Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity

Chapter 25

Chapter 25: Death Wish

I know we didn't die. I know why only seconds after hearing her voice, I opened my eyes to see it. Home. And them. Stella had saved us with her dying breath, her last wish to me. Even though she's coming back sometime. She used her last ounces of power to bring us where we wanted to be. It's funny how well home and friends work together. Maybe family was like this too. Not that I'd know.

I remember my feet colliding with the soft, worn ground that had been trod on for the long time we'd been here. I remember the happiness I had felt, knowing we had lived. We will make another day. Which was what I wanted, after all.

I had opened my auburn eyes and saw him. I could feel his sturdy arms wrapped around me. And a small prickle of mine held tight onto him. I had felt my head resting against his chest. And I knew I was safe. I knew I was safe that evening we returned. Now I don't. But before that, we had reunited. All of us. Well, most of us.

Unlike the others, I feel relief when I know Elijah's dead. I know that is a terrible thought to appreciate someone leaving this world, but honestly I'd be weirded out, confused, and possibly afraid if he did make it. Beside that, Elijah helped us from losing more than only him. At least, from what I know we only lost him.

For that time, Tim and I had let go of each other to see them. I hadn't talked to some of my teammates -my friends- since straight before entering Glacial Palace, in some cases. Which saddened me. I could see buds starting to form around us. Flowers to bloom.

I first found her. The blue one. I was searching for her, but I hadn't exactly been looking. She bumped into me. “Zoey?” I whispered. Her damp fur covered me in droplets, but I didn't mind. Although I've lived to only want others to be happy and not care for myself, I did get a smack of joy that she's alive. I know Zoey considers me as a close friend, and I do to her. I was happy to know she was alive.

“Llana!” Her response was the same as ever: straight in my ear and loud. But I had ignored the sound and focused on tone. She too, had appeared and sounded relieved. I had felt happier to know she was relieved. At least, not depressed about Elijah.

I remember that we kept the embrace short to move on. Next I had run into the green, tall deer. She had been standing near a smaller quadrupled. He appeared as a tan unicorn Pokemon with a blue chest and back, tail, and dark, funky strands in his hair. The hair was red. A dull red, which brought out the pretty blue in his chest. Once I caught Virision's deep, purple eyes, I had turned my head towards the unicorn. “Is that Kyo?”

The grassy green deer had given me a warm smile. “Yes,” Her cooling, wise voice. “He is a dear friend to me. I get the idea you will let him stay?” Virision had done too much for me in the past. That moment had made me feel like I party repaid her, which was what I wanted. So of course I said yes. “Oh thank you, Llana! I... better see him to Paradise,” The odd friends had left early for our reunion, as I recall.

I nearly stumbled over the yellow, seemingly moving piece of dirt. With indigo blue markings. Ringlets around his eyes and a small pattern over his back. ”Elijah?” The not-piece-of-dirt Todd called at our crowd. “ELIJAH???”

I had felt my heart snap. I didn't want to tell him. I hadn't wanted to make him cry only when we came back. I was about ready to fork over the nerve to tell him before Virision's grassy green coat appeared in front of me. She turned around to look at me for the second time. We were the only ones that heard Elijah's last words. He had wanted Virision to tell Todd the news. To watch out for him. And she did from what I saw up until now.

As I had turned in the crowd, I hadn't been able to spot the psychic monkeys. Then again, they probably hate attention, now as I think of it. My latest stop had turned out to be two people we had left behind. I'm sure they helped with Gurdurr though to break the news about our leave. The three of them had to get the other Pokemon that haven't exactly been on our team out of Paradise and to Post Town. It was the safest place for non fighters that wanted to be near our team. Back to what I was saying: Burr and Mina.