Yay! Part Four! This is 'Jaimy' here, ya know, the one who wrote the Prologue and Part One! I'm finally back! And, this is my personal best so far, but they're all good! So enjoy! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part Four ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "AHH!" I woke up, screaming, "Stop it!!" Instantly, the pain stopped, but I still felt tingly. "What was that?" < Oh, just your alarm clock. > I heard in my mind, and I thought that the mind-voice sounded suspiciously like Torgan. I glanced up, expecting to see him grinning smugly at me, but he wasn't there. I looked down, and I saw a little Pikachu smile maliciously at me. < Do you want another shock? I have lots of energy! > "I'm up," I mumbled, then added, "I thought you don't like Pikachu." "Not usually, but that was too tempting," He said as he morphed back, "I thought that was pretty funny myself!" "You want to see something funny? I'll show you funny!" I muttered darkly, but I just turned to get some breakfast. "What time is it anyway?" Sarah answered my question, startling me, "Around 10 am. Everyone else except for Sean is still asleep." "Oh." I noticed Sean for the first time, and he waved nervously at me before turning back to whatever he was doing. I sighed, and then went to eat. As I was chewing on some dried apple, I remembered why I was flipping through the Pokemon book last night. I chuckled, which wasn't as hard as I thought with food in my mouth, as I turned over wicked thoughts in my head. My eyes tracked Torgan, walking unsuspecting towards Jessica, who was sleeping near Keegan. Keegan. My throat felt tight thinking about how injured he was. I remembered my short conversation with him yesterday, asking him why he was in Fred Meyers' basement on a school day! He told me that he was not cutting class, persevering through my dubious looks, and explained about some food drive fundraiser Lathrop was doing. I dimly recalled the poster on the school bulletin so I believed him. I could tell Torgan thought something was up with Keegan and me. In fact, he was the one who started the rumor! And Sarah, who knew hardly anything of Keegan at all, was probably informed that Keegan and I were an item by you- know-who. Honestly, I give up fighting against Torgan. He'll just twist anything I say. But that doesn't mean I like Keegan. He's just a friend. I had finished breakfast by then, and was feeling nervous about what I was going to do. I walked over to Torgan, who was chatting with Jessica, whom he had awoken quite gently, with a small shake, unlike moi. "Hey Torgan," I started conversationally, "How about a battle? You know, if the weather's nice." "What?!" He looked completely thrown, startled by my question, "A battle?" I sighed, "Yes a battle, you idiot. As Pokemon. Unless you think you're weak." "You're on! I'll beat you any day!" He growled fiercely. I laughed, then turned to Sarah to ask if she'd be referee. She willingly complied, and said she'd turn into a Pidgeot, and would watch from the air. I told her and Torgan the guidelines of the battle: no harsh use of special attacks, no use of poison, don't do anything we can't easily fix, and most important, stop the battle if you are not strong enough to proceed, as we don't want to kill each other. Everyone, including Keegan, was outside watching. "You first," I said sweetly to Torgan, who, as I knew, changed into Blaziken. < What's your choice? > He thought at me, a hard glint in his eyes. "You'll see," I said, then winked at Sarah, who was already a Pidgeot. I opened the book, and transformed into the Pokemon of my choice. "An Espeon?! Are you serious? I thought you'd choose something that would put up a fight! This'll be too easy." Torgan grinned confidently at me. I bared my teeth at him. < All right you two, you know the rules. Let the battle begin! > She punctuated her words with a loud cry. "Go Torgan!! You can beat her!" Jessica hollered. "You can beat Jaimy, Torgan! Show us your stuff!" Stupid Keegan, rooting for Torgan. The only person who was on my side was a little girl named Emily, and she seemed convinced I would win. She shouted to me in her high-pitched voice. "You can beat him Jaimy! You can do anything!" I grimaced, than thought at Torgan, It was cool, because each of our mind-voices' had it's own unique feel, so I could clearly see the differences between our thoughts. I circled him warily, not sure when he'd decide to attack. I started with Agility, hoping to confuse him. It was really awesome; I could see the copies of myself! Torgan looked around himself, bewildered, and I used Psybeam on him. He gasped, more out of seeing the pretty rainbow colors shoot towards him than pain. "You can do it Torgan! I believe in you!" Jessica's scream of support distracted me for a moment, and Torgan seized his chance to attack. He landed a solid Blaze Kick, and I struggled to get away. I tried to think of an attack to use, but Torgan's kick dazed me, and he hit me with a Sky Uppercut that sent me soaring, straight up. I was definitely going to have bruises in the morning. < Do you want to give up? > Sarah flew by me, worry in her eyes, < You're pretty far up. I can carry you down. > < No, I'll be fine. I have a plan going! > I thought at her, and she nodded. As I plummeted downward, Torgan cockily thought at me, < Want me to catch you? > I grinned to myself, but I nodded to him. As soon as I landed in his arms, I unleashed a powerful Psychic attack that sent him reeling. I jumped out of his grasp, then waited until he had mostly righted himself again, before using Quick Attack, and on contact with him, another Psychic. Even though I was less than half his height, I was much faster, and I had a super powerful special attack level. He let loose a Flamethrower, and I winced as it singed my velvet fur. I used another Psybeam on him, and he weakened for a moment. He almost hit me with a Slash, but he collapsed. He was nearly finished! As I quickly danced out of harms way, I noticed his shadow was moving. And he wasn't. He was kneeling, about to get up. I realized with a shock of horror what it was. < Everyone! Get downstairs now!! Sarah and Torgan, stay here! > I mentally screamed, glad that I was a psychic Pokemon, so I could communicate telepathically with everyone, not just my two friends. That shadow, was, without a doubt, Darkrai. I had watched 'Rise of Darkrai' enough times to know that he could travel under the ground as a shadow. Everyone obeyed me faithfully, even Jessica, at the shrill worry and fear in my mind-voice. I felt that he was good, like the Darkrai in the movie, and I wanted to see if he would help us. I was mostly scared that he would hurt everyone by thinking they were a threat. I explained to Torgan and Sarah before we changed back into humans. "Are you kidding me? Don't you remember the Darkrai from Explorers of Time and Darkness? He was so evil! He tried to destroy the whole Pokemon world!! He wouldn't help us in a million years!" Sarah whispered fiercely. "We don't know until we try! Don't go making assumptions just because he's Darkrai! Make them if we see Giratina!!" I whispered back, just as fiercely. "Darkrai!" I called out in a clear voice. "We ask for you help in our quest! We are searching for survivors and supplies! Will you help us?" < Humans! I shall not grant the requests of fools like you!! Be gone, and have nightmares for eternity! > His mind-voice was grating, and very loud. I had to clench my teeth in order not to shriek with pain. His hands tightened for an instant, and when he opened them again, there were swirling black orbs in his hands. "Duck!" I screeched, as Darkrai threw the nightmare orbs at us. I was too slow, as was Sarah and Torgan, and we all got hit, and slumped to the ground. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Darkrai vanish. I shook my head, and so did Sarah. As I leaned over, my necklace swung out, and became visible. My 'Lunar Wing', the one I made in metalsmithing class. I glanced over at Sarah, and saw the Lunar Wing I made for her. I guess they actually worked. The Lunar Wing is an object by Cresselia, and it keeps away nightmares. My chest tightened as I glanced over at Torgan, who was motionless. I took off my Lunar Wing, and forced around Torgan's neck, hoping that it would wake him up. I took Sarah's too, but it still didn't work. He was still lifeless. "Shit!" I don't usually swear, but this was bad. Real bad. Torgan didn't have a Lunar Wing to prevent the nightmare in the first place. I offered to make him one, but he said it was 'too girly'. Now, he was going to be in a nightmare for the rest of his life. Tears coursed down my face as I stared at him helplessly. What were we going to do? Jessica was going to freak out when she heard, and all the kids would be horrified. "Oh no," Sarah murmured, as she came to sit next to me, "This can't be happening..." It was. And, in a way, it was my fault. If only I had made him the Lunar Wing, all of this would have never happened. "Please," I murmured. "Please let Cresselia come. Surely, if Darkrai is in our world, Cresselia should be here too. Please..." My voice faded. Suddenly, there was a bright pink, yellow, and blue flash, and a Pokemon was floating before us. Cresselia. I gasped. Was this real? < Greetings. You called for me? > Her mind-voice sounded friendly, and it was as soothing as a summer breeze. She smiled at Sarah and I, then frowned, and looked around for something. Both of us were still in shock of seeing another legendary Pokemon so quickly. Cresselia finally saw what she was looking for, and let out an anguished cry. She gently stroked Torgan's face, and looked up at Sarah and me. < Darkrai did this, didn't he? I expect that he hit you with the nightmares too, but you're both wearing Lunar Wings, although they didn't come from me. > I nodded, and she continued, < I see you tried to use your Lunar Wings to awaken him, but they are only strong enough to stop the nightmares if you're wearing them when they happen, not afterward. Girl, you who made them, you have power inside. All three of you do. > She frowned in thought, then carefully removed a feather from herself, and placed it on his forehead. We all waited a moment, in tense silence, and then Torgan stirred, and opened his eyes. "Where am I?" he muttered, looking lost. "I was in a clearing, and all these shadows were creeping up on me, and I couldn't see anything but endless shadows..." Torgan shuddered. < It is all right now, love. I shall give you this Lunar Wing that shall forever protect you from nightmares, normal or Darkrai, it matters not. You will always be safe from him. That is my blessing, to my only love... > with that said, she faded from view. "Torgan, why did she call you 'her only love'?" I asked questionably, raising one eyebrow. "It's a long story. I'll tell you...when I feel better," he mumbled, and he gave us back our Lunar Wings. I sighed, than Sarah and I carried him to the basement. Jessica did freak out, but Torgan calmed her down by insisting he was fine, but he had a faraway look in his eyes. Sarah and I looked at each other, curious about Cresselia. "You know, Jaimy, he told me a couple of days ago that he dreamed of Cresselia, that she was actually there, but I didn't believe him. Now I do." Sarah said to me quietly, and I agreed with her. I looked at Torgan, and I saw the shimmering Lunar Wing around his neck. To be blessed by Cresselia, well, that's a first! I thought to myself, and I walked over to talk to Keegan. He might not be interested in Pokemon, but I had a suspicion, one that might change his life forever. He told me something yesterday, other than the fact that he was doing a fundraiser. * * * "Don't tell Torgan I said this okay? He'll make fun of me." Keegan told me urgently. "Okay, I won't, but what is it?" I asked him, curious. "Well, during that brief moment that the earth stopped shaking, I heard something in my mind, as clear as day. It was 'I wish I could turn into a Pokemon'. I actually do like Pokemon, a little," he glanced nervously at Torgan, but he was busy talking to Jessica, so he continued, "I decided to go along with that voice thing, and I wished to be a Pokemon too. Over and over it repeated, and over and over I wished. That's actually really embarrassing," "Don't be embarrassed! You just were trying to keep away from insanity! But, to be on the safe side, I won't tell Torgan." "Thanks!" Keegan's face cleared, and he looked much better. * * * I figured, that even though he didn't make the original wish, repeating it over and over must have had some sort of effect. "Hey Keegan, could you look at this Pokemon? I want to know what you think of it." I asked him, cautiously, waiting to see if he would refuse. "Sure," he amiably agreed, and took the book from my hands. "Which Pokemon?" I pointed to Flareon, and he looked at it, hard. There was a crimson flash, and there he was, as a Flareon. I knew it! < What's going on? Why do I feel so warm? > He thought, looking desperately at me, confusion in his eyes. "Oh, nothing. You just turned into a Pokemon, that's all." I grinned at him, and he moaned quietly. Torgan finally was able to tear his eyes away from Jessica, and Sarah was already staring. I giggled, their eyes looked like they were going to pop out of their heads! "Wha..." Torgan started, but he was unable to finish. "So, guys, should we invite Keegan to join us?" ...To Be Continued... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 'Torgan' is writing next, and it features yet another legendary, and another battle. That's all I can say for now, because it's still being worked on. But it'll be good. I swear. And if you don't like it, you'll get your money back. Oh, wait, this is free. Nevermind! ^.^