Pokemon: Shadow Hunter (Story 2)

Chapter 31: Wish

Angel's Pov

I stared out my window, watching Pidove flying through the blue sky in this peaceful morning. I sighed after a long while of waiting for Blade to come back home after running errands for that Looker person that needed assistance finding the Sages of Team Plasma.

"He said he'd be home soon. What's taking him so long?" My Cinccino jumped on the window edge and brushed on my neck, trying to tickle me. I giggled and picked it up before facing all my friends in my room waiting for something exciting to happen "I don't know what Blade is up to, but we better be patient"

"Pika!" Pikachu looked out the window, seeing Blade outside and walking to the door

"He's home!" I cheered and hurried downstairs with everyone to be the first one to greet him entering the house "Welcome back!" I cheered and jumped to hug him "What took you so long, bro?!" I looked at how awkward the hug was when his hands were in between us. I looked down to see him holding an egg container containing an egg "An egg!" I gasped and took it from him to take to the living room to sit down and observe "Arceus's creation!" Blade laughed and came up to me

"Victini found it at the desert resort a few days ago"

"It's beautiful!" I smiled and leaned on the table "It has a healthy heart. I'm glad!" I turned to Blade "What took you so long? I've been bored all week!"

"Well, if you'd just do something instead of waiting for me, you wouldn't be so bored" I pouted "but this week was something else" he sighed and told me about his errands, finding the sages hiding in crazy places, having to deal with their nonsense, and going through various weather conditions in the middle of it.

"That sounds tough" I said "Why couldn't Looker just deal with it himself? Why did he have to ask for help?"

"I don't know why he couldn't do it, but at least I was rewarded for it every time I found a sage" I sighed and shrugged

"I guess that's fine..."

"Are you still in a grumpy mood?" I looked away

"No" I huffed, lying.

"Is it still about N?" I looked down, slowly nodding. Ever since that day we battled and he left, I've dreamt nonstop about him every night and felt my heart break every time... I couldn't bring myself to leave the house, even if I had champion duties to attend to.

"Well, you're only half right..." I looked back at him frowning at me, seeing how miserable I looked, and have been since that day "It's not just about him... Father"

"Giratina?" I nodded. It's too much to bear with the fact that I will never see the one who made my destiny possible, the one who saved me, who protected me, and raised me... if it weren't for it, I wouldn't have met Blade the way I did.

"It planned everything from the moment I was born... down to the last detail" I quivered my lip "even our strange encounter when you found me in the woods. If you didn't find me back then, we would have probably passed each other without ever knowing we were related" Blade slowly nodded "I can't imagine how life would had been if you didn't find me" Chandelure came into view and spun around "Chandelure?" She teleported us to the middle of the woods "what? Where are we?"

"Oh! This is where I found you" Blade said and looked down at a small plant with a ribbon attached to it "This wasn't here before" I squat down

"Did someone plant this here?" Realization hit me when I thought about the seeds of the berry I lost that Flora gave me a long time ago "So this is where it ended up? Looks like only one grew" I told Blade about the seeds

"Ah, so this is like a memory to look back on" He smiled at me "It'll become a tree that'll live on for a long time. Even the seeds will keep your legacy alive" I rolled my eyes at his jokes

"Shut up" he laughed "I wonder how we would have ended up meeting if you didn't find me here. After all, I was meant to become a hero. You probably could had taken my place if things were different"

"I am not Reshiram's willpower" I nodded "I don't know how all that works, but you two are connected. I'm pretty sure you're just saying all this because you still feel guilty about taking the champion title"

"Maybe" I stuck my tongue out at him, hating that he's right "I was just imagining..."

"It's okay"

"If it were to be different, maybe N and I wouldn't have known each other that well and him leaving wouldn't have hurt so much" I touched my lips that he kissed. My heart felt sparks when he touched mine.

"Did you know him that well?"

"Not really, but thanks to Flora... I know what I feel" Blade sighed and sat on the grass

"I don't like it" he said. Don't like what? "Making my sister cry like that... Damn you, N" I smiled at his concern for me and headed back home.

I had to return to the Pokémon league to fulfill my duties of being champion. I was given Alder's office so I could fill out some paperwork the champion is supposed to handle. It wasn't that much thanks to the Elite Four members helping me.

With my spare time, I started my journal on everything I knew about shadows and will soon start my research once my champion title is taken away.

"To think the Shadow Triad were shadows that became people... In a way, they are Giratina's children" I snorted amused "making us siblings, sort of..." I sighed "I can't believe Giratina allowed them to take Ghetsis back. What will that mean for the future? Is Rosa involved with it?" I smiled "Everything is set in stone. Everything happens for a reason. I'm sure she'll be just fine" I leaned on my elbow, thinking back at her beautiful heart "You'll be just fine"

"Mis?" I looked over my shoulder to see Mismagius and the rest of my ghost Pokémon friends behind me. I twisted around my chair to greet them

"hey everyone" I smiled "thank you for looking out for me... even though I will never see father again, I still have you all" I stood up to stretch and headed out to my throne, where Alder and N battled what felt like so long ago.

I looked up and saw that N's castle had crumbled and disappear somewhere, and the holes that the staircases created were letting sunlight enter.

"I'm sure someone will fix that up... Hopefully I won't be here long enough to see it" I sent out Reshiram "Are you ready?" Reshiram nodded

'I am' I brushed on my dress fit for a champion and sat on my throne, waiting 'He's here' Reshiram said. I looked up and saw Blade running up the stairs with a determined look in his eyes. He looked a lot stronger than when I last saw him when he decided to start training for this moment.

"You're finally here" I smiled while we stood across the battlefield from each other

"Yeah! And my team and I are ready! Let's do this!" He cheered. I nodded and looked at Reshiram flying to the field "but first" he took a moment and smiled "thank you..."

"For what...?"

"I had always wanted to challenge the Pokémon League and beat the champion... but that wasn't my ideal dream. My dream was to meet you and make something out of myself. I've always hoped I'd see you again... I aimed to be someone you could be proud of... now my dream is fulfilled. Now I get to enjoy my birthday wish..." he closed his eyes "I wished for you to become champion so that I could challenge you" I smiled and folded my hands into fists.

"I love you, my dear brother" I held back tears "my ideal goal was to reach the Celestial Tower, but it became so much more than that. It pained me to leave you behind, and I can't apologize enough for doing that. I made a birthday wish too... and it's still ongoing. I couldn't be happier. Thank you for everything" I took a deep breath and smirked "Don't think I'm going to go easy on you just because of how eager I am to give you my title. Welcome to the Pokémon league! Sorry this environment is a bit broken, but don't let that stop you from having a good time. I, Champion Hilda, challenge you" I nodded to Reshiram to wait before sending out Pikachu "I hope you don't disappoint me."

Blade cheered and sent out a Volcarona "Wouldn't dream of it!" And with that, our battle begun.

Completed 2/23/23