but there's no time to waste! ............................ Okay... New Year's Resolution: DON'T procrastinate and do nothing for months. For a chapter as small as this one, I expected to get done with it much earlier than I did, but for some reason, I was just too lazy these couple of months. Then again, trying to do stuff in November and December is madness in itself because it's Christmas season. Anywho, I'm sure there's a lot of things that I missed, but I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. I know I did, and I hope that everyone has a Happy New Year! Goodbye, 2021, hello 2022. Hopefully things will be better this year. I guess my New Year's Resolution is to actually start being more productive so I can get myself out of this slump of lack of productivity. Maybe I'll try to exercise, get a new job, and try to get myself back on track. I'm very tempted to write another chapter just before starting with fixing the city, but I don't know how spoilery it would get for the story I'm writing. Trying to make a buildup for the ending so far seems like I'm going all over the place at the moment, but trust me, it'll be worth it... hopefully. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed reading! Stay tuned for more! Team Updates Some new members to the team (well, some old ones come back too). Had to do a grind fest to get them all up to speed (Okay, maybe I shoved rare candies down their throats lol) and a lot of breeding, but thankfully the Shiny Shroomish didn't take so long to breed. Team Reborn Name: Trevore Gender: Male Position/Role: Chosen One, Leader of Team Reborn, Savior of Reborn, Champion-To-Be (The people have spoken), Former Holder of the Ruby Ring, Former Holder of the Amethyst Pendant, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Reborn City Status: Alive?; I appear to be alive, but after current events, I am not so sure if I am anymore. Currently in Reborn City about to fix it up. Name: Amethyst Liddell Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Champion of the Reborn League, Former Administrator of the Reborn League, Former Leader of Team Reborn Current Location: Devon Corp. Status: Deceased; Murdered by Lin's Hydreigon after she ordered it to kill her. Her head was devoured by Hydreigon. Name: Victoria Marlow Gender: Female Position/Role: Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Reserve Gym Leader, Contributor of Reborn City's Restoration, Co-Administrator of Reborn League, Friendly Rival Current Location: Reborn City; Grand Hall Status: Alive; Currently oversees the League duties in the Grand Hall, such as contacting me. Currently doing paperwork as well. Name: Cain LaRue Gender: Male Position/Role: Guardian of the Children, Former Reserve Gym Leader, Singer of Team Reborn, Friendly Rival Current Location: ??? Status: Alive; He was back to his normal self, but decided to stay in the void to stop running away from his problems. Name: Julia Wilde Gender: Female Position/Role: Peridot Ward Gym Leader, Team Reborn's Explosives Director, Neo-Circuit Power Plant Director Current Location: Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Chilling at the mansion. Juuuuuuuust chilling. Name: Florinia "Rini" Sevilla Gender: Female Position/Role: Onyx Ward Gym Leader, Head Instructor of Onyx Trainer's School, Head Analyst of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate City Status: Alive; Went off with Titania and Shelly to round up the rest of the Meteors left in Agate City to be imprisoned. Name: Shelly Citra Gender: Female Position/Role: Lapis Ward Gym Leader, Bookworm of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate City Status: Alive; Went off with Titania and Florinia to round up the rest of the Meteors left in Agate City to be imprisoned. Name: Amaria "Amy" Fiore Gender: Female Position/Role: Fiore Mansion Gym Leader, Water's Edge of Team Reborn, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Unknown; Probably went to kill herself after the battle. Name: Corey "Agent Beryl" Molinar Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Beryl Ward Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Former Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Rebory City; Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased, Fell off of Beryl Bridge in suicide. His remains were cleaned up by Shade. Name: Heather Molinar Gender: Female Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City, and Team Reborn Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Unknown (Most likely Ametrine City) Status: Alive; Currently holding the Ruby Ring, dropped off Shelly, who then went searching for the twins with Cain shortly after. Name: Anna/Fantasia Vanhanen Gender: Female Position/Role: Guardian Angel of Team Reborn, Stargazer, Holder of the Amethyst Pendant Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; She and Noel reunited with their father, and is currently being entertained by Radomus and his costume changes. Name: Noel/Painter Vanhanen Gender: Male Position/Role: Orphanage Gym Leader, Strategist of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; He and Anna reunited with their father, and is currently unamused at Radomus' attempts to entertain them. Name: Charlotte Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Calcenon City Gym Leader, Firebug of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently staying put after Saphira stormed off to look for Laura and Bennett. Name: Laura Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Member of the Elite Four, Botanist of Team Reborn, Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Currently with Bennett deleting the security footage, then going to chase after Zero. Name: Saphira Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Labradorra City Gym Leader, Guardian Angel of Calcenon City, Labradorra City, and Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Stormed off to look for Laura and Bennett to watch over Laura. Name: Kiki Mikael Argall Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Former Apophyll Academy Gym Leader Current Location: Reborn City; Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Solaris' Garchomp on Pyrous Mountain. Victoria recently visited her grave in Beryl Cemetery. Name: Aya LaRue Gender: Female Position/Role: Byxbysion Wasteland Gym Leader, Wasteland Queen of Team Reborn Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Currently a hostage of Team Meteor in Labradorra City after saving my life from "Sirius"' Chandelure. Name: Hardy Andersen Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate City Gym Leader, Guitarist of Team Reborn Current Location: Last seen in Agate City; Currently heading to Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently heading to Calcenon City after giving me the Geode Badge. Name: Serra Voclain Gender: Female Position/Role: Spinel Town Gym Leader, Model of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently trying to reel her head around everything. Name: Titania "Tania" Andersen Gender: Female Position/Role: Tourmaline Desert Gym Leader, Guardian of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate City Status: Alive; Rounded up the rest of the Meteors in Agate City, and is currently taking them to be imprisoned. Name: Luna Hazel/"Vanhanen" Gender: Female Position/Role: Iolia Valley Gym Leader, Former Holder of the Emerald Brooch, Guardian Angel of Team Reborn Current Location: ??? Status: Alive; Currently trapped in the void after saving me. Name: Gossip Gardevoir Gender: Female Position/Role: TV Star and News Reporter of Team Reborn Current Location: ???; Last seen in Agate City briefly Status: Alive; Currently trapped within the void after she created a black hole. It turns out that the hypnosis lingered, and she is under Lin's control, as she was used to take Samson into the void. Name: Samson Alvarez Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Fighting Leader, Strongman of Team Reborn Current Location: ??? Status: Alive; Currently in the void after Gardevoir mysteriously appeared and sucked him into her black hole. Name: Ciel Featherstone Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Flying Leader, Skydancer of Team Reborn Current Location: Agate Circus Status: Alive; Currently mourning over the loss of Samson. Name: Cal Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Pyrous Mountain Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Ametrine City Status: Alive; Currently doing some things of his own. Name: "DJ Arclight", "Arc" Gender: Male Position/Role: DJ and Radio Host of Team Reborn and Reborn Nightclub Current Location: Reborn City; Most likely went back to the Nightclub after resting in the Grand Hall Status: Alive; He now wears an eye patch, but he is okay. I helped him finish taking care of the stolen Pokemon problem in Reborn City. Name: Adrienn Flores Gender: Non-Binary Position/Role: Coral Ward Gym Leader, Figurehead of Reborn City Restoration Project, Co-Administrator of the Reborn League Current Location: Reborn City; Grand Hall Status: Alive; Currently doing some Reborn business after challenging me to a battle. Name: Taka Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Admin of Team Meteor, Loyal Son of Solaris, Vagrant Current Location: Unknown; Most likely buried somewhere Status: Deceased; Lin finally caught up to him, and tricked Titania into killing him with her Aegislash when she thought she killed Lin. Currently is haunting me. Name: Radomus Vanhanen Gender: Male Position/Role: Vanhanen Castle Gym Leader, Grandmaster of Chess, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Former Holder of the Amethyst Pendant, Strategist of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Reunited with his children, Anna and Noel, he is currently entertaining them by switching costumes back and forth. Name: Shade Gender: ??? (I usually refer as Male) Position/Role: Yureyu Power Plant Gym Leader, Mysterious Entity, Guardian Angel of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Glass Workstation Status: ???; Not sure whether to call him alive or dead, but he guided me out of the black hole. Name: Bennett Voclain Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Elias' Former Student, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets, Lepidopterist of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Currently deleting the security footage from the Glass Workstation after leaving Team Meteor. He is going to chase after Zero with Laura. Team Meteor Name: Solaris Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Boss of Team Meteor, Direct Guardian of the Meteor, Elias' Master and Friend, Taka's Father Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate City Status: Alive; Ran away after being usurped from his position by "Sirius" and finding out that his son died. Name: Lin Gender: Female Position/Role: True Leader of Team Meteor, "Champion" of Reborn (Technically) Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate City Status: Alive; Left Team Meteor to fend for themselves as she took the Relic Stone and left after having Gossip Gardevoir suck Samson into a black hole. Name: Elias "El" Hazel Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Agent (Most Likely Admin) of Team Meteor, Cult Leader of Arceus Cult, Holder of the Emerald Brooch, Solaris' Servant and Friend, Former Mentor to Bennett Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Subseven Sanctum Status: Alive; Currently holds the Emerald Brooch after taking it from Luna. Recently signed Bennett on as an Elite Four member. Name: "Sirius" Gender: Male Position/Role: Commander of Team Meteor, Executioner, Lin Loyalist, Possible Crafter of Jewelry, Former Holder of the Ruby Ring, Former Holder of the Amethyst Pendant Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely); Last seen in Agate City Status: Alive; Currently tying up a loose end (Solaris) after usurping leadership from Solaris. Name: "ZEL" ("Zero", Evelynn "Eve" Seijaya, and Lumina "Lumi" Seijaya) Gender: Male ("Zero"), Female (Evelynn and Lumina) Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor ("Zero" is, Evelynn and Lumina were forced to be in Team Meteor after being merged with "Zero"), Overseer of the PULSE Project, Creator of the PULSE Project (Evelynn) Current Location: Unknown ("Zero"); Calcenon City (Evelynn and Lumina) Status: They are all alive; "Zero" is currently on his way to Labradorra City to report what happened in the Glass Workstation, while Evelynn and Lumina are in their own bodies, which were preserved and healthy, and they have now joined Team Reborn. Name: Dr. Sigmund "The Doctor" Connal Gender: Male Position/Role: Resident Psychiatrist to Reborn City, Administrator of the Reborn City Orphanage, Doctor of Team Meteor, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Last seen taunting Saphira behind the barrier. He is likely deep in Labradorra City by now. Name: Blake Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ametrine City Gym Leader, Agent of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown: Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Failed to take the Sapphire Bracelets with Team Meteor. Name: Terra "TERRAWR" Pierce Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Ground Leader, Hacker of Team Meteor, Meme Queen, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Glitch City Status: Alive; Stuck inside her own computer. She'll most likely get out eventually. Name: Fern Sevilla Gender: Male Position/Role: Reserve Gym Leader, Biggest Asshole in Existence, My Biggest Enemy, Agent of Team Meteor, Original Chosen One Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Stormed out of Fiore Mansion crying after disowning his sister, said he would meet up with Team Meteor later. Name: Caitlyn "Eclipse" Fisher Position/Role: Former Dame of Team Meteor Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Deceased; Her soul was burned away by Sirius' Chandelure after she betrayed Team Meteor by shutting off the PULSE-Clawitzer. Her body is currently in bed at her father's home in Calcenon City. Name: Tara Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Tanzan Cove (Her grave is in Beryl Cemetery) Status: Deceased; Killed by Saphira's Dragonite. Drowned in Tanzan Cove. Turns out to be related to Simon. Neutral Spectrum Name: Falcone Gender: Male Position/Role: Ace Pokemon in My Team, Self-Proclaimed P.I.M.P. Current Location: Traveling with me. Wherever I go, he goes. Status: ???; I want to say that he is alive, but I am not really sure. One might say he looks kinda dead inside, but that might just be me, considering that he looks just as nightmarish as he did in my dream. Currently with me in Reborn City. Name: "Aster" Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ace of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Gave Eclipse's body to her father to take care of, and left Team Meteor. Name: Simon Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Peridot Ward Status: Alive; Left to reconsider after finding out that Tara was related to him. He left Team Meteor after she died. Current Pokemon Stats Falcone and Hydra leveled up, though I don't remember when I trained them. Honchkrow Name: Falcone Level: 90 Moves: Sucker Punch, Brave Bird, Superpower, Roost Charizard Name: Charles Level: 89 Moves: Strength, Rock Smash Dragon Pulse, Heat Wave Empoleon Name: Pierce Level: 89 Moves: Surf, Metal Claw, Icy Wind, Agility Silvally Name: Goddard Level: 78 Moves: X-Scissor, Multi-Attack, Air Slash, Iron Head Gyarados Name: Hydra Level: 90 Moves: Dragon Dance, Ice Fang, Waterfall, Crunch Gardevoir Name: Amelia Level: 89 Moves: Calm Mind, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Moon Blast Salamence Name: Storm Level: 89 Moves: Dragon Dance, Dragon Claw, Crunch, Fly Klefki Name: Boo Boo Keys Level: 89 Moves: Double Team, Swagger, Substitute, Thunder Wave Sharpedo Name: Archer Level: 89 Moves: Waterfall, Crunch, Ice Fang, Protect Breloom Name: Tumbottttttt Level: 89 Moves: Spore, Mach Punch, Bullet Seed, Focus Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/454.gif Toxicroak Name: Corey Level: 79 Moves: Rock Smash, Poison Jab, Strength, Sucker Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/053.gif Persian Name: Persian Level: 67 Moves: Taunt, Power Gem Bite, Fake Out http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/064.gif Kadabra Name: Henry Level: 31 Moves: Teleport, Disable, Psybeam, Charge Beam Porygon Name: Zero Level: 60 Moves: Discharge, Lock-On, Tri-Attack, Magic Coat Lucario Name: Auriol Level: 85 Moves: Close Combat, Swords Dance, Extreme Speed, Ice Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/133.gif Eevee Name: Eevee Level: 5 Moves: Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Sand-Attack Gengar Name: Gengar Level: 72 Moves: Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Dark Pulse, Mean Look Metagross Name: Megaman X Level: 79 Moves: Meteor Mash, Zen Headbutt, Grass Knot, Hammer Arm http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/119.gif Seaking Name: Lips Level: 74 Moves: Soak, Waterfall, Dive, Drill Run http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/132.gif Ditto Name: Ditto Level: 61 Moves: Transform http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/001.gif Bulbasaur Name: Bulbasaur Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/258.gif Mudkip Name: Mudkip Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/498.gif Tepig Name: Tepig Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip

I wouldn't worry too much about double posting. I think there was a reasonable amount of time between posts, so you should be fine? That said, you should totally make a playthrough! I don't remember why I decided to just write one rather than make a video playthrough. Actually, I think I do remember... it was because back then, I sucked at making videos. Coincidentally, I found that somebody made a written playthrough of Black 2/White 2, so that was the first game I started off with too in respect to that. But honestly? This right here is probably the one playthrough I've done the most work on (Hell, I even scrapped playthroughs for everything else, just so I could do this one. It is like a passion project for me at this point). Each chapter, I tend to try and improve the style, and there is just so much content in the game. The best part about writing a story as opposed to making a video about it, is that you can add things to it as you go along. It took me forever before I realized "Hey, maybe I should add something outside of the game in there to spice things up and make it an actual story" (As you can probably tell with some of the later chapters, starting with Episode 17). I decided to go with that approach, rather than just going completely on script, so to speak. Should I have done something like this a long time ago? I think perhaps back then, I was more focused with trying to make it a walkthrough/story, rather than just focusing on the story element. Nowadays, I've been paying more attention to the story before I even dive in because not only do I want the best ending I can, but I also want to add stuff to the journey as I go along.. if that makes any sense. Plus there's so many walkthroughs out there at this point, I kinda stopped keeping track. At this point, I'm probably rambling, but yes. Definitely make a story out of the playthrough, I find those to be quite entertaining, and I look forward to reading it! (Also there are times where I do end up burning myself out, so yes. When writing your playthrough, I would advise you give yourself breaks every now and then to prevent burnout, but also caution not to take too long like I do... ) Now that I think about it, talking more about playthroughs is kinda inspiring me to start writing up another chapter. I'll try to have it out soon, so stay tuned for that one.

Oh, that? An interesting question indeed! To put it short, I just really like the name. To be more specific, it was not really based on you or anything, per se, but that is a name I hope to one name my future daughter, should I ever have children of my own. That, and I recall my sister telling me a long time ago (before I played Rejuvenation even. "Amelia" and "Melia" do sound similar, but I just wanted to clarify here) like "If you ever have kids, you should name a daughter Amelia!" Honestly, I did not think too much of it at the time and I did wonder why, but over time, the name kind of stuck with me. I am thinking that if I did have a daughter, I would name her Amelia Rose... Rose of course, taking after my sister's middle name (whose middle name was after a relative in the family). Sometimes I would do this with other games as well, with small but subtle references here and there, so I can see that you are onto something there. Very good eye! Bonus: If I was ever isekaid into the Pokemon World as a Pokemon, I would probably be either Empoleon or Spiritomb. I would have said Honchkrow, but I've want to have my own Honchkrow with me anyway, so having two Honchkrow flying around would be a bit weird to me, but also interesting. Extra Bonus: Now that I think about it, Amelia Rose kinda sounds like Amy Rose, doesn't it? Ahh well, it's an interesting name to me, and no Sonic character would change that. That's not why I would even name my future daughter that, but it's the small but subtle things that count, I suppose.

Officially? Well as of Episode 18, I guess you could say it kinda has ended. From the story perspective of the game, that is. But there's still a ton of sidequests I still have to do, so if you think about it, the story is far from over! It's not over until the story is finished, or I die, or my save just up and dies on me. Whichever one comes first (Preferably the first option, and even then, it's not happening for a long time). Problem is, I'm not really sure which quests I should do first, and which ones I have missed so far. Perhaps I'll go back to Reborn City and do some of the quests there, or start with the ones in Agate now that I finally took back the city. So many possibilities, so many loose ends to tie up, that sort of thing. Should I do a poll? I guess the question is, should I go back and do the older sidequests I missed, or should I do the newer ones? Or should I just try and catch all the Pokemon in the game so far, or maybe just item hunt? I guess the next chapter will decide what I should go for first.... So in other words, stay tuned!

Chapter LXXVI: Rocking Out With the Rocker, Hardy! Just as I’m about to face Hardy, I decide to go into some of the houses. The first house I enter has a woman who is collecting data of all the Pokemon in the Reborn region. She introduces herself as Bee, and asks if I could help her out, saying it would be worth my while. She says that for every 100 Pokémon I mark in the Pokedex, she’ll give me a reward. She says she’s gotten plenty of stuff from searching around for Pokemon herself, so I should talk to her when I’ve caught more than 100 Pokémon. Currently I have… 175 Pokemon. Yeah. After so many years of playing the game, I only have that much… (Please don’t judge me… UwU) She records the number of Pokemon I’ve caught, and gives me the Galladite as thanks, telling me to come back when I’ve got 200 or more. Her husband says that she’s always going on about finding all that Pokemon data, and he knows it would help out with his research, but she doesn’t have to be the one to put herself through such lengths when she already has a condition, and muses all that for one little thing… Yeah, not going into the houses anymore yet. Not until I defeat Hardy! Although I am curious about Bee’s secret. For some compulsion, I decide to explore Celestinine Mountain. This time, I head into the lower levels of the mountain, and find TM69 Rock Polish after exploring underwater and sliding on ice in B1F. In B2F, I find a Life Orb after moving a rock with Strength and using Rock Climb to move down and get it. Underwater, I find TM56 Fling, a Deep Sea Scale, and other items before moving on out of the mountain. I find myself in North Aventurine Woods, and slather honey on a tree. Eventually I find Pinsir and Heracross, and I fight the Pinsir. Thankful, Heracross removes the spider web, so I can easily come back to this side of Celestinine Mountain if I want to. I then decide to trade a Dunsparce for a Tyrogue while I’m here, since they’re trying to repopulate Dunsparce after failure from the Azurine Center. I evolve Junior into Hitmonchan and teach it Bullet Punch, which I breed Ditto and Lucario to make a female Riolu. I then evolve said Riolu into Lucario so I can breed Junior and Lucario together to make babies until I get a Jolly natured Riolu that has Bullet Punch. Then, I breed it (as a Lucario) with Ditto to make babies until I get a 6IV Riolu. Not caring if its shiny or not, I end up getting one. Then after a grindfest, I fly to Agate City. However, I see that the orderly is not blocking the climbable rocks anymore, so I climb them, and follow the waterfall until I find myself on Route 4. I find the Ground Memory as I am up there, but I also find a Shroomish to catch as well. However, I breed it for a Shiny one, and name it Tumbottttttttt. I also find a Shiny Whimsicott and catch it, naming it GRANDMA. Deciding to gamble, I go to Blackstream Shelter and play a betting game with a man who tosses a coin. I win seven times before he says he’s outta cash, and he says that he can settle this. He tells me to check out a cool TM he found, and he’ll sell it to me for all the gold I won from him. I give him the cash, and he gives me TM17 Protect, which I teach to GRANDMA and another Pokémon as well… I fly back to Agate and head up to the Gym, and go inside. I walk over to the telephone, and Adrienn picks up. Xe asks how their favorite Champion is doing, and says that I’m nearly there. Adrienn tells me that the first thing I need to know is that like xyr, Hardy fights in Doubles. His main strategy is something like a brute force attempt—outspeed and punish both opponents at once. His signature move Rock Slide is great at that, on top of a notable Flinch chance. Adrienn warns that when fighting in a Rocky Field, flinches can especially be nasty, as being knocked into a rock will add additional chip damage. For that reason, contrary to what I might expect from a Rock-type Leader, speed will be critical in this battle, and if I don’t move fast, I might not move at all, so Pokémon with strong priority moves may be at a particular advantage here. Furthermore, Hardy’s Pokémon may use the stones as defensive cover from some attacks, so I should be careful how I approach. Adrienn notes that the field provides him little resistances otherwise though, so if I can find an opening, I should take it. Whatever the case is, Xe is sure I will figure out something, as I always do. They’re all counting on me, and Adrienn hangs up. I then battle a guitarist, who tells me that the rock wall on the left side is the key, and I have to scale it to strum my way to victory. On the way up, I fight another guitarist, who tells me that the colored panels are tuners for the strings on the left, and I should push them from side to side to change the note. At the top, I find another guitarist. I beat him, and he tells me that to open the door, I have to play a song. His bro on the other side can help me out, so I head over to him. The last guitarist greets me, saying that if I’m looking to fight their boy Hardy, first I gotta fight the chords. He tells me that this wall here’s got strings going across that’ll vibrate as I blow past them. If I just make the music happen, I’m in. He tells me that those tuners on the other side can control the notes I play, and from left to right, they go low G, A, B, C, D, E, F, high G. He plays the tune, and I hear C, E, high G, B… B, low G, A, A. He says I should let him know if I wanna hear it again, and to break a leg. I set the chords correctly (C, E, high G, B…B, low G, A,A) and climb up the rock wall on the left. When I land, I hear a guitar solo from Hardy in the other room, and the door opens. The guitarist on the left tells me that Hardy is calling me, and to go on. I enter the room, and stand face to face with Hardy. He greets me, and says that he’s been pumped up for this for a while. He asks if I’m ready to roll. Hardy, you know I’ve been ready for quite some time. He’s happy with my answer and tells me not to dare think he’s some kinda pushover like his sister. There’s a reason he’s ranked higher than her, and he wants to show it to me in double time. This is going to rock indeed… Let’s rock and roll! Rockstar Hardy sends out Gigalith and Aerodactyl, while I send out Boo Boo Keys and Archer (Yup, Archer’s making a comeback). Archer Protects himself twice while Boo Boo Keys paralyzes and confuses Aerodactyl, which Hardy Mega Evolves. After Archer builds up on speed, I mega evolve him, and he knocks out Aerodactyl with Waterfall. Boo Boo Keys gets knocked out by Gigalith, so I send out Tumbottttttt. He puts Gigalith to sleep with Spore when Hardy sends out his Shiny Archeops. Archer knocks out Archeops with Waterfall, and Tumbottttttt knocks out the sleeping Gigalith with Focus Punch. Hardy sends out his Midday-Lycanroc (I said Dawn previously. There is no Dawn-Lycanroc. My bad) and Dusk-Lycanroc, which knock out Archer with Accelrock. Dusk-Lycanroc gets knocked out by Tumbottttttt’s Mach Punch, and Hardy sends out Rampardos. I send out Lucario (still need a name for the one I just bred), and he knocks out Midday-Lycanroc with Bullet Punch after it knocks out Tumbottttttt with Rock Slide. I send out GRANDMA, who I don’t really need to use, as Lucario knocks out Rampardos anyway, though all Hardy can do is Full Restore. With all of Hardy’s Rock-Hard Pokémon defeated, I win the battle! Hardy says that he’s still got a ways to go, and it looks like he choked after all. He says that the Geode badge is mine, as a badge case emerges from the rock next to me. He tells me that with the Geode Badge, my Pokémon are good for up to level 95. He sees that I’m almost to the top, and he tells me to peep that TM, which is TM80 Rock Slide. Hardy tells me that it’s the best slide in the world that ain’t on a guitar, and bets I can see some use for it. He says that he’s counting on me to get some good use of it, because the final showdown with Meteor probably ain’t far off now. And no matter what, he’s gonna get Aya back. He vows that if he’s gotta beat all of Meteor for it, fine, and if he’s gotta beat me for it, he’ll do it. He asks if I get what he’s saying, and I gotta stay on track to finish the job. Hardy gets silent, and says that he can’t wait any longer, saying he’s heading back to Calcenon right now, and he’ll bust through that barrier one way or another. And when he does, Team Meteor is through for good. He’ll catch me there, and he leaves off to Calcenon City. I head out, and the guitarist at the door congratulates me. He tells me that he heard all of that, and says I’ve got some soul. I then head out the door and leave the gym. As soon as I leave, I am met with the end of Episode 18. It notes that it’s been a long journey, but we’re almost there. It thanks me for playing, and to feel free to explore the region between episodes. However… the dialogue starts completely glitching out, and the music stops… ???: “huh? hey. do you really think this is okay??? just going through this world all happy like nothing’s wrong? what, just because you’re the chosen one like some kind of main character or some garbage like that? sure, gratz, you won with plot armor. so did everyone else. but who do you think MADE it so you could win in the first place? you didn’t HAVE to get any critical hits. and isn’t it CONVENIENT that every area you prance through just happens to have a way out? who do you think put all those healing points around? huh? i’m not saying everything you’ve done has been worthless or whatever. i’m just saying, a little appreciation would be nice. i don’t even have to let you go from this black space. i could just keep you here. forever. buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut that would be boring. so you can go. for now. but you better thank me later. grovel, or whatever. but make sure you come back. i wanna keep playing for a long, long time…” What was that all about? … Whatever. There’s still so much to do before Episode 19 comes out, I have no idea what to do first! Trevore's End Chapter Thoughts Okay... what was that voice at the end? It sounds familiar... but it doesn't appear to be the same one as the one I encountered in the void or the Citadel... Am I to assume that it is baby Arceus? Those light shards do look like Arceus after all... Hmm... Just what is going on? ............................ So for this battle, none of my usual Pokemon seemed to cut it. So I thought I'd go for a different approach. Like what Adrienn said, priority moves and speed were the key to success. I didn't think I'd use a Breloom at all in this story, but here I am, using one (Plus, Shroomish is a good friend of mine's favorite Pokemon, though he isn't too fond of Breloom. I just had to give a shoutout somewhere). As for Archer, his return was long overdue. I didn't even know you could actually use Mega Evolutions in Episode 18 (I for some reason thought you had to get an additional component in Episode 19 to actually finally use them. I'm glad I was wrong), so Archer ended up becoming my first Mega Evolved Pokemon. GRANDMA was just a random Pokemon that I thought would help. Turns out I didn't actually need her (though still very nice to have). Anyways, I hope you enjoyed reading! Stay tuned for more! Team Updates Some new members to the team (well, some old ones come back too). Had to do a grind fest to get them all up to speed (Okay, maybe I shoved rare candies down their throats lol) and a lot of breeding, but thankfully the Shiny Shroomish didn't take so long to breed. Team Reborn Name: Trevore Gender: Male Position/Role: Chosen One, Leader of Team Reborn, Savior of Reborn, Champion-To-Be (The people have spoken), Former Holder of the Ruby Ring, Former Holder of the Amethyst Pendant, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Agate City Status: Alive?; I appear to be alive, but after current events, I am not so sure if I am anymore. Currently in Agate City figuring out what to do now. Name: Amethyst Liddell Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Champion of the Reborn League, Former Administrator of the Reborn League, Former Leader of Team Reborn Current Location: Devon Corp. Status: Deceased; Murdered by Lin's Hydreigon after she ordered it to kill her. Her head was devoured by Hydreigon. Name: Victoria Marlow Gender: Female Position/Role: Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Reserve Gym Leader, Contributor of Reborn City's Restoration, Co-Administrator of Reborn League, Friendly Rival Current Location: Grand Hall Status: Alive; Currently oversees the League duties in the Grand Hall, such as contacting me. Currently doing paperwork as well. Name: Cain LaRue Gender: Male Position/Role: Guardian of the Children, Former Reserve Gym Leader, Singer of Team Reborn, Friendly Rival Current Location: ??? Status: Alive; He was back to his normal self, but decided to stay in the void to stop running away from his problems. Name: Julia Wilde Gender: Female Position/Role: Peridot Ward Gym Leader, Team Reborn's Explosives Director, Neo-Circuit Power Plant Director Current Location: Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Chilling at the mansion. Juuuuuuuust chilling. Name: Florinia "Rini" Sevilla Gender: Female Position/Role: Onyx Ward Gym Leader, Head Instructor of Onyx Trainer's School, Head Analyst of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate City Status: Alive; Went off with Titania and Shelly to round up the rest of the Meteors left in Agate City to be imprisoned. Name: Shelly Citra Gender: Female Position/Role: Lapis Ward Gym Leader, Bookworm of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate City Status: Alive; Went off with Titania and Florinia to round up the rest of the Meteors left in Agate City to be imprisoned. Name: Amaria "Amy" Fiore Gender: Female Position/Role: Fiore Mansion Gym Leader, Water's Edge of Team Reborn, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Unknown; Probably went to kill herself after the battle. Name: Corey "Agent Beryl" Molinar Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Beryl Ward Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Former Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased, Fell off of Beryl Bridge in suicide. His remains were cleaned up by Shade. Name: Heather Molinar Gender: Female Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City, and Team Reborn Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Unknown (Most likely Ametrine City) Status: Alive; Currently holding the Ruby Ring, dropped off Shelly, who then went searching for the twins with Cain shortly after. Name: Anna/Fantasia Vanhanen Gender: Female Position/Role: Guardian Angel of Team Reborn, Stargazer, Holder of the Amethyst Pendant Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; She and Noel reunited with their father, and is currently being entertained by Radomus and his costume changes. Name: Noel/Painter Vanhanen Gender: Male Position/Role: Orphanage Gym Leader, Strategist of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; He and Anna reunited with their father, and is currently unamused at Radomus' attempts to entertain them. Name: Charlotte Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Calcenon City Gym Leader, Firebug of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently staying put after Saphira stormed off to look for Laura and Bennett. Name: Laura Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Member of the Elite Four, Botanist of Team Reborn, Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Currently with Bennett deleting the security footage, then going to chase after Zero. Name: Saphira Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Labradorra City Gym Leader, Guardian Angel of Calcenon City, Labradorra City, and Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Stormed off to look for Laura and Bennett to watch over Laura. Name: Kiki Mikael Argall Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Former Apophyll Academy Gym Leader Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Solaris' Garchomp on Pyrous Mountain. Victoria recently visited her grave in Beryl Cemetery. Name: Aya LaRue Gender: Female Position/Role: Byxbysion Wasteland Gym Leader, Wasteland Queen of Team Reborn Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Currently a hostage of Team Meteor in Labradorra City after saving my life from "Sirius"' Chandelure. Name: Hardy Andersen Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate City Gym Leader, Guitarist of Team Reborn Current Location: Last seen in Agate City; Currently heading to Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently heading to Calcenon City after giving me the Geode Badge. Name: Serra Voclain Gender: Female Position/Role: Spinel Town Gym Leader, Model of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently trying to reel her head around everything. Name: Titania "Tania" Andersen Gender: Female Position/Role: Tourmaline Desert Gym Leader, Guardian of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate City Status: Alive; Rounded up the rest of the Meteors in Agate City, and is currently taking them to be imprisoned. Name: Luna Hazel/"Vanhanen" Gender: Female Position/Role: Iolia Valley Gym Leader, Former Holder of the Emerald Brooch, Guardian Angel of Team Reborn Current Location: ??? Status: Alive; Currently trapped in the void after saving me. Name: Gossip Gardevoir Gender: Female Position/Role: TV Star and News Reporter of Team Reborn Current Location: ???; Last seen in Agate City briefly Status: Alive; Currently trapped within the void after she created a black hole. It turns out that the hypnosis lingered, and she is under Lin's control, as she was used to take Samson into the void. Name: Samson Alvarez Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Fighting Leader, Strongman of Team Reborn Current Location: ??? Status: Alive; Currently in the void after Gardevoir mysteriously appeared and sucked him into her black hole. Name: Ciel Featherstone Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Flying Leader, Skydancer of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate City Status: Alive; Currently mourning over the loss of Samson. Name: Cal Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Pyrous Mountain Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Ametrine City Status: Alive; Currently doing some things of his own. Name: "DJ Arclight", "Arc" Gender: Male Position/Role: DJ and Radio Host of Team Reborn and Reborn Nightclub Current Location: Reborn City; Most likely went back to the Nightclub after resting in the Grand Hall Status: Alive; He now wears an eye patch, but he is okay. I helped him finish taking care of the stolen Pokemon problem in Reborn City. Name: Adrienn Flores Gender: Non-Binary Position/Role: Coral Ward Gym Leader, Figurehead of Reborn City Restoration Project, Co-Administrator of the Reborn League Current Location: Reborn City; Last seen in the Coral Ward Gym Status: Alive; Currently doing some Reborn business after challenging me to a battle. Name: Taka Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Admin of Team Meteor, Loyal Son of Solaris, Vagrant Current Location: Unknown; Most likely buried somewhere Status: Deceased; Lin finally caught up to him, and tricked Titania into killing him with her Aegislash when she thought she killed Lin. Currently is haunting me. Name: Radomus Vanhanen Gender: Male Position/Role: Vanhanen Castle Gym Leader, Grandmaster of Chess, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Former Holder of the Amethyst Pendant, Strategist of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Reunited with his children, Anna and Noel, he is currently entertaining them by switching costumes back and forth. Name: Shade Gender: ??? (I usually refer as Male) Position/Role: Yureyu Power Plant Gym Leader, Mysterious Entity, Guardian Angel of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Glass Workstation Status: ???; Not sure whether to call him alive or dead, but he guided me out of the black hole. Name: Bennett Voclain Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Elias' Former Student, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets, Lepidopterist of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Currently deleting the security footage from the Glass Workstation after leaving Team Meteor. He is going to chase after Zero with Laura. Team Meteor Name: Solaris Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Boss of Team Meteor, Direct Guardian of the Meteor, Elias' Master and Friend, Taka's Father Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate City Status: Alive; Ran away after being usurped from his position by "Sirius" and finding out that his son died. Name: Lin Gender: Female Position/Role: True Leader of Team Meteor, "Champion" of Reborn (Technically) Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate City Status: Alive; Left Team Meteor to fend for themselves as she took the Relic Stone and left after having Gossip Gardevoir suck Samson into a black hole. Name: Elias "El" Hazel Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Agent (Most Likely Admin) of Team Meteor, Cult Leader of Arceus Cult, Holder of the Emerald Brooch, Solaris' Servant and Friend, Former Mentor to Bennett Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Subseven Sanctum Status: Alive; Currently holds the Emerald Brooch after taking it from Luna. Recently signed Bennett on as an Elite Four member. Name: "Sirius" Gender: Male Position/Role: Commander of Team Meteor, Executioner, Lin Loyalist, Possible Crafter of Jewelry, Former Holder of the Ruby Ring, Former Holder of the Amethyst Pendant Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely); Last seen in Agate City Status: Alive; Currently tying up a loose end (Solaris) after usurping leadership from Solaris. Name: "ZEL" ("Zero", Evelynn "Eve" Seijaya, and Lumina "Lumi" Seijaya) Gender: Male ("Zero"), Female (Evelynn and Lumina) Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor ("Zero" is, Evelynn and Lumina were forced to be in Team Meteor after being merged with "Zero"), Overseer of the PULSE Project, Creator of the PULSE Project (Evelynn) Current Location: Unknown ("Zero"); Calcenon City (Evelynn and Lumina) Status: They are all alive; "Zero" is currently on his way to Labradorra City to report what happened in the Glass Workstation, while Evelynn and Lumina are in their own bodies, which were preserved and healthy, and they have now joined Team Reborn. Name: Dr. Sigmund "The Doctor" Connal Gender: Male Position/Role: Resident Psychiatrist to Reborn City, Administrator of the Reborn City Orphanage, Doctor of Team Meteor, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Last seen taunting Saphira behind the barrier. He is likely deep in Labradorra City by now. Name: Blake Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ametrine City Gym Leader, Agent of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown: Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Failed to take the Sapphire Bracelets with Team Meteor. Name: Terra "TERRAWR" Pierce Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Ground Leader, Hacker of Team Meteor, Meme Queen, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Glitch City Status: Alive; Stuck inside her own computer. She'll most likely get out eventually. Name: Fern Sevilla Gender: Male Position/Role: Reserve Gym Leader, Biggest Asshole in Existence, My Biggest Enemy, Agent of Team Meteor, Original Chosen One Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Stormed out of Fiore Mansion crying after disowning his sister, said he would meet up with Team Meteor later. Name: Caitlyn "Eclipse" Fisher Position/Role: Former Dame of Team Meteor Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Deceased; Her soul was burned away by Sirius' Chandelure after she betrayed Team Meteor by shutting off the PULSE-Clawitzer. Her body is currently in bed at her father's home in Calcenon City. Name: Tara Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Tanzan Cove (Her grave is in Beryl Cemetery) Status: Deceased; Killed by Saphira's Dragonite. Drowned in Tanzan Cove. Turns out to be related to Simon. Neutral Spectrum Name: Falcone Gender: Male Position/Role: Ace Pokemon in My Team, Self-Proclaimed P.I.M.P. Current Location: Traveling with me. Wherever I go, he goes. Status: ???; I want to say that he is alive, but I am not really sure. One might say he looks kinda dead inside, but that might just be me, considering that he looks just as nightmarish as he did in my dream. Currently with me in Agate City. Name: "Aster" Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ace of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Gave Eclipse's body to her father to take care of, and left Team Meteor. Name: Simon Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Peridot Ward Status: Alive; Left to reconsider after finding out that Tara was related to him. He left Team Meteor after she died. Current Pokemon Stats I had to level down Hydra because I didn't want him to disobey me in the battles. I did level up the rest of my team though, which is great. I figured even though I don't actually use Ditto in battle, I might as well update its level (What has the Daycare been feeding it?) Honchkrow Name: Falcone Level: 89 Moves: Sucker Punch, Brave Bird, Superpower, Roost Charizard Name: Charles Level: 89 Moves: Strength, Rock Smash Dragon Pulse, Heat Wave Empoleon Name: Pierce Level: 89 Moves: Surf, Metal Claw, Icy Wind, Agility Silvally Name: Goddard Level: 78 Moves: X-Scissor, Multi-Attack, Air Slash, Iron Head Gyarados Name: Hydra Level: 89 Moves: Dragon Dance, Ice Fang, Waterfall, Crunch Gardevoir Name: Amelia Level: 89 Moves: Calm Mind, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Moon Blast Salamence Name: Storm Level: 89 Moves: Dragon Dance, Dragon Claw, Crunch, Fly Klefki Name: Boo Boo Keys Level: 89 Moves: Double Team, Swagger, Substitute, Thunder Wave Sharpedo Name: Archer Level: 89 Moves: Waterfall, Crunch, Ice Fang, Protect Breloom Name: Tumbottttttt Level: 89 Moves: Spore, Mach Punch, Bullet Seed, Focus Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/454.gif Toxicroak Name: Corey Level: 79 Moves: Rock Smash, Poison Jab, Strength, Sucker Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/053.gif Persian Name: Persian Level: 67 Moves: Taunt, Power Gem Bite, Fake Out http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/064.gif Kadabra Name: Henry Level: 31 Moves: Teleport, Disable, Psybeam, Charge Beam Porygon Name: Zero Level: 60 Moves: Discharge, Lock-On, Tri-Attack, Magic Coat Lucario Name: Auriol Level: 85 Moves: Close Combat, Swords Dance, Extreme Speed, Ice Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/133.gif Eevee Name: Eevee Level: 5 Moves: Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Sand-Attack Gengar Name: Gengar Level: 72 Moves: Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Dark Pulse, Mean Look Metagross Name: Megaman X Level: 79 Moves: Meteor Mash, Zen Headbutt, Grass Knot, Hammer Arm http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/119.gif Seaking Name: Lips Level: 74 Moves: Soak, Waterfall, Dive, Drill Run http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/132.gif Ditto Name: Ditto Level: 61 Moves: Transform http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/001.gif Bulbasaur Name: Bulbasaur Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/258.gif Mudkip Name: Mudkip Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/498.gif Tepig Name: Tepig Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip

Chapter LXXV: Operation Freedom; Taking Back Agate City! I fly to Agate Circus, and just as I’m going past the checkpoint, I see Shelly trying to fend off a bunch of civilians trying to get back into the city. I try to talk to her, and she thinks I’m one of the civilians, as she says it’s still not safe for me to go into the city, and there are dangerous people there. She says that they’ll take care of it, but in the meantime, I should be patient. However, she realizes that it’s actually me, and she got caught up helping the guards handle all the traffic. Everyone really wants to go back to Agate now that they heard the people there are awake, but we can’t let them yet. Plus, she says that people have been fleeing the city itself with Meteor… She doesn’t think it’ll be easy to get through everyone this way, and I should try the south entrance to Agate, promising she’ll join me as soon as she can. I talk to the civilians, who are all upset that they can’t go home yet, even though they were told that they could. Some still have medications to take, and some are getting tired of being patient. Some civilians are even angry enough to say that the officers are the real problem. You know, in recent years, some might say that you’re right. Others, not so much. That’s all I will say about that. I fly to Vanhanen Castle so I can get to Route 1, and I find more civilians outside. One mentions that as soon as she woke up, Tea Meteor was in there shouting orders. She was able to get out, but many others are still inside. The little boy wants to go in there and beat Team Meteor up, but the officer tells me that Team Meteor has taken control of Agate City, and several of the Gym Leaders have entered in an attempt to defend it, but they are severely outnumbered. He tells me that I should exercise caution if I am going into the city. The young girl is talking to herself, begging her loved ones to be okay. I then head through the south gate where I find a knocked out orderly. Huh, maybe that one civilian is right… if the orderlies were disguised as officers, that is. I then go onward into the city, where I find Team Meteor everywhere. I find a few that are out cold, and I find Florinia in a 1v2 against two orderlies. She says that although normal rationale indicates significant disadvantages in 2-vs-1 scenarios, present conditions appear to be an anomaly. She believes that her chance of success is 94% and tells me that additional help is best applied elsewhere. On the bridge to the right, I find Titania facing an orderly’s Empoleon head-on with her Aegislash. The orderly fighting her says that we can’t possibly defeat all of them, and not wanting to piss Titania off, I ignore her and move onward. I get stopped by Meteor Ace Ricardo, and I defeat him with minimal effort. I head down to see that Florinia and Titania have advanced onward. I ignore Titania, who is fighting another orderly’s Heracross with her Aegislash. For some reason, I feel like there would have been more Meteors here… Ahh, that’s right. Titania scared off two of the cultists, Lyra and Ichorous, and they left town. That makes the fight easier, I suppose. Titania would have probably been in a 1v2 herself if they were still in town. I talk to Florinia, who has the opposition surrounded, as Shelly is with her too fending off against a Meteor Ace who joined the fray (which I am assuming is only the case because Saphira was the one who was abducted before). Florinia states that containment is in progress, and no threats are detected. From the looks of it, it looks like a 1v2 for Shelly, and a 1v1 for Florinia. Unfortunately, all of the houses that I see so far are locked, but the path is clear to the Pokémon Center. Inside, I find so many civilians, scared that Team Meteor will come and take them away too. After defeating Ricardo, I see that the path to the Pokemart is also open, and there I find more civilians in hiding as well. I buy some Full Restores and continue the fight. I get ambushed by Meteor Ace Antoine, who I am assuming is also here because Saphira was the one abducted a long time ago. She asks if they could have had a little more time before I showed up, but I defeat her with minimal effort as well. I heal my Pokémon again and fight Erza, one of the New World cultists. He claims that the treasure in this city belongs to the Lord and the Lord alone. I probably would have found myself in a 1v2 with him and Lyla if she was still in town. Thanks, Titania! I defeat Erza with a bit more effort, as his Ditto transformed into Falcone, so it took a bit of effort defeating him. He claims that the Lord will triumph by their power and claims that Lady Lin insists this is Arceus’ desire, therefore they are compelled to act. I then go to heal my Pokémon again, ready to face the worst to come. I find Hardy standing off against Lin, Sirius, and more orderlies, who have overwhelmed and subjugated Ciel and Samson. I also see Solaris, who is more away from the rest of the group. Hardy calls out to the Meteorheads and hopes they had a jam around here while they could, because their gig is up. Lin says that we may play with these orderlies, as Orderly David lets her through, and she starts to leave. Hardy asks here just where she thinks she’s going. Lin: “Flies need no answers, no matter how much they buzz. The only reply is a swat that follows. Solaris, see to our silence.” With her order made to Solaris, she leaves to continue searching for what she came here to find. Solaris rushes over towards the group and calls her out, telling her not to assume that her skill gives her permission to order him around. He declares that he is Team Meteor’s rightful leader, and he calls the shots. He turns to order the orderlies to fight, as Howaya, and Christina turn their attention away from Ciel and Samson to fight us instead. Hardy asks if I’ve got his back and is ready to rock them. Let’s rock their New World to dust! New World Orderlies Howaya and Christina send out Ludicolo and Beheeyem while I send Falcone and Hardy sends out Dawn-Lycanroc. Falcone Sucker Punches Beheeyem down to the ground, and Lycanroc flinches Ludicolo with Rock Slide. Christina sends out Seismitoad, but Falcone Sucker Punches it, while Lycanroc finishes both Seismitoad and Ludicolo off with Rock Slide. Howaya and Christina then send out Magneton and Elektross (Honestly surprised that it’s not a Magnezone, given how late in the game we already are). Falcone Sucker Punches Elektross, who survives, but Falcone then survives a Discharge from Magneton, who ends up knocking out its ally. Christina sends out Cryogonal, who goes down from Falcone’s Sucker Punch. Lycanroc knocks out Magneton with another Rock Slide, with Howaya sending out his Lanturn. With him now cornered, Falcone finishes the job with a critical hit Sucker Punch. However, it looks like Howaya had a Lapras up his sleeve, as he sends it out. Falcone makes sure they stay down, as he knocks out Lapras with another Sucker Punch. With Howaya and Christina’s Pokémon defeated, Hardy and I win the battle! Both orderlies predicted the outcome, and back off as Hardy celebrates the win. He tells them that while they’re turning tail, they don’t forget to set those two free and lead him to Aya. However, it is too soon to call victory, as we still have to face more of them, including Solaris. Sirius himself says as much, as one battle does not a war win. Always the suckup, Orderly John steps in front of Solaris to fight, as he requests that he allows him to fight, promising he will put us out for him. Solaris immediately orders him to stand down, confusing the poor orderly. Solaris then calls him out, saying that he is overeager, and was already a hinderance before. He declares that he will face me alone, as he walks down to face me. He believes that should be agreeable and says that we are still outnumbered. He proposes that if that spirited child (Hardy) steps out, so shall everyone else. Hardy sees that I’m always the superstar, and tells me that this one’s all mine. He tells me not to fret though, as he’s got my back. I walk over to Solaris, and he begins talking to me directly. Solaris: “When last we fought, our battle was obfuscated by noise. But I have desired a proper match with me for some time. Trevore, you must understand this: As an individual, you have my utmost respect. You uniquely have the God-given beacons of resolve and initiative, as well as the skill to enact them. A younger version of myself might have been envious of you. These are traits which I have had a drought of years to develop. Nevertheless, it is my resolve, my initiative, and my skill that has brought Team Meteor together and in the present. The world will resent our methods like the crying child resents his parents for their discipline. But ugliness is sometimes necessary to protect beauty. I wish to protect this region. Show me how you protect what is dear to you.” Solaris… You too have my utmost respect. I have said this before to Taka, but I do not hate you at all. Your goals and actions may be questionable, but after learning so much about you and your cause, I feel like you had more… righteous intentions, and not… this. It indeed has been long since we last fought, and I want to finally give you some closure. You believe that this is a tie breaker match? You see… you never even won at all against me. And I will show you here and now who the true victor is. I too wish to protect this region. Show me your truth and the world you seek to protect. Solaris sends out Staraptor, while I send out Falcone. I switch out to Boo Boo Keys while Staraptor uses Return, and Boo Boo Keys paralyzes Staraptor with Thunder Wave when Staraptor strikes with Close Combat. Boo Boo Keys confuses Staraptor with Swagger, but it knocks out Boo Boo Keys with Close Combat anyway. I switch to Hydra to try and hope it paralyzes itself, but it does paralyze again when Hydra Dragon Dances. Hydra knocks out Staraptor, and Solaris sends out Tyranitar, who summons a sandstorm with its ability. Tyranitar gets knocked out by Hydra’s Waterfall, and Solaris sends out Excadrill. It becomes a healing fight so I can outlast the sandstorm. Thankfully, Hydra outlasts it, and knocks down Excadrill with two Waterfalls. Solaris sends out his own Gyarados who Dragon Dances, then knocks out Hydra with Outrage after tanking an Ice Fang. I switch out to Amelia, so I can revive Hydra. I do, and Gyarados misses the Outrage because it doesn’t affect Amelia. It then knocks out Amelia, and I send out Falcone, who finishes off Gyarados with Sucker Punch. Solaris sends out Scizor, who goes down in one hit from Falcone’s Brave Bird. Time to get serious now. Solaris then sends out his Garchomp, who has been subjected to a PULSE2. Solaris: “Children cry because they do not understand.” Despite having his will suppressed by the PULSE2, Garchomp is Mega Evolved by Solaris, proving that even through the pain and suppression of Meteor’s machinations, Solaris has a very powerful bond with his Garchomp. However, not even that is enough, as Falcone nearly knocks out Garchomp with one final Sucker Punch. Determined to keep fighting, Garchomp survives Falcone’s attack and knocks him out with a Dragon Claw. I switch out to Storm, who avenges his mentor by striking Garchomp with a Dragon Claw of his own, and surviving Garchomp’s Dragon Claw with a Focus Sash. Ready to finish the fight, Storm strikes with one more Dragon Claw, defeating the powerful Garchomp once and for all. With all of Solaris’ strong and powerful Pokémon defeated, I win the battle! Solaris: “Adults cry because they do.” Solaris… You put up a fair fight. Admittedly, I could have just tried cheesing you like I did before, but then it would not be a fair fight. Hell, I did nearly manage to cheese you in one attempt with Boo Boo Keys paralyzing and confusing everything she could, but not even that was enough. I knew that you were serious this time, and so I gave it my all as well. Whatever happens now… I hope we both can live with the consequences. Sirius points out to his commander that he is losing his edge, and wonders if perhaps a soft bite runs in the family. Solaris turns to his subordinate and tells him that he would do well to mind his tongue. Sirius barks back that he might have done well to mind his son, but it’s a bit late for that now. Solaris moves up to Sirius and asks him just what that means, and he turns to tell him why he doesn’t ask me. After all, no one else here was witness to his final moments, which shocks Solaris horribly, as he questions what exactly happened. Sirius asks him if his win condition neglected to mention that, and Solaris demands that he explains himself. Now. Sirius questions if he shall but then admits that he isn’t sure that his commander is in a position to be giving orders here. Solaris tells him not to forget his place. Sirius: “As I see it, I understand my place a great deal better than you do yours. Consider the following. You’ve expanded your Pokemons’ strength. Your ace in the hole has her own intentions. And look around-- are these faces you know? Is this your team? Or is this the team that I acquired through Dr. Connal? Their contracts are with me—not your shambling organization.” Solaris turns to face the members he believed were part of his cause, only to realize that not one of them ever was, not even Orderly John. I knew something was odd about him! Sirius then continues his speech. Sirius: “The truth you can’t admit is, you are alone in your goals. “Protect the old world?” Who’s going to care about that? Even the core grunts are recruited under the promise of a new life. Surely you must have known this would happen. Even at the beginning, you could only chase those keys because I told you what they had become. You should have listened to that woman. In the end, it comes down to power. And you’ve blindly depended on ours for far too long. So, I ask you, “commander”, who, really, is out of place here?” With no one else to turn to and nowhere to go, Solaris just cries and runs away, with the words he uttered echoing in his mind: Solaris: “Children cry because they do not understand. Adults cry because they do.” Sirius sees this as a cowardly move, but there is no other for him. He then decides to go see if this loose end cannot be tied up, as he goes to give chase to his former commander that he usurped. Seeing an opening, Hardy takes the chance to fight off the orderlies, freeing Samson. Samson thanks him, and tells the Meteors to brace themselves, because everything they did to Ciel, they’re about to get back hundredfold. The Gym Leaders and the orderlies then fight, with Samson knocking out John who has Ciel hostage. He says that he’s got Ciel, calling her sweetie and to just hold on. Hardy fights of Christina and Ciel says that she’s afraid that if he calls her that again, she can’t be held responsible for what happens to him. Samson says that sounds like a date, but Ciel says that on second thought, Team Meteor can take him back, and she pities anyone who has to stay with these troglodytes for so long. She asks if they know black as a dominant color is sooo out of fashion, as they continue fighting. Howaya tries to grab her from behind, and she maneuvers around him. She implores that he keeps his hands off of her, and asks if his parents ever taught him not to touch the artwork. Hardy asks me to go after Lin, and Ciel says that they’ll clean up here. Samson hates to admit it, but I might be the only one who can deal with that she-devil, and he doesn’t like hitting women, but he likes what she does even less. He states that he gave her a solid one straight in the kisser and she didn’t so much as flinch. Next thing he knew, they were on the ground. He’s made dents in steel softer than that bitch, and Hardy says that steel ain’t all that anyway, tell me to go get her. Howaya runs up to fight Ciel, David fights Samson, and Christina fights Hardy again. Didn’t Hardy and I defeat two of them at least? Maybe they had more Pokémon? I use one of the two light shards to heal my Pokémon and cross the bridge. I find Titania still fighting the orderly, and I find some more civilians. One of them asks if everything will be alright, and she doesn’t know what’s going on, but she saw a woman with green hair just outright walk into the water a moment ago. She asks if this isn’t like some creepy zombie story, and with that said, I also head to the water, hopping on Hydra’s back. I climb up to the mountains that overlook what appears to be Hardy’s gym, and make my way until I find the body of water I can dive in. Hydra and I dive to the bottom, and I find a bit of items underwater. I find two paths to take, and take the east path first. I find more items, and find light I can use to get back up to the city. I find a waterfall and take it, until I find a Full Restore, but no way to get past the rocks. I head back down underwater, and take the north path this time, and find some Pokeballs, and a cavern. However, instead of a cavern, it leads me to this odd shrine, where I find… Lin. Lin: “I see. So, the gaggle above has already broken apart. And the power source we sought was never here to begin with. All this time, they were looking for something that could never have been found. And they destroyed themselves over it. Aha… Ahah… Hah—AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Hey. Don’t you think it’s funny? Don’t you think it’s funny… …How easily people break? Everyone in the world wears a stone face. Underneath, they swear they’re solid gold. Hearts of crystal, souls of steel. But no matter their face, everyone has nothing. You take something away. Their home. Their love. Something as simple as a single-colored pen. And they just fall to pieces. We are made of nothing. And surely it would take an act of God to create something from nothing.” As she speaks, the Relic Stone is being created right behind her. Lin: “Life is unfair like that.” She then somehow lifts it without even lifting a finger and even force throws me aside as she leaves with the Relic Stone in her grasp. I swear if we end up encountering Shadow Pokémon… Oh what the hell, she’s getting away! I make my way back to the surface after finding a Lucky Egg and a Super Potion at the Relic Shrine. As I return to the surface, I find Shelly, Samson and Ciel facing off against Lin, who is riding on her Hydreigon while carrying the Relic Stone without even touching it. Ciel tells her that she can’t possibly leave until the show is rightfully over, and Samson asks her to hand over whatever that big stone business is while she’s at it. Lin asks who makes demands with their cheek on the ground, as all the souls in this world insist on mercy, but there is none. She believes that a world like this cannot exist any other way, and Ciel hopes she doesn’t intend to take the moral high ground after everything she’s done. Lin: Morals are the only lies we choose to believe in for our own comfort. Such fictions have no bearing on this world. All that matters is control. Who can make the other man bow? Who can make the other one kneel? Who can make the other one disappear? And who can bring them back?” Just like that, she ends up summoning Gossip Gardevoir from the void, who ends up falling under control of the PULSE-Hypno. I thought she destroyed it! Lin: “What is lost can yet be found. What is found can be extorted. What’s extorted is forgotten. What’s forgotten is your place.” Lin then has Gardvoir create a black hole, which Samson gets in the way to try and protect Ciel. She asks what he is doing, but then he is gone in an instant. Ciel gets up, and wonders what happened and where he went. She demands that Lin tell her what she did with Samson. Lin: “Why should the sun care if the stars go out? It is still the center of its own world, unable to see past its own sheen. Shield your eyes or burn them out. It makes no difference.” Lin casts Gardevoir back into the void, and Gardevoir disappears. Lin then flies off on Hydreigon, taking the Relic Stone with her. Shelly wonders what happened, and wonders if it happened again. Ciel muses to herself, saying that of course she cared, and she always cared… Shelly wonders if it was another black hole, and that Gardevoir… it’s just like with Cain. Ciel muses that even if it wasn’t how he wanted—even if she couldn’t say it—and just what does she know. Shelly wondered why Gardevoir listened to her, and wonders why we couldn’t do anything again, and wonders if she did something wrong asking for help stopping her. Ciel turns to her, telling her that there was nothing we could do, but she wasn’t wrong to ask them. She turns away, saying that as always, she just wasn’t enough. She’s never been—she then admits that this is… disgraceful, and she should go. Ciel… Don’t go… Ciel leaves, and Shelly asks why this keeps happening. She asks me, and is still mourning over the loss of Cain, and now this… She froze up, and wonders why she couldn’t do anything. She thinks that this is all her fault, and she saw Lin trying to leave and asked Samson and Ciel for help to stop her. She wonders if she should have done it alone, or if she should have just let her go. She doesn’t know what she should have done, but Hardy walks over to us and says that there’s no way, because she would have just gotten her instead. I back up to let Hardy console her, and he’s not saying anyone’s more valuable than anyone else, but at the least, it’ll do more harm than good if she doesn’t let up on herself. He tells her that ain’t no one can blame you for not taking on something she can’t handle, so he tells Shell Bell to chin up. He tells her that the best way to honor those that ain’t with us is to not let that loss stop us from doing what we gotta. He states that the others have rounded up a bunch of Meteor’s goons and they’re taking them into the city to lock them down. They’ve got their Pokémon helping, but he can’t imagine they couldn’t use another set of hands, asking her to roll out with them. Shelly meekly complies and leaves to go help the others. Hardy tells me his sis is with them, and she may not be good for much more than sharp words most of the time, but the two of them seemed to be hitting it off earlier, her helping Shell Bell with the whole backbone thing. Hardy thinks it’ll be good for her, but states that one way or another, that just about takes care of Meteor for here. He says that it’s good to be home, and he’s gonna go hit up the townsfolk and tell them that it’s safe now. After that… He looks in my eyes, as I already know what he’s going to ask. He’s been looking forward to a battle with me ever since he saw me fight Aya, and it’s gonna feel GREAT to use his Gym again. Then we can roll back up to Calcenon and find a way to save Aya. He asks me if that sound’s good to me, and he’ll be waiting for me. He leaves, and with Agate all better, I call it a day. We’ll find a way to save everyone… I’m sure of it. But for now… It’s time to get my badge I’ve been waiting for! Trevore's End Chapter Thoughts Judging from the stuff Lin was saying, I think it is safe to confirm that this Lin that I am fighting against is the exact same Lin that was the orphan who bullied Laura and the other orphans. However, talking with her underwater makes me wonder something else... Was she also that mysterious voice I heard under Reborn City and in the void? Very odd indeed... Also, I'm hoping that Solaris will see the error of his ways and maybe try to help us in some way. Maybe we can both stop Lin and Sirius. Ciel... Samson... I'll try and reunite you two again soon! Get ready Hardy, because I'm about to rock the very core of our battle! ............................ Bit of a short chapter (except not really), but I'm still trying to get back into the groove of things. Hopefully I didn't take too long! Anyways, I hope you enjoyed reading! Stay tuned for more! Team Updates Nothing much has changed, really. Just a few mistakes I gotta fix in some previous chapters, but aside from that, I think things should be good? Team Reborn Name: Trevore Gender: Male Position/Role: Chosen One, Leader of Team Reborn, Savior of Reborn, Champion-To-Be (The people have spoken), Former Holder of the Ruby Ring, Former Holder of the Amethyst Pendant, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Agate City Status: Alive?; I appear to be alive, but after current events, I am not so sure if I am anymore. Currently in Agate City ready to take on Hardy after defeating Team Meteor. Name: Amethyst Liddell Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Champion of the Reborn League, Former Administrator of the Reborn League, Former Leader of Team Reborn Current Location: Devon Corp. Status: Deceased; Murdered by Lin's Hydreigon after she ordered it to kill her. Her head was devoured by Hydreigon. Name: Victoria Marlow Gender: Female Position/Role: Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Reserve Gym Leader, Contributor of Reborn City's Restoration, Co-Administrator of Reborn League, Friendly Rival Current Location: Grand Hall Status: Alive; Currently oversees the League duties in the Grand Hall, such as contacting me. Currently doing paperwork as well. Name: Cain LaRue Gender: Male Position/Role: Guardian of the Children, Former Reserve Gym Leader, Singer of Team Reborn, Friendly Rival Current Location: ??? Status: Alive; He was back to his normal self, but decided to stay in the void to stop running away from his problems. Name: Julia Wilde Gender: Female Position/Role: Peridot Ward Gym Leader, Team Reborn's Explosives Director, Neo-Circuit Power Plant Director Current Location: Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Chilling at the mansion. Juuuuuuuust chilling. Name: Florinia "Rini" Sevilla Gender: Female Position/Role: Onyx Ward Gym Leader, Head Instructor of Onyx Trainer's School, Head Analyst of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate City Status: Alive; Went off with Titania and Shelly to round up the rest of the Meteors left in Agate City to be imprisoned. Name: Shelly Citra Gender: Female Position/Role: Lapis Ward Gym Leader, Bookworm of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate City Status: Alive; Went off with Titania and Florinia to round up the rest of the Meteors left in Agate City to be imprisoned. Name: Amaria "Amy" Fiore Gender: Female Position/Role: Fiore Mansion Gym Leader, Water's Edge of Team Reborn, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Unknown; Probably went to kill herself after the battle. Name: Corey "Agent Beryl" Molinar Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Beryl Ward Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Former Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased, Fell off of Beryl Bridge in suicide. His remains were cleaned up by Shade. Name: Heather Molinar Gender: Female Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City, and Team Reborn Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Unknown (Most likely Ametrine City) Status: Alive; Currently holding the Ruby Ring, dropped off Shelly, who then went searching for the twins with Cain shortly after. Name: Anna/Fantasia Vanhanen Gender: Female Position/Role: Guardian Angel of Team Reborn, Stargazer, Holder of the Amethyst Pendant Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; She and Noel reunited with their father, and is currently being entertained by Radomus and his costume changes. Name: Noel/Painter Vanhanen Gender: Male Position/Role: Orphanage Gym Leader, Strategist of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; He and Anna reunited with their father, and is currently unamused at Radomus' attempts to entertain them. Name: Charlotte Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Calcenon City Gym Leader, Firebug of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently staying put after Saphira stormed off to look for Laura and Bennett. Name: Laura Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Member of the Elite Four, Botanist of Team Reborn, Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Currently with Bennett deleting the security footage, then going to chase after Zero. Name: Saphira Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Labradorra City Gym Leader, Guardian Angel of Calcenon City, Labradorra City, and Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Stormed off to look for Laura and Bennett to watch over Laura. Name: Kiki Mikael Argall Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Former Apophyll Academy Gym Leader Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Solaris' Garchomp on Pyrous Mountain. Victoria recently visited her grave in Beryl Cemetery. Name: Aya LaRue Gender: Female Position/Role: Byxbysion Wasteland Gym Leader, Wasteland Queen of Team Reborn Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Currently a hostage of Team Meteor in Labradorra City after saving my life from "Sirius"' Chandelure. Name: Hardy Andersen Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate City Gym Leader, Guitarist of Team Reborn Current Location: Agate City Status: Alive; Currently waiting to battle me, as we just saved Agate City. Name: Serra Voclain Gender: Female Position/Role: Spinel Town Gym Leader, Model of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently trying to reel her head around everything. Name: Titania "Tania" Andersen Gender: Female Position/Role: Tourmaline Desert Gym Leader, Guardian of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate City Status: Alive; Rounded up the rest of the Meteors in Agate City, and is currently taking them to be imprisoned. Name: Luna Hazel/"Vanhanen" Gender: Female Position/Role: Iolia Valley Gym Leader, Former Holder of the Emerald Brooch, Guardian Angel of Team Reborn Current Location: ??? Status: Alive; Currently trapped in the void after saving me. Name: Gossip Gardevoir Gender: Female Position/Role: TV Star and News Reporter of Team Reborn Current Location: ???; Last seen in Agate City briefly Status: Alive; Currently trapped within the void after she created a black hole. It turns out that the hypnosis lingered, and she is under Lin's control, as she was used to take Samson into the void. Name: Samson Alvarez Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Fighting Leader, Strongman of Team Reborn Current Location: ??? Status: Alive; Currently in the void after Gardevoir mysteriously appeared and sucked him into her black hole. Name: Ciel Featherstone Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Flying Leader, Skydancer of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate City Status: Alive; Currently mourning over the loss of Samson. Name: Cal Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Pyrous Mountain Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Ametrine City Status: Alive; Currently doing some things of his own. Name: "DJ Arclight", "Arc" Gender: Male Position/Role: DJ and Radio Host of Team Reborn and Reborn Nightclub Current Location: Reborn City; Most likely went back to the Nightclub after resting in the Grand Hall Status: Alive; He now wears an eye patch, but he is okay. I helped him finish taking care of the stolen Pokemon problem in Reborn City. Name: Adrienn Flores Gender: Non-Binary Position/Role: Coral Ward Gym Leader, Figurehead of Reborn City Restoration Project, Co-Administrator of the Reborn League Current Location: Reborn City; Last seen in the Coral Ward Gym Status: Alive; Currently doing some Reborn business after challenging me to a battle. Name: Taka Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Admin of Team Meteor, Loyal Son of Solaris, Vagrant Current Location: Unknown; Most likely buried somewhere Status: Deceased; Lin finally caught up to him, and tricked Titania into killing him with her Aegislash when she thought she killed Lin. Currently is haunting me. Name: Radomus Vanhanen Gender: Male Position/Role: Vanhanen Castle Gym Leader, Grandmaster of Chess, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Former Holder of the Amethyst Pendant, Strategist of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Reunited with his children, Anna and Noel, he is currently entertaining them by switching costumes back and forth. Name: Shade Gender: ??? (I usually refer as Male) Position/Role: Yureyu Power Plant Gym Leader, Mysterious Entity, Guardian Angel of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Glass Workstation Status: ???; Not sure whether to call him alive or dead, but he guided me out of the black hole. Name: Bennett Voclain Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Elias' Former Student, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets, Lepidopterist of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Currently deleting the security footage from the Glass Workstation after leaving Team Meteor. He is going to chase after Zero with Laura. Team Meteor Name: Solaris Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Boss of Team Meteor, Direct Guardian of the Meteor, Elias' Master and Friend, Taka's Father Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate City Status: Alive; Ran away after being usurped from his position by "Sirius" and finding out that his son died. Name: Lin Gender: Female Position/Role: True Leader of Team Meteor, "Champion" of Reborn (Technically) Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate City Status: Alive; Left Team Meteor to fend for themselves as she took the Relic Stone and left after having Gossip Gardevoir suck Samson into a black hole. Name: Elias "El" Hazel Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Agent (Most Likely Admin) of Team Meteor, Cult Leader of Arceus Cult, Holder of the Emerald Brooch, Solaris' Servant and Friend, Former Mentor to Bennett Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Subseven Sanctum Status: Alive; Currently holds the Emerald Brooch after taking it from Luna. Recently signed Bennett on as an Elite Four member. Name: "Sirius" Gender: Male Position/Role: Commander of Team Meteor, Executioner, Lin Loyalist, Possible Crafter of Jewelry, Former Holder of the Ruby Ring, Former Holder of the Amethyst Pendant Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely); Last seen in Agate City Status: Alive; Currently tying up a loose end (Solaris) after usurping leadership from Solaris. Name: "ZEL" ("Zero", Evelynn "Eve" Seijaya, and Lumina "Lumi" Seijaya) Gender: Male ("Zero"), Female (Evelynn and Lumina) Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor ("Zero" is, Evelynn and Lumina were forced to be in Team Meteor after being merged with "Zero"), Overseer of the PULSE Project, Creator of the PULSE Project (Evelynn) Current Location: Unknown ("Zero"); Calcenon City (Evelynn and Lumina) Status: They are all alive; "Zero" is currently on his way to Labradorra City to report what happened in the Glass Workstation, while Evelynn and Lumina are in their own bodies, which were preserved and healthy, and they have now joined Team Reborn. Name: Dr. Sigmund "The Doctor" Connal Gender: Male Position/Role: Resident Psychiatrist to Reborn City, Administrator of the Reborn City Orphanage, Doctor of Team Meteor, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Last seen taunting Saphira behind the barrier. He is likely deep in Labradorra City by now. Name: Blake Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ametrine City Gym Leader, Agent of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown: Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Failed to take the Sapphire Bracelets with Team Meteor. Name: Terra "TERRAWR" Pierce Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Ground Leader, Hacker of Team Meteor, Meme Queen, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Glitch City Status: Alive; Stuck inside her own computer. She'll most likely get out eventually. Name: Fern Sevilla Gender: Male Position/Role: Reserve Gym Leader, Biggest Asshole in Existence, My Biggest Enemy, Agent of Team Meteor, Original Chosen One Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Stormed out of Fiore Mansion crying after disowning his sister, said he would meet up with Team Meteor later. Name: Caitlyn "Eclipse" Fisher Position/Role: Former Dame of Team Meteor Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Deceased; Her soul was burned away by Sirius' Chandelure after she betrayed Team Meteor by shutting off the PULSE-Clawitzer. Her body is currently in bed at her father's home in Calcenon City. Name: Tara Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Tanzan Cove (Her grave is in Beryl Cemetery) Status: Deceased; Killed by Saphira's Dragonite. Drowned in Tanzan Cove. Turns out to be related to Simon. Neutral Spectrum Name: Falcone Gender: Male Position/Role: Ace Pokemon in My Team, Self-Proclaimed P.I.M.P. Current Location: Traveling with me. Wherever I go, he goes. Status: ???; I want to say that he is alive, but I am not really sure. One might say he looks kinda dead inside, but that might just be me, considering that he looks just as nightmarish as he did in my dream. Currently with me in Agate City. Name: "Aster" Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ace of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Gave Eclipse's body to her father to take care of, and left Team Meteor. Name: Simon Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Peridot Ward Status: Alive; Left to reconsider after finding out that Tara was related to him. He left Team Meteor after she died. Current Pokemon Stats I had to level down Hydra because I didn't want him to disobey me in the battles. I did level up the rest of my team though, which is great. Honchkrow Name: Falcone Level: 89 Moves: Sucker Punch, Brave Bird, Superpower, Roost Charizard Name: Charles Level: 89 Moves: Strength, Rock Smash Dragon Pulse, Heat Wave Empoleon Name: Pierce Level: 86 Moves: Surf, Metal Claw, Icy Wind, Agility Silvally Name: Goddard Level: 78 Moves: X-Scissor, Multi-Attack, Air Slash, Iron Head Gyarados Name: Hydra Level: 89 Moves: Dragon Dance, Ice Fang, Waterfall, Crunch Gardevoir Name: Amelia Level: 89 Moves: Calm Mind, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Moon Blast Salamence Name: Storm Level: 89 Moves: Dragon Dance, Dragon Claw, Crunch, Fly Klefki Name: Boo Boo Keys Level: 89 Moves: Double Team, Swagger, Substitute, Thunder Wave http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/319.gif Sharpedo Name: Archer Level: 71 Moves: Surf, Crunch, Ice Fang, Slash http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/454.gif Toxicroak Name: Corey Level: 79 Moves: Rock Smash, Poison Jab, Strength, Sucker Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/053.gif Persian Name: Persian Level: 67 Moves: Taunt, Power Gem Bite, Fake Out http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/064.gif Kadabra Name: Henry Level: 31 Moves: Teleport, Disable, Psybeam, Charge Beam Porygon Name: Zero Level: 60 Moves: Discharge, Lock-On, Tri-Attack, Magic Coat Lucario Name: Auriol Level: 85 Moves: Close Combat, Swords Dance, Extreme Speed, Ice Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/133.gif Eevee Name: Eevee Level: 5 Moves: Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Sand-Attack Gengar Name: Gengar Level: 72 Moves: Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Dark Pulse, Mean Look Metagross Name: Megaman X Level: 79 Moves: Meteor Mash, Zen Headbutt, Grass Knot, Hammer Arm http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/119.gif Seaking Name: Lips Level: 74 Moves: Soak, Waterfall, Dive, Drill Run http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/132.gif Ditto Name: Ditto Level: 5 Moves: Transform http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/001.gif Bulbasaur Name: Bulbasaur Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/258.gif Mudkip Name: Mudkip Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/498.gif Tepig Name: Tepig Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip

Chapter LXXIV: The Calm Before the Storm, Preparation for the Battle of Agate! Looking around Calcenon City, I take a nice stroll to find the Vanhanen family at a bench, with Serra watching as Radomus entertains Anna by changing costumes for her. He says that lost time cannot be recovered, but better times can be found. Still, he will be beyond content to play the role of the father he hasn’t been for as long as he may, and for the time being, he must entrust the rest to me. I talk to Noel, who says that this is pointless. He doesn’t know what he expected from finding their father, but it wasn’t this. Noel is just unamused, isn’t he? I talk to Serra, who is still musing over a “happy little family”. She realizes she is having these naive thoughts again, and wonders maybe she could stand to try again, but then feels like a high schooler. I head over to the barrier, where I find Charlotte arguing with Saphira, who is FURIOUSLY pacing around, arguing with her younger sister about Laura going off with Bennett. She says that Laura being safe isn’t enough, and she should be here with us. She threatens that if ANYTHING happens to her under that boy’s watch, he will dearly regret it. I then talk to Charlotte, who’s telling her older sister that it was Laura’s choice and asks what the big deal is. She says that if she wants to prance off with some new boy toy, then they should forget her because she can. She tells Saphira to try to not have an aneurysm in the meantime. I find Shelly outside of our base, but before I talk to her, I head inside to figure out where to go from there. I find Hardy sleeping on the couch, with Titania watching over him. She says that she can’t say she didn’t try to get through to that one, but Florinia’s as stubborn as ever. Maybe someday, she’ll be surrounded by people who aren’t ridiculous. Unfortunately getting used to it didn’t work, so then there’s only one other thing to do: Stop trying. I speak to Florinia, who is still sitting on the couch, and this is what she had to say: Florinia: “In the absence of significant other developments, investigation into the past of this locale has been completed. This place was originally constructed as little more than a residential counterpart to Labradorra City. The two halves once functioned as a single city funded by the Yureyu Company to attract Trainers and host competitive events. Accordingly, the infrastructure of Labradorra is designed to accommodate things such as official matches and large-scale tournaments. However, after Reborn’s prior collapse and Yureyu’s subsequent closure, Labradorra fell into a state of neglect. The residential sector was purchased by Silph Co and rebranded to Calcenon City, while the original competitive ward has remained largely unmaintained. Perhaps this can be used to one party’s advantage.” You think that with time and tender love and care, we could rebuild Labradorra City when we take it back? I have a very strong feeling that a Battle Tower or something could be built here, or maybe have official matches and tournaments again! That would be fun! I then head back outside to talk to Shelly, who says that it’s not the same here without Cain. She asks herself why it had to happen like that, and tells me that she and Cain went to go look for Anna and Noel. Eventually, Cain found that old building, but when they stepped inside to have a look around, they didn’t see anything suspicious. However, when they tried to leave, the door had been blocked. When they were trying to figure out what to do, they suddenly felt incredibly sleepy, and the next thing she knew, she woke up surrounded by everyone inside that place. She also heard that she inconvenienced me when I went to stop Team Meteor, and apologizes for that. Really though, she just wants Cain back. She wishes she could have done something to save him, but then realizes thinking about this isn’t helping. She says she’ll go talk to someone instead, so she heads inside. I head back inside to see her trying to socialize with Titania, who sees her staring at her. She tells Shelly that if she has something to say, she should say it already. Poor Shelly apologizes, and Titania turns to ask her just what she is sorry for. Shelly stutters “nothing”, but then she says “for talking to you” like it’s a question, which Titania points it out. She asks her if she is not sure that that’s what she is sorry for, and Shelly asks “yes”, but quickly says no. Titania backs it up for her, and asks her what she is sorry for. Shelly says it is for bothering her, and Titania asks if she said she was bothered. Shelly says no, but she seems like it, which Titania says that’s because she’s always bothered. Not by her in particular unless she keeps acting like this. She then tells the timid girl that if she wants to talk, she should talk, and if she wants her to stop, she’ll tell her, saying not to go assuming things on her own. She asks her if she’s got that, which Shelly responds with yes, pleasing Titania. Titania then asks her if there is a reason she’s hanging around her, and Shelly asks if she’s talking about her. Titania responds with yes, and Shelly meekly stutters that she heard that she was interested in literature too, and she thought that maybe she must be a nice person and that they could maybe be friends. She turns away, begging her not to be ma, but Titania gets annoyed, saying she is such a child. Shelly apologizes, but Titania tells her not to. Instead, she tells her to stand up straight, and look her in the eyes. Shelly looks at her, but not in the eyes, which Titania reminds her to. She does, which Titania thinks is better. She tells her that if she wants something, she should say it straight out, and don’t break eye contact. Shelly stutters, but Titania says, “no ums”. Shelly then speaks up and says she wants to be friends and discuss lots of books with her. Silent, Titania compliments her. She tells her to do whatever she wants, but she doesn’t promise anything. This makes Shelly happy, and she has a new friend. Happy to see Shelly making new friends, I head outside and find Lumi hanging out in a corner. She greets me and asks if I think the air here is great. She says that it’s been a long time since she’s been able to stop and enjoy something like this and hopes I don’t take things like that for granted just like she has. Lumi also asks if I have talked to her sister yet as she wanted to tell me about a few things. Thanking Lumi, I stroll the city to find Eve. I find Eve next to the Pokémon Center and she greets me. She has already told some of the others, but she says there are a few things I need to know about Team Meteor. She reveals that as time went on, Zero was increasingly ostracized from the proverbial inner circle, so there is much she cannot speak to. However, she can tell me in depth about their remaining PULSE systems, as she is the one who created them. She reveals that there are four PULSE projects I must be aware of: Pulse-Mime, PULSE-Clawitzer, PULSE2 and Arc-PULSE. If I want to hear their details, I should ask her for them. PULSE-Clawitzer? I thought we at least took it offline... But what are PULSE2 and Arc-PULSE…? She asks me which PULSE I want to know about, and I start off by asking about PULSE-Mime. [Thanks to Eve’s help and my handy-dandy notebook, I am able to log and record the information that Eve provides. This will be crucial in taking down Team Meteor. All that has been provided will be recorded in Eve’s words.] PULSE-Mime: “The goal of the PULSE-Mime project was to capture and protect a large area. Originally, the resulting barrier was intended to encapsulate both Labradorra and Calcenon City, but willful ignorance afforded me the opportunity to implement some “technological limitations”, reducing its effective area to only one of the cities. I would have liked to minimize it further; however, it was difficult to implement such caveats with Zero policing our ideas. The PULSE-Mime relies on Labradorra City’s power grid to function, meaning its function has been preserved even after shutting off Calcenon’s. On a long-range scale, the PULSE-Mime’s capabilities are solely defensive; however, in close quarters it is as capable of defending itself as any Pokémon. The barrier itself can only be permeated by authorized personnel as regulated by the machine system itself. In other words, the only way to get through it will be for someone on the inside to grant us access. Unfortunately, even Lumi and I don’t qualify to pass through it, as we were sharing Zero’s body.” PULSE-Clawitzer: “The PULSE-Clawitzer was intended to serve as high-powered super long-range artillery. In tandem with the original conception of the PULSE-Mime, it would have turned the Labradorra-Calcenon area into an undefeatable weapon. Fortunately, I was able to reduce the effective power and range through a series of serendipitous “mistakes”. The attacks on Calcenon City were effectively an arms test. I am personally grateful that the damage could be minimized. The PULSE-Clawitzer was energized by Calcenon City’s power grid, meaning unless Meteor recaptures the station below, it is in-operational. However, the Pokémon itself is alive and well within the barrier and continues to suffer the system’s side effects. I am relieved that Lumi is not around to hear me advise this, but the best course of mercy for that Pokémon would be to put it down entirely.” PULSE2: “The PULSE2 is an entirely separate line of PULSE systems created for mass production and portability. When designing the PULSE2, I was permitted to make the safety of the affected Pokémon a priority. So, I am relieved to say that it is much less harmful than its predecessors. In return, it is also much less effective. Unlike the previous line, it is also capable of applying to any Pokémon, as opposed to the specific species it is constructed for. The PULSE2 does not cause mutations, but it also cannot amplify a Pokémon’s strengths to extreme levels. Its effect is twofold: First, the Pokémon’s abilities are enhanced by a small degree. This is done by effectively maximizing what would otherwise be considered effort values, exceeding the maximum limit that most Pokémon can achieve. Second, the Pokémon’s free will is suppressed. Stolen Pokémon, for example, may be controlled without fail this way. However, I believe the control function was intended as a preliminary trial for a different purpose… Nevertheless, many high-ranking Meteors have treated their Pokémon with PULSE2s by now. Please prepare accordingly.” Arc-PULSE: “The Arc-PULSE is an incomplete project combining the functions of the PULSE2 with the original line. Using the foundation of the original PULSE system, it is designed for a specific species. As you may conclude from the name, it is Arceus. However, it is more akin to a PULSE2 in that it does not require a static location, and it contains a strong function to suppress a Pokemon’s free will. I cannot fully say what effects it would produce or if it would cause mutations, since, as one might expect, Team Meteor lacks an Arceus to test it on. Further, with the demands for power, portability, and control that have been placed on the project, it requires a unique energy source. Team Meteor lacks this as well, but I understand that their movements in Agate City have been dedicated to producing such a thing. The PULSE-Hypno was originally created to put Agate to sleep and allow Team Meteor to freely search for this power source. Its hypnotic control functions were added later. Still, there is no evidence that a power source capable of fueling the machine exists at all. Since that, the Arceus, and now my technical expertise are all absent from Team Meteor, I find it is highly unlikely the project will ever be finished.” Thanking Eve for telling me all of this valuable information, I head back inside the base, where I find Florinia up from the couch. She commends my excellent timing, and reports that communication has been received form Ciel of the Agate Circus. She states that the civilians in Agate City have begun to wake up, and in response, Team Meteor has enacted a full-scale flash suppression operation. Ciel and Samson of the Circus Triumvirate are heavily outnumbered in defense of the city and its residents and have requested assistance. According to Florinia, the estimated likelihood of the scenario being a deliberate ploy to reduce resistance: 83%. Titania interrupts with “and?”, which Florinia states that a course of action must be swiftly decided. Annoyed, Titania walks up to us and tells her to go back to that last part, saying that in other words, it’s a trap. She tells Florinia that if she’s going to say we shouldn’t go, then she should just say we shouldn’t go. Florinia states that no judgments or suppositions have been made on a suggested course of action. However, significant losses have already been undertaken from the previous endeavor, which makes Shelly quietly muses over. Florinia advises discretion, which Titania calls her out on, asking her what she just said earlier. She calls out Florinia, saying that she’s just trying to hide her own emotional standpoint behind a veil of false objectivity, like always. She tells her to just admit that she’s scared if she’s scared, but she shouldn’t try to push that fear onto us. Shelly quietly asks if we’re going to go help them, which Titania answers “obviously.” However, she’ll never hear the end of it if she doesn’t bring this one along, as she walks over to where Hardy is sleeping. Shelly says that he’s been sound asleep for so long, which Titania states that if it were any less of a stupid pun, she’d say he sleeps like a rock. Annoyed, she wakes him up with her own “Wake-Up Slap”, and Hardy groggily tells her not yet, as he still has to defeat the giant metal Lugia. Titania tells him that his city’s awake, calling him a numbskull as he should be too. She “Wake-Up Slaps” him even more, and he then wakes up, telling his older sister that’s enough. Titania asks him if he heard what she just said, and he says that he did, but then realizes the scope of things when she tells him that it’s under attack by Team Meteor. Shocked, he quickly bolts out the door, shoving me out of the way and makes his way to Agate. She tells us “You’re welcome”, and makes her way out the door too, but not before telling us we should get going. She tells Rini to tag along too, and asks Shelly if she’s in. Inspired, Shelly says yeah as Titania tells her to lead on. As both Shelly and Titania leave, Florinia understands the situation. As she’s leaving, she tells me that my assistance will be appreciated as well, and that I should rendezvous in Agate City. She leaves, and with that said, I leave too. However, as I’m about to fly to Agate Circus, I notice that Saphira isn’t with Charlotte. Charlotte tells me that she’s gone again, out to find Laura no doubt. She guesses she’ll stay put here, and if Saphira gets back and she’s gone, she’s pretty sure she’ll just up and die of shock on the spot. She thanks her “mom”, and just stays put. Serra, the Vanhanens, Eve and Lumi all seem to be staying put too, so with that said, I hop on Storm and fly off to Agate Circus. Team Meteor… we’re taking back Agate whether you like it or not! Trevore's End Chapter Thoughts Meteor... we're taking Agate back! ............................ Bit of a short chapter, trying to get back into the groove of things. There's a few errors here and there, as I'm sure updating logs has its challenges. So I'll probably be correcting those! Anyways, I hope you enjoyed reading! Stay tuned for more! Team Updates Nothing much has changed, really. Just a few mistakes I gotta fix in some previous chapters, but aside from that, I think things should be good? Team Reborn Name: Trevore Gender: Male Position/Role: Chosen One, Leader of Team Reborn, Savior of Reborn, Champion-To-Be (The people have spoken), Former Holder of the Ruby Ring, Former Holder of the Amethyst Pendant, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Last seen in Calcenon City; Currently on my way to Agate City Status: Alive?; I appear to be alive, but after current events, I am not so sure if I am anymore. Currently on my way to Agate City to help take it back from Team Meteor. Name: Amethyst Liddell Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Champion of the Reborn League, Former Administrator of the Reborn League, Former Leader of Team Reborn Current Location: Devon Corp. Status: Deceased; Murdered by Lin's Hydreigon after she ordered it to kill her. Her head was devoured by Hydreigon. Name: Victoria Marlow Gender: Female Position/Role: Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Reserve Gym Leader, Contributor of Reborn City's Restoration, Co-Administrator of Reborn League, Friendly Rival Current Location: Grand Hall Status: Alive; Currently oversees the League duties in the Grand Hall, such as contacting me. Currently doing paperwork as well. Name: Cain LaRue Gender: Male Position/Role: Guardian of the Children, Former Reserve Gym Leader, Singer of Team Reborn, Friendly Rival Current Location: ??? Status: Alive; He was back to his normal self, but decided to stay in the void to stop running away from his problems. Name: Julia Wilde Gender: Female Position/Role: Peridot Ward Gym Leader, Team Reborn's Explosives Director, Neo-Circuit Power Plant Director Current Location: Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Chilling at the mansion. Juuuuuuuust chilling. Name: Florinia "Rini" Sevilla Gender: Female Position/Role: Onyx Ward Gym Leader, Head Instructor of Onyx Trainer's School, Head Analyst of Team Reborn Current Location: Last Seen in Calcenon City; Currently on her way to Agate City Status: Alive; Went off with Titania and Shelly to Agate City. Name: Shelly Citra Gender: Female Position/Role: Lapis Ward Gym Leader, Bookworm of Team Reborn Current Location: Last seen in Calcenon City; Currently on her way to Agate City Status: Alive; Went off with Titania and Florinia to Agate City. Name: Amaria "Amy" Fiore Gender: Female Position/Role: Fiore Mansion Gym Leader, Water's Edge of Team Reborn, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Unknown; Probably went to kill herself after the battle. Name: Corey "Agent Beryl" Molinar Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Beryl Ward Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Former Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased, Fell off of Beryl Bridge in suicide. His remains were cleaned up by Shade. Name: Heather Molinar Gender: Female Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City, and Team Reborn Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Unknown (Most likely Ametrine City) Status: Alive; Currently holding the Ruby Ring, dropped off Shelly, who then went searching for the twins with Cain shortly after. Name: Anna/Fantasia Vanhanen Gender: Female Position/Role: Guardian Angel of Team Reborn, Stargazer, Holder of the Amethyst Pendant Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; She and Noel reunited with their father, and is currently being entertained by Radomus and his costume changes. Name: Noel/Painter Vanhanen Gender: Male Position/Role: Orphanage Gym Leader, Strategist of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; He and Anna reunited with their father, and is currently unamused at Radomus' attempts to entertain them. Name: Charlotte Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Calcenon City Gym Leader, Firebug of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently staying put after Saphira stormed off to look for Laura and Bennett. Name: Laura Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Member of the Elite Four, Botanist of Team Reborn, Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Currently with Bennett deleting the security footage, then going to chase after Zero. Name: Saphira Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Labradorra City Gym Leader, Guardian Angel of Calcenon City, Labradorra City, and Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Stormed off to look for Laura and Bennett to watch over Laura. Name: Kiki Mikael Argall Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Former Apophyll Academy Gym Leader Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Solaris' Garchomp on Pyrous Mountain. Victoria recently visited her grave in Beryl Cemetery. Name: Aya LaRue Gender: Female Position/Role: Byxbysion Wasteland Gym Leader, Wasteland Queen of Team Reborn Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Currently a hostage of Team Meteor in Labradorra City after saving my life from Sirius' Chandelure. Name: Hardy Andersen Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate City Gym Leader, Guitarist of Team Reborn Current Location: Last seen in Calcenon City; Currently on his way to Agate City Status: Alive; Woke up and stormed off to Agate City after Titania told him it was under attack by Team Meteor. Name: Serra Voclain Gender: Female Position/Role: Spinel Town Gym Leader, Model of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently trying to reel her head around everything. Name: Titania "Tania" Andersen Gender: Female Position/Role: Tourmaline Desert Gym Leader, Guardian of Team Reborn Current Location: Last seen in Calcenon City; Currently on her way to Agate City Status: Alive; Went off with Florinia and Shelly to Agate City. Name: Luna Hazel/"Vanhanen" Gender: Female Position/Role: Iolia Valley Gym Leader, Former Holder of the Emerald Brooch, Guardian Angel of Team Reborn Current Location: ??? Status: Alive; Currently trapped in the void after saving me. Name: Gossip Gardevoir Gender: Female Position/Role: TV Star and News Reporter of Team Reborn Current Location: ??? Status: Alive; Currently trapped within the void after she created a black hole. Name: Samson Alvarez Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Fighting Leader, Strongman of Team Reborn Current Location: Agate City Status: Alive; Currently fending off against Team Meteor after the civilians woke up. Name: Ciel Featherstone Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Flying Leader, Skydancer of Team Reborn Current Location: Agate City Status: Alive; Currently fending off against Team Meteor after the civilians woke up. Name: Cal Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Pyrous Mountain Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Ametrine City Status: Alive; Currently doing some things of his own. Name: "DJ Arclight", "Arc" Gender: Male Position/Role: DJ and Radio Host of Team Reborn and Reborn Nightclub Current Location: Reborn City; Most likely went back to the Nightclub after resting in the Grand Hall Status: Alive; He now wears an eye patch, but he is okay. I helped him finish taking care of the stolen Pokemon problem in Reborn City. Name: Adrienn Flores Gender: Non-Binary Position/Role: Coral Ward Gym Leader, Figurehead of Reborn City Restoration Project, Co-Administrator of the Reborn League Current Location: Reborn City; Last seen in the Coral Ward Gym Status: Alive; Currently doing some Reborn business after challenging me to a battle. Name: Taka Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Admin of Team Meteor, Loyal Son of Solaris, Vagrant Current Location: Unknown; Most likely buried somewhere Status: Deceased; Lin finally caught up to him, and tricked Titania into killing him with her Aegislash when she thought she killed Lin. Currently is haunting me. Name: Radomus Vanhanen Gender: Male Position/Role: Vanhanen Castle Gym Leader, Grandmaster of Chess, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Former Holder of the Amethyst Pendant, Strategist of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Reunited with his children, Anna and Noel, he is currently entertaining them by switching costumes back and forth. Name: Shade Gender: ??? (I usually refer as Male) Position/Role: Yureyu Power Plant Gym Leader, Mysterious Entity, Guardian Angel of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Glass Workstation Status: ???; Not sure whether to call him alive or dead, but he guided me out of the black hole. Name: Bennett Voclain Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Elias' Former Student, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets, Lepidopterist of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Currently deleting the security footage from the Glass Workstation after leaving Team Meteor. He is going to chase after Zero with Laura. Team Meteor Name: Solaris Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Boss of Team Meteor, Direct Guardian of the Meteor, Elias' Master and Friend, Taka's Father Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Disappointed that Team Meteor failed to retrieve the Sapphire Bracelets in Fiore Mansion. Name: Lin Gender: Female Position/Role: True Leader of Team Meteor, "Champion" of Reborn (Technically) Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Never After Status: Alive; Left Never After after tricking Titania into killing Taka with her own Aegislash, then somehow miraculously survived when she herself got stabbed by the same blade. Lin currently believes that she and I are working together. Name: Elias "El" Hazel Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Agent (Most Likely Admin) of Team Meteor, Cult Leader of Arceus Cult, Holder of the Emerald Brooch, Solaris' Servant and Friend, Mentor to Bennett Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Subseven Sanctum Status: Alive; Currently holds the Emerald Brooch after taking it from Luna. Recently signed Bennett on as an Elite Four member. Name: "Sirius" Gender: Male Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor, Executioner, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Currently has Aya as a hostage, and also failed to invade Fiore Mansion for the Sapphire Bracelets. Name: "ZEL" ("Zero", Evelynn "Eve" Seijaya, and Lumina "Lumi" Seijaya) Gender: Male ("Zero"), Female (Evelynn and Lumina) Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor ("Zero" is, Evelynn and Lumina were forced to be in Team Meteor after being merged with "Zero"), Overseer of the PULSE Project, Creator of the PULSE Project (Evelynn) Current Location: Unknown ("Zero"); Calcenon City (Evelynn and Lumina) Status: They are all alive; "Zero" is currently on his way to Labradorra City to report what happened in the Glass Workstation, while Evelynn and Lumina are in their own bodies, which were preserved and healthy, and they have now joined Team Reborn. Name: Dr. Sigmund "The Doctor" Connal Gender: Male Position/Role: Resident Psychiatrist to Reborn City, Administrator of the Reborn City Orphanage, Doctor of Team Meteor, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Last seen taunting Saphira behind the barrier. He is likely deep in Labradorra City by now. Name: Blake Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ametrine City Gym Leader, Agent of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown: Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Failed to take the Sapphire Bracelets with Team Meteor. Name: Terra "TERRAWR" Pierce Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Ground Leader, Hacker of Team Meteor, Meme Queen, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Glitch City Status: Alive; Stuck inside her own computer. She'll most likely get out eventually. Name: Fern Sevilla Gender: Male Position/Role: Reserve Gym Leader, Biggest Asshole in Existence, My Biggest Enemy, Agent of Team Meteor, Original Chosen One Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Stormed out of Fiore Mansion crying after disowning his sister, said he would meet up with Team Meteor later. Name: "Aster" Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ace of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Gave Eclipse's body to her father to take care of, and left Team Meteor. Name: Caitlyn "Eclipse" Fisher Position/Role: Former Dame of Team Meteor Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Deceased; Her soul was burned away by Sirius' Chandelure after she betrayed Team Meteor by shutting off the PULSE-Clawitzer. Her body is currently in bed at her father's home in Calcenon City. Name: Simon Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Peridot Ward Status: Alive; Left to reconsider after finding out that Tara was related to him. He left Team Meteor after she died. Name: Tara Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Saphira's Dragonite. Drowned in Tanzan Cove. Turns out to be related to Simon. Neutral Spectrum Name: Falcone Gender: Male Position/Role: Ace Pokemon in My Team, Self-Proclaimed P.I.M.P. Current Location: Traveling with me. Wherever I go, he goes. Status: ???; I want to say that he is alive, but I am not really sure. One might say he looks kinda dead inside, but that might just be me, considering that he looks just as nightmarish as he did in my dream. Currently flying with me to near Agate City. Current Pokemon Stats Since this chapter is just dialogue, nobody has leveled up. Honchkrow Name: Falcone Level: 89 Moves: Sucker Punch, Brave Bird, Fly, Roost Charizard Name: Charles Level: 88 Moves: Strength, Rock Smash Dragon Pulse, Heat Wave Empoleon Name: Pierce Level: 86 Moves: Surf, Metal Claw, Icy Wind, Agility Silvally Name: Goddard Level: 78 Moves: X-Scissor, Multi-Attack, Air Slash, Iron Head Gyarados Name: Hydra Level: 90 Moves: Dragon Dance, Ice Fang, Waterfall, Crunch Gardevoir Name: Amelia Level: 79 Moves: Calm Mind, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Moon Blast Salamence Name: Storm Level: 86 Moves: Dragon Dance, Dragon Claw, Crunch, Fly Klefki Name: Boo Boo Keys Level: 88 Moves: Double Team, Swagger, Substitute, Thunder Wave http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/319.gif Sharpedo Name: Archer Level: 71 Moves: Surf, Crunch, Ice Fang, Slash http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/454.gif Toxicroak Name: Corey Level: 79 Moves: Rock Smash, Poison Jab, Strength, Sucker Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/053.gif Persian Name: Persian Level: 67 Moves: Taunt, Power Gem Bite, Fake Out http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/064.gif Kadabra Name: Henry Level: 31 Moves: Teleport, Disable, Psybeam, Charge Beam Porygon Name: Zero Level: 60 Moves: Discharge, Lock-On, Tri-Attack, Magic Coat Lucario Name: Auriol Level: 85 Moves: Close Combat, Swords Dance, Extreme Speed, Ice Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/133.gif Eevee Name: Eevee Level: 5 Moves: Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Sand-Attack Gengar Name: Gengar Level: 72 Moves: Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Dark Pulse, Mean Look Metagross Name: Megaman X Level: 79 Moves: Meteor Mash, Zen Headbutt, Grass Knot, Hammer Arm http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/119.gif Seaking Name: Lips Level: 74 Moves: Soak, Waterfall, Dive, Drill Run http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/132.gif Ditto Name: Ditto Level: 5 Moves: Transform http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/001.gif Bulbasaur Name: Bulbasaur Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/258.gif Mudkip Name: Mudkip Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/498.gif Tepig Name: Tepig Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip

Chapter LXXIII: Sun-Kissed Truths Within the Light! ???: “Unbelievable…” As soon as I wake up, I see that the whole room is a wreck. Given the big, gaping hole in the middle of the room, I assume that a black hole was made and took not only Cain and I, but the PULSE-Hypno and possibly Zero, Bennett, and Laura as well. Oddly enough, I cannot find Falcone. I look to his Pokeball, only to see that he is inside. Was it all… a dream? I find Elias standing in front of me. Elias: Unbelievable… Amidst everything, look who it is once again. Are you… yourself, Trevore? Me: I have been asking myself that exact same question for a while now, and to be honest with you, I am still not sure if I am myself. Elias?: Well that is not something I was expecting… Clearly, you are still not yourself if you are speaking… The Trevore that we know never seemed to speak… Please, don’t be alarmed. It is only me. I recognize this is a somewhat unfortunate visage for you to return to… So, allow me. He then reveals himself as Radomus. He says that perhaps I would remember him better this way, and if I would be so kind, I should pay no mind to his appearance before, as it is one of his more esoteric headpieces. Perhaps he can explain in time, but for now, he asks Serra if he has seen me return. He says that not all is lost after all, not for good. Serra can see that, but too much has been. Radomus tells me that they aren’t doing so well, and this requires some damage control. He dresses up as Nurse Joy, announcing that Nurse Rajoymus is on the case. He doesn’t promise to have medical qualifications, but he does promise to help as best as he can. Serra wonders who’s ever heard of a male Nurse Joy, and Radomus tells her that we don’t discriminate here in the healthcare industry, and no one heard of anything until it was invented, so we should not be too quick to dismiss new developments. Serra tells him that the new developments have dismissed themselves, and she should’ve known, as this is the only way things go. Radomus tells her that she certainly can choose to believe that if she is happier doing so, but suspects she is not. Serra says of course she’s not, and no one would be happy knowing that they’ll lose everything sooner or later, and at least, this way we don’t get hurt. Radomus disagrees, saying that she is hurt all the same. She is only taking on that pain now as opposed to later, and with no guarantee when or where “later” might arrive, she bears an awful lot of wounds in the meantime. He wonders if that is truly worth it, and Serra takes a step back, asking what about him, if he’s upset over losing her, no… over both of them. Radomus says of course he is, but for better or worse, he is a veteran when it comes to losing “hers”. One might say he’s been bearing an awful lot of wounds through some meantimes, and another might say we very often tell others the advice we ourselves need to hear. And yet, another might say that it is better to focus on those whom we still have. For instance, saving that girl was rather heroic of her, and this pity doesn’t suit her triumph. Serra asks what triumph, and laments that she couldn’t stop them, and what’s broken can’t be fixed. She clearly thinks it can’t be replaced either and there’s no going back. Radomus disagrees, stating that I have come, and who knows if another yet might. He believes that they are being rude to their new arrival, as I must be quite confused by now. He explains that he had been here and there before Luna informed him she had been contacted, and had told him that a “friend” had summoned her to this place. He thought it curious, so he offered to escort her, and that is how they came to be here… Route 4, outside of the Glass Workstation… Radomus is standing over the opened entrance that Hardy and I had previously made and is ready for an adventure with Gossip Gardevoir and Luna. He analyzes that the elevator has a cut cable with frosting and sprinkles of glass all over it. Luna says that she’ll wait for supper, and Radomus agrees, saying that one would need to be mad to climb down through this. Gardevoir takes it that he’s going immediately, and Radomus says he just might. Serra arrives, wondering what Gardevoir is doing out here. She is also surprised to see Luna, and wonders what she is doing here. Luna asks her how she is doing, addressing her as “Mother”, and Serra assumes that the person with them must be Radomus, based on the strange hat. Radomus introduces himself as Radomus M. Vanhanen, to be precise, and while his hat resents her words, he, on the other hand, is honored to make her acquaintance. He says that he has heard much about her, and her likewise. Gardevoir turns to ask Luna if she is unwell, asking if she is crying. Radomus and Serra turn to face her, and Luna says that she is perfectly fine, and there is no need to worry about her. She is just very… happy. She is happy to have both of them back, and Serra wonders why. Radomus asks Miss Volclain what brings her to these remote parts, and Serra says “parenting”. Radomus tells her that she’s come to the right place, and she didn’t mean what he was implying, but supposes that is the case. Gardevoir says that we finally have the whole family together, which is a wonderful, but shocking, turn of events. Radomus stays silent but asks if he would be right in deducing that this magnificent Gardevoir was the one who directed her to this place. Gardevoir denies it, but Serra says that he would be right. Gardevoir continues to deny the slander, and Luna asks if she was the one who arranged this rendezvous. Gardevoir continues to deny the audacity to imply such a thing and says she could faint on the very spot. Luna addresses her, who pretends to faint, but Luna thanks her instead sincerely. Radomus asks Serra what her reason is, and she says that she needs to find her son to which Radomus says that should he be here, they shall find him. He asks if she does not think it wise to go together, and Serra knows better than to count on others staying. Luna gets concerned about Serra, and Radomus asks if even if it be unwise, if she does not think it kind. Serra silently understands, saying that she will go with them all. Gardevoir celebrates that Serra has joined the party, and Luna doesn’t wish to be an inconvenience, but appreciates her adoptive mother’s support. Serra wonders what she has gotten herself into now, which Radomus replies something messy, and something wonderful. Serra tells him to at least take her out to dinner before that but supposes that he might have a certain amount of charm, were it not for the goofy hat. Gardevoir gets jealous, saying that she may have set the two up, but tells them not to forget that her Master belongs to her. Radomus assures Serra that were it not for the goofy hats, he would have nothing at all, which Serra agrees, though supposes he’s got a step over her after all. Luna turns to her mother and tells her not to say things like that now, as she knows very well how much loss she’s felt throughout her life. But unless it can somehow be changed, there is no use in lamenting that which they cannot have in favor of appreciating that which they can. Serra asks if they aren’t losing sight of the situation here, stating that they’re only working together, and it’s not like they’re all about to be a happy little family forever or something, though Gardevoir suggests that depends on who’s asking. Serra also wonders what exactly they are all doing up here, which Radomus responds with “parenting”. Luna responds that she had received a summons to this place from her dear friend, Shade, and she simply had to answer it. Radomus says that they were just assessing the viability of the glass pit of death that Serra sees before her as an entrance. Serra says that ‘Glass pit of death’ sounds like it’s about her speed and takes a look at the hole. She notes that it’s not just glass, and there’s ice too. Gardevoir is shocked she can tell from such a height, and Serra asks her who she thinks she is. She also notes that the ice hasn’t melted yet, and whatever happened here, happened recently. Gardevoir is surprised that the plot thickens, and it seems like they’re even less alone than they thought. Luna says that if they may be of some service to whomever is responsible for this, then they shall make haste. Serra is sure that there must be a less destructively created entrance, which Gardevoir says they shall scout out and find the entrance. Radomus turns his hat, and says that they can do it, or his name isn’t Ash Ketchum. Dumbfounded, Serra asks who, and Luna tells her master (or father? I want to think Gardevoir’s supposed to say this, not Luna, but that’s besides the point) that his name isn’t Ash Ketchum, to which he says even that can’t stop them, and then they all find the entrance. After the flashback, Radomus tells me that they found an elevator for open use in the building nearby, and so they made their way through the factory with little difficulty to which he presumes thanks, in part, to me. Soon they arrived in this room, where they saw… Flashback: Glass Station, inside the Atrium… Radomus, Gossip Gardevoir, Serra, and Luna all make a dazzling entrance. They witness Bennett ordering me to give the Sapphire Bracelets to Volcarona, and while I hand over the Sapphire Bracelets, Gardevoir spots me. Volcarona brings the Sapphire Bracelets to Bennett, who thanks it, while Radomus suspects that I am not quite the one they know. Serra calls out to Bennett, and he wonders why she had to come here too. Serra tries to tell him that it was for him, but she notices that his hair oddly looks better. How ironic, considering he once said that he had no time for perms… Bennett is aware, thanking her, but telling her to go, saying that he doesn’t wish for her to get dragged into this. She tells him that he should’ve thought of that before he went and joined up with a terrorist organization, which he denies, stating that firstly, they’re more of a religious organization than a terrorist one. Secondly, he also doesn’t approve of everything they do; he’s just doing a few jobs for them until he’s paid his dues. Serra responds by saying that he’ll be paying his dues for a while yet when they’re out of here, and tells him to come with them or he’s grounded for the next forty-five years. Bennett tells her to make it fifty, as he’s not coming home. He tells her that she can’t treat him like a child forever, but notices that the lights are flickering, as he asks Zero what is going on. Zero tells him that it’s just a momentary dip in the power, and also doesn’t think it’s anything to worry about. Radomus tells Bennett that he may not a child, but asks if his actions are truly becoming of an adult. Bennett asks him about his actions, but then cringes at the sight of Radomus’ mask. He apologizes, but says that he cannot for a second take him seriously with that ridiculous mask on, which Serra agrees that she told him it was awful. Radomus states that not all hats are created equal, but that doesn’t mean they deserve any less respect. Bennett then asks Serra how she manages to make every new boyfriend weirder than the last, and she tells him not to get the wrong idea. Flustered, Gardevoir runs up and tells her that she should already know that her Master is vigorously taken. Serra asks her why she has to phrase it like that, but Bennett turns to tell Gardevoir that it’s been a while. She says that it hasn’t been long enough, and he doesn’t fault her for feeling that way. He tells them to understand that he is no longer the same person they once knew, and would much rather everyone let the past go, but he understands that won’t be possible. He turns to Luna, emphasizing that especially for her. Luna begs his pardon, as he offers his sincerest apologies for how he acted before, but she need not accept them, as there would be little point in doing so anyway. He says that he disrespected her by treating her as an object before a person, and there is no excuse for this. The power flickers again, as he asks Zero if the PULSE is using too much power or something. Zero starts to mentally break down again, reporting that the energy readings appear to be within acceptable levels, but the stupid thing just keeps power cycling for some reason. He also says that it doesn’t seem to have interrupted its hypnosis, so he tells him not to worry, and “they’ll” continue to analyze it. Zero tells him not to hesitate if he wants “them” to use me to grind them into DUST, and Radomus points out that man seems mildly unwell. Bennett tells Zero that they only need to subdue them, not do anything drastic. Zero takes “subduing them” as “grinding them into DUST” and asks me if I would be so kind. I turn to face my “foes”, and Bennett tells Zero that’s not what he meant. Luna understands the situation, and Serra sees that they have my hypnotized. Gardevoir sees that the PULSE back there is the source, and Luna says that there is only one thing they must do, which is defeating me in order to free me. Radomus notes that they were wise to seize me as their defensive line, given that I have bested all of them at some point. Gardevoir notes that they can’t defeat me all at once, but Luna asks her “Master” if there was something he wished to do, and requests for her to begin. Bennett tries to talk to her, but she tells him to be silent as the power flickers again. She tells him that he’s claimed to have changed, and he has chosen his side, but if he is genuine in his prior assertions, then he should do what it is he set out to do for himself now. Bennett wonders if that means that he truly respects her as a person, he need not take pity on or spare you as an enemy. He states that it was never his intention for it to come to this, but so be it. He declares that he will cut the ties himself as he orders me to defeat Luna. I then battle Luna and defeat her effortlessly as she takes a step back. She sees that this was the only natural outcome, and Zero says that there is NO standing up to them anymore, as the power flickers again. He says that with me on their side, they might as well be invincible. Bennett stays quiet, and Luna asks if Zero is so sure of that, as her only role here is to soften me enough for her parents to overcome. The flickering continues as she declares that they will triumph as a family. She takes another step back, allowing Radomus, Serra, and Gardevoir to step in. Gardevoir tells her not to worry, and even through me, there’s no way they’ll lose to these creeps. Radomus agrees, saying that it’s their turn. He offers Miss Volclain the honor of this battle, and she states that the last time a man asked her that, he left the arena crying. The power continues to dip, and Radomus says that’s a risk he’s interested in taking right now, with Serra hoping he can satisfy. Bennett tells his mother that he’s going to be sick here, but the situation is stacked. He tosses me some Full Restores, and Bennett tells Zero to actually do something already. Zero states that’s my cue and tells me to go GET THEM. Once again, I defeat Radomus and Serra effortlessly under Meteor’s control and they take a step back, wondering what I am made of. Radomus suspects that is providence, and Luna sees that in the end, it still hasn’t been enough. Bennett deduces that I perform even better than he expected and realizes that he underestimated that woman. Zero boasts that it’s all thanks to his PULSE but tells himself (as Eve) that “she” was the one who did the work, but “Lumi” says that he helped a lot too. Bennett asks Zero what part of this he is proud of, and says that none of this was necessary, as he could have just put them to sleep from the start. Zero meekly says that this was helpful to test, but Bennett tells him not to speak. He says that the only thing that’s been tested is his willingness to indulge, and Zero apologizes, saying he doesn’t understand, but Bennett says that he’s just been enjoying puppeteering me around as an object for his own frustrations on them. Zero tries to deny this, but Bennett states that nothing is gained by battling now when they’ll just put them to rest anyway. Zero tries to tell him what he said, but Bennett explicitly states that he told him to actually do something; not to waste time and jeopardize the PULSE’s security in a 1-vs-2 scenario. He states that he will take responsibility for the battle with Luna, but this fight served no other purpose than to stroke Zero’s own ego. Zero tries to say that he just wanted to make sure that I was fully under their control, but the power flickers as Bennett tells him that he wanted to feel that control. He assumes that’s because he’s lacked autonomy over his own body for so long and asks if he’s wrong. Zero becomes silent, and Bennett states that he read his file, revealing that he was just a grunt before joining with those girls, and not an effective one either. He states that they were Zero’s only chance to stand out, which is why he clings to them even now, and the kind of behavior he’s demonstrated today exemplifies his incompetence. Bennett coldly tells him that he let his emotions get in the way of his outcome, and until he learns to set ambitions aside and truly focus on himself and his goals, he will never change. Serra asks if the missionary taught him that, and Bennett denies it, saying that man has done little for him than place him in footsteps his feet are not fit to fill, and even now, he understands that he cannot hope to fully live up to the title of Elite Four. In realizing this, he learned to step back and take a more serious approach to self-improvement and believes the results should speak for themselves. Serra tells him that the results don’t speak louder than him still sitting on the wrong side of the coin, in which he asks if it is wrong to return one’s debts. The power flickers again, and Radomus tells him that the end of a means does not make its meaning end. He questions Bennett if he is sure he is not running from his own choices. Bennett tells Zero that this has dragged on for far too long already, and if he truly wants to make himself useful, he should put them all to sleep already so they can move on. Zero quietly obeys and says that they’ll all be out of the way for good now. Gardevoir tells him that he won’t, as she walks forward. Luna sees that Gardevoir is already injured from that fight, and there is no need to push herself further. Gardevoir tells her that they would put Master to sleep, toss him aside and never let him wake up again, maybe dispose of him outright after what he did. She vows that she will never, ever let that happen, as she begins to make a large black hole. Serra wonders what she is doing, and Luna states that Gardevoir are fiercely loyal to their Trainers, and it is said that they will do anything in their power to protect their Trainer, even if it costs them their own life. Radomus tries to stop Gardevoir, which she tells him to not even try to stop her, as this is what she needs to do. For him. Radomus tries to talk her down, suggesting that rather than doing something dramatic—though he knows she is such a fan of that—they should have faith in the world and their other companions. Gardevoir snaps, asking who is left, and who could even stop me. She asks who won’t just be put to sleep, and Luna begs her not to do it, but Gardevoir says that this is the only way, and she’ll destroy the machine altogether, declaring that this is her purpose The power flickers even more, and Radomus tells her that this is not her purpose, but Gardevoir tells him that it is. She reveals that to make sure he lived on—all those years ago, this is what she asked her to do. I’m guessing that means Zina, Radomus’ wife? Radomus tries to speak, but Bennett promises to Gardevoir that no harm will come to her master, and she has his word. Gardevoir rejects his promise, asking if he thinks they can believe him after everything, and he says that he will sleep, and nothing more. When everything is over, he will wake. The power flickers as she calls him a liar, saying that after what he’s done to Luna and me, and what Team Meteor intends to do after this, he wants to make allowances now, and refuses to believe that. She says that no matter how strong that PULSE may be, she can erase it altogether. Bennett calls out to Zero, and Gardevoir promises to set this right. Bennett orders Zero to let Cain go and seize her before it’s too late, and Zero quickly tries to reconfigure the PULSE’s directives. “Master—Whatever happens, please remember, I will always love you more than she, or anyone else, ever could.” Gossip Gardevoir Bennett yells at Zero, and Zero says that he’s got it as right as the black hole begins to spiral out of control. Zero wonders if they are too late, and Bennett notices the spiraling energy that is out of control. He tells everyone to get out of here, and Serra asks about me and the others. Bennett says that there’s no time, and tells Volcarona to go already. Volcarona quickly moves as I get sucked into the black hole. Bennett grabs Laura’s sleeping body, and pulls her out of harm’s way, while everyone else moves out of the way of the black hole as well… except Luna, who actually walks towards it. “If you have ever walked into a class late, then you will know what it is like. Heads turn, eyes peel, you think of a thousand things that they did not but feel them all the same. In that moment, you are the sole star in the sky. And they are trying to sleep. Expectation and anxiety are frequent guests at an otherwise unplanned tea party, and while their sugar sits untouched, the sun is setting far too slowly. Never soon enough, it will be time for them to go along their way. They will retire for the evening, home to their wives, to their children, children who grow tired, children who grow up asleep. But still, you must peel their eyes. There comes a time in every child’s life where they must lay down their teaspoon, pinch the corners of a fabric, and pull the tablecloth right away. Enough, she says and follows the lights out. When there is only one path, there is only one way to go. And when, in the darkness, the path cannot be seen at all, then you are free. For now, the time has come for me to follow my own infinity. Farewell, Mother. Farewell, Father. It has been like a dream.” Luna Glass Station Atrium, after the destruction… Zero quickly moves down to see the destruction of the place, and he breaks down again. He paces around, questioning why this happened, and wonders why, but then realizes it must have been control, or probably incompetence. He laments that this is always how it was, and mutters that best is not good enough. Bennett tells him that he already told him why, and Zero asks what they should do, and tells “Eve” to tell him what they should do, but Bennett tells him to report back to Labradorra, saying that Lin will want to know what’s happened. He says that he’ll take the Bracelets and finish from here, which Zero understands that as long as they have the Sapphire Bracelets, it’s okay. He says that she won’t be mad, but wonders if she will be, which Bennett orders him to go, which Zero obeys and rushes out the door. Bennett laments the loss of Gardevoir and is sorry that it had to come to this. He then quickly rushes over to where his mother is and asks if she is alright. She sarcastically responds that she’s felt never better, and Bennett is relieved. He asks where Luna is, asking what happened to her, which Serra tells him that Luna stepped into that black hole on her own. Bennett is shocked and Radomus asks him if this is the end he hoped to achieve. Bennett tells him to shut up, as he doesn’t want to hear it from someone who couldn’t even control his own Pokémon. Radomus asks him from whom would he prefer to hear it, as he puts on an esoteric Elias disguise, asking if he is the only person he listens to. Bennett tells him not to kid him, saying that he and Elias used each other, and nothing more. Bennett has no respect for Elias’ beliefs or his goals, but Radomus tells Bennett that he enacts them all the same, which Bennett responds with little alternative. Now awake, Laura moves over to hear what’s going on. However Bennett does realize now that Radomus mentions it… that he can disappear from here. He muses that Meteor would conclude he was lost in the damage, and he believes that he can break free of this now. He only wonders why it had to cost Luna, and he thanks Gardevoir. He turns to tell his mother that she may rest assured that he will not meddle with this group again, but she tells him that he’s still grounded. Bennett is fine with this as he’s still not coming home, needing to destroy the surveillance footage here. Radomus asks of his cohort, mentioning that he’s set to make a report. Bennett realizes what a fool he is, saying that he has to stop Zero immediately. Right before Bennett bolts out the door, he realizes that Laura is awake and is glad to see that she is safe. He then apologizes profusely for what has happened and gives her the Sapphire Bracelets after hearing that they once belonged to her family, urging her to take them. Laura doesn’t understand what’s going on, but he says that there’s no time and he has to hurry. As he tries to leave again, she offers to help him. He turns to her, believing that her confusion is apparent. He tells her to listen, as he says that it’s because of him that she lost her position as a member of the Elite Four. He reveals that Elias created a false notice of termination, and then they hypnotized her to handwrite the letter of resignation, allowing him to then take over her spot. He is truly sorry for what has happened, but right now he must go. He tries to leave again, and she asks if this means she can’t help. Bennett turns to face her again and tells her that she is a deeply concerning person. He puts it more simply as he’s been her enemy and there is no reason for her to help him. He moves closer to the door, as she believes that there is a reason to help him. Bennett turns to hear what she has to say, and she asks if people have to be defined by their flaws and mistakes. He then responds that even if they are not defined by them, they cannot just ignore them. Laura understands that he must have done some bad things, but she also understands that he’s doing his best to change and if she can b e of any help, she would like to. Bennett realizes he sounds just like Serra (or Luna? I’m not quite sure here) and cringes. Laura tells him that she has two sisters, and they aren’t particularly spotless either, nobody is. Still, she’s learned that in order to survive, they have to work together no matter what. Bennett concedes defeat, telling her to do whatever she wants. He also tells her that there’s a somewhat disheveled man in black currently going on foot from here to Labradorra, asking if she can catch him. Laura tells him that if they can change the weather, her Pokémon should be able to outspeed anyone, declaring she can do it. Bennett says he’ll destroy the security footage here and meet up with her, and he’ll see if he can bring some food. Despite Meteor’s systems, she must be starving after sleeping for so long, and they can work out the details with the Elite Four on the way as well. Laura tells him that sounds wonderful, and Bennett says it’s a deal, which they leave together quickly. Sounds like a lovey dovey couple just waiting to happen, just hearing about it! Serra muses so much for a happy little family, as she’s lost Luna, Gardevoir, Cain, and even me. To her, everyone always disappears, but Radomus tells her not to make a bad situation worse by exercising its extremes. That, however, is the moment where Shade and I appear, Shade dragging me down to earth, which Radomus is in disbelief. End Flashback Radomus ends the flashback, and tells me that he doesn’t know by what means or madness Shade pulled me back into this world, but it appears that I have business that I am not yet permitted to quit. He asks, if he may be so bold, how it was on my end that I managed to return. I tell him that Luna showed me the way, and Serra is shocked. Radomus deduces that there are still miracles that defy our understanding and asks Miss Volclain if she will still hold her wounds close. Serra doesn’t know what to count on anymore, maybe nothing, which Radomus is happy to see she’s getting it. He says we should presume to hope Luna will be back one day, after all, we never know who will stroll through the door next, with everyone always coming and going, and coming right back… as Anna and Noel enter the destroyed room. Anna is happy to see that I made it back, not that she doubted Nostra or anything, and Serra wonders where these kids came from. Anna is shocked to see Serra, and asks if she’s okay, asking what happened. Serra is confused, but Anna sees cracks on her skin, and asks her if she needs help. Serra questions the cracks on her skin, and wonders if she’s getting wrinkles again. Anna corrects her, and says that they’re actual cracks, pointing out where they are. Serra tries to say that she doesn’t understand, but Noel tells her not to worry about it, explaining that Anna always sees things other people don’t. Serra sarcastically says that seems safe, and Anna tells her brother that it’s not always. Serra asks them what they are doing here, stating that this isn’t a place for children. Anna corrects her, saying that if this wasn’t a place for children, then why would they be here, which is exactly what Serra was asking. Noel turns to face Radomus and says that they are here for him. Anna jumps for joy, says that Nostra made them sleep so that the poor Hypno couldn’t. She turns to face Radomus as well, saying that they came to meet him. Anna says hi to him and compliments on his cute hat, but then she asks if he has been crying, but he tells her not anymore. He stares at her, saying that she really is just like her, and tells the twins to come over to him so he can embrace them in a hug. Serra is shocked, and wonders if they’re related to him, and Anna reveals that they are in fact, Radomus’ children. Anna sarcastically questions like everyone didn’t see that coming, and Serra didn’t really know how she would have come to that conclusion, having just met them all. Anna apologizes to Radomus for keeping him waiting so long, and he accepts the apology, saying that it is so very, very alright. He is just so happy to see them again and sees that they have both gotten so big. When he last saw them, they were so tiny, and if anyone should be sorry to keep someone waiting, it’s him. He tells them that they both deserved so much more, and Anna forgives him, saying that Nostra told them this is the only way it could have happened. Radomus does know how that is and is relieved that she still has Nostra. Anna jumps for joy, saying that she would never willingly let go of something he gave them. Radomus sees that Noel still has the Cleffa, which Anna corrects him, saying his name is Nomos. Radomus says hello to Nomos, saying it’s nice to meet him. Noel says that Nomos says “hi”, and Anna tells Noel to tell Radomus everything Nomos says, not just the first part. Radomus is surprised to hear Anna and Noel’s new names, saying that those are not the names that their mother chose for them. He reveals that Noel and Anna’s names were Painter and Fantasia respectively, which Anna says that those are such cool names. Radomus says that she always had some flair about her, but when he had to let them go, he purposely withheld their names so there would be no way they could find them. Noel asks who is “they”, in which Radomus reveals “Team Meteor”. Anna asks if he will tell them why Team Meteor was after him, which he obliges. Radomus: “It is not a simple story… but I will say it as clearly as I can. Mistakes are lessons waiting to be learned, and some might say I have been very well educated indeed. During one such lesson, a certain person helped me understand that particular objects could be very dangerous in that group’s possession. So, I did what I had to, and stole those particular objects. In order to disguise their origin, I asked a close friend to fashion each of them into jewelry. Jewelry was a passion of his back then, but he was unprepared for the energy those keys held, and one of them broke in half. He was able to recover it, and he did fantastic work with the others, so I gave him one of the finished pieces as thanks. And with the others, I sought out buyers. In particular, I searched for strong Trainers who would be able to effectively defend the pieces, should Meteor try to recover them. Caroline and Monty were the first. With two Gym Leaders together, I felt certain they would be safe. They chose the Sapphire Key to match their eldest daughter’s name. Next was Mr. Molinar. He chose the Ring for his engagement. And the last one I entrusted to the beauty who showed me the light. That was your mother. And so, I reinvented myself with a new name, a new personality, and a new history. Trevore, I hope you will forgive me for deceiving you. My wealth has never come from my success as a chess player. It came from the sale of those Keys, and a few extra digits taken from Meteor’s coffers. Fantasia, Painter, I always hoped to be able to fulfill your mother’s dream of living in a castle.” Anna: “That’s so cool!” Radomus: “I do not defend thievery, but I daresay it was a better use of the money than they would have found for it. And, for a time, she was happy. I thought it would all end happily, but it turns out “happily ever after” just means the next story hasn’t started yet. Team Meteor learned of what I had done, who I was, and where the Keys were. And so, it began anew. Your mother was a walking miracle. But for better or worse, people often outlive their miracles. After her disappearance, I was scared, above all else, for both of your safeties. I didn’t want any harm to come to you, so I had to make sure you didn’t get mixed up with them. And just look how that turned out.” Anna forgives him, understanding that he was just doing his best. Radomus wonders whether it was right or not, but then decides to give Anna the Amethyst Pendant back, surprising her that he had it. She tells him that she was so sad after it was taken, and she was so sad that she got sick and almost died of sadness. Noel asks why he gave it to her, and Radomus admits it was not one of his better plays, as he was hoping Team Meteor would never find it if it was with them, but instead, it gave them cause to seek them out. Perhaps sentimentality got the better of him, which Anna repeats whether that was right or wrong. Noel shakes his head and asks why he gave it to her and not him and asks why Anna is the one that’s always special. Radomus goes quiet, and Anna offers the Amethyst Pendant to him, saying he can keep it. Noel declines it, saying it’s okay. He says he doesn’t want it, he just wanted to know, telling Anna that she deserves it more than he does, and Anna says it’s not about deserving it or not, and he should just take it. Noel admits that he can’t even hear Nomos, and he never could. He tells her that he shouldn’t hold something like that, and Anna knows he can’t. This shocks Noel, but Anna says that’s okay, as he’ll understand eventually, and if he ever wants to hold the Pendant instead, he should ask her. Noel is okay with that and asks Radomus why he gave it to Anna. Radomus tells him that it was their mother’s before, and he simply thought it would suit her better. However, he realizes that there may be some cause and effect in their similarities after all… and understand that was unfair to him. He hopes that Noel can forgive him, which Noel says that it doesn’t matter. Serra says that she doesn’t understand any of them, confusing Radomus. She says that it’s been how many years, and they all just go on like nothing happened, and that they act like all of them knew the whole time that they would meet here “The future has a funny way of never being how we know it. But we never had to know; All we had to do was decide. The future cannot hold a candle to resolution.” Radomus Anna steps in, and truthfully says that she knew all along. To her, it was just a matter of waiting for the right timing, and since she knew that her daddy would be lonely in the meantime, she asked her friend to help out. Confused, Radomus asks to whom she is referring, which she answers Mr. Shadow. Radomus wonders if she is referring to the same Shade that Luna spoke of, which Anna confirms is the case. She asked Mr. Shadow to lead her to him so that he wouldn’t be alone like before, causing Serra to wonder if Luna coming to stay with her was her doing as well, but Anna says that wasn’t her doing and that either Luna or Mr. Shadow did that on their own. Radomus muses about the recent events, and asks if Luna stepping into the black hole was in her plan as well. However, Anna is just as shocked as they are that she stepped into the black hole, and in other words, Luna was never meant to leave Radomus. Anna says that he would have just been lonely again, and she thinks that she would have made a great older sister. She asks Noel if he feels the same, and Noel tells her that he still doesn’t know who she’s talking about. Serra laments that even when they’re meant to stick around, no one does. Anna tells her that nobody’s always there, but somebody always is, and that means there’s nobody to miss. Serra calls her unbelievable, which annoys Anna, who claims she can totally be believable. Noel agrees with Serra, saying that Anna is sometimes believable, much to Anna’s dismay. Serra states that despite being unbelievable, here we all are, and Anna says that just means she needs to change her beliefs, saying that if how she sees things isn’t an accurate reflection of reality, then why keep looking that way. Noel tells her that she’s the last person who should be saying that, but Anna says she might be the first. Serra muses on the reflection of reality, and wonders if maybe it’s better to just put the mirror down and let there be no reflection at all. Anna tells her that she should see things however works best for her, and Serra sees that she’s also a smooth talker, assuming it runs in the family. Radomus tells her that they got it from their mother, which Serra doesn’t think is true, but Radomus agrees, saying maybe they all did, and maybe we all have room to learn from them too. Anna says that it’s tough to lose people, but we can just learn on the people still around us, and tell the two to depend on them now. Radomus asks who the parent is here, which Anna realizes her mistake. Radomus says that she is correct, but only laments that he had to say “good bye” to Gardevoir and Luna to say “hello” to them. Serra also mentions the other boy, but admits that it could have been much worse, given the circumstances. Radomus deduces that the only reason the damage was so minimal was because Gardevoir fought to control herself even through their hypnosis. Serra is surprised she was loyal to the very end, as that is something she’s not used to, which Anna thinks it’s time she changes that. However, a mysterious voice calls out to us as two young girls enter the room, with their clothes reminiscent of Espeon and Glaceon… Evelynn…? Lumina…? They apologize for interrupting, but then Anna is so happy, jumping for joy and telling them that they did it. She tells them that they did a great job, and Serra wonders if Radomus opened a daycare service when she wasn’t looking, to which he says that he might have if he also wasn’t looking. Anna then turns to face everybody as she introduces us to her friends, Lumi and Eve. Lumi says hi, and Eve apologizes for causing a lot of trouble for us on behalf of her and her sister. Radomus points out that the man in black who was here before had called out to them, and Eve confirms he is correct, if pitiable. Lumi explains that it’s kiiind of a long story, but basically they were stuck with him for a long time… …in the same body. She admits she wouldn’t recommend the experience. Eve explains in essence that they’ve had to work for Team Meteor the entire time. She developed the PULSE systems that have been used to create a nearly insurmountable degree of trouble. Serra thanks them for that, and Lumi gets offended, saying she didn’t do it because she wanted to. Eve explains that she agreed to develop machines for Team Meteor only under the condition that Lumi’s physical body would be adequately preserved, but Lumi chimes in saying that BOTH of their bodies would be. She tells her older sister that she doesn’t need to keep putting herself aside, but Eve says that she always intended to find a way to restore themselves to their proper bodies, but working towards that was impossible when they didn’t even have the privacy of their own thoughts. Lumi is happy to be back, but she wishes they didn’t have to lose that poor Magnezone for it and adds that full control took a little while to get used to again. Eve agrees, but thanks Anna for what she did. Anna is pleased, and Serra wonders what she did. Anna explains that she and Noel switched places with these girls, and Nostra said it would be really important for them to wake up right away. Eve says thanks to that, they were able to help me reach this place. They hid and moved through vents to evade Team Meteor and stole their Pokémon back to help me. Lumi thanks me for taking good care of her Glaceon, and Eve says that what happened after I actually got here could have gone better. Lumi agrees, and tells me that they’re not trying to fault me. They knew Zero would try to use Hypno to control me, so they tried to stop it. Eve reveals that they tried to cut the system’s power as soon as he used it on me. Unfortunately, the power supply had an auto-reboot function. Eve hadn’t accounted for this to preempt it, so all they were able to do was power cycle the system. Lumi says that they were hoping if they did it enough, maybe it would make enough holes in the control scheme for me to break through, but unfortunately, they all saw the result. Anna forgives them, saying that they tried as best they could. Lumi feels really bad for Cain, as he never even had a chance to act on his own from the time he came here to when he fell into the black hole… Anna tells her that I came back, so maybe he can too. Radomus chimes in speaking of coming back, it may be prudent for us to quit this place before too long. Lumi turns to ask Radomus if it would be alright for them to go with us. They don’t really know who else to turn to, to get away from Team Meteor. Anna asks if she’s kidding, as not only can they come with us, but they have to. Radomus sees no reason why not, and Anna says that everyone will be waiting in Calcenon City. Eve states that she has some information about Team Meteor that will be of relevance to us all as well, and Serra asks what we should do about Shelly. Anna walks over to her and wakes her up, telling her to look at all the friends surrounding her. Shelly groggily wakes up and asks what happened, wondering where Cain is. Anna says that we’ll have to explain later, but for now we need to get going. Lumi speaks up and also mentions that there was that boy sleeping in one of the elevators still, and Radomus thinks that sounds like a cozy place. Eve mentions they tried to wake him up after Hypno had been stopped, but he still wouldn’t move. Lumi says that even Glaceon’s Heal Bell wouldn’t work, he just went back to sleep every time. Radomus says that we’ll see what we can do and should worse come to worst, he’ll carry him himself. Lumi asks if he can really get him by himself, and Radomus says certainly not all the way to Calcenon, but as long as we have our Pokémon, anything is possible. He silently laments over the loss of his Gardevoir, and Anna tells him not to worry and he’ll see her again because Nostra said so. Radomus supposes that he has no choice but to believe it, saying we should be on our way. Anna turns to ask me if I’m coming too, and I say yes. Anna is happy, as we can all go together. With that said, we abandon this place and head back to Calcenon City. With all of that said and done, it is finally time to take back Agate City! Trevore's End Chapter Thoughts It's time to take back Agate City... But first, we need to prepare for it! I also have several thoughts that need to be confirmed... I have a very strong feeling that Sirius is the jewelry crafter who helped Radomus. Maybe he joined Team Meteor because he was deceived? Also, as much as it was a shock that Anna and Noel were Radomus' children, I kinda had a feeling I knew well ahead of time. How long was Radomus in Team Meteor? Maybe that was how he knew Elias? As for Bennett... Perhaps he has truly changed, but I won't know until I have seen it for myself... preferably not when I'm hypnotized. Right now, they gotta stop Zero from entering Labradorra City! I need to rest and recuperate for a brief moment... ............................ Annnnnnd done with part 2 of Dialogue Hell, concluding the 5-chapter arc of the Glass Workstation. Now some of you might be asking, "If it's just dialogue, then what the hell took so long?" Procrastination. That is my main problem. Also, the fact that I am a workaholic, and just feel like I'm trapped in a never-ending cycle of the same, repetitive activities. I work five days, go home, play games, then do absolutely nothing for two days straight. It doesn't really help considering that there is still a pandemic going on. Point is, I've been trying to get my shit together, but it feels like no matter what I do, I'm always stuck doing the same old thing. That's not to say I do not enjoy what I do, but I do suppose I was burning myself out for a while in some activities... I guess I really should try to be more active, huh? Honestly, I probably could have put the Calcenon City stuff into this chapter as well, but I think that deserves its own chapter, like a "calm before the storm... part 2". Anyways, it is really late, and I'm running on fumes at this point. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed reading! Stay tuned for more! Team Updates There is so much to update... First of all, I decided to move not only Radomus and Shade to Team Reborn, but Bennett as well. If he truly wants to help, who am I to stop him from changing for the better? I also added more roles (as well as those that should have been in there in the first place). After that entire bombshell of lore, I added Fantasia and Painter (as well as the Vanhanen name) to Anna and Noel respectively. Team Reborn Name: Trevore Gender: Male Position/Role: Chosen One, Leader of Team Reborn, Savior of Reborn, Champion-To-Be (The people have spoken), Former Holder of the Ruby Ring, Former Holder of the Amethyst Pendant, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive?; I appear to be alive, but after current events, I am not so sure if I am anymore. Currently made it back to Calcenon City with everyone else. Name: Amethyst Liddell Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Champion of the Reborn League, Former Administrator of the Reborn League, Former Leader of Team Reborn Current Location: Devon Corp. Status: Deceased; Murdered by Lin's Hydreigon after she ordered it to kill her. Her head was devoured by Hydreigon. Name: Victoria Marlow Gender: Female Position/Role: Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Reserve Gym Leader, Contributor of Reborn City's Restoration, Co-Administrator of Reborn League, Friendly Rival Current Location: Grand Hall Status: Alive; Currently oversees the League duties in the Grand Hall, such as contacting me. Currently doing paperwork as well. Name: Cain LaRue Gender: Male Position/Role: Guardian of the Children, Former Reserve Gym Leader, Singer of Team Reborn, Friendly Rival Current Location: ??? Status: Alive; He was back to his normal self, but decided to stay in the void to stop running away from his problems. Name: Julia Wilde Gender: Female Position/Role: Peridot Ward Gym Leader, Team Reborn's Explosives Director, Neo-Circuit Power Plant Director Current Location: Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Chilling at the mansion. Juuuuuuuust chilling. Name: Florinia Sevilla Gender: Female Position/Role: Onyx Ward Gym Leader, Head Instructor of Onyx Trainer's School, Head Analyst of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Operating at the base in Calcenon City, assigned Hardy and I to stop Team Meteor's plans over Agate City. Name: Shelly Citra Gender: Female Position/Role: Lapis Ward Gym Leader, Bookworm of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Most likely resting at the base after everything that happened in Glass Workstation. Name: Amaria Fiore Gender: Female Position/Role: Fiore Mansion Gym Leader, Water's Edge of Team Reborn, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Unknown; Probably went to kill herself after the battle. Name: Corey "Agent Beryl" Molinar Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Beryl Ward Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Former Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased, Fell off of Beryl Bridge in suicide. His remains were cleaned up by Shade. Name: Heather Molinar Gender: Female Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City, and Team Reborn Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Unknown (Most likely Ametrine City) Status: Alive; Currently holding the Ruby Ring, dropped off Shelly, who then went searching for the twins with Cain shortly after. Name: Anna/Fantasia Vanhanen Gender: Female Position/Role: Guardian Angel of Team Reborn, Stargazer, Holder of the Amethyst Pendant Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; She and Noel reunited with their father, and befriended Lumi and Eve. Name: Noel/Painter Vanhanen Gender: Male Position/Role: Orphanage Gym Leader, Strategist of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; He and Anna reunited with their father, and befriended Lumi and Eve. Name: Charlotte Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Calcenon City Gym Leader, Firebug of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently keeping an eye on Saphira after she hauled her back to Calcenon City from the Control Center. Name: Laura Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Member of the Elite Four, Botanist of Team Reborn, Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Currently with Bennett deleting the security footage, then going to chase after Zero. Name: Saphira Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Labradorra City Gym Leader, Guardian Angel of Calcenon City, Labradorra City, and Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Was found by Charlotte in the Control Center all worn out after she destroyed the place. Name: Kiki Mikael Argall Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Former Apophyll Academy Gym Leader Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Solaris' Garchomp on Pyrous Mountain. Victoria recently visited her grave in Beryl Cemetery. Name: Aya LaRue Gender: Female Position/Role: Byxbysion Wasteland Gym Leader, Wasteland Queen of Team Reborn Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Currently a hostage of Team Meteor in Labradorra City after saving my life from Sirius' Chandelure. Name: Hardy Andersen Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate City Gym Leader, Guitarist of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Radomus carried him back to Calcenon City after everything got settled in the Glass Workstation. Name: Serra Voclain Gender: Female Position/Role: Spinel Town Gym Leader, Model of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently recuperating in Calcenon City after a whole bombshell of truths dropped in the Glass Workstation. Currently trying to reel her head around everything. Name: Titania Andersen Gender: Female Position/Role: Tourmaline Desert Gym Leader, Guardian of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently talking and catching up with Florinia. Name: Luna Hazel/"Vanhanen" Gender: Female Position/Role: Iolia Valley Gym Leader, Former Holder of the Emerald Brooch, Guardian Angel of Team Reborn Current Location: ??? Status: Alive; Currently trapped in the void after saving me. Name: Gossip Gardevoir Gender: Female Position/Role: TV Star and News Reporter of Team Reborn Current Location: ??? Status: Alive; Currently trapped within the void after she created a black hole. Name: Samson Alvarez Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Fighting Leader, Strongman of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate Circus Status: Alive; Currently went to go blow some steam. Name: Ciel Featherstone Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Flying Leader, Skydancer of Team Reborn Current Location: Agate Circus Status: Alive; Currently sitting on the couch, lonely at the top. Name: Cal Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Pyrous Mountain Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Ametrine City Status: Alive; Currently doing some things of his own. Name: "DJ Arclight", "Arc" Gender: Male Position/Role: DJ and Radio Host of Team Reborn and Reborn Nightclub Current Location: Reborn City; Most likely went back to the Nightclub after resting in the Grand Hall Status: Alive; He now wears an eye patch, but he is okay. I helped him finish taking care of the stolen Pokemon problem in Reborn City. Name: Adrienn Flores Gender: Non-Binary Position/Role: Coral Ward Gym Leader, Figurehead of Reborn City Restoration Project, Co-Administrator of the Reborn League Current Location: Reborn City; Last seen in the Coral Ward Gym. Status: Alive; Currently doing some Reborn business after challenging me to a battle. Name: Taka Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Admin of Team Meteor, Loyal Son of Solaris, Vagrant Current Location: Unknown; Most likely buried Status: Deceased; Lin finally caught up to him, and tricked Titania into killing him with her Aegislash when she thought she killed Lin. Currently is haunting me. Name: Radomus Vanhanen Gender: Male Position/Role: Vanhanen Castle Gym Leader, Grandmaster of Chess, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Former Holder of the Amethyst Pendant, Strategist of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Reunited with his children, Anna and Noel. With Serra too, a happy family draws close... until they can get Luna back. Name: Shade Gender: ??? (I usually refer as Male) Position/Role: Yureyu Power Plant Gym Leader, Mysterious Entity, Guardian Angel of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Glass Workstation Status: ???; Not sure whether to call him alive or dead, but he guided me out of the black hole. Name: Bennett Voclain Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Elias' Former Student, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets, Lepidopterist of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Glass Workstation deleting the security footage Status: Alive; Currently deleting the security footage from the Glass Workstation after leaving Team Meteor. He is going to chase after Zero with Laura. Team Meteor Name: Solaris Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Boss of Team Meteor, Direct Guardian of the Meteor, Elias' Master and Friend, Taka's Father Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Disappointed that Team Meteor failed to retrieve the Sapphire Bracelets in Fiore Mansion. Name: Lin Gender: Female Position/Role: True Leader of Team Meteor, "Champion" of Reborn (Technically) Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Never After Status: Alive; Left Never After after tricking Titania into killing Taka with her own Aegislash, then somehow miraculously survived when she herself got stabbed by the same blade. Lin currently believes that she and I are working together. Name: Elias "El" Hazel Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Agent (Most Likely Admin) of Team Meteor, Cult Leader of Arceus Cult, Holder of the Emerald Brooch, Solaris' Servant and Friend, Mentor to Bennett Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Subseven Sanctum Status: Alive; Currently holds the Emerald Brooch after taking it from Luna. Recently signed Bennett on as an Elite Four member. Name: "Sirius" Gender: Male Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor, Executioner, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Currently has Aya as a hostage, and also failed to invade Fiore Mansion for the Sapphire Bracelets. Name: "ZEL" ("Zero", Evelynn "Eve" Seijaya, and Lumina "Lumi" Seijaya) Gender: Male ("Zero"), Female (Evelynn and Lumina) Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor ("Zero" is, Evelynn and Lumina were forced to be in Team Meteor after being merged with "Zero"), Overseer of the PULSE Project, Creator of the PULSE Project (Evelynn) Current Location: Unknown ("Zero"); Calcenon City (Evelynn and Lumina) Status: They are all alive; "Zero" is currently on his way to Labradorra City to report what happened in the Glass Workstation, while Evelynn and Lumina are in their own bodies, which were preserved and healthy, and they have now joined Team Reborn. Name: Dr. Sigmund "The Doctor" Connal Gender: Male Position/Role: Resident Psychiatrist to Reborn City, Administrator of the Reborn City Orphanage, Doctor of Team Meteor, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Last seen taunting Saphira behind the barrier. He is likely deep in Labradorra City by now. Name: Blake Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ametrine City Gym Leader, Agent of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown: Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Failed to take the Sapphire Bracelets with Team Meteor. Name: Terra "TERRAWR" Pierce Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Ground Leader, Hacker of Team Meteor, Meme Queen, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Glitch City Status: Alive; Stuck inside her own computer. She'll most likely get out eventually. Name: Fern Sevilla Gender: Male Position/Role: Reserve Gym Leader, Biggest Asshole in Existence, My Biggest Enemy, Agent of Team Meteor, Original Chosen One Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Stormed out of Fiore Mansion crying after disowning his sister, said he would meet up with Team Meteor later. Name: "Aster" Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ace of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Gave Eclipse's body to her father to take care of, and left Team Meteor. Name: Caitlyn "Eclipse" Fisher Position/Role: Former Dame of Team Meteor Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Deceased; Her soul was burned away by Sirius' Chandelure after she betrayed Team Meteor by shutting off the PULSE-Clawitzer. Her body is currently in bed at her father's home in Calcenon City. Name: Simon Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Peridot Ward Status: Alive; Left to reconsider after finding out that Tara was related to him. He left Team Meteor after she died. Name: Tara Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Saphira's Dragonite. Drowned in Tanzan Cove. Turns out to be related to Simon. Neutral Spectrum Name: Falcone Gender: Male Position/Role: Ace Pokemon in My Team, Self-Proclaimed P.I.M.P. Current Location: Traveling with me. Wherever I go, he goes. Status: ???; I want to say that he is alive, but I am not really sure. One might say he looks kinda dead inside, but that might just be me, considering that he looks just as nightmarish as he did in my dream. We just made it out of the void. Current Pokemon Stats Since this chapter is just dialogue, nobody has leveled up. Honchkrow Name: Falcone Level: 89 Moves: Sucker Punch, Brave Bird, Fly, Roost Charizard Name: Charles Level: 88 Moves: Strength, Rock Smash Dragon Pulse, Heat Wave Empoleon Name: Pierce Level: 86 Moves: Surf, Metal Claw, Icy Wind, Agility Silvally Name: Goddard Level: 78 Moves: X-Scissor, Multi-Attack, Air Slash, Iron Head Gyarados Name: Hydra Level: 90 Moves: Dragon Dance, Ice Fang, Waterfall, Crunch Gardevoir Name: Amelia Level: 79 Moves: Calm Mind, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Moon Blast Salamence Name: Storm Level: 86 Moves: Dragon Dance, Dragon Claw, Crunch, Fly Klefki Name: Boo Boo Keys Level: 88 Moves: Double Team, Swagger, Substitute, Thunder Wave http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/319.gif Sharpedo Name: Archer Level: 71 Moves: Surf, Crunch, Ice Fang, Slash http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/454.gif Toxicroak Name: Corey Level: 79 Moves: Rock Smash, Poison Jab, Strength, Sucker Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/053.gif Persian Name: Persian Level: 67 Moves: Taunt, Power Gem Bite, Fake Out http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/064.gif Kadabra Name: Henry Level: 31 Moves: Teleport, Disable, Psybeam, Charge Beam Porygon Name: Zero Level: 60 Moves: Discharge, Lock-On, Tri-Attack, Magic Coat Lucario Name: Auriol Level: 85 Moves: Close Combat, Swords Dance, Extreme Speed, Ice Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/133.gif Eevee Name: Eevee Level: 5 Moves: Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Sand-Attack Gengar Name: Gengar Level: 72 Moves: Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Dark Pulse, Mean Look Metagross Name: Megaman X Level: 79 Moves: Meteor Mash, Zen Headbutt, Grass Knot, Hammer Arm http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/119.gif Seaking Name: Lips Level: 74 Moves: Soak, Waterfall, Dive, Drill Run http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/132.gif Ditto Name: Ditto Level: 5 Moves: Transform http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/001.gif Bulbasaur Name: Bulbasaur Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/258.gif Mudkip Name: Mudkip Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/498.gif Tepig Name: Tepig Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip

That's what I thought his backup plan was. but honestly, it makes more sense to dismiss his plan since he's going to jail anyway. However... if the vaccines weren't part of his plan... Maybe there's the possibility of him breaking out and we'll have to fight him again? Who knows, really. If his plan was the vaccine, then it most likely is just part of text that wasn't removed at this point.

Still, even if the vaccines are gone, you could still probably tell what their original purpose was used for. Everyone else got the purple (I think?) vaccine, while you get the red one, and Melia gets the gold one. Obviously the red one was to show that you are a "danger" to the city (And mostly so that Team Xen could track you down and deal with you), and the gold one was so that Team Xen could track her location and nab her. As for the purple ones? Honestly, I thought those were all duds. BUT THEN AGAIN... Honestly, I thought they were all originally part of the Xenpurgis, but I could be wrong. Looks like Isha doesn't get to use his revenge plan after all of spreading some deadly virus, causing a regional pandemic that would be just as bad as Storm-9. And hey, vaccines don't have tracking devices, there's no way that any organization, whether political, medical, business, evil, etc. would track anyone down who has a vaccine injected in them... right? I'm just gonna drop this here just in case...

Chapter LXXII: Void-Kissed Secrets Within the Dark! Am I… Am I dead? I wake up, and I see stars above and below me. Everywhere I look, it is as if I’m in space, or some sort of otherworldly real, colors and all... When I wake up, I the ground I walk on seems to appear in the shape of crying eyes… As soon as I walk, I find a Light Shard, which I use to heal my Pokémon, who really took a beating during those three battles in a row. Rest now, my friends… You have earned it for helping me get this far… However, as soon as I make my next step, Falcone breaks out of his ball once again, and turns to face me with his piercing red eye(s?)… Me: “You should be resting up, you know. Those battles must have taken a lot out of you, have they not?” Falcone: “Those small fries? Oh please. You know damn well I could have taken all of them on, you should have had me out fighting more of them!” Me: “And what if the PULSE-Hypno got to you? You would have been just as lost as I was.” Falcone: “You forget that I am a Dark-type Pokémon, that shit would have been NOTHING for me!” Me: “Heh… Your arrogance reminds me of… someone I knew.” Falcone: “Come on, you mean to tell me you have no fire in your heart left, boss? I KNOW you can do so much more!” Me: “You have a good point. But with everything that’s been happening recently… I cannot tell what is real and what is not anymore… But I have to keep trying. I have to keep moving, whether this is real or not.” Falcone: “THAT’S the spirit, boss! Keep on fighting until our very end!” Falcone and I keep on moving. For some reason, being here in this void reminds me of quite a few things… Suddenly, my eyes widen as I realize where I am as I remember these words… "You will meet the void. It will embrace you. That much is inevitable. What happens after that, however... That, not even Arceus must know." Perhaps this is the void I was fated to meet… Perhaps it has embraced me already… Perhaps it is inevitable… But I shall keep moving on. Not just for Reborn, but for myself. I am not meant to die here! I also realize that my body is not shrouded in mist as it was in my dreams, which is odd. Maybe I am really not dreaming all of this… But who knows? Falcone and I move down from the spot, and just as we are about to follow the path that looks like tears, the two eyes glow red, and the whole void turns a shade of red. Unable to move, all we hear are screams of agony and see what we can only make out to be streams of blood… The path that looks like tears also look like they are crying blood. However, this horror scene only happens in a flash, as it goes back to the mysterious, otherworldly appearance it takes. What the hell was that??? We move all the way down until we find a station master for what we think is a train? For some reason, it flashes back a memory in my mind… Station Master: “We’ve got your boarding passes. Let’s see… ??????, right?” Me: “Yup, that’s me. Thank you very much!” Station Master: “Another one for Reborn City, huh? They sure have been pushing that new League.” Me: “I have been hearing so much about it, for some reason I just feel compelled to enter.” Station Master: “Well, just between you, me, and the ol’ battered fence post, I hear Reborn City’s kind of a dump. Why anyone would wanna go there is beyond me.” Me: “A dump, you say? I have conquered regions far and wide. This should be easy enough for me as it is.” Station Master: “Buncha you ambitious Trainer-type folk have been headin’ out in droves, it’s nuts.” Me: “Well with my trusty bird by my side, we’ll take on anyone and everyone. Isn’t that right, Falcone?” Falcone: “Kroooooow!” Station Master: “Well, best of luck to you. Off you go now, train’s leaving any minute. When you come back, let me know how it goes, you hear?” Me: “Will do. Thank you very much!” Wait a minute… Have I been to Reborn City before all of this? That’s not all… I have had Falcone with me… since the start of my journey? And why could I not hear my own name??? Just who am I?! Another memory flashes in my head, whereas my appearance looks closer to my current self, sitting in a train station. However, I am given an application by a child to join this thing called “Hardcore”… Where have I heard that name before? I thought this was the first time I’ve ever been to Reborn… Just then, my body moves on its own, as they move like a train. It feels like I go on forever, until… CRASH! What appears to be Amethyst, pushes me out of the way as I move downward away from the other passengers. I see six passengers in total, with one of them being the one who recruited me to join Hardcore, but I do not see myself among them… What is going on?? Falcone and I keep going down until we find Julia. She introduces herself as the captain of cheer, pep, and all things bubbly and bright. Is this… the beginning all over again? She asks me if I am going to take on the Reborn League. Honestly, after all this? I’m not even sure if that is the path I’m actually taking anymore… If I say yes, she says that it was the only thing I could ever do anyway, but if I say no, then she asks me what the point was of beating them all for and says it must have been for my ego ego ego ego…. You get the idea. She then says that she’ll be looking forward to my challenge, so I should go on and get down to the Grand Hall already. She then vanishes into the void… We continue onward, and I find Victoria. I try to pass her, but she asks if I am Trevore. She introduces herself… but as Kiki. She says that it’s a pleasure to meet me and asks if everything is okay. She heard something happened at the station, but since I’m here, she guesses I’m alright. She tells me that Ame asked that she bring me in for salvation too, and says that it shouldn’t take long, and we should go inside… She moves up, and disappears, just like Julia. I follow the path to… “salvation”… until I find three tables filled with Pokeballs. Is this the place where I picked my starter? Is Charles even my first Pokémon at all? I look in the Pokeballs, but they’re all Murkrow! And not just any Murkrow, but black ones, just like Falcone! I pick one, and the Murkrow speaks, telling me that there is no will to fight. Just like that, the void shifts once again. As it does, I see black feathers falling from above… just like in my dreams! I follow the path again, but I find Cain, which is exactly how I remember the adventure playing out before. Cain: “Heyyy, you’re cute. You come around here often?” Falcone: “Cut the shit out, Cain! I know you’re the real deal!” Cain: “…” Me: “???” Cain: “Ahaha, just kidding~” Falcone: “Told you, boss!” Cain: “Man, Trevore, I am SO glad to see you. I mean, I thought I had stars in my eyes, but I guess it was just you~” Falcone: “Yeah yeah. We’re on a tight schedule here, you know!” Cain: “But really, I’ve been wandering around here for a while and I was starting to get worried. I have no idea how I got here, or what’s going on, but what do you say we stick together until we figure out what’s what in this place?” Me: “Works for me. You had better be on your guard, things have been rather strange here.” Cain: “Then again, there’s only one path, so I guess that won’t be hard. C’mon, let’s go~” Me: “Cain, wait!” Cain moves onward, but then he vanishes to the void. Falcone: “That idiot went on without us! Let’s catch up to him!” Me: “Falcone, wait. You’ve seen what’s been going on here. We have to be on our guard, we do not know what lies beyond the void.” Falcone: “Yeah yeah, whatever. Let’s just get this over with!” We keep moving until we encounter Julia again, and she welcomes me to the Super-Duper-Ultra-Hyper-Electro-Dazzle Happy Boom-Time House of Cheer. She tells me to just ignore all the superlame reality junk, and she needs more banners, streamers, and… ways to cover up the persisting revelation that the best years of her life are already behind her and from now on everything is an inevitable decline. She wonders if that’s a safety hazard, but then shrugs it off saying who cares. She also tells me to not think she’ll go easy on me just because I’m the one that he chose, and as former captain cheerleader, she has to convince herself that the Onyx Trainer’s School’s honor depends on her. Julia: “OTS, we represent! We pack a punch and don’t relent! All right, all right, all right! I’m wired, so let’s—” Just then, she disappears into the void, just like before. Who is this “he” that supposedly chose me? Falcone and I continue onward, until we find Fern standing in front of a gate. He tells me that a little birdie told him I was coming here to challenge his sister, but he knows me. He believes that I don’t deserve to challenge her because I’m not good enough. However, he also says that not even he was good enough. He says that maybe I don’t understand why he’s doing this, and it’s not like it’s a matter of their family, and their school’s pride. He steps backwards through the gate, and he says that I’m worthy, and he never was. He leaves, walking into the void. I try to follow him, but I get taken into another part of the void. He was never worthy? Wait a minute… That reminds me of that one fortune teller’s fortune for me… If I never existed, that would mean that Fern would have had a chance! Falcone and I walk further into the void, until we find a battlefield-like part where Florinia is on the other side. She silently stares at us, until she speaks out, pleading someone to notice… She then fades into the void, and we continue onward until we see Corey falling out of nowhere, deeper into the void… Some sort of memory pops into my head, and all I can see is myself falling into a darkness similar to Corey… I try to resurface, but something pulls me down deeper into the dark. Why am I getting these flashes in my head? I continue the path and find Cal and Shelly together. I continue onward and find them again, and again. The third time I see them, I see the moment that pushed them away from each other, and then I find Cal on his own, as well as him being overwhelmed by many Blakes. I’m guessing that’s one way to interpret the fact that Blake completely overwhelms him. Continuing down the path, I find Blake and Cal as children, with Blake hitting Cal, while the current Cal looks onward at the scene, with Shelly looking away from him. Falcone and I continue onward until we find a path in the void that looks like Dr. Connal’s Orphanage… When we try to walk through, we hear Heather’s voice, asking what the creep is doing, and to let her go. Sigmund’s voice says that the girl is completely out of control, telling his orderlies to hold her down. We continue, but his voice resurfaces, telling them to begin the treatment at 100 volts. Heather tells him that he’ll never get away with this, calling him a dirty old man. Sigmund tells them to make that 110 volts, and to bind her as well. We continue until we think we’re off the “building”, but Sigmund tells her to hold still, as she may feel a little shock. Of course, instead of her getting shocked, I am the one getting shocked instead… Just then, I hear a roaring screech of pain, wondering just who else is feeling pain besides me? I turn around and ask Falcone, and he says it wasn’t him. We continue to walk down the path, until we find Anna. Anna: “Oh, it WAS you!” Me: “What do you mean?” Anna: “Your light shines brightest in the darkness after all! So make sure you never, ever, ever stop shining, no matter what happens~” Me: “Okay?” Anna: “I know this is a little backwards, but just hang in there, okay? She should open a path for you… Unless… Hey, Trevore?” Me: “Yes?” Anna: “If two stars fall, passing like ships in the night, do you think they would wish upon each other? If that would happen, then which wish would win?” Me: “I believe the one that has a stronger will would win.” Anna: “Maybe we’ll just have to chase them to the horizon to find out!” Me: “Anna, wait a minute!” Falcone: “Get back here! We have several questions for you!” Anna runs off the path to the void, leaving Falcone and I no choice but to continue our path. I continue onward until I find Sigmund at what appears to be a funeral for his deceased sister, Lizzie… Just then, a memory flashes into my mind once more… This time, it’s a funeral in which Falcone and I look onward with those who seem to be members of my family. The man that is buried in front of us is… our father. I can’t tell if this is part of the void or not, but I see myself drifting away from my own family after this. I believe I was originally meant to take up my father’s legacy, but overwhelmed with sorrow, I ended up running away from that path. Another man, who looks exactly like me, walks away onto a different path as well. Instead of having a Honchkrow like I do, a Mismagius appears behind him as he walks away. The better question is, what did we run away to do? Why is this memory coming back to me now? I still cannot tell what memories are real, or if they are just illusion of my past. I continue onward, and find Cain again. Cain: “Oh, geez, there you are. It’s really you this time, right?” Me: “Depends, are you really you?” Cain: “I lost you before, and I’ve been seeing some really weird stuff down here…” Me: “Me too. What have you seen?” Cain: “Earlier, I saw a version of you… but I think it was from the past?” Me: “Interesting… Did it see you?” Cain: “You didn’t seem to even see me at all. It was pretty cold. But I thought we were gonna stick together, ahaha…” Me: “Next time you shouldn’t just run on ahead.” Cain: “Listen… I keep feeling like there’s something just behind me. So really… Stay close this time, okay? Let’s go slow together.” Me: “Of course… wait, where are you going this time?” Cain slowly walks away, deeper into the void. I try and chase after him, but I eventually find Kiki (not Victoria). She welcomes me once more, and returns as well, striking in perfect mortality, with all the fury that her soul may harbor. She says that is all she can amount to, because “defeat the inner chaos?” She asks if I really thought she was only talking about zen of the mind, and she could be centered to dead-zero and she will still end up… she disappears into the void… but right as I continue to walk the path… I find Garchomp in the void, and it walks closer to me. However, the closer it walks towards me, the more it shifts into some otherworldly being… a Grim Reaper-like entity, in which Garchomp’s scythe hands turn into a real scythe, ready to reap. I can’t really get a good look at this creature, but just as its about to strike, it disappears, as Kiki resurfaces. Kiki: “How is it FAIR that I had to be the one to go!? How is it FAIR that my body had to be the one KILLING itself?! I DIDN’T ASK FOR THIS. Do you think I was SATISFIED? Do you think I didn’t have DREAMS?! Do you think I new a SINGLE GODDAMN THING about staying CALM?! Defeat the inner chaos? I AM MADE OF CHAOS! AND THERE’S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THAT! Unlike these whiny, self-absorbed children whose greatest problem is what their FUCKING HAIR looks like. They have NO idea what it’s like to wake up one day and suddenly hear that despite EVERYTHING they have EVER sought to do with their life, despite giving themselves to others every step of the way, despite surviving a “family” that communicated mainly in drugs and violence, despite having climbed over all of the SHIT of life just to make ONE GODDAMN OASIS of serenity in this FUCKING BALLISTIC world… The only reward you get is DEATH. DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH. Tear my stomach open. Pick out my intestines. Grind them into the dirt. My body would do it all on its own anyway. The only thing I ever taught was mercy. But no one could teach that to me.” Kiki fades into the void, and I only have one thing to say. What the fuck… was that? Holy shit… Falcone and I continue onward, until we find the root of Cain and Aya’s problem… their broken family. Young Cain is in the corner crying, and their parents are arguing, with Aya trying to make things better by promising to clean her room and not complaining anymore, promising she’ll do anything she needs to if they just love each other again. Unfortunately, their parents divorce, and we see them living with separate families. Eventually, it gets so bad, that even Cain runs away. Aya sees that he finally left too, and she knows that she’s a toxic person, but he could have at least said goodbye first, but she guesses that’s just what she deserves. Oddly I see Corey at that scene, but I continue onward until I find Cain again. Cain: “Oh… it really is just you, isn’t it…” Me: “No matter where you run, I will follow.” Cain: “This place is running me a bit ragged… and not in the good way.” Me: “Tell me about it. I keep seeing the weirdest shit I never thought I’d see, I can’t even tell what’s real anymore.” Cain: “If I keep seeing things about you, probably you’ve seen some things about me. To be honest, I’d rather just forget about most of that stuff. Well, obviously that’s why I ran, ahaha…” Me: “…” Cain: “… But then, the only place I ever ran was in circles. I guess it’s hard to do anything else when you don’t know where to go.” Me: “Or what to do. Even worse is if you don’t even know who you are anymore.” Cain: “Hey, Trevore?” Me: “Yes?” Cain: “Do you know what you want to do in the future? Like, after this is all over?” Me: “Well, it’s just like I’ve said. It’s to the point where I don’t even know who I am, where I am, or why I am even here anymore doing what I am. Even after all of this is over, I am still unsure what the future holds for me.” Cain: “Then I guess we’re made for each other after all.” Me: “I suppose so, in a sense.” Cain: “So many people seem like they’re just cut out and set on whatever it is they want to do, but I never was like that.” Me: “Isn’t that the truth.” Cain: “Ahaha, I can barely settle on a romantic partner. Even with how much I joke and flirt about that stuff, it’s just a way of keeping myself safe from commitments and disappointment. If those are even any different. Who knows~” Me: “Yeah… who really knows for sure.” Cain: “Maybe one day I could find somewhere I can actually feel like I belong. Place or person—either way. But I’ve gotten around enough to know that I’m the problem—not them. Even if they do nothing wrong, I still never feel like I can stay.” Me: “Maybe I’m still trying to find that too.” Cain: “But hey, everyone’s a little bit broken, right? And some pieces just don’t fit together. No matter how much lotion…” Me: “Cain…” Cain: “Well, never mind! You can go on ahead this time. Sticking together never works out anyway. And maybe, just this time, I’ll stop running.” Me: “That’s the spirit, face your fears!” Cain: “I think I’ve got some thinking to do… But don’t be afraid to call me up later~” Me: We’ll need your help later. Listen, I think Anna said that someone will be coming to save us. When that time comes and you’re done facing your fears, do you think you’ll be able to come back and help us fight Team Meteor once and for all?” Cain: “I promise I’ll do anything I can to help. You have my word!” I leave Cain to deal with his own problems, and I continue down the path until I find the Doctor again. This time, he’s surrounded by multiple clones of his sister Lizzy. He says that we meet again, and has no intention of extending to me the same mercy as when we last me.t. He is here to reclaim what has been stolen from him, in which he promises to his sister Lizzy that he will do must be done for her sake. The clones of Lizzie disappear, but then Sigmund goes mad, repeatedly saying “Lizzy, Lizzy…” That guy has issues… I continue onward, and this time I find multiple clones of Corey, with one near his wife’s death bed. I also find Sirius, who curses that feral woman, and curses her husband twice. He believes that history cares nothing for hopeless romanticism, and says that Corey is as naïve as he’s been. He believes that neither does history care for its own study, and he only needed to recover the scars that he carved, not earn his own. However, he understands now that reality accepts nothing less than full commitment and sacrifice. He believes that those unwilling to choose that path have it chosen for them, and then there’s only one road left to walk for him, which is ironic because this loss was just what he needed to gleam the way. He believes that history is written by the winners, and he has written too much already, so now there is only one choice. The scars he carved…. What does he mean by that? I continue down the path of the void, until I find Lin, who laughs and says that I thought I was strong together with my allies, and here I am now. She tells me to let this be a lesson: Numbers do not help, friends do not help, nothing ever helps, no one ever helps. She stresses this last part of the lesson, then vanishes into the void. I head deeper, and find Corey mourning the loss of Heather. However, as I head deeper, I find somebody standing over my body in a strange looking pod… I can’t really get a good look at this stranger, but I do see a number on the screen the stranger is looking at… 75%... Slightly nerved, I move on. I find shapes of crosses as well as a LOT of Elias. As I start to run past them, the cross shapes twist and turn to a different shape… The Elias’ all turn over to me, slowly morphing into winged… soldiers? They give an odd salute, saluting me as I walk past them. “Success or death. There is no in between.” These are the words that hit my very core. As they salute me, they also disappear within the void, and I make my way to see Luna being adopted by Radomus, who is wearing a Honchkrow hat. I make my way to the end of the path, and find a mysterious purple-haired woman, who tells me a story… ???: “Once upon a time, a belt of meteors swept across the universe. But one day, one of those little meteors decided she wanted to go further than any of the others ever had. So she kicked up her trail, revved up her space dust, and off she went, sailing far, far away across the galaxy, further than all her best friends, further than all her loving family, further than any meteor had ever known it was possible to even go. And when she was very, very tired of flying so far away, she found a little planet she liked, and she thought she would finally rest. So the little meteor started to descend to the planet’s surface. But that planet’s atmosphere was so hot, and so thick, and the little meteor was so exhausted from flying so many millions and millions of moons across space… … that she burnt right up in the sky! And do you know what happened? All the people on that planet looked up, and they said “Look! A shooting star! Let’s make a wish!” And so, everyone on that little planet, which had scarcely seen such a star in its life, wished, and wished, and wished, and wished with all their might, and those people smiled, and knew hope like they had never known before, and felt happy. And by the time it would have come to the surface, there was nothing of that little meteor left at all… It had all—poof!—vanished! And even though it disappeared from the world forever, do you know what that little meteor did? It lived happily ever after, in the joy it brought, and the hearts it touched, and the smiles it inspired in its final moments as a shooting star. So even with its last little itty bitty bit of life, it never, ever regretted what it had done, even once. So be sure to smile for me too, okay?” With that said, the mysterious woman disappears within the stars, just like the little meteor that could. The void shifts once again, and I find Radomus with no hat this time, saying that she could have been a meteorite instead… He vanishes, and I am left confused. Is that woman his wife? Zina Vanhanen? Was she the meteor that fell? I continue, and pass through the many different stages of Radomus and Gossip Gardevoir’s lives. I see Radomus wearing a Team Meteor uniform, even when Gardevoir was just a Ralts! Then Kirlia… Then when she became a Gardevoir, I find that he’s still wearing a Team Meteor uniform! Was he always a member of Team Meteor this whole time? I pass through Radomus and his many outfits, I walk over a path that looks like the Meteor logo, and find some sort of odd get-together with Radomus, Gossip Gardevoir, Serra, Noel, Anna, Luna, Bennett, and Elias. What’s going on here? Unless it’s what I think it is… I continue onward, and find visions of Taka and Luna, turning away from their fathers’ faith in Arceus. I move along the path, and as soon as I get into a clearing, I am stopped by a mysterious voice… ???: “Hee hee hee~ This is funny… Me: “That voice… I recognize it!” ???: “Hey… Don’t you even know who your real ally is? Don’t you? Don’t you~?” Me: “I don’t even know what is going on anymore. It’s hard to tell who my allies are if I don’t even know myself.” ???: “Hey… Who’s really made it so you could get it this far? Who? Who~?” Me: “My guess is… You? Honestly, it seems no matter what I do, my choices are all scripted anyway.” ???: “Hey… Haven’t you been having fun? Haven’t you? Haven’t you!?” Me: “Okay… Now you’re starting to creep me out. Whoever you are, you better show yourself. Now.” ???: “So you’re like me… Hehehehe~ Why else would you keep playing?” Me: “This is all a game to you? We’ll see about that…” I can no longer hear the voice, which means I am safe to traverse once more. However, as soon as I leave the section where I heard the voice, I could feel a lone heartbeat… Is my time running out? No… not yet. I can still fight! I As I climb up the void, I can faintly see a message written in the stars albeit very, very, faintly… “IT WAS ANNA” That sounds very odd… Is Anna that mysterious voice that’s been helping me this whole time, or is it somebody else? When I pass that message, I find Serra completely split in two. As I continue onward, I find Elias surrounding “Pre-Bennett” with clones of himself, and then I find “Post-Bennett” standing over the bodies of Laura, Serra, and Luna. Shortly past that, I find Gossip Gardevoir, just staring off into the abyss. Gossip Gardevoir: “If this is what it’s like to die, I don’t mind.” Me: “How are you feeling?” Gossip Gardevoir: “I feel… Happy. I was finally able to be of use to my master. And that feeling is my own. My own… No matter how intensely I may feel it, even I know the truth. All of my desire for him is just a reflection of his own longing for her. And neither of us could ever realize it. After all, a human, marrying a Pokémon? How gauche! Unthinkable! These aren’t the dark ages anymore.” Me: “Hey, you would be surprised just at what people are into.” Gossip Gardevoir: “I’m not stupid, just a mess. And even if I put all of those thoughts square out of my head, I know they would all come rushing back the moment I saw him again. Is that just how crushes are? Or is it just part of my fate to only have his feelings?” Me: “Feelings are a complicated thing, aren’t they?” Gossip Gardevoir: “I suppose I’ll never find out. Not anymore. For now, I would rather like to sleep, for a very, very long time.” Me: “Well in that case, I bid you goodnight.” I walk past Gossip Gardevoir, and I find what appears to be Terra before she became… well, the thing that she is today. Honestly, she looks like a pumpkin, it’s adorable. As soon as I try to pass her though, the whole section glitches, and she becomes the menace that she is today. Unfortunately, I have to go around her and the glitchy mess if I want to continue. I pass all of that until I see a repeat of Amaria jumping off the edge, with Titania trying to save her. Amaria disappears, and Titania says that it’s better this way, but I’m not the one who gets to decide that. Or maybe Amaria’s not the one who gets to decide? I’m not sure, really. I move down the “waterfall”, until I get to the base of it. As soon as I continue, I can feel a ghost behind me… Taka: “Trevore…” Me: “Taka…” Taka: “I… don’t want…” Taka starts disappearing, but keeps holding on to tell me what he has to say. Taka: “To… give up… I want—" Taka glows up a bit, getting his message across. Taka: “To be able… to fight like you… Please—” Taka starts fading out of existence and back. Taka: “It hurts… Don’t—Don’t forget me…” Me: “Taka! I will never forget you! We may not have known each other much, and I cannot tell what’s real anymore, but I promise that in all my power, I swear I will never forget you.” Taka disappears, until he is gone. Falcone: “Boss… Your eyes…” Me: “It’s fine… Even if I can’t tell what’s real or not, I will try to remember… Who I am… What my purpose is…” Falcone: “Better hope so! We have much left to do!” Me: “Right… Let’s get moving.” Falcone and I continue down the path, and find Cal getting shoved into the void by Blake. As I continue along the path, I find Cal and Blake as children, sitting in the cold void. Cal asks his older brother how much longer he thinks they have to stay out here, and Blake says that it’s as long as a rope. Cal asks how long a rope is, and Blake says as long as it needs to be, which confuses Cal even more. I continue, and Cal says that he was just tired, which Blake tells him to stop making excuses. Cal says that he didn’t mean to ruin anything, and Blake says that if he’s really tired, he should go to sleep. Cal asks if he means here in the snow, and Blake sarcastically tells him no, in the luxury down bed they’ve got, but says yes, out here. I continue up the path, and Cal asks Blake if dad won’t be mad after this. Blake tells him that he will if he keeps asking things like that, but Cal complains that he’s so cold. Blake says that’s kind of the point, and Cal complains that he wants to go inside, and Blake tells him to stop complaining, saying it’s his fault they’re in this situation in the first place. Cal apologizes, which Blake tells him that he’s not, and Cal says that he is, and that Blake is starting to sound like their father. Blake says that it’s better him than Cal. You boys must have been though so much… What caused you to turn to Meteor? I walk up the path, and find that I’m back to the crying eyes. Instead of seeing the previous event happening again, I find Shade on one eye as I cross. When I talk to him, he vanishes. When I’m crossing over the other eye, A mysterious woman in a black and red suit with black hair appears… Just like in the prophecy where I didn’t exist! A memory flashes back to me as I see her… “…And a taciturn woman in a black and red suit… …The sleeping star invokes a wish. From there, the suited girl disappears. And that future follows shortly after.” It is her! The taciturn woman! Shade is the woman from that future! Which means… Maybe that future would have played out… Had I not met Fern in front of Blackstream Factory! Or maybe, it happened before… And the timeline in which I do exist… is Reborn’s second chance! I still do not know if it is all real, but I will try for the sake of Reborn… I will save it! The taciturn woman disappears, just like Shade before. I follow down the shaky path, until I find Ame, Victoria, Adrienn, and Arc. However, before I can even talk to them, I hear Hydreigon’s cry… Just like that, all of their heads are ripped clean off of their bodies, and one by one, their bodies collapse to the void. Unable to speak, I move down the path, and keep going what seems to be for miles until I find ZEL, who starts to vanish. Next to me, however, two girls appear, one with pink hair, and the other with blue, as they move away into the void. Judging from how they shortly appeared after Zero left, I’m guessing that those two were Eve and Lumi! I continue the path, and I eventually find what appears to be Lin in a suit of armor. I approach, and it gets stabbed. As it falls to the floor, I find blood on the back of the armor, seeing that it is indeed Taka who has fallen. Taka… I will avenge you. As I start to move again, I move forward until I find what seems to be a dead end. However, all the way at the end, I see a growing shadow coming towards me. It starts to take a humanoid form of a man shrouded in black mist, and the void turns a blood red, with many crying souls moaning in the void. As it creeps closer, I start to take a good look at it, and to my horror, it is the same image as before, as the mist dissipates, revealing an angel of death with a scythe. I gaze upon its face, and it has the face of a skeletal crow, and its large wings are outstretched. Its body is also skeletal and bird-like, with piercing red eyes. The monstrous creature draws closer, ready to swing its scythe and take my soul. ???: “Purge… Cleanse… Every last soul…” However, before it could end my life… ???: “Enough.” A different path shines through the void, but just as I turn back around to face my end, the creature is gone. Luna appears from the shining light, standing as my savior. Luna: “How do you do, Trevore?” Me: “Better now that you’re here.” Luna: “It has been a fair few moments since our last visit, has it not?” Me: “Indeed. I also have a few bit of news to tell you.” Luna: “But let us not linger on this. I fear you have dallied here far too long as is. Though I do not fault you for it, this is my home rather than yours. So I will handle this place from here.” Me: “But Luna…” Luna: “Please, the way forward is yours, and yours alone. With the way to the light clear, I have no choice but to accept that my story is not over yet. With that, I make my way out of the void, and back into the light, with these words burned into my mind. "IT WAS ANNA" Trevore's End Chapter Thoughts Whether I am dead or alive... I will see this through to the end. Even if I do not know who I am or what I am doing, I will forge a new path! ............................ Annnnnnd done with part 1 of Dialogue Hell. The next chapter is part 2, although I feel like that one will take less time, considering that it is just dialogue, and I'm not moving around in a void. Honestly I'm ready for more, but I'll try getting it done whenever I can, like always. I wanted to also add a bit more to my time within the void, much like those "dream" chapters before, and I thought the void was the best way to do that. I could have done more, but honestly I feel like I've already done too much with it. Maybe I'm just modest. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed reading! Stay tuned for more! Team Updates There isn't really much done here, since it's just dialogue. Team Reborn Name: Trevore Gender: Male Position/Role: Chosen One, Leader of Team Reborn, Savior of Reborn, Champion-To-Be (The people have spoken), Former Holder of the Ruby Ring, Former Holder of the Amethyst Pendant, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: ??? Status: Alive?; I appear to be alive, but after current events, I am not so sure if I am anymore. I just made it out of the void, and am going back to the light. Name: Amethyst Liddell Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Champion of the Reborn League, Former Administrator of the Reborn League, Former Leader of Team Reborn Current Location: Devon Corp. Status: Deceased; Murdered by Lin's Hydreigon after she ordered it to kill her. Her head was devoured by Hydreigon. Name: Victoria Marlow Gender: Female Position/Role: Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Reserve Gym Leader, Contributor of Reborn City's Restoration, Co-Administrator of Reborn League, Friendly Rival Current Location: Grand Hall Status: Alive; Currently oversees the League duties in the Grand Hall, such as contacting me. Currently doing paperwork as well. Name: Cain LaRue Gender: Male Position/Role: Guardian of the Children, Former Reserve Gym Leader, Singer of Team Reborn, Friendly Rival Current Location: ??? Status: Alive; He was back to his normal self, but decided to stay in the void to stop running away from his problems. Name: Julia Wilde Gender: Female Position/Role: Peridot Ward Gym Leader, Team Reborn's Explosives Director, Neo-Circuit Power Plant Director Current Location: Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Chilling at the mansion. Juuuuuuuust chilling. Name: Florinia Sevilla Gender: Female Position/Role: Onyx Ward Gym Leader, Head Instructor of Onyx Trainer's School, Head Analyst For Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Operating at the base in Calcenon City, assigned Hardy and I to stop Team Meteor's plans over Agate City. Name: Shelly Citra Gender: Female Position/Role: Lapis Ward Gym Leader, Bookworm of Team Reborn Current Location: Glass Workstation, but also ??? Status: Alive; Sleeping due to the PULSE-Hypno, but alive. Name: Amaria Fiore Gender: Female Position/Role: Fiore Mansion Gym Leader, Water's Edge of Team Reborn, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Unknown; Probably went to kill herself after the battle. Name: Corey "Agent Beryl" Molinar Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Beryl Ward Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Former Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased, Fell off of Beryl Bridge in suicide. His remains were cleaned up by Shade. Name: Heather Molinar Gender: Female Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City, Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Unknown (Most likely Ametrine City) Status: Alive; Currently holding the Ruby Ring, dropped off Shelly, who then went searching for the twins with Cain shortly after. Name: Anna Gender: Female Position/Role: Guardian Angel of Team Reborn, Stargazer Current Location: Glass Workstation/??? Status: Alive; She was found sleeping in Lumi's pod inside the Glass Workstation. She was distraught over Taka's death, but believes she can fix it somehow. She is currently sleeping and refuses to wake up. However, she was also found in the void, seemingly the real Anna instead of a vision. Name: Noel Gender: Male Position/Role: Orphanage Gym Leader, Strategist of Team Reborn Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: Alive; He was found sleeping in Eve's pod inside the Glass Workstation. Name: Charlotte Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Calcenon City Gym Leader, Firebug of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently keeping an eye on Saphira after she hauled her back to Calcenon City from the Control Center. Name: Laura Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Member of the Elite Four, Botanist of Team Reborn, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Found captive by Team Meteor, sleeping on the table in the Atrium of the Glass Workstation. Name: Saphira Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Labradorra City Gym Leader, Guardian Angel of Calcenon City and Labradorra City Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Was found by Charlotte in the Control Center all worn out after she destroyed the place. Name: Kiki Mikael Argall Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Former Apophyll Academy Gym Leader Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Solaris' Garchomp on Pyrous Mountain. Victoria recently visited her grave in Beryl Cemetery. Name: Aya LaRue Gender: Female Position/Role: Byxbysion Wasteland Gym Leader, Wasteland Queen of Team Reborn Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Currently a hostage of Team Meteor in Labradorra City after saving my life from Sirius' Chandelure. Name: Hardy Andersen Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate City Gym Leader, Guitarist of Team Reborn Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Currently infiltrating the Glass Workshop with me to stop Team Meteor. However, he is currently sleeping in the elevator after Bennett had PULSE-Hypno put us to sleep. Name: Serra Voclain Gender: Female Position/Role: Spinel Town Gym Leader, Model of Team Reborn Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Currently stopping Team Meteor with Radomus, Luna, and Gossip Gardevoir. Name: Titania Andersen Gender: Female Position/Role: Tourmaline Desert Gym Leader, Guardian of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently talking and catching up with Florinia. Name: Luna Hazel "Vanhanen" Gender: Female Position/Role: Iolia Valley Gym Leader, Former Holder of the Emerald Brooch Current Location: ??? Status: Alive; Currently trapped in the void after saving me. Name: Gossip Gardevoir Gender: Female Position/Role: TV Star and News Reporter of Team Reborn Current Location: ??? Status: Alive; Currently trapped within the void after she created a black hole. Name: Samson Alvarez Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Fighting Leader, Strongman of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate Circus Status: Alive; Currently went to go blow some steam. Name: Ciel Featherstone Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Flying Leader, Skydancer of Team Reborn Current Location: Agate Circus Status: Alive; Currently sitting on the couch, lonely at the top. Name: Cal Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Pyrous Mountain Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Ametrine City Status: Alive; Currently doing some things of his own. Name: "DJ Arclight", "Arc" Gender: Male Position/Role: DJ and Radio Host of Team Reborn and Reborn Nightclub Current Location: Reborn City; Most likely went back to the Nightclub after resting in the Grand Hall Status: Alive; He now wears an eye patch, but he is okay. I helped him finish taking care of the stolen Pokemon problem in Reborn City. Name: Adrienn Flores Gender: Non-Binary Position/Role: Coral Ward Gym Leader, Figurehead of Reborn City Restoration Project, Co-Administrator of the Reborn League Current Location: Reborn City; Last seen in the Coral Ward Gym. Status: Alive; Currently doing some Reborn business after challenging me to a battle. Name: Taka Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Admin of Team Meteor, Loyal Son of Solaris, Vagrant Current Location: Unknown; Most likely buried Status: Deceased; Lin finally caught up to him, and tricked Titania into killing him with her Aegislash when she thought she killed Lin. Currently is haunting me. Team Meteor Name: Solaris Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Boss of Team Meteor, Direct Guardian of the Meteor, Elias' Master and Friend, Taka's Father Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Disappointed that Team Meteor failed to retrieve the Sapphire Bracelets in Fiore Mansion. Name: Lin Gender: Female Position/Role: True Leader of Team Meteor, "Champion" of Reborn (Technically) Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Never After Status: Alive; Left Never After after tricking Titania into killing Taka with her own Aegislash, then somehow miraculously survived when she herself got stabbed by the same blade. Lin currently believes that she and I are working together. Name: Elias "El" Hazel Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Agent (Most Likely Admin) of Team Meteor, Cult Leader of Arceus Cult, Holder of the Emerald Brooch, Solaris' Servant and Friend, Mentor to Bennett Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Subseven Sanctum Status: Alive; Currently holds the Emerald Brooch after taking it from Luna. Recently signed Bennett on as an Elite Four member. Name: "Sirius" Gender: Male Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor, Executioner, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Currently has Aya as a hostage, and also failed to invade Fiore Mansion for the Sapphire Bracelets. Name: "ZEL" ("Zero", Evelynn "Eve" Seijaya, and Lumina "Lumi" Seijaya) Gender: Male ("Zero"), Female (Evelynn and Lumina) Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor ("Zero" is, Evelynn and Lumina were forced to be in Team Meteor after being merged with "Zero"), Overseer of the PULSE Project, Creator of the PULSE Project (Evelynn) Current Location: Glass Workstation; Eve and Lumi's Espeon and Glaceon are oddly in the Glass Workstation, with Eve and Lumi's bodies nowhere to be seen. They are all likely in the Glass Workstation somewhere. Zero is in the Atrium controlling the PULSE-Hypno. Status: Zero is alive, Eve and Lumi are unknown; After the PULSE-Magnezone was destroyed, Zero was the only one remaining, and he went insane from the aftermath. Eve and Lumi's bodies were supposedly in the Glass Workstation. Zero is in the Atrium controlling the PULSE-Hypno. Name: Dr. Sigmund "The Doctor" Connal Gender: Male Position/Role: Resident Psychiatrist to Reborn City, Administrator of the Reborn City Orphanage, Doctor of Team Meteor, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Last seen taunting Saphira behind the barrier. He is likely deep in Labradorra City by now. Name: Blake Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ametrine City Gym Leader, Agent of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown: Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Failed to take the Sapphire Bracelets with Team Meteor. Name: Terra "TERRAWR" Pierce Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Ground Leader, Hacker of Team Meteor, Meme Queen, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Glitch City Status: Alive; Stuck inside her own computer. She'll most likely get out eventually. Name: Bennett Voclain Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Agent of Team Meteor, Elias' Student, Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Currently trying to maintain control of me through the PULSE-Hypno after stealing the Sapphire Bracelets. Name: Fern Sevilla Gender: Male Position/Role: Reserve Gym Leader, Biggest Asshole in Existence, My Biggest Enemy, Agent of Team Meteor, Original Chosen One Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Stormed out of Fiore Mansion crying after disowning his sister, said he would meet up with Team Meteor later. Name: "Aster" Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ace of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Gave Eclipse's body to her father to take care of, and left Team Meteor. Name: Caitlyn "Eclipse" Fisher Position/Role: Former Dame of Team Meteor Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Deceased; Her soul was burned away by Sirius' Chandelure after she betrayed Team Meteor by shutting off the PULSE-Clawitzer. Her body is currently in bed at her father's home in Calcenon City. Name: Simon Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Peridot Ward Status: Alive; Left to reconsider after finding out that Tara was related to him. He left Team Meteor after she died. Name: Tara Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Saphira's Dragonite. Drowned in Tanzan Cove. Turns out to be related to Simon. Neutral Spectrum Name: Radomus Vanhanen Gender: Male Position/Role: Vanhanen Castle Gym Leader, Grandmaster of Chess, Former Member of Team Meteor, Holder of the Amethyst Pendant Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Currently trying to stop Team Meteor with Gossip Gardevoir, Serra, and Luna. I did find out through the void that he was at one point a member of Team Meteor... Name: Shade Gender: ??? (I usually refer as Male) Position/Role: Yureyu Power Plant Gym Leader, Mysterious Entity Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Water Treatment Center Status: ???; Not sure whether to call him alive or dead, but Shade seems to be smiling down upon me with Anna. Name: Falcone Gender: Male Position/Role: Ace Pokemon in My Team, Self-Proclaimed P.I.M.P. Current Location: ??? Status: ???; I want to say that he is alive, but I am not really sure. One might say he looks kinda dead inside, but that might just be me, considering that he looks just as nightmarish as he did in my dream. He was roaming the void with me as we saw the strange things in there. Current Pokemon Stats Since this chapter is just dialogue, nobody has leveled up. Honchkrow Name: Falcone Level: 89 Moves: Sucker Punch, Brave Bird, Fly, Roost Charizard Name: Charles Level: 88 Moves: Strength, Rock Smash Dragon Pulse, Heat Wave Empoleon Name: Pierce Level: 86 Moves: Surf, Metal Claw, Icy Wind, Agility Silvally Name: Goddard Level: 78 Moves: X-Scissor, Multi-Attack, Air Slash, Iron Head Gyarados Name: Hydra Level: 90 Moves: Dragon Dance, Ice Fang, Waterfall, Crunch Gardevoir Name: Amelia Level: 79 Moves: Calm Mind, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Moon Blast Salamence Name: Storm Level: 86 Moves: Dragon Dance, Dragon Claw, Crunch, Fly Klefki Name: Boo Boo Keys Level: 88 Moves: Double Team, Swagger, Substitute, Thunder Wave http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/319.gif Sharpedo Name: Archer Level: 71 Moves: Surf, Crunch, Ice Fang, Slash http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/454.gif Toxicroak Name: Corey Level: 79 Moves: Rock Smash, Poison Jab, Strength, Sucker Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/053.gif Persian Name: Persian Level: 67 Moves: Taunt, Power Gem Bite, Fake Out http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/064.gif Kadabra Name: Henry Level: 31 Moves: Teleport, Disable, Psybeam, Charge Beam Porygon Name: Zero Level: 60 Moves: Discharge, Lock-On, Tri-Attack, Magic Coat Lucario Name: Auriol Level: 85 Moves: Close Combat, Swords Dance, Extreme Speed, Ice Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/133.gif Eevee Name: Eevee Level: 5 Moves: Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Sand-Attack Gengar Name: Gengar Level: 72 Moves: Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Dark Pulse, Mean Look Metagross Name: Megaman X Level: 79 Moves: Meteor Mash, Zen Headbutt, Grass Knot, Hammer Arm http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/119.gif Seaking Name: Lips Level: 74 Moves: Soak, Waterfall, Dive, Drill Run http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/132.gif Ditto Name: Ditto Level: 5 Moves: Transform http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/001.gif Bulbasaur Name: Bulbasaur Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/258.gif Mudkip Name: Mudkip Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/498.gif Tepig Name: Tepig Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip

Chapter LXXI: Mind Games Deep Within the Glass Workstation! I walk through the door and enter the atrium with Glaceon and Espeon. I hear a voice coming from the balcony, and see that it is none other than Zero, standing over the PULSE-Hypno. He seems to act like Lumi, saying that they’ve been looking everywhere for Glaceon. He calls it to come back to him, and Zero goes back to his arrogant self, asking “Lumi” if “she” really thinks that’s going to work. “Eve” responds by agreeing, and that if beckoning them was all that were necessary, “they” would not be in this predicament. “Lumi” apologizes, saying that “she” wasn’t thinking, and that “she” never thinks. “She” then says that they came in, and there’s me. “Lumi” asks if I am here to ruin everything again, and wonders why else would I have “stolen” them, and says that “they’re” the ones who cared for them. “She” demands I give them back, and Zero starts to mentally break down more, begging to give “them” back, saying I took “them” away. “Do you have any idea how quiet it is without them? Do you? Do you? Do you? Do you? DO YOU?!” Looking at Zero, I can clearly see how disheveled and mentally unstable he has become. Bennett tells Zero that is enough, and says that he could commend me on getting here once again despite the sleep effect, but that’s hardly necessary. After all, he believes that I’ve never really known failure. He says that maybe, just maybe, I’ve lost a battle or two. In his eyes, that’s not a failure, that’s just a setback, and that I always end up on top. He wonders why, and wonders if it is my determination, or if justice is on my side. Or maybe it’s just the bond I have with my Pokémon and friends. However, all of those things are just cliches to handwave the fact that in this world, some people are given the privilege to succeed, and some are not. Bennett believes that he is fortunate enough to have come into that privilege after having been denied it for years, but I… This is just how I’ve always been, ever since I got to Reborn. He hopes that whatever god I pray to, that I’ve paid my tithes. Bennett intends to test the limits of my fortune until they break, as he tells Zero to bring out the others as it is time for a reunion. Zero quietly understands and says that I can see how it has to have my friends ripped away too. He tells Hypno to bring them out, and just then, I see both Cain and Shelly in front of my own eyes, unable to move their bodies at will, with blank expressions on their faces. Zero proudly says that they can’t hear me anymore, and Bennett responds with how I don’t say much anyway. Zero asks how it feels, and Bennett tells him to save the gloating for later, as they are on a schedule here. He says that the others should be coming shortly too, and they need to be ready. He admits it could get crowded in here, but that’s fine for their purposes. After all, everyone who sets foot in here becomes a puppet for Hypno to play with, and he reveals a sleeping Laura on the table, saying that it’s all thanks to her that it could happen. He reveals that when she ran off from Calcenon, they seized the opportunity. When the others came to find her, and others to find them… And now here I am. He chimes that dominos just love to fall, and I should try it sometime. Like, now. Zero and Bennett give the order for Cain and Shelly to fight me, and with no other choice, I have to fight them. Snap out of it you two! We need to stop Team Meteor, remember? Being mind controlled, Cain and Shelly have no choice but to battle me. They send out Alolan Marowak and a Shiny Ribombee named Anna while I send out Charles and Hydra. Charles burns Anna, but she survives after hitting the field with Sticky Web. Marowak uses Rock Slide, which Hydra avoids after Dragon Dancing, but knocks out Charles. I send out Falcone, who Sucker Punches Ribombee down, while Hydra knocks out Marowak with Crunch. Shelly sends out Trevore the Leavanny, who gets knocked out by Hydra’s Ice Fang. Cain sends out Alolan Muk, who goes down from Falcone’s Brave Bird. Cain sends out Mimikyu, who takes a hit from Falcone’s Brave Bird and misses the Thunder. Shelly sends out Cain the Scolipede, and I send out Hydra, who knocks out Trevore with a Dragon Dance-boosted Ice Fang while Falcone knocks out Mimikyu with another Brave Bird. Shelly sends out Heather the Yanmega while Cain sends out Primarina, and both get knocked out by Hydra’s Ice Fang and Falcone’s Brave Bird respectively. Shelly sends out Cal the Volcarona and Cain sends out a Shiny Female Meowstic. Falcone Sucker Punches Meowstic out of the field, and Hydra knocks out Cal with Waterfall. Shelly sends out Noel the Vivillon, and Cain sends out his Nidoking. Nidoking gets Sucker Punched by Falcone, and Hydra knocks out Noel with Ice Fang. Not realizing how many Pokémon were actually left, it seems like Cain and Shelly are defeated, and I win the battle? Bennett deduces that the battle went as expected and prepares for something sinister with Zero. Zero laughs and says that he’s been looking forward to this for a long time but wonders which one do they give up. Bennett tells him to let the girl go, as Cain has opposed them more frequently. Zero understands, and bids good morning to Shelly, who is still dazed but is surprised to see me here. Zero then bids good night to her shortly after before she can walk away, and also bids sweet, sweet dreams to me as my mind is taken over by PULSE-Hypno... Shortly after, I somewhat hear some voices, although they are broken and hard to make out, just like before in my dreams… if I can even call them that. ???: “L—ht-! C-mer-as!” Gardevoir? Somehow, I can feel the Sapphire Bracelets being taken from me, and I hear a Volcarona’s cry. I am assuming he had me give the Sapphire Bracelets to his Volcarona, who is taking them to him. ???: “M-ke i- fif-y. -m n-t c-ming ho—.” Is Serra here trying to get Bennett to come home? ???: “Th-re -s n- -xcu-e f-r –is.” No idea who is talking here. ???: “Pl—se -e s-lent-“ Again, I have no idea who is talking here. Who is calling out to me from the dark? The mysterious entity sends out a Shiny Weavile, and I send out Charles, who survives an Icicle Fang but also knocks Weavile to its last life with Heat Wave. I send out Falcone, who Sucker Punches Weavile down. The mysterious entity sends out Honchkrow, which I can only assume it is Luna facing me with her Dark types. Falcone strikes with Sucker Punch, but Honchkrow survives and knocks him out with Brave Bird. I send out Boo Boo Keys, and she Double Teams so that Honchkrow misses most of its shots. Eventually Boo Boo Keys goes down, so I send out Hydra. When Hydra Dragon Dances, Luna switches out Honchkrow for Mismagius. Big mistake, as Hydra Crunches Mismagius down. Luna sends Honchkrow back out, but Hydra knocks it out with Waterfall. Luna sends out Absol and Mega Evolves it, but it also goes down from Hydra’s Waterfall. Luna sends out Gothitelle, who goes down from Waterfall as well, forcing her to finally send out Umbreon. Luna: “Th-se wh- h-ve -ost m-st -lway- -ind –ch -the-. B-t –ere ev-r -re -ou loo-ing?” No idea what she said. Umbreon survives the Waterfall, but flinches, allowing Hydra to finish it off. With Luna’s Pokemon defeated, I win the battle… for Team Meteor? After the battle, I hear more broken words… ???: “T—re -s NO st-nding -p t-u- an-more!” I’m guessing that’s Zero being cocky. ???: “W- w-ll tr—m-h -s a f-mily.” Gonna guess that’s probably Luna, with her family talk. ???: “L-st ti-e a -an a-ked m- th-t, -e -eft t-- -rena cr-ing.” Is that… Serra… being flirted by Radomus? Once again, I am thrusted into battle, assuming that I am facing Radomus or Serra after defeating Luna. Can anyone even hear me? Wake me up! Radomus and Serra send out Clefable and Alolan Ninetales while I send out Charles and Hydra. Oh no… I am fighting both of them??? Charles burns Ninetales with Heat Wave, , but it still sets up an Aurora Veil and Hydra sets up Dragon Dance. Serra sends out Bronzong, and Clefable paralyzes Charles. Bronzong gets ganged up by Hydra and Charles, so Serra sends out Alolan Sandslash. Unfortunately, Charles and Hydra both get knocked out by Sandslash and Clefable’s Rock Slide and Blizzard, so I send out Amelia and Boo Boo Keys, mostly so I can revive Charles and Hydra while paralyzing Sandslash and Clefable with Boo Boo Keys. Amelia gets knocked out, so I send out Charles again, who knocks out Sandslash with Heat Wave after the hail and the Aurora Veil end. Serra sends out Glaceon, and while Boo Boo Keys paralyzes Glaceon, Charles burns both Clefable and Glaceon down with Heat Wave. Radomus sends out Gossip Gardevoir, and Serra sends out Jynx. Unfortunately Boo Boo Keys misses the Thunder Wave on Gardevoir as she knocks out Boo Boo Keys with Hyper Voice after Mega Evolving. Thankfully, Charles survives, and knocks out Jynx with Heat Wave. With Serra’s Pokémon defeated, I only have to focus on defeating Radomus. I send out Hydra, who unfortunately gets knocked out by Gardevoir’s Thunderbolt, but Charles avenges Hydra by knocking her out with Heat Wave. Radomus sends out Bisharp, who knocks out Charles with Sucker Punch. I send out Storm, who just Dragon Dances as I revive Charles, and attack with Hydra. Unfortunately for Bisharp, its Sucker Punches keep failing against Storm. Hydra knocks out Bisharp with Waterfall, so Radomus sends out Metagross. Storm strikes with Crunch, knocking out Metagross and gaining more power. Radomus sends out Espeon, who also gets knocked out by Crunch. Finally, he sends out Alakazam, who ends up getting Crunched down too. With both Radomus and Serra’s Pokemon defeated, I win the battle… for Team Meteor… again. After the battle, I start hearing more broken words… ???: “Pr-vide-ce, I s-spec—" I have no idea what they’re talking about here… ???: You wanted to feel that control. Surprisingly one of the only words I can hear clearly… I’m guessing Bennett is scolding Zero for his failure? Even if so, I’m not sure how he’s failing, considering I’m still under their control. ???: “Th- -nd -f a mea-s -oes n-t -ake i-s m—ning -nd.” I’m guessing that the ends do not justify the means? ???: “N-, th-s -s –e o-ly w-y!” Why do I get the feeling they’re about to do something really dumb? ??? “Th-s i- -y pu—ose!” Oh no, she’s crazy! ???: “LIAR!” Yup, Gossip Gardevoir’s about to do something crazy! I can hear the noises! ???: “I w-ll a-ways l-ve yo- mo-e -han s-e, or an-one el-se, -ver c-ul— All of a sudden, I hear a lot more noises, as the hypnosis is cutting itself in and out as Hypno is in a lot of pain. I hear a whirling sound, as if I am flying to a black hole! All of a sudden, I start to hear… nothing. No Hypno, no Meteor, nor hero… Just… nothing but silence and darkness. Trevore's End Chapter Thoughts Am I... Am I dead? Or am I lost in darkness? None of this makes sense anymore... ............................ After a long weekend of work, pain and suffering (well, that part was during this gauntlet), I finally did it. And it only took me one try tonight to try and beat the gauntlet without having to reset (because I'm sure you all know how I hate to lose). Trying to beat all three battles in a row while writing out each move... That's torture. Honestly, some of it was from previous attempts, but I at least tried to make them work in a way that made sense. For example, how the real second battle went was that I smoked all of Luna's Pokemon up until Umbreon, which did give me a hard time... at first. Because once I sent out Boo Boo Keys, all I did was Double Team and Substitute until it would keep missing all its moves so it would Struggle to death. During that time, I would just revive all of my fainted Pokemon so that they would be healed up for the third match. Honestly, was not expecting the third match to go so smoothly as it did, since the other attempts on it were not great at all. Serra's the one who gave me a hard time the most in that battle, but once all of her Pokemon were defeated, defeating Radomus was easier. With that said, I'll try and upload the next chapter (AKA Part 1 of Dialogue Hell) later this week, if I have time. Since it's all just dialogue anyway, it might be doable. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed reading! Stay tuned for more! Team Updates There isn't really much, other than some of the team gaining levels. Changed some roles and statuses around, seeing as I have made some errors before. Team Reborn Name: Trevore Gender: Male Position/Role: Chosen One, Leader of Team Reborn, Savior of Reborn, Champion-To-Be (The people have spoken), Former Holder of the Ruby Ring, Former Holder of the Amethyst Pendant, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: ??? Status: Alive?; I appear to be alive, but after current events, I am not so sure if I am anymore. Especially not after getting brainwashed and possibly sent to my doom. Name: Amethyst Liddell Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Champion of the Reborn League, Former Administrator of the Reborn League, Former Leader of Team Reborn Current Location: Devon Corp. Status: Deceased; Murdered by Lin's Hydreigon after she ordered it to kill her. Her head was devoured by Hydreigon. Name: Victoria Marlow Gender: Female Position/Role: Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Reserve Gym Leader, Contributor of Reborn City's Restoration, Co-Administrator of Reborn League, Friendly Rival Current Location: Grand Hall Status: Alive; Currently oversees the League duties in the Grand Hall, such as contacting me. Currently doing paperwork as well. Name: Cain LaRue Gender: Male Position/Role: Guardian of the Children, Former Reserve Gym Leader, Singer of Team Reborn, Friendly Rival Current Location: Glass Workstation, but also ??? (He was in front of me when shit happened, so...? Status: Alive; Brainwashed by PULSE-Hypno, but alive. Name: Julia Wilde Gender: Female Position/Role: Peridot Ward Gym Leader, Team Reborn's Explosives Director, Neo-Circuit Power Plant Director Current Location: Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Chilling at the mansion. Juuuuuuuust chilling. Name: Florinia Sevilla Gender: Female Position/Role: Onyx Ward Gym Leader, Head Instructor of Onyx Trainer's School, Head Analyst For Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Operating at the base in Calcenon City, assigned Hardy and I to stop Team Meteor's plans over Agate City. Name: Shelly Citra Gender: Female Position/Role: Lapis Ward Gym Leader, Bookworm of Team Reborn Current Location: Glass Workstation, but also ??? Status: Alive; Sleeping due to the PULSE-Hypno, but alive. Name: Amaria Fiore Gender: Female Position/Role: Fiore Mansion Gym Leader, Water's Edge of Team Reborn, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Unknown; Probably went to kill herself after the battle. Name: Corey "Agent Beryl" Molinar Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Beryl Ward Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Former Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased, Fell off of Beryl Bridge in suicide. His remains were cleaned up by Shade. Name: Heather Molinar Gender: Female Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City, Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Unknown (Most likely Ametrine City) Status: Alive; Currently holding the Ruby Ring, dropped off Shelly, who then went searching for the twins with Cain shortly after. Name: Anna Gender: Female Position/Role: Guardian Angel of Team Reborn, Stargazer Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: Alive; She was found sleeping in Lumi's pod inside the Glass Workstation. She was distraught over Taka's death, but believes she can fix it somehow. She is currently sleeping and refuses to wake up. Name: Noel Gender: Male Position/Role: Orphanage Gym Leader, Strategist of Team Reborn Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: Alive; He was found sleeping in Eve's pod inside the Glass Workstation. Name: Charlotte Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Calcenon City Gym Leader, Firebug of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently keeping an eye on Saphira after she hauled her back to Calcenon City from the Control Center. Name: Laura Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Member of the Elite Four, Botanist of Team Reborn, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Found captive by Team Meteor, sleeping on the table in the Atrium of the Glass Workstation. Name: Saphira Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Labradorra City Gym Leader, Guardian Angel of Calcenon City and Labradorra City Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Was found by Charlotte in the Control Center all worn out after she destroyed the place. Name: Kiki Mikael Argall Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Former Apophyll Academy Gym Leader Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Solaris' Garchomp on Pyrous Mountain. Victoria recently visited her grave in Beryl Cemetery. Name: Aya LaRue Gender: Female Position/Role: Byxbysion Wasteland Gym Leader, Wasteland Queen of Team Reborn Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Currently a hostage of Team Meteor in Labradorra City after saving my life from Sirius' Chandelure. Name: Hardy Andersen Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate City Gym Leader, Guitarist of Team Reborn Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Currently infiltrating the Glass Workshop with me to stop Team Meteor. However, he is currently sleeping in the elevator after Bennett had PULSE-Hypno put us to sleep. Name: Serra Voclain Gender: Female Position/Role: Spinel Town Gym Leader, Model of Team Reborn Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Currently stopping Team Meteor with Radomus, Luna, and Gossip Gardevoir. Name: Titania Andersen Gender: Female Position/Role: Tourmaline Desert Gym Leader, Guardian of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently talking and catching up with Florinia. Name: Luna Hazel "Vanhanen" Gender: Female Position/Role: Iolia Valley Gym Leader, Former Holder of the Emerald Brooch Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Currently stopping Team Meteor at the Glass Workstation with Serra, Radomus, and Gossip Gardevoir. Name: Gossip Gardevoir Gender: Female Position/Role: TV Star and News Reporter of Team Reborn Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Currently with Radomus stopping Team Meteor with Luna and Serra. Name: Samson Alvarez Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Fighting Leader, Strongman of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate Circus Status: Alive; Currently went to go blow some steam. Name: Ciel Featherstone Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Flying Leader, Skydancer of Team Reborn Current Location: Agate Circus Status: Alive; Currently sitting on the couch, lonely at the top. Name: Cal Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Pyrous Mountain Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Ametrine City Status: Alive; Currently doing some things of his own. Name: "DJ Arclight", "Arc" Gender: Male Position/Role: DJ and Radio Host of Team Reborn and Reborn Nightclub Current Location: Reborn City; Most likely went back to the Nightclub after resting in the Grand Hall Status: Alive; He now wears an eye patch, but he is okay. I helped him finish taking care of the stolen Pokemon problem in Reborn City. Name: Adrienn Flores Gender: Non-Binary Position/Role: Coral Ward Gym Leader, Figurehead of Reborn City Restoration Project, Co-Administrator of the Reborn League Current Location: Reborn City; Last seen in the Coral Ward Gym. Status: Alive; Currently doing some Reborn business after challenging me to a battle. Name: Taka Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Admin of Team Meteor, Loyal Son of Solaris, Vagrant Current Location: Unknown; Most likely buried Status: Deceased; Lin finally caught up to him, and tricked Titania into killing him with her Aegislash when she thought she killed Lin. Currently is haunting me. Team Meteor Name: Solaris Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Boss of Team Meteor, Direct Guardian of the Meteor, Elias' Master and Friend, Taka's Father Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Disappointed that Team Meteor failed to retrieve the Sapphire Bracelets in Fiore Mansion. Name: Lin Gender: Female Position/Role: True Leader of Team Meteor, "Champion" of Reborn (Technically) Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Never After Status: Alive; Left Never After after tricking Titania into killing Taka with her own Aegislash, then somehow miraculously survived when she herself got stabbed by the same blade. Lin currently believes that she and I are working together. Name: Elias "El" Hazel Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Agent (Most Likely Admin) of Team Meteor, Cult Leader of Arceus Cult, Holder of the Emerald Brooch, Solaris' Servant and Friend, Mentor to Bennett Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Subseven Sanctum Status: Alive; Currently holds the Emerald Brooch after taking it from Luna. Recently signed Bennett on as an Elite Four member. Name: "Sirius" Gender: Male Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor, Executioner, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Currently has Aya as a hostage, and also failed to invade Fiore Mansion for the Sapphire Bracelets. Name: "ZEL" ("Zero", Evelynn "Eve" Seijaya, and Lumina "Lumi" Seijaya) Gender: Male ("Zero"), Female (Evelynn and Lumina) Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor ("Zero" is, Evelynn and Lumina were forced to be in Team Meteor after being merged with "Zero"), Overseer of the PULSE Project, Creator of the PULSE Project (Evelynn) Current Location: Glass Workstation; Eve and Lumi's Espeon and Glaceon are oddly in the Glass Workstation, with Eve and Lumi's bodies nowhere to be seen. They are all likely in the Glass Workstation somewhere. Zero is in the Atrium controlling the PULSE-Hypno. Status: Zero is alive, Eve and Lumi are unknown; After the PULSE-Magnezone was destroyed, Zero was the only one remaining, and he went insane from the aftermath. Eve and Lumi's bodies were supposedly in the Glass Workstation. Zero is in the Atrium controlling the PULSE-Hypno. Name: Dr. Sigmund "The Doctor" Connal Gender: Male Position/Role: Resident Psychiatrist to Reborn City, Administrator of the Reborn City Orphanage, Doctor of Team Meteor, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Taunting Saphira behind the barrier. Name: Blake Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ametrine City Gym Leader, Agent of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown: Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Failed to take the Sapphire Bracelets with Team Meteor. Name: Terra "TERRAWR" Pierce Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Ground Leader, Hacker of Team Meteor, Meme Queen, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Glitch City Status: Alive; Stuck inside her own computer. She'll most likely get out eventually. Name: Bennett Voclain Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Agent of Team Meteor, Elias' Student, Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Currently trying to maintain control of me through the PULSE-Hypno after stealing the Sapphire Bracelets. Name: Fern Sevilla Gender: Male Position/Role: Reserve Gym Leader, Biggest Asshole in Existence, My Biggest Enemy, Agent of Team Meteor, Original Chosen One Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Stormed out of Fiore Mansion crying after disowning his sister, said he would meet up with Team Meteor later. Name: "Aster" Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ace of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Gave Eclipse's body to her father to take care of, and left Team Meteor. Name: Caitlyn "Eclipse" Fisher Position/Role: Former Dame of Team Meteor Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Deceased; Her soul was burned away by Sirius' Chandelure after she betrayed Team Meteor by shutting off the PULSE-Clawitzer. Her body is currently in bed at her father's home in Calcenon City. Name: Simon Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Peridot Ward Status: Alive; Left to reconsider after finding out that Tara was related to him. He left Team Meteor after she died. Name: Tara Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Saphira's Dragonite. Drowned in Tanzan Cove. Turns out to be related to Simon. Neutral Spectrum Name: Radomus Vanhanen Gender: Male Position/Role: Vanhanen Castle Gym Leader, Grandmaster of Chess, Holder of the Amethyst Pendant Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Currently trying to stop Team Meteor with Gossip Gardevoir, Serra, and Luna. Name: Shade Gender: ??? (I usually refer as Male) Position/Role: Yureyu Power Plant Gym Leader, Mysterious Entity Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Water Treatment Center Status: ???; Not sure whether to call him alive or dead, but Shade seems to be smiling down upon me with Anna. Name: Falcone Gender: Male Position/Role: Ace Pokemon in My Team, Self-Proclaimed P.I.M.P. Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: ???; I want to say that he is alive, but I am not really sure. One might say he looks kinda dead inside, but that might just be me, considering that he looks just as nightmarish as he did in my dream. His status is unknown after I got sucked into the black hole. Current Pokemon Stats The team has slightly leveled up, though I had to de-level Falcone and Hydra so they would listen to me during the battles. Honchkrow Name: Falcone Level: 89 Moves: Sucker Punch, Brave Bird, Fly, Roost Charizard Name: Charles Level: 88 Moves: Strength, Rock Smash Dragon Pulse, Heat Wave Empoleon Name: Pierce Level: 86 Moves: Surf, Metal Claw, Icy Wind, Agility Silvally Name: Goddard Level: 78 Moves: X-Scissor, Multi-Attack, Air Slash, Iron Head Gyarados Name: Hydra Level: 90 Moves: Dragon Dance, Ice Fang, Waterfall, Crunch Gardevoir Name: Amelia Level: 79 Moves: Calm Mind, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Moon Blast Salamence Name: Storm Level: 86 Moves: Dragon Dance, Dragon Claw, Crunch, Fly Klefki Name: Boo Boo Keys Level: 88 Moves: Double Team, Swagger, Substitute, Thunder Wave http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/319.gif Sharpedo Name: Archer Level: 71 Moves: Surf, Crunch, Ice Fang, Slash http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/454.gif Toxicroak Name: Corey Level: 79 Moves: Rock Smash, Poison Jab, Strength, Sucker Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/053.gif Persian Name: Persian Level: 67 Moves: Taunt, Power Gem Bite, Fake Out http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/064.gif Kadabra Name: Henry Level: 31 Moves: Teleport, Disable, Psybeam, Charge Beam Porygon Name: Zero Level: 60 Moves: Discharge, Lock-On, Tri-Attack, Magic Coat Lucario Name: Auriol Level: 85 Moves: Close Combat, Swords Dance, Extreme Speed, Ice Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/133.gif Eevee Name: Eevee Level: 5 Moves: Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Sand-Attack Gengar Name: Gengar Level: 72 Moves: Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Dark Pulse, Mean Look Metagross Name: Megaman X Level: 79 Moves: Meteor Mash, Zen Headbutt, Grass Knot, Hammer Arm http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/119.gif Seaking Name: Lips Level: 74 Moves: Soak, Waterfall, Dive, Drill Run http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/132.gif Ditto Name: Ditto Level: 5 Moves: Transform http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/001.gif Bulbasaur Name: Bulbasaur Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/258.gif Mudkip Name: Mudkip Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/498.gif Tepig Name: Tepig Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip

Trying to have time to even write these is my nightmare. Even though I graduated already, I swear there's just another load of things that take up my time. But I think I have a pretty good idea of how I want to keep things rolling! I am aware V13 is released (although I haven't really had a lot of time to take a look or so for the public release... The beta? Here and there, but I also had to go to vacation at that point, so my experience was brief). It's been so long since I played through the game though... well, wrote about it anyway. Testing it though, I dip my toes in from time to time (as a patron, of course), but other than that, I've been pretty stagnant on it. I do however, want to do something special for when I decide to do my playthrough, but only after finishing Reborn. I already know that if I try to do two different stories at the same time, I'm just gonna end up confusing myself and burning myself out. Unfortunately, that's why I had to scrap all my other playthroughs, BUT the two stories that have been on my mind for years are Reborn (Well, finishing it, of course), and Rejuvenation. For Rejuvenation though? Honestly, I'm thinking of starting a new playthrough, just to connect the two stories. Think of it as... Rejuvenation Rejuvenated (Actual title pending, lol), or something like that. I know I definitely want to connect the two playthroughs though, much like how the games themselves have some connections to each other, but to what end, I cannot say. I don't want to spoil anyone (or myself for that matter) as to how I want the Reborn playthrough to end. I can say that it's a bit interesting trying to come up with something different than just playing through the game. At times, I felt like I was just being a bit stale, or boring with just playing through the game and going off word for word what people say and do, or what I say and do for that matter. So that's why some of the chapters are more different than others in that regard. Honestly I'm just glad there's still some interest, I was afraid I was a ghost at this point! Just a heads up though, but it might take a few days for me to post up another chapter, I had to get a new phone because my other one drowned in a swimming pool and I didn't even know it was in my pocket! So I'm spending the weekend just trying to get everything situated with that (well that, and working too).

Chapter LXX: The Sleeping Agate Conspiracy, The Missing People Conspiracy, It All Ends Here! As I climb down inside, we find ourselves in an elevator shaft, where we stand top of an elevator. Hardy supposes this is some kind of service entrance, and he tries to jimmy the hatch open. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work, in which he has a special technique for these kinds of situations. He tells me to watch closely, as he doesn’t show this kind of ability to just anyone. He bursts through the hatch with sheer strength and says there isn’t nothing a bit of scrap metal can do against the sheer force of the human will, which could be said the same for just about anything. Time to get this show on the road. We climb down into the elevator, and Hardy starts to analyze the layout of the building. He says that there’s only two floors in this place, and we’re on the second one right now. That works for him since there’s less floors we had to climb down. He says we should find Team Meteor and put an end to whatever they’ve got going here. However, right as we’re ready to move… “And so they come, like moths to the flame…” ??? We are stopped cold in our tracks by a mysterious voice, yet… Why does it feel so familiar? “…or at least, that’s what I would say if that hackneyed phrase weren’t so grotesquely misused. Moths are night-loving creatures; there’s no reason they should be attracted to light. Indeed, even when they fly near candles, it is not because they desire to be close to the light. On the contrary, the most popular theories suggest that they are, in their own way, fleeing it. All bodies of light have a slight band of darkness around them. Humans can see it too, though we often do not notice. Rather than being drawn to light, the clever beauties try to hide from it in that null band, right under its proverbial noise. It is as ironic as it is tragic that the very act of escaping that which they hate brings them close enough to be destroyed by it. But I suppose that means it suits you perfectly after all… …Doesn’t it, Trevore?” Right as he finishes his speech, a new and improved Bennett appears from the door, and Hardy tells Bennett that he didn’t come here for a biology lesson, in which Bennett responds that it would actually be ethology, mocking Hardy in the process. However, he says that’s just as well, as he suspects such lessons would be lost on him anyhow. He walks closer to us and says that I seem well, and oddly enough, he apologizes for his temperament when we last met; believing that it was beyond disgraceful. Nevertheless, he tells me to be advised that he has made good on his prior promise. He asks me if I remember what he promised, and a sudden flashback occurs in my mind… It felt like so many years ago when he made his promise, but I remember it all too vividly: “I promise, the next time you see me, things will be different.” Bennett Yeah… You promised that things would be different. Well I’ll tell you now, things are certainly different now than they were years ago, that’s for sure! I can’t even tell how long it has been anymore… Bennett is pleased that I do remember, which is at once a source of pain and panacea, but he respects my acknowledgement. In any case, he notices me wearing the Sapphire Bracelets, and sees that I have them, just as Lin said, which is impressive. Hardy asks if I know this tool, and Bennett coldly tells him that I do not know him, as not even he knew himself back then. He also would appreciate not being called a tool who has only been able to follow the most predictable set of actions. Hardy asks him what that’s supposed to mean, and Bennett is nauseated by him. He predicted that we would break the glass to get into the place, and it makes him sick remembering his mother’s gym all over again. Of course, he could see that any dolt with a heavyweight Pokémon is going to try that. Hardy asks if it worked, and Bennett questions our plan, and asks if it was odd that his stone-tank Pokémon couldn’t even break a few panes of glass, or if it was just that weak. Hardy asks if he wants to find out firsthand how weak it is, which makes Bennett take a step back. He admits that while Hardy is intimidating at all, he’s afraid he must decline his typically brutish provocation, and states that unlike Hardy, he’s learned not to pick fights he knows he cannot win. He may now be a member of the Elite Four, but even he knows better than to go one against two, especially when the two are a Rock-type specialist, and the golden child himself, which I believe he is referring to me. Do I even look like a child anymore? My body feels like it is older than it used to be. Does anyone even see what Falcone and I look like at all? Bennett gets to the point and connects the dots since we seem to have trouble doing that on our own. He explains that the glass was reinforced with gossamer silk from an Ariados’ web—not that we could have noticed. With that covering all but a single spot, there’s only one entrance an intruding party would use. And with that, they can be sure where any intruders will end up. Hardy, did you not say that this was a trap? This is exactly what we said this was: a trap. Hardy says that just because he knows we’re here doesn’t mean he can stop us. Bennett says that he’s not here to stop us, he’s just here to make sure we arrived safely and to tuck us in. Hardy walks closer to him and asks him what that’s supposed to mean, which Bennett acts coy and states nothing in particular. He turns to leave, saying that it sure is a pity there’s no sleep clause for reality, and bids sweet dreams. He leaves the room and seals the door. Hardy runs after him tells him to get back here and fight, but unfortunately the door is sealed. Hardy figures they’d try something like this, but before he can do anything else, the mysterious sleep wave washes over us. Hardy falls asleep, and so do I. However… I end up hearing some cables being cut, and the whole elevator comes crashing down. This wakes me up, but Hardy is still sleeping soundly. The door is still locked, but none of the inputs on the elevator are working. The only way out of here is to go up. I check to see what happened, and I find that one of the cables has ice on it. As I climb, I find another cable has ice on it. My guess is that a Pokémon froze off the cables, bringing the whole elevator down. I could technically leave, but I need to stay. I find a ventilation duct leading to the second floor, and find a Glaceon in the vents. Glaceon… Lumi had a Glaceon, but if this is hers… Then maybe Eve and Lumi are still alive after all? I follow Glaceon, and find myself on the second floor of the Glass Workstation. I try going left, but the catwalk is broken, so I have no choice but to pet the nice Glaceon and take its help. I follow it some more, and it uses Frost Breath on one of the broken pieces of the catwalk, repairing it. It keeps urging me to follow it, as it uses Frost Breath on one of the lava pools to make it safe for me to walk over. However, as it continues onward, I overhear some Meteor grunts trying to capture poor Glaceon. They herd it into the server room, so now I have to go save it. One Meteor Ace tells the damn ice rat to stay in there, and spots me. She does not want to deal with me, saying that they’ve had enough trouble with that damn Glaceon running all over the place, no way do they want to deal with me right now. The Meteor Ace is dumb enough to just walk into the server room and try and tell me to stay out until they’ve finished dealing with this vermin. She seals the door, but I am able to find another way around by breaking the glass on the wall with Charles’ Rock Smash. The Meteors turn and face me in horror and she asks me why I am like this. She turns to deal with Glaceon, telling Geoff to deal with me while she teaches Glaceon a lesson. I deal with Geoff with Falcone and Storm, and win the fight easily. Geoff doesn’t know what the other Ace expected, and Glaceon freezes her. Geoff also could have seen that coming, and tells me to do whatever I want, stating that Glaceon’s been giving them the runaround for a while, but it’s not like he really cares. Glaceon runs up and thanks me, ready to follow me now. Glaceon heals my team, and I give her lots of pets. Geoff supposes he could get a space heater or something for his comrade but he doesn’t really care. I unlock the eastern server room gate, and leave the room. All across the room, I have Glaceon freeze up new paths for me to cross, and we find another server room where Eve’s Espeon is being held up by more Meteors. They’re surprised that the other one is still out there and says that she’s a feisty one to say the least. The Meteors come out and try to catch it, as this is their chance, but are shocked to see me. The Ace asks me if anyone has ever told me that I am not a Glaceon, which I respond with yes, and he says I should work on that. He battles me, and I beat him anyway. He says that not only I am not a Glaceon, but I am the last singular thing he wanted to see when opening that door. He quickly leaves, sealing the gate. Glaceon still wants to get in, which means we need to break another glass paneling down. Unfortunately, our way in is blocked by a crate of glass (I think?). As we move closer, Espeon moves it out of the way with Future Sight in retaliation to them trying to contain her. However, we have our way in, and Charles breaks the glass down. I break more glass down, and find a Meteor and a TM. I fight the Meteor, as I guess I am his nightmares. After I defeat him, he mostly says that part was a joke. He says I’ll probably have no trouble getting into the elevator control room on the other side, and I pick up TM50 Overheat. I break into the room that Espeon is trapped in, and as I’m fight the two Meteors, Falcone is being lazy, as I accidentally overleveled him. As I beat the grunts, they reveal that the cage can only be opened with a special key, which they don’t have. They also are tired of pet-sitting and reveal that those Pokémon have been running around this place for a bit now, causing havoc left and right. They threaten that whoever let them loose will surely have another thing coming. I leave the room for a minute, and make my way to the southwest corner of the factory. I find another Meteor and defeat him, which he reveals that even if I get this key, I’ll still need a separate card key to get into the atrium, which the card might be found upstairs at some point, but he wishes me luck getting the elevators going first. I grab the cage key, and make it back to the room where Espeon is caged. The Meteor I defeated, Bruno, says that it’s not really his place to say this, but he tells me that the key for that cage isn’t here. Espeon kept trying to steal it and free itself with telekinesis, so they had to hide it in another room, which might be somewhere on the south side of the facility. He doesn’t know where in particular, so I shouldn’t bother harassing them for it. I open the cage with the key, and he sees that I already have it, so I should ignore him. Now that Espeon is free, she is ready to follow me too. Bruno says that it’s really cute that I’m out here rescuing Pokémon and all, but that’s not going to bring me any closer to the PULSE. The other Meteor asks if he really had to mention the pulse, and he says that I’ll find it anyway and there’s no point in trying to hide it. The other Meteor tells him to at least shut up about it and make me find it on my own, which Bruno says would be a feat in this mess. Especially with Espeon around, all it ever does is throw glass around. He asks me if I know how much they had to clean up, and tells me to take Espeon away already. Outside of the room, I have Espeon throw glass around with telekinesis, and she also uses Future Sight to show me a good idea where to go: the elevator control room! I pet her, and she is happy. I move glass around more until I find myself in the last southern room. I find Arcturus, one of the New World cultists, and defeat him. On the table, I end up finding the motherlode of treasures, a Reborn Ball! I believe this is similar to a Master Ball, but I think I’ll save this ball for something special later on. I do make it across the lava to move more glass that blocks the way to the elevator control room, and I break the glass with Charles’ Rock Smash. I find two scientists, who are bored because of the lack of projects after already completing the last ones. I defeat them, and they reveal that the PULSE’s sleep waves can only be used on specific locations, so they had to shut down the elevators to keep us in line of it… But then he wonders how I am still here. The other techie says that it’s tedious to keep catching people in the elevators as they have. Entire parts of the facility become inaccessible, not to mention the front door. I move up to the switch and re-enable elevator access, unlocking the elevators. Ground floor entrance is also unlocked as well. I grab Glaceon and head to the second floor, where she starts freezing broken parts of the catwalk together. I find some more rooms, and find a room where I find three pods and a Meteor card. One of the pods is inactive and opened, but two others are shut. I read their screens, and they say ZEL #01- Lumina Seijaya and ZEL#02- Evelynn Seijaya. Both pods seem to be occupied, so I release them. Instead of finding Lumina and Evelynn, I find Anna and Noel, both fast asleep! I have Glaceon use Heal Bell, which wakes Anna up first. She groggily sees that I am here, but says that it’s not time to wa—before she says more, she somehow knows something grave happened. She says it wasn’t supposed to happen, and it wasn’t supposed to be like this. She says that the boy with the broken wing wasn’t supposed to die, but realizes that she can fix it, and we can still fix this! She quickly snaps back to reality, and tells me to just do my thing and don’t worry about it. She quickly bids goodnight and tries to go back to sleep. I try to wake her up again, but she refuses to. I have Glaceon use Heal Bell on Noel, and he is surprised to see me. He asks me why I woke him up, and says that his sister might be the one I want. He tells me he doesn’t have any answers for me, and doesn’t even know why we’re here, other than because Anna—er, because Nostra said so. And Nomos too. At least, that’s what she said, anyway. He says it’s not like he can actually hear Nomos, and she still gets upset whenever he says that Nomos is just a doll. He thinks she just doesn’t want to accept reality, but they always have to do whatever Nostra says anyway, so it doesn’t matter what he thinks. That’s why there’s no point in talking to him. He goes back to sleep, and I wake him up again. He says that Anna said they have to stay asleep for now, and it doesn’t matter what he has to say anyway, so I should just go on ahead. I go back on the catwalks, and I also find PULSE Read-Out 08. After reading it, I find out that the real cause of the sleep-wave crisis is none other than a PULSE-Hypno! I’ll have to explain the details some other time, but right now I have to keep going! I go to the south side of the second floor, and find another cultist, who says I was supposed to have been put to sleep already. I defeat him, and grab the Fire Memory off the table! I bring Espeon to the second floor and find a room filled with glass. I move the glass in a way that I can access the Altarianite in the corner! In the same room that I got the cage key, I have Espeon move the glass until I can reach the TM in the corner, which is TM29 Psychic! I move the glass closest to the southeast corner of the facility, and I find the Sablenite! How many Mega Stones is Team Meteor hoarding??? As I’m navigating, I realize I can have Espeon and Glaceon wait in specific locations. So I have Espeon wait in between two glass blocks while I grab Glaceon, then move the glass so that Glaceon can come through, and make a path in the lava. I move the glass that’s by the door, and apparently the Meteor Card is what I needed to access the Atrium, as it lets me pass. But before I do, I have unfinished business. With Glaceon in tow, I make my way to the elevator Hardy is sleeping in. Glaceon tries to wake him up with Heal Bell, and he wakes up. However, he wonders why there are five of me, and I have… a herd of Glaceon. He says he just had a dream with a Glaceon, and there was… a machine, and an Eevee-lution King, and he doesn’t remember how he got there, but… All the Glaceon were… tired. He goes back to sleep again and Glaceon wakes him up again. He wakes up groggily, but continues his dream. He says that the Eevee-King was like, a really, really big Dragon-type Eevee. He says I was totally there, and I appeared to help him fight it, and all of the other Eevees banded together with us… he thinks. But it turned out the Eevee King was the one who got them there in the first place, and fighting the Eevee King was what it really wanted all along. And even it was fighting itself with us like a doppelganger or… something. He yawns, and goes back to sleep again. Glaceon gets frustrated, and Heal Bells again. Hardy wonders what that chiming noise is, and asks if I can turn it off because he’s trying to sleep here. He goes back to sleep, and that makes Glaceon mad. She Heal Bells one more time, and Hardy tells me just five more minutes, or like, hours. He goes back to sleep, so we just leave him there. I make my way to the south side of the facility with Espeon and Glaceon and move the glass so that Glaceon can freeze the last lava pool to make a path. I use that path with Espeon to move the glass so I can reach the Beedrillite! With everything found, I make my way back to the atrium door, while bringing Glaceon and Espeon with me. I leave them near the door, as I make my way inside to put an end to Team Meteor’s plans… Trevore's End Chapter Thoughts Time to put an end to this once and for all! Time for Agate City to finally wake up! ............................ I have decided I'm going to split up this part of the story up a little bit. For my sanity, and for keeping the story chapters going up. I don't really want to write it all into one ginormous chapter, I think it would be too much to read all at once. TI think this section is gonna be split up into five-six parts. So think of the previous chapter as the calm before the storm, think of this chapter as the "Puzzle Chapter", think of the next chapter as "Gauntlet Hell", and think of the next two chapters after that as "Dialogue Hell". After that? I think should be checking up on Agate City, and the one after that will be the Gym battle. Look, Episode 18's been out for quite a long time, so I know the gist of what happens, which is why I'm trying to split up the chapters, okay? Okay. I'm expecting the next few chapters will be hell, hence my nicknames for them. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed reading! Stay tuned for more! Team Updates There isn't really much, other than Bennett's appearance being updated. Team Reborn Name: Trevore Gender: Male Position/Role: Chosen One, Leader of Team Reborn, Savior of Reborn, Champion-To-Be (The people have spoken), Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: Alive?; I appear to be alive, but after current events, I am not so sure if I am anymore. Currently in front of the Atrium door ready to take down Team Meteor and stop their PULSE-Hypno. Name: Amethyst Liddell Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Champion of the Reborn League, Former Administrator of the Reborn League, Former Leader of Team Reborn Current Location: Devon Corp. Status: Deceased; Murdered by Lin's Hydreigon after she ordered it to kill her. Her head was devoured by Hydreigon. Name: Victoria Marlow Gender: Female Position/Role: Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Reserve Gym Leader, Contributor of Reborn City's Restoration, Co-Administrator of Reborn League, Friendly Rival Current Location: Grand Hall Status: Alive; Currently oversees the League duties in the Grand Hall, such as contacting me. Currently doing paperwork as well. Name: Cain LaRue Gender: Male Position/Role: Guardian of the Children, Former Reserve Gym Leader, Singer of Team Reborn, Friendly Rival Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City, likely in Glass Workstation since Anna and Noel are here too Status: Alive; Currently looking for Anna and Noel in Calcenon City with Anna, they went missing, and he went missing with Shelly. Name: Julia Wilde Gender: Female Position/Role: Peridot Ward Gym Leader, Team Reborn's Explosives Director, Neo-Circuit Power Plant Director Current Location: Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Chilling at the mansion. Juuuuuuuust chilling. Name: Florinia Sevilla Gender: Female Position/Role: Onyx Ward Gym Leader, Head Instructor of Onyx Trainer's School, Head Analyst For Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Operating at the base in Calcenon City, assigned Hardy and I to stop Team Meteor's plans over Agate City. Name: Shelly Citra Gender: Female Position/Role: Lapis Ward Gym Leader, Bookworm of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City, likely in Glass Workstation since Anna and Noel are here Status: Alive; Currently searching for the twins with Cain, currently has not returned. Name: Amaria Fiore Gender: Female Position/Role: Fiore Mansion Gym Leader, Water's Edge of Team Reborn, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Unknown; Probably went to kill herself after the battle. Name: Corey "Agent Beryl" Molinar Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Beryl Ward Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Former Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased, Fell off of Beryl Bridge in suicide. His remains were cleaned up by Shade. Name: Heather Molinar Gender: Female Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City, Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Unknown (Most likely Ametrine City) Status: Alive; Currently holding the Ruby Ring, dropped off Shelly, who then went searching for the twins with Cain shortly after. Name: Anna Gender: Female Position/Role: Guardian Angel of Team Reborn, Stargazer Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: Alive; She was found sleeping in Lumi's pod inside the Glass Workstation. She was distraught over Taka's death, but believes she can fix it somehow. She is currently sleeping and refuses to wake up. Name: Noel Gender: Male Position/Role: Orphanage Gym Leader, Strategist of Team Reborn Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: Alive; He was found sleeping in Eve's pod inside the Glass Workstation. Name: Charlotte Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Calcenon City Gym Leader, Firebug of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently keeping an eye on Saphira after she hauled her back to Calcenon City from the Control Center. Name: Laura Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Member of the Elite Four, Botanist of Team Reborn, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City, likely in Glass Workstation since Anna and Noel are here too Status: Alive; Currently missing after crying her eyes out over being "fired/resigned" from the Elite Four. Name: Saphira Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Labradorra City Gym Leader, Guardian Angel of Calcenon City and Labradorra City Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Was found by Charlotte in the Control Center all worn out after she destroyed the place. Name: Kiki Mikael Argall Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Former Apophyll Academy Gym Leader Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Solaris' Garchomp on Pyrous Mountain. Victoria recently visited her grave in Beryl Cemetery. Name: Aya LaRue Gender: Female Position/Role: Byxbysion Wasteland Gym Leader, Wasteland Queen of Team Reborn Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Currently a hostage of Team Meteor in Labradorra City after saving my life from Sirius' Chandelure. Name: Hardy Andersen Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate City Gym Leader, Guitarist of Team Reborn Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Currently infiltrating the Glass Workshop with me to stop Team Meteor. However, he is currently sleeping in the elevator after Bennett had PULSE-Hypno put us to sleep. Name: Serra Voclain Gender: Female Position/Role: Spinel Town Gym Leader, Model of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Spinel Town Status: Alive; Currently looking for Bennett after finding out what he's been doing. Name: Titania Andersen Gender: Female Position/Role: Tourmaline Desert Gym Leader, Guardian of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently talking and catching up with Florinia. Name: Luna Hazel "Vanhanen" Gender: Female Position/Role: Iolia Valley Gym Leader, Former Holder of the Emerald Brooch Current Location: Iolia Valley Status: Alive; Currently staying at Iolia Valley for a time. Name: Gossip Gardevoir Gender: Female Position/Role: TV Star and News Reporter of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Beryl Wall Status: Alive; Currently with Radomus on some unknown business. Name: Samson Alvarez Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Fighting Leader, Strongman of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate Circus Status: Alive; Currently went to go blow some steam. Name: Ciel Featherstone Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Flying Leader, Skydancer of Team Reborn Current Location: Agate Circus Status: Alive; Currently sitting on the couch, lonely at the top. Name: Cal Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Pyrous Mountain Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Ametrine City Status: Alive; Currently doing some things of his own. Name: "DJ Arclight", "Arc" Gender: Male Position/Role: DJ and Radio Host of Team Reborn and Reborn Nightclub Current Location: Reborn City; Most likely went back to the Nightclub after resting in the Grand Hall Status: Alive; He now wears an eye patch, but he is okay. I helped him finish taking care of the stolen Pokemon problem in Reborn City. Name: Adrienn Flores Gender: Non-Binary Position/Role: Coral Ward Gym Leader, Figurehead of Reborn City Restoration Project, Co-Administrator of the Reborn League Current Location: Reborn City; Last seen in the Coral Ward Gym. Status: Alive; Currently doing some Reborn business after challenging me to a battle. Name: Taka Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Admin of Team Meteor, Loyal Son of Solaris, Vagrant Current Location: Unknown; Most likely buried Status: Deceased; Lin finally caught up to him, and tricked Titania into killing him with her Aegislash when she thought she killed Lin. Currently is haunting me. Team Meteor Name: Solaris Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Boss of Team Meteor, Direct Guardian of the Meteor, Elias' Master and Friend, Taka's Father Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Disappointed that Team Meteor failed to retrieve the Sapphire Bracelets in Fiore Mansion. Name: Lin Gender: Female Position/Role: True Leader of Team Meteor, "Champion" of Reborn (Technically) Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Never After Status: Alive; Left Never After after tricking Titania into killing Taka with her own Aegislash, then somehow miraculously survived when she herself got stabbed by the same blade. Lin currently believes that she and I are working together. Name: Elias "El" Hazel Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Agent (Most Likely Admin) of Team Meteor, Cult Leader of Arceus Cult, Holder of the Emerald Brooch, Solaris' Servant and Friend, Mentor to Bennett Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Subseven Sanctum Status: Alive; Currently holds the Emerald Brooch after taking it from Luna. Recently signed Bennett on as an Elite Four member. Name: "Sirius" Gender: Male Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor, Executioner, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Currently has Aya as a hostage, and also failed to invade Fiore Mansion for the Sapphire Bracelets. Name: "ZEL" ("Zero", Evelynn "Eve" Seijaya, and Lumina "Lumi" Seijaya) Gender: Male ("Zero"), Female (Evelynn and Lumina) Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor ("Zero" is, Evelynn and Lumina were forced to be in Team Meteor after being merged with "Zero"), Overseer of the PULSE Project, Creator of the PULSE Project (Evelynn) Current Location: Uknown; Eve and Lumi's Espeon and Glaceon are oddly in the Glass Workstation, with their bodies nowhere to be seen. They are all likely in the Glass Workstation somewhere. Status: Zero is alive, Eve and Lumi are unknown; After the PULSE-Magnezone was destroyed, Zero was the only one remaining, and he went insane from the aftermath. Eve and Lumi's bodies were supposedly in the Glass Workstation. Name: Dr. Sigmund "The Doctor" Connal Gender: Male Position/Role: Resident Psychiatrist to Reborn City, Administrator of the Reborn City Orphanage, Doctor of Team Meteor, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Taunting Saphira behind the barrier. Name: Blake Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ametrine City Gym Leader, Agent of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown: Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Failed to take the Sapphire Bracelets with Team Meteor. Name: Terra "TERRAWR" Pierce Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Ground Leader, Hacker of Team Meteor, Meme Queen, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Glitch City Status: Alive; Stuck inside her own computer. She'll most likely get out eventually. Name: Bennett Voclain Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Agent of Team Meteor, Elias' Student Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Encountered Hardy and I in the elevator, then put us to sleep with the PULSE-Hypno. Name: Fern Sevilla Gender: Male Position/Role: Reserve Gym Leader, Biggest Asshole in Existence, My Biggest Enemy, Agent of Team Meteor, Original Chosen One Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Stormed out of Fiore Mansion crying after disowning his sister, said he would meet up with Team Meteor later. Name: "Aster" Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ace of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Gave Eclipse's body to her father to take care of, and left Team Meteor. Name: Caitlyn "Eclipse" Fisher Position/Role: Former Dame of Team Meteor Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Deceased; Her soul was burned away by Sirius' Chandelure after she betrayed Team Meteor by shutting off the PULSE-Clawitzer. Her body is currently in bed at her father's home in Calcenon City. Name: Simon Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Peridot Ward Status: Alive; Left to reconsider after finding out that Tara was related to him. He left Team Meteor after she died. Name: Tara Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Saphira's Dragonite. Drowned in Tanzan Cove. Turns out to be related to Simon. Neutral Spectrum Name: Radomus Vanhanen Gender: Male Position/Role: Vanhanen Castle Gym Leader, Grandmaster of Chess, Holder of the Amethyst Pendant Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Beryl Wall Status: Alive; Had some business to attend to, and was unable to battle Cain. He is currently holding onto the Amethyst Pendant. Name: Shade Gender: ??? (I usually refer as Male) Position/Role: Yureyu Power Plant Gym Leader, Mysterious Entity Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Water Treatment Center Status: ???; Not sure whether to call him alive or dead, but Shade seems to be smiling down upon me with Anna. Name: Falcone Gender: Male Position/Role: Ace Pokemon in My Team, Self-Proclaimed P.I.M.P. Current Location: Glass Workstation Status: ???; I want to say that he is alive, but I am not really sure. One might say he looks kinda dead inside, but that might just be me, considering that he looks just as nightmarish as he did in my dream. We are currently infiltrating the Glass Workstation. Current Pokemon Stats The team has slightly leveled up. Honchkrow Name: Falcone Level: 90 Moves: Sucker Punch, Brave Bird, Fly, Roost Charizard Name: Charles Level: 87 Moves: Strength, Rock Smash Dragon Pulse, Heat Wave Empoleon Name: Pierce Level: 86 Moves: Surf, Metal Claw, Icy Wind, Agility Silvally Name: Goddard Level: 78 Moves: X-Scissor, Multi-Attack, Air Slash, Iron Head Gyarados Name: Hydra Level: 90 Moves: Dragon Dance, Ice Fang, Waterfall, Crunch Gardevoir Name: Amelia Level: 79 Moves: Calm Mind, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Moon Blast Salamence Name: Storm Level: 86 Moves: Dragon Dance, Dragon Claw, Crunch, Fly Klefki Name: Boo Boo Keys Level: 86 Moves: Double Team, Swagger, Substitute, Sunny Day http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/319.gif Sharpedo Name: Archer Level: 71 Moves: Surf, Crunch, Ice Fang, Slash http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/454.gif Toxicroak Name: Corey Level: 79 Moves: Rock Smash, Poison Jab, Strength, Sucker Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/053.gif Persian Name: Persian Level: 67 Moves: Taunt, Power Gem Bite, Fake Out http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/064.gif Kadabra Name: Henry Level: 31 Moves: Teleport, Disable, Psybeam, Charge Beam Porygon Name: Zero Level: 60 Moves: Discharge, Lock-On, Tri-Attack, Magic Coat Lucario Name: Auriol Level: 85 Moves: Close Combat, Swords Dance, Extreme Speed, Ice Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/133.gif Eevee Name: Eevee Level: 5 Moves: Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Sand-Attack Gengar Name: Gengar Level: 72 Moves: Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Dark Pulse, Mean Look Metagross Name: Megaman X Level: 79 Moves: Meteor Mash, Zen Headbutt, Grass Knot, Hammer Arm http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/119.gif Seaking Name: Lips Level: 74 Moves: Soak, Waterfall, Dive, Drill Run http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/132.gif Ditto Name: Ditto Level: 5 Moves: Transform http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/001.gif Bulbasaur Name: Bulbasaur Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/258.gif Mudkip Name: Mudkip Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/498.gif Tepig Name: Tepig Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip

Chapter LXIX: Preparation Briefing for the Worst to Come! After nearly drowning against Amaria, I fly to Calcenon City to see how everyone else is doing. I head to our base, and I see Hardy arguing with Florinia, who advises that repeat trials remain inadvisable under the current conditions wherein relevant variables are unknown. Hardy argues that we aren’t gonna find out these variables by hanging out here, and he stops to see me, saying I’m just the man he wanted to see right now. I walk over to them, and he says that Florinia found out what’s up with his city. She states that the aforementioned term continues to be unfit to apply to an individual who bears no resemblance to the avian species, which he counters by sarcastically saying that her bro’s not the foremost contender for the Douche of the Year Award, and that she should just tell me what she found out. She relents, and states that a bidirectional comparison of radio output via frequency tracebacks confirms a confounding signal to be emitted by a nearby location. “Hypothesis: Target location is the source of the soporific waves affecting Agate City.” Basically, she found the place. Hardy wants to get in there and rock their worlds once and for all, but Florinia says that the proposed procedure remains haphazardly inefficient, and that previous incidences of individuals exiting the city have resulted in increasingly diminished numbers among the remaining group, which Hardy believes is exactly why we gotta roll. He knows it’s risky, but if we don’t bust in there and find them, who will? He turns to face me, and asks me if I agree with him. Honestly, I would have to agree with Florinia here. We keep losing people left and right, and we need to be more careful from here on out. This is Team Meteor we’re dealing with, and we cannot just storm the place like we have in their other bases. One false move, and we’ll be put to sleep. Hardy asks me if I’m being for real, and Florinia says that caution is a necessary requisite to success. She also states that repetition of processes naturally results in repetition of outcomes, which Hardy says she’s said that before. However, that doesn’t change the fact that we’re the only ones left who can do something about it, and they have me now. Hardy turns to me and admits that they actually weren’t sure I would make it back, since none of the others have… He says that Laura was first, she stormed out and never came back. Then Anna and Noel apparently snuck off at some point, but then Shelly flew back in and she was looking fiercer than he’d ever seen her. She was pumped to find the others, so Cain went with her, and that was the last they saw of them. Then Saphira was next, she went down to the Control Center to see what’s what, but then after a while, Charlotte went to get her. That wasn’t long ago, but she should have been back already. Then there were two. Three with me, though. Titania comes into the room and says he better make that four. She walks up to us and asks if we’re just gonna sit here in this bullshit situation and wait for it to resolve itself, and asks where she’s heard that one before. Hardy didn’t expect that we would see her around here, which she says at least one of us might’ve preferred she didn’t come. She asks what the plan is, and Hardy says that they found out what’s up with Agate, so we’re gonna roll out there and set it right. However, Rini here isn’t about it, which Rini states that evacuation of this location implies its forfeit, and a regularized division of human resources remains a likely tactic to reduce localized defenses and create opportunity for repossession of the city. Hardy says that she doesn’t wanna split because that’s how everyone else keeps disappearing, which Rini states that various assumptions regarding external variables continue to induce a considerable level of risk. Titania turns to face her and tells her to stop that already. Rini asks to what she is referring, which Tania tells her this “considerable level of risk” bullshit. She says that everything’s a risk, and it doesn’t take a computer to see that sitting around doing nothing makes no sense, and if she’s scared, she should just say that. Rini responds by stating that personal sentiments and values remain irrelevant with regards to tactical effectiveness. Tania walks over her, staring face-to-face, agreeing that they are irrelevant, but they are also inseparable. She tells Rini that she can keep trying to hide rationality, but the newsflash is that she is still a person, not a machine. She tells her that she’s not fooling anyone, not even herself. She walks away, saying especially not herself. On the other hand, if her goal is to remind her just how much she messed up before, then she is doing a wonderful job, A+ tactics. Rini stays silent, and Tania says that we’re wasting time standing around, and that if we want to save Agate, then we need to hurry up and go do it. Hardy asks her if she’s not coming, and figured she’d be chomping at the bit to go beat out Meteor. Tania is a bit sheepish, saying that it turns out sometimes going in there swords blazing isn’t the best strategy either, and she thinks she’s made enough mistakes for the time being, turning to Rini and saying that there’s one now. She tells Hardy and I to go save Agate, and she’ll stay here with Florinia to make sure Meteor doesn’t try to pull anything here, adding that maybe they can do some catching up. Florinia states that as pertaining to the disclosure of personal information between individuals, “catching up” likely remains an irrelevant activity. Titania disagrees, and says that if she thinks she’ll end up joining the others in their string of disappearances, she shouldn’t. She believes that I am most of what we’ve got at this point anyway, so we should take care of each other or whatever, as if that’s something she knows anything about. Hardy is okay with that, and as he is about to leave, he tells me to meet him on the east side of Route 4, and promises we’re going to save Agate. He leaves, and I follow, but not before talking to Titania and Florinia. I talk to Titania, and she says that Hardy should know where to go to save Agate, and that headstrong impatience must run in the family or something. She hopes it works out better for him than it has for her, and she seems to be surrounded by her past failures no matter where she goes. The only way she can help Amy now is by leaving her, but maybe this one has been left alone for too long. She doesn’t expect Rini to change, but at least she can say she tried. I then talk to Florinia, who says that discussing matters of the past is a useless pursuit in addressing the conflicts of the present. Contrariwise, she does seem to think there is some merit in reassessing personal processes after all. Her current demeanor appears to consistently elicit negative reactions from surrounding subjects. “A new hypothesis is developed: This subject’s behavior was a prerequisite condition to Fern’s altered allegiance. Therefore, perhaps the current condition can also be altered by a similar method. However, this conclusion remains directly contradictory to previously established rationale. Therefore… …Results inconclusive.” I then leave and head through the gate to Route 4, but I turn to see Charlotte has returned, with a charred-looking Saphira. She says that I’m probably wondering what happened to Saphira here, and the truth is… she finally set her on fire too. She waits a few minutes to see if there is a reaction out of me, and laughs. It turns out she’s just kidding, and asks me if I believed her. For the record of sarcasm, I’m just going to say yes. She laughs, and says that’s good and fun. However, I should know that she would never do anything to harm her sister, and if anyone else tried, she’d burn them instead. She asks if I got that, but tells me that she found her like this in the Control Center under Calcenon. Saphira said she was going there, but she was taking way too long, so Charlotte went to go get her. With everyone disappearing or whatever, that was obviously not the smartest move. To Charlotte, it’s like a horror movie, just don’t split up. Like what Hardy and I are doing now with Florinia and Titania. But if anything did happen to Saphira, Charlotte wouldn’t really care what happened to her, as there wouldn’t be a point. So she went for it, found her like this, and hauled her here. She was just taking a break in this checkpoint, and it turns out that carrying someone like her isn’t the easiest thing. Saphira’s in rough shape, but alive, and that’s what matters. Charlotte says that if she thought Team Meteor was responsible for this, Labradorra would already be torched. But judging by the damage down there, she probably did this to herself, went on a rampage, took it out some defenseless machine, and probably shocked herself in the process. She tells me to take a look at Saphira’s hand, as I can see a lock of Laura’s hair, impressively still clenched in her fist, which looks like a clean cut to Charlotte. Team Meteor probably took it from her and left it down there as bait. It’s just a guess, but she’s assuming that Saphira saw it and went into a frenzy, which wouldn’t be the first time. So now, we know that Meteor has Laura too, and they probably want all of us. Charlotte asks me if I’m gonna do something about it, to which I respond with yes. She tells me to take the bait so they don’t have to, and make that horror movie dream come true. As much as she also wants to go looking for Laura, she’s not leaving Saphira alone like this, so whatever I’m doing, she wishes me good luck. She guesses it took her a while to lug Saphira this far up here after all. She shrugs it off, and says she’ll get her back to safety soon enough, but in the meantime, wants me to raise some hell for her. I try and talk to Saphira, but there is no response, only a long, clean lock of pink hair is wound inside her still-clenched fist. With that, I make my way to Route 4. I find Hardy on the east side of Route 4, and tell him that I ran into Charlotte and Saphira on the way here. He didn’t see them at all, so they might have missed each other. However, he’s glad to see that they were all right after all, and it’s good to know that’s two less we gotta worry about. He then gives me the details, and according to Rini, the source of the sleeping effect should be somewhere east of here. He asks if I beat Amy, which I did. He gives me TMX9 Rock Climb, and says that he’s ben hanging onto that for me for a while, and wouldn’t have done much good before, but now I can use that to scale steep walls like these. He says I might have already known that, which means there’s no time to waste. He’ll go on ahead, and vows to take back Agate City and eventually… Aya too. Hardy presses onward, but Falcone stops me for a second before I start to climb. Falcone: Awwww, how sweet. Looks like Hardy’s got feelings for the poison girl! Me: Obviously. Falcone: Why even save the world at this point? You can’t even tell what’s real or not anymore. Why bother? Me: To see if this truly is just a nightmare waiting to end. Falcone: You know, boss… Now that you have Rock Climb, why not use it on those other rocks we’ve missed in our travels? If Hardy asks what took you so long, you could always tell him that it was so you can be prepared for what’s to come! Me: You have a point there… Fine, I’ll oblige to your request. Although I can’t help but feel like you are doing this on purpose… Falcone: That’s the spirit, boss! Let’s fly! And so we did. First, we went back to Route 3 from Route 4. On my way, I go through the Control Center, and holy shit, is it destroyed. Saphira really went all out on this place, didn’t she? The machine is destroyed, so it’s not like Meteor can come back here anyway… I leave the Control Center, make my way to the climbable rocks, teach Pierce Rock Climb, and climbed down so we can get to that cave we couldn’t get to before. Inside, I find an abandoned egg. Right as I’m about to pick it up, however, two Haxorus appear behind me and attack. It seems the egg wasn’t abandoned after all. I dispatch of them with Falcone and Boo Boo Keys, and they leave. The mother looks up towards her lost child, and quietly leaves as well. I am truly a horrible person for taking their child away. I take the Axew egg, and put Boo Boo Keys in the PC to rest. I pick up the Dragon Fang on the left side of the cave, and break the rocks in the room. I fly to the Beryl Ward, and heal my Pokemon. I head into Beryl Cave just past Corey’s gym, and find some climbable rocks. I climb them until I find myself all the way in Teknite Ridge! I make my way to the cavern, and somehow can tell that there is a wall that can be broken. I have Charles Rock Smash it, and I enter to find a dark cavern, much like the ones in Iolia Valley. However, inside is a whole nest of cocoons! Many of them are already hatched, save for a few. I find some items that are scattered, such as an Ability Capsule and a Fire Stone. Right as I’m about to walk up to one of the cocoons, it hatches, and a Volcarona comes out! It tries to attack me, but I quickly dispatch it with Hydra. It flees, but there is one cocoon I can access. It hatches, and a Shiny Larvesta pops out to battle me! I catch it, and name her Luna. Oh, the irony for poor Bennett. Speaking of Teknite Ridge, I fly to Train Town to get to the side that Taka and I explored before, and find some rocks to climb there. Taka’s voice whispers in my mind, saying that he doesn’t think we’re gonna be able to get up this place, not unless I’m some kind of rock-climbing genius or something. Well, Taka, now that I have Rock Climb, I can. I climb up the rocks to the highest point, and find a Jangmo-O egg perched on a nest. I take it with me, but I put it in the PC since I’m currently trying to hatch the Axew egg. Thanks to Luna the Larvesta’s Flame Body, at least it will be faster. I fly to Tanzan Cove, and go to the small island-spot in the middle of the cove. I enter Tanzan Mountain, and instead of being a blank room, it expanded. There’s a rock climb spot, and find a pearl and a mineable rock before I climb down what seems to be forever. I find a lot more mineable rocks, and I mine them all. I also find the Flower Field Effect (Field Effect 33) in the middle of the room. I send out my Krookodile and have it break away the ground with Earthquake, breaking the room. Pierce takes me down below, and I find a mischievous Larvitar near a green crystal. I activate the crystal with my key, and a rock that trapped Larvitar turns into a green crystal for it to eat. It runs off, and I give chase. However, I find myself unable to get to it, so I go through the main side of Tanzan Mountain. I go to the depths, and find a metal beam that takes me to a deeper part of the depths. This seems to connect the two together, as I am able to find more green crystals. To bring them down, I have Krookodile spam Earthquake left and right until all of the green crystal platforms are brought down to where Larvitar is. I head back to the room with Larvitar in it, and see that it feels just like a videogame, whereas I am controlling where Larvitar goes. However, I want to get all of the items in the room as well. So, being the pro gamer that I am using the crystals to move: Up 3x Right 2x Down Right 3x Up Right Left Down Right 3x Down 2x Right Larvitar goes into the next room, and I am able to get the items. For the second crystal puzzle using the crystals to move Larvitar, I move: Right Up 2x Right 3x Up Left Right Down Right Left Up 2x Right 7x Down Right 2x Down Left Down 2x Left Down Up Right Down 2x Larvitar then goes into the next room, and I am once again able to get the items. For the third and last crystal puzzle using the crystals to move Larvitar, I move: Left Up 2x Right Up 2x Left Down Up Right Down Right Up 2x Right 3x Up 2x Right 3x Down 3x Left Down Up Right Down 2x Left Down Right Larvitar then goes into the next room, and I claim the last items. I then follow Larvitar, who has nowhere to run. Forced to battle, I find that it is a Shiny Larvitar (after many soft-resets, honestly), and I catch it. I name it Godzilla, and grab the Rockium-Z and the hidden Dark Gem on the ground. Since I am near Iolia Valley, I go to Luna’s gym arena, and find climbable rocks. I then find a purple crystal, which takes me to a secret room that has the last piece of Dark Matter that I need to summon… whatever will come from it. With that said, I fly to Lapis Ward and go to the Subseven Sanctum in 7th Street. The Soul Candle lights up, and the Dark Matter fragments begin resonating. What emerges is a Shiny Deino from wherever it came from, which I catch immediately. While I’m still in the city, I decide to see the newly built South Obsidia Ward after paying for it a long time ago. I go to the receptionist, and it seems that instead of slums, there is now the South Obsidia Low Income Community Estate, or SOLICE for short. They offer high-quality but low-cost studio and one-bedroom rental spaces in return for a weekly volunteer schedule. They believe that everyone deserves SOLICE in their time of need, and now they can have it in return for volunteer time in helping either them or the community. The receptionist then says that I lok familiar, and realizes that I’m the one who laid down the funding to finish this place. He says that it’s an honor to meet me, and says that when the folks at the Grand Hall told him that one person had donated the entire rest of their goal’s cost, he was pretty floored. For him, this was just a passion project for years, and he never thought it would be possible. From the bottom of his heart, he thanks me, and is sure that all of their clients feel the same way. He wishes he could repay me, but he doesn’t really have much time or funding to offer since he put it all into this place. He realizes that he does have something, though it may not be worth anything, and hopes that I might have a better chance of determining that than he does. He reveals that one of the residents turned in this key, and said that they found it somewhere, but it doesn’t belong to them. On the chance that it leads somewhere nice, he hopes I can make some use of it. He gives me the GUM Key, and thanks me again from the bottom of his heart, saying that if there’s anything he could do for me, I should let him know, though he can hardly imagine I’d be in need of housing. He also says that even though he can hardly expect me to do any more for them than I already have, he does has positions open, and would not be surprised if someone generous such as myself was interested in looking at a service position, or had connections with others who are. He says I should feel free to take an application if I think I might be interested. You know, I probably have enough money already to buy a house. But I suppose saving the world never rests, does it? Although… The GUM. Key seems to feel awfully familiar… Let me go down and check to where I think it leads… Sure enough, I find myself once again down in the least pleasant place to be: The Water Treatment Center. I head to the Central Obsidia Water Grid, and find a locked door. I unlock it with the GUM Key, and it takes me into the G.U.M. room. Great… In the room, I find TM12 Taunt. (Honestly, the puzzle itself is a bit weird to type out the entire thing on paper, so I will describe it this way: It’s pretty much just putting the pipes in the right places. The pattern that it seems to be is putting all of the pipes in the correct spots from left to right side of the map. Honestly, I just followed this video right here, and that did the trick for me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdU9tyn1ULM) When I put all of the pipes in the correct places, I boot up the system on the screen, and Goomy pops out of the machine! Instead of expecting a battle, it decides to come with me as thanks for saving it. I find that it is a Shiny Goomy, and take it with me as I leave the Water Treatment Center. Next, I fly all the way to Ametrine City, and go to Ametrine Mountain. Since I can now Rock Climb, I can climb the previously inaccessible parts of the mountain. I climb up on the waterfall on the second floor, then slide across the ice to reach the waterfall on the third floor without falling off the ice. On the fourth floor, I carefully navigate across the ice so I can climb the ladder and reach the fifth floor, where I slide across the ice to try and reach the steps leading towards the gigantic waterfall, which extends all the way to the lowest depths of the mountain. There, I find the Icium-Z, a Burn Heal, Antidote, and some mining rocks which I mine the contents from. However, I also find a good fishing spot. With my Super Rod, I fish until I find a Dratini and catch it. If I want a shiny, I’ll breed it if I have to, because trying to fish for one takes forever. Around the same time as I scaled up the mountain, my egg hatches into a Jangmo-O! As I’m exploring Ametrine Mountain, I also find a Shiny Sneasel honing its skills on a rock. I smash the rock, and it challenges me. I catch it, then continue deeper into the mountain. In my travels, I find TM05 Roar. In the underwater depths, I find a Lapras on a Friday, and find that it is also shiny. I catch it, and name him Deliverance, after Amaria’s. Believing that I am all done here, I leave the mountain, and make my way to Route 4 to finally explore the tundra. As I climb Route 4, I am met by a hiker who has a Vespiquen. I easily defeat him with Charles’ Heat Wave, then move onward. I fight another trainer and defeat her too I climb up to a tall mountain with no snow on it, fight a Piloswine that Blizzards the whole mountain field, and the mountain freezes over. I see new rocks to climb, and I find the Lycanium-Z on the peak. I make it back down, then go up another rocky path, which takes me to some water with stones to hop over. I make my way to the top right side, then climb up the rocky path. I find some stones that are frozen over, so I have Charles melt the snow away with Heat Wave. I jump across the rocks, and find myself in the bottom of Charous Mountain! I thaw out the ice in the middle with Charles’ Heat Wave, and pick up the Blastoisinite! Behind a big rock, I find a small crack to slip through, and then I climb around the cavern until I find small cracks in a path, which I walk through until I exit the cavern and find myself on a peak. On the peak, I find an unconscious Bagon. Perhaps it was learning how to fly? It doesn’t move at first, but then quickly wakes up, spots me, then tries to get back up and tries to fly again multiple times, but then goes unconscious again. Eager to teach the Bagon how to fly, Falcone steps up and teaches him how to fly. Bagon immediately learns Fly, and decides to fly off the cliff! I make my way down the mountain and eventually find poor Bagon frozen in the snow at the bottom. I have Charles melt the snow with Heat Wave, and find poor Bagon unconscious. I give him a revive, and he seems happy to see me, but he also has a headache. However, he decides to come with me, and I take him with me. As I make my way around the mountain, I train him one level at a time until he levels up into a Shelgon, then a Salamence, when he can really learn to fly. I make it back to the spot with the water, and climb up the waterfall, where I feel another chill in the air. I find a Piloswine that freezes the place again and find more rocks to climb. I climb up the rocks, and I find a mysterious shed. I enter the shed, and it is very dark inside. I find TM73 Thunder Wave, which I can teach to Boo Boo Keys. Right as I’m about to leave, I accidentally step on a cord that opens the gate. Inside, I find a mechanical Breloom… Could this be the source of the sleep waves? Is it an advanced PULSE? Is it even a PULSE at all? Where is Team Meteor? Right as I approach, the mechanical Breloom springs to life, and moves toward me, ready for combat. I quickly read its engravement on its top, and it reads “BreloomBot: CL:4R1-C3”, which I can only assume means “Clarice”. I send out Boo Boo Keys, who limits her movements with Thunder Wave. CL:4R1-C3 knocks out Boo Boo Keys with Magnet Bomb, and I send out Charles, who almost burns her to a crisp with Heat Wave. Unfortunately, CL:4R1-C3 survives the attack, and knocks out Charles with Magnet Bomb. I send out Pierce, who slows her down even more with Icy Wind while CL:4R1-C3 seems to keep getting paralyzed. Eventually right on her last legs, she puts Pierce to sleep with Spore, then strikes with a Shadow Punch, knocking Pierce out. I send out Falcone, who finishes the job by defeating CL:4R1-C3 with Sucker Punch. Just then, CL:4R1-C3 deactivates as a Gastly is forced out of the BreloomBot. I chase it, and it starts freaking out all over the place, moving away from the abandoned robot to the right side of the shed. I corner it at the screen, where it tries to battle me. I catch it, then leave the abandoned machine alone. Could the robot have been a decoy placed by Team Meteor? Was it a prototype PULSE too? I did not find Hardy here, maybe he is ahead of me still? I leave the Mechanic Shed, and try to catch up to Hardy. On my way (I end up getting lost for a second), I find TM70 Aurora Veil after melting the snow that was on top of it. Eventually I do find the right path, and I hop across the stones until I reach a clearing with a lot of glass paneling. Ahead, I see Hardy standing on top of some glass paneling in front of a large warehouse. This has to be the real place, not that small shed from before! Hardy is glad to see me, and says that there’s definitely something weird here. He asks if I feel the glass, and says that if it’s warm enough to melt the snow, there’s gotta be something down there. He still can’t quite make out whatever’s going on, but he remembers some kind of rumor about an old glass factory north of Agate, but he didn’t think much of it. However, that place was supposed to have shut down ages ago, which makes this capital shady. He moves ahead, and says that he wanted to wait for me before blowing in there himself, but he’d wager some solid coin that the building’s gotta have a way down. He asks me, and bets 2k saying there’s an entrance in there, and asks if I’m going to say if there isn’t. Alright, bet. Hardy is please to hear my call, and starts to check out the place, heading inside the abandoned warehouse. I head inside, and he starts looking. Unfortunately, there’s a whole lotta nothing at first glance, but says we should poke around, as something’s bound to turn up. He keeps looking, albeit rather frantically, and says he’s got zilch. He says he’s gonna take another check outside in case we missed something. He tells me to come grab him if I find anything, and heads outside. I follow him, and he tells me to help him move this piece of junk. I get on one side, he takes the other, and we lift it out of the way. The scrap metal reveals the “Devon” logo, which is… foreboding. Hardy realizes what it is, and even though he may not have been there for it all, even he knows that’s bad news. Unfortunately, we still do not have an entrance, which means fortunately for me, I win the bet. He forks over 2k, and stands on top of the glass, saying that the only thing left to do if we can’t find the entrance, is make one. He sends out Gigalith and has it use Earthquake to try and kick some glass and rock worlds. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work, and he questions what the heck all this glass is made out of. He says that Gigalith ain’t no weakling, and he expected this whole place to blow right out. However, he thinks that he’s heard something, and he moves over to the right to give a look. We find ONE spot out of the entire field to have its glass shattered. With a ladder, too! Hardy also knows that it’s capital shade, and not the Leader, either. Still, we didn’t come this far just to stop here. Hardy says he’ll go ahead and tells me to be careful that I don’t get cut on the glass, as things could get messy. He climbs down, and I also climb down, but not before spotting Absol once again. That’s always a good sign… Trevore's End Chapter Thoughts What was that Breloom Bot sitting out here in the mountains? What other secrets could Team Meteor be hiding? Whatever the case may be, I know for a fact we are walking into a trap. We need to be extremely cautious from here on out, as this is the most dangerous base according to Taka. Taka... Perhaps if you were still alive, you would be storming this base with us. Perhaps you are still here in spirit, which is just as good I suppose. ............................ YIKES that was a long time of not uploading a chapter. I was literally gone for nearly three months! Part of it was vacation, yes, but I did not expect to be gone for this long as I have. Truth be told, I already had most of this chapter already done, except it was shiny hunting that really made it take longer. And while I could have shiny hunted for a Dratini, I did not since fishing isn't always a 100% guarantee I will find one, as it is not an event like most of the pseudo legendaries. Speaking of which, why hunt shiny pseudos? Because it's fun! Plus, the first pseudo I caught in Reborn was Beldum, and to give the same feeling of pain and suffering I had back then, I tried catching ALL of the pseudos in that manner. Well, I can't really do that for some, and I feel like I have already dragged out the chapter long enough anyway. I'll try not to shiny hunt anymore, I promise... Maybe. Next few chapters are likely going to be what I call dialogue hell. Quite literally, actually. Oh, and the gauntlet. I hear that one's a pain. Wish me luck! Anyways, I hope you enjoyed reading! Stay tuned for more! Team Updates There isn't really much, other than a new Pokemon to the team. Team Reborn Name: Trevore Gender: Male Position/Role: Chosen One, Leader of Team Reborn, Savior of Reborn, Champion-To-Be (The people have spoken), Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Route 4; Glass Workstation Status: Alive?; I appear to be alive, but after current events, I am not so sure if I am anymore. Name: Amethyst Liddell Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Champion of the Reborn League, Former Administrator of the Reborn League, Former Leader of Team Reborn Current Location: Devon Corp. Status: Deceased; Murdered by Lin's Hydreigon after she ordered it to kill her. Her head was devoured by Hydreigon. Name: Victoria Marlow Gender: Female Position/Role: Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Reserve Gym Leader, Contributor of Reborn City's Restoration, Co-Administrator of Reborn League, Friendly Rival Current Location: Grand Hall Status: Alive; Currently oversees the League duties in the Grand Hall, such as contacting me. Currently doing paperwork as well. Name: Cain LaRue Gender: Male Position/Role: Guardian of the Children, Former Reserve Gym Leader, Singer of Team Reborn, Friendly Rival Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently looking for Anna and Noel in Calcenon City with Anna, they went missing, and he went missing with Shelly. Name: Julia Wilde Gender: Female Position/Role: Peridot Ward Gym Leader, Team Reborn's Explosives Director, Neo-Circuit Power Plant Director Current Location: Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Chilling at the mansion. Juuuuuuuust chilling. Name: Florinia Sevilla Gender: Female Position/Role: Onyx Ward Gym Leader, Head Instructor of Onyx Trainer's School, Head Analyst For Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Operating at the base in Calcenon City, assigned Hardy and I to stop Team Meteor's plans over Agate City. Name: Shelly Citra Gender: Female Position/Role: Lapis Ward Gym Leader, Bookworm of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown Status: Alive; Currently searching for the twins with Cain, currently has not returned. Name: Amaria Fiore Gender: Female Position/Role: Fiore Mansion Gym Leader, Water's Edge of Team Reborn, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Unknown; Probably went to kill herself after the battle. Name: Corey "Agent Beryl" Molinar Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Beryl Ward Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Former Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased, Fell off of Beryl Bridge in suicide. His remains were cleaned up by Shade. Name: Heather Molinar Gender: Female Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City, Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Unknown (Most likely Ametrine City) Status: Alive; Currently holding the Ruby Ring, dropped off Shelly, who then went searching for the twins with Cain shortly after. Name: Anna Gender: Female Position/Role: Guardian Angel of Team Reborn, Stargazer Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently missing with Noel. Cain and Shelly are looking for them. Currently smiling upon me for doing good deeds. Name: Noel Gender: Male Position/Role: Orphanage Gym Leader, Strategist of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently missing with Anna. Cain and Shelly are looking for them. Name: Charlotte Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Calcenon City Gym Leader, Firebug of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently keeping an eye on Saphira after she hauled her back to Calcenon City from the Control Center. Name: Laura Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Member of the Elite Four, Botanist of Team Reborn, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently missing after crying her eyes out over being "fired/resigned" from the Elite Four. Name: Saphira Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Labradorra City Gym Leader, Guardian Angel of Calcenon City and Labradorra City Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Was found by Charlotte in the Control Center all worn out after she destroyed the place. Name: Kiki Mikael Argall Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Former Apophyll Academy Gym Leader Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Solaris' Garchomp on Pyrous Mountain. Victoria recently visited her grave in Beryl Cemetery. Name: Aya LaRue Gender: Female Position/Role: Byxbysion Wasteland Gym Leader, Wasteland Queen of Team Reborn Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Currently a hostage of Team Meteor in Labradorra City after saving my life from Sirius' Chandelure. Name: Hardy Andersen Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate City Gym Leader, Guitarist of Team Reborn Current Location: Route 4; Glass Workstation Status: Alive; Currently infiltrating the Glass Workshop with me to stop Team Meteor. Name: Serra Voclain Gender: Female Position/Role: Spinel Town Gym Leader, Model of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Spinel Town Status: Alive; Currently looking for Bennett after finding out what he's been doing. Name: Titania Andersen Gender: Female Position/Role: Tourmaline Desert Gym Leader, Guardian of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently talking and catching up with Florinia. Name: Luna Hazel "Vanhanen" Gender: Female Position/Role: Iolia Valley Gym Leader, Former Holder of the Emerald Brooch Current Location: Iolia Valley Status: Alive; Currently staying at Iolia Valley for a time. Name: Gossip Gardevoir Gender: Female Position/Role: TV Star and News Reporter of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Beryl Wall Status: Alive; Currently with Radomus on some unknown business. Name: Samson Alvarez Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Fighting Leader, Strongman of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate Circus Status: Alive; Currently went to go blow some steam. Name: Ciel Featherstone Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Flying Leader, Skydancer of Team Reborn Current Location: Agate Circus Status: Alive; Currently sitting on the couch, lonely at the top. Name: Cal Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Pyrous Mountain Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Ametrine City Status: Alive; Currently doing some things of his own. Name: "DJ Arclight", "Arc" Gender: Male Position/Role: DJ and Radio Host of Team Reborn and Reborn Nightclub Current Location: Reborn City; Most likely went back to the Nightclub after resting in the Grand Hall Status: Alive; He now wears an eye patch, but he is okay. I helped him finish taking care of the stolen Pokemon problem in Reborn City. Name: Adrienn Flores Gender: Non-Binary Position/Role: Coral Ward Gym Leader, Figurehead of Reborn City Restoration Project, Co-Administrator of the Reborn League Current Location: Reborn City; Last seen in the Coral Ward Gym. Status: Alive; Currently doing some Reborn business after challenging me to a battle. Name: Taka Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Admin of Team Meteor, Loyal Son of Solaris, Vagrant Current Location: Unknown; Most likely buried Status: Deceased; Lin finally caught up to him, and tricked Titania into killing him with her Aegislash when she thought she killed Lin. Currently is haunting me. Team Meteor Name: Solaris Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Boss of Team Meteor, Direct Guardian of the Meteor, Elias' Master and Friend, Taka's Father Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Disappointed that Team Meteor failed to retrieve the Sapphire Bracelets in Fiore Mansion. Name: Lin Gender: Female Position/Role: True Leader of Team Meteor, "Champion" of Reborn (Technically) Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Never After Status: Alive; Left Never After after tricking Titania into killing Taka with her own Aegislash, then somehow miraculously survived when she herself got stabbed by the same blade. Lin currently believes that she and I are working together. Name: Elias "El" Hazel Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Agent (Most Likely Admin) of Team Meteor, Cult Leader of Arceus Cult, Holder of the Emerald Brooch, Solaris' Servant and Friend, Mentor to Bennett Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Subseven Sanctum Status: Alive; Currently holds the Emerald Brooch after taking it from Luna. Recently signed Bennett on as an Elite Four member. Name: "Sirius" Gender: Male Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor, Executioner, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Currently has Aya as a hostage, and also failed to invade Fiore Mansion for the Sapphire Bracelets. Name: "ZEL" ("Zero", Evelynn "Eve" Seijaya, and Lumina "Lumi" Seijaya) Gender: Male ("Zero"), Female (Evelynn and Lumina) Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor ("Zero" is, Evelynn and Lumina were forced to be in Team Meteor after being merged with "Zero"), Overseer of the PULSE Project, Creator of the PULSE Project (Evelynn) Current Location: On his way to Agate. Last seen in Devon Corp. Status: Zero is alive, Eve and Lumi are unknown; After the PULSE-Magnezone was destroyed, Zero was the only one remaining, and he went insane from the aftermath. Name: Dr. Sigmund "The Doctor" Connal Gender: Male Position/Role: Resident Psychiatrist to Reborn City, Administrator of the Reborn City Orphanage, Doctor of Team Meteor, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Taunting Saphira behind the barrier. Name: Blake Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ametrine City Gym Leader, Agent of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown: Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Failed to take the Sapphire Bracelets with Team Meteor. Name: Terra "TERRAWR" Pierce Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Ground Leader, Hacker of Team Meteor, Meme Queen, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Glitch City Status: Alive; Stuck inside her own computer. She'll most likely get out eventually. Name: Bennett Voclain Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Agent of Team Meteor, Elias' Student Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Iolia Valley Status: Alive; Promised to get revenge on me. Recently signed to be an Elite Four member after Laura "resigned." Name: Fern Sevilla Gender: Male Position/Role: Reserve Gym Leader, Biggest Asshole in Existence, My Biggest Enemy, Agent of Team Meteor, Original Chosen One Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Stormed out of Fiore Mansion crying after disowning his sister, said he would meet up with Team Meteor later. Name: "Aster" Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ace of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Gave Eclipse's body to her father to take care of, and left Team Meteor. Name: Caitlyn "Eclipse" Fisher Position/Role: Former Dame of Team Meteor Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Deceased; Her soul was burned away by Sirius' Chandelure after she betrayed Team Meteor by shutting off the PULSE-Clawitzer. Her body is currently in bed at her father's home in Calcenon City. Name: Simon Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Peridot Ward Status: Alive; Left to reconsider after finding out that Tara was related to him. He left Team Meteor after she died. Name: Tara Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Saphira's Dragonite. Drowned in Tanzan Cove. Turns out to be related to Simon. Neutral Spectrum Name: Radomus Vanhanen Gender: Male Position/Role: Vanhanen Castle Gym Leader, Grandmaster of Chess, Holder of the Amethyst Pendant Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Beryl Wall Status: Alive; Had some business to attend to, and was unable to battle Cain. He is currently holding onto the Amethyst Pendant. Name: Shade Gender: ??? (I usually refer as Male) Position/Role: Yureyu Power Plant Gym Leader, Mysterious Entity Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Water Treatment Center Status: ???; Not sure whether to call him alive or dead, but Shade seems to be smiling down upon me with Anna. Name: Falcone Gender: Male Position/Role: Ace Pokemon in My Team, Self-Proclaimed P.I.M.P. Current Location: Route 4; Glass Workstation Status: ???; I want to say that he is alive, but I am not really sure. One might say he looks kinda dead inside, but that might just be me, considering that he looks just as nightmarish as he did in my dream. We are currently infiltrating the Glass Workstation. Current Pokemon Stats The team has a new member; Storm the Salamence (Name pending, but that's what I call him for now). Like his teacher, Falcone, he also knows Fly. Honchkrow Name: Falcone Level: 90 Moves: Sucker Punch, Brave Bird, Fly, Roost Charizard Name: Charles Level: 86 Moves: Strength, Rock Smash Dragon Pulse, Heat Wave Empoleon Name: Pierce Level: 85 Moves: Surf, Metal Claw, Icy Wind, Agility Silvally Name: Goddard Level: 78 Moves: X-Scissor, Multi-Attack, Air Slash, Iron Head Gyarados Name: Hydra Level: 90 Moves: Dragon Dance, Ice Fang, Waterfall, Crunch Gardevoir Name: Amelia Level: 79 Moves: Calm Mind, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Moon Blast Salamence Name: Storm Level: 85 Moves: Dragon Dance, Dragon Claw, Crunch, Fly Klefki Name: Boo Boo Keys Level: 86 Moves: Double Team, Swagger, Substitute, Sunny Day http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/319.gif Sharpedo Name: Archer Level: 71 Moves: Surf, Crunch, Ice Fang, Slash http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/454.gif Toxicroak Name: Corey Level: 79 Moves: Rock Smash, Poison Jab, Strength, Sucker Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/053.gif Persian Name: Persian Level: 67 Moves: Taunt, Power Gem Bite, Fake Out http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/064.gif Kadabra Name: Henry Level: 31 Moves: Teleport, Disable, Psybeam, Charge Beam Porygon Name: Zero Level: 60 Moves: Discharge, Lock-On, Tri-Attack, Magic Coat Lucario Name: Auriol Level: 85 Moves: Close Combat, Swords Dance, Extreme Speed, Ice Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/133.gif Eevee Name: Eevee Level: 5 Moves: Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Sand-Attack Gengar Name: Gengar Level: 72 Moves: Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Dark Pulse, Mean Look Metagross Name: Megaman X Level: 79 Moves: Meteor Mash, Zen Headbutt, Grass Knot, Hammer Arm http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/119.gif Seaking Name: Lips Level: 74 Moves: Soak, Waterfall, Dive, Drill Run http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/132.gif Ditto Name: Ditto Level: 5 Moves: Transform http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/001.gif Bulbasaur Name: Bulbasaur Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/258.gif Mudkip Name: Mudkip Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/498.gif Tepig Name: Tepig Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip

We riot at dawn. BNHA shall not be slandered! Lol I probably have to work that day. Who knows, maybe I might get a bit of time on my breaks, I don't know. Usually I come in on the last hour or so anyway.

Chapter LXVIII: In Remembrance of Taka, And Drowning Sorrows with the Poor Unfortunate Soul, Amaria! Heeding to Falcone’s request, I fly back to Train Town. Falcone flies into the train Taka was sleeping at before, and I head there. For some reason, I get the feeling that I am either being watched, or I feel the presence of Taka… Questioning Falcone’s decisions, I decide to go back to Titania to see how she’s holding up. I then make my way back, and Bouffalant Bill freaks out that I went through the other way. He says that he did not see me come in, even for a bit, and says that the back alley she built in here is a real spooker. He also tells me the story of how he got the name Bouffalant Bill without anyone to shut him up. He says that it involves a herd of Bouffalant, a high-speed tractor, and the real reason the old Railnet had to be shut down. So, it was not because of Team Meteor, but because of him? Interesting. After that, he wasn’t allowed in Reborn City. I also go and talk to Percy, who tells me that it’s tough living out here, and sometimes they have hardly any food or drink to go on. However, it makes them appreciate what they do even more, and living out here, she’s learned how many things she’s taken for granted and also learned how many things she was too used to. Being out here though, she doesn’t have to worry about being yelled at because she didn’t clean properly, or because someone else had a bad day, or because she didn’t want to kiss someone… That’s the kind of thing she had resigned to, but here, she’s never felt so free, and wouldn’t go back for anything. Something tells me she was in an abusive relationship. Not anymore, she’s not! Since I am still in mourning for Taka, I decide to head to Mirage Tower in honor of him. I was about to go inside, but something catches my eye… a stairway behind the tower! I climb up and find a cliff I can walk from. I walk across the ledge, and find myself on higher desert ground, until I eventually find a lone lemonade stand that is run by a boy named Marcello, who says that he is new. However, before I am able to buy lemonade, I hear Taka’s voice, as if he was standing right behind me, asking if he just sells lemonade out here by himself. Marcello answers “yup”, and Taka says that can’t be a very profitable business, which Marcello responds by saying that it’s more profitable than whatever he’s doing, which Taka responds with a “fair enough”, and takes two. He gives me a lemonade somehow, saying that it’s on him. I have several questions right now for both of you boys… I see a large potted tree behind Marcello, but when I try to touch it, a Level 100 Exeggutor attacks me! I send out Charles, and defeat it. Taka’s voice still lingers, as he says that he has a lot of questions about what just happened, and most of them are “why”. However, I find a Dragonium-Z in the pot where Exeggutor was, and Taka says that this has answered exactly none of his questions, and he actually has even more now. As his voice echoes off into the void, I too have several questions about what just happened, and most of them are “how”. I also see that after that ordeal, Marcello puts out a new lemonade, that is illegibly scrawled on with a crayon, and costs 10 million. Just why… Seriously… How can Taka speak as if he is still alive? How can Marcello understand him? Taka is supposed to be dead! And yet, I heard his voice, and received a Lemonade from him! I even fought a Level 100 Exeggutor! How does any of this make sense?! Meanwhile, Falcone is just laughing his feathers off at this strange turn of events. Me: You seem to be in a good mood. Falcone: Yeah? What of it? It isn’t every day when you’re haunted by ghosts! Oh wait… Maybe it is, in your case! Hahahahaha! Me: Perhaps you’re one to talk. Is there something you know about the dead by chance? Falcone: HAHAHAHAHAHHA Come on, boss! You of all people should know what being dead feels like! Hell, does ANY of this adventure make sense at all?! Me: Not at all. But I am still up and kicking, and I intend to see it through to the end, and you are going to help me. Now shut up, and let’s fly back to Fiore Mansion! Falcone: As you wish, boss! We fly to our correct destination, and I enter the mansion to find Julia just chilling on a raft. She sees that I am backalaka and tells me the good news that Amy is back too. She still isn’t doing too hot, but her Scald TM move more than makes up for that. Julia tells me that if I plan on battling Amy, I better give her the same thrashing I gave her, and that if I beat all of them, it will make her look better. She asks me if I want a tip for defeating Amy, and I oblige. She tells me to try using electric attacks, and promises that she’s not biased at all, telling me that I can thank her later. As for anything else going on, she tells me not to worry because she’s totally on high alert. With that said, I finally go through the door, and find myself in the gym. I go to the computer screen, and Victoria talks to me. She asks if I am challenging Amaria already, and guesses that if I can, there’s no reason not to. She tells me to just be careful with her, as she heard that she was injured. Then again, that didn’t seem to affect her battling ability at all from the thrashing she gave their employee, but asks me if I want some advice about her. She tells me to try electric attacks, which is the same tip Julia gave me. However, before I hang up, she looks for the notes on her team, but she was right. She fights on the Water Surface where Electric attacks are more powerful, and that goes double for if I’m fighting underwater. Being the Water Leader, however, Amaria definitely is going to be ready for that kind of thing, so I should be careful. If she drags me below the surface, my options will be pretty limited. However, Victoria mentions one drawback—it’s hard to use physical moves underwater, which means most of her team uses Special Attacks. If I have a strong special wall, it may prove invaluable against her. If I also have moves like Dive or Fly, I can get back up above water. Alternatively, I could try freezing and poisoning the water, but it’s likely she’ll have methods to counteract those too. In the end, it all comes down to timing. Victoria wishes me best of luck, and I dive underwater with Hydra’s help. I follow a maze of aesthetic underwater tunnels and I make my way to the back of the gym. I find Amaria in her arena, and she remembers me somewhat. She asks what brings me here, and I tell her that Tania sent me, which she says that she should just come here herself. In fact, she’s going to take a swim until she gets here, which she dives away. I take the portal to go back and tell Julia, who says that Amy sometimes stays underwater for hours, and that the whole gym in the back is like a playground for her. A boring playground, but it’s “therapeutic” or whatever. Julia wonders what kind of playground doesn’t even have things you can destroy, and says that she probably won’t come up on her own and that if I wanna battle her, I’ll have to drag her out from under there myself. Amy has some super-chill, super-ambience nonsense going on down there, but it goes into sleep mode whenever she’s not in the room, just like Julia. However, I can use that to track her down. I start my search on the eastern side of the gym going from the entrance, and I eventually find a room that lights up with technicolor, which indicates that Amaria is in this room! I find her swimming about, and she asks me if I followed her down here. She was really hoping I wouldn’t, and says that she did not want to say anything undue, but asks me why I have the Sapphire Bracelets. She says that those are the bracelets Titania gave her, and that they belong to her. She thought she lost them, but then here I am… She asks me if I would give them back. … “Hey, do you ever think about how fragile we are as people? When we’re down here, just one mistake could fill our lungs with water and make us rot from the inside out.” She asks me where Tania is anyway, and asks me why I am here, but she is not. She then asks if I did something, but then quietly apologizes, saying that was very rude of her. She then decides to leave, but the technicolor remains. I try to chase her down, but lose her trail. I go back to Julia, who suggests an idea that will definitely make her come back. She says she will need an extension cord, two spare wires, and a toaster oven and promises that it’ll be super-effective at getting her out of the water. She kids, and says she probably wouldn’t do that. But, I’ll probably just need to keep looking for a while. She tells me to follow the lights, and I do. I admit, I kind of get a little lost here, but eventually I do find the technicolor lights again. In the same room, I also find TM81-X-Scissor. I find Amaria in a corner, and she asks me if I really have to stalk her because this is supposed to be her personal area. She says I can pass through to the gym if I want, but the only one allowed to stay down here with her is Tania, not like she ever would… “Hey, you know why I cling to her so much, right? It’s because she’s the only one—…who let me. When I was crying, she stayed. When I was bleeding, she stayed. And when I was dying—the first, the second, the third time—she still stayed. And I know… I know she deserves better. I know—she doesn’t love me. I’ve tasted the disdain on her lips a half-thousand times. I’d suck venom right from her tongue a half-thousand more if it meant she would always be here… But she’s not here now.” She asks me why Tania is not here now, and why I am. Tania is all that she has, and that I don’t understand. She tries to continue on, but tells me to forget it. She pleads me to leave, and do what Tania never could. Amy disappears again, and I go and tell Julia that she just keeps swimming away. She tells me to swim after her. She says I’ll never get the girl if I don’t chase her a little bit, but jokes and gets serious. She says that she has these moods sometimes, and isolating herself an moping is like her version of Julia’s blowing things up. It helps them feel better, but they probably shouldn’t be allowed to do it anyway. She tells me to go catch her already, and I should know by now to look for the changing lights because it’s her thing. I get back in there, and swim until I find the technicolor lights again. I follow the path until I find Amaria sitting in a big room all by herself. She asks me if I don’t know when to stop, and says that I’m like her that way. She swims away, and asks if Tania’s going to leave her, but turns towards me, asking if it’s my fault. She remains quiet, but asks me if I want to know a secret. With nothing to lose, I say yes. However, she says that she won’t tell me, and swims away further, saying that she doesn’t need to tell me. She says that secrets are only as good as the whispers that betray them, and dead men can tell no tales. She then seals me in the room, with the water becoming more difficult to manage. “Don’t you get it? This is a matter of life and death for both of us. Titania is my air. And since you’ve come, I’ve suffocated. ‘Huh? Trevore was here? I don’t remember seeing anyone…’ You can drown.” She swims away in tears, leaving me to die underwater as I lose consciousness to the water’s rage. I try as I might to break free, but it is no use. I slowly slip into unconsciousness, and drown… As I lay unconscious, I somehow hear voices and somewhat see lights displaying in a technicolor fashion. Is Amaria still in this room? Or am I somewhere else? ?????: Great… We’re losing him again! ???????: Will you ----- up? I am working as fast as I can to fix it! I can somewhat hear them more clearly, realizing that they are the same voices I heard before in another dream. Just then, I hear a booming sound again, which I am assuming are doors bursting open. I hear a familiar voice tell them to leave, as they seem to come closer. I can hear their voice much more clearly when they are closer. ????????: I told those idiots that this was my -------. Let’s see here… Ah, the --------- seems to be complete for the most part, so I think that buys us a bit more time, doesn’t it, ------? You seem to be coming along quite nicely… good. But we need to keep you in -----, you are still not ready yet, so… Goodnight… ------. As that dream ends, I somehow wake up to an argument between Amaria and Titania. Amaria tries denying that she had any idea about trying to drown me, but Titania knows that she’s lying. Amaria says that she was sorry, but Titania tells her that she won’t admit the truth, and Amaria says that she already said she didn’t know. I come to on the couch upstairs, and Titania says that she’s not fooling anyone. I get off of the couch, Amaria sees that I am awake, and Titania tells me that she got me out of there, and that we’re even. She then turns to ask Amaria if she’s really going to keep on like this now that I am right here and listening to the whole conversation, and Amaria tells her to listen, but Titania has none of that. She says that she tried to fucking kill me, and Amaria defends herself by deflecting the same thing back on her. Titania says that she’s been fighting Team Meteor to keep everyone alive, and asks what about herself. Amaria says that she’s been fighting to keep herself alive, and Titania says that it doesn’t show. Amaria tells her that she doesn’t understand, and walks over to Titania, saying that she’s all she has, and Titania smacks her away and backs away, saying that she’s well aware that she’s all she has too. Amaria says that she has her, but Titania says that she has scars, and that she’s one of them. She leaves the room, and Amaria turns away, apologizing for taking this out on me, and that was wrong of her. She was wrong, and says that she is wrong, and she is scum, saying that she’ll be in the arena. She leaves, and I follow Titania out to make sure she is okay. I find Titania on the roof, and she says that she finally said what she needed to, and it only took that boy dying. She says that maybe Amaria will kill herself, and that she couldn’t stop her anyway. Maybe Lin might come here after all and kill her anyway. She turns towards me and guesses that’s up to me. She’s washing her hands of Amaria, and after that stunt she pulled on me, there’s no point in playing make-believe anymore. She says that there’s also no point in staying here, and that she’ll see me again before flying away on her Skarmory. I head downstairs and talk to Julia, who asks if everything is okay. She says that it doesn’t seem like everything’s okay, but tells me to wake her up if I need something blown up. She goes back to snoozing, and I make my way to the gym. I find Amaria in her gym, and she apologizes to me. “The voice of the sea is seductive; never-ceasing, whispering clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander for a spell in abysses of solitude.” She tells me that there is no sea here, and there is no soul, and even solitude is too good for her. She asks me if I am here for that, and thinks that I am just standing there thinking “She’s unforgivable, just give me my badge already. Stop whining for attention, there’s nothing really wrong with her.” She asks me if she’s right, and I tell her otherwise. She tells me that I don’t get it, and even if there were nobody here at all, there’s still someone there saying those things. It’s the part of her that only shuts up when Titania is around, it’s the part of her that she can’t kill, even though I know she’s tried. The worst part is… she doesn’t know who she is without it. She turns away, saying that there’s a part of her still livid with me too, maybe I’ve done nothing wrong, but it’s because of me that Titania’s gone. She turns towards me again, saying that in the end, one of us is going to have to hold the other under. When she battles challengers, she asks them as a formality if they prefer Double or Single battles, saying she can do either one. Honestly, I am expecting she might pull a fast one on me in this state. She did try to kill me after all, and the worst part is, even I am questioning whether or not I am alive myself! For the sake of it, I’m going to say Doubles, since I seem to be used to that. I tell her Doubles, and she asks me if I am sure if I am not lying, and wants to find out. After all, she never promised to listen. Something tells me that this is not going to bode well for me… Well, seeing as I am the only voice of reason here, I guess I will have to battle you, maybe then you will come to your senses! Jetsam Amaria sends out Twinkle the Starmie, and I send out Abomasnow, who I caught in Route 4 for one specific purpose: To freeze the field. Twinkle sets up a Light Screen, while Abomasnow freezes the field with Blizzard. Phase one, complete. Abomasnow then knocks out Twinkle with Wood Hammer, so she sends out Indiana the Ludicolo, who fortunately gets knocked out by a Sheer Cold (a miracle!). Amaria sends out Atlantica, her Kingdra, and eventually knocks out Abomasnow after he breaks the Icy Field into a Water Surface, so I send out Hydra who boosts its stats with Dragon Dance. With an Elemental Seed, he also has his special defense boosted and an Aqua Ring, so I get him to a good amount of Attack and Speed before making a move on Atlantica with Waterfalls. Desperate, Amaria sends out Deliverance, her Lapras, who brings the field underwater with Dive. Since water moves are not resisted by Water types in this field, I heal Hydra with an Ultra Potion, and he has enough strength to take out Deliverance with one Waterfall. She sends out Wishbuckler the Wishiwashi, who also goes down from a Waterfall. Enraged, she tells me to drown while sending out Kipkip the Swampert, who goes down in one hit anyway after she Mega Evolves it. With all of her aquatic Pokemon defeated, I win the battle! Amaria relents that misery loves company like she loves Titania, and that’s why they’re alone from now on and she gives me the Torrent Badge, which enables the move Rock Climb. She also gives me TM55 Scald and tells me to go, as she sets both Titania and I free. If anything happens to her, we shall know that she will finally be at peace. She disappears, and I leave. However, as I am about to leave the gym, Julia finds me, and she tells me that Rini-dingi-dinger (Florinia) just rang from up in Calcenon City. She says that apparently things aren’t looking too hot, despite the Fire Gym and all… She said nothing was blowing up, because if it were, Julia would already be there because she can’t miss those fireworks. However, it sounds like she’d appreciate some help up there. Julia tried to tell Tania, but she doesn’t even know where she went, so she figured she’d let me know instead. If it were up to her, she’d just blow up all of Labradorra City, but for SOME reason, nobody’s on board with that plan so they lose, she snoozes. She leaves and goes back to doing just that, and I leave the mansion. With the Torrent Badge in my possession, I fly to Calcenon City to see what’s going on. Now if this was Episode 17 that I was playing, I would see a preview of Episode 18. Instead, I will just write the name of the next Episode. Episode 18: Void-kissed "I w-ll a-ways l-ve yo- mo-e -han s-e, or an-one el- e-ver c-ul--" Trevore's End Chapter Thoughts Why would Taka's ghost be around to haunt me? Why would Amaria try to drown me? Whatever it is, none of it seems to be right at all. Amaria's attempt to drown me raised more questions than answers, but I did get more clear of an idea of who I am listening to in my dreams, somewhat. Still, I need to make sure everyone is alright in Calcenon, we cannot afford to lose. ............................ All I had to battle was Amaria, but she turned out to be more challenging than I expected. Well, trying to take her on with one Pokemon, that is. Instead, it took a team effort between an Abomasnow and Hydra to defeat her. Either way, I continue my quest. Sorry I haven't posted any chapters in a week, I'll try to make it up this week by finally starting Episode 18! Anyways, I hope you enjoyed reading! Stay tuned for more! Team Updates I guess I missed a few changes... Also, I leveled up Falcone and Hydra a few, as well as grinding the hell out of an Abomasnow for it as well. Team Reborn Name: Trevore Gender: Male Position/Role: Chosen One, Leader of Team Reborn, Savior of Reborn, Champion-To-Be (The people have spoken), Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Fiore Mansion Status: Alive?; I appear to be alive, but after current events, I am not so sure if I am anymore. Name: Amethyst Liddell Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Champion of the Reborn League, Former Administrator of the Reborn League, Former Leader of Team Reborn Current Location: Devon Corp. Status: Deceased; Murdered by Lin's Hydreigon after she ordered it to kill her. Her head was devoured by Hydreigon. Name: Victoria Marlow Gender: Female Position/Role: Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Reserve Gym Leader, Contributor of Reborn City's Restoration, Co-Administrator of Reborn League, Friendly Rival Current Location: Grand Hall Status: Alive; Currently oversees the League duties in the Grand Hall, such as contacting me. Currently doing paperwork as well. Name: Cain LaRue Gender: Male Position/Role: Guardian of the Children, Former Reserve Gym Leader, Singer of Team Reborn, Friendly Rival Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently looking for Anna and Noel in Calcenon City with Anna, they went missing, and he went missing with Shelly. Name: Julia Wilde Gender: Female Position/Role: Peridot Ward Gym Leader, Team Reborn's Explosives Director, Neo-Circuit Power Plant Director Current Location: Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Chilling at the mansion. Juuuuuuuust chilling. Name: Florinia Sevilla Gender: Female Position/Role: Onyx Ward Gym Leader, Head Instructor of Onyx Trainer's School, Head Analyst For Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Operating at the base in Calcenon City, assessing our next course of action after analyzing the barrier, as well as the soporific waves from Agate City. Name: Shelly Citra Gender: Female Position/Role: Lapis Ward Gym Leader, Bookworm of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown Status: Alive; Currently searching for the twins with Cain, currently has not returned. Name: Amaria Fiore Gender: Female Position/Role: Fiore Mansion Gym Leader, Water's Edge of Team Reborn, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Unknown; Probably went to kill herself after the battle. Name: Corey "Agent Beryl" Molinar Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Beryl Ward Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Former Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased, Fell off of Beryl Bridge in suicide. His remains were cleaned up by Shade. Name: Heather Molinar Gender: Female Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City, Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Unknown (Most likely Ametrine City) Status: Alive; Currently holding the Ruby Ring, dropped off Shelly, who then went searching for the twins with Cain shortly after. Name: Anna Gender: Female Position/Role: Guardian Angel of Team Reborn, Stargazer Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently missing with Noel. Cain and Shelly are looking for them. Currently smiling upon me for doing good deeds. Name: Noel Gender: Male Position/Role: Orphanage Gym Leader, Strategist of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently missing with Anna. Cain and Shelly are looking for them. Name: Charlotte Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Calcenon City Gym Leader, Firebug of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently keeping an eye on Team Meteor in Saphira's place, wishing that the mysterious vanishing force would take her next. Name: Laura Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Member of the Elite Four, Botanist of Team Reborn, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently missing after crying her eyes out over being "fired/resigned" from the Elite Four. Name: Saphira Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Labradorra City Gym Leader, Guardian Angel of Calcenon City and Labradorra City Current Location: Unknown; was said to have gone into the Calcenon Control Center, but has not been found. Status: Alive; Currently went to go to the Calcenon Control Center to figure out what to do with it, so Charlotte is keeping watch of Team Meteor activity on the surface. Name: Kiki Mikael Argall Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Former Apophyll Academy Gym Leader Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Solaris' Garchomp on Pyrous Mountain. Victoria recently visited her grave in Beryl Cemetery. Name: Aya LaRue Gender: Female Position/Role: Byxbysion Wasteland Gym Leader, Wasteland Queen of Team Reborn Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Currently a hostage of Team Meteor in Labradorra City after saving my life from Sirius' Chandelure. Name: Hardy Andersen Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate City Gym Leader, Guitarist of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently staying in Calcenon City after Shelly stormed off with Cain to continue finding the twins. Name: Serra Voclain Gender: Female Position/Role: Spinel Town Gym Leader, Model of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Spinel Town Status: Alive; Currently looking for Bennett after finding out what he's been doing. Name: Titania Andersen Gender: Female Position/Role: Tourmaline Desert Gym Leader, Guardian of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Probably on her way to Calcenon CIty Status: Alive; After breaking up with Amaria, she left Fiore Mansion. Name: Luna Hazel "Vanhanen" Gender: Female Position/Role: Iolia Valley Gym Leader, Former Holder of the Emerald Brooch Current Location: Iolia Valley Status: Alive; Currently staying at Iolia Valley for a time. Name: Gossip Gardevoir Gender: Female Position/Role: TV Star and News Reporter of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Beryl Wall Status: Alive; Currently with Radomus on some unknown business. Name: Samson Alvarez Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Fighting Leader, Strongman of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate Circus Status: Alive; Currently went to go blow some steam. Name: Ciel Featherstone Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Flying Leader, Skydancer of Team Reborn Current Location: Agate Circus Status: Alive; Currently sitting on the couch, lonely at the top. Name: Cal Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Pyrous Mountain Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Ametrine City Status: Alive; Currently doing some things of his own. Name: "DJ Arclight", "Arc" Gender: Male Position/Role: DJ and Radio Host of Team Reborn and Reborn Nightclub Current Location: Reborn City; Most likely went back to the Nightclub after resting in the Grand Hall Status: Alive; He now wears an eye patch, but he is okay. I helped him finish taking care of the stolen Pokemon problem in Reborn City. Name: Adrienn Flores Gender: Non-Binary Position/Role: Coral Ward Gym Leader, Figurehead of Reborn City Restoration Project, Co-Administrator of the Reborn League Current Location: Reborn City; Last seen in the Coral Ward Gym. Status: Alive; Currently doing some Reborn business after challenging me to a battle. Name: Taka Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Admin of Team Meteor, Loyal Son of Solaris, Vagrant Current Location: Unknown; Most likely buried Status: Deceased; Lin finally caught up to him, and tricked Titania into killing him with her Aegislash when she thought she killed Lin. Currently is haunting me. Team Meteor Name: Solaris Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Boss of Team Meteor, Direct Guardian of the Meteor, Elias' Master and Friend, Taka's Father Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Disappointed that Team Meteor failed to retrieve the Sapphire Bracelets in Fiore Mansion. Name: Lin Gender: Female Position/Role: True Leader of Team Meteor, "Champion" of Reborn (Technically) Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Never After Status: Alive; Left Never After after tricking Titania into killing Taka with her own Aegislash, then somehow miraculously survived when she herself got stabbed by the same blade. Lin currently believes that she and I are working together. Name: Elias "El" Hazel Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Agent (Most Likely Admin) of Team Meteor, Cult Leader of Arceus Cult, Holder of the Emerald Brooch, Solaris' Servant and Friend, Mentor to Bennett Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Subseven Sanctum Status: Alive; Currently holds the Emerald Brooch after taking it from Luna. Recently signed Bennett on as an Elite Four member. Name: "Sirius" Gender: Male Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor, Executioner, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Currently has Aya as a hostage, and also failed to invade Fiore Mansion for the Sapphire Bracelets. Name: "ZEL" ("Zero", Evelynn "Eve" Seijaya, and Lumina "Lumi" Seijaya) Gender: Male ("Zero"), Female (Evelynn and Lumina) Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor ("Zero" is, Evelynn and Lumina were forced to be in Team Meteor after being merged with "Zero"), Overseer of the PULSE Project, Creator of the PULSE Project (Evelynn) Current Location: On his way to Agate. Last seen in Devon Corp. Status: Zero is alive, Eve and Lumi are unknown; After the PULSE-Magnezone was destroyed, Zero was the only one remaining, and he went insane from the aftermath. Name: Dr. Sigmund "The Doctor" Connal Gender: Male Position/Role: Resident Psychiatrist to Reborn City, Administrator of the Reborn City Orphanage, Doctor of Team Meteor, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Taunting Saphira behind the barrier. Name: Blake Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ametrine City Gym Leader, Agent of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown: Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Failed to take the Sapphire Bracelets with Team Meteor. Name: Terra "TERRAWR" Pierce Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Ground Leader, Hacker of Team Meteor, Meme Queen, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Glitch City Status: Alive; Stuck inside her own computer. She'll most likely get out eventually. Name: Bennett Voclain Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Agent of Team Meteor, Elias' Student Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Iolia Valley Status: Alive; Promised to get revenge on me. Recently signed to be an Elite Four member after Laura "resigned." Name: Fern Sevilla Gender: Male Position/Role: Reserve Gym Leader, Biggest Asshole in Existence, My Biggest Enemy, Agent of Team Meteor, Original Chosen One Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Stormed out of Fiore Mansion crying after disowning his sister, said he would meet up with Team Meteor later. Name: "Aster" Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ace of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Gave Eclipse's body to her father to take care of, and left Team Meteor. Name: Caitlyn "Eclipse" Fisher Position/Role: Former Dame of Team Meteor Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Deceased; Her soul was burned away by Sirius' Chandelure after she betrayed Team Meteor by shutting off the PULSE-Clawitzer. Her body is currently in bed at her father's home in Calcenon City. Name: Simon Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Peridot Ward Status: Alive; Left to reconsider after finding out that Tara was related to him. He left Team Meteor after she died. Name: Tara Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Saphira's Dragonite. Drowned in Tanzan Cove. Turns out to be related to Simon. Neutral Spectrum Name: Radomus Vanhanen Gender: Male Position/Role: Vanhanen Castle Gym Leader, Grandmaster of Chess, Holder of the Amethyst Pendant Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Beryl Wall Status: Alive; Had some business to attend to, and was unable to battle Cain. He is currently holding onto the Amethyst Pendant. Name: Shade Gender: ??? (I usually refer as Male) Position/Role: Yureyu Power Plant Gym Leader, Mysterious Entity Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Water Treatment Center Status: ???; Not sure whether to call him alive or dead, but Shade seems to be smiling down upon me with Anna. Name: Falcone Gender: Male Position/Role: Ace Pokemon in My Team, Self-Proclaimed P.I.M.P. Current Location: Fiore Mansion Status: ???; I want to say that he is alive, but I am not really sure. One might say he looks kinda dead inside, but that might just be me, considering that he looks just as nightmarish as he did in my dream. We are currently flying to Calcenon City. Current Pokemon Stats Honestly I had to level up majorly this chapter. Titania's team hit me pretty hard, and I am not sure if that was karma from all those years ago on Pokemon Online's Reborn League or what. Falcone, Charles, Hydra, Boo Boo Keys, Auriol and Pierce, you are all MVPs this chapter. Honchkrow Name: Falcone Level: 90 Moves: Sucker Punch, Brave Bird, Fly, Roost Charizard Name: Charles Level: 85 Moves: Strength, Rock Smash Dragon Pulse, Heat Wave Empoleon Name: Pierce Level: 85 Moves: Surf, Metal Claw, Icy Wind, Agility Silvally Name: Goddard Level: 78 Moves: X-Scissor, Multi-Attack, Air Slash, Iron Head Gyarados Name: Hydra Level: 90 Moves: Dragon Dance, Ice Fang, Waterfall, Crunch Gardevoir Name: Amelia Level: 79 Moves: Calm Mind, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Moon Blast Klefki Name: Boo Boo Keys Level: 85 Moves: Double Team, Swagger, Substitute, Sunny Day http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/319.gif Sharpedo Name: Archer Level: 71 Moves: Surf, Crunch, Ice Fang, Slash http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/454.gif Toxicroak Name: Corey Level: 79 Moves: Rock Smash, Poison Jab, Strength, Sucker Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/053.gif Persian Name: Persian Level: 67 Moves: Taunt, Power Gem Bite, Fake Out http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/064.gif Kadabra Name: Henry Level: 31 Moves: Teleport, Disable, Psybeam, Charge Beam Porygon Name: Zero Level: 60 Moves: Discharge, Lock-On, Tri-Attack, Magic Coat Lucario Name: Auriol Level: 85 Moves: Close Combat, Swords Dance, Extreme Speed, Ice Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/133.gif Eevee Name: Eevee Level: 5 Moves: Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Sand-Attack Gengar Name: Gengar Level: 72 Moves: Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Dark Pulse, Mean Look Metagross Name: Megaman X Level: 79 Moves: Meteor Mash, Zen Headbutt, Grass Knot, Hammer Arm http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/119.gif Seaking Name: Lips Level: 74 Moves: Soak, Waterfall, Dive, Drill Run http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/132.gif Ditto Name: Ditto Level: 5 Moves: Transform http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/001.gif Bulbasaur Name: Bulbasaur Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/258.gif Mudkip Name: Mudkip Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/498.gif Tepig Name: Tepig Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip If there’s trouble, I need to be ready for it..

Chapter LXVII: Reborn City Delivery Service! Me: Alright, now talk. What happened to you? Falcone: If I told you, you’d kill me sooner or later. And if you didn’t, somebody else just might do that. You don’t want that, and neither do I. Me: Who would try and kill you? You’re not making any sense. Falcone: … Me: Answer me! Falcone: You really don’t wanna know, boss. Trust me. Me: Alright, fine. Can you at least tell me why you have an eye patch and a metallic wing? And why you can talk? Falcone: I could, but it probably wouldn’t make sense to you right now. But since we’re on the discussion about eye patches, why don’t we visit that DJ guy? We gotta see how he’s doing! Me: You mean Arclight? You know, I can tell that you are trying to distract me somehow. Fine. But you cannot keep hiding secrets from me forever. Falcone: I… I know, boss. Falcone… Usually you are pretty loud, bold, and obnoxious, but recently you have changed… What happened to you? Instead of landing at our original destination, we end up flying back to Reborn City instead, and find the resident DJ chilling in the Grand Hall. He is happy to see me, and that it’s been a minute. He says that the whole thing at Devon before was kinda rough, and he’s still getting used to the whole one-eyed thing. He realizes that they could have done a lot worse to him, and he could have… well, died. It is not like he wished this on me, and it’s not that he is trying to play the martyr here, he thinks we’ve had more than enough of that. He tells me the next time I see Team Meteor, I should give them hell for him. For now, he’s just trying to get back on track with dealing with the Pokémon trafficking situation. He was doing a bit of follow-up on that situation around 7th street, and asks me if I already knew that they were stolen from Obsidia’s daycare. He reveals that he wants to get these Pokémon back to their original owners, and thanks to the cooperation of the Day-Care couple, he’s been able to track down five of the trainers who had their Pokémon stolen. All that’s left for me to do is make the deliveries, which shouldn’t be a problem. However, he knows better than to expect work for nothing, which is why once this is all done, he has something real nice for me. He says that if I’m all set, I should ask him for the list of who’s who. I ask him for the list, and he tells me all of the people who need their Pokémon still. First we have Lillin, from Jasper Ward, who lost a Loudred. Next we have Felicia, a student at Apophyll Academy, was the owner of a Makuhita. Then there’s Mr. McKrezzy from the Lapis Ward, who lost a Roggenrola. A Santiago from the Peridot Ward had a Jigglypuff stolen from him, and finally, there’s Eustace, also from the Lapis Ward, owned the Vanillite. He tells me to let him know when I’ve gotten all of the Pokémon returned, and so the delivery begins. First, I fly to the Jasper Ward and find Lillin, who is living in an apartment. She asks if I am looking for her, and dismayed that I brought Loudred for her, saying that her peace has finally come to an end. She asks if she really has to take it back, and was hoping to just leave it in the Day Care forever. Lillin, if only you knew where this truly was… Then you would be speaking a different tune. After all, I was the only person who truly knew what happened to it. She only says this because she claims that it’s so hard to sleep with it around, and she’s only just remembered what it’s like to even have dreams at night. She tells me to forget it, and that she’s not taking it back because I can’t make her. However, she quickly relents, and says she would take it back. I give her Loudred (that I still apparently had named Mary… Author’s note, but Mary, if you ever came across this story, just know that I love you very much <3 <3 <3 ) Lillin bids goodbye to her fair sleep and sweet dreams, as she will remember them fondly from her renewed insomnia-driven delirium. She then says that she needs a Jigglypuff or something to cancel out the racket-maker, or KO the sucker or something. I then fly to the Peridot Ward to give Santiago Jiggles the Jigglypuff. I find him in the alley with his goons, and he is a… well, colorful individual. He asks what the fuck I fuckin’ want, and tells me to get the fuck outta here or he’ll fuck me the fuck up. I tell him that it’s important, and he sees that I have his fuckin’ Pokémon. He tells me to come over there and talk to him. He leads me away from the others, and asks if I have his Jigglypuff. Contrary to what I was expecting, he reveals that he fuckin’ loves Jigglypuff, and says it’s a fuckin’ badass Pokémon. However, he doesn’t want the other guys to know about that or they’ll make fun of him. He also doesn’t wanna keep me waiting forever, so he asks if I can find some other person to give that Jigglypuff to in the meantime. He tells me that they’re kinda in the middle of something here, but he’ll go get the Jigglypuff dude when they’re done. He says that any person who wants it will do, just that I come back and tell them where they’re at. He says that I’m the fuckin’ best, but then pauses and asks if I mind throwing down with him real quick. He says that he’s gotta make it look like he scrapped me the fuck up, otherwise the others will get suspicious. If it’s a fight you want, it’s a fight you’ll get! Q Gang’s Santiago sends out Azumarill, while I send out Falcone, who nearly knocks out Azumarill, but gets knocked down with one Play Rough. I send out Hydra, who Dragon Dances, then knocks out Azumarill with Waterfall. Santiago sends out Lopunny, who survives a Water Fall, but flinches. Hydra knocks it out with another one, and he sends out Sylveon. This guy really must love cute Pokémon, or at least Fairies. Mary, you’ve got another Fairy-type fan! Hydra finishes it off with another Waterfall, and after all of Santiago’s fairy types are defeated, I win the battle! After once again, cursing that he lost, I win. He tells me I’m the fuckin’ man, and says that he’ll be waiting to hear from me about who’s holding Jigglypuff dude for him. I talk with the other guys, and they mutter something about an uncle who’s filthy rich… I’ll probably find that guy later… I head back to Lillin, who is surprised that I have a Jigglypuff for her to hold onto for someone. I give her Jiggles, and she laughs maniacally as she says that Jigglypuff is now hers. She says that all of the days and all of the nights of precious sleep that she hasn’t even been able to dream of are hers, claiming that she never agreed to give back Jigglypuff, and she refuses, only to admit that’s rude of her, but she’s keeping it as collateral until I do something about her Loudred. She doesn’t mean to take it away, but just wants me to find some way she can tolerate its screeching at night. She doesn’t care if it’s ultra-quality earplugs, headphones, or something else, just fix it, and that she won’t give Jigglypuff to its real owner until I do what she says. Not being able to do anything about it for now, Apophyll Academy to make my next delivery. I find Felicia in one of the dorms, and she turns off her music. She says that she honestly can’t hear anything through her headphones. Bingo, there’s my answer. She asks if I need something and sees that I’m the one who came out about the Pokémon, and she gets very excited, hopping up and down. Ever since DJ Arclight contacted her about this, she has been SO psyched. She tells me to set the Pokémon aside for a second because she needs me to do a favor. She begs me to get her his autograph for her because she listens to his show ALL the time, and it’s the only thing that got her through school nights. She tells me that she NEEDS this, and that we can worry about the Pokémon afterwards, but I just need to get her that beautiful specimen of a man’s autograph. Really? Putting your own Pokémon aside… for an autograph? Okay then… I fly back to Grand Hall and tell Arc about the situation. He is surprised to see that one of them wants an autograph but is happy to sign one. He says that she should have just said something in the first place, although it’s sorta embarrassing for him too… He gives me his signed autograph but is still surprised that she’s prioritizing a signature over a Pokémon, but he can’t be mad at her. He tells me to give her his regards, in which I return to Apophyll to do just that. I give it to her, and she hops all around, and she thanks me profusely, calling me her hero. Well, Arclight is her hero, but I’m her hero-by-proxy. She says that she will treasure this until the day she dies. But then we get back to the topic of giving her Makuhita back, which I give back Mako. She says that she almost forgot about this little guy, and thanks me, promising that she won’t let him out of her sight again… metaphorically. Is she blind or something? However, I am not done yet. Felicia has the headphones that Lillin needs, so I talk to Felicia again. She asks my why I am staring at her headphones like that, and explains that they’re super rad and noise-cancelling, but protests at the thought of me having them. She tells me that they are precious to her, there’s no way she would part with them. She says that the only thing she would ever trade them for would be an autograph from Master McKrezzy himself, as she has been a fan of his ever since the Wonderstars tour. She quickly changes her mind, and says that she’s been his BIGGEST fan since then, and she would give up her body and soul for that man, and all that implies. You crazy fiend… No different than all the Justin Bieber fans… tsk tsk. Headphones for the autograph, then… Got it. She says that it’s hypothetical though, there’s no way someone like me could get that, and she won’t settle for anything less. Oh, we’ll see about that. I am an excellent procurer of items and assorted goods, no? I fly to the Lapis Ward to try and find Mr. McKrezzy, only to find his sister at a newly built house, who begs me to do something. She tells me that her son has been kidnapped, and he was missing for a while, but she just assumed he was with her brother on vacation in Spinel Town. Then just a bit ago, some bald-headed thugs came by and gave her a ransom note! She tells me that her brother is a famous musician, and asks if I have heard of Master McKrezzy. She says that his album “Do Anorith Dream of Stonefleece Mareep” was a huge hit over in Kalos, now they’ve targeted her son to try and pick at her brother’s success. She doesn’t know where they’ve taken him, but begs me to track down those bald thugs and save her little Eustace. With my next hint, I fly to Spinel Town to find McKrezzy, who is waiting for room service at the hotel he is staying at. He dismays that I am looking for him and tells me he doesn’t do autographs off the clock. He is here on a much-needed vacation, so from now until next month, he’s all about relaxation and recharging for his next recording session. He says that this is a nice town, even if there’s random stuff everywhere. He thinks it brings a much-needed sense of whimsy to the place thought it would be nice if the attendant would show up already… You know, this place really has become charming ever since the whole PULSE-Abra incident, hasn’t it? It’s like this place has become another version of the Byxbysion Wasteland, but in a good way, not a bad way. It seems as if the residents have also become used to the randomness and just accepted it, assimilating it into part of their own culture. I talk to him again, only for him to repeat that he doesn’t do autographs, but I actually give him Roxy the Roggenrola instead. He sees that I got his Roggenrola back, and says that he’d given up on ever seeing it again. Now he can get back to working on his single, “Boldorian Rhapsody”. He apologizes for being so dismissive before but says that I know how fans can be, well, maybe I don’t. Actually, I do know what it’s like, somewhat. I am working to become the Champion of Reborn, after all. He says that I’m all right, unlike the total lack of service here. I also ask him about the autograph, which he gets annoyed about, saying that I am incorrigible. However, since I did him the favor of turning his Roggenrola back over to him, he’ll make an exception for me. He gives me his signed autograph for Felicia, but tells me no more of that. I talk to him again, and he is so bored to the point where he wants to battle me just to kill some time. If I win, he’ll give me something good. From one celebrity to another, I suppose I can give him that honor. Shine on, brother! Master McKrezzy sends out Incineroar, while I send out Falcone. Falcone strikes with Brave Bird, but still gets knocked out by Incineroar. I send out Hydra, who Dragon Dances and finishes Incineroar with Dark Lariat. McKrezzy sends out Starmie, who gets knocked out by Hydra’s Crunch. He sends out Staraptor, but it knocks itself out with Brave Bird after taking a Waterfall from Hydra. Hydra is still knocked out, and I send out Pierce just to revive Hydra. McKrezzy sends out Flygon, who knocks out Pierce with two Earthquakes. I send Hydra back out, and he knocks out Flygon with a Dragon Dance boosted Ice Fang. He sends out Omastar, who gets knocked out by two Waterfalls, even though it tried to boost its stats with Shell Smash. He finally sends out Armaldo, his pride and joy, which is close to getting knocked out, but it survives and knocks out Hydra with Rock Slide. I send out Vanillite just to revive Falcone, and I send out Falcone who finishes it with Sucker Punch. After putting up a fight, I win the battle! McKrezzy had fun with the battle, except for the whole losing part, which was something he did not expect. However, a deal’s a deal, as he tosses me TM15 Hyper Beam. He says that everything here has gone exactly how he did not imagine it, and wishes better luck in my endeavors. He muses about some vacation this has turned out to be, and hopes his family is having a better time than he is. He reveals that his nephew tends to get himself in trouble a lot, but thinks he will be fine. He will be once he’s not captured and is home safe. With that said, I fly to Apophyll Academy and find Felicia. Just as she is about to tell me off, I flash McKrezzy’s autograph in her face. She shuts up, then quickly snatches it, then gives me the headphones. She only tells me to just take it and go, and reveals that she has a starry-eyed shock to wallow in for approximately thirty seconds before she starts hailing me with questions. She urges me to run while I still can. Just as I am about to make it out the door, she quickly hails her barrage of questions my way. Felicia: What was he like? Was he pretty? Did you touch him? What did he smell like? Was he wearing his stage outfit? Where did you meet him? Can I get his number? Can I get your number? If I get your number, can we do a three-way with him? Uh—three-way call, I meant. Me: I’m going to answer this as simple as I can... First, he was really impatient. He was on vacation, and the service was not there to help him at all. Second, I do not care if he is pretty. No, I did not touch him, thank you. I do not care what he smelled like. I do not think he was wearing his stage outfit, he looked pretty generic to me. If I told you where I met him, he would probably have to relocate his vacation plan. No, you cannot get his number, I did not ask. Also, no, you may not have my number. No, you may not have a three-way with me and him, nor a three-way call. I intend to respect his privacy. Besides, what do you take me for, a miracle worker? Falcone: In other words… Felicia: … *deep breath* Now leave before I die of happiness. I quickly leave, and fly to the Jasper Ward to deliver the headphones to Lillin, who says that she was just joking. She wouldn’t actually steal a Pokémon, especially after having hers stolen. However, she will take the headphones anyway, and tries them on. She tells me to say something, so I say “no”. She does not have a clue what I just said, which means that they work perfectly. She thanks me, and says I can tell whoever-guy to come get his Jigglypuff whenever he wants, no jokes this time. With that said, I fly to Peridot Ward and meet up with Santiago in the alley again. He asks me what digs, and asks me if I figured a place for Jigglypuff to be, and I tell him that some girl in Jasper’s got it. He tells me I’m the fuckin’ best, and if I ever need anything, I just let him know. Before he can tell me to fuck off, I tell him that we need to discuss business about a missing child. He ushers me into the same corner we discussed business last time, and asks me what I need. He says that he’ll do anything in his power to help me out. I tell him about the missing child, and he reveals that they have him. However, he tells me not to mistake him, as he does not approve fucking around with kids because that shit’s just fuckin’ wrong. However, the situation here is actually different, in a different fucked up way. When I get there, I’ll know what he means, as he tells me that the kid’s held up on the roof of one of the buildings in the Onyx Ward. He tells me to go fuck ‘em up, which I go and do. I fly to the Onyx Ward, and go onto the rooftop, which is also nice and fresh. However, I get stopped by the two goons, who ask me what I am doing up there. They wonder if someone squealed, and I battle them. I quickly take out Colin and Matthew with Hydra, Pierce, and Charles, and the two goons don’t think this was part of the plan. Even with a two-on-one, they still lose. However, there is a mysterious voice, saying that it can’t be helped, and that they will have to deal with me themselves. He turns to face me, and tells me to look up. He asks me if I figured it out yet, which he dismisses. He says that I’m probably just some dumb searchman sent by his mother or the police to save him, but he still congratulates me on making it through these muscle-headed meatbags, which also means that I am at least one evolutionary step above these Primeapes. He introduces himself as Eustace, who is not only the victim of this operation, but also the brains behind it as well. He may be young, but he’s lost enough to know how the world works. He believes in the notion that in order to stop people from taking whatever they want, you have to take what you want first, before they do. He asks me if I understand and dismisses it again. He reveals that his uncle is a famous musician, real popular in Kalos and Unova. Naturally, the guy is loaded. However, he does not do anything with his money, and Eustace thought perhaps he himself would make better use of it. He gets in touch with these Pignite-looking goons and had them pretend to kidnap him, and then as soon as they get the ransom payment from his uncle, he can give them their cut and take the rest for himself. However, the plan falls short if he is rescued before then, and here I am trying to rescue him. He asks me what gives, and asks me if I know why he is telling me all this. Because now he cannot let me leave. With that said, I am then thrown into another battle. You know, you’re one messed up kid. Imagine if Team Meteor was the ones who kidnapped you instead. Still think this is a game? Out here, you really have to survive. Mastermind Eustace sends out Manectric, while I send out Boo Boo Keys. Unfortunately, she doesn’t do much, as she gets burned by Manectric’s Flamethrower. I send out Charles, who strikes with Heat Wave. Unfortunately, Manectric barely survives, and knocks out Charles with a Flamethrower. I send out Hydra, who boosts itself with Dragon Dance. Eustace switches out to Sharpedo, and Hydra nearly knocks it down with a double-boosted Waterfall. Sharpedo survives, and knocks out Hydra with two Crunches. I send out Falcone, who finishes the job with Sucker Punch. Eustace, being a dumb child he is, sends out Manectric, who is barely hanging on. Falcone finishes it off, and Eustace sends out Sceptile, who also gets knocked out in one Sucker Punch. Eustace sends out Scizor, who I thought would take a Sucker Punch, but ends up going down too. He sends out Alakazam as his final Pokémon, but his fate is sealed with one more Sucker Punch. With all of his Pokémon Sucker Punched to the ground, Falcone and I win the battle! Eustace gets mad that adults ruin everything, and that they’re always trying to get in the way, but they never do anything to actually help. He quits, saying that the operation’s blown anyway. He turns to the goons, and fires them, and turns to me, saying that he can’t fire me, but if he could, I better believe I’d be fired too. He then goes home, and I make it back to the Lapis Ward to see him there. I talk to his mother first, who is relieved that he came back. He actually told her about his schemes, and how I stopped him. She assures me that he is thoroughly grounded, but he just doesn’t understand why he keeps doing this. She tells me that last time, he set fire to three apartment buildings in the Jasper Ward, and before that, he got the remnants of the Magma Gang together and raided Dr. Connal’s Orphanage! Now the whole place is shut down because of him, and she just doesn’t understand where they went wrong… Well, first, I am sure that the Orphanage is shut down because of a different raid, not his raid. More specifically, it was when I raided it. However… I think I know the root cause of what he lost… His Vanillite. I suppose I should go return it to him now to make things right. I go upstairs into his room, and he’s crying about being grounded. He says that it’s all my fault, and he asks me why I had to go and play hero, and asks where I was when his Pokémon was stolen. He says that he should’ve never left it alone, but his stupid uncle was all “No, you gotta put stuff in the Day Care, it’ll get really strong!” That was the real reason why he plotted against his uncle, and believes that his uncle DESERVES to have his money stolen for tricking him. He tells me to let him go through with his plans next time, and asks me if I know how to make a bomb. He promises that he’ll come up with a new scheme, something guaranteed to bring the city to its knees. He tells me to just watch him, and changes his mind about bombs, when he can use Pokémon. He says I can make it up to him by giving him tons of Electrode, really high-leveled ones, at least level 160. Look, Eustace. Even though you can be a bit of an annoying brat (That fight was not easy), you’re still a good kid. You are just lashing out because you had your Pokémon stolen from you. But you should not have staged a kidnapping like that. What if it was Team Meteor, the same people who stole your Vanillite in the first place, that kidnapped you instead? Or worse, what if they even recruited you into their terrorist organization? Then you would never be able to come home, or see your Vanillite again. Please, stop with your antics. I have a friend that would love to see you again, and I think you would enjoy having him than a bunch of Electrode. I know you miss your Vanillite, and I think he misses you too. Now please, don’t drive yourself mad. Instead of an Electrode, I give him his Vanillite, but he says he wanted an Electrode, calling me a Mankey-brained buffoon before calming down and realizing that I had returned his Vanillite. He asks me how I found it, and calms down. He realizes that people can do good things sometimes too, and realizes the error of his ways, saying that he will learn from this. He promises that he will try to be a person who does good things. Like if he steals money from his uncle and donates it to charity, which he thinks counts. Not really but think better! He also has an idea of blowing up Citrine Mountain, then there’ll be lots of room for new homes instead of crowding everyone into this city. Very dangerous for everyone involved, but I like the idea of expansion! Try to think of the Pokémon too! I return to the Peridot Ward to talk to a lonely Santiago, who tells me his job fuckin’ fell through, thanks to me. However, it was fucked up anyway, so he doesn’t give a fuck. He’s got his fuckin’ Jigglypuff dude, that’s all that fuckin’ matters, and he proudly says that his Jigglypuff dude’s the fuckin’ best. With all of their Pokémon safely returned to them, I fly back to the Grand Hall in the Opal Ward and let Arc know. He says that it’s a shame about the other trainers that he wasn’t able to contact, but he’s done all he can. For the Pokemon that were left over, it’s up to me to take good care of them now. He doesn’t know how many people would’ve been as cool with it as I have been, so he gives me the Mega-Z Ring as a special reward. He tells me to stay real and is about to walk out, when he stops and says that he’ll see me in the Nightclub sometime. He leaves, and I make my leave as well, with the intention of getting my next badge. I then fly into the sunset, ready to fight whatever comes my way. Falcone, you provided a good distraction for me, but now... Amaria... You're next! Trevore's End Chapter Thoughts It's too bad I couldn't find any of the other trainers. I wonder how the new Mega-Z ring works? Wait... I should probably return to Train Town before I fight Titania. Falcone keeps trying to steer into that direction, so it must be something important. Maybe Titania is in trouble? ............................ This chapter was mostly a specific chapter to get the Mega-Z ring. Seeing as it is a major side-quest, I figured it would deserve its own chapter. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed reading! Stay tuned for more! Team Updates A few Pokemon leveled up, but really Falcone was the one who stole the show. If he didn't Sucker Punch every Pokemon Eustace had in the timing that he did, I probably would be spending several more hours trying to beat Eustace, and then the chapter would not be finished this week. Team Reborn Name: Trevore Gender: Male Position/Role: Chosen One, Leader of Team Reborn, Savior of Reborn, Champion-To-Be (The people have spoken), Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Tourmaline Desert: Train Town Status: Alive; I have helped Arc return the stolen Pokemon to their rightful owners. Name: Amethyst Liddell Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Champion of the Reborn League, Former Administrator of the Reborn League, Former Leader of Team Reborn Current Location: Devon Corp. Status: Deceased; Murdered by Lin's Hydreigon after she ordered it to kill her. Her head was devoured by Hydreigon. Name: Victoria Marlow Gender: Female Position/Role: Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Reserve Gym Leader, Contributor of Reborn City's Restoration, Co-Administrator of Reborn League, Friendly Rival Current Location: Grand Hall Status: Alive; Currently oversees the League duties in the Grand Hall, such as contacting me. Currently doing paperwork as well. Name: Cain LaRue Gender: Male Position/Role: Guardian of the Children, Former Reserve Gym Leader, Singer of Team Reborn, Friendly Rival Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently looking for Anna and Noel in Calcenon City with Anna, they went missing. Name: Julia Wilde Gender: Female Position/Role: Peridot Ward Gym Leader, Team Reborn's Explosives Director, Neo-Circuit Power Plant Director Current Location: Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Chilling at the mansion, making sure Amaria is okay. Name: Florinia Sevilla Gender: Female Position/Role: Onyx Ward Gym Leader, Head Instructor of Onyx Trainer's School, Head Analyst For Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Operating at the base in Calcenon City, assessing our next course of action after analyzing the barrier, as well as the soporific waves from Agate City. Name: Shelly Citra Gender: Female Position/Role: Lapis Ward Gym Leader, Bookworm of Team Reborn Current Location: Ametrine City Status: Alive; Currently searching for the twins with Cain, currently has not returned. Name: Amaria Fiore Gender: Female Position/Role: Fiore Mansion Gym Leader, Water's Edge of Team Reborn, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Still resting from the Celestinine Cascade fall. Currently suffering from Retrograde Amnesia. Name: Corey "Agent Beryl" Molinar Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Beryl Ward Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Former Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased, Fell off of Beryl Bridge in suicide. His remains were cleaned up by Shade. Name: Heather Molinar Gender: Female Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City, Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Unknown (Most likely Ametrine City) Status: Alive; Currently holding the Ruby Ring, dropped off Shelly, who then went searching for the twins with Cain shortly after. Name: Anna Gender: Female Position/Role: Guardian Angel of Team Reborn, Stargazer Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently missing with Noel. Cain and Shelly are looking for them. Currently smiling upon me for doing good deeds. Name: Noel Gender: Male Position/Role: Orphanage Gym Leader, Strategist of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently missing with Anna. Cain and Shelly are looking for them. Name: Charlotte Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Calcenon City Gym Leader, Firebug of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently keeping an eye on Team Meteor in Saphira's place, wishing that the mysterious vanishing force would take her next. Name: Laura Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Member of the Elite Four, Botanist of Team Reborn, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently missing after crying her eyes out over being "fired/resigned" from the Elite Four. Name: Saphira Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Labradorra City Gym Leader, Guardian Angel of Calcenon City and Labradorra City Current Location: Unknown; was said to have gone into the Calcenon Control Center, but has not been found. Status: Alive; Currently went to go to the Calcenon Control Center to figure out what to do with it, so Charlotte is keeping watch of Team Meteor activity on the surface. Name: Kiki Mikael Argall Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Former Apophyll Academy Gym Leader Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Solaris' Garchomp on Pyrous Mountain. Victoria recently visited her grave in Beryl Cemetery. Name: Aya LaRue Gender: Female Position/Role: Byxbysion Wasteland Gym Leader, Wasteland Queen of Team Reborn Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Currently a hostage of Team Meteor in Labradorra City after saving my life from Sirius' Chandelure. Name: Hardy Andersen Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate City Gym Leader, Guitarist of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently staying in Calcenon City after Shelly stormed off with Cain to continue finding the twins. Name: Serra Voclain Gender: Female Position/Role: Spinel Town Gym Leader, Model of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Spinel Town Status: Alive; Currently looking for Bennett after finding out what he's been doing. Name: Titania Andersen Gender: Female Position/Role: Tourmaline Desert Gym Leader, Guardian of Team Reborn Current Location: Once Upon a Somewhere: The Belly of the Beast Status: Alive; After accidentally killing Taka because of Lin's deception, she is currently burying Taka's body. Name: Luna Hazel "Vanhanen" Gender: Female Position/Role: Iolia Valley Gym Leader, Former Holder of the Emerald Brooch Current Location: Iolia Valley Status: Alive; Currently staying at Iolia Valley for a time. Name: Gossip Gardevoir Gender: Female Position/Role: TV Star and News Reporter of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Beryl Wall Status: Alive; Currently with Radomus on some unknown business. Name: Samson Alvarez Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Fighting Leader, Strongman of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate Circus Status: Alive; Currently went to go blow some steam. Name: Ciel Featherstone Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Flying Leader, Skydancer of Team Reborn Current Location: Agate Circus Status: Alive; Currently sitting on the couch, lonely at the top. Name: Cal Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Pyrous Mountain Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Ametrine City Status: Alive; Currently doing some things of his own. Name: "DJ Arclight", "Arc" Gender: Male Position/Role: DJ and Radio Host of Team Reborn and Reborn Nightclub Current Location: Reborn City; Most went back to the Nightclub after resting in the Grand Hall Status: Alive; He now wears an eye patch, but he is okay. I helped him finish taking care of the stolen Pokemon problem in Reborn City. Name: Adrienn Flores Gender: Non-Binary Position/Role: Coral Ward Gym Leader, Figurehead of Reborn City Restoration Project, Co-Administrator of the Reborn League Current Location: Reborn City; Last seen in the Coral Ward Gym. Status: Alive; Currently doing some Reborn business after challenging me to a battle. Name: Taka Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Admin of Team Meteor, Loyal Son of Solaris, Vagrant Current Location: Once Upon a Somewhere; The Belly of the Beast Status: Deceased; Lin finally caught up to him, and tricked Titania into killing him with her Aegislash when she thought she killed Lin. Team Meteor Name: Solaris Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Boss of Team Meteor, Direct Guardian of the Meteor, Elias' Master and Friend, Taka's Father Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Disappointed that Team Meteor failed to retrieve the Sapphire Bracelets in Fiore Mansion. Name: Lin Gender: Female Position/Role: True Leader of Team Meteor, "Champion" of Reborn (Technically) Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Never After Status: Alive; Left Never After after tricking Titania into killing Taka with her own Aegislash, then somehow miraculously survived when she herself got stabbed by the same blade. Lin currently believes that she and I are working together. Name: Elias "El" Hazel Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Agent (Most Likely Admin) of Team Meteor, Cult Leader of Arceus Cult, Holder of the Emerald Brooch, Solaris' Servant and Friend, Mentor to Bennett Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Subseven Sanctum Status: Alive; Currently holds the Emerald Brooch after taking it from Luna. Recently signed Bennett on as an Elite Four member. Name: "Sirius" Gender: Male Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor, Executioner, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Currently has Aya as a hostage, and also failed to invade Fiore Mansion for the Sapphire Bracelets. Name: "ZEL" ("Zero", Evelynn "Eve" Seijaya, and Lumina "Lumi" Seijaya) Gender: Male ("Zero"), Female (Evelynn and Lumina) Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor ("Zero" is, Evelynn and Lumina were forced to be in Team Meteor after being merged with "Zero"), Overseer of the PULSE Project, Creator of the PULSE Project (Evelynn) Current Location: On his way to Agate. Last seen in Devon Corp. Status: Zero is alive, Eve and Lumi are unknown; After the PULSE-Magnezone was destroyed, Zero was the only one remaining, and he went insane from the aftermath. Name: Dr. Sigmund "The Doctor" Connal Gender: Male Position/Role: Resident Psychiatrist to Reborn City, Administrator of the Reborn City Orphanage, Doctor of Team Meteor, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Taunting Saphira behind the barrier. Name: Blake Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ametrine City Gym Leader, Agent of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown: Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Failed to take the Sapphire Bracelets with Team Meteor. Name: Terra "TERRAWR" Pierce Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Ground Leader, Hacker of Team Meteor, Meme Queen, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Glitch City Status: Alive; Stuck inside her own computer. She'll most likely get out eventually. Name: Bennett Voclain Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Agent of Team Meteor, Elias' Student Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Iolia Valley Status: Alive; Promised to get revenge on me. Recently signed to be an Elite Four member after Laura "resigned." Name: Fern Sevilla Gender: Male Position/Role: Reserve Gym Leader, Biggest Asshole in Existence, My Biggest Enemy, Agent of Team Meteor, Original Chosen One Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Stormed out of Fiore Mansion crying after disowning his sister, said he would meet up with Team Meteor later. Name: "Aster" Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ace of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Gave Eclipse's body to her father to take care of, and left Team Meteor. Name: Caitlyn "Eclipse" Fisher Position/Role: Former Dame of Team Meteor Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Deceased; Her soul was burned away by Sirius' Chandelure after she betrayed Team Meteor by shutting off the PULSE-Clawitzer. Her body is currently in bed at her father's home in Calcenon City. Name: Simon Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Peridot Ward Status: Alive; Left to reconsider after finding out that Tara was related to him. He left Team Meteor after she died. Name: Tara Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Saphira's Dragonite. Drowned in Tanzan Cove. Turns out to be related to Simon. Neutral Spectrum Name: Radomus Vanhanen Gender: Male Position/Role: Vanhanen Castle Gym Leader, Grandmaster of Chess, Holder of the Amethyst Pendant Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Beryl Wall Status: Alive; Had some business to attend to, and was unable to battle Cain. He is currently holding onto the Amethyst Pendant. Name: Shade Gender: ??? (I usually refer as Male) Position/Role: Yureyu Power Plant Gym Leader, Mysterious Entity Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Water Treatment Center Status: ???; Not sure whether to call him alive or dead, but Shade seems to be smiling down upon me with Anna. Name: Falcone Gender: Male Position/Role: Ace Pokemon in My Team, Self-Proclaimed P.I.M.P. Current Location: Reborn City; Grand Hall Status: ???; I want to say that he is alive, but I am not really sure. One might say he looks kinda dead inside, but that might just be me, considering that he looks just as nightmarish as he did in my dream. We are currently planning out our next destination. Current Pokemon Stats Honestly I had to level up majorly this chapter. Titania's team hit me pretty hard, and I am not sure if that was karma from all those years ago on Pokemon Online's Reborn League or what. Falcone, Charles, Hydra, Boo Boo Keys, Auriol and Pierce, you are all MVPs this chapter. Honchkrow Name: Falcone Level: 86 Moves: Sucker Punch, Brave Bird, Fly, Roost Charizard Name: Charles Level: 85 Moves: Strength, Rock Smash Dragon Pulse, Heat Wave Empoleon Name: Pierce Level: 85 Moves: Surf, Metal Claw, Icy Wind, Agility Silvally Name: Goddard Level: 78 Moves: X-Scissor, Multi-Attack, Air Slash, Iron Head Gyarados Name: Hydra Level: 86 Moves: Dragon Dance, Ice Fang, Waterfall, Crunch Gardevoir Name: Amelia Level: 79 Moves: Calm Mind, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Moon Blast Klefki Name: Boo Boo Keys Level: 85 Moves: Double Team, Swagger, Substitute, Rain Dance http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/319.gif Sharpedo Name: Archer Level: 71 Moves: Surf, Crunch, Ice Fang, Slash http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/454.gif Toxicroak Name: Corey Level: 79 Moves: Rock Smash, Poison Jab, Strength, Sucker Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/053.gif Persian Name: Persian Level: 67 Moves: Taunt, Power Gem Bite, Fake Out http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/064.gif Kadabra Name: Henry Level: 31 Moves: Teleport, Disable, Psybeam, Charge Beam Porygon Name: Zero Level: 60 Moves: Discharge, Lock-On, Tri-Attack, Magic Coat Lucario Name: Auriol Level: 85 Moves: Close Combat, Swords Dance, Extreme Speed, Ice Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/133.gif Eevee Name: Eevee Level: 5 Moves: Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Sand-Attack Gengar Name: Gengar Level: 72 Moves: Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Dark Pulse, Mean Look Metagross Name: Megaman X Level: 79 Moves: Meteor Mash, Zen Headbutt, Grass Knot, Hammer Arm http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/119.gif Seaking Name: Lips Level: 74 Moves: Soak, Waterfall, Dive, Drill Run http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/132.gif Ditto Name: Ditto Level: 5 Moves: Transform http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/001.gif Bulbasaur Name: Bulbasaur Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/258.gif Mudkip Name: Mudkip Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/498.gif Tepig Name: Tepig Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip

Chapter LXVI: Exploration Within Reborn, and The Mystery Thickens! As I fly in the skies of Reborn on Falcone’s back, I think to myself… What is even the purpose? Why am I even here? Just to suffer? Just then, Falcone responds, like he can hear my thoughts. Falcone: Oi, you don’t think any of this is real, do you? Me: No, not really. Hard to tell what’s real anymore and what’s not. Like you for example. Why did you wait until this long to talk to me? Falcone: Hey, careful, now! If I talked around others, people would take one good look at you and if they didn’t know any better, they’d send you straight to that geezer’s asylum. Do you really want that, boss? Me: I’m not even sure if they would notice… Taka didn’t seem to notice you talking one bit… Falcone: If I did not possess a higher sense of thought, I would say that boy is just as blind as that religious nutjob. Well, we’re flying. Where to, boss? Me: Calcenon City. I need to see how the others are holding up, and whether Florinia made it safely. Falcone: Tch, you think nothing’s real anymore and you still want to help save Reborn? You should really get yourself checked out, boss… Oh well, let’s fly! We fly over Calcenon City, and I see the crimson barrier over Labradorra is still operational as ever. I do not see any shots fired from the PULSE-Clawitzer, but I still need to be sure that everyone that is still remaining is alright. We land in front of the Pokemon Center, and I see that Hardy made it back to the city. He gave up on his searches in Route 4, and tells me that things aren’t feeling too good. He says that some girl riding a Salamence dropped Shelly off here again, and when Shelly heard that the twins were missing, she got really upset, insisting that they go find them right away and then she stormed out of the city. Hardy thought she was more timid than that, but then mentions that Cain went with her to make sure she was safe. Hardy thinks that the two of them are still out looking somewhere, but it’s been a minute already. He’s worried that they won’t be coming back, which is concerning. Cain, Shelly… you idiots. When somebody goes missing, you never follow suit or you are just as likely to go missing too. Something tells me that there is foul play in all of this, and it is not good at all… I find Charlotte in front of the fountain too, and she asks me if we can just burn Labradorra City down already. She’s confident she can do it, because she is a pro. She hesitates though, because her dad’s gym was there, so Saphira wouldn’t let her do it. Charlotte then tells me that Saphira went down to the Power Control Center under the city to see if there’s anything they can do. She deduces that the barrier is using so much energy from Labradorra’s power grid that it seems like they can’t power their offensive PULSE, which is why they had tapped into Calcenon’s power supply before. Saphira realized that, if they could do anything to us still, they would have already, so she eased up a bit. Saphira still went down there to make sure it would stay safe, but people keep disappearing here. Charlotte tells the mysterious vanishing force to pick her next because she’s bored already. Saphira… She might be next. I need to go see if she made it down there safely! I head down to the Power Control Center under Calcenon City, but I do not find Saphira at all, just an empty room with the power grid off, but still intact, which is very concerning. Could she have disappeared too along with Shelly, Cain, and the twins? I head back to Calcenon City and tell Charlotte that she wasn’t down there. She tells me that if she knows her sister, she’ll be just fine. I go inside the building that Hardy and Charlotte are standing nearby, and I see that Florinia has made it to Calcenon. She tells me that the owners of this establishment have agreed to allow those of us from the League temporary lease of its lodging and facilities. In turn, that official makes this building our base of operations to fight Team Meteor. As such, Florinia decides to remain here until the situation changes as well. She reports that currently, she has programs executing and analyzing both the structural composition of the Labradorra-Calcenon barrier, as well as recording and identifying the source and mechanism of the soporific waves around Agate. She reveals that a comparison of the two suggests that the energy behind the two is inconsequentially different, which means that operating under the understanding that the western barrier is caused by one of Team Meteor’s enhanced Pokémon, it is likely that the sleeping effect over Agate City is the same, in which we must plan accordingly. With that said, I leave and fly to Fiore Mansion knowing that mostly everyone in Calcenon City is alright. No use in standing around here, it’s time to get my next badge! Trevore's End Chapter Thoughts Cain... Shelly... Saphira... You better all make it back safely. Falcone... I have no idea what your intentions are, if there is something you are not telling me, then say it! ............................ There was not a lot of work to be done this chapter. Honestly, compared to the last chapter, I felt like there wasn't really a lot I could do in this chapter. I honestly have no idea who else I can talk to for additional information in regards to the story, so I tried improvising. Originally, I was going to upload this new chapter on Sunday, buuuuuut that is the day I graduate, so I decided to upload it earlier, as I am actually all done with school now! I am not sure if I will go for a Master's degree, but I suppose only time will tell! Anyways, I hope you enjoyed reading! Stay tuned for more! Team Updates I added certain roles to certain people who did not seem to have them before... Team Reborn Name: Trevore Gender: Male Position/Role: Chosen One, Leader of Team Reborn, Savior of Reborn, Champion-To-Be (The people have spoken), Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Tourmaline Desert: Train Town Status: Alive; I have returned from Once Upon a Somewhere after winning the Alloy Badge and am currently grieving Taka's death with my newfound friends. Name: Amethyst Liddell Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Champion of the Reborn League, Former Administrator of the Reborn League, Former Leader of Team Reborn Current Location: Devon Corp. Status: Deceased; Murdered by Lin's Hydreigon after she ordered it to kill her. Her head was devoured by Hydreigon. Name: Victoria Marlow Gender: Female Position/Role: Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Reserve Gym Leader, Contributor of Reborn City's Restoration, Co-Administrator of Reborn League, Friendly Rival Current Location: Grand Hall Status: Alive; Currently oversees the League duties in the Grand Hall, such as contacting me. Currently doing paperwork as well. Name: Cain LaRue Gender: Male Position/Role: Guardian of the Children, Former Reserve Gym Leader, Singer of Team Reborn, Friendly Rival Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently looking for Anna and Noel in Calcenon City with Anna, they went missing. Name: Julia Wilde Gender: Female Position/Role: Peridot Ward Gym Leader, Team Reborn's Explosives Director, Neo-Circuit Power Plant Director Current Location: Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Chilling at the mansion, making sure Amaria is okay. Name: Florinia Sevilla Gender: Female Position/Role: Onyx Ward Gym Leader, Head Instructor of Onyx Trainer's School, Head Analyst For Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Operating at the base in Calcenon City, assessing our next course of action after analyzing the barrier, as well as the soporific waves from Agate City. Name: Shelly Citra Gender: Female Position/Role: Lapis Ward Gym Leader, Bookworm of Team Reborn Current Location: Ametrine City Status: Alive; Currently searching for the twins with Cain, currently has not returned. Name: Amaria Fiore Gender: Female Position/Role: Fiore Mansion Gym Leader, Water's Edge of Team Reborn, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Still resting from the Celestinine Cascade fall. Currently suffering from Retrograde Amnesia. Name: Corey "Agent Beryl" Molinar Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Beryl Ward Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Former Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased, Fell off of Beryl Bridge in suicide. His remains were cleaned up by Shade. Name: Heather Molinar Gender: Female Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City, Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Unknown (Most likely Ametrine City) Status: Alive; Currently holding the Ruby Ring, dropped off Shelly, who then went searching for the twins with Cain shortly after. Name: Anna Gender: Female Position/Role: Guardian Angel of Team Reborn, Stargazer Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently missing with Noel. Cain and Shelly are looking for them. Currently smiling upon me for doing good deeds. Name: Noel Gender: Male Position/Role: Orphanage Gym Leader, Strategist of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently missing with Anna. Cain and Shelly are looking for them. Name: Charlotte Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Calcenon City Gym Leader, Firebug of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently keeping an eye on Team Meteor in Saphira's place, wishing that the mysterious vanishing force would take her next. Name: Laura Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Member of the Elite Four, Botanist of Team Reborn, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently missing after crying her eyes out over being "fired/resigned" from the Elite Four. Name: Saphira Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Labradorra City Gym Leader, Guardian Angel of Calcenon City and Labradorra City Current Location: Unknown; was said to have gone into the Calcenon Control Center, but has not been found. Status: Alive; Currently went to go to the Calcenon Control Center to figure out what to do with it, so Charlotte is keeping watch of Team Meteor activity on the surface. Name: Kiki Mikael Argall Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Former Apophyll Academy Gym Leader Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Solaris' Garchomp on Pyrous Mountain. Victoria recently visited her grave in Beryl Cemetery. Name: Aya LaRue Gender: Female Position/Role: Byxbysion Wasteland Gym Leader, Wasteland Queen of Team Reborn Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Currently a hostage of Team Meteor in Labradorra City after saving my life from Sirius' Chandelure. Name: Hardy Andersen Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate City Gym Leader, Guitarist of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently staying in Calcenon City after Shelly stormed off with Cain to continue finding the twins. Name: Serra Voclain Gender: Female Position/Role: Spinel Town Gym Leader, Model of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Spinel Town Status: Alive; Currently looking for Bennett after finding out what he's been doing. Name: Titania Andersen Gender: Female Position/Role: Tourmaline Desert Gym Leader, Guardian of Team Reborn Current Location: Once Upon a Somewhere: The Belly of the Beast Status: Alive; After accidentally killing Taka because of Lin's deception, she is currently burying Taka's body. Name: Luna Hazel "Vanhanen" Gender: Female Position/Role: Iolia Valley Gym Leader, Former Holder of the Emerald Brooch Current Location: Iolia Valley Status: Alive; Currently staying at Iolia Valley for a time. Name: Gossip Gardevoir Gender: Female Position/Role: TV Star and News Reporter of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Beryl Wall Status: Alive; Currently with Radomus on some unknown business. Name: Samson Alvarez Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Fighting Leader, Strongman of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate Circus Status: Alive; Currently went to go blow some steam. Name: Ciel Featherstone Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Flying Leader, Skydancer of Team Reborn Current Location: Agate Circus Status: Alive; Currently sitting on the couch, lonely at the top. Name: Cal Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Pyrous Mountain Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Ametrine City Status: Alive; Currently doing some things of his own. Name: "DJ Arclight", "Arc" Gender: Male Position/Role: DJ and Radio Host of Team Reborn and Reborn Nightclub Current Location: Unknown; Being carried by Adrienn Status: Alive; Currently being sent to medical care after getting his eye torn out. Name: Adrienn Flores Gender: Non-Binary Position/Role: Coral Ward Gym Leader, Figurehead of Reborn City Restoration Project, Co-Administrator of the Reborn League Current Location: Reborn City; Last seen in the Coral Ward Gym. Status: Alive; Currently doing some Reborn business after challenging me to a battle. Name: Taka Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Admin of Team Meteor, Loyal Son of Solaris, Vagrant Current Location: Once Upon a Somewhere; The Belly of the Beast Status: Deceased; Lin finally caught up to him, and tricked Titania into killing him with her Aegislash when she thought she killed Lin. Team Meteor Name: Solaris Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Boss of Team Meteor, Direct Guardian of the Meteor, Elias' Master and Friend, Taka's Father Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Disappointed that Team Meteor failed to retrieve the Sapphire Bracelets in Fiore Mansion. Name: Lin Gender: Female Position/Role: True Leader of Team Meteor, "Champion" of Reborn (Technically) Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Never After Status: Alive; Left Never After after tricking Titania into killing Taka with her own Aegislash, then somehow miraculously survived when she herself got stabbed by the same blade. Lin currently believes that she and I are working together. Name: Elias "El" Hazel Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Agent (Most Likely Admin) of Team Meteor, Cult Leader of Arceus Cult, Holder of the Emerald Brooch, Solaris' Servant and Friend, Mentor to Bennett Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Subseven Sanctum Status: Alive; Currently holds the Emerald Brooch after taking it from Luna. Recently signed Bennett on as an Elite Four member. Name: "Sirius" Gender: Male Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor, Executioner, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Currently has Aya as a hostage, and also failed to invade Fiore Mansion for the Sapphire Bracelets. Name: "ZEL" ("Zero", Evelynn "Eve" Seijaya, and Lumina "Lumi" Seijaya) Gender: Male ("Zero"), Female (Evelynn and Lumina) Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor ("Zero" is, Evelynn and Lumina were forced to be in Team Meteor after being merged with "Zero"), Overseer of the PULSE Project, Creator of the PULSE Project (Evelynn) Current Location: On his way to Agate. Last seen in Devon Corp. Status: Zero is alive, Eve and Lumi are unknown; After the PULSE-Magnezone was destroyed, Zero was the only one remaining, and he went insane from the aftermath. Name: Dr. Sigmund "The Doctor" Connal Gender: Male Position/Role: Resident Psychiatrist to Reborn City, Administrator of the Reborn City Orphanage, Doctor of Team Meteor, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Taunting Saphira behind the barrier. Name: Blake Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ametrine City Gym Leader, Agent of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown: Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Failed to take the Sapphire Bracelets with Team Meteor. Name: Terra "TERRAWR" Pierce Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Ground Leader, Hacker of Team Meteor, Meme Queen, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Glitch City Status: Alive; Stuck inside her own computer. She'll most likely get out eventually. Name: Bennett Voclain Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Agent of Team Meteor, Elias' Student Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Iolia Valley Status: Alive; Promised to get revenge on me. Recently signed to be an Elite Four member after Laura "resigned." Name: Fern Sevilla Gender: Male Position/Role: Reserve Gym Leader, Biggest Asshole in Existence, My Biggest Enemy, Agent of Team Meteor, Original Chosen One Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Stormed out of Fiore Mansion crying after disowning his sister, said he would meet up with Team Meteor later. Name: "Aster" Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ace of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Gave Eclipse's body to her father to take care of, and left Team Meteor. Name: Caitlyn "Eclipse" Fisher Position/Role: Former Dame of Team Meteor Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Deceased; Her soul was burned away by Sirius' Chandelure after she betrayed Team Meteor by shutting off the PULSE-Clawitzer. Her body is currently in bed at her father's home in Calcenon City. Name: Simon Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Peridot Ward Status: Alive; Left to reconsider after finding out that Tara was related to him. He left Team Meteor after she died. Name: Tara Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Saphira's Dragonite. Drowned in Tanzan Cove. Turns out to be related to Simon. Neutral Spectrum Name: Radomus Vanhanen Gender: Male Position/Role: Vanhanen Castle Gym Leader, Grandmaster of Chess, Holder of the Amethyst Pendant Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Beryl Wall Status: Alive; Had some business to attend to, and was unable to battle Cain. He is currently holding onto the Amethyst Pendant. Name: Shade Gender: ??? (I usually refer as Male) Position/Role: Yureyu Power Plant Gym Leader, Mysterious Entity Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Water Treatment Center Status: ???; Not sure whether to call him alive or dead, but Shade seems to be smiling down upon me with Anna. Name: Falcone Gender: Male Position/Role: Ace Pokemon in My Team, Self-Proclaimed P.I.M.P. Current Location: Celestinine Cascade Status: ???; I want to say that he is alive, but I am not really sure. One might say he looks kinda dead inside, but that might just be me, considering that he looks just as nightmarish as he did in my dream. He is currently flying with me to Celestinine Cascade Current Pokemon Stats Honestly I had to level up majorly this chapter. Titania's team hit me pretty hard, and I am not sure if that was karma from all those years ago on Pokemon Online's Reborn League or what. Falcone, Charles, Hydra, Boo Boo Keys, Auriol and Pierce, you are all MVPs this chapter. Honchkrow Name: Falcone Level: 85 Moves: Sucker Punch, Brave Bird, Fly, Roost Charizard Name: Charles Level: 85 Moves: Strength, Rock Smash Dragon Pulse, Heat Wave Empoleon Name: Pierce Level: 85 Moves: Surf, Metal Claw, Icy Wind, Agility Silvally Name: Goddard Level: 78 Moves: X-Scissor, Multi-Attack, Air Slash, Iron Head Gyarados Name: Hydra Level: 85 Moves: Dragon Dance, Ice Fang, Waterfall, Crunch Gardevoir Name: Amelia Level: 79 Moves: Calm Mind, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Moon Blast Klefki Name: Boo Boo Keys Level: 85 Moves: Double Team, Swagger, Substitute, Rain Dance http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/319.gif Sharpedo Name: Archer Level: 71 Moves: Surf, Crunch, Ice Fang, Slash http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/454.gif Toxicroak Name: Corey Level: 79 Moves: Rock Smash, Poison Jab, Strength, Sucker Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/053.gif Persian Name: Persian Level: 67 Moves: Taunt, Power Gem Bite, Fake Out http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/064.gif Kadabra Name: Henry Level: 31 Moves: Teleport, Disable, Psybeam, Charge Beam Porygon Name: Zero Level: 60 Moves: Discharge, Lock-On, Tri-Attack, Magic Coat Lucario Name: Auriol Level: 85 Moves: Close Combat, Swords Dance, Extreme Speed, Ice Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/133.gif Eevee Name: Eevee Level: 5 Moves: Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Sand-Attack Gengar Name: Gengar Level: 72 Moves: Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Dark Pulse, Mean Look Metagross Name: Megaman X Level: 79 Moves: Meteor Mash, Zen Headbutt, Grass Knot, Hammer Arm http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/119.gif Seaking Name: Lips Level: 74 Moves: Soak, Waterfall, Dive, Drill Run http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/132.gif Ditto Name: Ditto Level: 5 Moves: Transform http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/001.gif Bulbasaur Name: Bulbasaur Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/258.gif Mudkip Name: Mudkip Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/498.gif Tepig Name: Tepig Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip

cass is the friends we made along the way.

Hello all, just a quick (okay, maybe not as quick, considering it has been a month and three days since the previous chapter was uploaded), but I feel that I should at LEAST let you all know what's going on. Yes, I kinda took an unofficial hiatus once again. Don't worry, I have a perfectly good explanation for this. As you may or may not know (Depending if I told anyone, I'm not sure), but this is currently my last year at MSU, specifically my last semester, which MEANS.... I will be graduating. "But Trevor! Didn't you already spend like, six years in college? Clearly you should have graduated by now!" Well yes, actually, this is my sixth year. I spent three in community college, and three at MSU. Normally I wouldn't be freaking out about something like this, except... well, I just found out that I am going to be graduating with honors (not high honors; MSU does honors a bit differently there). Possibly. See, I actually just barely made it to the to0 20% mark, so it's like, if I do worse this semester than before, then I can kiss that opportunity goodbye. In addition, I will be graduating in three different things: a major in Media and Information, an additional major in Psychology, and a minor in Sociology. So yeah... I have my work cut out for me. Now, I am a heavy procrastinator, but from now until the end of April, I'm puling off all the breaks and going full steam ahead. If I am going to go all out for graduation, I'm gonna do it with a smile and do the very best I can. "But Trevor! How does this relate to the story in any way at all?" Did I not just state my reason for why I am giving a hiatus? But if you MUST insist... so be it. Whenever I have enough time in a while to write a chapter, I'll try to do as much as I can for it (Of course, there is the occasional writer's block, another reason why I haven't done anything in a while). But first and foremost, schoolwork comes first. Thank you all so much for following and keeping up with me and this story, I hope to continue working on it when all is said and done academically. But right now, I have to keep going since I have an opportunity that I previously did not know I had. Until then, let the train keep on chugging. Choo choo!

Chapter LXV: Once Upon a Somewhere… …There Was a Happily Never After! As I make my way through the double doors, I hear words echo through my mind… "History has a habit of letting little girls wander past the forest's edge, only to be swallowed up by any number of enchantments beyond. She awakens in a tower, Stone, Cold, Alone. A dragon guards her, its fangs bared to the world, Brimstone breath faithfully reserved for whatever metal-clad ignoramus thinks himself so mighty that even fire may not char his miserable flesh. But there is only one who can slay the beast: The one to whom its back is turned." These words were much louder than before when I was chasing Falcone… I swear I heard these same words as those images raced across my mind! What do they mean? I emerge, and I find myself in some magical forest. Is it… snowing? I press onward, trying to navigate through this strange land. I wander as if I am walking in circles, but I eventually find a golden flight of stairs just a little bit away from the well I emerge at. How do I emerge from a well… after going out of the doors of a broken train?! I make the climb across the golden stairs, and I find myself gazing upon a pink sky… A bit brighter than the one flashing in my nightmares, but still. I make the climb across floating pieces of land, and I see that the stairs are not golden, but a rainbow color. Great, I am literally walking on rainbows now! Where is Dr. Connal when you need him?! I eventually stumble upon a large Castle at Wit’s End, and I enter. I find a large hallway, with one of the League’s computer guides here… Is this Titania’s gym? I talk to it, and Adrienn talks to me through it. Xe is relieved I made it to Titania’s gym, and xe read over the notes for her earlier. Apparently Titania has some sort of makeshift world out here, which Adrienn believes is just constructed according to her story, but it sounds beautiful nonetheless. Adrienn wants to see it xyrself sometime, but for now, we just go over Titania’s battling style. I already know that she relies greatly on her Aegislash, but in her Fairy Tale Field, the Stance Change ability will be even stronger than it usually is. I am told that her team will also take a similar approach, shifting from a defensive front into an offensive one. My chances will be best if I can pre-empt her set up, but her type’s natural bulk will make it difficult. Alternatively, I might fare better by trying to meet her offense head to head with my own. Which I might do anyways, since I am the type of guy who sets up offensively and then goes for the kill. Adrienn is sure I will be able to figure something out, and claims that I am the future Champion of Reborn, after all. Xe has to get going now, but xe wishes me best of luck. I find a book in front of me, which I read. “History and literature have an awful habit of letting little girls wander past the forest’s edge, Only to be swallowed up by any number of enchantments beyond.” I move forward, but a knight in ebony armor stops me. I defeat him, and then move on to the next two that stop me. I defeat their Nidoking and Nidoqueen, then press onward. However, I stop to find Lin, who welcomes me, with Falcone perched up next to her. Taka was right… She was following us! But if she is already here… Then that means… Oh no. Taka might be in trouble already! Falcone… Are you working for Lin?? Falcone stares at me as Lin tells me that I was quite generous to show the boy here, and she thanks me for that, since he, in turn, showed her. He showed her that he is beyond incompetent, but his victim act must be quite compelling. She says that everyone is so quick to give into crocodile tears, but when they come to the jaws of the beast, they act surprised. She is amused and says we should get started. She advices me to keep my guard up, as she leaves the room, with Falcone flying back down to me. Lin, if you lay one finger on Taka… it will be over for you. Falcone: Sorry, I lost sight of the Sapphire Bracelets. I could have sworn they were here. Me: Well from the looks of it, you were talking to her. To Lin. Do not tell me that you sided with her instead? Falcone: Her? Oh HELL no! Why would I do that?! Me: Because you were searching for the Sapphire Bracelets, were you not? Falcone: I was trying to find Titania and those, same as you! Now shut up and let’s get going, yeah? I heard that boy is not gonna last long if we wait around here! Me: Fine. But you have some explaining to do once we get out of here. After that argument, we press on. In front of us, I read another book. “Between wolves, witches, and rabbit holes, The world conceals a plethora of dangers waiting to leap upon and ensnare the unsuspecting and unshakably innocent children.” I take the open door on the right, and battle my way through each knight. I battle one named Rylin, but before I could even get to the next room, Rylin flashes right behind me, revealing themselves to be Lin. She asks if she didn’t just tell me to keep my guard up, and knocks me out. Taka… It’s a trap! You have to get out of here! I wake up in a bed in a tower somewhere, and I read the page. “She awakens in a tower,” I recognize that piece! It echoed in my head before! I set out to search for the rest of the pieces by searching downstairs. “Stone,” “Cold,” “Alone.” Just then, a pile of books appear in front of a window, and I am able to escape this strange tower. However, I find myself pretty high up, with no way down. With no way down, I can only keep going up. I climb up the vines and scale the Tower of Corybantia, and I eventually find Field Effect Read-Out 32, which is the information on the Dragon’s Den. I press onward, climbing the rainbow stairs, but I am called out by someone. Looking around, the voice tells me to look up, and I see my worst fear happen; I see Taka trapped in the tower where I was. He says he is so glad to see me, saying that he woke up here, and Lin—Before he says anymore, he apologizes to me, and he didn’t want this to happen. He begs me to believe him, and promises that he’ll try and find a way to get to me. He promises he will find a way down, and tells me to hold on. He begs me to wait, as he tries to find a way to get back down. Knowing how long it would take him, I press onward anyways. I find Titania on top of a floating mountain, and she says she was ready for me, but she asks if I really had to drag the other vermin in. She tells me to listen because she has a plan. Before she tells me, she asks if I trust her. After everything you have done… I still trust you too. You did not really do a whole lot of bad like some people have. So yeah, I trust you. Titania is dumbfounded, and asks me why, but tells me to forget it, thanking me. She jumps onto another rainbow, and tosses me the Sapphire Bracelets, telling me to hang onto them. She tells me that this will be over soon, and walks the rainbow path above me. I make the climb, and find myself entering “The Belly of the Beast”, a fitting name for what is about to go down. Taka, we will save you! Just hold on! As I move through The Belly of the Beast, I find more pages. “A dragon guards her, its fangs bared to the world,” “Brimstone breath faithfully reserved for whatever metal-clawed ignoramus dares think himself so mighty that even fire may not char his miserable flesh.” I make my way across the magma pool, and find a Dragon Fang and an Ultra Potion, which might be helpful for the dragon that I may face. I move forward, and I find a large statue of a dragon. However, the dragon begins to move, and it flies towards me! Alright… I hope you are ready for this because you can’t handle the truth! The Legendary Dragon emerges as a live Reshiram, while I send out Boo Boo Keys. I have her use Switcheroo to give Reshiram an Iron Ball, which slows Reshiram down. Unfortunately, Reshiram cremates Boo Boo Keys with Blue Fire, so I send out Charles who nearly finishes the job with a boosted Dragon Pulse thanks to his Elemental Seed and the Dragon’s Den effects. Unfortunately, Reshiram barely survives, and knocks him out with its own boosted Dragon Pulse. I send out Auriol, who finishes the job with Extreme Speed, defeating the Legendary Dragon and winning me the battle! With Reshiram’s defeat, the Legendary Dragon disappears into nothingness. Was it… a fake conjured by Lin to slow me down? Whatever, time to save Taka! I continue forward, and I find another page. “But in truth, there is one who can slay the beast:” I make it to another chamber where I find the last page in this cave… “The one to whom its back is turned.” I press onward until I find a lone knight in ebony armor… Lin. She sees that Titania has given me the Bracelets freely, and asks if I can do the same for her. She asks if I really think I can stand up to her, even after what happened to my precious Champion. Lin… For too long, you have caused so much hell for everyone. If I do not stop you now, then when will I get the next chance? No. It is time I make a stand. You are done! However, before I could even respond, Titania comes charging in, lunging her Aegislash at Lin from behind, ending her once and for all. Titania laughs, wondering if that was really all it took, and says that someone should have done that a long time ago. She walks up to Lin’s body and tells her that our whole world’s in disarray because of her, she knocks off her helmet, but… …Taka?! Instead of seeing Lin’s face, we see Taka’s instead. Lin congratulates us on a job well done, as she walks in, telling Titania that if she keeps swinging that thing around like that, sooner or later someone is going to get hurt. In a fit of rage, Titania says that she is the one going to get hurt, lunging again at her correct target as I quickly move out of the way. However, Lin is prepared, and counters with her own technique, knocking Titania’s Aegislash across the cavern, knocking her to the ground. Lin mocks her, saying that display was all it took, dragging Titania over to a cliff. Titania tells her to let go of her, and Lin dangles her over the edge, asking if that is really what we want. She asks her if she really wants her to let go. I try to stop her, but she tells me that if I take one step closer, Titania is cinders. Lin taunts Titania further, asking if this is how weak she is, asking if one attack while her opponent’s back is turned, is really all that she can muster. And yet, she taunts me to look whose back is exposed. Titania counters that it is her back that is still turned, as she calls for her Aegislash, who quickly strikes Lin down from behind. Hanging onto the edge, Titania calls out my name, as I rush over to help her. She pulls out Aegislash from Lin’s body. “For the sake of everything good in this world… Just fucking die already.” She stabs Lin again, then returns Aegislash to its ball. She walks over to Taka’s body, and asks what he was even doing. She says that he shouldn’t have gotten in the way, but… It’s her fault it ended up like this in the first place. I walk over to console her, and she feels like shit. She says we should leave, as she leaves the Belly of the Beast. I walk over to Lin’s body, but there is no response. Should we really leave Lin’s body like this? Why not just dump her into the lava too? We should really be doing that instead of just leaving her here. How do we really know if she is dead? I walk over to Taka’s body, but somehow he is still alive, albeit on his last breath. He sees that I am there too, and quietly tells me not to worry about him, and that this death is fine for him… Unfortunately, there is no response anymore, as he has passed on. Taka… I will avenge you. I promise. I walk past his body, leave The Belly of the Beast. When I emerge, I find myself at the top of a huge tower, and a Light Shard to heal my Pokémon with. I see Titania on the other side, who says that Lin is dead, but she doesn’t feel good about it. She laments that Taka may have been on their side, but wonders why he was there. She realizes that it was a trap, and that it had to have been something she did. She concludes that everything is Lin’s fault, and reveals that sometimes she thinks Amy is lucky to be able to forget. She asks if I am here for the gym battle, and asks if we are doing that now. After all of that… I want to forget about the bullshit too, but we have to fight. I need to succeed in taking out Team Meteor once and for all, and I need all of the Gym Badges to do that and be the Champion of Reborn. We must fight. I take my place in the battlefield, and Titania explains that this will be a six-on-six Single Battle with the Alloy Badge and the Sapphire Bracelets at stake. She tells me that she really doesn’t feel like losing after all of what just happened. “We are not at the happy ending. There is no such thing. That’s why I have to keep fighting.” In that case, I am not going to give up either. You entrusted the Sapphire Bracelets to me for a reason, and I am going to stand by that reason. You want them? Come take them from me. Guardian Exile Titania sends out Alolan Sandslash, while I send out Boo Boo Keys, who starts by trolling Sandslash with Double Team and Swagger as an attempt to try and set herself up with a Substitute. Eventually, Sandslash kills itself, and Titania sends out Excadrill. I try to do the same to it, but no luck. Her Excadrill knocks out Boo Boo Keys with Smart Strike, and I send out Falcone, who Brave Birds it to death after it hurts itself. She sends out Klefki, who I thought I could burn with Charles’ Heat Wave, but I forget that Fire type moves gain Dragon too, so that did not work. I send out Auriol who knocks it out with a boosted Close Combat. Titania sends out Scizor, who she mega evolves to try and take Auriol down. Fortunately for me, a Close Combat and an Extreme Speed take out Scizor. She sends out Aegislash next, and it takes Auriol out with a Shadow Sneak. I take out Hydra, and make her waste all of her Ultra Potions by nearly taking her out with several Crunches. I send out Falcone, who Sucker Punches it down. Titania finally sends out Empoleon and tells me not to get cocky, as it is not like it means anything. I revive Auriol, and finish Empoleon with a Close Combat. With her tough Steel-type Pokémon defeated, I win the battle! Titania shrugs off her defeat, saying that today is not her day. She walks over to me and hands me the Alloy Badge, telling me not to feel special. She tells me that with that badge, Pokémon up to level 90 will listen to me. She also gives me TM91 Flash Cannon, and in the shadows, somebody is bored with the performance. We look behind us, and sure enough, Lin is still standing tall. Titania is shocked, and asks her how she was still alive, saying that she should NOT be alive right now. See, I told you we should have thrown her body into the lava! “Do you understand now? Steel will not make me bleed. And your shining armor is but tinfoil to the brimstone breath of the New World.” However, Lin states that what’s important is that I leave with the Sapphire Bracelets. Titania questions her and asks why would she need me to have it. She backs away from me and asks if I am working together with Lin. Of course, it might seem that way, since well, my own bird was perched up right next to her! But obviously I am not working with her! Lin asks if we are, and Titania says it doesn’t make sense, and that she’s lying. Lin tells her to believe what she wants, and that’s all she’s ever done anyway. She threatens Titania, saying that I will keep the bracelets, and her friend will keep her life. Titania tells her not to dare touch her, as she’s killed her once, and she’ll do it a thousand times more. Lin shrugs and tells her to feel free, and that she understands the rules, ominously threatening that she could be the very reason she dies, and taunting that she might want that. She leaves slowly, and Titania tells Lin not to be stupid. She says that nobody wants blood on their hands, and that’s why she made her kill Taka. She states how ironic it is, and says that she asked me to trust her, but it turns that she’s the one who can’t trust me. Yet, she doesn’t have a choice but to. “Trevore, mark my words: If you betray us, or if anything happens to Amaria… It’ll be your back my blade’s in next.” She leaves, saying that she’ll go deal with Taka’s body downstairs, claiming that what happened to him is her responsibility. Once that is done, she’ll meet me at Amy’s house. She tells me to go without her, and heads downstairs. I make my way to the other end of the room and find one last page to read. “So after its death must she weep, For it is a terrifying endeavor to face such a creature as that, Man, And lose such a dear friend, As a dragon, And finally, to have to find yet another one, Who would be so willing to lock her away, And keep her safe from history, true love, and other such poisons. After all, “Happily ever after” just means the writer stopped paying attention.” I find a hole with a faint light at the bottom, and I jump down it. I find myself back down in the Castle at Wit’s End, and find two doors. The big door leads me back to a hole. Not wanting to go down it, I go to the western door instead, and find myself back in Tourmaline Desert. I find myself in the train with the healing machine, and head back out and find everyone still gathered together. I sit back down with them and tell them what happened to our poor friend Taka. Europa is especially disheartened to hear the bad news and Percy just starts bawling out tears. Bouffalant Bill wants to give Taka a proper burial, but I tell him that Titania is taking care of it herself since she was the one who accidentally killed him. Alduous says that accidents happen but learning from our mistakes is what makes life meaningful. Just then, Stephanie comes out of her train, and asks if everything is alright. Europa tells her everything that happened, and she takes a moment to grieve as well, although she is still somewhat shy. She imagines the horrors of what would have happened if she was in Taka’s shoes as she herself was nearly a member of Team Meteor. She tells everybody about the discovery I made, and how they can get a hold of sustainable water. Percy cheers up somewhat, as that is something to celebrate for. Bouffalant Bill says that he will help bring some back too and brings out more drinks for everybody. Stephanie looks like it is her first time drinking, but after everything that has happened, she relented, as she could definitely unwind some nerves. Europa and Alduous propose a toast, to sustainable water and to celebrate friendship, both in life and in death. A toast… to sustainable water, and to celebrate friendship in life and death. We then drink the night away, having some good laughs, and crying together. When morning came, I said my goodbyes. Europa asks if I have to go so soon, and I tell her that after what happened to Taka, I do not want to pose any risks for them either, even though it seems that Lin has no further interest of being out here. She tells me that I am always welcome back here any time, and I could still have the train that Taka and I shared. With that said, I fly in the morning sky with Falcone, ready to continue my quest anew. Taka... I'm so sorry. Your name will never be forgotten. I will avenge you, fallen angel. Trevore's End Chapter Thoughts Lin... What are you even up to? Sooner or later, you are going to get what's coming to you! I will make sure of that. ............................ Oh boy, now THIS one was a doozy. I had to really work my team this chapter, The Reshiram was pretty difficult at first, until I realized I could use Elemental Seeds. Titania was no joke. I really wanted to just cheese that battle with Klefki like I did so long ago in the actual league, but you know, Field Effects and RNG. Trust me when I say that the battle I wrote was not entirely how it happened. It was just one of the many outcomes of failure I had against her, but was just way too close to winning with that Close Combat from Auriol. Seriously, her Empoleon managed to survive that?! I had to do some major training, but I really did not want to have to rewrite the entire match from scratch, so I hope you can forgive me for that one. It was actually Falcone who delivered the killing blow (Sucker Punch ftw) to Aegislash, which was her last Pokemon conveniently enough. If anything, this battle has taught me that I really need to stop underestimating the difficulty of Reborn! Anyways, I hope you enjoyed reading! Stay tuned for more! Team Updates I added certain roles to certain people who did not seem to have them before... Team Reborn Name: Trevore Gender: Male Position/Role: Chosen One, Leader of Team Reborn, Savior of Reborn, Champion-To-Be (The people have spoken), Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Tourmaline Desert: Train Town Status: Alive; I have returned from Once Upon a Somewhere after winning the Alloy Badge and am currently grieving Taka's death with my newfound friends. Name: Amethyst Liddell Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Champion of the Reborn League, Former Administrator of the Reborn League, Former Leader of Team Reborn Current Location: Devon Corp. Status: Deceased; Murdered by Lin's Hydreigon after she ordered it to kill her. Her head was devoured by Hydreigon. Name: Victoria Marlow Gender: Female Position/Role: Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Reserve Gym Leader, Contributor of Reborn City's Restoration, Co-Administrator of Reborn League, Friendly Rival Current Location: Grand Hall Status: Alive; Currently oversees the League duties in the Grand Hall, such as contacting me. Currently doing paperwork as well. Name: Cain LaRue Gender: Male Position/Role: Guardian of the Children, Former Reserve Gym Leader, Singer of Team Reborn, Friendly Rival Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently looking for Anna and Noel in Calcenon City, they went missing. Name: Julia Wilde Gender: Female Position/Role: Peridot Ward Gym Leader, Team Reborn's Explosives Director, Neo-Circuit Power Plant Director Current Location: Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Chilling at the mansion, making sure Amaria is okay. Name: Florinia Sevilla Gender: Female Position/Role: Onyx Ward Gym Leader, Head Instructor of Onyx Trainer's School, Head Analyst For Team Reborn Current Location: Currently on her way to Calcenon City Status: Alive; although still recovering from the poisoning. Currently on her way to Calcenon City. Name: Shelly Citra Gender: Female Position/Role: Lapis Ward Gym Leader, Bookworm of Team Reborn Current Location: Ametrine City Status: Alive; Currently giving the people of Ametrine City food and catching up with Heather Name: Amaria Fiore Gender: Female Position/Role: Fiore Mansion Gym Leader, Water's Edge of Team Reborn, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Still resting from the Celestinine Cascade fall. Currently suffering from Retrograde Amnesia. Name: Corey "Agent Beryl" Molinar Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Beryl Ward Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Former Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased, Fell off of Beryl Bridge in suicide. His remains were cleaned up by Shade. Name: Heather Molinar Gender: Female Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City, Holder of the Ruby Ring Current Location: Ametrine City Status: Alive; Currently holding the Ruby Ring, giving the people of Ametrine City food, and catching up with Shelly. Name: Anna Gender: Female Position/Role: Guardian Angel of Team Reborn, Stargazer Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently missing with Noel. Cain and Hardy are looking for them. Currently smiling upon me for doing good deeds. Name: Noel Gender: Male Position/Role: Orphanage Gym Leader, Strategist of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently missing with Anna. Cain and Hardy are looking for them. Name: Charlotte Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Calcenon City Gym Leader, Arsonist of Team Reborn Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently keeping an eye on Team Meteor in Saphira's place Name: Laura Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Member of the Elite Four, Botanist of Team Reborn, Former Holder of the Sapphire Bracelets Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently missing after crying her eyes out over being "fired/resigned" from the Elite Four. Name: Saphira Belrose Gender: Female Position/Role: Labradorra City Gym Leader, Guardian Angel of Calcenon City and Labradorra City Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Alive; Currently sleeping, so Charlotte is keeping watch of Team Meteor activity. Name: Kiki Mikael Argall Gender: Female Position/Role: Former Sensei of Apophyll Academy, Former Apophyll Academy Gym Leader Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Solaris' Garchomp on Pyrous Mountain. Victoria recently visited her grave in Beryl Cemetery. Name: Aya LaRue Gender: Female Position/Role: Byxbysion Wasteland Gym Leader, Wasteland Queen of Team Reborn Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Currently a hostage of Team Meteor in Labradorra City after saving my life from Sirius' Chandelure. Name: Hardy Andersen Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate City Gym Leader, Guitarist of Team Reborn Current Location: Route 4 Status: Alive; Currently looking for Anna and Noel on Route 4, they are currently missing. Name: Serra Voclain Gender: Female Position/Role: Spinel Town Gym Leader, Model of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Spinel Town Status: Alive; Currently looking for Bennett after finding out what he's been doing. Name: Titania Andersen Gender: Female Position/Role: Tourmaline Desert Gym Leader, Guardian of Team Reborn Current Location: Once Upon a Somewhere: The Belly of the Beast Status: Alive; After accidentally killing Taka because of Lin's deception, she is currently burying Taka's body. Name: Luna Hazel "Vanhanen" Gender: Female Position/Role: Iolia Valley Gym Leader, Former Holder of the Emerald Brooch Current Location: Iolia Valley Status: Alive; Currently staying at Iolia Valley for a time. Name: Gossip Gardevoir Gender: Female Position/Role: TV Star and News Reporter of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Beryl Wall Status: Alive; Currently with Radomus on some unknown business. Name: Samson Alvarez Gender: Male Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Fighting Leader, Strongman of Team Reborn Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Agate Circus Status: Alive; Currently went to go blow some steam. Name: Ciel Featherstone Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Flying Leader, Skydancer of Team Reborn Current Location: Agate Circus Status: Alive; Currently sitting on the couch, lonely at the top. Name: Cal Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Pyrous Mountain Gym Leader, Former Agent of Team Meteor, Guardian Angel of Ametrine City Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Ametrine City Status: Alive; Currently doing some things of his own. Name: "DJ Arclight", "Arc" Gender: Male Position/Role: DJ and Radio Host of Team Reborn and Reborn Nightclub Current Location: Unknown; Being carried by Adrienn Status: Alive; Currently being sent to medical care after getting his eye torn out. Name: Adrienn Flores Gender: Non-Binary Position/Role: Coral Ward Gym Leader, Figurehead of Reborn City Restoration Project, Co-Administrator of the Reborn League Current Location: Reborn City; Last seen in the Coral Ward Gym. Status: Alive; Currently doing some Reborn business after challenging me to a battle. Name: Taka Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Admin of Team Meteor, Loyal Son of Solaris, Vagrant Current Location: Once Upon a Somewhere; The Belly of the Beast Status: Deceased; Lin finally caught up to him, and tricked Titania into killing him with her Aegislash when she thought she killed Lin. Team Meteor Name: Solaris Alcantara Gender: Male Position/Role: Boss of Team Meteor, Direct Guardian of the Meteor, Elias' Master and Friend, Taka's Father Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Disappointed that Team Meteor failed to retrieve the Sapphire Bracelets in Fiore Mansion. Name: Lin Gender: Female Position/Role: True Leader of Team Meteor, "Champion" of Reborn (Technically) Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Never After Status: Alive; Left Never After after tricking Titania into killing Taka with her own Aegislash, then somehow miraculously survived when she herself got stabbed by the same blade. Lin currently believes that she and I are working together. Name: Elias "El" Hazel Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Agent (Most Likely Admin) of Team Meteor, Cult Leader of Arceus Cult, Holder of the Emerald Brooch, Solaris' Servant and Friend, Mentor to Bennett Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Subseven Sanctum Status: Alive; Currently holds the Emerald Brooch after taking it from Luna. Recently signed Bennett on as an Elite Four member. Name: "Sirius" Gender: Male Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor, Executioner, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Currently has Aya as a hostage, and also failed to invade Fiore Mansion for the Sapphire Bracelets. Name: "ZEL" ("Zero", Evelynn "Eve" Seijaya, and Lumina "Lumi" Seijaya) Gender: Male ("Zero"), Female (Evelynn and Lumina) Position/Role: Admin of Team Meteor ("Zero" is, Evelynn and Lumina were forced to be in Team Meteor after being merged with "Zero"), Overseer of the PULSE Project, Creator of the PULSE Project (Evelynn) Current Location: On his way to Agate. Last seen in Devon Corp. Status: Zero is alive, Eve and Lumi are unknown; After the PULSE-Magnezone was destroyed, Zero was the only one remaining, and he went insane from the aftermath. Name: Dr. Sigmund "The Doctor" Connal Gender: Male Position/Role: Resident Psychiatrist to Reborn City, Administrator of the Reborn City Orphanage, Doctor of Team Meteor, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Labradorra City Status: Alive; Taunting Saphira behind the barrier. Name: Blake Whittaker Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ametrine City Gym Leader, Agent of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown: Last seen in Fiore Mansion Status: Alive; Failed to take the Sapphire Bracelets with Team Meteor. Name: Terra "TERRAWR" Pierce Gender: Female Position/Role: Agate Circus Triumvirate Ground Leader, Hacker of Team Meteor, Meme Queen, Lin Loyalist Current Location: Glitch City Status: Alive; Stuck inside her own computer. She'll most likely get out eventually. Name: Bennett Voclain Gender: Male Position/Role: Member of the Elite Four, Agent of Team Meteor, Elias' Student Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Iolia Valley Status: Alive; Promised to get revenge on me. Recently signed to be an Elite Four member after Laura "resigned." Name: Fern Sevilla Gender: Male Position/Role: Reserve Gym Leader, Biggest Asshole in Existence, My Biggest Enemy, Agent of Team Meteor, Original Chosen One Current Location: Labradorra City (Most Likely) Status: Alive; Stormed out of Fiore Mansion crying after disowning his sister, said he would meet up with Team Meteor later. Name: "Aster" Gender: Male Position/Role: Former Ace of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in Calcenon City Status: Alive; Gave Eclipse's body to her father to take care of, and left Team Meteor. Name: Caitlyn "Eclipse" Fisher Position/Role: Former Dame of Team Meteor Current Location: Calcenon City Status: Deceased; Her soul was burned away by Sirius' Chandelure after she betrayed Team Meteor by shutting off the PULSE-Clawitzer. Her body is currently in bed at her father's home in Calcenon City. Name: Simon Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Peridot Ward Status: Alive; Left to reconsider after finding out that Tara was related to him. He left Team Meteor after she died. Name: Tara Copperman Position/Role: Former Grunt of Team Meteor Current Location: Beryl Cemetery Status: Deceased; Killed by Saphira's Dragonite. Drowned in Tanzan Cove. Turns out to be related to Simon. Neutral Spectrum Name: Radomus Vanhanen Gender: Male Position/Role: Vanhanen Castle Gym Leader, Grandmaster of Chess, Holder of the Amethyst Pendant Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Beryl Wall Status: Alive; Had some business to attend to, and was unable to battle Cain. He is currently holding onto the Amethyst Pendant. Name: Shade Gender: ??? (I usually refer as Male) Position/Role: Yureyu Power Plant Gym Leader, Mysterious Entity Current Location: Unknown; Last seen in the Water Treatment Center Status: ???; Not sure whether to call him alive or dead, but Shade seems to be smiling down upon me with Anna. Name: Falcone Gender: Male Position/Role: Ace Pokemon in My Team, Self-Proclaimed P.I.M.P. Current Location: Tourmaline Desert: Train Town Status: ???; I want to say that he is alive, but I am not really sure. One might say he looks kinda dead inside, but that might just be me, considering that he looks just as nightmarish as he did in my dream. He is currently traveling with me in Tourmaline Desert, drinking the night away. Current Pokemon Stats Honestly I had to level up majorly this chapter. Titania's team hit me pretty hard, and I am not sure if that was karma from all those years ago on Pokemon Online's Reborn League or what. Falcone, Charles, Hydra, Boo Boo Keys, Auriol and Pierce, you are all MVPs this chapter. Honchkrow Name: Falcone Level: 85 Moves: Sucker Punch, Brave Bird, Fly, Roost Charizard Name: Charles Level: 85 Moves: Strength, Rock Smash Dragon Pulse, Heat Wave Empoleon Name: Pierce Level: 85 Moves: Surf, Metal Claw, Icy Wind, Agility Silvally Name: Goddard Level: 78 Moves: X-Scissor, Multi-Attack, Air Slash, Iron Head http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/130.gif Gyarados Name: Hydra Level: 85 Moves: Dragon Dance, Ice Fang, Waterfall, Crunch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/282.gif Gardevoir Name: Amelia Level: 79 Moves: Calm Mind, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Moon Blast Klefki Name: Boo Boo Keys Level: 85 Moves: Double Team, Swagger, Substitute, Rain Dance http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/319.gif Sharpedo Name: Archer Level: 71 Moves: Surf, Crunch, Ice Fang, Slash http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/454.gif Toxicroak Name: Corey Level: 79 Moves: Rock Smash, Poison Jab, Strength, Sucker Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/053.gif Persian Name: Persian Level: 67 Moves: Taunt, Power Gem Bite, Fake Out http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/064.gif Kadabra Name: Henry Level: 31 Moves: Teleport, Disable, Psybeam, Charge Beam Porygon Name: Zero Level: 60 Moves: Discharge, Lock-On, Tri-Attack, Magic Coat Lucario Name: Auriol Level: 85 Moves: Close Combat, Swords Dance, Extreme Speed, Ice Punch http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/133.gif Eevee Name: Eevee Level: 5 Moves: Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Sand-Attack Gengar Name: Gengar Level: 72 Moves: Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Dark Pulse, Mean Look Metagross Name: Megaman X Level: 79 Moves: Meteor Mash, Zen Headbutt, Grass Knot, Hammer Arm http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/119.gif Seaking Name: Lips Level: 74 Moves: Soak, Waterfall, Dive, Drill Run http://sprites.pokecheck.org/s/132.gif Ditto Name: Ditto Level: 5 Moves: Transform http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/001.gif Bulbasaur Name: Bulbasaur Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/258.gif Mudkip Name: Mudkip Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl http://sprites.pokecheck.org/i/498.gif Tepig Name: Tepig Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip