Sarah here. We aren't going to mess around with the "''" anymore. Too annoying. Enjoy! And thank you to the 5 people who voted for us in the Best In Category Award, although we didn't win it, and also to those who nominated us in the first place. Thank you, and enjoy! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Part Six ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- I felt confused, and I wasn't entirely sure what had happened. All I could really remember was getting hit, and a horrible pain ripping my sides. And the dark purple Groudon...what the hell was that? I shook my head and glanced around at Torgan, Jaimy, and Jessica; they were all crowded around me. Torgan looked at me expectantly like he had just asked me a question. "I'm sorry, what did you say?" I said, still trying to focus on what was happening. "I said, how did you survive that deadly attack, why Groudon was that weird color, and why are all the legendaries coming to our world?" I stared at him like he was crazy, "Do you honestly think I would know the answers to those questions?" "Well, we thought you might since you were the one who survived! You might have some answers!" "Well, for the 'how did I survive' question, I used Endure, but the attack still hurt." "Yeah, but you didn't die. And, because Sceptiles learn Endure as a TM, you probably learned it from playing too much Pokemon," Jaimy said reasonably. "Yeah, you're right, I did," I grinned, "But I really don't know why the legendaries are coming to our world." "I would guess because they're so powerful, but I don't really know either," Jaimy frowned. "Okay, so now we know why Sarah's alive, but we don't have any other answers." Torgan said. I tried to stand up, and the room started spinning. Jaimy instantly got up and tried to help me. "I'm fine, I just need some air," I said and walked outside. It was warm outside, and a cool breeze was blowing. I started to think that we only knew what happened to Fairbanks, so what had happened to the rest of the world? Was there anyone else out there, like us? I wanted to know, and I thought we should try to find out. Then I noticed that Groudon was staring at me. My memory of the time it almost killed me instantly came flashing back. As well as the pain. I collapsed on the ground gasping. I looked up at him again, and there looked to be sympathy in the yellow eyes. Huh, a scary Pokemon like Groudon with sympathy in its eyes, that's a first, I thought to myself. "Jaimy, Torgan, you should probably get out here!" I called and in a few moments they came out. "Sarah, are you okay? Why are you on the ground?" Jaimy asked me. I had forgotten to get up, and did so now. "Do you want to go talk to it?" I asked them, unable to tear my eyes away from Groudon's gaze. "Yeah, but we should probably go as Pokemon." I turned into a Glaceon, so I would have no weaknesses against him. Jaimy was a Leafeon, and Torgan an Empoleon. I slowly padded up with them and asked, "Why did you attack us?" I was surprised that my voice sounded strong. Groudon responded in a deep growl, "I had no intentions to hurt you, the shadow being does though. He controlled me, and when you attacked me with such force, I was freed, and he was not happy." "I think I can guess who the 'shadow being' is," Jaimy muttered after he was done. "One with more power than you, it is Darkrai. It would not be wise to go after it, for it will probably come to you, but be ready for when it does. The battle will cause the earth to shake," Groudon growled in its deep voice. I wondered why I was ever scared of it. Groudon seemed quite nice, once one gave it a chance. "How do you know he will find us? Who told you?" Torgan asked next. Groudon started to growl louder than ever, and it raised its head to the sky. "I cannot answer! I must go! Release me now! He is trying to control me again!" It growled once more, "I can fight him, but only if you let me go! Now take this barrier away!" Torgan hit the barrier once, and it shattered. I figured it was because he made it in the first place. Groudon disappeared into the earth. We all went back inside, a bit shaken. Jaimy went over to sit on her bed, and Torgan went to sit next to Jessica. We all had a lot to think about. I sat by the window and started to think about all that had happened. I didn't realize that I had fallen asleep until I opened my eyes and realized it was late at night. Ugh, I hate falling asleep during the day. I looked around and saw that Jaimy was still awake. "Jaimy?" "Yeah," She replied quietly. "I've been thinking that we should leave. Torgan, you, and I should go and see what's left of the world." I told her, and I really thought it was a good idea. "Keegan can stay here and look after everything, you know, since he can turn into a Pokemon." Jaimy gazed outside as she silently thought about this new idea, and after a few minutes she finally answered, "Yeah, we should, we can take the book and leave. For food we can turn into Tropius or something, or maybe Farfetch'd... like, if he wanted to make stew using the plant it carries. Right," She chuckled, "Keegan cooking! Oh, but Farfetch'd can't live without the stalk. Too bad. Well, it looks like they'll only be eating the fruit off of Tropius's neck." I smiled, "It's decided then. We'll leave in a of couple days, and we should help find food for the others in the meantime," Jaimy smiled and told me that we would tell the others in the morning about it, and for now we should go to bed. I agreed, and lay down. * * * The next day, I woke up feeling happy and excited. I walked over to Jaimy and asked, "Do you want to wake Torgan up and tell him now?" She nodded. Torgan was sleeping next to Jessica, of course. Jaimy pushed his back, and he slowly turned over and sat up. "Wha...?" He said sleepily, "Is there something wrong?" he asked, more alert, now that he was waking up more. "No, no, we actually came with good news," Jaimy exclaimed, grinning. Torgan heard the 'we' and noticed me for the first time. "Hey, I'm glad you are feeling better," Torgan told me. I smiled, "Thanks, Jaimy was going to tell you that we're planning on leaving," Torgan stared, like it was the worst joke he'd ever heard, "I'm not leaving Jessica!" "Shh, keep your voice down, there are people sleeping! And Jess is right next to you," Jaimy scolded him. "Let's go outside," I offered, and we all went out. Torgan's anger became very apparent then. "I'm not leaving Jessica, who knows what could happen?!" He yelled at us. "Oh yeah, now I'm not going to be here to save Jessica and almost die, my mistake," I fumed from where I stood. I had almost sacrificed my life to save her, and this was all he could think about? "I'm sorry... it's just I really don't want that to happen again," "I did that because I didn't want someone to die, and I knew that if it was her it would make you sad, and I didn't want you, my friend, depressed," I said coldly. "Well, I really haven't thanked you, so thank you," Torgan told me, sounding truly apologetic. "It's okay, let's end this argument, and talk. Now Torgan, are you coming or going, because I know that it would help if you came. And nothing's going to happen to Jessica, we'll put protect around this place, and make a path to the river, and we'll teach Keegan how to use it too." I finished, "Does that work?" Jaimy agreed, but Torgan sighed and said, "Fine, but every night we have to teleport back here to see how everything's going, and we can do that as Abra or something." "That sounds good, but we will always send Jaimy or myself," I spoke up. "What, why not me?" He asked, sounding mad. "Because if something bad is happening, you would probably try to help Jessica instead of coming back to have us help too," I said in a matter-of- fact tone. "You really have no trust in me, do you?" Torgan asked wearily. "I don't know..." I replied, and turned to Jaimy, "We should leave in two days, that should give us enough time." "Okay, that sounds fine, but now we should get to work." Jaimy said. * * * The next two days went by quickly, with Torgan training Keegan hard to make sure he knew how to be a Pokemon and what to do in certain situations. Jaimy and I found enough food for everyone, and we made sure they had a good supply for a while. If they ran out, Keegan could make more food as a Pokemon, or raid Fred Meyer or Walmart. Then, it was time to leave. * * * I woke up on the day of our departure. It was sunny out, with very few clouds. I took it as a sign that everything was going to be okay. I stretched, and picked up our Pokemon book from where it was on the floor, and looked over at Jaimy and Torgan. It was finally time to leave. "Hey, Jaimy are you ready? I think we should leave early, don't you?" "Yeah, oh, and I'm leaving the picture of Celebi with Keegan, and I drew all these other pictures for him too, I think they'll help." She laid out a bunch of drawings on the table, all of different Pokemon. "Torgan, it's time to go!" The three of us walked outside with the book stored in its handy sling. Jessica and Keegan came to say good-bye, along with that girl who thinks so highly of Jaimy. I stood on the sides and watched, since I didn't know any of them. "Jessica, promise me that nothing will happen to you while I'm gone; that you'll stay safe." Torgan stared into Jessica's eyes. "I promise, there is no need for you to worry, how soon do you think you guys will be back?" "I don't know..." at this, Torgan threw his arms around Jessica and kissed her. Jaimy was telling Keegan where everything was, and that he would need to practice as a Pokemon even though we weren't there. She also hugged the little girl, who was enthusiastically telling her she was the best ever. I opened the book and found the Pokemon that I had selected to fly as, Altaria. I turned into the blue bird with the cloud-like wings instantly. Jaimy was next; she had chosen Salamence, and finally Torgan, who turned into a Staraptor. I was the first to fly up into the air and look around. The view was amazing! Jaimy and Torgan quickly followed me. We looked down one last time at Lathrop and the three people standing around it. Torgan yelled goodbye to Jessica, even though he knew she couldn't understand him. "Do you think we should start heading south?" I asked. "Yeah, we can try to reach the other states, or maybe we'll go search Canada." Jaimy responded eagerly. "Yeah, but I kinda want to see what happened to the rest of the states first," I said, "What about you Torgan?" "Yeah, that's fine." We all turned around to face the southeast, and started flying away. ...To Be Continued... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Jaimy is writing next, and it mostly has some information about why we are Pokemon. Stick around!