The barrier weakens further
By Saliaven Chronotis
Part 4

Epilogue: New beginnings and trade secrets

    They stood, surveying the rubble from the citadel.  Finally, Ash said what they’d all been thinking, “what now?”
“I think its time that we take care of the matter of what the outside world is thinking now that all pokemon and pokemon trainers have been gone for about two days.”  The guardian said, standing up and stretching.
“You know, you never told us what to call you.”
“Oh, I don’t know.  I guess that for now, Saliaven will do.”
‘I think’ Mew said ‘that a parade back in full armor would befit a victory like this.’  At that point, Celibi’s portal opened and he flew out.
“Reporting that there is no point at which Hoenn is worth much.”
“I could have told you that, and in fact I was just about to finish this place off.”  Saliaven said.  “I think that it is time to get rid of the parts of this area that are bad, which means about ninety percent.”  The region began to sink into the water.  “Don’t worry, the ones that belong here will survive and make it to the twin regions.”  A road appeared over the water, spanning from their quickly diminishing land base to Kanto.  “But before that, I think I will open a stand for those who want to look their most splendiferous.”  A wooden lemonade stand flashed into existence and he was wearing a suit of full armor with metal magic wands (Toadstool style) attached.  The various people and pokemon came to get their preferred styles, the sorcerers taking old style arcane, Mewtwo with his psi armor, Ash taking cyber armor, Misty with swirling waters, and so on until they all had what they wanted to wear. <Start Return.>  They then raised the standard of the master ball and began their march back to Pallet. On the way, various members got off to go to their hometowns, but in the end it was a sizable army that ended in Pallet.  The people were expecting them and the population of the town was there to greet the incoming heroes.  When Blaze and Vapor saw Professor Oak, they gaped and then ran to him.  “My liege, how are you still living?”  Blaze gasped.
Professor Oak looked embarrassed.  “Lets not discuss this here.”
But Delila was too quick and asked, “What do you mean by that?”
“Well, ummm.”  Blaze muttered.
“It’s alright, I knew one day I’d have to explain this.  I come from the same time period as they do.  In fact, I am their lord.  I was a greater sorcerer but preferred not to get caught up in being a pokemon, so I went into studying them.  After these millennia, I have learned as much as is possible and have found that the high magic concentration I had managed to keep me alive.”
“I can see why you never told anyone about this, but how’d you manage to keep Gary your grandson?”
“Luck, mostly.”
    Vapor interjected finally ending an awkward moment by saying “There is something else, come with me.”  She moved off in the direction of the ruins they were resurrected from.  On arriving at the edge she said, “I could use some help with this.”  Blaze and Mew nodded, and they all started to incant.  Soon, there was a rumble and large buildings started to rise out of the ground and soon enough, a city had emerged where the ruins once were. <End Return.>  “This is where we once lived.  It is the city for magicians and their families.  Take a good look at the residential area.”  She pointed at an area.  They looked in amazement at the buildings on the way but were truly amazed at the houses.  One had a tree, the other a lily and another with a pokeball.  “You were all once part of this city.”  Team Rocket had been following and was interested with a house a bit further off, sporting a single rose sitting diagonally in relation to the walls. “Is that what I think it is?”  Meowth said.  Blaze, who was behind them most of the time said “Yes, Team Rocket was also here, you were an order once known as the Elite Guard, you kept watch to make sure pokemon were treated well and that the city was safe.  You had a special magic known as Royal Assault.  Considering that evil and nastiness is gone, your current job is outdated, we welcome you back if you wish to take your former positions.”
    TR agreed and quickly hurried into their sector to get the job going.  Mew then said “Now that magic is back, all pokemon who wish it may take it as a subtype along with an element or two.  Darkness can be taken, but I must insist that it be taken up with me and the proper safeguards put in place on anyone who wishes this.  All other types can be taken freely and learned here at the magic city.  May others like it come into being soon.”

Authors Note: Whew! This took so long. There will be more, but this pretty much gets me where I wanted to go. I think that before that, I will start fixing this thing up and adding some new jokes. I would like to thank the Cruxshadows as my inspiration for the latest saga. If you actually know who they are, Ethernaught and Wishfire are where you will want to go to find what I listened to during this time. Flame, Citadel, Return, Binary and Seraphs especially. For the first dimension change story, go to the one about introspection. For the journey of Mewtwo, go to waiting to leave.  For me, go to the Album Mystery of the Whisper, the song Aten-Ra (it should be noted that you shouldn’t trust them for history.  Names are good, but Aten is nothing and Ra is all, the song was about the time of Atenhotep, a maniac pharaoh who turned his back on the true way.  His son Tut-Ankh-Amon, once Tut-Ankh-Aton fixed things when Atenhotep died.) And in Ethernaut where you will find my idea of how things have become in After All.  For the way darkness infused the revenants, go to Carnival in Wishfire.