J-Awesome_One

Maybe it’s the G.F. Form of Farfetch’d & then that will get an evolution

Why is your boi so heavy though? It don’t look big or muscular in any way you look at it.

I KNOW! Although, that 1 seems unrealistic. Only because it does look like it’s wearing glasses. But still. I can’t wait to see what it actually is. It better be revealed soon. Idk if I can wait for this for that long.

I think it is. Also, try looking at it from a different angle. It looks like it’s holding a sword & shield when I flip my phone just a bit to the right. Then it looks like it’s holding a long sword when I turn my phone upside down. It also looks like a bird each time.

Sooo… Some very interesting news about Pokemon Sword and Shield. A new Pokemon has been confirmed on the official website but... it seems they decided to have it look glitched? See for yourself for what I'm talking about. https://swordshield.pokemon.com/en-us/pokemon-galar-region/zbpkxr1gw8/

I opened the door and could see a hallway lit by some lit candles. I didn’t feel safe walking down this way but I had no where else to go. I had to go this way. There was another entrance way at the end of the hallway. When I went into the next room, my heart was pounding out of my chest. There was a walkway over a huge chasm. Half way over, I peeked over the edge. I couldn’t see the bottom of the pit. It was just pitch black. I was definitely starting to feel sick so I hurried it up to get to the other side. Again, there was another entrance way. This room was a little more peaceful but I was still uneasy of this place. There were mini waterfalls and grassy areas. There was a maid over to the side. She motioned for me to come over there. I didn’t want to but I had no idea what was about to happen. Matthew: What… is all of this? Maid: Master Indriad has compiled 1 final trial for you. Matthew: Would you mind telling me what that is? I have no clue where I am now and… gah! Maid: Please calm down. Your final trial is a battle. Matthew: Another battle trial? Maid: But not just any battle. This battle will be between you and… Marianette. It felt like someone had just punched me in the guy and then elbowed me in the back. Marianette? Why would her dad want the both of us to battle each other. This didn’t feel right at all. Matthew: B-Battle…? Against Marianette? Maid: That is correct. Matthew: I don’t… I don’t understand. Maid: Master Indriad has also instructed me to give you specific details about Marianette. Matthew: Specific details about her? What are you talking about? Maid: For example, Marianette’s ace Pokemon is Bewear. A Pokemon that found her at a younger age. It wasn’t a direct gift by our Master but it’s allowed for some ungodly reason. Marianette was blessed by Arceus with the move Multipulse. This move’s type is changed by the plate held. Glorious! She has been given the Blessed Field for her match with you. Normal moves hit Ghost and Dark Pokemon with super effective damage. Fairy and Normal moves also have increased power. In addition, Dragon and psychic moves also increase but not as much as the previously mentioned types. Matthew: Wait… The way you’re talking, you make it sound like she’s a… a… Maid: A what? I didn’t answer the maid. I walked up onto the podium. I could see Venam, Lenny and Luca on the left side with Indriad on the right but he looked different. He was wearing weird clothing. It was almost as if he was part of a cult or something. That wouldn’t have shocked me though. He definitely fit the part. Ahead of me was an empty podium but not for long. Marianette came walking down the steps and onto it. She clearly did not seem happy about this. Marianette: …Welcome Matthew… Matthew: Marianette… is he making you do this? Marianette: I… I… After everything we’ve been through, I’ve been instructed that I am to be your final trial. Matthew: No… No! Damn you bastard! Don’t you see she doesn’t want to do this?! Don’t you care at all?! Indriad: Hmph. Of course I do. It’s for that exact reason that I am having her do this. Matthew: Ugh! Marianette: Something that I’ve failed… to mention was that I am an incredibly skilled battler… Venam: A skilled battler? Lenny: Venam, maybe you shouldn’t- Venam: Lenny, shut up! And you! Don’t you dare fuckin’ lie to me! We’re not some objects that are passed around like… well, objects! Marianette: I’m… I’m sorry… I truly am… -sniffs- Indriad: I am tired of hearing your voice girl. You 4 were the ones that put yourselves through all of this. Walking into strangers’ homes can lead to dire consequences, no? I will hear no more from you. Venam: Urgh! You’ve absolutely lost your mind, you… you psychopath! Indriad: Silence. Marianette. Marianette: Yes father… Matthew: Marianette… I just want you to know that… I don’t blame you for this… But I won’t hold back! Marianette: Please don’t Matthew. I won’t… I won’t let this end badly. The match started, albeit a bit slow. We each sent out a Pokemon but we didn’t order an attack. We stood there for about a minute, not saying a thing. Indriad gave Marianette a severe dirty look and she finally called out an order as did I. The battle then truly started. She wasn’t lying when she told me that she was a skilled battler. She was putting up a tough fight. In the end though, I came out winning the battle. The 2 of us returned our Pokemon back to our PokeBalls. We stood there in silence. And then we both started to laugh. I couldn’t tell you why either of us were laughing but we just were. Marianette: … Heh… I’m… happy. Matthew: Heh. Yea… Me too. Marianette: You fought with such strength… such confidence. Matthew: You did as well. Marianette: Well Matthew, you deserve this. Marianette reached into her pocket and pulled out a badge. She whipped it across the room to me and I caught it. Venam was really shocked that she had a badge on her because she didn’t know she was a Gym Leader. Venam: That’s… a badge? Wait. So you’re a- Matthew: Yep. She is Venam. Marianette: That is a symbol of not only my defeat but my gratitude also. Indriad: Well… that certainly was a battle to end all for sure. You have successfully completed my trial. And as such, I’ll allow all 4 of you to leave. Suddenly, the lights went off. I could hear Venam freaking out about the lights. I couldn’t blame her though. I was close to freaking out too. When the lights finally came back on, all 5 of us were on the battlefield. Luca: How the hell did we get here?! Venam: What are we doing on the battlefield?! Matthew: Indriad! What are you doing?! Marianette: Yes father! What is the meaning of this?! Indriad: What? I’m doing what I said I would. I would allow all 4 of you to leave if you were to successfully complete my trial. However, I did not state how exactly you 4 were going to leave. Whether it be to leave this mansion alive or leave this realm entirely… It’s 1 and the same to me. Lenny: So what are you saying!? Marianette: Y-You’re going to sacrifice us?! Luca: Sacrifice?! What do you mean?! Matthew: Damn it Indriad! Stop this right now! Marianette: Hold on… This battlefield… is just 1 giant alter… Matthew: What?! Indriad: Ohh? So you just noticed? Well, I shouldn’t be surprised. You weren’t 1 to notice such obvious things anyway. Not that it will matter anyway. Marianette: You always… do this to me… No matter what I do… It always ends up like this in 1 way or another… Matthew: Are you for real right now Indriad?! You’re going to sacrifice your daughter?! Indriad: She failed her trial. This is her punishment. Venam: Fuck you and fuck your trials! Get us out of here! Marianette: What… did I just remember…? Indriad: Enough of this. You’ve all suffered enough. Let’s get on with this, shall we? Lenny: No no no! I don’t wanna die! Venam: Damnit! What do we do?! Marianette: …Maria. I remember! Matthew: Huh? Remember what? Indriad: Marianette, what are you going on about?! Even in your final moments you continue to annoy me! Shut your mouth and die with dignity! Marianette: You shut YOUR mouth! The sudden outburst from Marianette towards her father shocked everyone but most likely more to me and Indriad. I had never seen her yell at him like that before. She usually would try to be calm and collected but now, she seemed more brave. Indriad: Y-You terrible child! Is that how you speak to your superiors!? Marianette: It’s all clear to me now… I remember who I was… Who I am! Indriad: You… remember…? No… No! Impossible! Venam: Marianette, I don’t know what’s going on but you have him totally freaked out. Marianette: I’m sorry everyone… Especially to you Matthew but I’m going to have to go back on my deal. I won’t be going with you 4. I still have many things I have to do here. Luca: But if you don’t come with us, you’ll be trapped here with this horrible man… Marianette: I know… but it’s something I have to do… I wouldn’t worry about him anymore though. Plus, I’ll feel better knowing that you all are free. Matthew: Well… I guess this is good bye then Marianette. Marianette: Yes… I know this is all very sudden but… Matt… As cruel as the context was, I really enjoyed our time together… We’ve been through a lot and even though it wasn’t for a long period of time… It feels like we’ve been friends for an eternity. And who knows… perhaps that was the case. I won’t forget you. Not again. Matthew: -thinking to myself- Not again? -talking out loud- Before you help us leave, I need to tell you something Marianette. Marianette: Huh? Matthew: Thanks for being a really good friend to me. To us. Marianette: -chuckles- You’re the best Matt. Matthew: Now… kick this guys ass for me while we’re gone will ya? Marianette: You got it! I shall now set you all free! Marianette raised her hands and we were all turned into orbs. The next thing I knew, I was waking up in a place I didn’t recognize before. It looked really similar to the Abandoned Sewers though. I opened the door in front of me and could smell that foul stench. I was definitely back in the sewers. I could hear yelling though so I went downwards to see what the commotion was about. Lenny: I’m sorry Venam but I think it’s time we take a break from each other. Venam: Ohh. So what? You’re just going to walk away after all that? Luca: What just happened in there was just so not cool. In fact, I think I might actually be scarred for life. You put us in a real bad spot there Venam. Venam: Are you seriously talking right now Luca? You’re just as guilty as I am! Luca: Don’t try to put the blame on me Venam! It was your idea in the 1st place. Maybe if you learned to think about your friends, rather than yourself, you’d be a better person. Lenny and I are out. Luca and Lenny exited the area. I could hear Venam starting to sob. I felt bad for here. She kicked a machine next to the wall in anger. She was definitely upset. Matthew: You ok Venam? Venam: Ergh! Ohh… It’s you Matt. You’re awake. Did you see all that? Matthew: Yea I did. Venam: They’re just so dumb! Luca and Lenny just left me after all we’ve been through. I thought they were supposed to be my friends but they left the moment things got rough. Matthew: You know Venam… While you did make us go through the gates, trespass into someone’s yard and then break into a crazy person’s mansion- Venam: Ohh! Now you’re agreeing with them too?! This is just so fucking typical! You should- Matthew: Would you be quiet! I wasn’t finished. Even though you did all of that, I don’t think of you any less. You’re not a bad person. Yea you think before you act or speak but I’ve seen you really care for your friends. So don’t listen to what those 2 say. You are a good person Venam. Venam: Matthew… Thank you. Matthew: No problem. And I mean it. Venam: And I also wanna thank you for saving us back there Matthew. Matthew: It’s really no big deal. Venam: No big deal?! If it weren’t for you and Marianette, I don’t know where I’d be right now! Matthew: I just did what was right. That’s all. Venam: Heh… But that place… Where is it? Matthew: I told you before that we definitely weren’t in the sewers. I don’t know where that place was. Venam: Well I believe you now. The 4 of us were unconscious in that back room. Matthew: Well whatever that place was, it’s gone… for now. Venam: By the way, you never told me what brought you to the sewers again. Was it really because of the rumors about a new area? Matthew: Hmm? Why I came down here…? Ahh! That’s right! With everything that was going on, I totally forgot the reason why I came here! Venam: Well spit it out already! Matthew: Before I came here, Ren was at Goldenleaf Town. But when I was about to enter, he put up a gate because he said that I was gonna change the town or something like that. And he wants to be the 1 to do it. So I need your help to get rid of that gate. Venam: So let me get this straight. Ren’s being a piece of work and you need my help? Matthew: Yes. Will you please help me? Venam: Are you kidding me? After what you did for me back there? Hell yes. We’re friends for life now. The 2 of us got out of the sewers and went to the guy with the truck and got a ride back to Sheridan Village. From there we went to Route 3 and started to walk to where the gate was. Venam: So what are you going to be doing in Goldenleaf Town? Matthew: I’m meeting a friend there and plan on taking on the Gym Leader there. Venam: Ahh. I see. That person wouldn’t happen to be Aelita would it? Matthew: Yes it would. How do you- Ohh yea! I almost forgot that she told me she met you yesterday. What happened? Venam: She went into a dock shed. Rumors had it that the shed there had a bunch of stolen cargo. I was going there to take care of it myself when I saw her just casually walk in there by herself. I ran in there and made it just in time. We battled off the bad guys and they ran away. She then told me about a person named Matthew and how he helped her save Sheridan Village. I knew she had to be talking about you. So I told her the next time you see him to say that. Matthew: Heh. Yea. Doesn’t surprise me that she just walked in there with no concern. But she’s just trying to help people out. I can’t fault her for that. Venam: Sooo… You 2 dating?~ Matthew: What?! No! We’re just friends! Venam: Mhm.~ -laughs- Matthew: Knock it off Venam. We’re almost there. We finally got to the gate. Venam assessed the situation. She then called out her Grimer and had it use Venam’s Kiss on the gate. In a matter of seconds the gate was melted. Venam returned her Grimer back to her PokeBall and looked at me with a smile. Matthew: This is great! Thanks Venam. Venam: It was easy. But I really don’t see the point of blocking off this way anyway? Matthew: Me neither. Ren’s been acting weird since Melia’s disappearance. Venam: But on the other hand, I’m kind of glad he did do it. If you hadn’t come looking for me, I might not be here right now. Matthew: I guess… everything happens for a reason. Venam: Well I’m off. I don’t know what your plan is but you sure seem set on it. Matthew: Ohh. I guess I didn’t tell you. Well long story short, my Snag Machine isn’t working and I’m looking for Saki Blakeory in Akuwa City so she can fix it. Venam: Did… Did you just say Saki Blakeory? Matthew: Yea. Why? Venam: …Just hearing that name makes me want to barf. Matthew: Uhh… Venam: Don’t mind me. I’m just being annoying. See you around Matt. Matthew: Later Venam. Try not to get into more trouble! Venam: Shut up! Venam went back up Route 3. I went inside the resting building between Route 3 and Goldenleaf Town. It was finally time to meet up with Aelita and to find the Gym Leader of this place. MEANWHILE IN SHERIDAN VILLAGE POKEMON TEAM REJUVENATION CHARACTER RATES TIME SPENT IN AEVIUM QUESTION OF THE THREAD

About damn time you've gotten back to doing this! What do you think you're doing making us wait MONTHS for this!? Are you that inconsiderate!?… Seriously, I've missed these so much. Glad you're back doing these again! I mean... I know things don't go your way when you beats someone but isn't that what happens sometimes. You do something, expecting a good outcome and then BAM! The bad outcome still happens? Idk. I mean I like that kind of thing so maybe it's just me. I am so glad you remembered the almighty book of unanswered questions. The name needs work though. I'm not sure if that timeline was different or it's the same. I think Madame X somehow reversed time so you could make the right decision. … I'm very disappointed you didn't yell "RASENGAN!" when throwing the orb into Melia's face. Well he doesn't need to blow out your eardrums. He's already blowing out his own ass. Glad that you're back again though. Seriously. So to give feedback on any problems with the new site, when I 1st was reading it, a little ways into it, your pictures just stop showing up. Luckily, a simple refresh fixed that. I think there were 2 pictures though that didn't show up? Unless you deleted them afterwards. But there wasn't that many issues.

The 2 of us went running down to the ground floor and we were just about to go outside to find these crypts but a maid standing by the table spotted us and called us over. Maid: Why it’s you 2. What are you both doing around the manor? It’s very unusual for Indriad to have… guests. Matthew: Again with that? Anyways, Indriad gave us a trial and we’re trying to complete it so we can save my 3 friends. So if you don’t mind- Maid: Wait. 3? Only 3? Matthew: Yea? I had 3 other people here with me. Maid: Ohoho… Interesting… Very interesting indeed. Matthew: What is she going on about? Marianette: I’m not entirely sure. Maid: This is perfect. I’ll give you my own trial as well. Marianette: But we’re already- Maid: This 1 is entirely up to you whether you want to complete it or not though. Matthew: Well… Alright. What is it? Marianette: Really? Matthew: Yea. It might be useful and maybe we can find out more stuff. Marianette: True… So what’s the trial? Maid: 3 maids have been scattered across the area. Find them and defeat them in battle. When all 3 maids are defeated in battle, your trial will be complete. Your reward will be made clear after it is complete. Matthew: Another trial I don’t mind doing. Fine. We accept. Marianette: Yea! That’ll be easy to do I think… We figured that the maids had to be in the same areas where my friends were at. We 1st decided to check the courtyard. As we started to check the courtyard, we heard a Pokemon cry. As we got closer to a bunch of tree, the cries got louder and louder. We soon saw who the Pokemon was. It was a Liepard. It seemed to be trying to hide from something or someone. Most likely the maids. Marianette: Ohh this poor Liepard… Matthew: What’s wrong with it? Marianette: My father and the maids have tried to sacrifice this Liepard many times before. Matthew: Sacrifice it?! Marianette: Mhm. Luckily though, it’s been able to get away every time. But I think it’s really afraid of them. Marianette cautiously went over to the Pokemon. Liepard tried to back up more but it couldn’t. Marianette reached out her hand to pet it. The Pokemon clenched its eyes shut, fearing that it was going to be harmed in some way. But when it felt her just petting it, it slowly opened its eyes. When it realized it wasn’t going to be harmed, it relaxed a bit. It seemed happy now. I wanted to pet it too so I walked over and started to pet its head. It seemed like it hadn’t been happy in forever. I was glad I was able to make this Pokemon happy. Suddenly, the 3 of us could hear noises coming from behind us. I turned around and right there, standing in front of me, was a maid. Maid: Ahh. Liepard. It’s time to be sacrificed once and for all. Liepard: Lie! Liepard! Matthew: Hold on there… Are you 1 of the maids then maid in the house said I’d have to battle? Maid: Yes I am. Matthew: Good. I’ll make you a deal. Maid: A deal you say…? Alright. I’m listening. Matthew: We’ll battle. If I win, you leave the Liepard alone. If you win, you can take both the Liepard and me to be sacrificed. Marianette: Matthew?! What are you doing?! Maid: Interesting… I accept. Matthew: Good. And don’t worry Marianette. I got this. The battle between me and the maid started. She actually had some pretty good Pokemon and for a second, I thought I would lose. Thankfully, I was able to come out victorious. I had not only beaten 1 of the maids but also saved this Liepard. Maid: Fine. I shall leave it alone. -leaves the area- Matthew: Well you’re safe for now Liepard. Liepard: Pard Liepard. -rubs its head up against me- Marianette: They may leave it alone for a while but they will eventually try getting it again. Matthew: Hmm… Lieaprd? Do you wanna come with me? Marianette: That’s a great idea Matt! So do you wanna go with him? The Liepard looked at me, seemingly shocked that I wanted to take it with me to be a part of my team. Its eyes glistened and a smile formed on its face. It jumped up onto me and started licking my face. I took that as a yes. I reached into my bag and pulled out a Fast Ball. I held it out in front of the Pokemon. The Liepard bumped it with its face and went inside. The ball jiggled for a bit and then stopped. Liepard was officially my Pokemon. Marianette: Congratulations on catching a new friend Matt! Matthew: Thanks. Hopefully, it’ll be start to feel more relaxed when we get out of here. Marianette: Come on. We gotta find your friends. Once again, we searched the courtyard for any trace of where my friends could be. When we got to the Absol statue though, there appeared to be a hole there. We went inside. There wasn’t really anything in here except for some lit candles and a mirror. I went up to the mirror but surprisingly, I couldn’t see my reflection. Matthew: What’s up with this mirror? I can’t see my reflection. Marianette: Is this really the only thing in the room though? Matthew: It seems like it. Just then, fog started to come into the area. Marianette and I were both shocked but this sudden fog. We tunred around and were about to head out when we heard a voice. ???: What reflects in a mirror? Matthew: The hell? Marianette: Who said that? ???: What reflects can only be the truth. Let us see if that can be said the same about you. Do you know the truth? Do you want to know? Are you afraid to know? Let us see… Just then, 4 Venams appeared in the room. None of us knew what the heck was going on. They were just standing there though. They didn’t try to attack us or even move. They just stood there. Watching us. Marianette: W-Who is this? Matthew: It’s my friend Venam but… there’s not 4 of them. Top Left Venam: Who cares about anyone. I only care about myself. Everyone else who gets in my way should just disappear! Top Right Venam: If Matthew would’ve been a better trainer, we could’ve done something at Amethyst Cave. But they weren’t… It’s their fault that Melia is gone now. It’s their fault that everything in my life has gone to shit. I can never forgive him for what they’ve done. Bottom Left Venam: We all did our best to save our friend but in the end, it wasn’t enough. We were all too weak to do anything… We were all at fault. There was nothing we could do. Bottom Right Venam: Who cares what Matthew thinks. I let him beat me because it was for Melia’s sake. If I didn’t hold back, we’d lose her… and we did. Ren and I should’ve just left to find her the moment we knew she was in trouble. Now it’s too late. Matthew: What the hell was that about? Is that what she really thinks…? No… No it can’t be. Marianette: Ohh! I think I get what we have to do! Matthew: Alright. So what do we do? Marianette: That voice before said the mirror can only reflect the truth. Whether that means that it can show 1 truth or many truths is another story… I think what you have to do is pick the 1 you believe is true. Matthew: Pick the 1 I believe is true huh? That doesn’t sound hard. Marianette: But that also doesn’t mean there’s no wrong answer… You need to pick the real truth that’s hidden behind lies. Matthew: Alright. Let me think. I had to think about this really carefully. I knew the Top Left Venam was lying because I knew how much she cared for Melia and Ren when we were hanging out. The Top Right Venam was lying because she defended me back in Amethsyt Cave when Zetta blamed me for what possibly happened to Melia. The Bottom Right Venam was lying because she really wanted my help. I could tell by the way she was talking to me when everything was happening. The Bottom Left Venam was the 1 telling the truth. She was upset that we weren’t strong enough to do anything but she wasn’t blaming any of us. Matthew: Alright. The 1 that’s telling the truth is the 1 at the bottom left. Bottom Left Venam: Heh… That’s correct. A bright light filled the room. When I regained my vision, I saw 4 Rens in the room. Marianette didn’t seemed to shock by this. Matthew: What’s going on? I thought I got it right? Marianette: You did but I figured this would happen. We’d be tested more than once. Don’t worry. It’s the same as the previous 1. Matthew: Ok. Top Left Ren: I couldn’t care less about the people who think of me as their “friend.” Friendship is wasted on me. I don’t feel the same way back. I have my own agenda. Top Right Ren: I was sort of happy to know that Melia was on the run. I was sick of her weakness. It only brought me down. Everything that happened to her was absolutely deserved. Bottom Left Ren: What am I doing anything for? Just to waste my time, that’s what. Gearen City is just a hole of nothing of interest. It was a waste of time to even think about moving there. Bottom Right Ren: I care about my friends a whole lot. I was devastated to hear about Melia’s situation. I always have the best intentions, even if the result is skewed. I just want to be there for everyone. The opposite of what my town has done. Again, I thought about this carefully. The Top Left Ren was lying because I could tell he valued all of the friends he had made. The Top Right Ren was lying because he would never be that way towards her. He was really close to her. The Bottom Left Ren was lying because I knew he didn’t think of Gearen City like that. The 1 that was telling the truth was the Bottom Right Ren. I knew he was sad when he heard about Melia. And I could see how he wants to be there for people whenever I was around him. Matthew: Alright. This time… it’s the bottom right. Bottom Right Ren: I’m glad… that you saw the real me. Again, a bright light flashed the room. When my vision got back to normal, there were 4 Aelitas this time. Marianette: This should be the last 1. Matthew: I hope so. Hearing all of this stuff is kind of making me feel a little down. Top Left Aelita: No 1 ever tells me anything…! I feel like I’m absolutely powerless most of the time… I just want to help everyone, ok? That’s my ambition. Top Right Aelita: I feel like my father never loved me… I know he just wanted me gone from the moment I was born. He didn’t do anything to protect me! To protect anyone! Bottom Left Aelita: Sheridan Village is nothing without Sensei. We should all just give up and go our separate ways. In fact… that’s why I was so eager to leave with Matthew. This place was just… a lost cause. Bottom Right Aelita: I found it really helpful that Matthew fought for us at Carotos Mountain. I can just use his power to get things done from now on. I’m sure they won’t mind? Maybe I can convince them to live in Sheridan. This 1 was too easy to see the truth. The Top Left Aelita was the 1 telling the truth. The Eldest was keeping some things from here and probably still is. She tried her damnedest to help out when we were inside of Carotos Mountain. All the other ones just sounded the total exact opposite of her. Matthew: Easy. The 1 telling the truth here is the Top Left 1. Top Left Aelita: A sad truth… But perhaps you can help me overcome it? The 4 Aelitas disappeared. Marianette and I went over to the mirror to see if anything changed. It didn’t look like it did but when I went to touch the mirror, it disappeared, revealing another room. We went inside and in there, we could see a white box of sorts there. It looked like the same 1 I saw when Marianette rescued me. We touched the box. A purple orb floated up above us. When the orb crashed down to the ground, Venam popped up. I was so excited to see her again. Matthew: Venam! Venam: Matthew? What? Where the hell am I? Marianette: Well your soul was trapped by my father. So… Venam: So you and Matthew saved me. Why am I not surprised… Matthew: You could be a little more grateful. Venam: I am grateful Matt. Trust me. I just… I always seem to be getting saved by someone. Marianette: But that’s not a bad thing right? That means other people genuinely care for you. Venam: Yea… but it’s not fair for them. This is my fault anyways. I went too far… again. I always do shit like this. I think about myself all the time without thinking of the consequences. Matthew: Venam… It’s ok. You’re safe now. Marianette: Plus, you can use this as a learning experience… Don’t be so rash and think about things. Venam: I guess you’re right… So where are the others? Matthew: That Indriad dude captured them just like he did to you. Marianette: We’re trying- Venam: Is there any way I can help? Marianette: The best thing you can do right now is to wait in the mansion until Matthew and I are finished. Matthew: And don’t worry about a thing Venam. Me and Marianette got this. You worry about yourself for right now. Venam: I see… Well I’m just going to listen to you this time. I’ll go back and behave until things are settled. Please… stay safe you 2. -leaves the room- Marianette: She’s a sweet girl isn’t she? Matthew: Yea. That’s the 1st time I seen her like that. Marianette: She probably just has a hard time showing that side of her. Matthew: Yea… Maybe… Come on though. We gotta save the other 2. Marianette: Right! We got out of the room and back into the mansion. We headed to the left towards the hedge garden. But while we were about to go more into it, Marianette stopped and just stared at the hedges. Matthew: Marianette? Marianette: Hmm? Ohh. Sorry. Just… this is the hedge maze… Often, my father would hide things here for me to find. Matthew: Like what? Marianette: Toys or anything for me to play with. He never was the type to hand me anything directly. It always had to be through some sort of weird trial. I’m so sick of that word now… “trial.” It implies something that can be overcome. Matthew: I think I’m starting to get sick of that word now too. Marianette: But then again, it’s been like this for so long now. Ever since… that time… Matthew: What are you talking about? Marianette: I’m sorry Matthew… I just can’t talk about it right now. Maybe some other time. I’m sorry for distracting you. We should really go save your friends now. I was worried for Marianette. Whatever happened was really affecting her. We started to try to find our way through the hedge maze. While going through it, we eventually found the 2nd maid I was supposed to face in battle. Just like the previous maid, I came out the winner. We continued our way through the hedge maze until we came across a weird looking door. We opened it and went inside. It looked very similar to where we had freed Venam except this time, there was no fog. The 2 of us touched the box and out came Lenny. He was obviously shaken up and confused. Lenny: Wh-Where am I? Matthew: Calm down Lenny. We saved you. Marianette: Yes. Your soul was trapped by my father… Matthew and I rescued you. Lenny: Th-Thank you! Thank you both so much! I’m going to leave this place immediately. Matthew: Er… Well, about that… Marianette: Unfortunately, you’re not able to leave until we’ve saved everyone. We’re not exactly out of the woods yet. Lenny: W-What?! Well then where do I go?! I can’t stay here! Marianette: You can go stay in the mansion. Matthew: Venam’s already there. We just need to save Luca. Lenny: Alright. I’ll go back to the mansion. Please though… Hurry up. -leaves the room- Matthew: Well that 1 was easier than I thought it’d be. Marianette: Yea. At this rate, we’ll win this game for sure. But we gotta keep on our toes. Matthew: Right! Let’s go! The 2 of us left the building and went back through the hedge maze. We got back inside the mansion and this time went to the right. When we made it outside though, she stopped again and seemed like she was spacing out or something. Matthew: Marianette? Marianette: Huh? Matthew: Are you sure you’re ok? You’ve been like spacing out or whatever. Marianette: Ohh! I’m sorry Matt. Just… I don’t know. A pool area is a place where fun memories should be created. I always read about people having fun with their families. A place where they could be happy. But that wasn’t my reality… Matthew: Well… I’m sorry Marianette. I wish you did have fun family times here. But we can’t stop here. We gotta keep going. Marianette: You’re right. I’m sorry. The 2 of us started to look around the pool area. We found a maid hiding in some bushes. This was the last maid I needed to battle in order to win that other maids trial. We battled and I came out on top yet again. Marianette: Yay! You did it! Should we go back and tell the maid you beat the other 3? Matthew: Umm… We should save Luca 1st and then do that. Marianette: Ok. Hey. I see a building up there. I looked in the direction she was pointing and could see the building she was talking about. We went there and went inside. There was some kind of weird machine. There was a flashing red button on a keyboard. I pressed it to see if anything would happen. A couple of seconds went by but nothing happened. Suddenly, the ground started to shake and we could hear something move outside. We went outside to see what happened. Out on the pool, we could see a platform had emerged going down to a room. We went in but this time, we only found a little hole in the wall. Matthew: What the hell is this? Marianette: A hole? What nonsense is this now? Matthew: Are you telling me that Luca is at the other end of this hole? Marianette: Seems that way. Matthew: Well what now? I can’t go through that. I’m too big. Matthew: Whoa whoa whoa. I don’t know about that. Marianette: How else are we supposed to save her? Matthew: I… I don’t know but this isn’t the best option either. Marianette: If I don’t do this, we’ll lose the game! Matthew: I… Err… -sighs- You’re right. Just be careful ok? Marianette: I will be. Alright. Here I go. Marianette got on her hands and knees and started to crawl through the small hole. I watched her until I couldn’t see her no more. I stood in the room waiting. I was worried about her. What if her father were to try something to hurt her? To even kill her? I didn’t like the thought of that. 10 minutes had gone by and I was getting worried. Suddenly, out of thin air, Marianette and Luca were teleported right in front of me. Marianette: Ohh! Looks like we’re out here now. Matthew: Marianette! Luca! Ohh thank Arceus you’re both safe! Luca: Whaaat just happened? Marianette: I guess father made it so we could get back here… Clearly this girl here wouldn’t fit through the wall. Luca: Urgh! I’m tired of being pulled around like a rag doll! I’m leaving! -leaves the area- Matthew: Well… that was unexpected. Marianette: Yay! We rescued all 3! Matthew: Yea… Yea we did! This is great! We should go back to your dad’s room. Marianette: Yea! Wait. Before you go, I wanna tell you something. This may not make sense but I want you to remember this. Matthew: Ok? Marianette: Password 1 is 7896. Password 2 is 3135. Password 3 is 8187. Matthew: Passwords? Marianette: Mhm. I saw them written on stuff while we were searching for your friends. I memorized it and thought you should know them as well. Matthew: Huh. Thanks. I’ll try to keep them in mind. Let’s go! I went outside and so did Marianette but before we went anywhere, she called out to me. I turned back to her and could see that she seemed guilty about something. Matthew: You ok? Seems like something’s wrong? Marianette: I have something I need to talk to you about. Matthew: Alrighty then. What is it? Marianette: I… I don’t know how to say this without you getting mad at me. Matthew: Marianette, I’m not gonna get mad at you. Marianette:… You promise? Matthew: I double promise. Now what do you need to talk about? Marianette: Well… everything that’s happened is my fault. Matthew: Your fault? How? Marianette: You see… I was the 1 who created those pathways around the fence. Matthew: Hmm… Marianette: You used those holes to get here right? That was my doing. I-If I had never created those ways to escape myself… Matthew: Hey hey. Don’t blame yourself. You didn’t know we’d be stupid enough to try to get here. This is our fault. Not yours. Marianette: But- Matthew: No buts. It’s really not your fault. I promise. And I can understand why you’d try to escape this place. It’s a living hell. Marianette: I’ve tried many times to escape this place and many time I’ve come close. But everytime I almost got away, it was like this force was holding me back. As if I wasn’t meant to leave, despite everything… Matthew: That’s odd. That must be hard for you. Marianette: Yes. And… I have to be honest with you about something else… Matthew: Yes? Marianette: I’ve… I’ve been- Matthew: Using me? Marianette: Usin- What?! Matthew: You’ve been using me right? Marianette: H-How did you know?! Matthew: Well your talk with your dad earlier kind of tipped that off since you included yourself into this trial. But I’m fine with it. Marianette: You are? Matthew: Mhm. I was planning on taking you out of here to begin with. Marianette: Matthew! The little girl ran up to me and gave me a hug. I returned it to her. I didn’t want her to feel bad with what she was doing. We looked at each other with big smiles on our faces. We were about to go off to see her dad when 2 maids teleported in next to Marianette. It seemed that Indriad wanted to see Marianette now for 1 final trial. Before she vanished, she told me to go to the maid who gave us the battling trial. The 2 other maids then told me that I too had 1 final trial as well. The white doors that had been locked this whole time on the 1st floor were now unlocked and I could go inside. The 2 maids then vanished. I went inside the mansion and decided to talk to the trial given maid as Marianette told me to do before she disappeared. Maid: Ahh. It seems you’ve beaten my well trained maids. Very well then. A deals a deal. Matthew: So what’s my reward? Maid: I will open up all the locked doors in the mansion for you. Ahh. Almost forgot. Matthew: Forgot what? Maid: Concerning the door located in your temporary room… You will require more info to progress. Matthew: Ok? And what exactly do you mean by that? Maid: Hehe. You’ll just have to see for yourself. I went back into the room I awoken in and was finally able to go out the door that was locked. It lead outside. There seemed to be some kind of metal door closed shut. No matter how hard I tried to open it, it wouldn’t budge. I looked over and saw a password computer. I remembered what Marianette told me and wrote down the passwords in order she told me. Each time I put a password in correctly though, it would end with a word. When I put all the passwords in, I had the words ICE GUARDIAN ANGEL. I didn’t know what that meant. The door though started to open. But when it did, a rush of cold air came out of it and hit my entire body. Needless to say, I was really damn cold. I carefully went down the steps and started to walk the cold hallway. Once in a while, I could hear a voice. That freaked me out but I pressed on. I made it to the next room and could see a woman with long blue hair standing there. ???: H-How long has it been? A couple of years? Matthew: Wh-What? ???: How is the world now…? Are any of my friends even alive? My precious friends… Vivian… Nymeira… Will I ever know the truth about them? Is that what you enjoy? Seeing me suffer as the thought of the unknown cuts me to pieces? Well? I didn’t say anything. I couldn’t say anything. Mostly because her words were sending chills down my back and I also had no idea what she was talking about. Her tone changed when I didn’t give her any answer. ???: Heh… I see. No answer then… That’s suitable… for you at least. Because once I’m through with you… You will never have to speak again! Indriad! The woman turned around with absolute rage in her face. From out of nowhere, a big thing of ice came crashing right beside me. I was barely able to move out of the way. When the woman saw that I wasn’t Indriad though, she seemed regretful for what she did. ???: Wh-What’s this…? Matthew: Geez lady! What was that for?! ???: I’m so sorry! I thought you were Indriad! Matthew: Well… I can’t blame you for trying to kill him. Even though I wasn’t him. ???: Your face though… It seems familiar… Have I seen you somewhere before? I-I can’t remember… I just can’t… It’s far too cold… Matthew: It really is. So… ???: Come forth. Do not be afraid. I will not harm you. Matthew: -cautiously walks up to her- So… what’s your name? Anju: M-My name? I believe it’s… it’s… Anju. Matthew: You believe it is? Anju: Apologies but I’m having trouble remembering things clearly. Matthew: Well… that’s alright I guess. Anju: Listen, I know we just met but I need to ask you some questions. So please… please just answer them honestly and quickly. Matthew: Uhh… Ok. Anju: How is the world now? Has it been destroyed? Matthew: The world destroyed? No. It’s still intact. Anju: Oh thank Arceus… The world is alright… The world is alright… I thank Arceus for this blessing… for this good news. And what about Sheridan Village? Matthew: Sheridan Village is fine. In fact, I came from there not too long ago. Anju: That’s great news… I am happy. Sheridan would be the 1 place that would survive… I knew it. 1 more question and I beg you to be honest with me on this 1. Matthew: Ok. What is it? Anju: What is the current state of Hiyoshi City? Hiyoshi City? I had never been to that place before nor have I ever heard of such a place. She seemed to think that something was going to happen to it eventually though. I went with my gut feeling and said my answer. Matthew: It’s… been… destroyed… Anju: That’s… Ahh… As I thought. There was no saving that city. There was nothing we could do… We tried our hardest. We tried… But I appreciate you answering my questions truthfully. Matthew: I-It’s no problem. Anju: However, I cannot leave this place yet. Matthew: Why not? Anju:… As much as it pains me and as much as I want to see my son… my friends… my loved ones… I must… stay in order to protect someone. Matthew: I see… I think I understand. Anju: Thank you. But do not leave without taking this. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a pendant and handed it to me. It looked very nice but I didn’t know why she was giving it to me. She asked me if I ever had the chance to show that to her loved ones. They would know that she was alive. Apparently, this was passed down from generation to generation and a symbol for their loyalty and well being. She thanked me. I went to leave her room but stopped before leaving and looked back at her. She gave me a smile and nodded her head yes. I headed out of the area and back into the mansion. I stood in front of the door that I was supposed to go through. I didn’t know what Indriad had planned but I was determined to get passed this “trial” no matter what. POKEMON TEAM REJUVENATION CHARACTER RATES TIME SPENT IN AEVIUM QUESTION OF THE THREAD

When we got inside of the mansion, we were astounded at how great the place looked. We knew it was gonna look good but not that good. Venam: Good grief… Would you take a look at this place? Matthew: This place is… awesome. Luca: This place is very fancy… Maybe we can find something here. Matthew: Are you still on that Luca? Sheesh. Lenny: We’re not gonna loot the place Luca. Luca: But why not? They’re the ones who came here into our turf. It’s only fair if we collect rent. Matthew: I’m pretty sure stealing isn’t the same as collecting rent. Lenny: Plus we don’t even know who lives here! This could be the home of some terrorist organization or something! Matthew: Dude, I get that you’re worried and that’s fine but now you’re going overboard. Calm yourself. Venam: Seriously! You’re starting to annoy the hell out of me! Stop complaining or go home by yourself! Lenny: Ugh! Alright. Fine. I’ll go along with this but don’t come crying to me when- ???: Who’s there?! All of us heard someone shout that. We looked around the room but couldn’t see anyone. Then the door closest to us started to shake and the door handle turned. A man came out of it looking severely pissed off. He was dressed all in proper clothing and had brown hair. ???: You insolent pests! And just what exactly are you 4 doing in my mansion? Matthew: We were just uhh- Lenny: E-Excuse me sir. We got lost trying to get home and… stumbled across this place? ???: Stumbled upon? No. You hooligans deliberately passed through both LOCKED gates and broke into my home! That is far from stumbling upon. You 4 came here for a reason. Luca: Alright. Listen up dude. We’re here to collect rent bub. You can’t just move into our turf without telling us and without payin’. How’d you build this place in the sewers without anyone noticing? ???: Sewer? Rent? What are you going on about you blathering idiot? Matthew: I’m telling you all that this isn’t the sewers. I mean hell. You could see the sky outside! ???: I have no idea why you 4 are here but I’m ordering all of you to leave now. You should all be grateful that I am feeling extraordinarily merciful today. Venam: We’re not leaving. You’re on my property and I demand to be paid for it. Matthew: Are… Are none of you listening to me?! ???: So be it. The consequences are on you. Venam: Hmph… What’s your name anyway? Indriad: My name is Indriad. Indriad Theolia. And I guarantee that none of you will forget that name. Lenny: W-Why’d he say it like that? Venam: Quiet down Lenny. So Mr. Theolia, we have a lot of things to discuss. Indriad: We do. We certainly do. Tell me. Have any of you heard of the Dual Prophecies? Matthew: Wait… The Dual Prophecies? You don’t mean the Light and Dark- Indriad: Ahh. So you do. That’s… a little odd though. Venam: Why’s that? Indriad: They’re written in an ancient language that almost no 1 should be able to read. Even though you seem to know them, I shall explain anyways. They both go hand in hand. In the prophecy of light, the world is in paradise. In the prophecy of darkness, the world is in utter despair. Luca: Ok? What’s the point of telling us this? Sounds like a bunch of rubbish? Matthew: Luca… Quiet. Venam: Matt? Indraid:… In the prophecies, there is mention of 8 people. 4 Lights, 4 Darknesses. Venam: That’s pretty cliche. So lemme guess. They’re chosen heroes and villains? Indriad: Not chosen. Only ones that fir the description. It does not necessarily mean 1 individual. Luca: And that description is? Indriad: Irrelevant. That’s all I have to tell you 4 for now. Matthew: No! Tell us the descriptions! Indriad: Quiet! You may learn… But for now, since you all refuse to leave, I’m afraid that I’ve taken drastic measures to see that you all do not escape. Venam: Escape? The hell do you mean? Indriad: As this conversation went on, my lovely servants have locked both gates and blocked all passageways in between. Lenny: Y-You’re trapping us here? Indriad: Trap? No. I gave you a choice to leave and you decided to not listen to me. I said the consequences were on you. Matthew: So then you talking about all of that prophecy stuff was just a distraction. Indriad: Indeed. Venam: Whatever man. You think we’re just gonna give up because you locked up some gates? If we have to resort to violence, the violence there shall be. Matthew: Venam! Watch what you’re saying will ya?! This isn’t the time to be threatening someone! Indriad: Do you think I’m ignorant? Fine. If that’s the way you want to play the game, then I’ll cheat. Luca: Cheat? What do you mean ch- Indriad: Maids! Instantly, maids were teleported next to each of us. We had no idea how they did that or where they came from. Indriad instructed them to take us away somewhere and that we’d be needed for some kind of ceremony. 1 by 1, Venam, Luca and Lenny were taken away. But when it was my turn, he stopped the maid. It seemed as though he was going to tell me something but decided not to and had the made teleport me somewhere. I had no idea where I was. Everything was just pure darkness. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t make a noise, I couldn’t even really breath but I was still alive. Suddenly, I felt myself move super fast and in an instant, I was standing in a room. I had no clue where I was now. When I looked in front of me, I saw a little girl standing there looking at me. I yelped a bit and jumped back. I wasn’t expecting someone to be there. I didn’t know who this could be. ???: H-Hey. Are you feeling ok? Matthew: W-W-What happened? Where am I? ???: Well you’re talking so I assume you’re fine. You’re still in the mansion. Matthew: So I’m still in danger then… ???: Listen to me. I’ve completed your trial and freed you. Matthew: Trial? Freed me? ???: There’s no time to explain! If you’re smart, you’d leave now! Matthew: What? But… I can’t. ???: You have to! I don’t know why you even came here in the 1st place! Matthew: Well I mean my friends made me. ???: Ohh boy. If father found out that I rescued you… He would do terrible things. Now just get out of here ok? I’m going back to my room. Matthew: Wha- Wait! The little girl was already out of the room though. I felt like I could trust this girl because she was adamant about me leaving this place. But I knew that I couldn’t. I had to somehow save Venam, Luca and Lenny from this place. I went to the door and slowly opened it. I checked to make sure there weren’t any maids or that Indriad guy out in the halls. I checked all the rooms that were unlocked to see if I could find anyone. Unfortunately, most of them were locked. I finally found a door unlocked and sneakily went in. But luckily, it was that little girl’s room. She turned around when she heard me close her door. ???: What?! Why are you in my room? Matthew: I’m sorry. I was just trying to find my friends. I’m trying to rescue them. ???: Your friends huh? Unfortunately, I don’t know what I can do about them… They’re not anywhere inside the mansion. They’re probably located somewhere in the crypts. Matthew: The crypts? Sweet. ???: No. Not sweet. Matthew: Why not? ???: Going there would basically blow your cover… Matthew: Maybe so but I need to save them. ???: No. It’s a stupid idea. Just take the chance and get out of here! Matthew: That’s… That’s insane. I could never abandon my friends. If I were in their situation, they’d do anything to save me. I’m not giving up on them. ???: I… I see… I suppose… it would be better to confront my father rather than sneaking around under his nose. Matthew: Confront him? Are you serious? ???: Hmm… It’s decided! I’ll help you get your friends back ok? Matthew: You will? But what about your father? Won’t you get in trouble for helping me? ???: Probably but there’s also no way you can get around the manor by yourself anyways… Even I wouldn’t be able to do this by myself. So we’ll team up, find all your friends and get out of here! Matthew: Great! Thanks little girl. Err… What’s your name? Marianette: Huh? Ohh! How silly of me! I apologize. My name is Maria… nette. Marianette. Matthew: Ok Marianette. Are you sure you can help me though? Marianette: Hey! I may only be 10 years old but I can get things done if I have help! Matthew: I wasn’t implying anything but ok. I believe you. Marianette: So if we’re gonna go to my father, we have to go to his room. It’s the very top floor of this mansion. Matthew: Alright. Let’s go then. I have some things I wanna- Marianette: Uhh… I think it’d be better if I do the speaking ok? Matthew: But… Well I suppose I’ll let you do it. Marianette: Good! Don’t worry. I’ll figure something out. EEEEEE YAY! Matthew and Matthew! Teaming up to take down the forces of evil! Hehe… Matthew: Shh! You don’t want to alert your father or maids before we make it up there do you? Marianette: Ohh! Whoops… Sorry. This girl might have been a handful but I somehow felt safer with her around. That felt awkward though. I felt safer in a house with a 10 year old girl joining me. We exited her room and made our way upstairs. When we were gonna go into her fathers room though, a maid was there. She wouldn’t allow us to proceed through. Marianette: Excuse me but I would like to speak to my father. Maid: Your father isn’t seeing guests at the moment. Matthew: Guests? This is his damn daughter. What do you mean guests? Maid: Sorry but that even goes for you too Marianette. Marianette: Isn’t there anything we can do to let you allow us through? Maid: Well… I suppose there’s 1 thing you can do. Matthew: Yea? And what’s that? Maid: Complete my trail and I’ll let you through. Marianette: Ugh. I should have known. You maids are all the same. Well let’s hear it then. What’s your trial? Maid: I would like the both of you to find another maid somewhere in the mansion. She’s been slacking off recently and it’s time for her to fix up her act. If she doesn’t… Well, let’s just say she won’t be around much longer. Master Indriad would not be pleased. Marianette: Fine. We’ll find this maid for you. Marianette pushed me down away from the maid as if she wanted to talk to me alone. I could see the fear in her eyes. Matthew: Hey. What’s wrong? Marianette: Matt… I don’t know how to explain this exactly but… the maids here in the mansion seem to have some similarities with my father… My father… He loves to put me through these trails as if they were mini-games. Matthew: Are you serious?! That’s fucked up. Why does he do that to you? You’re his daughter? Marianette: I’m not sure… Some of these trials I’ve went on got incredibly… dangerous. Matthew: So we have to be careful. Marianette: Yes. Also, if we want any kind of help from these maids, they’ll probably ask us to complete a trial 1st. Matthew: I’m really sorry that things are that bad for you here. Marianette: It’s ok. T-That’s just the way things are around here… A world full of neverending games… Matthew: Marianette… I could see the sadness in the little girls eyes. She couldn’t stay here. I wouldn’t allow it. But I couldn’t say anything now. I kept it to myself for the time being. The 2 of us began our search for this maid. Luckily for us, it didn’t take too long to find her. She was sitting on a couch. Maid: What’s this now? Marianette: Hey… Do you happen to know the maid guarding my father’s room? Maid: Perhaps… Matthew: Well it’s time for you to stop slouching or else you ain’t gonna be here long… apparently. Maid: Is that so? But why does that concern you 2? Marianette: She won’t let us through unless we get you to return to your post. Maid: Ohh… I see… A trial then is it? Matthew: Yes. Why? You going to give us 1 too? Maid: As a matter of fact, yes. Matthew: What? But I was just joking. Marianette: Like I said Matthew, they all do this. So what is your trial? Maid: Teehee. Smart girl. I lost something somewhere out on the courtyard… If you can find it for me, I’ll mark my trial as complete. Thus I shall return back to my post and you’ll be able to talk to Indriad… Matthew: Fine. What did you lose? Maid: I lost my precious bracelet that Indriad gave me a long time ago… It’s so important to me… So important that I haven’t been able to complete anything. Marianette: Then I suppose we’ll have a look then… We left the room and entered the courtyard area to search for the bracelet. I was getting annoyed with all of these stupid trials. They were getting annoying. We eventually found the bracelet and returned back to the maid. Matthew: Here’s your bracelet back? Maid: Ohh dear… Oh my… Could it be? Yes. This is indeed the bracelet I lost. Matthew: Alright. Good. Trial complete. Let’s go upstairs Ma- Maid: Actually, I have 1 more trial for the 2 of you. Marianette: What?! But you already gave us a trial! Maid: Sorry, not sorry. But this is more of a solo trial. Your name. It’s Matthew right? Matthew: Yea? Why? Maid: I sense a great power emanating from you. You’re absolutely glowing. I wonder. Could this just be inner potential? Or perhaps it’s something much deeper than that? Either way, I’m curious… Matthew: Ok… You’re kind of creeping me out her. What is it already? Maid: A battle. Matthew: Wait. Really? Maid: Mhm. Matthew: Well would you look at that. A trial I can actually get behind. Fine. Let’s do this. I need to release some pent up frustration anyways. The battle between us started. I was into the battle more than usual because it was helping me stress out. When the match came to an end, I stood there the victor. The maid seemed really impressed. Maid: Oh dear… That power is quite remarkable. Matthew: Well I mean I guess but- Maid: But that’s not what I saw before. No. What I saw… was something with even more untapped potential. Matthew: What do you mean? Maid: I can’t tell you. You’ll find out on your own. But a deal’s a deal. Even though I hate it. I will return to my post and continue working. That should fulfill your trial with the maid upstairs right? Marianette: Yes. Thank you. Maid: Well have fun I guess. Don’t die to Indriad. -leaves the room- Matthew: Don’t die to Indriad? Would he really kill you? Marianette: I wouldn’t put it past him. Matthew: I can’t believe he would do that to his own daughter. Marianette: Yea… It’s horrible… But come on. We should get to his room. Now remember. Let me do most of the talking when we get there. Matthew: Alright. I trust you. The 2 of us started to make our way upstairs. The maid we saw before blocking the way to Indriad’s room was no longer there. We went through the door and continued to follow the hallways until we were outside of his room. But as soon as we were about to go inside, Marianette backed away slowly. I didn’t know what was going on with her. Matthew: Marianette? Marianette: I’m sorry Matthew. I’m just… scared. Matthew: Hey hey. It’s ok. I’ll be there with you. Marianette: I know but… is this such a good idea. Matthew: What’s wrong? Marianette: I’m just afraid of the consequences. Of what could happen if this doesn’t go as planned. I’m overthinking I suppose… I just… Matthew: It’s ok to be scared. I get it. I would be too if he was my father. Marianette: I remember the 1 time I did this. I spoke up to him once and that… It… Matthew: What? What happened? Marianette: It left me with a bruise on my arm. Matthew: He did that to you? Marianette: Yea… I’m alright now though. Matthew: I’m not sure if I should let you in now Marianette. Marianette: No no! I’m good now! Plus, I have you with me Matthew. You’re strong and you can protect me… Not to sound like I’m using you for defense… Matthew: It’s fine really. If you feel scared though, you can hide behind me. Marianette: You sure? Matthew: Mhm. We’re friends after all. Marianette: Thanks Matt… I really shouldn’t think about this too much though. Let’s go in… together. The 2 of us entered Indriad’s room. He was just standing there with his back turned towards us. Marianette stood beside me but her fear must have gotten the better of her because she hid behind me as soon as she heard her father grunt. Indriad: Honestly Marianette? You come this far just to hide behind a lowly prisoner? Even you cannot be that horribly distasteful. Matthew: For 1, I am no one’s prisoner. And 2, I don’t blame her for being scared. You treat her horribly and- Marianette: N-No… I can do this Matthew. -walks up beside him- Father, we wish to speak to you on the status of Guzma’s companions. Indriad: Well that’s obvious. What other reason would you have to come here and bore me? Matthew, You have no 1 to blame but yourself. Matthew: What do you mean? Indriad: I gave you and your friends a chance to leave my house voluntarily but you chose the stubborn route. Or rather, you had that route chosen for you… Isn’t that more accurate? Matthew: While that maybe true, I don’t care. What I care about is how you’re treating your daughter and- Indriad: You’re no father. You have no right to tell me how to raise my child. Matthew: Why you- Marianette: Matthew… Please… Matthew:… Fine. Marianette: We want you to free the other 3 father. Indriad: And why in the world would I do such a thing?They’re my property now and that’s just how it’s going to be. You freed Matthew from their prison. Is that not enough for you? You selfish girl. Leave Matthew. Or are you going to choose the stubborn road again? Matthew: Leave them? I’d never leave them. I- Marianette:… Fine. If that’s how you want to be father. I can choose myself too. How about we play a little game? Matthew: A… game? Indriad: A game you say? Hmm. Interesting. And what would this game entail? Marianette: If Matthew and I can find and free the others, you’ll let us go. Indriad: And what do you mean by “us”? Marianette: Us as in I am including myself in this game. I no longer wish to stay here at the mansion. Indriad: Ok. And what happens if you 2 are to lose this game? Marianette:… You can do whatever you wish. You get to choose what you get. I couldn’t believe what she just said. That if we lost that this man could do anything he wants to not only her but me and my friends as well. At the same time though, I knew that this was probably our only best shot at escaping this place. Matthew:… Not that you care what I say most likely but I agree to the terms as well. Indriad: Ahh. I was not expecting you to agree. Fascinating. And you Marianette. Your determination is quite impressive. It… reminds me of your mother. But unfortunately for both of us, we had her snatched away from us. Which 2 people in this room have witnessed… Matthew: So… do you accept? Indriad: Fine. I accept your terms. If you 2 are to successfully win this game, you will all leave… together. And, being the gracious man that I am, I’ll leave you with a hint. In all 3 corners of this mansion, I have hidden 3 souls in plain sight. Only with the completion of these trials will they emerge from their slumber. Marianette:… Thank you father. We’ll be going now. The 2 of us exited his room. I felt a bit calmer now that we had a chance at saving Venam and the others. But when I looked at Marianette, she seemed troubled. Matthew: Marianette? Marianette: No… But why? Matthew: What is it? Marianette: Matthew, I know my father… That was way too easy… Just way too easy… Matthew: So what are you saying? That he’s not gonna let us go then? Marianette: I don’t know… Maybe I’m just overthinking it. It could have been because I gave him freedom to choose his reward if he won, but… No… No, something abut that conversation just gives me the absolute chills… I can’t… Listen to me Matthew. Even if we win, he’ll never let us go. Matthew: So then what was the point of that whole conversation with him for? Marianette: I-I’ll think of something… But we have to win this game no matter what Matthew. Matthew: Well at the very least, it seems we have free roam of the mansion and I don’t have to worry about being captured again. What do we do 1st? Marianette: Hmm… Well father said that he hid your friends within the 3 corners of the mansion. To the left, there’s a hedge garden. To the right, there’s a poolside. And to the south, there’s the gates and statue with the Dual Prophecies. We’ll need to investigate all 3 of these places. But don’t worry. I’m not afraid anymore! Matthew: Hmm. I’m glad you’re not anymore. We’ll win no matter what. Marianette: Yea! I’m gonna help you win! I mean, I have to… If we don’t win, we’ll… we’ll… Matthew: Hey. Let’s not focus on the not winning part because we’re gonna win this. Right? Marianette: Uhh yes. Yes! Let’s just focus on your friends. Lead the way Matthew. POKEMON TEAM REJUVENATION CHARACTER RATES TIME SPENT IN AEVIUM QUESTION OF THE THREAD

I woke up the next day feeling refreshed. Today, Aelita and I were going to be traveling through Route 3 to get to Goldenleaf Town. Then from there, we’d find a way to Route 4 so we can get to Akuwa Town to find that Saki person. I got my myself prepared for the day but just as I was about to leave, I realized I hadn’t seen Aelita the whole time I was up. The house we stayed at wasn’t big so it didn’t take long for me to search the entirety of it but there was no sign of her there. I rushed out the door and accidentally ran into the Eldest knocking us both down. Eldest: Well that’s certainly 1 way to be greeted in the morning. Matthew: Ohh! Eldest! I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to do that! -gets up and helps her up to her feet- Eldest: It’s alright young 1. I know you didn’t mean to do it on purpose. Where are you off to in such a rush though? Matthew: I’m trying to find Aelita. We’re supposed to leave for Goldenleaf Town today remember? Eldest: Ahh yes. About that- Matthew: Let me guess. You’ve decided she isn’t allowed to go now and she’s sulking somewhere? Eldest: Ohh no. Quite the contrary. She left early in the morning. She didn’t wanna wake you from your slumber. Matthew: What?! Eldest: Yes. And considering how early she left, she’s probably already there by now. Matthew: Ugh. And here I thought we were gonna be going there together. -sighs- Well at least I know where she’s at now. Thanks Eldest. Eldest: You’re welcome. Safe travels out there Matthew. I headed towards the get on the west side of the village. When I was just about to get through to get to Route 3 though, a face I hadn’t seen for some time came into the building as well. Amanda: Ohh! Well would you look at that! That’s a Matthew I spy with my little eye! Matthew: Wait… You’re Amanda right? Amanda: Guilty as charged. Been a while since we’ve last met huh? Matthew: Yea. Almost been 2 weeks I think. Amanda: Yea! I gave you your starter Pokemon! Ahh. What wonderful memories. Matthew: Speaking of starter Pokemon, it evolved the same day I got it. Amanda: Really?! Congratulations then! That’s a pretty hard thing to do. You must be an incredible trainer. Matthew: Well I don’t know about that. Amanda: Have you heard though? Matthew: Heard what? Amanda: The Professor has gone missing. Along with Melia. Matthew: O-Ohh? That’s… terrible… Amanda: Yea. Both of them just disappeared… I really hope it’s just some impromptu vacation or something. Matthew: Well, I-I’m sure they’re fine. Amanda: I feel bad for Jan. He’s been swarmed with emails and angry letters… all about Jenner. Poor guy… I hope he’ll pull through. Matthew: He will be. I know it. Amanda: Anyways… Minus all that gloomy stuff, how have you been? Matthew: Well… -shows off the 2 badges I’ve won- Doing pretty good. Amanda: 2 badges! Nicely done there Matthew! Matthew: Yea. Well I should get- Amanda: Show me what you’re made of! Now! Matthew: I’d love to but I’ve really gotta get going. I have to meet someone at Goldenleaf Town and- Amanda: Hey. We’re both trainers and our eyes locked onto each other. That means we have no choice but to battle! Matthew: Whoa whoa. Ok. Geez. I’ll battle you. Amanda: Goodie! And don’t worry. I won’t use my actual team for this. The battle started between us. She definitely was more of a challenge than the 1st time we battled. But then again, that was more of a Scratch VS Scratch battle. This was completely different. Amanda seemed impress with my team. Especially since I used Equalua in the battle. Obviously, Amanda had never heard of that Pokemon before. Amanda: Was that a new species of Pokemon Matthew!? Matthew: I think so. The only things I know about it though is that its name is Equalua and it’s an Electric Type. Amanda: It’s so cute! Where’d you find it? Matthew: Uhh… Find it? Err… It was… at Sheridan Village actually. Can you do me a favor though and not tell anyone? Amanda: Why not? Matthew: I wanna try to find more things about it before it’s known publicly. Amanda: Ohh. Sure! You got it Matthew! But that battle was nice! You definitely picked up a thing or 2 since last time. Keep going like this and you’ll make it up the ladder in no time. Matthew: Thanks Amanda. I appreciate that. Amanda: But listen. NOW is the time where your journey is going to start becoming more difficult. Matthew: I feel like it’s already been difficult. Amanda: Well I don’t know what’s been going on with you but most trainers give up once they reach Goldenleaf Town. Matthew: Really? That sounds really sketchy. Why is that? Amanda: I’m not sure. But that’s what seems to happen. But you’ll really prove something to everyone if you manage to get their and defeat their leader. Matthew: Wait. Goldenleaf Town has a Gym Leader? Amanda: Mhm. Matthew: Well, looks like my time in Goldenleaf Town is going to be lengthy now. Amanda: Well good luck to you Matthew! I gotta get back to Gearen City. You know the shtick. Gotta give trainers their Pokemon and all that. Matthew: Well you have fun with that Amanda. I gotta get going. Amanda: Ohh wait! Before I forget, I wanted to tell you something. I saw Ren a little while ago. He looked tense. Matthew: Ren? Where? Amanda: He was around the resting place near Goldenleaf Town. I just wanted to give you a heads up in case he challenges you to a battle or something. He challenged me to 1 without any preparation really. Matthew: You know, you kind of did the same with me. Amanda: Did not! Anyways, later. Again. Amanda exited the building, going to Sheridan Village. I exited the building going to Route 3. It seemed like this would be a peaceful walk to get to Goldenleaf Town with possible battles with random trainers. I started my trek through the route. As I was walking, I started to remember back to when Ren, Venam and I took the train back to Gearen City after not being able to rescue Melia. He told me his plan for fixing his hometown and it was Goldenleaf Town. I was finally going to see his real home place. As I continued to walk down the route, I saw a weird dude with green hair. Before I could even get close to get by him, he began to speak. ???: Finally… After all this time, the 1 who will satiate my desire for a heart pounding battle! A battle that will get every fiber, every muscle, every thought in my body to move like it’s never done before. Matthew: Uhh… what are you on about? ???: And that 1 is definitely… YOU! The man turned around and walked straight up to me. I had no idea what the hell was wrong with this guy. He seemed very intense about something with me though. Matthew: Whoa. Ok. What are you talking about? ???: What am I talking about?! Your charisma, your devotion, your love for your Pokemon is getting me all flustered! Matthew: Flustered? Rorim B.: The name’s Rorim B. And what’s yours? Matthew: If it gets you away from my face, it’s Matthew. Rorim B.: Ahh. Matthew. A name that I will remember for the rest of my life! You remind me of my son. Full of life and full of dance! Matthew: Dance? What? Look, I don’t have time for this. I need to- Rorim B.: Show me Matthew! Show me your dance moves! Make my heart race! Lights! Camera! Action! Before I knew it, this Rorim B. threw out his Pokemon. It seemed I didn’t have any choice but to participate in the battle so I sent out my Pokemon as well. I was able to beat him in record time. He seemed… Well, he seemed he was in some type of mood. I couldn’t really get a read on him though. Rorim B.: Ohh dearest me… Ohh happy day… You strength is absolutely off the charts… Matthew: Uhh… Thanks? Rorim B.: You are welcome! Yes! I must say that my heart was definitely satisfied with our little encounter here! But never again shall I want to see your face as you have spoiled my pride and thus my family. Must respect to you Matthew, but this is where we sadly must part ways. I say adieu to this ado and to you and you and you! -dances out away from me- Matthew:… What the fuck was that all about? And I thought that Karen chick was fucking weird. Ugh. I continued my way through Route 3 but the scene quickly changed. The lush green trees and grass suddenly turned to an amazing golden yellow color. It was surprising but I liked the change. That is, until I started to hear some people harass me. Apparently, me not being a native to Goldenleaf was a big thing. I remembered what the Eldest told me yesterday but I didn’t think it would be that bad. I made it to the resting area before Goldenleaf Town. As I was about to enter though, Ren walked out. Matthew: Hey. It’s you Ren. Ren: Matthew? You’re here already? Matthew: Yea. Is that a problem? Ren: No. I’m just impressed. People usually spend at least a couple of weeks in Sheridan because of Keta. Matthew: A-Ahh… I see… Well what are you doing here? Ren: Ohh, uhh… me? I’m just on my way. Matthew: Nice. It feels like it’s been way too long since we last saw each other. Ren: Uhh… Matthew, you realize that this way leads to Goldenleaf Town right? Matthew: Mhm. I’m actually here to meet up with a friend of mine and then take on the Gym Leader. Ren:… You realize that this place is filled with xenophobic people right? They don’t take too kindly to foreigners. Matthew: I already know about that. I just wanna meet up with my friend, have my Gym Battle and be on my way. Ren: These people… They’re so stuck in their own selfish land that they refuse to see what’s beyond them. But I intend to save my own people from their own fate. Matthew: Good Ren. I’m proud of you. Ren: Which is why… Ren went into the building and then ran fast as hell right beside me. Then, something came up from the ground, blocking my path from getting to Goldenleaf Town. I didn’t know what was going on but I knew Ren had something to do with it. Matthew: Ren?! What the hell is this?! What did you do?! Ren: The people in Goldenleaf Town actually built this fence to keep people out. It hasn’t been used in years. Matthew: So why are you using it now?! I can’t get passed it! Ren: Look Matt… I’m sorry. I know you just wanna meet this friend of yours and challenge the Gym Leader but I just know… I just know that if you show your face in that town, you’ll change them. Matthew: Wha- Dude, are you serious?! I just wanna get to my friend and challenge the Gym Leader! What is your deal dude?! Ren: I’m going to be the 1 to change them Matthew! Not you! It’s the reason I became a Pokemon trainer. It’s the reason why I went to Gearen City. It’s the reason why I’m here today. Matthew: You’re joking right? I’m not trying to save your people. I just wanna do what I was going to do today and leave. That’s all. Ren: I’m sorry but I just can’t. Matt… we failed to save Melia from the fate Team Xen dishes out… Matthew: Dude, I’m telling you, she’s out there somewhere. But this isn’t- Ren: I don’t what’s happened to her. Whether she’s dead or alive, I still failed her. But I won’t fail this 1. Matthew: Just please make this fence go down dude. Ren: I can’t allow it. It’s sturdy though so you won’t be getting anywhere while it’s up. You know, this actually reminds me of the time Venam melted steel fences as practice. Hell. I bet Venam could melt even this if she tried… Damnit. I’ve said too much. Matthew: Ren… Please. Ren: I’m going now Matthew. I’ll see you later. With that, Ren went up to Route 3 and disappeared. I looked at the blocked path to Goldenleaf Town. I was pissed off at Ren for doing this to me. I couldn’t believe he would do this. Was he really this crazy to save his town by himself? I didn’t care. I knew what I had to do now. I had to go back to Gearen to find Venam so she could melt this gate down. I angrily walked back to Sheridan Village and had the guy with the truck drive me to Gearen. I went to Venam’s Gym but when I got there, the 1st boy I met there when I was gonna take her on in a Gym Battle stopped me before I went any further in. Boy: Wait. Are you looking for Venam? Matthew: Yea. Why? Boy: She’s not here at the moment. Matthew: Great. Just great. -sighs- Where is she then? Boy: I believe she said something about the Abandoned Sewers? Something about discovering a new area there? Matthew: Hmm. That’s odd. But thanks. I exited the Gym and headed for the Abandoned Sewers. When I got down there, I searched the entire place. However, I was unable to see any trace of Venam. When I was just about to give up and go to her house to see if she was there or if her mom new where she was, I saw something weird on the wall. I walked up to it to get a better look at it. It looked like a puzzle piece of sorts but it was glowing a weird yellow color. I don’t know why but I touched the odd thing. Suddenly, I was warped to another place. I had no idea what just happened but as I looked ahead, I could notice some people standing outside of a gate. I didn’t know who 2 of them were but the purple haired girl I knew instantly. Venam: This… This can’t be right. What the hell is going on around here? Luca: It doesn’t feel like we’re in the Abandoned Sewers anymore. Does anyone else agree? What did we stumble into? Lenny: I don’t know but I don’t think we should be here anymore. Luca: Come on now Lenny! Where’s your sense of adventure? There could be all sorts of treasure located within the building. And if that’s true, we’re going to be rich! Then you and I can get out of Gearen City! Venam: Ugh! Would you 2 stop spouting nonsense? We’re going in the building but we’re not looking for hidden treasure or anything. We’re going to go in and ask whoever owns this place about their illegal residency. Luca: Uhh… Illegal residency? Venam: Yes! Anyone who wants to live in Gearen City has to go through me 1st! Especially when it’s inside MY sewers! Lenny: But Venam, Jan and Zumi are in charge of Gearen City. So wouldn’t that mean the sewers belong to them as well? Venam: Details, details. -turns around- All we have to do is… Matthew: Weird seeing you in a place like this Venam. Venam: Matthew! Is that really you?! What are you doing here? Luca: I know! They probably heard the rumor about a new passageway opening up. Matthew: No. It’s a long story but I think that’s best saved for later. Venam: You came at the right time Matthew. Can you believe this place?! It’s like another world entirely! Matthew: Maybe not another world but definitely another place. I really don’t think we’re in the Abandoned Sewers anymore though. Venam: Where else would it be then Matthew? Matthew: Well… I don’t know! Venam: Exactly. Who knows how long this place has been here! Luca: Unfortunately it looks like this is all we’re going to see. Matthew: What do you mean? Luca: We tried opening that gate but it’s locked shut. Lenny: It’s pretty sturdy too. It wouldn’t budge an inch when we tried to open it with force. Venam: But like I already told you 2. That’s not going to stop us. And now that Matthew is here, we’ll definitely be able to get through. Matthew: Me? Venam: Yes. There’s gotta be something around here that we can use to open this gate. Matthew: But what? Venam: I’m not sure but it’s decided. Lenny: And what exactly has been decided? Venam: Matthew, you are officially on recon duty. Find a way to get past this gate! Matthew: Well… it’s good to see you haven’t changed Venam. Venam: Get to looking Matthew! I started to look around the place. The area where we were at wasn’t large so it didn’t take long for me to search the entire area and not find anything to use on the gate. I then checked the hedges and noticed a hole in it. I crawled through it was soon on the other side. I started to search for a way to open the gate on the other side. While there wasn’t anything outside, I found a little building on the side. I went inside and on the ground, I found a key. I went back outside and used the key on the gate. It fit perfectly and soon, the gate was open. Luca and Lenny came running past me. Venam seemed pleased. Venam: Not bad Matt. Matthew: You know, there was a hole in the hedges over there. Venam: Really? Damnit. Ohh whatever. Let’s just get to the house. Luca: I don’t think we can do that quite yet. Venam: Why not? Luca: There’s a 2nd gate. Matthew: Great. Another 1. Venam: What does it matter? We’ll just use the key to open this 1 too! Venam went over to the gate and tried to put the key in it. However, it seemed it wasn’t the correct key for it. No matter how hard she tried, the key wouldn’t fit in the hole. Venam got angry and bashed the key against the gate, breaking it. Matthew: Venam, what are you doing?! Venam: What’s the problem now? Lenny: You broke a key that wasn’t ours! Venam: So what? It only opens the 1 and we’ve already used it. Matthew: Yea well if they wanna use it and they see that it’s smashed, they’ll know something is going on. Lenny: But- Venam: Just shut up and let’s find us a way inside this gate! Luca: Aye aye captain! We all started to search for another key or a way to get onto the other side of the 2nd gate. However, this time, we couldn’t find anything. It was very troubling. I decided to go into the small building where I found the key before and look to se if there was anything in there. While I didn’t find anything in there, I could see that the walls were cracked in front of me. I backed up and bit and then rammed the wall, causing a lot of it to collapse. I peered out and could see myself between 2 hedges. I went through it and exited it and could see myself on the other side of the gate. As I was about to go out more, Venam came up behind me. Venam: Well look at you Matthew. Being sneaky as hell! Matthew: Sneaky? I broke down a damn wall to get there. I wouldn’t call that being sneaky. Venam: Well anyways, it seems if we wanna go back, we’ll have to take this path. Matthew: Well maybe we’ll find the other key and we’ll be able to unlock this gate as well. Venam: Yea. That’s true. I’m gonna go get Luca and Lenny. We’ll be back soon. We’re gonna get to the bottom of this! Venam went back to get her friends. I decided to check out this area really quickly before going up ahead. The only thing I could find there though was a statue of a Gardevoir. There were inscriptions on it. I went up to read it. But when I started to read it, I was freaked out. This was the same thing that was in the hidden library’s slab about the Light Prophecy. I backed up away from it. I couldn’t believe that it was here too word for word. I decided I should go upwards. When I did, I found another statue but this time of an Absol. Just like the previous statue, except this 1 was about the Dark Prophecy. I basically ran away from it and joined the others. They were in front of a huge mansion. Venam: These doors are locked too. Matthew: Must not want visitors then. They had 2 gates to protect this place after all. Luca: I can’t believe they done all of this to protect their place. Venam: Well they’re doing a bad job at it. The 4 of us got passed them and we’re just teenagers? I can kind of see why. Lenny: Of course it’s locked! It’s private property! Which means we shouldn’t even be here! So can we all just get going now? Matthew: Cool it Lenny. Venam: Yea! Chill out will you!? Nothing bad is going to happen! You need to stop worrying so much! Lenny: -sighs- Fine. Venam: This sucks though. I can’t even see past this window. Matthew: What do we do now? Luca: There’s gotta be another way in right? The 4 of us looked over the house to see for any possible way to get inside of it. Venam then looked over at the side of the house and saw an opening. The 4 of us went over and started to climb into it. While I wasn’t like Lenny and wanted to go back, I couldn’t shake this feeling that something bad was about to happen to us. POKEMON TEAM REJUVENATION CHARACTER RATES TIME SPENT IN AEVIUM QUESTION OF THE THREAD

I got out of the Amethyst Grotto and headed towards Sheridan Village. With a new shiny badge in my possession, I was ready to get my team stronger. With my newly acquired Tangela, I knew I had to do some training with it. I had an idea though. I decided I’d do some Help Requests in the village. As I was heading up there, I saw Aelita walking around. Matthew: Hey Aelita. Aelita: Matthew! So you ready for tomorrow? Matthew: Yea. How about you? Aelita: I’m so psyched up. I got everything ready. Matthew: Good. Hey. I’m about to go to the Help Center here. Wanna come along and maybe do some quests with me? Aelita: Yea! That sounds great actually. I’ve always wanted to do some of those. Matthew: Great. The 2 of us walked up to the Help Center and went inside. We went up to the bulletin board and checked all the help requests that were up there. Matthew: Hmm.. Looks like there are 5 here. Aelita: So we can do some of them huh? Matthew: Yea. That Hidden Library 1 though… I’m gonna do that 1. Aelita: Sweet! I think I’m gonna do the Stolen Cargo quest. Matthew: You sure? That’s in Oceana Pier and if I remember correctly, you’ve never left the village. Aelita: Ehh… true. But I’m gonna be leaving the village official. I should try to get familiar with other places of the world right? Matthew: True. Alright. Let’s see. Hmm… The person is standing right outside of this place? Aelita: Well at least you won’t have to go far. Matthew: I suppose so. Come on. Let’s go then. The 2 of us walked outside and of course, there was someone standing outside. I instantly remembered who this dude was. He made the request back in Gearen City with the Hidden Library. It seemed he had some more info about that place. Man: Ahh! It’s you again! Have you accepted my request again? Matthew: I have. Couldn’t resist since I helped you with the other 1. Man: That’s great! And who’s this? She gonna help you? Aelita: Ohh no. Sorry. I’m just listening in. Hopefully that’s ok? Man: Of course it is. Matthew: So what are you thinking now about the library? Man: Well, I think I’ve found possible locations for the library. Matthew: Seriously?! Man: Yep. There are 3 places I think it’ll be at. It’s either underneath the Chrisola Hotel, underneath the largest fountain in Gearen City or underneath Dr. Jenkel’s factory. Matthew: But I thought we determined that it was submerged in water? Man: Yes but I found something out! I studied the way the land shifted during the catastrophe and I came to a conclusion. It’s impossible for it to be submerged. It’s most definitely somewhere underneath these 3 places. Matthew: Alright. I’ll get to searching them then. But… It’s gonna be a drag to go through the cave and then take a train back to the city. Man: Don’t worry about that. I’ve called a friend of mine and he’ll take you there and back on his truck. He even said he’ll help you to get around to some places you’ve already been to. Matthew: Really? That’s great! This will be good for you too Aelita. Aelita: How? Matthew: If this man is really gonna give us a ride to Gearen City, then I can show you where Oceana Pier is. And you’ll be able to get back here by yourself if I’m not done by then. Aelita: Ohh! That is great news! Well what are we waiting for then?! Let’s get a move on already! The 2 of us went to find the guy the man called for us so we could get a ride to Gearen City. When we found him, he gladly let us go into his truck and drove us to Gearen City. It didn’t take log at all to get there. We got out of the truck when we got there. Aelita seemed amazed with the city. Aelita: Wow… So this is Gearen City? Matthew: Mhm. Aelita: This looks so… nice! Matthew: I suppose so. Heh. Aelita: Alright. So how do I get to Oceana Pier? Matthew: So you wanna go left and keep going until you see a building south. You go through that building and you’ll be in Oceana Pier. Now I don’t know where exactly you have to go for your request. So you’re on your own for that. Aelita: Alright. Thanks! Good luck on your request as well Matthew! Aelita went on her way towards Oceana Pier. It was time for me to start investigating these 3 places. I was near the Chrisola Hotel so I decided to start there 1st. As I was just about to make my way to the door of the hotel, I could see someone standing in front of it. When I got closer, she spun around. Noticing me, she put on a big smile and waved at me. It took me a bit to remember her but I did. It was that woman Karen. I was surprised to see her here. Matthew: Karen? You’re here? Karen: Little dove! You’re here as well! Matthew: Actually, you can just call- Karen: Sorry but I don’t remember asking for a name last time. So I’ll just call you little dove for now!~ Matthew: Uhh… Ok then… Soo- Karen: Oops! Almost forgot. Remember those 3 bandits that tried to steal that pigeon at the docks? They are doing well for themselves as my servants. They have promise. I’ll sent the your regards. Matthew: You don’t have to. Really. So wh- Karen: Why are you here anyways, little dove? Matthew: Urgh… I’m looking for something. Karen: You are?! What a coincidence! So am I! Matthew: You are? Are you referring to the library? Karen: Yep! But I doubt you will find it. Only certain people are able to open its doors you know. But you seem to know stuff about it. Tell me… Have you found anything interesting about it? Matthew: Er… I don’t know if I should say. Karen: -laughs weirdly- Ohh little dove. You might as well tell me. You won’t be able to get in yourself anyways. Matthew: Fine. I was told that there are some possible locations for where this library could be. Here at the hotel, Jenkel’s Factory and the largest fountain in Gearen. Karen: Well it’s definitely not here! Matthew: How do you know that?! Karen: I just tried looking there and nada. Matthew: Well if that’s the case then what now? Karen: Well I suppose Dr. Jenkel’s factory is possible but it’s too close to the water… According to some books I’ve read,the library was built away from the water. Matthew: Well someone told me it was built near water for easy access so- Karen: Fraud! Not true at all! Matthew: Wh-Huh?! Karen: Then again… the land did split up into 3 pieces eventually. It’s possible that it was underneath a split. Very well then. We’re gonna go to Dr. Jenkel’s factory 1st little dove. Let’s make haste! Karen created some kind of disk, hopped on it and flew off towards the direction of that scientists factory. I ran off towards there as fast as I could. I didn’t want to upset her in anyway and become a servant to her. A little while later, I reached the factory, albeit a bit out of breath. As I entered the building, I could hear Karan yelling out something. Probably some kind of spell. I walked up more. Karen came to the middle of the room and looked down at me disappointed. Matthew: Is… everything ok? Karen: -sighs- Just as I said. This place isn’t it. Dr. Jenkel: Hehehehehe… Intriguing. Matthew: Dude, she will kill you… or make her servant… or something drastic. Karen: Ugh! Will you just shut up already?! You’ve been screaming that same phrase for at least half an hour! Matthew: -thinking to myself- Half an hour? She’s only been here about 5 minutes! Karen: I’m getting annoyed. This place is dumb. It doesn’t have any importance at all. Matthew: Uhh… Then we should just err, you know- Karen: And you! You stupid scientist! You can’t even talk coherently for the life of him! All of you are the same! Dr. Jenkel: Someone’s sassy… Karen: Wh- How da- AHHH! Don’t ever say that again or I’ll have you maimed and bisected! Bisected you hear! No, I’ll have you burned alive until you’re on your last breath! Then I’ll rip out your intestines and strangle you with them! And when you’re about to pass out from the pain I’ll push you into the river and wait for the Sharpedo to gnaw you up! And THEN I’ll bisect the Sharpedo because it would be covered in your filth! Matthew:… What the- Karen: Matthew! Meet me at the next designated location. Alone! -leaves the building- Dr. Jenkel:… She’s hot. Matthew: Dude… You’re just asking to be killed aren’t you? After all of that happened, I exited the building and went to the only large fountain I knew in Gearen City. When I got there, I could see Karen there. I cautiously walked up beside her. Matthew: So… This is the last stop. What do we do now? Karen: Leave it to me little dove. This… is our final hope. Until we find more news on it later on I guess. Here goes! Trowen Ma’ Acneeth!… Nothing… Nothing… NOTHING! Matthew: Whoa whoa. It’s ok. Like you said, when we find out more stuff later on, we’ll try more. But it seems for now- Karen: I’m sorry little dove. I didn’t mean for that outburst. I don’t know what I expected though. Somehow I didn’t expect this however. Umm… Obligatory thanks Matthew! Don’t give up on your dreams! Matthew: Uhh… I won’t! Karen: Aww! Don’t be sad! No! No crying! No need for crying! Matthew: What?! These aren’t tears! It’s just the rain! Karen: Ok. You can cry on my shoulders. No wait. Don’t cry on my shoulders. No no. That’s mean. Cry on my shoulders. Wait no! You’ll ruin my battle dress!… Ok fine. Cry on my shoul- Just then, the ground shook a bit. A platform formed over the water over to the statue in the middle of it. A passageway opened up, leading somewhere. I was excited. We might have finally found this place. Karen rushed right in and I followed suit. It looked weird in here. It kind of looked more like a ritual place than a library place. Karen then used her powers again to open the door just enough for herself to get through. I also was able to get through, albeit it was a tight squeeze. There were bookcases everyone. Now the area looked like a library. I took a bit exploring the place. It was interesting but I didn’t know what exactly I was to do in here. I went up some stairs and could see Karen picking up something from the ground. I went up to her but stopped a few feet from her when she started laughing weirdly. Matthew: Uhh… Karen? Is everything ok? Karen: Finally… After all this time… I’ve finally found what I’ve been looking for! Matthew: What did you find? Karen: The Mega Ring! Matthew: Wh-What?! A Mega Ring?! Karen: Ohh what’s wrong? Are you mad that I got the Mega Ring and not you? Matthew: Well… somewhat! Yes! Karen: Ohh boo hoo! Matthew is such a crybaby! Wah! Wah! I can’t contain these childish tendencies! You know, I used to cry an awful lot but then Momma and Papa died horribly… Matthew: Ok… You’re starting to freak me out now Karen… Karen: But afterwards, I just started laughing. I laughed SO HARD! Ohh I get it! You want me to laugh! Is that it Matthew?! You want me to laugh!? -starts laughing crazily- Matthew: What the fuck is wrong with you?! Karen: What’s wrong with me?! Matthew! I like you. You’re funny. My parents were funny too. Here. Catch. Karen grabbed a book and chucked it in my direction. I was able to catch it before it smashed me in the face. I had no idea what it was but it seemed to have some kind of Garufa symbols on it. Matthew: What… is this? Karen: With this book, you’ll be able to translate Garufan writings. It’s installed with Garufan magic as well. So there;s no learning process. Matthew: Ohh… Well thanks for this. Karen: By the way, don’t just hand that book around like it’s nothing. You’ll give away precious secrets to the common people. Matthew: So you’re saying I’m not part of the common people? Karen: Yep! You’re special. Well I got what I came for. So I’m leaving. Ohh! Ohh! Before you leave, you should totally read what’s on the slab behind me! You can now since you have the book. Later little dove! Karen walked right past me and exited the library. I couldn’t believe everything that just happened. Finding the location of the hidden library, being able to get into said hidden library, see Karen get a freaking Mega Ring, her giving me a Garufan book that allows me to read their language and then she just up and left. I decided to take her advice though and go up to the slab and read what was on it. Matthew: Hmm… The Light Prophecy. “With death there is also life. With life there is also death. On the darkest day, on the darkest night, tragedy shall befall the Earth. All those caught in the lord’s shadow shall be drained and destroyed. The world can be brought to peace again with 4 lights not born of man. They shall preserve and save the land and break down the establishment to single layers of sand. Light shall once again be restored to the world. Prosperity and peace shall mesh in 1 giant swirl. And the land shall be guided by a new light, the strongest of the 4 lights. To rid this world of everlasting evil and blight.” That’s… weird. And now the Dark Prophecy. “With life there is also death. With death there also light. On the darkest day of humanity, the world shall shake, houses will burn, people will be killed. The land shall shift and innocent beings shall fall between the crevices. 4 darknesses born from man shall reign supreme and create a world in their own likeness. The balance of life and death shall be shattered. The balance between light and dark shall tip. Snuffed out and destroyed forever. A world born out of hatred, evil, jealousy and prejudice. Disaster shall be the only known hope in creation of yet another world.” This is really freaky thing to read. I don’t know what any of this means but I’m getting out of here. I couldn’t get out of that library fast enough. It was starting to freak me out more than make me excited. I went back to Gearen City and found the guy to give me a ride back to Sheridan Village. As I was going back to the Help Center, I found the guy still standing there. Man: Ahh! You’ve returned! So what did you find? Matthew: I found it. Man: Hold on… YOU FOUND THE LIBRARY!? Matthew: Yea. It was quite the adventure. Man: This is a breakthrough! I can’t contain my glee- Wait! Is that bok your holding from the library!? Matthew: Umm… I mean yes but- Man: Yes! Ohh thank you! Give it to me! I thought about it. I wanted to give the book to him because I didn’t want anything else to do with that place. But then Karen’s words rang in my head. She told me not to give it to the common people. Plus, without this book, I wouldn’t be able to read Garufan language. I made up my answer. Matthew: Look, I’m sorry but I can’t give this to you. Man: WHAT!? PLEASE?! PLEASE?! Matthew: I can’t… Man: Whatever then. Be that way. I’m going to the library then. See ya later! The guy ran off to go into the library. I wondered how he was gonna be after seeing that place for himself. I went inside of the Help Center and got my reward for completing the quest. I looked back up to the bulletin board and could see Aelita there. I walked up to her. Matthew: Hey Aelita. Aelita: Matthew! You sure took a long time. Matthew: Huh? What you mean? Aelita: I’ve done 3 of these since you’ve been doing your 1st 1. Matthew: Wait. I was gone for that long?! Aelita: Yep. Must have been a tricky 1 though for you to be out that long. Matthew: You could say something like that. Aelita: Ohh! I almost forgot. This Venam girl told me to tell you that she says hi and that she’s getting stronger everyday. Matthew: Wait. You met Venam? Aelita: Mhm. She helped me out with that Cargo help request. I don’t think it would have ended good if she wasn’t there. Matthew: Well I’m happy she was there to help you then. And good. I know how bad she’s wanted to get stronger for… Anyways, is there any help requests left? Aelita: Ummm… Let me see here. Yea! There’s 1 left. Seems like it’s a battle 1 as well. Matthew: A battling 1? Then that must mean- ???: Matthew? Is that you? Aelita and I turned around to find a girl walking up to us. I smiled when I saw who it was. It was Novae. She gave me a tough Pokemon battle before. Seems she wanted to have another 1. Matthew: It’s been a while since our last battle Novae. Novae: I’m so happy you’re the 1 who accepted my help request. Hmm? Who’s your friend? Aelita: My name’s Aelita! I’m gonna be Matthew’s travelling partner starting tomorrow. Novae: Well that certainly sounds like fun. So for our battle, I, unfortunately, couldn’t reserve the battle square for out battle. But maybe we can battle in Amethyst Cave? Matthew: Sure! I’ll battle you anywhere! Aelita: Can I come too? I can referee the match. Novae: Sure! That’d be great! The 3 of us exited the building and headed down to the Amethyst Cave. When we got inside, we went down the steps and Novae and I got into position standing far apart from each other. Aelita stood in the middle to referee this match. Aelita: Alright! This match will be a 6 on 6 Singles battle! The person to knock out the opponents team will be the winner! Matthew: Good luck Novae! Novae: You too Matthew! Aelita: Battle begin! The 2 of us threw out a PokeBall and the battle began. This was an extremely close match. It seemed whenever I would knock out 1 of her Pokemon, she’d retaliate and do the same to me. Fortunately for me though, I had 1 Pokemon standing at the end of the battle. I was very impressed with how good Novae had become since the last time we battled. Aelita: Battle’s over! The winner of this match is Matthew! Novae: Looks like I lose again Matthew. Matthew: Yea but wow. You made me work for it. That was 1 hell of a battle. Aelita: You both were so great! This is 1 of the reasons I can’t wait to go out adventuring with you Matthew. Novae: Well I think I’m gonna head out Matthew. It was nice meeting you Aelita. Bye you guys! Aelita: See ya! Matthew: May our paths cross again! Novae walked out of the cave and soon, Aelita and I followed suit. I went to the Help Center to claim my reward. The 2 of us then went back to her house to rest up. It was starting to get late outside. I could tell Aelita was getting really excited about the next day. Matthew: Heh. You should calm down Aelita. Aelita: I can’t help it! I finally get to go out tomorrow! I should thank you Matthew. Matthew: Huh? For what? Aelita: If you hadn’t come into my life, none of this would have happened. Matthew: Ohh. Well you’re welcome. Aelita: Well I’m gonna try to get some sleep for tomorrow. Night Matthew. Matthew: Good night Aelita. POKEMON TEAM REJUVENATION CHARACTER RATES TIME SPENT IN AEVIUM QUESTION OF THE THREAD

I am SO ready to play more of this game!

Matthew: et! Whoa… Uhh… When I popped back into existence, I was in a room with 4 other people. I recognized 3 of the people, which were Team Xen Admins, but I didn’t recognize the other person but I figured he was apart of them too. Then I realized I must have been teleported into some kind of Xen headquarters. I was cornered. Matthew: Uhh… Hi guys? ???: What the?! Madelis: That’s 1 of them! That’s Matthew! ???: It’s you! ???: I’m gonna get them! Don’t worry! Almost as soon as that person said that, I was once again teleported. At this point, I felt exhausted. As if I was about to faint or something. Next thing I knew, I felt myself being thrown onto the ground and someone running over to me and yelling my name. I wanted to say something back but I just couldn’t. Then I completely passed out. When I came to, I was in a bed. I slowly sat up in bed, looking around my surroundings. This place seemed familiar to me though. Then I remembered. This was that Eldest lady’s place. I was finally back somewhere I knew I was. Just then, Aelita and the Eldest came walking into the room. When Aelita saw me awake and alert, sitting up in bed, she ran over to me and gave me a hug. Matthew: Geez. You sure missed me huh? Aelita: Well of course I did! I was worried sick about you! Matthew: Worried sick? For what? I was only gone maybe a couple of minutes. Aelita: A… couple of minutes? Matthew: Yea… What’s wrong? Eldest: Matthew, you’ve been missing for a week now. Matthew: Wait. What?! I’ve been gone for a week?! Is that what you’re saying?! Aelita: Well technically, 8 days since we found you in the evening yesterday. Matthew: No way… 8 days… I… I didn’t know. Aelita: It’s ok Matthew. The important thing is that we’re both alright now. Matthew: Yea… Yea you’re right. Eldest: What happened to you anyways? Matthew: Hmm… This Crescent girl had her Gothitelle teleport me somewhere. 1st I was in an area with at least 4 Team Xen Grunts and then the next minute I was thrown here. Aelita: Are you ok? Matthew: I’m fine now but wow. What a wild ride that was. A ride I wish not to partake ever again. Wait… Aelita are you doing ok? I mean- Aelita: Because of my father’s death right? Matthew: Sorry… I shouldn’t have asked. Aelita: No. It’s alright. I am fine. It’s hard to just forget about it but… I know he’s done some terrible things but I don’t think he wanted to do them in the 1st place. Matthew: Yea. I get that feeling too. Plus, if it weren’t for him… I don’t know what would have happened. Aelita: Mhm. So I’ve decided to be strong and carry his legacy for him. I think it’s what he would have wanted anyway. Matthew: I think he’d like that. Eldest: If I may butt in for just a moment, for the week you’ve been away Matthew, we have done some research on Shadow Pokemon. And We have found something that can purify them. Matthew: Seriously?! You can?! Eldest: If the 2 of you would, come follow me. The Eldest exited the room and the 2 of us followed her. I was excited at the possibility of purifying the Shadow Pokemon I’ve caught so far. I wanted them to have their hearts opened. She took us to a statue of Celebi in the front of the village. Aelita and I were kind of confused on why we were here. Eldest: It was once said that Sheridan Village had the power to open one’s heart and mind. That power is indeed hidden somewhere in Sheridan. Matthew: Why’s it hidden in the 1st place? Eldest: It is something to be protected. It’s crucial we do in fact. People have tried to steal this power in the past, which forced us to close off this area completely. Aelita: Ohh the irony. A place where you open yourselves up has been closed itself. Eldest: In a way it is but that time has come to an end. Come with me the 2 of you. Aelita: -walks up to the Celebi statue with the Eldest and Matthew- Soo… I don’t really understand. This is just a clay figure of some Pokemon. Matthew: Yea. What’s so special about this? Eldest: Ahh. But it is not just any clay figure. This is actually the gateway into a place called Purity Grove. Matthew: Purity Grove huh? Aelita: A gateway? Eldest: Yes. Its body is imbued with spiritual energy. Only those with permission from me are able to use this power. We shall all touch the clay figure on its head and- Ager Subcinctus! All 3 of us touched the clay figure’s head and we were transported to somewhere else. Aelita and I were amazed at this place. It seemed like it was under attack with some pillars being broken and fallen over. We followed the Eldest up more into the area. This was all amazing. Matthew: Wow… This place is incredible. Aelita: Yea. Who would’ve thought a place like this was hidden somewhere in Sheridan? There are so many secrets to uncover in this world! Eldest: I would like to welcome you both to the Spring of Purification. This is the sacred grove Sheridan Village has protected for hundreds of years. The spring isn’t as powerful as it once was many years ago. However… this is where you’ll be able to purify any Shadow Pokemon you come across. Matthew: This is… Yes! Alright! Let’s do this right now! Eldest: Hold on. Before we are able to do that, we must bless this area by calling the Voice of the Forest. Aelita: The Voice of the Forest…? Eldest: Mhm. It’s a temporal being that shares its power to purify evil beings. It is the reason why this place exists. Aelita: So what do we have to do to call it? Matthew: Yea. Let’s do this already! Eldest: Patience young 1. I will show you. The Eldest looked over to another Celebi statue and just stared at it. Aelita and I were a little confused at how this was doing anything. Aelita: Uhh… Nothing seems to be happening Eldest. Eldest: Patience. The Voice of the Forest isn’t native to the Floria District of Aevium. It will take just a little while for it to get here. Suddenly, we heard a Pokemon cry. Aelita and I looked all over the place but couldn’t see anything. Then, right in front of us, a Celebi appeared. It looked different than usual though. Instead of being green, it was blue. Matthew: That’s a- Eldest: Celebi, Voice of the Forest. Please bless this shrine so that we may purify Shadow Pokemon. Celebi waved its hands around. A quick flash of light lit the entire area and then vanished. The Eldest thanked it for its hard work and then the Pokemon flew off. Matthew: That’s all it took? Aelita: And it’s leaving just like that? Eldest: Yes and Celebi cannot stay in 1 place for too long. After all, it looks over all of Aevium with its power to travel across time. It must return home where it belongs. Matthew: Does this mean that I can now naturally purify any Shadow Pokemon now? Eldest: When a Shadow Pokemon’s heart is completely open, then yes. Aelita: That’s great to hear! Matthew: This is seriously so awesome! Thank you both so much! Aelita: You’re even more powerful than ever now Matthew! Matthew: What do you mean? I’m only gonna keep them if they want to stay with me. Eldest: What do you mean? Matthew: These Pokemon may have been taken from their homes or from their trainers. Once I purify them, I will give them the chance if they want to stay with me or go back to the wild or their trainers. Aelita: Are you sure about that Matthew? Matthew: Yes. Eldest: I must say, that’s quite respectable of you Matthew. Most other trainers would just take them and not put their feelings into consideration. Aelita: I see. You are a very kind person Matthew. But… I suppose you’ll be done here soon won’t you? Matthew: I mean I still gotta do some stuff here but yea. Soon I’ll have to leave. Aelita: So you’ll be continuing your journey then… I just want yo wish you the best ok? Matthew: Thanks Aelita. Aelita: A-And besides, you’ll probably be visiting even more now since you’ll be needing to purify Shadow Pokemon… Hey! Wait! Matt, isn’t your Snag Machine broken?! Matthew: Wha… Ohh yea! That damn Madelis did something to it! How am I supposed to rescue Shadow Pokemon now?! Aelita: Didn’t she jam your signal or something like that? Matthew: I think so. Ugh! What do I do now?! Eldest: Calm down you 2. I might have a solution to your problem. Aelita: Huh? You do? Matthew: Sweet! You’re the best Eldest! So what is it? Eldest: I heard that there’s a famous engineer visiting Akuwa Town at the moment. I believe her name was… Saki Blakeory? Matthew: Saki Blakeory?… Why does that name sound familiar to me? Eldest: In any case, she might be able to help you fix that Snag Machine. Aelita: Oh you’re a genius Eldest! Eldest: Aelita… why don’t you go along as well? Aelita seemed really happy to hear this. I could tell she wanted to go out and see the world or at least a bit of it. And to be honest, I was hoping for a traveling companion and she seemed like a fun person to be around with. Aelita: Do… Do you really mean it? I can really go?! But wait. What about the village? What will they do without a Sensei? Eldest: Survive. We will survive. I will look after the village until you return. Aelita: Oh thank you Eldest! You won’t regret thi- Uhh… Wait. I got so caught up in the moment that I didn’t even consider what you wanted Matthew. Do you mind if I come along? Matthew: Do I mind? I’d love for you to come along! Aelita: Yes! Yes yes yes! But umm… Eldest: What is it child? Aelita: I’ve never left the village before. I’m not exactly sure how to get to Akuwa Town. Matthew: I… don’t either. Eldest: Matthew, get your CyberNav out for us please? I did as she wanted and took out my CyberNav and opened up the map app. The Eldest explained to us how Akuwa Town was up north. There was once upon a time where people could take a train from East Gearen City but that wasn’t there anymore. So we had to take Route 3 to get to a town called Goldenleaf Town and then from there, we’d have to go onto Route 4 to get there. The Eldest was about to say something to us but Aelita was too impatient and rushed off to get her things ready for the adventure. Matthew: -chuckles- She seems like she’ll be a handful but I’m fine with that. Eldest: -sighs- Once Aelita is fixed on something, it’s hard to stop her. She reminds me so much of Vivian… Matthew: Who? Eldest: Hmm? Ohh. Nevermind that. But listen. I was going to tell you both this but since Aelita rushed off, I’ll just have to tell you. Matthew: What is it? Eldest: Like I mentioned before, you’ll have to go through Goldenleaf Town. The people there… aren’t really too keen on visitors. Matthew: Why? Eldest: I’m not sure but the 2 of you need to take care of each other. Matthew: Will do. Uhh… How do I get out of here by the way? Eldest: Simply walk on the red cube you appeared on before. Matthew: Ahh. Alright. Thanks. I’ll be seeing you soon! I went back to the red cube the Eldest told me would warp me back to Sheridan Village and stepped on it. I was instantly warped back to the village. Luckily, Aelita was still on the bridge. I called out to her before she went anywhere else. Matthew: Aelita! Aelita: Hmm? Ohh Matt. What is it? Matthew: I know you want to pack to go on this adventure with me but can you help me with something 1st? Aelita: Sure. What do you need help with? Matthew: I’m gonna give you some Shadow Pokemon and you’re gonna help me open their hearts up. Aelita: What?! Are you sure that can work? Matthew: We won’t know til we try right? Aelita: Well… Alright! I’ll help you out Matthew! The 2 of us went to the PokeCenter. I went to the PC and got out all of the Shadow Pokemon and gave some to Aelita. We did everything we could to open their hearts fast. Battled with them. Walked around with them. Anything we could do to help them. After a couple of hours doing that, we decided to go back to the Purity Grove and see if we could actually purify all of these Pokemon. We called them all out. The Eldest was able to purify them. I couldn’t believe it. All of them were purified. No longer Shadow Pokemon. I was so excited. Matthew: Th… They’re back to normal… They’re back to normal! Aelita: So it really does work! Eldest: I am relieved that all of these Pokemon are back to their normal state. Matthew: Alright. Listen to me. All of you. You are no longer in any danger. You have been freed. I shall give you a choice now. You can either stay with me if you so choose to or you can go out there and go back to the wild and or look for the ones you were taken from. Make your choices now. The Pokemon looked at me in a very appreciative manner. Almost all of them went over to the red cube and exited this place. Only 1 Pokemon stayed behind and it was the Tangela I caught back in the Team Xen base in Carostos Mountain. Matthew: Well then Tangela, does that mean you wanna stay with me? Tangela: -jumps up and down while yelping happily- Matthew: Alright then. Welcome to the team… Tangy. Eldest: Tangy? Matthew: Yea. I give all my Pokemon nicknames. Well… except 1. Aelita: Aww! That’s adorable! Matthew: Heh. I guess. Now return Tangy! -returns Tangela to its PokeBall- Aelita: Well now that that’s all out of the way, I’m gonna go pack up now. See you later Matthew. Matthew: Later Aelita. And thank you again Eldest. Eldest: No problem Matthew. I hope your adventures are safe and exciting. I exited the place and was just about to go do some stuff when all of a sudden, something appeared before me. It took me a few seconds to figure it out but it was Keta’s soul that was standing in front of me. I thought that when Keta died, it would go with him. Matthew: Keta? The soul of Keta? Why are you here? How- Keta: You’ve done well Matthew. If you would, I’d like to talk to you in Amethyst Grotto. Please don’t keep me waiting. Matthew: Wait! Keta then disappeared. It seemed I didn’t have any other choice but to go to Amethyst Grotto and see him. So I rushed into the Amethyst Cave and got to Amethyst Grotto. I walked up to where we had talked last time and sure enough, he was there. Keta: It’s been a long time Matthew. Matthew: Keta… How is your soul still here? Keta: While my body may have died, I am still restless. I feel like there’s something left for me to do here. Matthew: Ahh. I see. Keta: Matthew, although you could not see me, I could see you and what you were able to accomplish. While it is unfortunate that I could not walk out with you and Aelita alive, this is fine. We were prepared for this outcome. But now… what does this mean for you? Matthew: Huh? What do you mean? Keta: You did not receive a badge from me when you beat me before correct? Matthew: Ohh… yea… I forgot about that. Keta:… Fine. It is settled then. Matthew: Settled? How? What can you do? Keta: I wish to leave the realm of the living. Matthew: Wait. Is this the reason you feel restless? Why you can’t leave this world? Keta: It appears so. If you are able to put my soul to rest with a battle, I shall create a new badge for you. Matthew: -chuckles- Well alright then! Let’s do this! I went to the other side of the thing on the ground and the battle began. Unlike last time, he didn’t use all Fighting Type Pokemon. They were all different but that didn’t bother me. He was actually quite a tough opponent but in the end, I was able to come out with the victory. Keta seemed pleased with the outcome of the battle. I walked up to him afterwards. Keta: I see… So this is how it will be. Yes. For once I can see the light. A warm light that engulfs my soul. Matthew: You feeling alright Keta? Keta: Yes. I no longer have any regrets in this world. You deserve this Matthew. Matthew: -hands me the Diamond Punch badge- Thanks Keta. Keta: I am grateful for all that you have done for me. However, the world is still at peril. Team Xen must be stopped. -starts disappearing- Because if you don’t… Everything will cease to exist. Matthew: Don’t worry Keta… I will. I looked upwards for a couple of seconds. It kind of felt weird seeing him here again even though it wasn’t really him but it was nice to say good bye with a battle. Just as I was about to leave though, the ground started to rumble. I had no idea what was going on. Then on 1 of the podiums, a statue of some sort appeared out of nowhere. It looked like Keta and the limbs of the Dimensional Volcanion. It was weird. I didn’t know why it just showed up. Matthew: What the hell does this mean?… Something tells me more are gonna appear here sometime in the future. As I continued staring at it, I heard the noise a PokeBall makes when a Pokemon comes out of it. I turned around and was shocked to see my Gible out if its PokeBall. It never did that. Matthew: Heh. So you’ve popped out of your ball huh Taka? You don’t usually do that. Gible: Gible Gib. Matthew: I know. That statue… thing is weird right? I don’t- Huh? Gible started to glow a light blue color. I didn’t know what was going on but then I remembered back at Venam’s gym when Chimchar evolved into Monferno. Then I realized that Gible was starting to evolve too. I smiled as I watched it evolve into a powerful looking Gabite. Matthew: Well well well. You finally evolved. Gabite: Gabite! Matthew: Alright! This is awesome! You ready for more adventure buddy!? Gabite: Gabite bite! POKEMON TEAM REJUVENATION CHARACTER RATES TIME SPENT IN AEVIUM QUESTION OF THE THREAD