Hey guys! Sorry I haven’t updated in a while. School’s been killer! Anyway, as for today’s news, even more English names for Pokes have been revealed. I like Korinku’s (Shinx) ? Something like that… Anyway, here’s Chapter 2!!!
Chapter 2: The Legendary Team
The next person to walk in was May, who immediately spotted Max, who was staring at the computer monitor. She sighed. “Max, what is so interesting on there?!”
He turned to her. “Well, the natural disasters are getting worse…” He pointed to a symbol on the world map. It consisted of three red rings, each one smaller and inside the other like a bulls eye. By looking at the legend on the side of the screen, May discovered it was an earthquake, which was right over England. A number right beside it depicted its magnitude, which was a 10.0.
“That’s nothing unusual,” May said, shrugging her shoulders. “There have been a lot of 10.0 earthquakes during the Great War.”
“Yeah, but I’ve never seen them all stringed together like this, In the past week alone, there have been 10.0 earthquakes in New Jersey, Georgia, California, Russia, and Paraguay… Something’s up…” Max mused.
“Maybe because the War is nearing the one year mark,” May replied. “Oh, hey Tori!”
A boy about fourteen-years-old walked in. He had bushy, light blue hair which seemed to stick up all over the place. His eyes were bright blue and piercing. He wore a bright blue sweatshirt, white pants, and blue sneakers.
“Hey, May,” he replied as he walked over to a window, trailed by a Plusle and Minun. Tori was a psychic-type from the technological city of LaRousse in Hoenn.
Then, a girl with shocking red hair trailing down her back entered. Her green eyes flickered with excitement, She wore a lacy white tank top and dark blue jeans with black boots. She looked about fourteen-years-old.
“Kris! Guess what?!” She said, bouncing over to me. Before I could answer, she said, “I’ve decided to compete in the Jhoto Grand Festival!”
“That’s great, Sarah.” Sarah was a grass-type from Orre Island in the Orange Archipelago. She was a powerful coordinator and had won three Ribbon Cups.
“That’s a good idea… What is it?” May asked.
“Next April.”
“That’s an awful long time away, but I haven’t competed in the Jhoto region before…” May thought for a second. “I’ll do it!”
“All right! Some good competition!” Sarah exclaimed.
“What good competition?” A girl with dark blond hair streaming down her back entered the room. She had cheerful hazel eyes and wore a pink sweatshirt and light blue jeans. She had obviously been out training.
“May and I are going to compete in the Jhoto Grand Festival next April!” Sarah said. “Isn’t that around your birthday, Taylor?”
“Yeah, it is.” Taylor was a trainer from Ever Grande who had joined the Legendary Team at the start of the Great War. She was a spirited fighting-type. “Meanwhile, I’m training to participate in the Jhoto Silver Conference. Why don’t we travel together, Sarah?”
“Sure, that would be awesome!”
A boy with spiky red hair sticking up all over the place entered next. He wore a yellow t-shirt, dark blue jeans, and a blue headband which only kept a portion of his hair out if his face.
“Hey, Taylor!” He smiled at her.
“Oh, hey Michael.” Michael was from Orre Island and had helped us during the second Shadow Conspiracy. He was also a normal-type and was always flirting with Taylor.
Then, Rachel walked in with a dreamy look on her face. Of course, I knew it had to be because of Mikey.
“Hey, Rachel! Have you been training your powers lately?” I asked. Rachel was an avid trainer of not only her Pokemon, but herself. She was a powerful dark-type.
“Oh, yeah… sure.” This was bad. If she wasn’t training, she must be seriously lovesick!
Everyone was there except for Maxie. As we stood around and talked, I looked over at Shia. She seemed a little shy, but happy at the same time. Finally, Maxie arrived and we started the meeting. After everyone was seated, I stood up and took roll call since there was a fair amount if us in the team. After introducing Shia to everyone, I started the meeting.
“Okay, guys. Friday is the one year mark of the Great War. This means the natural disasters are going to get a lot worse. We need to keep a look out for anything the Shadow might plan. I trust you guys have been training your Pokemon and yourself?” Everyone nodded. “Ok. Maxie and Max are going to the U.N. tomorrow to tell them about these disasters. The rest of you need to focus on training and school. I don’t want ANYONE failing this semester, or you WILL pay. Understood?” More nodding. “Okay, you can go now.”
As they got out of their chairs and started to talk, I walked over to Maxie and Max.
“Are you sure you don’t want me to go with you guys?” I asked.
Maxie nodded. “You have school…”
“It’s only for a day!” I exclaimed. “What about Max?”
“I’m technically not old enough for high school, so technically, I don’t need this semester for another couple of years,” Max said.
“So, did you find a substitute?” I asked.
“Yeah, I did.”
“I hope it’s not Drake again…”
“Um…”
“Oh, God, it’s Drake?!”
“I’m not sure…”
I rolled my eyes and turned to Shia. “If you want to, you can train with us.”
“That would be great, thanks!”
I nodded and looked out the window. It was a bright sunny day. Perfect for training.
“Good! Let’s start today!” I said.
A few minutes later, we were out on the warm sand on our training beach. I breathed in the fresh sea air and released my Golbat. I had been trying to evolve in into a Crobat, but it just wasn’t working. Shia released her Umbreon, who started grooming herself when she appeared.
“Okay, let’s have a battle!” I said. “I want to see what you’ve got!”
“O…okay…” We faced each other and I started it of.
“Golbat, Air Cutter!” I ordered. Slicing waves of air flew toward Umbreon, who countered with a Secret Power. The attack ripped through the Air Cutter and flew toward Golbat. I ordered him to spin around in mid-air while using Wing Attack. The attack stopped the Secret Power in its tracks. Then, Golbat went in for the win with a Poison Fang. Right before he hit Umbreon, she disappeared. He stopped, looking around for her, and was thrust to the ground by a Faint Attack.
“Wow! You’re pretty good!” I exclaimed, recalling Golbat.
“Really?” Shia asked, shyly.
“Yeah! Oh my God, look at the time! I have to get my homework done!” I panicked “Want to come? We can do it together!”
“Okay, that sounds good.” She nodded.
The next day, I walked into homeroom and everyone got silent. I felt every eye was on me and I wished that Maxie was there. That day was exactly two years after my parents’ deaths. Maxie was there that day and so was Ash. I had tried not to think of it, but now, I couldn’t stand it. I turned right around, and ran blindly back down the hall. I ignored Ash as he yelled my name and I burst through the doors of the school.
Suddenly, I ran straight into someone. I looked up. It was Maxie.
“W…What are you doing here?” I asked.
“Our plane doesn’t leave for another hour. What’s wrong?”
I looked down at the ground and sobbed. “T…Today is…”
“Kris!” I turned to see Ash running toward us. “Are you okay?”
“Y…Yeah, I’m fine.” Silence. Then, Maxie put his hand on my shoulder and said, “I have to go. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
I nodded as he walked away. I turned to see Ash.
“Come on. Let’s get back to class.” He put his arm on my shoulder and led me back to homeroom. When we stepped in, I groaned. Maxie HAD gotten Drake as a substitute…
“Hey Kris and Ash! Why don’t you two take a seat.” He turned to the board as we sat down. “Okay, you guys are studying… the pre- Great War period, right?” We all nodded. “Okay… um… in 1500 B.C….” He looked down at the textbook. “An Elite 4 dragon master decided he couldn’t teach Aquapolian History. Just don’t burn the school down…” He said, sitting at the desk. Pulling his sailor’s hat over his eyes, he went to sleep.
I rolled my eyes and turned to May, who was sitting to the left of me.
“Are you okay?” She asked with a worried look on her face. Other than Ash and Maxie, she was the only other Aquapolian who could tell when I was really worried.
“I…I’m okay…” I sniffed. “I just can’t believe they’ve been gone for two years…”
“Kris, you and I both know Norman and Caroline want you to be happy. I mean… your birthday us coming up in two days. Why don’t we focus on planning your party for a bit?”
“That sounds… good.” I nodded.
“Okay, so we’re having two: One for the Elite 4 and Frontier Brains, and…”
We sit up front, thank God, because what Drake said next was, “I’ll bring the rum…”
May and I stared at him. After a while, May said, “Drake, Kris is turning 15, not 21.”
“Oh, I meant to say… Coke, yeah, that’s right, I’ll bring Coke…” Then, he went back to sleep.
May shook her head and said, “We’re also having a party for the Legendary Team.”
“Where and when are we having the first one?” I asked.
“Tomorrow in the ballroom. It’s just going to be everyday dress.” I glared at her. “What?”
“Tomorrow?”
“Yeah, Brock, Shia, and Nurse Joy have already started the cooking and Max and Michael are doing the decorations.” May said. “Our party will be on the beach on Friday night. It will be so romantic…” She looked at me as if to say, “For you and Ash, of course.”
I glared at her again as the bell rang for 2nd period and for Spanish.
A few hours later, Maxie and Max had arrived in New York and were walking toward the U.N. building when Max said, “How much do you think they’ll panic?”
Maxie thought for a bit. “A fair amount, probably.”
Max laughed. “Yeah, right!”
They finally reached the U.N. building and walked through security. After walking down a couple of halls, they reached one of the conference rooms. Inside sat a group of military generals. One stood up and shook hands with Maxie. “I’m General Smith…” He glanced at Max. “And this is…”
“I’m Max, technological specialist of the Legendary Team.”
General Smith was a bit unnerved. Max smiled. He was probably smarter than half of the generals there. He walked to the where a large computer screen was set up. After plugging in a few keys, a world map appeared. After everyone was seated, Max began on his presentation.
“Okay, this is a map of the world today.” Max pushed a button and icons appeared on the screen. Some represented earthquakes, some represented hurricanes. They were all natural disasters and there were a lot of them. “As you can see, the natural disasters and death rate are rising steadily. By this time next year, they’ll get far worse…”
“How about this one?” I asked, pulling a pink tank top and jeans out of my closet.
May shook her head. “I think you need to wear a shirt…”
May and I were planning what I was going to wear for my party the next day. Our get together one Friday would be easy; we were all going to the beach. Unfortunately, we were having trouble with the other party’s attire.
“Ooh… This is pretty!” May pulled out a short sleeved off the shoulder shirt and a white mini skirt. “You could wear this with your black boots!”
I nodded. “I like it. Let’s put it over here,” I said, placing the clothes across a chair.
“Okay, we’ve got the clothes, Shia and Brock are cooking, and Michael has the decorations up. This is going to be a great party!” May declared.
“Okay… well, I have physical science homework, so, I’ll see you later, okay?”
May groaned. “God, I have so much Algebra II homework… Well, bye!” She skipped out the door.
I sat at my desk, trying to focus on radioactive decay as Pikachu took a nap. I was too focused on the party, though. I hoped it would distract me from some depressing subjects I was thinking about at the time.
The next day, I sat in the music room, jittery with excitement. I could barely focus on playing the piano and finally gave up. The Russian composer who wrote the piece I was playing would understand. After all, he was dead.
After the final bell rand, I rushed home to get ready and ran into Ash.
“Hey, Kris! Max and Maxie are back!” He said.
“How did the meeting go?”
Ash shrugged. “I think Max scared them out of their wits.”
I rolled my eyes and raced on. As soon as I got into the Hall of Fame, I burst into my room. I pulled on my shirt, skirt, and boots, fixed my lip gloss, and did my hair. I hurried to the ballroom to help out. After getting the tables set up, I ran around with May, looking for chairs. Soon, the party began.
EVERY Elite 4 member and Frontier Brain was there. I walked around, joking with Anabel, the Brain of the Battle Tower, and talking to Phoebe, a ghost-type Elite 4 member from Hoenn. All of the Legendary Team was there as well. The only one who was missing was Shia. I wandered where she went.
Shia walked down the beach, kicking up the sand and watching Umbreon play in the waves.
“I really need to tell Kristal who I am, shouldn’t I?” Shia asked, sighing.
Umbreon shook the water out of her fur. “You should do it soon too.”
Shia made up her mind. “I’ll tell her tonight.”
“Tell who tonight?”
Shia gasped and spun around. Maxie and Mightyena stood behind her.
“What are you doing out here?” Shia asked.
“Looking for you,” Mightyena said.
“Kris is looking for you too,” Maxie added.
Shia nodded, then snapped around to look in the distance toward the forest. Her eyes narrowed.
“What is it?” Maxie asked as a dark figure burst through the woods and ran toward the Cave of Origin.
“It’s Greevil!” Shia exclaimed, running toward the figure with Umbreon on her heels. Maxie wondered for a moment how Shia knew Greevil before he took off after her.
After running for a while, they reached the Cave of Origin. Maxie led the way into the temple. Unfortunately, he got separated from Shia instantly. He decided to head on to the Crystal Chamber.
Everything was calm and quiet as he entered the chamber. The three orbs still sat there, glowing against the ruins in the walls. Maxie walked forward toward the Crystal Orb, but tripped over Mightyena, knocked over the Orb, and went straight through the wall on the other side.
Landing with a thud, he groaned. He stood up, picked up the Crystal Orb, and winced with pain. He looked up at the walls and started to read the writing. This was a whole new section of the Cave of Origin.
After a while, he turned to the main wall and gasped as he read the inscription there.
Shia, meanwhile, had reached the Crystal Chamber. She surveyed her surroundings, looking for Greevil.
“What are you doing here?” Shia spun around to face her brother. He sneered at her and walked over to where the Red and Blue Orbs sat. “Where is the Crystal Orb?!” He demanded.
“I don’t know,” Shia said defiantly. She thought at least if Greevil didn’t have it, it was safe.
Greevil grabbed both Orbs and turned to Shia. “Tell me where it is, now!”
“I don’t think so!” Greevil turned to see Mightyena flying through the air toward him, claws extended. He dodged the attack and delivered a Shadow Blast that knocked him into the floor.
He ran over and grabbed Shia’s arm. “Well, if the Chosen One has it, I’ll you use for ransom.” He pulled her down the corridor as Mightyena struggled to stand up.
Suddenly, Maxie speared again, shaking his head. He couldn’t believe what he had just read. He spied Mightyena and ran to his injured Pokemon.
“Are you okay?” He asked, worried.
“Yeah, but Greevil’s got Shia and he said if we don’t bring the Crystal Orb to him…” Mightyena was too tired to continue.
Maxie recalled the dark-type and ran out of the Chamber, completely forgetting that he still had the Orb in his hands.
Meanwhile, I was getting a little worried. Maxie and Shia had both been missing for too long. I exited the ballroom and walked out onto the beach, trying to think where they could be. Suddenly, Maxie burst out of the woods with the Crystal Orb in his hand.
“Kristal!” He panted as he ran up to me.
“Where have you been? Where’s Shia?” I asked.
“I’ve been in the Cave of Origin. Shia’s been taken by Greevil.”
“What? What’s going on?” I demanded, confused.
“Greevil came and took the Red and Blue Orbs. He’s demanding we bring the Crystal Orb to him as a ransom for her.”
I groaned. How could this have happened? “Let’s go get the others.” I rushed to the ballroom and found Max, who contacted all of the Legendary Team members. Soon, we were all gathered around in the Pokemon Center.
“Okay, guys, we’re making an emergency mission to… Max, where’s Greevil?” I asked.
Max checked his laptop. “He’s heading north, toward the northern border of Hoenn.”
“Okay, we HAVE to get out there! He’s got Shia! I want every one of you out there! Let’s go!”
A few seconds later, I was flying across the Hoenn Sea right beside Ash. I turned back to where Max was, sitting on Maxie’s Salamence.
“Max! Where’s his position?!” I shouted over the rush of the wind.
“He’s on a small island up ahead! It’s kind of fuzzy here, though…” He shouted back.
“It must be connected to the Cave of Origin somehow! Are there any islands near it?”
“Yeah! There’s a larger island right near it!”
“Well, tell everyone to land there!”
“Okay!!”
We landed on the island and I started to form a plan of action.
“Okay, you guys need to survey the edges of the island. Ash, Maxie, Rachel, and I will go into the middle of the island and find Greevil and Shia. Let’s go!” I said, starting to levitate above the ground. I shot across to the island with Maxie, Ash, and Rachel right behind me.
Suddenly, I heard a loud roar come from the island and Shadow Lugia appeared. I yelled to the others to split up and that I would take care of him. They flew in different directions as I faced Shadow Lugia.
“Chosen One,” he growled. He rarely spoke, so his outburst was surprising. “ I will stop you here!”
“Think again!” I yelled, diving toward the ocean. He followed close behind, powering up for a Shadow Blast. Right before we both hit the ocean, I sent a wall of water shooting into the sky. It slammed into Lugia, who was caught off balance.
He shook it off and dove toward me. I tried to fire a Fire Blast, but he dodged it at the last second and slammed into me. I fell toward the ocean and caught myself before I hit the waves.
Meanwhile, Ash, Maxie, and Rachel had reached the shore and were watching me fight Lugia. None of them made a move to help me. They knew I wanted to fight him myself. Suddenly, they heard the roar of a motorboat and a boy with brownish red hair wearing a short-sleeved yellow shirt and jeans sped toward them. He stopped his boat a few yards from the shore, not seeming to notice the fight going on in the air above him.
“Hey! Are you guys crazy?!” He yelled at them.
“Yes!” Ash yelled back truthfully as Rachel and Maxie rolled their eyes. “Why?!”
“That island’s haunted! People say there’s a large white beast that lives in the very center! They say he’s super powerful!”
“I think we’re okay!” Ash yelled. “We can take care of ourselves!”
The guy shook his head. “Suit yourself!” And with that, he sped off.
I decided at that time to hit Lugia with a combo, so I started to spin around in the air, energy surrounding me. The clouds about started to get darker and a few seconds later, rain started to pour down. Lugia didn’t hesitate, and barreled toward me again. He was stopped short by a blast of Thunder, that paralyzed him and caused him to fall out of the air and into the sea below. I took this chance to land on the island.
“Some guy just came up and shouted at us and called us crazy,” Ash said.
“That’s because we are,” I replied.
“Yeah, and he said there were rumors going around about this super powerful giant white Pokemon. Maybe we should check it out?”