No, (Name), no, bad girl! No, you can't still have so many feelings for him! (Name) scolded herself as she was debating whether or not to interrupt Gary's furious scribbling to give him a cup of coffee. While deciding, she had found herself staring at him.

No, bad (Name). You can't. You can't you can't you can't. You can't-

"(Name)? You need something?" Crap. He noticed.

"Ahaha- no! I mean, yes! I mean, do you want a cup of coffee?" (Name) stuttered like an idiot. Gary blinked.

"Um. Okay. Sure." (Name) handed him the coffee and practically ran away upstairs to her room.

Shit, shit shit, he probably thinks I'm an idiot now! she thought. Espeon caught sight of (Name) and gave her a knowing look.

"Espi! Espeon!" Beep. 'Translation: Don't worry. It will all get better soon, I promise. Hang in there.'

"Oh Espeon, I don't know if things will ever be okay again, but thank you for trying to cheer me up."

~~~

Espeon's P.O.V. (Here we go again... BECAUSE I CAN)

Shit. I need to find Umbreon. We have to do something. I know something's wrong. Really wrong.

The Lake Guardians. Something is bothering them. I've been feeling the signals for five years. Recently, they've grown stronger.

All Pokemon are linked together. We're all a species, and we never actually hate another Pokemon. It's always friendly competition. Us Pokemon always stand by each other. And when one is in serious trouble, we all get signals.

When I first felt them, I thought I was imagining them. But when I kept hearing them, I began to get worried. But I never showed any worry to (Name). That poor girl already has too much on her plate. She doesn't know what really happened...

I head to where Gary was sitting at the table. I study him closely. He obviously doesn't remember me, even though I had a strong bond with him. Then again, he and (Name) had an even stronger bond, although they had only recently discovered that their bond was actually true love- before everything happened that day.

That day.

(Name) will never understand how much I know.

Especially since I am a Psychic-type.

Since Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf are Psychic-types as well, their cries are much louder in my head than in other Pokemons' heads. And recently, I've started to hear the cry for help from another Pokemon, although I'm not sure what it is...

It's obviously terribly wounded, and the reason why they're wounded is obviously because of Yveltal, the Distortion World, and the world losing the perfect balance that Arceus had tried to keep.

It was shifting all because of Yveltal.

All because of him.

I jump onto the chair next to Gary and mew quietly. He looks at me and smiles. The same smile he used to smile to me when I tackled him playfully. The smile that he only shows to the ones he truly loves. That includes his family, most Pokemon, and (Name). Of course (Name). I really wish that they had never been separated. (Name) had a beautiful smile. They were obviously the perfect match... but things never seem to turn out right, do they?

"Hey there," he said to me. "I guess you're pretty lonely, huh? After all, (Name) usually only has you out, and occasionally her Buneary, right?"

"Espi, Espeon," I answer. I hear the familiar beep of the translator. Oh, that translator. I wish I could just start talking about everything. And I mean everything. Everything that Audrey or something had lied to him about. About his real life. About the little bond we had and his journey. About (Name).

But I can't. I know I can't. I know that if I'll do, that curse that the Lake Guardians put on him will prevent him from remembering anyways, and my words will drive him mad because he can't remember.

Remember.

Why? Why did this have to happen? Just why?

"Do you want someone to keep you company?" I nodded my head rapidly. Umbreon!

His hand reached for his back pocket, and he pulled out his Pokeball. And soon, out came a black figure, some spots highlighted by yellow rings. I had to stop myself from smiling like crazy. This was my chance! This was my chance to get the old Gary back.

"Long time no see, Espeon." A grin was plastered on his face.

"Umbreon."

~~~

Third Person P.O.V.

"No, Ash, no, I can't! No, I just can't..." (Name) sobbed into the receiver. (Name) was definitely not the type of girl that was weak and cry babyish, not at all, but right now, she was making an exception and was willing to let herself do it anyway. She buried her face in the pillow as she flopped down on her bed, PokeGear still pressed to her ear, and just cried.

"Ah, (Name), I'm sorry! No please don't cry!" Ash exclaimed worriedly. "M-maybe I should get M-Misty on the line?"

"A-Ash, I would actually like to t-talk to Misty..." (Name) sniffed, remembering that day at Spear Pillar. A faint memory, it was. The spell that she had no idea about was obviously doing its job. somehow, though, in the very back of her mind- she remembered the incident. How the mountain blew up. How legendaries were just all flying in the sky. And how no one, no one at all, seemed to notice or remember it.

Except her.

"Okay, (Name). Hold on." There was a bit of scuffling as (Name) wiped tears from her eyes.

"Hello?" Misty's voice sounded over the phone.

"What was that?" (Name) asked. Her eyes suddenly filled with tears again. "What was that? What was that at Spear Pillar? Please, M-Misty, I just n-need a f-fucking a-answer!" Misty was silent for a second before she burst into tears.

"I-I d-don't k-know!" (Name) stopped crying in her shock. It was one thing that she was crying, but Misty was? Misty Waterflower? That was as common as shiny Pokemon, for Arceus's sake!

"What do you mean you d-don't know?"

"I DON'T KNOW!" Misty shouted as if she was going crazy. "I DON'T KNOW! I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME! ONE MINUTE I'M NORMAL, AND THE NEXT MINUTE I'M-"

"Misty! Please! Calm down!" (Name) heard Misty's shallow breathing. She breathed in. Out. In. Out.

"Okay... I'm okay now..." Misty sighed. "Look, (Name), I never told anyone. Because they would start thinking that I'm a freak..."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Listen, (Name)... I think... I think I'm possessed by a Pokemon..."

"Misty..." (Name) gulped. "Look, everything's going to be fine. Don't worry. Everything's going to be fine. Just fine. Because I don't think it's evil. I think it's a good Pokemon."

"But still! I'm being possessed by a POKEMON!" Misty wailed.

"Misty, it's going to be fine. I don't think of you as any less. I promise. Just hang in there... everything will be fine..." (Name) hung up the phone when she heard Misty's "Okay."

But will everything be fine? I don't even know anymore... and what is even going on right now? I don't know... that portal on the night of the fashion show... Mt. Coronet being blown up... and now this? What in the world is even happening?

~~~

No. I can't do this anymore.

I can't.

I stayed strong.

I'm breaking.

But why?

Five years.

I survived.

Why?

Why can't I just do it?

Why...

Giratina flew through the endless expanse of her own realm, still depressed that it had been five years, and Yveltal was still nowhere to be found.

What's going on outside? Are Dialga and Palkia okay? I think they harmed Cresselia... I can sense it...

Giratina sucked in a deep breath as she tried to keep herself going. Part of her wanted to give up and let Yveltal win. It was just too much for one Pokemon, in her opinion. Another part of her kept her surging on, determined to bring an end to this chaos.

Yveltal. I will find you. I promise, I will. And I absolutely swear with all of my dignity, I will destroy you for everything you've done to me. To the world. To a human that didn't deserve the things you did to her.

~~~

??? P.O.V.

The pains grow stronger. I know I'm about to pass out soon. But I know I can do it. I have to find the Lake Guardians. I can't just sit around like the rest of the legendaries and wait for Yveltal to take over the world.

My vision blurred with tears of fatigue, but I blinked them away quickly. I needed to focus.

I know I'm strong enough. I'm a powerful Pokemon. I know I can make a difference.

I'm really grateful for my optimistic thoughts. Without them, I know that I would never make it through. All I have to do is keep going. And never stop.

Because all I know is,

No need to worry.