[h3][color=f7941d]Brent Ignia[/color], [color=8dc73f]Michael Stint[/color], and [color=0072bc]Brooks[/color][/h3][b][Route 701 - Pokemon Center][/b]

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Brooks smiled when he heard of the Dracotia Gym. [color=0072bc]"Ah, that takes me back... I remember when I took on the Dracotia Gym Leader, now he... he was a man who really understood his Pokemon. I heard that he stepped down as Gym Leader, though, and I'm not actually sure who's taken over as leader yet..."[/color] He said, scratching his chin.

Brent looked over at Wye. [color=f7941d]"Well, my brother said it's not unnatural for Pokemon to want to get stronger as themselves, it's just Pokemon preference I guess."[/color] He said. Michael nodded. [color=8dc73f]"Right, but a lot of times they pick up their feelings from their trainers too. That's what they said in Trainers School at least."[/color]

Brooks looked back towards the back room where Lily had gone, honestly he wanted to see how Shaymin was doing himself, and he also wanted to know what Lily might be hiding from everyone. [color=0072bc]"I'm gonna go see how Shaymin is doing too, I'll be back."[/color] He said, dismissing himself as he headed back.

The Pokemon continued their chatting. [color=f26522]<Well... even though we just met... sure, why not? It's good to have friends, at least that's what everyone says.>[/color] Said Cyndaquil. Glameow looked over to the Gabite. [color=gray]<First Gym Battle? Forgive me for judging a book by its cover, but you seem to have quite a few battles under your belt, I would have expected at least one to be an official Gym Match.>[/color] She responded, Turtwig rolling his eyes. [color=1a7b30]<In english, you sure look like you've been in gym battles before...>[/color] Another swift strike from the Glameow and the Turtwig quickly shut his mouth.

[h3][color=39b54a]Lily Meadows[/color][/h3][b][Route 701 - Pokemon Center][/b]

She sat in the recovery room that Shaymin was in, looking over at the small Pokemon. [color=39b54a]"What really happened though..."[/color] She said out loud as she sat, thinking over and over the events that played out. [color=0072bc]"Now that is the real question, isn't it?"[/color] Asked Brooks as he entered the room and sat next to her. [color=39b54a]"Brooks... I was just... oh, I don't even know anymore, today has just been so weird for me in so many ways..."[/color] Brooks nodded. [color=0072bc]"So, what did happen? I'd like to know, If you'd want to tell me."[/color]

Lily thought for a minute. [color=39b54a]"Maybe... I guess it wouldn't hurt for someone else to know..."[/color] She said, and then would recount her tale from before. Brooks took in every detail, never a look of skepticism on his face. As she concluded, he nodded. [color=0072bc]"I think I know what happened to you, and I believe you when you say that happened."[/color] He said, opening his bag and bringing out a large book. [color=0072bc]"These are some of Viore's Ancient Legends, the only ones so far to have been translated from the ancient script. This is the one I want you to look at, it's called [i]'The Dragon King and the Ten Heroes'[/i]."[/color] He opened the book to where the story started.

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[h3]The Dragon King and the Ten Heroes[/h3]
[i]Translated from Viore's Ancient Script by Professor Edward Maple[/i]

[i]It was a time of conflict. Warring kingdoms battled for absolute control of the land. The magical creatures we once referred to as gods were now used to fight battles for the ones that now control them. One King refused to fight, knowing that war would destroy everyone and everything. He desperately sought for a way to end the conflict once and for all.

He consulted a Wise Man, who told him of the powerful Dragon that held the power to end the strife and conflict. The King, unknowing of what truly awaited him, set off on a quest to find this Dragon. After many weeks, he stood at the base of a massive mountain. With great determination he climbed the mountain to its peak, where he met the great Dragon. He begged the Dragon to aid him, to end the war once and for all.

The dragon granted his request, and in a single day, every war raging across the land was ended. The King, who had summoned the great Dragon, now stood as the most powerful king in the land, the true ruler of the land. He asked the great Dragon once more if he would help him keep peace and security in the land, and the Dragon agreed.

Many seasons passed, and the King grew old and gray. Soon the time came for him to pass on into a new life. Before this, he left control of his kingdom to his Son, and the Dragon pledged to help him achieve what his father had. However, the Son held great darkness in his heart. After taking power, the power he now held quickly corrupted him. He became cruel, harsh, and unjust. He turned the Dragon into his slave, and forced him to punish any who stood in his way.

No one could stand against such power, they thought. And for many seasons, this was the case. Soon though, the Wise Man who had told the King about the Dragon, gathered a group of seemingly random people, and imbued them with the marks of magical creatures. He then sent them out on a quest to find the magical creature that would respond to their mark.

And so they did. After a season had passed, all had returned with the creature the mark responded to. Now, the Wise Man told them they must fight the new King, and free the great Dragon from his control. Many thought they were crazy, but soon they came into battle against him. The castle he resided in was almost completely destroyed in the battle. When the dust cleared and the last of the rubble fell, the new King was at his knees. Revoked of his power and stripped of his title, he was banished to the unknown reaches of the world as punishment for his crimes.

After this, the ones who defeated him became known as the Guardians. They eventually disappeared, leaving but one word for all of history. "Should this power be needed again, a new generation of Guardians will be chosen by powers barely fathomable to us. They will carry on the legacy, the hope, and future of this land!"[/i]
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Lily read in amazement and awe as the tale recounted a past long forgotten. [color=39b54a]"So... I'm like... one of these new guardians?"[/color] She asked, looking over to Brooks, who would somewhat nod. [color=0072bc]"Most likely. It's been hundreds of years since those events transpired, and never before have new guardians been chosen. Most forgot about the truth of the legend, and it turned into bedtime stories for kids."[/color] Lily looked over to him. [color=39b54a]"And how do you know it's true?"[/color] Brooks just closed his eyes and smiled. [color=0072bc]"When you've traveled around as long as I have, you pick up a thing or two..."[/color] He replied simply.