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Furoh, northeast of the Aridana Desert

The Furite priest gazed up into the night sky from a vast temple in the middle of a rainforest in a large chasm. The main building, known as the Temple of Gigas, was dedicated to one of the deities they worshipped, Regigas. This was not a simple place of worship, but a fortress at war. It was home to a one of their deadliest weapons: a super magnet. It appeared as a giant metal plate spinning at an incalculable speed to generate strength. Their theory was that they could attract rocks from space and control their impact so that they could destroy bases of their greatest foe: Darkrai and his disciples.

They were only half right.

The device was indeed attracting meteors into the earth’s atmosphere. However, the rocks were much too large to control. They weren’t even sure the control mechanism actually worked in the first place. Though the priests and priestess had successfully shut off the machine, the meteors were still headed their way. The Furites were in despair. They had tried to harness a power only Arceus could control. Instead of victory, they had brought doom upon themselves. Their only hope now was to plea to another legend to avert this disaster.

The giant pokemon believed to have shaped the world was sitting in a large throne within the temple, still as a statue. He could not be awakened by human chants but only by his three servants, each with their own temples. Teams of priests and priestesses had entered each of the temples, but they haven’t been heard from for some time. The nervous priest rubbed the leans of a small telescope with his toga and looked across the forest to the other temples. If they didn’t come out the trio, all would be lost.

Suddenly, a group of six exited the Temple of Rock, along with a pair of giant golurk guardians and…yes! Regirock was close behind! Something similar was going on at the Temple of Steel. Registeel was leading the way out along with the golurks and goletts, but only three humans followed. At the Temple of Ice, only the servant Regice emerged.

This was not the time to mourn the ones they lost. As the Regi trio ascended up the stairs of the pyramid-shaped Gigas temple, the priest made way to open the gate. In a slot beside the gate, he inserted an everstone medallion, a specific side facing inside. Each side had an Unown letter; in this case, the letter representing “vanish” was pressed into the slot. The gate lowered into the ground, allowing the Regis to enter quickly. The trio soon got into position in front of Regigas, began a low hum. Sure enough, Regigas rose from his throne and looked down upon the humans gathered at his feet.

“Regigas, one was has moved the earth itself! Doom is to rain down upon us. Let us live to repent and save us!” the priest asked the colossal pokemon. Regigas looked upward to see a particularly large meteor heading towards them. It would most certainly destroy the temple by first dawn. The lights on the sides of the regigas began to blink in code, as if communicating to the other regis. They began a slow march towards the edge of the chasm.

To protect the temples and ensure no other human ever found this weapon, Regigas pulled the upper portion of the rock wall over the forest. The regi trio fortified the new ceiling with rock and ice. Soon, the temple was buried deep under the ground, only the light from a pair of volcarona keeping the area from going pitch black.

The meteors did strike, but they were not able to penetrate into the ground, leaving the temple unharmed. While the regis went back to their resting places, the humans were leaving the forest through the underground tunnels. Before leaving, the priest had one last command to the goletts and golurks.

“Protect this place. Let no one finish what we have started. If the dark forces enter the temple, destroy them.”

The pokemon saluted the humans with a fist over their chests. After the humans left, the golurks sealed the tunnel. Everything inside, including the ancient creatures, would remain hidden for a millennia. Beneath the area known as Starfall Field, a vast Underworld was locked in time and unknown to the modern era.

Until one day…

The land of Furoh was abuzz with the coming of the largest trainer gathering in ages. PokeCon, as it was called, marked the occasion when the first immigrant trainers gathered together on Starfall Field. There, they shared their stories and trade secrets, as well as held pokemon battles. More significantly, it is said that the modern boundaries and cities were first drafted at this spot. In the spirit of commemorating such a gathering, organizers sought to recreate the scene on a much grander scale.

They were on the verge of realizing their dream.

As the afternoon drew closer to darkness, activity was ever increasing at Starfall Field. Amongst the meteorite-strewn grassland, building crews were rushing to finish the remaining facilities for tomorrow’s festivities. Already, breeders had set up pens for their litters of baby pokemon to play around in. Some even brought incubators for their eggs. Also tabling were various pokemarts, suppliers, clubs, and other organizations, eager to pass out all sorts of free samples. This included brochures, pens, trail mix, berries, and much more. Despite the numerous tables to visit, a few stood out.

The “Sky Ranch” table was unique because it not only offered some of the finest specimens of bird pokemon, it also recycled their feathers to produce an exquisite line of feather pens. Each was designed like a ballpoint pen to allow for portability for enthusiastic trainers. Their finest piece: a pen made from a delicate piece of an altaria’s cloud. Its wispy appearance would surely not last long with all the eager trainers around.

There was also an artisan who was making glass statues at the fair. With the help of his charmeleon and magmar, he was able to produce a variety of vases on site, though the more popular items were glass pendants in abstract shapes of pokemon. Representatives from Baccate were on hand to provide a variety of berries in the form of trail mix, dried fruits, juice, and just plain old berries. Nurse Joy was on hand inside an inflatable pokemon center, similar to a moon bounce (without the bounce). All of this was in the midst of a very large buffet, the smell of cooked meat, sides, and deserts emanating over the grounds. This was just a taste of the variety offered to visitors.

There was a reason these organizations were here so early: the trainers were arriving just as early to claim the best camping spots. Though the event provided complimentary tents and sleeping bags, many trainers had brought their own. The field was dotted with a variety of colored tents. Most trainers loved to show off their origins, placing flags and décor from their home countries. A grass trainer had painstakingly covered her tent with ornamental flowers and foliage. A group of water trainers had set up kiddie pools for their pokemon to play around in. The dragon trainers of Blackthorn, eager to show their superiority, had gathered together and painted dragon tattoos on the sides of their abodes. Already, the contest of who could be the very best had begun before pokeballs were even drawn.

People weren’t the only visitors at this festival however. Scattered throughout the grounds were absols, the infamous prophets of doom. Though normally keeping to themselves, the dark pokemon were making great efforts in getting themselves seen by humans. One was bold enough to sit in a circle of conversing trainers, staying there until the humans noticed him. A pair had stood watch over the proceedings on top of one of the van-sized meteorites. Most of the others were simply roaming around, making no effort to keep hidden. It was as if they wanted everyone to see them.

It was this phenomenon that had sent Pandora Gibbs on a detour from Petropolis to Starfall Field. Professor Stone was eager to learn why such a large gathering of absol was happening at this place and time. Pan knew full well not to put too much faith in superstition, but it was also something to keep in mind.

The researcher sat upon her arcanine Fenrir as she aimed her camera towards several absol. She made special effort to capture scenes in which the absol were interacting with humans. Just as she was surveying the area, a magnemite zoomed just past her head. Apparently, the magnet pokemon of many trainers were unusually active, flying around like madmen. Pan managed to catch a few pictures of the rogue magnemite, but was a bit more interested in the people. They came from all over Furoh and even from around the world. It brought back memories of her adventure at Castle Vonmoto.

“Maybe we’ll meet some old friends, Fenrir,” Pan said to the arcanine. The large dog pokemon simply looked up to his human.

Meanwhile, Pan’s other pokemon weren’t far behind Pan. The pachirisu Chi-Chi was setting the final touch on their red tent: a small flag with the vileplume emblem of Celadon High. It was once a car flag given out at a fundraiser a few years back; Pan took advantage of the many computer stations available at PokeCon and took it from her item box. The venusaur Turnip was napping next to the structure, taking a break from being guard dog. The baltoy Pivot was performing its best demonstration of planetary rotation, spinning around the tent in a perfect circle. The last pokemon, however, was too entranced by the smells from the buffet to stick around the tent.

“Lima?!” Pan gasped as she spotted the chubby cleffa with her camera lens. The baby pokemon was sniffing peoples’ food, sometimes even grabbing samples, as she headed towards the motherload of dinner tables. Pan urged her arcanine forward, navigating the crowds in order to get to Lima before she got into too much trouble.

[Aureylian]

Adelaine had been practicing her battling lately, in hopes of making her team stronger. Strong enough to eventually battle a gym leader. He young Taillow, Sora, was up against her very stubborn Swinub, Fuyuko. "Sora, use Peck!" The small bird-pokemon hopped up to the pig-pokemon and used his beak to attack her. Fuy just sat there, flinching every time Sora's sharp beak made contact with her skin. "Fuy, use Tackle!" The Swinub just sat there, as if she did not hear her trainer. "Fuy? Fuy...?" Adelaine called her name multiple times, but the Pokemon just stayed where she was, not moving. Adelaine continued to call her name for about five minutes, in which Fuy started to move, but it wasn't toward the Taillow. She lifted up her nose and sniffed the air, then set to work on finding something she could eat. "Fuy! No! Come back!" Fuyuko ignored Adelaine's cries and continued her search for food. "Oh, fine. Sora, Growl!" Sora flew into the air, following the Swinub, and let out a loud growl in her direction. This scared Fuy, causing her to dash forward, right into a tree. "Oh, Fuy!" Adelaine called Sora back into his Pokeball and swooped up Fuy into her arms. "When will you ever learn?"

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Adelaine carried Fuy to the closest Pokemon center to be taken care of. She handed her Pokemon off to Nurse Joy and sat in the waiting room, waiting for her to finish. She brought Axel, her Cyndaquil, out of his Pokeball so that she wouldn't have to sit alone while waiting. He curled up on her lap, snoozing away. Adelaine brushed her hand, softly, over the back of the sleeping Pokemon. Since he was a fire-type, his skin was very warm and it felt nice against her fingers. He rolled over underneath her fingers, wanting her to rub his belly. She pulled him into her arms, cradling him like a small child. She stood up, still holding the sleeping Pokemon. Walking over to the bulletin board, Adelaine read some of the flyers posted. There were ads for "Babysitters needed!" and "Pokemon for sale!" and one homemade flyer that really caught her attention. The flyer told of PokeCon, a gathering of everyone who's anyone.

"Oh! This looks like fun!" Her exclamation woke the sleeping Pokemon in her arms. His stirring prompted her to ask him if he wanted to go. He yawned and fell back asleep, so Adelaine made the decision that they would all go, once she got her Swinub back.

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Adelaine's eyes darted back and forth from each of the stalls as she walked through PokeCon. The first stall she came across was full of camping gear. Her parents had given her a lot of money, which she hadn't used much of, she she decided to use some of it to buy things, so commemorate this event. She filled a bag full of her newly purchased camping gear and rushed to find a good spot before they were all taken. Her camping gear was composed of all of her favorite colors. Shades of purple, green, blue, and silver. She set up her gear in a spot secluded from most of the other people. Most wanted to be as close to the shops and all that was happening, but she found the perfect spot. It was right next to an oddly shaped meteorite, that glistened in the afternoon sun. She stood in the sun a few minutes longer, basking in it's warmth, before she called out her Pokemon. Axel and Fuyuko fell right asleep as soon as they were let out, so she decided to leave them there while she browsed the shops. "You two stay here and guard the tent, okay?" Axel stared at her for a few moments and then yawned in compliance.

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Phoebe, her Misdreavus, and Sora followed her towards the shops. Since they were in a crowd of people, Phoebe decided it was time for her to have some fun. She floated away from her trainer and played a few pranks on the gathering trainers. She glided around, freaking out the people that were afraid of ghost-types just by being there. She went up to trainers, screeching behind them. She pulled on the hair of a few girls, causing them to screech on their own. Phoebe loved being around hundreds of people, because that meant more fun for her.

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Adelaine hadn't noticed that Phoebe darted off after lingering people, so she continued to shop around. First, she bought enough food that would last her and her Pokemon for the whole duration of PokeCon. Second, she decided to do a little shopping for herself. She came upon a popular shop, one in which a man and his Pokemon made glass figures. The pendants were going fast, mostly the ones in shape of the baby Pokemon. She browsed through the shop, with the man watching her. She gave him a smile and a small wave and continued looking. There were two pendants that she loved, and not being able to choose between the two, she chose to buy both. The man behind the counter followed her eyes to see which ones she had chosen. "Oh, those are two of my favorites. I'm surprised they hadn't gone sooner." The first one, with the longer chain of the two, was in the shape the fairy-like Pokemon, Azelf. "The Being of Willpower," he says, "it is said that it only shows itself to those of very strong will. I can see that you yourself have strong will. Maybe one day it shall show itself to you..." The second, with the shorter chain, was in the shape of a Suicune. There was a a few, small droplets of water inside of the pendant. "The water comes from a lake near here that was said to have been purified by Suicune. It has special properties." Adelaine purchased the two pendants and put them on right away. The Azelf pendant hung down, almost to her waist, and the Suicune pendent fit just below her neck.

"They're beautiful."