Celebi: Voice of the Forest [Pokemon 4Ever Novel] 20th anniversary book

Good vs Evil

As Ash, Pikachu and Sam climbed onto the nest monster's body, they looked closer toward Celebi, and called out to her. That's when Celebi came into view. It was the same fairy Pokemon, except for the evil look in her black soulless eyes. Ash and Sam stared at her.

"Please, Celebi, you have to stop!" Ash cried.

"You're supposed to protect the forest, not destroy it!" Sam added.

"Celebi!"

Without warning, Celebi wrapped the boys in a long electrical shock. They were stuck. They tried to get out but it was no use.

"Good job! Now teach 'em a lesson!" the Iron Masked Marauder Marauder ordered. The fairy sent another shock. Ash and Sam screamed in pain as Celebi stared at them. "Ha ha ha ha ha ha! That's what will happen to anybody who tries to stop me!"

But suddenly, Celebi had stopped. For a moment, she strived in pain. The vines stopped and released the two boys. That was confusing them. What on earth is happening? Ash and Sam turned and saw what was happening to Celebi. She was fighting back. Ash and Sam had the chance to save Celebi now. They begin to climb over the vines carefully to reach her.

The Iron Masked Marauder waited for Celebi to destroy the boys. But instead of the attack getting stronger, Celebi was pulling back.

"What are you doing?! Kill them! What are you waiting for, Celebi? They're your enemies!" the Iron Masked Marauder shouted.

Celebi threw another wave of electricity around the boys, Pikachu and Suicune. They withered in pain. For a split second, Celebi looked at Ash as if she remembered who he was. She let out another scream.

"Celebi, we're not your enemies! We're trying to save you!" Ash cried. "Try to remember!"

"Celebi, you brought me with you here to the future!" Sam reminded her.

"Celebi, destroy them!" the Iron Masked Marauder shouted as Jessie struggled to get out of the vines again.

Celebi began to thrash about. She struggled as the Iron Masked Marauder's orders and her own memories battled each other in the Pokemon's mind.

From outside, the nest monster roared as it went into the lake. Brock, Misty, Diana, Towa and White were all confused by this. "Where's it going?" Towa asked, confused.

They didn't know what was going on or what was happening, but the nest creature had stopped destroying the forest and was now splashing right into the dirty lake, making an even more mess. Brock turned his head to see the Pokemon of the forest had gathered. The ones who had survived and escaped the nest creature's destruction. Their voices rose up and they begged Celebi to remember her good spirit.

Celebi screamed out in pain as her life fought the evil spirit of the Iron Masked Marauder's Dark Ball. Ash, Pikachu and Sam inched closer to the center. "Celebi, it's me. Don't you remember?" Sam cried to her.

They endured another blast of electricity but kept moving closer. Celebi looked up at the boys with her own black eyes. "Look at me!" Ash begged her. "Remember?"

"Celebi, don't help that hunter. Fight him," Sam pleaded. He was able to reach out and take Celebi in his arms. As he hugged the small fairy, she threw waves of fiery current through him. "I won't give up!" Sam cried. But the evil is dying, and the vines that had wrapped Suicune up were released. Celebi had stopped attacking them.

With a splash, Suicune swam back to the surface. The Iron Masked Marauder didn't know what was happening. He looked over to the Dark Ball that was sparking. He took it off his vest as the Dark Ball glowed. "What in the-- What's going on?" he roared just as it exploded.

Ash, Pikachu and Sam watched as Celebi started gaining her memories back. But then, with one last cry, her eyes weakly closed and then she fainted as if she had given up all her strength and memory. Ash and Sam look worried at first of what was happening to Celebi before the nest begins to crumble.

Misty, Brock, White, Towa, and Diana watched as the creature began to fall apart. The pieces of the branches and wood splash into the lake. The Marauder fell right off of the creature and right into the trees. Jessie was free at last and she fell into the lake. On the other shore, Meowth and James watched as she fell into the water.

"Meowth, look!" James cried.

"There goes Jessie!" Meowth screeched.