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I stood outside his doorstep, taking deep breaths as I knocked three sharp knocks on his door and stepping back after hearing a series of footfalls and the unpleasant sound of a rusty door opening
"Hello there young lady, what can I do for you."
Arthur, the retired Champion of this region and a well renowned historian around this region, Log really has some successful friends.
"My name's Silver, Professor Log sent me to send a message." I said, I nearly forgotten to do this after I was so immersed into training Shiny and Riolu. Ahh, where did my responsible side go.
"Ah, so Prof. Euler Log sent you.
I then explained about my experiences, how Articuno got captured and The Shadows. His face turned into worry as he muttered some words under his breath.
"What you describe sounds troubling indeed."
I looked down, I already know what we are against, I know we can win, but the uneasy feeling of doubt still plagued my mind. Cursed, mental instability.
"Well, I believe I can shed some light on what those scoundrels are trying to achieve." He said, with a hint of venom in his words. I know, they may seem scoundrels now. But not everything is shown on the surface.
"Incidentally, are you well versed in Borrius history." Yep, I remember wandering into dad's room seeing some old history books laying around collecting dust. So I figured, why not read them.
I nodded, making him repeat the gesture with a smile.
Also just a recap about the history; Borrius was caught up in a war with a foriegn region or better known as Kalos. The Borrian sides were losing so the king decided to summon a dark force to turn the tide of the war.
The king overtaken by greed, sends his army to the neighboring region allowing the war to rage on even further, and took the life of the foriegn king's beloved pokemon, to return his dear friend and end the war. He activated an ancient weapon restoring his friends life, gaining immortality in the process as well as decimating most of their forces; both ally and foe.
The surviving soldiers from Borrius returned and the war ended. But the people mad against the Borrian king wanted compensation for the fruitless war the king had nothing to offer.
So they manipulated the dark force against the king. So in a attempt to stop the destruction, he summoned the three elemental birds. Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltre and created a prison sealing the Dark force's ability making it a mere shadow of it's former self.
It was taken in by the king and was supervised by his progeny that was passed down from generation to generation. Till now.
Phew! That was longer than I expected.
"Excellent. Then, as you know the dark force of Borrius was sealed away many,many years ago." He said as I nodded.
"However if the three legendary pokemon used to seal it away are brought back together at a place called the Ruins of Void, the power can be released once again." I exhaled as I inwardly grinned like a Cheshire cat. I already have a plan, and I know it's gonna work.
"This must be what those thugs you encountered are after - to engulf Borrius in darkness once again." He said grimly
"If what you say is accurate, their next target will surely be.." And right on cue a familiar shriek of a Staravia with quick footsteps rushing towards the door.
"Grampa Arthur!!" A familiar green capped boy said while opening the door, harshly while panting, and oh boy he was a mess; his shirt was smeared with sweat and dust, and his hair is messy as heck.
"What's wrong Jax?" He asked, worry eched on his eyes.
"I just saw those guys in black heading in the direction of Cinder volcano!" He said urgently, Arthur sighed, as if he's expecting this.
"So it's true.. I was just telling Silver here of their possible aims, but this confirmed my suspicions."
"So those thugs might be after Moltres." I continued, arms crossed eyes on the floor.
In the other hand, Jax seemed baffled as he shook his head, same reaction as ever
"Silver? Gah, no, what am I talking about. Grampa we must stop those guys,right?" He asked, still not acknowledging my presence.
"Not yet Jax." Arthur said, silencing him
"First things first, I need you to fly to Frozen heights and bring Prof. Log here. He needs to be informed of what has transpired." Jax nodded as he quickly exited.
A few minutes of akward silence, a familiar rustling of feathers and a few ramblings of an old man saying how 'children nowadays are disrespectful.' The said Professor from earlier and Jax entered, wasting no time Arthur gave Prof. Log a quick yet understandable explanation about the Shadows and their goals.
"Hmm... so this is as bad as I feared.." The Professor murmured, worry slightly visible in his expression. He looked up and faced his old friend.
"What do you think should be done about this Arthur?" The old historian looked at his grandson and answered
"Jax will fly out to intercept these "Shadow". So far he's shown himself to be a quite capable trainer. And as you know Euler, I've been training him as my successor, so I believe he's our best hope."
"He'll confront these "Shadows" and stop them before they reach Moltres."
Professor Log nodded in understanding, "Ofcourse, That seems like a very reasonable plan Arthur."
"Understood Grampa. I'm heading out, I'll stop them and save Moltres!" He said before bolting out the door, releasing his Staravia and fly off.
"Well then Silver, I think it's time for you to head home." Professor Log said as he approached me and patted my shoulder.
"You've completely your errand, and I'm sure your mother misses you." He said as I smiled awkwardly
"But still, I'm suprised how you got here so easily..." He said in confusion and astonishment, I'm pretty much a veteran, stuck in a body of a newbie.
"I'll have to brag to your mother of about how a reliable errand girl you've become!" He lets out a loud boisterous laugh after that, but Arthur intercepted him.
"Now wait just a moment, Euler." Arthur said stoping Log in his tracts
"I know Jax is capable but this young lady may be just as useful." He continued
"Silver has prior experience with the "Shadow" , and Jax very well benefit from the extra assistance Silver could lend."
However Log pretty much disagreed, sending a kid that has barely any experience to fight of a crime group that may have been doing this for years, bad decision. If the kid isn't me.
"Assistance?" Log scoffed.
"Arthur, Silver only became a trainer very recently.." He reasoned
His eyes then suddenly wandered to my vest where I placed my first badge, the leaf badge. And widened in shock.
"Is...That....is that th Dresco town's Gym badge?" He asked in astonishment, as I half-smiled and nodded.
"To think you made this much progress so quickly.." Well, normally a It'll take about 2 weeks for an average trainer to complete a gym, a day or two if you're a natural.
"You see Euler?I think that badge shows that Silver is more than capable of taking care of herself. Right now the four of us are te only ones who knows the true aim of the Shadows." Arthur then glanced at me.
"Having another trainer capable of fighting them...surely you see my point."
The professor gave a hum, before giving in allowing me to follow after Jax and save Moltres. He'll try to make an excuse for mom..
She probably is really, really worried about me..
I waved them both goodbye as I make a straight beeline towards...Oh no.
Not this place.... I totally forgotten about this place because of how awful this place is... Grim Woods, home to the most creepiest crawlies of this area..
And ironically also called the Volcano Zone
In order to execute my plan and make sure Moltres is safe and sound, I must pit my fears down my stomach and hope that I won't burn down the forest by accident like last time..
Flashback~
"Silver what the HECK is this!" A very pissed/surprised/scared Ace said as he pointed towards a now burning Grim woods at the background as the pokemon Rangers attempted to stop the fire from spreading to Dresco town.
I smiled sheepishly as I looked away.
"A spinrak jumped inside my coat."
"....You're serious?"
"Yeah."
"...."
End of flashback
Anyways, forgetting about the fact that title as champion nearly got reprimanded after the incident, I stepped in the dark, creepy opening, revealing the insides of the place to be as creepy as remembered.
Oh I hope this won't end as a tragedy.
