Tringus

Since Solaris is Taka's father, then wouldn't Solaris' last name be Alcantara as well? Then again, we don't know his real name...

Well, there's quite a few. I'll just go by the regions. In Kanto, I would be Red from Pokemon Yellow. I enjoyed going on an adventure with my Pikachu, and beating everybody with a level 100 Nidoking and two level 100 Mews was just amazing. In Johto, I would be Morty. Not only is Ghost-type an excellent type, but he is also intelligent outside of the gym, as he studies the three legendary beasts with Eusine. In Hoenn, I would be Steven. I often find myself serious a lot, and when I hear the slightest mention of something I enjoy, I get happy. In Sinnoh, I would be Lucian. I often think before I act. In Unova, I would be either Colress or Grimsley. I am intelligent, but I also enjoy the gambling side of things. I don't really gamble, but Grimsley sure brings that side out. It also helps that his specialty is Dark-types, my most favorite type. In Kalos, I would be Trevor. One, that is my name, and two, he uses Charmander in the anime, and Pikachu in the games. Charizard and Pikachu are two of my favorite Pokemon. In Reborn, however, I would be Randomus or Elias if I wouldn't be myself. I enjoy wearing suits, have a strong faith, and I am an odd person in general. Plus, I also have a cane, so that helps too.

The thing is, even though Eclipse's father lets you visit Eclipse once he apologizes, he still doesn't let you go in her room. I haven't seen Eclipse without her uniform on, so I have no clue when this sprite will come in. It's just like how Bennett has a sprite of himself looking much like the Bennett we see today, but it hasn't been used yet. As for that, we'll no doubt see that sprite of Bennett once he gets stronger like he vows. As for Eclipse's case, it could be possible we might see her again (If the old man even lets us go in her room, that is...)

Evelynn and Lumina, merged into one body with Zero. As the other two bodies died and decayed, Lumina wrote her last entry. She got what she wanted. Now she will not die, and she will never be alone... Never... Her diary said that she watched her and her sister's bodies might die without them, so yes, they all share Zero's body.

Chapter IV: The Rock-Loving Honor Student Roxanne, And Team Aqua Strikes Back! After I heal my Pokemon, I head inside the gym. When I head inside, I find a girl wearing a schoolgirl outfit, with a man standing next to her. She sees that I am a new challenger, and introduces herself as Roxanne, the Rustboro City Pokemon Gym Leader. She says that she became a Gym Leader so that she may apply in battle all that she's learned at the Pokemon Trainers' School. She tells me that if I defeat her in a Pokemon battle, she'll present me with a Gym Badge as proof of my strength as a Trainer. She tells me to take up the challenge, and says that she looks forward to seeing me as a challenger. She then bids me farewell, and heads up to her spot. I talk to the gym guy, and he loudly asks me if I would like to become the Champion. He says that he's not a trainer, but he can sure give me winning advice. He says that it's settled, and we'll aim for the Pokemon Championship together. He tells me that Gym Leaders aren't pushovers, and that's where he comes in, providing expert advice. He tells me that Roxanne is a user of Rock-type Pokemon. He says that rock-types are very durable, but they can't stand water-type or grass-type moves. He tells me to see him after I beat Roxanne. I then head onward to battle the Gym Trainers. For the Gym Trainers, I rely on Beldum, who sometimes doesn't obey, now that it's over the level it obeys. They mostly use Geodudes anyway, so I beat them. As I battle the three trainers, I notice some of the artifacts there, such as the Kalos Stone from Kalos. After I beat the Gym Trainers, I climb the steps, and meet face-to-face with Roxanne. I see a huge Dragonite fossil behind her, and a Kabutops statue and a Lileep statue around us. Just as she suspected, Roxanne knew my Pokemon and I would get this far. She asks me to kindly demonstrate how I battle with my Pokemon. I gladly will. Let's rock! Roxanne sends out Geodude, while I send out Sebastian, who starts absorbing Geodude's health with Mega Drain. Roxanne tries to use a Potion to heal Geodude after it survives with Sturdy, but Geodude goes down from another Mega Drain. Roxanne sends out Nosepass, who nearly goes down from Sebastian's Mega Drain. Sebastian attacks with another Mega Drain, and Nosepass goes down. With Roxanne's Pokemon down, I win the battle! Roxanne says that she still has much more to learn, and something else happens... After an awesome battle, Sebastian evolves into... Grovyle! Roxanne says that she understands that the Pokemon League's rules state that Trainers receive a badge if they defeat a Gym Leader. She tells me to accept the official Pokemon League Stone Badge. *Trevor received the Stone Badge!* Roxanne tells me that the Stone Badge enables Pokemon to use the HM move Cut outside of battle. She also tells me that all Pokemon up to level 20 will also obey me. Now, this means that Beldum will be able to obey me again. She also gives me TM39 Rock Tomb as well. She says that Rock Tomb not only inflicts damage by dropping rocks, it also lowers the target's speed. She says if I use a TM, it instantly teaches the move to a Pokemon, and I can use a TM as many times as I want. I also talk to her some more, and she says that she has a friend who shares her keen interest in collecting stones named Steven. She says that he's known for his serious expression, but when it comes to rare stones or Steel-type Pokemon, his eyes light up. He gets animated, and his expression changes, showing an unexpected charming side. After talking to her, I talk to the Gym Guy, who congratulates me, and tells me to check my Trainer Card, because the Stone Badge should be recorded on it. In other words, I have climbed the first step on the stairs to the Championship! With that said, I leave. As soon as I step outside, a Team Aqua grunt runs off from a tall building. The same researcher comes out, but can't catch up to him. He tells the grunt not to take those parts, but it's too late, the grunt is gone. The researcher still tries to follow him anyway. I head down to the house with the prickly trees, and find the Cutter's house. He notices my determined expression and the limber way I move, and my well-trained Pokemon. He says that I am obviously a skilled Trainer, and he hands me HM01 Cut, saying that I'll be capable of putting it to good use. He tells me that there's no need to be modest or shy, and tells me to take it. He says that any Pokemon can chop down prickly trees if the Trainer has earned the Stone Badge. He also says that HMs like this can be used outside of battle, too, with the right badges. With that said, I leave. After I leave the Cutter's house, I talk to the researcher, who remembers me from when I helped him back in Petalburg Woods. He begs me to get the Devon Goods back from the Team Aqua grunt, because those goods are extremely important. He then tells me that the Aqua grunt fled to the tunnel on Route 116. I battle the trainers, catch some Pokemon, and then I find this Karate Belt trainer who is furious about something going on in the tunnel. He says that he was digging the tunnel without any tools. WITHOUT ANY TOOLS... However, a goon ordered him to leave! I bet that Team Aqua grunt had something to do with it... He tells me that the tunnel is filled with Pokemon that react badly to loud noises, and says that they could cause an uproar, which is why they stopped using heavy equipment for tunneling. However, he is worried that the goon will do something stupid and startle the Pokemon into an uproar. I continue heading to the tunnel, where I find an old man, who tells me that he and Peeko were taking a walk, but then a crook attacked them, and made off with Peeko! Okay, that Aqua Grunt is going to pay. I then head inside. I head inside Rusturf Tunnel, where I find the Aqua grunt. He backs up, and challenges me. I face him, and he says that this hostage Pokemon turned out to be useless. He thought he would make a getaway, but the tunnel lead him to nowhere. He then says that I'm here to battle him, and the battle begins. Hand over Peeko and the Devon Goods, you crook! The Team Aqua grunt sends out Poochyena, while I send out Wolfgang, who knocks out Poochyena with two Thunder Fangs. With the Aqua grunt defeated once again, I win the battle! The Aqua grunt starts to complain, and says that the boss told him this would be a slick-and-easy job to pull. He tells me that all he had to do was steal some parts from Devon. He rages, and says that if I want them back that badly, then I can take them. I get the Devon Parts back, and I also get Peeko back, while the Aqua grunt leaves. Just after the grunt leaves, the old man comes inside the cave, and reunites with Peeko. He then says that Peeko owes her life and freedom to me, and introduces himself as Mr. Briney. I introduce myself, and he sincerely thanks me. He tells me that if there's ever a thing he can do to help me in turn, then I won't hesitate to tell him. He says that if he's to be found, it will always be at his cottage by the sea near Petalburg Woods. He then leaves with Peeko, and I head back to Rustboro City. As soon as I head outside of Rusturf Tunnel, I see the karate man, and he says that the goon hightailed it out of the tunnel, which means he can go back to digging. I head inside the Tunneler's rest house, and I see three other tunnelers. One of them says that if I want to get to Verdanturf without using the tunnel, I'd have to cross the sea to Dewford, sail on to Slateport, then travel through Mauville. I talk to another tunneler, who tells me that at first, they had a huge crew working on boring through the rock with the latest machinery. However, they had to stop. It turns out they would have a negative effect on wild Pokemon in the area. Now they're left lazing around here doing nothing. I then head back to Rustboro City. As soon as make it back to Rustboro City, I talk to the researcher, who thanks me for getting the Devon Parts back to him. He rewards me with a Great Ball, and he tells me to come with him. We enter the Devon Corporation building, and he takes me to the top floor of the building. He tells me that their president's office is on this floor. He thanks me again for what I've done for the company, and tells me to wait here for a moment while he goes to speak with the president. He comes back shortly, and tells me that their president would like to have a word with me. I follow him, and approach the president. He introduces himself as Mr. Stone, the president of the Devon Corporation. He tells me that he heard just now how they have quite a bit to thank me for, and that I helped out his staff not just once, but twice. He then says that he has a favor to ask of a reliable Trainer like me. He tells me that he wants me to know that he's a president I can trust, and that he'd never be so mean as to ask a favor for nothing in return. He then takes my PokeNav Plus for a moment, and updates it for me, which means I can now use the BuzzNav function on it! He introduces the function to me, and says that it is an indispensable tool for any Trainer who is traveling out in the world. He says that if I use it, I'll be able to et the latest news from around the region and from my own friends, anytime and anyplace. He then gets onto the important issue of what it is he needs me to do. He wants to ask me to deliver a letter to a man named Steven, who I will find in Dewford. He gives me the letter, and tells me that I will have to cross the sea to reach Dewford, but he'll ask Mr. Briney to help with the crossing. He tells me to find him, and he should agree to help me. He says that he's counting on me, and if I'm ever unsure of what to do, then I can come an talk with him again. The researcher tells me that Mr. Briney is an old and dear friend of Mr. Stone's. The two of them, along with one other friend, used to travel all the corners of the world together in their youth. After I get my mission, I leave the Devon Corporation. When I leave, I spot May standing in front of the building. She sees me, and asks me if I've been catching lots of Pokemon. She tells me that she's doing pretty good on that front, and says that she caught so many Pokemon in Petalburg Woods that she ran out of Pokeballs. She also tells me that she passed by Mr. Briney when she was in Petalburg Woods, and says that he must have been on his way home to his cottage on Route 104. She tells me that I just moved here so there's no way I could know, but Mr. Briney was once a highly respected seafarer. I then head down to Mr. Briney's cottage. When I get to Mr. Briney's cottage, I see him chasing Peeko around. He sees me, and remembers that I'm the one who saved his Peeko. He remembers that he owes me for that day (which was today), and I ask him if I could sail to Dewford with him. I tell him about the mission from Mr. Stone, and he's happy to oblige. We then head to his boat, and set sail for Dewford Town. Anchors aweigh! Dewford Town, here we come! Current Stats: I leveled up my team a little bit, and I decided to use the Physical Taillow. Sebastian also evolved into Grovyle. Grovyle Name: Sebastian Level: 18 Moves: Pound, Fury Cutter, Mega Drain, Quick Attack Poochyena Name: Wolfgang Level: 16 Moves: Thunder Fang, Howl, Sand Attack, Bite Beldum Name: Beldum Level: 18 Moves: Hold Back, Iron Head, Zen Headbutt, Iron Defense Ralts Name: Amelia Level: 16 Moves: Confuse Ray, Double Team, Teleport, Disarming Voice Taillow Name: Swellington Level: 15 Moves: Brave Bird, Focus Energy, Quick Attack, Wing Attack Lotad Name: Miror B. Level: 5 Moves: Teeter Dance, Growl Zigzagoon Name: Zigby Level: 14 Moves: Charm, Headbutt, Cut, Sand Attack

Surprisingly, Seaking did the job for me against Blake. Just melt the ice with Heat Wave (In my case, Charles the Charizard), and have Seaking use Dive to take the battle into the sea. A bit dicey because of the water slowly draining fire type's health, but it's better than having to deal with Blizzard and the ice.

Chapter III: The Road To Rustboro City, And The Mysterious Petalburg Woods! After leaving Rustboro City, I head to Route 104, and catch more Pokemon as I battle more trainers. I see a little boy who needs a Potion for his Pokemon, so I give him one. When I battle a rich boy in front of Petalburg Woods, he gives his Zigzagoon a Full Restore when it nearly goes down with paralysis... A Full Restore?! IN THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME?!?! You would expect the leader of a terrorist group to have some, and maybe some later Gym Leaders, and definitely the Elite Four. BUT A KID?! THIS EARLY?! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!! After I finally beat the little snobby rich boy, I head into Petalburg Woods. I catch a few Pokemon, and battle a bug catcher. I then find a scientist in the woods, looking for something. He spots me, and asks me if I have seen any Pokemon called Shroomish around here. He says that he loves it, and then a criminal wearing white and blue with a black bandana shows up. He reveals that he was going to ambush the scientist, but then he had to dawdle in Petalburg Woods. He got sick of waiting, so here he is. He then reveals that the scientist is a Devon researcher, and he tries taking the researcher's papers. The researcher gets scared, and hides behind me. He tells me to help him, and the criminal gets confused. He then realizes what's going on, and says that no one crosses Team Aqua and gets any mercy, not even a kid. He then charges at me, and the battle begins. Team Aqua... Whoever you are, you and your group are going down! The Team Aqua grunt sends out Poochyena, while I send out Sebastian, who just knocks out Poochyena with Absorb. With Poochyena down, I win the battle! The grunt is surprised to see that I'm strong, and says that I've got some nerve meddling with Team Aqua. He wants me to battle him again, but remembers that he's all out of Pokemon to battle with. He reveals that Team Aqua is after something in Rustboro, and says that he'll let us go for today. He sulks away, and the researcher is thankful for being saved. He says that thanks to me, the grunt didn't rob him of his important papers. He then gives me the Exp. Share as thanks! He tells me that he had to strain every fiber of his brain and body to develop the device. Basically, all of my Pokemon get battle experience. He also restores my Pokemon's health with another technical advance. He remembers that Team Aqua was after something in Rustboro, and gets scared. He says that we shouldn't waste any time, and he heads to Rustboro City. I then follow him out after I battle a trainer. Once I beat the trainer, I leave the exit, and head for Route 104. Meanwhile... As soon as I leave, another Team Aqua grunt steps out of the shadows, and reports in for the Petalburg recon team. She then begins with an apology to Mr. Matt, because it's not good news. She then tells him that the mission is a no-go, because a little something cropped up and got in the way. She thn listens to what he says, and obliges. She says that she'll continue investigating that energy they detected. She hangs up, and is relieved. She turns over to the exit, and says that I have promise as a Trainer, and then it stops from there... I then head to Route 104, and get TM49 Echoed Voice from a trainer. I head inside the building with all of the flowers, and there are four girls there. I talk to the one in pink, who says that this is the Pretty Petal flower shop, spreading flowers throughout the world. I tell her my name, and she says it's a nice name. She asks me if I want to learn about Berries, and I do. She says that berries grow on trees that thrive only in soft soil. If I take some, then I have to be sure to plant one in soft soil. She says that a planted berry will soon sprout, grow into a plant, flower beautifully, and then grow berries again. She wants to see the whole wide world filled with beautiful flowers, and that it's her dream. She tells me to help her by planting berries and bringing more flowers into the world. I talk to the girl in blue, and she gives me the Wailmer Pail! After talking to the other two girls, I leave. I continue my journey, and battle trainers. I battle a lady who gives her Zigzagoon a Full Restore... AGAIN?! ANOTHER FULL RESTORE?!?! I'm done... DON'T CARE!!! I beat the trainers, and head to Rustboro City. When I get to Rustboro City, I see May step out of the Pokemon Center, looking wonderful as ever. She's happy I made it, and we look at the whole city. She says that Littleroot can't even compare to how big this place is. She also tells me that there's a Pokemon Gym here, too. She says that once she catches a couple more Pokemon, she'll be sure to take it on with her team. She then runs off, and goes to catch more Pokemon. And so, with May off to catch more Pokemon, and with my team leveled up pretty well, I am ready to face Rustboro City's gym leader... Let's get ready to rock! Current Stats: Now there are a few more members on my team. Some leveled up, and some learned new moves. Should I use a physical Taillow, or a special Taillow? I caught both, but I don't know which to use. Treecko Name: Sebastian Level: 14 Moves: Pound, Leer, Mega Drain, Quick Attack Poochyena Name: Wolfgang Level: 12 Moves: Thunder Fang, Howl, Sand Attack, Bite Beldum Name: Beldum Level: 13 Moves: Hold Back, Iron Head, Zen Headbutt, Iron Defense Ralts Name: Amelia Level: 14 Moves: Confuse Ray, Double Team, Teleport, Disarming Voice Lotad Name: Miror B. Level: 5 Moves: Teeter Dance, Growl Zigzagoon Name: Zigby Level: 8 Moves: Charm, Growl, Tail Whip, Sand Attack

True. We may find some other way back other than that or Citrine Mountain. We certainly can't find a way out from the waterways, because the water is still polluted... Which brought me to the idea that Team Meteor has the water treatment center under their control.

After exploring a bit of Citrine Mountain, I discovered that we may be officially going back to Reborn City in Episode XV. How may we go back? Once Waterfall gets implemented, quite a few things are made possible, and there are a few ways of going back to Reborn City. If we take the Citrine Mountain way, we can go back to the Beryl Ward (Of course, this might also be a little trick with the Rock Climbing walls and all). If we follow Amaria and Titania, we can explore a new location just underneath Reborn City, which may lead to Team Meteor's hideout (Maybe Team Meteor has control of the water treatment center?) Another good thing is that we can also officially get Skuntank. I have a feeling that one of our allies (Titania or Amaria) will open one of the manhole covers after we get through the conspiracy going on down in the sewers. Since we will be going down to one of Team Meteor's hideouts, we might also be able to uncover the truth as to whether or not Titania is an agent of Team Meteor.

Julia does seem to have the skills to be in Team Meteor. If they accepted a person as crazy as Terra, then why not Julia? Though I think that she's going to be fighting for the good guys, because she IS Florina's friend after all. And if Florina is going to fight against Team Meteor and her own grasshole of a brother Fern, then Julia might as well help the good guys. Another theory is, what if she is in Labradorra City? She could either be a member of Team Meteor, or a hostage they kidnapped, much like how they took Aya. These theories are all so interesting...

The way it's been going is fine. I enjoy the episodic releases, as well as getting both narration for the story and choices on what path to take. If we wait for the full release, that would take forever, and knowing how long it takes for the episodes to be released, a full release would take much longer than that. As for the best of both worlds, it's great to see the story being given to us, but also getting small choices that slightly change how the story goes. Heh, I even still like to think that the choices lead to certain types of endings, but that's just me. The way it's been going is the best path to take.

In the files, Spinel Town's music is called "Strings Be My Wings." I, for one, enjoy this new change. If there's any changes I'm having a hard time adapting to, it's "Sinister Uprising." I get that one was ear-grating, but the suspense when encountering Team Meteor... Beautiful! I do enjoy the new "Atmosphere-Flux" though, but the old one was fine before it replaced "Sinister Uprising". Ehh, maybe when I start a new file, I will listen to the new changes, and see if I like them. Overall, the music is great regardless.

Chapter L: The Betrayal Of A Hacker, The Odd And Mysterious Glitch World Of Terra's Computer, And The Hyperactive Lion Tamer Terra! After Cal reveals to me that Terra is the one behind the sleeping spell in Agate City, I head down the mountain. But first, I head to Calcenon City, and talk with Cain and the others. I talk to Cain, who tells me that there's no word on Aya yet. He says that Hardy and Saphira are beating their heads against a wall... occasionally literally. He tells me that Meteor was predictably peeved when Charlotte never showed up with the Ruby Ring, but they know I have it again. Soooo, in other words, Meteor hasn't done anything because I haven't been around with the Ruby Ring. He tells me that it might be best that way, so I should try to keep a low profile if I have business here. I talk to Hardy, who says that he's not good at waiting, because there's gotta be something he can do for Aya. He then thinks, and sets aside Team Meteor for a moment-- He then says that being trapped on the same side of that barrier as Fern is torture. I head inside the house, and talk to Noel and Anna. I talk to Anna first, and she says that Nostra says that people are like cake. All you see is the outside layer of frosting, even though the part that's really the cake itself is underneath. She asks if it that means that we never really see people. She then says that more importantly, if I was a cake, what flavor would I be. She says that she would be an upside-down supernova cake. I talk to Noel, who gives me advice about what I need to do next. He tells me that permission to use Waterfall is granted by one of the Agate Circus' Triumvirate... Terra. Now I'm REALLY coming after you, Terra. I head outside, and talk to Charlotte, who is at the barrier with Saphira. It seems that she's trying to wake Saphira up. She tells Saphira that if she doesn't sleep, she's gonna collapse on the spot. She then tells me that things are going swimmingly here. Laura has outright disappeared, and Saphira has gone legitimately insane. She then hopes that I've had better luck. I talk to Saphira, who groggily vows that Calcenon will be safe. She shortly wakes up, and she says that she'll be fine, and she'll do everything she can to protect her family, no matter the cost to herself. I then head inside Eclipse's house, and find a man talking to Eclipse's father. He tells the old man to make sure to keep her healthy, and he tells the man that he hardly needs to tell him that. He then asks who's there, and I show myself. The man moves out of the way, and recognizes me. He then reveals himself to be none other than Aster, and says that I haven't seen him outside of his uniform before. Eclipse's father recognizes me, and says that he owes me an apology for indignance last time I was here. He says that he did not believe me when I had told him what happened to Eclipse, and he spoke rashly. He apologizes, and tells me to understand, for it was difficult news. Aster tells me that he brought Eclipse back here. Well... her body... Eclipse's father tells us that she's situated in her room upstairs, and says that he'll make sure she gets the proper life support, just in case she ever wakes up. Aster thanks him, and says that he's going to go now. He tells me that he's not sure what he's going to do, but he'll try not to be in my way anymore. He leaves, and Eclipse's father tells me that Aster told him all the details about for whom she was working for, and what happened. He realizes that in the end, everything was for his sake, and he says that he would have sooner gone in her stead. He says that he won't speak much, but he invites me to visit her if I like. He then says that there is nothing he can do. He says that if only he had been stronger, or stopped her, then maybe this wouldn't have happened. He says that maybe if he could have been closer, or talked more, or prayed, or wept... He then says that perhaps if he hadn't. However... It is too late. I try visiting Eclipse, but he STILL doesn't let me. Guess I'll have to come back later. I then head back to Agate Circus, and find Samson in the back room. He greets me, and asks me how my rescue operation is going. He honestly says that he wants Agate City to be re-opened, because this whole half-circus, half-shelter thing is for the birds, no offense to Ciel. Just then, Ciel enters the room, and asks Samson what brutish slander he's saying about her now. Samson turns to Ciel, and tells her that he was telling me about the thong she's apparently wearing. Ciel turns around in shock, and then turns back to us, and says that we are going to try this again. She leaves the room, and comes back, greeting us in an elegant and proper manner. She then sees that I have obtained Terra's Battle Pass, and tells me some bad news. She tells me that they don't actually know where she is. Samson tells me that Tera's been disappearing for days at a time for a while now, and says that everyone in a fifty mile of her radius tends to be keenly aware of her general existence. Ciel says that the question does remain as to just where Terra has been vanishing... She also says that there aren't exactly a lot of options, but we can safely rule out Agate and beyond thanks to the sleeping spell... Samson then states that Terra found me and Cain in Agate. He states that even so, she shouldn't have been in there without falling asleep herself. Ciel states that Terra's very presence is an inherent detriment to sleep. Samson says that Ciel would know, and asks her if she got that position number 52 on deck. Ciel gets back on topic, and says it does make sense for Terra to traipse about Agate if she is perhaps looking for the source of the signal she was tracing. Samson denies this, and says that she said it was in Ametrine. As Ciel realizes this, I tell her that was false, and tell her that Terra is an agent of Team Meteor. She denies this, and says that they would never accept a girl like that with all her... rawr, and her generally maniacal deviance. She tells me to think about what I'm saying, and Samson says that it might not be impossible. He then tries to give an instance, but then... "HUNNIEZ, I'M HOME!!!" Terra arrives, spinning around behind Ciel, and gives her a kiss. Ciel is in shock, and Terra realizes that she forgot that Ciel doesn't like that stuff in public. She then says that they'll save it for when she lands in Ciel's port tonight... Seriously, Terra... Ciel tells her not to make stuff up, Terra walks closer to us, and says supperoni to all the boys and girls and persons of nondiscriminate gender identity. Samson tells her that we were just discussing the possibility of her being a member of Team Meteor. Terra stops for a moment, and then laughs, saying that's the best thing she's heard all thirty seconds. She backs up to her huge computer, and Ciel asks her if it's not true, then. However, Terra rawrs, and asks what we are talking about again. Ciel asks her if she's a member of Team Meteor again, and Terra bluntly reveals that she is a member of Team Meteor. Me and Samson come closer, and Terra is happy to see that we're all 'checkin' her out', as she shows off her humps... Samson tells her that this isn't the time to joke around, and Terra screams that she knows, and says that's why she's joking atriangle. Ciel asks her that if she really is with Team Meteor, why. Terra then announces that it's Tragic Backstory Time, as she begins her story. "OK SO. I was a young child, a long time ago. My father was a famous doctor who lived happily with his wife. but one day a burglar broke into our estate... ...and killed them both. I was left alone, in the darkness. Only a small creature appeared before me but when it did, I knew my purpose. I knew I would dedicate my life to fighting crime across the city under my secret identity..." Samson stops her, and says that's literally the plot of Batman, and tells her to try again. Terra realizes that she's been found out, and says that's okay. She then says that we'll never find her here. What does she mean by that? She turns to her computer as Samson asks her what she is exactly doing. She finishes setting something up, and gets ready to log in. "M3G4T3RR4, JACK OFF! EXECUTE!" After a few blinding flashes, she then suddenly vanishes into her huge computer! Ciel realizes this, and Samson tells us to tell him that she didn't just escape into her bigass computer. Ciel repeats what he said, and Samson thanks her. Samson goes to the computer, and says that it looks like it's waiting for a "Player 2." He turns around, and tells me that has to be me. He says that I know most about the situation, and I should be strong enough to fight her, if it comes down to it. He says that they'll follow me if possible, but from what he can tell this console does only accept two "players." He tells me to talk to him when I'm ready, and he'll see if he can get me in there. I talk to Ciel, and she's still wondering why a girl like Terra is in Team Meteor. I then talk to Samson, who asks me if I'm all set. I say that I am, and Samson sets up the system. After a few blinding flashes, I vanish into Terra's computer. I find myself in Victory Road, with everything gray pixels and all. I guess Terra must have enjoyed the old days... I go up to the guard, who spots that I have the Volt Badge. He lets me in, and I speak to another guard, who notices that I have the Canopy Badge. He lets me through, and I go on. I find another guard, who sees that I have the Cocoon Badge. He lets me through, and I go on. I find another guard in front of some water with black spots, and he sees my Omen Badge. Just when he's about to let me through, Terra rawrs into action, jumping across the river, and strikes the guard with her mallet! This also breaks a few pixels from the ground. She realizes that she missed, and says whatever. So she tried to kill ME? Maybe she wasn't trying to hit Cain before, but trying to hit me! She promises that she's going to pound me next time, and winks at me. In what way are you going to pound me, killing me? She rawrs again, and smashes more pixels in the ground, making it impossible for me to continue. She declares that I'll never catch her now, and pounds away, leaving by flying away with her mallet. However, she leaves a ladder behind, which was made by breaking the ground some more. I climb down the ladder, and find myself in Mt. Moon, which doesn't make sense, really. Then again, this is Terra's glitch world, so yeah. Since this is the inside of Terra's computer, it makes sense to have a new field. In this case, I battle Pokemon and Glitch Trainers alike in the Glitch Field, where everything's retro. I beat the glitch trainers, and find a sign that says that this place is Mt. b00ty. Of course, Terra... However, a glitch trainer says that this place is where all glitches go to die... Is this true, Terra...? If so, then you may actually be a threat... After beating the last glitch trainer, I head outside Mt. b00ty, and find myself in an 8-bit version of the Opal Ward in Reborn City. I pass the woman in front of me, and she sees my Venom Badge. She lets me pass, and I try getting to the Peridot Ward. However, I can't, and somebody is trapped in all of the glitch pixels that are blocking Peridot. I try going on the bridge, but the trainers block me, lest a Shrektacular adventure awaits me. I go the other way, but the trainer there says that the only way to pass is by going to the left, but the pelvic thrust is what really drives people insane. What kind of sick place is this? I talk to some of the people, who feel either hurt, trapped, or flat out crazy. I battle a glitch trainer, and then I realize that there are stairs in the pile of glitch pixels. I head down the stairs, and find myself in Team Rocket's Hideout. I find a Team Rocket member, but it is also a glitch trainer. I beat it, and I go to the maze. I find a few items, and I even find a trainer who looks like Red. However, much like the rest of everyone here, he doesn't make sense either. I then find the exit. If I go to the stairs, it will take me back to the beginning of the maze. I then head outside the door, and find myself in Lavender Town just outside the Pokemon Tower. A little girl speaks to me, and sees my Rime Badge. She lets me through, and I find a Pokemon Center. However, it takes me back to the Hideout! I go back to Lavender Town, and talk to a guy who worships Terra. I spot a grave just below Lavender Town, though, and it reads "Catelyn 'Eclipse' Fisher." How did Eclipse's grave get here? How did Terra even know she would die? Every house I go to leads me to the same place, except for one... The middle house. The house recognizes that I have the Standard Badge, and lets me enter. I would expect to enter a interior place or something, but no. I go to the Byxbysion Wasteland, and head outside a building. I head up the path, and follow it. I head left, jump down some ledges, and find Kiki's grave. I then find a building, and head inside. However, this takes me to the Pokemon Mansion in Cinnabar Island! I find a statue, and it recognizes that I have the Millennium Badge. It opens a door, and I find a glitch trainer. At first, I thought he wants to battle me, but he recognizes my Eclipse Badge. However, he battles me anyways. I beat him, and the glitch trainer lets me through. I head down the stairs, and I find a glitch trainer, a book, and an item. I pick up the item, and it is the Dubious Disc! I battle the glitch trainer, who says that Terra was created by b00ty to serve b00ty. I beat the glitch trainer, and read the book... "Hee hee! This is fun! I can see everything from here! And I can make everybody play with me! It's all thanks to baby Arceus! I'm going to make sure I repay him by setting him free! Then we can all live in a new world together and have lots of fun forever and ever!" Is this Terra, Lin, or even that one voice in the Citae Arc d'Astrae? All I know is, somebody wants to set Arceus free. Team Meteor is after Arceus as well. Whatever their reasons may be, it can't be good. I head to one of the open exits back upstairs, and where do I go? The Citae Arc d'Astrae. As I go through the tall grass, I find that the whole place is a field of Shiny Porygons! I catch one, and name it Zero (That other one I found at Onyx Trainer's School is being replaced by this one.) I leave Citae Arc d'Astrae, but the voice appears again. However, this one is different, because it says I can pass if I have the Fury Badge, which I do. It says that I can leave... for now... It tells me to come back and play sometime, and I leave. I find myself back on the main road for Victory Road, and continue my path. I find a whole lot of huge gears, and two cave doors. However, they lead to the same place. I go back, but find myself at the spot where I saw the first guard. This gives me the opportunity to go back and heal my Pokemon. After I heal my Pokemon in the back room of Agate Circus, I somehow manage to get back to where I was before. I head down the path, and find a Light Shard. I surf on the water, and somehow find a Pokemon. I think this is Cerulean Cave... I go up to the Pokemon, and the battle begins... This Pokemon is most likely what I think it is... The glitch sends out a level 75 Mewtwo, the Pokemon I knew it was. However, this means I cannot catch Mewtwo. I send out Metagross, and switch out to Amelia, who builds up on Calm Mind while Mewtwo strikes with Thunderbolt. When Amelia's health gets to half, I just heal her with an Ultra Potion (I got plenty of them, along with Full Heals, from Agate Circus). Mewtwo keeps firing its barrage of attacks, while Amelia keeps using Calm Mind and healing with Ultra Potions and Full Heals. Eventually, Amelia knocks Mewtwo by half of its health, and when that happens, I give her an Ultra Potion. When Mewtwo tries to knock out Amelia with Psystrike, she survives, and finishes Mewtwo off with Psychic. With Mewtwo defeated, I win the battle! After Mewtwo's destiny is sealed, and rawrs into oblivion, I get warped down to Lance's room in the Indigo Plateau. Or was it Gary's room? I don't know... I head down the hall, and find that the rest of the room is sealed off by a gate. The gate recognizes that I have the Cinder Badge, and lets me through. I grab the Light Shard, and then head inside Gary's room... When I get to Gary's room (The other room was Lance's), I see Terra. I try to go back, but it takes me back to the beginning of the Glitch World. I guess I have no choice but to fight Terra. I talk to Terra, and she goes on with her Gym speech, claiming that she has heard about me. She introduces herself as T3rr4, the Ciel Tamer, and claims that she had Ciel on her knees, covered in ketchup. She then says that she isn't about that dramatic speech life. She asks me what I want from her, and if I want a badge. However, she also asks me if I want a tragic backstory explaining why she joined Team Meteor. She then begins her story... "WELLLLLL IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT VERY FAR AWAY AT ALL. IN FACT IT WAS THIS ONE. THIS GALAXY. RIGHT HERE. THE MILKY TIT. AND SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENED: I GOT BORED. Sooo, I was like Awhh yeaaaa, let's cause some ANARCHY. Because Anne R. Key (Them Meteors) is great in bed. No but literally, chaos is like sex. Hot. Steamy. Sex." What the heck is wrong with Terra's story? So she's basically in this for anarchy and she gets aroused by it? Something is definitely wrong with you, Terra... She then realizes that she forgot this was supposed to be a dramatic scene. She then announces a sudden beginning to the battle. And with that, the battle begins. Terra... Why didn't you just tell me the truth? Now I'm going to have to find some other way to shut down the sleep spell. Now that you told me the reason why you're in Team Meteor, I guess I'll just have to battle you for the badge now. M3G4 T3RR4 sends out Giovanni the Nidoking, while I send out Metagross, who I switch out for Amelia. After surviving a Flamethrower, Amelia knocks Giovanni down in one hit with Psychic. Terra sends out Excakill the Excadrill, and I switch out to Metagross, then to Hydra. Hydra builds up on Dragon Dance, while Excakill misses a Stone Edge. When Excakill gets knocked out by a critical hit Aqua Tail, Terra sends out Rawrchomp, while I send out Archer, who survives with a Focus Band, while I heal Metagross, Hydra, and Amelia with Hyper Potions. However, Rawrchomp knocks out Archer, so I send out Hydra, then Metagross, who unfortunately gets knocked out. I send out Amelia, who builds up with Calm Mind. After a while of healing Amelia and building up Calm Mind, Amelia strikes with Psychic. Terra heals Rawrchomp twice, and eventually Rawrchomp gets knocked out by Psychic. Terra sends out ClayboyBunny the Claydol, while Amelia builds up on Calm Mind. After a few light hits from ClayboyBunny's attacks, Amelia knocks it out with two Psychics. Terra sends out Hippopotamus the Hippowdon, who nearly knocks out Amelia, but gets knocked out by Amelia's Psychic. Terra is mad at this point, and sends out Swagsire the Quagsire. Unfortunately, Amelia goes down from the sandstorm Hippopotamus made, so I send out Hydra, who builds up with Dragon Dance. Hydra hits Swagsire a couple times with Aqua Tail, but then Terra heals it with her last Hyper Potion. Swagsire tries to raise its defenses with Amnesia, but Hydra keeps on hitting until Swagsire finally goes down from a critical hit Aqua Tail. With all the mighty Terrawr's Pokemon defeated, I win the battle! Terra says that she's really feeling it, and starts yelling some more. However, she says that I just won the Gravity Badge. She even makes an innuendo about it, and she gives it to me. I get the Gravity Badge, and she tells me that the Gravity Badge makes Pokemon have increased defenses, AND use Waterfall outside of battle. She then says that in other words, because of her, I'm going to be all wet, because I really drive her disx. I don't like the sound of that... She then gives me TM78 Bulldoze, which she calls bullshit, because it creates a field of bullshit that lowers Pokemon's speed when they step in it. I guess that's one way of putting it... She gets silent, and asks me why I'm looking at her like that. She tells me that if I like her, then just tell her, as she says that she's ready to take our relationship to the next level. She says that her couch is mine, and tells me to be gentle... Maybe some other time, Terra... She then rages, and asks me if I want her couch. She gets defensive, and starts rawrring away into another room to cry. I try following her, but she locks it behind her. So much for bringing her back... I then leave the strange world inside Terra's computer. I head back to the real world, and Ciel and Samson are proud that I defeated Terra. Samson says that they saw everything from the monitor, and congratulates me. He says that it was some stupid goose chase, and it seemed like she was just trying to distract me from the whole Meteor deal. He tells me that she ran off again, and doesn't know where. However, since I'm out, he has an idea. He goes to the side of the console, and shuts it down. Ciel asks him that if he does that, if Terra will be alright. Samson tells her that he doesn't know for sure, but Terra probably can't get out of there as long as the system is off. He says that at least she can't cause any more trouble for Team Meteor. He says that they'll let her out when this is all over. In the meantime, he doesn't mind the relative serenity. However, Ciel says that it does leave us high and dry without a clue what's actually going on with Agate City. Samson says that they can see if Terra wants to talk in a bit, and that they'll tell her they'll let her out if she does. He tells me to leave it to them, and that for now, he's under the impression I have Waterfall I need to scale. Ciel bids me bon voyage, and says tells me not to worry, for they'll have Terra practically writing novels. Samson guesses that Terra will be writing erotica if that happens, while Ciel guesses that she'll be writing some wretched Anime cross-over erotica. She then scratches the novels part out, and says that they'll figure it out. I talk to Ciel, who says that while she does understand they can't just free Terra, she will miss her cacophonous babbling in some strange, dissolute way. She says that Terra was their friend, but she can hardly believe that all this time Terra was working for our enemies. I talk to Samson, who says that they'll give Terra some time to get cozy in there before they start negotiating. With that said, I leave the back room, but then somehow, HM05 Waterfall gets fixed, and I get it back. I also can't use Waterfall outside of Ametrine Mountain until Episode XV. It also shows me a preview of Episode XV. With Terra's Terrawr done, I can now save Amaria and Titania! Don't worry, ladies! Help is on the way! Current Pokemon Stats Metang has evolved into Metagross, but there was not much level development for anyone else. I decided to replace the regular Porygon with the shiny level 60 Porygon I got from the Glitch World. Charizard Name: Charles Level: 72 Moves: Wing Attack, Dragon Rage, Flamethrower, Heat Wave Persian Name: Persian Level: 64 Moves: Taunt, Cut, Bite, Fake Out Gyarados Name: Hydra Level: 73 Moves: Ice Fang, Aqua Tail, Bite, Dragon Dance Gardevoir Name: Amelia Level: 72 Moves: Shadow Ball, Psychic, Calm Mind, Teleport Sharpedo Name: Archer Level: 65 Moves: Swagger, Crunch, Ice Fang, Slash Toxicroak Name: Corey Level: 72 Moves: Rock Smash, Poison Jab, Strength, Sucker Punch Kadabra Name: Henry Level: 31 Moves: Teleport, Disable, Psybeam, Charge Beam Porygon Name: Zero Level: 60 Moves: Discharge, Lock-On, Tri-Attack, Magic Coat Ditto Name: Ditto Level: 5 Moves: Transform Bulbasaur Name: Bulbasaur Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl Mudkip Name: Mudkip Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl Tepig Name: Tepig Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip Riolu Name: Auriol Level: 30 Moves: Endure, Counter, Feint, Force Palm Eevee Name: Eevee Level: 5 Moves: Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Sand-Attack Gengar Name: Gengar Level: 27 Moves: Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Dark Pulse, Mean Look Metagross Name: Metagross Level: 51 Moves: Meteor Mash, Zen Headbutt, Grass Knot, Hammer Arm

Will there be a possibility of a Team Meteor background?

Chapter XLIX: Calcenon City's Restoration, ZEL's Origins, Brotherly Hatred Between Cal And Blake The Icehole, Aster's Reconciliation, And The HUGE Ametrine Mountain Conspiracy! I go into a house just left of Charlotte's Gym, and find an old man. He says that I seem like a nice young lad, and that I remind him of himself when he was younger. He says that those were the days, but he's old and sick now, and all he can do is stay here and pray for his daughter's safe return. He tells me that she disappeared to find a way to cure him, and that she has a noble heart. However, even he knew that was folly. He says that he told her there was no cure, and she believed him, but she insisted that if she works with this group that they would find a way. He wonders if there is even a group that has such a power, and says that he's proud of her, but worried. He then hopes that she'll come back for him soon, not for his sake, but for hers. This must be Eclipse's father! Which means that group he's talking about must be Team Meteor! I tell him that I met Eclipse, and he's overjoyed. He asks me if she's doing well, and he's sure that she's doing famously. If only you knew... I tell him the tragic news, and tell him that she's dead. He denies this, and says that I probably never even met her for real. He tells me that there's no need for a liar in this house, and tells me to be gone. He says that there's no way Eclipse would be dead, and calls me a scoundrel. I try to go into the other room, but he tells me that room is Eclipse's private quarters, and would appreciate if I did not disturb it. I then leave. If only you knew the truth... I leave the old man's house, and go to the house on the right side of Charlotte's Gym. I find a man with an Elekid, and he tells me that one of Team Meteor's attacks hit just close enough to his place that it knocked out part of his generator. He rejects public electricity, and says that it makes the utilities way too expensive. He tells me that until he can find some way to fix it, he's just going to use his Elekid, as it is a cheap easy solution. He claims he's a genius, but says that Elekid keeps grumbling at him. He tells it to shut up, and do its thing. I'll come back later. I leave the man's house, and walk to the right of the Pokemon Center, and I find a small school. The teacher tells me that she's trying to keep everyone focused. She says that it's hard enough to stay on task normally, let alone when their heating goes out. She says that these kids get cold and then start going to sleep, or worse, rough housing to keep themselves warm. She tells me that one of Team Meteor's attacks managed to knock out the heater, and says that their Magby is trying its best, but it's not really the same. I then leave, as I will come back later. I then go to the apartment, and talk to Cain, Hardy, Shelly, and the twins. I talk to Cain, who says that he still misses his siter. I talk to Noel, who gives me advice about fighting Pokemon underwater. I talk to Anna, who tells me that going down is sometimes the best way to go up. I talk to Hardy, who says that he cares for Aya a little bit. I talk to Shelly, who's still worried about Heather starving to death in Ametrine City. I then get ready to leave Calcenon City, and head up to Ametrine City. I head down the South gate, and speak to the guard, who tells me that the road through was destroyed, and I won't be able to pass. He says that they only just spent all that money carving out the stairway and building the bridges. He also says that they might not be able to rebuild the bridges any time soon, but if they had the funds to get a quick fix on the stairway... He then asks me if I would be willing to donate. He says that if we can raise enough money, the stairway can be completed quickly. Luckily, I have enough, and I pay it off. He then gets the crew to work, and it's all rebuilt quickly. He thanks me, and I climb down the steps. However, as I'm climbing down the steps, I manage to find a secret storage room. I'm not sure if it's Team Meteor's or not, but I find a Magmarizer and an Electrizer. I'll save these in case I decide to use Magmordo (Remember him?) or Elekid. I head to Ametrine Mountain, and surf on the water with Seaking, my HM Slave for water moves. I love Seakings though, so I don't consider it a slave. After I slide on ice, I find a spot where I can dive, so I surf to it, and dive. I follow the paths, and find myself to be going around the giant iceberg. As soon as I dive a second time, I find a small cave. When I rise up from the water, I find ice surrounding me all over the place... I'm inside the giant iceberg. I take one look forward, and I see an Avalugg strapped to a PULSE machine! So THAT'S what's been making this iceberg! How long has it been here? The Avalugg seems to be crying out in pain, and so I begin to attack it to put it out of its misery. Don't worry, Avalugg... I will save you! I just need to free you so I can put a stop to this iceberg, and so I can save Heather! At first, the PULSE Avalugg looks like a normal Avalugg. However, it is exactly like Mega Evolution... Only corrupted by the hands of Team Meteor. I send out Amelia, who Traces Avalugg's Ice Body. Trace is back! But that means that Charles doesn't have Solar Power anymore... Avalugg knocks Amelia out with an Earthquake, which eliminates the Icy Field, and Rock Slide. I send out Hydra, who cuts Avalugg's attack with Intimidate, and then builds up with Dragon Dance. Avalugg strikes Hydra with Rock Slide. Hydra strikes Avalugg with Aqua Tail, but it survives, and knocks out Hydra with Avalanche. I send out Charles, who just straight up burns Avalugg to the ground with Flamethrower. With Avalugg freed, I win the battle! After defeating Avalugg, it unleashes one final roar before disappearing, causing the iceberg to collapse. Just then, Shelly comes over to me, and is shocked that I destroyed the ice wall. I tell her that it was because of a PULSE-Avalugg, and she realizes that this is one of Team Meteor's PULSE Machines, and that an Avalugg blocked off the mountain. She then questions herself, and asks if it's kind of strange. It IS strange... I have to find out what's up with the city. She asks that if Team Meteor wants to block off the mountain, wouldn't they put the machine anywhere else. She states that there are dozen of choke points in the paths they could have easily blocked, so why put it in the most open space. She wonders if that's what they were really trying to accomplish, and says that it doesn't make sense. But that's just her. She tells me that she needs to go find Heather, so she goes on ahead. She leaves, and I continue my journey to Ametrine City. After Shelly leaves, I examine the PULSE machine, and find that it is PULSE-02. I guess Team Meteor decided to make a series of PULSE machines... I climb the steps, and head down the path until I find a ladder. I head to the third floor, and slide on ice until I find another ladder. I make it to the fourth floor, and slide down a huge section of ice, and slide on the rocks until I reach the exit. I exit the cave, and enter Ametrine City. When I get to Ametrine City, I walk through the snowy forests until I see buildings. It's snowing! I can't enter some of these buildings, so I ignore them. When I get deeper in the city, I find Shelly, who shivers, and wonders how anyone can stand the cold. However, if Heather is here somewhere, she'll definitely find her. She tells me to split up and ask around, because she bets that someone is bound to know something. She says that after we talk to everyone, then we should meet up somewhere. She then wonders if there's a suspicious place around here, and says that she's going to look for something like that once she's done. She wishes me luck, and says that we'll definitely find her. I ask around, and I hear that their food supply is low, because Ametrine Mountain had been blocked off. They even had a lot of emergency supply, but when that happened, the emergency supply completely disappeared, and they're not sure how. Ever since then, the city's been living on the rations of the public food store. I even hear about a mysterious Guardian Angel that is giving everybody food. One kid even says that Blake Whitaker used to be the old gym leader here, but became too busy with other things. The little kid even asks for his autograph, because he's scared of Blake. After I talk to the skating kids, I slide down the ice, and find TM46 Thief. As I continue to explore the city, I find an odd house. A little kid says that the house is haunted, and that the girls living in it died after something happened three years ago. I decide to explore this house myself, and so I do. When I enter the house, I find it to be completely abandoned, dark, and depressing. However, what really catches my eye is a PULSE machine! What is THAT doing here? Shelly appears from behind me, and is surprised that I was checking this place out too. She asks me if this place seems kind of weird, and it does. She says that she gets the feeling that something really bad happened here. However, it's something one of the kids from here told her. She asks if the two girls' deaths are true, and I go check out the PULSE machine. Shelly notices, and is utterly horrified. Luckily, it is abandoned, and says that it really is a good idea to look around here. She says that the house is scary, but she doesn't mind if I'm with her. I'm not sure how old she is... But I ship that. If she's young though... Probably not. Though I'd probably have a harem by the time the game's done. If Ame decides to implement relationships or that sort of thing... I walk back to Shelly, and she asks where do we start. She spots something, and sees that it's something from the Circus. She shows it to me, and it is a Battle Pass! In this case, I get the Battle Pass-Gravity. She assumes that this must have been mailed her after the house was abandoned, and checks out the books, because books are always safe, even when they're scary. She goes over, and takes a look at one. However, it is actually a diary. Shelly says that if the house is abandoned, then it's probably okay to read. Plus, it's not like reading diaries ever got anybody in trouble. Are you sure about that, Shelly? Last time I read one, two lovers jumped off the edge! She reads the cover, and says that it looks like the diary belongs to someone named Lumina Seijaya. Interesting name... Shelly then begins to read the diary... "Dear Diary, Now mama has gotten very sick too... We moved to Ametrine to get away from the polluted city, but the doctor says it may already be too late. I don't want her to leave me like my papa did... Please, please, please don't let her go..." Poor girl! Both of her parents are going to be gone? How horrible! "Dear Diary, Mama is with papa now after all. Evelynn and I are all alone now... She's doing her best to take care of us, and the city is helping as much as they can, but it's still really tough... I don't want to be alone..." Okay, now I'm starting to see something familiar... Lumina, and Evelynn... Their prefixes sound familiar... "Dear Diary, I have bad news... Evelynn called the doctor... and he says that I've developed the same disease that my mama had... We knew it ran in the family, but nobody thought it would happen so soon... Diary, I'm really scared... The doctor says I still have at least a few years... But I don't want to die that young... I don't want to go... I'm not ready to face mama and papa yet..." And now Lumina's going to die... If Lumina and Lumi are the same, then how does Lumi live? "Dear Diary, I feel so guilty. Evelynn has been worried sick about me... She's been staying up all night, always reading and researching to see if there's anything that could be a cure. I'm really glad that she cares about me so much, but I don't want her to push herself so far. What if she gets sick too? Maybe it would be better if I died sooner. I would be less of a burden on Eve that way..." Of course! Evelynn and Lumina are the same as Eve and Lumi! But how did they meet Zero? "Dear Diary, Evelynn has been working herself to the bone... She's building some kind of machine that she says will enhance the healing powers of Pokemon. She says that if she can amplify her Pokemon's healing potential, maybe it could cure my disease too. Eve has always been really smart, but if something like that is possible... I would be so happy! If anyone can do it, she can. I'm so afraid to hope, but I can't help it. Maybe I have a chance after all. Maybe I'll be writing to you for a very long time, Diary." Was this the beginning of the PULSE machines? At least Eve had good intentions... "Dear Diary, I'm scared. Today, a man dressed in black showed up at our house. He said that he heard of the machine my sister was making, and he wanted to use it for his organization... Evelynn wanted to refuse, but... I'm so stupid... I got in the way and he used me as a hostage against her... Now poor Evelynn has to do what he says, otherwise he says he'll kill me. Why is it that every time I hope things can be okay, they go horribly wrong?" That man must be Zero. It has to be. Shelly then says that the handwriting is a little unsteady at this point, and she continues reading it. "Dear Diary, I'm sorry. This is going to be my last entry. It's really, really bizarre, but there was an accident with Eve's machine. She was applying the finishing touches for a test run, and something went wrong. Because of the machine's energy, the Magneton she was testing it on accidentally evolved during the test... ...and then because of the evolution the machine went haywire... Oh... did you know, Diary, that when Magneton evolves, its three parts fuse into one? ...I didn't know how it happened, but... the machine transferred that energy into everyone who was nearby... ...And when Magneton emerged a Magnezone... I was looking at my own body... Like it was a mirror or something... And I could hear Eve's voice, and that man's voice, and they wouldn't stop. They still don't stop. It seems... the machine's energy accidentally fused the three of our consciousness's into one body. I don't know what's going to happen to Evelynn and I-- our bodies, that is... They might die without us... But it seems that we're going to have to leave... I hate this. I hate this so much... But it's stupid. I got what I wanted. I won't die... ...and I'll never be alone. ...Never." So Lumina, Evelynn, and that man ARE Zero, Eve, and Lumi! They ARE ZEL! And that machine Eve tried to develop WAS the VERY first PULSE! I feel some sympathy for Eve and Lumi now. But for Zero... I'll never forgive him. Shelly is horrified at what happened, and says that it doesn't really help us find Heather though. Just then, a man with blue, spiky hair walks in. Shelly quickly closes the book, and denies anything about reading a diary. He just blankly nods his head twice, and says that this isn't a place for visitors to be, while asking us what we're doing here. Shelly says that we're doing nothing, but says that we're looking for someone, and asks him if he's seen a young girl, shorter than her, with bright pink hair. Unfortunately, he says that he can't say he has. He recognizes Shelly as the Gym Leader from the Lapis in Reborn City, and she starts fangasming. He shrugs this off, and Shelly asks him what his name is. He responds with 'Nunya', and says that his full name is Nunya B. Snes. He tells us to get out of here already, and leaves. Shelly then rages about why everybody reacts like that. She rants that every time she asked someone here if they knew a girl with pink hair, they just awkwardly refused to talk and ended the conversation. It's like they're TRYING to keep her from us! She realizes something. She walks up to me, and tells me that one of the kids told her that he had sworn not to tell anyone about a "Guardian Angel" who was secretly giving out food. What if Heather IS that person? She realizes that they just don't want to talk about her because they were all sworn to keep the secret. The question is, why would that be? Why would she need to keep something like that secret? She then says that she's going to find out, and leaves. Before leaving, I take one look at the PULSE machine, and it says: PULSE-0A-PRO. Of course! This MUST be the prototype of the PULSE machines! This machine was the very first one! And to think, it was originally for a good purpose... After I leave the abandoned house, I find Shelly talking to the kid right outside of it. Shelly then says that she has a question about what the kid told her about before. She says that he told her that they can't tell her about the Guardian Angel who was giving all of them food, but asks him if he could maybe tell us what would happen if he did. The kid tells us that if he told us who it was and if word got out, then they probably wouldn't get anymore food. Shelly asks him if the Guardian Angel would do that to punish them, and the kid says that she would never do that. He quickly corrects himself, and Shelly asks why. The kid says that it's not the Guardian Angel we have to worry about... It's the person looking after her we have to worry about. He says that she doesn't want him finding out that she's doing it. Shelly asks him if he can tell us who this person is, and says that they aren't sworn to keep a secret about that. The kid asks us if we promise we won't let him find out, and we promise. The kid reveals that the man's name is Blake. He says that Blake is a jerk who wears a light blue jacket and has a mohawk. Shelly realizes this, and tells me that the man we saw before in the abandoned house was Blake himself. I tell her that Cain told me that Blake adopted Heather, and she realizes that this 'Guardian Angel' HAS to be Heather. She realizes that Heather has been the one giving food to everyone in Ametrine, and the kid tells her to quiet down. She apologizes, and asks the kid if he has any idea where we could find her. The kid reveals that it's been a few days since anybody has seen her... Something must be up. He assumes that she went to go find more food, and Shelly says that's not good. She says that we should just ask Blake, and the kid is shocked, saying Blake can't find out. Shelly tells him not to worry, and says that we won't say anything about her being the Guardian Angel. She tells him that Heather's her friend, and she's going to find her. She asks him if he knows where Blake lives, and he says that it's right at the top of the hill. He says that he can go leave it open for us if we want, but he's not gonna be involved with this anymore. Shelly thanks him, and the two leave to Blake's house. And so, I follow. Blake... Wherever you are, something's not right about you... We WILL find out. I head inside the apartment, and the woman tells me that if I'm looking for Blake Whitaker, I will find him on the top floor. I head to the top floor, and I find Shelly talking to him, while he's playing videogames. Shelly is finished explaining why we're trying to find Heather, and shyly says that if he can tell us where Heather is, she would really appreciate it. She then asks him if he is even listening, and he replies with a yeah. She repeats, and asks if he can tell her. He replies with a sure, and we wait a moment while he still doesn't tell us. Shelly asks me if I think he's thinking on the answer, or just not saying anything. Shelly walks behind Blake, and asks him if he could tell us now. He replies with a uh huh, and another moment passes with silence in the air. As soon as Shelly speaks, Blake replies with a boom, calling the opponent on the screen a dumb noob. So he was playing videogames... He turns around, and asks us what we're doing in his house, saying that he wasn't paying attention. Shelly hesitates, but then as I come closer, she snaps, and demands that he tells us where Heather is, now. Blake then says that he doesn't know. He shrugs it off, and looks away, while Shelly tells him to not just shrug this off. She asks him why he lied before, because he said that he didn't know a girl with pink hair, but he definitely knows who Heather is, and tells him that he was suppose to take care of her. He turns around, and asks says who. He tells us that he never said anything about taking care of her, and says that he just said he'd watch over her. He then says that there's no need to mince words here. He says that we already know what sides we're on, so he'll make us a deal: Give him the Ruby Ring, and he'll tell us where Heather is. Shelly realizes this, and says that the Ruby Ring is important to Heather. However, Blake turns it around, and asks if it is more important than her life. Shelly is shocked, and Blake asks if it's not good enough. He then adds that he'll give us an HM too. He says that it's for Waterfall, and asks me if I was looking for it. He even says my name while saying this, which means that he knows who I am. He tells me to get him the Ruby Ring, and I get Waterfall and Heather. He asks if it's a good deal, and says that we both win. As tempting as it sounds... I'll decline. As Charlotte has told me, I must never acquiesce to any deal or ultimatum. I decline, and Shelly asks me what about Heather. She says that we really need to find her, and that she has a really bad feeling about this. I decline once more, and Shelly says that this could be Heather's life, and begs for me to reconsider. She tells me to just give him the ring now, and we'll work it out later. I decline, and Blake realizes that I already have the ring, saying that he wasn't informed of that. He then makes a change of plans, and grabs Shelly! Shelly begs him to let go, and Blake says that he will as soon as I give him the ring. He then breaks off the deal. No Heather. No Waterfall. He says either the ring, or Shelly's life, and tells me to pick one. I wait, and he demands NOW, or he'll end her. Since I have no choice, and that there's nobody to help me by taking the ring, I have no choice but to give the Ruby Ring to Blake... Blake lets go of Shelly, and backs away, while Shelly backs away as well. Blake says that it was almost too easy, and that it's my mistake. He then says that he's outtie, and says that it was nice knowing me. Shelly tells him to wait, and asks him what about Heather. He asks her if she just heard him, and tells her that the deal's off. He tells us that maybe if we look long enough, we'll find her. He then laughs like the troll he is, and says that he's just kidding. Shelly asks him what that's supposed to mean, and he asks us if we really wanna know. He reveals the truth, and says that he has Heather (Who he calls a brat) locked up good. Shelly is shocked, and Blake says that it turns out that the little snitch was running around giving out food to everyone in the city. He says that we probably already know this, but he's with this little party called Team Meteor. He reveals that when the mountain got blocked off, he got some orders from them to hide all of the city's food. He asks us if we've heard of fasting, and says that monks don't eat for days to cleanse themselves or some bullshit. He says it's like that, and that if everyone in the city starves, this world will be cleansed, too. He tells us that Heather was getting in the way, and that no one's gonna starve to death if they're being given food. So he locked her up, and fixed the problem. He states that it's all business, and tells us not to hold it against him... Or do, because he actually doesn't give a fuck. Shelly says that it's awful, and that she won't forgive him. Blake gets sarcastic, and wonders what he'll do because she won't forgive him. He also reveals that he doesn't care about us anymore than he cares about Team Meteor's ideals. Shelly is confused, and asks why. Blake then reveals that he's just using Team Meteor, and says that he'll do what they need, and guarantee himself a nice cozy place in the new world. He turns around, and says that he doesn't have to deal with anyone, except a few choice hunnies. "Total freedom for life!" He turns around again, and says that Heather seemed to be interested in the same deal. No rules. He says that she came right under his roof, which makes it all the easier to keep her for Meteor, so that's that. He then says that he can't stay and chit-chat forever. He says that he's got things to do, people to meet, worlds to end. Typical Sunday. He then says goodbye, calling us nerds. He leaves, and Shelly is scared. She wonders how we're going to find Heather if Blake won't even help us. She says that she'll think of something, saying that there's got to be something, somewhere that can lead us to her. We then leave Blake's apartment. Blake... As soon as we find Heather, I'm going to beat you up. You still haven't given me Waterfall. We head outside, and Shelly says that there has to be some way to find Heather. Blake said Heather was locked up, so where could somebody possibly hide a girl in a place like this? Just then, a blue-haired man comes, and recognizes Shelly. Shelly is horrified, and thinks that Blake is still here, while backing away. However, he walks up to her, saying that he's not Blake, and says that he's Cal. It seems that Cal has changed... Shelly recognizes him, and tries to run away. However, he stops her, and tells her that she doesn't have to be scared. He apologizes for what happened before, and says that he let his anger get the better of me and hurt her. Shelly tries to say that she was stupid, and says that she should've known that he wasn't really like her. She says that she's spent her whole life trying to please her brother, so she just assumed it was the same for Cal. Cal says that he would rather not 'please' him, but he admits that he's always lived in Blake's shadow. However, that doesn't excuse what he's done, and he says that he's made a lot of mistakes. He says that nothing he does will change the past, and he doesn't expect her forgiveness, so he's just going to focus on what he can fix-- the future. He tells Shelly that if she can stand him, he would greatly appreciate her help. Shelly forgives him, and asks him a question. She asks him why his hair's blue, and he thought it was a serious question. He then says that his hair is naturally this color. ...Well, not quite this color, but he had it dyed back kind of close. Shelly asks him why, and he says that it seemed like the thing to do. He reveals that he spent most of his life trying to do everything in response to his brother: dyed his hair different from his, raised Fire types to beat Blake's preference for Ice, tried to join both the Reborn League and Team Meteor to one-up him... Shelly is shocked about the Meteor part, but Cal tells her not to be alarmed, for he left that behind. He says that he was a walking mistake, trying to be better than his brother, when he should've just been trying to be himself. So he's fixing that by going back to himself. He says that having his natural hair color is weird, but... It's fine. "Blue flame burns even hotter." He says that also means that he needs to stop Team Meteor as much as anyone else. He tells Shelly not to be afraid, and Shelly obliges. Cal thanks her, and assumes that we were just speaking to his brother. Shelly tells him that we were, and that Blake locked up Heather and we need to find her. Cal says that's not all, telling us that he overheard Blake radioing Team Meteor for back-up. He says that they're dispatching an air unit here, right now. Shelly realizes that Blake is going to give them the Ruby Ring, and Cal says that he doesn't need to explain why that's not a good thing. Shelly asks what do we do, and says that we still have to find Heather, and stop him at the same time. Cal recognizes Heather as her friend with the Salamence, and asks Shelly if she also said that Heather was in the Elite 4 or something. Shelly tells him that he remembers, and Cal wonders how a girl that young can get into something like that. Shelly remembers that Heather's mom used to be a part of it a long time ago, so she guesses that Heather proved she was good enough to take over. Cal realizes that we can use Heather to stop Blake. He then reveals his plan... The Plan: Heather can fly out and deal with the air unit, leaving us free to chase down Blake. We get him, take the Ruby Ring, and then when the air unit comes in late thanks to Heather, Cal will take out Solaris himself, because he still owes him a thing or two. Shelly says that we need Heather for that, and Cal says that he has a feeling he knows where she is. Shelly is shocked, and Cal says that he grew up in this place, so he knows a thing or two about it. He tells us to check out Blake's apartment very carefully, and says that there should be a hidden passage of some kind. Shelly is amazed, and Cal says that he and Blake used it a lot when meeting with Team Meteor. However, he bets that Blake changed the security on it since then. So, he'll leave it to us. In the meantime, he's going after Blake, saying that he'll need to slow him down. He asks us if we're both clear, and we say we are. He tells us to investigate Blake's room and find the hidden passage. He says that time is short, so we have to go. Everyone leaves, while I follow Shelly inside Blake's apartment. I head to the top floor, and investigate the sofas first, where I find coins for the Onyx Arcade. I check the book, and it's blank except for one page... "GREEN" *-*-*-SW-NE-SE-NW I wonder what THAT means... I check under the bed... Yikes... Better not let Shelly see these.. I check another book, and it is also blank except for one page... *-*-8-*-*-* I check a trash can, and I find the head of a key! I check the game console, and a CD popped out of the console... I got the Program Disc. I check it again, and a game remains in the system: "Call of Shooting" ... This is just dumb. I check the drawer next to the bed, and I find the handle of a key! I put them together, and get a complete key! I check the computer, but unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be powered. I check the crate, and it's full of food! I check the bookshelf, but a piece of paper sticks out. 5-*-*-*-*-*-* I check the cabinet, and with the newly formed key, unlock it. I find a power cable sitting inside, but nothing else. I go to the computer again, and plug the computer in with it. I take a look at the plants, and from top left to bottom right, I get 4, 1, 3, 6. I talk to Shelly, and she looks at a book in the bookshelf, and finds a book that has... *-0-*-*-*-*-* She asks me if it means something, which I think it does. I head to the computer, turn it on, insert the program disc, and get a screen where I enter a code. I realize that the directions and GREEN mean the plants, and enter this code: Blake's Security Key: 5083164 I enter that for the code, and I get it right. Just then, a rumble can be heard, and Shelly says that the bookshelf moved. I head over there, and find that the bookshelf did indeed move. I talk to her, and she says that I found the hidden passage. However, she says that she feels like we should have been looking for a door with a number 9 on it or something... I get that reference... She then heads inside, and says that Heather is waiting for us. And so, I follow Shelly. After I enter the door, I find myself back in Ametrine Mountain, but on the fifth floor! I climb the steps until I find a ladder. Once I find the ladder, I climb it, and it leads me to the sixth floor. I find the exit, and it leads me to higher ground in Ametrine City. I follow the path until I find Shelly in front of a shack. I look at a rock, and I find a Flying Gem! I talk to Shelly, and she asks Heather if she can hear her, or even respond if she could. After a moment of silence, she shrugs it off, and says that we have to get the door open. However, it's locked... She asks if we really came all the way up here for nothing, but she shrugs it off. She says that we have to have faith in Heather. She tries again, and inside the cage, Heather is alone. Meanwhile, Heather is inside, all alone. She curses at Blake, her dad Corey, and her mom, and asks why they had to leave her alone. She says that she's so sick of this... Always being alone... She says that if it's not one thing, it's another. She curses at Blake for his lies. "Oh sure Heather! I'll look after you. You can crash with me and we don't even have to have any rules at all! You can do whatever you want!" She says this, and says that she'll be locked up in a cage. She screams "LIAR!", and says that the only crashing they'll do is when she crashes his face in the ground. She then rants even more. "This is the crag of life, Heather. All will break themselves on it, in time." This time, she rages against her father, and asks if that's why he joined Team Meteor, to betray her and break her faster. She head smashes into a wall, but hurts herself. She then says that she hates this. She hates this... She hates her dad, she hates Blake, and she hates being alone. She screams, and throws a tantrum like the little girl she is by repeatedly screaming that she hates it all. She then realizes that it's her fault, and says that she did this... She ran away... She blocked everyone out... She then apologizes, and realizes the mistakes she's made. She finally hears Shelly's pleas, and Shelly asks if she's in there. Heather runs to the door, and asks if it's Shelly, who tells me that Heather is in there. Heather asks us what in the world we are even doing here, and Shelly tells her that we came to rescue her. Shelly asks Heather if there is any way she can get the door open. Heather says that if there ways, she wouldn't still be in here. Heather asks if there is a way to break the door down. She says that she tried before, it couldn't work, but maybe together... We can. Shelly realizes this, and sends out Heather, her Yanmega. Heather says that she can't, because the door's still there, but Shelly was talking about her Yanmega. Outside, Shelly tells Heather to use Ancient Power, and tear the door off. Heather uses Ancient Power, and literally does what Shelly instructed it to do. Heather returns her Salamence (When was it sent out?), and Shelly returns her Heather. Heather comes out of the cage, and thanks us for coming for her. Shelly runs up to her, and gives her a hug, saying that's what friends do. However, Heather says that she never was much of a friend though. Shelly says that she was a friend to her, because she was all she had. Heather apologizes to Shelly, and Shelly forgives her, telling her not to worry. She tells her that someone just told her that everyone makes mistakes. Nothing can change the past, but we can always fix the future. So... She forgives her. She also officially forgives Cal, too. Heather also apologizes to me, because she hasn't been very kind, but I've done a lot for her. Shelly then tells her that we need her help. She tells her that Blake stole her Ruby Ring, and says that he's trying to turn it over to Team Meteor. She says that they're sending an air unit up here now to retrieve it, so we need to stop him. Heather gets right to it, and says that she's gonna kick his head off after everything he did. Shelly asks her if this is because he locked her up, and Heather says that it was for starving an entire city. She reveals that she tried to feed the people secretly, because that's what anyone would do. If they they found where he was hiding the food. However, Blake caught her, and... here we are. She says that she owes big time. Shelly says that Cal thinks we don't have much time... Shelly turns to me, and asks if I can go help Cal out, saying that they'll be right behind me. She tells me that she just wants to talk to Heather for a little bit, and apologizes. Heather says that they can go smack a few of them out of the sky, and Salamence can carry Heather. Shelly says that they will meet up with me on the peak. They wish me good luck, and fly off. I guess I better head over to Cal... I head back down to the bottom part of Ametrine City, leave Blake's apartment, and follow Cal. I eventually find him confronting Blake as I continue my path up the mountain. Blake has just about had enough of Cal, and says that he thought Cal used to be whiny, and begs Cal to spare him his hippie Apophyll zen crap. Cal tells him that nothing he's saying is for Blake's benefit. He says that he asked him a question, and he answered. Blake says that he's learned his lesson, and tells him to spare him the sermon. He tells Cal that he can talk to the tree behind him, and promises him that it cares almost as much as he does. He says that he, however, is a little busy, and starts to leave as two winged Meteor grunts fly in, stopping Cal, while he tells Blake to wait. Blake turns around, and says that he won't be doing that. He tells Cal that whatever other concerns or tragic life stories he has, he's sure those two will be happy to indulge him. He then says that he's outtie, and leaves on ahead. Me and Cal then get ambushed by the two Meteor members. It seems that this new rank these Meteor grunts have is Meteor Ace, which almost seem to be like admins. During the battle, Cal even sends out a Medicham, in memory of Kiki. I guess he really HAS changed... We beat the Meteor Aces, and Cal tells them to get out of here, because he's put them behind already. The Meteor Aces say that they've heard, and ask Cal if he really thinks he'll get away with it. Cal tells them to not act like that matters to them, and tells them to leave. The Meteors reply, and leave. Cal thanks me for the help, but says that it looks like we have a chase ahead of us. He tells me that Blake's heading to the peak to rendezvous. He says that there's no way he's letting Blake get there. He follows Blake, and I follow him. I follow the path, climbing some stairs, until I find Cal telling Blake to stop already. Two Meteor Aces are in front of Blake, guarding him. Blake says that he will, but laughs like the troll he is, and shrugs it off. He tells us that these Meteor Aces are just gonna keep on coming, and tells us to save the ourselves the time and give up already. He then leaves, Cal says that he's arrogant as always. We then battle the two Meteor Aces. We battle the Meteor Aces, and beat them. The Aces wonder if that is good enough for them, and they leave. As soon as they leave, Heather flies down, and Cal recognizes her. Heather recognizes him, and tells him that Shelly told her about him. She tells us that there's a lot more of them in the air unit than she expected. She says that she's not sure which the main helicopter is, but one of them has their leader. Cal tells her to shoot them all down until we find him, which is something he's game for. He sends out Charizard, and hops on it. He then vows to Solaris that he's coming for him. He flies off, and Heather says that she's gonna go help. She tells me that she dropped Shelly off a little further up, so she needs me to meet up with Shelly. She wishes me good luck, and flies off. I follow the path, and meet up with Shelly. She says that Heather seems to be doing a lot better, and thanks me for finding her. However, as she speaks, two Meteor Aces drop from the skies. Shelly says that Heather is trusting us to catch Blake, so let's get to it. She then quickly turns around, and wonders where the two came from. She then realizes something, and declares that she won't be scared anymore. We then battle the Meteor Aces, and beat them. As we battled though, it seems that Shelly now has a Scolipede named Cain, a Venomoth named Anna, and a Reborn-colored Vivillon named Noel. Shelly is glad we beat them, and the Meteor Aces say that there's no difference to them at this point. They leave, and Shelly says that we should hurry, and that Blake could be getting close to the top at any minute. Shelly goes on ahead, while I follow. As I get close to Shelly when I find her battling a Meteor Ace, another one drops down, blocking my way. Shelly isn't surprised at this point, and we both get ready to take down the Meteor Aces. We beat the Meteor Aces, and they leave, while Shelly goes on ahead. I take a different path, and find TM49 Echoed Voice, and an Ice Gem. I then follow the main path, and find Shelly talking to Blake in front of a cave. Blake says that she just doesn't know when to quit. Shelly says that we'll quit when he gives us back the Ruby Ring. A Meteor Ace comes down right on cue, as Blake asks the grunt if Shelly's declaration was fascinating. Another Meteor Ace comes down as the first one says that she needs some manners. The other one says that they can teach them to her, and tells Blake to go on ahead, while also informing him that Solaris has almost arrived. Blake then says that it's GG easy, and heads inside the cave, while we battle the Meteor Aces. When we beat them, they say that even if we win, it's gonna be too late. They retreat, and Shelly says that she's going to stop them. For Heather, and Cal, and everyone. She heads inside, and so do I. When I head inside Ametrine Mountain, I find myself on the seventh floor. When I try to continue, somebody stops me. A Meteor member arrives, but it is not an enemy. Aster arrives, and it looks like he was promoted to a Meteor Ace too. He says that he finally caught up to me, and says that he has something I want. He flashes HM05 Waterfall at me, and he asks if I need it. He tells me to fight him, and take it from him. He then lunges at me. You want to fight, Aster? Come at me, bro! Meteor Ace Aster sends out Solrock, while I send out with Metang (Yes, as I was battling these Meteor Aces, I was training that Shiny Beldum), which I switch out for Hydra. Hydra goes for the kill and knocks out Solrock. Aster sends out Magmortar (I'm sure he took that Magmortar from Eclipse in memory of her), while I switch Hydra for Metang, and then for Amelia. Amelia builds up on Calm Mind, then knocks out Magmortar while its Heat Wave keep missing. Aster sends out Golurk, while I send out Metang, then Hydra. Thanks to the Water Field that one of the Heat Waves created, Hydra's Aqua Tail is strengthened, and knocks out Golurk. Aster sends out Electivire, who nearly faints from Hydra's Aqua Tail. Aster heals Electivire with a few Hyper Potions. Unfortunately, Electivire knocks out Hydra with a Thunder Punch or two, and so I send out Corey, who knocks out Electivire with a Poison Jab. Aster sends out Rhyperior, who uses Earthquake. However, there's no solid ground to attack from, and so Earthquake fails. I then send out Amelia. After a few Psychic attacks, Amelia faints, and so I send out Seaking. However, I take the battle to the Underwater Field, and use Dive, which also knocks out Rhyperior. Aster then sends out Milotic (Who is also one of Eclipse's Pokemon), and tells Eclipse that he's sorry. I send out Metang, then Corey, who keeps using Poison Jab. The only attacking move Milotic has is Scald, which heals Corey. However, Milotic keeps using Rest, so it makes the battle more longer than it needs to be. Corey starts using Rock Smash to lower Milotic's defense stat. Eventually, once Milotic is asleep again, Corey finishes Milotic off with two critical hit Poison Jabs. With all of Aster's (And Eclipse's) Pokemon defeated, I win the battle! Aster rages, and says that it's never enough. He then gives me HM05 Waterfall, as promised. He tells me to consider it as a gift from Eclipse, and says that he doesn't know if that's what she would have wanted. He says that he doesn't know if it's right. However, he feels better now. He says that she always talked about changing the world, and he was just taking orders. However, since she's gone, he's been thinking about it. "The world really does need to change. But not in the way Team Meteor's doing it." He tells me that he thought if he could beat me-- maybe once, if he used all of his strength, and Eclipse's too-- maybe he could be the one to fix everything. But it looks like that's my job. He turns away, telling me that he's signing out. He wishes me good luck, and that he'll see me around. He leaves, and I heal my Pokemon with the light shard on the ground. I head up to the eight floor of Ametrine Mountain, and head out the exit. I head outside, and head to the top, where I find Shelly and Blake. It seems that Shelly lost to Blake, so now I'm going to have to beat him myself. Blake tells me to not kid myself. He then realizes that I'm pretty annoying. As if. He then tells me to... chill out. That's it, Blake. I'm tearing you up now. First, you starve an entire city, then lock up a young girl, and now steal the Ruby Ring? You're definitely going down! Agent Blake sends out Rotom-Fridge and Jynx, while I send out Metang and Charles. I return Metang for Seaking, while Jynx and Rotom gang up on Charles after he uses Heat Wave. I send out Corey, while Blake heals Rotom with a Hyper Potion, so I use the time for Seaking to use Dive, taking the field Underwater, while Corey knocks out Jynx with Sucker Punch. Blake sends out Froslass, who takes a scratch from Corey's Sucker Punch. I send out Hydra (Because Seaking faints), and while Hydra knocks out Rotom with Aqua Tail, Corey knocks out Froslass with Sucker Punch. Blake sends out Weavile and Vanilluxe, while Corey strikes Weavile with Rock Smash, and Hydra builds up on Dragon Dance. Corey nearly goes down from Vanilluxe's Freeze-Dry, but survives. Hydra then strikes Vanilluxe with Aqua Tail, and Corey knocks out Weavile with Rock Smash. Blake sends out Walrein, and now Hydra and Weavile gang up on it. Hydra knocks it down to its last with Aqua Tail, while Corey finishes it off with Rock Smash. With all of Blake's Pokemon down, I win the battle! Blake says that was a cool story, and he says that it doesn't matter now, because he can hear them coming. He backs up, as a black and red helicopter swoops down from the sky. Shelly is confused, and says that I won the battle, which means that he has to give us the ring. Blake, being the troll he is, doesn't care, and says that we've already lost. He says that his ride's here, and Shelly begs him to give it back, because Heather absolutely needs it back, and that he can't take it away from her. Blake gets sympathetic, and says that he'll give it back since we asked nicely. However, he laughs like the troll he is, and tells us to get wrecked. Just as he's about to get in the helicopter, Shelly says that we'll have to stop him. Blake asks her and what army, and Heather arrives, saying that it's take-down time. Heather and Cal come swooping down on Salamence and Charizard respectively, and strike Blake down, while Cal takes the Ruby Ring from Blake. Heather and Cal show up, and Blake asks Cal what the heck does he think he's doing. Cal responds by saying that he's setting things right. Cal strikes at Blake some more, and Blake backs up, saying that he gets it already. Cal flies over to Heather, and gives her the Ruby Ring. He tells her to keep it safe, and she says that he doesn't have to tell her twice. Blake boards the helicopter, and says that we all can do that. He says that he, for one, is getting the heck out of here. Shelly steps up, and asks him something. She asks him about Agate, and asks if the sleeping spell on Agate is supposed to be controlled from up here. Blake, being the troll he is, laughs, and says that he doesn't have a clue about that. He says that whoever told us that probably baited us hard. He then says that he's blowin' this popsicle stand. The door closes, and the helicopter flies away. Shelly asks if we should go after them, and Cal says that there's no point. He says that Blake's just an annoyance, and also says that Solaris didn't even show his face... But it looks like the day is ours. Heather thanks all of us for our help, and Cal obliges. However, he's not finished yet. Heather has an idea, and says that she's gonna go get the rest of the food out for the people of Ametrine, but she'll catch up with us later. Shelly says that she wants to help, and Heather says that she can ride with her. The two young girls leave to do just that, and Cal talks to me. He tells me that what Blake said about Agate City-- He doesn't think Blake was lying. Well, not this time. Cal tells me that he cut his ties with Meteor just as they were getting that going, so he doesn't know the details... However, there's no base up here that could maintain a signal of that strength. So... whoever told me that the signal was coming from Ametrine was probably the one who was lying. He asks me if I remember who that was, and I tell him it was Terra. He then says that he remembers Terra... "I know of her. That is... I know of her... Through Team Meteor." He tells me that she really doesn't seem to be the type, but she's a skilled programmer and system hacker who's been working since even before he was. Obnoxious girl, she is... However, he tells me that she started getting promotions as soon as Lin took charge... Which is pretty weird... What did Terra even do to GET that many promotions? He says that they couldn't be more different, but for some reason, Lin seemed to favor Terra. I wonder in what way she would favor Terra? As for what that's about, my guess is as good as Cal's. Cal then says that he's got some stuff to finish up, but he won't be a stranger. He suggests that I go confront Terra about this ordeal, and says that he'll see me around. However, he can actually give me a lift down to Ametrine, if I'd like. He tells me that it wouldn't feel right leaving me up on a mountain peak after all my help. I then ride down with him, and he flies away. Terra... When I get down there, we're going to have a little chat. Current Pokemon Stats HOLY SHIT, this chapter is long. I swear, each chapter that has a conspiracy gets longer an longer every time. First, the Tanzan Mountain Conspiracy, and then the whole Elias and the Cult conspiracy, and now this! A few of my Pokemon leveled up, and Beldum evolved. I just felt like training Beldum, is all. Charles learned Heat Wave, too, which is AWESOME against Ice Types, ESPECIALLY with Seaking around. I guess Seaking is pretty useful. Charizard Name: Charles Level: 72 Moves: Wing Attack, Dragon Rage, Flamethrower, Heat Wave Persian Name: Persian Level: 64 Moves: Taunt, Cut, Bite, Fake Out Gyarados Name: Hydra Level: 73 Moves: Ice Fang, Aqua Tail, Bite, Dragon Dance Gardevoir Name: Amelia Level: 71 Moves: Shadow Ball, Psychic, Calm Mind, Teleport Sharpedo Name: Archer Level: 65 Moves: Swagger, Crunch, Ice Fang, Slash Toxicroak Name: Corey Level: 72 Moves: Rock Smash, Poison Jab, Strength, Sucker Punch Kadabra Name: Henry Level: 31 Moves: Teleport, Disable, Psybeam, Charge Beam Porygon Name: Porygon Level: 22 Moves: Conversion 2, Tackle, Conversion, Sharpen Ditto Name: Ditto Level: 5 Moves: Transform Bulbasaur Name: Bulbasaur Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl Mudkip Name: Mudkip Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl Tepig Name: Tepig Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip Riolu Name: Auriol Level: 30 Moves: Endure, Counter, Feint, Force Palm Eevee Name: Eevee Level: 5 Moves: Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Sand-Attack Gengar Name: Gengar Level: 27 Moves: Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Dark Pulse, Mean Look Metang Name: Metang Level: 43 Moves: Miracle Eye, Zen Headbutt, Bullet Punch, Pursuit

Chapter XLVIII: The Calcenon Ciy-Labradorra City Barrier, Bad News Everywhere, And The Sneaky, Psychotic Firebug, Charlotte! As soon as I head to Calcenon, I try to find the barrier. When I do find the barrier, I see Hardy and Saphira. However, I should probably go find Cain to make sure he's alright. When I enter a building, I find Cain, Shelly, Noel, and Anna. Oh yeah! I remember now! Saphira took them here! Then Charlotte must be close by as well! Anna says that she told them I was here, and Cain is glad that I finally caught up. If it wasn't for those blasts, I wouldn't have stopped the PULSE Clawitzer. Shelly greets me as well, and Cain asks where Aya is. I tell him that Sirius captured her, and he says that she'll probably be fine. Anna asks him if he's not worried, and he says that if we should be worried about anyone, it's her captors, because that girl will complain their heads off. Anna complies with what he says, and Shelly is about to say something. Cain asks her if she had anything to say before Anna suddenly started shouting about me being here. Anna apologizes, and Shelly asks him what happened to Heather, because he was following her. Cain says that he caught up to her, and this older guy Blake said he was going to take care of her. He says that she seemed okay with it, so... Shelly realizes what's going on, and says that she's only heard bad things about Blake. She then decides that she's going to go talk to her, and she's going to Ametrine. However, Cain tells her that the path is blocked, and realizes something's wrong. He says that the path to Ametrine City was sealed off by something like a huge iceberg. He worries that if it stays there, no food can be delivered to the mountain-top. If that happens... Heather might starve. Shelly realizes this, and Noel says that if Heather were going to starve, she would probably just fly somewhere else. Shelly says that she still wishes we could help her somehow. Anna asks about the giant iceberg in Ametrine Mountain, and walks around to think. Cain says that we can't break or melt the iceberg. Anna asks if it can't be climbed, and Cain says that it probably cannot be climbed. She then realizes something. We ask her what her plan is, and she says that if we can't go around, through, or over it, then we have to go UNDER it. Cain asks her how we can do that, and Noel says that we have to Dive. Anna says that he is correct, with one point for Nomos. Noel tells her that he was the one who said that, and Anna tells him not to cheat, because Noel said it first. She knows that I have Dive already, and Noel tells me not to forget the badge requirement to use it. Cain asks if it's another badge from the Agate Ace Triumvirate, but Shelly says that it's Charlotte. Shelly says that it used to be Calcenon's old gym leader that handled Dive... Anna says that if I tell Charlotte what's going on and ask her for a battle, she's sure Charlotte will accept. She tells me to get to it already, and so I do. However, not before talking to them individually. I talk to Cain, and he says that he may joke about it, but he does want to get Aya back. However, there's just nothing we can do right now. I talk to Shelly, and she says that she wants to talk to Heather again, but there's no way for her to get to Ametrine City. I talk to Noel, and he wishes me good luck in my upcoming battle. I talk to Anna, who tells me to just focus on one thing at a time, and says that if I do, all the other things will focus on me. With that said, I leave and head to Charlotte's Gym. When I head to Charlotte's Gym, I see Charlotte and Laura, who appears to be crying about something. Charlotte tries to comfort her by saying that's she's being way too hard on herself. Laura asks her how couldn't she be, and says that it has to be her own fault somehow. Charlotte tries comforting her some more by saying that Ame probably just made a mistake. She says that they'll get it figured out, but crying about it won't help. She then turns to me, and greets me. Laura notices me, and excuses herself as she leaves. Charlotte says that Laura doesn't like to cry in front of others, and says that she loves her, but she drives her nuts sometimes. Like, she gets that it's bad news, but Laura is totally over-reacting. I ask her what's going on, and she tells me that Laura got a notification from Ame today, and that she was fired from her position as Elite 4. Charlotte also tells me that apparently Laura's been replaced already, but this isn't generally how this whole Reborn League thing goes down. She says that something weird is going on here, and she's gonna figure out what. She tells me that she'll be back in a bit, and then leaves to try to find Laura. I talk to the gym guy, and he says that it was awkward for him to stand and watch. He tells me that as he's sure I saw, Charlotte is not here right now. With that said, I leave. After I leave Charlotte's Gym, I talk to Hardy, who vows that he'll definitely make Team Meteor pay for taking Aya. He calls out for them, and charges a few times at the barrier. He cries out for Aya, and Saphira tells him to stop. She spots somebody coming, and they come down the steps. However, it's not who we'd expect... Instead of Sirius or Sigmund, or any other Team Meteor member, it's none other than a familiar Swag Jockey Grasshole... Fern. He asks Hardy if that's why he picked his type, because he's dumb as a rock. He comes down the steps, and terribly greets us. He tells us that we know we're not gonna get through this barrier, and Hardy asks him why HE'S over there. Fern then reveals that he sides with the winners... Team Meteor. He declares that Team Meteor's going to recreate the world, and when they do, he'll be in his rightful place at the top. He tells Hardy that his little girlfriend Aya's just another pawn in their game, and Hardy demands that they give her back. Fern declines this demand, and offers to give Aya a kiss if Hardy wants. Hardy coldly tells him not to, and Fern just laughs like a troll, saying that he's just kidding, and that he wouldn't touch her if she paid him to. Hardy then swears that when he gets through this wall, he's gonna punch the grasshole's face in. Fern, being the smug little troll he is, tells us to get trolled, and says that he has work to do. He calls us losers, and leaves. As he leaves, Saphira and Hardy declare that the award for biggest grasshole goes to Fern. However, he vows that he's not gonna give up, and that he'll save Aya himself. I agree with Hardy... When I see that smug little grasshole on the other side, I'm going to end him. I talk to Saphira, and she's pleased that Team Meteor's attacks seem to have ceased, but she will remain vigilant. I tell her that Eclipse shut off the machine herself, and Saphira says that does explain why the barrier has remained-- One was configured to Calcenon's power system, and one to Labradorra's. She tells me that once Team Meteor reactivates the PULSE Clawitzer or switches it to the Labradorra power grid, the attack will resume. She says that until it is destroyed, she will wait. No matter how long it lasts, she won't take any risks with her sisters in the city. I hear Aya's voice, telling someone to let her go already, and to stop it. That must be Sirius. Hardy is happy to see Aya, and Sirius comes down with Aya in tow. He is satisfied I have arrived, and says that our terms are simple. They know I have the Ruby Ring, and so they demand that I give it to them, or Aya's life is forfeit. Saphira says that we aren't interested in negotiating, and Hardy is SHOCKED. He asks her what she means we're not negotiating, and says that this is Aya's LIFE on the line! He tells me to just give them the Ruby Ring. Saphira tells me that whatever I do, not to give them the ring. Hardy says that it's just a stupid piece of jewelry, and it's not worth killing Aya for it. Aya turns to us, and says that apparently some people disagree, which is no surprise. Saphira says that Team Meteor is not just a pack of thieves, and the Ruby Ring is not just a ring, it's a key. Hardy asks if it matters, because they're gonna kill her if I don't give it to them. However, Saphira states that they're gonna kill her if we DO give it to them. Charlotte shows up, and watches the scene. Hardy says that doesn't even make any sense, and bets that she wouldn't be saying the same thing if it was one of her sisters on the other side. Saphira says that he is wrong, and that doesn't change anything. Hardy gets mad, and says that first she says that she'll do anything for her family, and then she says that she'll willingly let her die for a stupid ring. Charlotte chimes in to the conversation, and asks if my Ruby Ring is what we're talking about. Saphira says that she's right, and tells her that Team Meteor is holding Aya hostage. Charlotte asks Saphira if she'd really let her die over something so insignificant, and Hardy realizes that something's going to go down. Charlotte walks over to me, and asks me if I would be so callous as to throw her to the dogs for the sake of some stupid ring. Well of course not! I mean, she's hot. LITERALLY. Even if I did give her to Team Meteor, she would just burn Team Meteor's base to the ground. Then again, they caught Aya easily, so it might be difficult to get Charlotte back, too. Actually... I'll go with yes. She would have a way out, anyway. I say yes, and she snaps at me. She asks me how could I, and says that if that's how it's going to be, she'll just need to steal the ring to save herself. Hardy asks if it was a hypothetical question, and Charlotte takes the Ruby Ring! She tells Sirius that she'll give Team Meteor the ring, and she'll have to run so we don't take it back, but she'll give it to them at the power station. She tells him to meet her there, and she runs off. Hardy is shocked, and Saphira stops him. Sirius says that he'll send someone down, and he leaves as he drags Aya away. Hardy calls out for Aya, but it is no use. He walks up to Saphira, and tells her off. He says that he doesn't expect anybody else to care about Aya like he does, but Saphira could at least try giving a crap. Saphira asks him if he has any siblings, and he gets confused. He says that he does have a sister, who reminds him of Saphira, because they're both impossible to deal with. Saphira understands that they're not close, and says that "When you've been through as much as my sisters and I have, you learn to have absolute faith in each other. All we have is each other, and if we doubted that, there would be nothing left." Hardy sarcastically tells her that that's some kinda absolute faith she's got there, and says that Charlotte just got upset and ran off with our only way to save Aya. Saphira asks him if she really did that, or if she just saved Aya herself. Hardy asks her what she's talking about, and she explains that because of Charlotte, Team Meteor no longer believes we have anything of value to them. Therefore, they have no reason to threaten Aya's life. Saphira then turns to me, and tells me that if I want to confirm this, then I should follow Charlotte, and that I probably know where she's headed. She tells me to follow Charlotte to the power control center-- the same one I was at before when rescuing the children: The Yureyu Building. I talk to Hardy, who says that "Absolute faith" always ends up broken in the end, and says that we have to take matters into our own hands. I head over to the gate, and find Charlotte, who greets me. She says that was a pretty fun show, and asks if I agree. She tells me not to worry about the whole 'throw me to the dogs' thing; I gave the right answer. She tells me that in any ultimatum, I never acquiesce to it. She makes a case and point that Team Meteor could kill every person in Labradorra City, but that doesn't get them anything they need. So as long as we don't bargain with them, they won't reach their goals. But if we give in like Hardy wanted to, that would have just validated all their power and encouraged that behavior. She says that's all there is really, rewards and punishment, and that we just have to train them. Turns out that humans aren't that different from dogs after all. She then realizes what she said, and doesn't care if that sounds so manipulative or callous. She tells me that she doesn't have the liberty of feeling guilt like most people, because that right burned away years ago. She then gives me the Ruby Ring back, and tells me that Team Meteor doesn't know I have it now, and they're going to waste time going down to the power station, so that's a double win. She tells me that Anna told her about the issue in Ametrine, so I need to use Dive. She tells me not to ask her whose idea it was to make the Fire leader enable a Water HM. She says that this will be her first proper battle in her mom's gym, so she'll gladly accept my challenge. She tells me that we better do it now while Team Meteor's still distracted, so she'll meet me over there. Before she leaves, she says that she never did find Laura, but shrugs it off, saying that she's sure Laura will be fine. She then leaves, and I follow her. I head into the apartment where Cain and the others are, and I find Hardy there. I tell him that Charlotte lied to us, and he's glad. Though he still feels that those girls are all crazy. Anna hears that, and says that she's not crazy. Hardy apologizes, and says that he didn't mean Anna and Shelly. Noel, on the other hand, thinks that Anna is the craziest of anyone. Anna tells him not to be mean, and Noel says that she's mean to him frequently. Anna denies it by saying it doesn't count, and says that Nomos said she could be. Noel just sighs in apathy. I head outside and go to the barrier, where I see Saphira talking to Dr. Sigmund, who's on the other side of the barrier. She is not surprised to see him, and Sigmund says that she seems to be doing well. Saphira threatens him by saying that this barrier is his life, and that when it goes out, she swears on her life, she will seek him out and strike him down. The Doctor seems to be well aware, and tells her that she still derives personal comfort from threats to authority. She tells him that he isn't the authority anymore, and that this isn't his jailhouse. He snaps back, and says that by the law's discretion, as she well knows, he is still the legal guardian of her youngest sister, Charlotte. Saphira tells him that SHE is the guardian, and that he is the THREAT. She tells him to get out of her sight, and he says that she is not in any position to give him orders. She snaps back by asking him if he gets those from Team Meteor now, while also asking him just how low can a man sink. The Doctor says that he cares nothing for their goals, but there is something he must confirm. She then ends the conversation by saying that his excuses sicken her, and stating that she's done with the conversation. She concludes the conversation by giving the Doctor one final threat. She says that she is his worst nightmare, and to watch where he sleeps. I then go inside Charlotte's Gym. I head inside Charlotte's Gym, and find that it's open, as Charlotte is in the house! However, to get to her, I have to do exactly what I have to do to reach Wallace in Pokemon R/S/E: Walk on all of the tiles except the bad tiles. In this case, it's hot spots. Unfortunately, Water types may be at a disadvantage in Charlotte's new field, so I have to be extra careful. I walk on the paths, and battle the trainers as I climb. They get bigger and harder every time. And no, I do NOT mean that in a sexual way. That would be something that Cain would say. After I manage to get done with the third puzzle and battle the third trainer, I find Charlotte, surrounded by more tiles. However, I can fill them in, so I do just for fun. I talk to Charlotte, and she says that her mom had good taste. I go to my position, and Charlotte tells me that her mom was a Fire trainer too. She didn't mean to take after her, but it just kinda connected. She tells me that when the flames started spreading, at first she was confused, and scared. But when she realized what was happening, and that there was nothing she could do, she just accepted it. Then she saw how pretty they were... They were little spirits of immolation, dancing back and forth into the night air. She says it was art, really. She tells me that when you realize you've done something that terrible, you have a choice: You can either accept the guilt and live with that burden for the rest of your life, or you can just... not. She wasn't interested in regret. She says that most kids would have been traumatized by finding out they killed their own parents, and that they'd hide away and cry at the sight of fire after that. She says that that didn't sound like fun, so she embraced it instead. "Fire is destruction. Destruction is beauty. When there's nothing left you can do to stop the creeping flame, all that's left to is sit back and watch the show." She then says that she'll put on a marvelous show for me, so she tells me to give into it already! I'm not sure how to respond to that... But I'm gonna enjoy it. Feel the burn, baby, cause I'm taking you out!~ Firebug Charlotte sends out Ninetales and Typhlosion, while I send out Hydra and Amelia. Now why do I send out Amelia? I got a magical surprise in store. I have Hydra build up with Dragon Dance, and I have Amelia use Rain Dance, which creates a magical Rainbow Field, thanks to Ninetales' Drought! Hydra then strikes with Aqua Tail, and knocks out Typhlosion, while I switch out Amelia for Archer. Charlotte sends out Rotom, and it goes down from Hydra's Aqua Tail. Charlotte sends out Volcarona, but it fails. She then decides to send out her other Ninetails, but even though Hydra gets knocked out, Amelia manages to pull off a Rain Dance before getting knocked out as well. I send Archer back out and Corey. Archer then lands a critical hit on the Ninetales that gets a Hyper Potion from Charlotte, and BOTH of them get knocked out. Charlotte sends out Delphox, who gets poisoned by Corey's Poison Jab. The match is finally over when Archer finishes Delphox off with a Crunch. With Charlotte's Pokemon finally defeated, I win the battle! Charlotte says that she's over it and done, and says that she's still powerless, just like back then. She then realizes that maybe she's not entirely free of guilt after all. However, she shrugs it off, and gives me the Cinder Badge. She explains that the Cinder Badge takes me up to level 75, plus the whole Dive thing. She also gives me TM35 Flamethrower. She says goodbye, as she tells me to make Team Meteor pretty for her. Was she hitting on me when she said that, or what? As soon as I get to the exit, I get a message saying that this concludes Episode XIII, and that the move Dive will not be usable until Episode XIV is released. Which it is. I can explore until I switch to Episode XIV, which I will switch to now. I watch the trailer for Episode XIV, and I head my way to Ametrine City. Now I can go under the iceberg and investigate what's going on in Ametrine City! Don't worry, Heather! We're coming! Current Pokemon Stats Episode XIII is done! Most of them leveled up a little bit. I had to teach Rain Dance to Amelia, so that I could actually stand a chance against Charlotte. I taught her Calm Mind again, so I'm good to go! I had to use all I got against Charlotte, and it was a pain. Charizard Name: Charles Level: 69 Moves: Wing Attack, Dragon Rage, Flamethrower, Slash Persian Name: Persian Level: 64 Moves: Taunt, Cut, Bite, Fake Out Gyarados Name: Hydra Level: 70 Moves: Ice Fang, Aqua Tail, Bite, Dragon Dance Gardevoir Name: Amelia Level: 70 Moves: Shadow Ball, Psychic, Calm Mind, Teleport Sharpedo Name: Archer Level: 65 Moves: Swagger, Crunch, Ice Fang, Slash Toxicroak Name: Corey Level: 70 Moves: Rock Smash, Poison Jab, Strength, Sucker Punch Kadabra Name: Henry Level: 31 Moves: Teleport, Disable, Psybeam, Charge Beam Porygon Name: Porygon Level: 22 Moves: Conversion 2, Tackle, Conversion, Sharpen Ditto Name: Ditto Level: 5 Moves: Transform Bulbasaur Name: Bulbasaur Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl Mudkip Name: Mudkip Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl Tepig Name: Tepig Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip Riolu Name: Auriol Level: 30 Moves: Endure, Counter, Feint, Force Palm Eevee Name: Eevee Level: 5 Moves: Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Sand-Attack Gengar Name: Gengar Level: 27 Moves: Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Dark Pulse, Mean Look Beldum Name: Beldum Level: 1 Moves: Take Down

Chapter XLVII: Titania's Dark Secret, Amaria's Tragic Leap, The Dangerous Road To Calcenon City, And The PULSE Clawitzer Conspiracy! It's that time again, and with a new Episode comes a new look. Since it's going to be cold up in Ametrine Mountain, I figured I might wear something warm. Thanks to Saber, I can. As soon as I head up to Amaria and Titania's house, I head inside, and find Titania looking at a book on a desk. She notices that I have the badge now, and says that Amaria is out for a walk. She tells me that she''ll go fetch the HM, and says that it's a mess in the back, so she may take a while to find it. She tells me to wait, and leaves. Before I read the book that she was reading, I notice a small light-blue magazine called "Gym Leader Monthly" on the table in the kitchen, which I'm pretty sure wasn't there before. I'm not sure if I should be reading this... Oh well. I read it anyways. On the cover, it has Amaria, who appears to be in a rather suggestive pose, and it shows that she's modeling a new bikini design in a photoshoot starting on page 12. However... ...Upon inspection, most of Amaria's photoshoot pages have been ripped out. I guess SOMEBODY wanted all the fun for themselves... *cough*Titania*cough* I then start to read the book Titania was reading. However... It's not an ordinary book. It's the ACTUAL Diary of Titania! Was the one back in the Onyx Trainer School a fake, or just a past diary? As much as I shouldn't read it... I will. "You know, diary, how sick I've been of this wretched facade since the beginning." Whoa, WHAT?! "I had intended for Amaria's mood to grow more stable, but instead she has only become increasingly volatile and dependent." What is she TALKING about? As I continue to read the diary, Titania shows up and sees me reading her diary. "The ink I lace upon your pages is some solace, but I still cannot forsee any 'happily ever-after' to this fake fairy tale romance." So she has been LYING to Amaria this whole time! "I was a fool to have trapped myself in this role. At this rate, it will be the death either her or myself. Regardless--" As I try to continue, Titania stops me, and tells me to catch the HM. At least I have HM03 Surf now. She asks me what I was doing, and asks me if I was reading her diary. I have to be honest with her, I really do. I indeed did read her diary. I say yes, and she asks if I knew what it was. She asks me if I have no regard for personal privacy, and lashes at me, saying just because it was left open in a moment of haste-- haste, in courtesy of to me, no less-- does NOT give me permission for any such thing. She asks me how dare me, and tells me that I got my HM, and now to get out of her house... Now. I start to leave, but she stops me. She tells me about what I read... She tells me if I have a shred of decency, I will NOT breathe a word of it to anyone. She reveals that for all this time, she has only pretended to love Amaria so she wouldn't kill herself. She understands that it was a wretched choice, but Amaria was her closest friend, and when she threw herself at Titania, Titania reacted poorly. Titania tells me that Amaria already struggles with depression and suicide, and that she will NOT be the reason Amaria goes over the edge. That's a bit foreshadowing, don't you think, Titania? She says that this mistake will also not be the reason Amaria goes over the edge. Titania tells me that I will not let Amaria find out, under any circumstance. Just then, Amaria, with a new redesign, comes back from her walk, and asks what we were talking about. All good things, all good things... Nothing drastic or dramatic here... Titania even states that it's perfect timing sarcastically, and Amaria walks up to her, asking what she doesn't want her to know. Titania tells her not to worry about it, and so she asks me for the details. Since she's going to find out anyways, I might as well tell her. And so I do. Titania calls me an idiot, and Amaria is just shocked. She denies it, and says that Titania wouldn't say that... She says that she's been with her for years, and that she would stay with her forever... She asks Titania what the meaning of this is, and Titania says that she tried to warn me. Amaria then asks Titania if she doesn't love her. Titania tells her that she is her best friend, and that she prefers her above all else, but that's different from love. She reveals to Amaria that she feared that if she knew, she would hurt herself, and Titania herself acted foolishly, as she is deeply regretful. Amaria says that being with Titania... was like someone picking up the shards of her shattered glass heart,and fitting them together again bit by bit... But now, that glass has been shattered again... After a brief moment of silence, Amaria says that she's going. However, Titania tries calling for her, but she's gone. She runs out, following Amaria, and so do I. When I get outside, I head down the hill, and I hear Titania telling Amaria to come back. I head over to where they are, and they're on a cliff over Celestinine Cascade. Titania has enough of this, and tells Amaria to go back home. She tells Amaria that she only wanted to help her, even if it meant ignoring her own needs. Amaria snaps at Titania, asking her how lying about everything helps. Titania tells her that it was naive, and says that she learned that long ago, but there was no way for her to leave her after that. Amaria asks her if it was because she would do something like this... She's not committing suicide, is she? She asks Titania how long she's felt like this, and Titania reveals that it was since the beginning. Amaria asks her if she never loved her, and asks her if it was all just out of pity. Titania says that it was not pity, but misguided compassion. She tries to get Amaria back inside, so they can talk, but Amaria takes none of that. She says that if she never loved her, then everything was a lie... She tells Titania that she was her world, but says that she was her prison. Titania says that it's not like that, but Amaria says that it won't be anymore. She gets dramatic, closing her eyes and saying "With this, I set you free." Titania tells her not to be stupid. Amaria bids goodbye, and when Titania tries to stop her, she jumps off of Celestinine Cascade! Amaria... Why did you do that? Why did you have to jump? Titania calls Amaria an idiot under her breath, and she tells me that she's going after her, but she doesn't have a way back up. She tells me to figure it out, or she WILL come back to haunt me. With that said, she jumps, following her lover, Amaria. After that, I surf over the cascade, and find another rock puzzle. I manage to find an Ultra Potion, and a Reaper Cloth, which I can use to evolve a Dusclops into Dusknoir! I'll have to get one soon... I head back to Agate Circus (Through a completely different path...) , and find that the way is a bit different. There's an elevator, and a gate. I find a little boy who wants cotton candy, as it will comfort him from his dead parents. So, being the rich boy I am, I go get him some. Once I get him some cotton candy, he cheers up, and then he wants a balloon. I get him an Air Balloon, and he cheers up. He then wants a Poke Doll from the High Striker, so I get him one. However, when I do it the first time, it's actually a REAL Clefairy! Another time I play the High Striker, I manage to get OVER 900, and get TM87 Swagger. Another time, I get a regular Poke Doll, which I give to the little boy. However, he wants ICE CREAM now. Just when he can continue about that, his MOTHER shows up. He says that it's been a while, and his mother states that it's been a little bit since he demanded she go off and buy the candy he wanted. However, he's acting suspicious, and she realizes what he's doing. She scolds him for extorting me, and he says to only do it to people who look like jerks. She AGREES with him on that, and says that I'm a nice, respectable young trainer. However, she realizes what he said, and grounds him. She apologizes for the hassle, and says that he can get a little out-of-hand sometimes. She gives me a Department Store Sticker as an apology! I head to the vendors, and some of them give away prizes, such as HM06 Dive (Froakie), Cover Fossil (Carracosta), and Plume Fossil (Archeops)! They're slide puzzles, so all I do is just look at their pictures. I get them all correct, and I win the fossils, and HM06 Dive! I head into the back room of the Big Top, and Samson and Ciel are horrified at the news. Ciel tells me that I'm going to need the HM Waterfall in order to save them. Unfortunately, I'll have to wait until I get the HM AND the badge for it. Oh, and how did I get back to Agate Circus from a different path, you ask? I went through Celestinine Mountain and Ametrine Mountain, which is exactly where I go. As soon as I get there, I find it completely different than being completely filled with water. I guess Ame completely changed the place when Episode XIII came out. I surf through the water, and I easily see a gigantic waterfall, which must be part of the Celestinine Cascade. After I surf through some ice, I find Aya, Hardy, and Cain, surrounding a huge block of ice with icy spikes everywhere. And I mean HUGE! It must be new, because Hardy even says so. Cain says that it's completely in the way, but realizes that this is the through road to Ametrine City. Aya says that it's not the road anymore, and she realizes that I'm there. Hardy and Cain realize that I'm here, and they look at me too. Cain apologizes, and says that he doesn't think either of us can get there with that thing in the way. Hardy says that this is bad, and Cain agrees, saying that we have to get up there to stop that sleeping-signal over Agate City! I tell them that something happened at the Cascade, and I need Waterfall now. Unfortunately, Waterfall is being held up in Ametrine, so I'd HAVE to go up there, and kill two birds with one stone. Cain agrees, and says that we have to go up there to save Agate and Amaria. Hardy says that it's not just those we need to save, but Ametrine City itself, too. Aya asks him what he means, and he says that Ametrine's a mountain-peak city, which means that nothing will grow up there. Cain realizes that if the road doesn't go through, then no food can be delivered... Which Aya is horrified that they're going to starve to death, trapped in their own city. Hardy tries to help by sending out Gigalith. He attempts to bust through the ice, but it doesn't even leave a dent. Hardy says that if Gigalith can't scratch it, nothing else will... Not even fire types. Cain says that our Fire types would collapse due to the thickness and headway... Which he knows ALL about... Hardy even gets confused, but Cain shrugs it off. Hardy returns his Gigalith back into its Pokeball, and Aya asks him if he's giving up. However, Hardy says that we'll find another way. He says that we should get help from Calcenon, because the other leaders are up there fighting Team Meteor, but maybe some of them can lend a hand. Aya asks him if it's far, because she's not used to mountain hikes. However, it's not far at all, and it's right around the corner, according to Hardy. He says that we can slip through up here, and they leave. I follow them by surfing across the ice and water, and leave to Route 3. When I get to Route 3, I travel until I find Cain, Aya, and Hardy at some stairs. Hardy says that Calcenon is just right up these stairs. Cain says that we shouldn't waste any time, because there are people waiting for us! There's even a flash when he says that. However, as soon as Cain moves, the stairs are blasted to smithereens in another flash! Aya goes to Cain's side, and asks him if he's all right. He says he's fine, but that blast barely missed him. He realizes that she DOES care, but she denies it. Hardy looks at the blast, and says that it came from the city, which means that something's going down. However, Aya says that something else is coming down too, and we look. Fortunately, it's just Saphira riding on Dragonite, and not anybody from Team Meteor. She asks if everybody is all right, and Hardy says that we're all fine. He asks her what's going on, and she tells us that Team Meteor has occupied Labradorra City and is using PULSE machines to control the area. Hardy tells her that we heard about the PULSE Mr. Mime on the news, and that we came to help. Saphira says that the Mr. Mime aren't the problem anymore. Another flash is seen, and Saphira says that there's another blast. She goes to check the situation, and something else is blasted. She comes back, and Aya wonders what's going on. Saphira states that Team Meteor is launching an assault. She says that they have a PULSE Clawitzer sieging Calcenon from afar. She says that she can deflect the attacks, but as we can see, there's collateral damage. She apologizes for that, and Cain forgives her by saying that he just saw his life flash before his eyes, and it's no big deal. Aya makes a snarky remark, and knowing Cain, she asks him if it was like watching a split-second porno. What's funny is his reaction, and he says that the dialogue was slightly better. ANYWAYS, Hardy tries to get us back on topic, and Saphira says that she can't stick around to chat. She says that if we need to get to the city, then we need to use the eastern entrance for now. She then flies back to the city. So much for right around the corner... Hardy says that it's fine, because Route 3 used to be tough, but the cities of Calcenon and Labradorra spent a lot of time building a smooth road for travelers. He says that it'll be a straight shot with no problem. They all leave and head to Calcenon, while I follow them. When I continue along the path, I find a glimpse of Aya, and I see a flash, which leads to another blast. Hardy tells Cain to hang on. I go over to them, and see that the bridge is destroyed from the blast, and Hardy and Cain are injured. Aya asks them if they're both all right, and Hardy gets up. However, he has a splitting headache, because the rail hurts. He tells us to wait a minute, and Cain is surprised at how he can survive, due to Terra and now he slammed into the rail. He says that Hardy's taken a beating, and not in a good way. Hardy asks him if there's a good way to get beat, and Cain says that he'll have to show him some time. However, Aya snaps at him, telling him not to. Cain apologizes, and says that he didn't mean to make her jealous, which she denies, and snaps that she hopes he gets crushed by the bridge next time. Hardy tells her to take it easy and that we're fine. He tells me that one of the stray blasts took out the bridge while they were on it, but they can probably still get through. So much for a straight shot, too... Hardy tells us not to worry, because we got this. Cain says that because of Team Meteor, this area does seem to be dangerous. Hardy agrees, and says that they should stay close and move quickly. Cain tells me to take care of Aya, and Aya says that she can take care of herself. Hardy agrees with her, and tells her to take care of ME. At least it wasn't like what Cain meant... Hardy leaves, and Cain tells us to catch up as soon as we can before following Hardy. However, he doesn't follow Hardy before telling Aya that he'll be gentle with her boyfriend, which she quickly denies as he's walking away. However, she realizes what he meant, and asks him just what is he planning to do with him, but unfortunately, he doesn't hear that, as he's gone. She turns to me, and asks if she's with me. She apologizes for that, and says that she didn't mean to sound mean. She says that she'll try to not bother me too much, and that we should go find them. We climb down the steps, and enter the cave. We jump off down ledges until we find a cave at the top. However, it leads us into something deeper. It leads us into the LCCC Storage Closet. I find a Metal Coat, and unfortunately, we're blocked off by machinery. We'll have to find the other way into LCCC some other time. We leave, head down more ledges, and find a ladder. We find the exit, and climb the steps again. However, as soon as we continue, another blast destroys another bridge. Aya is disappointed, and says that if this bridge only just went down, then the others probably got across safely... Which means we'll be even further behind. We climb down the bridge, and find another cave. As we continue the cave, we somehow find some Team Meteor grunts! We beat them, and we find a cave, which leads to another part of LCCC! In this case, we are in the LCCC E-Exit Hall. We find a switch, and open a gate. Aya says that this place is weird. She says that she thought this was supposed to be a random cave, but... It's not. We continue our path through the cave and battle more Meteor members, including Meteor Dames and Meteor Knights. After we beat the first two, we spot a small egg from afar. I can't get it now, unfortunately. After we beat the other two Meteor members, we exit the cave, and climb the steps. we find some rocks that can be climbable, which I'm sure leads to the egg I saw. As we cross the bridge, another blast strikes somewhere. We find more Meteors, and see that the blast destroyed another bridge. we hear from one of the Meteors that only one of the PULSE is powered here. We head down the steps, until we find another cave. When we get inside the cave, we step over the ledges on the right, and find another cave, which leads to the other side of the LCCC E-Exit Hall. When I talk to Aya, she says that she knows she's not good for very much, but she would appreciate it if I don't use her as a meat-shield. That almost seems to foreshadow something... We then flip the switch, and head inside. When we head deeper, we find another room, and Aya says that we're totally off track, and there's no sign of Hardy or Cain. Just where are we? We head deeper, and find three Meteors. However, two of them are none other than Aster and Eclipse, who are now promoted to Meteor Knight and Meteor Dame! This must be the control room... Seems like this WAS worth it. The two are happy to see us, and Aster tells the grunt to go call for back-up, and to tell them that they got a good catch down here. The grunt leaves, and Eclipse asks him if it was really necessary. Aster says that he knows what she means, and says that they'll pound us into the ground themselves. She says that he doesn't know what she mean, and says that we should get this over with. Aster, Eclipse... If you two are behind the attacks, then you're going down! Meteor Knight Aster sends out Solrock, Meteor Dame Eclipse sends out Lunatone, Aya sends out Dralgae, while I send out Archer. Archer Surfs on both Lunatone and Solrock, nearly making them faint. Solrock goes down from Dralgae's Hydro Pump, so Aster sends out Rhyperior. Eclipse gives Lunatone a Hyper Potion, and Rhyperior and Lunatone nearly go down from Archer's Surf. However, Rhyperior knocks down Archer with Megahorn. I send out Corey, while Aya switches out Dralgae for Tentacruel, and Aster gives Rhyperior a Hyper Potion, which is fine, because Corey beats down Rhyperior with Rock Smash and Sucker Punch while Tentacruel uses Icy Wind, knocking out Lunatone, who unfortunately put up a Light Screen. Eclipse sends out Magmortar, while attacking Tentacruel with a charged Thunderbolt. However, Corey manages to poison Magmortar with Poison Jab, but Magmortar's Flame Body burns Corey. Tentacruel manages to knock out Rhyperior with Muddy Water. Aster sends out Golurk, and Magmortar burns Corey and Tentacruel down with Heat Wave. I send out Charles while Aya sends out Dralgae, but Dralgae is knocked out by Golurk's Bulldoze. However, Magmortar gets knocked out as well, causing Eclipse to send out Milotic, while Aya sends out Nidoqueen, who faints from Golurk's Bulldoze. Aya sends out Muk, but Charles gets knocked down by Golurk's Rock Slide. I send out Hydra, who knocks out Golurk with Aqua Tail. Aster sends out Electivire, and Muk gets burned from Milotic's Scald. Electivire knocks out Muk with Thunder Punch, while Aya sends out Drapion, who gets burned by Milotic's Scald. Electivire tries to knock Hydra out with Rock Slide, but he survives, and uses Dragon Dance. Drapion confuses Electivire with Confuse Ray, and faints from Milotic's Scald. Aya sends out Gengar, and Electivire is knocked out, thanks to Hydra's Aqua Tail. Aster sends out Vespiquen, and Hydra unfortunately gets frozen by Milotic's Blizzard. Vespiquen uses Tailwind, and Hydra gets defrosted and does Dragon Dance. Hydra knocks out Vespiquen with Ice Fang, and Aster is defeated. However, Aya is also defeated, as Gengar is knocked out because of Milotic. Hydra then proceeds to finish off Milotic with a few Bites. Once Milotic is down, Eclipse sends out Aromatisse, who is defeated by a critical hit Aqua Tail from Hydra. Eclipse sends out Vileplume, who is defeated by Hydra's critical hit Ice Fang. Since their Pokemon are finally defeated, I win the battle! Aster is outraged, and asks Eclipse if she's even trying. However, she states she's not really trying. She says that she's done, and that we win. Aster tells her to not give up, and that they fight to the end for Team Meteor. However, she says that she's not 'giving' up. She's quitting. Aster is shocked, and Eclipse says that she'll turn off the PULSE Clawitzer for us, and she proceeds to do so. So THIS was where the PULSE Clawitzer was... --PULSE 10 CLAWITZER: SYSTEM OFFLINE-- It seems that they have names now... Interesting... Eclipse asks us if that's what we wanted, and why we came here. However, Aya tells her that we just got lost and wandered in here. Eclipse is surprised, and says that that's what she wanted, so she's thanks us for wandering in. Aster walks up to Eclipse's face, and asks her what the heck does she think she's doing. Eclipse tells him that she literally just said what she's doing like three different times, and asks him if he wasn't listening, of he is actually that stupid. She walks closer to us, and Aster is confused. He thought that the two were going to change the world together, and she says that now she's changed her mind, because this isn't the change she wanted. She tells him that since they joined Team Meteor, they've done nothing but help Team Meteor hurt more and more people. Aster says that in the end-- Eclipse snaps, and says this isn't WORTH the end! She asks him what good is a new world if the people they care about aren't in it. Aster gets even more confused, as he doesn't understand. Eclipse tells him that he doesn't understand, because he never had a family, he grew up on the street, and that the only one he ever had to look out for was himself, and that's not a luxury everyone has. Aster tells her that Team Meteor gave him a home, and that he will repay them with his life. Eclipse sarcastically supports him, and says that her father lives in Calcenon City. She says that if one of the Clawitzer's attacks hits his house, that's it. Game over. End of line. She says that they were assigned to guard the power station for it, but she can't just sit here and make her dad into Schrodinger's Meowth. Aster gets even MORE confused, and Eclipse continues. She says that she's pretty sure she's actually lost IQ points from being partnered with him. Aya asks me if we should let the two duke it out, or what. Eclipse turns to us, and apologizes for the trouble. She says that if we're going to fight Team Meteor, there's something we should know... As she begins to speak, Sirius shows up, witnessing what she has to say. "Team Meteor itself wasn't always bad. When Solaris lead us, we had one strict goal: Cleanse the city. We wanted Reborn to be pure again, but the people had to leave for that to happen. So we started doing things to make them leave. But then, everything changed. After she launched through the ranks, Lin started--" Just as Eclipse is about to continue, Sirius sends out his Chandelure, who burns her soul from behind! Aster is now horrified. "Turncoats will not be forgiven." Sirius walks up to me as Eclipse's soul slowly burns. Aya is horrified, and asks Sirius what is happening to her. As Eclipse makes her last breath, Sirius states that Chandelure's flames burn away the soul, and that the body remains even after the spirit is lost forever. When Eclipse falls, Sirius is satisfied, and then goes for the next target... ...Me. Aya tells me to get out of the way, and shoves me out of the way before Chandelure can strike. However, Sirius changes plans, and says that he'll take her instead! He walks over to Aya, and grabs her! He recalls that we have friends headed to Calcenon, and makes new plans. He says that she'll make a fine hostage. He orders Aster to destroy the exit, and commands Team Meteor to retreat. Aster sadly obeys, and they retreat, blowing up the exit. Unfortunately, one of the exits is blown up, and so I'll have to find another way out. I manage to find TM96 Nature Power, and I find another exit. I go through the path, and leave the Labradorra-Calcenon Control Center. As I leave the caves, I realize that each cave represented the four keys. The first two caves and this one, respectively, are Ruby, Sapphire, and Amethyst. So the next cave I'll be in will be the Emerald Cave. Either that, or the one with the egg is Emerald Cave, I'm not sure. I head to the right after I leave Amethyst Cave, and find myself to be in Route 4, and there's some snow. I battle a few trainers, and I beat them. I beat all of the trainers, and find a gate to Calcenon City at the left. When I get to the gate, the guard tells me that the assault has ceased for now, and it is safe to enter the city. I also find Hardy, who tells me that Cain went to go off to see some friends of his who are up here. He asks me where Aya is, and I tell him that Sirius has captured her and has her hostage. He tells me to excuse him for a minute, while he goes to the city. I then follow him. Don't worry, Hardy, we'll save Aya. Just hang in there, and have hope. Current Pokemon Stats Everyone except for Persian grew a few levels, and everyone except Archer and Perisan grew to level... heh heh... 69. To be honest, I didn't expect to face Aster and Eclipse before reaching Calcenon, nor did I expect to stop the PULSE Clawitzer before that either. I was hoping to see some assault action go on for myself. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. And also... R.I.P. Eclipse. Even though you were part of Team Meteor, you will always be remembered. Charizard Name: Charles Level: 69 Moves: Wing Attack, Dragon Rage, Flamethrower, Slash Persian Name: Persian Level: 64 Moves: Taunt, Cut, Bite, Fake Out Gyarados Name: Hydra Level: 69 Moves: Ice Fang, Aqua Tail, Bite, Dragon Dance Gardevoir Name: Amelia Level: 69 Moves: Shadow Ball, Psychic, Calm Mind, Teleport Sharpedo Name: Archer Level: 65 Moves: Swagger, Crunch, Ice Fang, Slash Toxicroak Name: Corey Level: 69 Moves: Rock Smash, Poison Jab, Strength, Sucker Punch Kadabra Name: Henry Level: 31 Moves: Teleport, Disable, Psybeam, Charge Beam Porygon Name: Porygon Level: 22 Moves: Conversion 2, Tackle, Conversion, Sharpen Ditto Name: Ditto Level: 5 Moves: Transform Bulbasaur Name: Bulbasaur Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl Mudkip Name: Mudkip Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Growl Tepig Name: Tepig Level: 5 Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip Riolu Name: Auriol Level: 30 Moves: Endure, Counter, Feint, Force Palm Eevee Name: Eevee Level: 5 Moves: Growl, Tackle, Tail Whip, Sand-Attack Gengar Name: Gengar Level: 27 Moves: Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Dark Pulse, Mean Look Beldum Name: Beldum Level: 1 Moves: Take Down

I'd like a Santa hat, please. c:

As for who's on who's side on Team Meteor, who would Elias side with? I'd probably say that Elias would side with Solaris. He gets his messages from Solaris, and even believes in their goal to wipe the city clean, and find the source of power beneath Reborn (Probably Arceus or something, considering Elias' plans and shady dealings) Plus, he's cunning, as he slips inside Vanhanen Castle, makes a power outage, and kidnaps Luna.

Perhaps I'll do that. I still need to actually catch Poochyena with the right nature before moving onward. It's kinda like the Shiny Beldum situation in Reborn, except Poochyena is MUCH easier to catch. Speaking of Beldum, I'll be using the Shiny Beldum from events.