“Cool, can you take me with you? I’ve always wanted to know what it was like to fly on a Dragonair!” Rocket exclaimed. If this is the effect of the Heart Stone… I really like the Heart Stone. Rocket thought.
“… you seem over exited. but sure.” said Serenity.
“Enjoy it while it lasts. It’s either excitement or complete dread, take your pick.” Rocket said. “Trust me, I need some good excitement.” he added.
“… I did just say sure ya know.”
OOC: … I know… So he still can’t say that?
“Okay, um… I’ll just be quiet now.” Rocket said. He got on Serenity, despite her half ice armor, and waited for her to be ready to fly.
Serenity plapped her head wings and took off for the sky. quickly, the reached the clouds and the castle.
“as easy as 1, 2, 3. maybe abit faster though.”
" Look!," Pikachu yelled when he saw Xyris comming back to stand by Akaro. " Xyris is here!"
Xyris still appeared to be paying them no attention. She went back to the same place she had been sleeping next to Akaro, and then just sat there, staring into space. Surely she would have noticed Team Pokewizard, or at least some of the other Pokemon there. Even so, she didn’t really seem to care.
" Something doesn’t seem to be right here," Marill said. He walked up to Xyris. " You came here after the Stone of Destiny, didn’t you?"
She didn’t answer him. She stood, and put a hand on his left arm. " Feel my pain Marill," She said. " Take it on as your own until tomorrow comes. Then, maybe you can understand why I’m doing this."
A red glow began to emit from Xyris’s hand, and she squeezed Marill’s arm. Then she let go of him. He looked at his arm. There was now a red outline of the full moon on it.
" What did you just?.."
Before he could even finish his sentance, Xyris had fallen to the snow, asleep once again.
" That was strange," Marill said to himself, staring at his arm. Then he noticed that Serenity and Rocket had left Oh? I wonder where they went?
" Marill!," Pikachu cried, running up to his partner. " Are you alright?! Did she hurt you?!"
" No," Marill answered, not bothering to tell his partner of the mark on his arm. " I’ll be fine."
as soon as they got near to the castle, Flygon, Salamance, and Altaria, (hiding herself in her wings, of course.) flew up to them.
“Charmander,”
“his name is rocket.”
“… Rocket, the King would like to speak with you.”
“mah boy.”
“You know, flying is pretty neat.” Rocket said. he watched as the castle came in view. Then after this, I can leave. I hope the king will allow me to, though. Rocket thought.
after Sinacar’s post
“Alright, I have no problem with that.” Rocket said.
OOC: Blarg, even my short posts take time. You all post a little too quickly.
Deadroth looked at the doll with teary eyes, turning it over every couple of seconds. “Th-those things must have gotten them,” he sobbed, the tears still running from his eyes. “They’re always home… Mama was sick…They couldn’t have left… Why did I have to be so scared? Why did I run away when I should have stayed home to help Mama!”
He drove his face into the doll, sobbing uncontrollably. Everything he once knew was gone. His home, his parents, his siblings, his old life, all of it was gone. No words of comfort would be able to break him from his sorrow.
the four dragons flew to the castle. they flew to the top floor. on the left, was a throne, in witch dragonite sat, and on the right, was another throne in witch a beautiful Milotic sat.
“Aw…” Shock said. Everything IS coming to a ruin… Deadroth lost his family… I’ve lost my family, if you’d even call it that. And he’s a Totodile… just like Wonders was… She thought.
“Another family… I don’t know if I can take anymore of this!” Shock exclaimed, running away from where Deadroth was. How can this happen to a Pokemon like him? How can this happen at all?! I bet now Deadroth won’t be able to even stand me. I really wish… I could help him. Shock thought, running back to where the others were. I should have never gone with him into that place.
“Deadroth… you aren’t alone…” A voice called after Shock had left. It was once again Mark, who had arrived after disappearing from the sky.
“Your family may not be here… but they are with you. They’ll always be there, watching over you, and protecting you. They wouldn’t want to see their growing boy crying over this when an important job needs to be done. I understand how hard it is- losing someone you care deeply about. But you need to remember, that they’ll be there, watching over you.” He said, trying to do something he’d never really done before.
“So… you’re the queen? It’s nice to meet you.” Rocket said, bowing to the king and queen. “My name is Rocket, ex-leader of the team Rocketshooters. I suppose you wanted to speak with me?” Rocket asked.
“aaah, young charmander, charmander!” said Dragonite.
“yes. Velo would like to show you the stone.” said Milotic.
Rini: sparkly eyes Finally!
OOC: Short posts
Deadroth heard what the mysterious voice had said, but he couldn’t stop crying. He was thinking of all the things he had done in the past, and was trying to figure out what the heck he would do now that he knew what had happened. His head down, still trying desperately to control himself, he mumbled under his breath before each sob.
He was outside on a clear summer day when it happened. He was playing with some of the other children in the village when monsters attacked. They went from house to house, killing and destroying anything they could get their filthy claws on. His brother had run off to fight them, and Deadroth had jumped into the river next to their home and swam downstream as far away as he could. He eventually reached the ocean, sleeping on the beach for the night. The next day, he tried to find his way back home, but ended up getting lost and began traveling around the continent, searching for a way home and searching for new friends. He couldn’t remember how long he was searching for a way to get home only to find that he now had no home to return to.
“Yeah, I just simply asked if she wanted to come, and she said yes.” Rocket summarized simply. “Not really a big deal if you ask me.”
When Mark noticed that the Totodile was still crying, he decided that it was no use trying to calm him down. Instead, he just decided to give a conclusion to what he said.
“You seem upset right now. The best thing to do is wait for time to take effect on you. Before you know it, you’ll feel older after this. You’re too young to understand most of what I’m saying clearly, but soon, you’ll be mature enough to handle this. But let me tell you, it won’t be easy. Maybe you should try to take a rest. It might help you calm down a little. Now, I need to go and help someone else with their problems… so Deadroth, I wish you luck.” Mark said, leaving him in peace.
“And now, for you.” Mark said, appearing in front of Shock.
“What… No.” Before Shock could continue, Mark interrupted.
“No, I won’t be having that Shock. I can’t bear to see you like this anymore. Listen, I need you to clear your mind.” Mark said.
“But…”
“No buts, just clear your mind. Stop thinking, or at least try to stop thinking about bad thoughts.” Mark interrupted.
“Clear… my mind… of bad thoughts…” What kind of bad thoughts? Shock asked.
“What is my name?” Mark asked.
“It is Mark.” Shock answered simply.
“Your name?” Mark asked.
“I am Shock…” Shock answered.
“What is your goal?” Mark asked.
Shock took a moment or two to answer this. “My goal is to try to find a way to make others happy. And a smaller goal, to collect Destiny Stones before Xyris does.” She answered.
“Who is it that is causing you the most stress? Any memories about him that makes your mind jumble? Is it Rocket?” Mark asked.
“No. It is Wonders. Rocket is causing me some stress, but not as much as the memory of Wonders… and now I’ve lost Rocket because of it too.” Shock said.
“Rocket is effected by the same thing you are Shock. He was partners with Wonders, and even best friends. After the incident with Wonders, the three of us split apart, each grieving for Wonders. But when we split apart, you and Rocket lost trust in one another. The two of you had lost the trust needed to keep your abilities working. The two of you had lost the trust of each other needed to battle Xyris. Shock, our split up was the worst decision we had made. Now, I’m going to show you something I should have showed both you and Rocket a long time ago. Both of you blame me for what happened to him, but now you’ll learn the truth.” Mark explained. He went forward to touch Shock’s forehead, and used a spell to show her a vision…
“well, i said if you would bring her here i would give you the stone.” said the dragonite.
OOC: After this, I’m going offline.
Rocket looked up at the Dragonite. “You did say that. But you can still decide rather or not I can have the stone.” But then he turned to Serenity. “Or, actually, you can let her decide.” Rocket put his scarf back on. “Remember me from Flaming Doom?” Rocket asked.
" So you think you can leave it all behind for the day and sleep, eh?," A voice asked Xyris in her dream.
" Why not?," Xyris asked. She was sitting in the middle of a field of pink and yellow flowers. The sun was shining brightly, and a light breeze was blowing.
" And that child. Do you really think that doll is going to help him any?"
" Probably not," Xyris answered. " But, he needed something to cry on. I dont know why he’s sad, but I felt he needed… someone."
" Can you still hear his cry?"
" Yes," Xyris answered. " And it still bothers me. I don’t understand! Why am I feeling like this now?! Why is all of this comming up right now! It’s hard to concentrate on the goal like this!"
" Maybe it’s because, you don’t really want this, do you?"
Xyris closed her eyes. " Of course I want this. I need this. I will get those stones. You just watch." She then opened her eyes, and sighed. She held out her hand, and a small blue crystal appeared in it. " Give this to the kid."
" Hmm? But isn’t that?.."
" Yes. A door to the spirit realm. Whatever’s wrong with the kid seems to be linked to that place. If he makes a visit there, it may help ease his pain."
" Why would you do such a thing though, Xyris?"
" I don’t know," Xyris answered. " Now go, will you?"
" Alright." The crystal disappeared from Xyris’s hand.
The crystal appeared beside Deadroth. A voice then said to him, " Child, use this if you would like to. It may help you feel better. All you need to do to activate it, is tap the very top of it." Then, the voice faded away.
" So now what?," Pikachu asked Marill. " Seems like Xyris and Akaro don’t even care that we’re here. Or about that stone anymore."
" Well," Marill said. " I suppose we do what Shock suggested before and try to survive overnight. It’s the only thing we can do for now. Besides, if they cause any trouble, we’ll be ready for it.
“I’ll go get the stone!” said Dragonite, going to the space in between the 2 thrones. he pushed a brick in the wall, and the wall disappeared. it led to a dark room. He placed his paw on a little security device, a a red light went across the room, and another door opened in the dark room, leading to a dark room. however, that dark room had no windows, and a had a stone on a shiny pedestal.